The Perfect Regency Set: The Perfect Debutante, The Perfect Spinster and The Perfect Christmas bundled together! by Annabelle Anders

Author:Annabelle Anders [Anders, Annabelle]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Annabelle Anders
Published: 2020-01-21T16:00:00+00:00

Minding One’s Own Business

Gabriel ambled along the by now familiar country road—on foot this time—with no particular destination. The two previous nights he’d been kept awake by worry, tossing and turning until dawn.

That blasted mine!

It was proving far more troublesome than he ever could have imagined. He’d chuck all of his responsibilities if only he hadn’t promised Stanton he’d stay.

Earlier that afternoon, they’d discovered water seeping into the newly dug tunnel. Not only was it seeping, but it was eroding some of the supports. Initially, all three of Crawford’s engineers wanted to halt the project, but after speaking with the duke, two of them later denied any danger existed. Gabriel had noticed, however, that neither of them had spent much time at that particular end of the mine since then.

The sun was shining, flowers were blooming, and the Season was in full swing in London. He could be there in less than a day.

Damn his own conscience. How in the hell had he gotten caught up in all of this? Ah, but yes, he’d had the misfortune to stumble upon his dear friend at a tavern the night before Stanton became engaged.

His friend had come out of it with a pounding head and Gabriel emerged with the burden of a precariously situated mine and the Duke of Crawford for the next few months.

He rather thought Stanton had gotten the better end of the deal.

Without any particular destination in mind, Gabriel turned up a drive and approached the quaint little cottage on the edge of a copse of trees. Smoke curled from the chimney, and the curtains had been drawn on both the front windows.

The owner of the cottage would not be home, Gabriel was well aware. Mr. Smith was currently laboring some fifty feet or so below the surface of the earth.

Gabriel lifted his gloved fist and rapped twice on the door. He had no explanation for his visit but suspected she’d be here.

When the door opened, he was not disappointed.

“Lord Kingsley?” Warm pink flushed Miss Olivia Redfield’s cheeks. Curling tendrils of golden hair had plastered themselves to the side of her face. Her wide eyes halted his thoughts for a moment as he realized they were the exact color of his mother’s favorite violets in May. The scent of cinnamon and apples floated out the door.

“You haven’t married him yet, I hope?” Gabriel pushed the door open wide and swept past her. “Because apple pie is one of my favorites, and I’ve yet to have eaten today.”

“What are you doing here?” She closed the door behind him, and he imagined her standing there with both hands fisted upon her flared hips.

Spinning around, he smiled to himself that he could predict her actions so well. “Didn’t I just explain? Food, woman. Since you seem to enjoy toiling over a stove, you might as well practice your skills by feeding me.” He glanced around the room at the meager furnishings. Did she really think she could live this kind of life

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.