The Pursuit of Mrs. Pennyworth by Callie Hutton

Author:Callie Hutton [Hutton, Callie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Amara, historical, historical romance, romantic suspense, historical suspense, victorian, victorian suspense, Scotland Yard, Jack the Ripper, PI, private investigator, widow
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00

The musicale had been quite enjoyable, and Charlotte and Elliot had a lively discussion about the evening as the coach bore them back to her house. He pondered whether moving into her house might make sense. Since her predator had taken to leaving potentially dangerous things, she could certainly use the protection. Besides that, he had a better chance of catching the culprit, if he were there when the packages arrived.

On the other hand, he would be merely feet from her bedchamber—and her bed. Things had progressed to the point where he thought about Charlotte and having her in his bed more each day.

He’d had a sufficient number of lovers in his day, but never one who’d captured his attention the way Charlotte had—not even Annabelle. And he hadn’t even gotten close to taking her to bed. Despite her pretty face and generously curved body, she had courage not seen in a great deal of women. Most females he knew would have collapsed and taken to their beds for weeks under the stress she had experienced.

He admired her, and that was a scary thought.

He dismissed the carriage once they alighted, as the walk home would give him time to think about all that had happened so far in this case. He took Charlotte’s arm, and they moved up the steps. The sky had cleared from the earlier rain, and amazingly enough, no mist surrounded them, which allowed the area to be fairly well-lit from the half-moon.

Thomas had the door open before they reached the doorstep, a smile of greeting on his lips. Charlotte stepped inside, and Elliot wished her a good night. He turned to leave and then swung back to ask about their next event when he heard a pop, and something slammed into his arm.

He wavered for a minute, then his knees buckled, and he grabbed the doorjamb to hold himself up. “What the devil was that?” He turned to Charlotte. Her eyes were like saucers.

“Oh my God. You’ve been shot.”

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