The Secret Kiss of Darkness by Christina Courtenay

Author:Christina Courtenay [Courtenay, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Regency, Historical, eighteenth century, Time Travel, Literature & Fiction
Amazon: B00HQP9JF4
Publisher: Choc Lit
Published: 2014-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

‘Kayla, I have a proposition for you.’ Wes breezed into the kitchen the next morning, startling both his guest and his housekeeper. Kayla, who had been daydreaming about the joking offer he had made the night before, choked on a mouthful of tea when he said the word ‘proposition’. He slapped her helpfully on the back.

‘I’m sorry, what?’ she managed finally.

Wes pulled out the chair on the opposite side of the table, turned it round and straddled it, leaning his arms on the back. He was wearing jeans and a T-shirt this morning and Kayla couldn’t help a glance at his arms, slightly bronzed and dusted with fine dark hairs. There was something very attractive about a man’s arms when they were just the right side of muscular, she thought. Not body-builder type, but still solid enough to give you the feeling they could protect you, keep you safe. She tore her gaze away and fiddled with her breakfast.

‘Tell me, do you have to go back to your part-time job and your studies straight away or are you on holiday?’ Wes asked.

‘Er, I have the next couple of weeks off.’ She wasn’t about to tell him that thanks to an infatuation with a painting of his ancestor she wouldn’t be returning to her previous job at all, but was in fact at a loose end.

‘Excellent.’

‘Is it?’ Kayla was getting more confused by the minute.

‘Yes, well it could be. For me. What I mean is, would you consider staying here for say, two weeks? To work that is. You did a great job yesterday, better than any other secretary I’ve ever had around here, and I’ll make it worth your while, I promise.’

‘What, as a temp you mean?’

‘Precisely. Until I can replace Emma with someone like you who can spell more than her own name and possibly her boyfriend’s. Not that there seem to be very many girls around here who can, but I live in hope. Anyway, I’ll pay you double the going rate. So what do you say, will you do it? It would give you a chance to explore Devon a bit too, and I’m sure a lot of the stately homes around here have Gainsborough paintings for you to study. I could even find out for you. Or did you have other plans?’ He was looking at her expectantly, if somewhat impatiently. He was obviously a man used to making decisions in an instant.

‘Well, not exactly.’ Kayla took a bite of toast and considered his proposal carefully. On the one hand, if he paid her well, it would give her longer to look around for a more suitable job back in London. Time as far away as possible from everything associated with Mike and the wedding was clearly also a good idea right now. Not to mention her disbelieving family, who had probably not yet forgiven her for ruining all the planning.

On the other hand, was it advisable to stay in this lovely house with its charismatic

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