The Unexpected Bride by Joanne Walsh

Author:Joanne Walsh [Walsh, Joanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction
Amazon: B00JY0OTQ8
Barnesnoble: B00JY0OTQ8
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group
Published: 2013-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Laurent didn’t follow. Instead he went to the living room and poured himself a French brandy. He sat down in one of the big leather chairs and regarded the amber liquid as he swirled it around in the globe glass. Bobo trotted in and settled at his master’s feet.

He had really enjoyed spending time with Emma this evening. He dreaded losing her more than ever. But she seemed content with her role of friend and carer, and he was relieved that they’d been able to smooth things over after that incident in the kitchen that night. He could understand now why she’d been so upset by it. The abusive fiancé, and that bastard, Sir Giles Toffee-Nose. Laurent knew that if he ever was in England, he’d seek the lord out and teach him a lesson he’d never forget. Emma was such a lovely, sweet girl and she needed protecting; she clearly had no idea of the effect that she had on men.

He took a swig of his drink and his mood became reflective. She had no idea of the effect she had on him, either. It was going to be hard. Her pretty, elfin features…that curvy, compact body…her luxurious platinum-blond hair that he longed to run his fingers through…her peaches-and-cream soft skin…and that way she had of making you feel as though you were the center of her universe. He pulled his thoughts up short. All of her was so damn tempting, and he wanted her, badly. If truth be told, he’d find it a struggle to control his physical reaction to her. But he had to, for where could it lead? He had no intention of becoming emotionally involved with anybody for a very long time. And she had said very openly that neither did she…

His mind turned back to the previous spring, when he’d had that ill-fated fling with Eloise Dexter. With hindsight, Eloise hadn’t been the right woman for him, or for a potential life at Copper Creek. She’d been very attractive, an attorney from Bozeman who’d known Ren since law school. Her groomed poise and coolness had seemed beguiling to him then, offering an escape from the aftermath of Brooke’s death and the chaos of his family life, he supposed. But Eloise liked fine dining, beautiful clothes and everything in its place. She wouldn’t have lasted five minutes at Copper Creek, with the kids and the dog on the rampage. As it was, she’d grown tired of his turning up late because there had been some domestic crisis, or River Bend Interiors had demanded that he work late. She hadn’t appreciated his battered sheepskin jacket, dirty fingernails or his truck, where there was often sawdust and wood shavings on the seats and the floor. Emma didn’t seemed to notice any of it, and was frequently to be seen with her hair mussed and her clothes wet through with mud or snow, because she’d had Evie, Jerome and Bobo outside running around and playing, her turquoise eyes sparkling with fun and fresh air.

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