To Bed or to Wed by Sandra Sookoo

Author:Sandra Sookoo [Sookoo, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, Romance, Regency, Romantic Comedy, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance
ISBN: 1496160398
Amazon: B00J24F9LU
Barnesnoble: B00J24F9LU
Publisher: Sandra Sookoo
Published: 2014-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

Two seconds after Nathan stepped into the drawing room and his name was announced along with his that of his sister, he felt a marked shift in the intensity and attention of the atmosphere. As expected, the musical portion of the evening had concluded. Now everyone indulged themselves in talk before dinner would be served. Whispers started behind fans and hands while gazes were furtively, and at times, boldly trained on him, more so when Alexandra left his side to pursue her own interests. Part of him found the whispered talk amusing, and for the most part he ignored it, for he was only there to see one woman. A quick glance through the room didn’t reward him with Charlotte’s presence.

He frowned as he pushed further into the crush. Perhaps she’d found a friend and was conversing in the hall or another room. Everywhere he went, snatches of conversation reached his ears.

Why is Ravenhurst here? Is he looking for a bride?

Doesn’t he enjoy seclusion? What has happened to bring him into Society?

I’ve heard he’s promised to Amherst’s daughter. That’ll be a cold marriage bed. He’s much too handsome to waste on her.

The last comment caused Nathan to stifle a laugh. Good to know Sophia was a cold fish in the bedroom. Perhaps adhering to some gossip had its advantages, not that he was even remotely interested in discovering if the talk was true. At the least, the prattle kept him entertained while he searched for Charlotte, yet the idea of marriage remained lodged in his brain.

Where he’d once thought he was too advanced in years or too damaged emotionally to offer for a woman and spend the rest of his life with her, now the idea made sense—and would spare Jamie from being in the public eye. His chest swelled with warm pride. Charlotte had been right on the first evening he’d met her. He deserved to be happy in his own life regardless of what had happened to him. It wasn’t fair to let his past define his future.

Was it any wonder that he held in her such high regard?

The crush of people shifted, and in the wink of candlelight, he caught the brilliant gleam of red. Nathan sucked in a breath even as it stilled in his throat. Good Lord, she’s a vision. He halted suddenly, as if his feet were nailed to the floor, merely to gaze at Charlotte. Her dark red hair was upswept and vibrant in the soft lighting with fine curls framing her face, but the deep green color of her gown set off her creamy skin to perfection. Emeralds winked at her throat and from her ears. The urge to kiss the delicious spot at her collarbones just above the jewel gripped him.

His frozen state thawed quickly as he realized she wasn’t talking with a female friend. In fact, her easy smile was trained on a gentleman—Viscount Armenstout in fact, the son of the couple hosting the event.

Jealousy propelled Nathan forward, and the raw heat of the emotion intensified the closer he moved toward them.

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