Falling for the Earl (Regency Romance) (Regency Lords Book 5) by Regina Darcy

Author:Regina Darcy [Darcy, Regina]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Clean and Wholesome Romance
Published: 2016-08-22T05:00:00+00:00

SIX

Phoebe saw little of her host between the dinner party at which the evening at the opera was proposed, and the day of the event. That morning, she rose early, feeling especially anxious, and decided to steal away for a quiet walk in the small back garden. The sun had just begin to warm the morning air. Although she enjoyed visiting London, and found its entertainments exciting, she missed being able to roam the grounds freely as she did at home. She yearned for the scent of fresh air, and the silence of the countryside. Even on a quiet street such as this, the sounds of traffic were muted but not absent. She sat on the small wrought iron bench next to a tinkling fountain and mused over the week that had passed.

If she were to be honest, and as she was alone she certainly could be, her opinion of the Earl had undergone a complete change. While he was still not as talkative as his friend the Viscount was, he seemed to have thawed sufficiently to initiate conversation with her, and had even gone so far as to compliment her on her attire. She had certainly received more effusive compliments, but something told her that her fiancé was most sincere in his feeling, and that perhaps, after all, he might not be the cold, arrogant man she had assumed him to be.

And she freely admitted that she found his taciturn nature curiously attractive. She found herself stealing glances at him when no one was looking, and enjoying the way his lips curled up in a smile, or the way his laugh made her insides shiver. She found herself admiring the breadth of his shoulders, his imposing height, and the snug fit of his breeches on his strong legs.

She knew that such thoughts were scandalous, to say the least, but she had even caught herself wondering if he were the Lord of Ice with all the women with whom he came in contact. There seemed to be some kind of hidden emotion, riding just beneath the surface, and though she was not experienced in these matters, she sometimes felt as though he were trying to communicate with her merely by gazing into her eyes.

Sighing, she stood and walked around the little garden, admiring the rose bushes that climbed the garden gate, and inhaling their fragrance. It was such an oasis in this wilderness of mud and hard-packed roads and noise. She wished Dorothea were with her, and thought she might as well return indoors and send off a missive to her friend, apprising her of the changing situation.

As she turned from closing the door that led out to the little garden, she heard her name called, and her skin grew warm. It was Lord Beckton.

“Good morning, Miss Alexander,” he said with a brief bow, and the smile he sent her way startled and pleased her with its warmth. It reached his eyes, and she shivered in awareness. “You are up early.

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