Her Notorious Viscount by Jenna Petersen

Author:Jenna Petersen [Petersen, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Historical, C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9780061470813
Google: -17h1kDHS90C
Amazon: 0061470813
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2009-03-29T21:00:00+00:00

Nicholas stared at Jane as she finished the last bite of the deliciously poached apple Mrs. Fieldframe had presented for dessert. She sighed with delight, and his gut tightened. There was no point denying how much he wanted this woman. Still.

But there was something else. He was beginning to respect her, too. She was a quiet, firm teacher, not allowing him to stray off the course too far, but still willing to smile when he amused her. Whatever had happened in her personal life, no matter how far in position she had fallen, no one could say she was not a lady.

Plus, she had insight. When she reminded him that his brother wasn’t the kind of man he now ruthlessly pictured when he imagined those of his rank, it had shamed him. With two words, your brother, she had knocked him from the perch he had insisted upon taking since his return to Society, looking down at those who cared about straight cravats and the advantages of a claret versus a port.

If he wanted this to work, for his brother’s sake, for his nieces’ sakes, he had to try harder.

“We will review all of this further,” Jane said, waving to the empty dishes. “I realize it is a lot of information to take in during such a short period of time.”

“You are a good teacher,” he said softly, leaning back in his chair.

She blushed, the same bright color she had reached when at the heights of physical pleasure, and once again Nicholas was pleased he had a tabletop to cover his lap. Somehow he doubted a raging erection would be considered a compliment by the lady.

“Tell me more about your cousin,” he said, wishing both to remain seated and to uncover a bit more about the man she hated so deeply.

Nicholas remained unconvinced that Patrick Fenton might not be somehow involved in Marcus’s disappearance. If he was truly the villain Jane believed him to be, there might be something more sinister lurking beneath the surface.

Jane stiffened visibly, and the pleasure on her face that had lingered after his compliment vanished in an instant.

“What more do you want to know?” she asked, her voice brittle. “He is a usurper and a liar.”

He tilted his head. “There must be more to it than that. It might help me find your brother.”

Realization dawned on her face. “Do you really believe Patrick might have been involved in Marcus’s disappearance?”

He shrugged one shoulder. “I don’t believe anything yet, one way or another. But I am curious.”

She sighed, as if the subject was a painful one, and when she began to speak, her voice was low and even, as if the words were difficult.

“There isn’t much to tell. Patrick is the son of my father’s favorite brother and his Irish wife. His mother was…” She hesitated. “She was not a kind woman. Beautiful, but not kind. She ran away from the family when Patrick was still a boy. His father died a few years later. He spent the rest of his growing up shuttling between school and the homes of various relatives.

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