Literature

Jack staggered out of bed at precisely fourteen minutes before seven. Waking had been an elaborate undertaking. He had, after Miss Eversleigh had departed the night before, rung for a…

And so he kissed her. He couldn’t help it.No, he couldn’t stop it. His hand was on her arm, and he could feel her skin, feel the soft warmth of…

And that, Jack decided, was his cue to leave as well.Not that he had any great love for the duke. Indeed, he’d had quite enough of his marvelous lordliness for…

Jack had always prided himself on being able to spot the irony in any situation, but as he stood in the Belgrave drawing room – correction, one of the Belgrave…

Lovely house,” Jack said, as he was led – hands still bound – through the grand entrance of Belgrave.He turned to the old lady. “Did you decorate? It has that…

Ten minutes later Grace was in the Wyndham carriage, alone with the dowager, trying to remember just why she’d told Thomas he shouldn’t commit his grandmother to an asylum. In…

Five miles away, in a small posting inn, a man sat in his room, alone, with a bottle of expensive French brandy, an empty glass, a very small case of…

Several hours later Grace was sitting in a chair in the corridor outside the dowager’s bedchamber. She was beyond weary and wanted nothing more than to crawl into her own…

Grace Eversleigh had been the companion to the dowager Duchess of Wyndham for five years, and in that time she had learned several things about her employer, the most pertinent…

Ella”Are you sure you want to do this?” I ask Lila for the thousandth time. She piles the last box into her trunk and slides her glasses over her eyes….

EllaWe decide to visit Grady before we part ways and head off on our separate adventures. Amy, his nurse, called me and told me that Grady was still in the…

MichaShe looks terrified as hell, her eyes round, and her body is trembling as she says, “I love you.” My smile breaks through. “I know you do. I have ever…

MichaThe hospital lights are bright and the air is a little cold, but Ella’s warm hand in mine is comforting. The doctor doped me up with a sedative to ease…

Ella”So is this what you used to do all the time?” Lila relaxes back in the lawn chair. “Just sit around and watch them work on cars all day? God,…

EllaThe next day is lighter somehow, like I’ve been buried in the sand and someone has finally dug me out. Micha seems happier too, although I can tell he’s still…

EllaMicha won’t text me back and it’s eating away at my mind. I need to find out where he is, but Caroline’s making it difficult. She’s a photographer and wants…

MichaI called my dad from the road and got his address. He tried to talk to me a little bit, but I hung up on him. Confronting him for bailing…

Current DayElla I don’t know why I’m in here. I started to run down the street with so much adrenaline lashing through me it felt like my chest was going…

8 months earlier…Ella “You’re not seriously going to climb up that tree, are you?” Micha frowns at me through the dark. He’s dressed in a pair of sexy jeans that…

MichaWe end up racing home. I let her win, even though I’d love to have the favor, which would include lots of dirty things that she’s not ready for. So…