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Five years ago Squire Oscar Cavendish made a mistake that cost him everything, including his fiancé. Now he is guardian of six orphaned boys who need a roof over their heads. The problem, his ancestral dwelling has fallen into disrepair during his absence.
Lady Madeline Armburst is firmly on the shelf after her broken engagement to the Squire. With mounting debts and no means of financial support, Madeline opens a school for educating young ladies on the ways of society. But unforeseen circumstances force Madeline to seek a new residence for her charges.
Both Oscar and Madeline ask the local Marchioness for the use of her empty dower house. With only one home, but two worthy candidates, the lady declares a contest to determine who shall have its use. Mischief and mayhem ensue as twelve children, and one cunning Marchioness, scheme to reunite these ill-fated lovers once and for all.
Rose
PRINT ISBN 1-60154-362-X
(244 Pages) Rating (Sensual)
Excerpt:
"Well, I cannot..." Madeline started.
"Of all the..." Oscar began, swinging his head back around.
They stopped, their faces just inches apart. Madeline's eyes widened. Oscar's breath warmed her already flushed cheeks. The scent of sandalwood and spring air held her spellbound and the thundering of her heart drowned out all other sounds. Of their own volition her eyelids slowly closed and with some invisible force nudging her, Madeline leaned in a little further.
Lips, firm but gentle, touched hers. Oscar's. Her memory recognized the feel, responded to it. The spine-tingling sensation pushed all coherent contemplations from her head. She was powerless to do anything but savor the rightness of the melding of their bodies.
In an instant, the reassuring pressure on Madeline's lips was gone, the loss affected her immediately. The soft click of a door closing startled Madeline. Her lids flew open, her eyes darted around. The room was suspiciously empty. Puzzlement knit her brow. Had she just imagined a kiss between her and Oscar?
Madeline raised a trembling hand to her still throbbing lips. No. That moment had been real. As real as Oscar's return. And Lucinda's!
The seriousness of Madeline's actions struck her. The roiling in her stomach intensified.
She had just wantonly kissed her sister's husband.
