The earl’s sigh whispered across the nape of Laura’s neck, lifted the fine hairs there, and sent a small shiver across her shoulders. For an idle moment, she savored the warm brush of air and imagined the same heat caressing other areas of bared flesh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c… in the short term, my promise stands.” The Earl continued. “Until Sherwyn returns, the smooth running of the Jamison household is my responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She shook her head and reeled in her wayward thoughts. \u201cNo need,\u201d she said, unclenching her jaw and showing her teeth in a false but placating smile. \u201cI\u2019d be most distressed, kind sir, if you put yourself out on my account. Becca left me a list of instructions as long as my arm on which shares to buy and sell, and how to deliver my orders to our Stock Exchange agents. To excel at my duties, I need only follow each and every step. Rather like climbing a ladder.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPeople have been known to tumble from ladders. Land in the wrong place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She narrowed her gaze at him. \u201cVery true. But for all I know, aligning myself with you may land me in deep water. How do I know you\u2019re trustworthy? You could be copying those scoundrels Becca had imprisoned. Snaking into our household to steal our secrets.\u201d She\u2019d tried to appear apprehensive, but when his jaw went slack with shock, she couldn\u2019t stop help but chuckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He waggled a finger. \u201cYou, pixie, are provoking me. Deliberately.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo, please, stop calling me such a childish name. If you haven\u2019t noticed, I became a woman several years ago.\u201d His gaze flicked over her body, scorched where it touched and left her tingling in its wake. \u201cTrust me, Laura, I\u2019d noticed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Richard, Earl of Winchester has no time for their family friend and mad scientist, Lady Laura, yet when he\u2019s with her, passion and desire explode. Lady Laura Jamison believes her extraordinary olfactory senses will sniff out her perfect match, but will Richard St. Martin, the Earl of Winchester, prove her theory wrong? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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