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eBook Category: Romance
eBook Description: Marry a murderer or end up on the streets, destitute and alone. When spinster and poor relation Mira Fitzhenry's odious aunt and uncle force her to make a choice straight out of Ann Radcliffe, logical Mira plans to create her own alternative. As Mira falls under the spell of Nicholas Ellerby's alchemical eyes, however, she discovers that the line between logic and love is not always clear ... and a wrong choice may cost Mira her life. Nicholas Ellerby, Viscount Balthazor, can ill-afford a wife who might expose his family secrets or worse, fall victim to them. When his father finds him a bride, Nicholas expects a feather-brained young miss, tepid as tea and malleable as mud, not Mira Fitzhenry. Mira's cleverness and persistence threaten everything Nicholas holds dear ... including his heart.

eBook Publisher: The Wild Rose Press/English Tea Rose, Published: 2008
Fictionwise Release Date: July 2008

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Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [911 KB], eReader (PDB) [323 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [322 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [283 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [276 KB] - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [310 KB], hiebook (KML) [693 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [373 KB], iSilo (PDB) [265 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [332 KB], Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [383 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [434 KB]
Words: 97304
Reading time: 278-389 min.
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His sudden nearness made it difficult to concentrate, difficult to breathe. "Yes," Mira choked out, "I suppose you are correct. But it still does not seem right."

He waved his hand dismissively. "Speaking of 'right,' I must apologize if I startled you last night." She felt the heat rise in her face as his voice lowered to an intimate vibration. "That was certainly not my intent."

Mira had no idea where the impulse came from, but she could no more resist taking his bait than she could resist the pull of gravity. "And what exactly was your intent, sir?" she stammered, her voice little more than a whisper.

Nicholas reached out a hand to run one surprisingly soft finger along the curve of her jaw. His touch made her insides turn warm and soft. The sensation was unsettling. Primitive. Delicious. "You may be innocent, Mira-mine, but you are not a child. I believe you know exactly what my intent was."

She gasped, just a tiny inhalation, and at that moment he leaned forward and kissed her. Her eyes drifted closed as his mouth moved softly over hers, barely touching her yet consuming her. All of her sensation was focused on those gentle brushes of his lips, every other feeling stripped away.

It only lasted a moment, but during that moment time seemed to stretch out forever. When she felt him pull back, felt the whisper of cool air over her mouth, still warm from his breath, she sighed.