The Unlikely Groom. Wendy Douglas
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Название: The Unlikely Groom
Автор: Wendy Douglas
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Историческая литература
Серия: Mills & Boon Historical
isbn: 9781472040930
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“I knew you’d come,” she said with soft satisfaction.
“Were you waiting for me?” His voice cracked with a husky edge.
“No. But I knew you’d come.”
“Why?”
“You couldn’t resist the music.”
That haunting melody. “It…called to me.”
“I called to you.”
It remained dark all around them, but Lucas could see her eyes sparkle in the darkness. How was it that he could see her as clearly as though every chandelier in the room was lit, and yet shadow shrouded everything else?
Ashlynne—no, Ashe—smiled again, a sultry, knowing expression, and she scooted around to face him. “Why did you come down here, Lucas?” she asked, and he blinked. She looked—and sounded—so…patient.
“I heard you playing.”
“And that’s all?”
“No.” He reached for her, drew her upward. “Because of this.”
He hauled her tight against him and caught her mouth with his….
Praise for Wendy Douglas’s debut
Shades of Gray
“A heartwarming voice and a story
about the power of love.”
—New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Greene
“Secrets, lies and revenge rule the day in this graphic
western drama. Danger mounts, passion flares, and lies
unfold as this stirring historical plays out
and characters evolve.”
—Affaire de Coeur
The Unlikely Groom
Wendy Douglas
MILLS & BOON
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With much love for my mom, Lenore Romey, who never
told me I should be outside playing instead of reading
a book, and in memory of my father, Wendell Romey,
the most patient man I’ve ever known.
And, as always, for Doug, who loves me despite
all the trouble I cause, who makes everything work—
somehow—and who has been known to offer that
special endearment only a writer can appreciate:
“Aren’t you supposed to be writing?” I couldn’t do it without you, darlin’.
I love you all.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks must go to Willie and Candy Seltenrich
for their willing participation in this book. Legs all
the way to heaven, Candy, and not one broken bone!
Also to Heather Mase for filling in as the
Paperwork Queen so I could finish this book and
to Kathy Hafer for last-minute proofreading.
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Epilogue
Chapter One
Skagway, Alaska, February 1898
L ife was hell. It had been for longer than Lucas Templeton could remember, and there was no changing it. He’d gambled everything to learn that lesson—and he’d lost as completely as any man could. But that was old news and not particularly interesting any longer. Not to him, at least, and it was nobody else’s business.
It was part of the past and that’s exactly where he meant to see that it stayed.
Lucas lifted his shot glass and eyed the fine, clear whiskey with some appreciation. The glass was cool and smooth against his fingers and the alcohol shimmered with the taunt of a familiar amber color. The memory of its smooth, distinctive bite offered the lure of forgetfulness…if only he would give in to it.
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