She had always swum alone. She had never swum in the company of a man, and this man — She dragged her eyes away again….”Go in. I will follow you but don’t look.”Jack laughed. “I...

Kissing gave a man all sorts of immoral ideas. Such ideas were, in Madame Hera’s world, the province only of men. That Ainsley herself had had ideas – her mind boggled, trying to imagine what...

Where is your Revolutionary spirit?””Beheaded,” Celeste said.

Jack.” She loved him. She kissed his eyelids. She loved him.

Celeste committed the cardinal sin of leaning across Jack’s arm. “You will excuse me, Madam, but I have something most particular to say to Monsieur Trestain.””That was rude,” jack said, though he was smiling.”No doubt...

There were times when he felt as if he were being literally torn in two. Times when he raged at the injustice of what was happening to him, times when he was overwhelmed with guilt....

Celeste rejoined him. “How you ladies do love a bargain,” he said.”You were listening!””I left before you shared the secrets of your undergarments.” Jack looked sheepish. “That didn’t sound quite how I intended.”Celeste blushed. “You...

Maman’s life was an unfinished book. Celeste had to discover the ending, and then she could close the cover for ever.

His eyes darkened. His hands slid up to her shoulders. She leaned into him as he pulled her towards him. It started so gently. Soft. Delicate. Celeste leant closer. The kiss deepened. she could feel...

Celeste.” Jack grinned. “How every appropriate. An angel sent from heaven to relieve my boredom.””An artist sent from France to paint your brother’s estate,” she retorted.”Touché’. In that case we should get down to business.

…You, you look — bien — exactly what you were, a high-ranking British officer, used to unwavering obedience and with the air of a Greek god, gazing down on us mere mortals.

You’re warning me off. There’s no need, I assure you. At this moment in time, my only ambition is to get myself through the day —” He broke off, realising too late what he’d admitted,...

…People – the ones who are left behind – desire answers. Even when we are advised from beyond the grave not to pursue them.

He closed his eyes and allowed himself to remember the taste of her and the feel of her and the smell of her. She was quite lovely. She was altogether ravishing. She would set any...

The soldier in the portrait had been a respected and admired officer…The man he had become was fighting a different battle now. He had his demons, just as she had her ghosts.

I supposed you’ve already kissed him? Don’t deny it, that guilty look is a complete giveaway. Did you like it?””Felicity!””Well?””Yes.” Ainsley laughed. “Yes, I did.””Was it a good kiss? The kind of kiss to give...

You! That is what is behind this. Ever since you — As if I didn’t have enough on my mind without having to lie awake thinking of you and your damned kisses and your damned...

My father prided himself on maintaining traditions that were hundreds of years old. You’ll feel as if you’ve stepped back into the eighteenth century.”Her brows lifted in surprise. He could see the wheels turning in...