"Oh, Lord, I've lost one of my glasses," she added with a moan. "Honestly, Caroline, I do wish you wouldn't be so vigorous in your need to protect me," she stated in a rush. Wire-rim spectacles were perched at an odd angle on her petite nose, and she squinted with concentration while she tried to right her appearance. Her bonnet was around her neck, tangled in an abundance of blonde curls and pink and yellow ribbons. I'm going to have shoe prints all over the back of my dress." She struggled to sit up and finally made it to her knees. "I can't see anything," Charity remarked in a disgruntled voice.
"Only the groom hiding in the bushes," the black man replied with obvious disgust in his voice. "Best wait it out here," he advised as he hastily climbed down from his perch and raced past Ben's view. "Foul play ahead!" yelled the coachman with a thick Irish brogue.
"Caroline, whatever are you doing?" The muffled demand came from the floor.īenjamin, seated across from his mistress, readied his own weapon and cautiously peered out his open window. She braced herself on top of Charity when the vehicle came to an abrupt halt along the curve of the roadway. She was about to comment on that fact when her cousin grabbed hold of her shoulders and pushed her to the floor of the hired carriage.Ĭaroline saw to her cousin's protection and then pulled a silver pearled pistol from her drawstring purse. There wasn't a single angry cloud in sight. She frowned in confusion, as the sky above was as clear and blue as the finest of fall's days. Charity thought the sound was thunder and looked out the window.
"Julie Garwood has become a trusted brand name in romantic fiction." - People Duration: about 10 hours (10:04:57) Publishing date: Unabridged Copyright Year: 2010.Gunshots shattered the silence, disrupting the peaceful ride through the English countryside.Ĭaroline Mary Richmond, her cousin Charity, and their black companion, Benjamin, all heard the noise at the same instant. Now, united against a common enemy, they would discover the power of the magnificent attraction that brought them together…a desire born in danger, but destined to flame into love! But Bradford would bend to no woman-until a deadly intrigue drew them enticingly close. Drawn to the powerful duke, undeterred by his presumptuous airs, Caroline was determined to win his lasting love. She was a ravishing beauty from Boston, with a mysterious past and a fiery spirit. And of all London's ladies, he wanted the tender obedience of only one-Caroline Richmond. Summary Of all the dukes in England, Jered Marcus Benton, the Duke of Bradford, was the wealthiest, most handsome-and most arrogant. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! Rebellious Desire Julie Garwood
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