Authors: Liz Carlyle

One Touch of Scandal (36 page)

Her eyes danced. “Yes,” she said, her mouth curling into that slow smile he loved so well. “It means you can never, ever be perfectly sure what I am thinking. Or what I'm about to do next.”

“Oh, I know what you are going to do next,” he said, his voice low.

“Indeed?” She crooked one eyebrow. “And what would that be?”

“You are going to throw me down on this chaise,” he said, “and have your wicked way with me.” And then Ruthveyn caught her in his embrace and fell into the softness of the cushions, tumbling her over him, wedding finery and all.

Laughing, Grace caught herself on her elbows as she fell. “Ah!” she said, her eyes going soft with desire. “Until now, I wondered if it mightn't all be a parlor trickâbut you really
are
psychic.”

And then she kissed him, slowly and thoroughly.

“
Pawwwk!
” said Milo. “
British prisoner! Help, help, help!
”

About the Author

A lifelong Anglophile,
LIZ CARLYLE
cut her teeth reading gothic novels under the bedcovers by flashlight. She is the author of sixteen historical romances, including several
New York Times
bestsellers. Liz travels incessantly, ever in search of the perfect setting for her next book. Along with her genuine romance-hero husband and four very fine felines, she makes her home in North Carolina. You can contact her via her website at
www.lizcarlyle.com.

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By Liz Carlyle

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Copyright

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

ONE TOUCH OF SCANDAL
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First Avon Books paperback printing: October 2010

Epub Edition Â© August 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-201401-6

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