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  She forced the unwanted feeling aside.

  “You don’t lack for confidence, I’ll say that.” He paused, silence settling between them, as the frown returned to his brow. “You are clearly qualified and yet—”

  Her chest squeezed painfully, fingers curled against her reticule to hide their trembling. Without thinking she leaned forward in her chair. “Please, your lordship, I need this job. Travel from Scotland is not without expense and my severance shall only last me so long. Let me prove to you what an asset I can be. You won’t regret it, I swear.”

  At least not right away, that is.

  Her mouth grew dry, her pulse thudding dully in her veins as she waited for his answer. He simply had to say yes. Otherwise she would have to resort to other measures, desperate ones that frightened her to consider.

  Slowly, he met her gaze, those clear green eyes of his boring into her own. Holding steady, she forced herself not to look away, not to flinch or in any manner reveal her duplicity.

  Abruptly, he nodded. “Very well, Mrs Greenway, you’ve convinced me. Starting tomorrow you are my new housekeeper.”

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  TRACY ANNE WARREN grew up in a small central Ohio town. After working for a number of years in finance, she quit her day job to pursue her first love—writing romance novels. Warren lives in Maryland with a trio of exuberant young Siamese rescue cats and windows full of gorgeous orchids and African violets. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and dreaming up the characters for her next book.

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  WICKED DELIGHTS OF A BRIDAL BED

  AT THE DUKE’S PLEASURE

  SEDUCED BY HIS TOUCH

  TEMPTED BY HIS KISS

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  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.

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  First Avon Books paperback printing: September 2010

  EPub Edition © July 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-200890-9

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