Bright sunbeams slanted through the dark-leafed branches of tall cypress trees and dappled the ground with brightness and shadow while sparkling off the bubbling water of the brook.Įve Morris was knee-deep in bluebells. The azaleas were in flower too, so that the sloping banks were carpeted in blue and pink. The bluebells, which did not usually bloom until June, had been seduced by a mild spring into making an early appearance. However, on this particular morning in May it was breathtakingly beautiful.

The water of the brook gurgling over its rocky bed joined up eventually with a larger river that formed the boundary of the park and flowed through the nearby village of Heybridge. There was a shady dell slicing through the woods on the western side of the park at Ringwood Manor in Oxfordshire. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. And now, as all of London breathlessly awaits the transformation of the new Lady Aidan Bedwyn, the strangest thing happens: With one touch, one searing embrace, Aidan and Eve's “business arrangement” is about to be transformed.into something slightly surprising. And when a relative threatens to turn Eve out of her home, Aidan gallantly makes her an offer she can't refuse: marry him.if only to save her home. Having promised to comfort and protect the man's sister, Aidan never expected to find a headstrong, fiercely independent woman who wants no part of his protection.nor did he expect the feelings this beguiling creature would ignite in his guarded heart. But this proud nobleman also possesses a loyal, passionate heart-and it is this fierce loyalty that has brought Colonel Lord Aidan to Ringwood Manor to honor a dying soldier's request.

Like all the Bedwyn men, Aidan has a reputation for cool arrogance. Meet the Bedwyns.six brothers and sisters-men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality.Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction.where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal.and where Aidan Bedwyn, the marriage-shy second son, discovers that matrimony may be the most seductive act of all.

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