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Tangled Moon: …Lamenting the dire conditions of unpaid bills, a know-it-all father, no options, and a hungry cat at home, she ran straight into some guy on the sidewalk. Damn, he was tall. She stepped back, rubbing her forehead where it had bounced off his sternum. Good thing she was hard-headed. She was about to…
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Tangled Moon: Part Two He smiled a practiced kind of smile that people who were taught manners wore when introducing themselves. “Captain Jonas Sutherland, once under the command of General George Washington.” He ducked his head. “Good God,” she breathed. His smile changed. It was natural now. He was a man enjoying the fact that…
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Tangled Moon: Part One …He lifted her slight body into his arms, recoiling at his father’s scent on her. At least his brothers hadn’t touched her. If they had, she’d have a hell of a lot more than shock to recover from. His brothers liked to use a beautiful woman for more than her blood.…
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Deduction – A Regency Romance: “Pupils dilated,” he said. He checked her pulse, his fingers sliding deftly over her wrist. She wiped her other hand on her skirt; they were clammy all of a sudden. “Pulse… ah.” He straightened, clearing his throat. “What is it?” Becca said. “Should we send for a doctor?” “No. She’ll…
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Deduction – A Regency Romance: “I…” Molly cleared her throat, “will just look for something to read out there. But not Comprehensive Anatomy.” She took a step back. “No, not that.” Not watching where she was going she tripped over a book, reeling into a shelf filled with jars. Something that looked suspiciously like a…
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Deduction – A Regency Romance: …Molly hesitated to follow. She was intrigued, but felt like an intruder into this unconventional man’s private space. In the end, her curiosity got the best of her. Taking a breath, she stepped through. Liam was sitting at a long table looking into a microscope. The table was covered with…
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Deduction – A Regency Romance: Liam tossed his coat at the cherry wood bench near the door in his rooms. His cravat followed. Becca picked up the coat and hung it by the door, his cravat followed. “His landlady comes for his laundry and to bring him the occasional meal,” she said. “But he won’t…
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Tangled Moon: Part Seven …“So,” she really needed to start a sentence with anything other than, so, “they must have known, somehow, that I existed, and then used me to get at you, since I can’t exactly turn into hundreds of rats and get away.” It took him some time. Finally, quietly, “Yes.” She felt…
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Tangled Moon: Part Six She took another sip, then looked at her plate and decided to set aside her glass for a fork. She took a bite, not really tasting it, swallowed. “What do you want to know?” he asked. “I don’t know quite where to start. How about, damn, there are vampires?” He smiled.…
Darcy Branwyn 