sister to support Frances in her role, and the benefits of having a noble lady of Nell’s caliber to assist Robert in the delicate diplomacy predicted to be necessary to keep peace in the region, were considered unparalleled boons. As for Robert’s family, they, too, were in alt; he was the last of his brothers to wed, and the family had all but given up hope—a hard thing in a family steeped in diplomatic ways.
Her hair whipped by the wind, the tang of sea spray unrelenting, Nell glanced down at the shiny gold band on her ring finger. The last two weeks had been frenetic, hectic, and filled to the brim, but perhaps because their recent brief engagement was effectively the second time for her, she’d fallen prey to no more than several short bouts of frantic dithering, and they’d been married yesterday in St. George’s in a relatively small, family wedding; after Frances’s recent extravaganza, that had suited them both.
And now, soon, they would reach the mouth of the Rhine, and transfer to the barge that would be waiting to ferry them along the river and then up the Mosel to Kremunz and its fairy-tale castle.
“A penny for your thoughts.”
She smiled and leaned back, nestling her head against Robert’s shoulder, crossing her arms over his as they circled her waist and held her securely. “I was just thinking . . . this is very much my dream come true, but I never thought beyond this point.” She glanced up and caught his eye. “Beyond the wedding. And now we’re here, on the threshold of beyond, and I feel . . . so excited , so enthusiastic about what lies ahead.”
“About making a life together?”
She nodded. “That, and the challenges of managing whatever comes.”
His chin against her head, he was silent for a moment, then he murmured, “Just as long as we’re together, as long as I can hold you in my arms, I don’t care what fate flings at us.”
“Just as long as we’re together, we can triumph over anything.”
“And as we’ll always and forever be together, the future, my love, is finally ours.”
THE END
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But then she disrupts one match too many and feels honor-bound to assist dashing James Glossup in finding a suitable bride for a marriage-of-convenience.
A task infernally complicated by the undeniable, unquenchable attraction that flares between James and Henrietta, who continues to believe she will never fall . . .
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The Honorable Miss Mary Cynster always gets what she wants. As the last unwed Cynster of her generation, she is determined to remain in charge of her life and of the man she will marry. At the very bottom of her list of potential husbands is Ryder Cavanaugh, the daring and devastating Marquess of Raventhorne, an overwhelming and utterly unmanageable lion of the ton. But destiny has a different plan.
Ryder needs Mary as his wife, not just because she is delightful, fiery, and tempting, but because he values all she could be. When fate and circumstance hand him the chance, he claims Mary as his marchioness . . . only to discover what he truly desires is not just to take her
Her hair whipped by the wind, the tang of sea spray unrelenting, Nell glanced down at the shiny gold band on her ring finger. The last two weeks had been frenetic, hectic, and filled to the brim, but perhaps because their recent brief engagement was effectively the second time for her, she’d fallen prey to no more than several short bouts of frantic dithering, and they’d been married yesterday in St. George’s in a relatively small, family wedding; after Frances’s recent extravaganza, that had suited them both.
And now, soon, they would reach the mouth of the Rhine, and transfer to the barge that would be waiting to ferry them along the river and then up the Mosel to Kremunz and its fairy-tale castle.
“A penny for your thoughts.”
She smiled and leaned back, nestling her head against Robert’s shoulder, crossing her arms over his as they circled her waist and held her securely. “I was just thinking . . . this is very much my dream come true, but I never thought beyond this point.” She glanced up and caught his eye. “Beyond the wedding. And now we’re here, on the threshold of beyond, and I feel . . . so excited , so enthusiastic about what lies ahead.”
“About making a life together?”
She nodded. “That, and the challenges of managing whatever comes.”
His chin against her head, he was silent for a moment, then he murmured, “Just as long as we’re together, as long as I can hold you in my arms, I don’t care what fate flings at us.”
“Just as long as we’re together, we can triumph over anything.”
“And as we’ll always and forever be together, the future, my love, is finally ours.”
THE END
Don’t miss Stephanie’s
most recent additions to the Cynster family novels
And Then She Fell
and
The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh
Available now in print and e-book from Avon Books.
Read on for more information!
A ND T HE N S HE F ELL
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens has returned to another utterly irresistible branch on her beloved Cynster family tree. . .
CLICK TO BUY
The only thing more troublesome than a Cynster man . . .
. . . is a Cynster lady who believes love is not her destiny. Famously known in London society as “The Matchbreaker,” Henrietta Cynster’s uncanny skill lies in preventing ill-fated nuptials— not in falling victim to Cupid’s spell.
But then she disrupts one match too many and feels honor-bound to assist dashing James Glossup in finding a suitable bride for a marriage-of-convenience.
A task infernally complicated by the undeniable, unquenchable attraction that flares between James and Henrietta, who continues to believe she will never fall . . .
T H E T AMING OF R YDER C A VANAUGH
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens is back with the next in her Cynster Sisters series . . .
CLICK TO BUY
The Honorable Miss Mary Cynster always gets what she wants. As the last unwed Cynster of her generation, she is determined to remain in charge of her life and of the man she will marry. At the very bottom of her list of potential husbands is Ryder Cavanaugh, the daring and devastating Marquess of Raventhorne, an overwhelming and utterly unmanageable lion of the ton. But destiny has a different plan.
Ryder needs Mary as his wife, not just because she is delightful, fiery, and tempting, but because he values all she could be. When fate and circumstance hand him the chance, he claims Mary as his marchioness . . . only to discover what he truly desires is not just to take her
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