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Sumner settled the girl in the front bedroom of the house. He laid the mystery lady down on the bed. What the bloody hell had happened here? Who was this woman? She hadn’t the look of a homeless wanderer. Moreover what was she doing in his house?
The room looked as though she lived within it, littered with female garments. A dress hung over the back of a hardback chair. Slippers sat on the underside of the bed. Running his hand through his hair, his gaze fell back upon her. He studied her while he felt the bump on her head, a large bump.
With his touch, she began to mutter unintelligible words. At least he hadn't killed the poor thing. He hadn't known what to expect when he entered the stable and saw the horse. The house in the darkness had given no indication of someone lived in his house, no light, no noise. Seeing the horse put him on immediate alert.
He heard crackling of leaves and trigs when he dismounted. He eased off and waited. He attacked with the same force he would have a man. He hadn’t intended to harm a young woman, especially one as beautiful as she. Or was it the moonlight that had shone down upon her?
He watched her breathing. His eyes inspected her from her lovely face sweeping down her body to her bare feet. He hadn't looked upon a woman in this manner for a long time. The fabric of the white nightgown hung from her shoulders, leaving her arms bare and revealed the swell of her breasts, falling loose around her petite body. Her hair as dark as midnight hung, unbound, over her shoulders and down her back. He wondered what color her eyes were, but her features were fine.
Uncomfortable, she squirmed. One of her dainty hands folded into a fist and hit against the mattress, twisting and turning. Of course she was! He had knocked her out, but Lord, he must be in a bad state, for he couldn't take his eyes off of her. Questions raked his mind. Who was she? Why became clear as he thought. She was running, hiding. She had to be or she wouldn't be in such an isolated homestead. Was she running from her father, an abusive husband? In that he didn't know.
A few things he could discern about her while he watched her. She didn't frighten easily. She knew how to fight. And by God, she was beautiful.
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The Cry For Freedom, Book One, Winds of Betrayal Series
Embrace of the Enemy, Book Two, Winds of Betrayal Series
Kiss of Deceit, Book Three, Winds of Betrayal Series
The Heavens Shall Fall, Book Four, Winds of Betrayal Series
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The Judas Kiss, Book One. Tides of Charleston Series
The Promise, Book Two, Tides of Charleston Series
Another Night Falls, Book Three, Tides of Charleston Series
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Whispers of a Legend, Part One- Shadows of the Past- Free!
Whispers of a Legend, Part Two- The Path Now Turned
Whispers of a Legend, Part Three- Vision of Destiny
Whispers of a Legend, Volume I
Whispers of a Legend, Part Four- Time of the Nuxvenom
Whispers of a Legend, Part Five- Heir of Witheleghe
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