Assassins Guild, Tome 3 : The Saint
Auteur
- C. J. Archer (Écrivain)
Acheter neuf
Acheter d'occasion
Classement en biblio
extrait
Chapter 1
Hampshire, July 1599
'He comes! He comes!' Jeffrey, Baron Lynden, tore his equine nose away from the parlour window where it had been pressed for the better part of an hour. He wiped off the smudge it left behind with the lace cuff of this sleeve then arranged himself by the fireplace, propping one padded shoulder against the mantel and crossing his ankles. The pose showed of his legs in all their slender perfection, not to mention the new yellow velvet shoes made by London's finest shoemaker. They'd cost him a sum that could have fed a family from a village for an entire week.
His cousin Elizabeth Buckley suspected that was the reason he wore them now. To Jeffrey's mind, having an earl come to dine was certainly an occasion worthy of yellow velvet shoes and a matching yellow and brown striped silk doublet. He'd even donned a special reason to don extravagant attire. Elizabeth had seen him parade to the garderobe in Windsor Castle in a hat adorned with peacock feathers.
'Sit up straight, Arabella,' he said to Elizabeth's older sister.
Arabella dutifully squared her shoulders, thrusting out her magnificent cleavage. It brought a time to Jeffrey's face. Not that Jeffrey was interested in Arabella's cleavage or any of her other virtues, of which there were many - one long had to ask her to be given list. No, Arabella's cleavage was important to Jeffrey in the same way a mousetrap is of interest to a cat.
Afficher en entier
Livres ayant des thèmes similaires
Editeurs
Résumé
Elizabeth Buckley has been in love with Edward Monk for most of her life. Unfortunately he's only ever had eyes for her older, prettier sister. Five years after he left the village to make himself worthy of a Buckley, their lives intersect. This time, she's determined to make him see her and bed her.
All Edward has to do is convince the girl he loves to set aside her betrothed and wed him instead. When her betrothed becomes tangled in a web of lies and murder, it's up to Edward to untangle him. If only he could keep his mind on the task, and not get distracted by the wrong Buckley girl.
As lies unravel and the Buckleys are brought to the brink of ruin, Edward must make the ultimate sacrifice, or risk losing everything he's worked so hard for.
Afficher en entier