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300 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 30, 2018
"I choose to live in the moment, and I'd like to spend this moment with you, for as long as it lasts, if you're interested."
He took her hand in his. "Even if it doesn't last?"
"Even though it can't," she corrected.
"He cares for you, and he's attracted to you. He wants to sleep with you. If that's what you want too, then find out what's stopping him and fix it."
Julia punched at the pillows behind her head, plumping them. "I came in here to bawl my eyes out and slander Jasper, not to be given sound advice."
"I still think you deserve romance. As much as you can stand."
"Do you know what I think I deserve?"
"What?"
"Passion. As much as I can stand. Maybe more than I can stand."
No matter what travesties he perpetrated, society embraced him with open arms. Because he'd been born a DeVere, destined to be a duke. He had never done anything to deserve his welcome, and she hadn't done anything to deserve her exile.
They'd kissed as an exploration, and out of desperation. This time it was recognition. He belonged to her and she to him.