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Her Grace, by the way, is a pregnant pug dog.
Heroine smiled. "If you don't like goose, what do you like?"
Her husband shrugged. "Whatever you see fit to serve will do well enough."
Heroine tried very hard to keep her smile in place. "But I want to know what you like to eat."
"And I have told you that it does not matter."
Her checks were beginning to ache. "Gammon? Beef? Fish?"
"Heroine..."
"Eel?" Her eyes narrowed. "Tripe? Brains?"
"Not brains," he snapped, his voice so low it sounded as if it were scraping gravel.
She beamed. "Not brains! I shall make a note of it."
Hero's sister coughed into her napkin.
Great Aunt Elvira fed Her Grace another scrap as she murmured "I like brains fried in butter."
Hero cleared his throat and took a sip of wine before setting the wineglass down precisely. "I have a fondness for pigeon pie."
"Do you?" Heroine leaned forward eagerly. She felt as excited as if she'd won a prize at a fair. "Í'll be sure and ask Mrs. Crumb to tell the new cook."
He inclined his head, the corner of his mouth tilting up. "Thank you."
She caught a fond smile on his sister's face as her sister-in-law looked between the two of them. Heroine felt the heat rise in her face. "What did you do today, while we worked on the house?"
Hero's gaze slid away as he took a sip of wine--almost as if he were avoiding her question. ""I usually frequent Basham's Coffeehouse."
Great-Aunt Elvira frowned and heroine had an awful premonition--her aunt held quite strong opinions. "Nasty things, coffee houses. Full of scandal sheets, women of low repute, and tobacco."
"As well as coffee, of course," Hero said with an entirely straight face.
"Well, naturally coffee, but--" Great-Aunt Elvira began
"How is Her Grace feeling this evening?" Heroine cut in hastily. From across the table, her husband shot her an ironic look that she chose to ignore. "I notice she seems to be eating well."
"Her Grace spent the entire day abed, panting quite dreadfully. That child overexerted her, chasing Her Grace about." Great Aunt Elvira stabbed her fork meditatively into a carrot. "Babies are adorable, naturally, but so messy. Perhaps if there were a way of containing them, especially around sensitive creatures such as Her Grace..."
"Like a small cage, you mean?" Sister asked innocently.
"Or a tether, set into the ground," Hero said.
Everyone looked at him.
Sister's lips were trembling. "But what about indoors?"
He raised his brows, his expression grave. "Ill-advised, I'm afraid. Best to keep them outside in the fresh air. But if one did bring a baby indoors, I think a hook set into the wall with ties made to fit under the child's arms would suit."
Great-Aunt Elvira's brows had snapped together. She wasn't known for her sense of humor. "Hero!"
He turned to her attentively. "Ma'am?"
"I cannot believe you would suggest tying a child to the wall."
"Oh, no, ma'am" hero said as he poured himself more wine. "You have me entirely wrong."
"Well that's a relief--"
"Ï meant the child should hang on the wall. " He looked kindly at the elderly woman. "Like a picture, as it were."

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Are there other books only Montlake has released as Ebooks that I should be looking for?

I really like her books. I hope she keeps writing. Her website doesn't say anything about next books.



On the other hand her plot has not 1 but 4 villains all unrelievedly and unbelievably evil acting in at least two separate groups and she forgets to tell us half the plot. Some of the plot she just tells us and doesn't show us. What is up with heros dad? Where does husband's natural son go and why? Why does hero set up a trust for heroines unborn child--his idea or husband's?
With a better editor she could write great books. As it is they are alluring but frustrating.

I guess I should check out Heather Snow.



Anyone who can make a 15 year old laugh hysterically with her summary of a legal argument has my undying admiration. (Of course I'm already addicted to her books.)

I finished With This Kiss. I liked it better than the two previous ones in the series where I felt the character development just didn't make sense.
But I wish she had really played out the emotions instead of using lust to convince Grace. She does have them talk but not really enough to persuade me of the HEA.