Ana María and the Fox (The Luna Sisters, #1)

by Liana De la Rosa

And when her gaze met his, her pink lips tilting up into a secret smile, his goddamned heart soared. For that shy smile was meant only for him.

Filling his lungs with her sweet scent, Gideon ordered himself to say, “I think you are one of the most fascinating people I have ever met. You left behind everything you’d ever known to come here, and despite that upheaval and uncertainty, it hasn’t made you hard, Miss Luna. You’ve embraced the change with a smile, and have tried to do right by you and your sisters.” He dropped his gaze to his feet, vulnerability wrapping about him. “I respect you immensely .

“What do I gain?” He furrowed his brow as he shook his head. “Miss Luna, I would gain you. The chance to welcome every sunrise by your side and say good night to every sunset. Just spending my life with you, orbiting around your smile and laugh, would make me the richest of men.”

“Miss Luna, you are clever and brave and charming, and I know you will speak passionately and eloquently about these great evils I’ve been working against. We could form an admirable . . . partnership.”

“I’ve been waiting for you to win her over.”

same

“We are at Dancourt Abbey, the country estate of my friend Captain Dawson. I’m sure you recognize the Duke of Whitfield standing by his side.”

very excited to see her sister marry both these men

“Just because the circumstances are inconvenient and not at all what I would have chosen for myself does not mean that this choice was hard. Had my attentions been free to give, I would have gladly paid them to you.”

Ana María. Christ, how he loved the shape of her name on his tongue.

Isabel held the book tight to her chest, intrigued by it . . . and possibly by the man who gave it to her.

I smell a sequel

“My point is that you seem to have fallen in love with your convenient bride.”

“It is important. It will always be the work of my heart. But, darling, may I please have a moment to just be grateful you are unharmed? That you are in my arms, once again, where you belong?”