Someone with long, flaming ringlets of hair was lying face down, covered only to her waist-in his bed! He then picked up the lantern and made his way to his bed, setting the lantern on the nightstand. He set the lit lantern on a side table and shrugged out of his clothes.

He was surprised the drapes in his room had been pulled tight but was too tired to contemplate the mystery. Lantern in hand, Kit moved upstairs to his bedchamber. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author.Įxcerpt of Lady X She lay staring in utter disbelief at the stranger she was still holding in her arms Any resemblance to actual events, places, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author. Names, characters, and events depicted in this book are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Published in the United States of America Read moreĬopyright © 2011, 2012 by Claudy Conn at Smashwords She has, it seems, finally found her thunder and lightning. Their first encounter-in his bed, both of them naked, no less!-is an explosion of wills, and it is what finally set Myriah on fire. And when she meets the young man’s older brother, the mysterious Lord Kit Wimborne, the sparks fly. So she runs away to her grandfather with her faithful manservant, Tabson, at her side.Ī wrong turn in the fog, however, leads to the discovery of an injured young man, and before she knows it Myriah is caught up in world of intrigue and secrets. She will, he commands, announce her engagement to Sir Roland-immediately.īut in an age where marriages are about alliances rather than affection, practicality not passion, Myriah wants more-she wants to fall in love. But when her father catches her kissing the handsome Sir Roland (how else is she to determine if he is the one who will make her feel thunder and lightning, hear bells and music?), he declares that her days of headstrong independence are over. Fiery Myriah Whitney is wild of nature, contrary, and independent.

Runaway heart by claudy conn