They will heal more quickly if you don’t duck out of a morning-and skip your breakfast.” “Your bruises are truly magnificent, my lord. “We all need protection from time to time,” she said, dabbing gently at his back with arnica. “I suppose he is at that, though he knows I’d bite his head off were he to imply I need protection. “Val is protective of me?” Westhaven scowled as he eased forward to the end of the chaise, then dragged his shirt over his head and turned his back to her. “As when my patient disappears at first light, not to be seen until tea time, and then only in the company of his protective little brother.” “Craven evasion,” she replied, stepping out onto the balcony. Does nothing deter you from the conscientious prosecution of your duties?”
“Your lordship?” Anna waited for his permission to step from his bedroom, feeling absurd for doing it and abruptly self-conscious.
He lounged on his wicker chaise in lordly splendor, his waistcoat slung over the back of the chair, cravat folded tidily over that, his shirt open at the throat, and his cuffs rolled back. Grabbing her medical supplies, Anna went in search of her quarry, hoping to find him where he usually was at this pleasant hour of the early evening, out on his balcony. As housekeeper, it’s Anna Seaton’s job to deal with the petty maladies and wounds in the household, even when her patient is Westhaven himself…. He becomes engrossed in his lovely but secretive housekeeper, who would make the perfect Duchess. "Tons of intrigue, searing seduction, and wonderful humor.a must-read for fans of Georgette Heyer.Weighed down by responsibilities, and determined to avoid the summer round of country house parties and matchmaking mamas, Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven, decides to summer in London. "Outstanding.a witty, sensual Regency romance."-Booklist Starred Review "Luminous and graceful.a refreshing and captivating love story."-Publishers Weekly Starred Review "Burrowes's fresh, gorgeous writing held me riveted from start to finish."- MEREDITH DURAN What people are saying about the best Regency romances by the master of her craft: Anna Seaton is a talented, educated woman.so what is she doing here?Īs the two begin to lose their hearts, Anna's secrets threaten to bring the earl's orderly life crashing down-and he doesn't know how he's going to protect her from the fallout. Tired of the price of nobility and his father's unrelenting pressure to marry, he escapes to his London townhouse for the summer, where he finds himself intrigued by the secretive ways of his beautiful housekeeper. Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven, is the dutiful heir to the Duke of Moreland. "Grace Burrowes is terrific." -Julia Quinn, NYT bestselling author of the Bridgerton series
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