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360 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 26, 2013
“BUT HOW, EXACTLY, did one go about seducing a husband one hardly knew?”
“He looked down at her as he eased from the bed. Why such a creature of light and love and life should have come to him, he could not fathom. But he was grateful. Very grateful.”
Why such a creature of light and love and life should have come to him, he could not fathom. But he was grateful. Very grateful.Absolutely adored this. And that's the biggest surprise for me. I went into this one somewhat apprehensive given the fact how these two came together under forced awkward circumstances. And on top of that they both are grieving over a dead spouse/dead lover. That could have been a recipe for disaster. But this….this was beautiful.
His Achilles' heel, the one person who had reached deep down inside him and grasped his heart, squeezing until it started beating again. She'd brought him back to life.Megs was such a wonderful delight. I thought she was exactly what Godric needed. Her endless capacity for love, laughter, wit and patience was just so endearing and lovable. And I loved how honest and conscious she was of Godric's feelings through everything. It's this kind of character quality that is hard to find. That sense of guileless honesty and faith I found so refreshing and delicious and perfect contrast to Godric's quiet world-weary reserve.
"Godric," she whispered, and held out her hand to him. He took her hand, spreading her fingers and kissing each one.
Megs looked up at his entrance, her face shining. For a moment he caught his breath--it was almost like a light radiated from within her, and he was very glad that she'd apparently decided not to hold their argument against him.
"Oh, Godric, come see! Her Grace has had her puppies." And she held the ratlike thing--which, apparently, was a pug puppy--like a peace offering.
Godric raised his brows, sinking into a chair. “It’s quite….lovely.”
“Oh, pooh!” She retracted her arms, cuddling the tiny creature against her cheek. “Don’t listen to Mr. St. John,” she whispered to the puppy as if in confidence. “You’re the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen!”
PS: Did you try the ginger, barely, and aniseed tisane recipe I sent you? I know it sounds quite revolting, but it will help your sore throat, truly!
Her postscript blurred before his eyes and he blinked hard, inhaling. This was who he'd done it for. Megs, who thought old crotchety butlers had any sense of humor, who ate bitter persimmon tarts to please the local vicar's wife, and who cried at the sight of a baby and couldn't admit even to herself why.
She deserved a baby of her own. She'd make a magnificent mother: kind, gentle, understanding.
Phoebe turned her face, leaning close to discreetly inhale. "Artemis?"
"Yes." Artemis felt quite proud. She'd taken to wearing the same scent--lemons and bay leaf--when she realized that Lady Phoebe sometimes used smell to identify people. She suspected that the other woman could see very little at all when the light was dim--such as tonight at the theater.
Why such a creature of light and love and life should have come to him, he could not fathom.My stroll down Maiden Lane continues!
Godric stood, watching as Megs turned and beamed at him, all glorious and vibrant life. Everything he was not....had some very sweet, romantic moments.
Apparently one couldn't tell just by looking if a woman had learned one's deepest secret.On to the next! I'm really looking forward to Artemis' story . . .
“He walked toward her and knew with every fiber of his being that he walked to life itself.”When Godric St. John loves, he loves hard. Godric is a 37-year old widower. He lost the love of his life, his wife Clara, years ago to illness. Since then, he has lived a desolate life of celibacy. But his nights are spent saving the helpless in London’s most dangerous neighborhood as the Ghost of St. Giles.
“For the first time in a very long while, he yearned to see tomorrow.”
“For the first time in a very long time, he yearned to see tomorrow. Tomorrow and the day after that and the year after that. There was a possibility that with Megs he might have a life to look forward to. And because of that, tonight he was going to hunt down a man and assassinate him in cold blood. This act would damn his very soul but for Megs it was worth it.
For Meggie he would walk the fires of hell.”