The Defiant One (38 page)

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Authors: Danelle Harmon

Tags: #Romance, #Historical, #Fiction

He pushed open his door.

Stepped inside.

And stopped dead in his tracks.

There, bathed in the light of a single bedside candle and sitting cross-legged on his bed, was a woman.  A woman with slanting green eyes, vibrant red hair, and a smile that oozed malevolence.

Eva de la Mouriére.

"Ah, Your Grace.  I have been waiting for you.  You see, I found a little bottle in your safe there, and since I really cannot afford another error,
you
— like it or not — are going to sample it prior to my departure."

She held a gun in one hand, pointed straight at his heart.

And in the other . . .

The aphrodisiac.

Lucien looked into her angry, glittering eyes for a long moment, his expression giving nothing away.  And then, his lips curving in a dark smile, he moved across the room.

Moved silently toward the bed.

And began slipping off his waistcoat, even as the door swung shut behind him.

 

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Multi-award winning and critically acclaimed author Danelle Harmon is the author of ten books, previously published in print and distributed in many languages worldwide. Though a Massachusetts native, she has lived in England and is married to an Englishman; she and her husband make their home in Massachusetts with their daughter Emma and numerous animals including four dogs, an Egyptian Arabian horse, and numerous pet chickens. Danelle welcomes email from her readers and can be reached at [email protected] or through any of the means listed below:

 

 

 

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PIRATE IN MY ARMS

CAPTAIN OF MY HEART

MASTER OF MY DREAMS

MY LADY PIRATE

TAKEN BY STORM

WICKED AT HEART

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Table of Contents

COPYRIGHT

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Epilogue

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