“You have spent your entire life being the person your father wanted you to be. I imagine it will take time for you to settle into the man you want to be. I know the changes I have made will take time and effort. The ball tonight was easier, but I would have gladly left an hour ago.” She smiled at him and leaned her head on his shoulder.
Constantine had sensed her fatigue and rising anxiety and taken her for a turn in the garden, which had given her the fortitude to stay the extra hour. He kissed her forehead and thought of all the change they’d undergone over the past several weeks. “Would you still describe me as dispassionate?”
She lifted her head and looked into his eyes. “Not at all. In fact, I would describe you as impassioned. I can’t imagine a more attentive or devoted husband.”
He slipped his arm around her waist and pivoted toward her. “With you captivating me at every moment, how can I not be?”
Sliding her hand up his chest, she tugged his cravat loose. “I promise to do all I can to keep you impassioned—and informed. Talking and sharing with each other is what brought us here, and I don’t ever want to go back to my life without you.”
“I promise you never will. You’re mine, Sabrina. Now and forever.”
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Find out what happens next with Cassandra and Ruark! And find out what already happened… (how’s that for a tease?). A romance between a young lady on the Marriage Mart and her brother’s best friend is surely intolerable…
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INTOLERABLE, the third book in the Phoenix Club series, coming October 2021!
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The Bachelor Earl
The Forbidden Duke
The Duke of Daring
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The Duke of Ruin
The Duke of Lies
The Duke of Seduction
The Duke of Kisses
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Never Have I Ever with a Duke
A Duke is Never Enough
A Duke Will Never Do
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The Untouchables: The Pretenders
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A Secret Surrender
A Scandalous Bargain
A Rogue to Ruin
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Legendary Rogues
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The Legend of a Rogue (newsletter exclusive)
Lady of Desire
Romancing the Earl
Lord of Fortune
Captivating the Scoundrel
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Love is All Around
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The Red Hot Earl
The Gift of the Marquess
Joy to the Duke
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Wicked Dukes Club
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One Night of Surrender by Darcy Burke
One Night of Passion by Erica Ridley
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One Night to Remember by Erica Ridley
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Her Wicked Ways
His Wicked Heart
To Seduce a Scoundrel
To Love a Thief (a novella)
Never Love a Scoundrel
Scoundrel Ever After
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Ribbon Ridge
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Where the Heart Is (a prequel novella)
Only in My Dreams
Yours to Hold
When Love Happens
The Idea of You
When We Kiss
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So Good
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About the Author
Darcy Burke is the USA Today Bestselling Author of sexy, emotional historical and contemporary romance. Darcy wrote her first book at age 11, a happily ever after about a swan addicted to magic and the female swan who loved him, with exceedingly poor illustrations. Join her Reader Club newsletter for the latest updates from Darcy.
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A native Oregonian, Darcy lives on the edge of wine country with her guitar-strumming husband, incredibly talented artist daughter, and imaginative son who will almost certainly out-write her one day (that may be tomorrow). They’re a crazy cat family with two Bengal cats, a small, fame-seeking cat named after a fruit, an older rescue Maine Coon with attitude to spare, an adorable former stray who wandered onto their deck and into their hearts, and two bonded boys who used to belong to (separate) neighbors but chose them instead. You can find Darcy at a winery, in her comfy writing chair balancing her
laptop and a cat or three, folding laundry (which she loves), or binge-watching TV with the family. Her happy places are Disneyland, Labor Day weekend at the Gorge, Denmark, and anywhere in the UK—so long as her family is there too. Visit Darcy online at www.darcyburke.com and follow her on social media.