“Oh, Devon. Think of miracles and wishes and dreams and the almost impossible.”
“Almost impossible,” he repeated. “That doesn’t make sense—? Wait.” He caught her meaning. “Leah?” he asked incredulously.
She nodded, happy tears coming to her eyes. “Yes. We are going to have a baby.”
His reaction was everything she could have imagined. With a loud whoop, he scooped her up in his arms and twirled her round and round.
Laughingly, Ben chased them, begging for his turn at a ride in Papa’s arms.
Alexander Marshall, who the family called Alec, was born seven months later. It was an easy delivery, although Devon did not attend this birthing. He and Ben were perfectly happy to pace back and forth outside the bedroom door as the very professional doctor took care of matters. Ben was overjoyed to have a brother, someone who would be pleased to play toss and fetch all day.
Devon held his newborn son in his hands, fearful that he would feel more for this child than he did for Ben. But in truth, he discovered he loved Alec and Ben equally. They were both children of his heart. Yes, Alec would someday be Viscount Huxhold, heir to the marquess of Kirkeby, but Leah and Devon would insist that both their sons learn to be men of the world.
And so they were.
About the Author
Romantic Times magazine claims Cathy Maxwell is “…an author who understands the human heart and whose stories touch our souls.” To that end, she spends hours sitting in front of her computer wondering, “why do people fall in love?” The question remains for her the great mystery of life and the secret to happiness.
She lives in Midlothian, Virginia, with her three children and her husband, Kevin, who drives her crazy in all the very best ways.
Fans can contact Cathy at www.cathymaxwell.com or P.O. Box 1532, Midlothian, VA 23113.
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Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
A SCANDALOUS MARRIAGE. Copyright © 2006 by Cathy Maxwell. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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Table of Contents
EPIGRAPH
PROLOGUE
Part One London, 1814
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
Part Two Yorkshire, 1815
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
AFTERWORD
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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