"You inherited Halligale, I understand."
"I did," she replied. Her brother had gifted it not long after his marriage to Sophie Grant. He had wanted her to have a home close to him, but that was all hers. That is came with an abundance of land was equally generous. Her brother was simply the best person she knew.
"So, we're neighbors. I'm at Bragdon Manor," he continued.
She stared at him a moment, not having known that. If Lord Hastings was a Bragdon, he was closer than her brother was at Moy Castle. "I did not know you had inherited."
Pain crossed his lordship's face, and a little of the teasing light dimmed in his eyes. "I inherited the estate after my brother passed."
"I'm sorry for your loss," she said, automatically reaching out and touching his arm. The moment she did, she knew if for the mistake it was. Shock rippled up her arm, a bolt of some kind she'd never experienced before. Beth stepped back, breaking her hold.
"Thank you. My brother was a good man if not ruled a little by vices that others sought to their advantage." His lordship seemed to shake off his melancholy and turned, watching her. He had dark eyes, almost gray, the blue was so stormy. A very handsome man and one who knew that fact very well.
"We shall see each other often then," she said, sipping her champagne and willing her heart to stop beating fast in her chest. He was merely a man. A gentleman like no other. There was no reason her stomach would be all aflutter with him at her side."
He picked up her hand, kissing her gloved fingers. His eyes held hers, and again her skin prickled in awareness. Oh, dear.
"I have traveled all the way from England, Lady Elizabeth. I intend to see you as much as you will allow." With a wicked grin, he turned and strode off into the throng of guests, leaving her to watch him. Her gaze slid over his back before dipping lower. Well, it was not only his eyes that were handsome, and what did he mean by his words? For the first time since her debut ball, excitement fluttered in her soul. Finally, perhaps this year, she would find love and have a marriage as strong and as sweet as her brother had found.
Maybe rakes did make the best husbands after all.
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Also by Tamara Gill
Royal House of Atharia Series
TO DREAM OF YOU
A ROYAL PROPOSITION
FOREVER MY PRINCESS
League of Unweddable Gentlemen Series
TEMPT ME, YOUR GRACE
HELLION AT HEART
DARE TO BE SCANDALOUS
TO BE WICKED WITH YOU
KISS ME DUKE
THE MARQUESS IS MINE
Kiss the Wallflower series
A MIDSUMMER KISS
A KISS AT MISTLETOE
A KISS IN SPRING
TO FALL FOR A KISS
A DUKE’S WILD KISS
TO KISS A HIGHLAND ROSE
KISS THE WALLFLOWER - BOOKS 1-3 BUNDLE
Lords of London Series
TO BEDEVIL A DUKE
TO MADDEN A MARQUESS
TO TEMPT AN EARL
TO DARE A DUCHESS
TO MARRY A MARCHIONESS
LORDS OF LONDON - BOOKS 1-3 BUNDLE
LORDS OF LONDON - BOOKS 4-6 BUNDLE
To Marry a Rogue Series
ONLY AN EARL WILL DO
ONLY A DUKE WILL DO
ONLY A VISCOUNT WILL DO
ONLY A MARQUESS WILL DO
ONLY A LADY WILL DO
A Time Traveler’s Highland Love Series
TO CONQUER A SCOT
TO SAVE A SAVAGE SCOT
TO WIN A HIGHLAND SCOT
Time Travel Romance
DEFIANT SURRENDER
A STOLEN SEASON
Scandalous London Series
A GENTLEMAN’S PROMISE
A CAPTAIN’S ORDER
A MARRIAGE MADE IN MAYFAIR
SCANDALOUS LONDON - BOOKS 1-3 BUNDLE
High Seas & High Stakes Series
HIS LADY SMUGGLER
HER GENTLEMAN PIRATE
HIGH SEAS & HIGH STAKES - BOOKS 1-2 BUNDLE
Daughters Of The Gods Series
BANISHED-GUARDIAN-FALLEN
DAUGHTERS OF THE GODS - BOOKS 1-3 BUNDLE
Stand Alone Books
TO SIN WITH SCANDAL
OUTLAWS
About the Author
Tamara is an Australian author who grew up in an old mining town in country South Australia, where her love of history was founded. So much so, she made her darling husband travel to the UK for their honeymoon, where she dragged him from one historical monument and castle to another.
A mother of three, her two little gentlemen in the making, a future lady (she hopes) and a part-time job keep her busy in the real world, but whenever she gets a moment’s peace she loves to write romance novels in an array of genres, including regency, medieval and time travel.
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