His tone was so grim that she laughed softly in surprise. "How did you enjoy the ball?" she ventured. She was concerned it was the sort of silence of a cat about to toy with its prey. There was a different quality to his silence, however. She settled in and curled her feet up beneath her, pressed against the corner of the settee, as far opposite him as possible.
He said it so companionably, so softly, and made it sound like such a reasonable request, saying 'no' seemed churlish. "Will you come and sit beside me for a moment, Mrs. She turned to leave so abruptly she was nearly fleeing. He'd never looked more thoroughly enticing. He was in shirtsleeves, and he'd rolled them up and unbuttoned two buttons.Īll of which was quite uncivilized for Lord Lavay. He'd flung off his coat and left it draped across a chair, and his cravat was nowhere to be seen. "I anticipated you might enjoy a cup of tea."
"Good evening, Lord Lavay." She settled the tray down on the little table next to him. She found him in his study, lounging on the settee, arms flung over the backs of it. Julie Anne: This scene takes place late at night, after an Assembly held at Lord Lavay's house, after all the guests have gone home, and Lord Lavay has run for his housekeeper. Now a man who thought he could never love and a woman who thought she would never again trust must fight an incendiary passion that could be the ruin of them both. and her innate sensuality ignites his blood. The bold and gentle Elise sees past his battered body into Philippe's barricaded heart. She is shunned by her family and ousted from a job she loves, and her survival means a plummet down the social ladder to a position no woman has yet been able to keep: housekeeper to a frighteningly formidable prince.
Victory is at last within reach-when a brutal attack snatches it from his grasp and lands him in Pennyroyal Green.Īn afternoon of bliss brings a cascade of consequences for Elise Fountain. Lord Philippe Lavay once took to the high seas armed with charm as lethal as his sword, and a stone-cold conviction: he'll restore his family's fortune and honor, no matter the cost. Julie Anne Long shares an excerpt from her new Pennyroyal Green romance It Started With a Scandal, out today.įirst, here's the blurb about the book (courtesy of Avon Books):
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