The Adventurer's Bride

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June Francis. The Adventurer's Bride

MILLS & BOON

MILLS & BOON

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Jane’s fingers shifted beneath his hand and it was true she could feel his heart pumping. It gave her a peculiar but exciting thrill to know that she could affect him in such a way.

‘This is a foolishness,’ she said breathlessly, ‘and yet you are so clever. No doubt you are practised in the art of persuading women to do what you will. But how can you talk of marriage when you have only just arrived here, wounded and exhausted? Marriage is a serious matter and needs much consideration before a decision can be made.’

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‘Simon,’ she said, reminding him of her son’s name, concerned that he might have forgotten it.

‘No, it is a girl,’ he muttered.

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