Regency Romance: An Intriguing Invitation (Historical Billionaire Military Romance) (19th Century Victorian Romance) Read Online Free PDF

footman shouted through the carriage window.
    ''What does she look like?'' the Duke asked?
    ''Quite beautiful.''
    ''Stop. Stop now,'' the Duke ordered. He got out of the carriage and stood in the middle of the road as Jane ran, barefoot, towards him.
    When she reached him, she was breathless. He waited patiently until she could speak. ''My Lord......I..........I........thought about............. what you said....... about me.''
    ''What exactly?'' he asked.
    ''The part when you told me I'm the kind of woman you've always dreamed of.''
    ''Yes. I'm sorry. Very embarrassing.''
    ''No, no,'' she was beginning to recover from her sprint. ''No, I liked it. I liked what you said, very much.''
    ''Well, thank you for telling me. My carriage is waiting, I must.....''
    ''No, you don't understand. I'm asking you to court me.''
    He laughed. ''Court you?''
    ''Yes, I would like to know you better.''
    ''Why?''
    ''Because I too find you attractive in many ways. I would like to know you better. With a view to a future alliance.''
    ''Do you mean marriage?''
    ''Perhaps. Yes.''
    ''Splendid. This has turned out to be a much better day than I thought. Driver, take the carriage back to Fairfax Hall and come back for me in the morning. I will be staying at the inn this evening.''
     
    *****
    Jane wasn't sure whether she should or not, but her reputation in the village was already poor , and her mother was no longer at home. So she did.
    Lying naked under the Duke, she felt truly feminine for the first time in her life. As he made love to her, she held his arms and kissed the side of his face. He whispered loving things to her, his thrusts increasing in intensity. Jane opened to him and wrapped her legs around his strong back. When she felt his body tighten, hers began to shake. Soon she felt a warmth flowing into her and the first orgasm she had had with a man crashing over her.
    He didn't want to move from her. He remained inside her for as long as he could, placing kisses on her face and neck. When the moment came, he slipped from her but kept his body intertwined in hers.
    They didn't speak for a long time. He broke the silence. ''Your mother has been moved to Fairfax Hall.''
    Jane sat up. ''What?''
    ''I am President of the Board of Governors at the Sanitarium, and although we do our best, it remains a grim place. It pained me to see your mother there. I thought it may be a pleasant surprise for you to know that you mother will have her own room in Fairfax Hall. I have employed a full-time nurse and the services of an expert doctor. I am not saying she will recover, but she will be more comfortable.''
    Jane leaned her head on his chest and listened to his heart. ''You're a good man.''
    *****
     
    Jane's mother lived for a year in Fairfax Hall before peacefully slipping away. Jane and the Duke married and lived some of the time in Froome Lodge and some of the time in Fairfax Hall.  Jane told her children what had happened to their grandparents. Her two boys always fought over which of them would be the brave grandfather when they reenacted the battles he fought in.
     
    *****
    THE END

MAIL ORDER BRIDE - A Bride’s Heart
    Chapter One
    Margaret didn’t know how to feel as she watched the landscape pass quickly by. The train’s window had a small handprint on the inside near to her. She wanted to clean it off but had nothing to use. Her mother had pressed it upon her that she needed to be a clean and tidy young lady and that no husband would ever respect her as a woman if she was a slob. She hadn’t spent a day in her life looking unkempt. Her mother would never have allowed it.
    Margaret pulled her feet up under the bench and locked them at the ankles. Her hands were folded neatly over her satchel, which she held in her lap. She was gripping the handle as if the bag wanted to jump off her lap and run away on invisible legs. When she realized she had such a tight grip, she relaxed her hands and splayed her fingers a few times to stretch