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      “Do you routinely have so many women in your bedchamber?”

      “Only ones I’m related to.” His grin turned devilish. “Unfortunately.”

      The heat inside Amanda boiled, spread through her, weakening her knees. The mere presence of this man two feet away called to her, urged her to move closer, as if he somehow held a power over her she could not resist.

      And didn’t want to resist.

      “So, anyway,” Nick said, “I came to apologize for my state of dress just now.”

      “The lack of it, you mean?”

      He grinned again. “Yes. I hope you weren’t offended.”

      “Traumatized beyond recovery,” Amanda declared. “I’ll probably have to spend the rest of the day in bed.”

      His grin blossomed into a full smile and his gaze dipped to her toes, then rose to her face once more in a swift, hot sweep.

      Amanda’s cheeks burned as his gaze caressed her….

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      “…lovable characters that grab your heartstrings…a fun read all the way.”

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      “…a delightful story of the triumph of love.”

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      “Judith Stacy is a fine writer with both polished style and heartwarming sensitivity.”

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      Contents

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Chapter Twenty-Two

       Chapter Twenty-Three

       Chapter Twenty-Four

       Chapter Twenty-Five

       Chapter Twenty-Six

      Chapter One

      Los Angeles, 1896

      Another wedding. Her third in as many months. Could she really be expected to show excitement about yet another trip down the aisle?

      At least none of the weddings had been her own.

      Trying to look interested in the chatter of the three other young women in the bedchamber, Amanda Van Patton eased onto the foot of her friend’s bed and gripped the carved post. Trousseaus, invitations, china patterns. Amanda feared she might scream if she heard those words one more time.

      “ Oh, and look at this.” Cecilia Hastings, the bride-to-be, pulled another trousseau gown from her massive redwood closet and held it in front of her.

      It was a promenade dress, pale teal with a matching parasol and hat that Amanda admitted would look wonderful on Cecilia, with her dark hair and green eyes. Another round of “ oohs” and “ aahs” rippled from the other women. Amanda managed an “ oh, lovely.”

      Perhaps if she weren’t so tired she might enjoy this impromptu fashion show, she decided, as Cecilia emerged from her closet with a lavender-and-ivory

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