#derek malory

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“Some mighty queer chaps known to frequent this establishment.”

Derek raised a golden brow at that, scoffing, “I’ve been here a few times now, Percy, to gamble and to avail m’self of one of the rooms upstairs—and its occupant. Didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. And recognized most of the chaps here.”

“Didn’t say everyone who comes here is weird, old man. Gad, no. We’re here, aren’t we?”

Jeremy couldn’t resist. “You mean we’re not weird? Hells bells, I could’ve sworn—”

“Be quiet, scamp,” Derek cut in, succeeding, just barely, to hold back his laughter. “Our friend here appears to be quite serious.”

Say You Love Me (Malory Family, #5) by Johanna Lindsey

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“I’m tempted to rent a room here, damn me if I’m not. But I have a feeling it will take several hours to make love to you the first time, and that would have us arriving too late in Bridgewater to get you settled…Why do you blush?”

“I’m not used to such talk.”

He chuckled, finding her continued pretense of innocence rather amusing. He was curious to know how she hoped to carry the pretense beyond the first time they came together. But he’d find that out tonight, wouldn’t he? And that was a very pleasant thought.

“Don’t worry about it, m’dear. You’ll get used to it soon enough.”

“I hope so,” she replied. “Or I am sure to need cooler clothing—that is to say, this constant blushing keeps me rather warm.”

He burst out laughing. “And here I’d hoped I would be doing that.”

“There, you see?” she said with yet another blush, and brought her hand up to fan against her cheeks. “It might as well be summer, with as warm as I’m keeping.”

Say You Love Me (Malory Family, #5) by Johanna Lindsey