Petals on the River

By Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

A proud and lively girl whose existence was once stolen from her. . .A guy of secrets and techniques accused of a poor crime. . .In a spot of latest beginnings their destinies are joined—in a gloriously romantic new paintings from the incomparable storyteller.

The fiery and outspoken followed daughter of 1 of England's so much ambitious a ladies, Shemaine O'Hearn has made strong enemies. And now her adversaries have came across how to eliminate the hot-blooded attractiveness from her lifetime of privilege: via falsely convicting Shemaine of thievery and sending her in shackles to the USA, the place she is to be offered in indentured servitude to the top bidder.

In a bustling port urban within the colony of Virginia, she turns into the servant of Gage Thornton—a shipbuilder with a tender baby wanting a nanny. And regardless of whispered rumors condemning the good-looking widower for the premature dying of his spouse, Shemaine can't forget about her wish for this being concerned, beneficiant and enigmatic stranger who silently aches along with his starting to be want for her—even as grave peril reaches out from throughout an enormous ocean to threaten their flowering love. The fiery and outspoken followed daughter of 1 of England's such a lot ambitious girls, Shemaine O'Hearn has made robust enemies. And now her adversaries have stumbled on the way to eliminate the hot-blooded attractiveness from her lifetime of privilege: through falsely convicting Shemaine of thievery and sending her in shackles to the USA, the place she is to be bought in indentured servitude to the top bidder.

In a bustling port urban within the colony of Virginia, she turns into the servant of Gage Thornton-a shipbuilder with a tender baby wanting a nanny. And regardless of whispered rumors condemning the good-looking widower for the premature demise of his spouse, Shemaine can't forget about her hope for this worrying, beneficiant and enigmatic stranger who silently aches together with his transforming into desire for her-even as grave peril reaches out from throughout an unlimited ocean to threaten their flowering love.

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Shemaine was once greater than keen to yield her burden to extra able hands and leaned ahead as her grasp slipped an arm among them to collect his son to him. The surprise of that steely limb sliding opposed to her breast despatched a scorching blush dashing into Shemaine’s cheeks, and in painful embarrassment she sought to retreat and was once introduced instantly up brief. To her chagrin, she chanced on herself a prisoner of Andrew, whose hands had develop into entangled within the torn lace of her collar. Urgently trying to unfastened herself, so much of all from the fellow, Shemaine struggled blindly in the back of her neck to unfastened the tiny digits. “Here, permit me,” Gage steered, brushing considered one of her fingers apart. “You’re in simple terms making it worse. ” even though excruciatingly aware of her quandary, Shemaine stood submissively nonetheless, no longer wishing to compound her hassle. With Andrew among them, Gage needed to lean into her to determine in the back of her neck as he sought to resolve the lace from his son’s hands. completely aware of him, Shemaine dared no longer elevate her gaze to his good-looking positive factors, yet stored it mounted unswervingly on Andrew, who patiently continued their makes an attempt to split him from Shemaine. Gage may hardly ever forget about the interesting strain of the delicate womanly bosom opposed to his arm, yet as pleasant because it was once to be snuggled as regards to Shemaine, he couldn’t permit himself to be over excited, by no means with Roxanne status there looking at them. As she considered the pair, Roxanne was once faced via usual yearnings that were a ways too usually felt in the course of the size of her infatuation with Gage Thornton. She longed with all of her center to be the place the bartered girl was once at that detailed second, yet she stood by myself, for the main half forgotten. It wasn’t the 1st time she have been ignored while one other girl was once within the room. It was once only a various time and a unique face. It have been a bad attack on Roxanne’s feelings to listen to that she were changed by means of a convict within the Thornton loved ones, yet she had held out hopes that Alma Pettycomb have been intentionally brewing hassle while the matron claimed the chit was once significantly lovely, even perhaps extra attractive than Victoria. Roxanne have been nettled, taking offense at what she perceived used to be not anything greater than an unstated insult. The gossipmonger by no means praised someone except she had intentions of creating her listener think slighted. Roxanne’s center had approximately failed her while she observed Shemaine for herself and discovered that Alma hadn’t exaggerated. the lady was once tremendously beautiful, as tricky because it used to be for Roxanne to confess. And even though it used to be the center of the guy she had wanted greater than the location, she now observed the chance of that, too, being stolen from her. the phobia of wasting Gage wasn’t something she hadn’t skilled earlier than, however it flogged Roxanne unmercifully, stirring up an previous grudge that had sunk its cloven claws deep into her center numerous years in the past. Roxanne couldn't endure gazing them jointly a second longer. Vowing to lend no matter what counsel she may well to carry this outrageous and disgusting farce to an finish, she stalked ahead with fury flaring in her eyes.

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