Yet she keeps his presence a secret from the questioning nuns - and for her silence the stranger rewards her with an enticing, unforgettable kiss. When a handsome man literally falls at her feet while she's walking through a moonlit convent courtyard, Helena knows he must be there for a scandalous liaison.
One look, and he's determined to reclaim her. Her wild, mysterious Englishman, Sebastian Cynster, Duke of St. for there is the man whose kiss she has never forgotten, the man of her memory whom no other has ever been able to supplant. Once again, it is the Christmas season, and across the crowded room Helena stands transfixed. someone who can live up to the promise ofthat long-ago kiss. Her manipulative guardian has unexpectedly allowed her to find a husband of her own choosing, and she has no intention of marrying any man who tries to tame her. but she is deadeningly aware of how boring so many ofthese gentlemen are. Her sparkling wit has made her sought after by London's hostesses her considerable dowry has made winning her hand the aim of many a gentleman. Seven years later, Helena has been transformed from a pretty schoolgirl to an aristocratic beauty. Ives, a nobleman who will prove to be her destiny.
Although Helena doesn't know it, her wild Englishman is Sebastian Cynster, Duke of St. To lie would be a sin, but 'no one can be good all the time.Īs a reward for her silence, the stranger takes her in his arms and enticingly, unforgettably kisses her-and then departs, leaving a lingering if unspoken promise of all that might be, should fate decree that they meet again.
So when the good sisters rush up, demanding to know ifshe has seen a man on the grounds, Helena ignores the years of strict upbringing that insist she reveal his presence. and it's the most utterly romantic gesture she's ever seen. Why else would he have risked his neck and jumped out of a window into the snow and obviously caught in the middle of a clandestine rendezvous. So when a man literally falls at Helena's feet as she's walking through the courtyard one moonlit Christmas Eve, the pretty, young comtesse d'Lisle knows he's up to no good. What would you do if you were kissed by the most handsome stranger you'd ever seen And what if that man was a CynsterĮvery girl-even convent-educated ones-dreams of forbidden kisses.
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