Who the devil was that lady back at the inn? Someone needed to take her in hand and teach her a thing or two about what was what.

But devil take it, she was a rare beauty.

He frowned as he shifted position in a vain attempt to get comfortable.

Beauty was no excuse for impropriety. Indeed, beauty called for more than usual discretion.

He still felt entirely out of charity with her, whoever she was. Unlike Windrow, he did not look forward to making her official acquaintance. He hoped rather that he would never see her again. He hoped she was traveling away from London rather than toward it.

Preferably to the highlands of Scotland.

ALSO BY MARY BALOGH.

SIMPLY UNFORGETTABLE.

SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS.

SLIGHTLY SINFUL.

SLIGHTLY TEMPTED.

SLIGHTLY SCANDALOUS.

SLIGHTLY WICKED.

SLIGHTLY MARRIED.

A SUMMER TO REMEMBER.

NO MANaS MISTRESS

MORE THAN A MISTRESS.

ONE NIGHT FOR LOVE.

MARY BALOGH is the New York Times bestselling author of Simply Unforgettable and the acclaimed Slightly novels: Slightly Married, Slightly Wicked, Slightly Scandalous, Slightly Tempted, Slightly Sinful, and Slightly Dangerous, as well as the romances No Manas Mistress, More Than a Mistress, A Summer to Remember, and One Night for Love. A former teacher, she grew up in Wales and now lives in Canada.

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