Beyond Seduction

478 Pages·2007·1.89 MB·English

by  Stephanie Laurens

A BASTION CLUB NOVEL

Contents

The Bastion Club viii
Chapter 1
“How the devil did they break the mill?”
Gervase Tregarth,... 1
Chapter 2
Madeline was cantering westward along
the bridle path that followed... 24
Chapter 3
The following afternoon, Gervase welcomed
the festival committee—Mr. and... 50
Chapter 4
Two evenings later, Madeline followed
Muriel into Lady Porthleven’s drawing... 78
Chapter 5
The manor house outside Breage was
located two miles west... 101
Chapter 6
Madeline intended to hold firm, to refuse
to play his... 126
Chapter 7
The following afternoon, Gervase strode
into the front hall of ... 145
Chapter 8
At two o’clock the next day, Gervase
sat on a... 166
Chapter 9
The following afternoon, Gervase paced
the clifftop path where it... 187
Chapter 10
Midnight arrived; Madeline stood at
her open bedroom window and... 214
Chapter 11
“Ah—good morning, Jones.” Madeline
smiled at the innkeeper from... 230
Chapter 12
The Peninsula Summer Festival of 1816
was a resounding success. 254
Chapter 13
Madeline’s birthday fell two days later.
She awoke to sunshine,... 269
Chapter 14
“I cannot tell you, my lord, how
pleased I am... 291
Chapter 15
When at last she lifted her head from
his shoulder,... 311
Chapter16
They gathered outside the Scales & Anchor,
a crowd large... 341
Chapter 17
As Gervase had expected, Christian
was the first to answer... 364
Chapter 18
Madeline had had more than enough
of being jolted about... 386
Chapter 19
The sun went down and night closed
in. It was... 413
Chapter 20
In the wee hours of the morning,
Gervase, Madeline, Edmond... 433
Epilogue
Gervase Aubrey Simon Tregarth, 6th
Earl of Crowhurst, married Madeline... 453
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