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S L tephanie aurens D evil’s B ride This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the products of the author’s imagina- tion or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of either the author or the publisher. DEVIL’SBRIDE. Copyright © 1998 by Savdek Management Proprietory Ltd. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or intro- duced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of PerfectBound™. Published by arrangement with the author. PerfectBound ™ and the PerfectBound™ logo are trademarks of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Adobe Acrobat E-Book Reader edition v 1. November 2001 ISBN 0-06- TK First Avon Books Printing: March 1998 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CONTENTS Bar Cynster Family Tree Chapter 1‘‘The duchess is so very... very... well, really, most charming. 2‘‘What in the devil’s own name are you about, woman?’’ 3 She was stranded in a cottage with a dying man… 4 The only benefit Honoria could discover in her position on Sulieman’s back… 5 After an hour of subtle interrogation, Honoria escaped the Dowager… 6 It was an illusion—all an illusion—a typically arrogant sleight of hand. 7 Next morning, Honoria attended Sunday service in the church… 8 Two mornings later, Devil descended the main stairs, tugging on… 9‘‘Yes?’’Devil looked up from a ledger as Webster entered the library. 10 Three days later, Devil stood at the library windows… 11 Investigating Tolly’s murder proved more difficult than she’d thought. 12‘‘I don’t believe it!’’Seated before her escritoire, Honoria stared… 13‘‘I make it 334.’’Honoriare stacked the lists in her lap… 14 As the evening wore on, the gaiety increased. 15‘‘Thank you, Emmy.’’Standing, arms folded… 16 Donnnnnnng. Devil spared not a glance for the long-case clock… 17 Success bred success. Late the next night, as he let himself into his hall… 18 The ballroom at Somersham Place was filled to over-flowing. 19 When, years later, Honoria looked back on the first months of her marriage… 20 The next morning, as soon as he was free of his most urgent business… 21 Vane stared at Devil, unfeigned horror in his face. 22 By two, Honoria had started to pace. At four, she summoned Sligo. 23 The next morning, Honoria woke late, alone, Devil long gone… 24 Vane was waiting in the library when Honoria and Devil entered. 25 Devil knew something was desperately wrong the instant… Epilogue The Bar Cynster was in session. They were all there, lounging About the Author About the Publisher Front Cover The Bar Cynster Family Tree Lady Eleanor. . .SEBASTIAN Helena Rebecce Almira ARTHUR Louise McEnery 5TH de Stansion, Butterworth Vennacombe (d) DUKEOFST. IVES Comtesse d’Lisle (d) (d) [The Dowager] CHARLES SYLVESTER DEVIL 6TH DUKE OF ST. IVES RICHARD SCANDAL BARTHOLOMEW [TOLLY] Amanda * GEORGE Horatia Augusta–Herbert MARTIN Lady Celia Rotherwell Marquess of Hammond Huntly SPENCER VANE HARRY DEMON RUPERT GABRIEL ALASDAIR LUCIFER * Amelia SIMON Heather Elizabeth Angelica Henrietta Mary
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