My Darling, My Disaster (Lords of Essex)
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“In that case.” He moved to the edge of the bench, gathering her into his arms with an evil grin. “What are we waiting for?”
“That depends on how much you love me.”
It was all in play of course. Gray would never embarrass her, even if her servants were used to their mistress’s eccentricities. And there would be more than enough time for games later. In private. Either in said fountain or behind closed doors. It did not matter which…as long as she lay satiated in his arms.
He stared down at the woman who held his heart—the love of his life and the mother of his children—and wondered for the hundredth time how they’d managed to avert disaster at almost every turn. Their love had not been easily won, but now here they were…together, with a chance at true happiness. He would not waste a second of it.
Gray looked into his wife’s eyes, his voice solemn as the day he’d given her his vows. “I will love you to my last breath, my darling.”
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Acknowledgments
Amalie Howard
Thanks always to my spectacular co-author, Angie Morgan, who astounds me with her talent. Seriously, I feel like I’ve won the co-author lottery! Huge thanks to our editor, Alethea Spiridon, and our publisher, Liz Pelletier, without whom you would not be reading this book. Props to the entire production, design, and publicity teams at Entangled, with special thanks to Curtis Svehlak, Holly Bryant-Simpson, Riki Cleveland, Melanie Smith, and Anita Orr, who make the book magic happen. A heartfelt thank you goes out to all my loyal readers, fans, and friends. I am so grateful for your support! Lastly, to my wonderful family—Cameron, Connor, Noah, and Olivia—I love you to pieces.
Angie Morgan
I have had a sinful amount of fun writing historical romance with my co-author, Amalie Howard! Amalie, I can’t thank you enough for being my other, other half! We’re a great team and I can’t wait to write more books with you. Thank you to our amazing Entangled team, who’ve rallied behind our books and loved them as much as we do. Alethea Spiridon, Liz Pelletier, Curtis Svehlak, Holly Bryant-Simpson, Riki Cleveland, Melanie Smith, and Anita Orr—you’re all the best! Our readers, fans, and friends are also the best! Thank you so much for your support. And of course to Chad, Alex, Joslin, and Willa – thanks for being the best family a girl could ask for!
About the Author
Amalie Howard’s love of romance developed after she started pilfering her grandmother’s novels in high school when she should have been studying. She has no regrets. A #1 Amazon bestseller and a national IPPY silver medalist, she is the author of My Rogue, My Ruin, the first in the Lords of Essex historical romance series, as well as several award-winning young adult novels critically acclaimed by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, VOYA, School Library Journal, and Booklist, including Waterfell, The Almost Girl, and Alpha Goddess, a Kid’s IndieNext pick. She currently resides in Colorado with her husband and three children. Visit her at www.amaliehoward.com.
Angie Morgan lives in New Hampshire with her husband, their three daughters, a menagerie of pets, and an extensive collection of paperback romance novels. She’s the author of My Rogue, My Ruin, the first book in the Lords of Essex historical romance series, as well as several young adult books, including The Dispossessed series written under the name Page Morgan. Critically acclaimed by Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, VOYA, and The Bulletin, Angie’s novels have been an IndieNext selection, a Seventeen Magazine Summer Book Club Read, and a #1 Amazon bestseller. Visit her at www.AngieMorganBooks.com.
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