A Secret Love

by Stephanie Laurens

  “Come on!” Flick claimed Demon’s arm. “It’s almost time for them to leave.”

  “Why are you so afire?” Demon asked. “It’s not as if you need to catch any bouquets.”

  “I want to see who does.” Flick tugged. “The steps are filling up.”

  Demon gave a little ground, looking back at Gabriel. “Where’s Lucifer?” His demonic grin surfaced. “Thought I’d give him a little advice.”

  Gabriel scanned the crowd, then lifted a brow at Demon. “I suspect he’s already fled.”

  Demon snorted. “Fool!” He cocked a brow at Gabriel. “Care to wager it’ll do him no good?”

  Gabriel shook his head. “Some things are meant to be.”

  Demon acknowledged the comment with a swift smile and a nod, then surrendered to Flick’s impatience.

  Gabriel turned his gaze on Alathea, and simply smiled. After a moment, she looked up at him. “Ready?” he asked.

  She held his gaze. “Yes.”

  “At last.” He covered her hand where it lay on his sleeve.

  They walked out of the room, out of the house, and set out on a journey to last the rest of their lives.

  About the Author

  Romances set against the backdrop of Regency England were the first STEPHANIE LAURENS ever read, and they continue to exert a special attraction. On escaping from the dry world of professional science to carve out a career as a writer, Stephanie published eight Regency romances, then turned to longer historical romances set in the Regency period. Her first was Captain Jack’s Woman, published by Avon Books in 1997. Subsequent books have told the tales of the Bar Cynster—a group of masterful, arrogant cousins of the ducal Cynster dynasty. Devil’s Bride, A Rake’s Vow, Scandal’s Bride, A Rogues’ Proposal, A Secret Love, and All About Love have documented the inevitable surrender to love of the devastatingly handsome Cynsters. All About Passion extends the series.

  Residing in a leafy bayside suburb of Melbourne, Australia, Stephanie divides her free time between her husband, two teenage daughters and two cats, Shakespeare and Marlowe. Stephanie loves to hear from readers. Letters can be sent c/o The Publicity Department, Avon Books, HarperCollins Publishers, 10 E 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022-5299, or via email to slaurens@vicnet.net.au, or via Stephanie’s website at www.stephanielaurens.com. Updates on the continuing Cynstar series can be found on the website.

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  Other Avon Books by

  Stephanie Laurens

  CAPTAIN JACK’S WOMAN

  DEVIL’S BRIDE

  A RAKE’S VOW

  A ROGUE’S PROPOSAL

  SCANDAL’S BRIDE

  Copyright

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the products of the author’s imagination 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.

  A SECRET LOVE. Copyright © 2000 by Savdek Management Propriety 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 introduced 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 HarperCollins e-books.

  EPub © Edition NOVEMBER 2001 ISBN: 9780061753770

  Print edition first published in 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

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