A Cousinly Connection
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"How handsome he is," Jane murmured.
"Fiend."
As he drew near, Vincent's stride slackened. "I say, Julian, when you didn't come, Will sent me to find you. I was sure you'd hurt yourself. Dash it, what do you mean worrying people like that? It's downright irresponsible."
Julian grinned.
"What are you doing...oh." Vincent flushed scarlet. "I say. That is...good God, Jane, you look like a dashed wanton."
"Sir, you are speaking of my affianced wife."
Vincent closed his mouth with a snap. "I say!"
"Well, if you won't go away, help me up, halfling."
Speechless, Vincent offered his hand and pulled his brother to his feet.
Julian winced and steadied himself on Vincent's shoulder. "Wanton indeed. You know, Vincent," he said thoughtfully, "you're no better than a dashed Puritan."
The End
About the Author
I was born in Montana and raised in eastern Oregon, graduated from the University of Washington, and have advanced degrees (English and history) from the UW and Portland State. I taught at Clark College in Vancouver, WA for more than thirty years before I retired to write full time. I've had nine novels published--four regencies and five mysteries--and am now collaborating with my friend, Sarah Webb, on a YA fantasy set in Ireland before the Christian era. I also continue to write mysteries and might even write another regency if the spirit moved me. I've been happily married for many years to a man who is not only terrific but a great photographer and a computer genius. I have a son whose company I enjoy and whose Rhodesian ridgeback, Mugabe, is the model for Towser in Buffalo Bill's Defunct, my current mystery. I also have a cat, Ethel White, who is less jolly, but I'm used to her. I enjoy cooking, traveling, and reading (all kinds of fiction, archaeology, and history). I've taught fiction writing, science fiction, and Irish history, among other things, and I miss teaching mainly for the students, who were wonderful. It may be that growing up with four brothers and a sister has had greater impact on my fiction than my other life experiences, but who knows? I enjoy their company, too.
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