Ruined
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He forced himself not to and instead followed War’s gaze to his new bride. Jack could not deny she was a beauty with her blonde hair and bright, intelligent green eyes. But it wasn’t Claire who caught his attention in that moment. Instead, his gaze fell on her companion, a dark haired, dark eyed woman in an amber colored gown that clung to luscious curves.
“Who is that with her?” Jack asked.
“Just Letty,” War said. “I’m sorry, Viscountess Leticia Seagate, Claire’s cousin.”
Jack watched as the lady in question laughed. Until then her true beauty had been hidden, but now it was undeniable. “Have I met her before?” he asked.
War stared at him for a beat before he said, “Perhaps. She was around here and there during the months of my recovery. It’s possible you passed each other during one of your visits to my bedside.”
Jack wrinkled his brow. It felt like he would remember this lady more strongly if he had met her. “Then why does she feel so familiar?”
“Perhaps it is the name,” War suggested. “If you recall, when Claire and I confronted Jonathon Aston, he was in the beginning stages of what would likely have been a seduction of Letty for her inheritance from her late husband.”
“I see.” Jack pursed his lips. “Yes, I do recall some talk of that. I suppose that is why I feel I knew her. It must be her name.”
Except that didn’t feel right, either, as good an explanation as it was. It wasn’t the lady’s name that had caused his reaction, but the glimpse of her face, the hint of her smile as she stood chatting with Claire and some of the others in her family. No, there was something else that drew his eye to this Letitia woman.
He just didn’t know what it was.
Other Books by Jess Michaels
Also in The Wicked Woodleys
Forbidden (Book 1)
Deceived (Book 2)
Tempted (Book 3)
Seduced (Book 5)
Coming May 2016
The Notorious Flynns
The Other Duke (Book 1)
The Scoundrel’s Lover (Book 2)
The Widow Wager (Book 3)
No Gentleman for Georgina (Book 4)
A Marquis for Mary (Book 5)
The Ladies Book of Pleasures
A Matter of Sin
A Moment of Passion
A Measure of Deceit
The Pleasure Wars Series
Taken By the Duke
Pleasuring The Lady
Beauty and the Earl
Beautiful Distraction
Mistress Matchmaker Series
An Introduction to Pleasure
For Desire Alone
Her Perfect Match
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