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response.
“You’re right,” West agreed with his daughter. “Tomorrow, I shall share the happy ever after. Thanks to your mother, I know precisely what that means.”
The adults in the room smiled and laughed, and the children began to chatter amongst themselves once more—until the butler came in, bearing a tray of marzipan. Then the children swarmed him.
Emmaline looked to their hosts. “Thank you, Ivy and West, for welcoming us this Christmas. It’s such a joy to be together.”
“And to have one more,” Ivy said, glancing warmly toward Natalie.
“Next year, there will be at least one more,” Fanny said, indicating her belly, which only barely revealed the bump of a babe.
Arabella snuggled closer into her husband’s embrace on a small settee. “Two.”
“Congratulations!” Lionel said. “Make sure you aren’t outside when your time comes—either one of you.” He winked at them.
Emmaline stroked Natalie’s cheek. “Oh, I think it worked out fine.”
“More than,” Lionel agreed.
“Hmm, it appears to be our turn,” West said softly to Ivy, but Emmaline caught it.
Apparently, Lionel heard him too for he grinned and said, “Go upstairs then.”
West’s eyes sparkled as he gazed at his wife. “I intend to.”
Lionel laughed. “Always the Duke of Desire.”
“Always,” Ivy murmured.
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The Duke of Ruin
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Where the Heart Is (a prequel novella)
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About the Author
Darcy Burke is the USA Today Bestselling Author of sexy, emotional historical and contemporary romance. Darcy wrote her first book at age 11, a happily ever after about a swan addicted to magic and the female swan who loved him, with exceedingly poor illustrations. Join her Reader Club newsletter at http://www.darcyburke.com/readerclub.
A native Oregonian, Darcy lives on the edge of wine country with her guitar-strumming husband, their two hilarious kids who seem to have inherited the writing gene. They’re a crazy cat family with two Bengal cats, a small, fame-seeking cat named after a fruit, and an older rescue Maine Coon who is the master of chill and five a.m. serenading. In her “spare” time Darcy is a serial volunteer enrolled in a 12-step program where one learns to say “no,” but she keeps having to start over. Her happy places are Disneyland and Labor Day weekend at the Gorge. Visit Darcy online at http://www.darcyburke.com and follow her on social media.