Daring Miss Danvers

“You’re right, you know. You’ve been right all along. I do love”—he took a breath—“your garden.”

“Emma . . .” He growled at her, taking her mouth in a fierce kiss of total possession, demanding her complete surrender, and leaving her dizzy.

“But not nearly as much as I love you, Oliver.”

The Danverses are a different breed of people. They hide their strong wills behind an artistic façade.

What if . . . the voice whispered again. What if . . . she could be mine?

The thought came unbidden to the forefront of his mind, causing him to draw in a startled breath. The scent of jasmine filled his nostrils, and suddenly he didn’t know why he hadn’t thought of this before.

I do think the pearls are a bit tasteless,” her mother said, pulling Emma away from her conflicted