Marrying Captain Jack

Marrying Captain Jack
Anne Herries

On the verge of womanhood, Lucy Horne is excited and nervous about her first Season.Despite being the belle of every ball, she can't seem to quell her feelings for a man she has met only once before-the enigmatic and dashing Captain Jack. Captain Jack Harcourt is determined to put the bloody battlefields of France behind him and find a suitable wife.But secrets from Jack's past threaten to confound his plans-and he cannot offer a beautiful girl a tainted name. . . .

“I thought perhaps we might have something more than friendship?” Jack said.

“Yes, we might,” Lucy replied. “I think we may like each other very much, Harcourt—but we do not know each other well, do we?”

“Ah…” Jack frowned, for her question was unexpected. “If I were to propose marriage today, Lucy, what would your answer be?”

“I should ask you if I might have a little time to think,” Lucy said, giving him a shy glance. “If you were to discover that your true happiness lay elsewhere I should understand.”

“Would you?” Jack’s eyes narrowed. He suddenly realized what all this was about. Someone had been telling Lucy tales, and the devil of it was that he could deny nothing.

Lucy blushed and looked away. She had begun to regret her answer and the wasted chance. She might even now have been telling her sister that she was engaged to Lord Harcourt!

Marrying Captain Jack Harlequin

Historical

Author Note

Lucy Horne has always been a dreamer. She loves fairy stories, particularly the ones her sister has written for her. Both Marianne and Jo have found love, but Lucy fears that she never will. She once met a gentleman she thought she could love, but he was so much older and thought of her as a child. When they meet again, she will discover that he has a secret, but can she accept his past and find happiness?

I hope, dear reader, that you have enjoyed this trilogy about three sisters in search of love.

Marrying Captain Jack

Anne Herries

ANNE HERRIES

Award-winning author Anne Herries lives in Cambridgeshire, England. She is fond of watching wildlife, and spoils the birds and squirrels that are frequent visitors to her garden. Anne loves to write about the beauty of nature, and although they are mostly about love and romance, she sometimes puts a little into her books. She writes for her own enjoyment, and to give pleasure to her readers. She invites readers to contact her on her Web site, www.lindasole.co.uk.

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