Read A Timeless Romance Anthology: European Collection Online
Authors: Annette Lyon,G. G. Vandagriff,Michele Paige Holmes,Sarah M. Eden,Heather B. Moore,Nancy Campbell Allen
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A Timeless Romance Anthology: European Collection (35 page)
Matteo laughed with a groan and touched his forehead to hers. “I knew I ought to have kept you with me. I should never have sent you back into his lair. My only consolation is that he will be facing multiple charges. We do not take kindly to the abuse of women in this country.”
Evangeline placed her palm on his cheek. “All is well in the end,” she said. “And I am so glad you came for me. I knew you were a good friend.”
He gave her a flat look, which had her laughing again, and he kissed her soundly until she was quite breathless. “Friends do not do that,” he told her, and she was gratified to see he was rather breathless himself.
“Well,
we
do.”
He shook his head and moved her portfolio to the coffee table, tucking her carefully under his arm and pulling her close as they sat back against the sofa in the darkened room looking over the Grand Canal. “I was ready to throttle you for referring to me all day long as your ‘friend.’ Your ‘dear friend,’ ‘considerate friend,’ ‘darling friend.’ And I do believe I tried to show you on more than one occasion that I felt much more for you than friendship.”
She chuckled and winced a bit as she shifted, favoring her injured shoulder. “And I knew that if I let you kiss me, I would be hopelessly lost. I was afraid of falling in love with you if all you cared for was, well, friendship.”
“And I had fallen in love with you already.”
She looked up at his handsome profile. “When?”
“When you stood on the
loggia
, resplendent in your masquerade gown, put your nose in the air, and told me you knew good art.” He grinned and kissed her temple. He sobered a bit, his brow creasing.
“What is it?”
“My home is in Florence— I do have a home here in Venice, but we will spend a fair amount of the year away. I know how you have come to love this city— you will still be happy?”
“Of course I will be happy. I was secretly hoping you had a cousin with children who needed an art tutor, just so I could be close to you. I want to be wherever you are, but I will always hold dear what happened for me in Venice.”
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Nancy Campbell Allen has over 10 published novels to her credit. She writes both contemporary romantic adventures and historical fiction, including the Best of State award winning Civil War series, Faith of our Fathers. Nancy has been an avid reader since childhood and wrote her first story in 4th grade.
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Epilogue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
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