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Authors: Julie Johnstone

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“When did you get home?” she asked, coming toward him.

He set the book on the only available counter space he saw and took Jemma in his arms in a tight embrace. She smelled strongly of ginger, but underneath the spices, he detected her unique scent of lavender and lilacs. He inhaled deeply as he fit her head under his chin. She curled her fingers into his hair and gazed up at him.

“You’re baking,” Philip said simply.

She nodded. “Yes. I was upset.”

He pressed a soft kiss to her lips. “Tell me, my love,” he said, tensing for the news.

Her eyes held his for a long moment. “You’re going to be a father,” she whispered.

“But you’re baking,” Philip murmured. He stilled as what she’d said sank in. “I’m going to be a father!”

She smiled up at him. “Yes.”

He claimed her mouth for a gentle kiss, and when they parted, she said, “What if we have a daughter and she turns out like me?”

“What’s wrong with that?” Philip asked, struggling to hold in his laugher since Jemma had such a worried, serious look on her face.

“I don’t know if you noticed, but I’m a bit of a hoyden.”

“I noticed,” he replied and cupped her face. “It was the main reason I fell in love with you.”

Her eyebrows arched high to show her surprise. “Really?”

“Truly.” Philip turned, grasped the package off the counter, and handed it to her. “A Christmas present for you.”

“You shouldn’t have!” she exclaimed, even as she tore into the wrapping. He watched her as she opened the book and read the dedication. A smile spread across her face.

“Read the first poem,” he insisted.

She nodded and flipped the page without looking up. He heard her gasp, and then she glanced up and grinned at him. “
My Enchanting Hoyden,
hmm?”

He drew his wife near once again and nuzzled her neck. “You are that, for certain, my love. And our daughter would be lucky to be like you.”

“What would make a daughter of ours lucky, darling, is to find a true gentleman like you.” She stood on her tiptoes, pressed her lips to his ear, and whispered ever so softly, “Poet of mine.”

My Fair Duchess
, A Once Upon A Rogue Novel, Book 1

A
fter years of playing the rake to hide a dark family secret, the Duke of Aversley feels tainted beyond redemption and cynical beyond repair. Never does he imagine hope will come in the form of a quirky, quick-witted lady determined to win the heart of another gentleman.

Thanks to a painfully awkward past, Lady Amelia De Vere long ago relinquished the notion that she was a flower that had yet to blossom. But when her family faces financial ruin and the man she has always loved is on the verge of marrying another, she’ll try anything to transform herself to capture her childhood love and save her family—including agreeing to participate in a bet between her brother and the notorious, dangerously handsome Duke of Aversley.

Bound by the bet, Amelia and Aversley discover unexpected understanding and passion beyond their wildest dreams, if only they can let go of their pride, put trust in each other, and chance losing their hearts.

MY FAIR DUCHESS
(A Once Upon a Rogue Novel, Book 1)

MY SEDUCTIVE INNOCENT
(A Once Upon a Rogue Novel, Book 2)

BARGAINING WITH A RAKE
(A Whisper of Scandal Novel, Book 1)

CONSPIRING WITH A ROGUE
(A Whisper of Scandal Novel, Book 2)

DANCING WITH A DEVIL
(A Whisper of Scandal Novel, Book 3)

AFTER FOREVER
(A Whisper of Scandal Novel, Book 4)

A WHISPER OF SCANDAL TRILOGY
(Books 1-3)

WHAT A ROGUE WANTS
(Lords of Deception, Book 1)

THE REDEMPTION OF A DISSOLUTE EARL
(A Danby Family Novella, 1)

SEASON FOR SURRENDER
(A Danby Family Novella, 2)

ECHOES IN THE SILENCE
(The Siren Saga, Book 1)

A SUMMONS FROM YORKSHIRE
(Regency Christmas Summons Collection 1)

A GENTLEMEN’S PACT
(Regency Christmas Pact)

J
ulie Johnstone is a
USA TODAY
best-selling author of Regency romance and the author of a new urban fantasy/paranormal romance. She’s been a voracious reader since she was a young girl. Her mother would tell you that, as a child, Julie had a rich fantasy life made up of many different make-believe friends. As an adult, Julie is one of the lucky few who can say she is “living the dream” by working with her passion of creating worlds from her imagination. When Julie is not writing she is chasing her two precocious children around, cooking, reading, or exercising. Julie loves to hear from her readers.

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