Stephanie Laurens - The Edge of Desire

“Tell Handley when he comes in that I’ll need him at Wolverstone, too. As soon as he can arrange it.” Handley was his amanuensis, another he could rely on to see his orders carried out to the letter.

“And I suppose I’d better check that someone has remembered to notify Collier, Collier and Whiticombe.” His father’s solicitors. “I’ll write a letter before I go, and there’ll be another I’ll want delivered to Montague in the city.”

“Yes, my l-” Hamilton caught himself. “Your grace.”

Royce’s lips twisted. “Indeed. We’re both going to have to get used to that.”

Mentally reviewing his preparations, he could think of only one thing he’d missed. “And if anyone calls, you may tell them I’ve gone north, and that I have no notion of when I’ll be back.”

New York Times bestselling author STEPHANIE LAURENSspecializes in writing historical romances set in Regency England. The Edge of Desire is her thirty-second such work and her seventh in a group of novels about the members of the exclusive Bastion Club, first introduced in her novel The Lady Chosen .

Readers can write to Stephanie c/o The Publicity Department, Avon Books, HarperCollins Publishers, 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022-5299, or via e-mail to slaurens@vicnet.net.au.

For information on Stephanie’s books, including updates on the Bastion Club and Cynster novels yet to come, visit Stephanie’s website at www.stephanielaurens.com.

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