The Devil DeVere #4.5
Self Published
February 2013
On Sale: February 13, 2013
Featuring: Ludovic, Viscount DeVere; Diana Lady DeVere
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Diana paused her perusal of the bookshelves to rub the
small of her back with a self–pitying sigh. Perhaps
she was making too much of matters and all would return to
normal after her lying in? Hoping to lose herself for a day
or two until his return, Diana selected the latest novel
penned by Fannie Burney, the adventures of a young heiress
named Cecelia. She retrieved the book from the shelf but by
now her feet and back ached so badly, she dreaded the
thought of climbing the stairs to her private apartments.
Instead, her gaze settled on her husband's highly
comfortable and recently vacated chair. Alighting in the
plush over–stuffed chair, Diana released a soft moan
of contentment. Ensconced in the faint scents of leather
and Ludovic, a renewed calm seemed to settle over her.
Giving in to the most unladlylike urge to prop her feet on
the desk, Diana took up a stack of papers to clear a spot,
but a particular sheet of foolscap conspicuously penned in
a most delicate and elaborate style of calligraphy caught
her eye. It was definitely not a man's hand.
Curious, she picked up the letter. The wax seal had
already been broken, revealing a terse note of only a few
lines. She hesitated with a pang of guilt, knowing she
should not proceed further, but her currently state of
anxiety overcame her initial qualms. Diana read:
Most honored Efendi
It is with the greatest humility that I appeal to he
who once safeguarded my life. It is with exceeding distress
that I must entreat you once more being much in need of a
friend and protector.Your most devoted and obedient servant,
Salime
Diana clutched the missive to her breast with quivering
lips. An old friend indeed! Was it truly a man named Simon
he went so urgently to meet... or an erstwhile lover named
Salime?