A Question of Class (28 page)

In the evenings in the summer, they’d all eat outside, feasting on cheese and fresh bread and cold soup, and drinking wine from grapes grown right outside their door. And when Catherine and Benjamin retired to their sumptuous bedchamber, she never tired of exploring his body, and letting him please her and take her to heights she’d never dreamed of. Afterward, when they were spent, Benjamin would always turn her head toward his, gaze into her eyes, and ask her if she was happy.

And every time, she’d answer him, “Yes, my love. Very, very happy.”

Julia Tagan

Julia Tagan lives with her husband and goldendoodle in New York City. A journalist by training, she enjoys weaving actual events and notorious individuals into her historical romances. Her favorite activities include walking her dog in Central Park, scouring farmers’ markets for the perfect tomato and traveling to foreign cities in search of inspiration.

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First Electronic Edition: May 2014

ISBN-13:
9781616505455