Harriett (44 page)

“
I am afraid that you came far too close to becoming Tipton
Hollow’s third murder victim. Bentwhistle is now languishing in
jail, undoubtedly next to Hepplethwaite and Humphries, who are
waiting for Scotland Yard to collect them.” He grinned at
Harriett’s gasp and was delighted to see the brightness in the
beautiful wide eyes she turned toward him. The shock on her face
made him feel inordinately pleased with himself.

“
You arrested them?”

Mark
nodded and briefly detailed what he had uncovered about the
fraudsters. “Good Lord, Mark, I am impressed. You certainly haven’t
wasted any time.”

“
I don’t, my darling. One thing you need to learn about this
Detective Inspector is that I don’t let anything stand in my way
when I want something that matters to me.”

Harriett
stared at him but wasn’t the least bit perturbed by the strength of
his words because she was ensnared by the promise in his
eyes.

“
You don’t?”

“
No.” Mark shook his head, and drew her down onto the bed to
lie beside him. They weren’t going to take matters any further, and
wouldn’t until they were married, but he wanted to be able to hold
her close, for a little while at least. “Now, about that
wedding.”

“
What wedding?” Harriett’s heart flipped at the look he gave
her.

“
Our wedding, of course. As soon as you are well enough, we
are going to see the vicar and book a date for our
wedding.”

Harriett
nodded and smiled. “I take it that you have a timeframe in mind,
given that we have some courting to do first?”

As it
was already the middle of September, they would not be married
until next spring at the earliest. A small part of her felt
strangely deflated at the need to wait so long, but she knew that
matters had to take their own course and she couldn’t rush toward a
wedding without a reasonable period of courting Mark, without
drawing scandalised gossip.”

Mark smiled secretively. “I have it on good authority that
the 20
^th
December is a very good day for a wedding.”

THE
END

BOOKS BY REBECCA KING

Further details on all of Rebecca’s books can be found on her
website:

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TIPTON HOLLOW SERIES

Beatrice (Tipton Hollow Book 2) – Released November
2014

Tuppence (Tipton Hollow Book 3) – Released November
2014

Constance (Tipton Hollow Book 4) – Released January
2014

Eloisa (Tipton Hollow Book 5) – Released February
2014

The Curious Jane Thompson (Tipton Hollow Book 6) – Released
March 2014

Babette (Tipton Hollow Book 7) – Released Easter
2014

STAR ELITE SERIES

Capturing Sir Dunniciffe (Book 1)

Smuggler’s Glory (Book 2)

His Lady Spy (Book 3)

Lord Melvedere’s Ghost (Book 4)

The Lady Is Innocent (Book 5)

My Lord Deceived (Book 6)

Captive Surrender (Book 7) – Released October 2014

Ghost of Christmas Past (Last in the series) – Released
December 2014

THE CAVENDISH MYSTERIES

If You Were Mine (Book 1)

Cinders and Ashes (Book 2)

Chasing Eliza (Book 3)

The Gallows Bride (Book 4)

The Prodigal Lord Cavendish Returns (Last in the Series) –
Released December 2014

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