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As she navigates family expectations, including pressure from her mother to secure a suitable match, Barbara’s evening unfolds amid conversation, surveillance, and unexpected attraction. A mysterious dark-haired American heir becomes a focal point, reshaping rumors, desires, and future choices.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThe Rebel and the Rose Joan Wolf  \n1986  \nSpell-checked.  \n“No,” she whispered as he pulled her to him with feverish desire....  \nBut even as she spoke, every nerve in her body began to throb. She moved her hand from his neck  \nand, hesitantly, brushed his cheek He picked her up, carried her to the bed and laid her down. Barbara  \nstared at him with enormous eyes. His bare chest and shoulders were so strongly muscled. The bed  \nshook a little as it took his weight. She lay back against the pillows while he kissed her throat and the  \ndeep hollow between her breasts. She buried her hands in the soft blackness of his hair and felt his mouth  \nmove from her shoulder to her breast. Barbara inhaled sharply. She was beyond thought, beyond all but  \nthe wild singing in her blood, the longing to feel his strong body against  \nhers. Her whole being quivered as she arched up against him....  \nI. An American in London. Spring 1773  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nOne  \nLady Barbara Carr, halfway up the majestic staircase of Bridgewater House, was standing alone  \nwaiting to be rejoined by her mother. She stood with perfect assurance, her small powdered head held  \nhigh, her figure in its rich blue ball gown turned a little to the stair rail to  \ndiscourage anyone from speaking to her.  \nUnselfconscious as she appeared, she was still in the awkward position for a young lady of being  \nobviously alone, removed as she was from both the domed hallway below and the great gallery above.  \nShe was letting her gaze move idly over the crowd below her when suddenly she had the distinct  \nsensation of being looked at. She raised her eyes to the source of that  \nsensation, the gallery that ran along the top of the staircase.  \nA man was standing there, as solitary in his position as she was in hers. He was leaning his hands  \nagainst the broad balustrade and, like her, watching the crowd below.  \nHe was a young man, instantly noticeable by his unpowdered black hair. He seemed, even from a  \ndistance, to be very tall. His profile, which was all she could see of his face, was distinguished by a  \nhigh-bridged and imperious nose. He was not now looking at her, but what had drawn her eye was the  \ndistinct sensation of being watched.  \n“Here I am, my love,” said her mother ’s voice.“Forgive me for keeping you standing like this but I  \ndid want to make certain Frederick got into the carriage safely.”  \n“I’m perfectly all right, Mama,” Barbara replied.“Poor Frederick I hope he feels better.”  \n“A good night’s sleep is all he requires,” Lady Abingdon said briskly.“I fear you and I will have to  \nmake shift this evening without a male escort. Neither of your other  \nbrothers can be expected at this particular affair.”  \nThe occasion was a great official ball given by the Earl and Countess of Bridgewater. It was the full  \nflush of the London spring season and the state rooms of Bridgewater House were filled with various  \nmembers of social and diplomatic London. Lady Barbara floated through the crowded rooms in the  \nmagnificent wake of her mother, smiling and chatting easily with the great  \nand eminent men who invariably gravitated to Lady Abingdon’s vicinity.  \n“Barbara! I’ve been looking for you,” said a familiar male voice at her elbow, and she turned to look  \ninto the blue eyes of her cousin, Lieutenant Henry Wharton.  \nBarbara smiled.“Harry. I didn’t know you, would be here tonight.”  \n“I was supposed to be on duty, but I changed with Edwards.” He gazed at her in unabashed ad  \nmiration.“You looked dashed lovely tonight, Barb. New dress?”  \nBarbara’s long lashes lowered fractionally.“Yes.” The material had actually come from an old gown  \nof Lady Abingdon’s, but Barbara did not give away secrets like that.“Come along and I’ll get you some punch,” her cousin suggested.  \nBarbara put a light hand on Lady Abingdon’s arm.“Mama, Harry and I are  \ngoing to the refreshment room.”  \nLady Abingdon’s shrewd hazel eyes l","cbCaibIeIQJEqqZE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibIeIQJEqqZE","pdf",1570888,3,453,"English","en",105,"# I. 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