《Martin》.doc

This document was generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter program KAT MARTIN SILK AND STEEL SHE COULD TAKE HIS NAME, Lady Kathryn Grayson is a gently bred noblewoman with a privileged future ahead of her...until her greedy uncle decides to steal her fortune by committing her to an insane asylum. Her only escape is to stow away in the carriage of Lucien Montaine, Marquess of Litchfield, who hears her story with disbelief and suspicion. Yet Kathryns instincts tell her Lord Litchfield is a man of honor—and her only salvation. Desperate to save herself, she attempts to seduce him and forces him into marriage. but she couldnt take his heart. The moment Lucien encounters the ragged, hungry waif with the dignity of a queen, he fights against wanting her. Though captivated by her intellect, strong will, and beauty, he will never love the woman who has deceived him. OR SO HE THOUGHT,.. Though their battle of wills grows stronger every day, desire threatens to overpower his fury. Can this maddening woman who is now his bride melt his heart of steel? Or will her silken touch only strengthened his vow never to fall prey to the dangers of love? ? ONE Lady Kathryn Grayson slipped silently into the shadows behind the door of the old stone stable. She shivered, her tattered, dirty night rail little protection against the chill, the straw on the cold din floor scratchy beneath the soles of her bare feet. At the front of the stable, she could see a skinny, freckle-faced groom and the gleaming black of an expensive traveling carriage. Creeping closer to the door, she saw that the convey--ance was ready to depan and that it bore the gilded crest of a nobleman—the head of a wolf above a silver sword. Two footmen stood in conversation with the driver a little off to the left and as she listened to their conversation, her heart began to pound. The carriage wasnt traveling to London, but preparing for a return to the country. Dear God, it was headed away from the city! If she could find a pla