He drove straight for the soft, vulnerable spots. The Lord Doctor was good, she would give him that. Katherine could feel her hands curl, her fingernails biting into her palms. A position that will earn you far, far more than what you’ve been paid to teach at Haverhall.”

His expression didn’t change his voice didn’t waver. And if Matthew’s wounds were going to fester, there would be visible evidence by now. Your father’s condition, while chronic, will not worsen measurably in the next sennight. “I’ll have Suzette look in on your father and brother while we’re away. He’s not back on his feet yet.” Those were the easy excuses. And I just put four dozen stitches in my brother. “Surely there are other doctors in London that you can ask.” “You could at least consider it.” He was studying her. She’d let her feelings and longings blind her until the truth had shredded her heart and nearly broken her.

Had followed a man she wanted to be with so very badly across half a bloody continent. The same reckless, foolish part that had been drawn to this man from the moment she met him. It had to be, because there was a part of her that wanted to say yes. “How do you not know? Haven’t you seen them?” I am told that amputation may be a distinct possibility.” Broken bones are a definite possibility, some old, some more recent. Topical lesions and subsequent infections most likely. The Lord Doctor was giving Katherine the perfect exit from a conversation about love and propositions and unspeakable regrets. “I see.” She aimed for a distant, detached tone. I haven’t come up with something nearly artful enough for that.” The baron sounded like he was teasing her. “I have a proposition for you,” the Lord Doctor said. And that means working with Hayward, even when her instincts tell her that becoming his ally may be a risk to her heart - as well as her life. Having finally convinced her ailing father and injured brother to abandon their criminal pursuits, she’s returned to England to help them escape to a new life - once she helps them fulfill their last contract.

Katherine thought she was done smuggling. He’s chosen this life to save his family from financial ruin, but he draws the line at taking advantage of the honest and trustworthy Katherine Wright. As a doctor, Harland has the perfect cover to appear in odd places at all hours, a cover he uses to his advantage. Harland Hayward is living a double life as an aristocrat by day and a criminal by night. About A Rogue by Night by Kelly Bowen, out May 28th!īaron.