Elusive Desire

By Alyson Chase

Cerise Du Bois is a woman who knows what she wants, and settling down isn't it. But when inquiry agent Wilberforce comes calling, asking for her help, she's powerless to resist him.

Wil has never met a woman like Cerise. She's intriguing, alluring, driven… and he's the son of a stablemaster. He knows he can't have anything lasting with her, but that doesn't stop his heart from wanting.

When a lady disappears and Wil is called in to investigate, the case gives him a chance to spend one more night with Cerise. If only he could convince them both to give love a chance…

 

ELUSIVE DESIRE is a steamy regency romance short story of approximately 10,000 words. Be warned: it just might set your e-reader on fire!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alice Weiss
• Release date: May 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9781386387633

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Elusive Desire

An Agents of Desire Short Story

Alyson Chase

Copyright © 2020 by Alyson Chase

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Contents

About the Book

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1. Chapter One

2. Chapter Two

3. Chapter Three

4. Chapter Four

5. Chapter Five

Sneak Peak of The Lady Who Knew Too Much

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About the Book

Cerise Du Bois is a woman who knows what she wants, and settling down isn’t it. But when inquiry agent Wilberforce comes calling, asking for her help, she’s powerless to resist him.

Wil has never met a woman like Cerise. She’s intriguing, alluring, driven… and he’s the son of a stablemaster. He knows he can’t have anything lasting with her, but that doesn’t stop his heart from wanting.

When a lady disappears and Wil is called in to investigate, the case gives him a chance to spend one more night with Cerise. If only he could convince them both to give love a chance…

ELUSIVE DESIRE is a steamy regency romance short story of approximately 10,000 words. Be warned: it just might set your e-reader on fire!

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Chapter One

London, 1818

The audience applauded. Nobody as loudly or enthusiastically as Wilberforce, but the new cast for the melodrama, A Tale of Mystery, received a good response.

And the leading lady was one step closer on her journey to becoming London’s most illustrious actress.

Wil’s chest squeezed. He was so damn proud of Cerise’s accomplishments, her talent. She deserved every bit of adulation she received. But each jewel she added to her crown took her one step farther from his reach.

And he was thinking like a fool. She’d never been within his reach. He was the son of a stablemaster. She was destined to conquer the world. Or at least London society.

The man beside Wil shifted. That was good.

Wil raised an eyebrow. Brogan Duffy was the newest agent at the Bond Agency for Discreet Inquiries and a decidedly taciturn man. Whether from natural inclination or an attempt to hide his Irish brogue, Wil didn’t know. But that three-word sentence from him was positively effusive.

That it was. Wil gathered his hat and coat. Come on. Let’s go see if she’s available.

They shuffled through the theatre’s crowd, no one seeming particularly eager to leave the warm confines of the theatre. Not when a storm raged outside. Pardon me, miss, after you. He waited for the woman to pass then took a step forward. Stopped again. Ma’am.

The stately woman inclined her head as she marched forward… and thwacked him in the leg with her parasol.

Wil grimaced and grabbed his left thigh.

Sir? Duffy glanced to his injured leg, to his face. There might have been concern in his expression.