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Then, despite the lateness of the hour, they decided to head back to Ravenshire, wanting to be in their own home, with their children. As she prepared to step up onto the wagon seat with Eirik a short time later, their horses tied behind them, and several of Eirik’s guards following after them, Eadyth remarked to her husband, “I was thinking, Eirik, now that I know you have a trading ship, and I have all these products to market, well, I was wondering—”

“You do too much wondering, Eadyth,” he grumbled, whacking her softly on the bottom for emphasis. “I intend to keep you too busy to take on any more ventures.”

She gave him a sidelong look of chagrin when he sat down next to her on the wagon seat. Under her breath, she muttered, “I think I could manage both.”

But Eirik heard her and threw his head back, laughing. “I do not doubt that at all, Eadyth. Then he put his arm around her shoulder and drew her closer. “Yea, we will manage
together
.”

About the Author

SANDRA HILL
is a graduate of Penn State and worked for more than 10 years as a features writer and education editor for publications in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Writing about serious issues taught her the merits of seeking the lighter side of even the darkest stories. She is the wife of a stockbroker and the mother of four sons.

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PRAISE
RAVES FOR
ROMANTIC TIMES
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD-WINNER SANDRA HILL!

THE TARNISHED LADY

“Filled with engaging humor, poignant emotions, lusty romance and stirring adventure.
The Tarnished Lady
is a jewel of a read.”

—
Affaire de Coeur

HOT AND HEAVY

“Few authors can fuse erotica and drop-dead humor like Hill.”

—
Publishers Weekly

THE LOVE POTION

“The very talented Sandra Hill adds to her already impressive list of reading gems with this delightfully funny and sexy tale.”

—RT BOOKreviews

LOVE ME TENDER

“Leave it to Sandra Hill to take this modern fairy tale and make it a wildly sexy and hilarious romp. Her fans will be delighted.”

—
RT BOOKreviews

“Sandra Hill has a definite flair for humor.”

—All About Romance

SWEETER SAVAGE LOVE

“A fast-paced, sensual yet tongue-in-cheek story peppered with plenty of dynamite dumb-men jokes and riddles. This funny and uplifting read will brighten any day!”

—
RT BOOKreviews

DESPERADO

“Humorous repartee and a high degree of sensuality mix well in Hill's tale of a wisecracking poor boy and the aristocratic woman he loves.”

—
RT BOOKreviews

“Laugh-out-loud, put the book down and wipe your eye merriment…. Sandra Hill is the absolute Queen of comedy. No one can write page after page of dialogue, in cadence with the characters and maintain the comedic edge like she can…. A true genius.”

—A Romance Review

Other books by Sandra Hill:

HOT AND HEAVY

WET & WILD

A TALE OF TWO VIKINGS

THE VERY VIRILE VIKING

MY FAIR VIKING

THE BLUE VIKING

TRULY, MADLY VIKING

THE LOVE POTION

BLUE CHRISTMAS
(Anthology)

LOVE ME TENDER

THE BEWITCHED VIKING

THE LAST VIKING

SWEETER SAVAGE LOVE

DESPERADO

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
(Anthology)

LOVESCAPE
(Anthology)

FRANKLY, MY DEAR…

THE OUTLAW VIKING

THE RELUCTANT VIKING

About the Author

SANDRA HILL
is a graduate of Penn State and worked for more than 10 years as a features writer and education editor for publications in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Writing about serious issues taught her the merits of seeking the lighter side of even the darkest stories. She is the wife of a stockbroker and the mother of four sons.

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Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

THE TARNISHED LADY
. Copyright © 1995 by Sandra Hill. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

ePub Edition © May 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-202505-0

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