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The breath caught in Kate’s throat. She knew who he was. She should have known the minute she set eyes on him.
Kit took the pistol from its holster, turning it in his hand so that he was holding the barrel as he offered her the handle. She inhaled a deep steadying breath, staring at it for a moment before she accepted it from him.
He opened his coat, exposing his chest.
‘Close your eyes if it makes it easier.’ He guided the muzzle to press it against his heart. ‘One squeeze of the trigger and it is done.’
She stared at his heart with determination in her eyes but he could feel how much the pistol’s muzzle trembled against his chest.
The moment stretched between them.
‘Do it, Kate,’ he urged.
Kit Northcote (Captain North) and his fate have been present in the background throughout the Gentlemen of Disrepute mini-series. If you are wondering what has happened to this particular disreputable gentleman in the years he has been missing, THE LOST GENTLEMAN will give you the answer.
Kit is undoubtedly flawed, but I hope you will agree that he is a worthy hero, nonetheless, and that he deserves Kate Medhurst as his heroine.
Kate is not your average Regency woman! In writing a romance about pirates set in an era when women were seen as the weaker sex I had a lot of fun turning certain preconceptions on their head.
I sincerely hope you enjoy reading Kate and Kit’s story as much as I enjoyed writing it!
The Lost Gentleman
Margaret McPhee
MARGARET MCPHEE loves to use her imagination—an essential requirement for a scientist. However, when she realised that her imagination was inspired more by the historical romances she loves to read rather than by her experiments, she decided to put the stories down on paper. She has since left her scientific life behind and enjoys cycling in the Scottish countryside, tea and cakes.
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For Nicola Cornick,
whose wonderful Regency romances inspired me to write, and whose company is as wonderful as her books.
With grateful thanks.
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May 1812—Caribbean Sea
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