The very thought of being shackled to one of them forever made Robin lift a finger to loosen his suddenly tight neckline.

They provided a welcome diversion at times, some more than others, of course, but even the most comely or entertaining did not tempt him in the slightest toward a lasting union. It was not that he had anything against women. Robin had no idea how the other two felt about it, but he was starting to sweat. Not only did he protest the fate of his siblings, but of the three de Burghs yet unmarried, he was the oldest, a knowledge that made him decidedly tense. Instead of tendering congratulations, he wanted to howl in outrage. Even the earl himself had wed again at Christmastide! And now Robin had been called home to the celebration of his brother Stephen’s nuptials.Īs he glanced around the great hall of Campion Castle, Robin was not cheered by the sight of the many couples. Then, as if directed by some unseen hand, one by one, Dunstan, Geoffrey and Simon had taken wives. Just four years ago the seven sons of the Earl of Campion had been bachelors and determined to remain so. Although the family continued to be prosperous and powerful, all of its members seemingly healthy and strong, there was an insidious force at work that was gradually weakening its ranks and scattering the de Burghs across the countryside. Susan Spencer Paul, Shari Anton & Tori Phillips Simmons’ powerful characters do magical things with this excellent plot.” Simmons has a delightful flair for comedy.” “…a luminous novel…a love story not to be missed.” Praise for Deborah Simmons’s previous titles

He saw her eyes widen and her cheeks grow pink.… “Indeed, you have guessed it aright, and well I could use with some help with a certain itch that needs to be scratched,” Robin drawled. Robin was tempted to tell her that the problem with his clothes lay in the fact that he was wearing too many. She annoyed him and challenged him, yet did not fail to keep him entertained.

There was nothing he liked more in the world than to laugh-well, almost nothing-and in his experience few women had a talent for amusement. Obviously her life as a novice had not dulled her wits or her tongue. “Have you some bodily rash that makes you constantly rub yourself?”įor one brief moment Robin was so stunned by her words that he simply stared, then he threw back his head and burst out laughing.

The Last Rogue by Deborah Simmons