Her Adventures in Temptation

But apparently it seemed that Society—the world she traveled in, unfortunately, having been born a viscount’s daughter—found it unsettling, perturbing, and disgraceful if one used a fish fork to retrieve an errant pea. It was a secret that would mortify him if anyone—even his closest friends, his four fellow orphans—ever discovered it. Then she wrapped her arms around him and gave herself to his kiss, returning his fierce passion in equal measure. Perhaps he’d finally create the painting that would make it clear to everyone just how talented he was.