Deciding that she'd never know unless she acted, Julia lifted the napkin from her lap, tucked it under the edge of her breakfast plate, and took a steadying breath Her movement seemed to start him out of his reverie.
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Anthology - My Scandalous Bride
Something other than how deeply and forever his heart ached Julia paused outside her front door to take a steadying breath and to press her fingertips to her eyes.
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Anthology - My Scandalous Bride
And then— and then— He took a steadying breath and looked at the two men standing in front of him.
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She drew a steadying breath and stepped out into the path.
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Mary Balogh - A Masked Deception
She felt him hard and probing at her entrance, but before she could draw a steadying breath he had plunged into her.
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SLIGHTLY WICKED - THE BEDWYN SERIES BOOK 2 - MARY BALOGH