steadying breath

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  • 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. —  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. —  Anthology - My Scandalous Bride
  • And then— and then— He took a steadying breath and looked at the two men standing in front of him. —  HPre2243_-_Pregnant_Mistress,_The_-_Marton,_Sandra.htm
  • She drew a steadying breath and stepped out into the path. —  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. —  SLIGHTLY WICKED - THE BEDWYN SERIES BOOK 2 - MARY BALOGH
 

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