The Gardener's Sins

By Alysha Ellis

The gardener's sin is my lord and lady's pleasure.

The daughter of an earl, Lady Mary Linden never noticed the servants who toiled on her father's estate. But her aristocratic blindness shatters when she meets Drake, the head gardener. Drake shows her sensuous delights she could not have dreamed of. Just when she thinks he has taught her all there is to know, Drake introduces a new player into their game...Mary's cousin Harry.

What they did was surely a sin...but a sin too delicious to give up.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
• Release date: Jul 26, 2013
• ISBN: 9781781843840

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The Gardener’s Sins

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©Copyright Alysha Ellis 2013

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THE GARDENER’S SINS

Alysha Ellis

The gardener’s sin is my lord and lady’s pleasure.

The daughter of an earl, Lady Mary Linden never noticed the servants who toiled on her father’s estate. But her aristocratic blindness shatters when she meets Drake, the head gardener. Drake shows her sensuous delights she could not have dreamed of. Just when she thinks he has taught her all there is to know, Drake introduces a new player into their game…Mary’s cousin Harry.

What they did was surely a sin…but a sin too delicious to give up.

Chapter One

Mary, I shouldn’t give this to you. It’s not right.

Lady Mary Linden, third daughter of the Earl of Whitten, snatched the book of Ancient Greek poetry from her cousin Harry’s hand. Rubbish. You’ve read it. Why shouldn’t I?

Because you’re a female! Harry’s voice rose in offended outrage. Some of these poems are…um…quite shocking.

You mean they’re sexually explicit, Mary snapped.

The poems are from the classical Greek period. They’re not meant for women. The female constitution is delicate, Harry said. Excessive stimulation is harmful.

You don’t really believe that nonsense you’re spouting. Mary grinned at him. Her cousin knew her better than that. He knew she was hopelessly curious—about everything.

"A lot of people do believe it. He ran a hand though his hair, dislodging a straight golden lock that flopped onto his forehead. They also say women don’t like sex."

That’s probably not true either, Mary argued. If women were given the chance I know they would enjoy sex just as much as men do. We just never get to find out. Just like we never get to learn about History and Politics—and Ancient Greek poetry. How can I tell I won’t like something if I never get told anything about it?

Her cousin shook his head. I should never have started lending you any of my books. I knew no good would come of it.

Mary ignored the last part of his statement. I’m grateful for all the things I’ve learnt. I couldn’t have done it without your passing on your books to me. She paced the floor, her steps long and fast, hardly befitting the elegant glide expected of a lady. She didn’t care, she was heartily sick of restrictions, infuriated by the list of things boys were actively encouraged to experience that were forbidden to girls.

But this is different. This book has poems in it that talk about things you know nothing about.

Well once I read them, I will know, won’t I? she reasoned.

But that’s just it. I don’t think it’ll be good for you.

"If I