“Don’t you think you could add a new lesson or two to their day?”

      “Papa! She did already. We’re going to start reading lessons soon,” Polly said.

      “Hmm, I’m not sure that’s enough.”

      Georgia loved seeing him tease his daughters like this, but she didn’t like her reaction at his innocent wink at all. She was sure he had no idea how it affected her and she wasn’t sure at all why it had. Except that he was even handsomer than usual when he was in a playful mood like now.

      “Oh, Papa, you’re teasing, isn’t he, Miss Georgia?” Lilly asked.

      “Oh, I don’t know...” She played along with Sir Tyler.

      “Miss Georgia!”

      “In fact, now that you girls are through with your breakfast, I need to talk to Miss Geo...Miss Marshall about your lessons. So if it’s all right with her, perhaps you could go out into the garden while we have our talk.”

      Georgia turned, finding Sir Tyler watching her, and something in his expression sent her pulse on a collision course straight to her heart.