title: The Literary Pocket Companion
author: Emma Jones
description: <div><div>Emma Jones coedited <I>The Shakespeare Companion</I>.</div></div>
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  **DEDICATION**
  
   _For Scott . . ._
  
   **CONTENTS**
  
    1. Dedication
    2. Chapter One
    3. Chapter Two
    4. Chapter Three
    5. Chapter Four
    6. Chapter Five
    7. Chapter Six
    8. Chapter Seven
    9. Chapter Eight
    10. Chapter Nine
    11. Chapter Ten
    12. Chapter Eleven
    13. Chapter Twelve
    14. Chapter Thirteen
    15. Chapter Fourteen
    16. Chapter Fifteen
    17. Chapter Sixteen
    18. Chapter Seventeen
    19. An Excerpt from _Desire Me Now_
    20. About the Author
    21. By Tiffany Clare
    22. An Excerpt from _Close to Heart_ by T.J. Kline
    23. An Excerpt from _The Maddening Lord Montwood_ by Vivienne Lorret
    24. An Excerpt from _Chaos_ by Jamie Shaw
    25. An Excerpt from _The Bride Wore Denim_ by Lizbeth Selvig
    26. Copyright
    27. About the Publisher
  
   **CHAPTER ONE**
  
   _ **London, 1881**_
  
   **A** melia Somerset stretched out her arms only to find the immoveable force
  that was Nick lying next to her. Stifling a yawn, she spread her hands over
  his chest, mol