Showing posts with label Noble Passions series. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 3, 2016

Noble Passions Series by Sabrina York Re-release celebration (spotlight and giveaway)

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Celebrate the re-release of the Noble Passions Series from Sabrina York with a hot sale and a mega giveaway!






The Noble Passions Series
Follow the decadent exploits of friends and enemies as they find love and passion in the glittering world of the Regency—and its dark underbelly. All books are stand alone titles.




Dark Fancy
Book 1 in the Noble Passions Series from Sabrina York

2014 Carolyn Reader’s Choice Award

When Lady Helena Simpson flees an unwanted marriage to a revolting lord, she finds refuge with James, a charming, handsome man unlike any she’s ever known. Helena concocts the perfect solution to her problem. She asks—begs—James to ruin her. Surely her betrothed will repudiate her if she is no longer pure. And if all her efforts fail and she still ends up married to a horrid man until the end of her days, she will at least once have known true passion.

But James is not all he seems. He is, in fact, a wicked lord with a dark fancy. When Helena awakens his desire, he becomes determined to take everything she has to offer and more. No matter the cost.

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Dark Duke

Book 2 in the Noble Passions Series from Sabrina York

2014 Golden Ankh Winner

Edward Wyeth, the Dark Duke of Moncrieff’s life has been turned on its end. His well-ordered home has been invaded. By destitute relatives. From Scotland. How on earth can he write Lord Hedon’s salacious novels with hellions battling in the garden and starting fires in the library? But with the onslaught has come a delicious diversion. His cousin’s companion, the surprisingly intriguing Kaitlin MacAllister. He is determined to seduce her. Using her desperate need for funds and her talents as an artist, he convinces her to draw naughty pictures for his naughtier books…and he draws her into his decadent web.

But Kaitlin has a secret. She’s fled Scotland—and a very determined betrothed. When Edward’s cousin is kidnapped and held in her stead, Kaitlin is honor-bound to return to her homeland and rescue her—much to Edward’s chagrin.
 
Because suddenly he can’t bear the thought of Kaitlin marrying another man. He can’t bear the thought of losing her at all.

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Brigand
Book 3 in the Noble Passions Series from Sabrina York

Kidnapped and held prisoner by menacing Scottish brigand, the notorious McCloud, Violet Wyeth does her best to persevere…and resist his rakish charms. But when she realizes The McCloud is really Ewan St. Andrews, the boy who once saved her life, the boy who once kissed her and made her heart flutter, she is lost.

Ewan has every intention of marrying Lady Kaitlin MacAllister. He desperately needs the entrée into the ton this bride can provide. But when his bride is delivered—bound and gagged—it’s not Kaitlin. It’s Violet Wyeth—the girl who betrayed him and ruined his life when he was a boy. He keeps her, determined to punish her for her sins. But when he discovers the truth about what really happened so long ago, and seething passion rises between them, he can no longer hold on to his rusty grudge. By the time he realizes how much he loves Violet—that he always has—he’s lost her.
All he can do is follow her. Follow her into the bowels of hell—and partake in the torment of the glittering London Season, where the harpies are far more dangerous than a Scottish brigand.

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Defiant

Book 4 in the Noble Passions Series from Sabrina York

When rakish Ned falls in with the wrong crowd, his brother decides to send him to the Continent for “seasoning”. For Sophia, this just won’t do. She’s loved Ned for ages—and also longed for adventure. She runs away from her boring suitors and disguises herself as a cabin boy on the Defiant, the ship sailing Ned to Italy.

Ned knows he’s not good enough for Sophia, but once they’re on the Defiant, he can’t stop himself from touching her, tasting her, loving her. Not when a wild tempest and a band of ruthless pirates threaten them. Not when every look from her gives him such pleasure. And certainly not when she comes, warm and wild and willing, to his bed.

If they survive their voyage, Sophia’s brother might kill him, but it will have been worth every moment and every hot, sweet kiss.

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Folly 
Book 5 in the Noble Passions Series from Sabrina York
2014 EPIC eBook Award Finalist
2013 Passionate Plume Finalist

Widowed and threatened with penury by her heartless in-laws, Eleanor--Lady Ulster--hatches a plot to save herself. Determined to produce the Ulster "heir", she seduces a stranger at a tawdry masquerade. Little does she know, this magnificent masked lover is none other than her husband's greatest nemesis. And God knows Ulster had plenty.

Ethan Pennington is mortified to arrive at a house party and discover Lady Ulster in attendance. He has wanted her and hated wanting her--his enemy's bride--for years. When he overhears Eleanor's predicament and her plans to place a cuckoo in the Ulster nest, he is more than willing to oblige. The opportunity to finally claim her--while taking the revenge he craves--is more than he can resist. Ethan strikes a bargain with Eleanor, promising to provide her with the heir she so desperately needs...if she will meet his needs in return. Every decadent one of them.

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Friday, April 18, 2014

Brigand by Sabrina York (Sneak preview of upcoming release--Excerpt)

The Fourth Book in the Scorching Noble Passions Series by Sabrina York releases soon!


Fans of Sabrina York’s steamy Regency series have been eagerly awaiting the release of the fourth book (following award winning Folly, Dark Fancy and the scorching Dark Duke)which follows the adventures of Violet Wyeth who is captured by a vengeful Scottish Brigand…only to discover he is none other than Ewan St. Andrews, the boy she once loved.

The Noble Passions series: Follow the decadent exploits of friends and enemies as they find love and passion in the glittering world of the Regency—and its dark underbelly. Each book is a stand-alone read.

If you’re new to the series, download Sabrina’s free teaser book to read blurbs and excerpts for this popular series. Each book in the series is a stand-alone story.

Brigand
Sabrina York

Kidnapped and held prisoner by menacing Scottish brigand, the notorious McCloud, Violet Wyeth does her best to persevere…and resist his rakish charms. But when she realizes The McCloud is really Ewan St. Andrews, the boy who once saved her life, the boy who once kissed her and made her heart flutter, she is lost.

Ewan has every intention of marrying Lady Kaitlin MacAllister. He desperately needs the entrée into the ton this bride can provide. But when his bride is delivered—bound and gagged—it’s not Kaitlin. It’s Violet Wyeth—the girl who betrayed him and ruined his life when he was a boy. He keeps her, determined to punish her for her sins. But when he discovers the truth about what really happened so long ago, and seething passion rises between them, he can no longer hold on to his rusty grudge. By the time he realizes how much he loves Violet—that he always has—he’s lost her.
All he can do is follow her. Follow her into the bowels of hell—and partake in the torment of the glittering London Season, where the harpies are far more dangerous than a Scottish brigand.

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An Excerpt From: BRIGAND
Copyright © SABRINA YORK, 2014
All Rights Reserved, Ellora's Cave Publishing, Inc.

Holy Heaven. She would never take a bath for granted again.
Violet stumbled on the stairs and the contents of the heavy bucket sloshed, dousing her with hot water. She sucked in a breath as pain seared. She set the bucket on the landing and pulled her skirts up. Her skin was red. She ruffled the tatters of her petticoats, waiting for the sting to subside.
 
The door to the Laird’s solar swung open. She stepped back so it wouldn’t hit her and it slammed into the wall. The McCloud glowered down at her. His gaze stalled on her bare legs. It was riveted—until she dropped her skirts—then he snapped, “What the hell is taking so long?” His glanced back at her damp skirts and his frown darkened. He picked up the last bucket and carried it to the tub, dumping it in himself. “For god’s sake. How long does it take to bring a few measly buckets up from the kitchen?”
 
A few measly buckets? It had taken twelve trips, each with a bucket that weighed near as much as she. Violet glared at him. “Is that enough?” She probably didn’t need to clip the words quite so much but she had already worked for hours. She was tired and sweaty and her skin ached and Morna was waiting for her to come help prepare dinner.
 
He swished his hand in the water. “Yes. I suppose that will do.”
 
Not a thank you. Not a smile. Nothing.
 
Beast.
She whirled and started for the door.
 
“Where do you think you’re going?” His voice rumbled, a deep tenor. Her steps slowed.
 
“Back to the kitchen.” She frowned at him over her shoulder. “I have work to do.”
 
“You have work to do here.”
 
“I beg your pardon?” What did he want her to do now, wash his bottom?
 
“You’re going to bathe me.”
 
Her heart stilled at his words, his intent, and especially his expression. “Wh-what?”
 
“Come now, Violet. The laird of the manor can’t be expected to scrub his own back, can he now? Be a good girl, close the door and come over here.”
 
She gaped at him. Gaped. He expected her to remain in a room with a naked man? He expected her to touch him?
 
“Close your mouth. You look like a trout.”
 
“But…I c-can’t. I can’t b-bathe you.”
 
“You can. And you will.” His eyes glimmered with something other than humor. The unspoken threat hummed in the stony chamber. 

“You may want to turn around while I undress, unless you want an early education.” He began to unbutton his shirt.
 
With an undignified eep, Violet whirled and showed him her back until she heard the splash and his gusty sigh.
 
“All right, girl. Get to work. Scrub my back.” He gestured to a chunk of soap and a sponge on a small table. She picked them up, approached the tub and knelt behind him, trying not to stare at the bunching muscles, the broad expanse of tanned skin. She couldn’t help but notice it was covered with scars. Long and short, crisscrossing over one another. As though he’d been brutally beaten and lashed time after time after—“Did you close the door?”
 
Her bubbling sympathy evaporated in a rush. She stuck her tongue out at him, but only because he couldn’t see. Then, with a heavy sigh, she levered herself off the floor and closed the door. Well, slammed it.
 
His chuckle annoyed her more.
 
He leaned forward and peeped at her over his shoulder. “Come along now. My back isn’t going to scrub itself.”
 
She took her place behind him again, being very careful not to look at his broad, be-furred chest as she approached. She wet the soap and sponge and created a lather. Being very careful not to touch him, she began to scour his back. He winced. “Not so hard.”
 
His plaintive tone probably shouldn’t have sent a shard of evil satisfaction through her, but it did. This man had been a boor to her from the moment he’d found her on the floor in Callum MacAllister’s cottage. She dug deeper.
 
He lurched forward. “Ouch!”
 
“Hold still,” she muttered, making a wide swath across the ridged skin. “You’re filthy. I need to scrub.”
 
“I am not filthy.”
 
“You are. Stop wriggling.”
 
Amazingly, he did, though her efforts bordered on abuse. But my, it felt good.
 
When she started on his neck and ears, he caught her wrist. “All right. I think that’s enough.”
 
“I’m not done.”
 
“Oh, you’re not done.” He tugged her around to the side of the tub so she faced him. She focused on his crooked nose, schooled her attention not to drift lower. “Now it’s time for you to scrub my front.”
 
She really disliked his tone. There was mischief—and something much darker—coiling in there. “Fine.” She dropped to her knees and wet the sponge again, but rather than dunking it, merely skimmed the surface of the water.
 
Fortunately the bath was murky, so she couldn’t see anything. But she knew what was down there and she didn’t want to find it by accident. She trained her attention on his chest, and her heart lurched.
 
A long, nasty scar scored him. Like a puckered lightning bolt, it made its jagged way from his left nipple down to his belly. Her pulse skittered. Her breath snagged in her throat. She’d only ever seen a scar like that once before.
 
A scar exactly like that.
 
Her gaze snapped back to his face. She looked at him. Really looked at him, perhaps for the first time. Her mouth went dry. The gray eyes laced by thick black lashes. The broad, smiling mouth. The curve of his jaw.
 
It couldn’t be. Could it?
 
“W-where did you get that scar?”
 
He glanced down and stilled. Annoyance flickered across his features. “Every man has scars.”
 
“Not-not like that.” She sat back on her haunches. She didn’t realize she was squeezing the sponge until water seeped through her skirts.
 
“All right. A knife fight.”
 
“Knives don’t cut like that.” It was uneven and rippled, as though the flesh and been shorn off in places and sliced in others.
 
“Well, it was a goddamn knife fight. I was in a vicious battle with a man in an alley. I gutted him.” His lip curled into a sneer. “Does it frighten you, my lady?”
 
“No.” But that was a lie. It did frighten her. Because Ewan, her friend, the boy who had saved her, had gotten an eerily similar wound rescuing her from a watery grave. And surely this wasn’t Ewan. It couldn’t be.
 
Ewan was gentle and sweet. He had liked her, maybe loved her. He had kissed her. And this man… This man had taken her prisoner and mauled her and put her to work.
 
And she hated him.
 
He couldn’t be Ewan. He couldn’t. It would break her heart.
 
“Goddamn it, girl, finish washing me. The water’s getting cold,” he barked
 
But she couldn’t. She needed to know. She had to know.
 
“It wasn’t a knife. It was ice.” A whisper, but he heard it. He froze, his gaze locked to hers. “You jumped in and found me in the water. Lifted me out. But you couldn’t get out yourself.”
 
“I don’t know what you’re babbling about.”
 
But he did. She could see it in his eyes. There, for a flash of an instant, she saw that boy in his eyes.
 
She licked suddenly dry lips. “Ewan? Is it you?”
 
He rose from the tub in an unholy rush. She didn’t have time to glanced away. The vision of his naked body, hard and lean, scarred and perfect, burned on her brain. He grabbed a cloth and covered his loins.
 
“This bath is over. Get out.”
 
She stood. Tried desperately not to tremble. “It is you. It is.”
 
“Get out. Go!”
 
“What happened to you, Ewan?”
 
A dark cloud lowered on his already stormy brow. “What happened to me? You mean how did I become the beast that I am?” The vitriol in his voice made her shake, but she didn’t back down.
 
“No, Ewan. Where did you go? No one would tell me and I always wondered…”
 
Every muscle in his body tensed, vibrated. Violet knew, because she could see them all, a magnificent panoply.
 
She should have been afraid. She should have been horrified. She should have skittered away like a frightened little rabbit. But she wasn’t afraid. She didn’t run.
 
She knew—knew—her Ewan would never hurt her.
 
Indeed, as he stared at her, his fury passed. He scrubbed a palm over his broad face. “Go,” he croaked. His tone was laced with an emotion she couldn’t decipher. Desolation? Grief? “Just go.”
 
This time, she did.



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Books by Sabrina York
Dark Fancy (Erotic Regency, Ellora’s Cave)
Folly (Erotic Regency, Ellora’s Cave)
Pushing Her Buttons (Erotic Contemporary, Ellora’s Cave)
Making Over Maris (Erotic Contemporary, Ellora’s Cave)
Man Hungry (Erotic Contemporary, Ellora’s Cave)
Rebound: A Tryst Island Erotic Romance (Erotic Contemporary, Available on Amazon)
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Rising Green (Erotic Horror, Ellora’s Cave)
Saving Charlotte (Erotic Contemporary for the Smokin' Hot Firemen Anthology, Cleis Press)  
Smoking Holt: A Tryst Island Erotic Romance (Erotic Contemporary)
Training Tess (Erotic Contemporary, Ellora’s Cave)
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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Dark Duke by Sabrina York (Adult title) New release announcement

                                 



Dark Duke: 3 (Noble Passions), Book 3) is an ADULT title, an erotic Regency from Ellora's Cave which has just been released on February 12th.

This is the 3rd book in an award winning series featuring scorching hot Regency heroes and feisty heroines.  The series began with Folly followed by Dark Fancy.


Fans of Sabrina York’s steamy Regency series have been eagerly awaiting the release of Dark Duke, the third book (following award winning Folly and Dark Fancy) in which Edward Wyeth, the Dark Duke of Moncrieff, finally meets his match in the form of a flame-haired Scottish spitfire.
Noble Passions: Follow the decadent exploits of friends and enemies as they find love and passion in the glittering world of the Regency—and its dark underbelly. Each book is a stand-alone read.


                                        

Dark Duke: 3 (Noble Passions Book 3) by Sabrina York


Edward Wyeth, the Dark Duke of Moncrieff’s life has been turned on its end. His well-ordered home has been invaded. By destitute relatives. From Scotland. How on earth can he write Lord Hedon’s salacious novels with hellions battling in the garden and starting fires in the library? But with the onslaught has come a delicious diversion. His cousin’s companion, the surprisingly intriguing Kaitlin MacAllister. He is determined to seduce her. Using her desperate need for funds and her talents as an artist, he convinces her to draw naughty pictures for his naughtier books…and he draws her into his decadent web.
 
But Kaitlin has a secret. She’s fled Scotland—and a very determined betrothed. When Edward’s cousin is kidnapped and held in her stead, Kaitlin is honor bound to return to her homeland and rescue her—much to Edward’s chagrin. Because suddenly he can’t bear the thought of Kaitlin marrying another man. He can’t bear the thought of losing her at all.
 
A Romantica® Regency historical erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

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An Excerpt From: DARK DUKE
Copyright © SABRINA YORK, 2014
All Rights Reserved, Ellora's Cave Publishing, Inc.
 
Edward skirted the mêlée in the garden and made his way to the far end of the estate, where there was nothing but flowers and trees and a placid little pond. Nothing to attract diminutive fiends bent on mischief. He would sit in the folly until his temperature returned to normal.
 
Perhaps until spring.
 
Dear God. He’d had no idea having the Wyeths of Perth take over his house would be such a nightmare. If he had suspected as much, he would have turned them away at the start. They would probably have crawled in under the door. Through the cracks in the flue. Vermin had a way of finding entrance.
 
But now. Now they were here.
 
Entrenched.
 
He had to get rid of them.
 
Perhaps he could send them back to Scotland.
 
Scotland would revile him for it, but he had little use for rocky tors, lochs and sheep.
 
Then he thought of Violet and his heart lurched. It would crush her to be trundled back to what she referred to as “the bleak wilderness.” She was looking forward to a glittering season in London. She was seventeen. She needed a husband. A husband of quality. That might be difficult to find in the wilds of Scotland.
 
And Ned. Ned was twenty. He was just starting to find his way with the ton. He’d made some friends—decent fellows. He’d even been receiving invitations to game at White’s.
 
The two of them—the normal two—deserved better than being lumped in with the rest.
 
He whacked at a rosebud as he passed. It exploded into a flutter of petals. He refused to feel any sympathy.
 
He couldn’t send them packing.
 
Then what?
 
Hell. He was a duke of the realm. He had six houses spread throughout the empire. Why hadn’t he thought to purchase a spare in London?
 
Aha!
 
That was brilliant.
 
He would. He’d buy them their own house. Move them all, lock stock and—well, maybe not the barrels, as the older boys did like to drink. He’d move them all into their own domicile.
 
With Aunt Hortense. Let her manage them.
 
His life would once again be orderly. He would be the master of his own abode. Free to pursue the life of a wealthy dilettante.
 
Perfect.
 
He rounded the bend with a satisfied smile on his face. The trickle of the fountain in the pond was a balm to his tormented soul. Birds sang in the trees. The sun—well, it almost shone. It was a beautiful day.
 
Soon, the world would be right again.
 
Soon, they would all be gone.
 
He skipped up the steps of the folly with a lightness of heart he hadn’t felt in ages. A book on the bench snagged his attention and his mood dipped, but only a bit. Someone had been here. But they were gone.
He picked it up and flipped through it and stilled.
 
Good God.
 
It was a sketch book.
 
The first page was an attempt at this scene. The flowers and trees, the pond and the little fountain. Not very good. But the second arrested his attention. It was a simple line drawing of Violet. And it was stunning. The artist had managed to depict her beauty, but also captured that glint in her eye, the particular quirk of her lips. Her soul.
 
The next sketch was one of Ned, showing a brash young man, standing insouciantly with his hands shoved into his pockets, whistling a silent tune. The next was of the twins—whatever their names were—dark heads together plotting some manner of mayhem.
 
It was so realistic Edward expected them to leap from the page and whack him with a cricket bat.
 
But it was the last sketch in the book that stole his breath. It was a portrait, in profile. His own face. But not an Edward he would ever recognize. This man was heroic, tragic, a solitary soldier. It was only a few lines drawn in charcoal, but it revealed so much about him. Things he didn’t want anyone to ever know.
 
It was horrifying. And remarkable.
 
“Your Grace.”
 
He snapped the book shut and spun around.
 
Of course. What’s her name. The girl. The owl. From last night.
 
“Oh, you found it.” She stepped into the folly and took the book from his hands. He did not know why he let it go.
 
“You left it here.” An accusation. Really? He hadn’t intended for it to come out like that.
 
She chuckled. “I had to go rescue Hamish. I was coming back.”
 
“What…why did you have to rescue Hamish?” This was her work? She saw him like that? And hell, she was a damn fine hand. How he would love to turn such talent to…darker purposes. What a pity she was such a prude. The kind of work he could offer her would make her rich—rich enough to 
quit serving as Violet’s companion.
 
But she would never do it. No decent woman would.
 
He must be crazed, truly crazed, to even think on it.
 
The gripping sketch of his wounded countenance lingered in his brain. If she could do that, if she could see through to his soul and bring it to life on paper—
 
“And then he got stuck. In the tree. So I had to rescue him.”
 
Lord. She’d been talking. He’d missed the entire explanation. No matter. The question had been purely rhetorical.
 
“How long have you been drawing?”
 
She winced, clutched the book to her breast. He recalled what fine breasts they were. “I… What?”
 
“How long have you been drawing? You’re quite good.”
 
“You looked at my book?” She squawked as though he’d just admitted to peering up her skirts. The lemony face returned. A beetled brow and pursed lips. It was, upon reflection, rather adorable.
 
“It was lying here.”
 
“You shouldn’t look at someone’s sketchbook.”
 
“You shouldn’t leave it where it can be found.” He crossed his arms over his chest and grinned at her. Damn, he loved her accent.
 
She sputtered. “I told you. Hamish and Tay—”
 
“Tay?”
 
“Taylor. Hamish and Taylor were building a fort in a tree—”
 
“Yes. Yes. I know. You had to rescue him. Tell me, have they always been this much trouble?”
 
She blew out a breath. “You have no idea.”
 
They both laughed. It was a nice moment, because it seemed, for that brief flash of time, they were friends, bound in mutual misery.
 
And then he went and ruined it by letting his lust intrude. “So tell me, what did you think of that book?”
 
She tipped her head. “What book?”
 
“The one I gave you last night.”
 
She blinked several times, as though she had to try very hard to remember. “Oh. That book. I didn’t read it.”
 
He stepped closer. “Ah. You like to look at the pictures, then?” He knew the sort.
 
“Look at the… What? No, your Grace—”
 
“Edward.” He infused his voice with a low thrum.
 
“Your Grace. I didn’t have a chance to open it.”
 
Why petulance curled within him, he had no clue. “What do you mean you didn’t have a chance to open it?” She was supposed to have read it. Or at least looked at the pictures. She was supposed to be gazing at him, right now, with a dewy look.
 
She brushed an invisible speck from her skirt. “There was…a distraction.”
 
Well hell. “What kind of distraction?”
 
Her lips pursed. The look she shot him was not dewy in the slightest.
 
Still, he wanted to kiss her.
 
He wasn’t sure why. She was certainly not the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. But her face had character and charm—especially when she smiled. Her figure was full—the way he liked them—but she didn’t show it off to its best effect. In fact, if he hadn’t known what lay beneath the thick layers of crinoline and bombazine, he would have been fooled. She was prickly as a hedgehog and smacked him down at every turn.
 
So why did he want to pull her into his arms and smother her mouth with his?
 
Perhaps because of all those things.
 
Then again, perhaps just because.
 
So he did.
 
He took the girl—whose name he could not remember, whose face he could not forget—into his arms and kissed her. It was a gentle buss, as kisses went, but extremely sublime. Because he’d surprised her.
 
Her lips were open, as though poised to speak. He took full advantage, sweeping in his tongue to dab at hers, nibbling and licking and tasting her sweet breath.
 
The prick at his side was not a surprise. He’d expected it.
 
He lifted his head and stared down into her eyes. Her expression was dazed and determined and perhaps a little dewy. “Not this time, darling,” he murmured. He took the knife from her hand and tossed it aside and then pulled her more fully against him.
 
And ah. She was soft. Sweet. Her breasts pressed against his chest. Her hips molded the cradle of his groin. Of course, he was the one doing the molding, but she didn’t fight him.
 
No. She sighed and tipped her head to the side so he could deepen the kiss. She tasted like ambrosia. A tantalizing flavor of cinnamon and woman and surrender. His ardor rose, and with it, his cock. He rubbed it against her belly.
 
She stiffened and tried to push away, muttering something into his mouth that sounded like “No.”
 
He changed his tack, running his lips down her cheek and along the line of her jaw to nestle in the crook of her neck. She shuddered. Some groan-like sound emanated from her throat. She clutched at his hair.
 
Thusly encouraged, he sucked at the tender skin of her neck. Nipped.
 
“Oh! Saints preserve us,” she whispered.
 
“The saints don’t care,” he responded, switching to the other side of her neck. He found a spot that delighted her even more and feasted there. In her distraction, she didn’t stop the palm skimming over her ribs to cup a breast.
 
He encased her. Ah. Exquisite. Full and round and pliable. He thumbed a nipple, testing its rigidity. She dipped as her knees gave way. He caught her. Swung her up in his arms and carried her to the bench.
 
From long experience, he knew better than to give a woman a moment to think. So as soon as he had her settled across his lap and firmly braced against the wall of the folly, he kissed her again. With one hand, he stroked her nipples while with the other, he slowly drew up her skirts.
 


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