Publisher: Books to Go Now
Release Date: March 26th, 2013
Genre: Historical Romance
Length: 15k
Heat Rating: Sweet
Blurb:
Viscount Camden Beckinworth had
lived the life of a devil-may-care rake until his parents’ untimely death. He
cast aside his personal life, returned home to save the crumbling family
business and decided to re-enter Society five years later. By then, the pesky
little sister of his two best childhood friends had grown into a lovely woman
and he felt alive again with her innocence and beauty in hand.
After two disastrous London
seasons, Susanna Lorican accepted a marriage proposal from a neighborhood
friend and, while she had adored him since childhood, she never expected the
man of her dreams to reciprocate her feelings. She planned the perfect
Christmas Eve wedding but never expected a snowstorm to barrel through the
English countryside on the morning of.
Susanna and Camden vowed to let
nothing thwart their long-awaited day even though the storm delayed the dress
and several guests. When the reverend fell from his horse and injured his head,
however, they had little choice but to postpone. To worsen matters, Susanna’s
insufferable brother-in-law cornered and then assaulted her in the
library.
Does social peril and uncontrollable weather keep the lovebirds from the altar or do they find their happily ever after in the midst of a disastrous wedding day?
Excerpt:
Camden drew her
into his arms and brushed his lips across her hairline. “I make my own luck.”
He blew softly in her ear. She shivered in response. “We control our destiny, Susanna, no one else. Besides, you have
nothing to worry about. The one activity we shared truly worth gossiping about
will never reach the light of day.”
Her face flamed
even hotter. Air escaped her lungs in short, choppy gasps as she remembered the
way he touched and fondled her for hours. That wonderful activity made
her feel as if she was the most cherished woman in the entire world. She
despised double standards, as did Camden, but because her good name and
reputation needed to remain protected in all areas, especially in high society
gossip circles, they refused to make love again until their wedding night.
But now, with
her wedding possibly postponed, she glanced at the open doorway one last time
and pushed it from her mind. She embraced Camden with all her strength. She was
so tired of denying the wondrous craving that pooled in her stomach when he was
near. Kissing him as if her life depended on it, she felt his breath entered
her mouth and traveled deep into her lungs. She tasted his strong, rich essence
and nearly melted. Trailing her hands up the back of his neck, she pulled free
the ribbon pinning his long hair respectably to his nape and buried her hands
in the dark silk. His embrace soothed the anger, worry and misery burning
inside her.
Camden responded
with equal fervor. He clasped the narrow dip of her waist and massaged firm
flesh sheathed beneath layers of restricting peach-patterned fabric. He growled
low in his throat and bent at the knees to reach the lacy hem of her day dress.
Lifting several layers of skirt to grasp her thigh, he silenced her shocked
moan by deepening the kiss. Her warm skin flared hot beneath his exploration.
He trailed his hand higher until Susanna finally broke free from their intense
kiss and twisted free of his smoldering embrace.
She stumbled
back and braced herself against the sofa. She felt deliciously exposed and
wanton beneath his yearning gaze. Breathing heavily, blushing scarlet, Susanna
scowled at her fiancé but couldn’t find the desire to reprimand him. He rarely
touched her like that. She loved when he did. With any luck, after tonight,
they wouldn’t have to restrain themselves any more.
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