When an arrogant Marquis’s seduction fails, he plans a Christmas celebration at
his country estate. Inviting the one girl who not only rejects him but seems to
hate him is part of his plan to win her...
His scheming soon turns to much more
than decorating the house for Christmas. Abigail’s beauty incites a plan for revenge
on the Marquis by his most depraved enemy, who is bent on kidnapping and raping
Abigail. Can the Marquis save her and make this a merry Christmas after
all?
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Excerpt
Abigail called after them. “Galoshes
are by the back door. Gloves and scarves also. You don’t want to wear your best
clothes on an expedition like this, gentlemen”
She leaned back in her chair and
watched them go. Startled, but pleased, she hurried to her own rooms to change
into riding clothes and tall boots. She
adored tramping in the woods and how could she not join in the search for the
perfect Yule log? After scarcely a
thought she pulled on the breeches she wore when she was riding at home with no
one caring what she did. She pulled on her riding boots, although she picked
her second-best pair. Who knew what such wonderful snow would do to good boots?
She ran lightly down the steps to
the back door. A small screech escaped her when the felt herself hauled against
a strong chest, and looked up in astonishment at a livid Jason glaring down at
her. Maybe not Jason, right now. No, definitely the Marquis. An irate Marquis, giving her a good swat on
her rear and glaring at her.
“Don’t you even think of trying to
escape me, you little fool. You’re not at your country home. You’re at mine,
with some of the most licentious noblemen in London who’d be delighted to see
you so scantily clothed. Do you want them to line up at your door tonight, you
vexatious idiot?”
Abigail simply stared at him for a
moment, her temper ready to boil over, when he suddenly softened, ran his hands
over her hips and around her waist and pulled her against him. His kiss was hot and blazing, lingering at
her lips with his tongue pushing into her mouth in a dizzying display of
passion that had her clinging to his coat lapels.
“My god, Abigail, how am I going to
stay away from you?”
He lay his forehead softly against
her hair and softly caressed her well rounded bottom.
Stunned, she couldn’t think of a
thing to say. She wrenched herself away and fled back to her room. She’d simply
not thought of anything but her own comfort and that wonderful snow. Of course
a woman didn’t appear in breeches at a house party for London aristocrats! Not
unless there was a hunt scheduled or good riding was available.
She was an idiot.
How could she face Jason, and indeed
her grandmother? And she herself was supposed to be chaperoning Bettina?
Burying her face in her hands, she
tried to shut out her regretful thoughts. The fact that her every thought
centered on Jason and his reactions didn’t even occur to her.
She didn’t see the lascivious face
of Lord Wilcombe, earl of Wilmington, watching them from a corner of the
hallway.
Author bio and links
Reading is still one of her favorite activities, although she sometimes has to push it aside to make room for her enduring love of writing. Her journalism degree was used infrequently until recently. Marriage and raising two children pleasantly got in the way. After twenty years of being a real estate broker and with the kids raised she finally could devote her time to writing, her first love.
Jean's enchantment with the lore and legends of Druids and, therefore, delving into their history led to fascinating research that inspired her popular Garland of Druids Series for Cerridwen Press. She's now enjoying writing stories filled with magic and romance for her Songs of the Mages Series, also for Cerridwen Press. She has recently left Cerridwen and Ellora's Cafe Press and is now writing exclusively for MuseItUp, the largest Canadian publisher.
Few things in her life have been so satisfying, especially when all her books have a happy ending. Wonderful to make happen. It only gets more interesting when a secondary character demands his very own book. Who would want to deny him? Not Jean!
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