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Authors: Shelley Munro
Tags: #Fiction, #Romance, #Historical, #General, #Gothic
“Do you like that?” Lucien didn’t wait for an answer but whisked her dress down, baring her breasts. His breath caught as he smoothed the back of his hand across her plump curves. So beautiful. He had difficulty believing she was his wife.
“I’m not only your wife, but I love you.” Her blue eyes twinkled up at him.
“It’s going to take me time to get used to you reading my mind.”
“I’m sorry,” Rosalind said. “I—”
Lucien stopped her apology with a kiss. His lips slid across hers, nipping and tasting. Tormenting. Desire stirred, riding him hard. She was so sweet. His, and a second chance for love.
He slid his hands down her shoulders and cupped her breasts before scooping her off her feet with a suddenness that made her squeak. He carried her over to the bed. After stripping off her remaining clothing, he yanked off his breeches, shoes and stockings and joined her. He drew her close, angled his mouth over hers and laced his hands into her long hair.
“Ah, Lucien,” she murmured.
Their naked limbs brushed together. Slowly, he explored her body with careful attention to detail. He touched her breasts, her shoulders, her belly, and her legs until she ached for his possession. Lucien wedged her thighs apart and surged into her body, kissing her fiercely at the same time. Rosalind arched into him. Frissons of desire spilled through her as they rocked together. The sensation built, growing bigger and bigger until the pleasure exploded inside her.
For a long time after, Rosalind clung to Lucien’s powerful shoulders, savoring the closeness, the feeling of togetherness, of being one with him and no longer rejected. Instead, his actions told of his love and the way he treasured her. This was security, and she was finally home.
She pressed a kiss to his muscular chest. The spurned viscountess had won the viscount’s heart.
Shelley Munro lives in New Zealand with her husband. When she’s not writing, she loves to travel and frequently drags her husband off to far-flung parts of the world. Not that he argues much. Enduring memories include being almost sat on by a mountain gorilla in Rwanda, lazing on white, sandy beaches in India, whale watching in Alaska, helmet diving in Bora-Bora, camel riding in Egypt, talkin’ the blarney in Ireland, and dealing with ghosts in an English pub.
Cooking is fun (since she enjoys eating), and she likes to take photographs of everyone and everything. No one is safe from her camera lens. Someone should probably warn the dogs and puppies Shelley and her husband are about to foster for the RSPCA. Readers beware! Cute animal photos ahead…You can visit Shelley at http://www.shelleymunro.com.
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ISBN: 978-1-4268-9058-1
This is the revised text of a work first published as SECOND SEDUCTION by Medallion in 2005.
Copyright ©2005 as SECOND SEDUCTION by Shelley Munro
Copyright ©2010 as THE SPURNED VISCOUNTESS by Shelley Munro
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