Authors: J.K. Coi
Broken Promises (15 page)
Jasper hesitantly took her arms at the elbows. “A baby,” he whispered. “Truly?”
She nodded, a lump in her throat.
“And you’re feeling all right?”
“Never better.”
Finally, his face split in a wide grin. “We’re having a baby,” he repeated, pulling her into an embrace and spinning her around with a loud “Whoop!”
When he let her down, he apologized. “Did I make you dizzy? Do you need to sit down? Damn, why don’t we have any chairs in this bloody room? Never mind, I’ll carry you to bed and call Mrs. Jenkins to bring you some water.”
Laughing, she pushed him aside when he would have swept her up. “Stop, Jasper. I said I’m fine. Don’t you dare try and use this as an excuse to force me into bed for the next nine months.”
A hot look entered his eyes and he pulled her in for a deep kiss, not letting her go until she was breathless and clinging to him. “What if I promise to stay in bed with you?”
She grinned. “Well then, that’s another matter entirely.”
Just outside the ballroom, the servants, who’d come running at the sound of yelling, smiled to see the two of them pulling at each other’s clothes, and discreetly closed the door.
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Colonel Jasper Carlisle was defined by his work until he met his wife. When the prima ballerina swept into his life he knew that she was the reason for his existence. But their world is shattered when Callie is kidnapped and brutally tortured by the foes Jasper has been hunting. Mechanical parts have replaced her legs, her hand, her eye…and possibly her heart. Though she survived, her anger at Jasper consumes her, while Jasper’s guilt drives him from the woman he loves. He longs for the chance to show her their love can withstand anything…including her new clockwork parts.
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J.K. Coi is a multi-published, award-winning author of dark and sexy paranormal romance and urban fantasy. She lives in Ontario with her amazingly supportive husband and son, and their cat, who is the undisputed ruler of the household. While she spends her days immersed in the litigious world of insurance law, she is very happy to spend her nights writing dark and sexy characters who leap off the page and into readers’ hearts. Please visit her at
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ISBN: 978-14268-9435-0
Copyright © 2012 by J.K. Coi
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