My Fair Duchess (A Once Upon A Rogue Novel Book 1) (41 page)

Pulsing need sent him bending toward her breast to lick the tip of her nipple, round and round with his tongue. A painful yet pleasurable ache took hold of him, made all the sweeter by the mewling sounds she made when he took her nipple into his mouth and suckled like a babe at the breast of life. His pleasure was so intense that he realized he needed to slow greatly to hold back his climax.

He drew away and cupped her breasts, flicking her nipples with his fingers, and then squeezing the tips with just enough pressure that ragged moans came from deep within her throat. She threw her head back, and when she did, he slid his hand down her spine to embrace her and hold her upright. He took her hands, which had been bunched against his chest and encouraged her to explore.

She did, at first touchingly naive and hesitant and then becoming bolder with her caresses before surprising him by sliding her hands between his legs. Her long strokes started gently then harder and faster until, before he realized what was happening, he was the one moaning as wave after wave of pleasure rolled through him, tightening his body into a band as taut as a bow, and then all at once the tension released with a climax that left him momentarily weak.

When he came back to himself, she helped him into the tub and then bathed him with so much care that waves of gratitude washed over him, just as intense as the pleasure he had just experienced. When she was done, she rose and silently handed him the washrag.

He knelt by her feet and slowly worked his way up her body, inch by worshipful inch until he came to her breasts and lathered them first with the cloth and then his hands.

The contact of her skin to his was driving him mad with desire. His body strummed with the need to be inside of her, and by the wild look in her eyes, she felt the exact same way.

When Colin ran his hands down her slippery body, around her waist, and over the curve of her bottom to cup her under her legs and lift her to him, she was not at all sure what he wanted her to do, so she looked to him for guidance.

He ravaged her mouth as he hoisted her to his waist. Between kisses, he pulled back and spoke. “Wrap you legs around my waist and your arms around my neck.”

She did so immediately, and he lowered them into the tub so that she sat over him with her legs spread wide. He gently cupped her neck as the other hand came between their bodies, and his fingers found her sensitive spot and began to move back and forth with a rhythm that drove her to distraction. Unable to sit still, she pressed toward him, wanting him to increase the pressure and the speed. His acquiescence to her unspoken desire was immediate. His fingers moved expertly, rubbing in tiny circles that made her certain every ounce of blood she possessed was pulsing between her legs.

“Colin!” she cried out, certain she was on the edge of something wonderful. Water swished all around her, and with the swirling movement, he entered her in one long, swift stroke. The momentary sharp pain was lost among the thousands of splendid sensations he caused every time he slid out almost to his tip and back in. When he moved, her world seemed to move with him, until she was no longer certain where reality ended and the dream of the moment began.

Her body clenched, and then heat, invasive and exquisite, swept over her and took all the energy she had with it as the flame burned bright and died slowly, leaving her panting, sweating, and spent. She collapsed onto his chest, water lapping up between their bodies. He wrapped his arms around her tightly and pressed a kiss to her neck and then her lips. “You have all of me now,” he whispered. “Even after death takes me, I am yours.”

A spasm shot through her straight from her core to her heart. “I should not want it any other way. As you are mine, I am yours. This is my vow to you.” She sealed the promise with a searing kiss.

For eleven years, Gillian Rutherford has dreamed of escaping her family’s dark secret and living a normal life. Now, faced with an unwelcome marriage that will chain her to London and the secret slowly killing her, she’s desperate to save herself and the sister she adores. Salvation comes in the form of an American shipping tycoon, and all she must do is seduce him into marrying her. But Gillian’s scheme hits a snag when she makes a bargain with a notorious rake Alexander Trevelle, Lord Lionhurst. He’ll help her win the hand of his American friend, if she’ll assist him with exacting revenge against her unwanted fiancé. But the price of the pact may just be their hearts.

BARGAINING WITH A RAKE
(A Whisper of Scandal Novel Book 1)

CONSPIRING WITH A ROGUE
(A Whisper of Scandal Novel Book 2)

DANCING WITH A DEVIL
(A Whisper of Scandal Novel Book 3)

A WHISPER OF SCANDAL TRILOGY
(Books 1-3)

WHAT A ROGUE WANTS
(Lords of Deception Book 1)

THE REDEMPTION OF A DISSOLUTE EARL
(A Danby Family Novella 1)

SEASON FOR SURRENDER
(A Danby Family Novella 2)

ECHOES IN THE SILENCE
(THE SIREN SAGA)
BOOK 1

ANTHOLOGIES

A Summons From Yorkshire
(Regency Christmas Summons Collection 1)

A Gentlemen’s Pact
(Regency Christmas Pact)

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Julie Johnstone is a best-selling author of Regency Romance and the author of a new urban fantasy/paranormal romance book. She’s been a voracious reader of books since she was a young girl. Her mother would tell you that as a child Julie had a rich fantasy life made up of many different make believe friends. As an adult, Julie is one of the lucky few who can say she is living the dream by working with her passion of creating worlds from her imagination. When Julie is not writing she is chasing her two precocious children around, cooking, reading or exercising. Julie loves to hear from her readers. You can send her an email at
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