Just Another Viscount
by Vivienne Lorret
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GENRE: Historical Romance
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BLURB:
As the toast of the
ton, Samuel Wortham, Viscount Ellery, should have no trouble finding a wife.
Yet each lady he pursues ends up married to another. As a last hope, Sam plans
a house party, intending to choose a bride from one of his guests. But when he
encounters a raven-haired beauty by his estate’s pond, he’s captivated by her
charm and desperate to see her again.
A quiet trip to the
country is just what Gemma Desmond needs to take her mind off marriage. After
all, as the daughter of a notorious criminal, her prospects seem quite grim.
The last thing she expects is a chance meeting with a handsome lord and an
invitation to his lavish house party. Ellery is everything she hoped for in a
husband. But can she ever escape the stigma of her father’s misdeeds? When a
pair of conniving debutantes frame her for theft, Gemma has her answer.
Unwilling to let her scandalous reputation taint the kind, honorable man she
adores, she flees. Yet Ellery isn’t about to give her up. He might be just
another viscount in love, but he refuses to let this potential bride slip
through his fingers…
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EXCERPT:
“Well, I know my aunt is fond of you.”
Ellery angled toward her, his boots shifting to the outer
edges of her slippers. The lapels of his coat were only a breath away from the
rise and fall of her breasts. Lifting his hand to her cheek, his fingers glided
along the slope of her jaw to her chin and tilted her face up to his. “And what
of her niece?” The rapid beat of her heart made it difficult to release a
breath. It was locked inside of her like so many recent hopes and dreams. Her
lips tingled, plumping under his dark, searching scrutiny. And when the tip of
her tongue darted out to wet them, his head dipped toward hers, close enough
that she caught the clean, spicy scent of his shaving soap and felt the heat of
his breath.
Gemma’s eyes drifted shut of their own volition. “I have it
under good authority that she likes you. Very much, indeed.”
His other hand released hers, his fingertips skimming up the
length of her bare arm, setting off a shower of tingles. Cupping her face, he
drew closer, his nose nuzzling beside hers. His lips brushed one corner of her
mouth and then the other. “Enough to permit me to kiss her?”
A soft laugh escaped her. “I believe you already are.”
And it was heaven, these slow, searching nibbles at her
lips, the feel of his warm breath against her skin.
“Not yet,” he said with more sampling tastes of the corners
of her mouth and a sly sweep along the center. Cradling her face in his hands,
he went still, waiting for her answer.
Restraint emanated from him in the small vibrations through
his fingertips and in each shuddered breath between her parted lips. He would
take only what she was willing to give. He was not selfish. His honor and
decency were not merely for show. These qualities were part of him and in his
every action.
And she loved him all the more for it.
But this was not the time for hesitation. They’d been
patient for long enough. Ages and ages. She wanted him to know that he didn’t
need to hold back. Not with her.
Slanting her head, she whispered against his lips, “Then
show me.”
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AUTHOR Info:
USA Today
bestselling author, VIVIENNE LORRET transforms copious amounts of tea into
words. She is an Avon author of works including: The Wallflower Wedding Series,
The Rakes of Fallow Hall Series, The Season’s Original Series, and the upcoming
Emma Identity Series.
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ReplyDeleteI’m wondering why each lady that Samuel Wortham, Viscount Ellery, pursues ends up married to someone else.
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