Excerpt & Giveaway: The Danger in Tempting An Earl by Sophie Barnes
The
Danger In Tempting An Earl
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The Kingsborough Ball
By:
Sophie Barnes
Releasing
July 29th,
2014
Avon
Romance
Blurb
Lucien
Marvaine never thought he was good enough for Katherine. As the
younger son of an earl, he didn’t have a title or prospects. Then
fate steps in and gives him a second chance, and this new Earl of
Roxbury is determined to make the beautiful Kate his own . . . one
touch . . . one kiss at a time.
Katherine
never thought of herself as a temptress, certainly not with Lucien.
Why, she’s known him almost all her life! Yet as she waltzes in
Lucien’s arms at the Kingsborough Ball, she can’t help but be
drawn to him. Has he always been this hard and masculine? And where
did those dimples come from? Kate is not looking for a husband . . .
but how can she not surrender to Lucien’s charms when love is at
stake?
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He
shook his head. “I know that, Kate.” He moved to kiss her again,
but she wouldn’t let him. “What I can tell you, is that
no other man has ever made me feel the way you just did. I mean, I’ve
never…” God this was difficult. She sighed, closed her eyes and
whispered, “I didn’t realize it could be so incredible.” Strong
arms came about her waist, holding her close. “Thank you, Kate.
You’ve given me a beautiful gift – one that I will always
cherish.” His breath was raspy and she became suddenly aware of the
hardness that pressed against her. He needed her just as much as she
needed him, and she wanted suddenly, quite desperately, to do for him
what he had just done for her. She’d never undressed a man before
and felt a little uncertain about doing so now, but then she reminded
herself that Lucien could be trusted and that he would not ridicule
her for anything. She knew that now, and the thought that she’d
recently feared he might, felt remarkably silly. Reaching up, she
went to work on his cravat – an intricate knot that was really
quite annoying when haste was of the essence. Cursing the piece of
linen, she evoked a laugh from Lucien who was watching her with
merriment dancing in his eyes. “Should I help?” he asked. “No
need,” she said, determined to finish the task on her own. With a
slight tug, she managed to loosen the fabric and it eventually gave
way. She smiled, pleased with her achievement. Lucien stared down at
her. He could scarcely believe that this was really happening, that
his foremost wish had finally come true. Katherine was his after all
these years. It was miraculous. Joy flowed through him, filling him
until he felt his heart might burst. Unable to keep away from her, he
reached out and placed his hand upon her waist while she went to work
on the buttons of his shirt. He needed the closeness, the contact,
the evidence that she was really standing naked there before him in
spite of her insecurities. She’d placed all her trust in him
this evening, and the notion humbled him beyond measure, realizing
just how difficult it must have been for her to undress in his
presence – the fear of rejection so forceful in her mind. But the
marks that had coiled themselves around her and held her prisoner
were of no consequence to him. He loved her for the woman she was,
for her kindness, her sense of humor, her devotion to those she cared
about and for her intellect. Physically, she would always be the most
beautiful woman of his acquaintance. Nobody else would ever compare.
His groin tightened with the need to claim her, to love her as much
as he possibly could. Christ…to watch her face as she found her
release once more, this time with him inside her, almost had him
shoving her aside so he could make haste with his clothes. Her
confession earlier…knowing that he was her first meaningful lover,
had spoken to his male ego and filled him with pride.
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Born
in Denmark, Sophie Barnes spent her youth traveling with her parents
to wonderful places all around the world. She's lived in five
different countries, on three different continents, and speaks
Danish, English, French, Spanish, and Romanian. But, most impressive
of all, she's been married to the same man three times—in three
different countries and in three different dresses.
When
she's not busy dreaming up her next romance novel, Sophie enjoys
spending time with her family, swimming, cooking, gardening, watching
romantic comedies and, of course, reading.
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