Catherine Coulter - Star Quartet - 1 by Evening Star (aka Sweet Surrender)

Author:Evening Star (aka Sweet Surrender) [Star, Evening]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-16T23:39:25.064000+00:00

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Catherine Coulter

I

"Indeed, my dear. In fact, I am tempted to leave business discussions to Raymond and Hammett tomorrow. Edward Blakeson, the gardener I was talking to, has agreed to show me more of his methods so I may improve my luck with my orchids in Connecticut. They are quite delicate, $ou know, more so than a woman. And of course their care is quite different." He paused a moment, grinning down into her stone-set face. "I hope that I may learn how to care for them as well as I care for women."

"Your ... innuendos are not amusing, Mr. Saxton."

"You wish me to speak more bluntly, then? Surely you know that the thought of holding you in my arms, of kissing your soft mouth, Miss Van Cleve, makes me tense with anticipation."

"I would prefer you not to speak at all," she muttered, pulling her fingers away from his caressing hand.

"You do not desire me, you want only your petty revenge!"

"You are really quite wrong. I will be pleased to prove that to you."

"I do not want you to prove anything, Mr. Saxton. I only want you to leave me alone and leave London."

He stroked his fingertips over her open palm. "Odd," he said thoughtfully, gazing into her eyes, "you seem to tremble when I touch you."

Giana snatched her hand away. "Please," she whispered.

"Please what, my dear? Dare I guess?" "Go to the devil!"

"Perhaps 1 am the devil," he said, his eyes alight with laughter. "When next I kiss you, Giana, I would appreciate your leaving off the violence. My shin still aches. I suppose I should be grateful that you did not kick me elsewhere."

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She frowned at him, helpless to dampen his good humor, and fell into a brooding silence. She was terribly aware of how close he was standing at casual ease beside her. Who is there to know or care if I give my virginity to him? I am twenty-one, no longer a silly schoolgirl. She started, aghast at herself.

Damn him!

"I wish you would stop teasing me!" she blurted out. "And you are so damned big, I cannot see past you!"

He stepped behind her and gently drew her back against him. 'Is this better?"

She imagined her naked hips pressed against his belly, and blanched at the shiver of pleasure it brought her. "It is not!" she nearly shouted at him. She turned crimson at the interested stares of their fellow passengers.

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