Fortune's Bride by French Judith E

Author:French, Judith E. [French, Judith E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2013-10-21T04:00:00+00:00

It was late at night. Aboard the Dutch merchant ship, Caroline and Garrett stood by the rail in the pale moonlight wrapped in each other’s arms. Satiated and utterly content, Caroline leaned against him, waiting for her body to stop trembling and her heartbeat to slow to normal.

Once again, they had been unable to hold back the tides of passion. Here, on the open deck, she had given him what they both wanted so desperately, without heed for propriety. They had made fast and furious love in the shelter of a stack of cargo, and her lips still tasted of Garrett’s.

He wrapped a stray lock of her hair around his finger and lifted it to rub against his face. “I think I have the imprint of a cask rim permanently creased in my knee,” he murmured.

She laughed softly. “It seems there is never a bed near when we need one.”

“If there was, I’d stay between the sheets day and night. You will be the death of me.”

She twisted around so that her back and buttocks rested against his chest and loins, and his arms were still locked around her. She didn’t want to think, and she didn’t want these overwhelming sensations of languid pleasure to stop. Words seemed inadequate for the emotion she was feeling, so she swallowed the lump in her throat and gazed out at the shimmering, velvet sea.

The ocean was as calm as the surface of the river that flowed past Fortune’s Gift. Only gentle waves rose and undulated in slow, sensual patterns. The soft salt breeze carried a promise of warm green islands and exotic flowers. The rhythmic sounds of rope and sail and water played a dreamy melody that blended with the Caribbean night until Caroline wanted to weep for the beauty of it all.

“I’ve never known a woman quite like you,” he said, “nor one so vibrant and full of life.”

“Save your compliments for the young girls,” she answered. She was confused enough without listening to such silken words from him.

She didn’t know if what she felt for Garrett was love or lust; she only knew that the moments they were apart seemed desolate. And when she could see him . . . touch him . . . hear his voice—she was happier than she had ever been in her life.

“When we get to this island kingdom of yours,” he began, “I will regret the end of this voyage. I . . .”

She deliberately closed her mind to what he was saying. She would not listen—would not try to imagine him going away from her . . . or the lonely nights ahead of her.

I won’t let him go, she vowed. He feels something for me, I know he does. We can stay on Arawak after we find the treasure. Once Reed is freed from prison, there’s no reason for us to go back to the Chesapeake. I’ve given enough to the cause. I’ve lost one husband and I don’t intend to lose another.

This war with England could go on for years.

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