Fortune's Lady by Patricia Gaffney

Author:Patricia Gaffney [Gaffney, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical, General, Regency, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780843948011
Google: 9Zil0i-BtKsC
Amazon: 0843948019
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 1989-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

After the first shock, the water was like a revitalizing balm on his overheated flesh. Gradually his blood cooled and his heartbeat steadied. He stayed under as long as his lungs would allow, peering at green undulating things, savoring the sensuous chill of the water, thinking of Cass. When he came up, he turned and floated on his back. The azure sky was cloudless, the air soft. The lone duck that had paddled away in protest on his arrival lumbered cautiously down the bank and reentered the water, keeping its distance.

The cobwebs were clearing rapidly, but his need for his wife was only growing stronger. He felt the gentle lap of the water on his skin and it teased him with a memory of hers, soft and cool and inviting. The lilies on the bank smelled fresh, like her. He imagined her body enveloping him like the cool blue pond. He stood up and scrubbed himself clean for her with his hands. Here in the middle, the water came up to his ribcage. He flexed his toes, feeling the cold, squishy mud between them. Everything excited him. He felt as if his senses were snapping and sparking with life. He strode up the bank, shaking water from his hair like a dog. He dragged on his breeches and buttoned them, his eyes on the cottage.

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