Mail Order Bride - A Bride for Mackenzie: Sweet Clean Inspirational Historical Western Mail Order Bride Mystery Romance (Sun River Brides Book 2) by Karla Gracey

Author:Karla Gracey [Gracey, Karla]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-05-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Annie looked at his face. It was a kind face, but rugged and tanned from his work out on the land. His eyes were the most vivid hazel she had ever seen and she could barely tear her eyes from them to even take into consideration the rest of him. He was very tall, she had to crane her neck to look up to him, but the fine features and laughing eyes made it worth any ounce of pain. Reluctantly she tore her eyes away from his, and looked him over quickly. She didn’t wish to appear rude, and so she made her passing glimpse swift. She took in his broad shoulders and the tapering hips that made her feel tiny and powerless. It was an odd sensation, she had never really thought of herself as being particularly weak, or even that feminine before, but he made her feel as delicate as a china doll. He truly was an impressive figure of manhood, and she would have had to have been half dead to not find him attractive – but that just made her even more nervous.

“Of course,” she said, finally responding to his gently asked question. “It is a pleasure to meet you Mr Stott.” Awkwardly she looked down towards her feet and held out her hand for him to shake. He clasped it and held it tenderly for a moment. She couldn’t help but notice his large, strong hands with those long and tapering fingers. She could see tiny scars where he had suffered nicks and cuts as he undertook his work, and feel the hard skin from riding out on the land and pulling on ropes on board ships. They were hands that would always catch you if you fell, she thought as a bolt of electricity flashed through her entire body.

“The pleasure is all mine,” he said, his deep baritone voice rippling through her like music. He bent down and raised her hand to his lips and, in a move she hadn’t expected, turned the palm over and unfastened her glove. He pressed his lips slowly to the inside of her wrist, and then carefully buttoned her back up. Her entire body quivered. Nobody had ever done such a thing to her before; it was so intimate, so sensual. Whatever she might think of him as a man, her body was certainly more than happy to respond to his advances. She felt light, shivery, almost faint with pleasure as he took her arm and tucked it into his own.

“So, how was your journey?” he asked politely again.

“It was an experience,” she admitted with a wry smile. She had never been so frightened in her life. “There was a gentleman in my carriage; he didn’t say a word to a soul the entire journey. We were all sure he was some kind of gangster, or gun for hire. He certainly didn’t seem the warm and friendly type. He had the most spectacular moustache, and was constantly chewing on a small piece of wood – and he stared at everyone as if he hated us all.

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