Seducing the Highlander - Omnibus (2010) by Emma Wildes

Author:Emma Wildes
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Erotica, General, Historical, Fiction
ISBN: 9780451229823
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-05-04T07:00:00+00:00

“He’s quite . . . devastating, isn’t he?” Therese rubbed her finger idly on the arm of her chair, but her gaze was bright with open speculation.

Julia stifled a laugh. “I suppose that’s one of the many words one could use to describe Robbie McCray.”

“I have more. How about wildly handsome, wickedly male, gloriously tall, and wide shouldered—”

“Let’s not forget impossibly arrogant, notoriously fickle, outrageously hot tempered. His reputation is undisputed,” Julia interrupted, lifting a brow. Her new husband had all of the aforementioned attributes Therese extolled, but Julia was still adjusting to the traits he had that didn’t conform to the persona of the legendary Robbie McCray. The tenderness she hadn’t quite expected, or the genuine sense of humor, and certainly not the potency of their mutual attraction. He’d been a means to an end, and she really hadn’t anticipated that his roguish charm would be so appealing.

She liked him.

“Yet you married him.” Therese gave her an understandably reproachful look. “I cannot believe you didn’t tell me your plans, Julia. I thought we’d become close, like sisters.”

It was true. Before her father’s death, Julia hadn’t thought of Therese as more than a neighbor she saw occasionally, pleasant enough but not someone she had a lot in common with beyond as a casual acquaintance. But both Edward and Therese had been supportive since the tragedy, especially after Randal’s disappearance. They called often, and she and Therese had grown to be good friends.

“It made sense to choose McCray,” Julia explained in a halting voice, remembering how much courage it had taken to follow through with her plan, actually leave the castle, and travel to Edinburgh to proposition a man she’d met only when she was a child. “All of Scotland has heard of his lost ships, so I knew I had something to tempt him to agree. I needed a husband, he needed to replace his confiscated property, and his ability to defend himself is undisputed. I doubt Adain would challenge him; nor can Adain treacherously catch Robbie McCray off guard.”

“But you really did not know him.”

“It is a common enough practice for young women to be betrothed to men they don’t know,” Julia pointed out, though that had bothered her as well. “I believe my father would have approved of the match, and that is important to me.”

“And your new husband is extremely talented between the sheets,” Therese commented with a hint of question in her voice. Leaning forward slightly, she murmured, “I mean, that’s what they say, Julia, and having seen him, I somehow believe it.”

Since it was absolutely true, Julia couldn’t suppress a blush, but as good of friends as she and Therese might be, she wasn’t willing to elaborate. She said primly, “His prowess in any capacity except wielding a sword is immaterial to me. At least tonight I know I’ll sleep safely, even if it takes sharing my bed with the infamous McCray.”

As if it were a hardship.

They were in the guest bedroom Therese always used

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