The Art of Taming a Rake (Legendary Lovers #4) by Nicole Jordan

Author:Nicole Jordan [Jordan, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780553392555
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2016-01-24T16:00:00+00:00

Quinn came slowly awake in his bed, his body hot, his cock throbbing as usual. His dreams during the night had been rife with sexual fantasies of Venetia, derived from scalding memories of their first morning together at the inn.

His mind lingered on those searing images now. Her soft, creamy skin. Her rose-tipped breasts. The stiffness of her nipples as he’d suckled her. Her moans of ecstasy as she writhed beneath his claiming mouth…

Murmuring a low oath, Quinn reached beneath the covers and took hold of his aching rod, then brought himself to quick relief. Sated but not fulfilled, he rose to wash while letting his mind wander to the afternoon of their most recent picnic together. How enchanting Venetia had looked—more country beauty than elegant countess.

Images continued to assault him as he shaved. Her hair tousled, bonnet flung aside, her feet bare and showing her delicate ankles and shapely calves. Her amusement at his alleged fish-cleaning prowess, her lovely face expressive, her huge eyes glowing. His compulsion to devour those luscious lips, to plunder that sweet body.

A feeling that was becoming more and more prominent of late, Quinn reflected.

It was sheer torment to keep his hands to himself—and impossible to repress the excitement he felt around her, his keen awareness of her scent, the sound of her voice.

Purposely Quinn shifted his thoughts to her solemn confessions about her broken betrothal. Her admissions hinting at her lost dreams had twisted his heart. And the look crossing Venetia’s face—bittersweet, haunting, sad—had sent a surge of pure tenderness pulsing through him. He’d wanted to wrap his arms about her and heal her hurt.

Another prominent feeling that was increasing daily in urgency.

He was coming to care too much, Quinn knew, yet he couldn’t summon much regret. Despite his growing frustration at being forced to hide out here, he relished having Venetia all to himself. Even more remarkable, he wanted to be closer to her.

He also wanted to share more of himself with her. Normally he kept matters about his life very private from his lovers, but he’d willingly told Venetia about his drive to create some meaningful consequence to his parents’ tragic deaths. Not that his goal was a secret. Merely that he’d long ago learned to keep his relationships purely sexual and shallow.

He couldn’t maintain that same dispassion with Venetia now.

In truth, he’d meant his offer of a modern marriage. He wanted her to be free to choose her own fate. After insisting that she wed him, he owed her that much. Yet for the first time he wondered what a real marriage with Venetia could be like.

Wondered what it would take to make her want to remain in England with him.

Quinn shook his head in amazement. He couldn’t believe he was actually contemplating trying to build a lasting future with Venetia—or at a minimum, give their union a real chance to blossom.

Her issues would not easily be overcome. She mistrusted intimacy even more than he did. He’d almost laughed when Venetia had claimed to be liberated, knowing that she was still shackled by her painful past.

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