Excerpt:
“I’ve observed you this
evening,” he said as they stepped outside.
“I’m well aware,” she said
with the control that so fascinated him.
He raised his eyebrow and
bit back a smile. Oh, that restrained passion captivated him. “I’d no idea you
were so skilled at the games,” he said instead, leading her carefully along.
Watching her, he had the
feeling she knew his game and didn’t rise to the bait. Jonathon bit back
another smile.
“You didn’t give me an
opportunity to show you the other night,” she said with a small grin that was
more pride in her talents than interest.
But her gaze remained steady
on his, darker in the shadowed balcony. Miss Harrington stood straight, with
none of the deference normally given a duke. And none of the deference a woman
in need of a suitable match to return to England ought to show.
She fascinated him all the
more.
“And if I’m ready now?” His
voice lowered, and Jonathon didn’t fool himself when he saw her breath hitch.
Her smile turned predatory.
“I wouldn’t mind relieving you of the coin from your purse.”
He leaned closer and lowered
his voice again. He watched her, knowing she followed his every move and was
not unaffected. “Money holds no interested as a wager.”
She raised her own eyebrow
in question. “You wish to make it a more interesting evening, then?”
“What terms would you
suggest,” he asked softly, his breath a caress along her cheek, “to make it
more stimulating?”
BLURB:
Two years ago, Isabella Harrington defied her parents and
society, and ran off with her lover to Milan. They thought they’d conquer the
world at the gaming tables. But her dream of happily-ever-after led to nothing
but debts and a shattered heart.
Abandoned and left on her own in a foreign city with little but her wits and skill, Isabella managed to survive. Survive and thrive, commanding the cards until she won enough to send for a very particular matchmaker.
Isabella needed a way back into the society she shunned and what better way than through a proper, aristocratic marriage? And this matchmaker of note would be her key back home to England.
Traveling the Continent, Jonathon, Duke of Strathmore, agreed to meet the mysterious Miss Harrington. Wary of the rumors surrounding her, a woman who vanished from London with only scandalous tales left in her wake, he hadn’t counted on the intriguing Isabella to thoroughly capture his attention.
Will a game of cards change both their fates? Will she become a mistress or a duchess?
Abandoned and left on her own in a foreign city with little but her wits and skill, Isabella managed to survive. Survive and thrive, commanding the cards until she won enough to send for a very particular matchmaker.
Isabella needed a way back into the society she shunned and what better way than through a proper, aristocratic marriage? And this matchmaker of note would be her key back home to England.
Traveling the Continent, Jonathon, Duke of Strathmore, agreed to meet the mysterious Miss Harrington. Wary of the rumors surrounding her, a woman who vanished from London with only scandalous tales left in her wake, he hadn’t counted on the intriguing Isabella to thoroughly capture his attention.
Will a game of cards change both their fates? Will she become a mistress or a duchess?
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Kristabel
Reed lives on the East Coast and loves to explore the steamier side of historical
romance. "There are so many sexy situations that didn't just pop up in the
21st century and my goal is to burst the myth of the prim and proper
debutante." She loves romances of all sorts but currently writes Regency
and Contemporary romances with curvy women. She also loves old movies, taking
the dog for walks, and anything Cary Grant.
And
is always interested in talking about erotic romance, so drop her a line:
kristabelreed@yahoo.com; or Tweet her @kristabelreed; find her blog:
kristabelreed.blogspot.com
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