Mcclairen's isle : the reckless one

Zusatztext Early praise for The Reckless One : "Readers will enjoy the excitement and passion." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for The Passionate One : "Exquisite romance... McClairen's Isle: The Passionate One is the first in a trilogy featuring the Merrick siblings." -- Library Journal "This is a glorious book! wonderful reading." -- Romance Reviews Informationen zum Autor Connie Brockway Klappentext Raine: The Reckless One...there was sin in his smile and wildness in his soul.... Raine Merrick's wild! reckless spirit had earned him time in a French prison. When a mysterious beauty gains his freedom only to betray him! Raine Merrick sets out for his father's castle on McClairen's Isle! seeking the treasure hidden within. But strange surprises await him in the Highlands. He never expected to find his deceitful angel masquerading as an honored guest. Or to want her with all the searing passion in his sinner's soul. Watch for the crowning volume in the spellbinding McClairen's Isle trilogy! The Ravishing One! coming soon. And don't miss the first book in the trilogy! The Passionate One! available from Dell. It was possible Madame Noir regretted her decision to choose him; that titillation had taken a back seat to fear. But this woman was notorious for her outré appetites. The more probable reason for her ostensible fear was that it was all part of some perverse game. A game which, if Raine played it correctly, he might use to his benefit. If he could convince her to unchain him he would be out of this carriage in seconds, losing himself in Dieppe's twisting alleys. With such thoughts, he crouched low as he entered the carriage, conscious of the part he needed to play. Mindful of how his shoulders crowded the doorway and blocked the light, Raine slouched down onto the seat opposite her, angling himself in such a way that he did not appear threatening. He could hear her short agitated breaths, feel her tension. Jacques called out from up top and the horses plunged forward, pitching her across the slick leather seat. Raine flung out a hand to keep her from falling. "Take your hands off of me," she whispered. She was not commanding him. She was pleading. As false as he suspected her trepidation to be, her simulated fear worked insidiously on him. His body reacted instinctively to the implicit submissiveness in her appeal. Was she pretending that she was an anxious virgin closeted with a ravening beast? If so, her fantasy marched closer to the truth than she could know. It had been years since he'd felt such lust. "Take your hand off me." Her voice quavered. He obliged, releasing her slowly, letting his hands slide down her sleeve. He did nothing to hide the direction of his gaze, allowing it to linger on the agitated rise and fall of her breasts. Role-playing be damned. He wanted her. "Madame," he said softly, lifting his arms and spreading open Jacques' cape, displaying his shackled wrists and naked chest, the scars of Pierre's frequent "disciplinary actions" ridging his white, prison-hued skin. "As you can see, I am at your disposal, to do with as you please." She shrank back against the deep, tufted leather seats. "You don't understand," she whispered. "I do not," he agreed. "You will teach me, though. What is your pleasure, petite Madame? You touch; I am not allowed to touch? You arouse and then withhold the culmination of the arousal? Is that how you achieve satisfaction? Pray, do your damnedest by me. I am in a lather to be so victimized." "Quiet!" "Just tell me the rules of the game, Madame," he said tersely. He was more than willing to pay whatever price freedom demanded. He sank back against the seat, his aroused body flaunted for her perusal. "You have only to look to see how primed I am for whatever sport...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Connie Brockway
• Verlag: Dell Publishing Inc.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 11.01.2000
• EAN: 9780440226277
• ISBN: 978-0-440-22627-7
• Seiten: 384
• Abmessung: 106 mm x 175 mm x 24 mm
• Serien: McClairen's Isle; McClairen's Isle; McClairens Isle
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur