Cam leaned over her, bracing his forearms on either side of her, kissing her sulky mouth. “Just for tonight,” he whispered. “Wear my ring, Amelia, and let me pleasure you.” He kissed her throat, his hips shunting gently against her. She gasped at the feel of him, hard and swollen behind the black silk. His mouth traveled slowly up to her ear. “I’ll enter you, fill you, and then I’ll hold you still and quiet in my arms. I won’t move. I won’t let you move, either. I’ll wait until I feel you throbbing around me … I’ll follow that rhythm deep in your body, that sweet pulse … I won’t stop until you weep and shiver and cry out for more. And I’ll give it to you, as long and hard as you want. Take my ring, love.” His mouth descended to hers in a smoldering kiss. “Take me.
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Related You listen to me, woman: you’re mine! I’ll not share you and, by God, we shall be married!” Hi... SHIRLEE BUSBEE Cam reached for her left hand. Taking the signet ring between his fingers, he drew it off easily and... LISA KLEYPAS He toyed with her ear, catching the rim delicately between his teeth. “I’ll admit it wouldn’t ... LISA KLEYPAS Cam restored her clothing slowly, his strong hands lifting her from the beech. Crushing her close, h... LISA KLEYPAS No. If I let myself love you, I won’t throw myself in front of her. I’ll throw myself in front o... RICHELLE MEAD Mencheres dropped his hands from my shoulders. “You know that’s what he wants. He’ll want to t... JEANIENE FROST John’s voice cracked when he answered, and she could hear the pain seeping in no matter how hard h... LORI RYAN He held her gaze as he lowered his head toward her. He didn't kiss her though--just leaned kissably ... MELISSA MARR In two easy strides, I reach her, weave my arms around her waist and lift her feet off the ground. M... KATIE MCGARRY Because you need me," he said, drawing in his breath as she squirmed against him. "Just as I need yo... LISA KLEYPAS If you want me, love,” he whispered, “tell me in Romany. Please.” Blindly Amelia turned ... LISA KLEYPAS The heady scent of him filled her nostrils, that particular blend of salt and sea and musk that was ... DEBORAH BLAKE Peter?” He couldn’t look at her. Instead, he stared down at his poisoned arm. “... SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT He traced the line of her collarbone, and the side of her throat. “Did I hurt you, Daisy?” he wh... LISA KLEYPAS She moaned, long and low, wanting to arch, to thrash, to scream. Instead she opened her mouth and bi... ELIZABETH HOYT If you would take one step forward, darling, you could cry in my arms. And while you do, I'll tell y... JUDITH MCNAUGHT What are you doing?" she asked. Grimacing, he considered returning his mouth to hers and ... LORRAINE HEATH Close your eyes,” Marcus said, his hand moving to her bottom in a circling caress. He brushed his ... LISA KLEYPAS Don’t break my heart. Crush it. Destroy it. Let me wallow it until I feel hollow in it. I’ll bas... DOMINIC RICCITELLO I can’t wait to find out how you taste, and you won’t want me to stop even after I’ve complete... JEANIENE FROST I have a proposition for you,” she said, trying for a businesslike tone. “A very sensible one. Y... LISA KLEYPAS Livia held her spatula as Blake whispered in her ear. “I see us just like this a hundred years fro... DEBRA ANASTASIA Cam paused, staring down at her with dilated eyes, the irises bright gold rims around circles of fat... LISA KLEYPAS I want to take one last journey together, just the three of us, and go back to Easterbury… and let... YUKAKO KABEI He yells, "I want any part of you that you’re willing to give me!" We both fall quiet. Breath... EMMA CHASE Evie…” His whisper stirred the tiny wisps at her hairline. “I want to make love to you.” LISA KLEYPAS Cam held her closer. "Marry me, Amelia. You're what I want. You're my fate." One hand slid to the ba... LISA KLEYPAS That’s my girl,” she said, her eyes holding a shared pain as she saw my confusion. “Al, where ... KIM HARRISON „It’s okay. It’s over.” He slipped back into his human form, pulling her against his chest, ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT He put his hands on her shoulders and kissed her full on the mouth. His skin was wet with rain. When... CORNELIA FUNKE I’m so sorry, sweetheart. I’ll let you go, but don’t expect me to forget you. We’re bonded. ... GENA SHOWALTER I don’t want to relax. I don’t want to … oh, dear Lord.” He had bent his head to her throat,... LISA KLEYPAS She’s forgotten me. It’s over. I don’t want to see her again, and now I’ll have to. I won’... JACKSON PEARCE What I want from you,” he said, and Finley braced herself, “is your trust. Irrevocable and unsha... KADY CROSS He clung to her more tightly, knotting his hands in her hair, trying to tell her, with the press of ... CASSANDRA CLARE Sugar,” Jake said, “I’ve wanted you since the first time you sassed me.” “I wan... TINA LEONARD He pulled her close kissing her mouth taking her by surprise. He stepped back passion smoldering in ... AMANDA STEPHAN It was at first almost as if he hadn't wanted to kiss her. His mouth was hard on hers, unyielding; t... CASSANDRA CLARE Michael,” she whispered, wishing he would kiss her. “I love the way you say my name. You’re th... SARAH MACLEAN He paused leaning over to lay his lips on hers, “It’s time to feel again. Let me save you from y... ELLA FRANK I’ll still be missing you as much as ever. I’l still smile at the memory of you. I’ll still be... JERRY SPINELLI I love you.” I stared stupidly at him. Was he joking again, reciting another line from ... JENNIFER ECHOLS Jay showed up after school with a bouquet of flowers and an armful of DVDs, although Violet couldn�... KIMBERLY DERTING Derek's breath touched Sara's throat in unsteady urges. "Sometimes," he whispered, "I'm so close to ... LISA KLEYPAS He gripped her hips tightly. "I need you," he whispered, and her heart pounded in answer. She ... LISA KESSLER Daisy stared worriedly into his shadowed face. “What if you change your mind about me? What if you... LISA KLEYPAS Amelia groped for the ring and began tugging and twisting it. “It’s stuck again.” She sounded ... LISA KLEYPAS Finally, he slipped his arms around her too. Her eyes closed in relief. “I was thinking,... BONNIE DEE Would you ever sleep with me?” he questioned once. “Never,” she’d replied, her la... REBECCA MCNUTT I have to see you in daylight.” His mouth chased lightly, hungrily over her throat and shoulder. �... LISA KLEYPAS Biting her lip to stop her chin from quivering, Alexandra raised her eyes to his. "I think," she whi... JUDITH MCNAUGHT Someday me and her, we’ll come back here. Maybe she’ll be an artist. Maybe she won’t. Maybe I�... KATIE MCGARRY Prove it!" she hissed. "Prove you are who you are!" "We don't have time for this! You really wa... MELISSA DE LA CRUZ His words came out thickly. “Yes, Roza. I did want you. I still do. I wish . . . we could be toget... RICHELLE MEAD ....and when Tatiana lifted her glistening eyes to him, Alexander was looking down at her with his I... PAULLINA SIMONS I’m still not good enough for a girl like her, but she’s back in my life and she needs someone t... KATIE MCGARRY I’m not going to deny that I want to fuck you. I can’t promise a future or that I’ll be some s... D.L. HESS Amelia stopped before him, her skirts crowded between his parted knees. The clean, salty, evergreen ... LISA KLEYPAS [T.J.] Without thinking, I held them out to her. She stopped laughing, and looked at me like she was... TRACEY GARVIS-GRAVES He lays me on the bed. I say, right before he kisses me again, “If you kiss me again, I’m going ... RICK YANCEY You must have traveled all night,” she heard herself say. “I had to come back early.” Sh... LISA KLEYPAS Chase.” He cleared his throat and shook his head once. “That girl means everything to me. Which ... MOLLY MCADAMS My featherbed is deep and soft, and there I’ll lay you down, I’ll dress you all in yel... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN For as long as it takes for the sorrow and pain to transfer into acceptance. I’ll stay here. With ... RACHEL VAN DYKEN Unable to hold back a second longer, Blake reached out and cradled the side of her face, savoring th... KAYLEA CROSS I guess part of me hoped that you'd come to me because you trusted me to help. And because maybe you... DEBORAH BLAKE Now for my pains, promise me-“ And she hesitated. “What?” asked Marius. “Prom... VICTOR HUGO It’s just you always…” “Run,” I finish for him… I gaze up at him. Soft light... AMANDA BOUCHET The amusement fled from Royce's face and with a groan he pulled her roughly against his chest, crush... JUDITH MCNAUGHT You promised me a kiss,” she whispered. “A rash comment in the heat of the moment.” His ... BRYNN KELLY Kiss me again,” he challenged, only half joking. It was so weird to hear him say that, to hea... KIMBERLY DERTING I want to make you weep. I want all your pleasure, Iris, all your pain, everything you are. Come for... ELIZABETH HOYT As he clutched her in his shaking hands and wept against her, he whispered into her ear, the words t... CHARLOTTE FEATHERSTONE If I had stayed human, how could you have remained with me as a lifemate?” She pushed her rounded ... CHRISTINE FEEHAN Claire tipped her head back, and this time he found her lips. It was, she thought, supposed to be a ... RACHEL CAINE I doubt your Argonaut kin would approve of that,” she managed. “They didn’t much like me being... ELISABETH NAUGHTON I didn’t do it on purpose.” His arms went around her. “I just . . . I just needed to keep you ... TESSA DARE Eve woke, violently aroused. It was Roarke’s hands on her. She knew their texture, their rhythm. H... J.D. ROBB Mara, I have never felt about anyone the way I feel about you. And when you're ready for me to show ... MICHELLE HODKIN I took her to bed with silk and song 'Lay still, my love, I won’t be long, I must prepar... ROMAN PAYNE Inej turned to go. Kaz seized her hand, keeping it on the railing. He didn't look at her. "Stay", he... LEIGH BARDUGO Do you remember,” he said, “when we first met and I told you I was ninety percent sure putting a... CASSANDRA CLARE The silky swirl of his tongue in the hollow of her navel sent fire licking through her veins. Hazily... LISA KLEYPAS And he'd railed at her, his voice booming so loud the bed had seem to shake. "You canna do this -... KRESLEY COLE If you stay, I’ll do whatever you want. I’ll quit the band; go with you to New York. But if you ... GAYLE FORMAN I just want to kiss you." He slid his hand up her neck, cupping the side of her face. "Do you want t... APRILYNNE PIKE I love you so much.” His voice is breathless and full of fear. “I’ll love you forever. Even wh... COLLEEN HOOVER I love you so much.” His voice is breathless and full of fear. “I’ll love you forever. Even wh... COLLEEN HOOVER Stay." The strangled word, spoken in anguish, tore at her heart, ripped through her resol... LORRAINE HEATH Clinging to him desperately, Sara kept her mouth at his ear. "Listen to me." All she could do was pl... LISA KLEYPAS Cam was sitting on the bed, still clothed. His head was lowered, hands braced on his knees in the po... LISA KLEYPAS I want to take my time with you - to learn … every inch of you. And this apartment has very, very ... SARAH J. MAAS I love you, Jonathan," she whispered. A long arm snaked around her, and he pulled her against h... TAMORA PIERCE His lips brushed over hers. She let out a sigh of relief and joy and pleasure. He pulled her tighter... B.J. DANIELS I grab on to her wrists, pull them away from her face and kiss her lips, lips that can’t kiss me b... KATIE MCGARRY Slowly his resistance ebbed. She felt the change in his body, the relaxing of tension, his shoulders... LISA KLEYPAS You’re here!” She repeated, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his hips.... AMY LANE Lily?” She couldn’t see his face, but she knew his eyes were on her. She could feel them. ... JESSICA LEMMON He'll ask her for a kiss and bend his head in front of her and she'll actually lean over and very ge... SUSAN WEATHERBY He firmly pulled her body against his and he brushed her lips with his. Staring into her eyes, he li... LANEY SMITH
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LISA KLEYPAS Evie ” came his faint whisper “I’m going to your mother see…she’s got ’em to leave a bac... LISA KLEYPAS Westcliff thinks that St. Vincent is in love with you.” Evie choked a little and didn�... LISA KLEYPAS My love is upon you. LISA KLEYPAS I-I’m not making advances,” she told him as she flattened herself against his chest. “You’re... LISA KLEYPAS Only you could love such a vile, selfish peacock, Evie. LISA KLEYPAS Nature had squandered an unreasonable quantity of male beauty on this undeserving creature. LISA KLEYPAS My prize, my pleasure and pain, my endless desire. I've never know anyone like you. LISA KLEYPAS Women beg me for it, and not the other way around." "Then you should go to one of them."<... LISA KLEYPAS I don't share my body heat indiscriminately. LISA KLEYPAS If your concern is that I may be overcome with manly ardor and ravish you in a moment of weakness…... LISA KLEYPAS I won’t apologize for my past. A man is supposed to have experience.” “From all indicatio... LISA KLEYPAS A lang, lang time ago…” MacPhee began, ignoring St.Vincent’s low groan, “there was a bonnie ... LISA KLEYPAS I rarely dislike people for things they can't change, they usually give me sufficient cause to disli... LISA KLEYPAS Ghost?” St. Vincent shot him an incredulous glance. “Christ. You’re not serious, are you?” LISA KLEYPAS What happened to your stammer?" "I suppose I must feel comfortable with you. I tend to s... LISA KLEYPAS He looked like a fallen angel, replete with all the dangerous male beauty that Lucifer could devise. LISA KLEYPAS Lately I've become so damned distracted that I can't make a decision about anything. I can't think c... LISA KLEYPAS Good God. I don’t believe St. Vincent and the word ‘celibacy’ have ever been mentioned in the ... LISA KLEYPAS Slowly his resistance ebbed. She felt the change in his body, the relaxing of tension, his shoulders... LISA KLEYPAS It's a mistake, you know. You have no idea what you'll be exposed to...the obscenities and lewd comm... LISA KLEYPAS I’ll take your bet,” he said grimly. “I’m going to win it. And in three months, I’m going ... LISA KLEYPAS I want to fill every part of you, breathe the air from your lungs and leave my handprints on your so... LISA KLEYPAS It’s impossible,” he snapped. “Why?” “Because I’m Sebastian, Lor... LISA KLEYPAS You deserve someone better than me. Someone young and idealistic…someone who can experience things... LISA KLEYPAS The question, love, is whether you want me enough to take the risk. LISA KLEYPAS Well . . ." St. Vincent walked slowly with her to the crowd of dancers. "I'm a wicked man who can, o... LISA KLEYPAS Kev wasn't certain if he was surrendering to Win or to his own passion for her. Only that there was ... LISA KLEYPAS I love you dammit,"she brushed her lips teasingly against his. "How much?" He made a slig... LISA KLEYPAS Annabelle’s eyes stung as she stared at him, while need and inexhaustible tenderness gathered like... LISA KLEYPAS It had been a long time since a woman had aroused his interest as Amelia Hathaway had. The moment he... LISA KLEYPAS The surprise and relief of being held so securely by a friend she had not expected to see overwhelme... LISA KLEYPAS Sebastian encountered Cam in the hallway outside the reading room. “Where is he?” he demanded wi... LISA KLEYPAS Lillian tells everyone about her flaws," Daisy said, her brown eyes twinkling. "She's proud of them.... LISA KLEYPAS When Christopher finished, there was a moment of silence. Leo looked at Cam expectantly. “Wel... LISA KLEYPAS You know,” she said dreamily, passing over his question, “you’re not nearly as handsome as Lor... LISA KLEYPAS The thing you never want your sister to be," my brother informed me, "is an unidentified woman on th... LISA KLEYPAS Cat doesn’t have to work. She’s a woman of independent means. I settled enough money on her to a... LISA KLEYPAS I've never wanted to be loved. And God Knows no one's done it yet. LISA KLEYPAS I am running after you, and life, in desperate pursuit. My dream is that someday you will both turn ... LISA KLEYPAS I’ve won his heart, but it’s like owning a house in which most of the doors are permanently lock... LISA KLEYPAS Westcliff sees an odd sort of logic in why you would finally be the one to win St. Vincent’s heart... LISA KLEYPAS Take too much time, and time will take you. LISA KLEYPAS Beatrix, do you know what happens to girls who ask such naughty questions?” “They’re ravi... LISA KLEYPAS You don’t annoy me.” Carefully he rebuttoned the placket of her shirt. “I thought you did, at ... LISA KLEYPAS You took advantage of me while I was sleeping," she said breathlessly. "That's not fair." Gent... LISA KLEYPAS To Cam surprise, she was smiling up at him steadily, her eyes midnight. His expression turned q... LISA KLEYPAS Let's dispense with the nonsense, Victoria. This isn't a question of suitability, yours or his. You'... LISA KLEYPAS He was unbelievably hard. Everywhere. He was in control, infinitely stronger, and he wanted me to kn... LISA KLEYPAS Evie…” His whisper stirred the tiny wisps at her hairline. “I want to make love to you.” LISA KLEYPAS Simon,” she whispered, vaguely surprised that she had just used his first name, for she had never ... LISA KLEYPAS In this regard, Daisy reflected, her marriage to Matthew would not be unlike Lillian's with Westclif... LISA KLEYPAS ... But if I spend [all] my time *reading* about adventures, I won't actually be *having* them. LISA KLEYPAS I love you," she said wretchedly. “And if I were well, no power on earth could keep me away from y... LISA KLEYPAS I'm not good enough for you. But no one is. And most men, good or bad, have limits to what they woul... LISA KLEYPAS All the fires of hell could burn for a thousand years and it wouldn't equal what I feel for you in o... LISA KLEYPAS The look of experience suited him, especially because somewhere deep in those eyes, there still lurk... LISA KLEYPAS Clinging to him desperately, Sara kept her mouth at his ear. "Listen to me." All she could do was pl... LISA KLEYPAS I didn't want to give you the one last part of myself that I couldn't take back. And then you were g... LISA KLEYPAS Pausing with the teacup near her lips, Helen said, "I would rather marry you. It will be an adventur... LISA KLEYPAS Sturm und Drang?” “Ah…I see that I’ll have to introduce you to the finer points o... LISA KLEYPAS Drat . Daisy pulled back with a frown. She felt guilty that she had enjoyed the kiss so little... LISA KLEYPAS