Rose Bride (42 page)

‘By loving me,’ she whispered.

‘That’s it. An arduous task, but one I have embraced as my husbandly duty. Though some nights I wish you would wander in your sleep again. I did so love to play with your delectable body while you were dreaming and unaware—’

‘Why, you . . .!’

Virgil grinned, catching her hand before she could slap him. ‘Rough play? Not while my mother is watching, dearest. Though if you wish to obey
me
later, I will be happy to oblige and play master.’

She bit her lip, trying not to laugh. ‘Listen, you must speak to your mother properly, Virgil. This silence has gone on long enough. It is time.’

She understood the wariness in his face. He feared reliving the horrors of his childhood, and what demons that might bring back into his heart. Demons they had chased away together with love. But his mother was growing old, and Virgil would regret it forever if she died before he could steel himself to open his heart to her. She could not allow that to happen.

‘Must I?’ His eyes were dark with pain, but he bent and kissed her mouth passionately, then rested his cheek against hers. ‘I have not yet forgotten, you see,’ he whispered into her ear.

‘You never will, my love, I assure you. But perhaps . . . you may be able to forgive?’

With an effort, Virgil nodded.

‘Come then, sir, and let us both be healed.’ Margerie linked her hand with Virgil’s, lacing their fingers tight, and smiled at her doctor husband. ‘Together.’

Wolf Bride

LUST IN THE TUDOR COURT

England, 1536

BOUND TO HIM AGAINST HER WILL . . .

Lord Wolf, hardened soldier and expert lover, has come to King Henry VIII’s court to claim his new bride: a girl who has intrigued him since he first saw her riding across the Yorkshire moors.

Eloise Tyrell, now lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne Boleyn, has other ideas. She has no desire to submit to a man she barely knows and who – though she is loath to admit it – frightens her not a little.

THEN COMES THAT FIRST KISS . . .

It awakens in both a fierce desire that bares them to the soul. But as the court erupts into scandal around the ill-fated queen, Eloise sees first-hand what happens when powerful men tire of their wives.

DARE SHE SURRENDER HER BODY AND HER HEART?

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Rebel Bride

LUST IN THE TUDOR COURT

England, 1536

HE IS UNDER HER SPELL

Hugh Beaufort, favoured courtier of King Henry VIII, likes his women quiet and biddable. Susannah Tyrell is neither of these things. She is feisty, beautiful, opinionated and brave. And Hugh is fascinated by her – despite himself.

THEIR LUST IS UNDENIABLE

When Susannah pulls her most outrageous stunt yet and finds herself lost in the wilds of England, Hugh must go to her rescue. Neither of them is prepared for the dangers that lie in wait. But most dangerous of all is their desire for one another. Alone together in the forest, far from the restraints of court . . .

THEIR PASSION KNOWS NO BOUNDS

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