The Care and Taming of a Rogue (30 page)

“And all it took was the threat to publish your journals verbatim in the newspaper. You know, I once thought very highly of the Africa Association. And now I don’t even know why I d—”

“They offered to sponsor me on another Congo expedition,” he interrupted, lifting his hand to look at their entwined fingers.

Her heart skipped a beat. Several beats. If he wanted to go, though, she couldn’t and wouldn’t be able to stop him. He would be lost to her, in spirit if not in body. “When do you leave?”

Green eyes met hers. “I don’t. I have found recently that life is rather precious. I would like to be about for as long as possible.”

Deep satisfaction wound through her. “You’re certain.”

“You don’t need to keep asking me that,
nyonda
. I’m certain.”

She put on a faux frown and sighed. “Oh, well. It can’t be helped then, I suppose.”

His scowl looked very genuine. “What can’t be helped?”

“It’s only that I thought it might be interesting to see the Parthenon—or what’s left of it—in person. And you said you’ve never been to Greece. But if you aren’t interested in any more adven—”

Bennett put a broad hand over her mouth. “You’re certain?” he murmured, holding her gaze, the jungle deep in his eyes.

She nodded, and brought his hand down into hers. “I’ve discovered something of a taste for adventure, it seems. And for a certain adventurer.”

About the Author

SUZANNE ENOCH once dreamed of becoming a zoologist and writing books about her adventures in Africa. But those dreams were crushed after she viewed a
National Geographic
special on the world’s most poisonous snakes—of which 99% seemed to be native to Africa. She decided to turn to the much less dangerous activity of writing fiction.

Now a
New York Times
and
USA Today
bestselling author of historical and contemporary romance, the most hazardous wildlife Suzanne encounters are dust bunnies under the sofa.

To see pictures of those dust bunnies, please visit
www.suzanneenoch.com
.

Suzanne loves to hear from her readers, and may be reached at: P.O. Box 17463 Anaheim, CA 92817–7463

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By Suzanne Enoch

Historical Titles

THE CARE AND TAMING OF A ROGUE

ALWAYS A SCOUNDREL • BEFORE THE SCANDAL

AFTER THE KISS • TWICE THE TEMPTATION

SINS OF A DUKE • SOMETHING SINFUL

AN INVITATION TO SIN • SIN AND SENSIBILITY

ENGLAND’S PERFECT HERO

LONDON’S PERFECT SCOUNDREL • THE RAKE

A MATTER OF SCANDAL • MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT

REFORMING A RAKE • TAMING RAFE

BY LOVE UNDONE • STOLEN KISSES

LADY ROGUE

Coming Soon

A LADY’S GUIDE TO IMPROPER BEHAVIOR

Contemporary Titles

A TOUCH OF MINX

BILLIONAIRES PREFER BLONDES

DON’T LOOK DOWN

FLIRTING WITH DANGER

This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

THE CARE AND TAMING OF A ROGUE. Copyright © 2009 by Suzanne Enoch. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

Adobe Digital Edition September 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-195925-7

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