The Nobleman and the Spy
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He sank deeper into the water and enjoyed the warmth, the sound of Karl"s even breathing, and the drip of the water from the cloth Karl held.
The large hand on his chest stopped its gentle circling. Karl laughed softly.
“Jonathan, I can"t believe my ears, man. You are humming.”
“I am?”
“Perhaps next you"ll be whistling as you walk about the place.”
“Stranger things have happened.” Jonathan yawned and closed his eyes.
“No, I don"t believe I"ve witnessed anything stranger, and I have seen a great many things in my life. That fierce, bloodied warrior, come to this? It"s rather like a miracle.”
Jonathan grunted. He loved the soft nonsense of Karl"s voice washing over him.
There was a gentle swish of water as Karl continued to wash him with real water too, dabbing the warm, sweetly scented cloth across his neck. “You"re so entirely relaxed, I"m not certain I know you.” Karl sounded bemused.
The warm water and the hands of his lover cradled him, and Jonathan knew he slipped close to the edge of sleep. “Mmm. Not certain I know me either.”
“Ah, that"s good, then. The two of us will discover this new Jonathan Reese together, shall we?”
“Hope we like him,” Jonathan murmured.
“I expect we"ll love him,” Karl whispered and kissed the side of Jonathan"s damp face. “I already do.”
Loose Id Titles by Bonnie Dee & Sumer Devon
Seducing Stephen
The Gentleman and the Rogue
The Nobleman and the Spy
About the Authors
Bonnie Dee
I began telling stories as a child. Whenever there was a sleepover, I was the designated ghost tale teller. I still have a story printed on yellow legal paper in second grade about a ghost, a witch and a talking cat.
Writing childish stories for my own pleasure led to majoring in English at college. Like most English majors, I dreamed of writing a novel, but at that time in my life didn't have the necessary focus and follow through. Then life happened. A husband and children occupied the next twenty years. It was only in 2000 that I began writing again. Fanfiction helped me reawaken that creative facet of my life.
Having an already created world and characters to play with, makes it easy for a writer to work at the other aspects of the craft.
I was content with my fanfic writing for a couple of years before deciding it was time to create my own worlds. My friend, Lauren Baker and I wrote Finding Home, and then I worked on getting an agent or publisher. Meanwhile, I kept writing short stories, articles, and novellas. Since discovering the world of e-publishing and getting my start at Liquid Silver Books, I never stopped writing. I now have the confidence to say, "I am a writer," and the published works to prove it.
Summer Devon
Summer Devon is the alter ego of Kate Rothwell. Kate invented Summer"s name in the middle of a nasty blizzard At the time she was talking to her sister, who longed to visit some friends in Devon, England—so the name Summer Devon is all about desire. Kate/Summer lives in Connecticut, USA, and also writes books, usually gaslight historicals, as Kate.