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Priscilla reached across the table to take his hand . “He certainly is. But I do think that things have changed."

"Don't, please! Don't tell me that you want to divorce me!"

"Divorce? Hardly!” Deliberately, she let her muslin gown slip open, giving him a glimpse of her breasts. Jon raised his hand, as if to reach for her, but dropped it as the door squeaked behind them. Priscilla did not move.

Lalida held the baby they had rescued. The boy had been bathed and diapered, and seemed highly content with himself. He babbled and shook his pudgy fists at Priscilla.

"Oh! Let me have him for a moment!” The child settled into her arms as if he belonged there. “Have you any news about his family, Lalida?"

"His mother just arrived from the south, for the picking season. So he has no relatives in the our village. They have sent word to her home village. We will know soon if anyone claims him.” Lalida took the baby back and rocked him. “Poor thing. Most families have more than enough mouths to feed."

The servant stopped on her way back into the house . “More tea, Madam?"

"No, thank you, Lalida. We're fine."

"Why don't you take some food up to the village?” Jon added. “The mud covered most of the gardens. The people must be hungry. We've got plenty of rice and vegetables. Bring them a few of our chickens, too."

"Yes, Sir. I will do that. I'm sure that they will be grateful.” Lalida disappeared, taking the child with her.

Priscilla and Jon sat silent, each searching the other's face.

"Jon, do you think—if there's no one else...?"

"The child?” She nodded. “Maybe. We'll see. We need to think about what would be best for him. It would be hard for a dark-skinned child like him, back in England."

"Here in India, on the other hand...” Excited, Priscilla leaned forward. Her robe gapped open, baring her tightening nipples to Jon's eager gaze.

"Yes. You're quite right.” Jon pushed his chair away from the table and brushed the crumbs off his lap. “After the harvest, we might think about whether we really want to sell this place after all."

"The harvest? Are you going out to the fields?” All Priscilla's joy drained away.

"Hardly.” Her husband picked her up and cradled her. A tidal wave of delight crashed over her.

Jon fondled her exposed breast. His touch rekindled her fever. She felt it burning in his flesh, too. “I'm taking you off to bed. Unless, of course, you object?"

He carried her into the bungalow, not needing an answer.

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I became addicted to words at an early age. I began reading when I was four. I wrote my first story at five years old and my first poem at seven. Since then, I've written plays, tutorials, marketing brochures, software specifications, self-help books, press releases, a five-hundred page dissertation, and of course, erotica. I'm the author of four erotic novels and two short story collections. I also edited the ground breaking anthology SACRED EXCHANGE, which explores the spiritual aspects of BDSM relationships, and the massive collection CREAM: THE BEST OF THE EROTIC READERS AND WRITERS ASSOCIATION. My short stories have appeared in more than two dozen print collections edited by erotica luminaries such as M. Christian, Maxim Jakubowski, Mitzi Szereto, Rachel Kramer Bussel, and Alison Tyler. In my so-called spare time, I also review books and films for the Erotica Readers and Writers Association (www.erotica-readers.com) and Erotica Revealed (www.eroticarevealed.com), and feature as a Celebrity Author at Custom Erotica Source (www.customeroticasource.com).

My lifelong interests in sex and the written word became serenditipitously entwined nine years ago when I read my first Black Lace book by Portia da Costa. Her work inspired me to take my fantasies out of the closet (and the private email files) and expose them to the world. The rest, as they say, is history (although granted, no more than a minor footnote!)

I've always loved traveling; my husband seduced me in a Burmese restaurant by telling me tales of his foreign adventures. Since then I have visited every continent except Australia, although I still have a long travel wish list. Currently I live with him and our two exceptional felines in Southeast Asia, where I pursue an alternative career that is completely unrelated to my creative writing.

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