Devil Takes A Bride (46 page)

By Gaelen Foley
Published by Ivy Books

THE PIRATE PRINCE

PRINCESS

PRINCE CHARMING

THE DUKE

LORD OF FIRE

LORD OF ICE

LADY OF DESIRE

DEVIL TAKES A BRIDE

     
L
izzie blushed at the intimate warmth in his smile and lowered her lashes, feeling shy. “Who ever would have thought you and I could have something in common?”

“Yes,” he murmured. “We're both alone.”

She lifted her gaze slowly and found him watching her.

Words failed her. There was something almost possessive in his stare as he studied her, desire gentling the hard, angular precision of his face. With a measured balance of boldness and caution, Devlin lifted his hand to touch her, running his knuckle lightly along the line of her jaw.

She trembled at the contact, a tingling spark of sheer thrill rushing down her spine. He slid his hand beneath her hair, clasping her nape, drawing her to him. She went willingly, leaning toward him, as eager as he. He tilted his head, and her eyes drifted closed at the first gliding caress of his lips on hers—smooth, satin bliss. He brushed his hungry kiss back and forth across her mouth, entrancing her, his hand cradling her head all the while.

Then he bent lower, pressing a kiss full of hotter intent to her throat. She tilted her head back with a catch in her breath, her lips parting, all her awareness fixed on his open-mouthed kiss on the curve of her neck….

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Copyright © 2004 by Gaelen Foley

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