Lady Whistledown Strikes Back (50 page)

“Just a kiss?” He looked a little disappointed.

“A good kiss. A toe-curling kiss. The kind of kiss that—He kissed her. A good while later, he lifted his head. “Like that?”

Blinking in a bemused way, she nodded. “Yes. Exactly like that.”

Sophia couldn’t contain a satisfied sigh. Their union would not be all pleasure; they were too strong in opinion for that to happen. But it would be fiery. And passionate. And loving. And that, she decided, her heart so full that it ached, was all that mattered.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

USA Today
bestselling author Karen Hawkins was once an instructor of political science at a small college in Georgia. She now writes. A lot. At home. In a chair. In her living room. While eating Cheez Doodles and drinking Diet Coke, In the nude. Okay, she’s kidding about the “in the nude” part. But she does write humorous Regency-set historical romances for Avon Books. For more information on Karen (and pictures of her chasing a Krispy Kreme donut down the street) check out her website at
www.karenhawkins.com.

<>New York Times bestseller JULIA QUINN is the only romance author ever to appear on The Weakest Linty. To find out if she won, visit her website at www.juliaquinn.com.

<> USA Today bestselling author SUZANNE ENOCH loves writing historical romances as much as she loves collecting her <>“Star Wars” memorabilia.

She hopes someday to write off her paraphernalia as historical research from “a long, long time ago.” View her website at www.suzanneenoch.com.

<> KAREN HAWKINS was working on her Ph.D. in political science when Avon Books called to buy her First novel. Thrilled, she burned her statistics book on the front lawn and has never looked back. Visit Karen at www.karenhawkins.com.

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When not carpooling, scraping gum off seatbelts, doing laundry, and staring insanity in the face, MIA RYAN likes to escape into her writing. Visit her website at www.miaryan.com to learn more about her upcoming books.