Category: Vonda Sinclair

You tempt me beyond reason.” Her heart sped up. Indeed he tempted her beyond reason too.

A fire burned in her chest. A fire that both terrified her and compelled her to lean into him and take everything he would give her. She trembled with the force of these strange emotions. “Shona.” He lifted his hand to gently tilt her chin up and caress her cheek. His breath teased her lips and his nose touched hers briefly. “Aye,” she responded. His masculine scent and that of spices from the mulled wine stole her thoughts. When his lips touched hers like a light brush of silk, she was ensnared and her breath remained trapped in her chest. Some instinct within her surged to the surface and she pressed her lips firmly against his.

I should never have allowed you to kiss me.” “Saints, Shona.” Could she not see that he cared for her? ‘Twas not as if he merely wanted beneath her skirts. She had stolen his heart.

Shona thought of another question. “What does a man expect of a woman? I would have no inkling what to do.” Isobel waved a hand. “He will show you soon enough. Anyway, it will come to you as if ’twas something you’d always known. Accepting his kisses and kissing him back. Touching him. Men loved to be touched.” “Where?” “Anywhere,” Isobel snickered. “I remember one thing that surprised me the first time. Although I should have known considering how men are always staring down at my breasts.” Shona felt her eyes widen again, then tried to hide her shock. “Men love to kiss and suckle nipples,” Isobel whispered. “Heavens, you cannot be serious.” Shona felt like the most naive person on earth at that moment. “Indeed, I am. That is why they’re always gawking at women’s breasts, even when they’re covered my layers of clothing. They also like to fondle, squeeze, kiss and stroke them.” Shona cleared her throat. She had never imagined such a thing.

The breeze was calm and the sun beamed between the scattering clouds. Glancing across the rolling heather-covered landscape and toward the burn, he didn’t see Remy or anyone else. “Twas too bad that the heather was not in bloom for the sight would have been lovely. Glancing up, he noticed something else. A giant double rainbow spanned across the horizon, one slightly dimmer than the other. “Ah,” he halted and turned in the saddle. “Have you ever seen such a bonny rainbow?” Shona gasped. “Nay. ‘Tis very bright.” Even lovelier, at least to Keegan, was Shona’s smile as she took in the scenery. She was so beautiful, his chest ached. Yet, he knew not how he was going to keep her in his life so that he might see her smile every day.

She dropped her hand, but he caught it and kissed her palm. His lips and warm breath on her sensitive skin fragmented her thoughts. His gaze held hers with that intense, magnetic force she didn’t understand. It compelled her to draw closer to him. And she did. He leaned forward and placed a sweet kiss on her lips. It surprised her and served as a potent temptation. Unable to quell her enthusiasm, she lifted herself onto her tiptoes and tilted her chin up hungering for another kiss like the one they’d shared the night before. “Saints!” Keegan growled, then took her mouth. His wicked tongue flicked at her lips and she opened for him – completely ready to devour him. But he did not seem in a hurry as he tempted and taunted her, barely touching his tongue to hers, then retreating. A sound escaped her and she was shocked to realize that it was halfway between a moan and a needy whine. He gave an answering groan and stroked his tongue inside her mouth. It darted around hers and then swirled. He hummed a soft sound. “So sweet,” he whispered.

How could he live never knowing what it would be like to hold her close and sleep with her the whole night through?