Excerpt from Ensnaring Lord Starsen
“Then, I suppose you wouldn’t mind showing me your blank paper.”
She shrugged as if the idea didn’t bother her. “It’s nothing interesting. I don’t see why you’d want to see it.”
“Oh, but I do.” A glint shone in his eyes as the corners of his mouth curled.
That mischievous look was something she was familiar with. Before he could act, she began to move away, but he lunged at her regardless. She managed to sidestep him, all the while keeping her focus on his next advance.
When he tried again, she easily evaded him a second time. With his cane, he was no match for her. The idea that she was being chased by the Earl of Starsen was laughable. However, the merriment whooshed out of her when he dropped his cane and fell to his knees.
“Are you all right, my lord?” Concerned, she rushed to his side.
He grinned as he reached out, pulling her to the ground beneath him. She shrieked. Thrusting her hands over her head, she tried to keep the missive away from him. His hands followed after hers, clearly not willing to relent. When his fingers encircled her wrists, she turned her attention from their struggle and looked at him.
She stifled a gasp, as she became acutely aware of how close his face was to hers. And, the pressure of his body against hers as he held her down. Slowly, his eyes met hers as if the realization came to him in that second as well. Her heart sped at the intensity in his eyes and breathing became difficult. Needing to take in more air, she parted her lips. The movement seemed to draw his attention.
In measured motions, he leaned forward and touched his lips to hers. A myriad of sensations exploded over her at the light pressure and the sensual caressing of his mouth. His lips moved over hers, and she couldn’t help but follow his lead.
Pleasure crawled in her belly as she kissed him back. This was nothing like she’d ever experienced before. Until now, the only kisses she’d endured had been by a man who had forced himself upon her, grinding his lips to hers and trying to invade her mouth with his tongue.
With the earl, every sensation was different. She didn’t want to pull away. Instead, she wanted more. When his tongue touched her lips, she wondered what it would feel like to let him in. She moaned as he did it again, and she tugged at the grasp he still had on her arms, needing to hold on to him and keep him there.
He drew back so fast, she couldn’t blink, then he was gone.
She shrugged as if the idea didn’t bother her. “It’s nothing interesting. I don’t see why you’d want to see it.”
“Oh, but I do.” A glint shone in his eyes as the corners of his mouth curled.
That mischievous look was something she was familiar with. Before he could act, she began to move away, but he lunged at her regardless. She managed to sidestep him, all the while keeping her focus on his next advance.
When he tried again, she easily evaded him a second time. With his cane, he was no match for her. The idea that she was being chased by the Earl of Starsen was laughable. However, the merriment whooshed out of her when he dropped his cane and fell to his knees.
“Are you all right, my lord?” Concerned, she rushed to his side.
He grinned as he reached out, pulling her to the ground beneath him. She shrieked. Thrusting her hands over her head, she tried to keep the missive away from him. His hands followed after hers, clearly not willing to relent. When his fingers encircled her wrists, she turned her attention from their struggle and looked at him.
She stifled a gasp, as she became acutely aware of how close his face was to hers. And, the pressure of his body against hers as he held her down. Slowly, his eyes met hers as if the realization came to him in that second as well. Her heart sped at the intensity in his eyes and breathing became difficult. Needing to take in more air, she parted her lips. The movement seemed to draw his attention.
In measured motions, he leaned forward and touched his lips to hers. A myriad of sensations exploded over her at the light pressure and the sensual caressing of his mouth. His lips moved over hers, and she couldn’t help but follow his lead.
Pleasure crawled in her belly as she kissed him back. This was nothing like she’d ever experienced before. Until now, the only kisses she’d endured had been by a man who had forced himself upon her, grinding his lips to hers and trying to invade her mouth with his tongue.
With the earl, every sensation was different. She didn’t want to pull away. Instead, she wanted more. When his tongue touched her lips, she wondered what it would feel like to let him in. She moaned as he did it again, and she tugged at the grasp he still had on her arms, needing to hold on to him and keep him there.
He drew back so fast, she couldn’t blink, then he was gone.