ONCE AGAIN LOVE ©Cassie Walder http://www.cassiewalder.com/
Coming
Friday, April 16 from Changeling Press http://www.changelingpress.com/
Al swept her into his strong arms.
Strong. I can't believe how strong he is. Gentle. How did I
get so lucky to find a man who is both strong and gentle?
He walked over to the sofa and sat down with her cradled in his
lap. She felt the hard ridge of his cock pressing into her hip. Rena
couldn't believe how much she wanted him. With a boldness she didn't
know she had, she reached down and stroked him through his trousers.
She smiled at the moan of pleasure coming from his lips.
"Like that?"
"Not as much as you're going to like this."
Al pulled her silk blouse off over her head before freeing her
breasts from her bra. He dropped both of the pieces of clothing onto
the floor.
Her breath left her at the look of hungry awe on his face.
"You take my breath away," he said with tenderness in his voice.
"Good. I'm glad it's not only me."
"Anima mio," my soul, "only death could part us, and I'd
fight St. Peter for you."
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS I: DOUBLE JEOPARDY ©Rachel Bo http://webpages.charter.net/rachelbo
Available
Now from from Ellora's Cave http://www.ellorascave.com/
The first in a planned ménage-a-trois trilogy:
It’s now or never, Kendall, that voice in her head goaded. Are
you a woman or a wimp? Swallowing past the nervous lump in her
throat, Kendall closed her sketchbook. Gathering up her supplies,
she stuck them in her bag and stood, brushing the sand from her lap.
Bending over, she picked up her beach towel and folded it carefully,
aware every moment of their eyes on her. Watching. Waiting. Taking a
deep breath, Kendall turned and marched purposefully up the sandy
incline toward the bench where they were seated.
Sutter nudged Josh with his elbow. Kendall faltered as they both
stared at her. Then Sutter smiled. It was an open, welcoming grin
that inspired instant response, and Kendall found herself smiling
back. He stood and waved her onto the bench, settling himself
cross-legged on the ground before it.
“Kendall.” Sutter’s entire body tingled, just having her so near
after waiting so long. He drank in the sight of her. A heart-shaped
face that lit up when she smiled. Wavy chocolate-brown locks
entwined with auburn strands and caught at the nape of her neck in a
large silver clip which only slightly tamed the thick fall. A
voluptuous, rubenesque figure whose curves offered the sweet promise
of hours of exploratory pleasure.
Kendall licked her lips nervously. Sutter shifted as intense need
flooded the area between his legs at this tantalizing glimpse of her
soft, wet tongue. He shared a significant look with Josh. “We never
formally met,” she said, holding out her hand. “Kendall Aaronson.”
Sutter didn’t shake her hand. He reached out with both of his and
caressed it. Kendall’s heart did a somersault and pounded against
her ribcage like a monkey trying to escape the zoo. “It’s great to
finally meet you,” he murmured. Startled at the strength of her
reaction, Kendall pulled away from his grasp and turned slightly,
offering her outstretched hand to Josh. He took it in his and
brought it up to his lips, planting a soft kiss on her knuckle.
Kendall suppressed a wild impulse to pull him close, to press those
lips against hers. Joshua smiled suddenly. Leaning forward, he
kissed her gently.
Josh had to fight to keep from closing his eyes and drowning in
the rush of erotic heat the touch of Kendall’s flesh excited in him.
She’s almost ours, he thought. But she’s scared. He felt her tense,
and sensed she was on the verge of changing her mind and running
away. He sat back. Staring deep into her eyes, he shook his head
slightly. For several moments they remained that way, with Kendall
poised on the edge of flight. Joshua watched the play of emotions in
the depths of her green-flecked, golden-brown eyes. With her hand
still clasped in his, Josh felt everything she was feeling. How much
she was drawn to them both—but also how uncomfortable she was with
this strong attraction to two different men, and with the idea of
giving herself to both of them. And yet, underneath it all—Joshua
let his mind slip into the red pool of Kendall’s desire.
Kendall gasped. Something like a bolt of lightning danced within
her, a storm making its way back and forth between the two of them
through their linked hands. Sensations and longings that she knew
did not belong to her. Kendall tried to break the contact, but
Joshua held her hand tight. “Don’t run away,” he whispered. “We’ve
been looking for you for such a long time.” She was vaguely aware of
Sutter taking her other hand and the riot increased, two strangers’
thoughts and emotions racing through her veins. An overwhelming,
almost painful tightness invaded her crotch. Kendall shifted
restlessly. No, wait—oh, my God! That was Sutter and Josh. Kendall
whimpered as she felt through them the sweet torment of an engorged
cock and her pussy wept in response, warmth trickling between her
legs.
Before he could stop himself, Josh closed his eyes, the better to
savor Kendall’s delicious response. With eye contact broken, the
tumult began to fade into the background and Kendall again became
aware of her sweaty palm clasped in Joshua’s hand. Regaining a sense
of self, she was able to withdraw from the stream of consciousness
flowing between them. “What was that?” she mumbled. The men
exchanged glances. Joshua ran his thumb across the back of her hand,
sending a tremor through her body. “Maybe we could discuss it over
dinner?”
Kendall’s blood sang with the memory of desire—hers, his,
Sutter’s. She couldn’t believe what she was about to say, yet she
said it anyway. She took a deep breath. “I have a better idea,” she
murmured huskily. “Let’s go to my place.”
WHAT A QUEEN WANTS ©Bella Andre http://www.bellaandre.com/
In
the anthology CROWN JEWELS Coming in April from Ellora's
Cave http://www.ellorascave.com/
Elizabeth walked down the windowless stone hallway, lit by green
and blue swirled glass sconces. Her thoughts were dark and heavy and
her beautiful face bore faint lines of worry. She was an unusually
stunning woman—her hair a natural strawberry blonde, her eyes a
vivid, startling blue—but on days like today when she was troubled
by news from her staff, she felt decades older than her thirty
years.
Many times she had selfishly wished that she had been born into a
normal family, like anyone else. As a child, she had daydreamed
about attending school with other children. But instead of having
fun with playmates her same age, instead of playing leap-frog and
jump-rope, she had watched them from her window high above the
fields with envy as they ran after dogs, swam in streams, and rode
horses over the mountains.
As she grew older, Elizabeth began to wish for nothing more than
the power to do whatever she wanted to.
Of course, Elizabeth understood that the Queen of Magonia could
not be permitted to live such a normal existence, lest the country
be left without a ruler. Her parents had died when she was five
years old in a plane crash in the mountains, and so the throne had
passed on to her. Elizabeth’s earliest memory was of the chief
counselor instructing her not to cry upon hearing the news of her
parent’s death.
She learned the lesson well: A royal must never show emotion,
regardless of how frightening the situation might be.
Her heart beat in time to the click-clack of her blood red
stiletto heels on the cold stone floor. She wrapped her slender arms
around her shoulders and shivered slightly. She was thankful that
the electricians had finally figured out how to install central
heating in the ancient castle, after years of having to wrap her
body in thick furs, even in the summer time. Right now, she looked
forward to a warm bath, hoping the warm water would soothe the tired
and aching muscles around her neck and shoulders.
Finally arriving at the door to her private suite, she opened it
and walked into the foyer. The room was pitch black —she couldn’t
see even six inches in front of her face—and Elizabeth assumed that
one of the maids must have recently closed her thick red velvet
drapes. She shut the door behind her and flicked her finger over the
light switch beside the door.
Nothing happened.
“Damn it,” she cursed softly, wishing, for the hundredth time
that she didn’t have to live in a drafty old castle with outdated
wiring. What she wouldn’t give to live in a one of those new houses
that she admired in the pages of Architectural Digest. If she
had her way, she’d live in a house entirely made of glass and wood,
with not the slightest bit of stone in sight. She was standing in
the dark, thinking about which state of the art residential
electronic devices she’d install throughout her dream house, when
she heard a small noise.
Her heart began to pound beneath her ivory silk sheath and red
Chanel jacket. “Is someone there?” she asked, her voice tentative
and breathy.
When there was no response, Elizabeth shook her head and chuckled
slightly. Of course there was no one else in the room with her. It
was just her overactive imagination. It would be impossible for
anyone to get past the two, huge guards posted at the end of the
hallway that led to her private quarters.
THE PRINCESS BRAT ©Katherine Kingston http://www.katherinekingston.com/
In
the anthology CROWN JEWELS Coming in April from Ellora's
Cave http://www.ellorascave.com/
Instead of joining the household for dinner, Baxter let himself
into Princess Fanny’s bedchamber and settled into the only
comfortable chair in the room. While he waited, he surveyed the
room, trying to get a feel for the young woman who was soon to be
his unwilling pupil and charge.
The trappings were pretty much what he would have expected of a
princess’s chambers. An enormous bed was hung with yards and yards
of velvet from the canopy, while the windows, too, were draped with
the rich blue fabric. A plush, woven carpet covered most of the
floor. The dressing table bore various pots and trays, but most all
were pushed to one side and appeared not to have been used..
What struck him most forcefully about the room, however, were the
drawings. Charcoal sketches of plants and flowers covered nearly
every surface. Twenty or more of them were tacked to the wall, while
others were stood against the mirror on the dressing table and the
back of the writing desk. The drawings were skillfully executed and
showed considerable detail. He recognized a few of the more obvious
ones, though he knew next to nothing of gardening or horticulture.
He had a good bit of time to study them and was beginning to doze
off when the rattle of the door latch roused him. He was sitting
upright and staring alertly when the door opened and the princess
walked in.
Though he’d been warned, he still could barely contain his
astonishment when he saw her.
He couldn’t imagine a young woman who looked any less like a
princess. Her clothes were old, threadbare, and filthy. Mud caked
her worn boots and splattered her clothes and face. He sniffed as
something unpleasant assailed his nose. Was that dung he smelled
clinging to her?
She pushed strands of reddish-brown hair out of her eyes. It had
been hastily twisted and pinned to her head, but small streams fell
loose around her ears, dripping down onto her shoulders, showing
streaks of mud there as well. Her hands were filthy. He winced at
the sight of dirt caked under her short, ragged fingernails. There
was a great deal of work to be done here. He’d seen scullery maids
with better grooming.
Still, without the mud and the windburn that roughened her
cheeks, she might be passably pretty. Her features were well-shaped
and the sparkle in her eyes could be appealing.
Fanny started to pull off her cloak, but stopped, frozen in the
motion of removing it when she spotted him.
“Who are you?” she demanded. “What are you doing here?”
“I’m your new tutor.”
He waited for her to object or scream or run away. Instead she
stared at him for a moment, then said, “No, you’re not. Get out.”
|