Lilliana Marsden has a
deep desire to leave England and live in Charelson, South Carolina. As part of
her dowry, if she ever weds, the plantation will become hers. She only visited
America once as a child, but it left lasting memories. Her parents want her to
wait and try another season to find a husband in England. Lilliana wants to
much more than to tie herself to one man for the rest of her life. Lilianna
develops a plan to get everything she wants.
Randall Collins came to
England to get investors to expand his shipping line. On the advice of the
Viscount Torrington his potential investors decide against supplying him with
the necessary funds to expand. After those plans fall apart he makes
preparations to go home to South Carolina aboard his own ship.
Rand meets Lilliana and
is instantly enamored. She confides in him her desire to leave England and make
a home in South Carolina. Will he risk everything to help her run away from home?
~Excerpt~
He wondered how far he
could push her. The decision to give into her and take her on his ship had
already been made. Lilliana just didn't know he already decided to let her come
back to America with him, but only because it worked in his own plans.
"What do I get for
my trouble?" he asked. "I'd be risking quite a lot to assist you with
your scheme."
"What do you want?
Money? I certainly can afford to pay for my passage."
Rand's lips rose into a
cocky smile. He desired a lot from her, but at this point only one thing would
do as payment. Would the lovely lady be willing to give it to him? He had
nothing to lose and only one way to find out.
"How about a
kiss?"
Lilliana looked stunned
as she stared unblinkingly at him, and then just as suddenly she stopped
dancing right in the middle of the dance floor. Her face flushed a pretty shade
of pink as she began to move to the music again with him in the lead.
"How forward of
you. I'm not sure I like your idea of compensation."
"It's a small
thing, one little kiss. To be given to me at a time of my choosing." He
leaned in close to her and whispered in her ear. "Are you afraid?"
Lilliana's breath sucked
deep into her chest, and he could feel her slowly exhale it in little pants.
Her pulse raced on her wrist beneath the palm of his hand and thrummed a small
beat as he held it firmly in his grasp. A blush formed on her cheeks turning
them a nice shade of pink, and her lips parted in anticipation. Her body's
reactions suggested she had an interest in kissing him also. Would she take the
bait and give him what he desired? He needed her to accept the proposal. Once
she did he'd have her sailing with him in a few short days.
"All right, you
have a deal," she agreed.
~About the Author~
Dawn Brower holds a
Bachelor of Arts in psychology, a Master of Arts in Education, and is currently
working on a Master of Arts in Liberal Arts with concentrations in Literature,
History, and Sociology. She works as a substitute teacher and enjoys the
flexibility it gives her to concentrate on her other endeavors.
Growing up she was the
only girl out of six children. She is a single mother of two teenage boys;
there is never a dull moment in her life. Reading books is her favorite hobby.
There is nothing like a nice glass of wine and a good book to relax with at the
end of the day.
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