THE KEEPER OF MOON HAVEN ~ BOOK OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
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Excerpt:
“Just say you’ll wear the dress and join us for the evening. I know you have the courage to handle the gift in the light it was intended. I would hate to have to call you coward along with stubborn.”
“You make a strong argument.” She fingered the dress with longing. “My curious nature urges me to accept even if I do so with reservations.”
His gaze shifted to her hair. He reached out and fingered a loose curl against her cheek. “I like it much better down.
Whoever decided women should wear their hair tucked away in a crown of curls should be drawn and quartered.”
Just the mere brush of his fingers against her skin made her pulse quicken. With effort, she refrained from leaning into his hand.
“A blood thirsty wizard? What else should I know about you?”
He dropped his hand from her hair. “You need know nothing more.”
His sudden brusqueness made no sense. “No. You’re absolutely right. I think it best we remain polite strangers.” She already feared the chemistry she sensed between them. She feared learning about the man even more. A friendship had the opportunity to develop into much stronger emotions. She silently agreed with Vin. She need know nothing more.
He caught her in his strong arms, crushing the fragile lace between them. “Strangers make the best lovers. With strangers there are rarely any regrets.”
She gazed into his dark eyes and saw pain. “Who hurt you, Vin? Who made you into such a hard man?”
“Man?” He chuckled. “You forget. I’m only half a man. The other half is elf. Elfin faeries view the world from a far different perspective than humans.”
“One of cynicism.”
His hold upon her gentled. “I prefer the term practical. I don’t adhere to philosophies that support double standards. In Alfheim Haven, every Being has an equal say at the Main Court. Simply put, I don’t observe the prejudices abundant in the human realm. With Lucian, the situation would be much different there than here. The Beings would protect and nuture children no matter the circumstances surrounding their birth.”
“While I find it hard to understand Lord Haverett’s prejudice toward Lucian, I must abide by social constraints. Without them, we would all become savages.”
He stroked her forearms. “Like me? Do you find me savage?”
“I...”
He lowered his lips and swallowed her words. He kissed her with fierce intensity. The dress rustled between them, a bitter token of his regard for her. She melted into his embrace, savoring the taste of his lips, accepting for the moment his mastery over her heart and body. And while her body yearned for more, her heart cried. He would never see her as more than a conquest. And she could never set aside her morals to give into the heady feelings he evoked. For that, she did consider him savage.
She pushed against his chest. He dropped his hands, but held her prisoner with the touch of his lips. She tore her mouth from his. The dress fell to the floor, a pool of shimmering guilt.
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Ciara Gold
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Fantastic excerpt! Completely brings me into the scene and makes me want to read more. Yum!
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