Can the
scoundrel second son, Lord Marcus Bowles, and Genevieve Turner, a woman of
ill-repute, find happiness? Or will his roguish ways and her dark past forever
tear them apart? Fans of Tessa Dare’s Twice Tempted by a Rogue will love this
sensual read releasing December 2017 from Sourcebooks Casablanca.
The
Lord Meets His Lady (Midnight Meetings) by Gina Conkle
Genre:
Historical Romance
Release
Date: December
5, 2017
Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Casablanca
Format:
Digital eBook / Print
Print ISBN: 9781492651901
Digital
ISBN: 9781402294341
Lord Marcus Bowles has stained his family's
reputation for the last time. Only after spending a scandal-free year restoring
some far-flung property can this second son return in good graces. But Marcus
isn't one to abandon a lone damsel on a dark country lane.
One stolen kiss and Genevieve Turner's handsome
midnight savior disappears. Typical. No matter, Gen is finally on the way to
her new post, and hopefully to finding her grandmother as well. Instead she
finds her mischievous hero is her new employer. Surely a few more kisses won't
hurt...
Excerpt:
He grabbed the papers, getting an eyeful of his housekeeper.
Fresh arousal stiffened his cock. Tiny moisture beads clung to her breasts,
shining like diamonds on ample cleavage. Her shift’s white tie dangled over her
bodice, begging to be pulled.
If he wasn’t careful, he’d press his mouth to hers
and cry defeat.
His hips shifted, sloshing water in the tub. “The
thing is what we have is like a game of Fox and Geese. Are you familiar with
the board game?”
A sweet laugh erupted. “Fox and Geese? Yes, I’ve
seen it. Pray tell, what do you mean?”
“Well, I’m the fox, outnumbered and outflanked by
you.”
“Because of this morning.”
His gaze dipped to her pretty bosom. He was the
worst kind of wastrel; everyone expected it of him.
Why
not give in?
Sweat trickled down his temple, owing nothing to the
hot bath. Miss Turner had to know he’d be putty in her hands if she crooked her
finger at him.
“I’m not skilled with household matters.” He forced
himself to look higher.
Dark lashes fringed her patient, knowing eyes.
He grinned aware he was caught ogling her. “You got
the best of me, going on attack at the crack of dawn, no less. Very unsporting
of you.”
“It was well past dawn,” she corrected. “But do go
on. This is quite interesting.”
Her chin rested in her hand. She was close enough he
could count the freckles on her nose. Miss Turner was pretty but not in the
conventional sense. Her jaw was too square, her eyes too dark, and her stature
tall for most men, but her body housed a soul older than her years and he
wanted to lose himself in her.
Fighting for clarity, he tapped the folded papers.
“I have here something to even things out. A negotiation piece.”
“In our game of Fox and Geese.” Her voice dipped
with humor. “And here I thought we were all about cleaning up your unsightly
cottage.”
“A minor detail. Life is about the dance between men
and women.”
“A vicar’s wisdom, I’m sure.”
Firelight illuminated Miss Turner’s hair, the effect
like honeyed threads. Desire shocked his system again, the jolt reaching
between his legs. A medieval device could be slowly crushing him for all the
sweet torture. He was ten times a fool for conversing with her while in his
bath.
His
vision glazed over all because messy hair and freckles entranced him. The
current circumstances defined purgatory—him naked with a desirable woman he
could never, should never touch.
“About that negotiation piece.” She nodded at the
broadsheet.
He blinked, willing the intense wave between his
legs to subside.
“I have a prime item, but it will come at a price.”
Miss Turner stilled and her eyes narrowed. “Go on.”
“I’ve something inside for you, but I think it’s
worth having my chamber pot cleaned all winter.”
“What?” She balked. “You want…chamber pots cleaned. Not a service of another kind?”
Copyright © 2017 The Lord Meets His Lady
by Gina Conkle
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About Gina
Conkle
Gina Conkle
writes lush Viking romance and sensual Georgian romance. Her books always offer
a fresh, addictive spin on the genre with the witty banter and sexual tension
that readers crave. She grew up in southern California and despite all that
sunshine, Gina loves books over beaches and stone castles over sand castles.
Now she lives in Michigan with her favorite alpha male, Brian, and their two
sons where she’s known to occasionally garden and cook.
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