Stealing the Heiress by Samantha Holt
Series: The Kidnap Club #2
Publication date: May 28th, 2020
Synopsis (according to Goodreads):
She was looking for adventure...
Lady Rosamunde Stanley just never expected in the form of a kidnapping.
Well, an almost-kidnapping. The dastardly man only went and took the wrong woman!
But she soon discovers the dark, handsome man is not quite the terrible rogue she thinks him to be and she decides to put his experience to use. Her uncle has gone missing and no one believes her when she says he's in trouble. Can she persuade Russell to help?
Russell might have kidnapped her, but he has no intention of keeping her. Even if the heat between them is driving him out of his wits and her crazy family makes him long for things a battle-hardened orphan like him should never want.
Their societal divide isn't the only reason to keep his distance. Rosamunde is a bloody knife-carrying, picklock-wielding madwoman.
A far too appealing madwoman...
He's not the only one struggling. Rosamunde is finding it just as difficult to fight the attraction, despite knowing it is most likely her over-active imagination leading her down this path. Somehow, she must keep her head around the most exciting man she's ever met.
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Excerpt
Before he could argue, she gasped and snatched his arm. He scarcely had a moment to figure out what was happening when she pressed him up against the wall. She flung off her hat, pulled out a comb that clattered to the ground, and slung her arms around his neck.
"What the--"
She pressed her lips to his. Hard.
His mind raced to catch up with what had occurred. But all it could latch onto was the fact she had her mouth pressed to his. And that she tasted sweet. And that all he needed to do was skim his hands down and he could take two handfuls of that arse that had him so preoccupied.
So, he did what any red-blooded man would do and glided his hands down, taking her rear in his palms and squeezing her flesh. She moaned against his mouth and he used the opportunity to take a deeper taste of the sweetness.
Dear God, did she taste sweet. And so warm.
She moved against him, pressing her strangely firm chest to his. He kept her gripped tight and her fingers twined into the hair under his hat. She moaned again when he drew back and nibbled briefly on her bottom lip before taking her in an intense kiss once more. She angled her head so that the kiss moved deeper, and he met her sounds with a groan.
He ached fiercely. More fiercely than ever before, he could swear. He used his grip on her rear to move her closer, so close that their hips collided. He supposed he should be grateful she didn't have the added barrier of skirts. He rubbed against her and moved his lips from her mouth to her neck, taking little bites along her flesh and feeling her shudder.
She tapped his shoulder and drew in a long, shaky breath. "I think they are gone now."
He lifted his head and glanced around the street. A young couple strolled along the opposite side of the road, doing their best to ignore them. "Who?"
"A friend," she said. "I feared they might recognize me."
He eased his hands away from her, feeling as though she'd just thrown a bucket of ice-cold water over him. She'd been trying to hide. That was why she had kissed him.
"So you thought that was the best way to hide?"
"Well, no one wants to look at a couple kissing, do they?"
"Right. Of course."
"I think it worked." She grinned at him. "I had to think quickly there."
"What the--"
She pressed her lips to his. Hard.
His mind raced to catch up with what had occurred. But all it could latch onto was the fact she had her mouth pressed to his. And that she tasted sweet. And that all he needed to do was skim his hands down and he could take two handfuls of that arse that had him so preoccupied.
So, he did what any red-blooded man would do and glided his hands down, taking her rear in his palms and squeezing her flesh. She moaned against his mouth and he used the opportunity to take a deeper taste of the sweetness.
Dear God, did she taste sweet. And so warm.
She moved against him, pressing her strangely firm chest to his. He kept her gripped tight and her fingers twined into the hair under his hat. She moaned again when he drew back and nibbled briefly on her bottom lip before taking her in an intense kiss once more. She angled her head so that the kiss moved deeper, and he met her sounds with a groan.
He ached fiercely. More fiercely than ever before, he could swear. He used his grip on her rear to move her closer, so close that their hips collided. He supposed he should be grateful she didn't have the added barrier of skirts. He rubbed against her and moved his lips from her mouth to her neck, taking little bites along her flesh and feeling her shudder.
She tapped his shoulder and drew in a long, shaky breath. "I think they are gone now."
He lifted his head and glanced around the street. A young couple strolled along the opposite side of the road, doing their best to ignore them. "Who?"
"A friend," she said. "I feared they might recognize me."
He eased his hands away from her, feeling as though she'd just thrown a bucket of ice-cold water over him. She'd been trying to hide. That was why she had kissed him.
"So you thought that was the best way to hide?"
"Well, no one wants to look at a couple kissing, do they?"
"Right. Of course."
"I think it worked." She grinned at him. "I had to think quickly there."
About the Author:
USA Today Bestselling author Samantha Holt lives in a small village in England with her twin girls and a dachshund called Duke. If you're not sure where to start why not try...
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➤ Sinful Confessions is the first in the Cynfell Brothers Series. These are all novellas length and standalone--ideal for a quick dip into the world of the sexy Cynfell Brothers.
➤ Wake Me With a Kiss is a sweet, fairytale romance. Twists on Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella and also available if you love a clean, fun read.
➤ To Steal a Highlander's Heart is a full length dive into the world of sexy highlanders. For those who love braw Scots, some steamy scenes, and medieval romance, this series is a perfect escape.
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