She frowned at him. “Not every man thinks constantly of… of…”Darach grinned. “Aye, they do, demoiselle. Every man, from the time he is about ten until the day he dies, thinks frequently of that.

Camhanach, it is a bargain as old as the world itself.” He chuckled.”Women want protection…men want a willing lass to warm their bed.

He drew her into his arms, gathering her close, and dusted kisses over her cheek, her hair. Wrapped in his embrace, Laurien closed her eyes, murmuring a sigh of exquisite satisfaction. A delightful drowsiness overtook...

At first, I did not tell you any of this because…you were not supposed to mean anything to me. And later…” His voice became rough with emotion. “Later, I did not tell you because you...

The only thing that can hurt me now is the thought of never knowing this feeling again. To never be able to touch you this way again…

In unison, they recited an ancient rhyme.”With one blue eye to rule the sky,An eye of brown controls the ground;Magic swirls within our souls,Cryptic, mystic, spiritualistic,To protect the weak from evil’s effect,Elements guide us, ever...

Och, my potion is boiling. I need to say good night and keep an eye on the pot. Ye canna overboil newt’s eyeballs.

He covered her mouth with his —and she felt as if she had suddenly been enveloped in a cascade of sparks. The tingling warmth from his touch did not compare to the sensations that whirled...

Lauren closed her eyes, remembering how desperate she had been this morn in Chartres, how she had prayed for divine intervention to stop her wedding.She had never expected that intervention to be riding a black...

It had seemed entirely sensible at the time. A simple way to test the truth of her claim that she had lain with de Villiers. To show her that lying to him was useless. To...