[excerpt] by Editor Page A

continue to fulfill your desires.”
    “You’re a cocky SOB.”
    “You’ll find out soon enough just how cocky.” Lucian bent his head toward Serina’s stomach and with the swirl his tongue inched his way across her sweet flesh. When he got to the last button he nibbled at it. Surprising them both, the button flew across the room leaving Serina baring all and laughing. “Oops. I’ll stitch that back for you later.” Lucian never took his eyes from Serina’s face as he took her breast into his mouth, teasing her with his tongue, first with a quick flick then a light graze of teeth.
    Opening her mouth to speak, Serina found her vocabulary reduced to moans, unable to form coherent thoughts from the pleasures he bestowed upon her. She caressed his cheek with her finger as his tongue caressed her breast. She loved the way his mouth feathered over her skin, and caused a deep, warm need between her thighs. She tried to relax, to just breathe, to enjoy these new sensations but she needed an outlet.
    Serina went to work exploring Lucian. She ran her hands through the silken texture of his hair, then marched her fingers up and down his back, to her final destination, his scrumptious derriere.
    That one gesture caused Lucian to change positions. He slid across her stomach and covered her with the weight of his hips.
    She wiggled impatient. She needed his heated desire once more pressed hard against her mons either to relieve the incessant itch or rub her raw before she lost what was left of her sanity. This lust or hunger now awake within her, screamed for his undivided attention. Luscious little sensations reached well into her private lips and struck a chord. She ached to have his fingers, his mouth or the silky-smooth shaft she’d held in the carriage, buried within her to dance and resonate deep inside her.
    Being this close to her, Lucian had to regain some control or this, his first time, would well be over before it began. Serina made him feel like a man for the first time in his life, made him feel things he’d only overheard others brag about in their conquests. This was no conquest. He was giving his heart to the woman.
    “Can you read my thoughts now, m’lady?” He pressed his hips into her and gave a wiggle back and forth spreading her legs further apart until he nestled comfortably between them, and hit that one spot she itched to have scratched. He kissed her neck, lightly at first and then harder as he lost himself. Her delicate skin and the fragrance of blooming roses, intoxicated him. He thrilled listening to the small sounds of pleasure she made. This, without a doubt, he could get used to.
    Everything Serina felt at that moment intensified tenfold as his lips ravaged her. She found out fast, her neck had a direct path to the deepest part of her body, where all her wants, desires, and dreams lay secretly locked away and his lush lips were the key. Serina returned a slow swivel of her hips. With all the movement between them the black skirt she wore ended up well up past her hips. She didn’t remember how it got there only that she wanted it gone. Her satin drawers and his trousers were all that separated her from her dreams.
    “Lucian,” Serina asked. “Would you make love to me, now? Here? P—”
    Lucian closed his lips over Serina’s, silencing her pleas. His kiss was deep and long as passion drove his instincts. He broke away to see a smile on her lips. “I already told you, you’d never have to ask me again. I meant that. Are you sure here and now? I mean don’t get me wrong, m’lady, I’m willing and able, but I want you to be positive.”
    “I’ve waited my entire life for you. My heart and head tell me I’m right. And trust me they rarely agree on anything. I’ve had dreams and desires that I’ve never thought I’d experience until I met you. I know you feel the same way. And not just because of this.” Serina met the firmness of his erection when she pulled him closer.
    With her