The Redemption of a Dissolute Earl by Julie Johnstone Page A

thoughtful for a moment. “I
think I’ll have that ladder dipped in gold.”
    “Drew, be serious.”
    “All right, darling.” His hands slid to her
back and he pulled her so close she could make out the golden
flecks in his blue eyes. “You opened my eyes and showed me how
absurd my beliefs were. And then I failed you with cowardliness
because I thought I couldn’t live without my money. I meant to
prove to you tonight I had changed, but my grandfather stepped in
and fixed everything. Char, I don’t want you to question for a
moment I would give everything up for you. So I propose leaving
this all behind, moving to London, you acting and me getting a
job.”
    It was as if there had been a last defense
against Drew she had not even known was still there around her
heart. Inside of her, a glass wall shattered leaving nothing to
stand between her and loving Drew. She threw her arms around him
and kissed him. He growled into her mouth and responded by lifting
her off her feet and wrapping his arms around her torso.
    He took command of the kiss, deepening it
until her head swam. When her feet touched ground again, she took
Drew’s hand and led him to the bed. She motioned for Drew to sit.
“I don’t question you. And if I had any doubt left, you just wiped
it from my heart.”
    “So you like my idea?” He leaned back on his
elbows and smiled at her like a cat who had just had cream.
    She drew up her dress and straddled Drew’s
solid thighs. “I like that you wanted to show me what you would
sacrifice for me. But there’s no need. I trust in you completely.
Now, my darling, let me show you just how wicked I can be.”
    And she did well into the night, until Drew
called foul and demanded his turn to win the contest.

About the
Author

    Julie Johnstone has been a voracious reader
of books since she was a young girl. Her mother would tell you that
as a child Julie had a rich fantasy life made up of many different
make believe friends. As an adult, Julie is one of the lucky few
who can say she is living the dream by working with her passion of
creating worlds from her imagination.
    When Julie is not writing she is chasing her
two precocious children around, cooking, reading or exercising.
Julie loves to hear from her readers. You can send her an email at [email protected] .

Coming Soon!
    LORD OF DECEPTION

    Lady Madelaine Aldridge thinks her
disastrous love life is the worst thing that could ever happen to
her. Yet when her father is imprisoned for plotting against the
King, she learns a broken heart is the least of her worries. As
Napoleon advances and King George III sinks deeper into insanity,
Madelaine must prove her father’s innocence in order to save his
life. And her only hope for survival seems to be the scoundrel who
broke her heart, Lord Grey Adlard. But who is the man she once
thought she loved―a spy she must destroy or the knight of her
dreams? As the royal intrigue thickens the power of the throne and
the power of England won’t be decided on a dusty battlefield but in
a bed where these two lovers wield caresses like swords and kisses
like fatal arrows.
     
    Look for DANCING WITH THE DEVIL (book
3 in the Whisper of Scandal Series ) in 2013.
     
    Other titles available from Julie
Johnstone

    BARGAINING WITH A RAKE (A Whisper of
Scandal Novel Book 1)
    CONSPIRING WITH A ROGUE (A Whisper of
Scandal Novel Book 2)
     
    Both books are available as an e-book at all
major e-book retailers and soon to be available in print at
Amazon.com!

World of Johnstone Teaser
    Keep reading for a peek into the first Whisper of Scandal Novel !
     
    BARGAINING WITH A RAKE
     
    Lady Gillian Rutherford is
desperate to escape London and save the sister she adores from the
enemy threatening to destroy her. The only problem is her cold,
stubborn father has betrothed her to a despicable man. But Gillian
has a plan. She'll seduce an American shipping tycoon into marrying
her. Her scheme hits a snag when she's forced to