And suddenly, they had company.
Fortunately, the couple wasn’t quiet in their approach. Val and Hawk heard them coming down the path talking happily about the lovely drive they’d had down the Gorge. Hawk placed a pussy-scented hand over Val’s lips in warning. ‘Don’t move.’ His words came out in a whispered rush. ‘I’m not about to take my cock out of your sweet cunt for polite company or otherwise, so stand still and let me take care of this.’ Careful to keep her pressed up tight against him, he straightened, smoothed her skirt in front then wriggled in very close. She arched her back, shifted her hips and pushed her bottom out to keep his cock from dislodging. He quickly straightened her skirt around his open fly and shoved his groin forward to settle himself still deeper in her pussy. Then he carefully rested a hand either side of her on the metal railing. ‘Now,’ he breathed. ‘Just act like you’re enjoying the view.’
She gave a nervous clench with her cunt lips and he gasped. ‘Stop that, or I’ll fuck you hard right here in front of them. I’ll grab your tits and hump and grunt and make such a scene that they’ll send for security.’ He nipped her earlobe enough to make it sting. ‘But you’d like that, wouldn’t you?’
Just then the woman came to the rail beside them. Fortunately her full attention was on the view. ‘Lovely, isn’t it?’ she said.
‘Mmm. Lovely.’ Hawk managed. His voice vibrated down through his cock and made Val’s breath hitch, but she disguised it with a cough, which did nothing to ease the tight, tetchy sensation growing where her pussy gripped his cock.
‘You two here on vacation?’ the man asked.
‘Mmm. Vacation, yes,’ Val replied, fighting the overpowering urge to thrust.
‘Us too,’ the woman said, taking her husband’s hand. ‘Well honeymoon, actually.’
‘Congratulations,’ both Val and Hawk managed in unison. Val noticed Hawk was white-knuckling the railing, and her toes were curled so hard that she feared she’d dig holes through her sandals.
As the couple moved around the platform to view Little Multnomah Fall flowing into the deep pool beneath, Hawk’s hand migrated under the front of Val’s skirt to stroke her mons. Then he gave a subtle but deep thrust and tweaked Val’s clit until her knees nearly gave with the thrum of animal lust and vertigo pulsing up through her. ‘Feels good being sneaky, doesn’t it? Makes you even wetter, doesn’t it?’ He nuzzled her ear. ‘Makes my cock feel like iron.’
Fortunately the couple didn’t linger over the view, but turned and disappeared back down the path.
In spite of himself, Hawk burst into laughter, a feeling that was anything but unpleasant vibrating through Val’s pussy, ‘Woman, you’re gonna get me in trouble yet. Can you imagine the headline on the front of your Aunt’s next copy of The National Enquirer; ‘Eco-warrior caught with his pants down porking sexy ornithologist.’’
She wriggled against him and tightened her grip. ‘The question is, does your ass look as good on the front page as that smug face of yours?’
‘You’ve seen my bare ass, honey,’ Hawk breathed. ‘You be the judge.’ Then he began to thrust in earnest, with Val braced against the rail, the view sending delicious prickly shivers up her spine.
‘Can you feel that,’ she gasped. ‘Oh my God, can you feel that? Feels like I’m gonna explode, all of me, and just drift away on the breeze out across the Columbia.’
‘Then let’s do it together,’ he breathed. ‘Let’s make the biggest explosion ever.’ And they did. They came in quakes and tremors that felt like they were falling, that felt like they were flying, that felt like all of Multnomah Falls was happening inside their joined bodies. Then they collapsed against the rail of the viewing platform in bursts of laughter and gasps for breath as the last rays of sun stained the waters of the Columbia mauve.
When they could breathe again, there was frantic straightening and smoothing of clothing, then with one hand holding Val’s and the other holding his Blackberry to his ear, Hawk called Aunt Rose. ‘Harry arrived OK? Good. Yes, we’re on our way down. Yes, go ahead and order for us. Some nice, juicy red meat would be good.’ He winked at Val. ‘We trust your judgement. See you soon.’
He shoved the Blackberry in his pocket. ‘Aunt Rose is ordering us prime rib, and she says there are some nice Oregon wines on the menu. And afterwards.’ He squeezed her hand and gave her a fleeting, almost shy glance. ‘Well what happens afterwards all depends on you.’
She could feel her pulse hammering in her throat as though it were about to jump out. She took a deep breath and found it was suddenly difficult to speak. ‘Well, actually, I was kind of hoping that, since it’s so important to my family and all. Well, I was hoping that maybe my happiness might, to some degree, involve you, I mean if you’re all right with that, and you don’t need to rush off to New Mexico or do important business stuff that spoilt rich kids are required to do. Only if you’re all right with that.’
There was a long moment of silence, and she was just beginning to wonder if she’d misread the whole situation when he kissed her hard, then gathered her to him and held her close to the rapid thud, thud of his heart. ‘I could be,’ he said. His voice sounded tight in his throat. ‘I could be very, very all right with that. If it’s acceptable to a burgeoning young ornithologist, that is, and it won’t cramp her lifestyle too much.’
They stood for a long moment, wrapped in each other’s arms, bathed in the deepening shadows, then Val spoke in a breathless giggle. ‘Come on, we don’t want to keep Aunt Rose waiting. She has hypoglycaemia, you know. Besides I’m starving. I’m looking forward to lots and lots of juicy, succulent red meat.’
He gave her one last sloppy kiss, and they turned and continued down the path picking up speed as they went.
Silk Stockings – Constance Munday
When Michael Levenstein meets Imogen, an exotic dancer at a Berlin nightclub, a passionate and intense love story develops. Michael becomes obsessed by mysterious Imogen and falls into a world of intense sexual fantasy and desire. But Imogen is determined to protect a personal, dark secret at all costs and because of this she has forbidden herself love.
With Imogen afraid of committing and afraid of losing what she has fought for so desperately, can Michael break down her barriers and discover a solution to his lover’s deep dark secret, thus freeing the enigmatic Imogen to truly love him?
The Lord of Summer – Jenna Bright
Banished to the back of beyond, in the middle of a long, hot summer, Gem and Dan Parker find their marriage filling up with secrets. As they work to reopen the Green Man pub, tensions and unacknowledged desires come between them. From their first night, when Gem sees someone watching them make love from the edge of the woods, her fantasies of having two men at once start to grow and consume her. As the temperature rises, she becomes fixated by her imaginings of an impossible, gorgeous, otherworldly man in the forest. A man who could make her dreams come true – and maybe save her marriage.
Off the Shelf – Lucy Felthouse
At 35, travel writer Annalise is fed up with insensitive comments about being left “on the shelf”. It’s not as if she doesn’t want a man, but her busy career doesn’t leave her much time for relationships. Sexy liaisons with passing acquaintances give Annalise physical satisfaction but she needs more than that. She wants a man who will satisfy her mind as well as her body. But where will she find someone like that?
It seems Annalise may be in luck when a new member of staff starts working in the bookshop at the airport she regularly travels through. Damien appears to tick all the boxes – he’s gorgeous, funny and intelligent, and he shares Annalise’s love of books and travel.
The trouble is, Damien’s shy and Annalise is terrified of rejection. Can they overcome their fears and admit their feelings, or are they doomed to remain on the shelf?
One Long Hot Summer – Elizabeth Coldwell
Lily’s looking after her friend, Amanda’s, home on the Dorset coast, hoping it will ease her writer’s block and
help her get over her ex, Alex. What she doesn’t expect is that Amanda’s 21-year-old son Ryan will arrive at the house, planning to spend the summer surfing and partying – or that he’ll have grown up quite so nicely. Ryan’s as attracted to her as she is to him – but surely acting on her feelings for a man 14 years her junior is inappropriate? And when Alex makes a sudden reappearance in her life, wanting to get back together, should she follow her head or her heart? How can she resolve this case of summer madness?
Just Another Lady – Penelope Friday
Regency lady Elinor has fallen on hard times. The death of her father and the entail of their house put Elinor and her mother in difficulty; and her mother’s illness has brought doctor’s bills that they cannot pay. Lucius Crozier was Elinor’s childhood friend and adversary; and there has always been a spark of attraction between the pair. Now renowned as a womaniser, he offers a marriage of convenience (for him!) in return for the payment of Elinor’s mother’s medical bills. Reluctantly, she agrees. But Lucius has made enemies of other gentlemen of the upper echelon by playing fast and loose with their mistresses, and one man is determined to take his revenge through Lucius’s new wife ...
Safe Haven – Shanna Germain
Kallie Peters has finally made her dream come true – she’s turned the family farm into Safe Haven, an animal sanctuary. But financial woes are pressing in on her, and she’s worried that the only way to keep the farm is to allow her rich ex-boyfriend back into her life. When a sexy stranger shows up in her driveway with a wiggling puppy in his arms, she knows it’s her chance for a hot rendezvous before she gives up her freedom.
The sex is hot, wild and passionate – the perfect interim before returning to the pressures of real life – but something else is happening between them. Can they find a way to save their dreams, their passions and their hearts, or will they have to say goodbye to all they’ve come to love?
The Thousand and One Nights – Kitti Bernetti
When Breeze Monaghan gets caught red-handed by her millionaire boss she knows she’s in trouble. Big time. Because Breeze needs to keep her job more than anything else in the world. Sebastian Dark is used to getting exactly what he wants and now he has a hold over Breeze, he makes her an offer she can’t refuse. Like Scheherazade in The 1001 Nights Seb demands that Breeze entertain him to save her skin. Can she employ all her ingenuity and sensuality in order to satisfy him and stop her world crashing about her? Or, like the ruthless businessman he is, will Seb go back on the deal?
Out of Focus – Primula Bond
Eloise Stokes’s first professional photography assignment seems to be a straightforward family portrait. But the rich, colourful Epsom family – father Cedric, step-mother Mimi, twin sons Rick and Jake, and sister Honey – are intrigued by her understated talent and she is soon sucked into their wild world. As the initial portrait sitting becomes an extended photo diary of the family over an intense, hot weekend, Eloise gradually blossoms until she is equally happy in front of the lens.
The Highest Bidder – Sommer Marsden
Recent widow Casey Briggs is all about her upcoming charity bachelor auction. She doesn’t have time for dating. Her heart isn’t strong enough yet. But when one of their bachelors is arrested and she finds herself a hunky guy short, she employs her best friend Annie to find her a new guy pronto.
Enter Nick Murphy – handsome, kind, and not very hard to look at, thank you very much. And he quickly makes her feel things she hasn’t felt in a while. A very long while. Casey’s not sure if she’s ready for it – the whole moving on thing. But as she prepares to auction Nick off, she’s discovering that her first hunch was correct – he’s damn near priceless.
The Game – Jeff Cott
The Game is the story of Ellie’s bid to change from sexy, biddable housewife to sexy dominant goddess.
Ellie and Jake are a happily married couple who play a bedroom game. Having lost the last Game Ellie must start the new one where she left off – bound and gagged on the bed. As she figures out how to tie herself up before Jake’s return from work, Ellie remembers the last Game and has ideas for the new one. Jake is immensely strong and loving and has seemingly endless sexual stamina so the chances of Ellie truly gaining control look slim. Although she has won the Game on occasions, she suspects he lets her win just so he can overwhelm her in the next. She has to find a way to break this pattern.
But does she succeed?
One of Us – Antonia Adams
Successful artist Natalie Crane is midway through a summer exhibition with friend and agent Anton when Will Falcon strolls tantalisingly into her life. After a messy divorce, a relationship is not Natalie’s priority. Anton takes an immediate dislike to the shaven-headed composer, but Natalie is captivated. He is everything she is not: free, impulsive and seemingly with no thought for the future. He introduces her to Dorset’s beautiful coves and stunning countryside and their time together is magical.
Things get complicated when her most famous painting, a nude self-portrait, is stolen and there are no signs of a break-in. When it’s time for her return to London, Will doesn’t turn up to say goodbye, and she cannot trace him. Anton tells her to forget him, but she cannot. Then she discovers the stakes are much higher than they first appeared.
Taste It – Sommer Marsden
Jill and Cole are competing for the title of Best Chef. The spicy, sizzling and heated televised contest fuels a lust in Jill she’d rather keep buried. She can’t be staring at the man’s muscles ... he’s her competition! During a quick cooking throwdown things start to simmer and it becomes harder and harder for Jill to ignore that she’s smitten in the kitchen. Cole’s suggestive glances and sly smiles aren’t helping her any. When fate puts her in his shower and then his chivalrous nature puts her in his borrowed clothes, there’s no way to deny the natural heat between them.
Hungarian Rhapsody – Justine Elyot
Ruby had no idea what to expect from her trip to Budapest, but a strange man in her bed on her first night probably wasn’t it. Once the mistake is ironed out, though, and introductions made, she finds herself strangely drawn to the handsome Hungarian, despite her vow of holiday celibacy. Does Janos have what it takes to break her resolve and discover the secrets she is hiding, or will she be able to resist his increasingly wild seduction tactics? Against the romantic backdrop of a city made for lovers, personalities clash. They also bump. And grind.
Restraint – Charlotte Stein
Marnie Lewis is certain that one of her friends – handsome but awkward Brandon – hates her guts. The last thing she wants to do is go on a luscious weekend away with him and a few other buddies, to a cabin in the woods. But when she catches Brandon doing something very dirty after a night spent listening to her relate some of her sexcapades to everyone, she can’t resist pushing his buttons a little harder. He might seem like a prude, but Marnie suspects he likes a little dirty talk. And Marnie has no problems inciting his long dormant desires.
A Sticky Situation – Kay Jaybee
If there is a paving stone to trip over, or a drink to knock over, then Sally Briers will trip over it or spill it. Yet somehow Sally is the successful face of marketing for a major pharmaceutical company; much to the disbelief of her new boss, Cameron James.
Forced to work together on a week-long conference in an Oxford hotel, Sally is dreading spending so much time with arrogant new boy Cameron, whose presence somehow makes her even clumsier than usual.
Cameron, on the other hand, just hopes he’ll be able to stay professional, and keep his irrational desire to lick up all the accidentally split food and drink that is permanently to be found down Sally’s temptingly curvy body, all to himself.
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