Ive been tagged by the lovely Nicole Hurley-Moore for #SneakPeakSunday (or Tuesday ;) ). This (unedited) scene is from my current WIP The Duchess of DArbys Dare: “Would you care to dance, Your Grace?’ Georgie kept her gaze dead ahead. “I don’t particularly like dancing.” Why wouldn’t the abominable man take the hint that she was not interested in furthering an acquaintance with him? “Well, I suspect another round of cards is out of the question.” Before she could even take another breath to respond, Markham had gathered her into his arms and had swept her onto the edge of the floor. “Or a good swiving.” Georgie felt a furious blush scorch her whole face. How dare he…haul her about like this and how dare he mention such a thing? “You were eavesdropping,” she accused, barely aware that Markham was expertly steering her about the floor. The man literally made her blood boil. “You really have no manners or morals whatsoever.” Markham grinned down at her. “Oh, how I love your tongue lashings, Your Grace.” A vivid memory of how Markham’s tongue had stroked and wound around hers not a half hour ago burst into her mind, and her blush spread downward, staining her décolletage as well. She must look like a beet. Markham spun her in a particularly complex turn and she had to focus on her feet for a moment. She wouldn’t focus on the fact that he’d also gathered her closer and one of his legs had pushed indecently between hers. “For someone who professes not to like dancing, you are exceptionally graceful,” he said in a low voice. “Why won’t you look at me?” Because I’m afraid of men like you…Georgie quickly buried the brutally honest thought and at last met his gaze, determined not to show how perturbed she really was. “Because you’re insufferably arrogant and you irk me no end,” she said instead with false sweetness, as if she was bestowing a compliment rather than a blatant insult. Markham’s grin broadened and he tightened his hold at the small of her back. “You didn’t seem irked when I kissed you earlier. Perhaps we should go out to the terrace again.” Im tagging (and only if youd like to join in) Elizabeth Ellen Carter, Susanne Bellamy, Annie Seaton, Alison Stuart and Cassandra Knorr Pennington.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:58:41 +0000
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