The Model Mistress (The Rakehell Regency #9)

Book 9, The Rakehell Regency Romance Series

Steamy Forbidden Passion…

Martin Jerome has been a shadow of his former self ever since he and his new bride were attacked by highwaymen on their wedding night four years before. The dark secrets of that fateful evening have haunted Martin ever since.

A chance meeting with lovely Eswara Paignton opens up a whole new world of passionate possibilities. Eswara, a healer from India, can sense Martin's inner turmoil and despair, and longs to help him heal and be able to love again.

Martin finds himself seeking out the alluring widow's company more and more. Both silently ache for the other. Both know the potential consequences of becoming lovers in their rigid society.

The more they struggle against their attraction, the more certain they become that their explosive passion is truly a gift from the gods. Eswara opens up the world of Tantra to Martin, with the most erotic results. She becomes the model mistress, in bed and out.

Martin aches to be worthy of her in order to marry her. Does Martin dare tell her what REALLY happened the fateful night his wife was killed?

Just when he is about to bare his soul to Eswara, she and her son Ash vanish. Martin is devastated at the loss of the only woman he has ever loved more than life itself, and the young man he has come to look upon as his own. Has Eswara REALLY just tired of their affair, or has the hell he went through four years ago come back to haunt him and destroy his happiness once more.....

AN EXCERPT:
"You're easily the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes on," Martin said candidly.
"Thank you. But you need someone your own age to-"
"I don't need anyone now," Martin said, his tone grim.

Eswara could see his face closing up again as it had before. "No, not now. True. But one day. In the meantime, you have to promise me you'll continue your explorations of your inner being and self so that when it does happen, you'll be ready. After all, I stopped at your waist. There is so much more fun to be had."

She gave him a long look, causing his manhood to surge against the sheets. "Just wait until you get to your feet. Toes can be wonderful things." She winked, and thus managed to coax a grudging smile from him. "More tea?"

"No, I think I can sleep now, if you'll do one more thing for me."

"If I can."

"Stroke my face until I fall asleep? And a kiss goodnight, and one from me thanking you for everything you've done wouldn't be too terrible, would it? Between friends, right?"

"No, not terrible at all. You first."

Martin raised her hand to his lips gallantly.

Now it was her turn.... Eswara debated with herself the wisdom of what she was about to do. She could just peck him back and have done with it.

But this evening had been all about his pleasure, and hers too if the truth be told. Summoning up all her imagination and desire, she bent her head and put her lips to his. Thinking all the while of his magnificent bare body right underneath the covers, so close yet so far, she kissed him ardently.

Martin groaned as the kiss deepened and she explored his mouth thoroughly. She could feel his body vibrating underneath the sheets. She lifted her mouth slightly to nibble his full bottom lip, and sucked it into her own mouth.

His breath came in heavy rasps and she had to admit her own respiration none too steady. Kissing Martin was like nothing Eswara had ever experienced. It was like a hurricane rushing through the room to tug at her clothes, and blow all of her defenses down flat….

Word Count=130,000 words, 400 8.5" x 11 pages
Rating: Extremely Sensual love scenes throughout the book

The Rakehell Regency Romance Series
4-The Matchless Miss
5-The Scarred Heart
6-Guardian of the Heart
7-The Mistaken Miss
8-The Model Master
9-The Model Mistress
10-Innocence
11-Innocence Afire
12-Ravished
13-Experience
14-The Model Husband
15-Ruthless
16-Madness