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to guide him inside.
    â€œNo other man will ever touch you this way,” he swore, sheathing his shaft within her. He brought her hips to the edge of the bed, still keeping them joined together while he stood.
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    â€œYou’re mine, Auder.”
    He angled her body to meet him as he withdrew and thrust inside. Slowly, he joined with her, as though trying to reach the deepest place within her heart. She shivered as his gentle penetrations conjured up a swollen desire. When his length grew even harder within her, she pushed against him with a counter pressure. Eager to please him, she arched her back, moaning when he quickened his rhythm.
    Gunnar showed no mercy as he filled her, like a conqueror bent upon ravaging her. Auder’s fingers dug into the flowers, and she was unable to stop her cry of ecstasy when the tremors took her apart, shattering her body. Her husband pushed her back again, wrapping her legs around his waist as he stole her breath away.
    And when at last he’d finished, he rested his head against hers, holding her close. Lifting one of the flowers to her cheek, he brushed it down her skin, making her smile.
    As he held her tightly, their bodies fused together, she murmured against his skin, “I love you, Gunnar.”
    He kissed her softly, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “As I love you, my wife.” His hands moved over her skin in a gentle caress. “And my friend.”

 
    Look for Trahern MacEgan and Morren O Reilly’s story in Surrender to an Irish Warrior, available wherever books and ebooks are sold September 2010.
    An Irish warrior with a thirst for revenge…
    Trahern MacEgan—his body is honed for fighting, his soul is black and tortured. Women want to tame him, but he has loved once, and now is lost.
    A woman who has suffered in silence…
    Morren Ó Reilly—she has known pain and shame, but holds her head high, even though she shrinks from a man’s touch.
    Their passionate redemption
    Can Morren be the light to Trahern’s darkness, and can she be made whole again by her surrender?

 
    If you liked this story by Michelle Willingham, try more of her sensual historical romances always available in eBook format:
    The MacEgan Brothers Series
    Her Irish Warrior
    The Warrior’s Touch
    Her Warrior King
    The Viking’s Forbidden Love-Slave
    Her Warrior Slave
    The Warrior’s Forbidden Virgin
    Taming Her Irish Warrior
    Surrender to an Irish Warrior
    The Accidental Series
    An Accidental Seduction
    The Accidental Countess
    The Accidental Princess
    Also Available
    Innocent in the Harem

 
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    Arabian Nights with a Rake by Bronwyn Scott
    Bitten by Desire by Marguerite Kaye
    The Virgin’s Pursuit by Joanne Rock
    Innocent in the Harem by Michelle Willingham
    Taming Her Gypsy Lover by Christine Merrill
    The Laird and the Wanton Widow by Ann Lethbridge
    The Highlander and the Sea Siren by Marguerite Kaye
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    Michelle Willingham grew up living in places all over the world, including Germany, England and Thailand. When her parents hauled her to antiques shows in manor houses and castles, Michelle entertained herself by making up stories and pondering whether she could afford a broadsword with her allowance.
    She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, with a degree in English, and received her master’s degree in Education from George Mason University. Currently she teaches American History and English. She lives in south-eastern Virginia with her husband and