Three Kisses Before Christmas by Wilde, Tanya (good novels to read .txt) 📗

He let out a ragged breath. His heart would never recover, never slow down again. He loved this woman more than life itself. “You belong with me, Rebecca.”

She smiled sweetly at him. “I do.”

“As loathe as I am to untangle myself from you, I’m afraid we cannot linger much longer.”

She nodded. “I believe I’m quite crumpled.” She lifted her hand to pat her hair. “My coiffeur is ruined.”

“Forget about your hair. It doesn’t matter. We will get married in the morning.”

“The morning! That is too soon. Besides, we would need a special license for that.”

“I already procured one. Cost me a bloody fortune.” His gaze wandered over her face possessively. “Call me an optimistic man, love, but I was not about to leave tonight without you in my arms.”

Her eyes widened. “Some would say that is quite the gamble.”

“Fortunately, my bride owns a gambling hell. She knows how to manage rogues like me.”

She grinned. “Mr. Lance handles the rogues.”

“Not me. You handle me.” He kissed her quickly and rose from the sofa, pulling her up with him. “Your manager does not care for me.”

“He does not know you.”

“We still have to talk about Knightley’s.”

She nodded. “A countess cannot be connected with a gambling hell.”

“Probably not, but then, you will not be just any countess.” He grinned down at her. “You will be mine.”

“You are one crazy man.”

“Crazy in love,” he said and kissed her again. “How attached are you to Lance?”

“Are you jealous?”

“Of course, I am bloody jealous. The man made me believe he paid off your debt. I am only thankful you didn’t have a sketchbook filled with pictures of him.”

She swatted his chest. “Mr. Lance is a good man.”

“We will see about that,” he growled against her lips before gathering his boots. Then he remembered. “There was a sketch of a woman in your book. I believe she stood over a man. Who was she?”

“I do not know.” She patted down her dress. “I drew it from memory after I caught a glimpse of her in passing one evening on our way home from a ball. She seemed courageous to me back then.”

“You are courageous.” Wolfstan straightened and gathered her in his arms. “Promise me one thing?”

“Anything.”

“Never go to Knightley’s without me. I couldn’t bear it if anything happened to you. I need you to be safe.”

She grinned at him. “I believe that is a promise I can keep.”

“Thank you.”

“You know, I never thought you to be the jealous sort.”

“Oh, I’m very jealous.” He snatched her wrist and pulled her up against him. “Best remember that, love.”

“I thought you said we should not linger.”

“I cannot seem to help myself.” He kissed her. “Your taste is addictive.”

So they lingered. And lingered. And lingered.

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Romances by Tanya Wilde

Misadventures of the Heart

An Earl’s Guide to Catch a Lady

A Lady’s Guide to Kiss a Rake

A Gentleman’s Guide to Save a Lady

Give Your Heart a Rake

The Middleton Sisters

An Invitation to Marriage

The Perks of Being a Duchess

A Promise of Scandal

Lords of Scandal

Swept Away by a Wild Lord

Swept Away by a Wicked Rogue

MacCallan Clan

A Gypsy in Scotland

The Highlander Who Loved Me

Ladies Who Dare

Not Quite a Rogue

About the Author

TANYA WILDE DEVELOPED a passion for reading when she had nothing better to do than lurk in the library during her lunch breaks. Her love affair with pen and paper followed soon after she had devoured all of the library’s historical romance books! In 2020, she won the Romance Writers Organization of South Africa (ROSA) Imbali Award for Excellence in Romance Writing for Not Quite a Rogue.

When she’s not meddling in the lives of her characters or drinking copious amounts of coffee, she’s off on adventures with her partner in crime.

Wilde lives in a town at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains, South Africa.

Please visit her at www.authortanyawilde.com.

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.

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