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The Viking's Defiant Bride
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The Viking's Defiant Bride
Joanna Fulford
Beautiful and courageous, the Lady Elgiva is as great a prize as the land the Viking conqueror now controls. Earl Wulfrum has taken her home, and now he will take her—as his unwilling bride. Wulfrum is a legendary warrior, but the strong-willed Elgiva proves the greatest challenge he has ever faced.Yet her response to his touch tells him she feels the all-consuming heat as much as he. Their passionate battle can end only one way—in the marriage bed!
“You can fight me all you like, lady, but you will kiss me.”
“Why, you arrogant, conceited—”
The words were lost as his mouth closed over hers. Elgiva struggled but there was no chance of escape and he took the kiss in his own good time.
“Let go of me! How dare you treat me like this?”
“I shall not let you go. As to what I dare….”
Elgiva’s cheeks turned a deeper shade of pink at the warmth and the nearness of the man, the faint scent of leather and musk.
He kissed her again, the pressure of his mouth forcing hers open. Thereafter the kiss grew gentle and lingering. Elgiva shivered but her hands ceased to push him away. The thought returned: no man had ever kissed her like this.
The Viking’s Defiant Bride
Harlequin
Historical #934—February 2009
Author Note
The idea for The Viking’s Defiant Bride came to me in a gift shop on the green below Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, England. That was where I found a copy of Roy Anderson’s wonderful little book, The Violent Kingdom, easily the best purchase of the whole trip. One paragraph and I was completely hooked.
Amongst other fascinating details, there was an account of the great Viking invasion of 865 AD. As soon as I read it, I knew what my story was going to be about. With such a turbulent history, Northumberland is powerfully atmospheric on many levels, truly a historian’s delight, so it was no hardship at all to explore the area and do the necessary research. Some happy hours were then spent collating the material in The Anchor at Seahouses. It’s just possible that there may be better lobster bisque in England, but I seriously doubt it.
THE VIKING'S DEFIANT BRIDE
JOANNA FULFORD
Available from Harlequin
Historical and JOANNA FULFORD
The Viking’s Defiant Bride #934
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The thrilling conclusion to the Ladies of Paradise Road trilogy!
#933 THE EARL’S UNTOUCHED BRIDE—Annie Burrows
Charles Fawley, Earl of Walton, never thought he’d fall for plain Heloise Bergeron in Paris, the city of romance! But they married quickly to save Heloise from a vile betrothal. And then Charles discovered just how untouched his French bride really was!
Seduction and surprise from Paris to London high society.
For my parents and for Brian who, between them,
have supported me in every way possible.
Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Joanna Fulford
Beautiful and courageous, the Lady Elgiva is as great a prize as the land the Viking conqueror now controls. Earl Wulfrum has taken her home, and now he will take her—as his unwilling bride. Wulfrum is a legendary warrior, but the strong-willed Elgiva proves the greatest challenge he has ever faced.Yet her response to his touch tells him she feels the all-consuming heat as much as he. Their passionate battle can end only one way—in the marriage bed!
“You can fight me all you like, lady, but you will kiss me.”
“Why, you arrogant, conceited—”
The words were lost as his mouth closed over hers. Elgiva struggled but there was no chance of escape and he took the kiss in his own good time.
“Let go of me! How dare you treat me like this?”
“I shall not let you go. As to what I dare….”
Elgiva’s cheeks turned a deeper shade of pink at the warmth and the nearness of the man, the faint scent of leather and musk.
He kissed her again, the pressure of his mouth forcing hers open. Thereafter the kiss grew gentle and lingering. Elgiva shivered but her hands ceased to push him away. The thought returned: no man had ever kissed her like this.
The Viking’s Defiant Bride
Harlequin
Historical #934—February 2009
Author Note
The idea for The Viking’s Defiant Bride came to me in a gift shop on the green below Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, England. That was where I found a copy of Roy Anderson’s wonderful little book, The Violent Kingdom, easily the best purchase of the whole trip. One paragraph and I was completely hooked.
Amongst other fascinating details, there was an account of the great Viking invasion of 865 AD. As soon as I read it, I knew what my story was going to be about. With such a turbulent history, Northumberland is powerfully atmospheric on many levels, truly a historian’s delight, so it was no hardship at all to explore the area and do the necessary research. Some happy hours were then spent collating the material in The Anchor at Seahouses. It’s just possible that there may be better lobster bisque in England, but I seriously doubt it.
THE VIKING'S DEFIANT BRIDE
JOANNA FULFORD
Available from Harlequin
Historical and JOANNA FULFORD
The Viking’s Defiant Bride #934
DON’T MISS THESE OTHER NOVELS AVAILABLE NOW:
#931 WANTED IN ALASKA—Kate Bridges
When outlaw Quinn Rowlan mistakenly kidnaps Autumn MacNeil, he never expects the curvy, blond, ambitious singer to make him feel so whole again….
Only she can help to clear his name in town.
#932 THE RAKE’S UNCONVENTIONAL MISTRESS—Juliet Landon
Letitia Boyce paid no heed to London’s available bachelors, for book-learning and marriage rarely mixed. Every heiress in the ton wanted notorious rakehell Lord Seton Rayne—so his sudden kissing of unconventional Letitia took them both by surprise….
The thrilling conclusion to the Ladies of Paradise Road trilogy!
#933 THE EARL’S UNTOUCHED BRIDE—Annie Burrows
Charles Fawley, Earl of Walton, never thought he’d fall for plain Heloise Bergeron in Paris, the city of romance! But they married quickly to save Heloise from a vile betrothal. And then Charles discovered just how untouched his French bride really was!
Seduction and surprise from Paris to London high society.
For my parents and for Brian who, between them,
have supported me in every way possible.
Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
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Книга довольно хорошо написана в виде рассказов старого человека молодому парню, основанных на событиях его реальной жизни, охватывающей период с нача...
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