Gradually the kiss eased, providing her with the opportunity to breathe and to analyze the event. (1) She had not expected so much involvement of the tongue. (2) Cardiac side effects may present some concern. (3) — But it had not been an ending after all, only a trap to lure her further in. Suddenly he kissed her even more deeply, stroking against secrets she never knew she had. He pulled her close, cupping a hand against the back of her head, wrapping his arm more securely around her waist so their bodies were pressed hard together. Everything began to pulse—lips, heart, loins. Alice felt an
...more
Speaking as a young woman who married six months after my “ring by spring,” I can testify to this universally acknowledged truth.
