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know it takes hold of two people who seek each other day in and day out for many moons.” His hands smoothed over her shoulders, down her arms and back up. “I know it only grows when the marriage bed is a place of intense pleasure.”
    A thrill shot through her faster than the water quickening at her feet. Warmth flooded her cheeks. Shyly, she smiled. “Can you find love with a woman who pretends to be a laundress and attempts to seduce you in the forest?”
    He tossed his head back and laughed.
    â€œAye. That is just the kind of place you find it.” He wrapped his arms about her waist and drew her close, tipping his forehead to her. “That is where I found it.”
    Her whole body sighed with happiness. Relief. And best of all, dreams for the future.
    â€œSo did I, my hunter.” Arching up on her toes, she brushed a kiss over his lips. “And I do not want you to give up Iness.”
    â€œAre you certain?” He tensed, his gaze penetrating.
    The warrior was back, if only for a little while. Isolda smiled, thinking she would come to love this side of Cormac, too. Maybe she already did.
    â€œPositive. Now, my warrior, let us find our way out of here so we can celebrate a new beginning.”
    Happiness seemed to glow like a fire inside her, and for the first time since her return to Iness, she felt at home.

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Three-time RITA®-nominee Joanne Rock became fascinated with the Middle Ages during her undergraduate years when a dedicated history professor made the period come alive. Today, Joanne indulges her love of all things medieval through her books, and she continues to pen both sexy contemporary and historical romances. Her work has been reprinted in twenty-three countries and translated into nineteen languages. A former college teacher and public relations coordinator, Joanne has a Master’s in English from the University of Louisville where she adored all the works of Chaucer despite a tongue-twisting struggle to read the poems in Middle English. Visit her at http://www.joannerock.com to enter monthly contests and learn more about her work.

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