Face to Face (The Deverell Series book 2)
“He was alone on the fortress canon wall, lying in a hammock, one leg extended, the other bent and dangling in a lazy swing over the side of woven ropes. Around his head was tied a colorful scarf and from his ear a gold loop sparkled. Through the parted buttons of his flowing shirt peeked a chest firm and tanned, which flowed into narrow hips beneath a wide leather belt sporting a cutlass. His well-muscled legs ended in high-cut boots.He was a magnificent figure of a man, though she would not ha...ve called him handsome, but she doubted women realized he was not a fine looking man when they were with him.Merry suspected his present pose was crafted for affect, allowed herself to wondered if all pirates existed on half drama, and was sure the erotic love song he sang, as his fingers teased the cords of a mandolin, was intended deliberately to shock her. The words, French, were scandalous.She stood in the fading mauve light, moved by the sadness and beauty of the song he sang on a seductively low voice.MoreLess
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