Deuces Wyld
Putting the past behind him, Dalton Payne has returned home to Wylder. When a wash-woman accidentally dumps dirty water across his boots, he's intrigued by the amber-eyes beauty dressed in baggy clothing and a floppy hat. Before long, he can't keep the loud-mouth tomboy out of his head. falling for Leona is easy, but teaching her to be a lady may be the biggest gamble of his life.
Leona Fabray spends her days at the boiling pots in Wylder doing the town's wash. But when a famous gambler takes an interest in teaching her to act like a lady, she's sure she is being played a fool--until a single kiss by the handsome Dalton Payne sparks the possibility of forever.
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He raised himself over her and took her mouth, teasing his way inside her and doing so until she began to kiss him back. Damn, he did want her...so much so if she'd been a knowing woman, he'd take her now. But she was special and deserved a bit of what he was doing to teach her first.
He eased his pam under her breast and moved his mouth to her cheeks and then her neck. She sighed, bringing him a smile of satisfaction.
"My heart is beating so fast." She touched his beard, tentative at first. "So soft. Gambler?"
"Huh?" He kissed her neck again, tasting the salt of her smooth skin, nipping and teasing with his tongue.
"I think I feel that desire of yours against my leg right now." She place a hand to her mouth and giggled.
