Naughty and Nice, book 9
To escape her loveless fate, she’ll succumb to a rogue…or two.
Lady Katherine Wilcox is desperate to avoid marriage to the aging earl her father has chosen for her hand. Thrice her age, the lascivious man who may well squash her on their wedding night fills her with dread at the sight of his sweaty bulk. Her only hope is to win herself another husband, and it appears she’s indeed caught someone’s interest. Though destitute, the wicked Lord Standish could be her salvation…if she could only ignore her equally strong attraction toward his identical twin brother. Both gentlemen set her pulse to racing and whisper of endless pleasure to be found in their arms. Of course, having them both is impossible, but could she ever choose between them?
Coming Together is a standalone menage mfm regency romance short story.
- Forbidden Love
- Friends with Benefits
- Wicked Twins
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Desperation had done funny things to Lady Katherine Wilcox’s insides. A month ago she would never have considered defying a single one of her father’s many edicts. She would have docilely accepted her lot in life, smiled and done her duty to her family by marrying as well as she possibly could. As the only daughter, only child of an old and grand family, it was up to her to live up to the expectations of her sire and cement their good standing in society.
But she would not be marrying Lord Ames if she could capture the attentions of another, more admirable fellow. She would give herself to a poor man who cared for her, even if he be a chimney sweep, rather than face a future with an overweight spouse who smelled of mackerel and pinched her bum very hard when her father was not paying attention.
She was even desperate enough to consider following the promptings of the anonymous note that had been slipped into her hand as she forced her way through the densely packed crowd at tonight’s society ball, slipping away from her hateful companion for the first time that evening.
Now, as she lingered in the Freznicks’ retiring room, trying to decide whether she was brave enough to risk her reputation on so flimsy an entreaty, her heart beat a rapid staccato. She had no idea who had placed the note into her hand and disappeared immediately after.
No one around her had met her gaze with any form of recognition.
Kate squinted at the bold writing again.
Accept Lord Standish when he asks for your hand and all your dreams will come true.
She pressed her lips together. That was a problem. Lord Standish was titled but had pockets to let, and he’d given her no indication that marriage was his goal where she was concerned.
His twin, however, was indecently wealthy and equally bold as he whispered of pleasures they might share if she would sneak away with him.
The brothers had a reputation for breaking hearts wherever they went. What was worse, half the time she could not tell the difference between Albert, Lord Standish and his twin, Lord Archibald, with absolute surety. If not for the signet ring Lord Standish wore, there was no sure way to tell them apart.
Over the past weeks, she’d begun to suspect they switched places and roles on occasion. It was a subtle thing, however. A sudden appreciation for a musical performance when on previous occasions the earl had appeared utterly bored. So, if she was asked by Standish, how was she to determine with any certainty that it was really him she’d be accepting?
Yet, for all their smiles and wicked whispers, she preferred them above any other gentleman in society. They might have touched her in a way most proper ladies would find inexcusable on occasion, but they had never made her feel she was wrong to enjoy their advances. It was beyond thrilling when their hands strayed beyond her elbow and waistline on occasion.
At first, she had ignored their caresses. Deciding not to create a scene that would embarrass her family and herself. Thankfully no one else had detected their actions so far, but that fever-bright light in their eyes had hinted they both knew what they did to her had caused her heart to race. She was attracted to two men in ways an unmarried woman should not be.
She should by rights prefer Lord Standish, the earl, over his brother, the spare. But Kate feared she couldn’t ever choose between them. They were exactly the type of gentlemen that set her heart to racing, they even seemed to like women whereas Lord Ames delighted in torturing her.
Kate perhaps foolishly looked forward to her next encounter with the twins, proper and improper, too.
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Book Info
First Published Date: 14 Nov 2011
Re-published: 14 June 2022
Digital ISBN: 9781922733009
Genre: Regency Historical Menage Romance
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Naughty and Nice Series
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2. In the Widow’s Bed
3. Love Me Tender
4. Love Me True
5. Wicked Mourning
6. A Husband for Mary
7. A Ramshackle Start
8. Let it Snow
9. Coming Together
10. Unforgettable