“She played with her eyes closed. He closed his own eyes, joining her in the darkness. She had said the song depicted a battle, but nothing of the sort came to mind, no lofty images of horses and banners waving… — Jeannie Lin Copy Share Image
“Li Tao had caught a single glimpse of her the first time he had been to the palace. The hunger that had gripped him had been immediate and all-consuming. He had been a young man then and had hungered for many things: acclaim, respect and power. The sight of her now, more than a decade later, stirred nothing but a… — Jeannie Lin Copy Share
“She expected the descent of his mouth, but never would have anticipated the gentleness of the kiss. Her lips parted as his explored hers. His fingertips lifted to her cheek in an undemanding, but undeniably possessive caress. She nearly allowed her eyes to fall closed. She almost yielded against the heat and pressure and the slow stir of his mouth.… — Jeannie Lin Copy Share
“The heat of his body surrounded her, overwhelming her. Suddenly his hold on her shifted. One arm captured her waist to drag her against his chest before his mouth descended on hers. Heat and pleasure coursed through her at once, fierce and wild and uncompromising. She fell boneless against him, winding her arms around his neck dizzily, drinking in the… — Jeannie Lin Copy Share
“And a man accepting a kiss as ‘punishment’ has to be the most overplayed parlor trick since the time of the First Emperor. Next… — Jeannie Lin Copy Share Image
“We should fight. We should scream and shout and wail. We should fight it so hard that there's no mistake that there is more… — Jeannie Lin Copy Share Image
“She played with her eyes closed. He closed his own eyes, joining her in the darkness. She had said the song depicted a battle,… — Jeannie Lin Copy Share Image
“He pushed harder, deeper into her, his thrusts taking on a restrained violence as if he needed to give her as much of him… — Jeannie Lin Copy Share Image
