Christmas is barely a week away, and Ruby anxiously awaits
her beloved's return; Captain Derek Price, an America sea
captain, should have already arrived. Ruby, owner of London's
most exclusive bordello Madame Rouge, is thinking of selling
her establishment, but she's looking for a buyer who will
take care of her girls as well as she does, which is easier
said than done. With the inclement weather, Ruby expected it
to be a quiet night, but it was not to be: Ruby's two best
friends' husbands want to surprise their respective wives,
one client is getting too loud, and a pregnant girl shows up
at the kitchen door. To Ruby's astonishment, the girl is none
other than her half sister, Lady Jasmine Winters, the duke of
Scarlett's legitimate daughter! Ruby doesn't know what she
will do with Jasmine, but at least Derek's come home.
After Ruby first met Derek in Revealing Ruby , I was
looking forward for their next encounter, and I think it was
a lovely idea to have them reunite at Christmas. A VERY RUBY
CHRISTMAS is a novella, and there are two sizzling chapters
that feature Ruby's friends, the Swanstons and the Scanlons,
separately, not a foursome; I'm not quite sure if it was only
to make the novella longer and/or spicier. There are a few
little pleasant surprises: the appearance of Jasmine did not
go the way I expected, and I'm very pleased how it turned
out. Ruby and Derek make a lovely couple, and the sex scenes
are torrid, playful, and their relationship is quite sweet.
The Bound and Determined series is very stylish and
realistic historical erotica, and I really hope to see how
Ruby and Derek will fare in the future, I wonder if we will
see more of Jasmine.
A winter storm stirs passions long denied in this sensual
Yuletide romance, a short novel featuring the characters who
once led Library Journal to declare, “Ruby and
Derek’s chemistry is just as explosive during their
unbridled trysts as with their slow, ardent lovemaking.”
Madame Rouge—Ruby to her intimates—always makes the secret
desires of her clients a priority. Now the time has come to
fulfill her own fantasy, one so private it brings a rare
blush to her cheeks. When Captain Derek Price returns from
his service to the sea, Ruby will sell London’s elite house
of pleasure, leaving behind her very home to marry the
sailor who has mastered every surging crest of her body.
Pity, then, the ill-timed arrival of Ruby’s estranged
half-sister, Jasmine, desperate for a warm bed and a
sympathetic ear. Ruby is loath to marry the poor girl off to
a stranger or, even worse, entrust her to the ignoble lord
who has bid on the brothel. She has no other choice than to
shelter Jasmine herself. As much as Ruby’s heart races at
the thought of a future with Derek, she now faces the
possibility that, once again, her happy ending has been
delayed—unless a Christmas miracle makes all their dreams
come true.
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