One wicked night for an heir!
Rosamund de Courcy has always loved Warrick de Laurent, but was forced to marry another. Now her husbandâs dying command is that she must provide him with an heir. To do so, she will have to spend one sinful night...with Warrick!
The powerful warrior was wounded by Rosamundâs abandonment years ago, and Warrick refuses to let her touch his heart again. But this illicit night is impossible to resist, and soon he is determinedâhe will not only possess her, but reclaim her for his own!
Warriors of the Night
Surrender to seductionâ¦
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Forbidden Night with the Warrior
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Forbidden Night with the Highlander
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Author Note
Forbidden Night with the Warrior is the first in a new series inspired by Indecent Proposal. When Rosamund de Courcy falls in love with Warrick de Laurent as a maiden her father forbids a union between them. The star-crossed lovers try to wed in secret, but Rosamund is forced to marry another man.
In this book I wanted to explore the idea of what might happen if a dying lord desperately needed an heir and offered a night with his wife to the man sheâd always loved. Itâs a story about second chances and wanting to right the wrongs of the past. And then, too, there is the question of which marriage was realâ¦
Look for the second book in this series, Forbidden Night with the Highlander, which tells the story of Rhys de Laurent and Lianna MacKinnon. If youâd like me to email you when I have a new book out, please visit my website at michellewillingham.com to sign up for my newsletter. As a bonus, youâll receive a free story just for subscribing!
RITA® Award finalist MICHELLE WILLINGHAM has written over twenty historical romances, novellas and short stories. Currently she lives in south-eastern Virginia with her husband and children. When sheâs not writing, Michelle enjoys reading, baking and avoiding exercise at all costs. Visit her website at: michellewillingham.com.
Books by Michelle Willingham
Mills & Boon Historical Romance
and Mills & Boon Historical Undone! eBooks
Warriors of the Night
Forbidden Night with the Warrior
Warriors of Ireland
(Linked to The MacEgan Brothers)
Warrior of Ice
Warrior of Fire
The MacKinloch Clan
Claimed by the Highland Warrior
Seduced by Her Highland Warrior Craving the Highlanderâs Touch (Undone!) Tempted by the Highland Warrior
The MacEgan Brothers
Her Irish Warrior
The Warriorâs Touch Her Warrior King Her Warrior Slave (prequel) Taming Her Irish Warrior Surrender to an Irish Warrior Warriors in Winter
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To Barb Massabrook, a bright spirit with a ready smile, a love for Scotland, and gorgeous men in kilts. You are one of the nicest women Iâve ever met, and I am so glad to call you my friend. As you fight this battle, know that we are with you always.
Chapter One
Englandâ1174
âYou cannot ask this of me.â Rosamund de Courcy stared at her husband in disbelieving shock. âIt is a sin.â
Alan de Courcy, the Baron of Pevensham, leaned back against the pillow of their bed. His brown hair hung limply against his face, and his grey eyes were shielded with unending pain. He had grown weaker over the past three months, and though Rosamund prayed each night for his recovery, the shadow of death lingered over him. It terrified her to imagine him gone, for he had been a true friend through her darkest nightmares.
Now he wanted her to lie with another man to conceive the child they so desperately needed. The very idea was unthinkable.
âWe need an heir, ma petite. And I am incapable of giving you one.â Her husband spoke of the proposition as if it were a business arrangement. âI will not let my brother inherit everything I have built. Owen would ruin Pevensham within a year.â
Rosamund paced before the hearth, her heart racing at the very thought of Alanâs command. How could he even imagine she would betray him in that way? She was a woman of honour, not an unfaithful wife.
Whispers of guilt pulled at her conscience, reminding her of the mistakes she had made as a young woman. But Alan knew nothing of them, and she had always been true to him during their marriage. She had paid the price for her sins, but the heartbreak haunted her still.
âI have been nothing but loyal to you,â she insisted to Alan. âFor three years, I have obeyed you. Why would you ask this of me?â