Enslaved to Love:
Never Forget
By Soleil Berlin
By Soleil Berlin
Genre: Historical Romance, Multicultural Romance
Blurb:
Marie Bernard is sent
to France with the feeling of Déjà vu. Catching the eye of two men, Yves and
Leonce, she is determined not to succumb to the advances of Yves, the
mysterious man who seems to ignite a burning desire inside of her. Torn between
two men, will the past and present collide and will she risk it all to be with
the love that she could never forget?
Excerpt:
Prologue: France 1796
Marie Blanco
hurried along the moonlit path. Though she had nothing but moonlight to guide
her, she did not stumble. She had taken this route many times on her way to see
her secret lover, Pierre Aragon. It had been at least a week since their last
tryst and though she often berated herself for not fighting harder, she could
never resist the pull between them. Her hands trembled as the held up her long
skirt. It wouldn't be easy to explain away dirt and grass stains when she
returned. Finally the familiar cottage came into view. She could see a faint
light shining though the curtained windows. Marie paused in front of the door
with thoughts of fleeing in her mind. If she left now, perhaps she could
pretend that this love affair had never begun. Before she could will her body
to move away, the door opened and Marie came face to face with the lover she
knew so well.
Pierre had been
anxiously waiting for Marie to arrive. All of his day was spent counting down
the hours until they were together again. Seeing her indecisive stance in the
doorway goaded him into action. He quickly took hold of her wrist and guided
her into the cottage and into his waiting arms. Her hair smelled earthy and
alive. Her skin was soft and warm. Her body trembled slightly with her emotions.
This heavenly creature with eyes the color of expensive chocolate had been
tormenting his mind and heart since the moment he first laid eyes on her.
"You came
my love," Pierre gasped in wonder. His emotions caused his voice to become
deeper and a bit breathy as if to not ruin the moment.
"I
couldn't stay away," Marie answered piteously. It was true. No matter how
much she berated herself in her mind, she continued to come back for more.
A hand lightly
gripped Marie's chin and drew her face up to look into the eyes of the man she
loved. A single tear drop tumbled down her cheek as she trembled again with
emotion.
"No my
love," Pierre shook his head as he leaned closer. "It is I who cannot
stay away from you. It is as if I have been bewitched."
Before Marie
could think of a retort, Pierre took her face between his hands and drew their
lips together. What started as a simple brush of lips turned into a waterfall
of kisses as their emotions crashed over them. Guiding them to the single bed,
Pierre gently tumbled them down so his body pinned Marie's to the soft blanket.
Marie was lost in the sensation of Pierre's warm hard body so tight against her
own. Neither lover heard the sound of crunching tree limbs and rustling bushes
until the door was abruptly thrown open with such force it slammed against the
wall.
Pierre was
grabbed by the back of his neck and pinned face first against a wall. Marie was
horrified when she opened her eyes to see Monsieur Gil and his two sons. His
larger son Miguel had Pierre pinned against the far wall as the other, Leonce,
grabbed Marie by her wrists.
"Did you
really think you were going to get away with this girl?" Gil bellowed. The
windows shook with the force of his voice as he took hold of the back of
Marie's hair. She screamed as several strands of hair were ripped from her head
to fall on the bed below. "You have made a fool of me for the last
time!"
Gil dragged
Marie from the bed and towards the door of the cottage.
"Don't
forget me!" Marie tries in vain to fight the two men off and return to her
captured lover. "Never forget our love!"
Pierre fights
hard to remove the painful hand from his neck, but can only struggle helplessly
as he watches his love carried away into the night.
Author's Bio:
Soleil Berlin was born and raised in Raleigh,
North Carolina. She attended and graduated from the University of North
Carolina Greensboro with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Since she was a teenager,
she has been an avid reader of romance novels. She enjoys writing novels that
keep readers interested until the very end.
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AMAZON ,
Great excerpt!!! I live in NC too! :)
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