This Calder Sky
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The great Calder empire stretched
across the Montana plains as far as the eye could
see. Everyone knew a Calder’s word was law and
that one day Chase Calder would carry the family name to
new glories. But for handsome arrogant Chase Calder
there was also beautiful Maggie O’Rourke, who came
to him in innocence and stirred in him a deep, insistent
longing. But Maggie was determined to be free from
the harsh codes of hard men. And even Chase
Calder’s strong arms couldn’t keep her.
Still, in them both burned the raw passion of the land. .
. where even the greatest love must fight to live beneath
This Calder Sky. * * * “I’m glad you saw me in this.” Her voice was low – lower than a whisper, yet steady and direct. “I wanted you to see that I really could be a lady someday.” His gaze made a raking sweep of her and the dress. “You’ll never make it,” he said, his dryness rustling through his voice. “I’ve never met a lady yet who went around in bare feet.” A green-eyed fury shattered the picture of composure as Maggie reached around for the first thing she could lay her hands on. He laughed softly because this kind of lady he could handle. He pulled her toward him and forced her hands to flatten themselves on his chest. “I will be a lady,” she hissed, and tried to strained free of his steel hold. “It doesn’t matter.” Lazy with satisfaction, he ran his eyes over her animated features. “What man wants a tame, dull lady when he can enjoy the excitement of someone who is all woman? You don’t need to change to satisfy me.” The need to impose his will on her ran through him. The rashness of it made him catch her shoulders and pull her against him. His mouth silenced her faint outcry with the domination of his hard kiss. |