Wicked Mourning: Naughty and Nice, #5

By Heather Boyd

Widow Clara Blackstone, is a faithful woman who has mourned her philandering husband for the last six months. Sheltered from pity and whispering tongues at a friend's country estate, Clara awaits the birth of her first child with mounting confusion. Despite the tiny life growing inside her, she dreams of passion in her friend's arms. And the erotic fantasies grow more compelling every day.

 

When Reginald Moore's wife died in the arms of her lover, Clara's husband, he whisked pregnant Clara away from false friends to protect her from the strain of the scandal. After six months of mourning, Reggie is done thinking of his faithless wife and, despite his originally noble intentions, he longs to have Clara in his bed—unborn child and all. Are his skills of persuasion enough to convince Clara to choose a new life with the one who stood by her, no matter how improper it might seem?

 

Author's note: this story contains a red hot romance between two wicked mourners around one rather large baby bump.

 

A Naughty and Nice standalone regency romance short story.

 

Naughty and Nice series:
1. One Wicked Night
2. In the Widow's Bed
3. Love Me Tender
4. Love Me True
5. Wicked Mourning
6. A Husband for Mary
7. A Ramshackle Start
8. Let it Snow
9. Coming Together
10. Unforgettable

• Language: English
• Publisher: Heather Boyd
• Release date: Jun 14, 2011
• ISBN: 9780987097941

Heather Boyd

USA Today Bestselling Author Heather Boyd believes every character she creates deserves their own happily-ever-after—no matter how much trouble she puts them through. With that goal in mind, she writes steamy romances that skirt the boundaries of propriety to keep readers enthralled until the wee hours of the morning. Heather has published over fifty regency romance novels and shorter works full of daring seductions and distinguished rogues. She lives north of Sydney, Australia, with her trio of rogues and a four-legged overlord.  Find out more at: www.Heather-Boyd.com

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Wicked Mourning

WICKED MOURNING

NAUGHTY AND NICE

BOOK FIVE

HEATHER BOYD

WWW.HEATHER-BOYD.COM

Widow Clara Blackstone, is a faithful woman who has mourned her philandering husband for the last six months. Sheltered from pity and whispering tongues at a friend's country estate, Clara awaits the birth of her first child with mounting confusion. Despite the tiny life growing inside her, she dreams of passion in her friend’s arms. And the erotic fantasies grow more compelling every day.

When Reginald Moore's wife died in the arms of her lover, Clara's husband, he whisked pregnant Clara away from false friends to protect her from the strain of the scandal. After six months of mourning, Reggie is done thinking of his faithless wife and, despite his originally noble intentions, he longs to have Clara in his bed—unborn child and all. Are his skills of persuasion enough to convince Clara to choose a new life with the one who stood by her, no matter how improper it might seem?

Author's note: this story contains a red-hot romance between two wicked mourners around one rather large baby bump.

CONTENTS

Copyright

Naughty and Nice

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

A Husband for Mary

NEW SERIES: SCANDALOUS BRIDES

Also by Heather Boyd

About Heather

WICKED MOURNING

Copyright © 2011 by Heather Boyd

ISBN: 978-0-9870979-4-1

Editing by Sandra Sookoo

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used facetiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

NAUGHTY AND NICE

Other Books in the Series

One Wicked Night

In the Widow’s Bed

Love Me Tender

Love Me True

Wicked Mourning

A Husband for Mary

A Ramshackle Start

Let it Snow

Coming Together

Unforgettable

DEDICATION

To Fred, my lifelong adviser and partner in crime. May you always follow the straight and narrow path.

CHAPTER ONE

Reginald Moore gestured to the oak tree beyond his window. This isn’t amusing, Clara.

He made room so Clara Blackstone, the widow of his former business partner, could stand between him and the farce occurring outside.

She drew in a sharp breath. No, of course not, Reggie. It’s downright dangerous.

Beneath his bedchamber window, a young lady—one he’d previously thought to be above such foolishness—hung from a high branch wailing pitifully. Her legs kicked in the air ineffectually, her hair—fallen from its moorings—blinded her to the full extent of danger. Beneath her, her father stood shouting up at the branches and Reggie feared she

Reviews for Wicked Mourning

[fromjesstoyou · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I loved the main characters and the plot, so much so that I wish it was either longer or had a good epilogue showing her baby's delivery.

[kybunnies · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Okay I was expecting more than what this book actually was from the description. There was not any parts of this book that were wicked or anything. I was expecting an erotic regency book. But what this book is actually about is two people that have lost there spouse. Granted that there spouses were together and having an affair but it did not go into the affair. Nor did it have any wild romping sex scenes.

Maybe it is me but when someone puts erotic in the description of a book I expect something erotic scenes in the book. There was nothing erotic about this book. It was just a short story of two people having sex. I am glad that this was a free book and I did not pay anything for it. I would be asking for a refund.

The bunnies and I give this book 2-Carrots.

[allcrazyhere · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was entirely too short, but fantastic nonetheless. A great read for a steamy romance, and even in the short time they were together Reggie accepted her, baby and all. I loved that.

[booksovertv · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed this short story. It definitely was Wicked. Seldom do you find books or even movies, for that matter, that will broach on the subject of sex during pregnany or show it. I thought it was interesting that a man was so entranced with a woman that he didin't find a full pregnant belly as an hindurance to his needs or desires. At the end of this short story Ms. Boyd gives a glimpse into one of her other stories, "Chills (The Distinguished Rogues ~ Book 1)". I enjoyed it as well. I even put it on my wish list.