Star of His Heart by Brenda Jackson

tremble beneath his mouth, he released her and pulled his body up and then over hers, easing between her legs and caging her hips with the firmness of his thighs just moments before thrusting intoher. The force alone made her scream out her orgasm mere seconds before he released his.
    A pulsing and fiery explosion rocked his body, which subsequently rocked hers. He leaned down and captured her mouth and knew what it felt to truly want a woman in every sense of the word.
    Next time around they would go slow. And there would be a next time. He would make sure of it.
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    An aftermath of sensations consumed Rachel as she lay there, unable to move. Ethan excused himself to go to the bathroom, and she could barely nod in acknowledgment of what he’d said. Nor did she have the strength to turn over off her stomach and onto her back. She felt completely drained. And it wasn’t because it was her first orgasm in two years. It was all about the man who’d given it to her.
    Moments later, she heard him return and opened her eyes, only to see his naked body walking out of the bathroom. The dim light from the bedside lamp didn’t miss his engorged erection. How could he be hard again so soon when she could barely catch her breath? And she couldn’t help noticing he had on another condom. He couldn’t possibly assume she had strength for another round.
    The bed dipped beneath his weight as he slid in next to her. His hands began gently caressing the center of her back and the rounded curves of her buttocks. She closed her eyes again, enjoying the feel of being touched by him. When he replaced his fingers with the tip ofhis tongue and licked up and down her spine, a moan of pleasure escaped her lips.
    Now she understood how desire could get stirred all over again so soon and gave herself up to the pure joy of it in his hands and mouth. She drew in a deep breath and then breathed out slowly, reveling in the passion building in every part of her body. It was a primitive force she didn’t want to yield to again so quickly. She wanted to prolong the enjoyment.
    â€œTurn over, baby.”
    She pulled in another deep breath and whispered, “Can’t. Too weak.”
    â€œThen let me help you.”
    She heard his soft chuckle moments before he gently eased her onto her back. She stared up into his gaze, and the look in his eyes stroked something she hadn’t counted on—intense desire even in her weakened state. Desire she couldn’t resist or deny. She’d never wanted a man this much, so this was a first for her. And when he leaned down and claimed her mouth in a way no man had ever done before, a shiver of intense heat rode up her spine, renewing energy she didn’t think she had. Her heart began pounding in her chest. At the same time, her body started shuddering with sensations she felt all the way to her toes.
    With a burst of vigor that was rejuvenating every part of her, she lifted her arms and wrapped them around his neck while his mouth continued to mate with hers in a kiss that progressed from hot to scalding with a stroke of his tongue.
    When he finally released her mouth it was only to shift his body between her thighs. She moaned, knowing he was about to soothe the ache at the juncture of her legs.
    He reached out, cupped her bottom, lifted her hips and thrust deep inside of her. For a moment he didn’t move. It was as if he needed to savor the feel of his erection planted so profoundly inside of her, pulsing, thickening and growing even larger while her inner muscles clamped down on him tightly.
    Then, finally, he began moving in and out at a rhythm and pace that had every cell in her body humming, trembling and shuddering in pleasure. The muscles in his shoulders bunched beneath her fingers when he lowered his head to breathe against her mouth. Her breath hitched in her throat and then her lungs cleared in a precipitated slam.
    â€œEthan…”
    He tasted her lips