title: Gideon (The Surprise Brides)
author:  Cynthia Woolf 
description: I love Ms. Woolf's books because they are just simple love stories about every day people, although it does take place in 1880 where a single woman just sleeping in a single man's home could cause tongues to wag.<br />
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  > > “If you had any sense you would run from me as fast as you possibly
  > could,” Gideon said, his voice betraying some new emotion Harriet could not
  > identify.
  
  “I do not think I could run a single step,” she whispered in bemused wonder.
  She looked up at him through her lashes and gently touched his scarred cheek.
  
  Gideon flinched at the feel of her fingers. Then his eyes narrowed. “Just as
  well. I am suddenly not in the mood to let you escape me.”
  
  He lowered his head and his mouth moved on hers with astonishing tenderness,
  easing apart her lips until she realized with shock that he wanted inside.
  Hesitantly, she obeyed the silent command. When his tongue surged into her
  warmth with stunning intimacy, she moaned softly and sagged against him. Never
  had a man kissed her in this manner.
  
  “You are very delicate,” he finally said against her lips. “Very soft. But
  there is strength in you.” Gideon slid his hands around Harriet’s waist.
  
  She shivered as he lifted her up 