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  • He moved to her, sitting on her desk, stroking her silk-smooth cheek with his knuckles.

    A Shadow in Summer 2006

  • His voice was as silk-smooth and held a dangerous edge.

    Purchased By The Billionaire Bianchin, Helen 2006

  • Certainly it was the same balcony, the same morning half-light touching that same sensual hint of gold to her silk-smooth skin.

    The Bellini Bride Reid, Michelle 2002

  • Michael Clayton, does a superb about-face as the silk-smooth Tully, the type of putatively far-seeing captain of industry who spews philosophical vacuities.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2009

  • But this year, it's hard to work up any more buzz for Apple's iPhone 3G S now that all the details have been learned, the initial reviews have circulated throughout the tech press, and current iPhone users learn that upgrading, at least through AT&T's plan, isn't going to be silk-smooth, exactly.

    ChannelWeb Complete Feed 2009

  • She was aware of him in a way that she had never experienced with anyone else; the touch of her hand on his arm sent pulses of sensuous electricity through her arms; she felt what he felt directly, from the tiny ache where he'd hit the back of his head, to the caress of the silk-smooth armor over the rest of his body, including the places where it was so closely fitted that it held swelling down.

    Chrome Circle Lackey, Mercedes 1994

  • She was aware of him in a way that she had never experienced with anyone else; the touch of her hand on his arm sent pulses of sensuous electricity through her arms; she felt what he felt directly, from the tiny ache where he'd hit the back of his head, to the caress of the silk-smooth armor over the rest of his body, including the places where it was so closely fitted that it held swelling down.

    Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • She was aware of him in a way that she had never experienced with anyone else; the touch of her hand on his arm sent pulses of sensuous electricity through her arms; she felt what he felt directly, from the tiny ache where he'd hit the back of his head, to the caress of the silk-smooth armor over the rest of his body, including the places where it was so closely fitted that it held swelling down.

    The Chrome Borne Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • 14/Joan D. Vinge I dug another camph out of the silk-smooth pocket of my bought-on-the-fly formal shirt, and stuck it into my mouth.

    Dreamfall Vinge, Joan D. 1996

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