Their affair was scorchingly sensual
Faye Burke, recently widowed, retreated
to the coast of Maine to grieve and reassess her future. Her favorite
part of the day is watching the sun rise out of the Atlantic Ocean.
It’s also when the man she considers her guilty pleasure runs along
the beach.
Gil Farrelly, a successful painter, is
trying to get his career back on track after the studio fire that
destroyed everything. He starts his creative juices flowing every day
by running on the beach. The lovely woman who watches him also gets
his juices flowing and he’s determined to reinvent his career by
painting her.
Faye’s combination of maturity and
sensual vulnerability intrigue Gil and he wants to immortalize her on
his canvas. She’s flattered, aroused and ultimately frightened of
the emotions he incites. He claims not to care he’s younger by
twelve years but she believes sooner or later he’ll come to his
senses and seek out women his own age. Can Faye conquer her fears?
Can Gil prove to her it’s not age separating them but her fear?
Excerpt
“Was your studio here in this area?”
“Uh huh. Like you, I came up here a
couple years ago to find myself. Since the fire, I’ve been doing
some landscapes. You’re the first portrait I’ve wanted to do in a
long time.”
She lay on her back, tilting her face
to the sun, savoring the warmth. She’d popped a slice of apple in
her mouth, and he watched her chew and swallow it. “Faye,” he
began, shifting his body over hers.
She sighed and opened her eyes.
He didn’t waste any time. Through
eyes barely open, he watched her lashes close, watched her lips part.
He kissed her softly. With light touches and delicate sips, he tasted
the sweet stickiness of the apple on her lips.
She didn’t respond. It wasn’t a
rejection. It just wasn’t a response.
He braced his hands on either side of
her shoulders, holding himself off her breasts so the only place
their bodies met was their lips. It took all his control to go
slowly.
At first she didn’t touch him. Then
at the same time she began to kiss him back, she placed her palms on
his chest, their warmth and pressure highly arousing. She slid her
arms around him and slowly pulled him down on top of her.
Yes.
He took that for permission and rolled
to his back, taking her, draping her over his body. He wrapped his
arms around her, one hand cupping her head lightly, giving her the
opportunity to break away if she didn’t like it. She stayed, and he
deepened his kiss. His tongue explored her mouth, claiming her,
delving into her welcoming and passionate response.
Her moans rose sweetly from her throat,
then became deep growling noises. Her hands cupped his face, held
him. She massaged his tongue with hers. His cock surged in response.
He rolled again putting her beneath him
and slid his thigh between hers.
Her body quivered, her hips undulated,
pressing upward against his.
He moved his fingers to the buttons of
her sweater and flicked them open one by one, spreading the sides to
reveal a pretty white lacy bra with, thank the good Lord, a front
clasp. Her eyes opened, met his with an erotic, pleading gaze. The
clasp easily opened, and her full, pale breasts spilled free.
“Gil,” she gasped his name. There
was no question in it, just pure desire.
Slipping his hands under her shoulders,
he pulled her up, brought his mouth down, and latched onto a
beautiful strawberry shaded nipple as erect and hard as a little
clit.
He uttered a soft grunt at her sharp
cry, drawing on her, loving the taste and feel of the tightly furled
bud.
She clawed at his shoulders, writhing
under him. “Yes, yes, God, yes.”
He delicately clamped her nipple
between his teeth.
“Yes. Harder.”
He rocked the tip and lashed it with
his tongue.
“Oh. The other one,” she begged
with a breaking sob. She fisted her fingers in his T-shirt, yanking,
tugging at it.
He released her nipple and pushed
himself up.
“No,” she cried.
He gripped the back of his T-shirt and
pulled it off over his head, tossing it aside. “I want to feel your
skin on mine,” he murmured, and teased her other nipple.
She gave herself so completely over to
the torment of his mouth. He could feel her fingernails on his
shoulders. The harder she scored, the deeper he drew on her nipple.
They fed off each other, off the ecstatic storm of their emotions.
She cried his name, rolled her head back and forth on the blanket,
stiffened, and covered her mouth with the back of her hand. He felt
her orgasm in the vibration of the guttural groan from deep in her
belly.
His heart soared, his lips tipped in an
elated smile. Just giving her this pleasure satisfied him more than
he thought possible. She was an amazing combination of reluctance and
responsiveness. She thought her age might make her less attractive?
Ha!
A Promise at Dawn is available at
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Amazon
Reviews
"Good
short story! Faye and Gil have very hot chemistry, and their story is
heartwarming. I was surprised at the character development in such a
short offering. Faye had suffered such a huge loss, and we were drawn
in along on her new path in life."
"Ms
Quinn paints a detailed portrait of a woman re-awakening after the
loss of her husband. Her emotional state is handled quite deftly.
This story has pathos, passion and humor woven together. Gil and
Faye's story unfolds quickly and it's a scorcher."
About Me
Sensual fantasies were locked in my
mind for years until a friend said, "Why don't you write them
down?" Why not, indeed? One spiral notebook, a pen and the
unleashing of my imagination later, and here I am with more than a
dozen books published. The craft of writing erotic romance has become
my passion and my niche in life. I love every part of the creative
process — developing characters, designing the plot, even drawing
the layout of physical spaces from my stories. My careers have been
varied — third grade school teacher, bookkeeper, secretary — none
of which gave me a bit of inspiration. But now I'm lucky enough to
write romance full time — the best job in the universe!
Jane
Leopold Quinn
My
Romance: Love With a Scorching Sensuality
2 comments:
Greetings, Jane!
Welcome to Beyond Romance. This is a delicious excerpt. You've really captured the breathlessness of desire.
Good luck with the book!
Thanks, Lisabet, and thank you for hosting me here today! I loved writing this book about an older woman's growing trust in the younger artist's feelings for her.
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