Greetings!
Welcome to the Wednesday Book Hooks blog hop, brought to you by
Marketing for Romance Writers (MFRW). I’ve got another romantic excerpt
this week, this one from my erotic thriller Exposure.
Be
sure to check out the other others in today’s hop. You’ll find a
list of links at the end of this post.
Blurb
Sex,
blood and betrayal: it's all in a day's work.
Stella
is just minding her own business and having a bit of fun, working as
an exotic dancer at the Peacock Lounge. Through no fault of her own,
she witnesses a double murder and gets pulled into a shady dance of
deceit with political bigwigs, mob bosses, dirty cops and scheming
widows. Now she's everyone's target; her only chance is to sift
through the lies and expose the truth.
The
Hook
I
know I’m being weak, but I’m really too excited to care. Fifteen
minutes. Just enough time to change. Should I put on those black
satin lounging pajamas I got on sale at Victoria’s Secret? Or maybe
the embroidered silk kimono? On the other hand, maybe that’s coming
on too strong. Jimmy finds me scary enough already. Perhaps the long
hippie dress of Indian cotton is the right look. It’s casual and
understated but still kind of exotic...
In
the end, I don’t have the energy to climb the stairs to my closet.
I figure that Jimmy’s an old friend, and he’s already seen me
naked. I don’t have to put on a costume for him. I sit there on the
sofa, wearing the lightweight summer bathrobe I put on when I got up
from my nap. It’s that peach color that sets off my skin so well.
It will have to do.
There’s
a soft knock. I hobble over to the door and peer through the peephole
to confirm that it’s Jimmy. It seems to take hours for me to
unfasten the chain and retract the bolt, but I finally get the door
open.
“Hi,
Stella.” His voice is soft, concerned. It feels like a caress. “I
didn’t want to ring the bell.
Figured
your nerves were kind of shot, the last thing you need is the
jangling.”
Jimmy
looks a bit rumpled. His sandy hair is in his eyes. His white
business shirt is damp, wrinkled and untucked in the back. He needs a
shave.
He
looks good enough to eat.
“Come
on in out the rain. I’m so glad to see you.”
“Not
as glad as I am to see you.” Jimmy wraps his arms around me in what
begins as a brotherly hug. He buries his face in my hair, breathing
deeply. “I’ve been so worried about you, Stella. This whole thing
with the murders...”
“Shush,
let’s not talk about that.” I am enjoying the feel of his lean,
strong body pressed against mine. I ignore the dull ache from my
bruised ribs. I want him to be my only reality. He smells clean,
despite his disarray: soap, menthol, some kind of lemony aftershave.
Just a hint of sweat, enough to blend the other scents into something
organic and distinctly Jimmy. Breathing him in, I feel a bit
light-headed, like he was some kind of drug. My knees go weak, and I
hold onto him more tightly.
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5 comments:
Absolutely adore your heroine. Seems she's got to watch her back though
Sounds like she's really stressed. Glad she finds some comfort
"Sex, blood and betrayal: it's all in a day's work." Excellent hook!
Marvelous use of sensory details, especially in the final paragraph.
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