It has been ages since I participated in Book Hooks. I wanted to give my readers a really romantic snippet, so I’ve chosen a bit from near the end of my BDSM erotic romance The Heart of the Deal.
I find it desperately romantic, at least ... ;^)
Enjoy!
Blurb
All's
fair
in
lust
and
business
Ruby
Maxwell
Chen,
the lovely
and
ruthless
CEO
of
a
sprawling British
business
empire,
has no qualms about playing dirty – very dirty. She’s happy to
use sex to help her close a deal, especially when she’s the one on
top. Ruby loves the game, and she expects to win. When
she
encounters
the
inexplicably charismatic
American
entrepreneur
Rick
Martell,
though,
she
wonders
if
she
hasn't
finally
met
her
match.
From the trendy clubs of London to the Hollywood Hills, Ruby and Rick compete for ownership of a strategic factory in Malaysia. As their struggle for dominance escalates and their mutual lust flares, they draw their employees and associates into their outrageous power games. The stakes could scarcely be higher, as Ruby and Rick play for the ultimate prize: a night of total physical surrender.
From the trendy clubs of London to the Hollywood Hills, Ruby and Rick compete for ownership of a strategic factory in Malaysia. As their struggle for dominance escalates and their mutual lust flares, they draw their employees and associates into their outrageous power games. The stakes could scarcely be higher, as Ruby and Rick play for the ultimate prize: a night of total physical surrender.
The
Hook
It’s
a glorious day. The sun is hotter and closer than it ever is in
England. There’s a smart breeze that whips my hair around my face
and leaves me strangely breathless. Like champagne, Rick had said,
and I can feel it, tingling bubbles bursting in my chest, singing
through my veins.
We
don’t speak. There is no need, and in any case, the wind would
carry our words away. There is the splash of the waves against our
bow, the wailing of gulls, the snap of the canvas as the wind shifts
directions. Catalina Island is a low-lying shadow on the horizon
ahead. The coast has disappeared behind us, though a yellowish band
of smog marks its presence.
Rick
and I are alone in the middle of the sea. I feel strangely relaxed,
though the lust that he always inspires is humming in my limbs. I
steal another glance at him, tanned, confident, in control. It’s
difficult to reconcile this with my memories of him squirming beneath
me as I reamed his poor virgin arsehole.
He
must feel the weight of my gaze, for he looks up at me and our eyes
lock. He grins that annoying, delightful grin of his, full of
arrogance and mischief. Fearful anticipation shivers up my spine.
He
hooks a loop of rope over the tiller. “I thought perhaps we might
stop here for a while,” he says softly. Before I completely digest
his intentions, he has lowered and secured the sails. The Stella
Maris drifts, rocking gently in the swells. I am suddenly afraid,
realizing that I am isolated and alone with this man who is, as I
know very well, dangerous. A taker of risks. Looking around us, I see
other sails, but they are too distant to call to, too far away to see
anything other than the pennants on our masts.
“Now,
Ruby,” he whispers as he takes me in his arms, “you are at my
mercy.”
Despite
his words his kiss is gentle, almost worshipful. When he touches me I
comprehend how badly I have been longing for this. I melt into him,
open myself to his tongue and his fingers, which find their way
unerringly to the aching chasm between my thighs. Yes, please,
I beg silently, grinding myself down on his invading hand. He slides
the other hand under my tank top and gives my nipple a harsh twist,
muffling my cries with his mouth.
Everything
is heat and wetness; the sun, my sex, his lips at the hollow of my
throat, his tongue teasing my earlobe. His breath is hot in my ear.
“Let
me take you, Ruby. Let me bind you. Let go, for once, fully and
completely, and allow me to show you who you really are, who you can
be.”
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7 comments:
Oh, wow! Very nice excerpt and a great place to leave us. Since Ruby likes to be on top--and in control--will she allow Rick to take charge instead? I'd like to know, so I guess your hook worked. ;)
Definitely a hot excerpt Calls for reading more.
Apparently, he submitted last time. Now it's her turn.
Awesome concept and excerpt!
As hot as always, Lisabet. I wonder what she'll learn about herself.
Steamy!
Wow, Steamy! And on a boat no less. I love it.
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