One of the fun things about publishing a novel is that you have many more options for passages to share with readers.
For today’s MFRW Book Hooks hop, I’m treating you yet another exclusive excerpt from my new paranormal erotic romance Fangs, Fur and the Single Girl – the first time my human heroine kisses her vampire lover.
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Blurb
A tragically attractive vampire, a hunky wolf-man and a skeptical but susceptible career gal. What could possibly go wrong?
The city is full of fanatics who believe vampires are real. Bianca knows that’s a fantasy. Then a blond, blue-eyed blood drinker walks into her office and turns her universe upside down. Trying to escape from the vampire’s seductive influence, she collides with a wolf shifter whose mere presence inspires irresistible lust. How can Bianca resolve her feelings for her two mutually hostile lovers?
The Hook
Banca knew she should be frightened. She should get out his presence before she made a final, irreversible mistake. The risk, the pure reality of it, only made her want him more. He was watching her. She could feel his eyes on her lips, on her throat, on the rise and fall of her breasts as her breath quickened.
She glanced around the bar, filling up now that it was after five. Donnie’s was not known as a “blood” bar, but still, she noticed half a dozen men wearing capes and pale make up, plus two or three women in slinky black dresses and wigs. It was pathetic, the way they all craved a fleeting taste of inhuman power, a brush with immortality. And here she sat, thigh to thigh with the genuine article.
“I don’t fully understand it,” Jim said, obviously catching her thoughts once again. “Why would they want to be me? Power’s nice, but overall, I live a pretty lonely and miserable existence.”
“Maybe—maybe I can make you a little less lonely.” What was she saying? Was she insane? “For a little while.”
Ignoring the alarm bells clamoring in her brain, Bianca cradled his cheek for an instant, then pulled his mouth to hers. His lips were soft as any flesh, warm and muscular as they met and molded to her own. She tasted the wine he had been drinking, with background flavors of iron and salt. His tongue, too, felt human, jousting against hers, exploring, questioning.
Her rigid nipples pressed rudely through the stretchy fabric of her top, pleading for his attention. Of course he knew what she wanted. Without breaking the kiss, he cupped both breasts, tracing symmetrical circles around the tips. Her pussy clenched. Her thighs opened involuntarily. She rocked back and forth on the bench, rubbing her pubis against the hard wood.
“Please,” she moaned against his open mouth, then was silent, realizing that she did not have to say anything. He knew, even before she did, how much she wanted to be taken.
Instead of giving it to her, though, he broke the kiss. He drew away from her, toward the opposite end of the bench.
“What…? Jim? Don’t you want—?”
“Too much, Bianca. Much too much to be safe. I should go.” He wrapped his trim body in his beige wool coat and draped a cheerful green plaid scarf around his neck, looking younger and more vulnerable than ever. He shook his head. “This was another of my mistakes.”
“No! Don’t leave! I won’t touch you again, I promise.”
“You won’t be able to keep that promise.” His voice was bitter as quinine.
“What about the job?” Was she panicked by the thought of losing him, or the business opportunity? Bianca honestly wasn’t sure. “I can make you famous. Rich.”
“You think I care about that?” His laugh chilled her.
“Think about it, Jim. For the first time, you’d be appreciated for who you really are.”
“Don’t you mean what I am, Ms. Sorenson?” He sighed. “Anyway, you know I couldn’t be myself. I’d be faking, as much as any of your models. Deep down, your readers all know vampires don’t exist.”
“You could show them a hint of the truth…” Bianca threw twenty dollars on the table and grabbed her cloak. She was determined not to lose him.
“They couldn’t handle the truth, Bianca.” His cool fingers feathered across her cheek. His half smile brimmed with regret. “Not everyone’s as hard-headed and clear-sighted as you.”
He sighed and shook his head once more. “Goodbye. Thanks for the drink. Thanks for listening.”
Turning his back to her, he headed for the door. She seized a handful of wool to hold him back, aware she was already breaking her vow. “Wait! Look, Jim! I am hard-headed. Tough as nails. I want you for my magazine. I won’t take no for an answer.”
He glanced over his shoulder, something dark churning in his eyes. “Let me go. Please.”
“Only if you agree to come to the Vamp offices tomorrow. Ten a.m.. I’ll have the photographers ready.”
“You’re too susceptible—” But as she relaxed her grip on his coat, he turned to face her.
She rejoiced at the partial victory. “You said I’m hard-headed. I’ll be so hard-headed you won’t believe it, boy.”
He flashed her a weak grin. “I’m too susceptible. Especially now that I’ve tasted you. Whenever you’re close—”
“I’ll keep my distance. All business. Hey, I won’t even attend the shoot, if you’d rather.”
“You’ll find it hard to stay away.”
“I’ll force myself.” She answered his grin with one of her own. “Come on. Say yes.”
“Maybe. Now I really do have to leave. I’m always hungrier at night.”
For a moment the college boy morphed into the unearthly creature from his portfolio. A queasy thrill shot through her. She recalled the magnetic pull of his lips against her pulse and the almost irresistible urge to surrender. The bar whirled around her as she relived that dizzying ecstasy.
By the time she recovered, he was gone.
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4 comments:
Bianca is quite wrapped up in her own feelings. Will be a treat to see her become entangled with his.
OOOO I enjoyed that. thanks
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nice
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Congratulations to Debby, who has won the free book!
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