Welcome to this week’s edition of MFRW Book Hooks! Today I’m showcasing my summery, steamy paranormal novella, Rough Weather, which is set in Martha’s Vineyard – one of my favorite places.
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Blurb
Destiny hides in the tempest’s heart
A fated encounter. A familiar stranger. A storm of passion. Can Ondine release her fear, surrender to Marut’s power, and claim her own?
Marine biologist Ondine Ambrose has always felt at home in the sea. Orphaned at birth and raised by her grandmother on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, she has never really questioned her extraordinary affinity for the watery world.
When she encounters an attractive but arrogant engineer on her private beach, surveying the site for a prospective off-shore wind farm, anger is her first reaction. A casual touch, however, transforms that emotion to incomprehensible, irresistible, terrifying lust.
Ebony-skinned Marut has his own talents—aside from his uncanny ability to swamp Ondine with desire. He can control the winds and summon storms. When he insists that they are both more than human, and that she is his destined mate, Ondine responds with skepticism. She tries to resist the charismatic Haitian, but ultimately she cannot deny the evidence of her senses—and her heart.
Excerpt (PG)
Rousing herself from her musings, she sipped her own tea and nibbled at one of her ginger snaps. “Of course. Oil, gas, coal—they’re bad news. But why not build your wind farm on dry land? You’d have a much smaller ecological impact.”
“Nobody wants a ninety meter steel tower in their backyard.”
“So you put it where there’s no one to object!”
“In many cases the winds are stronger and more reliable offshore too.”
“And that justifies the cost to wildlife?”
“Global warming’s a bigger threat to ocean life than any wind farm.” Marut’s abruptness suggested annoyance.
Smug satisfaction warmed her, though she recognized that reaction as childish. As a scientist, she was well aware that the tradeoffs and issues were complex. There was no simple answer to the problems facing humanity. Somehow, though, she couldn’t stop herself from baiting him.
“That’s a research question, I think.”
“Look.” He flashed a conciliatory smile that lit up his strong, even features. “Let’s call a truce. My company is in the preliminary stages of design, just studying feasibility and cost-effectiveness for different locations. The installation might turn out to be totally impractical.”
“I certainly hope so.”
Marut chuckled. “Okay, okay! You’ve made your point, Ondine! So do you think my clothes are dry yet?” She’d hung his jeans and shirt out in the hot sun that had followed in the wake of the freak storm.
“Probably. I’ll check.”
“No, I’ll go.” He reached out to arrest her progress. She shrank from his hand.
“Don’t touch me. Please.”
A look of raw pain crossed his face. He sank back into his chair, his fists clenched on the table as though he wanted to smash something. “Do you – do you regret this morning? Because I swear, woman, I don’t.”
“This morning was…I don’t know, an aberration of some sort. I honestly have no idea what happened between us. It was like some drug.”
“It was your nature, calling to mine.”
“What are you talking about? That’s not me. I don’t fuck strangers—men I’ve known for less than ten minutes.”
Marut released a heavy sigh. He opened his hands and stared at his pink-brown palms. “I know you, Ondine. The instant we touched, I remembered.”
“Remembered what? I’m sure we’ve never met.”
“Not in this life. But before.”
Uneasy doubt stirred in her chest. There had been something about him, in that first instant when their eyes met, something hauntingly familiar. She pushed the thought away, focusing her attention on her bandaged knuckles.
“Nonsense. You’re an engineer. I’m a scientist. How can you say such things?”
“There is much in this world that science cannot explain. You know that as well as I do. I saw you out there, diving and surfacing like some flying fish. Incredible.”
He was watching me? Did he see me masturbating, too?
She shrugged, pretending indifference she didn’t feel. “I’ve always been comfortable in the water. I was born right here on the edge of the Atlantic. I could swim before I could walk.”
“Does that explain why you can remain below the surface for ten minutes at a time? That’s not normal, Ondine. No human swimmer could hold her breath that long.”
“Human abilities cover a wide range.”
His hand covered hers. Fluid heat washed through her, rippling from the point of contact to flood her pussy and turn her nipples to stone. “You’re not human, pitit, not completely. And neither am I.”
Buy Links
Kinky Literature - https://www.kinkyliterature.com/book/1490-rough-weather-elemental-passions-book-2/
Amazon US – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y2P7741
Amazon UK – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09Y2P7741
Smashwords – https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1142402
Barnes and Noble – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940165838149
Kobo – https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/rough-weather-elemental-passions-book-2
Apple Books – https://books.apple.com/us/book/x/id1619557657
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9 comments:
Very intriguing. Thanks for sharing.
Martha's Vineyard is a great setting for this! reneela2000(at)gmail(dot)com
Sounds great. Never made it to Martha's Vineyard. debby236 at hotmail dot com
Oo, looks fun!
This is a fun, quick, and very steamy read! Perfect for a beach--or in my case, swinging in a hammock at our campsite. I love instant connections, and you do them so well.
Great excerpt. Poor Ondine doesn't know what is going on!
Not exactly PG, but it was well done. I sense she's about to get a big shock.
nice
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Congratulations to Reneela, who has won the free book!
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