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Sunday Snippet – Work in Progress
Welcome back for another Sunday Snippet, part of the Weekend Writing Warriors meme. Make sure you click over to that list once you’re finished here. đI’m still picking my way along, nowhere near done this WIP. But it’s Sam (the hero’s best friend in BODY OF WORK) and Leigh, and they’re fun to hang out with (and torture), so it’s all good. Here’s eight more (unpolished) sentences I plucked from their story. The opening line of dialogue belongs to Leigh.
“You look hot on a bike — though you always look hot.”“Thanks.” Nothing he hadn’t heard before, but coming from Leigh, it sounded better than usual. Maybe because he’d waited so long to hear it, or because the last several hours had left him aching to get naked with her, and the ‘hot’ comments boded well for that goal. Yeah, that was probably it. “You like to ride?” Boom, her cheeks went from peachy-pink to scarlet, as he’d hoped they might. “Don’t answer that, I’d rather find out for myself.”
Well, what do you think? Should I keep going and finish the book?
If ‘yes’ is the answer and you’d like to get to know Sam right now, go grab BODY OF WORK, because he’s in there quite a bit. (Yes, yes, that was a shameless plug for my most recent book. đ )
Have a great day, everybody, and thanks so much for stopping by!
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My Sexy Saturday 2
Welcome to My Sexy Saturday, where writers share 7 words, 7 lines or 7 paragraphs from their work.Today, I’m sharing 7 lines from MORE THAN WORDS, my ‘dirty Scrabble’ erotic romance. In this book, the hero & heroine meet online, playing Scrabble on an adults-only, chat-based site. (Sorry, it’s a fictional site! lol)
In this little snippet, Travis and Calli are online, mid-game, and the first line is a chat message from Travis.
Want to?
Was he suggesting cyber-sex? Virtual or otherwise, she didnât have a clue how to begin. Sheâd never had an orgasm with a man, not even close. Her limited sexual encounters had all been so awkward and fast, she hadnât even had time to fake an orgasm.
But she had to say something⌠Yes.
Want more MORE THAN WORDS? Check it out here or on Goodreads.
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Sunday Snippet – WIP – Sam’s Book
It’s Sunday Snippet time, part of the Weekend Writing Warriors meme. Thanks for stopping here, and make sure you click that pic to see the full list of this week’s participating writers.This week, I’m posting from one of my WIPs. I’ve been bouncing around between a few of them this summer, and this week I’m back to working on Sam & Leigh’s story. Sam is the hero’s best buddy in BODY OF WORK, a 28-year-old personal trainer at his friend’s brand-new gym. Leigh is a 42-year-old former client from his previous workplace.
In this snippet from the opening pages, they’ve bumped into each other in a downtown coffee shop. It’s been a couple months since Sam changed jobs and they haven’t seen each other since. Leigh has succumbed to his charm and joined him at a table. (The first line of dialogue is hers, and this excerpt is in her POV.)
âAre you trying to lure me away from Iron Works to Focus Fitness…is that ethical?â
Strong yet gentle fingers removed one of her hands from its death-grip on the cup and pulled it toward him, halfway across the table. He pressed a card to her palm. Continued holding her hand, stroking his thumb over her skin while smiling. âIf it works, I donât give a shit about ethics.â
âAnything to snag a client?â Oh god, her voice — hopefully heâd missed the breathy quality so evident to her ears, simply from his hand touching hers.
âI donât need another client, Leigh.â
And that’s it for now. (Remember, that’s an unpolished snippet up there!) I’m enjoying spending more time with Sam (the charmer, who wouldn’t?), and Leigh is turning out to be a really strong heroine. She’s going to have to be… I have some twists in store for these two. đ
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My Sexy Saturday – Body of Work
Welcome, and thanks for visiting! This is my first contribution to My Sexy Saturday. Click that picture to visit the website for a full list of this week’s participating writers.
The rules say I can post 7 words or 7 sentences or 7 paragraphs. Today I’m going with 7 sentences from my May release, BODY OF WORK, a very hot gym romance.A little bit of setup here…the hero and heroine are in a pavilion in a public park, after a boot camp workout. đ
She attempted to scootch away from his advancing mouth. âIâm sweaty from the workout.â
âIâve licked your pussy after it had a much harder workout than this morningâs boot camp, remember?â The fingers in his hair said yes, she did. âYou tasted like heaven then, just like you will now.â
âWhat about other people?â
âTheyâll have to find their own piece of heaven, Iâm not sharing mine.â
Click here for more info about BODY OF WORK, or head over to Goodreads to see what readers are saying. I hope to see you next week for more Sexy Saturday goodness!
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The Scorching Book Reviews “Sex Scene Championship”
Coming ( đ ) this August… the Sex Scene Championship over at Scorching Book Reviews. If you enjoy erotic romance, this is an event you won’t want to miss. I always find lots of new books for my TBR list during this event. Plus, tons of great prizes are up for grabs.
This will be my third time participating! My entry this time around is a playful & sexy scene from BODY OF WORK, as chosen by two of my favorite people, Amanda and Andrea. (Thanks, ladies!)
I hope you’ll check out the daily contestants, and yes, I hope you’ll vote for my scene on August 11th! đ
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Sunday Snippet – Romance Is Dangerous – Body of Work
Sunday snippet time, part of the Weekend Writing Warriors eight-sentence meme.
This week finds us with Cassie and Brian from BODY OF WORK, with Cassie giving the sweet-talking hero her thoughts on romance…
“You have something against romance?” he asked.
“Yes, actually, I do. Romance is dangerous. And when you talk to me that way, I want more days like this. Making dinner together and endless sex and other dangerously romantic stuff. I am a woman, you know.”
His head lifted enough for her to see the twinkle in his eyes. “Oh, I did notice — though I’m always up for a refresher course of that fact.”
For more Brian and Cassie, click the picture, or head straight to your favorite e-tailer. đ
(more links on the book page)
Want to see what people are saying about this story? Head over to Goodreads.
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day! đ
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Everybody’s Doing the 7 Meme
Over on Facebook, three of my awesome author friends — Cara Bristol, Stacey Kennedy and Siobhan Muir — tagged me to participate in a “7” meme. In this game, you go to page 7 or 70 in your Work in Progress and post 7 lines that include dialogue. Well, if you know my writing style, you know I love dialogue! But since this my blog, I decided to cheat a little…don’t count the lines, because there are a lot more than 7. đ
So here goes. An unedited excerpt from page 7 of my untitled, almost-finished WIP:
âHey dream girl.â
That voice. She turnedâgravitated, reallyâtoward the rich sound. Several people stood between her and the ownerâs twinkling, deep-blue eyes. She silently mouthed the words âhey assholeâ, but her face betrayed her yet again by smiling. Without apologizing, he detoured around the customers separating them and deposited his armful of products behind her heaping pile.
âYou just cut in front of four people.â
âI wanted to be behind you.â He took his time perusing her body before meeting her eyes again. âIâm sure nobody blames me for that.â
âShe does.â Paige pointed at the somewhat-shrunken woman chirping at him in Italian. Or maybe Portuguese. Hard to tell which, but the lady was definitely peeved.
He showed zero concern, didnât even bother to look. âDid my t-shirt keep you warm last night?â
âVery.â She leaned closer to him. âEspecially when I was lying on my sheepskin rugâŚwatching it burn in the fireplace.â
He barked out a laugh, attracting the attention of everyone in their line and beyond. âThat was my favorite t-shirt.â
âI donât think youâll miss it.â She nodded at his current apparelâan identical, plain black t-shirt.
He shook his head, still smiling. âBig attitude for such a tiny thing.â
âIâm not tiny.â
âNo?â He stepped closer. Invaded her space with his massive everything.
âIâm average. Youâre justââ Her eyes drifted across his shoulders, then down. âHuge.â Heat flared in her cheeks as the last word slipped from her mouth in a breathy tone that belonged in the bedroom, not the superstore checkout line. Shit. âDonât even go there.â
He shrugged, a wolfish grin spreading across his stubble-shadowed face. âYou said it, not me.â
And now they both knew she was thinking about his cock. Awesome.
That’s all for now. What you think… Like it? Hate it?
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Sunday Snippet-Body of Work
Thanks for stopping by to read my Sunday Snippet. We’re still hanging out with Brian and Cassie from BODY OF WORK. In this little scene, Brian, the 6’2″ hero, is reaching around Cassie. That’s all the setup you should need. đ
“Long arms for the win,” he said as her eyes tracked his movement.
“I like that you’re big.” A pink blush flooded her cheeks. “I didn’t mean your — you know.”
Both of them looked down at his you know.
“Not big enough?” As if commanded, his cock stood a little taller. Good boy.
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And for more of Brian and Cassie, click their cover.
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Sunday Snippet – Body of Work
Time for eight very sexy sentences!Today’s excerpt is from BODY OF WORK, and comes to you as part of the Weekend Writing Warriors meme. Make sure you check out the list of participating authors, and thank you so much for stopping here. đ
On to the snippet. What woman wouldn’t like to hear a speech like this one, from Brian to Cassie…
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“Give me a taste of rough and raw and I have to fight not to get lost in it, to give in to my possessiveness. And it’s so fucking strong with you. If I had my way, I’d tattoo my name on your pretty little body as a warning to anybody who dared look too closely, and a reminder to you exactly where you belong. Then I’d keep you so incredibly well-fucked you wouldn’t have the time or energy to look at another man.”
At some point during his speech, her bones must’ve dissolved, because she’d utterly melted against his big, hard body. “Stay.”
“There’s more.”
“I don’t care — tell me after I’m so well-fucked the only thing I can do is lie there and listen.”
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How to Torture Your Tween
It’s the first full week of summer vacation for the kids. And it rained this morning, meaning lots of sitting on our collective bottoms, staring at computer screens. But the rain stopped and the sun (sort of) came out, so I took my dogs out for a walk. And while I was at the park, I pulled out my phone and texted my almost-twelve-year-old daughter. The following is a transcript of those texts:
Me:Â It’s actually pretty warm outside now. I’m going to make you do something active when I get home.
Tween: No mommy, it’s crummy outside.
Me: I’m out here in a tank top and shorts and it’s fine.
Tween: But I don’t want to. Mommy no.
Me: Sorry, you’re going out.
Tween: But mommy, I have all summer to be active.
Me: Starting today.
Tween: No mommy please.
Me: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. You’re funny.
Tween: No mommy, I don’t want to start today.
Me: See you in five minutes. Put your shoes on.
Summer fun, right? đ
