Dangerous Lover snippet

From the final Take Me, Lover tale, Dangerous Lover. Snippet has not been through final editing.

After a long pause of recovery, Joe untied her. Cherry curled on her side with a blissful sigh while he moved around, getting rid of the condom and dumping the carton of melted ice cream in the kitchen sink. He came back and ran a hand down her spine, ending the caress with his palm curving around her bare ass. He stroked, gripped, and fondled her butt while he looked down at her.
Cherry could have closed her eyes and enjoyed that for another half an hour, but she roused herself enough to look up at him. “Was there something you wanted?”
He gave her a long look. “You. Again.”
She stretched and considered it. “Now?”
He shook his head. “I’ll call you. I’ll bring my bike over. You wear a dress with a loose skirt and be ready to ride.”
Her brows hiked up. Did he expect her naked under the skirt? “Underwear?”
“Yes. A pair you’re not fond of, because I’m going to rip them off you.”
Yowza. “Okay,” Cherry said, feeling faint.
He kissed her long and hard. Then he dressed while she snagged the sheet and wrapped it around herself, since she didn’t feel capable of anything that took more effort. Cherry walked him to her door. Before he left, he pulled her body against his and ran his hands down her sides, then around to cup her ass. He held her close for a long minute. Then she felt him drop a kiss on top of her head before he let her go.
She held the door for him and watched him go. When he moved out of sight, she realized she was leaning in her doorway wearing only a sheet. If anybody caught a glimpse of her like this, her undressed state would broadcast what they’d been doing.
She closed the door, leaned back against it, and exhaled. Then she locked the door and headed for a tub full of hot water and sudsy bubbles.

He stood out of sight and watched her silhouetted in her doorway, clearly naked under a sheet. Her flushed cheeks and rumpled curls looked like an invitation to go back to bed for another round. He could see the heat in her from where he stood. She wanted to play with fire? He’d give her what she was looking for. Fire was always hungry. First it would warm her. Then it would devour her.
He smiled in anticipation.

The joy of finishing

I’m coming up on another stretch of turning many things in in rapid succession. All of them have been in the works for some time, so now I get to experience the joy of finishing. Along with the finishing, I’m finishing one series, and starting another so I get the end-and-beginning pangs. Bookended by the ended/begun, I have installments in 2 series, both of which are open-ended and can be added to or not as time goes on.

Series ended: Take Me, Lover. Dangerous Lover is gone, and the series is a wrap, pending the final round of editing. Series installments: Red Queen (Neuri) and Wolf at the Door (formerly known as Wolf in Boots, same world as Wolf in Cheap Clothing/Wolf in Shining Armor). Series begun: Wishmasters, Djinn and Sin being the first installment.

I like finishing. I like beginning. And I like adding on, revisiting a world I’m familiar with. So it’s all good. And now I’m off to see if I can finish something else before the next round of edits hits.

Best Book of the Week and 28 Days of Heart

Redline Lover is up for Best Book of the Week! Voting is open this weekend if you’d like to vote for me.

And here’s a lovely layout of all the titles for All Romance eBook’s 28 Days of Heart. Please feel free to display this and promote the American Heart Association benefit. You can begin to pre-order the titles now, and know that with each title you purchase it’s a gift that keeps on giving. I’m delighted to have Bride of Fire in this collection.