On a happier note, here's the cover and an excerpt from my new Regency erotic romance. Those Regency gents were a passionate bunch, as are my hero and heroine. I've built the book around a little known, but true, fact of that era. You might be surprised, and no, I'm not going to tell you. Hopefully you'll read Unexpected when it comes out sometime in October.
"Hours later he woke up, painfully aroused again by the
supple body draped over his. She’d cast aside the pillow and was nestled
against him, blissfully asleep as she snuggled against the only warmth in the
cold room.
He looked down at the golden hair flowing against his chest
and silently cursed the most damnable situation he’d ever been in. Finally he
eased himself gently from under her and sat on the edge of the bed. He’d get no
more sleep tonight. He certainly couldn’t stay there with his rigid cock poking
into her soft stomach. He’d enter her before she even knew what he was about.
He draped his greatcoat more closely around her and rose.
Time to go check the fires.
Both those in this god-damn inn and in his regrettable body.
He’d not counted on his unpredictable Caro. He felt her arms
wrap around him, as she laid her cheek against his shoulder.
“Sebastian, why would you want to get up so early? Come back
and lie beside m again. I’m so much warmer and feel safer when you’re beside
me.”
Sheer desperation drove Sebastian. If he didn’t do something
he’d turn on her like a ravaging wolf and tear her innocence to shreds.
“Damn it. Caro, care you so innocent you don’t know what you
do to me? You’re far from safe with me. If I stay in bed another minute I’ll
turn on you, ravage you and take your innocence.. No one will marry you then,
unless you manage to convince the fool you’re still a virgin. I won’t do that
to you, although God know there’s nothing in this world I’d rather do.”
There was a short silence, although she did take her warm
arms from around him.
“I don’t want you to leave me. Is there anything I can do to
make you feel better so you’ll stay?”
Sebastian was not sure her words came from an angel or a
devil.
He gave a short laugh.
“Of course there is. Do you know how to use your hand to
bring a man’s cock relief?”
Sebastian doubted she even knew what he meant, and he started
to rise again.
She held him tightly.
“Don’t go Sebastian.
I don’t know what you mean but you can surely teach me. Your body is so
beautiful. I’m sure I can please you if you just show me how.”
Sebastian shut his eyes. He’d get no rest at all unless he
eased his aching cock, and she wasn’t about to let me leave the bed. "
You can find me at Ellora's Cave, my website www.jeanhartstewart.com, and all the usual Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, etc.
Love comments... do tell me if I picked a good excerpt.. it was hard to choose as I love this book.
You can find me at Ellora's Cave, my website www.jeanhartstewart.com, and all the usual Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, etc.
Love comments... do tell me if I picked a good excerpt.. it was hard to choose as I love this book.
5 comments:
Great excerpt, Jean - love HOT Regency romances. :)
Congrats on your upcoming release - hope you burn up the Net with your sales.
I hate Yahoo too. Totally screwed everything up when it wasn't even broken. :(
Jean, congratulations on your new release. EC does the best covers. I too love HOT Regencies. Best of luck.
And I hate Yahoo too. Why change something that wasn't broken?
Lovely cover and hot excerpt, Jean.
Yahoo is going to lose a lot more than the 400,000. I know groups who are looking for other places to go.
Tina and Cara...Thanks for the comments. Me and Yahoo are barely on speaking terms at this point. Unexpected Christmas gets hotter than this excerpt....
Thanks Sandy. It's all interesting, if exasperating!
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