Summer is over
but if you’re in the mood for a sexy, romantic holiday read this February, you
might find what you’re looking for within the pages of SUMMER
NIGHTS OF DELIGHT, a Romance Books ‘4’ Us boxed set featuring my story, HEAD OVER HEELS.
While not exactly a story centered around the most romantic month of the year, Rhys and Bella's story includes his charitable foundation's Valentine's Ball. Fun and flirty with not a shifter in sight, the sexy romantic comedy still one of my favorite stories. Enjoy!
A sexy CEO finds an unexpected treasure when a quirky thrift-shop owner falls off a ladder, and into his arms. Lust at first sight has never been so much fun!
Contemporary Erotic Romance
Excerpt: Rated (R)
He situated the
ladder and started climbing.
“I admire a man
who’s willing to battle cobwebs and lace doilies to make me happy,” she said,
watching him balance three full hatboxes and step back down. The muscles in his
legs and ass clenched and her mouth watered. She was going to be a giant puddle
before this was over. She hastily cleared the counter.
He set the boxes
down between them. “Anymore balancing acts I should know about?”
She shook her
head. “Not this week,” she said as he grabbed his coat and hat. She didn’t want
him to go but if he didn’t there was a real threat that she’d start
rationalizing a quickie, drag him into the storeroom and fuck his brains out
among the clutter and cast-off furniture. There was a fainting couch but the
upholstery was shot and the stuffing was marginal.
Oh damn. She’d
been without sex way too long.
He turned the
handle and the door popped open. “I know I locked this.”
She shrugged. “I
have to use the deadbolt if I want to lock it securely.”
He frowned.
“Were you afraid of being in here alone with me?”
“Not for the
reason you might think,” she said, smiling because the thought worried him
enough to ask. And he did look worried. “You’re almost too good to be true and
I don’t want to screw it up.” He shut the door, deliberately and she cringed.
“I open my mouth and—”
He crossed the
shop in quick, deliberate strides closing the distance between them.
“Open your
mouth, Bella,” he whispered, lowering his head. His soft command swept through
her and brushed away any doubt that this was what they both wanted.
Even in the impossibly
high stilettos she had to stand on tiptoe until he wrapped his arms around her
and lifted her closer. His mouth was warm and sweet, restrained for the second
it took her to accept him and then he claimed. His hands were everywhere,
around her, caressing her.
She pressed
against his erection, hot and ready. The upholstery on the fainting couch in
the storeroom wasn’t that bad. She could throw a blanket over it. Or she could
lead him upstairs to her delicate, wrought-iron bed. And they could make the
bed shake and the windows rattle.
She drew back
and took a deep breath. She wanted to reach down and touch all that pulsating
energy wedged between them but he pulled away, his fingers trailing down her
arms.
“Do you care
about any of them enough to want them back?”
Still dazed by
his kiss, she shook her head. “I didn’t care enough about any of them to
consider how terrific make-up sex would be,” she said, still fixated on his
mouth.
He looked
stunned for a moment. “Let’s not make that our first time,” he rasped, drawing
her out of her trance. He pushed his arms into his jacket, put on his hat and
slung his scarf around his neck. “I can’t believe there isn’t someone in your
past smart enough to want you back,” he said, pinning her with a heated gaze
that just missed being a glare.
He
unceremoniously grabbed her for another lingering kiss, cradling her head in
his big hands and taking her mouth as if he were staking his territory. And
then he was gone.
She watched him
cross the street between lights, still hungry for his touch, another kiss. Rhys
Vincent had to be the most passionate man she’d ever met. Lust was definitely
part of the equation—and he wanted her.
What’s love
without a little laughter? Find HEAD
OVER HEELS here:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Nights-Delight-Romance-Collection-ebook/dp/B078XM1B1W/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517785533&sr=1-1&keywords=Summer+Nights+of+Delight%2C+Marianne+Stephens
A member of Romance
Writers of America and published since 2009, I write contemporary, paranormal,
erotic and historical romance, throwing a little mystery and suspense in for
good measure. Currently self-published and published with Decadent Publishing,
I love nothing better than a story that contains a little mystery and a lot of
romance.
When not dreaming up
stories featuring heroes who aren’t intimidated by strong heroines, you can be
find me haunting antique and thrift stores for unique finds, or planning a new
flower garden. I live in the mid-west with my own hero, a handsome devil who
knows his way around the kitchen and keeps me from starving when I’m trying to
make a deadline.
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Your story sounds great! I have Summer Nights of Delight in my Kindle. Look forward to reading your story and all the others, too.
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