The Holiday
Season is upon us! Yes, can you believe today is December 2nd and we have three weeks plus two days until the 25th. Yikes, but I do love this time of year. I really do. Great movies, old and
new ones to tug at our heartstrings, at least mine, are on television. Black
Friday for sales is behind us. The weather has started to turn, even here in
Florida with cooler evenings. Junk mail is hitting hour mailboxes with ads on
all the savings that can be had for those perfect presents. Neighborhoods are
decorating with lights and scenes on their houses and front lawns. We’ve only
put up a few lights because our granddaughter who lives with us likes to put up
Rudolph and her other trinkets. Our house looks kind of pathetic sandwiched
in-between our neighbors who go all out.
And then
there are those holiday books hitting the bookshelves and E-tailers. That is
another reason why I like this time of year. I received my first contract two
years ago and my very first release, even as a free read, was a Christmas
story. I wrote Christmas With A Stranger
in the hopes of expanding it and re-releasing, but alas, that hasn’t happened.
My muse went off on several tangents and doing other things. Since, I’ve
written a Christmas story every year. Monday, I will have my third story come
out, also a novella, but it is definitely slated as a serial and will continue
throughout 2013 with the last one again coming out next Christmas. I think I
have a trend going here.
I think why
I’m inspired is because the time brings joy and hope for a new year. My faith
in the spirit of Christmas always has me thinking of what I’m thankful for more
than any other time. It is a spiritual time, a joy of giving back to my
community through charities, and sharing love with my family. That pesky muse
likes to express that sentiment in a story and I guess that’s what I’ll keep
doing.
Hope
everyone has a happy, joyful and loving Holiday and I’ll see ya’ll next year.
Until then, enjoy a snippet from A Gift
of Love, my story from last year. Based on a classic, the main characters
and their situation have been modernized.
EXCERPT:
“If there is no joyous way to give a festive gift, give love
away.” ~ Author Unknown
Christmas Eve. Yes, today is the day.
Blinking at first, Jennifer
slowly opened her eyes. As she ran delicate fingers over the matted lids to
wipe away the crust of sleep, a restless sleep peppered with unfinished dreams,
she yawned. Long gone were the nights spent unstressed and uncomplicated to
rest for eight hours or more. She stretched her arms above her head, and
shifted position under the cotton sheets and down comforter. Slowly rolling
onto her back, before settling onto a side, she glanced up and saw him staring
back with a satisfied grin.
“Good morning, Angel.
You’re awake.” Chris Bryant stood at the edge of the bed.
“Good morning, Sir.”
Jennifer smiled. No matter how exhausted she seemed, the sight of her Sir
always made the worst of nights a joy and never did she tire of looking at him.
Even though their living situation had changed drastically over the past year
and a half, Chris maintained his awesome physique. Gone was the gym membership,
so he took to the pavement running every other day to stay in shape. She loved
to gaze upon his muscular frame molding the crisp white shirt to his chest. Or,
the black trousers that skimmed the strong long legs and wrapped around her
tiny body, and she never tired at taking in his handsome facial features.
“What are your plans
for today, Angel?” He leaned down and kissed her forehead, slipping onto the
mattress beside her.
“Same old stuff.” She
touched his lips with her fingertips and traced the edges. “Chris, what’s
wrong? You seem deep in thought.”
“Nothing’s wrong,” he
whispered.
Pressing her hands on
his chest, she pushed back. “That’s good to hear, because before I leave for my
shift around eleven, I plan on doing naughty things to you, Sir.” Pretty much
the same she did every day—make love, pick-up around the apartment and head off
to work. Once a well-paid, sixty-to-seventy-hours-a-week kind of gal, she
worked as an accounts representative at a brokerage firm. Unfortunately, the
economic downturn in recent years finally snagged her position and she had to
seek employment elsewhere, doing something totally outside her field of
expertise. Although, New York was the center of the financial world, finding
viable work after the recent recession made securing a new job no less difficult.
She began to search for anything to help bring in her share of expenses to the
household. Unfortunately, the best she found included bartending for the lunch
crowd at Elliott’s near Wall Street.
Chris’ experience
mirrored hers. He had a job, but nothing like the arbitrage position he had when
she first met him. Jennifer met Sir at a negotiations meeting between his
company and hers. They locked eyes across the conference room table and six
months later were deep into the relationship, a power exchange which fulfilled
both their needs and desires.
After giving up her
own apartment, she moved into his high-rise and started a new life with a man
she fell deeply in love with. He offered a way to express her need to
relinquish control of her personal life, which had been disastrous and almost
non-existent before he came along. Her career demanded so much, she barely made
time for her personal interests during off-hours, let alone make time for a
healthy relationship with any man. A perfect life, up until a year or so ago.
“I’ll be home around seven
tonight. I ask you be available to meet me at Rockefeller Center. I have plans
for us and you can’t be late.”
Cynthia Arsuaga
Erotic Romance Author
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