Welcome to the weekly Scintillating Sunday blog hop where multiple authors share eight paragraphs from one of their novels or works in progress that embody the word 'scintillating.'
Today I'm sharing a piece of my new release, Duplicity, book three of the Wanderlust Series (romantic suspense paired with adventure)--
Something sinister lurks beneath the palm trees of Grand Cayman.
Excerpt (adult content) ...
Tall,
overgrown bushes outside the lattice surrounding the outdoor shower smashed and
scratched against the thin wood, but provided a bit of a reprieve from the
intense wind. They were covered in brilliant pink flowers whose fragrance
wrapped around her as she lifted her face to the warm water from the showerhead
that competed with the cool rain that pelted her back.
Rubbing
soap in her hair, she grinned at the combination of wind, flora, rain, soap,
and warm water running over her skin. This might go down as her most
invigorating shower ever.
She
froze when firm hands covered hers and took over massaging her scalp. He worked
the shampoo all the way through the ends, taking time to press his thumbs
against the knot that had been lodged at the base of her neck for three days.
She dropped her arms to her side and tilted her head forward to give him easier
access.
Outside
of her salon, no one had ever washed her hair for her before or done such a
thorough job. He stroked his fingers through it to remove all the soap while
turning the showerhead just so for a thorough rinse. She flattened her hands
against the tile. Her senses snapped with awareness.
He
moved his hands down her sides to her hips before sliding around the front to
cup her breasts. He kissed the back of her shoulder, his breath hot on her cool
skin.
"I
love the way you taste," he whispered against her ear while his fingers
played havoc with her nipples.
His
erection pressed against her hip.
She
twisted her head to kiss him. Maybe they had a hard time talking, but damn they
had making love down to an art form. Being near him clothed or unclothed
created a force field of intoxicating attraction, a burning need that couldn't
be quenched no matter how satisfying the sex. Each touch created a desire for
another. Every kiss stirred a deeper thirst. The more they tasted of one
another, the more they hungered.
Blurb...
Nothing bad happens in paradise...or does it?
Lexi Dubois is in trouble. On Grand Cayman for
business, she discovers the company she's been working for is funding a human
trafficking ring—and the money trail leads back to her. Scared for her life,
she charters a boat for a week to hide from the men on the small island who
want her dead and to buy time to find enough evidence to take them down. The
last thing she expects—or wants—is a torrid affair with the hot captain and
dive master.
Larry Gibbon has been running a charter dive
boat operation in Grand Cayman for years. He's seen it all—and done his share
of creating havoc. But when a mysterious woman charters his boat for a
week—alone—he has no idea what trouble she's bringing aboard.
The ocean is vast and unforgiving, but will Larry's knowledge of the Cayman
Islands and Lexi's relentless determination to survive be enough to save them?
**The Wanderlust Series
consists of stand-alone adventure romance novels. Occasionally, characters from
previous novels may make a cameo, but each story truly does stand on its own
merits.
2 comments:
I'm in a frenzy. Love the excerpt.
I'm really wishing I was her, right now :) Loved the excerpt!
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