Welcome to the Scintillating Sunday blog hop where multiple authors share 8 paragraphs of their work that they believe captures the word 'scintillating.' Ready? Let's plunge into Proximity, book two of the Wanderlust romance adventure series.
A peek inside...
"You
need to stop saying my name like you're shocked that I want to kiss you."
A fraction away, he looked her in the eye. "Am I that unappealing?"
"No,
I just—"
"Isn't
this a romantic setting? Just the two of us sitting in front of a waterfall in
a secluded cave far beneath the surface of the earth? How many people do you
think have kissed in this spot?" His lips were a whisper away from hers.
"We could be the first."
Desire
stirred deep in her gut. She slid her mouth against his, feeling like this
exploration was more dangerous than any other adventure she'd ever dared. An
electric current sizzled across her lips before zapping across the skin of her
face. Even her hair tingled. Hands clenched against the cool rock shelf beneath
them, she smiled against his mouth.
"Surprised?"
he asked before teasing his tongue over hers.
"Shocked,"
she admitted.
"And
here I thought my reputation preceded me." He sucked at her lower lip,
hazel eyes gleaming with mischief.
"Oh,
it definitely does, but that works against you, my friend." She laughed
before he plunged his tongue deep into her mouth and made her forget her
apprehension. She pushed his mask from the top of his head and gripped his wet
hair as if her life depended on being close to him.
From the back cover...
Love sometimes hides in
plain sight.
Savannah is one of the
boys—fun loving, adventurous, a general contractor, and dive master
extraordinaire. There isn't much she takes seriously about herself, or at least
that's the impression she likes to give off. Women often misjudge her based on
her looks so she's gravitated toward a group of men who accept her 'as is'—her
Scuba diving club.
Bill has known Savannah's
wild side for years and has been comfortable playing the role of best friend.
As part of the Dallas Divers, he's shared many adventures with the group from
diving the Blue Hole in Belize to exploring the Great Barrier Reef in
Australia. When the team heads out to Costa Rica for a series of cave dives, he
knows something is off but can't justify his nerves.
Catastrophe happens
shortly after their immersion in the cave. With the entrance blocked from an
earthquake and separated from the rest of their team, Savannah and Bill are
forced to find another way out while battling aftershocks, rising tides, and an
undeniable attraction that they've ignored for too long. The question becomes,
what's more dangerous...the earthquake or love?
**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.