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My Sexy Saturday – October 24, 2015 – From New Release Greek God, Navy SEALs of Valor 4

Every Saturday, a group of romance authors share sexy snippets from their published works or works-in-progress. To read some more My Sexy Saturday posts, click here. Today’s post comes from my October 9, 2015 release, GREEK GOD (Navy SEALs of Valor 4). This book delivers all the hotness and excitement of the previous SEALs of Valor books, bringing all the characters together for a spectacular event!

First, here’s the blurb:

Meet Greek God number one, Darryl Jennings. He’s a Petty Officer First Class with DEVGRU. Greek God number two, Nathan Brooks has retired from the Navy, but still works as an operative for the U.S. Department of State. And last, but certainly not least (the man’s serious eye candy), there’s Greek God number three and SEAL Team member Karl Patterson. The three rendezvous on the Greek Island of Lefkada; not for a mission, not for routine rest and relaxation, but for a wedding.

CIA agent Olivia Simpson, former Air Force pilot Baylee Stiles and broadcast journalist, Jamie Phillips are also headed for this idyllic island on the Ionian Sea. One of these ladies is a bride-to-be. One suffers from a broken heart. And the other woman is about to be targeted by a band of pissed-off Muslim Alliance terrorists.

(Reading the previous books in this series might heighten your enjoyment of Greek God, but sufficient background on each character is provided to make this a satisfying stand-alone read)

 

In this snippet, Jamie Phillips has just flown to Greece to attend a Navy SEAL wedding and is checking into her hotel room. She wanted to avoid the man she can’t cleanse from her heart, but he shows up in the lobby and she’s hoping he won’t see her. If you want to read the part just before this, take a peek at last week’s post…

The lovely brunette with Karl tossed her head back and laughed. Her thick dark hair bounced like it would if she were being filmed for a shampoo ad. Jamie wondered if the pain jabbing into her stomach would feel less intense if the woman had pockmarks on her face.

This woman’s graceful beauty fit Jamie’s vision of what a man as startlingly handsome as Karl would want. Beautiful in a no-nonsense kind of way. The woman didn’t even have to try to look good. Her short cropped hair turned under neatly just below her ears. Her lack of makeup did nothing to detract from her looks. Her soft, smooth complexion glowed with apparent health. Her hand brushed against his forearm and he made no move to pull away.

Jamie’s fingers unfurled from her clenched fists. It was as if she were instinctively reaching, imagining the pads of her fingers landing on the surface of Karl’s warm, masculine skin. She imagined the sigh of satisfaction she would feel ending this torture of so many months apart with one touch.

He wants to touch her now, not you.  Jamie’s hands trembled with jealousy. Anger at her childish reaction mingled with the surge of frustration over seeing another woman’s hands on him. I have no right to be jealous. He’s not mine now. Maybe he never was.

She wanted to cover her face and cry. Scream. Run as far from this unfamiliar hotel lobby as she could. Oh, no. I have to get out of here. “Excuse me, Miss. You had a question for me?” The front desk attendant gazed at her with curious brown eyes.

Jamie was so flustered she couldn’t remember what she’d planned to ask. “Uh, don’t worry, it wasn’t important.” She took a shaky step back from the desk before tucking her passport into the outside pocket of her small backpack.

“Wait, Miss, your key.”

If you enjoyed this snippet, GREEK GOD is available for  2.99 on Amazon and is free on Kindle Unlimited.

 

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My Sexy Saturday October 10, 2015 from New Release, Greek God, Navy SEALs of Valor 4

Every Saturday, a group of romance authors share sexy snippets from their published works or works-in-progress. To read some more My Sexy Saturday posts, click here. Today’s post comes from my October 9, 2015 release, GREEK GOD (Navy SEALs of Valor 4). This book delivers all the hotness and excitement of the previous SEALs of Valor books, bringing all the characters together for a spectacular event!

First, here’s the blurb:

Meet Greek God number one, Darryl Jennings. He’s a Petty Officer First Class with DEVGRU. Greek God number two, Nathan Brooks has retired from the Navy, but still works as an operative for the U.S. Department of State. And last, but certainly not least (the man’s serious eye candy), there’s Greek God number three and SEAL Team member Karl Patterson. The three rendezvous on the Greek Island of Lefkada; not for a mission, not for routine rest and relaxation, but for a wedding.

CIA agent Olivia Simpson, former Air Force pilot Baylee Stiles and broadcast journalist, Jamie Phillips are also headed for this idyllic island on the Ionian Sea. One of these ladies is a bride-to-be. One suffers from a broken heart. And the other woman is about to be targeted by a band of pissed-off Muslim Alliance terrorists.

(Reading the previous books in this series might heighten your enjoyment of Greek God, but sufficient background on each character is provided to make this a satisfying stand-alone read)

 

In this snippet, Jamie Phillips has just flown to Greece to attend a Navy SEAL wedding and is afraid of the suffering she will endure when she sees the man she can’t cleanse from her heart.

“I have a qu—” Her words caught in her throat the instant she heard that familiar deep, southern-accented voice.

Warm heat climbed up her neck, sending tremors of excitement scattering through her body. Damn. She’d forgotten how overpowering his nearness felt. So intoxicating. Even with her back to him, she imagined looking into those ocean blue eyes that had stolen every ounce of air from her lungs when he’d scooped her up in his arms and rushed her out of the burning hotel in Paris. I can’t take this.

Wrenching her mouth into a smile, she whirled around to face him. Her neck and shoulder muscles tensed. What first struck her was how drool worthy he looked.

Blue jeans hugged his sturdy, muscular thighs and a black polo shirt stretched across the strong breadth of his chest making his shoulders look broader than ever. His dark hair, once trimmed close to the scalp, had grown longer and looked messy and windblown. Next, she made the irritating observation that he was speaking to an athletic and extremely attractive woman. Obviously, he’s forgotten about me.

She counted the tiles separating them to regain her composure. Eight, nine, ten. His magnetism was so potent, he felt far less distant. A whiff of his woodsy, masculine scent drifted into her nostrils. She closed her eyes, unable to stop herself from breathing him in.

That mingling of pine and cinnamon and manly sweat brought back so many memories. Memories of the nights they’d made love until dawn, the leisurely strolls they’d taken while holding hands and intermittently kissing in Luxembourg Park, and the conversations they’d had about their future.

Then genius me ruined it. The weight of their end had left a permanent empty ache inside her chest. Sometimes she found herself inadvertently placing a hand over that spot as if to alleviate that hollow pain.

If you enjoyed this snippet, GREEK GOD is available for  2.99 on Amazon and is free on Kindle Unlimited.

 

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My Sexy Saturday – October 3, 2015 – from Oct 9 Release Greek God – Navy SEALs of Valor 4

Every Saturday, a group of romance authors share sexy snippets from their published works or works-in-progress. To read some more My Sexy Saturday posts, click here. Today’s post comes from my October 9, 2015 release, GREEK GOD (Navy SEALs of Valor 4). This book delivers all the hotness and excitement of the previous SEALs of Valor books, bringing all the characters together for a spectacular event!

First, here’s the blurb:

Meet Greek God number one, Darryl Jennings. He’s a Petty Officer First Class with DEVGRU. Greek God number two, Nathan Brooks has retired from the Navy, but still works as an operative for the U.S. Department of State. And last, but certainly not least (the man’s serious eye candy), there’s Greek God number three and SEAL Team member Karl Patterson. The three rendezvous on the Greek Island of Lefkada; not for a mission, not for routine rest and relaxation, but for a wedding.

CIA agent Olivia Simpson, former Air Force pilot Baylee Stiles and broadcast journalist, Jamie Phillips are also headed for this idyllic island on the Ionian Sea. One of these ladies is a bride-to-be. One suffers from a broken heart. And the other woman is about to be targeted by a band of pissed-off Muslim Alliance terrorists.

(Reading the previous books in this series might heighten your enjoyment of Greek God, but sufficient background on each character is provided to make this a satisfying stand-alone read)

 

In this snippet, Jamie Phillips longs for a love she has lost. She’s flown to Greece to attend a Navy SEAL wedding, afraid of the pain she will suffer when she sees the man she can’t cleanse from her heart.

Jamie Phillips stood in front of the painted tile countertop in the Nikiana Hotel lobby. Her ankles crossed, she tucked an unruly lock of hair behind her ear and fidgeted with her passport while she waited for her room key.

She stared at the desk attendant’s back as she reached into a wooden cubby to pick up a key.  It was better to notice the dress’s watermelon color and the way the slightly bunched up straps dipped into a u-shape instead of allowing her gaze to wander back to the window.

So what if the hotel is perched high on a cliff and overlooks the Ionian Sea. So what if the water is such a rich, deep sapphire, it looks too post-card beautiful to be real. So what people say the water’s cool, refreshing, and crystal clear and jumping in would probably make me instantly feel more alive. I won’t look out that window again. I won’t rush out to take a dip in the sea. I won’t allow myself to fall for this place. Immersing her senses in the romance of the Greek Islands would only intensify her longing.

The front door opened, ushering in a hot arid breeze and the aroma of jasmine and roses. Jamie defiantly breathed through her mouth. She wouldn’t inhale a nose full of that fragrant, sweet scent that brought back memories of Luxembourg Park and Paris in springtime. She wouldn’t let her thoughts linger on the love affair that had blossomed there.

She vowed not to be moved one iota by the colorful hand-painted tiles that made the floor under her feet look like a work of art or the tall decorative palms spilling out of enormous glazed pots that set an exotic, tropical vacation mood. This Greek island wasn’t an idyllic piece of paradise. It was a metal-barred prison holding her hostage to old feelings better forgotten. She longed to curl up on her well-worn couch in her Paris apartment to watch a spy movie or read a book, to hole up in a place she felt safe rather than vulnerable and out-of-sorts.

She whispered Karl’s name under her breath as a rush of nostalgia washed over her. Our love affair was such a crazy, out-of-control whirlwind.

Her nerve endings tingled as if an electric current ran through her bloodstream. Her nipples hardened as an image of her former lover naked flashed in front of her face. Sweat glistening on the contours of his wide jaw, the firm ridges of his chest, and on his tight muscular thighs. Her pulse raced as she recalled the sensual pleasures they’d shared.

If you enjoyed this snippet, GREEK GOD is available for pre-order on Amazon and will be delivered to your Kindle on October 9th.

 

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My Sexy Saturday – September 26, 2015 – From Oct. 9 release Greek God (Navy SEALs of Valor 4)

Every Saturday, a group of romance authors share sexy snippets from their published works or works-in-progress. To read some more My Sexy Saturday posts, click here. Today’s post comes from my October 9, 2015 release, GREEK GOD (Navy SEALs of Valor 4). This book delivers all the hotness and excitement of the previous SEALs of Valor books, bringing all the characters together for a spectacular event!

First, here’s the blurb:

Meet Greek God number one, Darryl Jennings. He’s a Petty Officer First Class with DEVGRU. Greek God number two, Nathan Brooks has retired from the Navy, but still works as an operative for the U.S. Department of State. And last, but certainly not least (the man’s serious eye candy), there’s Greek God number three and SEAL Team member Karl Patterson. The three rendezvous on the Greek Island of Lefkada; not for a mission, not for routine rest and relaxation, but for a wedding.

CIA agent Olivia Simpson, former Air Force pilot Baylee Stiles and broadcast journalist, Jamie Phillips are also headed for this idyllic island on the Ionian Sea. One of these ladies is a bride-to-be. One suffers from a broken heart. And the other woman is about to be targeted by a band of pissed-off Muslim Alliance terrorists.

(Reading the previous books in this series might heighten your enjoyment of Greek God, but sufficient background on each character is provided to make this a satisfying stand-alone read)

 

In this snippet, Baylee and Nathan are taking a dip in the crystal clear Ionian Sea. It starts out innocent enough until Baylee starts playing games with Nathan. Sexy, teasing water games, actually….

 

He stopped swimming and watched as she ducked underwater to reach for something. Another sea urchin, perhaps? She had collected several of them over the course of their visit.  Seconds later, her head broke the surface of the water. In her hands, she held her bright orange bikini top and bottoms.

Holy shit. Blood raced to Nathan’s cock. There was only one logical way for this game to end.

“Perfect morning for a skinny dip.” She draped the scanty swimsuit over one of the branches.

His heart beat faster. He strode toward her with a new mission in mind. To fuck her senseless right here in the sea. “You know better than to tempt me like this.”

“Do I?” She strode into shallower water where her smooth abdomen and her breasts, slick with water, were clearly visible. She stood facing him, sliding her tongue across her lips as she began massaging her fingers over her nipples.

Nathan swam toward her, his head raised so he wouldn’t miss a second of this delicious show. “I’m going to have to teach you a lesson.” He dropped his feet to the rocky bottom just in front of her, feasting his eyes on her full, sensual breasts. God, I want one of those in my mouth this instant.

If you enjoyed this snippet, GREEK GOD is available for pre-order on Amazon and will be delivered to your Kindle on October 9th.

 

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Scintillating Sunday Post – August 23, 2015 – from upcoming release Greek God (Navy SEALs of Valor 4)

Every Sunday, a group of romance authors of a variety of heat levels post excerpts from their work that are sensual or emotionally charged. If you would like to read more author excerpts, please click here.

My post comes from my October 10 release, GREEK GOD, Navy SEALs of Valor 4.

First, here’s the blurb:

Meet Greek God number one, Darryl Jennings. He’s a Petty Officer First Class with DEVGRU. Greek God number two, Nathan Brooks has retired from the Navy, but still works as an operative for the U.S. Department of State. And last, but certainly not least (the man’s serious eye candy), there’s Greek God number three and SEAL Team member Karl Patterson. The three rendezvous on the Greek Island of Lefkada; not for a mission, not for routine rest and relaxation, but for a wedding.

CIA agent Olivia Simpson, former Air Force pilot Baylee Stiles and broadcast journalist, Jamie Phillips are also headed for this idyllic island on the Ionian Sea. One of these ladies is a bride-to-be. One suffers from a broken heart. And the other woman is about to be targeted by a band of pissed-off Muslim Alliance terrorists.

(Reading the previous books in this series might heighten your enjoyment of Greek God, but sufficient background on each character is provided to make this a satisfying stand-alone read)

 

The snippet I’m sharing with you is super sexy. Hopefully you will find it equally scintillating…Danger has passed and now things are heating up between Karl and Jamie…

She watched his muscles flex and bunch, entranced as he straddled her, smoothing his hands over her shoulder and arms before they drifted down to her hips. He slid one hand underneath her buttocks elevating her hips as he slowly descended.

As his cock teased her entrance, her pussy pulsed with aching need. She wanted him to drive into her hard and deep. She arched up into him and gasped with pleasure as the crown of his penis pushed further inside.

“Don’t worry, I’ll give you what you want.” Karl flexed his hips in toward her, pushing his cock deeper inside.

Jamie spread her legs wider and groaned, “Oh, yes.” It felt so sinful and delicious having him breach her opening, stretching and filling her.

He thrust into her, supporting most of his weight with his hands as not to crush her as he drove in deeper.

Karl’s body drove her wild. It was such a turn on watching his pumping hips, his flexing arm muscles, the beads of sweat shining slick on his chest and forehead, the muscles in his jaw tensing as wanton sensations overpowered him. She especially liked watching his cock sliding into her. Every time it filled her so deep. So damn deep. Every time he slid inside of her, the pulse in her pussy intensified. She didn’t want gentle, careful lovemaking she wanted him to fuck her. And fuck her hard. She arched up into him with more fury, groaning as his sweaty flanks smacked against her clitoris. “This feels so good.”

A smile turned up one corner of his mouth, but no words escaped his lips. All his efforts were directed at seeking and delivering pleasure. And he was an expert in the pleasure delivery department.

As he increased his tempo, they became a writhing mass of limbs and sensations. Her orgasm exploded in her pussy and then ripped through her core. She screamed and thrashed and called out his name, relishing the hedonistic sensations of being wild and out of control. An instant later, Karl gave in to his release, surging inside of her with one final thrust.

This book isn’t all wild sex, although you’ll get a good bit of it. There’s also plenty of suspense to get your heart rate up and a beautiful setting that will make you feel as if you’ve left your stressful day behind. If you liked this snippet from GREEK GOD (Navy SEALs of Valor 4), you can pre-order it from Amazon today!

If you want to read the other books in the series, here are the links (all are Kindle Unlimited titles):

Amalfi Affair (Navy SEALs of Valor 1)

Czech Mate (Navy SEALs of Valor 2)

French Kiss (Navy SEALs of Valor 3)

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My Sexy Saturday – August 22, 2015 – from Greek God (Navy SEALs of Valor 4)

Every Saturday, a group of romance authors share sexy snippets from their published works or works-in-progress. To read some more My Sexy Saturday posts, click here. Today’s post comes from my October 10, 2015 release, GREEK GOD (Navy SEALs of Valor 4). This book delivers all the hotness and excitement of the previous SEALs of Valor books, bringing all the characters together for a spectacular event!

First, here’s the blurb:

Meet Greek God number one, Darryl Jennings. He’s a Petty Officer First Class with DEVGRU. Greek God number two, Nathan Brooks has retired from the Navy, but still works as an operative for the U.S. Department of State. And last, but certainly not least (the man’s serious eye candy), there’s Greek God number three and SEAL Team member Karl Patterson. The three rendezvous on the Greek Island of Lefkada; not for a mission, not for routine rest and relaxation, but for a wedding.

CIA agent Olivia Simpson, former Air Force pilot Baylee Stiles and broadcast journalist, Jamie Phillips are also headed for this idyllic island on the Ionian Sea. One of these ladies is a bride-to-be. One suffers from a broken heart. And the other woman is about to be targeted by a band of pissed-off Muslim Alliance terrorists.

(Reading the previous books in this series might heighten your enjoyment of Greek God, but sufficient background on each character is provided to make this a satisfying stand-alone read)

In this scene, things are heating up between Jamie and Karl.

Desire flickered in Karl’s eyes. The corners of his sumptuous lips curled up in a lusty smile the instant before his mouth descended on hers, capturing it in a fierce and possessive kiss.

His hands gripped her back, fondling her flesh as he pulled her in closer and closer until every inch of his firm body was compressed against her. A delicious shudder heated her body. His solid, masculine physique was the perfect compliment to all her curves.

She smoothed her hands over his bulging shoulder muscles before bringing them to rest on his broad back. The sculpted ridges of muscle on his shoulders, chest, abdomen and every other place on his body were hard as stone. Like a statue of a Greek God. Apollo, Zeus, Poseidon, Hercules. Which one is he like? As his hungry kisses intensified and his hands dipped into her bra and found her nipple, lust fogged her mind. Her pulse quickened as his touch became more intimate. He’s officially the hot and sexy God.

Grabbing the back of his head and entangling her fingers in his thick, dark hair, she pulled him in closer so she could devour every inch of his delicious mouth. A sense of urgency drove her. He reacted to her energetic kisses, tasting, licking and sucking on her lips. The air around them felt electrified by their mutual desire.

Karl’s kisses acted like lighter fluid on her body. Every nerve ending blazed with hot desire. Karl’s tongue slid over her lips, prodding them apart. Her lips opened to his urging, eager for his sensual penetration. She moaned with pleasure as his tongue merged with hers in a tangle of fervent desire.

Karl’s hands skimmed over the side of her rib cage and the flare of her hip. Her heartbeat throbbed in her ears. Urgent wanting overcame her. When his strong, calloused hand reached the hem of her dress, he roughly pushed it up and skimmed his hands over the bare skin on her thighs, sliding higher, sliding closer to where she burned to have him touch her.

If you enjoyed this snippet from GREEK GOD (Navy SEALs of Valor 4), you can pre-order it from Amazon today!

If you want to read the other books in the series, here are the links:

Amalfi Affair (Navy SEALs of Valor 1)

Czech Mate (Navy SEALs of Valor 2)

French Kiss (Navy SEALs of Valor 3)

 

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My Sexy Saturday – August 1, 2015 – From upcoming release, Greek God (Navy SEALs of Valor 4)

Every Saturday, a group of romance authors share sexy snippets from their published works or works-in-progress. To read some more My Sexy Saturday posts, click here. Today’s post comes from my October 10, 2015 release, GREEK GOD (Navy SEALs of Valor 4). This book delivers all the hotness and excitement of the previous SEALs of Valor books, bringing all the characters together for a spectacular event!

First, here’s the blurb:

Meet Greek God number one, Darryl Jennings. He’s a Petty Officer First Class with DEVGRU. Greek God number two, Nathan Brooks has retired from the Navy, but still works as an operative for the U.S. Department of State. And last, but certainly not least (the man’s serious eye candy), there’s Greek God number three and SEAL Team member Karl Patterson. The three rendezvous on the Greek Island of Lefkada; not for a mission, not for routine rest and relaxation, but for a wedding.

CIA agent Olivia Simpson, former Air Force pilot Baylee Stiles and broadcast journalist, Jamie Phillips are also headed for this idyllic island on the Ionian Sea. One of these ladies is a bride-to-be. One suffers from a broken heart. And the other woman is about to be targeted by a band of pissed-off Muslim Alliance terrorists.

(Reading the previous books in this series might heighten your enjoyment of Greek God, but sufficient background on each character is provided to make this a satisfying stand-alone read)

In this scene, Darryl and Olivia are vacationing on the Greek island of Lefkada and are about to picnic on a beach hear Yeni.

Darryl swung their joined hands upward. His sculpted bicep muscles flexed as he extended a finger to point out an oasis of grass and trees a short distance up the beach. “That looks like a good spot for our picnic and dessert.” He said the word dessert in a suggestive tone of voice.

Olivia turned toward him and grinned, knowing from the wicked twist of his mouth what he had in mind. A picnic with benefits. “Looks good to me.” She wasn’t sure what delicacies he’d ordered from the restaurant and packed in the whicker basket he held under his arm, but she knew her body was on the dessert menu. He planned to feast on her and she on him until they were sweaty and sated.

Privacy belonged to them on this nearly deserted beach, making naughtiness a major temptation. Even if another couple happened to pass by this place where she and Darryl would soon be entangled and naked, they’d barely be noticed amidst all the trees and plants. We might be heard, though, she thought. Control was never a factor during lovemaking. Both of them were like animals in heat whenever their bodies merged—panting, grunting, desperate.

They deviated away from the water toward the secluded spot. Darryl dropped a large towel on the bed of grass and Olivia helped him spread it out before settling on the ground beside him and resting back on her elbows to soak up the view of their surroundings. “What a beautiful night.” The brilliant colors had bled from the clouds. The sky above them was tinged deep purple and a hint of faded yellow lingered over the horizon. A full moon had risen over the ocean, casting a brilliant white path across the water.

Darryl’s face glowed under the moonlight. “Lucky for me, there’s a full moon tonight so I won’t miss out on any of the scenery I want to see tonight. Let’s put first things first. Are you ready to find out what’s in the basket?” One brow rose and his smile looked sensual and almost predatory.

As usual, the man had sex on his mind. Not that Olivia minded. She was every bit as sex-crazed as he was. Especially now, knowing they’d have two delicious weeks alone together. Just imagining all the crazy sex they’d have made her pussy throb with desire. Neither of them much cared for repetitious maneuvers in bed. They fucked each other senseless below waterfalls, on beaches, in public parks and Olivia had even spread her legs wide in a low-lit restaurant and masturbated in front of him. She leaned in toward him until her shoulder brushed against his arm. “Sure. Show me what you’ve got.”

If you enjoyed this snippet from GREEK GOD (Navy SEALs of Valor 4), you can pre-order it from Amazon today!

If you want to read the other books in the series, here are the links:

Amalfi Affair (Navy SEALs of Valor 1)

Czech Mate (Navy SEALs of Valor 2)

French Kiss (Navy SEALs of Valor 3)

 

 

 

 

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Scintillating Sunday Blog Hop – From French Kiss – Navy SEALs of Valor 3

Every Sunday, a group of romance authors of a variety of heat levels post excerpts from their work that are sensual or emotionally charged. My post today comes from French Kiss, Navy SEALs of Valor 3. If you would like to read more author excerpts, please click here.

First, here’s the FRENCH KISS blurb.

Karl Patterson and seven other SEAL Team Six men are deployed to Paris to raid a Le Marais duplex believed to be a terrorist hideout. Finding it abandoned and rigged with explosives, the sailors barely escape. After they return to their hotel anticipating a night of rest and awake to an explosion and raging inferno, Karl and his teammates realize they are one step behind the Red Queen. Not only is she still alive; she’s also hell-bent on vengeance and plans to unleash terror the city won’t soon forget.

Journalist Jamie Phillips awakes to the sound of an explosion and rushes to her hotel window in time to see the perpetrators fleeing from the blackened skeleton of their van. Rushing to escape engulfing flames, she nearly succumbs to the overpowering smoke and falling debris, but is suddenly rescued by a drop-dead gorgeous man she suspects is Special Forces.

Attraction between Karl and Jamie burns hotter than the flames consuming the du Luxembourg area hotel. Karl struggles to wipe Jamie from his mind and refocus on the Team’s mission. But heading to the hospital and forgetting Karl aren’t part of Jamie’s plan. Thanks to her keen journalist observational skills, she picked up on key information that just might help SEAL Team Six stop the terrorists.

Even though the blurb focuses on Karl and Jamie, one of Karl’s SEAL team members, Nathan Brooks comes into the picture as well. He happens to be on leave in Europe with his girlfriend Baylee Stiles when he learns of the terrorist threat. He and Baylee fly to Paris to support the SEAL Team’s efforts behind the scenes. Nathan  and Baylee are about to get into trouble after surviving a scary terrorist incident in a Paris bus station…These two are deeply in love, but both are oozing raging hormones so wild is the norm for their sex life!

Still holding his hand, she stumbled up the stairs behind him onto the coach and ran down the long aisle toward the back, laughing. Once they passed several rows of seats, he turned and wrapped his strong arms around her back, pulling her in so close, she felt every contour of his solid, muscular body. But the press of his thickening erection really blew her mind. Her mouth met his with a desperate kiss, her hunger intensifying every second they devoured each other’s mouths.

“God, you’re fucking hot,” said Nathan.

She stumbled, walking backward as they continued kissing and he pushed her toward the seat in the rear of the bus.

The plump seat cushion struck the back of her thighs. She craned her neck and noticed the seat stretched the full width of the bus. “That’s awesome. It’s almost the size of a bed.”

“Yeah, it is. We should be able to do all sorts of decadent contortions here.”

He leaned into her, forcing her back onto the cushiony seat. He raised her lower legs and shifted her body so it aligned with the seat’s length. In an instant, he mounted her as if he weren’t aware they were still fully clothed.  He gripped the back of her head tight with one of his large, strong hands and reclaimed her mouth with his hungry lips. His desperate kisses sent spirals of ecstasy through her body. He devoured her mouth, drawing her lips into his mouth and breathing heavily. She gasped and panted as her nipples hardened and hot desire soaked her panties.

He speared her lips apart with his tongue and she welcomed the sensual intrusion. The pressure of his tongue against her cheek sent tingles racing through her body. God, I want him. I’ll always want him.

“Take off your pants, Baylee. Just pants, not underwear,” he demanded.

Want to read more of this sexy, suspenseful military romance? Download French Kiss for 2.99 on Amazon now or pick it up free on Kindle Unlimited

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Special Guest Amber Lea Easton’s New Release, Proximity

Blurb:

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.

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Author Interview

Q: Can you tell us a little about the Wanderlust Series as a whole?

A: I originally started writing this series for my own entertainment as an author. Anonymity, the first in the series, came about after I had written a serious nonfiction book and needed to cleanse my mind and have some fun. I loosely based it on a trip my late husband and I took to Belize—adventure tended to follow us wherever we went! After that, people who read Anonymity loved the secondary characters, Bill and Savannah. I decided at that point to create a series of adventure oriented romance novels that take place all over the world to share my both my love of travel and my love of human relationships. I hope to transport readers to these places where they can experience the world without ever leaving their homes. It’s my intention to give them a fun read with captivating characters in fascinating places.

Q: What’s the best part of traveling, from your perspective?

A: To me, the best part of traveling is truly immersing myself in the culture of the place I’m visiting. I always start out with a sense of wonder and curiosity—no matter if I’m traveling to the Caribbean or Iowa. I want to leave with a sense of the people who live there and with knowledge of the place I’ve been. What’s the food like? How is it different than where I call home? What makes the people there happy? I always leave on a trip expecting to learn something and am never disappointed.

Q: When thinking of these stories, what comes first? Setting or characters?

A: Characters come first for me. It doesn’t matter if I’m writing romance adventure or romantic suspense, it is always the characters that I envision first. They tell me the story from that point forward.

Q: Do you have any writing habits that get you in the creative mood?

A: Yes, I love to write with music and candles. I get into my zone when I’m at my desk, a particular soundtrack going that suits my mood at the moment, and either candles or incense burning. Oh, and my dogs. I always have at least one nearby.

Q: Speaking of adventure, what’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?

A: I swam with sharks—intentionally. I thought they were magnificent creatures and I came away with a deep appreciation of their beauty and grace. There have been many more experiences that some might call adventurous, but I ultimately believe the best is yet to come.

Excerpt   

She’d had a bad feeling about this trip before agreeing to go and should have gone with her gut. Instead, here she sat thousands of miles from home with friends who normally elevated her mood rather than sunk it.

She had just opened the door to her private balcony facing the canopy of the jungle when a hammering of knocks fell against the front door. Sighing, she ignored them, needing time to regroup.

Focus on the dive. That’s why you’re here. Look at that monkey staring at you. She squinted at the howler monkey perched in an adjacent tree. Gee, I hope he doesn’t throw shit at me.

“You didn’t lock the door. That’s probably not safe.” Bill stood behind her.

“You’re certainly brining the drama on this trip.” She sipped her Mai Tai and waited while he adjusted his long frame into the chair next to hers. “Emily told me that Lexi had an issue with our lunches and talks. I know you said that you didn’t care what people said—and you know I don’t—but it must be eating you up to leave the group. I’ll quit, if that’s what this is. You stay with them. Pretty soon the other guys will have similar issues with me, I’m sure. You’re all too damn polite to say anything.”

“Savannah—”

“Don’t lie to me.”

“Don’t be a martyr.”

She twisted in her chair to look him in the face. “We’ve been through snake bites, hurricanes, wicked currents, and years of shared secrets. Do. Not. Lie. To. Me.”

He gritted his jaw but didn’t look away. “Fine. I won’t. Yes, I’m leaving the group because of you.”

Well, damn, that hurts.

She felt like he’d slapped her. She’d been holding out hope that her insecurities were getting the best of her. She ripped her gaze from his and stared into her drink, absently poking the pineapple stalk into the alcohol before taking a big bite from it.

“I can’t do this anymore. It’s killing me,” he said.

“What is?” She couldn’t look at him. Sudden tears had blurred her vision.

“Choosing and never being chosen in return.”

“What are you choosing? We’re not playing a game of pick-up basketball. That’s what you sound like—a child who isn’t being picked for the right team.” She rubbed a stray tear with the back of her hand. “What does that mean—choosing and not being chosen?”

“Nothing, Savannah. It doesn’t mean anything.”

“Now you’re patronizing me.” Goddamn it, he was pushing her buttons like never before.

“I’d watch that monkey if I were you…he’s eyeballing your drink.”

“I can handle the monkey.” She slid him a gaze that she hoped melted him in place.

“You’re overreacting to my announcement.”

“Announcement? Stewart was right when he said you’re treating us like your employees. What happened between my house and here? What aren’t you telling me? Be straight, don’t give me some bullshit story you’ve obviously made up on the fly. What is killing you? Your word…killing. Me? How? We’re—”

“Stop it, Savannah. You’re making everything worse.” He stood and squeezed her shoulder. “Come back out with the guys. They’re all pissed at me for driving you away. Let’s hit restart on this adventure of ours and have a good night.”

She’d rally because that’s what she did—what she was known for, rallying and never breaking. Even after her fiancé had killed himself, she’d gone on with life and succeeded. She rallied. But right now she didn’t want to laugh this off and be one of the guys. She wanted to drink her Mai Tai, order room service, and spend the rest of her night staring at the jungle surrounding them. Alone.

“Go do that then. I’m not coming.”

“Savannah…this isn’t about hurting you. You and I—”

“—Are such good buddies that you can’t confide in me?” She met his gaze then, eyes devoid of tears, a skill she’d mastered over the years. “We talk every night. I thought we told each other everything, and here you have this resentment toward me—”

“—I don’t resent you at all, couldn’t, that’s not—”

“Then tell me the truth because I know you’re lying.”

He shoved his hands into the back pockets of his jeans and stared at her as if weighing the pros and cons of confession.

“So it’s true? You’re still lying?” She stood then and poked him in the chest with the remainder of the pineapple stalk. “We are dive partners! I trust you with my life and you trust me with yours every damn time we go down. What could you possibly want to hide from me?”

“If I tell you, I’ll lose you.” He clenched his jaw but didn’t break eye contact. “That’s what you do, Savannah. Yes, we know each other really well, which means I know what I can and can’t tell you.”

“What do you mean that’s what I do? Do what? You showed up at my house with Chinese take-out, all smiles and wanting to make plans to go to Denver for Alyssa and Luke’s wedding—then wham you’re suddenly moving to California.” She gestured wide with her hands, more confused than she’d ever been about anything in her life. “Did you get bit by some Costa Rican bug and it’s causing you to lose your fucking mind?”

Without hesitating, he grabbed the back of her head and ground his mouth against hers until they stumbled back against the chair and onto the railing of the balcony. The ferocity of his kiss weakened her knees and shocked her to the core.

She clenched at his shoulders for balance, conscious of leaning precariously against a bamboo railing thirty feet above the ground. Every inch of her trembled at the unexpected passion rolling from his lips and against hers.

But she liked the way he felt against her, enjoyed the way his fists pulled as he wrapped them tightly into her hair, liked the way he ground his mouth against hers until she kissed him back, thrilled at being thrown off balance and needing to cling to his strong shoulders to remain upright.

When she opened her mouth to deepen the kiss, he moaned his appreciation. The sound electrified her blood with a million tiny pinpricks of awareness that pulsated beneath her skin.

As suddenly as he’d kissed her, he let her go.

She sagged against the railing, hands searching for something to hold onto as she watched him walk away. Anger replaced desire in the blink of an eye.

She strode after him and caught him as he was stepping out the front door. “What the hell was that?”

He looked at her, his slow grin adding fuel to the fire burning in her gut. “If I need to tell you, then I guess I didn’t do it right.”

“Bill, I swear to God you’ve lost all sense,” she whispered.

“Maybe it’s the opposite.”

She frowned. “I don’t know what that means.”

“There’s the problem. Right there.” He grabbed her by the shoulders, kicked the door closed and ground his mouth against hers again. Reckless desire communicated itself through the ferocity of his kiss.

She pressed against him, overcome with need and confusion. She matched his passion with her own, no longer thinking about what was right or wrong. Every inch of her skin quivered with awareness.

They fell against the wall, tripped over a low table, and collapsed against the floor in a tangle of limbs. Body heat ignited from the inside out, making the short dress she wore feel constricting even as it rode up her thighs. She writhed against him, peeled his shirt up his back and sunk her fingernails into his skin.

He moved his mouth from hers and trailed kisses down her neck. The weight of him pressing her against the wooden floor combined with the heat of their bodies and the feel of his mouth on her skin while surrounded by wild sounds of the jungle overloaded her senses.

“Savannah, I’ve wanted this for so long,” he muttered against her shoulder.

His voice snapped her back to reality. She dropped her head back against the wood and closed her eyes. The pleasure of the moment conflicting with common sense.

“We can’t do this,” she said with a catch in her voice. “You’re Bill.”

“Glad you know who I am.” He rose up on the palm of his hands and stared into her eyes. “Why not? You’re the only woman I’ve ever thought of as a soul mate—look at how we are together. Friends, confidantes…why not lovers? Why not have it all?”

“Stop it. Soul mate? Where is this coming from?” She wiggled from beneath him and straightened her dress. Breaths came like tortured streaks of air ripping through up her throat. “This is because of your fight with Lexi, isn’t it? She said something about me, about us, and it has you all stirred up. I am not going to risk our friendship for a good fuck.”

“You want me as badly as I want you.” He jumped to his feet.

She couldn’t look at him with his hair a mess from her hands, handsome face dark with desire, and shirt half-up his hard chest without thinking of how good it had felt to have his body on top of hers. Her mind raced for an excuse that wouldn’t damage their relationship.

She needed his friendship more than she needed a lover.

“You’re Bill.“

“We’ve got that covered! Why the hell do you keep saying that? What does my name signify to you? Is it that I’m your lap dog and nothing more? Have I been segregated into some weird place in your life where I am permanently in the friend-zone?”

Words failed her. She faced him and shrugged. The hurt in his eyes stabbed her in her heart.

“Bill, wait,” she said when he opened the door again. She grabbed his arm, not knowing what to say but terrified that a crack had formed in their relationship that would never heal. “I need to understand.”

“If I need to spell it out to you at this point, then maybe I’ve been wrong about us for a very long time.” He met her gaze. “That’s why I need to go. You confuse me. I want a life with a wife and kids and big family barbecues and all of that and I’m starting to think this…friendship we have…is standing in the way of the rest of my life. It’s you, always you in my head when I’m with anyone else.”

“You’re my best friend,” she whispered, fear making her voice quake. “That’s always been enough.”

“That’s what I thought, too.”

“Then what changed? We’re Savannah and Bill, we have fun, we’re each other’s go-to person…Why complicate it? Why can’t you have a wife and kids and everything you want with me as your best friend?”

“Is that what you want? Really?” He leaned close enough where the gold flecks in his hazel eyes were only an eyelash away. “Do you want to watch me marry someone else one day? Because I can honestly stand here and say that the idea of you being some other man’s bride tears my heart out.”

She cringed at the idea of being anyone’s bride. “Why are you doing this? Now? Here? Before a dangerous dive?”

“It came up, that’s all.”

“Like hell it did. You’re my partner and now you threw this—”

“Let it go, Savannah. Pretend I never came to your room.”  He twisted free of her grip and walked onto the suspended bridge.

Talk about a serious mind fuck.

Deciding to let him have his nervous breakdown on his own, she slammed the door closed and stomped toward the bed. Her dive buddies were her safe haven from the nutty men in the world—or at least they had been before Bill decided to go bonkers. She fell back onto the bed and blinked at the thatched ceiling. Absently, she touched her lips that still throbbed from his kiss.

Okay, so maybe she’d fantasized about him now and then. Perhaps she’d been guilty of comparing other men to Bill and finding them lacking. But crossing that line had never been an option for her. Couldn’t be.

Mae West had once said that a man’s kiss was his signature.

Savannah grinned against her fingertips. Now she knew what Ms. West had meant by that and had to agree. Damn, no man’s kiss had ever curled her toes and boiled her blood like that.

Too bad it could never happen again.

 

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My Sexy Saturday – NEW RELEASE French Kiss – Navy SEALs of Valor 3

Every Saturday, a group of romance authors share sexy snippets from their published works or works-in-progress. To read some more My Sexy Saturday posts, click here. My post today comes from my NEW RELEASE, French Kiss (Navy SEALs of Valor 3).

First, some eye candy for you. Meet Navy SEAL Karl Patterson. He’s the big hero of this latest Navy SEALs of Valor installment. Thanks, Anya Kelleye, for creating this super hot cover!

First for the blurb…

Karl Patterson and seven other SEAL Team Six men are deployed to Paris to raid a Le Marais duplex believed to be a terrorist hideout. Finding it abandoned and rigged with explosives, the sailors barely escape. After they return to their hotel anticipating a night of rest and awake to an explosion and raging inferno, Karl and his teammates realize they are one step behind the Red Queen. Not only is she still alive; she’s also hell-bent on vengeance and plans to unleash terror the city won’t soon forget.

Journalist Jamie Phillips awakes to the sound of an explosion and rushes to the window in time to see the perpetrators fleeing from the blackened skeleton of their van. Rushing to escape engulfing flames, she nearly succumbs to the overpowering smoke and falling debris, but is suddenly rescued by a drop-dead gorgeous man she suspects is Special Forces.

Attraction between Karl and Jamie burns hotter than the flames consuming the du Luxembourg hotel. Karl struggles to wipe Jamie from his mind and refocus on the Team’s mission. But heading to the hospital and forgetting Karl aren’t part of Jamie’s plan. Thanks to her keen journalist observational skills, she picked up on key information that just might help SEAL Team Six stop the terrorists.

And now (drum roll please)… Today’s post

Karl Patterson just rescued Jamie Phillips from a raging inferno that erupted in a Paris hotel and now that the stress of the rescue is over, he’s noticing how attractive she is…

As he sprinted from the burning building, gasping for bites of smoke-free air, Karl gazed down at the fragile parcel in his arms. Her eyes were closed and her lips had fallen open like she slept. What remained of Jamie’s fire-singed flannel pajamas were decorated with travel stamps and names of foreign cities. Had she visited London, Rome, and Vienna? At least Paris hadn’t been her final destination.

He brushed a strand of strawberry blond hair away from her face, studying her pale, freckled cheeks and pointed chin. Despite the fact that her face and arms were blackened with ash, a quick visual examination suggested she hadn’t suffered any severe burns. He glanced around. Hundreds of curious bystanders had gathered across the street in Luxembourg Park where they were restrained from getting closer by barriers erected by the police. Police cars, fire brigade trucks, media vans—even a bomb squad van—lined the street. Police wearing flak jackets and protective masks perused the area, communicating with each other by radio.

Karl strode toward the ambulance where he’d left the boy and the woman minutes earlier. I’ll leave Jamie with the paramedics and be on my way. The thought of letting her go made him jerk to a stop. He stared at her beautiful face for a few more seconds not wanting to forget a single detail. The sprinkle of light-brown freckles on her cheeks and nose. Her delicate pointed chin.

You need to find your team, not gape at this woman you don’t even know.

The sight of her drew every ounce of air from his lungs.

I can’t help it.

Keeping his arm tucked under her body, he brushed his hand over her cheek, noticing it felt even softer than it appeared. Like velvet might feel under the pads of his fingers. He imagined touching the bare flesh under what remained of her pajamas.

FRENCH KISS (Navy SEALs of Valor 3) is now live on Amazon. Click here  to read the first chapter! If you’re ready to immerse yourself in the first two books in the Navy SEALs of Valor series, you can download  AMALFI AFFAIR (Navy SEALs of Valor 1) on Amazon for 2.99 ( or borrow for free from Kindle Unlimited) and CZECH MATE (Navy SEALs of Valor 2) on Amazon for 2.99 ( or borrow for free from Kindle Unlimited). Both of these books are also available in paperback.

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