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June 3, 2013
Snake in the Grass unedited Ares and Dita excerpt!
Dita shifted again, her eyes never leaving the page of her romance novel about prudish aristocrats in the 1800’s, holding out for some petticoat fluffing and knicker dropping. She stretched out on her stomach with her book propped on the arm of her deep brown couch, knowing this position likely wouldn’t last long, either. Readers cramps were relentless.
The elevator pinged, and she stretched her neck to look over the back of the couch, rolling her eyes when she saw Ares saunter in.
“What?” She turned back to her book, sounding bored, hoping he would take the hint.
Ares walked around the couch, moved her feet, and sat where they had been. Bisoux growled. Dita huffed and closed her book with a thump.
“Do you need something, Ares? Or did you just come in here to be an asshole?” She sat up and folded her arms across her chest.
Ares smiled at her sideways. “Just wondering what your plan is with Kat.”
“Like I’m going to tell you.”
“Do you really think your girl can tame Dillon? Because the dude has issues.”
She scoffed. “Please, Ares. Is that ever really a question?”
“You’re so sure you’re going to win, but you always underestimate me, Dita.”
She snorted. “Do I? You don’t have the best track record.”
“Maybe not, but don’t count me out. Fair warning. Dillon’s rage is so deep seeded, it’s practically genetic. And at the heart of that seed is me.”
Dita’s eyes narrowed. “Dillon wouldn’t be the first jackoff I cured of you.”
He laughed, and the sound filled the room. “You can’t cure Dillon.”
“Maybe not, but I may have found his antidote.”
Ares rested his hand on her leg, and his eyes searched her face for any signs of rejection. Dita knew what he was doing, and let him do it.
He noticed, and smiled. “We’ll see. How are you doing, otherwise?”
She raised an eyebrow. “Are you asking about Adonis?”
Ares shrugged.
She rolled her eyes again. “I haven’t seen him, if that’s what you’re asking. But I don’t want to talk about him with you.”
He picked at the hem of her jeans, his face soft. “You’re lonely. I get it. I am, too. I always am, without you.”
“Ares…don’t,” she warned.
He turned to her, hurt with a side of irritation. “Don’t what? Tell you that I want you? That I need you? You throw me away so easily. You were mine. And then you weren’t.”
She turned her gaze to the fire’s glowing embers. “It’s not that simple.”
“It is. It’s exactly that simple. But now he’s abandoned you.” He wrapped his big hands around her legs and pulled her forcefully into his lap. The fire crackled behind her in the dim room, her hair a fiery halo, her face shrouded in shadows, but he could make out every detail. He could have seen it in the pitch black, he knew it so well.
He slipped his hand into her hair, the other splayed on her back as he tilted his face up to hers. “Are you mine again?”
She looked down at him as her breath quickened and her lips parted, her eyes on his mouth. She whispered a single, simple word.
“Yes.”
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May 23, 2013
May 17, 2013
SWOON and an excerpt, two bits.
And now, because I love you all so much, here’s an unedited teaser from Snake in the grass, along with some swoon.
(ps: Dillon is a bare knuckle boxer, and Ares’ player)
Dillon sat in the back of the warehouse, winding a wrap around his left wrist and palm methodically. The act was second nature, a comfort, a routine that quieted his mind. It was rhythmic; around wrist, around palm, back again, leaving his knuckles exposed.
The room fell away as his eyes focused on motions of his hand. His heart beat strong in his chest. He knew the ring, he lived the ring. His mind was still and quiet, and he was solitary inside as he moved to his right hand and began the dance again.
The world stopped as he retreated into his mind, and he let the beast out of its cage on a thick, heavy chain. It roared under the surface of his skin, his control on it always paper thin. It bulged and strained against him, pacing and watching. Waiting.
Photo credit: Parker Hurley via Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/pin/334392341051...
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May 10, 2013
Get Deer in Headlights FREE this weekend
Get DIH for free with the code WB79B on smashwords through Sunday at 8pm PST! Click the link to get going: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
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March 18, 2013
give up and let go
Sometimes, you just have to give it up and let it go.
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March 14, 2013
Morrissey loves books.
“There’s more to life than books, you know, But not much more” – Morrissey, “Handsome Devil”
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March 13, 2013
March 12, 2013
February 25, 2013
review and get free money
Read and review the book on Amazon and get entered in to win a $50 Amazon gift card! Easy. Post a review on Goodreads and we’ll throw your name in again. Entries need to be in before March 25, the drawing will happen on that day. Read, enjoy, share!
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