There's something "Sneak Peek-y" Inside 😃
We made it to another month! WHEW! I love autumn. I'd be happy if every day was between 60 and 70 degrees! :)
Two quick things before I get to the teaser for Sheilding Aspen which comes out in less than two weeks...
I've opened signups for my holiday card. It's not an exchange. It's free. It's just me sending YOU a card in December to thank you for reading my books and being a loyal reader. If you're interested, sign up HERE.
To celebrate the third book in the Delta Team Two series coming out this month, I've put the special "tushie" edition paperback of Shielding Gillian up for sale in my online store. This will only be up for a limited time and the only place you can get it is from me. So if you want "Trigger's" handsome tushie to grace your shelf, be sure to pick it up this month, because it'll go off sale on Nov 1st. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, trust me, you want to see this cover! Click HERE to see it, and to pick it up if you're interested.
And, now on to Brain and Aspen. We tend to think of our favorite military heroes as super confident, but Brain is self-conscious about his intelligence. And Aspen is making some hard decisions about her career. Together, they find that they simply work...and when danger strikes, they each show how tough they really are.
I included an excerpt below for those of you who read them. And remember, the AUDIO comes out on Tuesday, so if you can't wait to read the ebook, you can get your listen on! :)
Be kind and read on!
~Susan
“Where do you live?” Aspen asked. She didn’t want the evening to end, but she knew no matter how many questions she asked, it eventually would.
“I have a small house not too far from here.”
“A house?” Aspen asked in surprise. “Not an apartment?”
“Nope. I wanted to feel settled. I’ve got a ninety-one-year-old widowed woman who lives on one side of me, and a family with three kids on the other. There are kids playing outside all the time, as well as older couples sitting on their porches when the heat of the day dissipates. It’s…nice.”
“It sounds like it,” Aspen said, somewhat jealous. She’d always wanted a home. A real home. But her life in the Army hadn’t really been conducive to that. Wracking her brain for something else to talk about, she gazed down at Kane’s arm. It was on the armrest between them, and she blurted, “You have great veins.”
He blinked, then chuckled. “Uh…thanks?”
Knowing she was blushing, Aspen ran a finger over the very prominent vein on his forearm. “It’s just something I notice now. It’s really hard to get an IV in some people, and when I see someone who has veins like yours, prominent, I can’t help but think about how easy it would be to stick you.”
At his choked laugh, she looked up and realized what she’d just said. “Stick with an IV. Like, get a needle in your veins. Shit…I’m shutting up now.”
Kane smiled bigger. “You’re cute.”
She wasn’t sure how to respond to that. She’d never been called cute in her life. She was too tall. Too muscular. But somehow, when Kane called her cute in the same sentence he called her darling, it seemed like the best endearment ever.
“Can I call you tomorrow?” he asked.
“I’d like that,” she told him.
“Good. Me too. Come on. It’s late, and I’m sure you have to get up early for PT.”
Feeling disappointed, but knowing their date had to end sometime, she nodded and got out of the car. Kane was there to meet her, and he took her hand and started walking toward her building.
“You don’t have to walk me to my door.”
“I know.”
Aspen couldn’t help but smile. She liked the feel of his hand in hers. A lot. Nervous about what would happen at her door, she kept quiet as they headed to her apartment. Once there, she unlocked it and then turned, staring awkwardly at Kane.
He smiled gently and brought his hand up to her face. He brushed her hair back behind her ear and his thumb caressed her cheek for a second before he dropped his hand. “I had a good time tonight, querida.”
“Let me guess, Spanish?”
He smiled. “Yup.”
“I did too,” Aspen said.
“I’ll talk to you tomorrow. Don’t let the assholes get you down,” he told her before taking a step away.
“No kiss?” Aspen blurted.
Kane shook his head. “If I touch those lips I’ve been staring at all night, I’ll never leave.”
His words were matter-of-fact. He wasn’t flirting. Wasn’t trying to get her to smile.
Aspen licked her lips and saw his pupils dilate as he watched. “But you are going to kiss me at some point, right?” she sassed.
“Oh, yeah,” Kane breathed. “Count on it. Sleep well.”
“You too,” she told him.
“Go on. Get inside and lock the door. I’ll head out when I know you’re safely inside.”
Aspen nodded and kept eye contact with him until the last second. She turned the deadbolt and latched the chain.
“Good night, Aspen,” she heard him say, then his footsteps sounded as he headed back down the hall.
Taking a deep breath, she put her back to the door and slid down until she was sitting on her butt with her knees drawn up. For just a second, she held her breath—then she smiled, huge, and squealed like she was a teenager again.
Evidence was pointing to the fact that Kane was feeling the same chemistry she was. Thank God.
Two quick things before I get to the teaser for Sheilding Aspen which comes out in less than two weeks...
I've opened signups for my holiday card. It's not an exchange. It's free. It's just me sending YOU a card in December to thank you for reading my books and being a loyal reader. If you're interested, sign up HERE.
To celebrate the third book in the Delta Team Two series coming out this month, I've put the special "tushie" edition paperback of Shielding Gillian up for sale in my online store. This will only be up for a limited time and the only place you can get it is from me. So if you want "Trigger's" handsome tushie to grace your shelf, be sure to pick it up this month, because it'll go off sale on Nov 1st. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, trust me, you want to see this cover! Click HERE to see it, and to pick it up if you're interested.
And, now on to Brain and Aspen. We tend to think of our favorite military heroes as super confident, but Brain is self-conscious about his intelligence. And Aspen is making some hard decisions about her career. Together, they find that they simply work...and when danger strikes, they each show how tough they really are.
I included an excerpt below for those of you who read them. And remember, the AUDIO comes out on Tuesday, so if you can't wait to read the ebook, you can get your listen on! :)
Be kind and read on!
~Susan
Shielding Aspen Sneak Peek
“Where do you live?” Aspen asked. She didn’t want the evening to end, but she knew no matter how many questions she asked, it eventually would.
“I have a small house not too far from here.”
“A house?” Aspen asked in surprise. “Not an apartment?”
“Nope. I wanted to feel settled. I’ve got a ninety-one-year-old widowed woman who lives on one side of me, and a family with three kids on the other. There are kids playing outside all the time, as well as older couples sitting on their porches when the heat of the day dissipates. It’s…nice.”
“It sounds like it,” Aspen said, somewhat jealous. She’d always wanted a home. A real home. But her life in the Army hadn’t really been conducive to that. Wracking her brain for something else to talk about, she gazed down at Kane’s arm. It was on the armrest between them, and she blurted, “You have great veins.”
He blinked, then chuckled. “Uh…thanks?”
Knowing she was blushing, Aspen ran a finger over the very prominent vein on his forearm. “It’s just something I notice now. It’s really hard to get an IV in some people, and when I see someone who has veins like yours, prominent, I can’t help but think about how easy it would be to stick you.”
At his choked laugh, she looked up and realized what she’d just said. “Stick with an IV. Like, get a needle in your veins. Shit…I’m shutting up now.”
Kane smiled bigger. “You’re cute.”
She wasn’t sure how to respond to that. She’d never been called cute in her life. She was too tall. Too muscular. But somehow, when Kane called her cute in the same sentence he called her darling, it seemed like the best endearment ever.
“Can I call you tomorrow?” he asked.
“I’d like that,” she told him.
“Good. Me too. Come on. It’s late, and I’m sure you have to get up early for PT.”
Feeling disappointed, but knowing their date had to end sometime, she nodded and got out of the car. Kane was there to meet her, and he took her hand and started walking toward her building.
“You don’t have to walk me to my door.”
“I know.”
Aspen couldn’t help but smile. She liked the feel of his hand in hers. A lot. Nervous about what would happen at her door, she kept quiet as they headed to her apartment. Once there, she unlocked it and then turned, staring awkwardly at Kane.
He smiled gently and brought his hand up to her face. He brushed her hair back behind her ear and his thumb caressed her cheek for a second before he dropped his hand. “I had a good time tonight, querida.”
“Let me guess, Spanish?”
He smiled. “Yup.”
“I did too,” Aspen said.
“I’ll talk to you tomorrow. Don’t let the assholes get you down,” he told her before taking a step away.
“No kiss?” Aspen blurted.
Kane shook his head. “If I touch those lips I’ve been staring at all night, I’ll never leave.”
His words were matter-of-fact. He wasn’t flirting. Wasn’t trying to get her to smile.
Aspen licked her lips and saw his pupils dilate as he watched. “But you are going to kiss me at some point, right?” she sassed.
“Oh, yeah,” Kane breathed. “Count on it. Sleep well.”
“You too,” she told him.
“Go on. Get inside and lock the door. I’ll head out when I know you’re safely inside.”
Aspen nodded and kept eye contact with him until the last second. She turned the deadbolt and latched the chain.
“Good night, Aspen,” she heard him say, then his footsteps sounded as he headed back down the hall.
Taking a deep breath, she put her back to the door and slid down until she was sitting on her butt with her knees drawn up. For just a second, she held her breath—then she smiled, huge, and squealed like she was a teenager again.
Evidence was pointing to the fact that Kane was feeling the same chemistry she was. Thank God.
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