Sunday Snippet: Quick, Fast, Dirty

Man, July felt likea decade but it actually kind of flew by. August is off to a running start andit's hot temperature-wise, which is the norm for rural central Ohio. We've hadsome big storms move through, too.

My inbox is jammedwith work projects and that makes me happy! I'm working on a mystery for a copyedit. I have a developmental edit on a memoir. There's a possible copy edit of anothermemoir in the wings and some research for another author. I also sent the nextset of chapters on a developmental edit to the author for review. I love beingbusy.

I didn't get a lotwatched this week. I started an episode of My Life Is Murder but have tofinish it. I also haven't been able to get back to the episode of ElementaryI started two weeks ago. I don't know … I'm not as into this episode and I'mstruggling to finish it. Maybe I should skip to the next one.

I did have a fairlygood week of writing, which also limits my screentime. I got a big scenewritten for one of my WIPs and a few smaller ones for a couple of other worksin progress. All in all a good week!

That's it for thelife update. Tonight's post is from Quick, Fast, Dirty, a sexy novellaabout keeping things hot in the middle of a war.

Here's theminiblurb:

Vixen Arz and Josh Baldwin like their sex quick, fast,and dirty. In the middle of a war, they don't have time for sensualpleasantries, and they can't do the hearts and flowers things anyway—Vixen isJosh's superior officer. If caught fraternizing, both will face brig time—orcourt martial!

And a sneaky peek…

Two hours.

The words had become a mantra inJosh's head. The things he could do with Vixen in that extended time periodmade waiting extremely hard. And filled his brain with down and dirty images.Two hours.

Practically a lifetime out here. Hewanted so much more than brief, stolen moments, but didn't dare ask. Even ifhe'd fallen deep.So deep, in fact, he pondered anattempt to set the stage a bit for their encounter. Would Vixen think he'd losthis mind if he did? Probably.Might be worth seeing the shockedlook on her face if he spruced up the storage locker. Then again, he'd have adamn difficult time trying to do much more than maybe having a blanket andpillow without drawing attention from others. He leaned back on his bunk. "Icould do those." The bare minimum, right?He might actually get to see moreof her also. Not that he hadn't seen every inch of her. The heads were coed,and everyone snuck a peek at some point.But … he craved being able to mapher skin with his hands. From head to toe. And, yeah, that wouldn't really bepossible even with the extra time—alert klaxons didn't wait for anyone—yet aweird hope took shape in his mind.She's bringing the lube.

That opened up so manypossibilities. He couldn't wait to explore the ones that interested Vixen. Maybefind a few more things that made her blood hum and her eyes roll back. Someday,he'd have an entire inventory of what she loved best.Last dog watch would hit right atdinner time and the ship's mess would be fully occupied by off-duty crewmen. Ifhe wanted to covertly add some ambiance to the storage locker, he should waituntil just before the shift started. And he'd need something to carry theblanket and pillow in.Rolling out of his bunk, he crossedover to his locker and pulled it open. "Got just the thing." Hecrouched and shuffled through the items in the bottom section. "Paydirt." He withdrew a canvas duffel that should have just enough space tostuff the items he wanted in there.Rising, he cocked his head."And maybe a few extras…" He might not be able to pull out all thestops, but he could make an effort, right?Showing Vixen he cared for her asmore than a good lay could blow up in his face, but he liked taking risks. Ifhe didn't, he wouldn't be having sex with his superior officer.

This story is a lotof fun. I love writing how a changing dynamic can mess with the status quo ofan established relationship.

 

That's it for thisweek. Catch everyone on the flipside.

ML Skye