Now Available: Drake's Rules by Barbara Huffert from Ellora's Cave in Print

Megan Lewis has been alone ever since a bad experience in college left her afraid to trust her instincts about men. When she comes home from her morning bike ride to find her neighbor’s young daughter alone in the hallway, the last thing she expects is overwhelming surge of desire she feels the moment her panicked neighbor joins them.When Professor Drake Edwards loses his wife and son in a horrible accident he moves his daughter to a new town for a fresh start. He has no intention of getting involved with anyone. But when he finds his neighbor, Megan, watching over his daughter, his body has plans of its own. Can his heart and mind overcome the guilt he feels?


Drake’s Rules – Unedited Excerpt – R rated
“Touch me, Drake,” she urged as she arched towards him in invitation.Watching her expression, Drake caressed her sides. “Soft.” He reached higher and barely brushed the curve of her breasts. “Do you like this?” he asked when her nipples responded beneath the fabric.“Yeah,” she sighed, wanting more contact but unable to ask for it.“Can I take your top off? I want to look at you.” She nodded.Still watching her face, Drake slowly raised her shirt, not dropping his eyes until long after he bared her breasts. When his gaze finally lowered, Megan stopped breathing. “You’re beautiful,” he whispered, his hands returning to her ribs.“Please.” She leaned forward, clutching his arms.Drake lifted her with his palms as if testing the fit. Recapturing her gaze, he found her nipples with his thumbs. Instantly, they hardened into tight nubs.She gasped. “Drake.”“Shh.” He seemed to want to explore her slowly as if to savor every reaction. Her pulse quickened when he lowered his head, seeking another kiss as his hands roamed to her back. It was soon his turn to groan when Megan pressed her chest against his. Part of his mind knew she had no clue of how each deep breath caused her nipples to shift. The way her hands on his back mimicked his touch was inflaming his already aroused body.Teasing her lips from his, Megan nipped his jaw, soothing each bite with her tongue. Drake forced himself to let her investigate his torso in spite of his urgent need to do the same to hers. With one hand splayed on his stomach, her mouth drifted towards his nipple, tugging gently at his scant chest hair as she went. It took all he had to refrain from dragging her from the counter, stripping her bare, and taking her right there on the kitchen floor when her teeth reached their destination.“Megan,” he hissed when she caught his other nipple with her fingers, pinching and rubbing in imitation of her mouth. “Christ,” Drake growled as he coaxed her head from his body and captured her hand. “You’re forgetting the plan, babe. You know, the one where I do this to you. Where you sit back and enjoy while I make you feel good.”“Hmm.” She peeked up at him. “Guess I forgot. Can’t say that I’m sorry though.”“Me either but I can’t take much more of that.”“Mm.” Her sensuous smile lit up her face. “Guess that means it’s your turn to go exploring.”“Is it, Megan?” Drake needed continued assurance that she wanted him to continue.She shrugged, deliberately watching her chest. “Either that or I won’t be the one getting naked tonight.”“Stop trying to distract me, sweetheart. I might start thinking that you’re turning this around to keep me from touching you. If you’re not sure, just tell me to stop. You don’t have to trick me into it.”“I’m not,” she stuttered. “I mean, I wasn’t…oh. Maybe I was a little bit. But mostly, I just wanted to touch you. All of you.” Her hand fluttered over his erection.Drake inhaled sharply and snagged her wrist. “Stop tempting me.”“Oops,” she giggled.“You’re making me crazy. Just remember, paybacks can be a bitch.” For emphasis, he leaned forward and sucked as much of her breast as he could into his mouth, attacking her nipple with his tongue. The direct stimulation evoked the reaction he hoped for. Megan forgot all about reaching for him. Instead, her hands caught his head, holding him in place. She shivered when he paused to blow on her wet flesh before switching sides. He used one hand to fondle her as the other caressed every inch of exposed skin.Drake’s mouth left a trail of kisses as he nibbled his way back to her head. He tasted every inch of her face before he paused.“Megan?”“Mm.” She tried to capture his lips.“Tell me what you want me to do now.”
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