Happy Holidays & Saturday Snippet
Since Saturday Snippet falls on Christmas not only will I be offering up a holiday excerpt I've put together a little photographic gift for you. Some Christmas eye candy. My family spoiled the heck out of me and I have all kinds of cool new stuff. I will have to show off some of the True Blood stuff this week. I hope you are enjoying this most fabulous holiday! We drove north about 80 miles to visit family for Christmas and to our delight it's snowing like crazy here. I love it!
Today's excerpt comes from my free short story free read, White Cougar Christmas. It's been a while since I've written a cat shifter book and I'm missing them. You can find this short stuff under the fun stuff tab on my website.
Excerpt from White Cougar Christmas: 
"What's a woman like you doing in a bar like this all alone on Christmas Eve?"
Niki rolled her eyes not even interested in turning to face the drunk who dared to hit on her tonight. Feeling surly enough to rip someone's head off she growled low in her throat. A warning she hoped the idiot would heed.
"What was that?"
No such luck. He was either too stupid or too drunk to realize how close he was to death. Rules be damned she needed a release and a little violence was one way to get it.
She eased herself from the stool, straightening the leather halter she'd chosen for the night, making sure the optimal amount of distracting cleavage showed. Heat surged through her system as she prepared for a fight and she turned to the annoying stranger.
When he got a good look at her his eyes bulged in his head and she could have sworn drool dripped from his mouth. Spying the glazed over look in his eyes and the soft fleshy musculature of his arms, not to mention the beer belly, she knew this would be far too easy. She'd have him on the ground and broken to her will in less than thirty seconds. It wasn't even worth the trouble. No satisfaction would come from a man like this. She needed a fight or a fuck but it needed to be fair.
"I suggest you move on before I lose what little patience I have left."
"Want to play hard to get huh?" his words slurred together causing her stomach to roll in disgust. This idiot had no idea what he was toying with.
Concentrating inward, thinking about the cougar inside, she closed her eyes and imagined the ice blue glow of her own eyes when she shifted. Satisfied that she'd controlled herself just enough, she opened her eyes and bared her fangs at the helpless stranger. He may not be much sport but beating the hell out of him would still feel good none the less.
Her hand shot out to grasp his neck but was grabbed instead by someone crazy enough to step between her and her prey. Her snarl of frustration sounded in the bar, garnering the attention of more than a few patrons. But the warmth of the hand encircling her wrist distracted her, reminding her why she'd come to the bar in the first place.
She didn't want to spend Christmas alone this year. "Hey pal, this lady is mine, no poaching allowed." "I just saved your life, now be a good little drunk and order another drink from the bar before I change my mind and throw you out of here."
His voice flowed over her like warm butter, all silky smooth as he spoke to the idiot without taking his eyes from her. Her heart pounded in her chest as his unwavering gaze traveled over her. Tall and lean, he had the body of a warrior not one sculpted in a gym. She could smell the cougar on him, a wild and reckless scent that made her nipples tighten and her nostrils flare as she took in more.
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