Making Amends in today’s #MidWeekTease from ALIEN ATTRACTION #scifi #romance

Happy Wednesday! Kids are back in school! I’m back to my day time fitness classes, and the weather is much better than it has been for the past week. Woo-hoo!

Now, onto my Mid Week Tease post! Mid Week Tease is an author meme started and hosted by author Sandra Bunino, where authors share snippets from their recent releases, back list titles, and works-in-progress (WIPs). So, please check out my tease and visit the other participating authors listed below.

For today’s post, I’m going to share an excerpt from one of my my upcoming releases, ALIEN ATTRACTION. I finished this story over the weekend, and am aiming for an October 26th release. Last week, you saw the hero and heroine meeting for the first time. It didn’t go so well. Here they are during their second meeting…

Change of plans. Staying away from his neighbor wasn’t going to work. They were bound to run into each other every now and again. And from the look of disdain on her face when she saw him already in the exercise room, there was no way she had purposely followed him. Not unless she’s really good at faking her anger, because it rolled off her in waves. Even more so now.

“I’m sorry.” Oh gods, he’d said it. No turning back now. “I’m sorry for being rude the other night. I’d just had a really bad day and shouldn’t have taken it out on you.”

“Whatever.” She sat back down on the bike, not even glancing in his direction.

Her anger never faded, not a single inch, her emotions boring into his temples like an electric drill. She was no actress with the way she projected her feelings. What else had he done to offend her?

“And I’m sorry I took your time in the gym. I’m still learning how things work around here.”

“Don’t worry about it.” She stopped pedaling and stepped off her bike before taking a drink from her bottle. Her emotions retreated, though mistrust still lingered. “I should get cleaned up for work anyway.”

She was leaving already? Chal jumped in front of her. For some reason, he couldn’t stand the thought of her having any negative feelings toward him. “Wait. Do you come down her every day at this time?”

“I try to.” Angela met his gaze then quickly turned away. But Chal didn’t miss the hint of a smile before she did.

“Would you have a problem if I joined you occasionally? Of course, you’d have first pick of equipment. I wouldn’t interrupt your routine.”

A faint blush spread across her cheeks. “No. It’s open to everyone who lives here.”

Stars, she wasn’t easy to talk to. But then again, he hadn’t made the best first impression. He stuck out his hand. Time to start over. “Hi, I’m Chal, your new neighbor. Come here often?”

She choked out a laugh then took his hand. For the first time that day, he sensed a bit of the bubbliness he’d noticed when she’d first opened the door to him. “Angela. And, yes.” Her grip was gentle, but not delicate. She didn’t hold on long, letting his hand fall before sidestepping toward the door. “See you tomorrow morning.”

~ ALIEN ATTRACTION ~

She wants to be more alien.

He wants to be more human.

Born a galaxy apart, will Angela and Chal have a chance at love, or will their extraterrestrial secrets leave them running to stay alive?

You can find Alien Adoration (book 1) here:

       

You can find Alien Admirer (book 2) here:

       

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