Just wanted to share another sample from my latest book After the Storm! Enjoy....
Zach
lay in his bed confused. It had been two days since he'd kissed Lila and she'd
managed to avoid him, even though they were trapped in a house during a
hurricane. That day they’d kissed after he'd got done speaking with Carlos and
his family, he'd gone back downstairs in search of her. He wasn't sure what
he'd do once he found her. Maybe they'd talk about the kiss, maybe they'd pick
back up where they left off. He was disappointed to realize she'd made him
dinner and was not joining him. The next morning, when he went back down to the
kitchen, she was not there, but breakfast was.
She
must have regretted the kiss. That was the only logical reason for her to be
avoiding him. He didn't understand why she might regret it though. To him, that
kiss was wonderful. But it wasn't just the kiss.
Zach
was beginning to realize that Lila was an amazing woman. He was finding himself
more and more attracted to her. The attraction was beginning to manifest in his
dreams. Since that kiss, she'd showed up in his dreams doing things to him that
even made him blush.
He
stared up at the ceiling. The silence was becoming unbearable. More than
anything, he was beginning to just miss her companionship. He enjoyed their
conversations. He looked over at the clock. It was a little after midnight.
He
hadn't touched a TV in those two days because he didn't want to risk seeing his
face on the TV again. He remembered seeing a DVD player and figured he could
see if there was some movie he could watch. He definitely wasn't getting any
sleep tonight. Usually in situations like this, when he needed to clear his
head, he would go jogging. Obviously, that was not an option at the moment, due
to the weather.
He
finally headed downstairs. He heard the TV on and saw the light illuminating
the dark living room. He stood in the doorway and watched as Lila watched
herself on TV passing out again.
“Glutton
for punishment?”
She
jumped, startled from his voice then turned around. Shaking her head and
looking down, she said, “I can't believe this is still news, I thought it would
have blown over by now.”
He
walked over to her. “It will,” he said standing over her. He turned on the
small lamp, on the table next to her.
He
looked down at her but she refused to look at him.
“I
came down because I couldn't sleep either. Figured I'd try to find a movie to
watch.”
She
stood. “Well, I'm sure you'll find something good to watch. Have a good night.”
She
turned to leave, but he grabbed her arm. “Wait a minute. We should talk.”
“There's
nothing to talk about.”
“You
don't even want to discuss what happen the other day?”
“What's
to discuss?” she retorted.
He
could tell she was getting upset. He was getting slightly annoyed that she
didn't seem to even want to acknowledge it.
“Really?
'What's to discuss?'”
“Ok!
We kissed!” she snapped. “So what? What's the big deal? It's not going to
happen again.”
“That's
not what you want.”
She
narrowed her eyes at him. “You don't know what I want,” she sneered.
“Oh
I think I have a pretty good idea of what you want.”
She
turned and began to walk away from him.
“Why
are you running?”
“I'm
not!”
“Could
have fooled me.” He shook his head. “You never impressed me to be the type of
person who would run from something they were afraid of.”
“I
told you I'm not running from anything, and I'm not afraid.”
“You're
lying.”
She
turned around and looked at him.
“Did
you enjoy the kiss Lila?”
“What?”
“You
heard me. Did you enjoy it?”
“It
doesn't matter. It was meaningless.”
“You
really believe that?”
“Yes.”
“So,
you expect me to believe you didn't feel anything when we kissed.”
“Yes.”
“Well,
let's just blow your theory out of the water.”
Before
she could take her next breath, he crossed the room and his mouth came crashing
down on hers. She tried to fight the waves of desire that flooded her body, but
they were too powerful. This kiss was even better than the last one. He wrapped
his arms around her waist and pulled her close. She instantly melded to his
body. She clearly felt his desire for her and gasped slightly. He took
advantage of her open mouth and dipped his tongue inside and tasted her.
She
was sweeter than anything he'd ever tasted. He found her tongue and swirled his
around it. He teased it and mated with it.
Then
just as quickly as he started the kiss, he broke it off. They both were
breathing heavily. She looked up at him and saw the raw desire in his eyes. It
sent a shiver through her body from the top of her head to the tips of her
toes.
“Can
you still say you didn't feel anything?”
She
couldn't say anything period.
He
looked at her with a satisfied smirk.
“You
can't run from this Lila, whatever it is. It's way too powerful. But I'm also
learning how stubborn you can be. So when you're ready to see where this is
going to take us, you know where to find me.”
He
looked at her slightly swollen lips, smiled again, and then went back up to his
room.
And
he slept well for the first time in two days.
After the Storm available on amazon!
1 Comments
Which book is your favorite so far? Or which book do you look forward to reading most?
ReplyDeleteFave book so far, Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon , what book I look forward too is. The King by J.R. Ward.