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Breathless Press Releases – Romance #1
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Salvaged
by J. S. Marlo
Blurb:
The discovery of a submerged Model T
blurs the line between dream and reality, exposing a young scuba diver's past
and threatening her future.
Star Fisher refuses to let the scar
marring her face dictate her choices or the dreams haunting her nights affect
her life. A skilled scuba diver and underwater investigator, she assists in the
salvage operation of a sunken Model T, but will it reveal its secrets?
Captivated by the feisty diver,
captain Hauk Ludvikson struggles against his attraction as they explore the old
automobile linked to the unsolved disappearance of a rich heiress. As past
crimes create new ones, he must decide if he wants to protect Star or protect
his heart.
With danger lurking under and above
the water line, Star fights for her future—a future she may not salvage twice.
Excerpt:
Hauk left
the cabin and stepped onto the twelve-foot deck. According to his watch, Arnie
and Fisher had been down less than ten minutes.
The oxygen tanks lined up against the
storage bin beckoned to him. He grabbed the closest one and peered at the
gauge. 1,700 pounds. Enough air for a short dive. Wanting to witness what
had prompted Fisher's request, he geared up and dove in.
The wetsuit didn't completely insulate
his skin from the colder water he encountered fifty feet below. With darkness
surrounding him, he trusted the guide rope to lead him to the site as he continued
his descent. Minutes later, through the shadowy waters, Hauk spotted his two
divers. Arnie floated above a lamppost, and Fisher knelt on the lakebed in
front of the wreck.
An object was in Fisher's hand. He
swam toward her to get a better view, but the mysterious object disappeared
into her bag, and she glided away from him before he had a chance to satisfy
his curiosity. A few flutter kicks behind her, Hauk stretched out his arm with
the intent of tapping her shoulder. Her hand swiftly swept across her belt, and
a glint of light from the lampposts reflected off her glove.
She spun around. Eyes glazed with
fear, she swung her arm. Sharp reflexes allowed Hauk to deflect the blow, but
they didn't prevent her other hand from sneaking past his defenses. He inhaled
sharply.
A silver blade, shining in the light,
pushed against his hose, ready to sever his air supply with the flick of her
wrist.
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Taming
the Outback by Ann B. Harrison
Blurb:
Libby is set on taming the outback as
she takes over Quincy Station, but can she tame her rough neighbor, Nathan's,
hardened heart as well?
Nathan Miller rattles Libby's nerves
more than she cares to admit. He is the one person that stands between her and
the family home that has been left to her. So why then does the man stir her up
to such an extent, her body pulses with the need to have him? They do nothing
but clash and snap at one another, and he makes no bones about the fact she
shouldn't be Quincy's Station's new owner, but back in the city where he thinks
she belongs.
Having had an unpleasant clash with a
"city girl" once before, Nathan does not think Libby has it in her to
stick it out. He refuses to give in to his urges. But when Mother Nature brings
chaos to Quincy Station and threatens Libby's children, he'll either be proved
right in his assumptions or find his barriers taken down by a stubborn woman
and her kids.
Excerpt:
The four-wheel drive truck pulled up
behind her, and the driver's door opened. She couldn't see the occupant until
he stood right in front of her, towering over her in the dim light. He was
dressed in dusty work clothes and jeans, which sat snugly on broad hips. A
thick cotton work shirt with sleeves rolled up to the elbows showed off strong,
tanned arms. An old, worn hat was pushed down over short hair, hiding his face
as he stood looking down at her.
"Are you okay?" he asked in
a deep voice that rolled over her, triggering something familiar deep in her
brain.
"No, my car overheated, and now
it won't start." Libby sighed as she followed him to the front of the vehicle.
He shone a flashlight at the hood and
told her to release it. He lifted it and stuck his head beneath. Muttering and
cursing drifted back toward her ears. He slammed it back down and turned to
her.
"You have a broken radiator
hose," the stranger said. "The top one has completely blown, and the
bottom one is on its way out. Don't you check your car at all? It's a bloody
mess under that hood."
"My car runs fine normally."
Libby straightened her spine. LSo much for country charm; Mr. Personality,
you aren't. "But thanks for looking at it anyway. I won't hold you up
any longer."
"Testy little thing, aren't
you?" He pushed his hat back on his head as he came closer to her, his
face barely visible in the fading light. "We don't leave women on the side
of the road out in this country."
"What are you doing here?"
Libby asked as she recognized the lawyer who had made such an impression on her
at Aaron's.
"I live here. The question should
be what're you doing here?" He sneered before walking away from
her.
"I think you know the answer to
that question. It's such a shame our first encounter is enough to upset
you." Libby kicked at the dirt, knowing her softly spoken words had gone
unheard.
At least he's easy on the eyes; pity
his attitude isn't as nice.
***
Leaning on the back of his
dust-covered truck, Nathan pulled his mobile phone from his pocket and punched
in a number. He glanced over at Libby pacing back and forth while he waited for
someone to pick up.
He'd known she was due soon, but he
didn't expect to meet her out on the highway, broken down.
"Tom, it's Nathan, I'm out on the
side of the road at the highway end, just before the turnoff. I think I have
something which belongs to you." He grimaced as he looked back toward the
women watching him. "You had better bring the truck out. Yeah, sure, I'll
wait with her. Don't be too long. She's a little bit fiery. Sure, 'bye."
"So..." he drawled, walking
back to stand before Libby. His heart was thumping, and a thin sheen of sweat
was making his face heat up as he let his gaze run over her body from her pert
nose to her long, bare legs. He noticed the blush on her cheeks while he
scrutinized her under the flashlight beam. Damn you, Uncle Aaron. Cute and
fiery. Too dangerous out here. If circumstances were different, or even
another time and place, he could get attached to this woman—at least,
physically. "You're the city chick who's going to take Quincy Station into
the black, eh? I wonder if you know what you're taking on, sweetheart?"
"Don't you 'sweetheart' me, mate.
It's Libby. Libby Holland, and yes, I am the city chick who's taking
over my great-uncle's farm." She glared at him in the torchlight.
"Do you have a problem with
that?"
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Finding Baby J by
Lorraine Nelson
Blurb:
One lonely woman, a doctor afraid of
commitment... Will finding Baby J help them find each other?
Shana Davis knows what it's like to be
unloved and unwanted. Her childhood involved being shuffled from one foster
home to the next. One night, as her shift at Mercy hospital comes to an end,
she hears a forlorn, mewling sound and finds a newborn baby boy left in a
dumpster. The abandoned baby appeals to her soft heart and her immediate
attachment to the child—dubbed Baby J—leads to her spending a lot of time in
the Maternity Ward in the company of the handsome Dr. Daniels.
Dr. Kagan Daniels is heart-sore and
commitment-shy due to his failed marriage and past experiences with selfish,
cold-hearted women. But he sees a gentle, caring soul in Shana and is drawn to
her. Despite his reservations, he realizes he wants to get to know her better
and finds excuses to spend time in her company.
Having always wanted to be a daddy,
Kagan adopts Baby J. As he and Shana grow closer, Shana feels she's found her
own private heaven. She has Baby J and the man of her dreams. What more could a
woman want?
But a conniving woman, a manipulative
mother, and a man from Shana's past threaten to come between them. Will the
lies spewed by others separate them forever? Or can their love win out over
all?
Excerpt:
Kagan held her hand as he guided her
into the house. They walked through the foyer to ascend the magnificent
staircase leading to the second story. Once there, he preceded her into his
personal suite of rooms. The main area had a bay of windows opening out unto a
balcony. The view overlooked the back lawn and gardens, which meandered down to
the river where a boathouse and dock were just visible in the moonlight.
"Your home has such beautiful
views."
"Nothing compares to the beauty
of you. I especially like looking at you as I undress you, exposing that
gorgeous body, one piece of clothing at a time."
Kagan matched his words with action,
starting with her sweater, looped casually around her shoulders. He gathered
her into his arms for a deep, passion-filled kiss. She felt that melting
sensation that happened every time he kissed her. Her insides fluttered and
took wing before settling into a delicious knot of anticipation. She stroked
her hands down his chest and felt the ripple of firm muscle, enjoying the
opportunity to explore his body more fully. Her inhibitions completely deserted
her. Though he hadn't said the words, she felt he was making a commitment to
them as a couple and not just playing the field.
He led her to the bed where he
continued to strip her bare. Night had fully descended, moonlight reflecting
off the water, illuminating the room enough so they could see each other.
She struggled with the buttons on his
shirt, shaking so much from anticipation, her hands refused to work properly.
In her haste, she ripped the remaining ones free and delighted in running her
fingers through the coarse chest hair; the texture so different that when she
rubbed her breasts against him, tingles went straight to her groin. Heavenly
days! The sensations this man evoked in her were rocking her world.
Naked at last, they fell to the bed in
a jumble of arms and legs, laughing, kissing, and caressing each other. She'd
never thought of sex as fun, only as a necessity to consummate a relationship,
but this sense of sharing and bonding between them filled her with a glorious
awakening of her power as a woman. She delighted in arousing him, of being able
to turn him on with the merest look or touch, as he did her.
Soon, all playfulness disappeared in
the passion of the moment as their bodies joined together, working toward a
common goal, that of pleasuring each other to fulfillment.
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The
Devil’s Match: The Devil DeVere, Book 4 by Victoria Vane
Blurb:
Once burned twice shy... but when old
flames come together...passion reignites...
When burned once... Arriving in London as her goddaughter's
chaperone, Baroness Diana Palmerston-Wriothesley wants to avoid her erstwhile
lover at all costs.
Once nearly consumed by passion, four
years has reduced the former inferno to bitterness and ashes.
By an old flame... A world-weary master of seduction,
Ludovic "The Devil" DeVere is bored with his chosen life of
debauchery.
When Diana's charge disappears, she is
forced to seek help from the devil's lair, and their mutual desire reignites
with undeniable ferocity.
Fire is best fought with fire... While DeVere is hell-bent to have her
back for keeps, Diana is equally determined to bring him to his knees...by
acquiring some sensual secrets of her own.
Excerpt:
"What the devil is it,
Winchester?" Lord DeVere snapped at the appearance of his majordomo.
"I thought I communicated quite clearly that we were not to be
disturbed."
The flushing servant diverted his gaze
to the ceiling in an obvious effort to ignore the ongoing orgy. "But there
is a lady to see you, my lord. She is most insistent."
"Another one?" Lord Malden
chortled. "By all means, have him send the baggage in. Damn me, DeVere,
but you are well supplied."
"I am, indeed," DeVere
answered. "It is a most amicable arrangement with Madam Hayes, but I had
not requested another." DeVere gave another long, lazy pull on the stem of
the hookah proffered by his scantily clad companion and cast a sadly
indifferent gaze at the temptress who enthusiastically sucked his cock.
The servant flushed. "You
misapprehend, my lord. This lady—"
"Will not be turned away."
Diana stepped boldly into the room.
Ludovic almost laughed aloud. For
there she stood, as if he'd conjured her. Although a black veil obscured her
face, he could have identified her proud carriage and sultry voice among a
hundred similar women. In all of his six-and-thirty years, he had never
allowed a woman to get under his skin, but this one had infected him with an
infirmity for which he had yet to find a complete cure.
Oh, he'd sought balm for his
condition, all right. In Paris, he had soothed his raging fever with opera
dancers, and in Italy, the finest Venetian courtesans had served as a temporary
unguent. Following in the footprints of the ignoble Baron Baltimore, after whom
he had capriciously chosen to model his life, Ludovic had sojourned to the East
in an endeavor to satiate his sybaritic senses in every possible way. But
still, his symptoms—the hollow sensation, the emotional detachment as if he
were sleepwalking through life—inevitably returned.
Though his pulse had quickened at the
very sight of Diana, he addressed the woman kneeling between his legs with an
air of careless indifference. "Put your playthings away, my pet, for we
have an unexpected guest."
Stepping closer, Diana addressed him
with icy hauteur. "So this is what you have reduced your life to,
my lord?"
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The
Baronet’s Blackout Bombshell by Raven McAllan
Blurb:
Your past
has a habit of catching up with you. Bare-assed, climbing a wall, would be one
of those times, naturally.
Chrissie
thought her humiliation was complete when Baronet Archie called off their
engagement. However, meeting him again, when she is attempting to break back
into her temporary residence, takes embarrassment to new heights. Will he turn
her in to her boss or do the gentlemanly thing and look the other way? Archie
has never forgotten his little bombshell. Being so visibly reminded of her
attributes makes him determined to atone for his past mistakes.
There is
nothing quite like a war going on to remind you that life is short and there
for the taking. Can Archie convince Chrissie he's here to stay, or will
circumstances drive them apart once more?
Excerpt:
"For
Christ's sake, Archie," Chrissie burst out, forgetting Archie had no idea
who she was, "stop gawking like a barrow boy at my bits and pieces and
help me down! Can't you see I'm stuck here?"
"Oh,
er, well, now, then. Right, oh...But you'll owe me. And do I know you?"
Bugger! Chrissie
realized the darkness might hide her identity, but not her body, which he
obviously enjoyed seeing. The thought made her go very warm and wet.
"Well,
not all of me. No," she said in her normal upper-class manner. She forgot
the sloppier accent she had deliberately cultivated so as not to seem out of
place or snobbish. Her parents may be, but both she and Merle were much more in
tune with normality.
In the dim
light from the almost covered headlamps, she watched Archie move to stand right
under her, his gait uneven. Had he been injured and she not notified? She held
her breath as he stood still, looked her up and down, found where her skirt was
caught, and swiftly and surely unhooked it. Thank goodness her face was in
shadow.
Taking his
time and with a very obvious sigh of great satisfaction, he helped her slide
down his body. First her legs and then her behind, rubbed over his erection.
Chrissie's skin tingled, and she began to sweat. His cock was hard and thick.
She could feel that even through his trousers. It sent all sorts of hitherto
unknown feelings thorough her, and she wanted to twist around and rub it up and
down her mound. Whether to increase or end the strange sensations between her
legs, she was not sure.
As her feet
hit the ground, Chrissie tensed. Could she make a run for it? Would he even
recognize her in the dark?
He must have
guessed what she intended to do, because he took a firm grip of her shoulders,
and spun her around as he grabbed her behind and pulled her firmly against him,
his erection throbbing between her legs.
Chrissie's
own legs opened involuntarily. Her skirt still hitched up around her waist,
there was very little between her now-moist, curls and his throbbing cock. It
was a contest of who was the most aroused.
There was no
room for thought. Archie's moved his hand to that sensitive spot between her
legs. There was a ringing in her ears, and she started to shake as he pressed
her bud. Just the way she liked it...
Chrissie
whimpered.
"You
like that, don't you?" She felt Archie move his fingers and slip one
inside her.
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Stealing
the Sheriff’s Heart by L.B. Shire
Blurb:
Sheriff Corban Culley came to Becker's
Ridge to set roots and make a good name for himself. He never expected to risk
it all to save Miss Amelia Grey, the woman who stole his heart.
Sheriff Corban Culley is hot on the
heels of an outlaw who just robbed the local stagecoach. He captures the hooded
bandit easily enough, but what he finds under that cover will change his life
forever.
As of late, Amelia Grey has been
threatened, bullied and blackmailed. In her desperation to save her kidnapped
brother and her family's ranch, she's forced to make a tough decision. After
falling for handsome lawman Corban Culley, she spent months finding ways to
cross his path. But she hadn't expected their next encounter to be with her on
the wrong side of the law, and him needing to risk his reputation to save her
family.
Excerpt:
Amelia leaned forward, and attempted
to hide the grimace on her face. Her ribcage was tender from where Corban had
crushed her into the hard ground with his body. The pain was endurable compared
to the extreme displeasure that crossed his features each time their eyes met.
She wished she could crawl into a cave
and hide. By the look on Sheriff Culley's face, she could tell she was in big
trouble.
"Are you sure you're okay?"
he asked again. His features were dark and drawn in an unhappy frown. This
wasn't how she'd envisioned herself ending up in his arms.
"I'll live." She lowered her
gaze to the ground. She'd hoped for weeks to catch his eye, along with every
other single, eligible woman in town. To her delight, the sheriff had chosen
her, above all the rest, to spend the evening with at the barn dance. She'd
been ecstatic with his offer.
A woman couldn't have asked for a more
handsome date. His collar-length chestnut hair curled about his ears under the
wide brimmed cowboy hat he wore. His warm brown eyes were confident, and lit up
when he smiled. And he smiled a lot—at her. She'd relished the power of his
strong arms around her and then to her great joy, he'd kissed her with a
passion that had sent sparks clear to her toes. She'd been left breathless. Her
body ached for something more she didn't comprehend.
For weeks after the dance, she'd made
excuses to return to town. The supplies she'd forgotten, visits to the ladies
of the church. All in hopes to catch a glimpse of him. She found he preoccupied
her every thought throughout the day since that first kiss.
To her delight, she'd been able to
catch his eye at a recent church social. They'd strolled arm in arm by the
creek that passed through town, and she'd kissed his cheek and flirted with
modest intent. He remained chivalrous, to her dismay. She'd hoped he would kiss
her with the same passion he'd shown her at the dance.
Even if she'd ruined any chance of
winning Corban's heart with this robbery, she could trust that he'd at least
help her save her brother. He was the sheriff after all.
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