I’m proud as punch to announce that Boys Down Under is now available from Aspen Mountain Press. The Anthology features five novellas from five Aussie authors, and yep, all the stories are based in Australia. We have a touch of everything for you: Romantic suspense, futuristic romance, fantasy, contemporary and erotic romance.
I’ve included the blurbs and excerpts of three of the novellas. I hope you enjoy them.
If you’d like to get your copy of Boys Down Under, you can go to:
http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/new-releases/boys-down-under/prod_189.html
Jess
Visiting Paradise — Jess Dee
BLURB
Beth Brown needs a holiday. She’s burnt out, single, and madly in love with the man who pays her salary, Joe Bastion. Much as she’d like to act on her feelings, Beth’s learned the hard way not to sleep with men she works for. Far as she’s concerned, Joe is off limits.
Sometimes, to get what you want, you have to chase hard. And Joe wants Beth. He’s organised a trip of a lifetime for her. Beth’s about to set sail into paradise, and she has no idea that Joe’s the one who’ll be taking her there.
A SHORT, HOT EXCERPT
En route to the galley to get a drink, Joe heard her call his name. He turned towards her cabin. The door was slightly ajar and he hesitated as he lifted his hand to knock. When he heard her call out again, he cautiously pushed the door open a couple of inches and stuck his head inside to answer. Whatever words he was about to say died on his lips.
Beth lay there on the bed with her eyes closed. She’d pushed her nightgown up above her chest, leaving the rest of her body exposed. He froze, convinced he’d burst a major blood vessel. If the actual sight of Beth masturbating hadn’t given him the hugest erection in the history of mankind, the purely erotic sigh that escaped her lips would have. Beth fingering herself was the sexiest thing he’d ever seen.
God praise the thirst that forced me out of bed.
He’d known all along her cool, aloof act at work was just that—an act. The woman on the bed was on fire, so hot she was practically smoking. She had him smoking too.
He knew he should reveal himself, should cough or something. If Beth opened her eyes now… However, at that moment, he would have chosen seven years of torture over disturbing his sweet Bethy.
Jess Dee
Dee-liciously Sexy Romance
http://www.jessdee.com
http://jessdee.wordpress.com
The Executioner - Maggie Nash
BLURB:
A team building exercise at a remote location reignites the heat between former lovers Madeleine Smith and Nicholas Garabaldi. When team members start dying they must learn to trust again so they can outwit whoever is killing off the group one by one. Is this the “Executioner” from the indigenous Dream Time legend of the local Bilbulmun tribe? Or is someone closer to home responsible?
EXCERPT:
Nick breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sound of the taxi driving into camp. She was here. Thank Christ! Flicking open the blind just a tad, his heart leapt at the sight of her climbing out of the car. If it was possible, she was even more beautiful than he remembered. Her dark, glossy curls hung down almost to her waist, and those long, tanned, shapely legs… Like a pre-programmed reaction, his cock swelled in remembrance of how she used to hook those muscular calves around his thighs as he pumped into her.
Down boy. There’s lots of work to do yet, focus on the prize at the end. Running his hand through his hair, he sighed. Oh yeah, and what a prize. Staying out of sight until at least tomorrow night so she would realize the camp actually was legitimate would be a challenge, but since Gary was taking the group out in the bush for most of the activities, he should be free to get ready for the evening. He planned to leave Maddie in no doubt that his feelings were real, and give her no choice but to let him back into her life.
Looking out the window again, he saw Maddie lean over to pick up her backpack. Three other team members raced to her side to help and he laughed softly. She always did have that effect on men, even though she never saw it herself. He didn’t feel any jealousy, though. He knew her well enough to know she wasn’t easily impressed by fawning males. She felt things deeply, which meant she probably still had feelings for him, although at the moment, the closest feeling to the surface was probably anger. After the weekend, if he had anything to say about it, that would radically change.
One last look showed her leading a procession along the fifty meters to her tent with the three adoring sycophants tripping over themselves to follow her in the faint hope she’d grace them with a gorgeous smile. He knew how they felt. He chuckled again as she shooed them away, entering her tent and closing the flap. Looking at his watch he thought about how exhausted she must be; the trip from Victoria to WA could be very tiring. She was probably too tired to join the group for dinner. He made a mental note to ask Gary to organize a tray for her. Just for tonight she could get the royal treatment. Come tomorrow, Sweetheart, you’re going to learn all about survival of the fittest. A vision of her in tight shorts and t-shirt, swinging on a rope from one obstacle to another, got him hot all over again. He was going to enjoy every minute of watching her progress from the sidelines.
Maggie Nash
http://www.maggienash.com
Operation Seduction—Angela Verdenius
BLURB
The future is sizzling good fun…
The United Air Medics…health professionals to society, 'bonzer people' to the populations living in the outback in need of medical attention. However, behind the scenes is a whole different story.
Generously-proportioned nurse Reg, and the hunky medic Digby, are having an all-out private war...throw in some cattle duffers and a wild ride through the skies, and life is going to get a whole lot more interesting…and hot.
EXCERPT
Christ, what have I been missing all these years? In that one moment, he registered Regan as a complete woman—soft, curvaceous, welcoming, utterly feminine.
The slap on his cheek was, however, anything but soft. Flabbergasted, he jerked back, releasing her. “What the hell—?”
Those fantasy breasts were heaving as Reg glared up at him. “What are you playing at?”
“I’m not playing.” He rubbed his stinging cheek. “Geez, you pack a wallop.”
“I don’t like being played with!”
His gaze ran hotly over her. “I’d like to play with you.”
“My feelings, you wally!” Stepping back, Reg’s ample bottom came up against the desk. “Don’t play with me, don’t make fun of me. I’m not your diversion to laugh about later with your friends.”
Hearing the hurt deep within her voice, Digby took a deep breath. “Regan, I promise you, I’m not playing with you, nor am I going to hurt you. What’s wrong with me proving you’re wrong?”
“You’re out to prove a point and then you’ll walk away.”
“Says who?”
“Says me.”
Digby smiled slightly. “You intrigue me, Regan. I’m going to get to know you a little more.”
“Bugger off.”
“Are you afraid I’ll prove you wrong?”
“I think you’re the one who should be afraid.”
The deep, hot thrill of the chase unexpectedly coiled inside Digby and he smiled. Wolfishly. “Then let’s see who proves whom wrong. We’re alone aboard this ship for the next week, Regan. Challenge up.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. ”Licking her lips, her gaze darted over him.
“Not up to the challenge?”
Watching the expressions flitter across her face was fascinating.
Bewilderment, uncertainty, a flash of anger and then the resolution. “You can try, Dickie, but you won’t win me over.”
He didn’t bother to hide the gleam of satisfaction in his eyes…or the flash of heat. And boy, did that throw Regan off, for now she looked flustered. “Oh, I will. And you’ll be the prize.”
Regan threw her shoulders back. “We’ll see how long you last in the next town, boyo. I guarantee you’ll crumble in no time.”
Anticipation unfurling, his gaze slid down her body once again. “Care to place a bet on that?”
“No need. I know men like you.”
The words bit a little, but he was made of sterner stuff. Leaning down, he locked their gazes together. “You don’t know me as well as you think, Regan. I guarantee that by the end of this trip, we’ll know each other real well.” Giving her cheek a flick with his finger, he straightened and strode for the door. Leaving her in a state of uncertainty was a fine way to get the juices stirring. Even better, leave her with something to really stew over.
“No holds barred, Regan. This is war, and the winner takes all.”
Angela
Angela Verdenius sci-fi/futuristicromance
www.angelaverdenius.com
1 comments:
Thanks so much for posting my excerpt Se :-)
Very much appreciated!
Maggie
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