What I've Read this Week 8-7-15
8-5-15 -- Latest read/audio book: Anne of the Island - 5 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77392.Anne_of_the_Island
8-4-15 -- Latest read/audio book: Anne of Avonlea - 5 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77390.Anne_of_Avonlea
8-3-15 -- Latest read/audio book: Anne of Green Gables - 5 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8127.Anne_of_Green_Gables?from_search=true&search_version=service
Latest read/audio book: Good Side of Sin - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18948436-good-side-of-sin
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#WIP IT UP WEDNESDAY #Excerpt from Saying Goodbye, a #paranormal #lovestory
Welcome back to WIP IT UP WEDNESDAY. If you are new to this hop or are just deciding that joining this hop would be a great idea, visit the WIP IT IP WEDNESDAY blog home page at: http://wipitupwednesday.blogspot.co.uk/ to read the sign-up instructions. Also on that page, you will find links to other wonderful authors and their WIP.
Today I’m switching gears and for the next few months will be sharing excerpts from my upcoming novella, Saying Goodbye. Right now, I’m looking at an October 15, 2015 release date for this novel. I don’t have a synopsis for the novel yet, but in a nutshell it is a paranormal love story/love triangle about a ghost who is trying to find a way to stay on earth to be with the love of his life. In doing so, he introduces her to a man that she might start having feelings for.
The following snippet is the first two pages or so of the novel. This snippet introduces the couple before Michael dies.
“Do we really have to go to this stupid party?” Erica asked loud enough for her boyfriend to hear on the other side of the bathroom door. She was unable to keep the whine out of her voice.
Standing in front of the mirror in the bathroom of her boyfriend’s tiny apartment, Erica looked questioningly down at her Pirates of the Caribbean costume. She tugged on different sections of the outfit, trying to cover certain parts of her body without revealing others. Of course Michael would have picked out the sexiest version of the costume he could find. Realizing that all of his frat brothers would be ogling her just because of how much skin she was showing, she groaned.
Erica was supposed to be dressed as Elizabeth Swan, and surprisingly, she thought she pulled off the look. She didn’t think she would have worn anything like the outfit if Michael, her loving, doting, and sometime piggish boyfriend, hadn’t picked it out for her. Michael was supposed to be in the other room putting on his Captain Jack costume.
“He had better be wearing the costume,” she muttered to herself. “If I leave this bathroom and he hasn’t changed, I’m going to strangle him.” The dressing up for the party had been Michael’s idea not hers. She had suggested they stay home and veg that Halloween, but her words had fallen on deaf ears. Despite her annoyance with the costume, she had to admit, she looked good even if she felt like a fool.
The costumes had cost a pretty penny to rent, and she had protested getting them; even more so when he told her he wanted the two of them to wear them to the frat party where they would definitely get stained or ripped or something worse. They would end up having to pay even more money for them, which was a whole other reason she didn’t want to wear the thing.
“My house is throwing the party, I have to go,” Michael said from the other room. His tone showed his annoyance at having to have the conversation again. He loved her, she knew he did, and she could tell she was hurting him by not wanting to go, but she just didn’t think she could wear the outfit in public.
“But you don’t live with them,” she said, not at all helping her case. “I bet they won’t even notice we aren’t there.”
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#SundaySnippet & #8Sunday Excerpt from Saying Goodbye, a #paranormal #lovestory
Thank you, everyone, for stopping by my Snippet Sunday Writing Warriors’ #8Sunday blog hop post. Today I’m switching gears and will be sharing excerpts from my upcoming novella, Saying Goodbye. Right now, I’m looking at a October 15, 2015 release date. I don’t have a synopsis for the novel yet as it is still in editing, but in a nutshell it is a paranormal love story/love triangle about a ghost who is trying to find a way to stay on earth to be with the love of his life. In doing so, he introduces her to a man that she might start having feelings for.
The following snippet is the first eight lines or so of the novel. This snippet introduces the couple before Michael dies.
“Do we really have to go to this stupid party?” Erica asked loud enough for her boyfriend to hear on the other side of the bathroom door. She was unable to keep the whine out of her voice.
Standing in front of the mirror in the bathroom of her boyfriend’s tiny apartment, Erica looked questioningly down at her Pirates of the Caribbean costume. She tugged on different sections of the outfit, trying to cover certain parts of her body without revealing others. Of course Michael would have picked out the sexiest version of the costume he could find. Realizing that all of his frat brothers would be ogling her just because of how much skin she was showing, she groaned.
Erica was supposed to be dressed as Elizabeth Swan, and surprisingly, she thought she pulled off the look. She didn’t think she would have worn anything like the outfit if Michael, her loving, doting, and sometime piggish boyfriend, hadn’t picked it out for her. Michael was supposed to be in the other room putting on his Captain Jack costume.
Thank you for stopping by. If you want to read more excerpts from other authors or if you want to join in the fun, stop by both blogs and peruse their sights.
Before you go, I wanted to let all the audible subscribers know that my paranormal romance, Shifter, is available on audio as of July 31st.
Want to win an eCopy of Shifte? What about an eCopy of HIM? How about a $10 Amazon gift card or one of 66 other prices? If so, check out this rafflecopter. The grand prize is a Kindle Fire HD 6. http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2703c98f20/
What I've Read this Week 7-31-15
7-26-15 -- Latest read/audio book: Werewolf Society 3 Story Box Set - 3 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23493240-werewolf-society-3-story-box-set
7-26-15 -- Latest read/audio book: Lash - 3 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17306455-lash?from_search=true&search_version=service
7-27-15 -- Latest read/audio book: Sterling - 3 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12541491-sterling?ac=1
7-28-15 -- Latest read/audio book: Save My Soul - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18662306-save-my-soul?from_search=true&search_version=service
7-30-15 -- Latest read/audio book: Hell's Gift - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17268107-hell-s-gift
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#WIP IT UP WEDNESDAY #Excerpt from #Resistant, a #SciFi/Horror #Romance
Welcome back to WIP IT UP WEDNESDAY. If you are new to this hop or are just deciding that joining this hop would be a great idea, visit the WIP IT IP WEDNESDAY blog home page at: http://wipitupwednesday.blogspot.co.uk/ to read the sign-up instructions. Also on that page, you will find links to other wonderful authors and their WIP.
This is my twenty-sixth week on this blog hop. Resistant is still with my editor, we’re finalizing the novel, and No Sweat Graphics is still working on the cover. We had decided on one, but then my husband had a few suggestions, so the one attached to this post in what I got back last night. I’ve finished my last read-through of my novella, Saying Goodbye, which I’ll start sharing here next week. I have the cover for it already, but not a synopsis. I’ll try to have one for you guys next week. I’m also currently writing two paranormal romances. One is a full-length novel and the other is a novella. I’ll try to start sharing from those in a few months. They aren’t scheduled for release until next year.
I’m continuing this week with an excerpt from my current romance WIP, Resistant. This will be the last excerpt from this novel. I do promise to keep you guys posted on the novel’s release.
Resistant’s Synopsis:
Before they came, Sahara was an overweight high school teacher living alone in a small Alabama town. She saw her life as nothing more than endless days of teaching children Shakespeare and nights reading paranormal romances. She was happy with her life, as quiet and mundane as it was.
There were warning signs. The world knew something was coming, they just didn’t know when or how devastating it would be. Sahara reluctantly heeded this signs, believed what they foretold, but she wasn’t ready for how quickly it happened or how drastically it changed her life.
With the release of a single scream that broke the night, Sahara woke to find herself in the middle of the apocalypse. She stared out of her bedroom window and watched as her neighbors devoured one another. For a long time afterwards she hid, she rationed, she tried to maintain her sanity, never venturing out into the world of the walking dead, then one day a group of survivors barraged into her life and changed it once again. They dragged her into their new world and taught her to fight, to lead, and one of them may even teach her to love.
Will Sahara help those who are left find safety and stability in a world full of nightmares? Will Sahara chance opening her heart to someone, knowing that one of them may not live through the next second let alone the next year? Join Sahara and her people in this fight against creatures set out to devour them and the unknown threat that is controlling them to find out.
Everything is still moving in a timely manner, which means that I’m still looking for Resistant to go on sale at the end of September.
Anyway, on to the excerpt. I’m jumping a head a few paragraphs. This scene is takes place shortly after the last. They’ve decided that the group needs to check out the location of the radio broadcast, but only Sahara is going. Daniel is staying with the group. Things are about to change again for the couple, but to find out how, you’ll have to get the book when it goes on sale. I know, I’m mean. I hope you enjoy it. J
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We decided on a small group for the initial run. Me, Charles, Divya, and Carlos, the man who had the technical know-how to track the broadcast. Daniel wasn’t happy, and to be honest I really didn’t want to leave him, but we didn’t need a large convoy if it turned out that we were following a dead end and Daniel, being the de facto leader of our group, needed to stay with the group.
The morning we took off up Hwy 78 in search of the signal, Daniel woke me early to have a couple of rounds of sex…not that I minded.
“You’re acting as if I’m not coming back. We will only be gone a few days,” I said as he began round three.
“I know, but I want you thoroughly satiated before you leave.”
“What, do you think I’m going to cheat on you while I’m gone? You don’t trust me or think I have enough will-power to go without for a few days.”
“No, no, that’s not what I’m saying at all. I just want you to get your fill so you won’t miss me, that’s all.”
“Oh, okay. Are you sure it isn’t the other way around. I mean you’re the one who can’t keep your hands of me. I think you’ll be the one suffering while I’m gone.”
“I can’t keep my hands off you. You’re the one who snuck up to the roof last night three different times while I was on watch to suck my dick.”
“Hey, I only blew you twice. On my third trip, you fingered me. Besides, you didn’t protest. And you’re the one who keeps fucking me while we are supposed to be out on patrol.”
“I can’t help it. I can’t seem to go a moment without wanting you, without wanting to be in you. And it isn’t as if you aren’t more than ready for me every time. Woman, I swear you stay wet.”
“Only for you.”
“Good,” he growled and entered me.
We would have stayed that way all day if Charles hadn’t interrupted us twenty minutes later. “Guys, I hate to do this to you, but we’re leaving in fifteen. Sahara, if you’re going with us, then you’d better get a move on,” he called from the other side of our makeshift wall.
“All right, I’m coming,” I called back.
“Yes, you are,” Daniel said and a few seconds later I was.
Charles didn’t stick around to hear me though. At least I don’t think he did.
Daniel tried distracting me while I dressed, but I held strong and didn’t let his kisses and caresses make me late.
“I love you,” he said solemnly, as I got into the SUV next to Charles.
“I love you, too,” I said back, fighting tears. I don’t know why I was on the verge of crying. There was no doubt in my mind that I would return to him.
“Be safe,” he whispered and kissed me.
“I will,” I said instead of good-bye. I watched him out of my rearview mirror as we drove away.
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Before you go, I want to let you know that all of my novels are on sale for $.99 from now until July 31st, including Shifter, my only other romance novel. Peruse this website for more details.
Want to win an eCopy of Shifte? What about an eCopy of HIM? How about a $10 Amazon gift card or one of 66 other prices? If so, check out this rafflecopter. The grand prize is a Kindle Fire HD 6. http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2703c98f20/
#Excerpt from #Outcast, a #ParanormalRomance coming 2016
Good afternoon everyone, I just wanted to stop by and give you all a little update on what I'm working on right now. Outcast is moving along nicely. I didn't write anything Saturday, but I did work on Outcast and the untitled novella yesterday. I wrote another 1,000 words on Outcast today as well. You would think by this point I would have put my characters through enough, but I have a few more things planned for them before all is said and done. Here is a snippet from what I wrote today.
What I've Read this Week 7-24-15
7-18-15 -- I finished reading Dying to Remember last night. I'm loving this series. I gave it 5 stars. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16440866-dying-to-remember
7-19-15 -- I finished listening to Reverb this morning. I loved this book. I wasn't a fan of the point-of-view, but for the most part, the novels is intense and amazing. 4 Stars. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17283481-reverb
7-20-15 -- I finished His Secretary Undone this morning. I loved it and gave it 5 Stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23365873-his-secretary?ac=1
I finished listening to The Book of Blood and Shadow this morning. I thought is a pretty interesting novel. I give it 5 Stars. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11378763-the-book-of-blood-and-shadow?from_search=true&search_version=service
7-24-15 -- Latest read/audio book: The Waking Dark - 5 Stars https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17061489-the-waking-dark
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#WIP IT UP WEDNESDAY #Excerpt from Resistant, a sci/fi/horror romance, coming fall 2015
Welcome back to WIP IT UP WEDNESDAY. If you are new to this hop or are just deciding that joining this hop would be a great idea, visit the WIP IT IP WEDNESDAY blog home page at: http://wipitupwednesday.blogspot.co.uk/ to read the sign-up instructions. Also on that page, you will find links to other wonderful authors and their WIP.
This is my twenty-fifth week on this blog hop. Resistant is still with my editor, we’ve finalized the novel, and No Sweat Graphics is still working on the cover. We had decided on one, but then my husband had a few suggestions, so I’m waiting for that draft. I’m nearly finished with my last read-through of my novella, Saying Goodbye, which I’ll probably start sharing here next month. I have the cover for it already, but not a synopsis. I’m also currently writing two paranormal romances. One is a full-length novel and the other is a novella. I’ll try to start sharing from those in a few months. They aren’t scheduled for release until next year.
I’m continuing this week with an excerpt from my current romance WIP, Resistant.
Resistant’s Synopsis:
Before they came, Sahara was an overweight high school teacher living alone in a small Alabama town. She saw her life as nothing more than endless days of teaching children Shakespeare and nights reading paranormal romances. She was happy with her life, as quiet and mundane as it was.
There were warning signs. The world knew something was coming, they just didn’t know when or how devastating it would be. Sahara reluctantly heeded this signs, believed what they foretold, but she wasn’t ready for how quickly it happened or how drastically it changed her life.
With the release of a single scream that broke the night, Sahara woke to find herself in the middle of the apocalypse. She stared out of her bedroom window and watched as her neighbors devoured one another. For a long time afterwards she hid, she rationed, she tried to maintain her sanity, never venturing out into the world of the walking dead, then one day a group of survivors barraged into her life and changed it once again. They dragged her into their new world and taught her to fight, to lead, and one of them may even teach her to love.
Will Sahara help those who are left find safety and stability in a world full of nightmares? Will Sahara chance opening her heart to someone, knowing that one of them may not live through the next second let alone the next year? Join Sahara and her people in this fight against creatures set out to devour them and the unknown threat that is controlling them to find out.
Here is what we have for a cover as of right now. I'll share the new as soon as I have and only if I I change covers. :)
Everything is still moving in a timely manner, which means that I’m still looking for Resistant to go on sale at the end of September.
Anyway, on to the excerpt. This scene is a continuation from my last post. I hope you enjoy it.
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The zombie herd was dwindling to a few stragglers, and if we were going to pick up a broadcast, it would be then, and I was right. Just as the last of the zombies disappeared down the road, Daniel stumbled onto a station. The voice coming from the radio was female and though static broke most of her words, we got that she was broadcasting from Missouri and that she had news about the herds, about why they were going south, but so much of the broadcast was distorted that it was hard to make out. I thought I heard something about a bomb and war, but thought surely I was wrong. Daniel heard the same things I did, but also assumed that he hadn’t heard her correctly.
Half an hour later, we were heading back home. I fiddled with the radio, trying to pick up other broadcasts while we both ruminated on what we might have heard. When we got back to camp, what information we did pick up or thought we picked up from the woman was the focus of our discussion, which Daniel and I both preferred. We wanted our engagement to be ours for as long as possible. Eventually, someone would see the ring, would ask questions, but until then we enjoyed our secret.
No one had had an actual wedding in so long I couldn’t remember the last couple to get married. Most people simply moved in with one another, announced that they were married, and we accepted it. Daniel didn’t want this though, and I was glad he told me so the following afternoon after we had woken and made love again.
“I want us to have a wedding. I know it is ridiculous, but I want one. I want to see you dressed in a pretty dress. To see you walk down an isle toward me. I want to exchange vows that will link us together for eternity. I want to say ‘I do’ and kiss you in front of the entire camp,” he said softly, while stroking my back.
All of it sounded perfect, but a part of me was reluctant. I worried that the others might resent us for it. Besides, we didn’t have a priest, preacher, justice of the peace, or anyone else authorized to preform weddings. At least, not that I was aware. I relented, but asked him if we could wait awhile before doing it. I wanted to wait to see what was going on with the zombies. Wanted to go to Missouri and find the woman on the radio to see what she knew. What I didn’t tell him was that I wanted him to be sure he wanted to do this, and to be sure he loved me. What he was feeling for me might be a temporary thing. We hadn’t been together for very long, so he might change his mind once he got to know me. I didn’t voice any of that last bit, of course. He would have argued with me, denied that he could be settling or only feeling lustful because he had gone so long without.
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Before you go, I want to let you know that all of my novels are on sale for $.99 from now until July 31st, including Shifter, my only other romance novel. Peruse this website for more details.
Want to win an eCopy of Shifte? What about an eCopy of HIM? How about a $10 Amazon gift card or one of 66 other prices? If so, check out this rafflecopter. The grand prize is a Kindle Fire HD 6. http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2703c98f20/
#Excerpt of the day from #SayingGoodbye, a #paranormallovestory coming #October2015
Okay, I finished the audio version of Shifter and am now waiting on ACX to approve the file before it can go on sale. I started a new novella. I know, I know, I should be working on OUTCAST, and I promise that I will be working on it this week since I'm nearly finished with my latest read-through of Saying Goodbye. Speaking of, here is a snippet from the novella. #sayinggoodbye #jenniferreynolds #paranormallovestory #wip
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#SnippetSunday & #8Sunday #Excerpt from #HIM, a #suspense/thriller $.99
Thank you, everyone, for stopping by my twenty-sixth Weekend Writing Warriors’ #8Sunday and my sixteenth Snippet Sunday post. I’m sorry I haven’t been around for a while. I’ve had a crazy couple of months. I’m hoping that things will calm for a bit. I expect to be around until at least October when things will pick back up a bit with new releases and more events.
Today’s excerpt comes from chapter ten of my suspense/thriller, HIM. I’ll probably continue with HIM for a month or so, then I’ll switch to sharing from one or both of my upcoming releases.
In the following snippet Amy, Shane, and Avery are preparing to leave the island to get far away from her uncle, but there is just one problem…
“Amy. Amy, are you in there? Unlock the back door please. Hurry.”
My brain knew instantly to whom that voice belonged. I began to freak-out all over again at the panicked tone of the voice. As fast as I could, I spun around, ran to the backdoor in the kitchen, and jerked it open. Shane stood there bent over at the waist, hands on his knees, breathing hard. I grabbed him by the shirt and jerked him into the house, asking, “What the hell is going on?”
“It’s Avery. He’s missing,” he said in between gulps of air.
Thank you for stopping by. If you want to read more excerpts from other authors or to join in the fun, stop by both blogs and peruse their sights.
Want to win an eCopy of Shifte? What about an eCopy of HIM? How about a $10 Amazon gift card or one of 66 other prices? If so, check out this rafflecopter. The grand prize is a Kindle Fire HD 6. http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2703c98f20/
What I've Read this Week. 7-17-15
I finished listening to Twisted Friday night. I as not amused this novel. I give it three stars. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10479340-twisted
I finished reading Gentlemen Loves Curves Sunday. Loved! Loved! Loved! 5 Stars!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19286541-gentlemen-prefer-curves
I finished listening to Enchantment this morning. This novels doesn't start out great, but it grows on you. I give it 3 Stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11878534-enchantment?from_search=true&search_version=service
I finished listening to Dying to Forget Wednesday morning. I absolutely love this novel. I can't wait to start book 2.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15819010-dying-to-forget
I finished listening to I Hope You Find Me Thursday. I enjoyed it. The main character is a bit annoying, so I only gave the book 4 Stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15733233-i-hope-you-find-me?ac=1
WIP IT UP WEDNESDAY Excerpt from Resistant, a SciFi/Horror Romance
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Okay, for those who are following my blog, this post is going to be a repeat from last week, and I’m sorry, but I forgot to sign up for the WIP IT blog, so I’m assuming those wonderful ladies didn’t get to read it. I’ve been so busy and my oversight last week is a testament to that. I want to keep my posts in line with my story so that most people can follow it without much trouble.
This is my twenty-fifth week on this blog hop. I’m hoping that my life will settle down a bit until October. Resistant is back to my editor and long with the synopsis of the novel. No Sweat Graphics is working on the cover. I’m nearly finished with my last read-through of my novella, Saying Goodbye, which I’ll probably start sharing here next month. I have the cover for it already, but not a synopsis. I’m also currently writing two paranormal romances. One is a full length novel and the other is a novella. I’ll try to start sharing from those in a few months. They aren’t scheduled for release until next year.
I’m continuing this week with an excerpt from my current romance WIP, Resistant. Here is what I have for a synopsis so far. What do you guys think?
Before they came, Sahara was an overweight high school teacher living alone in a small Alabama town. She saw her life as nothing more than endless days of teaching children Shakespeare and nights reading paranormal romances. She was happy with her life, as quiet and mundane as it was.
There were warning signs. The world knew something was coming, they just didn’t know when or how devastating it would be. Sahara reluctantly heeded this signs, believed what they foretold, but she wasn’t ready for how quickly it happened or how drastically it changed her life.
With the release of a single scream that broke the night, Sahara woke to find herself in the middle of the apocalypse. She stared out of her bedroom window and watched as her neighbors devoured one another. For a long time afterwards she hid, she rationed, she tried to maintain her sanity, never venturing out into the world of the walking dead, then one day a group of survivors barraged into her life and changed it once again. They dragged her into their new world and taught her to fight, to lead, and one of they may even teach her to love.
Will Sahara help those who are left find safety and stability in world full of nightmares? Will Sahara chance opening her heart to someone, knowing that at any second one of them may not live through the next second let alone the next year? Join Sahara and her people in this fight against creatures set out to devour them and the unknown threat that is controlling them to find out.
Everything is still moving in a timely manner, which means that I’m still looking for Resistant to go on sale in August or September.
Anyway, on to the excerpt. This scene is a continuation from my last post. This one is a bit short because I want to build your anticipation to what is coming. I hope you enjoy it.
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Our lovemaking from there was slow and sensual, and I was coming in minutes, but he wasn’t which disappointed me greatly. He stopped moving once my orgasm past. I kept my eyes closed, fearing something bad was about to happen. Above me, he shifted slightly, fiddled with his jacket, then said my name.
Reluctantly I looked up at him.
“I love you. I know I have said it before, but I can’t stop telling you. I don’t want you to ever be unsure about it…ever.”
“Daniel, I…” was all I could get out. He raised his hand and between his fingers was a white gold band with four small diamonds set inside, not tiny, minuscule diamonds, but diamonds just big enough to make the ring look dainty, elegant, and perfect.
“I know we don’t have priests or preachers anymore. I know there is no one official who can legally preform the ceremony, but I still want you to marry me. Will you marry me?”
I began to cry, of course.
“Oh, baby, please don’t cry,” he said softly and kissed me gently. When I didn’t stop crying, though, he began to move inside me. Slowly at first, then faster and harder. My tears vanished instantly as my pleasure in what he was doing grew. Before I could come again, he stopped and said, “You didn’t answer me.”
I moaned in disappointment and tried to move under him, wanting the friction, needing to come one more time.
“Answer me, and I’ll give you what you want.”
I nodded my head.
He eased out to the point that the only thing that was in me was his head. “What was that?”
“Yes,” I began to say as he inched his way back inside me. I arched up so that he could go deeper, but his movements were more of a tease and not enough to send me over the edge.
“Say it again,” he said and pulled from me again.
“Yes,” I said, and he slammed into me. Over and over again he did this and each time he filled me I said yes until I was screaming out my second orgasm and he his first. As he shot into me, he smiled down at me in satisfaction. Minutes later, his penis went soft inside me, but he didn’t pull out. Instead, he leaned on one arm, held up the hand with the ring in it, and asked me to hold up my hand so he could put the ring on it.
I knew we needed to sit up, needed to get back on watch, but I wanted to stay that way forever, our bodies linked, our sweat mingling, him looking at me as if I were his world. As if sensing what I was feeling, he leaned down and kissed me passionately.
“I love you,” he said and pulled from me. With a handkerchief he pulled from his pocket, he cleaned me the best he could. Briefly, I wondered if the handkerchief had snot or something equally gross on it, but figured if it had, he wouldn’t be using it, then I wondered what a man his age was doing carrying around a handkerchief. The only people I knew that carried them were old men and men in suits, and I thought the ones in the suits were for show.
Sitting up, I looked out the window at the world around us and was shocked to see a herd of zombies ambling by not five feet from us. We had to have been making noise, rocking the truck, but they didn’t seem to have noticed us. Whatever had them entranced had a tight hold on them.
“That is so creepy,” I said, pulling on my panties and pants.
“What, seeing dead people move so roboticly or us having sex while they pass us by?”
“Both I guess. Not that the sex wasn’t good or that I regret your question.” I looked down lovingly at my ring.
He chuckled and buckled his pants, then turned his attention to the radio.
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Susanne Leist graduated with an M.B.A. in Finance. Wherever life has led her, through the hectic commodities' markets or the number-crunching field of budgeting, she's continued to read and daydream. Unbeknownst to her, she had been pursuing her dream all along, her dream of putting her words down on paper for everyone to enjoy. She lives on Long Island with her husband, two daughters, and Maltese.
Her first book, The Dead Game, is a paranormal thriller with humans, vampires, and vampire derivatives. Her goal has been to write a book different than the usual vampire story or murder mystery. She wanted a murder mystery with victims, clues, and suspects. She created that and much more. The book has revolving rooms, traps, falling cages, and anything her active imagination could create. The Dead Game is a fun ride into the realms of the supernatural.
The Dead Game is availbe in eBook for $.99 and paperback for $14.95 at Amazon.
