She had left town shortly after and hadn’t been home since. Sure, Dante had spent years trying to convince her to return home, accept his apology and all would be right. Nothing was ever that easy. Francy had let someone else enter the equation but wasn’t sure exactly why. She had felt compelled, as though a greater force was driving her, pushing her to accept another and move on.
“I can’t believe he left the wall like that.”
“And I,” a deep familiar voice said from behind her, “can’t believe you’re finally here. Come sei bella—how beautiful you are.” The very sound moved over her, caressing her body in places it shouldn’t be able to touch.
“Dante.” Turning, she found him leaning against the entranceway. His onyx-colored hair came to his chin, framing his rectangular face perfectly. It swept out a bit, always looking as though it was windblown. Though he looked to be in his mid to late twenties, he was much older than that, almost two hundred years to be exact. Their age difference had bothered him once. He swore each time they spoke on the phone that it was no longer a concern but with Dante she wasn’t certain.
He is gorgeous.
Dante’s dimpled chin and full lips had always been a source of fascination for her. Countless nights she’d lain in the cottage just beyond the edge of his property line with her hand buried between her legs, tweaking her clit to images of him.
Stop thinking about him that way. You have someone else in your life now.
He shifted slightly, causing the unbuttoned thin white cotton shirt he had on to move to one side. The sight of his steely, tawny chest and torso left her channel moist and her breathing ragged. The bulge in his khaki-colored, just past knee-length, cotton drawstring shorts only served to make her moan softly. It didn’t matter how many years she put between face-to-face visits, the man still made her body burn. If only he felt the same way.
No. It’s better he doesn’t. You’re with another man. Remember that.
END EXCERPT
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Lilith Enraptured (Divinity Warriors 1)
By Michelle M. Pillow
Alternate Reality Romance
Sorin of Firewall lives in a land forever at war. In fact, the Starian men are so busy fighting, their marriage ceremony has been reduced to a “will of the gods” event where they simply pick a woman out of a lineup and claim her as a wife. With women becoming scarce, it’s necessary to trade the offworld Divinity Corporation for brides. Duty-bound to attend the ceremony, he has no intention of picking a bride, let alone one from another dimension. Duty-bound to attend the ceremony, he has no intention of picking a bride, let alone one from another dimension. That is, until he sees Lilith, the bewitching woman sent by the gods to reward—or punish?—him.
Lilith, a data analyst for Divinity, is betrayed by the Corporation and wakes up in a primitive, uncharted dimension filled with warriors who only know war and duty. But her initial fears of becoming a sex slave to a big beefy knight become all too real when a warrior of god-like proportions claims she’s his new woman. As Lilith discovers, there are worse fates than being the focus of Sorin’s skillful and earthy seduction.
Rating: Contains graphic sexual content, adult language, and violence
Read more about the Michelle M. Pillow at www.MichellePillow.com
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Silk Road by T.J. Michaels
The first in a new series, June 2012
The first Descendant in millennia with the power to use an ancient artifact is being hunted. By the good, the bad...and the worst.
Jayla Protegenu learned as a child to call her protectors to keep at bay the things that prowled the night. Now, as a woman grown, she never expected one of those protectors would be a Fallen angel - Larien. His job: to help Jayla find the mythical and mystical Seal of Solomon.
Even among those who created the very meaning of good and evil, nothing is black and white. Neither friends nor enemies are what they appear. The only one Jayla can be sure of is Larien. He was sent by the Messenger and archangel, Gabriel, himself. Larien is a man who has no interest in redemption. But like everyone else, he definitely wants Jayla. But to what end?
For more on this urban fantasy romance, visit www.tjmichaels.com
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Books by Mandy M Roth Checklist
Paranormal
Daughter of Darkness Trilogy
Daughter of Darkness
The Enchantress
Bella Mia
The Valkyrie Trilogy
Valkyrie
Valhalla: The Valkyrie Beginnings
The Voyagers
Birds of Prey Series
King of Prey
A View to a Kill
Master of the Hunt
Rise of the King
Prince of Flight
Sacred Places Series
Sacred Places
Goddess of the Grove
Winter Solstice
Immortal Ops Series
Immortal Ops
Critical Intelligence
Radar Deception
Strategic Vulnerability
Separation Zone
Lion Shifter Series for Spice Brief
Sin’s Pride
Dex’s Claim
The Zodiac Series
Pisces Phenomenon
Somber Resplendence
Pleasure Cruise Series
Pleasure Cruise
Date with Destiny
Pleasure Island
Wicked Lucidity
Loup Garou
Eternal Seduction
The Guardians
Warriors of Darkness
Demonic Desires
Solo Tu
Secrets We Keep
Trust in the Season
Ambient Light
Gypsy Nights
Going the Distance
Mating Behavior
Last Call
Pike’s Peak
Adam's Angel
The King’s Choice
The Advisor’s Apprentice
Tipping the Scales
Blaze of Glory
Futuristic/ Sci-Fi Paranormal
Project Exorcism
Paranormal Payload
Force of Attraction
Point of No Return
Cyber Sex
Prepared to Please
Denial of Service
Droid Wars
Performance Criteria
Magnetic Attraction
Red Light Specialists
Contemporaries
Executive Decision
Simmering Seductions
Anthologies
Ghost Cats Series
Best Intentions
Dance of Souls
Book III (Title TBD)
Talons: King of Prey
Stop Dragon My Heart Around
Sex on Holiday
Black Lace Quickies 5
Ellora’s Cavemen: Legendary Tails IV
Magical Seduction
For a complete, up-to-date list, visit www.MandyRoth.com
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
About the Author, Mandy M. Roth
Chapter One Excerpt
Chapter One Excerpt
Mating Behavior Page 8