by Lynda Aicher
Goose bumps, check. Body aching for a touch, check. He kissed the hollow of her throat, and she was lost.
No-sex sex was awesome. This? This she could totally do.
She grabbed her T-shirt and stripped it off, pleased to see his eyes widen.
“Sweet mercy, woman.”
Being small enough to go braless had its moments. “You too. I promise not to scratch your injury.”
“I like nails. Don’t worry about it.” He tore off his shirt, and a second later she was crushed against that oh-so-warm and furry chest. Fingers irresistibly drawn to stroke and weave through the thick tangle.
Then their lips were back together, giving her time to explore his mouth with her tongue. To trace his teeth, to nibble on his lips.
She clutched his forearms to make sure she stayed away from the cuts on his back. He grabbed her hips and tugged her in tighter, her open legs making her ride along the thick seam of his jeans. The thick ridge of him under that seam.
He lifted her as if she weighed nothing and licked his way to her nipple.
Shelley arched against his mouth. “Yes. Perfect.”
Stone of Ascension
Lynda Aicher
When light and dark collide, the sparks of destiny ignite.
Energen, Book 2
Amber Morningstar ventures to New York City to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Dragon, but the night ends in devastation, leaving her the unwilling owner of a mysterious stone. Now, much as she’d like to forget that night ever happened, there’s no going back to her quiet life.
Her mystical heritage has put her on a collision course with a new reality: shape-shifting dragons, energy-wielding Races, and a sexy protector who seems to think she possesses untapped abilities.
Exiled among the humans for a crime he didn’t commit, Damianos Aeros has waited a thousand years for his chance to return to his people. Amber is that chance. She is the Marked One, his one opportunity for redemption—if he can find it within himself to sacrifice the woman whose beauty he has resisted for three long years.
As the battle over Earth’s energy intensifies, Amber and Damian struggle to resist the power drawing them together. The flashpoint of desire casts a glaring light on the critical choice. Trust the energy—and each other—or let the world plummet into ruin.
Warning: Contains energy-wielding Races, shape-shifting dragons, an ultra-hot Chosen One and a young woman who doesn’t realize she’s been Marked to determine the fate of the world.
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Stone of Ascension
Copyright © 2012 by Lynda Aicher
ISBN: 978-1-60928-876-1
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