by Mia West
Laine accepted Magda’s apology graciously. Then, with another glance at Evan, leaned over and whispered into the older woman’s ear. Magda pulled back and looked at Laine closely. She nodded. When Laine stepped around her to cross to Evan, Magda watched her go with a huge smile on her face.
“I’m taking the day off,” he told her, holding the front door open for Laine.
Magda nodded furiously. “Yes, yes!” She shooed him with her hands. “Go!” Then, “Suerte, Evan.”
The door closed, and he stood on the front walk.
“‘Suerte’?” Laine asked.
“She wished me luck,” he said and took her hand.
Risa rounded the corner then, and catching sight of them, completely failed to keep a grin off her face. “Good morn-ing,” she sing-songed and gave Evan a wink as she passed.
He looked over to find Laine also failing to bite back a smile. “They’re going to be insufferable now.”
“They care for you,” she said. “They just want you to be happy.”
He pulled her into him and nibbled her earlobe. “Mission accomplished,” he said.
She laughed softly and kissed him. “So where to, Ohio?”
He studied the street leading into the city, the cathedral spires soaring over the rooftops, and the water beyond them. He should have been nervous, but the thought of walking into the city with her didn’t fill him with dread. It filled him with hope. It felt like adventure.
And it just felt right.
“Wherever you want, Iowa.”
She squeezed his hand. “Let’s see where the day takes us, yeah?”
“Yeah.”
And with another kiss to fortify him, they stepped into the day.
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Confined
Stranded #2
Coming September 2014
The one thing that got Megan through rehab after an accident shattered her leg was the New Zealand backpacking trip she promised herself. Now that she’s finally here, however, something is missing. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her to shelter in a tiny shepherd’s hut in the mountains, Meg knows that that “something” is not the beautiful jerk who just beat her to the hut’s only bunk.
Reeling from his mother’s death and overwhelmed by expectations that he’ll take over her business, Nick lets friends talk him into a tour of the South Pacific. When their idea of a perfect vacation turns out to be drunk nights and bleary mornings, with forgettable hookups in between, Nick escapes to a quiet place where he can handle the grief his own way. And it might have worked if a freak storm hadn’t brought with it a prickly know-it-all who hated him on sight.
An erotic novella (approx. 25,000 words) featuring a woman who depends on no one but herself, a man who isn’t ready to get close to anyone, and a blizzard that will change everything.
Confined will be available in September 2014.
Thrust
Into the Fire #1
Coming August 2014
When the western Roman Empire collapses into chaos, career soldier Marcus does the only thing that makes sense: he returns to the home of his foster father, a blacksmith who raised him on the northern frontier. But twenty years have passed, and the massive brute claiming the smith’s forge knocks Marc unconscious with a hammer blow.
Since the nearby garrison disbanded, Wolfram has defended his former master’s home and smithy against the marauding bandits thriving in the vacuum left by the legions’ retreat. When he fails to kill the latest intruder, Wolf drags the ragged man into his house, honor-bound to nurse him back to health.
As Marc heals at Wolf’s hands, the two men discover a slow-burn attraction drawing them together. The unexpected revelation that they once were boyhood rivals stokes the fire between them to a weapon-melting inferno.
An erotic novella (approx. 25,000 words) featuring a M/M collision that makes the Sack of Rome look like a tea party.
Thrust will be available in August 2014.
Also by Mia
Stranded Series
Captivated (#1)
Confined (#2)
Compelled (#3)
Into the Fire Series
Thrust (#1)
Strike (#2)
Forge (#3)
Tell Me When Series
Initiation (#1)
Illumination (#2)
Incineration (#3)
Inquisition (#4)
Imperfection (#5)
Invasion (#6)
Inception (#7)
About Mia
Mia West scorches her readers with smart erotica and erotic romance. She’s a total nerd for history, languages, and damaged heroes. When not writing, Mia’s reading. Her must-read, can’t-put-down, preorder-without-thinking authors include Cara McKenna, Kylie Scott, Meredith Duran, Sherry Thomas, and Cecilia Grant.
Find out more at miawest.com.