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MEN OF THE SEA Party! (week two)

25 Tuesday Oct 2011

Posted by elizaknight in Contest, Historical Romance, Men of the Sea

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contest, Her Captain Dares All, Her Captain Returns, Her Captain Surrenders, Men of the Sea, prizes

 

Last week we talked about first kisses… This week we’re talking about sexually charged, tension-filled conflict scenes… And more prizes!

(Winner of last week announced here.)

 

 

This week’s prizes:

  • 1 .pdf copy of Men of the Sea
  • $10 Starbucks giftcard (delivered in email)
  • Entry into the grand prize (shh… the grand prize is a secret… Grand prize will be announced on November 22nd)

What do I mean by sexual charged, tension filled conflict scenes? I mean those scenes where the characters are so filled with desire and anger. The tension can be cut with a knife and the sensuality makes you sweat…  Here are a few clips from my Captain stories. But only a taste, to read the rest of the scenes you’ll just have to win or buy the book! *evil laugh* So, don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered in this week’s giveaway and the grand prize!

Her Captain Returns

This was Ryder, her Ryder. The man she had been waiting nearly a decade for.

Here he was.

But he had changed so much. He looked like a man rather than the youth she’d married. And she wasn’t the same warm naïve girl. Waiting up nights for eight years had done that to her. Wondering if she were widowed had hardened her heart.

No matter how embittered her heart, her body couldn’t stop its reaction to his taut form against her. His arms were bulging with muscle, and heat radiated from him. Ryder emanated pure raw maleness.

She slid her hands up the length of his arms, marveling at the feel of such brazen strength. Corinne leaned in a little further inhaling his scent.

Salty, crisp, sensual.

Her body was doing things her mind screamed against. Corinne needed to regain control.

Did she want to slap away his hands or pull him to her for a kiss?

No! Neither!

She couldn’t just let this selfish fool slide between her legs. Corinne’s lips pressed together into a thin line.

Ryder slowly put her back on her feet but kept his hold on her. His hands rested on her hips, and massaged her ever so gently. The heat from his fingertips was so intense. Corinne swore he burned holes into the fabric of her gown. She bit the inside of her cheek, resisting the urge to moan at his touch. He slid his fingers up the length of her arms. Softly he caressed her neck, and then lifted her chin.

She turned up to gaze at him, to assess his features, what he was feeling. It was a mistake.

Her Captain Surrenders

“Juliette.” The silky smooth voice of Nathaniel washed over her like a sensual caress, sending her body into overdrive. Desperately she shoved the fevered feelings aside.

She stopped dead in her tracks, quickly swiping angrily at her tears and refused to turn around.

“Look at me.” His demand was soft, his voice filled with guilt. “Please.”

She slowly turned to face him, but refused to raise her gaze to his. She would be damned if she would let him look into her crushed features. He’d already caused her enough pain, she wasn’t about to let him know it.

A strong finger lifted her chin, and Juliette melted. Her body betrayed her as his rough fingertip on her sensitive skin made her tingle, her nipples grew taut, and a wave of longing wracked her form.

She chewed on her lower lip, willing her body to quit playing games with her. She was angry at him, and would not be jumping into bed with him any time soon, if ever.

Finally having the nerve to look up, she met his gaze.

“I didn’t know you’d be here this evening.” His face registered regret.

“Of course not, you’ve been doing your best to avoid me.” She glared at him, pressing her lips tightly together.

Nathaniel sighed, his hand dropping to his side. “I’m sorry, Juliette.”

“Is that all you can say?” she hissed. “You desert me after we share a most intimate moment, and then cast me aside when I beg an audience? I should have known better than to become acquainted with a man like you.”

His gaze burned into hers, his jaw muscle working at an erratic pace.

“I’d say it was the other way around. I watched you leave with that dolt, Anglesey.”

Did he really think so lowly of her? Anger seized her, and she took a step forward, poking him in the chest.

“That dolt, as you call him, was kind enough to offer me a ride home, when he saw you leave.”

“Ah, yes, a ride home, and then perhaps a ride in the bedroom,” Nathaniel growled.

Her Captain Dares All

He was startled to see fear in their depths, mingled with untapped passion.

“What’s the matter?” he whispered.

She licked her lips and pulled away from him. “This is wrong, Captain Williams. If we were to be seen—”

She didn’t finish her sentence, and he didn’t need her to. The formal use of his name and the determined set of her mouth said it all. Her reputation was everything to her and he was fully aware of that. The lady was afraid their passion would ruin her future.

Everything came rushing back to him at once. He swore under his breath and turned from her, raking a hand through his hair. How had he let this happen? The teasing of the game, watching her chew her lips as she thought, and then her face full with triumph when she won, had been his undoing. Her passionate nature and fiery spirit had once again unarmed him.

“You’re right,” he growled and stalked to the door. “I won’t let it happen again.”

Welcome Back Party – MEN OF THE SEA (Regency romance novella series)

18 Tuesday Oct 2011

Posted by elizaknight in Contest, Men of the Sea

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contest, Her Captain Dares All, Her Captain Returns, Her Captain Surrenders, Men of the Sea, prizes

Welcome to my Welcome Back Party for my Men of the Sea series, now all three, Her Captain Returns, Her Captain Surrenders, Her Captain Dares All, available in one ebook. (Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Smashwords.)

There can’t be a party without goodies and prizes!  For the next four weeks, every Tuesday  (10/18; 10/25; 11/1; 11/8) will be Captain’s Day, chances to win prizes and excerpts from the novellas. Prize winners will be announced each week on Tuesday–so this week’s winner will be announced next week. To enter, simply leave a comment. (Only one winner per week.)

This week is all about first kisses… I’m going to post below the first kiss from each novella.  Enjoy!

Her Captain Returns

“I shall pleasure you, my Captain, for just this one night,” she said with what she hoped was a come hither look.

Corinne faltered a bit from the shocked look on Captain Montgomery’s face, but it quickly changed to one of smoldering desire.

His hand holding hers jerked her towards him, crushing her body to his.

“Ryder. Call me Ryder.” His voice was gruff, filled with hunger for her.

“Ryder,” she breathed.

His lips descended on hers, caressing softly at first and then more firmly. They were warm, and this, her first kiss, was more than she’d ever dreamed of. He placed her hands on his hips, and slid his own up the length of her arms. Chills followed in his fingertips wake and her body shuddered. Boldly she moved her hands over his hips and up his back, massaging the muscles that flexed beneath his waistcoat. It felt so good to touch him. To let her pent up desire out. She would make him stop before they became too heated…

Corinne leaned up on tiptoe, pressing into him further. His scent was intoxicatingly male, and she breathed him in as she pressed her lips to his. She had the urge to taste him and let her tongue slip out apprehensively against his lower lip. Ryder growled low in his throat. Proud of herself for pleasing him, she parted her lips. His tongue thrust in possessively, probing, partaking in what she offered.

Corinne eagerly tasted him back. Her tongue slid over his teeth, his lips, dueling with his. In all her fantasies, she hadn’t imagined such an act. It was absolutely thrilling.

His hands moved from her arms, one gripping her around the whole of her lower back, and the other teasing her ribs and slowly moving upward.

A sigh escaped her lips, and she instinctively arched her back. She would only let him have one touch. Just a taste of what was to come on their wedding night.

Her Captain Surrenders

Nathaniel glanced at Lady Blackburn. Her head was thrown back and she was looking up at the unusually black sky, glittering with stars. Normally the grey hue of smog covered most of their view of the night sky. His eyes were drawn back to the length of her throat, perfectly exposed. A slight pulse could be seen just below the creamy pink of her ear.

Without hesitation, he leaned in and let his lips brush against the slightly throbbing skin. The silky flesh of her neck pulsed beneath his lips.

Bump…bump…bump…

A soft moan escaped her, and she tilted her head to the sideto give him better access.

He slid his mouth up to the petite pink lobe above her quickening pulse and gently teased the skin with his teeth. Lady Blackburn’s breath grazed sweetly on his cheek as she sighed. Her response aroused the hell out of him, and Nathaniel felt for sure he’d no longer be able to controlhimself. He’d already gone too far. Kissing her was not part of the plan.

He slid his hands down the length of her arms, peeling the gloves away as he did, wanting to feel the softness of her skin, feel her fingertips on his.

“Captain,” she breathed as he nuzzled his way down to the sensitive spot between her neck and shoulder.

“Nathaniel,” he corrected, teasing her skin with the tip of his tongue. He was being carried away by the moment and the sexy woman in his arms. His thoughts were no longer on his investigation or her brother, but were consumed by Lady Blackburn.

Her pulse against his lips beat as fast as his own. He slipped her gloves into his jacket pockets, and then gripped her hands in his, letting his fingers entwine with hers. They were so much smaller, softer, and delicate, her fingers slender. What would those feminine digits feel like sliding up and down his torso? He wanted her more at that moment than any other female in his life.

“Nathaniel,” she whispered.

Her Captain Dares All

Jeremy meant to only tease her, but the way her eyes reflected his own hunger was his undoing. Her eyes fluttered closed in submission and he could no longer hold back. Snaking his arms around her waist, he hauled Lady Tessa against him and savored the feel of her luscious curves molding with his.

God forgive him, he was going to kiss her.

He touched his lips to hers. They were soft and plush just as he’d thought. He lingered for a moment, then slightly increased the pressure. Lady Tessa melted against him, her arms came up to wrap around his neck, her fingers entwined in his hair. The feel of her delicate digits caressing him sent flutters of exquisite need firing through his body.

Blast! He hadn’t expected such a simple kiss to feel so damned erotic. Her womanly scent enveloped him, and he was lost. He slanted his head to the side, and slid his
tongue along the crease of her lips. She gasped and shivered, her fingers tightening on his hair.

Jeremy let out a low growl, pulling her harder against him. She parted her lips slightly, offering him her mouth for the taking, and take it he did. He thrust inside to plunder the velvety wetness. She tasted delicious. Fruit and spice.

A whimper escaped her as she caressed his tongue with her own. He ran his hands up and down her back and then moved to tease her waist and ribs. She shuddered against him. Her natural response only increased his desire. His blood pulsed hot in his veins, and his body was rock hard. He should stop now before he couldn’t. The way she responded to him was beyond compare.

“Oh, Captain,” she murmured against his lips.

That is all we have for first kisses today… Do you remember your first kiss? Leave a comment to win–comments will be accepted until Monday night for prizes!

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This week’s prizes:

  • 1 .pdf copy of Men of the Sea
  • $10 Amazon giftcard (delivered in email)
  • Entry into the grand prize (shh… the grand prize is a secret… Grand prize will be announced on November 22nd)

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