{"id":1466,"date":"2009-12-03T00:01:26","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T05:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2009-12-03T00:01:26","modified_gmt":"2009-12-03T05:01:26","slug":"hook-me-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/03\/hook-me-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Hook me!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I have an extra special reason to want to hook you. In case you didn&#8217;t notice, I put my debut, <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Sinful Surrender <\/strong><\/span>up on the hooking block. How did this come about? I had only one excerpt scheduled for today and I needed at least one more. Who else could I ask but myself, right? Well I did and I said yes, so I&#8217;ll be joining Angela in trying to hook you into buying our books (you can pre-order mine \ud83d\ude42 ).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelajohnsonauthor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-440\" title=\"vowofseduction_blog\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/vowofseduction_blog.jpg?resize=200%2C323\" alt=\"vowofseduction_blog\" width=\"200\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #fef0d8; padding: 10px;\"><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Vow of Seduction<\/span> <\/strong>~ <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelajohnsonauthor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angela Johnson<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Release Date: October 1, 2009 ~ Kensington<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><strong>Westminster Palace<br \/>\nEngland 1276<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Kat surged up off her back to a sitting position, gasping for air and blinking water from her eyes.\u00a0 Aye, water, not a tear, never a tear would she shed for her despicable husband.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u201cJenny, hand me my soap.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">A short pause, then Jenny replied, \u201c`Tis on the stool beside ye, milady.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u201cAye, of course, I knew that,\u201d Kat muttered under her breath.\u00a0 All afternoon she had drifted on an invisible current, treading murky water, too afraid to delve below the surface to the inherent danger hidden beneath, just waiting to suck her under and drown her in misery.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u201cWhat shall ye be wearing to dinner, milady?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u201cI care not.\u00a0 Any old tunic will do.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Silence greeted her.\u00a0 Then Jenny poked her head around the screen, her red braids bright in the fire glow.\u00a0 \u201cYe do not want to look your best this eve and show up that wicked woman?\u00a0 I thought ye had more pride than that.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Kat grunted at the well-aimed volley.\u00a0 She lifted her leg out of the water and propped her foot on the tub\u2019s edge.\u00a0 Not immediately answering, she glared at the delicate arch of her long narrow foot.\u00a0 She wanted to plant it up\u2014.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u201cYou may lay out my garnet tunic.\u00a0 Oh . . . and the garnet brooch and my jeweled rings.\u00a0 There, does that please you?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Jenny chuckled, her green eyes mischievous.\u00a0 \u201cAye, if you are pleased, I am pleased.\u201d\u00a0 Then Jenny marched into the adjacent bedchamber and began rummaging through Kat\u2019s chest.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Kat grumbled under her breath.\u00a0 Although she hated Alex for humiliating her, for making her believe even for a short while that he might care for her, she would not let that witch get the better of her.\u00a0 She was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span> taking care with her dress to impress the lying bastard to whom she was shackled, for the nonce.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Lathering her cloth, she caught a subtle whiff of her jasmine, amber and musk scented-soap.\u00a0 She skimmed the cloth down her leg and then proceeded to do the same with the other one.\u00a0 She finished the rest of her ablutions as quickly as possible, except for her back.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u201cJenny, will you scrub my back?\u201d she hollered.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Heat caressed her ear as a familiar, corded bronze hand plucked the soap from her hand.\u00a0 \u201cHere, allow me.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Kat yelped and spun around.\u00a0 It was a mistake, for Alex was kneeling behind her.\u00a0 Their lips brushed\u2014shivery heat raced down her neck and she jerked back in surprise.\u00a0 Alex dropped his gaze.\u00a0 A carnal smile curved his lips and his eyes glittered with desire.\u00a0 She looked down, too, and saw that her nipples, hard as pebbles, jutted above the water lapping at her breasts.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Kat turned around and plunged forward, pressing her chest to her knees.\u00a0 Water splashed over the sides.\u00a0 Unfortunately her back was exposed now.\u00a0 \u201cHow dare you intrude on my bath?\u00a0 You have no right.\u00a0 I want you out of here, now!\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Alex chuckled without humor.\u00a0 \u201cI, no more than you, heed well commands.\u00a0 What a grand couple we shall make.\u00a0 What marvelous children we shall conceive and bring forth into this world.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">~*~*~<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 10px;\"><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beverleykendall.com\/sinsur.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1469\" title=\"sinfulsurrender240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/sinfulsurrender240.jpg?resize=204%2C335\" alt=\"sinfulsurrender240\" width=\"204\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a>Sinful Surrender<\/span> <\/span><\/strong>~ <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beverleykendall.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beverley Kendall<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Release Date: January 5, 2010 ~ Kensington<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">James climbed the stairs to his chamber in the early hours of the morning after the last of the guests had clambered into their cold carriages spent and weary. He saw no sign of Missy. The relief that washed over him was both humbling and maddening.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">The kiss had had him tied up in knots for the remainder of the evening. It was bad enough he had given in to her juvenile game, not only had he failed, but he\u2019d relived those heated moments repeatedly in his mind while watching as she became the success equivalent of Wellington at Waterloo. To Armstrong\u2019s satisfaction, Granville had led the way as gentlemen of every age and rank had vied for a dance, conversation, whatever little attention she had deigned fit to scatter their way. The whole thing had been quite discomfiting to watch. Painful, even. Disturbing.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">He lit the candle by the bed once he entered the darkened chamber. The dim lighting was all he required. Quickly he began divesting himself of his formal attire: jacket, waistcoat, and shirt were tossed wearily over a newly upholstered brocade chair. Despite the fire still burning on the grate, the air in the chamber held the distinct chill of winter\u2019s indifference. As he reached to release the clasp of his trousers, an acute awareness prickled the fine hairs on the nape of his neck. The sensation of being watched was tangible. His head snapped and he scoured the dimly lit room.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Then he saw her standing ever so still and quiet in the shadowed corner.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">He watched in dazed bewilderment as she stepped forward, her chestnut mane streaming loose and unpinned to the middle of her back. James swallowed. She could have been an angel dressed in the flimsy white nightdress, but he knew better. To him, she was a temptress in disguise.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">His desire rose swiftly and violently, clamoring inside him like a volcano on the verge of eruption. Despite the coolness of the air, he was suddenly hot, his nerves protesting the unforgiving confines of his skin.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u201cGet out,\u201d he said, his voice deceptively soft, deceptively low. The air around him had grown so dense he could cleave it with a knife.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Instead of heeding his demand, Missy took several steps forward. The glow from the solitary tallow candle suffused her in a warm light. James swallowed again, his breathing an audible rasp in the quiet of the night.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u201cI know you felt something when you kissed me tonight,\u201d she said softly.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">James nearly groaned aloud, convinced his worst enemy had sent her to test him, torture him.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u201cYes, and I believe you felt it too,\u201d he replied, his voice harsh.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">She displayed no shock or surprise at his crude reference to just how hard he\u2019d been pressed up against her down in the study. In fact her eyes, appearing more gray than blue at present, grew smoky, her lids weighed down by desire. Her gaze dropped to his chest and then to the unmistakable distention in the front of his trousers.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">James had nowhere to go. He stood exposed and trapped, caged like a hungry lion with a voracious appetite who\u2019d just come upon his next meal.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u201cYou\u2019re very beautiful and I\u2019m a normal male. It\u2019s lust, plain and simple. Don\u2019t make more of it than that. As I\u2019ve told you before, any desirable female would elicit the same response.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Again, she said nothing but took another step forward, the light now illuminating the full glorious length of her slim figure, her nipples jutting out impudently from the soft cloth of her nightdress.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">He throbbed. 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