Excerpt form Alresco Loving

Here's an exclusive excerpt of "Welcome Spring" available in the Alfresco Loving collection from Xcite.

What he saw took his breath away.

A curvaceous woman with long flowing auburn hair was stripping off her clothing.

Was she going for a swim? he wondered. It was awfully cold still to go in the water. The temperature had only crept over 60 degrees a few times; the water would still be like ice. No way, she couldn't be going in the river. What was she doing?

He crept up behind a large tree and continued to watch her. His curiosity and his libido were both piqued.

She was stunning. In addition to her long auburn hair that lit up like glowing fire when the sun touched it, she had perfect ivory skin. Not pale and pasty, no ivory. Smooth like cream with a touch of gold. And now that smooth creamy skin was completely bare for Tom to enjoy as the gorgeous and crazy stranger stripped off her panties and socks and placed them in a neat pile with the rest of her clothes.

She stood on a deep purple blanket among a circle of things he couldn't make out. A small boom box sat at the edge of the blanket playing some new age type music all smooth and psychedelic with something that sounded like wind chimes. Surprisingly very peaceful. He felt chilled until he looked at her again and felt something altogether different. He watched as she grabbed a bowl of something and started walking in a circle, pouring it on the ground outside of where the blanket lay. Sugar or maybe salt, yeah it looked like she was pouring a bowl of salt in a circle around the blanket.

Ardwinna knew he was there, she could feel his eyes following her every move and it felt good to be watched … by someone other than the birds.

She cast her circle with the sea salt, starting at the north and walking clockwise until she closed the circle and felt the familiar snap of energy. She then lit her candles and called her corners, then prepared to perform her ritual.

She pulled out her oil and her special wand, knowing the man was really going to enjoy the show. His energy would add to her own and make the ritual more potent. Normally the only audience she ever had was a few birds and maybe a deer or two. This was going to be fun, she thought with a smile, careful not to look his way.

What was this beautiful creature doing? Tom wondered. She walked around in a circle, lit candles, played strange music and was now chanting some strange language he had never heard before … all while naked in the middle of the forest. Was he dreaming? Did he fall and bump his head? Was this a strange new fantasy? He pinched himself and almost swore out loud. Damn, that hurt. Nope, definitely not dreaming.

Excerpt from Spirit Lovers 2

Here's an exclusive excerpt of "Halloween Surprise" from Spirit Lovers 2

"There are lots of men in here,‟ Alcina whispered into Estra's ear. "How do we choose the right one?'

"Let's get something to eat and try to decide which man we want," Estra whispered to Alcina.

A tall older man walked up to them, "Nice costumes, ladies. The party is in the back room. There is a buffet and plenty to drink. Why don't you two beautiful women join us for the evening? Follow me."

They followed the older man to the back room where hard pumping music blared and bodies pressed together on the dance floor. They went over to the buffet table and hurriedly filled plates full of food. After they found an empty table to sit at, they gobbled up the food and surveyed the room. It didn't take long for their bellies to be full which then put their other needs on the front burner.

Michael followed them to the back room where he found an empty table in the corner and watched them as they inhaled the scents of food and settled down to survey the crowd.

After a few minutes Alcina's gaze landed on a gorgeous male specimen, Michael. Dark curly hair, softly tanned skin, he was perfect. He wore tight riding breeches that showed off a very large bulge in the front and long muscular legs. He wore a white peasant-style shirt that exposed his dark curly chest hair and bulging muscles. When Michael realised they were looking at him and kept looking at him after he made eye contact, he stood up and walked towards Alcina and Estra almost as if he were drawn to them.

"Hello, ladies. My name is Michael. May I buy you drinks? The bar has a special ghoulish brew tonight; would you like to try it?‟ his voice was deep and masculine and he seemed quite sure of himself, yet not cocky. Inside he felt as though he should be shaking but he wasn't.

"Yes, that would be lovely,‟ replied Estra as she stared at the godlike man.

As he walked away to get their drinks Alcina and Estra looked at each other and nodded, this was definitely the guy for them. He was tall and attractive and wasn't intimidated by talking to two beautiful women.

Michael walked to the bar to get the drinks congratulating himself on his luck. Not just one drop-dead gorgeous woman seemed interested in him but two. He couldn't stop smiling as he brought the drinks to them and sat down at the table. The women introduced themselves to Michael and soon they were chatting and carrying on like old friends.

A waitress kept bringing more ghoulish brew to the table and Estra and Alcina kept drinking it. He couldn't take his eyes off the two beauties that sat before him talking, giggling and batting their eyes at him. They were flirting with him and he loved every minute of it. Yet he didn't seem to be in any hurry to make a move to anything more serious than flirting.

After a while Alcina whispered to Estra, "We have to get him out of here. We don't have much time left and I want him so bad."

Estra replied, "I know, my love, let's not be shy. We must let him know what we want and have him take us somewhere."

Excerpt from Red Hot Reads 3

Here's a sultry excerpt from Red Hot Reads 3, a little piece of my story "Restless in the Storm"- it's a hot summer day and a storm is brewing which always makes Angie a little 'bothered".

If you are looking for a steamy summer read this is it.

Alone I sat on the porch with my cellphone next to me. I twitched, I fidgeted, I watched the storm clouds roll in. I gave in to the restlessness and lit a cigarette. I only smoked during storms. Taking a deep drag, the first faux wave of calm settled within me and left me a little lightheaded.

I took another puff for good measure to stop the shaking.

I sat back and reached for my sweet tea and felt the sweat roll down my back and drip down my spine while another bead tickled a trail between my breasts. The heat was stifling and the impending storm made the air even heavier. The dark clouds were really starting to roll in, too, turning day into an eerie, dreary grey green colour. It was all making me a bit claustrophobic.

Could you suffocate in the open air? It sure felt like it.

I pulled and tugged at my clothes wishing I was naked. I could be, but the temptation to do things would be too much and, without Adam, it just wasn't as satisfying. I needed him to quench my thirst, to sate my lust, to stop the overwhelming need inside me.

I took a couple more hits from the cigarette then stubbed it out in the shiny glass ashtray. It had been so nice and clean, and now I'd sullied it with the butt, squashing it down, making sure it didn't smoulder as I smeared dark ash all over the shiny bottom. I wanted to be sullied, I wanted to get dirty then let the rain wash me clean.

I dragged my hand over the hot crotch of my shorts and tapped my fingers over the zipper. The light pressure set my body blazing. Damn, I knew I shouldn't have done that. If Adam didn't get home soon I would have to take matters into my own hands.

With one hand, I reached for my cell and hit the speed dial button to call Adam. Again. The other hand slid inside my shorts. I gently caressed the outside edges of my trembling flesh, feeling the smoothness of my swollen lips. I was tempted to do more when he finally answered his phone, "Baby, I'm almost home."

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Zombie Art-Inspired Anthology
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A SHORT STORY CONTEST
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Excerpt of Escape Into Darkness in Lust Bites

Here's an exclusive excerpt of "Escape into Darkness" in the Lust Bites ebook available at XciteBooks.com

This place did seem to pulse with an energy none of the other clubs had. I didn't dare let that flicker of hope rise inside me, though. I had been disappointed too many times before.

I scanned the crowd some more until my eyes landed on a large but lean, godlike man sitting at the bar. Dark waves of silky hair flowed away from a face that seemed to be chiseled out of stone. Fiery green eyes burned into me as his gaze met mine. I felt a sense of recognition but did not know why. Surely I would have remembered this man if I had met him before.

He motioned to a waitress and I looked away from him. I suddenly felt shy and didn‟t want him to get the wrong idea. I was lost in a daze when the waitress put a drink in front of me.

"What's this? I didn't order anything," I said to the busty blonde cocktail waitress wearing very red lipstick, red high heels and not much else.

She smiled and replied, "It's something special from Devlin."

"Who's Devlin?" I asked.

"He's the owner of the place; he's sitting at the bar over there, the one with the dark hair, emerald eyes, and muscle-bound body. I'm sure you noticed him, he doesn't exactly blend into a crowd."

"No … he doesn't," I murmured as I turned to give a smile of thanks to Devlin, but he was gone.

The waitress walked away giggling and jiggling as I took a sip of the strange looking green drink.

I woke up in a dark, dank place. It was cold and musty; I reasoned that it must be some kind of basement. I heard pulsating music coming from above me. Then I remembered that I had been in a club. I must be under it now. But how did I get here? The last thing I remembered was a waitress bringing me a strange drink that she said was from Devlin, the sexy hunk and owner of the club who had been sitting at the bar. After that everything went blank … until now.

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Excerpt of Fangs for the Holidays By Adrienne Rose

Here's an exclusive excerpt of "Fangs for the Holidays" in the Lust Bites collection published by Xcite.

He growled playfully, nipping at my shoulder and suggestively rubbing against my body.‟Why do you smell so good, Avery?‟ His eyes glowed green and I could see a hint of fang in his mouth, which meant he was either aroused or hungry…or both.

"I‟ve been baking all day. My family is coming over tomorrow for a holiday celebration.‟ I replied hesitantly. I felt bad that I hadn‟t invited Jackson. I know he didn‟t like to be alone during the holidays. Plus we are a couple, an unorthodox couple but still a couple. Witches and vampires did not normally mingle and they especially did not mate. The relationship seemed to work just fine for us though. Well it did until the whole family thing was brought up. I know it‟s the holidays and we should be together for this type of thing. But my mom … I just didn‟t know if she could handle it.

"On Christmas Eve? Didn‟t you just do a Yule celebration with your mother and grandmother two days ago? I was hoping to have some holiday time with you.‟ He suddenly looked sad, almost heartbroken. That look tugged at my heart.

"Yeah, but this is my mom and my dad‟s family. Some of them are Christian, plus I was raised to celebrate both Yule and Christmas. I couldn‟t imagine not having a Yule log or putting up a Christmas tree.‟ It was great growing up celebrating both holidays; twice the festivities, twice the presents, and twice the magick in the air. You couldn‟t ask for more as a child. At this point in my life though the magick was a little less and sometimes all of it was just too time consuming and troublesome.

Like now.

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Here's another excerpt a little farther into the story-

"I can't take it any longer; your sweet heavenly aroma is driving me wild with desire." He ripped his shirt off. Lean muscles moved under alabaster skin as he peeled off the torn shirt and quickly removed the rest of his clothing. His long black hair fell over his face while he stripped. I was so distracted by the sight of his beautiful body moving and becoming barer by the second I forgot to remove my own clothing.

Jackson crawled across the bed moving like some big graceful cat, muscles rippling under smooth flesh. He was so exquisitely beautiful. I loved to stare at him. Of course I also loved to do much more than just look at him. Assoon as he touched me I jolted out of the spell of his beauty and my passion flared hotter.

I pulled my shirt over my head and tossed it to the floor. I undid my bra and let my breasts bounce free. Jackson was on them as soon as they were exposed. He licked and sucked them making my already hard nipples tighten into hard little nubs. While his mouth was busy at my breasts his hands were all over me, sliding down my stomach, down between my still denim-clad legs. He undid my button and wrestled with my zipper. Finally I pulled away from him and climbed off the bed to remove my jeans, they were my favourite pair and I didn‟t want to see them end up in shreds like his shirt, an entirely unsexy move, but oh well, jeans that were comfortable and made your ass look fabulous were not that easy to come across.

He watched me peel off my jeans and underwear like a predator watching its prey. That intense green gaze was unnerving at times. As he stared at me with eyes full of hunger I could feel my own hunger responding. I was getting tight and wet with anticipation; tingling shivers tickled my neck and spine and slithered down my arms. His otherworldly energy was going into overdrive.

I crawled back onto the bed, reaching for him, finding him, connecting with him. Our mouths met in a hard passionate kiss that bruised my lips. His tongue pushed and darted between my lips, my tongue joined his in a sensual, slithering wet dance. I ran my tongue across his fangs; careful at first but then I wanted to bleed. I nicked myself on a fang and felt him stiffen as my blood dripped into his mouth. A guttural, animal sound came from deep within him as he pushed me onto my back.

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Drop the Voodoo Doll Please

OK whoever is cursing, hexing, sending bad vibes my way or shoving a voodoo doll full of pins please stop.

I've been having a real bad run of it lately-things keep breaking, shit happens, stuff like that. Most of it can be chalked up to bad luck or just everyday life events.

But today....

Well it was a Monday....bad shit always happens to me on Mondays- serious bad shit too not just Monday madness...but I digress.

Today was your average Monday- I had bills to pay, errands to run, groceries to buy.

I left the house with my kids and went on my merry way.

I had no idea my son's cell phone was plugged in charging- not that it should have made a difference but I am kinda paranoid about stuff like that and like to unplug things before leaving or going to bed.

Anyway I'd been gone for about 2 hours when my husband calls me and said, "We almost lost the house."

I was in the middle of the grocery store and thought I heard him wrong, "What?" I asked.

"I came home and the house was filled with smoke."

At this point I started to freak- "What happened is everything okay..." so on and so forth.

Then he went on to tell me that the Motorola Razr that was plugged in charging had somehow fried, the battery is an incinerated mess of unrecognizable plastic and gunk. But it must have fallen down- before or after catching fire I don't know but it burned a hole in the box spring of the bed. I guess the mattress was a little off kilter and left the box spring slightly exposed.

If it had landed on the mattress I am afraid things could have been much worse.

I am just so thankful everything and everyone is ok- well everything except the phone and the box spring.

It could have been much, much worse.

I just want to say to whoever has hexed me "I'm sorry, I've never tried to hurt anyone. I know I've made some bad choices and can be a bitch, but that's just me don't take it personal. My snarky attitude has never been pointed in any one's direction trying to purposefully be malicious. Please remove the bad mojo because I really can't take it anymore."

And to all the witchy people out there who love me or at least like me, PLEASE SEND GOOD VIBES MY WAY! Because I seriously need some good mojo to combat the bad.

And if you have any suggestions on how to remove hexes, curses, or flat out negativity I would love to hear them.

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