The weather is turning cool. And its the time of year we love because there's no better reason to curl up with a book inside your nice warm house. We've got a treat for you today - author Roz Lee is guest blogging. And we're certain that if you read this blurb/ excerpt for Roz Lee's Four Of Hearts (part of the Lothario series), you'll be downloading the full version to read right away. Indulge a bit with us, won't you?
Welcome, Roz Lee.
Thanks so much for inviting me over to Guilty Indulgences
today! I love the title! In honor of guilty indulgences, I thought I’d share
something about my guilty indulgence – chocolate.
My Love Affair with Chocolate
I’ve had an ongoing affair with chocolate for most of my
life. It began with those famous milk chocolate bars in the brown wrapper. They
were such a treat when I was a kid. I can still remember rationing them out by
breaking off one little block at a time, letting the creamy goodness melt
slowly in my mouth so I wouldn’t miss a single luscious second of its goodness.
One of my favorite childhood memories was visiting my cousin
who lived about thirty miles away. On the way home, we often stopped at the
A&W Root Beer stand. It was one of those where a tin shelter provided
shade, and a carhop came to take your order. She’d return a few minutes later
with frosted mugs of root beer and my usual order, a bag of melt in your mouth,
not in your hands, candy. I’d down the ice-cold root beer immediately, but the
candy was always ice cold too, and not to my liking. I’d pop the candy bag in
the back window of the car and let the sun warm it. Halfway home, I’d open the
bag and pinch each warm, colorful candy drop between my thumb and forefinger,
smashing it into a dark flower with a bright center. I’d savor each one like it
was the most expensive of bon-bons, and the trip home in our
sans-air-conditioning car went by quickly.
As a Girl Scout, I attended a cooking class put on by the
local power company. It wasn’t much, just an hour or so where they taught us
how to use the latest in modern kitchen appliances before allowing us to try
our hand at preparing a simple snack. Those corn chips coated in melted
chocolate chips are still one of my favorite treats!
More opportunities to came, and my experiences with
chocolate grew. I began to experiment with more complex chocolate recipes, and
found more sophisticated chocolates to appease my palate. Soon, I was entering
my chocolate confections in local contests, and winning! My greatest triumph
was when my Chocolate Mousse Cake won the dessert category and Best of Show in
the Gourmet Day competition at the Southern California Exposition (aka The Del
Mar Fair). It was a warm summer day in SoCal, and my four-year-old daughter
accompanied me with a promise of letting her visit the midway. She’d been
patient through the long day of judging and waiting. The winners were
announced, and she was by my side as I accepted the big blue ribbon and
engraved serving spoon prize. A reporter from the local newspaper asked to take
my picture with my winning entry, and I obliged. As usual, my daughter was
right next to me – I wasn’t about to let her out of my sight at the
fairgrounds. Just as the photographer snapped the photo, my dear daughter stood
on tiptoe and stuck her finger right in the middle of my prize winning
Chocolate Mousse Cake!
We all had a good laugh as she licked her finger clean. The
winning cake, complete with one perfect round hole, remained on display for the
duration of the fair. At least someone besides the judges got to sample its
perfection! I’ve included a downloadable copy of the prize-winning recipe on my
website.
With this history of chocolate, it’s no wonder I’ve included
a Midnight Chocolate Buffet as a part of every cruise aboard the Lothario, the oh-so-wicked cruise ship
setting for FOUR OF HEARTS, and the three other books in the series.
BLURB:
Marriage hasn’t tamed Candace Callahan’s sexual curiosity, something her
husband Ryan is grateful for, but when she asks him to tie her up for her
anniversary present, he knows he’s going to need the help of their friends,
Richard Wolfe and his wife, Fallon.
Dr. Fallon Enright is the resident sex therapist aboard the Lothario - the cruise ship co-owned by
her husband and Ryan Callahan. When Ryan asks to participate in one of their
couple’s rope bondage classes, Richard isn’t sure it’s a good idea, but Fallon
assures him all will be well.
What begins as
innocent curiosity, blossoms into a polyamorous relationship none of them could
have expected, but they are powerless to ignore. When the tabloids expose their
new lifestyle, the foursome must choose between the love they feel for each
other, or accepting society’s moral constraints.
EXCERPT:
Ryan froze with his lips against the pulse in
Candace’s neck. His erection surged with new vigor against her stomach. Why
couldn’t his wife ask for something easy for their anniversary? Something like
diamonds, a villa in France
“You want me to tie you up?” he asked as soon as he
found his voice.
“Don’t even try to tell me it doesn’t excite you.”
Candace wiggled her soft mound against his cock. “I felt that.”
He had no intention of denying his interest. Only a
fool would, and Ryan Callahan was no fool. He continued his exploration of his
wife’s creamy soft skin, all the while forming and reforming the new image in
his head. His lips left her neck, slipped to her shoulder where he tasted every
inch of skin, before angling lower toward the perfect swell of her breasts. His
hands held hers pinned flat on either side of her head. He’d tied her hands
once, when he’d spirited her away from the Lothario
and onto the Vixen, but that had been
role-playing more than anything else. He was pretty sure she had something more
in mind. He hoped to God she did.
Her request shouldn’t have been a surprise. She’d
spent a lot of time lately talking to his best friend’s wife. Rope bondage was
Fallon’s new research topic, and a passion shared with her husband Richard.
Ryan inched his way lower, and teased one nipple to a marble hard peak with his
tongue, before taking it in his mouth. Candace drew in a sharp breath and
arched her back, encouraging him to suck harder. He obliged his wife.
His wife. The moniker still sent a thrill through his
body every time he thought, or said the word. Candace Callahan. His wife. God,
what a wondrous thing that was. For nearly a year, she’d been his constant
companion, his lover, his…everything. Before he met Candace, he’d been lost and
alone, searching for something he couldn’t name. Now it had a name. Love.
“Well?” Candace prodded on a gasp as Ryan switched
breasts, sucking the poor, neglected one in his mouth without preamble.
Surely, she knew the answer. He couldn’t deny her
anything. Still, he made her wait for his reply. It wasn’t as if he hadn’t
given it any thought himself. There wasn’t much he hadn’t imagined doing with
Candace.
He
released her hands and slid lower until he lay pillowed between her thighs. He
brushed his thumbs over the neatly trimmed auburn triangle that drew him like a
compass needle to magnetic north. The scent of her arousal filled his nostrils
and fueled a primal need. He swept his tongue through her juices. She ground
her swollen flesh against his face, and he knew she’d forgotten everything but
this. He dedicated himself to keeping the status quo for the foreseeable
future.
BUY LINKS:
Red Sage Publishing - www.eredsage.com/store/FourOfHearts.html
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Roz Lee has been
married to her best friend, and high school sweetheart, for over three decades.
These days she splits her time between their home in rural New
Jersey , and Southern California ,
where her husband works. Even though she’s lived on both coasts, her heart lies
in between, in Texas Republic of Texas
Roz and her husband have two grown daughters they couldn’t
be more proud of, and are currently raising an eleven-year-old Labrador
Retriever, Betty Boop, who isn’t aware of her canine heritage.
Email - authorrozlee@gmail.com
Website - www.rozlee.net
Book Website - www.FourOfHearts.weebly.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/authorrozlee
Twitter - www.twitter.com/Iwriteromance
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