Title: Sweet Talkin' Sugar
Author: Christine Young
ISBN: 978-1-62420-243-8
Email: achristay@aol.com
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Excerpt Heat Level: 1
Book Heat Level: 4
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Lyonesse McKenna, was dreaming or was she? From the
instant Lyn saw Deacon McClain across a black jack table in a crowed Las Vegas
casino the unmistakable attraction sent Lyn’s senses flying into overdrive. Her
family of shapeshiters believed in soul mates. She’d always been sceptical yet
she couldn’t help but question the way her heart sped when he looked at her.
When Deacon appeared in Las Vegas he knew his first job
was to save Lyn from a Sea Demon, but the next order of business was to
convince her he would someday mean more to her than she’d ever expected. But
her stubborn nature and unbendable spirit consumed Deacon...and he had to chase
away all the demons real and imagined in order to win her heart.
EXCERPT
In
observation mode, he walked through the casino, hands in his pockets, listening
and watching, his heart racing. Before the blackjack table at the end of the
row, he paused to reflect and decide on a course of action. The air inside was
sultry, hot and smoke-filled. He swept one hand through his damp hair, fresh
from a summer rain. He forced his mind from the heat and the rancid smell of
cigarettes, and with single-minded focus, stared at the table and the cards
lying innocuously on the green felt.
The
picture of cool calmness, she sat on a bar stool, a drink in hand and cards in
the other, her legs crossed provocatively. Her daringly cut emerald V-neck
dress didn't leave much to the imagination, but he forced his gaze to the man
beyond who stared at her as if he owned her. Every hair on the back of his neck
stood on end and a chill slivered down his spine, nerves on edge, muscles
tensed. His brows furrowed when the man turned his attention, for one brief
moment, his way.
The
dealer gave her another card and she tipped one corner up to look at it then
let it go. Her body language spoke volumes to him and he wondered if the dealer
noticed too. The poker face she so obviously tried for was something she'd
never possess.
Deacon
McClain paused before settling on a bar stool across the table from her. He
waited for the last hand to finish before placing his chips in front of him and
nodding to the dealer he was ready to play. His fingers closed around his glass
of whiskey as his heart thundered in his chest. She glanced his way,
inquisitively cocking her head to one side before slanting him a
sexy-as-hell-grin.
The
grin sent a message that nearly catapulted him from his seat. Inhaling a deep
breath to calm his splintering nerves, he turned his attention back to the
cards he'd just been dealt. Not good, not good at all, he motioned for another,
then sat back and gazed at Lyonesse. Lyn McKenna, the woman he'd been sent to
find and bring home. He'd never believed this gig to be an easy one, but now he
felt sure this might be his most difficult assignment of all. Her easy grin
sent his heart into a tailspin and her long shapely legs were hard to ignore.
What would happen if she gave him her full attention?
He'd
lose all sense of perspective and balance.
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