September 11, 2015

My Sexy Saturday ~ My Sexy Girlfriend

It’s Saturday, and that can only mean one thing… it’s time for My Sexy Saturday! Welcome to the 109th week of My Sexy Saturday, the week in which we, a group of authors, share the sexiest scenes from our books with you, our readers.

This week’s theme is ‘My Sexy Girlfriend’. This is our nod to all the girlfriends out there, how their lover feels about them, and how they show it. There are the hidden looks, the longing gaze, the love shining in their eyes and all the things that come with love. Girlfriends come in all shapes and sizes, because sexy knows no bounds. Beauty, as they say, is in they eye of the beholder.

Sexy can be anything, such as romantic moments like a walk on the beach, a home cooked meal or even in another galaxy. It could be two lovers here on Earth dreaming about the day where they go on a magical vacation to another planet. Or staying right here at a wonderful place in our own world.

Sexy has nothing to do with looks or status or even wealth. It doesn’t demand perfection and it isn’t pretentious but it does make us want to read those stories and find out more about the lives of those characters.

The rules of My Sexy Saturday are simple. The post must be 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words only.

My own My Sexy Saturday excerpt this week comes from my new release, Taming His Rebel Lady. This is the second book in The Georgian Rebel Series, my historical romance series with Samhain Publishing.

In this scene, Iona and Edwin have been forced to marry to avoid execution. They barely know each other, and this is their wedding night…

Excerpt
She had set a table at one side of the fire in the cosy room and brought them laden plates of steaming stew made with beef and barley. This had been accompanied by chunks of rough bread and the inevitable hefty dram of whisky for each of them. Iona sipped this now as she gazed down at her plate. It was the best way to avoid looking at the bed that dominated the room. Outside the window, the sky had darkened through shades of midnight blue to black. Edwin rose from his seat and drew the heavy worsted drapes across the narrow casement.
“You have done this before and I have not.” He resumed his seat. “You must tell me my role as a husband. Should I say something to reassure you about what is to come?”

“D’ye mean when we go to bed together?” A slight smile tugged at his lips before he nodded. “Och, no. That side of things does’nae worry me. I was married to Sir Donald for nigh on two years, ye ken.”

“You are a woman of vast experience, in other words?” She had the strangest feeling that he was laughing at her, although his face was serious.

“Well, ’tis not as if I’m an innocent wee virgin who’s never done it before.” She kept her voice brisk. “So you need not worry that I’ll be squeamish. ’Tis not as if we’ll do it very often, and ’tis an ordeal that is over and done with in a minute or two.” As if to prove she wasn’t concerned, she gave him what she hoped was a cheery smile. Naturally she was prepared to do her duty, but she couldn’t help being slightly apprehensive. Sir Donald had always been considerate, but she hardly knew this man. If his conduct in the barn was anything to go by, there was a possibility he might not be gentle with her.

He returned her gaze. “I fear you and I may have very different expectations.”

She gave this some thought, her head on one side. “I don’t understand how that can be. I mean, ’tis always the same, is it not? I’ll just lay back with my legs spread wide while you…”

“Enough!” He held up a hand, laughter escaping his lips. “I refuse to listen to this graphic account of the intricacies of the act of sexual intercourse while I eat my dinner.”

Taming His Rebel Lady will be published on September 15 and is available to pre-order now from:
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