I'm Tabitha Rayne and I haven't posted for a little while, but I'm super excited to reveal that Beachwalk Press will be publishing Finding Unity, the final book in my Meeting Point Trilogy in May this year. I'm going through the edits right now and really enjoying it.
To give you a teaser of what's to come I'm sharing a little from A Clockwork Butterfly, the first book in the series.
Thanks for having me along!
Blurb
Lena Lee is a new collector with a rare pheromone believed to reignite human fertility. She's assigned a male who's predicted to be her perfect match.
Angelo, a clockwork butterfly maker, is held captive, his essence harvested daily by Lena. Over time, the couple begins to fall in love, something which is strictly prohibited. When their forbidden love is discovered, Lena is banished from the manor.
Torn apart by the duty that brought them together, Lena and Angelo must find a way back to each other. But even if Angelo manages to escape, he doesn't know where to find Lena. Will following the path of the clockwork butterfly lead him to his true love?
Taster - where Lena meets the clockwork butterfly for the first time...
“Kiss
the proboscis,” Angelo said softly.
“Really?”
“Uh-huh,” he urged again,
and Lena leaned toward the metal tube. “Use your tongue. There
needs to be saliva.”
Lena felt ridiculous, but did as he
said, licking tentatively at the tiny curled spear.
“There,” he said,
satisfied, and held the creature to the window, which barely opened
six inches. “Now, watch.”
And Lena did. The butterfly fell for
an instant, then the wings began to whir into action, lifting it
chaotically upward until it found some balance. It was incredibly
realistic and mimicked the stuttering, yet graceful, flight of a real
butterfly.
“It’s incredible,” Lena
exclaimed, excited and scared at the same time as the little insect
flew higher and around the top of an oak tree. “Where’s it
going?”
“You’ll see.” The male
smiled, placing a hand on her shoulder.
Lena moved a little closer, allowing
her body to absorb his heat. Shielding her eyes to get a clearer
view, she watched the butterfly weave and dip through the air back
toward the window. To her astonishment, the little creature flew back
in to the room and landed delicately on her shoulder. It flapped
slowly once or twice then came to rest. Lena just stood holding her
breath while the male smiled.
“It’s a homing
Lepidoptera,” he explained. “It travels to its genetic partner.
That’s you.”
Lena touched her lip then the
proboscis that held her DNA.
“What are you called?” she
asked, realizing suddenly that she didn’t know.
“Angelo,” he said, looking
shy again.
Lena regarded him carefully. “It’s
perfect,” she said, and an electric silence descended over the two.
“Is the duty complete?” A
crackling voice filled the room and startled Lena. She instinctively
flew into Angelo’s arms.
“What’s that?” she asked,
her ears ringing with the invasive noise.
“That’s Archmatria Jones.
She’s just checking up on us.”
Lena felt a little sick. An image of
a wizened, beak-nosed shrew hunched over a monitor flooded her brain.
“Oh my God, they can’t see
us, can they?” She broke free from Angelo and peered around the
room for cameras.
“No. I don’t think so.”
Angelo strode to the door and pressed a button on the wall.
“Incomplete at this time. We will report back in due course.”
“May I remind you of the
importance of your swift emission.”
“We will report back in due
course,” he said, more firmly this time, and Lena was pleased to
see that, even in his imprisoned state, he knew his value. Angelo
released the intercom and came back to Lena. “Well, I think maybe
it’s time…”
Lena trembled as his fingers reached
out to her kimono obi. He was shaking too, obviously wishing they could talk
more, get to know each other. The easy manner they’d slipped into
was now disappearing in the growing anticipation.
“Are you all right?” he
asked her tenderly.
She nodded, noticing a peak rising at
his crotch. The effect on her was instant. Her nipples tightened as
he slowly peeled the silk down past them. A soft, low groan left his
throat, and Lena inhaled his musky scent. She reached out and
stripped him of his robe, burying her face into the base of his neck,
trying to tease out another delicious moan. His neck was hot and his
scent made her mouth water. She bit into his flesh and suckled,
relishing the new manly odors that were overtaking her senses.
“I’m fine,” she whispered
as he pulled her into a strong embrace and kissed her, fully
engulfing her lips in his.
His arousal was unmistakable,
pressing into her through the scant fabric, and she tugged his kimono
off his shoulders and down his back while the searing kisses
continued into her hairline and neck. She shuddered as his tongue
flicked at the most erogenous part just at the base of her earlobe.
Melting feelings of pure desire made her feel weak as she tried to
keep disrobing Angelo. Heat pulsed between her legs and she ground
herself into his hardness. He responded by meeting her thrusts,
gently at first, then with more vigor, humping and grinding, knocking
her off balance until they tumbled together onto the sofa. It felt
wonderful to have something as mighty and solid as this male between
her legs and she wrapped them firmly around his torso. She realized
he had come free from his kimono and his flesh met hers, slipping
against her wet lips and inner thighs. The groan came again as the
tip of him pressed at her twitching entrance. She held her breath as
they stared at each other. Was this really about to happen?...
Content Warning: strong language, BDSM, and graphic sexual content, including m/f, f/f, and f/f/m sexual interaction
I hope you enjoyed that - if you would like to read the whole book - find it here from Beachwalk - A Clockwork Butterfly
Tabitha
Rayne has been told she is quirky, lovely and kinky – not
necessarily in that order or by the same person. She writes erotic
romance and as long as there’s a love scene – she’ll explore
any genre.
Her
short stories are included in anthologies from Xcite, Oysters &
Chocolate, Cleis, Ravenous Romance, Mischief, and House of Erotica.
She has novels with Beachwalk Press and Xcite Books.
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