Today I'm sharing a snippet of Daring to Wish with you. This book was loads of fun to write and I have a soft spot for Lucas, my daring hero. Hope you enjoy him too!
Sinking his head back into the soft padding of grass, Lucas let out a long sigh of relief and satisfaction through lips that curved upward into a grin; relief that they’d had a safe landing and the satisfaction that his last jump had been a spine-tingling thrill. Their jump had been amazing. Well, it was for him, he thought, suddenly aware that since her loud whoop Eve had been silent. No screams, no yells, and no laughter. Not even a small amount of swearing, which was not uncommon for jump newbies. Most uncommon though was silence he realized as he yanked off his headgear and goggles. Not only was she silent but she was motionless too.
What the hell?
Her body remained lax as she lay on top of
him. Lucas raked a hand through his hair as he stared down her length in
confusion. She hadn’t lost consciousness. He knew that because she’d moved with
him as she angled her limbs. He hadn’t felt her body go limp.
Lucas tensed. Was she in shock? He
flattened his forearms against the ground, bracing himself to push their bodies
into a sitting position. He paused as he felt a hint of movement.
“Eve, are you okay?” Impatiently he batted
away the fabric of the chute as it billowed over their bodies, obscuring his
view.
“Eve!” he repeated anxiously. Her response
was a shudder that reverberated through his body. A shudder that increased in
intensity until the tempo managed to jerk her shoulders rhythmically.
What
the... Lucas’s confused thoughts were interrupted
by soft gasps of breath.
Oh,
thank God, she’s just crying.
Aw
hell, she’s crying.
So adrenaline wasn’t her thing. Eve’s dose
of adrenaline must have translated into fight-or-flight mode, Lucas decided as
she began to squirm against him. Her bottom was wriggling against parts of him
that were already sensitive to her closeness. She twisted side to side, tugging
off her headgear as she tried to move away, her gasps becoming sharper.
“Eve—wait,” Lucas said as he slid his hands
in between them. “I need to release you.” Quickly locating the four clips of
the harness, he deftly released them. As soon as she was freed he could hold
her and soothe her in his arms. And apologize…profusely.
Suddenly that intention was abandoned as
Eve flipped herself over, bracing her arms at both sides of his shoulders and
gazing down at him.
Hell, she wasn’t crying. She was laughing!
Unrestrained laughter. It bubbled from her. A rich, throaty sound that warmed
him through. A sound Lucas absorbed within him as her lips captured his.
“That. Was. Amazing,” she punctuated
breathlessly with kisses peppering along the curve of his lips.
“Eve—” Eve
what? Stop? Don’t stop?
Ah,
don’t stop, he decided as her tongue made a gentle
sweep inside his mouth, igniting a flurry of sensation.
So adrenaline was her thing.
Lucas used a huge chunk of willpower to
break away from her kiss. “Eve, what do you think you’re doing?” he asked
reluctantly as her mouth nibbled his jaw. He didn’t really want an answer in
case she reconsidered and stopped. His hands gripped her hips, holding her away
from his groin, but having already used up most of his self-control, he
couldn’t bring himself to push her away any farther.
She paused and green eyes brimming with
vibrancy and excitement met his. “I’m doing what you told me.”
“Ah...remind me?” asked Lucas, his brain
too fogged to form thought processes.
“I’m not thinking. I’m feeling.”
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Blurb
What happens when you dare to wish?
In an effort to regain her independence and break out of her shell, shy Eve Ward writes a daring wish list of all the things she wants to do before her thirtieth birthday. It's a good thing the list is for her eyes only, because some of the items are pretty risqué.
Adrenaline junkie Lucas Riley becomes Eve's "victim" in a kiss-a-stranger dare, and she thinks he's perfect for her one-night-with-a-stranger wish.
With Eve, Lucas thinks he's found the distraction he needs before he has to say goodbye to his bad boy image. When he finds Eve's sexy wish list, he can't keep himself from giving into temptation and sneaking a peek, and wish number eight is impossible for him to resist. Being good can wait.
Eve is thrilled when, out of the blue, Lucas offers to take her skydiving. Her sexy stranger has helped her tick so many wishes off her secret list. Her confidence has grown and now she's having fun both in and out of the bedroom. It seems too good to be true…is it? She can't shake the niggling suspicion that something's not quite right.
Content Warning: contains dizzying heights and sensual sex
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