"By kissing me until I hardly know who I am?"
"Hey! Is it my fault you have such sweet, luscious, kissable lips?"
"What?"
She bent her head and sensuously outlined his mouth with the tip of her tongue. "Hmmm. Your lips are warm and they taste sweeter than wine. A woman could get a natural high from kissing you alone."
"Sharde–"
"Shhh. Talking now is not in my game plan, handsome." She slowly licked his lips before finally pressing a last long kiss against his mouth. "Thank you."
He stared up at her, his eyes almost black.
The silence between them stretched on for several moments, during which time neither of them moved. Then, without any warning, he rolled them over. When they came to a stop, she lay on her back in the snow with him between her legs.
He was aroused. She could feel the unmistakable bulge pressing against her. The breath caught in her throat and her heart hammered so wildly she could barely breathe. With the snowing pelting down, stinging her face, she stared up at him, her lips parted, her arms holding him close.
"Jeff. . ." she whispered his name, her voice clearly conveying her raw need. She slid a hand down to cup his buns.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, Sharde?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
His eyes narrowed. When he spoke, his tone shattered any illusions she'd been nursing about him sharing her feelings. "You think I want to play house with you?"
The anger in his voice cooled her ardor. "You're aroused," she whispered.
"I'm human, but that doesn't change the fact that you've clearly taken leave of your senses!"
Her mouth worked, but no words emerged.
He pulled away and exploded to his feet.
She lay staring up at him, disappointment and hurt rushing through her. She'd overcome her natural inhibitions and thrown herself at him only to discover he didn't want her. Tears stung her eyes and tightened her throat.
He reached down, took her hands, and pulled her upright. Without waiting to see if she followed, he turned and made his way to the cabin.
She brushed the snow off her clothes. Taking a deep, shuddering breath, she wrapped her arms around her body. Maybe that would keep the hurt tucked away inside her. If she managed that, she could pretend he hadn't just ripped her heart from her body and tossed it into the snow like so much refuse.
She closed her eyes and turned her face towards the sky, relishing the sting of sleet striking her skin. He'd made his lack of interest in her ultra clear. Now what was she supposed to do?
"Sharde?" A hand descended on her shoulder.
She shook it off and slowly turned to face him. "I'll sleep in the SUV."
"Don't be ridiculous. You'd freeze."
"Then you sleep there."
"Do I look like I'm interested in freezing to death?" He closed his hands over her arms. "It's too cold to hold this conversation out here. Come inside where we can talk without danger of freezing to death."
"Why don't you go taking a flying leap?"
"What?"
"To hell with you!" She shook his hands off again and walked towards the open cabin door.
Taking Chances: Falling for Sharde available from marilynlee.org and other online sites
Marilyn's booklist:
Marilyn Lee Unleashed
Curvaceous
Long Line of Love 4: Carae's Touch
Song of Desire Versions 1 & 2
In Blood and Worth Loving
Finding Love Again
Betrayed by Love
Mature Men: Long, Slow Second Look
Mature Men 2: Living for the Moment
Mature Men 3: Finally
Skin Deep
Night Heat
Marilyn Lee Omnibus 3
Marilyn Lee Omnibus 2
In Blood and Worth Loving 3: Kiss
And Eating It Too
His, Hers or Theirs
Sweet Insanity
Stormwaters 2: All of a Sudden
Stormwaters: Family Night
Women of Substance: Just One Look
Shana Mine
Dream Lover
A Cheating Situation
Any Time Any Place
Beauty Is Alisha Hoover?
Blue Desert Heat 1
Blue Desert Heat 2
Blue Desert Tales: Courtesan Seduction
Daughters of Takira: One Night In Vegas
Daughters of Takira 2: Kyla's Awakening
Daughters of Takira 3: Revelations
Falling Hard
Fantasy Knights
Fantasy Knights 2: Endless Love
In Blood 2-Lost Without
Loving Large—Yours, Only and Always
Loving Large 2—Yours, Now and Forever
Marilyn Lee Omnibus I
Marilyn Lee Sampler
Marilyn Lee Sampler 2
My Mother's Man
No Commitment Required: Naughty Girls
Primal Lusts
Secondhand Lover
Secret Lover
Some Like It Male
Soul Mates
Taking Chances: Falling For Sharde
Taking Chances 2: Nice Girls Do
The Dare
The Quest 1: Hunter's Passion
Torn By Love
Where You Find It
Ellora's Cave
Night of Sin
Bloodlust series:
Conquering Mikhel Dumont
The Talisman
The Taming Serge Dumont
Forbidden Desires
Nocturnal Heat
Midnight Shadows
All in the Family
Moonlight series:
Moonlight Desire
Moonlight Whispers
Long Line of Love series:
Night of Desires
Only One Love
Teacher's Pet
Trina's Afternoon Delight
Branded
Road to Rapture
The Fall of Troy
Full Bodied Charmer
Breathless In Black
Playing With Fire
White Christmas
Quest II—Divided Loyalties
Quest III—Return to Volter
Changeling Press
Bloodlust—Nighttime Magic
Marilyn's Bio:
Marilyn Lee lives, works, and writes on the East Coast. In addition to thoroughly enjoying writing erotic romances, she enjoys roller-skating, spending time with her large, extended family, and rooting for all her hometown sports teams. Her other interests include collecting Doc Savage pulp novels from the thirties and forties and collecting Marvel comics from the seventies and eighties (particularly Thor and The Avengers). Her favorite TV shows are forensic shows, westerns (Gunsmoke and Have Gun, Will Travel are particular favorites), mysteries (loves the old Charlie Chan mysteries. Her all-time favorite mystery movie is probably Dead, Again), and nearly every vampire movie or television show ever made (Forever Knight and Count Yorga, Vampire are favorites).
Marilyn has won numerous writing accolades, including a CAPA award for Bloodlust: Conquering Mikhel Dumont and the following Lub-Dubs Awards for 2009: Lifetime Achievement Award, In Blood And Worth Loving (Best erotic novel and best sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal Award.
She loves to hear from readers who can email her at Mlee2057@AOL.com or who can visit her website, http://www.marilynlee.org. Visit her Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/marilyn.lee.393950?ref=tn_tnmn) She has a Yahoo! Group called Love Bytes that readers can join by sending an email to marilynlee-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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