by
Roxanne D. Howard
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GENRE:
Contemporary Paranormal Fantasy Romance
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Dreams
are the perfect shelter for our fantasies, safe havens to step inside
without changing our daily lives. For Lark Braithwaite, all that is
about to change. During the last six months, Lark has dreamt of a
mysterious Irish lover who knows what she wants and gives her exactly
what she needs. In her waking life in busy London, things aren’t as
ideal, as her long-term relationship with Charles, her controlling
fiancé, has hit a dry spell.
When
Lark is called home to Oregon for her father’s funeral right in the
middle of a high-stakes corporate merger, she heads back to face the
demons from her past. What she doesn’t expect is to meet her dream
lover in the flesh. Niall O’Hagan steps straight out of her
fantasies and right into her life, and the powerful connection they
share rocks her foundation. Although she's dealing with the
bitterness of being betrayed by Charles and his jealousy, Niall soon
stirs Lark’s awareness of the superficiality of her existence and
reawakens not only her sexuality, but her soul.
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Excerpt:
If the
kiss had stayed careful and guarded, she might have continued to
question it. But the blindfold disappeared, and she realized she’d
fallen asleep. Her eyes flew open, and he was there. Oh my God. He
was there! Heated eyes watched her. Rakish dark hair fell over his
forehead as he breathed hard, and the morning sun lit up the world
behind him. She took a deep, shuddering breath to speak, but his
hands moved to cup her face. He held still and closed his eyes as his
lips took her mouth. Right then and there, it was very clear that
this was real. That was the weight of a real man on top of her,
clothed, and smelling citrusy and clean. What in the hell is
happening here?
How did
he get here? He was only her dream lover.
Or was
he?
Confused
beyond all comprehension, Lark didn’t have any time to contemplate
what was really going on. His lips delivered a breath-stealing,
soul-shattering kiss, and then they were all over each other. This,
ah, this she knew. Lark hooked her ankle over his and put a hand on
his shoulder, trying to rid him of his jacket and draw him closer.
She clenched her hand in his hair as he devoured her mouth. He tasted
the same as her dream lover, and she put her tongue in his mouth to
savor more of that tangy sweetness.
They
were both making noises they never had in her dreams, little breathy
gasps and blasts of air as their mouths met and separated as they
sought new angles and depths to their passion.
He made
a disgruntled sound as he tried to get more comfortable in the cradle
of her hips over the hindrance of clothes, and she realized she
really wasn’t dreaming anymore. He nibbled on her lower lip as she
opened her mouth to tell him to stop, but then she was carried away
in the undercurrent of his large, warm hands, which were caressing
the skin of her stomach beneath her hoodie and T-shirt. She continued
to accept his kisses but pawed down her still zipped-up sweat jacket.
Okay, so she was still clothed. He was rock hard against her, and he
ground his hips into her, a disbelieving grunt escaping his lips.
Lark rolled her eyes back, shivering at the jolt that went through
her.
“Wh—
Mmm. Whoa. Stop!” She finally managed to say against his mouth. She
furrowed her eyebrows and scrutinized him as he breathed in and out,
bracing himself on the weight of his hands above her, his bright
green eyes bearing into hers. His face was the face of her dreams—the
sensual, bowed lips and cleft chin, the built body, and the thick
hair. His hair… She blinked. It was cut at the nape and styled for
a day at work. She glanced down at what he was wearing.
“Um,
why are you wearing a suit and tie this time?” she asked, squinting
against the sunlight. Please, God, let this be a dream. He moved his
head, putting her in shade.
“This
time?” He lifted an eyebrow, perplexed. “You’ll have to forgive
me, lass, but I’ve no idea what the devil you’re talking about.”
He maneuvered himself off her and sat upright at the end of the
swing.
She
tucked her feet against her and sat up, unable to do anything more
than blink at him in utter disbelief.
“I was
coming up to knock on the door when I saw you lying here, and given
how you were tossing and the noises you were making, it looked like
maybe you were having some sort of a seizure.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roxanne
D. Howard is a romance novelist who resides in the mid-western United
States. Her first award-winning novel, At the Heart of the Stone, was
published in February 2016 with Loose Id. Her other titles include
Chicks Dig the Accent, and the recently released three-part Costa
Mesa Series. Roxanne is a U.S. Army veteran, and has a bachelor's
degree in Psychology and English. She loves to read poetry, classical
literature, and Stephen King. She is also an avid Star Wars fan,
musical theater nut, and loves everything related to marine biology.
She is the proud mother of two beautiful girls, several pets, and
loves to spend time with her husband and children when she's not
writing. Roxanne loves to hear from her readers, and she can be
contacted at author@roxannedhoward.com. To find out more, please
visit her website at roxannedhoward.com.
Note:Winner
of the Coffee Time Romance Reviewer's Award!
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