October 29, 2007 • Print This Post
Tomorrow’s the day! What day you ask? The day that Remain Silent, my next romantic suspense from Bravathat Publisher’s Weekly called “explosive” hits the bookstore shelves.
To celebrate, I’m offering up a Brava Author’s exclusive excerpt. Okay, so I’m really hoping to whet your appetite with this little teaser of Damon and Laurel’s story:
DAMON KNEW THE ethics of the situation could definitely be called into question. Lawyers really shouldn’t go around kissing their clients. But that sure as hell didn’t stop him from slipping his hand along the side of Laurel’s neck and gently guiding her mouth to his.
Her lips were warm and soft beneath his. She tasted as sweet and intoxicating as the wine they’d drank at dinner. She tasted like home.
She slipped her arms around his neck and brought their bodies together. Memories swamped him. Memories of making love to Laurel.
A curse or blessing? He couldn’t decide, but images floating through his mind haunted him. No, he thought. Not haunted. Taunted. Just like her slender curves pressed against him taunted him. Reminding him of what had once been his, of what they could have again if she’d only lighten up.
He angled her head and deepened the kiss.
Sure they could, but for how long, he wondered? Until the trial was over and it was time for him to go back to Bozeman? A temporary affair wasn’t exactly his style, and he knew for a fact it wasn’t Laurel’s. At least the Laurel he remembered, and the woman in his arms was all too familiar to have changed that much. Her touch, her scent. The way her fingers played with the hair at his nape. All classic Laurel.
He skimmed his hand down slowly her back to the curve of her hip. A sexy little moan escaped her lips and she molded her body to his. His libido took off like a rocket.
Desire thrummed through him, effectively diminishing any thoughts he might have about lawyerly ethics. He suspected he was making a monumental mistake in judgment by kissing her, but he’d willing swallow every ounce of regret in favor of the soulful, silken glide of her tongue exploring his mouth. Actions spoke louder than words, and right now her kiss was saying, “don’t leave me.”
He slipped his hand beneath her top, his fingers coming in contact with warm skin. The memories taunting him were as real as it got. He’d been here before – with Laurel. Here, where everything was hot. Demanding. And too damn consuming for him to even consider stopping.
He had no idea where things were headed tonight, but he had a damn good idea where he wanted them to go. Right over to that four-hundred bucks a night bed less than ten feet away.
All too soon, Laurel ended the kiss. She pulled her arms from around his neck and took a step back, followed by another. “We shouldn’t.”
He could probably give her a dozen or more reasons why he agreed with her, but he only needed one why she was wrong. Because they wanted each other. And because they’d never stopped caring for each other.
Okay, so he had two reasons. He could easily come up with more if she wanted to hear them. Somehow he didn’t think she would, though, so he kept those thoughts to himself. For now – because he had a feeling they both knew this wasn’t over, not by a long shot.
“We’re both old enough to know better,” she said. If she was referring to how they could barely keep their hands off each other when they’d been together, she was right.
“Old enough to know better, but young enough to still give it hell.”
She eventually smiled, as he hoped she would. The last thing he wanted was an awkwardness between them. “I meant what I said earlier. I can’t have you represent me.”
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Posted by Jamie Denton @ 3:00 am • Filed under: Jamie Denton
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I just bought my copy Sunday!
I sounds great.
Oops, suppose to be it sounds great.
Stacy - I dunno, I thought you sounded great, too
Thank you for buying Laurel and Damon’s romance! I really, really hope you enjoy it.
Sounds…explosive. Oops. Guess that ones taken.
Love the cover, Jamie, and the lawyerly play on words in the title. Hmm, love misbehaving lawyers too. Sounds like a winner.
Hi Jamie,
After reading the excerpt above, I can’t wait to read the book now! Congratulations!
I’m really looking forward to this book. The excerpt was fabulous. I loved your last book - THE MATCHMAKER - and I recommended it to everyone! Can’t wait to buy this.
sounds great. great reviews
Your excerpt is great, but I can’t wait to read the whole book! I agree with Carolyn A, THE MATCHMAKER was fantastic.
I put it on my ToBuy list.
Sounds really good Jamie. I’ll be adding it to my tbb list for my next trip to the bs.
the lawyerly play on words in the title
I wish I could take the credit, but the kudos all belong to Kate. She takes my very generic (read: blah) titles and comes up with pure gold. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with the for next book!
I hope y’all aren’t disappointed. This was one of those books that kept surprising me.
Oh this sounds intriguing - I’ll look for it this weekend.