by Jianne Carlo
Contemporary Erotic Paranormal Romantic
Suspense
Categories: Action/Adventure,
Mystery/Thriller
Publisher: Loose-Id
Release Date: August 12, 2012
Heat Level: Sizzling
Length: 233 pages
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Blurb
Susie White
wants no picket fences, no alpha, and no cubs. White wolf woman she may be, but
no pack for her, no sireee. Alpha me not, that’s her motto. In all caps.
Mercenary and
half-breed wolf Joe Huroq’s not looking for a mate. Stop and go screwing,
that’s his motto. Hot and heavy between missions. Then he glimpses his new
neighbor tanning nude and the situation explodes.
Literally.
Susie’s house is consumed by fire. What’s Joe to do but offer Susie his
hospitality?
Susie can’t
resist the temptation of big, bad, mercenary, so she suggests a friends with
benefits arrangement which he accepts with an amazing alacrity. The sex is
frantic, hot, and frequent. Neither one can keep their hands off the other.
Then children go
missing. The fire’s deemed arson. Bodies pile up. Susie refuses to accept Joe’s
mate claim. Can he keep her safe when she won’t obey a single order?
Warning: This title is intended for readers over the
age of 18 as it contains explicit sex scenes and/or situations and adult
language, and may be considered offensive to some readers.
Excerpt –Adult:
They traveled in
silence for the next seven miles. “Where do you want to be dropped off?”
“Anywhere’s fine.”
“Susie, give me a
drop-off point or we’ll be circling the campus for hours.” Joe tried to keep
the testiness out of his voice.
“Registrar’s office,
please.”
He pulled into the
porte cochere entrance, reached over, and opened the door.
“Um…” She twiddled
with the tassel on her purse. “I, um. There’s no subtle way of saying this. Do
I ask for a key for the next couple of days? I want to pay for my share of
groceries and some form of rent. I don’t want to be underfoot. Maybe it would
be best if I moved into one of those extended-stay hotels until I find a place
I can—”
“Here.” He pulled a
key from his pocket. “Let’s not make this more complicated than it has to be.
Stay at my place as long as you need to. We’ll put last night into an abyss if
you want. I’ll keep my hands off you, but if you make another move, all bets
are off. No rent, no groceries, not for a lousy two days.”
She licked her lips
and met his stare. “I wouldn’t be averse to a friends-with-benefits
arrangement. You did tell me exactly how you operate yesterday, and that works
for me. But I’d prefer if we waited until I had my own space before we, um,
incorporate the benefits side of the arrangement. I don’t like feeling
beholden.”
He didn’t like the way
she viewed their relationship, but had no intention of refusing a gift horse
or, in this case, annoyingly independent warrior woman. “I can accommodate
those terms. Friends with benefits—after you move out. Agreed?”
“Agreed.” A wash of
color cascaded across her face. “You’ve been so great to me, Joe. Thanks…thanks
for everything.”
He filled in all the
crap she didn’t voice. Thanks for being my hook-up buddy, my cock-in-the-hole,
my dumb-prick stud. “Glad to be of service.”
She couldn’t quite
suppress the slight wince his words engineered, and that gave him a great
measure of satisfaction. “Bye then.”
Joe drove to the
parking lot when she disappeared into the building, then made his way to the
admissions office.
Poor Susie had no
clue. She had given him his ace in the hole.
About the Author
My motto is
simple: Alpha Me Please. While strong heroines, exotic locations, and cultural
differences are my forte, I go weak in the knees for warriors of any type,
rebels, SEAls, Vikings, and bad-ass mercenaries.
Send me a man
with an attitude and I'll find the right woman to tame him. My writing career
began in 2008, and since then I've been lucky enough to have over twenty books
published. Most of my books are TOP PICKs and several have been nominated for
and won awards and prizes.
Nothing makes my
day more than an email from someone who’s read one of my books. So far, I've
received emails from almost every continent on the planet. Almost…
Connect
with Jianne Carlo
Email: Jianne@jiannecarlo.com
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All the Alpha hormones flying around has made me a bit crazy...all right crazier. I think I need a cold shower now.
ReplyDeleteWhat an exciting book! Enjoyed the excerpt and will be putting Alpha Me Not on my TBR list. Thanks for the giveaway.
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