♫ ♪♫ Love is in the air, everywhere you look around ♫ ♪♫ ♪ ♪♫
Welcome to the Evernight Publishing Love Scene Blog hop! Prizes and love to go around for everyone! *smile*
As a Grand Prize Evernight Publishing is offering:
$100 Visa gift card for a night out
(to be randomly chosen from all blog comments and open internationally)
(to be randomly chosen from all blog comments and open internationally)
I'll be giving away:
(to a randomly chosen commenter and open internationally)
Before you delve into my love scene, let me introduce you to Soussanna. You might have heard of her before if you've read Book 1 or 2 of The Witches' Mischief Series (The Golden Cock or the just released Blind Beauty), or you might not have heard of her at all. Either way, let me tell you a few things about her before you read 'the love scene'.
Before you delve into my love scene, let me introduce you to Soussanna. You might have heard of her before if you've read Book 1 or 2 of The Witches' Mischief Series (The Golden Cock or the just released Blind Beauty), or you might not have heard of her at all. Either way, let me tell you a few things about her before you read 'the love scene'.
- Soussanna is a witch
(thus, the title of the series *grin*) and she's very old. Centuries old. She's
been through quite a lot this woman.
- She has a nose for trouble. When it doesn't come to
her, she'll go after it.
- The scene below happened long before The Golden Cock and Blind Beauty...
~~~~~~~
Soussanna hurried across the
fields. The moon hid behind the clouds throwing everything into darkness before
it reappeared again. Pinpricks of awareness dashed over her flesh. He was
near. Doran. Her heart seemed to skip a beat just from
thinking about him and she picked up her pace. The trees were near, their
meeting point barely a few more steps away. Insanity. That was what this
feeling was. She was a pariah, the town's outcast, yet he insisted on seeing
her. Insisted on touching her, kissing her, making her his. Who was she to
refuse?
She stepped into the wooded area.
Her hood snagged on a branch, momentarily deterring her. Cursing under her
breath she pulled it loose and continued on her way. How could she refuse
Doran? Her heart sang every time he was near and her magical senses became
heightened for days after he touched her. It was a heady feeling. Two more
feet. Doran. Her body
tingled and sweet juices coated her thighs as she caught sight of him. He had
his back to her, his long brown hair falling over his wide shoulders in soft
waves. Soussanna took in a deep breath and slowed her pace. Tucking her hair
behind her ears, she smoothed the wrinkles of her simple black cloak.
"You're here."
Her knees grew weak as he turned to
face her, his blue eyes almost black in the darkness of the forest.
"Yes, as always," she replied, closing the distance between them.
He opened his arms and she stepped
into their warm comfort. Peace enveloped her as she lay her head against his
chest, listening to the thundering pattern of his heart. Gently grasping her
chin, Doran tilted her head back and kissed her. Warm and pleasant his lips molded
to hers thrice before his tongue snaked out and eased into her mouth. She
moaned. Her pulse thundered. Flashes of lightening danced behind her lids. Magic.
Doran’s large hands snaked to her
rear, pulling her closer. Soussanna groaned. His hard cock nudged her belly and
more juices coated the apex between her thighs. She needed him.
“Doran.”
“Soussanna.” His normally deep
voice was hoarse and shaky. He pushed her away, holding her at arm’s length.
“We can’t continue like this.”
“What do you mean?”
With a heavy sigh, Doran pulled her
back into his arms. She tilted her head to look at him. His blue eyes danced
over her face as if he were committing her features to memory.
“These clandestine meetings in the middle of the night, the secrets.” Taking her smaller hand into his larger one, he placed it on his chest over his heart. “Do you feel how it drums for you?”
“For me?” Her voice sounded small and far away as she pressed her palm firmly against his heart, drawing music from it into her limbs.
“Only for you, Soussanna.”
The music rose and washed over her,
turning into fiery sparks of love. Her vision danced and she realized that
tears were spilling down her cheeks. No one had ever said anything remotely
similar to her. Doran’s thumb brushed over her cheek, followed by his lips.
Soussanna smiled. He was kissing away her tears.
“I love you, sweet Soussanna.” His warm breath fanned her ear, before he kissed her neck.
Reaching for the ties that kept her
cloak fastened, Soussanna undid them. The dark material slid to the floor and
she presented herself to him, naked and ready. Meeting his gaze, she gave him a
shaky smile. The words she had never uttered before stuck at her throat and she
panicked that she would not be able to say them, but then he touched her and
they spilled from her tongue like a pouring rain cloud.
“I love you, Doran.”
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To enter my giveaway you must tell me: if you were a witch what sort of mischief would you use your magic for?
DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL
(otherwise you won't be included in the draw as we'd have no way of getting in touch with you)
I would like to do good with witchcraft, but everyone has to let loose and let the bad out sometime.
ReplyDeleteangiek@cfu.net
Ooooh, definitely, the bad has to get out every once in a while! Thanks for stopping by, angieia :-)
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ReplyDeleteWhat sort of things? Thanks for hopping, Leslie! :-)
DeleteThere are always a few people it would be tempting to mess with :) just little things that they wouldn't notice but others would
ReplyDeletehopkins_775@frontier.com
Little things that they wouldn't notice but others would? That sounds mischievous and right up Soussanna's alley! What do do you have in mind, Amy? ;-)
DeleteI like to think that I'd be a good witch. I'd want to be a healer and matchmaker.
ReplyDeletedevynsmom95@yahoo.com
Matchmaker (almost wrote mathmaker there, lol) is what Soussanna is doing nowadays...but it took her a while to get to that stage. A healer is always a good and necessary thing. Thanks for hopping, Kim!
DeleteHmm. I'm sure I would use my powers for something sexy ;-)
ReplyDeleteHear, hear, Michelle! Soussanna uses her powers for sexy things too! You can ask Vincent (from the Golden Cock) about that one ;-)
DeleteIf I were a witch I would definitely do good things with it! I would try to help heal sick people and help out all in need! And maybe try to rid this world of some of the evil that takes place around us! Thanks for sharing I just love your books! amybowens34@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Amy! <3
DeleteYou'd be a healer/helping witch! We definitely need some more good magic in this world! Soussanna is a little mischievous, but in her heart she is good and against evil. Thanks for hopping! :-)
I'd help the people I love, and try to improve the chances of my favorite hockey team...
ReplyDeletevitajex(at)aol(Dot)com
Sounds good to me! What team couldn't use a little extra help? ;-)
DeleteI'm sure that I would find some interesting things to do to the hubs >.<
ReplyDeleteKassandra
sionedkla@gmail.com
LOL Kassandra! Good, bad or both? ;-)
DeleteI little of both just so he stays on his toes :P
DeleteLoved your scene =) If I was a witch, I´d do good things *nods* at least I hope so =D
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway & Happy Saturday!
//Linda
fr_larsson at hotmail dot com
ps Awesome earrings! *two thumbs up*
Thank you, Linda! :-D Wouldn't you succumb to being naughty every once in a while? ;-)
Deleteto make cookies magically appear
ReplyDeletebn100candg at hotmail dot com
I like that idea, bn! I was baking cookies all morning today >.< would have been much faster if I was a witch!
DeleteI think I would use it to play tricks on people (nothing too dangerous or serious) and in case some hurts themselves I'll also be able to heal them.
ReplyDeletehumhumbum AT yahoo DOT com
That's a good compromise, H.B. Play tricks and have the ability to heal. I like it!
DeleteI would play little tricks on people. Nothing too bad or to hurt anyone just to get a few good laughs.
ReplyDeleteleighannecrisp at yahoo dot com
A pranksters soul you seem to have, Melissa! Just like my witches ;-) We all need some good laughs, so in essence I'd say you're a good witch!
DeleteI would zap people... yep that electric shock you get when you touch someone especially in the winter time... I would do that to people that annoy me... or if my boys were fighting . Thanks for being part of the hop
ReplyDeletej.m.platt83@gmail.com
LOL Jeanette! Zapping people... a useful skill! I think I could use that with people that annoy me too...hum, I think I'd zap my sister. LOL Thanks for hopping!
DeleteLove the excerpt. If I was a witch I would probably do something fun and become a matchmaker sort of like Cupid.
ReplyDeletelavidabrisco(at)yahoo(dot)com
Thank you, Vida! Ah, that seems to be Soussanna's line of work now...after all the pranks and tricks she played... Matchmaking can be loads of fun! Have you ever tried partnering any of your friends?
DeleteI'd get myself a green-eyed boy. :D
ReplyDeleteOooh, I want him blue, Iyana! :D
DeleteI would specialize in being a healing witch or dabble with love potions. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletekaylyndavis1986@yahoo.com
Thank you for hopping, Kaylyn! I like the dabbling in love potions part. Can you imagine the fun? ;-)
DeleteI think I would make mischief for my friends and family. But then again it might be a bad idea because if I were to get mad, then I might get mean lol. Or I would just make it so that I can speak to animals!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excerpt and the giveaway!
jjacobs21@radford.edu
LOL Jenni J.! I like that idea about speaking to animals! Maybe you could get them to play tricks on your family. That way, they would never know what really hit them. Muahaha! :p Thanks for hopping!
DeleteI would make hunky guys take their shirts off and it would seem like the natural thing to do.
ReplyDeletebituin76 at hotmail dot com
:O Jan I like that idea very,very much!
Deletei would use it to heal people. i say that because i myself am disabled and would love it if i were miraculously healed. LOL!
ReplyDeletetammy ramey
trvlagnt1t@yahoo.com
That would be lovely, Tammy!
DeleteI would use it to heal and magically arrive wherever I want to.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
Magically arrive to places? I could soooo use that!
DeleteHi! Happy Valentines! What wouldnt i do with it? Id have so much fun messing with my family and friends! Especially my little brother. lol Make his dates fun away. Or charm everything he eats to taste like worms. etc. Id also heal people and help others. But there would be A LOT of pranks! lol Thank you for sharing and for the amazing giveaway!
ReplyDeleteshadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
LOL You're with me on pranking siblings Shadow! All in good fun, of course ;-)
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