Excerpt #3 from The Puck Bunny
Feb 19, 2023 5:28 pm
Who doesn't love a tantalizing excerpt?
Hello my romance-loving besties,
If you love getting a taste of a book, I have something short, sweet, savory and EXCLUSIVE from my upcoming book, The Puck Bunny, for you.
This week I hit my groove in this story and made it to the writing zone.
What the heck does that mean, you ask?
It means I know my characters and can't wait to give them hard choices, confront them with sticky situations and awkward moments--and a few buttery wins like kisses and more--to see how they react and what they feel.
It means the plot threads are finally coming together and I know where I'm going with the story, or where all the stops are along the way to the HEA.
Yes, this writing gig is hard work. Every. Single. Time.
But if the results are a book that makes you swoon and feel the punch of romance in your gut as you read, then it's all worth it. Lofty goal!
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Check out the debut from He Has Pluck below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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At SQ's House
I'm now in football withdrawal. So we're focusing on watching the Celtics 🏀 and the Bruins 🏒 at my house now. Lucky for us, both teams are first in their respective leagues!!!
(Don't worry--it's all temporary--wait til next year!)
Meanwhile, for Valentine's Day we went to see the movie 80 for Brady ➜➜➜➜
and it was fun. We went to the matinee which made me feel like a kid-- also we were the youngest people in the audience! Not even kidding.
Did you do anything special for VDay? OR are you an ANTI VDay supporter?
I totally get it either way. The point is focusing on romance.
Of course, given my profession as a romance writer, I contributed to the cause routinely. That evening, I also did some romance novel reading.❤️📚
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WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT!
🔥🔥Today's Sizzling Snippet 🔥🔥
from He Has Pluck
He watches, and damn if he judges me with his eyes.
I put the bottle down and push him back. “Fuck you.”
A smile, subtle, like he has a secret, except I know what it is, transforms his face, making the jerk more confident than ever.
“I’m not judging. How can I? I’m no angel, or I wouldn’t be here letting myself get distracted.”
“Is that what I am? A distraction? Is that what you want? What you need?” I see the misgiving mixed with the raw hunger in his eyes and the twitch in his jaw muscle like he’s holding back. Holding all kinds of damned-up need back as if he’ll explode and—
He takes hold of my shoulders and pulls me to him, slamming me hard against his body, sliding one hand down over my ass and clamping on tight, pressing me into the most knee-weakening hard-as-fuck cock I’ve ever felt while still fully clothed. And suddenly, only the thought about why we’re still wearing clothes takes up all the space in my head, and tongues of pleasure lick through my body, turning me into liquid. Literally.
Shit. I pull back as his lips feather over mine, and I get the sensation of a bullet whooshing past me in a near miss.
“Let’s bring our drinks into the great room,” I say, striving for nonchalance. But my comfort is as shallow as my words, disappearing as my breath hits the open air. I pour some Glenlivet into a glass and add some ice from the fridge door dispenser.
How do I get him into the bedroom without seeming needy?
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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT #3
from The Puck Bunny - a hockey rom-com
QUINN
“I guess I’m glad I don’t qualify as arm candy,” she says her wry smile emphasizing the small spray of freckles across her nose I’m coming to have a thing for.
“In what universe are you not the exact definition of arm candy, Lola?”
She blushes deeply like I knew she would and my dick takes notice. My dick has a definite thing for her blushing.
“In the Sara Bellagamba universe.” She crinkles her nose like her universe stinks.
“That’s a powerful universe you have there, sweetheart.”
She sits up. “You called me sweetheart.” She looks surprised and I laugh.
“Problem?”
“No, it’s just… No one ever has—if you don’t count grandma Zanetti which I don’t.”
“Then I won’t count her either. For some reason, I like the idea that I’m the only one.”
“Why is that?” she has a tentative smile, like she’s hoping she knows the answer and she’s crossing her fingers behind her back.
“Because I’d be jealous if you had another guy somewhere who could claim you as a sweetheart.”
“Does that mean… never mind.” She sighs and turns away, shifting in her seat to create space between us.
“Yes, it does,” I say. “It means exactly what you think it means. I want you to be my sweetheart.” As I say the words, I realize they’re true, not a line, not the same way I’ve ever said the words before.
She waves a hand. “You’re just saying that—”
“I mean it. I wouldn’t toy with you.”
“Wouldn’t you? I mean, that’s exactly what I asked you to do. What I wanted…”
Her eyes turn that intense green that sucks me in until all I see is her beautiful soul...
Holy Bellagamba! What do you suppose happens next?
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Release Date: March 16, 2023
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The Do-Over Girl - a hockey rom-com
Find out in this hilarious non-time-traveling take on 17 Again meets Welcome Back Kotter set at an exclusive prep school and featuring a former cheerleader turned teacher and ex-hockey player turned coach.
This story is for all of us who have regrets about that high school sweetheart we lost when he disappeared into his new life after graduation. You went your separate ways because you were too young and foolish to know back then what a good thing you had...
The Do-Over Girl, a Boston Brawlers Hockey Spin-Off is the antidote to the cynical maxim that says you can never go back.
She proves them all wrong when she goes back and erases all her regrets, turning them into star dust, spun gold, flying unicorns and a big fat happy ever after. Laugh, cry and get a zing of sizzling excitement when you read this story! (Warning: contains language and sex for a mature audience.)
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The Groupie - a hockey rom-com
Rylee
I walk into a bar in Boston that night after my close call, by myself, to see what my hometown has to offer a woman wanting to forget her mortality.
When I see a group of women in a corner having a ball with a group of guys who are hot as sin and out for trouble, I head straight for them.
I want a part of that trouble. I want to be in that group of girls.
I introduce myself by sitting on the lap of the biggest, hottest guy there...
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