This
is a sizzling hot blog! Thank you so much for welcoming me as a guest!
I
normally write science fiction with a dab of romance, but my new novel
"Undercover" breaks that trend. It's set in the present, on Earth,
and the main characters face challenges that might not be common, but could
happen. Well, they could happen in my imagination, anyway…
I
pretty much wrote this book on a dare. Someone said my books were okay, but
needed a bit more steam, so I wanted to do something with a couple murders and
sex scenes. I was really proud of myself too, until my editor cut most of it
out. She's right, if people are used to getting one kind of book from an
author, they might become both surprised and disappointed if the style changes
too much.
Anyway,
now I have a big pile of deleted scenes. I've wanted to do something with them,
but not been able to figure out what. I realize I can't compete with authors
writing erotica, but being a guest here still seems like an excellent
opportunity to share one of them. In this deleted scene, the main characters
Jenny and Alexei are on the run from justice. They're hiding out in a hotel
room, able to relax for the first time for days.
Inside the bathroom, Jenny and Alex listened to their children. She bit
her lip not to laugh. "Imagine when she becomes a teenager. I can see you
sneaking around in the bushes with a shotgun, trying to hunt down any boyfriend
of hers."
Anyone could see Lindsay was growing up to be a beauty, and with that
strong will, she'd be a handful. Jenny stopped thinking about the children as
his hands wandered up under her shirt.
"I think this is mine. I need it back."
His hands on her skin were intoxicating, sending shivers of delight
through her body. She still answered cheekily, "If you want it, you'll
have to try ‘n take it."
He did. There wasn't anywhere to run, and fighting him for it was
useless, but she still tried. It ended up with him grinning, holding both her
hands over her head with one hand and pulling the shirt up with the other. She
never understood how he did it, but in the next moment, her hands were secured
with the shirt, tied to the shower, and he cupped both his hands over her
breasts, smiling.
She mumbled, "How did you do that," but forgot about it the
moment he kissed her neck while running his hands down her body to squeeze her
butt instead of her breasts.
She leaned her head back, closed her eyes and moaned, and he teased her
with his tongue against the sensitive skin under her ear, at the same time as
one of his hands found its way in between her legs, exploring the warm and
moist place down there, carefully at first, but soon bolder.
Feeling his caress and his finger teasingly disappear up inside her was nice,
but not as nice as other parts would be. As hard as she tried, she couldn't get
her hands free, and her mouth was much too busy moaning with pleasure to want
to talk. He knew anyway, of course, he was just teasing her, and he soon lifted
her up, pinning her between the wall and his hard body.
She wrapped her legs around his waist, and he groaned when he entered
her. It was easy for him to hold her up, she knew she wasn't heavy to him.
Alex's makeshift knot finally slipped open, and she got her arms free to
hold on to him. How could he always make her feel so wonderfully hot and happy?
Then, all thoughts disappeared as her body took over, rending uncontrollable
waves of pleasure, at the same time as he exploded inside of her.
Undercover
Maria Hammarblad
Maria Hammarblad
Genre: Romantic suspense
Publisher: Desert Breeze Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-61252-216-6
ASIN: B0098TGWTW
Word Count: 77000
Cover Artist: Gwen Phifer
Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/YePFbRgPP9o
Book Description:
When Jenny
Moore meets Alexei Roshenko, it's love at first sight. The tall, dark
and handsome stranger appears to be the answer to every romantic fantasy
any woman ever had. There is however more to him than meets the eye,
and a dark and violent past is catching up with him. When Jenny decides
to follow him back to Russia, she gets entangled in a web of deceit and
secrets beyond her wildest imagination.
Excerpt~
When the wheels finally touched American soil, Jenny was
both relieved and nervous. She was so happy to be home she could cry, at the
same time as she fretted over his papers. They looked good but could hardly be
real. Alex didn't seem worried at all; he was the epitome of calm as they stood
in the long line to the passport checkpoint.
Her own
passport had been unused before this trip, and she opened it to look at the
stamps. Alex bent over to kiss her on the cheek. He knew her well enough
already to know what was on her mind. "Don't worry, I do this all the
time."
The comment distracted
her, and she thought he probably did it on purpose. She wanted to ask a million
or so questions, but didn't even lift an eyebrow. "I can't wait to be
home."
Once they reached the
counter, the woman sitting there hardly even looked at the photos. She threw
one glance at their documents, gave them back, and yelled, "Next!"
They waited for the
luggage for an eternity, and Jenny was nervous all the way through customs. She
relaxed a little once they were well into the large airport, surrounded by
Americans hurrying in all directions. The protection of being in the country
was more imagined than real, but she was still happier. They walked slowly hand
in hand with the suitcases rolling behind them like obedient dogs, and just
seeing the crowds made her heart lighter.
She wondered if her
lover would miss seeing and hearing his own language, and if he would miss his
own people. He was stranded in a foreign country and culture with nothing but
her, with an axe hovering over his head, and all this after knowing her for
just a couple of months. Thinking about it made her feel incredibly guilty, and
telling herself she couldn't have done anything about it didn't help at all.
Eventually, Alex
stopped and pulled their bags up next to a wall. "Are you up for the drive
home, or do you want to stay in a hotel tonight?"
She kept going because
he did, but now when he said it, she was very tired. "I don't know. It
would be good to be home, but it seems so far away. What do you think?"
"Oh, I want to go
somewhere and take all your clothes off, but what I want is not important. Your
wish is my command, my sweet."
It made her laugh.
"So, a hotel it is."
When they walked
towards the exit, past one of the cafés, she saw a familiar face turn towards
them. A smile played on the man's lips. She had seen him not all that long ago,
on the other side of the world, in Alex's apartment. He met her eyes, and she
said, "Ignore him."
They walked right past
the old man. "They've been with us all the way. One would think people
would have something better to do."
She hadn't seen anyone
else, but if he said they had been there, they were there.
Author Bio:
Born in
Sweden in the early 1970's, Maria showed a large interest for books at
an early age. Even before she was able to read or write, she made her
mom staple papers together into booklets she filled with drawings of
suns and planets. She proudly declared them, "The Sun Book." They were
all about the sun. She also claimed, to her mother's horror, that her
being on Earth was a big mistake and that her alien family would come
and bring her home at any moment. This never happened, but both the
interest in space and the passion for bookmaking stayed with her.
As an adult
Maria's creativity got an outlet through playing bass in a number of
rock bands, and through writing technical manuals and making web pages
for various companies and organizations. She did write drafts for a few
novels, but the storytelling muse was mostly satisfied through role
playing online on Myspace. It was here, while writing stories together
with people from around the globe, she stumbled onto Mike. They started
talking out of character, and she moved over to Florida to him late
2008. Today the two are married and live in the Tampa Bay area with
three rescue dogs.
Besides writing and playing bass, Maria enjoys driving off-road, archery, and Tameshigiri.
Upcoming releases
Flashback, to be released by Desert Breeze Publishing June 2013
Operation Earth, to be released by Desert Breeze Publishing August 2013
Borealis XII, to be released by Desert Breeze Publishing November 2013
Fun Facts
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Chicken with cashew nuts
Doesn't eat: Mammals
Favorite TV Show: Star Trek TNG and Leverage
Favorite animal: Border Collie
Quotes: "Full Speed Ahead" and "Caffeine is good for you"
Find Maria on the web
Website: http://www.hammarblad.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mariahammarblad
Twitter: @mariahammarblad
Publisher's website: http://www.desertbreezepublishing.com
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