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| Laura Breck |
Excerpt
of Award Winning Novel Dancing in a Hurricane: James told
Sixto, "Your roommate here doesn't think she can dance."
Sixto glanced at her. "Anyone can
dance."
She couldn't read his mood, but he seemed
closed in, somehow.
Marisa and Rico came back to the bar,
breathless. She asked Bree, "Why aren't you out there?"
She made a face. "Too fast for a
first-timer."
"No it's not." Marisa eased onto
her stool. "Sixto, take her out there. Show her how to Salsa Cubana."
He reached down into the beer cooler and
opened a fresh one for Rico. "Too busy."
"Busy?" James laughed. "It's
dead in here, bro. Go on, I can handle it."
Bree caught Sixto shooting a meaningful look
at Rico. Great, not only were Marisa and Rico conspiring, now Sixto and Rico
had secrets, too. She shook her head. "I'd rather watch. Thanks anyway,
Sixto."
Marisa scowled at her brother. "You
leave James alone at the bar all the time to dance with the chicas."
Sixto sighed and stalked away.
Bree released her pent-up breath and took a
sip of wine. That was uncomfortable.
Sixto appeared on her side of the bar, right
in front of her, his hand out. "Dance?"
****
Bree considered saying "no" to
Sixto's request to dance, but would that give everyone the idea that she was
avoiding him? That there was something going on between them?
She set down her glass and put her hand in
his. His big, warm hand. The tingling sensation started in her palm and raced
up her arm, spiraling through her to end low in her belly.
He led her to the floor. He stood stiffly,
put his hand on her waist, and took her other hand in his. The other couples
pressed against each other and she waited, breathlessly, for the crush of his
body to hers. It didn't come.
He danced slowly, their hips a foot apart.
His face seemed pinched, his eyes unreadable. She followed his lead, he told
her when to step a different way, or turn under his arm. She forced herself to
forget that where he held her hand, her palm warmed at his touch. She tried to
ignore where his palm pressed hot and firm against her hip through the thin
fabric of her dress. Her hand on his muscular bicep felt every sexy flex of
each tempting muscle in his arm. She made herself forget that, too.
In less than a minute, the song ended and she
stepped away from him.
They dropped their arms, and Bree sucked in
air. Without his touch on her skin, her heart slowed from its manic race, and
the heat drained from her cheeks. The next song started. A slower, song with a
tantalizing rhythm.
She looked at him, his face looked fierce,
his eyes severe.
"One more?" he grumbled.
He wanted her to say no, wanted her to run
from him and be her usual cautious, conservative self. Well, she'd had enough
wine tonight that her backbone was right where it should be. She wouldn't give
him the satisfaction of saying no. She nodded and stepped closer to him.
A muscle in his jaw worked for a moment, as
if he considered walking away. Taking her hand in his, he put his other palm on
her waist. He taught her the steps. They were easier than the last dance and
she didn't have to concentrate as hard. The song grew more intense, the primal
beat stirred her soul, made her warm deep inside, made her feel sexy. She
watched other women gyrating their hips and she let her body move to the
rhythm, taking away her inhibitions.
"Goddamnit, Bree." His eyes burned
with passion. "What the hell are you doing to me?" He stared into her
eyes, put his hand on her lower back, and pulled her tight against him. Pausing
for a moment, he groaned and began moving again, sensually, demanding her
response.
She gasped, his hard body pressed along her
soft one. Breasts, stomach, thighs. A mudslide of sexual awareness covered her,
tingled in her nerve endings. He moved his hips the same way she was grinding
and she felt every inch of his hard cock against her stomach.
She told herself to move away, but it was too
intoxicating for her body to ignore. He spun them to the middle of the floor,
away from the prying eyes at the bar. His breath caressed her face, hot and
fast. He stared down at her, her gaze collided with his.
"You shouldn't be in my arms." He
tightened his hold on her. "Next time I ask you to dance," he said
between clenched teeth, "say no."
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Blurb
of Dancing in a Hurricane: A Seduction as Overpowering as a Hurricane
When her twin sister dies, Bree Prentis moves
from Seattle to Miami to inherit a shadowy business, an upscale house, and her
sister’s sexy Cuban business partner and housemate, Sixto Doria. She adjusts to
the vivid culture of Miami, but constantly bumping into Sixto is straining her
hands-off vow. Bree is looking for a man to give her a happily ever after, and Sixto
has sworn off relationships. He knows it’s wrong to want her, but she makes him
forget why he's not right for her, makes him crave her natural honesty and
wholesome beauty.
When he teaches her to dance the Salsa
Cubana, then suggests she spend the night in his bed, Bree is shocked—and
tempted. In the midst of a hurricane, Bree surrenders to her reckless desire
and makes love with Sixto. Could Bree be the one Sixto's been waiting for? If
she finds out he’s hiding a nasty truth from her—their company is a façade for
a semi-legal business—she will shut it down, and Sixto will lose the income his
family depends on. And more frightening for Sixto, he would lose Bree.
When she researches their company’s outrageous
revenue, she sees a pattern of untruths leading back to Sixto. The word ‘love’
enters their relationship, and she prays his duplicity is all a
misunderstanding, and his seduction is not merely a distraction to keep her
from discovering the truth.
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Dancing
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*Dancing in a Hurricane is RomCon's 2013 Reader's Crown Award Winner for Best Contemporary Romance
Have a
great weekend!
Laura~Smart Women ~Sexy Men ~Seductive Romance
LauraBreck.com
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