Welcome to another Tease Me Tuesday!

We’re gearing up for the October 30th release of my latest Harlequin Desire, SECRETS, LIES & LULLABIES, & this week, Mistress Heidi & I have decided to tease your mercilessly with snippets from Alexander & Jessica’s story…

In the beginning…

Alexander Bajoran swiped his key card and pushed through the heavy oak door to his suite. He’d been halfway down the winding, mile-long drive leading away from the luxurious yet rustic resort—aptly named Mountain View Lodge—when he realized he’d forgotten a stack of much-needed paperwork. Now he was late for his meeting, and it was going to be nearly impossible to make it into downtown Portland on time.

He let the door swing closed behind him, marching toward the large cherry wood desk on the far side of the sitting area. Six steps in, he stopped short at the sound of someone else moving around in the suite. Turning toward the bedroom, he paused in doorway, taking note of the woman stripping his bed and shaking her rear end to a song only she could hear.

She was wearing a maid’s uniform, but sadly not one of the sexy French variety. Just a simple gray dress that buttoned down the front and did nothing to compliment her figure or coloring.

Somewhere in the middle…

“I think I’m going to need a quick rundown of events,” he told her, careful to keep his tone level and unaccusatory. “Why did you take off in the middle of the night? And if Henry is my son, why didn’t you contact me when you found out you were pregnant?”

He watched her eyes, saw the pulse in her throat jump as she swallowed.

“It was a one-night stand. I didn’t think you’d want me to still be there in the morning,” she murmured. “And then when I went back the next day to clean your room, you were gone.”

Close (but not too close ;)) to the end…

“I need to run into the office for a while this morning, but was hoping you’d meet me there later. Do you think you could do that—and bring Henry with you?”

“A-all right,” she stuttered, confused by his nonchalance and focus on a topic unrelated to the recent discovery that he was, indeed, Henry’s father. “But what about—”

Pushing to his feet, he carried Henry over to her and deposited the baby into her arms instead. Henry giggled, kicked, and wiggled until she got him arranged on her own lap. Alex moved the jars of baby food to her side of the table and handed her the tiny, peach-caked spoon.

“Just meet me at my office in a couple of hours, okay? Around one p.m.”

He leaned down and pressed a kiss to the crown of her head, ruffling the top of Henry’s at the same time.
“Trust me,” he added.

Calmly, competently, completely at ease while her insides were jumping around like seltzer water.

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Happy Sunday! I hope you’re enjoying all of this wonderful Fall weather & have lots of great stuff from the past week to share with us today!

This week, I AM HAPPY that my revisions for PROJECT: RUNAWAY HEIRESS seem to have done the trick.  Just a couple more tweaks to be done during the line edits.

I AM HAPPY that I’ve gotten some winterizing home improvements done before it starts to get really cold.  New windows in the office (which I already notice are making a difference; no more condensation on the inside every dang morning) & insulation blown down into the outside walls to offer some extra protection.  That was kind of fun, & not nearly as expensive to have done as I would have expected…even if it did leave a fine layer of dust over everything in my office. LOL

I AM HAPPY that I seem to have figured out a decent routine for Miss Precious (aka Elder Kitty).  She’s still picky as ever about her food, but she’s trained me to open a can, fix her one bowl of food, then put that can in the freezer.  Next time—open another, use it once, put it in the freezer.  Every four or five cans, I can swing back around to reused the previous flavors.  I’ve also been adding a spoonful of wheat bran to her food, which seems to really be helping in the Poop Department.

I AM HAPPY that the CW’s new show, Arrow, has turned out to be so good.  I thought it looked interesting, but wasn’t sure what to expect.  Turns out, it’s really, really good.  Is anybody else watching it?

I AM HAPPY, too, about two things I haven’t managed to blog about yet.  One is kind of exciting, & as soon as I’m allowed to share it, I will.  The other kind of kept me hopping, so I just haven’t had a chance to chat about it yet.  But it’s good news, too, & you’ll hear about it eventually. :yummy

How about you—what made you happy this week?  We want to hear all the news that’s fit to share. :elvis

Now to announce the winner of this week’s Free Book Friday giveaway—another autographed copy of my upcoming Harlequin Desire, SECRETS, LIES & LULLABIES…

:dancebat Ruth A. Chestnut!!! :dancebat

Congratulations, Ruth! :hitched Please contact me with your mailing information, & I’ll get your book out to you as soon as I can!