Sizzling Summer Blog Hop Stop

Happy 4th of July!

Welcome to my stop on the Sizzling Summer Blog Hop Tour.  Get comfortable, take a look around, and sit back for a sizzling excerpt from my novel Finding Trouble.

Finding Trouble

“Did you find out anything on the case?” Rayna figured that would be his only reason for being here.

“Not yet. Where have you been?” Josh demanded.

“At the local pawnshop buying a gun.” Seriously, who did he think he was? Where had she been? Last time she checked she was an adult and free to do as she pleased.

“Tell me you’re kidding. You’d probably shoot your own foot.”

“For your information, I’ve had some armed experience.” She wasn’t going to add it was one hunting trip with a high school boy she’d been out to impress by showing him she was one of the guys.  Shortly before she’d ended the trip with a misfire at a tree, she’d had a screeching fit when he’d actually suggested she slather deer piss all over herself to disguise her scent.

Josh just chuckled and waited for her to open her door. When she did he followed her in. “So if you’re not here in the line of duty, is this some kind of social call?”

“Nope. Still in the line of duty. I’m staying here tonight.”

 “As tempting as the offer may be, I’m not that kind of girl and you most certainly are not staying here, tonight or any other.”  Hands on her hips she prepared to face off with him on this point.

“Get a grip. I wasn’t inviting myself into your bedroom. But until the window is repaired tomorrow I don’t think it would be wise to let you stay here alone. There is still a madman on the loose, you know.”

 “Well that really isn’t necessary, but thank you.”

“Isn’t necessary? Is your boyfriend coming over tonight to protect you then?” His eyes issued a silent challenge.

“No. For your information, I have plans. I’m going with a girlfriend to a club and intending not to come home until way past the midnight hour. Hence, you would be bored stiff with only a remote to entertain you. On second thought, maybe that’s right up your alley.”

His chocolate eyes flashed as he leaned on the counter in a casual stance.  “Not so fast. You want to go out to a club and come home alone late at night with some weirdo breaking down windows in your house and sending you dead things in the mail?”  He pointed a finger then realized what he was doing and slapped his hand back on the counter as he continued, “Do you have any idea what I do for a living? The things I see? It’s choices like this that lead to a body in an alleyway or dumped in a river.  No way, Lady!”  He shook his head.  Seeing her about to argue, he appeared to think things over.  “You are not going out tonight. At least not without me!”

The presumptuous man! She knew ranting would be pointless.  It was obvious he had his mind made up.  As far as she was concerned, he could spend his evening sitting in a far corner of the bar’s shadows, watching her enjoy her evening but she’d be damned if she’d ask him to join the fun.

What nerve! If she needed an escort, she had a voice and knew how to ask. Standing there fuming, she was losing valuable time to get dressed and assembled for the evening, however, so she gave him a “whatever,” and went to shower.

* * * * *

From the kitchen the sound of running water was evident. Hearing the sounds of the shower and knowing who was in it tempted Josh’s male senses.   Fantasy overcame logic temporarily and he imagined Rayna standing under the water naked. How he’d love to stand in the steamy, hot shower and watch the water ripple down the firm, taut skin of Rayna’s breasts. To touch her waist and lightly spin her around as his fingertips skimmed the skin on her back.   Running his fingers through her long locks of hair as he washed it, the fruity scent of her shampoo filling his nostrils.  His lips lightly suckling the water droplets on the back of her neck.

His hardness slides up against her silky, smooth bottom.  With his hands he cups each breast gently while he kneads the already water-peaked nipples, allowing them to become a hard nub under his fingers. When her back arches and she groans urging him to stop teasing her, his lips will overtake hers as his hands glide down finding her soft, wet heat.

The sound of the bathroom door slamming as she exited the shower put an abrupt halt to his fantasies.  He shifted uncomfortably and noticed the hardness in his pants. 

He shook his head. What was he thinking, anyway? The woman was a powder keg waiting to explode.

Finding Trouble by Kathryn Edgar Available Now On Amazon

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