First Comes Desire: Pirate's Prize #1
by Tina Donahue
GENRE: Historical Erotic Romance
and
I Wanna Be Loved by You
by Heather Hiestand
GENRE: Historical Romance
BLURB for FIRST COMES DESIRE:
On a lush, secluded island, one
passionate adventure leads to another….
Diana Fletcher means business. The
beautiful, innocent, reverend’s daughter has traveled all the way to a tropical
island off Madagascar on a mission: To find her brother—and to punish the man
who drove him to a life of piracy. But when she comes face to face with the
enemy in question, the handsome, powerfully seductive man is not at all what
Diana expected…
Tristan Kent never intended to harm
Diana’s brother. A man of humble origins, Tristan claims he tried to save him from
another ruthless captain. Diana is desperate to believe he is telling the
truth…and that the intoxicating desire that escalates between them is true as
well. But can she trust him? Or is Tristan’s story—and his heart—nothing more
than fool’s gold? Amid the haze of sensual delights and soaring ecstasy Tristan
has in store for her, all will be revealed…
BLURB for I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU:
For a young woman swept into
international adventure, romance can’t be far behind…
The 1920s are in full swing when Sadie
Loudon leaves her grandfather’s stodgy vicarage, and she dreams of the glamour
and excitement she’s seen on the silver screen. But before she even begins work
at the storied Grand Russe Hotel, she is ushered into London’s glittering
nightlife by a handsome young businessman intent on introducing her to the
pleasures available to a Bright Young Thing. Is it a fleeting romance…or
something even more intriguing?
Les Drake is on the lookout for
Bolsheviks when he encounters sweet, sexy Sadie. A British Secret Intelligence
agent, Les has more experience with the seedy underside of the city than with
innocent chambermaids, but he can’t deny that Sadie tempts him. Using her as
part of his cover seems like a brilliant plan until the danger of his assignment
threatens what has suddenly become a love he can’t bear to lose…
EXCERPT for FIRST COMES DESIRE:
Tristan’s
composure rattled Diana, his demeanor at odds with what she’d heard about him
being a ruthless pirate. For nearly a year, she’d pursued him. Upon capture,
she’d expected him to curse her and struggle fruitlessly against her men while
she watched with great satisfaction. Instead, he’d smiled. He also seemed to
care about Peter.
Impossible.
No matter Tristan’s dignified manner or him claiming innocence, he was still a
pirate, Welsh in the bargain, and strangely enough, liked to read. His book lay
forgotten on the sand, its title embossed in gold on the cover. Homer’s Iliad,
a classic far above what common folks would enjoy.
Her
confusion grew. He was more than he should be, as tall and athletic as a young
noble, clean too, hair and face washed, his crimson waistcoat, dark breeches,
and white shirt well cared for. Moist wind separated the linen to bare his
muscular chest. Perspiration glistened within those crisp curls. They begged
for a woman’s touch, and later him pleasuring and protecting her in his strong
embrace.
Something
stirred within Diana. She pushed her foolish reaction away and met him
eye-to-eye, wanting to see the devil.
He
waited patiently for her next move, searching her gaze, puzzling her further.
He
was an undeniably handsome man. Blond hair fell in thick waves over his
forehead, and curled around his ears and on his neck. Firelight turned his
bronze skin a deeper gold. Only his eyebrows were dark, same as the stubble on
his upper lip, chin, and cheeks.
He
smiled softly.
Her
belly clenched. She needed him to be afraid, not playful or aroused, to know
the suffering he’d caused. When he’d taken the merchant ship Peter served on,
he’d nearly ruined her brother’s life and surely destroyed hers. It was
heartache enough to have Peter foolishly run away to sea as if it were a game.
Tristan’s actions had forced Peter into piracy and put the child at even
greater risk. Boys younger than him had gone to the gallows for crimes that
were serious or not.
Helpless
with outrage, she lifted her hand to strike Tristan.
He
didn’t curse or try to defend himself from her coming blow.
EXCERPT from I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU:
Les
glanced between the two women. His gut told him that they were not compatible.
Sadie was too fresh and uneducated to appeal to this cosmopolitan refugee. Not
like the young wife from Acton who was desperate for a friend. When Glass had
given him orders he hadn’t accounted for Sadie’s youth. She was only a
chambermaid, after all.
“What
time is the rally?” he asked Semyon in Russian.
He
responded in kind. “In an hour. Will I see you there?”
Les
nodded. “I need to pay a couple of sales calls on bookshops here and then we
will go to the docks. Will your wife come along?”
Semyon
nodded and took his own bowl of soup off the tray. “She is very political.”
“Mrs.
Rake is not educated in these matters.” Les spooned up the last couple bites of
his borsht. There likely wouldn’t be time for food later.
“She’ll
learn,” Semyon said. “What is her background?”
“Orphan,”
Les said, not wanting to reveal more.
“English
through and through, right?”
Les
nodded and put his and Sadie’s bowls on Semyon’s tray, then poured overbrewed tea
from the pot into his empty cup.
“Why
did you marry her? Money?”
Les
was glad they were still speaking in Russian. He let his gaze peruse the length
of the skinny brown bow detail on Sadie’s cream dress. The ribbon slid down her
chest between her breasts, revealing
their
buoyant shape underneath the thin fabric. He glanced back at Semyon, who
smirked.
“A
young man must have his pleasures,” Semyon said.
“Your
wife is very beautiful,” Les told him. Sadie’s eyes went to him. The color
matched the stormy sea now. He realized he had missed an exchange between her
and Irina Kozyrev. When he glanced next to him he saw Irina was putting the
nesting doll together, then, when at last the matryoshka was back together, she
put the doll into the gift box and placed the lid on top, then slid it into her
handbag.
Shocked,
he let his hurt show as he moved his gaze back to Sadie.
She
shook her head slightly, as if warning him of danger. Next to her, Semyon was
devouring his soup. Sadie pushed a plate of brown bread to him and he took a
piece without looking up.
Les
stared at his erstwhile wife. Had she given Irina the dolls because she was
afraid of her, or was there some deeper game? What had the girl sensed about
her role here? Irina set her handbag on her lap, her lips curving with genuine
satisfaction. With a last look at Les, Sadie deliberately moved her attention
to the other woman, smiling.
Irina
laughed.
Sadie
had done the unexpected and turned the assassin’s daughter into an ally, it
seemed.
AUTHOR Bio and Links for Tina Donahue:
Tina Donahue is an
award-winning, bestselling novelist in erotic, paranormal, contemporary and
historical romance for Kensington, Ellora’s Cave, Samhain Publishing, Siren
Publishing, Booktrope, and indie. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times
and numerous online sites have praised her work. Three of her erotic novels
(Adored; Deep, Dark, Delicious; Lush Velvet Nights) were named finalists in the
2011 EPIC competition. Sensual Stranger, her erotic romance, was chosen Book of
the Year 2010 (erotic category) at the French review site, Blue Moon reviews.
The Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books was created specifically for her
erotic romance Lush Velvet Nights. Deep, Dark, Delicious (erotic romance) received
an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition. Take Me Away (erotic
romance) captured second place in the NEC-RWA contest. And The Yearning (erotic
paranormal) was honored with an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion
competition. She’s featured in the 2012 Novel and Writer’s Market. Before
penning romances, she worked in Story Direction for a Hollywood production
company.
Author Links:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/tinadonahue
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AUTHOR Bio and Links for Heather Hiestand:
Heather Hiestand was born in
Illinois but her family migrated west before she started school. Since then she
has claimed Washington State as home, except for a few years in California. She
wrote her first story at age seven and went on to major in creative writing at
the University of Washington. Her first published fiction was a mystery short
story, but since then it has been all about the many flavors of romance.
Heather’s first published romance short story was set in the Victorian period
and she continues to return, fascinated by the rapid changes of the nineteenth
century. The author of many novels, novellas and short stories, she makes her
home in a small town with her husband and son and supposedly works out of her
tiny office, though she mostly writes in her easy chair in the living room.
For more information, visit
Heather’s website. Heather loves to hear from readers!
Author Links:
Website:
http://heatherhiestand.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/heatherhiestand
Buy the book:
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Sounds like two great books. Both are on my TBR list. Thanks for sharing. Blessings
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