Forty-two- year- old single mother Laura Harris devoted more
than half her life to raising her son. She remembered the concept of having sex
but it had been aeons since she’s actually been a participant - especially with
a real flesh-and-blood partner. But it’s time to reclaim her life. Her son is a
man now. And the rising star of the Jets rugby league team. Their future is
brighter than ever and, for the first time, financially secure. But Laura is
starting to think agreeing to have dinner with Trevor Hughes could be biting off
more than she can chew. Not that she can’t see herself taking a nice big chunk
from the absolutely gorgeous thirty-four-year-old sports commentator’s rump,
he’s one prime piece of masculinity! She just isn’t sure how or when the whole
sex thing will become an issue. She can’t even get past the what-to-wear step.
Let alone the when-to-take-it-off stage…
Trevor Hughes usually
avoids the woman with substance - he has enough of his own demons to deal
without trying to care for anyone else. But there’s something about the upbeat,
sexy, one-woman-dynamo Laura Harris. The woman is pure sunshine and happiness.
And that’s surprising when you look at what life has handed her. Nothing seemed
to dampen Laura’s spirits and she quickly becomes someone Trevor needs in his
life…Until misunderstandings come between them. Can Trevor put things
right?
********* EXCERPT *********
Trevor thrust hard,
pounded into her relentlessly. The muscles she clung to in his back tensed, and
even though he was wearing a condom Laura swore she could feel his seed, the
warmth of it as it flooded into the protective latex skin that covered his
penis, buried deep inside her. She drew her finger nails down his back, knew
that the scratch mark would mar his skin, but she didn’t care. She wanted to
mark him. Claim him. And it was that thought that brought her crashing back to
reality. She had just had sex with a relative stranger on a first date. No
promises made.
“My God, I’m acting
like a tramp.” Laura didn’t realise she had voiced her thought until Trevor
raised his prone body, placed his hands on either side of her face as he took
his own weight on his elbows.
“Never. Don’t say
that. I refuse to let you think like that. I’ve wanted you from the first time I
set eyes on you, Laura. You were at the club after Rookie’s first-grade debut.
It was the colour of your hair that caught my eye. You were standing next to
Rookie, then you smiled—it shone like a beacon, lighting up the room. At first I
thought you were with Rookie. It wasn’t until Brodie mentioned later on that you
were his mother that I knew any different. Even then, I couldn’t believe that
you were anywhere near old enough to be his mother. I still don’t. You must have
been just a babe yourself when you gave birth. You are not a tramp. This is not
dirty. What we just experienced, Laura, is something special. You are special,
and I will never think of you any other way.”
Laura was so moved by
Trevor’s words that her heart nearly burst with joy, but in her mind a niggling
voice cautioned her. Trevor had mentioned her age—well, not specifically, but
the fact she was no spring chicken was not lost on her. How long could she
expect him to desire her when he was so many years younger, still had his life
ahead of him? She was certain Trevor would never find himself short of younger
female attention, even without the notoriety of his career. The man was sin on
two legs. What right-minded female wouldn’t want him between her
thighs?
Laura would have to be
careful that she didn’t do or say anything that would portray her as a needy,
clingy female, that she didn’t do anything to scare Trevor away. She thought
that maybe if she remained aloof, in it for the joy of sex with no strings
attached, she could keep Trevor interested for a while longer. It was up to her
to protect her heart along the way.
Sydney-born Donna
Gallagher decided at an early age that life needed be tackled head
on.
Leaving home at 15 she
supported herself through her teen years.
In her twenties she
married a professional sportsman, her love of sport -- especially rugby league
-- probably overriding her good sense.
The seven-year
marriage was an adventure. There were the emotional ups and downs of having a
husband with a public profile in a sometimes glamorous but always high-pressure
field. There were always interesting characters to meet and observe and even the
opportunity to live for a time in the UK.
Eventually Donna
returned home a single woman, but she never lost her passion for watching sport,
as well as the people in and around it.
Now happily re-married
and with three sons Donna loves coffee mornings with her female friends, sorting
through problems from the personal to the international. But she's on even
footing with the keenest man when it comes to watching and talking rugby
league.
Donna considers
herself something of a black sheep in a family of high achievers. Her brother
has a doctorate in mathematics and her sister is a well-known sports
journalist.
An avid reader,
especially of romance, Donna finally found she couldn't stop the characters
residing in her imagination from spilling onto paper. Naturally rugby league is
the backdrop to her League of Love Series, published through UK publisher
Total-E-Bound, spicy tales of hunky heroes and spunky heroines overcoming
adversity to eventually find true love.
Website / Facebook / Twitter / Total E-Bound / Total E-Bound
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12 comments:
Thanks for the giveaway!
Hi Lindsey,
Thank you for taking part in my blog tour. I hope everyone enjoyed the excerpt. Good luck to your followers in the draw :)
Cheers
Donna
Thanks for the giveaway!
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Judging by the excerpts this is one hot read.
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Did you always want to be a writer?
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Sounds and looks like a very interesting read.
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Nice excerpt
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Hi Lyra, no it just sort of happened out of the blue two years ago.
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