Tina Donahue knows how to write hot and sexy stories. Check out her new book: This Time When We Touch.
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17th
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Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand, Inc. July 17, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-63258-060-3
Categories: Erotic Romance, Contemporary - Paranormal elements (reincarnation)
Word Count: 51,789
Heat Level: SEXTREME [Siren Classic: Erotic Contemporary Romance, HEA]
Blurb:
Fate has cruelly
torn them apart through the centuries…
Endless desire
and unparalleled love will bring them together a final time.
Through numerous reincarnations, Jade
Jacome has adored one man. His love for her has repeatedly led to her murder,
always on the same day and time. Jade’s scientific research proves this is
their final rebirth, her last chance to outwit destiny and fulfill their
passion. Against a backdrop of Brazil’s lushly decadent Carnaval, Jade has
forty-eight hours to meet and tempt her lover, now known as Patrick Kane, then
break fate’s deadly pattern.
Irresistibly drawn to Rio, Patrick
senses Jade’s yearning that matches his. Seeing her again, time stops. Though
they’ve never met in this life, he feels their connection, and that she’s in
danger because of him. Baffled and unsettled, Patrick resists his attraction to
Jade to keep her safe.
In a contest of wills and shameless
seduction, Jade must gamble all, even her life, before the anniversary of their
first separation or risk losing Patrick forever.
Excerpt #2:
Jade regarded the young women who’d
spoken to Patrick. The one on the right snatched his tee and pressed it to her
nose. Her girlfriends reacted with surprise, dismay, jealousy, then all of them
fell back to their towels, laughing loudly.
Their happiness touched Jade. She wanted
the same for herself and Patrick. Turning to the sea, she spotted him. His
strong, solid strokes took him farther from shore and her.
Jade followed for a few feet then
stopped, warning herself against joining Patrick, telling him she was the woman
he’d searched for when he’d moved down the beach. Her confession might flood
him with too many painful memories, which would make her seduction that much
more difficult.
When he saw her again, she needed him to
recall a warm summer day in 1510, moments after he’d finished his swim. He’d
stood in a shallow part of the stream then, the water reaching just above his
knees. Beads of moisture dripped from his eyebrows, stubble, and long dark
lashes. Sun drizzled through thick stands of cork and olive trees, dappling his
broad shoulders with flecks of golden light. With his head lowered, he’d
scooped water then flung it beneath his arms.
Secretly, she’d watched him, as she had
for weeks, ever since he’d arrived at her papá’s castle to tutor her younger
brothers.
His tall, strong body had intrigued her
from the start, along with his educated voice, sculpted features, and bearing
with his charges.
Unlike her papá’s other servants, he
didn’t defer to her brothers, indulging their every whim. With a firm but fair
hand, he’d schooled them in advanced mathematics, Latin, Greek, science,
horsemanship, and other physical pursuits. At those times, he’d worn only a
linen shirt and hose as he ran and played with them. Grinning broadly, he’d
ruffled her brothers’ dark hair when they performed to his satisfaction.
She began to imagine his smile directed
at her, his touch belonging to no one else.
At night, she dreamt of him. During the
day, she couldn’t think of anything else, consumed with everything he did.
Where he slept, what he ate, how he enjoyed his few moments of freedom from her
brothers and her papá’s demands.
Clearly, he enjoyed bathing in the
stream, rather than the iron tub in the castle. As though he preferred to be
outdoors because it allowed him to be alone. Or so he thought.
Water poured through his fingers as he
finally sensed her. His hand remained suspended in air as he forgot to bring it
to his chest.
Slowly, as though uncertain at what he
might see, he’d lifted his face and stared at the hem of her yellow gown. The
insistent breeze had pulled the linen away from her legs and around the tree
trunk where she’d been hiding.
A warning registered in her mind,
telling her to yank the garment back, then turn and run, not stopping until she
reached the chapel. There, god would expect her to feel badly for what she’d
witnessed.
Carnal desire proved more powerful and
compelling than eternal damnation, trapping her where she stood. With her palms
on the stout ancient tree, she leaned to the left, knowing he’d see her face,
not caring if he did. All she could do was drink in his powerful male form—his
flat nipples, as richly brown as the earth, the dark tufts of hair beneath his
arms, the silky strands swirling around his navel then trickling to his groin.
Flushed with embarrassment, fevered with
need, she stared at his male organ, captivated as it lengthened and hardened
before her eyes, the skin growing dusky, the head rounded and so plump his skin
seemed in danger of splitting.
When she finally glanced up, she forgot
to breathe. In his dark eyes, she saw desire to match her own. The promise of
what life should be, not what her papá had planned for her with the count. A
man she could barely stand.
Trembling with excitement, she stepped
from behind the trunk and faced him.
Beneath his lust, she saw how bewildered
he was. He had no idea who she might be or where she belonged. Although he’d
lived at her papá’s castle for weeks, there was no reason for her father to
have introduced them. He was a mere tutor, she even less. A female relegated to
the shadows, ordered to be quiet and meek until her nuptials.
Undeniable
need drew her closer to him, a sense of destiny singing in her blood.
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BIO:
Tina Donahue is an award-winning,
bestselling novelist in erotic, paranormal, contemporary and historical romance
for Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, Siren Publishing, and Kensington. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites
have praised her work. Three of her erotic romances (Adored, Lush Velvet Nights, and Deep,
Dark, Delicious) were named finalists in the 2011 EPIC competition. The
French review site, Blue Moon reviews, chose her erotic romance Sensual Stranger as their Book of the
Year 2010 (erotic category). The Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books was
created specifically for Lush Velvet
Nights, and two of her titles (The
Yearning and Deep, Dark, Delicious) received
an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition (2011 and 2012). Take Me Away and Adored both won second place in the NEC RWA contest (different
years). Tina is featured in the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
She was the editor of an award–winning Midwestern newspaper and worked in Story
Direction for a Hollywood production company.
Samhain Author Page: http://store.samhainpublishing.com/Tina-Donahue-pa-1630.html
CONTEST
Please leave a comment. Tina
will be choosing one winner randomly from the comments section. The winner gets
her choice of one of Tina’s backlist ebooks – FIFTEEN IN ALL – contemporary,
paranormal, suspense, ménage. From this list:
1. Adored – RWA
award-winning; EPIC 2011 Finalist; 4 Stars RT
2. Deep, Dark, Delicious
– EPIC 2011 Finalist; Holt Medallion Award of Merit
3. Lush Velvet Nights –
EPIC 2011 Finalist; Golden Nib Award
4. In His Arms – SIX 5
Star Reviews; 4 Stars RT
5. Sensual Stranger –
2010 Book of the Year (erotic); 4 Stars RT
6. The Yearning – Top
Ten Bestseller
7. Take Me Away – #1
Pick, Miz Love Loves Books
8. Unending Desire –
Best Book Rating LASR
9. SiNN – Nominated for
Book of the Week LASR
10. Sinfully Wicked – Magnificent
– Romancing the Book
11. Claiming Magique – Top Pick – NOR
12. Illicit Desire –
Four Stars Romantic Times
13. Come Fill Me – Five
Stars – Guilty Pleasures
14. Losing Control -
Four and a Half Stars - Sensual Reads
15. Shameless Desire -
Four and Half Stars - The Jeep Diva
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