I love to travel, so what better setting to use for romantic exploration? Amanda and Nick explore the depths of erotic sex as well as personal desire. From the tease on the deck of the tramp steamer to the full-throttle exploding passion in the engine room, these two keep the heat turned way up.
For your titillation, an excerpt from Maiden Voyage:
"Leaning
on the cold, hard railing, she clutched her glass. The wind tore at her clothes
and snatched her hair from the chignon, whipping the long strands into a frenzy
about her face. The fiery dark orange ball loomed huge on the horizon, frosting
the waves with splashes and glints of glorious color, reflecting the
kaleidoscope of pastels from the sky above. So
strong and positive, like youthful enthusiasm for life. The sun quickly
dropped beneath the flat line of water, leaving a wake of pinks and purples. Gone so soon, like life passing by—so easy
to miss. She stared at the fading patterns and felt deep sorrow for all the
experiences that had slipped past her, unnoticed.
“You
like the sea?” A strong accent sang through the rich, deep voice.
Amanda
nearly dropped her glass. Whirling around, she found herself staring into the
intense gaze of a very handsome man. He turned his attention to a pile of rope
on the deck and began to loop the thick cord neatly into perfect coils, his
powerful arm muscles rippling beneath burnished olive skin.
Amanda
couldn’t tear her gaze from his movements. “Yes, it’s beautiful.”
She
sipped the last of the sherry while she watched him finish his task. Spanish? Italian? His long black hair
was pulled back in a ponytail, enhancing the silhouette of his head and
features. High cheekbones, a bit of a Roman nose, a bushy black moustache, a
shadow of beard. She drew her breath in, slowly and quietly, as an unfamiliar
stir moved through the pit of her stomach. He straightened and faced her, his
attention turning that stir into a frenzy.
Dark
brown eyes beneath heavy black brows considered her for a moment, then he
nodded. “Welcome to ATLAS.” Then he turned abruptly and disappeared
down a stairwell.
She
exhaled sharply, willing her pulse to stop racing and her insides to stop
jigging. The stranger in her fantasies was real. Even the chilly wind couldn’t
cool the heat moving across her chest.
By the time she’d huffed
and puffed back up the stairwell to the fourth deck, the physical sensation had
diminished, but her confusion lingered. Had anyone ever affected her that way?
She searched the back roads of her bleak history with men, and knew this
experience was a first. The long day and the sherry caught up with her, and she
climbed into her bunk, trying not to think about the dark sailor.His bold expression intensified his dark eyes and strong jaw. What would his smile be like? Would his teeth be perfect and white, gleaming behind those sexy lips? Lips that looked soft, yet firm. What would they feel like, kissing her? Touching her bare skin? Sucking her nipples?"
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