We welcome a special guest today... Lena Hart!
Thanks Jenna for
hosting me on the Fierce Romance blog today! I’m excited to talk about my
steamy contemporary romance,
which is currently featured in the Shades
of Desire box set. I chose to feature HIS BEDPOST QUEEN (book 2 in my Queen Quartette series though it can be read as a standalone) in
the set because it had the perfect blend of sexy sweetness needed for our set
and was the best start to the series for new-to-me readers.
HIS BEDPOST QUEEN is about old friends
becoming new lovers—through a bit of trickery and seduction. The heroine, Athena
Lewis, is blackmailed into stealing from the hero, David Carrone, who is her
childhood crush. Things, however, don’t quite go as planned and she finds
herself trying to do what’s right, while getting caught in her own web of deception.
This story is definitely about secrets and second
chances and I have to say, Tena and David have turned out to be one of my favorite couples. Part of that is from
the playful yet sexy way they interact with each other, which seems to all come
natural to them. Below is an excerpt where David and Tena are...reuniting…after
14 years of being apart. David has no clue who the intriguingly erotic woman in
his hotel room is but that doesn’t stop him from wanting her…
EXCERPT:
“So, who’s
offering me this sexy treat?” he asked, still staring down at her semi-nude
body.
She fought to
keep her hands at her side. “A friend.”
His brows
lifted, wrinkling his forehead. “I have a lot of friends, sweetheart.”
She shrugged
again, trying to contain her sudden nervousness at his penetrating gaze. “I was
told to wait here for you.”
The corners of
his lips lifted, and to her shock, he placed his hand on her waist. She jerked
then trembled at his light touch.
“Are you still
shy?” he asked quietly.
Not so much now.
His words had changed something in her, and the way he was staring at her now
made her breath hitch, but in a good way—a tantalizing way. For the first time
in her life, Athena truly felt…sexy. Not at all like the girl he’d known
growing up, the one who had tried hard to fit in by dressing up like one of the
guys.
And she was now
more aroused by the desire in his eyes than she should have allowed herself to
be.
She inched
closer to him. He didn’t move a muscle. Sliding a hand inside the opening of
his white shirt, she lightly rested her palm on his hard chest. Heat and power
radiated from his body, and his muscles flexed beneath her fingers. She beamed
inside.
“No, not shy,”
she whispered and for the second time that night, she surprised herself by
being honest with him. “Just something about you makes me nervous.”
“Don’t be,” he
said. “You’re gorgeous.”
She smiled
softly at that. He thinks I’m gorgeous?
That wasn’t a word she was used to hearing. Before she could process that, he
tightened his hand slightly on her waist.
“Should I go
back and get my gun?” he asked, his tone laced with amusement. “You weren’t
nervous then.”
Yes, I was.
She still was, a
little.
But she shook
her head, his attempt at humor helping her relax some.
“It’s the way
you look at me…” she murmured softly, trailing her fingers down his hard chest.
“It turns me on.”
Oh God, why did I say that?
From the rapid
beating of his heart vibrated against her palm, her admission seemed to excite
him. He covered her hand with his and ran his other palm down the curve of her
waist. She shivered at the light caress. Gripping her hips, he pulled her forward.
She fell against him, her free hand bracing against his broad shoulders.
The contact of
their bodies was electrifying.
“Then we should
do something about that,” he murmured huskily.♠
Through
USA Today bestselling author Wendy
Ely, I got a chance to be a part of this box set and feature one of my favorite
couples in Shades of Desire. It has
been a blast—and an honor—to work with these 9 fabulous women and I’m proud of
all the great stories we put into it.
Lena Hart is a Florida native currently
living in the Harlem edge of New York City. Though she enjoys reading a variety
of romance genres, she mainly writes sensual interracial romances with a flare
of suspense and mystery. When Lena is not busy writing, she’s reading,
researching, or conferring with her muse. To learn more about Lena and her
work, visit LenaHartSite.com.
HIS BEDPOST QUEEN is available in
the Shades of Desire box set! It
includes 10 titillating tales from USA Today, bestselling and award-winning
authors: J.A. Coffey, Wendy Ely,
Dorothy Callahan, Diane Escalera, Lena Hart, Chanta Rand, Emma Leigh Reed,
Cindy Stark, Valerie Twombly, and Kristina Knight. Step into the world
of some of the freshest voices in romance. From spicy secrets to sweet second
chances, come find your perfect shade of desire.
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