It's Sneak Peek Sunday! Yay! And I'm sharing an excerpt from my new spanking novella in the Corbin's Bend series, Past Interference, the sequel to A Simple Misunderstanding. Past Interference is part of the Corbin's Bend Valentine's Day collection "Love in the Rockies," and is not being sold separately.
What she needed was the opposite of what she wanted.
In this scene, which occurs near the beginning of Chapter Three, Eleanor Benson (Elly) is six days away from getting married again, and her doubts are eating her alive. After suffering through a bout of stress-related migraines, she's finally gotten up enough courage to tell her husband-to-be that she's not sure she wants to get married. Jerry knows Elly is nervous, but believed he'd managed to convince her he is nothing at all like her first husband, Arthur, who abused her. Unfortunately, when he realizes Elly still thinks he will turn into an abusive monster once they're married, despite all his gentle reassurances, his hurt pride causes him to snap at her in anger before he returns to his vet clinic next door. Elly realizes she's made a serious mistake, but has no idea how to fix things between them, so she decides to go for a walk, hoping the crisp, winter air will help clear her head. As she tromps through the Colorado snow, her tiny toy poodle suddenly goes on guard.
When they
returned to the house, Jerry took Elly by the hand and led her up to his loft
bedroom. She couldn’t seem to stop trembling, so he slowly undressed her, taking
care to kiss every patch of skin he uncovered until Elly trembled for an
entirely different reason. He treated her with a gentle reverence until she
pressed her body to his and demanded he take her instead.
Passion flared
between them as Jerry gave Elly everything she desired and more. She ached to
feel his possession, so with few preliminaries he staked his claim and rode her
until they were both exhausted and replete. Their lovemaking had been more
animalistic than romantic that afternoon, partly because she’d been threatened
and like a true alpha male, Jerry wanted to leave his mark of possession, and
partly because she needed him to reassure her his love hadn’t been tarnished by
her husband’s dark nature.
Now, however,
her divorce was final and Arthur had reportedly moved back east. After trying a
few times to contact her, he did manage to express regret for causing her
miscarriage through their lawyers, but even if he crawled over a field of
broken glass, Arthur Benson would never be welcomed back into Corbin’s Bend, so
there was little reason for him to remain in Colorado.
Needing to clear
her brain, Elly chose to wander off the well-traveled path and traipse through
the woods. Perhaps the bracing air and winter’s natural beauty would remove
enough of the cobwebs so she could think. Maybe she could freeze her headache
away.
A cluster of
pine trees reminded her of Christmas and Jerry’s proposal, so she stopped to
enjoy the tangy scent as she gave the dogs enough lead to allow them to do some
sniffing. Not wanting to lose either of them, she didn’t remove their leads,
but let them play out to the end of their lines.
Muffin had just
discovered a pine cone in need of a good pouncing, when she jerked her head up
with her ears twitching and let out a soft, but menacing growl. Elly recognized
the sound to mean someone unfriendly was approaching and went on immediate
alert. Without thought or hesitation, she reeled Muffin in close to her, then
reached into her coat and pressed the one button on her cell phone. Putting her
thumb over the earpiece, in an effort to muffle any sound from the person
answering, she secured the device inside her pocket so the mouthpiece cleared
its edge. Whoever picked up might be able to hear her without the approaching
person’s knowledge.
M/F Domestic Discipline in Colorado.
Valentine's Day in Corbin's Bend. As Elly Benson readies herself for her second wedding, the doubts and misgivings of any new bride-to-be are exacerbated by the abuse she suffered during her first marriage.
Though she's lived with Jerry Douglas for four months now, and been subject to his discipline more than once, Elly's first husband had been kind and careful with her, too, until the day she vowed to love, honor and obey him. The lessons she's learned from the past make her doubt she can ever find happiness in the future.
Love in the Rockies is available at the following locations.
I also have a page on my web site where I am offering a sample of the first two chapters. If you're interested, visit either the Spanking Romance or Past Interference page in the Over 18 section of my website.
Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoyed this brief excerpt and want more. Please click the link below to continue your hop Sneak Peek Sunday Wishing you a wonderful journey.
I love Muffin and how protective of Elly she is. Smart move with the phone. Definitely want to know what happens next!
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