Six Sentence Sunday (On My Own!)

Yes, once again…I’ve forgotten to register for Six Sentence Sunday.  *sigh*  Here’s the real site…very cool place:  http://www.sixsunday.com/

Here’s my on-my-own version, from the book I’m currently writing, Forbidden Fire:

“Oh, hell,” Colin muttered under his breath, dropping the boots to the ground.  He reached out and pulled Delia into his arms, making the decision for both of them.  He’d stop if she protested — maybe — but he wasn’t waiting another minute.

His mouth slanted over hers, not gently like a first kiss between new lovers, but with all the passion of someone who’d been away from home too long.  He shuddered as his heart pounded, adrenaline racing through his veins like wildfire.  When he splayed his hands against her back, the ends of her red ponytail brushed across his knuckles, and another shudder ripped through him. 

If you enjoyed this and follow me on twitter (@Jodie_Griffin) you’ll find other sneak-peeks at lines from my debut book (Forbidden Fantasies, March 2012, Carina Press) the book I’m editing (Forbidden Desires, November 2012, Carina Press) or currently writing (Forbidden Fire).

 

Tag…You’re It!

Heh! Today I was tagged by the another Carina Press author @natgreyangel (Natasha Hoar) fun writer game, the 7 line WiP tag game.  In case you’re not familar with the term, WiP stands for “Work in Progress.”  Basically, it’s the story you’re working on right now.

Here are the rules:

1. Go to page 77 of your current WiP

2. Go to line 7

3. Copy down the next 7 lines – sentences or paragraphs – and post them as they’re written. No cheating.

4. Tag 7 other authors

So, anyway… I don’t quite have 77 pages of my current WiP.  I took page 17 instead, went to line7, and copied the next 7 lines.

From Forbidden Fire:  

“What the hell is that?”  Her voice was unsteady, arousal coloring her cheeks a bright red as she tilted her chin up at him, glaring.  Her chest rose and fell with ragged breaths.

“I think it’s pretty obvious,” he retorted.  “It’s an erection. I tend to get one when I’ve got a wild woman sucking on my tongue.”

Her face flushed even darker.  “Jesus, Colin.  We’re working.”

Colin had seen this side of Dee before and he knew it was time to back off. For now, anyway, but he wasn’t giving in without the final word.

What’s next?

And now, for my 7 author friends *rubs hands gleefully*   I pick…. @vscottauthor, @pjschnyder, @DevBentham, @jodywallace, @DebraKayn, @corazane, @writerlygirl.  Can’t wait to see what you’ve got!

Six Sentence Sunday

Online, there’s a fun blog called Six Sentence Sunday (http://sixsunday.com/) where authors can post any six sentences from their writings.  Slacker me hasn’t signed up for an official spot yet, but thought I’d share my own six sentences from Forbidden Fantasies anyway.

She picked up book after book, looking at the covers and reading the backs, but nothing caught her attention. She was kneeling on the floor, surrounded by possible choices, when she found it on the bottom shelf. The cover drew her attention first. It showcased a hazy photograph of a wrought iron four-poster bed with plush white bed linens, rumpled as if someone had just woken and stepped out of the room. A silky black scarf, tied in a knot like a blindfold, lay at the foot of the bed. Men’s ties were looped around each of the four posts.

And those are my six sentences for today. If you follow me on twitter (@Jodie_Griffin) you might find some other sentences from my Carina Press book coming out in November, Forbidden Desires, or the one I’m writing now, tentatively titled Forbidden Fire.  I’ve been sharing bits and pieces of them as I write/edit.

Congrats to Ami Weaver!

Excellent, exciting news this week for my friend and critique partner Ami Weaver who got THE CALL yesterday for her first book, The Nanny’s Secret.  It will be published by Harlequin Special Edition!  I’ve been lucky enough to read it as Ami worked on it, and it’s fabulous.  If you’re a Harlequin Community Member, please stop over to her sale party thread at http://community.harlequin.com/forums/write-stuff/first-sale-congratulations-ami-weaver and read her call story!

Feline Fantasies, Anyone?

I have my very first guest poster today! Give a warm welcome to Jody Wallace, author of Pack and Coven from Carina Press, and owned by the one and only MeanKitty. Jody is well known in writer circles for “cattifying” covers and excerpts — taking what exists and putting, well, a CAT spin on it.   =^..^=   Since I’m owned by two kitties myself, it seemed only fitting…

Ready? Put down the tea and the coffee…Jody and Jodie aren’t responsible for spewed-on keyboards.

So here, without further delay….Feline Fantasies!

God, she hated conflict, especially the kind when Alex refused to worship her sufficiently. And really, if this whole hairball-causing, nerve-twitching situation was anyone’s fault, it was his. Stupid human. After all, he’d been the one to give her the stuffed kitty she’d used as a chew toy. And the second. And the third. Having to tear all three of them up had made her wish she had someone with whom to share the burden of destruction and rule.

Javanese Meyers hacked disgustedly as she tested the softness of the clean laundry pile. Yep, this was totally Alex’s doing. It was definitely not hers, but since Alex was a human with several traits that reminded her of dogs, she was going to have to find a way to fix it. Soon, before the confused frustration she saw in her person’s eyes turned into something irreparable. And she was getting plumb worn out. She wasn’t a kitten anymore.

It was late, but she needed to unwind. The small humans were sound asleep, and Alex, a Maryland State Trooper, was still at work. He probably would be all night, unless the MSP caught a break on the case that had been all over the nightly news. It was quiet for once, and maybe now she could figure out what the meow she was going to do to make things right again.

She knocked over some aromatherapy candles that smelled like inedible crap, disappeared some single socks, and shoved the TV remote way behind the couch cushions. Then she turned off the overhead light in that clever way that always freaked the humans out because they didn’t realize she could do it and climbed into the unfolded clothing, sighing as the soft material did its thing on her muscles. She turned around several times and scratched a bit before settling down. She breathed deeply, letting the soothing aroma of a household that contained no dogs seep into her nose. Her nictitating membranes drifted idly over her brilliant, blue eyes, and her tail tip flicked back and forth across the side of the basket.

Alex. She gave that human so much slack, even more than the day she’d said Take me to your house during their meet-cute-cat in the parking lot of the donut shop. They’d been through a lot together these past fifteen years, but never once had she been sorry she’d adopted Alex when she’d been only eight weeks old. She still wasn’t sorry. She couldn’t imagine ever being sorry. She had these humans totally whipped. And yet, as much as she loved bossing Alex and the small humans around and the way they waited on her paw and foot, she was restless and itchy, and it had all started with that stuffed kitty.

It had been another Friday night, and she’d been alone in the house. Girl human Kara had been sleeping at her unpleasantly screechy best friend’s house, and boy Ben had gone on a camping trip. Java had planned a much-needed snooze on Alex’s belly as he watched a TV program, but then Alex called the answering machine to say he’d caught a case and would be working late.

“Sorry, kitty kitty,” he said over the phone in a hushed voice. “Mew mew mew Daddy loves you!” She knew he was being quiet because he didn’t want his fellow cops to know he reported in to a cat, as they were very dumb, jealous humans who had dogs.

Java was frustrated, but she’d been a cop’s owner long enough to plan her revenge patiently and find ways to blame Alex for things out of his control. Rather than sit home alone, she escaped out the back door and hightailed it to the catnip patch in Frederick, looking for something new and fun and distracting to eat and then puke up.

She nibbled on leaf after leaf, batting the stems and licking the flowers, but nothing caught her attention. She was crouched on the ground, surrounded by possible choices, when she found it under a bush.

The cover of the crinkly magazine drew her attention first. It showcased a hazy photograph of a series of cat beds with plush white bed linens, rumpled as if a kitty had just woken and stepped out of the room. A silky black scarf, shredded in several spots, lay at the foot of one bed. Catnip mice that had been demolished were scattered across the floor, and there were multicolored kitty hair tufts on the linens.

Her mouth went milk-bone dry, her mind whirling with images of how all those different hair clumps had gotten into all those beds. She flipped the magazine over to read the title: MUCH, Multiple Cat Household Magazine. Multiple…cats? There could be more than one cat in a household–and she could be in charge of both humans AND cats? Not to mention have feline companions with whom to complain about the humans’ disobedience and brainstorm ideas on how to keep them in line?

The exciting promise in those words flowed over her like tuna scent, and she turned to the first page. Exactly what she’d been looking for. She had a good scratch on the fabulously rustly paper, lay down on it awhile to absorb the words in that magical way only cats read, and headed home.

And if you’d like to see how Jody cattified the cover, click here!
http://blog.jodywallace.com/2012/03/cattification-feline-fantasies.html

More exciting news!

Forbidden Desires, my second book, will be published by Carina Press in November 2012 (tentatively November 19th). Remember Marcus, who recommended the B&B called Bondage and Breakfast to Alex? Yep, his story. And Alex shows up for a brief visit, too. 🙂 I’m working on edits for Marcus and Bella now.

Forbidden Fantasies (Bondage & Breakfast #1)

After fifteen years of marriage, Jessica Meyers’s sex life is, well, a little predictable. Her handsome husband turns her on, but missionary style once or twice a week? It just can’t compare to the hot new world she discovers in the pages of erotic romances. Her fantasies fuel the fire of her desire, adding a new spark to her and Alex’s lovemaking. But Jess is afraid to tell her husband what she really wants in bed–and her secrets start coming between them.

State trooper Alex Meyers is a master at uncovering the truth–except when it comes to his sweet, shy wife. She’s clearly keeping something from him. An affair? She wants out? When he finally confronts Jess, he’s shocked to learn she wants to turn her forbidden fantasies into nightly realities. But when he takes her to a unique B and B–Bondage and Breakfast–catering to couples and multiples, Alex is about to find out just how far he’ll go.

(27,000 words)

Read an Excerpt (18 and older only!)

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