My Sexy Saturday #30: Civil War and Broken Hearts

I know I haven't done this in a while, but I decided to join My Sexy Saturday today so I could show off a little bit of my upcoming release, Civil War and Broken Hearts, which comes out on August 24th, from Dreamspinner, and is the second book in my Rose and Thorne series.


This week's theme is reunion, so I chose a scene in which Vinnie and Ethan have been separated but find a way to come together. Enjoy!

Realizing I was risking exposure, I darted inside the room and closed the door, suddenly nervous for no reason I could think of. It was Ethan I was expecting, the man I’d been with for almost five years. So why was my heart beating like conga drums on steroids?

The door opened suddenly, and for one horrible moment, I thought maybe I should have locked it in case the maid came by. But then I realized it was Ethan, and he was running toward me, and I was running toward him, and his lips met mine as he lifted me from my feet and kissed me like there was no tomorrow, and in that moment nothing else mattered.

I wrapped my legs about him as he carried me farther into the room, never breaking our kiss. By the time we reached the sofa and parked our asses on it, we were forced to come up for air. But it was a happy breathlessness. We sat facing one another, our hands joined.

“I was worried about you,” Ethan admitted. “I almost came running after you when you left….”

“Well, I’m glad you didn’t. That wouldn’t have been the best idea.” Surprise, surprise, I was being the practical one for a change.

“But you don’t deserve suspension,” he protested, and I kissed him again just to calm him down. And because I wanted to.

“I’m not really suspended, it’s okay,” I assured him, pushing a stray lock of blond hair back behind his ear.

Coming soon, from a galaxy far far away

No, it isn't a new chapter in the Star Wars trilogy, or sexology, or whatever they call it now. It's something new   that author Sui Lynn and I are going to do starting soon, on Sundays. We're calling it Sci Fi Sunday!  Catchy name, huh? Check out our spiffy logo!


We are going to post, on each of our blogs, an excerpt every week from an ongoing story we're writing. Right now, it has a working title of Reality Check, but that is subject to change.

It takes place in a distant galaxy, on a a planet named Rhealliticzk (pronounced Reality Check). Hence the working title. Humans came to this planet many years ago, establishing several cities. The King and Queen rule from the capital city, New Harmony. There are people who are indigenous to the planet, the ecologically minded natives, who exist in a matriarchal society. The two peoples exist side by side, although the humans tend to look down up the natives, and the natives think that the humans are ruining the planet because they don't know how to take care of it properly and don't seem inclined to learn.


Besides being a futuristic sci fi story, Reality Check is also a m/m romance story. I won't divulge the details, you'll have to read them for yourself. We should be starting the series soon, both here and on Sui Lynn's blog - http://suidlynn.blogspot.com.


We hope that you follow the adventures of our two heroes, Prince Cailean (Cā-len) Nairne Blommervermogen and Renophoatien (Reno-fo-ateen) Sameeleon (Sam-eel-Leon).


And just for fun, we'll throw in some contests along the way! Maybe even one where one lucky reader gets a character named for him or her!


Stay tuned for further developments!