Excerpt from Wild & Willing: ......Mia had no choice but to confess her wish to Seth. "I want you to help me keep my senses at bay tonight until the last possible second. And while I'm delaying my natural inclinations to indulge my senses, I want to enflame yours to the limit." Her voice wavered just a little as she confided her secret hope. But as she gripped the hidden item in one hand behind her back, her anticipation grew, heated, practically exploded inside her. Seth's finger dipped further into the open neck of her blouse, disappearing into the hollow between her breasts to tug at the lace of her bra. The slight invasion drew her nipples to hard, pointed peaks. An answering sensation tripped through her veins to that most sensitive spot between her thighs. "A bold plan," he admitted, skimming a kiss across her cheek, fanning minty breath over her cheek. "But I wonder how you're going to manage that when you're so hot right now you could go into meltdown with a single, well-placed touch?" As if to illustrate his point, Seth traced his finger in a circular motion on the soft underside of her breast. Her nipples ached with the wanting of that touch. Her panties itched her thighs, chafed her hips, and made her wriggle with the need to be naked. Mia bit her lower lip, hard. "You don't know how committed I am to my course." With a great deal of effort, she dragged open eyes that had somehow closed without her permission. "And I have a secret weapon to help keep you in line." She gripped the weapon of choice until the smooth wood hurt her palm. "A tool guaranteed to wreak sensual pleasure and drive you as close to the edge as I am right now." Seth lifted one lazy eyebrow, a smile playing about his full lips. "What are you hiding back there?" He reached for the hand she'd kept tucked behind her back. His chest connected with her breasts as he leaned over her, sending a tide of sharp longing through every nerve. The nubby waffle-weave of his polo shirt seemed like provocative torture against the thin cotton of her blouse. The hard length of an obvious erection pressed against her thigh and nearly sent her straight out of her skin. Desperate for distance before she forgot her good intentions, Mia willingly produced her seductive aid. "A paintbrush?" Seth's voice failed to hide his skepticism. Mia trailed the silky bristles over the strong column of his throat. "I've decided I'm going to paint you." His dark brow furrowed. Clearly, the poor guy thought she'd lost her marbles. "I don't know, Mia--" "Nude." The formerly furrowed brows shot up into his forehead. Of course, his mild shock didn't seem to diminish the impressive new dimensions of his body outlined by his shorts. A new kind of pleasure pulsed through Mia. A playful pleasure that seemed to revel in tormenting Seth. She never knew passion could be this much fun. "Why don't we wait until after--" "No arguments, sailor." She leaned close to him, having gained enough cool that she now braved a provocative brush of her breasts up against his chest. The feeling was immediately divine, but Mia maintained control by thinking of all the ways she could drive Seth to the brink tonight. "If we're going to have any fun," she whispered, her voice low and breathy. "I need you to get naked for me. Now." Wild & Willing is available September 2002 from Harlequin Blaze. From the book: Wild & Willing by Joanne Rock Harlequin Blaze Semptember 2002 ISBN # 0-373-79058-9 © 2002 by Joanne Rock The edition published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A. For more romance information, surf to: http://www.eHarlequin.com |