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TEASE ME
Semper
Fi Marines, book 1
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“Hey.
You look beat.”
She
sighed. “I am. I think I’ll strip down, crawl into bed, and go into a coma
sleep.”
His
brain sputtered to a stop. Right there, right then, he wanted her. There was no
denying it now. His body ached, his head spun. Never in his life had he wanted
a particular woman this much. It left him slightly dizzy and confused. Over the
last few days, he had denied his need for her so many times, but right then, at
that moment, he couldn’t. There was something about Tess that tugged at his
heart. It was probably a mistake, but he didn’t think he could stop himself
from taking action. He walked over to her and slipped his arm around her waist.
In that instant, it just felt right.
She
frowned. “Bran?”
“I’ve
been thinking about this all day.”
He
had been. Since he stopped by for breakfast that morning, he’d been thinking
about it. He wanted a taste. Her mouth. Her flesh. Bran wanted to savor every
bit of her body.
The
moment his mouth touched hers, she shivered. He was enough of a man to admit
that it turned him on to know she was vulnerable to him. She moaned against him
as he pressed his body to hers.
Before
he knew what was happening, she pulled back shaking her head at him. It took
him a second to realize she was trying to disengage from him. There was a split
second where he thought about denying her that. Not allowing her to go. Then,
his common sense hit him. With much reluctance, he allowed her to step back.
“What’s
wrong?”
She
looked at him strangely, and he didn’t blame her. Even Bran heard the arousal
in his voice. It vibrated just beneath the surface and pounded through his
veins.
She
took another step back. “This isn’t smart.”
“I
never said it was.” He stepped towards her, closing the distance.
Tess
held out her hand as if to ward him off, but he took it in his and pulled it up
to his mouth.
“Bran,
you’re not interested in me. You never have been.”
“You’re
wrong there.”
She
rolled those expressive green eyes of hers, and he hid a smile as he nibbled on
her fingers.
“I’m
not wrong, Bran. I’ve never been your kind of woman.”
He
heard the doubt in her voice and was stunned. This woman had always seemed so
confident, so sure of herself. But in this, she seemed…at a loss. She
apparently didn’t know how stunning her found her. That she was gorgeous inside
and out.
He
guessed it was time to reveal that little secret of his.
“Do
you remember graduation?”
“Yes,
it rained, we had it inside. It was hot as hell.”
“Not
high school. Annapolis.”
She
frowned in thought, then nodded.
“You
were so excited that you came running up to me and hugged me. Do you remember
that?”
She
sighed. “Of course I do. It wasn’t that long ago. I don’t know what this has to
do with the fact that you’re gnawing on my fingers.”
“Then
you kissed me. On the mouth. You’d never done that before.”
Anyone
watching would have seen a calm woman, but Bran knew better. He was holding her
hand and his fingers skimmed over her pulse. It sped up a beat or two. Bran was
enough of a competitor to admit he enjoyed that.
She
cleared her throat apparently trying to compose herself. “And?”
He
nibbled a little longer, taking his time. He knew it was small of him, but he
was enjoying her discomfort. “There’s a reason I avoided you for a few months.
For a second there, I almost lost it.”
Now
she looked very wary. “Bran if you want me to believe—”
Irritated
with her, and the fact that he was dying to touch more than just her hand, he
interrupted her.
“I
am not lying. You kissed me. It lasted a second and the only thing I could
think was that I wanted more.”
Her
eyes widened and she shook her head.
He
nodded. “Thoughts of tearing off your clothes and kissing every inch of your
body took over. Then, all the family came up and well, I felt perverted because
the rest of the night I wondered what you looked like under your uniform.”
“You
ran off with Jimmy and the rest of those idiots that night.”
“And
I came back to the hotel without them. I couldn’t get you out of my mind. Then,
you were gone and we were both busy. It all hit me when I saw you the other
day.”
“Bran.”
“It’s
true. I want you. And I could tell from that kiss, you want me. Why does it
have to be any harder than that?”
“Our
families, our…careers.”
“And
you date other Marines. Unless there is something wrong with me.”
“There’s
nothing wrong with you.”
The
way she said it was as if she was irritated with him for it.
“Hey,
I won’t push you, but tell me…can you really say you don’t want this?”
He
pulled her closer and kissed her again, this time thrusting his tongue inside
her mouth. She tasted of minty toothpaste and lust. It was an odd combination,
but need poured through him. Then, slowly, she slipped her hands up his arms
and behind his neck. It was Tess who pressed her body against his this time,
and it was him who shook. She tilted her head to the side and slid her tongue
against his.
When
he pulled back, they were both breathing heavily.
“So,
what do you say, Tess?”
He
left it up to her. He knew that for her, it was the right way to go. Tess
always had to think things over and if she said she wanted to wait, he would
wait. He’d have to take a cold shower for an hour, but he would do it. She
lifted her fingers to her lips and touched her mouth. She looked stunned.
Damn,
she was going to say to wait. Or, worse, no.
That would be ten times worse. But then, in a blink of an eye, she dropped her
hand and her lips curved.
“Tess?”
“Yes.”
“Are
you sure?”
She
nodded. “Have you ever known me to not say what I mean?”
Then,
he let out an oorah as he bent to
pick her up. He caught her unawares and she squealed.
“Bran,
put me down,” she said wiggling against him.
“I
will, when I can put you under me.”
Then
he marched into her bedroom.
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From an early age, Melissa
loved to read. First, it was the books her mother read to her including her two
favorites, Winnie the Pooh and the Beatrix Potter books. She cut her preteen teeth
on Trixie Belden and read and reviewed To Kill a Mockingbird in middle school. It wasn’t
until she was in college that she tried to write her first stories, which were
full of angst and pain, and really not that fun to read or write. After trying
several different genres, she found romance in a Linda Howard book.
Since the
publication of her first book in 2004, Melissa has had close to fifty romances
published. She writes in genres from historical suspense to modern day erotic
romance to futuristics and paranormals. Included in those releases is the
bestselling Harmless series. In 2011, Melissa branched out into
self-publishing with A Little Harmless Submission and the popular military spinoff, Infatuation: A Little
Harmless Military Romance. Along the way she has garnered an
epic nomination, a multitude of reviewer’s recommended reads, over five Capa
nods from TRS, twelve nominations for AAD Bookies, winning both Most Accessible
Author and Author of the Year, and regularly tops the best seller lists on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. She recently
had her first USA Today bestselling book, The Santinis
Collection.
Since she
spent her childhood as a military brat, Melissa swore never to marry military.
But, as we all know, Fate has her way with mortals. She is married to an AF
major and is raising her own brats, both human and canine. She spends her days
giving in to her addiction to Twitter, happy her
husband is finally retired and they are living where the bugs die in the
winter.
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Sounds amazing !! Loved the excerpt.
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Another winner!! Loved this book!!
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