Happy Friday the 13th. Dum-dum-dum. This notoriously unlucky day
is a very special one for me. My second book, Shannon’s Fairy-tale Foursome
(Sweet Serenity #2), releases today! Yay! Woohoo! Yipee!
Now I must confess that I tend to be
superstitious. However, I’ve decided that having a Friday the 13th
as a release date is rather awesome. So, guess what. I’m turning over a new
leaf.
A new day has come…
...and it will be a fairy-tale
....and it will be perfect.
Okay, okay. I’m past all that hokey
music that I adore. For a few seconds
anyway.
If you can’t tell, release days do two
huge things to me–make me cheesy and get me singing. Oh wait. I do that every
day. Hmmm…well, I shall amend my initial statement. Release days do two primary
things to me–make me extra, extra cheesy and get me singing at the top of my
lungs. Yep, that’s better.
All kidding aside, I find that my
sentimental streak and my musical mania tend to twine together around the time
of release. If I were a guessing kind of gal, which I totally am, I would think
it’s because I get reminiscent of the love story and the characters which leads
me back to the playlist that I created for them…and that gets me singing…which
gets me thinking about the book all over again. It’s a vicious–yet
delicious–cycle. Goodness knows that I’m all about delicious.
Well, since I’m a firm believer in sharing,
I thought it would be fun to reveal my playlist to you. So, are you curious yet
about my playlist? Or, at least, Shannon’s playlist? Because if you want to see
my playlist, we will need hours together. I might have one or two of them…or
twenty.
How about it? Do you want to know what
made the cut for Shannon? Good, because here it is (in alphabetical order
because I’m anal like that)…
Shameless by
Garth Brooks
Now, I have to say that each of these
songs has a special place in my heart. When I hear them, I get a goofy, mushy
grin on my face. I might even sigh, giggle, or blush—depending on my mood.
Why you ask? I have no clue. Honestly,
I don’t. But it could be because whenever the musical notes and lyrics come
over the speakers, my mind is flooded with memories of writing the story. Or it
could be because the song makes me think fondly of a sweet scene, a silly
scene, or maybe a sexy scene. And who knows? It could even be because the songs
were handpicked for the characters so I go, “Oh! Oh! Oh! That makes me think of
(please fill in the character name here).” It’s hard to tell. But no matter
what the cause, I have an emotional response to these songs, and I hope you do
too.
I want to wish everyone a safe, happy,
and extremely lucky Friday the 13th.
If you’re interested in Shannon’s Fairy-tale Foursome, check it out at
Bookstrand now!
Love and Cherries,
-Mia
Once upon a time, in an unorthodox Kansas town, there was a teenage girl named Shannon Roberts who fell in love with her best friend's three larger-than-life brothers. But a deranged killers threats destroyed any chance she had for happiness with Jared, Drew, and Randy Dalton.
Thirteen years later, Shannon receives a life-altering phone call telling her that her parents' murderer is dead. Instead of feeling relieved, Shannon is left heartbroken. She’d pushed away Jared, Drew, and Randy for nothing, and the triplets have moved on without her.
When Shannon’s best friends dare her to have a makeover, she is forever altered—mind, body, and soul. With a new sense of empowerment, Shannon realizes it is time to fight for her fairy tale.
Will a spicy invitation entice the men back into Shannon's arms and save their happily ever after, or will outside forces tear them apart once again?
Story Excerpt
“You guys didn’t have to walk me to the front
door.” Shannon smiled hesitantly, staring straight ahead at the buttons on
Jared’s dress shirt. “I appreciate it, though.”
Jared ran a callused finger down her right
cheek and under the side of her jaw, trailing slowly to her chin. He lifted her
chin high enough that she met his heavenly blue eyes. “We wanted to, princess.”
Princess. She was no princess, and she
didn’t want to be one. Being a princess in a far-off kingdom where a title was
only a title held no appeal. But, with him, she wanted to be a princess. With
him, she was one.
Jared was her fairy tale. And so was Drew. And
Randy. They were her princes, and she was their princess. If it weren’t for the
villain, she would have had her happily ever after years ago.
I can
have my happily ever after starting now, damn it. If she wanted them, she had
to tell them. They put themselves on the line for her—time and again. Why
couldn’t she do the same?
Throwing aside fear and gathering her courage,
Shannon blurted out, “Do you want to come in?” She slapped her hand over her
mouth, surprised that she finally said the words she wanted to say, not what
was expected of her or what she had to say to protect them and herself or what
her guilt told her to say. She said what she
wanted and needed. It might not be everything she wanted to say, but it was a
start. “I, um, don’t have any coffee or anything like that. But I baked
homemade cookies yesterday. Oh, and I made some tea.”
“We would love to,” Jared said, his eyes boring
into hers. The intensity of his gaze stole her breath. Without words, he told
her he knew what she meant. He understood this was more than cookies and tea,
and he loved her for it.
Randy appeared to be on the same page as his
brother. With a grin, he held out his hand for her keys. She dropped the bulky
key chain into his palm without hesitation. This felt too right to be wrong.
Randy grabbed her hand before she pulled it
away and brought it to his lips for a poignant kiss. “Thank you.”
Startled and confused, she asked, “For what?”
Neither man answered her. Instead, they jumped
into action. Randy unlocked the door and pushed it open while Jared swung her
up into his robust arms and walked into her apartment. Following them inside,
Randy closed the door behind him.
Unable to wait another minute, she had to know,
“When will Drew be here?” Her impatient question came out too sharp, making her
sound abrupt and insolent. She truly didn’t want to sound rude, but she needed
him. The night couldn’t begin without their final link, Drew.
Randy’s startled, “Oh,” made her stomach drop
to the floor. He wasn’t coming. Of course he wasn’t. She felt stupid and hurt
and angry with herself—all at once.
“Don’t say it,” she choked out, her voice
wavering with each passing word. Hearing their inevitable answer would only do
damage. She didn’t need a confirmation. “You don’t have to. I know.”
Jared strode over to the old, beat-up couch.
Sitting down gingerly, he held her close in his arms. “Princess,” Jared said,
his voice soothing her, slowing her heart rate, and relieving some of the
tension in her chest. “He wants to be here, but he isn’t ready.” He pushed a
stray strand of her red hair away from her face. “You weren’t ready and now he
isn’t. Give him the time he needs. He’ll come around.”
An enormous, looming presence came up behind
her and plopped down next to them, squishing the mustard-yellow cushion under
his fine ass. Unlike his older brother, Randy wasn’t careful or hesitant. He
was just there. She loved that about him. Randy wouldn’t let her sulk or treat
her with caution. He understood her need to steer clear of the pity parties.
“Baby doll, stop worrying or beating yourself up or whatever you are doing in
that pretty head of yours. It will work out. Just relax.” Randy laid his warm
hand between her shoulder blades, rubbing up and down. The slow, methodical way
his hand moved aroused her as much as it relaxed.
Clenching her thighs together, she prayed for
the ache in her pussy to go away. She couldn’t fuck them without Drew. She
wouldn’t. No. No. No. This wasn’t
going anywhere, at least, not tonight and not until Drew was with them. Yeah, keep telling yourself that, sister.
Without thinking of the consequences, she
squirmed in Jared’s lap.
The cock pressed against her ass jumped, and
Jared growled. “God. Shannon, don’t move. I am trying to be sensitive to your
feelings. Keep that up, and I won’t stop until I’m between your sexy legs. Fuck
sensitivity.”
She froze and so did Randy. His hand halted
midback, and he leaned closer to her, whispering wickedly, “Keep that up, baby
doll. Be a bad girl and give us a reason to stop being the considerate
gentlemen.”
Whipping her head around, she peered at Randy.
The sensual promise in his heavy-lidded, blue eyes drew her in, making her
hormones override her good intentions. She trembled, her body vibrating with
the need to be closer to his. “I’m tired of being well behaved. Can’t I be bad
for just a little while?”
Adult
Excerpt
Smashed chest to chest with Jared on the couch,
Shannon’s nipples beaded behind the fitted bodice of her dress. With each
downward grind of her pelvis, her breasts bounced, the sensitive peaks nearly
painful as they rubbed the fabric against his brawny chest. Cursing the clothes
separating them, she pulled back enough to jerk her strapless dress down,
revealing her aching mounds to Jared.
Jared’s eyes widened dramatically as his naked
gaze feasted upon her breasts. “My God, they’re beautiful.” He grabbed her
face, crashing his lips against hers, his hard to her soft, his demanding to
her giving. He kissed her as though she were both his first meal and his last.
The gluttonous melding of mouths short-circuited her brain, halting her
movements and stealing her breath.
With her control wavering, Randy seized the
upper hand. He brushed her hair aside then caressed the delicate skin on the
back of her neck, just below the hairline, with his callused fingertip. He
worked his way lower, trailing his finger down her back languidly and causing
her body to arch as one shiver after another slithered along her spine.
She broke Jared’s kiss, throwing her head back
and moaning for all she was worth.
Randy’s hand met the lacey fabric of her thong
and hastily thrust it aside. He caressed the indentation above her cleft,
drawing invisible circles inside. Each loop of his finger brought him closer to
her ass, teasing her until she cursed him vehemently. “Damn you, Randy Dalton.
Touch me!” His finger slowed drastically, the torment of his being so close yet
so far, driving her to begging, “Please, Randy. I need you. Touch me. Please
just touch me.”
“I think our woman wants you to touch her
tight, little asshole,” Jared informed his brother smugly.
She grunted an agreement despite her compulsion
to smack the smugness right out of Jared. If she wasn’t burning inside and in
dire need of an orgasm, she would have.
“Okay,” Randy acquiesced.
Shannon realized a moment too late that he’d
complied too easily, too readily, and without protest. A biting pinch to her
ass reminded her. She yelped in agony, but then a warm, radiating feeling
bloomed in her ass and, within seconds, her blood pumped through her veins with
the ferocity of a freight train. She glanced over her shoulder at Randy, giving
him the evilest eye she could muster in her aroused state, and snarled, “You
fucking asshole.” Don’t stop. Give me
more.
Jared slapped his hand across her mouth,
swallowing up a sizable portion of her face. “Princess, don’t dig your grave
any deeper.” Rather than heed Jared’s wise advice, she scowled at him and then
bit his palm as hard as she could.
“Tread carefully, Shannon.” Jared’s reasonable
tone vanished, his voice taking on a harshness that would scare most sane
people, not that it affected her in any way. When it came to the Dalton
brothers, she wasn’t of sound mind or
body. Her wet panties drove that point home. Smiling devilishly, Jared added,
“I bite back.”
“As do I,” Randy informed her, illustrating his
point with a nip to her ass.
Pissed off, she ranted at the two men, regardless
of the hand muffling her tirade and their complete disregard to her temper
tantrum.
Randy lifted up and pressed his lips to the
back of her neck where his finger had been only moments ago. He moved downward
with wandering lips, his tongue licking an identical path from her neck to her
ass as earlier. He stopped to lave the hollow spot just above the crevice,
giving her a taste of the forbidden, but not the feast she craved.
Jared removed the hand covering her mouth. “I
want to hear you moan,” he murmured, giving her a lingering kiss. “I crave the
sound of your lusty cries.”
“Yes,” she hissed. “Make me scream.” And Randy
did just that. His mouth dove into the cleft between her ass cheeks and found
her rosette easily. He swiped his warm, velvety tongue across her rear entrance
before rimming her forbidden hole. His tongue teased the responsive bundle of
nerves there, evoking violent tremors from her body.
“Randy,” she screamed as a fire started inside
her and raced through her veins. Blood pounded in her ears, drowning out all
sound around her. She closed her eyes, riding the swells of ecstasy rolling
through her body, but she didn’t have much time to enjoy his carnal actions
before he removed his lips from her ass. She lifted her too-heavy eyelids and
protested, wanting more of the taboo act he’d committed.
Randy smirked, casually commenting, “We may
fight over your pussy, but I know who gets dibs on that sexy ass of yours. Drew
has an anal fetish and even I’m not a brave enough man to stand in his way.”
Drew’s name sobered her, snatching her from the
sexual haze that clouded her mind. Her head fell forward and landed on Jared’s
wide chest, the fabric of his shirt muting her as she mumbled, “I’m so sorry,
but I can’t do this without Drew. I need him, too.”
“Well, I guess it’s a damn good thing I’m here
then.”
Shocked, she snapped her head around, seeking
Drew’s deep voice. He stood in the doorway, his six-foot-one-inch body dwarfing
the frame, a mask of pure, unadulterated lust on his handsome face. She
shivered, her arousal returning full force plus some. He was here. They all
were. Everything she had ever dreamed of was about to come true.
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