Morning
Light
A
Day of Pleasure, Book
1
by Cora
Cade
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-61921-537-5
ASIN: B00C4U6MJ2
Number of pages: 82
Word Count: 25,000
Cover Artist: Lyn Taylor
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Book Description:
His
toughest battle is ahead—the battle for one woman’s heart.
During Noah Harper’s ten years as
an Army Ranger, Tennyson Sharpe’s letters were his lifeline. With each mail
call, the bright and vibrant girl of his youth slowly became the woman of his
dreams.
Now he’s home—and he’s in hell.
The problem? Tenn is his little brother’s best friend. Claiming her risks all
kinds of collateral damage.
Tenn is getting nervous. Since
Noah came home, they’ve been circling each other, neither willing to risk the
status quo. It’s time to kick things up a notch and make a play for the man
she’s loved since she was sixteen—before someone else does.
Dressing to impress works better
than she could have dreamed. After a scorching interlude leads to a steamy
morning wrapped in each other’s arms, reality comes crashing down. Shining a
devastating light on Tenn’s deepest fears…and forcing Noah into scramble mode
to convince her forever was always on his mind.
Product Warnings:
This
book contains some serious foreplay in the great outdoors; stand-up sex with a
hot, stand-up guy; and a wounded Army Ranger who’s determined to leave no heart
behind—especially the one belonging to the girl of his dreams.
Excerpt: Copyright © 2013 Cora Cade
All
rights reserved — a Samhain Publishing, Ltd. Publication
Moving down the
stairs from the apartment to the pub below, Noah heard the distinct sound of
someone cussing up a storm. He quickened his pace to reach the door separating
his living space from his workspace and gently opened it.
There, standing
on top of his immaculately gleaming mahogany bar, stood Tennyson Sharpe in her
bare feet. All five feet two inches of her. She was on her tiptoes, reaching
for one of the light fixtures with one hand and a light bulb in the other. The
stretch caused her white, fitted tee to slide up her belly and expose a sliver
of summer-tanned skin.
She stuck her
tongue out at an angle—in concentration, he supposed. As she twisted the used
bulb from the fixture, she uttered a soft, “Gotcha.” The final motion to remove
the bulb caused her to dip forward on her toes and lifted her jean skirt
higher, offering a delectable view of her plain white cotton panties.
Noah instantly
hardened at the sight. He’d been in lust with this girl since she was sixteen
to his nineteen, and after ten years apart he was finally home. And here she
stood, flashing him the sexiest view he’d seen in years. He leaned against the
doorframe and watched the scene unfold, never happier to have given her a key a
few months back.
As she placed
the fresh bulb in the fixture, she stretched again. Her whole body lengthened,
straining to reach the fixture. She was all tan limbs and womanly curves. Her
body was at enough of an angle that he could see her breasts tight against the
fitted tee, but more importantly her cute behind as she placed both palms on
the bar to hop down from her perch. As she braced herself she lifted her perky
behind and flashed him.
The curve of her
sex flashed before him as those white panties intimately hugged her. In a
flash, both feet were planted on the floor and she was picking up the used bulb
from the bar, then slipping her sandals back on. Time to turn around and head
back upstairs before she caught him with a full-on erection and he embarrassed
himself.
Noah eased the
door shut and sprinted back up the stairs as quietly as he could, hoping to
give himself a few moments to calm his erection before she unceremoniously
showed up in his apartment for their breakfast plans.
He needed a cold
shower before they left or he’d never survive the meal. He was going to have
wet dreams about her white panties for weeks to come.
Stripping off
his jeans and plain black tee, he dropped his clothes where he stood and
snapped the bathroom door shut as his apartment door opened.
“Noah?” Tenn
heard the shower start as she closed the door behind her. Well, that was
unusual. Noah was nothing if not prompt. Ten years as an Army Ranger kind of
beat that into you. She rapped on the bathroom door with a knuckle. “Hey, are
you alive in there?”
“I’ll be out in
minute. Got a late start to the morning. Give me five.”
She glanced down
and saw a pile of clothes. Strange. Noah was also one of the neatest, cleanest
people she’d ever known. His place was always immaculate, with nothing out of
place. Let alone a pile of clothes tossed by the bathroom.
Now she was
starting to sweat. Did he have a girl here? Had she interrupted the
morning-after? Shit. That Amber bimbo had been making a play for Noah ever
since he’d come home. And if she was in this apartment right now, Tenn was
going to die of embarrassment. Right after she beat Noah to death.
They had plans.
Even if they weren’t the romantic kind, they were definitely plans. They’d had
Sunday breakfast as a standing date since his return from overseas. And he’d
never had a woman here.
Who was she
kidding? He had every right to get freaky with anyone he wanted. She was just
the trusty sidekick, the platonic friend who was always there. Like a lapdog.
Picking up the
clothes, she folded them and set them on the back of the couch a few feet away.
The apartment was neat as a pin and pretty spacious, as far as it went. It was
an open floor plan with only two separate rooms off the main living area, the
master bedroom and the bathroom. Everything else was one large, airy space.
From this angle she couldn’t see into the bedroom and was half-afraid to know
if someone was still in his bed. Warming it for him, so to speak.
Deciding she
needed to know, she took a step toward the bedroom after picking back up the
stack of clothes she’d set down a moment before. It was a perfect excuse to
check out the situation. His dirty clothes needed to be tossed into the hamper.
Right.
She was about to
fully push open the bedroom door when Noah yelled, “Hey, Tenn. I left my
clothes out there. Could you grab them for me?”
And before she
could whip around and not look guilty he popped his head out of the bathroom
door. As she turned in his direction, she could only see a portion of his upper
body, with the rippling muscle and just-now-fading tan from his time in
Afghanistan, but it was enough to stop her dead in her tracks. The man was masculine
perfection and her panties got a little wet looking at him.
“Oh, did you
want these? Um, I was about to put them in your hamper.” Belatedly she whirled
around and held up the clothes in question. “I thought they were dirty.”
For a moment he
looked like he blushed. Really? “Sorry, I wanted to take a quick shower before
we headed out and I tossed them on the floor in my rush.” He reached out a hand
and beckoned her forward.
She was going to
combust before she reached him. Not only was the man deliciously muscled, he
still dripped from his shower. His dark hair, cut in a military-style buzz,
glistened in the morning light. Eyes the color of the ocean on a sunny day,
clear and crisp-blue, tracked her progress. She cleared the edge of the couch
and his gaze skated down the length of her body, snagging on her legs before
coming back to her face.
Once within
reach of the bathroom door heat crept up her neck and face when she realized
Noah stood naked on the other side of the door. His body was positioned so she
could only see a naked hip and the curve of a well-defined ass, but it was
obvious he hadn’t bothered wrapping a towel around his waist before popping his
head out the door.
She dropped his
clothes before he could get a grip on them and they fell to the floor with a
soft impact. Unbelievably, as she bent to retrieve the clothing, her face
flamed even hotter in embarrassment.
About
the Author:
Nestled away in a small town in
Ohio, Cora Cade spends her days adding steamy books to her library, snuggling
with her four rotten dogs, and debating the finer points of life with the dear
husband.
When she's not tucked away with a
book you can find her tapping away on her laptop. With coffee. And music.
Web: www.coracade.com
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/coracade
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Hello again, Cora! Hope your weekend was lovely with harbingers of Spring peeping out. We're already into Summer here in Sacramento...and up to 80 degrees! Yikes. It's gonna be a long, hot Summer, just like in Morning Light. :-) jdh2690@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love the whole premise of the story--being in love with each other since they were teens. Sweet story, definitely going on my TBR list!!!
ReplyDeleteHi ladies! Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment. You are both simply fabulous!
ReplyDeleteIt's about 19 degrees where I'm at today, so I'm definitely counting down until that long, hot summer, Janice!
Cindi- I hope you enjoy ML and the sweet story. Though it's plenty steamy, I love a good sweet story with characters that you can't help but fall in love with. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
looks lovely
ReplyDeleteI love the excerpt, sounds like an awesome read. Entering under the name of Virginia
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