THE SINNERS ARE BACK - Reissue of the first in a sizzling
rock-star romance series from USA Today bestselling author Olivia
Cunning
About the Book:
It’s been months since Brian Sinclair, lead guitarist for
the famous rock band, The Sinners, composed anything. Unable to write the music
that once flowed so naturally, Brian is lost without his musical mo-jo. But
when sexy psychology professor Myrna Evans comes on tour to study groupie
mentality, Brian may have found the spark he needs to re-ignite his musical
genius. When lust turns to love, will Brian be able to convince Myrna that what
they have is more than just a fling, and that now that he’s found his heart’s
muse, he doesn’t want to live without her?
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
Excerpt:
There was another knock at the door. Brian stiffened and broke the
contact between his lips and Myrna’s.
“Sheezus,” Brian muttered under his breath. “What?” he yelled at the
door.
The door opened and Sed ducked his head in. “You busy?”
“I was about to get that way.”
“I think you’ve hogged the bedroom for long enough.”
“The other bus—”
“Trey’s occupied over there. Besides, you promised.”
“Yeah, I know.” He looked down at Myrna. “Let’s go get your car.”
She nodded, positioning her partially naked body behind Brian so
that he blocked her from Sed’s view. “Just let me get dressed.”
“Two minutes.” Brian held up two fingers in Sed’s direction.
Sed closed the door. Brian pecked her on the cheek and retrieved her
blouse from the floor.
“Sorry about that,” he said. “I promised him he could have the
bedroom tonight. Of course, that was before I knew you’d be staying. Ah…shit.”
“It’s okay. We can just hang out. I’m fine with that.”
He smiled broadly. “Really? That sounds nice, actually.”
She slid into her blouse and skirt, buttoning and tucking as fast as
she could. Brian pulled his T-shirt over his head. He reached for her hand and
led her to the door. Exiting the room, they continued down the narrow hall,
flanked on either side by bunks concealed behind curtains, and into the main
room. Myrna counted eight people. Sed, three girls, Eric, and a few roadies.
“All yours, Sed,” Brian said.
Sed picked up the nearest girl, tossed her over his shoulder and
headed down the hall toward the bedroom. The attractive young woman squealed in
delight as he burst through the door and tossed her on the bed. The other two
girls and Eric followed in their wake, excitement emanating from their bodies.
Myrna must have looked as stunned as she felt. Brian laughed at her
expression.
“He’s always like that,” Brian said. “I’m surprised he didn’t just
burst in on us earlier. It’s not like Sed to knock.”
“Sed’s reputation precedes him for a reason,” one of the roadies
said. He could have passed as a member of the band himself. Tattooed. Dark
hair. Sunglasses at night. Chains, piercings, and muscular.
“Who’s driving tonight, Travis?” Brian asked.
“I’ve got the truck. Matt the other bus. I think Dave’s driving this
one.” He nodded at the normal looking blond guy to his left. Dave gave a curt
nod.
Brian turned toward a third roadie, who was without a driving
assignment. “Jake, would you do me a favor?”
“Anything,” he said without batting an eyelash.
“Myrna needs someone to drive her car to Des Moines.”
Jake smiled slyly. “I see. Sure, no problem.” Tall and slim,
sporting a short mohawk hairstyle, he looked down at Myrna. “Where’s your car?”
“It’s out in the parking lot. I’ll go get it,” she said. “Should I
just park it outside the bus and give you the keys?”
“That would be perfect. It isn’t some lame minivan, is it?”
“Erm… ’57 Ford Thunderbird convertible. I just had her restored to
mint. You’ll be gentle, won’t you? I’m sort of protective of her.”
“Sweet,” Dave said. “I’ll trade you, Jake. You can drive the bus.
I’ll take the Thunderbird!”
“Hell, no,” Jake said. “Brian asked me.”
“I must warn you that it’s pink,” Myrna interrupted.
“Pink? Aw, how could you do that to a classic car?” Jake said,
running a hand over his forehead and mohawk.
She laughed. “I am a girl, you know.”
“I’m pretty sure everyone here recognizes that,” Brian said into her
ear. Her entire body throbbed in response to his low voice.
“I’ve got no problem with pink,” Dave said, his blue eyes wide with
eagerness. Dave looked like a clean-cut kid. Myrna wondered how long he’d been
working with the band. Jake, on the other hand, looked wild. Based on looks
alone, Myrna would prefer Dave drove her car, but she knew that wasn’t fair.
The roadies all worked hard, and the band trusted them with expensive equipment
and their lives. “Trade me, Jake. Come on, dude. You like to drive the bus and
you know I hate it.”
“You two fight this out,” Brian said. “We need to go get the car
before it’s time to leave. Is the truck loaded?”
“I suppose we should get to work,” Dave said.
“Whoever gets their equipment loaded first gets to drive the
T-bird,” Jake said. He pushed open the bus door and headed down the stairs.
“Hey, that’s no fair,” Dave called after him. “I’m in charge of the
drums! There are, like, a million of them!”
Jake’s voice grew more distant as he walked away from the bus,
calling over his shoulder, “Yeah, but I’ve got amps in addition to Trey’s
guitars. Quit complaining.”
“Let’s go,” Brian said.
“Wait,” she said. “I need my suit jacket. My keys are in it.”
He waited for her to put on her jacket, then took her hand in his
and helped her climb down the steep steps to the pavement.
The crowd outside the barriers was thinner than earlier, but when
Brian stepped off the bus, they emitted a loud cheer.
“Shit,” Brian said. “Um… Hold on a minute, okay?”
He kissed her on the temple. Several camera flashes went off. She
wished people would stop snapping pictures of her with Sinners’ band members
without her consent.
Brian headed for the crowd, starting at one end of the barrier fence
and working his way down. He signed autographs, shook hands, offered the
occasional hug, allowed his picture to be taken dozens of times and put up with
a heck of a lot of groping from female fans. Myrna waited patiently, trying to
curtail her jealousy. She knew this was important. His fans made his entire
career possible. Still, she didn’t like all the touchy-feely young women
rubbing up against him while he was distracted with signing an autograph or
answering a question.
After about fifteen minutes, he offered a salute to the crowd and
returned to Myrna’s side.
“I’ll have to go around the front of the bus and then sneak along
the back side. Otherwise, they’ll see me again and we’ll never catch a break.
You go between the buses and meet me on the other side. Pretend like we’re saying
good-bye now.”
“Okay.”
He hugged her with the same kind detachment he hugged enthusiastic
fans, and waved at her slightly before turning in the opposite direction. She
walked along the side of the bus facing the venue, watching the roadies pushing
equipment out a door toward the large moving van parked next to the second tour
bus. She glanced over her shoulder and then slipped between the two buses.
Shouts of passion and pleasure came from the bedroom at the back of the bus as
she walked behind it. She paused, glancing up at the window above her. Sed must
be really working one of those girls over. She screamed Sed’s name at the top
of her lungs. Myrna flushed, wondering how much of her earlier vocalizations
had been overheard.
A hard body pressed her against the back of the bus. A hand groped
her breast in the darkness. Her heart hammered in her chest. She struggled
against the man, trying to twist away.
Jeremy.
Oh God, he’s found me. How?
The man grabbed her wrist before she could connect a blow, and slammed
the back of her hand against the bus next to her head. She opened her mouth to
scream, but found a tongue shoved in her mouth. She knew this taste. Brian?
He’d scared her. Really scared her.
She shoved him away.
“What are you doing?” she said. “I thought I was being attacked.”
“You are,” he growled and crushed her body between his and the back
of the bus.
When he tried to kiss her, she punched him in the stomach. “Stop
it.”
“Ow. No one can see us.” Shadows completely obscured them.
He held her up against the bus with his body and released her wrist
so he could push her skirt up around her waist. Though she knew he wouldn’t
hurt her, her heart drummed faster and harder in her chest. She hit him as hard
as she could in the arm. He paused. She couldn’t see his expression in the
darkness, so didn’t know if he was getting the message.
“Do you really want me to stop, Myrna? I thought we could get in a
quickie back here, since Sed has seized the bedroom.”
“Don’t sneak up on me like that. You scared the hell out of me.”
He pressed his fingertips to the center of her chest. “Your heart is
really pounding, sweetheart. You knew it was me, didn’t you?”
“No,” she whispered. “I thought…I thought he…” She fought tears,
feeling stupid. “It doesn’t matter what I thought. Just don’t ever do it
again.”
He hugged her gently. “I’m really sorry, Myr. Forgive me?”
How could she stay mad at him? She knew she’d overreacted. Jeremy
was out of her life for good. Sure, he was out of prison now, but he didn’t
know where she was. Hell, he didn’t even know her name anymore. And this…this
was Brian, not Jeremy. She liked Brian. Perhaps a bit too much, considering
their short acquaintance.
Once she tackled her fear, she sought Brian’s mouth in the darkness
and kissed him gently, a soft smile on her lips. “You’re wasting time. The
buses will be leaving soon.”
“You’re game for this?” he asked incredulously.
“You promise not to sneak up on me, again, right?”
“Yeah, I promise.” He drew her closer and whispered in her ear,
“Take your panties off.”
Her hand moved to his crotch to find his cock hard as granite. He
drew a pained breath through his teeth. She pushed her panties down her thighs
and allowed them to fall to her ankles. She stepped out of them with one foot.
Cold air bathed the hot flesh between her thighs as Brian forced his knee
between her legs to part them.
“That’s good,” he murmured. “Don’t move now. I’ve got to warn you, I
never last long after a show.” He pinned her against the bus with his body.
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
About Olivia Cunning:
Raised on hard rock music, award-winning author Olivia
Cunning has been known to travel over a thousand miles to see a favorite band
in concert. She lives in Quincy, Illinois, where she enjoys sitting on the
beach with her feet in the surf and penning naughty books about rock stars.
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
Buy Links:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1UvSYMB
iBooks: http://apple.co/27rJtHT
Kobo: http://bit.ly/27rJziB
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
Giveaway:
No comments:
Post a Comment