INTIMATE DETAILS
by Tina Donahue
Buy Link - Siren:
http://www.bookstrand.com/intimate-details
This title is offered at a 10% discount. Offer ends midnight CST, November 11th
Blurb:
As a computer hacker, she demands justice.
As a woman, she craves two powerful and commanding men.
Shana’s been
hacking one of Manhattan’s most corrupt executives, making him pay for what
he’s done to his victims. Using her skills, she convinces Mike and Cody to hire
her at their intelligence-gathering firm, where intimate details help their
clients.
Never has Mike
met a woman as delicious as Shana. Smart as hell, curvy and assured, she’d be a
delightful challenge in bed. Cody’s carnal hunger is equally intense. He and
Mike want to know everything about her.
.jpg)
She won’t
divulge the secrets of her past. All she can offer is unquenchable desire and
her heart.
During weeks of
shameless lust and pleasure, Mike and Cody peel away the layers of Shana’s
life. The stunning truth changes everything. They’ll do all that they can to
keep her safe…and in their arms.
EXCERPT (PG EXCERPT)
The doors hissed open.
Shana staggered from him, her mouth still wet from his kiss and Mike’s. She’d mussed his hair. Cody’s tie was askew. Backing out of the elevator, she murmured, “Good night.”
Before either of them could respond, Shana turned to flee. No way could she ever come back here.
“Whoa.” Mike grabbed her wrist as he had in the suite.
The guard at the front desk leaned up in his chair. His beer belly hung over his belt. His expression said the security cameras had shown him what had just gone down in the elevator. “Everything okay, Mr. Russo?”
“Is my driver out there?” Mike asked.
The guard craned his neck to see. “Yes sir, he is.”
“Please tell him we’ll be out in a few minutes.”
“Yes sir.”
The middle-aged man hurried outside. Mike held Shana’s wrist gently but firmly. “Good night?”
His lower lip shone with the moisture she’d left on him. Several locks dangled over his forehead. Unable to help herself, Shana eased them back. “I need to go home.”
Mike’s gaze remained lifted to her smoothing his hair. “Yeah, we get that.” Cody had just joined them. Mike spoke quietly. “You’re taking off after what just happened in the elevator?”
She lowered her hand. “It shouldn’t have.”
Cody frowned, his expression a mixture of confusion and disappointment. “Why not? Clearly, we all enjoyed it. You did, right?”
More than anything Shana could recall. Their strength was thrilling and protective, an amazing combination she longed for but couldn’t risk.
Her throat tightened. Tears threatened.
Suddenly, she felt beyond weary and so alone she rested her head against Cody’s shoulder. Stupid, she knew, but Shana couldn’t help herself.
Cody hesitated a moment, then ran his hand down her hair. Mike played with her fingers.
She fought against smiling and crying. Crap, her emotions were all over the place.
“You okay?” Cody murmured.
Shana nodded then shook her head then nodded once more.
“You’re hungry and tired,” Mike said, speaking softly. “You’re not yourself.”
She laughed, unable to stop. “How can you say that? You don’t know me.”
“We want to,” Cody whispered.
Her belly clenched with worry. What they were asking for wouldn’t work. Shana knew they’d never harm her deliberately. They weren’t that kind of men. However, they were human and eventually they’d hurt her. It was what people did to each other, whether they meant to or not. Best not to get involved. She needed peace. They deserved a better woman than she could ever be.
“We can talk about it in the car,” Mike promised.
Shana eased away from Cody then memorized his and Mike’s features because she couldn’t see either of them again.
“Really, we can,” Cody said.
Smiling sadly, she straightened his tie then patted the knot, drinking him in, loving the gentleness in his expression, his rough good looks.
“What?” he asked, as Mike had earlier.
Shana’s emotions raged, battling with her thoughts. What she knew she had to do.
The guard returned from the outside.
She glanced at him then the glass door swinging closed.
Mike and Cody shifted their weight as though they expected her to bolt.
Shana should have. Leave, she ordered herself. Now.
The guard looked at her curiously.
She turned from him before he could read her expression. Mike and Cody studied her.
Both of them were everything she’d ever wanted in a man, in a friend, and far more than she’d hoped for.
Go.
“Yes,” she said, speaking before she could stop herself. “I enjoyed every second.”
They smiled.
“And I’d like more,” she added, admitting what was in her heart.
Now, they grinned.
“But it’d only be sex,” she said, low enough so the guard wouldn’t hear. “Having a good time. Nothing personal. Ever. You guys couldn’t possibly want that. You deserve more.”
“Wait,” Mike said, again keeping her from leaving. “Who said we’re looking for a commitment for god’s sake. What’s wrong with just being friends?”
“Yeah,” Cody chimed in. “We already know what kind of lattes you like and that you’re into cheesecake brownies. That’s personal. As far as I can see the world didn’t screech to a stop when we found that out.” He glanced around then shook his head. “Nope. It hasn’t.”
Mike leaned close, delivering his wonderful fragrance. “We’ll keep it fun. Promise.”
“Nothing personal,” Cody said. “Strictly surface crap. We’ll talk about work, clients, sports, films, food, books. Stuff like that.”
“Why?” she asked, stirred by what they’d said, frightened as hell too.
Smiling, Mike brushed Shana’s hair from her shoulder and stroked the side of her neck. Her breath caught.
“Because we like you,” he murmured. “That’s what friends do. However, I do have one personal question, and I want an answer.”
Her skin got clammy. She stepped back.
He followed. “Are you in trouble or in some kind of danger? Is that what this is about? If so, let us know, please. We can help.”
Shana stared at him.
“Is someone trying to hurt you?” Cody asked.
She thought about Raptor, the threat he’d presented in the past. What he’d do now if he were lucky enough to find her.
“No,” she lied. “No one’s after me.” She faked a laugh. “Seriously, you guys were really in military intelli—”
Cody interrupted, “We just want to help, all right?”
Sobering, Shana nodded.
“We won’t grill you on anything personal,” he said. “But you can’t ask us anything either.”
“That’s right.” Mike took her hand. “No more hacking into our accounts either, business or otherwise. Remember, our lives are as private as yours is. Come on."
ADULT EXCERPT
Neither Mike
Russo nor Cody Latham had expected her to show up in their conference room.
Of course, they
wouldn’t have, given the various laws she’d broken to be here.
Shana
Gallagher’s pulse ticked up another notch at that and their good looks. Virile
and commanding. They were deliciously hot and smart, having once worked in
military intelligence.
Mike, the
proverbially tall, dark and handsome hunk, had found his way into government
via his MIT training. He’d left DC five years ago to start his own firm. Now
thirty-three, he regarded Shana with momentary surprise then male interest as
his attention raked over her.
Despite her best
intentions, Shana’s skin tingled.
To his side was
Cody. Equally impressive at thirty-four, he forgot to take a sip of his coffee.
The Starbucks cup was inches from his mouth as he also took her in. Quietly and
restrained.
Shana’s belly
quivered at the heat in his gaze, so at odds with his military background. It
showed in the set of his broad shoulders and modified buzz cut, his hair short
on the sides with volume on top. Those dark blond locks complemented his golden
skin and hazel eyes.
Mike’s were
greenish-gray, an arresting color given his olive complexion and chestnut hair,
a bit longish and casually styled. Several strands dangled over his forehead,
begging a woman to ease them back.
Currents of
warmth rippled through Shana, leaving her cruelly weak. She hadn’t expected to
react like this. During her research on them, she’d seen hundreds of their
photos, including those not meant for the public. Their days spent with women,
outdoors at the beach or sailing, both men’s hard bodies stripped to their swim
trunks and bared to the sun. Mike’s bold tattoo on his left bicep. The cruel
scar on Cody’s right pec that enhanced his masculinity.
None of those
pictures had done them justice.
“Mr. Russo, Mr.
Lathan,” the office manager murmured, her somber hush appropriate for this
high-priced firm in New York’s Financial District. Dressed in a severe gray
suit, the matronly woman smelled funereal, of incense and carnations. She
inclined her perfectly coiffed head to Shana. “Ms. Gallagher, your four
o’clock.”
Before Mike or Cody could say “huh” or “who?” Shana stepped deeper
into the yawning room. It was possibly two thousand square feet and decorated
in a combination of rose, beige and brown, its bank of windows offering a
spectacular view of the harbor. An NYPD boat and cruises packed with tourists
cut through the water, leaving foamy trails. Sunlight winked off those swells
and the glass buildings, giving the early September day a dreamy, golden haze.
The door clicked shut behind Shana, leaving her alone with the
men.
Mike pushed to his feet, his six-three frame superbly clothed in an
Italian suit that probably cost five grand. Its subtle navy tones and his pale
blue shirt heightened the effect of his sapphire tie. Cody’s was gray-and-white
striped, his shirt charcoal, his suit a pewter color. Surprisingly fashionable
given his conservative background.
He stood. His height matched Mike’s. Both men were lean yet
muscular.
Power and male privilege radiated from them. Everything Shana had
always mistrusted and despised. She couldn’t quite manage those feelings now.
She knew far too much about them. They were surprisingly good men, downright
decent, which added to their seductive allure and had brought her here.
Shana crossed the room, forcing herself to walk casually as though
she belonged. The slit in her pencil skirt allowed the black fabric to fall
away from her leg, exposing a bit of her thigh. Mike and Cody’s attention
dropped to her sheer stockings and spike heels.
Hard carnal interest flared on their faces.
A curious mixture of pleasure and caution rushed through Shana,
draining her strength. She put her leather tote on the granite table, the
smooth stone a soft rose color speckled with gray, black and brown.
The moment she slipped her hand under the tote’s flap, Mike said,
“Hold it right there.”
He’d spoken quietly. However, his deep baritone filled the
impressive space, demanding obedience.
Shana calmed herself as well as she could and lifted her face to
his. At this hour, stubble shadowed his upper lip, chin and cheeks. His lashes
were unspeakably long. His attention moved from the tote to her silk blouse,
the color of black cherries. No one had to tell Shana that her nipples were
hard and jutting against the fabric. Suddenly, Mike couldn’t seem to look
anywhere else.
A wave of heat rushed to her neck, her arousal unruly.
He cleared his throat. His prominent Adam’s apple bobbed with his
swallow. “Who are you?”
Time for the truth. Sort of.
BIO:
Tina Donahue is an award-winning,
bestselling novelist in erotic, paranormal, contemporary and historical romance
for Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, Siren Publishing, and Kensington. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites
have praised her work. Three of her erotic romances (Adored, Lush Velvet Nights, and Deep,
Dark, Delicious) were named finalists in the 2011 EPIC competition. The
French review site, Blue Moon reviews, chose her erotic romance Sensual Stranger as their Book of the
Year 2010 (erotic category). The Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books was
created specifically for Lush Velvet Nights,
and two of her titles (The Yearning and
Deep, Dark, Delicious) received an
Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition (2011 and 2012). Take Me Away and Adored both won second place in the NEC RWA contest (different
years). Tina is featured in the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
She was the editor of an award–winning Midwestern newspaper and worked in Story
Direction for a Hollywood production company.
CONTEST
Win 3
of Tina’s backlist erotic romances from this list:
1. Adored –
RWA award-winning; EPIC 2011 Finalist; 4 Stars RT
2. Deep,
Dark, Delicious – EPIC 2011 Finalist; Holt Medallion Award of Merit
3. Lush
Velvet Nights – EPIC 2011 Finalist; Golden Nib Award
4. In His
Arms – SIX 5 Star Reviews; 4 Stars RT
5. Sensual
Stranger – 2010 Book of the Year (erotic); 4 Stars RT
6. The
Yearning – Top Ten Bestseller
7. Take Me
Away – #1 Pick, Miz Love Loves Books
8. Unending
Desire – Best Book Rating LASR
9. SiNN –
Nominated for Book of the Week LASR
10. Sinfully
Wicked – Magnificent – Romancing the Book
11. Claiming Magique – Top Pick – NOR
12. Illicit
Desire – Four Stars Romantic Times
13. Come Fill
Me – Five Stars – Guilty Pleasures
14. Losing
Control - Four and a Half Stars - Sensual Reads
15. Shameless
Desire - Four and a Half Stars - The Jeep Diva
16. Illicit
Intent - Four and a Half Stars - Sensual Reads
17. Deep
Within Me - Four Stars - Romantic Times
a Rafflecopter giveaway
My latest book has been out for two days and it's already made the top 30 Best Seller List - sitting at number #5!.png)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)