GRAVE FUTURE
Author: Susanne Marie Knight
Genre: Paranormal Romantic
Suspense
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Blurb:
DRAGGED INTO DANGER. When
Jocelyn Hunter is stranded in an isolated cabin with an antagonistic stranger,
she has no idea of the danger that awaits her. Will she be able to discover
Dan’s dark secret and can she convince him to set aside his obsession and
listen to his heart?
OBSESSED WITH REVENGE.
Federal agent Dan Ferguson is haunted by his desire to bring a killer to
justice. When innocent Jocelyn unexpectedly comes into his life, his first
thought is to get her away from the danger lurking in the shadows. Can he
overcome his reluctance to accept her help and finally admit his growing love
for her?
Scene Set-Up:
Stranded in Dan's house,
Jocelyn is an unwelcome visitor. During the night she is awakened by a strange
light and follows it down the stairs.
Excerpt:
Exhaling a raspy breath, she
cautiously went down the stairs. She didn't want to awaken Dan. How could she
explain what she was doing? How could she say she was following a ghostly whim?
She shook her head. No, she
didn't think she could tell him that. Dan had his feet firmly planted on terra
firma. No ghosts, no vampires, no Hollywood hype stuff, that's what he'd said.
Well, she didn't know about vampires, but dear God in heaven, whether he wanted
to admit it or not, Angel Rock Ridge housed ghosts.
At least one anyway. One
with a strange sense of humor. Mr. Rochester's impersonation of Shakespeare's
Hamlet! She shook her head again.
Reaching the entryway, she
walked into the living room. A cold wind rushed up her bare arms and legs,
causing a shiver. She ignored the discomfort. The familiar spectral light
pulsed from the hearth in the fireplace. Maybe the ghost wanted to show her the
hidden device to the secret passageway. Maybe she'd learn the mystery of this
strange, forbidding house.
Intent on the blaze from
behind the chain mail covering, she tiptoed closer.
"Going somewhere,
princess?"
She almost screamed.
Spinning around, she pressed her hand against her chest to prevent her heart
from escaping. Clad only in his faded blue jeans, Dan stood next to her. His
muscled chest was thick with curly, dark hairs that swirled down past the snap
of his jeans.
Flushing, she hastily looked
up at his face. "You scared me!"
His hardened gaze roamed the
length of her body, lingering on her breasts and exposed thighs. She wanted to
tug at the bottom of her chemise, but twenty-four inches worth of material
would only stretch so far.
"What are you doing
down here?" He grabbed her upper arm and tightened his grip.
"I..." She turned
toward the fireplace, but the light had gone out. Evidently, the ghost had left
her to deal with Dan by herself. "I thought maybe I could find the switch
for the secret passage."
Her excuse sounded inane,
even to her ears.
"And then what did you
intend to do?" As he narrowed his gaze, his body tensed. He didn't trust
her. She knew it as if he'd spoken out loud and his suspicion hurt.
She pulled away from him.
"You needn't have worried. I would've told you. I wouldn't have gone in by
myself."
That was certainly true. She
wouldn't have entered a dank, shadowy tunnel no matter how friendly the ghost.
He grabbed her again, this
time holding both shoulders. "This isn't some Nancy Drew mystery, Jocelyn.
This is dangerous business. Dammit, people have gotten killed."
He bit back his words as if
he regretted saying them. Staring into her eyes, he searched her--long and
hard.
Her skin tingled under the
firm pressure of his hands. She felt drawn to him--more than she had with any
man before. Her breath came in shallow gulps.
She licked her lips. Who
cared about danger? Who cared about unexplained mysteries? Right now, all she
could think about was Dan's rich, full lips and the promise of rapture in his
eyes.
Groaning, he lowered his
lips onto hers, parting them with his tongue, and kissed her thoroughly,
deeply, savagely. His taste drove her wild.
She clung to him as if she
were drowning, delighting in the fevered marauding of his hands, in the rough
bristles of his mustache. His kisses were uncontrolled and fierce, brimmed with
pent-up longing and unbridled passion. His need for her was so great, it fanned
her own growing desire. She'd never given herself so completely, so absolutely.
When his hands slipped under
the delicate material of her chemise and caressed her back, her knees turned to
rubber. Catching her before she fell, he pressed his palms up along her ribcage
and found the softness of her breasts.
She gasped.
As he trailed his thumb over
her hard, erect nipples, he murmured, "Jocelyn, you're so beautiful."
God help her, but she wanted
him. She wanted him more than anything. And he wanted her.
With a flick of his wrist,
he removed the cumbersome chemise. His gray eyes darkened at the sight of her
nearly naked form. At first gently cradling her, he then slid his hands down
into her panties, cupping her buttocks. He roughly pulled her to him.
She rubbed against his bare
chest and hardened masculinity. She felt hot--so hot--as if her very soul were
scorched. More...more...she needed more of this man--all of him.
Flattening against him, she
dug her fingers into his shoulders. "Dan, oh Dan, let's--"
She made the mistake of
opening her eyes. They weren't alone. On the low ledge of the fireplace, Velma
stood, her pale green-eyed gaze fixed on Dan's back.
How in the world did she get
in? Through the fireplace?
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Hope you enjoy!
Susanne Marie Knight
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist
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