New Year’s Eve is a night filled with bright colorful lights, rambunctious outings, and a good amount of mischief. It also marks the passage of time, bringing to mind our hopes for the future, the exhilaration that comes with change, and fond memories of days past. Part of Decadent Publishing’s 1Night Stand line, my paranormal romantic comedy Fireworks at Midnight features a struggling college graduate who is just coming to terms with the thrills and perils of newfound independence. When her best friend’s older brother rolls back into town, this intrepid young witch is faced with help she doesn’t want, protection she doesn’t need, and the reality that this warlock cop no longer thinks of her as a “troublesome little sister.”
Add a pinch of magic,
supernatural mayhem, and Madame Eve’s renowned matchmaking service, and we’ve
got the beginnings of a stormy love story. Those who’ve read my Christmas release
Frosty Relations will already know Dulcina
“Sweets” Gato, this tale’s smartass heroine. In keeping with the holiday spirit
I’m giving away a $15 gift card. To enter, leave a comment here and drop your
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Fireworks at Midnight (A Witch’s Night Out, 3)
Enforcement Agent Mikal Knight
is a warlock on a mission. Having finally scored a transfer to Washington,
D.C., he’s now at liberty to pursue the object of his desires—his baby sister’s
best friend. But first, he has a vigilante to track down and a mysterious
matchmaking service to investigate. Sent on an undercover operation, he resigns
himself to a pointless 1-Night Stand on New Year’s Eve. As luck would have it,
his mystery date’s identity might let him kill several birds with one stone.
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Comedy, Interracial/Multicultural
Excerpt:
Excerpt:
His gaze drifted to her chest. A
gust of wind sliced over it, tearing off the top- most button. She jumped in
her seat. “What the hell?”
“Welcome to Strip Interrogation.
The rules are simple.” Her toes curled at the playful yet predatory gleam in
his stormy eyes. Yup, he got her invitation loud and clear. “Whenever you give
me a crap answer, I take away a stitch. Any questions?”
She licked her lips. “Is this
how Enforcement trained you to question helpless witches?”
He crossed his arms and put on a
mockery of a stern expression. “[…] The gloves come off when there’s a badass
in the car.”
Her cheeks warmed at the
backhanded compliment. Placing her hands primly on her lap, she squeezed her
upper arms together to better showcase what little boobage she had. When she
heard his warning growl, she batted her eyelashes. “What’s your question,
Detective?”
He bared his teeth at her, but
his breath had turned shallow. […] In a quicksilver move, he lunged forward and
captured her nape with one hand. Holding her shoulder in place, he looped his
free arm around her waist, splayed his fingers against her lower back, and
yanked her toward him. The motion tipped her off balance. With a yelp, she
placed her hands on the seat and straightened her arms. The position arched her
back, lifting her breasts like an offering. […]
He settled his thumb between her
collarbones. “I warned you about the skirt.”
The hairs on the back of her
neck stood on end. Damn, was that menacing tone sexy. “Any chance we can work
this out? I’m running low on winter clothes.”
With his free hand, he explored
her abs, his fingers lingering on each groove long enough to send a tingle down
her spine. His hungry expression more than paid for the hours she’d spent doing
crunches. “What do you have in mind?”
Having devoured plenty of
inspiring reading material, she had a long list of things she wanted to try.
“I’m all stocked up on underwear.”
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