Today
on First Kiss Friday, we welcome romance author, Kayelle
Allen,
and an excerpt from her SciFi Romance novel, “For Women Only.”
For Women Only is a quick-reading
scifi romance with edge. He's a broken hero who hungers for revenge. She's a
warrior who thirsts for justice. The love neither expected holds them captive
in the middle.
Fawni's people destroyed Khyff's
family. To protect his only brother he accepts a mission that will remove her
from power. After meeting the female warrior and discovering her noble heart,
he begins to doubt his cause, his past and even his own memories.
Khyff's secret truth could
devastate her family and make her an outcast. She should shun this human,
return to her own people and forget him. Yet how can she let him suffer in the
darkness that binds his heart?
His secret truth is her people's
darkest lie.
The Kin people are catlike and
females are in power. They are highly sensitive to smell and the change of
emotions creates a scent they recognize and interpret. The saying goes,
"No one lies to a Kin." When Fawni is sent to the capitol city of the
Tarthian Empire to serve as ambassador, she meets Khyff, a human. In this
scene, she has picked him up at a party and is now in his room at the hotel.
She has a bit to learn about "seducing" human males, but Khyff is
just the man to show her.
First Kiss Excerpt
Mehfawni
explored the living room while Khyff locked the door to his penthouse suite.
The high ceiling and glass wall showed Tarth City in all its vast sparkles of
color against the blackness. Modern furniture decorated the spacious room.
Through double doors, a huge bed waited, the covers already turned down. Handy.
"May
I offer you a drink?"
She turned
back to him. Stars, he's magnificent. All smooth skin and hard planes. What
does a male's body feel like without furskin? Man. A man's body.
"No,
thanks. I want you out of your clothes first."
Khyff
shrugged off his jacket. "Don't you want to get to know me?"
"I'll
get to know you later." She started on the buttons of his shirt.
"Right now, I want to use you."
His eyes
widened.
"Don't
human women tell you what they want?"
"No."
He dropped his hands to his sides and let her pull open his shirt.
"They're
wasting time, then." Mehfawni untucked his shirt and unfastened the top of
his trousers. "I do love an obedient male."
"I
should be harder to get than this." He was watching her hands.
She pushed
the shirt off his shoulders. His eyes were the clear, bright blue of deep
water. "Harder to get? Ah fay?"
He
frowned. "I'm sorry; what was that?"
"Ah
fay. It translates, 'this means what?'"
"You
mean, what does 'harder to get' mean? That I shouldn't be so eager. I should
make you seduce me."
"I am
seducing you." Mehfawni untucked his undershirt. "Take this
off."
He reached
back to the neck and pulled it over his head, then tossed it aside. He stood
before her, bare from the waist up.
She
purred. "This is what a male's body should look like. You were made to
give pleasure."
A spark of
vinegar flashed into the air. Had her words shamed him? Before she could
decide, the emotion-scent dissipated.
Khyff's
ridged abdomen felt as hard as it looked. She stroked her fingers through the
hair on his chest. "You're so soft. Not like Kin at all." She felt
the warmth of his skin against her palms as she slid them out across his arms.
"And smooth. I've never felt anything like you."
She took
his hand and led him toward the bedroom. Time to find out what other pleasures
he had to offer.
He pulled at
her hand. "Don't I even get a kiss?"
His words
stopped her and she turned toward him. "Are you not ready for sex?"
Amusement
lit his eyes. "Oh, I'm ready. But I'd still like to get a kiss first. You
don't even know my last name."
"What
is it?"
"Antonello."
"Good.
Now come to bed, and I'll give you as many kisses as you want."
"How
about one now?"
She
sighed. "I can see human males are not at all like Kin. Once a Kin male is
ready, there's no reasoning with him. Human males apparently have to think
about sex before you have it."
"Far
from it. We're usually slapped down for going too fast."
Mehfawni
tilted her head. "Then your females must be torpid."
"Torpid?"
"Sluggish.
Slow. Not awake."
"Hardly."
"Why
else would a female be in the same room with you and not want her hands all
over you, Khyff?"
He
regarded her a long moment, studying her in some way she couldn't comprehend,
before he gave her a wicked smile. "Is that how you feel? That you want
your hands all over me?"
"Do
humans need to be told that?"
Again, the
slow appraisal. "You don't have to tell me twice."
He scooped
her up in his arms and carried her into the bedroom, kicking the door shut
behind them.
* * * *
Mehfawni
woke with a start, unsure what had alerted her. The soft hiss of air entering
the room came to her, and she relaxed. The coolness of the room made her pull
up the blankets. A pleasant exhaustion made her smile. When had a lover ever
taken her to such heights of passion? When had he done it so many times in a
row?
Moonlight
gave the room a soft glow, peeking in through the curtains to illuminate the
bed. Khyff was lying on his side, seemingly asleep. He tossed his head and
whimpered as if caught in a nightmare.
Mehfawni
touched his arm. "Khyff?"
His eyes
opened. They glimmered with tears.
"Khyff?"
She cuddled closer. "What is it? Were you having a bad dream?"
"No.
No, I'm fine." His voice was hushed. The tears were gone, as if she'd
imagined them. He stretched, arms over his head. "I'm good. Ready to go
again if you want."
"I
think you should rest a little. You must be tired." She brushed back his
hair, and drew her fingertips down his face.
The
glimmer of tears showed again, but he smiled, and blinked them away.
"What
is it, Khyff? What are you thinking?"
"That
it's been a long time since anyone was gentle with me." He slid his hands
up her hips and around her waist. Khyff kissed her, crushing her body against
his.
“For Women Only” is available
through:
Bro is a
free short story set before this book opens. Get a copy here: https://kayelleallen.com/bro
Grab both At the Mercy of Her Pleasure and For Women Only plus a third book all in one boxed set. Available on the author's website.
Grab both At the Mercy of Her Pleasure and For Women Only plus a third book all in one boxed set. Available on the author's website.
thank you so much for sharing my book today!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to have you join my blog today. Great first kiss!!
DeleteSounds great, Kayelle, and I really love the cover!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pamela! I hope you'll grab the giveaway too.
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