Today
on First Kiss Friday, we welcome romance author, Robin Michaela, and an excerpt
from her Paranormal Romance novel, “Baby, That’s the Spirit!”
When
free-spirited clairvoyant, Amethyst Raines, comes to Sweetness to tell fortunes
at the fall festival, she crosses circuits with hunky electrical contractor,
Adam Burkett. While she’s drawn to him, she has no intention of getting
involved with the sexy single dad. The problem is, she has a message for him
from beyond the grave…and, she’d deliver it, if she could just get the
infuriating man to believe she can speak with the dead.
Cynical
skeptic, Adam, is tired of deceitful women. All he wants to do is finish out
his job contract and settle his beloved grandmother’s estate before saying
good-bye to Sweetness forever. And, he’s definitely not going to be tempted by
a woman who claims she can talk to spirits. But when his little girl goes
missing, Adam will do anything to find her, including putting his faith in the
seductive medium he can’t seem to resist.
She’s
trying to solve a century-old secret; he’s trying to find his daughter. If they
can work together, their relationship just might stand a ghost of a chance.
First Kiss Excerpt
Hell,
if she affected him this much after two days, it would be stupid to spend any
more time with her. He was selling Nana Millie’s property and going west.
Amethyst was heading to Florida for another fair in less than a month. Nothing
could come from his attraction to her. If he had the sense God gave a flea, he
would just get through the maze, make it an early evening, and put her out of
his mind for good.
He'd
have given that particular idea a good shot, too, except she grabbed his hand.
“C’mon, let’s see if we can beat them to the finish,” she said, pointing to
Beau and Jenna who were already turning the corner at the end of the first row
of the maze.
At
her touch, that weird tingling sensation snaked through his fingertips again
before shooting straight up his arm and ricocheting straight down to his groin.
Her
eyes went wide and her lips formed a surprised circle. Which made Adam start
thinking about what her mouth would taste like if he kissed her. Or how sexy
she'd sound if they indulged in any of the other activities that had been
running through his mind since he’d met up with her at Beau and Jenna's place
before dinner.
When
she’d opened the door of her pink, purple, and blue-striped – what did she call
it? A tiny house? – he’d nearly drowned in a wave of pure lust. Her low-cut
purple tunic was belted at her waist. The neckline skimmed the mounds of her
breasts and her amethyst necklace nestled between the tantalizing globes,
making his fingers itch to touch them. The bottom of her blouse ended just
above the curve of her tight ass, accentuating her enticing buttocks. And her
long, shapely legs were encased in black leggings that hugged every inch of
supple muscle she’d built up through years of yoga and running.
If
Beau and Jenna hadn't been standing there with him, they’d never have made it
to the restaurant.
Amethyst
shook him out of his erotic fantasies when she tightened her grip on his hand
and leaned into him. Her flowery fragrance caressed his nostrils as she draped
a slim arm around his neck. “Or, on the other hand, we could forget all about
beating them and go get lost in the dark for a while.” Her voice sounded husky.
A
half-moon was rising. It cast a soft glow over the dried corn stalks -- barely
enough to see the path between the shadows. Even so, he clearly saw her drop
her gaze to his mouth and slowly lick her lower lip.
He
cleared his throat. "Getting lost sounds pretty tempting.” Hell, what was
he talking about? It was extremely tempting.
“Then
let’s go see how much fun corn mazes can be.” She briefly touched her soft lips
to his before towing Adam behind her in the opposite direction her cousin had
taken.
A
few turns, one scarecrow, and three ghosts later, she stopped so suddenly he
nearly ran into her. By the time he realized what was happening, she’d whirled
around, slipped her arms around his neck, and pressed herself fully against his
rising erection.
Heat
exploded through his body. He wrapped her in his arms to pull her even closer.
She
moaned and relaxed against him. Adam cupped her head with one hand and slanted
his mouth across hers. He nudged her lips with his tongue, urging her to open
for him. When she complied with a small sigh, the sound made his shaft jerk.
She
moaned when she felt him twitch.
Their
kiss heated even more when her tongue slipped in to explore his mouth. She slid
her arms down his shoulders, curled her fingers into the fabric of his shirt,
and rocked her pelvis against him. Her tongue stroked along his and he drew
deeply on it as he tunneled his fingers into her short hair.
They
broke apart when they heard the laughter and shrieks of an approaching group of
kids. He noticed she was panting. She dropped her head to rest against his
chest as if the kiss had made her too weak to hold it up. His male pride kicked
in at that, although he was panting pretty hard himself.
The
kids rounded the corner, carrying flashlights. Golden beams bounced off Adam
and Amethyst, the ground, and the withered corn stalks like a demented strobe
light that made everything appear to be moving.
She
let go of his shirt and drew a shaky hand across her mouth, then held his gaze
as the group tramped toward them, their feet making crunching noises in the
dried shucks littering the path. Her eyes seemed softer in the reflection of
pale moonlight and Adam felt like he was falling into their depths.
The
spell was broken when one of the kids bumped into her in his haste to get
through the maze. The boy mumbled an apology, but her eyes had changed by the
time she raised her gaze from him back to Adam’s.
She
gave a long sigh. "We should probably get going."
Adam
took it as a good sign. Apparently, she wasn’t any happier about the
interruption than he was.
“Baby,
That’s the Spirit!” is available through:
Thanks for hosting me today, Bonnie!
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