Man Candy
The Cougar Journals
Book 1
Jewel Quinlan
Genre: Contemporary
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Date of Publication: January 9, 2015
Word Count: 13692
Cover Artist: Sour Cherry Designs
Book Trailer: N/A
Book Description:
Commercial real estate agent, Ava Baldassari, is done with being a good girl. Recently having revamped her self-image, home and wardrobe she finds there is one thing left that needs updating; her sex life.
She runs into her friend and running partner, Cole, one night when she is out with a friend. A bit drunk she flirts with him and is surprised by the enthusiastic response he gives back.
Things reach a point where she has to make a decision whether or not to cross a line she never has before.
Ava is forty and Cole is twenty-five, is she really ready to become a cougar?
Excerpt:
“I’ve been
wanting to do this for a while,” he whispered in my ear, still pressed against
me as he unzipped my dress.
Me too, I wanted
to say. But I didn’t. I was adrift in the onslaught of sensation as he slid the
fabric from me, trailing kisses down my back as it went. Making me aware as I
never had been of how sensitive the skin there could be. When he reached the small
of my back, he lingered, kneading my skin with his tongue and teeth. His hands
ran down my legs and then back up to my breasts, and I savored the feel of his
fingers. My breaths came heavier. I had been needing this for too long.
He rose and
turned me toward him, towering over me. His cap was gone and his dark hair was
askew, as though he had run his fingers through it, giving him that sexy
just-woke-up look. I slid my fingers from the waist of his jeans, underneath
his shirt, to his muscled back. The ridges of strength there were too tempting
beneath my fingertips. How did he find the time to work out that much? I had to
see with my own eyes. Fisting the hem of his shirt in my hands, I pulled his
t-shirt up to remove it. Why should I be the only one standing here naked? With
a chuckle, he complied, lifting the shirt over his head and flinging it away in
the casual manner of an underwear model on TV.
Sure, I had
imagined what he looked like with his shirt off, but the reality was ten times
better. He had a runner build, but that was filled out with muscle. The planes
of his chest were topped by strong shoulders and arms, which seemed to blossom
over the lean ridges of his abdominals, creating a definite contrast. I
couldn’t help reaching out and touching him. I ran my hands over his skin,
tracing my way upward to the light coating of black hair on his pectorals. He
leaned his pelvis into me, forehead on mine, his erection pressing into me,
making me shiver with anticipation.
We were on the
brink of something oh-so-good, and I was dying to plunge ahead. Yet, I
hesitated. Questions burned in my mind. I tried to hold them back, knowing
serious talk would ruin the moment. That lasted about two seconds before I gave
in.
“Um…” I said.
He lifted his
head from mine and looked at me.
I cocked my head
at him. “Did you just say you’ve been wanting to do this for a while?” Had he
been scoping me out all this time, as I had him?
He nodded. “Who
wouldn’t? Look at you. You’re gorgeous.”
I glanced down
at myself. My ample buxom looked perfect in the black, lace push-up bra I wore,
and the matching thong sat just right, low on my hips. I still had on my red
heels, which added a lady-killer effect.
Then I glanced
at him. The smoldering look he gave me trumped anything I observed on the
physical plane. The messages coming from him on a subliminal level promised
pleasure that made me squirm with heat.
“You know it’s
going to be good between us, Ava,” Cole said.
About the Author:
Jewel Quinlan had an abundant imagination and a strong desire to write novels from a young age. She particularly enjoys writing paranormal and fantasy romance but also writes contemporary as well.
An avid traveler, she has visited fifteen countries so far (which she enjoys using as settings in her novels) and has plans to see more of the world. She has a particular fondness for Bavaria and studies the German language as one of her hobbies.
During the day, she works as a pharmaceutical sales representative and, at night, she writes romance. She currently lives in Orange County, California with her dog Penny.
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