Tessa
by Ali
Baran
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BLURB:
Years
of wisdom have taught Randal that it’s not the destination but the journey that
makes everything worthwhile. When the
tentative friendship between silver fox Randal and young Tessa bursts into
lust, it ignites a passionate affair that leaves them both trembling. There’s
nothing more fulfilling than a beautiful
woman in the arms of a man who can appreciate everything she has to offer.
As
Randal embarks on a second career and Tessa is preparing for her chosen field,
Randal’s daughter flounders in a sea of depression. When Randal’s love for his
daughter is pitted against his love for Tessa, can there be a winner?
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EXCERPTS
Excerpt One:
In the water, Randal didn’t act like an invalid. Those
piercing blue eyes sparkled and his body was ripped, better any guy Tessa had
dated. The man was damn sexy, and in the week she’d known him, she’d grown to
like him—maybe too much. Way too
much. Aside from a few thin, pink scar lines over his knees,
no one would have believed he was living in a wheel chair.
He trapped her against the side of the pool and held her
prisoner between his arms.
She turned and faced him. Now she stared into those
beautiful blue orbs and caught the grin that crinkled the skin at the outer
edges of his eyes. “You have the most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen.”
“And you have a beautiful body.”
She inhaled as he drew himself nearer. His breath flowed
over her face. She closed her eyes and she prayed he’d kiss her.
A finger touched her jaw, and she opened her eyes. He was
inches from her with a warm smile on his face. Heaving in a deep breath, she
hoped to cool the sensation building in her, but she couldn’t stop it. She
tried to imagine his lips on hers. His finger traced her entire face, including
her lips. She parted her mouth and touched her tongue to his roaming finger.
“Damn woman. You’re giving me an erection.”
She cast her gaze toward his trunks but she couldn’t stop
the grin that was pulling on the edges of her lips.
His finger went down her neck and followed the edge of her
bikini top. Her chest rose with his touch. Heat flowed through her, settling
between her legs. She had never been one to have casual sex, but she was not a
virgin. Right now, she wanted fulfillment. She tried to tell herself that older
men weren’t usually capable of sexual intercourse, but somehow she figured this
man was quite capable. His fingers splayed over her breast. And a moan escaped
from someplace deep in her throat. She wanted to wrap her legs around his waist
and pull him closer to her.
She pushed past him and headed for the stairs. She had to
get a grip on her feelings because inside she felt as though she was about to
shatter into a million pieces.
He followed her. “Tessa, I’m sorry if I’ve offended you. I
meant no harm.”
She turned and touched her fingers to his lips. “We’re
adults.”
“Don’t leave. I won’t do it again. But seeing you has
awakened something inside of me.”
“Yeah. I know that feeling.” She walked up the stairs and
found a towel before turning back to him. “Do you need help getting out?”
“No, not yet. I need to swim some more. I try to swim every
morning that I don’t have therapy. You just aren’t here. So to answer your
question, yes, I can get in and out by myself.”
She settled onto a chase lounge and watched him in the
water. He was as graceful as a dolphin as he swam lap after lap. She couldn’t
help but admire his body. Even his legs had beautiful muscle definition.
Inside, she still quaked. There was something about him—something dangerously
sexy, and she felt it to her toes.
After another twenty minutes or so, he pulled himself out of
the water and onto his wheelchair. Silver hair was plastered to his chest,
legs, and arms. The navy blue trunks left little to the imagination.
“You can stand?”
“Of course. But I’m not supposed to be on my feet. Actually,
it hurts like hell, which is why my daughter hired you. I tried to do too much
too soon, then wound up falling and doing more damage. That set me back a few
months, as I had to have another round of surgery. His hands gripped the outer
wheels of his chair, and he headed toward the house.
“Need help?”
He shot her a wicked grin. “Not unless you want to help me
get naked.”
She cocked her head as what he said sank in. “Oh. I’m a
broke student, but I’m not a whore.”
He rolled to where she was sitting and grabbed her foot. “I
didn’t think you were.”
His fingers caressed the bottom of her feet, and she
attempted to stifle another moan. “I’m not a toy.”
“As I said, I didn’t think you were.”
His hands made their way further up her legs, massaging each
little inch of flesh. Slow and gentle, it felt wonderful. He inched higher, and
she put her hand down to stop him. He captured her hand in his and began to
tenderly knead each finger, then her palm.
“You’re tense. You need to relax.”
She swallowed and closed her eyes. Her very fiber was being
torn apart. Part of her told her to stop him, and the other part greedily
wallowed in his sexual attention. The self-indulgent part was winning. Heat
swirled through her system and caused her nipples to bead. Then she felt his
lips on her palm. She squirmed when her labia twitched. His lips made their way
up her arm to her neck. Tiny kisses, little nips, and an occasional swirl of
his tongue graced her skin.
Never before had she had a man touch her in such a way. She
moaned as he nibbled on her earlobe. She knew she was horny, and he was pushing
all the right buttons to ramp her desire.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Ali Baran is a vacation addict and a collector of bathing suits.
She’s an end-user software programmer by day and on the prowl for Mr. Wonderful
after hours. Since she hasn’t found him, she decided to create him.
Author Link: https://alibaranauthor.wordpress.com/.
Buy Links:
Amazon:
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