Book Blast {Excerpt & Giveaway} -- Lady Overton's Perilous Journey by Vikki Vaught

Lady Overton’s Perilous Journey

by Vikki Vaught

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GENRE:  Historical Romantic Suspense

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BLURB:

When her son’s life is threatened, Anissa, Marchioness of Overton, seeks refuge by sailing to America. Before the ship reaches the high seas, sparks fly between her and Captain Alex Hawks. Although the young widow may be lonely, and afraid, she cannot risk the diversion a romantic entanglement could bring, no matter how much she wants to lose herself in the captain’s embrace.

The Captain vows to protect the young Lord Overton, but can offer no assurance that the marchioness will leave his ship with her virtue intact. Alex is drawn to Anissa’s beauty and courage, as a hummingbird is to the nectar of a flower. How long can he fight a losing battle before he surrenders and makes her his own?

Will Alex be able to keep this remarkable woman and her child safe? Will his passion for Anissa be enough or will their differences keep them apart?

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EXCERPT:

  

As he gazed down at her, the desire to kiss her overwhelmed him. Lowering his head, he touched his lips to hers, and desire surged through his body. Her sweet mouth trembled as he flicked his tongue over her lips. She sighed and parted them, giving him the opportunity to taste her.

Desire overpowering good sense, he swept her into his arms and thrust his tongue deep into her mouth. She returned his kiss with equal fervor as his hand wandered down her back, pulling her into a tight embrace. Chest to breast, thigh to thigh, his blood boiled and fire burned in his loins. Allowing his hand to wander, he stroked her breast through the soft fabric of her gown, and her nipple hardened. He ached to touch her naked flesh, to suck her pert nipple into his mouth, but her gown had a high neck, so he had to forgo that pleasure.

When her hand fluttered against his chest, he deepened their kiss, and she sighed into his mouth, then tentatively stroked his tongue with her own. Reaching down, he gathered her skirt and pulled it up to give him access to her feminine folds.

His hand moved up the smooth skin of her thigh above the ribbon holding up her stocking. He slid his fingers through the soft down covering her mound. Feeling her moist heat, he slipped a finger inside and stroked her slick folds, and her breathing grew shallow.

Fire licked at his stones and raced through his veins as he reached down and tore open his breeches. As he moved to thrust inside her, a noise startled him. He raised his head and looked around. Giving him time to let it sink into his passion-filled brain what he had been ready to do. Anissa deserved more than a quick tumble out in the open where anyone could see them.

“Darlin’, let’s go down to my cabin so we can finish what we’ve started.”

Anissa slowly opened her eyes, and as realization of what had almost happened seized her, she pulled out of his arms and shook her head. Wrapping her arms around her waist, she backed up, turned, and ran back to the companionway, disappearing from sight.

Wanting to follow, but knowing it was not wise, he buttoned his breeches. Then putting his hands on the ship’s rail, he took several deep breaths to bring himself back in line. He had come so close to losing control. If he had not heard that noise, he would have ravished Anissa up against the railing like a two-penny whore.

Damn, what was I thinking?

Thank God she came to her senses.

Knowing he would get no sleep tonight, Alex made his way to the bridge and relieved Lawson. He owed Anissa a huge apology tomorrow for his ungentlemanly behavior tonight.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Vikki Vaught started her writing career when a story invaded her mind and would not leave.

Over the last few years, she has written more than a half dozen historical romances and is presently working on her next. Her new release, Lady Overton’s Perilous Journey, is the first book in her Honorable Rogue series.

Vikki loves a "Happily Ever After", and she writes them in her stories. While romance is the central theme of all her books, she includes some significant historical event or place in all her novels.

While all her books are love stories, she has also written short contemporary sweet romances as Vikki McCombie and erotic romances using the pen name of V.L. Edwards.

For the last decade, Vikki has lived in the beautiful foothills of the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee with her beloved husband, Jim, who is the most tolerant man in the world to put up with her when she is in a writing frenzy. When she is not writing or working her day job, you’ll find her curled up in a comfortable chair reading her Kindle, lost in a good book with a cup of tea at her side.

LINKS:

Website: http://www.vikkivaught.com/home.html

Email: mailto:vvaught512@aol.com

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Amazon Author Page: http://smile.amazon.com/Vikki-Vaught/e/B008EE7TG2/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1433778387&sr=1-2-ent

Goodreads Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5208041.Vikki_Vaught

http://smile.amazon.com/Overtons-Perilous-Journey-Honorable-Rogue-ebook/dp/B0158RMU0C/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

NOTE: The book will be on sale for $0.99 during the tour

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