a glimpse at my WIP

Here's a glimpse at Taking Chloe, my current WIP. I'm nearly done with it and thank goodnes too, because I have several other things on my plate. They're waiting for me...taunting me...driving me to drink! Okay, I'm being dramatic, but still I am very much ready to put this one to bed so I can get a start on my next story, Night Moves (that one's a menage ;-))

Blurb:

Sometimes love just needs a little nudge...

Merrick Vaughn couldn’t be happier. His business is jumping and his marriage to the love of his life is about as good as it can get. That is, until Chloe announces she wants to separate. At first, he’s too stunned to react, but when he realizes she’s dead serious he’s pushed into action. In a desperate bid to keep from losing the only woman he’s ever loved, Merrick proposes a deal. He’ll let her go, no questions asked, but first she’ll have to accompany him to Hawaii for a week long vacation where he’s in complete control...of her.

Chloe loves her husband and the last thing she wants is a divorce, but she can’t go on living with a man who spends his days and nights behind a desk. Sharing a house with a veritable stranger is tearing her apart. Taking a break to sort out her thoughts seems her only recourse. When Merrick offers a wicked proposition, she’s both intrigued and scared. Will a week in a tropical paradise bring them closer or will it be their ultimate undoing?

Warning: this story contains lots of steamy, explicit sex, anal sex, a touch of voyeurism, and the naughty use of ice cubes! BUT! You'll have to wait for the release to get all that. BWHAAAA!!

Unedited (Adult) Excerpt:

“You have the most wicked way of turning me inside out, baby.”

Chloe liked the sound of that. It told her she gave him something no other could. “I think that’s a mutual feeling, Merrick.”

He stretched out on his side next to her, his semi-hard cock pressing into her thigh. “But I’m not through with you. I want more. I’ll always want more from you, Chloe.”

She knew that couldn’t be true. The past several months proved he might want it to be true, but the reality was far different.

“Three months,” she bit out.

He’d propped his head on his hand and started to stroke a finger over her breasts and ribcage when her statement seemed to register. He froze.

“What?”

“Three months since you last made love to me.”

His cheeks turned red. “No way it’s been three months. That’s not possible.”

She flung her arm over her eyes and muttered, “It is. Believe me, I counted.”

Merrick’s fingers wrapped around her wrist and tugged, forcing her to look at him. “You could have approached me. Desire between a husband and wife is a two-way street, Chloe.”

That was the wrong thing to say. She sat up and pointed a finger at his chest. “You think I didn’t try? Oh, I tried all right! Over and over. I even worried that you had someone else!”

Merrick cupped her jaw and frowned. “You can’t be serious. Baby, there’s only you. I swear on my life I’ve never even come close to cheating.”

“I know,” she admitted. “In my heart I knew you’d never cheat on me. Still, that left me with no explanation as to why you wouldn’t touch me. Why we hadn’t made love.” her voice broke and tears filled her eyes. “Why, Merrick?”

He swiped a tear away with his thumb. “I’m not making excuses, but I didn’t intentionally push you away. I’ve been consumed with the business. Making it something that would withstand the test of time is very important to me. I’m sorry that need overshadowed the most vital thing in my life, you.”

“I’m proud of your hard work, but that doesn’t explain this rift, Merrick.”

Merrick pulled her close and placed the gentlest of kisses to her lips. He lifted away a mere inch and murmured, “I have a lot of things to explain to you.” He kissed her cheek. “A helluva lot to make up for.” He laid back on the bed and brought her on top of him. “But right now I need to show you how much I’ve missed you. Give me tonight. Tomorrow I’ll tell you everything.”

He placed a chaste kiss to her lips and Chloe surrendered. “Tomorrow, Merrick. Promise me.”

“Tomorrow, baby, I promise.”

“Then quit messing around and kiss me like you mean it.”

He chuckled. “Yes, ma’am.”

Merrick cupped the back of her head and pulled her down for a bone-melting mating of lips. He crushed his mouth to hers and teased her lips apart, their tongues dueling. Chloe drifted on a sea of desire as Merrick took his time sucking on her tongue. His calloused palms skated up her back and held her close. She pushed her breasts against his chest and rubbed her hardened peaks back and forth. Merrick groaned into her mouth and ground his hips into the juncture between her thighs. She pulled away and sat atop him. Gazes locked, she positioned his cock and let him barely breach her entrance, torturing them both.

“Goddamn you’re tight. I’m burning up here, babe.”

Chloe’s thighs trembled. “I love the way you feel inside me. You’re so hard and strong.”

“And your so damn soft I want to sink into your sweet little pussy and never leave,” he growled. “Ride me, Chloe.”

“Yes,” she breathed out.