Book Description:
Tired with being the runt of the litter, feisty Red
jumps on the opportunity to take on the sexy new forest ranger, but
when Evan uncovers evidence of wolves, things get out of control. Can
Red keep her were-wolf identity secret and still save Evan from her
brother’s thirst for blood?
Fraternizing with humans is taboo, but when feisty
werewolf Red runs into hunky new forest ranger Evan Brewster, she jumps
on the opportunity to let loose her desires. Evan is stoked when he
meets the petite red haired hottie, and combined with his new discovery
of wolves in Colorado, thinks his career and life are made. Then Red
pushes him away, her hostile brother threatens his life, and things
begin to spiral out of control. Caught between her sexy lover and her
pack can Red trust Evan with her secrets, or must she sacrifice her
human lover and her heart?
Excerpt from chapter one of
Jessica Aspen’s Little Red Riding Wolf
Evan.
She rolled his name through her mind, resisted the
desire to taste the flavor of it on her tongue. Maybe if she wasn’t
touching him she could do this…carry on a normal conversation. She
struggled for something to say, something that would cover this incredible
desire to fuck a complete stranger.
“Welcome to Radon,” she managed to get out. “How
do you like it so far?” Inane. Moronic. But it was out now. She hoped
he couldn’t see the shaking that had started at his touch, or smell
the moisture between her legs. Lucky he was only human.
Calm down, Red! You can do this. You have to do this.
“It’s been interesting. It’s a pretty tight-knit
little town.” His smile had warmed, become friendly. And interested.
She knew what that appraising look meant. She’d
received it from all the available males her parents had invited to
their house in an effort to entice her to settle down. But that look
from the bachelor wolves had never made her feel like this. Feel like
her whole body was tuned in to his. Like she should get on all fours
and push her ass in the air, spread her legs, and beg.
Her palms were damp. She caught him checking her
out and was glad her hoodie was zipped up tight and covered her chest.
Her nipples had tightened so fast, so hard, they almost hurt.
“Town’s been a little tough on you, huh?” she
asked. Poor guy, he couldn’t have known what coming to this area would
be like. They hadn’t had a ranger in the area who wasn’t pack in
her lifetime. The county was up in arms.
“You could say that.” He shot her a conspiratorial
smile that warmed his eyes to molten chocolate. She had a sudden vivid
picture of a sheepskin rug and him lying naked in front of a fire, her
lips and tongue tracing the contoured lines of muscles illuminated by
the flames.
She dragged her mind back and forced it to focus
on the present. Focus on the words coming out from between his sexy
lips.
“You’re the friendliest person I’ve run into
in this town. Where have you been hiding?”
Wrong question ranger. The question was who had been
hiding him from her? Now her mother keeping her home from work to make
jam had begun to make sense. Maybe her mother would never think she
was an adult. Although maybe her mother was right, given her lusty thoughts,
maybe she should be sequestered.
“I normally work at the general store in town.
I must have just missed you.” Yeah right. Did that sound as lame to
him as it had to her? She lifted her chin. Her mother had been making
up excuses to keep her at the family’s house all week. Despite being
sent off to the boonies she had met the hot new guy in town.
Her mother’s plan had backfired.
“Is that Burdock’s? It’s
the only general store I’ve seen.” One long hand reached
up, pushed his thatch of hair back off his face in an unconscious slow
sensual movement. The hair fell forward back into place as soon as he
released it, dark and thick.
“Yeah, I guess you’ve been in there.”
“Yeah. Is the black haired dude with the bad-ass
attitude who mans the counter related?” His eyes crinkled up at the
corners when he smiled. An urge to spread her thighs slid through her.
In an effort to control it, she clenched them tight.
What had he asked?
“Seth,” she said, relieved she knew what to say.
“He’s one of my brothers. He’s none too happy that you’re here.”
“Why is that?”
“Let’s just say that we’re a typical small
town. Outsiders aren’t really welcome.”
“You know, you’re the first woman I’ve met
under thirty all week. I was beginning to wonder where they all were.”
Dangerous territory here. She’d better be careful
of what she said. Obviously the alphas had the few available females
under lock and key.
“We have a surplus of men in this town. You probably
just missed the women.” She shouldn’t be talking to him. He made
her so nervous, she just knew she would slip and let something out.
Something that would alert him that all was not as it seemed in small
town Radon, Colorado.
“Well it’s been nice chatting, but I have
to get going.”
She smiled and started to move off down the path
again, but he stepped in front of her, blocked her.
The back of her neck prickled.
She supposed he was eager to talk to the only friendly
face in town, but she wished he would back off. She was having enough
trouble controlling herself as it was. Her heightened senses told her
to take action. Now.
He’d moved too close. His
spicy male scent filled her nostrils, caressed her skin.
Made her want to bury her face in the crook of his neck and inhale,
suck him in like oxygen before going underwater.
“Where are you off to?”
“My grandmother lives up the mountain. I’m just
going to check on her and stay a while.”
His face lost its easy smile, grew concerned. “You’re
hiking up the mountain by yourself? A woman like you shouldn’t be
out here alone.” She bristled at his statement. Just like her brother!
What was it with men and their bossy attitudes?
“A woman like me? Slow down buster! I’ve been
hiking this mountain since I could walk. You’re out here alone, why
not me?”
“But I’m a trained outdoorsman. You hardly look
prepared in those shorts if the weather changes. What do you have in
that pack?” He moved closer to her, and she backed up, suppressing
the desire to bare her teeth. With relief she channeled her newfound
sexuality into anger instead. This she understood.
Human or not, he was beginning to get her back up,
just like any other male.
“I’ll be at Grandma’s before dark. And it’s
an incredible day. No storm in sight. See ya.” She edged around him
and moved back onto the path, determined to put him and temptation,
behind her.
“Wait, I’ll go with you. There are signs of hunters
in the area, you shouldn’t be hiking alone.” He picked up his oversize
pack with ease. Then scrambled, trying to buckle the waist straps and
keep up with her at the same time. She stepped up the pace.
She could feel him close behind, knew he was eye
level with her ass. Knew he watched her backside swish with each step.
Her tingling nerves began to send messages again.
With him nipping at her ankles, she felt like prey.
“No, thanks. You won’t be able to keep up.”
She moved faster, pumped her legs in a rapid rhythm on the familiar
trail.
His legs might be longer than hers, but she had Were
stamina and a light pack. No way he could keep up with her for long.
“Hey, I’ve been through hell in the military.
If I could keep up in basic, then I can keep up with you little girl.”
She laughed, flashed a catch-ya-later look over her shoulder, and put on a hair
more speed. He’d find out soon enough that she might be little, but
she had more oomph in this little package than most. And he could just
watch her swish her tail until she was out of sight.
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https://twitter.com/ JessicaAspen
Jessica Aspen writes paranormal
romance near the foothills of the Colorado Rockies. Her books are full
of elves, were-wolves and sexy men who walk on the dark side of the knife. She loves dark chocolate, walking
the dog, hiking and is obsessed with new electronic writing devices.
Jessica is also obsessed with writing, and learning about writing. She
is a member of RWA, CRW, FF&P and PRO. You can find Jessica most
days during the week athttp://jessicaaspen.com
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Thanks for featuring Little Red Riding Wolf today and I'm looking forward to meeting new readers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the excerpt. This sounds like a really great book.
ReplyDeleteFavorite fairy tale I guess would be Beauty and the Beast.
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Beauty and the Beast is a great one. I'm currently twisting a much longer story for that one and I hope that it makes it out next year. Enjoy the novellas for now!
ReplyDeleteWell Red Riding Hood has always been one of my fav. So are Beauty and The Beast and Alice in Wonderland. Thanks for sharing! I love the excerpt! Another for my wishlist!
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Those are some great fairy tales. Alice in Wonderland especially is an interesting choice!
DeleteI love fairy tales. I love Beauty and the Beast and the Little Mermaid. Thanks for the giveaway. I can't wait to read this book. Tore923@aol.com
ReplyDeleteOOOH! The Little Mermaid. The book or the movie. I love the Disney movie, but the older one makes me sad, as does the book. Hans Christian Anderson had a dark streak. But give me Arial and singing crustaceans any day!
DeleteBeauty and the beast
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Excellent choice!
ReplyDeleteSo nice of everyone to stop by and leave their favorite fairy tales. Congrats to whomever wins!
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