Today is not only my favorite holiday, but it is also the birthday of Nerdy Girl Nation‘s leading lady, Emma MacLean. To celebrate, you are getting a special excerpt here on my blog and a flash giveaway over on my Facebook page!
Nerdy Girl Nation by Lindsey Gray Published by Gray Matters Press on October 8th 2015
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Who knew the girl who spent most of her Saturday nights watching Doctor Who marathons with her best friend would end up becoming a reality television star? Not Emma MacLean.
Emma tried to leave the nerdy girl behind as the Vice President of Operations for billionaire venture capitalist, Terrance Hunt, on the hit show Hunt for Life. When double tragedies occur on the same day, Emma is out of a job, but the cameras and a nation of fans continue to follow her.
Rob “Bobby” Breyer lived and breathed the professional wrestling circuit for five years. Rob happens to be a devoted Hunt for Life fan due to a chance meeting with Emma while in high school. When he reaches out to Emma in her time of crisis, he never imagines how much it will change his life.
After twelve years, their attraction still sizzles and this time, Rob's not letting Emma get away. As the cameras roll, Emma's new career and Rob's quest for glory are in the spotlight. When the heat is on, they'll need all the support they can get from the Nerdy Girl Nation.
*This excerpt is one of the first scenes I envisioned before I began writing Nerdy Girl Nation. Naturally, it is one of my favorites. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.*
“You kissed me.”
“Yes,” he whispered.
“You’ve never kissed me like . . . With so much . . .”
She felt his chest caress her back and his hand found purchase on her hip. “I don’t know if I would’ve been able to stop if you hadn’t pushed me away. I can’t keep us a secret anymore. To be honest, the kiss wasn’t about pleasing Aaron. Yes, he gave me the okay, but I wanted to kiss you. I’ve never wanted something so badly. Not even those belts. I kissed you and I’m not sorry. I want the world to know you are mine.”
He moved his hand around from her hip to her stomach and pulled at the belt to her robe. As the robe parted his fingertips caressed right above the lace covering her sweet spot. The bit of lace was saturated with her sweat and arousal. She groaned when his hand dipped between her panties and his fingers began explore.
“Do you have any idea what it was like, fighting and clawing my way through my match when all I wanted to do was bury myself deep inside you?” He slipped his index finger inside of her and began a slow rhythm.
“I want you inside just as bad,” she whimpered while she moved against his hand.
“I know there is so much we need to be doing right now, but I can’t wait until later.”
“Neither can I.” She took his finger from inside her and turned to face him.
She pushed against his bare chest so there were a few feet of space between them. The robe opened when she reached for her panties. She slipped her fingers into the waistband, pushed them down her legs, and kicked them away.
“You don’t have to.” His fingertips caressed the valley between her bare breasts.
Emma knew Rob was the one. She wanted to bare all of herself to him. In her heart, she was positive he would accept every part of her.
“I want to.” She parted the robe and slid it off her shoulders. The material hit the floor with little movement from her.
The scars her doctor had often described as barely there were on full display.
He caressed the top of her breast above her heart. The feel of his fingertips on her bare skin was almost enough to make her come.
“This.” He circled her puckered nipple with his thumb. “This is beautiful. These?” He traced a mark underneath her left breast. “These don’t take anything away from you. They show how strong you are, how much you’ve overcome.” He moved his hand up to tilt her chin up to look into his eyes. “I love every part of you, Emma.”
She didn’t want to cry again, but as each moment passed, her emotions were harder to control.
“I’m quite fond of all your parts, too.” She brought her hand to where his grappling shorts sat on his hips. A few tugs and they fell to his ankles. The one part of him she needed to touch stood long and tall between his legs.
He began to step out of his shorts but she stopped him.
“No. Come here.” She took two steps back and pressed herself up against the cool wall.
“Against the wall?” he asked and took a few small steps toward her.
“Yes.” She reached to stroke him when he was close enough and elicited a low growl from him.
He took her hands in his, pinned them above her head and dove in for a searing kiss. One of his hands moved to hitch her leg around his hip before he positioned himself at her entrance. With another kiss even more savage than the one in the ring, he slammed into her in one quick thrust.
Every cell in her body was set aflame. Instinct took over and she brought her other leg around his hip.
He let go of her hands to hold her underneath her thighs, his lips never leaving hers. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders to get even more leverage as they moved against each other.
The years of mutual desire crashed in violent beauty as they came, one after the other.
*Remember to click over to my Facebook page to enter to win an eBook copy of Nerdy Girl Nation.*
About Lindsey Gray
Lindsey Gray spends her days and most of her nights creating characters, overthinking everything, and trying to remember all the things on her massive to-do list. One thing that is always at the top of her list is writing something she hopes others will enjoy. Her journey into authordom began when her first novel was published in 2010. Through trials, tribulations, and learning how to work well with others in the author sandbox, she has found a joy she never thought she would know.
Her many lists also include mothering her children, devoting time to her handsome hubby, formatting novels for other authors, and hosting her weekly radio show, Gray Matters, on TMV Cafe Internet Radio.
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