50
SHADES OF SEXY
August
1 – September 22
To
my utter shock, he pulls off his shirt and hands it to me. “You should wipe
that mud away from your eyes.”
I stare
at him, resisting the urge to look at his bare chest. Instead, I focus on his
straight nose, his slightly parted lips, the cleft in his chin. But I’m only
human and can’t help checking out his body, especially when I spot a tattoo
snaking from his muscled shoulder down to his upper arm. It’s the body I
imagined in my fantasies, but even better in real life.
My breath comes in short, shallow bursts – and it has nothing to
do with my exertion crossing the creek.
He moves suddenly, and I realize
he’s going to touch me. My entire body tenses with anticipation, my heart
pounding.
But was all he does is pull a soggy
leaf from my hair.
A crushing feeling of disappointment
washes over me, and I guess it’s obvious, because he reaches out to touch me
again.
This time, the back of his hand
brushes my cheek, his skin rough.
I
stand perfectly still, my eyes locked onto his. My heart hammers so hard I
think I might faint. ♥
© 2012 MISS CHATTERLEY by Logan
Belle. Published by Pocket Star/Simon
& Schuster
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR: Logan Belle is the
pen name for writer Jamie Brenner, who grew
up in Main Line Philadelphia on a steady diet of Judith Krantz, Jackie Collins,
and Aaron Spelling. Her latest novel, Miss Chatterley (Pocket Star/Simon & Schuster), is
a modern day re-telling of the erotic classic Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Logan Belle is also the author of the erotic
romance The Librarian (Pocket Star) which has been
translated into a dozen languages, and the burlesque trilogy Blue
Angel (Kensington). Writing
as Jamie Brenner, she is the author of the 1920s historical novel The Gin Lovers (St. Martin’s Press),
which was a Fresh Fiction pick for Top 13 Books to read in 2013. Jamie is
a contributor to HeroesandHeartbreakers.com and has worked in book publishing as a
scout, publicist, and agent. She lives in New York City.
I think I may like your version better than the original!
ReplyDeleteHoly cats, I think I might faint too! W00F! :-)
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