Waves of Fiction is excited to join AToMR for the promotional event of Slow No Wake by Dakota Madison. For our stop, we have the book details, an exciting excerpt and a giveaway to share with you. Enjoy!
Published April 1st, 2013 Publisher Short on Time Books
Purchase Link: Amazon
About the book
After finding her sister in bed with her fiancĂ©, 25-year old Lexie Wilkins decides to relocate to southwest Florida to start a new life and escape relationships all together. What she doesn’t expect to find are two attractive kite surfers, who both want her.
So much for Lexie’s vow for her fresh start in Florida: a no wake zone. Having two guys in her life is sure to make waves.
Eddie is the captivating bad boy, who lives next door. Daniel is Lexie’s sweet and ruggedly handsome co-worker. The differences between the two men are just as extreme as their sport…
Who will she choose?
About
the Author
Dakota Madison has been writing since she learned to read
and fell in love with books. When she's not at her computer creating spicy new
romances, Dakota is traveling to exotic locales or spending time with her
husband and their bloodhounds.
Book Excerpt
I
knocked lightly on the door and when Daniel looked up he seemed surprised to
see me. Not pleasantly surprised, as I had hoped, but he didn’t look
unpleasantly surprised either. He just looked confused.
“I
think we need to talk,” I said as I entered his office and closed the door
behind me.
He
nodded and I took a seat.
“I
just want you to know that I was eating lunch by myself when Ricky introduced
himself and asked if he could join me. We were just talking.”
He
nodded again but didn’t say anything. I noticed he had put up a bit of a wall
between us. It felt cold and uncomfortable.
“I’m
not interested in Ricky, if that’s what you’re thinking.”
His
look was sullen. “Ricky has a way with women.”
“He’s
not really my type,” I said. “And I’m interested in someone else.”
I
looked into his eyes and the intensity between us started to melt the ice that
had formed. He started to bite his bottom lip, a habit I found extremely
attractive. Anything that brought my attention to his lips made me think about
kissing him.
“And
just who is the lucky guy you’re interested in?” he asked, knowing full well it
was him.
“We’re
going out Saturday night,” I said.
“Is
that so?” he said as the heat between us continued to intensify. I was suddenly
glad there was a desk separating us. “I’m jealous.”
I
grinned. “You should be. This guy is the full package.”
I
could see his face grow red with embarrassment. “The full package, huh?”
I
nodded.
“I
hope this guy doesn’t mind that we’re meeting for lunch tomorrow.”
“I
think he’d be terribly jealous,” I said playing it up as much as I could. “He
hates to see me with other men.”
I
was surprised when Daniel touched my hand. I instinctively glanced up at the
door to make sure it was still closed. He grazed his index finger along my
thumb and then each of my fingers. The act was so sensual it took my breath
away. “I’m really looking forward to Saturday night,” he said as he continued
caressing my fingers.
“Me,
too,” I managed to get out with the limited breath I now seemed to have.
I
felt like crawling over the desk and into his lap. I tried to distract myself
by looking around his office. I noticed for the first time that his walls were
covered with framed posters of guys in the ocean on boards attached to kites. I
assumed they were kite surfers.
He
must have noticed me examining his art work. “I like to kite surf,” he said.
“Are
the posters of you?” I asked. It was difficult to tell who was actually doing
the kite surfing in the photos.
“Some
of them,” he said. “Some of them are my friends.” He pointed to one across the
room from me. “That one’s Ricky. The one next to it is my roommate.” He pointed
to two close to me. “Those two are me.”
I
nodded. I wondered if that explained the rough hands and calluses.
“You
should watch us sometime,” he said. “We’re all pretty good.”
I
nodded. “Okay, sure.”
I
stood. “I’d better get back to work,” I said. “Please don’t freak out when you
see me talking to Ricky. You know we have to work together.”
“I
know,” he said. “It’s just…” I could see him thinking. “We have a history. I
know how he is with women.”
“Please
don’t worry,” I said, and we left it at that.
AToMR is offering one lucky Waves of Fiction follower a chance to win an eBook copy of Slow No Wake by Dakota Madison. Open International. Good luck!
