Sexy Saturday - I'm Too Sexy

I'm once again participating in My Sexy Saturday, and this weeks theme is I'm Too Sexy.


I've been feeling a bit nostalgic lately, so I decided to revisit the first meeting between Gwen and Ethan from Chasing Paradise. Gwen runs the resort where Ethan is staying on vacation. The entire staff is smitten with him, and Gwen is having a hard time wrangling them into doing their jobs.
 

" Absorbed in her thoughts, she didn't see the wall in front of her until it almost smacked her in the face. Strong hands caught her arms as she stumbled to a halt.

"Woah, easy there." The man behind her chuckled. The deep voice rolled through her, making her shiver in new awareness. It lit fires inside she hadn't known existed until now. Looking over her shoulder into the chocolate-brown eyes twinkling down at her, she lost a little piece of her soul in their depths.

Her breath caught in her throat as a warm smile curved deliciously edible lips, drawing her gaze to his mouth. No wonder her staff was so enamored. Without a shadow of a doubt, this was the man who had her staff on high alert.

Breathing deeply, Gwen inhaled his woodsy scent. Her nose twitched as the scent stoked those fires inside higher. Without pulling out of his grip, she turned around to face him, wanting to get a better look at the man. His hair hung past his ears in a careless mass, giving him an easygoing look matched perfectly by his open smile and laughing eyes. The light brown was liberally streaked with blond highlights, making it look like he spent a lot of time in the sun.

Her eyes were drawn downward as she took in the whole picture. Except for a towel slung over one shoulder, he was bare from the waist up. Although he was obviously not a bodybuilder, subtly defined muscles could be seen under the light sprinkle of chest hair. The dark blue bathing suit encased his hips, falling to his knees. It was rude to stare. She knew that. But Gwen couldn't help herself. Before her stood her fantasy of the perfect guy.

"Uh, um." Words would be nice. Any words really. But nothing came to her. Why wasn't her brain working? The dimples at the sides of his mouth deepened, mesmerizing Gwen.

"I did catch you before you hit the wall, didn't I? You didn't hit your head?" The laughter in his eyes told her he already knew the answer. And how much he enjoyed her current inability to process words."

 
Blurb:
He’ll do whatever it takes to earn back her trust. 

A vacation is exactly what Ethan needs to escape the mate hungry females in his pack. Determined to have fun, he can’t think of a better way to start than sampling all the different flavors the shifter only resort has to offer, and not the food variety. But after he meets Gwen, no one else holds any interest for him. Ethan came on vacation to avoid mating. There’s no way he’s going to give up his freedom without a fight.

Gwen is devastated when she hears her mate denying everything they are to each other. She can’t sit by, watching him fool around with other girls at the resort. Or worse, crawl back, unable to resist the mating pull but not really wanting her. She needs to get away and her own vacation sounds like the perfect plan. But she should have remembered what her mother always taught her, never run from a predator unless you want them to chase you. The hunt is on…

Chasing Paradise is available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and other digital bookstores. 


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