Author: Tonya Renee Callihan
Title: Night Promises
Publisher: Secret Cravings
Excerpt:
Connor knew she was coming, he could
smell her before she opened the door. He was sitting on the couch, legs
stretched out, arms spread across the back of the couch.
Kelly caught her breath as she
stepped into the room. His eyes were back to light brown; she had never seen
them darker than they had been just a moment ago. Did that mean he was hungry
for her blood? Did he want sex? One would think that working in this environment
she would know. But truth be told, she had never been alone with or this close
to a male vampire before.
“Sit down Kelly.” He looked amused.
“I’m not going to do anything you don’t want me to do.” That was the safest
line he could use.
“Okay.” Kelly sat beside him on the
couch and slipped her sandals off. Being on her feet all night, she appreciated
the break. “You said we had to talk about my sister.”
“I know what you’re up to.” He wanted
to touch her but restrained himself for now.
Kelly looked at him, “You can read
minds then?”
“No, thankfully.”
“Then how do you know what I am up
to?”
“Micah can read minds. He was here
earlier tonight, heard what you were planning to do, and informed me.”
“Why would he inform you?”
He was amazed she wasn’t upset about
Micah interrupting her thoughts but wanted to know why Connor needed this info.
“It came up,” he shrugged. “You are
stepping into some very dangerous territory. You could get yourself killed.”
“I know that!” she exclaimed,
crossing her arms. “But I owe Tammy. She never would have known that vamps
existed if it weren’t for me.” Kelly stood and began to pace the small room. “I
got my sister killed. Don’t you understand?” She turned to him. “She would
still be alive and working if it weren’t for me, Connor.”
He stood. “You cannot blame
yourself.” He again resisted the urge to touch her. “It could have happened if
she knew about us and it could have happened if she didn’t know,” he tried to
assure her.
“I have a strong feeling that a vampire
I know, one who comes to my club, is responsible for this. Besides, I don’t
need you to babysit me.” She turned for the door, but he beat her to it. “Get
out of my way,” she said between gritted teeth.
“No!” This time he did touch her
cheek, slightly. “You smell like sunshine.” He leaned closer to her.
“Give me a break. I have guys trying
those lines on me every night.” She tried to push him away, but he only
grinned.
“I’m stronger than you, Kelly. You
can fight me all you want, but I’m not moving.” This time, he placed his thumb
on her pulse. “It’s racing,” he whispered. “I can hear it racing every time I’m
near you.”
“What’s it like?” Kelly asked, “Being
a vampire?”
“Not much difference really, but I
can hear sounds miles away, see past the stars, fly above the clouds, and taste
every flavor in ones blood, kiss, and body.” He gave her body a glance, down
then up again.
“I’ve never been with a vampire,” she
blurted.
“Never?” he asked, half-shocked and
half-relieved.
“No, never even kissed one.” she
laughed at herself.
“Can I ask why?” Connor rubbed his
hand down her neck and across the swell of her breasts. He asked the question,
but he felt he already knew the answer. He needed to hear her say it.
“Because I only want you,” she
confessed taking a step back. “I’m sorry, that was really forward.” She crossed
her arms again.
“That’s okay.” He stepped closer to
her. “Being forward is a good thing, especially when I don’t have Micah here
telling me what you are thinking.”
“Oh,” she laughed a little shakily.
“I should probably get back out there.”
“Don’t.” He placed a hand on her
stomach to stop her. Connor knew better; he knew he should just let her go. She
was better off if he didn’t take from her. Being his mate and being a full moon
he could lose control and turn her against her will. He couldn’t do that, not
to her.
“Does it hurt?”
“No, it’s very pleasurable for both.”
He reached over and dimmed the lights. “Let me pleasure you, Kelly,” he
whispered before placing his lips over hers and sucking her bottom lip into his
mouth. Then his tongue was dancing with hers. Connor cupped her right breast
and felt her nipple come to life under his thumb.
“Oh, wow.” Kelly murmured against his
mouth. “This is just the start,” he promised, pushing her back against the
wall. “Just relax,” he soothed, giving her neck an open-mouthed kiss. “I would
never do anything to harm you,” he promised.
“I trust you.” She gripped his hips
and forced her body to relax when she spotted his fangs.
Connor felt her tense, “I’m going to
take you places you’ve never been, Kelly.” He pushed the top of her dress down
to find her completely naked and greedily sucked her nipple into his mouth.
Kelly brought her hands up to grip
his head and held him closer to her body, letting a moan escape.
After giving the same attention to
her other nipple, Connor began kissing his way up her chest to her neck, where
her pulse wildly raced, and he quickly pierced her skin. Kelly called out,
shouting his name as her body began to shake, the beginning of a wonderful
orgasm. She felt the blood flowing out of her body and into his mouth. The thought
of him tasting her, every flavor, caused her toes to curl. She moaned and
grasped him tighter as her powerful orgasm overwhelmed her body.
“Connor,” she mumbled, “weak,”
moaning in pleasure and a bit of pain.
About the Author:
Tonya has been writing all of
her life. At the age of 13, on Christmas break she snuck one of her mom’s
romances from a box brought over by her grandma. The novel she read was
‘Montana Sky’ by Nora Roberts. Once she finished reading that book she knew
someday she would to be a published romance author. She has been writing every
since.
Now a single mom she balances
her time between her 10 month old son, Mason, writing, work, and the Internet!
Tonya loves to help support some of her favorite authors and is very
involved in several street teams and posts book reviews over at her blog!
Her first novel was published in January 2010, Night Promises, the first book in her Night Pleasures series! After a long wait
her second book from MuseItUp Publishing, Claimed will be coming out Spring
2013! With hopefully, more releases this year as well.
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