Breathless Press Guest Author-Shirin Dubbin/Contest

 

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Little Things Please A Lot
By Shirin Dubbin

We tend describe a lover’s touch passionately—usually with fiery words. Ever notice that?  Interludes with our sweeties are: scorching, blazing, flaming, on fire, ablaze; they singe us to our toes; they burn off our clothes. M’m M’m. Yet despite these myriad steamy encounters the little things our lover’s do for us linger longest in our memories.

We remember the gestures: the impromptu backrub. We revel in the considerations: the dishes washed even though it’s our turn to clean the kitchen. We fall in love because of surprise tickets to see our favorite singer. Or the time they grabbed our hand and made the leap with us—into the lake, a fray, or over to another country, it didn’t matter because our fingers were threaded with theirs. Funny how none of these acts evoke imagery of flame and yet these memories brand themselves on us with more permanence then any tryst.

While writing our erotic paranormal romance novella, DUSK TAKES DAWN, Celia Sweet and I found the little things our hero did endeared him to us most. Dusk is an alpha male—and a fierce one—yet he finds loving ways to let Dawn, our heroine, know she is prime in his life.

Here’s an excerpt:

Best of all, once they’d moved in together he’d started recording himself reading aloud from whatever book she was engrossed in. Nothing compared to curling up on her favorite chaise and watching him read chapter after chapter to her, his reading glasses perched on the tip of his nose, giving him the look of some great fanged scholar. A half-naked, blue-gray gargoyle in spectacles, his wings folded neatly behind him, was about as comical as a grizzly in an ascot.

And the cover blurb:

Paranormal peacekeepers, Dawn Maza, the witch with a capital ‘B’, and Duskan Entreri, one helluva beast, are partners and lovers… Actually, they are in love. They’re not lovers yet. Stone separates them, making her a statue at night while he turns to granite by day, and the two have never consummated their love. Instead, they communicate via video and voice mail. That travesty will change tonight.

Under the advisement of a crone—who may or may not have ulterior motives—the pair must freeze time for a single chance at igniting the All Hallows sky with the fires of their passion.

Dusk and Dawn are up for the task. Halloween is about to get sexy.

Although they’ve yet to physically be together, have never touched, Dusk and Dawn find surprising little ways to express their love. So when they finally do touch it’s more than hot. It’s explosive!

Do you have memories of special little gestures you’d like to share? 

One commenter will win a copy of DUSK TAKES DAWN, emailed to them on release day. It’s just a small gesture from us to let readers know you’re appreciated.

~Shirin and Celia

More on the authors: Celia, although naughty, is a luddite (sad) but Shirin is always ready to chat. Catch up with Shirin and maybe Celia too on the web at www.fan-fatale.com, on Twitter, and Facebook