I’m participating in www.hopswithheart.blogspot.com ‘s Summer Lovin’ Blog Hop. There are some great grand prizes and I’ll be giving away a copy of any one eBook from my backlist (excluding collections) to one lucky commenter.
Since the theme is summer, I thought I’d offer a summery snippet from Sinful Rewards 1 (available for pre-orders at a crazy low 99 cents US).
I push my way through the front door, step into the daylight, and all of my irritation vanishes, melting under the bright, hot sun. It’s yet another beautiful summer day. I tilt my face upward. The sky is clear and blue, the perfect weather explaining why the tattooed hunk stands naked on his balcony. It tempts me to shed a few layers of clothing.
I won’t strip. Not in public. Standing naked on your own balcony is allowable. Streaking in a common area will result in eviction or jail time, and neither of these interests me.
I follow the winding sidewalk, strolling toward the park. Birds chirp happily as they flutter from branch to branch, safe and free, semiconcealed in the thick hedges. I unclip the passcard from the waistband of my skirt and wave it in front of the fence’s sensor. The locks buzz, releasing. I swing the heavy wrought iron gate open and slip into the park.
The lawn is lush, watered every morning. The hedges block the view of the surrounding buildings and dampen the sound. Bright pink perennials line the patio stones, the blooms bowing in the morning breeze. The flowers will be gone next month, unlike the giant maple tree dominating the center of the park. It will remain, tall and steadfast, its trunk too thick for me to wrap my arms around.
I sigh, contented. This park is a serene sliver of green in a big, noisy city. I understand why Nicolas spends every morning here.
Few of the residents have the same appreciation for nature. The space is devoid of human life. I hurry toward the bench. This doesn’t mean someone hasn’t entered the park and then left, taking the phone.
I spot the edge of the metal case and exhale a breath I didn’t know I was holding.
It’s still there.
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Sinful Rewards 1
Cynthia Sax
Belinda “Bee” Carter is a good girl; at least, that’s what she tells herself. And a good girl deserves a nice guy—just like the gorgeous and moody billionaire Nicolas Rainer. He is everything she wants in a man.
Or so she thinks, until she takes a look through her telescope and sees a naked, tattooed man on the balcony across the courtyard. Hawke is mysterious, the bad boy she knows will bring only heartbreak. He has been watching her, and that makes him all the more enticing.
But when a mysterious and anonymous text message dares her to do something bad, she must decide if she is really the good girl she has always claimed to be, or if she’s willing to risk everything for her secret fantasy of being watched.
Is her mystery man the reclusive billionaire with a wild side or the darkly dangerous bad boy?
Buy Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sinful-Rewards-1-Cynthia-Sax-ebook/dp/B00I7V89H0
Barnes And Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sinful-rewards-1-cynthia-sax/1119055390
Google: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Cynthia_Sax_Sinful_Rewards_1?id=g08ZAwAAQBAJ
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/sinful-rewards-1/id814148703?mt=11
LOVE a bad boy…how many more books are planned for this series?
books4me67 at ymail dot com
There will be 12 novellas in this serial, Barrie, one releasing every month. They are all priced at 99 cents, less than a convenience store chocolate bar, so think of them as your monthly sweet treat!
Looking forward to Sinful Rewards. 🙂
Just waving and doing the happy dance for you! So glad these are finally going to be shared with the world (0:
Good luck on the release!
Happy summer, Cyn!! How fun!
This book sounds so interesting, I love tattooed guys!
love bad boys theya re so fun misky90501 at yahoo dot com
OMG I gotta check this book out! It sounds like something I would totally enjoy
Got my fingers crossed ;-).
Entered rafflecopter yesterday but didn’t comment…
I love tattoo’s. My husband is fully sleeved. Can’t wait to read!
Super excited about these. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Sounds interesting
bn100candg at hotmail dot com
I love the “Bad Boys” too, and this looks like it’s gonna be a “good” summer read. My favorite thing to do during the summer is to relax on the patio under the umbrella with a cold drink and a hot book. 😀
Thanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to win.
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Sounds deliciously sinful. Thanks for sharing it and the giveaway. evamillien at gmail dot com
thanks for being part of the hop like getting to no about authors books.
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What an exciting hot summer read! Thanks for sharing the great excerpt. Have a wonderful summer!
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Waving at my favorite punster (don’t enter me, I think I already have everything you’ve written!)
Shannon