I have the talented Tina Donahue in my spotlight today with her brand new release This Time When We Touch. I must say I love the premise of this story. Tina is holding a contest, so do leave her a comment.
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Blurb:
Fate
has cruelly torn them apart through the centuries…
Endless
desire and unparalleled love will bring them together a final time.
Through numerous
reincarnations, Jade Jacome has adored one man. His love for her has repeatedly
led to her murder, always on the same day and time. Jade’s scientific research
proves this is their final rebirth, her last chance to outwit destiny and
fulfill their passion. Against a backdrop of Brazil’s lushly decadent Carnaval,
Jade has forty-eight hours to meet and tempt her lover, now known as Patrick
Kane, then break fate’s deadly pattern.
Irresistibly
drawn to Rio, Patrick senses Jade’s yearning that matches his. Seeing her
again, time stops. Though they’ve never met in this life, he feels their
connection, and that she’s in danger because of him. Baffled and unsettled,
Patrick resists his attraction to Jade to keep her safe.
In a contest of
wills and shameless seduction, Jade must gamble all, even her life, before the
anniversary of their first separation or risk losing Patrick forever.
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Excerpt:
His dream
happened without warning. A voice in it murmured, Prisa. Hurry. Tenemos tiempo
tan poco. We have so little time.
In his dream, a
pulse beat crazily on the side of his throat. He worked his tongue around his
mouth, which was uncomfortably dry and sour, no doubt from the booze he’d
drunk. Glancing around for a glass of water, Patrick realized he was in the
hotel’s frontal rooms, his naked feet clammy against the highly polished floor.
No guests milled
about, leaving the area strangely deserted. A haunting tune came from the
piano, something ancient with a Spanish lilt, though no one sat on the bench
and played.
He looked down.
A whisper of air, akin to a lover’s sigh, ruffled the hairs on his arms and the
back of his neck. He pushed his fingers over his skin then through his hair,
while he searched.
For what?
Sensing someone
watching, he looked over. The music grew louder, frantic, resembling animal
squeals. A sudden wind rustled the tropical plants, their swishing leaves
seeming to hiss hurry.
He couldn’t
move, couldn’t breathe. Beneath the arched walkway, he saw her.
She stood in the
light that poured from the crystal chandelier, not moving or speaking, her face
unnaturally shadowed masking her features. Even so, he imagined her eyes
widened in wonder and renewed hope. The kind a wife shows her husband when he
returns home alive from an endless, vicious war.
Chestnut hair,
thick and shiny, fell in gentle waves to her narrow waist. Every inch of her
caramel-colored skin was exposed. Her areolas puckered beneath his hungry
scrutiny, making the tips seem even longer and harder, intensifying the soft
swell of her breasts. Her hips flared gently above her lush thighs. Dark curls
covered her mound.
Dazed with
desire, he knew without question that her hidden folds were thick and wet,
ready for his cock.
She inhaled
deeply, her rounded belly quivering in response. Three moles circled her navel.
He recalled tonguing those precious spots, the salty taste of her skin, its
velvety smoothness.
His inertia
broke. He ran toward her only to stop as she drifted back, the shadows lifting
from the bottom of her face. Her mouth formed a startled O. Arms outstretched,
she clawed the air trying to reach him.
We
have so little time, her voice whispered in his mind.
His heart
twisted in panic. He bolted toward her, his naked toes gripping the slippery
floor, his neck knotting as he strained to reach her hand.
“Prisa!” she
cried in Castilian. An invisible force moved her away from him through the
halls of the hotel and up the stairs.
On the third
floor landing, he caught her wrist, shocked at its iciness. Her skin was so
cold it stung, as though it belonged to a corpse.
No.
Frantically, he
wrapped his arms around her, warming her with his body, hands, mouth. She
shivered in his embrace. He buried his fingers in her silken hair and tasted
tears on her cheek. Brackish. Frightened. Defeated.
“Never leave
me,” she cried, rubbing her cheek against his, her smooth skin a stark contrast
to his stubble. Pressing her mouth to his ear, she hushed warm air, proving she
was alive. She begged, “Promise me you’ll never go.”
He’d die first.
BIO:
Tina Donahue is an award-winning,
bestselling novelist in erotic, paranormal, contemporary and historical romance
for Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, Siren Publishing, and Kensington. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites
have praised her work. Three of her erotic romances (Adored, Lush Velvet Nights, and Deep,
Dark, Delicious) were named finalists in the 2011 EPIC competition. The
French review site, Blue Moon reviews, chose her erotic romance Sensual Stranger as their Book of the
Year 2010 (erotic category). The Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books was
created specifically for Lush Velvet
Nights, and two of her titles (The
Yearning and Deep, Dark, Delicious) received
an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition (2011 and 2012). Take Me Away and Adored both won second place in the NEC RWA contest (different
years). Tina is featured in the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
She was the editor of an award–winning Midwestern newspaper and worked in Story
Direction for a Hollywood production company.
Samhain Author
Page: http://store.samhainpublishing.com/Tina-Donahue-pa-1630.html
CONTEST
Please
leave a comment. Tina will be choosing one winner randomly from the comments
section. The winner gets her choice of one of Tina’s backlist ebooks – FIFTEEN
IN ALL – contemporary, paranormal, suspense, ménage. From this list:
1. Adored – RWA award-winning; EPIC 2011 Finalist; 4 Stars RT
2. Deep, Dark, Delicious – EPIC 2011 Finalist; Holt Medallion Award of Merit
3. Lush Velvet Nights – EPIC 2011 Finalist; Golden Nib Award
4. In His Arms – SIX 5 Star Reviews; 4 Stars RT
5. Sensual Stranger – 2010 Book of the Year (erotic); 4 Stars RT
6. The Yearning – Top Ten Bestseller
7. Take Me Away – #1 Pick, Miz Love Loves Books
8. Unending Desire – Best Book Rating LASR
9. SiNN – Nominated for Book of the Week LASR
10. Sinfully Wicked – Magnificent – Romancing the Book
11. Claiming Magique – Top Pick – NOR
12. Illicit Desire – Four Stars Romantic Times
13. Come Fill Me – Five Stars – Guilty Pleasures
14. Losing Control - Four and a Half Stars - Sensual Reads
15. Shameless Desire - Four and Half Stars - The Jeep Diva
