High school poetry teacher, Elaine, writes paranormal fantasy romances. Brian is a brilliant computer game designer and hopeful science fiction writer. As these shy strangers steal glances over laptops and Starbucks’ lattes, will fantasy turn to romance? Can Elaine’s gentle but powerful white witch heroine, Tranquility, subdue Brian’s alpha male hero, Duke Starmaster? Can Elaine and Brian leave their imaginary worlds long enough to fall in love?
Rosette
23 Pages Sweet
Excerpt:
She turned and he looked right into her seductive brown eyes. Her face, fringed by short dark hair, was even more beautiful close up. He felt hot. His knees weakened. This was his chance. "So, how's it going?" Did that sound lame or what?
"Good. Really good. And you?"
Her eyes sparkled espresso brown, and the corners of her lips curled up when she smiled. "Good." Another clever pick-up line.
The barista asked her what she wanted. She ordered a Mango Mocha Frappuccino.
Brian mumbled, "I'll have the same." He wanted to talk to this girl and figured a Mango Mocha Frappuccino would take a while. Trying hard not to sound like a stalker, he asked, "Writing a paper for a class?"
"No. A novel," she answered with a toss of her head. "And you?"
"A novel." He inhaled, puffed out his chest, and stared into her sparkling eyes. His mind stopped. He couldn't think what to say next.
She asked, "Do you belong to a critique group?"
The barista set down two Frappuccinos. "Elaine and Brian."
"Ah ... no."
"Maybe sometime we could share..."
"Yes ... yes!"
She wrote her email address on a napkin and handed him the paper.
His fingertips, hot as an un-insulated cup, touched hers. He crushed the napkin, and croaked, "Maybe we could ... talk ... sometime ... Elaine."
"Yes ... Brian."
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