Welcome to
another LoveCats
DownUnder Sunday Smooch!
the winner of last week's Sunday Smooch
Giveaway is --Lynlinwill Williams!
Lyn, can you please contact JK Coi : jkcoi (at) rogers (dot) com to receive your copy of In Bed With The Competition!
And now for
today's Sunday Smooch from Louisa George's medical romance 200 Harley Street: The Shameless
Maverick
Back
cover blurb:
Junior surgeon Kara has
been assigned her first high-profile case. Great news- if she wasn’t working
with surgeon Declan Underwood, the man she kissed at the hospital ball!
Declan’s notoriety with women is rivaled only by his reputation as the best
reconstructive surgeon! But Kara’s about to discover there’s more to her
charismatic
KISS scene…
Scene set-up: Kara and Declan have been getting too close for comfort and Kara has
asked Declan if she can be moved off his surgical team, to prevent any further
liaisons or complications between them.
He didn’t want to be selfish- but he also didn’t want to be
short-staffed to the point that something had to give. With the desperate needs
of his patients and the reputation of the clinic in his hands he had too much
at stake right now.
He bit down on the flare of heat as she glared at him. A challenge. But
not, he suspected, with the kind of result she was expecting. Because, instead
of annoying him it fired him.
‘Okay, well, leave it with me. I have an urgent report to write in
what’s left of this evening. I’ll see you in the morning. We can talk more
then.’
Scraping his chair back he stood and walked to her side of the desk.
She stood too, picked up her bag and slung it across her body, a very chic
leather barrier. Slamming down the venetians he turned to her, watched the
steel in her pupils melt into hazy heated green.
She could have left. For that matter, so could he. But the only
direction his feet moved in was towards her.
He ran his fingers through a loose curl of her hair, reached out and
pulled the messy ponytail down until her blonde hair pooled over her shoulders.
Then he grasped a handful of it and breathed in her sweet scent of freedom and
heat.
He looked into her face, at the smattering of freckles over her nose,
her perfect full lips glistening with a pale barely-there lip-gloss, then into
those eyes that searched his soul. His thumb ran a trail down her cheek, landed
on her mouth, and she bit gently down on the soft pad and smiled. His groin
tightened as spasms of heat shimmied through him.
She gasped, but she didn’t pull away. ‘Two kisses, Declan…’
And both times she’d asked him. Now it was his turn. He leaned into her
neck and whispered, ‘Kiss me.’
And he could tell by the way her body softened towards him that she did
want that. More than anything. That this buzz between them tugged hard, and
that she was struggling to fight it. But he didn’t wait, couldn’t wait, to do
what he’d been aching to do since he’d forced himself to walk away last night.
He lowered his mouth onto hers, felt the hesitation, the sharp intake of
breath, then felt the heat and the need spiral through her.
She wound her hands around his neck as the kiss deepened.
And he should have stopped. He should have allowed her to go, to walk
away from his team and to stop this kissing thing… but he
couldn’t. Something about Kara Stephens made him want to hold on and never let
go.
Louisa
is giving away a copy of her book to one lucky commenter! So her question
to you is:
Which do you prefer, the city or the countryside?
Come back
next Sunday, when the winner of today's giveaway will be announced -- and a
smooch from Michelle Douglas will be posted!
Hi Loiusa
ReplyDeleteThat smooch warmed me up this morning so sensual I have this book on my TBR pile I need to move it up can't wait to read it.
I have lived in the suburbs of The City all my life but I think I would love to move to the country and enjoy that slower pace and lovely views while reading :)
Have Fun
Helen
Hi Helen! Glad the smooch warmed you up on this winter morning! A reading room with a view sounds awesome!
DeleteI liked the whole 'kissing thing', Louisa! ;)
ReplyDeleteI've never lived in a big city or the actual country. LOL That could be why I prefer smallish towns. Though I'm happy to read about any of the options.
Marcy Shuler
I've grown up in suburbs all my life so I'm smitten by anything that has a heart- be it a city or a small town. Lol
DeleteLouisa, what a tease! I wanted more of this book!
ReplyDeleteYou've asked the impossible question. I love a bit of both, which I think is why I live in a very quiet area on the edge of a city. How about country during the week with a weekend in the bright lights?
Ah, Annie, I like your compromise! I have to admit that we're going through this conundrum at the moment- dh wants to live in the country and I want to live in the centre of the city with the action.....one of us is going to be unhappy, unless we compromise. I just need to find a significant sum to buy two properties!!!
DeleteI like both and after reading Lynne Marshall's 200 Harley Street book, I really want to read your book too.
ReplyDeleteI loved Lynne's' book too!! In fact the whole 200 Harley Street series is great! Xx
DeleteGorgeous smooch, Louisa! The chemistry between Kara and Declan is smoking'! :-)
ReplyDeleteAh, city or country? This is my dilemma. I waver between wanting an inner-city apartment with access to theatres, libraries, cinemas, restaurants, pubs, cafes and parks. Or a stretch of remote beachside coast with sun, sand, seagulls and the glorious Pacific Ocean. Both have their strong points. I'll do the opposite of Annie. I'll live in the city during the week and retire to my beach house on weekends. ;-)
Wouldn't it be fabulous to have the choice? I'd love to be able to flit between two place as I feel like it...alas, not to be as yet!
DeleteI grew up in Epping which at the time was considered "way out there" we had the bush to explore -& could roam anywhere every weekend ----lyn
ReplyDeleteSounds like an idyllic childhood, Lynlinwill!
DeleteI've grown up in the suburbs of city my whole life, so I definitely prefer the city to the country. However, the 'country' is definitely good for taking a few days to have time out and recharge.
ReplyDeleteThat story sounds fantastic from the excerpt. Time to add yet another book to the to-read list.
Hi Lyn! I agree about the country giving you time out, sometimes that's just you need- that, a good book and a decent bottle of wine! Perfect!
DeleteGreat Smooth, Louisa!!
ReplyDeleteHmm, city or country. Well I live in a small regional coast town so it's more country than city and I love it here. But, I do missed the buzz and opportunities of the city. So, can't decide.
Hi Jen! Another one with a hankering for both!
DeleteWhat a tease, Louisa. This is a must have read.
ReplyDeleteCountry versus city? I'm still trying to work out my preference. I grew up in the country, spent many years in a city and now live in the sounds (rural) and am ready for a taste of city living again. Opportunities and wonderful things about both.
Oooh, which city will you choose, Sue?
DeleteOh, those surgeons! Some are so hot but with an ego to match ;D
ReplyDeleteI have lived in both the city and the country. Without thinking, I would say the city because of the almost limitless things to do and not having everyone know your business. However, given the ability to internet shop these days (one of the things I missed most in the country was my bookshop fix), I reckon I could live in a larger country town now and be perfectly happy.
Hee, hee- I do love a hot surgeon!!
DeleteInternet shopping has made life a lot easier all round, I think. But also too easy, sometimes (for me, anyway LOL!!)
Hi Louisa - wonderful smooch! Really looking forward to reading The Shameless Maverick. And the country is my thing....no big city for this gal :)
ReplyDeleteHi Helen! Hope you enjoy Declan and Kara's story!
ReplyDeleteGreat to know you're happy living in the right place, eh?
Such a lovely smooch thank you.
ReplyDeleteI live in a large country town, so I feel I have the best of both. Though I have lived in big cities & far out into the countryside at different times.
Uh-oh, I think Kara and Declan are in big trouble after that Smooch, Louisa!
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit like Mary because I live in a large country town too - so I feel as though I have the best of both worlds! I like to escape to more remote places when I can too.