Oct 4, 2015

Sunday Smooch - 'Seducing His Enemy's Daughter' by Annie West

Welcome to another LoveCats DownUnder Sunday Smooch!


Today we have a smooch from Annie West but first 


... the winner of last week's Sunday Smooch Giveaway is Sharlene.


Can you please contact amy(at)amyandrews(dot)com(dot)au to receive your copy of 'Some Girls Do'.


And now for today's Sunday Smooch from SEDUCING HIS ENEMY'S DAUGHTER.

http://www.amazon.com.au/Mills-Boon-Seducing-Enemys-Daughter-ebook/dp/B0155ZUVAI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442650321&sr=8-1&keywords=seducing+his+enemy%27s+daughter
Just a pawn in Salazar’s game?  

Donato Salazar can’t forget his tragic past and he has no intention of forgiving the man responsible. Jilting his enemy’s daughter will be the icing on the cake of his revenge, and beautiful Ella Sanderson is certainly sweet enough.
Except Ella isn’t the vacuous socialite he expected and she refuses to marry him! Her rebelliousness only makes Donato want her more, so he’ll have to persuade her…touch by breathtaking touch. But soon Donato finds himself enthralled by their magnetic connection.
As their fake wedding day approaches, one question weighs heavily on Donato’s mind: to love, honor…and betray?


 
Scene set-up
Ella and Donato have been resisting the sizzling attraction between them for a long time (or so it feels). Ostensibly they're enemies but behind the fighting words there's a lot more going on. Donato has just challenged Ella to admit the attraction and act on it.

Smooch  -
 
The moment of silence grew to two pulse beats, three, four, more. His nerves and his patience stretched. He forced himself to stand unmoving, as if he wasn’t strung out.
Then with what sounded like a muffled oath, Ella launched herself forward. She cannoned into him, soft and curvaceous, warm and delectably feminine. Automatically he grabbed her to him, catching her in a tight hold. Her arms looped up over his shoulders, her hands burrowing up through his hair, pulling his head down.

He had a moment to register that fresh-as-a-garden-after-rain scent then their mouths collided and his brain shorted.

So good. She felt even better than he’d expected. And she tasted—

Donato plunged deep into her mouth, forcing her head back, swallowing her sigh of response. Ribbons of heat unfurled through him as he savoured Ella, so delicious, so right. Her soft lips, her demanding tongue, the way she melted into him even as she challenged him to give more. He angled his head, hauling her even closer, lost in a kiss that was so much more than he’d expected, despite his anticipation.

He couldn’t get enough. Her lush body cushioning his instant erection. Her hot, eager mouth that tasted of peach nectar. Her thigh, sliding restlessly against his leg as their tongues tangled and lips fused.

Donato grabbed her thigh and hauled it up, swallowing her gasp of shocked approval. There. He wanted her there. He bent his knees, angling his hips so he rubbed against the softest, most secret part of her.

To his delight Ella’s hands tightened against his scalp, not pushing him away but clutching as if she couldn’t get close enough.

Dimly he wondered what had happened to slow seduction. To years of expertise at pleasing a woman. To caution and taking things one step at a time.

With Ella there were no steps. There was just a headlong plunge into riotous need.


Now, I'm giving away a copy of 'Seducing His Enemy's Daughter' (International) to someone who leaves a comment. To get you started, and because the lovely, lush cover of this one features the Sydney Opera House, tell me what performance you'd like to attend live there. A favourite opera? A play? A particular rock band in concert? A musical? A one man/woman show? Or something completely different.


Come back next Sunday, when the winner of today's giveaway will be announced and a smooch from Helen Lacey will be posted!


Smooch Graphic by WebWeaver

28 comments:

  1. Woohoo Annie

    Oh it was wonderful re-reading that smooch I really did love this story it is one not to be missed and you know I was in Sydney the day the opera House was opened busy as my Mum took us in but even though I live here I have never been in there maybe one day and for a rock show for me maybe Rod Stewart :)

    Congrats on the release of this one

    have Fun
    Helen

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  2. HI Annie,
    Wonderful smooch and your book sounds great. I would like to see 5 Seconds of Summer with my daughter. They are one of favorite bands and they are Australian too

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    1. Hi Tammy, nice to hear from you. So glad you liked the excerpt.

      It would be great to see Aussies in concert there, especially someone upbeat.

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  3. Helen, I'm smiling here, hearing how much you enjoyed the book, and rereading this scene. Makes me feel good.

    Wow, to being a the opera house for the opening day! That's a memory you'll have for ever. Fingers crossed for you on the possibility of Rod touring there. I know you'd be in the front row!

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  4. Ooh, Annie, that's a sizzling smooch! I just loved this story - the way they couldn't resist their immediate passion and how it took them to places they never thought they'd go and how they end up better, more fulfilled people at the end as a result. That opening is just amazing - sweeps you away! Congratulations! Another great book from the wonderful Annie West!

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    1. Hi Anna. Love that word 'sizzling'. That's how I think of it but I admit to bias. I got a bit swept away myself with this one. So very pleased you liked it.

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  5. Fab smooch, Annie! Am really looking forward to sinking into this one. :-)

    I'd love to see something at the Opera House. Perhaps as I've never seen one, an opera. :-) A musical like Mamma Mia or Grease would be fun too.

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    1. Michelle, it's definitely the place to see one! I can imagine Mamma Mia there too, I have to say.

      Hope you find time to sink into 'Seducing' some time soon. I know you're very busy.

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  6. What a delicious smooch, Annie! One of these days I hope to have the chance to visit the Sydney Opera House... I'm not sure who I'd love to see/hear... YoYo Ma? :)

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    1. Ooh, YoYo Ma. That sounds excellent, Fedora.

      So glad you enjoyed the smooch!

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  7. Hello Annie, I love this cover, is sexy and hot (but unfortunately I could not read the book yet, but I really liked the extract). Sydney is a city that fascinates me, although I have not been able to visit. As for what I would like to attend the Sydney Opera House, I'd love to see a musical.
    Franca

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    1. Franca, I think I'm very lucky with this cover. Terrific to hear you enjoyed the extract!

      As for Sydney, I think it's a wonderful place to visit, especially when the sun is shining and you can get out onto the harbour. I hope you get to visit one day.

      Good choice - a musical at the Opera House sounds just right.

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  8. Annie, this couple sound like they have a scorching heat between them! Can't wait to dive into the whole book.

    I'd love to hear a favourite singer at the Opera House - the acoustics are supposed to be amazing. Maybe Josh Groban - I've heard him at Brisbane's Lyric Theatre a couple of times and he was amazing.

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    1. Rachel, there's definitely heat in this one. Glad that came through.

      Oh, listening to a single singer would be such fun there. Great idea.

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  9. Wow! Great smooch! Love the heat.

    As to the SOP, we lived in Sydney CBD for quite a few years before leaving for the wine region. While living there, we sometimes felt like we too the SOP and surrounds for granted. We attended at least one even there a month, from concerts to plays to operas. I love the SOP. It's so iconic. I have friends who visit Sydney and a must do for them is to attend a performance, any performance there. I've heard performers say it is a pinnacle of their career to perform at the SOP. It's quite the venue. We love it all, from the Drama Theatre to the Concert Hall to the Opera House itself.

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    1. Deanna, it sounds like you had a wonderful time and made the most of being so close to the SOP. It's an experience, isn't it? Both my children have performed there as part of a school band selected from across the state. I have to say it was an experience for me, as well as for them!

      So pleased you enjoyed the smooth!

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  10. Phew, Annie, that's some sizzling smooch! It's full of promise for a wonderful read from SEDUCING HIS ENEMY'S DAUGHTER.
    Ballet is what I'd like to see at the Opera House - always such a treat to go there.

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    1. Kandy, seeing ballet at there is something I haven't done much of but when I have it was such a special occasion. Hope you manage it soon.

      Thanks very much for the feedback on Seducing His Enemy's Daughter. Hope you enjoy it!

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  11. Their web site says they have guided tours. I think that would be fun to do!

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    1. Laney, I'd love to go on one. I've been for performances but not a tour.

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  12. Wonderful smooch Annie. Very sensual :) I love that cover too - so glamorous.

    Given any choice of what to see at the opera house, I would see the ballet, of course! Something traditional (since I do prefer that modern ballets although I enjoy both) like Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella or Don Quixote. Give me tutus and pointe shoes any day of the week!

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    1. Stefanie, I was very lucky with the cover, wasn't I?

      If ever you go to the ballet there, let us know. Kandy and I could attend too. Would love to see Sleeping Beauty there.

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  13. What a lovely cover. I don't particularly care for opera.

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    1. Thanks, Cindy. I think it's a lovely cover.

      The good thing about the Opera House is the variety of performances there. It's not all opera and there's something for almost everyone.

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  14. Annie, for me it would have to be opera at the Opera House. Big, passionate music. Though in all honesty, I'd go to any show there if I had the chance.

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    1. Hope you get there some time, Sue. It's such a treat.

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  15. Sizzling Smooch, Annie! I love the blurb for this story - it sounds like Donato is sooo going to meet his match in Ella! And what a lucky man!

    I haven't been into the Opera House but if the sound is great then I'd love to see Phantom of The Opera. Or maybe some of my favourite orchestral pieces. Mmm, something for the bucket list maybe!

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  16. Sharon, you'll have to stop off at the Opera House on one of your travels. Definitely worth seeing. Ooh. Hadn't thought of Phantom of the Opera actually in the Opera House.

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