The Cliff by Christie A. C. Gucker
Genre: Steamy Romance
Publisher: Pagan Writers Press
Release: September 28, 2012
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Blurb
Can
a childhood pact affect the lives of three adults?
Love and betrayal surrounds the lives of
lifelong friends Lanie Rhodes, Grant Bennett, and Dane Voight. Years ago, they
made a pact to remain together as friends forever. The boys also made another
secret pact that same day—to never vie for Lanie’s love.
Grant
and Lanie have secretly been pining for one another since they were children.
Now grown up, they finally admit their feelings
for each other and what ensues is a twisted tale of deception as Dane does
everything he can to stop them.
The story weaves around this uneven love
triangle. What will happen to the pact? Will friendships be destroyed? Will
lovers emerge?
Excerpt
“You go first,” I said.
“All right. I missed you so much these past six months,” he
offered.
“I already know that; that doesn’t count.”
“But I don’t think you know the extent or how.”
“Okay . . . how then?”
“I don’t ever want you to be away again.”
“Grant, work will always cause one of us to travel for
extended—” and he put a finger over my lips. I suddenly felt the urge to wrap
my tongue around it.
“No, Lanie. I don’t ever want you to be away from me; never
again. I missed you terribly.”
“Um, terribly?” God I
was so lame. I stared into his eyes. The heat between us became intense. It
was almost like electricity was crackling between us.
“Lanie, do I have to spell this out for you?”
“Yes, please. Spelling, definition, and then use it in a
sentence.”
And then he just
kissed me. It was a soft, gentle kiss that sent a shock wave from my lips right
to my girliest of girl parts. When he pulled away, not very far away, he just
stared into my eyes with something that was not
looking at me like a sister. What was he
searching for?
“Could you please spell that again?” I murmured. He relaxed
and laughed softly and kissed me again, this time allowing his tongue to brush
across my bottom lip. I was melting.
It took everything not to pounce on him and do all the
naughty things that were suddenly running through my head right there on my
porch.
“Use it in a sentence, please.” I whispered with my eyes
still closed, my head still tilted.
“Of course.” And he crushed his lips to mine, pulling my
body against his. I was lost in him. His tongue began swirling with mine and my
head began swirling, too. We remained in this sentence, which was slowly
approaching a paragraph. I didn't care, I would have been happy kissing a
novella with him.
When our lips finally parted, I wasn't sure what to do
next. “Would you like to come in?” I sounded like a complete idiot.
“Lanie, I'm not sure this is right or wrong. I just know
it's what I want. But I want to go
very slowly. I don't ever want to hurt you or ruin things between us. Maybe not
tonight. Promise you understand.”
I raised my right hand and stated, “I promise I
understand.”
And then his lips were on mine again. I reached up and
curled my fingers into his hair and drank him in. I wanted to pull him inside
to see where this would go, but I had promised. So I released him.
Christie
A. C. Gucker
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Christie A.C. Gucker lives in NJ with her husband, two daughters and a menagerie of
pets. Being a mother is one of the greatest joys of her life. She has worked in
the advertising industry for over 20 years as a degreed artist, but also works
in the fine arts, especially sculpting out of stone or snapping photographs.
Christie is also a singer and musician, and can be found singing on a few CDs.
After
the death of her father, Christie searched for something to fill her
desire to make a mark in this world. Her love of the arts and creativity
allowed her to search for a new medium, which she found with a pen instead of a
brush. Being an avid reader her whole life, and with her family cheering her
on, she decided to take her shot, and began writing.
Fascinated
by the supernatural and sharks, Christie studies both avidly. You’ll be sure to
find something spooky lurking somewhere in her stories. Her greatest joy is
sitting on a beach with her family while surf fishing, flying kites or building
sandcastles with her girls.
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