Twisted
Tales: Come Into the Woods, Book One
Tired with being the runt of the
litter, feisty Red jumps on the opportunity to take on the sexy new forest
ranger, but when Evan uncovers evidence of wolves, things get out of control.
Can Red keep her were-wolf identity secret and still save Evan from her brother’s
thirst for blood?
Fraternizing with humans is
taboo, but when feisty werewolf Red runs into hunky new forest ranger Evan
Brewster, she jumps on the opportunity to let loose her desires. Evan is stoked
when he meets the petite red haired hottie, and combined with his new discovery
of wolves in Colorado, thinks his career and life are made. Then Red pushes him
away, her hostile brother threatens his life, and things begin to spiral out of
control. Caught between her sexy lover and her pack can Red trust Evan with her
secrets, or must she sacrifice her human lover and her heart?
Excerpt:
Evan.
She rolled his name through her
mind, resisted the desire to taste the flavor of it on her tongue. Maybe if she
wasn’t touching him she could do this…carry on a normal conversation. She struggled
for something to say, something that would cover this incredible desire to fuck
a complete stranger.
“Welcome to Radon,” she managed
to get out. “How do you like it so far?” Inane. Moronic. But it was out now.
She hoped he couldn’t see the shaking that had started at his touch, or smell the
moisture between her legs. Lucky he was only human.
Calm down, Red! You can do this.
You have to do this.
“It’s been interesting. It’s a
pretty tight-knit little town.” His smile had warmed, become friendly. And
interested.
She knew what that appraising
look meant. She’d received it from all the available males her parents had
invited to their house in an effort to entice her to settle down. But that look
from the bachelor wolves had never made her feel like this. Feel like her whole
body was tuned in to his. Like she should get on all fours and push her ass in
the air, spread her legs, and beg.
Her palms were damp. She caught
him checking her out and was glad her hoodie was zipped up tight and covered
her chest. Her nipples had tightened so fast, so hard, they almost hurt.
“Town’s been a little tough on
you, huh?” she asked. Poor guy, he couldn’t have known what coming to this area
would be like. They hadn’t had a ranger in the area who wasn’t pack in her
lifetime. The county was up in arms.
“You could say that.” He shot her
a conspiratorial smile that warmed his eyes to molten chocolate. She had a
sudden vivid picture of a sheepskin rug and him lying naked in front of a fire,
her lips and tongue tracing the contoured lines of muscles illuminated by the
flames.
She dragged her mind back and
forced it to focus on the present. Focus on the words coming out from between
his sexy lips.
“You’re the friendliest person
I’ve run into in this town. Where have you been hiding?”
Wrong question ranger. The
question was who had been hiding him from her? Now her mother keeping her home
from work to make jam had begun to make sense. Maybe her mother would never
think she was an adult. Although maybe her mother was right, given her lusty
thoughts, maybe she should be sequestered.
“I normally work at the general
store in town. I must have just missed you.” Yeah right. Did that sound as lame
to him as it had to her? She lifted her chin. Her mother had been making up excuses
to keep her at the family’s house all week. Despite being sent off to the
boonies she had met the hot new guy in town.
Her mother’s plan had backfired.
“Is that Burdock’s? It’s the only
general store I’ve seen.” One long hand reached up, pushed his thatch of hair
back off his face in an unconscious slow sensual movement. The hair fell forward
back into place as soon as he released it, dark and thick.
“Yeah, I guess you’ve been in
there.”
“Yeah. Is the black haired dude
with the bad-ass attitude who mans the counter related?” His eyes crinkled up
at the corners when he smiled. An urge to spread her thighs slid through her. In
an effort to control it, she clenched them tight.
What had he asked?
“Seth,” she said, relieved she
knew what to say. “He’s one of my brothers. He’s none too happy that you’re
here.”
“Why is that?”
“Let’s just say that we’re a
typical small town. Outsiders aren’t really welcome.”
“You know, you’re the first woman
I’ve met under thirty all week. I was beginning to wonder where they all were.”
Dangerous territory here. She’d
better be careful of what she said. Obviously the alphas had the few available
females under lock and key.
“We have a surplus of men in this
town. You probably just missed the women.” She shouldn’t be talking to him. He
made her so nervous, she just knew she would slip and let something out.
Something that would alert him that all was not as it seemed in small town
Radon, Colorado.
“Well it’s been nice chatting, but I have to
get going.”
She smiled and started to move
off down the path again, but he stepped in front of her, blocked her.
The back of her neck prickled.
She supposed he was eager to talk
to the only friendly face in town, but she wished he would back off. She was
having enough trouble controlling herself as it was. Her heightened senses told
her to take action. Now.
He’d moved too close. His spicy male
scent filled her nostrils, caressed her skin. Made her want to bury her face in
the crook of his neck and inhale, suck him in like oxygen before going underwater.
“Where are you off to?”
“My grandmother lives up the
mountain. I’m just going to check on her and stay a while.”
His face lost its easy smile,
grew concerned. “You’re hiking up the mountain by yourself? A woman like you
shouldn’t be out here alone.” She bristled at his statement. Just like her brother!
What was it with men and their bossy attitudes?
“A woman like me? Slow down
buster! I’ve been hiking this mountain since I could walk. You’re out here
alone, why not me?”
“But I’m a trained outdoorsman.
You hardly look prepared in those shorts if the weather changes. What do you
have in that pack?” He moved closer to her, and she backed up, suppressing the
desire to bare her teeth. With relief she channeled her newfound sexuality into
anger instead. This she understood.
Human or not, he was beginning to
get her back up, just like any other male.
“I’ll be at Grandma’s before
dark. And it’s an incredible day. No storm in sight. See ya.” She edged around
him and moved back onto the path, determined to put him and temptation, behind
her.
“Wait, I’ll go with you. There are
signs of hunters in the area, you shouldn’t be hiking alone.” He picked up his
oversize pack with ease. Then scrambled, trying to buckle the waist straps and keep
up with her at the same time. She stepped up the pace.
She could feel him close behind,
knew he was eye level with her ass. Knew he watched her backside swish with
each step.
Her tingling nerves began to send
messages again. With him nipping at her ankles, she felt like prey.
“No, thanks. You won’t be able to
keep up.” She moved faster, pumped her legs in a rapid rhythm on the familiar
trail.
His legs might be longer than
hers, but she had Were stamina and a light pack. No way he could keep up with
her for long.
“Hey, I’ve been through hell in
the military. If I could keep up in basic, then I can keep up with you little
girl.”
She laughed, flashed a catch-ya-later
look over her shoulder, and put on a hair more speed. He’d find out soon enough
that she might be little, but she had more oomph in this little package than
most. And he could just watch her swish her tail until she was out of sight.
Jessica Aspen writes paranormal romance near the foothills of the Colorado Rockies. Her books are full of elves, were-wolves and sexy men who walk on the dark side of the knife. She loves dark chocolate, walking the dog, hiking and is obsessed with new electronic writing devices. Jessica is also obsessed with writing, and learning about writing. She is a member of RWA, CRW, FF&P and PRO. You can find Jessica most days during the week athttp://jessicaaspen.com
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