Book Two
N.D. Jones
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Holiday Romance
Publisher: Kuumba Publishing
Date of Publication: December 21, 2018
ISBN: 9781732556751
ASIN: B07HLHN9H8
Number of pages: 292
Word Count: 80k
Cover Artist: Limabean Designs
Tagline: The greatest gift of all is the love we share with each other…
Book Description:
As love blooms and familial bonds are forged, the spirit of the season welcomes us home and offers us a chance to dream. Dr. Malcolm Styles and Dr. Sky Ellis’s whirlwind office romance, a sexy perk of higher ed, has swept them off their feet. Now that the winds of change have settled, Malcolm and Sky find, as the Christmas holiday approaches, a chance to make a deeper connection.
For Malcolm, he has only one wish for the winter holiday of goodwill, mistletoe, and decorations. Will his wish make it to Santa’s list, granting Malcolm a joyful Noel, or will Jack Frost smother his cheer in a blizzard of disappointment?
As Malcolm and Sky traverse the landscape of romance and love, they find themselves on a journey of self-discovery and bonding. For ‘tis the season of caring and with it comes the blessings of family, hope, and faith.
Excerpt:
“Oh my god. So good, Sky. So damn good.” Malcolm moaned, licking out his tongue and rimming his lips. “So good, baby.”
He moaned again and again.
Sky smiled. How could she not with Malcolm’s passionate reaction?
“Come here, you’re a mess.”
Sky reached for Malcolm, but he intercepted the hand going to his face. “Not with the paper towel. Use your tongue.”
“My tongue?”
“Yeah, I want you to taste yourself on me.”
“You mean taste my cooking on you.”
“No, baby, I said what I meant. If you want to remove the chocolate frosting from my lips, use that long, sexy tongue of yours.”
Heat and desire flooded Sky’s system, fueling the low buzz of need watching Malcolm savor her triple layer chocolate cake had created within her.
He ate another piece, fork going to his mouth. Lips parted, tongue peeked out and tasted before Malcolm consumed the moist, rich chocolate. “If you want to clean me up do it properly, Dr. Ellis.”
Oh, Sky damn sure wanted to lick him clean. When Malcolm had made a show of dragging her from his sister’s house, with the intent of driving them back to his home to eat the cake and pie Sky had made for his birthday, she’d assumed, like everyone else, it was all for show, and they would have sex as soon as they reached his house. But no, being a true junk food junkie, Malcolm had gone straight to his refrigerator, found the desserts and pulled them out. He didn’t even bother with the ice cream Sky had stored in his freezer when she’d put away the sweet potato pie and triple layer chocolate cake.
They sat beside each other, a half-eaten pie across the table and a fist-high slice of cake on a saucer in front of Malcolm. He’d consumed a tall glass of milk after his third slice of chocolate cake. How he wasn’t full and his suit not bursting from the seams, she didn’t know.
Sky scooted her chair around, so they faced each other. “You’re a messy eater.”
Dark-brown eyes lowered to sensual slits. “You knew that about me already.”
Malcolm’s erotic voice conjured a ghost-like feel of his head between her thighs, mouth and tongue eating his fill of her.
Dr. Malcolm Styles is the charming and adorably sappy hero in The Perks of Higher Ed and The Wish of Xmas Present. Dr. Sky Ellis loves Malcolm just the way he is, including his junk food junkie habits and his love for all things sweet and chocolate. In The Wish of Xmas Present, Sky cooks Malcolm sweet potato pie and triple layer chocolate cake, two family recipes she learned how to make from her mother.
“So, you’d rather have candy corn and caramel apples than the sweet potato pie and triple layer chocolate cake I made you?”
“You made me what?”
“You heard me.”
“Where are they?”
“In your refrigerator.”
“How did you get them in there?”
“I used the spare key you left at my apartment.”
“You little… I don’t care. Let’s go.”
Yes, Malcolm loves desserts almost as much as he loves Sky.
“Since you didn’t bring any whipping cream, buy some for my birthday trip. Butterscotch, caramel, orange, or lemon. Chocolate, salted peanut butter, and brown sugar cinnamon would be redundant. I got those already taken care of.”
Sky’s eyes snapped open and stared at Malcolm. “You did not just say that.”
“You know I’m right. Chocolate, salted peanut butter, and brown sugar cinnamon, you’re getting all three now.” He pulled Sky even closer and whispered in her ear. “You love it. It’s okay to admit being a Malcolm Styles junk food junkie. I’m the best kind of food addiction, and you get a work out when you have me. A win-win.”
Now that Malcolm knows Sky is a whiz in the kitchen, especially with desserts, he made her a top ten list of his favorite holiday desserts. He’s hoping, with a bit of coaxing and a lot of kissing, Sky will make his holiday dream come true. If you think sweet treats are Malcolm’s only wish for Christmas, think again. Our romantic and sappy hero has plans for Sky, a present for their future.
Here’s Malcolm’s Top Ten Xmas Desserts. What’s your favorite?
The Wish of Xmas Present Emoji Love
Dr. Malcolm Styles and Dr. Sky Ellis are the hero and heroine in The Perks of Higher Ed and The Wish of Xmas Present, the first two books in the Styles of Love contemporary romance trilogy. One of their relationship trademarks is their exchange of fun text messages and silly emojis. Malcolm started the trend, using both to get to know Sky and to test the romance waters between them.
He pulled his cell phone from his pants pocket and sent Sky an emoji with a pink bow on her head, bright-red heart-shaped lips pursed for a kiss, long curling lashes, sparkling blue eyes, and huge breasts. It wasn’t totally tasteless. The emoji did wear a pink bra to cover nonexistent nipples.
Sky, conservative but a closet prankster with a wicked sense of humor, is more than capable of matching Malcolm.
His phone dinged with a text message notification almost immediately. His lady’s feminism never disappointed, neither did her lack of romanticism.
You’re shameless, Dr. Styles. Her breasts are nearly as big as her head.
She ended her message with an orange President’s Day emoji of Donald Trump holding a cell phone and tweeting: #notfakenews #mydayoff.
President’s Day? It’s September. At least send me a Hispanic Heritage Month emoji.
When Christmas is upon them, Malcolm knows the right text message to send his Christmas bell.
The cell phone in her hand buzzed. Bringing the screen to life, Sky hit the message icon and read the text.
Your sleigh awaits. Meet me in the foyer.
Above Malcolm’s message was an image of a red-nosed reindeer emoji.
Contemporary romance is a great opportunity to include all kinds of popular culture into a novel. Texting and emojis are two fun inclusions to this holiday-themed novel.
Sky has compiled some of her favorite Christmas emojis for Malcolm she’d like to share. She kept her choices PG-13. If you want to know which emojis made it to Sky’s Naughty But Nice list, you’ll have to ask Malcolm.
What’s your favorite Christmas emoji?
About the Author:
N. D. Jones is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in Maryland with her husband and two children. She is a dedicated educator, committed to equitable and excellent education for all students. N.D. has served in the role as teacher, department chair, and professional development teacher specialist, supporting the learning of students and the professional growth of teachers.
N.D. is the founder of Kuumba Publishing, an art, audiobook, eBook, and paperback company. Kuumba Publishing is a forum for creativity, with a special commitment to promoting and encouraging creative works of authors and artists of African descent. Her teenage daughter created the image design for Kuumba Publishing, while her son has written a role playing game original character bio for a new paranormal romance series–making Kuumba Publishing a true family affair.
A desire to see more novels with positive, sexy, and three-dimensional African American characters as soul mates, friends, and lovers, inspired the author to take on the challenge of penning such romantic reads. She is the author of two paranormal romance series: Winged Warriors and Death and Destiny. She’s also embarked on a science fiction romance series, Forever Yours. N.D. likes to read historical and paranormal romance novels, as well as comics and manga.
Website: https://www.ndjonesparanormalpleasure.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/NDJones
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ndjonesparanormalromanceauthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NDJonesAuthor
Newsletter: https://www.ndjonesparanormalpleasure.com/newsletter/
Tour Giveaway
1 Signed paperback copy of Rhythm and Blue Skies, Malcolm and Sky’s Complete Story (The Styles of Love Trilogy, Books 1 and 2). Will be available January 2019 (Will mail to the continental US only)
Rafflecopter
<a class=”rcptr” href=”http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/ba112ffc1823/” rel=”nofollow” data-raflid=”ba112ffc1823″ data-theme=”classic” data-template=”” id=”rcwidget_h4zejzy0″>a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
Uncategorized
No comments:
Post a Comment