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Masquerade Party Guests
The main characters from Pleasure Dome are invited to a masquerade party. What are their costumes?
Since this if for a Halloween feature, I think Soledad would wear her harem dancer costume that she teased Gabriel with in a vid. And, Gabe would be wearing his dark grey Diplomatic Corps uniform, of course.
Pleasure Dome
Soledad Scott, retired warship captain, can’t believe that Gabriel Merriweather, the man she just spent the night in the Pleasure Dome with and who gave her the best sex of her life, is the very man who destroyed her career. What will he do if he discovers that she is carrying his child in her new career as a mother? Unwilling to find out, Sol disappears only to discover that she can’t forget Gabriel, and, wonders of wonder, she doesn’t want him to forget her either. So she begins a cat and mouse game, but who’s the cat and who’s the mouse?
Gabriel Merriweather, half-breed Chakkra and the Alliance’s Diplomatic Corps master empath, thought he was getting a sterile playmate, but, discovers the next day that his sexy bed partner isn’t a Dome employee. Who is she and, why, oh, why, did she think he, with his tainted blood, was a good sperm donor? She had been such a blessing with her nulling power protecting him from all outside stimuli; such a relief to be with someone and not hear a world of outside thoughts and feelings. Even before her erotic vids start arriving, he makes up his mind to find her. And to have her for who knew how long.
The following excerpt from PLEASURE DOME is for readers 18 and over.
“What?” Gabriel growled at the jarring live feed on his com vid. “This had better be fucking good.” He stormed around the dance hall, still kicking offending chairs out of his way. Futile rage simmered. His Chakkra blood slammed in the red tint of his vision. He had to kick or punch something. The bar was not where he wanted to be at the moment. He had expected to have his cock buried deep in the captain by now. Gabe couldn’t believe that he had just let Sol slip through his fingers again. And he had been so close this time. Just where in the hell had she gone? His snarl froze. Over the link, a red-haired vision snapped back at him. He had a flashback to his last dream and became rock hard in just that instant.
“It is fucking bad, Gabriel. Just what the hell do you think you’re doing?” Sol’s angry bronze stare glared at him, but she didn’t wait for his response. She lit into him. “Most sensible people would have just invited me for a visit, but you? Oh, no, not the great commander of the Diplomatic Corps. You had to storm a peaceful business establishment with military guards bent on my capture. Whatever were you thinking?” She huffed pink flushed cheeks. “Diplomat, my ass. Dante would be within his rights in filing for censure judgment against you.”
“I don’t give a flying fuck about Dante.” Gabriel interrupted Sol before she could continue, and he could tell that the captain had a lot more to say. Her kissable mouth, for once free of paint, hung open. She was right. Gabe hadn’t been able to think like a diplomat since he had first met Captain Soledad Scott. She drove him to distraction, and, at least, he must do the same to her. He could almost see the steam rolling out her ears–lovely ears that they were. They weren’t in his reach. “Where are you?” he snapped.
“I don’t think I’ll tell you.” Sol gave him a speculative, sideways look with her chin raised. “And don’t waste your time tracing this call, Commander. It’s blocked.”
“That figures,” Gabe snorted.
“I just wanted to warn you about hurting anyone at Dante’s. They are my friends, and I protect my friends.” The fierce look she gave would have wilted a lesser man. Gabriel read the truth even without empathy senses.
“I wouldn’t expect any less of you, Captain.” Gabe did his best to keep his own hurt from showing in his words. They knew so little about each other to be so involved, and they were involved to a point that he had never been with anyone. Empaths were never allowed the luxury of sharing thoughts so completely. Chakkra warriors enjoyed even less sexual freedom. Their mates were chosen from birth–nothing more than a way to procreate and rut. Thankfully, his father had shunned his chosen mate and became a defiant outlaw in love with a gentle Terran ambassador. The captain was the first woman Gabriel had met outside of his human mother who was so truthful. He read her without using his talents. The captain’s thoughts lacked painful hidden agendas. Her every move told him exactly how she felt. Gabe didn’t like what she was thinking about him at the moment. “What makes you think I’d hurt anyone here?” He tried to hide how badly he felt over her misconception.
“From the way you stormed in with your troops, what else? Using Marines–” She shook her head. Light bounced off her tousled hair and touched her flushed cheeks. Had she been running or was she just angry with him? She still sounded mad. “I thought you of all people were diplomatic, that you’d ask me to come and see you.”
“I am diplomatic…most of the time,” he interrupted her. “And I have waited for you to come to me. But some people–” Gabriel gave the captain his best narrow-eyed practiced stare. “–some people push me too far, and I don’t like being pushed. I push back.”
“People like me?” Sol shook her head again and extended that stubborn jaw. Gabe could almost imagine someone taking a punch at such blatant defiance and flinched at the thought of a purple and swollen bruise marring that beautiful jaw-line. He’d kill any sonofabitch that ever hurt her. Surprise shattered Gabriel’s ordered life with the depth of his violent reaction; for the captain, he would release his Chakkra rage and shred any enemy. Gabriel’s eyes widened. One thought filled his head; he had to find her–now. Oh, god, there was that protective, nurturing streak again.
“I want you, Captain.” Gabe lowered his voice. He put his heart into his words. He hunched over his link as if closing off the world. “I want you so badly I can’t think straight. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, and, as you said, I’m a piss-poor diplomat at the moment. Don’t torture me anymore. Please, tell me where you are, Sol. I’ll come to you. I just want to see you…talk with you…be with you.”
After a long moment, Sol softly said, “No.” She shook her head again, but Gabriel read real regret in her voice. “But, I promise, I won’t send anymore vids.” Her voice dropped, matching his tone. “And I’ll…I’ll think about coming to you.” She straightened. Her gaze and her voice hardened. “Now, go home and leave my friends alone.”
“Did you really think that I’d harm your friends, Captain?”
Her head dipped. She sighed then raised her chin, her eyes glittered. “No.”
“Thank you.”
“Good night, Gabriel.” She whispered, and he closed his eyes, wanting to capture the sound of his name on her lips. With a click, she signed off. The dead screen mocked him with its blankness. Gabe knew without checking that he wouldn’t be able to trace the call.
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Sweet, Love a good space adventure!! Enjoyed the Excerpt, TY!!
Oh this book looks GOOD! I would love to read all of it.. (hint, hint!) 😉
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Linda
Great excerpt. I would love to be able to dress as a harem dancer.
Hmmm, I am liking these two… very interesting characters… want to see how their relationship develops. Thanks for the peek into your book!
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This sounds like a great read; I really enjoyed the excerpt.
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Woo very interesting excerpt I did not know about this L.F.
L.F. cool cover want to know more
I wish LF lots of success for all her books
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