For plus-sized Laura, 55, sex means
she’s in charge, she just needs to find a man who’ll accept that.
When she meets the sexy-looking Tobias
Duncan she thinks he’s a bull elephant charging everywhere but all the same he
strikes a chord deep inside her.
THE PLOT
It’s like a clash of wills when Tobias Duncan, 57, meets Laura Keell, 55
but neither can forget the impact each had on the other. To Laura, Tobias is
just like a charging bull elephant, but he still presses every button. For
Tobias, Laura is everything he’s ever dreamed of.
Tobias tries
everything he can to find out where Laura lives, he just can’t forget this
beautiful plus-sized woman. Both try to forget, but when a chance meeting with
a friend of Tobias means he can see Laura again he jumps at the chance. But
there is a problem that neither share.
Tobias wants a woman
who dictates the terms during sex. And Laura? Laura loves to be in charge. They
drop hints over a few weeks until a rather interesting event sees Laura
confess. Their romance goes from casual to sizzling almost overnight. Nothing
can come between them as their love grows—that is until a tragedy strikes.
Will death separate
these soulmates?
EXCERPT:
When the train
finally pulled into Central railway station, Laura pulled her warm black jacket
over her cream top, slung her tote over her shoulder, and stepped from the
train. After getting a taxi from the station to drop her outside a large
building in the centre of Sydney’s business district, Laura checked the
tenants’ board, confirming the solicitors she needed were on the third floor. Rather
than use the lifts and trying to get some exercise, Laura opened the exit door
and began climbing the stairs to the third floor, her heart pounding in wonder
what the meeting would mean for her.
As she reached the
third floor and went to open the door with her left hand, it was suddenly
slammed open, knocking her backward. Somehow she managed to grab the door knob
as she fell saving her from a dangerous tumble down the long steep flight of
stairs.
“What the fuck?” A
loud bull-voice screeched down at her.
Laura went to stand,
putting her hands on the ground, only to have her left wrist send a bolt of
agony up her arm. Twisting, she managed to get to her feet using the nearby
railing. Standing, she glared across at the attractive man before her.
Before she had a
chance to open her mouth, he continued yelling, “What the hell did you think
you were doing?”
Never one to back
down, Laura looked daggers at the man and shouted, “Me? What the fuck were you
doing opening the door like a frigging bull elephant charging a car?”
Indignantly he
replied, “I did not!”
“No? Well in that
case how was I knocked off my feet?”
She wanted to add Mr.
Smarty Pants but thought maybe it would be a bit too much.
“You shouldn’t have
been there,” he said irrationally.
Laura couldn’t believe
his attitude.
“What? I shouldn’t
use the stairs but you can? Come off it Tembo.” She fought the urge to
slap his handsome face as she suggested, “Just admit you charged through that
door without thinking of other people.”
Full of indignation
he bellowed at her, “I did not!”
“You did! You’re just
a fucking angry bull elephant Tembo, charging without looking or
caring.”
“Not true! And my
name’s not Tembo,” he barked.
“It is. Tembo’s
Swahili for elephant
and that’s what you are—a crazy bull elephant!” she returned his shout with her
own.
The pair of them
glared at each other, sizing each other up for the next round of shouting when
Laura noticed another attractive silver-haired man just behind the elephant
trying very hard to stifle a laugh. He put his hand on the elephant’s arm.
“She’s right, Toby.
You did slam that door open.”
The laughter in his
voice was unmistakable. He side-stepped past the elephant who’s eyes continued
to bore into Laura’s in anger and something else which Laura couldn’t put a name
too. She did notice the elephant had lovely light brown eyes to go with his
sexy face, but she tried to ignore them as the other man picked up Laura’s bag
then held it out to her.
“Are you okay miss?”
The adrenaline rush
Laura had gotten when the door flung open now disappeared. She began to shake
when she looked down the stairs and realised she would have been seriously
injured if not killed had she not grabbed onto the door handle. The second man
followed her look and grimaced. He looked at her kindly and put his hand under
her right arm.
“Let’s get you
somewhere where you can sit down.”
Thankfully, Laura
allowed him to usher her through the door after she pushed the elephant rudely
aside. Unfortunately, he followed the two of them as Laura was led to a large
couch in a long airy foyer.
“Thank you,” she
managed to stammer, then stared fiercely with what she hoped was an extremely
angry look at the elephant.
The other man said
something to him she didn’t catch and finally he had the grace to look slightly
embarrassed as he nodded, turned, and walked through the large doors into the
reception area of the offices opposite. A moment later, he came back with a cup
of water. Laura’s hand shook too badly as she attempted to take it from him.
Instead, he put it on the seat alongside her. Murmuring her thanks, she tried
to lift her left arm.
She couldn’t hold
back the gasp of pain as she moved it. She looked down at her swollen wrist.
Already twice normal size, it was beginning to darken. The second gentleman
looked at her wrist then up at the elephant.
“We’ll need an
ambulance.”
“Fuck,” said the
elephant with undue emphasis.
©
Suzy Shearer 2017
Elephants and Ever-Afters is Book Five
in the Dark Desires series.
This series
is about the secret cravings we have, the things that go on behind closed
doors. Those dark desires we harbour and crave but sometimes afraid to ask for.
Each book in the series is a stand-alone
so the books can be read in any order.
CONTACT SUZY:
BUY LINKS:
Heat Rating: SEXTREME
Word Count: 98,087
Page Count:
@ 300
BIO:
Best-selling and award-winning author Suzy Shearer writes contemporary
and paranormal erotic romances filled with mature and interesting characters.
Her books have consistently reached her publisher's Best Seller list with
several reaching # 1. Her book Build A Love was runner-up in the Ménage
category in the Easy Chair Bookshop's Fiction competition 2015 and A Hunter's Heart was runner-up in the
Series Category.
Single, Suzy lives in
the Western Suburbs of Sydney Australia with one very spoilt dog and two
equally spoilt cats keeping her company.
She is a Buddhist, an
author, an artist, a computer nerd and a voracious reader. Suzy has a penchant
for crazy coloured hair—pinks, purples, blues, even rainbowed—it changes every month,
and oh yes, also a penchant for tattoos!
Her books always
feature older heroes and heroines; ranging from mid-forties to sixties. The
heroines are usually confident, plus-sized women who are proud of their curves.
Suzy feels it's important for readers to connect.
When she discovered
many romance books seemed to cater to younger readers with their heroines and
heroes in their twenties she decided to write about characters who were older
but maybe not always wiser. As she is in
her sixties, Suzy feels she can relate to her characters’ desires, fears and
hopes, and hopes her readers can as well.
Suzy also wants her
readers to understand just because people are older doesn't mean they aren't
intriguing, desirable, open to challenges and willing to experiment. Sexy isn't
just for the under-thirties.
When Suzy is not
writing, she is usually painting—an accomplished watercolour artist her
subjects range from portraits and animals to nudes and landscapes. Check out
her artwork at: http://sooziiiart.blogspot.com/
SERIES
The Club:
Book One: Bound
(E-Book & Paperback)
Book Two: Uncollared
(E-Book & Paperback)
Book Three:
Waxed
Book Four:
Displayed
Book Five:
Submit
Book Six:
Unmasked
The
Hunters (E-Book & Paperback):
Book One: A
Hunter’s Heart
Book Two: A
Hunter’s Choice
Book Three:
Challenge
Dark
Desires (Each book is a standalone. All are available in both e-book and
paperback except Book Five.):
Book One: Whipped
Delights
Book Two: Craving
Her Master
Book Three:
Melting Her Dom’s Heart
Book Four:
An Artist’s Kiss
Book Five:
Elephants and Ever-Afters
SINGLE
TITLES (E-Book & Paperback):
Daemons Are Forever
Build a Love
Perfect
Three
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