Under His Skin by Stacey O’Neale
Alien Encounters Book One
Release Date: 9/21/15
Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Entangled Covet
About
the Book:
Bakery owner Annabelle
Sparks’ business is booming ever since she won reality TV's Cupcake
Wars. The one thing deflating her happy soufflé? The extremely sexy
Kaden Chance only sees her as a best friend–and Annabelle wants so
much more. After waiting a year for him recognize their chemistry,
she’s giving up and dating other people.
What she doesn't know is
Kaden's heart doesn't actually beat. He's not human. Heck, he's not
even from Earth. To retain his intergalactic immunity, no one can
ever know he is an extraterrestrial. But when Annabelle starts
dating, something strange happens to Kaden's unmoved heart: it begins
to beat. Now he faces an impossible choice—tell Annabelle the truth
and be deported–or lose his last chance at love.
Excerpt
Camden shrugged his
shoulders. “Don’t be so hard on yourself. If she is your mate,
it’s nothing you did on your own. It would’ve happened
regardless.” The phone rang. Kaden stood, but Camden motioned for
him to sit back down. “I’ll take care of it.” He headed toward
their family room in the front of the house.
“There’s really no
need to panic at this point,” Hayden said, opening the
refrigerator, pausing to check out the contents, finally settling on
lunch meat and cheese. “I suggest you act as if nothing has
changed.”
Kaden thought about how
he’d left things with Annabelle. There was no way they could go
back to the way they were. The next time he saw her, she’d expect
answers. She deserved answers. “I don’t see how that can happen.”
Hayden glanced up from the
sandwich he was making. “Why is that?”
I had her halfway to an
orgasm, then ran out of there without an explanation. “I left
things a bit…awkward with her.”
Hayden turned his
attention back to the triple-decker submarine he was building. “Do
what you feel is best—I’m not concerned. You’ve never given me
a reason to doubt your decisions before. Just remember to pay
attention to any variances in your behavior. If you sense any change,
let us know immediately.”
Camden came back into the
room, still clutching the portable phone. “I think we have a
problem.”
Kaden’s entire body
tensed. “What now?”
Camden pointed over his
shoulder. “Annabelle is on her way here. She’s in a cab at the
front gate.”
“Don’t let her in.”
He paused for a second. Not allowing her in would only escalate the
situation. There had to be a better answer. “Tell her I’m not
here.”
Camden rubbed the back of
his neck. “Too late, bro. Barney buzzed her in.”
What was the point of
living in this secluded neighborhood if the security team let in
anyone who showed up at the gate? He made a mental note to have a
long talk with Barney’s supervisor in the morning. “Why would he
do that?”
Hayden chuckled. “A
pretty human showing up in the middle of the night isn’t exactly
newsworthy around here. Barney probably assumed she was here for
Camden.” Camden winked at Hayden.
Was this a regular
occurrence when he wasn’t home? “How many humans have you brought
back to this house?” Kaden asked, irritation filling his tone. “Do
you have no respect for any of the rules we’ve set?”
Camden raised an eyebrow.
“Hey, glass house, now really isn’t the time for you to preach to
me about the rules.” He made his way toward the staircase with his
chest puffed out like a proud canary. “Sounds like you have plenty
of explaining to do, so I’ll leave you to handle that.”
Hayden placed his sandwich
on a paper plate. “I’m going to eat my snack in my office.” As
he was leaving the room he glanced over his shoulder. “Be sure to
give the human my regards.”
About
the Author:
Award-winning author,
Stacey O'Neale, lives in Annapolis, Maryland. When she's not writing,
she spends her time fangirling over books, blogging, watching fantasy
television shows, cheering for the Baltimore Ravens, and hanging out
with her husband and daughter.
Her career in publishing
started as a blogger-turned-publicist for two successful small
publishers. Stacey writes young adult paranormal romance and adult
science fiction romance. Her books always include swoon-worthy
heroes, snarky heroines, and lots of kissing.
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