Taming
Alaska
Duology Series
By Diana Downey
Genre: Romantic Thriller
Cover Design: Books on the Edge
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Synopsis
Shane O’Flannery is
no Prince Charming.
He is uncouth,
uncultured, untrainable.
Damn this man! How
dare he humiliate Texas heiress Cynthia Diaz by turning her down, even if she
was underage at the time?
When Shane first
meets Cyn, his attraction to this frustratingly hot, flirtatious spitfire
almost gets him into trouble when he discovers she’s only sixteen. He cannot
forget the temptingly sweet taste of this woman-child, so for two years he does
his damnedest to avoid this young siren.
Even though Shane’s
body was chiseled from granite and Cyn compares every man’s caress to Shane’s
panty-melting kiss, she dreams of her true knight in shining armor. So shortly
after meeting charismatic, well bred, and breathtakingly handsome Mr. Waits,
the perfect man in every way, she marries him. She fully expects a fairytale
honeymoon in Bora Bora, Fiji, or Maui. Much to her chagrin, he whisks her off
to the Alaskan Interior. When her life is threatened, she must rely on the
ill-mannered Shane to survive—a man who has never read the Prince Charming
manual.
Taming Alaska is a
full-length standalone novel and is tied into a duology. Steamy thriller with a
dash of satire and humor for 18 and older, including a strong alpha male and
friends to lovers romance.
Excerpt
Mrs. Duncan sitting
on the other side of Shane chokes on her asparagus. After she recovers, she
asks, “How did it go today with you and Trevor?”
She’s bringing up
my ex-boyfriend on purpose. Bitch. I put on my game face before wiping off the
disdain from my lips and turning toward her. I lean across Shane, so only he
and Trevor’s mom can hear, letting my breast sheathed only in silk rest on his
bare arm. He literally stops breathing, and I smile at my small victory.
“Trevor and I broke
up. He stole my virginity, and the sex sucked and maybe a real man, like Shane,
could make up for it.”
“Cynthia,” she
scolds. It takes her a full minute to recover while Shane laughs heartily.
“Trevor really
likes you,” she says, but I know my sister Fay has the suitable pedigree.
I smile. “No, he
doesn’t. Otherwise, he would’ve satisfied me.”
Shane’s not sorry
at all. He’s grinning and slips his hand onto the back of my chair, which sends
a flurry of evil eyes my way from Fay and Mrs. Duncan and the other women in
the room. Shane isn’t even Fay’s type, let alone mine.
He leans down and
whispers, “You’re certainly a spitfire. If your mom weren’t here, I’d take you
home and guarantee your satisfaction.”
My body lights up
at the promise of sexual gratification. Shane definitely thinks I’m older. I
gaze up and down this man’s stealth-like body and know he can deliver. I wiggle
in my seat to open up a bit more breast flesh for Shane’s enjoyment, and he
does take a few unrepentant peeks.
“What year are you
in college?” Shane asks, his fingers leaving a trail of burning coals on my
skin while he uses his other hand to swig his beer.
Fay laughs while I
glance at Mom to see if I can get away with a white lie. She gives a small shake
of the head.
I sigh. “I’m
sixteen, but I turn seventeen in another two months.”
“Sixteen?” he spits
out a mouthful of beer. “Fuck,” he mutters under his breath. He’s so flustered
he tips over a water glass, yet saves it before hardly any spills.
When he looks at
me, like I just contracted herpes, I want to crawl under the table, but
instead, I sit up straighter. He started this or maybe I did, but he joined
right in.
Meet
the Author
Diana loves steamy
sex that sizzles off the page but also well-developed characters and a solid
plot that keeps the readers guessing. Strong, masculine men with endearing
qualities and motivated, determined women always get to her. Diana's work has
earned several awards including first place Paul Gillette, Colorado Gold
finalist, and two semi-finalists in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.
Diana loves to travel and meet interesting people whose character traits often
provide important fodder to her stories. She loves to read and the outdoors,
either hiking among the aspens or relaxing on a remote beach with a good book.
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