I think part of  a demon’s charm is that he (or she) can be incredibly seductive.  And speaking of seduction…today’s Snippet Saturday focuses on seduction, or, rather, failed seduction.  All of the authors participating in this Snippet Saturday are posting excerpts (or discussing) failed seductions.

For my excerpt, I’ll focus on a scene in which the hero’s seduction of the heroine just doesn’t quite work out.  🙂 Here’s my failed seduction scene, from my upcoming (only 10 days until release!) demon book, MIDNIGHT’S MASTER:

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“I’m not going to back off this story.”  Holly’s lips tightened.  No hint of the dimple showed now.  Pity.  “I am going to find out who killed Carl.  I came to Paradise, to you, because I thought you’d want to help me.”

“You thought wrong.”  Then, because it might just be his last chance and because, well, he wanted to taste her again, with the lights of the stars shining above them, he kissed her.

Holly’s lips were parted, her mouth open as she prepared to berate him, and, oh, but the sweet human tasted good.
His tongue stroked into her mouth.  Taking, demanding a response from her.

And the lady sure as hell gave him one.  Her mouth widened.  Her tongue snaked out to meet his.  The explosion of hunger hit him them, like a fighter’s punch in his gut, and his already erect cock stiffened even more.

Her breasts pressed against him.  He could feel her tight nipples nudging against his shirt.  Her hands were on his arms, wrapping around his biceps, squeezing.

Not fighting.  No, Holly wasn’t pushing against him, not trying to break loose—

She was trying to get closer.

Just as he was.

Her mouth fit him.  Her lips, soft, full, felt right against his.  Her tongue…ah, the lady knew how to use her tongue.

Knew how to stroke.  How to torment.

How to drive him even wilder.

Maybe the human did want to play. Absolutely-damn-perfect—

Holly tore away from him, wrenching out of his arms and stumbling back.  “No.”  Her wide eyes watched him.

With hunger.

With horror.

Ah, now that look wasn’t anything new.  He’d seen it more than his share of times. Yet he still found himself stiffening.

He didn’t like for her to look at him that way.

She lifted a hand to her lips, as if to wipe away his taste, and Niol’s eyes narrowed.

“You think…” Holly began slowly, then stopped and swallowed.  “You think you can threaten to fuck my mind…then try and fuck me?”

He didn’t speak. What would he have said?

“No.  I’m not one of your demon wannabe sluts, Niol.  I don’t want to jump you in the dark so that I can have the thrill of saying I screwed a monster.”

Hit.  The reporter obviously understood more than she’d pretended about the human women who came to his bar.

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Want to read more seduction snippets?  Check out these participating authors:
Sylvia Day
Leah Braemel
Shelli Stevens
Michelle Pillow
Jaci Burton
Anya Bast
Juliana Stone
Moira Rogers
Vivian Arend
Shelley Munro
Lacey Savage

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