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Title:
Banner's Bonus
Author:
Carole Ann Lee
Email: carolescorner@aol.com
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INNOCENCE
MEETS HEDONISM: He’s a father’s worst
nightmare. Yet cargo pilot, Nick Banner, is Jonathan Loring’s
only hope of getting his daughter, Tressa, safely off-planet and out of
harm’s way.
Within the tight confines of Banner’s ship, Tressa battles a girlhood crush gone
dangerous. As a sheltered teen,
she secretly worshipped the hotshot cargo pilot from afar. Even his carnal reputation seemed romantic.
But, now, those old feelings are unsettling.
Banner misses nothing, particularly her coy glances. Yeah, he’s noticed, and sexual tension
smolders. Danger stalks them across the
galaxy and when Tressa is captured by pirates, Banner finds himself willing to
sell his soul to free her.
EXCERPT
Without
so much as turning to address her, Nick’s satin baritone calmly broke the
silence. "It’s a damned good thing we don’t have any more days left on this
run. With your lengthy showers everyday you’ve managed to put our
more-than-sufficient water supply into the red."
"I
have not been taking lengthy showers. For your information, I’ve been very
conservative."
Nick
smiled. "Yeah, well we’ve got a flashing indicator here that says
differently."
Tressa
cast a glance at the pulsing light on the console, then made her way to her
seat. "I can assure you that’s not my
fault."
"No
of course it’s not. It’s TiMar’s." Reaching overhead, he flipped a series
of switches and waited for a cluster of lights to turn green.
"It
appears to me," Tressa said as she settled into her chair, "that once
again your immaturity is at fault."
"Is
that right." He continued monitoring the controls.
"Yes.
Did you ever stop to think that the cause of the low water supply might be all
those cold showers you keep taking?" The instant the words were out Tressa
regretted them.
His
head came around with a slow grin, and she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that
she was about to be had for lunch.
"You
think that’s what I’ve been doing in
there?"
With
heat scorching her cheeks, Tressa looked away, refusing to respond.
Taking a cold shower is
probably the least of your busy little activities behind a closed door. A silent voice added.
"Tressa?
I asked if that’s what you--"
"I
really don’t care what you do, Banner." Glancing down, she feigned sudden
interest in her fingernails.
"Ah,
but you’ve wondered, haven’t you?"
She
ignored him.
There’s nothing to wonder
about, flyboy.
"Haven’t
you, Tressa?" he taunted. "You had it all figured out."
She
slid him a retiring look.
He
grinned. "Besides, why the devil would I be taking cold showers?"
Refusing
to rise to the bait, Tressa began examining one particular fingernail with avid
interest. "I couldn’t care less why," she mumbled beneath her breath.
"What
was that? You say something?"
Without
looking up she replied, "The low water supply is just another classic
example."
"Of
what?"
"Your
lack of self-control, of course."
Silence.
You just can’t leave well
enough alone, can you?
Tressa
didn’t dare look at him. He was spoiling for a fight and she had just delivered
the first punch.
And if you don’t stop,
you’re going to find yourself out-gunned on a subject you’ll wish to stars you
hadn’t opened.
"Ya
wanna know what I was really doin’,
Irish?"
Feigning
boredom, she turned her sights to the small port window. "No thanks,
Banner, you can keep the details to yourself."
"Allow
me to satisfy your curiosity by enlightening you on several ways in
which-"
"I’m
not interested."
"But
I’d be happy to educate you on some of the--"
"How
much longer before we get there, do you think?" she asked, releasing a
heavy sigh.
Satisfied
and grinning, Nick turned back to the control panel. "Never challenge me,
Irish--either directly or by insinuation--and particularly on a subject you
know so precious little about." With a wink he added, "You’ll lose
every time. I guarantee it."
Tressa
didn’t respond, at last heeding the silent voice of reason.
5
Stars--Naomi of Fallen Angel Reviews
Banner's Bonus totally blew me away! I
absolutely loved every page.
Linnea Sinclair--Award Winning Science
Fiction Romance Author
What
a wild ride! Futuristic romance fans will love the passion and adventure in
Lee's Banner's Bonus. Nick Banner can
swagger through the stars with the best of them!
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