The holidays, moving to the East Coast, and dealing with families put us a little behind in writing Book 5. However, we think we are back on track! Take a look at a little teaser of Renaissance and let us know what you think!

PART ONE New Year’s Eve
            …Four!  Three!  Two!  One!  Happy New Year!!            Tiffany Daniels nearly clutched her stomach at the flutters that took over the center of her body.  She looked up into Drew Huntington’s gorgeous face smiling down at her with its dazzling white grin.He’s gonna kiss me.  Holy shit, he’s gonna kiss me.  You want him to kiss you.  What the hell is wrong with you these days, Tiff? You’ve been wanting him to kiss you since the first time you met him in July.  Hell, let’s be honest.  You’ve been wanting him to do a lot more than kiss you.  If you weren’t such a chickenshit…“Well, there you have it,” she said lightly with a breathy laugh, already feeling the abundance of nervous words bubbling up into her throat.  “Another new year to celebrate.”  She took a deep breath and continued talking.  “And thank you for inviting me tonight.  It was great to meet so many of the people who work with you at the Medical Center.  I’m sure their names will come in handy when I’m looking for donations for the foundation,” she chuckled then swallowed around her tongue which felt like it was swelling in her mouth.  “The rest of the crew is at Culture Club tonight, did I tell you that?  Ryann wanted to go because she loves everything from the 80’s, and since they play all 80’s music there, they decided to go,” she said letting go of a nervous sound.  “So.”Drew’s mouth was kicked up into a sexy smile with an expression of fascination in his eyes as the words continued tumbling from her mouth.  Shut. Up. Tiffany. How can you be so intelligent and still not know when to shut up?“And I’m so happy for her and Jem, you know?  And my brother and Janie?  I can’t believe how fast he moves!  Janie’s been like a sister forever, so it’s perfect and we’ve all been hoping for years, but still.  So many changes since the summer,” she exclaimed, her hands fluttering anxiously.  “Everyone seems to be getting engaged all of the sudden.  Now we just have to wait and see what’s going to happen with Ayanna and Jonathan, and Mike and Em. Right?” she smiled then tried to calm her breathing, fighting the desire to fill the space around them with more words already adding to the surrounding noise in the festive atmosphere. Drew’s eyes watched her with a soft, yet heated expression.  His body shifted closer.  The speed at which she was speaking went into overdrive.“I mean now that Mike and Em have gotten their place together it seems like they may be close behind with wedding nuptials.  And Ayanna and Jonathan, well they were dating before Mike and Em, so,” she stammered.You’d been doing so well the last few weeks around him, Tiff.  Now it’s back to verbally throwing up all over him.“Tiff,” he said quietly, immediately causing her words to halt.  His milk chocolate brown eyes looked down into her light blue ones with humor.  “I’m going to kiss you.”Her mouth opened and shut like a fish struggling for air and she stopped breathing for a moment. Then his head moved closer to hers as his beautiful skilled hands that saved lives every day cupped her face gently and his eyes moved to her lips.  Slowly, he leaned his face closer, then melded his lips firmly yet softly to hers.Time seemed to stop.  As they experienced their first kiss together, the party noise whooshed loudly away from them as if being sucked out of the room by a vacuum.  All sound disappeared, leaving only the melody of Tiffany’s heart beat pounding out of her chest and the catch that came unexpectedly from her throat.  It said,Thank God, you’re kissing me.He pulled back only slightly to re-angle her head, then plundered some more, this time licking at the seam of her lips, entreating for entrance.  She complied and opened her mouth to stroke his tongue with hers, a sigh escaping at the same time.He growled lowly while moving his hand back from her jaw to grip her hair lightly, pulling at her long dark hair then smoothing his hand down the length of it to settle at the small of her back, where he pressed her closer.She was tall, like her twin brother, Luke.  Standing at 5’10” with a slim willowy build, she had felt gawky and huge next to most men her whole life.  However Drew’s football player body coupled with his muscular size brought him a few inches above her own frame, and made her feel small and dainty next to him.  She loved that. She’d been out with the doctor several times whenever all of their mutual friends had gotten together.  Two and a half months ago they’d been out to dinner alone and it had been a wonderful night.  It had ended platonically but they’d talked for what felt like hours.  Due to their schedules, however, they’d only seen each other a couple more times since then, always with friends.Tonight, though?  Tonight was definitely different.  There were no two ways about it.  Tonight was a date.  He had asked, she had said yes, and here they were on New Year’s Eve.She sank more into his heady kiss, allowing him to taste her like no man had done since her divorce.  He took his time, was patient and sensual in his movements, feasting slowly on her, savoring each lick and nibble.  Her body began to hum, vibrating with restrained passion.  God, she wanted this to go on forever.  She hadn’t felt this aroused or safe in a man’s arms in over a decade.  Had she ever?Her nipples tightened and she felt the pull of the rings that were pierced through them.  That feeling brought her back to the present quickly.  She needed to stop this before it went too far.What will he think of you?He nibbled one last time on her bottom lip, then pulled away to kiss her jaw, then the side of her lip, then her nose.  She let out a long satisfied sigh and met his gaze, her nerves making her hands sweat.  His smile nearly caused her heart to stop.“I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time, Tiffany Daniels,” he said with his rich bass voice.  “Yeah?” she whispered.  Her heart fluttered.“Oh, yeah,” he mouthed with a smile.  “Happy New Year,” he whispered while giving her an intense look.  His mouth moved closer, getting ready to kiss her again.