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Sensual Stranger
Into his life she came—wanting…willing…wanton.It’s no ordinary morning when Toni arrives at Zach’s garage. Flat broke, with a past she won’t share, Toni is instantly taken by such a potently virile man. Direct and unashamed, she tells him she’s a motorcycle performance artist who needs work and knows motors.Zach knows women, and Toni is unlike any he’s met. Lushly sensuous, exceedingly assured, she’d easily be his match in business and bed. A provocative challenge that stirs him as nothing has since losing his wife. A chance he’s reluctant to take. He offers no more than a month’s employment then she’ll have to be on her way.The hours tick by. Each word and glance intensifies their escalating desire, forcing them to surrender to passion and Toni’s need for Zach’s dominance. Driven by carnal hunger, conquered by yearning, they face the unforeseen truth of Toni’s past and a future neither of them expected.
156 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 15, 2010
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Tina Donahue
108 books655 followersI'm an Amazon and international bestselling novelist who writes passionate romance for every taste - 'heat with heart' - for traditional publishers and indie. Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, Romantic Times, and numerous online sites have praised my work. I've won Readers' Choice Awards, was named a finalist in the EPIC competition, received a Book of the Year Award, The Golden Nib Award, awards of merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competitions, and second place in the NEC RWA contests. I'm featured in the Novel and Short Story Writer's Market. Before penning romances, I worked at a major Hollywood production company in Story Direction.
On a less serious note: I'm an admitted and unrepentant chocoholic, brake for Mexican restaurants, and have been known to moan like Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally" while wolfing down tostadas. I've flown a single-engine airplane (freaking scary), rewired an old house using an 'electricity for dummies' book, and am horribly shy despite the hot romances I write.
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On a less serious note: I'm an admitted and unrepentant chocoholic, brake for Mexican restaurants, and have been known to moan like Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally" while wolfing down tostadas. I've flown a single-engine airplane (freaking scary), rewired an old house using an 'electricity for dummies' book, and am horribly shy despite the hot romances I write.
You can find me here:
FB Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/DonahueTina1/
Website/Blog: http://tinadonahuebooks.blogspot.com/
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1wFmIu6
Twitter: http://bit.ly/1ziy4IU
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1Dl8DHy
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/tina-...
Triberr: http://bit.ly/1CE2ec7
Pinterest: http://bit.ly/1yFLeMx
Amazon author page: http://amzn.to/1ChWFkO
Kensington: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/author...
My page at TRR: http://bit.ly/1vb7eEc
Sweet ‘n Sexy Divas: http://bit.ly/1ChWN3K
Romance Books 4 US: http://bit.ly/1JPtfeS
Dirty Birdies: http://bit.ly/2xBHnI0
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January 19, 2011
She came into his life on a gust of wind, full of vibrancy and a claim that she is a damn good mechanic. She ended up rocking his world and changing his life.
Toni lives in and for the moment. She’s a motorcycle performance artist traveling the circuit across the country. The lifestyle she’s become accustomed to isn’t exactly one she would have chosen, but she played with the hand she was dealt. It can be sometimes an unforgiving, harsh life, but with the help of the couple she’s adopted as her family, she makes due and gives back more.
Zach has been living on the edge of loneliness now for the past two years. Since the passing of his late wife, he won’t admit to needing someone. He prefers to just go about his business with his garage and dealing with the physical pain he’s had to endure since the accident. Anything else is inconsequential and beyond his emotional capability… or so he thought.
A proposition is made and a deadline is set. The challenge is to just live for and enjoy the moment together, but they soon both realize it’s not enough. While Toni is able to discover the truth at the heart of Zach’s pain, Zach has to do a little more digging with some professional help. He can't seem to stop the need to know more about her no matter how much he reprimanded himself earlier to be emotionally distant and just take what she was physically offering.
Behind Toni’s confident exterior is a woman who believes she doesn’t deserve some of the best things life has to offer simply because of how she’s lived her life thus far. She’s the complete opposite of what Zach’s used to, yet in many ways she’s exactly what Zach needs. Zach is much the same, thinking that there is no way a woman as wildly free as Toni would consider settling down with him. They become very observant of one another, gaining what little information they can because essentially they’re still strangers. The emotional distance creates a roadblock in their intimacy. They’ve both been hurt before and have no desire to reopen some of those old wounds, yet the easy one-month job proposition and carefree sex doesn’t seem quite so easy or carefree anymore without the constant worry of what the foreseeable future might hold. They just continue to mask their feelings and move on, neither one gutsy enough to make the first bold move, yet they both fear losing the other.
Ms. Donahue has a beautiful way with words that allows readers to be taken on a journey and visualize everything as it is meant to be pictured. The detailing balance is captured perfectly without being unimportant or redundant. The reader will get a good feel for the quaint, charming town of Indulgence as well as the characters. Zach and Toni are frustrating and endearing characters at the same time. I was immediately able to liken some of their personality traits to my own making me feel connected and committed to the characters. The story flowed very nicely with lots of boiling tension all leading up to an emotionally explosive finale, just be aware to keep the tissues close while reading. The sex scenes are pleasurably creative and hot, hot, HOT! Little problems here and there with the editing, but otherwise this story is incredible.
If you’re a stranger to the wonderful work of Ms. Donahue then make sure to check out Sensual Stranger and get yourself familiar with this amazing author!
Review also posted @ Whipped Cream Erotic Romance Reviews:
http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/
Toni lives in and for the moment. She’s a motorcycle performance artist traveling the circuit across the country. The lifestyle she’s become accustomed to isn’t exactly one she would have chosen, but she played with the hand she was dealt. It can be sometimes an unforgiving, harsh life, but with the help of the couple she’s adopted as her family, she makes due and gives back more.
Zach has been living on the edge of loneliness now for the past two years. Since the passing of his late wife, he won’t admit to needing someone. He prefers to just go about his business with his garage and dealing with the physical pain he’s had to endure since the accident. Anything else is inconsequential and beyond his emotional capability… or so he thought.
A proposition is made and a deadline is set. The challenge is to just live for and enjoy the moment together, but they soon both realize it’s not enough. While Toni is able to discover the truth at the heart of Zach’s pain, Zach has to do a little more digging with some professional help. He can't seem to stop the need to know more about her no matter how much he reprimanded himself earlier to be emotionally distant and just take what she was physically offering.
Behind Toni’s confident exterior is a woman who believes she doesn’t deserve some of the best things life has to offer simply because of how she’s lived her life thus far. She’s the complete opposite of what Zach’s used to, yet in many ways she’s exactly what Zach needs. Zach is much the same, thinking that there is no way a woman as wildly free as Toni would consider settling down with him. They become very observant of one another, gaining what little information they can because essentially they’re still strangers. The emotional distance creates a roadblock in their intimacy. They’ve both been hurt before and have no desire to reopen some of those old wounds, yet the easy one-month job proposition and carefree sex doesn’t seem quite so easy or carefree anymore without the constant worry of what the foreseeable future might hold. They just continue to mask their feelings and move on, neither one gutsy enough to make the first bold move, yet they both fear losing the other.
Ms. Donahue has a beautiful way with words that allows readers to be taken on a journey and visualize everything as it is meant to be pictured. The detailing balance is captured perfectly without being unimportant or redundant. The reader will get a good feel for the quaint, charming town of Indulgence as well as the characters. Zach and Toni are frustrating and endearing characters at the same time. I was immediately able to liken some of their personality traits to my own making me feel connected and committed to the characters. The story flowed very nicely with lots of boiling tension all leading up to an emotionally explosive finale, just be aware to keep the tissues close while reading. The sex scenes are pleasurably creative and hot, hot, HOT! Little problems here and there with the editing, but otherwise this story is incredible.
If you’re a stranger to the wonderful work of Ms. Donahue then make sure to check out Sensual Stranger and get yourself familiar with this amazing author!
Review also posted @ Whipped Cream Erotic Romance Reviews:
http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/
February 5, 2011
The chemistry between Zach and Toni is mesmerising and will draw you in and lead you on to find out what happens. As Toni and Zach burn with desire so will you. Sensual Stranger is a page turner with erotic and hot love scenes. There is a little bondage, D/s play, and spanking mixed in the love scenes that is done very tastefully, and adds to the level of trust the characters have for one another.
As the story progresses, you will yearn to know the background story to these characters that seem to come alive on the pages. Tina Donahue really makes you care about her characters. As a reader, you’ll feel Toni’s sorrow and despair. Zach’s loss makes him vulnerable and realistic. He wants to find happiness again, but he’s just scared of the possibility of rejection. You’ll be rooting for them as a couple.
Toni’s mysterious past haunts her throughout the story and keeps her from moving forward until she’s confronted by it and Zach. Tina Donahue does a nice job of keeping up the suspense until the final revealing confrontation between Zach and Toni.
This story is entertaining, definitely sensual, and will leave you wanting more of Tina Donahue’s creations.
--Stacey, Siren Book Reviews
As the story progresses, you will yearn to know the background story to these characters that seem to come alive on the pages. Tina Donahue really makes you care about her characters. As a reader, you’ll feel Toni’s sorrow and despair. Zach’s loss makes him vulnerable and realistic. He wants to find happiness again, but he’s just scared of the possibility of rejection. You’ll be rooting for them as a couple.
Toni’s mysterious past haunts her throughout the story and keeps her from moving forward until she’s confronted by it and Zach. Tina Donahue does a nice job of keeping up the suspense until the final revealing confrontation between Zach and Toni.
This story is entertaining, definitely sensual, and will leave you wanting more of Tina Donahue’s creations.
--Stacey, Siren Book Reviews
February 5, 2011
Lena’s Review:
She came out of nowhere and somehow in a second she has gotten under his skin. It’s been months since Zach has looked at another woman. Yet something about Toni Starr has piqued his interest beyond sexual arousal. From afar Toni seems lonely and needs love in all the right places. Yet once he grabs a kiss from her, he is hooked on her charms and love.
Tina Donahue blew my mind away in this sexy, hot tale of a woman who says she doesn’t need anyone, yet she craves love. Sensual Stranger is definitely a book packed with second chances, hot sex in every tantalizing place and two people searching for the love that was taken away from them.
Tina Donahue outdid herself in Sensual Stranger and I can’t wait to read more books that involve her wonderful imagination.
Rated 4 Ravens by Lena!
She came out of nowhere and somehow in a second she has gotten under his skin. It’s been months since Zach has looked at another woman. Yet something about Toni Starr has piqued his interest beyond sexual arousal. From afar Toni seems lonely and needs love in all the right places. Yet once he grabs a kiss from her, he is hooked on her charms and love.
Tina Donahue blew my mind away in this sexy, hot tale of a woman who says she doesn’t need anyone, yet she craves love. Sensual Stranger is definitely a book packed with second chances, hot sex in every tantalizing place and two people searching for the love that was taken away from them.
Tina Donahue outdid herself in Sensual Stranger and I can’t wait to read more books that involve her wonderful imagination.
Rated 4 Ravens by Lena!
March 1, 2012
Two people whom both have pasts they do not wish to remember. Both alone in the world for different reasons. Each with an instant attraction to the other. There are no vanilla thoughts coming from either of their minds but definitely a curiosity and strong desire to find out. They feed each other their deepest desires with no words. Just very creative delightful ways of the body in the most intimate of ways.
This was the first book I've read from Tina Donahue and I loved it! It had me laughing, crying and even gave me the urge to shout! So much fun and discovery is within these pages and I'm so happy to of read them.
This was the first book I've read from Tina Donahue and I loved it! It had me laughing, crying and even gave me the urge to shout! So much fun and discovery is within these pages and I'm so happy to of read them.
February 12, 2015
This was one of the best books I have ever read. When Zach and Toni meet, they have each been to hell and back in their personal lives. They agree to a one-month commitment for Toni to work in Zach's garage, then she will go her own way. During that month, they both start to have strong feelings for each other and must find courage to act on those feelings. This book is a sensual story, but it also has a strong plot and well-developed characters. I highly recommend this book.
August 1, 2014
Zach finds himself with a woman at his garage, wanting work since she´s broke and needs to bail out her bike within a month.
Working together and even giving her a place to stay, the combustible feelings soon have them together, but can this lead to anything? Especially since she´s halfway out the door already.
Smutty fluff, feelings and life in a small town in a great combo.
Working together and even giving her a place to stay, the combustible feelings soon have them together, but can this lead to anything? Especially since she´s halfway out the door already.
Smutty fluff, feelings and life in a small town in a great combo.
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