A snippet from SWAY
Apr
10
2012

Levi Warner is an established, older man—wealthy, powerful, and above all, respectable. Then Levi meets Daisy, an uninhibited 24-year-old dance instructor and artist, not exactly the kind of woman Levi is accustomed to. But the young, free spirit, brings out something in him he only experienced in fantasies. When their scorching affair turns into something unexpectedly deeper, Levi finds himself torn between preserving his reputation, and exploring a wilder and much more satisfying kind of life.

“I saw you dancing. In the other room I mean. How long have you been teaching dance classes?” His murmur nearly made her jump, she was so lost in the way he’d made her feel.

She licked her lips and didn’t miss the way his pupils seemed to swallow the color in his eyes. Green, a pale green. Unusual. Especially with dark hair. His was nearly black, with salt and pepper throughout. It suited him. As did the scruff.

Really, he was a walking, talking dream of a man and he smelled as good as he looked.


Today’s prize is a copy of any of my available contemporary romances in whatever format they’re available in – Winner’s Choice
. You can see the list here. I’ll choose a winner from the comments to this post and announce on Monday April 16!

33 comments to “A snippet from SWAY”

  1. Vic
    April 10th, 2012 at 6:23 am · Link

    I’m excited about this series. Not only do we get a little more Brown Sibling goodness – but new series. I am slightly ashamed to admit that I only just read Heart of Darkness this weekend after a little de la Vega drooling. Not sure WHY I hadn’t read it before but on the upside, I have less time to wait for Simon’s story! :mrgreen:



  2. CrystalGB
    April 10th, 2012 at 7:04 am · Link

    Sway sounds great. I love the cover. Thanks for the great giveaway.



  3. Blanche
    April 10th, 2012 at 7:15 am · Link

    I am so looking forward to this book!!!



  4. Melanie J.
    April 10th, 2012 at 7:27 am · Link

    I am soooo excited to read this! Love it!!!



  5. Aurore
    April 10th, 2012 at 7:29 am · Link

    I loved the books about the Brown siblings and now I’m really looking forward to the Delicious series. It’s so great we get two books of the series this year!
    The cover of Cherished is beautiful, I like the colors.
    Thanks for the snippet.



  6. Kimh
    April 10th, 2012 at 7:34 am · Link

    Great hot excerpt whoo
    thanks for this prize whoo 👿
    ➡ 😀



  7. Diane
    April 10th, 2012 at 7:51 am · Link

    I loved the excerpt and your contest is awesome! Have a great day! 😮



  8. Melissa B
    April 10th, 2012 at 8:35 am · Link

    I love this cover, Lauren ~ and you and Maya in the same book? Yeah, that’s one I cannot WAIT to read! But it’s a LONG way awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy…..



  9. Pamela D
    April 10th, 2012 at 8:40 am · Link

    Sounds great – you and Maya, what a great combo. 2 of my fave authors really looking forward to reading it….



  10. Mariann with Belle's Book Bag
    April 10th, 2012 at 8:47 am · Link

    Hi Lauren,
    I seriously cannot wait for this book!!! I love the concept of an older man with a younger woman. This has been up on my blog since you released the cover!! Plus it has Maya Banks. WOO-HOO! 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win. Have a great day!! 🙂



  11. angie
    April 10th, 2012 at 8:57 am · Link

    can’t’ wait for the delicious series to come out thanks for the preview 🙂



  12. Jeanette Juan
    April 10th, 2012 at 9:32 am · Link

    Thanks for the snippet and I can’t wait for this to release!



  13. becky jean
    April 10th, 2012 at 9:40 am · Link

    I am so excited for this release! I have already preordered from amazon 🙂



  14. cathyf
    April 10th, 2012 at 10:07 am · Link

    I cannot wait for this book! So excited that you have so many
    releases this year!!



  15. Lee
    April 10th, 2012 at 10:11 am · Link

    As I said on Twitter, you killing my credit card, but please, don’t stop! Can’t wait.



  16. Angie H
    April 10th, 2012 at 10:27 am · Link

    Absolutely can’t wait for this one to be out. I am a fan of both you and Maya Banks so this will be great!



  17. JenM
    April 10th, 2012 at 10:34 am · Link

    Looking forward to this one. I love Maya Banks also, so it should be a great duo.



  18. Jordan H
    April 10th, 2012 at 11:03 am · Link

    I am so excited for this series!!! Sway sounds amazing and the cover looks fantastic.



  19. StacieD
    April 10th, 2012 at 11:56 am · Link

    Levi sounds like a lovely hero. I cannot wait for SWAY!



  20. Viki S.
    April 10th, 2012 at 12:43 pm · Link

    Thank you for the snippet.



  21. elaing8
    April 10th, 2012 at 4:05 pm · Link

    Looking forward to reading both stories.Thanks for sharing the snippet.



  22. Marc
    April 10th, 2012 at 5:01 pm · Link

    As soon as I saw this one it went on the wish list – it just keeps getting longer. You and Maya are auto buys for me.



  23. Jen B.
    April 10th, 2012 at 6:57 pm · Link

    Oooooo!!! That is a great prize. I could fill in a blank in my collection!



  24. Christine
    April 10th, 2012 at 7:19 pm · Link

    Don’t know how I can wait for this. It’s so far away.



  25. Linda G
    April 10th, 2012 at 8:06 pm · Link

    Ican’t wait. I’ve already preordered this one.



  26. Melissa Lamb
    April 10th, 2012 at 8:07 pm · Link

    I can’t wait to read this!! Love the cover by the way!!



  27. Christina Trammell
    April 10th, 2012 at 9:15 pm · Link

    What an exciting pairing! I cannot wait to read SWAY. The excerpt had me wanting to read more.



  28. Jane
    April 10th, 2012 at 10:26 pm · Link

    I’ll be on the lookout for “Sway” in a couple of months.



  29. Lori T
    April 10th, 2012 at 10:28 pm · Link

    This sounds great and I am looking forward to reading it! Thanks for the contest.



  30. monica t.
    April 14th, 2012 at 4:55 pm · Link

    Cannot wait to read this. Sometimes these relationships don’t go well because to me the immaturity of the girl in the story,so I am really looking forward to this story. 😀



  31. Erin
    April 14th, 2012 at 7:00 pm · Link

    I practically swooned at the description of Levi’s salt and pepper hair. Love!! I am looking forward to the kick-off of the new series and the smokin’ hot cover and pairing with Maya Banks is just icing on the cupcake!



  32. bn100
    April 14th, 2012 at 9:23 pm · Link

    Sounds like an intriguing book.



  33. Cariadne
    April 15th, 2012 at 3:55 pm · Link

    Can’t wait