April 22, 2013

Heroess and Hearts Excerpt




Isabel Kendra prides herself on being a strong independent woman. She doesn’t fawn over men, doesn’t swoon and would rather take care of things herself than ask for help. She has no use for heroes. So when a dark stranger tells her of a kidnapped child who needs her help she approaches the situation in her usual practical manner. Of course, with coming across her long lost father and gods and sorceresses who are constantly trying to kill her, Isabel soon realizes she’s out of her element. Enter the dashing Prince Alaric for whom rescuing the damsel in distress is second nature, only this time the damsel doesn’t want to be rescued!

Together the two must thwart the evil forces that threaten their lives and their worlds while struggling against their own blistering attraction for each other. Can Isabel balance her aversion to the prince’s habit of coming to her rescue with the realization that sometimes it is all right to accept help from a man? Can Alaric handle himself around a woman capable of rescuing herself and learn to be simply the man who loves her?



Excerpt


On the way to her room, she knocked softly on Alaric’s door and opened it a crack to peek in and check on him. He lay on his back snoring softly, but his twisted covers told Isabel he hadn’t been sleeping well. He was bare-chested, save for the bandage that had been wrapped around his midriff, and the hairy leg that hung beside the bed made Isabel suddenly aware that the man was completely naked. She knew it probably wasn’t the thing to do, but the air below decks was chillier than above and she didn’t want him to catch a cold on top of being injured. She quickly slipped into the room and drew the covers up to his throat. God, the man was beautiful! His dark hair lightly brushed his forehead and his features looked as if they had been chiseled in stone. She lightly touched his damp forehead to find it was a bit too warm. She sat on the edge of the bed beside him and wrung out the washcloth that lay in a clay bowl filled with cool water. She placed the cloth upon his head and noticed he had opened his eyes and was watching her.

“I’m sorry, I’ll go,” she gasped. She rose to leave, but he grabbed her arms and pulled her to him.

“Isabel,” he murmured, placing a hand in her hair as he continued to pull her down on him, and suddenly she found he was kissing her.

His lips were unbelievably warm and soft, and she felt herself melting as his tongue probed the inside of her mouth. Just as suddenly as it had started, Isabel felt Alaric’s grip loosen. When she pushed herself up she found he was asleep again. Her body trembled as her heart thrummed beneath her breast. She hurried from the room and entered her own, flopping down on her bed to calm herself. She had kissed guys before and she was definitely no virgin, yet no man had ever caused such a strong reaction within her and she was terrified.

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  1. الحشرات الضارة هي الحشرات التي تلحق الضرر بالإنسان وممتلكاتهم ومحاصيلهم ومواشيهم ، وتنتشر في جميع أنحاء العالم ، وقد تسبب الحشرات أضرارًا مباشرة ، أي بامتصاص دماء الكائنات الحية ، أو أكل أنسجتها ، أو بشكل غير مباشر ، عن طريق إزالتها. تنتقل مسببات الأمراض أو الطفيليات إلى الكائنات الحية ، وغالبًا ما يكون الضرر هو البالغين. وأحيانًا يكون الضرر في البالغين ويرقاتهم. قد تعمل هذه الحشرات بمفردها أو قد تهاجم في مجموعات. في أي حال ، يجب مكافحة الآفات والقضاء عليها لتجنب التسبب في ضرر

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    عندما نتحدث عن شركة لتطهير المنزل ، يجب أن نأخذ في الاعتبار أن الشركة تقوم بمهام متعددة داخل المنزل ، مثل: اعتني بكافة أعمال التنظيف الشامل سواء في شقتك أو في منزل مكون من عدة طوابق ، بما في ذلك جميع الغرف والحمامات والمطابخ والسلالم والجدران والأسقف والأثاث وما إلى ذلك ، ليس هذا فقط ولكن الشركة البولندية محترفة الأثاث والأرضيات والأجهزة والخزائن. ويتم كل هذا بمساعدة معدات محددة وأدوات التنظيف والتطهير لضمان التنظيف الفعال في وقت محدود.

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    نحن شركة مقاولات في الكويت نقوم بجميع الأعمال المتعلقة بالإنشاءات والمباني العامة ونقوم بتحليلها والبحث فيها وإجراء دراسة شاملة وشاملة لأية عيوب قد تحدث مع الأخذ بعين الاعتبار الأخطاء ، لأن كل هذه هي ينعكس في الشركة وسمعتها ، لذلك نقوم ببناء الهياكل الهندسية المختلفة ، وبناء المستشفيات والمدارس والمراكز ، والمولات التجارية ، وجميع الدوائر الحكومية ، والمباني الخاصة والعامة ، بالإضافة إلى التنفيذ الرائع للفيلات والقصور ، فنحن نقدم ما يلي الجوانب خدمة ممتازة في مجالات الدهان ، التجصيص ، الكهرباء ، الفنون الزخرفية ، السباكة ، بلاط السيراميك والديكور المنزلي

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