It’s release day for Nancy S. Thompson’s STIRRED! I am so excited to be part of the fantastic release celebration for this erotic new contemporary suspense. Nancy is sharing an excerpt with us and there’s a trailer!! Check it out and enter her giveaway!!

 

About Stirred:

I’m Eden MacLaird, and Fate screwed me good at the age of twenty-one, stole my first love, then my first child. Twenty years later, I still haven’t found my happily-ever-after. Sure, from the outside, I have it all, including Declan, my gorgeous, rich-as-sin husband. But things aren’t what they seem, and catching Declan in bed with my best friend destroys any dreams I harbor for love, much less sexual fulfillment.

Then in walks Sean Bennett…

Just months away from earning his post-graduate law degree, Sean’s smart, driven, and serious, but an unexpected encounter between us in a bar one night changes everything. His best friend, Trinitee, warns against getting too involved, but the heat between us is beyond intense, and neither of us are willing to walk away.

With my marriage in shambles, I’m eager to make a go of it with Sean, despite our sixteen-year age difference. But while I relish my sexual reawakening, I fear giving up the posh life I’ve grown accustomed to. That life, however, and everything in it, comes crashing down as bodies start piling up around us, and all clues point to me and Sean.

Secrets, betrayal, and revenge threaten to destroy not just my carefully-crafted reputation, but my very life. With our freedom at stake, Sean and I join forces to uncover those plotting against us. But as doubt and evidence mount, I must choose: give in to my suspicions and save myself, or trust our new-found love and save us both.

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Exclusive Excerpt:

Her hands caught mine and stilled it in place, not letting me go any farther, but not pushing me away either. She was very conflicted; that much was certain—the look in her eyes, the way she worried her bottom lip with her teeth. And it would work to my benefit, I was sure. But instead of emboldening me, it gave me pause, and my longing inexplicably shifted from what I wanted for myself, to what I wanted for her—to feel desired, to know she was someone’s fantasy, a dream come true. I would show her what she’d been missing all these years, what her husband had denied her, that she was worth the effort, worth giving to, worth loving. And in my sudden need to be what her husband had not, I felt a fullness swell inside me. Not just between my legs, or even my heart, but in my soul.

Caught in that epiphany, I leaned in, my mouth a mere inch from her right ear.

“What are you so afraid of, Eden?” I breathed, and slowly, I moved to face her, so close, all I had to do was stretch my neck, ever so slightly, and my mouth was on hers, gently, my tongue a flick against her lips as I brushed across it. Next, my mouth was at her left ear. “Why not take the risk?” I pressed but for a moment before my mouth reclaimed hers.

I kissed her deeply this time, my tongue probing for hers, and, after a moment’s hesitation, she met me head on. My hand between her knees pressed forward, not rough, but definitely insistent. Undeniable. Her hands, once a tense and formidable barrier, relaxed, though she kept them resting against mine as my fingers edged upward, gently easing her legs apart to allow me access. And there it was, the lacy edge of her panties, and an intense, scorching heat. My heart ricocheted in response.

Eden sucked in a soft hiss as her mouth retreated from mine, but, though she pulled back for a split-second, a half-hearted attempt to regroup and regain control, she knew, as well as I, that it was impossible, and her mouth returned to the one place we both knew it belonged, right against mine. But even that proved too much for her, and she dipped her chin to lean her forehead against my cheek as she panted in anticipation.

Because that’s what this was. Anticipation. I hadn’t really touched her—not yet. I hadn’t invaded the space her wedding vows had long ago promised to one man, and one man only. That anticipation she felt was her sense of decency and fidelity warring with her desire, the basest need a human could ever experience.

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Michel’s Review

* Spoiler Free Review *

Stirred is the first book I have read by Nancy S. Thompson.  She’s a fairly new author and her previous titles have been in the thriller / mystery genre. I was intrigued with  the synopsis of Stirred.  I love a good dark thriller romance and was excited to dive into this book. Stirred met my high expectations and went beyond what I was hoping for.  I was glued to the pages.  The plot was well executed.  I was mystified until the final revelation/ scene played out.  By that time I was completely floored.  It was brilliant.

The book starts out in an unusual way that instigates suspicions from the beginning. The story is told through Eden McLaird’s POV.  It starts when she is an impressionable young woman that has experienced a devastating tragedy.  She is easily manipulated.  At this point in her life she has no desire to battle her grief and become a stronger person.  Time has a way of taking care of a person’s mind and heart.  The book fast forwards to twenty years later.

Eden has become a stronger person in many ways.  Her heart has healed.  She has moved on in life and became a professional, a good wife, and a good mother.  She has a successful career as an owner of a prestigious school.  She has also pursued her dreams from her youth to become a published  author.  On paper her life looks perfect.  To most people, including her friends, her life looks perfect.  Appearances can be deceptive.  She’s regretting some of her choices twenty years ago.  She is in an unhappy marriage and will remain in that marriage no matter what.  At least that is what she believes until she meets a young man that changes her views on life.

What starts out as a seduction game for Sean Bennett quickly turns into a real quest of the heart.  Although a relationship with a married woman isn’t something he wanted, he can’t turn his back on Eden.

The stakes are high.  They are both being manipulated.  Someone is out to destroy Eden and Sean is merely a pawn.  Who is out to destroy Eden?  Why do they want to destroy a good caring woman? Can Eden survive another heartbreak that may lead to the ultimate grief and devastation? It may lead to her death.

The answers are there between the lines in this sizzling hot erotic romance.  The answers will come as a complete surprise.

Read Stirred by Nancy S. Thompson, it’s a dark erotic thriller that will keep you Stirred until the end.  Nancy S. Thompson has made my Must Read Authors list.

 

Nancy S. Thompson Bio:

Nancy is a California transplant currently living in Seattle, Washington with her husband of 23 years, their son, a student at Seattle University, their giant snow dog, Jack, and his kitty, Skye. She works as a freelance editor for her publisher and writer friends and also has her own interior design business within the model home merchandising industry. When she’s not writing or editing, Nancy keeps herself busy by cooking and baking.

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