AUTHOR
CINDY JACKS
cindy.jacks@hotmail.com
BIO:
Prior to becoming a writer of romantic and erotic
fiction, Cindy went to college at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and
graduated with a BFA in Art. After a brief attempt at an art career, she
decided the ‘starving artist’ life wasn’t for her. She worked for ten years in
the corporate arena, but now spends her days as a full time author.
Her first published work--The Point of Distraction
Series--was inspired by a collection of short stories she wrote to entertain
her best friend. Since then she's explored her inner bad girl, producing books
full of humor and packed with real emotion.
When not chained to her laptop, she enjoys belly
dancing, international cooking, and making jewelry. She and her family make their home in the Washington, DC
area.
SAILOR’S
KNOT
PIRATES
AT HEART, BOOK 3
BLURB:
The year is 2037 and the next generation of Logan
family pirates have taken over the helm of The Yellow Rose. Running bootleg
booze and smuggling runners from the Reformed States of America into the
Republic of Texas, business couldn’t be better…that is, if brothers Marcus and
Nathaniel don’t kill each other in the process.
Captain Marcus Logan is serious, brooding and haunted,
carrying a torch for his first mate, Amelie. Nathaniel—the resident party
boy—is none of those things, but somehow they’d made their differences work for
them until recently. When tall, leggy blonde Captain Ruby Delaney is a guest
aboard The Rose, she turns Nathaniel’s head and stirs up all sorts of
trouble, not the least of which is winding up in Marcus’ bed one drunken night.
This ill-advised one-night stand ignites a love quadrangle so intertwined that
the phrase “it’s complicated” doesn’t begin to define this sailor’s knot.
EXCERPT
Humiliation and admiration flooded Marcus with
equal measure. Ruby was far craftier than he’d given her credit for. His
earlier words to Nate echoed in his mind. He’d accused his brother of
ineptitude when Marcus himself couldn’t tie a restraint that could hold her.
Shaking his head, he passed her the bottle. “Glad I
could entertain you.”
“Aw, don’t be like that. I’m still trapped here.” She
ran a hand over his sheets, leaning forward and spreading her legs a bit. “In your
cabin.”
Bad
girl. He arched an eyebrow. Usually he’d be immune to
such an obvious overture, but in his current state, she was hard to ignore.
His cock stirred at the thought of her in his bed.
Maybe it was the whiskey or maybe it was the fact that he hadn’t had a woman
in… How long had it been? Several months at least. A smile crossed his lips.
That barmaid in Belize. He usually steered clear of one-night stands, but she’d
been so insistent, hadn’t she?
And his last relationship before that, over a year
prior. It had lasted a couple of weeks at best. Sticking around wasn’t his
forte. Not since— No, he wouldn’t think about Amelie anymore. Not with a
beautiful blonde next to him. For once, couldn’t he do what any man would do in
this situation? For once, couldn’t he give in to his base desires instead of
suppressing them, struggling to keep them under control?
“You’re gorgeous when you smile.” Ruby intruded on his
thoughts.
Marcus stared at her, weighing his options. Her full
breasts rose and fell with every breath, her voluptuous thighs grazing past his
leg as she shifted to make herself more comfortable. She smelled like his soap
but there was an undercurrent of her own scent. Rich and sweet. He wanted to
taste her.
“Are you flirting with me?” he asked, leaning closer.
“Obviously.” She licked her lips, meeting his hungry
stare.
Scooting closer, she pressed her breasts to his arm. He
dipped his head a little to the right. Her quick exhalations skimmed his cheek.
She wouldn’t run away, disappear at the crucial moment. Quite the opposite.
With one finger trailing beneath his chin, she drew him nearer, daring him to
kiss her.
She was offering herself up to be had, for him to take
her. And why not?
There was no one waiting at home for him. He was a free man
with a cock so hard it hurt. And this woman—a dangerous and wild woman—wanted
him.
At least for the night. And he wanted her. Hell, who wouldn’t?
He cradled the back of her neck, kissing her hard. “If
you steal from me again, I’ll kill you.”
“I wouldn’t cross you again. I know when I’m licked.”
Pushing her back onto the mattress, he nipped at her
ear. “I haven’t even started licking you yet.”
She laughed, wrapping a leg around him.
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