Ok gang, while I’m waiting for the blog update, I’m going to run a big contest and give away 10 ARCs of Sweet Seduction. AND I’m posting a new excerpt behind the jump 
He was the stuff erotic dreams are made of
Salon owner Julie Stanford wanted Nathan Tucker ever since she gave him his first massage. Getting paid to feel every inch of his body, stripped, oiled, and spread out in front of her? Stuff dreams are made of. But the sexy lug was oblivious to the signals she was sending—until she finished off his final rub-down with something extra. In fact, the best extra he ever had. Unfortunately, he came around too late. Now Julie’s moving on…
She was everything he’d dreamed of
The woman was driving him crazy. She lit fire to his insides then ran like a scalded cat. And now she’s going to someone else to have all her fantasies fulfilled? Over his dead body… He’s more than willing to give her what she wants, and as soon as he pins the little minx down, he’d show her his own brand of sweet seduction.
Excerpt and how to win behind the jump!
“Just how hung up are you on Julie Stanford?” Micah asked Nathan as they sat down at Cattleman’s to eat lunch.
“What the fuck kind of question is that?” Nathan demanded.
It was bad enough that Julie had completely messed with his mind, but now he was fielding comments from the guys about how fucked up he was over the woman.
“It’s a simple question,” Micah said calmly. “Either you are or you aren’t.”
“Nothing is simple when you ask it,” Nathan grumbled.
“So?”
“So fucking what?” Nathan snarled. “Give it a rest, man. You know what happened. If a gorgeous woman came on to you, sucked you dry and then off, what the fuck would you do?”
Micah grinned. “Toss her over my shoulder and lock us in a room for a week?”
“I’m tempted. If I could find the wench.”
“I just happen to know where she’ll be this weekend,” Micah said casually.
Nathan pinned him with a stare. “And how would you know that?”
Micah smiled. Smug bastard. “I have my ways.”
“Cut the crap, will you?”
Micah gripped his beer bottle and tilted it back, taking a long swig. When he lowered it again, he looked long and hard at Nathan. “There’s a reason I’m asking how hung up on her you are.”
“And that is?” Nathan asked.
“Because apparently she’s serious about leaving you in her dust.”
Nathan snorted and downed the last of his beer. “Tell me something I don’t know.”
“I wouldn’t even tell you this because I usually side with the women, but I think you have a thing for her.”
Nathan blew out his breath in irritation. Nice to know he was so fucking transparent. But how transparent could he be if Julie hadn’t even figured it out? Hell, she thought he’d spent the last few months ignoring her. As if any breathing man could ever not notice that woman.
“Yeah, maybe,” he said grudgingly.
“Well, she’s hooked up this weekend for some hot, anonymous sex at Damon’s place. And the following weekend as well.”
Nathan’s jaw dropped about the time the beer bottle fell out of his hand and hit the floor.
“What?”
Micah eyed him cautiously, and maybe he did look a little deranged. He couldn’t very well act calm, when he felt like a volcano about to erupt.
“Run that by me again,” Nathan growled. “Use short words. Don’t leave anything out. What the fuck is she doing at Damon fucking Roche’s sex club?”
Micah snickered. “I wasn’t even sure you had any idea about The House.”
“I wouldn’t if I hadn’t overheard you and Gray talking about the time he hauled Faith out of there. Faith for Christ’s sake. If I had any inkling she was wandering in there, I would have snatched her out by her hair. I can’t believe Damon allowed her in there. I know he’s your friend, but that was ridiculous.”
“Maybe Faith isn’t the innocent you like to make her out to be,” Micah said in amusement.
Nathan glared at Micah. “We’re talking about Julie, remember? And I sure as hell don’t think she’s innocent, but I damn well don’t want her fucking some stranger with Damon’s blessing either. What the hell is he running, some kind of pimp service?”
“Look, I’m not telling you this so you can stop it. Last I checked you weren’t Julie’s keeper, and I doubt she’d allow that anyway.” His lips twitched as he obviously fought laughter. “But Julie’s request was for anonymous sex. She wants to be blindfolded. Do you see an opportunity here?”
Nathan stared at Micah in stupefaction. “Blindfolded? Has she lost her damn mind? What’s to stop this joker from hurting her?”
“Jokers,” Micah corrected.
“What?”
“There’s more than one.”
Nathan’s fingers curled into a fist. “You’re shitting me. You’re doing this to yank my chain, aren’t you?”
Micah licked his lip as he struggled with his composure.
“And would you quit laughing at me already?” Nathan demanded.
Micah dropped his head and laughed. He laughed so hard that tears were streaming from his eyes. Nathan wanted nothing more than to kick his ass.
“I’m not shitting you, man,” Micah said as he gasped for breath. “She wants hot sex with more than one guy. She wants to be blindfolded but not tied up. She wants the fantasy of anonymity.”
“Fuck me,” Nathan swore. “That’s going to happen over my dead body.”
“Oh? And how do you plan to stop it? Damon’s not going to let you within a mile of The House if your plan is to barge in, fists swinging. He runs a very civilized place.”
“Civilized my ass. What’s civilized about treating women like pieces of meat?”
Micah raised an eyebrow. “Knowing what you know about me, do you honestly think I would have let Julie walk into that kind of situation if I didn’t know for sure that Damon would take damn good care of her?”
Nathan leaned forward. “And I’d ask what the hell business of it is yours what Julie does or doesn’t do.”
“She’s a friend of Faith and Serena’s. I’d look out for her just like I do those two,” he said evenly. “What business of it is yours? Why do you care, Nathan?”
“Fuck you,” Nathan muttered.
“Admit it, you care. It’s eating you alive to know that she’s going to be fucking some other guy this weekend when you’re dying to get into her pants.”
“It ain’t going to happen,” Nathan said belligerently.
“What, you getting into her pants?” Micah asked.
Nathan turned up his middle finger at Micah. “What ain’t going to happen is her having anonymous sex with some goddamn stranger.”
“And you plan to prevent this how?”
Fuck if he knew. He didn’t know this Damon guy as well as Micah did, but Micah could fix that, couldn’t he? And hell, if she was that bent on having anonymous sex, he could be as anonymous as the next guy.
A slow grin spread across his face. That was it. He’d exact a little payback for the way she’d played him in the salon with the added benefit of not letting her fuck another man. She wouldn’t need another guy when he finished with her.
“I’m not liking the look on your face right now,” Micah said warily. “You only get that look when you’re plotting. Usually against me.”
“I think we should have a beer with your buddy, Damon,” Nathan suggested. “Like tonight.”
Micah grinned. “I thought you might see it my way.”
“Your way? How the hell is this your way? If we did things your way, Julie would be fucking some weirdo at Damon’s sex club this weekend.”
“Why do you think I told you about it, moron?” Micah said as he motioned for another beer. “And I’m way ahead of you, man. Damon’s supposed to meet me here in an hour.”
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Ok so here are the rules and all the fine print. Contest is open to all entries, International entries included. To enter drop me a comment. I’ll choose 10 winners next Tuesday. Now here’s the important part. I’ll post the winners on Tuesday. You have until the following Saturday, midnight CST to email me to claim your ARC and provide mailing address. If I don’t hear from you by then, the ARC will be given to someone else.
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The excerpt sounds great. I can’t wait for this one.
This sounds so good. What a teaser, thank you!
Maya,
I am soo excited. :lol2:
Please enter me in your giveaway.:pray:
Noelle
Woot Woot, what a giveaway!!! Count me in *grin*
More Maya books! YAY. Devoured the last one. Didn’t read the excerpt, though, too much torture for me to handle.
Hello Maya,
Love reading your books! Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks so much, Julia.
The book sounds fantastic! Can’t wait to read it!
Ooh, please include me! Thanks for the excerpt!
Oh, I am so in!! After Sweet Persuasion I am jumping up and down for this sequel!!:kneel:
Oooooooh! :eatchoc:
Maya, this is awesome! First, what a *divine* excerpt! I can’t wait to read Nathan’s story! :elephant::elephant::elephant:
Second, you are a goddess! :kneel:
TEN giveaways! You rock woman!
Thanks!
~bella
Sounds cool!
:pray: Patients doesn’t come easy when I’m waiting for one of your books but when it’s this excitingly hot it’s nonexistent.
:kneel:
You are awsome Maya!
Thanks for the excerpt, can’t wait to read it!!
I would love to win a ARC of Sweet Seduction-I live outside of the US and shipping can get very expensive so I order your books as ebooks and I would love to own a print book by you. Thanks :lol2:
:worthy: Ok each time you have posted an excerpt on this book I want to read this more and more, I just don’t think I can wait, pullllleaze pic me.
:kneel: OMG, I cannot WAIT to read this.
I want Nathan!!
Hi! Please enter me in the drawing!!
Awesome contest! I want to win Nathan’s story. Thanks for the chance.
I love ARC’S, count me in! tWarner419@aol.com
Hi Maya, looking forward to the next book of this awesome series and also looking forward to your new one (you know the one with the HOT cover) Best of luck! In the meantime I’ll just do a little cleaning while I wait :vaccuum:
Loved the excerpt, Maya, and can’t wait to read Nathan and Julie’s story.
Hi Maya,
What a great givaway.:elephant: Thank’s for having the contest. Good luck everyone.
Hi Maya,
Please enter me! Thanks
Ooh, Oooh, please enter me :pray::pray::pray:
Oh please enter me!!! I love this series and I can’t wait to read Nathan’s book!
I absolutely LOVE this series and cannot wait to read Nathan’s story!
I love your books.
Can’t wait to hear about Nathan and Julie!
Thank you for all the give aways you do! I’d buy your work no matter what, but it sure is nice of you to give so much away!
What they said!! :whoo:
Thanks for the contest Maya!!
Dani
Fantastic excerpt – thanks for the chance!!!
Love the excerpt. Thanks for the contest.
Choose me please!
Loved the excerpt!
Am looking forward to reading Sweet Seduction.
:whoo: Either way its a win win for :banana: :woot::worthy::sack:
Sounds like a winner
YAY for the new excerpt! Can I just say PICK ME about a jillion times for the ARC?
Aloha Maya! I would love to be entered!
So excited!!
:elephant:
Can’t wait to read this!!! Love all your books!!!
Please enter my name in your draw. Thanks.
wandanamgreb (at) gmail (dot) com
Wow, enter me please!
I am a massage therapist myself and this excerpt intrigues the hell out of me. I am dying to read the rest of it and it looks like it is part of yet another Maya Banks series that I will have to acquire. And the part about the sex club, well, that part has got to be hawt, hawt, hawt.
Elorie
I have to get it even if I dont win it.!!!
Please enter me in your giveaway. I LOVED the excerpt – it was awesome! Great looking cover too! :whoo:
Please enter me in the contest. Can’t wait to read this one.
Me too! Me too!:worthy: I so want to win this book.LOL
Debby Creager
cleo@hbeark.com
I can’t wait until the book comes out!!!!http://www.mayabanks.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_purplelaugh.gif
Oh Maya~ What a great contest! You definitely ROCK!!! Wonderful excerpt and thanks for sharing. I would love to be entered.
Have a great weekend.
Please enter me! I’m usually a paranormal reader but this one looks really good!
MichelleK (mishcara)
I’d love to be entered in the contest!
Ooh, this sounds good!
I’d never heard of this series before, but please enter me for the ARC!
After that excerpt, and with the blurb, I’ll definitely check out the earlier books in the series – in fact I’m going to a bookshop on Monday!
Maya, this is such a generous contest.:worthy: The excerpt is terrific!