Excerpt from A Very Fumbling Merry Christmas

​“I didn’t get to tell you about my great idea yet. Hunter totally stole my thunder.” She grabs my hand and drags me over to the couch. I try to adjust my pants, but there’s no hiding the tripod I’m sporting right now.
“I can see why you chose Hunter to pop your cherry, girl. You’re lucky that monster didn’t split you in two.”
“Stop checking out my husband’s cock, Zee!” I love that Faith’s tone is jokey but with a possessive undercurrent.
“In my defense, it’s kind of hard to miss right now.” Coop’s brow furrows, but he keeps his mouth shut, which is so unlike him. Has he been replaced with an alien imposter? This guy has got it bad.
“Secret Santa!” Faith blurts out. She does that sometimes—shouts one or two words that really should be part of a coherent thought. I’ve gotten used to reminding her that I can’t actually read her mind.
“You’re going to have to elaborate on that thought, love.” I chuckle as she realizes we have no idea what she’s talking about.
“Yeah. So, I was thinking you and I could have a little wager.” The second I hear the word, I know I’m in for a crazy December.
“Another wager? You know how the last one turned out.”
“Exactly! I got the man of my dreams, and I won the wager. You cashed in my V-Card. You really punched it, stamped it, humped it to within an inch of its life.” Coop and Zee snigger as Faith goes off on one of her tangents.
“Love, please stop talking about your V-Card. What’s the new wager?” I know I’m going to regret asking.
“My favorite part of Christmas was never big or expensive gifts. It was the junk I got in my stocking. The silly games or some little trinket that ‘Santa’ knew I liked. I think it would be fun to have a Secret Santa wager. From now until Christmas Eve, we see which one of us can find the most ridiculous, funny gift for each other. What do you think?”
God, I love her sense of humor. This is actually a really good idea. It will certainly make the yuletide interesting. Not that it could ever be dull with Faith around. I hold out my hand to shake on it.
“You have yourself a deal, Mrs. Vaughn.”
“Oh, hold up!” Zee interjects. “We want in on that wager.” Coop looks as surprised as me.
“We do?”
“Come on. We could use some fun! If we’re all going to Aspen together, we should all be in on this wager. They got to have so much fun with their last one. Why shouldn’t we have some laughs?”
“I thought you weren’t sure if you wanted to keep me around until Christmas.”
“Don’t be a drama queen, Coop. Let’s do it, please?” One look at her pouty lips, and he’s a goner. They both turn to us expectantly, seeking entrance to another of Faith’s hair-brained plans.
“Wasn’t my idea. Not my call. What do you think, Faith? It’s your hair-brained scheme. Does this plan have room for two more?”
“I’d have gladly helped with the first plan if given the chance.” Coop thinks he’s being funny, but I want to throat punch him right about now.
“Say that again, and your Christmas present from me will be a shallow grave.” Faith is practically bouncing, she’s so excited at the prospect of a new game.
“Okay, okay. We can make this work. It’s going to be even better with all four of us. First, we need some ground rules.”
“We’re listening.”
“First of all, there’s a hundred dollar spend limit for any one gift. Second, you can only gift once a day. Rule three, this is anonymous in the spirit of Secret Santa. We don’t have to pick names out of a hat or anything. You’re free to gift to whomever you choose. On Christmas Eve, we’ll reveal who gave each of the gifts. Sound good?”
Coop immediately chimes in with the same thought as me. “Are we allowed dirty gifts?” Faith looks to me with mischief dancing in her eyes like sugar plum fairies before wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.
“Anything goes!” She’s going to be the death of me.
“Are you sure about that? Coop has a pretty twisted sense of humor.”
“It’ll be fun. Yes, anything goes.” Then, I see the light go on in Zee’s eyes. She’s already thinking up something dirty.
“We need to add another rule. Whatever gift you receive, you have to use it.” I suddenly feel old as fuck.
“Are you all remembering that I’m an old man pushing forty?”
“All the more fun,” Faith teases. I should’ve kept my mouth shut. Coop is going to crucify me.
“Okay, old man river. I’m going to be in my thirties next year. Is this what I have to look forward to?”
“I could still take you down on and off the field, Danford!”
“I just let you think that. I wouldn’t want you to bust a hip trying to keep up with me.”
“You’re right. I wouldn’t want to injure myself walking to the closet to get my Hall of Fame jacket. You don’t have that problem.” Verbal sparring with Coop is one of my favorite pastimes. Only the three Fs give me more pleasure—Faith, fucking, and football.
Coop flips me the bird before grabbing four shot glasses from the kitchen and a bottle of tequila from my not-so-secret liquor cabinet. Handing us each a shot glass, he fills them to the rim.
“To our festive wager. May Secret Santa bring you everything you want this Christmas, and maybe some stuff you don’t. To us… the naughty and the nice!”

MORE ABOUT A VERY FUMBLING MERRY CHRISTMAS

​With the holidays looming, Faith and Hunter begin the festive season with a bang.

Join the new Mr. & Mrs. Vaughn as they embark on their first Christmas together, and nothing says Christmas like a secret Santa wager! Back to their old tricks, Faith and Hunter attempt to best each other when it comes to gift giving.

When their best friends want in on the wager, be ready for some fumbling, holiday shenanigans!
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Excerpt from Mustang Ranch Box Set

The bar falls silent. You could hear a pin drop. Everyone is staring at me… waiting. 

My breath catches. My pulse racing so hard, I can feel it pounding against my skin. Time hasn’t dimmed her effect on me. Annabeth looks even better than she did at eighteen. Her curves are more mature, slender yet voluptuous. I drink in the sight of her, desire burning as fierce as my anger. I can’t stand the silence. Even the band has stopped playing. 

“Y’all, go about your business.” I hold her gaze. “There’s nothing worth talking about here.” I turn on my heels and walk back out the door. All I wanted was a quick drink and a game of pool before holing up at the ranch to wait out her visit. I never thought for a minute she’d be here—drunk with my friends. Assholes. 

Jax comes barreling out the door behind me, shouting for me to wait up, but I’m so fucking mad right now, I don’t even want to look at him. “Mad! Come on! You can’t go on like this forever.”

“Like hell I can’t! She left, without a word. She didn’t give a crap about me, so why would you expect me to be okay with her when she blows into town to visit her parents? Not once has she tried to reach out to me.”

“Mad, there’s something you need to know.”

“No! I don’t want to hear it, Jax. I can’t believe you out of everybody, would welcome her with open arms after what she did. She left all of us behind without so much as a goodbye. You know what that did to me. Why would you do it?”

“I was looking out for you.”

“At the bottom of her tequila shot?” I snap back in anger.

“Mad… she’s back.”
I stop dead in my tracks. My legs paralyzed with rage, confusion… hope. “What the fuck does that mean?”

“She’s back. She’s the new Doc.”

“For how long? A week? A month?”

​The voice that haunts my dreams confirms my worst nightmare. “I live here now, Maddox.” 

MORE ABOUT THE MUSTANG RANCH BOX SET

MUSTANG DADDY . . . A small town, single daddy, second chance romance.
A.B.
I thought moving back to Kingsbury Falls would be good for me… until I saw him. Maddox Hale was my high school sweetheart, and the best friend I ever had. We shared all the important firsts together, but when faced with making him choose between me and the life he wanted, I made the decision for him. I left without a word, or an explanation. Now I’m back, and so is he… with his daughter. 
Maddox
A.B. Clark broke my heart and made me swear I would never return to my hometown. I left to become a champion bronc rider. Eleven years later, I moved back, with a wife and a baby on the way. Now I’m a single daddy, running the family ranch. My daughter is the only woman in my life… until A.B. shows up, throwing my world into disarray. I don’t know if trust can ever be earned after it’s been broken, but she makes me want to believe in the possibility. 
With nothing to lose and everything to gain, Dr. A.B. Clark sets out to win back not just the trust, but the heart of her first and only love, single daddy Maddox Hale. With the best intentions, not to break his heart a second time, A.B. is faced with a decision that could risk losing everything she’s ever wanted.
Can Maddox risk not only his, but his daughter’s heart being broken by the one woman that sets his world on fire? Mustang Daddy is a wild ride of small town, epic romance. An emotional, heartfelt, sexy and sassy love story that will restore your faith in second chances. 

MUSTANG BUCK . . . A small town, bad boy, virgin romance.
Lying about her virginity is her smallest secret…
Savannah Adams came to town for one man and found herself drawn to another. Jackson McKinney is all wrong for her, but she can’t seem to stay away. She knew about Jax and his bad-boy reputation long before she ever set eyes on him. Will he still want her when he finds out who she really is?
The day Savannah arrives in town, all bad boy Jax can think about is taming this wild stranger. He didn’t want to settle down because he doesn’t want to admit he may never leave Kingsbury Falls. Jax has been labeled a player by everyone around him, but this wrangler has a heart of gold, and his sights are firmly set on Savannah. She’s beautiful, fierce, and he can’t get enough of her. Having opened his heart to the possibility of happily ever after, nothing can prepare him for the revelations that are about to rock his world.
How many lies can Savannah tell before she gets caught? One thing’s for sure, Jax is in for the ride of his life. 

MUSTANG HOLLYWOOD . . . A small town, movie star, enemies-to-lovers romance.
Born and raised in the bright lights of LA, J.J. Savage is the king of Hollywood.
Betrayed by his ex-girlfriend and slandered in the press, his star has well and truly fallen. When Hollywood turns its back on their golden boy, Jasper finds himself exiled to small-town Kingsbury Falls for a small-time movie with a B-list cast.
Surrounded by amateurs and angry at the world, he can either walk away, or turn it around, and he didn’t become A-list royalty by resting on his laurels. Putting everything on the line to prove his worth, Jasper’s wholly unprepared for hometown budding actress, Maisie Bryant. 
She’s sassy, stubborn, opinionated, sexy as hell, and he can’t stand her.
Maisie Bryant has dreamed of being in movies since she was a kid. Excited at the prospect of being an extra in the new J.J. Savage movie, Maisie is in for the ride of her life when she’s thrust into the path of the bullheaded movie star. Everything about him infuriates her, but she can’t deny the way her body reacts to his movie star good looks.
Forced to find a way to work together, how long can these two fight their undeniable chemistry?
Will Jasper risk his chance at redemption for a woman who makes his blood boil and sets his world ablaze?

MEET AUTHOR EVA HAINING 

I'm happiest when wandering through the uncharted territory of my imagination. You'll find me curled up with my laptop, browsing the books at the local library, or enjoying the smell of a new book, taking great delight in cracking the spine and writing in the margins!
 
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Eva is a native Scot but lives in Texas with her husband, two kids, and a whizzy little fur baby with the most ridiculous ears. She first fell in love with British literature while majoring in Linguistics, 17th Century Poetry, and Shakespeare at University. She is an avid reader and lifelong notebook hoarder.
Writing across three sub-genres of romance, Eva loves creating new worlds of heartfelt steamy romance, hilarious rom-coms, and dark and devious paranormal romance. This year, Eva celebrated great success with the release of her first Romantic Comedy, Fumble.

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Excerpt from Mustang Christmas

Without a word, she reaches for the bottom of her shirt and pulls it over her head, dropping it to the ground. Fuck me, she’s wearing one of those lace bras I love so much, her nipples almost peeking through. Next, she unbuttons her jeans and shrugs out of them, revealing a matching pair of lace panties. Holy shit, my wife is hot! Like smoking hot, banging body, all-out gorgeous.

“Are you just going to stand there?” Her words are a challenge, and I’m definitely up for it.

“This isn’t going to be a quick fuck bent over a table like the last time we were in here.”

“I rather enjoyed it. You took what you wanted… what you say you crave. If you still feel that way, then show me.”

“Keep talking like that, and I’ll shoot my load before we even get started.” A wry grin creeps to the corners of her lips. There’s the confident little minx I fell in love with. She’s about to unclasp her bra when I stop her.

​“Leave it on. You look fucking incredible right now. When that lingerie comes off, I’ll be the one taking it off… with my teeth.”

MORE ABOUT MUSTANG CHRISTMAS

​The town of Kingsbury Falls is getting ready for another festive season. With Maisie now off on location filming a new movie, Jasper decides to organize a special surprise for their first Christmas together.
​Enlisting the help of the men of Mustang Ranch, Maddox, Jax, and Jasper set out to pull off some festive fun for everyone to enjoy.

​As always, when it comes to the ranch, saddle up for a wild ride and some sexy holiday hijinks.

MUSTANG CHRISTMAS is a holiday novella.

MORE ABOUT  FUMBLE

Faith Fairchild has a plan.
Now, all she needs is the man.
 
Hunter Vaughn was voted sexiest man alive four years running. He is mouthwatering in every way imaginable. A football legend—he’s about to be entered into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. My job is to keep him happy no matter what. He has charm, class, money, and experience…
 
Everything I want in the man I’m going to convince to take my virginity.
 
Faith Fairchild is my new assistant and half my age, with no concept of just how sexy she is. I would love nothing more than to bend her over my desk and show her who’s boss, but my golden rule is don’t sleep with virgins. I want no strings sex with a woman who knows what she’s doing.
 
Just because I don’t plan to score, doesn’t mean I can’t play the game… right?
 
When challenged to a little bump-and-run, can the innocent virgin really play the ultimate player?
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MEET AUTHOR  EVA HAINING

I'm happiest when wandering through the uncharted territory of my imagination. You'll find me curled up with my laptop, browsing the books at the local library, or enjoying the smell of a new book, taking great delight in cracking the spine and writing in the margins!
 
Eva is a native Scot but lives in Texas with her husband, two kids, and a whizzy little fur baby with the most ridiculous ears. She first fell in love with British literature while majoring in Linguistics, 17th Century Poetry, and Shakespeare at University. She is an avid reader and lifelong notebook hoarder. In 2014, she finally put her extensive collection to good use and started writing her first novel. Previously published with Prism Heart Press under the pen name Sienna Parks, Eva decided to branch out on her own and lend her name to her full back catalogue! She is currently working on some exciting new projects.

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