**This post is for adults only.**
Thanks so much, Tara, for sharing your blog
with me today!
Most of us look at the New Year as a chance
for new beginnings. Isn't that what New Year's resolutions are all about? Whether we're promising ourselves we'll lose
weight, save more money, or get to bed earlier, the New Year offers a clean
slate where we can all get a fresh start.
Many different countries have New Year's
celebrations. To celebrate Hogmanay in Scotland, neighbors and friends visit
each other shortly after midnight. The first person to set foot inside the door
should be a tall dark man (like our favorite romance heroes?) to bring good
luck all year. This is known as
"first-footing". The song
"Auld Lang Syne" that we're all so familiar with was inspired by a
Scottish folksong and transcribed by the famous Scots poet Robert Burns and
published in 1796. It became popularized by Canadian born bandleader Guy
Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, who first played played it at the Roosevelt
Hotel in 1929.
In Japan, Buddhist temples strike their
gongs 108 times at midnight, December 31, symbolically to get rid of 108 kinds
of human sin and weakness. Shogatsu (or Oshogatsu) is considered the most
important holiday in Japan. People send New Years cards to friends and
relatives and parties are given to "forget" the old year and start
the coming year anew.
Certain foods are associated with the New
Year, as well. In Spain, it's customary to eat twelve grapes as the clock strikes
midnight, to ensure twelve happy months in the coming year. In Greece, New
Year's Day is also St. Basil's Day. A special cake is made with a coin or token
inside. Whoever gets the lucky piece is assured a fortunate new year. In the
southern U.S., a dish of black eyed peas known as Hoppin' John is prepared and
eaten to bring luck in the new year.
A New Year can also bring a chance for new
love. Jordan and Kyla, two of the main
characters in my latest book His and
Hers and Hers are in love and totally committed to each other. They're
surprised, then, to find themselves attracted to someone new, their friend
Cassie. But can they be honest about their feelings without hurting each other?
And if they invite Cassie into their relationship, how will their love be
changed?
Here's a little more about the story:
Kyla
Denster and Jordan Brougham are passionately in love. Kyla knows she's lucky to
have a guy who uses all his tricks to keep her happy in and out of bed. Jordan
knows he's lucky to have such a hot, adventurous girlfriend.
But
neither of them knows that their best friend, Cassie DeSantis, wants them both.
Cassie's painful past has taught her not to wear her heart on her sleeve. She keeps quiet, afraid that revealing her
feelings would mean losing the two people she cares for most. Things change one night when an impulsive
kiss leads to the three of them spending an incredibly hot night together.
When the
couple wants more of Cassie, she leaps at the chance to be with them. But
problems arise at her insistence that no one mention the L word and when Jordan
and Kyla clash over how to deal with disapproving family. Their triad relationship will only survive if
they all stand together to prove that three is the perfect number—when all
three are in love.
Excerpt from His and Hers and
Hers: *ADULTS ONLY*
She heard Jordan’s low rumble and Ky’s giggle. Then Kyla’s voice came from the doorway. “Cassie.”
She heard Jordan’s low rumble and Ky’s giggle. Then Kyla’s voice came from the doorway. “Cassie.”
Cassie’s mouth went dry. Kyla stood there wearing nothing but a tiny
black thong and an impish grin. Her hard brown nipples pointed straight at
Cassie and her generous breasts begged to be caressed and kissed. Cassie’s own
nipples tightened in response.
Kyla’s eyes flashed as though she knew exactly how turned on Cassie was.
Her smile hitched a little higher. “Dessert is now being served. In the
bedroom.”
Cassie pushed back her chair and rose, her body tingling with
anticipation. Kyla beckoned her with a crooked finger and Cassie followed her
down the hall. When they reached the bedroom, Kyla stopped.
“One thing. Entrance here requires special dress. Or undress, I should say.” She smiled. “Let
me help.”
Ky assisted as Cassie stepped out of her shoes, socks, and pants and
peeled off her top. When she stood only in her bra and panties, Ky stepped in
close. “I’ll undo your bra.” Her warm breath tickled Cassie’s neck, her bare
breasts, and hard brown nipples teased Cassie’s skin as she wrapped her arms
around Cass and unfastened her bra.
“You can keep those on…” Ky traced her finger down the seam of Cassie’s
pink bikini panties. “For now.”
Cream drenched her pussy at the wicked promise in Kyla’s tease. Ky took
her hand and drew her through the doorway. “Come on.”
Jordan sat on the bed, in a pair of black briefs, already distended by
his rising cock. Dark hair dusted his chest, and Cassie’s fingers itched to
feel its texture, and the warm skin underneath. More than that, she wanted to
caress the bulge that grew bigger the more she stared. His green eyes were
bright, his expression dreamy. His smile, the smile she loved, still hitched up
a little higher in one corner. “Hey, Cass. Ready for dessert?”
Poor Cassie. She doesn't know how to let down her guard.
She's had a rough upbringing and has been hurt so many times she's erected a
tough wall around her heart. She's someone who truly needs to "forget the
old year" and cleanse the hurtful memories of the past so she can begin a
new year, and a new life, with a clean slate and a whole heart.
We're still in the midst of the holiday
season, and I hope everyone reading this has a joyful time with family and
friends. Thanks again, Tara, for having me here. And I wish you all a Happy New
Year!
His and Hers and Hers is available at:
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Edgy ~ Emotional ~ Erotic
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Thanks again for sharing your blog with me today, Tara! It was great fun!
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