Well, we’ve hit an anthology. Phaze Fantasies V is a hot little collection of stories which contains my own Reluctant Muse.

Carrie endured years of abuse at her father’s hands and cannot believe it when the hot manager at work tells her she is beautiful. Jamie is the manager of Betta Burger, paying his way through university to get a degree he doesn’t really want. He just wants to draw and paint and he really wants to paint Carrie, the beautiful and shy new girl with the sexy curves that drive him crazy with desire.

So here’s your excerpt for today!

“You are beautiful.” He almost whispers it reverently, as if praying in church. Carrie is mesmerized by his stare, and her lips begin to bend into a smile before she shakes her head and it droops to her chest again.

“Carrie.” He’s closer now, and both his hands cup her cheeks and pull up her face. He’s so close, touching her, making her whole body explode with feelings. “Oh Carrie, you are beautiful. So very beautiful, yet you hide it so well. You hide it away and if you did just one thing, the world would see how beautiful you really are.”

“One thing?” Carrie is confused and uncomfortable. No one had been this close to her since…and the panic was rising. His touch is inflaming something, making her pulse pound. She wants to run, run far away but she can’t. She’s trapped. She pulls back and James lets his hands slip away from her face , feeling the counter digging into her lower back.

“Yes. All you need to do is smile. When you smile your whole face glows. You’re eyes shine with gorgeous natural beauty. Your skin comes alive with it.”

Carrie is shaking her head again, but a little spark is in her eye.

“You’ve got to believe me Carrie. You’re beautiful and even more so when you smile”

Carrie smiles wryly and James grins, pointing into the stainless steel structure behind him. “Look, look at how beautiful you are.”

Carrie turns her head and looks. She looks at her reflection and sees nothing but fat, nothing but the ugly child her father told her she was, but in James’ eyes she can see something new, not repulsion, not sympathy or pity. But what is it? She really isn’t sure.

“But I’m fat,” she replies, crossing her arms across her chest. “No smile can change that.”

“Fat?” James shakes his head, coming forward again. “Never. You’re beautiful.” He repeats that word again as if it’s a spell and Carrie feels the tug of it deep in the pit of her stomach.

“May I touch you?” His words are like a soft breath, caressing her cheek and her head rocks forward of its own accord. She’s wanted him to touch her for weeks. His hands squeeze her in at the waist, pulling in her blouse tight against her breasts.

“Look at these curves.” His hands move higher and cup her breasts. She gasps, feeling her nipples tighten, her heart beating faster. “Beautiful curves.” His hands move down and rest on her hips, then dip behind her, grasping her generous buttocks, pulling in her baggy trousers. “What a peachy behind.” His breath is coming in gasps from his lungs as his hands lift once again to her hips.

She can’t think. No one has made her feel like this before, this closeness scares her yet excites her. She wants to push him away as the old memories fight to surface, yet she wants to pull him closer, too.

“But what about this curve?” She takes his hand in hers and presses it to her stomach. “I’m fat.”

His breath is shallow and she sees him bite his lip, holding something in. Repulsion. Repulsion. She tries to step back, away from him but she’s trapped.

“It’s okay.” James steps back, giving her space to breathe. She smiles weakly. “That curve is just as beautiful as the others. Feminine, womanly. It’s a hill that leads deep into a valley of sheer ecstasy.”

His eyes never left hers, and the panic, still uppermost in her mind is frozen by the suggestions in those eyes. She can see his hand in her mind’s eye, moving over her stomach, into her pants and…

You can find out what happens by picking up Phaze Fantasies V from Phaze now with 20% off. Yep, use the SANTA discount at checkout and you’ll get 20% off your purchases, it’s as simple of that.

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   Paula Shaw
   Hot Extract. Think I’m going to haveto add this to my Santa List xxx

   December 13th, 2009