Inhale, Exhale by Sarah M. Ross Excerpt and Giveaway

Inhale, Exhale by Sarah M. Ross is a New Adult contemporary romance set to release on May 7th. It’s the author’s birthday today (Happy Birthday, Sarah!) and to celebrate she’s offering us a book teaser and a chance to win a signed copy of inhale, exhale!

This book looks like an awesome beach read. I’m ready for some summer reading, how about you?

Inhale, Exhale by Sarah M. Ross

Here’s the (steamy) excerpt:

The laughter, clinking of glasses, and music from the juke box faded away. I could only hear the whooshing of my own heartbeat. I swallowed hard. Grant’s eyes lowered to watch the movement of my neck, and I imagined what it would be like for him to kiss me there like in my dream. To trace the line from my jaw with his finger or tongue down to my clavicle, dipping into that tiny hollow.

I forgot to breathe.

My leg grazed his, with just the tiniest amount of friction. I didn’t take my eyes off him, and I could see his own widen almost imperceptibly. His hand slipped under the table next to mine, hovering. He never touched me. I could feel the heat from his hand like a furnace. He was waiting for permission, a sign that I wanted and accepted his touch. My hands stayed glued to the seat beside me, but I lifted up onto the balls of my feet, causing my knee to bump into his awaiting hand.

It took but seconds for his large, strong hand to clasp the top of my leg, the pad of his thumb brushing along the soft skin inside my thigh. I looked around the table, but everyone was deep in their own conversations, and no one was paying us any attention.

Neither his hand nor my leg moved for a long time. Just the tiny swipes of his thumb, causing my breath to hitch. We didn’t look at each other as to not draw attention. He chatted casually with people at the table, while I was drawn tighter than a bow.

Finally, after an excruciatingly long time, he began to move his fingers. He ran his thumb in tiny circles on the inside of my thigh as his fingers brushed behind my knee, making a painstakingly slow ascent upward. One millimeter at a time.

Time stood still and the room around me blurred. He was still an inch or two below the hem of my shorts, but I felt like he was touching me at my core. Goosebumps rose along my skin, and I shivered.

Grant must have taken that as a good sign, because he began to very slowly—agonizingly slowly—inch his fingers further up my thigh. My muscles tightened in anticipation, knowing this was wrong but wanting nothing but his touch.  He made his way to the hem of my tiny shorts, sliding his fingers back and forth against it. Inside my thigh. Outside my thigh. Inside. Outside. In. Out.

My vision blurred, and my eyes slid shut with pleasure. I bit my bottom lip to contain the groan that threatened to escape my lips.

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7 thoughts on “Inhale, Exhale by Sarah M. Ross Excerpt and Giveaway

  1. Oh LAWDY! Steamy may be an understatement.

  2. Tammy Sparks says:

    Wow, time for a cold shower!

  3. fishgirl182 says:

    whoa that was a pretty steamy excerpt. sounds right up my alley. thanks for putting in on my radar, lucy!

  4. Lucy says:

    I know! I was reading it over last night going WHOA!

  5. VeganYANerds says:

    Ooh, I like the cover of this one! And the excerpt was good, thanks for sharing!

  6. OOOH… I have to say, I love that excerpt. 😉 No, but really… it takes talent to make things steamy with simple gestures, and Sarah has definitely succeeded, haha.

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