Trey's promise to Sage

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we walk in the fields of gold

So she took her love
For to gaze awhile
Upon the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold

Will you stay with me, will you be my love
Among the fields of barley
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in the fields of gold

See the west wind move like a lover so
Upon the fields of barley
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
Among the fields of gold

I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left
We'll walk in the fields of gold

--Eve Cassidy

Wicked Temptation--An Official Excerpt!

“You never have to apologize. Not to me.” Russ hooked a finger beneath Sage's chin. His mouth had tightened to a fierce slash, but his touch was whisper gentle as he swept tears away with the pads of his thumbs, and then leaned in to kiss the dome of her forehead. “And I do love you….”

His voice trailed off. Instead of finishing with hurtful words that would attach conditions to that love, he only shuddered out a world-weary sigh. He scooted closer to her and they sat there for the longest moment with his chin resting on the crown of her head. The silence between them was almost as intense as Sage’s longing for the invisible monster that separated them to show itself.

Maybe then, she could defeat it.

She wanted her old Russ back, the one he’d been before the war.

The one she still loved.

“Here.” She pulled her love beads off and worked them over his head. “You need to get with the Free Generation, because that soldier boy haircut ain’t gonna fly at Woodstock.”

“You deserve better than me.” Though the corners of his mouth tipped to a tight smile, his voice was husky with emotion. He lifted Sage to straddle his lap and wound her tight in his arms. She could feel his pulse beating a frantic rhythm beneath her cheek.

His thumb brushed the outer curve of her breast. She rocked against him until her nether lips splayed across his fly. The pressure of a button against her clit was exquisite. Moisture slicked her folds until the tang of her desire hung thick in the air.

His grip on her tightened. God, he still wanted her. She could tell. So what was holding him back? Just then, he shifted. Broad hands skimmed her body until they settled at her waist and urged her up onto her knees. His fists rucked the fabric of her skirt higher until his palms splayed across her ass. She wiggled, relishing the feel of his flesh on hers. The throaty groan that resulted delighted her.

“You aren’t wearing any panties.”

“Thought you’d never notice,” she rasped. Breathless. Tingling.

“You don’t play fair,” he said. One finger grazed the crevice of her butt.

“Love is war, baby.” Standing atop the stone, she tugged on Russ’s hand, urging him to do the same. Her fingers trembled as they worked the buttons of his fly until the head of his cock was free. She slicked her thumb over its thickening tip.

The ferocity of his shudder caused her pussy to clench. Dizzy with her newfound erotic power, her fingertips swirled over his rigid flesh. With her head tipped back to gauge his reaction, she explored the heavy vein that mapped his length. His cock all but ignited in her palm.

God, he was dangerously huge. And she wanted to take every inch of him high inside her. Her pulse pounded a maddening cadence in her folds.
Maybe the dream angel that had stoked this erotic fire in her wasn’t real. But Russ was, had always been. And she had to have him. Now

“Sweet Jesus, Russ, if you can’t love me, then please just fuck—”

Before she could finish, Russ’s mouth had already claimed hers.

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Winners of the Summer of Love Contest

I want you to know that our Three Kinds of Wicked Series hero, Trey, had quite a time picking out the winners from the Summer of Love contest over at Writers Gone Wild, but here they are ( a day late. Yes, he angsted that much. OR maybe his creator just went to a movie instead of posted winners like she was supposed to. :)

Runner up 1: Caffey said:

To do this, I'm too revealing my age :). I was 8 years old. I'm deaf so I wouldn't have gone anyways, but I remember a friend talking about it (honestly I'd ask her if it was her that went too, but I'd not able to reach her). But I remembered she was in a band because I used to see her playing the guitar and being picked up by some in a van to go practice or traveling. I think I would have loved to travel with her because she was going all over the place! So I remember vans and others trying to learn to play guitar then!

Runner up 2: Murphy said:

Okay, you kinda freaked me out - 40 years? Yikes!

Man, it used to be that some of us simply couldn’t recall the time we spent there because we were too wasted to - but now? I suppose some of us are old enough NOT to remember our experience there because of dementia setting in. Holy Crap! This can’t be...because um, I’m one of them! ;)

Ah, thanks for pointing this out. NOT! :D

Grand Prize Winner: Kelly Nyrae said:

Well I wasn't even an itch yet but if I had been alive, I would have probably been taking place in civil rights activities. Very scary but very important. I would have loved to be a part of that movement.

Kelley, I agree with you, the Civil Rights Movement was one of the most pivotal and meaningful changes afoot during the Summer of Love, and all the hard work from that era continues to move forward. For that reason, you're our Summer of Love Contest winner.

Winners, Please email me at lianegentryskye@aol.com to collect your winnings, and congratulations!

Thanks to all of you for helping me--and Trey!--kick off our Summer of Love story. Kelley, I'm dying to know what you thought of Wicked Temptation, and I hope you'll come back and give us a full report once you've read it.