Character Excerpt - Mara Zander

I’ve decided to try something new on excerpt Fridays. I’m going to choose a character, either hero or heroine, to highlight each week, and pick a short excerpt that either shows off their unique personality, or their unique dilemma. [Ooh, maybe I'll even do villians once in a while too!]

Today’s excerpt highlights my heroine from More Than a Fantasy, Mara Zander. Mara’s troubles begin when her fantasy lover literally walks out of the pounding Aegean surf to claim her. The problem is, when he does, he’s not alone.

Mara has lived her life in the shadow of her powerful father whose dedication to keeping her safe from his political enemies has gone to extremes. Though she works at an office in New York City during the times her father allows her to have a personal life, her true calling is art. She paints to escape her loneliness and to allow her imagination to run wild. Sometimes, it runs a little too wild, as she discovers one sultry afternoon on the beach.


MORE THAN A FANTASY – MARA ZANDER
[Warning: This excerpt is rated mild-R for language]

"Uh...Poseidon?" Mara squeaked out the words. Crushed against his hard abs and bulging pecs, she could barely breath. While she had to admit it felt wonderful to be trapped in a strong man's arms, she couldn't help but wonder at how realistic the dream had become. A tremor of fear rippled across the back of her neck, making the fine hairs at her nape tingle. "You're the God of the Sea?" Dream big, she'd always told the art students she tutored on weekends.

"No. He's no god," the dark one said. "He's merely named for one."

"I'm as powerful as a god. Would you care to find out how powerful I am?" The blond squeezed Mara harder. His cock indented the flesh of her thigh and it felt like a branding iron. She arched against it, unable to help herself. When he laughed in her ear, her blood began to cool, though.

"You're frightening her, Poseidon. Let her go."

"She wants to be frightened. She wants to be chased and captured and held down...don't you, pretty one?"

"Maybe later...right now, do you think you could let go, just a little bit?"

He let go.

She wobbled while the blood rushed back into her upper torso. "Thanks."

Poseidon crossed his massive arms over his chest and glared at her. "Are you losing your nerve? When your fantasies come to life before you, you shy away?"

"Uh...I've never actually had a fantasy come to life in front of me before, so I don't have much frame of reference. Can you give me a minute to process?"

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