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Here's a little peek at Border Lair, coming out on May 23rd. This is an unedited excerpt.

"I didn't mean to wake you, Adora." Jared tried to keep his voice low. "You were restless and I came in to make sure you were all right."

"I was dreaming. It was a nightmare." Adora's sleepy eyes grew frightened and huge as she remembered the vision that had disturbed her slumber. "You were falling. Jared, you were falling off Kelzy's back and you had an arrow through your chest. There was a lot of blood and you were so high." Her voice broke as real fear shivered through her small body.

He had no choice then but to pull her into his arms and comfort the trembling woman. She was so petite and beautiful, he couldn't bear to see her so afraid. Especially on his behalf. Especially when it wasn't even real.

"Ssh, Adora. It was only a dream. I'm here and I'm fine. Kelzy would never drop me. You know that." He rocked her in his strong arms, his voice crooning to her as if she were a babe.

"It seemed so real. Jared, what if it's an omen? What if-?" She broke off on a sob as she clung to him.

He rubbed her back with one strong hand, his frozen heart cracking open at her distress. Without thought, he brought his head down to rest against her, cuddling into her warm neck, inhaling her womanly scent. He kissed her, placing soft little nibbles on her neck, just under her jaw and near the delicate shell of her ear. The shivers of fright changed to something more enticing. Nibbling on her earlobe, Jared felt her soft, sexy sigh as she relaxed into his embrace.

"Don't be afraid, Adora." His whisper sent warm, moist air into her ear and she shivered delightfully in his arms. "It's only a dream."

"Jared." Her gasping moan brought him closer to her lips, his arms shifting, drawing her nearer to his hard body. How he wanted her!

Giving in to desire, he brought his mouth to hers, sipping at her sweetness, drowning in her soft, womanly flavor. This was what he wanted. This! He wanted her.

Aligning their bodies, he lay her back down on the bed, tearing away the covers that tried to get between them. He lowered his weight onto her carefully, his mouth following hers, surprised a little by her passion, but meeting it with an equal fervor. She was with him every step of the way, her little hands clawing at his shirt with a strength and passion he had not expected. It was devastating.

Impatiently, he ripped at the ties of his shirt, breaking their kiss only to tug it over his head and throw it across the room. It landed somewhere near Kelzy's head. Jared looked up enough to see the jeweled dragon eyes blink open with surprise, then narrow in seeming satisfaction as Kelzy noted what the humans were up to. Jared was too far gone to care what conclusions his dragon partner jumped to though, turning back to whip off Adora's thin nightgown.

When she was bare, he moved back only a moment to enjoy the sight of her generous breasts, her soft skin, and her womanly form. Something was driving him to take her and make her his own. No matter how he fought it, the drive was there, pushing him beyond control.

"Adora," he gasped as she raised her little hand caressed his muscular chest, following the line of his scar.

It flowed down from his face, over his pectoral muscle and past one hard male nipple, down onto his washboard stomach and lower, beneath the waistline of his leather leggings. He stopped her when she would have delved beneath and brought her soft hand to his lips, holding her gaze with his own.

"You are so beautiful." He put her hand on his shoulder, then pulled her soft body against his, meeting her halfway to the mattress. She was soft and warm beneath him, so enticing. She was not shy, nor hesitant, but he could tell she hadn't done this in a very long time. Just the idea was entrancing.

Slowly, he rubbed his chest against her breasts, enjoying the way her eyes lit up and her body twitched in passion. He did it again, liking the drag of her hard nipples over his. Lightly, she traced the muscles on his arms and he felt himself weaken. She could easily turn him into her slave, he realized, with just her touch alone.