RBM 2018 5 | Page 69

Series Spotlight and Excerpt Here’s an excerpt from REBEL DRAGON, in which dragon shifter Connor Hoving gives Jenna an up-close- and-personal lesson in using a knife she was given for self-defense against a stalker. The only problem is, she keeps getting distracted by her hunky instructor... A bead of sweat built on her brow as Jenna concentrated on the feel of Connor’s body and the angle of the knife. The position of his elbow as he demonstrated the move, and the way the blade turned in her hand. Somehow, sensual and practical became one, and it didn’t matter which was which anymore. “Now push my arm away, and aim here…” he murmured, pointing at a dip in his collarbone. She was tempted to aim her lips there instead, but okay. As long as she got to stay this close to him… Even cold and calculating terms like dig for the clavicular artery or go for the soft tissue of the neck wafted like clouds across the sky of her mind. Connor started changing up his moves, catching her off guard, making the exercise more realistic. Then he pinned her arms behind her back. She wiggled and grunted, struggling to get free. “So, are you ready to give up?” he asked, an inch from her ear. Her blood rushed. “Hell no.” He chuckled. “Good.” He showed her how to break out of that hold, too, which was her favorite move yet. She got to go from having her back held firmly against Connor’s chest to turning to face him from an inch away.