It’s time for HOT JOCKS IN JULY! I thought I’d share a snippet from my hot jock, Trey. He was the third in the Happy Hour menage and he found his happily ever after in Slam Dunk.
Slam Dunk excerpt:
“Hey guys,” Cheryl called out as she walked into Tully’s. “Look who I found in the parking lot.”
Trey glanced up and, for a moment, he felt as if he’d been sucker punched. Ellie Hunter followed Cheryl and Lucas to the table.
Then Trey’s grin grew and he stood. “Take a wrong turn, Coach Hunter? Harper’s Ridge is on the other side of town.”
Ellie smiled, but before she could speak, Grace answered. “I invited her. We ran into each other at school today.”
Trey frowned, looking at Ellie. “Why were you atPreston?”
“I had a new teacher meeting to attend. I was checking out my classroom when I ran into Grace.”
Jamie looked at Grace. “Why the hell would you go to school on the last day of summer?”
Grace blushed slightly. “I wanted to work on my bulletin board.”
Lucas laughed. “Nerd.”
Grace threw a pretzel at Lucas’s head while the others laughed. Ordinarily Trey would have been amused by their antics, but he was too busy trying to wrap his head around the idea that Ellie “Hottie” Hunter was now his colleague rather than his competition. She looked smokin’ hot in short shorts and a T-shirt that showcased her perfect curves. Trey felt his cock stir.
“Here,” Trey said, grabbing a chair from an empty table nearby and placing it next to his. He suddenly felt the need to have Ellie in his space, close to him. “Have a seat.”
Ellie acknowledged his friendly gesture with a quick nod of thanks and sexy smile as they sat down.
Lucas grabbed an empty glass and filled it, passing it over to Ellie. “So you left Harper’s Ridge, huh? Finally decide you wanted to teach at a good school with a winning athletics program?”
Ellie rolled her eyes. “You must be Lucas. Grace warned me about you.”
Lucas wiggled his eyebrows. “Oh yeah? You like bad boys?”
Trey narrowed his eyes at his friend, annoyed. While they were both known as being flirts—and players—Trey didn’t like the idea of Lucas hitting on Ellie.
“Bad boy?” Trey scoffed. “Jesus, Lucas. You’re as much a bad boy as Justin Bieber.”
They all laughed as Lucas playfully punched Trey on the arm.
Ellie took a sip of the beer. “I needed a change of scenery,” she replied in response to Lucas’s earlier question. “Prestonhad an opening in the science department, so I took it.”
“What about coaching?” Trey asked, surprised she would give up something she’d so obviously loved.
She shrugged. “There wasn’t an opening to coach basketball atPreston. I mean, that is unless you wanna quit and hand the reins over to someone who actually knows a bit about the sport.”
He grinned. Oh yeah, suddenly Trey wasn’t dreading the end of summer. This school year was looking to be his best yet. It wouldn’t be hard going to work if Ellie was there providing the eye candy. “Not likely. Besides, considering the fact I took my girls’ team to the state championship a couple of years ago, I’d say I know plenty about the game.”
Ellie wasn’t daunted. She leaned closer and Trey caught the light scent of her perfume. Damn, she smelled good. “Word on the street is you’re not going to see that much success this year. Four of your starters graduated in June, which leaves you with a young bench. Anybody can coach naturally talented players. You think you’re up for teaching a bunch of newbies?”
This was what Trey had missed at the basketball conference. Nobody kept both his feet firmly planted on the ground like Ellie Hunter. “Oh, I’m up for it, sweetheart. You don’t have to worry about that.” Actually, at the moment, he was up for quite a bit. He hoped Ellie didn’t look down or she’d see exactly how much he enjoyed sparring with her. His cock was rock hard and threatening to bust a few seams in his pants.
“Where the hell did that summer go?” Cheryl said, waving to the waitress to set them up with another pitcher. “I’m warning y’all now. I’m drinking and dancing my ass off tonight. I’m fucking depressed.”
Trey topped up Cheryl’s glass. “You say the same thing every year at this happy hour.”
Cheryl shrugged. “Why do you think I had Lucas pick me up? I came prepared. DD and all.”
“Speaking of dancing,” Trey said, when the sound of Usher filled the room, “I lined up a few classics in the jukebox for us.”
Jamie groaned. “Christ, man. You picked all black music, didn’t you? Bet you didn’t fire up one single country song.”
Trey stood up and gave Jamie a shit-eating grin. They constantly waged this friendly battle over music. “My dollar, my picks.”
He was surprised when Ellie rose quickly. “I love this song.” She grabbed Trey’s hand and led him to the bar’s tiny dance floor. Cheryl and Lucas were hot on their heels and Trey noticed Grace leading an only somewhat reluctant Jamie as well.
He started to move to the music, watching as Ellie lost herself to the song. Holy fuck. She could dance.
After years of Grace and Cheryl’s hilarious attempts at keeping up with him on the dance floor, he was blown away by Ellie’s natural grace and rhythm. She had some sexy-as-hell moves for a white girl. On top of that, she knew all the words to the song. When she mouthed along with Ludacris about wanting “a freak in the bed”, he resigned himself to the fact that he wasn’t going to make it through this night without jerking off to relieve his hard-on.
Ellie turned around and moved against him. For a second, he tried to hold her away, knowing there was no way she wouldn’t be able to feel his erection. Then, he figured what the hell. There was nothing he wanted more than to feel her tight ass rubbing against him. He reached for her waist and pressed her closer. If she was surprised by his actions—as well as his cock rubbing against her lower back—she didn’t show it. In fact, she moved slower, more sinuously.
Trey gritted his teeth and tried to ignore how good her body felt against his. Her long brown hair was pulled back in her usual ponytail and he wondered what her hair would look like down, loose around her shoulders. Or better yet, he could wrap that ponytail around his hand and use it to direct her mouth to his cock as she sucked him off. A myriad of red-hot images passed by his eyes as he danced with her. No other woman had ever inspired this much lust in him, but a few minutes with Ellie never failed to drive his thoughts straight to the bedroom.
He moved his hands higher on her waist, his hands slipping beneath her T-shirt as she continued to gyrate in time with the music.
He’d never danced with Ellie, never had more than short conversations with her at conferences and before games, but he’d always watched her. Always been aware that whenever she was around, the rest of his surroundings went a bit blurry, all his focus directed at her.
He was attracted to her. He’d never denied that to himself, though he’d certainly worked hard to hide the fact from his friends. Grace and Cheryl would take a great deal of pleasure knowing he had a crush on Ellie Hunter and knowing them, they’d work overtime to try to hook them up. Grace was always trying to set him up, telling him he needed to settle down.
Ellie turned around to face him, but he didn’t release his grip on her waist. Instead he let his fingers slide over the smooth, soft skin of her tiny waist.
Suddenly it dawned on him exactly how small she was. Looking down, he noticed the top of her head only came to his shoulders. Her powerful personality had always made her seem taller to him.
She continued to dance and her new position gave him a bird’s eye view of her breasts. She wasn’t overly endowed, though she certainly had plenty to fill his palm. She sported an athletic build, trim and firm and fit. He considered all the ways she could use her physical strength in the bedroom and his cock twitched. Jesus. This wasn’t good.
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I have become again a fan of hockey, Thanks to Bianca Sommerland and her Darthmouth Cobras and Toni oleos Nashville Assassins. I close me eyes when I see them in full gear and can then see them naked:)
July 11th, 2012 at 8:24 amLove is a Battlefield by Tamara Morgan. It is kinda sports themed because it features alot of Highland games, not to mention hot guys in kilts.
I loved Slam Dunk! Thanks for the giveaway!
July 11th, 2012 at 9:00 amMy favorite sport is American football. Rodeo is a very close second. Hot men in tight pants & hot cowboys riding bulls & horses. Can’t go wrong with either
July 11th, 2012 at 9:48 amI love the book Stryker.
July 11th, 2012 at 10:20 amYvette
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I love hockey and skateboarding punks! Hot excerpt…loved it!
July 11th, 2012 at 10:40 amandieleah78@gmail.com
I gotta go with Rugby…although I also love to watch a good curling match
July 11th, 2012 at 11:17 amI love American football, the Bronco in the West and the Ravens in the East. With the Olympics I get the chance to drool over the male gymnasts and the swimmers :O)
July 11th, 2012 at 1:19 pmCarin mawmom(at)gmail(dot)com
I have to say that I am not a big sports fan at all, which is strange cause I live in Kentucky and it is all about the Basketball of UK. I guess if I have to pick, I have always like football best, but I do like watching hot guys play basketball, especially if they do it without their shirts
July 11th, 2012 at 6:33 pmJune M.
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Love football, rodeo and NASCAR. Have a hard time keeping my mind on the game or events and not watching the men in tight uniforms or jeans.
July 11th, 2012 at 10:01 pmI am a pariah when it comes to sports; living in Pittsburgh and not being a Steelers OR Pirates OR Pens fan is practically unheard of. I do occasionally watch gymnastics or figure skating, but that is rare, too.
July 11th, 2012 at 10:55 pmpaganlady0505 AT gmail DOT com
I’m not a huge sports nut – but I do follow baseball
Love the STL Cardinals 
Woot Woot!
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July 11th, 2012 at 11:35 pmThe Brunette Librarian Blog
I Love Baseball. Love This Giveaway. butterfli262002@yahoo.com
July 11th, 2012 at 11:37 pmThank you for the great giveaway! I would say football don’t watch alot of sports!
July 12th, 2012 at 2:29 pmtishajean@ charter.net
I love Hockey and baseball
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July 12th, 2012 at 3:59 pmI love football…all those tight uniforms YUM
July 12th, 2012 at 4:02 pmThanks for the contest
pademe_lee@yahoo.com
Football…seems to be the theme that most are saying. LOL it has to be the uniforms.
July 12th, 2012 at 9:48 pmevelynmoly@yahoo.com
In my house it is all about Nascar, Motocross and cycling. And I have turned into a fan of all three.
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July 12th, 2012 at 11:39 pmI love baseball…the Yankees are my team…
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July 13th, 2012 at 9:42 pmFootball!!!! thanks for the chance to win!
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July 14th, 2012 at 6:59 pmI love to read about fast paced sports like football/soccer. I love watching any movie based on a true sport story. Thank you for the giveaway! I love love love your books. My favorite is your Wild Irish Series. I was sad to see it end! LOL.
July 14th, 2012 at 9:51 pmforettarose@yahoo.com
I am really not a sports fan but I do love to read about sports. That is, if it’s a hot romance book/series.I really love Jaci Burton’s Play by Play series and Erin McCarthy’s Fast Track series! The is the only way I know ANYTHING about sports is if I read about them in romance books!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:03 amI love racing.
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July 15th, 2012 at 11:51 amI’m not a sports fan but I have been known to watch bull riding!
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July 15th, 2012 at 6:17 pmSoccer, Hockey & Football!
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July 15th, 2012 at 7:47 pmBasketball and football are my fav. OH MY that was a hot excerpt. I can’t wait to read this and see how Ellie tries to avoid him. Thanks for the great giveaway!
July 16th, 2012 at 8:52 amslinkydennis@yahoo.com
I’m a baseball fan! Thanks for participating in the hop!
July 16th, 2012 at 11:42 amI a huge baseball fan! I love going to the games! Wonderful contest, thank you so much!
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July 16th, 2012 at 3:51 pmI really love football. I also really love your books! Thank you for the contest! Can’t wait for your next book!
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July 17th, 2012 at 12:50 pmI am catching this hop on the last day….was so busy with classes I have been offline for last two weeks. I love to watch football and hockey. I guess it’s all those hot sweaty guys! I love reading about any sport as long as it’s good, football and soccer are some of my favorite because I’ve read some good ones. I have a few favorite sport books/series. A few of them are: The Locker Room by Amy Lane, Stiker by KyAnn Waters, Rough Riders Series by Lorelei James, Play by Play Series by Jaci Burton, The Chicago Stars series by Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Hot Zone series by Carly Phillips. In real life I don’t really have a favorite athlete. Thank you for a great contest!!
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July 17th, 2012 at 4:40 pmHello Mari,
Thank you for participating in the HOT JOCKS IN JULY Giveaway Hop.
What is my favorite sport? Well that is such a difficult question because I’m such a HUGE Sports Fan!!! But here we go
Baseball because I Just Love those Boys of Summer with in their tight Uniforms across their Perfectly Well-Shaped Round Forms of Deliciousness (_|_) & Muscled Thighs.
Football with all those Alpha Males even more bulked up wearing all their pads out to show who the more dominant team is that day.
OMG Did anyone see those Gorgeous, Muscular Bodies on our US Olympic Gymnastic & Swim Teams??? WoooHooo GO USA!!!!
Mmmmm those Yummy ULTIMATE ALPHA Male MMA Fighters, how can you NOT Love 2 HOT Ripped Muscular Gladiators, Perfect Male Specimens, wearing extra tight Fighter Shorts, all sweaty, Grappling & Wrestling on top of one another for Dominant Position. OMG Yesssss!!!!! I’m an MMA Fanatic!!!!
I’m a HUGE NASCAR, IndyCar & NHRA Fan!!! I mean a TOTAL Race Babe here<—- I have met many Drivers over the years, I don’t know what it is, it’s how those HOT Drivers LQQk in their Fire Suits, the Adrenaline Rush knowing they’re doing 180+ MPH inches from each other, Whewww they can sure Start My Engine!!!
I know, I'm Always being Naughty! 
I would very much appreciate the opportunity to be considered in your very generous giveaway of a choice of an ebook from your backlist.
Take Care Mari & Stay Naughty,
July 17th, 2012 at 10:09 pmPaParanormalFan (Renee’ S.)
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