Accidental Contact, By Adriana Kraft
Release date: November 3, 2023
BLURB
Natalie and the much
younger Bridgette are real estate agents who’ve often traveled together for
business seminars. Now they’re snowbound in New York City in a hotel room with
only one bed. Will Natalie dare to make her move?
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EXCERPT
“Are you ready for me to shut off
the TV?”
“Yes. I’ve heard enough chatter
by pundits.”
“Me, too.” Natalie hit the off
button, set the remote aside, and rolled onto her side to face the wall. The
mattress shifted as Bridgette turned to face the opposite wall. “Good night,”
Natalie murmured.
“Good night. I’m looking forward
to being snowbound with you in New York.”
Closing her eyes, Natalie didn’t
respond. She concentrated on breathing in and out. The predicted blizzard was a
pleasant surprise that might prove to be the tipping point.
She’d done all she could do. It
was up to fate now. She wouldn’t risk being rejected by her younger colleague.
They’d traveled together several times representing their firm at realty
conferences. She’d been surprised how comfortable they were as travel companions, respecting each other’s
routines. Bridgette chattered too much, but then Bridgette had probably had to
adjust to some of Natalie’s idiosyncrasies, too.
Usually they shared a room with
two beds. When they’d checked in at the front desk, Natalie had somewhat
berated the clerk for their sleeping arrangements—but she was the one who’d
explicitly requested one queen bed when making the reservation. She’d also
anticipated correctly that given the size of the conference, there’d be no
available rooms with two beds.
Natalie wished she could make the
next overture, but she couldn’t. Pride intervened. She had no idea whether the
twenty-six-year-old lying next to her would be interested in a forty-year-old
divorcee who hadn’t been with a woman since college.
GUEST POST
What romantic pairings do you love to read? Straight f/m?
Bisexual f/f/m? Lesbian f/f? I’m half of the writing duo Adriana Kraft, and we
love writing (and reading) all these pairings. Our newest release is a sapphic short
story we wrote for an anthology over a decade ago, then revised and updated to
release under our indie imprint. Is it really erotic romance? It’s definitely
erotic, featuring one of my favorite f/f scenes as Natalie is caught between
her fears and her desires in the middle of the night. Since it’s a short story,
I’d call it happy-for-now, with a promising future.
And the inspiration? I love New York City, and we love
setting stories there. I especially love it in the winter – Rockefeller center,
with its giant tree and all the skaters, Central Park, Fifth Avenue with all
the shoppers and window displays. Was I ever snowbound there? No, but I was
stranded for two steamy August days during the great East Coast blackout of
2003.
Our conference was just concluding on the NYU campus in
Greenwich Village when the power went out. When we left the building across
from Washington Square Park, it seemed the entire city was on foot, rumors
circulating wildly. Pretty quickly we knew it wasn’t just New York. With 9-11
less than two years behind us, there was speculation about the possibility of
terrorism. I can’t remember how quickly that was dispelled with information
about failure of the power grid in the heat wave. I do remember that several of
us decided to walk the two miles north on Fifth Avenue to our hotel rather than
try to board a bus. With no stoplights operating, traffic was basically
gridlocked.
Part way back we found a Chinese restaurant with ready-to-go
meals they had no way of keeping, and we bought supper, then sat and ate it on
the steps of the beautiful beaux arts library at 42nd Street. When
we finally reached the hotel, the elevator was out of service, but the staff
had set out small candles on every step of the narrow spiral staircase leading
up from the lobby, a welcome sight.
So many flights were cancelled that it was clear we wouldn’t
get out of the city for a couple days. Some power was restored by the next day,
and a friend and I took advantage of the nearby Times Square box office to get
last minute discount tickets for two shows. I don’t know what adventures our
heroines Natalie and Bridgette might get up to after their bedroom adventure,
but I’m sure they’ll find ways to enjoy the city.
ABOUT ADRIANA KRAFT
I’m Adriana Kraft, and I write both steamy romantic suspense and smoking hot erotic Romance. My husband – a criminologist – is my partner in crime. We’ve been writing romance together for twenty years and by now have published more than fifty novels and novellas.
Our goal? To write characters you’ll care about, hot sex scenes, and compelling stories you can’t put down. Our romantic suspense novels deliver one man, one woman, danger, intrigue, and of course lots of steam. Our erotic romance is edgier and nearly always includes ménage or polyamory. As you’ve probably guessed, our romantic pairings include MF, FF, and the ménage arrangements FFM, FMF, MFM, foursomes, and more.
After many years in the upper Midwest struggling with ice-packed driveways and foot-deep snow, we gave my mother’s antiques to the kids, sold our house, and spent a couple years traveling the county in our motor home while working remotely. We especially loved spending several weeks in a region, learning its history and its less popular hidden gems. Santa Fe, Taos, Puget Sound, and the Black Hills were special favorites.
We now live in sunny southern Arizona, where we enjoy hiking, golf, and travel, especially to the many Arizona Native American historical sites. Oh – and if it’s too hot to go outside? We’ll probably hold an impromptu writing retreat. Arizona summers give us lots of opportunities.
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Thanks so much for featuring my new release, V.J., - it was a lot of fun to write. It probably goes without saying I love New York...
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