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Bottoms Up
by Kate Deveaux
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GENRE: Erotic Romance
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BLURB:
A
bartender with a penchant for naughty drink recipes is well known for crafting
the perfect concoction for his clientele. Justin meets his match when down on
her luck Lexi walks into his bar and he whips up a cocktail especially for her.
It’s
not just the booze talking when Justin and Lexi explore his list of naughty
drink recipes in more detail — after hours. Night after night, Lexi is drawn
back to Justin’s bar for another deliciously dirty creation and another night
of extreme fantasy when he shows her how to let go of her inhibitions — One
tantalizing drink recipe at a time— Seems it’s definitely Bottoms Up for these
two!
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EXCERPT TWO:
“So
what’ll it be?” the bartender asked.
Lexi
was instantly dragged back to the present.
“Uh…I
don’t know,” she offered, wondering how a drink could possibly dull the
emptiness inside her.
He gave a smile and a confident shrug. “Well
then, you’re in luck.”
“How’s
that?” she asked half-heartedly, not really in the mood for banter
but
realizing she was in need of a drink but with no clue what drink she wanted.
Just something to make her forget the shitty day she’d had. And the even
shittier year.
The
bartender with the soul-searching eyes and the cute little smile that even Lexi
had to admit was a bit of a mood lifter, leaned on the bar so his eyes were
level with hers.
“You’re
in luck because it so happens my drink picking skills are legendary.”
“Legendary?”
She repeated his claim, aware some would consider her response a flirt, but she
felt it was more of a challenge. A challenge to see if he could pick something
for her that would make her feel...feel…What the hell did she want to feel
anyway?
“Legendary,”
he repeated.
Okay,
he was definitely flirting. Lexi couldn’t help but crack a smile.
“You’re that confident,” she pressed.
“Ten
to one I will pick the perfect drink for you.”
“Okay
then…give it your best shot,” she said, beginning to enjoy thinking about
anything other than her troubles while she stood still holding onto the bar
stool, but not yet taking the plunge to hop on the stool and settle in.
Without
her uttering another word, the bartender poured one long stream of silken
liquor into a cocktail shaker. Its slow path had a mesmerizing affect on her.
She watched while he picked up another bottle and poured another brightly
colored liquor into the shaker at the same time. He placed the bottles down and gave her a
nod. Her pulse quickened when he gripped the shaker. The condensation on the
container made her lips water but it was the flex of his muscled forearms that
stirred something else in her. Something she thought she’d long forgotten.
Desire.
After
a few swift gyrations he uncapped the shaker with a flourish. Then slowly
filled the chilled martini glass while reaching for another bottle, adding a
final squirt of orange amber liquor to the drink. The effect creating a layered
concoction the color of the most exquisite sunset with a deep blue layer on the
very bottom while the fiery orange layer almost floated on top.
Satisfied
with his handy work he slowly slid the cocktail towards her.
“Try
this,” he offered.
Parched
with anticipation, her mouth was so dry she wanted more than anything to down
the divine looking concoction.
He
smiled encouragingly.
One
quick drink Lexi told herself. All she’d wanted was one drink. Not to hang out
with a flirtatious and sexy bartender. All she was looking for was a reprieve
from the scorching summer sun. Something to quench her thirst. And numb her
despair. A brief respite before getting back to what she needed to do. Clean
out the apartment and hand in the keys. And thanks to being laid off that
morning, she now added finding a job to her growing ‘to do’ list.
Reaching
for the glass, Lexi lifted it up to her lips, her gaze meeting his when her
lips touched the rim.
“Bottoms
Up,” he said with an undeniably sexy tone.
“Bottoms
Up, ” she replied, trying to stifle her grin. And trying her best not notice to
that he was still watching her. She tipped the glass and took a long sip. Yum.
Sweet at first, then a surprising kick when the liquor layer melted down her
throat — coursing past her tonsils and warming a spot right between her
breasts. Her eyes teared from the potency of the drink.
“You
like it,” he announced with satisfaction.
She
nodded, and took another sip, this time the cool frosty layer lingering in her
throat, ready for that warm shot of liquor to follow. Intriguing.
“Perfect,”
she answered, showing him just how much it hit the spot by downing the rest of
it in two more sips.
His
eyebrows arched and he flashed a heart-melting smile. That was if she had a
heart to melt, she chided herself.
“Go
on, hop up, I’ll make you another.” He motioned for her to sit.
What
now? Stick to her plan, one drink, pay her bill and be gone back into the heat?
She watched him pull a martini glass from a cooler, the clear glass immediately
frosting up even with the cool air conditioning keeping the bar bearable
compared to the sweltering temperature outside.
She
watched as he went about making another drink. Shit, how did this drinking in
the afternoon thing work? Sure, she’d hung out in her share of nightclubs, into
the wee hours with her friends, but this was different. She checked her watch.
Four thirty in the afternoon. Heat of the Tucson day. Temps reaching one
hundred ten degrees about now or even hotter. Heat or no heat, the last thing
she wanted to do was walk back out that door and face life. The realty was it
was easier to sit on the bar stool with this sexy bartender and forget about
all her troubles.
That’s
the spirit. To hell with reality!
Lexi
nodded her approval and unhooked her foot from the barstool rung, settling
herself up on the seat. She knew she
definitely needed another of whatever it was that warmed her from the inside
out and made her bad day begin to seem a little less bad.
He
put the finishing touch on the drink and then passed it to her.
“Thank
you,” she said and glanced along the bar. A waitress waited
impatiently
at the end of the counter for their orders.
“I’ll
get to those in a sec,” he assured them, but his attention remained on Lexi,
expectantly, while she took another delicious sip and then another.
“It’s
really very good,” she agreed, lifting the drink in toast. “Bottoms Up,” she
added and took another sip. He gave a chuckle that made her blush. “That’s the
name of the drink…?” she queried when he seemed to be enjoying a little humor
that escaped her.
“Oh,
that’s not the name of the drink,” he said, with a slow knowing smile that made
her hand tremble as she clutched her glass. ‘Bottoms Up’ is the name of the bar,”
he corrected her. Motioning with his head to the large pink neon sign over the
bar that had somehow escaped her in the short time she’d been there. ‘Bottoms
Up’ was spelled in winding script with a flourish at the end that looked
distinctly like the bottom of a sexy ass.
Lexi’s
cheeks flamed, feeling silly and embarrassed. She quickly took another sip. The
cold rush of drink stung her right between the eyes. Ice cream headache. Over the rim of the glass she caught his sexy
grin. Like he was enjoying her discomfort. Mortified, she looked down, placing
the empty glass back on the cocktail napkin, noting the “Bottoms Up’ emblem on
it with a sassy drawing of a martini glass in the shape of a sexy round
derriere.
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GUEST POST:
Thanks so much Ally for having me as
your guest today.
I’m thrilled about my new release
BOTTOMS UP and love having a chance to stop by and chat.
LOVE SERVED WITH A TWIST:
One
of the most enjoyable aspects for me as an author is dreaming up new stories to
write. And I use the word “dream” as so often my ideas spring from a daydream
about something — something sexy, exciting and a tad bit unusual. In COCKPIT,
it is the story of a fifty year eight year old commercial pilot who reunites
with her long lost high school love at 40,000 feet and the sizzling romance
that sparks from that initial reunion.
In
my latest book, BOTTOMS UP, the idea for the book came from a blog post I did a
few years ago on Naughty Drinks. The post was so fun to write I started
researching ‘dirty drink’ names and recipes and began to ‘dream’ about a story
between a hunky bartender, the kind of man who would serve cocktails with such
sexy names. Then the idea came to me that it would be oh-so- fun- if the hero
and heroine acted out those very naughty drinks. And so Bottoms Up was born,
the bar where Justin serves Lexi her first naughty concoction and the education
of Lexi’s dirty cocktails began.
Often
I am asked which scene is my favorite or which drink recipe? Such a difficult
choice, so many toe curling scenes but if this drink is one of my personal
favorites and a hint of what just what Justin and Lexi get up to after closing
time at Bottoms Up:
“I say a night like this deserves a
drink, don’t you?” Justin prompted, reaching for a couple of glasses. Another
set of lights went off, leaving just the immediate bar area lit.
“Do you really think that’s wise? I mean,
after yesterday?” she questioned, her cheeks flushing while she tried her best
to make light of nearly fainting on that same barstool the day before.
“I do.” He flashed that killer smile
again, the one that made her want to go along with just about anything he
suggested. “Any special requests or shall I just pick?” He reached for a bottle
behind the bar, but then paused. “On second thought, you never did drink your
drink last night.” His knowing look made her stomach flutter. “You remember
what it was, before you felt dizzy?”
“Mm-hm” she replied, biting her lower
lip, aware the air was now laden with sexual tension she hoped she wasn’t
imagining.
****
Sex with the Bartender
0.5
oz. Coconut Rum
0.5 oz. Triple Sec
0.5
oz. Lime Juice
1 splash(s) Grenadine Syrup
Fill with Lemonade
Lemon
Lime
1
Splash(s) Irish Cream
Mix
rum, triple sec, lime juice, grenadine, and Lemonade. Garnish with lemon and
lime, then splash Irish cream down the middle.
*Best
served behind the bar!
I do hope you enjoy this risqué romp of
Lexi’s in Justin’s bar. It’s definitely Bottoms Up for these two!
Best,
Kate
xo
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AUTHOR BIO:
Kate Deveaux is
a contemporary erotic romance writer and die-hard romantic. A former wedding
planner, she has always been “in love” with love! Kate is currently working on
several fictional stories – each filled with sexy romance, heroines who are no
shrinking violets and heroes who make your heart skip a beat. She currently
resides with her husband in the U.S. When Kate is not busy writing, she can be
found on the tennis court –yes, there’s even ‘love’ in that game too.
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Congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
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DeleteKate ~ It is great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! Also, terrific guest post! Totally can't wait to try that recipe! Thanks for hanging out with us today :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks Ally, so much for having me as your guest today! Delighted to share Bottoms Up with you and your readers, as well as those sexy drink recipes. Good luck to all for the Giveaway too!
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xo
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