Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Tuesday Teases: Danielle LaPaglia

You are in for a special treat today, but only if you are 18 or over. Got that? Adults ONLY, so all you dirty-minded teenagers, move along.

Anyway, Danielle LaPaglia, one of my fellow Rebels from writing group is honoring us not only with the pleasure of her beautiful company, but also with an excerpt from her erotic story Should Have Said No. Danielle is a master of flash fiction, specializing in horror, and her series on the seven deadly sins isn't to be missed. She participates in Friday Flash every week, and this Friday is being kind enough to allow me to post a piece of flash that will be recognizable to anyone who has read Of Course I Try (those of you who wanted more Max, he'll be there). Please check out her flash fiction on her blog and follow her on Twitter. She's funny and brilliant, and a little scary sometimes (but only in the best way). Without further ado, here is her excerpt from Should Have Said No.



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REMINDER! NO ONE UNDER 18 PERMITTED BEYOND THIS POINT!


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Should Have Said No – Excerpt – by Danielle La Paglia


It was painfully clear that she wasn’t getting back to sleep so she tossed the blanket aside and went to wash her face. Her long hair pulled back in a low-ponytail, she slipped on her sports bra, shorts and running shoes. The beach was only two blocks down; a morning run was just the thing to clear her mind. She chugged a half a Gatorade from the fridge, stretched and headed out the door, not bothering to leave a note.

The street was quiet, the air cool against her skin, but the run would warm her in no time. A wide sidewalk stretched between multi-million dollar homes and the open beach. She turned South, toward Balboa, and took off. Later in the day this same stretch would be crammed with bicycles and roller-bladers, but for now she was alone. A few surfers waited in the water, but the beach was deserted. Pale light edged brighter between the homes on her left, turning the sky a beautiful pale blue as it pushed back the twilight.

A light sweat broke across her skin, cooled by the breeze coming off the ocean. She ran, not thinking about the man from the bar last night, or her heart-broken friend passed out in her room. She concentrated on the rhythm of each step slapping against the sidewalk, each breath passing in and out. Everything faded, the houses on her left, the ocean on her right; it was her and the pavement and nothing else. Forty minutes later, she was standing beneath a stream of hot water. It poured over her skin the way his gaze had the night before. She closed her eyes and saw him again, standing confident and gorgeous before her. Instead of reaching for the chair, this time he reached for her. His fingertips trailed across her skin.

Mimicking her vision, she smoothed her hand across her body, up her arm, across her shoulder and down to cup one breast. Despite the heat of the shower, her nipple was a hard bud. She rolled it between her finger and thumb, teasing it. Her other hand trailed lower, gliding across her stomach and down between her legs. She parted them slightly, allowing better access for her finger to slip between the soft folds.

Her breath caught. She squeezed her nipple almost to the point of pain, and drove her finger inside, imagining it was him, the beautiful stranger from the bar. She could almost feel his breath on her neck, his cheek against hers. Her movements became more rapid, urgent with the need to climax. It built inside; she slid her finger up, circling her clit again and again. A white heat burst between her legs, flooding through her core and into her limbs. She bit her lip to keep from crying out.

The sensation ebbed; her muscles relaxed and she gave a final stroke, sending a last jolt through her nerves. One hand on the wall, she leaned into the spray. It poured down her scalp, caressing her tingling flesh before disappearing in the drain.

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Danielle is an urban fantasy junkie whose favorite fix comes from the likes of Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine, and Patricia Briggs. She writes horror of every kind: ghosts, werewolves, vampires, and even monsters of the human variety. She is a member of Kelley Armstrong’s online writing group and participates in #fridayflash on Twitter where she posts weekly flash fiction on her blog. She is completing edits on her first novel, The Watchers, and is hard at work outlining her next urban fantasy project. Danielle is also the last Jedi warrior to study under the nearly extinct Scotnadian Yoda.

21 comments:

  1. Wow, a whole other reason to look forward to a hot, steamy shower. Great job, Danni.


    But I have to ask...the Scotnadian Yoda?

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  3. nicely handled... I mean the writing, nicely handled...wait...no....there's just no clean way to compliment this..clean, not as in the shower, I mean...not that it's dirty...I mean this was a very satisfying read...wait, but not in the way you were thinking, just...not that I satisfied myself, I mean it was satisfactory...oh shit.

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  4. Wow! Thanks for the awesome intro, Sel, *blushes* and thanks for having me here today. Rebels Rule!

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  5. Nice work. Always enjoy reading your stuff. Sometimes even more than once. ;-)

    Cheers,
    Ian

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  6. Nice work Danni. And like most things of this nature, even better the second time around. *wink*

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  7. Er, it's been a long day, think I'll go take a shower. ;)

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  8. Wow! Just goes to show that your talent extends far beyond flash fiction. This piece pulled me in and I wanted to keep reading. Well written and quite visual. Damn fine writing Danni! :)

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  9. Love the word "Scotnadian"! We have some "Ausnadians" where I live ;-)

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  10. Oh Nice. Well done. Thanks for sharing!

    Julie/Firewolf/OWG3

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  11. That was awesome, Danni as per usual. Very sexy too.

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  12. Sorry it took awhile to get to this, but I wanted to give it my full attention. Glad I waited.

    Wow. Holy steamy goodness! You painted a picture that came off sexy and needful, not at all vulgar. I think that is a fine line to walk and you did it beautifully!

    Awesome work sis, but now I'll be bugging you for smutfiic...lol
    xoxo

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  13. [...] can find my #fridayflash, an excerpt from my novel Should Have Said No, on Sel’s [...]

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  14. I've told you before when I had the chance to beta this , but again very well done.

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  15. Well written. Quite a hot little story!

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  16. That's by far the raciest guest blog I've ever read, Danni. Were you worried to post it at home, so you took it to public? What a thought process. Winky face.

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  17. Gee, sis. I didn't know you had it in you...I mean the sex and the words and stuff, not the...you know. ;) Well done (she said, and she blushed and looked down at her shoes...)

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  18. Thanks to all my #fridayflash friends for stopping by. I know this is a departure from my usual style, but I assure you, this is an excerpt from a horror novel. Glad you enjoyed it. ;)

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  19. Wow, hot stuff Danni. It makes me want to read the novel. You certainly made it vivid for the reader!

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  20. A horror novel? Crikey! Put me down for a copy. O.O It really is very good.

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