The Big One – M/F Erotic Romance by
Louisa Bacio
Blurb:
The last thing
marketing assistant Kayla Morgan expects to do on a Friday morning is give a
tour of her emergency shelter to a flighty rock star. When her boss orders her
to play nice, she acquiesces.
Sebastian Cox,
lead singer of The U.K. Underground, finds the American bird with the bunker in
her backyard more than wacky, but the band’s looking for a location to shoot
their latest video.
When an
earthquake strikes, the unlikely couple gets trapped and finds a few ways to
keep themselves busy. Once reality sets in, will their differences leave them
on shaky ground?
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Excerpt:
“You want out of
here? Fine, go for it.” Kayla pointed toward the doorway. “Be my guest and try
to break the lock. If you succeed, I make no promises to your safety out there.
We don’t know what’s happening. Maybe this was a minor shaker, or maybe the
real thing, but what’s it going to hurt to sit tight and figure it out?”
“You plan on
helping me pass the time in a more enjoyable manner?” He wagged his eyebrows at
her, and despite herself, and her promise to have a strong will, a flutter
started low in her belly. She couldn’t be attracted to him. He was such a
neophyte. People like him never understood her.
“You watch
yourself there.” She turned around and stalked to the other side of the room.
Okay, given they were in such a small space, there wasn’t any getting away from
him at the moment. He—and people like him—made her so mad.
“What about
being optimistic?” he asked. “Thinking about the best in people.
Self-fulfilling prophecies and life affirmations?”
“You can be
positive all you want, and it’s not going to fill up your tank of gas. Having
money, in smaller bills, hidden in case the banks crash and your ATM card
doesn’t work—that’s being prepared. Just because I believe in reserving some
supplies doesn’t mean I willed all this to happen. It did, and I’m ready for
it.”
“‘Reserving?’ Is
that what they’re calling it nowadays? I thought it was more akin to hoarding.”
Hoarding? He really didn’t get it. His comment
hung in the air, and she did her best to ignore it. No matter what she said,
the scorn from nonbelievers hurt. She grew up with her father being harassed by
family members. It was only a matter of time before it was her turn. And her
sister? Well, forget about telling her anything about being prepared. Maybe as
destruction hit and a certain segment of the population was taken out, they’d
be all gone. All that would be left would be those who’d taken the necessary
precautions.
A wave of
dizziness at the implications hit her, and she sat back down.
Right. As if
life worked like that.
About Louisa Bacio
A Southern California native, Louisa Bacio can’t imagine
living far away from the ocean. The multi-published author of erotic romance
enjoys writing within all realms – from short stories to full-length novels.
Bacio shares her
household with a supportive husband, two daughters growing “too fast,” and a
multitude pet craziness: Two dogs, five fish tanks, an aviary, hamsters, rabbits
and hermit crabs. In her other life, she teaches college classes in English,
journalism and popular culture.
Visit her online at: http://www.louisabacio.com, http://www.facebook.com/louisabacio
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