{"id":9016,"date":"2015-04-15T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jennytrout.com\/?p=9016"},"modified":"2015-04-14T20:44:41","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T00:44:41","slug":"drawn-that-way-by-bronwyn-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennytrout.com\/?p=9016","title":{"rendered":"DRAWN THAT WAY, by Bronwyn Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey there, Trout Nation! Here’s another title from the anthology that got flattened under an avalanche of writer politics bullshit not too long ago! This one comes from #MerlinClub member and the Ann Perkins to my Leslie Knope, Bronwyn Green.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Drawn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tristan Weaver, accountant for a successful video game company, is in\u00a0way\u00a0over her head. Honestly answering a company-wide survey and criticizing the sexist stereotypes used in the company\u2019s games was enough to catch her boss\u2019 attention.\u00a0\u00a0But speculating on his sex life within his earshot has unexpected consequences when her hot, but nerdy, boss invites her to model for him.<\/em><\/p>\n

Owner, artist and lead developer of Brecken Games, Rory Brecken, has a strict no fraternizing with employees rule. However, when he overhears Tristan\u2019s conversation with her friend about his rumored kinks and begins to suspect her curiosity about the submissive side of sex, he\u2019s more than a little tempted. When her interest is undeniably confirmed, he suggests a onetime only, colleagues-with-benefits hook-up.<\/em><\/p>\n

Though neither want a relationship, once isn\u2019t enough for either one of them. As their encounters become more intense, Rory makes a huge mistake that may cost him the woman he\u2019s coming to love.<\/em><\/p>\n

Amazon<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 Barnes & Noble<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 All Romance Ebooks<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 iBooks<\/a><\/p>\n

Drawn That Way<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is the second book in the\u00a0<\/strong>Bound<\/strong><\/em> series, which Bronwyn is writing with Jessica Jarman. It can be read as a stand alone, though I heartily recommend Jarman’s\u00a0<\/strong>London Bound<\/strong><\/em>, as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read on for an excerpt of\u00a0Drawn That Way.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0The imprint of Rory\u2019s hands had been seared into Tris\u2019 shoulders. She swore she could still feel his touch as she pushed up on her elbows and stared at him. What had been an easy camaraderie moments before seemed to vanish into thin air. He glanced at her, then away, as if he were uncomfortable again. Of course, that may have been because she\u2019d been lying there wanting him to kiss her, and it had been painfully obvious. That was more than enough to make someone pull back. She was an idiot. She\u2019d let her libido get away from her and imagined an attraction where there was none.<\/p>\n

He extended his hand toward her, and she took it, letting him pull her up off the mat with a surprising amount of strength. Releasing her, he walked to the camera, turned it off and removed it from the tripod.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re really good at this,\u201d he tossed over his shoulder as she picked up their swords from the mat. \u201cAny chance you\u2019d be willing to come in and do it again? I have a feeling we could get a lot of usable footage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. I could definitely do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d pay you, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n

She shrugged. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to. This was a better workout than going to the gym. And a lot more fun.\u201d Granted, she wouldn\u2019t mind the money, but she\u2019d feel guilty getting paid for something she\u2019d do for free.<\/p>\n

He shook his head, frowning slightly. \u201cI\u2019d feel better about paying you.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, Tris. This is a business arrangement. Nothing more. Pack up your stern professor fantasies and take them home to the shower where they belong. Idiot.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, can I get copies of the video and the pictures? I\u2019d love to see everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSure. Just give me a second.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rory left the room, and she grabbed her bottle of water and downed the rest of it before beginning to pick up the weapons they\u2019d used for the shoot.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s your password?\u201d he asked, setting a laptop on his tall drafting table.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Doctor\u2019s Companion. All one word. Capital T, capital D, apostrophe S, and capital C.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rory snorted and typed it in as she turned around. \u201cI\u2019ll just upload the files from the SD card so you can have a copy, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

He typed it in on her keyboard.<\/p>\n

On her laptop.<\/p>\n

Her laptop that he\u2019d just grabbed from her office.<\/p>\n

Where she\u2019d been looking at, well, basically porn, when he\u2019d walked in earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cClose the lid. Close it,\u201d she practically screeched, crossing the room to do it herself.<\/p>\n

His eyebrows drew together, and he stared at her, his expression quizzical. Then, he slowly turned his head back toward her screen. She could see the flickering image of the .GIF reflected in the lenses of his glasses. Even without looking at the computer, she knew what he was seeing.<\/p>\n

She must have watched that image cycle through twenty-seven times before he\u2019d entered her office earlier. A man stood behind a woman and slid his hand over her chest to gently wrap his long fingers around her neck as he yanked down the cup of her bra with his other hand, baring her breast. Her nipple hardened right before the .GIF repeated itself in an endless loop.<\/p>\n

Scorching heat rushed to her face, and she closed her eyes. If there were any justice in the world, the floor would open and swallow her whole. Or there would be a tsunami on Lake Michigan, and it would drown her. \u201cJust so you know, I wasn\u2019t looking at\u2026that site\u2026on company time. I didn\u2019t open it until after five.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man\u2019s hands had reminded her of Rory\u2019s. It was part of the reason she\u2019d watched it over and over. That and the stupid conversation she\u2019d had with Clover.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe you,\u201d he said, somewhat distractedly, clicking the buttons on her touch pad. \u201cYou\u2019re not one to slack off at work.\u201d<\/p>\n

She forced open her eyes, only to discover that he\u2019d moved from her dashboard to her actual blog where she\u2019d reposted all of the images that had turned her on and was scrolling through them. All of the images that made her want more than the boring, safe sex she always ended up with. All of the images that were currently revealing her desperate needs to her boss.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least, I know my instincts about you weren\u2019t wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you on about?\u201d She didn\u2019t actually want to know, but the words were already out of her mouth, and it was impossible to call them back.<\/p>\n

He turned to face her. \u201cEarlier today, when you and Clover were discussing my sex life in the break room\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

She dropped her head back to stare at the ceiling. \u201cYou heard that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the phrase, \u2018one tall blonde with\u2019 I believe it was, \u2018ginormous tits after another\u2019 until you noticed me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFabulous.\u201d Where the hell was that tsunami when she needed it?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt piqued my interest\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, it did.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I waited a moment before entering the room.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tris put her hands on her cheeks, surprised her face hadn\u2019t melted off like that guy\u2019s in Raiders of the Lost Ark. <\/em>This was, by far, the most humiliating moment of her entire life.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou waited and heard us gossiping about you like a couple schoolgirls in the bathroom between classes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI would hope schoolgirls aren\u2019t discussing kinky sex.\u201d<\/p>\n

She couldn\u2019t stifle the laugh that bubbled up. \u201cYou\u2019d be surprised.\u201d She sighed. \u201cI\u2019m sorry. I owe you a huge apology.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor having porn on your computer?\u201d He sounded\u2026amused.<\/p>\n

Was he laughing at her? At this cocked up situation? She opened her eyes and met his gaze. His eyes seemed a brighter blue as he stared at her.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d she said, flatly. \u201cFor discussing your personal life when it\u2019s clearly none of our business.\u201d<\/p>\n

He shrugged. \u201cIf it makes you feel any better, your responses to the rumors gave me a fair amount of insight into you, and this,\u201d he said, nodding at her laptop as he scrolled through a few bondage shots, \u201cconfirms it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cConfirms what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat you\u2019re turned on by the thought of kinky sex and, possibly, even rough sex.\u201d<\/p>\n

She opened her mouth, but there was nothing to deny.<\/p>\n

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Hey there, Trout Nation! Here’s another title from the anthology that got flattened under an avalanche of writer politics bullshit not too long ago! This<\/p>\n

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