Monday, February 13, 2012

Noah Teaser Tuesday 2-14-12 "Baby it's cold outside"

 © Johanna Goodyear | Dreamstime.com

Valentine day teaser even though it takes place on Thanksgiving. 

The set up. Since both Noah and Roni are alone for the holiday the friends, decide to make a dinner for two at her place. Well, he sort of decides for them. And here they are in her kitchen preparing for their feast.


Remembering the easy recipe her mother had taught her, she chose the green beans and got to work. She watched as Noah pressed a few buttons on his phone set it on the table next to what looked like speaker and then Christmas carols began playing.

“Well that’s cool.” She had to admit.

Noah laughed. “That’s like one of the easiest things you can do on this phone. The more I play with it the more awesome I think it is.”

“Still too extravagant for me. I’ll stick to my dumb phone thank you very much.”

Noah promised to sell her on it yet and said he’d find an app just for her that would make her go out and just have to get a phone for herself. The conversation made her feel like an old unyielding geezer afraid of change like the ones she used to work with who were angry anytime they made an upgrade to their computer system.  She decided to change the subject by singing along to the music. To her surprise Noah sang with her.  Veronica laughed at how seriously intense he got at certain parts of the songs, then blushed and stopped singing when he told her he loved her voice.

“No, don’t stop. That’s the best part. I was waiting to hear you sing it.”

She sprinkled the fried onion topping over the casserole and smiled chewing her lower lip. Her face was on fire now and she refused to look up at him. It was just a compliment. Geez. How old was she anyway? At the moment she felt like she was five in the middle of her elementary school yard and someone had just declared their love for her in front of the rest of the giggling student body.

“Lemme see?”

She knew what he meant. He wanted her to look up but she shook her head. She could feel him staring.

“Look at me, Roni.”

Spinning around so she wasn’t even facing him now, she took her time placing the casserole in the oven. The music still blared away. When she finally turned to face him his smile was so genuine and it was all for her, it made her heart speed up. “God, you’re adorable when you’re embarrassed.”

“Okay so stop embarrassing me,” she said, feeling the heat from her face rush south down her neck and back. She wiped the counter and cleared her throat. “Is that it? Are we done?”

The smile was ever present and she did everything in her power to try not to stare at those suckable lips and how his normally intense eyes almost twinkled now. “Well looks like you are but I’m not. You wanna give me a hand with these potatoes?”

She walked over and helped him peel and cut more potatoes. A few minutes later, ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ started to play. One of her all time favorites so she gave in and sang along. Noah smiled and to her surprise knew all the words so he sang the male part to her female part. She playfully leaned in to him singing. And he’d lean back when it was his turn. She noticed his gaze became heavier as the lyrics got more and more flirtatious but she kept singing. “So nice and warm.”

 He glanced at the window amazingly not missing a single lyric. “Look out the window at that storm.”

She gulped knowing what was coming up. “My sister will be suspicious.”

His eyes were on her lips now. “Man, your lips look so delicious.” 
Veronica pretended not to notice how his voice changed ever so slightly with that last line. “My brother will be there at the door.”

His eyes were still on her lips. “Waves upon a tropical shore.”

Giving in to temptation, she glanced at his lips as he licked them. “My maiden aunt's mind is vicious.”

He stopped singing and spoke the next line. “Gosh your lips look delicious.”

 




21 comments:

  1. Wow, that was hot!! Talk about remembering the song from now on!

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  2. Wow!!! *fans self with Kindle* I think I'm in love!! *swoon*
    How long to we have to wait for 'Noah' to be released? I'm dying here! lol

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  3. Not too much longer I promise!!! Glad you enjoyed

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    1. When you say not too much longer what are we talking here...days..weeks..months...???

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  4. love your books but not feeling this one. I just cant get over he is so young for me to get into the book if he was 25 I would read it. And between them feel little off. Sorry. I love your book so much. Maybe i'm missing something. I might buy it because love your other book so much.

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    1. Anomymous- Funny how if a guy is older than a girl it don't seem to make such a difference as if the woman is older. I have a good feeling that Elizabeth will make it such a good read that we won't notice the age difference. I'm looking forward to the series.

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    2. Roni felt the same way you did, Anonymous, in the beginning and Noah changed her mind. Something tells me he'll change yours, too. ;)

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  5. You are wonderful at the art of creating palpable chemistry between your characters. I love the way you write!!! I also love the machismo you bring out in your male characters (Morenos)...very, very believable in the Hispanic culture.

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  6. Thank you, Cathy! So many of my characters traits/personalities are meshed from the people in my family and friends but its so fun to add the extra drama and intensity. ;)

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  7. I LOVE Teaser Tuesday don't get me wrong but every time I read one I get annoyed that I can't read the rest of the book and that I have been working on MY book...I don't like to be teased :(

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  8. Sorry! lol I think this weeks was especially frustrating because of where I left it. If it makes you feel any better is the wait is not too long anymore! =)

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  9. OH My, Im so anxious, I cant wait to read it!!!

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  10. Hello!! when is this out?

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  11. Well not sure where the other anonymous comments went but just to be clear. I will NEVER have an exact release date until I can tell you it's been uploaded and them we wait on B&N & Amazon to do their thing. But for now it's in the hands of my CP partner and then once I get it back from her it's in the hands of the editor once I get back from her I retweak according to what she fixed then it's show time. But for now all I can say is the story is DONE but the technical stuff is now in the works! =)

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  12. I love "fans self with Kindle"! I'm on the treadmill so I can't tell why I suddenly feel so hot! Who cares if he's too young. Even harder.......I mean hotter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  13. Tell your CP partner, your editor and the Amazon people to hurry!!!! I can't wait any longer!!!lol.

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  14. LOL! It's coming, it's coming and Silvas oh it gets much harder... I mean HOTTER!! LOL

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  15. Ahhhhhh!!!! I think I'm in love already. This book sounds like its gonna be a fav of mine :) plus if Tracey Garvis-Graves can make the whole age difference thing work in On the Island this age difference is nothing!!! I like it. I think it adds intrigue & I'm sure Noah has a story for his whole attitude to age being "irrelevant". Sooooo excited squee :) I know everyone in the BA group on FB is gonna freak about this one when it's out!!!

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    1. I'm getting very excited about this too! My critique partner called it her favorite. =D And not sure if anyone has noticed but after much pondering I changed his age by one year he will now be 20 not 19 still 8 years younger though. I can hardly wait to hear what everyone thinks!

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  16. Aaahh! Im so excited!! You made Roni a cougar!! You go girl!

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  17. Love it all they make the best couple

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