Delphine Dryden - The seduction hypothesis

The Seduction Hypothesis
By Delphine Dryden

Book two in the Science of Temptation .

(1 Curious Sub + 1 Dom in Denial)Inhibitions = 4 Naughty Nights

Wildlife biologist Lindsey thought attending a fan convention with her new boyfriend Ben was a great ideauntil their relationship imploded. Lindsey still lusts after her exbut if he wants her, hes going to have to prove he can give her what she needs.

Ben will do anything to win Lindsey back, and when he sees her in her skimpy black vinyl convention getup, he realizes what shes been craving all along. And hes inspired to finally give in to his own dark desire to take complete sexual control

Lindsey is surprised by her reaction to Bens kinky new seduction techniques, and suddenly sees the brilliant but boring code guru in a different light. After several erotic encounters in hotel rooms and stairwells, shes falling for him all over again. And wondering if the intimate connection will last once they head home

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38,000 words

Dear Reader,

The month of May always brings, for me, the promise of new beginnings. I realize that its actually nearly the end of spring, but for some reason, I love the idea of May and that it means summer is coming and the fun is really about to begin!

This month, very fitting for my excitement about new beginnings, we have three debut authors with stories releasing. Brighton Walsh joins Carina Press with her charming contemporary romance Plus One , where lifelong friends find deep-seated feelings growing into something more than friendship. Meanwhile, debut author Shawna Reppert has crafted a unique and captivating fantasy romance world in her male/male romance The Stolen Luck . Joining these two authors with a debut is S.G. Wong with the first Lola Starke novel, Die on Your Feet . Not only is this an unusual mix of mystery, paranormal and noir, but this book also has a striking cover that captured my imagination from the first look.

Although not a debut author, Tamara Morgan joins Carina Press with the first in a new contemporary romance series. In The Rebound Girl , an outgoing plastic surgeon gets more than she bargained for when she offers to be the rebound girl for a sexy kindergarten teacher getting over his recent breakup.

Along with new beginnings also come bittersweet goodbyes, and this month we wrap up Jax Garrens fantastic science-fiction trilogy Tales of the Underlight. This series has kept us all on the edges of our seats with both the sexual tension between Hauk and Jolie and the fight to take out the Order of Ananke. Dont miss the final installment, How Beauty Loved the Beast . Also wrapping up a trilogy this month, though on the opposite end of the romance spectrum, is contemporary romance author Kate Davies, offering the final installment of her high-school reunion trilogy, Girls Most Likely to, with Life of the Party .

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Sandy James, Shawna Thomas, Cathy Pegau and Stacy Gail all return to previously established worlds in their respective books. In Sandy Jamess The Brazen Amazon , the Air Amazon is sent to protect computer wizard Zach from a rogue goddess who wants to use him to destroy the world. Journey of Dominion , book two of The Triune Stones series from Shawna Thomas, continues the story of Sara, trained from birth for one purpose: to reunite three ancient stones to restore balance to the lands.

Female/female romance Deep Deception by Cathy Pegau follows the harrowing story of a beautiful agent and the woman she has no choice but to trustuntil the secrets theyre each keeping threaten to get them both killed. And the plan for a demonic apocalypse is at last uncovered by a maimed member of the Nephilim and a scarred young woman whos been to hell and back in Stacy Gails Wounded Angel , book three of The Earth Angels.

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Dedication

For all the geeky nerds and nerdy geeks in my real lifefar too many to list by name.

Acknowledgements

At a time when I needed them most, a lot of people helped me pull this book together. My wonderful agent, Courtney Miller-Callihan, who always makes me feel like a rock star. The ever-enthusiastic Angela James at Carina, who was so interested in a series spun off The Theory of Attraction that I decided I would be foolish not to write one. My extraordinary editor Deb Nemeth, whose patience and insight made this book so much more than it was when it started out. Kristi Pewthers for the tireless fieldwork (I know it was tough, reporting from DragonCon, but you suffered through it bravely and have the video to prove it). And always, always, Christine dAbo and Ruthie Knox for their unflagging support, shameless flattery, cheerleading, salted caramels and unbelievably specific research assistance.

Contents

Chapter One

The drive from Houston to Phoenix was supposed to take about nineteen hours, and Lindsey could see the handwriting on the wall before she even boarded the RV.

Only six of them were going, and she knew the other five well enough to predict their immediate future. The next nineteen hours would feature a running argument between her friends Ed and Lin that ranged from tabletop gaming rules to the best algorithms for parallel data compilation. She would be willing to bet money on it. There would also be, almost certainly, an in-depth geekout over the latest developments in bioinformatics, and Cami seemed able to talk endlessly about the technical intricacies of decrypting rodent genomes.

At some point Ed would jump ship from the data compilation discussion to join the bioinformatics talk. Lin, who hated to miss out on anything Ed was doing, would try to horn in on that conversation but become frustrated when he exhausted his limited knowledge of the narrow intersection between computing and rat DNA. Then hed get whiny and start making snippy comments.

Camis boyfriend, Ivan, who was driving, would naturally obsess over the rules of the road. Hed probably conduct periodic checks to make sure they all had their seat belts securely fastened. Lindsey knew hed mapped out each fuel stop and every possible contingency with all the precision and attention to detail he applied to one of his astrophysics projects.

And Ben would spend the whole time glaring at Lindsey whenever she wasnt looking, and pretending to ignore her whenever she was. Hed probably glare at Ivan then, although Ivan would be oblivious to it. Just as Ivan had always been oblivious to Lindsey, despite Bens repeated snarking about how well they seemed to get along.