reviews_and_ramblings | Excerpt Day: Picture This by Tonya Ramagos

Picture This, The Heroes of Silver Springs # 5, by Tonya Ramagos
Release Date: 06/2009
Publisher: Siren Publishing
Publisher Link: http://www.bookstrand.com/product-picturethis-14299-200.html

Blurb: Six months ago Hurricane Emilio left a path of destruction through Silver Springs and Billings. Like many of the city residents, Rayne Jacobs' sole focus has centered on rebuilding her life and helping those around her. How can a freelance photographer come to the rescue of the people in the city she loves? The question is heavy on her mind when she finds herself staring into an intoxicating pair of whisky brown eyes. The answer comes when she's asked to take pictures for a Men of the Silver Springs Fire Department B shift charity calendar. Detective Ford Harris has a sharp eye for detail and keenly developed senses. Right now his eye is on Rayne. When he discovers the deadly surprise caught on film, he fears he'll need all his senses to bring the threat down before it gets to her. It's been years since a woman caught EMT Cory Nox's heart, but Rayne Jacobs manages to do it on sight. The discovery that she's also the woman his roommate has fallen for spells pleasure with a capital P. But will it be his EMT skills that are needed most when danger comes down on their heads?

Excerpt:

"Stand closer. I want to get the two of you together."

Cory moved to stand beside Ford. For a moment, she flashed back to the first time these men made love to her, the way they'd stood just like this at the foot of the bed and undressed for her. Only, it wasn't just like this, she realized as she watched them. Whether by instinct or thought, Cory's arm snaked around Ford's waist as he stepped next to the other man. She took the picture, but her mind stumbled over the sight of them standing there naked and touching. It was such a turn-on to see them that way. Who would have ever thought? Except, even while her juices stirred, her body ached to be between them, to be a part of that closeness.

"Are you about ready to put down that thing now?" Ford asked, one sexy brow arching as he angled his head.

"Almost." She wasn't quite ready to end the growing ache to be with them, wasn't quite ready for them to step away from one another. It made her wonder... "Will you kiss him?"

Ford looked at Cory. They stared at each other for about three heartbeats before Cory shrugged.

"Why the hell not?"

"Tongues?" Ford shot her a glance and Rayne realized the question was meant for her.

"If you don't mind," she said primly. "Yes, please." God, her heart was racing! Her stomach felt like a swarm of excited butterflies had taken flight. She watched them as they watched each other and the sexual tension that drifted in the air was almost palpable.

Ford moved first, his hand cupping the side of Cory's face in his palm. Rayne knew exactly what that felt like. He often touched her that way, but seeing Ford touching Cory, seeing the heat boiling in Ford's eyes even as an echoing heat melted in Cory's, took her breath away.

She couldn't say who moved then. The progression of their faces as they closed the distance between them seemed equal in part. Their lips met, a soft peck at first, a tender caress that made Rayne's lips tingle in imagined feel. Then their mouths opened and tongues accepted invitations.

Cory's head tilted into Ford's hand, changing the angle of the kiss and taking it deeper. Ford's free hand curled around Cory's bicep as both of Cory's arms tightened around Ford's waist.

Rayne caught it all on digital film until she heard herself make a groan of satisfaction and realized she'd put the camera down. It was amazing seeing them this way, these two men that she loved with more heart than she knew she possessed. It was more amazing still to know they loved her equally, even enough to push aside inhibitions to experiment and explore their sexuality this way.

Cory pulled back first, his shoulders rising and falling in ragged breaths. He didn't look at Rayne. In that moment, it became obvious both men only had eyes for each other. "That was..."

"Yeah, not bad." Ford turned to her and the look in his eyes made her light headed and breathless.

Cory looked at her, too. "But it's even better when our third party is involved."

"My thoughts exactly."

They let go of one another then and advanced on her. She actually heard herself let out an undignified squeak as they pounced like horny tigers on either side of her on the bed.