His gaze tugged her closer #sexysnippets #newrelease #scifi #romance #racetoredemption

Happy Sunday and its time for SexySnippets, where authors share 7-8 lines/sentences of a book or work in progress.  My sexy new science fiction romance, Race to Redemption(Green Rising Book #1) released late last year from Evernight Publishing.

In this scene, Lainie and Erik, who don’t yet don’t get along too well, are both coping with a severe downturn in the health of a child they both love.

When he looked up to read it, he caught sight of her. He didn’t grimace or frown or sigh or flash any other of the “why-the-hell-are-you-here” greetings he usually gave her.

“Can’t sleep?” he asked.

Was that gentleness in his voice?

“It’s early.” She edged closer to him, the exhaustion tattooed on his face in sweat and lines an irresistible magnet. It pulled at her, insisted on her nearness, her touch. He must have felt it too. His body swayed toward her. His gaze locked onto hers and tugged her closer.

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Here’s the blurb.

A woman who lost everything

Intergalactic storm racing champion Elaina Carteret had it all—celebrity, wealth, men—until a horrific accident took it away. To get it back, she agrees to pose as Lainie Carter, medical transport pilot and corporate spy. Her risk-taking attitude infuriates Dr. Erik Johansen, who runs the medical outpost with an iron hand, a permanent scowl and the tightest bod on the planet.

A man desperate for redemption

Unable to forgive himself for a past tragedy, Erik works himself into an early grave. He has no patience for the insubordinate Lainie Carter, who can’t take an order, disrupts routine, and flames his body to ash.

A planet at risk

When the outpost is attacked, they’re thrown together in a race across the desert to stop a deadly biogenetic weapon. As a fragile trust blossoms between two damaged hearts, their pasts resurface and threaten their growing bond.