Once at the top of a winding iron staircase, they looked out the windows and the view was amazing. Sunlight danced on the water. A few schooners and tour boats drifted across the bay.
Standing next to Ronan with his dark attire and muscled build, she found herself imagining him on one of those ships in some bygone era. She turned her head to look at him. His eyes were on the water and he was lost in thought. His large hands were braced against the railing inside the lighthouse making the muscles in his forearms flex. She had let go of his hand to place her own on the brass rail too but their little fingers touched. It shouldn’t have even been noticeable but the subtle contact sent a low current of heat through her that she couldn’t ignore. The pull of attraction she felt to him was undeniable. She’d never had this reaction to any other man before. In fact, the exact opposite was always the case. She couldn’t imagine why he was different.
His shirt was loose at the top, giving Cindy a glimpse of his rock hard chest and hinted at the muscles that lay below. Her tongue flicked out to wet her suddenly parched lips. The close fitting black pants he wore were made of a soft fabric that hugged his butt and thighs and left little to the imagination when he shifted his weight and leaned against the wall. Her mouth watered at the sight. Then her eyes traveled down to his strong, well shaped calves and took in the black leather boots he wore. Once again, she was put in mind of a swashbuckler from days of old. He was probably the only man on earth who could pull those things off. Then again, he’d probably look good in anything…or out of it.
Her gaze traveled back up his form, stopping to linger at the front of his pants where a promising bulge was evident. She blushed then brought her eyes all the way up to his face and blushed even harder when she saw that he was staring back at her. How long had he known she’d been standing there, checking him out like a piece of meat?
“Are you enjoying the view, cara,” he asked.
She, quickly, looked out over the water and swallowed. All of a sudden, her mouth had gone dry. She attempted to clear her throat, and when she spoke, it was in a husky voice that she didn’t recognize as her own.
“It’s magnificent,” she said, not facing him. “I-I’ve never seen anything like it.” Oh god, what was she saying? “I mean, I don’t get to see the ocean very often. I’ve always wanted to go out on a boat. Do you sail?”
She was babbling like a madwoman.
“Oh yes,” he answered her in a sultry voice. If she ever figured out where he was from that men spoke in that deep accent he wielded, she’d be on the next plane. He continued, “I’ve charted many a course through the waters in my day. Plunging into the deep has always been a favorite pastime of mine.”
Cindy’s eyes widened and she turned her head to find him sporting a teasing grin. It was totally disarming. He took a step closer and she had to drop her head back to look up at him.
His head lowered and he swept a stray curl away from her eyelashes. The long sun-browned fingers of his hand brushed like a whisper across the bridge of her nose where a fine sprinkling of freckles stood out. He smiled and his eyes brightened as if he’d made some kind of discovery and she closed her eyes. Her head started to fall self-consciously but he caught her chin underneath and brought her back up to meet his stare. When the backs of his fingers ran down the column of her throat to the top of her breast, she let out a small gasp.
The sound seemed to trigger an instinctual response and he closed the last bit of distance between them, placing himself entirely in her space. Common sense told her to step away but her body moved even closer as if by some magnetic force and she tipped her face up to his, closer to his lips. They held a ghost of a smile as he lowered them to hers. Her heart beat like crazy in her chest as she rose up onto her toes, a breath away from making contact….


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Happy Wine Wednesday! I mentioned last week that I had some new plans for my Wednesday posts on the blog and so here is something I am trying out - pairing wine and romance reads. Since this is kind of a trial run, I am using my own book, Moontide - Tides of Atlantis.
As you all have probably gathered from my previous wine bottle posts, I'm going not from the perspective of a wine connoisseur (At ALL, though I do like drinking it, A LOT :) but rather from my love for the wine bottle aesthetic. I have a lot of fun finding interesting, beautiful and sometimes creatively stirring wine bottle labels to post pics of and feature here on the blog. So, with that in mind, I am going to try to continue to post about great and beautiful bottles of wine and also...BOOKS!! (schmancey romancey books)
I'm going to try to bring you some fun pairings for my books, books that I've read and also books from new authors who's work you might not have learned of yet.
Author friends, if you have a book of your own that you would like me to pair and feature, be sure to contact me at amandavshane6@gmail.com I have lots of really cool bottles waiting to be paired with great romance reads so I'm very excited to get to posting them here and on my social media sites.
In the mean time, enjoy the Clifford Bay Savignon Blanc, a Marlborough, New Zealand wine. I picked it for Moontide, of course for the water and tides theme and the blue colors on the label to go with my book cover but also because diving into the world of Poseidon's Tides of Atlantis is even more of a adventure with a wineglass in hand.
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As always, no matter what you are drinking, happy reading  on this Wine Wednesday!

He gave her a quick once over from head to toe then, before she knew what he was about, he reached out one wicked finger and popped the front clasp between her breasts.
“For a man born over three hundred years ago,” Cindy said, “you sure caught on to the ins and outs of modern day clothing pretty quick.”
She looked at him from under her eyelashes as she dropped her bra, making a quick mental note to keep it close lest it become airborne again.
“My main concern with your clothing is the ‘outs of it’,” he said, a sly grin back on his face, “besides, a man knowing how to get what he wants is timeless, wouldn‘t you agree?”

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 So no wine bottles today. As we are only two days away from release day for Moontide, I thought I would post the cocktail featured in the book. This is the frothy green Jamaican Ten-Speed that Cindy and Marley drink the first time they visit Ramone's Party Cove (the otherworldly bar in the book.) This flirty green number packs in a whole lot of fun and a whole lot of liquor. Sign up for my mailing list for your own Ramone's Party Cove recipe card and learn how to make it in time for Moontide launch weekend.

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“Is it so terrible, being shackled to me, cara?” He murmured.
Oh man, those words brought a whole new set of sexual fantasies to mind. Cindy looked down at the sensual curve of his mouth and sank into the hard feel of him underneath her. Her body had no objections. Instead of the sick feeling that usually came over her at times like these, she wanted more of him…so much more.
Her core pressed down on his hard center and she rocked forward. All these new sensations had been lost to her until today. She was suddenly dying to learn just how much more the captain could make her feel. When he sank his fingers into her hips and held her against him, she nearly came from just the pressure. Her head dropped back and her eyes closed all on their own.
“No,” she said, her voice going husky, “not terrible.”

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Originally, I had wanted to add some poems in the Moontide manuscript but I took them out due to length. So, I thought I would post them here for you to give you a taste of some of the inspiration behind the book.

One week from today! Moontide, the first book in Amanda V. Shane's Tides of Atlantis series will be available March 9th! Preorder your copy today and we'll see you in the Tides.

Tides of Atlantis
Mankind and the gods alike have grown complacent and the restless forces of the underworld that have been simmering beneath the surface are coming out to play. They will not stop until their thirst for vengeance is satisfied and all worlds have returned to yawning pre-time chaos.
Ten lost kings ─ sons of Poseidon─ and rulers of a condemned land are our last hope…if only they can be found. Cursed by the gods after the fall of Atlantis, the kings have passed into anonymity with no memory of who they are. Forces of both good and evil are hunting them. Poseidon needs them to win the war for the universe. Evil is bent on their destruction.

Join the race to find the kings in Amanda V. Shane’s new Tides of Atlantis series and help them to discover their soul mates, the women who will win their lost hearts and help them fulfill their destiny!
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A young queen is torn between her heart's desire and the fate of her kingdom in this "first rate" fantasy from New York Tines bestselling author Taylor Caldwell.
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Eden doubts a trip to the Bahamas will make her forget her cheating boyfriend, empty bank account and dead-end job. But when her friend insists the trip is what she needs, she can't refuse the all-expenses paid vacation. By award-winning author Michelle Miles.
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Ambrose - a creature of the sea cursed because of one simple mistake...
Mari - is sure that death is near until she drowns upon an underwater cave...and a hulking man with swirling eyes. By award winning author
D.K. Combs.
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When black sheep Flynn returns to Atlantis after more than a decade away, he discovers that his brothers thought he was dead and moved on with their lives. But before he can wrap his brain around that problem, Poseidon himself taps Flynn to become one of a new generation of elite warriors. Now he only has to: learn to be part of a team, rescue a group of kidnapped girls...and try to understand why a certain redhaired bartender with an affinity for animals is driving him mad. By New York Times Best Selling Author Alyssa Day.
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Gena Showalter's Atlanis series is a mythical world of immortals, magic and dark seduction...
Searching for her missing brother, Grace Carlysle never dreamed she would discover a secret world populated by mythological monsters - or find herself facing a sword-wielding being whose looks put mortal men to shame.
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Tattoed mer-shifters are climbing out of the secret depths to claim their soul mates and save their race! (I haven't read this one yet but with a tag-line like that, holy hell, its going on my TBR! ) This is a complete novel that features steamy mer shifter love scenes, underwater gun fights and a giant female octopus named Mr. Huggle. Fall in love with Starla Night's Lords of Atlantis!
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Females young and old, beautiful and plain crave Valerian's touch. None can resist his blatant sensuality and potent allure - until he steals Shaye Holling from a Florida beach and holds her prisoner in his underwater kingdom. By New York Times Best Selling author Gena Showalter!
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The most unexpected of all allies to Poseidon's warriors has proven to be the fiercest - Daniel, a vampire and Night Guild Mage. By New York Times Best Selling Author Alyssa Day.
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"Heroism and true romance set inside one of the most heart-rending tragedies of all time."
2013 SFR Galaxy Award Winner
As the clock ticks down to disaster, will any of the ill-fated victims of the Ship of Dreams live long enough to be part of the salvation of the human race...
Find out in author NHYS Glover's award winning time travel romance.
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When Alanthea, high priestess of Atlantis, connects to a woman in her dreams, she becomes haunted by a mystery. Now she has to venture into forbidden territory to link past and present and understand the real danger threatening Atlantis. Author Carol Roberts weaves a spellbinding tale in Atlantis.
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King Gadeiros of Atlantis, son of Poseidon - his only concerns are for his pursuits in battle... He has no interest in marriage. But when Poseidon arranges a bride for him, his world is turned upside down.
Aureliaura is a princess of Emania, shining and golden and with a strong control over the moon and tides. She seems the perfect pawn in Poseidon's game of power but when she manages to capture the King of Gades' heart, the question of who holds the most power is up in the air. Can Gadeiros thwart the gods by winning the maiden's love?

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sCindy Pierce leaves the Rocky Mountains for the beaches of Miami in search of a friend who's gone missing. AS the trail grows cold, she stumbles into an intriguing dark stranger and is literally knocked flat. Fierce and intense as he is, towering over her and exuding old world masculinity, she can't help her body's immediate response to him.
Join the race to find the lost kings in Amanda V. Shane's new Tides of Atlantis series!
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