Kristen Proby shares a scene she loves from 'Seducing Lauren'

Kristen Proby shares an excerpt from Seducing Lauren, which comes out today.

Kristen: Hey, everyone! I'm so excited for you all to read Seducing Lauren. This is the second book in the Love Under the Big Sky series, and if you thought Josh and Cara were fun, just wait until you meet Ty and Lauren.

This book deals with some heavy issues, including domestic violence. It wasn't an easy book to write for me, but it was necessary for the characters and their story. One of the things I loved the most about these characters is, despite all of the serious issues they were dealing with together, they never lost their sense of humor and fun, which as a reader, is something I enjoy very much in a love story. There are some sweet moments in this book with playful fun that I just love. I'm thrilled to share one of these moments with you here on the HEA site.

Without further ado, here is a fun moment between Ty and Lauren!

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Suddenly my phone vibrates with an incoming text.

Lauren: You look hot sitting over there.

I glance up to find her staring at her computer screen, smiling while biting her lower lip.

"I'm right here, you know."

She doesn't respond and I go back to my e-mail. Within seconds, I have another text. She must be using iMessage on her Mac.

Lauren: I think you should work naked.

"I'm sitting in the same room. There is no need to text me." My voice sounds stern, but I'm grinning. She is so funny. I love her playful side. She still doesn't acknowledge my words, just pretends like she's still working.

Lauren: Don't be a killjoy. Take off your shirt. We'll call it research.

I laugh and shake my head, then respond to her text: Heads up.

She looks over at me as I throw a pillow at her, making her laugh out loud uncontrollably.

"You did not just throw that pillow at me." She laughs.

"I'm right here. Talk to me."

"Okay." She wipes tears of laughter from the corner of her eye. "Take off your shirt."

"I will if you will."

She raises her eyebrows in surprise and tilts her head in thought. "Hmm, that could be interesting. Okay." She whips her T-shirt over her head, leaving her in a lacy, white bra. "Your turn."

I reach over my head and pull my T-shirt off and throw it on the floor before leaning back against the cushion. "Happy?"

"Mmm." Her blue eyes rake up and down my torso. "Very happy." Then she turns back to her computer and continues to tap her pink-tipped nails on her keyboard.

"Seriously?" I laugh.

"What?" She doesn't even look my way, but her lips are set in a smug line.

"I just got half-naked and you're going back to work?"

"I told you, I needed you to strip for research."

"Research for what?" I ask curiously.

"My character has tattoos up and down his arm, and I wanted to see yours."

Well, what in the hell am I supposed to say to that?

"Of course," she continues with a perfectly straight face, "I have yours memorized. I just wanted you to be half-naked."

She's so funny.

I laugh and stand, setting my computer aside, and pull her out of her chair and into my arms, carrying her back to the chaise lounge. I settle her in my lap and nuzzle her neck. "I think we need a break."

"I was hoping you'd say that." She sighs, relaxes against me, and brushes her fingertip over the ink on my arm. "These are sexy."

"I had no idea you were into tattoos."

"I didn't either." She laughs. "I like them on you."

Find out more about Kristen and her books at www.authorkristenproby.blogspot.com.