Teaser Tuesday: Deleted Scene from How to Marry an Alien

For various reasons, this scene was cut. It was a good one, but it just didn't end up being needed. I did have to change some of the context for spoilers, but I hope you all enjoy a little mekking out, alien style.

He walked over and draped the blanket over my shoulders and wrapped it tightly around me before placing a kiss on my forehead. "Sorry, this isn't exactly as comfortable for you"

"I bet I know a way that you can warm me up." I spread my arm out to the side, opening the blanket like a giant cape. "Want to join me in this blanket?"

He grinned, taking a step forward so that his body was flushed with mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck, leaning his face down toward mine and trailing feather-like kisses up his prominent jawline.

"I don't know if that is going to help you warm up," Ace whispered. "But this might." Slowly, he slid his fingerless gloves off and pressed his hands on the small of my back. The warmth beat from his hands and all through my body. I gasped at the sudden rush of heat.

"I think there are other things that could help as well." I moved my face back to his and pressed my lip against his. His tongue glided across mine, warming up every corner of my mouth like hot chocolate.

I pushed against his body, walking him backwards until we fell on his bed. I moved my legs over so that I was straddling him, my hips flushed against his. He pushed the blanket off of me before pulling me down so that I was laying on him, his tongue twirling beyond my lips.

He may have said 'no' in my dorm room, but there was no way he could say no at that moment. I moved my hands from his neck to the pearl snap buttons on his shirt. Slowly, I undid the first one. He didn't stop kissing. And the next one and the next one until his shirt was completely undone and only his temperature control suit separated us.

I'd seen him enough in just the temperature control suit to know that didn't matter to him if I got down to that barrier. The few times I did sleep in his bed at Circe he wore nothing more than boxer shorts, so surely he wouldn't mind if I helped him get into his bedtime apparel.

Slowly, I reached for the suits zipper, sliding it down to feel his rippled, cold skin underneath. I let my fingers linger along each one of his abdominal muscles, like a perfect statue beneath my fingers.

He let out a low moan, hopefully from my touch. I continued unzipping, reaching the point where the top of his boxers met his skin before he stopped kissing and shot his hand in front of his crotch.

I lifted my head up and looked down at him. His eyes were closed and his face was scrunched up as if he were in pain. "No, Alex."

"You were enjoying it just a second ago…"

He shook his head and zippered his suit back up before he opened his eyes. They were blacker than any night sky, and he looked as if I'd just stabbed him. "I know, but we can't do this. Not yet."

I sat up, maneuvering myself until I was sitting next to him on the bed. "Then why did you ask me to spend the night if you didn't want that?"

"You've spent the night dozens of times. Just because I want to lie next to you, doesn't mean I want to do it in the coital sense," Ace said.

"Okay." I let out a sigh. "I guess I can live with that. Better than going back to my dorm and facing reality."

"So I'm just the substitute for your roommate?" Ace arched his brows high on his forehead.

I winced. Why would he make a comment like that? I already got turned down, no use in making it worse. But I shrugged it off and put on a smile.

"But a very cute substitute." I tapped my finger on his nose.

"You are something else, Princess." He shook his head, grinning from ear to ear.

With a few more words, I slid next to him in his bed. We both stayed fully dressed and not another word was said about what could have happened. Or more like what I wished had happened.

I wanted to know why he kept refusing. Was there something else in the rule books that said we couldn't be together in that sense? I knew we'd broke the rules before, but maybe this was one that he just wasn't ready to break…yet.

How to Marry an Alien cover reveal and synopsis!

 

 

Alex’s interstellar relationship has finally been sealed in the eyes of the human world, so now she can move on to her next step: college.

With Ace by her side and a new piece of jewelry on her finger, she thinks she is ready for anything. Well, almost anything.

Her new roommate holds a dangerous link to her past that Alex isn't sure if she can handle. Then there is the whole alien fiancé thing. Every time she tries to get closer to Ace, he seems to pull further away. Top that off with a full summer class load and a few more alien attacks and it’s just another day for Alex.

Except this time she isn’t sure if marrying an alien will be the happy ending she’s hoping for.

 

You can add it to your GoodReads now! And as a bonus, if I can get enough adds to GoodReads by next week, I'll post a deleted scene on the blog. (To make it more enticing, it involves kissing and alien abs!) Tell your friends!

Alex Bianchi's Coffee Talk with Eros

For today's coffee talk I'm sitting with the famous (or infamous if you prefer) Eros!

Alex: So, Eros, since this is Coffee talk, what is your coffee drink of choice?

Eros:  Thanks, but I'll pass.  I prefer Ambrosia in the mornings.

Alex:  *Tries not to stare at the curve of Eros' chin. She has a thing for jawlines* Uh, I was saying something else or going to say something. So, yeah, Eros, obviously you are an attractive guy, and I’m guessing all the Coffee Talk viewers would like to know if you are single? Not that I’m asking for myself.

Eros: *clears throat* Well, your viewers can rest assured that Psyche and I are quite happy together. *leans in close* Destined is a true story, you know.

Alex: Hummanh, hummanah, hummanah. Okay, so now that we’ve got that figured out. That we are both wonderfully taken individuals let’s move on. If you were to have someone play you in a movie, who would you cast?

Eros: Gods, that's a tough question. Maybe that Pettyfer guy.

Alex: Oh, heh, yeah he is pretty attractive. He would do a really good job. *Thinks about Alex Pettyfer's jawline and then shakes head to get the visions out* But okay, back to the questions. So you have a really interesting job. How do you balance your job and social life?

Eros:  Answering love prayers has its challenges, but Psyche inspires me to be my best.  I'm sure someone as lovely as you are has the same effect on her partner. *winks*

Alex:  *Blinks, stares at his jawline* Hummanah, hummanah, hummanah

*A bright blue light beams in behind Alex and Ace steps out of it*

Alex:  Oh hiya Ace! Um, just doing my coffee talk interview with Eros here!

Ace:  Doesn’t look like much of an interview to me…

Alex:  Okay, on that note lets round it out with your favorite food, movie, and TV show, Eros. *Ace still glares from behind Alex*

Eros:  *smirks and settles back into his chair*  You do remember I live in ancient Greece, right? I don't watch TV or movies. But favorite food ... Psyche and I shared some chocolate cake once that was just divine. *gets glazed over look in his eyes* Yeah - chocolate cake is best when shared. Don't you agree, Ace?

*Ace lurches forward with his hands out toward Eros, but Alex steps in the middle blocking him from the attack*

Alex:  Okay it looks like our time is up! Thank you for joining me Eros and viewers be sure to check out Destined by Jessie Harrell and learn a little more about Eros!

Ace:  What is that about? Do you want to learn more about this Eros?

Alex: Uh...maybe for ancient greek studies for school...or something. *stares longingly at Eros jawline, then shakes head*

Join us next time for an interview with Ari from The Green!

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When Psyche receives a prophecy gone horribly wrong, she learns that even the most beautiful girl in Greece can have a hideous future. Her fate? Fall in love with the one creature even the gods fear.

As she feels herself slipping closer into the arms of the prophecy, Psyche must choose between the terrifyingly tender touch she feels almost powerless to resist and the one constant she's come to expect out of life: you cannot escape what is destined.

Destined is a fresh and heartachingly romantic retelling of the Cupid & Psyche myth from debut novelist, Jessie Harrell.

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By day, Jessiean appellate lawyer. By night, she is a wife, mother of two, and author/lover of all things Greek mythology. A native Floridian, frustrated world traveler, unrepentant dreamer, lover of acoustic music and not-so-closet geek. Destined, released November 17, 2011, is her first novel. 

No Kiss Blogest: Alex and Ace

It's that time! Time for theeeeeeeeeeeee



No Kiss Blogfest

For all of you How to Date an Alien fans and for those who are still unsure if you want to read the book, here is a special treat: I've included a no kiss scene from the book as part of the blogfest! (No introduction, just relish in some alien almost kissness)

“Okay, my turn.”

He put his hands on both of my arm rests, leaning in so that his face was only a few inches from mine. He smelled like peppermint tea and the breeze after a snowstorm. It was the most wonderful thing I had ever smelled and I wanted to inhale all of him.

“Do you,” his eyes drew up, drinking me in before meeting my stare, “like me?”

I couldn’t breathe or swallow. It was as if all the air and saliva had been sucked out of me, and I just stood there breathless and staring as Ace arched his eyebrows. His intense focus fixated into my own like the answer would be right there on my face.

Then he smiled, letting a hushed laugh escape his lips. “I’m kidding with you!" He sat back down, bumping my knees with his and then turning his chair back toward the screen.

“Oh, yeah, I knew that." I swallowed hard, turning my own chair back toward the screen. He may have said he was kidding, but just as all the air came back into my lungs, a part of me felt disappointed. I shook those feelings out of my head and looked back to the computer.

“Did you really?”

I turned back to realize that his eyes never left me.

I looked down. “That’s two questions, you only get one.”

“Fine then." He pulled my chair and whipped it toward him so hard that I couldn’t even think, or catch my breath.

“Ow, Ace." I rubbed the back of my neck, feeling the exact spot where there was still a bruise from where Magpie choked me.

“Why would you ask me a question like that anyway? If I like you?" His stare was so deep I felt like I could actually feel his eyes drill into my own.

I tried to look anywhere but at him. But any time I moved, his eyes would always find mine again. I let out the weakest shrug I could under the pressure. “I don’t know. Some of the other interns were just talking about the way you look at me the other day.”

He sighed as if my words were the final punch that defeated him, and he sat back down in his chair, shaking his head. “You know aliens and humans aren’t supposed to have any kind of relations other than professional, right?”

I arched a brow, inching my chair just a little closer, hoping that it was safe to do so. “Well I mean we’re friends, right? Can we not do that or something?”

This time he was the one trying not to look at me. “Technically yes and technically no.”

I crossed my legs and I leaned in closer. “That didn’t make any sense.”

He finally turned toward me, but this time instead of his eyes looking intense and frightening they had softened with an expression that made him look like a scared puppy. “I wasn’t supposed to save you that day. I shouldn’t have gotten involved.”

For the first time his hands trailed to my fingertips, tracing along my nail line as I felt the warmth from his fingers explode through my body. “But when I saw you laying there, so helpless—” He didn’t take his eyes off of my fingers as he intertwined them with his own, letting their heat lock into me.

“I knew that I had to do something.” He finished, looking up. His face was so close to mine that I could see every line, as if it were molded by the Greeks themselves into a picturesque statue. My lips trembled as his words fell onto them, parting ever so slightly as he leaned in closer.

The sound of the metal doors being pushed open startled us and we both almost jumped out of our chairs. Ace quickly released his hands from mine and started furiously typing away on the screen. I was too shocked to even move, so I just sat there trying to catch my breath as my dad walked through the door.