M.L. Rhodes After Hours

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But the truth of her mysterious neighbor's identity might just be more than she's willing to believe...and could also lead her right out of her quiet little life and into a heap of trouble. Because you never can be sure what really goes on after hours. Buy it now! Release date: June 2004 AQP Heat Level: 2 (Sex scenes are explicit, frequent, and contain graphic language) Length: Novella (32k words) Price (electronic): $6.00 Price (paperback): $12.50 (frequently on sale for less at Amazon.com) ISBN (electronic): 1-59279-265-0 ISBN (paperback): 1-59279-829-2 Available in ebook formats at: Amber Quill Press, Fictionwise Available in paperback at: Amber Quill Press, www.Amazon.com , www.Borders.com , www.Waldenbooks.com Get my sizzling short story Well Hung as a bonus short story in the paperback version! A sizzling two-for-one deal! :) Excerpt... "Really, it's no big deal," Grace said. "And it's not actually a guy—well, I mean it's a guy, but it's not what you think." "Keep talking, keep talking," Jackie said. "Well, see, there's this man who just moved in next door to me a couple of weeks ago—" "I knew it!" Lena crowed triumphantly. Then she leaned forward wide-eyed. "Oh, my God, Grace, you're doing your new next door neighbor? You work fast, girl. You have more chutzpah than I thought!" "No! I told you, it's not like that! I'm not 'doing' anyone—and for crying out loud, do you have to be so crude and loud? Everyone in this place probably heard you." "Get on with it," Liz urged, dropping all pretense of being serious and nurturing. She looked as eager to hear smutty details as the other two women. "I haven't actually met the guy," Grace said. "Well, hell," Lena grumbled. "I knew it was probably too good to be true." "But...?" Liz asked. "But...I hear him. Late at night." "Hear him doing what?" Jackie squealed. Grace shook her head in disgust and continued. "I hear him talking. When I go to bed. Our bedrooms obviously share a wall and there's this heat vent, see, and, well, he's always talking when I go to bed." "Talking about what?" Grace could feel her face coloring again. "Oh, this must be good." Lena grinned. "He doesn’t talk about something. He talks to someone. Someone who's obviously very special to him. I think he must be talking to her on the phone because I never hear anyone talking back. It's just him. And the things he tells her..." "Honey, if you get any redder you're going to turn into a tomato. Just say it. What's he tell her?" "Well, he's like....making love to her. With his voice. He's always telling her about these fantasies he has about her. Sexy, sometimes naughty things." All three of her friends were now leaning toward her, eyes wide and eager for more. Grace was warming up to the topic, so she continued. "Like last night he was telling her about this fantasy where he got to his office and found her sitting on his desk wearing a short skirt and no underwear. He came in and shut the door but didn't lock it because it was more exciting to think someone might walk in on them. Then he went over to her and....well...." "Grace, this is no time to get prude on us. He went over to her and what?" Reviews... 4 Stars!! Romantic Times BookClub Magazine "In this humorous page-turner, Grace Krantz longs for a sinfully handsome, kind man who sparks her inner bad girl. Undercover detective Ryan Colvin is trying to catch a sex-crazed female stalker. His next-door neighbor, travel agent and all-around good girl Grace, eavesdrops on his phone sex with said stalker. Grace can't help overhearing Ryan's dirty talk through the thin bedroom wall of their apartments, but she doesn't know that Ryan knows she's listening to him--which makes him talk even dirtier! Rhodes writing a great story filled with humor. Grace blushes constantly as her girlfriends razz her about her erotic daydreams. And the illicit thrill level is hot!" ---Sarah Paige for RT BookClub Magazine "...a fun read with elements of suspense...an erotic, sexy story!" ---Aggie Tsirikas, Just Erotic Romance Reviews "After Hours gives us an insight into the minds of two people who have survived bad relationships and want to find their soul mates. I really enjoyed how this book portrayed these characters. It showed how Grace was able to make a decision to trust him, without actually knowing anything about him; and how Ryan was willing to do anything to make sure she was safe. The scenes in this book are so deeply passionate and sexy that I know I will definitely be reading more from Ms Rhodes." ---Sheryl, Coffee Time Romance 4 Angels! "Grace Krantz can’t stop daydreaming about her fantasy man; she hears his voice in her head, over and over. It’s an incredibly sexy, devastatingly wonderful voice and her fantasy man has a marvellously erotic imagination. He’s her new neighbour and she’s never seen him… but each night, starting around 10pm, she can hear him talking, spinning delightfully erotic and descriptive fantasies; fantasies that push all of Grace’s buttons. Grace is determined to meet her fantasy man… Who is he? Who is he talking to? I’m sure every woman has heard a male voice that just makes her melt, a voice that leads to some pretty erotic fantasies. M. L. Rhodes’ After Hours takes it a step further; Grace hears her fantasy man actually describing, in detail, erotic fantasies. Like Grace, I couldn’t wait to meet her mystery man; I wanted to see if in reality, he lived up to the fantasy. In my opinion, he was worth the wait. The story flows well and the seamless blend of suspense and erotic romance, in a contemporary setting, kept me eagerly reading right to the end. This is the second M. L. Rhodes story I’ve read, and I’m definitely looking forward to reading more of her work. M. L. Rhodes’ After Hours is one erotic suspense story you don’t want to miss. " ---Jane, Fallen Angels Reviews "This is truly an amazing story...you find yourself urging Ryan and Grace together as circumstances force them apart. After Hours is a story that grabs you by the throat and makes you purr to a satisfactory conclusion that includes hot lovemaking and eternal love." ---Cyndi Witkus, In the Library Reviews

AQP Bestseller!
Also a Fictionwise Erotica Bestseller!
2004 CAPA Award Nominee for Best Contemporary Erotic Romance!

Not only does Gracie Krantz's new next door neighbor keep strange hours, but he also has some exceedingly erotic habits. If only she could get a glimpse of the guy. Is he as sexy and masterful as he sounds through the paper-thin walls of their adjoining apartments? And who exactly is he speaking to during all those lusty encounters she overhears? The man's sex talk is hot enough to set the building on fire, not to mention Gracie's long-suffering libido.

But the truth of her mysterious neighbor's identity might just be more than she's willing to believe...and could also lead her right out of her quiet little life and into a heap of trouble. Because you never can be sure what really goes on after hours.

Release date: June 2004
AQP Heat Level: 2 (Sex scenes are explicit, frequent, and contain graphic language)
Length: Novella (32k words)
Price (electronic): $6.00
Price (paperback): $12.50 (frequently on sale for less at Amazon.com)
ISBN (electronic): 1-59279-265-0
ISBN (paperback): 1-59279-829-2
Available in ebook formats at: Amber Quill Press, Fictionwise
Available in paperback at: Amber Quill Press, www.Amazon.com , www.Borders.com , www.Waldenbooks.com

Get my sizzling short story Well Hung as a bonus short story in the paperback version! A sizzling two-for-one deal! :)

"Really, it's no big deal," Grace said. "And it's not actually a guy—well, I mean it's a guy, but it's not what you think."

"Well, see, there's this man who just moved in next door to me a couple of weeks ago—"

"I knew it!" Lena crowed triumphantly. Then she leaned forward wide-eyed. "Oh, my God, Grace, you're doing your new next door neighbor? You work fast, girl. You have more chutzpah than I thought!"

"No! I told you, it's not like that! I'm not 'doing' anyone—and for crying out loud, do you have to be so crude and loud? Everyone in this place probably heard you."

"Get on with it," Liz urged, dropping all pretense of being serious and nurturing. She looked as eager to hear smutty details as the other two women.

Grace shook her head in disgust and continued. "I hear him talking. When I go to bed. Our bedrooms obviously share a wall and there's this heat vent, see, and, well, he's always talking when I go to bed."

"He doesn’t talk about something. He talks to someone. Someone who's obviously very special to him. I think he must be talking to her on the phone because I never hear anyone talking back. It's just him. And the things he tells her..."

"Honey, if you get any redder you're going to turn into a tomato. Just say it. What's he tell her?"

"Well, he's like....making love to her. With his voice. He's always telling her about these fantasies he has about her. Sexy, sometimes naughty things."

All three of her friends were now leaning toward her, eyes wide and eager for more. Grace was warming up to the topic, so she continued.

"Like last night he was telling her about this fantasy where he got to his office and found her sitting on his desk wearing a short skirt and no underwear. He came in and shut the door but didn't lock it because it was more exciting to think someone might walk in on them. Then he went over to her and....well...."

4 Stars!! Romantic Times BookClub Magazine

"In this humorous page-turner, Grace Krantz longs for a sinfully handsome, kind man who sparks her inner bad girl.

Undercover detective Ryan Colvin is trying to catch a sex-crazed female stalker. His next-door neighbor, travel agent and all-around good girl Grace, eavesdrops on his phone sex with said stalker. Grace can't help overhearing Ryan's dirty talk through the thin bedroom wall of their apartments, but she doesn't know that Ryan knows she's listening to him--which makes him talk even dirtier!

Rhodes writing a great story filled with humor. Grace blushes constantly as her girlfriends razz her about her erotic daydreams. And the illicit thrill level is hot!"

"After Hours gives us an insight into the minds of two people who have survived bad relationships and want to find their soul mates. I really enjoyed how this book portrayed these characters. It showed how Grace was able to make a decision to trust him, without actually knowing anything about him; and how Ryan was willing to do anything to make sure she was safe. The scenes in this book are so deeply passionate and sexy that I know I will definitely be reading more from Ms Rhodes."

4 Angels! "Grace Krantz can’t stop daydreaming about her fantasy man; she hears his voice in her head, over and over. It’s an incredibly sexy, devastatingly wonderful voice and her fantasy man has a marvellously erotic imagination. He’s her new neighbour and she’s never seen him… but each night, starting around 10pm, she can hear him talking, spinning delightfully erotic and descriptive fantasies; fantasies that push all of Grace’s buttons. Grace is determined to meet her fantasy man… Who is he? Who is he talking to?

I’m sure every woman has heard a male voice that just makes her melt, a voice that leads to some pretty erotic fantasies. M. L. Rhodes’ After Hours takes it a step further; Grace hears her fantasy man actually describing, in detail, erotic fantasies. Like Grace, I couldn’t wait to meet her mystery man; I wanted to see if in reality, he lived up to the fantasy. In my opinion, he was worth the wait. The story flows well and the seamless blend of suspense and erotic romance, in a contemporary setting, kept me eagerly reading right to the end. This is the second M. L. Rhodes story I’ve read, and I’m definitely looking forward to reading more of her work. M. L. Rhodes’ After Hours is one erotic suspense story you don’t want to miss. "

"This is truly an amazing story...you find yourself urging Ryan and Grace together as circumstances force them apart. After Hours is a story that grabs you by the throat and makes you purr to a satisfactory conclusion that includes hot lovemaking and eternal love."