Coming Soon - Retail Therapy

I'm currently revising my 2009 release Rein Me In. The new title is Retail Therapy. The story is a quickie about a woman who loves to shop - at her husband's expense. :)

I'd like to thank my friend Lyn of Stanzalone Designs for making this cover for me. 

Blurb:

Delia is happy being a stay-at-home wife, spending her husband's money. Only

problem? Scott doesn't share her enthusiasm. Yes, he wants his wife to enjoy the finer

things in life, but he wants her to stay within a budget.

Delia can't stick to a budget.

To teach her a lesson, Scott paddles her.

Who knew getting spanked could be so arousing? Not Delia, but now that Scott's

turned her on, she wants more. In fact, she might go over her limit just to feel the

heightened orgasms.

Can Scott rein her in before they both end up in the poorhouse?

Excerpt:

“Delia!” Scott’s voice reverberated through the house.

Delia paced the bedroom carpet in her silk pantyhose-covered feet and wrung her

hands. The tone in her husband’s voice confirmed he’d seen the pile of bills. He’d just

gotten home from work, and she imagined he’d tossed his briefcase on the kitchen table

and glanced through the junk mail until he found the credit card statement—the one

she stuck at the bottom of the pile in the hope he’d give up midway through. No such

luck.

She pictured him tearing it open with a need to know if she’d gone over her

monthly limit yet again. He’d scan the statement looking for the new charges, and upon

discovering what she’d purchased, hit the roof.

His voice echoed through the house. “Delia!”

“In the bedroom,” she called out. She couldn’t hide. The bedroom was his next stop

after reading the mail.

When his heavy footsteps hit the stairs, Delia held her breath. What was he going to

do? He warned her not to overspend again, told her she wouldn’t like the consequences

if she did. And she had.

She couldn’t help it. She liked to shop. She liked having new clothes, purses and

shoes. Never mind the music and workout equipment she bought to keep the trim body

he loved so much.

He appeared in the doorway looking dishevelled. His tie hung loose and the top

button of his crisp white shirt was undone. His trench coat hung off one shoulder. His

blond hair was a mess. He’d been raking his fingers through it. His dark eyes flared,

trumpeting his fury. She recognized the look and it boded trouble.

“Hi,” she said.

“What did I tell you about going over your limit?” he demanded. He seemed

almost saddened by her lack of control.

She stifled the urge to roll her eyes and bite back the smartass remark. The situation

didn’t call for sarcasm. “I’m sorry?” Even to her, the apology sounded weak.

“That’s what you said last month and the month before. How many times will I

hear I’m sorry? Why can’t you stay within budget so you don’t have anything to be

sorry for?”

“I tried, Scott, really I did. I wanted to work out at home rather than the gym so I

bought the equipment.” She lowered her eyes. “I thought you’d want me to exercise at

home, away from all the young men’s prying eyes.”

“Don’t give me that crap,” he roared. He walked to his closet, swung open the

double doors, and hung up his coat.

“It’s not crap; I do want to exercise at home.”

“Okay, but what about the other charges from the shoe store you love so much or

the various clothing stores. What’s your excuse for those?”

She didn’t have one. Just boredom. With all the free time she had on her hands she

used it shopping. Scott had told her she should find a hobby and she had—shopping.

“Well, Delia, aren’t you going to come up with an excuse?”

She shook her head.

He laughed and pulled the tie from his neck. “Nothing to say? This is a first.”

She shrugged.

“So you’re going to play the quiet mouse game today. You won’t be quiet for long.”

“Why not?” The conversation wasn’t going well. Would he take away her charge

cards, make her stay home every day? The look in his dark brown eyes told her trouble

was on the horizon. Would he leave her for overspending?

He rubbed his face with his hands and sat on the edge of the bed. She wanted to

reach out to him, reassure him she wouldn’t overcharge again. She’d promise, beg, and

plead, whatever it took to keep him in her life. She didn’t want him to leave. She could

handle anything―anything but him leaving. She loved him. Always had and always

would.

“Over my lap,” he said with a ring of finality.

She backed away from the bed. “Excuse me?”

“Delia, I’m not going to say it again. Over my lap, now!”

“Why?” she whispered.

“I’ll show you why.”