It’s that time again — Tuesday! — which means I give you shirtless men and you try to steal them away from me. Top Off Tuesdays was started by Felicia, Christi and me. It is where we (and you!) share the book covers that make us swoon. Head over to Felicia’s blog to share your Top Off Tuesday link or to see what everyone has posted.
Not going to lie here, when Kelly showed me this book was a freebie, I downloaded it for the cover alone. Nothing says, “I’m a seducer” like running naked with a gun in your hand. A real gun, that is.
Determined to save his people from a debilitating mutation, Mal Ton abducts a gifted geneticist and brings her to his war-torn world. Andrea wakes up naked and in the arms of a handsome doctor who claims to be Mal Ton’s captive as well. Roark charms and seduces her while Mal Ton overwhelms her senses, awakening needs she didn’t realize she possessed.
Roark’s smoldering intensity is even more intoxicating than Mal Ton’s blatant sexuality. Slipping beneath her emotional defenses, Roark unleashes her passionate nature and makes her long for the soul-deep connection she gave up on long ago. She wants to believe they’ve found a bond more meaningful than lust, but how can she trust her captors? Now her sensuality is pitted against her intellect and the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance.
-from Goodreads
Christi Snow September 11, 2012 at 8:13 am
*gah* I would think that would be dangerous…in so many ways… to have his dangly bits out there in a gun fight….and why exactly is he oiled up to go on the attack?? Maybe he was getting a massage when he was ambushed… things that make you go hmmm….
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 11, 2012 at 9:39 am
Whatever it was, I believe it was poor planning on his part.
Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal September 11, 2012 at 8:22 am
Oh, ha! I was so entranced by the naked running man with a gun that I didn’t even notice that there was a lady behind him. Lololol!
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 11, 2012 at 9:40 am
Oh? The lady? Huh. There is a lady. Weird.
Felicia September 11, 2012 at 9:53 am
He is willing to protect no matter what he is in the middle of? Oh the uniform is at the cleaners :)
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 11, 2012 at 10:08 am
Even if he’s in the middle of her legs? Seems like a big sacrifice to me. ;)
Jenny September 11, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Hahahaha YES! I used this bad boy for one of my cover critiques. He’s amazing. He’s all naked and running. Who runs naked? Especially with a weapon in hand. And he’s just so…lumpy isn’t he? His muscles are all round and bulbous and enormous. It just makes me happy:)
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 11, 2012 at 2:58 pm
When I think of a man running naked, this is what goes through my head:
“Does your peen hang low? Does it wobble to and fro?”
Jenny September 11, 2012 at 3:18 pm
I just snorted my soda.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 11, 2012 at 3:31 pm
I’m thinking about wobbling penises now. :)
Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal September 11, 2012 at 4:59 pm
I’m thinking about wobbling penises, too. It is GLORIOUS!
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 11, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Peen thoughts are always glorious.
(Unless you have a peen phobia, I suppose.)
Vanessa The Jeep Diva September 11, 2012 at 4:32 pm
He’s holding the gun wrong. Sorry ladies, had to say it. Moving on…
He’s nekkid! He’s slicked up. He is very nekkid. The book is no longer free either. He’s just all nekkid.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 11, 2012 at 4:33 pm
The nekkidness is, of course, the most important part. ;)
PS. I hope he knows how to wield his peen better than he wields his gun.
Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) September 11, 2012 at 5:20 pm
I’m not a dude or anything, but I just think it would be CRAZY uncomfortable to run naked. It’s not right.
And I’m with Kelly — I was too entranced by the naked guy that I didn’t realize there was a GIANT WOMAN FACE behind him. Maybe he’s running because her head is so large?
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 11, 2012 at 5:21 pm
I’m thinking a man running naked has to be a lot like large-breasted women running without a sports bra. I can only guess, though. Because I don’t have a penis. Or large breasts.
Ruby September 12, 2012 at 7:42 pm
I’m wondering why he’s so orange. It’s kind of distracting, me from all the muscly goodness.
I’m pretty sure the Greeks ran naked, though. Maybe there’s something we don’t know about the glory of being a naked man, running.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 12, 2012 at 8:28 pm
I’m still thinking about wobbling penises. *smiles* *thinks of wobbling penises*
Ruby September 12, 2012 at 8:36 pm
I would be surprised to learn that your mind ever strayed too far from wobbling penises.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 12, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Occasionally I like to think of erect penises.
Amy @ bookgoonie September 13, 2012 at 10:00 pm
That is actually more numerous than sexy. If it was “The Protector,” it would be better. But “The Seducer” with a gun makes me think that there is something he is hiding/not telling us behind that strategically placed thigh.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender September 14, 2012 at 1:22 am
He’s got a thong on?