Release Day Blitz ‘Free Me’ by A.M.Wray

I hope
you enjoy your stay here on ‘Maureen’s Books’ and enjoy the Blitz of ‘Free Me’.

Now that she’s finishing up a divorce, 23 year old Rin is
forced to look at herself and see the person she’s become: quiet, shy, weak,
dependent… She’s allowed someone else to mold her into the person she is
today and it’s someone she doesn’t even like.

This person is not at all who she thought she’d be at
this point in her life and she’s decided to live for herself… To be her own
person and to explore the world around her.

Deciding to live life to the fullest, Rin calls a friend
and makes an arrangement with him of a sexual nature, wanting to explore her
more basic desires as well as experiment with some new ones, using sex as a way
to break herself free of her chains.

When the rules are broken and her world is turned upside
down and she is left brokenhearted, an old friend comes back and she becomes
confused about her current path. He seems to want to help her, but is that all
he wants? What does SHE want?

Rin fights to find her own path to independence and
strength, wanting to be the kind of woman that is capable of having a family
one day. Rin wants to heal and be the person that she knows that she can be,
but if she waits too long, she may lose the one that’s always been there for
her, pushing her along the way.

That morning I’d gone and grabbed breakfast with Jayne on
the way to her parents’ house. I’d texted Sam and told him that we were going
swimming and invited him along. It was his favorite part about summer, so I
couldn’t resist. He wasn’t sure yet if he’d be able to make it, so I told him
to text Jayne if he could and get directions since she’s better at
giving them than I am. 

Both of Jayne’s parents worked days and let Jayne
use the pool whenever she liked. So, since she had the day off, she decided
that we needed a nice day in the sun. Her parents lived in the next town over.
Though it’s typically only a half hour drive, it took well over an hour due to
the detour traffic coming off the interstate. Twenty-two miles of road on I-65
was being redone and clearly it had caused some congestion on the highway. 

Oh, but all the traffic rage and irritation
disappeared as soon as I stepped out onto the massive deck and saw that crystalline
water staring back at me. The smell, the breeze lightly nipping at the thin
sheen of sweat from the hot day, the sun shining and the bright blue sky… sweet
perfection. 

I was lost in the feel of the cool eighty-two
degree water enveloping me. Lying on a float, I closed my eyes and let the sun
shine down on me, the ripples in the water gently rocking me this way and that.
Every muscle in my body had relaxed and even with a full night’s sleep, I was
still being taken under once more. 

“Rin,” someone said. “Rin, wake up.”

My eyes fluttered open and Sam was standing beside
me in the water, his hands gently resting on the float. I blinked a few times,
trying to adjust to the sunlight. I’d fallen asleep in the water and hadn’t
meant to, but it was just so damn relaxing!

“Hi, you,” I said with a smile. “I didn’t think you
were going to make it.”
I turned a little bit and slid off my float into
the water. After dunking myself under to force myself awake, I smoothed my hair
back and wrapped my arms around Sam for an innocent hug, something we’ve done
every time we’ve seen each other for years. 

“Well, I couldn’t resist. Hang out with Mark? Or
see you half naked and all wet? Hmm… decisions, decisions.”

I laughed as I pulled away. My cheeks felt hot from
more than just the sun. His comment made me blush. My mouth opened as I
prepared to ask where Jayne had gone, but Sam surprised me with a kiss instead. 

“Sorry. I couldn’t resist that either,” he said.

Blushing again, I stepped back and waded through
the water to the stairs. “So where did Jayne go? Is she inside?”

“I can’t believe you didn’t wake up sooner. I’ve
been here for about a half hour. We sat and talked while you napped in the
water. She went to meet her mom for lunch.” The sound of water sloshing about
came from behind me just before I felt strong arms wrap around me. “Which means
you’re all mine for about an hour and a half with all that traffic.”

Sam held me tight from behind, one arm around my
bare stomach and the thumb of his other hand gently stroking my throat. My body
quickly reacted to his touch, even in the cool water. He lowered his mouth and
began kissing his way from my shoulder up to my ear. 

“Do you want me?” he asked, pressing himself
against my backside causing me to gasp a little. 

I nodded. “Of course I do.” It was all I could
manage to say. 

Without another word Sam turned me around and
slipped the side ties on my bikini bottoms and used them to tie my wrists to
the pool ladder. Once secure, he slipped the ties on my halter-style bikini top
and pulled it off before wringing it out and folding the small amount of
material down once and using it as a blindfold. I was actually thoroughly
impressed with how well the black cloth triangles functioned as such and was
suddenly grateful that I couldn’t find one with the much needed underwire. 

The water around me suddenly took on a whole new
feel as his hands slid down my body. The sound of the water lightly splashing
against the edge of the pool and the cold metal and plastic of the steps
leading into the pool added to my excitement. Hearing and feeling all around
me, but unable to see. It was incredible in such an environment!

Sam kissed me hard, but only for a second as he
slowly lowered me into the water, leading my shoulders down to rest on one of
the steps and guiding the rest of my body to float on top of the water. First,
I felt his mouth at my knees, the heat of his lips greatly contrasting against
the coolness of my wet skin. 

Slowly, I felt my hips rising out of the water. The
soft cloth of my bikini bottom bonds pulled at my wrists as my weight shifted,
but not uncomfortably so. My shoulders rested more firmly on the step, the
water rising just over them, but not high enough to reach my face or breasts.
The warm summer air felt cool as it brushed across my hardened nipples, the
chilling water droplets immediately sending shivers through my body with every
light gust of air that blew past. 

Lips… That’s all I could feel. Sam’s hands lightly
bit into my hips as he held them firmly, just barely out of the water. His lips
trailing kisses up my thighs … 

To Be Continued… 

A.M. Wray is the pen name for Candy Crum for her New
Adult/Erotic Romance novel “Free Me”.
 
Candy Crum is the author of The Eternal Series (The Eternal Gift, The Eternal
Echo)as well as the creator of The Dark Compendiums (The Withering Darkness),
anthologies focusing on the work of “yet-to-be-known” authors as a
way to give back to those who helped her. She lives with her husband and two
children in Indiana and spends the majority of her time playing with her kids,
writing, reading, or listening to music.