{"id":57,"date":"2013-09-28T02:54:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T02:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/2013\/09\/28\/out-now-daite-book-1-of-jiai-jouwa\/"},"modified":"2013-09-28T02:54:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T02:54:00","slug":"out-now-daite-book-1-of-jiai-jouwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/2013\/09\/28\/out-now-daite-book-1-of-jiai-jouwa\/","title":{"rendered":"OUT NOW! “Daite.’ Book 1 Of JIAI JOUWA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Woo! After a two month delay, I am finally ready to  unleash the first book in the JIAI JOUWA spinoff series! And from what I’ve been hearing from a lot of people, you’re ready for it too! ; )

<\/i>Born into an elite family, Jun has spent her life cultivating the professional qualities needed to claim her inheritance, the Nippon Royal Hotel empire. Just when she thinks her dream is about to come true, however, Jun\u2019s uncle ships her from her homeland of Hokkaido to the city of Nagoya to become the new local general manager.<\/p>\n

Enter Saya, a twenty-something who invades Jun\u2019s life with a bang and leaves just as swiftly. It\u2019s the hope of seeing Saya again that keeps Jun grounded in her goal of taking over the family empire one day\u2026 and the more she encounters the enigmatic Saya, the more she realizes she\u2019s falling for her.<\/p>\n

Under the scrutiny of her uncle, Jun must prove that she can become the head of the family. But she also must prove to herself that she is capable of sustaining a romantic relationship, even if her intended has an insatiable wanderlust. Her family\u2019s judgment, Saya\u2019s crippling demons, and the needs of the people she meets along the way will all conspire to make Jun say, \u201cdaite,\u201d or \u201chold me,\u201d never again.<\/em><\/p>\n

“DAITE.” takes place from February – August, 2013.<\/em>

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SPECIAL PREVIEW BELOW!<\/p>\n


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After finishing her wine and one more haiku, she put her phone away and told the server she was returning to her room. That was a bit disingenuous. First she went back into her office to make sure everything was organized for Monday, and then she went to the front desk to check on Mimi. The night auditor expressed her gratitude when a sudden late party of twenty people, each pair with their own room, came to check-in and Jun jumped up to take care of it alongside Mimi. When they were processed and on their way upstairs, Jun bowed out of work one last time and finally retreated to her corner of the hotel.<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>The staff area of the hotel was emptier than Jun had yet to see it. Without even so much as a custodian pushing his way through the back hallways, Jun felt like she was walking through an abandoned building as opposed to a bustling hotel on a weekend. At least this means it\u2019ll be quiet tonight. <\/i>A full night\u2019s sleep was what she needed.<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>She had her keycard out already as she turned the corner and skipped up the staircase to her room. The shadows on the top landing stirred, but she paid them no mind. No one else was ever up there.<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Until that night.<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Jun nearly had a heart attack as she stepped off the stairs and saw a figure lingering in the far corner. <\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d she asked, hand clasped over her chest. Saya glided across the floor, face illuminated by the shallow lights. Jun only recognized her from her stature and black jacket. \u201cHow did you get here?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>\u201cDoes it matter?\u201d Saya\u2019s voice was gentler than Jun anticipated.<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>\u201cYes!\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>A grin graced that young appearance. \u201cNo, it doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>\u201cI beg to \u2013\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Before she could finish her sentence, a finger pressed against her lips, silencing her. Jun went cross-eyed staring at Saya\u2019s hand touching her in an intimate way\u2026 again. Who is she? <\/i>Even for someone her age, Saya was more brazen than the average person. What does she want? <\/i>Money? This was a bizarre way to get it. Jun was one phone call away from summoning security. <\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>And yet\u2026<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Between that touch and that look searing into her, she couldn\u2019t bring herself to demand that Saya leave her alone. Jun knew that look. She had seen it a hundred times before, on women who knew what they wanted. It was the universal expression of suggestive desire. <\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Saya plucked the card key out of Jun\u2019s hand and turned to the door. Jun watched as the young woman unlocked and opened the door. Her body was halfway through it when she glanced over her shoulder and raised her eyebrows.<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Chills flurried inside Jun\u2019s chest. What is going on? <\/i>It\u2019s what her brain wanted to know. Her intuition, however? It knew. It had known from the moment Saya came to her at dinner. <\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Saya let her hand linger on the doorknob before disappearing. Jun shook her head and grabbed the edge of the open door. \u201cChotto matte,<\/i>\u201d she said, following, \u201cthis is a private room.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>The door latched shut behind her. A single light was on in the main room of the Isoya Suite, but it was dim, glowing. Saya stood at the end of the bed, fingers caressing the cream colored comforter. The key card lay on the dresser. Is she\u2026<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Saya waited for Jun to come near her before spinning around, chin up and eyes narrow. She bore a scalding look into Jun\u2019s face, making her tremble without touching her. It reminded her of the type of look she liked from a certain friend in Tokyo, who dominated her better than anyone she knew. I like that. <\/i>Women usually wanted to be submissive in Jun\u2019s bed. <\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Silently, Saya picked the front edges of Jun\u2019s blazer and pulled her closer, until their bodies were as close as they had been in the hotel lobby earlier that afternoon. But this was different. Back then Jun reacted on instinct, adrenaline pumping and increasing her strength. Now she functioned on uncertainty, although her heart raced for untold reasons. One of Saya\u2019s hands meandered down Jun\u2019s hip and interlocked with her fingers. The more Saya touched her, the more she\u2026<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>The more she\u2026<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>It took her into a trance, the kind that sucked her down further, further into the floor, where she was a slave to the woman gazing upon her with serene desire. Jun couldn\u2019t move unless Saya touched her. Then she could only move away from her, afraid to be too caught up in those hypnotic eyes. But the only way to go was to the bed, and so Jun sat on its edge, hand still in Saya\u2019s. Her feet were anchored to the floor for as long as the trance lasted.<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Although she said not a word, Saya\u2019s demeanor spoke volumes. She looked upon Jun with a knowing so assured that it was inhuman; she moved her limbs with the fluidity of a graceful dancer. I don\u2019t even know who she is. <\/i>Saya slipped her leg between Jun\u2019s, leaning forward as she wrapped her arms around the back of a hot, shivering head. I don\u2019t know where she\u2019s from or where she\u2019s going. <\/i>Jun picked up many one night stands before in bars, clubs, even conferences, but she had never done something like this\u2026whatever this <\/i>was.<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>A rasping, heavy breath chattered in Saya\u2019s chest. I\u2019m that close to her. <\/i>Saya took Jun\u2019s hand and placed it on her stomach, fingers instinctively curling around her thick belt. She\u2019s so thin. <\/i>Jun had no preference in that regard, but she couldn\u2019t stop staring at the inward navel poking out from beneath a T-shirt. The trance inside her intensified.<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Her hand was guided beneath the soft cotton of Saya\u2019s shirt, cruising up her abdomen and stopping beneath her breasts. Oh, God. <\/i>Jun didn\u2019t believe in any deities, but she couldn\u2019t help but call upon them when on the brink of madness.<\/span><\/div>\n
            <\/span>Saya pushed her over the edge when she bent down and kissed Jun on the forehead. <\/span><\/div>\n

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