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AN INDECENT PROPOSITION PART III

AN INDECENT PROPOSITION PART III is now available.

Julianne and her men, Keegan and Erik, are back. Last time we saw them, Keegan was stumbling out the door after finding Erik and Julianne together. Without him. Of course, he'd already caught up to her earlier that night and, well...

Part III picks up the story at the exact moment Part II ends.

I hope readers are enjoying the developing relationship as much as I'm enjoying writing it. I have six parts planned for this serial and there are parts of the story I don't know yet. And that's what I love about writing. Finding those missing pieces.

Julianne, Keegan and Erik are three people desperately in need of a happily ever after. Their scars, emotional and physical, need each other to heal. But can they weather the obstacles?

Read and find out.

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Excerpt:



Chapter One
“Keegan! Stop!”
Keegan Malone had known going to Erik Riley’s house this late had been a mistake of immense stupidity.
He’d known Julianne was here. He’d seen her car parked out front.
And when he’d walked into the house and realized she and Erik weren’t anywhere to be found on the first floor, he should’ve left right fucking then.
But had he?
No, of course he hadn’t.
Shaking his head, Keegan bounced off the wall as he stumbled down the second-floor hall, away from Erik’s bedroom. His head throbbed with an ever-increasing headache, and he lifted a hand to rub at his temples. Which only made it worse.
He needed his feet to move faster. He needed to be…somewhere else. Anywhere else.
“Christ, I knew this was a mistake. Shoulda stayed the fuck home.”
“God damn it. Keegan, don’t fucking make me run after you.”
Ignoring Erik’s voice, Keegan kept walking. He had to get to the front door, get out of the house. If he just kept walking, eventually he’d get away. He needed to get away.
“Keegan. Stop.”
His footsteps faltered. That wasn’t Erik’s voice.
His chest muscles contracted as if he’d taken a solid blow to the solar plexus. He sucked in a sharp breath then released it in a rush.
Damn it. Don’t stop now.
He took a few more steps, to the top of the stairs, then paused. Behind him, the floorboards creaked as someone walked up behind him. Tensing, he waited, waited…
The hand that fell on his shoulder was not Erik’s. It was small, delicate…and had the power to destroy him.
Get a grip, asshole.
Christ, he was one stupid bastard.
“Don’t go,” Jules said. “Not like this.”
He considered ignoring her, forcing his feet to continue down the stairs until he reached the door. From there, all he had to do was turn left down the road. He didn’t have to worry about his car. He’d walked here because he’d been too drunk to drive. Now he definitely wasn’t drunk enough.
The buzz that had allowed him to think coming here was a good idea in the first place had worn off the moment he’d seen Erik and Jules together in bed.
And you’re an utter fucking asshole because you were the one who fucked her up against a wall earlier tonight like a Neanderthal.
“I shouldn’t be here.”
The words falling out of his mouth sounded slurred, like he was still drunk. Which couldn’t be right because he felt stone-cold sober inside his own head.
“Then why are you?”
There was an edge to her voice that cut into him like a dull knife. And he deserved it. He totally deserved whatever she threw at him.
Christ, if she told him to get the hell out, it’d be only what he deserved.

SHADES OF MOONLIGHT: Lucani Lovers Book 6

NOW AVAILABLE

Lucani Lovers Book 6

Wolf shifter Race Aragon knows Mara Marrucini is meant to be his, in bed and out. And he’s not about to let anyone or anything get in his way of protecting her and her baby. She’d been the prisoner of a madman and has the emotional scars to prove it. Now that she’s free, he’s going to make damn sure she gets to live her life—with him at her side.

Mara adores Race. He’s the first man to make her feel like a woman. To make her feel protected. His touch ignites her desire but she fears for his safety. Her presence in his life puts him in the crosshairs.

But with her son’s life on the line, Mara trusts no one but Race to keep them both safe. And to care for her heart—always.


RT Book Reviews 4 STARS
"...readers will not have to wonder about the burning need Mara and Race feel for each other. The protectiveness Race has for Mara and her son shows this rugged warrior's softer side — one that will make you wish you had a shifter of your own!"
 
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I adored writing Race's story. He's my kind of alpha. He knows what he wants, goes after it with his whole heart but he's not a bully, he's not mean and he knows exactly how to treat his woman. He's the perfect man for Mara, who's had more than her share of controlling men.

AN INDECENT PROPOSITION PART II

Two men. One woman. What happens after she takes the money...
Keegan wants her. Erik wants her. Julianne wants them both. Will they find a way to make it work or is there no middle ground?


When Olivia Cunning asked me to join in an anthology with stories written by herself, Raven Morris, Cari Quinn and Cherrie Lynn, I couldn't say yes fast enough.

I thought about writing a story set in my Etruscan Magic world but then I had this idea...

Beauty and the Beast meets Indecent Proposal. With two heroes. Two is always better than one. Always.

I started writing about Erik and Keegan and Julianne but I knew there was going to be too much story for only 20K words. I knew I wanted to tell it over several installments. So AN INDECENT PROPOSAL PART I is in A VERY NAUGHTY XMAS.

PART II released today! You can find it on Amazon and B&N for now. Other retailers are coming soon.

The next installment will be out in May (I hope). I'm already plotting and finding new songs to help me along with the story.

For PART II, I had two songs in heavy rotation as I plotted out the story. Check them out.


Avatar's Smells Like A Freakshow captures Erik's state of mind perfectly. The video's a little, um, out there but the song is stuck on replay whenever I hear it.


Drunk Enough by Angel's Fall is perfect for Keegan. Read the story then listen to the song. Love it.

ENSNARED & ENCHANTED released in print

The second and third books in the Magical Seduction series, SEDUCED & ENSNARED and SEDUCED & ENCHANTED, have been released in print in one edition entitled ENSNARED & ENCHANTED.

The cover is new and absolutely gorgeous. Love it.

You can buy it at Ellora's Cave, Amazon and B&N. Other sites will be coming soon. 

SEDUCED & ENSNARED

Etruscan linchetto Cam de Feo is tough, ruthless and determined to keep his magical family safe at all costs. Stella Palmer is a means to an end—nothing more. He will seduce her then use her to trap her evil uncle. At least, that’s the plan. But he never expected to fall for the beauty.

For Stella, Cam is just the right man for a white-hot one-night stand. But in the bright light of day, she quickly realizes that he has much more to offer than great sex. While the dark forces of the Mal are threatening, family secrets will be revealed and Stella will discover a hidden world—filled with love and magic!

SEDUCED & ENCHANTED

Linchetto Rio de Feo has just met the woman of his dreams. Rosie Bianchi is smart, sexy, sweet…and cursed. She’s got an evil dead witch on her tail and a secret even she doesn’t know anything about.


Rosie can’t believe her good luck. The gorgeous guy she just met is Prince Charming material. But after one night of hot sex, Rosie wakes up with magical powers and is thrust into a battle for her life.


Love will need a little help and a little luck, but where there’s an enchanted rose hedge and three godmothers, there’s magic.

 

HIS TO KEEP on sale

This ultra-sexy romantic suspense is on sale for 99 cents for a short time. Now is the time to get into the DeMarco Investigations series.

One phone call is all it takes to throw Nic DeMarco's carefully controlled world into chaos. The woman he's loved for years has been threatened, and he'll do anything to keep her safe... only, she's not his to protect.

Annie Reed has been in love with her best friend's brother since she first laid eyes on him, but he's kept her at arm's length. When she takes a job at the DeMarco family private investigation firm, Annie tries to keep her emotions in check. But Nic is too much to ignore.

Finally, Nic has Annie right where he wants her--in his bed. His to protect. But the price might be more than either of them expected...
 

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BY PRIVATE INVITATION releases today!

RT TOP PICK!"Lush fantasies...dark obsessions...deeply seductive"Meet Jared Golden. Sexy, charming, gorgeous. A playboy with the Midas Touch. He's got it all--money, women, and a hotel that's the ultimate playground for those who want to push sexual limits.

He's about to meet his match in antiques dealer Annabelle Elder. She's smart, beautiful, and not looking for a man for anything other than stress relief.

Jared's willing and able to provide anything Annabelle needs. But he discovers one night isn't enough. Annabelle isn't easily swayed but he's never come up against a challenge he hasn't won.

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A New Year, A New Book...

It's almost time for the release of BY PRIVATE INVITATION. December 31 will be here sooner than you think.

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Hope everyone who celebrated had a happy holiday and I hope everyone has a blissful new year.


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Some invitations don’t need to be sent…only accepted.

Antiques dealer Annabelle Elder’s life is nowhere near as passionate as the erotic art she collects. A cheating ex-boyfriend and her business have seen to that. So when she attends a New Year’s Eve party at Haven Hotel, she sees a chance to blow off some steam. But she never expected to meet anyone like Jared—or to experience such passion in his arms…

Handsome, rich, and charming as hell, Jared Golden brought his Midas touch to Haven Hotel—and created an anything-goes pleasure palace on one floor to cater to his special friends and their very special desires. After falling in lust with Annabelle at first sight, seducing her was easier than he expected. What he didn’t expect was to be seduced in turn…

But unrestrained passion in the bedroom is not the only spark between Annabelle and Jared. Their mutual attraction is confounded by their separate pasts. Caught in an ever-growing web of painful secrets and sensual fantasy, will they be able to face the truth about themselves and trust in true love?

Been waiting to read the Forgotten Goddess series? Now wo...

Been waiting to read the Forgotten Goddess series? Now would be a good time to start.

Sourcebooks is having a sale. The electronic version of WHAT A GODDESS WANTS, Book 1, is 99 cents at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and All Romance eBooks. And probably wherever else ebooks are sold.


In his arms, her magic powers are on the rise...Tessa, Etruscan Goddess of the Dawn, is desperately fighting off a malicious god, but her powers are weakening. She needs a hero and fast, because only sexual energy can give her strength. So she seeks out Caligo, whose sexual prowess is legendary...
And she's the only one who can bring him into the light...Caligo is a fabled Cimmerian warrior determined to stay away from spoiled goddesses who trample hearts after they've had their fun. But there's something irresistibly hot and inviting about Tessa, and he knows he's her only chance to escape the encroaching darkness...

A VERY NAUGHTY XMAS is live!

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Join Olivia Cunning, Cherrie Lynn, Cari Quinn, Raven Morris and me for A VERY NAUGHTY XMAS! It's gonna be a hot one!
This spicy holiday anthology features five separate stories from some of the biggest names in erotic romance. Please enjoy, but sensitive readers beware, some of the content is so HOT you might get singed.

An Indecent Proposition
by Stephanie Julian
Two men. One Woman. Half a million dollars. One very indecent proposition.

There's an excerpt on my website here
Share Me
by Olivia Cunning, NYT & USA Today Best-Selling Author
Lindsey longs for an amazing Christmas Eve with her favorite band, Sole Regret, and spends one snowy night with two generous rock stars who love to share their gifts.

Jingle Ball
by Cari Quinn, USA Today Best-Selling Author
This Christmas, rocking the office holiday party has taken on a whole new meaning...

Light Me Up
by Cherrie Lynn, NYT & USA Today Best-Selling Author
She’s dreaming of a little sparkle in her stocking this year. He’s planning a night that’s anything but silent…

Christmas is Coming
by Raven Morris
The best gifts are all tied up with a bow…

Some invitations don’t need to be sent…only accepted. A...

Some invitations don’t need to be sent…only accepted.

Antiques dealer Annabelle Elder’s life is nowhere near as passionate as the erotic art she collects. A cheating ex-boyfriend and her business have seen to that. So when she attends a New Year’s Eve party at Haven Hotel, she sees a chance to blow off some steam. But she never expected to meet anyone like Jared—or to experience such passion in his arms…

Handsome, rich, and charming as hell, Jared Golden brought his Midas touch to Haven Hotel—and created an anything-goes pleasure palace on one floor to cater to his special friends and their very special desires. After falling in lust with Annabelle at first sight, seducing her was easier than he expected. What he didn’t expect was to be seduced in turn…

But unrestrained passion in the bedroom is not the only spark between Annabelle and Jared. Their mutual attraction is confounded by their separate pasts. Caught in an ever-growing web of painful secrets and sensual fantasy, will they be able to face the truth about themselves and trust in true love?