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*Cover Reveal* – His Confession by S. Valentine

HIS CONFESSION by S. Valentine

The Black Door Trilogy, #1

GENRE: Erotic romance.

RELEASE DATE: 16/02/16

PUBLISHER: Limitless Publishing

COVER DESIGNER: TOJ Publishing Services

★ SYNOPSIS ★ 

When Gabriella Woods finds matches from a gentlemen’s club in her fiancé’s pocket, her suspicions require a search for answers.



At the club, she realizes it’s not her fiancé’s fidelity that can’t be trusted…



It’s her own.



Darion Milano is daring, intriguing, and unpredictable…



Unable to get him out of her head—and against Darion’s explicit warning—

Gabi begins a torrid affair. No longer fighting the urge to enter the depth of his dark and mysterious lifestyle, she indulges in his most intimate desires.



They become the most exciting, wild, infatuated couple everybody knows.



Until his confession changes everything…



Her heart is telling her to stay.



Her instinct is telling her to run.



She can never match his outrageous ex-wife and become the fun, fearless woman he craves…



Or can she?



Discover a world of sex, secrets, and seduction.





★ BOOK TRAILER ★


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★ ★  WHAT EARLY REVIEWERS ARE SAYING ABOUT HIS CONFESSION ★ ★ 




“His Confession was a surprisingly engaging read with believable characters who were easy to connect with.It dealt with subjects a little different to what I’m used to, but the author did a great job of pulling me into her world.” – Mia Hoddell, YA/NA author.



”His Confession pulled me through from the first paragraph! The enigmatic Darion practically leapt off the pages and I could picture his every move and facial expression clear as day in my head! This story is definitely one to add to your “want-to-read” list-especially if you love a captivating plot as well as scenes so hot that they fog up your glasses. I don’t want to say too much and spoil it for future readers but DARION and GABI put Christian and Ana to SHAME! Enough said. LOL.” – Kiarra M. Taylor, contemporary romance author of THE QUARTER CHANGE.



”I loved it and I’m excited to read more to find out what happens. Darion is a great guy who was hurt badly and doesn’t know how to handle, which in steps Gabi. Love love love her! Hopefully she fights for him! When does the next book come out, as I’m dying to know what comes next! I also hope the girls get their own stories.” – Susan Flynn, Beta reader Writers club.



”S. Valentine does an exquisite job at creating a dynamic between two characters, both from different worlds, that goes beyond a physical attraction. His Confession is book one in The Black Door Trilogy. It is a fast paced story that is full of hotness and anticipation that heats you up from your head to your toes. Gabi, is tired of always playing it safe. Darion, has demons that he can no longer control. When these two get together, boundaries are pushed, control is tested and emotions run wild.” – AV. Scott, author of High Heels & New York.



“A brilliant book which leaves you wondering what happened in Darion’s past that has left him so wary and so afraid to put himself and his heart out there not to mention to put his faith and trust in Gabi, the one woman whose managed to penetrate the walls he’s built. I can’t wait for book 2 and I’m hoping that Darion and Gabi can overcome the obstacles that stand in front of them, including Eva, Darion’s ex wife.” – Rebecca Barber, author Nobody’s Obligation.

★ ★  ABOUT THE AUTHOR ★ ★

S. Valentine grew up in England. Studying English language and literature, as well as law, she worked in a solicitors for many years before moving to Spain. She does however still visit the UK, which in a way, will always be home.



Returning to her lifelong passion of writing books, she’s also a weekly columnist for The Ibizan newspaper on: lifestyle and fashion. Her other interests include reading, shopping and a nice glass of wine. She’s a social media addict, and loves connecting with new people.



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*RELEASE DAY * for Love or Money

Yes, it’s finally here…a little anticlimactic, maybe, since people have been getting their paperbacks for days now (and I got mine yesterday). But it’s my book birthday!

Title: Love Or Money

Author: Elizabeth Roderick

Genre: Erotic Thriller

Release Date: January 12, 2016

Synopsis

There’s a price to pay for living the fast life…

Gabriella Hernandez—known to her friends as Riel—almost wishes she could stay in prison. At least there she has steady meals, and a girlfriend who loves her. Even a cold cell is better than what’s waiting for her on the outside. The only people she looks forward to seeing in her normal life are her sister, Lizette, and her green-eyed best friend and former drug-running partner, Evan.

Drugs, danger, and a hot spark of romance…

Upon release, Riel has no choice but to go back to work for her brother-in-law, Isaias. This time, instead of running drugs, he forces her to work in his strip club where she gets a lousy ten percent of her tips. The daily dose of threats and coercion chains her to this place. And, if she makes a run for it, she’d be abandoning everyone she loves. With Isaias’ spies and henchmen everywhere, there’s nowhere to run.

A crooked cop, a setup, and hope for a real life…

Evan is able to smuggle her out of the city, but it isn’t long before Riel’s fears come true. After a bloody shootout with Isais’ men lands Evan at death’s door, it’s up to her to get them out of this deadly game, and into the quiet life they’ve always wanted. With the help of a crooked cop and the FBI, she concocts a plan. If it succeeds, Isaias goes to prison for life, and she and Evan get immunity from prosecution. If she fails, she may die—along with Evan, her sister, and countless others.

With eyes all over and the FBI involved, will Riel pull off the sting operation?

Or will they all go down in a blaze of drugs and gunfire?

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Excerpt

He gave her a searching look, then brushed his lips against hers. “I know it’s not easy for you, being back.”
She raised her eyebrows. “You do?”
“I know how hard it was for you, working for Isaias. You never wanted to, he made you. You never said anything, but I could see it.” His jaw tightened. “I’d beat the fuck out of that guy if he and Maria wouldn’t have me killed for it.”
“Definitely not worth it,” Riel said, feeling a jolt of fear. But it also felt good for him to say that. Did he really want to stand up for her?
A slow grin spread across his face, and he ran his fingers lightly along the curve of her waist.
“I do have a way for you to get away from him, though.”
They gazed at each other. Her heart sped up. “What do you mean?”
“I recently got an offer from a guy I know named Mishmash.”
Her speeding heart stumbled, and she chewed the inside of her cheek. She had been hoping his plan wouldn’t involve more drug running, but she should have known. “I know him. The guy down in San Diego.”

“The very same. He says we can go work for him. A little more risk, maybe, because we’d have to cross the border, but it pays a lot better, and Isaias would never find us if we were down there. We could get new identities and everything so you don’t have that rap following you, and to hell with that probation crap.”
She took a deep breath and let it out. It would be nice to be with Evan. It would be really nice. But the thought of running drugs again made her feel dead inside. “I don’t know, Evan.” She looked up at him. “Do you really want to do this stuff for the rest of your life?”
He stroked her hair, gently working the tangles out with his fingers. “No. Not really. But…we could save up our money and retire somewhere where they’d never find us.” He kissed her, his hands sliding up to play with her breasts. She kissed him back, twining her legs with his, feeling a spark of hope. Did he really want to run off with her and get a house together? Or did he just need a partner in crime?

About The Author

ELIZABETH RODERICK grew up as a barefoot ruffian on a fruit orchard near Yakima, in the eastern part of Washington State. After weathering the grunge revolution and devolution in Olympia, Washington, Portland, Oregon and Seattle, she recently moved to the (very, very) small town of Shandon, California: a small cluster of houses amidst the vineyards of the Central Coast.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and worked for many years as a paralegal and translator. She is a musician and songwriter, and has played in many bands. She’s rocked pretty much every instrument, including some she doesn’t even know the real names for, but mostly guitar, bass and keyboards. She has two albums of her own, which you can listen to at pimentointhehole.com. She writes fiction novels for young adults and adults, as well as short stories, and keeps an active blog at pimentointhehole.com/blog.

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Things You Can Do to Support Authors

We’re fast approaching the time (January 12th! Five more days!) when my debut LGBTQ romantic thriller novel, Love or Money will be released. I’m of course happy, but I’m also scared to death.

Most debut novels don’t sell very well. I’m well aware of this fact, and I’m prepared for it. However, I think Love or Money is a pretty darn good book, and I hold on to my dreamy vision of it actually taking off. After all, if it can find the right audience, those people will seriously enjoy it.

But finding the right audience is a tough proposition. An author can only do so much to market their book. Likewise, the publisher has limited resources to expend on each of their releases, and debut novels by unproven authors aren’t likely to get a huge share of those resources, no matter if they’re published by a small, independent press or by Harper Collins.

Ultimately, the ones responsible for making any book a success are the readers. That’s YOU, people! You should be proud of yourselves.

Here are some things you can do to help out an author, whether it’s someone you know and love, or just someone who wrote a book you stumbled across in the shelves of B&N, and ended up loving:

1. Buy the book.

(Duh). As an added bonus, you can buy the book for other people. This is a lovely practice that I strongly support :) Books make excellent gifts!

2. Review the book on Amazon/Goodreads.

This is incredibly important. The more reviews you have, the more books you’ll sell. It’s not even important that the review be favorable, as long as it is thoughtful and specific about why the book didn’t work for you. After all, the reason you DIDN’T like the book could be the exact reason why someone else WILL like it.

3. Tell other people about the book.

This is perhaps the MOST IMPORTANT thing you can do to help an emerging author. The most powerful tool in an author’s marketing toolbox is WORD OF MOUTH. So tweet about the book, post about it on Facebook, review it on your blog, tell your friends about it over coffee, and suggest it to your book club. Then, if the author ends up making it big, you have some serious hipster cred for knowing about them before they were cool.

4. Order the book through your local bookstore.

If you order the book through a bookstore, they’ll often order extra copies to stock on the shelves. Even authors with big name publishers are unlikely to be stocked on bookstore shelves unless the author themselves or someone else requests that the bookstore do so.

5. Request that your local library order a copy.

Especially if the author is likely to have other books coming out soon *ahem*, libraries are a good way to get the author’s name out there. Readers who discover an author in a library might actually buy their subsequent books.

Five very simple things that you can do for authors, to support them and the art community in general. I personally would be extremely happy if you do one or more of the things above for me, and so will any other author.

What other things can you think of that would be helpful to authors? Tell me about it in the comments. Blog comments make me *squeeeee*.

What it Takes to be an Artist

There’s a controversy going on right now about some kid-size shirts sold by Old Navy; they say “Aspiring Artist” on them, except the “Artist” is crossed out and replaced with careers like “Astronaut” and “Doctor”. Apparently some people in the art community are in an uproar that Old Navy would dare to suggest that being an artist isn’t a viable career that children should strive for. They accuse Old Navy of “stifling children’s creativity”.

These sorts of petty debates don’t generally register on my radar, but this one got me thinking. Well, I shouldn’t say it got me thinking, because this is something I’ve thought about often over the years.

My father is a musician. He’s a really good musician, in fact. He plays piano and sings, and he is seriously world-class. I was born while he and my mom traveled around in a van with his band, and I heard him say – but only once, I think – that he could have gone further on the road to being a famous rock n’ roll musician, but he chose the family path instead.

I don’t doubt that he could have achieved some level of fame had he kept up touring. When I was a kid, I always felt kind of horrible for being the thing that had held him back, because we really struggled to make ends meet as I was growing up, and he seemed pretty miserable to me. My dad played late nights in a country & western cover band in a bar, back when bars actually had live music every night. Then, during the day, he tried to run our ten acre fruit orchard and gave music lessons. To say he was working hard is an understatement: he was working himself into the ground. My mom worked, too, as a Montessori teacher, but money was still pretty tight.

It wasn’t too long before my parents decided that they weren’t going to be able to run the orchard; farming is hard work, and my dad didn’t have a knack for it. My dad is, always was, and always will be a musician. I’m not sure he’s capable of being anything else, and I say that with the greatest amount of love and respect, because what better thing is there than to find your calling?

So, my dad went back to school and got his Master’s degree in music education. This was a huge, ongoing struggle as well, but he did it –and eventually, my parents’ financial situation stabilized.

My dad kept playing in bands. He plays with pretty much everyone. His incredible skill, along with his natural affability and willingness to collaborate and compromise – his pure joy in just playing – has gotten him some amazing gigs. As an example, he played on Super Heavy with Mick Jagger and Joss Stone.

My dad has truly “made it” as a musician. He continues to practice every day and strive for more, but he is a perfect example of a successful artist.

I have other examples of successful artists in my family. My uncle is John Roderick of The Long Winters. He’s an extremely accomplished songwriter, and he tours around a lot, lately playing with Aimee Mann and Liz Phair. He made a pretty good run for Seattle City Council, as well. I mean, he lost, but he did extremely well for a big, hairy indy-rock musician with no official experience in government. I haven’t been as close to his struggles as I have been to my father’s, but I have been aware of them. He’s sacrificed a lot, and worked really hard. He’s had a lot of people supporting him in his struggles. But those of us who know him know that, like my father, he probably wouldn’t be able to be an accountant or plumber (or, he’d at least be miserable doing those things), because he’s an ARTIST (floaty hand motions).

While we’re on the topic, you should also check out my cousin Libby Roderick, a successful folk artist and activist, and my aunt Susan Roderick, an accomplished photographer.

Back to what is, as an artist, my favorite subject: me.

I’ve always played music, and I’ve always been a writer, but I’ve also held a steady, boring office job for the majority of my adult life. I didn’t want to struggle financially trying to make a successful art career like my dad had, and I didn’t believe I had what it took to do so. I played in bands, I wrote songs and put out albums; it was really fun, sure, but I began to see why my dad choosing the “family path”, as he’d said, hadn’t actually been something he’d said in bitterness. When I would slog home at three in the morning after a gig, sick in my soul from too much booze and too much of the “scene”, I realized that the “family path” is much easier and healthier in most cases.

When I say I held a “steady job” though, that isn’t exactly true: I quit jobs constantly, because I was completely miserable. I always hoped that I’d be able to settle into my career if I just found the right firm; after all, it was good money, and good work. But in reality, the only thing that ever got me out of bed in the morning was the feeble hope that maybe, some day, I wouldn’t have to be an office drone any longer.

My friends told me to “suck it up”, that no one likes to work and I was no special snowflake. That just made me more miserable, because I felt like I was being selfish and entitled thinking that I could do something else with my life. In retrospect, I think that my level of misery far exceeded theirs. It’s just part of my makeup. I’m not a good paralegal, or employee of any sort, and my misery in that sort of work was strong enough to be a driving force that propelled me out of it, at great sacrifice and cost (on my part and on the part of all those around me, I’m afraid).

I was finally able to get myself in a situation where I didn’t have to work outside the home, and I finally had time to sit down and write the book that had been banging around in my head for years – a book I’d started several times without success.

So strong was my desire to do something besides office work, and so great was my joy in writing, that I wrote thirteen full-length novels in two years. I also put a lot of effort into learning how to be a better writer, and into learning how to market. That’s how, after only two years of serious writing, I was able to land a publishing contract.

And that’s how I realized that I, like my dad and my uncle and all those other “artists” who live one step above homeless and shunned by polite society for years as they struggle to make it: I just can’t do anything else. It’s not that I’m “gifted” as an artist, it’s more like I’m cursed with the inability to handle a more mainstream career. I just hope to God that I’m able to make a writing career work, because otherwise, I’m going to be a failure in the biggest sense of the word. However, I love writing so much, and hate doing anything else so much, that I know I’ll struggle until my last breath to be successful at it.

My long observation of people who choose this career has led me to strongly believe that it isn’t success that makes an artist: it’s an unwillingness to give up, even if they have to struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds; even if they have to sleep three hours a night to have time to work on their craft while simultaneously working at a day job and having a family. People don’t really choose an art career; it chooses them.

So, how will you know if you’re truly an artist? It’s not by achieving success, because who ever really feels they’ve achieved success? It’s because you won’t give up.

Back to the t-shirt debate. I’m left wondering why anyone would truly wish an art career upon their child. It’s one of the most difficult career paths a person can choose: years of intense struggle for no pay and no guarantee of success. The divorce and suicide rates amongst artists…well, I’m not going to look it up because I don’t want to be depressed, but I’d gamble they’re higher than amongst the general population. But, then again, if your child wants to be an artist, of course you should support them. And get used to supporting them, well into their thirties.

The long and the short of it is, parents shouldn’t wish any career upon their children. Let children choose their own damn careers.

As for stifling their creativity, well, if all it takes to stifle a child’s creativity and make them give up hope of being an artist is a t-shirt from Old Navy…I gotta tell ya, honey, that kid wasn’t going to be an artist to begin with.

Also, take note: the person who designed that t-shirt was likely a graphic artist.

Feature Friday Signup for Love or Money

I know this blog is massively spammy lately. I really do want to write some interesting articles, but with the holidays, along with finishing the final proofread of Love or Money and starting edits on both the YA and the adult novels I just finished, I just haven’t been motivated to write a blog post.

What I should write about is the difficulty of marketing a novel, especially a debut novel, without being seen as being spammy. However, since I’m probably the worst marketer in the world, I’m not sure I’d have much input on the subject.

All that being said, I’m going to post a link here where you can sign up to participate in Love or Money’s “Feature Friday”, which will occur on January 15th, the Friday following its release. This is another chance to get a free e-copy, as long as you have a blog on which to post your review. Once again, I don’t care if you post a thousand words of gushing praise; a long, bitter rant about how the novel is another nail in society’s coffin; or just a one word review: “Meh.” Any publicity is good publicity for me at this point. I’m sort of loading this book into a cannon and firing it blindly into the dark, hoping it hits a few people. Any of you who wish to join my marketing militia, and be outfitted with your own literary bazooka, you have my undying gratitude, because this stuff is more crazy-making than you’d think.

HERE IS THE LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vjl3yCjdMWMnJKlHFcOpigyZaq0zWgbagamR05-RfFs/viewform

And also, Happy Holidays!

Review of In the Shadow of the Shield By Carolyn Laroche

I had the pleasure of reading In the Shadow of the Shield by Carolyn Laroche. It’s a contemporary romantic suspense novel, the second in the Secret Lives series. I haven’t read the first book and the series, and I didn’t feel ungrounded at all when I read this one.

After Diana Massey watches her husband, an officer in the Virginia Beach Police Department, die suddenly and suspiciously after a routine emergency call, she sets out to find answers.

Those answers could prove as deadly to her as they did her husband. When she begins to uncover a web of lies, crime, and corruption in her late husband’s department, she starts to receive death threats, and worse. Luckily, she has backup in the form of Carter Ryan, her late husband’s protégée, who vows to protect her and help her get to the bottom of her husband’s death. But can Diana handle the guilt and uncertainty she feels when she begins to fall for the handsome younger cop? Her husband, her high school sweetheart and the only man she ever loved, has only been dead a year, and she isn’t sure if she’s ready to move on.

This was a fast-paced book with plenty of action, and plenty of emotion. The romance was mature and sweet, with just a little bit of spice. I recommend it as an entertaining way to pass those long winter evenings. You can purchase it here: http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Shield-Secret-Lives-Series-ebook/dp/B018W98LEW

WIN A FREE SIGNED COPY OF LOVE OR MONEY!!!

Hey, wonderful people! I’m having a contest to give away a FREE SIGNED COPY of my debut LGBT erotic thriller novel, Love or Money! Here’s how it works:

The contest begins now, and ends on January 2, 2016, the date that Love or Money becomes available by preorder.

All you have to do to enter is:

1. “like” my Facebook author page (https://www.facebook.com/elizabethroderickauthor/);

2. Leave a post on my Facebook author page stating who your favorite fictional character is, and why.

For a BONUS entry (to have your name entered twice), do the following:

1. Follow this blog; and

2. Leave a comment on this post telling me which character from any book, movie, or TV show you would be,and why.

A winner will be chosen at random on January 2. EDITED TO ADD: CONTEST HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 12. Make sure you check up on this blog and my Facebook page, because I will announce the winner there.

This is an erotica novel, so unfortunately you have to be 18 or older to enter.

Yay!

IT’S FINALLY TIME FOR MY COVER REVEAL ON LOVE OR MONEY!!

I’m so excited to reveal my cover. It’s so weird to see my name on a book…it was doubly weird to see my name above Riel’s face, ha ha. Do you like it? Looks like a sexy book, right?

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Title: Love Or Money

Author: Elizabeth Roderick

Genre: Erotic Thriller

Release Date: January 12, 2016

Publisher: Limitless Publishing

Synopsis

There’s a price to pay for living the fast life…

Gabriella Hernandez—known to her friends as Riel—almost wishes she could stay in prison. At least there she has steady meals, and a girlfriend who loves her. Even a cold cell is better than what’s waiting for her on the outside. The only people she looks forward to seeing in her normal life are her sister, Lizette, and her green-eyed best friend and former drug-running partner, Evan.

Drugs, danger, and a hot spark of romance…

Upon release, Riel has no choice but to go back to work for her brother-in-law, Isaias. This time, instead of running drugs, he forces her to work in his strip club where she gets a lousy ten percent of her tips. The daily dose of threats and coercion chains her to this place. And, if she makes a run for it, she’d be abandoning everyone she loves. With Isaias’ spies and henchmen everywhere, there’s nowhere to run.

A crooked cop, a setup, and hope for a real life…

Evan is able to smuggle her out of the city, but it isn’t long before Riel’s fears come true. After a bloody shootout with Isais’ men lands Evan at death’s door, it’s up to her to get them out of this deadly game, and into the quiet life they’ve always wanted. With the help of a crooked cop and the FBI, she concocts a plan. If it succeeds, Isaias goes to prison for life, and she and Evan get immunity from prosecution. If she fails, she may die—along with Evan, her sister, and countless others.

With eyes all over and the FBI involved, will Riel pull off the sting operation?

Or will they all go down in a blaze of drugs and gunfire?

Excerpt

He gave her a searching look, then brushed his lips against hers. “I know it’s not easy for you, being back.”

She raised her eyebrows. “You do?”

“I know how hard it was for you, working for Isaias. You never wanted to, he made you. You never said anything, but I could see it.” His jaw tightened. “I’d beat the fuck out of that guy if he and Maria wouldn’t have me killed for it.”

“Definitely not worth it,” Riel said, getting a jolt of fear. But it also felt good for him to say that. Did he really want to stand up for her?

A slow grin spread across his face, and he ran his fingers lightly along the curve of her waist. “I do have a way for you to get away from him, though.”

They gazed at each other. Her heart sped up. “What do you mean?”

“I recently got an offer from a guy I know named Mishmash.”

Her speeding heart stumbled, and she chewed the inside of her cheek. She had been hoping his plan wouldn’t involve more drug running, but she should have known. “I know him. The guy down in San Diego.”

“The very same. He says we can go work for him. A little more risk, maybe, because we’d have to cross the border, but it pays a lot better, and Isaias would never find us if we were down there. We could get new identities and everything so you don’t have that rap following you, and to hell with that probation crap.”

She took a deep breath and let it out. It would be nice to be with Evan. It would be really nice. But the thought of running drugs again made her feel dead inside. “I don’t know, Evan.” She looked up at him. “Do you really want to do this stuff for the rest of your life?”

He stroked her hair, gently working the tangles out with his fingers. “No. Not really. But…we could save up our money and retire somewhere where they’d never find us.” He kissed her, his hands sliding up to play with her breasts. She kissed him back, twining her legs with his, feeling a spark of hope. Did he really want to run off with her, get a house together? Or did he just need a partner in crime?

About The Author

ELIZABETH RODERICK grew up as a barefoot ruffian on a fruit orchard near Yakima, in the eastern part of Washington State. After weathering the grunge revolution and devolution in Olympia, Washington, Portland, Oregon and Seattle, she recently moved to the (very, very) small town of Shandon, California: a small cluster of houses amidst the vineyards of the Central Coast.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and worked for many years as a paralegal and translator. She is a musician and songwriter, and has played in many bands. She’s rocked pretty much every instrument, including some she doesn’t even know the real names for, but mostly guitar, bass and keyboards. She has two albums of her own, which you can listen to at pimentointhehole.com. She writes fiction novels for young adults and adults, as well as short stories, and keeps an active blog at pimentointhehole.com/blog.

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