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Want a Forbidden's ARC?
I am looking for readers of ARCs of the second edition of my novel Forbidden.
New cover, more descriptions and a more decent grammar compared to the first one! WARNING: This book is intended for mature audiences!
Is living the life of your dreams worth risking eternal punishment?
Detective student Sween is hell-bent on making her tall, dark, handsome classmate Lei fall in love with her, despite him being madly in love and dating all-round perfect Dessande.
As she concocts one failed scheme after another while getting in petty fights with Lei every chance, the realm of the supernatural around everyone becomes more and more apparent. Just who are Sween and Dessande? Perhaps nothing and nobody are what they seem to be?
Only one thing is clear: Sween’s love for Lei. But even if she managed to date him, what would await her? Being branded a criminal and chased down every night by her kind would only be the beginning of her problems. However, if only Lei loved her back, she would not mind breaking every law for him. No matter the consequences. Even if it meant living a forbidden love with a dubious future as she defied everyone and everything in Heaven... and everything she once stood for.
Forbidden is the first book in a long saga of romance full of sweetness and carnal delights, plots with substance, smart heroines, manly and sensitive heroes, morally ambiguous main characters, a mysterious supernatural world, detectives and humor.
Additional information:
Genres: erotic romance, paranormal romance, mature young adult, romantic comedy.
Length: Like in all erotic stories, length is very important, and you will be pleased with this book’s 108,000 words/494 pages.
Part of a series: Yes.
Standalone: Yes.
Erotic themes: M/F penetration, M to F masturbation, M masturbation, cunnilingus, fellatio, M to F tantric massage, flashing, fondling, erotic show, dry humping, heavy making out, breast play and more. Further Forbidden stories will explore more themes.
BDSM: No.
Cheating: No.
Vampires: In the world of Forbidden, any supernatural creature (angel, demon, spirit, ghost) can feed off human blood. You’ll see bites, including one during an erotic scene.
Death, gore, etc.: Only one scene, not exceedingly traumatic, and happens to a villain.
Dark themes: No. Other books will include topics like killing for pleasure and rape, but they will never go extremely dark. Forbidden is uplifting, full of hope and joie de vivre, not disturbing.
HEA: A trademark of mine is what I call a “light gray ending”: the outcome is overall good; however, some kind of price has to be paid for it.
Haru Ichiban’s comments: The story starts very light, kinda like college comedy. It progressively turns more and more intense, until the situation turns into inescapable persecution and personal war where someone has to win and someone lose.
A little about the main characters:
The hero, Lei Synge-Sturmmond: Explosive-tempered and extremely proud. Of brooding disposition, he’d rather be on his own or just in the company of the special lady in his life. Despises his rich, cold, cruel, elitist family. While a billionaire, he carries a past of financial scarcity. He’s a bona fide caffeine addict and always wears black. Wants to be a great detective, but institutional education and him are not the best of friends. Despite his tough appearance, he’s a hopeless romantic. Weird and inexplicable happenings seem to have a fixation on him.
Type III antihero (dangerous antihero). While he prefers to follow the path of good, if need arises he’ll get the job done.
The heroine, Sween Funew: Lots of mysteries about this girl’s origins and true nature pile up as the story unfolds. She may be human… she may be not. Exceedingly smart and bright; however, she has the emotional maturity of a ten-years-old, so she usually comes off as childish and capricious. Likes anything cute, the more the better. The same age as Lei, but looks much younger. She’s also a female pervert. Fiercely loyal and faithful.
Type IV antihero (vicious antihero). Don’t be fooled by her sweet and cute appearance: she’ll pay evil unto evil, and when protecting herself or someone she loves, she has no qualms about anything.
If the story appeals to you and you can post a review at Amazon, please send me a private message with your mail. I will send the ARCs by the 21st May and you need to post a review before the 17th June. I’m counting on you!
New cover, more descriptions and a more decent grammar compared to the first one! WARNING: This book is intended for mature audiences!Is living the life of your dreams worth risking eternal punishment?
Detective student Sween is hell-bent on making her tall, dark, handsome classmate Lei fall in love with her, despite him being madly in love and dating all-round perfect Dessande.
As she concocts one failed scheme after another while getting in petty fights with Lei every chance, the realm of the supernatural around everyone becomes more and more apparent. Just who are Sween and Dessande? Perhaps nothing and nobody are what they seem to be?
Only one thing is clear: Sween’s love for Lei. But even if she managed to date him, what would await her? Being branded a criminal and chased down every night by her kind would only be the beginning of her problems. However, if only Lei loved her back, she would not mind breaking every law for him. No matter the consequences. Even if it meant living a forbidden love with a dubious future as she defied everyone and everything in Heaven... and everything she once stood for.
Forbidden is the first book in a long saga of romance full of sweetness and carnal delights, plots with substance, smart heroines, manly and sensitive heroes, morally ambiguous main characters, a mysterious supernatural world, detectives and humor.
Additional information:
Genres: erotic romance, paranormal romance, mature young adult, romantic comedy.
Length: Like in all erotic stories, length is very important, and you will be pleased with this book’s 108,000 words/494 pages.
Part of a series: Yes.
Standalone: Yes.
Erotic themes: M/F penetration, M to F masturbation, M masturbation, cunnilingus, fellatio, M to F tantric massage, flashing, fondling, erotic show, dry humping, heavy making out, breast play and more. Further Forbidden stories will explore more themes.
BDSM: No.
Cheating: No.
Vampires: In the world of Forbidden, any supernatural creature (angel, demon, spirit, ghost) can feed off human blood. You’ll see bites, including one during an erotic scene.
Death, gore, etc.: Only one scene, not exceedingly traumatic, and happens to a villain.
Dark themes: No. Other books will include topics like killing for pleasure and rape, but they will never go extremely dark. Forbidden is uplifting, full of hope and joie de vivre, not disturbing.
HEA: A trademark of mine is what I call a “light gray ending”: the outcome is overall good; however, some kind of price has to be paid for it.
Haru Ichiban’s comments: The story starts very light, kinda like college comedy. It progressively turns more and more intense, until the situation turns into inescapable persecution and personal war where someone has to win and someone lose.
A little about the main characters:
The hero, Lei Synge-Sturmmond: Explosive-tempered and extremely proud. Of brooding disposition, he’d rather be on his own or just in the company of the special lady in his life. Despises his rich, cold, cruel, elitist family. While a billionaire, he carries a past of financial scarcity. He’s a bona fide caffeine addict and always wears black. Wants to be a great detective, but institutional education and him are not the best of friends. Despite his tough appearance, he’s a hopeless romantic. Weird and inexplicable happenings seem to have a fixation on him.
Type III antihero (dangerous antihero). While he prefers to follow the path of good, if need arises he’ll get the job done.
The heroine, Sween Funew: Lots of mysteries about this girl’s origins and true nature pile up as the story unfolds. She may be human… she may be not. Exceedingly smart and bright; however, she has the emotional maturity of a ten-years-old, so she usually comes off as childish and capricious. Likes anything cute, the more the better. The same age as Lei, but looks much younger. She’s also a female pervert. Fiercely loyal and faithful.
Type IV antihero (vicious antihero). Don’t be fooled by her sweet and cute appearance: she’ll pay evil unto evil, and when protecting herself or someone she loves, she has no qualms about anything.
If the story appeals to you and you can post a review at Amazon, please send me a private message with your mail. I will send the ARCs by the 21st May and you need to post a review before the 17th June. I’m counting on you!
ARC Post mortem
First of all, thank you to all the lovely ladies who accepted my invitation to become ARC readers. I will love you forever! Not mentioning names since they were all private invitations.
Forbidden started its life in 2013, and began as a funny story with a very dramatic ending. In fact, ending was changed thrice before its current form.
Since then I've half-written eight Forbidden novels more, plus a couple drafts that someday will turn into novels... hopefully. I can't even think of the way my writing evolved ever since. Once I established the Forbidden universe's rules, all was cruising from there. I can tell most of my mistakes very easily now.
However, the first novel shows many immaturity signs. Once I thought I was done correcting, pouf! My sight casually catches a mistake/phrase that could be better/ endless repetition of words, and I have to start again.
Perhaps somebody noticed my little activity recently, and it's because I was hunting down those ubiquitous mistakes. I'm really burned out and exhausted. (For those who will read my book, I feel like the construction worker from day 13). I'll be tomorrow online, but I think I'm going to take a holiday next week. I can't afford going out on a trip, but visiting the ecological reserve of my city and breathing some fresh air will help soothe my brain. And rereading some Agatha Christie's novels where I already know who the killer is. Ha! Or just about anything that doesn't involve correcting books.
Forbidden started its life in 2013, and began as a funny story with a very dramatic ending. In fact, ending was changed thrice before its current form.
Since then I've half-written eight Forbidden novels more, plus a couple drafts that someday will turn into novels... hopefully. I can't even think of the way my writing evolved ever since. Once I established the Forbidden universe's rules, all was cruising from there. I can tell most of my mistakes very easily now.
However, the first novel shows many immaturity signs. Once I thought I was done correcting, pouf! My sight casually catches a mistake/phrase that could be better/ endless repetition of words, and I have to start again.
Perhaps somebody noticed my little activity recently, and it's because I was hunting down those ubiquitous mistakes. I'm really burned out and exhausted. (For those who will read my book, I feel like the construction worker from day 13). I'll be tomorrow online, but I think I'm going to take a holiday next week. I can't afford going out on a trip, but visiting the ecological reserve of my city and breathing some fresh air will help soothe my brain. And rereading some Agatha Christie's novels where I already know who the killer is. Ha! Or just about anything that doesn't involve correcting books.
ARCs Giveaway: Paranormal Romance/Erotica - Forbidden: New Days
Remove yourself from everyday’s life and immerse in a world of love, eroticism and mystery. Forbidden: New Days is the continuation of Forbidden, maintaining its atmosphere of classic romance and omnipresent sensuality.
Forbidden
Forbidden: New Days
I will be giving ARCs around December 15th. Forbidden:New Days needs to be read after Forbidden, which I'll provide as well if needed. Just send me a PM with your mail!
Enjoying a life of opulence, fun and games, and enthralled in torrid passion and love for each other, Lei and Sween start their detective career, but it’s not the adrenaline pumping job they had envisioned. Ennui slowly invades Sween, making her wonder if she would ever work in some exciting case.
Two days later, she wishes she had never asked for that.
Now the miraculous survivor of an unprecedented massacre, Sween is compelled to investigate the most mysterious and brutal crimes in her city’s history. Thank goodness she has Lei for support—but wait a minute! Why is he flirting with that lady at his office? The people at work think that other woman and not Sween is his wife! Strange days have arrived as she walks away from home, despite Lei’s desperate claims of innocence.
However, as bullets whistle in the night and beloved blood is spilled, maybe both her former life and the truth have been lost forever…
Forbidden: New Days is the second book in a saga of romance full of sweetness and carnal delights, plots with substance, smart heroines, manly and sensitive heroes, morally ambiguous main characters, a mysterious supernatural world, detectives and humor.
Forbidden
Forbidden: New Days
I will be giving ARCs around December 15th. Forbidden:New Days needs to be read after Forbidden, which I'll provide as well if needed. Just send me a PM with your mail!
Enjoying a life of opulence, fun and games, and enthralled in torrid passion and love for each other, Lei and Sween start their detective career, but it’s not the adrenaline pumping job they had envisioned. Ennui slowly invades Sween, making her wonder if she would ever work in some exciting case.
Two days later, she wishes she had never asked for that.
Now the miraculous survivor of an unprecedented massacre, Sween is compelled to investigate the most mysterious and brutal crimes in her city’s history. Thank goodness she has Lei for support—but wait a minute! Why is he flirting with that lady at his office? The people at work think that other woman and not Sween is his wife! Strange days have arrived as she walks away from home, despite Lei’s desperate claims of innocence.
However, as bullets whistle in the night and beloved blood is spilled, maybe both her former life and the truth have been lost forever…
Forbidden: New Days is the second book in a saga of romance full of sweetness and carnal delights, plots with substance, smart heroines, manly and sensitive heroes, morally ambiguous main characters, a mysterious supernatural world, detectives and humor.
Forbidden: Xmas Days Excerpt
Forbidden: Xmas Days ARCs are available! Claim your ARC here
Book Excerpt:
Narrated by Lei Synge-Sturmmond
"There’s one more guest you need to apologize to.” Joseph nods to a place at the foot of a smaller tree next to a window, by which an old bearded man dressed in red and white is surrounded by smiling people.
Oh… This will be embarrassing as fuck.
“You do need to do this.”
Yes, I do… Wishing Earth would swallow me, I walk to the old man, followed by Joseph. He turns to me as I approach him, without a shadow of resentment. It’s good he’s as kind as he’s reputed to.
“H-hi, Santa Claus,” I say, in a position as if all my muscles had a bit of a contracture.
He smiles. “Hoho, if it isn’t Master Lei.”
Well, it seems it might be easier than I thought. My eyebrows curve up.
“U-um, yeah. I’m sorry for clubbing you last year.” I hunch my shoulders. “But what did you expect when you went down my chimney at midnight! Can you blame me for thinking you were a thief!”
“Lei doesn’t have any social skills. And he hates festivities. Can you forgive him?” Joseph asks, as my right eyelid twitches.
“Hohoho, of course,” Santa Claus laughs, with that happy countenance that makes children love him.
“Still, I don’t like you! You always bring me nothing but a bag of coal! Every year!”
“Hohoho…” The man is visibly amused. “Well, this year you got excellent grades at Academy, but you’re always mean to your family, so…”
Who the hell told that to this guy?
“Since you’ve been getting good grades all along, I suppose I can grant you a wish this time. You’re not such a bad kid.”
I’m not a kid, good or bad! Argh, this is so frustrating!
“So sit on my lap and tell Santa what is your wish,” he says, curling his hand around his ear as he gets closer.
I grimace. “You want me to sit on your lap?”
He smiles. “Sure, all kids love to sit on my lap.”
Ugh, what’s with this guy? “What do you mean, kids? I’m well over twenty!”
“Lei, stop making a scene and do it,” Joseph says.
My cheeks heat up as I notice the couple dozens of faces fixed on mine. Dammit, this is so stupid! I rest the back of my thighs over his left one. No way this kinky old man will have the privilege of feeling my butt.
“So what will it be?” Santa asks.
“A bride…” I whisper.
