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The Theme of the Szolites Series: Blood Flows Deep in the Empire by N. Isabelle Blanco

The Theme of the Szolites series
Aside from finding love, earning forgiveness, intense action, and hot love scenes, there’s one huge overall theme to the stories in the Szolites series. 
It all comes down to the challenges these characters face, and because they’re immortal Gods, those challenges become that much more epic on the grand scale of things. As Nylicia, the Watcher of Destinies, once told Ismini in a dream:
“Remember one thing. Life tends to throw at you the most painful of lessons in order to forge your soul and prepare you for your destiny.”
I laughed so hard the day I wrote that line down, went back and read it, and actually said to myself, “Whoa, Nyddi. That just came out of you.” And it wasn’t lost on me that something —my subconscious, perhaps?—was probably trying to give me a message. A lot of us don’t want to accept it. We want that beautiful, almost tangible illusion that is dangled in our faces on a daily basis—the perfect life. It’s not real, though. I can hear the groans in the background, and can almost see the rolling of eyes. Hey, I wish I could tell you it’s real. I’d love to get me some sunny, happy, and non-stop easy. 
But when you sit down and analyze this Shakespearian tragedy called “life”, you see that what Nylicia said is very true. Most of us don’t accept it and therefore our souls never get forged into what they were meant to be. However, look back in history, back into ancient times when life was so much harder, and you’ll see the bright glimpses of those that gave in. Those that accepted, rolled with the punches, and allowed themselves to be molded into what they were meant to become. Those are the greats. Those are the names that vibrate down to us through the millennia.
Mixing this theme with the aspect of Gods is interesting to me because these are super power beings. Heck, look at the old Greek myths. Look at how drunk with egotism and power the Gods were. Compare that to some wealthy humans today and don’t tell me you don’t see the resemblance LOL
I never wanted to just write a series about Gods like Zeus, though. My Gods mess up, they truly believe they can do whatever they want…and then life comes around and wags the big finger of “NO” in their faces. My Gods are also meant to become heroes in their own rights. In order for that to happen for them, they have to become what they aren’t. They have to become more.  
And this is something that also applies to real life, not just fantasy. If more of us took responsibility and changed, the world would probably become a much different and better place. 

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Blood Flows Deep in the Empire
Szolites Series – Book 1N. Isabelle Blanco
Genre: Erotica, Paranormal Romance
Publisher: The Writer’s CoffeeshopDate of Publication: March 7th, 2013
ISBN: 9781612131450ASIN:  B00BQ0KJT0
Number of pages: 210Word Count:  Roughly 72,000
Cover Artist: L.J. Anderson & N. Isabelle Blanco
Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/GJBatEgJJPo
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Book Description:
Dyletri, God of Fertility, has locked away his powers. No woman is allowed to touch him, not until he can return his long-dead lover back to life. All he has to do is sacrifice one human girl, a girl who unlocks his powers and rips his dormant lust right out of his body. Trapped by his promise, Dyletri has no choice but to watch Ismini die, no matter how much he wants her.
Yet the darkness of his calling is spiraling within him, demanding he claim the human as his. If he goes back on his promise, the energy of the Fates will cause untold destruction in the Universe. That doesn’t change how Dyletri’s begun exhibiting symptoms that point to more than just lust. How does he allow Ismini to die when she’s come to own him from the inside out?
Desire and torment spiral into something much darker than obsession, more turbulent than an addiction, and something much more brutal than a mere soul-mating. As a war is being rekindled right under his nose, Dyletri will have to come to terms with a destiny eleven thousand years in the making. He thought he’d known what path his future would take, but he’d been wrong. Now the one woman he truly loves might pay the price for his decision.
Blood Flows Deep in the Empire is the first in a series that will pit free will against Destiny, Destiny against Fate, and love against brutal desire. Everyone likes to think they have a choice as to who they end up with, but as they rise to face the greatest threat they’ve ever known, even the Gods will learn they have to bend to Destiny’s whim to survive.

About the Author:
N. Isabelle Blanco was born in Queens, NY (USA). At age 3, due to an odd fascination with studying her mother’s handwriting, she had already begun to read and write. By the time she’d reached kindergarten, she had an extensive vocabulary and her obsession with words began to bleed into every aspect of her life. An avid reader in her teens, a fascination with Japanese anime eventually led her to the universe of fanfiction. 
Her on again, off again hobby for the next ten years, She amassed a following of fans that, by her own admission, she would never be able to live without. It was those fans who encouraged her to step beyond the fanfiction realm and try her talent in the publishing world.
N. Isabelle’s first ebook, “Destructively Alluring”, came out July 2012, followed by "Addictive Lunacy" in September. The third novella in this debut series, "Allure Magnified," is due in November 2012 and her first full-length novel is due out next spring. 
Certain not to disappoint, “Blood Flows Deep in the Empire” is a fast-paced, erotically charged thrill ride from cover to cover. Look for in both print and ebook formats on March 7, 2013.
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Verses of Athine: The Daughter of Ares Chronicles by Shannon McRoberts

Reviews of Verses:

I found myself engrossed through the work. It was very well written and the plot and characters written with a mythological style. I found it interesting and innovative and Shannon McRoberts truly did a wonderful job. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys delving into a magical land they've never ventured into before...and be prepared to meet some new friends on the way, while learning new things about characters you thought you once knew! ~ The Indigo Quill 

The characters are one of a kind and the author emotes her emotions through her writing. Very Good novel.~Pick Your Poison Book Reviews







Verses of AthineThe Daughter of Ares Chronicles
Shannon McRoberts
Genre:  Fantasy
Publisher:  Obsidian Poet Press
Date of Publication: April 2013
ISBN:  978-1483934112ISBN:  9781301957460ASIN: B00C0FZ53A
Number of pages:  358Word Count:  97,100
Cover Artist:  Shannon McRoberts
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Book Description:
Take what you know about mythology and throw it out the window....
Do you have any idea what Zeus, Odin, Pandora's Box, Atlantis, Machu Picchu, Hera, Nike, Dragons, Vlad, Clones, and Vampires have in common? Athine does!
Athine is not your ordinary immortal born goddess. Learn of her mysterious origins, learn why Zeus hates her so much, find out where vampires come from, and learn what really happened to the dragons.
The Daughter of Ares Chronicles follows Athine as she uncovers the secrets of her destiny while interacting with key figures from many mythologies.
This printed version contains novellas one through four in one complete edition.
About the Author:
My name is Shannon McRoberts.  I am an independent artist, author, and poet.  I have been self-publishing books of all kinds since 2005.    My first book was a poetry book called Poetry for the Chronically Heart Broken and Depressed.  That book has since been replaced with a more robust collection called Erosion of the Heart.  I am currently working on bringing this book to paper format and expanded distribution through Smashwords.   
My first ever sci-fi book, The Secret of Genetic Corp X, has been compared to Blade Runner.  I am also currently working on having this book brought back to a paper edition.  
My favorite series, The Daughter of Ares Chronicles, features Athine, an immortal born goddess that I created for the series.  In this series, I take mythologies of all kinds and turn them on their ears!  
When I am not working or creating fantasy worlds for my characters to live in I enjoy being lost in MMORPGs, good books, and in the company of my friends and family.  
I currently live in Kentucky with my wonderful husband and beautiful daughter.  

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Interview with Lee Roland Author of the Earth Witches Series

Can you tell readers a little bit about yourself and what inspired to write in this particular genre?
I am a full-time writer and live in Florida with two dogs who graciously allow me to share their home—as long as we don’t run out of treats.  Gracious can become cranky when we run out of treats. 
I have been a voracious reader since age nine, and was lucky to have parents who didn’t censor my quest for the written word shaped into fantastic stories.  
I was inspired to write Urban Fantasy by the stories of C.L. Moore.  I didn’t have much money when I first started reading, but I did have a library card.  Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance were not as readily available then as they are now, so I had to work hard to find them among the stacks.  C.L. Moore wrote stories in the 1930’s and much later they were collected into a volume titled Northwest of Earth.  Moore’s character Northwest Smith could have been an inspiration for Han Solo, and Jirel of Joiry is the original queen of kick ass warriors.  Jirel is the inspiration for every kick heroine I’ve ever written. 

Please tell us about your latest release.
Vicious Moon is the third book in the Earth Witches Series.  It follows Viper Moon (2011), Vengeance Moon (2012).  The story involves a witch named Nyx, who ran away and joined the army to escape the ridged rules of her family and coven.  She’s made a life for herself and eventually ends up in San Francisco working as a private investigator.  Nyx is suddenly called home by her grandmother and then sent to find her sister Marisol.  Marisol has gone to the city of Duivel, Missouri to study with another witch and is missing.   Nyx does find her sister, but she also meets her match in Etienne, a man who has walked in the shadowy world of mercenary soldiers and criminal enterprises.
Was one of your characters more challenging to write than another?
In Vicious Moon, the character of Laudine, the witch Nyx’s sister went to study with was a bit difficult.  I wanted her to be devious and manipulating, but in the end, the reader could find a little compassion for her, even if Nyx cannot.
As Nyx sees Laudine:
Laudine, long and lanky at six-foot, wore an ankle length multihued skirt worthy of a gypsy fortuneteller.  Her hair, obviously dyed jet black, was secured in a bun at the nape of her neck.   She had an angular face, but it was smooth, regal. That face formed an expression of distaste aimed directly at me.  The thing I noticed most was her eyes.  Dark as her hair, they gave the impression of power.  Impression being the key word.  I’m not an expert at determining the power of other witches, but years of observation told me she had no more, maybe even less, power than I did.  Or she was exceptionally successful at hiding it.  
Is there a character that you enjoyed writing more than any of the others?In Vicious Moon, the character I enjoyed writing most was Herschel, Nyx the witch’s familiar and friend. She hasn’t seen him in a long time and he certainly surprises her when he does show up:
I was barely winded and pursuit fell further behind with every step—until something massive slammed into my back.  It rolled me over into some brush and banged my ribs across a rock.  Then an enormous slimy mouth locked on my ankle and a large body plopped down on me.  The body farted in my face.“Herschel!”   The ridiculous canine that the Earth Mother given to me as my familiar.  I hadn’t seen him in ten years.  I didn’t have time to think about how he got to California.  I pounded him with my fists.  “Get off of me.”I wrestled with him, pushing and shoving, but he wouldn’t budge.  Since he was my familiar, I couldn’t use magic on him without hurting myself. 
Nyx describes him:The morning after my capture I sat in the hotel lobby handcuffed and feet chained, with Herschel’s massive head on my knee. His floppy jowls slimed my pants with slobber.  Herschel’s heritage seemed to be mostly Bull Mastiff crossed with a Great Dane.  He weighed in at two hundred pounds, far larger than any domestic dog.  Black as the inside of a deep mountain cave, he could be mistaken for a small pony at a distance.  I did love him, in spite of my irritation.  I’m told he arrived on the doorstep the day I was born.  His primary functions in life were sleeping, eating and farting.  And there was the incessant drooling.

What is your favorite scene from the book? Could you share a little bit of it, without spoilers of course?
My favorite scene is where Nyx meets Etienne.A man stepped through the doorway.  He stood over six feet and had a rugged body, slim and lean, but at the same time well muscled.  Jet black hair curled slightly against his neck and around his ears, and his eyes…oh, those eyes…cold dark and dangerous as black ice on a frozen highway.  He had copper-colored skin with sharply defined black tattoos down his taut forearms.  Not pretty colored tattoos or pictures, but inked midnight curved like pieces of a puzzle.  His jeans fit that impressive body, as did the gun he wore openly in a shoulder holster over his T-shirt.  There are places in the world where that might be done, but this was Middle America.  Most everyone owned a gun of some sort—they usually kept it out of sight.  He obviously didn’t give a shit. I’d met men like him before--powerful, dangerous.  They were usually lovers or enemies.  The look on this one’s face said he didn’t have love on his mind.

Can you tell readers a little bit about the world building in the book/series? How does this world differ from our normal world?
The Barrows is a section in the City of Duivel, Missouri.  In appearance, Duivel is an average Midwestern town. Perfectly normal—until you look deeper.  Beyond a magical ward created by the Earth Mother, is the Barrows.  There is a bit of the history of the Barrows on my website.In Vicious Moon, Nyx says of the Barrows:Before me stood a long, narrow street in ruins.  So many buildings had crumbled into that simple roadway it was impassable by car.  I walked closer, threading my way around piles of glass and debris.  It was as if time had suddenly turned malevolent, overcome its human keepers, and crushed their dwellings.  Laudine flung out a hand.  “This is the Barrows.  From here north are square miles of ruins, some like this, some better, some completely collapsed. Near the center is the heart of evil, the Zombie Zone they call it.  That’s where the demon hides.”I didn’t know what to say.  I’d seen ruins before.  I’d walked through many from the Middle East to Southeast Asia, some ancient, some blasted to rubble by modern warfare.  “What caused this?” I demanded.“An earthquake. I’m told.  Mass exodus sixty or seventy years ago.    Some witches say the Earth Mother drove people out.  I know the Mother deliberately hides the ruins from people living uptown with a spell.  Beyond that…”  She shrugged.

Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? How do you deal with it?
Writer’s block?  No.  Procrastination?  Yes.  I always have stories and ideas circling in my mind, but sitting down to put them on paper is another thing.
Do you have any weird writing quirks or rituals?
I require silence.  No music, television, just focus on the words before me.  Some writers go to libraries, bookstores, or coffee shops.  Not me.  I have to be firmly locked my fictional world for it to come alive.  This writing style wouldn’t for writers with kids in the house.  That’d probably why I didn’t get serious about writing until mine hit their late teens.
I’m most creative in the morning.  The earlier I can kick myself out of bed the better.  After one o’clock, my attention wanders.  I always envied writers who could sit down a computer at any time of the day and actually produce great scenes. 


What was the last amazing book you read?
Amazing books.  I could never pick one.  Illona Andrews and the Kate Daniels Urban Fantasy Series is fantastic.  I’ve read each book in that series three or four times. Richard Kadrey’s dark, gritty Sandman Slim Series.  Kadrey is not for the faint of heart.  If you want sunshine and roses, look elsewhere. Where can readers find you on the web?
Readers can check out my web site at leeroland.com, and I’m on facebook.
Would you like to leave readers with a little teaser or excerpt from the book?
This is how Nyx’s adventure begins.Disaster loomed like an earthquake-born tsunami.  The moment the woman climbed into my car, that watch your back feeling kicked me in the ass and I wanted to hunch my shoulders and duck.  I ignored it, as I had many times in the past. I based my decision on the often flawed theory that catastrophe wasn’t so bad if you saw it coming. She’d stood waiting in front of a convenience store, right where I’d been told to pick her up.  She said her name was Mara, but she didn’t offer a surname and refused to make eye contact.    I’m Nyx Ianira. I’m a licensed private investigator in San Francisco. I’m twenty eight years old, a former soldier, armed guard, and an earth-witch with magical powers that unfortunately didn’t include the ability to discern lies.  I stretched my legs, trying to ease the tension.  Waiting is something every PI gets used to, but this time I couldn’t relax.  At least I’d changed from my suit into more comfortable jeans and a T-shirt. I did wish this job was over with, though.  I had a date with the owner of a dive shop later.  He wants to give me lessons.  Actually, I’m pretty sure he wants to take me to a beach in Mexico and talk me out of my bikini.  He’s not a deep philosophical thinker but he likes what he sees.  I have gold-brown hair with lighter blonde streaks, nice perky breasts, and a tall slim body that curves in the right places.  There will be no great soul-mate meeting of the minds with this date, but it promises to be fun. 
Harold, my erratic and occasionally inebriated partner at Single-Eye Investigations had called last night and asked that I take a pro bono case for him.  I was to retrieve a child from a non-custodial father.  While I’m always happy to help a kid in danger, the agency has firm rules against that kind of high-risk intervention.  I helped write them when I became a partner in the firm.  Those situations are best handled by the appropriate official authorities, the kind with warrants, guns and badges.  Harold said he’d made an exception for this one because the father was an abusive, drug-dealing fiend. Apparently he feels I’m more qualified to face abusive, drug-dealing fiends than he is.  He’s right, of course, but that didn’t make it less dangerous or less a violation of the rules.

Dynamic Urban Fantasy by Lee RolandThe Earth Witches, the keepers of the world’s magic, find chaos and desire in the hidden ruins of the Barrows.  Servants of the enigmatic Earth Mother, they battle men, monsters and personal conflicts to protect the world. With magic, modern weapons and strong companions, they persevere to save mankind from evil.The books from this series:

Viper Moon
Earth Witches #1ISBN-13: 978-0451233769 
352 Pages
Cassandra Archer is the huntress. She has faithfully served the earth Mother for years, rescuing kidnapped children from monsters—both human and supernatural—dwelling in the ruins of the Barrows District. But when two children are kidnapped under similar circumstances, all clues point to a cataclysmic event on the next dark moon. Aided by police Detective Flynn and Michael, mysterious and dangerous resident of the Barrows, Cass must race against the clock and prevent a sacrifice that could destroy the entire town…


Vengeance Moon
Earth Witches #2ISBN-13: 978-0451236432
352 Pages
Madeline Corso can’t rest until she hunts down the three men who killed her father and witch mother. Two of them are now dead by her hand.  Unfortunately, her second kill had witnesses.  Sent to prison, she is rescued Sisters of Justice—a mysterious order of female warriors with ties to her mother. Her fighting skills are honed by the Sisters, and they have tracked the last murderer to Duivel, Missouri.  He is hiding in the dark underworld of the Barrows. Once in the Barrows, she discovers that things aren’t what they seem.  The danger goes far beyond her need for revenge. Can she rely on Michael, a handsome and possibly deadly stranger, to help her navigate a world of men and beasts? Or will she lose her heart before the mission is complete?

Vicious MoonEarth Witches #3ISBN-13: 978-0451238269  
320 Pages

Ex-soldier and Earth Witch Nyx Ianira is working as a PI in San Francisco when she sees the last thing she ever wanted to see: the Sisters of Justice—the mysterious Earth Witch police force.  Three Sisters, a Triad, is usually a squad of executioners.  This time, thought, the Sisters mission is to capture and escort an unwilling Nyx back to Twitch Crossing, Georgia.  Nyx ran away from Twitch Crossing ten years ago to escape the stiff rules and duties of being a true Witch. She wanted a life of her own. Now she’s been dragged back to her swampy hometown because another life is in danger—her little sister is missing, and Nyx is the only one who can go to Duivel, Missouri and track her down.  But the key to finding her may lie with the dark and tempting Etienne—a sinister criminal with a fearsome reputation, a ruthless attitude, and a total immunity to magic…
About Lee Roland
Lee Roland began her writing career in middle school when she wrote a short story for her brother. He turned the story in to his teacher as his own work.  To his amazement and terror, the teacher was so impressed that she read it aloud to the class—and asked him to write another one.
Lee notes that, other than motherhood, she’s never had an exciting job.  She might have dreamed of being  a lawyer, nurse or police officer, but finding the right person to share her life with changed her plans.  Her only credentials for writing are a terrific imagination, life experience and the love of words in a good story.  She reads voraciously, but particularly loves Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance.
Lee lives in Florida and is a full-time writer.  She is a member of RWA National and the Florida based First Coast Romance Writers.
Before being published, Lee won many RWA Chapter contests and garnered a Golden Heart nomination in 2008 with her post apocalyptic novel, LILITH’S CHILD.
Lee is the author of the Earth Witches series published by NAL, beginning with VIPER MOON in 2011.
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Blitz: Two Are Better Than One by Suzanne Rock

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Two Are Better Than One

Suzanne Rock
Genre: erotica, mmf, ménage
Book Description:
Quinn and Declan enjoy having sex together, but love sharing a woman more.
After months of searching, they’ve lost hope of ever finding a permanent third to complete them.
Then they meet shy, reclusive Hannah and everything changes. The sexual energy between them is incredible and the men soon realize that no other woman will do. They decide to confront her at the department’s summer kick-off party.
Will the straight-laced Hannah be open to a three-way relationship? They’ll have to do everything they can to convince her that two men are better than one.
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About the Author Suzanne Rock:A lifetime New Englander, Suzanne married her college sweetheart and has been with him for over twenty years.
Every summer she drags her husband and two daughters to Maine on a quest for the perfect lobster dinner. Every fall she can be found down in Foxboro, Massachusetts cheering on her favorite football team.
In between those trips, she’s a chauffer, a maid, a chef, an event planner, a hairdresser, a wardrobe stylist,  a tutor and a sometimes masseuse.
To keep her sanity, she often drinks copious amounts of coffee and stares at the blank screen of her laptop, dreaming of great adventures. Sometimes she even writes them down for others to enjoy.
Suzanne loves hearing from her fans, and can be contacted through her website:
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Release Day Blitz Fling: A BDSM Erotica Anthology by Sara Fawkes, Cathryn Fox and Lauren Hawkeye

Fling: A BDSM Erotica AnthologySara Fawkes, Cathryn Fox and Lauren Hawkeye
Genre: erotica/BDSM
Publisher: Avon Red
Release Date: June 25, 2013
ASIN: B0092QKX3W
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Book Description:
Fling, an erotica collection of three steamy BDSM novellas set in Italy’s kinky Mancusi Resort during its infamous Fetish Week, features Take Me by New York Times bestselling author Sara Fawkes, Teach Me by Cathryn Fox, and Tame Me by Lauren Hawkeye.

TAKE ME BY SARA FAWKES

Kate Swansea’s fiancée dumps her a day before the wedding. Will wealthy Greek businessman Alexander Stavros convince the BDSM virgin that a sexual adventure is the cure for her broken heart?

EXCERPT:

“You knew nothing of the theme for this week?”

 That deep voice was difficult to ignore, but too many things clamored within Kate’s head to give those words the attention they demanded. Had this been the plan all along? Ted had been the one who’d wanted to come here; surely he’d known of a theme. Then why hadn’t he brought it up when they made their plans? More importantly, why had he never mentioned it leading up to their trip. Was it meant as a surprise? A joke? Had he ever really intended to go with her in the first place?

 “Ms. Swansea.”

 The deep voice cut through Kate's thoughts, dragging her back to the present. A strong hand on her shoulder pulled her gently around until she was facing the same man who had helped her. Tilting her head back, a slightly hysterical part of her brain marveled at how tall he stood above her. His dark features were pulled together into a frown that might have made her nervous except, at that moment, her brain was too jumbled to allow any emotion.

He reached out and put a finger beneath her chin and gave her a level stare. “Were you not made aware of the theme for this week?”

 “My fiancé,” she started, and then paused as a pang went through her chest. “Ex-fiancé,” she amended before continuing. “He made the reservations but never said anything about…”

 Regret laced the large man’s eyes, and an echoing emotion reverberated through Kate. It was absurd, but she didn’t want to disappoint the man before her. Raising herself to her full height, which still wasn’t enough to get her past the Greek man’s shoulder, she said, “I’d like to stay.” 

 Under that scrutinizing gaze, it was difficult not to tack on an extra “please”, but she managed to keep her mouth shut. Meeting and holding his eyes was even more difficult; a huge part of her being wanted to defer to him, let him decide what to do with the situation. Which was absurd - she didn’t know him enough to trust him. Indeed, he’d yet to even tell her his name. 

 Anyway, giving up control wasn’t at all her style. Running her PR business, small though it was, kept her on top of everything and didn’t give her any chance to relax. Planning the wedding had been similar; she’d thrown herself into the fray as fully as she did her career, with Ted’s full support of her making all the decisions. If she was honest with herself, she’d resented his unwillingness to help with the details (barring the honeymoon plans), but confrontation had never been his style. Nor was it hers, but she wished she’d been more adamant about getting his input. 

Perhaps if she’d thrown her attention into their relationship instead of the wedding, his surprise text message might have been easier to bear.

 Alexander peered down at her, cocking his head to the side. “You must understand,” he said slowly, lowering his voice, “I need to keep the safety of my other guests in mind. Not all who come to these places wish to have their presence here known to the world.”

 “I’ll be the soul of discretion,” Kate promised, understanding what he meant. 

 “Attendance of the orientation this afternoon will be mandatory for you. Also, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask me or any of the staff.” 

 She nodded emphatically, and was rewarded by an approving crinkle of his eyes. “Then welcome to the Mancusi Resort, Ms. Swansea.”

 “What’s your name?” The words were out of Kate’s mouth before she thought about how uncouth they sounded. “I mean,” she amended, “I’d really like to know who exactly helped me.”

 The words sounded flat to her ears, but the large man turned and gave her his full attention. “I am Alexander Stavros, the manager of this hotel and the one in charge of monitoring this week’s activities.”

 “Oh.” Kate’s face flamed as she realized he very likely came from a fetish background himself, and may have been offended by her initial reaction. “Look, I’m sorry if…”

 “No need for apologies, Ms. Swansea.” He reached for her hand and lifted it to his lips like before, and once again that burst of heat inside her belly made Kate swallow. “It appears your journey to our resort has followed a very crooked path indeed. Now allow me to escort you to your room.”


About the Author:

Sara Fawkes has always loved spinning tales. One who's been writing since she was a little girl (and has the home made books from preschool to prove it), she loves creating stories and characters and interesting messes for them to get into. And for the handsome guy to always get the girl in the end. An avid traveler and adventure motorcyclist, her dream job includes selling everything off and leaving civilization to see the world on two wheels, writing in cafes in each country she visits, and living off her writing. In the meantime however, she lives in California with her menagerie of pets and, when not writing, loves to rebuild old motorcycles/cars and practice her fiddle. You can find her online at http://sarawriteserotica.wordpress.com or Twitter @sarafawkes talking about whatever strikes her fancy.

TEACH ME BY CATHRYN FOX

Tycoon Luca Mancusi whisks fashion intern Josie Pelletier off to his private resort to negotiate a deal for her boss’s lingerie line. But, by negotiation, he means a long, slow, spicy seduction…

EXCERPT:

Luca slipped his hand around the waist of the gorgeous woman at his side and guided her to the port side of the boat, where they could find a modicum of privacy. When she lifted her gaze to his, a nervous, hot pink flush staining her cheeks, the Dom in him bristled. The second he’d set eyes on her, he’d known she was out of her element, in more ways than one. And while he had no idea why Ms. Kenyon would send someone with little to no experience, he was only glad she had.

She smoothed her dress down, and the look on her face told him she wanted to talk business. “When we return tomorrow—”

“We won’t be returning tomorrow.”

Her eyes widened, and her head came back with a start. “What do you mean?”

He pointed a finger, and she followed his gaze. “We’re heading to that small island over there, my private resort,” he said, neglecting to tell her it was Fetish Week at said resort. Soon enough, she’d find herself surrounded by something that would undoubtedly shock and positively excite her.

“I have to get back.”

“For what?”

“I have to work.”

He angled his head. “Am I to believe that you only planned one night in Italy? That you came all this way and hadn’t cleared your schedule to take in some of the sights after we concluded our business deal?”

She toyed with the top button on her black dress, one that hugged her curves to perfection. His glance raced over the fine detailing, and he knew it was that attention to the little things that would make her an apt pupil in the bedroom.

“Well …” she began, her words falling off.

“Well?”

“Well, of course I did, but my plans didn’t involve going to your private resort.”

He took a step closer, crowding her, and didn’t miss the shiver that moved through her body, a shiver that told him so much about her and about what she needed from him. There was no mistaking that sweet little Josie Pelletier was a submissive at heart, and while she might not know it yet, Luca knew how much she craved to hand her pleasures over to a man. Oddly enough, he felt a strange, possessive tug on his emotions because there was no denying that he wanted to be the Dom to guide her, the man to train her in the ways of pleasure and make sure she was properly introduced to the darker side of love and appropriately cared for in the process.

“But we have unfinished business, Josie.”

“Then perhaps we should just finish it now,” she said.

“It’s not that simple.” He filled his lungs with her scent, and continued, “Sometimes negotiations can go on for … days.”

She drew her bottom lip between her teeth. “Days?”

“Yes, sometimes it can take many, many long hours before both sides are completely satisfied. But don’t worry, after we finish hammering out a deal, you’ll be free to enjoy the sights.”

Luca thought more about their negotiations and wondered exactly how far she’d go, how far he could take her. She might be young and naive, but she was all woman. Sensual, curvy, with a body made for sin—a body he intended to train—in all the scintillating ways she needed him to train her.

Josie swallowed a huge gulp of her champagne, and he took the empty flute from her hand. “Would you like another?”

“No,” she rushed out. “I think I’ve had enough.” Her glance left his. “When will we be docking?”

“Not until tomorrow.”

She looked around. “Where will I sleep tonight?” she asked, panic widening her big blue eyes.
While he’d like her to stay with him, he knew it was too soon to take her to his bed. Too soon indeed. Not that he was in a hurry; after all, anticipation was half the fun. No, sweet little Josie Pelletier was an innocent, one who needed to be trained in the ways of pleasure as much as business.

“I have a room prepared for you.”

She faked a yawn, but he didn’t call her on it. The first night he’d let her get to bed early because come the morrow, he’d want her wide-awake and ready to negotiate.

With a snap of his fingers, Charles was at his side. “Please escort Ms. Pelletier to her room.”
She turned to go, but Luca put his hands on her shoulder to stop her. She spun to face him, and he purposely put his mouth close to her ear. “Just so you know, Josie, my approval doesn’t come easy.” Her face warmed, and when he felt a fine shiver move through her, he added, “Your designs will be tested.”

About the Author:
Cathryn Fox is a multi published author in the romance genre.  Cathryn is a wife, mom, sister, daughter, and friend. She loves dogs, sunny weather, anything chocolate (she never says no to a brownie) pizza and watermelon. She has two teenagers who keep her busy with their never ending activities, and a husband who is convinced he can turn her into a mixed martial arts fan. Cathryn can never find balance in her life, is always trying to find time to go to the gym, can never keep up with emails, Facebook or Twitter and tries to write page-turning books that her readers will love.

TAME ME BY LAUREN HAWKEYE

Ariel Monroe, pop-star princess, refuses to sign a contract with CEO Marco Kennedy. She’s furious when he follows her to Fetish Week, although she could use a hot BDSM play partner. If he’s up to the challenge, of course.
EXCERPT:
“Scusi, Signorina Monroe, but this is not from our establishment.” He frowned a bit—Ariel frowned a lot—as he tapped keys on the keyboard. “This is for the Seaside Pleasures Resort. We are the Mancusi Resort. But … yes, here. You have a reservation here.” 

He beamed up at her, clearly pleased that she would be staying there. 

“Welcome to Fetish Week!” 

What the … Fetish Week? Ariel had seen a lot in her time in Hollywood, but this pronouncement took her aback, completely. She gaped like a fish as she tried to process what she’d just been told. 

A whisper on the back of her neck told her that someone had approached from behind, even before the look on the clerk’s face turned deferential. 

“Perhaps I can be of some assistance here.” 

She knew; even before she turned around, she knew. Closing her eyes, she savored the sensation of masculine fingertips dancing lightly at the nape of her neck before she looked over her shoulder to find the tall, dark, and delicious specimen of manhood that was Marco Kennedy. 

Just as when they’d met at the party and each time they’d spoken on the phone, she felt the pull between them. It was dark and intensely sexual, and she’d never felt anything like it. 
No wonder she’d run. The heat that burned between them was hot enough to reduce her to little more than a pile of ash. 

“What did you do?” She knew, without a doubt, that the enigmatic billionaire entrepreneur was behind this mix-up. He was nothing if not persistent, and she had to admit that she was enjoying being chased. 

Perversely, she wasn’t sure if she was pissed off that he’d finally caught up to her or thrilled that he’d taken the time to single her out. 

“Come have a drink with me.” Ariel tried to repress her shiver as those fingers traced a path down the curve of her spine. Against her will, her nipples peaked against the soft fabric of her blouse. 

She wanted him. Why couldn’t she have him? 

“I could just leave.” She tried to keep her voice steady. “I could just go to another resort, could go back to the one I was originally supposed to stay at.” 

“You could,” Marco agreed, as his hands stopped at the base of her spine. “But I don’t think you will. You’re intrigued, both by the business offer and by this attraction between us. I think you’ll stay and hear what I have to say.” 

Ariel felt a flush of embarrassment as he mentioned the lust that was coursing between them, hot and heavy, but she lectured herself for it. There was no shame in healthy attraction, was there? And there was no use denying that it existed. Hell, even the clerk who was watching the scene unfold before him could see it. She could tell by the look on his face. 
“Don’t get too cocky.” Stepping away from his touch, Ariel turned to face the man she had, until then, only met face-to-face for one long, heart-stopping moment. “I’ll have a drink and finally listen to your pitch—your business pitch. There won’t be any discussion of anything else.” 

“I think you’ll find that my offer ties them together in the best possible way.” Twining her fingers in his own, Marco lifted Ariel’s hand to his lips and brushed a kiss over it. When he released her, she found that he’d slid a keycard into her hand. “Now go to your room, do whatever it is you females need to do to freshen up. Your luggage has already been taken up. This resort belongs to a friend of mine, and I think you’ll find your suite to your satisfaction. 

“I’m not sharing a room with you, am I?” If that was part of his diabolical plan, Ariel was leaving immediately. Marco Kennedy might promise all kinds of dark, delicious things, but she wasn’t sure she’d survive them. 

He chuckled, and she wished the sound weren’t so damn sexy. 

“No. I would never presume that far.” Ariel’s eyebrows rose to her hairline with disbelief. Apparently, that was the only thing he wouldn’t presume. “I will meet you in the verandah bar in half an hour.” 

“You know, I’m tired from travelling. Maybe I just want to have a drink in my suite.” She didn’t really, but something about the smooth way Marco just assumed he knew what she wanted got under her skin. 

He smiled at her then, and the curve of his lips was purely wicked. 

“I’m sure we’ll be spending plenty of time in your suite before the week is over, princess. But for tonight, we’ll stay in public. It’s safer … for you.” 

About the Author:

Lauren Hawkeye is a writer, yoga newbie, knitting aficionado and animal lover
who lives in the shadows of the great Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada. She’s
older than she looks—really—and younger than she feels—most of the time—and she
loves to explore the journeys that take women through life in her stories. Hawkeye’s
stories include erotic historical, steamy paranormal, and hot contemporary.
Make sure to check out her work as Lauren Jameson, where her erotic romances

take a walk on the wild side.

Fans of E.L. James and Sylvia Day will fall for Fling.

Spotlight and Giveaway: Dead Girl A Romantic Zombie Tale of Revenge

Dead Girl: A Romantic Zombie Tale of RevengeWritten by Stavros  Illustrated by Charles Hearn
Genre:  Horror/Thriller
Publisher: Crazy Duck Press (CDP)Date of Publication: August 2011ISBN: 9780982812198
Number of pages: 266
Cover Artist and Illustrator: Charles Hearn
Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/KThnGvCrijU   
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Book Description:
“…Death was a dream of sleep where the eternally dying dream the sleep of death.  The undeniable evidence in the stillness of her being, the stark paleness of her complexion, and the lack of blood pooling from her cuts after climbing through the window whispered dark truths in her ears.  Rigor Mortis.  There was nothing familiar to Jamie about her skin.  Time and time again, she found herself asking what had happened, only to arrive at the hard won conclusion that she, Jamie Lund, wasn’t alive anymore.  Somehow in the foolhardy night, she’d been a dumb girl.  She’d gotten herself killed…”From the mind of Stavros, the critically acclaimed author of Blood Junky, comes a new twisted tale of horror and adventure.  An average girl, living in the city is murdered.  Nothing new, right?  It happens every day.  Just another statistic.  That is…until she woke up dead.Trapped within her own decaying shell, the dead girl struggles to piece together the awful events of her untimely death and hunt down the man responsible.  Armed only with a kiss from an ancient Egyptian God, a pockmarked memory, her ex-boyfriend, and a murder of crows Jamie Lund comes face to face with something more terrifying and real than mere death…she suffers the agony of being undead!With twelve black & white illustrations and a full colored cover from tattoo artist, Charles Hearn, this sardonic tale comes alive like no other zombie story, popping from the page with stunning, unnatural brilliance.  Dead Girl: A Romantic Zombie Tale of Revenge will keep the reader on the edge of their seat suspended in this unique supernatural thriller.

Excerpt:

Jamie didn’t hear the splash when her body hit the water. She didn’t feel the cold grip of swirling liquid engulf her or lift her back up to the surface minutes later. She never noticed a murder of crows perched on the railings of the dilapidated concrete bridge.  Or the way moonlight reflected off their coal black wings, shimmered in the rippling river and her wet hair. Jamie didn’t see, feel, or hear much of anything anymore. Because at twenty-two… Jamie Lund was dead.

The water carried her like a baby and birthed her to the grassy bank on the other side of the bridge.  A branch grabbed the black mini-skirt that she had worn that night and held it against the tug. A thousand ebon eyes watched her body drift and moor like a boat. A
cold wind bent the tall grass on the river’s edge and filled the night with wings.  Against the churning bubble and the damp lights of the city in the distance, a cacophony of beaks erupted. Caws like locusts fell from the sky.

As if struck by a hammer to the chest, breath fueled Jamie’s lungs. An awakening gasp burst through icy, cold lips and teeth that were filled with muddy leaves and liquid. Jamie’s back arched and her head rose from the water with a jolt. Her eyes were milky white and distant.  She sucked in a gulp of air with the grate of a straw searching for that last drop of soda under the ice; raspy like thorns – broken as the wind in the hollow of a tree.  Her arms pushed up and drove her hands deep into riverbank mud. The chips and cracks in her red- polished nails were covered with dirt. Crows swarmed above her as a single mood. She coughed the river from her throat and pulled her shaking body from the frigid wet.

Ebon eyes glared at the wretched girl from the sky, from the trees, and their concrete perch on the dilapidated bridge as she struggled with stiff limbs to drag her sore and aching body through the tall weeds to the road. Jamie sat at the edge of the busted tarmac and looked around as her vision slowly tuned into her surroundings. The moon smiled down on her, a faint yellow, illuminating a patch of earth that she had never been to before. Nothing was familiar.  Everything felt wrong. Fog peeled back from her memory like Russian nesting dolls, opening into themselves, getting smaller and smaller with the same effect, revealing nothing. She didn’t know how or why she was here. Worry blossomed inside her chest like a fruit basket.

She tried to call out. To simply speak, to utter a sound, to work her feeble voice, but her throat burned hot nails all the way down her windpipe.  A tiny squeak parted from her icy blue lips and she placed a hand to her throat. It was fraught with pain. She struggled.  She worked her jaw to loosen her voice box, wind the organ up to play, but a flash of memory slammed into the back of her skull. It shook her shoulders awake, repeating on a loop. 

Scorching Jamie’s cerebral cortex, her eyelids fluttered.

She was looking at herself in a freestanding mirror - getting dressed. A column of jet-black hair fell past bare shoulders, framing her pretty face. She had a lithe, curvy shape, sensual lips, and thin fingers that pulled the zipper of her skirt up the side of her hip. She turned the cute little black number around so that the fastener was in the back. She straightened her black lace bra, smiled, and then did her make up.  She was going out...

But, where?

Suddenly, Jamie felt wet and shivered. Fear crept past her damp clothes and crawled under her skin as she lifted herself onto the road. Every muscle rebelled. Her knees argued at the thought of bending. The joints in her fingers and elbows ached, popping with movement. Her back felt as if someone had surgically implanted a slab of concrete, and a blinding pain ran from her neck down her spine. Her shoes were missing, toes numb, the sides of her feet scrapped along the busted edge of the tarmac as she rose crooked and wobbly onto two weak legs. 

It was a horrible dream, unspooling limbs for the audience of the blackbirds. Nothing was clear, nothing was familiar. A dull ringing filled Jamie’s ears and she felt cold. Bitter and deep, that sprang from her center.  Jamie Lund felt the cold that no one ever feels but which we’re all made to visit. Somewhere vaguely in the coils of her mind the little lost dead girl was reminded that it was July. Its not supposed to be this cold out! Slowly, Jamie wrapped her arms across her chest and lumbered toward the distant lights of the city.





About the Author- Stavros:
Notorious Poet.  Fool.  Born in Washington DC.  Stavros was a writer and editor for The Independent Underground Magazine.  Raised in Southern Maryland, he fled the Chesapeake Bay to the wilds of the New Mexican desert.  He is a single father of two, whose poetic works have been published in several online and print publications, including Central Avenue, The Sword That Cuts Through Stone, Poets Against The War, Conceptions Southwest, The Mynd, Imagine: Creative Arts Journal, and Bartleby, where he won a specialty award for his poem, Blackbird.
In 1999, he won an Official Selection into the Writer’s on the Edge Festival for his play, The Redline.  In 2001, he created the Poetry Television Project for public cable access in Albuquerque, NM.  All eight volumes of Ptv’s ground-breaking show were broadcast to over 100,000 viewers on a network of regional PAC channels throughout the Southwest and Baltimore.  He helped to launch Unpublished Magazine, sponsored the monthly poetry series, The Word Café, in the Duke city, and produced a political compilation, Poetic Democracy.  In 2007, he released the award-winning documentary film, Committing Poetry in Times of War.
In 2010, he launched the production management company, Organic Ghetto, and released its first imprint, Crazy Duck Press, with his first novel, Blood Junky. Blood Junky received exceptional praise and review, even being called "one of the best vampire novels ever written," by Living Dead Media.  The following year he helped to launch BioGamer Girl, undertook a bigger East coast tour where he began selling his original photographic art, and released two new novels through Crazy Duck Press.  Dead Girl: A Romantic Zombie Tale of Revenge features a stunning full-color cover and twelve black and white illustrations from tattoo artist, Charles Hearn.   Blood Junky’s sequel, Love in Vein, cemented the One Blood series with its continuation of the story, garnering such review as to claim that the book and the series is "comparable with, and at times surpasses, the 'Vampire Chronicles' by Anne Rice."
In 2012, Stavros joined forces with the Vampire Professor, Bertena Varney, M.A.M.Ed, to co-create the nonfiction annual anthology, Vampire News, and officially became a Fangsmith with the creation of Organic Ghetto's second imprint, Kaos Kustom Fangs.  He rounded out the year by writing and editing screenplays for the One Blood Transmedia Project, recording Dead Girl as an audio book, and undertaking his biggest national marketing campaign, The Book & Fang Tour.
In 2013, he and the Vampire Professor released the second volume of Vampire News: The (not so) End Times Edition and is currently working on writing and growing his imprints.   Stavros is also a musician who has scored commercials, film shorts, documentaries, and television programs.
Stavros FB Page:https://www.facebook.com/stavros.cockrell
Author Blog:http://www.bitemereallyhard.com
Kaos Kustom Fangs:http://www.kaoskustomfangs.com/
Dead Girl CDP Page:http://www.crazyduckpress.com/#!dead-girl/c1ekr
Dead Girl FB Page:https://www.facebook.com/ogdeadgirl
CDP eShop:http://www.crazyduckpress.com/#!shop/c6cv
CDP Twitter:https://twitter.com/CrazyDuckPress
Stavros Twitterhttps://twitter.com/VisualLyricist








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Interview and Giveaway with Shannon McRoberts

1) What is it about the paranormal, in particular vampires, that fascinates you so much? 

I have been in love with vampires since I saw Anne Rice on QVC selling the whole Vampire Chronicles on tape.  I think that was back in 1994.  Before anyone had internet handy and my closest bookstore was 35 miles away.  I was intrigued about Claudia and I just had to know what was going on….it was a downward spiral from there.  I got every. single. vampire book by Anne Rice.  Then the movie came out….then there was that bad Dracula 2000 movie that I actually loved…..then Vampire Diaries….oh and let’s not forget Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  I think what fascinates me so much is the eternal beauty and power.  Now, original vampires like nosferatu are uUUUUGLY, but the ones I have been exposed to are very beautiful and so magnetizing.  Can we say Brad Pitt as Louis?  Or Ian Somerhalder as Damon ::wink wink:: 

2) Do you have a special formula for creating characters' names? Do you try to match a name with a certain meaning to attributes of the character or do you search for names popular in certain time periods or regions?

Sometimes I do.  Most times I go to a name generator program I have and just clink out some names and write down the ones I like.  Then as I am writing I put those names in there that speak to me.  Sometimes I come up with names on my own like Zarra.  As for those that were “researched” those are names like Athine and Morrigan.  I wanted certain name attributes like Celtic or Norse.   

3) Is there a character that you enjoyed writing more than any of the others?  

I think secretly I enjoy Nikeda the most because she is the crowning jewel of my process.  Since high school I wanted to write about vampires.  I was never any good at it.  Then one day the idea for The Blood Sisters came up and smacked me in the face.  My tag line is “Take what you know about mythology and throw it out the window.”   What I learned was that it just doesn’t involve mythology like Greek vs Norse…it involves ALL fantasy type characters….including vampires and dragons!   

4) With the book being part of a series, are there any character or story arcs, that readers jumping in somewhere other than the first book, need to be aware of? Can these books be read as stand alones?

Yes and no.  When I first wrote Athine Verses:  The Beginning (first book) it was only supposed to be a single book.  Then I wrote another.  Then another.  Then another.  And with the fourth book I tied in The Secret of Genetic Corp X, the first book I ever wrote.  Now the first book, which is free on Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, etc, that is a complete stand-alone.  The Secret of Genetic Corp X is also a stand-alone book.   The other books are only available in Verses of Athine and are placed in the order  that they need to be read with new edits and a more unified story arc.  Readers will have to read them all to get ready for Cursed Bloods, which is book 5 in the series, but will be the 6th book I’ve written altogether.
  5) Do any of your characters have similar characteristics of yourself in them and what are they?

Athine, in retrospect, is a lot like me. She is strong willed,  a cornerstone for her family, and doesn’t like to be underestimated.    

6) Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? How do you deal with it?

I have it right now.  I just have to try to get my creative juices going again.  I carry paper with me to jot down ideas.  I make fantasy art.  I write poetry.  I try to write short stories.  I completely veg on the couch and just forget that I’m trying to create a world.  Sometimes it is like trying to go up a big hill.  Other times it’s just like wheeee and the story comes out.  I think everyone has this in his or her creative endeavors. 

7)Where is your favorite place to read? Do you have a cozy corner or special reading spot?  
Anywhere I can get the chance.  I have a 4 year old and a full time job.  Sometimes I have to hide in the bathroom and pretend to take a shower to get a few minutes to read!

8) What can readers expect next from you? 

I am currently working on the next book Cursed Bloods which will follow The Blood Sisters and Worlds Collide.  I hope to have it out in at least eBook by 2014.    
9) Where can readers find you on the web?  

www.shannonmcroberts.com and www.daughterofares.com

10)Would you like to leave readers with a little teaser or excerpt from the book?

Here is a teaser from The Blood Sisters (my vampire origins part of the series)

Testing was grueling.  For three days Aphrodite put Morain’a, Nikeda, and A’tiasul through a battery of physical and mental tests.  She diligently recorded the results and noted when Morain’a and Nikeda seemed to be using some kind of telepathy to communicate with one another.  Morain’a’s magic also seemed to be growing by leaps and bounds with the strict testing.  It appeared that although gifted in some areas A’tiasul was lacking many of the abilities of the girls. 

“Well, I’ve composited most of this information from your testing.  It is very interesting what I have found.”Nikeda asked, “Will you share this with us?”

“Yes, eventually I will, but right now I don’t want to corrupt the data.  You all do not know what you are capable of and may not know everything you are doing.  Once you give A’tiasul your blood we will test some more and see how things change. Then you will be able to know what we have found.”

When A’tiasul heard his name he looked over at Nikeda and waggled his eyebrows at her playfully.  He enjoyed seeing how red he could make her face turn.  When Aphrodite dismissed them he went right straight over to Nikeda wearing a devious smile.  “You know, there are other ways besides embarrassment that I can make your face turn red.”         

Nikeda was even more flabbergasted.  Each day A’tiasul was becoming braver in his innuendos.  Now she was going to have to figure out a way to give him her blood that was not in the least bit appealing since he was obviously attracted.  She squirmed at the thought.  This was something new.  When she and Morain’a had exchanged blood it was a simple ritual of sisters and it felt right.  Yet, there was something about giving her blood to another for an experiment, especially somebody like A’tiasul that made her nervous.  Seeing her become uneasy and squirmy A’tiasul calmed down. 

“Nikeda, do not worry about giving me your blood.  It shouldn’t take much to make the experiment work if Aphrodite has calculated it correctly.  She said the best way to do this is for me to drink it.  After dinner we will go somewhere private and do the exchange.”

This seemed to afford her some relief.  At least he didn’t want to do the exchange in front of everyone.  “Very well then, I will meet you in your room after dinner.”

Dinner was a long drawn out affair.  It was a lavish feast celebrating the impending experiment completion.  Yet, it seemed to end too quickly for Nikeda’s liking.  A’tiasul looked at Nikeda and motioned for her to follow him so they could complete the experiment.  In only a matter of moments she would be behind closed doors with this beautiful creature.  It was a thought that made her feel uneasy. 

A’tiasul closed the door behind them and turned towards Nikeda.  “Why do you look like you have seen a banshee? What do you think I intend to do to you in here?”

Nikeda scratched her head some and shrugged.  “I just feel weird that is all.  When I did this with Morain’a there was nothing riding on it.  There was also no thought into the exchange.  It was impulsive.  This will not be impulsive.”

A’tiasul laughed.  “So, if it were impulsive you wouldn’t feel as strange.” He moved quickly and caught Nikeda around her waist.  Instinctively she began to fight him, but she was tired and he was strong.  His arms fit perfectly around her waist.  He squeezed her tighter and drew her to him in a long, hard kiss.  Then he moved down her neck to the point where the blood flowed best and bit her.  She struggled a bit against him but soon she felt a rush coming over her as he drank her blood. 

She was disoriented and light headed after a few more seconds.  She could feel him pushing her towards his bed, but he wasn’t letting up on drinking from her.  “A’tiasul, stop, please,” she cried at him.  She was beginning to feel him inside her mind.  It was like nothing she had ever felt with Morain’a.  It was driving her wild as all she could see was his desire for her.  He laid her down on the bed eagerly and harshly kissing her all over.  She was fighting against him to make him listen to her.  The blood must have been consuming him.  Finally she uttered the words in her mind.  “A’tiasul, stop it.  Snap out of it.”

Immediately he looked down at her and was disgusted by his actions.  Was it the blood rushing into him or was it that part of him that he feared; the part that was the son of Zeus.  “I’m sorry Nikeda.  I have no idea what came over me.  The blood was so powerful.  It was twenty times more intoxicating as the best ambrosia wines.  I think it best, if this does work, that you not let anyone else drink directly from you.  Again, I am so sorry.”

Nikeda was gaining some of her strength back, but she was leery of A’tiasul all the same.  She could feel his inner thoughts.  “Can you hear my thoughts?”

“No, not really.  It’s all very loud in my head right now.  There are lots of voices and noises.”

Nikeda got up and cleaned the wound on her neck.  “I think it best for us both to get some rest.  It may take a while for you to get used to the noises in your head.  I am thinking that eventually they will become clear and controllable.” She walked over and kissed him on his cheek.  She didn’t flinch when he grabbed her and sat her down on his leg.  It was almost as if she could see his thoughts before he acted.  He cupped her face in his hands and gently kissed her. 

“I’m sorry.  I am not my father’s son.  I would have never done such a thing on any ordinary day.  My intentions to you I am sure are not hidden, but I would not force them upon you.”

Nikeda could feel his heart breaking at the thought of being like Zeus.  He was afraid he would spiral out of control.  “A’tiasul, I believe you, but I think you are right that no one else should drink from me.  Who knows what might happen.” She looked at his deep, begging eyes and paused.  “Maybe, someday in another life we could be together, but not here; not now.  There is too much at stake.” It broke her heart to tell him that, but she knew it was the truth.  They must focus on the task at hand.




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Verses of AthineThe Daughter of Ares Chronicles
Shannon McRoberts
Genre:  Fantasy
Publisher:  Obsidian Poet Press
Date of Publication: April 2013
ISBN:  978-1483934112ISBN:  9781301957460ASIN: B00C0FZ53A
Number of pages:  358Word Count:  97,100
Cover Artist:  Shannon McRoberts
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Book Description:
Take what you know about mythology and throw it out the window....
Do you have any idea what Zeus, Odin, Pandora's Box, Atlantis, Machu Picchu, Hera, Nike, Dragons, Vlad, Clones, and Vampires have in common? Athine does!
Athine is not your ordinary immortal born goddess. Learn of her mysterious origins, learn why Zeus hates her so much, find out where vampires come from, and learn what really happened to the dragons.
The Daughter of Ares Chronicles follows Athine as she uncovers the secrets of her destiny while interacting with key figures from many mythologies.
This printed version contains novellas one through four in one complete edition.
About the Author:
My name is Shannon McRoberts.  I am an independent artist, author, and poet.  I have been self-publishing books of all kinds since 2005.    My first book was a poetry book called Poetry for the Chronically Heart Broken and Depressed.  That book has since been replaced with a more robust collection called Erosion of the Heart.  I am currently working on bringing this book to paper format and expanded distribution through Smashwords.   
My first ever sci-fi book, The Secret of Genetic Corp X, has been compared to Blade Runner.  I am also currently working on having this book brought back to a paper edition.  
My favorite series, The Daughter of Ares Chronicles, features Athine, an immortal born goddess that I created for the series.  In this series, I take mythologies of all kinds and turn them on their ears!  
When I am not working or creating fantasy worlds for my characters to live in I enjoy being lost in MMORPGs, good books, and in the company of my friends and family.  
I currently live in Kentucky with my wonderful husband and beautiful daughter.  

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The Necromancer’s SeductionThe Necromancer Series, Book One
Mimi Sebastian
Genre: Urban FantasyPublisher: ImaJinn Books
Cover Artist: Patricia Lazarus
Book Description:
She has never feared the walking dead. It’s the power required to reanimate the dead that startles her, seduces her. The power that dwells inside her…and is growing.
For Professor Ruby Montagne, being a necromancer has brought her nothing but heartache, and she walked away from that part of her life long ago. However, her quiet existence in San Francisco is shattered when she stumbles upon the body of a slain witch, and the supernatural community insists she transform him into a revenant to track the killer. But his murder was just the beginning, and Ruby soon realizes that the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine—and that revenants have nasty minds of their own.
Now demonic creatures have escaped into the human world, and zombies once again walk the streets. For humanity’s sake, Ruby forms an unlikely alliance with a witch, a zombie, and Ewan March, a demon warrior who sets her senses on fire.
She’s always distrusted demons and Ewan is no exception, but circumstances push them closer together, and Ruby not only finds it harder to resist him, she isn’t sure she even wants to. But she suspects his job of patrolling the portal separating humans and demons conceals a dark and deadly past that may consume them both.
With events spiraling out of control, Ruby unravels a plot that not only threatens the human and demon realms, but puts Ruby’s very soul in jeopardy. Because when the dead walk, no one is safe. Especially Ruby.
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Excerpt:The last student dropped his blue book on my desk. Relieved, I shoved the article and books in my backpack. I needed to grab some papers before going home to get some much needed sleep, hopefully. As I exited my office, the heavy door slipped from my fingers and slammed shut, sending a resounding echo down the hall.Then silence.I’ve never liked empty buildings at night, too much empty space, too much silence.The hallway was darker than usual. Looking up, I noticed some burned out lights. I walked faster, chased by the echo of my own footsteps in the hallway. As if playing on my fear, I swore another set of footsteps joined mine.A scraping. A soft rubbing noise.Dread crawled up my spine, grasping each vertebra with its talons. I rushed towards the elevator, still a good thirty feet away, driven by the unsettling sensation that something was bearing down on my back.My breath strangled my throat at the now very real footsteps keeping pace with mine. I glanced over my shoulder into the fluttering shadows. A figure approached. Shit. I was pretty sure it wasn’t a janitor. He snarled. Nope, definitely not a janitor.I ran.I sprinted for the stairs, not wanting to waste precious seconds waiting for the elevator. I swung open the door to the stairs and braved a quick look at my pursuer, now close enough for me to see the sick pallor of death on his face, that mix of puke-green, yellow and gray that not even the best makeup artist can camouflage. Or imitate.Zombie.But slow and laborious not. Real zombies moved fast, spurred on by some undead hysteria, and this bastard was faster. I jumped down the stairs, taking three or four steps at a time. The zombie took five. My heel caught on one of the steps, and I landed on my knee with a loud crunch. I scrabbled on the floor, gritting my teeth against the ice pick spearing my knee down through the marrow of my leg. I stumbled and used my hands to propel me up and forward. The zombie was so close I could smell its foul odor, more retching than one hundred rats decomposing in a dark basement. Too close. His hand clamped onto my arm, feeling like a cold noodle. Yuk.  Using the handrail as leverage, I spun, throwing the zombie off balance but inadvertently jerking him closer to me, close enough to see his oozing red-rimmed eyes. He hadn’t been dead long. His flesh was intact. He grinned at me, revealing black teeth, then squeezed one of my fingers down to the bone. I winced. He garbled, the sound made when gargling water in the throat, then emitted a starved rasp, the hunger of the undead. Never satisfied. Always voracious.
Adrenaline spiked my limbs. I spotted a fire extinguisher on the wall and reached out with my whole body, using my fear as a medieval stretching rack until my joints popped. My fingers tickled the fire extinguisher until I managed to wrap my hand around the metal spout on the top and wacked the zombie across its head, causing it to tumble back down the stairs. I dropped the extinguisher in disgust, noting the bits of bloody flesh stuck to the bottom. I ran out the door and down the hall to the stairs on the opposite side of the building, the zombie’s furious clomps behind me.
About the Author:
Noemi Ghirghi writes as Mimi Sebastian and raised herself on books and the strange and unusual with an unhealthy dose of comics and Scooby Doo. Loving angst-filled romance thrown in the mix, she decided to blend all those elements in a steamy mix in her first Urban Fantasy series, the Necromancer Books. The first book, The Necromancer’s Seduction, debuts July 15, 2013, with ImaJinn Books.
Noemi spent two years in the Ivory Coast with the Peace Corps and loves to introduce tid-bits from her experiences in her writing. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America and the Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal chapter of RWA. A transplant from the beaches of Florida, Noemi now wanders the desert in Phoenix, AZ, and attempts to balance writing with a day career, fantastic family, and household diva: her Amazon parrot.
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