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Too Busy For Love

Well, my lovely friend Tamsin Baker just might be! She has ANOTHER naughty book that's just been released. This one's an all male story of lurve and lust, and comes to you courtesy of Escape Publishing.

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Too Busy for LoveBy Tamsin Baker
Blurb:He needed a job — he never expected to need his boss. 
Thomas's life can be pared down to one principle: Be as successful as possible by being as single-minded as possible. But his commitment to his goal is tested upon returning home to his mansion and finding his gorgeous new gardener in his library. 
Luke is a student, and his new job is perfect: decent income and a place to study that's quiet, peaceful, and stocked with useful resources. The last thing he expects to find there is a stunning man who offers to open up all the doors that Luke has yet to be brave enough to peek behind. 
Thomas is happy to wait for Luke to come to him, but when he does, Thomas has no intention of holding back...
Excerpt:I’m studying architecture and you have some pretty awesome textbooks. I was just making some notes.”Thomas nodded mechanically and sat down in the chair opposite Luke. This was not what he needed— to find out his gorgeous, young gardener was intelligent too. Crap.Talk! Just talk to him. “How long have you got to go?” He choked out. Luke groaned theatrically and rolled his eyes. “Two long years. But I’ll get there.”Thomas smiled at the artless way Luke had of moving and talking. But the question was, was he gay?  Were his smiles a come-on, or the act of a guileless young man?Luke’s blue eyes sparkled. “You’re home late, sir.”Thomas opened his mouth and said something he had never murmured to a staff member before, “You can call me Thomas if you like.”Luke cocked his head in an adorable way, his blue eyes showing surprise and pleasure.“Sure...Tommy.”Thomas couldn’t stop the moan that escaped his lips at the sound of such a nickname from this gorgeous young man.  A name he had banned all previous lovers and friends from using. He didn’t like the sound of it, it sounded common. Well, it used to.“I don’t usually let people call me that.”Luke stood up and smiled. “Really? Why not?”Thomas stood up also and moved forward so that they almost nose to nose. His need to touch this guy was an almost painful yearning. Luke’s eyes widened in surprise but the pupils dilated in arousal also. Thomas followed his instincts and pushed forward.“Because it sounds like something my lover would call me.”Luke blinked several times but didn’t move back.Thomas took that as assent and lifted his hands to cup Luke’s jaw. His skin was soft, with the faintest feeling of bristles against his palm. He brought his face a scant inch closer.He felt Luke’s gasp against his lips but pressed forward and moaned as their skin met. Luke’s lips were soft, juicy and full of potential. He stepped closer so that their bodies were touching, Thomas’ cock hardened as it rubbed against the younger man. He groaned again and coaxed Luke’s lips open.Luke opened to him slowly and Thomas took advantage, tasting and licking the inside of Luke’s mouth. Enjoying the softness, the way Luke’s tongue hesitantly met his.The soft moan Luke emitted caused Thomas’s body to harden unbearably, and then Luke was pushing him back with a gentle hand.Thomas’ head was swimming as though he was drunk and he staggered back a few steps so that he was in the centre of the room again. He was dizzy with pleasure and was throwing caution to the wind. He knew he should have spoken to the head gardener first to find out what sort of employee Luke was. He should have talked to his lawyer, but he didn’t. He just opened his mouth and said what he wanted.“I’m gonna have a bath. Wanna join me?”Luke’s mouth fell open as his eyes scanned down Thomas’ body. Thomas knew his erection would be obvious in the dress pants he wore. It was hard and uncomfortable, but he didn’t care. Luke needed to see what was on offer. He reached up and pulled his tie down, part of his seriously lust-fogged brain wondering if he was about to be sued for sexual harassment.“Well?” He raised an eyebrow at the beautiful boy still staring at him.He threw his silk tie down onto the chair, shrugged off his jacket and began unbuttoning his shirt. His stomach tightened in excitement as he waited for Luke to make the next move.

About the Author:Tamsin Baker is an Aussie girl who only discovered erotic romance twelve months ago. Before that she read sexy romance, skipping the plot and looking for the ‘good bits.’ Since then she has written and obtained twenty contracts of varying lengths for her erotic romance and erotica novels. She absolutely LOVES reading and writing it! She has two other jobs, kids and a hubby too – but writing is a passion that she has to indulge for fear of insanity.M/M is a passion of hers so even when she writes ménage, there is always an M/M story. She particularly enjoys writing Female dommes, but she loves experimenting in all genres. She is learning to write and read more, one step at a time. Soon, she’ll have stories published in every sub-genre of erotic romance – well that’s her aim anyway.

Author Links:www.erotictamsinbaker.blogspot.com.auwww.tamsinbakererotic.comhttps://www.facebook.com/tamsin.baker.754

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Stranded Domme by Tamsin Baker

It's with great pleasure that I hand over Willsin's World to my talented, witty, smart (and downright gorgeous) friend, Tamsin Baker. Tamsin has just released yet another in an ever-growing catalog of books.
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Blurb: Natalie is a professional Domme, in total control of her emotions and her life. When her car breaks down outside of a small town, she is rescued by a quiet gentleman with all the strength of a good submissive. They have a wonderful night where Natalie breaks her own rules, yet doesn’t regret allowing Mick into her bed. When Natalie returns to her real life she feels the lack of her country gentleman and invites him to her club. She offers him a play collar and shows him off to her friends. All is in order for Natalie, but Mick is feeling less than enthusiastic about being kept on the outside of Natalie’s heart. They need to find a balance quickly, or their budding relationship will soon be over.
Excerpt: She laughed, properly laughed. Her breasts wobbled and she flushed pink. What an incredible sound. He couldn’t help the smile which spread across his face at her obvious pleasure at being with him. It had been a long time since he had experienced this feeling with a beddable woman.“Oh I know that, Mick. You and this situation is definitely an exception for me.”The doorbell peeled and Mick forced himself away from the beautiful woman in his kitchen and retrieved the Thai food.He stopped a step outside the door and took a deep breath. Was he ready for this? Not really. Was that going to stop him? Hell no!He stepped back into the kitchen and found her setting the table with plates and cutlery.He lifted the bags of food onto the table and reached for a bottle of red wine.“Red okay?”She looked up from her self-appointed job and smiled.“Perfect.”He focused on pouring the wine as he imagined the way the wine would run off her skin. How much he would enjoy lapping it up off her body. Fuck, he was getting hard again.They sat down to eat and had a very pleasant meal. Discussing work, family and all their common interests.She was wonderful to watch. Animated and lovely. The fact that she wanted him was still rather bewildering, but he wasn’t going to question how he had gotten so lucky.“Tell me how you came to be a professional Dominatrix, Natalie.”His question had caught her off guard, Mick could see that, but he wasn’t backing down. He wanted to know.She pushed her plate forward to indicate she was done and sat back in her chair.“It was quite simple really. I had a series of failed relationships and I was so focused on work as I got older that I didn’t make the time for any new ones. I met a male Dom at a party one night and he suggested I come see a new club that had opened. I went and loved it. Every bit of it. So I joined, so to speak. I made the decision to train as a Domme after a few years and I’ve never been happier.”Mick listened to her story then sat back in his chair, shocked. Was that all there was to it?“Was it really that simple?”Natalie giggled and reached across for his plate.“You’re finished?”He nodded and she stood up to put the dishes in the sink.“It really was that simple, Mick, sometimes your life just chooses your path for you.”Wasn’t that the truth.Then Natalie disappeared and Mick saw the Domme rise up. She straightened her spine and walked over to him, her green eyes alight, hungry.“Now, my pet, are you choosing to play tonight? Because Mistress needs a bath.”Despite the casual clothes she wore, Natalie was breathtaking.Mick forced himself to nod. He knew that this might be his only chance to experience something like this. If Fate had been so kind as to literally drop her into his lap, he wasn’t saying no.She would expect certain behavior though and he thought quickly about what a subservient person might do.“I will go run it for you.”She smiled indulgently at him, her long painted nails clicking along his marble bench top. The sound caused his nipples to harden. He loved it when his lover used her nails on him.“Do, and be naked by the time I get there.”He gulped and turned, not wanting her to see his panic. He was not a young man anymore.Natalie moved behind him and her hands stroked his back as he stood there unable to move. Her nails were long and pressed down firmly through his shirt. He shivered, yes, just like that.“I know you are feeling uncertain, my pet. Don’t be. If you focus on me and I focus on you then everything will be perfect. You may call me, Mistress.”Mick took a deep breath and cleared his mind of all the insecurities flooding in. He could do this. He wanted to do this.“May I call you, My Lady?”He wanted to be special, remembered after tonight. He didn’t want to call her something that countless others had also.She continued to stroke his back and her deeper Domme voice whispered to him, “Yes, please do.”
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"Dissension" - Available Very Soon!

[Cross-posted at Coffee-Fueled Erotica]

Howdy folks. Willsin here.

I asked Katie if it would be okay with her if I made the announcement about her book being released on February 11th. She looked at me funny (okay, so I asked her over the interwebz, but I could sense her looking at me funny), but she agreed when I explained why.

Essentially, this is my take on the whole shebang. All writers seem to think of their books as their "children". Having been fairly heavily involved in the behind-the-scenes nitty-gritty for this book, this one feels like my niece, at least.

"Dissension", marks a stylistic departure for both of us. New ground, of sorts. For me as a cover artist, it allowed me to explore a grittier side of graphic design. Only once or twice had I worked so "dirty", and never had I worked on a paranormal dystopian fantasy cover before!

But the bigger departure was Katie's. With a hugely successful series already behind her (the Immortalis series...if you haven't read it yet, folks, get on that train!), it would have been the easier path for her to stick with those characters, that situation, that world, and keep on weaving those tales. Hey, perhaps more books in the series will end up happening.

Katie, though, chose to listen to her muse. A new world, and new characters, unfolded itself - one still involving vampires, but that's really the only factor that Dissension has in common with Immortalis. This world, the world of Iron Gate, is uncompromising and—here's that word again—gritty as hell.

So I say "hats off" to my buddy and sometimes-co-author. Any writer will tell you of the fear they feel when deviating from that which they're truly known for. No, it's not life-threatening, or even truly dangerous...but it's a real fear, nonetheless. Not to mention that a whole lot of the work Katie put in was while she was either heavily pregnant, or dealing with a brand new baby and a suddenly-jealous toddler!

But that's enough waffle from me. I'm keeping you from the juicy bits!

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Dissension – Chronicles of the Uprising: Book 1


The great cataclysm wiped almost all life from the face of planet Earth, but tiny pockets of survivors crawled from the ashes, with only one thought: survival, at any cost. But not all survivors were human. In the dark, militant society that has risen in the aftermath, vampires, once thought to be mythical, have been assimilated and enslaved. Used for blood sport their lives are allowed to continue only for the entertainment of the masses. Reviled as savages, they are destined to serve out their immortal lives in the arena, as gladiators. And there is no greater gladiator than Mira: undefeated, uncompromising...and seemingly unbreakable. When an escape attempt leads Mira into the path of Lucian Stavros, the city’s Regent, her destiny is changed forever. Lucian, raised in a culture which both reviles and celebrates the savagery and inhumanity of vampires, finds Mira as intriguing as she is brash. An impulsive decision - to become Mira’s patron – changes more than just Lucian’s perception about vampire kind.  The course of his life is altered in ways he could never have predicted – a life that is suddenly as expendable as hers. Can Mira prove to Lucian that all is not as it seems? Can Lucian escape centuries of lies, bloodshed, and propaganda to see the truth? Or will the supreme power of the human overlords destroy them both?
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Dissension – Excerpt
©Katie Salidas 2014
Rising Sign Books LLC

The roar of the crowd, all twenty-five-thousand people in attendance, rose to a thundering crescendo when Mira delivered a bone-crunching blow to her opponent’s ribs. Standing only five feet tall, she might not have appeared a formidable warrior, but the thin, spiky-haired waif of a vampire could hold her weight and more when put to the test. Amplified by the superb acoustics, the sound of bones cracking echoed through the Superdome arena. The defeated, a red-headed male vampire staggered, punch-drunk, and then dropped to his knees. Dirt and sweat coated his face but could not mask the fear in his icy blue eyes. His was a look Mira had seen so many times before. Her opponent’s immortal life had finally come to an end, and he was ready to take the final deadly blow.
Above her, Mira knew the fifty-foot mega screen showed her hapless victim in brilliant resolution, ensuring that all who were attending, and those watching from the comfort of their homes, could see these last gruesome moments in crystal clear high-definition. 
Mira gazed down at her opponent’s blood-soaked face. Though he was her enemy for the moment, she did not relish having to end him. No one should be forced into the arena and told to kill or be killed. It wasn’t right. But it was what was demanded of her, and given the choice between her life and someone else’s… well, there really was no choice. No matter the cost, Mira was a survivor.
She glanced up to the large private box overlooking the arena. A well-dressed man in deep-purple robes sat, enjoying what appeared to be a dinner of filet mignon and roast potatoes. Even here, in the dusty arena below, Mira’s enhanced senses picked up the tantalizing scent of very rare, bloody steak. She could hardly believe that a human could not only watch the murder about to take place, but also sit and eat the dead flesh of a once-living being while doing it. From the smell of it, the poor beast was practically still bleeding on his plate. Who was truly the more savage creature? 
Over the crowd’s roar, an announcer introduced the well-dressed man, Lucian Stavros, Regent of the Iron Gate. Lucian gently and purposefully slowly set down his knife and fork. He took another moment to wipe his face clean and then smiled, acknowledging the roaring crowd. 
Chants of “Death, death, death,” rang out from the throng as a single unified demand. 
The Regent listened for a moment, making a show of putting his hands to his ears to hear screaming hoard’s request, and then held a hand out, with his thumb pointed to the side.
As if the next moment were the most important, the anticipating mass hushed. Eerie silence filled the arena as everyone watched for the Regent to make his decision.
From her vantage point below, Mira saw the steely look of determination cross the Regent’s face. If she didn’t know better, she might have thought he took this decision seriously; but then, he was human, and they never cared much if her kind lived or died. Lucian Stavros took a cursory glance down at Mira. Their eyes met. It was only a brief moment, but in that short time, Mira saw him waver. 
Could it be true, she wondered, or was it just a trick of the light? No human actually cared about the lives of vampires. The moment faded, and the fleeting thought left. 
Mira saw the Regent’s decision. He turned his thumb down. Death!  
The crowd went wild. 
The last hope for her defeated opponent had vanished; Mira had to finish him. “Sorry,” she whispered to the half-dead vampire on his knees before her. Though her fangs tingled at the prospect of tasting his final dying moments—her reward, if you could call it that, for living through another battle— she did not enjoy what she was about to do. Like her, he was a slave, forced into servitude to the humans as they saw fit. He had not asked for this, and neither had she. But, despite what either of them wanted, it was the will of the crowd, the humans, that had to be served.
Aiming to sever the carotid artery with her fangs, Mira dove at her opponent’s neck. His death would be quick. At least she could afford him that luxury.

Dissension – Chronicles of the Uprising: Book 1

The great cataclysm wiped almost all life from the face of planet Earth, but tiny pockets of survivors crawled from the ashes, with only one thought: survival, at any cost. But not all survivors were human. In the dark, militant society that has risen in the aftermath, vampires, once thought to be mythical, have been assimilated and enslaved. Used for blood sport their lives are allowed to continue only for the entertainment of the masses. Reviled as savages, they are destined to serve out their immortal lives in the arena, as gladiators. And there is no greater gladiator than Mira: undefeated, uncompromising...and seemingly unbreakable. When an escape attempt leads Mira into the path of Lucian Stavros, the city’s Regent, her destiny is changed forever. Lucian, raised in a culture which both reviles and celebrates the savagery and inhumanity of vampires, finds Mira as intriguing as she is brash. An impulsive decision - to become Mira’s patron – changes more than just Lucian’s perception about vampire kind.  The course of his life is altered in ways he could never have predicted – a life that is suddenly as expendable as hers. Can Mira prove to Lucian that all is not as it seems? Can Lucian escape centuries of lies, bloodshed, and propaganda to see the truth? Or will the supreme power of the human overlords destroy them both?



Dissension – Excerpt©Katie Salidas 2014Rising Sign Books LLC
The hair on the back of Mira's neck prickled. An uncomfortable weight of unseen eyes settled on her. Dread sank to the pit of her stomach. Busted...and so close to escaping. Someone else was there, watching her. She felt it, but what was more unsettling was the fact they had yet to announce themselves. Guards would shoot first and ask questions later. Someone lurking in the shadows… there was no telling what game they’d be playing. Mira turned around and stood next to the guard she had just felled. It didn’t take much for her to find the source of her unease. A pair of mossy green eyes scrutinized her from the opposite end of the hall.Heart pounding, she stared back at the man attached to those quizzical eyes. Human, no doubt. But he didn’t carry a weapon. Nor was there any fear in those green eyes of his. On the contrary, alone in a dark corridor, he stood his ground, lifting his head, and stared Mira down like an alpha from some long lost wolf pack. The strangeness of his manner caught Mira by surprise. For a few moments too long, she stood dumbfounded, trying to process who he was and what her next move should be. His face seemed oddly familiar, though at the moment she couldn’t place where she’d seen him before.The strange man was tall and well built, but that really didn’t matter much. Mira could take down vampires larger than she with no problem. But that wasn’t the thing stopping her from making a move. Judging by the deep plum of his suit, he was a man of some power. Only the Elite – those in the ruling class – were ever permitted to wear such an audacious color. As desperate as Mira was at that moment, she needed to tread carefully. Being caught escaping—again—would earn her more time in the light box, but injuring an Elite could have her staked out in the middle of town square awaiting the dawn. “Aren't you going to finish him?” the man asked, his tone calm, soothing, as if he genuinely wanted to know the answer.“Why don’t I finish you instead?” She hoped the warning in her voice would be enough to deter him, but still the man remained unfazed, like some stoic statue across the hallway. What was he playing at? And why was he just standing there, calmly, giving her every opportunity to strike? Did he really place so little value on his life?“You could kill me, sure, but ask yourself how that is going to help your situation.” Spoken like a true Elite. He had to be up to something. She didn’t like the smugness in tone, but felt at a loss as to how to continue. She could be on him in a fraction of a second. Crush his windpipe, and maybe buy herself a few more minutes to find the exit, but she was lost and had already wasted too much time. However, her inaction was almost certain to earn her some additional reprisal as well. The corner of his lip quirked up. “I take it by your lack of response, that you’ve decided against harming me?” Damn him! He knew she couldn’t take the risk. “For the moment, I guess.” Mira did not let her own uncertainty leach out into her voice. She attempted to sound self-assured, as if she were the one in charge at that moment. “Well.” He let out a little sigh. “I’m pleased to hear that.” The strange man smiled congenially. “But, we will have to sort out what to do with you. It appears you’re out of bounds here.”
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Katie Salidas

Katie Salidas is a Super Woman! Endowed with special powers and abilities, beyond those of mortal women, She can get the munchkins off to gymnastics, cheerleading, Girl Scouts, and swim lessons.  She can put hot food on the table for dinner while assisting with homework, baths, and bedtime… And, She still finds the time to keep the hubby happy (nudge nudge wink wink). She can do all of this and still have time to write.  And if you can believe all of those lies, there is some beautiful swamp land in Florida for sale…Katie Salidas resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mother, wife, and author, she does try to do it all, often causing sleep deprivation and many nights passed out at the computer. Writing books is her passion, and she hopes that her passion will bring you hours of entertainment. 
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Guest Author - Ruby Fielding!

[Cross-posted at Coffee-Fueled Erotica]


Ruby Fielding’s new shifter novella, Hunted, was published by James Grieve Press on 16th January.
Should she struggle to survive alone or give in to desire and risk the - perhaps deadly - company of others?
In a world where plague has swept civilization away like leaves in a storm, where viruses that cause people to shift and change have altered what it is, for most, to be human, a few survivors hold out in a desperate attempt to save the human race. Selene lives alone in the forest, protecting herself from human and shifter alike until one day a stranger turns up: a young man called Skinner, out on a quest to hunt down and destroy any shifter he can find. Torn between desire and fear, Selene must confront her true nature and make some impossible choices if she is to survive this harsh, post-apocalyptic future. 
Hunted: a Shifters' World novella - a shapeshifter erotic romance of survival and desire in a deadly future from the co-author of Seduced by Moonlight and The Touch.
"He put a hand to her face then, his knuckles brushing along her jaw and then he buried his fingers in her hair, tipping her head back. His mouth came down on her neck: hard lips and then the wet heat of his tongue and the delicious pain of raking teeth, dragging across her skin to that point where too hard is exactly hard enough."

GiveawayHunted was first published in late 2013 as four separate short stories; these have been rewritten and expanded to work as a single novella. Ruby is offering free copies of the first of these stories, Lone Wolf, to three readers who will be randomly chosen from those who leave comments on this blog post; closing date is seven days after this post. If you wish to be considered, please specify your preferred format (Kindle, epub or PDF) in your comment.
ExtractHe had been lying back in the water, arms spread, eyes shut, drifting slowly until now he straightened, found his footing on the rocky bottom of the pool – she knew the slimy hardness of those rocks so well! – and stood.Swaying for balance, the water came up to his ribs now.His arms were long and lean, his frame wiry and muscular. He had the look of a fighter, a scrapper. A survivor. That smudge of dark hair thickened across his chest, down over his ribs and over his belly, she saw, as he started to emerge from the water, treading carefully as he headed towards dry land... towards her.His belly rippled with muscles and looked hard, dark with that hair as it thickened towards...She swallowed as he paused, the water around his thighs and the long shaft of his manhood hanging down, fat and heavy. Its head just touched the water’s surface, sending its own ripples spreading outwards.She reached down, fingers trailing across her ribs, her belly, to the waistband of her jeans, that belt of cord and the hardness she had tucked there before venturing out. Easing it free, she raised the handgun, suddenly very aware of its weight. She didn’t aim it yet, just stood there with it poised. A solid lump of reassurance in her hands.The man stretched, yawning, and she watched his manhood twitch, and then flop to one side as he took another step out of the water. Its length swung easily as he moved. “You got a silver bullet in that thing?”He was staring right at the screen of vegetation, as if he could see through it! She didn’t move. She wasn’t the only one whose senses were attuned to the environment, it seemed. “If so, you don’t want to be wasting that silver bullet on me,” the man went on. How long since she’d heard another voice? She didn’t know. Another memory lost, or buried deep.“It’s an old wives’ tale anyhow.” The man’s tone was easy, conversational; no indication from his voice that she had a handgun that was now trained on him and he was standing there butt-naked in front of her. “Silver bullet or any old bullet – you hit one of the beasts right in the head or in the heart and it’ll drop just like a man. Useful piece of information that, and I’m giving it you as a gift, you hear me?”One more step, another, and he was clear of the water. She studied him, unable to deny the base feelings the sight stirred in her. How long had it been? Since the touch of another human, of bare skin against her own. The intimacy, and the trust.And damn, but he was growing hard as he stood there! As he’d been talking, that shaft had thickened even more as it filled out, hung longer, then started to push away from his body. Then, like an animal emerging from its lair, the swollen purple head started to break free, the skin rolling back to reveal that most intimate of places.Now, the man shrugged, and a shy smile broke across his face. “I think I need to apologize, ma’am. It’s been a time and I guess my body’s got a few less manners than the rest of me. If you’d just allow me to...?” He nodded towards a pile of clothes nearby.She caught herself. She had to pull herself together, stop reacting like this. She was a woman. She was a human. She was in control of herself and her responses. She wouldn’t allow herself to be distracted by...“No,” she snapped. How long since she’d spoken aloud? Her voice was dry, little more than a croak. “You wait there where I can see you,” she went on. “Ain’t no reason why I should trust you with your things.” Who knew what he might have concealed there with his clothes?He shrugged, and spread his hands briefly, as if to acknowledge the sense in her caution, and damn, but that thing of his just cranked itself up a notch or two higher as, finally, she broke free of her hiding place and came to stand before him.§Close to, he was younger than she had guessed. No gray to his hair, no craggy lines to his face. A few scars on his body, but that could happen at any age. Now it was his turn for eyes to roam, and suddenly she was reminded of when she’d checked herself in that shard of mirror earlier on, remembering how exhausted she had looked and – fainter – a time when that kind of thing had mattered a whole lot more than it did now.“You can shoot me now, if that’s what you want to do,” he said, his tone still conversational. “But I suggest you don’t want to do anything that’s going to make so much noise. Never know what you might draw in, and that’s not meant to be a threat, although it sounded like one. Just common caution born of experience.”He moved his hands to cover himself, cupping his manhood but barely containing it. “As an alternative to shooting me you could just let me get my things and I’d beat my retreat. That’d be a sensible thing to do – no point killing off those of us who may just be ordinary good folk like yourself when some day you may come to realize just how rare a commodity we are. But then I’d be the first to acknowledge the inherent risk in that proposition, ma’am. Set me free and how do you know I’ll be as good as my word and won’t just hang around until I can take you off guard and do whatever it is I might be wanting to do?”As he shrugged, she couldn’t help but notice the movement of his hands, pulled by the raising of his shoulders, and the slight gasp that induced in him. Damn, but her guard was low today! She’d never have thought she would be drawn so much to the physical...She lowered her aim until it was pointing at his crotch. “Am I to take that as a sign of what you ‘might be wanting to do’?” she asked.“No ma’am. That’s just what a man’s body does when he puts himself naked before...” he stopped. “Hell,” he then started again. “That’s just a natural response, ma’am. Ain’t much I can do about it, I’m afraid.”“So what’s it to be?” she asked him. “Shoot you or set you free on the promise there’ll never be a hint of you round these parts again?”“You asking my advice? Hell, if I were you I’d take the third option, ma’am.”

Ruby Fielding is a British author, currently living in the heart of a New England forest. She travels widely, and has lived in England, Scotland, the US, France, India and Australia. Wherever she happens to be living, you're likely to find her at the nearest wifi hot spot with her laptop and a large mug of coffee.

She writes mainly paranormal erotica and romance, sometimes in collaboration with her old friend Polly J Adams; their joint stories are published separately and collected together into the single volume, Seduced by Moonlight.
All the latest news on Ruby's writing and publishing can be found on her website and on her Amazon author page; also, why not join her mailing list, or hook up with her on Facebook?
Hunted: a Shifters' World novella is currently available from:Amazon.comAmazon.co.ukBarnes and NobleKoboGoogle Play...and it will be available from Smashwords and All Romance eBooks soon!

Guest Post - Summer Daniels

[Cross-posted on Coffee-Fueled Erotica]
For those of you who weren't aware, Summer Daniels is the super-smarty-pants behind the What To Read After Fifty Shades Of Grey page on Facebook (a.k.a. WTRAFSOG). Personally, I've had some great experiences from that page. It's given my books some wonderful exposure that they otherwise would not have had. And the readers win, too, essentially for the same reason. They can discover books and authors they might otherwise not have found.
But that's enough from me. I'll let Summer tell you all about the latest developments!
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What To Read After Fifty Shades Of Grey
Most of you know that the WTRAFSOG page has been active for approximately 20 months now … starting in April of 2012.
In that time period … it has grown to over 77,000 fans now … with over 320,000 books sold from the author promotion / reader recommendation links on the page.
I have spent a LOT of my time and effort ... to the detriment of my own writing - building this page into what it is today.

MANY of you have asked about and offered support in a variety of ways and for that I thank you.  I am taking you up on that offer today ... and asking for your help.
Help me continue to help you!
Some of you will have seen by now that I recently introduced WTRAFSOG: The App … a mobile phone and tablet app for the iPhone, iPad, Android phones, Kindle Fire and Android tablets, etc.

PLEASE HELP ME SPREAD THE WORD!  I think the mobile phone and tablet market is a HUGE as yet largely untapped market for our featured authors. 
Help me reach them through the WTRAFSOG App!

If everyone will SHARE word and links about the Apps … we have a chance to drive it into the popular charts in the major App Stores where it has the potential to be seen in the next several weeks by MILLIONS of new users being gifted new mobile devices!

Many of you have benefitted from my tireless work on the WTRAFSOG page promoting your works.  Please take a few minutes and help me spread the word about the new App!

Below is a sample “blurb” that you can post if you want to share … or feel free to edit it as you see fit.  Personal recommendations as to how the WTRAFSOG page has helped you as an author would probably be a good touch that connects with readers and fans.  :-)

Thank you for your consideration and Happy Holidays!

Summer

*****************************Introducing … the WTRAFSOG (What To Read After Fifty Shades of Grey) App!
iTunes: http://bit.ly/1913WIG

Android: http://bit.ly/1c29inl

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1de1M5f

For all your mobile devices, smart phones and tablets … The WTRAFSOG App is your gateway to What To Read After Fifty Shades of Grey!  From Contemporary Romance to Romance Box Sets to Erotica - there is something for everyone.  Find out about Hot New Releases and Pre-Orders for books coming out soon. Turn the spotlight on Authors and find some books that readers have truly raved about. See our bi-monthly Top Fifty List that has been cultivated by tracking 20+ months worth of sales data from our WTRAFSOG Reader Recommendation / Author Promotion page on Facebook.
The App has ACTIVE CONTENT – which means it will be updated weekly with New Releases, new Pre-Orders, new Top Fifty and Fan Favorite lists.  New user photos and comments, etc.
THREE WAYS to "get entered" to win one of TWO $25 Amazon gift cards to celebrate the launch! 
One ... install the app and review it in the respective App Store.
Two ... suggest new possible functionality (via the suggestion form in the app) I can add in. If your suggestion gets implemented (and assuming it is the first said suggestion of its type) ... you win!
Three ... send me a photo for the Fan Photo wall (via the send a photo tab in the app) ... of your favorite books, what you are reading now, your favorite reading spot, that time you met your favorite author, etc.
Come find out What To Read Next!

New Girl-Love Anthology!

[Cross-posted at Coffee-Fueled Erotica]

Hi there, folks!

I'm super-excited at the moment. Why? Well, because not long ago I submitted a story of first time lesbian romance to an anthology, and I'm very happy to say it was accepted! Not only that, but they let me make cover art for it as well. So I score twice! Woohoo! (Plus, I'm a dude...and you know how we HATE the thought of two women making sweet, hot, wet love to each other...)

And this is it! Look at the pretty...

Best of all, it's available on All Romance eBooks already! And soon to come (heehee) on all the other places that matter as well.
Twelve short but incendiary tales of girls who love girls, all for under the price of a cup of coffee! Mmm...I'm hot under the collar just thinking about it...le sigh.

Just Visiting!

Today, I made a little guest appearance over at Victoria Black's blog. She let me post a few details about our pretty new covers for the very hawt and spankalicious Consummate Therapy series!

We'd all love it if you'd hurry on over and check it out! Come on, now! Quick sticks!

I'm On The Bench!

[Cross-posted at Coffee-Fueled Erotica]

Just a quick little post to say I'm not here, I'm over there —>

Or is it over there <—?

Actually, I'm at Donna Gallagher's place, tied to a chair, dripping wet and spilling all sorts of secrets! Come on over and get a little on ya!

Guest Post - Eden Summers

Today I welcome back a good buddy (and excellent author) to Willsin's World. I've worked with the lovely Eden on two covers so far (including this one). She's an absolute delight, and far easier to get along with than she thinks she is! But that's enough rabbiting from me. Take it away, promo fairies!



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Coming on November 15th, the second book in the Reckless Beat rock star series.












Book Blurb

He’s been her ultimate untouchable desire.

Nothing says happy birthday like a rock god flying thousands of miles to surprise a woman he's never met. But that's exactly what happens to Gabi Smith when she gives her long distance best friend a flippant invitation to her laid back girl’s night out. She never expected to turn on the dance floor and find Blake Kennedy’s gaze holding her body captive.

She’s his everything and he’s never laid eyes on her.

Gabi means more to Blake than life itself. She’s his strength, his savior, and the only person who helped to vanquish his demons. No one means more to him than his angel. So when things between them start to sizzle, he's ready to fight for the future he never thought he would deserve.

Skeletons from his past will threaten his only chance at love...

Blake has come a long way—with Gabi's help—to leave the hell of his youth behind him, but sometimes memories don’t want to stay buried. Determined to stand on his own for once, Blake is willing to stretch the truth to keep his troubles from burdening the woman he adores.

Little white lies can create black holes in any relationship. Only time will tell if an Aussie with a heart of gold will forgive her bad-boy boyfriend or if the deceit will end his passionate addiction.




***Make sure you follow the Eden Summers Facebook page to participate in all the fun leading up to the release of Passionate Addiction. There will be giveaways, live chats, teaser quotes, and much more.***




Links

Passionate Addiction page on Goodreads

Eden Summers Website

Eden Summers Facebook Page

Twitter




Bio



Eden Summers is a true blue Aussie, living in regional New South Wales with her two energetic young boys and a quick witted husband.

In late 2010, Eden's romance obsession could no longer be sated by reading alone, so she decided to give voice to the sexy men and sassy women in her mind.

Eden can't resist alpha dominance, dark features and sarcasm in her fictional heroes and loves a strong heroine who knows when to bite her tongue but also serves retribution with a feminine smile on her face.




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