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Romance Anthology featuring First Responders!

Title: Risking Everything
A Steamy Anthology of First RespondersGenre: Contemporary RomanceRelease Date: November 5, 2019


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Discover ten spicy stories about brave first responder men and women from some of your favorite romance authors. All proceeds go to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Romance on the Rig by Kara Liane: Finding love on and off the ambulance proves difficult for Air Force veteran Murf—until he meets Lana, a game-changer. Murf may be an EMT hero, but he’s only human. Mistakes happen in love, and a misunderstanding keeps them apart. It’s time to make things right and answer the call from the heart.
Reconstructed Heart by K.L. Montgomery: Trey Prince never expected to make a gruesome discovery at an accident scene only a few months into his new job with the Collision Reconstruction Unit, and he never expected Trooper Jenna Labato to be the one who helped him pick up the pieces. No matter how badly Jenna wants to help him heal, Trey isn’t sure his heart or faith can ever be restored—not without something close to a miracle.
Walk the Line by Harlow Layne: Gage Walker never thought a call to a scene would change his life forever until he met Claire Blake. Sparks fly, but when his fellow Brothers in Blue’s girlfriends are targeted, Gage wants nothing more than to protect her—even if that means he has to give her up.
Always Kind of Love by Amanda Siegrist: The last thing Ethan McCord wants to deal with is his old high school flame, even though his desire for her hasn’t diminished. Battling the burning blazes and an arsonist bent on destruction is nothing compared to fighting the temptation to rekindle the love he always wanted.
Beautiful Persuasion by A.K. MacBride: Raelyn wasn't supposed to fall for the rebound guy, but the moment Griffin opened his mouth, he drew her in with his sexy Irish accent and dark gaze. As one night of sizzling passion develops into something more, she's forced to choose between the man who sets her heart ablaze and the only family she has left.
Going Down by Jody Kaye: Devastated by her parents’ divorce, Kat’s looking to regain the stability she took for granted. Dash Newhouse is a drifter, paying his bills by skiing at a new mountain each season. Paired together on ski patrol, Dash reminds Kat that she can’t live life to the fullest while playing it safe. But when the snow melts, will he ride off with her heart?
Rescuing Ryan by Syd Ryan: Ryan is out of the frying pan and into the fire, working the oldest profession of all time to finish her last year of nursing school. On the first day, she meets Chris, the sexy firefighter, as he is licking his wounds of rejection. For Chris, rescuing Ryan will be the hardest rescue of his life.
Perfect For Me by Alyne Hart: Firefighter Luke O'Conner and ex-model Grace Adams shared all their firsts in a tiny cabin just outside Sugar Creek. Nine years later, Grace is back in town, and they find themselves waiting out a storm in that very same cabin. Fire burns between them as neither seems able to keep their lips or their hands to themselves.
Call of Fate by Kelsey Cheyenne: After surviving a school shooting, Aubrey Winters became a dispatcher, dedicating her life to helping people. One fateful call and a meet-cute at a coffee shop leads Aubrey into the arms of English teacher Noah Burgess. Can their trauma be overcome when true love calls?
Loving Lindseyby Larissa Gail: Firefighter Gavin Thomas has no desire to settle down anytime soon. He’s having too much fun playing the field. That is until he meets Officer Lindsey Allen, who’s moved to Oaktown to start over after a devastating loss. Can the blue-eyed beauty convince him to change his ways?

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Kara Liane
K.L. Montgomery
Harlow Layne
Amanda Siegrist
A.K. MacBride
Jody Kaye
Syd Ryan
Alyne Hart
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New Release Now Available from Vanessa Vale!

Title: Mountain DelightsSeries: Wild Mountain Men #2Author: Vanessa ValeGenre: Contemporary Western/Ménage CowboysRelease Date: November 5, 2019


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If you liked Bridgewater County, you don't want to miss this hot new series full of wild mountain men!

Hailey Taylor knows ski racing, and it's paid off, because she's a champion. The top of her game. Until she wiped out last season and blew out her knee. Her body may have recovered, but her head's not back in the game. Meeting Lucas Mills doesn't help, because the instant connection they share is just too good to ski away from. And when Lucas is game for getting his best friend in on their bed sport? Hailey's ready to play.

Lucas is in love with Hailey. He's all in, from the first moment he sees her. But he knows he's not perfect, not with his PTSD from being deployed. He wants to make sure she's got someone watching out for her, besides him. Because the one thing he's learned between war and the murder of his sister, bad things can happen.

Cy Seaborn's dad is a piece of sh—work. He walked away from his family when Cy was a kid, forcing his mom to work two jobs to make ends meet, to leave their house and live with his grandparents. He hasn't heard or seen from him since. Until the man falsely admits to killing Erin Mills—his best friend's sister. Cy has no idea why his father did it, and neither do the detectives working the case or the reporters who've been hounding him. He's wary. Jaded.

All three are scarred. Damaged, outside and in. Lucas wants it all, but doesn't think he's enough. Cy's not worthy of a woman like Hailey, tainted by his father's bad blood. And Hailey? The only commitment she's known is to her sport and all that's gotten her is loneliness and injury. What if they let her fall? Can her heart recover?

And most of all...with a murderer roaming Cutthroat, will they survive?

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Vanessa Vale is the USA Today Bestselling author of over 50 sexy romance novels, including her popular Bridgewater historical romance series and hot contemporary romances featuring unapologetic bad boys who don't just fall in love, they fall hard. When she's not writing, Vanessa savors the insanity of raising two teenage boys and figuring out how many meals she can make with a pressure cooker. While she's not as skilled at social media as her kids, she loves to interact with readers.

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New Release by C. E .Johnson!

Title: Libby LaneAuthor: C.E. JohnsonGenre: Contemporary Romance
Trope: Small Town Romance/Friends to LoversRelease Date: November 5, 2019


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Jasper Creek is home. I’ve lived here my entire life. So I couldn’t have been more excited when we bought the fixer upper on Libby Lane. That was until “we” became “I”. After I cried out every ounce of my heartbreak with a hammer in my hand, I learned how to be happy alone. Now, all I need is a porch swing, the warm country breeze and a glass of sweet tea. But when I run into Wyatt, the new cop that just moved into town, my time in solitude begins to fade. I just hope trusting him won’t be one of the biggest mistakes I make.

This is not the type of place I would have pictured myself living. Jasper Creek is a far cry from the city streets I grew up on. But this town does have one advantage. Cora. Every minute I spend with her on that porch swing, breaks down a little piece of the wall I built inside of me. So when someone targets her and my instincts point to things getting dangerous, you may as well have taken a sledgehammer to that wall. Now my fear of leaving someone behind is replaced by an even greater fear. Losing her.

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I’m not staying here. I’m not a damn dog he can order around. I’ve limped halfway down his driveway before I suddenly feel myself lifted off the ground again. He brings me back to the steps, sets me down, then puts a bag of frozen peas on my ankle.“You need ice and to stay off of it. But from what I’ve seen, you don’t really listen to instructions well.” “I don’t respond to commands. Especially not from strange men who just moved here and apparently don’t know the proper way to treat a lady.” He takes a deep breath and blows it out forcefully while rubbing his face. “Well, we wouldn’t be strangers had you told me your name now, would we?”Maybe I missed the exhaustion in his face when we were in the woods. Or maybe he’s just now letting it show. But the black circles under his eyes don’t lie. Shoulders that were strong and broad in the woods are now angled toward the ground, his muscles relaxed. We may have gotten off to a rough start, but the man did just carry me for about a half mile. “Cora,” I say quietly. “What?”“My name is Cora,” I yell out of spite. He rolls his eyes but can’t hide the smirk. “Well, it’s CoraLynn, but nobody calls me that other than my mama and Mae.”“Wyatt.”“Can I ask you somethin’, Wyatt?” He nods, tucking his thumbs into the top of his duty belt. “How come you’ve been here for a few weeks but nobody’s even met you yet?” “Started on night shift and slept during the day. Today’s my second day working day shift. It sucks and I’m tired.” I giggle. “That’s far from rumors that have been swirling around town.”“Good stuff, huh?” “There is.” Not wanting to elaborate further on that, I look to the west and see the sun has set. It’s getting dark. “Then again, from our experience today, I’d guess half of it is probably right.” Rising from the step, I stand and brush off the dirt that’s still stuck to my ass from falling.He pushes off the front porch pillar that he was leaning against and digs in his pocket, coming out with his keys again.“I’ll drive you home.”“That’s really unnecessary. I just live…”An annoyed grin appears on his face, and he leans down close to me. “Are we really going to continue this game?”He thinks I’m playing a game? Fine. “Okay then. Drive me home, Officer.” I smile sarcastically, and he looks intrigued but doesn’t question.Wyatt’s arm wraps around my waist, and his fingers hold strong to my hip. God he smells good. He gives me more help than I probably need to walk around the car and into the passenger seat of his black Dodge Charger. I hold it together as I watch him jog back to the driver’s side. I stifle my giggle as the engine purrs to life. I don’t laugh as he backs out, puts it in drive, and presses on the gas. “Right there.” My voice cracks as I try to hold in my laughter.“What?”“My house is right there. The second driveway on the right.”As he pulls into my driveway two houses down from his, I no longer hold it together. My laughter fills the car. “For a cop, you really suck at observation.” I open the passenger door as he reaches for his handle. “I promise you, I don’t need any more help today. But thank you.”“Have you always been this stubborn?” he asks.Memories of years ago flood into the forefront of my brain. Memories from back when I knew nothing of the turmoil life could bring. I can feel the smile disappear from my face, and I look to a flower that’s hanging upside down from his rearview mirror.“No,” I say quietly. Movement from the driver’s seat snaps me out of my daze, and I flash him a quick half smile, then hop out of his car.





Author Bio
C.E. Johnson is an author of contemporary and suspense romance novels.

When not writing until all hours of the night (with lots of late night coffee runs), she loves to read books that feature a strong male with a soft spot for his feisty heroine. She prefers stories that rip your heart out completely, then kindly place it back into your chest with a HEA.

She lives in a suburb of Chicago with her husband, two kids, and some spoiled rotten animals.
Other novels by C.E. Johnson
IN THE DARK SERIES:DoneJust OneBuried Hearts
STANDALONE:Rain

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The Evernight Weekly Writing Challenge - Week 45

What I'm allergic to
Bills.

That's the funny answer. Actually, I'm not allergic to anything. I once thought I had developed an allergy to penicillin after my dentist prescribed amoxicillin because I had broken out in an all-over body rash, but I've since taken the medicine again with no reaction. So I've come to the conclusion that was a fluke.

However, allergies are no joke. My son is highly allergic to cats. We found this out when one morning his eye was swollen shut. His father took him to the doctor (I was at work) and the pediatrician made him go immediately to the emergency room at the hospital. My son had an MRI and in the image you can see his eyeball being pushed out of it's socket due to an abscess on the ocular bone.

He spent a week in the hospital, pumped full of some major antibiotics, which we were told if they didn't work he'd have to have surgery. They had to check his liver functions every hour to make sure the antibiotics didn't damage it. After a week, he had a PICC line put in and I had to administer antibiotics three times a day via the pump. After all was said and done, and many many allergy tests, the doctors concluded he'd had a bad reaction to cat protein (we were living with 4 cats that weren't ours). About a year later, we had moved back to Los Angeles, and he had a playdate. I didn't know the mom had a cat until about an hour later, my son runs up to me and his eyes are almost swollen shut. I had to rush him to Urgent Care and he was administered a steroid shot and placed on a tapering oral dose. After that, I took him every month to an allergist for constant monitoring and more testing. His list of allergies continued to grow. He was basically allergic to anything green. It was like his little body couldn't handle any stimuli. So because of that, and a few other reasons, we moved to Las Vegas. As he got older and grew, along with an area where grass and flowers weren't that common, he's slowly gotten over his allergies.

Now, if he moves will he have issues? Probably.

But no cats.

Allergies are scary. I can't describe the feeling on seeing your little child in a big hospital bed, being poked and prodded almost every hour, in an effort to make sure that abscess didn't spread to his brain. I will always be grateful for all the doctors and nurses who came to make sure he was okay and getting the best care.

Cover Reveal from K.A. Berg!

Title: Thank You, ChlamydiaAuthor: K.A. BergGenre: Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: T.E. Black Designs
 Release Date: November 22, 2019


Blurb
My life was perfectly planned out. I did all the right things.  My eyes were always on the prize.  Working hard in college landed me the job I always wanted with security and great benefits. I dated a boy-next-door type with a solid future. We got engaged and planned the perfect wedding. Being sensible and responsible put me on the pathway to a picture perfect life.
Everything was going off without a hitch.
And, then it all went to this sh*t!
My dream life blew up in my face like a bad firework on the 4th of July. 
Since walking the straight-and-narrow was a gigantic waste of my time, I decided to walk on the wild side for a change.  Man oh man, did I get more than I bargained for. A night to remember...
And an STD.  
Getting chlamydia changed my life.
Who would have thought an STD would help me pick up the pieces of my shattered life?
Certainly not me.
So, thank you, chlamydia.

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By day, Kimberly is a full-time student working on a dual masters in English and Education. She is also mom of four beautiful, crazy children who keep her in running a million different direction on a daily basis. At night, she tries to get all steamy stories in her head down on paper to share with all her wonderful readers. She’s a Jersey girl at heart and that's where she currently calls home with her husband and children.
When not writing or being a taxi driver for her kids, she can be found curled up with a good book or watching her beloved New York Jets. Lover all things romance, including a little M/M action as well as the dark and twisted. She enjoys video chats with her best friends and always loves to hear from her fans on social media.

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New Release by Jade West!

Title: Daddy's Dirty BossAuthor: Jade WestGenre: Dirty RomanceRelease Date: November 4, 2019


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I’ve known my daddy’s boss since I was nothing more than a little girl staring up at him with big wide eyes in my parents’ backyard.
I’ve known my daddy’s boss as a powerful, smart, amazing millionaire for as long as I can remember. And now I’m older. Old enough to take a summer job of my own alongside him, as his assistant. His good girl assistant.
Old enough to learn from him, listen to him, and try my best to make him smile.  
Old enough that I now want my daddy’s boss so much it hurts.
It’s only when I start to catch the way he looks at me right back that the little flutter in my tummy tickles harder. Moves lower. Turns naughtier.
Because Mr Lindon isn’t quite the man I thought he was. Not even close.
It turns out that Mr Lindon isn’t just my daddy’s boss.
He’s my daddy’s dirty boss…
And now he’s the boss of me too.

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Jade has increasingly little to say about herself as time goes on, other than the fact she is an author, but she's plenty happy with this. Living in imaginary realities and having a legitimate excuse for it is really all she's ever wanted.
Jade is as dirty as you'd expect from her novels, and talking smut makes her smile.

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Q & A with D. A. Maddox!

Hello!  Thank you so much for visiting Written Butterfly with me today!  It’s such a pleasure to chat with you.  So tell me…

Q) Is your book part of a series?  If so, can you tell us about it?

Oh, yes. Piper’s Price is the first book of Consequences, Live—and I’ve already submitted its follow up, Savannah’s Chance to Evernight Publishing. The Consequences books take place in a future, repressive America where misbehaving “transitional” adults (those between the ages of 18 and 22) are punished for minor crimes on live television. It’s total BDSM, but it’s romance as well. And it’s got a big heart, or I wouldn’t have done it.

Q) How do you select the names of your characters?

The main characters of Piper’s Price, Robbie McNeal and Madison Piper, were names I fretted over a long time. The first and last names of both characters reflect positive and negative aspects of their personalities, and also plot devices (much as J.K. Rowling often did in the Potter books). So, yeah, it’s corny—but Robbie’s last name, as a submissive, could be read “Mc-Kneel.” I’ll leave the rest of that to the reader. Meanwhile, for minor characters, I go to my old school yearbooks when I’m stuck and thumb through names, pairing the first name of one kid with the last name of another …

Q) What was the hardest (or easiest) scene to write?

The easiest scenes in Piper’s Price were all toward the end, when I knew exactly where all of it was going and could hurry on after all the trauma to the HEA. So satisfying, so much fun. Earlier on, there’s a scene where Robbie learns he’s been betrayed by a friend that was very difficult to write, but it was also essential to the plot.

Q) Do you have a favorite line in this book?

Nurse Reyes-Garcia, (a.k.a. Robbie’s “Matron”) gets ALL of the best lines in Piper’s Price. Here, she consoles Robbie that he is, in fact, a good person by saying,

“Whatever else you may be, you remain an honest young cock hooligan. Nothing is more important than that.”

  Q) What type of research did you do for your book?

You know, one of the benefits of writing speculative fiction is that you can make so much stuff up: laws, new technologies, cultural norms that don’t exist today. Having said that, I wasn’t content to rely on my reading experience when it came to writing BDSM for the first time, so I did the only thing that made sense—and interviewed a professional dominatrix. Yep. I really did.

  Q) What do you think is your strongest asset as a writer? …what is your weakest factor as a writer?

Hopefully, my strongest asset as a writer is sticking to the story and not getting preachy or imposing my worldview on readers. If I label a book as a given genre, I try to deliver on that. My constant struggle is one we all share, I think: getting started again after the latest project is done. Fishing for the new idea and trying to make it real in my mind. I’m generally dozens of pages into a project before I really know I’ll be able to make it fly.

Q) Do you have a favorite book you’ve written?

Under my “other” name, I write horror and sci fi for Evernight Teen and The NoSleep Podcast. ET published my personal favorite, The Salvation State, and NoSleep narrator extraordinaire Jessica McEvoy read it as an audiobook for Audible.

Q) Do you write in a linear fashion or do you jump from scene to scene and then go back and “fill in the blanks”?

I jump all over the place! The best ideas come when I write, not when I think. I’m constantly distracted just by the process and tend to bounce back and forth, filling in the middle to make it all come together after the fact.

  Q) Do you want each book to stand on its own, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book?

I want to have my cake and eat it too. Savannah’s Chance will stand on its own, even in the same story universe, but there are also connections that readers of Piper’s Price will recognize. They’re both independent stories in the Consequences, Live universe, yet I hope they fit together well. Also, I sneaked in a couple Easter eggs into Piper’s Price that are clear references to my other books.

  Q) What are your upcoming projects?

Hopefully we’ll see Savannah’s Chance soon—and I just submitted another story that I hope makes it into the upcoming Billion Dollar Love anthology. Fingers crossed!




THE BLURB
To the world, Robbie McNeal is a young man to be envied. A senator’s son, raised in wealth and privilege, he’s got everything—but all he really wants is the courage to ask out the girl in his government class. He has reached the age of transition, the final four years before all of society’s secrets are unveiled with the rights of full citizenship. He’s new to college, new to adulthood, and totally unprepared for the penalty he must pay when he makes one very bad decision. Madison Piper, a fellow freshman and art class model—and the subject of Robbie’s unshakable crush—will be instrumental in his discipline.

The punishment will be televised. The show, born from a law written by Robbie’s own father, is in its second year. The audience needs something new.

And the common people can’t wait to see Robbie pay the piper.


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 “Professor,” Nurse Reyes-Garcia said, “you may proceed.”
Professor Mack stepped onto the platform with Robbie, started unsnapping his shoulder buttons as she addressed the audience. “Well, you’ve all had just an hour of basic tutoring on outlining and black and white shading,” she said. “Time to see who’s been harboring a hidden talent all their lives.”
General chuckling. Robbie’s shirt dropped to his feet. He looked over his chest, down the length of his arms. He couldn’t help but feel even more awkward and exposed with practically all of his body hair shaven off. His skin had a sheen to it still, slightly ruddy. He directed his gaze down, but Professor Mack was having none of that.
“Head straight,” she said to him.
Robbie obeyed, taking in his audience all at once. They were delighted. Transfixed. They chattered together, their voices low—but it was a small room, and Robbie missed none of it.
“Poor thing. He’s blushing all over.”
“Pretty good pecs for a college boy. Cute nipples, too.”
“Can’t wait to have my hands on him, do a little performance art.”
Hands? Robbie thought. No one said anything about hands.
And that had come from old Mrs. Merriweather, the freakin’ organ player at church.
“Okay, okay,” Professor Mack cut in, her right hand exploring his back, the curvature of his spine. “Our time is limited, so let’s get down to it. We’ll rotate the platform ninety degrees every fifteen minutes.  You’ll notice your sketch paper is quartered for you to make an attempt from four different angles. Just an outline of his form to begin with, down to the core. Fill in once you’ve got it completely defined. After that’s done, raise your hand and I’ll see what you’ve got.”
Then her hand went to the lever at the side of the X-frame and shifted it. Robbie’s arms and legs spread, the Vitruvian Punk in Position Number Two. The strips of cloth covering his penis, testicles, and the center of his buttocks fluttered but remained in place.
“When one of us has an acceptable start and is ready to move on,” Professor Mack continued, “then I’ll show you what Robbie’s got. Don’t worry—I’ll give everyone a heads-up before I denude him completely—just in case any of you have second thoughts. If all goes well, he’ll be presented for full rendering, by … three o’clock or so.”
His cock was starting to feel restless.
No! God, no—please.
If he got hard now, his wang would carry that cloth straight up and off to the side, like attempting to raise a flag and failing. He tried to make his mind wander, or to focus on something else, on anything but the way Professor Mack and Mrs. Fenwick and Mrs. Merriweather were staring at him in his public, televised degradation.
The counter on the wall read six million, four hundred twenty-two thousand, three hundred fifty-two—ticking ever upwards by scores of viewers at a time.
But then the women started drawing, and the impending threat of an involuntary erection subsided as the room fell quiet. The soft sound of pencils on paper actually calmed him, and after a minute or two, soothed him. The delighted, devilish stares that had greeted him were quickly replaced by clinical study, actual effort—which Robbie understood. Whether it was bogus or not, the women started behaving like they had a job that needed doing. And that wasn’t so bad, was it?
No, Robbie thought. Not so bad.
From where he was mounted, he had a clear look at the time. Whatever else was going to happen to him, it would be over in less than three hours—and the first day of his penance would be in the books, one-third of his debt to society paid.
At two-fifteen, the platform rotated. A couple of the women got up to stretch for a minute before resuming their places and starting the second quarter of their sketch page.
At two-thirty, it rotated again. A couple of complaints about not having enough time, minor grumblings.
At two-forty, while the platform was centered right in front of her, Mrs. Fenwick raised her hand.
Robbie had a fleeting vision—a memory—of her as Professor Mack went to her to observe the work she had done so far. Robbie recalled apologizing to her the morning after a sleepover he’d had at her house, celebrating her son’s birthday—Ashton, one of Robbie’s longest-standing childhood friends. Robbie had said he was sorry for acting like an idiot and being loud the night before. Robbie had no trouble remembering that apology, although he couldn’t remember with any specificity what he’d actually done to inspire it.
She’d been so understanding, so kind, and so dismissive of the whole thing. “Just boys being boys,” she’d said, ruffling his hair.
Professor Mack nodded her approval at Mrs. Fenwick’s handiwork, and Mrs. Fenwick beamed with pride.
“Oh, good,” she said. “Finish undressing him, then, please.”
Professor Mack turned from her and approached Robbie, a smirk curling the corner of her lips. “Deep breath,” she said. “It’ll be all right.”
Robbie could only stand there, fixed in place, saying nothing as she ran her finger down the side of his ribcage to the string that supported the last of his modesty. And to his horror, he found that his “modesty” was now “supporting” the cloth, rising up against his will before Professor Mack’s finger reached the knot.
“Last chance,” she said—to the assemblage of sketchers, not to him. “Time for the big reveal.”
Beneath the cloth, Robbie’s nuts were fully visible. He could feel the air conditioning down there. His sack was a tight plum with the texture of a basketball, swelling with expectation. He regarded his audience, his eyes darting from one face to another, seeking solace, wondering if any would leave.
None of them did. They leaned forward. Their eyes were wide—all except the senator’s, who narrowed hers. Mrs. Merriweather batted her lashes at him. But of all of them, it was hardest for him to accept having this done to him in the presence of Mrs. Fenwick, the one who had just ordered his final stripping.
Go! he wanted to shout. Get out of here! Please!
But he kept quiet, even when the knot came undone between Professor Mack’s thumb and forefinger and the cloth fell away. There he was, the Vitruvian Punk, not just on camera but before a live civilian audience, many of them women he had known his whole life, sporting a boner the size of Florida at low tide. Professor Mack held the cloth up to his face, making sure he got a good look at what he wasn’t wearing anymore. He moaned.
Moaning was okay. He was allowed inarticulate exclamations. He wouldn’t have to pay for them later, so long as he didn’t overdo it. He moaned again.
“Oh, boy,” Professor Mack said, studying his erection. “Can’t have that, can we? This is ‘The Human Form,’ not porn.” Then, to the crowd, “A little help?”
What? Robbie though, aghast. What kind of “help” are you talking about?
He locked eyes with Nurse Reyes-Garcia. Please, Matron, he wanted to plead with her. Couldn’t you come over here and just flick it, or something?
She stared back at him, offering nothing.
“Come on,” Professor Mack cajoled. “We all knew this might happen. We talked about it.”
Mrs. Fenwick regrettably sighed. “Harvey would kill me,” she said. “Sorry. Was all I could do to talk him into letting me be here.”
“He definitely looks like he needs it,” said Mrs. Crop, the reporter, “but I just report the news. I’m not supposed to be the news.”
“Too awkward,” said one, a friend of his mother’s.
“It would feel wrong,” said another, a former babysitter. “That would be crossing the line, I think.”
Go down, Robbie silently commanded his penis. You’ve got to go down. You know what’s coming.
His penis, however, was perfectly happy to remain at attention. It tightened under their scrutiny. It swelled. Heat spread through his core like thick, warm milk spilled slowly.
“I’ll do it,” crooned Mrs. Merriweather, rising from her chair. “Poor boy’s suffering, can’t you see? If none of you younger lot will step forward…”
None of them did, so she came to him.
Robbie stared off to the side, disbelieving, as she knelt in front of him and took him in hand. She had painted nails, Mrs. Merriweather did, but she was careful with them. She held his cock first to one side, then the other. She gave it a preliminary pump or two, ran her hand under his balls.
I’m not going to last long, Robbie thought, heart thudding. God, why? Was I really bad enough to deserve this?
Her hand was so warm, so soft.
“How lovely,” she said, kissing the tip, forcing a gasp. “May I suckle him?”
Professor Mack seemed unsure, looking from one officer to the other.
Nurse Reyes-Garcia nodded—but it was the younger officer, Kersey, who said, “If you’re willing to do that in front of eight million viewers, feel free.”


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D.A. Maddox lives a quiet life in a small apartment in Woodbridge, Virginia with his cat, Shazam. He works very hard at the day job—but he rises each morning before the sun to get his words in. He enjoys drinking coffee from his mug of Shakespearean insults while writing, then revising in the evening after work while hard rock plays in the background. He has a penchant for naughty tales of excess and extreme BDSM, but at the core of all of his stories there is a heart, characters to root for and to love, and (of course) a happily-ever-after when all is said and done.




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Halloween Give-A-Way!.... What's your favorite Halloween movie?

What are your favorite Halloween movies?  See details below to enter!


Every October I have a set of movies I watch. Thankfully, Freeform on TV plays them all month long. Movies like Hocus Pocus, Monster House, the Scooby Doo films, and The Haunted Mansion. Pretty harmless but very funny.  However, this year changed a little bit because now I have a teenager who loves the horror genre.
He isn't into the gruesome aspects of the shows, but like his mom, he loves the story behind the bad guys. What makes them tick? Why did they turn out like this? And how can the plot be better? We started watching a YouTube channel called DEAD MEAT with James A. Janisse, 20 minute shows that gives a run down of a horror movie and tallies up the kills through a hilarious commentary. 
So now I've watched more scary movies than I ever thought I would. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, and now I have more to celebrate with my son. I love the fact that we have these wonderful conversations and share the same interests (even if mine came from his own). It gives us moments to share, ones that I treasure now and will do so as he grows older and takes command of his own life.
So let me know...what are your favorite Halloween movies? Scary or funny, live-action or animated...doesn't matter. Leave a comment and a contact to enter my give-a-way...two Halloween pins and my book "Love at the End of the World", an anthology collection of finding love in the apocalypse.  My story is titled "Heaven for Us".


Blurb
Jo was one of the lucky ones. She survived the virus that decimated eighty-five percent of the world’s population and now searches for a sanctuary in a ruined world. She trusts no one, keeping to herself, until she meets Luke and his daughter, Casey.

Suddenly she’s involved, and emotions she thought she had iced over long ago invade her self-imposed isolation. The more time she spends with Luke, the more she wants him, leaving her conflicted. Does she stay with him? Or will she continue her trek to find a heaven among the apocalypse?


WIN MY GIVE-A-WAY!

Let me know what's your favorite Halloween movie (spooky, funny, slasher, animated...) and a way to contact you! Little Boy will choose a name at random, winner will be notified the next day! Happy Halloween!

The Evernighties Writing Challenge - Week 44

**STOP BACK TOMORROW FOR A HALLOWEEN GIVE-A-WAY
My Biggest Fear

This sounds like one I answered not that long ago titled "My Irrational Fears". I had talked about my fear of heights and my fear of school shootings. Speaking of which, just yesterday a sixth grader brought a nine milliliter Glock to my son's school, and hid it in the bushes with a fully loaded magazine. Luckily, he'd been showing it off on the school bus and an other student reported him. That sixth grader was arrested and is in juvie.

Believe me the text message the your child's school is on lockdown is NOT one a parent wants to receive.

So, since I've already talked about my deep dark fears, I'll take a more lighthearted approach with this challenge. I guess I fear what everyone fears...that I'll not have enough money for bills, or medical expenses, or for Christmas presents. I rely on my royalties for those so writing and selling books is very important to me. It's my other job, my career, right behind the day job which is what nets me a paycheck every two weeks. I work extremely hard to write the best that I can, to dream up exceptional stories. And my goal is five books a year. This past year (2019) I published nine.

I have five planned for 2020....lets see if I can break my current record!

A Paranormal Love Triangle from Samuel King! (up for Pre-order!)

**STOP BACK ON THE 31ST FOR A HALLOWEEN GIVE-A-WAY
      Alfie escapes to the Devon countryside, but his new home has a mystical past and he is soon caught up in a love triangle that takes him beyond the world he knows.




When Alfie moves to a Victorian cottage in the wilds of the Devon countryside, he’s looking for a fresh start and some solitude. However, soon after moving into his new home, he begins to have vivid dreams about a stunningly handsome stranger, who appears to be trapped inside an antique mirror that hangs on the wall in the living room.
To add to his confusion, Alfie is also visited by his young landlord, who seems to know more about the man in the mirror than he wants to reveal. Alfie finds himself torn between two men, one who seems like perfect boyfriend material, the other a mystical force of nature, desperate to be freed from his magical prison. Reader advisory: This book contains a scene of public sex and allusions to sexual assault. General Release Date: 17th December 2019


      1)      Tell us about the world your novel set in.
It’s set in the contemporary real world, although one highly influenced by the Hammer  and Amicus horror films of the 1970s – a creepy Victorian cottage in the middle of a wood.

     2)    What makes your world/character different from other books in the same genre?
It features a mirror and a ghostly apparition, but the ghost is actually the displaced astral body of an evil man and the mirror is a mystical portal to a distant realm of the astral plane from which he can’t escape.

     3)    What is your favorite type of Paranormal story to read?
I love a spooky ghost story, but its always good when the author puts their own twist on it. I enjoy Adam Neville as a horror writer. He has a way of taking what has been done before but making it his own. There isn’t much in the way of romance in his books though. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier is one of my favourite books ever. Not strictly a ghost story, but it feels like one, as the main female protagonist is haunted by the memory of her new husband’s late wife.

      4)      Is this book part of a series?
No – although it has the potential to be

     5)    Do you believe in the paranormal? If so, have you ever had a paranormal experience?
I haven’t personally, but my great uncle, who I was very close to, was a professional medium, so he told me many tales of visitations by spirit guides, and stories from seances he performed.

     6)    Did you use any historical facts in your book?
  No, it’s pure fiction. 


     7)    Are you planning on writing more in the paranormal world?
 I have an idea for a full-length mm romance set in an apartment building in London which is haunted. It’s still taking form, but I hope to have a first draft finished before the end of the year.


     8)    What are your upcoming projects?
I just independently published a short mm romance called Sage the Immortal about a relationship between a 2,000 year-old demi-god and a human called Tim.



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