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May 2, 2024
DESK JOB - for the first time EVER is only 99c
That's right, for the first time ever, DESK JOB, my popular MFM novel set in the UK, is only 99c - for a few days only so make a dash for it now.
It's a book in the LONDON MENAGE series and fine as a standalone read.
April 30, 2024
COCKY BIKER - OUT NOW ON AUDIBLE
BELLE Wyatt Jones is one cocky SOB.Sure he’s hot. Sure he’s sexy as f…But those cheesy chat up lines!Am I really going to fall for them?Fall for him?I guess when he shuts up and gets down to business I could be persuaded.Especially when he’s so damn good and being really freakin’ bad.
WYATT Belle Travis is a vision, a curvy sent-from-the-heavens goddess.And I want her from the first moment I see her.I have to have her.And do I give a toss about her beefed up bodyguard and over protective brother?Hell no!I’m gonna give her the ride of her life, fulfill her fantasies, and show her there’s still good guys out there.Even though most people would say I ain’t one of them.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DIRTY BIKERS HERE
April 27, 2024
COVER REVEAL - ADORED BY THE ARCHDUKE
Exclusive cover reveal for ADORED BY THE ARCHDUKE, Book 2 in my steamy new HAWK CASTLE trilogy. Meet Archduke Philip of Austria and Joanna of Castile.
*Philip is the hero of Book 1's son (LOVED BY THE LAST KNIGHT) Maximilian I, and Book 3, EMBRACED BY THE EMPEROR is about Philip's son...get it?
April 25, 2024
OUT TODAY - LOVED BY THE LAST KNIGHT
Fresh onto the Amazon shelves today is book one - LOVED BY THE LAST KNIGHT - in my steamy new Habsburg romance trilogy HAWK CASTLE that's based on real characters from European history. Grab your copy (also on KU) and meet the ultimate knight in shining armor today!
Mary of Burgundy is at a crisis point. What she needs is a knight in shining armor to ride into town and sweep her off her feet. Could that really happen? Will she be so lucky?
The year is 1476 and for Mary, the new Duchess of Burgundy, the French are encroaching and the pressure to wed is mounting. Dukes, lords, earls, and even a king want her hand. All she must do is choose and her stars will align once more.
But who should it be? Who can fulfill her every need?
Tales of a handsome and brave knight in a land far away have filled the castle. She has never met him. He’ll have to travel from Vienna and then fight when he arrives.
Is Maximilian of Austria up for the job? Not only as an intelligent leader and skilled warrior, but also as her husband and, just as importantly, her one and only lover for all of time?
Maximilian of the House of Habsburg adores his life filled with jousting, hunting and pleasure seeking, so when his father, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, insists upon a political marriage, Maximilian delays the dangerous and expensive journey to meet his new bride.
But when he sees Mary for the first time—immaculate and pure—he knows that to be without her would be the same as not being able to breathe. His heart beats for her, his every thought is with her, and his body… The cravings are intense, the lust real.
Will he scare her with his true passion and close her off to him forever? One thing he knows is he’ll have to summon self-control and wait for her to love him the way he loves her. It is only then their souls will truly be connected for all of time.
*Includes awesome bonus material—book club questions, playlists, and best of all, character interviews.
April 21, 2024
Sneak Preview and Special Treat!
LOVED BY THE LAST KNIGHT comes with a playlist to really tug at the emotions of the story, as a special treat for my blog visitors here's an advance preview of that list. Enjoy!
“Crusaders” – Harry Gregson-Williams
“Girl on Fire” – Alicia Keys
“Blackbird Song” – Lee DeWyze
“You Should See Me in a Crown” – Billie Eilish
“Hero” – Enrique Iglesias
“Never Back Down” – Kat Meoz
“Kiss Me” – Ed Sheeran
“Dance Me to the End of Love” – The Civil Wars
“Look What We Started” – UNSECRET & Rayelle
“So in Love” – Hailey Tuck
“Don’t Forget About Me” – The Cloves
“Dandelions” – Ruth B
“River” – Leon Bridges
“In Case You Didn’t Know” – Brieanna James
“Never Say Never” – The Fray
“Let It All Go” –Birdy & Rhodes
“Turning Page” – Sleeping At Last
April 18, 2024
NOT LONG NOW - LOVED BY THE LAST KNIGHT
LOVED BY THE LAST KNIGHT book one in my steamy new Habsburg romance trilogy HAWK CASTLE that's based on real characters from European history hits the shelves very soon.. Pre-order your copy (will be on KU) and meet the ultimate knight in shining armor on 25th of April 2024!
Mary of Burgundy is at a crisis point. What she needs is a knight in shining armor to ride into town and sweep her off her feet. Could that really happen? Will she be so lucky?
The year is 1476 and for Mary, the new Duchess of Burgundy, the French are encroaching and the pressure to wed is mounting. Dukes, lords, earls, and even a king want her hand. All she must do is choose and her stars will align once more.
But who should it be? Who can fulfill her every need?
Tales of a handsome and brave knight in a land far away have filled the castle. She has never met him. He’ll have to travel from Vienna and then fight when he arrives.
Is Maximilian of Austria up for the job? Not only as an intelligent leader and skilled warrior, but also as her husband and, just as importantly, her one and only lover for all of time?
Maximilian of the House of Habsburg adores his life filled with jousting, hunting and pleasure seeking, so when his father, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, insists upon a political marriage, Maximilian delays the dangerous and expensive journey to meet his new bride.
But when he sees Mary for the first time—immaculate and pure—he knows that to be without her would be the same as not being able to breathe. His heart beats for her, his every thought is with her, and his body… The cravings are intense, the lust real.
Will he scare her with his true passion and close her off to him forever? One thing he knows is he’ll have to summon self-control and wait for her to love him the way he loves her. It is only then their souls will truly be connected for all of time.
*Includes awesome bonus material—book club questions, playlists, and best of all, character interviews.
April 2, 2024
New Release: The Best of Lexie Bay – Volume Two
Introduction:
Hi, I’m Lexie and I’m so excited to share with you that I am back in the erotic writing world. I’ve been writing part time on and off since 2010 but, in 2023, after several years of focusing on my day job, I decided to quit and throw myself back into writing full time. I’m working on lots of exciting projects right now but before I release anything new, I wanted to pull together all the stories I’ve had published in different anthologies over the years. I released The Best of Lexie Bay - Volume One at the end of last year and now I’m back with Volume Two which covers the second half of my writing career, before my day job took over.
I hope you enjoy it!
Blurb:
Relive more of Lexie’s short stories in this second anthology, where you’ll discover new delights at an award ceremony after party, enjoy the heat with a hot summer fling and bring out your voyeuristic side at a masquerade ball that takes a turn to the dark side. You’ll find millionaires, Doms and bad boys, get a taste for the wild side and discover some very interesting kinks!
Lose yourself in Lexie’s fantasy world and get hot under the collar with “The Best of Lexie Bay – Volume Two”. Nine stories, originally published between 2013 and 2017, now all in one place for a whole night of pleasure.
Also Available: The Best of Lexie Bay Volume One
Excerpt from Masquerade:
Valtteri took her chin between his thumb and forefinger, lifting her face to his. His lips were so close and Scarlett tried to kiss him. He pulled away a little, teasing her and then gave in to their mutual desire and pressed his lips gently against hers. Scarlett relaxed as his tongue explored her mouth, his familiarity making her feel safe. Valtteri would never let anyone hurt her. He might like to frighten her a little but she was his and he guarded her fiercely.
“I think you’ll enjoy tonight, little one,” he whispered. “As I said, I know exactly what you like and I am going to give it to you. Call it an early Christmas present. Of course you know that I will enjoy every minute of it too.”
“Valtteri,” she whispered, her eyes dark with longing. “Will you keep me safe?”
“My sweet baby, I will always keep you safe, you have nothing to fear from me. You are mine and somehow, I appear to be yours. No-one has ever filled my thoughts like you do.”
His admission made her smile.
“Who are these people?”
Valtteri looked around at the beautiful people gathered around them. “These Scarlett are my loyal subjects. They have been with me for a very long time and they have seen many girls come and go. I have not cared before but tonight I need you to pass the initiation. It is not enough for me to love you; I need them to accept you too.”
“I’m scared,” Scarlett said, trying to swallow the desire to run even though she knew she could not.
“Let the fear push you on to experience everything you’ve ever wanted. We will help you fulfil your desires…. and ours.”
The light flickered on the walls of the vast room and Scarlett felt a curl of fear as Valtteri walked away from her and the group started to move closer. Shadows fell across the floor and Scarlett realised that many of them were holding what at first glance looked like implements of torture. She trawled her mind to think what Valtteri could have pulled from the depths of her imagination while they had been fucking. She was sure that this was when he had been in her head. She had always felt so close to him when he was inside her, more than with anyone else. She wondered what he was. What they all were. Because as this evening unfolded it was becoming more apparent that they were definitely not human.
The mask obscured a lot of her vision as she tried to see more of her surroundings. Valtteri pulled a lever and the cross rose a couple of inches into the air and spun a slow 360 degrees. There weren’t as many… she hesitated to say people… as she’d first thought but lining the walls, where there had been huge pictures, there were now mirrors. Scarlett watched herself rotate, her tattered dress floating around her. She admired her reflection, the black of her dress and hair highlighting her ivory skin which shimmered in the firelight. But even her skin looked warm against the iridescence of the figures around her.
She caught the eye of a tall blonde standing next to a mirror. She was holding a small flogger with only a few tails and distinctive pointy ends and Scarlett held her gaze as she moved past her. A flash of fantasy made her juices flow and she hoped beyond hope that Valtteri had incorporated her desire for pain. He knew how much she enjoyed it. She could almost feel the sting of the whip on her skin and before she could even look for Valtteri to see his face, the girl was in front of her and the cross stopped spinning and tipped backwards a little, exposing Scarlett’s pussy further. The girl leaned over until she was so close Scarlett should be able to feel her breath on her face, but there was nothing but the glow of her eyes and the smooth plumpness of her pouting lips.
Author Bio:
Lexie lives in Brighton with her family. Her favourite thing is to write stories with a HEA, infused with that dizzy feeling of falling in love, but she also has a naughty side so her stories stay true to her original romantic dream while exploring the erotic, the kinky and sometimes the darker side of love and lust.
Follow Lexie:
https://www.instagram.com/lexie_bay/
https://www.facebook.com/lexiebay22
Release blitz organised by Writer Marketing Services .
March 11, 2024
MEET THE VIPERS
Have you met The Vipers yet? They're big and bad and play to win on and off the ice. Currently you can grab book one HIRED for FREE and book two CROSS-CHECKED for the bargain price of 0.99.What are you waiting for? Fall in love and lust with an entire team.
*Also on Audible and iTunes
March 6, 2024
OUT NOW—Not That Kind of Witch, A Brand-new M/F Steamy Contemporary Romance by Lucy Felthouse (@cw1985) #contemporaryromance #romance #steamyromance
The latest release from Lucy Felthouse, Not That Kind of Witch is a M/F steamy contemporary romance filled with fun and steam, which also tackles some serious topics. So if you’re looking for a hefty dollop of realism in your romance, then check this one out!
Blurb:
Can Willow let go of her fears and begin living her life again, or will her issues get the better of her?
Willow Green is having a hard time of it. Losing her job at the beginning of the pandemic and her elderly grandmother’s ‘clinically vulnerable’ status have resulted in her becoming housebound. While her entrepreneurial, hard-working spirit and the knowledge passed down through generations of green witches in her family mean she has solved her employment problem, her fear of going out, of allowing the dreaded virus into the house she shares with her grandmother, is far from resolved. In fact, it seems worse than ever.
That is, until Joe Lane comes along. The handsome care worker turned delivery driver does Willow a favour, gaining her attention and reluctant admiration. He’s got plenty of baggage of his own, but he also has the skills and temperament to help her with her problem—and he really seems to care.
The question is, will she let him get close enough to try?
Available in eBook and paperback formats: https://books2read.com/ntkow
Add to BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/not-that-kind-of-witch-a-contemporary-steamy-romance-novel-by-lucy-felthouse
Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203844879-not-that-kind-of-witch
Excerpt:
Willow Green had just stepped into the kitchen from the back garden when there came an almighty hammering on the front door. Panic and irritation flared in equal measure and she dumped her loaded wicker basket on the huge farmhouse-style table before hurrying through the house towards the source of the noise.
Another hammering. The irritation started to outweigh the panic. Whoever was there was in danger of waking the dead, never mind disturbing mostly-deaf Grandma Annie, whom Willow had left happily knitting in the conservatory with a cup of tea on the table at her side before she’d headed out to the garden.
Willow cast her gaze to the ceiling and grunted with frustration. The whole point of installing the smart doorbell and having it set to only sound an alert on her phone had been to prevent Grandma being tempted to get out of her chair and make her way to the door, putting her at risk of a trip or fall along the way, or placing her in a vulnerable position with a complete stranger. The added bonus being, Willow could be at the furthest reaches of the garden, and her phone would cleverly let her know someone was at the front door.
Had this person not seen the sign? Smack dab in the middle of the door: Please use doorbell. With an arrow pointing to it. Couldn’t they read?
Then she remembered. The last time this happened, which had been a while ago, prior to getting the doorbell camera in the first place, it had been kids at the door. Kids who, once she’d opened up, backed off down the path and began flinging jibes and questions at her from what they considered a safe distance.
Hey, witch.
Been out flying on your broomstick?
What’s bubbling in your cauldron?
You gonna turn us into toads?
Did your ancestors get burned at the stake?
Where’s your black cat?
Her heart sank. She sighed and prepared herself for more of the same. It was unlikely, after all, they’d have come up with something new or more original—despite the astonishing wealth of information the human race had at its fingertips these days. Perhaps they hadn’t bothered to look, to educate themselves, or simply thought it was fun to torment a forty-year-old woman who’d never harm anything or anyone—not even if it was possible to turn people into toads. Though, admittedly, if she were a lesser woman, she’d be sorely tempted to throw out a few fake incantations to scare them, make them think she’d cursed them.
Maybe she should. Yes, it was stooping to their level, but if it stopped them coming back…
No. I’m not going there. She briefly considered not answering the door at all. She could access the doorbell speaker and tell them to clear off from the safety and comfort of her hallway, but she didn’t want them to think she was weak, or frightened. That’d just enhance the thrill for them, encourage them to harass her more often. Not happening. Not on my watch. I don’t have time for that kind of idiocy.
She shook her head, unlocked the door and yanked it open, her annoyance already spilling forth. Generally speaking, she was an incredibly placid person, and slow to anger. But she didn’t want these kids to think this house was an easy target. She’d kept the previous incident from Grandma, not wanting to worry her, and had hoped the addition of the doorbell camera might deter them from returning. “Have you horrible toerags seriously got nothing better to do? You should be ashamed of yourselves, pestering people like this! I’ve a mind to contact your parents—”
She stopped dead as the door swung wide enough to provide a view of who was on the other side of it. Not kids—horrible or otherwise—but a man. With a large cardboard box at his feet, bearing a familiar logo. Uh-oh.
A glance past him to the gravel lane leading to her house confirmed her fears. A white Transit van sat there.
She cringed and forced her gaze back to the man. A navy-blue T-shirt bearing the delivery company’s logo was stretched over his muscular biceps and chunky abdomen—a dad bod, she supposed it’d be classed as, though she didn’t really agree with the terminology—as well as a pair of tan shorts and some beat-up looking trainers. He was tall, well over six feet, and she had to crane her neck to meet his eyes. “I’m so sorry. The last time someone hammered on my door like that, it was a bunch of kids shouting abuse. I thought you were them. If you’d just rung the doorbell, like the sign…”
The frown that appeared on the man’s face as she spoke made her shift her attention to her right, a sinking feeling taking over. Where there should have been a sign attached to the centre of the door, were now only six evenly-spaced blobs of Blu-Tak.
Heat flared into her cheeks, and she let out a groan and closed her eyes momentarily. “Well, there was a sign. It’s obviously fallen off. I had no idea. Or I wouldn’t have… never mind. I’m really sorry. And now I’m waffling.” She gave a pained smile, her face threatening to burst into flames. “Anyway. You have a parcel for me?” Her voice went so high at the end she was surprised she hadn’t summoned the neighbourhood dogs.
To his credit, the man simply shrugged. “No worries. I’ve been called worse. You’re…” he consulted the screen of the smartphone in his hand, “Willow Green?”
Given the circumstances, she let the slight waver of amusement in his voice at her name slide. “Yes,” she replied resignedly. “That’s me.”
“Great. It’s a tracked parcel, so I need to take a photo to prove I’ve delivered it…”
“Okay. Go ahead.”
He tapped his phone screen a few times, then lifted the device and stepped back, presumably ensuring he got the right angle so his image would contain both the parcel and her feet inside the open doorway. Pressed the button. “Got it. Thanks. Do you want me to bring it in for you? It’s pretty heavy.” He pocketed the phone.
“No,” she said quickly, recoiling as he approached and made to pick up the box. “I mean, no thank you. I’m fine. I need to find the sign before I go indoors, anyway. Don’t want to shout at any more undeserving delivery drivers, do I?” The chuckle she let out sounded forced, even to her own ears.
“Guess not.” He backed off and clasped his chin, then stroked his thick beard, more grey than black—the colour of his thick, plentiful hair, which had only a dusting of grey at the temples. He glanced at the doorbell and wrinkled his nose. “Should’ve spotted that, really. Especially when no one answered after I knocked a few times. The Blu-Tak should have provided a clue that maybe there was a sign there, and I could have put two and two together. I’m sorry. Such an idiot. Won’t make that mistake again though, will I?” Despite the weakness of his smile, it transformed his face enough that Willow’s stomach flipped. Goodness, he’s handsome.
Available in eBook and paperback formats: https://books2read.com/ntkow
Add to BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/not-that-kind-of-witch-a-contemporary-steamy-romance-novel-by-lucy-felthouse
Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203844879-not-that-kind-of-witch
http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/linktree
Release blitz organised by Writer Marketing Services .
March 1, 2024
Loved By The Last Knight - COMING SOON
Back Cover Information
Your world is crumbling around you—war, descent, fear—then a knight in shining armor rides into town and sweeps you off your feet. Hell yeah, sometimes, it really does happen.
For Mary of Burgundy, conflict is approaching and the pressure to wed is mounting. Dukes, lords, earls, and even a king want her hand. All she must do is choose and her stars will align once more.
But who should it be? Who can fulfill her every need?
Tales of a handsome and brave knight in a land far away have filled the castle. She has never met him. He’ll have to travel from Vienna and then fight for her lands when he arrives.
Is Maximilian of Austria up for the job? Not only as an intelligent leader and skilled warrior, but also as her husband and, just as importantly, her one and only lover for all of time?
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