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Spotlight on Georgia Lynn Hunter's latest Paranormal Romance – Tangled Sin #paranormal #romance

Author: Georgia Lyn HunterGenre: Paranormal RomanceTitle: Tangled Sin About the Author:I’ve been creating stories from the moment I could string two words together. No matter the tale, it always has romance woven through them. Yes, I'm a hopeless romantic.When I’m not writing or plotting new books, I like to read, travel, painting, or troll flea markets where I usually buy things I might never actually use because they're so pretty.After working in a few jobs all art related, a chosen career as a fashion designer, then an art teacher, I finally found my passion four years ago: writing. There really is no other job I’d rather do.Oh, and I hail from the beautiful country of South Africa, and currently live in the Middle East.
Author’s follow links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest| Goodreads | Instagram
***BLURB:In a world of encroaching darkness and carnal hunger, a deadly sin awakens…Bound to a legacy he cannot escape, Riley is a demon unlike any other. With each passing century, his soul grows darker until the seductive trouble-magnet, Saia Sen-Grayson, stumbles into his path and throws his entire world off kilter. But danger has a way of finding him and destroying anything worthwhile in his life.The biggest challenge in Saia’s life is evading her matchmaking socialite mother. Then she crashes into the sexiest man in her aunt’s building. One look into his striking green eyes and her fleeing days skid to a halt, except she gets more than she bargains in the sexy, tattooed bartender.And neither can deny the burning attraction between them.When his tainted past closes in on him, Riley’s forced to make the toughest decision ever to keep her safe. Then Saia’s hauled by a deadly adversary into his dark and treacherous world of Stygia—a place of old betrayals. Now Riley must face his past and accept his future in order to save the woman who belongs to him. And nothing will stop him from claiming her, least of all Saia herself.But danger comes in many forms and the one least expected might be the sin that seals their fates once and for all…
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EXCERPT 1: opening chapter (PG)
He had another damn tail on him! Did the bastard really want to die?Riley snagged a shot glass and filled the ordered green poison. With Satire’s jam-packed from the rush of tourists, it was the only thing nailing his feet to the floor from an all out fight. And this one was brave enough to sit in his bar and eyeball him for the past hour.In this world, his kind tended to blend in with mortals and usually kept below the radar for a simpler life. But not this asshole. He had no idea he was dancing with death right now.Already on edge, his body wound too tight as restlessness clawed at his psyche, Riley sent the absinthe sliding toward the demon down the counter. The male grabbed the thing and tossed it back like water.The demon’s human girlfriend leaned against his arm and peered at Riley beneath her lashes. He met her sultry stare as he readied a line of shooters for a noisy trio of college kids.Oh, yeah, his looks and badass rep were the perfect draw, got him the females. So easy to accept her invite but he wasn't interested in a quick backroom bang.He was in need of something violent. Bloody.A dark haze stole into his mind, knowing his damn past would never leave him alone. His fingers clenched. A loud shatter, and glass rained onto the scoured wooden counter. Blood and vodka ran over his hand, drenching the crystal fragments.“Rile-man, you okay there?”A six foot two hulking tattooed male with a buzz cut, appeared at his side. Zacarias. His friend, manager and sometimes bouncer.A terse nod. He looked up from his bleeding hand, his gaze colliding with those of his watcher.Anger unleashed, he scaled the counter in movements too fast for human eyes and was across the floor in seconds. Grabbing the dark-haired demon by his shirt, Riley shoved him against the red brick wall. “Why the fuck are you on my ass again? Do you want to die?”All the demon guards hounding him in recent months were seriously pissing him off. No matter how many he sent back to the Dark Realm wounded or dead, more just took their place.This idiot didn't even try to fight back. His gaze grew languid, his smile seductive. “No. But I know what I do want,” he purred, walking his fingertips up Riley’s chest.The haze turned red. Riley slammed his fist into the demon’s gut. The male squeaked in pain. Startled gasps erupted from the customers. Before he could get in another shot, someone grabbed his arm and yanked him off the cowering demon, who hurriedly slunk away.“What the hell’s wrong with you?” Zac snapped. “You want to draw notice, you’re sure going about it the right way. So the guy came on to you, it never drove you homicidal before.”Riley elbowed Zac off. Not a guard—not a damn guard! He’d hit an innocent demon—one of those docile Otium demons who’d escaped the tyranny of the Dark Realm for a better life here. Fuck, fuck, fuck! “Get your damn self together,” Zac growled. “You don’t want to start an all-out fight in the bar. Go walk the streets, find something outside to kill, and cool the crap off.”Breathing hard, Riley walked out of the bar and into the crowded street, the familiar reek of seafood enclosing him. Avoiding the noisy tourists and drunks loitering about, he cut through the back alleys in the French Quarter, rife with the stench of decaying waste, and headed for his apartment several blocks away.Unable to expend the rage roiling inside him, he pulled out his cell phone from his pocket and made a call. A female answered.“See you in ten.” He rang off.Pandora was one of the few humans who knew what he was. She didn't want the ties either, just some fun time, and she was the perfect submissive when he needed that edge. Tonight, he was definitely in the mood for something darker.The sounds of a roaring V8 engine split the silence, a blood-red Corvette Stingray came to a squealing halt in front of his building, the acrid burn of rubber stinking up the night air.He scowled. “Damn maniacal drivers!”The door flung open. A petite, but curvy female jumped out and flipped back yards of wavy, inky-black hair, giving him a tantalizing glimpse of her face. Her tan skin revealing her mixed-race ethnicity, her lush mouth flattened in a tight line.Cursing, she kicked the tire then pressed her cell phone back to her ear. “I swear, Zayn, if you tell Mother you spoke to me, I will personally call all your girlfriends and tell them they aren’t the one…” She laughed evilly. The light, raspy sound grazed his senses with an unexpected sensuality, and had him slowing to a halt in the shadows.“Yeah, that’s me, spawned from the devil, but Daddy wouldn’t appreciate the comparison…” She listened then snorted, impatiently pushing back her heavy fall of hair. “Liz loves me like her own. Stop complaining and tell Mother you haven’t seen me because I'm not coming to another boring party… Who?— Why would I care if Piers is back in town, he’s your friend…”She marched alongside her car, hip-bumped the door closed as she listened, the streetlight casting a soft glow over her irate features. “Yes-yes, I'm always careful…” Despite her tart response, she cut a quick look around.Riley stilled as her dark gaze skimmed past him then darted back to the spot where he allowed his form to blend in with the shadowy trees, the cover of night his camouflage. A frown marred her smooth brow.She sensed him? How, he had no idea. Obviously, all her senses were in working order.The faint reek of decaying swamp and sulfur drifted to him. Riley narrowed his gaze. They weren’t alone. And this little human probably couldn’t smell the bile-inducing stench of evil—had no idea how close to danger she truly was.He willed her to get back in her car and leave. She did nothing of the sort. Instead, she popped the trunk, tugged out a large suitcase, and dumped it on the sidewalk. Then she sat on the thing and continued her call as if basking in the Maldives.Un-flippin-believable! Him, she sensed, but the evil drawing closer just flowed over her pretty little head.For hell’s sake, did she not get a whiff of the damn stink?
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EXCERPT 2 (R)Saia pushed back her damp hair and tried to comb through the tangles with her fingers when boot steps sounded in the other room.Her gaze darted to the entrance.With a quick smile, Ikaria hurried off, abandoning her. Of course, she’d see this as exciting.A tall, dark figure filled the doorway of the bathroom. Then he stepped into the light.Christ, she still had to get used to Riley looking this way.Too big, too handsome. Too…dangerous.He didn’t say a word. Or look at her.So he was still mad? That made two of them.Scowling, Saia watched as Riley undressed. He yanked off his boots, and they dropped with a dull thud on the floor, followed by his socks. His hands lowered to his waist. He unzipped and stripped off his pants, tossing them aside.Saia stared, unable to tear her gaze away. Naked, he looked incredible. No longer lean. But more muscular. Bigger. Tougher. Hard ropes of corded muscle delineated his abs and flowed to lean hips…and his semi-erect sex.She swallowed hard. Her gaze rushed to his face, but he didn't look her way. He stepped into the enormous pool of water she’d just bathed in, sat down, and soaped himself. Hypnotized, she watched his hand slide over his battered skin, across his wide shoulders, thick biceps, down his pecs and below the waterline to his…groin.She dragged in a raspy breath.Hair lathered, he disappeared beneath the undulating surface, reappeared, water sluicing over him. He pressed a black stone near his arm. The low ceiling above the bath opened up, and through the millions of holes, the rustling shower fell over him like rain, while the pool drained. Finally, his gaze shifted to her. The edge of danger she’d always sensed in him was now out in spades. It honed and redefined the angles of his face, his entire bearing.He leaned back in the bath, his arms braced on the ledge as he studied her with an assessing and very, very sensual stare.If he thought she was just going to walk over and let him have his way…His gaze slid from her face to linger on her breasts then moved slowly down her body. She lost her train of thought. How did he do that? With just a look, he left a trail of fire in his perusal.“Come here, Saia.” The quiet demand had her pulse quickening.Her fingers bunched the fabric of her dress, her feet trying to find purchase on the marble floor.When she didn't move, he rose from the bath, a tower of bronze skin and rippling muscles, water flowing down his mouth-watering body past his erect sex.She stopped breathing.He strode over and swept her into his arms. Her breath escaped in a harsh rush, she clutched him around his neck. He walked down the black steps again and stepped into the inch of water remaining at the bottom of the marble bath. From the massive ceiling, the shower splattered down, drenching her within seconds. She blinked the drops from her eyes and scowled. “I'm wet.”“And I plan to make you even wetter, before I lick every inch off you.” He regarded her with such primal hunger, heat spread through her veins like a runaway fire. He let her slide down his naked body, every hard ridge of him making her senses spin.He ran his knuckles along her jaw. His gaze softened. “I canfuck you ten ways, Saia. But I far prefer to make love to you.”




What's happening in the rest of the month on Erotic Notions21- Author Spotlight – Jenna Jaxon22- Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor   23- Thursday #Thurs yoga24- Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets   25- Blog Available until September26- Blog Available until September27- Author Spotlight – Release Blitz Field Stripped Box Set 28- Author Spotlight –29 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor   30 - Thursday #Thurs yoga
I have decided to pull back a bit on blogging for the summer. Canadian summers are short and I don't want to spend lots of it inside prepping blogs. If you see an available date and you'd like to promo a new release or a backlist or an up-and-coming book, leave your email addy in the comments and I'll get back to you ASAP.

What is Red's mission? From twisted fairy tale - Sexy Red Hood Friday Snippets #fridaysnippets

From my erotic contemporary twisted fairy tale- Sexy Red Hood.

Scene set - Red's mother has informed her she has to go save her grandmother. Mother just said, "Your' flight's booked." Red speaks first.



"Excuse me?" "I've booked a flight to Miami and a stateroom on The Emerald Forest." Red shook her head. "I can't afford a stateroom on a junior accountant's salary." "The company is paying. I had my secretary send everything to your cell. Now, you have no time to talk. Go home, pack, find your passport and save your grandmother." Red's voice rose an octave, "Save my grandmother? From what?" R. Hood placed her fingers on her forehead. "Save your grandmother from spending your inheritance on some gigolo. Your grandfather built this company from nothing to a multi-million dollar a year business. And he had to fight the big boys like Herseys and the Mars brothers to do it." Red sighed. "I know the corporate story, Mom. He started by making his chocolate in great grandma's kitchen and from those humble beginnings—" "Put you through Harvard Business School," snapped her mother. She shot back, "Only to be dumped in a junior accountant's position." "We'll fight later. Now go. No wait." She pulled open a desk drawer, closed it and pressed an intercom button. "Brittnee." "Yes, Mrs. Hood?" "The box for my mother-in-law, where is it?" "I'll bring it right in, Mrs. Hood." A moment later, the door opened and Brittnee entered carrying a silver box. She offered it to Mrs. Hood. Robin pointed to her daughter. The secretary handed the box to Red and left the office, closing the door behind her. Without having to ask, she understood the box contained the new samples for next year's line. Grandma Hood retained the right of final decision on what chocolates were sold at Hood Chocolatier. "Take those to your grandmother. A taste of home might bring her to her senses." Red started to speak, but stopped herself. She didn't want to fly to Miami. If she was away, Katerina would sink her claws into Stanley. Her man, the stud, the gorgeous VP of Sales who made her body swoon with desire whenever he walked by. The smell of his aftershave made her undies wet. Once, she rode from the lobby to the sixth floor with him and almost had an orgasm before the elevator doors opened. She couldn't concede this hunk of a man to Katerina. But what could she do? Her mother snapped her fingers. "Why are you just sitting there? Go. Save your inheritance."






Blurb - “Go save your Grandmother.” After learning her grandmother booked a cruise with a supposed gigolo and is squandering her inheritance, Esmeralda (Red) Hood boards Emerald Forest cruise ship to protect both. Once there, Red slips and falls into the arms of Wilhelm Olf, a dark-eyed, continental who makes her body tingle. Stepping out of the elevator, she barges into Andrew Woodsman, a bumbling private school teacher on his first vacation cruise.With her attention torn between the dissimilar but sexually-intriguing men and keeping watch over tequila drinking, rock wall climbing grandma, Red's cruise is filled with fun and erotic fantasies.Grandmother's warning of Never trust a wolf in sheep's clothing leaves Red confused. Later, when she wakes up in a utility closet, hands and feet bound and emerald necklace missing, Red discovers the man she suspected is not only innocent, but also the one she loves. AmazonKobo  What people are saying about Sexy Red Hood5 stars - An excellent retelling!This is quite a different retelling of the classic Little Red Riding Hood that we are all accustom to. It is definitely an adults only version, but a great one at that! I loved that there was a bit of mystery added in and even though the names gave a bit away as to who was who, you still weren't sure who Red would finally have in her bed. The fact that this took place on a seniors cruise was an added touch I really enjoyed. And the roll play at the end of the book was just so fitting!! I would definitely recommend this title and I will be reading more from this author.



What's happening in the rest of the month on Erotic Notions 
18- Blog Available until September19- Blog Available until September20- Author Spotlight – Georgia Lynn Hunter – Tangled Sin 21- Author Spotlight – 22- Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor   23- Thursday #Thurs yoga24- Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets   25- Blog Available until September26- Blog Available until September27- Author Spotlight – Release Blitz Field Stripped Box Set 28- Author Spotlight –29 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor   30 - Thursday #Thurs yoga
I have decided to pull back a bit on blogging for the summer. Canadian summers are short and I don't want to spend lots of it inside prepping blogs. If you see an available date and you'd like to promo a new release or a backlist or an up-and-coming book, leave your email addy in the comments and I'll get back to you ASAP.

How can you be polished? Yoga thought for this week #yoga

Let the little things slide. No one is perfect. We can't be perfect every moment of every day. Wonderful people have bad moments and it may be you they are having their bad moment with. Let it slide. Don't let it ruin your day/week/month/life.

Just an idea.

Liza O'Connor share a bit about her latest hero - Steel - from Unexpected Love #romance #suspense

Liza Shares a bit about her character Steel:Why do helicopters scare Steel?As an Archeologist, Steel took a group of college students to the Middle East to evaluate what might be Egyptian farmlands from early civilizations. Unfortunately, the war zone shifted and they were advised leave. As they waited for the helicopter, Steel says he advised the students to seek shelter in an abandoned house. Instead, the two female students waited in the car. When a helicopter arrived, everyone thought it was there to pick them up…until it began shooting at the car. Next thing they knew — the car blew up. Steel got hurt by a shot in the chest. Fortunately, he had a bullet proof vest on. The driver pulled him behind a stone fence and buried him in the sand. The other students ran to the house and the hills. Some were wounded physically, but all were wounded mentally.To this day, Steel breaks out in cold sweat whenever he hears a helicopter. While he intellectually knows that a helicopter in Iowa is not going to shoot him, his body still recalls the horror of that day.

Unexpected Love By Liza O’ConnorContemporary Suspense/Sweet Romance
BlurbTess Campbell is a mafia princess who wants nothing to do with her dangerous family. She’d rather spend her life making Grams's forest the best state park in Iowa.  Alistair Castile, aka Steel, is a British prince, his archeological career in ruins due to his promiscuous nature. He’s hired on as forest manager of Tess’s woods and quickly falls in love with the charming young woman, so different from the socialites of his world. Only there are several serious barriers between them: Steel’s career cannot withstand another scandal and Tess’s father will kill anyone who gets in the way of his daughter marrying a Chicago mobster.
Excerpt for Unexpected LoveHelen placed a long slab of salmon on her grill. “Well, thank God you took the time to create a sign. Otherwise, Steel might still be in the airport waiting for you.”“True,” Tess agreed. “I tried to Google a picture of him, but the only one I found showed a bunch of people wearing army gear with peace signs painted on their jackets.”Her words caused his heart to race and sweat to bead on his forehead and lip. Seconds after that picture had been taken, a helicopter had approached. He’d thought it was their ride out…but it wasn’t. The events of the day were seared into his memories. Their guide and translator had yelled at them to run, but until the dust inexplicably kicked up around them and the car made odd thunking noises, he hadn’t understood what was happening.Once he grasped the copter was shooting at them, he had ordered everyone to scatter. Some did, but two jumped into the car. A bullet hit him in the chest and knocked him down. The translator pulled him behind a wall and buried him in sand. Later, when the thumping faded, Steel found the translator dead beside him. The two students who had jumped in the car had been burned alive when a bullet ignited the gas tank. The two who made it to the house were injured, but not fatally, the three that reached the hills were unharmed, unless mental health counted, in which case, they returned home wounded as well.A hand touched his forehead. “Dr. Castile, are you sick?”He gripped the hand and pulled it from his forehead. Tess’s dark, worried eyes flickered about, as she tried to discover what was wrong.“Sorry…not a good memory,” he whispered.

BUY LINKSBook 1 A Fortune to Die For Book 2 Unexpected Love
About the AuthorLiza O’Connor lives in Denville, NJ with her dog Jess. They hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky dive in Indiana, and raft a class four river in Tasmania. She’s an avid gardener, amateur photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through her entire life, her first love has and always will be writing novels.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUTLIZA O'CONNORInvestigate these sites:Liza's Blog and Website   Facebook   Twitter

What's happening in the rest of the month on Erotic Notions
15- Author Spotlight – Charlotte Howard – Four Letter Words16- Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor17- Thursday #Thurs18- Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets19- Blog Available until September20- Blog Available until September21- Author Spotlight – Georgia Lynn Hunter – Tangled Sin22- Author Spotlight –23- Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor24- Thursday #Thurs25- Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets26- Blog Available until September27- Blog Available until September28- Author Spotlight – Release Blitz Field Stripped Box Set29- Author Spotlight –30- Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
I have decided to pull back a bit on blogging for the summer. Canadian summers are short and I don't want to spend lots of it inside prepping blogs. If you see an available date and you'd like to promo a new release or a backlist or an up-and-coming book, leave your email addy in the comments and I'll get back to you ASAP. 

Cover Reveal for Love’s Sweet Magic by Dawn Roberto #NewRelease #ParanormalRomance

Coming in July from Fireborn publishing~ Love’s Sweet Magic (Devon Falls 1)
A chance meeting at a sweet shop... Can it be love?Jenna Stevens wasn't looking for love, nor did she believe it would walk into her life one holiday season. Marc du Bree needs to find his destined mate so he can take over the family duties from his father. Meeting Jenna, Marc finds the connection he has been searching for. Can he convince this gun shy woman that his love is indeed true?CONTENT ADVISORY: This is a significantly re-edited and expanded re-release title. It was originally released as STICKY MAGIC by Raine Delight.

Release date: July 22nd, 2016Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance, ContemporaryPairing: MF
Pre-order at: http://firebornpublishing.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_bookx_info&cPath=4&products_id=231
About Devon Falls Series:
Welcome to Devon Falls, founded in 1784 by four families with one goal: to find a town where they can live without their special gifts coming to light. The Stevens families were master bakers from France with an affinity for magic, the Dracon families owned a hotel in London and were shape-shifters, the Sinclair families were skilled in the art of building in Germany and were dream walkers, and the Craven families were talented musicians from Russia with an ability to manipulate the elements. They all found freedom and contentment to use their gifts in the new town they called Devon Falls. As the years passed, the families grew and expanded. Love blossomed among the residents and the many newcomers, and the town flourished.
About the author:
D.M. Roberto is a lover of books and a compulsive reader. Venturing into the world of GBLT, Ménage and erotic romance, she found her new favorite genre to explore. With time and lots of Johnny Depp movies to inspire her, D.M. Roberto creates heartfelt stories that hopefully readers will enjoy and fall in love with. Living with her two kids, a significant other who supports her every move in writing and doesn’t seem to mind she gets up at 2 am to type away on the computer. She looks forward to creating stories that readers will love and enjoy.
Social Media links:Author blog: https://authorDMRoberto.blogspot.com Author FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDMRoberto/General Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dawn.roberto.1Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dawn_Roberto

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What's happening in the rest of the month on Erotic Notions 15- Author Spotlight – Liza O'Connor – Unexpected Love 16- Thursday #Thurs yoga 17- Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets  18- Blog Available until September19- Blog Available until September20- Author Spotlight – Georgia Lynn Hunter – Tangled Sin 21- Author Spotlight – Jenna Jaxon22- Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor   23- Thursday #Thurs yoga24- Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets   25- Blog Available until September26- Blog Available until September27- Author Spotlight – Release Blitz Field Stripped Box Set 28- Author Spotlight –29 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor   30 - Thursday #Thurs yoga
I have decided to pull back a bit on blogging for the summer. Canadian summers are short and I don't want to spend lots of it inside prepping blogs. If you see an available date and you'd like to promo a new release or a backlist or an up-and-coming book, leave your email addy in the comments and I'll get back to you ASAP.
 

Out Now: Four Letter Words by Charlotte Howard #FourLetterWords #Erotica #Contemporary #Romance

Four Letter Words Blurb:Paige Holmes has made her choice. But as she begins to get her life back on track, she also starts to question her decision.Then, the letters arrive. When Paige finds herself in trouble once again, she must decide who she can trust.Will she go back to the one she denied, or will she stand by her choice?Love and lust are, after all, both Four Letter Words.BUY LINK: http://www.tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Howard_Charlotte/four-letter-words.htm

Excerpt from Chapter One:Laying my head back against the black leather seats of the Jag and gazing ahead, I lifted a finger and touched my lips that were swollen from his kiss. The weariness of the past few weeks was beginning to take over, weighing on my eyelids as they began to droop. I should have been reassured by the man sitting next to me.I shifted in my seat so I could watch him as he drove on. He was a force that even nature had no hold over. There was an urge to reach out and cling to his broad bicep, a need to feel the security of his physical strength, aching somewhere deep inside of me.We didn’t speak as he pressed all his weight onto the accelerator, urging the car until it was over the speed limit. I half expected the shine of blue lights to fill the inside of the car, with sirens blaring around us. But they didn’t. Of course they didn’t. Even if a marked car was to pass, I doubted Vance Ellery would slow down, and I had even less that the police would attempt to pull him over. I suspected that the personal phone number of every single high-ranking officer in the country, was tucked away in a neat Rolodex on Vance’s desk or even stored in the memory bank of his mobile phone for easy access.The silence should have been soothing. I should have been able to let my lashes flutter against my cheeks, and slip into a relaxing slumber. Instead the lack of conversation added to the tension that built behind my eyes. I closed them, hoping that soon I would drift off into a deep sleep, where I would be surrounded by falling flowers, rainbows, and sunlight. Ha! If only I was deserving of such luck. There were no pleasant dreams awaiting me after the sandman visited. Only nightmares wanted to be part of my night. They tormented me, bringing memories that I’d tried to bury and forget. They hounded the darkness, giving me nothing but misery and pain and suffering. It was as though all my sins from a previous life had been rolled over into this one.If the visions of his face, the sound of his voice had been the only elements of my slumber, then I might have been willing to slip away and let the desperation of rest take me to the shadowed places I dreaded. My soul was destined for torture though. I was to be punished for his crime.The mere suggestion of sleep forced my blood to pulsate until it was the only thing I could hear, throbbing in my temples. The searing pain of anxiety and panic stabbed at my chest, pins pricking my skin, as I let my eyelids fall. A shudder fell down my spine, waking me from the light doze I’d stumbled into.Breathe in, breathe out. In with the good, out with the bad. In through the nose, out through the mouth. Breathe in, breathe out. A mantra, taught to me by a yoga instructor years before hell had entered my life, repeated over and over in my mind. I inhaled the cool air through my nasal passages, allowing it to slip down into my pain-filled lungs, exhaling all the bad out of my mouth in a gigantic whoosh.Ahead, the roads were empty, weaving out of the village and headed towards Richart Courts, the hotel that was to be my sanctuary for the next couple of days before I had to face the next challenge. New York City.How anyone could expect me to go back there was beyond belief. The only logical explanation for their plans for my future was that facing New York was the lesser of the two evils that haunted me, threatening to rip away the seams that had begun to fray around my already tattered edges.Four Letter Words is the second, and final, part to Paige’s story. To celebrate its re-release, the first part of the Words Duet has been reduced to 99p / 99c!

Seven Dirty Words Blurb:Paige Holmes hides herself in a masculine world in a desperate attempt to remain safe.Just as she is ready to face her fears and her past, she finds herself torn between Matt Jackson and Vance Ellery: handsome, rich, and safe – or handsome, rich, and dangerous?Which will she choose?The one who appears to be the most perfect, or the one who makes her use all Seven Dirty Words?BUY LINK: http://www.tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Howard_Charlotte/seven-dirty-words.htm

Author bio: British author, Charlotte Howard, was born in Oman and spent much of the first part of her life flitting between Oman, Scotland, and England. Now settled in Somerset, Charlotte lives with her husband, two children, and growing menagerie of pets.Her career as a writer began at an early age, with a poem being featured in an anthology for the East Midlands. Since then Charlotte has written many short stories and poems, and finally wrote her first full-length piece of fiction in 2010.During what little spare time she has, Charlotte enjoys reading and writing (of course), spending time with her family, and watching action movies whilst eating curry and drinking tea.

Charlotte is an active member of Yeovil Creative Writers Group.Social Media links:Website
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What's happening in the rest of the month on Erotic Notions14- Author Spotlight – Aleah Barley - Against the Rules and Out of Bounds 
15- Author Spotlight – Liza O'Connor – Unexpected Love 16- Thursday #Thurs yoga 17- Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets  18- Blog Available until September19- Blog Available until September20- Author Spotlight – Georgia Lynn Hunter – Tangled Sin 21- Author Spotlight – 22- Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor   23- Thursday #Thurs yoga24- Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets   25- Blog Available until September26- Blog Available until September27- Author Spotlight – Release Blitz Field Stripped Box Set 28- Author Spotlight –29 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor   30 - Thursday #Thurs yoga
I have decided to pull back a bit on blogging for the summer. Canadian summers are short and I don't want to spend lots of it inside prepping blogs. If you see an available date and you'd like to promo a new release or a backlist or an up-and-coming book, leave your email addy in the comments and I'll get back to you ASAP.

From twisted fairy tale - Sexy Red Hood - What does Red's mom want her to do? Friday Snippets #fridaysnippets

From my erotic contemporary twisted fairy tale- Sexy Red Hood.

Scene set - Red arrives at work but her mother has a mission for her.



When they arrived at the Merch Mart, she paid the driver and stepped out into the blizzard. The Art Deco style building was an impressive and beautiful place to work, even if she was only a junior accountant. She entered the building and walked across the green and orange terrazzo floor, leaving behind clumps of melting snow. No one stood waiting for the elevators. She pushed the Up button. When the doors opened, she stepped inside and pressed 6. Ok, this never happens. No waiting for elevators. A cab the second I stepped outside. Keep this up and this could be the day Stan notices me. She opened her purse, pulled out a little makeup mirror and checked her face. Everything seemed perfect. For luck, she applied a layer of her Poodle Skirt Pink lip gloss. How can a guy that good looking not notice me? I've seen him checking out that bitch Katerina. The way she struts by, shaking that ass. When the elevator doors slid open, Red stepped into the hallway. Before her, stood the impressive glass and brass doors of Hood's Chocolatier--the corporate offices of one of the country's largest independent chocolate makers. She stepped through the doorway, and marched toward her cubicle. Three steps from her destination, the word, "Esmeralda!" broke the silence. Caught! She sighed, formed a smile, turned. "Yes, Mother?" "Where have you been? I've called and called." "I noticed. Six voice mails and fourteen text messages. Nothing said urgent. You seem fine. I'm fine. So what's the big deal?" She frowned. What could be the problem? "Oh no, is it Grandma?" Her mother threw her hands up. "Yes!" "What? What's wrong with her? Is she sick? She didn't fall and break anything, did she?" "She's driving me out of my mind." Red bit back the sentence – Oh happy day – and instead managed to say, "What's she done now?" "Not here. Come into my office." "Can I go put my coat and things—" Hearing her mother's sigh of frustration, Red surrendered then remembered that following her mother to her office would mean passing by the office of Stanley Parkinson, VP of Sales. She stood a little taller, pulled in her stomach and confidently strode near his office then deflated at the sight of his closed door. Entering at the door marked R. Hood, Red had barely stepped into the office, when her mother pushed her aside, closed the door and stood before her. "Your grandmother has booked a stateroom on a cruise ship and is taking a man with her." Sensing So, was the wrong answer, Red let her mother vent whatever bothered her. This day could still be saved. If her mother stayed focused on the crisis-of-the-moment she might forget the weekly discussion of her love life. "A man. Did you hear me?" "Yes, Mother." Red unbuttoned her coat, dropped her gloves, scarf and onto the seat next to her then settled in the brown leather chair in front of the desk. Her mother walked around and sat behind her large, hand carved, oak desk. It provided an imposing barrier between mother and daughter. "I haven't told you this before, but your grandmother's going through your grandfather's money faster than you can go through a tub of maple walnut ice cream after a breakup." "Mom!" Folding her immaculately manicured hands and placing them on her desk, Red's mother looked up. "Your flight's at two."






Blurb - “Go save your Grandmother.” After learning her grandmother booked a cruise with a supposed gigolo and is squandering her inheritance, Esmeralda (Red) Hood boards Emerald Forest cruise ship to protect both. Once there, Red slips and falls into the arms of Wilhelm Olf, a dark-eyed, continental who makes her body tingle. Stepping out of the elevator, she barges into Andrew Woodsman, a bumbling private school teacher on his first vacation cruise.With her attention torn between the dissimilar but sexually-intriguing men and keeping watch over tequila drinking, rock wall climbing grandma, Red's cruise is filled with fun and erotic fantasies.Grandmother's warning of Never trust a wolf in sheep's clothing leaves Red confused. Later, when she wakes up in a utility closet, hands and feet bound and emerald necklace missing, Red discovers the man she suspected is not only innocent, but also the one she loves. AmazonKobo  What people are saying about Sexy Red Hood5 stars - An excellent retelling!This is quite a different retelling of the classic Little Red Riding Hood that we are all accustom to. It is definitely an adults only version, but a great one at that! I loved that there was a bit of mystery added in and even though the names gave a bit away as to who was who, you still weren't sure who Red would finally have in her bed. The fact that this took place on a seniors cruise was an added touch I really enjoyed. And the roll play at the end of the book was just so fitting!! I would definitely recommend this title and I will be reading more from this author.



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Another thought about what love is. Yoga Thoughts. #yoga

I was created out of love. Some children must live the horror that they were created out of violence (rape). But even those damaged children can let love flow through their veins. Each of us must feel love in our hearts so we can be at peace and fill the world with good.

Just putting that out there.

What was so different about Flame? FL.E.S.H. on Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor

From my erotic contemporary billionaire story - FL.E.S.H.

 

She grabbed his hand, kissed the back of it, and said through a cracked voice, "Please. Just go."He crossed the room and reached for the door knob. "Good bye."As the door closed behind him, he heard her sob. He clenched his fists and sighed. Never had a one night stand been so difficult to walk away from. What was so different about Flame?








FL. E. S. H.FLame's Electrifying Sexy HeatWhen secrets conflict with dreams, love explodes.
After a mistake by a surgeon’s scalpel shattered Fuchsia Quinn's dance career, she picked up the pieces of her life and moved forward. As the owner of a small, struggling dance school in a depressed neighborhood she supplements her income with a late night job at a dive bar. Haunted by the fear of humiliation, if her secret is revealed, her life was under control until the night he walked into the bar.
Peyton Lang, having run from a bad neighborhood, lives the lifestyle of a successful billionaire. Frustrated that his current multi-million dollar project is stalled, Peyton drops in to LEATHER-ICIOUS for a simple drink and late night entertainment. What he saw was a beautiful redhead. What he found was he wanted her.
After a lusty night with a hot pole dancer, Peyton and Fuchsia's worlds are about to collide.
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What people are saying about FLESH5 Star ***** I had never read any of Daryl Devore's books and man, am I glad I read this one! Peyton is the guy we all want and Fuchsia is a girl who is not giving up on her dreams. When the two collide, everything is turned upside down and the result is hot, but also laugh out loud funny. I will definitely have to read more of Devore's books!

5 Star ***** This is the first book I have had the privilege of reading by Daryl Devote (Devore). I'm hooked!! Peyton and Fuchsia's story was full of heat and love. Their playful banter had me laughing out loud. I would definitely recommend this book to my family and friends.



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Out Now! - The Collector by Kay Jaybee #erotica #ku #kindleunlimited

Re-edited, with a brand new cover, and two HOT new stories, Kay Jaybee’s first solo work of erotica is being re-released for a new generation of sexy story lovers!Alongside each story, there is a short introduction explaining exactly how “the collector” came across the tale in the first place.BlurbGathering salaciously erotic stories against an everyday backdrop of bus trips, train journeys, coffee shops, and restaurants, The Collector documents a wide variety of sexual encounters as she travels Great Britain.The Collector’s research takes her into every arena of the erotic experience, from love, lust, submission and dominance, to voyeurism and beyond. Are you brave enough to see if it was your supposedly private conversation she overheard - and then wrote down?***Buy The Collector now, or read as part of your Kindle Unlimited subscription: http://getbook.at/thecollector
Extract from The Scottish Fantasy(One of two new stories added into this new addition of The Collector)Stacie gasped as the door opened. The dark shine to the man’s slate eyes as he regarded her and her friend Kate was in danger of taking Stacie’s breath away, and he hadn’t even spoken yet. Tall, broad, with a tanned face and short spiked hair, a hint of stubble shadowed his square chin. Obviously surprised to see two young women walking through the woods so late on a winter’s afternoon, the ranger ushered them inside his wooden hut.  Introducing himself as Rob—Like Rob Roy! Stacie’s inner voice shouted at her. How perfect is that!—he looked at them enquiringly, ‘I dunna ken what you’re doin’ here, hens.’  Stacie’s brow furrowed. She’d thought that the Scottish spoke English. Kate laughed as she saw her friend’s confused expression. ‘He means he doesn’t understand what we want, honey. “Dunna ken” means “don’t know” and “hen” is the local term for girl.’  Turning toward the ranger, Kate smiled. ‘This is Stacie, and I’m Kate. Stacie hasn’t got her ear geared into the local accent yet; she’s American.’ ‘I guess that means an American accent.’ The ranger spoke so softly, Stacie felt herself melting on the spot. ‘I rather like those.’ Ignoring her friend, whose eyes were on stalks, leaving her in no doubt that Stacie was on an internal lust trip, Kate said, ‘We’re really sorry to bother you so late, but could you tell us where we are? We seem to be on a much longer trail than we intended to be, and we’ve lost the track.’ Rob’s dark eyes bored into her as she spoke. Kate couldn’t decide if their presence mildly amused him, or if he was merely tolerating the interruption to his work. ‘We’ve run out of water as well. Could we fill up our bottles here, please?’ ‘It’s a good job you stopped, hen.’ The ranger pulled a map off his cluttered desk and pointed a thick finger at a red dotted line. ‘You’re here, on the all day walk. It’s called that for sound reasons.’Lost in an erotic daydream, Stacie wasn’t listening to a word he said, just to the sound of his voice; the beautiful, gentle burr of his accent. She judged it fitted neatly half way between Ewan McGregor and Sean Connery.  When Kate had invited her friend over from the States for a couple of weeks exploring the Grampians of Scotland, Stacie had been thrilled. Not only could she catch up with her gorgeous friend and occasional lover, she could visit an area of the world that had always held a fantasy for her. Kilts, burly men in tight white vests, cabers being tossed, heather, whiskey, and mountains topped with snow.  The heather and mountains were a reality sure enough, as were the late night tots of warming whiskey she’d shared with Kate as they snuggled up together in the king-sized bed their Deeside hotel room provided. But until now, in this ranger’s office, hidden away in the woods near the flooded caves of Burn O’Vat, Stacie hadn’t seen anyone who even came close to the Celtic man of her late night fantasies.Stacie felt mesmerised by the ranger. Despite the coldness of the late winter air he wore no coat, and his green sweater sleeves were rolled back to show arms honed by hard work. Forget kilts, this was as close to perfection as Stacie’s Scottish fantasy was ever going to get. ‘I’ll fill your bottles right enough, but if you’ll heed my advice, you’ll go back on the route you came. Far quicker and safer. It’ll be dark in about two hours.’ ‘Thanks, I think we’ll do that.’ Kate watched as he took their empty water bottles over to his sink. His back view was as stunning as his front. The goldfish expression on Stacie’s face told her girlfriend that she was mentally undressing him, and Kate began to do the same.  Well aware that Stacie had serious fantasy issues where Scottish men were concerned, Kate wondered just how turned on her friend was. Did she have damp knickers? Were her nipples hard? As Kate’s thoughts rambled, her own arousal began to tweak up a notch. Perhaps… She took a deep breath. Well, why not? ‘It must be lonely here, on your own all day.’ Kate knew the line was a bit lame, but she didn’t care. A sideways glance at Stacie showed that her lover had understood her intentions, and approved. Rob didn’t look round. He didn’t need to. He could sense the two sets of eyes on his back; they were almost scorching him. Taking his time to fill the second bottle, the ranger thought the situation through. Two of them, both hot totty. One a blonde, one a redhead. One English. One American. A tasty combination. Their bulky winter coats, sensible walking trousers and boots didn’t give much away, but he was willing to bet that once all the layers were off, they would be a sight to behold. He could be wrong, he supposed, but maybe… Rob replied to Kate’s question. ‘I like it well enough, hen. I ken it’s quiet, but I like peace and quiet.’ ‘So, you don’t get… lonely, then?’ Kate knew she was being blatant, but she didn’t care. If she could pull this off, it would be the perfect holiday present for her friend. Stacie, her mouth dry with anticipation, stepped forward. Pulling off her gloves to reveal pale hands with violently clashing purple nail-varnished tips, she took the full bottles from Rob’s hands. Making certain her fingers brushed his as she did so.  ‘Thank you,’ Stacie purred as she passed one of the bottles to her partner. The tacit standoff that followed as tension rippled through the small office room-cum-workshop was eventually broken by Rob.‘Would you lassies like something to warm you up before you go?’  His sentence, delivered in a deadpan tone, could have been suggesting something as mundane as sharing of a mug of hot chocolate, but his sparkling eyes hinted at so much more. Stacie’s pulse quickened as Kate casually replied, ‘Well, if it’s not too much trouble, that would be lovely.’ Another normal sentence, but packed with enough eyelash-fluttering that she might as well have screamed out ‘Fuck us now!’ ‘I was about to light the fire.’ Rob knelt at a small grate, already neatly piled with kindling. ‘Perhaps you’d like to lose your jackets for a while. When this takes, this place gets pretty hot.’ The girls’ eyes were drawn to the hopping, spluttering flames. They threw their coats over their backpacks, which they’d already dumped by the front door.  Taking his time with the fire, the ranger didn’t stir from where he crouched until it had taken to his satisfaction, and was smoking nicely up the chimney. Then, with a measured movement, he stood and faced his guests, who with unspoken agreement had divested themselves of far more than just their coats. Somehow Rob managed to keep his face passive as his eyes travelled from the top of each girl’s head down to their toes. They stood naked. Holding hands. So, lovers in their own right, then. Nice. He smiled. It had been over fifteen years since he’d been with two women at the same time. A memory that kept him warm during the dark winter days and nights as he guarded the woodland and its wildlife.  Deciding against comment, Rob took a silent moment to choose which girl he’d treat rough and which one he’d simply treat. Then, with a pace that neither girl would have associated with the man whose previous movements had been so controlled and steady, he stripped...Buy The Collector now, or read as part of your Kindle Unlimited subscription: http://getbook.at/thecollector

BioFor over a decade Kay Jaybee has lived a nomadic existence across the British Isles, collecting stories as she travels. Kay Jaybee was named Best Erotica Writer of 2015 by the ETOKay received an honouree mention at the NLA Awards 2015 for excellence in BDSM writing.Kay Jaybee wrote The Perfect Submissive Trilogy, (The Perfect Submissive, The Retreat, Knowing Her Place, Xcite 2011-14), The New Room, (Xcite, 2015), The Voyeur, (Xcite 2012), Making Him Wait (Sweetmeats, 2012), A Sticky Situation (Xcite, 2013), Digging Deep, (Xcite 2013), Take Control, (1001 NightsPress, 2014), and Not Her Type (1001 NightsPress, 2013.Details of all her short stories and other publications can be found at www.kayjaybee.me.uk  You can follow Kay on -Twitter- https://twitter.com/kay_jaybee Facebook -http://www.facebook.com/KayJaybeeAuthor Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3541958-kay-jaybee Brit Babes Site- http://thebritbabes.blogspot.co.uk/p/kay-jaybee.html Kay also writes contemporary romance as Jenny Kane – www.jennykane.co.uk 






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