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Friday Flashfic – Fountain

 

Today’s inspiration photo is from Will Blog for Sex, courtesy of stockvault.com.

 

Mommy’s special bud

For you to suck

Doesn’t stream milk into your hungry mouth

With eager tugging lips,

Her body given for you

To grow strong and proud

Rather rains her joy

Over your cheeks and face,

Your oh so busy tongue,

The fountain of

Her pleasure earned

By such a good, good boy

Check out the other hotties who blog for sex:

Gemma Parkes

Doris O’Connor

J.P. Stevens

Muffy Wilson

J S Morbius

Naomi Shaw

Davee Jones

Leann Mitchell

Pablo Michaels

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The Great Equinox Fall Release Hop!

Yay! This is the most awesome Hop ever–one that celebrares the release of a TON of books coming out this fall!  Every book in this Hop comes out 1 September -31 December of this year. How fantastic is that?! A big thank you to Victoria Danann and her newest addition Gathering Storm for this awesome Hop!

Visit all of the stops on this Hop to be entered to win individual prizes from each participating author, as well as the official Hop prizes:

Grand Prize: Kindle Fire (U.S.only) plus $100 Amazon Gift Card plus e-copies of all sponsored releases
Two First Prizes: $100 Amazon Gift Card plus e-copies of all sponsored releases
Three Second Prizes: One e-book from every participating author.

One random commenter will win an ebook of Journal of a Lycanthrophile, Book One of the Scattered Dark Series.

Celebrate Victoria’s release by stopping by all of the sites on the Hop. And Gathering Storm is getting great reviews, too!

“…a complete rollercoaster ride.”- Hooked on Books

“…sexy, very exciting, a really fun read.” -Vampire Romance Books.com

“…like a many layered dessert.” – A Tale of Two Books.

“…a must read.” – Fangs Wands & Fairy Dust

Check out the contributions of all of the co-sponsors, as well:

Blood Brothers by Susan Arden
Love’s a Witch by Hope Welsh
Underneath It All by Cassandra Carr
From Chemo…with Love by Teresa Jones
Lust Emergency: Uniform Encounters 3 by Morticia Knight
Halo’s Wish by Sharon Kleve
Wunder, Book 2: Reunion
Fractured Legacy by Skye Callahan
Pink Girl by Kate Baum
Speakeasy Dead by Vicky Loebel
Burlesque! Le Cirque d’Amour by Michelle Fox
Vampire’s Fortune, Fortune Teller’s Curse by Kara Ashley Dey
Leap of Faith by Michelle Cary
The Heart of a Hunter by Natalie-Nicole Bates
The Sheikh’s Crowning by Gemma Juliana
A Knight of Passion by Tarah Scott
Wicked Secrets by Eliza Lloyd
Loco, Razer 8 and Ghost by P.T Macais
Alpha by Fierce Dolan
Tunneling For Revenge by Travis K. Sharpe
Fast Balls by Tara Lain
Bedroom Games by Charity Parkerson
Armed and Desired by DC Stone
Consume Me by Paige Matthews

 

Check out the Rafflecopter giveaway to enter!

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Sunset on Summer Fun Blog Hop

A chance to win your choice of a Kindle Fire 7″ HD or NOOK HD (US Only), or Paypal Cash (International)–really? Oh yeah. Decadent Publishing and BTS eMag have teamed together to present a HUGE farewall to the fantastic summer publishing season, with the Sunset on Summer Fun Blog Hop!

Apart from the shiny tech prize, they’re giving away gift cards, and each participating author will giveaway an ebook!  A pretty fantastic way to close out the summer, if you ask me.

A random commenter on this post will be selected to win an ebook from my back catalog, of your choice! So, hop on! Oh, and enjoy that gorgeous sunset!

Check out the Rafflecopter giveaway!

Contest is open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Chrisy from BTS Book Reviews emag and Decadent Publishing and sponsored by the participating authors & bloggers. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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Literary Contests, Yes or No? Mia Catherine Tells All

Meet Mia Catherine, author of the newly releases Never Too Late. She’s joined me today to talk about her experiences with literary contests, and how they can be great prep for the Big Game

I didn’t always dream of becoming a writer. In fact, the only thing I liked about my writing classes in high school was sitting next to my friend who drew caricatures on his notebook. But when I discovered my passion for writing later in life, and decided to take my hobby to the next level, I wasn’t sure which path to take.

Then I found literary contests. People have varying opinions about contests, but I can honestly say without them, I’d never have a book published, and may have given up all together.

When I first looked into contests, I was overwhelmed with the number of options. Becoming familiar with the names of editors, agents, and publishers was my first introduction to the literary world, which was far more vast than I ever imagined.

Along with a friend, who thankfully selected the contest, I filled out the entry information, paid my fee, and sent off the excerpt of my manuscript. I was convinced it was the best fifteen pages they’d ever read! Imagine Ralphie dancing around his classroom after handing in his “Christmas Theme” about the Red Rider BB Gun. Pretty close.

Well, just like Ralphie, my balloon was soon burst. No, the judges didn’t stamp “You’ll shoot your eye out!” on my paper, but I may have preferred that.  Point of view? Head hopping? What the hell is that? Show don’t tell? What?

Needless to say, I did not win the Pulitzer with that first submission. In fact, I was eviscerated. Perhaps it was a defense mechanism, or maybe denial, but I questioned if entering the wrong category contributed to my harsh scores. I realized through the process that the categories can sometimes be confusing. To be sure this didn’t sway my critiques, I entered the same excerpt in another contest a few months later.

To no surprise, I got very similar responses. Now, it would be easy to get discouraged and give up on this whole “writing” thing, but one bright spot. Despite the critical comments and negative totals, there was one common theme that kept me going. Almost all the judges said I had a nice “voice.”

I may have been a novice, but I knew voice was key to writing. Grammar, punctuation, and point of view can all be fixed, but voice is inherent. Negatives aside, each one of those professionals said I told a good story.

I focused and took some online classes. Point of view? Oh, now I get it. Show, don’t tell. Done. Revisions, edits, revisions, edits, and one year later I decided to give it another try. I entered another contest. To my shock…I won my category! Was it a fluke? I entered another contest, and made the finals!

While I didn’t win the last contest (I took 3rd place), the judge, an acquiring editor for a publishing company, asked me for my full manuscript. Wow! I cleaned it up in a hurry (because now that the first few chapters were perfected, I had to do the rest) and send it off with great excitement. She came back to me with such praise, I was stunned. She even suggested I turn the story into a series. While they didn’t end up publishing it for various reasons, that editor gave me the confidence to push forward in the industry. After all, her job was to read manuscripts all day and determine which is fit for publication. Anything short of laughing at me would have been an honor, but to hear praise was the huge boost of confidence I needed.

Writing is like any other job. There’s much work to be done, and the learning will never end. The key is to take the criticism offered and use it to better yourself. And, although sometimes hard, take even the smallest glimmer of praise and use it to shore up your confidence (because it can get shaken).

If nothing else, the contest process can prepare you for an editor’s pen. And believe me, that’s a whole lot worse. But that’s a blog for another time…

From Never Too Late

Oh, well. Here goes nothing….

He turned the corner and the vision took his breath away. Silhouetted against the clear December sky stood the figure of a goddess. The three-inch heels she wore were neither the flat shoes of a frumpy, intimidated woman, nor the high heels of a lady trying to be someone she’s not. Her sculpted legs led to a conservative, yet sexy black dress that hugged her curvy figure and dipped low enough to show most of her well-toned back. His gaze made its way up to her short, wavy brown hair and he finally found the breath to sigh. She was exactly his type.

That 1Night Stand service is really good.

Pangs of desire, absent for too long, radiated through him, and the ability to spend the night with another woman seemed closer to reality. Maybe I’m ready. Katie may be the only one I’ve been with, but that’s over. Right?

Either unaware of his presence or playing coy, his beautiful date hadn’t moved from her position at the windows. The more he watched her, the more he experienced déjà vu. Something so familiar about her….

Sneeze.

He’d know that high-pitched squeaking sound anywhere. “Katie?”

She spun, her wide eyes, her jaw slack with surprise before it snapped shut. “Sam?”

“What the hell are you doing here?”

“I can ask you the same!”

They stared at one another for several moments, recovering from their shock. Her gaze drifted from his face to the flowers he held.

“Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me.” She snorted. “You’re my date?”

Find Never Too Late at:

Decadent: http://bit.ly/17r3bmz

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1709Ama

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/149AKfN

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Fall Into Romance Blog Hop!

Yay! I’m happy to be part of The Romance Reviews Fall Into Romance Blog Hop!  I know–me and romance, right? That’s like saying de Sade had a soft side.  Well, maybe he did. How do you know? Anyway.  No, I’m not a huge fan of HEA, am decent comrades with HFN, but am mostly fond of  UBC (Under the Best of Circumstances).  I like a healthy dose of reality in my stories, and, well, a lot of drama and psychology. But hey–you say romance, I say fuck yeah, so it all works out, n’est-pas?

That said, my latest release, The Fangirl’s Dream from Decadent Publishing’s 1NS series is as close as I come to sweetness, which is to say, there are still a few jagged edges.  In revisions, even my editor gave flip commentary to its light tone, in her notes. Reading between the lines, the backstory is still fairly fraught with drama, even pain, though the fantastical way Siler and Farraj find each other distracts from that fact. You might even say it neutralizes it, and makes the story of how they make the smokin’ bangin’ best of what they have, without knowing where it will go.

Ultimately, if you like your stories on the edge, and your characters mad for each other, what more romance could you need?

About The Fangirl’s Dream

Siler Dunham would do anything to have Farraj Reza, hero of the smash network TV drama, Endangered. Every week she tunes in to watch him calculate the rescue of fellow bus crash survivors trapped deep in the jungle by a ruthless drug lord. A federal public defender with a penchant for saving the unsavable, she can’t resist his sad story, or his badass charm. When she seeks a matchmaking service to meet him, their one night stand isn’t what she expected. Forced to choose between unbridled lust and compassion, Siler must forgo her fantasy… or mustn’t she?

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Release Day Blitz for Bestselling Lisa Renee Jones and “Revealing Us!”

Revealing Us, Book Three of the Inside Out Series, by Lisa Renee Jones

ISBN: 1476727228

ASIN: B00A280VUO

Amazon    BN

About Revealing Us

You’ve discovered Rebecca’s secrets. You’ve discovered Sara’s secrets. Now Sara will discover “his” deepest, darkest secrets…but will those secrets bind them together–or tear them apart?

About Lisa

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT TRILOGY which has sold to more than ten countries for translation with negotiations in process for more, and has now been optioned by STARZ Network for a cable television show, to be produced by Suzanne Todd (Alice in Wonderland).

Since beginning her publishing career in 2007, Lisa has published more than 30 books with publishers such as Simon and Schuster, Avon, Kensington, Harlequin, NAL, Berkley and Elloras Cave, as well as crafting a successful indie career. Booklist says that Jones suspense truly sizzles with an energy similar to FBI tales with a paranormal twist by Julie Garwood or Suzanne Brockmann.

Prior to publishing, Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by Dallas Women Magazine. In 1998 LRJ was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.

Lisa loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her through her website and she is active on twitter and facebook daily.

Website – http://lisareneejones.com
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLisaRe...
Twitter- http://twitter.com/lisareneejones
Pinterest – http://pinterest.com/lisareneejones
Instagram- http://instagram.com/lisareneejones
GoodReads – http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

If you’re in the US, win one of 5 signed copies of the first book in this series, If I Were You, in the  Rafflecopter giveaway!

 

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Friday Flashfic – Spoils of Discipline

Today’s inspiration photo is from Will Blog for Sex, courtesy of stockvault.com.

 

Mere hours before, he’d rested tentatively across her lap

in the chair.

A bad boy,

he is

not quite young enough

to make her

sugar mommy,

mature enough to kneel when he’s told,

green enough to rut

under every whack of her hand

on his bare ass.

 

It always starts there,

her nestled in heirloom oak,

him planked over her thighs.

Soon  he’s exasperated,

gasping,

and she grasps his long, fat cock,

trains it out behind him.

When he thrusts

no friction eases his bid

for control.

Dizzy and frustrated,

he strains against his shackles,

puffs damp sighs against her calf.

Such a good boy,

only whimpering those errant times

her nails scrape his length.

When he’s trembling,

taut with need,

rent  of will,

she leads him,

collared and blushing

between her knees

to worship

the spoils of discipline.

When he leaves,

the chair stays empty

as she,

until he’s bad

again.

 

Others flashing this photo:

J S Morbius: http://morbiussworld.blogspot.co.uk/

Ray Sostre: http://theafterdarkworld.blogspot.com/

Naomi Shaw: www.authornaomishaw.com

Muffy Wilson: http://muffywilson.blogspot.com

J.P. Stevens: http://jp-stevens.blogspot.co.uk

Doris O’Connor: http://thetardisscribbles.blogspot.co.uk/

Raven McAllan: http://ravenmcallan.blogspot.co.uk/

Michaela Rhua http://michaelarhuaauthor.blogspot.co.uk/

AuroraRose Andromeda: http://rollingmuseintheroses.blogspot.com/

Leann Mitchell: http://leannmitchell.blogspot.com/

Davee Jones: http://finless.blogspot.com/

Sherri Hayes: http://sherri-hayes.blogspot.com/

Gemma Parkes: http://gemmaparkes.blogspot.com/

Fierce Dolan: http://www.fiercedolan.com/blog

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Smoking Hot New Series from Jessica Frost

To Serve and Protect –  Book One in the  Sexy Men of Mystery Series

About To Serve and Protect

When Detective Jacob Brown arrives at the scene of a massacre, he sees a mysterious man escaping. One victim’s still alive. It’s Vincent Brewster, Jacob’s ex-lover who dumped him months ago, breaking his heart and then disappearing.

Later at the hospital, when Vincent sees the handsome detective, he thinks it’s love at first sight. Although Vincent can’t remember who he is, he’s sexually attracted to Jacob.

While Vincent wants to get closer to him, Jacob wants to run away.

But the killer’s still loose. Jacob must protect Vincent and help him get his memory back. This means he has to remind him of their past, including the bondage sex they enjoyed. He vows to do whatever it takes to get Vincent to remember. When his and Vincent’s feelings of love resurface, it’s hard to resist Vincent’s seduction.

What they don’t know is Vincent and the serial killer now have a connection—a supernatural one. And the killer’s coming for him. Can Jacob protect Vincent and help him get his memory back before the killer finds him?

Print: Amazon   BN

E-book: Bookstrand   Amazon  Amazon. uk  Amazon.ca

BN  KOBO  Sony

 

Covet They Neighbor –  Book Two in the  Sexy Men of Mystery Series

 About Covet They Neighbor

Detective Nicola Dupré is back at work after a six-month sick leave, but he’s still haunted by his sister’s tragic death. When Captain Moore gives him an unofficial undercover assignment to befriend the sexy, charming Nero Thorn, the erotic writer Nicola idolizes, he quickly accepts. He thinks it’s an easy job until he gets to know the mysterious BDSM author. Overwhelming emotions he can’t explain draw him ever closer to Nero.

Nero Thorn’s a recluse and he likes it that way. When he literally bumps into his shy, handsome new neighbor, Nicola Dupré, sparks fly. He’s drawn to Nicola like a moth to a fire and he quickly falls in love. But he has a dark, dangerous secret he’s kept hidden from the world for years. If Nicola ever finds out who he really is, he’ll run away in fear.

There’s a serial killer out there, and the murder of his sixth victim was written in Nero’s last novel before it ever happened. There’s a connection between Nero, the sixth victim, and the killer, and Nicola has to figure it out before the killer strikes again.

Print: Amazon   BN

e-book:  Bookstrand  Amazon  Amazon.uk   Amazon.ca

BN  KOBO  Sony

About Jessica

Jessica Frost has always had a passion for fiction and the written word. Add to that her wild, vivid imagination and her pure romantic tendencies and she soon realized she had the traits needed to become a romance author. She decided to take the very big first step not that long ago and wrote her first erotic romance story. And she has not looked back since.

Being a romance writer is a dream come true for her. Having the opportunity to create fantasy worlds where anything and everything can happen is an amazing feeling. She hopes these worlds and the delightful characters she creates will bring hours of enjoyment to her readers as they have done for her.

Find Jessica:

Website: http://www.authorjessicafrost.com/
Blog: http://authorjessicafrost.blogspot.ca/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Author_JesFrost
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Author.Jessica.Frost

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Just Enough: Decadent Publishing’s The Edge Series

Short stories are an under-appreciated art in post-postmodern literature. It isn’t that we don’t know how to write them well; rather, we don’t know how to honor their brevity. Ironic in a drive-through microwave culture, that, as I often hear readers say they don’t enjoy short stories because they aren’t long enough. It isn’t that they aren’t compelling, aren’t as well-developed as their longhaul cohorts, or don’t accomplish as much in significantly less pages. Short fiction often loses out because we want more.

Enjoying something so much as to want an extra scoop is a great problem to have. I’m curious, though, is it that short stories are too brief, or is there a deeper, more provocative reason that they get under our skin?

I think a well-written short story pushes us to actively participate more in the plot progression, to engage more emotionally and psychologically than most novels do. Without flowery prose to gently seduce us, starkness forces us bare, raw, and receptive to bring more of ourselves to the table, without preamble, without presupposition. As well, they end with us breathless, panting, craving more–because every encounter that truly sates instills deeper want.That’s part of what makes them so powerful.

Literarily speaking, with short stories, we have to be ready for the good stuff–juicy, unabashed movement–from the hook, on. Posthaste we get down and dirty, rubbing against exactly what we need right there, between the words, among the undercurrents. For that reason, short stories require faith in the moment, without fretting what comes next. We have to be willing to give ourselves over to that momentum and trust wherever it takes us.

I love short stories. To me they are poetry’s deep sigh. I love them so much that throughout my college writing curriculum, I was devoted to perfecting them as my form of choice. That’s why I enjoy Decadent’s The Edge series. For one, they are sexy as hell, and they bring it, every time.

So yes, the short form requires more of a commitment, a leap of faith. Risk it. Dive into the fling, knowing the foreplay and after-cuddling are on you to provide.

Check out my The Edge short, Traveler Through Darkness, and let me know what you risked to be with Tarik and Wo.

 

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FlashFic – My Wife

My wife has the sweetest cock.

The way she tucks it into her panties, the head just barely peeks out the elastic cinching her leg.

I lean down and lick at it until her length fattens and stiffens straight down the inside of her thigh.

Then there I am, my head under her skirt, sucking her salty syrup down my throat.

I gaze up past fabric rucked to her waist, pink-tipped tits heaving,

to the tongue resting in the corner of swollen red lips.

Her hips rock that gorgeous knob until my throat clenches, my eyes water,

and her jizz dives to my belly.

I lick her clean, wind her softening dick into the taut hammock cradled between her thighs.

Damp satin slicks my thumb as I

smooth her skirt into place.

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