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Prisoner has been out for a week!!

Yesterday marked one week since Prisoner went out into the world!! Since then I’ve gotten so much lovely feedback from readers and reviewers!

“Prisoner had me hooked from their very first meeting with her head in a book checking out the goods. This was a wild ride from beginning to end and I loved it.” – She Hearts Books

“The action is heart pounding. The sex is extraordinary. The plot line is fascinating. The characters are full of life and multidimensional. This story. Sigh. These authors pairing up created something truly beautiful.” – Fictional Candy

“Prisoner is terrific and frightening, sexy and dangerous, sweet and heavy on messed up, tortured characters. ALL LOVERS of Dark Erotic Thrillers must read this book!” – Mistik Ink

“Prisoner is captivating, emotional, and raw. I can’t wait to read it again. This might just be my favorite book of the year.” – Wicked With Ink

“Wow! This hunk of a male with a hunted past was a force to be reckoned with. I understood the allure of him and his raw sexual appeal. After peeling the layers back, I understood him, and just like Abby, I wanted to fix him.” – Pearls and Peacocks

“This is a great read it will have you hooked from the beginning…I highly recommend you get it now and read it is just that good.” – Summer’s Book Blog

“Prisoner is a thrilling and engrossing read that will leave you desperate and feverishly flipping pages to find out what happens next. I highly recommend this if you’re looking for something absolutely engrossing and just plain great. It’s sexy, hot, a bit dark, and fascinating.” – Sinfully Sexy Books

Plus, we made it to #171 on Amazon, which means a lot of people have come over to the dark side…

Speaking of dark, Prisoner also got recommended on the USA Today HEA blog as a must-read, calling it “dark yet very engaging.” Yay! You can read the full article here.

Many, many thanks to everyone who read, reviewed, and shared Prisoner this past week. Annika and I truly appreciate those who’ve already done so and continue to help spread the word. Today is Halloween, so what better time to read something dark and scary and sexy?

New Release: Prisoner!!

I have a new release today!!!

I’m really excited to share this one. Prisoner is a collaboration with my author friend and NYT bestseller Annika Martin. It’s dark and dangerous and hella sexy. Here’s the blurb…

He seethes with raw power the first time I see him—pure menace and rippling muscles in shackles. He’s dangerous. He’s wild. He’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.

So I hide behind my prim glasses and my book like I always do, because I have secrets too. Then he shows up in the prison writing class I have to teach, and he blows me away with his honesty. He tells me secrets in his stories, and it’s getting harder to hide mine. I shiver when he gets too close, with only the cuffs and the bars and the guards holding him back. At night I can’t stop thinking about him in his cell.

But that’s the thing about an animal in a cage—you never know when he’ll bite. He might use you to escape. He might even pull you into a forest and hold a hand over your mouth so you can’t call for the cops. He might make you come so hard, you can’t think.

And you might crave him more than your next breath.

Here’s what readers are saying…

“Sexy, dark, and thrilling. I loved every second of it!” ~ New York Times bestselling author Katie Reus

“Dark, sexy, and intense, Prisoner is an emotional ride that does not let go until the end. I loved it!” ~ USA Today bestselling author Kristen Callihan

“Prisoner had me hooked from their very first meeting with her head in a book checking out the goods. This was a wild ride from beginning to end and I loved it.” – She Hearts Books

“The action is heart pounding. The sex is extraordinary. The plot line is fascinating. The characters are full of life and multidimensional. This story. Sigh. These authors pairing up created something truly beautiful.” – Fictional Candy

Cover Reveal for Prisoner!

It’s cover reveal day for my next book! Prisoner is a dark romance novel written by myself and NYT bestseller Annika Martin. I *really* love this one and I’m so excited to share Grayson with you guys. Here’s the blurb…

He seethes with raw power the first time I see him—pure menace and rippling muscles in shackles. He’s dangerous. He’s wild. He’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.

So I hide behind my prim glasses and my book like I always do, because I have secrets, too. Then he shows up in the prison writing class I have to teach and he blows me away with his honesty. He tells me secrets in his stories, and it’s getting harder to hide mine. I shiver when he gets too close, with only the cuffs and the bars and the guards holding him back. At night, I can’t stop thinking about him in his cell.

But that’s the thing about an animal in a cage—you never know when he’ll bite. He might use you to escape. He might even pull you into a forest and hold a hand over your mouth, so you can’t call for the cops. He might make you come so hard, you can’t think.

And you might crave him more than your next breath.

Coming October 23rd.

New Release: Take the Heat, a criminal romance anthology

I’m so excited to present Take the Heat, an anthology of dark, sexy stories of criminal romance. The line up of authors is all-star and the stories themselves are edgy, fresh, and hot as hell.

“Wicked, deadly, seductive…” – KT Book Reviews

The ultimate bad boys, criminals capture our attention and awaken our darkest desires. Celebrate the illicit in this romantic suspense anthology, where handcuffs are used for more than play. These stories are shocking, sexy, and thought-provoking.

In New York Times Bestseller Skye Warren’s Magnolia Hotel, meet the heroine who pays her brother’s debt to a loan shark–who happens to be her childhood crush. Find out if the jury made the right decision in Acquitted by award-winning author Giselle Renarde. Explore a dark and sensual psychology with New York Times Bestseller Pam Godwin in Unlawful Seduction.

New York Times Bestseller Skye Warren – Magnolia Hotel

Cynthia Rayne – Captivated

New York Times Bestseller Pam Godwin – Unlawful Seduction

Sheri Savill – Slipknot

New York Times Bestseller Shoshanna Evers – This Might Hurt A Bit

Candy Quinn – The Bombshell

Tamsin Flowers – Playing with Fire

Elizabeth Coldwell – Disposing of Donnie

Audrey Lusk – Surprise Witness

Trent Evans – Last Day

Giselle Renarde – Acquitted

Ride the edge of desire and see if you can TAKE THE HEAT…

“HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to all lovers of fked up and delicious. There is something here for everyone and its one of the best Anthologies I’ve had the pleasure of reading.” – Mistik Ink

“The darkness either lures you in slowly or captures your full attention right off the bat… I would recommend this to dark lovers who want to read short stories back to back.” – Amber’s Reading Room

“What an amazing collection of short stories that will shock and titillate. There was a nice mixture of dark and light erotica, some romance, unexpected twists… if you want that and a bit of an edge, I can’t recommend this highly enough. This is one of my Top Picks for 2014.” – Ms Romantic Reads

Read Take the Heat Now:

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | All Romance

Heading to Book Bash!

I’m all packed up with books and fun swag for Book Bash in Orlando this Saturday! Here are some limited edition tank tops I’m giving to the first five people who stop by my table and ask for them.

Hope to see you there!

Writing on the Edge: Upcoming Chat with SavvyAuthors

Are you an author? Do you self publish dark or taboo fiction, or are you considering it in the future? If so, I’d love to invite you to my chat with Savvy Authors. Digicon is an online conference for indie and self publishing featuring workshops and chats for authors. I’m hosting the following event:

Writing on the Edge: Killers, Captivity, and Dubious Consent in Dark Romance

May 30, 2014 7:30 p.m. EST

Paranormal romance has explored anti-heroes and taboo themes for decades, and we’re finally getting the same freedom in contemporary romance. Self-published authors are pushing boundaries, and readers are responding by propelling them up the sales charts.

What do you need to know if you’re considering incorporating dark themes in your work? What are the considerations in terms of reader expectations and content warnings? What do Amazon and other distributors disallow?

Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of dark romantic fiction. She has been called a “true mistress of dark and twisted love stories.” (The Forbidden Bookshelf) Skye will draw on her self-publishing dark erotica and romance for the past two and a half years to arm you in publishing your own boundary-pushing books.

Please note: This chat will contain frank language of sexual and taboo subject matter.

You can see the full class listing here. I hope you’ll join me on Friday to chat!

New Release: On the Way Home

I’ve just gotten back from the RT Book Convention which completely wiped me out. However, I am so happy to pop up out of hiding to tell you my new release is available!

ON THE WAY HOME has dark suspense elements and a hot military hero. Here’s the blurb:

Clint

For eight months I’ve been deep under cover as a special operator in the Army. On the plane ride home, all I want is a hot shower and a long sleep. But a Dear John text message leaves me stranded. I need a ride and a place to stay, and the pretty stewardess is more than willing.

Della

It’s supposed to be a simple trade—the passenger in seat 34B for my sister. But the sexy soldier is more than I can handle in all the best ways. He trusts me, but I can’t save him. No one can. Sometimes trouble has a way of following you home.

On the Way Home is a dark new adult romance intended for readers over eighteen.

“Thrilling, suspenseful, sexy as hell. Skye Warren can simply do no wrong.” – Book Bellas

  

Though just as sexy as ever, I think this book is less dark than my usual, so it can appeal to a wider audience. I would hugely appreciate anything you could do to help me spread the word about this book. That includes tweeting, blogging, and telling a friend about it.

Thank you so much for reading and sharing and all of your support!

Release Day for Make Me: Twelve Tales of Dark Desire!

Make Me: Twelve Tales of Dark Desire is out now! It’s an amazing selection of dark books from some bestselling authors like Aleatha Romig, CJ Roberts, Eliza Gayle, Annabel Joseph, Cari Silverwood, Claire Thompson, and more.

Plus, if you’ve already read Wanderlust, you’ll want to check out the exclusive epilogue I’ve put in there. More Hunter and Evie

Please note this boxed set is only up for the month of March. After that it will be taken down, permanently, and the only way you could get these books is to purchase them separately at over $40.

Grab it now on…

Amazon US | Amazon UK | B&N | iTunes

And you’re invited! We’re having a Facebook party to celebrate the release of Make Me. There will be a TON of giveaways and excerpts and fun stuff going on from all twelve of us over the course of the day. I hope you’ll attend the event!

Here’s the Make Me Release Party on Facebook.

Thank you so much for your support!

Skye Warren

Winners of the Valentine’s Day Gift Hop!

A quick post today with the winners from the Valentine’s Day Gift Hop…

For my post, which had a $50 Amazon gift card, the winner was Regan Nicole from Lipstick Lesbian Reviews.

And for the grand prizes, the winner of the Kindle Paperwhite was Dovile on Harley Baker‘s post, who said Pretty Woman was her favorite romantic movie. (I love it too!) On the BookSwagger post, Sue said her favorite genre to read was contemporary and won the new adult digital gift basket. Which is cool, since they’re all contemporary!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the hop. I hope everyone’s Valentine’s Day was lovely and very hot!

Welcome to the Valentine’s Day Bloghop!

Welcome, lovely hoppers!

Since this is a week to celebrate love…

I’m so pleased to share with you guys Make Me: Twelve Tales of Dark Desire. There is an AMAZING line up of authors here. I have to tell you that I completely felt the love with this group of authors. Their talent and success levels are off the charts, but everyone was incredibly sweet and humble as we put this together.

I’ve also been feeling the love from bloggers, who have been enthusiastic in spreading the word of our pre-order and gracious in letting us schedule guest spots for release week.

And lastly, I’ve been feeling the love from readers, who debuted the pre-order at number #19 in the overall Kindle store, which is… frankly… magical. It’s since gone down a little, though it’s still doing well–and we still have a month before release. But there’s special pre-order pricing going on, so it makes sense to order your copy now.

Here’s the blurb for the set:

Take a trip to the dark side with 12 books by some of the hottest names in edgy romance, including USA Today Bestselling authors CJ Roberts, Eliza Gayle, and Aleatha Romig!

Pam Godwin – Beneath the Burn

Skye Warren – Wanderlust

Claire Thompson – Enslaved

Cari Silverwood – Take Me Break Me

Annabel Joseph – Comfort Object

Aleatha Romig – Consequences

Shoshanna Evers – The Man Who Holds the Whip

Annika Martin – The Hostage Bargain

Jasmine Haynes – Take Your Pleasure

Eliza Gayle – Play With Me

Pepper Winters – Tears of Tess

CJ Roberts – Captive in the Dark

These e-books would cost over $40 if purchased separately. This set will only be available for a limited time, so order your copy now!

Isn’t that line-up wonderful? I could not have asked for a better group of authors to hang out with. And there’s still time for you to get the special pre-order pricing here.

Now, let’s talk about those gifts, shall we? Because the prizes for this hop are stunning. There’s a Kindle Paperwhite!! And a new adult romance bundle which includes my compilation, The Beauty Series. Every comment along the hop enters you for the grand prizes.

For my stop on the bloghop, I’m giving away a $50 gift card to Amazon! You could pre-order Make Me fifty times! No, wait, that’s now how it works. You can pre-order Make Me AND buy a lot more books.

Leave a comment below and then use the Rafflecopter to enter! Which book or author in the MAKE ME limited edition set do you most want to read?

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Be sure to visit the other authors and bloggers on the hop for more prizes, more fun, and more love to go around! (And don’t forget to pre-order Make Me on Amazon or Barnes & Noble so you don’t miss the 99 cent pre-order price!)