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Liz Borino: Writing a Series Backwards

Please help me give Liz Borino a big welcome to my blog! She's here today to talk about her M/M erotic romance Mine series. Take it away, Liz...


About this time last year, I got an email from my publisher requesting a M/M erotic romance series. They thought it would sell better than my other books. For the record, they were 100% right. Action, the first released in the Mine series, outsold my other series within a month of its release. Action is about an actor and a director in a long term relationship. People love Zack and Steve, but from the first reader nearly everyone wanted to know where the couple started.
If you lean in real close, I’ll tell you a secret. I hate the beginning of relationships, writing them or living them. It could be why I stayed in a less-than-ideal engagement for six years. Starting is hard and uncertain. You’re always questioning how you feel, how they feel, when can you call, should you call, or just wait for them… the list goes on and frankly I find it exhausting. I like to know I’m safe to be myself around the person I’m seeing. That means having the opportunity to call when I’m lonely, or tell them that I really can’t talk while I’m working (unless of course it’s an emergency). And I want to provide this support for them as well. But in real life you have to wade through the uncertainty to get to the stability of a long-term relationship. Imagine expecting an engagement ring on date three. Or receiving it, creepy. I thought I had gotten out of the awkward stage in my books. Nope.
However, I couldn’t stop to write the prequel right then. I had two more books to complete first. So, I did. I wrote Action, Cutaway, and That’s a Wrap, spanning almost three years, six in Zack and Steve’s relationship. I had lots of ideas for what would come in volume two of the series, not so much for the prequel. But I had promised my publisher and my fans that I would tell the story of Zack and Steve’s beginning.
The big question became: How? Well, had I wanted to save myself editing, I would have gone through and looked for every reference to the beginning of their relationship and build the story from there. Didn’t think of that. I considered where they were, and thought about ways they could have gotten there.
See, my boys have a Dom/sub relationship.  However, they are not what you might think of when you think about D/s. Steve, while Zack’s Dom, is not a Sadist. While he might enjoy giving Zack a good spanking, he finds no pleasure in truly hurting his boyfriend. Actually, in volume one, he only spanks Zack hard enough to make him cry once, during a well-deserved punishment. Their relationship is on the softer side of D/s and focuses on guidance and love. Yes, there’s an element of domestic discipline. Yes, Steve has the final say. He’s Zack’s rock and soft landing place all at once.
Thinking about all of this, I couldn’t write their beginning, or Zack’s training, as based on anything except love and a little bit of pain. Casting, I feel, offers a good introduction to the boys, and lets the reader fall in love with them while they fall in love with each other. And it all started in a men’s bathroom.
Overall blurb (back of book) From the moment Steve Michaels met actor Zack Greene in the men’s room of a press conference, the director knew his snarkiness mixed with angelic features, excited him. What he wasn’t prepared for was the vulnerability underneath the hardened exterior. And he really wasn’t prepared to fall in love.
But they did.
Zack needed some positive press and a second chance after getting out of rehab. He found the director of Ben’s Life, the series he planned to audition for. Steve helped him within a loving structured relationship. 
Follow Zack and Steve as they face the challenges of work, family, injuries, and pasts together as they redefine family.
Warning: Contains spanking, Light BDSM, Dom/sub relationship, and two men who can’t get enough of each other. Vol. 1 includes Casting, Action, Cutaway, and That’s a Wrap. E-bookPaperback
Casting: Steve Michaels had one goal for the evening: drink just enough to get through the press conference in promotion of Ben’s Life, the new television series he’s directing. Plans change for him when the seedy producer of the show zeroes in his seduction efforts on Zack Greene, the bad boy of the moment. Now, Steve has to make sure Zack doesn’t sue.
Instead of finding the hardened bad boy he expected, Steve finds a vulnerable man whom life has beaten down. Can Steve help build him back up with a loving structured relationship? Find out how being cast in right roles enriches their careers and lives. Smashwords
Action: When the bright lights and flashing cameras of Hollywood capture your every move, how can you fulfill your deepest desires? For Zack Greene, a formerly out-of-control actor, and Steve Michaels, the director who unearthed the heart of the man beneath the ego, it’s a constant struggle.
In public, Steve and Zack are the picture of professional partners. However, behind closed doors, their partnership is taken to a new level. They engage in a carefully constructed Dom/sub relationship that not only brings them pleasure, but keeps Zack from slipping back into his wild ways.
Their delicate balance is thrown askew when a producer on the show threatens to expose their lifestyle, while taking advantage of Zack in a moment of vulnerability. Will Steve be able to ease the pain and save the love they share? Or will they come apart when they need each other most? Amazon
Cutaway:  Two years after Steve Michaels called, “Action!” on a new phase in his career as co-producer on the television show Ben’s Life, the lights go up again on his Dom/sub relationship with actor Zack Greene, but Hollywood cameras don’t always capture the truth.
A mention of Steve’s past in the BDSM scene has Zack craving new ways for them to connect. All of the couple’s concerns fall away when Steve and his ex, Peter, are in a car accident. The last ones to know, Zack and Josh, Peter’s slave, rush to the hospital. The injuries from the accident force the dominant man to set aside his pride and accept help from Zack. Will the couple get to explore new boundaries in their relationship or will the dependency Cutaway the structure holding their relationship in place? Amazon
That’s a Wrap: As the bright lights of Hollywood dim, futures, relationships, and identities are thrown into question. The once successful television show, Ben’s Life, is in big trouble. For Steve Michaels, the director, in a long-term Dom/sub relationship with Zack Greene, the lead actor, this means impending unemployment.
Through training Josh as their domestic slave, coupled with the care he received during recovery from a debilitating car accident, Steve opens himself up to role reversal in his relationship with Zack. The occasional release of control on Steve’s part, and Zack’s adeptness at taking it, grants them freedom and stability to meet challenges as a unit.
But when the life they had planned is put in jeopardy by one phone call, Steve and Zack will need to expand the safe haven they’ve created together to include one more. Priorities shift and a different light shines the way to new beginnings. Amazon
GIVEAWAY!


***Liz is being kind enough to give away a copy of Mine to a random commenter. Please leave a comment with your email address for a chance to win! Contest ends 2/8 at midnight.***

My first print book!

I'm so excited! My first print book was released last week with Etopia Press. It's called The Sue Lyndon Collection and it features Mountain Devil and Dark Without You. I received my author copies a few days ago and I can't stop stroking them and smelling them. LOL don't judge me.


Mountain Devil blurb:

Only deal with the devil if you can resist his charms...

On the eve of her wedding with Mr. Wrong, Ella Emerson's cold feet lead her to the Catoctin Mountains, where a few days in the woods seems like the best way to clear her head. But when she's attacked by an escaped convict, hiding out in the woods becomes more dangerous than she'd planned. And the convict isn't the only one who's looking for her.

Bounty hunter Ed Peters can't believe his bad luck-the convict he's trailing has run right into a police ambush. There goes payday-or maybe not. The beautiful woman in his sights has a $10,000 reward on her head, and she's more than willing to let him collect: if he can keep her hidden until all the wedding guests leave town. Seems like easy money until the tension between them explodes into a passion neither of them expected, and Ed finds that what Ella really needs is a good spanking...

But when Ella returns home, Ed finds her difficult to forget, especially when he learns the dangerous truth about the man she's decided to marry after all...


Dark Without You blurb:

Total Love. Domestic Discipline. He takes her world firmly in hand...

Alice Grove owes her brother a lot. After all, he adopted her after their parents died and worked several jobs just to keep food on the table. When he asks for her help keeping a musician from the band he manages happy until the end of their tour, Alice is more than willing. She'll do just about anything to please the enigmatic drummer she's had a crush on since they were kids.

Andy Steel detests life in the limelight. Touring for weeks on end with no company besides his fellow band members, trashy girls, and an endless supply of booze doesn't suit his old-fashioned ideals. He aches to have a long-lasting relationship with just one woman-but not just any relationship. He expects obedience inside and outside of the bedroom, and he won't hesitate to enforce his rules by giving his woman a good spanking. When he meets up with his childhood friend Alice in Chicago, all grown up and aiming to please, Andy knows the heat they generate is something special. Until he hears about Alice's real reasons for joining the tour, and until she skips town without so much as a good-bye. Andy has no qualms about chasing after her, but he may not like what he discovers along the way.   The Sue Lyndon Collection is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Mountain Devil and Dark Without You are still available as individual ebooks.

Saturday Spankings: The first spanking scene I ever wrote #SatSpanks

Welcome to Saturday Spankings! A big thanks to Kathryn R. Blake for organizing this weekly event!



For my first post for this blog hop, I decided to take a trip down memory lane. The following eight sentences are from the very first spanking scene I ever wrote and my first spanking romance accepted for publication, Karyn and the Crigon. Before I tried my hand at spanking fiction, I was a fledgling sci fi/fantasy author. As I was working on a fantasy novella, the heroine slapped the hero's face in the first chapter - yikes! It only seemed logical that he give her a good spanking.



Excerpt from Karyn and the Crigon:

“It’s good to see that you can listen to a man’s orders.”

Karyn fought the urge to slap his face again.   No one in the village would’ve ever dared speaking to her in such a manner, not when she was the granddaughter of the magical village healer and the daughter of the village leader. She fought the urge to scream and to run. But before she could decide if she would follow any of her urges, he descended to the tall chair, pulling her naked form down and across his huge legs.  

Edwin’s warm hand rested upon Karyn’s upturned bottom and he wrapped one leg around her struggling legs. His other hand grasped her hands against her back, leaving her perfectly pinned in place. “Now,” Edwin began,“This is what happens when a wife disrespects her husband.”

Karyn and the Crigon blurb:

Banished to the Cold Top because of her grandmother's deathbed confession, a young woman named Karyn prepares for a life of solitude, sorrowful that her grandmother's soul will be tormented in the Caves of Terr for all eternity. But her life quickly changes when Edwin, a Crigon from the immortal world of Strellia arrives to claim her as his wife, thus fulfilling her grandmother's debt. Sparks fly, but Karyn soon learns that Edwin is a firm but fair husband. Her desire to venture outside into the dangerous Cold Top and her attitude earn her more spankings than she'd like.

Edwin the Crigon knows that he has to get his wife to conceive a child before they may enter the immortal world of Stellia once again, but they're being hunted by an evil Holon shapeshifter, and spirits are warning of an even worse foe up ahead. Can he get his mortal wife home safe? Or is he doomed to fail?


Karyn and the Crigon is available on Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA, Barnes and Noble, All Romance, and Blushing Books.


Be sure to visit all the fabulous authors shown below for more Saturday Spankings fun!

Kinky thermometer spanking fun time

Lately, almost all the searches leading people to my blog have the words "anal" or "temperature" or "thermometer" in them, in addition to "spanking". I guess I'm not the only one with the thermometer kink. Yes, it's true. Reading a temperature taking scene in a book gets me as hot and bothered as a spanking scene. Guess what? Two of my books have naughty temperature taking scenes, Dark Without You and Shana's Guardian . How about some excerpts/teases?

Here's an excerpt from Dark Without You:

Toying with the thermometer still in his hand, he crossed the room and grabbed her elbow, leading her toward the bed. “Let’s get this over with.” He ignored her whimpers of protest as he guided her over his lap, but was pleased she didn’t resist physically. Her sweet, albeit reluctant, submission was a precious gift, and it moved a previously unaffected place in his soul. The profound depth of his feelings for Alice at this moment caused his heart to skip a beat as he rubbed soft circles on her back. “I’m going to take your temperature first,” he said, his voice thick with emotion and lust.

“Um, what do you mean?” Her innocent question brought a smile to his face.

“Pray you have a fever, Alice, because it’s the only thing that’ll postpone this spanking.” He yanked down her shorts and panties, letting them bunch around her thighs. When he placed a finger between her crevice, searching for her bottom hole, she tensed and one hand flew back. Grasping her wrist, he pinned it against the small of her back. “Hold still,” he scolded.

“What’s that?” she asked as he placed the tip of the thermometer at her entrance.

“I told you I’m taking your temperature. Now hold still.”

Dark Without You is available on Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA, Barnes and Noble, and All Romance.


...and here's an excerpt from Shana's Guardian:

He gave her a warning look. “Young lady, if you don’t do as I ask, I will punish you again.” And it’ll be more embarrassing than a little spanking, he thought.

Continuing to refuse his request, Shana pushed against him with her hands. Her struggles didn’t faze Daman, and he pinched her clit harder, loving the new flush that stained her cheeks as he did so. She bucked her hips and managed to get one leg free, and she kicked him hard in the stomach. Shocked and in pain, Daman withdrew his fingers and stood up. She would regret that kick. She would regret not obeying his request to touch herself.

“You just earned yourself a session with the thermometer.” He spun on his heel and retrieved the items he needed from the medicine cabinet, trusting she’d remain in her room.  

He’d never used the rectal thermometer to punish Shana before, but knew from prior experience during an illness that she shied away from having her temperature taken in this intimate manner. In most cases, he’d have to threaten her with a paddling just to get her to accept it. His cock twitched and hardened painfully against his pants at the thought of moistening her bottom hole with the clear ointment, spreading it around and slipping a finger inside in preparation of the thermometer’s entrance. When he returned, Shana was frozen in place, clutching the covers up to her neck.


Shana's Guardian is available on Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA, Barnes and Noble, All Romance, and Blushing Books.


Have you read a book with a delicious thermometer scene? I've read a few, but I'm having trouble remembering them all off the top of my head...so I'd love to hear from you! Please comment and share with the class:)

Her first maintenance spanking...a peek at "Confession Time"

The following six sentences are from my story that will be included in an anthology called Coming to Terms, set to release in May. If you don't know about this spanking anthology, read all about it here. It's going to be hot! Okay, back to my six sentences. My story in the anthology is called "Confession Time" and the following scene takes place during the first maintenance spanking James gives Lucy. Before he takes her over his knee, she tells him she's nervous because he spanks hard. This is his response:


"Lucy girl, you blew my mind a few weeks ago when you came to me, asking me to spank you for something you felt guilty over. You trusted me with your secret and told me all about domestic discipline. It took a lot of guts for you to come to me like that. I know I didn’t quite understand at first, but I understand more and more each day. I don’t like causing you pain, but after all we've been through I won’t hesitate to give you a hard spanking when you’ve earned one. I know I spank hard. I’ll always spank hard."


Here's the blurb for the Coming to Terms anthology:

Summer means more than fun and sun, rest and relaxation. For the couples in Coming to Terms, vacation presents a chance to connect, and work through important issues in their domestic discipline relationships. From endeavoring to define DD to missing a DD partner to balancing erotic spanking and disciplinary spanking, these stand-alone stories penned by seven authors of spanking fiction cover a broad spectrum of issues commonly encountered in loving DD relationships. Will the obstacles prove too difficult to overcome? Or will each couple emerge from vacation with their relationships revitalized and stronger than ever?


Look for Coming to Terms in May 2013!


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Coming to Terms ~ a domestic discipline anthology!!!

For the last few weeks, I've been keeping a BIG secret - but today I finally get to share the news! Hooray!

Here it is...

I'm joining six other authors of spanking fiction in an anthology to be published by Lazy Day Publishing in May 2013. The anthology is called Coming to Terms and it will contain seven vacation-themed spanking short stories.


Here's the blurb for Coming to Terms:

Summer means more than fun and sun, rest and relaxation. For the couples in Coming to Terms, vacation presents a chance to connect, and work through important issues in their domestic discipline relationships. From endeavoring to define DD to missing a DD partner to balancing erotic spanking and disciplinary spanking, these stand-alone stories penned by seven authors of spanking fiction cover a broad spectrum of issues commonly encountered in loving DD relationships. Will the obstacles prove too difficult to overcome? Or will each couple emerge from vacation with their relationships revitalized and stronger than ever?


The following authors will have stories included in Coming to Terms:

Alta Hensley

Anastasia Vitsky

Cara Bristol

Celeste Jones

Jade Cary

Renee Rose

Sue Lyndon


The story I wrote for the anthology is called "Confession Time". Here's the blurb:

A stay-cation at their lakeside home seems like the perfect way to start summer for Lucy and James - until an unexpected houseguest arrives, spoiling their plans to explore maintenance spanking and other aspects of their budding domestic discipline relationship. Determined to make the most of summer with his wife, James surprises Lucy with a last minute cabin retreat high in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But when Lucy's sister finds out about their DD relationship, she overreacts and assumes the worst of James. Lucy's attempt to smooth the situation over blows up in her face when James discovers her missing. Will hurt feelings, embarrassing confessions, and family drama ruin their summer? Or will James and Lucy find their way through the darkness and back to one another's arms?


I'm giddy with excitement as I write this blog post...I'm so thrilled to be working with such an amazing group of authors! Please visit the links above to check out the details of their individual stories and give them some love:)


Look for Coming to Terms in May 2013!

Love Spanks...a Valentine's Day spanking story extravaganza!

What better way to say, “I love you” than to give (or receive) a sizzling hot spanking? After the rousing success of Spank or Treat, the Spanking Fiction Authors’ group has returned to bring you a collective Valentine’s Day spanking story extravaganza.  It’s love and kisses for adults, and we do mean adults! 



 Even better, participation could earn you a GRAND PRIZE!

Kindle Fire or Nook Color (winner’s choice)!
(donated by Blushing Books)

$40 gift certificate to Loose Id!
(donated by Loose Id and Cara Bristol)

$15 gift certificate to Amazon!
(donated by Stormy Night Publications)
A Book Bundle including:
     The Knight's Prisoner by Renee Rose Marked by the Alpha by Adaline Raine
My House, My Rules by Constance Masters
Two by Day, Three by Night by Breanna Hayse
Lords and Ladies: Two Medieval Spanking Stories by Renee Rose and Korey Mae Johnson
(donated by Stormy Night Publications)

FREEBOOKS!
As an extra treat, ALL Love Spankers are eligible for free books!  (Donated by Lazy Day Publishing)
Of Yesterday by Alta Hensley To Love a Woman by Jade Cary Rules of War by Sue Lyndon Deep in the Heat of Texas by Amy le Blanc, Melissa Ecker, and Alta Hensley Many authors will also be offering a contest on their individual blogs.  Your comment on their blogs automatically enters you in both the main contest and the individual contests!  Prizes range from $5-25 gift certificates for books or sex toys (what a great combination!), kinky accessories, and a custom-written short-short story! 
What’s the catch?  Absolutely nothing!  We love writing for you and want to thank you for your readership.  Perhaps someone might get a spanking or two, but that’s a reward rather than a catch, right?  ;)
Here are the rules:
Visit each blog between the Saturday, February 9th and Sunday, February 10th to read the posted stories and excerpts. Leave a comment answering the story question on each blog.  You will receive one entry per blog for the grand prize drawing.  You will also be automatically entered in that author’s individual contest, if she has one. If you have visited all of the blogs, visit Ana’s blog to sign up for FIVE bonus entries to the grand prize. 
Deadline is midnight EST (UTC -5) on February 10th!! If you successfully completed the Spank or Treat challenge and visited all 12 blogs, you may add "VIP" to your comments.  You will earn THREE bonus entries toward the grand prize.  (Yes, we will be doing this again.  Yes, if you successfully complete the Love Spanks challenge you can become a VIP for our next activity!) Visit any of the participating blogs on Valentine’s Day to find out the lucky winners.  Will it be you? ***I'll be giving away a $10 Amazon giftcard on my blog. My characters from Bad Kitty will also be making a return in a new short story called "Showing His Love"***For more information, updates, and a list of participating authors, please visit: http://governingana.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/love-spanks-2013/

When the truth comes out, will he still want her?

The following six sentences are from Surrender . In this scene, Merokk has just punished Fiona for leaving the house without a bodyguard. She feels bad about disobeying him, but she's more upset over her deception against him, and worries about their future should he discover her true identity.


“It’s over, little one.”

His words drew her back to reality, but she couldn’t stop the flow of her stupid tears. Dammit, she’d only cried a few times in her life before she’d met him. He brought her up in his lap, cradling her and kissing away her tears. She held on to him for dear life, praying he’d never find out her real name and praying he’d still want her if he did.


Surrender blurb:

Love with the enemy can be the ultimate surrender…

Fiona Lockhart struggles to survive after Earth is conquered by powerful aliens. She knows it's only a matter of time before her schizophrenic mother acts out at the wrong time and place and brings down the wrath of their captors. So when turncoats offer Fiona a way to keep her mother safe, she can't refuse—even though it means marrying a Kall warrior and posing as the First Daughter, Betsy Carson.

Kall warrior Merokk has mixed feelings about marrying a human woman, but it's his duty and he can't refuse. He enjoys taming the headstrong Betsy, and a good spanking now and then makes the passion burn. The sex is sizzling, and as the months pass, Merokk discovers the feelings for his little wife run deep. But when he learns of her deceit after the real Betsy Carson surfaces, Merokk's new world shatters. Can he learn to forgive Fiona, or will he spend the rest of their lives punishing her for a crime she never wanted to commit?


Surrender is available on Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA, Barnes and Noble, All Romance, and Kobo.


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Dealing with her disobedience - SURRENDER

In Surrender , the heroine, Fiona, must keep her real identity a secret from her new husband, Merrok. As far as he knows, her name is Betsy Carson and she's the First Daughter. Their marriage is a political union required by a peace treaty after a war between Earth and a powerful race of aliens known as the Kall ends. Keeping her secret isn't easy, especially when her feelings for him soften. On top of keeping her secret, she must contend with his rules for a proper wife.  He's upfront with her about his expectations and what she can expect if she disobeys - a spanking.

Excerpt:

Dinner began pleasantly enough, but Fiona soon became aware of Merokk’s foul mood. He barely commented after she said something, when normally they held a lively discussion during mealtimes. This wasn’t like him, but she didn’t have the guts to question his mood. What if he knew about her indiscretion this afternoon? Worse yet—what if he knew she wasn’t Betsy Carson? She prayed it was the former and finished her dinner in silence, avoiding Merokk’s fuming obsidian eyes.

The servants cleared the table and returned with glasses of wine. Fiona sipped the strong drink and stole glances at her husband. Oh, he looked positively livid. She considered whether or not to confess and couldn’t reach a firm decision. What if she confessed to the wrong crime? What if he was pissed about something else and her admission needlessly incurred his wrath?

“I had an interesting conversation with Rentzaq today,” he said casually. He swirled the wine in his glass and smiled coldly at her.

Fiona’s stomach dropped to her feet, and she froze in her chair, numb with fear. Why had she ignored his stupid rule? The idea of taking a chaperone along on her lunch date seemed pointless given the circumstances with Layla and the fact that the café was only a few blocks away.

“Is there something you want to tell me?” Merokk asked, still swirling his damn glass of wine.

She sighed. Time to pay the piper. “I walked to a café a few blocks away with Layla today, and I didn’t take Rentzaq along. I’m sorry.” Her eyes pleaded for his understanding and lenience. “The city seems safe. We didn’t run into any trouble.”

His next words came out quiet but infused with authority. “Go straight to the bedroom and wait for me. I’ll be up shortly to deal with your disobedience.”

Somehow Fiona found herself sitting on their bed, but she didn’t remember the walk up the stairs. Her heart hammered in her chest, and her throat felt like sandpaper. He was going to spank her. She thought of the times he’d slapped her ass during sex. She’d enjoyed it, even when he let loose and gave it to her good. Of course she wasn’t stupid. An actual punishment would hurt and likely be one of the most humiliating experiences of her life.

Where was he?

An hour passed. Then two. Her stomach twisted and churned, and Fiona was thankful she’d eaten a light dinner. She stood up and began to pace the floor, wishing Merokk would hurry up and get it over with—or better yet, change his mind.

She turned at the sound of the opening door. Her husband strode into the room with his larger-than-life presence causing the enormous space to seem the size of a closet. The first thing she noticed about him was his eyes. Instead of anger, she saw warmth and kindness in them. Her anxiety lessened. Maybe this was her lucky day, and he’d decided her infraction was no big deal. He gestured for her to join him on the edge of the bed. With heavy feet, she approached him and willingly sank onto his lap. Wrapping his arms around her, he placed a gentle kiss on her cheek, causing her heart to flutter.

“You’re not mad anymore?” she asked, drawing back to meet his gaze.

He sighed and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. “I’m not happy with you, Betsy, but I’ve calmed down. I’m disappointed you disregarded a rule meant to keep you safe. There are a lot of desperate people wandering the streets right now. There’s no telling what could happen if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the fact that you’re the president’s daughter only compounds the danger.” He cupped her face in his warm, large hands. “You’re not to leave the property again without me or Rentzaq. Do you understand?”

“Yes, sir. I’m so sorry.” She bit her lip, apprehensive over his next move.

“Let’s get this over with.” He lifted her up, standing her on the floor. Reaching for her skirt, he pulled it down over her hips, taking her panties with it. Fiona felt like a doll being undressed, especially when her shirt and bra came next. She fought the urge to cover her exposed breasts. Sure he’d seen her naked plenty of times, but this was different. His gaze swept over her body, and a heavy sense of vulnerability took her unawares. It didn’t help that she craved his touch, anticipated it, and an unbearable ache had settled between her thighs. A strange mix of emotions and desires coursed through her, and it took all her strength to remain still under Merokk’s intense scrutiny.

A second later, Fiona found herself upended over her husband’s lap on the bed. This was really happening. She closed her eyes and tried to ignore the throbbing sensation rocketing through her center. If Merokk discovered her arousal, she would be mortified beyond belief. This was a punishment—how the hell could she be so turned on?

Merokk wrapped one leg around hers and shifted her higher, forcing her thighs to part embarrassingly wide. He placed one hand on her bottom and grabbed her wrists in the other to pin them against the small of her back. Her heart pounded and pounded. Burning tears formed in her eyes and threatened to spill over, leaving her perplexed. The strength of her husband’s affection overwhelmed her to the point of utter confusion. He had rules in place to guard against her safety, and this knowledge warmed her heart as much as it left herterrified—because the depth of her feelings for him seemed endless. If something were to happen to him…

She couldn’t complete the thought.

Did he feel the same way about her?

“What’s this?” His fingers glided through her folds, discovering her dampness. She tried to squirm away, but his hold remained firm. One digit pushed inside her channel, pumping slowly in and out. “Don’t fight me, little one. You know you deserve to be punished.” She felt his hand leave her and stiffened when his moistened finger suddenly poked at her bottom hole.

Surrender blurb:

Love with the enemy can be the ultimate surrender…

Fiona Lockhart struggles to survive after Earth is conquered by powerful aliens. She knows it's only a matter of time before her schizophrenic mother acts out at the wrong time and place and brings down the wrath of their captors. So when turncoats offer Fiona a way to keep her mother safe, she can't refuse—even though it means marrying a Kall warrior and posing as the First Daughter, Betsy Carson.

Kall warrior Merokk has mixed feelings about marrying a human woman, but it's his duty and he can't refuse. He enjoys taming the headstrong Betsy, and a good spanking now and then makes the passion burn. The sex is sizzling, and as the months pass, Merokk discovers the feelings for his little wife run deep. But when he learns of her deceit after the real Betsy Carson surfaces, Merokk's new world shatters. Can he learn to forgive Fiona, or will he spend the rest of their lives punishing her for a crime she never wanted to commit?

Surrender is available on Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA, Barnes and Noble, All Romance, and Kobo.

Book Spotlight: Body Politics by Cara Bristol

Today I'm spotlighting Body Politics by Cara Bristol, the third book in her Rod and Cane series.  I've enjoyed all the books in this domestic discpline series, but Body Politics was by far my favorite.  You can read my review here.

Body Politics Blurb:

Feminist Stephanie Gordon knows the instant she meets blind date Mark DeLuca it’s going to be a wasted evening. Sure the deputy chief of police is criminally sexy, but he's arrogant, domineering and sexist. Thank goodness after the date ends, she'll never have to see him again. A member of the Rod and Cane Society, an organization of men who discipline their women by spanking, Mark DeLuca is attracted to Stephanie like a paddle to a well-rounded ass. He sees beneath the shield of feminist militancy to the soft, sensitive woman she tries to hide. When she storms away in a snit, the chase is on. Can a man who spanks convince a diehard feminist her true strength lies in submission? Body Politics contains feminist indignation, old-fashioned courtship, hot sex and plenty of spanking. The third book in the Rod and Cane Society series, it can be read as a stand-alone.

Body Politics Excerpt:

“Please, sit down. You and I need to talk.” Mark gestured to one of the sofas.

It couldn’t hurt to sit, so she complied. The couch was firm beneath her bottom, but its leather was supple. What appeared hard had a softer side. Mark sat next to her, his knee touching hers, his face serious. This was a date, for goodness’ sake, and he was treating her like a recalcitrant schoolgirl called to the principal’s office. She felt a tingle between her thighs.

He surprised her by taking her hand. His fingers were warm as he stroked her palm, igniting more shivers up her arm. He kissed her hand, and her heart fluttered. Beneath his stern expression she spied desire, confirmed by his next words.

“I’m very attracted to you,” he said. “You’re a beautiful woman inside and out. I respect your spirit, your drive, your ambition. You turn me on—and you infuriate me. Like your behavior this evening.”

She opened her mouth to tell him she regretted her actions, but he shook his head. “Let me speak. I’ve learned something about myself over the years, in my marriage. I need to be the man in the relationship, the one who leads, who sets the pace, who decides what’s acceptable and what’s not.”

“You want to dominate.”

“I wouldn’t describe it quite that way, but I won’t quibble over your use of the word. I want you to express your feelings. In fact, I insist on it. But the manner in which you do so must be respectful. You were rude tonight. To me, and especially to Liz.”

She already regretted her behavior with Elizabeth. Chalk it up to the potency of the Bottom Burner, the stress of dealing with Bethany’s passive-aggressive shenanigans, and the shock of finding out the truth about Mark— she’d overreacted. But she wasn’t going to admit that to him. Not now.

“I was blindsided,” she said.

“I understand why you see it that way, but the fact is, I deliberately made an effort to be very open and honest with you from the start. I brought you to Rod and Cane so you would know the kind of man I am and what I expect. That’s why I’m going to be very blunt right now. Our relationship will be a domestic discipline one.”

Stephanie snorted. “It astounds me that you would assume we would have any relationship, let alone a domestic discipline one!”

“Denial doesn’t make it any less so. We’ve gone out twice. And you came back to my condo with me. We’ve started something, Stephanie. And because the beginning sets the precedent for the rest of the relationship, I’m asking for your permission to spank you tonight.”

His audacity, his unrepentant sexism caused her jaw to drop, while quivery, almost sexual warmth kindled down low and spread. She pictured herself laid out over his lap as he smacked her bottom, and her knees started to shake. Something crazy deep inside whispered for her to submit. It was akin to staring down a precipice and wondering what it would be like to jump. She tried to pull away from him, but he maintained his hold. “Spank me, my ass!” she whipped out.

Amusement lent a slight curve to his lips. “Generally that’s how it occurs, although on occasion I may administer a few smacks to your pussy.”

A strong spasm shuddered through the body part he’d mentioned. “The hell you will.” She yanked hard and freed her hand, but her victory was hollow. She suspected she’d gotten away only because he’d allowed it.

“You should know that swearing will get you spanked—unless, of course, what you’re yelling is, ‘Fuck me, harder.’”

She wondered how he felt about a face slap. No, she didn’t. She knew. Her butt muscles tightened.

“You’re entitled to your emotions and should express your feelings, but I expect respect.”

She ignored the wetness between her legs, the tightness of her beaded nipples. “You’re insane.” She was insane. Why was her body reacting to his outrageous pronouncement with arousal instead of anger? She should be charging out of his condo like a cat with its tail on fire. She clapped a hand over her mouth to smother a choke of laughter. That was what he wanted to do to her: set her tail on fire.

“Are you afraid you can’t tolerate a spanking?”

“I can handle anything you mete out.” She glared at him. “I just don’t believe you.”

“What don’t you believe?”

“Your absurd assumption that I would go along with this. What gives you the idea a feminist would allow a man to spank her?”

“I don’t assume anything,” he said. “That’s why we’re discussing this. As for why you would allow it, well, whether you like it or not, you’re a natural submissive. I see it in your eyes, in the way you carry yourself, in your body’s responses to me.”

Her hard nipples ached. She resisted the urge to glance at her chest. The vest was wool, thank goodness. “You don’t see anything!” she said, hoping it was true. He did turn her on, but it was in spite of his domineering ways, not because of them. Wasn’t it?

“You protest like being submissive is a bad thing. It’s neither good nor bad; it’s neutral—like being introverted or extroverted, gregarious or serious. Masculine or feminine. But fighting against your nature requires you swim against the current. How long can you maintain that before you deplete your energy?”

Was that why she was so tired all the time? Why some days she felt like the world demanded more than she had to give? Ridiculous. She worked long hours. That was why.

“So you’re saying men are naturally dominant and women are naturally submissive.”

“That wasn’t what I meant, but in general? Yes. It’s not true of all men and women, of course.”

“And that’s why men should spank women?”

“I’m not saying anyone should do anything. But for many people, that form of communication keeps the relationship oiled and running smoothly.”

“Communication. That’s an interesting euphemism.”

Mark continued. “The trust a woman gives to a man when she bares her bottom cuts through all the petty relationship strife and strengthens their bond.”

“Why can’t the trust develop by the woman spanking the man? Why don’t you drop your pants?” She dared him.

“Would that do it for you?” His gaze was serious, intense. “If I allowed you to spank me, would you trust me enough to lie over my knee?”

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