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Holiday Traditions ~ Purrrfectly Giftastic Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to the Purrrfectly Giftastic Christmas Blog Hop!  Visit the event page for a listing of over 140 authors who are participating and giving away awesome prizes.  The blog hop runs from Friday, Dec. 14th - Monday, Dec. 17th at midnight.

Even though this time of year is always busy and stressful for me, I do look forward to spending extra time with family and friends and keeping up with various holiday traditions.  One of my favorite traditions at Christmas is to make an ungodly amount of French Christmas Cookies and pass them out.  I found the recipe years ago online and now every year my family EXPECTS me to make them.  I'm not the best cook in the world, but these are super quick and easy, for those of you who are in a rush.  French Christmas Cookies

In my latest release, "Christmas with the Professor", the heroine is skilled at making gingerbread cookies.  She shows up at her favorite professor's cabin with a plate of fresh-baked cookies and...well, let's just say they don't spend much time eating cookies!

Here's the blurb:

Angela can't stop fantasizing about her former Psychology professor, Dr. Taylor. His commanding presence and deep, gravelly voice bring out the submissive girl inside her, the girl she left behind after her last Dom cast her aside. But is Dr. Taylor kinky? When she shows up at his house with fresh-baked Christmas cookies, she attempts to tease the Dom out of him and ends up getting much more than she bargained for - her heart softens to a man for the first time in years. She flees for the safety of her apartment expecting to spend the holidays alone licking her wounds. When an unexpected visitor comes knocking on Christmas morning, will she slam the door and continue to guard her heart? Or will she open herself up to a new year of possibilities?

"Christmas with the Professor" is available on Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA, and Amazon DE.  You can borrow it for free with Amazon prime!

I'm giving away a $10 Amazon giftcard to one random commenter.  Just leave a comment telling me about one of your favorite holiday traditions.  Be sure to include your email address!  The winner will be announced on Tuesday, Dec. 18th.

Be sure to swing over to the Purrrfectly Giftastic Christmas Blog Hop page for a listing of other participating authors!

Happy hopping!

~Sue

Book Spotlight: The Vengeance of Mrs. Claus by Anastasia Vitsky

Today I'm excited to spotlight The Vengeance of Mrs. Claus by Anastasia Vitsky.  I enjoyed this novella very much.  It even managed to put a scrooge like me in the holiday spirit, and the spankings were an added bonus!  :)  You can find my review here.

Blurb:

In some countries, turning 21 means gaining the right to vote and drink alcoholic beverages.  For Claire Labraun, the Christmas after her 21st birthday would be beyond her wildest imagination.
Minelle and Matthew Labraun believed in a traditional marriage.  Matthew was head of their household, and Minelle was his helpmeet.  When it came to raising their headstrong 21-year-old daughter, however, they found themselves at a loss.  Minelle had always taught Claire to do the right thing for right’s sake.  Claire, however, had different ideas.  She rebelled against their rules, flaunted authority, and connived to get things she wanted.  She had never been spanked in her life; Matthew and Minelle kept that adult privilege strictly between themselves.  But this year, a visit from Santa plus Claire’s newly adult status would change her idea of Christmas forever. 
 Excerpt:
            Minelle gave a nervous giggle.  “Matthew,” she whispered as she ran a hand down his arm, “slow down.  I don’t even know what we’re doing.”
            Matthew gave a flick to his wrist that sent the soft, silky strands of the flogger playing across her breasts.  “I am,” he said slowly, “performing my duties as a husband to my wife.”  He unbuttoned her blouse further.
            “No, no, what if the kids come in early?  We can’t…”
            Matthew finished unbuttoning her blouse and tossed it aside.  He let the flogger dance across her newly bare flesh, smiling in open delight and desire as she began responding despite her protests to the contrary.
            “I should work on my lesson plans for tomorrow, get dinner started…the chicken needs to thaw…”
            “Do you honestly think,” Matthew growled, taking her into his arms, “I’m interested in dinner right now?”
            Minelle gave a little shriek, blushed, and nuzzled her cheek against his rough denim shirt.  “We’re sensible adults and parents,” she protested.  “Too old for this foolishness.  Now let me go and…”
            Matthew reached for her pants and tugged at the elastic waist.  “Careful what you say,” he warned.  “Don’t forget I’m older than you are.  Are you calling me old, little girl?”
            Minelle blushed.  She had been just seventeen when the twenty-four-year-old Matthew started courting her, and he was her first and only boyfriend.  Sometimes she felt too young for him even now in the midst of comfortable middle age, but at other times she felt much older and wiser.  On their first dates, though, when he taught her about kissing he had teased her by calling her his “little girl”.  His friends called him a cradle-snatcher.  Just barely twenty-two when they married and twenty-three and twenty-five when their children were born, she often felt she had grown up right alongside their babies.  It was ridiculous after all these years for him to still call her “little girl,” but something inside of her tingled at the name.
            “Yes,” she whispered, trying to ignore the funny flips in her stomach as he eased her pants and then her silly granny panties first down to her knees and then completely off.  “You’re far too old for this nonsense and I should put my clothes back on and take that chicken out of the freezer…”
            “Put a hand on your clothes and I’ll stop playing nice with the flogger.”
            Matthew’s voice cut her short.  Minelle gave another little giggle and glanced up entreatingly at her husband of just over twenty years.  “Honey…”
            Matthew set the flogger down and fingered the buckle on his belt.  “Or there are other ways to make you listen…”
            Minelle gave a delicious shiver.  She didn’t have time for this, she told herself.  Except her body wouldn’t listen.  Matthew’s work-roughened hands turned her onto her stomach and explored every inch of her, a heavy callused palm landing on her bottom.
            “Ouch!” she exclaimed. 
            Matthew bent over and held her hair away from her neck, kissing the little bone that jutted out at the top of her spine and then working his way down the length of her back.  At each kiss she shivered half with delight and half with anticipation.  “Now let’s talk about this silly diet of yours,” he began.

The Vengeance of Mrs. Claus is available on Blushing Books, Amazon US, Amazon UK, and Amazon CA.

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RULES OF WAR ~ Cover Reveal and Blurb!!!

Today I'm sharing the cover and blurb of Rules of War , my upcoming 1/2/13 release with Lazy Day Publishing.  Rules of War is a steamy science fiction romance novella with a dose of spankings and D/s elements.

I think Lazy Day did a fabulous job with the cover and I can't stop drooling over it:)  Here it is:





Blurb:

Can her greatest fear become her sweetest desire?

Emma Conrad's worst nightmare is realized when a bomb strikes her building and she awakens to discover she's been taken captive by a Free Island enemy soldier. Tensions and passions rise as she rebels against the man who has claimed her as his wife, whisking her away to a settlement in the mountains.

Unit Commander John Rousseau insists he's a good man Emma need not fear, but he does promise to spank her if she misbehaves...and he has lots of rules. Will she lose her heart to the stern stranger, or will a ghost from her past take away her last chance at happiness?


Rules of War ...... coming Jan. 2, 2013!

Book Spotlight: Josey's Christmas Cookie by Sharon Kleve

Today I'm spotlighting Sharon Kleve's newest release, Josey's Christmas Cookie, a sweet romance sure to get you in the holiday spirit.


Blurb:

In the blink of an eye; Josey lost the most important people in her life, her parents.

Can a hound dog named Cookie, a pair of Mourning Doves and a passionate vet bring the holiday spirit back to Josey's life in time for Christmas?


Excerpt:

A glob of drool hit the top of my shoe. He let go of my pant leg and licked the goo off my shoe. I wanted to say, "gross," but instead I said, "thank you."

I was hooked. His fur was a reddish brown and soft as silk. Not caring about drool or dog hair, I sat down on the floor next to Cookie, wrapped my arms around his neck and finally felt at peace.



Links to Purchase:

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Sharon-Kleve/e/B006JAH14S/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Klutzy-Love-ebook/dp/B0091HGE6W/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_t_1
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Sharon-kleve?keyword=Sharon+kleve&store=allproducts&iehack=%E2%A0
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=sharon+kleve

Bio:

Sharon Kleve was born and raised in Washington and currently lives on the Olympic Peninsula with her husband.
She loves romance. She loves reading romance, living romance, and especially loves writing about romance. She gets no greater feeling than watching her characters come alive in each other's arms. Most of all, she loves giving her characters the happily ever after they deserve—with a few bumps and bruises along the way.
One of her favorite things to do is picking up a new book and sinking into the story, immersing herself in the emotions between the characters. She hopes to inspire her readers the same way her favorite authors have inspired her.
When not writing, she can usually be found either curled up in her recliner with her cat and a good book, or in the kitchen baking sourdough bread or bagels.

Contact Sharon here:

http://www.sharonkleve.com/
http://authorsharonkleve.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/sharonrkleve
https://twitter.com/#!/SharonKleve
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5399389.Sharon_Kleve

He's become her whole world - an excerpt from Shana's Guardian

Today's six sentences come from Shana's Guardian , my spanking romance novella set to release on December 22nd with Blushing Books.  In the following scene, Shana is reminiscing about her early days with Uncle Daman and how much he's come to mean to her. 

She would never forget his kindness the night he brought her into his house. He’d traveled to Okkman Settlement to fetch her without knowing a thing about her, save that she was his late wife’s sister’s daughter. He’d bathed her, fed her, and tucked her in a warm bed after the long journey, and promised her grief would one day fade. The pain of losing her parents and leaving her childhood friends behind did indeed fade, and she had him to thank for that. He became her everything when she had nothing. He became the sole candle burning in a world gone dark.


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Book Spotlight: Of Yesterday by Alta Hensley

Today I'm spotlighting Alta Hensley's newest release, Of Yesterday . I enjoyed this book a lot and recommend it to those who enjoy spanking romances as well as erotic romance in general.  It's hot!  Read my review here.


Blurb:

Trying to bring back the morals of yesterday, Jason Winters is determined to build a new society. Everything is going as planned until he meets the fiery, Taylor McKnight. Now, he questions if he is trying to build happiness...when what he really needs to do, is find happiness.

Taylor McKnight's entire life is about to change with one single proposition. She is willing to take on the adventure, but is she willing to take on the man? The bigger question: could she fall in love with a man, while bent over his knee?

Warning: This Domestic Discipline novel contains scenes with spanking and graphic sex.


Excerpt:

Taylor started as a deep voice called from the shadows, "What in the hell are you doing?" Jason emerged from the darkness, anger painting his face. "Are you crazy? You could have broken your neck!"

Taylor's heart skipped a beat. "I...I uh...I wanted to go for a run. I knew you wouldn't allow it...and uh...well..." She knew how stupid her idea seemed. And after her little misadventure, Taylor could not help but be embarrassed by her poor use of judgment.

"You've got one minute to march your ass back into that house," Jason commanded.

The demand attacked every ounce of feminism and woman power Taylor had in her. Them were fighting words. "I will not! I will go on my jog just as I planned." Even though Taylor's body stung and ached from her climb and fall, she was not going to let this man win.

"Wrong. You will turn your little butt around and get inside before I do it for you."

"You're not the boss of me!" she yelled, her arms folded over her chest and her lips in a pout. Taylor knew she was acting like a spoiled brat, but she could not help it.

"You've got five seconds," he warned.

Taylor stood her ground, shooting daggers from her dark green eyes.

"Five, four, three, two, one. Time's up."

He started for her with two big strides. Taylor tried to back away with no avail. Jason picked her up and threw her over his shoulder with very little effort.

"Put me down now!" she said, trying to kick and punch her way free.

Jason swatted her ass, causing a yelp to escape Taylor's lips. Jason continued to spank her bottom as he made his way toward the house. She continued to pummel him with her fists, only to have them bounce off his muscled back. Each punch warranted another spank from him. With her bottom high in the air, Taylor was at Jason's mercy. Even though she fought, her desire grew with each swat of his hand. The spanking was infuriating...and yet, was erotic at the same time.

"How dare you hit me?" she screamed.

Jason spanked her three more times before saying, "I'm not hitting you. I'm giving you a good ol' fashion spanking."

He made his way through the front door and sat down on the kitchen chair, slinging Taylor's body across his lap. Without pause, Jason continued to place swats all over Taylor's now-burning backside. With her face inches from the ground, Taylor did everything in her power to kick and fight her way free, but Jason's strength won over.

"Stop! Stop...Okay, I'm sorry," she pleaded.

"Not until I'm sure you will never do something so foolish, reckless, and dangerous again." Jason swatted her behind as he spoke.

"I won't! I know what I did was stupid. You don't need to spank me for me to know that!"

The spanking continued, leaving Taylor breathless with sexual hunger. The sting was like electricity, that went straight to her inner core. She had no choice but to succumb to the punishment. Closing her eyes, she flinched with each spank, but no longer put up a fight. The surrender was like nothing she could have ever imagined. It felt right, natural, and damn if it didn't feel good. 


Of Yesterday is available on Amazon, Amazon UK, Barnes and Noble, and the Lazy Day Publishing site.

Christmas with the Professor ~ FREE Dec. 5th - 7th on Amazon!

My latest release, Christmas with the Professor, is free today, Dec. 5th through Friday, Dec. 7th.  Christmas with the Professor is a short BDSM romance perfect for those in the mood for a little kinky holiday reading. 

Angela can't stop fantasizing about her former Psychology professor, Dr. Taylor. His commanding presence and deep, gravelly voice bring out the submissive girl inside her, the girl she left behind after her last Dom cast her aside. But is Dr. Taylor kinky? When she shows up at his house with fresh-baked Christmas cookies, she attempts to tease the Dom out of him and ends up getting much more than she bargained for - her heart softens to a man for the first time in years. She flees for the safety of her apartment expecting to spend the holidays alone licking her wounds. When an unexpected visitor comes knocking on Christmas morning, will she slam the door and continue to guard her heart? Or will she open herself up to a new year of possibilities?

Free download links:

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon DE
Amazon FR
Amazon ES
Amazon IT

**The heroine from Christmas with the Professor is also visiting Celeste Jones today with a fun letter to Santa.**

And....

There's a bit of a contest going on today on Ana Vitsky's blog for Day 5 of her Advent Calendar.  It's Team Sue vs. Team Ana.  The loser gets spanked by Mrs. Claus with a wooden spoon.  I think Ana's been especially naughty this year and deserves it....so please head on over and vote Team Sue.  I have cookies!  :)

Spanking, Michael Caine, and Learning French...Liebster Style!

I was nominated for the Liebster Award by Katerina of Bottoms Up Book Review.  Thanks, Katerina!  If you haven't checked out her website, I highly recommend it.  It's the only site that exclusively reviews spanking fiction.

Since I've already been nominated for the Liebster Award twice, I'm just going to answer Katerina's questions for me.  I'm supposed to list 11 facts about me and nominate 11 more blogs, but I'm going to skip that part this time:)

Katerina's questions for me:
What is your all time favorite spanking book?  Oh gosh...there's so many.  I can't pick one.  Look at my Goodreads bookshelf if you want to see what spanking books I've been reading.Have you ever fantasized about being spanked by (or spanking) a character in a movie or by an actor? If so, please tell all....  There was this movie starring Michael Caine in the 80s and I remember he threatened to spank his friend's adult daughter...oh yeah...if that scene would've played out the way my imagination wanted it to, that would've been fantastic:)What is your favorite holiday?  ThanksgivingWhat is one of your pet peeves about spanking stories?  I think I answered this question before and I said I didn't like when the heroine was too bratty.  :)What new skill would you like to learn?  It would be nice to be fluent in Spanish and/or French.  I took 6 years of French, but I'm out of practice now.Do you prefer mountains, beach, forest, desert, grasslands, or city?  Mountains  What are you reading now?  Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Guardian Domination by Breanna Hayse, and Master of the Abyss by Cherise Sinclair.  I always read a few books at a time:)Describe one of your spanking (real life or story) fantasies in 11 or fewer words.  Over Michael Caine's knee, bare bottom, hand and hairbrush.If you woke up one morning in the body of the opposite sex, what is the first thing you would do? Touch it.What famous person needs to be spanked, and who (also famous) should do the spanking?  Drew Barrymore because she gave one of my friends a dirty look in a restaurant once!  Umm...can Michael Caine spank her?  :)What book have you reread the most times?  The Silver Devil by Teresa DenysFurther nominations for the Liebster award will be met with a stern scolding, corner time, and a dose of the hairbrush administered by Sir Michael Caine.  :)

RULES OF WAR - the excerpt that named the book

In celebration of the release of Rules of War being exactly a month away, today for Six Sentence Sunday I'm sharing the excerpt that helped me name the book. Coming up with titles is hard sometimes, but I was very lucky because after I wrote the last sentence in this excerpt - BAM! - I knew Rules of War was the perfect title. 


“Let me help you lie back down.” He shifted her on a soft blanket and placed another over her body. His gentleness caused something inside her to break and she blinked back moisture. She hadn’t realized how badly she’d missed human contact during her weeks of hiding. Would he hurt her once they reached their journey's end? What were the rules of war in this situation?



Rules of War will release on January 2nd with Lazy Day Publishing.

I haven't shared the blurb for this novella yet, but I will very soon.  :)

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Book Spotlight: Pleasing the Colonel by Renee Rose

Today I'm spotlighting Renee Rose's newest book, Pleasing the Colonel . I read this book a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it. It's definitely my favorite book of Renee's so far and I hope she plans to write more regency books with spanking. It pressed all the right buttons for me. You can find my review here.

 Synopsis:

Trapped in a crevice after a carriage accident, Amanda Downy is not sure whether she'll ever see the light of day again. With her tongue loosened by a fellow passenger's flask of brandy, she reveals several well-guarded secrets about her life as a governess at Colonel Watson's residence, including the fact that she falsified her references to gain her employment.

The next morning Amanda is horrified when she finds that the passenger who saved her life after the carriage crash is sitting at the breakfast table at Colonel Watson’s estate, and it appears that he is the long-absent Colonel himself! Amanda is certain that she will be immediately dismissed, but the Colonel has a different sort of discipline in mind for her…

The Colonel soon learns that in spite of the deceitful manner with which she obtained the position, Miss Downy is an excellent governess and is much loved by his children. After a firm dose of the leather strap on her bare bottom, he lets her know that she may keep her position as long as she is truthful with him in the future. As time passes, though, the Colonel finds himself thinking of Amanda as he has not thought about any woman since his beloved wife passed away. Though he has no intention of ever marrying again, he cannot deny his growing need for her.

Amanda has a longstanding dislike for stiff military men, yet she warms to the Colonel, discovering that underneath his gruff exterior he is kind and generous. As she wonders if the attraction is mutual, another suitor makes his interest known. Should she accept his offer? Or should she wait to see if the Colonel will ever make his move?

Excerpt:

“Miss Downy!”She looked up in surprise. “Colonel!”He reined in the stallion and turned the large horse around so that his left side faced her.“What are you doing, riding in the rain?” she asked in astonishment.“Looking for you!” he exclaimed and she felt a rush of guilt that he had felt it necessary to come and rescue her. She should have listened to his advice on the weather. Would he hold it against her that she hadn't?He reached down and caught her around the waist, easily lifting her to sit side-saddle in front of him. His strength took her breath away—he was a large, muscular man. She sat stiffly, too surprised to speak. His arm was wrapped around her waist, his left knee supporting her legs. He drew her closer to him. She had never been so close to a man in her life. But that wasn't true—there was the time when he held her after the whipping. And when he'd protected her from falling rubble during the carriage accident. Thinking of both those incidents gave her an unusual fluttering feeling in her low belly.“You're freezing!” he accused.She was shivering—there was no denying it. She stammered, “No, I'm fine. But thank you for coming for me, I am truly grateful.” She didn't feel courageous enough to look over her shoulder at him, considering how close his face was to hers.“You're welcome. Curses, you're really cold. I should have brought your cloak. Here, lean into me and see if you can't gain some warmth that way.”Slowly, uncertainly, she leaned her back against his large chest, relaxing into his form and the motion of the stallion as he loped back. Her wet dress and petticoat stuck to her skin, providing no barrier at all to the heat of his flesh, which felt exceptionally warm against her chilled back.“Is that better?” he asked, his mouth so close to her ear that she could feel the heat of his breath. His voice was low and rumbling. She had found it gruff before, but now it seemed deeply masculine—the embodiment of male strength and virility.“Yes,”she managed to say, realizing she left the “sir” off and wondering why it sounded so right


Pleasing the Colonel is available on Amazon, Amazon UK, Blushing Books, and Barnes and Noble.