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One of the reasons I write Fantasy Romance is because anything is possible! I’m allowed the freedom to create a world outside the everyday box of reality. To make the dreams of my characters come true.




In my latest release, REMEDY MAKER, there is a world of mythological people who live in the forest. They interact with humans on a limited basis and are hunted by these same humans. To us humans, the mythics live a magical life.


Wood Nymphs can magically shimmer themselves into trees, animate the tree, and wreak havoc with branches and roots. Pretty scary stuff…unless you’re in love with a Wood Nymph. Then you’d have to ask yourself: Would you be willing to risk it all?


Trolls are of the Earth, and as such they have the magical ability to dissolve beneath the crust. They have a bit of the leprechaun in them, yet are fierce fighters. Being caught in a Troll’s crosshairs might be a death sentence…unless they’re in love with you. Then there’s no length to what they’ll do in order to protect you.


Rulers of the forest have always been the Centaurs. For centuries they have lorded over the upper class, the echelon of society. They are not without magic themselves – they shapeshift! Courageous in battle, loving at home, their faults lie within the structure of the Centaur Kingdom…and their narrow-mindedness toward other mythological races. What would happen if Centaur should fall in love with a Wood Nymph?


In my novel REMEDY MAKER, I address all of the above – and more. I invite you to pick up a copy today and read yourselves into a world the likes you’ve never experienced before!

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Friday Flames - Guest Post - Jenna Jaxon

Welcome to Friday Flames! 

If you're looking for the "Love A Tree" blog hop, please scroll down to the next post.
Today I have a guest whose historical romance is considered unsuitable for readers 17 and under!

Yeah! Bring it on!!

Please welcome Jenna Jaxon and her latest release, Betrothal.

 

Excerpt:
A tug on the string that held her chemise and the garment slackened against her. He gathered the soft shift into bunches at her shoulders then gently urged it down to pool at her feet. A guttural groan drew her to look at his face—and read approval in his frank gaze. She shifted uneasily and wound her hands together, struggling against the need to cover herself. He should see all of her, everything laid bare tonight. He swallowed hard and breathed sharply before running a finger down the cleft of her bosom.
Oh, God. Shivers chased through her at his touch and she swayed, unsure if her legs would hold her.
With a contented sigh, he cupped her breasts, stroked them with strong, nimble fingers. The memory surfaced of running her hands over her body, wondering how it would feel when his hands were on her. Never would she have imagined the glory of his touch.
He leaned toward her chest, mouth poised above her… Surely he would not… Closer and closer, until he touched her flesh. She closed her eyes and shuddered as a moan escaped her, filling the room with the primal sound of need. Nothing had ever felt as wonderful as her breasts firming to the touch of his tongue. Warmth settled low in her belly, and she gasped as moisture gathered between her legs. 
Buy Link:  http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/307838

Amazon: 
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*****
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Friday Flames: Love a Tree Blog Hop

Thank you to JustRomance.ME for hosting this awesome hop!

You could win a $75 gift certificate to an e-book store of your choice
or many other wonderful prizes.
 
You know the saying: Earth Day is every day. Going Green is the way of the future. As our resources shrink, we must come up with new and clever ways to reach our goals for tomorrow.
In my erotic fantasy romance, Remedy Maker, conservation is a way of life. Here's a snippet to entice you to go solar:    *****
Screams of the terrified echoed through the corridors of Rhycious's mind. Shouts from warriors and cries of agony ebbed away, the pounding of his heart decreased.  He gripped the rough-hewn table with both hands, forcing himself to concentrate on the picturesque view of the Boronda Forest beyond his kitchen window. Bloody soldiers lay scattered in his reminiscence like the deadfall they were. He and his team of medics couldn't keep up with the gruesome injuries. Body parts flung high in trees, left to hang, picked clean by scavengers.  Rhy shook his head and blew a hard breath. Night had fallen hours ago and no Wood Nymphs attacked his fellow herdsmen. No such war existed between races any longer. He was safe. The horrific scenes were in his mind, exhumed by his traumatized memory. Sweat dampened his forehead. Rhycious fought the flashback's wave with even, regulated breaths. Gritted teeth unclenched one facial muscle at a time, his back straightened with determination, vertebrae by vertebrae. He didn't start the battle that had lasted two centuries, but the clashing races damn well made it his emotional baggage. Rhycious relaxed the anchoring grasp of one hand and raised his wrist to see the time. The tremble in his arm caused the digital numbers to dance before his eyes. Pan, help me. The god who reigned over terror and panic must be having a good laugh on his account. Rock music played from the boom box he'd rigged to a solar battery on the granite counter. Sliding notes of electric guitars drove home the time in which he lived. Now days, turmoil imploded within the Centaur community, no outside sources required. Senior herd leaders remained prejudiced against Satyrs, Minotaurs, and other woodland races—Nymphs topping the list. 
 *****
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And the Winner is . . .

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and entered to win my cool swag prize during the Let’s Get LuckyErotic Romance Hop



And the winner is . . .
EVA!
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The “Love a Tree, Read an Ebook” blog hop starts
April 19 – April 21

A Flaming Erotic Hop!

 

Thank you to MFRW for hosting this FABULOUS Erotic Romance Hop!
As with all things erotic, we must have visual stimulation...
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In my award winning erotic fantasy romance, Remedy Maker, the Centaur hero takes it from slow burn to flaming hot!
 ***** With one swipe, he plucked her ridiculously small bikini off her bottom and pulled her body under him. When he first laid eyes on Patience, he thought her to be pale and skinny. He'd recoiled in disgust at the Wood Nymph mark on her neck. The same mark he kissed and nuzzled. Blinded with prejudice, he'd been no better than Khristos in the palace hall.Slight in stature, she bore his weight between her thighs and walked her heels up to the small of his back. A virgin days before, Patience was a quick study and a bold lover. A prize any honorable Centaur stallion would cherish. And fall in love with.Patience giggled, her fingers combed through his hair. "And how will we do that?""By letting my rise…shine." He slid his hands under her hips and raised her up to meet his thrust. The smooth entry revealed her readiness for him, of which he thanked the gods. Hot, wet, and tight hugged his length."Ooh!" Patience's eyes glazed over. Her inner muscles gripped his cock in warm welcome, like a firm handshake. He closed his eyes, afraid he'd frighten her when she saw how they'd rolled back with his pleasure.For a moment, Rhycious held her still, allowing her body time to adjust and himself time to regain control. Slowly he moved again, enjoying the sensation of utter bliss and contentment. Spirals of heat spread from where they connected, passing from him into her. Rhycious steadily increased his speed until he was pumping into her with an energized force. When her gasping escalated to a continuous moan, he snapped his eyes open to watch her fall apart under him. He doubled his efforts, groaning with strain, nearing his peak. Glancing down between them, he witnessed the beauty of his long shaft plunging in and out of her. Dark hair surrounding his hardness, her smooth skin receiving him.Cupping her breast, he kissed and laved her nipple, giving it a few hard sucks. "I lose myself over needing you," he whispered.Her breath came hard, but she managed to choke out, "You probably say that…to all the females."I only wish that were true. "Just you," he panted. "This is nothing like anything I've ever felt before.""I'm confuzzled with your understandwich."It means the bog is quickly sucking me under—and I love every moment of it. His lower half had taken over thinking for his upper half, making it impossible for him to comment. Long, slow assaults became quick and hard, driving her body deeper into the air bead mattress. Patience moaned loudly with each powerful stroke. "Uh, uh, ohh…"His senses staggered. Utterly consumed with desire for her, fever licked through his body. Her eyes, large and liquid, burned with mutual abandon. Cries of her pleasure and the push of her hips matched him, thrust for thrust. Squeezed by her inner muscles pulsating in ecstasy, he peaked the crest of the mountain.Unable to hold back, Rhycious gathered Patience close to his heart and shouted her name, flooding her with his love. Each squeeze of her orgasm tightened like a heavenly fist around his cock, and he spurted a little more love. Her quivers continued until she lay boneless beneath him, having taken all he could give. Except for the part of me I can't give her. Patience deserves better.

 *****
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Friday Flames - Guest Post by Sara Walter Ellwood

 Today I'm turning the blog over to contemporary western romance author Sara Walter Ellwood.


Thank you Sheri for highlighting my latest contemporary western romance, Heartstrings , on Friday Flames!!  Abby didn’t remember much of the drive home. Like a man possessed, Seth pulled into her drive and skidded to a stop on the loose gravel of the driveway.He unfastened his seatbelt and leaned over at the same time she knelt in the leather seat facing him. Her arms went around his neck. His went around her waist and pulled her as close as the center console would allow.Their lips clashed together, and he slid his hungry tongue into her mouth. She tasted the spicy passion sizzling between them, tangled her fingers into the strands of his hair, pulling him even closer. One of his hands slid up her side to cover her breast; the other slipped under her skirt and stroked the skin of her thigh, then slipped under the edge of her panties. When he stroked her, she shivered at the sensation of his rough hand so intimately touching her.“Damn, you’re so wet.” He moaned as she sucked on his lower lip and nibbled on the captured flesh.“Don’t stop.” She shivered again and her breathing went ragged. She was too close to the edge to not fall over it. When he slipped a finger inside her, it was too much. She clung to him as the shudders of her orgasm raked over her.

When she finally opened her eyes to meet his, he groaned as he pulled his hand away. His eyes were dark in the fickle light of the moon and porch shining through the windshield, but they burned with need.“Let’s go inside,” she whispered against his lips.He rushed around the SUV and yanked the door open. She went into his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck. He stopped and his breath hissed out of him, breaking the kiss.“What’s wrong?”He untangled her legs from around his waist and shifted her into a bridal carry. “Trust me this way is safer. Or I’ll strip you right here.”“At this point I don’t care,” she murmured and pulled his mouth back to hers. “I want you inside me.”He carried her to the front door. She fumbled with her key, while he suckled the soft skin behind her ear, making it damned hard to concentrate. When she finally got the door open, they didn’t bother with the light; he went straight through the house to the master bedroom.He set her on her feet and buried his fingers in her hair as he kissed her. She pulled his shirt out of his jeans and yanked open the pearl snaps. His chest quivered under her touch. He broke the kiss as she explored the hard muscle and contrasting textures of the curls and smooth skin.She undid the clasp and tie, then he shucked the shirt. She bit her bottom lip as the dim moonlight from the windows limned his wide chest and muscular shoulders. She ached for him and couldn’t wait much longer. As she reached for his belt, he reached around her and unzipped the dress.He took possession of her mouth, his tongue plunging deep, imitating what they both wanted. Before his jeans slipped down his toned legs, he pulled a condom from his back pocket and placed it on the bedside table. He pushed the dress from her shoulders and it fell to the floor, followed by her bra and panties, then he lifted her against him again and laid her on the bed.Moaning his name deep in her throat, she arched against him as he brushed his thumb over a puckered nipple. She reached between them and found his heavy erection. He broke the kiss with a hiss and caught her hands.“You’ve got to slow down, baby.” He pulled her arms over her head.“I don’t want slow.” She arched her body into him again. “I want you inside now.”He growled and nuzzled her neck. “Jesus, I think you’re gonna kill me.”“No, you’re killing me.” Was that breathy voice hers?He shuddered then pulled back. “How can I want you this much?” he asked in a gravelly rumble that stilled her heart. “How did I survive without having you before now?”For a long moment, she searched his gaze. What did he mean by that? “I swore this wouldn’t happen. But I want you so much I can’t breathe.”Trailing openmouthed kisses down her throat, he stopped to nibble on the skin over her racing pulse. His facial hair tickled her oversensitive skin as he placed soft kisses over her breasts and suckled on the hard points of her nipples.“Seth, please.”                                                                       He took the condom and quickly sheathed himself. Her heart pounded so fast and hard against her ribs she feared it would crash out of her chest. He was so big and it had been so long since she’d had sex. She hoped she could take him.

When he lay over her, he captured her lips with his. Legs wound around his hips, and arms clasped his shoulders, she held on to him, afraid to let go.When his erection touched her, he closed his eyes and groaned deep in his chest. She moved against him, and he entered in a single thrust.“Oh, God, Abby...you feel so good.” His head went back; his jaw clenched taut. His shoulders and chest tensed. He was so beautiful, her soul wept.“Seth.”He met her gaze with one heavy with desire as he moved over her and within her, finding the perfect rhythm.Her nails bit into his shoulders as she urged him to move faster. Her body pulsed around him, taking him deeper. He consumed her, and she wanted to consume him. He dove into her over and over again, rushing them both to completion.He gripped her hips, lifted her, angling her pelvis. She cried out at the jolt of pleasure flowing through her. A rattling groan came from his chest as she tightened around him, drawing him deep into her. His biceps bulged, and his face contorted with strained control.Had she ever felt like this?She screamed when the orgasm hit. Wave after wave of ecstasy washed over her heated flesh, and light burst behind her eyes. Calling out his name, she held on to him and rode out the storm.He plunged into her one last time, and his sweat-slicked body stilled over hers, the muscles under her hands becoming as firm as granite. Growling her name into her neck, he followed her to fulfillment.
 Blurb: He’s determined to set things right, no matter the cost. The last person Abby Crawford wants to face down is country music superstar Seth Kendall. Last time she did, she flat-out lied so he’d go to Nashville without her. She’s never understood why their mutual best friend proposed, but she went with it so her baby wouldn’t be fatherless. Now she’s a divorced mother of a teenager, and secretly Seth’s biggest fan.Seth is home in McAllister, Texas for his father’s funeral…and a chance to meet the daughter he’s never known. He’s willing to face the music of his own making and admit he’s known about his little girl all along. For fifteen years he’s kept his distance because Abby told him to follow his dreams without her, insisting she didn’t love him. But now he won’t leave until he knows his daughter and she knows him, even if it means facing the woman who broke his heart for good.Confessing she’s lied about her daughter’s paternity all these years won’t be easy for Abby, especially with her ex blackmailing her to keep the secret. And Seth doesn’t know the hardest truth of all: Every love song he plays on his guitar still plucks her heartstrings. CONTENT WARNING: Spicy sex.


Bio:Sara Walter Ellwood is an award winning author whose novel Gambling On A Secret was named by bestselling author Carolyn Brown in the Happy Ever After Blog on USA Today as one of her favorite romances of 2012. Although Sara has long ago left the farm for the glamour of the big town, she draws on her experiences growing up on a small hobby farm in West Central Pennsylvania to write her stories. She’s been married to her college sweetheart for nearly 20 years, and they have two teenagers and one very spoiled rescue cat named Penny. She longs to visit the places she writes about and jokes she’s a cowgirl at heart stuck in Pennsylvania suburbia.She also writes paranormal romantic suspense under the pen name of Cera duBois.
 Buy Links:Lyrical Press: http://lyricalpress.com/heartstrings/

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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/heartstrings/id595340436?mt=11
 Author Links:
Website: http://www.sarawalterellwood.com
Blog: http://www.sarawalterellwood.com/blog/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sarawalterellwood.ceradubois/
Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/sara_w_ellwood
Goodreads:  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6869635.Sara_Walter_Ellwood
 Giveaway:
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~~I will be giving away two ebook copies of Heartstrings at the end of each week of the tour, so make sure you leave your email address.
~Tour Grand Prize is a swag pack full of goodies! A signed copy of Carolyn Brown’s Just a Cowboy and His Baby , an ebook copy of my last release Gambling On A Secret , a notebook, a pen, custom jewelry set, $5 Starbuck’s gift card—all tucked into a keepsake box. (Sorry, only US residents are eligible. Comparable International Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card.) *Swag pack(gift card) is for the entire two-month tour. Winner will be announced on June 1, 2013.

Nominated for Best in Fantasy Romance!!

The Paranormal Romance Guild has chosen my novel REMEDY MAKER as a Nominee for Best Reviewer Read book of 2012 in the Fantasy Romance genre.

The contest is live and the voting continues through Christmas. Come by and give us your vote. Membership is FREE!

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Sheri Fredricks
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A world steeped in myth, where desire is ruled by extraordinary beings.
Modern Mythic Romance

Remedy Maker, Book One - The Centaur series
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Remedy Maker is now in PRINT.

I'm very happy to announce that you can read all about Rhycious and Patience in a print book.

Remedy Maker in print book version is now available.

Here's the link: http://is.gd/s03Lhi

If you pick up a copy, let me know what you think!

Sheri

Remedy Maker Book Tour!

See why reviewers are rating this book so high!

Two characters from Remedy Maker are being interviewed today. Come meet Rhycious and Patience!
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They’re not the only ones interviewed. I’m on the hot seat too, talking about family support!
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And if you missed my review, it’ll be up for one more day. SQUEE!!
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