Golden Angel's Blog, page 7
September 4, 2020
Sneak Peek at Logan!
Only 3 more days till Logan, the first of the Dad Bod Doms collection releases!! I am SO excited. Not just because I put my hubby on the cover - although that continues to tickle me - but because I finally got to explore the "after" the happily-ever-after.
What happens to a kinky relationship AFTER the wedding and a couple of kids?
What happens to the hero AFTER he loses his 6-pack abs? What happens to the heroine AFTER childbirth changes her body?
That's what Raisa, Maren, Shane and I wanted to explore with this collection and we've done it with four different books, exploring four very different couples and situations, and having fun with four differents kinds of kink... but it all starts with four friends:
******
Prologue
Six feet tall, broad shoulders, trim waist, abs of steel...
Logan remembered when he looked like that. He looked down at his own body. The abs of steel might still be there technically, but they were covered by a thick layer of flesh now, the muscle definition was long gone. His pectorals were more like man boobs, and even his arms and legs had lost their definition.
“When did I get so old?” he asked aloud, looking back at the group of young men goofing off in the roped-off swimming area of the lake. Though it was September, it still felt like summer, only slightly less humid than August. The young men, who looked to be in their early twenties, splashed and wrestled. Four of them were playing chicken, the same way he'd done years ago with his three best friends.
“We're not old, we're just well-aged,” Faris said quietly, slapping him on the shoulder. He was also looking at the group of young men. It was kind of hard not to since their campsite was just above the lake's beach. The nostalgic expression on his face said he also remembered their days of playing chicken. Now, there was no way anyone was getting on anyone else's shoulders, even in the water. Logan's back ached just thinking about it. “Like fine wine.”
“Speak for yourself,” Ray Stewart grumbled behind them. Rather than watch the beachgoers, he was sitting next to the fire pit, feet propped up on a stump, watching a video on his phone. “I feel more like lumpy cheese.”
On the other side of Faris, Henry just grunted. He tended to be the most taciturn of the four of them. They'd all been friends since their twenties after meeting at a BDSM munch. Since then, their camping trips had become a yearly tradition at this campground.
They knew the trails like the back of their hands—not that they hiked them much anymore—and had spent so much time in the lake, Logan was surprised they hadn't turned into fish. The water was still warm from the summer's heat, and the sandy beach was well maintained. They still spent plenty of time in the lake, though they didn't run around anymore. They floated on inner tubes or lazily stroked across the deeper portion of the swimming area. Logan was the youngest of the four of them, although this year, he felt old, so he could only imagine how the rest of them felt.
“Maybe if you ate less cheese, you'd feel less lumpy,” Faris teased, turning back to join Ray at the campfire. “Didn't your doctor say something about your cholesterol?”
“Oh God.” Head flopping back on his shoulders, phone flopping just as dramatically into his lap, Ray groaned. “Not you, too…”
Chuckling, Logan turned to join his other two friends, Henry following him. They each grabbed a beer before sitting down.
“To another year, gentlemen.” Ray raised his bottle, and they all leaned forward to clink before taking a long drink.
“So,” Logan said after a moment. “How’s everyone doing?”
They all avoided his gaze, looking at their drinks or the surrounding trees. Logan really didn’t want to be the first to talk either, but he had been hoping someone else would have some good news to share this year.
“Well,” he sighed. “Don’t everybody speak at once. Are we just going to keep talking about Ray’s high cholesterol?”
Ray looked down at his stomach, which was admittedly the biggest out of their group, and Logan immediately felt like a piece of shit, but before he could apologize, Ray was already talking.
“Why not? It feels like that’s all I talk about lately. No fat, no meat, no flavor, or substance… exercise… I feel like I’m back in the Army.” Looking down at his rounded belly, Ray took hold of his stomach with both hands, regarding it silently for a moment. “Truth be told, maybe I ought to do something about this. I took Ally shopping the other day. I remember when guys used to look at her and see that look on their face. You know, that look. The one that says, ‘I’d love to tap that ass.’ Then they’d look at me, and they’d immediately walk the other way. I used to be big, buff. Strong enough to wipe the floor with anyone who stepped out of line.”
He gave his stomach a jiggle, then let go of it. “Now, I’m just big. They still look at Ally, though. They still get that ‘I’d love to tap that’ look, only now when they look at me, they don’t walk the other way anymore. They just give me this smirk like… I don’t know, ‘Wanna watch?’”
Faris laughed, noticing the pointed look Ray gave him. “She’s not looking back, man.” he said, shaking his head. “I’ve met your wife. She’s only got eyes for one guy.”
“Yeah,” Ray scoffed, “but I’m not exactly that guy anymore. And I’ve got to say, things have slowed down in the bedroom.”
“Felicity likes my chub,” Logan said, running a hand over his stomach. He missed being able to feel his own abs, but he had to admit, Felicity had a point about how much cuddlier he was. “She says dad bod is sexy.”
Not that they'd had much sex lately. It had been hard enough after their first child was born, even though Oliver had been a pretty easy baby. Adding the second had made things even harder. Oliver was five, Althea three, and it had been at least a month since he and Felicity had sex. Hmm. Maybe more like two or three months. How had that happened?
“I wish Ally felt that way,” Ray said, a little morosely.
“Well, it's nice to know I'm not the only one,” Logan admitted. “Felicity says she finds it sexy, but it's actually been months since we've done more than talk dirty. She's never in the mood anymore, not even for vanilla stuff.”
“Maybe she's not in the mood for vanilla because she wants something kinky.” Ray waggled eyebrows suggestively.
“I think she's just tired. I know I am. The kids are a handful. It's just easier to roll into bed and fall asleep. We just... got out of the habit. I haven't been any better. I used to take a lot of time planning our scenes, thinking about what I wanted to do to her. I haven't done that since before Althea was born. But that doesn't mean I can't put in the effort now.” Logan ran his free hand through his hair. Even the last scene he'd planned for them had been a little rushed, both of them more attuned to the baby monitor than to each other.
“I know how that is,” Faris said. Ray shot him another glance, and Faris’ mouth pulled into a grim line as he gave the other man a barely perceptible nod. “Leyla and I are no more immune than the rest of you to what we all seem to be going through. Kids, careers, getting older, finding time.” Faris took a pull at his beer, then pointed the neck toward Ray.
“You joke about being ‘kinky.’ You tell me. Any of you. When’s the last time you went to a munch? Or a meet-up? Or a club? Or did anything even remotely ‘kinky?’ You want the kinds of things we did back when we were those punks’ age?” He stabbed the bottle out toward where the young men still cavorted at the lake’s edge. “You have to plan them like the goddamn Normandy invasion. Babysitters and breastmilk in the fridge, and it’s gotta be someplace close by because, dear God, if the sitter calls because the baby sneezed, we’re fucking piling in the car to head home ASAP. Just like Logan said. And I don’t know about the rest of you, but you get yanked out of a scene a couple of times because Mom called, and it feels like the baby’s running a fever, or Leyla has ‘a bad feeling,’ and…” Faris took a long swig of his beer. “Yeah. Seems like the effort just isn’t worth the results after a while, and that gets really fucking frustrating, you know?”
“Your situation is a bit different,” Ray muttered under his breath.
“Is it, Ray? Is it?”
The man looked up at Faris, saying nothing.
“And even if it is, it changes nothing. What Leyla and I have now isn’t what we had when I first met her. When I fell in love with her. And we’re trying to adapt. Trying to find a balance.” Faris took a deep breath, then let it out slowly. “But what if it’s not working? What if it just feels like it’s all falling apart?”
Ray had remained quiet, staring at the man during his speech. Now that Faris had stopped, he spoke up, his voice a flat, low rumble of warning. “You were a company commander and a goddamn engineer. You fix it.”
“Yeah? Yeah, Ray? I wish it were that fucking easy.”
For several long, uncomfortable seconds, the two men stared at each other, eyes locked. The sounds of the young men playing down at the lake—a scream of laughter followed by a splash—were all that could be heard. Finally, Faris sighed and scrubbed a hand across his face.
“Sorry. Sorry. It’s just… things were so good. And now they aren’t. And I love Leyla so goddamn much. I just want that back.” Faris looked at the bottle in his hand as if noticing it for the first time. “And it’s pretty fucking obvious what a lightweight I’ve become.” He gazed at the beer for a second longer before draining the last of it.
They all looked at Henry, who grunted.
“Come on, man,” Ray said, waving his beer. “Either fess up and share the misery or tell us your secret, so we can use it to fix our relationships.”
Looking away from his friends, Henry chugged his beer and tossed the bottle into the pile of glass he was building.
“Natalie is… she’s good, I guess. Still as beautiful as the day I married her. She’s not complaining, but maybe…” He grunted again and hauled himself out of the lawn chair for another beer. “Yeah. We never did manage to have a baby together, and we’re both busy with work.” He looked away, then added, “When we retire, we’ll figure something out. Maybe we’ll do a club or something to put the spark back in.” Lifting his bottle, he took a sip. “Scheduling sex around fertility treatments isn’t the best way to plan a scene.”
“So, I guess the real question is, what do we do about this?” Logan asked, sighing.
How did it come to this? He'd stood up for each of his friends at their weddings, just as they had for his. He could tell they were still in love with their wives, just as he was with his. So, where had they all gone wrong? It couldn't just be getting older. He knew that wasn’t all it was with him and Felicity.
Somewhere along the way, the spark, the excitement had flittered away. The connection between them had thinned. They didn’t talk the way they used to. Didn’t spend time together the way they used to. And they sure as hell didn’t have sex the way they used to.
“I'm going to join a gym,” Ray said suddenly.
“How is that going to fix your sex life?” Faris asked dubiously. “You think Ally will love you more if you lose some weight?”
“No, but I'll feel better about myself.” Ray glanced at his flab again, giving his stomach a rueful rub, then a pat. “I don't feel very good about myself right now. I’m pretty sure it’s starting to bleed over into other areas.”
If he didn't feel good about himself, he wouldn’t be the confident Dom, Logan knew he could be.
Ray looked over at Faris pointedly. The man met his gaze, and Ray waited patiently.
“Fuck, Ray,” Faris threw up his hands. “I don’t know what I’m going to do.” He reached toward the cooler, stopped for a second, then grabbed another beer. Twisting the top off, he took a drink, then wiped his hand across his mouth. “Like you said, my situation is unique.”
“Doesn’t mean you can’t fix it.”
“Yeah. Maybe so. But it’s going to take more than just me.”
Ray’s eyes narrowed. “Then you find the people you need to help you do it. No different than building a bridge.”
Faris sat, bottle in hand, a war of thoughts playing out across his face.
“It’s a helluva complicated fucking bridge.”
“You built an incredible one the first time. Just do it again.”
“Jesus, Bueller,” Logan said, using the nickname Faris had been pinned with from Day One. He shook his head. “All this sounds like a lot of weird military code or some shit.” Logan glanced between the two men, raising his eyebrows in question. Unlike the two of them, he hadn’t served, and it felt like he was missing out on part of the conversation.
“It is… and it isn’t.” Ray took a sip from his own beer, his eyes never leaving Faris.
“I’ll give it my best shot,” Faris said after a moment's pause.
“Good man.” Ray nodded in approval, despite the terse reply.
Logan and Henry shot each other a look, but Henry just shrugged. Sometimes, they were left out of things because of Ray and Faris’ past together, but they’d come to accept that. Rather than pushing Faris further, Logan just focused on the problem at hand and possible solutions.
“I don't know what I'm going to do,” Logan said slowly, “but I'm going to do something. Maybe Felicity and I can go check out the local scene. It's been months since we've been to a munch, much less a club.” He looked around at his friends. “It doesn't matter that we aren't as young as we used to be or as in shape as we used to be, we're still as in love as we used to be. We can still be the Doms we used to be. We just need to tap into that part of ourselves again.”
“Hear, hear,” Faris said, raising his beer in salute. “To the Dad Bod Doms.”
They all stared at him, then burst into laughter, even Henry.
Logan laughed so hard, tears actually sparked in the back of his eyes. Pushing the smile away, Logan assumed a solemn expression and raised his beer as well.
“To the Dad Bod Doms.”
Still grinning, Ray and Henry lifted theirs, and they all leaned forward to clink the necks of their bottles together.
“This time next year, we're going to be here, telling each other how we fixed our marriages and celebrating our success,” Logan said, more serious now. “Agreed?”
“Agreed!”
Logan
What happens to a kinky relationship AFTER the wedding and a couple of kids?
What happens to the hero AFTER he loses his 6-pack abs? What happens to the heroine AFTER childbirth changes her body?
That's what Raisa, Maren, Shane and I wanted to explore with this collection and we've done it with four different books, exploring four very different couples and situations, and having fun with four differents kinds of kink... but it all starts with four friends:
******
Prologue
Six feet tall, broad shoulders, trim waist, abs of steel...
Logan remembered when he looked like that. He looked down at his own body. The abs of steel might still be there technically, but they were covered by a thick layer of flesh now, the muscle definition was long gone. His pectorals were more like man boobs, and even his arms and legs had lost their definition.
“When did I get so old?” he asked aloud, looking back at the group of young men goofing off in the roped-off swimming area of the lake. Though it was September, it still felt like summer, only slightly less humid than August. The young men, who looked to be in their early twenties, splashed and wrestled. Four of them were playing chicken, the same way he'd done years ago with his three best friends.
“We're not old, we're just well-aged,” Faris said quietly, slapping him on the shoulder. He was also looking at the group of young men. It was kind of hard not to since their campsite was just above the lake's beach. The nostalgic expression on his face said he also remembered their days of playing chicken. Now, there was no way anyone was getting on anyone else's shoulders, even in the water. Logan's back ached just thinking about it. “Like fine wine.”
“Speak for yourself,” Ray Stewart grumbled behind them. Rather than watch the beachgoers, he was sitting next to the fire pit, feet propped up on a stump, watching a video on his phone. “I feel more like lumpy cheese.”
On the other side of Faris, Henry just grunted. He tended to be the most taciturn of the four of them. They'd all been friends since their twenties after meeting at a BDSM munch. Since then, their camping trips had become a yearly tradition at this campground.
They knew the trails like the back of their hands—not that they hiked them much anymore—and had spent so much time in the lake, Logan was surprised they hadn't turned into fish. The water was still warm from the summer's heat, and the sandy beach was well maintained. They still spent plenty of time in the lake, though they didn't run around anymore. They floated on inner tubes or lazily stroked across the deeper portion of the swimming area. Logan was the youngest of the four of them, although this year, he felt old, so he could only imagine how the rest of them felt.
“Maybe if you ate less cheese, you'd feel less lumpy,” Faris teased, turning back to join Ray at the campfire. “Didn't your doctor say something about your cholesterol?”
“Oh God.” Head flopping back on his shoulders, phone flopping just as dramatically into his lap, Ray groaned. “Not you, too…”
Chuckling, Logan turned to join his other two friends, Henry following him. They each grabbed a beer before sitting down.
“To another year, gentlemen.” Ray raised his bottle, and they all leaned forward to clink before taking a long drink.
“So,” Logan said after a moment. “How’s everyone doing?”
They all avoided his gaze, looking at their drinks or the surrounding trees. Logan really didn’t want to be the first to talk either, but he had been hoping someone else would have some good news to share this year.
“Well,” he sighed. “Don’t everybody speak at once. Are we just going to keep talking about Ray’s high cholesterol?”
Ray looked down at his stomach, which was admittedly the biggest out of their group, and Logan immediately felt like a piece of shit, but before he could apologize, Ray was already talking.
“Why not? It feels like that’s all I talk about lately. No fat, no meat, no flavor, or substance… exercise… I feel like I’m back in the Army.” Looking down at his rounded belly, Ray took hold of his stomach with both hands, regarding it silently for a moment. “Truth be told, maybe I ought to do something about this. I took Ally shopping the other day. I remember when guys used to look at her and see that look on their face. You know, that look. The one that says, ‘I’d love to tap that ass.’ Then they’d look at me, and they’d immediately walk the other way. I used to be big, buff. Strong enough to wipe the floor with anyone who stepped out of line.”
He gave his stomach a jiggle, then let go of it. “Now, I’m just big. They still look at Ally, though. They still get that ‘I’d love to tap that’ look, only now when they look at me, they don’t walk the other way anymore. They just give me this smirk like… I don’t know, ‘Wanna watch?’”
Faris laughed, noticing the pointed look Ray gave him. “She’s not looking back, man.” he said, shaking his head. “I’ve met your wife. She’s only got eyes for one guy.”
“Yeah,” Ray scoffed, “but I’m not exactly that guy anymore. And I’ve got to say, things have slowed down in the bedroom.”
“Felicity likes my chub,” Logan said, running a hand over his stomach. He missed being able to feel his own abs, but he had to admit, Felicity had a point about how much cuddlier he was. “She says dad bod is sexy.”
Not that they'd had much sex lately. It had been hard enough after their first child was born, even though Oliver had been a pretty easy baby. Adding the second had made things even harder. Oliver was five, Althea three, and it had been at least a month since he and Felicity had sex. Hmm. Maybe more like two or three months. How had that happened?
“I wish Ally felt that way,” Ray said, a little morosely.
“Well, it's nice to know I'm not the only one,” Logan admitted. “Felicity says she finds it sexy, but it's actually been months since we've done more than talk dirty. She's never in the mood anymore, not even for vanilla stuff.”
“Maybe she's not in the mood for vanilla because she wants something kinky.” Ray waggled eyebrows suggestively.
“I think she's just tired. I know I am. The kids are a handful. It's just easier to roll into bed and fall asleep. We just... got out of the habit. I haven't been any better. I used to take a lot of time planning our scenes, thinking about what I wanted to do to her. I haven't done that since before Althea was born. But that doesn't mean I can't put in the effort now.” Logan ran his free hand through his hair. Even the last scene he'd planned for them had been a little rushed, both of them more attuned to the baby monitor than to each other.
“I know how that is,” Faris said. Ray shot him another glance, and Faris’ mouth pulled into a grim line as he gave the other man a barely perceptible nod. “Leyla and I are no more immune than the rest of you to what we all seem to be going through. Kids, careers, getting older, finding time.” Faris took a pull at his beer, then pointed the neck toward Ray.
“You joke about being ‘kinky.’ You tell me. Any of you. When’s the last time you went to a munch? Or a meet-up? Or a club? Or did anything even remotely ‘kinky?’ You want the kinds of things we did back when we were those punks’ age?” He stabbed the bottle out toward where the young men still cavorted at the lake’s edge. “You have to plan them like the goddamn Normandy invasion. Babysitters and breastmilk in the fridge, and it’s gotta be someplace close by because, dear God, if the sitter calls because the baby sneezed, we’re fucking piling in the car to head home ASAP. Just like Logan said. And I don’t know about the rest of you, but you get yanked out of a scene a couple of times because Mom called, and it feels like the baby’s running a fever, or Leyla has ‘a bad feeling,’ and…” Faris took a long swig of his beer. “Yeah. Seems like the effort just isn’t worth the results after a while, and that gets really fucking frustrating, you know?”
“Your situation is a bit different,” Ray muttered under his breath.
“Is it, Ray? Is it?”
The man looked up at Faris, saying nothing.
“And even if it is, it changes nothing. What Leyla and I have now isn’t what we had when I first met her. When I fell in love with her. And we’re trying to adapt. Trying to find a balance.” Faris took a deep breath, then let it out slowly. “But what if it’s not working? What if it just feels like it’s all falling apart?”
Ray had remained quiet, staring at the man during his speech. Now that Faris had stopped, he spoke up, his voice a flat, low rumble of warning. “You were a company commander and a goddamn engineer. You fix it.”
“Yeah? Yeah, Ray? I wish it were that fucking easy.”
For several long, uncomfortable seconds, the two men stared at each other, eyes locked. The sounds of the young men playing down at the lake—a scream of laughter followed by a splash—were all that could be heard. Finally, Faris sighed and scrubbed a hand across his face.
“Sorry. Sorry. It’s just… things were so good. And now they aren’t. And I love Leyla so goddamn much. I just want that back.” Faris looked at the bottle in his hand as if noticing it for the first time. “And it’s pretty fucking obvious what a lightweight I’ve become.” He gazed at the beer for a second longer before draining the last of it.
They all looked at Henry, who grunted.
“Come on, man,” Ray said, waving his beer. “Either fess up and share the misery or tell us your secret, so we can use it to fix our relationships.”
Looking away from his friends, Henry chugged his beer and tossed the bottle into the pile of glass he was building.
“Natalie is… she’s good, I guess. Still as beautiful as the day I married her. She’s not complaining, but maybe…” He grunted again and hauled himself out of the lawn chair for another beer. “Yeah. We never did manage to have a baby together, and we’re both busy with work.” He looked away, then added, “When we retire, we’ll figure something out. Maybe we’ll do a club or something to put the spark back in.” Lifting his bottle, he took a sip. “Scheduling sex around fertility treatments isn’t the best way to plan a scene.”
“So, I guess the real question is, what do we do about this?” Logan asked, sighing.
How did it come to this? He'd stood up for each of his friends at their weddings, just as they had for his. He could tell they were still in love with their wives, just as he was with his. So, where had they all gone wrong? It couldn't just be getting older. He knew that wasn’t all it was with him and Felicity.
Somewhere along the way, the spark, the excitement had flittered away. The connection between them had thinned. They didn’t talk the way they used to. Didn’t spend time together the way they used to. And they sure as hell didn’t have sex the way they used to.
“I'm going to join a gym,” Ray said suddenly.
“How is that going to fix your sex life?” Faris asked dubiously. “You think Ally will love you more if you lose some weight?”
“No, but I'll feel better about myself.” Ray glanced at his flab again, giving his stomach a rueful rub, then a pat. “I don't feel very good about myself right now. I’m pretty sure it’s starting to bleed over into other areas.”
If he didn't feel good about himself, he wouldn’t be the confident Dom, Logan knew he could be.
Ray looked over at Faris pointedly. The man met his gaze, and Ray waited patiently.
“Fuck, Ray,” Faris threw up his hands. “I don’t know what I’m going to do.” He reached toward the cooler, stopped for a second, then grabbed another beer. Twisting the top off, he took a drink, then wiped his hand across his mouth. “Like you said, my situation is unique.”
“Doesn’t mean you can’t fix it.”
“Yeah. Maybe so. But it’s going to take more than just me.”
Ray’s eyes narrowed. “Then you find the people you need to help you do it. No different than building a bridge.”
Faris sat, bottle in hand, a war of thoughts playing out across his face.
“It’s a helluva complicated fucking bridge.”
“You built an incredible one the first time. Just do it again.”
“Jesus, Bueller,” Logan said, using the nickname Faris had been pinned with from Day One. He shook his head. “All this sounds like a lot of weird military code or some shit.” Logan glanced between the two men, raising his eyebrows in question. Unlike the two of them, he hadn’t served, and it felt like he was missing out on part of the conversation.
“It is… and it isn’t.” Ray took a sip from his own beer, his eyes never leaving Faris.
“I’ll give it my best shot,” Faris said after a moment's pause.
“Good man.” Ray nodded in approval, despite the terse reply.
Logan and Henry shot each other a look, but Henry just shrugged. Sometimes, they were left out of things because of Ray and Faris’ past together, but they’d come to accept that. Rather than pushing Faris further, Logan just focused on the problem at hand and possible solutions.
“I don't know what I'm going to do,” Logan said slowly, “but I'm going to do something. Maybe Felicity and I can go check out the local scene. It's been months since we've been to a munch, much less a club.” He looked around at his friends. “It doesn't matter that we aren't as young as we used to be or as in shape as we used to be, we're still as in love as we used to be. We can still be the Doms we used to be. We just need to tap into that part of ourselves again.”
“Hear, hear,” Faris said, raising his beer in salute. “To the Dad Bod Doms.”
They all stared at him, then burst into laughter, even Henry.
Logan laughed so hard, tears actually sparked in the back of his eyes. Pushing the smile away, Logan assumed a solemn expression and raised his beer as well.
“To the Dad Bod Doms.”
Still grinning, Ray and Henry lifted theirs, and they all leaned forward to clink the necks of their bottles together.
“This time next year, we're going to be here, telling each other how we fixed our marriages and celebrating our success,” Logan said, more serious now. “Agreed?”
“Agreed!”
Logan
August 4, 2020
Summer News!
Hello everyone! I hope your summer is going well!
I am now officially a full time author =D
And I am so freaking excited about it! I've been getting a ton of writing done - thank goodness, because I was woefully behind.
I put in my notice at the beginning of July but I didn't want to tell anyone until it was official, since last time I told everyone ahead of time and then had to push it back. Which, I hate telling people I'm going to do something and then I don't. It seems to be happening a lot lately too, so this time I held onto the secret until it was a done deed!
For Facebook users, I have also teamed up with Maren Smith, Delta James, Pepper North and Lesley Clark and we have created our own Facebook group called Club Risque - https://www.facebook.com/groups/46389...
It's a place for us to do all sorts of fun things and we've also decided that sometime in 2021 we'll write some books together. I still have the Golden Angel Legion Lair ( www.facebook.com/groups/AngelLegionLair ) of course, which is where everything for my stuff gets spilled / shared first, but Club Risque will be second or sometimes at the same time, and it's also going to be a great place for group announcements and getting to know the founding author members and the authors WE love.
This month I'm re-releasing my Poker Loser Trilogy which I am SO excited about. If you already bought it, no worries, you're just going to need to download the updated version. If you haven't read it before, it's basically a dark romance / fantasy fullfillment / turned BDSM-romance-by-the-end kind of read =P It is one of my oldest stories, but now newly edited and formatted and with new covers.
There are a lot of books coming this fall because I'm writing so much (now that I can!) so keep your eyes peeled to my Goodreads feed for all the updates!!!!!
I am now officially a full time author =D
And I am so freaking excited about it! I've been getting a ton of writing done - thank goodness, because I was woefully behind.
I put in my notice at the beginning of July but I didn't want to tell anyone until it was official, since last time I told everyone ahead of time and then had to push it back. Which, I hate telling people I'm going to do something and then I don't. It seems to be happening a lot lately too, so this time I held onto the secret until it was a done deed!
For Facebook users, I have also teamed up with Maren Smith, Delta James, Pepper North and Lesley Clark and we have created our own Facebook group called Club Risque - https://www.facebook.com/groups/46389...
It's a place for us to do all sorts of fun things and we've also decided that sometime in 2021 we'll write some books together. I still have the Golden Angel Legion Lair ( www.facebook.com/groups/AngelLegionLair ) of course, which is where everything for my stuff gets spilled / shared first, but Club Risque will be second or sometimes at the same time, and it's also going to be a great place for group announcements and getting to know the founding author members and the authors WE love.
This month I'm re-releasing my Poker Loser Trilogy which I am SO excited about. If you already bought it, no worries, you're just going to need to download the updated version. If you haven't read it before, it's basically a dark romance / fantasy fullfillment / turned BDSM-romance-by-the-end kind of read =P It is one of my oldest stories, but now newly edited and formatted and with new covers.
There are a lot of books coming this fall because I'm writing so much (now that I can!) so keep your eyes peeled to my Goodreads feed for all the updates!!!!!
March 20, 2020
She's one sassy shifter and she's ready to catch her man...
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She's one sassy shifter and she's ready to catch her man.Chasing Her Lion by Golden Angel will be here April 1st!!!
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Sometimes all a lion shifter wants is a snuggly bunny to cuddle. And Kasim has been stalking his very kissable prey with the patience of a true hunter. But as the perfect moment to pounce arrives, life throws some obstacles in Kasim's path and his hopes for something more with a certain some-bunny are dashed quite possibly forever.The last of her siblings to find a partner, bunny shifter Bailey Bunson has been waiting for her fated mate. But when her dream of predestined love is ripped from her grasp, Bailey fears she'll never know her own happily-ever-after. That is, until she realizes the unassuming lion shifter who's been by her side might not be her fated mate, but is everything she's ever wanted. Will it be too late for Bailey and Kasim?Check out Chasing Tail volume 1 for the previous books in the series!Universal -- https://books2read.com/u/mgZ5yv
About Me:Angel is a self-described bibliophile with a "kinky" bent who loves to write stories for the characters in her head. If she didn't get them out, she's pretty sure she'd go just a little crazy.She is happily married, old enough to know better but still too young to care, and a big fan of happily-ever-afters, strong heroes and heroines, and sizzling chemistry.She believes the world is a better place when there's a little magic in it.
Find Me Online!Amazon → http://amzn.to/2DplX3XBookBub → http://bit.ly/2G68e3OFacebook → http://bit.ly/2Ds7c0eGoodreads → http://bit.ly/2rt4rdLInstagram → http://bit.ly/2CkqiqZWebsite → http://www.goldenangelromance.com
She's one sassy shifter and she's ready to catch her man.Chasing Her Lion by Golden Angel will be here April 1st!!!PREORDER TODAY FOR ONLY 99¢:Universal -- https://books2read.com/u/mv59vJ#paranormalromance #shifterromance #romancenovels #romancebooks #romanceseries #teaser #teasershare #hotreads #steamyreads #romcom #romanticcomedy #comingsoon #bigbadbunnies #indieauthors #bookbuzz #bookstagram #preorderSometimes all a lion shifter wants is a snuggly bunny to cuddle. And Kasim has been stalking his very kissable prey with the patience of a true hunter. But as the perfect moment to pounce arrives, life throws some obstacles in Kasim's path and his hopes for something more with a certain some-bunny are dashed quite possibly forever.The last of her siblings to find a partner, bunny shifter Bailey Bunson has been waiting for her fated mate. But when her dream of predestined love is ripped from her grasp, Bailey fears she'll never know her own happily-ever-after. That is, until she realizes the unassuming lion shifter who's been by her side might not be her fated mate, but is everything she's ever wanted. Will it be too late for Bailey and Kasim?Check out Chasing Tail volume 1 for the previous books in the series!Universal -- https://books2read.com/u/mgZ5yvAbout Me:Angel is a self-described bibliophile with a "kinky" bent who loves to write stories for the characters in her head. If she didn't get them out, she's pretty sure she'd go just a little crazy.She is happily married, old enough to know better but still too young to care, and a big fan of happily-ever-afters, strong heroes and heroines, and sizzling chemistry.She believes the world is a better place when there's a little magic in it.Find Me Online!Amazon → http://amzn.to/2DplX3XBookBub → http://bit.ly/2G68e3OFacebook → http://bit.ly/2Ds7c0eGoodreads → http://bit.ly/2rt4rdLInstagram → http://bit.ly/2CkqiqZWebsite → http://www.goldenangelromance.comMarch 19, 2020
★ ★ SEXY BOX SET ALERT! ★ ★
Chasing Tail is now live!!
This super sexy shifter set contains four full-length paranormal romances.
The best part? It's only $4.99!
https://books2read.com/chasingtail
Who doesn't love a little tail? Chasing Tail is a hot box set containing four sassy shifter romances guaranteed to satisfy!
This set includes:
Chasing His Bunny - When wolf-shifter Steele Raymond meets his fated mate, he's shocked to discover she's a science experiment gone wrong. And after all that she's been through, supersized bunny-shifter Bethany Bunson wants nothing to do with being anyone's mate!
Chasing His Squirrel - Torn between love and duty, will Brady Bunson choose his mission to destroy the monsters who experimented on his family or the sweet squirrel-shifter who captured his heart but refuses to sit around waiting for him?
Chasing His Puma - Ever-annoyed pessimist Brock Bunson can't stand sunny puma-shifter Doc. But when circumstances force the two together and send them on the run, Brock will warm up to a side of her that he never knew before.
Night of the Wild Stags - Kiara Arrio already has a mate, and she didn't run away from him just to find herself with four more!
This super sexy shifter set contains four full-length paranormal romances.
The best part? It's only $4.99!
https://books2read.com/chasingtail
Who doesn't love a little tail? Chasing Tail is a hot box set containing four sassy shifter romances guaranteed to satisfy!
This set includes:
Chasing His Bunny - When wolf-shifter Steele Raymond meets his fated mate, he's shocked to discover she's a science experiment gone wrong. And after all that she's been through, supersized bunny-shifter Bethany Bunson wants nothing to do with being anyone's mate!
Chasing His Squirrel - Torn between love and duty, will Brady Bunson choose his mission to destroy the monsters who experimented on his family or the sweet squirrel-shifter who captured his heart but refuses to sit around waiting for him?
Chasing His Puma - Ever-annoyed pessimist Brock Bunson can't stand sunny puma-shifter Doc. But when circumstances force the two together and send them on the run, Brock will warm up to a side of her that he never knew before.
Night of the Wild Stags - Kiara Arrio already has a mate, and she didn't run away from him just to find herself with four more!
January 1, 2020
New Year... New Me!
Well, not quite a new me, not yet, but that's what I'm working toward in 2020! We'll get to that in a minute ;)
First, I just want to say thank you everyone for bearing with me through 2019. I know that I didn't get much done on everyone's favorite series. Part of it was that I did not realize how much having a baby would slow down my writing speed (for some reason I thought that when I did write, my speed would be the same as it was pre-baby, even if I didn't get as much time to write... instead, I wrote soooooo much slower, although thankfully my speed increased as the year went on.
As much as I missed my Stronghold gang and my Victorian lords and ladies, I really loved everything I wrote this past year and it was good to get some time off from my main series, let all the new ideas for their spin-offs percolate a little =P I also really loved both of the Big Bad Bunnies books I wrote in 2019, Polar Bear and Honey Badger. I wish that series was more financially feasible, but it just never sells as well as the others. Still, I'm looking forward to the last book in the series coming up in just a few months!
Two of the biggest things from 2019 were hitting two of my author bucket list items - I had my first traditionally published book release, Marriage Training, and wrote Defended for one of my favorite multi-author series, Black Light! And I'm super stoked because in 2020 I'll be part of the Black Light Roulette Anthology, so that's another author bucket list item checked off ;)
I also finally re-released updated versions of the Venus Rising Quartet and finished off their story with a big ole wedding, which was something I've wanted to do for a long time. And also managed to work in doing something with Justin's boat, to satisfy my Facebook group members =P
So yeah. Last year was a pretty great year, even though I didn't start Marquis or the new Victorian quartet like I wanted to. But that's what 2020 is for! And I'd like 2020 to be a biiiiiiiiiiiig year, because this spring I'm finally going to make the leap to full time. Right now I'm getting everything set up for it and trying to get my finances in order to make sure this is feasible, but unless something crazy happens, it's looking like a go.
With that in mind, I'm also putting my older series through Kindle Unlimited rotations, which other authors have advised me can be really helpful with boosting an older series, since when they go back wide they often experience a bit of a jump. Plus, in the meantime, I can take advantage of a whole new readership of KU readers. I'm only going to be offering one series at a time through Kindle Unlimited and this year I'm kicking it off with the Domestic Discipline Quartet.
All four books and the box set will be available in KU January - March, and then in April they'll go wide again and the Bridal Discipline Series will go into KU through September! I'm not sure what's going to go through starting in October, but there's a good chance it will be the Venus Rising Quartet for October - December and then the Stronghold Series in the beginning of 2021.
So that's what's going on with older books - but what about new books?!
Well the Pirate Anthology just released =) WOOT! I had told myself no more anthologies after the Dirty Daddies box set, but then I was invited to write a kinky pirates story, so ya know... lol. Arrr.
And here's the rest of the 2020 line-up (please note, most of these are GOAL release dates... so cross your fingers that I manage to keep to my schedule!)
January 1 - Pirates, Passion, and Plunder Anthology
January 20th - Venus Rising Quartet Box Set
February 7th - SOOPER SEKRET PROJECT - TBA soon ;)
February 14th - Blood Lust by Sinistre Ange and Raisa Greywood
April 1st - Chasing Her Lion - Book 6 (final book!) in the Big Bad Bunnies Series
May 20th - Book 1 in the Masters of Marquis series
June 30th - His Pretty Kitty by Sinistre Ange (Book 3 in the Planets Apart series)
July 13th - The Lady - The Dirty Heroes Collection
August 31st - Book 1 in the Deception and Discipline Series
September 7th - ANOTHER SOOPER SEKRET PROJECT
October 10th - Little Villains Box Set
November 15th - Serving Her Sentence by Sinistre Ange
January 2021 - Book 2 in the Masters of Marquis Series
At some point, Lee Savino and I will also get the third book in the Tsenturion Masters series out, but we don't have even a predicted date for that yet.
I think it's going to be an AWESOME year and I hope you're all as excited as I am looking at this crazy ass schedule!
First, I just want to say thank you everyone for bearing with me through 2019. I know that I didn't get much done on everyone's favorite series. Part of it was that I did not realize how much having a baby would slow down my writing speed (for some reason I thought that when I did write, my speed would be the same as it was pre-baby, even if I didn't get as much time to write... instead, I wrote soooooo much slower, although thankfully my speed increased as the year went on.
As much as I missed my Stronghold gang and my Victorian lords and ladies, I really loved everything I wrote this past year and it was good to get some time off from my main series, let all the new ideas for their spin-offs percolate a little =P I also really loved both of the Big Bad Bunnies books I wrote in 2019, Polar Bear and Honey Badger. I wish that series was more financially feasible, but it just never sells as well as the others. Still, I'm looking forward to the last book in the series coming up in just a few months!
Two of the biggest things from 2019 were hitting two of my author bucket list items - I had my first traditionally published book release, Marriage Training, and wrote Defended for one of my favorite multi-author series, Black Light! And I'm super stoked because in 2020 I'll be part of the Black Light Roulette Anthology, so that's another author bucket list item checked off ;)
I also finally re-released updated versions of the Venus Rising Quartet and finished off their story with a big ole wedding, which was something I've wanted to do for a long time. And also managed to work in doing something with Justin's boat, to satisfy my Facebook group members =P
So yeah. Last year was a pretty great year, even though I didn't start Marquis or the new Victorian quartet like I wanted to. But that's what 2020 is for! And I'd like 2020 to be a biiiiiiiiiiiig year, because this spring I'm finally going to make the leap to full time. Right now I'm getting everything set up for it and trying to get my finances in order to make sure this is feasible, but unless something crazy happens, it's looking like a go.
With that in mind, I'm also putting my older series through Kindle Unlimited rotations, which other authors have advised me can be really helpful with boosting an older series, since when they go back wide they often experience a bit of a jump. Plus, in the meantime, I can take advantage of a whole new readership of KU readers. I'm only going to be offering one series at a time through Kindle Unlimited and this year I'm kicking it off with the Domestic Discipline Quartet.
All four books and the box set will be available in KU January - March, and then in April they'll go wide again and the Bridal Discipline Series will go into KU through September! I'm not sure what's going to go through starting in October, but there's a good chance it will be the Venus Rising Quartet for October - December and then the Stronghold Series in the beginning of 2021.
So that's what's going on with older books - but what about new books?!
Well the Pirate Anthology just released =) WOOT! I had told myself no more anthologies after the Dirty Daddies box set, but then I was invited to write a kinky pirates story, so ya know... lol. Arrr.
And here's the rest of the 2020 line-up (please note, most of these are GOAL release dates... so cross your fingers that I manage to keep to my schedule!)
January 1 - Pirates, Passion, and Plunder Anthology
January 20th - Venus Rising Quartet Box Set
February 7th - SOOPER SEKRET PROJECT - TBA soon ;)
February 14th - Blood Lust by Sinistre Ange and Raisa Greywood
April 1st - Chasing Her Lion - Book 6 (final book!) in the Big Bad Bunnies Series
May 20th - Book 1 in the Masters of Marquis series
June 30th - His Pretty Kitty by Sinistre Ange (Book 3 in the Planets Apart series)
July 13th - The Lady - The Dirty Heroes Collection
August 31st - Book 1 in the Deception and Discipline Series
September 7th - ANOTHER SOOPER SEKRET PROJECT
October 10th - Little Villains Box Set
November 15th - Serving Her Sentence by Sinistre Ange
January 2021 - Book 2 in the Masters of Marquis Series
At some point, Lee Savino and I will also get the third book in the Tsenturion Masters series out, but we don't have even a predicted date for that yet.
I think it's going to be an AWESOME year and I hope you're all as excited as I am looking at this crazy ass schedule!
December 2, 2019
She's new to the lifestyle, but not for long...
She's new to the lifestyle, but not for long...
Venus Desiring by Golden Angel is LIVE!!!
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BLURB:
Spend enough time around a submissive and eventually you’ll meet a Dom. And that’s exactly what happens to Jessica’s best friend Hilary. Liam is gorgeous, irresistible, and ready for a relationship. But despite seeing how happy Justin and Chris make Jessica, Hilary’s just not sure if the lifestyle is right for her. And despite how attracted he is to Hilary, Liam definitely isn’t ready to train a newbie to the scene.
Meanwhile, Jessica, Justin, and Chris are ready to take their relationship to the next level but the painful rejection of Jessica’s family is keeping her from fully investing in everything they could be. Hilary and Liam just might thrive if they can ever get it together, but will Jessica, Justin and Chris survive all of the pressure that they’re under now?
About Me:Angel is a self-described bibliophile with a "kinky" bent who loves to write stories for the characters in her head. If she didn't get them out, she's pretty sure she'd go just a little crazy.She is happily married, old enough to know better but still too young to care, and a big fan of happily-ever-afters, strong heroes and heroines, and sizzling chemistry.She believes the world is a better place when there's a little magic in it.
Find Me Online!Amazon → http://amzn.to/2DplX3XBookBub → http://bit.ly/2G68e3OFacebook → http://bit.ly/2Ds7c0eGoodreads → http://bit.ly/2rt4rdLInstagram → http://bit.ly/2CkqiqZWebsite → http://www.goldenangelromance.com
October 24, 2019
Alien Tribute is NOW LIVE!
FOR THIS ALPHA ALIEN, WE VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!
Alien Tribute by Lee Savino & Golden Angel is NOW LIVE!!!
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BLURB:<Swipe right for abduction>Who knew that reading sexy alien romances could lead to abduction?
Or that aliens could cure my cancer? Not me. But here I am, the bride-to-be for an alien warrior, just like the heroine in the book I was reading in my hospital bed on Earth.
Except the surly warrior who’s supposed to claim me doesn't want a mate.
Disclaimer: The authors are not responsible for any actual alien abductions that may result as a consequence of your purchase of this book.
About The Authors
In addition to being an author, Lee Savino is a mom and a chocoholic. She's written a bunch of books, all smexy romance. Smexy = smart + sexy.
Angel is a self-described bibliophile with a "kinky" bent who is happily married, old enough to know better but still too young to care, and a big fan of happily-ever-afters, strong heroes and heroines, and sizzling chemistry.
Visit Lee's Website → https://www.leesavino.comVisit Angel's Website → http://www.goldenangelromance.com
October 18, 2019
NSFW EXCERPT ALERT!
NSFW EXCERPT ALERT!
Keep reading for a H-O-T sneak peek at Alien Tribute by Lee Savino & Golden Angel!
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BLURB:<Swipe right for abduction>Who knew that reading sexy alien romances could lead to abduction?Or that aliens could cure my cancer? Not me. But here I am, the bride-to-be for an alien warrior, just like the heroine in the book I was reading in my hospital bed on Earth.Except the surly warrior who’s supposed to claim me doesn't want a mate.Disclaimer: The authors are not responsible for any actual alien abductions that may result as a consequence of your purchase of this book.
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October 8, 2019
Alien Tribute will be here sooooooon!!!
SCI-FI ROMANCE FANS, HEADS UP:Alien Tribute by Lee Savino & Golden Angel will be here sooooooon!!!
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BLURB:
~Swipe right for abduction~
Two minutes ago I was lying in my hospital bed, waiting to die of cancer, reading an awesome sci fi romance on a mysteriously delivered e-reader.
Now I'm in another galaxy, cancer free. The aliens abducted me because they want me to a bride for one of their warriors. Weird. The whole thing sounds a lot like the story I was just reading...
Except the surly warrior who's supposed to claim me doesn't want a mate.
Disclaimer: the authors are not responsible for any actual alien abductions that may result as a consequence of your purchase of this book.
Don't wait for release day. Grab Alien Captive and meet the hot, hulking Tsenturions NOW:
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About The AuthorsIn addition to being an author, Lee Savino is a mom and a chocoholic. She's written a bunch of books, all smexy romance. Smexy = smart + sexy.Angel is a self-described bibliophile with a "kinky" bent who is happily married, old enough to know better but still too young to care, and a big fan of happily-ever-afters, strong heroes and heroines, and sizzling chemistry.Visit Lee's Website → https://www.leesavino.comVisit Angel's Website → http://www.goldenangelromance.com
October 2, 2019
Are you ready to be abducted?
Alien Tribute by Lee Savino & Golden Angel releases October 20th!
Are you ready to be abducted?
Reserve YOUR hot alien action NOW:US → https://amzn.to/2YdKSBjUK → https://amzn.to/2y9Iwc2CA → https://amzn.to/30T80qsAU → https://amzn.to/2YkM2uY
BLURB:
~Swipe right for abduction~
Two minutes ago I was lying in my hospital bed, waiting to die of cancer, reading an awesome sci fi romance on a mysteriously delivered e-reader.
Now I'm in another galaxy, cancer free. The aliens abducted me because they want me to a bride for one of their warriors. Weird. The whole thing sounds a lot like the story I was just reading...
Except the surly warrior who's supposed to claim me doesn't want a mate.
Disclaimer: the authors are not responsible for any actual alien abductions that may result as a consequence of your purchase of this book.
Grab Alien Captive today!US → https://amzn.to/2LDrLtTUK → https://amzn.to/2wvBvB0CA → https://amzn.to/2NzHPPuAU → https://amzn.to/2LBQpLqIt's #FREE in KindleUnlimited!!!
About The Authors:
In addition to being an author, Lee Savino is a mom and a chocoholic. She's written a bunch of books, all smexy romance. Smexy = smart + sexy.
Angel is a self-described bibliophile with a "kinky" bent who is happily married, old enough to know better but still too young to care, and a big fan of happily-ever-afters, strong heroes and heroines, and sizzling chemistry.
Visit Lee's Website → https://www.leesavino.comVisit Angel's Website → http://www.goldenangelromance.com
