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April 6, 2014
April Newsletter
Last night, while watching The Last Samurai and listening to three boys run screaming around the house, I published my April Newsletter!
Check it out here –> http://conta.cc/OmdAeR
Fun Fact: Did you know every newsletter includes a giveaway?
April 4, 2014
NEW RELEASE! Just the Sex
SURPRISE!
I decided to publish a bedside companion book, comprised of just sex scenes. This is not new content, it is just the hotter sex pulled from Dumont Diaries, Sex Love Repeat, and the End of the Innocence.
It is designed for times when you want to get in the mood and don’t want to scroll through three or four ebooks looking for sexual content. It contains about 10 scenes and is over 100 pages of content.
For 90 days, this ebook will only be on Amazon/Kindle, and will be FREE for Prime Members.
Non-Amazon members, you can order a paperback from Amazon – I am working on that now, it should be live in about a week.
Get it here: http://tinyurl.com/kugtp3y
March 24, 2014
End of the Innocence is LIVE!
18 months ago, I hit PUBLISH and officially became an author. I had grand aspirations of one day making enough to cover my $35k salary so that I never had to ‘work’ again. So out Blindfolded Innocence went, floating through cyberspace till it landed on a few individual’s Kindles. I don’t know why they chose to purchase a random book with no reviews from an unknown author. But they did. They purchased it, they read it, and then they left a review! It took two months, but then sales started doubling, then tripling. And all of a sudden Blindfolded Innocence was huge!
This series was my first experience with so many things, one of which was a print deal. The print deal ended up pushing back the sequel release, and readers waited a long 17 months until the sequel, Masked Innocence, hit shelves. And now, one month later, the final book in this trilogy is officially LIVE.
I am so proud of Brad and Julia. Of their journey, and of the final book in this series. It is, in my opinion, the best book of the three. It is certainly the sexiest. 
If you haven’t read this series, you can binge on these bad boys now. Find out why more than a thousand readers have left five star reviews on these books.
Amazon links:
Blindfolded Innocence (Book 1) http://tinyurl.com/pf7uk29
Masked Innocence (Book 2) http://tinyurl.com/mq55qdn
End of Innocence (Book 3) http://tinyurl.com/oppp5kw
Barnes and Noble links:
Blindfolded Innocence (Book 1) http://tinyurl.com/lny2ckt
Masked Innocence (Book 2) http://tinyurl.com/lgdgrpm
End of the Innocence (Book 3) http://tinyurl.com/noe9azq
March 6, 2014
FANtastic GIVEAWAY!
NINE Winners will get the total fan experience! In the spirit of a traditional book club, I will hold a live Google Hangout, where the nine winners can spend an hour discussing anything and everything about the Innocence series with me. Five runner-ups will have the ability to join via chat (without video). And ALL fourteen winners will receive a fan prize pack, which will include a signed Alessandra Torre paperback of their choice, a signed tote bag, notepad, postcards and bookmarks. This giveaway is open internationally, and is not affiliated with Facebook.
14 WINNERS, 7 WAYS TO WIN:
Share, Like, Tag, or Comment on the Facebook post linked here–> http://tinyurl.com/n4ojt4l (3 winners chosen)
Share, Like, Tag, or Comment on this Facebook post –> (1 winner chosen)
Retweet AND favorite this tweet –> http://tinyurl.com/qhbpwdx (2 winners chosen)
Tag me in a Facebook comment, post, or tweet. This post/comment/tweet MUST be related to my books in some way, please don’t just randomly tag me to things. (2 winners chosen)
Repin AND favorite this image on Pinterest –> http://tinyurl.com/n5odthd (1 winner chosen)
Recommend Blindfolded Innocence to someone on Goodreads (be sure to read the instructions for entry below) (2 winners chosen)
Create a digital graphic (teaser poster) for one of the Innocence books. More details below. (3 winners chosen)
More details:
How to perform and document your Goodreads recommendation:
Go to: https://www.goodreads.com/recommendations/new
Choose Blindfolded Innocence from your list of books or from the search box. Then choose people to recommend it to. You get 1 entry per recommendation. Once you select your names, click on the ‘Recommend’ button.
IMPORTANT STEP: The next page will give you a bar above the book’s title that will say ‘You recommended this book to 5 people’. Take a screenshot of that image and email it to me at alessandratorre4@gmail.com.
Details on the Graphic Design entry method:
Please create a square graphic. It can be for Blindfolded Innocence, Masked Innocence, or End of the Innocence. Here are some quotes you can use, or you can pick your own.
Please post the graphic on my fanpage wall when you are done, or you can email it to me at alessandratorre4@gmail.com . The winners will be picked by the readers. Thanks!
Quotes for graphics:
Blindfolded Innocence:
“That might seem fucked up, but that is how I am. I take what I want, and I own what I have.”
“I suddenly realized that there was no way I would ever be able to say no to this man.”
“I’ve found it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.”
“You are so fucking hot,” he said. “Watching my cock take you. I can’t wait to see someone else inside you, how you react when they fuck you.”
“And I assure you, when you do decide to let me have your sweet body, I will make you bad. Very bad.”
“You need to stay as far away from Brad De Luca as you can get.”
–
He finished his conversation and hung up the phone, staring at me. Looking into his eyes, I felt my knees buckle slightly. There was this draw to him, this indescribable pull that I couldn’t break from. He emitted, even across the large office, a wave of power, intelligence…and sexuality.
–
Whoa.
It was as if every ounce of extra air left the room in that instant, squeezing all the space out with it and putting me front and center in his laser beam. Damn. We locked eyes and neither one of us moved. In his office there had been a long, empty expanse between us, and even then there’d been a sizzle. Now, there in the small kitchen, the full force of his…essence…was magnified tenfold. It scared the crap out of me.
–
“Do you sleep with your clients?”
“Just the female ones.”
His blatant and unashamed response floored me, and I stumbled over the next question. He had leaned forward, across the table, and was meeting my eyes dead-on. I felt locked into a stare-off.
“All of them?”
“I’m not a gigolo. I have sex for pleasure. If I am not sexually attracted to the woman, there is no purpose in having sex.”
“Don’t you think that’s bad for business?”
“On the contrary, it is extremely good for business.”
—
Our first kiss began tentatively. It was not a planned event, and I wasn’t sure how he would react. He responded immediately, reaching a hand between my body and the seat, hooking it around my waist and pulling me tight to him. He deepened the kiss and used his other hand to brush my hair away from my face, trailing his fingers down my neck and cupped my breast through my thin T-shirt. His hands on my breast and tight around my waist were electrifying, and I moaned, feeling arousal take over my entire body. Our tongues combined perfectly, teasing and tasting each other until we finally pulled apart, gasping. I stared into his eyes, frozen. What the hell have I gotten myself into?
—
“Do I look like a man who gives in easily?” He looked like a man who was too damn gorgeous for words. His bare torso was that of a Roman gladiator’s, knotted with muscles that flexed and popped when he moved. His waist was thick and strong, and my hands couldn’t seem to stay away from his massive arms. He pushed me back on the bed and moved, sliding down my body until his face was at my stomach.
Masked Innocence:
I had done it. I had gone there. And I had loved every minute of it.
–
“Be aware that I don’t do subservient very well.” His voice was almost dangerous in its authority, and my feminine side swooned a little despite my best efforts to project more of a dominatrix side.
–
“I’ll smirk at you until you tell me what I have done wrong. I assure you, I have not fucked anybody since you left my house last night.”
—
Brad smiled. “It’s an orgy.”
Her breath caught, and he wished he were having this conversation in person. “Oh.”
“But… if that’s too dull and old-mannish for you, I can invite someone else.”
She hissed into the phone. “You wouldn’t dare.”
“Oh, I most definitely would.”
—
“Do you like people watching you?” His voice was authoritative, demanding, and my rebellious side tensed at the tone. I protested weakly, my words turning into unintelligible moans, his words ringing true in my slutty core. “Do you?” His voice was now a rough whisper, and I moaned, opening my eyes for a moment, long enough to see another face, another pair of eyes on me. A man walked by slowly, close enough to hear, and I let out a strangled cry despite myself.
–
I sagged in his arms, my thighs wet, body quaking. I had just come, in front of this whole room, men staring, my breasts hanging out, my panties ripped and tossed on the floor. I should have felt like a slut, a dirty whore. But instead I felt liberated, aroused. It was an interesting discovery, to know that I liked being dirty. I wanted to be stared at, pointed to, to have men lining up to fuck me. Inside, I felt a release of some tie, some leash undone, and I knew my descent into sexual awareness was just now starting. I wasn’t sure if I could ever tie it back into orderly place.
—
He reached forward, running his hand from her knees, up her inner thigh, past her apex, over her stomach, and brushed it lightly over her breasts, her nipples standing at attention under his strong hands. He exhaled deeply, placing a hand over each breast and squeezed them, watching them swell under the pressure. She gasped, arching her back a bit, and a sound close to a whimper came out. He straightened, looked at me again and beckoned with his hand.
“Julia. Come here.”
—
She propped herself up, watching me, watching my face as it clenched and I bucked, and as my hands reached out to grab on to something, anything, she was there, her hands on mine, her greedy mouth on my nipples, and I exploded again, every muscle in my body tensing as waves of pleasure rocked my core.
—
“Going to bed, huh?” His arrogance in my ear, my moan in response. His cock, so close, so teasing, there but not yet inside, lying hard against my ass instead.
“Maybe I’ll stay up a little longer.” I gasped as he was finally there, just the tip of him inside of me, and I dug my heels into his back, panting, trying to push him further in. He leaned down, whispered something against my mouth, then kissed me, softly, sweetly. As unBradlike as anything I could imagine. He tasted my mouth, trailed kisses along my jaw, sucked gently on my bottom lip. And when I finally relaxed, finally surrendered to his mouth and kiss, my legs going slack, he pushed his cock all the way in, taking my breath.
–
God, I was in trouble. In more ways than I could count. I didn’t know what I would become if I stayed with him, at what further depths I would plunge inescapably into, a slave to his sexual drugs. And I didn’t know what I would become if we parted, and how I would ever again find sexual satisfaction without the man.
The End of the Innocence:
“But no one,” he growled, bringing his mouth down to my neck and teasing the curve of it, “will ever love you like I love you.”
–
Any woman who spends five minutes in that man’s presence wants his cock.
—
He spread his legs slightly and pulled out his dress shirt. Unbuckling his pants, he drug down the zipper. “Your mouth. Come here, baby.”
—
This was bad. This was bad in one of those ways where bad was good, and I didn’t know if I wanted to be bad, or if I was even being bad if I followed temptation. Temptation was currently running his fingers slowly up my ribcage—my body still facedown. Temptation was now gently tracing the side of my breast, and I let out a moan despite myself.
—
“I need you to fuck me. Now.” I gasped the words, my mouth hanging open, the cold air against erect nipples, his hand cupping me, and one finger moved, swiping under the sheet; he slid it inside of me, and my world went dark.
—
My doubts? Those little black bits of disaster that poison every healthy crevice of your mind? Those ran wild and unattended, setting up house and planning a big party, with all of my insecurities invited.
—
He shook his head. “I’m not ever, as long as I live, going to have an orgasm without your hand on my cock, your mouth on my lips. If you want to bring in another girl, that is fine. But you are not watching. I’m not settling for second best when you are here.” He ran his hand down my back, his hand leaving my skin for a moment before coming back on my ass with one, firm slap, the sensation catching me off guard and I jumped, turning my head to him, caught off guard by the dark yet playful look in his eyes. “Now get on the bed before you are the death of me.”
—
Fucking had always been Brad’s strength. The ability to electrify her body and give her exactly what she wanted, when she wanted it. His sexuality was a fire run out of control, stealing the breath and passion of any women who dared to stand too close to the flames. That’s what it was. Fire. You can’t control a fire. A fact that his new fiancée would learn very, very soon.
—
I get it. I get why he does this. I don’t think I’ll ever need it the way he does, our threesomes his assurance that I am beyond satisfied. He doesn’t want satisfaction from me. He wants my mind ripped three ways from Sunday, wants my body to peak and fall fifteen times in one night. Wants me to feel raw animalism alongside heart-stopping passion. Wants me to feel beautiful, sexual. Wants me to open every padlocked closet in my fantasy palace and explore whatever treats I lock away. He will never be satisfied with ordinary, will never want just part of my heart, part of my body. He wants every barrier stripped, every veil lifted, until he and I are fucking intertwined, my pleasure giving him his pleasure, his pleasure giving me mine.
February 22, 2014
Countdown to Masked Innocence: 3 days!
There are only THREE days until Masked Innocence is here!
THREE DAYS. *excitement is mounting*
In celebration and because I can’t control myself, I will be giving away one ARC every day until release. *get excited*
Yesterday’s winner was Cathi! You might be today’s winner!
Each day will give you a new opportunity to win an ARC. So check back here, each morning, by 10am EST, to see how you can win!
Today’s WAY TO WIN:
Complete this 6-question survey, and enter your email address in the last field. You will be entered into 2 giveaways, one for this ARC, the other for a signed paperback of your choice! But only the survey entries from TODAY will count towards the ARC giveaway.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/89MS3B9
Did you already complete this survey early this week? Please complete it again. The system will weed out the duplicate IP address but allow me to count your email address towards the giveaway.
NOTE: your email is only used for purposes of contacting the winner. Nothing else. Period.
Hugs,
Alessandra
February 21, 2014
Countdown to Masked Innocence… 4 days!
There are only FOUR days until Masked Innocence is here!
FOUR DAYS. *excited face*
In celebration and because I can’t control myself, I will be giving away one ARC every day until release. *get excited*
Each day will give you a new opportunity to win an ARC. So check back here or on my Facebook fan page, each morning, by 10am EST, to see how you can win!
Today’s WAY TO WIN:
Enroll in my ‘release day’ email blast. It will send you ONE email when I have a book release. I traditionally publish 3-5 books a year, so you will only receive that number of emails each year. Also, your email address is never used for any purpose (other than to contact you if you are the winner!).
Here is the link for entry. This giveaway closes at MIDNIGHT tonight. I will email the winner late tonight with their prize and post it on Facebook then.
http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/shar...
P.S. If you are already on this list, still fill out the form. That way you will be entered to win. You will not receive duplicate emails.
February 18, 2014
Survey and Giveaway!
Complete this 6-question survey for a chance to win a signed paperback! Two winners chosen!
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If the survey doesn’t display above, you can access it via this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/89MS3B9
Thanks and Good Luck!!
Alessandra
February 15, 2014
The long-awaited sequel to Blindfolded Innocence will be here in… NINE DAYS
This will be here in NINE DAYS! I am so excited!
Masked Innocence:
the sequel to #1 Erotica Bestseller Blindfolded Innocence
Coming February 25th, 2014
PREORDER Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/mq55qdn
PREORDER B&N: http://tinyurl.com/lgdgrpm
The man was sinful. It wasn’t just the looks that made him dangerous, it was the cocky confidence that dominated every move, every touch. And the frustrating yet ecstatic fact about the whole package was that he could back it all up…
Julia Campbell never knows what to expect with win-at-all-costs Brad De Luca. And she’s starting to like it that way. She gave up safe, conventional relationships when she let the elite divorce attorney seduce her into his world. Now that he’s determined to strip her naked of every inhibition, she’s in danger of falling too deep and too fast.
But their affair begins to feel even more dangerous when a murder leaves a trail of suspicion that points straight to the mob…and Brad. Trusting a man with a bad reputation and a past full of secrets seems like a mistake. But when she’s forced to make a choice, the consequences will take her further than she could ever have imagined.
February 10, 2014
Valentine’s Day GIVEAWAY!
This is such an exciting month! As well as celebrating our favorite holiday of love, the Innocence Series is in RELEASE DAY FEVER! To celebrate, the fabulous team at Harlequin is sponsoring a giveaway!
The Innocence Series:
Blindfolded Innocence (available NOW!)
“I’m not sure what you have been told about me, but I’m not nearly as bad as they make me out to be.” His deliciously deep voice carried a little bit of ego.
I’m sure you are exactly as bad as they make you out to be….
Brad De Luca is used to getting whatever and whomever he wants. The premier divorce attorney in town, he’s a playboy who’s bedded half the city—including his own clients. And when the newest intern at his firm poses a challenge, his seductive prowess goes into overdrive.
Pre-law student Julia Campbell is fresh off a failed engagement and happy with her new independence. Even if she weren’t warned away from Brad at every turn, she’d know he was bad news. The last thing she needs is a man who could destroy her job prospects, not to mention her innocence. But before she knows it, the incorrigible charmer has her under his spell. His deviant tastes plunge her deep into a forbidden world of sexual exploration…but her heart may not survive the fall.
Price: $2.51
Place in the Series: Book 1 of 3
Length: 300 pages
Genre: Erotic Romance
Steam Level: Molten (graphic content, explicit sex)
Purchase links:
Amazon ($2.51)
B&N ($2.51)
Kobo ($3.49)
Goodreads Link
***
MASKED INNOCENCE
RELEASING ON FEBRUARY 25TH!
The man was sinful. It wasn’t just the looks that made him dangerous, it was the cocky confidence that dominated every move, every touch. And the frustrating yet ecstatic fact about the whole package was that he could back it all up…
Julia Campbell never knows what to expect with win-at-all-costs Brad De Luca. And she’s starting to like it that way. She gave up safe, conventional relationships when she let the elite divorce attorney seduce her into his world. Now that he’s determined to strip her naked of every inhibition, she’s in danger of falling too deep and too fast.
But their affair begins to feel even more dangerous when a murder leaves a trail of suspicion that points straight to the mob…and Brad. Trusting a man with a bad reputation and a past full of secrets seems like a mistake. But when she’s forced to make a choice, the consequences will take her further than she could ever have imagined.
Price: $4.61
Place in the Series: Book 2 of 3
Length: 304 pages
Genre: Erotic Romance
Steam Level: Extra Molten (even more graphic content, explicit sex)
Preorder links:
Amazon ($4.61)
B&N ($5.49)
Goodreads Link
***
THE END OF THE INNOCENCE
RELEASES ON MARCH 25TH!
He thought I owned him. He thought he loved me, that I was enough. But this animal, this sex god who could drive me crazy and steal my heart in the same breath, he would never be fully mine. It was impossible. No one ever owns a God.
*extended blurb to post after Masked Innocence’s release.
Price: $3.99
Place in the Series: Book 3 of 3
Length: 300 pages
Genre: Erotic Romance
Steam Level: Extra Molten (even more graphic content, explicit sex)
Preorder links: not available yet
Goodreads Link
In celebrate of this trilogy’s releases, Harlequin is giving away:
A V-Day prize pack with:
-A signed copy of Blindfolded Innocence
-An ADVANCE signed copy of Masked Innocence
-A signed copy of Diary of Brad De Luca
-A bookmark (whoopee!)
-A signed ‘I like Big Books’ tote bag
-A $25 Victoria’s Secret giftcard!
THREE WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN!!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
February 5, 2014
The Dumont Diaries – only 99¢!
Get it while it lasts!!
The Book:
A full-length book from the miniseries readers RAVED about!
Lust is a dangerous thing. It can make you believe things that are not real. It can seduce your mind and lead it blindfolded to the cliff that will be its demise.
What would you do if you could leave your life? Wake up one day and be someone else?
I signed the contract. I left Candace Tapers and her slutty, strip club life behind, abandoned every part of that life with one hesitant swipe of my pen.
The agreement was clear:
1. Sex
2. Photo ops
3. No romance
“I need a wife. I am not signing up for romance, or affection, or a full time job. I will not love you. I will have no use for you other than sex and photo ops.”
Sex with Nathan was easy. More than easy. Panty-melting, can-never-get-enough HOT. I had begun to think that I could live this new life, showered in luxuries, orgasms, and diamonds.
Then I started tripping over secrets.
Disclaimer: The Dumont Diaries contains a strong alpha male, super hot explicit sex, and twists and turns that might cause unnatural heart palpitations. This book does not contain BDSM elements.
Find out why readers are saying:
“This man is sexy, scary and a total mystery.”
“twisted, delicious, sexy…”
“this book took my breath away, caused gasps, heart clutches and desire for more.”
“the writing is HYPNOTIC.”
“Phenomenal.”
“Intensely Gripping”
“Highly addictive”
“I LOVED IT”
*The Dumont Diaries was originally released, and is still available as a four-part miniseries. This book combines the four pieces of the miniseries into one, full-length novel.
Purchase Links:
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