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The Night before Release Day…

It’s difficult to describe the night before a book release. It’s like… Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve if Christmas held the sincere possibility of coals under your tree. Red hot burning coals, ones that will ignite your tree and burn down your entire home all before 7am.

There are SO many things that can go wrong. Errors in posting, publication, Amazon rankings, being blocked for adult covers (okay, maybe that’s just me). But on the other side, SO many things that can go right. At the moment, I have nervous excitement, mixed with apprehension and a side of panic attack.

Bend preorders have started to download to devices. As of 12:28am EST, I’ve gotten 32 messages from readers stating that they have it in hand. It is still not live on Amazon yet, I’m not even gonna try to venture a guess who what when or why not. BUT, within the next six hours, Bend will be available on Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble. It will be 99¢ for 6 more days – then the price will quadruple. So.. if you haven’t gotten it – you should.

I am nervous. I am excited. I have read the anthology and know it kicks ass – so for once, I am not worried about reader feedback. But that doesn’t mean I will sleep tonight. I won’t.

Release days are my worst enemy and my best friend. I am so so so excited for you, the reader. *raising my spoonful of mint chocolate chip in salute* Here’s to tomorrow!!!

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1hPxFla

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1ixJW36

iBooks: http://bit.ly/1mNSjYr

Bend: Teaser

Have you preordered BEND yet?

If not, why not? The preorder is only 99¢ (the price will increase shortly after release, which is in FOUR DAYS!) – and you’ll get 700+ pages of content from 8 Bestselling Erotica Authors – a total of 8 novellas!

My contribution to the mix is STILL. And here… for you incredible readers… is a teaser…

Preorder Bend here:

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1hPxFla

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1ixJW36

iBooks: http://bit.ly/1mNSjYr

ANNOUNCEMENT: BEND pricing and availability!

BEND Announcements:

*Pricing & Availability*

We have decided to increase the pricing after the first week of availability. This is to reward our loyal readers. Instead of springing the price jump on everyone, we wanted to give you all a heads up. Bend will be available for 99¢ as a preorder and for the first 6 days after publication. After that, the price will jump to $3.99. Also, the book will only be available for 30-60 days, after which it will disappear FOREVER.

*What this means to you*

I would strongly suggest preordering this book, just to make sure that you lock in at the 99¢ pricing. If you prefer to wait until release on May 5th, be sure to grab it in its first week of sales. Mark your calendars, tie a string around your toe, whatever it takes, get it that week.

*Preorders*

We now have a Kobo and iBooks preorder, in addition to the Amazon one. Links are below. We will NOT have a B&N preorder, but the book will be available on B&N on May 5th.

Preorder Bend here:

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1hPxFla

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1ixJW36

iBooks: http://bit.ly/1mNSjYr

Thanks for your support!!! I am so excited for this collection to launch! 

 

 

 

***SURPRISE SALE***

Sex Love Repeat is on sale for 99¢ for the next 5 days!!

If you haven’t read this book yet, NOW is the time to get it. Once this sale ends, it will return to its normal price of $3.99 and won’t go on sale again for at least a year.

Purchase Links >>

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1qU6tsU

Nook: http://bit.ly/1nl7ScH

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1iagrF6

Smashwords: http://bit.ly/1rcoGC6

About the Book >>

162 Five Star reviews on Amazon…

135 Five Star reviews on Barnes & Noble…

627 Five Star reviews on Goodreads…

Named one of the Top Reads of 2013 by:

Maryse’s Book Blog

BlushingReader.com

Novel Seduction Blog

Love Between the Sheets

Forever Me Romance

The Suburban Eclectic Review

Sizzling Pages

Get the twisted love story no one expected.

One that has been called…

“provocative”

“pure brillance”

“the most unique books I have ever read”

“a twist that made me gasp”

“the perfect love triangle”

“steamy, dirty, and a whole lot twisted”

FAQs about Bend

(preorder: http://amzn.to/1hPxFla)

What is an anthology? 

Bend is an anthology, which is a collection of stories, put together into one book. For this one, I have joined with 7 other authors, each of us contributing original erotic books (anywhere from 50-150 pages long) that you can ONLY get through this book.

Who are the authors?

Me, CD Reiss, K. Bromberg, JA Huss, Ella James, KI Lynn, Shay Savage, and Andrea Smith

How much?

The preorder is only 99¢. For all eight stories – a fantastic deal! The price may rise after publication, so grab it on preorder. This book will only be available for 30-60 days.

Preorder here: http://amzn.to/1hPxFla

What are the stories about?

Eight mistresses of the erotic bring you eight original, never before published stories to excite and arouse, including USA Today Bestsellers Alessandra Torre and CD Reiss, and NY Times Bestseller K. Bromberg.

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These are not your mother’s erotic stories.

We’re not giggling about foul language over tea, or avoiding smut talk at the Tupperware party.

This book is slick fingers and flesh on your lips. It’s twisted bodies late at night when the city sleeps and the moans fall where no one can hear them. This book is pain and pleasure, lust and passion, a body brought to the breaking point. It’s drenched in the the musk of sweat, shuddering at the touch of a Master.

It’s not your mother’s erotica. It’s yours.

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Unraveled

By K. Bromberg

One night.

One mistake.

Filled with fear.

Sated by pleasure.

Robbed of control.

Blindfolded and bound.

Shamed she liked it.

Doomed to want it.

Limits tested.

Boundaries pushed.

Desire awakened.

Inhibition unleashed.

An identity unraveled.

Lives changed forever.

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The Devil in Me

by KI Lynn

In search of strength and guidance at a nearby church, Jared happens upon a temptation. One he cannot hope to resist. Each time he sees her, the overwhelming urge to have her consumes him. The lust is overpowering, dragging him deeper and deeper with each encounter, exposing the devil within.

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Kick

by CD Reiss

Fiona Drazen, sex addict, submissive slave, celebutante, trapped in a mental ward until Dr. Elliot Chapman can help her remember why she’s there. But once she does, she might not want to go home to the Master she tried to kill.

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Worth

by Shay Savage

An injured Roman Tribunus finds comfort in the touch of the slave commanded to tend to his wounds. As a slave, her value is measured as a couple of coins, but as Tribunus Faustus learns more about her, he begins to understand her true worth.

Still, a man of his station can never acknowledge feelings for a slave, and she is already owned by another man.

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These Men

by Andrea Smith

Paige Matthews has a lot to learn, and more than just about being an intern with the F.B.I. Inexperience with all types of relationships leaves her looking for a new place to live. Eli Chambers and his partner, Cain Maddox, are looking for a roommate. It’s the perfect arrangement, but one that will change all their lives forever.

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COME

by JA Huss

He must have her, take her, control her, keep her. She will submit. But she will do it when she is ready and willing. The bond is uneasy and the future uncertain. But one thing’s for sure.

Alone… Harper and James are dangerous.

Together… they are unstoppable.

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Red & Wolfe

Part I – An erotic telling of Little Red Riding Hood.

by Ella James

After years attempting to contact her estranged grandmother, an artist who lives on a remote island, Sarah “Red” Ryder is surprised to receive an invitation. When she arrives at the island, she’s shocked to find it is now the home of J. Wolfe, the reclusive artist, who has his own plans for her.

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STILL

by Alessandra Torre

I was raised right. To mind my manners, keep my knees together, to put my napkin in my lap. But somehow, with one look at the dark sexuality that is Brett Jacobs, I forgot my Southern graces. They may have gotten lost in the pushmeupagainstthewall and takemehere action that occurred. In the clothes-ripping ohmygod action that followed. They may have, along with my sanity and common sense, deserted me, leaving me with bruised lips, ripped panties, and multiple orgasms.

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This set will only be available for a limited time, so get it before it disappears.

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Me, offender of all, back again.

I swear, from the looks of things, you’d think that I’m a sweet girl. Non-offensive, from the start of my buttoned cardigan to the Mary-Jane’s on my feet. But, apparently, I’m still ban-worthy.

I’ve done this post before. Five months ago. When Sex Love Repeat got smitted down by the Amazon gods and hidden in the corner of their site they typically reserve for incest and beastiality. Yep, Brother Fuckers, I love Bigfoot, and little ‘ol me.

I’m back in the corner. Just the Sex – my collection of sex scenes pulled from three bestselling erotica books – BANNED from general search criteria. BANNED from recommendations or ‘Customers Who Bought This Also Bought’ references. *cue my big dramatic sigh*

I really thought, with this one, I was behaving. The rules of Amazon covers:

-no nipples: check

-no butt crack: check

-no penis or vaginas: check

-no covering of above body parts with other body parts, such as hands: check

-no overt suggestion of nudity: check

Thought I was covered. Panties on the cover. A finger slid underneath, but not too far. Way away from any exciting areas.

Eighteen hours. That’s as long as this book made it before Amazon swooped down from almighty and smacked it into the corner.

I was PISSED. FURIOUS. My family ate cold food for a week while I ranted and raved. Then I had lunch with CD Reiss. Midway through my furious rant on all things unfair, she pulled out her phone. Looked up my cover. And about fell out of her chair. “Uh… no. You’re wrong.” she said bluntly. “That is DEFINITELY banworthy.” Well…shit.

I’ve done the stubborn thing for two weeks. Crossed my arms, stuck out my bottom lip and said ‘fuck you – I’m not changing it’. Then… I had to pay the water bill. And dog kibble. And I really really want some new stilettos…

This is a business. I can’t sell what people can’t find. So *dramatic sigh* I am going to change the cover. In one week. That will allow all of you who are passionate about this cover to snap up this ebook. I am also going to pub, in 2 days, a paperback with this cover on it. That will stay on Amazon for a while.

In the meantime, if you want THIS cover, grab it. Before it disappears FOREVER.

purchase at Amazon: http://amzn.to/1gQffVt

xoxo – hope you all have a kickass weekend.

big hugs,

the rejected one

GIVEAWAY!

Want a complete signed set of the Innocence series???

Step 1: Swing over to Natasha is a Book Junkie and ‘like’ her page: https://www.facebook.com/natashaisabookjunkie

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Update on Release Dates

I’ll pause in my furious writing of the 6E sequel

Wait… I got distracted. Oh yes! I’ll pause in my writing because I just found out… drumroll… the release dates for this series:

-July 8th 2014 – HARDCOVER pub date for book 1: The Girl in 6E

-January 27th 2015– PAPERBACK pub date for book 1: The Girl in 6E

-April 21st 2015– HARDCOVER pub date for book 2: Untitled as of yet

Preorder links for the hardcover: http://amzn.to/1eYFipF

The ebook is available NOW: http://amzn.to/QhTrZh

Sex Love Repeat nominated as a Top Indie Read for 2014

*running around my office excitedly*

A reader, a month or so ago, was kind enough to alert me of a nomination process for Indie AuthorLand’s Top Books of 2014. She had nominated Sex Love Repeat. I reached out to my readers, asking any who felt the same to please nominate it also.

This afternoon, I received an email notification. The lists had been polled, and Sex Love Repeat had made the list! The Erotica list is short: just 15 books. And, looking over them, I am honored to be in such company.

Please consider taking 2 seconds to vote:

http://www.indieauthorland.com/vote-50-self-published-books-worth-reading-201314-erotica/

GIVEAWAY! Up to 20 WINNERS!

GIVEAWAY TIME!

In celebration of End of Innocence having 100+ reviews (thank you all so much!) – I am hosting a giveaway!

What: SIGNED copies of END OF THE INNOCENCE!

Increase your chances: This giveaway is starting with 1 winner. BUT, as End of Innocence receives more reviews, the number of winners will increase! Every 5 additional reviews will bring a new winner! So, if you haven’t already, please leave a review, and encourage your friends to do the same.

How to Enter: Entry is simple – just ‘like’ the Facebook post below! (You may have to hit a ‘login’ button)

There can be up to 20 winners, so let’s start the fun!

Link to leave a review: http://tinyurl.com/oppp5kw