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ARC opportunity!

ATTENTION BLOGGERS AND READERS!

I will be releasing Ulterior Designs, the first book in a new-adult romance duet on June 1st, 2016.

Cover reveal on April 28th and I'm offering ARCs to bloggers willing to give an honest review. If you think this might be for you, you really do not want to miss out on this steamy and humorous romance.

I've opened up the sign up form to readers with social media access. There are a limited number of ARC's being offered, so sign up now if you want to be considered for one.

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Grace Street & Return to Grace Street Re-release

Chapter 8: The Complete SeriesGrace Street and Return to Grace Street
Obsession, possession, resilience, insanity...
A need for absolute control and a past filled with lies and neglect have led FBI profiler Victor Laurenzo down a ruthless path. On a quest to satiate his sadistic desires, he submits unknowing victims to cold, calculated scenarios meant to push limits while testing the confines of immorality—all under the guise of studying his chapters for the betterment of law enforcement.
On the mend from a bad break-up and longing for attention, Elsa consents to an odd proposition. Initially unaware of Victor’s plans, she quickly realizes that the casual encounter she agreed to is, in fact, a cruel psychological game with no ending in sight. She may be one in a long line of test subjects for Victor; however, she can't be broken so easily. What he puts her through only fuels the fire burning within her—a flame that begins to blaze out of control as she becomes obsessed with everything about Victor and peeling back his cruel layers in search of the real man hiding beneath his heartless facade. Stronger and far more resilient than any of Victor's previous chapters, she is determined to make her own rules and flip the table on his selfish game to show him that beyond his darkness, there lies light.
Playing an erotic and twisted psychological game in which there are no winners and only chapters in a depraved case file, these two headstrong characters are no match for an unexpected bond that rises above the darkness, bends the rules of conventional romance, compromises principles, and forgives the unforgivable.
Though Victor and Elsa's story may not contain hearts and flowers, it is still one of soul-searching passion and reckless love.

Warning: this is neither a conventional romance nor a traditional love story. This is not a fairy tale love story nor is it a BDSM romance. There are no hearts and flowers on the pages of this book. The heroine doesn't always make wise choices and though I've tried to make her strong, she's often times weak in the face of the fierce hero. The hero is not a knight in shining armor. He's broken and frequently cruel, and what every woman in the real world should avoid.  This is a story about facing the darkness within. The man written within the pages of this book is obsessive, possessive and broken, and he gets off on mind fucking his lovers. He's an anti-hero with an abusive past who often times pushes too hard in his quest to win his own sick game.
What's contained within this book is fiction—dark, depraved and decadent make-believe. Contains erotic elements, uncomfortable situations, and descriptions that may trigger past memories of abuse. Intended for readers 18+





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Excerpt (copyright Ella Dominguez, 2016)

“Once you sign this, there’s no going back,” his gruff voice held a note of challenge as did the wistful expression on his face. Elsa knew better. The make-shift contract in front of her was neither legal nor binding. Surely a man of Mr. Black’s intelligence knew that. Keeping her thoughts to herself, she nodded and attempted to take the pen from him. As if he knew what he was thinking, he held the pen at bay once more. “If you think you can back out of this agreement at any point, Ms. Cassidy, you couldn’t be more wrong. Though this piece of paper may not be legal in a court of law, I follow my own set of laws and rules, and I’ll hold you to this agreement regardless.”She lowered her hand and placed it in her lap. There was a certainty in his voice—a kind of conviction that told her that nothing less than her all would be acceptable to him. A loud ringing in her ears blocked out all sounds as she sat unmoving and gaping at him. “For how long?” The words caught in her throat. His pupils flared infinitesimally and his response came without hesitation. “Until I say otherwise.”Suddenly Mr. Black’s simple rules didn’t seem so simple. “Are you going to hurt me?” she finally found the courage to ask when he sat silently unresponsive. “Everything done within these walls will be done with safety in mind. No irreparable physical damage will be caused.”And what about her emotional well-being? Would there be irreparable damage caused to that? Mr. Black definitely had a way with words, but he didn’t answer her question. Not directly anyway, and the secret expression on his face told her he was holding something back.A phrase Elsa had read once in an erotic book popped into her head. “So, what you’re saying is: everything will be safe, sane and consensual?” Victor clicked the pen several times, one side of his mouth twisting upward as he let out a short, breathy laugh. “Not exactly, but two out of three ain’t bad.”Her eyes widened at his remark. Based on his previous statements, sane was apparently the one thing off the table. When he held the pen out, it was as if he had wordlessly dared her to take the bait that he had laid out for her. It was too easy for Elsa to get caught up in the way Mr. Black was looking at her. With her heartbeat throbbing in her ears, she took in the vision of him one last time before she made her final decision and signed her freedom away. His beauty was devastating, his shimmering green eyes devious and alluring, his deep-crimson mouth inviting, and his sweetly intoxicating musk overwhelming. The possibilities of the unknown, the danger-factor, and the intrigue of a captivating stranger were impossible for her to resist. She lifted her hand and as it moved closer toward the pen, her limbs suddenly became heavy and warm. She pushed forward, impelled involuntarily by her own passion and curiosity. She was doing this. With pen in hand, the tip touched the paper when a wicked thought crossed her mind. She glanced upward to meet Mr. Black’s gaze, and licked her lips purposefully.

“Are you sure you wouldn’t rather have my signature in blood?”


About Ella Dominguez
In addition to being a writer, Ella is a mom, wife, a respiratory therapist, and a lover of ukuleles and unicorns. She was born and raised in a conservative, strict Christian household in the bible belt of the USA. This upbringing contributed to her wicked imagination and writing has been her only outlet for her fantasies. At the mature age of forty, she mustered up enough courage to share her thoughts and put pen to paper. She sincerely hopes to find her niche in writing romance in all forms, be it dark romance, romantic comedy, psychological thrillers or paranormal.

She doesn't consider herself an author, rather an avid reader above all else, and someone who simply writes the stories that the characters in her head tell her to.

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Isa & Dylan's story, re-written

4/5/2016

The journey to re-write my Art of D/s trilogy begins today. Technically, it began several months ago, having unpublished all three books and completed one chapter.

When I say re-write, that's precisely what I mean. I am completely over-hauling all three books. What was originally written in first person narrative is being changed to third person. It's quite a daunting undertaking, especially when considering how lengthy the books are. But, I genuinely believe that this change is for the best.

It will allow for more description, better allowing the reader to experience what the characters see and feel.

With this comes new covers and new titles, as well as new material. I'm excited, while at the same time scared, as I don't want to let my fans down, nor do I want to taint the memory of Isa, Dylan and Sawyer.

I cannot definitively say when I will be done. I want to take my time and get this right with the hopes that the changes will garner more exposure, perhaps even a publishing deal.

Wish me luck.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

Sometimes a book just doesn't garner the kind of attention an author desires. Sometimes those factors have nothing to do with the quality of the book or its ability to pull readers in and everything to do with marketing. Or, in my case, lack thereof. I'll admit, I'm not one who markets my books well. I hate asking for help and therein lies my main issue.

But now, I'm asking for your help.

I've revised my highly rated dark romance duet, Chapter 8: The Complete Series, in anticipation of writing it into a screenplay (nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?), and will be re-releasing it on April 1st, 2016. The individual titles are Grace Street & Return to Grace Street. Fresh new covers will grace (no pun intended) each book, as well as the bundled set.

I'm reaching out to ask for your assistance in getting these books in front of as many reader's eyes as possible. For those of you who have not read my work or these particular novels, I would love to offer you the chance. Simply message me back and I will send you an individual code for a free download for Grace Street (Return to Grace Street is still being revised and will be available on April 1st).

A review is not required, however, it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm asking that if you agree to help, to please post about the re-release on both your blog and on social media between now and the end of April to spread the word as far and wide as possible and with anyone you think might enjoy it.

I have ready-made HTML for ease of posting, as well as images if you choose to create your own post.

If you would like to help, please PM me your email address so that I can send you the media kit.

In advance, I want to thank each of you for your consideration in helping to make these books the success that I feel they deserve to be.

Much love & gratitude,
Ella Dominguez

F#ck You Valentine! LIVE ON AMAZON

Surprise! 

AMAZON (Available on Kindle Unlimited)

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A letter brings Andrew and Claire together, but circumstances threaten to tear them apart. Set in 1984, and long before email, sexting and selfies, this unconventional romance proves that the technology we've grown accustomed to in order to find The One, is no match for destiny. But only if honesty and truthfulness prevails, and for Claire and Andrew, the truth can be a scary thing, no matter how irresistible their bond is.

Surprise! Coming 2/14/16...

F#ck You Valentine!

A letter brings Andrew and Claire together, but circumstances threaten to tear them apart. Set in 1984, and long before email, sexting, and selfies, this unconventional romance proves that the technology we've grown dependent on to find The One is no match for destiny. But only if honesty and truthfulness prevails, and for Claire and Andrew, the truth can be a scary thing, no matter how irresistible their bond is.

http://amzn.com/B01BRFZD9E

Tennessee Moonshine LIVE

Tennessee Moonshine, which was previously part of an anthology, is now on its own and live on Amazon, All Romance Ebooks and Smashwords. All other ebook retail sites will go live in a few days.

Priced at $1.99


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Good bye. It's been a fun.

I'm calling it quits. The indie publishing world has no place for me anymore. ♥ you all.

All future planned projects are on hold indefinitely.

Ulterior Designs will no longer be published even though it was going to be done under a different pen name. Much love to you all.

Red Hot Holidays Anthology LIVE!

It's live and only 99 cents for 17 all-new sweet to steamy stories!

My contribution, A Cub for Christmas, is the steamy novella about a cougar who gets the ultimate Christmas gift.

Over 1000 pages across 17 BRAND NEW holiday stories!

Forget shopping. Forget wrapping. Spend the holidays with these 17 gorgeous alpha males. They have something they’d like to put in your stockings, because they’re definitely on Santa’s naughty list in these 17 all-new stories.

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Cruel and Beautiful by A.M. Hargrove & Terri E. Laine

Cruel and Beautiful blurb

Cate Forbes , a dedicated college
student with a carefully plotted future, doesn’t know the first thing about
love. When she accepts a blind date with a rumored tasty piece of eye candy,
she thinks she can get by with a night of fun. Cate’s plans quickly unravel when
she gets one look at the sexy…

Drew McKnight .

The relentless hockey-playing medical resident knows what
he wants—a career in Oncology and Cate. Although he’s heard the gorgeous
brunette is a little relationship skittish, a single night out isn’t what he
has in mind. Determined to have her—in every way possible—he shows her just
what a future with him would hold.

Only life has other plans. The unthinkable happens and
everything begins to shatter. Both in too deep, they will have to fight the cruel and hang onto the beautiful.




Cruel and Beautiful
is a New Adult Contemporary Romance standalone, full-length novel based on true
events, and includes mature content, not suitable for younger readers.
Cruel and Beautiful links

Amazon: http://smarturl.it/CruelBeautiful-AMZ

iBooks: http://smarturl.it/CruelBeautiful-IB

Nook: http://smarturl.it/CruelBeautiful-NOOK

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A. M. Hargrove bio

One day, on her way home from work as a sales manager A.
M. Hargrove realized her life was on fast forward and if she didn’t do
something soon, it would be too late to write that work of fiction she had been
dreaming of her whole life. So she rolled down the passenger window of her
fabulous (not) company car and tossed out her leather briefcase. Luckily, the
pedestrian in the direct line of fire was a dodge ball pro and had über quick
reflexes enabling him to avoid getting bashed in the head. Feeling a tad guilty
about the near miss, A. M. made a speedy turn down a deserted side street
before tossing her crummy, outdated piece-of-you-know-what laptop out the
window. She breathed a liberating sigh of relief, picked up her cell phone,
called her boss, and quit her job. Grinning, she made another call to her hubs
and told him of her new adventure (after making sure his heart was beating
properly again).



So began A. M. Hargrove’s career as a Naughty and Nice
Romance Author.



Her books include Adult, New Adult and Young Adult
Romances, including, The Guardians of Vesturon Series (Survival, Resurrection,
Determinant, reEmergent, and the novella Beginnings); Dark Waltz and Death
Waltz (The Praestani Novels); The Edge Series (Edge of Disaster, Shattered
Edge, and Kissing Fire); The Tragic Series (Tragically Flawed and Tragic
Desires); Exquisite Betrayal; Dirty Nights: The Novel; and The Hart Brothers
Novels (Freeing Her, Freeing Him, and Kestrel).



Please find her at www.amhargrove.com



Terri E. Laine Bio

Wife and mother of three, I’ve always been an avid

reader. In my early years, my best friend and I would tell each other stories
over the phone when we were bored. We called them our “soap operas” and
generally revolved around whatever boy we liked at the time.



Over five years ago, I got this crazy idea to write a
novel and try to publish it. And the rest is history. This journey has been a
blessing, and a dream realized. I look forward to many more memories to come.

Find more about me and social media links at www.terrielaine.com