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November 12, 2017
New Release – Telenovela – South of the Border 1
Released November 12, 2017
César is a famous Mexican Telenovela star. Women constantly throw themselves at him, and he’ll be into one for a short time before moving on. Long-term relationships spell danger for César. People he loves end up dead. That’s why Camila can never know she’s more to him than a one night stand. But he has to find a way to preserve their working relationship because the show must go on…
Camila nearly gave up her dream of becoming an actress. After three years of auditioning, all she has to show for it is a dead-end office job. Then, a business trip to Puerto Vallarta puts her in the right place at the right time. Suddenly, she’s a pampered star on The Sands of Time, one of Mexico’s hottest Telenovelas. Soon acting and reality become intertwined, as her co-star, César, is too hot to resist on set or off it. She knows César’s trouble, but what she doesn’t know is that her dalliance with him could be deadly.
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Excerpt
I’m walking barefoot close to the shoreline. The ocean waves crash and lap over my feet. The water’s cool, but refreshing. Even in March, it’s in the low 80s. The bright sun coats the endless stretch of sea with flickering diamonds. A few puffy clouds drift across the azure sky. I release a long, satisfied exhale. This is the best day I’ve had in so long. It feels amazing to be outdoors instead of confined to a windowless room.
People lounge in chairs under the bright blue umbrellas, sipping drinks from straws. Others stroll along the beach. Some of the children run across the sand, while others splash and play in the shallow water.
Like LA’s Venice Beach, here there are more male couples than heterosexual couples walking the beach. But on this Puerto Vallarta beach, they seem uninhibited and unconcerned that anyone will judge them. Wearing tight, colorful bikini briefs, the men openly kiss or hold hands with their partners. The energy of this place moves me. The tension that usually constricts my neck and shoulders has melted away. The slower pace of Mexico seems to be contagious. I feel happy and relaxed and so does everyone I see. The rushed pace of La La Land doesn’t exist here.
A Mexican guy greets me with a “Buenas tardes.” He probably thinks I’m a local.
I automatically answer in Spanish, glancing at him long enough to notice that he’s reasonably attractive. But then I notice the drop-dead gorgeous guy walking up behind him. Any woman’s gaze would be drawn toward him like a magnet. Wow. His beautifully shaped lips alone are enough to make me salivate. And I love his hair—shoulder-length and straight and thick enough to tangle your fingers in when you kiss him. Dios mío, what am I thinking. Giving his amazing body the once over doesn’t do a thing to help me clear my head. Maybe I should keep my gaze focused above his neck. His blue-green eyes, accented by thick brows, glance my way. My mouth falls open when he starts walking toward me. I look behind me to see if maybe there’s another woman there, but there isn’t. This is crazy.
“Buenas tardes,” he says. “Cómo está?” He slows down. Not only is he greeting me, he’s trying to start a conversation with me.
My heart beats faster. Does he always talk to strangers? I guess if he wants to talk to random women on the beach, it should be easy enough. What woman wouldn’t talk to him? I’m surprised he doesn’t have a horde of them hovering, he looks so delectable. I clear my throat, not sure what to say. I stutter out a greeting. He continues speaking to me in Spanish.
“I’m César. Cómo se llama?”
“Mucho gusto. I’m Camila.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Camila.” I like the sound of my name flowing off his lips. His full and very sexy lips. He extends a hand.
I reach out to shake it. Electricity shoots up my arm leaving me feeling lightheaded. My mouth must have fallen open. It’s been forever since I’ve felt attraction like this or even thought about a relationship or falling in love. There’s no time for men when your life is a non-stop financial struggle. I haven’t had a serious relationship since acting school.
“It’s great meeting you, too. Do you live here? Or are you visiting?” His voice is warm and inviting, his eyes so large and alive. The blue and green flecks in his irises remind me of the sea, the way they constantly change color.
“Visiting. I live in Los Angeles.”
“Oh, you live in America. Are you near Hollywood?”
I involuntarily clench my jaw. There’s no way I’m going to mention the seedy neighborhood I live in. “I live in a suburb not too far from there. How about you?”
“I grew up in Puerto Vallarta. Now I split my time between living here and in Mexico City.”
“I was born in Mexico City. My parents moved to the US when I was eight. Are you working here? Or are you on vacation?”
“I’m working as usual. We are here filming.”
“Filming? How interesting. The company I work for is here to film scenes for the American soap opera, Days and Nights of Desire.”
His eyes widen and when he smiles, I see a perfect row of sturdy white teeth. His smile ratchets his amazing looks up to a whole new level. The man’s gorgeous and he probably knows it. He must be an actor. Every woman in Mexico would die to watch whatever show he’s in.
César looks directly into my eyes. “I knew you were an actress. You have the look.”
My shoulders slump forward and I muffle my sigh. Wait until he finds out what I really am. “I wish. I studied to be an actress and auditioned for a part in this show, but I got offered a job as an office assistant.” I wait for him to politely end the conversation and make his escape.
He steps in closer and his brows draw together in disgust. “Office assistant? What were they thinking?”
More tingles race through my body at his nearness. His body is to die for. His black T-shirt stretches across his muscular chest and his rock-solid bicep and tricep muscles flex and bunch when he moves his hands expansively through the air as he talks. I shrug. “I didn’t fit their concept of evil seductress I guess.”
“The producer must be blind. You have what it takes to be a star, Camila. I recognized it the instant I saw you.”
He’s really laying it on thick. He must be trying to seduce me. Not that I mind all that much. At least he didn’t bolt when he heard I have a grunt job. “You’re very kind. How about you? Are you an actor?”
“Yes. I play the role of Juan in a Telenovela, The Sands of Time.”
“And you’re filming here?”
“Yes. We are shooting scenes of me meeting my next love interest.”
“That’s exciting.” I feel jealous just thinking about him entangled between the sheets with his co-star. Wouldn’t I like to have that job?
“It would be, but we have a very big problem. And I am thinking maybe you can help us solve it.” He gazes at me in a penetrating way that shows he’s analyzing not only my looks, but trying to see deeper. It takes my breath away.
There’s an awkward pause before I answer. “I-I’m not sure what you mean.”
“You’ll see in a minute. Please come with me.” He wraps his strong fingers around my forearm and gently tugs to urge me to come with him.
That touch sends another current of electricity ricocheting through my body. I want to be near him. Maybe I even crave the wild affair he seems after. But this is a very bad idea. César is a complete stranger. He could take me anywhere. “Oh, no, I really can’t. I don’t even know you.”
“I want you to meet some people. They’re under that row of umbrellas.” He points off in the distance. I’m not sure who he’s pointing toward because there are hundreds of umbrellas on this beach and almost every beach chair is full. But I shake off my fears. Meeting a group of people on this beach can’t be any more dangerous than taking a public bus in LA. César releases my arm and starts walking faster.
I speed up too, but my feet slip in the deep sand as I struggle to keep up with him. I manage to gasp out, “I don’t understand. Who do you want me to meet?”
“My movie crew, of course. You have the looks. And the personality we need. Your luck is about to change. You’re about to become the hottest new Mexican telenovela star.”
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August 4, 2017
New Release – Doctor’s Orders (Office Interludes 2)
If you’re looking for an erotic romance to heat up your weekend, check out my latest release, Doctor’s Orders!
Released August 4, 2017
Successful interior designer Josephine Karusso is resigned to the single life. Her chronic migraines make dating a nightmare. She goes to a doctor’s appointment, hoping to discuss new treatment options, not expecting to hear her doctor had to leave for an emergency. She agrees to see a different physician in the office; a Dr. Len Jones. She’s stunned to see he’s got wavy dark hair, beautiful green eyes, and the body of an Olympic athlete. She’s not at all surprised to learn he’s a judgmental jerk. She’s dealt with many medical professionals like that before. She confronts Dr. Jones over his insensitivity to her condition and is shocked when the seemingly hardened physician does a sudden about face by apologizing and referring her to his naturopathic doctor friend.
Dr. Len Jones lost his fiancé to a sudden tragedy and hasn’t been the same since. He’s been going through the motions in his practice and his life, remaining emotionally detached from everyone. When Josephine Karusso is added to his schedule for the day, he’s annoyed to be saddled with another whiny chronic pain patient. He’s surprised to see that she’s drop-dead gorgeous and has luscious curves in all the right places. When the fiery beauty lashes out at him, he realizes just how off course he’s drifted. And there’s something about her that makes him want to be a better doctor and a better man.
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February 7, 2017
A Valentine’s Day Release – Sophia’s Boss – Office Interludes 1
Coming February 14! Sabrina Devonshire’s latest release, Sophia’s Boss – Office Interludes 1
IT professional Sophia’s all-business, career woman image contrasts starkly with the wild woman who drives a Rally Yellow Camaro, wears lacy black panties beneath her conservative business suit, and constantly fantasizes about sex with the hot man she saw at a computer networking conference. Keeping her sex goddess image well hidden is easy until her fantasy man turns out to be her new boss. A distracting affair with her distracting boss Michael is as forbidden and dangerous as it is irresistible.
A new city and a new IT Director job mean a fresh start for Michael and a way to escape his cheating ex. Planning to avoid romance at all costs, he meets Network Operations Manager, Sophia, and finds this resolute plan turned upside down. When they’re thrown together in a company wide cyber attack crisis, he’s not sure whether to resist or give into temptation.
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January 17, 2017
Re-release – My Professor and the La Jolla Meteorite Craters
My Professor and the La Jolla Meteorite Craters
I wasn’t looking for love, only some occasional lust. But my best friend, Jennifer, had other ideas. She kept trying to set me up with her concept of the most eligible bachelor, which most definitely wasn’t mine.
I’m an oceanographer, a scientist. My life was all about research and logic. There were laboratory samples to study and presentations at European conferences to prepare for. Men weren’t part of my agenda… until Jennifer twisted my arm and signed us up for a weekend sci-fi writing class.
The instant I saw professor Justin Lincoln, I knew I was in trouble. His curly blond hair and to-die-for body is damn distracting. He’s irritating, annoying and drives me crazy. He’s also the only man I want. What am I going to do now? I don’t have time for this. No really. There’s too much at stake.
*This is a re-release of 2013 Extasy Books title, Message from Viola Mari.
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Re-release – Ocean Swimmer
The elite swimmer Zoe is destined to fall in love with is also destined to die. Can she change his fate?
When children’s mystery writer Zoe Carlson has recurring nightmares about a swimmer drowning during an open water race, she aims to change his fate. Zoe’s plan to remain objective makes a serious splashdown when she meets her “mission,” a towering blue-eyed man with the best cut set of pectorals she’s ever seen. Going incognito as a feeding station volunteer for FINA World Cup series races, she travels to Greece, Portugal, Honduras, and Tunisia to protect him. When heat between the pair sizzles, she falls hopelessly in love with this man destined to die.
Elite swimmer and former Navy fighter pilot Luke Dickson keeps dreaming he’s drowning. Recently dumped by long-time girlfriend who found him too competitive, Luke believes his driven personality and international travel schedule can’t mix with love. When Luke meets Zoe, he’s instantly attracted to her voluptuous body and mysterious personality. When Luke learns she’s been stalking him for weeks at swimming races, he decides she must be psycho.
A series of fateful events before the final race lead Zoe to believe her nightmare is about to unfold. Anticipating a dive-in and rescue scenario, Zoe is shocked to discover that’s only the beginning. Can she change the fate of the man she loves and survive?
*This is a re-release of 2012 Extasy Book title, The Open Water Swimmer.
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January 5, 2017
Pre-Order Lost and Bound by Pandora Spocks
Erotic romance readers won’t want to miss reading Lost and Bound, the second super hot book in Pandora Spocks’ The Dream Dominant Collection. Lost and Bound, now available for Pre-Order, will be live on January 31. Here’s the Universal link to order…
Blurb:
Blake Walker is no stranger to tragedy. Immediately following a horrific event years earlier, he was lost for a while until he embraced his Dominant nature and found his true calling. But things change and now he’s back where he started, helping to run his family’s secluded lake lodge.
When pampered Hollywood starlet Shasta Pyke gets into trouble with the law, she’s sent to the wilderness of northern Ontario to cool her heels for a few weeks. There she meets sexy bush pilot Blake, who is tasked with seeing to her needs as the sole guest at the lodge.
Initially, Blake isn’t impressed with the spoiled actress, but he’s happy that her visit allows for his sister Jackie and her kids to go on a much-needed vacation. Try as he might, he can’t figure out what the hell Shasta Pyke is doing so far out of her element.
Shasta’s attracted to Blake’s obvious good looks, but there’s more to him than that. He sees through her armor to the vulnerable little girl she hides from the world. The Daddy Dominant in him craves to shelter her, to make her his own.
Is there any way Shasta will agree to submit to Blake’s Dominance?
Lost & Bound is Book 2 of Pandora Spocks’ Dream Dominant Collection, a series of stand-alone novels featuring sexy, Dominant men, and the strong, red-haired submissives who find them irresistible. It is a contemporary erotic romance novel with a light BDSM theme, and features a DD/lg relationship, and is intended for mature audiences.
Author Bio:
Pandora Spocks is a sassy ginger and hopeless romantic, living her happily ever after in South Florida.
Pandora has had stories pinballing around in her head for years. At one point, she spent hours daydreaming in Mrs. Howe’s ninth grade algebra class. She didn’t learn much algebra, but she had some really good ideas. Recently she decided to try her hand at sharing those stories with others.
She enjoys reading and writing literary erotic romance. She is the author of the three-novel epic romance Rannigan’s Redemption, and a naughty little romantic novella, Just One Night. Lost & Bound joins Luke & Bella as the second book in The Dream Dominant Collection, a series of light BDSM stand-alone novels.
Pandora is currently at work on her next spicy romance.
Connect with Pandora:
Website: PandoraSpocksAuthor.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PandoraSpocksAuthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PandoraSpocksWP
Google+: https://plus.google.com/+PandoraSpocksAuthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14080322.Pandora_Spocks
Universal Link for Lost & Bound: books2read.com/LostandBound
Excerpt (explicit)
After painting the exteriors of the first two cabins, Blake and Shasta took a break. In the kitchen of the main house, he quickly made turkey sandwiches for their lunch. “How’s that plug feeling, kitten?” he asked as he sat across the table.
“It’s fine. I mean, I can feel it, but it doesn’t hurt.”
His grin was sly. “Does it feel good?”
She shifted uneasily in her chair. “I just know that my pussy is about to go up in flames if it doesn’t get some relief soon.”
Blake laughed. “We’ll see what we can do about that.” Rounding the table, he grasped her arm and led her to the kitchen counter, where he bent her over. A sharp tug dropped her shorts to the floor around her feet. He released his monster erection and impaled her roughly.
“Oh, shit, yes!” she panted.
After three strokes, he pulled out and restored his jeans, returning to the table to finish his lunch.
Shasta, still leaning over the counter, watched him incredulously. “Are you kidding me?!”
Blake smirked confidently and gave her a wink. “I’m telling you, kitten, by tonight you’ll be begging me to fuck your ass.”
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January 3, 2017
New Release – Words and Phrases: Make Your Sex Scenes Sizzle
Released December 28, 2016
Words and Phrases: Make Your Sex Scenes Sizzle is a reference tool for authors to aid with the construction and revision of sex scenes. Writers of erotic romance, erotica, contemporary romance, historical romance, or sci-fi romance will be able to resuscitate boring sex scenes and make them sizzle. This book includes an A through Z and sorted list of verbs, nouns, adjectives, body part names as well as hundreds of sentences and phrases that will tempt and tantalize readers. Arm yourself with this reference which will help you deliver the sensual experience erotic romance readers crave.
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July 28, 2016
My Greek SEAL Blog Tour – August 1-19
Hop over to these sites to read excerpts from MY GREEK SEAL and for a chance to win some prizes.
August 1: The Reading Addict
August 2: jbiggarblog
August 3: Long and Short Reviews
August 4: Christine Young
August 5: Fabulous and Brunette
August 8: T’s Stuff
August 9: The Avid Reader
August 9: Romance Writer and Lover of Books
August 10: Punya Reviews…
August 11: Romance Novel Giveaways
August 12: EskieMama Reads
August 15: Liz Gavin’s Blog – review
August 16: The Silver Dagger Scriptorium
August 17: Louise Lyndon Romance Author Hear Me Roar
August 18: Queen of All She Reads
August 19: Ali – The Dragon Slayer
August 19: Kissing Bandits
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April 28, 2016
Coming Soon – My Greek SEAL
Ready for an exotic romantic adventure starring a super hot Greek Navy SEAL? Get ready for My Greek SEAL.
First for the cover…
Now for the blurb:
After a sudden job lay off, Shelley hides out in her apartment, drinking wine and eating ice cream until the day she’s slated to leave for vacation in Greece. Even though she’s lost all enthusiasm for this Greek island swimming vacation, she’s paid for the trip so she boards the plane.
She figures her life can’t possibly get any worse. She’s unemployed and spent most of her savings hiring a lawyer to collect commissions her corrupt boss refused to pay her. She stumbles down to the Lefkada Island dock the first morning jetlagged and grumpy. When she spots a Greek man with a drool-worthy body, her plan is to stay calm and look casual. Instead, she trips and plunges straight into the water. It wouldn’t be so bad if she never had to see him again. But luck seems to have abandoned her. Eros, a former Greek Navy SEAL, is one of her swimming tour companions. He boards the boat, makes fun of her dress and mannerisms and asks way too many irritating questions. And he’s so damn hot, he makes her feel confused and distracted all the time. To make matters worse, he is assigned to swim with her all week.
Maybe Shelley could have ignored the simmering attraction developing between them if it weren’t for the earthquake, the tidal wave and being stranded alone with him on Kalamos Island.
And now here’s an excerpt…
I snatch my waterproof backpack and glance in the bathroom mirror. Frowning, I tug down my floral print wrap to cover more of my thighs and twist my lips into a frown. My long strawberry-blonde hair is a tangled mess and dark circles rim my eyes. What was I thinking? After a 10-hour flight from the States and a five-hour bus ride across the Greek continent, the few hours of toss and turn sleep on a rock hard mattress hasn’t done anything to improve my exhausted state. Or my appearance.
My weary muscles rebel against every step and even keeping my eyelids open. What am I doing here? I’m a high maintenance woman. I don’t do sleep deprivation and Third World countries. I usually head to a beach resort in southern California, sprawl out on a lounge chair with a book and snap my fingers whenever I want another Mai Tai or need an escort to my massage appointment.
I exit the bathroom and glance at the wrinkled sheets and the stiff pillows on the bed where I just spent my nearly sleepless night. Dropping back down into that bed of discomfort doesn’t tempt me in the least. What do they make mattresses out of in this country? I reach over to peel off the mattress cover and then decide against it. I really don’t want to see what’s hiding under that half shredded piece of fabric. It’s probably a block of cement. I let out a long sigh.
What I really need is a spa day and twelve hours sleep in a five star hotel. I imagine drifting off into a blissful sleep, my back pleasantly cushioned by a pillow top mattress and my body cocooned with a cushy comforter. I could be awakening refreshed now and about to sip espresso delivered to my room instead of feeling like absolute hell and about to embark on a long day of bouncing over waves on a boat. But this is Greece. The water and the islands will be beautiful.
“Shit.” I forgot to take a motion sickness pill. I drop my backpack on the floor, rush into the bathroom and rummage through my toiletry kit. My hand finally closes around the cylindrical container of pills. I pour two of them into my hand and down them with water before snatching up my backpack and heading toward the door.
When will this book be available? The expected release date is mid-June.
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March 12, 2016
Presentations at Tucson Festival of Books 2016
March 12 and 13, I am participating in two panel workshops at the Tucson Festival of Books. The first, on Saturday at 1:00 PM in Koffler 216 is entitled the Pros and Cons of Self Publishing with Kristen Ashley and Ed Hoornaert. Click here to download my workshop handout. The second one, on Sunday and also in Koffler 216, is on Writing POV of the Opposite Sex with Shelley Coriell and Ed Hoornaert. I look forward to seeing you at one of these workshops.
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