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December 8, 2013
Cover Reveal J. H. McCarthy's Detective for the Innocent
J. H. McCarthy's mystery, Detective for the Innocent coming in March 2014 from MuseItUp Publishing...
Jeff's unrelentless pursuit of his father's killers places his family in danger. Can Jeff save them before time runs out?
A former New York detective and a loving father is gunned down and shot by a gang called the Speed Killers. While in the emergency room, the detective asks his son Jeff to bring down who ever shot him and bring him to justice. At the young age of eight Jeff promises his father he would.
Twenty three years later Jeff is now a detective, following in his father’s footsteps, and now is ready to avenge the unsolved murder of his father and bring the killer to justice. Time is ticking for detective Jeff. While he is trying to solve the twenty three year old cold case of his father’s death, he finds himself suddenly trying to save the love of his life, a detective named Kerry. He needs to protect Kerry at all costs from the Speed Killers. Little does Jeff know that Kerry is one of several victims to be kidnapped by a gang. Jeff’s brother David’s house has been destroyed and it appears as if there is another gang involved. David’s addiction has put his family in harm’s way. Without the ability to pay the gang back, his wife and son are being held hostage. The time is now for Jeff to step up to the plate to save the people he loves.
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Jeff's unrelentless pursuit of his father's killers places his family in danger. Can Jeff save them before time runs out?
A former New York detective and a loving father is gunned down and shot by a gang called the Speed Killers. While in the emergency room, the detective asks his son Jeff to bring down who ever shot him and bring him to justice. At the young age of eight Jeff promises his father he would.
Twenty three years later Jeff is now a detective, following in his father’s footsteps, and now is ready to avenge the unsolved murder of his father and bring the killer to justice. Time is ticking for detective Jeff. While he is trying to solve the twenty three year old cold case of his father’s death, he finds himself suddenly trying to save the love of his life, a detective named Kerry. He needs to protect Kerry at all costs from the Speed Killers. Little does Jeff know that Kerry is one of several victims to be kidnapped by a gang. Jeff’s brother David’s house has been destroyed and it appears as if there is another gang involved. David’s addiction has put his family in harm’s way. Without the ability to pay the gang back, his wife and son are being held hostage. The time is now for Jeff to step up to the plate to save the people he loves.
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December 6, 2013
#MySexySaturday Basking in the Afterglow
Welcome to the 28th week of My Sexy Saturday.
I just had sexy. Yes, sexy…that sexy look, that sexy talk, that sexy body. I just had sexy. You all know what I’m saying. That special moment, place and man. You’ve just had sexy. You feel everything, it smells wonderful and you want to share those times with your readers. Wasn’t that fun?
So tells us about those sexy times. We writers love to write about them: that first meeting, that first kiss, the first time they make love. We all know that each of us has a different idea of a sexy time. It can be the look shared across the room, the nerd who makes our heart pound, the construction worker who can’t wait to get in our hot tub or the fireman that we bought at the charity auction. Sexy has nothing to do with looks or status or even wealth. It doesn’t demand perfection and it doesn’t have pretensions but it does make us want to read those books.
Yes, we all love sexy!
Week #28 ~ My Sexy Saturday ~ The rules are simple.
Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words
For My Sexy Saturday 'just had sexy' snippet, I'll have to refer back to last week and take another extraction from my upcoming family saga series Always Cambridge. There's no couple, that I've had the pleasure of creating, more sexy than Holly Cambridge and Victor Mayhue. Here's an unedited excerpt from both points of view...
Holly
God, he was beautiful. I didn't think it was possible for him to be any more stunning than I thought he was before. But happily, satisfied and relaxed and looking at me the way that he was right now; I felt tears threatening. His chocolate eyes shone with; I don't even know what emotion, but it made me feel beautiful and safe. It had been a long time since I felt safe. Like I could be myself. I wanted so badly to be myself with him.
I reached out and touched his chin, covered in a thin layer of stubble. I traced his dimple, the line of his nose. His plump bottom lip. His eyes closed then, as if he were enjoying my touch. I let my hand run down his neck and over his shoulder. I felt him relax, slowly, deeper and deeper. Until there was only deep even breathing. I closed my eyes. He'd worn me out. And I was one orgasm up on him. Just the thought made my lower half tingle. This crazy need was like nothing I'd ever experienced before. It was like an emptiness that only he could fill. This was different from even what I felt for Randy. What was this? What was happening? I wanted him with a craving; with a ferociousness that I wasn't sure would ever go away.
I didn't want to stop touching him. I was so afraid that when I woke up he would be gone, that this had all been a dream.
* * * * Victor
I woke to an aching back and a beautiful woman on my chest. "Well, hello," I whispered. I couldn't help but smile. I wanted to laugh out loud. Do the fist pump. I got her. Mission accomplished. I'd never had to wait this long for any woman.
And after all that, she was still wearing her blouse. I chuckled. Never even got that far. I'd only managed to get the buttons undone. It was sheer. I could see right through it. I ran a finger down her arm and she sighed. I traced back up her arm, over her shoulder, over the slope of her breast and I let it run the outline of her bra.
I smiled again as the little bumps shot across her skin. She was very sensitive to my touch. I liked it. It made me feel like a demon. I could just wave my hand or stroke her and like magic she was ready for me. I let the pad of my thumb run across her breast and her nipple hardened. She moved against me then looked up at me.
This is my inspiration for Victor Mayhue. And not so coincidentally, his real name is Victor Webster. And he's Canadian to boot. Bonus! LOL! You may recognize him as Coop from Charmed also Melrose Place, Mutant X, Days of Our Lives, and more recently Castle with fellow Canucks Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, and Continuum. This is an older pic but if you look him up or like me you're a fan, he's aging very nicely, don't you think? *grins* He also had a memorable bare backside shot on an episode of Sex and the City.
YUMI hope you enjoyed the excerpt. Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's My Sexy Saturday participants from the list below.
Have a Sexy Saturday!
I just had sexy. Yes, sexy…that sexy look, that sexy talk, that sexy body. I just had sexy. You all know what I’m saying. That special moment, place and man. You’ve just had sexy. You feel everything, it smells wonderful and you want to share those times with your readers. Wasn’t that fun?So tells us about those sexy times. We writers love to write about them: that first meeting, that first kiss, the first time they make love. We all know that each of us has a different idea of a sexy time. It can be the look shared across the room, the nerd who makes our heart pound, the construction worker who can’t wait to get in our hot tub or the fireman that we bought at the charity auction. Sexy has nothing to do with looks or status or even wealth. It doesn’t demand perfection and it doesn’t have pretensions but it does make us want to read those books.
Yes, we all love sexy!
Week #28 ~ My Sexy Saturday ~ The rules are simple.
Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words
For My Sexy Saturday 'just had sexy' snippet, I'll have to refer back to last week and take another extraction from my upcoming family saga series Always Cambridge. There's no couple, that I've had the pleasure of creating, more sexy than Holly Cambridge and Victor Mayhue. Here's an unedited excerpt from both points of view...
Holly
God, he was beautiful. I didn't think it was possible for him to be any more stunning than I thought he was before. But happily, satisfied and relaxed and looking at me the way that he was right now; I felt tears threatening. His chocolate eyes shone with; I don't even know what emotion, but it made me feel beautiful and safe. It had been a long time since I felt safe. Like I could be myself. I wanted so badly to be myself with him.
I reached out and touched his chin, covered in a thin layer of stubble. I traced his dimple, the line of his nose. His plump bottom lip. His eyes closed then, as if he were enjoying my touch. I let my hand run down his neck and over his shoulder. I felt him relax, slowly, deeper and deeper. Until there was only deep even breathing. I closed my eyes. He'd worn me out. And I was one orgasm up on him. Just the thought made my lower half tingle. This crazy need was like nothing I'd ever experienced before. It was like an emptiness that only he could fill. This was different from even what I felt for Randy. What was this? What was happening? I wanted him with a craving; with a ferociousness that I wasn't sure would ever go away.
I didn't want to stop touching him. I was so afraid that when I woke up he would be gone, that this had all been a dream.
* * * * Victor
I woke to an aching back and a beautiful woman on my chest. "Well, hello," I whispered. I couldn't help but smile. I wanted to laugh out loud. Do the fist pump. I got her. Mission accomplished. I'd never had to wait this long for any woman.
And after all that, she was still wearing her blouse. I chuckled. Never even got that far. I'd only managed to get the buttons undone. It was sheer. I could see right through it. I ran a finger down her arm and she sighed. I traced back up her arm, over her shoulder, over the slope of her breast and I let it run the outline of her bra.
I smiled again as the little bumps shot across her skin. She was very sensitive to my touch. I liked it. It made me feel like a demon. I could just wave my hand or stroke her and like magic she was ready for me. I let the pad of my thumb run across her breast and her nipple hardened. She moved against me then looked up at me.
This is my inspiration for Victor Mayhue. And not so coincidentally, his real name is Victor Webster. And he's Canadian to boot. Bonus! LOL! You may recognize him as Coop from Charmed also Melrose Place, Mutant X, Days of Our Lives, and more recently Castle with fellow Canucks Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, and Continuum. This is an older pic but if you look him up or like me you're a fan, he's aging very nicely, don't you think? *grins* He also had a memorable bare backside shot on an episode of Sex and the City.
YUMI hope you enjoyed the excerpt. Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's My Sexy Saturday participants from the list below.Have a Sexy Saturday!
December 5, 2013
The Unwanted Christmas Guest by Penny Estelle
Please welcome fellow MuseItUp Publishing alum Penny Estelle...
I can’t tell you how excited I am that my very first ever Christmas story is being released today. The Unwanted Christmas Guest is a story about Elizabeth McMurphy, an up and coming high powered attorney, who is after vengeance. Her sights are set on one of the richest and most powerful families in Colorado. Steve York is an obnoxious reporter that thinks the ice queen has gone too far and does all he can to get under her skin.
When one of the worst blizzards in history, hits Colorado and leaves a hurt Steve York, stranded with Elizabeth in a mountain cabin, she must decide to either take care of him, or throw him out to fend for himself.
Excerpt:
“What’s going on here? Where the hell are my pants?"Elizabeth practically jumped out of her skin. Steve stood in the bedroom doorway, wearing only some tight fitting pink sweats.
“I found you after your car went nose to nose with a tree.” She crossed her arms. “The question is, what were you doing up here in a snowstorm? Were you coming up here to spy on me?”
“Jesus, my head hurts.” Steve groaned and sat at the kitchen table. “And don’t flatter yourself.” He brought up his hands to rub his eyes and push on his temples. He started to say something when a giggle and a round of undistinguishable sounds caught his attention. Steve stared at the little girl, a whisper of a smile on his pale face. “You have a daughter?” She chose to ignore the question. “Again, Mr. York, you were headed…where?”
“I was going to see some friends in Granby, then on to Steamboat to spend the holidays with my family.”
“You figured on taking a short cut on Badger Springs Road?”
“Basically,” he muttered. “I had a phone in my pants pocket…” Steve looked down at the pink sweats. “Yours, I presume?” At her nod, he asked with a smirk, “And you’re the one that took my clothes off?”
“Junior, my neighbor.”
“If you’ll allow me to use your phone, I’ll call Triple A and get myself and my car out of your life.” He reached over to Katy and she latched onto his finger, the brightest smile ever illuminating her sweet face.
Elizabeth quickly picked her up, as if he would contaminate her by his touch. “Phones are out.”
“Internet?”
“Nope.”
“How the hell do you live here?” he asked irritably.* * *Please find The Unwanted Christmas Guest and my other stories with MuseItUp publishing @
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December 4, 2013
Rock Me Gently Cover Reveal
I just shared this cover on Facebook and thought that I should do a cover reveal here too. I love this one. But then again, I have loved every single one of the covers that the talented Emmy Ellis / Posh Gosh from Totally Bound has designed for me. She rocks!
Huh, so? What do you think? Awesome isn't it!
Rock Me Gently comes out early next year.
Pre-order: 24th January 2014 Early Download: 7th February 2014 General Release: 7th March 2014
Thanks, Em
Huh, so? What do you think? Awesome isn't it!
Rock Me Gently comes out early next year. Pre-order: 24th January 2014 Early Download: 7th February 2014 General Release: 7th March 2014
Thanks, Em
November 29, 2013
#MySexySaturday - My Sexy Man
Welcome to the 27th week of My Sexy Saturday.
My sexy man. You know the one that I’m talking about. The one that’s dripping sex. The one that’s a living, breathing sex object. The one that the heroine is dying to meet. Or dreams about meeting. Yeah, that man. Those are the men that fill up those pages of our romances. And don’t we just love to read about them? Aren’t they hawt?
So give me those men.
We writers love to write about those sexy men. Yet, we all know that each of us has a different idea of sexy is in a man. It can be the boy next door, it can be the nerd in the next cubical, the construction worker we see from our window or the fireman that saves us. Sexy has nothing to do with looks or status or even wealth. It doesn’t demand perfection and it doesn’t have pretensions but it does make us want to read those books.
Yes, we all love sexy!
Week #27 ~ My Sexy Saturday ~ The rules are simple.
Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words. The choice is yours. It can be from a WIP or something you already have published.
An unedited snippet from my upcoming family saga series Always Cambridge(EXtasy Books)
Towering over him, he looked up at me expectantly, his lids heavy, dreamy. But I took a moment to admire him. His skin was such an amazing colour especially now all tanned and beautiful. It looked warm and inviting, begging to be touched, to be kissed, to be sucked. I knew he didn't work out much but it didn't matter. He was naturally muscularly built. It was like he didn't have to work at anything. God made him remarkably pleasing in every way. His eyes, his colouring, his hair, that perfect face and body. Grazing my fingers over his ribs, I traced the natural slope of his powerfully built core. My mouth dried out as I stared at him. Everything about him was sensual.
Hope you enjoyed the excerpt. Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's My Sexy Saturday participants from the list below.
Have a Sexy Saturday!
My sexy man. You know the one that I’m talking about. The one that’s dripping sex. The one that’s a living, breathing sex object. The one that the heroine is dying to meet. Or dreams about meeting. Yeah, that man. Those are the men that fill up those pages of our romances. And don’t we just love to read about them? Aren’t they hawt?
So give me those men.
We writers love to write about those sexy men. Yet, we all know that each of us has a different idea of sexy is in a man. It can be the boy next door, it can be the nerd in the next cubical, the construction worker we see from our window or the fireman that saves us. Sexy has nothing to do with looks or status or even wealth. It doesn’t demand perfection and it doesn’t have pretensions but it does make us want to read those books.
Yes, we all love sexy!
Week #27 ~ My Sexy Saturday ~ The rules are simple.
Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words. The choice is yours. It can be from a WIP or something you already have published.
An unedited snippet from my upcoming family saga series Always Cambridge(EXtasy Books)
Towering over him, he looked up at me expectantly, his lids heavy, dreamy. But I took a moment to admire him. His skin was such an amazing colour especially now all tanned and beautiful. It looked warm and inviting, begging to be touched, to be kissed, to be sucked. I knew he didn't work out much but it didn't matter. He was naturally muscularly built. It was like he didn't have to work at anything. God made him remarkably pleasing in every way. His eyes, his colouring, his hair, that perfect face and body. Grazing my fingers over his ribs, I traced the natural slope of his powerfully built core. My mouth dried out as I stared at him. Everything about him was sensual.
Hope you enjoyed the excerpt. Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's My Sexy Saturday participants from the list below.
Have a Sexy Saturday!
November 28, 2013
4½ Star Review for If You Can't Stand the Heat
The first review for If You Can't Stand the Heat is in and I'm thrilled. Thank you to Angelique from The Jeep Diva who gave it 4½ Stars and 4 flames.
http://www.thejeepdiva.com/review-cant-stand-heat-hk-carlton/
http://www.thejeepdiva.com/review-cant-stand-heat-hk-carlton/
November 27, 2013
Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving
Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving
November 26, 2013
Welcome N.R. Walker Author of Breaking Point @NR_Walker
Please welcome Totally Bound Alum, N.R. Walker for an author interview and a peek at her latest release Breaking Point, the second book in the Turning Point Series.
What was your favourite book as a child/teenager?
The Little Prince by Antione de Saint-Exupery
Who was the first author or what was the first book you read that introduced you to the genre that you most enjoy writing in?
The first m/m book I read, not including any slash fanfiction, was Breathe by Sloan Parker. Needless to say, it was a great way to start…
Do you believe in love at first sight? And if so have you ever been so afflicted? Did you do anything about it? (Did you go for it?)
I do! I believe in instant connections, whether it be love or lust, or something in the universe telling you you needed to meet this person. There’s usually a reason behind it, this person was meant to be in your life for a reason. Sometimes it’s to change your life forever, and sometimes it’s just to make your day.
Is there a particular word you overuse or writing technique that your editor(s) ride you about?
Ugh. Lots. The one I notice more, and the one I’m consciously aware of when writing and change as I go, is the word ‘it’. I will say, It wasn’t a pleasant feeling, where I should say Being left alone wasn’t a pleasant feeling. Or It tasted awful, and I should elaborate and say The coffee tasted bitter. I know it doesn’t always work, especially if the sentences before are leading into it, but it’s a reoccurring writer/editor problem.
I also have a tendency to start sentences or paragraphs with the word And or But.
Have you ever suffered from writer’s block? (Or do you even believe in it?) If so, how were you able to overcome it?
Oh, boy. I sure do. I’ve suffered through it. It was a few years ago, when I was writing fanfiction. I went eight weeks without the ability to write a word. Not one word. I would sit at my laptop, all keen, motivated, inspired and ready… and, and, and nothing. I had no words. Zero.
In the end, I started reading the story (250K words) from the very beginning as though someone else wrote it, and by the time I got the part where I was stuck, I knew the exact direction I had to go. I had to change the last chapter slightly and presto! It worked. Usually when there’s a block, it means something isn’t right and you need to fix that before you can move forward.
More recently I’ve experienced writers exhaustion. It’s awful. Almost the opposite to writer’s block. I have the words in my head ready to go, patient characters, but my brain is just mush. I’m taking things easy at the moment, trying to reduce stress, but if anyone knows how to shut a writer’s brain up, some advice would be great. LOL
If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
If money was no problem, I’d have a Chateau in the French Alps and a villa in Bora Bora. LOL Not that I have expensive taste or anything ;) Just a place to go when the season and mood takes me. Oh, plus I’ll need the wait staff to go along with these gorgeous places, and not having the need to work and pay mortgages.
If you could bring one of your own characters to life, who would it be and why?
Oh boy, great question… Jeez, it’s like picking between your kids… Okay, I’d have to say Mark Gattison from my Blind Faith Series. Just for the laughs alone. J
What are you reading right now?
I haven’t started it, but it’s the next one in my Kindle ready to go, is S.A. McAuley’s Dominant Predator. It’s the sequel to One Breath, One Bullet. I’ve been meaning to read it for a while now, but life’s been busy.
When you read, do you prefer a stand-alone or a series?
I don’t mind a series, but I’ll be honest in saying if there’s more than four or five and it’s still not completed, I’d be hesitant to start. I don’t have that much time to read seven books in quick succession. If I start a series when it’s first published and read them as they’re released, it’s different. But I doubt I’d start a series of say seven or eight books because I can’t commit to that right now.
If you were to do a reality show, which one would it be?
If there was a show called Master Procrastinator, I would win. Every year. LOL
What is the craziest, most exciting, or most dangerous thing you’ve ever done?
I skydived. It was the first time I’d ever been a plane. LOL It wasn’t until my second flight that I’d been in a plane when it landed.
Name a celebrity, athlete, musician, etc. you’d most like to get naughty with.
Oh good lord, how much time do you have? LOL My list is long. Can I give you my top five? Daniel Feuerriegel, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Renner, Jared Leto, Chris Pine.
What is your favourite way to promote or connect with fans?
Facebook. It’s immediate and personal and I love that interaction.
Favourite movie?
The movie I can’t stop watching and am driving my family insane with is Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek: Into Darkness. I love them.
But if I had to say favourite movie of all time, I’d have to give The Wizard of Oz kudos. The fact it was made 74 years ago is incredible.
Dream Vacation?
Anywhere where there is no housework, no day job, no fighting kids and food delivered on request. Oh, and free wifi. LOL
Dream Car?
An Aston Martin.
Favourite Ice Cream Flavour?
Boysenberry swirl.
What can readers look forward to next?
The second book in the Thomas Elkin Series, Clarity of Lines has a pre-release date with Totally Bound of December 13th.
Please tell us about your newest release.
Breaking Point is the second book in the Turning Point Series, in which we see the main character, Matthew Elliott struggling with the events of the first book. It’s a gritty, violent look at the underground fighting scene in LA.
Author: N.R.Walker
Title: Breaking Point
Genre: Gay romance
Publisher: Totally Bound
Release Date: General release date November 22 2013
Buy Link: https://www.totallybound.com/breaking-point
Author Blog: http://nrwalker.wordpress.com/
Blurb:
A fight for what's right becomes a fight for his life.
As guilt plagues him, Matthew Elliott’s world begins to spiral out of control. The harder he holds on, the more it slips through his fingers, and he’s helpless to stop it.
Entering into the underground cage-fighting scene, he starts out fighting for what’s right. The deeper he gets, the more guilt consumes him—the more pain he takes for his penance—and he’s soon fighting for more than justice.
He’s fighting for love.
He’s fighting for his life.
EXCERPT:
Kira came out of the bar, wide-eyed and with pure disappointment written all over his face. He threw his arm around my shoulder and led me forcefully to his car. He opened the door, and gritted his teeth. He was so fucking angry with me. He was so angry he couldn’t speak.
The entire trip home was quiet. Not a word, not a sound, nothing but my pulse hammering in my ears. When we got home, I followed him inside. He threw his keys on the kitchen counter, turned to me and finally he spoke. “Want to tell me what the fuck that was all about?”
I shook my head. “I don’t even know,” I answered, louder than I intended. I tried again quieter. “I don’t know. We were just talking about work”—then I corrected—“his work, and I said something about him having a new partner…” I shook my head at how easy the lies just spewed from my mouth.
“You might not work with them anymore, Matt,” Kira spat at me. “But I do. I have to face those guys every day! What the hell am I supposed to say them when I walk in to work tomorrow?”
“I’m sorry.”
He shook his head, still too angry with me. I didn’t blame him one bit. “And Mitch?” he cried. “Your best friend! What the fuck am I supposed to say to Anna on Monday when I see her for class? You just tried to take her fiancé’s head off.”
“I’m sorry.”
He threw his hands up and stopped pacing to look at me. “Just what exactly are you sorry for?”
“I had my fists up at you,” I answered, on the verge of fucking tears. I shook my head. “I would never hurt you.”
His head fell back and he sighed through a frustrated groan. “Not physically, Matt. I know that. You put your hands down as soon as you saw it was me. I know you’d never physically hurt me,” he said with a calmness that scared me. “But emotionally…well, I just don’t even know what page you’re on anymore.”
“I’m dealing with everything the best I can,” I told him. Probably the first honest truth I’d said in far too long. Then like the idiot I was, realisation hit me that he could be trying to tell me goodbye. I gasped as a sudden pain ripped through my chest, and tears sprang to my eyes. “No.” I shook my head. “No, no.”
Kira looked at me, even more confused.
I sucked back a breath. “You can’t leave me.”
Kira’s eyes widened and his mouth fell open. “I’m not leaving you, Matt. I’m fucking mad at you, but I’m not leaving.”
I almost sagged and my heart seemed to start beating again. “I’m so sorry.”
He walked over to me and sliding his hand around my head, he pulled me into his chest. “I’m worried about you.”
I nodded. “I’d be lost without you.”
“Matt, I said I’m worried about you,” he repeated. “Did you hear me?”
I nodded again. “I’m sorry.”
When he realised I wasn’t saying anything else, he said, “I’m going to bed.” It wasn’t an invitation, it wasn’t anything of the sort. It was a quiet, resigned, I-don’t-know-what-else-to-do thing to say.
And he left me standing alone in the kitchen.
I knew then, as much as I’d tried to deny it, or wish otherwise, I really knew then I’d crossed a line somewhere. And even though the whole fight at the bar was staged so Tressler wouldn’t discredit me, when I thought back to Mitch, Kurt and Tony in the bar, and the way they looked at me as I was being dragged out, I saw it on their faces.
Something I think I’d known for a little while.
I wasn’t a cop anymore.
Bio: Who am I?Good question...I am many things; a mother, a wife, a sister, a writer.I have pretty, pretty boys who live in my head, who don't let me sleep at night unless I give them life with words.I like it when they do dirty, dirty things...but I like it even more when they fall in love.I used to think having people in my head talking to me was weird, until one day I happened across other writers who told me it was normal.I've been writing ever since...
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What was your favourite book as a child/teenager?
The Little Prince by Antione de Saint-Exupery
Who was the first author or what was the first book you read that introduced you to the genre that you most enjoy writing in?
The first m/m book I read, not including any slash fanfiction, was Breathe by Sloan Parker. Needless to say, it was a great way to start…
Do you believe in love at first sight? And if so have you ever been so afflicted? Did you do anything about it? (Did you go for it?)
I do! I believe in instant connections, whether it be love or lust, or something in the universe telling you you needed to meet this person. There’s usually a reason behind it, this person was meant to be in your life for a reason. Sometimes it’s to change your life forever, and sometimes it’s just to make your day.
Is there a particular word you overuse or writing technique that your editor(s) ride you about?
Ugh. Lots. The one I notice more, and the one I’m consciously aware of when writing and change as I go, is the word ‘it’. I will say, It wasn’t a pleasant feeling, where I should say Being left alone wasn’t a pleasant feeling. Or It tasted awful, and I should elaborate and say The coffee tasted bitter. I know it doesn’t always work, especially if the sentences before are leading into it, but it’s a reoccurring writer/editor problem.
I also have a tendency to start sentences or paragraphs with the word And or But.
Have you ever suffered from writer’s block? (Or do you even believe in it?) If so, how were you able to overcome it?
Oh, boy. I sure do. I’ve suffered through it. It was a few years ago, when I was writing fanfiction. I went eight weeks without the ability to write a word. Not one word. I would sit at my laptop, all keen, motivated, inspired and ready… and, and, and nothing. I had no words. Zero.
In the end, I started reading the story (250K words) from the very beginning as though someone else wrote it, and by the time I got the part where I was stuck, I knew the exact direction I had to go. I had to change the last chapter slightly and presto! It worked. Usually when there’s a block, it means something isn’t right and you need to fix that before you can move forward.
More recently I’ve experienced writers exhaustion. It’s awful. Almost the opposite to writer’s block. I have the words in my head ready to go, patient characters, but my brain is just mush. I’m taking things easy at the moment, trying to reduce stress, but if anyone knows how to shut a writer’s brain up, some advice would be great. LOL
If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
If money was no problem, I’d have a Chateau in the French Alps and a villa in Bora Bora. LOL Not that I have expensive taste or anything ;) Just a place to go when the season and mood takes me. Oh, plus I’ll need the wait staff to go along with these gorgeous places, and not having the need to work and pay mortgages.
If you could bring one of your own characters to life, who would it be and why?
Oh boy, great question… Jeez, it’s like picking between your kids… Okay, I’d have to say Mark Gattison from my Blind Faith Series. Just for the laughs alone. J
What are you reading right now?
I haven’t started it, but it’s the next one in my Kindle ready to go, is S.A. McAuley’s Dominant Predator. It’s the sequel to One Breath, One Bullet. I’ve been meaning to read it for a while now, but life’s been busy.
When you read, do you prefer a stand-alone or a series?
I don’t mind a series, but I’ll be honest in saying if there’s more than four or five and it’s still not completed, I’d be hesitant to start. I don’t have that much time to read seven books in quick succession. If I start a series when it’s first published and read them as they’re released, it’s different. But I doubt I’d start a series of say seven or eight books because I can’t commit to that right now.
If you were to do a reality show, which one would it be?
If there was a show called Master Procrastinator, I would win. Every year. LOL
What is the craziest, most exciting, or most dangerous thing you’ve ever done?
I skydived. It was the first time I’d ever been a plane. LOL It wasn’t until my second flight that I’d been in a plane when it landed.
Name a celebrity, athlete, musician, etc. you’d most like to get naughty with.
Oh good lord, how much time do you have? LOL My list is long. Can I give you my top five? Daniel Feuerriegel, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Renner, Jared Leto, Chris Pine.
What is your favourite way to promote or connect with fans?
Facebook. It’s immediate and personal and I love that interaction.
Favourite movie?
The movie I can’t stop watching and am driving my family insane with is Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek: Into Darkness. I love them.
But if I had to say favourite movie of all time, I’d have to give The Wizard of Oz kudos. The fact it was made 74 years ago is incredible.
Dream Vacation?
Anywhere where there is no housework, no day job, no fighting kids and food delivered on request. Oh, and free wifi. LOL
Dream Car?
An Aston Martin.
Favourite Ice Cream Flavour?
Boysenberry swirl.
What can readers look forward to next?
The second book in the Thomas Elkin Series, Clarity of Lines has a pre-release date with Totally Bound of December 13th.
Please tell us about your newest release.
Breaking Point is the second book in the Turning Point Series, in which we see the main character, Matthew Elliott struggling with the events of the first book. It’s a gritty, violent look at the underground fighting scene in LA.
Author: N.R.Walker
Title: Breaking Point
Genre: Gay romance
Publisher: Totally Bound
Release Date: General release date November 22 2013
Buy Link: https://www.totallybound.com/breaking-point
Author Blog: http://nrwalker.wordpress.com/
Blurb:
A fight for what's right becomes a fight for his life.
As guilt plagues him, Matthew Elliott’s world begins to spiral out of control. The harder he holds on, the more it slips through his fingers, and he’s helpless to stop it.
Entering into the underground cage-fighting scene, he starts out fighting for what’s right. The deeper he gets, the more guilt consumes him—the more pain he takes for his penance—and he’s soon fighting for more than justice.
He’s fighting for love.
He’s fighting for his life.
EXCERPT:
Kira came out of the bar, wide-eyed and with pure disappointment written all over his face. He threw his arm around my shoulder and led me forcefully to his car. He opened the door, and gritted his teeth. He was so fucking angry with me. He was so angry he couldn’t speak.
The entire trip home was quiet. Not a word, not a sound, nothing but my pulse hammering in my ears. When we got home, I followed him inside. He threw his keys on the kitchen counter, turned to me and finally he spoke. “Want to tell me what the fuck that was all about?”
I shook my head. “I don’t even know,” I answered, louder than I intended. I tried again quieter. “I don’t know. We were just talking about work”—then I corrected—“his work, and I said something about him having a new partner…” I shook my head at how easy the lies just spewed from my mouth.
“You might not work with them anymore, Matt,” Kira spat at me. “But I do. I have to face those guys every day! What the hell am I supposed to say them when I walk in to work tomorrow?”
“I’m sorry.”
He shook his head, still too angry with me. I didn’t blame him one bit. “And Mitch?” he cried. “Your best friend! What the fuck am I supposed to say to Anna on Monday when I see her for class? You just tried to take her fiancé’s head off.”
“I’m sorry.”
He threw his hands up and stopped pacing to look at me. “Just what exactly are you sorry for?”
“I had my fists up at you,” I answered, on the verge of fucking tears. I shook my head. “I would never hurt you.”
His head fell back and he sighed through a frustrated groan. “Not physically, Matt. I know that. You put your hands down as soon as you saw it was me. I know you’d never physically hurt me,” he said with a calmness that scared me. “But emotionally…well, I just don’t even know what page you’re on anymore.”
“I’m dealing with everything the best I can,” I told him. Probably the first honest truth I’d said in far too long. Then like the idiot I was, realisation hit me that he could be trying to tell me goodbye. I gasped as a sudden pain ripped through my chest, and tears sprang to my eyes. “No.” I shook my head. “No, no.”
Kira looked at me, even more confused.
I sucked back a breath. “You can’t leave me.”
Kira’s eyes widened and his mouth fell open. “I’m not leaving you, Matt. I’m fucking mad at you, but I’m not leaving.”
I almost sagged and my heart seemed to start beating again. “I’m so sorry.”
He walked over to me and sliding his hand around my head, he pulled me into his chest. “I’m worried about you.”
I nodded. “I’d be lost without you.”
“Matt, I said I’m worried about you,” he repeated. “Did you hear me?”
I nodded again. “I’m sorry.”
When he realised I wasn’t saying anything else, he said, “I’m going to bed.” It wasn’t an invitation, it wasn’t anything of the sort. It was a quiet, resigned, I-don’t-know-what-else-to-do thing to say.
And he left me standing alone in the kitchen.
I knew then, as much as I’d tried to deny it, or wish otherwise, I really knew then I’d crossed a line somewhere. And even though the whole fight at the bar was staged so Tressler wouldn’t discredit me, when I thought back to Mitch, Kurt and Tony in the bar, and the way they looked at me as I was being dragged out, I saw it on their faces.
Something I think I’d known for a little while.
I wasn’t a cop anymore.
Bio: Who am I?Good question...I am many things; a mother, a wife, a sister, a writer.I have pretty, pretty boys who live in my head, who don't let me sleep at night unless I give them life with words.I like it when they do dirty, dirty things...but I like it even more when they fall in love.I used to think having people in my head talking to me was weird, until one day I happened across other writers who told me it was normal.I've been writing ever since...
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November 22, 2013
#MySexySaturday - Anticipation
#MSSWeek26
Welcome to the 26th week of My Sexy Saturday
Ever have a moment in a book where you just knew a sexy part was coming up? Remember the anticipation of two lovers coming undone, no matter if you saw a little or saw a lot? Everyone loves a good romance and those sexy parts can be wonderful. So can the anticipation of those parts. This week I want your sexy. I want to see everything that gives us that sexy thrill and then some.
Writers love to write those sexy bits. Yet, we all know that each of us has a different idea of sexy. It can be the boy next door, that hot look, even the book you’re reading now. Sexy has nothing to do with looks or status or even wealth. It doesn’t demand perfection and it doesn’t have pretensions but it does make us want to read those books.
Yes, writers are readers and we all love sexy!
The Rules Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words
An unedited snippet from my upcoming family saga series Always Cambridge
He was overwhelming me again. As if this week away from him hadn’t heightened my obsessive need for him enough.
I broke his hold on my lips. “Let’s go upstairs,” I breathed.
“And you think I’m presentable to walk through a crowd of people now?” He dropped his hips allowing me to feel his desire for me. He smoothed his hands down over my lower back coaxing me more fully against him.
“Walk behind me,” I said impatiently attempting to turn, but he held me. I looked up into his smouldering dark eyes, half-heavy with longing.
“I promised dancing...” he grinned.
“Yes, naked, as I recall...” And I couldn't wait to get him that way.
“What’s the hurry?" He was enjoying my eagerness.
“It’s been a week. I need you now.” I admitted.
Hope you enjoyed the excerpt. Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's My Sexy Saturday participants from the list below.
Have a Sexy Saturday!
November 17, 2013
New From Lisabet Sarai - Her Secret Ingredient
Her Secret Ingredient – M/F/M BDSM Erotic Romance from Lisabet Sarai
Available 15 November from Totally Bound: https://www.totallybound.com/her-secret-ingredient
Buy from Totally Bound and get a sizzling extra chapter, available only to TB VIP readers!
Her Secret Ingredient by Lisabet Sarai
Blurb
Stir in a pinch to stir up his passion
When the Tastes of France food channel offers Mei Lee “Emily” Wong a series of guest spots, she jumps at the opportunity to take her culinary career to a whole new level. Ultimately, she wants a show of her own, but first she has to prove herself to Michelin-starred network founder and effective dictator, Etienne Duvalier. A legend in the world of classic French cuisine as well as a domineering perfectionist, Etienne is sceptical about the culinary abilities of a woman from Hong Kong. To make things more difficult, the master chef is also so gorgeous that Emily can't help being attracted to him.
Emily tries to solve both problems by spiking her luscious profiteroles with an ancient Oriental aphrodisiac. Unfortunately, Harry Sanborne, the low-key, bespectacled producer for Emily's show, samples the delicacies she intends for Etienne's consumption. His powerful reaction to her secret ingredient comes as a pleasant surprise to them both. Harry turns out to be far more impressive in bed than on the set. However, he can't do nearly as much to advance her ambitions as Etienne. Emily tries once more to tempt the exacting M. Duvalier with her special cooking as well as her feminine charms. The outrageous results threaten to end her TV career forever - until Harry steps in to save her reputation and claim her heart.
X-Rated Excerpt – From Extra Chapter!
The road dead-ended in a parking lot, empty save for our vehicle. He helped me out of the car and walked me over to the iron railing guarding the overlook. The night was crystal clear. Not a wisp of fog obscured the twinkling majesty of the City by the Bay.
I grasped the balustrade, a bit nervous about the sheer drop on the other side. Standing behind me, Harry rubbed his rigid penis against my butt. Meanwhile, his hands snaked around to clasp and knead my breasts. “See what I mean?” he murmured in my ear, twisting my nipples at the same time.
“It’s—uh—it’s beautiful, Harry. But I don’t think…”
“Don’t think, Em. Just trust me.” He continued to fondle my tits with one hand, while sliding the other down over my belly to poke between my thighs. “I’ll bet you’re wet.” He probed through the jersey of my dress, finding my clit with his usual skill. “Yup, I was right. You love a bit of danger.”
“No, not really—ah!” He rocked my bead like a switch, sending spurts of electricity through my limbs. “Oh, God, Harry, we can’t do this here!”
“Why not? You let me fuck you on the studio floor the day after we met.”
“I— Oh, Harry, please…that was different…”
He had my skirt flipped up in back now, and my panties down around my knees. One hand had lodged inside the front of my dress, where he continued to squeeze my engorged breast. Meanwhile, he explored my wet crevice with nimble fingers, thrusting into my pussy, sliding over my lower lips, then making slick circles around my clit.
The smooth head of his bare cock bobbed against the backs of my thighs. How had he managed to get it out of his trousers while still teasing me this way? I reached behind me, wanting to grasp that lovely hardness and share some of my pleasure.
“No!” He caught my hand in a sticky grip and returned it to the iron pipe. “Don’t let go of the rail. Or do I have to tie you there?”
Lightning shot through me. I thought for a moment I’d faint and topple over into the abyss.
“Tie me?” Craning my neck, I tried to read his expression. Was he serious? The shadows made it impossible to tell.
About Lisabet
Lisabet Sarai became addicted to words at an early age. She began reading when she was four. She wrote her first story at five years old and her first poem at seven. Since then, she has written plays, tutorials, scholarly articles, marketing brochures, software specifications, self-help books, press releases, a five-hundred page dissertation, and lots of erotica and erotic romance – nearly fifty single author titles, plus dozens of short stories in various erotic anthologies, including the Lambda winner Where the Girls Are and the IPPIE Best Erotic Book of 2011, Carnal Machines. Her gay scifi erotic romance Quarantine won a Rainbow Awards 2012 Honorable Mention. Lisabet has more degrees than anyone would ever need, from prestigious educational institutions who would no doubt be deeply embarrassed by her chosen genre. She has traveled widely and currently lives in Southeast Asia with her indulgent husband and two exceptional felines, where she pursues an alternative career that is completely unrelated to her creative writing.
For more information about Lisabet and her writing, visit her website (http://www.lisabetsarai.com) or her blog Beyond Romance (http://lisabetsarai.blogspot.com)
Her Secret Ingredient
