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Title: YearningAuthor: Ashlynne LaynneGenre: Erotic Paranormal Romance/ VampireExpected Release Date: February 11th 2013


Synopsis:
YEARNING: A BLOOD REBORN NOVEL
“Destiny will not be denied.”
Like their siblings, Katy McCutchin—a powerful double Wiccan with otherworldly powers—and Gabe Rousseau—a full-blooded vampire—are destined. They’ve conquered many obstacles to be together. With their relationship at a crossroads and chaos erupting all around them, it’s time to take the steps that will finally link them for eternity.

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Author Bio: Ashlynne Laynne/Q. Lane is a songwriter, poet and author of erotic paranormal and contemporary romance, who has always had a soft spot in her heart for vampires but grew tired of the garlic fearing, sun-loathing creatures of old. An avid horror movie fan, she tends to enjoy media and music that is of a younger, more eclectic nature. This was the catalyst for her writing The Progeny.
She loves writing on the edge—combining the erotica and romance genres—and thinks of Ascher and Shauna as the wicked, damned version of Romeo and Juliet. She is currently working on book six of her Progeny Series, book one of her upcoming Alterity Series, and several novella spin offs. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, reading and spending time with her family. She juggles the hats of wife, mother, full time employee and part-time writer, hoping to write exclusively one day soon. Find and follow her online on Twitter. Check out her Manic Readers page, Blog and Website, or leave a note in her Reader Email.
Fall of 2013, Ashlynne Laynne started her own publishing, Q-Rotic Press. The remainder of her Progeny Series and all future projects will release through this new entity.
She lives in North Carolina with her husband and son.
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I Remember You Series by Scarlett Metal Book Blitz

  Book Title: I Remember You Series  Author: Scarlett Metal  Genre: Romance  Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions

I REMEMBER YOU Lance never got over his teenage love despite years of trying to forget her with alcohol, music, and other women. Samantha dated lots of different guys after Lance, guys most girls would love to have even a chance with. No one can make her happy though; she compares them all to Lance. Fate brings them together when Lance is in town for some family business. They end up spending a passionate night together but can they be more? Can they finally find their happily ever after? Contains adult situations and language. Appropriate for ages 18+ 
  HOME SWEET HOME Things for Lance and Samantha have been picture perfect since they reunited four years ago. They are happily married with a little girl and another baby on the way. Lance's career with the Forbidden Gods is stronger than ever. Samantha has some best selling books to her name and her writing career is taking off. In just a few short months, that perfect world starts to shatter. Lance has to go on tour without Sam. He has creative differences with management over the band's latest album that have left him frustrated. He suffers loss after loss, not knowing if he can take much more. He turns to alcohol to numb the pain just like he did all those years ago when Sam left him. Sam tries to be strong for her family when tragedy threatens to pull them apart but when Lance isn't there for her when she needs him the most, she questions everything she ever believed about them and their love. Lance is lost and hanging by a thread. Can Sam save him? Or is it too late? Will Lance be able to find his way back home? 
   
Scarlett lives in the Midwest with her sexy husband, two girls, and three furbabies. She dabbled in writing right after college but it wasn't until she took up blogging about eight years ago that she started writing seriously. After writing a few boring service pieces for some online publications, she went back to her true passion, fiction. When she's not busy writing steamy stories, she can be found with her nose in a book, camping, or geocaching with her family. She loves Diet Coke, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and 80's hair bands. 
 
I REMEMBER YOU Oh my god, she was here! This had not been part of her plan at all when she bought that ticket, but she had to admit she was thrilled. Samantha watched Lance walk to the front desk of the hotel. God his ass looked amazing in those leather pants.She thought back to earlier, watching him during his show, especially during their song. She’d always. Her nipples tightened with excitement as she imagined those fingers moving over her body like they did over his guitar.She couldn’t help but laugh when Lance started walking back to her, holding up his room key and a naughty smile. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her against him. His embrace felt amazing now as it did back when they were kids.“Let’s go upstairs,” he murmured into her hair.She buried her face into his chest for a minute. She nodded against him, not trusting herself to speak and pulled from his embrace. She took his hand without a word and led him to the elevator.She was going to let this happen tonight, but would this be it? Were they still too different? Could they even make a relationship work? Her eyes stung as she fought back tears. She wanted to be with him tonight, to feel his lips on hers and his hands on her body. In a couple of days he would go back on the road and she worried they’d go their separate ways again. He was a rock star anyway; there was no way he would want to be with someone as plain and simple as her. Right?She pressed the button to the elevator and gave him a shy smile. As much as she wanted him, she was so nervous. She opened her mouth to say something when the ding of the elevator stopped her.“About damn time,” he muttered, pulling her into the elevator. When the doors closed behind them, he pressed his hips into her, pinning her between him and the elevator wall, his eyes dark with desire as he looked down at her. Her heart skipped a beat. He looked like a lion that was about to attack its prey.She gasped, feeling his erection along her thigh. “Oh my god, Lance,” she murmured.He bent forward, letting his lips blaze a trail from her ear, moving down her neck. He looked up at her and smiled when she let out a whimper. “Still have that spot, huh?” He asked.No fair he knew her weak spot. “Mmhmm...Lance.” Her hands moved over the front of his t-shirt, pulling it from the waistband of his pants.His lips continued their assault on her neck. “Yes, baby?” He murmured into her skin.“I need you,” she whispered, her hands sliding up the inside of his shirt, running her hands over his smooth chest.“Fuck, Sam, I need you too,” he muttered against her ear. “You keep touching me like that and we won’t even make it to the room.”
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Unfiltered & Unknown by Payge Galvin and Lynne James Cover

Book Title: Unfiltered & Unknown Author: Payge Galvin and Lynne James  Genre: New Adult  Release Date: February 14, 2014 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions  
After a night-shift shooting of a drug dealer in The Coffee Cave, thirteen strangers each walk out with more than $100,000 in dirty money, a pact never to meet again, and the chance to start over… Dillon Varga has always craved the spotlight. Now, with his newfound riches, he jumps at the chance to leave his troubled past behind and take a shot at his future. With his best friend Savanah Miller by his side, Dillon hits the neon lights of Las Vegas for a chance at a spot on the hit TV show American Voice. As they both move up in the singing competition, feelings surface between them that make both singers wonder if there might be more to life than just fame and fortune. Together they'll have to dodge the perils of celebrity judges, sexy competitors, and the truth about the past to find the one thing they desire most -- each other. ON SALE FEBRUARY 14, 2014  UNFILTED & UNKNOWN Payge Galvin & Lynne JaymesChapter 2DillonI wash my hair, the suds dripping down and stinging the tender skin on my forearm. The letters Adam tattooed there last night are a little less raised now, and I run my hand over the words. First there was sex, and then came death. What a crazy fucking night that was. It started as a regular Saturday, me picking up some coin singing at The Cave, a few stragglers in the café either working off their future hangovers or lurking around with nowhere else to go. Then that guy walked in and changed everything when he pulled Sugar over the counter and nailed her right in the face with his meaty fist. At first I didn’t even know who shot him in the confusion that followed, but I helped with the rest of it—cleaning up and disposing the body, giving Sugar the coke the guy had stashed in the trunk of his car and taking my share of the money. We were all in on it, and now we all have something to lose. But the money’s going to give me more than it’s going to take away. I don’t owe this town anything anymore, so never coming back here isn’t that much of a loss. I’m going to miss the guys, but the band hasn’t been doing much lately, having exhausted the campus circuit and the frat parties. It’s time to go out on my own. I’ve had the American Voice audition info bookmarked on my phone for years, watching as they travelled all over the country, never having the money or the means get there myself. Until now. This year, American Voice is filming in Vegas – 265 miles and 8 hours away on the Greyhound Bus. And this year, I’m taking my shot, packing up what little I have left and throwing it all out there. This time tomorrow, I’ll be standing on the strip watching the tourists throw down their money at the tables and getting ready for the biggest break of my life. My only job is to not fuck it up. The water’s growing lukewarm, so I shut off the shower and step out into the bathroom to the sound of my phone ringing. Still dripping, I fumble through the clothes on the floor and find it in the back pocket of my jeans. I know who it’s going to be even before I turn it over and I also know that I’m not going to answer it. There’s no point in explaining to Mr. Renfrow why I’m not coming in today. Why I’m not coming back any day. Training to be an electrician seemed like a good idea when I was a high school senior, but six years and four very large electrical shocks later, I’m over it. The money’s okay, and I feel a little guilty just bailing on him like this, but if I’m ever going to make a break for it, it’s got to be today. An hour later, I have all of my worldly belongings packed into a large backpack and the duffle bag, splitting the money between the two bags, with a few of the bundles tucked up into my guitar case for safe keeping. There are a few wire hangers still in the closet, three of them holding the hated khaki Renfrow Electrical shirts with my name embroidered over the left pocket. I don’t take any of the kitchen crap or the stuff in a lot of the drawers. My records and the ancient record player I inherited from my uncle are already at the studio, locked in the storage closet. The rent on the apartment’s paid until the end of the month, and I figure it’ll be another couple of weeks before the landlord figures out I’m gone. I’m not leaving myself any outs though—no job to come back to, no apartment in a rent-controlled stucco building. Having an out means that you don’t really believe you can make it, and I can’t afford to think that way. I set the two bags by the door—everything I own in the world in a size I can carry. I only have one last thing I need to do. Savannah usually works on Sundays, so I run a comb through my hair and grab the Gibson case. Triple-checking the deadbolt, I close the door behind me on over $100k and all of my worldly possessions. Aunt Mike’s is hopping at two o’clock on a Sunday afternoon because most college students don’t get around to breakfast until at least one o’clock on a Sunday afternoon. There’s a crowd near the patio entrance and a line leading out the door and halfway down the block. “Hey Dillon,” Alicia says as I approach, turning to give me a megawatt smile. Alicia’s always been more than nice to me, but I’ve never done anything about it because she’s too close to Savannah, and Savannah would kill me. “Hey,” I say, squeezing myself in past the throngs of sweaty, cargo-short wearing students. “Savannah’s working,” she says, not even waiting for my question. “But we’re awfully busy. She has a break in about ten minutes—want me to tell her to meet you out back?” “Yeah. Thanks.” It’s way too tough to push my way through the restaurant with a guitar on my back, so I walk around the bright yellow building to the alley that faces the tall adobe wall that separates the strip mall from the desert. There isn’t much shade out here, but the sun feels nice on my face as I lean against the wall. I’m starting to get antsy when the back screen door screeches open and Savannah walks out into the sunlight. Even in an Aunt Mike’s t-shirt and dirty black apron, Savannah is so pretty. I remember the first time I saw her singing on stage at The Hub at ASU Rio Verde. Some kind of open mic night, which is really just glorified karaoke, and out of all of the other people who got up there that night, Savannah killed it. I even remember what she was wearing—a blue and white striped sweater and a worn jean jacket that was covered by her long, wavy brown hair as she leaned over her guitar. Her voice isn’t maybe as strong as some of the divas who can belt out a ballad so loud that the nosebleed seats feel like they’re right there on stage, but it has a clarity and a purity that I haven’t heard before or since. Such a shame to see her waste it here, taking orders for eggs and bacon. I wanted Savannah bad that night, and many nights since then, but she’s made it perfectly clear that I’m not her type, and I’ve been put squarely in the friend-zone since that first night. After all this time, I’m not exactly sure what her type is, but at least I got her to sit in with the band a few times. Savannah walks over and gives me a quick hug before sliding down the wall to sit on the dusty asphalt, her black Docs peeking out from her green khaki pants. Nobody in the history of the world does casual as sexy as she can. “God, I hate weekends,” she says, a strand of hair escaping from the loose knot on top of her head and trailing across her face. I want to reach out and touch it, tuck it behind her ear and run one finger down her cheek. But I don’t. Because that would wreck the carefully cultivated friendship it’s taken all this time to cement. “Looks busy in there,” I say, sliding down to join her on the ground. I turn away from her for a second, because the sight of the freckles that are sprinkled across her nose and her intense green eyes have planted a seed of doubt I can’t afford to nurture. “We’re slammed,” she says, popping a stick of gum in her mouth and fishing around in her pocket for her phone. “Listen,” I say, staring at a tiny lizard that is sunning itself on the top of the wall. “I’m leaving. And I wanted to give you something.” Savannah stops texting and looks up at me. “Leaving? For how long?” I shrug and hope it looks casual. “Forever. Tonight. I’m catching the Greyhound just before midnight, and I’m not coming back.” A flicker of shock and what I hope is maybe a little sadness crosses her face. “Forever? Where in the world are you going that requires it to be forever?” I pick up a pebble off the ground and bounce it in my hand. “Vegas.” I look up and meet her eyes. If there’s any sign of doubt or laughter, I’m out of here. “I’m going to audition for American Voice.” Her eyes widen. “Seriously? That’s awesome!” She reaches over and gives me a hug, her hair smelling of bacon and shampoo. It’s all I can do not to bury my face in it. “You think so?” “Oh my God, yes!” She pulls back and swats me on the arm. “With your voice you’ll be America’s Sweetheart in no time.” “America’s Sweetheart is for girls,” I say, relieved that she thinks I can do it. “America’s Next Hot Guy then,” she says with a grin. “You’ll sing the hell out of that place. Nobody can beat you. Nobody.” I smile at that. ‘Hell’ is as close as Savannah ever gets to swearing. I know I’m going to replay her words in my head over and over again as the audition gets closer. “Thanks.” Savannah sits up straighter. “Have you figured out what you’re going to wear to the audition? I think something clean but casual, you know, like you’re confident and not trying too hard. What are you going to sing for the audition? Probably a ballad, right?” I laugh at her enthusiasm. “I haven’t thought that far ahead.” “What do you mean you haven’t thought that far ahead? This is important Dillon, not something you pull out of thin air at the last second. My God, have you thought about this at all?” I realize that I haven’t imagined anything past the moment that I get on the bus and see the lights of Phoenix receding in the distance. “I’ll be fine.” I shift the guitar closer to her. “I brought you this. To keep.” She puts one hand on the black case and stands up, so I do too. “The Gibson? Why in the world would you give up your Gibson?” “I told you; I’m out of here. I’m taking the Martin, but I can’t take both, and I know you’d give this a good home.” Savannah leans the guitar back to me. “I can’t take this; it’s worth thousands of dollars.” “I need you to have it,” I say. “I’m not kidding when I say I’m not coming back. You’ll be doing me a favor.” I see her hesitate, but she wraps both hands around the case. “Okay.” She nods slowly. “Thanks. I love it. I’ll take good care of it, I promise.” She glances toward the screen door. “I should probably get back.” I don’t want her to go. Don’t want this last moment to end. Savannah is the one thing in this whole town that I’m going to miss. That I’m going to miss so much it already hurts. “Okay,” is all I say. There’s a heaviness between us. In the movies, this would be the moment when the guy leans down and pulls the girl toward him in a long embrace. Except this isn’t the movies. This is a guy saying goodbye to his best friend in an alley behind a diner. “Guess I’ll see you on TV,” she says, taking a step toward the door. The thought rushes through my brain and out of my mouth before I can stop it. “Come with me!” Savannah stops and turns back toward me. “What do you mean?” I can feel my heart pound in my chest. What the fuck am I doing? “Come with me. Come to Vegas. Tonight. I’ll buy the ticket, I’ll pay for everything.” She shakes her head. “I can’t come with you. I’ve got stuff to do…my apartment…Aunt Mike’s…” I can see that she’s thinking about it. That this crazy idea might not be so totally crazy. “It doesn’t have to be forever,” I say quickly. “Just come for a week. Help me out, pick out a shirt for me to wear to the audition. Choose the song I should sing.” I need you to be there with me. That’s what I don’t say. That I don’t want to do this alone. I gesture toward the door. “Aunt Mike’s isn’t going to fire you—you’re the best waitperson they have. Just take a little break.” “I don’t have any money,” she says, and at that moment I know that I’ve got her. “I’ll pay for everything,” I repeat. “I got…an inheritance. We’ll get two rooms, I promise. But let me pay for it all. Kind of like I’m hiring you to be my consultant.” “This is crazy,” she says. “I know. But that doesn’t mean it’s wrong.” “When are you leaving?” “The bus pulls out of the station at 11:15 tonight.” I wait, my nerves tense. Please God let her say yes. In the past two minutes it’s gone from an idea to a necessity. I can’t do this without Savannah. I see her quick nod before I hear the words. “Okay. I’ll do it.” “You will? That’s great!” I pick her up and swing her around. “Sorry,” I say, setting her back on the ground. “I’m just happy you’re coming with me.” Savannah picks up the guitar case. “You’re sure you want me to?” “More than anything,” I say, knowing that it’s true.  
PAYGE GALVIN has always wanted to be a writer. She also loves spending time with her friends, so after a few cosmos at the pool with her friends, the idea for UNFILTERED was born. Together the group wrote twelve books about a group of strangers who share a dark secret.. . and who all want to find love (because, really, who doesn't?). LYNNE JAYMES likes sexy guitar players and a hot love story, which is why she jumped at the chance to write both in the Unfiltered series. She’s grateful to good friends who encourage her to break out of her shell and try new things. When she’s not writing, she’s taking long walks with her big hairy dog and thinking about writing. You can follow Payge on Twitter at @PaygeGalvin or Lynne at @lynnejaymes or at her website at www.lynnejaymes.com, or keep up with all the latest news on the Unfiltered series at www.unfilteredbooks.com.    a Rafflecopter giveaway

Second Chances Sammy's Story by Annie Edmonds Book Blitz

  Book Title: Second Chances Sammy's Story  Author: Annie Edmonds  Genre: Erotic Romance Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions  
Samantha Raine was widowed at age thirty and now two years later she wanted more out of life than what she had in New Jersey. When her two best friends Kelly and Garrett offered her a job to watch their Florida beach home for three months while they were away on vacation she knew she had to take the chance to see if the change in scenery was what she needed to start her new life. Jake Monroe was a well-established architect and builder who lived on Siesta Key in South west Florida. He was also part owner of a private BDSM club called Desire. He knew Kelly and Garrett because they were members at Desire, he became great friends with them as he remodeled their home. Each day that Jake came to work the couple would bring up their friend Sammy from New Jersey and after hearing just about everything there was to hear about this single young, beautiful woman for almost two years he was ready to meet Samantha. Only Sammy didn’t know her best friends had plans for her with the most eligible bachelor in Siesta Key. And that he was a self-made millionaire. The only fear Jake had was if Sammy was willing to leave her vanilla sex life and be able to handle the kinky sex that he was now accustomed too. Garrett assured him that Sammy was the perfect submissive only she didn’t know it yet. Sammy wanted to see and do everything she was tired of saying no to life. She knew that forgiving herself for letting a man take control of her life was the first step in moving forward, and she vowed to never let that happen again she was ready willing and able to go after her second chance at life and love. 
 
I found my happily ever after 28yrs ago and married him. I am also a daughter, a sister, an aunt who loves her nieces and nephews, and a friend. I have lived with chronic pain for 25yrs due to spinal cord injuries. I am a Jersey girl born and bred. if I had a choice I would live at the beach as it has always been a place that soothes my soul, and gives me so much joy. I love to write and decided it was time to get serious and now I am an Indie who has published my first Erotic Romance novel. I also love photography, gardening, collecting treasures from the sea and I am a foodie that loves to cook
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She realized he had said he did the remodel for Kelly and Garrett, and she started to blush again. “Was it something I said Samantha?” She looked down and to the side; “It was just the remodel that caught me off guard.” He got this look on his face and he smiled as he took that last shot of tequila and bit the lemon wedge, then he shook his head yes, “Yes I worked on that room for almost six months while my crew took care of the rest of the house.” and she started to laugh. He had this wicked half smile on his face as he laughed with her and never took his eyes off of her. He loved her laugh and her nervous giggle; she was as perfect as Garrett had said. She blushed some more thinking about him in that kink room putting together those wooden cabinets and hanging that leather swing. While they talked and ate the grouper he ordered, they listened to the band who were playing old eighties music, and they each did one more shot of tequila. They were having a great time laughing, talking and touching; things were going so smoothly and everything was perfect. Jake offered her the last couple oysters even though she hadn’t eaten any of them. “I don’t think so,” she smiled and then she remembered change is good. “Ok, make me one.” He looked surprised than squirted some lemon on a freshly shucked oyster and held it to her mouth, “Swallow Samantha.” She looked into his blue eyes and answered right back, “Don’t mind if I do,” then she went for it. He was amazed that she had taken that oyster then she asked for another. “Samantha you’re really blowing my mind right now.” She loved the way he said her name, no one but her mom called her Samantha. The night was going great but the Oyster bar was getting ready to close. The band was packing up, the bar keeper had called last call an hour ago. She didn’t want this night to end. She also shouldn’t of had that last shot, three white wine spritzer’s and two shots of tequila was just too much for her. He asked if she was alright to drive home and she smiled, “Nope, I think you are going to have to drive me home,” “Good call little one.” With the bar closing right behind them Jake tipped the bar keeper a hundred dollar bill. He had already taken care of the check. Then he asked Sammy for her keys to the rover, she handed him her keys without a care in the world. He stood in front of her and as she got up she looked up into his eyes and he gazed back into hers. “You have the most beautiful eyes Samantha.” She giggled, “So do you Jake.” He wanted to kiss her but he held back as he put his arm out so that she had something to hold onto. She squeezed his bicep and snuggled her head into him as she breathed in his cologne. He smiled as he escorted her to the Range Rover. He opened the passenger side door and helped her in then went around to the driver’s side and she thought he was a true gentleman. They started to pull away, “I should give you the address.” “Just sit back beautiful I have been to your house many times, I drove there every day for six months. I have also been to a few parties at the O’Hara’s. I think I could find my way there with my eye’s closed Samantha.” She sat back as the music played she could smell his cologne and it was making her Horney. It was only eleven o’clock and even though she had had a full day she was ready for whatever this night might bring. As Nora Jones was playing on the radio he asked her how her trip was going and how long she was actually staying, “Well so far I have had a spectacular day. I am staying for three months and if the rest of the trip is anything like today I think I just may never leave.” Jake smiled that perfect smile he had and she giggled, than hiccupped, and they both laughed, “I think we should spend more time together Samantha. Would that be something your open too?” She smiled, “I would really like that Mr. Monroe.” She hiccupped again then giggled, which made them both laugh. When they arrived at her new home Jake parked the Rover in the garage, “Stay here little one, he ran over to the passenger side and led her out by taking her hand. She had her shoes in the other. He walked her to the door and unlocked it. He walked right in and went to the refrigerator and opened a bottle of water. “Drink this Samantha,” she hiccupped and then giggled, and he laughed, “I am going to hold your ears tight while you drink this water. She looked up and didn’t hesitate she just did it. She lifted the bottle to her lips as he placed his strong hands over her ears tight, as if her head was in a vice. She looked up at him as he said “drink, drink, drink” she swallowed as much water as she could. And then he let go and took the bottle away from her lips and he watched her waiting to see if the hiccups were gone. “You did it, there gone, thank you Jake.” “Would you like to take a walk on the beach with me, I really don’t feel safe walking alone at night just yet.” “I would love to walk with you on the beach.” He took his shoes off and opened the sliding doors; she told him she would be right back after using the bathroom. She walked out and met him on the patio; and noticed the Jacuzzi was running. She gave him a smile, “What do you think?” “I’m game if you are,” he smiled “Let’s take that walk on the beach first.” He held his hand out and she took it. They walked in the powdery sand that was now cold as their feet touched it and felt great, “Jake, I am really glad that you called.” “I am really glad I called too, I wanted to thank you for taking care of Rocky at the beach today.” She smiled “I love dogs, he is beautiful Jake, oh and I have Rocky’s tennis ball.” He smiled “I have a feeling that there will be plenty of time for you to give Rocky his ball back. Hold onto it he has plenty of them. I will bring him by one afternoon if that’s alright with you Samantha.” “I would love that Jake.” As they watched the moon over the water Jake felt what he had hoped for was standing right next to him. “I have had a really great time tonight, and I really would love to see you again Samantha.” “I would like that too Jake.” He faced her and took her head in his huge hands, he rubbed his thumb over her bottom lip and he kissed her like she had never been kissed before. It was a slow sweet wet kiss, one that she was not going to forget any time soon. He had waited a very long time for that kiss. They walked and talked for a while, and as they walked back to the house he asked her if she was alright with him taking the initiative to turn on the Jacuzzi. She smiled, “I am starting a new life Jake and I am trying to make-up for lost time. I don’t like games I like honesty. I want to experience everything. I am willing to try anything at least once. It’s like I have been away from my life for a long time and now I just want to live it and feel it. I hope I am making sense.” “You are making perfect sense.” “It’s just that I want to,” he didn’t let her finish; he just took her head in his hands and kissed her mouth again. This time he gave her more tongue. As he let go he looked into her eyes, “I understand, Samantha, I hope I can be the one to show you what you have been missing.” She smiled, “Um one thing Jake, I am not into anything that hurts too much.” She put her head down and giggled, “I didn’t mind you turning the Jacuzzi on; in fact I am glad you took the initiative, thank you Jake.” “You’re welcome Samantha; I think that the key is honesty in any friendship as well as any relationship. Without honesty there is no foundation, as for trying new things I think I can handle that one too. So do you want to see where this goes?” He flashed her that beautiful smile of his, she noticed that he had a dimple on one side of his very handsome chiseled face. “Yes Jake, let’s see where this goes and she giggled. She asked him if he wanted one of Garrett’s swims suits, “I swim commando style Samantha,” they both laughed, “Ok, and so it’s like that is it?” She put her arms behind her back and intertwined them with her hands like a submissive would, she was blushing again and his cock was getting hard. She was already so submissive, just the way she blushed at new things, he could get used to this woman quickly. “I think since you are trying new things that you might want to take your clothes off right here, right now. She felt her face blush and could feel a twinge between her legs; she put her head down and to the side as she giggled, “Is that an order Jake?” “If you’re up for that kind of game Samantha, than it is an order.” As he watched her he couldn’t believe she was finally here. She smiled as she took her halter top off. She had her head down. Jake never took his eyes off of her. She undid her bra and held it on her breast for a second and then dropped it on the lounge chair and her perfectly round breasts were front and center. Her nipples were already standing at attention. “Look at me and don’t take your eyes off of mine, do you understand Samantha?” “Yes I understand,” she looked into his eyes and she couldn’t get the smile off of her face. She felt like this was the first time she ever let a man see her naked. As she thought about it, it actually was a first in a very long time as Jake was actually only the second man she had ever taken her clothes off for. Then she unzipped her jeans and she wiggled them off her small hips down to the ground, “Go on Samantha.” She slipped her white thong right down to her ankles and bent forward picked them up and threw them at him. He caught them and put them up to his face and breathed in. All the while his eyes were locked on hers, “These panties are very wet Samantha and your scent is amazing.” She stood there for a few minutes as he walked closer to her never taking his eyes off of hers. “Samantha you are a beautiful woman.” She felt herself blush; it was hard for her to take a compliment. He bent down and she lifted her head to kiss his lips so he couldn’t speak again. “And I love the way you shave your bottom. There is nothing better than a nice clean shaved pussy.” She giggled and felt the flush on her face, she went to put her hand in front of her pussy, “Don’t cover that perfect pussy up Samantha,” and he kissed her again as he held onto her tiny waist. Jake thought to himself, she had been through hell and back from what he was told and yet here she was standing before him naked doing just what he asked. Being submissive without knowing, she had no idea just how perfect and beautiful she was or that he had plans for her. He had waited and was so happy she was finally here in Siesta Key. Garrett and Kelly had practically groomed him for this moment and he didn’t want to blow it, not after waiting for so long. He then touched her erect nipples. He bent down and took one in his mouth and sucked until it was even harder and she moaned. He took the other nipple and licked it. She bent her neck back and as the cool breeze coming off the ocean hit her very wet pussy, and she moaned. He kissed the nape of her neck and then her ear lobe. And whispered, “Whatever it is you’re wearing I love that scent Samantha, I could stay here forever.” He put his thumb on her wet clit and started to move it around and then he stuck his finger into her pussy and she couldn’t help but moan. “That’s it Samantha let it go, let me take you and make you feel everything you have been missing.” She went to talk and he put his finger to her mouth. “Quiet Angel, unless I am doing something you don’t like or don’t want you should just open your mind and let me pleasure you. I am not going to hurt you Samantha.” He kissed her lips and when he backed off he took her bottom lip with him. She melted; she couldn’t believe this beautiful man was pleasuring her like she wanted, like she had never been pleasured before. “Tonight is all about you Samantha, no worries just pleasure,” he stuck his two fingers into her very wet pussy,” she gasped, “Oh yes.” She pushed her hips up to his hand as she breathed in and caught herself. He grabbed her hair and pulled her head back and passionately kissed her mouth and her neck then her shoulder and back to her lips. “Open your beautiful eyes Samantha, keep them open and on mine.” She was enjoying this very much, she tried her best to keep her eyes on his, but sometimes a girl just has to close her eyes when a man is touching her and it feels this good. Her body was his tonight and she was more than willing to give in to his every whim. As she moaned in his arms she could think of no reason why she waited so long to come to Siesta Key. So far her new life was better than she ever expected and it had just begun. He picked her up and walked her into the Jacuzzi; she hadn’t even noticed him take his pants off. With one hand he was keeping her happy. His fingers were moving in her pussy and his thumb was on her clit while he kissed her mouth. No one had ever touched her like this, she thought; wow this is the way I want to be treated. He is not worried about himself; he is only worried about giving me pleasure. Jake bent his head down to her chest as he sucked her nipples to stiff points; he kept his two fingers inside her. She moaned as his thumb circled her clit and he kept talking to her, telling her everything he was doing. He had her sitting on his lap; her back was up against his hard chest. He kissed her neck and whispered, “Are you alright Samantha? She shook her head, “Use your words Angel; I need to know you are alright.” “Yes Jake, I am fine, and Thank you” “For what Samantha?” She turned around and put her arms around his strong neck and looked up into his eyes, “No one has ever asked me how I felt, or if I was alright before.” He kissed her lips, “Samantha I am not just anyone, I promise I will always put you first, put your pleasure first. That is just how I am.” Jake turned her back around and put her legs on each side of his, and she was lying back on his chest, he had full access to every part of her. He whispered in her ear, “You smell heavenly Samantha.” She smiled as both of his hands came around her, he pinched her hard nipples; she felt her pussy every time he touched them, she thought this man seems to know what he is doing. He was enjoying the way she responded to his every touch, he had his fingers in front of her, plunging them in and out of her pussy. He pinched her nipple hard with the other hand and she moaned louder. He kept thrusting his fingers in and out of her. And he whispered in that soft but dominant tone, “Samantha you’re doing great,” never letting up on his fingers moving through her slick wet pussy. He started to go even deeper, in an out deeper, as his thumb circled her clit, she was close to Cuming, “Oh I need to cum, Ah Yes,” “It’s ok Samantha go for it.” She let out a moan and he was sure someone had to hear her; he smiled and laughed as he kissed her cheek. “Jake that was amazing.” He then lifted her out of the Jacuzzi, and sat her on the end of the lounge chair as he dried her off with a towel. She ran her fingers through his short thick hair as he looked into her eyes, “Are you alright Samantha?” “I am more than alright, thank you.” He started to laugh. “You don’t think we are done do you little one?” she giggled “No one has ever done that to me and wanted more.” He lifted her up and walked her into the house past the kitchen down the hall into the master bedroom where he laid her on the bed. He dried himself off; she looked into his blue eyes “Are you ready for round two Samantha?” She giggled, “Yes Jake I am ready, and that was amazing.” She was all smiles as she lay back on the pillows, then Jake came out of the bathroom with her vibrating wand. She blushed as she put her hands over her eyes “I hope it’s alright if we use this Angel? She stuttered s-s-sure, he laughed. “Are you embarrassed because I picked up your wand? “Um, yes,” she was beet red; as he plugged the wand in he dialed down the lighting so that it was perfect. Then he laid back with her on the king size bed and laughed with her. “No reason to be embarrassed Samantha this is something I would think most women and even men have in their bedrooms.” She giggled, “Yea but I just met you.” He touched her face with his callused hand, “We can stop if you want,” “Oh no, I just never had a man do this before,” she smiled. “Do what?” “Give me so much attention and pleasure.” Things are about to change Samantha, I am here to give you pleasure, and to make sure you are satisfied. Lay back beautiful you deserve the pleasure I am about to give you.” And she smiled. He leaned in and kissed her lips tenderly and turned on the wand, she giggled then he pulled her legs apart, she giggled some more. He placed the wand between her legs directly on her clit. He laughed as she placed her hands over her eyes. “Do you have something to say little one?” He took the wand off of her clit and pulled her down on the bed and bent down and put his lips on her clit, “Oh, my” “Are you alright?” Do you want me to stop?” “I am fine and please don’t stop.” He put his mouth back on her pussy; he could tell she was enjoying this by the sounds that were coming from her, “MM, Ah,” He stuck his two fingers back into her pussy and she immediately moaned louder, his tongue was circling her clit and then he sucked on it. She never had a man take this much time to please her in her life; she held his head as he devoured her pussy. He looked with a sexy grin and took the magic wand and placed it back directly on her clit. He started to bounce it on an off she moaned some more. He then asked her to hold it for him in place. She looked like he had asked her something awful, “I just have never done anything like that before with a man. “Let’s make this easy on you, he got up and moved the dimmer on the light switch off, leaving only the small lamp across the room on, then took her hand and placed the wand back to her wet clit. “Ok Samantha that should be better.” She took the wand rubbed her clit, he got off the bed and said in that dominant voice “leave that wand on that beautiful pink clit of yours Samantha.” He went and got a condom out of the basket then he got back on the bed and was smiling, “See Samantha, this isn’t that hard now is it?” She shook her head no, and he laughed, “What did you say?” she giggled. “ No Jake it’s not hard at all.” He leaned in and kissed her, “I am so proud of you.” He knew this beautiful woman wanted to please him and she wanted to let go of her inhibitions and he was going to help her do it. He took the wand back and placed that it on her clit and rubbed it back and forth; Oh, Ahh, “That’s it Samantha go with it, let go.” Then he stuck two fingers back into her pussy, “you are so wet, he brought her almost to another orgasm then stopped, “Did I do something wrong, Jake?” No I am just trying to teach you a few things.” She didn’t know what but she was willing to go along with it. He kissed her mouth and their tongues danced together. He put his fingers back on her clit and then he asked her if she was ready, she giggle “Yes Jake.” He looked into her eyes as he put his thick hard cock slowly into her wet pussy, “You are so tight little one, I will go slowly.” Sammy pulled her legs back as he slowly pushed in and out, he picked up the wand and placed it back on her clit and she was off again, OH Yes, Please Jake please, Oh, he pumped his hips a little harder as she moaned; “Yes, Ah, that’s it.” And thrust his hard cock into her harder and faster, “I need to cum Jake.” “Go ahead Samantha, cum for me Angel, do it now! And she did, “Oh, Oh, Oh my God Jake, Oh Yes!” and she started to giggle. He put the wand aside he jerked into her a few more times and he grunted as he came too. He leaned in and kissed her as he laid there for just a few minutes then said he would be right back. He got off of her and went into the bathroom and threw the condom away and went to get his jeans that were out on the patio. She laid there thinking he was going to run, oh no I should have waited; I bet I scared him away. He came back in with his jeans on and lay right next to her. She put a tee shirt on and laid back into his strong arms with her head on his chest and he kissed her head, “Are you alright Samantha?” He kissed her again, and saw she was crying, “What is it, did I hurt you? Samantha, tell me what’s wrong?” She was scared but she knew she had to tell him, “Jake,” “Yes Samantha I am here, tell me what is wrong, didn’t you say that you want honesty?” “Well its stupid so don’t laugh ok.” “I won’t laugh just tell me what’s going on in that pretty little head of yours.” She couldn’t look at him, “I thought when you got up that you were going to leave me laying here and just walk out the door. That I may have let you go too far on the first date which wasn’t even a date. You must think I am a slut, I’m really not, I swear.” As tears were rolling down her cheeks, He pulled her close to him and said in a very strong but gentle voice, “Samantha, look at me.” She shook her head no. “I need you to look at me so I can help you ok” she sat up and looked at him. He wiped her tears with his thumbs and moved her hair out of her face. He thought she looked adorable, “Don’t cry, I don’t think you’re a slut. How can you even think that when you have waited two years to have sex with anyone, am I right?” She shook her head yes and sniffled, “And I wouldn’t have even let it go as far as it did if I thought that you were a women who just fucked around.” She hugged him, “So you don’t think I am a slut?” He smiled, than he laughed, “No little one, far from it.” And then she giggled. Jake propped a few pillows behind his head. Pulled her onto his chest, “I would love to have a real date with you, how about tomorrow?” She smiled “I would love that.” As she looked at him he had to tell her the truth, “Before we go any farther I have to tell you something; I know I told you that Garrett and Kelly told me about you, but I mean they told me everything about you. I even saw every picture that they have of you. They kept telling me that they had the perfect women for me. And when they told me that you were coming I was excited.” If you think about today at the beach, I had just listened to your message on my way to look for Rocky, so when I saw that it was you and I heard your voice I was actually stunned, I did a double take.” She giggled as she looked up at him, “Really?” “So you know everything I have gone through and you still wanted to take me out?” He shook his head yes, “No question I wanted to take you out months ago.” He kissed the top of her head “I don’t know if I should be mad that no one told me about you Jake, or happy that you thought enough of me to at least give me a chance. Do you really want to see me again, or are you just doing Kelly and Garrett a favor?” He smiled as he held her in his arms he kissed her lips; she laid her head back down on his chest. And he brushed his hand up and down her soft arm “I am not doing our match maker friends any favors,” he laughed. Maybe we should talk about me for a while? “I would love that, let’s get comfortable. “Would you like something to drink; I am going to make myself a cup of tea.” “That sounds like a great idea, how about I come out to the kitchen with you and we both get some tea.” She smiled as she put on some socks and her sweat pants. He took her in his arms and kissed her on the lips, and held her to his chest. “I really am very happy that I finally get to spend some time with you Samantha. To actually get to know you and not just hear about you is something that I have been waiting a very long time for. I think our friends didn’t say anything about me to you because Kelly didn’t know if you were ready. And then when you said you were coming well I was ecstatic and she didn’t want you to change your mind or put any pressure on you. She just wanted you to come and start living your life, she really loves you Samantha.” She couldn’t believe what she was hearing. “Well I know they are just looking out for me. I guess we will just have to do this on our own.” She looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back and he kissed her again. “Thank you for being so honest with me Jake. They sat at the kitchen bar eating oatmeal cookies and drinking hot tea. She learned all about Jake. They talked about his company, and that he was raised in New Jersey. He went to college in Florida decided to stay and make a name for himself. He had a few girlfriends but no one special. The one that he almost married lied about everything and then cheated on him. He said “I have lived here on Siesta Key for about seven years now; I built my own home and have a caretaker named Carl, who lives in the guest wing. His sister Maria is my housekeeper. She comes during the day and sometimes spends the night in her bothers apartment, but she has a daughter that she stays with most nights. “I have one more thing I want to tell you. I don’t want to lie to you and I don’t want to scare you away. So please just hear me out. She was holding her breath, what did he do? Then he said, “I am a partner and a member in a private BDSM club in Sarasota called Desire. Our friends belong to the club. I don’t think they would mind if I told you.” She started to laugh, “Is that it Jake, you’re part owner in a private kink club?” He smiled, “Yes that’s it what do you think?” She laughed, “Ok, so tell me all about it, would it scare me to walk inside this club?” “No, it wouldn’t scare you if you walked in there during the day since it’s not open. It is in an old hotel that I helped renovate. There are oriental rugs on the floors and fire places throughout the great room. The furniture is classic French, with some leather mixed in for comfort. There are all kinds of sexual things going on when it’s open, and some people are into whips and chains, and I for one am not.” He went on to say, “Mike Sloan is my partner and he runs the club. Master M is an ex- military man; he doesn’t take shit from anyone. The ladies love him, the men love him too, and he’s a man’s man so to speak. He hasn’t found the right one yet either, he is going to love you Samantha.” She smiled and blushed, “The reason we opened the club was so that women didn’t have to be scared to walk into a kink club alone.” “This is fascinating, tell me more Jake.” She sat at the kitchen bar across from him and just listened intently. “Everyone at Desire either behaves or they are thrown out. Membership can be revoked at Master M’s discretion; he does not tolerate abusive men or women. In BDSM there are people who seek pain and it’s up to their Dom or Domme to know how far to take that. If he or she crosses that line that’s where safe words and Safe, Sane Consensual comes in.” She perked right up, “Oh ok, I have seen that before. It makes a little sense now that you say it that way. Tell me more Jake.” He laughed as he touched her hand, “Samantha I want to tell you that I am so happy that you are finally here. I really want to get to know you, not just what I have learned from Kelly or Garrett, but I want to learn about you from spending time with you. I know this is all coming at you fast and you probably want to think about it, but I have to tell you I think you are beautiful. Oh and Rocky thinks so too.” She started to laugh as she bowed her head, “I think Rocky is great too. Jake I am not the kind of girl that just goes out and looks for men. But I am changing my life. I have been through so much, but most of the past two years I have just been punishing myself for letting a man treat me so badly. I won’t ever put up with that again. I feel really comfortable with you and I want to learn all about you too. Let’s just see where this takes us. And that was the best sex I have ever had.” She giggled. He smiled and laughed with her. “Yea I have to agree you were pretty great too. Thank you for giving me a chance.” She smiled and looked into his eyes, “I feel like I know you and I want to know more. Tell me more about the club.” He smiled and took a breath, as she smiled back. “As for the club; of course communication is a must between a Dom and his Sub, but when the right Dom does his thing, the Sub is very satisfied. Actually they are both satisfied.” She was listening to his every word, “That is something I will have to get used to, a man getting pleasure by giving pleasure, it’s something I have wished for. Is there pain at the kink club?” He flashed her that sexy smile, “There is some pain at the kink club, I do not whip, and I like to spank from time to time, but nothing crazy. Sometimes flog,” “What is flog?” “It’s when a Dom uses a flogger on his Submissive. It is actually a leather handled tool with strands of leather on the ends. There are different textures of leather, from soft, too hard; some even have small balls on the ends. It depends on the couple. They talk about what they are going to do before they even step foot in the club.” She wanted to know everything and he did his best to fill her in, and went on to say, “The players as we call the members act out scenes and each couple or sometimes more discuss the scene beforehand. Everyone has a safe word, let’s say your safe word is Red, if you say red during a scene then I would stop immediately. If you say yellow that means you are unsure about going on with the scene and we would discuss the scene further to see if you could or want to continue.” “There are DM’s walking around the club. They are Dungeon Monitors and they make sure everyone is being Safe Sane and Consensual. SSC is a motto of BDSM and at Desire.” “I like the name.” He smiled, “Yea I like it too, so did I scare you away,” “Oh hell know! I don’t scare so easily anymore and I want to know everything. I am intrigued now, what is discipline?” He laughed, “Why are you planning on disobeying your Dom?” She giggled and blushed as she dunked her cookie in her tea. “What if I make a mistake?” He couldn’t believe how receptive she was to what he was telling her, and when she blushed he knew she was worth the wait. “If we were to go to the club, I would prepare you and make sure that you knew the rules; like no looking into another Dom’s eyes that may give him permission to touch you. Each Dom has his own kink that he or she is into, for the sub or submissive, that would be you Samantha; there are ways to stand, ways to kneel.” She giggled. “If you like we can watch a few movies to see some of the things I have talked about. Or we can look on the internet, but if you do it without me be careful. I don’t want you to get scared. Some of the players are hardcore, I am not. I would say most just got tired of the vanilla sex and wanted something more.” Just be careful what you look up ok Angel,” “Ok I will, so you are a Dom Jake?” He had a wicked smile on his face, “Yes I am Samantha, I am Master J or Master Jake and most of the subs call me Sir. I have been into kink since college. That is where most of the people I know started to experiment with sex and BDSM.” She was just sitting there sipping her tea, looking into his eyes and she touched his hand, “Can you take me there?” He was surprised that she would want to go to Desire and he played it cool but he wanted to scream YES! “I can but first I have to teach you a few rules and I have a feeling you are a quick study, and you can get all the questions you have for me out before we walk through the doors then I will take you. Do you think you can do as I say Samantha?” “I think I can Sir,” she laughed. “This is fascinating to me, and this is just what I need to start my new life. Jake will you teach me what I need to know? I promise I am a great student and a quick learner.” She smiled then blushed and put her head down and to the side. As he watched her there was no question that she was a submissive. “Samantha what are you doing for New Year’s Eve my pet?” She laughed, “My pet?” “Yes that is a term of endearment a Dom would have for his Sub, or submissive partner. How about you do some research on the internet tomorrow morning and we can discuss this further tomorrow night?” Her eyes opened wide like a child that was getting ready to research a theme park. “Ok, Jake, I will do some research but I can tell you now that I am all in. I would love to be your Sub on New Year’s Eve, if you really want to take me.” “Samantha, I am so glad you are here and I would be honored to have you by my side as my Sub for New Year’s Eve. Kelly and Garrett’s friends all know you were coming to the Florida. They will be surprised when I walk through the door with you.” She was all smiles, “This is all very exciting to me. Thank you for tonight Jake. I really had a great time. She put her head down as she walked him to the door, he put his finger under her chin and lifted her head so that she had no choice but to look him in the eyes, “I will call you tomorrow Sweet Samantha, well actually later today since it is three in the morning Angel.” He smiled and kissed her on the lips. “I am very happy to finally have met you in person Samantha Raine. You are everything and more than I expected you to be. Lock the door behind me ok?” He took her in his arms and kissed her goodnight. “Thank you for a great night Samantha.” He walked out and she closed the door and locked it. Then she put her back to it as she realized how the heck is he getting home? We left his car at the Oyster bar. She opened the door to see a car pull away and Jake was in the back seat. She thought; “Wow, cab service runs late around here.” She had a smile on her face as she shut the lights off and walked back to her bedroom, she than grabbed her laptop and typed BDSM.

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Book Title: A Good Man's Life  Author: Barbara Cutrera  Genre: Fiction  Release Date: February 1, 2014  Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions  
Daniel Nash struggles to reconcile his feelings of betrayal with his desire to understand his life. His hopes of uncovering the secrets revealed in his father’s journals are quickly dashed, and he works with a private investigator to discover the truth. Worry about his wife, Sarah, combines with his efforts to cope with his childhood trauma, an unexpected death, and the recent revelations. His obsession with the past threatens to destroy his stable life. Meanwhile, Sarah and her father, Tristan, continue to combat the lingering discord that developed between them years before but refuse to take their main focus from Daniel. As he reviews his biological father’s efforts to be a good man, Daniel searches for a way to comprehend shocking disclosures. He questions his own goodness as he fights not to emotionally withdraw from those around him, especially the two people he knows will always love him, Sarah and Tristan.   
 “Grandma Lillian and I were talking about swimming, ‘cause Amanda goes to a pool in her own backyard. Amanda says her daddy doesn’t wear a shirt in the water. I asked Grandma how come you never take your shirt off, and she said that you had another daddy before Grandpa Max and that he hurt you a lot. Will he come and hurt me, too?” Lowering himself onto the edge of the bed, Daniel said soothingly, “Never, Kris. He wasn’t my real daddy, and I haven’t talked to him in over twenty years.” “Why did he hurt you?” “Because he was a very bad man.” “You would never hurt me, would you?” Daniel swallowed the lump in his throat that threatened to choke him. He was trying rather unsuccessfully to swallow the anger that was about to render him speechless. “Never, ever.” “Is it really terrible on your tummy? Is that why you don’t want people to see?” Kris persisted. “Does it still have pain?” “If I don’t exercise, then my body hurts. I have scars, like when you cut your lip and it made a scar. Understand?” “Can I see your scars?” “Maybe when you’re older.” “Did you cry when you got hurt?” “Yes, I did.” Kris pulled the covers up around his neck and asked, “Will you and Mommy stay with me until I go to sleep?” “Sure.” “Are the windows and the doors locked?” “Yes,” Daniel said firmly. “You’re perfectly safe.” The combination of the decongestant and the Tylenol took affect within minutes. The moment Daniel was certain Kris was sleeping, he leapt from the bed and stalked towards the front of the house. Sarah darted out after him, moving quickly but quietly in an attempt to keep up with her husband. “Daniel, wait!” “I’ll be at Lillian’s.” He hadn’t been this enraged about anything since he’d been a child. He drove too quickly and too recklessly all the way to the house. Screeching to a halt in the driveway, Daniel parked and wrenched the key from the ignition. Jumping out, he slammed the car door behind him and stormed to the back door. In his anger, it took him three tries to insert the key into the keyhole. Finally, he unlocked the door and charged into the kitchen, just as Lillian flicked on the lights. “Daniel! What on earth?” “Why did you do it?” he cried, as tears of frustration and rage welled up in his eyes. “You had no right to tell Kris about my scars!” Lillian asked calmly, “What was I supposed to do? Lie? I thought you were upset that we lied to you before.” “He’s five years old! He’s too young to even comprehend what happened and why!” “You tell me what I could have said,” she retorted belligerently. Daniel was dumbfounded. This was not his mother talking. This was insanity. “You could have told him I get sunburned easily on my shoulders,” he replied evenly. “You could have told him everybody has a different way of doing things.” “That wouldn’t be the truth.” “Goddamn motherfucking son of a bitch! Do you remember what the truth is, Lillian?” His fingers tore at the buttons of his shirt. “Do you?” “Daniel! Don’t you use language like that! Don’t you take the Lord’s name in vain!” Flinging his shirtfront wide, Daniel yelled, “Do you remember this, Mom? You think Kris needs to know about this kind of horror and fear at his age? Damn you for taking his sense of security away!” He ran from the house, his shirt unbuttoned, his feet thudding on the concrete steps. When he got to the Mazda, he roughly twisted the key in the ignition then sped back down the long drive that extended to Highland Road. A half a mile away, he pulled into the empty parking lot of the Victorian Doll Mansion and shut off the engine. Then, he pounded the steering wheel until the side of his hand throbbed. Raw and shaken, Daniel drove home.
   Barbara Cutrera has been a writer since childhood but didn’t begin writing novels until 1999. Her first novel to be completed was Over, Under, Across & Through, which is the initial book in her Real World fiction series. Not satisfied to be limited by writing in only one genre, she next penned a mystery called In a Manner of Speaking. Cutrera took a dare from friends who suggested she write a romance and wrote The Healer’s Gift, a fantasy romance. Her fourth book to be released was True: 3 Short Stories. A Good Man’s Life, Book 2 in The Real World Series, has a release date of February 1, 2014. Novels in queue for publication include Mercy, Book 3 in The Real World Series, A Lovely Dream, a romantic thriller, A Lovely Reality, the sequel, Prim and Proper, a contemporary romance with a touch of mystery, and Lucky, a thriller set in the not-so-distant future in post-plague Earth. Cutrera has also completed another work of fiction entitled Compromising Positions and a new contemporary romance entitled Sight Unseen. She has begun work on a sequel to The Healer’s Gift, which she has decided to call Jordan’s Way. Cutrera, a member of the Romance Writers of America, the Florida Writers’ Association, and the Tampa Area Romance Authors was born and raised in Louisiana and moved to Florida with her family in 2004. She works with the visually-impaired and is visually-impaired herself. She firmly believes that our minds are only limited by the restrictions we place upon them. Her literary credo? “Transcending reality by exploring it one story at a time….”    a Rafflecopter giveaway

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What an absolute joy it was to read this book! Jayden and Catherine... are wonderful characters, in and of themselves, but bring them together and you have magic!

I love the way RE Hargrave defines and develops her characters, making them larger than life but at the same time keeping them grounded in reality. I find that I become easily invested them, wanting them to have joy, passion and love, and this tells me that she writes people, not just characters. And her storylines are believable - situations we can, in some way relate to, if not directly than because she knows how to reach us through our shared humanness.

Can you tell how much I love them? I can't wait for the second and third books!

It’s amazing to me that one author can consistently write stories upon stories upon stories which always bring a smile to my face and leaves me with fond memories of characters I’ve come to know as old friends. Discovering RE Hargrave has been one of the highlights of my reading adventures.

Because of Ellison by M.S. Willis Promo

Title: Because of Ellison Author: M.S. Willis
Release Date: January 14, 2014

Synopsis:

When I was nineteen years old, I lived for sex, drugs and a good party. I had it all - good looks, a fast car and a hot girlfriend. Nothing in life was more important.

That was, until I met Ellison James….

Since the moment I first saw her, she was a raging bull; tackling me in the mud and throwing insults as fast as her tongue could form the sound.

She was snarky
She was rude
And she pissed me off like no other woman could.

I lived beside her for a summer and in the three months that I walked by her side…

She opened my eyes
She changed my life
And she made me a better man.


Excerpt:
Those must have been fighting words, because the next thing she did was slam her hands against me with such force it almost knocked the air out of my chest.  I tried to hold on, but when she took both my nipples between her fingers and twisted, I released her in response to the pain.“Fuck!  Ellison, that shit hurt!”“I know it did, that’s why I did it.  And you can expect that reaction from me every time you think you’re going to overpower and force me to stay still when I don’t want to!”“Well, then fine!”  I shoved my chest out at her and held my arms out to my sides.  “Go ahead and rip them off then, El, because you can expect that I’m going to hold you every day until you stop breathing!”She looked at me like I was nuts.  Her voice was a whisper when she asked, “Why can’t you just go home?”We stood staring at each other for a few seconds.  It was eerily quiet where we stood, almost as if the birds and bugs had stopped to watch, curious to find out what would happen between us.We locked eyes and I walked up to her.  Grabbing her by her chin, I tilted her angry face up in my direction and held on when she tried to pull away.  “I am home.  Why can’t you just accept it?”

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About the Author: M.S. Willis is a romance novelist whose debut novel, Control, was released in 2013. Although currently writing in the romance genre, Willis has plans to expand her literary pursuits into multiple genres and has no fear conquering difficult subject matters in her writing. Willis is a native Floridian who is also a photographer and musician. When not absorbing herself in written, visual or musical expression, Willis is an adrenaline junkie, a 'closet' video game enthusiast, and an avid outdoors person and nature lover.  Stalker Links:
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Fair Catch by Meghan Quinn Book Blitz

  Book Title: Fair Catch (Love and Sports, #1)  Author: Meghan Quinn  Genre: Contemporary Romance  Release Date: December 16, 2013 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions

Training, playing ball and studying is Lexi’s life and it never seems to bother her until her friend, Parker Hill, points out to her that sweat pants on a Friday night while watching sappy romance movies isn’t really living up her last year in college. Lexi didn’t see the need to party since she didn’t know what the hell she was doing with her life after college but her friends wouldn’t take no for an answer. Little did she know going to the first party of the season was going to flip her world upside down. Jake Taylor, starting quarterback for Cal U and campus heart throb spent his entire college career, partying, getting drunk and winning football games but it is all finally catching up to him. He is ready to throw in the towel of his partying days when he decides to have one more last fling. That is when he runs into the one person that could turn his life inside out. Lexi wants nothing to do with Jake and his partying ways but after one bet gone wrong , she finds herself on a date with the annoyingly obnoxious, egotistical heart throb. Even though she wants nothing to do with him, she finds herself gravitating toward him and giving into his charm. They fall hard and fast for each other as they find love, comfort and a home. They live in their own littler world where nothing matters besides the love they share for each other. But love isn’t enough for Lexi when she is trying to find her way after college. She slowly sinks into Jake’s shadow and finds herself clawing out of the Jake sized hole she buried herself in so she can find who she is, who she wants to be and what her future holds for her. Fair Catch is a true love story that goes through the trials and tribulations of Jake and Lexi’s insecurities, jealousies, short comings and strong personalities. Love is one hell of a strong bond but sometimes, it’s not strong enough. Follow Jake and Lexi as they try to hold on to the love they share while they try to find themselves and find out what life is after graduation.
 
She turned to grab Margo when she ran straight into a tall muscular mass. The impact caused her to fall back and stumble until she fell straight on her ass. Embarrassment laced through her body as she looked up and made eye contact with those light green eyes she couldn’t stop thinking about since last night.
“Whoa, sorry there Lexi.” Jake said, while reaching out a hand to help her up. She ignored his hand and got up herself. Margo caught up to her and the smirk on Margo’s face made Lexi want to punch her best friend square in the boob.
“Hey Jake.” Margo said. “Looks like you took down our little center fielder. No one ever knocks her down.”
Lexi looked at Margo as if she was insane for talking to him. She grabbed her friends arm and started walking away from the massive football player. Margo was mumbling something under her breath when Lexi was yanked back by the arm.
“Hold up” Jake said. “I want to talk to you.”
Lexi looked at Margo and said, “Go ahead talk away. Margo I’ll catch up with you later.”
Margo stopped her. “Deary, he wants to talk to you, not me.”
Lexi turned to Jake to confirm and he just smiled. Lexi folded her arms in front of her chest putting off the most defensive stance she knew and asked, “What do you want? And why they hell are you up this early? The football team never has to work out this early.”
“I wanted to catch you before you went to class.”
“Lexi shook her head. “How do you even know I have class this morning?” She held up her hand. “Wait, I don’t care, just tell me what you want.”
“Fine, I’ll get right down to the point. I want you to be my date for the alumni dinner this Friday.”Lexi felt her mouth drop to the floor. He wants her to be his date? Want? He didn’t even ask, he just stated his needs. She was about to open her mouth in protest when Margo beat her to it and said, “She would love to. What time?” Margo’s interjection made Jake smile, causing Lexi to slightly melt but then she realized what Margo said and she was able to regain her senses.
“No, I would not love to. Where the hell do you get off going around demanding what you want people to do? You can find yourself another date. Lord knows any girl will trade her left tit to go on a date with you.”
Her comment made Jake laugh, causing rage to take residence in Lexi’s body. “What is so funny?” She asked.
“You, you’re so stubborn.”
“I’m stubborn? Because I don’t want to go out with you? That’s not stubborn, that’s just knowing what I don’t want and I’m sorry to say but that’s you.”
Jake feigned an attack to his heart as he put his hands to his chest. “Your words kill me.” She rolled her eyes. He straightened up and said, “I’ll bet you for it.”
Lexi wanted to take out whoever told him all about her. How the hell did he know she never turned down a bet? It was her one weakness, whenever someone said they would bet her, it was practically impossible for her to refuse. She looked at Jake and knew no matter what he said, she wouldn’t be able to refuse because she wanted to put him in his place and wipe that damn smirk off his gorgeous mug.
Jake Taylor – Kayne Lawton Lexi Konx – Julianne Hough Parker Hill – CJ Wilson Margo – Adriana LimaMason Dashel – Matt Leinart  
 I grew up in Southern California where I was involved in sports my whole life. I was lucky to go to college in New York where I met the love of my life and got married. We currently have five, four-legged children and live in beautiful Colorado Springs, CO. You can either find my head buried in my Kindle, listening to inspiring heart ripping music or typing away on the computer twisting and turning the lives of my characters while driving my readers crazy with anticipation. My Website: http://authormeghanquinn.com/

Mail Order Switch by Patty Devlin Review

Title: Mail Order Switch  Author: Patty DevlinBuy Links: Amazon I Blushing Books

Summary:

Liz will do anything to get away from her evil guardian, and she was prepared to disguise herself as a boy and look for work as a ranch hand. When Caroline, a stranger on the train next to her, sees through her "boy" disguise, and begs her to take her place as a mail-order bride, Liz doesn't hesitate long before saying yes. It's got to be easier than working on a ranch, and as a married woman with a new name, she'll be out of her guardian's clutches forever.

Wade Malone has been looking forward to his new bride for months, but when "Caroline" finally arrives, things don't exactly add up. For one, "Caroline" was supposed to be twenty-five years old; the woman who came off the train doesn't look a day above sixteen. He has a strong aversion to liars, particularly in a wife. But he's also a man who keeps his promises and whoever the woman is at his side, he's made a commitment.

That doesn't mean he's not going to handle his new bride very firmly indeed. Then, against all odds, Liz starts to fall for the no-nonsense rancher and his family. How will she ever keep him from finding out the complete truth about the switch?


My Review:

This is the first story by Patty that I have read, and I have to say that I’m not disappointed in her writing ability. Her character development was done so well that she thought of things that I, as a reader, wouldn’t have thought of. She went into describing Liz’s character and the trials that she faced because of... Well, I don't want to ruin the story... but the author has so much detail that you felt like you were there with her.

Wade’s character was also well written. He showed large amounts of compassion and understanding when it came to what Liz had been through. He was also very patient in teaching her about different things, especially about discipline and what happen to bad girls. ;) By adding all of those details, you couldn’t help but want to find your own Wade.

To read or not to read, may be a question many of you may ask yourself. And let me tell you, you’d be crazy not to read if you enjoy romance novels with some naughty fun.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book, and I can’t wait to read more from Patty.

X rated Teaser

 “I want you so bad Pepper,” he spoke his voice husky and thick with desire, his fingers hurriedly working the buttons of his shirt. Throwing it to the side, he left his muscular chest bare before her. Pepper ran her fingers along the contours of his manly frame, delighting in the way his body tensed and his muscles flexed to her touch. He yanked the skirt of her mini a line dress all the way up, his hand wandering upwards along her inner thighs. When he got to her red lace thong he pulled down on the strings, slipping it from her long slender legs.
His gaze caught hers and a lopsided grin touched his lips as he teased her pussy with his fingers.  Stroking along her flesh lightly, he ran his index finger over and around her throbbing clitoris, until her legs shook from the sensations flowing from the top of her spine and crashing down between her inner thighs. She could feel his fingers slowly leaving her clitoris and trailing along her moist flesh.  Her pussy seemed to clench and her juices milked his fingers as he penetrated her entrance, thrusting two fingers into her without mercy. Chewing on her bottom lip Pepper gripped the edge of the table, her body convulsing from the powerful sensations.
Deeper and harder he went moving his fingers like an expert in and out of her needy pussy, forcing her to cry out from the pleasure he was giving her. With bated breath she called out his name, her chest rising and falling, as a series of delicious sensations rippled through her viciously. Pepper could feel his own anticipation growing as he worked his fingers into her vigorously.  “Oh God!” she gripped the table harder, wiggling slightly away from him as he added a third finger, stretching her beyond limits. He darted all three fingers into pussy, groaning and focusing on what he was doing as he went about it.
When he finally withdrew his fingers, his mouth greeted her down below, his tongue stroking her flesh and heightening her arousal. Her clitoris pulsed and her pussy quivered as he lapped at her sweet juices.  Each stroke that he gave made her body quake slightly from the feel of his tongue on her flesh. 
“Oh…Oh…Oh…” she couldn’t get the words out as he gripped his lips firmly to her clitoris and sucked enthusiastically. Pepper whimpered and her toes curled, she was lightheaded from the pleasure of it all. *** Wanna read more? Find out what happens next?  Well, don't wait, It's only $0.99!
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