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Happy Holidays To You!

Hello Dear Readers,

  Happy Holidays to you! Perhaps you’ve noticed over the last two weeks that you’re receiving more newsletters from me? Well, I did some research and discovered that many readers wanted to hear from me more often. So, I’ve decided to reach out 4-5 times a week to let you know about everything that I have going on.

This week, I’ve shared some of my FREEBIE titles, some of my Holiday titles, some of my upcoming NEW stories to be published in early 2017 and that my sports romance, Her Baller, which you nominated me for was selected as one of ‘The Best Indie Books of 2016‘. I’d love it if you VOTED for me!

Also, I’ve invited you to join my dedicated Facebook group for my readers and my ARC group if you like to read and review books for authors.

Other than that, I hope you’re having a fun and happy Holiday season. This is one of my favorite times of the year and I love seeing all the holiday lights that make this dark time of year a bit brighter.

Happy Holidays!
~ Ruby / Emerald / Maddy / Amber

The Dragon’s Librarian

Happy Cyber Monday! How about an excerpt from one of the stories I’m currently working on? This is from ‘The Dragon’s Librarian‘. To be published in January!

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CHAPTER ONE

[ KANE ]

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Standing on her tippy-toes, it was the nail polish that did me in. I’d always been a foot guy and I had to be staring at the sexiest pair of kicks I’d ever seen.

Said kicks belonged to a young woman, completely oblivious to my worshipful and lustful gaze. That was because I was on the other side of a library shelf, peering through the space and nearly breaking my neck in the process. I could hear her talking to herself, ever so light, barely audible. I could only imagine how sexy the rest of her was, at this point.

For the first time in five or so years, I found myself in an actual library. It had to do with work. I was a private investigator and scouring the shelves for a certain returned book, hoping it was there so I could dust if for prints. It was a long-shot, but my last hope at this venture.

My client wanted an update and I wanted to solve the case.

I finally went from crouching to standing, momentarily distracted by the pretty feet of the woman on the other side of the stack. She was on the move and so was I.

And then, there she was, in front of me. We almost ran into one another.

“Oh!” She exclaimed, pulling her nose out of a book. “Sorry about that…”

“Whoops! Sorry…” I said, hoping to catch her gaze. “Excuse me,” I said in my deepest voice, hoping she liked it.

She smiled softly, her gaze averting downwards and then she continued on her way, around me and on down the aisle. She stopped about midway and resumed working. Pulling and putting books from the shelves.

She’s a shy one…

I realized that I would need to engage her again. Who better to help me find a book than a librarian? A sexy-cute librarian at that.

“Might I get your help?” I asked.

She looked up at me, and I could see a slight flush spread across her pretty features.

“Sure, what do you need help with?”

Her voice was like cotton candy and vanilla. Warm, sweet and delicious. I was aroused by everything about her. Her big librarian, nerd glasses. The honey-blonde ponytail bob on her head, with curls surrounding her face. The pouty and ruby-colored lips, blessed with a dash of lip-gloss.

She stood looking at me, waiting patiently.

“How can I help you?” She said again, bringing me out of my reverie of admiration.

Get it together!

“This,” I said, handing her the postcard I’d written the title on, “I’m trying to find this book.”

She studied it, her wheels turning.

“You are in the wrong aisle. Here, follow me please,” she said, turning on her heels and leading me away.

I followed, admiring the sway of her hips. She wore a traditional private girls school, plaid skirt that stopped just above her knees. My gaze continued down her long legs to the pair of heeled, open-toed shoes she wore.

Revealing her toe cleavage.

Just about every sexy librarian fantasy that was out there in the porn universe was parading itself through my mind. And I was shamefully, getting hard. God bless if she actually bent over, I’d be in trouble and at near full mast.

It was as if she was oblivious to how attractive she was, while being completely coquettish at the same time.

She cleared her throat. I was embarrassed to see her looking at me, looking at her petite feet. I smiled a look of guilt.

Busted!

“I believe you’ll find this title on this shelf…” she murmured, while dragging her finger along the spines of the books, her head tilted just so to see the titles. “Here it is, ‘All Hollow’s Night’, she said pulling it off the shelf and handing to me.

I accepted it and stopped myself from opening it. I needed to disappear to one of the private reading rooms and dust the book, in the hopes I might get something. Anything.

“If I need help again, may I know your name so I can ask for you?”

She smiled, “Of course. My name is Caitlin”

“Glad to meet you, I’m Kane.” I said, handing her one of my biz cards.

She looked at it, her face lighting up. “You’re a PI?”

I nodded, “Yes.”

She nodded along with me, “I’ve often thought about going into private investigation. My sister says that I don’t have the right personality for it. What do you think, what type of person can do PI work?”

“Someone who doesn’t mind being nosy and overly curious about the strange goings-on’s of life. But you have to have a tough side too. It can get grisly. People do crazy shit to one another.”

She blinked, studied my face closely and nodded ever-so-slightly. “Sounds about right. Would I need to study criminal justice and law?”

“Some do, many coming from the police force. But I didn’t.”

“No?”

“No, I was in the military.”

“Hmmmm…”

An older woman, another librarian approached us. “Caitlin, there is a member on the phone who says you’ve been helping him with a catalog project?”

Caitlin looked like the cat caught with the canary. “Oh yes, I told him to give me a call today,” she said turning on her heels. “I’ll be right back,” she said, looking over her shoulder at me.

“Sir, was there anything I can help you with?” The librarian asked, an accusing look in her eye that told me I better beware.

I turned on my professional polish, “No, m’am. Caitlin helped me with what I needed, thank you.”

Being in the military will do that to you. Treating everyone with manners and respect, no matter the situation can really make an awkward situation less so.

She eyed me with a bit more scrutiny then went back to the librarian counter.

 

 

Romance In All Flavors…

ROMANCE IN ALL FLAVORS…

I’ve opened up my private facebook group for readers and fans to join! Come on over and join in the fun. Weekly shenanigans include discussing my upcoming releases for all pen-names, sharing excerpt teasers, revealing book-covers, getting your opinion on book-related things, discussing your favorite books and more!

Currently, I have a contest going for the best suggested title for my new science fiction romance. Come on over and suggest a name! I will set up the poll to select the winning title soon. Winner will get an Amazon GiftCard.

THE 50 BEST INDIE BOOKS OF 2016

You nominated me, so now VOTE for me! My SPORTS ROMANCE, Her Baller, was nominated. Her Baller has 56 reviews with a 4.5 average.

REVIEWS

CINDY: A very entertaining and interesting read. It was a bit different and creative, compared to some of the other sports romance that I have read. But I thought the author did a great job. Not only was the story good and different, but I thought the relationship that develops between the characters was also different. It wasn’t a insta love, but a love that grew from a sort of unconventional way of meeting. I thought this to be very refreshing and not redundant. I think if your a fan of this genre then I would definitely read this and add it to your reading library. This was the first book I have read from this author and I hope to read more in the future.

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CHRISTINE: Ms Roman has done it again in this awesome story of Ryan and Celeste. Ryan is an ex soccer player who is ready to hang up his “playboy days” to find a good woman to settle down. One day he decides to use an online dating site and met Celeste. She is a very strong, smart and hardworking career woman but she is very scared of commitment. Ryan felt like she was the one for him. Their characters and the story were very well written and engaging. Both the chemistry were amazing and I feel for them. Will Ryan be able to persuade Celeste to give their relationship a shot? You will have to read the

book to find out.

ARC GROUP

I’ve opened up my ARC group to new members. If you would like to read my stories for FREE and promise to put up your reviews in a timely manner, you can help me as an author in one of the most important ways possible. SIGN UP HERE.

WIP’s (Works in Progress)

Hello Dear Readers…

Hard to believe we are coming up on the end of the year already? I thought I would share what stories I’m working on currently. Here is what is in my WIP.

+ + the Trillionaire’s Space Maid + +

DESCRIPTION: Cameron Duke the Fourth is fleeing Earth to escape all the unwanted attention from the masses. Literally, the world’s most eligible bachelor, he’s had enough of Earth women who only seek his prestige, power and money.

As the sole heir to his family’s businesses, he is the world’s first trillionaire.

Time and time again, Rachel Sioux has opened her heart only to be burned, jilted, dumped and left wanting. What’s wrong with her? So, when she is approached by her employer to do housecleaning work in the most unlikely of places for a very good salary, she hops at the opportunity.

Even if it is in space!

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SHIFTER: Polar Bear, Part Two

DESCRIPTION: Ben is Ivy League bound. Focused on his schoolwork and swim-team scholarship, he’s ambitious and won’t allow anything or anyone, get in the way of his life goals.

Amber is used to being the awkward best friend. Curvy and fair-headed, fair-skinned – she doesn’t fit in with most of the students at the sunny California university she attends.

When Ben comes to Amber’s rescue, he’s not prepared for the strong attraction and draw to the sweet, curvy woman. His bear is all about it, but he has to play it right so he can enjoy their time together without his coach getting on his case.

+  +  +

the Dragon’s librarian

DESCRIPTION: …is forthcoming

Nominate me?

Hello Dear Readers!

Why not nominate one of my books?

Ruby Madden

Emerald Wright

Maddy Roman

The 50 Best Indie Books of the Year award is one of the most popular and prestigious prizes available to indie authors. It recognizes the very best self-published fiction and, as winners are chosen by popular vote, the best-loved too.

And for 2016 we are pleased to announce that the award now comes with cash prizes for the top 3 books: $300, $200 and $100. In addition, all 50 books will receive a winner’s badge to overlay on their book’s cover art.

There will also be prizes for 3 lucky readers. We will select 3 voters at random and mail them $50 Amazon gift cards – just in time for Christmas! We’ll also send everyone our newsletter of the best book offers.

Nominations Are Now Open!

The rules:

Nominated books must be self-published or published by a small, “indie-minded” house.
Nominated books must have been published on or after 1 November 2015.
Nominated books must be available for purchase from a large store – Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
Only nominations received on or before 18 November 2016 will be counted. After that date we will produce a shortlist of the 100 most nominated books. Readers will then be invited to vote for their favourites from this shortlist.

Got that? Now, how about a nomination – or three?

Nominate The Best Indie Book(s) of 2016

Her Baller

Do you enjoy Sports Romance?

Good! I’ve got a new pen-name…

>>> MADDY ROMAN <<<

52 Reviews!! 4.5 star average

HER BALLER

RYAN: I’ve always been known as a lady’s man… but I’m ready for something different. I’ve retired from pro soccer and am starting a new stage in my life. I want a partner, a lady friend – dare I say, wife material? But old habits die hard, right? And right now SF49girl has my attention…

Celeste: I don’t have time in my life for a relationship. I’m too damned busy with my career. Sure, I’ve got needs… and I take care of those casually, finding what I need online – but I’m just not the right type to be a wife or mother.

Ryan has always been known as a lady’s man. A famous, newly-retired soccer player – he’s had a change of heart and is seeking a committed relationship with a woman of his dreams.

SF49girl, a.k.a. Celeste is a very successful businesswoman residing in San Francisco who has many private sexual conquests to her name. Using online dating websites and casual sex forums, she finds her lovers via the internet. Most never make it to her bed, but of those who do, they find themselves enjoying her and her toy box. Smart, safe, and savvy – she’s been content and satisfied not being in the confines of a relationship until she meets Ryan, online.

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Drawn to one other with unexpected playful, erotic intimacy, will the online relationship wither and die like so many have before? Or will it blossom and turn into something tangible, in the real world?

Did I say GIVEAWAYS?!?

Okay, so I’ve gone a bit nuts over Amazon Giveaways. Enter, share, win!

#BBWfiction Summer Giveaway!!

Hello Everyone,

Hope that summer has been treating you well. Finding time to play and relax, I hope?

A Sports Romance Serial: Her Kicker, #1

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HIM: I’ve always been known as a lady’s man… but I’m ready for something different. I’ve retired from pro soccer and am starting a new stage in my life. I want a partner, a lady friend – dare I say, wife material? But old habits die hard, right? And right now SF49girl has my attention…

HER: I don’t have time in my life for a relationship. I’m too damned busy with my career. Sure, I’ve got needs… and I take care of those casually, finding what I need online – but I’m just not the right type to be a wife or mother.

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SF49girl, a.k.a. Casandra is a very successful businesswoman residing in San Francisco who has many private sexual conquests to her name. Using online dating websites and casual sex forums, she finds her lovers via the internet. Most never make it to her bed, but of those who do, they find themselves enjoying her and her toy box. Smart, safe, and savvy – she’s been content and satisfied not being in the confines of a relationship until she meets Ryan online.

Ryan Farish has always been known as a lady’s man. A famous, newly-retired soccer player – he’s had a change of heart and is seeking a committed relationship with a woman of his dreams

Drawn to one other with unexpected playful, erotic intimacy, will the online relationship wither and die like so many have before? Or will it blossom and turn into something tangible, in the real world?

This story includes PROFANE language, as well as adult, and sexual content.

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EXCERPT: I turned on the web-cam and beamed a sexy, naughty smile into the computer screen.

Him: ‘Why hello lovely…’

Me: ‘Same to you.’ I was soon admiring his handsome, boyish face and his nude chest and torso. His brown eyes were warm, like his smile. He had a bit of day-old stubble. Scruffy but sexy.

Him: ‘What’cha munching on there?’

Me: ‘Ice cream…’ I made a point of taking a bite and as I pulled the spoon out of my mouth, I took my time sucking the rest of the ice cream off of it.

Him: ‘Damn! Eating ice cream has never looked so good.’

Me: ‘I’m an indulgent creature. I like to enjoy myself. Head to toe.’

Him: ‘Such a sexy lady. Will it bother you if I touch my cock while we web-cam?’

Me: ‘Such a gentleman. Please, be my guest.’

I was flirting coyly, shamelessly at this point. One of the things I enjoyed best about the online interaction is that I could be so brazen, behaving like a little sex-slut toy. I mean, the man was hundreds of miles away. It was safe. He didn’t know my real name, what part of the city I lived in, where I worked, whether I was truly single or married. Nothing. All he knew was what I chose to share or reveal to him.

Speaking of revealing… His next IM pleased me.

Him: ‘Show me how much you enjoy your ice cream.’

I perked up. I liked the direct, commanding request. I felt the heat go straight to my groin.

Me: ‘Be imaginative. Tell me how you want me to enjoy it.’

He didn’t miss a beat, his next request floored me.

Him: ‘Put the spoon in your ice cream, get it good and cold, and rub it on your nipple.’

I’m sure he noticed my pleasantly shocked surprise. I was frozen for a brief moment but found myself doing exactly as he asked.

I pulled one of my full breasts out, completely exposing my tit to him. I dipped my spoon into my ice cream bowl and let it get chilly. I licked the side that had ice cream on it, enjoying the creamy goodness. I then slowly applied the still chilled side to my nipple.

The zing went straight through me. My nipple was hard instantly.

Him: ‘Gaaawwwd… so sexy. Do it again. With the other one. Pull them both out for me.’

I pulled out my other breast, each of them perked up with my hard nipples. I languished a bit while I chilled my spoon again, allowing him a good amount of time to stare at my tits. I repeated the same thing with my other breast and this time, my eyes rolled back.

So simple. So hot. I was already completely aroused. I wondered if he could tell.

Him: ‘Go get your toy-box, the one you sent me a pic of.’

Other stories COMING SOON!

 

SHIFTER: Grizzly BUNDLE! You asked…

Hello Dear Readers!

SHIFTER: Grizzly is now available EVERYWHERE. Not just at Amazon. All FIVE parts. PART 1 is FREE, everywhere!

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It’s also available in AUDIO format.

One head’s up that Part 6 is still being written, but for those of you who want the story in it’s entirety so far, you can now get it in one eBook.

And when Part 6 comes out, as long as you are SUBSCRIBED to my newsletter, you will get PART 6 for FREE. GUARANTEED. 

Sexy naked man writing “I love you” with heart symbol in red on transparent board