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August 17, 2015
Unexpected Chances Vol 1 of The Chances Series by A.M. Willard @AMWillard1 ~ Release Blitz
Unexpected ChancesVol 1 of The Chances SeriesbyA.M. Willard@AMWillard1Blurb:
Tabitha Michaelson: the fun loving, sassy girl who loves anything that sparkles. What you might not know is, she took an oath years ago with her brother Seth, vowing to lock their hearts and throw away the key. She has spent years keeping up the happy façade and not letting anyone get close.
It's not until a chance meeting that Tabitha meets her match in Carter Northwood.
Here's a man whose life has been filled with lies, threats, and tangled webs of disaster. Carter knows that if he takes this chance at true love, the world around him will tumble down like a spiral staircase.
Two hearts meld to form a single beat from the start. A test of trust, infinite love, and a longing for each other's passion.
Chances will lead you through the sparks of two hearts that were meant to be one from the start. But, what happens when one has locked her heart away, and the other’s life is full of lies, threats, and a tangled web of disaster.
A test of trust, infinite love, and a longing for each other’s passion.
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A.M. Willard is a true believer of soul mates, and happy ever afters. She enjoys reading, sailing, and of course writing contemporary romance with some saucy scenes. Releasing her first novella of the One Night Series on April 12, 2014 has sent her on a new journey in life. A.M.’s passion for writing started at a young age, but with the love and support from her husband of eighteen years pushed her to follow her dreams. Once she hit that first publish button, she hasn’t looked back.Publications available from A.M. Willard include the Chances Series, Love on the Screen, and everyone’s favorite, the One Night Series. She’s also had an article published in the Writer’s Monthly Review Magazine and was just accepted into the Romance Writers of America organization in May of 2015.A.M. Willard was born and raised in the Panhandle of Florida, but resides in Savannah GA with her husband, son, two cats, one rotten dog, and her six chickens. Yes, we said chickens…“The pen writes what the heart desires.”
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And the Sky Wept ~ August 18, 2015 ~ Tantalyzing Tuesday
Tantalyzing Tuesday
and I am posting with my friends this week instead of bringing up the rear!! Not that bringing up the rear is a bad thing, but today I am not doing it. It is raining here as I write this and rain brings thought of sorrow and loss to my mind.So please read my offering today. Then scour the pages of my
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And the Sky Wept
It is a fine day to stay inside and make love, eat grapes, listen to Johnny Mathis, laugh, and drown out the day’s violent awakening with the music of our beating hearts. I wake slowly and as I roll to face you, to swim in your gaze, the heavy fog in my head begins to lift and I realize that you are not here. In an instant, the comfort and security of two hearts beating as one was lost—forever.
I rise to stand at the window anxiously, with only my reflection for solace. The storm shrouds everything in black and grey. I feel lost, alone in this sea of darkness. You were snapped out of my life as if some payment to God was long overdue. My heart breaks for the thousandth time and I finally begin to weep.
I can’t bear another moment. The rain intensifies outside and I cry shamelessly for my loss hoping the tears will give me comfort. They do not. I cannot call you back into my arms, nor can I drown the empty longing with my tears.
And this is how the second day of my life without you began—dark, ominous, and foreboding—alone. © Muffy Wilson
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And the Sky WeptIt is a fine day to stay inside and make love, eat grapes, listen to Johnny Mathis, laugh, and drown out the day’s violent awakening with the music of our beating hearts. I wake slowly and as I roll to face you, to swim in your gaze, the heavy fog in my head begins to lift and I realize that you are not here. In an instant, the comfort and security of two hearts beating as one was lost—forever.
I rise to stand at the window anxiously, with only my reflection for solace. The storm shrouds everything in black and grey. I feel lost, alone in this sea of darkness. You were snapped out of my life as if some payment to God was long overdue. My heart breaks for the thousandth time and I finally begin to weep.
I can’t bear another moment. The rain intensifies outside and I cry shamelessly for my loss hoping the tears will give me comfort. They do not. I cannot call you back into my arms, nor can I drown the empty longing with my tears.
And this is how the second day of my life without you began—dark, ominous, and foreboding—alone. © Muffy Wilson
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August 16, 2015
Cinders Bride by Kathleen Ball @kballauthor ~ Book Blitz Tour and Rafflecopter #Giveaway
BOOK INFORMATIONTITLE – Cinders' Bride SERIES – Mail Order Brides of Texas book one AUTHOR – Kathleen Ball GENRE – Historical Western Romance PUBLICATION DATE – 7/2/15 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - 50,000 words152 pages PUBLISHER – me COVER ARTIST – Aria Tan
BOOK SYNOPSISShannon McMurphy travels to Asherville, Texas as a mail order bride expecting to marry a rancher. Instead, her intended is a saloonkeeper. Her refusal to marry enrages John Hardy and he slices her cheek with a knife so no other man would want her. She runs into the street and no one helps her until Cinders comes along.Sexy, Rancher Cinders saves Shannon and offers her a job. To protect her reputation he marries her. They both agree it's a marriage of convenience. He admires her spunk and willingness to learn everything about surviving the Texas frontier. He waits for her to ask to go home but she never does.They learn a lot about each other through, stolen horses, Indian troubles, a cattle drive and the busybodies of the town. Their attraction for each other grows, but can they learn to trust enough to love?
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EXCERPTThe world seemed eerily quiet as she pushed herself up from the hard packed dirt, only to fall back down. Her ankle hurt. Tears filled her eyes, as she glanced around. There stood the women from the mercantile, staring, and their eyes full of terror. She’d get no assistance from them.
John Hardy strutted into the street and laughed while he gestured for two of his men to pick her up. “Come on, honey, it’s time for our honeymoon.”
She heard the clomping of hooves and the turn of wagon wheels behind her but the wagon didn’t stop to help her either. By this time, a crowd had gathered and now there were men standing with the group of women. She tried to plead for help with her eyes but they glanced away.
Two men grabbed at her to haul her back into the saloon when a loud cocking of a gun erupted from behind.
“Put her down.” A man's voice threatened.
John stepped forward, thrusting out his chest. “Listen, Cinders, this is none of your business. It’d be in your best interest to leave things be.”
The world began to dim and spin, the smell of blood was the last straw. She fainted.
AUTHOR BIOSexy Cowboys and the women who love them... Finalist in the 2012 RONE Awards. Top Pick, Five Star Series from the Romance Review. Kathleen Ball writes contemporary western romance with great emotion and memorable characters. Her books are award winners and have appeared on best sellers lists including Amazon's Best Sellers List, All Romance Ebooks, Bookstrand, Desert Breeze Publishing and Secret Cravings Publishing Best Sellers list. She is the recipient of eight Editor's Choice Awards, and The Readers' Choice Award for Ryelee's Cowboy.There's something about a cowboy....***Order of my Books***Lasso Spring SeriesCallie's Heart Lone Star Joy Stetson's Storm Dawson Ranch SeriesTexas Haven- FREE Ryelee's Cowboy *Alice's Story- free prequel on my website Cowboy Seasons SeriesSummer's Desire Autumn's Hope Winter's Embrace Spring's Delight Mail Order Brides of TexasCinder's Bride
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August 14, 2015
Rough Submission by Dawn White @DawnWhite9 and Paige Matthews @PaigeMatthews_3 ~ Cover Reveal
Raven's Seduction Press, Dawn White and Paige Matthews are pleased to announce the cover reveal for ...ROUGH SUBMISSION
Rough SubmissionbyDawn White and Paige Matthews@DawnWhite9 and @PaigeMatthews_3Pre-Order Link: $.99 until Release!
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BlurbAutumnI wasn’t looking for love. No, I had made a decision – one to help those that needed it; to try and save a life. I thought joining the pen pal program would be something to keep me distracted while I adjusted to my new life. I never thought I’d fall in love with a soldier…BrockI wasn’t looking for love. I had everything I needed; my platoon, my career, my focus. When it came to women, I got what I needed when I needed it- nothing more, nothing less. Until I received that first letter. She changed that, but as I walk down the aisle she still doesn’t know the secret I keep hidden. I never thought I’d fall in love with an angel. How can I bring her into my world?Pre-Order Link: $.99 until Release! Amazon
About the AuthorsPaige Matthews grew up in a small town in Western Connecticut. After receiving a BA and MA in Literature and writing, Paige began to focus on writing her own style of fiction. Paige focuses on the emotional aspects of the D/s relationship and writes primarily BDSM fiction. In 2015, Paige signed with Raven's Seduction Press.When Paige is not writing, or working her full time job, she can be found watching hockey, reading and enjoying time with her family. Paige currently lives in Western CT with her husband, two children and dog.
Dawn White resides in Southern WV with her husband and three daughters. She has always been an avid reader and seems to live a busy life as a wife and mother. One thing that keeps Dawn sane is her writing. She will always strive to give you the best of her busy mind.
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Rough SubmissionbyDawn White and Paige Matthews@DawnWhite9 and @PaigeMatthews_3Pre-Order Link: $.99 until Release!
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BlurbAutumnI wasn’t looking for love. No, I had made a decision – one to help those that needed it; to try and save a life. I thought joining the pen pal program would be something to keep me distracted while I adjusted to my new life. I never thought I’d fall in love with a soldier…BrockI wasn’t looking for love. I had everything I needed; my platoon, my career, my focus. When it came to women, I got what I needed when I needed it- nothing more, nothing less. Until I received that first letter. She changed that, but as I walk down the aisle she still doesn’t know the secret I keep hidden. I never thought I’d fall in love with an angel. How can I bring her into my world?Pre-Order Link: $.99 until Release! Amazon
About the AuthorsPaige Matthews grew up in a small town in Western Connecticut. After receiving a BA and MA in Literature and writing, Paige began to focus on writing her own style of fiction. Paige focuses on the emotional aspects of the D/s relationship and writes primarily BDSM fiction. In 2015, Paige signed with Raven's Seduction Press.When Paige is not writing, or working her full time job, she can be found watching hockey, reading and enjoying time with her family. Paige currently lives in Western CT with her husband, two children and dog.
Dawn White resides in Southern WV with her husband and three daughters. She has always been an avid reader and seems to live a busy life as a wife and mother. One thing that keeps Dawn sane is her writing. She will always strive to give you the best of her busy mind.
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His Captive’s Heart and Little Samantha's Choice by Meredith O'Reilly @oreilly29 ~ Book Release Blitz
His Captive’s HeartbyMeredith O'Reilly@oreilly29Buy Link
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His Captive’s Heart Blurb:
Twenty-nine-year-old lawyer Marcus Bradberry has fantasized for years about finding a firm-handed man who would not hesitate to provide both guidance and discipline while also bringing him the kind of fulfillment he’s only dreamed about. When he meets Dimitri Anderson, the owner of a local kink club, Marcus takes a chance and shares the wildest fantasy he’s ever had with him.
Though he confesses to Dimitri that nothing excites him more than the idea of a being overpowered, kidnapped, and mastered completely by a strong, handsome man, Marcus is nonetheless shocked when Dimitri takes it upon himself to bring this fantasy to life. When Dimitri surprises him after work on a Friday, Marcus soon finds himself blindfolded, handcuffed, and driven away to an unknown place.
It quickly becomes clear that Dimitri knows exactly what his captive sub needs and is more than ready to give it to him, but as the weekend progresses, Marcus realizes that trusting his new master is at times much harder than he expected. Will he surrender to his most secret desires or will his fears drive him away from his master’s loving arms?
Publisher’s Note: His Captive’s Heart is an erotic romance novel that contains spankings, sexual scenes, anal play, elements of BDSM, and more. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.Buy Link Amazon Excerpt:
In this snippet, Dimitri is telling Marcus about his staff at the club......
“Mmm!” I moaned as the taste of egg, cheese, and ham danced across my palate.
“You like?”
“Yes, sir. You’re a skilled chef,” I said, accepting the next bite of food he was holding out for me.
“I’m glad you think so. Phillip is the best cook out of all of us though.” He gave me a tasty kiss before he offered me a sip of orange juice.
“Phillip, your friend who cooked dinner for us last night?”
“Yes,” Dimitri said, taking a bite of food. “I employ several people for the club. I have a senior staff that consists of Phillip, Theodore, Adam, and Courtney. They each run a section of the club and are in charge of the other employees.”
“It’s always smart to delegate work and alleviate your workload. Unless, of course, there is fighting between your employees. ” I accepted another bite of food.
“You’re right. In the beginning, I did employ a person like that. That made life tough for everyone involved. I ended up having to fire him and now everyone gets along.”
I took a sip of the orange juice that Dimitri offered me.
“What does each member of your senior staff do?”
“Phillip is a chef, so he runs my bar. Adam works for a security firm, so he runs the security for the club and is in charge of the dungeon monitors. Theodore is a doctor. Naturally, he’s in charge of safety at the club. He helps someone if they get hurt, and he also teaches classes on injury prevention. Courtney is an interior designer. She runs her own business, so she’s in charge of the administrative work and she’s helped decorate the club and my apartment.”
“It sounds like you have an exemplary team.”
“Yes,” Dimitri said, grinning like a fool—one who clearly loved his team.
His Captive’s Heart Blurb
Twenty-nine-year-old lawyer Marcus Bradberry has fantasized for years about finding a firm-handed man who would not hesitate to provide both guidance and discipline while also bringing him the kind of fulfillment he’s only dreamed about. When he meets Dimitri Anderson, the owner of a local kink club, Marcus takes a chance and shares the wildest fantasy he’s ever had with him.
Though he confesses to Dimitri that nothing excites him more than the idea of a being overpowered, kidnapped, and mastered completely by a strong, handsome man, Marcus is nonetheless shocked when Dimitri takes it upon himself to bring this fantasy to life. When Dimitri surprises him after work on a Friday, Marcus soon finds himself blindfolded, handcuffed, and driven away to an unknown place.
It quickly becomes clear that Dimitri knows exactly what his captive sub needs and is more than ready to give it to him, but as the weekend progresses, Marcus realizes that trusting his new master is at times much harder than he expected. Will he surrender to his most secret desires or will his fears drive him away from his master’s loving arms?
Publisher’s Note: His Captive’s Heart is an erotic romance novel that contains spankings, sexual scenes, anal play, elements of BDSM, and more. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.Buy Links Amazon Barnes and Noble…coming soon!AllRomance…coming soon!Kobo…coming soon!
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Meredith O’Reilly cannot believe that she has four books published! It was a little over a year ago, that she had her first book published with Stormy Night Publications. She began writing age play stories, but has since branched out to new sub-genres of romance. In her spare time, Meredith goes to school, watches a little too much Netflix, and experiments with learning how to cook new things in the kitchen. Mostly she tries to balance her life between school work and author work. That’s a task that is easier said than done, most times.
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Little Samantha’s Choice, Meredith’s first book along with three other amazing books from Stormy Night Publications is on sale for 50% off! You don’t want to miss that deal!Samantha Briggs always had a suspicion that her husband, Jackson was hiding something from her. When he’s away on a business trip, Samantha finds out her husband’s secret, he wants her to act as his little girl on the weekends. Deciding to give it a try, Samantha falls in love with being Jackson’s little girl. But when she slips up and embarrasses herself by behaving childishly during a stressful morning at work, she reconsiders their new relationship. Will she give up the lifestyle she’s grown to love so much, or can she come to accept that there is nothing wrong with choosing to be her daddy’s little girl?
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August 12, 2015
Maiden Claimed by Ravyn Rayne @blushingravyn ~ Release Blitz
Maiden ClaimedbyRavyn RayneSeries: Palace Secrets Book 2Publisher: Blushing BooksReleased: August 6, 2015
It was supposed to be a simple trip to the market in Paris. Nothing for Lady Hannah is ever simple. One secret after another. The lies are mounting up. Lady Hannah has made a deal with the devil. Worse she’s falling in love with him. There’s no turning back. A steamy medieval romance filled with spankings and erotic pleasures. Amazon | Blushing Books Add to Goodreads A Character Interview with Hannah Do you ever feel jealous of the queen, your former mistress and friend? She's still very much my friend. Sometimes late at night I'm jealous of the romance between Ella and Alexander, but I've come to accept my position at court. As for Ella being queen, that's a job I would never want. How hard is it for you to keep a secret? Lies mounting up will get you caught. The goal is to weave a tale of truths into the secret so that you remember every detail. There are times I wish I didn't have to keep secrets, but my life and those I love depend on it. I know how to keep my mouth shut. It's not easy but I'm careful. You travel to Paris quite a bit. Do you like it there? It's absolutely beautiful. There's a wealth of silk, jewels, and other fine goods at the market that I can't easily get elsewhere. What about the men in Paris? I avoid most of them as best I can. If I brought a gentleman back to the palace, Ella or Alexander would likely have my head.
Excerpt Waiting outside the bathhouse, a gentleman, with honey-golden hair and eyes as green as the blades of grass on a summer’s day, stops in front of me. He looks me over and smiles. His face is covered in scruff and dirt licks his skin. “I approve.” There’s an arrogance surrounding this man, and I have the urge to silence him. “You approve of what?” I ask and cross my arms defensively. My eyes narrow, unpleased. “I approve of you joining me in the bathhouse. Though I admit you look pretty clean already. Guess I shouldn’t be surprised.” He reaches out to touch a strand of my blonde hair and I swat his fingers away and force his arm down to his side. “You’ve lost your mind.” My grip on his wrist is forceful, showing him who’s boss. “What do you think you’re doing?” he asks, glancing down at my hand still holding his wrist.
Three Questions with the author, Ravyn Rayne All your romance novels tend to be novella length, can you tell us why that is? Sure! I find I prefer reading and writing shorter romance novels, especially when it comes to romantic erotica. I want my readers to enjoy the novel, the romance, and the sex without feeling boggled down by too many plot details that aren't necessary. (Have you ever read a book and thought, wow this scene was totally unnecessary?) If I want to write a subplot or have a specific direction I desire the story to go in, then I will continue the series in another book. Some of my favorite romantic erotica novels are 22k-30k words, which tend to be the length I'm writing. This also gives me the opportunity to write a lot and publish often. So readers will be able to pick up a new Ravyn Rayne title every month and sometimes two per month! Is there going to be a third book in the Palace Secrets series? Yes! Grave Misfortune has already been written. It's scheduled for release September 24th. Where can readers find out information on your upcoming novels? I have a page on my website Ravyn's Books, that exclusively details the books, blurb, release date (if available). It also includes information on the current books I'm working on. Sometimes there's changes to the page if a book hasn't been released yet (title, slight blurb change), but for the most part it's fairly accurate. It's also the most up to date place I keep information.
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Love comes in many forms and always at a price. At twenty-three, Princess Isabella must settle down for the sake of her kingdom. Caught up in a secret affair with her lady-in-waiting, Hannah, the princess knows it can only last for so long. When Prince Alexander arrives to court her, he confides that his father is on his death bed, and he will be crowned king soon. Isabella hastily agrees to the proposal, desiring to be queen, knowing little about her soon to be husband. Murder, secrets, and lies combine with menage, spanking, and erotic encounters in this steamy medieval romance. Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blushing Books
Want more from Ravyn? Check out her magazine featuring author and character interviews, excerpts, and more great content! About the AuthorRavyn is a sassy, fun-loving, and adventure-seeking young woman. She loves to travel and can’t wait for her next vacation,
Ravyn writes romantic erotica. She began writing romance novels in college, spending her down time either reading a book or writing fiction. Please don’t make her choose between the two, she loves them equally.wherever it might be.Currently on schedule to publish two books a month through Blushing Books, Ravyn is incredibly prolific. Her series include: Federal Agent Chronicles, Palace Secrets, and Gem Apocalypse. She is also writing a spin-off series to Gem Apocalypse, titled Courtesan Slave Trade. Her goal is to write two romance novels per month. She has been published professionally since 2013. You can find her young adult books here.Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Amazon | Tsu | GoodreadsYour Comments Encourage♥ Thank you ♥♥ °*"˜✿˜"*° ♥
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August 11, 2015
Amanda's Assignment by Dylan Cross @dontcrossdylan.com ~ Release Blitz
Amanda's AssignmentbyDylan CrossAdventureShower sex.Car sex.Office sex.Sex with gamers.Sex with two roommates.Sex with a stranger and his jealous wife.And, more shower sex.Join Amanda for her hottest adventure yet...ReviewAmanda's a stereotypical bored housewife. Her life would be mundane if not for the wild predicament she's in: her husband's buddy has been blackmailing her for sexual favors. (To learn more of how that came about, check out the prior book in the series, Amanda's Descent. You don't absolutely need to read them in order but it will help and it also wasn't a bad read either.)The book begins with a little of this background (again, if you want more, read the other book) and the author informs us that most of Craig's advances occur when the husband Mark is away on business. He works to bring new accounts into the company, and is out of town quite often. In the opening chapter, though, we learn that Mark is about to be promoted, and his "Rocket Man" days will be a thing of the past. This will put a serious damper on Craig's exploits with Amanda. Craig hatches a plan: seven people are in line to interview for Mark's old job, and he reasons that if these interviews don't occur, his friend can't be replaced and promoted. Amanda's mission... or, her "Assignment", will be to stop the interviews from happening. It's a slightly shaky premise... but just go with it. The story quickly moves along and gets us into the action.All in all, six men (and one woman) are scheduled for interviews, and Amanda has to stop them from keeping the appointments by any means necessary. In two of the scenarios, she actually pretends to be the interviewer and "hijacks" the interview process. For others, she uses deceit and subterfuge, including fake car trouble, burglary and a strategic coffee spill. At one point, she even participates in a video game contest of "strip Xbox" to keep her mission alive.The husband's friend, Craig, is the protagonist... but he also isn't. You will have to read the book to fully understand what I mean. But, like in Descent, Craig arranges depraved sexual encounters for Amanda and then recedes into the background. In fact, he's only in two and a half scenes in this story. In this reviewer's opinion, this actually serves to take the story to another level. Rather than having Craig grab Amanda by the arm and say "go seduce that guy" or "you had better have sex with that couple"--Amanda's character is given the latitude to explore on her own. In many of the scenes, she's assertive, taking charge and dominating her partner. In other scenes, the blackmail/forced scenario plays out (Amanda is handcuffed in two scenes and pinned by a jealous wife in another.)All in all, a very enjoyable journey.--Mandy Wolfe (Goodreads reviewer)
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ExcerptHe kissed her. Amanda kissed back heartily. She knew this would encourage Craig further, but the alternative was to piss him off.His mouth moved to her neck and his hands were now cupping her breasts, gently fondling them. Warily, she kept an eye on the doorway and the stairway beyond."Craig..."His right hand broke away and glided down her belly. His mouth took its place on her left breast, sucking her nipple in between his teeth. Now his hand crossed the threshold of her waistband, slipping into her panties toward her clit. In a couple of seconds, he would find out how wet she was, and probably tease her about it.Amanda shut her eyes."Craig, please, my husband is in the house...""But it would be ok if he wasn't?" He gave a low chuckle--this was his way of reminding her what a whore he'd turned her into."No... I meant..."His finger began stroking her clit. The redhead exhaled sharply."Do you want me to stop, Amanda?"The tormented housewife knew it was a no-win question. If I say yes, he teases me and humiliates me... and keeps using me anyway. If I say no... then I'm the whore he tells me I am.He gave her nipple a bite. She winced, but remained still."Well? Amanda, should I stop?""Yes," she pleaded. "Just for now, because he's in the house," she added, trying to find middle ground.He continued to rub her clit and to suck on her nipple. She gripped the bench top tightly, trying simultaneously to enjoy his attentions and to not enjoy them. Gradually, she resigned herself to the fact that the end result would be the same--Craig doing with her as he pleased--so she relaxed slightly. His fingers felt really good, and his mouth... as long as he wasn't biting, it was just fine by Amanda.His hand wandered lower, and two of his fingers slid into her now."Damn, you're so wet, Amanda..."She was sure that he'd taunt her about her arousal, but he didn't. Thankful, she gave a contented moan.From upstairs, there were footsteps. Hastily, Amanda pulled Craig's hand out of her shorts while squirming away from his oral attention."What are you doing?" he demanded quietly."My husband... he's coming..."Craig seemed unfazed. "Put your hands back where I told you." Before waiting for her to obey, he grabbed her wrists and led them back till she was again reluctantly gripping the bench top."Craig..." But he'd already slid his hand back into her panties, and turned his oral attentions to her right breast now. This time, though, he wasn't being gentle. His teeth found the base of her hard nipple and bit into it. Amanda responded with a strangled yelp. To her chagrin, she could also feel herself growing wetter.He felt it too, but merely laughed and fingered her faster.Footsteps continued from upstairs."Craig," she whispered urgently, "he's going to catch us...""Cum, Amanda," he replied, his teeth never loosing their grip on her tender flesh. He stabbed his fingers deep into her, and she realized his intention. He was going to keep fucking her with his fingers until he made her cum. And, unlike with her clit, when he finished her off this way, Amanda knew that she would squirt. Her panties and her shorts would be soaked--it was bad enough that she'd have to sneak upstairs to change her blouse, but Craig was bent on leaving her looking and smelling like sex, and at the risk of being caught by her husband."Rub my clit, please," she implored, her eyes dancing nervously on the ceiling as she listened for Mark. "Please, Craig, that'll make me cum..."He fingered her faster. "This will make you cum, too.""No...""No? Then maybe you need more stimulation..." His mouth moved back to her left tit, and his teeth cruelly bit into the pink flesh of her already aching nipple."Ohhhhh!" Although it was against his orders, she brought her hand up and shoved her wrist into her mouth, stifling her cry of pain. This time, he didn't let up, and Amanda willed herself to keep still. Squirming would only increase the agony, she knew from prior Craig experience.Her pussy, on the other hand, was another matter entirely. The violated redhead could feel herself dripping all over Craig's fingers, and indeed there was now very little in the way of friction down there...
Amanda's DescentThe first book, Amanda's Descent, follows the beginning of Amanda's adventure, showing us how she's transformed from an ordinary housewife to a sex slave..."Not for the faint of heart... what starts out as a simple dare turns into a full blown series of sexually charged scenes... until you are out of breath, and in some serious needs of your own..."--Heidi Lis (Amazon reviewer)"My husband called this book stroke material when I told him what I had just finished reading. This book is super HOT and down and dirty!"--Tanya Rae Walling (Amazon and Goodreads reviewer)"...although I did feel sorry for Amanda...I would have had a go at her myself..."--Andrea Franklin (Amazon reviewer)
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Road TripReleased as part of Crossroads, a collection of Dylan Cross stories..."You want to feel sorry for what Craig is putting Amanda through, but it's just so damn hot. Hubby was one happy camper while I was reading this book! I threw myself into this story, I was Amanda enjoying all that hot and steamy sex..."--Andrea Franklin (Amazon reviewer)"Make sure you're ready for this, because honey -- you're about to submit to a style that is beyond anything else out there..."--ChadandJen7 (Amazon reviewers)
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About the AuthorDylan Cross is an author of darker erotica, including titles such as Back to School and Crossroads. He is a US Marine, a software developer and founder of the Erotic Authors Guild.When not writing, Dylan enjoys football, grilling, Netflix and flavored vodka. He resides in suburban Chicago with his wife and cat.Official page: www.dontcrossdylan.comBlog: www.eroticauthorsguild.org/dylancrossFacebook: www.facebook.com/writerdylancross
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11 Morning Habits That Will Change Your Life (And Make You More Creative) ~ Written by Anna Guerrero and Reprinted
Written by Anna Guerrero on July 17, 2015
Your alarm clock goes off and it’s time to mindlessly shower, brush your teeth, eat breakfast, then head to work. Is that really all there is?In order to prime yourself to think creatively in the day ahead, your morning shouldn’t be a thoughtless drag.The author Annie Dillard once wrote that “how we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives,” but she might have been being too general. Recent studies show that it’s not how we spend our days that’s most important to our lifelong happiness and creativity but how we spend our mornings.Our mornings set us up either to be primed for creative insights or to be numbed and mindless, merely trudging through our day. Some of us identify as “morning people” while others are anything but; yet either way it matters less what time we wake up at but what we do with that time. Creative people live life differently in a variety of ways, but perhaps none more importantly than what they do with their morning hours.So check out a few of the scientifically proven habits that the most creative individuals use each morning and see if it’s not just your mornings that are transformed but your lifelong creativity as well.
01. Make time to be mindful
Design: Sean WesMaking time for mindfulness in the morning is one of the most important habits a person can form for her creative progression. Recent studies show that taking the time to meditate makes people more creative and increasesmental clarity.Specifically, “open-monitoring meditation” — a meditation of clearing your mind, thinking not of a single concept, person, or object, but instead being open to anything that flits through your head — is particularly conducive to creativity. People in the study who engaged in open-monitoring meditation were significantly better at generating new, creative ideas than those who either did not meditate or meditated differently.
02. Stay Disconnected First Thing in the MorningPeople only have so much time to focus and stay creative so wasting that time on relatively thoughtless pursuits in the morning is a poor management of both your time and your creative juices. Avoid tasks like checking emails or writing out lists or memos as the first thing you do and instead focus that precious time and attention towards more rigorous, creatively trying tasks that require the very best from you.If, however, emails or similar morning tasks are hyper time-sensitive, it’s probably worth it to get up a touch earlier so you can focus first on creative tasks then get to emails and such later. We’re all granted small windows of time at which we’re most creative — it’s a shame to waste them.
03. Do Keep Drinking Coffee
Design: June DigannGreat news. Caffeine makes us more alert, yes, but perhaps more importantly, it also increases our brain’s production of dopamine, which gives us a feeling of reward and motivation when we start having good ideas. Making it a habit to grab a morning latte in the morning adds structure to a morning and helps create the aforementioned windows of creativity.
04. Be intentional about your choices for the dayApple co-founder Steve Jobs said that every day when he woke up he would go to the mirror and ask himself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” If the answer were “no” for too long then he knew he’d have to make a big change in his life. We’re nothing without intentionally and waking up each morning should be a time to review our motivations in life. Intentionality can be as existentially deep as Jobs’ self-questioning, but it can also be as simple as writing down what you want to get done for the day. If you’re proud of the list — of the work you’ll be doing in the day ahead — and you’re satisfied with where your life is going then you can rest assured that you’re living with intention.If, however, your daily tasks boil down to things that you find dull or pointless then perhaps it’s time to reconsider why you’re doing them in the first place. Because if you don’t live intentionally — if you don’t check in with yourself often — it becomes far too easy to move through life without ever having lived on your own terms. As Dillard said, our days comprise our lives. Intentionality means taking stock of our lives and making changes if we’re dissatisfied. Creativity can only flourish if we’re in touch with ourselves and our aspirations.
05. Don’t Be in a Rush to Get Up
Design: Lauren HomThe key to creative insights is not solely in the amount of hours you sleep but in how, exactly, you wake up. A large proportion of creative insights come when we’re groggy and still somewhat sleepy because sleepy people have a “more diffuse attentional focus,” which leads them to “widen their search through their knowledge network”. “This widening,” the researchers wrote, “leads to an increase in creative problem solving.”This may mean you need to go to bed a touch earlier or just set your alarm thirty minutes earlier than usual. And while it might be a bit of a jarring change, it will be well worth it for the creative insights that are gained. Nonetheless, be sure to get enough sleep (which can be in the form of naps) since naps and proper sleep not only improve alertness but they’re also correlated with increased activity in the right brain, which is closely associated with creativity.
06. Get up and moveExercise stimulates creativity not only because it fires off endorphins and gets blood flowing to our brains but also because it helps break up the monotony of sitting and working, leading to more creative insights.
American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour plays an hour-long tennis match most mornings in New York at 5:45am sharp. Russian composer Tchaikovksy, “believed he had to take a walk of exactly two hours a day and that if he returned even a few minutes early, great misfortunes would befall him,” according to The Guardian. And while both of these instances seem perhaps obsessive, creating a habit around morning exercise and movement is a sure-fire way to avoid getting stuck in a creative rut.
07. Reduce Your Morning ChoicesDon’t waste your precious morning creative energy choosing between, say, a wide array of clothes or different types of coffee. Reducing variation in your morning routine may seem dull or uncreative, but it’s a matter of conserving your cognitive stimulation for activities in the day ahead that actually deserve (like brainstorming, writing, or problem-solving). Barack Obama, for instance, wears only grey or blue suits because, as he said, “I have too many other decisions to make.”So too with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who puts on the same grey t-shirt each morning. “I’m not doing my job if I spend any of my energy on things that are silly or frivolous about my life,” he told The Financial Times.Simplify your life so that you can spend your time thinking not about the color of your shirt but about your next great creative idea.
08. Find Time to Be Grateful
Design: Rifle Paper CoBeing thankful for the life that you’ve worked hard to achieve thus far helps you to reconnect with your purpose and the things and people in your life that motivate you. Creativity does not always come easily so getting back to your roots of inspiration and the people who have helped you along the way will assure that you’ll keep working hard even when the going gets, inevitably, tough.Try spending a part of your morning commute thinking of two or three things or people for whom you are thankful. Not only will it help inspire you to keep working hard, it will also make you happier, more optimistic, and will reveal what matters most to you in life so that you can spend more time doing the creative things you love rather than the mindless things you merely put up with.
09. Stop telling yourself you don’t want to go to workYou don’t have to drop everything and give one hundred percent of your focus to your creative pursuits to improve your creativity. Not only is there nothing wrong with having a day job and coming home in the evening to follow your creative passions, in fact, the structure and organization of time provided by day jobs can actually make you work more efficiently and creatively than if you had tried spending your whole day being creative.Parkinson’s law states that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.This means that the less time you have to be creative the more creative you’ll actually tend to be.Plus, working a day job and being creative go hand-in-hand more often than many people think. T.S. Eliot was a banker. William Carlos Williams was a pediatrician. Joseph Heller was an ad executive.William Faulkner worked in a power plant. “I think what these people get from these jobs is structure and self discipline and also focus,” wrote Oliver Burkeman, an author on creativity. Creative inspiration comes when we’re doing a diverse array of things so, in that way, going to work and diving into projects is much more conducive to creativity than sitting on the couch twiddling your thumbs, hoping against hope for a creative insight to magically reveal itself to you.
10. Create a routine and stick to it
Design: Sean WesNo matter where in the world you find yourself, try to keep the same morning routine. Author Haruki Murakami extolled the virtues of morning consistency,writing, “The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.” But, as anyone who’s made a New Year’s resolution knows, it’s relatively easy to create a routine or a goal for oneself, but then sticking to it is a different story.There are always excuses to break habits like proper sleep, morning exercise, or staying disconnected in the morning, especially when we’re on holiday or on a business trip, but breaking habits “just once” is a slippery slope that can erode the creative habits we’ve worked hard to form.
11. Plan your morning the night beforeMaking to-do lists and designing your morning routine before your alarm clock goes off can go a long way in getting you up and out of bed and into your routine without wasted time. It also cuts down on the amount of analytical thinking we need to do in the morning, which frees us up to think more abstractly and creatively. By spending a block of time figuring out a routine for the next week or two, we can simply get up and execute rather than spending our mornings dallying, trying to figure out what we want to eat or who we need to call or coordinate with in the day ahead.Let the adventure begin… start being more creative!
Creativity is one of the most elusive of all abilities. Whereas some skills you can learn and then never have to learn again, creativity is something that tends to come and go. Some days, we can find ourselves flush with originals ideas while other days (or weeks or months or years), it seems all but impossible to come up with fresh thoughts or a new way of doing things. And therein lies the importance of morning routines. Because creativity is so difficult to pin down, having a morning routine that’s proven to stimulate creativity is one of the only ways to ensure its consistency.Through this imposition of order on an inherently orderless ability — by disconnecting in the morning, drinking coffee, being slow to get up, reducing our choices, properly exercising, taking stock of our lives, and meditating and thinking with intentionality — it’s possible to stay creative more consistently. And while no one is always creative, sticking to these morning routines will make something as haphazard and rare as creativity an ability that you can (almost) control.
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Your alarm clock goes off and it’s time to mindlessly shower, brush your teeth, eat breakfast, then head to work. Is that really all there is?In order to prime yourself to think creatively in the day ahead, your morning shouldn’t be a thoughtless drag.The author Annie Dillard once wrote that “how we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives,” but she might have been being too general. Recent studies show that it’s not how we spend our days that’s most important to our lifelong happiness and creativity but how we spend our mornings.Our mornings set us up either to be primed for creative insights or to be numbed and mindless, merely trudging through our day. Some of us identify as “morning people” while others are anything but; yet either way it matters less what time we wake up at but what we do with that time. Creative people live life differently in a variety of ways, but perhaps none more importantly than what they do with their morning hours.So check out a few of the scientifically proven habits that the most creative individuals use each morning and see if it’s not just your mornings that are transformed but your lifelong creativity as well.
01. Make time to be mindful
Design: Sean WesMaking time for mindfulness in the morning is one of the most important habits a person can form for her creative progression. Recent studies show that taking the time to meditate makes people more creative and increasesmental clarity.Specifically, “open-monitoring meditation” — a meditation of clearing your mind, thinking not of a single concept, person, or object, but instead being open to anything that flits through your head — is particularly conducive to creativity. People in the study who engaged in open-monitoring meditation were significantly better at generating new, creative ideas than those who either did not meditate or meditated differently.
02. Stay Disconnected First Thing in the MorningPeople only have so much time to focus and stay creative so wasting that time on relatively thoughtless pursuits in the morning is a poor management of both your time and your creative juices. Avoid tasks like checking emails or writing out lists or memos as the first thing you do and instead focus that precious time and attention towards more rigorous, creatively trying tasks that require the very best from you.If, however, emails or similar morning tasks are hyper time-sensitive, it’s probably worth it to get up a touch earlier so you can focus first on creative tasks then get to emails and such later. We’re all granted small windows of time at which we’re most creative — it’s a shame to waste them.
03. Do Keep Drinking Coffee
Design: June DigannGreat news. Caffeine makes us more alert, yes, but perhaps more importantly, it also increases our brain’s production of dopamine, which gives us a feeling of reward and motivation when we start having good ideas. Making it a habit to grab a morning latte in the morning adds structure to a morning and helps create the aforementioned windows of creativity.
04. Be intentional about your choices for the dayApple co-founder Steve Jobs said that every day when he woke up he would go to the mirror and ask himself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” If the answer were “no” for too long then he knew he’d have to make a big change in his life. We’re nothing without intentionally and waking up each morning should be a time to review our motivations in life. Intentionality can be as existentially deep as Jobs’ self-questioning, but it can also be as simple as writing down what you want to get done for the day. If you’re proud of the list — of the work you’ll be doing in the day ahead — and you’re satisfied with where your life is going then you can rest assured that you’re living with intention.If, however, your daily tasks boil down to things that you find dull or pointless then perhaps it’s time to reconsider why you’re doing them in the first place. Because if you don’t live intentionally — if you don’t check in with yourself often — it becomes far too easy to move through life without ever having lived on your own terms. As Dillard said, our days comprise our lives. Intentionality means taking stock of our lives and making changes if we’re dissatisfied. Creativity can only flourish if we’re in touch with ourselves and our aspirations.
05. Don’t Be in a Rush to Get Up
Design: Lauren HomThe key to creative insights is not solely in the amount of hours you sleep but in how, exactly, you wake up. A large proportion of creative insights come when we’re groggy and still somewhat sleepy because sleepy people have a “more diffuse attentional focus,” which leads them to “widen their search through their knowledge network”. “This widening,” the researchers wrote, “leads to an increase in creative problem solving.”This may mean you need to go to bed a touch earlier or just set your alarm thirty minutes earlier than usual. And while it might be a bit of a jarring change, it will be well worth it for the creative insights that are gained. Nonetheless, be sure to get enough sleep (which can be in the form of naps) since naps and proper sleep not only improve alertness but they’re also correlated with increased activity in the right brain, which is closely associated with creativity.
06. Get up and moveExercise stimulates creativity not only because it fires off endorphins and gets blood flowing to our brains but also because it helps break up the monotony of sitting and working, leading to more creative insights.
American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour plays an hour-long tennis match most mornings in New York at 5:45am sharp. Russian composer Tchaikovksy, “believed he had to take a walk of exactly two hours a day and that if he returned even a few minutes early, great misfortunes would befall him,” according to The Guardian. And while both of these instances seem perhaps obsessive, creating a habit around morning exercise and movement is a sure-fire way to avoid getting stuck in a creative rut.
07. Reduce Your Morning ChoicesDon’t waste your precious morning creative energy choosing between, say, a wide array of clothes or different types of coffee. Reducing variation in your morning routine may seem dull or uncreative, but it’s a matter of conserving your cognitive stimulation for activities in the day ahead that actually deserve (like brainstorming, writing, or problem-solving). Barack Obama, for instance, wears only grey or blue suits because, as he said, “I have too many other decisions to make.”So too with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who puts on the same grey t-shirt each morning. “I’m not doing my job if I spend any of my energy on things that are silly or frivolous about my life,” he told The Financial Times.Simplify your life so that you can spend your time thinking not about the color of your shirt but about your next great creative idea.
08. Find Time to Be Grateful
Design: Rifle Paper CoBeing thankful for the life that you’ve worked hard to achieve thus far helps you to reconnect with your purpose and the things and people in your life that motivate you. Creativity does not always come easily so getting back to your roots of inspiration and the people who have helped you along the way will assure that you’ll keep working hard even when the going gets, inevitably, tough.Try spending a part of your morning commute thinking of two or three things or people for whom you are thankful. Not only will it help inspire you to keep working hard, it will also make you happier, more optimistic, and will reveal what matters most to you in life so that you can spend more time doing the creative things you love rather than the mindless things you merely put up with.
09. Stop telling yourself you don’t want to go to workYou don’t have to drop everything and give one hundred percent of your focus to your creative pursuits to improve your creativity. Not only is there nothing wrong with having a day job and coming home in the evening to follow your creative passions, in fact, the structure and organization of time provided by day jobs can actually make you work more efficiently and creatively than if you had tried spending your whole day being creative.Parkinson’s law states that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.This means that the less time you have to be creative the more creative you’ll actually tend to be.Plus, working a day job and being creative go hand-in-hand more often than many people think. T.S. Eliot was a banker. William Carlos Williams was a pediatrician. Joseph Heller was an ad executive.William Faulkner worked in a power plant. “I think what these people get from these jobs is structure and self discipline and also focus,” wrote Oliver Burkeman, an author on creativity. Creative inspiration comes when we’re doing a diverse array of things so, in that way, going to work and diving into projects is much more conducive to creativity than sitting on the couch twiddling your thumbs, hoping against hope for a creative insight to magically reveal itself to you.
10. Create a routine and stick to it
Design: Sean WesNo matter where in the world you find yourself, try to keep the same morning routine. Author Haruki Murakami extolled the virtues of morning consistency,writing, “The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.” But, as anyone who’s made a New Year’s resolution knows, it’s relatively easy to create a routine or a goal for oneself, but then sticking to it is a different story.There are always excuses to break habits like proper sleep, morning exercise, or staying disconnected in the morning, especially when we’re on holiday or on a business trip, but breaking habits “just once” is a slippery slope that can erode the creative habits we’ve worked hard to form.
11. Plan your morning the night beforeMaking to-do lists and designing your morning routine before your alarm clock goes off can go a long way in getting you up and out of bed and into your routine without wasted time. It also cuts down on the amount of analytical thinking we need to do in the morning, which frees us up to think more abstractly and creatively. By spending a block of time figuring out a routine for the next week or two, we can simply get up and execute rather than spending our mornings dallying, trying to figure out what we want to eat or who we need to call or coordinate with in the day ahead.Let the adventure begin… start being more creative!
Creativity is one of the most elusive of all abilities. Whereas some skills you can learn and then never have to learn again, creativity is something that tends to come and go. Some days, we can find ourselves flush with originals ideas while other days (or weeks or months or years), it seems all but impossible to come up with fresh thoughts or a new way of doing things. And therein lies the importance of morning routines. Because creativity is so difficult to pin down, having a morning routine that’s proven to stimulate creativity is one of the only ways to ensure its consistency.Through this imposition of order on an inherently orderless ability — by disconnecting in the morning, drinking coffee, being slow to get up, reducing our choices, properly exercising, taking stock of our lives, and meditating and thinking with intentionality — it’s possible to stay creative more consistently. And while no one is always creative, sticking to these morning routines will make something as haphazard and rare as creativity an ability that you can (almost) control.
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August 10, 2015
One with the Night by Susan Squires @SusanSquires ♥ Release Blitz
BOOK INFORMATIONTITLE – One With the Night SERIES – The Companion Series AUTHOR – Susan Squires GENRE – Regency Vampire Paranormal Romance PUBLICATION DATE – August 11, 2015 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - PUBLISHER – Independent COVER ARTIST – Rebecca Poole, Dreams2Media
BOOK SYNOPSISFar from the glittering lights and shallow bustle of 1822 London lies another world—a realm of shadows and secrets, where desire holds dominion and passion know no limits…ONE DESIRE Jane Blundell’s keen intellect and wit have always set her apart from her marriage-minded peers. But such differences are nothing compared to the change that comes upon her when she is infected by a blood sample in her father’s laboratory. Suddenly her veins resonate with a terrifying, exhilarating power. Dr. Blundell takes Jane to the Scottish highlands to research a cure, where she collides with the only man who can understand her hunger—and slake her unending desire…ONE DESTINY
Callan Kilkenny has returned to England from Marrakech, still filled with self-loathing at the deeds he committed in the name of a beautiful, depraved vampire. Now that he has tracked down Dr. Blundell in hopes of a cure, he has also found a kindred spirit in Jane. Her passion and her blood call to Callan, fueling a carnal need that shocks them both with its intensity. But others have come in search of the cure too…for reasons that are deadly. And to save Jane and the rest of their kind, Callan must risk everything—even his last chance at redemption…ONE WITH THE NIGHT
“When it comes to combining extreme sensuality with dangerous drama, no one does it better than Squires.” --Romantic Times BOOKreviewsBUY & TBR LINKSAMAZON KINDLE - AMAZON KINDLE CA – AMAZON KINDLE UK – AMAZON PAPERBACK SMASHWORDS One With the Night - iTUNES One With the Night EXCERPT
There was no denying her. She ran her long-nailed fingers through his hair as he sat, naked, beside the chaise on which she lay draped. His hair was as dark as hers. But her eyes were almost black, while his were light gray-green, his skin fair against her golden glow. She had chosen him for his coloring. How long would he pay for the sins of some French and English crusaders long dead? Until he died. He had prayed for death so often. Blood oozed from various cuts and punctures in his body, but she was careful not to kill him.
Heat poured from a dozen braziers and a low fire in the center of her tent. She liked heat. His skin was damp with sweat. He fixed his gaze on the intricate carpet, trying to avoid what would come. But she willed him to raise his gaze. For the thousandth time he struggled. He clenched his fists and grunted, panting.
Her laughter tinkled over him like shards of broken glass. “You know you cannot win out, English.” He wasn’t English. She twisted his head up by his hair and showered compulsion over him. The need to obey her surged through him. His gaze jerked to her face.
Her eyes glowed with more than firelight as she chuckled. How could laughter frighten him so? His chest heaved from the effort to resist her. The fine skin between her breasts gleamed with perspiration. Her nipples peaked under the diaphanous fabric of her burgundy gown. He found his own desire rising, whether he would or no.
His stomach clenched in despair as he lifted his chin to bare his throat to her. She would use him to slake several thirsts tonight. She was always thirsty.
She bent to his throat. He shuddered at the familiar twin pains just under his jaw. She stroked his nipple as she sucked at his neck and then slid down onto the rug beside him so she could grasp his swollen member.
“You still resist me," she whispered inside his mind. “How can I make you truly mine?” She rocked against him, her breasts pressed to his chest. He moaned, partly with desire, partly in dread. He didn’t want to know the answer to that question.
AUTHOR BIOSusan Squires is a New York Times bestselling author known for breaking the rules of romance writing. Whatever her time period, or subject, some element of the paranormal always creeps in. She has won multiple contests for published novels and reviewer's choice awards. Publisher's Weekly named Body Electric one of the year’s most influential mass market books and One with the Shadows, the fifth in her vampire Companion Series, a Best book of the Year. Time for Eternity, the first in the DaVinci time travel series, received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly.Susan has a Masters in English literature from UCLA and once toiled as an executive for a Fortune 500 company. Now she lives at the beach in Southern California with her husband, Harry, a writer of supernatural thrillers, and three very active Belgian Sheepdogs, who like to help her write by putting their chins on the keyboarddddddddddddddddddddddd.AUTHOR FOLLOW LINKSAMAZON AUTHOR PAGE – WEBSITE / BLOG –
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Melinda de Ross @melinda_de_ross Announcing "The Coriola Series" Release from Secret Cravings Publishing
Italian businessman Giovanni Coriola and English target-shooting trainer Sonia Galsworthy have only two things in common—a sizzling chemistry and no desire for commitment. When they meet in London, the world starts spinning faster and they quickly become addicted to each other. The incendiary passion between them skyrockets into smoldering, once-in-a-lifetime love. Just as they thought they had things settled, a strange discovery triggers a mysterious spiral of events that puts their lives in danger more than once, with no apparent reason.What connection could there be between an ancient amulet, a secret society and the long-dead poet Dante Alighieri? A sinister, complicated conspiracy that gradually catches up with the characters. And of course, one last twist before the ending.*Dante’s Amulet is a follow-up of Mirage Beyond Flames.
She knew he was going to kiss her and she wished for it so much she ached. She closed her eyes, feeling his breath on her lips, his hand cupping the back of her head. His sensual lips touched hers and an explosion of passion made her dizzy when she tasted his hot tongue. He pulled her closer, deepening the kiss, and her tongue explored his mouth without restraint. His hand slid to her ribcage, gently at first, then his grip tightened as the smoldering pressure built between them, making her stomach tighten. Her chest rose and fell rapidly, and she yearned to be caressed by his strong hands. He stroked the side of her breast and she moaned softly, her breath mixing with his. When his hand squeezed her breast, discovering it bare through the thin material, they both gasped.
He tore his mouth from hers, whispering roughly, “God, Sonia, I want you so much.”He supported his forehead on hers, while they both breathed heavily. The car windows were steamy, but not nearly as steamy as their skin, which was feverish with desire. Sonia doubted she could feel cold even if he dragged her outside in the snow, naked, and made love to her right there. She bit her lip and pressed her palms to her burning cheeks. Giovanni had probably mistaken her gesture, because he drew back a little.He looked her in the eyes, intently, saying in that same rough voice, “I’m sorry if I’ve offended you. It’s just that…I couldn’t stop myself. This attraction I feel for you is more powerful than anything I’ve ever experienced. I never lose control, Sonia, but…I can’t be around you and not touch you. Do you feel it too?”She nodded slowly, their eyes still locked, as their bodies longed to be.“I do, Giovanni. Don’t apologize. I wanted you to touch me, but I don’t want you to think I’m…easy.”“I could never think that,” he told her, brushing her hair away from her forehead. “You are special, Sonia. I’m not just saying that so I can sleep with you—though God as my witness, I want you more than anything. What I feel when I’m with you is special, and I sense you feel that too.”She sighed deeply, gazing at him.“I do feel it and it scares the hell out of me. I hoped it was just my hormones, since it’s been over a year since I…had a relationship. I only had a couple of lovers, Giovanni. I’m not a party girl, not the kind you must be used to. Maybe you just want a change, something to distract you during your vacation. It’s all right.” She hastily raised a hand to stall the protest she saw coming from him. “I told you I’m not looking for a commitment either, so…I’m okay with this. We should just enjoy each other—no strings attached.”He looked at her as though he wanted to say something, but decided against it.“Okay,” he said. “I’ll call you tomorrow.”He kissed her swiftly and got out of the car.She sat in her own car, watching his headlights fading into the night and waiting for her heart to settle. She prayed she’d be able to pick up the broken pieces of her soul when he left her and returned to Italy. Purchase linksSecret Cravings Amazon
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Gerard Leon and Linda Coriola fight for the same cause. The attractive, noble, dedicated French doctor and the beautiful, sensitive Italian sculptress both donate their time and money to Hope – a clinic for children’s cancer research and treatment.From the moment they meet, even the air between them crackles with intense attraction. But her past makes it difficult for Gerard to understand her scars and battle with her demons. In search of a cure for cancer and armed with an innovative treatment themselves, they leave for Transylvania, that enigmatic land hidden in the heart of the Carpathians.There they get lost and have a bizarre experience in the Hoia-Baciu forest, nicknamed The Romanian Bermuda Triangle due to all the inexplicable paranormal phenomena happening in its depths.But no one believes them, because they don’t have any proof of said experience. Or do they?...*Mirage Beyond Flames is the sister-story of Dante’s Amulet.
She looked at him, speechless. The games of light and shadow coming from the screen reflected on his face. One moment, they emphasized only his deep eyes that watched her with their unmoving spark. Then the light fell over his lips, sensual and so alluring, capable of offering the most skillful kisses. When he leaned in closer to her, his warm breath made her whole body tremble with desire.An almost electrifying shiver ran through her from head to toe at the first touch of his lips. When the kiss intensified, passion seized them both, engulfing them in thousands of sensations, nameless but of a crushing profoundness.When he drew her against him, running his hands over her soft skin, she was lost in his touch, in the masculine scent stirring her senses. She felt his lips and steamy breath over the sensitive skin of her neck, turning all her doubts into imaginary ashes. She wanted this man with every particle of her being, and his every gesture proved that he was as lost as she was in the intensity of those same feelings.Gerard drew back from her slowly, then stood and turned off the TV. They both remained in darkness—two silhouettes in the weak light sneaking through a window.He enfolded her in his arms again, whispering with his lips on hers, “Where’s the bedroom? Show me.”With her heart racing madly, she took his hand and headed toward the stairs. Then they were lost to the silence and blackness.The same diffused lunar light streamed through the windows of the bedroom, and a vague floral smell perfumed the air.Next to the bed, he drew her into his arms without a word. He kissed her deeply, exploring her naked back with his rough palms. Under her curtain of hair, he found the strap that held her dress in place, tied at the nape of her neck. He slowly untied it and the white dress glided to the floor with a sensuous rustle.They remained face to face. She, naked, and he, still fully dressed—an erotic tableau in the moonlight.He lowered her tenderly onto the bed, then rose and began undressing. Each inch of naked, gorgeous body exuded pure masculinity. Linda had the impression her own skin radiated mists of lust. She studied his strong arms, the networks of veins subtly outlined, his magnificent chest covered with soft, golden hair. Her eyes travelled down to his abdomen, perfectly sculpted and proportioned, as the rest of him, revealed below.She sighed deeply. For a split second, in the vertigo of emotions tangled in her soul, a trace of insecurity and fear of the unknown shadowed her euphoric state.But when she felt him close, massive and hard, all rational thoughts turned to smoke and dissipated in the moonlight, leaving the two solitary figures in the night to become one, enraptured by passion’s abyss.Purchase linksSecret Cravings Amazon
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Melinda De Ross (real name Anca-Melinda Coliolu) is an international author of Romanian origin. She writes in two languages, and her books combine the elegance specific to the European style with the modern appeal of the American culture. Her favorite genre to read and write in is Romance, and anytime she prefers to watch a classic movie instead of going to a noisy club.She loves to hear from her readers, and you can find her at the links below.
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