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February 23, 2017
Thankful Thursday
It’s #ThankfulThursday and even though I’m still on my self-imposed Facebook break, did you really think I’d miss the opportunity to share a hottie with you guys? Absolutely not. AND since I haven’t been around I made sure it was a hottie… with a puppy. That’s right, this gorgeous man is holding a tiny fluffy puppy and that makes everything better. Good news on the home front for me is that I’ve been catching up on personal life stuff, AND I’ve really drawn together some character details that were floating around in the chaos of my mind for upcoming writing projects. I’m also *sleeping* which is a miracle in and of itself, and I’m going to continue the break for at least a few more days, lovelies, just to let my brain and heart rate return to normal. I miss you all, and I’ll be back soon! Until then… hotties for all!
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‘Taken by the Enemy’ FLASHBACK SALE!
‘Taken by the Enemy’ is on sale this week, and that’s a big deal because I have no control over it! This is through the publisher Blushing Books, so you’ll want to snag it quick. It’s regularly priced at $4.99, but on sale this week for a special “flashback” sale of $2.99 until this Saturday, February 25th. ENJOY!!
See what others are saying about ‘Taken by the Enemy’…
“I was drawn into this dark erotic story with a corrupt government system, evil men controlling people, a system that exiled people from the city without a fair trial, leaving them to die. People inside the city were told those that were exiled were no more than wild animals. Emmie is being forced into a marriage to a sadistic man and flees the city to the forest, but dangers lurk with wild animals. Saved from a wild boar and captured by exiled warriors is like jumping from the frying pan into the fire. The plot kept me captivated and the pages turning with the resourcefulness of those in the village that had been rescued after being exiled. There are rules and order in the camp, and everyone is expected to pull their weight. Emmie is in for a rude awakening as she is belligerent, mouthy and has to learn a new way of life. From the village to the city, this story will take the reader on a roller coaster ride that is intense and raw, … but it offers a dark story that also has loyalty, determinations, survival and love stories too.” – ★★★★★ review
“I am a constant read[er] and rarely do I ever have a problem with putting a book down and walking away. With this book I just couldn’t walk away. I wanted to know what was going to happen next and if things were going to end up okay. I became extremely invested in the characters within minutes of starting to read. Either way, no spoilers, and no dislike [for] a book that [can] have me reading through the night when I have to be to work a 7am.” – ★★★★★ review
“This book was awesome from start to finish. The heroine was strong willed and she wasn’t a whiny idiot like most of these chicks you read about. Great story, enjoyable characters and of course hot spicy sex scenes!” – ★★★★★ review
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February 21, 2017
Teaser Tuesday! ‘Sweet Town Love’ boxset!
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I’m excited to get to bring you all this light-hearted romance boxset from some wonderful authors in the genre. ‘Sweet Town Love’ features twelve stories from twelve USA Today and other bestselling authors. If you want a little pick me up, this is going to be just the thing to warm your hearts! I even have extra special teasers from Maggie Ryan and Paige Parsons to share!
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Sweet Town Love
This collection of a dozen wonderfully sweet love stories from USA Today and bestselling romance authors will warm your heart. Each book in this anthology will take you on a journey that reminds you how it feels to take the chance, and how sweet it is to fall in love with the one person who makes your heart flutter. Whether it’s a firefighter who enjoys cooking, a doctor who loves his family, a small town sheriff, a reunion between high school lovers, a second chance to make things right, a man determined to pull a woman from her survival guilt, a chemo-nurse who knows healing takes more than medicine, or a man determined to help a new neighbor feel welcome, every single tale will show these men loving and guiding the women they adore to their very own happy ever after. This is a perfect collection to curl up with… and celebrate the love in our lives.
Sweet Town Love is comprised of the following original novellas:
THE WRIGHT RECIPE by Maggie Ryan
ON THIN ICE by Stevie MacFarlane
FINDING SYDNEY by Adrienne Blake
I BELONG HERE by Misty Malone
ALWAYS YOU by Anna Kristell
LOVE TASK by Vanessa Brooks
SOCK IT TO ME by Rayanna Jamison
MID-WINTER MELT DOWN by Beth Bennett
MOMENTS by Paige Parsons
PIPER IN A PICKLE by Chula Stone
THE ART OF LOVE by Alyssa Bailey
PANTIES ARE NOT OPTIONAL by Georgia St. Claire
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Teaser from ‘The Wright Recipe’ by Maggie Ryan
On Sunday morning, Max woke up to a rather chirpy call of “Good morning, birthday boy” as Cara waltzed into his bedroom. Pushing up to sit against the headboard, he grinned as she set a tray across his knees.
“Thank you,” he said, giving her a kiss when she bent down. “The food looks great but you are the only present I need.”
“Really?” she asked. “So I should call the grill and inform them that Chef Wright is not going to show? Or I could always step in and show off my slicing and dicing skills.”
He chuckled. “I’d much rather you show off your kissing skills.”
“You are the birthday boy,” she teased, cupping his face between her hands and giving him a much deeper kiss.
“You like?” she asked, twirling to allow the soft skirt to swirl about her legs.
“Very much,” Max said, pulling her into his arms. “Forget the grill; you’re sure to be the hottest thing there tonight.”
His kiss had her feeling that her efforts were very worthwhile and it took several minutes before she could get him to focus. “Come on, I’m dying to see you practice.”
“Are you sure you’re not going to be bored?”
“Absolutely not, I’m going to sit there are look up in awe at your incredible cheffy moves.”
“God, you are impossibly cute,” he said.
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Teaser from ‘Moments’ by Paige Parsons
“I know this is outside of your relatively limited taste buds, but you promised.”
“I’ll try it and force myself to keep it down if you promise to take us to Bourbon Street.”
“Absolutely not. We’d be breaking three rules just getting out of the hotel. No. Besides, you’re only sixteen. Neither of you are faking your way into anyplace.”
“Well, it’s where Kasey and I are going tonight, so if you don’t want us wandering around down there alone I think you better agree and scoop up a spoonful of that, minus the weird vegetable.”
“Okra isn’t a weird vegetable, and you and Kasey will be where I can keep an eye on you, and that won’t be Bourbon Street. You can pick anything else that doesn’t include old dudes groping and underage drinking and I’ll be happy to escort you.”
“How did I end up with the only boy scout for a best friend? Hot on the outside and a stick in the mud on the inside.”
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Not only are these some warm romances, with happily-ever-afters guaranteed, but I think most (if not all) of them include a dose of spanking and domestic discipline! Curious? Make sure you hurry and grab a copy!
Amazon: Buy now!
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Want more from Maggie Ryan?
USA Today Bestselling Author, #1 International Best Selling Author in Victorian/Historical, Contemporary and Western Erotic Romance, and Multi-award Winning Author! Maggie Ryan is pretty amazing.
Fantasy is a world that offers endless possibilities. Whether you travel back in time to when the plains were open, take a journey to the cobblestone streets of London, take a stroll along the beach or walk through the streets of some foreign country, every letter of every word offers infinite possibilities. I love to write stories that take a reader on a journey, one they can disappear into and experience what might have been or what is to come. I never try to restrict myself to any one genre because there are just too many delicious possibilities out there and inside my head. I hope you will curl up in your favorite chair and take the journey with me. Happy Reading!
Website: http://www.maggieryanauthor.com/
Follow her on Twitter @blushingmaggie
Email: maggie.ryan.writes@gmail.com
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Want more from Paige Parsons?
Paige Parsons is a creative Joan of all Trades, with her first love being theatre. Now living and working in Japan, Paige, a native New Yorker, has always loved the world of make believe. Whether reading, writing or performing she loves a good story.
She holds an undergraduate degree in Communications-Broadcast Journalism/English-Creative Writing, a graduate degree in Elementary Education, and is ABD for her doctorate in Education-Brain Research. Having spent the last 25 years collecting stories around the stage as an actress, stage manager, and production manager, it is no surprise that Paige loves to tell stories, read stories, and put stories up on the stage.
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February 20, 2017
#MusicMonday – Come As You Are
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Today’s #MusicMonday is beautifully done, sinfully sweet, and exactly what we all need on a Monday. Because you know what we need? We need a cover of the classic Nirvana song ‘Come As You Are’, and the band Prep School delivers it in spades. I’m telling you, you’re going to love the way they alternate between her beautiful vocals and the more energized rock-feel that harkens back to the original song. Also, bonus? I don’t think anyone is going to complain (except maybe your workplace) about the video, which is SO WELL DONE and features two women (Teela Cull & Jesse Sullivan) making out and it gets pretty intense and quite hot. I’ll admit, I watched the video more than once. ^_^ Take a break from Monday with me and enjoy.
Lyrics
Come as you are, as you were,
as I want you to be…
As a friend, as a friend,
as an old enemy.
Take your time, hurry up.
Choice is yours, don’t be late.
Take a rest, as a friend,
as an old…
Memoria, memoria, memoria…
And I swear that I don’t have a gun,
no, I don’t have a gun.
No, I don’t have a gun.
No, I don’t have a gun.
No, I don’t have a gun…
Come as you are, as you were,
as I want you to be.
‘Come As You Are’ by Prep School
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February 19, 2017
Ask Me Anything: 24 Hours of Kink Summary Post!
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Today’s #AskMeAnything is a collection of all the quick & dirty Ask Me Anything questions that happened during the very fun 24 Hours of Kink FB event his weekend! If you’re curious about what the AMA is, check out the explanation on the first one (read that over here if you like).
Q: I tossed out my Ask Me Anything during my takeover time in the 24 Hours of Kink FB event and this is what happened…
A: …
Where’s the craziest/strangest place you’ve had sex? (Asked twice!)
The stacks (upper levels) of my college library… ^_^ or the Jægersborg Dyrehave (public hiking forest/park) in Denmark! I’ve gotta go with the Jægersborg Dyrehave in Denmark, because my Dom tied me nude to a tree, whipped me, and then pulled me down and face-fucked me and then we had sex. It was … MORE than possible that someone would come to our area of the forest, but we hiked 5 miles out and into a dip in the land to find a spot to play. He was born in Denmark and it had been a fantasy of his, so when we went about a year ago it was his wishlist item. Aaaaand we checked it off. ;p
What is on Jennifer Bene’s hard list?
Pictures/video without permission, ATM (anal-to-mouth) or ATV (anal-to-vaginal), scat play, no marks I can’t cover with day job clothes, and no calling me “wench”. (It’s obscenely short).
When did you know this lifestyle was for you?
I’m one of those people who always wanted it before I even knew it was a thing, or that it had a name. Sort of stumbled into the “real” words for it in college with my first “Dom” at 19 and we learned together by searching on the ancient internet (AOL!).
How did you realize you were a masochistic? Into the bdsm scene?
Honestly, I liked the stuff before I ever had a name for it, I was playing rough and with pain and bondage play before I even knew there were names for that stuff. When I finally got introduced to BDSM as a “thing” I looked over the terms and was like “Oh! That’s me!” lol
How do I know if this BDSM stuff is for me? I’m trying to figure out if I’d like to try stuff or if I just like reading about it… lol
Hmmm, that’s something only you can know. Trying out some elements of the play that arouse you in your head (in a safe environment, with a safe word, etc, etc) is the only real way to find out. I love *reading* about breath play, but when my Dom and I do it in real life there’s a 50/50 chance I’ll have a panic attack. I never thought I’d be okay with watersports, and I totally am. We don’t know until we try, but when we DO try, we have to listen to our gut and let that make the decision about whether it’s right for us or not.
What kink haven’t you written about that you would like to?
Watersports! I’ve wanted to work it into a story but I haven’t been able to yet and (of course) freaking Addison Cain and Livia Grant beat me to it! #jealous
What (as someone who has been in the lifestyle so long) is one of your pet peeves about new/novice bdsm writers?
LOL! I wrote an entire #AskMeAnything about it riiiiight over here. https://jenniferbene.com/…/ask-me-anything-what-are…/
How did you meet your Dom?
We met on a BDSM meet-up/dating website called Fetlife. com and we met for the first time at our local club (public place, I had a safe call and a picture of his driver’s license, etc). We played at the club and both sort of realized that we were a good match. He’s a major sadist, I’m a major masochist, and we just fit. 
^_^
I wrote about smart tips for getting into the scene over here… https://jenniferbene.com/…/ask-me-anything-how-do-i…/
How long do you usually stay with a Dom? How long before you trust him?
The timeline with someone wavers a lot, and trust is something that is earned. If I scene hard with someone (like I did with my current Dom) early on, and he handles himself, and me, well – then I’m more likely to trust him. Someone who wavers and is shy or nervous, I’m way less likely to trust because once I hit subspace in a scene I won’t be capable of making smart decisions about myself – so the result is I *don’t* let go with those Doms and I eventually stop seeing them.
I’m honestly very surprised I’m still with the Dom I am now, but he’s very accepting of who I am. Neither of us are monogamous (which is what I need, it took him a bit to adjust to it), we’re not romantic… well, just read this: https://jenniferbene.com/…/ask-me-anything-what-kind…/
What genre would you love to write but don’t feel you would do justice too?
I would really love to write high fantasy. I have the first chapter of this awesome book about wizards and magic in the old style where the main character slowly gathers together his party and then takes on the big bad to win the day and free the lands – but I wouldn’t have a developed audience for it and it would take me a LONG time to write. My DnD and ren faire friends want me to write that because they don’t read my erotica, but … maybe someday if I’m ever able to quit the day job? lol
What do/have you written into your books that you don’t care for? Character trait? Something cliche you feel you have to add?
The really sweet moments of my books, the sappy lovey moments, are hard to write for me because those are things I don’t enjoy in real life. I struggle to write them even though I know the story needs them, my characters even *want* them, but that’s when I have to take myself out of the situation and write what needs to be written for the book. I’m sure it’s similar to how more well-adjusted “normal” authors feel about writing horrific violence. LOL
Aaaaaaand, that’s all folks!
I had so much fun answering questions, even though Facebook literally banned me from posting/commenting TWICE during the weekend without any kind of warning. I’m thinking the huge number of takeovers in the last week to celebrate Black Light: Valentine Roulette bothered the FB gods… haha. Anyway, I loved answering these questions and wanted to collect this fun, quick and dirty Q&A together for those who may not have been able to attend (or check back in with as many posts as there were!).
Thank you lovelies for always supporting me, there’s so much fun to come this year and we’re just getting started!
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February 16, 2017
Thankful Thursday
It’s #ThankfulThursday and this week has been built on a foundation of cold medicine, captain crunch cereal, and wine. I absolutely hate being sick, I hate not feeling like myself, and especially when we’re in the full swing of promoting Black Light: Valentine Roulette I need my game face on!! My sexy, kinky, game face! So, to help me out, this hottie is going to get my head in the right space tonight. There’s another takeover tonight with a bunch of the Roulette ladies in the “Sweet and Spicy Reader’s Lounge” group at 7pm CST, and then I’ll be hanging out for the “Sip” with the Wicked Dirty Girls at 8:30pm CST. A quick update to accompany this gorgeous man (who I am imagining is making me some sort of healing soup remedy passed down from generations) is that Roulette is still #1, and we passed 100 AMAZING reviews today on Amazon! We could not be more thrilled with the success of this incredible box set, and it’s only on sale at $2.99 for a couple of days! Grab it quick! And then tell me what YOU think this guy should be cooking while I stare at him… mmmm….
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February 14, 2017
Will Sienna snap on #WIP Wednesday?
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‘Black Light: Valentine Roulette’ hit #1 in Suspense and #1 in BDSM, and went sub-1000 on Amazon in the first 24 hours it was live, and was an international bestseller in 48 hours. Curious as to why? It’s packed full of eight novellas from eight USA Today and international bestselling authors – and every single story takes place on the same night, at the same BDSM club (Black Light), ALL for the same event. It was a huge undertaking for us as authors, but we rose to the challenge and Valentine Roulette delivers! The event requires the Doms to spin for a sub, and the sub to spin for which activity they will pursue, and it gets pretty kinky.
It’s available NOW and only $2.99 for a limited time! Get your copy now!
In ‘Wet’, my novella, Daddy Dom, Alexander Reed, spins the humiliation loving Sienna Davis – and he’s not concerned at all because he’s looking forward to figuring out what makes her tick. Spinning ‘water based breath play’ as their first kink for the evening puts them at a giant water tank, and gives Alexander just what he needs to make Sienna talk and answer all of this questions.
Only after a lot of time in the dunk tank, and a lot of shouting, both of them are coming undone and Alexander isn’t going to rest until Sienna finally lets go completely…
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Alexander was on her as soon as the chair settled into place, fist tightly wrapped in her soaked ponytail to force her head back hard against the seat. “Who do you belong to tonight, little one?”
Glaring at him, she gulped air, trying to come up with a response that would display just how angry she was with him for making her talk, how frustrated she was with him for edging her like this. She wanted their gathered audience to understand that this wasn’t her.
“Answer me. Now.” His voice had a darker edge, a strength to it that called to the submissive buried underneath all her raw emotion – the things that should have been calm and quiet when she played. One hand landed on her thigh, squeezing hard enough to leave bruises, while the hand in her hair shook her slightly before tightening. “Who do you belong to tonight?”
“You!” Sienna answered, and she hated the surge of frustrated tears in her eyes, burning as they tried to fall.
“That’s right,” he growled. “And are you supposed to be an obedient little girl?”
“Yes, sir,” she forced the words between her teeth, straining to lean closer to him even though it pulled her hair.
“Then say it, say ‘I want to come, Daddy’. Do it.”
“No,” she answered, and she watched his blue eyes go wide in surprise, before they narrowed and he released her, returning a second later with the vibrator. The first brush of it against her clit was cataclysmic, and the scream she released was pure fury, but he grabbed her hip and held her firmly to the chair so that she had no choice but to take it. Flickers of sparks wound their way up her spine, tightening every muscle in her body as he dragged her to the edge. Hanging her over it with only his hand to decide whether she felt grace or damnation.
Bastard.
There was nowhere to move, no way to avoid the onslaught of pleasure – and she knew in that moment that he intended to break her. The shift in him was clear. Something new. Threatening. But the damn vibrator made it so fucking hard to think, to focus.
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Will Sienna finally snap? You’ll have to read this HOT story in the Black Light: Valentine Roulette boxed set to find out! Is it intense? Yes. Fun as hell? Yes. That basically describes this ENTIRE delicious boxset, and I shared teasers from the other stories all last week to celebrate our release weekend! Join in on the fun, don’t miss the chance to enter the giveaway, and go ahead and one click!
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Teaser Tuesday! ‘The Velvet Chair’ by C. P. Mandara
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It’s Valentine’s Day and I have to say that this book looks like it will be right up my alley, and therefore all of yours. Take one reluctant billionaire, one father intent on getting his hands on all that money, add one sacrificial bride to be, mix in a bit of blackmailed marriage – and you get ‘The Velvet Chair’ by C. P. Mandara. The things she’s dreamed up for this book? I can’t wait to read them.
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The Velvet Chair
My name is Mark Matthews. I own half of London, and the part I don’t own, I’m working on.
Life was all going swimmingly well until Michael Redcliff entered my life, demanding that I marry his daughter. Actually, swap demand for blackmail. He’s got goods on me that I want no one else to see, so for the time being I need to be his little lapdog.
I’ll marry his daughter. I’ll give him all the status, money and power he can handle… for as long as it takes me to get a divorce. You see, I can’t renege on our little arrangement – but she can. I give her a week. One week and she’ll be screaming the place down for her legal counsel.
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Teaser
Jennifer’s Perspective
My hands were visibly shaking. Flexing my fingers repeatedly, I tried to still the tremors, but they were not to be subdued. It was hardly surprising. Today was the day I walked up the aisle and married… a monster. I was under no illusions that Mark Matthews would forgive me for what had happened, and I could hardly blame him. He’d been manipulated and sexually tortured until he could take no more, and then he’d been neatly cornered. He might have agreed to my father’s demands, but he’d come snapping and biting, feral as a wolf.
I sighed. Today was supposed to be a magical day – every little girl’s fantasy. A gigantic cathedral, a sea of flowers, a big fancy dress, and the man of my dreams. I’d imagined it would be filled with tears of happiness and protestations of love. How stupid was I?
Inhaling a shaky breath, I wondered what Mark would do with me. Having always been the sacrificial lamb in this family, today I was being sent off to the slaughterhouse. When I’d mentioned this to Michael, I’d refused to call him ‘Dad’ a long time ago, he’d laughed and told me to stop being so melodramatic. As if that made me feel any better. Dear old Dad couldn’t care less whether I lived or died, so I didn’t waste my breath trying to plead with him. All I had to do was play my part in this charade and he would be happy. I needed to keep Michael happy at all costs. The trouble was, in order to play my part, Matthews had to trust me, and I had a feeling that trying to coax that emotion out of him was going to be almost as impossible as trying to convince the Queen of England to relinquish her throne. Matthews wasn’t the sort to trust easily, and now that I had lost what little ground I had gained with him, I would be back to square one. Wrong, I thought grimly. I was going to be at least twenty stories below square one, trying to claw my way out with nothing more than my bare fingernails. Facing up to facts, I stifled a sob. The man was going to annihilate me.
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Mark’s Perspective
As we pulled out of the Savoy’s car park, Jennifer was a mess. I had little sympathy for her. Each heartbeat that tore through my chest was full of fire, which spat sparks and burned like acid. I was sitting next to a traitor. My body throbbed with emotion, and not the good kind.
I had to admit the dress she’d changed into, just a tiny part of the massive trousseau that was now being shipped to my estate, was rather distracting. It was designed in a glistening oyster silk that caught the light every time she moved. It was seductive enough without the two splits that ran up the side of her thighs, and when she’d seated herself in my car, revealing a vast expanse of soft creamy flesh, my blood pressure had taken a direct hit.
My temper was already simmering in a large saucepan full of resentment, but that turned up the heat considerably. I did not want to be attracted to Redcliff’s daughter. I wanted to abhor her with all that was holy. Desire would weaken my anger, and that must not be allowed to happen. I needed to have a stern talk with my overactive libido and let it know who was boss around these parts.
Little did Miss Redcliff know, but she wouldn’t be requiring clothes for the duration of her stay. I would thoughtfully be providing her with all sorts of novel uniforms, and when she began to bore me, she could just go around naked. I’d decided to train her up to be a sex slave extraordinaire, and it was going to be an exacting and rigorous process. She’d be allowed six hours of sleep a day, and the rest of her hours would be accounted for. Cooking, cleaning, ironing, servicing me, pleasing me, attending to her own personal fitness regime, and some more ‘standard’ training sessions.
Failure to comply with her new routine would produce punishments the likes of which she had never experienced. After her first misdemeanour had been dealt with, I didn’t think there would be many more. I was in bastard-mode, and the girl was going to know about it. She had just become my property and I would deal with her however I saw fit. The mark of my ownership would be indelibly printed on her soul by the time I’d finished with her. The damn woman was going to fear the sound of my footsteps, her body would shrink away from me every time I approached her and she would learn to obey my every whisper or suffer the consequences.
My lawyer had already drawn up two sets of papers, one for an annulment and the others pertained to our divorce. It would probably take all the fun out of the arrangement if Jennifer opted for an annulment, so I didn’t intend to scare her witless in the first few days, but I fully expected the divorce papers to be completed inside of a week. I just needed to push the woman to her absolute limit, and then smash her body into the next dimension. If there was one thing I was good at, it was psychological and physical torture. Okay, so that might be two things. In any case, I’d get those papers signed, sealed, and delivered back to Michael Redcliff before the week was out. Piece of cake.
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Oh. My. Heavens. You know that I’m already downloading this, right? Right. Of course you do, there’s way too much promise here!
Amazon: Buy now!
ALSO! She’s doing a giveaway to celebrate, so make sure you enter that: http://christinamandara.com/giveaways/the-velvet-chair-giveaway-win-a-30-amazon-gc-or-sexy-goodie-bag/
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Want more of C. P. Mandara?
Christina Mandara is a USA TODAY bestselling author and tends to write dark romance with lashings of kinky naughtiness. Her favourite pastime is traveling, and if it involves sun, sea and… sand then it’s all good.
In her spare time she’s usually cuddled up with a good book, exploring the countryside or baking in the kitchen. In fact, she loves her kitchen so much she’s one of few woman who wouldn’t mind being tied to it! Her first and foremost love is writing, however, and more often than not you’ll find her on a laptop spinning tales of romance, erotica or dark, paranormal fantasies.
She’s a big fan of BDSM in all of its glorious forms, and her favourite item in the toy closet (a box simply isn’t big enough) is her riding crop.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/CPMandara
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cpmandara
Blog: http://christinamandara.wordpress.com/
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7113521.C_P_Mandara
Amazon Author Page: http://author.to/CPMandara
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February 13, 2017
Music Monday – Shutter Island
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This #MusicMonday was suggested to me by a good friend who has my same taste in music and she always sends me the best youtube links! Honestly, some days I just realize how lucky I am to have kickass people in my life who aren’t afraid to send me awesome things like “Shutter Island” by the brand new to the scene Jessie Reyez. She has a handful of songs out there right now, but I am quite sure she’s going to be hitting the radio soon and blowing up. The video below is just wicked so make sure you scroll down and hit play! I promise, you’re going to love the mixture of the crazy visuals, her sweet voice, her angry shouting, and the fun almost carousel-esque theme to the music. So. Fucking. Fun.
Favorite Lyrics
The goodbyes are getting old.
Next time you can go ahead and go.
I’m tired of begging you to love me…
Goodness, gracious, you’re amazing.
According to you, I’m a lucky lady.
So why’d you lie to me?
Why do I cry to sleep?
Goodness, gracious, I’m replaceable.
You say that I’m too crazy.
I guess you were right,
I guess you were right.
My straight jacket’s custom-made though!
(With fucking diamonds)
My straight jacket’s custom-made though!
(With fucking rubies)
I’m crazy just like Galileo,
my straight jacket’s custom-made though!
You keep hitting, I’ve been bruised,
Holy field I can’t hear you.
I’m tired of begging you to love me…
…
For a second I forgot I was a bad bitch,
begging you to stay became a habit.
I’m tired of begging you to love me…
I know I can be better, needed practice.
I know I can be better, but the fact is,
I’m tired of begging you to love me.
Goodness gracious, let’s just break up.
I tried everything to save us,
so why do I cry to sleep,
Every time you try to leave?
Goodness, gracious, this relationship
is full of so much hatred.
I guess you were right,
I guess you were right!
‘Shutter Island’ by Jesse Reyez
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February 12, 2017
Secrets wait for you in ‘Stripped’ by Sophie Kisker!
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Black Light: Valentine Roulette is LIVE, but the fun isn’t over!
Only $2.99 for a limited time! Get your copy now!
To celebrate the countdown to Valentine Roulette and our release weekend, I’m sharing burning hot snippets from each of these incredible books in the box set! Each and every one is kinky, dirty, and so much fun – and I hope you all love it! It’s here now, but we’re just starting to celebrate as this hot anthology is hitting Kindles everywhere. Today we’re going to take a special look at Sophie Kisker’s contribution to the set ‘Stripped.’
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At the end of the night,
will a secret strip away their chance at love?
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Blurb for ‘Stripped’
Adam Quinn and Sari Friesen have been matched for Valentine Roulette. He likes her curves and her smile. She likes his dark eyes and his self-assured dominance.
But life hasn’t been easy for either of them, and trust comes slowly. If they can work together for three hours as dom and sub, through a hot wax scene, a whipping, and a capture fantasy, they’ll win the prize.
But the secret that one of them is keeping threatens to strip away the tenuous attraction that’s growing with every spank, whimper, and moan. At the end of the night, will there be anything left to salvage for a future?
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Teaser
His warm hand caressed her skin with long strokes and gentle squeezes. She made little noises of appreciation. Her legs relaxed and fell apart. He must have taken that as inspiration, for his hand dipped between her legs, cupping her smooth mound. She breathed out a sigh.
“I hope to get to know this pussy better by the end of the night,” he whispered. She tensed without meaning to and then made herself relax, hoping he hadn’t noticed. But apparently, he did pay close attention.
“Why the fear?”
Because…
“Because I’m just a little nervous, sir. I’ve mostly played with people I knew well. This is new.”
Liar, liar, pants on fire…
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About the Author
Sophie Kisker started composing stories of domination and submission long ago, but it wasn’t until she met others on the internet that she realized she wasn’t alone. Her stories are sometimes dark and uncomfortable, but they will always have a happy ending. She’s a true believer that romantic love and a whip can make a great combination.
During the day, Sophie is busy with job and family, but in the evening, her laptop comes out, her imagination gets going, and she morphs into a recluse who would be happy living in a cave, as long as it had wireless internet and an espresso machine.
Sign up for her newsletter here!
www.sophiekisker.com
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Still curious about Black Light: Valentine Roulette?
Well, first, stay tuned every day this week for more HOT sneak peeks of these books. Don’t forget to 1-click and get your copy now!, and remember that you can still enter our giveaway right here!
Black Light: Valentine Roulette Blurb
Get ready to explore some of your naughtiest desires while you celebrate Valentine’s Day with eight kinky stories from eight USA Today and international bestselling authors! Black Light is the most exclusive BDSM club in Washington, D.C. and for one night they’re changing the rules of play to entertain their members with a game of chance – Valentine Roulette. Challenge and adventure awaits as these sexy dominants spin to win their submissives, and the subs spin to choose how they will play. Their prize if they last the night? One free month at Black Light, and for some of our daring participants… even a chance at love.
Three hours. Four hard limits. Eight sexy stories.
Are you brave enough to spin the wheel?
FEATURING AUTHORS: Renee Rose • Livia Grant • Maren Smith • Jennifer Bene • Addison Cain • Lee Savino • Sophie Kisker • Measha Stone
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