Monday, October 6, 2014

Vaughn's Awakening: BDSM Romance with a dark edge


VAUGHN’S AWAKENING
The Black Dahlia Hotel, Two
an Erotic BDSM Romance
By Skye Michaels
 
 
BLURB
When Vaughn Rawlston, the science teacher at the prestigious Savannah Preparatory Academy, catches the twin daughters of Dom Jeremiah Wade cheating and turns them in, trouble ensues.  It follows her from Savannah to the new, very discreet and luxurious BDSM Black Dahlia Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach.  Alexa and Cindy, Vaughn’s friends since childhood, convince her to join them on a week-long trip to Fort Lauderdale for Christmas vacation.  Vaughn has accompanied Alexa and Cindy to Le Club Waterfront-Savannah as their guest but has not yet dipped her toes in the BDSM pool. 

When Vaughn signs up for “Introduction to BDSM for subs” and “Bondage for Beginners” at the hotel she meets the handsome, wealthy Savannah restaurateur and Master Dom, Phillip Paul Proffit, who has a rep at the club for being not only eye candy but also a very good Dom.  He is also very choosy and doesn’t play with just any sub.  He has had his eye on the newbie sub at Le Club for a while, much to her surprise. 

Paul may have played briefly with many subs at the club, but he doesn’t usually get involved with them until Vaughn.  Her voluptuous body, sharp mind and sense of humor captivate him and he begins to suspect that she is the one for him.  He is determined to introduce her to the pleasures to be found in the dungeon.

Paul isn’t the only Dom with his eye on Vaughn.   Jeremiah Wade, also a member of Le Club, is determined to force Vaughn to drop the cheating charges against his daughters in one way or another—at least he thinks that’s his motivation for stalking her at the hotel.  Can Paul save Vaughn and then convince her she doesn’t want to run away from him as well as the ugly and dangerous results of Wade’s obsession?

 EXCERPTS

 
 
from Chapter One
The Starbuck’s on East Broughton Street, Savannah, Georgia, Wednesday afternoon, December 23, 2015
Vaughn Rawlston, Alexa Baker, and Cynthia Adams were enjoying coffees at the Starbucks a few blocks from Le Club Waterfront. The club was located in an old, restored cotton warehouse on the Savannah River. The girls were enjoying double-shot grandes and cookies while she was having a small, no-fat, decaf latte. Sometimes life just was not fair. They were making plans for their trip to Fort Lauderdale beginning the day after Christmas.
“I don’t know about this, guys. I don’t think I’m really ready to jump into this BDSM thing whole hog.” Vaughn had enjoyed several physical relationships in her life, but she had never made a soul-deep connection. She was hoping that the BDSM aspects of sex at the club might provide that something—that connection—that had been missing.
“Come on, Vaughn. You’ve been to the club several times, signed all the paperwork, and made your reservations. Don’t wimp out on us now.” Alexa looked concerned. Vaughn knew she really wanted her to join the club because it was such an important part of her and Cyndy’s social lives, and they were determined to drag her along, kicking and screaming if necessary. The three had been friends since elementary school and had gotten into plenty of trouble together over the ensuing years. Vaughn had lived with Alexa’s family after her mother died until she finished high school and went off to college. Her father had been killed in military service when she was eight, and her mother had died of cancer when she was fourteen. The two might as well have been her sisters.
Alexa and Cyndy were both subs and loved it, although neither had been collared yet. She wasn’t sure either of them really wanted to be. They were having too much fun playing the Dom field. And she had to admit that it was a really fertile field. The men at the club were, for the most part, extremely good looking and sexy as hell. Even the men who were not particularly handsome had a sexual edge that was appealing.
“I know. But something happened at school yesterday, and I’m concerned about it.”
“What does school have to do with the club?” Vaughn knew Cyndy would back Alexa up no matter what.
“Well…I caught the Wade twins cheating and turned them in. Mr. Bishop suspended them for two weeks after vacation. The thing is I’ve seen their father, Jeremiah Wade, at Le Club, and I really can’t afford to have any problems at school. Having my interest in BDSM come out could cost me my job.”
“But even if he saw you, he’s signed the confidentiality agreements as well as you have. He can’t out you any more than you can out him.” Cyndy looked confused.
“I know. It just makes me nervous.”
Alexa jumped in. “Jeremiah Wade? He’s different. Vaughn, stay away from him—he’s a little scary, and not in a good way. I’ve heard some of the other subs talking about him. Apparently, his tastes are a little extreme.”
Cyndy said, “Well, we don’t even know if he’s planning on going to The Black Dahlia Hotel. Come on, Vaughn. Fort Lauderdale. Christmas break. You can’t pass that up. You don’t have to participate in the dungeon activities if you don’t want to. I’ve seen pictures and the hotel is gorgeous. Maybe you should take a couple of the sub classes that will be offered to get in and get your feet wet.”
“I can see I’m going to have no peace unless I agree.”
“Exactly correct.” Alexa was smiling and Cyndy was nodding. Peas in a pod.
 
 
from Chapter Two
On the dining terrace at The Black Dahlia Hotel, Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida, Saturday morning, December 26, 2015
 Vaughn, Alexa, and Cyndy were on the terrace overlooking the beach having a second breakfast of coffee and pastries after their early morning flight from Savannah.
“Well, the hype seems to be deserved so far. This is a very nice hotel considering it’s not one of the big chains,” Vaughn said.
“You can’t expect to have BDSM facilities in a Hilton or Hyatt, that’s for sure.” Alexa continued, “I can just see the brave soul proposing to the board of directors that they convert the top floor to a BDSM dungeon and theme rooms.”
Cyndy said, “This rubber bracelet system is very interesting. I like it. There is no question about what anyone is or is not into. You just look at their bracelets.”
 
 
 
ADULT EXCERPT
He released her cuffs and picked her up. He walked to the silk chaise in the corner of the room and sat down with her in his lap. He settled her against his bare chest. “I wanted to get that out of the way, subbie. I like to greet my subs with a nice fanny warming. You do know that there is a difference between punishment and play. That was play.”
“That’s a hell of a way to say ‘hello’, Master. I don’t think I like it.”
“No? Let’s see.” He slipped his hand down between her thighs until he encountered her well-groomed pussy. Apparently she’d had a bikini wax in honor of the trip, and the area around her labia had been waxed clean. That was all right with him, but he really didn’t care for a full Brazilian. “Nice and damp, but not drenched, subbie. Let me see what I can do about that.” He ran two fingers over her slick pussy, glanced over her clit, and she shuddered. It wouldn’t take much to tip her over into an orgasm, but he decided to wait. He wanted her to come on his cock. He began to skim his fingers between the lips of her pussy with a light pressure while he kept a firmer pressure on her clit. Soon she was shifting on his lap as she tried to increase the friction, and he felt the slick moisture begin to gather. “That’s better. I like my sub to be wet and ready.” He slipped two fingers between the lips of her pussy and rotated them until he found her G-spot. He rubbed the inside wall of her vagina, and she groaned. “Do you like that, subbie?”
“Yes, Master.”
“Do you want more?”
“Yes, Master, I want more.”
“What do you want? You have to ask for it.”
“I want you inside me, Master.”
He shifted her weight until she was astride his lap. He reached down and popped the buttons on his leathers. Ah, relief. His hard dick sprang out of the opening at full attention. He pulled her over his cock. “Rub that sweet pussy over my cock, subbie. I want to feel that slick honey.”
She began to stroke her hot, wet pussy over him with enthusiasm. “No coming until I give you permission. You have to hold back no matter what.” If anyone was going to have a hard time holding back, it would be him. The feel of her wet, slippery center contrasted with the short blonde hair cushioning her plump mound was exquisite. When he could stand the friction no more he efficiently rolled on a condom. He lifted her and brought her down on his hard shaft. “Work that fine ass, baby. Serve your Master.” Was that too much? She had blinked at that one. Well, she’d have to get used to submitting to his desires sooner rather than later. He reached around and slapped her bottom. “Faster.” She curled her fingers over his shoulders and began to ride him. He tightened his hands around her small waist and directed her strokes. Her bottom slapped against his thighs. “Harder.” She increased her speed and the length of her strokes.
 
* * * *
 Vaughn was flying. Higher, faster. She’d never experienced anything as hot and intense. Her ass and her pussy were on fire. She didn’t think she could hold back her orgasm. “Master, please let me come. I don’t think I can hold it.”
“Another minute, subbie. I need a little more so we can come together.”
She began to count backward from one hundred. One hundred, ninety-nine, ninety-eight, ninety-seven, ninety-six…That was the only way she could concentrate on something other than the fire between her legs as she rode Paul with abandon. Eighty-nine, eighty-eight, eighty-seven, eighty-six. She was coming. She was coming. She couldn’t stop the rush of heat that rolled through her from the top of her head to the tips of her toes. He followed her over the edge with a blast of hot cum as her orgasm pulsed through her veins. Finally she collapsed on him, her ample breasts cushioned on his ripped abs. She was breathing hard. She could hear her respiration and her heartbeat against his chest. A light sheen of sweat had broken out on her skin. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
“That was extraordinary, Vaughn. Just excellent.”
No man had ever said that to her before. She felt a glow of pride tighten around her heart. She’d always thought she was a little lacking in the sex department, that her lack of confidence in her body had hurt her performance. Well, Master Phillip Paul Proffit had blasted right through that barrier—with some encouraging words and a hot bottom. She snuggled against his warmth, and then she felt him reach behind and pull a soft black blanket over her body.
“Rest, baby. Just rest on your Master. We’re just getting started.”
 * * * *
 When they had both settled down, Paul stood up with Vaughn in his arms and walked to the opulent bed he had seen her checking out with interest. He put her down while he pushed the decorative pillows to the floor, pulled the covers back, and then stripped out of his boots and leathers. He had them both tucked into the comfortable bed in a minute with her spooned up against his chest. He relaxed. This was the part he usually avoided with subs because it led to unreal expectations on their parts, but with Vaughn it just felt right. She felt right in his arms. She was dozing but he was wide awake. He hadn’t felt such comfort with a woman in a long time. Everything about her was perfect. She wasn’t too small and dainty for his big frame, they complimented each other sexually, she was intelligent, and she was far from a doormat sub. He didn’t enjoy topping a woman who couldn’t stand up to him when she needed to. The gift of submission given by a strong woman was priceless. 
 
 Blurbs for the first four books of
the New BDSM series, THE BLACK DAHLIA HOTEL:
Michaela’s Debut, The Black Dahlia Hotel One By Skye Michaels
                Greenwich, Connecticut’s golden couple, Dillon Cavanaugh and Mikaela Sexton, are staying at the Black Dahlia Hotel, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the wedding of Jack Dalton Brown and Kaylin Gallagher.  The new, luxurious hotel has a confidentiality guaranteed BDSM club on the top floor.  While at breakfast, Mikaela receives a text directing her to a You Tube video that shows what appears to be her naked butt starring in a sex tape.  The sender of the text threatens to post another video showing her face if she doesn’t pay up. 
                Handsome attorney and Congressional candidate, Dillon Cavanaugh, cannot afford a sex scandal involving his well-known girlfriend, but he is not willing to abandon the love of his life just to win an election.  When the blackmailer threatens to post the second video unless she pays five million dollars, Mikaela decides to go underground until the blackmailer can be unearthed to the dismay of her sexy Dom boyfriend. 
                Can they salvage Dillon’s election, their relationship and retrieve the damaging video before it hits You Tube?
 Vaughn’s Awakening, The Black Dahlia Hotel Two By Skye Michaels  (Released 9-29-14)
When Vaughn Rawlston, the science teacher at the prestigious Savannah Preparatory Academy, catches the twin daughters of Dom Jeremiah Wade cheating and turns them in, trouble ensues.  It follows her from Savannah to the new, very discreet and luxurious BDSM Black Dahlia Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach.  Alexa and Cindy, Vaughn’s friends since childhood, convince her to join them on a week-long trip to Fort Lauderdale for Christmas vacation.  Vaughn has accompanied Alexa and Cindy to Le Club Waterfront-Savannah as their guest but has not yet dipped her toes in the BDSM pool. 
When Vaughn signs up for “Introduction to BDSM for subs” and “Bondage for Beginners” at the hotel she meets the handsome, wealthy Savannah restaurateur and Master Dom, Phillip Paul Proffit, who has a rep at the club for being not only eye candy but also a very good Dom.  He is also very choosy and doesn’t play with just any sub.  He has had his eye on the newbie sub at Le Club for a while, much to her surprise. 
Paul may have played briefly with many subs at the club, but he doesn’t usually get involved with them until Vaughn.  Her voluptuous body, sharp mind and sense of humor captivate him and he begins to suspect that she is the one for him.  He is determined to introduce her to the pleasures to be found in the dungeon.
Paul isn’t the only Dom with his eye on Vaughn.   Jeremiah Wade, also a member of Le Club, is determined to force Vaughn to drop the cheating charges against his daughters in one way or another—at least he thinks that’s his motivation for stalking her at the hotel.  Can Paul save Vaughn and then convince her she doesn’t want to run away from him as well as the ugly and dangerous results of Wade’s obsession?
Melodie’s Song, The Black Dahlia Hotel Three By Skye Michaels  -  (Coming 10-27-14)
Two years ago gallery owner, Melodie Buxton, was attacked and stabbed outside her art gallery in the Tribeca section of lower Manhattan.  When she awoke in the hospital with a knife wound on her face, she vaguely remembered the dark presence that held her barely conscious body and attempted to stop the bleeding.  After she left the hospital she was unable to find out his name. 
Dom Logan Hawk, lead singer and guitar in Dark Place, a rock band popular with the alternative lifestyle communities, had seen the attack.  He had stopped to help the beautiful young woman he’d noticed in the neighborhood but had not yet gotten up the nerve to approach.  As he put pressure on her wound and felt her pulse under his hands and her blood flow through his fingers, he knew that their souls had bonded. 
Two years after the attack, the angry red swirls running through the beautiful, tranquil pastel abstract painting in the window of Melodie’s gallery drew Logan.  The small signature at the bottom of the painting told him Melodie was the artist.  He wanted to walk into the gallery and talk to her but he hesitated.  He’d had glimpses of her through the gallery window since the attack and knew that she covered the side of her face where the scar would be.  One day on the urging of his band members he walked into the gallery to talk to her.  When she learned that he was her guardian angel she agreed to have lunch with him, and a relationship developed. 
The cloud on the horizon came in the form of Logan’s dangerous female fan and stalker, Karin Sanders.   Karin realized that Logan and Melodie’s romance endangered her delusions of a relationship with Logan, and she is determined to get rid of her rival in any way she can.  Karin attacks Melodie on the street outside Rockefeller Plaza at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony, and Logan and Melodie retreat to the new BDSM hotel in Florida owned by his friend, Jack Dalton Brown. 
Can Logan overcome Melodie’s need to hide her scar as well as the malevolent intentions of the stalker and compose a happy ever after? 
 Penelope’s Gift, The Black Dahlia Hotel Four By Skye Michaels – COMING IN NOVEMBER
Penelope Wilson was planning on a fun, sexy Labor Day weekend at the lake with her boyfriend and Dom, Jay Preston Fairlamb, at the brothers’ fishing cabin on Lake Ray Hubbard East of Dallas.  When she arrived at the lake cabin she found that Jay had unilaterally decided that they would try a ménage.  He even had a woman all lined up and ready to go.  Penelope was shocked, hurt, furious and done, done, done with Jay Fairlamb.
Jay knew he’d handled the whole thing poorly.  He hadn’t expected Pen to storm off and cut him out of her life for the next five long years.  He knew he’d screwed it up, and over the next years he grew up.  He’d been a fairly inexperienced Dom and had been eager to try something new.  He just hadn’t expected it to cost him Penelope.  He hadn’t been able to breach her defenses or mend his fences, and he wanted her back.
When he learned that Penelope and two girlfriends were planning a week’s vacation at the luxurious, new BDSM Black Dahlia Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach, he knew this might be his one and only chance to corner Penelope and make her listen, or at least allow him to apologize and make whole something he knew he had carelessly broken.
Can a black mask and a lot of love heal their breach, or will Jay’s subterfuge blow up in his face permanently? 
Alex’s Sacrifice (Coming Soon)

 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Skye Michaels
     After my long time job as a paralegal was ended by the economic downturn, I decided to turn lemons into lemonade and finally write the stories I’d had in my head for many years. I had always wanted to write romance novels, but my family and job as a paralegal kept me too busy.
My major interest, aside from my family and friends, is horses. I enjoy putting an animal character into my stories if possible. I am extremely “low tech” and probably should have been born in the 1800's as I enjoy driving a horse and buggy for fun. I also enjoy horseback riding, but the ground has gotten harder and further away over the years.
I have a small farm/vacation home in Ocala, Florida which is my favorite place in the world. There’s nothing as wonderful as swinging in the hammock in the shade and listening to the music of the wind in the pines while reading a good book.
Books have always been my escape into love and adventure, and through reading I have been able to be many people, do many things, and go to many wonderful places I wouldn’t have otherwise been able to be, do or see. 
I hope that all hard working women who have a moment to put up their tired feet and relax with a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine) enjoy getting to meet my fantasy friends and to experience something new and different with a touch of hot romance thrown in for good measure!
 
 
 

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Welcome to Serpent's Kiss by Sherri Hayes - cover reveal


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Title: Serpent’s Kiss
Genre: Erotic Romance
Author: Sherri Hayes
Expected publication: December 4, 2014


SYNOPSIS
After losing her husband unexpectedly, Katrina Mayer decided to open Serpent’s Kiss. She wanted it to be a place where she and her fellow kinksters could play and socialize.


Five years after the doors opened, the club is everything she’d hoped it would be. On Friday and Saturday nights, Serpent’s Kiss is filled with men and women who share a similar desire to explore the pleasures BDSM has to offer. The club has continued to grow, and over the years, many of its members have become friends.


The one thing Katrina didn’t expect when she’d decided to open a club was the human drama that came with it. Learning to balance her life as the club mistress has taken some getting used to, but she wouldn’t change a thing.




AUTHOR

71a8706b1176a738beed03e0856a5345.jpgSherri spent most of her childhood detesting English class. It was one of her least favorite subjects because she never seemed to fit into the standard mold. She wasn’t good at spelling, or following grammar rules, and outlines made her head spin. For that reason, Sherri never imagined becoming an author.
At the age of thirty, all of that changed. After getting frustrated with the direction a television show was taking two of its characters, Sherri decided to try her hand at writing an alternate ending, and give the characters their happily ever after. By the time the story finished, it was one of the top ten read stories on the site, and her readers were encouraging her to write more.
Six years later, Sherri is the author of six full-length novels, and one short story. Writing has become a creative outlet for Sherri that allows her to explore a wide range of emotions, while having fun taking her characters through all the twists and turns she can create. She is most well known for her Finding Anna series about a young woman rescued from being a sex slave by a wealthy Dominant. The third book in that series, Truth, released July 25, 2013.


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Saturday, October 4, 2014

Every night indulge in a different Passion

The Passion Series
by J.A. Melville

 
 
Book One: Passion After Dark
Goodreads Link: http://goo.gl/ANb4fK
Amazon Link: http://goo.gl/3EBYGq
 When Dominick Cavallo first saw Allegra Anderson, he knew instantly that she was the one for him. Unfortunately Allegra Anderson, best selling author of erotica and confessed clutz, didn’t know he even existed. That is about to change.
The night Allegra’s house mate Cassie insists she come out clubbing with her is the night that fate intervenes.
From the moment Allegra sees Dominick, she’s spellbound by his stunning good looks. His black hir, mesmerising blue eyes and the way he speaks to her has her captivated by him.
The night they meet Dominick disappears and Allegra thinks she will never see him again, but a week later he appears to her when she least expects it and she learns something about him that could change the way she feels about him forever. He is not human, he is vampire.
Dominick is different to the other vampires. He has no desire to live their lifestyle but they are a part of his life and they are not the kind that Allegra wishes to associate with but with the stunningly handsome, but terrifying Fabian as Dominick’s sire and him also wanting Allegra for himself, can their relationship survive?
Will they end up driving them apart? Will Allegra be able to come to terms with what Dominick is and when something unexpected happens, that will change who she is forever, can their love survive?
With Allegra’s discovery of her newly acquired ‘abilities’, will she survive those who are threatened by what she has become?
Dominick simply wants the woman he loves by his side for eternity but they have so much against them and with his sire determined to claim Allegra for himself, will it be enough to destroy their relationship?  
 
Book Two: Passion by Control
Goodreads Link: http://goo.gl/h99yPT
Amazon Link: http://goo.gl/JXCQyg
 
Sirene Devereaux came to town when she was hired to do a job. She was looking for someone, a man, but no ordinary one. To hide her real reasons for being in town she got a job waitressing in a club, but Sirene was no waitress. Her real passion was singing and she dreamed of doing it for a job but she had a secret, she was a witch and the man she’d been sent to find was a vampire.
It didn't take long for her to find somewhere to live, make friends and she didn't even have to track down who she was in town for, he found her.
Fabian Sorensen wanted Sirene the moment he laid eyes on her but unfortunately she wasn't falling under his spell like most women did. When finally he has the opportunity to spend a night with her it didn't take long to discover things weren't right with her and in a fit of rage, he threw her out of his home and vowed he'd kill her.
She was everything he hated, a witch and he was everything she couldn't trust, a vampire but despite numerous challenges that threaten their very lives they find themselves drawn to one another.
Fabian has never cared about a woman in his life. They were nothing more than a source of blood and sex but something about Sirene got to him. She was worming her way in and for the first time in 600 years he was coming to care about someone other than himself.
The question was could their relationship survive all that threatened to destroy it? Could a vampire and a witch truly find love?
Book Three: Passion Follows Pain
Goodreads Link: http://goo.gl/0QhV9m
Amazon Link: http://goo.gl/8aWuXF
 
Arissa Petros has been abused most of her life. She is just 19 years old when with the help of a friend of hers, she runs away from her abuser and moves to another state to work for an elderly lady who has a broken leg and needs someone to help her out around the home. Arissa's never been away from home or another state for that matter so it's all quite terrifying for her. She is torn between fear of the unknown and relief at being away from the man who hurt her for so long.
Mrs Appleby is kind and loving and it doesn't take Arissa long to settle in to her new life until she meets one of the neighbours from over the road.
Lucian Andreas is the classic tall, dark and handsome man. He wants her and pursues her despite the fact she is terrified of him and wants nothing to do with him. For Arissa men represent pain and they aren't to be trusted. She has no desire to have anything to do with them ever!
Lucian won't give up on her though and slowly but surely he draws her to him with his looks, his patience and his gentle treatment of her. He makes Arissa want things she's never wanted before, to feel things she's never felt before. He teaches her that it is possible to let a man into her life, to trust him, to maybe even love him.
He finds out about her past, she finds out that he is vampire but it's not enough to destroy the way they are feeling about one another until unexpected tragedy strikes and suddenly everything changes.
Can they survive? Will their relationship handle the stresses placed on it? Everything seems lost, that all hope is gone until that chance discovery one night. That one thing that changes everything…… 
 
 
Book Four: Passion and Fire
Goodreads Link: http://goo.gl/1tgRyb
Amazon Link: http://goo.gl/Vqisgy
  Flame was beautiful, a redhead, a pole dancer in a strip club and a drifter by nature. She never stayed in the one place too long or got involved with anyone to avoid not only potential heartache, but she couldn't risk anyone finding out what she was, the power she possessed. She was tough, independent definitely not a hearts and flowers kind of woman.
Damien was tall, dark, handsome, a notorious womaniser and most importantly a vampire. A different woman every night was his philosophy. He used his stunning good looks and other talents to get what he wanted, blood and sex.
When they met by chance one night their attraction was instant, their time together volatile. Flame was determined not to get involved with him for so many reasons, not just that he was vampire. He was only there for a good time, not a long time and she wanted to protect her heart at all costs, especially from someone like him.
How could two commitment phobics ever have a relationship because despite their fear of commitment, they couldn't ignore the overwhelming attraction for one another.
Just when it looked like they had come to a fragile agreement on giving a relationship a try, tragedy struck. Could Flame and Damien survive what happened next or would their tentative commitment to one another be torn apart? 
  
If you could have the man of your dreams would you go after him?
That was the question Faith asked herself when a tall dark haired, sexy as sin vampire started coming to her in her dreams. Most would dismiss it as nothing more than that, just dreams, but not for her. Faith was no ordinary young woman, she was a visionary.
She could see peoples' futures in her dreams and by touch. When she started seeing the beautiful vampire as she slept she knew she had to go after him. Discovering he lived in the same house as the sister she never knew she had, just made it easier.
For Adrian the sudden appearance of the stunningly beautiful but innocent Faith spelt trouble for him. For two years he'd been living a lie and keeping a secret about what he got up to each night. His family had no idea and that was how it had to be until Faith’s arrival threatened it all.
With her sheer determination to prove that they were destined for one another, suddenly Adrian's life was thrown into chaos. For Faith who had 'seen' his future and knew his secrets it was simple, come clean and accept that he was hers.
Of course in her mind it was that simple but not to Adrian. He still fought her at every turn, appearing to want her and then pushing her away again. Finally when things got too much, he ran, abandoning her and leaving her broken hearted.
Then something happened, something that threatened their lives and had the potential to change everything. Was this going to be Faith’s chance for happily ever after or would everything be lost?
Would she finally get Adrian who had literally been the man of her dreams?










 

Friday, October 3, 2014

Mixing up some romance with a little risk

Perilous Risk

a Regency Risks novel
by Natasha Blackthorne
a Regency Historical Erotic Romance
 
Can be read as a Stand-alone

Blurb

Heartbroken and disillusioned, Rebecca Howland is done with all men. Especially noblemen. Past a certain age, she knows her previous life of carnal indulgence and grand adventure is over. Or so she thinks. Back at home, whilst working in her family’s shop, a moment of compassion entangles her in an old battle between two powerful, bitter enemies. A commoner, Rebecca finds herself falsely accused of a heinous act by a vicious member of the aristocracy. In grave peril, she turns to the one man she thinks can help her.

Stephen Drake, now inexplicably Baron Drake, has always desired Rebecca. When she turns to him, he vows to protect her at all costs, especially from the dangerous life he lives. The stakes are high and time is running out for her … and for him as well. Stephen finds himself driven to ruthless actions that threaten to kill the fragile bond between them.

Years ago, Rebecca forbade herself to love Stephen Drake. Now he’s back, no longer the young man she remembers but a dark and dangerous stranger. When he demands a fortnight of her complete submission in return for his protection, his sexual dominance ignites carnal passion that makes her feel alive like never before. But … dare she trust a man with too many secrets?


EXCERPT


Excerpt from
Perilous Risk
Regency Risks, Book Three
By Natasha Blackthorne

 

 
©Copyright Natasha Blackthorne 2014

For Adults 18 years of age or older only.




His stare pinned her and she remained rooted to the spot like a cornered hare.

He lowered his head. She felt her eyes widening. Her heart beat harder and harder, deafening thunder in her ears.

He put his mouth to hers.

She couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t think. Couldn’t make a move.

Oh, God. Oh, God save me…

His full lips pressed hers, warm, soft, intense. She’d never known a man’s mouth to be so lushly sensual and yet so deliciously firm. From that touch, pleasure surged through her, tightening her nipples, and sending sparks of fire tingling into her belly and outward, all the way down to her toes. She couldn’t suppress the shudder that wracked her head to foot.

He lifted his head. Then he watched her, closely.

Edginess built inside her, combining with and intensifying the arousal pulsing in her blood. She licked her lips then let her breath out in a ragged sigh.

“Open to me, Rebecca.”

He’d spoken softly, oh so softly—but the steel beneath the gentleness sent shivers all over her. And not a little tingling excitement. Unable to bear the determined heat of his gaze, she stared at the bridge of his elegant straight nose. Dazed, afraid of him, yes, holy heavens yes, but far more frightened of the feelings that were rapidly leaping to life within her.

No, this couldn’t be happening. She had kept herself safe all these years since Jon. No emotionally dangerous entanglements. She was past all of this. He should be out chasing some young opera dancer tonight. She should be home, fast asleep in her chaste bed.

Safe.




 
 

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It is new and not refurbished. Brand spankin' new.

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The color is white, this exact model pictured above. The approximate retail value is over $300. ****Only US participants can win the grand prize. The shipping out of country would be too expensive. The mixer is heavy, 25lbs to be exact.
 
 
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Devil May Care Series: Sinfully Sexy Stories

 

 


 

 
 Devil May Care Series
4 Hotter than Hell titles
by Julie Kenner and Dee Davis
 
 
They were the baddest of the bad, the illegitimate sons and daughters of Satan, who had managed to make love, raise hell, and milk life in a manner worthy of their heritage. Until the day the devil himself needs to name his heir… The mission? Each sibling must complete a task that is designed to stretch him or her to the limit. The prize? The Keys To Hell. The problem? Four mortals equally determined to ensure that the the Devil’s children fail… So who will the next ruler of Sin City be?

Blurb
  Raising Hell

As the second son of Satan, Nicholas Velnias is certain he has no chance of stepping into his father’s shoes. But when his older brother fails to win the keys to hell, Nick is suddenly the favored son. And the task to prove his worth is so simple he knows that he can’t fail—all he has to do is steal the soul of a woman. How hard can that be? After all, Nick steals bits of soul every day, infusing them into canvas and pigment to add that panache to the masterpieces that have brought him fame and fortune. But when Nick meets Delilah Burnett, the innocent daughter of a preacher who’s bad for the devil’s business, all hell breaks lose. Because while Nick may have set out to steal the girl’s soul, in the end she’s the one who steals his heart.

 
 

Blurb
  Hell Fire
Marcus Diablo is the third son of Satan. Starting his immortal life as El Diablo, a black-hearted pirate to rival them all, he prefers living on the edge. But modern day life has been a bit dull, so when Daddy Dearest pops in with the news that the Keys to Hell are up for grabs, he accepts his father’s quest. Bring back the Devil’s Delight and the entire underworld is his -- lock, stock and fiery brimstone. Celeste Abbot has spent her life helping her father amass an exquisite private collection of some of the world’s most sought after items. Traveling around the world, jockeying for position with other treasure hunters, she’s fought for and won things that many people aren’t even convinced existed. But one treasure has remained elusive. A perfect ruby known as the Devil’s Delight. Only one thing stands in her way. A green-eyed blast from her past who also seeks the stone, and will stop at nothing to get it. And to make matters worse, the devilish man once stole her heart. As Celeste and Marcus are thrown together again, the forces of good and evil collide in an all out battle of the sexes. Because when a devil meets and angel—all hell breaks loose.

 

Blurb
  Sure As Hell
They were the baddest of the bad, the illegitimate sons and daughters of Satan, who had managed to make love, raise hell, and milk life in a manner worthy of their heritage. Until the day the devil himself needs to name his heir apparent. So who will the next ruler of Sin City be? As the eldest child of Satan, Lucia is used to being Daddy’s princess. And she’s played that role faithfully throughout the years, being the only one of the devil’s children who has worked fulltime in the family’s devilish business. As an assassin, Lucia is top-notch, but lately she’s been faltering, and when her father comes to her with a proposition—pull off one last job and move up the corporate ladder to take over all of Hell … well, that’s an offer that Lucia can’t refuse. More than that, how can she fail? Because even despite her declining enthusiasm, Lucia is the best of the best. But when Lucia meets Dante Moreau, the deliciously sexy son of her intended target, things get a bit more complicated. Now Lucia has to decide between dancing with the devil … or following her heart.


 
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  Hell’s Fury
Jezebel Wyatt is the second of the Devil’s daughters. An Immortal with a gift for acquiring information, she has survived the centuries using her unique talent to obtain and sell crucial secrets to whomever offers the greatest prize. For Jessie, it’s only a game. Winner take everything. So when her father appears with the deal of all deals—steal the Protector of Armageddon—she accepts. But she knows she needs help, and the best alternative is also the worst—her ex-lover—David Bishop. International operative David Bishop is obsessed with finding the Protector, and through it the man who killed his brother. The only time he’s ever been distracted from his quest was the time he spent in Jessie Wyatt’s bed. An ice cold siren with a red hot core, David isn’t sure he can trust her—even though she’s offering a partnership that would give them both what they desire. With Jessie’s ability to acquire information, and David’s uncanny knack for getting into and out of tight situations, they seem to have everything they need. But as the forces of evil mount, Jessie and David must face their past as well as their darkest demons. And together they’ll learn that only by relinquishing everything can they hope to fulfill the promise of love.


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Inner Goddess Series Review


Review of Raising Hell by TinkNCognito
Nick is a famous artist, son of Satan himself and a bad boy in all rights. His art is infused with a bit of each subject, part of her soul. In all his centuries, he has been looking for his ultimate muse to make his ultimate masterpiece when he sees Delilah. But to make his best work, he must take all her soul. With that, he will become heir to his father. Delilah is the daughter of a southern preacher who moves to New York to become a model. She is beautiful but never seems to be what they are looking for. Just about to give up, Nick steps in to paint her. She is beauty and light and joy, but can she survive his darkness. I really enjoyed this novella. It was a fast read with love, hope and morality hanging in the balance. Nick is sexy and Delilah is sweet and together they combust like fire thrown on gasoline. The evolution of each is fun to read and the conclusion is very satisfying. I can't wait to see where the next novella takes me

Review of Hell Fire by TinkNCognito
Marcus is a collector of fine things - famous art, jewels, and various other things of value. Now whether is it all legal is a different issue! He is also the son of the Devil and he has been tasked by his dad to get the Devil's Delight - a ruby of legend that hasn't been seen in centuries. If he retrieves the ruby, he will become the heir. Celeste has been trained most her life to be a thief by her father, who also loves fine art. And he wants the Devil's Delight for himself. Of course, given her father's affinities, she has crossed paths with Marcus before, both going after the same treasure. Celeste won the first round enjoying his bed as a bonus. But unlike the last time, in order to get the ruby, they need to work together, may the best thief win. As was true with Raising Hell, this is a fast paced, fun read. Our main characters are interesting and complicated. When they come together, Marcus and Celeste are drawn to each other like moths to a flame. The question is - who will get the ruby? I loved the pace of this story and was super happy with the ending, which had a twist I didn't predict. I loved it!