tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41003383485104468372024-03-05T00:48:04.378-08:00Shandra's Shadow WorldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-82773907306038116002015-10-06T20:52:00.000-07:002015-10-06T20:52:13.038-07:00Grab it now...Selena Kitt's Holy Communion Collection -- with one of my stories!I<br />
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Okay, give me a second while I try to get my composure...<br />
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What's got me so aroused?<br />
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It's this....my story, Carnal Choirboys, is now published and live in a collection headlined by none other than author and publisher extraordinaire Selena Kitt.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0168XG7EA?keywords=shandra%20miller&qid=1444164796&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2">Holy Communion: 10 Book Hot Erotic Religion Priest Romance Bundle (Excite Spice Boxed Sets)</a> has 10 scandalous stories of eroticism and sex, all mingled in the prim and proper cloistered world of churches, choirs, priests, nuns, preachers and....well, you get the idea.<br />
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Here's a list of the writers, and their tales, included in the collection:<br />
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Selena Kitt ~ Emily and the Priest <br />
Bonnie Bliss ~ Crave <br />
Shandra Miller ~ Carnal Choirboys <br />
Lola White ~ Sister Marcella <br />
Selena Kitt ~ The Preacher and His Naughty Brat <br />
Sabrina Stelle ~ Grace of God: A Tale of Divine Lust <br />
Eve Kaye ~ Baptised and Taken by Him <br />
Alexis Honeywell ~ Broken Vows: The Priest's Secret <br />
Abbey Caine ~ Begging the Priest <br />
Selena Kitt ~ The Nudist and His Princess<br />
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I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to have my work in this collection -- some of those ladies are among the best writers in the world of erotica and romance.<br />
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Best of all, the ebook -- with more than 400 scintillating pages, is just 99 cents!.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0168XG7EA?keywords=shandra%20miller&qid=1444164796&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2">Holy Communion: 10 Book Hot Erotic Religion Priest Romance Bundle (Excite Spice Boxed Sets)</a> -- just click, download and enjoy!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-79376973838715271452015-10-03T07:32:00.000-07:002015-10-03T07:32:13.866-07:00Lethal Obsession going wide -- reborn all over the web!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My debut novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lethal-Obsession-Shandra-Miller-ebook/dp/B015TBKDWY/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443672739&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=lethal+obsession+by+shandra+mller">LETHAL OBSESSION</a>, has been reborn, with a new cover, tighter editing and writing, but the same arousing, blood-chilling story of Detective Angela Martin, who becomes involved with a man she meets through a Craigslist personal ad. <br /><br />A man who she begins to fall for.<br /><br />A man who enjoys controlling her, tying and tormenting her.<br /><br />A man who brings a sense of desire, longing, passion back into her life.<br /><br />A man who might very well be a killer.<br /><br />If you like tales that are heavy in sensual Fifty Shades of Gray-style bondage; if you like thrilling, edge-of-your-seat murder mysteries, if you like dark romance, and a tale that will keep you guessing from page to page -- and most of all you like it all rolled into one explosive story -- then <a href="http://www.excessica.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=956">LETHAL OBSESSION</a> is for you.<br /><br />Here's an excerpt:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She heard a whimper as the hot sting of leather kissed her buttocks, then the whimper grew to a muffled cry with the second and third strike, and Angela realized it was her own voice she was hearing, what little voice she could form through the gag.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Her body trembled at a fourth and fifth strike. Fear and adrenaline coursed through her body, and Angela moaned. Embarrassment competed with fear, embarrassment at being naked and vulnerable, and at the realization her body was responding to his actions, that she could no longer control herself, with each lash from the belt arousal grew; fear as the realization dawned on her, not rationally but in some deep, visceral way, that she was helpless and alone, at the mercy of a stranger who clearly had painful intentions for her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then it all went away, replaced by the hard sensation of ice, first against her right nipple, then her left. Angela cried out at the cold, her body jerking, but the sound was muffled, and she moved little, with her arms stretched overhead, wrists bound, snugly held in place by…by what she wasn’t sure, with her vision nothing more than blackness behind a blindfold.<br />She turned her body away from the cold as much as she could, and Angela felt another sharp sting of leather across her buttocks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Again the ice, but Angela held her footing, though her body trembled in spite of her attempt at remaining perfectly still. The cold pressed against her, hard, and then she felt the ice slipping around the nipple, making larger and larger circles outward, spiraling across her breasts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As suddenly as the ice had come, it was gone. In its place she felt his lips...kissing her right nipple, gently at first, ever so softly. A mix of sensations rolled through her body..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lethal-Obsession-Shandra-Miller-ebook/dp/B015TBKDWY/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443672739&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=lethal+obsession+by+shandra+mller">LETHAL OBSESSION</a> is available now at these outlets:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.excessica.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=956">LETHAL OBSESSION at Excessica</a> (including Kindle-ready format)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-lethalobsession-1896434-354.html">LETHAL OBSESSION at All Romance</a> (including Kindle-ready format)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.excitica.com/index.php/lethal-obsession.html">LETHAL OBSESSION at Excitica</a> (including Kindle-ready format)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lethal-obsession-shandra-miller/1114727993?ean=2940151098892">LETHAL OBSESSION at Barnes and Noble</a> (Nook)</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-52705082842464032292015-09-30T10:01:00.002-07:002015-09-30T10:01:57.865-07:00Some Scary, Steamy, Sensual Ghostly Erotic Tales For Your Reading (And Other) PleasureThe calendar is flipping to October, with the cool chill of autumn in the air, the time when ghosts and ghouls and goblins take center stage.<br /><br />So what about those hot, torrid, sensual days of summer?<br /><br />Well, I can't do much about the fading summer weather, but I've got a collection that'll give you chills of Halloween combined with some of the steamiest, sweatiest, blood-pumping eroticism around -- kinda like hot flashes, but in a good way. <br /><br />An arousing way. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.a1adultebooks.com/ebooks/b9336-hardcore-paranormal-erotica.htm">Hardcore Paranormal Erotica: Ravaged by Ghosts, Vampires, and Halloween Visitors</a> is a collection of five lurid, sensual, ghostly tales of sex with those from another realm. Imagine what it would be like to be taken by unseen hands, kissed by invisible lips, ravished by those who have superhuman abilities, including the skill to bring the deepest, most sensational feelings of desire and arousal from inside you.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oY9cKi0FMjTB4phtBIWBN55elsh2SEKKPIdNlHSb9z4ebGEy0_GO47PEnYeftspvXsn3sLU7j3Ff4AOjh9hF6XoIYINion4rRfimJP5UL5ioNO9BkktVgS97Cko4wJ-Dj_u79uh7aPjK/s1600/hardcore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oY9cKi0FMjTB4phtBIWBN55elsh2SEKKPIdNlHSb9z4ebGEy0_GO47PEnYeftspvXsn3sLU7j3Ff4AOjh9hF6XoIYINion4rRfimJP5UL5ioNO9BkktVgS97Cko4wJ-Dj_u79uh7aPjK/s320/hardcore.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />Well, you don't have to imagine it -- I've put together the stories for you. In <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Shandra%20Miller%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall">Hardcore Paranormal Erotica</a>, you'll find these tales:<br /><br /> Ghostly Gangbang: Taken in the Haunted Brothel House is a tale of two college coeds taking a sorority dare – spend a night in former Brothel House, supposedly haunted by the spirits of prostitutes and johns tragically killed sixty years earlier. They take the dare, and soon find those long-lost women and men are waiting, with sexual cravings six decades in the making.<br /><br />In Supernatural Sex: I was Gangbanged by the Spirits, Linda gets the best of both worlds – a session of bondage play and sex with her husband, then during a séance she finds herself nude and floating in the air, surrounded by her friends and hubby, all of whom watch as untold numbers of spirits have their way with her, caressing, kissing, going deep into every orifice they can find, driving Linda insane with arousal and sensations she didn't know were possible. <br /><br />In Gangbanged by the Ghosts (A Paranormal, Reluctant Group Sex Tale) Elena visits a popular haunted house with her boyfriend, and hundreds of other people all willing to stand in line for hours for a chance to be scared witless. The haunted show is set up in a former mental institution, shuttered decades earlier after too many strange incidents reported by both residents and staff. Elena learns there are stories of spirits there, ghosts with hungry, insatiable sexual appetites. And while everyone else there doesn't seem to see anything out of the ordinary, Elena finds she is the dish the spirits decide can satisfy their hunger – only to find they awaken a sexual craving inside her she never knew existed. <br /><br />In Hard Halloween Sex: Taken by the Masked Man, Deborah finds herself alone late on Halloween night, all of the trick-or-treating kids having retired for the evening, her candy dish nearly empty and her energy for the day gone. Just before heading to bed, she hears the doorbell. She answers the door to find a mysterious masked stranger. Though she knows better, Deborah finds herself enthralled by his appearance, stepping aside, letting him in, where he strips her nude and has his way with her, drawing from her body the deepest, most intense sense of arousal she's felt in a long time...and then he unveils a surprise....<br /><br />In Taken by the Vampire: A Paranormal Rough Sex, Gangbang Tale, Jennifer is on her regular late-night commute from her job, riding the back, deserted car of the train, when a stranger enters, a man who seems to have an unearthly way about him. Before she knows what's happening, the man is on her, ravaging her, driving her insane with sexual arousal, draining her – in more ways than one. When he's had his way, the stranger leaves Jennifer helpless and exposed, allowing others to have their way as well...<br />
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All of these tales will be available on Amazon soon enough, but why wait? You can get the collection at <a href="http://www.a1adultebooks.com/ebooks/b9336-hardcore-paranormal-erotica.htm">A1 Adult books</a>, downloadable to read in any format on any ereader, or you can get the collection at<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Shandra%20Miller%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall"> Barnes and Noble for your Nook</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.a1adultebooks.com/ebooks/b9336-hardcore-paranormal-erotica.htm">Hardcore Paranormal Erotica: Ravaged by Ghosts, Vampires, and Halloween Visitors at A1 Adult Books</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Shandra%20Miller%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall">Hardcore Paranormal Erotica: Ravaged by Ghosts, Vampires, and Halloween Visitors at Barnes and Noble</a><br />
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Caution:
I do not recommend reading these alone -- you're going to want to have a
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-40889839475006019182015-09-28T18:42:00.002-07:002015-09-28T18:56:57.493-07:00Doing a HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY dance....<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//giphy.com/embed/OI78aG4mU6qRO?html5=true" width="480"></iframe><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/dance-carlton-OI78aG4mU6qRO">via GIPHY</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Okay, maybe I don't have moves like that, but I cannot be more ecstatic right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Why?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, I have long looked upon erotica writer extraordinaire Selena Kitt as a goddess of the erotica publishing world. She can do it all -- write extremely arousing, plot-filled, and most of all well-written work. She's incredibly prolific, and she's even managed to start a couple of successful publishing companies (<a href="http://excessica.com/">eXcessica</a> and <a href="http://www.excitica.com/">excitica </a>among them).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And if you go to <a href="http://excessica.com/">eXcessica</a> and scroll down the new release section, you'll see my book, <a href="http://www.excessica.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=956">Lethal Obsession</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That's right, my novel <a href="http://www.excessica.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=956">Lethal Obsession</a> is now part of the <a href="http://excessica.com/">eXcessica</a> publishing catalog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There's more publishing news coming up in the next few days and weeks, but I just had to share -- seeing <a href="http://www.excessica.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=956">Lethal Obsession</a> there made my day!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-75788424930604475742015-09-24T15:00:00.003-07:002015-09-24T15:00:37.606-07:00Back out into the world...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I write this, it's been exactly one year, one month, and nine days since I last posted here on my blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A lot's happened in that time. Some of it good, some of it bad, and some of it ugly (I've spent a lot of time over the past year watching TV and movies, especially old flicks, so pardon me if these phrases and names slip into my blogging). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll run quickly through the latter two first -- the bad and the ugly -- so you can know where I've been, then talk about the good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had a little trouble with my writing and publishing, or more specifically someone decided my stories were suddenly offensive, so after letting me publish work for more than a year, allowing virtually everything I post to pass through their censor check, suddenly Amazon decided much of my work no longer conformed to their standards, so they banned most of it. No warning, no explanation, just banned most of it and warned me I could lost my account if I didn't shape up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some of you know I've struggled with clinical depression -- at times severe -- and that sent me into a tailspin. I unpublished all of my work, not only at Amazon, but everywhere. An overreaction, yes, but I tend to do that some times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then life grew worse -- someone I had thought of as a friend and mentor turned out not to be so much of either, taking advantage of my condition at the time, offering "help" then pulling it back, stringing me along...you know how life can be. So I had to cut ties, walk away, which is always painful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That was followed by the loss of someone dear and close to me, a precious soul who had really become my mother in recent years -- she'd taken me in, offered me support, guidance, love, just like I was one of her kids. She was the most loving, strongest woman I've ever known, but after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis, she passed away earlier this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And not too long after that I nearly lost one of the other closest people to me in the whole world. She's not out of the woods yet, after a hospital stay and some extended outpatient treatment, she seems to be doing a little better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That was me, throughout these past few months. I mean my life, the way I was living, letting things get to me in ways that were unhealthy. Bad things happen to us all, it's really how we respond, how we overcome and build our lives in spite of the bad, that ultimately defines us and our lives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was pretty ugly, and I went for a long period of time without writing, without doing anything other than crawling out of bed, going to work, then coming back home. I ate a lot. Gained a lot of weight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've thought a lot about the one loss I mentioned earlier, my "mom." If any of you know me, or have been reading my posts off and on over the past few years, you know I had a rough start in life, eventually striking out on my own when I was just 16.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, my "mom" had a hard life, too. An incredibly poor childhood, some times going without the very basics of life, especially food. Yet she continued on, married, had her own kids, raised them, helped raise her grandkids, all through some trying and difficult times. Yet she never lost the basic joy in her life, never sat down and said "it's too much." She told me, more than once, that when things got really bad, she just put her head down and plowed through it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"What else can you do?" she often asked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, some of us quit, or take an extended break from life, it seems. At least that's what I've done a few times, which is odd since I was so determined, when I was younger, to never do that, to never be like the ones I grew up with, to never quit. I was determined to make something of my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I suppose I've done better than most that I grew up with, I certainly have done more than most would have thought possible if they saw me growing up, but still, when I sit and think and look back, I lost my way somewhere, started focusing on the problems, the bad and the ugly, rather than just working hard and moving forward.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A couple of months ago I decided this was crazy -- if I want some things in life, if I want to be different or better than I am now, just do it. Put my head down and plow forward.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And that's what I've been doing. I've tried, slowly, to get my life back together, to start writing again, and getting away from home for more than just working, to get out and live a little bit again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So far, so good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Which brings me to this blog, and my writing career. I've thought about restarting my blog for most of those two months, I've thought about writing and publishing more, maybe finding some homes for my old work and writing new pieces as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With the publication to this blog, I'm officially starting that, getting back into the game. In coming weeks and months I'll have news of my writing, where it's being published, how you can get it, and all of that info.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll also, from time to time, share a little with you what's going on in my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As always, feel free to comment, to share here from your own life, your own writing, most anything you wish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For now, this kind of catches you up on my life. As always, thanks so much for stopping by. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-59054166767818148612014-08-14T05:31:00.003-07:002014-08-14T19:39:01.620-07:00Free, hot fiction for your summer readingI'm back with what I hope will be my weekly (at least) offering of the best FREE erotica fiction available or download to your Kindle.<br />
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Start off with an offering from Purple Pleasure Publishing's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M5PLQHY">Taken By The Pool: A Summertime Gangbang</a>, by best-selling erotica author Mandy Cumming. This is one that'll get your blood pumping and stay with you…especially next time you're at the pool…<br />
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Want to know what this one's about? Check out this blurb:<br />
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Sharon's worked hard all her life – teaching elementary school children most of the year, taking on summer school teaching assignments the rest of the time to earn extra money, have a chance at good vacations, a better home, other nice things. <br />
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She's finally reached some of her goals, and the first year in her new home – complete with a modest pool – she decides to take the summer off, rest a little and enjoy the fruits of her labor.<br />
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And she meets Graham. He's an 18-year-old in his last summer before college, working as many jobs as he can to save money, and one of those jobs is coming by Sharon's house three times a week to clean out and take care of her pool.<br />
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Sharon watches him when he's around, wondering what it would be to feel those young, strong arms around her, that slender, hard body over her. One day, when her kids are off to camp, she can't help herself. Sharon begins flirting with Graham, and soon enough the two are together, nude, in the pool, making wild, raw love, when Graham's friends show up – a classmate of his, and another friend a year older. <br />
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Sharon is playful with them at first, but quickly learns flirting with teen-age boys, even ones who are 18 and 19, may lead down roads she hadn't intended, and that once she gets the boys started, there's no stopping them…<br />
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Sound hot? Download it for free and find out, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M5PLQHY">right here</a>!<br />
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That's not all. Other free fiction available for your Kindle includes:<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Boss-Abigail-Barnette-ebook/dp/B00ENTIAJM/ref=zg_bs_7620212011_f_3">The Boss</a> by Abigail Barnette is an erotica little tale about Sophie Scaife, who almost ran away once, trading her ticket to college for a ticket to Tokyo. But a delayed flight and a hot one-night stand with a stranger changed her mind, putting her firmly on track to a coveted position at a New York fashion magazine.<br />
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When the irresistible stranger from that one incredible night turns out to be her new boss – billionaire and publishing magnate Neil Elwood – Sophie can’t resist the chance to rekindle the spark between them… and the opportunity to explore her submissive side with the most Dominant man she’s ever known.<br />
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Neil is the only man who has ever understood Sophie’s need to submit in the bedroom, and the only man who has ever satisfied those desires. When their scorching, no-strings-attached sexual relationship becomes something more, Sophie must choose between her career and heart… or risk losing them both.<br />
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Other romantic, erotic, and otherwise sizzling hot fiction that is FREE right now includes:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Businessmans-Power-Please-Book-ebook/dp/B00BG9Q0BW/ref=zg_bs_7620212011_f_2">The Businessman's Tie (The Power to Please Book 1</a>) by Deena Ward<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brie-Pleases-Master-After-Graduation-ebook/dp/B00B6JFKNG/ref=zg_bs_7620212011_f_49">Brie Pleases her New Master (After Graduation, #1)</a> by Red Phoenix<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Taken-neighbor-Older-Younger-Woman-ebook/dp/B00JJ3DGZ0/ref=zg_bs_7620212011_f_46">Taken by the neighbor (Older Man, Younger Woman) </a> by Betty Adams<br />
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All of these hot little numbers are available for FREE download to your Kindle right now.<br />
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*Free offering is as of Aug. 14. Please check before downloading to ensure the offered ebooks remains free.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-5085638865300135022014-08-06T06:06:00.003-07:002014-08-06T06:40:27.313-07:00I'm back -- with FREE erotica fiction for you!Yes, your erstwhile dark erotica writer has returned. I'd love to tell you all where I've been, what I've been doing, and I will, but not today. For now I simply want to announce my return by pointing you to some hot little sexy freebies you can download to your Kindle right now (and no, you don't have to be a member of Kindle Unlimited, Amazon Prime, or anything else – these are just FREE!).<br />
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First, let me share with you a sizzling story of a young intern alone with some of her firm's junior executives, a story that includes some hot sex, a bit of bondage, and an unexpected ending. Here's the blurb:<br />
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Then Rachel decides to try a little flirting with Nicholas, one of the junior executives, see if she can work her way into his marketing projects, even if she has to work her way into his pants to do it. Turns out Nicholas is more than willing to trade favors – only Rachel learns he has a thing for women who are tied up, and once she's helpless, Rachel gets more than she bargained for in...<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ILMDK8S/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ILMDK8S&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20&linkId=FPQIY2H2KLYGZ5DU">Taking The Tied Up Intern (A Reluctant Very Rough Gangbang Tale): She's Only 18?</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=johpetdarscr-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00ILMDK8S" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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Want more? Try out these free offerings today (books are free as of when I posted this blog – I can't be certain how long they'll stay free, so go get'm now!)<br />
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<a href="http://amzn.to/1y5p7iY">Selling Scarlett (A Love Inc. Novel</a>) by best-selling novelists Ella James.<br />
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Here's a blurb: Elizabeth DeVille doesn't belong at a party like this--one where the gowns cost more than her Camry and cigars run higher than her grad school utility bills. Dragged out of seclusion by her best friend Suri, Elizabeth is merely playing dress-up, rubbing elbows with a crowd that banished her troubled family years ago.<br />
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Hunter West is tired. Tired of parties, tired of pretending, and tired of trying to right a wrong that haunts him every day. Bourbon heir and professional poker player by day, by night Hunter is gambling with his life in a high-stakes game of crime and blackmail.<br />
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When Elizabeth stumbles into Hunter's den of vices, she's a light in the darkness, a flame in the void. And, just like everything he touches, Hunter mars her in a record time. To rectify the damage done, Elizabeth needs money she doesn't have, and she's come up with a foolproof way to get it.<br />
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Follow Elizabeth--code-named Scarlett--to the lush Nevada brothel where she'll auction her virginity and risk the only thing that's not for sale: her heart. The highest bidder is a familiar face, with wicked hands and the devil's mouth. And a secret so dark that it could cost her life.<br />
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**Mature Content Warning** Not recommended for readers under the age of 17 due to mature language, sexual content, and violence.<br />
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<a href="http://amzn.to/1vayYYM">Home Schooled - Learning to Please (Taboo Erotica)</a><br />
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<a href="http://amzn.to/1kH0PLK">The Nanny's First Time #1</a><br />
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<a href="http://amzn.to/1oqMsGi">Waiting for Snow</a> (I usually hate snow, but if I had what's on this cover every time it snowed….hmmm…I'd move to Alaska)<br />
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That's it for today...Check them out!<br />
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And, before I go, let me ask you to be a doll – if you read these, please leave a review and rating for the authors. They're giving these stories away for free to you, show them your appreciation – take at least three minutes to jot a quickie little review and rating.<br />
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Till next time!<br />
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xoxoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-19830190007108040432014-04-07T07:44:00.002-07:002014-04-07T07:44:29.256-07:00Three free stories and a free collection!Merry Monday to you. <br /><br />It's rainy, foggy and cool in my little part of the world today – but that's okay, I enjoy this type of weather. <br /><br />I hope your week is off to a great start! Of course, I know Monday's can be a little on the difficult side, so to ease your transition into the new week, I'm bringing you a list of erotica and sensual ebooks that you can download from Amazon today absolutely free!<br /><br />Maybe this'll give you something to look forward to at the end of the long workday, or maybe a few of these tales will serve as your afternoon entertainment. Maybe you can save them for later in the week – it's up to you!<br /><br />For now, just download and enjoy as you see fit.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JAG79O0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00JAG79O0&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20">Deep Throat Bondage (Taken by the Craigslist Lover)</a> by Mary Beth Fisting (wow, what a name!). Meghann is a typical woman – after 15 years of marriage, an absentee husband more caught up in work than home, two kids who keep her running, she's looking for something different. An adventure. Mystery. Passion. That's when she meets her Craigslist lover, a man she knows only as Jasper, someone she befriends online, shares fantasies with, then agrees to a hotel rendezvous to act out one of their common fantasies. Soon enough she's bound and helpless, and that's when she discovers what Jasper really had in store for her.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CNVVJ68/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00CNVVJ68&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20">Teach Me Something New, Part 1</a> by Summer Olsen. Lucy Montgomery has never met a line she wouldn’t cross. Raised by activist parents, Lucy grew up challenging authority. Now 22, she ends up taking a course by Professor Ryan Sherwood, a man whose authority and take-charge style intrigues her. Aroused by the hint of steel in Professor Sherwood’s eyes, the subtle command in his voice, and the fetish magazines hidden in his desk, Lucy embarks on an exercise in her deepest, darkest desires with the masterful Professor as her willing teacher. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Panties-Fridays-Novel-Sean-Robertson-ebook/dp/B00CMDZ4RC/ref=zg_bs_157057011_f_47">No Panties Friday</a> by Sean H. Robertson. No underwear...is the best underwear! This romantic erotica collection consists of six fiery hot novellas all wrapped into one steamy 45,000 collection for your enjoyment.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IS6DO2O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00IS6DO2O&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20">Tied and Taken: A Story of Bondage, Sex, and Erotic Desire</a> by Cassie Kincaid<br /><br />When she was younger Amanda had often fantasized, wondered what it would be like to be taken, against her will, bound and violated by multiple men. She grew older, lost her boyfriend, then lost whatever sense of adventure she had as work and grown-up responsibilities crowded her life. <br /> <br /> Then it happened. One night, after leaving work late, she found herself taken, drugged and swept off the street as she walked to her car. Later she woke – bound, gagged and blindfolded, men taking the clothes from her body, kissing, touching…. <br /><br />*****<br />Wow, that's quite a collection of stories that are all FREE today, so check them out.<br /><br />And authors, don't forget, I'll feature your FREE work here on Mondays, at no cost to you. Just send your book title, author name, Amazon link, and a really brief synopsis, along with the Monday it will be free, to bookspecials@yahoo.com.<br /><br />And thanks for stopping by!<br /><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-71650611681135733692014-03-31T05:54:00.002-07:002014-04-05T23:42:26.784-07:00Merry Monday -- FREE ebooks for you!Merry Monday to you! <br /><br />I know, you're sitting there bleary-eyed, maybe on your second (third?) cup of coffee, wondering what artificial substance I'm using to be so chipper at the start of the week.<br /><br />I understand your pain. Monday is…well, it's Monday. The start of a new workweek, the official end of the weekend and any break we had from the real work world. Playtime (or rest time) is over and now we're slaving for the big boss.<br /><br />That's why I'm unveiling a new feature that I hope will make your Mondays a little merrier: Merry Monday Free Book Specials.<br /><br />That's right, every Monday I'll be listing somewhere between a half dozen and two dozen FREE e-books you can download to your Kindle. Some shorts, some full-length novels, mostly erotica, but some weeks I'll include romance, adventure, maybe even a few thrillers or horror tales. <br /><br />And the best thing is they'll be absolutely FREE.<br /><br />Every Monday just stop by here, at Shandra's Shadow World, and see what some great authors around the world have to offer you.<br /><br />If you're an author, I'll be glad to include your work. Just send an Amazon link to me at bookspecials@yahoo.com (I can't believe that address was available!). Please send the ebook title, author name, and a one- or two-line description of the work.<br /><br />Here's an example:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shandra-Miller/e/B00ADXD56A/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1">Lethal Obsession</a>, by Shandra Miller. After years in a loveless marriage, Detective Angela Martin does the unthinkable: She meets with a stranger, in a hotel room, where she allows him to act out one of his bondage fantasies. When she does, Angela finds herself thrust into a world of murder, mystery, passion and eroticism. Download to your Kindle <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shandra-Miller/e/B00ADXD56A/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1">here</a>. <br /><br />(And no, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shandra-Miller/e/B00ADXD56A/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1">Lethal Obsession</a> is not free, just using it as an example – but it IS on sale for 99 cents if you're interested!)<br /><br />Remember, send me only links to books that you intend to have free on the following Monday. <br /><br />Now, if you're an author, send those links to me for next week. And if you're a writer, here's your first Merry Monday Free Book Specials:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IGVADP2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00IGVADP2&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20">Jennifer Stripped On Stage (A Story of Reluctant Public Sex),</a> by Mary Alice Ball. When Jennifer's dream date takes her to a live magician's show, she is thrilled, until she watches one of her friends taken on stage, stripped and violated while the audience watches. Jennifer goes to her friend, only to soon find she may be next. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008S2RKAU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008S2RKAU&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20">Dying to Forget (The Station)</a>, by Trish Marie Dawson: Piper Willow dies the summer after her high school graduation and finds herself in a spiritual terminal called the Station. She's given only two choices: Move on to the unknown where she'll be forced to spend an eternity in her own personal hell or be trained as a Volunteer and return to Earth as the subconscious for a person in need of outside assistance. Does Piper have what it takes to save a life, to be the nagging voice inside another person's head? Or will she fail and end up lost and tormented...forever? <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J1PN9Y4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00J1PN9Y4&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20">Bondage and Service: A Tale of Reluctant First-time Oral Sex and BDSM</a>. by Mandy Cumming. Brittany, a waitress at the exclusive Tide's Inn, decides to make her play for Victor McCoy, a regular visitor who has made his interest in her obvious. Brittany quickly learns Victor isn't a typical lover – he expects total surrender from Brittany, leaving her literally helpless to his every whim. FREE for your Kindle <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J1PN9Y4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00J1PN9Y4&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081L52J4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0081L52J4&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20">A to Z in 10 by 10</a> by Donna B. McNicol 26 letters in the alphabet provide the start of 26 flash fiction stories. Each story was written based upon a word and a photo used for inspiration. That's the A to Z.The 10 by 10 refers to the story length. Each story was written in no more than ten sentences but with a minimum of 100 words (10x10=100). <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H9VBKIO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00H9VBKIO&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20">His for One Night (His #1)</a> by Octavia Wildwood. After a bad night, straight-laced college instructor Daniella James finds herself drowning her sorrows at a local bar. It’s not her type of place, but she doesn’t feel like being alone. Then a handsome stranger in an expensive suit walks into her life and nothing is ever the same again. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FC09WPC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00FC09WPC&linkCode=as2&tag=johpetdarscr-20">The Neighbor 2, Lust in the Suburbs</a> by Abby Weeks. Janey's story continues as she determines to impress the wealthy neighbor next door, this time by dominating her husband in front of him. As Janey gets closer to actually meeting the neighbor, and even slips onto his property in her underwear, we get another stunning look at how much she has changed and grown since moving to Sunny Oaks. <br /><br />Give yourself a little gift (or two, or three) to help you get yourself started on the week, click on any of the links and download your free e-books.<br /><br />And if you're an author, send me any books you plan to have free on Monday, April 7 to bookspecials@yahoo.com<br /><br />Disclaimer: While it is my intention to feature only ebooks that are available for free download today, please check to ensure the book is listed as free before downloading. Sole responsibility for ensuring the listed ebooks are free, as listed, rest with the author. <br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-64567869448981003502014-03-10T11:13:00.002-07:002014-03-10T11:13:34.515-07:00Birthday Bash Winners Announced, and the release of Surrender, Book 3 in the Lethal Obsession Trilogy<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">First, the list of winners from my Lethal Obsession
Birthday Blog Bash – we have ten different ladies who won prizes that included
gift cards and free e-copies of novels and short story collections. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Second, tomorrow – March 11 – is release day for my
newest novel, Surrender: Book 3 of the Lethal Obsession Trilogy. Initially,
some of you may recall, the title was to be Enslaved, but turns out that
all-powerful Amazon didn't like the title and refused selling it…on well,
that's the life of an indie erotica writer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Surrender will be featured on a short little blog
tour beginning March 11 – and the first stop will be at the blog of author A.R.
Von at <a href="http://dreamzofdragons.blogspot.com/">http://dreamzofdragons.blogspot.com/</a> I'm posting a guest blog, along
with a little promo about Surrender and the first-ever published excerpt from
the novel. I'll be back tomorrow to talk a little more about the blog tour, but
please make plans to visit <a href="http://dreamzofdragons.blogspot.com/">http://dreamzofdragons.blogspot.com/</a> tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And now, for the winners of the Lethal Obsession Birthday
Blog Bash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">First, we have three ladies who have won an e-copy
of one of my Lethal Obsession trilogy works. Either Lethal Obsession, Helpless,
or Surrender – their choice!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the winners in this portion of the contest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nicole Tetrev won an e-copy of the novel Second
Chance Love by Jennifer Labelle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Amy Bowens won an e-copy of the short story
collection Reality in Each Fantasy, which was offered by author Lacey Silks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tonya Kinzer won an e-copy of Reality in Each
Fantasy 2, also courtesy of author Lacey Silks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And Jennifer Labelle won an e-copy of another Lacey
Silkes collection, Reality in Mistresses Collection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And Heather Hicks won an e-copy of Second Chance
Love by author Jennifer Labelle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And that brings us to the two gift cards, offered courtesy
of authors Tonya Kinzer and Sarah Wallace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tammy Rammy wins the $10 gift card offer supplied by
Tonya Kinzer and Amy Miller takes home the $10 Amazon card offered by Sarah
Wallace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Congratulations to the winners – I'll be supplying
your contact info to the writers offering the prizes and they should be in
contact with you shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thanks so much to the authors to took part in the
Birthday Blog Bash and offered prizes, and most of all, thanks to all of you readers
who stopped by and read some of the fascinating blog posts, excerpts and
interviews supplied by the writers who took place in the tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-51284952671847859582014-02-27T21:31:00.000-08:002014-02-27T21:32:42.881-08:00Viewing Life in Living Color : Liv Honeywell talks BDSM, romance, and white chocolate<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Visiting with us today we have Liv Honeywell, who
says she likes to live her life in "Glorious Technicolor." And she
writes stories set in the world of BDSM. While some writers have gotten into
that field because it seems to be an easy few dollars, for Liv the decision to
write in that genre goes much deeper. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Liv, thanks for visiting with me today. Can you tell
me a bit about what you mean by living life in "Glorious
Technicolor"?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thanks very much for having me, Shandra </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I wrote that a while back when I was thinking about
life in general and also about when I began to explore BDSM. I’ve always been
creative and I’ve always wanted to write and run my own business rather than do
some beige, boring day job, and I remember thinking that even realizing that it
was possible, that I didn’t *have* to sit there for the rest of my life in a
job I hated was almost like going from watching black & white television to
colour. Life was so much more exciting and had so many more possibilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I discovered the world of BDSM, I found that
all the things I’d imagined and fantasized about were possible but there were
also many more things that hadn’t even occurred to me, there was so much depth
to having a D/s relationship, there were so many more sensations to experience
and so much to explore, so if I was living in colour before, now it really had
to be Glorious Technicolor </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>What about your writing – why do you focus in the
world of BDSM?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I think the very simple answer for a lot of writers
is that we write what we like to read and that’s definitely true for me. I love
erotica of all kinds but I write about BDSM because on the page, I can safely
explore things I haven’t tried yet. I can also look deeper at things I have
tried or even look at them from the Dom’s point of view.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I love to explore what the submissive is thinking
when a scene is going on and how she is reacting to all the sensations, so
there’s quite a bit of that in my writing, but I also love the humour in BDSM.
I’m a great one for putting my foot in my mouth and saying just the wrong thing
– well, from my point of view that is, not so much from the Dom’s! I can’t tell
you the amount of times I’ve seemingly had a brain bypass, opened my mouth and
got myself into trouble. For example:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dom: “If the curtains weren’t open and people couldn’t
see in, I’d bend you over the sofa and spank you for that.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Me: Completely without thinking “Oh, no, they can’t
see in because of the blinds.” Pause, look at grin on Dom’s face. “Er, I mean,
yes. Yes, they can!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cue roar of laughter from Dom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There’s so much of that in BDSM relationships and
often it’s not reflected in books. One of my favourite film genres is the
romantic comedy but when I first started reading erotica, I couldn’t find
stories which were proper romantic comedies about people involved in BDSM
relationships, so now I write those for me and hope that other people like them
too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Is there a theme that seems to run through your
work, or is each story different, a stand-alone world?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I think if there is, it’s probably that each one is
romantic is some way and has a happy ending. I don’t write depressing endings.
I’ve read more than one book which was hilarious and warm and touching and then
one of the main characters died without warning at the end, and it felt like
I’d suddenly dropped into reading a completely different book that I hadn’t
signed up for. I hate those and I’m never going to do that to my readers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Each book is stand alone in th</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">at it is a complete
story by itself without having to buy another book to find out what happens
next, but I do have ideas for more than one series were there will be the same
characters popping in and out over several books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>What's your writing routine like – do you write at
the same time of day, play music, have any sort of rituals to get you in the
mood?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I don’t have a routine as such, as I’m so busy that
I have to fit the writing in when I can.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have a quote on my whiteboard which I love: ‘The
first draft doesn’t have to be good. It just has to be written,’ and I read
that before I start to remind myself that I don’t have to try to write final
draft quality work on the first go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I can’t listen to music when I write as I find it
distracting, so it has to be silence for the words and background television
for plotting and writing notes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m also a big fan of Write or Die, a web based
writing software which is great for getting me past the inner editor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Okay, let's step away from writing for a bit. Let's
do some rapid fire questions. Answer the first thing that comes to mind – no
cheating, no pondering, just whatever flashes in your mind first.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Favorite movie?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m probably supposed to say something deep here and
claim it’s Citizen Kane or something, but I’m afraid it’s not. I couldn’t
really pick just one but I’m loving all the Marvell films at the moment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Richard Roxburgh because he is a different
character, and thoroughly convincing, in every film I’ve ever seen him in, and
there aren’t many who can achieve that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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weekend, with one person, living or dead, who would it be?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m single at the moment, so I’d love a sneak peak
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>If money were no object or concern, where would you
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Seychelles. I’m researching it for a book at the
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Again, pretending that money is of no concern, where
would you live?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Somewhere near enough that I could walk on the beach
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Favorite food?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">White chocolate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Again, I couldn’t really pick just one but here are
some of my favourite writers: Natasha Knight, Renee Rose and Rosanna Leo to
name just a few.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Okay, now, back to the writerly questions</b>. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Getting bottom on seat and actually starting. I’m
fine once I get going but I do seem to suffer a little from the idea that I
must write something perfect instead of just getting a first draft down and
finished, especially when it’s an idea I’m really excited about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Tell us, do you have more work coming soon that we
can look forward to?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I do. I’m working on a series about three brothers –
all Doms, and hoping to have the first one out in March or early April. I don’t
have blurb or an excerpt yet though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m also working on some short erotica stories with
my friend, Cochrane Gage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Give us a sample of one of your already published
works – maybe a little blurb, even an excerpt, and where we can purchase the
work.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Coming, Ready or Not! Three Tales of Tease and
Denial is one I really like because it combines the intensity of an M/s
relationship with some comedy. Here’s the blurb and an excerpt:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Meet Will and
Abby. An ordinary couple that you wouldn’t give a second glance at if they were
walking down the street. Except they share a wonderful secret and bond as they
explore their Master/slave relationship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">This is a loving
couple, full of good humour, but nothing in any relationship is perfect and
sometimes things go wrong. Even the strongest will in the world can't always
obey and with that comes consequences...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Three vignettes,
<i>The Edge, Bad Girl,</i> and <i>Breathless</i> focus on control. Can Abby be
taken to the edge of pleasure and not cross over? She wants to obey and to hold
on. But can she? And what will happen to her if she can't?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Holding on has
never felt so good...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Warning:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> This book is adults only. It contains adult language,
caning, spanking, face slapping, gags, a brief mention of anal sex and orgasm
denial<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Buying
Links:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Amazon US - </span><a href="http://amzn.to/14aeYm2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">http://amzn.to/14aeYm2</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Will, please.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Excuse me? I
think you mean 'Sir,' and do you really think this is up to you?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Er, no, Sir. I
guess not. I'm sorry.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“I should think
so. Now lie back. Go on.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I lie back
against the chair. I don’t have another choice anyway. My legs are spread wide
apart and strapped tightly to the chair legs, so I couldn't close them if I
wanted to, and my arms are tied behind my back and then secured to the back of
the chair frame. I'm really not going anywhere until my Lord and </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Master lets
me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You grin at me,
knowing full well that there's nothing I can do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I narrow my
eyes. “You evil b...”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You grab my chin
and force me to look into your eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“I really don't
think you want to finish that sentence, Abby. I wouldn't advise it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You continue
circling my clit with just the tip of your finger, as you have been doing,
agonisingly slowly, for the last few minutes. I moan and throw my head back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Oh, please,
Sir. Please may I come?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You pretend to
consider my request, as if you haven’t already made up your mind. "Hmmmm,
no. No, I don't think so.” You run your other hand over my breasts, pausing to
tweak first one nipple and then the other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“You need to
learn that this body does not belong to you any more. It belongs to me and it's
up to me <i>if</i> you get any pleasure and up to me when and how.
Understand?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Ye...he...Yes,
Sir”, I pant, trying desperately to hold on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Good girl.” You
grin evilly again. “Besides I'm nowhere near done teasing you yet. I’m having
far too much fun enjoying that lovely tortured expression on your face.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I let out
another low moan, born of frustration and desire; at the same time feeling a
tingling warmth and excitement in my stomach at your dominance over me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Your touch
builds me dangerously close to orgasm again, leaving me hovering right there on
the edge. I try to think of something else, anything else. What are we having
for dinner? What shall I make? Are we out of peas? Or perhaps His Domliness
will decide he wants to go out when he has finished working up an appetite by
torturing me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The thought
brings me right back into the room, back to the sensation of your fingers
sliding in and out of me, your thumb lightly rubbing my clit ever closer, ever
nearer. I buck in my seat, half torn between wanting to push myself forward
against your thumb, wanting release so badly, and not wanting to let you down
by coming without permission. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Sirrrr,” I
groan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Yes, Abby. What
can I do for you? Do you want me to stop? Good idea!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You remove your
hand from my pussy and I let out an animal yelp of frustration. Oh God. This is
the third time you have brought me to the brink of orgasm and I really don't
know how much more I can stand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Oh wow...excuse me a minute.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Okay, now that I've calmed down, let me say once again Liv, thanks again for being with us today. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If you want to know more about Liv, or how to find her online, here's a little from her website:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">When not writing about delicious, hot male dominants and the female subs who love them, I’m usually doing something craft-like, reading, baking, eating the results of said baking, and attempting to satisfy the demands of His High and Mighty Dominance (the cat!). My first story, Imagine, was published in 2012 and since then I’ve published Coming, Ready or Not and The Journal, which was written with Domitri Xavier and was winner of Turning the Pages Erotica Book of the Year 2013. I’m working on several books at once as usual, and trying to decide which of my other book ideas to work on next!<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.199999809265137px; line-height: 11.263999938964844px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span>You can follow me on my blog - <a href="http://www.liv-honeywell.com/">http://www.liv-honeywell.com</a>, Twitter - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/LivHoneywell,">http://www.twitter.com/LivHoneywell,</a> Facebook -<a href="https://www.facebook.com/LivHoneywellErotica,">https://www.facebook.com/LivHoneywellErotica,</a> Goodreads - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/LivHoneywell">http://www.goodreads.com/LivHoneywell</a> and my Amazon page is here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/livhoneywell">https://www.amazon.com/author/livhoneywell</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-60536399007545702252014-02-26T07:21:00.000-08:002014-02-26T07:21:44.555-08:00Cathartic Spankings in Romance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spanking in Sex? Why not? Sex is a release. Spanking is a release. The two go hand-in-hand.<br />
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People spank for lots of reasons… there’s the role-play spanking, sensual spanking, discipline spanking and the maintenance spanking. Maintenance spanking is more often seen in a Domestic Discipline relationship and is the most likely to also be categorized as a cathartic spanking. They happen fairly regularly and don’t need a defined reason.<br />
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What sets them apart from the others? Cathartic spankings achieve the result of not only a red bottom but also a deep, healing sobbing. Have you ever heard that saying “Everyone needs a good cry”? Well, here’s where it can be achieved. The tears during a cathartic spanking are healing, bringing about a focus and clarity. They are like a spiritual cleansing and can bring about a wonderfully intimate moment with your partner. Of course, they are, more often than not, intertwined with sexual feelings and sensuality. But hey, who would complain about that?<br />
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Today’s romance novels are bursting with spankings… from the lighter edge to the heavier… and everything in between!<br />
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Spanking, in general, is an emotionally intense kink. On the very surface, adult spanking is all about the heat. Yet on a deeper level, the spanking can heal wounds, comfort and restore the intimacy between a couple. It’s that healing that makes a spanking cathartic. <br />
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In the latest book in my paranormal romance series, Frozen Fury, the heroine is burdened with the soul sin of Anger. On the advice of a friend who practices Domestic Discipline, her mate uses spanking as a release for her anger until they can remove the sin forever through their mated bond ritual. Here’s a sexy little excerpt to well, you know, enjoy… <br />
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Gage kneeled in front of her on one knee and took her hand. “Let me help.” His words were simple but immediately unloaded the burden she carried. Amelia was awed by this large Valendite Breed kneeling <br />
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Amelia simply nodded. Maybe he actually could help her. He kissed her knuckles and raised himself to sit beside her. She didn’t give it a second thought when he patted his knee, but simply moved to sit on his lap and seek comfort. Then, to her surprise, she screeched when he tugged her across his lap as if she were a child to be disciplined.<br />
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With a giggle, Amelia asked, “What are you doing?” She kicked out her feet and held onto Gage for balance. He must be playing with her, trying to help her to relax away from her anger.<br />
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“You see, I’ve been told a spanking is cathartic, a means for releasing pent up energy. In your case, that’s anger. So I thought we’d give it a try.” Gage was very matter-of-fact about what he was doing, but since he wasn’t playful, Amelia’s anxiety soared.<br />
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“Give it a try? You intend to spank me?”<br />
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“Yep.”<br />
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“Yep? How about ‘nope’?” Now Amelia was enraged. “How dare you think to do this to me? You have no right!”<br />
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“Oh, there’s where you’re wrong. I have every right. I’m your mate.” Amelia couldn’t see his grin, but she knew it was there. The grin he wore to say he owned the moment. And damn him, she knew he was right but she most certainly didn’t have to like it.<br />
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With her torso and legs dangling down from either side of his lap, Amelia was held firmly in place with no way to escape. She was truly at his mercy and that just made her angrier. How dare he do this?<br />
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A flush stole over her skin as Gage tugged up the ruffles of her maxi skirt. She pinched her eyes closed, waiting for his reaction when he found her tiny thong underneath. Amelia wasn’t disappointed by the inhalation of breath she heard from her mate. His hand ran over her naked ass under her skirt as the cool air nipped at her skin. She felt obscene with her skirt now around her waist and her ass bared with only her tiny scrap of a thong.<br />
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Gage rubbed along the cheeks of her ass until they felt warmer to the touch. Amelia felt her clit swell even as her bottom grew sensitive. The blood seemed to center in these two areas of her body and she couldn’t think straight. Her concentration was solely focused on her mate.<br />
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“I’d like to try this. I believe you do too but if you truly want me to stop, say so now. Right now, Amelia, is your only chance to say ‘stop’. It’s now or it’s never again,” Gage spoke with a voice of conviction that caused a shudder to pass down Amelia’s spine.<br />
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She didn’t make a sound.<br />
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Gage lifted his hand from her bottom. She was bereft of his touch for one second before she heard its descent and felt his palm strike her ass. He hadn’t held back much of his Breed strength. There was no gentleness. Gage spanked her in steady, heavy strokes. Goddess help her, tears sprung immediately to her eyes. Still, she held her tongue and refused to cry out. After at least a dozen, he stopped and softly rubbed her ass cheeks again. This time, his ministrations brought the sting to the surface in waves of heat and pinpricks of sensation. It wasn’t pleasant but neither was it unpleasant.<br />
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“You’re doing well, sweetheart, but you don’t need to hold back. Allow all of that emotion you hold inside to come out.” Gage spoke softly, coaxingly, but still Amelia held her cries inside.<br />
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The next series of slaps came in a rhythm and Amelia fell into the pattern with ease. It stung, but as she focused on the stinging, she realized the pain inside—the anger—wasn’t so strong anymore. She could take deep breaths without feeling weighted down in fury.<br />
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Her body was quivering. She couldn’t think beyond the constant sting of the spanking. Amelia raised her bottom towards Gage’s palm, instinctively seeking more. She craved more, needed the release this was providing her from the constant anger. She opened her mouth without thought and allowed the first of her cries to leave her. She let go one after another until her body shook with the sobbing.<br />
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“Good girl. Let it all out. This is what you needed, just this, just to be able to let it all go.” Gage spoke as he continued the rhythm. <br />
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Amelia did just as he said, crying softly now into his leg even as she began to feel his palm gentle on her bottom until he was massaging. She wiggled, but a single slap stopped her movement. She was too limp to move off him anyway. She relaxed into his hold and floated, not feeling anything. Content.<br />
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“You did so well. How do you feel?” Gage asked her as if she could actually think or speak. She honestly wasn’t certain she could do either in the moment.<br />
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“I-I don’t know. I feel relieved.” She also felt exposed and vulnerable but chose not to mention that. She wasn’t accustomed to any of these emotions and needed to consider them before she talked about them.<br />
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“That’s what I was going for. You see, a catharsis of sorts. I’d say I’ve successfully spanked the anger right out of you.” Gage chuckled and the infusion of his humor lightened the moment. Gage was still himself and she was still Amelia. Nothing had changed and yet, maybe everything had.<br />
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The seven Sinster sisters are entwined in a legacy originating back from the time of the Italian Wars in the 1500s. One by one, they’ll find their mates from the immortal Valendite Breeds and secure their place in history.<br />
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Amelia, a genetic physicist and the eldest Sinster sister, has devoted her adult life to determining the genetic anomaly of the Magdalena Circle women. The discovery means the women will no longer serve as the singular means for the Valendite Breed’s survival. However, in the wrong hands, the discovery takes on new meaning and puts their society at risk.<br />
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While investigating, Gage, a TEU weapons specialist for the Valendite Breed, accidentally shoots Amelia and then unknowingly bonds himself to her. Now with their enemies closing in around them, Amelia must fight against her soul sin to find the happiness she’s longed for. Everything shifts for the couple when Gage takes her in hand and convinces Amelia to trust in the prophecy to bring them together.<br />
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Paloma Beck is a Romance Author living a life of contradiction... she's a happily married carpooling mom writing romance. It's almost naughty! Paloma writes in both the Contemporary and Paranormal realms, journaling the stories her characters tell her, and they are anything but PG. She dabbles in vampires, witches, menage, spanking and bdsm - all in her books, of course. Paloma believes a daily dose of espresso and a good book make any day better. <br />
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<i>Today we have a guest blog from the talented writer, Jennifer Labelle, talking about life and her novel, Second Chance Love.</i><br />
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Do over’s, we’ve all wished for them, right? The one moment to get a second chance to make whatever it is right, well today I’m going to talk about the “if only’s” we all seek time and again in light of the giveaway I’ve decided to contribute today, my novel, Second Chance Love.<br />
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Goody, goody Teegan Hallowell was tired of being teased for following the rules. So, when her brother’s sexy friend shows an interest, she rebels, and learns all about the good kind of bad. <br />
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Now ten years later, Teegan returns home to escape a horrible mistake, but wonders if she’s made an even bigger one by returning. There was a reason she left Digby, when her dreams shattered and the man she loved betrayed her. So when she realizes she’s still in love with him, matters become complicated when he reveals her reason for leaving him was all in vain. <br />
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Liam Bates has every intention of loving Teegan again, but she’s had it rough and he needs to rebuild her trust. The spark is still there, and as they explore what once was, their love is tested when Teegan disappears, and Liam will stop at nothing until he finds her again. <br />
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This story came to me from a conversation I had with my sister. Our mother passed away when we were very young and we were reminiscing in memories in this particular conversation. <br />
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You see my mother’s main flaw seemed to be her taste in men. From my “Father” the sperm donor to the other man who ended it all for her and it got me thinking about my perfect guy, about the type of guy I wished she or anyone else deserved to have including myself. <br />
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It was then Liam was born. I guess you can say he’s one of the many heroes of my imagination. I actually took a lot of my husband’s character traits when he was created so I guess bad taste in men isn’t necessarily a hereditary trait and I lucked out. Anyway, I guess what I’m trying to say is that he was one of my many “if only’s.” The man my father should have been, the man she could have had, the man I’d like to think any woman would want, and now I’m sharing him with all of you. <br />
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So I truly hope you enjoy this amazing love story about one woman torn, one man ready to pick up the pieces and prove his love, and a second chance given to make it all right.<br />
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Is it possible to find the love of your life when you’re eighteen? <br />
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In Second Chance Love, Teegan Hallowell is about to find out.<br />
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Now available in both e-book and print, I hope you’ll get your copy today!<br />
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You can find Second Chance Love here.<br />
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I’d like to thank everyone for stopping by to read this post while I guest blog on this site. If you’d like to learn more about me or my work I can be reached through my website: <a href="http://www.jenniferlabelle.com/">http://www.jenniferlabelle.com</a> , I’m on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Jennifer-Labelle/168414043184292#!/">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Jennifer-Labelle/168414043184292#!/</a><br />
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I’m on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/1JenniferLabell">https://twitter.com/#!/1JenniferLabell</a> , you can follow my blog: <a href="http://labellebooks.blogspot.com/">http://labellebooks.blogspot.com</a> , and I’m also on Goodreads: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4649930.Jennifer_Labelle">http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4649930.Jennifer_Labelle</a><br />
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And now, I leave you with an excerpt from Second Chance Love:<br />
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Jagged rocks aligned across the coastline. The moist salty air was refreshing, and the tide slowly rose against the Fundy Shore. It was good to be home again. Teegan sat on the fallen tree trunk, and tried to capture the beauty of the scenery with her sketch pad.<br />
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She hadn’t been there in years and the beauty of it still captivated her. This secluded patch of beach once belonged to Liam’s family and she wondered if it still did. Seeing Liam again brought so much back to her, that she just needed a place to unwind, and some of her most precious memories belonged right where she was.<br />
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Smiling, she turned up her iPod and sang along to the lyrics of Shinedown’s Breaking Inside, relating to the lyrics. Subconsciously, she ended up adding a boy and his father fishing right where she sat into the picture. Liam! Why can’t I seem to let you go? Sighing, she almost fell off the log and into the water. Her heart raced, and adrenaline pumped as she wondered who in the Lord’s name snuck up on her like that.<br />
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Large arms wrapped around her, pulling her close as his heat enveloped her senses. He was the one man in the entire world who could make her weak in the knees by just being in close proximity to her. The one man she was trying to avoid. Too afraid of her emotions. Oh Lord, he smells so good. Get it together, Teeg. You don’t even know him anymore.<br />
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“Liam?” She sounded breathless and winced turning away. She could not let him see how he affected her, could not risk losing her heart again. It hurt too much.<br />
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“Hasn’t anyone ever told you not to sneak up on someone like that? Geez, you just about gave me a heart attack not to mention an unwanted swim.” Placing a hand to her heart she turned to face him again only to have the urge to smother his smile with her lips. He was beautiful, and she missed the taste of him.<br />
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“It’s good to see you too.” He chuckled, “And there is no way I would have let you fall in. Hasn’t anyone ever told you that this is private property?” <br />
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She could tell by the glint in his eye he was only teasing, and she hated how easily he could make her smile. As if, she was eighteen all over again. “Ya, but you see, I used to know one of the owners of said property very well. I have many fond memories here, and I just had to see if it was as remarkable as I remembered it.”<br />
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“Well is it?” His face turned serious as he closed the distance between them.<br />
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With his closeness distracting her she whispered, “Is it what?”<br />
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Before she knew it his head was lowering and her breathing turned rapid. Be careful what you wish for. She could feel his breath against her and all she could think about was the taste of his lips on hers. Soft, plump, and delectable...<br />
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Best wishes,<br />
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~Author Jennifer Labelle~<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When dreams haunt you in the most delicious ways and fate
pulls you into destiny’s path, what can be done other than to accept and submit
to it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Can Iria truly get what she’s always dreamed of or will it
always just remain a memory? Being a rare creature such as her with exceptional
beauty and rarity of existence should be enough. Though, all she wants is her desire, her
destiny… To be with a man—one man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Are these dreams she’s having real? Could she really take on
human form and become a Lady to be with the man she craves?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dezso discovers a magical creature—a being of incredible
light and peace. He is drawn to it again and again, and his feelings grow with
every encounter. He carries a dark secret that he wishes never existed. The only
thing that truly brings light upon his existence is the beauty that warms his
heart but seems to only exist in his head—with dreams and visions of a magical
woman, full of heartwarming light. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Will he ever know true love and happiness? Will he ever be
able to lighten the weight and share his dark secret with another...?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Darkness is growing stronger, weakening the light and
killing off what makes the world a beautiful place to live in. Enter a world of
fantasy and dreams, passions and temptations. A world where dragons, unicorns,
magic and mermaids really do exist. A world where love <b><i>WILL </i></b>conquer all!</span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Well now folks, that sounds quite mysterious and exciting, and definitely piques my interest. I hope it does for you, too.</span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">And now, a little about our author, <b>A.R. Von.</b></span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A.R. was born and raised in Bronx, N.Y., and is the oldest
daughter of two girls. She holds an Associate’s Degree in Computer Science and
Information Technology, which was only briefly used. She’s a mother of two
entertaining teen boys (as well as a lovely fawn Chihuahua, whom she considers
her furry daughter.) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She’s also a wife to a delightfully handsome and amazingly
funny man-beast. She loves anything dragon and fantasy related. In her free
time she enjoys exercising, writing, listening to music, hiking, cooking,
dancing and reading. She also loves a great adventure in and out of a book!<br /><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She writes to free her mind of its constant wondering and clutter. She thrives
on the fact she can share some of it with readers that have the same passion
for a great story.<br />
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She also loves to hear from her reader’s and chat away, so feel free to reach
out to her any time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">A.R.’s
web site:</span></b><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></u></b><a href="http://ar-von.com/"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">http://ar-von.com/</span></b></a><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></div>
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fb page: </span></b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ARVon2"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.facebook.com/ARVon2</span></b></a><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Twitter:
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author page: </span></b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/A.R.-Von/e/B00BGAHQ46/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">http://www.amazon.com/A.R.-Von/e/B00BGAHQ46/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-68704805510217725882014-02-22T07:56:00.000-08:002014-02-22T07:56:50.261-08:00Elodie Rain on living in the tropics, writing erotica, and admiring Johnny Depp<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Today we have Elodie Rain, visiting with us all the
way from Queensland, Australia</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hey Elodie, thanks so much for taking the time to
appear on my blog. Let's jump right in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You just published your first work, <a href="http://amzn.com/B00HUVLB8M">Overburdened</a>, in
January. I gotta say, I can't recall an erotica story that starts out with the
main character dead, but you definitely pulled it off. Can you tell us a little
bit about the story?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mick
is an ex-con, who feels as though his life is going nowhere. He frequents bars
and has no direction until he meets Amy. She becomes his obsession and they
quickly fall passionately in love. However, Amy is driven and wants more out of
life, which causes problems between the two. Then life intervenes and changes
everything.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Can you tell us a little bit about how this story
came to you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I
love the music of Disturbed (David Draiman can sing to me any day!) and their
song, Overburdened always struck a chord with me. Something about the lyrics
and the emotion in his voice really inspired me.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I think this is your first erotica piece, correct?
If so, can you tell us what other sorts of work you enjoy writing?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I
love to write. Unfortunately, for a long time, I’ve only been able to write
academically (completing my Masters) and I also write for magazines on various
topics. But a friend asked me to edit her erotica writing and I became hooked.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In one of the author bios I've seen on you, Elodie,
you say you enjoy writing about real people in real situations. Can you
elaborate on that a little?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I
have a passion for counseling and grew up in an environment where sex was very
taboo and I really felt like it took me a long time to find myself in my
relationship. I believe that erotic fiction allows people to have their kink
normalized. If what goes on is between two consenting adults is a little left
of centre, people need to know they are not alone. By using real characters,
this is achievable. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Okay, let's step away from writing for a bit. Let's
do some rapid fire questions. Answer the first thing that comes to mind – no
cheating, no pondering, just whatever flashes in your mind first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Favorite movie? <b>Scott
Pilgrim Vs the World<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Favorite actor? <b>Johnny
Depp<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Why? <b>No
matter what he plays (except for the vampire in Dark Shadows) he is
exceptional.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If money were no object or concern, where would you
go for a two-week vacation? </span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bora Bora</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Again, pretending that money is of no concern, what
sort of car would you own</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">? </span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I have no
idea! Right now, for practical reasons, my dream car is a people mover!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you could live, fulltime, anywhere in the world,
were would it be? Why? <b>Here. I love our
climate, the rain, the mountains, the ocean views. People pay a fortune to
visit the tropics each year, and I am lucky enough to have grown up here.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Favorite food? <b>Homemade
enchiladas<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Green<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Favorite novel? <b>I
really can’t name one! My bookshelf mostly holds classics from the Brontes,
Jane Austen, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley. Then I love modern authors like
Marcus Zusak, Mitch Albom and Kate Morton. In erotic fiction, I love Raw by
Belle Aurora, and Charity Parkerson is also awesome!<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Okay, now, back to the writerly questions. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that made you decide you wanted, maybe needed, to be a writer? If not, can you
tell us how you came to the realization you wanted to write? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>I’ve always loved reading. I won awards for
the most books read at school. But ridiculously, I almost failed junior
English. Then I had an amazing teacher who showed me the power of using my own
words. I’ve not stopped writing since!<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Rain? Do you have any work, erotica or not, under way now that we can look
forward to later this year? </span></div>
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erotic stories completed in the not too distant future, and I do have some more
mainstream romantic stories in the pipeline under a separate name </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Elodie, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you
being here today. Now, before we go, let's share a little blurb about
Overburdened, then tell folks where they can get a copy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Overburdened is a short erotic story about Mick, who is dead and wanders the earth waiting for his judgment. He blames himself for the death of Amy, the love of his life with whom he had a passionate, but tumultuous relationship. As he wanders, he always returns to her grave and remembers... <br />
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the moment, the story is only available on Amazon, so just click <a href="http://amzn.com/B00HUVLB8M">here</a> for <a href="http://amzn.com/B00HUVLB8M">Overburdened</a>.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hey Kristin, thanks so much for taking the time to
appear on my blog. Let's jump right in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have to say, "Microphones and Mistletoe" looks like
a fun story, and it's gotten some fabulous reviews so far, and "Untamed Passion" looks fascinating. I've not read many shapeshifter romances, but I think I'm
going to have to dive into this one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To be honest, with "Untamed Passion." It didn't go as
planned at all. The voices in my head took over, I had no control with the
direction of the story. Sasha wanted her
story told. It changed about five times before she was finally happy with the
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">With "Microphones and Mistletoe" I knew I wanted
something fun for the </span>holidays and the inspiration came to me one night. My
father is a musician, not a famous one by any means but he writes music and his
friend came over one night and they were talking about this new song and then
arguing about the lyrics and the idea just came to me about having two
singers/songwriters fighting over something during the holidays... only my
story was a lot sexier then my father and his friends. :P</div>
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the same time of day, play music, have any sort of rituals to get you in the
mood?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijm0bkwsz1aAKPpQbdj5nrcue9RPJfh45XW8ya5KalFqSICM9nhWjZSjK3ce_E5dkW3Om_GqC4xKql2wIjAtvN0nZJ_5dzbbfNpDlpciaQ0s_aW4X_ZgN8CLyxpaJ5mcPINYYRNAoy7FR/s1600/Mistletow18479549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijm0bkwsz1aAKPpQbdj5nrcue9RPJfh45XW8ya5KalFqSICM9nhWjZSjK3ce_E5dkW3Om_GqC4xKql2wIjAtvN0nZJ_5dzbbfNpDlpciaQ0s_aW4X_ZgN8CLyxpaJ5mcPINYYRNAoy7FR/s1600/Mistletow18479549.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I NEED music. It doesn't matter what kind of music
it just has to be playing. It helps me focus, to zone out the rest of the
sounds, to just hear myself think. If the music isn't playing and the TV is on,
or the radio. It doesn't work. The music just soothes me and puts me in that
mood to really concentrate and write.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do some rapid fire questions. Answer the first thing that comes to mind – no
cheating, no pondering, just whatever flashes in your mind first.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Why?</b> Hmm Is this a why to the actor or movie? You
didn't tell me so you just get both. I just adore Ian! He is such a fantastic
actor and the ISF is a wonderful foundation he started to help the animals.
Hello? <i>He's hot and he wants to save the
animals!</i> There is no problem with that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Lord of the Rings movies have just stuck with me
for some reason. Giving more thought to it, I could tell you some more movies
with more logical reasoning as to why they are my faves but you said rapid
fire. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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go for a two-week vacation?</b> Hawaii. I've always heard wonderful things about
it. I'd take my laptop and just write and relax.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Again, pretending that money is of no concern, what
sort of car would you own?</b> I would have a driver, maybe not in a limo all the
time, that might get boring but certainly once or twice. I've always wanted to
have a Jaguar. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Writing. Actually writing. Sometimes writers block
hits you so hard. It can be like being hit by a speeding train. It stops you
for days, weeks even. Especially if you have something going on personally. You
just have to write something... Doing
flash fiction (seeing a picture and writing 200 words) helps sometimes
but the most important thing to do is write. Just as Dory says to just keep
swimming, you have to just keep writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yes! It's another shifter story. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The strong-willed, wounded shape
shifting she-wolf has been involved with the supernatural since she lost a
lover, her first mate, to a vampire. A few years later, after a near-miss with
death, another vampire attack. She is catapulted into an exciting adventure
with Enzo. Can she resist the exotic, tempting wolf shapeshifter who will stop
at nothing to achieve his goal? His Goal: Claiming HER, his new mate.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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being here today. Now, before we go, let's share a little blurb one of your
stories, then tell folks where they can get a copy.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Passion." It's about a sexy tiger shifting male who finds his mate. The
only problem is his ex and the fact that his mate doesn't know she's a shifter
and it causes a ton of fun! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was much more to life than what she’d been experiencing. Her love life was
boring and her new roommate was driving her insane talking about it. However an
unfortunate yet chanced incident brings Eric to her rescue. <br />
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Could he really be the man of her dreams? Will he teach her exactly how to
harness her special shape shifting abilities before it is too late? In a story
of love, lies and romance Sasha finds herself in the arms of a handsome shape
sifting white tiger that will stop at nothing to protect her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sounding stories from author Kristin Elyon, and a new one coming out soon.
Download them, make some of Kristin's Orange Chicken and sit down for a read!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-41938124172614738712014-02-19T03:00:00.000-08:002014-02-19T06:09:14.266-08:00Flower shops, candy shops, and falling in love: An interview with two hunky men from Elodie Parkes' worldToday we feature British author Elodie Parkes, who just released two works this month.<br />
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The Flower Box: Alice longs for love. Oliver wants to give her flowers and candy until he thinks she has another lover. Will his jealously drive him away from Alice or straight into her arms?<br />
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Candy Hearts: Tom found a new job, but can he find love?<br />
Working in a surf coast hotel seems like the remedy for his previous unhappiness, but as Valentine’s Day approaches, Tom realizes he’s lonely, and looks around for someone to love.<br />
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And now we have a special treat, interviews with two of the stars of Elodie's works, Oliver and Tom, Oliver stars in The Flower Box and Tom in Candy Hearts<br />
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<b>Oliver, tell us something about Alice, how would you describe her in a few words?</b><br />
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Alice is just great. She’s the love of my life so I’m biased in my opinion I guess you know. She’s brave, capable, and independent. She likes the park and water. She’s very pretty, slender, intelligent, kind, and generous, and she treats everyone and thing well. She’s great at her job and runs her own business. She’s sexy. (He grins)<br />
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<b>Tom, describe your loved one in a few words. (Tom’s asked us not to give away her name, when you read the story you’ll know why)</b><br />
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Very sexy, giving, clever, thoughtful, a great lover, knows what she wants or needs to do and goes for it. She’s full of surprises, she loves me, and she works hard at her jobs. I couldn’t live without her now.<br />
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<b>So guys tell the readers about how you met the leading ladies in your stories.</b><br />
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Tom: I met my love in a coffee shop. She was a waitress. On one occasion, she gave me a look that nearly melted the chair I was sitting on besides parts of me touching it. (laughs)<br />
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Oliver: I met her in person in a flower and candy shop. I’d seen her before but not close up. <br />
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<b>Can you describe when you first knew you were in love? Oliver tell us about when you knew you loved Alice.</b><br />
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It might be a spoiler if I told all. I thought I’d lost her, that woke me up with a jolt. (smiles)<br />
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<b>What about you Tom?</b><br />
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It was hard to let myself fall in love, I think I loved her very soon though and just pushed it away.<br />
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<b>Is there anything you would have changed about the story, your name, job, story setting, anything?</b></div>
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Oliver: I like my name. I love my job. It’s not what I set out to do when I went to college, but it’s great. The setting for the story wouldn’t be able to change, that’s where I work and where Alice works, and where we live, plus it’s a cool city. (smiles)<br />
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Oliver: Is there a rating level on your blog? Mine has to be a love scene.<br />
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Tom: Mine too. (laughs)<br />
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<b>Just choose what you want, and thank you both for coming along today</b>.<br />
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Oliver: Thank you. It’s been fun.<br />
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An excerpt from <i>Candy Hearts</i><br />
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She watched him closely.<br />
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Tom saw her gaze trace his mouth, then his body. The atmosphere between them charged as she broadcast attraction signals. He edged his hand along the tabletop so that he might touch hers when she reached for her water glass.<br />
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It happened as they stared at each other.<br />
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Tom’s cock hardened as the prickle of desire flew along his arm from her touch. He saw her eyes darken and she leaned into him. He took hold of her hand then, locking fingers with hers. He had to kiss her. He raised his other hand, slid it gently along her cheek, and brought her head to his.<br />
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The kiss was devastatingly sexy. His cock, rock hard now, pushed at his suit pants. Sky’s lips parted for his tongue. He kissed her, and the steady hum of the restaurant guests’ chatter receded. Surrounded by the scent of her silky hair and softness of her skin, Tom took his time. He held her head to his until he felt her try to move from the kiss, away from him. He let her end the kiss, but he tightened his grip on her hand. As he lifted his head he realized their food had arrived and the server waited by the table for them to end the kiss. He smiled and let go of her hand.<br />
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She smiled too leaning back so that the plate could be placed on the table in front of her.<br />
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As they ate little bites of their steaks, Tom again asked for her real name.<br />
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He swallowed. “I’d love to know your name. Seriously, after that kiss, I can’t keep calling you Sky.” He saw her hesitate, and then she answered.<br />
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An excerpt from <i>The Flower Box</i></div>
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She pressed her neck against his face as he sucked. <br />
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He pulled her skirt up around her waist and kissed up to her ear. “I want you,” he whispered into her ear and she gasped. Oliver pushed her pantyhose down around her thighs. He kissed her lips, and felt her part them to moan as he slid his hand between her legs. She was wet and his cock jerked. His breath came in short gasps as he pushed two fingers into her pussy. The feel of her inner muscles around his fingers sent a spike of sensation through his cock. He thought he’d come right then as his hips thrust in response to her opening her legs wider for his hand. He murmured against her mouth. “You feel so good. I can’t wait to get you home.” <br />
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Alice kissed him. “Let’s go. I’m desperate for you.” <br />
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Her words made his cock leak. He wondered if he could make it to her car. He took his fingers from her pussy and lingered with his fingertips against her clit. <br />
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She held his shoulders and kissed him hard. <br />
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Oliver took his fingers from her clit and rested his face against hers. “Sorry, Alice, does anyone else use this path?” <br />
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Her voice was low as she answered against his cheek. “Not usually.” <br />
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He hugged her. “That’s good.” He moved from her <br />
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She made a little sound as he pulled her pantyhose up. <br />
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He held her face and kissed her tenderly. “Let’s go.” <br />
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Elodie Parkes is a British author writing romance, erotic, contemporary, and often with a twist of mystery, paranormal or suspense. Her books are always steamy, cool stories and hot love scenes. </div>
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Elodie writes for<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">, </span><a href="http://www.hotinkbooks.com/hot-ink-authors.html" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Hot Ink Press</a><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">, </span><a href="http://www.moonrosepublishing.com/#!elodie-parkes/cio5" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Moon Rose
Publishing</a><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">, </span><a href="http://www.eternalpress.biz/people.php?author=540" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Eternal
Press</a><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">, and </span><a href="http://www.evernightpublishing.com/" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Evernight</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Find
Elodie online: <a href="http://elodieparkes.blogspot.co.uk/">Blog</a> <a href="http://melodyelodie.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ElodieParkes">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ElodieParkes">Twitter</a> <a href="https://plus.google.com/114681167004175190514/posts">Google +</a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/melodyelodie">Pinterest</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHsKf5cy0pl7QcMmWcYluaA">YouTube</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elodie-Parkes/e/B00AHBYPO4">Amazon USA</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elodie-Parkes/e/B00AHBYPO4">Amazon UK</a> <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ElodieP">Smashwords</a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/elodie-parkes">Barnes and Noble</a> <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-thelasttime-1213476-356.html">ARe</a> <a href="http://www.bookstrand.com/elodie-parkes">Bookstrand</a> <a href="http://www.evernightpublishing.com/night-of-the-horse-by-elodie-parkes/">Evernight</a> <a href="http://www.manicreaders.com/ElodieParkes/">Manic Readers</a> <a href="http://www.theromancereviews.com/EllieP">The Romance Reviews</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dimitri has no idea how his family line became trapped in
the genie bond. He just knows resisting has never ended well. When he meets
Syd—assertive, sexy, intelligent Syd—he becomes determined to make her his own.
Except Karl has ensured Dimitri can't tell anyone about the bond, and Syd isn't
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Then Karl starts sending him away on back-to-back wishes.
Unable to balance love and lies, Dimitri sets out to uncover Karl's ultimate
plan and put it to an end. But doing so forces him to confront the one wish he
never saw coming—the wish that will destroy him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rainy Kaye is an aspiring overlord. In the mean time, she
blogs at <a href="http://rainyofthedark.com/">RainyoftheDark.com</a> and writes
paranormal novels from her lair somewhere in Phoenix, Arizona. When not
plotting world domination, she enjoys getting lost around the globe, studying
music so she can sing along with symphonic metal bands, and becoming distracted
by Twitter (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/rainyofthedark"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://www.twitter.com/rainyofthedark</span></a>>@rainyofthedark</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-18049511028354127722014-02-17T06:00:00.000-08:002014-02-17T06:02:00.792-08:00Kissing in elevators, working undercover and a desire for chocolate cake? Lacey Silks' Layers PeeledToday we're featuring erotic and romance author Lacey Silks, who recently released LAYERS PEELED, Book 2 in the Layers Trilogy. Here's a little bit about the novel:<br />
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Tristan Cross is battling emotional demons from the past. He lives in a world
where trust is earned, loyalties are tested, and love is impossible. That is,
until he meets Allie Green. She’s the only woman who can help him find a
kidnapped friend and to top it off, she captivates him. All he has to do now is
persuade her to work for Cross Enterprises, his top investigations firm. <br />
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Allie Green is a rookie cop seeking revenge and she’s willing to sell her soul
to get it. With an opportunity to use Tristan Cross's resources Allie
calculates her time for payback. As vengeance boils her blood she can’t keep
her mind off her new boss and Allie finds it difficult to keep her employment
professional. With the mouth watering Tristan Cross distracting her, she
struggles to prioritize an undercover job she’s been assigned and her hunger
for revenge.<br />
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And when you’re ready to give up your life to save someone else, distractions
can be fatal. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Trilogy that is designed to be read in order. Tristan and Allie will get their
happy ending but not until book 2. This book contains a cliff hanger ending you
will not expect. A prequel to the series which can be read alone is Dazzled by
Silver.<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA">My feet pressed to the floor as the
elevator lifted against gravity. Tristan turned, facing me. His sultry stare
bore through my body, and I felt my back press against the mirrored wall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">It wasn’t supposed to be like this. He
wasn’t supposed to hold power over me; no man ever had. I was a cop. A strong
cop who wasn’t swayed by crying mothers, cute puppies, or gorgeous hunks
speeding in their Ferraris, offering everything they owned and more. But I was
also a woman – and to Tristan, my body responded of its own accord. I felt my
breasts swell and I wished I’d worn a dress with a larger top: one that could
hold the twins in better. Tristan didn’t seem to mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“Whatever you want.” I wondered how far
he’d go, and how far I’d allow him to go. I already knew what he wanted. My
instincts were solid, especially the hormonal ones. My body had secretly ached
for his touch since he’d walked into the auditorium. And that one deep kiss
we’d shared in his car was like a teasing spoonful of chocolate cake. I craved
chocolate cake; and not just a bite.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">And before I could say another word,
Tristan crushed his mouth to mine, possessing it like he owned me, spreading my
lips apart with his needy tongue. The hint of scotch still lingered in his
mouth. And at this moment, he did own me. Every. Single. Piece of me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">His grip on my wrists above my head would
have normally enraged me. But tonight I wasn’t a cop, and his strong and
demanding fingers wrapped around my hands like cuffs, burning me with a
long-forgotten yearning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">The force of his lips devoured mine, his
tongue exploring my mouth. The few moans that escaped me, Tristan swallowed. I
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<span lang="EN-CA">He let go of my mouth and trailed his lips
along my jaw to my cheek and ear before lowering down my neck, pinning me against
the wall. Oh, God, he felt so good against my body. Everything inside me
twisted and tightened and released in unbearable pulses between my thighs. I
breathed him in, the oak smell of his scotch imprinted in his skin and in his
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Anyway, Lacey, as if you would have forgotten, writes erotic romance. Her stories come from her life, dreams and fantasies. She’s a happily married wife with two kids. Lacey likes to make her readers blush and experience the story as if they were the characters. She likes a pinkish shade on a woman’s cheeks, men with large feet and sexy lingerie-especially when it’s torn off the body. Her favorite piece of clothing is a ‘birthday suit.’</div>
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Well what a joy it is to be on your blog, Shandra! I remember when I published “<a href="http://www.mollysynthia.com/2013/03/the-simply-stunning-shandra-miller.html">The
Simply Stunning Shandra Miller</a>” on my blog.
You were a wonderful person then, and you still are. You already know I wish you the absolute best
in every endeavor, and I’m excited to take a bit of time today to discuss a
little more about the whole Amazon censorship controversy. It’s the continuation of a discussion we
started on my blog when I put up a post entitled, “<a href="http://www.mollysynthia.com/2014/01/thoughts-on-freedom-of-expression.html">Thoughts
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as opposed to bad business practice was to diminish real violations of our
rights, when the government inhibits our ability to express ourselves. I’ve written about Pussy Riot’s imprisonment
in Russia as well as other dangerous acts governments around the world take against
speech, and I pointed out that Amazon can refuse to carry one of my books but
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I’m not saying we shouldn’t have
anger toward Amazon policies. Hell, I’m very
angry. However, I think we need to realize that when we throw around
words like “free speech” and “freedom of expression” and “constitutional
rights” in the context of this situation; we dilute the meaning of those
phrases. Calling Amazon’s hesitance to carry the books “censorship”
and an infringement of our rights is akin to saying any publisher who rejects
any manuscript is engaging in censorship. My biggest fear is that we’ll forget
that the Bill of Rights was created to protect us from government and not from
inconvenience. How will we be ready if real oppression comes if
we’ve been crying wolf for so long? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nicely written, Molly. You have an
understanding that many people don't seem to possess, that the right to free
speech from government interference is something the Bill of Rights promises,
not the right to say anything we want anywhere we want. Heck, even the freedom
of government interference is limited, as several Supreme Court decisions over
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And that’s where it got fun. Right afterward, the conversation turned to the issue of free speech
when our world has what might be called “de facto” governments. In other words, companies as large as Amazon
and Walmart have so much influence in our lives now that they have some power
to oppress. It was an interesting point,
but I think it’s still nothing to do with our rights to free speech. Amazon and Walmart can certainly keep us from
expressing, that’s clear. However,
that’s not the same as someone preventing us from exercising the right to free
speech. I’m guaranteed the right to
expression.\I’m not guaranteed the right
to be heard. I have the right to knock
on every door in my neighborhood to try to get my message out there. Nobody’s obligated to keep the door open so I
can make my spiel. Nobody is infringing
on my rights if every door slams. I’m
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From there, Shandra the Magnificent talks about how protests
have changed because our urban landscapes have changed. It’s hard to march downtown when there just
aren’t any downtowns left. Since most
places people congregate are on private property, protests can’t happen there
either. Again, the argument isn’t that
the malls are infringing upon a right so much as they’re making it impossible
to exercise that right. I don’t
agree. I think the days of physical protests
are numbered. Ultimately, there are far
more venues available that don’t involve showing up and picketing. Every organization on Earth has had to come
to terms with new ways of getting a message across. Why are protestors any different? Ultimately, saying the ability to exercise
the right has been infringed assumes that marching and singing “We will
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with both of them but I think it’s mostly semantic. We’re in agreement on the principal
issues. I just don’t ever want the word
“right” used in a context that doesn’t involve the government. The Bill of Rights was designed to keep us
protected from tyrants, not from each other. The more expansive our ideas of our “rights” gets, the less we recognize
when those rights are eroded, and as a woman who makes her living selling erotica
or <a href="http://www.mollysynthia.com/p/custom-erotica.html">writing custom
erotica</a>, I can’t imagine anything more terrifying for me personally than
society losing the battle to keep expression free. We already live in a world where a misspoken
comment leads to scandal and resignation. Let’s not live in a world where saying something or writing something
that offends someone else can land a person in jail.<br />
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I hope you’re here because you’re curious. The majority of my writing is along the lines of Dom/sub/BDSM so if you’re offended by that, please don’t continue reading. Why some read on if they’re offended, I don’t understand, because they are the readers who leave a one star rating on my work with nasty comments when my books are clearly marked as BDSM at the online stores.<br />
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readers who love kinky. I like to push the envelope with my books. My Boss’s Pet series is more for those who are just getting into a Dom/sub relationship or thinking about it. I carefully take the reader through the scenes, introduce new scene play and what goes on in the mind of those involved. BDSM is as much a mind thing as it is a physical thing. I won’t go into all that here but I do in the books. The first book in the series is FREE and titled The Contract. I’m currently working on a rewrite of book one and will release the second edition soon.<br />
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Now, on to more fun in book FIVE, Under Her Command. I love the cover and yes, I do my own cover art. John Quinlan (the most tattooed romance cover model) and Jimmy Thomas provide us with such a variety of shots to use that I can have all kinds of fun. In books three through five, I’ve include f/f scenes because I know the guys love reading about two women loving each other. It’s also a beautiful thing that I find I enjoy writing about as well.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG3rtsQHlptEeGVsaCNLmQIscaMicDaKM2AL5ufM7hoMeKPD4PeATR_Kv2trLPczD9Mt3kTxNgCd8DIB3KD1ogg2w1HxjJvbaukkzBMi_EvpCYA1XDqeuXKBMjHGcCHapm9LNx5NhbYg9/s1600/Tonya_med_PGrated_200x213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG3rtsQHlptEeGVsaCNLmQIscaMicDaKM2AL5ufM7hoMeKPD4PeATR_Kv2trLPczD9Mt3kTxNgCd8DIB3KD1ogg2w1HxjJvbaukkzBMi_EvpCYA1XDqeuXKBMjHGcCHapm9LNx5NhbYg9/s1600/Tonya_med_PGrated_200x213.jpg" /></a>In book five, Sondra learns that she enjoys wielding the whip…or crop…and keeping her slaves on their toes. She also likes to make them aware of other ways their body processes pleasure and pain, whether they’re male or female. Have you ever been pursued by a member of the same sex? Sondra knows that before the book ends, she will experience another episode of that exact interest but isn’t ready to find out how she actually feels about it all once the scene is complete. So much happens in this story but please click over to my website to find out more. One doesn’t have to read the books in order to enjoy them and I also introduce a few characters from my other books. My blog has posts about the series so do check them out as there are links to places in the books.<br />
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Off and Retrospection. I may be a little unusual in that I often find a writer's notes about where she comes up with stories as interesting as the actual stories. I think you're going to find some of my guest' answers here absolutely fascinating -- I know I can't wait to dive into more of her stories now!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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story I ever felt a desire to publish. I've enjoyed writing my entire life, but
I never before wanted to share my musings with the world. I was inspired to
write the Reliance on Citizens trilogy after waking up from an extremely vivid
dream and thinking, "I'd watch that as a movie." And as I got ready
for work that morning, I kept thinking about it. The fact that the dream didn't
fade also led me to believe I had a good solid idea for a story. As soon as I
got to work, I sat down at the computer and typed up everything I could
remember about that dream, the mood, the setting, the characters. I even kept
the main character's name from my dream: Keira. That dream became an early
chapter in Price of a Bounty. As we all know, dreams sometimes go in weird
directions, and this one was no different. I quickly changed the setting
because my dream took place on the outskirts of a renaissance festival. That
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few weeks after I began writing Price of a Bounty, the story of a dystopian
future world in which there is a huge divide between the Elite (the wealthy and
powerful) and the Working Class (everybody else), the governor of my state
started trying to remove the rights of public employees. He eventually
succeeded, but well before that happened I went to a meeting to learn more
about what was going on. A speaker tossed out a couple of statistics comparing
the small number of wealthy people and how much they were financially worth to
the rest of the population as a whole and how much wealth they had. My jaw just
about hit the floor, and I thought, "Oh, my god! We're living in my
novel!"</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Can you tell us a little bit about how
your other stories came to you?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Retrospection is another one that came from a dream.
We were relaxing on vacation in a cabin in the woods when I slept in one
morning. As I slowly woke, I realized I'd had a very interesting dream about a
being that attaches itself to humans through the nervous system but that really
isn't</span></div>
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out to harm us. In fact, it plays a very important role that is beyond
most people's comprehension. And I thought what if things like non-medicinal
hallucinations, ghost sightings, and certain mental conditions such as multiple
personality disorder were actually all caused by the same thing, and what if
that "thing" was this being that had a symbiotic relationship with
humans. I know. I have weird dreams.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Last summer, I wrote a short story called Dante's
Day Off. That one was inspired by a news article I read online that talked
about how the first successful head transplant was completed on a monkey in the
early 1970s but that doctors weren't able to attach the delicate nerves along
the spinal column. The article proposed that we now have the technology
required to perform such a surgery. Instead of writing a Frankenstein type
story, I decided to write one from a more humanistic angle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The main character,
Dante, is fascinated by that sort of research and news, and he is determined to
be on the donor list in case anything happens to him.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have you found writing a series or
writing stand-alone works more challenging?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I think writing a series was more challenging
because I worked hard to make sure that each book in my trilogy could be read
as a stand-alone novel. Even though each book has its own story arc, there is
an overall story arc that is present as well. One of my pet peeves when reading
is to have large descriptions of what came before, so I had to be careful to
give enough information so readers wouldn't be confused if they started with
books two or three, but not so much as to bore readers who were working their
way through the series. You see, I want readers to come back for more because
they enjoy my work not because questions won't be answered if they don't
continue.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In one of the author bios I've seen on
you, you say you're a descendant of the legendary William Wallace, but that you
fight for freedom and independence with the pen, rather than a sword, and that
you've taken a stand against changes in government. Can you tell us a little
about that, about what moves you to write?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When the governor of my home state started busting
public unions, I was a public school teacher there. I wrote letters to the
editor and marched around the capitol in freezing winter temperatures in order
to try and protect my rights as well as the rights of parks department
employees, public health officials, firemen, etc. We lost that fight, as much
as we tried, we lost. Many people continue to fight against injustice there,
but I chose to move away because of my daughter. If she had been further along
in her schooling, I would have stayed, but she's just starting school, and it's
my opinion that the schools in that state have been completely ruined for
generations to come. I know </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I'm not the only one who made that decision. Not
only do I personally know other teachers and other public employees who have
left the state, taken early retirement, or changed career paths, I also heard
another scary statistic at the beginning of this school year. In a large school
district that normally hires anywhere from 4 to 20, new teaches every
September, this past school year, they hired 61 new teachers. On top of that, I
know for a fact that principals are being asked to fill teaching vacancies in
addition to running their schools, positions are being eliminated, and the
teachers who stay are being asked to take on extra duties. So what can I do? I
can write fiction that gets readers to think about real world issues.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Okay, let's step away from writing for a
bit. Let's do some rapid fire questions.
Answer the first thing that comes to mind – no cheating, no pondering, just
whatever flashes in your mind first.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The 4400. I hope that's not too old?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Favorite television series from any era?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Favorite writer?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Neil Gaiman or Patrick Ness</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If money were no object or concern, what
sort of car would you own?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Prius</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you could live, full time, anywhere
in the world, were would it be? Why?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Anywhere in Canada because I have family there, and
I agree with more of their political stances such as universal health care.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Italian. Any Italian food.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Favorite color?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have two. Bright blue and black.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To Kill a Mockingbird</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Okay, now, back to the writerly
questions. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">J</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Is there any one moment, or one event in
your life that made you decide you wanted, maybe needed, to be a writer? If
not, can you tell us how you came to the realization you wanted to write?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I enjoy writing. I always have. Writing is sort of
like breathing to me. I just do it naturally. If self-publishing weren't an
option, I'm sure I'd still be writing for myself, like I did for most of my
life.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tell us, what projects we might see
coming from you over the next year.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There is a very short story I recently wrote for a
literary fiction anthology that is presently on hold. It's called Rafting the
Wolff, and it's based on an experience I had when I was in high school. I'm
sure I'll publish it somewhere eventually. You can read an excerpt on my
official author website.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In addition to that, I'm working on an anthology of
suspenseful short stories and possibly some horror shorts. I'm starting each
chapter with a little bit of nonfiction from my past. Then each chapter expands
on those particular personal experiences, except I twist and warp them. I plan
to release it in October of 2014. It does not yet have a title.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thanks so much for taking the time to
visit with us, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you being here today.
Now, in honor of Valentine's Day, let's share an excerpt from Heart of
Humanity.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Reliance on Citizens books are all written in
first person point of view, only whose point of view it is changes and rotates
between the main characters on a chapter by chapter basis. This very short
chapter is from Brody's point of view. He's talking to Aimee who suffered from physical
and sexual abuse in her past.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Pale, smooth skin, long lashes, golden hair. Aimee looked so peaceful
when she slept. I sighed. Just then, her features contorted as the dream took
over. I gathered her into my arms, held her close, kept her safe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Her eyelids fluttered open. She curled her body against mine and wept.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I propped myself up on one elbow and peered into her deep brown eyes.
“Good morning.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">She smiled and took a deep breath. “Morning.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">This was the perfect time. Not just before, but now. She felt safe
with me, I could see it in her eyes, and I didn't want the moment to pass.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">“Aimee, I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">“Brody.” She turned her head away and looked out the window. “You're
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romantic dinner? What about the ring and getting down on one knee? Is this
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“I want to wake up next to you every morning, just like this. I want to fall
asleep holding you every night. I don't want anything about us to change. I
just want everyone to know that we've made a commitment to each other.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-57632937260908691712014-02-12T07:47:00.000-08:002014-02-12T07:47:27.601-08:00Great authors and loads of prizes -- just around the corner!As they say, time flies when you're having fun. Of course, it seems to fly when you're not having fun, too. Maybe not at that moment, but overall, the days and weeks and months and -- yes, even years -- slip by before you know it.<br />
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In just over two weeks, on Feb. 28, I'll mark the first anniversary of the publication of my debut novel, <a href="http://amzn.to/148DO67">LETHAL OBSESSION</a>. A great deal has happened in the past 12 months, some good, some difficult, but through it all I've been blessed that many of you have read <a href="http://amzn.to/148DO67">LETHAL OBSESSION</a>, and the follow-up, <a href="http://amzn.to/17MozRL">HELPLESS</a>. And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention an increasing number of folks are listening to <a href="http://amzn.to/148DO67">LETHAL OBSESSION</a>, as recorded by the supremely talented <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0472772/">Karen Kruper</a> -- for a review of the audio version, check out <a href="http://guiltyindulgencebookclub.blogspot.com/2014/02/audiobook-review-lethal-obsession.html">Guilty Indulgence Book Club</a>. <br />
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In just a few weeks, on March 11, the third installment in the Lethal Obsession Trilogy, ENSLAVED, will be released.<br />
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It's taken longer than I anticipated to finish off the trilogy, and while I'm thrilled to be releasing the novel, I have to confess to a little bit of sadness. Even when I wasn't writing, <a href="http://amzn.to/148DO67">LETHAL OBSESSION</a> stayed with me, rolling around in my head. And while I was in the act of writing, I felt like I was working on it all the time -- in the shower, driving to work, even while at work (don't tell my boss), the story lines, the characters, demanded my attention.<br />
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Wrapping up the trilogy is a little bit like losing a friend. A few friends.<br />
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But enough sadness! We're here to celebrate, and I have some real-world friends who are going to help me commemorate the first year of <a href="http://amzn.to/148DO67">LETHAL OBSESSION</a>.<br />
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Beginning on Friday, Feb. 14, and over the following 14 days, 14 different authors will be appearing on my blog. Some will be writing about subjects close to their heart, others will be sharing information on their own work -- novel summaries, blurbs, even excerpts -- and I'll be interviewing some of the writers to give you a little insight into them and their work.<br />
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And there are some GREAT prizes available to everyone who wants to take part in a free contest -- novels, short story collections, gift cards. For full details on how to enter, enhance your chances to win, and to see a list of prizes (there are more than a dozen prizes), visit back here on Thursday (Feb. 13), or check out my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1446067665627807/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming">Facebook Birthday Blog Bash</a> event.<br />
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Along with all the give-aways, including copies of my novels <a href="http://amzn.to/148DO67">LETHAL OBSESSION</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/17MozRL">HELPLESS</a>, and ENSLAVED, the one that started it all, <a href="http://amzn.to/148DO67">LETHAL OBSESSION</a> will be available at Amazon for just 99 cents for the whole two weeks. (If you enjoy audio books, that means you can get the Kindle version AND the audio version for just $2.98!)<br />
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Now, here's a partial list of the prizes you can win. Come on back tomorrow and I'll list the authors who will be participating, and maybe a line or two about what they'll be doing.<br />
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<script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848486807726442453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100338348510446837.post-45543996597543937062014-02-07T03:00:00.000-08:002014-02-07T08:57:12.440-08:00Seven days and counting til the Big Blog Birthday Bash!That's right, in just seven days I'm kicking off a two-week celebration of my first novel,<a href="http://amzn.to/148DO67"> LETHAL OBSESSION</a>.<br />
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On Feb. 28, 2013, <a href="http://amzn.to/148DO67">LETHAL OBSESSION</a> went live, and it's been quite a year. I've had a few readers contact me, which really makes my day, and I've met some wonderful, supportive writers along the way, some that I count among my friends today.<br />
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In celebration of that publication birthday, I'm hosting a 14-day Big Blog Birthday Bash, with 14 different writers appearing on my blog, AND a chance for you to win some great prizes.<br />
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I'll give more details in a day or two, but keep watching this spot for announcements of who is participating and what prizes are being offered.<br />
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Don't miss it!<br />
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Today I'm honored to be part of the Souls of Rain Blog Tour, celebrating the release of Heavens, Book 1 by Diana Nixon. Please take a few moments to take a look -- this novel will hook you from the first page! It's getting plenty of good, strong reviews, so pick up your copy, take a read, then leave a review for Diana.<br />
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<b><i>The Souls of Rain (Heavens Trilogy, #1)</i></b></div>
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<b><i>By Diana Nixon<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">The secrets of the heavens had
always been carefully guarded. Until one day when the angels realized that what
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">And
Claire’s life is a part of that game too. She is a guardian angel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She always thought that her
existence was perfect. But perfection is a very relative term, and no one is
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Everything changes the moment
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Alan Rosenford is a spoilt
party-boy, whose life is a hurricane of risk and adrenaline rush. His soul is
damaged, his heart is bleeding, and there are so many things he prefers to keep
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The words they have never said
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The sins they have never
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Or maybe even the heavens make
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<b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://read%20chapter%201/">Read Chapter 1 </a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: red; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cover Design by Jennifer Wieland<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: red; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(J.M. Rising Horse Creations)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: red; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RisingHorseCreations">https://www.facebook.com/RisingHorseCreations</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: red; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">OTHER BOOKS by
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<b><i><span style="color: red; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Love Lines Series (YA/paranormal)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><a href="http://diananixon.blogspot.com/p/buying-books.html">Love Lines (Live Lines, # 1)</a></i></b> </div>
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<b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Wind-Gift-Lines-ebook/dp/B00AG0VLLG/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1380786065&sr=8-9&keywords=love+lines+diana+nixon">Songs of the Wind (Love Lines, # 2)</a></i></b> </div>
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<b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Gift-Love-Lines-ebook/dp/B00CD5URJO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1380786065&sr=8-5&keywords=love+lines+diana+nixon">From Scratch (Love Lines, # 2.5)</a> </i></b></div>
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<b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Sky-Love-Lines-ebook/dp/B00DVQSH64/ref=la_B007PY0IMO_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380786245&sr=1-2">Diamond Sky (Love Lines, # 3)</a></i></b> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: red; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hate-First-Sight-Diana-Nixon-ebook/dp/B00G93ATDK/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383047988&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=love+lines+diana+nixon">Hate at First Sight (A contemporary romance)</a></span></i></b><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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Diana Nixon is a poet and the author of fantasy and contemporary romances.<br />
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She was born in Minsk, Belarus, where she currently lives. In 2008 she graduated from Belorussian state University. She has a Master of Law degree and speaks several foreign languages, including English, Polish and Spanish.</div>
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