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assignments no one else will, the suicide missions, the ones with a low
probability of success. He doesn’t care about the risks or the chances of
survival. He’s all for going out in a blaze of glory. As long as it helps his
people and keeps the Vampire race at the top of the food chain, he’s all for
it.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Jamison Montague is tired of being called upon to find
people. Some folks just don’t want to be found. Her newest assignment is a
prime example of that. Unfortunately she doesn’t have a lot of choice in the
matter once she gets a read on her target. But what she ends up being pulled
into may very well end not only her career, but her life.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Together this unlikely pair will have to find a way to get
along, for they will all too soon have to depend on one another for everything.
Not only their survival in a deadly game to which they don’t know the rules,
but for their very future and happiness. As danger starts to close in, as their
opponents are revealed, and as their hearts become involved, they will have to
make the hardest choice of all. Fight for what they want, or give in and give
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She was moving with the shadows and light. Something big was
going down on the ship, she just didn’t know what. She looked around and mused,
no, not a ship so much as a planetary vessel. The ship was massive. The outside
of the ship was as large as her father’s estate on her homeworld, but it was
also heavily armored and looked ready to start a war. She had slipped into the
vessel on a ruse, her ship cloaked and attached to the outer hull where she was
able to gain access via a little used junction tube. She wondered only briefly
why someone would steal the man from his home and then realized that it was
because of knowledge. Somehow that came quickly to her even as she rounded
another corner on silent feet and weapon drawn. It had to be because the Lord
Kato was a Vampire Lord of high ranking within the Vampire Alliance. He was
also a Warlord, one who went into battle and therefore knew Alliance secrets.<o:p></o:p><br />
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She paused as she walked and opened all her senses.
Frowning, she felt him more than heard him. She felt his anger, and beyond
that, his pain. She was about to pull back and fall back to her ship when a
large hand, his large hand, snaked out and wrapped around her. She fought all
urges to scream, kick, and bite, but instead melted against him. <o:p></o:p><br />
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He was a wounded animal, feral, and she could feel that from
him. When he asked her the question of who she was, she spoke quietly and
honestly. “I am Jamison Montague. I was sent by your Lady Mother to find you.”
She touched the ring which lay between her breasts on a golden chain and added,
“You know my father, but this is not the time or place. Would you mind terribly
removing your hand from my neck so that we can get out of this hellhole before
the alarms I bypassed are found and tripped?”<o:p></o:p><br />
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He looked down at the ring she touched for the briefest of
moments before snarling softly. Despite, or perhaps because of the pounding of
hunger she could feel rushing through him, he loosened his grip. “One mistake,
one wrong move, and I swear on all that I believe in, you won’t know what hit
you. And,” he spoke, his voice low and harsh as if from long disuse, “you ever
mention my mother again—and I don’t care if you are the ruler of the universe—I
will kill you,” he said, sneering.<o:p></o:p><br />
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She didn’t have to be empathic to be able to see the anger
in his words so she wisely and simply nodded. The anger that all but poured off
of him touching that emotional part of her that housed the fight or flight
desire. “All right, we move with the shadows toward my ship. It is hidden right
now from the radar and view thanks to a very nice experimental cloak that will
be placed on the Warships soon.” How she got such technology was her secret of
course. “No mistakes, no wrong moves. I was sent by her, but as soon as I
touched your ring I knew I needed to come for you.” It was the truth. She felt
it in the very core of her body when she touched that ring that she had to save
him not for his house, but for his sanity.<o:p></o:p><br />
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“Come on.” Again in a whispered sound, she went to move from
him and looked down at the hand he still held to her arm. “You need to let me
go, my lord.”<o:p></o:p><br />
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Staring at her a moment longer, he let his hand drop. “I’m
not a lord,” he muttered. Moved away from her, he began pulling the shadows in
deeper around him as he headed for her ship. He wasn’t very happy about her
news that his mother had sent her to find him. Of all people, he couldn’t
believe the gall of that woman. She couldn’t just be happy fucking with his
formative years, now she had the need to stick her bloody nose where it was
definitely not wanted.<o:p></o:p><br />
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A soft sound had him stopping and waiting until the guard
came by, and in one motion, Raven slit his throat. Catching the body hefted him
up onto a crate, folding him in such a manner to avoid detection for a time.
Glancing back, he glared at the female, a female that shouldn’t be there. No
one should be there for him, as it was against the laws of conduct of the
Alliance if they found out. Well, thankfully, it wouldn’t be his head on the
block.<o:p></o:p><br />
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She understood his anger, the need to kill. Hell, she was in
a killing rage after touching his signet ring and feeling only the smallest
measure of the torture he was put through. It was only two more turns before
they were on her small vessel. Moving quickly, she pointed to the guest room.
“You can bunk in there.” She wasn’t going to tell him he had to leave her
because she damn well knew better, so instead she pulled the pillow from the
copilot’s chair. “Or have a seat. This might be a bumpy ride.” Because she had
to drop the cloak in order to activate the faster-than-light engines and in
that few minutes, they would be blazingly visible and vulnerable.<o:p></o:p><br />
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He eased into the copilot’s seat and settled down gingerly.
“Do what needs to be done,” he snapped at her softly, barely keeping a leash on
his temper. They would be stuck in the small craft for a time together, and she
was glad to see him reining it in. While he could undoubtedly fly it easily, she
knew that he was exhausted, beyond exhausted given the glimpse she’d had into
the hell he’d lived.<o:p></o:p><br />
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She didn’t even think about what she was doing but tugged
out the small cooler drawer and pointed. “I stocked up. Feed before you pass
out,” she said without even looking at him. All her attention was on getting
them ready and out of there. Using the maneuvering thrusters only, she pulled
them away from the massive ship and toward open space. When she saw he hadn’t
touched the blood, she simply held out her arm. “I didn’t poison the blood, but
if you would feel better, drink from the vein.” While she waited on the
countdown before disengaging the cloak, she grabbed a bag of blood herself and
snapped it on her teeth while she waited for him to make his choice.<o:p></o:p><br />
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“Thank you, no,” he murmured, seeming to keep one eye on her
and the other where they were going. Sitting back farther in the chair, he
shifted slightly but stiffly. “Just concentrate on where you are going. I’d
really prefer not to die in a horrifyingly fiery accident.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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can’t forget, Marcus Deveraux</span><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">. But Karson is a changed man, scarred by the
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just how far he’s willing to go to keep Karson safe from the demons that
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doorway, glowing brightly in the nighttime sky. The loud music playing inside
could be heard clearly from the crowded parking lot. This place was meant to
serve as a safe haven for the shifter kind who resided in Southlands, Montana,
but to Karson Maddox, it only served as a reminder of the life that had been
stolen from him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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familiar rugged landscape. Montana had been the place he’d called home for many
years, until that fateful night had changed his life forever. After five years,
Karson had finally made it back home, but now, he was uncertain of what awaited
him on the other side of those metal doors, and frankly, he didn’t care. The
only thing he cared about was finding Marcus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reaching out with a shaky hand, he opened the door and
stepped inside. He was instantly greeted by the bouncers, set in place to keep
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Passcode,” the large one on the left requested in a
less than pleasant manner. His voice was deep and his intimidating stare was
enough to stop any sensible person from advancing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Karson ran a nervous hand through his shaggy hair. “I
don’t know it, but—”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Before he could even get the rest of his sentence out,
the other bouncer, who had yet to speak, grabbed ahold of his arm and pushed
him back outside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Hey, wait a minute. Lemme go!” Karson struggled
against the painful grip. “I’m here to see Marcus.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">His words did nothing to stop the two shifters from
removing him from the building. They tossed him to the ground like a ragdoll,
and the sting from the gravel scraping against his exposed flesh burned like a
son of a bitch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He glared up at the two men, his temper flaring from
their harsh handlings as his mind was taken back to the past five years of
abuse he’d endured in one moment. He could feel the animal inside him rise to
the surface, itching for a release that couldn’t be sated. His inability to
shift only fueled his desire to defend himself as he lunged at the taller man
His fist collided with the bouncer’s jaw, but despite the pain that radiated up
his arm, his target appeared to be unfazed by the blow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Fuck,” he cursed as he shook his hand in an attempt to
free it from the ache that emanated from his knuckles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Is there a problem here?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">His heart caught at the sound of the slight southern
drawl. He knew the man who had spoken those words even before he turned around
and his rage was instantly calmed by the familiar voice. A wave of nervousness
washed over him as his hands began to tremble. Turning slowly, he met Marcus’s
eyes for the first time in five years and the world around him seemed to fade
away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Marcus Deveraux stood in front of him, dressed in a
pair of dark-wash Wranglers and his favorite pair of cowboy boots. His white
shirt was left partially unbuttoned, no doubt to showcase his well-muscled
chest. Strands of his blond hair fell in front of his ice blue eyes as he
stared down at Karson. The soft features of his face had hardened with the
years, but everything else was just as he remembered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Karson’s mouth went dry. He tried to find the words
he’d rehearsed earlier in the day, but nothing came to him. Instead, all he
could do was stand there like a deer caught in headlights.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Karson?” Marcus whispered as recognition finally
kicked in. A look of shock and confusion fell upon his face as the pain and
agony of the past few years shimmered inside the depths of Marcus’s piercing
eyes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The desire to reach out to him was overwhelming. It was
an impulse that had surprised Karson given that he’d changed so much in the
past few years. Something shifted inside him, awakening a mixture of emotions
he hadn’t felt since the day he was taken from Marcus. Tears pooled in his eyes
and he tried desperately to hold them back. He wouldn’t cry. Not here. Not now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Sir, you know this man?” the large shifter Karson had
punched questioned Marcus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Marcus gave a slow nod, his eyes never leaving Karson.
“Yes… he’s my mate.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2014
is finally here and I’m excited to announce the release of <i>Last Kiss Goodbye</i>! This has been an ongoing work in progress for
many months now and I’m very pleased with the outcome. It has definitely
broadened my writing potential and I have been so excited to share it with the
rest of the world that I couldn’t think of a better time than the New Year. To
kick start this celebration, I have decided to offer a free copy of <i>Last Kiss Goodbye</i> to one lucky winner
and give them exclusive naming rights to one of my main character’s in an
upcoming release. All you have to do to be considered is leave a comment below
telling me about your ideal character. Be sure to list their name and job title
and why you think they would make the ultimate main character. Good luck and
happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are your current projects?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My current projects include starting a new pen name for
a M/F BDSM piece I’ve been working on entitled, <i>Beautifully Broken </i>[A Limitless Novel] and supernatural suspense
novel that has yet to be titled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do you think you’ve evolved creatively?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hmm. An interesting question. I think I have come a
long way since my first book was released a year ago. I have found my own
voice, so to speak, and I’ve quite enjoyed experimenting with different genres.
I’m excited about my upcoming works in progress </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was the hardest thing about writing your latest book?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The edits. I switched editors with my latest book and
while I was extremely happy with the feedback I got, I also spent many hours
working on their suggestions. It really pushed me as a writer and helped shape
the book to be what it is today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you think that the cover plays an important part in the buying process?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yes, I do. The cover is the first impression that a
buyer sees and it needs to reflect the quality of writing, the reader can
expect. A cover doesn’t need to be flashy or over the top, but it does need to
be professional.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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would you say are the main advantages and disadvantages of self-publishing
against being published or the other way around?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Being published is great route for a writer so long as
it is a reputable publisher that does their share of the work. Realistically, I
don’t want to do business with a publisher if their editing, cover art, and
promotions are not worth 50-60% of my royalties. If I’m doing most of the work
and even having to correct their edits, then I don’t feel like the publisher is
holding up their end of the contract. In that case, self-publishing would be an
ideal situation, especially with today’s technology. Hiring you own editor and
cover artist can be an up front, out of pocket cost, though and if an author
doesn’t earn back enough from their self-published title to cover those costs,
it will be a direct loss that they have to take. For new authors, I feel that
being published is a great introduction into the industry. It gives the author
a feel for the expectations of the industry and is a good place to start. For
more experienced authors who feel like they aren’t getting what they need from
their publisher, they may want to try their hand at self-publishing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A. I hate it. I would much rather be the mysterious
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At my other stop today, I talked about what a typical day is
like for me at the <a href="http://www.erzabetsenchantments.blogspot.com/?zx=a2084731ea7da8e3">Erzabet’s
Enchantments</a> blog. Here’s what some of my non-typical days are like.</div>
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business and pleasure. Often this takes me to the places I write about (or want
to write about). In September, I spent the entire month of September in a house
across from Carmel-By-The-Sea beach. The first few weeks were spent exploring
the area and getting ideas for a character who lives there and is starting to
come through in bits and pieces (Patrick Gallagher’s lady). Then family arrived
and I went on vacation mode the last 10 days.</div>
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Whenever I travel, I try to arrange for “dinner with Kally”
events where I invite readers to join me wherever I am. These have been a lot
of fun so far! Not always dinner, sometimes I do brunch (in New Orleans and
Louisville), but I’ve met so many amazing readers at these. One, an Army
veteran, even drove seven hours to one of them this year. So far, she holds the
record! But many readers have traveled two hours just to have dinner with me.
You all amaze me! I’ve held those in Tennessee, Texas, California, and am sure
there will be many others in the years to come (but possibly not as small as
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This coming year, I’ve limited my book-related travel window
to five months (rather than the February to October 2013 window this year which
took me away from my writing desk too much.) I don’t write much while
traveling, although I do a lot of research.) So my first of six
convention/conference events will be Arizona Dreamin’ the last week of May into
the first weekend of June. Then I’ll do a 10-14 day road trip of the Southeast
(book signing in St. Mary’s, Georgia, BookBash in Orlando, and stops to be
arranged in the Florida Panhandle, Alabama, possibly Mississippi, Tennessee,
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In August, I’ll have two events—Authors After Dark in
Charlotte, NC, in early August. This will be my last AAD for a few years
because in 2015, I’ll be cutting down to only four such annual events and am
looking for new-to-be ones in different parts of the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later in August 2014, I’m doing the BDSM
Writers Con in New York City. Lots of BDSM educational opportunities here and
open to writers AND readers. Will include a visit to a BDSM club, plus lots of
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I’ll vacation again with hubby in late September (taking the
train from Chicago to Glacier, then on to Seattle). In October I’ll have my
last two events, both ones I’m planning myself, but can’t give details about
them yet. One will be in the Seattle area with some fellow BDSM author friends,
and the other in the San Diego area (the second annual Rescue Me Sightseeing
Tour, limited to 50 participants). Watch the <a href="http://www.kallypsomasters.com/appearances">Appearances</a> page on my
web site, or sign up for my <a href="http://blogspot.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c5caf1c20fc5da535929b2e1e&id=6b24aac454">newsletter</a>
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Bullied all her life, Veronica Benedict has learned to withdraw rather than risk being hurt by those closest to her—but that’s not the only type of bully she has to deal with.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Driven by the need to keep the citizens of Divine safe, Hank Stinson has put his loneliness and his secret desires aside—until he meets Veronica. Hank and Travis are captivated by the introverted author. Hank must decide if he needs this special kind of love more than he needs to be elected sheriff again, and Travis must choose between life in Divine and an opportunity to make a difference in the world. When they discover the bullying Veronica is enduring, their protective instincts come roaring to the surface.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Travis laid warm kisses on her abdomen before working his way back up, nuzzling between her breasts. “You smell so sexy, Nika. You make me hard just with your scent.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“True,” Hank murmured.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As they touched her and warmed her, she relaxed, letting them do as they willed, until she was lying with arms and legs spread, willing to take whatever they offered. Her cunt throbbed with need as she hoped they’d touch her there. They came close too many times to count as they touched and teased. The tension built in slow waves flowing and ebbing like a tide as these two men aroused her to a point that she thought she was running a fever.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hank must’ve moved around the bed because he was suddenly on her other side, paying the same attention to her hands and legs on that side. She arched her back and stretched and heard him growl softly. “Perfect.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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She smiled and opened her eyes. A tugging at her wrists drew her attention as he loomed over her, tying something off on her headboard. Both men smiled at her when she looked from side to side and saw that it wasn’t just a fantasy. She was tied down to the bed at both wrists.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tugging with her legs, she realized Travis had been busily working at distracting her while Hank had restrained her legs, too. Her cunt pulsed and she gloried in the sensation as she tugged and couldn’t get free.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hank laid his hand on her abdomen. “You’re ours to play with now, Nika.” Lust burned in his eyes. “We can do whatever we want to you.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Intelligible speech fled as she embraced her predicament. She should probably play along and pretend to be concerned but all she could do was giggle as she arched her back, dying for whatever they chose to do next. “Do your worst.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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With an evil laugh, Travis leaned down until his mouth was inches from her cunt. “I’ve been looking forward to tasting your pussy ever since Hank told me about this afternoon.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Did he tell you all about it?” she asked as she lifted her hips.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Yes, in great detail, little vixen.” He growled as he finally looked his fill. “So tempting and pink. And wet. You need me to touch you here?” he asked, lifting a fingertip and nearly touching her with it, until she panted and whimpered, tilting toward him. Her pussy clenched around nothing, aching for a cock to fill her, a finger, anything.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She scooted closer to him until the silky bindings at her wrists halted her movements and all she could do was watch. Travis tilted his head and flicked his gaze to hers as he brushed his lower lip against her labia. Her body jerked as his hot breath streamed over her exposed clit and she wondered if she’d come just from his teasing and the way looked at her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She glanced up and saw Hank kneeling on the bed, watching the two of them, his enormous cock jutting up from the nest of black hair between his spread legs. She wanted to reach out and touch him but couldn’t. Remembering their encounter earlier made her mouth water.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hot breath at her cunt drew her attention and she looked back at Travis and he grinned at her. “You were about a split second away from getting your pussy slapped for not paying attention, Nika. Focus.” The thought of either of them doing that made her cunt clench tight as a vise and her juices dripped from her and slid between her ass cheeks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Travis smiled as he saw her reaction and the knowledge in his eyes didn’t shame her. No, it turned her on even more. It made her bold. “You’d slap my poor little pussy?” She even managed to slide her lower lip out in a pout, a totally foreign motion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He leaned closer, and she felt like she been touched with a hot poker as his breath streaked over her a second before his teeth slid smoothly on either side of her clit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Oh!” she screamed as her back bowed and the orgasm blindsided her. He sucked her clit, setting off a flurry of explosions that rocked her. His hot mouth lapping at her wouldn’t allow her to come down and the tension soared within her again. He seemed content to tease her, sucking at her clit and licking her opening until she was swollen and so aroused she wanted to scream for them to take her. She opened her eyes to find them both watching her and realized what they waited for.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Fuck me, please! Please!” she begged.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Travis’s face broke into a smile and he said, “She’s a quick one.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hank chuckled in reply, and instead of being offended Veronica laughed, too, and yelled, “Shut up and <i>fuck</i> me!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The room echoed with Hank’s laughter and the shock on Travis’s face lasted for a split second before the flat of his fingertips landed right over her clit. More shocking than painful, the tap drew a startled scream from her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Travis gaped at Hank, a devilish gleam lighting his brown eyes. “Such sassiness from our sub! Did you hear her?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I did, Trav. She just earned herself a spanking.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Travis grinned and soothed her pussy with broad strokes from his tongue until she pleaded, “Please fuck me, Travis? Pretty, pretty, please? With sugar on top?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“What pretty begging,” Travis said as he sheathed his cock. Hank had a condom in his hand as well, and a hungry look in his eyes as he watched them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>I get two cocks. Holy Moses!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Feeling ravenous for them both, she squirmed and writhed as she watched Travis stroke his hand down his thick shaft. <i>I want that so much!</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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She realized she’d spoken out loud when Travis chuckled and said, “I’m about to give it to you, impatient Nika.”<br />
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Name: Veronica Benedict<o:p></o:p></div>
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DOB: 1984<o:p></o:p></div>
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Occupation: Published author<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bio: I currently reside in Billings, Montana. I’ve recently broken off a toxic relationship and preparing to take an extended working vacation with my Grandma Kate Benedict, who lives in Lusty, Texas. I’ve been published for several years, writing sweet romance but have recently branched out into writing hotter, erotic romance. I tend to be reclusive so this trip I’ll be taking soon is a real stretch out of my comfort zone. I’m especially nervous since Grandma Kate has hinted at a side trip to a town by the name of Divine.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Favorites<o:p></o:p></div>
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Food: Authentic Mexican food<o:p></o:p></div>
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Color: Purple<o:p></o:p></div>
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Movie: Gone With the Wind<o:p></o:p></div>
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Band: (Singer) Billie Currington<o:p></o:p></div>
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Song: She’s Got a Way With Me<o:p></o:p></div>
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Quote: “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” –Bill Cosby<o:p></o:p></div>
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TV Show: Longmire<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sport: Rodeo, especially bronc riding<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lightning Round<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pepsi or Coke: Coke<o:p></o:p></div>
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Boxers or Briefs: On guys? Boxers, especially those sexy knit ones<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brad Pitt or Chris Hemsworth: Chris Hemsworth<o:p></o:p></div>
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Die Hard or Terminator: Die Hard!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ford or Chevy: Chevy<o:p></o:p></div>
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Steak or Chicken: Steak<o:p></o:p></div>
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Star Wars or Star Trek: Star Wars<o:p></o:p></div>
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Beer or Wine: Wine<o:p></o:p></div>
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In Depth<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>What is your most cherished possession?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Whichever laptop I’m currently working with. My books, which are practically my life, are on it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>How do you feel about being the center of attention?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I avoid it at all costs. I don’t like being stared at or being in the spotlight.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>What makes you blush?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Being the center of attention…and compliments.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>How do you feel, generally, about the opposite sex?</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Most of the time, pretty baffled.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Avoiding confrontation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Do you have any irrational fears or phobias?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Air flight of any kind, being in the spotlight, being ridiculed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>How do you think your exes would describe you?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Not strong enough or tough enough.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>How deeply does your job / social role define you as a person?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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My writing is an outlet for how I perceive the world and I feel that sharing my stories with readers is how I express who I am.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>What are you the most hopeless at?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Standing up for myself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>What would you never do, no matter the price?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Cheat on someone who loved me. Love is hard enough to find as it is, without risking it to search for greener pastures.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Special holiday traditions?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The weekend after Thanksgiving, we always set up our Christmas tree and let our kids decorate it. This started when our eldest was a toddler and did it all by herself. The tree leaned to the left a little that first year because the ornaments were all hanging on just a few low branches on one side of the tree but she had fun. When our son came along, it got to be a bit of a competition. Now that they are both middleschoolers, the ornaments landed higher and higher on the tree. It’s not always neatly proportioned or color coordinated but it’s definitely their creation. Growing up, my mom was a Nazi about the Christmas tree being decorated a certain way. I have more fun watching them decorate it than I ever had decorating one when I was growing up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Favorite holiday memory?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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On Christmas of 2010, Mister Rainier, also known as “Mister Practicality”, did something that totally blew me away. I’d been a published author for just a little over a month at the time. A few days before Christmas, he lured me outside and I was surprised to find a ruby red 2011 Chevy Camaro sitting in our front yard. I’d been lusting after one of these vehicles for at least three years. I was convinced it was a rental. Then he blew me away when he handed me the keys and said, “Merry Christmas!” He went on to say that for once in his life he wanted to do something that was completely impractical. That car is my pride and joy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tis the Season for Giving…<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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For those who like to give donations to charity in lieu of Christmas gifts, I’d always recommend visiting the American Red Cross website.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Lusty Texas: Love Under Two
Quarterbacks</span></h1>
<h1 align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">By Cara Covington</span></h1>
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Ari Stein is certain
that romance is nowhere in the cards for her. Carrying the scars from a traumatic
childhood, she’s wandered, rootless, until she landed in Lusty. Now her
restless spirit has calmed and for the first time since she was teen, she feels
safe and at home.</div>
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Twins, Cord and Jackson Benedict,
have built rather amazing careers in the NFL, earning themselves the moniker,
“The Wonder Twins.” Then Jackson takes a hit in training camp and it’s time to
start over.</div>
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Grandma Kate convinced them to come
to Lusty and meet this side of their family. One look at Ari and they know they
made the right move—and once they see the way the Lusty branch of their family
lives, they know what they want their future to be. Will they succeed in
getting Ari to open up and trust them? Or will a specter from her past, and an
annoying little pissant from theirs, stop them from finding their happy ever
after?</div>
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<span style="color: red;">STORY EXCERPT</span></div>
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“You’re both of you my dream come
true, and I am going to be the best wife, and the best mother to our
children…and I’ll try not to give you too many more gray hairs.” She grinned
and then her smile softened. “I will honor you and love you both for the rest
of my life, and yes, into the next one as well.”</div>
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Then Andrew placed a ring on Chloe’s
left hand, next to the one from Grant she already wore, and she gave one to
him, too, similar to the one she’d given Grant. Ari recalled the day Chloe came
back from Divine, all excited, and showed them the matching wedding bands she’d
bought for her men. She also had been lucky enough to have seen Chloe’s wedding
rings. Grant and Andrew had been proud of the two bands of etched gold that fit
together as one.</div>
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Chloe and her men turned to face the
older women. Samantha nodded to Kate. “Please, do the honors, Kate.”</div>
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Kate Benedict spread her hands,
palms up. “And now your journey begins, and your adventure awaits. May you
forever remain steadfast, each one in the others, and may love light your way,
always. Congratulations!”</div>
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Cheers and applause and shouts of
congratulations filled the air. People started to move in, wanting to
congratulate the happy triad. Ari thought to move back, but the two Benedicts
who had a hold of her hands had a different idea.</div>
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“Let’s go and give our
congratulations, and then we can grab a table and a couple of beers and get to
know each other better.” Cord Benedict wore a smile that she bet in the past
had allowed him to get away with a multitude of sins.</div>
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“Get to know each other better? We
don’t know each other at all,” Ari said.</div>
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“Exactly my point!” Cord beamed at
her and damned if her heart didn’t give the barest little flutter.</div>
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“She’s likely too chicken to spend a
couple hours talking and dancing with us,” Jackson said.</div>
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Ari would have turned on the man
then, but they were next in line. They did let her hands go so that she could
hug each of the grooms, and then really hug the bride. But since they still
bracketed her, she wasn’t able to get away.</div>
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Oh, and you’re really trying hard to
do just that, aren’t you, you little hypocrite?</div>
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One of these days she was going to
choke her inner imp to death.</div>
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The men had her hands again, but
before they took too many steps, Ari twirled around, surprising them both into
releasing her.</div>
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She stepped right up into Jackson’s
face. “It’s not the drinks or the talk or even the dancing that I mind. It’s
the fact that the first chance you get, you’re both going to try and play
naughty dog.”</div>
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Jackson’s dark gaze held hers and
she felt a shiver run from her nipples to her clit. “Well, now that you mention
it, the thought had entered our heads.”</div>
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“Your little heads, you
mean?”</div>
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“Honey, they ain’t that little.”</div>
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Ari opened her mouth, and shut it
fast when Cord placed a finger under her chin and turned her face toward him.</div>
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“A couple of beers, a couple of
dances, and some talk. That’s all. We’ll save the first round of naughty dog
for another time.”</div>
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“The first round?” It was
pretty hard to remain sounding indignant when all she wanted to do was laugh.</div>
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“You’re worth a hell of a lot more
than just one round, Red.” Cord sounded very sure of himself.</div>
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Maybe it was the use of that
nickname that did it, or hell, maybe it was all the sensuous pheromones in the
air. Ari had the sense that she was about to get herself into a shit-load of
trouble.</div>
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Realizing the fact didn’t stop her.</div>
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“Oh, there’s no doubt at all
that I am worth the trouble, and much more. I’m just not so sure that
the two of you are.”</div>
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<span style="color: red;">ADULT EXCERPT</span></div>
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The sound of a zipper opening caught
her attention. She turned over just in time to watch Jackson Benedict drop his
pants to the floor.</div>
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Ari couldn’t help but swallow at the
sight of his erect cock. She’d suspected the man had a larger package than
she’d ever seen before. Now she knew for certain that he did.</div>
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She licked her lips and realized
that he was standing stock still, letting her look her fill. Cord came back
into the bedroom and stood beside his brother.</div>
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“My, my, Red, you look just like a
kid in a candy store.” He reached for his zipper, drawing her attention to him
as he, too, shucked his pants.</div>
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Good Lord, he’s huge, too!</div>
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“Well at least now I know why they
call you two The Wonder Twins!”</div>
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Both men burst out laughing, and then
they climbed on the bed. Cord ranged himself on her left side, and Jackson
stretched out beside her on her right.</div>
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Ari had used humor to cover up a
very real spurt of nerves. Sex had never been a comfortable proposition for
her. She wasn’t stupid enough to think it was painful for every woman, every
time. She had never really been aroused, or very wet. Both of those conditions
she’d experienced a little already today. She had hope that she’d get hotter
and wetter and that with these men, the experience would be
different.</div>
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But she only had hope, not
experience, not yet.</div>
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Cord turned her face toward him, and
placed a soft kiss on her lips. “What has you worried, sweetheart?”</div>
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She couldn’t prevent those nerves of
hers from finding voice. “Will you even fit?”</div>
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Ari wasn’t certain what emotion
flashed like quicksilver across his face. He cupped her cheek and raised her
face until he could meet her gaze. “We’ll fit. We won’t hurt you,
Ari. If we think there’ll be a problem, we’ll use lubricant.”</div>
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“You brought lube with you to
Lusty?”</div>
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“No, Tinker Bell,” Jackson said. She
looked at him. “We went out and got ourselves all sorts of interesting supplies
right after the first time we laid eyes on you.” Jackson continued to meet her
gaze for a moment. “And no, we didn’t buy them here. We went into Waco, to one
of the malls.”</div>
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Cord stroked her cheek again, and
she turned back to look at him. He bent over her, and gave her a soft, chaste
kiss. Then, his gaze on hers, he slid his hand from her cheek, to her neck, and
then down, softly, between her breasts. His fingers slowly stroked the
underside of her left breast. He let his fingers gently trail over her nipple.</div>
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That little bud drew up and became
even tighter than it already was, and the sensation bordered on painful.</div>
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“Which one of us do you want first,
sweetheart?” Cord asked.</div>
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“No. I…I only want to decide yes, or
no. I want the two of you to figure things out between you. I know that sounds
like that wimpy woman you both don’t like.” She didn’t know if she could
explain to them in a way that wouldn’t sound pathetic. She really did just want
to be taken care of, a little.</div>
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“Ari?”</div>
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Jackson’s voice, deeper and sexier
than usual, drew her gaze.</div>
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“It doesn’t sound wimpy at all. To
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Jackson’s lips wooed hers. Back and
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She loved his flavor and the tiny
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“I like that look on you. Like
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laid his lips on hers. His kiss went from light to carnal in a heartbeat. She
still had the essence of his brother on her tongue and for an instant the
flavors combined, the taste of two men of strength, and it was the most erotic
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“Oh, oh yes.” Relief and
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“You taste so good. You’reso responsive,
Red.” Cord brushed his hand down her stomach, and then strummed his fingers
back and forth over her mound. “So smooth, like silk here. I like that you keep
this naked. I like that you don’t want to hide your cunt behind your curls.”</div>
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“Oh, God.” The combination of their
fingers and lips and words transported her to a realm of erotica, a realm she
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Interview with KC Klein</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KC Klein has lived most of her life with
her head in the clouds and her nose buried in a book. She did stop reading long
enough to make a home with a real life hero, her husband, for over sixteen
years. A mother of two children, she spends her time slaying dragons, saving
princesses, and championing the belief in the happily-ever-after. Her debut
novel, <i>Dark Future, </i>is afinalist in the 2012 Prism contest and has been
honored with a reviewer</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">’</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">s choice award.
Her other titles include a sci- fi, 2012 RONE award winning romance anthology, <i>Hotter
on the Edge</i>, and the first two books in her Texas Fever contemporary
romance series, <i>Texas Wide Open, </i>and<i> Hustlin</i></span><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">’ </span></i><i><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: PT; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Texas.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> KC loves to hear from readers and can be
found desperately pounding away on her laptop in yoga pants and leopard
slippers or more conveniently at </span><a href="http://kckleinbooks.com/"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.kckleinbooks.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> How did you start writing erotica?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> Why do people keep asking me that? I
think it’s the cover of <b><i>Texas Wide Open</i></b>. When you put her boots,
her hands, and the title together people tend to come to the wrong conclusion.
☺ Since I don’t write erotica that’s an easy question to answer—I haven’t. LOL!
I don’t expect to be writing erotica anytime soon. After four novels and two
novellas, I am finding the sex scenes quite a challenge. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> Tell me about your writing process -
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<b>KCK:</b> My creative writing process has changed over the years. When I
first started to write I never thought about how I wrote. I just did. I wanted
to be an author ever since I can remember. Creating stories in my head came
natural to me. I thought everyone did that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Now, that I have
to write on demand, sort of speak, things have changed. I learned that I have
to protect and nurture that creative well inside of me. After a long day of
writing the last thing I want to do is read a book. I know that sounds weird. I
have a huge love of reading, but by the end of the day I don’t want to see any
words on the page. I turned toward TV as a way to relax. At first it was fine,
but as the weeks turned into months I realized that I was losing my story. It
took me a while to figure out that I needed to read. I needed to stimulate my
imagination and “see” the stories in my head even if they aren’t mine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Reading is what
every author needs to do. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Do you have any unique rituals that get
you in the mood to write?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> I like to exercise in the morning. I
always, always need my coffee. I love fat-free French vanilla creamer. I wrote
my first two books longhand in spiral-bound notebooks. I now write on an
Alphasmart on the patio in my backyard. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> Are you able to devote yourself to a
full time career as an author? If not, how do you balance your writing with
other aspects of your day to day life?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> Balance? What balance? I’m writing this
interview on Thanksgiving day. ☺ (no worries, I am having family day tomorrow.
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">I can’t devote
myself to a full-time career as a writer. I work part-time, have small children,
and spend a lot of time volunteering. It’s hard, but this is how I’ve learned
to live my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">I read an author
interview somewhere where she talks about how she’s written so many books and
has written two or three series. At first I was jealous. Wow, this woman has
got it down. Then I continued to read and found out she really never leaves her
house. It was literally something like she made a trip to the grocery store
once a week and that was it. All she does it write like <i>all</i> day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">I don’t want to live
my life like that. I work out five days a week. My health is important to me. I
have a great relationship with my extended family and friends, and most
importantly my husband and kids. I’ve made my choice, and if that means I only
write one book a year then I am okay with that. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Who are your literary
influences/inspirations?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> I love Karen Marie Moning, Diana
Gabaldon, and Philippa Gregory. All of them are wonderful authors and something
to aspire to. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> What’s the best advice you’ve been given
as an author? The worst?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> As an author that you need to
read—inside your genre, outside your genre, it doesn’t matter. Just read. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">The worst was to
stop reading romance because you may unintentionally plagiarize another
author’s work. The reality is we “steal” things from everything around us,
music, books, my husband’s bad jokes. Plagiarism is copying so many words or
ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Reading a good
book and seeing how an author creates tension or handles a certain turning
point is just about making yourself a better writer. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Are there any genres that you’d like to
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK: Ummm….good
question. Yes. I’ve written in sci-fi romance which has always been my first
love. I would love to write a historical, and I have a great series idea for a
dystopian YA. Of course, at the heart of them all would be the romance. I am a
romance reader and writer to the core. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">What’s the most memorable thing a
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<b>KCK:</b> I love when a reviewer says that my book was a surprise. That they
didn’t expect the intensity, the humor, or the twist at the end. I love when
they say their whole life was put on hold because they just had to finish. They
had to find out what happens next. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">I am a relatively
new author, and readers aren’t really sure what to expect when they pick up my
books. My books, even my contemporary romances, are gritty, intense, funny, and
fast paced. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> What genre is your favorite to kick back
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> I like contemporary romance,
historicals, but I am also trying to delve into the classics. I always want to
improve and what better way than learning from the masters. </span></div>
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a partner for one steamy night - who would it be and why?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> Umm…Hugh Jackman. There is just nothing
wrong with that man. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> His eyes. Her lips.</span></div>
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what’s the first thing that grabs you about them?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Their smile. I really am into teeth, occupational
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> What’s turns you on? Off?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> A sense of humor. An arrogant attitude.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> What food is guaranteed to put you in
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> That would be wine, but you have to act
fast because following the steamy feeling is the sleepy feeling. My husband has
learned to be quick on his feet. Things can go from hot to night-night fast. ☺</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> What are a few of your guilty pleasures?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> I love wine. I love chocolate. I love,
love salty chocolate. Oh yeah, did I mention wine?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> If you could have one superhero power,
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">To never have to sleep. Is there a
superhero who has that power? Insomniac-man? NoDoz-woman? (<i>Leanna/TLR: I
think I’d love to be her side-kick - never enough hours in the day!)</i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">TLR:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> Can you give us any hints as to what’s
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">KCK:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"> Hints? I’ll tell you anything you want
to know. LOL! Next, is the third installment of the Texas Fever series. This
will be Cash’s and Lauren’s story. I would love, LOVE to write the sequel to <b><i>Dark
Future</i></b>. No one would read it (no one read the first. Oops, I take that
back Two Lips did a review on Dark Future, so one person read it. ☺), but I
still want to write it. (<i>Leanna/TLR: I have this book on my TBR pile and I’m
excited to read it, but I can tell you that there are quite a few 4 and 5 star
reviews on Amazon!</i>)</span></div>
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<b>KCK:</b> My poor neglected website at kckleinbooks.com, but if you really
want to keep up to date please sign up for my newsletter. I talk about all my
upcoming releases, sales, and I want to start giving away free gifts. So just
go to my website and click on the sign-up button on the side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Leanna/TLR: If you’re on Facebook - you can
like KC’s author page here: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kckleinbooks"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/kckleinbooks</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">I also do a
quarterly giveaway on my Facebook page for anyone who likes my page or signs up
for my newsletter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">To celebrate my
latest release, <b><i>Hustlin’ Texas</i></b>, I am giving an e-book away. To
enter just Facebook, tweet, or Pintrest the blog post and then come back and
comment that you shared. Thanks again and happy reading!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Hustlin</span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">’ </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Texas: </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">“Sassy, sexy,
fun, but sweet at heart, KC Klein knows how to spin a tall Texas yarn.”—Lori
Wilde</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">“A sexy read. KC
Klein</span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">’</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">s hero is as hot
as a Texan summer</span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">’</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">s day. KC is an author to watch..” —</span></b><b><span lang="IT" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Rachel Gibson</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Only one person
in Oak Groves is happy to see bad girl Nikki Logan back in town…</span></div>
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bachelor, Jett Avery, lives by a simple set of rules. Getting involved with a
complicated woman isn</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">’</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">t one of them. He learned that the hard way two years ago when he
spent one of the most incredible nights of his life with Nikki Logan. But then
she hightailed it out of town, never to be seen again—until now. It might be
time to break one of those rules…</span></div>
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a love that defies distance and time…this is a book you won</span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">’</span></b><b><span lang="NL" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: NL; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">t soon forget.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">” –Cat Johnson</span></b></div>
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loved growing up on a ranch. She had her horse, the beautiful Texas prairie,
and Cole Logan, the cowboy next door. But there are a lot of secrets hidden
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gritty and fast paced…with a hot blooded, honorable hero to make every woman's
knees go weak.”—Diane Whiteside</span></b></div>
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Awakened in the middle of the night by a future version of herself, Kris
Davenport is given a mission: go travel in time to save the world--and his
life. Of course, her future self doesn't tell her who <i>he</i> is
just sends her into the darkness and straight into an alien invasion.<br />
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<b>...must choose between the man who has her heart...</b><br />
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<i>He</i> turns out to be ConRad Smith, the callous, untrusting military
commander of Earth's army and the world's last defense. There's only one way
for Smith to know for sure if this strange woman is an alien spy--slice her
throat. Except, he didn't anticipate the desire he would feel as he
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">Amazon</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">: </span><a href="http://kckleinbooks.com/TexasWideOpenAmazon"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://kckleinbooks.com/TexasWideOpenAmazon</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"></span></div>
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OLIVIA BLACK</h1>
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fell in love with romance novels years ago and read everything I could get my
hands on, from contemporary to paranormal. Thousands of books later, I'm still
an avid reader.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I started writing ménage romance a couple of years ago with
Siren Publishing under the name, Alicia White. Recently, I decided that I
wanted to branch out and with the support of my publisher, I started writing
Man Love under, Olivia Black.This is my first series, Silver Bullet. <span style="color: #44546a; mso-themecolor: text2;"></span></span></div>
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love waking up in the morning, getting my iced coffee and sitting down in front
of my laptop. Going on adventures with my characters, makes writing the best
job on the planet. My hope is that readers will find something positive in
every book I write and that they will enjoy the journey along the way. Happy
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Book 1</span></h1>
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Alpha Gideon Channing
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owner of Silver Bullet, a gay club that offers everything from a dance floor to
a dungeon. The club caters to all of its customers from shifters to vampires
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Josh Gordon is human.
He’s just graduated college and is ready to party. He knows that
paranormal’s exist. In fact, everyone does, it’s not a secret. After drinking
and dancing with his friends, large arms wrap around him and he’s instantly
blown away that a huge wolf shifter would be interested in him.<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"></span></div>
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The two men spend a
wild night together, but when Josh wakes up, he’s scared of the awkward morning
after. He can’t understand why his heart hurts with each step he takes toward
the door. Before he can sneak out, Gideon stops him and convinces him that he
needs more than just one night.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gideon
Channing scanned the crowd through the monitors, looking for any signs of
trouble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was his job to make sure
that all the shifters, humans, and vampires mingled well together. No one had
ever been injured or forced to do anything since the opening of his place,
Silver Bullet, and as owner and pack Alpha, he planned on keeping it that way.
From his office, located above the club, Gideon couldn’t hear the pounding
music, but he could enjoy the view. Sitting back, Gideon watched gorgeous,
half-naked men gyrating across the dance floor rubbing against each other,
creating a sea of delicious, sweaty flesh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>His
pack of red wolves had changed so much over the years and he was content with
the way things were. Before his father became the Alpha, the wolves had been
ruled with an iron fist. Members of the pack were punished and put to death for
whatever infraction the tyrant of an Alpha considered to be disgraceful or
wrong. Families were broken a part, children slaughtered for stepping out of
line, and men and women were held to different standards. <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>He
could still remember the night when he came clean and told his father he
preferred men. He didn’t expect the man to accept him as easily as he had, with
open arms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That same night, his father
told him a heart breaking story about an uncle he never knew existed. <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
man had been killed for his sexual preferences, murdered, before his father was
old enough and strong enough to step in and fight.</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>Since then, his father felt guilty
over the loss of his older brother. A man that, from what Gideon heard, he
resembled in a lot of ways. <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>When
he took the reins from his father, the few families that remained went with his
parents to Europe. Now, his pack consisted of gay men, a haven for anyone that
needed a safe place in honor of the uncle he never knew. Some of the men he’d
grown up with and others found and joined them over the years. Their numbers
were growing and he always welcomed anyone who needed a place to call home. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The clubs success could be attributed to
the entire pack and their hard work. The Silver Bullet had become well known
for catering to everyone and their tastes whether conservative or wildly kinky.
<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The large profits not only helped them
all live a life of luxury, it also paid the way for the younger members to
further their education. College and traveling were important elements in a
young pup’s life and he didn’t want any mistakes closing this place down. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ever
since the paranormal world had been exposed to human kind, years ago, they’d
lived in relatively peaceful conditions. There were rogues, but they were
policed closely by a group called, F.P.A. or </span>Federal Paranormal Agency.<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The paranormals couldn’t be blamed for
everything though. Humans committed crimes and killed all the time. There were
radical groups also known as PARA-haters out there, but their numbers were
small and Gideon’s pack hadn’t had any problems with them for a while. Where
ever those trouble makers were, he was glad they weren’t in New Orleans,
harassing his pack. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After
human-kind got over the shock that shifters and vampires were real and not a
myth, most humans became curious about paranormals. Over time humans started
trusting that they weren’t in any danger. Gideon named the club, Silver Bullet,
as a little joke since many human’s believed that shifters or werewolves could
only be killed with silver. He wouldn’t confirm or deny that rumor. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gideon’s
hope was that the Silver Bullet would bring everyone together, paranormals and
humans alike. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Having a club was also a good excuse to help
his pack find their mates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’d been
searching for his own far too long in his opinion. At thirty-five, he was ready
to settle down with a good man by his side. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Scanning
each screen, he watched his employees for a few minutes before checking each
dark corner, the dance floors, and even the private rooms. Security and safety
would always be his top priority. Everyone coming inside his club knew that,
and all the players agreed to the discreet surveillance. It was one of the
reasons they were always busy. The other was due to the fact that they were the
hottest gay club in the state, and quite possibly the country.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Silver Bullet was a sprawling building almost a block long in the warehouse
district in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was a well-known hang out and attracted
lots of different clientele. Luckily, they could accommodate everyone’s tastes.
From quiet relaxing atmospheres to extreme forms of BDSM, the club had it all. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gideon
made sure to do his homework before opening. He wanted this place to be the
go-to for paranormals and humans alike. The sprawling club was cut up into
different mini-clubs, some more private and exclusive than others. In fact, in
order to get into the dungeon, each member needed a background check and a
psych evaluation. If they passed, then they were given their own four digit
code.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He
loved New Orleans. It had it all. The big city, music, food, swamps, and open
spaces that allowed him to shift and run freely. To him, Louisiana wasn’t like
any other place in the world. There was a certain magic that hung in the thick
air and clung to a person. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After
a few minutes of watching the sexy men on the screen, he heard a knock before
the door opened. Gideon swiveled his chair around and grinned as his Beta, Sean
Griffin, strolled in. His best friend could easily be mistaken for his brother.
They looked similar in a lot of ways.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Enjoying
the view I see. You should come down and see it up close and personal.” Sean
winked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">BEHIND THE SCENES WITH OLIVIA BLACK</span></h1>
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<h1>
Q: Do you write full-time or part-time? </h1>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;">
I write full time right now, but
that will be changing very soon. I’m going back to school to continue my
education. I’ll always write, but my schedule will be different. </div>
<h1>
Q: Do you have a special time to write or how is your day structured? </h1>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;">
I get my daughter off to school,
hit the gym, grab my iced coffee, and then, its writing time. I spend the
morning getting as many words in as I can. Some days are better than others. </div>
<h1>
Q: Do you write every day?</h1>
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Yes, I spend at least a couple of
hours writing each day. On the weekends, I usually spend the day with family,
but in the evening, I open my laptop. </div>
<h1>
Q: Do you aim for a set amount of words/pages per day?</h1>
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My daily goal is between three to
five thousand words. Sometimes that varies depending on how motivated I am. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div>
<h1>
Q: Do you work to an outline or plot or do you prefer just see where an
idea takes you?</h1>
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For this series, Silver Bullet, I
did a lot of plotting. I wanted to make sure that each story was unique along
with the characters. I also looked through pictures of hunky men and used them
as inspiration for the characters. It makes describing them a lot easier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<h1>
Q: How long on average does it take you to write a book?</h1>
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The time varies and depends on how
inspired I’m feelings. Some days, my fingers glide across the keyboard and
others, I stare at the screen. </div>
<h1>
Q: Any tips on how to get through the dreaded writer’s block?</h1>
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I move to a different WIP (work in
progress). If I’m staring at the screen and the words aren’t coming to me, I
close the document, and open a different book I’m working on. </div>
<h1>
Q: For your own reading, do you prefer ebooks or traditional paper/hard
back books?</h1>
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I have a nook and a full shelf of
traditional paperback books. I’m a huge reader and have been for many years.
Reading is an important part of my life. </div>
<h1>
Q: What books are you reading at present?</h1>
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There are so many books. I read
constantly…anything romance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<h1>
Q: What would you say are the main advantages and disadvantages of
self-publishing against being published or the other way around?</h1>
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Honestly, I don’t know a lot about
self-publishing to really weigh in. I enjoy writing for Siren, they are a great
company. The folks there are always willing to work with me and they are very
supportive. I write ménage under Alicia White and now, I’m writing Man Love
with a brand new pen name, Olivia Black. I feel very lucky to be a part of the
Siren family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<h1>
Q: Which social network worked best for you?</h1>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;">
I’ve never been a big social
networking person, but since writing, all that changed. I love connecting with
the readers and other writers. Facebook has been the big one, but I’m also on
Twitter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f3864; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">COWBOY COMMAND</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cowboy Justice
Association, Book One</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://amzn.to/16fmxxd">Available Exclusively at Amazon</a></i></div>
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Sometimes you have to
die to be born. </div>
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One
minute Katie is eating lunch with her sister, the next she barely escapes a car
bomb meant to kill her. If that wasn’t enough, someone sets fire to her home
and burns it to the ground. Luckily, Federal agents are going to give her a new
identity until she can testify against the man who wants her dead. They change
her name to Presley, her hair color to brown, and her shorts and sandals to
jeans and cowboy boots. She’s not thrilled about being sent to a small town in
Montana to hide, but she wants to stay alive. </div>
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Sheriff
Seth Reilly is doing a favor for an old Army buddy. He’s promised to watch over
a woman whose life is in danger, but he didn’t plan on her being so young and
beautiful. He’s tempted, but she’s a bundle of trouble. Seth likes his women
calm and sedate. Presley is the kind of woman who would keep him up at night
and make him crazy. Too bad he’s starting to enjoy it. </div>
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Passion
flares between Seth and Presley, heating up the cold Montana nights. Knowing
they only have a short time together, they vow not to fall in love. But when
danger finds Presley, Seth will risk everything to keep her safe until she can
testify. Will Presley get her old life back or start a new life with Seth
instead? </div>
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<u><span style="color: #1f3864; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">EXCERPT</span></u></div>
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Presley was still standing,
swaying to the music, her eyes closed, the wine glass dangling from her
fingers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her body moved sensuously, the
burnished curls dancing around her head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He couldn’t take his eyes away from her mouthwatering curves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything about her was beautiful,
sexy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her jeans hugged the curve of her
ass and the shirt pulled tight over her round breasts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He knew what she looked like without her
clothes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He shouldn’t be this hot and
hard from a tiny woman dancing fully-clothed in the living room, but he
was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Why this woman, at this
time?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was messy, dangerous, and damn
inconvenient but he didn’t care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At that
moment, he would have crawled naked across burning hot coals to get to
her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Her eyes opened and Presley
smiled at him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She must know what he was
thinking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heat swept through his veins
and his cock swelled in his jeans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
shifted to relieve the pressure and continued watching his brown-eyed witch
gyrating to the music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She glided over
to the iPod and rubbed her thumb over the wheel until a new song blared from
the dock speakers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time he
realized the song was Joe Cocker’s ‘You Can Leave Your Hat On,’ Presley was
already pulling up her shirt in teasing manner, exposing the bare skin of her
midriff.</div>
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His cock jerked in his pants
and his breath became shallow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Damn
woman was doing a strip tease right in front of him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She shimmied out of her shirt, tossing it in
his face, before turning her back and swaying her heart-shaped ass not three
feet from him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could have reached out
and dragged her down on to his lap, caveman style, but he forcibly kept his
hands on his thighs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His palms were
covered in sweat and he rubbed them on the denim as his heart accelerated to
the beat of the music.</div>
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When Presley turned around, her
pants were unzipped and she was pushing them down her legs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She kicked them away with a flourish, her
hands over her head, rocking to the beat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She flashed him a smile and leaned forward so he had an eyeful of her
generous cleavage.</div>
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Holy fuck, his dick was as hard
as a fence post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could feel the blood
rushing to it, leaving his brain too little to function.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was only in a bra and a ridiculous pair
of panties, hardly more than a scrap of material.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She went to her knees and reached behind her
back, shaking her breasts so the bra slid down her arms.</div>
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<i>Where the fuck did she learn
to do that?</i></div>
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She giggled, her face pink, but
his gaze was riveted to her breasts bobbing as she smoothly stood but bent over
him so her nipples hovered over his mouth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He dipped his head and captured one between his lips but she danced away
before he could suck on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blood
pounded in his head, and he felt a wave of lust he could barely control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He dug in his pocket for a condom just as she
turned her back again and tugged her panties down her thighs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He stood up with a roar and grabbed her
around the waist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She yelped in surprise
and then moaned in pleasure as he pushed two fingers inside her hot cunt.</div>
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Seth wrapped his hand around
her trapped panties and ripped them from her body, crotch first, the flimsy
material giving way easily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He turned
her head so he could capture her lips even as he held her back to his
front.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He bent her over the back of an
easy chair, her spankable bottom raised up, her toes off the ground, and the
wet pink of her pussy peeking out at him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He smacked her bottom and she moaned in response.</div>
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“Yes, Seth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Her voice was a throaty whisper but the pleasure was in no doubt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He smacked her bottom a few more times,
leaving red handprints behind on the creamy white flesh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He jerked at his zipper and pushed his jeans
and boxers down far enough to roll on the condom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His fingers were clumsy but the minute he was
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“Seth!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Presley cried out at his possession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He reached down and found her nipples,
pinching and rolling them between his fingers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He kissed her spine, then nibbled at it as he fucked her hard and fast
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“Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Presley chanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Damn, he loved how she loved sex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She didn’t act all coy and shy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She liked it and she let him know he was all
man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was certainly all woman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He kept up the blistering pace, slamming into
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">About Olivia…</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09578848652818572476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704227202302633949.post-38848383751210299002013-11-18T00:00:00.000-08:002013-11-18T00:00:00.412-08:00Alanea Alder<!--[if !mso]>
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Liam was
devastated when he learned that the little cat Sebastian which he has known for
months is his mate and has been hiding the truth from him since they met. He
has to overcome the pain of his past before he can accept a future with his
kitten. But will Sebastian forgive him for ignoring him when the truth finally
came out?</div>
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Sebastian
has lost hope that Liam will ever forgive him. He knows what he did was wrong,
and that he wounded his mate deeply. Will he be able to find a way to get Liam
to see that he really does need him and earn his forgiveness?</div>
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Kent
has been walking through life as a spectator. He finds himself mediating
between his two hurt mates. Will their history together leave him feeling like
a third wheel or will the heat between his two men burn him alive?</div>
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Will
they be able to come together as a united front before the attempts from an old
enemy destroys them?</div>
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“Good
morning my luscious ladies, and how is my baby boy doing today?” he asked
making kissing noises at Rebecca’s stomach, sounding like his normal self.
Rebecca beamed up at Liam obviously relieved at his familiar laid back persona.</div>
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“Aleks
said the next time you referred to his son as your boy he was going to choke
the life out of you.” Rebecca looked around, snatched up Kate’s coffee cup and
took a healthy swig.</div>
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“I
saw that! No more caffeine for you Rebecca Arkadion, doctor’s orders,” Connor
yelled across the diner. Rebecca winced and set the cup down grumbling about
stupid doctors and what do they know.</div>
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Sebastian
removed his hand from Liam’s hazarding a wink at Liam before sucking up all the
soda in his cup. Under the table he popped off the lid, then he reached across
the table grabbing Kate’s mug. When Connor’s back was turned he carefully
poured Kate’s coffee into his soda cup and put the lid back on. He handed it to
Rebecca who started bouncing excitedly in her seat. She accepted the cup and
held it in front of her.</div>
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“Sebastian
you are the bestest!” She was about to take a sip when a large hand swooped in
and grabbed the cup.</div>
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“And
no soda either. That has caffeine too.” Connor said before taking the cup to
the kitchen sink and pouring it out. Sebastian’s eyes widened as he saw
Rebecca’s face turn to a mask of horror before her bottom lip started to
quiver.</div>
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“Oh
no,” Kate said, looking around for another cup of coffee.</div>
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“Connor
hates me and Doc hates me!” Rebecca ranted.</div>
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Sebastian
looked over to Liam pleadingly. Liam smiled and nodded. He stood up and scooped
Rebecca up in his arms before sitting down and settling her on his lap.</div>
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“Okay,
baby girl, why did they take you off caffeine?” He asked gently. Sebastian’s
heart was melting. His mate had to be the kindest man he had ever met, how
could he have ever doubted him? Rebecca had to be one of the most exasperating,
but amazing women he had ever met. Living with her he had some of the best
times of his life. Liam seemed to have infinite patience when it came to the
tiny human.</div>
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“They
think I’m too excitable, that I’m all over the place and expending too much
energy. I tried to tell them that this is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">au
naturel</i>.” She pointed to herself.</div>
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“But
they didn’t believe me. All because I’ve lost a pound or two.” She sniffled
looking at Liam pitifully. Sebastian’s ears perked up and he saw Kate lean
forward.</div>
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“What
do you mean a pound or two, Rebecca?” Kate asked sternly.</div>
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“It
was only two pounds and ninety-six ounces,” she mumbled. Liam frowned. Sebastian
looked at Kate who was looking down at her fingers.</div>
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“You’ve
lost eight pounds? Since when?” Sebastian asked putting them both out of their
mathematical misery.</div>
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“Since
last week.” Rebecca sighed and stared down at her lap.</div>
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“Rebecca!”
Sebastian gasped. Liam saw the shocked expression on his mate’s face before
turning to stare with concern at his friend.</div>
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“Is
that a lot?” Liam asked looking from Sebastian to Kate and back.</div>
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“In
addition to what she lost in the first trimester due to morning sickness it’s drastic,”
Ma said coming from behind the counter. She held out a tall frosted glass with
what looked like a milkshake to Rebecca.</div>
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“What’s
that?” She eyed the glass with a colorful swirly straw sticking out of the whip
cream suspiciously. She took the glass and scrunched her nose.</div>
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“That
is my newest concoction. I made it especially for my Alpha Mother. I gave Ma
the recipe last week and made sure we had all of the ingredients here.” Ashby
said as he and Gabriel walked into the diner.</div>
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“Is
it a milkshake?” Rebecca asked perking up. Ashby winked at Ma.</div>
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“Something
like that. Try it.” He sat down next to Sebastian as Gabriel took the last
empty seat next to Kate filling the table. Rebecca took a small sip from the
glass and her face brightened.</div>
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“It
tastes like coffee!” She attacked the straw and inhaled half the cup. Sebastian
looked over to Ashby who winked at him and nodded to Rebecca who was sucking up
the last of the concoction through the straw trying to get the whipped cream
off the side of the glass.</div>
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“What
was that?” Sebastian asked curiously, leaning forward and taking a sniff.</div>
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“It’s
a moccachino flavored protein shake that I doctored up. Not only does it taste
like coffee with no caffeine, it’s filled with all her daily vitamins and also
acts as a meal replacement, which will hopefully help her gain weight.” Ashby
looked extremely proud of himself. Rebecca looked at Ashby her eyes wide. </div>
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“But
it didn’t taste bad.” She frowned down at the empty glass.</div>
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“That’s
the point. It should help satisfy your coffee cravings too. Ma and I have been
worried about how much weight you’ve lost so I thought this would be the
closest thing to coffee you can get. Don’t you like it?” He asked looking
dejected. Rebecca quickly back pedaled.</div>
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“Of
course I like it. I love it! I’m just surprised I like it.” Rebecca rubbed her
small belly.</div>
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“I’m
full.” She said and yawned. Sebastian had the urge to shift and curl in her
lap. He had been looking after her for months, it was hard to let old habits
die.</div>
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“Aww
is my baby boy purring? Yes he is! He liked the new milkshake,” Liam said
making baby noises at Rebecca and rubbing her stomach. Sebastian and Ashby
laughed.</div>
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“Put
my mate down so I can beat you to death.” A low grumble filled the diner.</div>
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“Look,
Rebecca, it’s your grumpy bear. Be careful or he might find out about our
torrid affair. Shussshh,” Liam said in a mock whisper. Sebastian rolled his
eyes. Gently Aleks lifted Rebecca out of Liam’s lap. He pulled over a chair
from another table and sat down with Rebecca snuggled against him.</div>
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“As
if she would touch your mangy ass. And the baby isn’t purring, he’s growling.
He doesn’t like you.” Aleks grunted. Rebecca thumped his shoulder.</div>
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“Don’t
say that. The baby loves his Uncle Liam.” She yawned again</div>
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“Liam,
hurry up and take us inside, I’m about to blow and I don’t want to give
everyone a show,” Sebastian moaned. Laughing Liam and Kent broke apart and
grabbed hands before running for the house.</div>
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“Tear
that ass up!” Rian yelled.</div>
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“Happy
mating!” Ma yelled laughter in her voice. Liam waved goodbye to everyone before
shutting the back door behind him.</div>
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“Hurry!”
Sebastian whimpered. He and Kent sprinted for the stairs, they made their way
up in record time and nearly ripped the door off the hinges flinging it open.
Liam threw Sebastian on the bed as he and Kent stripped off their bathing
suits. He heard the drawer open and close and when he looked over to Sebastian,
his little mate already had three fingers deep in his own ass.</div>
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“God,
I can’t wait. I’ve never been this hard.” Sebastian said pushing frantically.
Liam had to grab the base of his cock to keep from coming at the sight. He
heard a moan and he turned to his right. Kent had one hand reached behind him
and he seemed to be wiggling something.</div>
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“Sweetheart
are you wearing a butt plug?” Liam nearly swallowed his tongue when his gentle
giant of a mate nodded. Liam carefully removed his mate’s glasses before
pushing him onto the bed.</div>
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“Kent,
fuck our little slut there while I take this tight ass of yours,” Liam said his
voice dropping an octave as his lion came to the surface. </div>
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“Do
you like being called our little slut?” Liam asked unsure if he had crossed a
line.</div>
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“Yes,
please fuck your slut.” Sebastian’s face went slack with need.</div>
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“I
need your huge cock so bad my mate, my love.” Sebastian moaned. Kent’s eyes
became unfocused as he stalked Sebastian on all fours on the bed. He easily
flipped their mate over onto his hands and knees.</div>
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“Hard,
fuck your slut hard.” Sebastian said taking on the role beautifully.</div>
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Kent
fed the head of his swollen prick into Sebastian, he paused before slamming the
entire length into him, bottoming out. Sebastian screamed in pleasure. Unable
to stay away a second longer, Liam climbed onto the bed and pushed Kent over
Sebastian.</div>
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“Our
little slut deserves pleasure, reach around and grab that gorgeous cock of his
Kent.” Liam said pulling the butt plug out of Kent excruciatingly slow. Kent
dropped his forehead to Sebastian’s back and moaned. He wrapped on arm around the
body of his small mate and began to stoke Sebastian.</div>
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Liam
pulled apart Kent’s ass cheeks and licked the small pink hole.</div>
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“Oh
fuck!” Kent yelled.</div>
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“You
taste like heaven,” Liam said before leaning forward to spear his mate with his
tongue.</div>
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“Please
Liam, please fuck me, haven’t I been a good mate too?” Kent asked panting.</div>
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“Yes,
you both were very good mates today.” Liam sat back on his knees and took his
dick in hand. With no preamble he thrust forward and began to ram into his
mate’s greedy hole.</div>
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“Kent
you helped to arrange this party to show your mates how much you care.” Liam
reached down and inserted a finger alongside his cock. Kent went wild bucking
into Sebastian and then back to impale himself on Liam.</div>
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“Sebastian
you stood up for your mate, you defended me. No one has ever done that for me
before.” Liam said hoping the bond would share with his mates how he felt. How
no one had ever taken care of him before and how much it meant to him.</div>
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“I
love you Liam, I love you Kent. I want to stay like this forever!” Sebastian
screamed out his release.</div>
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“I
love you both so much.” Kent said thrusting as deep into Sebastian as he could
as Sebastian’s pleasure washed through them all.</div>
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“You
both are my everything, I have never loved anyone like this.” Liam said before
his orgasm compounded by his mate’s raced through them expanding through every
cell before exploding. Liam could feel everything. There was no Kent, Liam and
Sebastian, it was if they were all one. Groaning, Liam eased Kent and Sebastian
to the left gently laying them all on their sides, the entire time their cocks
lay deep in each other.</div>
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Slowly
their cocks began to harden again. Through tears of joy and release they made
love moving as one body. They moved slowly savoring every touch as it was
magnified by three. Shortly before dawn their collective orgasm ripped through
them, and all three of them gave in to the darkness.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<u><span style="color: #4472c4; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BEHIND THE SCENES</span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: A850-Deco; mso-bidi-font-family: A850-Deco; mso-fareast-font-family: A850-Deco;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Q<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;">Do you write
full-time or part-time?</span></div>
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I
write part time. I have a full time job where I normally put in between 50-60
hours per week at.</div>
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<span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: A850-Deco; mso-bidi-font-family: A850-Deco; mso-fareast-font-family: A850-Deco;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Q<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;">Do you have a
special time to write or how is your day structured?</span></div>
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I
like to write in the early morning when I get off of work. I works overnights
on the East coast, so my hours are completely backwards to everyone else.</div>
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<span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: A850-Deco; mso-bidi-font-family: A850-Deco; mso-fareast-font-family: A850-Deco;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Q<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;">Do you write every
day?</span></div>
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No,
some days it’s book planning or outlining. I also try to balance that with time
on Facebook chatting with my peeps and web building. Social networking is a
huge part of being a writer.</div>
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<span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: A850-Deco; mso-bidi-font-family: A850-Deco; mso-fareast-font-family: A850-Deco;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Q<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;">Do you aim for a set
amount of words/pages per day?</span></div>
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No,
I don’t like to feel like<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I HAVE to
write. If I try to force it, I’m usually unhappy with what I’ve written.</div>
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<span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: A850-Deco; mso-bidi-font-family: A850-Deco; mso-fareast-font-family: A850-Deco;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Q<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;">Do you work to an
outline or plot or do you prefer just see where an idea takes you?</span></div>
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I
do both. I have a rough outline, but when I sit down and start typing sometimes
my characters are in the driver’s seat.</div>
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<span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: A850-Deco; mso-bidi-font-family: A850-Deco; mso-fareast-font-family: A850-Deco;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Q<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;">How do you think
you’ve evolved creatively?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
I’m
using a wider range of words to describe things. To help with steamy scenes I
started an Explicit Word spreadsheet LOL</div>
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<span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: A850-Deco; mso-bidi-font-family: A850-Deco; mso-fareast-font-family: A850-Deco;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Q<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;">What was the hardest
thing about writing your latest book?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
Fated
Forgiveness which is being released Nov 7th, was pretty straightforward. But
the one after that was hard due to medical terminology. It’s also my tear
jerker and emotional roller coaster book. I am warning my readers in advance.
Have tissues ready.</div>
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<span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: A850-Deco; mso-bidi-font-family: A850-Deco; mso-fareast-font-family: A850-Deco;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Q<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;">What is the easiest
thing about writing?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
Talking
to my characters</div>
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<span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: A850-Deco; mso-bidi-font-family: A850-Deco; mso-fareast-font-family: A850-Deco;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Q<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;">How long on average
does it take you to write a book?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
On
average I would say 2-3 weeks</div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;">Any tips on how to
get through the dreaded writer’s block?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
Either
I start outlining something new which may trigger needed plot points in the
book prior or I skip to the end of the book and write it backwards <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09578848652818572476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704227202302633949.post-40435524601965891982013-11-10T15:52:00.003-08:002013-11-10T15:52:41.629-08:00Heroic Measures by Jo-Ann Power <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">How brave are you? Heroic Women of WWI</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">In HEROIC MEASURES by Jo-Ann Power</b></div>
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How brave are you?</div>
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Does a woman’s courage equals a man’s?</div>
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Would you travel thousands of miles to a foreign country,
whose language you did not speak, with others you may not know to work for an
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Heroic Measures</b>
by Jo-Ann Power (<a href="http://amzn.to/1dWojVz"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">http://amzn.to/1dWojVz</b></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>)
tells the tale of a group of American women whose lives changed dramatically
when they decided to volunteer to go to France and nurse American soldiers.
Some of them went for love of their work. Some went for love of country. Some
went…and fell in love. A historical novel of grand proportions, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Heroic Measures</b> draws a picture of the
first women who served under fire.</div>
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nurse Gwen Spencer, fighting battles is nothing new. An orphan sent to live
with a vengeful aunt, Gwen picked coal and scrubbed floors to earn a living.
But when she decides to become a nurse, she steps outside the boundaries of her
aunt’s demands…and into a world of her own making.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Leaving her
hometown for France, she helps doctors mend thousands of brutally injured
Doughboys under primitive conditions. Amid the chaos, she volunteers to go ever
forward to the front lines. Braving bombings and the madness of men crazed by
the hell of war, she is stunned to discover one man she can love. A man she can
share her life with.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But in the
insanity and bloodshed she learns the measures of her own desires. Dare she
attempt to become a woman of accomplishment? Or has looking into the face of
war and death given her the courage to live her life to the fullest?</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">When she did return to
the tent, she had Colonel Scott in tow. She’d told him nothing except their
German was now awake, aware and spoke English. She thought it best to let the
officer discern the veracity of the man.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Nurse Spencer tells me
you speak our language. Might I ask you where you learned it?”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“At my mother’s knee,
Colonel. Captain Adam Fairleigh, His Majesty’s Forces. Forgive me, sir, I would
greet you appropriately but our erstwhile nurse has strapped me to the bed.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Then you must need
restraining,” Scott replied. “What the hell is this that you say you’re with
the Brits?”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“I am, sir. I am
attached to General Pershing’s staff, Chaumont.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“As what? How do you
speak Hun so well and why in God’s name are you in one of their uniforms?”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">Fairleigh arched both
brows, looking at the short American down his very elegant straight nose.
“Liaison to the American Commander, sir. Since December. I speak excellent
German because my maternal grandmother came from Saxe-Coburg, the same
principality as our late Prince Albert. I speak German, sir, as well as I do
English. Before the war, that was no crime, but an asset.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“I see. And how do you
come by this uniform?”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">Their patient was no
longer so quick or cocky. “I took it off a dead man.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">Gwen swallowed hard at
the savage image of this man removing clothing from a corpse.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“I had managed to crawl
across a zone where they were not shelling. I thought if I could reach one of
their forward trench lines, then I—”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Preposterous. How did
you get that far in your own uniform?”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“I went in peasants’
rags. Our lines abut an old village where only a few huts still stand.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Why discard your rags
for a German captain’s uniform?”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Well, sir, he was not
only dead but conveniently my size.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">That shut the man up.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">Gwen could only marvel
at this creature in the bed.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“When I came upon their
trench, I could hear their conversation below. Luck was with me. That bunker
was a communications center. If I could get in there, I might learn quite
enough to make my mission worthwhile. Of course, I couldn’t do that, couldn’t
speak German to them and have them believe I was one of them if I wore French
farmer’s culottes, could I? So I crept around…among their dead whose bodies
they had not retrieved.” He stared at the American with blank eyes. “I happened
upon the captain who seemed my height. Then I waited until night fell and—”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">He halted, regarding
Gwen once more. “I buried my rags and crawled into their trench. They accepted
my story. I was privy to their orders that were to move their gun emplacements.
Then, as you can expect, I was stuck with them, considered one of them. I had
to run with them. I had no opportunity to escape until two nights later when
the French opened a barrage in our sector.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">He lifted a hand, let
it drop to the sheets. “I managed to hang back when they retreated with their
line. I set out to No Man’s Land and prayed to Christ I’d find my way across to
French lines. This took me…I’m not clear. A night. Two?” He shrugged. “Here I
am.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Who is your American
liaison in Pershing’s staff?”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Colonel Samuel
Rustings.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">Scott nodded, a hint of
a smile curling his lips. “I see.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“I gather you know
him.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Same class at West
Point.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Well, then. If you
telegraph him, he will verify who I am and my mission. He knew I went out, you
see.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“A man from
headquarters is already on his way here.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Splendid.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“We thought we had
ourselves a Heinie.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">The man’s mouth quirked
in bitterness. “Sorry to disappoint you.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Oh, you’ll do, sir.
What did you say your name was?”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">Gwen noticed that Scott
had not addressed him by his rank.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Fairleigh.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“We’ll see what our man
from Chaumont has to say about you. In the meantime, my private is outside the
tent.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">Fairleigh inclined his
head in acknowledgement of his warder.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Nurse. Finish up here.
Untie him. ”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Thank you, Sir.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Good day, then.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">When Scott had
departed, Fairleigh regarded her with appraising eyes. “What is your name?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Spencer.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Nice name. Spencer.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Thank you.” She pulled
her cart closer to his bed. No matter who he was, he was to be made whole as
efficiently as she could.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“I am sorry, Spencer,
for being an ass.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">She saw on his face
honest contrition. Unaccustomed to apologies from those who insulted her, she
had no reason to trust the value of his. Yet she gave him credit for the
courtesy of it. He had done such a brave act. What kind of man would do as he
had done? A fool. An opportunist. A man who saw this was work which he and he
alone was best suited for? Was that hubris? Cunning? Or duty? If indeed, he <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">had </i>done it. If he hadn’t lied.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Spencer, I am grateful
for your help. Please do patch me up. I’d hate to lose my hands because I
lacked good manners.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">He was making
conversation to heal their rift. She picked through her gauze looking for the
needle she had misplaced when she had left him. Brusqueness served her where
experience did not. “Lie back then and be good.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Chilly. Do you they
teach you to be frosty like that in America?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";">“Yes.”</span></div>
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drawn me into a world that fulfills all of my deepest and darkest desires.
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000;">CSA CASE FILES, BOOK ONE</span></i></div>
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When former Marine,
Connor Ortega, was ordered into the offices of Crest Security Agency on a
Saturday morning, he didn’t expect the latest case to hit so close to home. A
submissive has been murdered in a particularly vicious manner and to bring her
killer to justice, he must go undercover. Not hard to do considering he’s
already part of the BDSM lifestyle.<br />
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Lauren Bailey, a local vendor of bejeweled erotic implements, lives vicariously
through her clients due to her fear of bondage. When Connor’s dominant side
can’t resist trying to ease her anxieties, she accepts his proposal and agrees
to his one stipulation…keep things casual.<br />
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When the killer sets his sights on Lauren, Connor is forced to rethink their
relationship. He has the training it takes to catch a murderer, but does he
have the courage to escape his inner demons and capture Lauren’s heart? </div>
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<u><span style="color: #c00000;">EXCERPT</span></u></div>
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Lauren
felt lightheaded at his command, and for a brief moment believed she’d faint if
she followed it. The butterflies flying in her stomach wanted an escape and she
was afraid she’d give them one. Slowly, she bent over to where she could grab
her ankles. How was it that he hadn’t even touched her, yet she felt as if
they’d just had sex for an hour? A light sheen of perspiration had already
broken out over her body and her knees felt like jelly. Lauren forced herself
to lock her knees in place.</div>
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“You
have a beautiful body,” Connor said, slowly walking around her. His bare feet
came into her line of view and it struck her that they appeared masculine. The
thought made her want to giggle, which was so unlike her. She wasn’t that type
of woman, yet her emotions were running rampant. “Your crevice is curved with
precision, while your rosebud is perfectly centered and lightly dusted with
your red hair. The things I will show you will fulfill every dark fantasy
you’ve ever had, Red.”</div>
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Heat
infused her body as wicked images flashed through her mind. Why wasn’t he
touching her if he wanted to show her all of these things? Lauren could feel
his heat from inches away and her anus throbbed with the need for contact.
She’d never been introduced to anal play, mostly due to the fact the men she’d
been with were vanilla in nature, but that didn’t mean she didn’t want to
experience it. Again, why was he not touching her?</div>
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“Palms
flat on the floor and spread your legs wider,” Connor ordered, not moving from
his position. “I want to see how well you shaved your pussy. I warn you now,
should it not meet my satisfaction, that will only add to your count.”</div>
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She
was relatively sure that Connor knew his words would produce her pussy to
cream. Lauren felt the moisture seep through her folds as her hands
touched the hardwood floor in front of her. Shifting her feet farther apart,
her juices slipped past and coated her inner thighs.</div>
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“It
pleases me to know that my voice alone can make you aroused,” Connor murmured,
surprised her when he slid a finger through her lips. Spasms rocked her pussy,
but he did nothing more. She heard him hum and knew that he’d tasted her. “Your
flavor is unmistakable. I can’t seem to get enough, but right now we have other
things to do. I want you to stand, walk over to the bed and situate yourself on
the end of the mattress. You are to place your knees on the edge and keep them
separated as wide as you can while your shoulders rest against the comforter.
Your ass will be up in the air and exposed to me, while your arms are to either
side of you.”</div>
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Lauren
took her time to stand, the lightheaded feeling have never fully gone away. She
was having trouble slowing her heart rate and her mouth had gone completely
dry. Did he plan to bind her arms to the mattress? Was that even possible? She
didn’t have any type of contraption to do that, but then again, she wasn’t sure
what the hair ties were to be used for. They felt no different to her than when
she wore her watch on her left wrist. He’d placed them on her, so she assumed
he had a reason for doing so.</div>
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Making
her way to the edge of the bed, Lauren tried to see what he’d placed on the
chair. Was that her tube of lubricant that she kept in the spare bedroom for
work? Zippers tended to get stuck and chains managed to become tangled...KY
Jelly was a simple solution. But she knew his intentions would be totally
different. She should be focused on what he had planned for the wrist ties, but
her anus was pulsing with what he intended for the lube.</div>
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“What
were my instructions?” Connor asked, his voice in her right ear. The warmth of
his breath caused her to tilt her head as shivers rolled through her. “At
this rate, we’ll have to toss out counting how many spankings you obtain. Maybe
I should integrate them within this scene. It might help you focus on
me instead of what is on that chair.”</div>
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Lauren
wasn’t sure if she should answer or not, considering Connor had spoken after
his initial question. Instead, she quickly climbed onto the bed and situated
herself the way he required. The vulnerability of the position wasn’t lost on
her. She gathered up the comforter in her fists for something to hold on to and
wished her mental state had something similar. As it was, she felt as if she were
in free-fall.</div>
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“I
think that is what we shall do, so that after our scene I can hold you and fall
asleep peacefully. Knowing how we’ll both be satiated, mentally and physically,
can be rather exhausting.” Connor walked over to the chair, but since her cheek
was resting on the blanket, she couldn’t see what he’d grabbed. He walked back
and continued until he was behind her. She resisted the urge to move her hips.
“Have you experienced the pleasure of a butt plug, Red?”</div>
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“No,”
Lauren whispered. The sound of her voice seemed far away as blood rushed
through her ears. She tried to attach his title to the word, but her long pause
was evident. It seemed to give him so much power, yet that was what she wanted.
“Sir.”</div>
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“By
the time this scene ends, your words will flow together nicely,” Connor said,
his promise ringing through the air. “Now, I’ll ask once again to give you more
practice. Have you ever experienced the pleasure of a plug?”</div>
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Lauren’s
breath caught as she felt his finger brush over her tight ring. In a whoosh of
air, her words came rushing out. She’d never been touched there by a man.</div>
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“No,
Sir, I haven’t.”</div>
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“Now,
see, wasn’t that easier?” Connor asked. She heard the familiar click of the
tube, knowing he’d flicked it open with his thumb.</div>
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Happy November! </div>
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Today is All Saints’ Day to some,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dio des los Muertos</i> (Day of the Dead)
to others, and New Year’s Day to yet more people, as Samhain, Oct. 31 is the
end of the pagan year. Hopefully we all made it through Halloween without any jack-o-lantern
attacks or candy-induced sugar comas. In the US, November brings us Veteran’s
Day, Thanksgiving, and stores full of so much cheesy holiday stuff, we all
think about screaming in public. Black Friday sales, Santa Claus parades,
football, more football, and neighbors with loud leaf blowers.</div>
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Oh—and NaNoWriMo. Yep, November
is National Novel Writing Month. Because frantic holiday over-planning doesn’t
give us enough to keep us busy.</div>
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The idea behind NaNo is to give
writers the encouragement and community support to write that novel that’s been
rattling around in their brains. You join up, track your word count, and
hopefully you end up with a 50K novel by the end of the month. Or a 50K half of
a novel, at any rate, if your aim is for something mass market length. It’s a
neat idea, and it really can work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even
during pumpkin-everything season.</div>
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In 2006 I sold my first 3
books—to 3 different publishers. I hadn’t written any sequels, so I needed to
come up with at least a couple on a pretty speedy timeline. The one was
intended to be category-length, 50-60K, so that seemed perfect. I joined NaNo,
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Crazy for the Cowboy</i>, 65K in
length was done by the end of the month. Though I’d written three previous
novels, I’d completed nothing in this kind of timeframe, nothing since my first
sale, and therefore nothing as a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">professional</i>
author. (In my own opinion, of course.) The book was readily accepted by my
publisher, and is, in fact, still available from The Wild Rose Press. It also
got good reviews, and continues to be a personal favorite. In my mind, that
NaNo project was an unmitigated success.</div>
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The next year I left my day job
and began to focus on writing full time. My writing speed was pretty good, with
months that very often exceeded 50K. Therefore, I didn’t choose to participate
in NaNo, since it wasn’t a particular challenge anymore. By 2011, though, I
began to slow down. 2012 was a really slow year, and 2013 so far hadn’t been
particularly impressive. I was in a rut. A short novella that should have taken
a week or two began to take me months. My most recent Gaslight novel seemed to
take forever and I began to actually miss deadlines for the first time in my
writing life.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">That’s</i> why I did sign up for NaNo this year. I need the kick in the
pants. I need the public reporting in order to keep myself honest. I need to
WRITE. Not just promo, not second-guess my career, not spend time playing games
or scrolling on Facebook. I went out and rented office space, so I can’t use my
one-year-old granddaughter as an excuse. No excuses. Just writing.</div>
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While I will be working on my
next Gaslight book during November, I will be primarily focused on a new
project in a new genre. Nano seemed the perfect time to break my stride and
write something new. Something out of my comfort zone. Of course I will also
have edits, revisions and all the other stuff that goes with being a
professional writer. This year’s challenge isn’t just to write 50K in one
month—it’s to do so while juggling everything else that life has to offer.</div>
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What can be a challenge for one
person can be an everyday occurrence for someone else. The trick, I think, is
to make sure that you set challenges that mean something to you. Another friend
is doing half-NaNo. She’s not joining up, but has set a private goal of 25K—because
that’s the right one for her. Even if you don’t participate in a formal
challenge, it’s good to give yourself new goals once in a while.</div>
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So now you know what I’ll be up
to in October. I might not be online much, and I sure won’t be savoring any
pumpkin lattes, since I’m fueled by Diet Coke instead of coffee. But I will be
writing. And that means I’ll not only be advancing my career (hopefully) but
I’ll be doing something that matters to me.</div>
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And that will be something to be
thankful for.</div>
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To sign up for National Novel Writing
Month visit<a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">www.nanowrimo.org</a></div>
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Cindy Spencer Pape firmly believes in happily-ever-after and bringsthat
to her writing. Award-winning author of 16 novels and morethan 30 shorter works,
Cindy lives in southeast Michigan with herhusband, two sons and a houseful of
pets. When not hard at work writing she can be found dressing up for steampunk
parties and Renaissance fairs, or with her nose buried in a book, or online at:</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Donna McDonald is
an Amazon best selling author in Contemporary Romance and Humor, and
lately has been climbing the Science Fiction list as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Science Fiction
reviewers are calling McDonald “a literary alchemist effortlessly blending
science fiction and romance”. Contemporary and humor reviewers often write
to tell her that the books keep them up reading and laughing all
night. She likes both compliments and hopes they stay true forever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">McDonald’s idea of
success is to be sitting next to someone on a plane and find out they are
laughing at something in one of her books. Ideally, this would be
happening while she was heading off on her next adventure to feed her
creative soul.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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Anyone who knows me (Leanna) is fully aware that I am a bit of a
literary stalker with Donna McDonald; doesn’t matter what she’s written, I’ve
read it and love it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether she’s
portraying a divorced and retired father’s second chance at love or a
futuristic space romance opera, she’s on point and on fire!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Donna has graciously accepted our offer to
chat a bit about what makes her tick - so let’s give her a huge TLR welcome!</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR:</b> Would you
describe your writing style in three sentences or less?</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> I’m a total
“pantser”. My usual mode is to write in a near panic state while driven by the
urge to get down that scene playing over and over in my head. I talk to myself
as I’m writing. I talk about my characters like they are real people. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR:</b> What would you
say was the deciding factor in becoming an author?</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM: </b>I have a been a
writer all my life and made a living as one several times. However, publishing
my books and becoming an “author” was the really hard decision. I lost a job
through downsizing and spent the following year taking care of my daughter who
died of cancer. After spending several months staring at walls and doing
nothing, I decided life was too short not to take a chance with my writing. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR:</b> Once you made
the decision to take the plunge, how long did it take from your completion of
your first novel to publication?</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> I count that time
in terms of what happened. I put in six or seven months of hard writing work to
perfect a couple titles, suffered through five rejections of them from agents
and presses, and researched long enough for me to absorb everything Mark Coker
of Smashwords was saying to authors who had good books and no one willing to
market them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quick answer is about a
year from finishing my first marketable title and putting it up.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR: </b>Being successful
in two genres (Contemporary Romance and Science Fiction) is no mean feat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That being said, is there genre that you’d
like to tackle in the future?</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> I need multiple
genres to be a happy writer. When I started writing romances in the early 90’s,
‘paranormal’ was the only category for everything different and I loved those
stories. In the future, I’m going to be writing more work that will fall into
the newer paranormal categories. Next year, I’ll work on a ‘dragon’ book. I
might try a romantic suspense one day.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR:</b> One thing I’ve
really enjoyed about your work is that your heroes/heroines are for the most
part nearing or at middle age (or older).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> Yes, it was
intentional. My children are the ages of the younger heroes and heroines
typically found in romances, and those stories are needed. My writer voice was
meant to be used for the ones closer to my age. I feel blessed that so many
readers have responded well to those books, but I think that’s because I’ve had
the nerve to talk about love, sex, and romance happening after 35--lol. Since
that statement always make me laugh, I taught myself to write comedy because it
fills a great need in me to make readers laugh. I save every note I get where a
reader tells me that they laughed out loud over something I wrote. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR:</b> With the recent
exposure (if you’ll forgive the pun) of erotica and erotic romance, how do you
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> At a recent
reader-author conference, I was on a ‘sex in romance’ panel. While I don’t have
any ‘throbbing members’ in my books, I also don’t have any ‘cocks’ either. I
personally have no problem with any term that is applicable for the story, but
language is being used to judge books these days. I assure you that most
writers could write anywhere along that spectrum. I chose my ‘middle road’
language for my sex scenes for the comfort level of the reader audience I
imagined in my head. Okay and because of friends from old day job teasing me
about my sex scenes. They used to look up terms and I vowed that they wouldn’t
find them again in my books. So maybe I owe them for my workarounds.</div>
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In Dating A Cougar II, I had a dirty joke going on between
Walter and Harrison, so I got by with using a term I haven’t used in other
books. Honestly though, I’ve had some reviewers call some of my work erotic.
I’ve had others who say the sex scenes are mild and boring. I’ve had reviews
that say the scenes are ‘hot enough to be interesting’. All these comments make
me laugh. I personally describe my scenes as explicit because I intentionally
describe sexual acts. This kind of judgment is very subjective. I write what
feels right to me. There are different levels of sexuality in each of my books.
To me, the sex between a couple is an aspect of each relationship. Dating A
Metro Man has the most sex because Seth used it as a way to keep Jenna
connected to him. Dating A Cougar II and Dating A Silver Fox have the least
amounts--maybe. I never think about it in those terms. I let it evolve as part
of the overall character development in every novel. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR:</b> <span style="mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">What are the perils and joys of writing series
books and stand-alone titles?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which do
you find easier/more difficult to write?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">DM: </span></b><span style="mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">I love to read
series books, so I naturally write them. If I love characters, I want to see
them again in subsequent books. I want to know that their happily-ever-after is
working out for them. In the Never Too Late series, I wanted the friendships to
be in every book. In the Art of Love series, I wanted the family to remain a
family that shows up on each other’s doorsteps. This just seems normal to me.
To date, I only have one or two single title books (The Right Thing and
Quickies Volume 1). They have their place among my titles, but I tend to think
of the future in terms of series or at least trilogies. </span></div>
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character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you have any creative
pursuits in addition to writing?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How do
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> I am glad you
asked this question. I love art, but am not greatly talented at all the things
I admire, such as painting, drawing, sculpting, and so on. I made the
characters artists because in the process of seeing my titles published I came
to see myself as an artist. I now think of what I do as creating and see each
book as a work of art. It makes me feel very good to describe my work this way.</div>
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DM: <sigh> Yes. You will. I promise. I started the book in
2012, and tried to write it earlier in 2013. It just wasn’t working for me. I
would sit and stare at the screen day after day. Finally, I decided it just
wasn’t time to write it. So I set it aside and finished DAC II. Now I’m working
on Book 5 of the Forced To Serve series. After that though, I’m going back to
Covered In Paint until it is done. Brooke’s issue is hitting a little too close
to home for me in terms of storyline conflict. Yet I still feel it is the story
I need to tell. I am waiting until the Muses and I get into agreement about it.
I love that series too much not to finish it. There’s actually a book after
Brooke and Drake’s story.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR: </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve noticed that the first book in the AOL
series, “Carved In Stone” is currently being offered for free at many online
retailers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you find that this has
made a noticeable difference in your sales on subsequent series installments?</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> I’m a free book
advocate. It is a great way to let readers try your work. If they don’t like
your book or your writing, then they have lost nothing. If readers do like the
free book, then they will buy the others. A lot of my fellow authors do not
agree with this strategy, but I remember buying my first romances at used book
stores or checking them out of the libraries. I realize now that these did not
make the authors of those books any or much money. When readers have to be
careful with their buying dollars, like I used to have to be with small
children in the household, this kind of thing matters. Maybe I would not feel
this way if I thought I only had one more book in me, but I have dozens still
to write. Having a few books free has helped me get them into reader hands.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> Wow. Well, you
don’t have enough room here for me to list them. I read JD Robb, Janet
Evanovich, Jennifer Cruise (her old books), and am tapping my foot waiting for
the next Darynda Jones book. I read across genres and recently finished Aramus
by Eve Langlais which is book 4 in her excellent Cyborgs: More Than Machines
series. She’s awesome. Shortly before that I read Thea Harrison’s Elder Races
series—the whole series. I don’t get a lot of time to read, but when I do, I
read obsessively if the books are good. I read everything by Robyn
Peterman—beta read for her sometimes—she is incredibly funny. I also read JM
Madden’s and Teresa Reasor’s military romances. I recently added Sharon
Hamilton to that list. I also read Liliana Hart—her dragon book hooked me. I
met Julie Ortolon at a conference and realized that I have 3 of her books on my
ereader—lol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read what interests me
and look for unique stories. I’ve started a paranormal book listing site called
Risky Readers. It is bringing a whole bunch of new books to my attention. My
TBR pile is as daunting as every other reader’s.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> I have cleaned
houses, worked for a newspaper, waited tables, been an account clerk, and then
put in 18 years in a technical field. I’ve done plenty of other things for
money--lol. Writing fiction is the most fun, interesting, fulfilling work I’ve
ever done. I love talking to readers and writing books that I think will
entertain or make them laugh. I truly cannot imagine doing anything else.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR:</b> Do you have any
guilty pleasures?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How do they figure in
to your creative process?</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM: </b>I am learning
that massages, facials, and exercise classes are not luxuries, but necessities
to keep going. Writing demands a lot of hours in the chair and takes a toll on
my body, especially those long obsessive days. Bruce knows I like romantic
getaways with walks, fireplaces, and wine. I love going to the beach. All these
things rejuvenate me. But when the worries of the world push in too hard, I
revert to what has always worked. I go to my ereader and pull up a favorite
book that I know will take me to a place where I can really escape—lol. </div>
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down my books and smile for the rest of the day. I hope they think of something
funny that happened to the characters and laugh. And I hope they realize that
I’m writing about people just like them who have the courage to take chances
and really get to live a full life.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> Wow. This is
another nearly impossible question to answer. Each book means something special
to me. I have reasons for loving each. Over all, I would say Captured In Ink
was the most fulfilling book in terms of storyline. It is a highly uplifting
story. I also think fondly of Dating A Saint because after I finished its
complex storyline, I felt like a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>real
writer. I remain proud of Dating A Cougar because it is a story of my heart and
continues to create controversy with its sexy 50 yr old. Dating Dr. Notorious
taught me that writing can be fun. I wrote the entire novel in 2.5 week and
rarely slept or ate, but I laughed the entire time I was writing it. The entire
Forced To Serve series is challenging and entertaining to my writing mind with
its fight scenes and bad guys. I can feel myself growing as a writer in each
one of my paranormal books.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> Regina Logan from
Dating Dr. Notorious is my alter ego and I like her bravery. Her character
voice is a reflection of my writer’s voice. Like her, I don’t mind shocking
people. I want everyone to worry a little about what I’m going to say
next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Readers of the series know that I
have to have Regina appear in a every book—lol. </div>
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There are bits and pieces of me in every single character I
create, but Jane’s reaction to Walter’s advances in Dating A Cougar II is the
most auto-biographical I have gotten in a novel. I was 41 when I met a 28 yr
old male who kept pursuing me. I finally married him this year—lol. It took me
a decade to believe it had any chance at all of working out long term. He never
doubted it and never wavered about staying in my life. So I feel very qualified
in writing my ‘cougar’ stories. Like Walter, my husband was mature for his age
and I was youthful for mine. </div>
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DM: My biggest surprise is that each and every book I publish
causes me the same amount of nerve wracking angst as I turn it over to the
readers. Even with 18 original titles out there, I still had crazy butterflies
when I pushed the button to release Dating A Cougar II. I don’t think this is
going to change.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR:</b> Please share
with us your upcoming releases and projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What twists/turns do you see your writing taking you in the future?</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM: </b>Putting the books
into audiobook format has required me to tweak my writing style a bit. It’s
taking me a little longer these days to put the words down on the page, but
they read better when I do. Upcoming releases? Dating A Cougar II was late
September. The Demon’s Change will be out in the next month or two. The Demon
Master’s Wife and Dating Dr. Notorious will be out in audiobook before
Christmas. Covered In Paint doesn’t have a release date, but I promise I will
be back to working on it soon. Next year I’m going to be finishing both Next
Game I Play and Next Move I Make. Then later in 2014, I will be doing something
new I think—maybe the dragon book.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TLR: </b>Where can
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DM:</b> They can go to my
website at <a href="http://www.donnamcdonaldauthor.com/"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span style="mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt;">www.donnamcdonaldauthor.com</span></span></a>.
They can go to my Never Too Late for Romance blog at <a href="http://www.donnamcdonald.blogspot.com/"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span style="mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt;">www.donnamcdonald.blogspot.com</span></span></a>
and/or the Demons, Dragons, and Space Opera blog at <a href="http://www.donnamcdonaldparanormal.blogspot.com/"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span style="mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt;">www.donnamcdonaldparanormal.blogspot.com</span></span></a>.
My books are available at most ebook retailers. I have an Amazon author page
and a presence on Goodreads. I’m on Facebook at Donna Jane McDonald and Twitter
(@donnamcdonald, @scifiwoman13, and @riskyreaders). They can email me at email@donnamcdonaldauthor.com.</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Zara Chase is a British author who
spends a lot of her time travelling the world. Being a gypsy provides her with
ample opportunities to scope out exotic locations for her stories. She likes to
involve her heroines in her erotic novels in all sorts of dangerous situations—and
not only with the hunky heroes whom they encounter along the way. Murder,
blackmail, kidnapping and fraud—to name just a few of life’s more common
crimes— make frequent appearances in her books, adding pace and excitement to
her racy stories.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">APRÉS-SKI 1: MASTER CLASS</span></div>
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In the small,
independent European resort of Nevella, Hadleigh’s is the après-ski hangout of
choice. Run by six hunky American ex-pats, the club has a very exclusive
private side that’s strictly invitation only.</div>
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Tanya
Novac and Melanie arrive for a week’s skiing. Melanie—slim, beautiful and full
of confidence—sets her sights on their instructor, Ward Shannon. But Ward
prefers slightly overweight Tanya, recognizing in her a need to be dominated
that she doesn’t know exists. He takes her to Hadleigh’s BDSM club, and they
embark upon a steamy Master/sub relationship.</div>
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Melanie
can’t accept being second best and forces Tanya to confront unresolved issues
from her past. Ward’s feelings for Tanya compel him to re-examine his reasons
for hiding in Nevella and giving up on a promising career in journalism. Can
Ward and Tanya help one another to fight their demons and find happiness in one
another’s arms…</div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">EXCERPT FROM MASTER CLASS</span></div>
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Ward
thought she might actually turn him down, which hadn’t happened in a while and
was probably a timely lesson in humility. Mind you, he didn’t normally take
women where he was about to take Tanya. He really did want to talk to her and
hadn’t thought beyond that point. Seeing the way Melanie led her around like a
poodle irritated the hell out of him and he wanted to understand why she put up
with it. He wanted to understand a lot of things about this oddly compelling
woman. For the first time since he couldn’t remember when, he wanted to be with
a female for reasons other than sex. Not that sex didn’t feature high on his
list of priorities, but he wasn’t looking for a long-term relationship and
something told him Tanya wasn’t into casual sex.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">So what the hell do I want from her?</i></div>
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He
punched a four-digit code into a doorway at the back of the bar. It swung open,
and Ward stepped back to allow Tanya to step through it first, making sure it
closed firmly behind them. Tanya looked around the large, comfortably furnished
room and blinked. There were overstuffed sofas, a blazing log fire, a fully
equipped bar and, mercifully, no blaring music.</div>
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“What
is this place?” she asked.</div>
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“It’s
where Leo and the rest of us come for privacy.”</div>
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“It’s
your lounge? You live here?”</div>
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“Kinda.”</div>
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“Well,
what does that mean? Either you do or you don’t.”</div>
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Ward
laughed. “We’ll get to that. First, what would you like to drink? More beer?”</div>
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“No
thanks. I don’t like beer much.” He wanted to ask why she’d been drinking it in
that case, but refrained. It wasn’t so very important. “A glass of white wine would
be good, though.”</div>
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“Coming
right up.”</div>
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Wade
handed her a glass, opened a beer for himself, and joined her on the settee
beside the fire.</div>
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“Tell
me about yourself,” he invited.</div>
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“I’d
much rather talk about you. Why a half dozen Yanks call this place home has to
be a more interesting story.”</div>
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He
wagged a finger at her and then ran one arm along the back of the sofa, his
fingers within striking distance of her neck and all that gorgeous hair. “I
asked first.”</div>
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“Okay,
but there’s not much to tell. I had a wonderful childhood, great parents who
loved one another, and me and my brother and sister. We weren’t beaten, or
abused, or neglected, or any of the other things it’s fashionable to complain
about nowadays. Mum and Dad are still together, still in love.”</div>
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“You
were lucky.”</div>
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“I
know.”</div>
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“Whereabouts
were you raised?”</div>
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“I
was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brought up </i>in Brighton, which is
on the south coast of England. I still live in the area. I have a flat—what
you’d call an apartment—close to Mum and Dad’s place. I run my own business.
Website design. Hadleigh’s site could use some work, by the way.” Her smile lit
up her features and they lost their reserve. She feels confident talking about
something she understands, Ward realized, glad she was starting to relax. “No
offense, but I checked it out and it’s…well, dull.”</div>
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Ward
laughed. “Leo isn’t into all that stuff.”</div>
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“It
shows.”</div>
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“He
does so well here that he doesn’t really need an online presence anyway.”</div>
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“Everyone
does. Hello, welcome to the twenty-first century.”</div>
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“Does
your business do well?”</div>
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Her
smile vanished. “I’ve got a good client base, more than I can cope with
actually, but I hit a few problems recently.”</div>
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Hmm,
Ward would like to know what they were but sensed now wasn’t the time to ask.
She’d clammed up on him again and he could feel tension radiating from her.
“What sort of clients do you have?”</div>
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A
grin tugged at the corners of her mouth, telling him he was back on safe
territory. “All sorts. One writes erotic romance, which is…er, interesting.”</div>
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“Nothing
wrong with erotica.”</div>
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“No,
but she writes BDSM. It gets pretty wild.”</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">October 21, 2013</b></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANCTUARY IN SUBMISSION</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">By Lara Valentine</i></div>
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Six lucky women will
find out that when men fight hard, they love even harder.</div>
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Aubrey
Maxwell has had it with her men, Noah and Riley McLean. They’ve made promise
after promise and broken every one. She has no choice but to lay down the
law and hope they toe the line.</div>
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Noah
and Riley know they’ve screwed up, but they love Aubrey with all their hearts.
It’s time to cowboy up and act like men. Old habits die hard, however, and soon
they’re back in the dog house begging for forgiveness.</div>
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When
Aubrey’s threatened by an admirer, keeping her safe becomes paramount. She’s
not thrilled they’ve swept in and taken over her life, but they’re not taking
no for an answer. Aubrey wants to believe her men will be there when she needs
them, but she’s been burned so many times. It’s going to take a miracle to get
her to trust them again.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">October 22, 2013</b></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FINDING SANCTUARY</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">By Alicia White</i></div>
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Sophie
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She’s on the run from
her violent ex-husband with her thirteen year old daughter, Alice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They end up heading to Sanctuary, Montana
hoping that her ex won’t be able to find them. With money tight and feeling
uncertain about the future, Sophie turns to the only person in town she knows
and trusts… her cousin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Mason
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When
Mason spots Sophie and Alice at the grocery store in town his protective
instincts surface. There is just something about the sad woman that calls to
him. Becoming her hero is easy, Mason does everything is his power to turn her
frown into a smile, even offering her a job at his ranch. </div>
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Will
Sophie be able to let go of the pain from her past? Will she ever be able to
trust and love again or will her ex-husband run her out of another town. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">October 23, 2013</b></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PLEASURE IN SANCTUARY</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">By Melody Snow Monroe</i></div>
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Six lucky women find out
that when men fight hard, they love even harder.</div>
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When
veterinarian, Dr. Hailey Hunter, takes a two-week stint in Sanctuary, Montana,
she never expects to meet the men of her dreams. Ranch owner, Jackson Baldwin,
not only is to die for sexy, he’s a man in control—that is until he finds out
his father has cancer and his roommate, Tanner Crenshaw, has a
thirteen-year-old son he just learned about.</div>
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Tanner
is shocked to learn he has a son, but he’s determined to raise him and love
him. Because the boy’s mother just died, the eleven-year-old attaches himself
to Hailey. While she adores the boy, when her stint is up, she must find a
full-time job as she has college loans to pay off. When she’s offered a job in
another state, all hell breaks loose in Sanctuary, and she’s torn between
earning money and being with the men she loves. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">October 24, 2013</b></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TRUST IN SANCTUARY</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">By Corinne Davies</i></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a
forensic genealogist, Jocelyn Richards spends all her time delving into
other family’s histories as a way to avoid dealing with her own. She’s quietly
hired to find the information needed to put an end to a centuries old feud
between the Baldwins and McLeans but never expected to find her future while
investigating the past. </span><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Eric and Matt Baldwin
are cousins, who have grown up like brothers. Life in the fire department
hasn't been risk free. After an accident that almost claimed Eric’s life, they
both moved back to their home town to build a future and train a new generation
of firefighters.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Matt grew up with the
firm belief in love at first sight. When they meet a woman in town to do
research on a book, Eric is tempted to believe it too. But, there are more
secrets to Jocelyn Richards then he first believes and when the feud flares to
life again she is caught in the middle. Will the history behind a
centuries old feud drive them apart before they can create a future?</span><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">October 25, 2013</b></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SPLENDOR IN SANCTUARY</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">By Jane Jamison</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.bookstrand.com/splendor-in-sanctuary">www.bookstrand.com/splendor-in-sanctuary</a>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Tatum Baldwin has loved Josh and Will McLean since high
school. But the feud between the Baldwins and the McLeans means they’re off
limits. When the McLean men come back into town, Tatum’s ready to make the move
and claim them as her own. But what if her family finds out?</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Will and Josh McLean are tired of sneaking around to be
with Tatum. Yet family and the feud make it hard to go public. Just as they’ve
finally convinced Tatum to take the risk, an unexpected discovery throws their
world and their families into turmoil.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Will they keep their secret? But secrets have a way of
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">October 26, 2013</b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">By Zara Chase</i></div>
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Farah McLean is driven
from Sanctuary, Montana, by the dispute that has raged for years between her
family and the Baldwins, keeping her from the love of her life, Drew Baldwin.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">She glanced at the clock, it was
1:00 a.m. But the last thing she wanted to do was sleep. She set her glass down
and moved off the couch. “I’m not tired.” She reached for his hand and dug for
her courage. She had a feeling he didn’t want to leave. “Kiss me.”</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">He pulled her close and ran his
fingers across her cheek. He leaned down and brushed his lips against hers.
Gently, he nibbled her bottom lip, coaxing her mouth open with his tongue. She
parted her lips, he took full advantage, pressed his way deeper into her mouth,
held the kiss before he broke away.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">She opened her green eyes and let
out a sigh. “You’re a good kisser, Marcus.” She leaned into him and pressed her
body against his. Wrapped her arms around his neck, she pulled him to her,
their lips came together. Her tongue did a deliberate slow dance across his,
making him moan. Her core turned to lava, the heat almost too much to bear.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">He pushed her away. “Cassie. I could
stand here and kiss you all night, but I’d better go before I make an ass of
myself, and you end up hating me.”</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">She reached for his hand, knew what
his aim was. “Why do you think I would end up hating you?” She worried it might
be the other way around. Would he think her a wanton woman? She tried to cap
her desire, but the need to live what happened in her dreams overruled her
common sense.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">“I will not lie. I believe in the
truth, always. I want you. I want to lay you on the bed and make passionate
love to you until neither of us can move.”</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">“Then what’s stopping you?” She
whispered.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">“Love, did I hear you correct?”
Disbelief written on his face.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">She gazed into his stormy eyes. “I
will admit, I’m not the type who sleeps with a man on the first date.” She
looked down at his chest. “Hell, not even the second or third.” Her eyes moved
back up to meet his. “I can’t say what it is, this connection I feel. I just
know I need you.”</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">He pulled her close, his mouth
crushed hers. Their tongues glided across each other in a play for dominance.
Her nipples hardened and strained against the fabric of her dress. With only
the thin layer of material between them, she felt his cock harden.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">She pulled away and gasped for air
as she led him to the darkened bedroom. Her courage wavered for a moment. She’d
come this far, there would be no stopping now. She didn’t want to stop.
“Marcus, I don’t know how to explain it. I trust you and to be honest your
touch sets me on fire. I need you, but if this isn’t what you want, then I’ll
understand.” She held her breath and waited for his reaction.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">He traced a finger along her cheek.
“There’s no way in hell I’m leaving now, unless of course, you toss me on the
street.”</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">She reached for his shirt, her
fingers trembling as she loosened the first button. He grabbed her wrists. “If
at any time you want to stop, tell me.”</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Her head shook and continued with
the buttons until they were completely undone. She pushed the shirt past his
shoulders and onto the floor. Breath escaped her lungs when the moonlight
filtered in the windows and danced across his chest. He was remarkable, better
than her dreams.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">He removed the clip that held her
hair. Her chestnut curls spilled around her shoulders. He moaned when his
fingers ran through the silky mass. The dress became a second skin, and she was
ready to be rid of it, but before she could make a move, he reached behind her
neck and untied the halter. The dress fell to her waist, exposing her bare
breasts. His eyes became drunk with desire. He tipped his head down and ran his
tongue over her nipple, causing it to pebble. God, she had almost come undone
right there.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">“You have too many clothes on,” she
said, reaching for the button on his pants.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">He moved off her breast, and she
cried out from the ache he left behind. “I could say the same for you, love.”
He kicked off his boots while she dropped her dress to the floor. She was left
standing in a red thong, and black heels. There would be no turning back now. </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Grabbing the waistband of his pants,
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Her tongue traced her lips,
desperate to savor him. He was much bigger than she had experienced, but that
only heightened her arousal. She dropped to her knees and ran her tongue over
the tip of his shaft. He tasted of salt and seduction. He wrapped a fist in her
hair and groaned. She sucked him in, taking every inch. Drunk by the pleasure
she gave him.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">He threw his head back. “Oh gods,
Cassie, you feel so good. Don’t stop.”</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">As if she could. No, she was a woman
possessed, determined to take him over the edge. At this moment, she wanted
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<u><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BEHIND
THE SCENES</span></u></div>
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yourself overusing?</b></li>
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My husband tells me I swear
like a sailor. I use the word “fuck” often, so needless to say some of my
characters are pretty colorful.</div>
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book?</b></li>
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I have critique partners
and beta readers. I count on them to tell me if something works or not. I would
be truly lost without these wonderful ladies. I can honestly say, they are real
ego boosters and if not for them, I’m not sure I would ever think my work good
enough to publish.</div>
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I use Microsoft OneNote. I
have a page for each character with their description and a picture. I have
pages for general themes and ideas. I can’t tell you how many times I have to
refer back to these pages. *I also love looking at the sexy men* Oops, did I
say that out loud?</div>
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I swoop. I learned early on
that editing as I went took the steam out of my writing and caused me to lose
my muse. I will go back and read/edit if I get to a point where I’m stuck. This
helps me come up with fresh ideas and I can then go back and pick up where I
left off.</div>
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I need quiet, I am easily
distracted.</div>
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began writing? How did you correct those habits?</b></li>
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Lol, are you kidding? I
hate commas, I think they are evil little creatures that should be banished. I
had to learn to stop and take a breath in my writing. I still find myself
rambling from time to time.</div>
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<br /></div>
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is it different from other books you’ve written?</b></li>
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I’m actually working on book
two of Immortal Guardians right now. However, I did write an erotic paranormal
romance that will be published in November, called Amazon Heat. Though Eternal
Flame has sex, it was different writing something much steamier. </div>
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I actually love dialogue. I
know many writers hate it, but I find it fun to flesh out a character and bring
them to life using their own words. I find I can actually get to know them
better through their dialogue.</div>
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<br /></div>
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forward to seeing you this year?</b></li>
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I don’t have any plans this
year, but I hope to be attending RT Book Lovers convention in New Orleans next
May.</div>
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I’d like to say I’m in
control and would never let my characters run the show. With that said, they
have made me rewrite entire chapters. They pester me at the worst times and are
relentless. Have you ever dealt with a Dragon-shifter before? *rolls eyes* they
are demanding to say the least.</div>
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Edits. I would much rather
scrub the toilet with a toothbrush.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Twolips Reviews welcomes author Donna Gallagher! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Having been married in the past to a professional sportsman,
Donna Gallagher has a unique insight when it comes to her writing projects; you
might even say she has a competitive edge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Her wildly popular League of Love series pits sexy rugby players against
their toughest opponents - the women that come to love them, and we love to
love these couples!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Hi Donna, and welcome to TLR - we’re so happy to have you with us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you could describe your work in twenty
words or less to someone that’s never been exposed to your work before, what
would you say?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
I should start off by saying G’day but that would be really cheesy! So I’ll
just say hello and thank you for having me </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I write contemporary erotic stories set in Australia with
true blue Aussie heroes and heroines searching for their happily ever after.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you see yourself in any of your
characters?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If so, would you share what
parts?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mandy or maybe Laura, it’s hard to
decide. Mandy (Mandy’s He-man, book 2) and I have a lot in common, struggling
to survive away from home early on in life and maybe not making the best of
decisions. Laura (Laura’s Light, book 3) on the other hand is so strong and
capable. As a single mother she has worked hard to give her son the best life
she could. Having spent a few years as a single mum I can appreciate her
efforts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Have you developed a favorite among your characters, and if so, which one?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have to say JT from Mandy’s He-man
– otherwise he will never let up. JT is an ever present voice, it doesn’t
matter what book I’m writing JT always has something to add. I love his sense
of humour, his loyalty and even though he is feared by many opponents for his
size, toughness and ability on the sporting field, JT has a soft heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
If you were able to switch places with one of your heroines, which one would it
be and why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DG: Mandy – I’ve always had a bit of a crush on JT. I’ve
never been able to draw or create anything that resembles art so it would be
nice to have that ability and then there is the whole sleeping with JT thing…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Tell us how you typically work through a story - are you the type to plot it
all out and fill in the details, or do you fly by the seat of your pants?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
I am ruled by my muse or should that be muses. The voices in my head tell me
what to write. Usually it’s the male hero that tells me his story and I just
type the words. Often characters from previous books also add their opinions or
try and distract me with a new idea. It can be difficult keeping them all under
control. I was so relieved to find other authors have the same problem – With
all the conversations happening in my head I was starting to think I was losing
my sanity ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Do you have any special routines to get you in the mood to write?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
I tend to write in the mornings, usually after my shower, that seems to be the
time the voices are the loudest. I always have the television on the sports
channel in the background.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
What first inspired you to become a writer?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
I never had any aspirations to be a writer - that’s my sister’s field (she’s a
sports commentator in Australia). Leaving school at such a young age left me
feeling insecure when it came to my literacy skills. I struggled trying to
write an absentee note for my children, I still remember the principal at my
son’s primary school lecturing me on the difference between ‘would you’ and
‘could you’. To be honest I still don’t know which one to use. So it came as a
complete shock when Brodie first started talking to me. It nearly drove me crazy
I had to write just to get him to be quiet. Luckily for me my Total-E-Bound
editor liked my stories and was only too happy to help me with my grammar and
punctuation problems. I struggled with the editing process in the beginning the
amount of red involved scared me but I’m very happy with the end result.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Do your family and friends know that your work is on the spicy side?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Yes, my eldest son and sister were the first to read Caitlin’s Hero. If not for
their encouragement I would never have submitted to a publisher. It still took
me nearly two years to work up the courage. My husband took a little while to
warm up to the idea, now he likes to brag to friends that he helps me in my
research. He hasn’t read any of my books and that’s probably for the best. He
may have questions I wouldn’t like to answer ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All my friends and family have been very supportive.
Luckily, as I write under my real name, could have been awkward otherwise! My
youngest son is fifteen and while I haven’t let him read my books, for obvious
reasons, he helps me with computer related issues. Middle son is probably the
most embarrassed but he doesn’t hide the fact his mother writes erotic fiction.
One of his friends does body building and has supplied me with yummy photos for
my Facebook author page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Though you have first hand exposure to the world of Rugby, would you consider
taking on another competitive sport or another genre in future works?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If so, which one? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
I am a massive sports fan and watch all kinds of sport. When my television is
on it’s on a sports channel. On a recent trip to the US I went to a baseball
game - I’m hooked. The problem for me, with trying to write about a different
sport, would be connecting with the characters. I lived the rugby league life
so had an insight into some of the problems faced. I have been asked to write
an AFL story (another popular type of footy here in the land down under.) Maybe
one day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I did manage to pen a story that doesn’t involve rugby
league – I know it’s a bit of a shock to me too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘</span><u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">A
Fruitful Intimacy</span></u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’ is part of the Edible Delights
Anthology, Volume 1, published by Secret Cravings Publishing, a contemporary
erotic novella about a married couple trying to re-ignite their love life when
family and responsibility get in the way. There are three volumes of Edible
Delights so far, and all stories are written by Australian authors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’d really like to try writing a paranormal. I love a good
werewolf or vampire tale but seriously there are so many great authors already
doing that, I’m not sure I’d come up with anything that would come close to
being good enough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
What authors or titles do you consider “classics”?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
My “classics” would have to include everything written by my favorite author
N.J. Walters. My favorite Aussie authors are Jess Dee and Lexxie Couper. I just
love reading, any genre. </span><u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">Wuthering
Heights</span></u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">Little
Women</span></u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and T</span><u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">he
Time Traveler’s Wife</span></u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> all have to rate high on my list and
the first book that gave me nightmares was Stephen King’s </span><u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">The Shining</span></u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
(TLR/Leanna: I have to say, Lexxie and Jess are definitely on my “go to” list
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Would you ever consider a collaborative work with a partner?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it could be anyone you chose, who would it
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
If I could pick anyone it would be N.J. Walters, although I have such a crush
on her that I probably couldn’t concentrate long enough to write anything.
There would be lots of squealing involved though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
What do you do keep the erotic elements in your stories fresh?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d like to do what I like to call, rapid
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m always ready…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
What is your favorite color?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">DG:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Black – my youngest always hates this answer because black is not a color!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
What is your favorite food?</span></div>
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Pasta.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">TLR:</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
What do you prefer on a man - boxers, briefs, or the "suit" he was
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Watch sports or read. Not really much of a surprise there! (TLR/Leanna:
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I do have a new release coming up, </span><u><span style="font-family: "Tahoma Bold","serif";">Cassie’s
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Ashby Fairfax has always
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abusive boyfriend. Since coming to Arkadia life has been great, he finally has
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Rebecca frowned and swung her
head back to Ashby.</div>
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“Did he hurt you, Ashers?” She
said, making sure she made eye contact. He looked away and shrugged. She
grabbed the hem of his shirt and manhandled it up over his head. It got stuck
around his ears, but she had somehow managed to get his bruised arm free.</div>
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“Kate! Look at this. That asshole
Marcus Evans has hurt Ashby, we need to arrest him!” She said, waving Ashby’s
arm around. Ashby got his arm free and managed to pull his shirt down from
where it had been lodged around his head and put his arms through the sleeves.</div>
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“It’s ok, Moe ran him off. Even
Marcus isn’t stupid enough to mess around with Moe.” Ashby said grinning.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“No kidding, Moe would eat him
for breakfast before coming to you for his banana split,” Nic said, laughing.
Kate snorted.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Mojo,” She chortled.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Kate, it can’t still be funny,”
Bran said from across the diner, where he and Caleb waited for their order
holding the trio’s twin sons, Landon and Lucas.</div>
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“Mojo, Jojo,” Kate giggled.
Rebecca, whose anger was fading, smiled.</div>
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“Ok, it is kinda funny,” Rebecca
said.</div>
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“As long as it doesn’t hurt his
feelings, it could hurt him to hear something like that all the time,” Ashby
said quietly. Rebecca nodded. Kate grinned.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Ashby you’re so sweet,” Rebecca
said hugging Ashby’s arm. He blushed.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“He’s ok with it because I told
him that he was totally hot and that’s why it was so funny, because it was
completely opposite to how he looked. The man is downright fuckable,” Kate said
and two ominous growls were heard from the counter. She blew kisses to her
mates. Rebecca nodded.</div>
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“I’d totally do him,” She said
without thought, and a long low rumble echoed from the door. Rebecca turned in
her chair and her eyes brightened.</div>
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“Hi, baby, how was work?” she
asked, turning her face up for a kiss.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Do who?” Aleks demanded and he
stalked over to where his tiny mate sat and kissed her lovingly.</div>
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“Moe Jones. Kate and I agreed the
man is fuckable,” Rebecca said.</div>
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“Girls, language!” Ma yelled from
the kitchen.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Yes Ma!” both women called out
and then grinned at each other.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Aleks looked down at his mate
frowning.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“You don’t need to think about
doing anyone but me,” Aleks said bending down to stare his mate in the eyes.
She looked up impishly.</div>
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“Aleks, Marcus Evans went into
Ashby’s shop and hurt him today. He has bruises on his arms. I’m getting a bad
feeling about him.” Rebecca said as Aleks easily lifted her up, sat down in her
chair, and settled her in his lap.</div>
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“Ashby, do you want to press
charges?” Aleks asked, concern on his face. Ashby shook his head.</div>
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“No. He has never done anything
more than harass me. I have a feeling if I press charges it would only escalate
the issue. As long as he keeps his hands to himself then I don’t want to press
charges,” Ashby said.</div>
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“If he hurts you again, I’ll
shoot him!” Rebecca said and Aleks looked down at her panicked.</div>
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“Becca, baby, did you bring your
gun?” he asked gently as if approaching a wild animal. All of the shifters at
the table picked up on his edginess and subconsciously scooted back a bit.</div>
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“Of course! It’s not going to do
me much good in a box under the bed is it? The next time hyenas come to town
it’s open season,” she said, patting her purse.</div>
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“Is the safety on this time?”
Aleks asked, inventing new shades of pale. The purse had shifted down between
their bodies and was resting in his lap.</div>
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“Of course it is,” Rebecca said,
picking up the purse and patting it. She dropped it to the floor and a loud
bang echoed throughout the diner.</div>
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“What in the hell!” Connor
demanded coming out of the kitchen. Rebecca stared down at her purse and then
looked up at Aleks.</div>
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“Ok, I swear the safety was on.”
She tilted her head the way she normally did when she was thinking.</div>
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“Maybe...” She looked around the
table and Nic and Kate were trying not to laugh. Ashby was trying to get his
heart to stop beating out of his chest. Aleks began to shake.</div>
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“Aleks, are you ok?” Rebecca
asked. At the sound of her calm and rational voice Aleks snapped.</div>
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“That’s it! That. Is. It! No more
gun for you. That is the second time you have almost killed someone, the first
time was when you tried to show me your cowboy stance. I can’t do this! I can’t
think knowing you have a weapon!” Aleks roared and bellowed. Rebecca sat on his
lap calmly petting his chest as he ranted.</div>
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“Don’t worry, I’m getting better,
see this time I wasn’t holding the gun when it went off, so technically I
didn’t shoot it,” she said as if that made all the difference in the world.</div>
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Ashby watched the interaction
between the mated pair. He could see Aleks’s hands shaking, he didn’t know if
it was from fear or from the effort it took not to shake some sense into his
tiny mate.</div>
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“Connor!” Aleks yelled.</div>
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“I’m here,” Connor said, walking
over to the table and picking up the purse. He opened it up and pulled out the
gun, he slid open the chamber, checked the barrel, put the safety on and tucked
it into the back of his pants.</div>
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“Hey that’s my gun!” Rebecca
protested.</div>
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“We’re going home!” Aleks said
standing and swung his mate up in his arms.</div>
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“When we get home we’re going
over gun safety, again. And this time the lesson will stick. You hear me?”
Aleks demanded. Rebecca got a dreamy look on her face.</div>
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“Yes, Sir,” she said as Aleks
carried her out of the diner.</div>
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“Oh my God did you see the look
on his face?” Connor said doubling over laughing. That set off the entire
diner. Kate wiped her eyes laughing.</div>
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“Mon Dieu you are a vision.
Tonight I will make you mine forever.” Gabriel stood and he gently picked Ashby
up and laid him down on the bed. He took a moment to look down at the picture
of perfection before him. His Ashby looked like a fallen angel. His innocent
eyes contradicted his love swollen lips and flushed cheeks.</div>
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“What do you mean forever?” Ashby
asked. Gabriel looked over to Ashby and smiled gently. He then removed his suit
jacket and placed it on the bench at the end of the bed. Slowly he removed his
designer silk shirt and tossed it next to the jacket. He saw Ashby lick his
lips.</div>
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“What is your ultimate fantasy my
angel? You have given me so much pleasure already tonight so selflessly, what
can I do for you?” Gabriel asked his voice deepening. He saw a shiver run
through Ashby and he felt ten feet tall.</div>
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“Can you make love to me? No one
has ever just loved me.” Ashby said so quietly that even with his vampiric
hearing he had to strain to catch the words. When he heard Ashby’s soft request
his heart broke in two. The gorgeous creature before him should have only known
gentle caresses and tender words. From the little his dainty mate had told him
about his ex-boyfriend he knew that Ashby had experienced hell at the hands of
a man who should have protected him at all costs. He tried to keep the anger he
felt from showing on his face.</div>
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“We don’t have to if you don’t
want,” Ashby said quickly and rolled over to his hands and knees putting his
head down.</div>
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Gabriel felt like someone punched
him in the stomach. He quickly removed his slacks, throwing them across the
bench and went to the night stand and pulled out a packet of lube. He eased
himself behind Ashby running his hands over the crease gently massaging the
dark hole winking at him.</div>
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“My angel as much as I want love
to bury my face in your sweet ass and bring you to the brink of pleasure over
and over again with my mouth, I need to see your face and kiss those exquisite
lips of yours as we make love.” Gabriel placed both hands on Ashby’s hips and
pulled him backward until he was sitting back on his knees his back flush
against his chest. Ashby’s face turned up and he looked at him with surprise in
his eyes.</div>
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Gabriel ran a hand down Ashby’s
chest and tweaked the tiny pale pink disk. Ashby moaned and rested the back of
his head on Gabriel’s breast bone.</div>
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“Does my bebe like that?” Gabriel
whispered the words against Ashby’s neck, causing goose bumps to run down his
mate’s body.</div>
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“Y-y-yes,” Ashby squeaked.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Good, you will know nothing but
pleasure by my hands.” Gabriel ran his tongue up Ashby’s neck and bit gently on
his ear. Ashby groaned and pushed his ass back against Gabriel’s hard dick.</div>
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Behind the Scenes of the Wild Wicked Weekend</div>
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about the
upcoming <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wild Wicked Weekend</b> in San
Antonio. Then again, what happens in San Antonio...</div>
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It’s wild. It’s wicked. It’s one glorious weekend in February
that you will never forget - especially the parts where pictures will not be
allowed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Regina Carlysle, Samantha Cayto, Cerise DeLand, Dalton Diaz,
Desiree Holt, and Brenna Zinn are working hard to bring your unspoken desires
to life. We each have our responsibilities and our favorite activities on the
schedule, and each week one of us will give you a glimpse behind the scenes and
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This week’s featured author: Brenna Zinn</div>
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Bio</div>
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remember reading about Texas in an Illinois grade school and thinking I
probably would never see the great state where real cowboys ride their horses
to work every day and everyone wears western hats and boots. Then again, I
never dreamed I would elope in Gibraltar with a Navy man who hailed from the
Lone Star state. But here I am, smack dab in the middle of Texas, still married
to the same wonderful man and boasting not only the greatest daughter on the
planet, but three dogs who are as big as long horns. </span></span></div>
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between grade school and now, my journey through life has taken me all over the
United States, as well as many places throughout the world. Using my travel
experience as a guide and peppering in interesting characters I’ve met along
the way, I love nothing better than weaving tales of romance and leaving
readers yearning for adventures of their own.</span></span></div>
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Want to know more about me including my buy links? Visit <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.BrennaZinn.com%20">www.BrennaZinn.com</a> and check out my new site
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What is my main responsibility behind the <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Wild
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I have a few hats that slip on and off before, during and after
the Wild, Wicked Weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m in charge
of registrations, payments, name tags… you get the idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m also in charge of finding the drag queens
for what is sure to be the most amazing drag queen show this side of the Pecos.
I’m also working with vendors to make sure we have some crazy cool things to
browse and buy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the weekend,
you’ll see me running around, probably with a drink in my hand, chatting with
all our guests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s my favorite job.</div>
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Question(s) from <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">www.WildWickedWeekend.com</span></a> and contest info:</div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">venuscahill</span></a> asked: <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">If you could travel
anywhere for research where would it be and why would you choose it?</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Without a single doubt, I would want to go to Scotland.
I wish I could explain my love for that country. I’ve never been there before,
but I’m inexplicably pulled to it. I guessing my obsession for Scotland has
something to do with handsome men with dreamy accents wearing kilts and the
breathtaking, yet lonesome landscapes. For whatever reason, I would love to go
there for “research”. Wink, wink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">SheriV</span></a> asked: <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">If there was one thing from one of your books that you
wish you could do, what would it be and why?</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">I’ve just finished the first book in a three-book
series about a rundown strip club for women in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Austin, Texas. The book, Iron Rods, has a scene in which my heroine
tries her hand at swinging around a stripper pole while listening to her favorite
song. If I could, I would do that too. I think there’s something liberating in
that gesture. </span></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Shey Houston</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> asked: I </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">had the privilege of
meeting you all </span>at the Naughty Sleepover and</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> I'd love to know what
does your significant other think of your work and do you practice for your
books ;) Because I've practiced what's in those books!! HEHEHE! Can't wait to
see ya'll again!</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ROFL!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hehehe, indeed!!</b></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My significant other is my hubby of twenty-four years. Although we
haven’t discussed his thoughts about my work in any detail, I can say he’s been
very supportive of it. He’s been my rock while I went through the gut-wrenching
decision to quit my job of twenty years to pursue writing, as well as my cheerleader
when I make a sale. I simply adore him. As for our practicing what I write in
my books…all I’ll say is he is a true inspiration. ;)</b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Nikki McCarver</span></a> asked: <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">What was your most
memorable fan encounter and did they ask you sex advice?</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I
met a fan at The Naughty Sleepover last February who blew me away. She said she
had come to the event just to see me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Me, of all people! That was the first time I felt as though I had really
made it as an author. Someone out there liked my work enough to want to meet me
in person. Kind of mind blowing. And no, no questions about sex advice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank goodness. </b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Lori William Backfire Twardoku</span></a> asked: <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Do you do research for
your books or could this information be from personal experience?</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The
answer to both is yes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a Bachelor
of History undergraduate degree, so there’s a big part of me that loves
research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve spent hours on the
internet and combing through books to find information that I need to help make
my stories not only accurate, but more detailed. In my book, Dagger’s Edge, I
did a lot of research not only about Navy SEALs, but of Key West, Florida.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned about Conch-style houses. Who knew
a style of house is a conch??</b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Kathy Lewis</span></a> asked: <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">You ladies work so well
together. I love the series that all of you take part in. How did you all come
together?</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I
met Desiree Holt and Cerise Deland through the San Antonio Romance Authors (a
local Romance Writers of America group.) From there, I met the other ladies. We
all seemed to click. Add a little chocolate wine, a wild sex toy party, and a
few trips to a strip club, and bodda-bing, bodda-boom, we formed into the group
we are. </b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Nancy DeFreitas</span></a> asked: <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">How do you get your </span>information</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> to write a book, is it
your imagination or do you research it on line?</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Nancy,
I’m going to refer you to my answer above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Great question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clearly it’s on
the mind of many of our readers </b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Julianne Keller</span></a> asked: <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">I'd love to ask what's
going to happen with those tic tacs, but I don't think I'll be finding out
soon. :) Who plans out their books carefully and who flies by the seat of their
pants? Is this true of every book you write, or do you switch back and forth
depending on the characters?</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I
can’t speak for everyone, but I tend to do more flying by the seat of my
pants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I generally start with a story
idea, think through who I want my characters to be based on the conflict
created in the story, and then I create a rough draft of how I see the story
going. Mind you, the rough draft more than not gets revised while I’m writing
the story. I like that though. I want my stories to be organic, not anything
overly planned and too predictable. </b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Eva P.</span></a> <span class="apple-style-span">Have
you based a characters on someone you know? Along those same lines, have you
killed off a character based on someone you know that upset you?</span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LOL.
I’m trying to think if I’ve ever killed off a character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think I have. Not yet anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The characters I come up with sometimes have
a strong touch of people I know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find
that I absolutely LOVE writing about characters who are larger than life, who
steal the show. Those are fun characters and I try to have at least one of them
in each story.</b></span></div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Kellee Russom</span></a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>asked: <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">How does your immediate family feel about your
writing? "Why yes, my daughter does write erotica"</span></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Do you make a
living writing or do you have another job?</span></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Do most self
pubbers use professional editors/critiquers or do they use really talented
friends?</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">My daughter is turning twenty-three in October. I
think she thinks me writing erotica is pretty cool. I only say this because she
occasionally tells me about sharing with her friends that this is something I
do. As for my husband, see the answer above. </span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Regarding the self-pubbers… it’s hard to say. I know
for myself, I used a professional editor for my one and only self-published
book, Private Showing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve read other
self-published books where I have (HAVE) to believe that they were either not
edited or not edited by a professional.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This, I believe, is a huge mistake. Authors may only have one shot at
impressing a reader. If the story sucks or the editing is sub-par, then why
would the reader want to read any other books by that author?</span></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Mindy Hernandez Nabors</span></a> asked: <span class="apple-style-span">What is the weirdest thing you have researched when
writing a book?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sex toys. Yep. You read
that right. Sex toys. When I wrote Private Showing, I wanted to include adult
toys that were not the typical, off-the-shelf types. Let me tell you, when you
“research” on-line for sex toys, you find out WAAAAY more than you’ll probably
ever want to know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some images I saw
will be forever burned into my brain. </b></div>
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Contest: There is still time to enter. From now through Sept
25th, simply go to <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">www.WildWickedWeekend.com</span></a> and ask a question
right on the website. It can be any question, though we aren’t telling who will
answer! Yes, you can ask more than one question, but you will only be entered
once for the contest. One lucky winner will receive an e-book of choice from
each of our backlist! That’s 6 free e-books! Winner will be announced and the
last questions answered right here in our last post on Sept. 28th.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09578848652818572476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704227202302633949.post-91106414606050386702013-09-23T00:00:00.000-07:002013-09-23T00:00:16.837-07:00Heather Rainier<!--[if !mso]>
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I live in South Central Texas, writing the type of novel I love to read: more
erotic and edgy than the mainstream, with plenty of sweet romance mixed in. I
write erotic romances exclusively for Siren Publishing, under their Everlasting
imprint. My love of romantic fiction began as a teenager when my mom gave me
copies of Kathleen Woodiwiss's "The Flame and the
Flower" and Bertrice Small's "Skye O'Malley." To this
day I'm pretty sure that was her idea of the "birds and the bees"
talk.</div>
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My
husband and I met in a scenario very much like the ones I've written about. He
was the alpha hero who stepped in when this "damsel in distress"
needed rescuing from a nefarious pervert. It's no wonder I went on to write
erotic romance when I had him to inspire me. My favorite type of hero is the
gentle, lovable giant but readers will discover a variety of heroes and alphas
in my novels, from nearly perfect to very flawed. I hope readers relate to my
heroines, and the challenges and dilemmas they face head-on.</div>
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Lucy Carter is striving
to succeed as a self-employed licensed massage therapist and to bolster her
flagging self-confidence. The ménage of her fantasies, featuring her best
friends, seems to be on the back burner.</div>
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Single dad Patrick
Owen has been refined in the fires of betrayal. Now he knows exactly what he
wants—Lucy Carter—and he’s ready to claim her along his best friend.</div>
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O’Malley’s heart has been shattered, and he withdraws from the world until Lucy
heals his heart. He’s held the spirited woman at arm's length, until he can no
longer fight his attraction to her. Unfortunately, Beck and Lucy clash nearly
as often as they kiss, and his possessiveness sets her on edge even as she
falls deeper in love with him.</div>
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When Lucy is drawn
into a life-threatening crisis, all of their differences and struggles are
brought into perspective. But by then will it be too late?</div>
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Tucked into the
western edge of the rugged Texas Hill Country, Divine is located at the
junction of Heather Rainier's romantic imagination and her wildest fantasies.
Like many small towns, the citizens of Divine look after each other, gossip
about the rule-breakers, and are in each other's business.</div>
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Divine has been
developing an inner circle of characters involved in polyamorous love
relationships,whose main goal is to stay out of the limelight, while staying
true to each other and themselves. Judgment and moral outcry make this hard at
times, but the lovers do their best to make it worth the effort.</div>
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How does a woman
inspire two or more men to love her so much that they are willing to share her?
Come to Divine, Texas and explore with Heather Rainier why it's possible for
one woman to have a heart big enough to love more than one man…</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Name:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Lucy Carter</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DOB:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> 1981</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Height:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> 5’10”</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eye Color:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Blue</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Occupation:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Licensed Massage Therapist</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Bio:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I’m originally from Temple, Texas. I
moved to Divine just last year after visiting my brother, Seth, who also lives
here with his wife, Jayne and son, Toby. I work at Madeleine’s Day Spa but I
have dreams of having my own massage therapy business and being my own boss. I
spend my free time with Patrick Owen and his best friend, Beck O’Malley.
Patrick has a very active four year old son whom I adore. It’s kind of a
complicated relationship. If I could fulfill one fantasy, it would be to have a
committed ménage relationship with Patrick and Beck. Patrick is my rock. It
feels good to be understood by him. Beck…well, let’s just say Beck knows how to
push my buttons, but there’s just something about him that keeps pulling at me.
Most of the time he’s setting me off, when he’s not making me fantasize about
kissing him…or doing other naughty things to him.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Color:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Red!</span></div>
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Saddles</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Band:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
Nickelback and I also love Shinedown</span></div>
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You Out” I love anything that has a strong, grinding beat.</span></div>
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Duck dynasty, especially when Beck watches with me. He gives good foot rubs
while we sit on the couch together.</span></div>
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Valentine’s Day and Christmas. I love getting presents!</span></div>
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riders. ‘Nuff said?</span></div>
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Coffee or Iced Coffee</span></div>
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On guys, those sexy snug knit boxers. On me, G-strings</span></div>
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How did Patrick and Beck answer this question? Huh? Time for a switch-up. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chris Hemsworth or Brad Pitt</b>? Both,
baby, because this is Divine. *wink*</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Die Hard or Terminator:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
Die Hard! And my favorite movie quote: “Yippee-Ki-Yay, motherfucker!”</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ford or Chevy:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
Ford</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Steak or Chicken:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
Tenderloin Steak. Really rare.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Star Wars or Star Trek:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
Star Trek: Next Generation</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Beer or Wine:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
wine…sangria</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In Depth</span></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What is your most cherished possession?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It’s not a
possession, but I’d have to say my relationship with Patrick and Beck, however
you want to define it. It’s not perfect but it’s precious to me.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How do you feel about being the center of
attention?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Being the
center of attention makes me feel awkward and clumsy, unless I am dancing. If
I’m dancing, watch out.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What makes you blush? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Two
things: Compliments, and thinking about what I want to do to Patrick and Beck
if I ever get them nekkid.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How do you feel, generally, about the opposite
sex? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Dumbfounded
at times.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What is your worst habit? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Turtle
Cheesecake!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Do you have any irrational fears or
phobias? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Fire</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How do you think your exes would describe
you? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Inadequate.
He was fucking wrong, too.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How deeply does your job / social role
define you as a person? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I’m in a
caregiving profession, so I would say that what I do defines me to my core. I
can’t stand to see people not feeling good.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What would you never do, no matter the
price?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Marry for
money.</span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">STORY EXCERPT</span></u></div>
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“What do I owe you
for the massage?”</div>
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Lucy smiled up at
him and gently rubbed his shoulder. The muscles felt loose and warm under her
touch, and the pain and tenderness were all but gone. “Nothing, Beck. It was my
gift to you.”</div>
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“That was over an
hour of your time, Lucy. I owe you for that.”</div>
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“Okay. You owe me a
date, and this,” she murmured as she hypnotized him with her wolf-blue eyes,
tilted her chin up, and pressed her lips to his. He was surprised for a
millisecond but then desire burst to life inside him as she slid her palms up
his biceps and wrapped her arms around his neck. Her breasts were plush,
pressed against his chest, and he groaned when she leaned her voluptuous body
against his from knees to nose and moaned softly.</div>
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He slid his hands
from her waist up her back and tangled them in her long black hair. Her lips
were even softer than he’d imagined as she tilted her head and allowed him to
deepen the kiss, stroking his tongue with hers as she opened for him. His cock,
which had finally given him a respite was back to its previously erect state
and she very subtly rubbed her pelvis against his, letting him know she was
aware of it.</div>
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Usually pretty
circumspect with the outward emotions, Beck was struck by how much he wanted to
beat his chest and throw her over his shoulder. She unleashed something in him
and instead of it being disturbing, it felt freeing. He wanted to crush her to
him as the wave of emotional tension shimmered and then burst inside him and he
was hard pressed to restrain himself from laying another passionate kiss on
her.</div>
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“Wow.” Motion caught
his attention through the glass-fronted entrance. “Uh-oh.”</div>
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“What?” she murmured
as she rested her forehead against his chest and sounded like she was composing
herself or catching her breath.</div>
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“We had an audience.”</div>
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Her head popped up
and she turned to check the back of the shop then looked out the door.
“Oh, crap. Of all the people.”</div>
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The dark-haired
woman stood on the sidewalk, hands on hips, gawking in at them. She pursed her
lips into a haughty twist and shook an accusing finger at them. He couldn’t
hear her muffled words through the glass but could make out what she was
saying. “Shame on you!” She turned up her nose and continued on her
way.</div>
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Lucy growled. “If it
wasn’t for the fact that I’m a newly self-employed and have several of her
friends as customers, I’d flip her the bird and see if she can
read my lips when I tell her to fuck off.”</div>
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“She looks vaguely
familiar. Who is she?”</div>
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“Tabitha Lester.”</div>
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“That name sounds
familiar.”</div>
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“She worked for Clay
Cook and nearly got Lily killed a couple of years ago. She led Lily’s ex right
to her. Psychotic bastard. I wasn’t here when that happened but I heard all
about it from the girls. What’s crazy is that some people paint Tabitha as some
kind of paragon of virtue, when the truth is she’s a hateful, bitter woman.
Jealous of anyone who finds happiness, especially if it doesn’t line up with
her rigid set of beliefs. She got a job as the secretary at one of the churches
in Divine after Clay fired her for her part in endangering Lily.”</div>
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“I remember her now.
She was working there when I came in to see Clay one day. Sort of snooty. Well
that’s good she no longer works at Clay’s, I guess.”</div>
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“Yeah, except that
now she kind of runs the local gossip mill through her other job. She’s in lots
of people’s business. I guess that’s what you do when you have no life, but I
can’t afford to piss her or her friends off.”</div>
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“Well, we just won’t
give her further reason to gossip,” Beck murmured as he brushed his lips
against her forehead and she giggled and shuddered as his beard tickled her
nose. “Sorry. I need to shave this mess off.”</div>
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“It’s okay,” Lucy
whispered. “I’ve wanted that kiss for a long time, Beck O’Malley.”</div>
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<u><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ADULT
EXCERPT</span></u></div>
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“I’ve
wanted to do this so much, Luce. I’ve needed you.”</div>
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She
raked her fingernails through his hair, gently scraping his scalp until shivers
raced up and down his back and then she palmed the sides of his head and looked
at him. She was tall for a woman, so in that position straddling his lap, she
was actually looking down at him. Her beautiful face was framed by thick waves
of long hair the color of midnight.</div>
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The
heat glowing in her eyes gave her a powerful, almost regal air, and she smiled
at him and rubbed her thumb across his lower lip as she spoke. “I want
you. I want it all. I’ll never settle for less ever again. The way you look at
me makes me feel beautiful. Desirable.” Something else flickered in her gaze
and then was gone as her tone softened. “I’ve needed that.”</div>
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The
thought flitted through Patrick’s mind that Lucy probably had demons of her
own. Sharing his story had been cathartic and he planned to extend the same
courtesy to her. For now, he’d settle for showing her how much he desired her.</div>
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He
loved seeing the fire in her eyes because he knew self-confidence didn’t come
easy for her. He didn’t know why, because she was one of the sexiest women he’d
ever met. The memory of the hurt in her eyes the night he’d met her, when Beck
had turned down her offer of a dance still stuck with him, and so did the guilt
for not grabbing her himself. But he could make up for his inaction now.</div>
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He
laid her down on the couch and settled his hips between hers, groaning as she
rubbed her slippery pussy against his cock, and drawing a moan from her. His
need to be inside her was fierce.</div>
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She
wrapped her legs around his waist and cradled him against her as he tormented
one of her nipples before switching to the other. The hardened points turned
darker as he sucked at them. He lost track of time as she trembled beneath him,
stroking the back of his head and his shoulders.</div>
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It
made him feel powerful to evoke such a response in this woman who so often went
out of her way to please others and make them feel good. She deserved all of
his attention.</div>
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A
shudder rushed through him as she slid her hand down his rib cage to between
his legs and stroked and squeezed his balls until his eyes nearly crossed. He
gritted his teeth and flickers of impending orgasm raced through him as her
fingers traced through the crisp hairs surrounding his cock. How long had it
been since he’d been tempted and teased like this?</div>
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Never.</div>
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“Woman,
I’m not letting you go, regardless of what else happens. You’re mine.”</div>
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“Think
so, huh?” she whispered in a voice laced with humor and then purred as she
grasped his hardened dick. “You’re so hot and big. Is this for me?”</div>
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wanted to feast on her first. He stayed there for a moment just taking her in.
Her pale flesh was luminescent against the burgundy upholstery of her couch in
the dimly lit living room. Her hair was spread all around her and flowing over
the edge of the couch in black waves that glimmered in the lamplight. He
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sofa armrest above her head and her breasts swayed with her movements. Like a
magnet to steel, he came to her and pressed his lips against her abdomen, just
below her navel. Her belly fluttered at the stimulation and he smiled when he
felt her tremble. He wasn’t the only one affected by the moment. “I’m on the
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her lips and traced the tip of his tongue over her swollen inner lips. The
scent of her juicy, sweet cunt was nearly enough to make him lunge at her and
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Behind the Scenes of the Wild Wicked Weekend</div>
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Antonio. Then again, what happens in San Antonio...</div>
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It’s wild. It’s wicked. It’s one glorious weekend in February
that you will never forget - especially the parts where pictures will not be
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Regina Carlysle, Samantha
Cayto, Cerise DeLand, Dalton Diaz, Desiree Holt, and Brenna Zinn are working
hard to bring your unspoken desires to life. We each have our responsibilities
and our favorite activities on the schedule, and each week one of us will give
you a glimpse behind the scenes and a personal look into our favorite activity.
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This week’s featured author: Cerise DeLand</div>
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Making my living with words for almost 3 decades now, I adore my
profession.</div>
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How did I decide to write for a living? At age 8, I discovered I
could make my teacher smile. Then I kept on going cuz I made lots of people
smile…and they wrote checks to prove it! My latest venture into erotic romance?
Comes naturally. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tee-hee</i>. Ask my
hubbie. He’ll tell you that’s true. (Do not ask my adult children. Shhh. They
“know” I write this but prefer to say Mom writes fiction.) And I do…lots of
romance, mysteries and mainstream, too. Yep, under another name. Wink.</div>
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Why do I like to write best? Ah. Whatever strikes me today as
interesting to my readers. That usually includes a man, TDH or TBH, hunky,
assertive with some flaw that I can help him heal.</div>
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I like my heroes vulnerable to my keyboard…and their heroine!</div>
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Want to know more about me including my buy links? Visit <span style="color: #000099;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.cerisedeland.com/">http://www.cerisedeland.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://cerisedeland.blogspot.com/">http://cerisedeland.blogspot.com</a></span></div>
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What is my main responsibility behind the <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Wild
Wicked Weekend</span></a>? </div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">My job???<br />
I am the lady of the hour.</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">Literally!</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">I am the MC and I make This Wild
Wicked Weekend Happen, baby, on time, up front and very personal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">I come from a dungeon where training
was harsh and I take pride in beating the clock. With my watch?</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">Hey. Don’t question me. It works!</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">Come on time to every event or
miss out on some of the best fun you will ever have at a writers’ convention in
your life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">Guaranteed.</span></div>
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Question(s) from <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">www.WildWickedWeekend.com</span></a> and contest info:</div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The question of the day is from </span><b><span style="color: #990022; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">venuscahill</span></b><span style="color: #646464; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">: </span><span style="color: #32373a; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">If you could travel
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feel the need for accuracy of place, I pack my bag and GO. In fact, any place I
write about is somewhere I have been, usually more than once for an extended
stay. You can guess what I spend my extra bucks on, right? Where, for example,
have I been?</span></div>
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France for nearly 3 weeks. Before that, London, Rome, Mexico, Tokyo, Tuscany,
Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, Israel, England, Germany. I could go on.
Nothing makes me happier than to be on the road except for sitting at my
computer writing…and cooking…and sharing dinner with hubbie!</span><span style="color: #646464; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"></span></div>
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Up next: Sat, Sept. 28 with Brenna Zinn!</div>
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Contest: There is still time to enter. From now through Sept
25th, simply go to <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">www.WildWickedWeekend.com</span></a> and ask a question
right on the website. It can be any question, though we aren’t telling who will
answer! Yes, you can ask more than one question, but you will only be entered
once for the contest. One lucky winner will receive an e-book of choice from
each of our backlist! That’s 6 free e-books! Winner will be announced and the
last questions answered right here in our last post on Sept. 28th.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09578848652818572476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704227202302633949.post-64942622522209968082013-09-19T15:42:00.001-07:002013-09-19T15:42:23.416-07:00Diane Leyne<!--[if !mso]>
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Jen Smith's been alone
since her Master died five years earlier. Now, she's quit her job and come to
Libertine Island to witness a marriage. She meets Dr. Caleb McKenna, who
took a job on the island to get away from the big bad city after getting shot
near the clinic where he volunteered, and the breakup of his long-term
relationship. They are two lonely people who decide to have a fling, not
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Even though they were apart, he's not to happy to find Caleb
in Jen's arms and decides to extract revenge, but when he sees how much they
need each other, he realizes that maybe he's the one who should step aside
unless the three of them can figure out how to make it work.</div>
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Jen leaned into Caleb, his strong
arms holding her close. She could feel the beat of his heart under her cheek
and the hardness of his cock against her belly. His big hands gripped her ass,
holding her tight, almost grinding her against him until they were both
slightly breathless with need.</div>
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“All of the private rooms were
booked,” he whispered into her ear.”And I didn’t think you’d want to play
publicly the first time, but I’ve brought a nice selection of floggers back to
my room along with cuffs, a spreader bar, a riding crop, a few nice-sized
dildos, and a selection of butt plugs. How long has it been since you had a
cock in your ass, sub?”</div>
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“Five years, Sir. But I can take
you there, Sir, if that’s what you want.”</div>
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She heard Caleb sigh.”I’m happy
to grant you the pain that you need, but I will not damage you. I won’t be
taking your ass tonight, but it’s not too early to start getting it ready for
my cock. Someday very soon, you’ll give me your ass and signify your complete
surrender of your body to me.”</div>
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Jen felt her stomach do
flip-flops at his words, and her nipples, which were already hard, seemed to
turn to diamonds poking against his chest, and her pussy, which had been moist,
now started leaking. She tried to rub her legs together to relieve some of the
ache, but he had thrust one of his thighs between hers as they danced, so she
tried to grind her clit against it.</div>
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“Naughty, naughty,” he admonished
softly.”I can feel how wet you are already. You’ve left a wet spot on my
pants!”</div>
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Jen colored and tried to pull
away, but Caleb held her in place.</div>
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“Did I tell you I didn’t like it?
If you are going to submit to me tonight, we have to talk about the rules. One
of the rules for tonight is that you don’t get to come without permission, and
I most certainly have not given you permission. And if you misbehave, you might
not get it at all.”</div>
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“Please, Sir.”</div>
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“You plead very nicely, sub, but
we’re not even naked yet. How are you going to restrain yourself from topping
from the bottom? Do I have to gag you?”</div>
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Jen moaned with desire.</div>
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“So, the thought of being gagged
turns you on. What else turns you on? I plan on trussing you up tightly when we
get back to my place. You won’t be able to move a muscle, and you’ll be totally
dependent upon my mercy. Do you like that thought? I’ll be able to flog you and
fuck your pussy and clamp your tits and give you pleasure and pain as I choose.
I can grant or deny you release, and you won’t be able to do a damned thing
about it but take what I have to give you. Do you like that idea, sub?”</div>
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“Yes, Master. Yes please,
Master.”</div>
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“Ah, my sweet little masochist. I
like the sound of that title on your lips. I want to Master you tonight. Do you
know how hard you are making me at the thought of doing all those things to
you? I’m going to pop like a cork the minute I get inside you. I think I may
have to alter my plan. When we leave here, I’ll take you to my cabin and let
you in. You’ll freshen up as required and then kneel beside my bed awaiting my
return. You’ll find two pairs of cuffs on the night table. I want you to strip
naked, including removing these white cuffs that the hotel provided that showed
you are a guest not in the lifestyle. You’ll replace them with the cuffs I’ve
left for you, black with green trim, signifying that you have a Dom at the
resort.</div>
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“Then I’ll make a quick trip to
the toy store and pick up a gag and maybe a blindfold as well. When I return,
you’ll be kneeling, eyes downcast, in the correct presentation position. When I
stand in front of you, you will bow your head to the ground and acknowledge me
as your Master. Then you will unfasten my pants and suck my cock. Do you
understand?”</div>
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Jen thought she’d go up in flames
right out on the dance floor.</div>
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“Yes, Sir.” The thought of him
dominating her so thoroughly had awakened desires that she’d thought where gone
forever. She’d been a slave to Hank in the bedroom, and she yearned to hand
over total control again. She was only going to be at the hotel for two more
nights, and she intended to spend both of them submitting to Caleb if he wanted
her.</div>
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<u><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">BEHIND
THE SCENES</span></u></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000;">What inspired you to write your first book?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
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I'm like a lot of writers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love to read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read a lot, all genres.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day when I was on the Siren Publishing
site looking for some new books to download I saw the "submit" button
and clicked on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rest is history.</div>
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I always try to make my heroines
strong women.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They may have issues to
deal with and the heroes may come to the rescue at times, but in the, the hero
makes their lives richer (emotionally), but they are not "half a
person" without him/them (yes, my heroines often end up with multiple
men!)</div>
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I just finished book 4 in the
Libertine Island Series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm now working
on Books 3 & 4 for the Call of the Wolf series and am considering doing a
Prequel to tell the story of how the Harmony Pack was formed</div>
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members.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
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I have to name a group, my fellow
Siren writers are an amazing bunch who support each other and made me feel very
welcome when I released my first book.</div>
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I'd love to get to the point where I
can write full time, but I just had my first book published last February, so I
have a way to go.</div>
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I have stories to tell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simple as that. :)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I'm lucky enough that people seem to want
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The setting of a book can be vital to the story
line. It sets the stage for the action and can inform the reader about
the main characters before they’ve even started the story. Does the lead
live in a small town or a big city? Do they own a house, live in an
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My newest location is Libertine Island where
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Water is Blue, the Sand is White, the Sun is Hot and the Sex is Hotter!</i></b></div>
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When I decided to create the spin off series from
Club Libertine, I wanted to keep the themes but make some key changes.
Firstly, the books are longer. The stories are more involved and the sex
hotter. Secondly, I wanted to have a contained environment. My
characters needed to be thrown together in an intense environment for a pivotal
part of the story. Being isolated from the rest of the world in a tropical
paradise gives people a chance to explore their sensual sides without having
the real world intrude.</div>
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I thought about using real venues. The Club
Libertine books are set in Seattle Washington, a hip city in the
Northwest. The Libertine Island books are set on a fictional island off
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I decided to place Libertine Island off the coast
of St. Maarten in part because I visited that tropical paradise and loved every
minute of it. It’s beautiful and the people are great and it gave me a
lot of real detail to work with. I even considered setting the stories
there but then I decided that I needed to create my own island paradise where
the denizens of Club Libertine and now Libertine Island can express themselves
freely and in public without worrying about strangers seeing something they
shouldn’t.</div>
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Besides, I like the idea of designing my own
personal island paradise. If only I could do that in real life.</div>
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So far, there are four Libertine Island Books:</div>
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<a href="http://www.bookstrand.com/sex-on-the-beach-leyne">Book 1, Sex on the
Beach</a> - Rebecca’s working on her thesis and takes a job on Libertine to
have a little sexual adventure before settling into academia. She didn’t
count on meeting Mal and Mike Reynolds. She also didn’t expect her nemesis to
show up and threaten all their jobs. On Sale Now</div>
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<a href="http://www.bookstrand.com/sun-sand-and-submission">Book 2, Sun, Sand and
Submission</a> – Aly’s worried when she finds out that her friend is working at
a BDSM resort and living with not one but two Doms. She can only get to
the island in the company of a Dom, so she calls her Ex Max, the man she’s
never stopped loving, to help her out. On Sale Now</div>
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<a href="http://www.bookstrand.com/the-runaway-sub">Book
3, The Runaway Sub</a> – Jen comes to Libertine Island to attend Aly and Max’s
wedding. She didn’t count on meeting Caleb, the island Doctor.
Neither was looking for love or even a fling, but they are drawn
together. Enter Rey, who’s come looking for his Runaway Sub. On
PreSale now. On sale now.</div>
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Book 4, The Picture of Submission – Maggie enjoyed
visiting Libertine Island for her brother Max’s wedding. She sees BDSM as
a game, but the Hayes brothers don’t especially the oldest Chris. And if
Maggie wants to get the job of taken the photos for Jillian Madison’s (Club
Libertine book 6) book on submission, she needs to learn what it really means
and the Hayes brothers are just the men to teach her. On sale in October.</div>
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about the
upcoming <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000099;">Wild Wicked Weekend</span></b></a> in San
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It’s wild. It’s wicked. It’s one glorious weekend in February
that you will never forget - especially the parts where pictures will not be
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<a href="http://reginacarlysle.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Regina
Carlysle</span></a>, <a href="http://www.samanthacayto.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Samantha Cayto</span></a>, <a href="http://cerisedeland.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Cerise DeLand</span></a>,
<a href="http://www.daltondiaz.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Dalton Diaz</span></a>,
<a href="http://www.desireeholt.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Desiree Holt</span></a>,
and <a href="http://www.brennazinn.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Brenna
Zinn</span></a> are working hard to bring your unspoken desires to life. We
each have our responsibilities and our favorite activities on the schedule, and
each week one of us will give you a glimpse behind the scenes and a personal
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This week’s featured author: <a href="http://www.reginacarlysle.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Regina Carlysle</span></a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">I was born in small
town Oklahoma but have lived most of my life in Texas. Due to those pesky ‘life
curve balls’, I am now living in Central Florida where I craft stories among palm
trees and balmy temps. My two grown kids really, really love me and have joined
me in my new place on the planet! YAY! At the moment, I’m actually co-writing
with my daughter. FUN!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">I am the author of
almost fifty books and write contemporaries set in small town Texas (think
cowboys, ranchers, oil men, and all-around good ol boys) along with paranormal
stories which involve hot heroes who often shift into their wolf, panther, or
jaguar forms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">My friends (and
fellow Wild Wicked Writers) Desiree Holt, Sam Cayto, Cerise Deland, Brenna Zinn
and Dalton Diaz might say I’m a southern lady who loves to laugh, give hugs,
and that I’ve never met a stranger. They might also say I’m just a tad naïve on
occasion.</span></div>
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Want to know more about me including my buy links? Visit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: #000099;">www.</span></u></b><a href="http://www.reginacarlysle.com/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000099;">ReginaCarlysle.com</span></b></a></div>
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What is my main
responsibility behind the <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Wild Wicked Weekend</span></a>? </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">My task at the <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Wild,
Wicked Weekend</span></a>: Just call me the Mistress of Gifts. It is my
job to collect gift baskets and goodies from authors to give away at our
convention. Truly an easy task considering authors are the most generous people
on the planet. It is my hope that every attendee with leave with
something spectacular.</span></div>
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Question(s) from <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">www.WildWickedWeekend.com</span></a> and contest info:</div>
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Nikki McCarver<span style="font-family: "Times","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Whoooo</i>--
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What was your most memorable fan
encounter and did they ask you sex advice?</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></div>
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Regina: </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">No, actually she
didn’t ask sex advice BUT she did inform me she’d had the best orgasm of her
life while reading one of my books AT WORK. I also received a sexy nightie from
a fan.</span></div>
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Eva P. asks:</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Have you based a
characters on someone you know? Along those same lines, have you killed off a
character based on someone you know that upset you?</span></i></div>
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Regina:</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Answer: I have
immediate plans to kill of someone very soon. Bwahahahaha. As for the rest,
yes…I often base characters on people I know. Usually it’s just bits and pieces
and little character traits. My grandma Minnie has been featured in my stories
at least twice. I’ve added little family things too but SHHH don’t tell or I
won’t be invited to hang out during the holidays.</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS Bold","serif";"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Up next: Sat, Sept 21st
with Cerise DeLand!</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Contest</b></div>
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There is still time to enter. From now through Sept 25th, simply
go to <a href="http://www.wildwickedweekend.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">http://wildwickedweekend.com/ask-us-win</span></a>
and ask your question right on the website. It can be any question, though we
aren’t telling who will answer which one! Yes, you can ask more than one
question, but you will only be entered once for the contest. One lucky winner
will receive an e-book of choice from each of our backlist. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THAT’S 6 FREE EBOOKS! </b>Winner will be
announced and the last questions answered in our last Saturday post on Sept.
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