Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Character Profile: Rosalee Davenport
Since I did a character profile of Justin, I thought I'd do one of Rosalee. If ever there was a steel magnolia, it is Rosalee Davenport. She dropped out of the Savannah College of Art and Design at the age of 19, when she discovered she was pregnant. Abandoned by her ex, she's raised their daughter, Addie, on her own, with only the help of her grandmother, Maeve.
Addie is the light and joy of her life, but even the joy her daughter brings to her can't ease her mind of the financial burden their small family is facing. Their ancestral home is a mess, falling into ruin before their eyes while they live in a smaller house on the property.
It was desperation and an iron will to hold onto what was hers that prompted Rosalee to go to Thomas DuChamps for help. Thomas agreed to finance the renovations of the house and assist her in turning it into an inn, and he would hold a 50% share of the business, until she could afford to buy him out for his investment. But then Thomas became ill, and eventually succumbed.
Unsure of what to expect of Justin, the younger DuChamps, Rosalee deals with the uncertainty the only way she knows how. She just puts her head down and plows through.The only things she's had in abundance in her life are problems and pride. It's hard for her to admit that she needs help and it's even harder to take it when it's offered. She's so used to not counting on anyone but herself that she doesn't quite know what to do with a man who wants to take care of things for her.
It doesn't help that Justin is the best looking man she's laid eyes on in a long time, or that her eccentric grandmother is using every matchmaking scheme on the planet to throw them together. Rosalee has one philosophy when it comes to men, if she wants them, they must be bad for her. The history of the Davenport women is proof that not a one of them can choose a decent man.
Taking a chance on a man who may or may not stick just isn't in the cards for her. There's too much at stake and too many people counting on her to hold it together for her to make such a risky bet.
And even though she keeps telling herself that, time and time again, he's there. Helping her whether she asks for it or not, and tempting her more than anyone has a right to. Afraid to trust, afraid to give an inch, terrified to need anyone, that doesn't stop her from wanting him. When she looks at Justin, she sees the same desire and fear mirrored back at her in his eyes. She's never been a coward, but there's never been so much at stake.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Character Profile: Who is Justin DuChamps?
I hinted around a little that Justin had a past, and in Have A Little Faith In Me, I let it slip that Justin's past was a pretty dark one, but I realized that he wasn't a fully fleshed out character the way so many of them are. Then I realized why. Justin was hiding, even from me.
Justin avoids relationships because relationships lead to drama and drama is a trigger… He's fought hard to regain control of, if not his life, at least himself. Unwilling to let anything jeopardize that, he's a very solitary figure. He experiences life through and channels all his emotions into his photography, because it's safe. No one gets hurt, including him.
Justin is a good man, but he hasn't always been. He did a lot of things and he hurt the people he loved most, over and over again. There's a lot of self loathing there. He might have forgiven his parents, he's forgiven Claude even though he didn't deserve forgiveness, but he hasn't been able to forgive himself.
Justin is alone because there's a part of him that feels he deserves to be.
Right now, I'm working on "I'll Take Care of You". I'm putting Justin in a situation where being alone isn't an option, forcing him to face his demons and just maybe find the happiness that we all deserve, in spite of our flaws and sins.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Happy Holidays!
To all my wonderful readers and friends, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season filled with warmth, love and laughter.
I've released a short Christmas novella in honor of the holiday season. He's a sneak peek.
Excerpt: The woman in question was a distraction he couldn’t afford. She’d been working for Bishop’s for ages, longer than he had been. It had been just over a month since he’d stepped into the shoes recently vacated by his beast of a stepmother and they had come with all sorts of complications. Holly, and her soft, shy smile that stirred urges in him he’d thought long buried, were something he needed to avoid, if he could just find the willpower. “I have a business to run, Barbara. Relationships will just have to wait.”
I've released a short Christmas novella in honor of the holiday season. He's a sneak peek.
Excerpt: The woman in question was a distraction he couldn’t afford. She’d been working for Bishop’s for ages, longer than he had been. It had been just over a month since he’d stepped into the shoes recently vacated by his beast of a stepmother and they had come with all sorts of complications. Holly, and her soft, shy smile that stirred urges in him he’d thought long buried, were something he needed to avoid, if he could just find the willpower. “I have a business to run, Barbara. Relationships will just have to wait.”
“You don’t need a relationship, Nathan. You need to get laid!”
Hearing his nearly seventy year old secretary, a woman who was like a surrogate grandmother to him, utter those words made him cringe. “We are not having this conversation. Just dinner, Barbara. Have a wonderful Christmas and be safe out there. The ice storm that’s coming tonight is supposed to be the worst the city has seen in decades. I will see you the day after tomorrow.”
Nathan felt her glaring at him, but he refused to take the bait. Had he bothered to look up, he would have seen the devlish gleam enter her eyes, he would have noted the brisk purpose in her stride as she walked back to her desk. Instead, he stared at a column of numbers on the screen in front of him, and focused on how to save his family business even though their wasn’t a family to leave it to anymore.
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Making Merry!
Nathan Bishop is so focused on keeping his family’s department store afloat that he’s planning to work through the night on Christmas Eve. That kind of dedication to the business leaves no room in his life for anything else. With that in mind, he’s chosen to ignore his growing attraction for Holly Merriweather, the sweet and shy young woman who operates the store’s small coffee shop.
Little does Nathan know that Holly’s been indulging a few fantasies of her own. Holly thinks Nathan would never notice her and certainly never be attracted to her, so she contents herself with adoring him from afar. When a chance meeting with Nathan’s secretary results in Holly’s admission that she’ll be spending Christmas alone, the plot thickens.
Nathan’s meddling secretary gets him locked in the store with Holly on Christmas Eve, while a winter storm blankets the city in ice and snow. With no electricity and nowhere to run, there’s only one way to keep warm on a cold winter’s night.
Little does Nathan know that Holly’s been indulging a few fantasies of her own. Holly thinks Nathan would never notice her and certainly never be attracted to her, so she contents herself with adoring him from afar. When a chance meeting with Nathan’s secretary results in Holly’s admission that she’ll be spending Christmas alone, the plot thickens.
Nathan’s meddling secretary gets him locked in the store with Holly on Christmas Eve, while a winter storm blankets the city in ice and snow. With no electricity and nowhere to run, there’s only one way to keep warm on a cold winter’s night.
Monday, December 2, 2013
My Contemporary Romances
Hot Soliders Box Set
Hot Soldiers features six hot, romantic novellas of strong men and the stronger women who love them.
COMING HOME by Seraphina Donavan(bestselling author of Dragon's Lair and The Boss' Bad Girl) Morgan Donnelly planned to live out his days in the military, but an IED changed all that. Returning to his hometown, struggling with PTSD and adapting to a life he hadn't envisioned, he finds himself drawn to the sweet and shy younger sister of his former fiancee. Lexi Flynn has her own issues. The curvy pastry shop owner finds it hard to believe that a man like Morgan would want her. Can Morgan and Lexi overcome their fear and insecurity to claim the happiness that is right in front of them
Stranded With A Billionaire Box Set
Featuring six authors and six hot tales of love, lust and romance in Stranded With A Billionaire. It'll satisfy your cravings for spicy and sweet.
Haunted by more than his past, Sam knows he's Wrong For Ms. Wright.
Georgie Wright has been lusting after her billionaire boss, Sam Kirkland, for months. Little does she know that Sam has been fighting a similar battle. Stranded in a decrepit mansion by a flood, there's only one place to run...to each other.
Seraphina Donavan is a bestselling author with 91 Five Star reviews on Amazon.
Sometimes the cold holds the secret to love in Snowed In.
When a blizzard traps estranged lovers, Destiny and Jackson Abernathy They're forced to do the one thing they've spent a year avoiding-talk. In a cabin in the middle of nowhere, they bare their souls, and find their hearts and futures are put on the line.
Nikki Prince is an international bestselling author.
Delivering the right message changes Val's whole life in Lucky Break.
Val is struggling to hold onto everything-job, home, relationship. Tucker is a billionaire who, on the surface, has it all. When Val's dead end job sends her to deliver a message to a man in a limo, it turns both their lives upside down. Barreling down an interstate, trapped in the back of a semi, Val and Tucker embark on the most unintentional adventure of their lives...
Leanore Elliott, Best Selling Author with 142 Five Star Reviews at Amazon
Raisa discovers that being rich is not the same as being wealthy in Rich Girl.
Raisa Hughes is always in control. Set to take over a billion-dollar company, she doesn't do helpless and powerless... until Trent. When this stunning, sexy man comes to her aid on the side of the road, he stirs erotic urges in her that she's never known before. Raisa discovers that with the right man, she doesn't mind being rescued after all.
Kate Baum is the author of the highly acclaimed Girl Series.
Trapped together, Jace and Natalia are forced to face their feelings in Let IT Snow.
Having blown her chance at love, Natalia threw herself into work...so much that she's wrecking her health. To save her from herself, the man she loved and let go out of misguided loyalty is forced to kidnap her. But when the snowstorm of century hits, and they've got nowhere to run except to each other, their platonic friendship changes forever.
Brandi Gillilan is a debut author, bound for great things.
They survived the plane crash, but they might not survive one another in Fallen.
After a plane crash strands sole survivors, Alexander St. Thomas and pilot, Grace Allyn, in remote, storm tossed Alaska, the sparks truly begin to fly. Prickly, defensive and traumatized, their discord soon ignites another kind of fire. Entranced by her, Alex is determined to keep both Grace and himself alive...and together.
Siobhan MacKenzie is a multi-published, genre defying author.
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Been Loving You Too Long (Duchamps Dynasty Book 1)
Ophelia Broulliard’s life has always been linked to the wealthy and powerful DuChamps family. The granddaughter of the family’s housekeeper, she’s worshipped Vincent DuChamps from afar--the ever unattainable prince in her fairy tale dreams. Little does she know that Vincent harbors his own secret feelings for her, but other darker secrets that he sees as an insurmountable obstacle to ever being the man she deserves, have prompted him to avoid her altogether.
When Thomas, the family patriarch dies, his will bears some unpleasant surprises for them both. Thomas wants nothing more than for Vincent and his siblings to be happy, and in his final act as the only father figure they’ve ever had, engineers a series of contingencies in his will that require them each to face their demons. Only too aware of what Vincent really feels for Ophelia, Thomas creates a situation that will force Vincent to confront his feelings. Unless, Vincent and Ophelia marry, Vincent and his siblings will lose everything, including the family business.
Forced into such close proximity, denying their attraction for one another becomes impossible. But even as they grow closer, other threats to the future of DuChamps Hotels and all that Vincent holds dear threaten to destroy their burgeoning relationship. Ophelia has played it safe her whole life. Taking a risk on Vincent is a frightening prospect. Will it be worth it, or will his secrets break both their hearts?
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Have A Little Faith In Me (Duchamps Dynasty Book 2)
Book Two of the DuChamps' Dynasty Series.
Book One, Been Loving You Too Long is available at Amazon.
On the surface, Kaitlyn DuChamps is everything Grant Ashworth despises—a spoiled heiress with a bad attitude serving out her sentence on the farm as she tries to meet the terms of her uncle’s will. Brat or not, there’s no denying that she’s beautiful. Even as they snap at one another, he wants her, and it doesn’t take long for him to realize that there is far more to Kaitlyn than she wants the world to see.
Kaitlyn wears her bad attitude like the armor that it is. She forged it herself from the ugliness, from the pain and betrayal of her past. No one gets in, no one sees the real her, and no one gets past her carefully constructed defenses. Even as she gives in to the heat between them, to a passion with Grant unlike anything she has ever experienced, Kaitlyn tries to keep her emotional distance.
But Grant sees through her, digging at her secrets, chipping away at the walls...and when her past comes calling, she has to decide just how much she trusts him.
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Snow Bound Enemies
Patrick Murphy had been harboring secret feelings for his best friend's baby sister for longer than he even cared to think about.
He'd kept his promise to his friend and kept his distance from Kayleigh by pretending to dislike her. Now, trapped together in an isolated cabin, snowed in together, there aren't enough barbs or snarky comments in the world to keep the heat that flares between them at bay.
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Making Merry
This is an erotic romance Christmas novella of roughly 8,000 words.
Nathan Bishop is so focused on keeping his family’s department store afloat that he’s planning to work through the night on Christmas Eve. That kind of dedication to the business leaves no room in his life for anything else. With that in mind, he’s chosen to ignore his growing attraction for Holly Merriweather, the sweet and shy young woman who operates the store’s small coffee shop.
Little does Nathan know that Holly’s been indulging a few fantasies of her own. Holly thinks Nathan would never notice her and certainly never be attracted to her, so she contents herself with adoring him from afar. When a chance meeting with Nathan’s secretary results in Holly’s admission that she’ll be spending Christmas alone, the plot thickens.
Nathan’s meddling secretary gets him locked in the store with Holly on Christmas Eve, while a winter storm blankets the city in ice and snow. With no electricity and nowhere to run, there’s only one way to keep warm on a cold winter’s night.
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A Valentine For Holly
Holly and Nathan have been secretly seeing one another, engaging in a hot affair since their fateful lock in on Christmas Eve. External forces intervene, and Nathan has to choose between going public with their relationship or facing dire consequences. What is more important to him, saving the store which is his family's legacy, or the woman he isn't sure he can live without?
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Curves For Casanova (Casanova Series Book 1)
Liberty Jones and Gavin McBray met once before, sharing a passionate encounter until doubt sent Libby running for cover. Now, as the newest and lowliest employee at McBray Enterprises, Libby is stunned and horrified to realize that the man she made out with is none other than her new boss.
While Libby might be horrified, Gavin is relieved to have finally located the dream woman who got away. But when they get stuck in an elevator together, the perfect opportunity to confront her turns into something dark and dangerous. Someone is out to kill Gavin, and now Libby is caught in the crosshairs. Can he keep her safe and convince her that he's ready to give up his Casanova ways?
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Bad Girl Lessons (Gresham County Book 1)
Evangeline Harper has been everyone's good girl. But after being dumped at the altar by her fiancé, Evie decides it's time to stop playing by the rules and have some fun. There's only one problem... she doesn't know how. But one of her oldest friends, Jackson Cope, is just the man to teach her. Hotter than a Georgia tent revival in July, Jackson has had a starring role in every erotic fantasy Evie has ever had. Can she convince the local bad boy to help transform her from a slightly pudgy, former debutante into a wanton, sex kitten?
Jackson's been secretly in love with Evie since they were kids, but she was always off limits to the likes of him. Now she's offering him everything he's ever wanted, but only as friends with benefits. Planning to seduce her into his life on a permanent basis, he starts out with hot, steamy lessons on how to walk on the wild side. When Evie's former fiancé shows up, trying to woo her and her trust fund back to save his sorry hide from the Dixie Mafia, it's up to Jackson to protect her from danger. But who will protect him from a broken heart?
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Bad Boy Secrets (Gresham County Book 2)
Reed Harrison is everything right and proper, a decorated soldier turned small town attorney. But he's also a man with a secret, and dark, dangerous desires. With his sight set on Cass Blakely, the best friend of his best friend's girl, sparks begin to fly.
Cass has lived her life by one motto, not to take any crap off of anyone. She's always bucked authority, but no one has ever issued the kinds of orders that Reed gives her.
But not everyone wants to see the odd couple have a happy ending...
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The Boss' Bad Girl (Callahan's Secretary Book 1)
Grace Marcum is quiet, shy, reserved...and painfully in love and lust with her boss. Rather than tell him, she's recorded every hot, sexy fantasy she's had about him in a journal. But one day, when he calls her into his office, Grace is horrified to see that book in his hands.
Anthony Callahan has been lusting over his secretary from day one. But sexual harassment suits are both ugly and expensive. Rather than risk it, he just took matters into his own hands, literally. But with her diary in his possession, he knows the truth, and nothing will stop him from having the woman he desires and in showing her all the pleasure to be had from indulging her many naughty fantasies.
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The Boss' Secret (Callahan's Secretary Book 2)
Anthony Callahan has been enjoying all the sensual delights his lovely secretary has to offer, but it's so much more than that. He wants Grace Marcum to be his, but she insists on secrecy, and he wants her enough to agree.
Grace knows what Anthony refuses to see. She's not part of his world, and trying to break the status quo could destroy the fragile bond between them.
But when someone else discovers their secret, and threatens the happiness they've found together, will it all fall apart? Or will Grace and Anthony realize that sometimes you have to risk it all to win it all?
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The Boss' Surrender (Callahan's Secretary Book 3)
Anthony Callahan is used to getting what he wants, and he wants his secretary, Grace Marcum, not just as his lover, but as his partner in every way. Grace is enjoying their secret affair, but the idea of going public, of facing that scrutiny, terrifies her.
Hoping to change the tone of their relationship, Anthony takes Grace away for a romantic weekend, but they aren't alone. Someone is following them, observing them in their most intimate moments. What will happen when the choice of secrecy is no longer Grace's to make?
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The Boss' Proposal (Callahan's Secretary Book 4)
Grace and Anthony have returned from their romantic weekend under the black cloud of the threat of blackmail. Terrified of taking their relationship public, the decision is taken out of Grace's hands. Can their tenuous relationship survive the threat of Grace's body image issues? And how far will Anthony's enemies go to destroy their chance at happiness?
They've professed their love for one another, but will love be enough?
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The complete series-- Follow Grace and Anthony from their first erotic encounter to their happily ever after ending. The anthology includes: The Boss' Bad Girl, The Boss' Secret, The Boss' Surrender and The Boss' Proposal.
The Boss' Bad Girl-- Grace' naughty journal falls into the hands of her sexy boss, who happens to have a starring role in her naughty fantasies.
The Boss' Secret--Anthony wants to take their relationship public, but Grace is too fearful of being ridiculed for her curvy figure. But someone else is threatening their burgeoning happiness.
The Boss' Surrender--Anthony takes Grace away for a romantic weekend, trying to cement their growing relationship. But the threats follow them. Can their newfound love survive blackmail?
The Boss' Proposal--Anthony has professed his love for Grace, and now she's found her courage, but did it come to late? Can they seize their happily ever after or will an old enemy get in the way?
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Master of the Circle
With a high powered job and a privileged but scandalous background, Jenna had always struggled to fit int. Fear of being judged has kept her from exploring her fantasies and indulging her desires. But an invitation to "The Circle", the most exclusive sex club in the city, gives Jenna the opportunity to explore her most secret desires with the promise of anonymity.
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HOT SOLDIERS
is an exciting new anthology from authors of the bestselling STRANDED WITH A BILLIONAIRE,with the fabulous additions of Charisma Knight and Jamallah Bergman.
Hot Soldiers features six hot, romantic novellas of strong men and the stronger women who love them.COMING HOME by Seraphina Donavan(bestselling author of Dragon's Lair and The Boss' Bad Girl) Morgan Donnelly planned to live out his days in the military, but an IED changed all that. Returning to his hometown, struggling with PTSD and adapting to a life he hadn't envisioned, he finds himself drawn to the sweet and shy younger sister of his former fiancee. Lexi Flynn has her own issues. The curvy pastry shop owner finds it hard to believe that a man like Morgan would want her. Can Morgan and Lexi overcome their fear and insecurity to claim the happiness that is right in front of them
WRONG GIRL by Kate Baum (author of the Girl Series)
Ernestine "Ernie" Rose learned early on in life from her bitter and angry mother that she didn't need a man to succeed. While she learned those lessons well, they've made for a lonely life. It isn't until Ernie accompanies her extremely nervous friend on a blind date that Ernie discovers there's more than one way to need a man. Sparks fly between Ernie and the blind date's wingman, Chase. He inspires Ernie to do something she's never done before... let go of her inhibitions.
THE LAST TOUR by Charisma Knight (author of the Raven's Fall Series)
Watching his entire unit get cut down in Afghanistan has left Sgt. Sebastian McElvoy questioning his sanity and whether or not he deserved to survive. Coming home to the wife he loves, the joy and peace that Rayna gives him fills him with guilt. But Sebastian isn't alone in wondering if the changes in him will allow them to resume their life together. Rayna looks at her husband and sees a man who is a ghost of his former self. Can she save him, and if she does, what will be the ultimate cost?
THE SOLDIER AND THE WRITER by Jamallah Bergman (author of the Cipriano's of Kellington Series)
As a romance author, Ione Finn has been making people fall in love with heroes for years. She never imagined she'd make a real life hero fall in love with her. Wounded soldier, Sgt. Mark Phillips, has one bright spot in his long recovery, the letters he receives from Ione. What begins as a friendship between pen pals quickly grows into so much more, and when Mark finally goes home, he's eager to turn their long distance romance into a long and lasting love.
SUSPICIOUS MINDS by Siobhan MacKenzie (Author of 'His Man' Series)
Jordan Blair is the prime suspect in the death of the man who caused him to lose his leg in Afghanistan - his former sadistic commanding officer. Recently promoted MP, Lt Rachel Carmichael, is in charge of the case and she is sure she has her killer in her sights. But there's something about the wounded warrior that changes her mind. Rachel is drawn to him in spite of her suspicion. Proving his innocence might just be the first step towards healing...and love.
ANGEL WATCH by Leanore Elliott (Bestselling author of the Beasts series)
Mags is a cop. Lives it, breathes it, and everything else takes a backseat to it. Sure, she knows that her curvy figure grabs attention, and she knows that her partner has the hots for her. But the only thing she's interested in is tracking the vigilante who's targeting criminals on her beat. There's only one likely suspect for Mags, and that's Rem Tarken, her partner's best friend. The only problem is that this solider and expert sniper ignites more in Mags than just suspicion. He shows her that she's a woman...And he never misses a target.
Stranded With A Billionaire Box Set
Haunted by more than his past, Sam knows he's Wrong For Ms. Wright.
Georgie Wright has been lusting after her billionaire boss, Sam Kirkland, for months. Little does she know that Sam has been fighting a similar battle. Stranded in a decrepit mansion by a flood, there's only one place to run...to each other.
Seraphina Donavan is a bestselling author with 91 Five Star reviews on Amazon.
Sometimes the cold holds the secret to love in Snowed In.
When a blizzard traps estranged lovers, Destiny and Jackson Abernathy They're forced to do the one thing they've spent a year avoiding-talk. In a cabin in the middle of nowhere, they bare their souls, and find their hearts and futures are put on the line.
Nikki Prince is an international bestselling author.
Delivering the right message changes Val's whole life in Lucky Break.
Val is struggling to hold onto everything-job, home, relationship. Tucker is a billionaire who, on the surface, has it all. When Val's dead end job sends her to deliver a message to a man in a limo, it turns both their lives upside down. Barreling down an interstate, trapped in the back of a semi, Val and Tucker embark on the most unintentional adventure of their lives...
Leanore Elliott, Best Selling Author with 142 Five Star Reviews at Amazon
Raisa discovers that being rich is not the same as being wealthy in Rich Girl.
Raisa Hughes is always in control. Set to take over a billion-dollar company, she doesn't do helpless and powerless... until Trent. When this stunning, sexy man comes to her aid on the side of the road, he stirs erotic urges in her that she's never known before. Raisa discovers that with the right man, she doesn't mind being rescued after all.
Kate Baum is the author of the highly acclaimed Girl Series.
Trapped together, Jace and Natalia are forced to face their feelings in Let IT Snow.
Having blown her chance at love, Natalia threw herself into work...so much that she's wrecking her health. To save her from herself, the man she loved and let go out of misguided loyalty is forced to kidnap her. But when the snowstorm of century hits, and they've got nowhere to run except to each other, their platonic friendship changes forever.
Brandi Gillilan is a debut author, bound for great things.
They survived the plane crash, but they might not survive one another in Fallen.
After a plane crash strands sole survivors, Alexander St. Thomas and pilot, Grace Allyn, in remote, storm tossed Alaska, the sparks truly begin to fly. Prickly, defensive and traumatized, their discord soon ignites another kind of fire. Entranced by her, Alex is determined to keep both Grace and himself alive...and together.
Siobhan MacKenzie is a multi-published, genre defying author.
Amazon Purchase Link
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Been Loving You Too Long (Duchamps Dynasty Book 1)
Ophelia Broulliard’s life has always been linked to the wealthy and powerful DuChamps family. The granddaughter of the family’s housekeeper, she’s worshipped Vincent DuChamps from afar--the ever unattainable prince in her fairy tale dreams. Little does she know that Vincent harbors his own secret feelings for her, but other darker secrets that he sees as an insurmountable obstacle to ever being the man she deserves, have prompted him to avoid her altogether.
When Thomas, the family patriarch dies, his will bears some unpleasant surprises for them both. Thomas wants nothing more than for Vincent and his siblings to be happy, and in his final act as the only father figure they’ve ever had, engineers a series of contingencies in his will that require them each to face their demons. Only too aware of what Vincent really feels for Ophelia, Thomas creates a situation that will force Vincent to confront his feelings. Unless, Vincent and Ophelia marry, Vincent and his siblings will lose everything, including the family business.
Forced into such close proximity, denying their attraction for one another becomes impossible. But even as they grow closer, other threats to the future of DuChamps Hotels and all that Vincent holds dear threaten to destroy their burgeoning relationship. Ophelia has played it safe her whole life. Taking a risk on Vincent is a frightening prospect. Will it be worth it, or will his secrets break both their hearts?
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Have A Little Faith In Me (Duchamps Dynasty Book 2)
Book One, Been Loving You Too Long is available at Amazon.
On the surface, Kaitlyn DuChamps is everything Grant Ashworth despises—a spoiled heiress with a bad attitude serving out her sentence on the farm as she tries to meet the terms of her uncle’s will. Brat or not, there’s no denying that she’s beautiful. Even as they snap at one another, he wants her, and it doesn’t take long for him to realize that there is far more to Kaitlyn than she wants the world to see.
Kaitlyn wears her bad attitude like the armor that it is. She forged it herself from the ugliness, from the pain and betrayal of her past. No one gets in, no one sees the real her, and no one gets past her carefully constructed defenses. Even as she gives in to the heat between them, to a passion with Grant unlike anything she has ever experienced, Kaitlyn tries to keep her emotional distance.
But Grant sees through her, digging at her secrets, chipping away at the walls...and when her past comes calling, she has to decide just how much she trusts him.
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Snow Bound Enemies
He'd kept his promise to his friend and kept his distance from Kayleigh by pretending to dislike her. Now, trapped together in an isolated cabin, snowed in together, there aren't enough barbs or snarky comments in the world to keep the heat that flares between them at bay.
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Making Merry
Nathan Bishop is so focused on keeping his family’s department store afloat that he’s planning to work through the night on Christmas Eve. That kind of dedication to the business leaves no room in his life for anything else. With that in mind, he’s chosen to ignore his growing attraction for Holly Merriweather, the sweet and shy young woman who operates the store’s small coffee shop.
Little does Nathan know that Holly’s been indulging a few fantasies of her own. Holly thinks Nathan would never notice her and certainly never be attracted to her, so she contents herself with adoring him from afar. When a chance meeting with Nathan’s secretary results in Holly’s admission that she’ll be spending Christmas alone, the plot thickens.
Nathan’s meddling secretary gets him locked in the store with Holly on Christmas Eve, while a winter storm blankets the city in ice and snow. With no electricity and nowhere to run, there’s only one way to keep warm on a cold winter’s night.
Amazon Purchase Link
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A Valentine For Holly
Holly and Nathan have been secretly seeing one another, engaging in a hot affair since their fateful lock in on Christmas Eve. External forces intervene, and Nathan has to choose between going public with their relationship or facing dire consequences. What is more important to him, saving the store which is his family's legacy, or the woman he isn't sure he can live without?
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Curves For Casanova (Casanova Series Book 1)
While Libby might be horrified, Gavin is relieved to have finally located the dream woman who got away. But when they get stuck in an elevator together, the perfect opportunity to confront her turns into something dark and dangerous. Someone is out to kill Gavin, and now Libby is caught in the crosshairs. Can he keep her safe and convince her that he's ready to give up his Casanova ways?
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Caught By Casanova ( Casanova Series Book 2)
Gavin McBray, billionaire and tech genius, has finally found the mystery woman who ran out on him. In spite of exploding elevators and paparazzi, he's determined to keep her safe and keep her with him.
Liberty Jones is a fiery redhead with curves that would make any man sweat. Independent, smart and determined to make it on her own, Libby is uncomfortable with Gavin's wealth and the luxurious world that he moves in. Still, passion flares between them, too strong for either of them to deny.
From posh mansions in the Hampton's to glittering and glamourous hotels in Monaco, Libby and Gavin try to outrun the danger and cope with the intensity of their desire for one another in Caught with Casanova.
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Kept By Casanova (Casanova Series Book 3)
Gavin McBray is known as a playboy billionaire and a tech genius. But on his way to the top, he made powerful enemies. Now that he's found the woman he wants to spend his life with, he's having to pay the piper. They're on the run from a deadly assassin…a ruthless killer who isn't above using Libby as leverage.
Libby Jones can't bring herself to trust that Gavin wants her for more than the short term, but that hasn't stopped her from falling in love with him. She'll pay any price to keep him safe, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.
Libby's willing to risk her life, but will she be able to risk her heart?
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Casanova Box Set
The Casanova Series Boxed Set features all three installments of the Casanova Series: Curves For Casanova, Caught With Casanova and Kept By Casanova in their entirety ALONG with ALL NEW BONUS MATERIAL. An original epilogue and a sneak peek at the follow up novel featuring Gavin McBray’s trusted bodyguard, Ronan.
CURVES FOR CASANOVA
Liberty Jones and Gavin McBray met once before, sharing a passionate encounter until doubt sent Libby running for cover. Now, as the newest and lowliest employee at McBray Enterprises, Libby is stunned and horrified to realize that the man she made out with is none other than her new boss.
While Libby might be horrified, Gavin is relieved to have finally located the dream woman who got away. But when they get stuck in an elevator together, the perfect opportunity to confront her turns into something dark and dangerous. Someone is out to kill Gavin, and now Libby is caught in the crosshairs. Can he keep her safe and convince her that he's ready to give up his Casanova ways?
Gavin McBray, billionaire and tech genius, has finally found the mystery woman who ran out on him. In spite of exploding elevators and paparazzi, he's determined to keep her safe and keep her with him.Liberty Jones is a fiery redhead with curves that would make any man sweat. Independent, smart and determined to make it on her own, Libby is uncomfortable with Gavin's wealth and the luxurious world that he moves in. Still, passion flares between them, too strong for either of them to deny.
From posh mansions in the Hampton's to glittering and glamourous hotels in Monaco, Libby and Gavin try to outrun the danger and cope with the intensity of their desire for one another in Caught with Casanova.
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Kept By Casanova (Casanova Series Book 3)
Libby Jones can't bring herself to trust that Gavin wants her for more than the short term, but that hasn't stopped her from falling in love with him. She'll pay any price to keep him safe, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.
Libby's willing to risk her life, but will she be able to risk her heart?
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Casanova Box Set
The Casanova Series Boxed Set features all three installments of the Casanova Series: Curves For Casanova, Caught With Casanova and Kept By Casanova in their entirety ALONG with ALL NEW BONUS MATERIAL. An original epilogue and a sneak peek at the follow up novel featuring Gavin McBray’s trusted bodyguard, Ronan.CURVES FOR CASANOVA
Liberty Jones and Gavin McBray met once before, sharing a passionate encounter until doubt sent Libby running for cover. Now, as the newest and lowliest employee at McBray Enterprises, Libby is stunned and horrified to realize that the man she made out with is none other than her new boss.
While Libby might be horrified, Gavin is relieved to have finally located the dream woman who got away. But when they get stuck in an elevator together, the perfect opportunity to confront her turns into something dark and dangerous. Someone is out to kill Gavin, and now Libby is caught in the crosshairs. Can he keep her safe and convince her that he's ready to give up his Casanova ways?
CAUGHT WITH CASANOVA
Gavin McBray, billionaire and tech genius, has finally found the mystery woman who ran out on him. In spite of exploding elevators and paparazzi, he's determined to keep her safe and keep her with him.
Liberty Jones is a fiery redhead with curves that would make any man sweat. Independent, smart and determined to make it on her own, Libby is uncomfortable with Gavin's wealth and the luxurious world that he moves in. Still, passion flares between them, too strong for either of them to deny.
From posh mansions in the Hampton's to glittering and glamourous hotels in Monaco, Libby and Gavin try to outrun the danger and cope with the intensity of their desire for one another in Caught with Casanova.
KEPT BY CASANOVA
Gavin McBray is known as a playboy billionaire and a tech genius. But on his way to the top, he made powerful enemies. Now that he's found the woman he wants to spend his life with, he's having to pay the piper. They're on the run from a deadly assassin…a ruthless killer who isn't above using Libby as leverage.
Libby Jones can't bring herself to trust that Gavin wants her for more than the short term, but that hasn't stopped her from falling in love with him. She'll pay any price to keep him safe, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.
Libby's willing to risk her life, but will she be able to risk her heart?
A ROYAL FOR RONAN WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JULY, 2014!!!!!
Bad Girl Lessons (Gresham County Book 1)
Evangeline Harper has been everyone's good girl. But after being dumped at the altar by her fiancé, Evie decides it's time to stop playing by the rules and have some fun. There's only one problem... she doesn't know how. But one of her oldest friends, Jackson Cope, is just the man to teach her. Hotter than a Georgia tent revival in July, Jackson has had a starring role in every erotic fantasy Evie has ever had. Can she convince the local bad boy to help transform her from a slightly pudgy, former debutante into a wanton, sex kitten?
Jackson's been secretly in love with Evie since they were kids, but she was always off limits to the likes of him. Now she's offering him everything he's ever wanted, but only as friends with benefits. Planning to seduce her into his life on a permanent basis, he starts out with hot, steamy lessons on how to walk on the wild side. When Evie's former fiancé shows up, trying to woo her and her trust fund back to save his sorry hide from the Dixie Mafia, it's up to Jackson to protect her from danger. But who will protect him from a broken heart?
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Bad Boy Secrets (Gresham County Book 2)
Cass has lived her life by one motto, not to take any crap off of anyone. She's always bucked authority, but no one has ever issued the kinds of orders that Reed gives her.
But not everyone wants to see the odd couple have a happy ending...
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The Boss' Bad Girl (Callahan's Secretary Book 1)
Grace Marcum is quiet, shy, reserved...and painfully in love and lust with her boss. Rather than tell him, she's recorded every hot, sexy fantasy she's had about him in a journal. But one day, when he calls her into his office, Grace is horrified to see that book in his hands.
Anthony Callahan has been lusting over his secretary from day one. But sexual harassment suits are both ugly and expensive. Rather than risk it, he just took matters into his own hands, literally. But with her diary in his possession, he knows the truth, and nothing will stop him from having the woman he desires and in showing her all the pleasure to be had from indulging her many naughty fantasies.
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The Boss' Secret (Callahan's Secretary Book 2)
Anthony Callahan has been enjoying all the sensual delights his lovely secretary has to offer, but it's so much more than that. He wants Grace Marcum to be his, but she insists on secrecy, and he wants her enough to agree.Grace knows what Anthony refuses to see. She's not part of his world, and trying to break the status quo could destroy the fragile bond between them.
But when someone else discovers their secret, and threatens the happiness they've found together, will it all fall apart? Or will Grace and Anthony realize that sometimes you have to risk it all to win it all?
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The Boss' Surrender (Callahan's Secretary Book 3)
Hoping to change the tone of their relationship, Anthony takes Grace away for a romantic weekend, but they aren't alone. Someone is following them, observing them in their most intimate moments. What will happen when the choice of secrecy is no longer Grace's to make?
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The Boss' Proposal (Callahan's Secretary Book 4)
They've professed their love for one another, but will love be enough?
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The Box Set
The complete series-- Follow Grace and Anthony from their first erotic encounter to their happily ever after ending. The anthology includes: The Boss' Bad Girl, The Boss' Secret, The Boss' Surrender and The Boss' Proposal.The Boss' Bad Girl-- Grace' naughty journal falls into the hands of her sexy boss, who happens to have a starring role in her naughty fantasies.
The Boss' Secret--Anthony wants to take their relationship public, but Grace is too fearful of being ridiculed for her curvy figure. But someone else is threatening their burgeoning happiness.
The Boss' Surrender--Anthony takes Grace away for a romantic weekend, trying to cement their growing relationship. But the threats follow them. Can their newfound love survive blackmail?
The Boss' Proposal--Anthony has professed his love for Grace, and now she's found her courage, but did it come to late? Can they seize their happily ever after or will an old enemy get in the way?
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Master of the Circle
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Finally…. Kept By Casanova!
I'm only a couple hours away from finally posting Kept By Casanova to Amazon. Thank you to everyone who has been patiently waiting for this. I'm sorry that I had a creative melt down on these characters, but I just didn't want to put out a book about Gavin and Libby that didn't do justice to them.
So here's the blurb:
Gavin McBray is known as a playboy billionaire and a tech genius. But on his way to the top, he made powerful enemies. Now that he's found the woman he wants to spend his life with, he's having to pay the piper. They're on the run from a deadly assassin…a ruthless killer who isn't above using Libby as leverage.
Libby Jones can't bring herself to trust that Gavin wants her for more than the short term, but that hasn't stopped her from falling in love with him. She'll pay any price to keep him safe, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.
Libby's willing to risk her life, but will she be able to risk her heart?
And here's the cover...
So here's the blurb:
Gavin McBray is known as a playboy billionaire and a tech genius. But on his way to the top, he made powerful enemies. Now that he's found the woman he wants to spend his life with, he's having to pay the piper. They're on the run from a deadly assassin…a ruthless killer who isn't above using Libby as leverage.
Libby Jones can't bring herself to trust that Gavin wants her for more than the short term, but that hasn't stopped her from falling in love with him. She'll pay any price to keep him safe, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.
Libby's willing to risk her life, but will she be able to risk her heart?
And here's the cover...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Troll-y Yours Paranormal Speed Date Giveaway and Party!!
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Have A Little Faith In Me... Now Available.
I know it took way longer than expected, but it's finally up and ready to go. It looks beautiful! Print Copy will be available in a day or so.
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
UPDATE ON BOOK TWO OF THE DUCHAMPS' DYNASTY SERIES
Update on Book 2: Have a Little Faith In Me.
First off, I want to apologize for the delay. In the middle of writing this book, I got a new day job. (I'd been unemployed for a couple of months). So my timeline for completion got pushed back further than I had anticipated or that I liked.
However, I'm happy to announce that I am working on the last chapter of the book now. It will go to my editor this weekend, and hopefully by next weekend, it will be out. She's already hard at work on the first half of the book.
So, I'm giving you all a sneak peek at the cover art, the blurb and a little snippet from Chapter One.
Kaitlyn has finally met her match!
Seraphina Donavan
BLURB: On the surface, Kaitlyn DuChamps is everything Grant Ashworth despises—a spoiled heiress with a bad attitude serving out her sentence on the farm as she tries to meet the terms of her uncle’s will. Brat or not, there’s no denying that she’s beautiful. Even as they snap at one another, he wants her, and it doesn’t take long for him to realize that there is far more to Kaitlyn than she wants the world to see.
First off, I want to apologize for the delay. In the middle of writing this book, I got a new day job. (I'd been unemployed for a couple of months). So my timeline for completion got pushed back further than I had anticipated or that I liked.
However, I'm happy to announce that I am working on the last chapter of the book now. It will go to my editor this weekend, and hopefully by next weekend, it will be out. She's already hard at work on the first half of the book.
So, I'm giving you all a sneak peek at the cover art, the blurb and a little snippet from Chapter One.
Kaitlyn has finally met her match!
Seraphina Donavan
BLURB: On the surface, Kaitlyn DuChamps is everything Grant Ashworth despises—a spoiled heiress with a bad attitude serving out her sentence on the farm as she tries to meet the terms of her uncle’s will. Brat or not, there’s no denying that she’s beautiful. Even as they snap at one another, he wants her, and it doesn’t take long for him to realize that there is far more to Kaitlyn than she wants the world to see.
Kaitlyn wears her bad attitude like the armor
that it is. She forged it herself from the ugliness,
from the pain and betrayal of her past. No one
gets in, no one sees the real her, and no one gets
past her carefully constructed defenses. Even as
she gives in to the heat between them, to a
passion with Grant unlike anything she has ever
experienced, Kaitlyn tries to keep her emotional
distance.
But Grant sees through her, digging at her secrets, chipping away at the walls...and when her past comes calling, she has to decide just how much she trusts him.
And finally, a sneak peek at Chapter One! Be kind, this is the unedited version.
CHAPTER ONE: Grant Ashworth stood in the small crowd of people outside the baggage claim area watching the gate for the latest pain in his ass. He didn’t personally know Kaitlyn DuChamps, but he knew of her. With her face plastered all over the tabloids and her party lifestyle detailed by every vulture on television and every rag at the grocery store check out stand, it was hard not to.
But Grant sees through her, digging at her secrets, chipping away at the walls...and when her past comes calling, she has to decide just how much she trusts him.
And finally, a sneak peek at Chapter One! Be kind, this is the unedited version.
CHAPTER ONE: Grant Ashworth stood in the small crowd of people outside the baggage claim area watching the gate for the latest pain in his ass. He didn’t personally know Kaitlyn DuChamps, but he knew of her. With her face plastered all over the tabloids and her party lifestyle detailed by every vulture on television and every rag at the grocery store check out stand, it was hard not to.
Recalling his promise to his mother that he would be nice, he tried to keep an open mind. It wasn’t easy. As a general rule, and in spite of his own affluence, Grant didn’t really get on with the old money set. Of course, he hadn’t been born to it.
When he saw her striding towards him, her heels clicking on the tile floor and her body draped in designer clothes, he had to bite back a curse. She was a princess with a capital P. From her gigantic sunglasses to her pointy toed stilettos, she was a woman made to wreak havoc and misery on men. She would also be his responsibility for the next three months.
“Son of a bitch,” he muttered. With his cowboy hat in one hand, he ran his other hand through his hair in a gesture of annoyance that was as old as time. Steeling himself, he moved towards her. “Ms. DuChamps?”
She stopped in her tracks. Even without removing her sunglasses, he could feel her gaze traveling over him. She looked him up and down, and he felt it when she summarily dismissed him. Hell, he knew he didn’t look like much in worn jeans and a T-shirt, with mud still covering his boots and his hair dampened with sweat, but damned if it didn’t rankle to have her look at him like that.
“Are you the driver?” she asked.
Staring at her flinty eyed and unimpressed, his jaw firmed in resentment. “I’m your host, or rather, my mother is—I’m Grant Ashworth and I was sent here, against my will and better judgement, to see you to Ash Grove Farms.”
She dropped her shades, lowering them to peer at him over the top. “Well, Grant Ashworth, Kentucky hospitality isn’t exactly what I expected. What mode of transportation are we taking? Tractor or a monster truck that’s a rolling bit of compensation?”
“Is that what you think of Kentucky?” he demanded, stunned by such blatant snobbery.
“Not Kentucky, no. Just you,” she replied. “My bags are over there.” She walked past him, strolling toward the exit on those ridiculous heels.
He turned to watch her go, not sure whether to be offended or amused. Regardless of whatever he thought of her personality, her body was poetry in motion.
I ought to leave the damn bags, he thought. He wouldn’t, of course. Facing his mother after doing something like that was not high on his list of preferred activities. It didn’t matter that he was thirty five, she could still reduce him to a quivering boy with nothing more than a hard look and a pointed, elegant finger. She and Kaitlyn would probably get along just fine.
Grumbling under his breath, he retrieved the two large suitcases, each of them weighing a ton. She was standing outside the doors, her hip cocked and her arms folded across her chest, waiting for him, her full lips pursed in an expression of displeasure.
He moved past her, heading toward the parking structure with grim determination. “Didn’t anyone ever tell you your face might freeze like that?”
“Is that what happened to yours?” There was a hint of amusement beneath the barb, but her voice was soft and saccharine sweet.
He didn’t respond, just kept walking until he reached the truck. Dropping one bag to the pavement, he retrieved the keys and pressed the button to disable the locks.
Grant tossed the suitcases, none too gently, into the bed of his truck and waited for her to say something. Her only visible response was a tightening of her jaw, bared by her short, cropped hair. He’d never liked short hair on women, but the cut worked on her. Her bone structure was so undeniably feminine, that the edgy haircut only enhanced it. There was no denying she was beautiful, but in his experience, that kind of beauty rarely went deeper than the surface.
Rather than open the door for her, something that he would normally do, he simply climbed behind the wheel and waited. After a few seconds of stunned silence at his rudeness, she opened the door and climbed in beside him. As she moved, the oversized black sweater she wore slipped off her shoulder revealing the lacy edge of a camisole in some color he couldn’t identify. It also revealed the swell of her breast, not large but perfectly shaped. Looking away, he gripped the steering wheel in both hands.
“See something you like?”
“Not really,” he lied. “Just trying to figure out why you’re so damned full of yourself.”
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Hello, my lovelies! We've been added as a tour stop for the fantastic Grinelda Markowitz, courtesy of BTS Tours! Are you ready for a magical journey?
Title: The Moon Kissed Chi
Author: Grinelda Markowitz
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Length: 120 pages
Sub-Genres: Erotica
Blurb:
From the quirkiness of her daughter to the equine escapades of Bezhyanya (her sworn bedmate) and Grayt (her serving woman), Arrinay, ruler of Kalaydan, is faced with many concerns throughout her day which she handles with grace, poise and dignity. Will she be able to meet the challenges to come?
In the City of Kalaydan, Arrinay and Bezhyanya, the senior members of the ruling family, are faced with the early maturation of their daughter, Gayadnae. She must start the training. It’s Kalaydan law. Their daughter has other ideas. After concocting a plan to avoid responsibility and almost succeeding in carrying it out, Gayadnae’s life takes an unexpected turn. Grayt, the ever-present serving woman to Arrinay, fills many roles and has her fingers in a number of pies. There’s definitely more to her than is apparent on the surface.In the city of Kalaydan, Arrinay and Bezhyanya, the senior members of the ruling family, are faced with the early maturation of their daughter, Gayadnae. She must start the training. It’s Kalaydan law. Their daughter has other ideas. After concocting a plan to avoid responsibility and almost succeeding in carrying it out, Gayadnae’s life takes an unexpected turn. Grayt, the ever-present serving woman to Arrinay, fills many roles and has her fingers in a number of pies. There’s definitely more to her than is apparent on the surface. Along with coordinating activities in the Main House, keeping the young mistress in line, and talking to horses, Grayt has a more secret agenda with a graver responsibilities.
A hint of trouble on the horizon and other darker activities weave their way through the backdrop of this delightful tale which takes place in the city of Kalaydan.
Excerpts:
Excerpt 1
Grayt dashed up the stairs lightly. Running quietly down the dark corridor, she came to the entrance of the receiving room of Arrinay and her family and entered the spacious chamber. The sound of amorous activity issued from the curtained room ahead. She walked instead into the room on the right. The curtains billowed violently, though without sound, into the room in which she stood. An intense, blue glow radiated from beyond the curtain.
It’s happening again. I don’t know how much more she can take.
Grayt stepped behind the curtain into the violence of the churning Gaichi energies and was nearly pulled from her feet. Moving further into the room, she tripped on a couple of clothing items littering the floor and nearly fell. The young woman on the bed writhed and contorted in her sleep as the powerful energies circulated through her and around her. The room stank of perspiration and clothing in need of laundering. Grayt gripped the crystal which hung about her neck and closed her eyes. Soon an angry, fire-red energy flared from between her tightly closed fingers. The light continued to intensify, swirling within the blue energies, only to disappear. She stretched her arms out to either side and began to turn widdershins. Her turning quickened and soon became spinning. She blurred like the turning of a child’s spindle. The Gaichi followed her into the maelstrom she had created and engulfed her. Seeming at first to consume the small woman, they were soon absorbed by the red force which had seeped out and wrapped around both her and the Gaichi. She was embraced by her own fire-red energy. As the red force wrapped more tightly around her, Grayt absorbed the Gaichi energies and her crystal reabsorbed her own fire-red energy. The room became dark as pitch.
Excerpt 2
Meanwhile, in the Jewelers’ guild household, in the Metal Smith’s district of the city, the essence of pawpi rode the breeze through the bedroom window of a young man with dark, curly hair and a forest green crystal about his neck. The beauty of the stone was in the yellow and silver veins which flowed from one end to the other.
He shifted in his sleep and murmured to himself
“Who are you?” He asked the sylphlike woman. She had silver-white dreads and alabaster skin which sparkled like crushed crystal in the silver moonlight.
She smiled with a mouth full of sharp teeth. Her eyes flashed with a blue and silver fire.
“What do you want from me?” He asked her as he appraised her tall, graceful body with two breasts like round, ripe fruit laden with nectar; each was adorned with a nipple the width of a pinkie-toe. She swayed gracefully as she walked towards him then turned suddenly to walk away. Her ample bottom was divided evenly between two wide hips.
She turned again to face him then was suddenly standing there in front of him. She reached out to him just as the breeze, upon which the pawpi fragrance traveled, ceased and his dream faded.
The delicate fingers of one of his strong hands cupped his throbbing cod-baby; surrounding it with warmth.
“Soon,” he whispered in his sleep, “soon.”
Excerpt 3
Upon entering her room, Gayadnae flounced on her bed once the curtain had closed behind her. She screamed into the mattress and kicked her legs and arms. Finally, spent, she rolled over and looked up at the ceiling.
Me? In a robe? Not on this side of the coldest reaches, ever!
Slowly she sat upright and rose to her feet.
I’ll show them. If I can get to the Warriors’ Guild and pledge my services, I’ll have immunity from anything they want me to do.
Walking over to the alcove where her clothing was stored, she searched for her battle leathers then yanked the gray leather clothing from the shelf and tossed them on the bed. She stepped gingerly across the floor, avoiding the stuff strewn about to get to her bathroom and start the water flow in the tub.
I’m going to have to remind Grayt, again, to give my room a going over.
She sprinkled sayoodsy flakes into the stream of hot water. The flakes bubbled and flowed with the water around the bottom of the tub. She dropped her clothes on the floor and stepped into the still-filling tub.
Not all of the warrior women have the training. The ones that do, don’t stopcock. That’s part of what makes the guild function well in a community of males and females who have no attachments and who are very physical people. Share and share alike. I’m sure I’d have more fun anyway.
She leaned back on the tub and sighed, content with her plan. As the sound of flowing water soothed her mind, she planned her escape. When she was satisfied she could pull it off, she reached for the container she kept tucked behind all the other jars of scented flakes. The tub was almost full when she sprinkled a small handful of pawpi flakes under the stream of water.
Just enough to make the evening bearable.
As with each previous time she’d sought an essence dream over the last few mooncycles, she saw him. He was tall and sylphlike with long, silver-white dreads. His eyes flashed blue and silver fire. He had a koq any equine stud would envy. It stood upright and the head rose above his belly button. He was well-muscled on a graceful frame and sparkled like crushed glass in the silver moonlight. He turned as if to leave and started to walk away, then turned again. His firm, taut buttocks flexed as he turned and walked toward her instead.
“Come with me,” he said as he smiled.
His voice was like the rarely-chill wind which blew across Kalaydan to herald an oncoming storm. His smile showed sharp, needle-like teeth.
“Do you fear me, my other half?” He asked.
She nodded then shook her head, then nodded again. Hesitating at first, she stepped forward gingerly.
“Who are you?” She asked with a trembling voice.
He stepped forward then retreated quickly as he looked over his shoulder. Suddenly, he was right before her.
“Remember me. You must complete me.”
He took her in his arms and kissed her with lips that were neither cold nor hot yet they aroused in her a longing. She felt his body press against hers. His pelvis pressed its throbbing member against her belly. When he stepped back, she was breathless. She longed to feel more of his touch but he stepped away from her and turned. As he walked away from her he faded into nothing, leaving a question on her lips.
“How?”
She came out of her trance when she heard Grayt’s voice in the distance.
“Mistress Gayadnae? Can I help you prepare?”
“Uh, no Grayt. I’m fine.”
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Grinelda Markowitz writes erotic fiction across multiple genres. She resides in a galaxy far, far away with a trusty pen, a never-ending supply of paper and a fertile imagination. The Moon-Kissed Chi, her first e-published book in the genre of erotic fiction, is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
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