Reading round up

I've read some terrific books recently so I thought I'd post some comments. Not reviews as such, and I only post about books I enjoy so be prepared for lots of gushing, I loved these. :)

DARK NEEDS AT NIGHT’S EDGE, Kresley Cole. I think I got this book in my RWA goodie bag, I came back from SF with it, at any rate. I’d been wondering why publishers give these books away, and why they select the ones they do. After having read this one I know – it’s so that you have to go out and buy the rest of the series! This is a superb paranormal romance and I loved every moment of it. Powerful, movie-like, and deftly handled in every way, I was in awe of Ms Cole.

This is the story of a ballerina ghost from the early 1900s, and a vampire warrior who is close to madness.He is locked up in her haunted house for his own safety. Conflict and sparring abound! I’ll definitely be buying the rest of this series, a good move on behalf of the publisher there, ay.

UNDERCOVER, Lauren Dane. I was lucky to receive an ARC for this one and I can confirm that if you are a fan of erotic romance ménage stories you simply have to rush out and get this book. (on shelves this week!) Lauren Dane writes about passionate adults who are strong, believable characters – characters who come with baggage, (just like people in real life, imagine that! :) and that’s incredibly hard to do well, but it makes for powerful reading when Lauren does it.

This story is set in a future world -- although I have to say it’s very accessible on that front, so definitely give this one a try even if you don’t usually read futuristics. Our heroine is thrown together on an undercover mission with her ex, and his fellow commanding officer. She has to play concubine to one or both of these gorgeous men. Oh my, the conflict! We start out with the heroine flooring her ex, so you know you are going to get heaps of erotic tension and oodles of conflict here! This is a powerful, convincing BDSM ménage romance, not to be missed.

WILDWOOD, by Janine Ashbless. I’ve been meaning to read Janine Ashbless for quite a while. A Black lace author who writes erotic fantasy, it seemed like I was bound to enjoy it, and I did. What nudged me again was a negative review for this book from an online review site. I’d often wondered if anyone bought books because they’d read a negative review and I proved it to myself because I did! Something about the review told me that I would love this book even though the reviewer hated it. Kind of enlightening, huh. And I was right.

This story had all the best ingredients for me and at the end I was saying “no, no, I want to know what happens next!” An ending that truly was a beginning, I hope there is a sequel!! As a diehard Storm Constantine fan I know I loved Wildwood because it had elements that I might find in a Constantine fantasy, but it was written in such a way as to be closer to the real world, and much more eroticised. Very accessible British erotic fantasy, and I loved it.

The story is about a landscape gardener who comes into contact with two men who are battling over a beautiful and magical woodland, and the secret at its heart. Filled with exceptional magic and mythology, and wonderfully written, I would call this one an adult fairytale. There are definitely some questionable pervy goings-on, and some nigh on horror elements, but in the adult fairytale/fantasy context it worked for me. A much enjoyed read and I think I will have to “glom” Janine Ashbless (got to use a word I never used before, yay!)


CHANCE OF A LIFETIME, Portia Da Costa. Everybody knows I love Portia’s work. As soon as I begin reading one of her stories I’m as good as addicted through to the end. It’s always fun, passionate, and intense romantic erotica. What gets ahold of me above all is the down-to-earth and humorous nature of her characters, no matter what the setting.

Chance of a lifetime is a Spice Brief (the first of five Spice Briefs from Portia!) and it's perfect for a lunchtime read or a special treat. It’s exceptionally naughty! Portia has combined a wonderfully quirky British Marquis and his crumbling manor with pervy goings-on, and she makes it delightful reading through her adorable characters. This one has been at the top of the Fictionwise erotica charts, and also shot up the charts at Eharlequin. A must read when you fancy some raunchy shenanigans in a creaky old British manor house!


BROKEN, Megan Hart. I confess I had to take a break from reading this one, about four chapters in. Not because it was bad – because it was too bloody good! Sexy and romantic, and yet filled with heart crushing pain and anguish, this wasn’t an easy read for me, but only in the way that I cried my eyes out over MILL ON THE FLOSS and loved it so much I had to read it over again immediately. Literary, heart-wrenching and memorable.

The protagonist has a disabled husband and I found that angle incredibly moving. Megan Hart is an exceptional writer, she turned a difficult subject into something believable that draws on our deepest emotions. Megan Hart has a huge career opening out in front of her, she's a superb writer.


So what’s next in my reading pile? I have THE NEW RAKES by Nikki Magennis. Nikki’s debut novel, CIRCUS EXCITE, was a terrific read, and I’ve been longing for her to write another. I’m also going to get hold of the audio book for Victoria Janssen’s THE DUCHESS, HER MAID, THE GROOM, AND THEIR LOVER. I tend to listen to audio books while I’m doing boring chores like washing up and tidying, and it’s great to see more erotic books coming out in audio format at affordable prices. I have enjoyed Victoria’s short stories, and I’ll be downloading her debut full-length novel next week for several rounds of sexy listening pleasure! (that might help with the housekeeping that needs done around here, ay? LOL!) Can’t wait!

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Christmas fun at Total-E-Bound

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The book is done!

RAMPANT is done! Oh my! I can hardly believe it. I’ve got one last proof to do and edits and tweaks, but otherwise it will be off my desk soon. Then comes the nervous wait for my editor’s feedback. My good pal Portia Da Costa has been an angel and is reading it for me. She's already given me some amazing feedback, comments that put a stupid happy grin on my face. There’s hope! Very encouraging from someone as widely published and prolific as Portia.

RAMPANT has been an incredible book to write. I’ve loved the story and the characters. I’ve learnt so much and pushed myself hard, challenging myself to become a stronger writer in every way. This was a big jump for me. I’ll be on hooks until I hear back from the editor, but Portia's comments have at least made me hopeful that it’s not a big pile of cr@p. LOL!


In between times I've also made a couple of new short story sales. Rachel Kramer Bussel has signed my short "The Lunch Break" for her forthcoming Cleis Press anthology, DO NOT DISTURB, Hotel Sex Stories. Yay! I've also sold a slightly longer short story to Total-E-Bound. That one is called "Running Wild" and it will be coming out as a Lust Bite in February.

So what's up for me next, work wise? Well, um, I have to clean the house. LOL! Apart from the usual post-book "my house looks like a bomb has hit it" realisation, I have a busy writing time ahead. I have a couple of shorts to finish and sub, and then I'll be working on a new partial. December will be busy, but not so much intensely working on one project. It'll make a nice change before I’m back into that next year. Can't believe 2009 is so close!

Thanks to those visitors who kept calling round here even while I’ve not been a regular poster. I promise it will get better now. I appreciate your visits! I’m also thinking of joining Twitter. It seems to be a fun way to update from time to time.

Okay folks, if you’re celebrating Thanksgiving – have a superb day!

The WiP, cover art, and generally being out of touch with the world

Whoa, I seem to have lost touch with the real world, *and* the virtual world. Go me. LOL!

I’m in the closing stages of working on the current project, RAMPANT, and that's to blame, in a good way. ;-) The book is due on the 1st December and I have just a couple of scenes left to write. Yay! The MS has been revised, layered, and edited. Once I have those last two scenes in, the proofing begins.

I'm nervous about submitting it (to a new-to-me editor) but eager for her feedback and revisions. I love the way it turned out, but I'm not the important one, the reader is. ;-) Relieved, too, that I coped with the length. This book is the longest thing I’ve written to date, at around 100K. I’ve passed my target in page count, and I’m closing on it in word count.

One of the fun things I've done over the past couple of weeks is complete the cover art form for this book. I was surprised to receive it so soon (the book is tentatively scheduled for April 2010) but it was excellent timing. The Harlequin cover art forms are legendary, and the Spice covers are superb, but I couldn’t quite believe the details it went into. The most comprehensive I’ve seen! But it was great fun and really made me think about the books themes, messages, and mood of the story. A good exercise!

I’ve just about been able to keep up with email and important stuff, but if I owe you a reply, I'll be catching up with all of that in a few days time. Meanwhile, here’s a favourite smile!

Publication day! BRITS IN TIME is now available

The BRITS IN TIME anthology is now available!

This ebook anthology is a collection of erotic romance novellas set in historical Britain. It has a fabulous line up of authors and stories right across the centuries. Read about all the stories here.

I'm delighted that my Victorian set novella, BRAZEN BEHAVIOUR, is included in this collection.

SUMMARY:

Miss Eleanor Argyle has modern aspirations for a Victorian lady. The daughter of an intrepid traveller, she's confident and rebellious. After her father's death, she refuses to be chaperoned by anyone — least of all a man she'd much rather bed. She's wanted Mr Gregory Munroe for years, but she is determined not to sacrifice her independence to get him.

Gregory Munroe is both aroused and infuriated by his charge. She's stubborn, and he can sense that she's about to try to outrun him. He thwarts her, trapping her aboard a northbound train. Eleanor is secretly thrilled, and when she subsequently decides to invite him to a brazen night of passion, he barely stops to think about her motives. Can Eleanor have him, whilst also giving him the slip?

A fiery mix of passion and rebellion inspires a chase that runs the length of Britain — but neither Eleanor nor Gregory expects to find the knowledge that waits at its end.


EXCERPT:

What was the little minx up to now? Gregory put his hands on the doorframe and stared at her when she beckoned him to her compartment. He didn’t trust himself to be alone with her, but she was far too attractive a woman to be ignored, especially with the sparkle of mischief in her eyes.

Being alone with her would be fatal.

It was practically impossible to keep himself from touching her, and he was not altogether appreciative of the affect she seemed to have on him. He had been almost overcome with the urge to lift her into his arms right there and then, standing against the wall of the corridor. She was so lush and desirable. He felt unduly intoxicated by her presence. Had his faculties entirely deserted him?

Apparently so, because he followed her in, trying to ignore the presence of her bed and the feminine items around the small compartment.

“Is this wise?” As he asked the question he noticed that her eyes were dark with desire. She was attracted to him, he could see that.

She looked at him steadily. “I’m no novice, Gregory, and where I am independent and do not need a man, I am also capable of seeking a man’s company if and when I desire it.”

There was no doubting the message in that statement. What worried him more was his reaction. He wanted to possess her, yes, but there was something darker there too. He didn’t want other men in her bed.

The tension in the atmosphere intensified and their eyes locked. The urge to kiss her pretty mouth into submission grew increasingly stronger. He moved nearer, his head lowering to close the distance between them. With one hand, he eased a few strands of hair back from her forehead. "I believe that you are a very contrary young woman and that you think you can shock and impress anyone you choose."

She flashed her eyes and raised an eyebrow at him, provocatively. There was a look of accomplishment in that smile of hers. "So you think you have me all worked out, do you. Well, we’ll see."

The challenging look in her eyes fired his loins. He drew closer still, breathing her in, his eyes on her mouth. “What I haven’t already worked out about you, I’m sure I would relish discovering.” Lord, yes, He wanted her. “Although I’m aware that I may have to keep you up until dawn, pleasuring you in every way I can, in order to learn your each and every nuance.”

Her lips parted, a soft sigh of longing escaping her.

And then his fingers were in her hair, against the back of her neck, and her head sank back, ready to take the kiss. When his mouth met hers, it sent a vital charge through him; she was softly pliant, willing and responsive. And the taste of her!

His hands went to the niche of her waist, steadying her as she wavered in his arms. She moaned softly when his hands moved higher, beneath her breasts, and she gave a barely audible cry in her throat, her eyes wide and dark with arousal. He shook his head, and smiled to himself, cynically. Fate and the sheer physical pull of desire between them was taking control of the situation.

Was there any possibility of maintaining a distance as he planned, now that he had allowed himself to succumb to her charms?

Out now from Total-E-Bound!

Free cliterature from moi!

Life is conspiring to keep me way too busy with "necessary" things to get through, and then there's the WiP (which is coming together nicely, but needs my full attention. I'll post more about that over the weekend.) Meanwhile, you can have a naughty short read from me, courtesy of Scarlet magazine.

Please note, this story has explicit adult content, it is short and spicy erotica. Still interested? Just click on the image!

A book to watch out for

Just sticking my head up from the WIP to say hi, and to let you know that Alison Tyler's fab sex guide, Never Have the Same Sex Twice: A guide for couples, is now shipping in the States, and is on its way to the UK! Here's the blurb:

According to Alison Tyler, her monogamous relationship of more than ten years is “filled with extreme, kinky, varied, crazy, never-have-the-same-sex-twice sort of sex.” The secret of not getting into a sexual rut lies in the power of the imagination and pure dedication. In this distinctive guide for couples, Tyler introduces each chapter by sharing her own personal sexual experience. Following that is a short erotic story that not only instructs readers in the how's and why's but helps them visualize what they can do to invigorate their sex lives. From having a weekly date night to using sex toys to experimenting with light BDSM to erotic foreplay, this book guides couples to sexual satisfaction over and over again.

Anyone who reads Alison's fiction or her blog will know how good she is at writing about the subject of sex. :) I've been looking forward to this book, and I just know it's going to be a well-thumbed keeper.

Amazon.com and Amazon UK

Winner announced

The winner of the TWICE AS SPICEY contest was entrant number seven, (in honour of Portia's current obsession with 007 ;-) Judy Cox. The books wil be on their way soon, Judy!

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Last day to enter and win!

Today is the last day to enter and win in our TWICE AS SPICEY contest. We'll be announcing the winner tomorrow, so get your entry in by midnight GMT Saturday.

Go here for all the details.

Roll up roll up, last chance for an 89c read!

Looking for an afternoon quickie? These sexy short stories are the perfect guilty pleasure! As a special treat, from 12–3 p.m. (**EST** that's 5-8pm GMT) every day this week, get Eharlequin featured stories for only $0.89 each, including our brand-new sexy Historical Undone titles! With new SPICE Briefs and nocturne BITES added daily, you won't need chocolate to get you through the day! Come back at 12 p.m. for this incredible deal!

My title, HOT ON HER TAIL, (the third part in the LOVING ON THE EDGE trio,) is included today. Click on the banner to see all the books that are on offer.

Too adorable

This is what I'm like when I'm deep in the WiP, constantly watching the scenes unfolding in my head, unable to pull away. :) If I owe you email or anything else, I'll catch up with you soon. Promise.

My writerly progress, and another few 89c bargains!

Well now, I think I’m just about in the home straight with the WiP, RAMPANT. I’ve got a handful of scenes left to write, and I can see them all in my head. It’s just a matter of pressing on to the end of my first draft. Looking okay to reach that point by the 10th or 11th and then it’s all change for the big paper edit on the dining room table. :) Looking forward to that part!

Very quiet here otherwise. We were supposed to be partying in Edinburgh for a few days right now, but I’m still cast-bound so that has had to be postponed -- as did two gigs, and a much-anticipated American friend’s Yorkshire visit, alas. I’m pretty much stuck here with my PC until further notice, so thank heavens for the PC, ay! :}

In reading news, don’t forget that the Harlequin “afternoon delights” offer runs right through this week. Amongst the goodies on special today you can get the second part of my LOVING ON THE EDGE trio, STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT, for only 89c! If you’re in the UK and worried about using the site because it’s in dollars, don't. It’s very simple, it’s a secure credit card site and you just click a button to download the ebook to your PC.

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Lost in translation

Got to love this story! (courtesy of the BBC)

E-mail error ends up on road sign



The English is clear enough to lorry drivers - but the Welsh reads "I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated."

Yes, this is the sort of thing I love. :)


Go here for the full story.

Roll up, roll up, get yourself a sexy read for only 89c!

Eharlequin are running a super promotion this week!

Looking for an afternoon quickie? These sexy short stories are the perfect guilty pleasure! As a special treat, from 12–3 p.m. (**EST** that's 5-8pm GMT) every day this week, get Eharlequin featured stories for only $0.89 each, including our brand-new sexy Historical Undone titles! With new SPICE Briefs and nocturne BITES added daily, you won't need chocolate to get you through the day! Come back at 12 p.m. for this incredible deal!

My LOVING ON THE EDGE titles are included in this offer!

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Publication day!! HOT ON HER TAIL is out now!

Woohoo! The third part in my LOVING ON THE EDGE series is now available. You'll find the opening of the story below. :)

LOVING ON THE EDGE: book three
Hot on her Tail

It wasn't the knee-high black leather boots or the skintight leather hotpants that grabbed his attention, but the padlocked slave collar she was wearing around her neck. As she stepped out of the stolen vehicle he'd been chasing, Officer Colin O'Neil was thunderstruck by the alluring redhead in the provocative attire.

Upon further investigation, it soon became clear that despite appearances, Lara Miller was not some crazy car thief dressed like a bondage slave from a porn movie. She was, in fact, the victim in some underhanded maneuvering by her vindictive ex. Now it was up to Colin to help her out of this mess. But the electric attraction that blazed between them soon culminated in a night of explosive passion that would change Colin's life forever.

Here is the tantalizing conclusion to Saskia Walker's sizzling erotic series, Loving on the Edge, about the hard-working, hard-loving O'Neil brothers.

EXCERPT:

Once upon a time, there were three brothers — heroes, one and all. But these three men worked so hard they didn’t have the time to pin down the right woman. Until one steamy summer, when each of them met a crazy lady during the course of their duties — a crazy lady out of control...

Colin O’Neil had been in pursuit of the stolen vehicle for just a few moments when he decided it was a woman driver. Over the time he’d been in the police force he’d become pretty adept at spotting these things. It was something about the way she handled it — recklessly, but with panache — that gave him that impression. It was almost as if she were taking the air and enjoying the rolling country roads.

When he’d been alerted to the news that the stolen vehicle was on the way to his patch, he’d figured it was a bunch of teenagers out for a joyride. Definitely not.
It was a lone driver. Long auburn hair streamed up from the open-top car, and as he signaled her over he saw light reflecting off sunglasses in the rear view mirror.

Apparently she thought he was trying to pass her, because the car slowed down and hunkered against the high hedges on the side of the road. Col resisted the urge to stick his hand out of the window and point sarcastically at the rolling blue light on his car roof. Instead, he briefly hit the siren.

The stolen car jerked to one side and then quickly pulled over, ending up half on the road, half in a ditch. The driver hadn’t even bothered to signal while she pulled the maneuver.

Not expecting to be reported as yet, huh? This could be interesting. It was an expensive sports car, and he’d been told the owner was some London bigwig who’d kicked up a hell of a fuss with Scotland Yard over the theft. He pulled over in front of the parked car, but left the lights running to warn approaching vehicles.

The woman looked at him as he approached, the sunlight gleaming off her red hair as she moved. “Can I help you, officer?”

He paused at the front of the vehicle. “Step out of the car.”

She seemed confused by the request, but did as instructed, one booted foot poking out from the low-slung car rather gingerly, as she tried to get her balance in ridiculously high heels.

Col’s attention sharpened.

The boots went all the way up to her knees in shiny black leather, and they were covered in buckles and straps. When the rest of her emerged, Col just about managed to keep his expression impassive, hard though it was. The kinky boots were the least of it. With them she was wearing black leather hotpants and a matching black leather top, both decorated with slender looped chains. The hotpants were skintight and didn’t leave much to the imagination. They were cut high so that they rode up over the crease around the top of her thigh, her buttocks visible behind. Black stocking tops split the difference between boot and hotpants. Around her neck was a deep leather slave collar, padlocked at the front. Not your average attire, for a Sunday afternoon drive in the country.

Lifting off her expensive sunglasses and folding them in her hand, she smiled apologetically and gestured at her outfit. “I was at a fetish party last night. Is there a problem?”

He made a mental note that he needed to get a breath sample from her. Although she didn’t look drunk, you could never tell. “Do you have your driver license with you?”

“No, I…” She glanced into the car. “I left in rather a hurry.”

He followed her glance and then did a double take. A couple of the hand signals on the dashboard had been snapped off. Okay, that was unusual. She had some explaining to do. “Madam, this car has been reported stolen by the owner.”

The expression on her face altered radically. First she looked shocked, her pretty mouth opening as she gasped in disbelief. Then she glanced back at the car and a frown gathered between her eyebrows. “What a complete and utter bastard!”

Her vehemence seemed directed at the car.

This was turning out to be quite a soap opera, Col decided, and readied himself to take her name, retrieving his notepad from his pocket. Before he even got his pencil out, she teetered forward on her high heels and set about kicking the side of the car, while repeating a string of curses and character defamation.

Okay, he had a real nut job here. Col went for his cuffs, instead of the notepad.

Stepping behind her, he drew her hands behind her back, restraining her. She struggled and jerked in his grasp, resisting him.

“Hey, calm down, you’ll only hurt yourself.”

Her body went taut and she gave a muted cry when he thwarted her attempts to wound the vehicle. It seemed impossible to ignore the fact she had a fabulous body. Killer curves, and way too much beautiful pale skin on show.

“If you want to add willful damage to property, to your current charge of car theft, you’re going about it the right way. Now, would you like to give me your name, and explain why you’re driving a stolen vehicle?”

“I should have known,” she murmured to herself. “It was a trick.”

Then, after a moment, her head dropped back against his chest, and her shoulders began to shake. At first he thought she was crying, then you realize she was laughing.

She ended it on a sad sigh.

Most important to Col, she wasn’t fighting him. In fact her arms had gone beautifully supine within his grasp, and the way she leaned up against him was almost elegant. He could smell her perfume, and breathed deep. As he did, he caught himself spinning away from the moment, observing it as a passerby might see it. Himself, restraining her by the side of the road. Her, with her fetish outfit that made her look like a bondage sex slave from some porn movie, pinned up against him, her buttocks curved against the front of his thighs. It turned him on. The image morphed in his imagination and he saw her bent over the car, her hotpants down around her ankles. Her legs were splayed and he was slamming into her while she cried out in ecstasy, begging him for more.

The fact he had cuffs in his hand didn’t help. He’d helped his brother, Liam, pull a prank on his girlfriend with a fake arrest and a pair of handcuffs, just a couple of weeks before, and the memory came back to haunt him now.

She looked up at him over her shoulder, squinting in the sunlight.

He noticed then how soft she was, elegant but vulnerable.

“My name is Lara Miller.”

He drew her around to face him, keeping a hold of her with one hand at all times.

“My ex, the car is in his name, but I bought it for him. He said I could take it.” She shook her head. “We just split up. It was...well, nasty. He was angry, but then he seemed to accept it. I had to get away, and I should have known it was a trick when he said he didn’t want the car now. He’s a powerful man, and a very cruel man. He’s doing this to hurt me.”

There was a shadow in her eyes, and Col did not miss that. Maybe not so much of a nut job, after all?

“He’d do anything, to stop me leaving him,” she added.

Col studied her expression. He’d met some good liars in his time. People could muster all sorts of extravagant tales when they were caught in the wrong. But if he had to put money on it, he’d say she was innocent. He didn’t think she was lying. “Okay, now we’re getting somewhere. I’m going to have to take you in for questioning, so we can sort this out.”

She nodded. Her eyes were brown, dark brown. With the auburn hair it seemed an unusual combination. It made him wonder if the red hair was natural, or a dye job.

Glancing down at her tight hotpants, he wondered if he’d be able to tell from seeing her naked, or whether her pussy would be shaved. He ran a finger underneath his collar. She seemed to stimulate a lot of questions and images for him, a lot of inappropriate questions and images.

She frowned, softly. “Where am I?” Then she shook her head slightly. “I’m sorry. That sounds really bad, doesn’t it? I just wanted to get away from London. I just drove.” She shrugged.

“You’re just about to hit the Dorset coast.”

She nodded. Her beautiful long red hair lifted in the breeze, partly covering her face. He wanted to push it back, but resisted. Instead, he drew her hands together in front of her, and flipped open his handcuffs.

She looked away and then gave him a sidelong glance. It made him pause as he moved the cuffs into place. There was intelligent consideration in her eyes, despite her initial behavior over the arrest. It was as if something had leveled her. The handcuffs? Or was he thinking that because of what happened with his brother? Whatever it was, there was curiosity in her expression, too. Curiosity about him.

She lifted her hands, keeping the wrists close together, palms up. Her eyelids had lowered, but he could tell she was watching. The act of cuffing her was giving him a hard-on. This had never happened to him on the job before. It was the way she was dressed, he told himself. He reminded himself that people dressed kinky, but they weren’t necessarily heavily into the scene. He glanced down at the soft, pale skin on the inside of her forearms. He wanted to touch and kiss it.

Then he noticed that her breathing had grown more rapid. Her breasts were rising and falling as she waited for him to handcuff her. She was aroused. He could see the outline of her nipples pressing through the leather top. Her lips were parted and there was a flush of color on her cheekbones.

Col closed the cuffs over her wrists, listening to the sound of them clicking into place. A sigh escaped her lips. She lifted her gaze to look at him, and a mutual understanding passed between them in that moment, sealing their fate...

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And don't forget Portia's CHANCE OF A LIFETIME is out today, too!