Re-release news: BRAZEN BEHAVIOUR (Historical, Victorian, sensual shortie)

BRAZEN BEHAVIOUR is now available in digital download for around $1.49/£00.99. This is a short read set in Victorian times -- a sensual historical romance about two headstrong types who want each other, but stubbornly won't admit it. It's set in England and Scotland, with a large part of the story taking place aboad the wonderful steam trains of the age. I did research at the National Railway Museum in York for this one, which was enormous fun! Here are the details:
 

Miss Eleanor Argyle has modern aspirations for a Victorian lady. She's wanted Mr Gregory Munroe for years, but she is determined not to sacrifice her independence to get him. 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 that she'd much rather bed.

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.

Erotic romance novella. 15,000 words. Please note, this title has been previously published with a different cover.

Available from the following outlets:
Kobo
All Romance Ebooks
Kindle US
Kindle UK
Smashwords , and coming soon at other online retailers. 

69: Sultry Short Erotic Stories of Need and Desire

It's publication day for Alison Tyler's latest anthology -- 69: Sultry Short Erotic Stories of Need and Desire The collection is published by Harlequin and 3 of the 69 stories are mine! Woot!

For those who like their erotica fast and frenzied, the genre's most popular raconteur offers you 69: Sultry Short Erotic Stories of Need and Desire. In this delightfully dirty collection, Alison Tyler has gathered the crème de la crème of erotic fiction authors to pen sixty-nine brief romps-among them, Violet Blue, Donna George Storey, Thomas S. Roche, John Albert, Kristina Lloyd, Justine Elyot and Jeremy Edwards.

Available from
Harlequin
Amazon
Mills and Boon UK
and coming soon at Amazon UK

Coming soon: FORBIDDEN RITUAL

Hot off the presses, cover and copy for my June Spice Brief! This really hits the spot for the story. :)

Forbidden Ritual, Saskia Walker. Coming on June 1st.

High-powered executive Imogen prides herself on being an independent woman who doesn't need a man. She only yields when she’s with Giles, a younger colleague who shares her taste for domination and submission. He revels in watching her lose control, while she enjoys his powerful nature and an edge of pain to heighten her pleasure.

Imogen is satisfied with their secret arrangement until Giles asks her try shibari, a form of rope bondage—the ultimate ritual in submission and display of trust. His request pushes Imogen beyond her comfort zone, forcing her to explore her boundaries and her relationship with Giles. He’s already her master in the bedroom, when she allows it. But can she let herself take their bond to the next level?

Publication day: FAYE'S SPIRIT (Erogenous Zones 3) is now available!

Hi folks. We're about to shoot off for a short break in Edinburgh, part for research, part fun. I'll be tweeting while I'm away and hope to share some photos too. Meanwhile, it's publication day for FAYE'S SPIRIT.

Faye's story is the third and final instalment in the Erogenous Zones series, and it's out in ebook format from Total-E-Bound today. Here's the cover copy and an excerpt:

One outrageous weekend with two men, that's what Faye Evans dreams of, but when she meets Jai and Garth—and their live in ghost—she gets much more than she bargained for.

Faye Evans is a woman on a mission. Both her older sisters have had ménage à trois relationships and now Faye too harbours a desire to sample the pleasures of two men, if only for a single wild weekend. The opportunity arises when architect Garth Connor calls her in to investigate the ghostly presence in his business premises. Both Garth and his business partner, Jai Nilson, are gorgeous hunks, and Faye can't help being attracted to them.

Garth and Jai are friends and colleagues but their relationship is competitive. When the mischievous ghost medium walks into their life and shows interests in them both, the edge between them sharpens. While Jai often walks on the wild side, Garth has never shared a woman before, but his desire for Faye makes him rise to the challenge. Especially when Jai quickly picks up on Faye's secret wishes and pushes things along, orchestrating their interactions until the simmering eroticism between them demands hardcore action.

But Faye's fling isn't as straightforward as she'd anticipated. She soon worries that she's endangered Garth and Jai's friendship by getting involved, and even more so when the shadow of a secret, long held grudge between the two men falls over their threesome and their growing affection. To top it all, dealing with the resident ghost only adds to the emotional entanglement, making Faye feel she wants to end it and run. But are Garth and Jai about to let her get away?

Available now from Total-E-Bound, coming later from other e-retailers and in print.

EXCERPT:

Did her psychic powers run to reading minds, Jai wondered, or was she just attuned to the erotic suggestion between them? It wasn't something he'd considered. This was one sexy lady.

It was time to edge things forward.

"I'm curious. You thought we were partners in a relationship. Did you really think we were gay?"

"Yes, I'm curious about that as well," Garth said, "do we really look like a gay couple to you?"

Faye's mouth twitched at one corner. "Actually, I didn't think you were gay. More like bisexual." She lifted her glass and sipped from it again, eyeing them over the edge as she did so.

Jai knew an aroused woman when he saw one, and she was enjoying this. "Go on."

She shrugged, and her eyelids lowered as she focused on her glass in the table. Still the smile hovered around her mouth.

"Tell us why you thought that," Jai encouraged. "More to the point, tell us why that interested you so much."

Her eyelids flashed up and she stared across at him, her lips parted as she addressed the undertone in his questioning.

She was about to spill. He was sure he was on the right path and he had this hunch about what was going on in her mind.

"You're a forthright woman," he added. "You told Garth here he hadn't done his research on this place." Jai nodded his head in Garth's direction.

She chuckled softly, and he noticed her breathing pattern had altered, because her chest rose and fell rapidly. The rise of her breasts beneath her silky dress caught his attention. In her cleavage, the skin shone in the light from the overhead spots.

"Oh, it's just because I know someone who is involved with two men." She looked across at them for their response.

Jai's interest was already piqued, and now it was growing.

"What, you mean they have someone on the side?" Garth asked.

Sometimes his old friend could be slow on the pickup. Jai blamed that on Garth's strict upbringing. It left him bewilderingly innocent of the kinky goings on in the world. He fiddled with his wine glass, wanting to edge it on, but knowing Garth needed to grow into this comfortably if it was going to move forward at all. "My guess is Faye means her friend has two men at the same time, am I correct?"

Her pupils had dilated. She nodded.

"Tell us more, I'm fascinated." The fact she was interested in it and had deliberately mentioned it turned him on. He enjoyed women who were open about their needs and desires when it came to bedroom matters. Of course Garth might not be able to handle it this time either, if she actually said it aloud, but that was a risk he was going to have to take to find out more juicy details.

She took a deep breath, but then faltered and seemed to freeze before she spoke. She glanced left, past them, into the darkness of the hallway beyond the kitchen.

That's when Jai felt it, exactly what he'd felt on several occasions before. The atmosphere changed, tightened somehow, as if an external force shot tension through the air. He felt a presence at his back and the smell of that cheap perfume. Their resident ghost was somewhere in the vicinity.

Faye looked back at them. "Keep talking to me," she said beneath her breath. "Don't stop."

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New publication: EROTICA FANTASTICA

In the immortal words of Monty Python... and now for something completely different...

Well, kind of. :) I've gathered together four of my more unusual short stories in a little e-anthology. These are all previously published in various journals and anthologies, but it's the first time they've been brought together like this. If you are interested in fantasy erotica -- myth, adult fairy tales, erotic steampunk and gothic horror, this might be your cup of tea. :) If you are thinking of downloading it, please do check you haven't already read these elsewhere.

Right, on to the detals...

Four tales of love, lust, and destiny, set in fantasy worlds.

Heart of the Daedalus:
Nina Ashford stalks the Romney Marshes to find the whereabouts of The Dadealus, a machine she designed. In this steampunk erotic romance Nina finds her machine and she also finds the man who stole her designs, Dominic Bartleby, who has lured here there to offer her a deal.

The Tender Trap:
A dark and sensual green man tale. The young maiden, Tara, sleepwalks at night, following destiny's call to the subterranean life force that beckons to her from the graveyard beyond the woods.

The True Folly of Icarus:
Why did Icarus fly to close to the sun? In this erotic re-imagining of Icarus's fatal flight, a steamy ménage a trois with two nymphs in the forest plays a crucial part in the tale of Icarus and his flight.

Where The Heart Is:
Rhiannon finds herself irresistibly drawn to the moor in this gothic horror erotic romance. Haunted by dreams of a strange man who lives on the moor, Rhiannon walks the land, studying its legends and history. When she is injured and stranded, a strange creature comes to her in the night. Rhiannon finds herself torn between fear and arousal--and discovers the true nature of her dark connection to the moor.

Around 16,000 words in total. Please note: this collection features content that may offend some readers, including explicit adult scenes with graphic m/f and f/m/f sex and some bloodlust. These stories were previously published in Steamlust, Visionary Tongue, Seducing The Myth and Dream Lover, respectively.

Available from:
Smashwords
All Romance Ebooks
Kindle US
Kindle UK
Coming to other online ebook retailers soon.

Also... if urban fantasy with a gothic edge is your cuppa, do check out the new novel from Madelynne Ellis, BLOOD MOON. Go here to find out more.

Or if contemporary BDSM romance is more your thing, Portia Da Costa has a new book out called INTIMATE EXPOSURE. Find out more here.



Happy reading! :)

Coming soon: FAYE'S SPIRIT (Erogenous Zones 3)

It's just two weeks (on Monday) until FAYE'S SPIRIT is published, so I thought I'd throw out a naughty teaser! :)

Faye's story is the third and final instalment in the Erogenous Zones series. The ebook version is due on 27th February, with a print version to follow in March.

Here's the cover copy and an excerpt:

One outrageous weekend with two men, that's what Faye Evans dreams of, but when she meets Jai and Garth—and their live in ghost—she gets much more than she bargained for.

Faye Evans is a woman on a mission. Both her older sisters have had ménage à trois relationships and now Faye too harbours a desire to sample the pleasures of two men, if only for a single wild weekend. The opportunity arises when architect Garth Connor calls her in to investigate the ghostly presence in his business premises. Both Garth and his business partner, Jai Nilson, are gorgeous hunks, and Faye can't help being attracted to them.

Garth and Jai are friends and colleagues but their relationship is competitive. When the mischievous ghost medium walks into their life and shows interests in them both, the edge between them sharpens. While Jai often walks on the wild side, Garth has never shared a woman before, but his desire for Faye makes him rise to the challenge. Especially when Jai quickly picks up on Faye's secret wishes and pushes things along, orchestrating their interactions until the simmering eroticism between them demands hardcore action.

But Faye's fling isn't as straightforward as she'd anticipated. She soon worries that she's endangered Garth and Jai's friendship by getting involved, and even more so when the shadow of a secret, long held grudge between the two men falls over their threesome and their growing affection. To top it all, dealing with the resident ghost only adds to the emotional entanglement, making Faye feel she wants to end it and run. But are Garth and Jai about to let her get away?

EXCERPT: (Please note: adult content)

Before Garth had a chance to flood the place with light, Faye turned and locked eyes with him and it changed everything. The look she gave him made him reconsider. Half-lit, she looked so damn sultry. The lights were perfect as they were. There was an invitation there in her eyes. She didn’t want him to leave them alone.

Garth couldn't walk away.

Jai lifted his head too and without breaking the entwined embrace they were locked in, they both stared Garth’s way.

Expectation built in the atmosphere.

“Our host looks as if he thinks he’s missing out on the action,” Jai commented.

Garth gritted his teeth, determined not to let Jai rile him, not now. Instead he studied Faye, wanting to know her thoughts, determined to do so.

She nodded at Jai’s comment, but she didn’t break the eye contact she maintained with Garth.

Garth clung to that. “You’re my guest. Are you comfortable with this…situation?”

After a long moment she responded. “I think so, if you are?”

Her voice trembled slightly, but she wasn’t under pressure. Was Jai right, did she want them both? Was she kinky that way and, if so, what did she want exactly—a threesome, or someone to watch her getting it on with Jai? The questions flooded his mind, and Izzy strolled through his confused thoughts again as well, making him question his own motives.

This was not about Izzy. That much he knew, despite Jai’s suggestion that it was. He was a different man now and he wanted Faye.

Still Jai stroked her body, shifting the fabric of her dress as he did so, making the hemline move higher. Garth couldn’t have turned away even if he wanted to, because he wanted to touch her the way Jai was, maybe lifting that dress high enough so that he could cup her bottom and lift her against him. It struck him how easily he could hold and carry her—and wrap her legs around him—if she wanted him to. His cock hardened.

When Jai kissed her neck again, her head dropped back. Her breasts buoyed against the fabric of her dress—and against Jai’s body.

The tension in Garth’s shoulders built. His spine grew ramrod straight. He wanted to cause that reaction in her, he wanted to feel her body ripple under his hands as he kissed and stroked her and made love to her.

Jai moved, turning Faye to face Garth more openly. Jai stood behind her with his hand wrapped around her waist while he kissed the side of her face in a playful, light-hearted way.

Fuck him. Garth couldn’t be like that with a woman, not right away, and Faye was enjoying what Jai was doing her. What chance did he have?

“Perhaps Garth is enjoying seeing you this way,” Jai said, loud enough for everyone’s benefit, “and who could blame him, you’re a very attractive woman.”

Garth battled with his self-control. Why couldn’t he be more like Jai? He wanted to go over there and grab her into his arms, but he was afraid that if he did he might be tempted to thump his old friend in the process. “You’re being deliberately provocative, Jai.”

Faye shifted within Jai’s grasp. “I thought you two had done this before.”

Nonplussed, Garth gave her a querying look.

“Shared a woman,” she added.

Jai only seemed to thrive on her remark. He locked both arms around her waist and watched Garth over her shoulder, his mouth curved at one corner. “You like the idea do you, the idea of Garth and I sharing a woman?”

“Yes, but I thought that’s what you…” Her voice trailed off and her eyelids lowered. Her cheekbones coloured.

Garth could see that Jai stroked her again, moving his hand over her hip bones. He rocked against her from behind. Garth curled his hands into fists. She would be able to feel everything against her back, and Jai was bound to have an erection. Christ knows he had one, and he wasn’t even touching her.

“No, we haven’t shared a woman.” Garth put it out there, needing to state that truth, but perversely also wanting to push things forward. What with his urge to compete with Jai and sexual desire feeding his thoughts and actions, logic and reason were slipping from his grasp. “Why, do you want that?”

Her eyelids lifted. “It was a fantasy of mine and when I met you, I thought…” The colour on her cheeks heightened. “I got the impression that maybe you had.”

“Just because we haven’t, doesn’t mean we never would.” Jai moved his fingers to her chin, turning her face to his and kissing her on the mouth.

Garth’s cock ached within the confines of his clothing—his balls tightening, his body readying for sex—even while he wondered if he could live up to her fantasy. Sharing a woman with Jai? He’d thought about it, because of Izzy, but he never really believed it could happen. And still he doubted his own motivations. Too long without a woman. But no, he still wanted her. Her tinkling laughter, her grounded words and that flashing smile magnetised him.

When Jai drew back he looked Garth directly in the eye. Slowly that dress of hers had shifted up her thighs. “I’m sure Garth would like to see what you look like when someone is making love to you.”

Garth caught sight of over-the-knee stocking tops and purple lace panties, and he lost it. “I would like to see that,” he said, overly loudly, “but I’d rather be the person who was making love to her.”

It came out of nowhere, but Garth couldn’t help himself. He had to have his say or this thing would be out of his control.

Faye moaned softly.

Despite the frustration he felt he could see that Jai was pleased by his response.

Garth twitched with annoyance. He was being drawn in but he resented the feeling that he was being manipulated by his more experienced friend. “Show some respect. Faye is our guest, not a plaything.”

Jai gave a husky laugh. “Well, Faye, your honourable host is worried that you aren’t happy about this. If he could feel the energy coming off you,” he paused and ran his fingers from her chin down her neck and into her cleavage, before cupping his hand around one breast, “I don’t think he’d have any doubts.”

Garth ground his teeth, narrowing his eyes as he observed.

Faye’s eyelids lowered and she moaned aloud when Jai’s hand moved around her breast, holding her through her dress. “I’m okay,” she murmured, panting for breath, and looked at Garth. “Don’t worry.” Then she reached out her hand to him, her fingers beckoning to him. “Please, come closer.”

Pure, primal lust surged through Garth.

“You are such a temptation.” He whispered the words under his breath, never thinking for a moment she would hear him.

“This situation," she responded, "that’s the temptation.”


Coming soon from Total-E-Bound! :)

Back to work blues? How about a naughty free read?

Back to work today, huh? Well, if you want a bit of heat to brighten your lunch break you can pick up my short story, FORBIDDEN, free on Kindle for the next five days!

FORBIDDEN is my modern day twist on the Lady Chatterley's Lover theme, and it's a story I particularly love. If you pick it up I hope it brightens your day (or your night, if you decide to take it to bed. ;-)

Emmanuelle Forsythe is the daughter of a lord, but she's embarking on a secret, forbidden affair with her father's estate manager, Jacob Finch. Jacob is as much a slave to their mutual desire as she is, even though he has been warned off.

On the night of her twenty-first birthday party, while the banker who her parents want her to marry is ensconced with her father, Emmanuelle defies her family's expectations by escaping to make love with Jacob in the gardens. Her behavior is decadent and passionate, a brief taste of something magical that she believes she can never truly own. But Jacob wants more than one night and asks her to keep seeing him, whatever the consequences.

13,000 words in length, contemporary erotic romance.

Please note: this short story contains frank language and graphic m/f sex scenes.

Kindle US
Kindle UK


PS: If you don't have a Kindle, you can download and convert the story to a different format by using Calibre. :-)

New publication: GOING DOWN, a Spice Brief

Hey folks, I hope you're enjoying this shiny new year! :)

Today is release day for GOING DOWN, my latest Spice Brief. (And I'm sharing this publication date with the lovely Alison Tyler ! Alison's title A TASTE OF CHI is also out today!)

He was a confident man, subtly commanding, too. Would he be like that as a lover? Yes, I just knew he'd be masterful.

Jennifer hoped she'd meet someone during her six-month stay in Paris, but she didn't expect to find a captivating man like her neighbor Armand Lazare on her very first day. From their initial encounter in their building's antique elevator, he makes her feel wanton, excited and unexpectedly aroused by the way he takes control. But as much as this new desire unnerves Jennifer, she's even more eager to explore it—with Armand as her master....

Now available for download from Harlequin in the US, and from Mills and Boon in the UK. (Coming to Kindle and other retailers in February)

EXCERPT:

"Just as well I like a good challenge," I murmured to myself as I assessed the antique elevator shaft in my new abode. The ostentatious wrought iron affair was the most complicated contraption I'd ever seen.

When I'd arrived at the apartment block the evening before I'd used the stairs, allowing the concierge to take my luggage in the elevator. I wanted to get my bearings, and as I climbed the stairs to the fourth floor I took in the elegance of the beautiful building, a nineteenth century block in the 15th Arrondissement of Paris. I'd been allocated a small apartment there for my six-month stint working in the city.

The elevator ran up the center of the building. The much more solid looking marble staircase wound around it, and I'd peered in at the elevator shaft as I worked my way up to the fourth floor. Although daunting, it was a beautiful thing, all black metal and designed in the Art Nouveau style. The frenzy of decorative metalwork did not distract me from the fact that the floor appeared to be scarcely more than a metal grid and one could see the cables and the whole shaft from inside and out.

This morning I had my smartest outfit and heels on and I figured I'd better try it out. The question was how to operate it. I leaned in to the metal gates and peered down the shaft. The elevator was stationery, two floors below.

"Going down?"

I jolted upright, startled to find I was no longer alone.

Turning on my heels I faced the man who had spoken.

I don't know what surprised me the most, that he had approached me without me realizing, or that he knew I was English and had spoken to me in my own language. He was obviously French.

French and gorgeous.

Dressed entirely in black -- open necked shirt and jeans, with a tailored leather jacket --he observed me with blue eyes that contrasted starkly with his swarthy skin. His black hair was cropped close, the square line of his jaw, angled cheekbones and strong forehead giving him a distinctive look. Even though I wore my highest heels, he towered over me. He had to be a neighbor. Perhaps he'd been on his way down the stairs when he'd caught sight of me. I straightened my skirt, aware that I'd probably just given him an eyeful as I peered down the shaft. He gestured at the elevator gates. "It bothers you, the cage?"

The cage. What an intriguing moniker, and so appropriate. "Not at all," I fibbed. "I think it's beautiful, I just wasn't quite sure how to operate it."

"Allow me to demonstrate."

He rested his hand against my back briefly, encouraging me. The momentary contact made me sizzle. He pressed the call button. It was round, ivory, and encased in gleaming brass. The elevator cable tightened with a loud creak then the mechanism whirred into action and the cage loomed up from below.

"Some of the tenants in this building won't use it, but it is quite safe and an object of some beauty." The seductive allure in his voice had my attention well and truly hooked.

"Absolutely, it's a work of art in itself."

There was an approving expression in his eyes.

Once the elevator shunted into position, he unlatched the gates, internal and external, and rolled them apart. I stepped into the cage, as he called it, and he closed the gates behind us. The shunting of metal and wheels, and the resolute sound of the internal latch did make it feel cage-like, and yet light shone through here and there beneath our feet. He pressed the button for the ground floor and the elevator jolted into action. Adrenaline pumped through my veins and I staggered slightly on my heels.

My companion turned to face me and his mouth moved in sensual appreciation as his gaze made a slow circuit of my body. I felt stripped to the bone. I'd never felt such intense scrutiny. It wasn't staring exactly. It was as if he could gain the measure of me by looking at me that way. He stood with one hand around a decorative metal coil, the other rested on his hip. His posture was so self-assured, appearing languid but as if he could pounce at any moment. What was more unnerving, the way he made me feel, or the fact I could see the elevator shaft between the metal fretwork beneath my feet? As we descended I felt as if I was on a dangerous precipice, in every way.

When his gaze returned to meet mine, his mouth lifted at the corners. Had I met with his approval? Moving my laptop case from one hand to the other, I tried not to feel quite so self-aware. It was hard not to, and my outfit -- which had seemed business like and professional -- now seemed far too tight-fitting and alluring. It was the way he admired the curve of my body at breast and hips that made me feel that way. Almost as if I'd been touched. What would it be like, I wondered, to really be touched by him?

Publication day: WINNER TAKES ALL

WINNER TAKES ALL ~ a short contemporary erotic romance novella, is now available from eXcessica! This title is a re-release, and is now available at a much cheaper price, so if you haven't already read it you can now pick it up for only 99c/86p (it might be slightly more at Amazon.com) Here are the details:

It started as a game, but they are both playing to win.

Tina meets Shaun at a monthly meeting of eccentric game players in a British manor house. Shaun is a loner, highly competitive, and devastatingly sexy. When he challenges Tina to a sexual relationship, she can't resist.

In a dangerous game of seduction, sassy Tina might have met her match in Shaun. He is a forthright, dominant lover, and the atmosphere of competition extends to their more intimate moments as they pursue a passionate affair. Each encounter ups the stakes, but what has started as a game rapidly grows more intense. Both players realize they have to play their way carefully, to win the prize. But what is real, and what is gamesmanship? In a relationship brimming with conflict, the ultimate challenge will be getting their opponent to reveal their true hand.

This title includes frequent and graphic M/F sex including some bondage and domination. Please note: this story has been previously published with a different cover. 15,022 words.

Available from the following online outlets:
eXcessica
Smashwords
All Romance Ebooks
Kindle
Kindle UK
and coming soon to Fictionwise

EXCERPT:

"You need someone to challenge you."

Tina jumped. She'd been walking up the stairs that night when Shaun strode out of the darkness on the landing. He was stripped to the waist. His bare torso was pinup-worthy. She tried to drag her gaze from the sleek tautness of his chest muscles. It was hard. The palms of her hands itched to stroke his shoulders and biceps. A nagging ache in the pit of her belly rapidly made itself known.

"You need someone to challenge you," he repeated.

"And how the hell would you know what I need?" She hoped it sounded dismissive. She meant it to.

He ignored that. "You are an intelligent woman. You need an intelligent man to spark with."

God, he was intolerable.

Her blood was beginning to boil. "I need you to give me a break is what I need, you arrogant prig."

It was a knee jerk reaction. She wanted to swallow her words as soon as she had spoken them.

Shaun, however, seemed totally unfazed by her hasty and rather rude response. There was a determined set to his lips. "I'm serious, you need a challenge."

His expression was indeed serious, and his words were laden with suggestion. He also seemed to be closer, without having moved. She felt the heat from her blood rise to the surface of her skin and began to turn away from him, moving toward the doorway to her room. She couldn't let him know he affected her that way.

He reached out and grabbed her wrist, drawing her back toward him. "No." His tone was controlling. "You're not going anywhere. I haven't finished with you yet."

She tried to tug her hand from his grasp, but he held tight. His sharp masculine scent was already chasing itself inside her body, seducing her senses. She attempted to give a dismissive laugh. "And who are you to decide?"

She let him hold her hand aloft though, because there was something immensely satisfying about the way he held her wrist so tightly. His eyes were alight with desire, she could see it plainly now. It was confirmation of his lust for her and it led a dark thrill through her entire body.

He didn't reply to her question. Instead he traced his free hand up the line of her arm, to rest on her shoulder. Her breathing grew constricted at his touch. Heat blossomed on her skin beneath his fingertips, making her keenly aware of the powerful magnetism between them.

"We're going to drive each other up the wall," he whispered, low and suddenly soft. "You know it's true."

"What makes you think that?" she retorted.

His gaze rested on her breasts, and once again there was a knowing look in his eyes. She could feel her nipples tugging on the fabric of her shirt and it was obvious that he could see it too. His eyes glittered in the faint landing light. "Because you want me."

"You've got a damned cheek!" How dare he be so blatant?

That comment was meant to embarrass her. She couldn't deny it though. His knowing look of his annoyed her immensely and she reacted—pushing him away and back against the wall, swiftly, her hands locked around his upper arms. It was an instinctive action that was meant to assert her independence, but the way he flashed his eyes at her made her realize what she had done.

"And I want you too," he added, when she was about to turn away.

Tina froze. His remark shocked her to the core. She was so startled that she lost her grip on him. Shaun took his chance and had her back in his control instantly. He backed her up against the opposite wall. Their bodies ricocheted together. Before she knew what was happening, they were kissing. She had wanted to hit the arrogant beast for his attitude, and yet there she was, kissing him.

She yielded against his mouth and pressed herself full against him—she wanted to feel his every ounce of being against hers. His mouth felt strong and passionate, her lips parted and melted beneath his touch. The musky scent of his cologne and his skin took hold of her, like another hook on her desire, reeling her in. His hands were on her hips, hers were flat against his chest, where the muscle was strong and defined. Vibrant, barely contained lust shot between them, the heat of their bodies soaring as they embraced.

"Your room or mine," he murmured when they drew apart to catch their breath.

She was unable to respond because his hands moved higher, beneath her breasts, where their firm grip sent a dizzying charge through her. He stroked her breastbone gently with one thumb, his hands squeezing her possessively while he held her gaze.

Then footsteps sounded on the stairs behind them, forcing the issue.

Tina's heart thudded. The door to her room was right there by her side. Desire overruled any objection that more logical thought might have offered in that moment. She wanted more. She swung the door open and stepped inside.

Glancing back, she beckoned him in.

Reprint news: ONE ENCHANTED NIGHT

Hi folks, I hope you're having a great weekend! If you're looking for some saucy reading, ONE ENCHANTED NIGHT, my short erotic tale set in an ancient fantasy world, has been re-released through eXcessica and is now available for only 0.99c (it may be slightly more at Kindle.) Here's the summary:

SUMMARY:

An exotic spell unleashes a myriad of sensory delights.

In the ancient city of Suzin, Yasmin, an innocent young bride, struggles with her lusty desires. Her husband is an Emperor’s captain undertaking a crusade. In his absence Yasmin’s physical needs are brazen and heated, and she wishes to master them.

Seeking advice she visits the mysterious soothsayer, Mistress Munya. In doing so, she discovers that the route to mastering her passion is entirely different than she might have imagined, and infinitely more pleasurable.

Together with her male acolyte, Mistress Munya teaches Yasmin to welcome and pursue the pleasures of the flesh. Presenting Yasmin with a magical dildo, she weaves a seductive sensory spell that brings Yasmin one enchanted night of passion—together with a lifetime of female knowledge about her husband's desires and the sensual world.

Warnings: This title includes frequent and graphic M/F sex including anal play. Please note: this ebook has been previously published with a different cover. Word Count: 15,527

Available from the following online outlets:
eXcessica
Smashwords
All Romance Ebooks
Kindle US
Kindle UK
Also coming to Fictionwise soon.

EXCERPT:

"You have misunderstood me," she said, forcing herself to face the spellmaker.

The gentle wisdom she saw in the seer's eyes began to calm the dismay Yasmin felt. "I was hoping perhaps for a potion that would quell my needs until such time as my husband is returned home again." Meshing and unmeshing her fingers in her lap, she lowered her voice. "I am presently at my most fertile time, and it seems to make things even more difficult for me."

Munya smiled knowingly. "Yasmin, you will never master your desires if you attempt to quell them. That is not the way. We must embrace all of what is to be a woman—our desires, and the mysteries we hold deep within ourselves." She paused a moment. "Let me ask you this, would your husband want you to take a potion to quell your passion?"

Yasmin frowned. "Well, no. Not if he was here, but he is not here."

"Your husband enjoys your desire for him?"

"Oh, yes. He remarks upon it favorably. In fact he says it makes him want more of me than he has the strength for, and he is a very strong man." She blushed, wishing she hadn't blurted that out quite so readily.

Humor twinkled in the spellmaker's eyes. "Then you must have more faith in where your desire leads you, tonight and every night."

"But I would rather wait for my husband." Even as she said the words Yasmin found herself compelled to stare at the dildo in the box. It harnessed her attention in the most specific way, because she noticed the way the leather was sewn, lifting the head of the phallus tautly, which gave a particular bend to the object—a bend suggestive of pleasured intimate places. The head was made large and ridged, and her body grew damp and clenched in response, eagerly anticipating what it might feel like to push the thing inside her and ride it.

Lifting her tea, she took a sip of the fragrant beverage to distract herself. It didn't seem to work. If anything, the warm, flavorsome brew opened her up inside, making her more responsive to the very suggestion held in the object. The soothsayer's voice reached her still, but she could scarcely draw attention away from the object. She had never seen anything like it. Her sister had told her that many women used polished stones or carved wooden phalluses to pleasure themselves, but she had never seen one. She longed to hold it, stroke it—to put it inside her to relieve the lust that assailed her. Her body clenched as she imagined that broad head moving inside her, rubbing over every sensitive measure of her intimate flesh as it filled her up to capacity the way Anwar did.

"It is the mystery of desire that you fear," Munya said, "not the reason for it."

"My husband, Anwar, he is the reason," Yasmin murmured. Even while she wondered what Anwar would think of her for using such a thing, she felt strangely compelled to accept the box, her uneasiness about it dissipating.

Munya nodded. "You have been brave coming here tonight. I see and feel that, sweet Yasmin." Her eyes glowed with certain knowledge, and Yasmin felt it reflected in her heart. "You must trust me." She rested her hands on the table between them, palms upward. "Do you trust me?"

Yasmin nodded.

"Then put your hands in mine and allow me to lead you to your destiny."

Publication day: PLAY FOR TODAY

*Please note, this is a rerelease of a previously published title.*

When I first started writing erotica one of the things I wanted to do was write plenty of erotic tales featuring committed couples, as well as those about the physical and emotional attraction between strangers meeting for the first time. In fact my second publication ever was a committed couple, "The Welcome Home" which appeared in the SEDUCTIONS anthology.

Today is showcase day at Walk on the Wild Side Books and this time the showcase title is my story, PLAY FOR TODAY. This novella is about a committed couple who are actors, and they are also heavily into sexual roleplaying in their intimate time together.

Here's the official summary:

Acting out their parts has never been so sexy…

Two upcoming British actors—Toni and Max—choose to take the slow boat to New York so they can learn their lines along the way. In the midst of a stormy sea, Max suggests they pass the time with a bit of sexy role play. As the rough seas take most of the passengers to their cabins, Toni and Max get into character for some erotic acting of the intimate kind. Soon their mutual desire collides with the forbidden affair of their characters—an inexperienced young woman and a wily seducer—with scintillating results.

10,000 words in length, contemporary erotic romance.

Please note: this naughty role play story has been previously published with a different cover. It contains frank language and graphic m/f sexuality.

This one is now available to read for just 0.99c (it may be a little more on Kindle US, and it's around 80 pence on the UK sites) Currently available from: Amazon, Amazon UK, ARe, and Smashwords. It will filter through to other outlets soon.

Here's an excerpt:

He lowered his head and kissed the curve of her neck inside the ruffed edging of her gown. The delicate touch sent wild electric threads darting under her skin. He stepped away, looking farther down the corridor at the opposite wall. He nodded his head in that direction. “How fortuitous, an auditorium.”

Toni looked up and saw that the double doors were marked with a sign announcing it was the ship’s cinema. She hadn’t been inside and was quite curious. She followed Max through the doors.

“Perfect,” he declared, gesturing at the small area in front of the rows of cinema seats. A heavy velvet curtain hung in front of the screen, panels of its fabric illuminated by spotlights that shone down from above.

“Step into the footlights,” he invited, “and I’ll allow you a chance to start over again in character.”

“You will allow me a chance, huh?”

“If you will keep slipping out of character…I’ll have to get tough on you.”

“Is that a promise?” She strolled past him.

He reached out and hauled her back in his arms, quickly outlining her breasts with one hand, leaving her breathless. Max was every bit as horny as she was. Then he kissed her, sudden and forceful, hauling her in against him. His tongue probed into her mouth, making her long for him to probe other places, too.

“We can’t really do this, not here, someone might come in,” she murmured when they drew apart, even though she clung to him, the feeling of his hard body against hers making her needy.

“Life is all about the risk, is it not?” he said, reminding her what acting was all about. “It is a risk that you have to take, Mademoiselle Isobel, if you want to become a woman.”

“You torture me with the possibilities.” Laughing nervously, she glanced at the illuminated window at the back of the small cinema, where she supposed the projectionist might appear at any moment.

He ignored her remark, apparently intent on pushing her on with the task. “Do you remember what we discussed yesterday, about their first time alone?”

The question leveled her somewhat. She nodded, took the first seat on the row and looked up at him as he towered over her. God, her lover was gorgeous. At times like this, she longed to hold him. He was her perfect match and her heart ached for him, as did other parts of her. Going into character was now crucial. “I fear I cannot eat the breakfast that you have brought for me, Gerard.”

“Are you ill, Mademoiselle?”

“It is a malady of some strange sort, yes, but not a sickness.”

His eyes were filled with certainty, so darkly sexy. “If it is the condition which I believe you are referring to, I feel sure that I have the cure.”

“Gerard,” she exclaimed, when he dropped to his knees and began to push her heavy skirts up from her ankles. His action wasn’t in the script. In the play, he asked her about her heart and whether it beat harder at certain times, as did his. Even though the suggestion of arousal was there all the time, their passion was realized behind a closed door. Not so in this dress rehearsal. He had his hand up her skirt already.

“Don’t worry,” he said. “Apart from the cook we are alone in the house, and she will not come up from the servant’s quarters.”

“Promise?” She glanced nervously at the doorway when his hands moved between her thighs, pushing her heavy gown up as they went, making her heart thud with excitement.

“I promise. Now, allow me to apply pressure to your…malady.” His hands rested around her stocking tops for a moment before pushing her skirt up to her waist, exposing her.

Available to read for just 0.99c (it may be a little more on Kindle US, and it's around 80 pence on the UK sites) from: Amazon, Amazon UK, ARe, and Smashwords. It will filter through to other outlets soon.

Reprint news: DOUBLE DARE

I have a bargain priced novel to tempt you with today. :) DOUBLE DARE is a backlist title of mine, and that means I've been able to re-release it through Walk on the Wld Side Books as an ebook at the much lower price of $3.99/£2.80. DOUBLE DARE won the Passionate Plume award for the best contemporary erotic romance of 2006. If you enjoy hot contemporary stories set in London and Paris, and missed it the first time around, this might be one for you!

Here's the summary:

Two hearts entangled in a steamy affair and a truth or dare game brought about by a mutual desire for erotic discovery...

Investment broker Abigail Douglas has got it all, but Abby—the woman—longs for a secret affair, a playmate who knows nothing about her high-powered business world, and Zac Bordino might just be the man. He’s mysterious and sexy—just right for Abby’s walk on the wild side—but very soon she finds that she wants more, and his mysterious, evasive nature makes her curious. Is there more to this sexy, entrepreneurial club owner than meets the eye? And why does she suddenly feel as if her every move is being watched?

Zac Bordino is perplexed when he realizes that the woman managing his business investments is the same woman he’s having an affair with. She’s pretending to be a little nobody out for a good time, and because she’s a red hot number he plays along, cautiously observing her to get to the truth. From high-powered offices in London to pulse-pounding nightclubs in Paris, they find an insatiably perfect match in business and in pleasure. But when Zac begins to fall for Abby, he has to decide whether to reveal the secret link between them, or try to win her heart first.

79,000 words in length, contemporary erotic romance.

Please note: this novel has been previously published with an alternative cover. This title contains graphic m/f sex scenes.

You can read an excerpt here. The book is now available for download from Kindle US, Kindle UK, Smashwords, All Romance Ebooks, and Diesel Books. If you pick up the story, I hope you enjoy it!

Welcoming Amazon Kindle to the UK!

I'm so excited about the Kindle and all it's goodies being available to UK readers! This is such a leap forward in international book availability for UK readers. Woohoo! A little birdie told me I might be getting a reader (or a place in the queue for one) for my birthday! :-D

When I checked out the store, most of my own Kindle books are already there, and I have a couple of newer publications that will pop up there soon. Exciting stuff!

Fictionwise

Just a quick heads up, RAMPANT is now available on Fictionwise, with great discounts for the first few days!

Fun review for THE RIGHT MEN FOR THE JOB

I spotted this fun mini-review for THE RIGHT MEN FOR THE JOB over at All Romance Ebooks, and it made me chuckle so I thought I'd share.


OVERALL ENJOYMENT 5
SENSUALITY 5
Based on 3 reviews
Customer Reviews:
From South Ga Diva
Overall Enjoyment: 5

"If only my mechanics were able to perform this well. WOW! This is a well written story with a story line that is easy to follow. The mechanics are Yummy and well endowed to handle the job, while the female character is smart enough to enjoy the fringe benefits of having two hunks wanting to tune her "engine.""

Thank you, South Ga Diva! :) (I love South Ga Diva's way with words! lol!)

In other news, I was interviewed for the Just Erotic Romance Reviews newsletter. Aggie Tsirkas had some great questions for me! If you'd like to read it (together with an exclusive excerpt from RAMPANT) go here to subscribe, and you'll be able to read the newsletter online.

Spice ebooks a hit in the UK!

Interesting article about Harlequin Mills and Boon UK and ebooks today, with this to say about Spice:

Mills & Boon's 'Spice' category, a more explicit genre of erotic fiction, is selling particularly well through internet downloads for devices such as Amazon's Kindle and the Sony Reader.

Interesting stuff! Read the full article here: "Mills & Boon boom sparked by young fans in rush to download romances."

RAMPANT ebook & a Spice books discount code

The RAMPANT ebook is now available to preorder at eharlequin, and all Spice books have a 10% discount code SPICE10! Click on the image if you'd like to find out more.

Now at Fictionwise...

THE RIGHT MEN FOR THE JOB is now available at Fictionwise, with a 15% discount for the first few days. Go here to find out more.

SUMMARY: They both want to service her every need..

Car mechanics, Deacon and Vico, have been lusting after sultry Astrid Jacobs who works in a nearby office. When Astrid walks into their workshop they've already got a friendly rivalry going on about who will be asking her out.

Astrid quickly loses her nerve about dealing with mechanics because these guys are so charming, gorgeous, and full-on. When they offer to drop her at her next appointment, she agrees. She needs a confidence boost, because she's on her way to her best friend's engagement party and her best friend is getting married to Astrid's ex. The confidence boost she needs is right here in Deacon and Vico.

After confessing her situation, the guys offer to come with her and show the ex what he's missing. It's the perfect excuse for the three of them to flirt outrageously. But the flirting doesn't stop at the party, and they are soon engaged in a torrid ménage a trois affair. Astrid is about to discover that if you need something doing properly, you get the right men for the job.

Reader Advisory: This book contains group sex and m/m interaction.

Some thoughts about ebooks, and my e-schedule for 2010

I’ve been published in ebooks since 2005, when ALONG FOR THE RIDE first came out. Actually, it should have been over a year earlier, but I have one of those doomed epublishing stories in my history. (One where my book was signed by a major epub who sat on the author's rights for a year, and then decided not to go ahead with that line—less said about that disaster the better. ;-) But anyway, epublished since 2005.

As a reader I’m a big fan of the whole green ethos of ebooks as well as the portability, the price, and the ease of purchase. On a very personal note I find an ereader a whole lot easier than a print book to hold in my wonky hands. I read ebooks on my laptop as well as a palm and my DS, and the latter also holds my brain training, music and audio books--> a whole world in my hand.

The opportunities that epublishing provides a writer are manifiold. Things move faster. There’s more variety in sub genres and lengths. This offers the opportunity to experiment while also working with an editor within procedures that differ only from print procedure in the much faster turn around–what's not to love? I also like the monthly payments I get from my main epublisher. No matter what the amount, it feels so much more like a regular job when there is a statement and payment at the end of each month. Because of the amazing opportunities in epublishing, I have stories of all lengths and sub genres out there, and I've even been able to put together a collection of my short stories that were previously published elsewhere.

One thing I've especially noticed is how my ebook readership has grown in leaps and bounds the more titles I have out. This would, of course, be exactly the same for print books. The more books an author has on the shelf, the better it is for the reader who likes your work. The longer the gaps between print titles appearing on the shelves, the more likely readers will forget your work. With ebooks, your backlist is always available. No worries about how many weeks it will be before the bookseller remainders your beloved creation. Availability works well for both reader and for the author.

Over the last year the number of ebooks I’ve sold has grown immensely. More people are reading ebooks, that's a big part of it, but I honestly believe backlist is the key. I’ve now got a substantial backlist for ebook readers to peruse, and if a new-to-me reader likes one book, they can quickly check out the rest there and then. A reader in a bricks and mortar store might not have that opportunity. I’m also happy because my print publishers are *all* now making ebook versions available as a matter of course, and many of my ebooks are available as print on demand books. Total win!

This is what I've got coming up for ereaders in 2010.

• March – NAUGHTY BITS 2, anthology of Spice Briefs, includes CAUGHT IN THE ACT (print and ebook)

• March – YIELD TO ME, a free online read, erotic paranormal historical

• April – RAMPANT, an erotic paranormal romance novel (e-book and print)

• June – SORCERESS, an exotic erotic historical fantasy novel (re-release)

• July – SWEET-TALKING THE OPPOSITION in SECRETS VOLUME 29, a contemporary erotic romance novella (print book first, then e-book)

• August – UNASHAMED, a collection of contemporary erotica short stories

• October – EROGENOUS ZONES: MONICA’S SECRET, a contemporary paranormal erotic romance novel, ménage a trois, first of a series

• November – (tbc) MASTERING MAGGIE, a contemporary erotic romance Lust Bite

• November – AGAINST THE GRAIN, a futuristic erotic romance novella (re-release)

There are also several short stories in anthologies, but I’ll post about them as they crop up. Now, having said all that, I'd better get back to work...some of these stories aren't finished yet! ;-)

Kink up your kindle

If you're an ebook reader and you like your erotica, check out Violet Blue's latest article at the San Francisco Chronicle. The topic is what's hot in erotica at Kindle!