Welcome fellow Wild Rose Press author, Lelani Black!

Welcome back to my blog, Lelani! Loving the Boss With Benefits theme...even the title gets the expectations hitched up a notch or two, yum...Anyway, welcome! Looking forward to reading your post :)

Take it away!

My Review of Reviews

By Lelani Black

I love a good review. What author doesn’t? I don’t even mind the average reviews where the reader didn’t connect with the story. As a reader, not everything I get my hands on will always resonate, either.

As a writer, I know that some readers will “get” the message in my stories. Others? Not so much. As a reader, a poor review of someone else’s work doesn’t stop me from buying their story, either. It can actually get me to buy the book just so I can make my own determinations.

One thing that sticks in my craw? When others scorn good reviews, convinced only friends and family can possibly love the story. Friends and family are readers, too. Often, they may be the only ones initially brave enough to put their name out there and review, for example, an erotica romance.

If you’re an author whose release could use some reviews, go to a review site and ask them if they’ll do a review. Pay attention to your publisher’s policies regarding sending your books out to be reviewed—example: make sure it’s not a site that your publisher has already sent your book to. Sometimes getting a review is a waiting game. It’s a plus if the review site also posts their reviews on Amazon, and Goodreads. But if they don’t, they’ll still have a following that may boost your book’s visibility when they review it.

True story—a writer acquaintance had me review their works-in-progress, offline. Everything from poems, to short stories, to novellas etc… I gave lots of feedback, kept it all positive and bright, even though it was not my genre. This person read one of my books, then basically trashed my work to me. Had nothing good to say. The characters were all wrong, the motivations were all wrong, the erotic scenes would never happen that way etc… After having my published work given a callous drop-kick by this individual, I gathered my bearings, and like a good author, said, “Thank you for your thoughts,” and ended the Lelani Black free nuggets of feedback and critique program that I was lavishly throwing this person’s way.

Months later this person pops up in my rearview mirror and asks me for yet another review of their own work! Oh-em-geee! Yup, one of those bang-head-against-rock-wall lessons that I’ll forever cherish.

Please check out my website at: http://www.lelaniblack.com

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Author Bio: Lelani Black is a multi-published author of Erotic Romance whose characters live, and love, in exotic island settings. Her debut erotic romance, Boss With Benefits, is now available in Audio book through her audio publisher, AudioMinx, at Amazon and at other audio book e-tailers.

http://www.audiominx.com/books/boss-with-benefits/

http://www.amazon.com/Boss-with-Benefits/dp/B004UQV2HK/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_aud?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328983451&sr=1-1

All of Lelani Black’s titles may be found here, at The Wild Rose Press:

www.thewilderroses.com

Great post, Lelani - reviews are part and parcel of the business BUT under no circumstances is it okay to put down someone's work in such a way it has zero use. You know what I mean - the times when an author has nothing to learn or improve on from your observations. Hmm...oh, yes. We've all been there!

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Welcome prolific author, Rebecca Royce...

Welcome author, Rebecca Royce! I am sooo impressed by your booklist, you put me completely to shame with my two little stories, lol - looking forward to read your post. Good luck with the tour!

Over to you...

Tips For Aspiring Authors

I get asked for advice for aspiring a lot and my answer is always the same: write everyday. None of us begin writing for publication with the idea that we want to languish in sales and never make it. Of course not. If we didn’t care about having readers, we would write things and leave them on our computer. We want to be successful. And if there is one thing I know about how successful writers became successful it was that they worked on their craft every day.

If you want to be published, treat yourself like you are a published writer. Make deadlines. Keep to them. Writing is tricky. It is both an art and a career. If you want it to be a job, treat it like. Go to it at the same time every day and make the commitment to doing so. Go to the blogs of some of your favorite bestselling authors. What are they talking about doing that day? They’re writing.

We can’t write once every so often and expect to make a book out of it. Our characters demand more than that from us. If you want to tell their stories, tell them. Don’t let them float around in your head with the idea that some day you’ll put them down. How many people do you know with half a book written? I would bet a ton. Not everyone can write a book, can be an author. If you can be, you have to do the work.

Write every day. Because I want to read your book on my Kindle. I want to lose myself in the world you created. I can’t wait to do so.

Blurb:

Gabriel Ward has no problem with the fact that he’s an Outsider. Hell, he’s always known he was different. What he takes issue with is the idea he has to follow any destiny at all. He’s taken care of himself-and others-since birth. There’s no way he has to start following rules now.

Loraine Peacock can speak to animals. Other than that she thinks she’s just a regular woman making her way in the world. She figures its not that weird. Many people have unusual abilities.

But when Gabriel and Loraine are forced together by a destiny he denies and she is ignorant of, they will both finally have to accept their Outsider legacy and help the others in their quest to defeat the ultimate evil—a demon bent on world destruction. That is, if they can both survive to find their way to the most important part of their destiny: love.

Excerpt

“Are you going to tell me what happened to you? You just stood there and let that wave slam into you. I thought you were dead but Futon knew you were alive.”

Futon? He regarded the dog. A medium sized border collie with black spots stared back at him. His heart sped up. He‘d heard that name for a dog before. In fact, it was the same damn dog.

“I know you.” He pointed at the creature. “But the last time I saw you was with an old woman on Magazine Street in New Orleans.”

Gabriel had been working for a shady lingerie storeowner on the bad side of Magazine Street at the time. Trying to find out what Sebastian wanted with the man, he would later uncover that the demon had employed Trent, the owner, to kill virgins by bleeding them to death. Gabriel still didn‘t fully understand how it benefited Sebastian and he wasn‘t sure he ever would. On his second day, he‘d been hassled by an old woman on the street who‘d told him Sebastian was in New Jersey and that he needed to hurry up and get there.

She‘d spoken of fate and a lot of mumbo-jumbo he hadn‘t understood. It had turned out that she was right and he‘d high-tailed it off to New Jersey to help stop Sebastian‘s assault on the Outsiders. The woman had been with Futon.

The woman shook her head. “There are lots of border collies around this area. You must have seen a different one because Futon never leaves me.”

As a teenager, Rebecca Royce would hide in her room to read her favorite romance novels when she was supposed to be doing her homework. She hopes, these days, that her parents think it was well worth it.

Rebecca is the mother of three adorable boys and is fortunate to be married to her best friend. They live in northern New Jersey and try not to freeze too badly during the winter months.

She's in love with science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal and tries to use all of these elements in her writing. She's been told she's a little bloodthirsty so she hopes that when you read her work you'll enjoy the action packed ride that always ends in romance. Rebecca loves to write series because she loves to see characters develop over time and it always makes her happy to see her favorite characters make guest appearances in other books.

In Rebecca Royce's world anything is possible, anything can happen, and you should suspect that it will.

Rebecca is giving away a $50 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour. Follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour dates can be found here: http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2011/12/virtual-book-tour-love-beyond-loyalty.html

www.rebeccaroyce.com

Current and Upcoming Works

The Outsiders

Love Beyond Time

Love Beyond Sanity

Love Beyond Loyalty

Love Beyond Sight (TBA)

Westervelt Wolves

Her Wolf

Summer’s Wolf

Wolf Reborn

Wolf’s Valentine

Wolf’s Magic

Alpha Wolf

Angel’s Wolf

Darkest Wolf (coming soon.)

The Warrior

Initiation

Driven

The Conditioned

Eye Contact

Embraced

Sexy Superheroes

Screwing the Superhero

Banging the Superhero

Other Works

Behind The Scenes

First Dimension

Yes, Captain

Return to the Sea

One Night With A Wolf

Another Chance

Light Me Up

I’ll Be Mated For Christmas

Rebecca is waiting to hear from you...comments? Questions?

Saturday Promo - Kathleen Scott...

Bateo Gunner is dead.

The treacherous bastard met his fate in a Celedon prison cell by a stroke of a very long and delicate blade. The lethal strike appears to have come from an Ashlin tiger sword, and suspicions fall to the only other person of that warrior class in the royal residence.

Stationed on the royal planet of Celedon, Ashlin Warrior Nadja Kelswan is charged with acting as liaison between her country of Vanden and the Celedon tsia. Also, to get answers from Bateo Gunner on the conspiracy that turned Jovita Rees into a weapon and now infects a good portion of the Celedon Empire. Nadja’s most important duty came from the tsia himself, to act as Prince Rohan’s personal bodyguard. It is a task she takes seriously, even as the conspiracy around them thickens.

Duty prohibits her from acting on the intense feelings she has for the tsia’s heir. Seeing his sorrow and loss over Jovita to another man, touches Nadja deeply. But the prince keeps an active sex life going with the palace whores, and Nadja fears their approaches to sexual relationships will forever clash. It is in the middle of one such intimate transaction that Nadja must save the prince from an insidious laser-guided weapon sent from within the palace walls to kill him.

Prince Rohan of Celedon has had his heart broken twice: once by the faked death of his lover, Jovita, then by her desertion to another man. Loving only one woman since childhood, it surprises him when a raven-haired Ashlin warrior haunts his dreams. She’s strong and lithe and formal. Her stagnant hazel eyes are so different than the twirling depths of a Celedon’s. Her training as an Ashlin has also made her extremely wise beyond her years. He finds solace in her counsel. By rights he should hate Ashlin Nadja for her interference in his reunion with Jovita, but he can’t seem to help himself from falling under the warrior’s spell.

Any man takes his life into his own hands to attempt a seduction with so lethal a weapon as an Ashlin warrior. Now, with everyone in the palace a suspect to murder, it is Nadja who suggests they share quarters so she can better protect him. It is the chance Rohan has been waiting for since her arrival on Celedon.

The list of crimes against Celedon continues to grow: parts are missing from shipments to outposts, security vids are tampered with and the body of Bateo Gunner is missing from the morgue. The more questions they ask the more the questions come. Amidst all the chaos a new planet sends an overture of friendship to the tsia. It is an ill-timed and suspicious request as far as Nadja is concerned.

Nadja’s suspicions are realized when Rohan is taken ill and his body infested with a newer more sinister nanite. One that replicates faster and has the power to compel the host to do whatever the programmer wishes. Torn between duty to her sword and her love for Rohan, Nadja takes up the mantle of protector to rid the palace of the conspirators once and fall all. Even if it means giving her very life to save those she’s sworn to protect.

Buy Link:

http://www.amazon.com/Clandestine-Alliance-ebook/dp/B00738LSLW/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1328963192&sr=8-11

Welcome Eternal Press author, Alice Wade!

I only recent 'met' Alice online and already feel as though we're friends so it's great to have the chance to learn more about you! Welcome to my blog and hope you enjoy being here for the next couple of days!

Let's start the interrogation...

1) What is your writing routine?

If I am writing a new story and have to enter the ‘zone’, I will lock myself away and just write. If I am tweaking, editing or adding flavor, I will plop myself in front of the TV with my family and kill two birds with one stone. I don’t outline ideas or jot scenes or characters down. I think about them first and then cut loose and let the story tell itself as I write. Once I have the shell down, I will go back through and add flavor, tweak the dialogue or give more depth to my characters.

2) Which author/s inspire you to write?

Anne McCaffrey (sadly deceased), Anne Bishop, and Robin Hobb are the greatest influences in my writing. All have amazing abilities with character development and spinning engaging plots that suck you in – something I strive for as an author.

3) Which is your favorite romance subgenre to read? To write?

Fantasy, hands down. I just can’t find a way to get away from elves, dragons or magic (oh my!). Even if I sit down to write something serious, they always find some way into the story. Same goes for reading. I only stray from Fantasy to support my fellow authors to give advice, but for personal reading it is rare.

4) How do you deal with criticism/rejection?

With a grain of salt. I can’t grow as a writer if I don’t hear true feedback on what worked or didn’t work. I draw a line with rudeness, though. Honesty can be offered without offending and I do not tolerate this form of feedback. I also look at feedback as a reality. I made my work public and I know my writing does not resonate with everyone who reads it. So I filter the malicious feedback from the genuine and carry on. I will not lie to you, sometimes the hard feedback bites, but that is part of the process and I swallow my pride. Luckily, I don’t have to swallow that very often!

5) What do you expect from an editor?

Hmm. I expect honesty and a clever eye. Another way to say it is they are a partner in the process. Behind every good author is a very talented and dedicated editor, right?

Another thing, I don’t expect them to fix all my problems, only point out where the story could be enhanced and more engaging. I don’t want them to rewrite my vision, I want to rewrite it.

6) Tell me about your latest release

Well, my very first book published is Talon and it’s releasing on April 7^th. I have two books releasing with Eternal Press back to back, and this is the first in the order. This novel is a very personal piece for me. I wrote this as a challenge in my writing guild I started because all members (except for me) wrote vampire/were novels. I decided to tell vampires in a different way, weaving in elves and magic through the entire telling. Yes, I put my own personal stamp. Talon was a fun title character to write, though! Seriously, have you ever seen an elven vampire before?

This story is darker than I normally write and is filled with intense interactions/characters. My writing style weaves profound emotional reactions throughout, and I’ve done that with almost every character in Talon. I hope you all check it out!

7) Tease us with a blurb or short excerpt

Vampires only fear one name -- Talon. The elven prince and his mate, Kailani, have made it their mission to hunt down the violent vampire covens that have been destroying hundreds of innocent lives in their pursuit of selfish and depraved entertainment. Their strategy would have been fool-proof, except for one problem: Talon and Kailani are vampires too.

But when they enter a castle overrun, they realize they are out of their league. The vampire leader has stolen elven magic, something Talon takes personally and can’t fight alone. This sets them on a path of redemption, destruction and closure. Along the way, they pair up with two humans who are destined to become the family Talon craves.

8) Which is your favorite character in the book? Why?

Strangely, not the title character. My favorite to write was Deandra, the Crown Princess because I utterly cut loose with her and had a lot of fun. She’s wicked, wild and absolutely the cruelest character I’ve ever written! She was fun to write and I hope fun to read J

9) What are you working on right now?

I am working on edits for my second book with Eternal Press titled, Flame Thrower which releases on May 7, 2012. This one is more traditional for me and the first book in a six book series and spans across three different realms. One realm has heavy magic, another is mixed with non users and last one rejects anything magical. Flame Thrower sets the stage for what happens throughout the saga.

Here’s a blurb: While out hunting with his men, King Ryan of Yorath finds a badly-beaten woman who had been left for dead by her attackers. He is surprised to discover that she is none other than Tillian, the Princess who had been reported missing by messengers from the neighboring realm of Folkyn.

Despite her injuries and the circumstances behind her disappearance, Ryan is swept by an immediate attraction for Tillian, and his vows to never marry are tested when he learns the truth behind her abduction. Tensions rise as Ryan's overwhelming need to protect Tillian leads them straight into a war that will change their lives and their kingdoms forever.

Flame Thrower is due out in May 7, 2012 with Eternal Press, and I hope you read this one as well!

10) Your biggest piece of advice to aspiring novelists?

Don’t give up! Ever! If you work hard at what you love, you will succeed. I am proof of that, because I didn’t intend to be a writer and stumbled into this by accident. I love it, and have worked hard at getting better. Find a writers group (there are many out there) or start your own – but get feedback and loads of it. If you are serious about getting published, create your community on blogs, Twitter, FB and online venues where you can post your stories. Get involved and stay involved. The most important thing to remember is to stay in love with what you are doing and have fun. Without that, writing will become a chore not a passion.

11) Where can readers find you?

I love hearing from you all, so please stop by:

http://www.alicewadewritings.com/

https://twitter.com/#!/AliceWadexx

Facebook: Alice Wade

Email: alice.wade.writing@gmail.com

Great interview, Alice - I am not a fantasy writer in any shape or form (see what I did there??) but I know a lot of my visitors are. Comments?

Welcome Eternal Press author, M. Casigh!!

Today I welcome Eternal Press author, M. Casigh to my blog - this is the first time we have met so I am looking forward to finding out more about both writer and their new release! Love your cover, by the way. Gorgeous!

Okay, let's get started...

1) When and why did you decide you wanted to be a published author?

· I’ve been told my whole life that I have the best stories. Funny, heartbreaking, exciting, etc. The economy in Southeastern Michigan when into the toilet and I thought, “perhaps I can make a few bucks doing this?” That jury is still out.

2) What is the best and worse thing you have learned from an editor/agent?

· When I was writing a short story, being a former Chicago Police Officer, I described a key character once just as a cop would, height, weight, hair & eye color, etc. One of my first editors told me to describe how I felt at the moment and go with that. Perfect! Simple brilliance! It seems like something so easy and obvious, but so frequently overlooked, the simplest solution.

3) Favourite author/s?

· Mark Twain: Because in my early years, he seemed to understand that teen-aged angst better than most. Plus his stories always carried a very strong sense of right & wrong. Being Catholic, I kind of appreciate that clarity. Those broad distinctions.

· William Shakespeare: Not until I joined the Army and by happenstance picked up “Henry V,” the quintessential book of Leadership! A must read for any Combat leader. But like Twain, I believe that their stories will always be timeless classics because they chose not to write about characters or villains of the day, but instead, they wrote about the one consistent and unchanging factor in their equations; Basic Human Nature

· Steve Hartov: His powers of description are uncanny. Like rarely I’ve read elsewhere! Fast paced action over terrain I’m well acquainted with lends his stories an incredible sense of realism.

· JC Polleck: Again, incredible powers of description, character description that makes me say, “I know these guys…” Spellbinding plots, action that is second to none! Puts Tom Clancy to shame!!!

4) What is your typical day?

· Spending way too much time answer E-mail, spending an hour at least deleting trash, trying to find a four hour window in the week to sit down and write. Don’t laugh! It’s tougher than you think!

5) Share your blurb or short excerpt from your latest release with us;

· An Excerpt from “Awakenings: Cozumel, Mexico,”

That kiss, that passionate sensuous kiss! Our mouths melded together, our tongues so intertwined that neither of us could tell where one began and the other ended. I suddenly found my one hand at the back of her neck holding her face to mine, while my other hand had reached into her top and withdrawn one of her glorious, big beautiful breasts. My fingers dug into her tit-flesh like the hungry desperate carnivore that I was.

At that moment, she broke our kiss and gently pushed my shoulders back against the message table, then took my hand that was on her breast, and pressed it more firmly to her flesh, and helped me to feel and knead her beautiful, oh so damned beautifully breasts! My God! They were gorgeous! The dark chocolate brown, long profound nipples, a sharp contrast to the golden butternut brown of her Mexican-Indian complexion. The fine sheen of sweat which covered her body, made her bountiful bosom shine so deliciously, as she worked my hand over first one breast & nipple, then the other. In frustration, she stopped and pealed off her top, because it got in our way. Oh how they jiggled so perfectly. So delicately.

At the same moment she flung her top to the far side of the cabana, she pressed against my shoulders again and her face launched downward against my chest. Her tongue, like a heat seeking missile, quickly locked onto and slathered my left nipple, she licked at my entire breast and then gently raked it with her teeth, then tugged on my nipples with her teeth. The gasp that escaped my mouth was quickly followed by a moan, which bordered on a growl. She shifted between both breasts and at some point in that moment, my pussy spasmed and I came slightly! Just from breast sucking? No! From Passion! My back arched slightly as I felt the unmistakable wave of orgasm surged through my body. The orgasm came on so swift, so unexpectedly that I moaned out loud against it. My head rolled to the side and my hands trapped her head to my breast. She continued to suckle, as she snaked her hand down to the front of my hips beneath the towel. Her fingers played and tantalized at freshly waxed and now completely barren pussy that she had just stripped not twenty minutes ago. Again, for the briefest moment she teased, and her finger circled my clit for a few moments, then curled and snaked down inside my sopping wet folds of flesh. Oh, the feeling was soooo exquisite!

The memory now… brought yet another leak.

Buy Link:

http://www.eternalpress.biz/book.php?isbn=9781615725144

6) Who would you cast to play your hero & heroine in a movie?

· Mysti: Sandra Bullock

· Denise: Nellie Furtado – I know she’s not an actress, but I am at a loss for a young up & coming female Hispanic acress…

· Daniel: No idea, a young up & coming Hispanic male actor.

7) Did you plan this book? Or write it as it came?

· Actually, I wrote this as a collection of short stories as a request from a friend of mine. Then, on a lark, I sent it out in response to a call for submissions. It was declined by that publisher but accepted by Eternal Press & Damnation Books. I had my acceptance within 48 hours.

8) What surprised you the most when you became a published?

· Just how slow the business is to start up and to become profitable. No, I didn’t expect barrels of money over-night. I didn’t even expect small barrels of money for a few years. In fact, I think that’s a very important teaching point. It take a lot of time & patience. Sometimes, more than I have!

9) Do you have a dedicated writing space? What does it look like?

· I have an office in my home, with relatively modern computer desk, however antique design, full couch, Barrister book case with two wood file cabinets and a fax machine. Your basic set up. What more does one need?

10) What’s next for you?

· I have a number of series in mind. First I’d like to do a sequel to “Awakeings; Cozumel, Mexico.” I actually have at least 3 more in the series in mind, in particular “Awakenings II: Rome, Italy” and “Awakenings III: Montreal, Quebec” and lastly, “Awakenings: Cozumel, Mexico II-Daniel & Denise’s Beginning.” Then I have a Historical Fiction Story-Line I’d like to see hit paper and another series set here in Detroit, in the not so distant future. This won’t be an erotic or romance line at all. This will be strictly Thriller/Suspense. I hesitate to give any more than the barest details.

Great interview! Really enjoyed it and fabulous to meet a former Chicago police officer - being a stay at home mum, living a suburban life in the UK, that is very exciting, lol!

Comments?

Saturday Promo - Jennifer Lynne!

Platinum Passion (Gods of Love #1) blurb:

Three people. One erotic fantasy. And a twentieth wedding anniversary like no other.

Jeannie yearns for the return of passion in her marriage. Jake wants new excitement in the form of another man, in a way that won't upset the balance of his relationship with his wife. Pothos is one of the erotes and an aspect of Eros, the Olympian god of desire. This couple's distinctive yearning has called to him, and by the power of the erotes he intends to rekindle the flame of Jeannie and Jake's passion in a night of desire that could be the ultimate platinum anniversary gift.

And when the gods of love decide your marriage needs a boost, they never do it by halves.

Platinum Passion is the first in a series of stand-alone novella-length stories with the erotes as a common theme. The erotes are Pothos, god of sexual yearning, Himeros, god of sexual desire and Anteros, god of requited/unrequited love. All are the children of Aphrodite and aspects of the primal god of desire, Eros.

Platinum Passion (Gods of Love #1) excerpt:

Turning slightly, she inhaled the delicious aroma of his skin. Different to the clean citrus smell of her husband, Pothos smelt exotic and sensual. Not quite musk, not quite spice, but altogether it was heady and enticing.

“Like someone bottled pheromones and sprayed you with it,” she muttered, wanting to bury herself deeper in his embrace.

“You like it, of course,” he said, and now it was Jeannie’s turn to laugh, at that supreme confidence.

“I love it,” she admitted, and at her words the aroma intensified around her, as if she were immersed in a sensual river, almost drowning in pleasure. Her knees buckled as erotic images began to assail her. Images of herself crammed between Jake and Pothos, the three of them somehow entwined on the sand, moaning and rutting and taking it in turns to love each other in the silvery light of the moon.

That’s what I want, she thought, and the ferocity of her longing had her hands reaching up to fist in his hair. “Can you bring Jake here, too? I want you both.”

“Good,” he said, voice rough with desire. “That is how it should be. The three of us, sharing a platinum night of passion. Together.”

His decadent words sent a delicious shiver across her skin, but before she could respond Pothos bent down to grasp the bottom of her nightgown and rip it up and over her head. Moments later and those cotton panties were gone too. She stood naked in front of him as he threw the underwear aside, but strangely, she felt no embarrassment. A light breeze tickled her flesh and puckered her already aching nipples. Pothos reached out one finger and lightly grazed one of the expanding nubs. “Beautiful,” he said, and now his voice had a deep huskiness. “Jake should see you like this. Bathed in moonlight and sensuality.”

His finger left her breast and traced the rest of her body in a delicate caress, skimming across ribs moving rapidly as she struggled to breathe evenly, down through the curve of her waist and over her abdomen to rest, feather-light, at the very top of her slit. Her mons was bare except for a tiny heart shape of hair right where Pothos’ index finger now rested. She’d had the Brazilian last week, leaving the heart in a display of whimsy and hoping Jake would enjoy the new look.

But he hadn’t even noticed.

Unlike Pothos, who now had a crooked little grin on his face as he traced around the heart.

“A genuine blonde,” he said.

She nodded in a distracted fashion. She was finding it more and more difficult to draw a breath. Her gaze fell to his jeans, the denim now clearly stretched to its limit across his groin. Not fair that he should still have clothing on, while she stood here dressed in nothing but her pussy heart.

“Would you…please…remove…?” She reached out a trembling hand to touch his straining bulge, and his intake of breath was audible. She enjoyed the momentary power, mimicking his fingertip exploration of her body to trace up the shape of his penis, over the ripped abdominal muscles and then down again, taking pleasure in the increasingly irregular pattern of his breathing.

So this…god of love, or whoever he was, could be moved by desire, too.

She fumbled again for the fastening on his jeans, but he shook his head, then stepped back to remove his clothing in a fluid movement that was far quicker than she’d have been able to achieve with her shaking hands.

His cock sprang free and she gasped at the enormous size and inherent power in his organ. Pothos was longer and wider than Jake, but not unduly so, as her husband was rather well-endowed. But it was not only his erect appendage that had her eyes wide and her whole body aching for sex. Though his shoulders were built for power his body tapered down in a long, lean arc to narrow hips, and as he turned toward the water for a moment she got a view of tight buttocks and impressively muscled thighs.

Had he done that twirl on purpose? So that she’d see and appreciate the perfection of his body from every angle?

Yes, she decided, as he glanced back at her over his shoulder and grinned boyishly. He most certainly had.

“Nice butt,” she managed, in the understatement of the century, but it was worth it to see the affronted look on his face.

“Nice?”

“Very nice, in fact.”

He moved so fast she only had time for a quick yelp before he was standing over her, gripping her shoulders. The head of his organ was almost, but not quite, touching her stomach, and she could feel the radiant heat leaching out from its proximity. “Nothing about me is nice, Jeannie.”

“This book was on fire…just the right amount of love, passion and eroticism to make this a smokin’ hot read and a MUST add to your TBR list…cannot wait to read more from this fabulous author.” Hesperia Loves Books

Available from:

Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Platinum-Passion-Gods-Love-ebook/dp/B006LUHIDK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1328349788&sr=8-2

All Romance ebooks

http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-platinumpassion-652347-144.html

Barnes & Noble

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/platinum-passion-jennifer-lynne/1108076466?ean=2940032925965&itm=1&usri=jennifer+lynne

About the author

Jennifer Lynne is a multi-published author who writes sensual and erotic romance from her home in Melbourne, Australia. She lives in hope that readers will continue to enjoy her novella-length tales of love and lust!

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Welcome UK erotica writer, Lucy Felthouse!

A wedding, an evil plan, a love story and a sacrifice are the order of the day in this modern retelling of Snow White and the Huntsman.

Susie White and her stepmother-to-be have never seen eye to eye, despite all of Susie’s best efforts to be friendly. Eager not to spoil her father’s happiness, Susie still agrees to be bridesmaid at their wedding. When the big day comes, she meets Louise’s right hand man, Scott. Susie had never believed in love at first sight until that moment. The pair hit it off, sharing a mutual dislike of Louise and her wicked ways. Their camaraderie quickly develops into something more, and they date in secret until it’s time for Susie to leave for University – and freedom. Unfortunately, Scott has an earth-shattering revelation, which means the two of them of them must work together to unravel Louise’s evil plan, before it’s too late.

More info and buy links: http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/published-works/susie-white-and-the-right-hand-man/

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Excerpt:

I should have known my stepmother was up to something when she offered to help me move all my stuff to my University digs. It wasn’t like her to be civil, much less helpful, but I figured that she was happy I was moving hundreds of miles away, and therefore would do anything to make sure it happened as quickly as possible.

As my father’s only child, I’m the sole heir to White’s Bites, a massively profitable confectionary company based in Wiltshire, England. My stepmother had made no secret of the fact she resented that she wouldn’t get a stake in the business, should anything happen to my father. Of course, the reason for this was that my father knew the first thing the witch would do was put the business on the market to get her greedy little hands on the cash. I, on the other hand, loved White’s Bites and would continue to run it to the best of my ability.

We’d never seen eye to eye, my stepmother and I. However, it wasn’t the usual ‘child resents someone trying to replace their parent’ syndrome, it was her that resented me.

My mom had died of cancer when I was fifteen. My father and I were devastated, as you’d expect, but I’d always urged him to get on with his life. After all, it’s what mom would have wanted, and I certainly didn’t want my dad to be lonely when I got married and left home.

So, a couple of years later, when dad met Louise and they started dating, I was thrilled. He was happy, therefore so was I. Soon it became more serious and dad wanted me to meet her. I was excited, but nervous.

When the time came and Louise had walked into our house, I’d been in awe. Don’t get me wrong, my mom had been beautiful, but in a natural way, as if she didn’t realise, or care. But Louise clearly did. Her gorgeous hair was perfectly quaffed, and her attractive features were enhanced by expertly applied makeup. Her outfit looked like something from a fashion magazine. I managed to pull myself together before she saw me standing there, all slack-jawed and stupid-looking. Walking towards her, I’d held out a hand.

“Louise!” I’d said, beaming, “I’m so pleased to finally meet you. Dad’s told me so much about you.”

She’d smiled thinly and without any real emotion. “Charmed, I’m sure, Susan.” She’d shaken my hand gingerly, as though she was afraid she’d catch something. I’d half expected her to wipe her hand on her clothes afterwards.

“Oh please, call me Susie.” I’d said, ignoring her odd behaviour. I’d been eager to get on with the woman, knowing it would please my father. “Everyone does.”

Another tight-lipped smile. I’d tried hard to make conversation with her and make her feel comfortable in our home. But I never felt like I was succeeding. At first, I put it down to her being nervous or shy, but as weeks and months passed, I still never felt as though Louise warmed to me. I never bothered my father with my concerns. After all, as long as she liked him, what did it matter?

While Louise and my father were just dating, things weren’t too bad. They went to restaurants, the theatre, the cinema, and so on. I didn’t see her very often, and therefore didn’t have to put up with her frosty behaviour towards me.

Naturally, everything changed when dad told me he was going to ask Louise to marry him. He’d sat me down to break the news – fortunately – and I’d done my best to act delighted. Luckily, dad hadn’t noticed anything was amiss, and as he’d chatted about ceremonies, honeymoons and Louise moving in, a cold shiver had run up my back. This could not end well.

More info and buy links: http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/published-works/susie-white-and-the-right-hand-man/

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Lucy is a graduate of the University of Derby, where she studied Creative Writing. During her first year, she was dared to write an erotic story - so she did. It went down a storm and she's never looked back. Lucy has had stories published by Cleis Press, Constable and Robinson, House of Erotica, Noble Romance, Ravenous Romance, Summerhouse Publishing, Sweetmeats Press and Xcite Books. She is also the editor of Uniform Behaviour and Seducing the Myth. Find out more at http://www.lucyfelthouse.co.uk. You can also find her on Facebook and Twitter. You can also subscribe to her newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/gMQb9