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1. Introduction October Contest Winner November Contest 2. Author News Book News Interviews & Appearances Contests & Freebies Releases Reviews ROER List 3. Author of the Month: Bella Andre 4. Decadent Delights 5. Enticing Excerpts 6. Contact Info 7. End Notes |
Your darkest desires and deepest dreams are brought to life by the pens of twelve talented authors of erotic fiction. Join them for an exploration of their garden of delights as each month a different author delves into the heart of her fantasies. Together, we cover a number of genres from historical to futuristic, from scary horror to action/adventure, from erotically sensual to pass-the-fire-extinguisher-HOT! As a group, we have written more than 100 novels. Our newsletter is released on the 15th of each month. We'll always have interesting articles, excerpts, and featured author interviews, as well as recipes, reviews, and answers to any of your questions about our books and your favorite characters. Each month we'll have a contest with lots of good things to give away to our newsletter subscribers. by Samantha Winston Congratulations to kool_ktine, who has won the Siren's last drawing and prizes! by Samantha Winston This month, Siren author Bella Andre offers e-books of Shooting Stars and Passionate Hearts plus a 28 piece artist's paint set w/ 18 acrylic paints, 3 paint palette knives, 3 bristle brushes, 9 x 12 canvas board, 9 x 12 stretched canvas & artist wood paint palette for the winner to express her creativity! Don't miss a chance to win these fabulous prizes - and don't miss Bella Andre's other wonderful books, Crown Jewels and Authors In Ecstasy!  
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| 2. AUTHOR NEWS Compiled by Elisa Adams |
| BOOK NEWS |
www.elisaadams.com Elisa is currently working on the last book in the Dark Promises series. Be sure to look out for it sometime next year. The new issue of Elisa's newsletter will be going out soon, with a huge holiday contest and lots of news and excerpts. To sign up, send a blank email to ElisaAdams-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ElisaAdams. http://www.titanialadleyromance.com Titania is pleased to announce she's sold another novel to Ellora's Cave! Me Tarzan, You Jewel is the sequel to Jennie In A Bottle and will release in 2005. Set off the coast of Florida, this paranormal erotic romance will feature old flames stranded on deserted Carnal Island. Genies Luke and Jennie will play magical, mischievous roles in attempting to bring the bitter rivals together again. Titania Ladley would like to announce her very unique December Ellora's Cave release, Moonlite Mirage. Unique how, you ask? Well...in the research. Set in a real Nevada bordello, Moonlite Mirage required up-close, authentic, and personal researching. <G> Titania had the pleasure of being invited by the cathouse owner to prowl this world-famous facility and spy on these clandestine, sexy meetings of fantasy girls negotiating in action. Stay tuned to next month's Siren newsletter (December 15) for further specific brothel details on exactly where, when, and how! And meanwhile, check out Titania's website for a peek at the very sensual Moonlite Mirage book cover. In other news, Titania's thrilled to be one of Millenium Promotion's (http://www.millenniumpromotion.com) newest authors! Watch for announcements to join Titania's upcoming personal newsletter, fun contests, and special promotions managed under this exciting new company. www.laniaames.com Watch for the re-release of "Jingle's Belle", along with the other 2 novellas in the original anthology by Treva Harte and MaryJanice Davidson. Nicely Naughty coming in early December from Loose Id! "Must Be Magic", a new novella, will appear in the St. Patrick's Day anthology Enchanted Rogues from Ellora's Cave sometime in February or early March 2005. It will include stories by Titania Ladley and Lynn LaFleur. The anthology that includes my novella Statuesque has a new cover and a new title! Previously known as Things That Go Bump In The Night II, the title has been changed to Things That Go Bump In The Night 2002, and it has a wonderful new cover! You can check it out at my Siren page or my Statuesque page. |
| INTERVIEWS & APPEARANCES |
http://www.trevaharte.com Check out Treva's interview on Loose Id and publishing at The Romance Studio Blue. http://theromancestudio.com/blue/who1.php |
| CONTESTS & FREEBIES |
http://www.beverlyhavlir.com Thanks for all those who joined Beverly Havlir's "A Night of Seduction" contest. The lucky winner will be announced in her newsletter. Check back soon for info about Beverly's exciting new contest! Join Beverly's chat group for info on latest releases, works in progress, or to just talk and have fun! Send a blank email to bev_havlir_readers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to sign up. You will also receive Beverly's monthly newsletter Sex and the Modern Woman, which comes out on the 15th of every month. Visit her website at www.beverlyhavlir.com. She loves to hear from readers so don't forget to sign the Guestbook! Rachel Bo
http://webpages.charter.net/rachelbo Rachel Bo's November Web Site Contest has already begun! Each lucky entrant will become eligible for the prize drawing to win ONE of the following e-book titles (in .pdf format only): Rated: X-mas Anthology by Rachel Bo, Barbara Karmazin,
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Blood & Soul: Nutcracker by Kate Hill Rituals 1: Shadow Man by Jonathan Wright So visit my web site now for your chance to enter, and GOOD LUCK! Rachel Bo's monthly Newsletter Contest begins again on November 15th! Each entrant will become eligible for the prize drawing to win a free download of ONE of the following e-books (in .pdf format): Guardians: Season Of Sacrifice by Rachel Bo
Maddie Got Run Over By A Reindeer by Dakota Cassidy Rituals 1: Shadow Man by Jonathan Wright So visit the Passion in Print Newsletter now and watch for November's issue for your chance to enter! |
| RELEASES |
Elisa Adams
www.elisaadams.com In Darkness by Elisa Adams, was released earlier this month from Ellora's Cave. This vampire story is not part of the Dark Promises series, but a slightly different take on the vampire legend. Trust is a fragile thing. It's hard to come by, and even harder to get back once it's been shattered. Felicia trusted Jace once, ten years ago when he'd first become her lover. She gave him everything-body, heart and soul-only to have him walk away without a word of goodbye. When he left, she vowed never to let him into her life, or her heart, again. But now he's come back for her and he isn't taking no for an answer. She struggled for years to overcome the pain of his leaving, and a deeper, heart wrenching pain of a loss she had to live through all alone. She's started a new life, one that has no place for commitment, and she wants no part of the man who had ripped her heart out so long ago. But even as her mind tells him no, her body refuses to deny him anything. Jace has spent the past ten years watching Felicia from a distance, protecting her even when she didn't know he was there. The time has come to prove himself worthy of her affections. Their love, their passion had been a once-in-a-lifetime experience, one he's never been able to forget. It killed him to walk away from her, but he did what he had to do to keep her from living the life he has lived for the past hundred years-solitary, transient. He never expected her to seek comfort in the arms of another man. Or that he would have to protect her from the same man-angry and bent on revenge-years later. Rachel Bo
http://webpages.charter.net/rachelbo "Twice Blessed" by Rachel Bo, in the Christmas Anthology Rated X-mas Coming soon to Loose Id! Jenny Dalton's brief, sexy encounter with the Blake brothers on a road trip to California is invigorating, but mostly forgotten seven years later. When an invitation to spend the Christmas holidays on the East coast unexpectedly brings Jenny back into their life, these determined brothers will stop at nothing to persuade this blast from the past to deliver on the sultry promise made seven years before. Jenny may never recover from the 'animal' passion released! Guardians: Season Of Sacrifice by Rachel Bo, A Very Merry Changeling Christmas Toddy. Coming soon to Changeling Press! Grellix and Danni face overwhelming odds when an ancient enemy comes to call! In the thirteenth century, a deadly rivalry was born - vampires and Guardians became eternal enemies. Now, the vamps have a plan, and Grellix is their first target. But underestimating the power of love can be a fatal mistake! www.titanialadleyromance.com Moonlite Mirage, an Ellora's Cave sci-fi erotic romance by Titania Ladley will release in early December. Be sure and check the Book News section of this newsletter to learn the unique research opportunity Titania had in connection with writing this book! Hostage Of My Heart by Titania Ladley: Long-ago escaped felon Liam Wolfrik wants nothing more than to live a quiet, law-abiding, Amish existence. But when the brazen beauty Camey Domingo strolls right into his life and steals his heart, he never expects to be taken into custody...or to fall in love with a bounty hunter set on ruining his life. Now available as a prerelease paperback or ebook from Echelon Press! Also sold at Amazon.com, B&N, or from your local bookstore. And coming soon by Titania Ladley: Me Tarzan, You Jewel from Ellora's Cave, a sequel to Jennie In A Bottle set to release in 2005, and "You've Got Irish Male!" a novella in the St. Patrick's Day 2005 Ellora's Cave anthology releasing in February/March. This anthology will also feature a story by another Siren, Lani Aames. Treva Harte
http://www.trevaharte.com Treva will have three previously released but newly revised and edited releases out this month and early next month. The Deviants, Vols. 1~3 in one volume is available now from Loose-id: In a land where men were men, women were women and both genders lived apart, what is a deviant like Tory to do when she finds a male deviant who is interested in women? "Twelve Nights of Christmas" in Nicely Naughty will be out in time for Christmas. This Christmas anthology also has short stories by Lani Aames and MaryJanice Davidson. Loose-id His Mistress will be released by Changeling Press in early December. |
| REVIEWS |
www.titanialadleyromance.com New review for Jennie In A Bottle by Titania Ladley Available now at Ellora's Cave in ebook or PRINT, or through Amazon.com, B&N.com, or your local bookstore. "Hot, hot, hot!!! As erotic books go this one blazes ahead. It's a racy read with a quirky *in a very good way* storyline… Ms. Ladley has done a great job in showing Luke and Jennie's very engaging relationship. This is a couple you want to end up together. There absolutely LOADS to keep you entertained…really well crafted with alternating bouts of love, laughter and lust. One book not to be missed." —Eileen Collins for In the Library Reviews New reviews for Hostage Of My Heart by Titania Ladley Available now at Echelon Press, Amazon.com, B&N.com or your local bookstore. 4.5 Stars! "Titania Ladley does a wonderful job in setting the atmosphere in this wonderful new romance. Ms. Ladley pulls the reader in with an exciting opening scene and then keeps the reader interested with a unique and captivating plot, memorable characters, and a well-described setting. Put all that together, and then add spicy hot romance and a bit of intrigue, and you've got a keeper!" —BJ Deese for eCataRomance Elisa Adams
www.elisaadams.com New review for In Darkness by Elisa Adams Available now from Ellora's Cave "IN DARKNESS is an awesome story that will hold the readers attention and stay in their memory even after the book is done. Jace is very sensual and controlling and totally determined to get Felicia in his life for good. Felicia is just as determined not to make the same mistake again by believing in Jace and giving him her heart, it's a fight to the finish to see who will give in first. The psycho ex-husband who is determined to make Felicia pay for divorcing him thickens the plot and basically showing the world what a jerk he really is. I loved this story and highly recommend it to readers who love stories full of sensuality and suspense. " 4 Ribbons —Angel Brewer for Romance Junkies New reviews for Dirty Pictures by Elisa Adams Available now from Ellora's Cave "Elisa Adams has outdone herself with DIRTY PICTURES. This has got to be one of the best offerings Ellora's Cave has put forth to date. This reviewer absolutely loved it from word one straight through to the ending. Is it possible that Adams' other books are just as good? …It isn't often that a writer impresses this reviewer as much as Elisa Adams has with DIRTY PICTURES. Her writing style is witty, fun and unique, as witnessed by the unusual prologue and epilogue. The secondary characters are interesting and complement the storyline without overshadowing the main characters. Adams takes readers on a sensual ride as Evan and Lily fight the inevitable…Five stars for Elisa Adams' DIRTY PICTURES. This book was worth the money!" —Tammy for Love Romances webpages.charter.net/rachelbo Ringing In The Season, one of the 12 Quickies of Christmas stories from Ellora's Cave, is a Romantic Times Magazine TOP PICK for December 2004! Romantic Times Magazine TOP PICK! 4 ½ Stars! www.jenniferdunne.com Reviews for "Harvest Magic" by Jennifer Dunne, in the anthology Hot Spell Available from Ellora's Cave ISBN1-84360-920-7 4 ½ Stars! "The anthology HOT SPELL is very aptly named. Each of these stories will put you under its spell while producing enough heat to melt ice. This one is well worth your time. The final story is Jennifer Dunne's "Harvest Magic." Allison "Ally" Nichols puts her life on hold to help her sister. Her brother-in-law died leaving her shell shocked and unable to fully function. When her niece's school is threatened with financial problems, she volunteers to make a corn maze as a fund raiser. Matt Cantrell is the local expert on corn mazes and is drafted to help her. Sparks ignite when the two come together. But can he handle her magical abilities? Magic and passion combine with learning and love to produce some outstanding tales. Ally and Matt need to learn about believing in each other. All in all, these three wonderful stories will stay with you for awhile. They indeed do show that love conquers all. I am filing them somewhere special so I can return and visit with them again." —Elise Lynn for eCataRomance Reviews www.laniaames.com Reviews for Gillian’s Island Available Now from Amber Quill Press "Ms. Aames pens an erotic novella that is whimsical, adventurous and sexy. GILLIAN’S ISLAND is a tropical treat. Join two couples on their quest for treasure, romance, and happily ever after. ... The role-playing between Brandt and Gillian adds an unexpected bit of spice to the beginning of the story, warming the reader up and getting them interested. The incorporation of two couples into the story makes for twice the heat..." Reviews for Moonstoned Available Now from Amber Quill Press 5 Blue Ribbons! "MOONSTONED is a great werewolf novel that will hold your interest until the very end. ... This couple is dynamite both in and out of bed. The sex is very hot and animalistic and the tension is thick between this awesome duo." |
| ROER List |
Many of the Sirens will be on the Readers Of Erotic Romance List on Tuesday, November 23! If you're not already subscribed, please do so for a chance to chat on list with your favorite Sirens! There will be excerpts, contests, and more! Please join us! |
| 3. AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Bella Andre Interview by J.C. Wilder |
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J.C. WILDER: Your bio mentions that you were a rock star at one point? Is your identity a secret? BELLA ANDRE: Once a rock star, always a rock star, right? I am planning on doing a book tour to promote my next novel and at that time I will "unveil" myself. ;-) (I'm afraid I'm making myself sound much more mysterious than I actually am...) But although I've been taking some time off from music to write books the past year, I'm sure that the music bug will take hold again in the near future, just like it always has. JC: How different is the world of music and writing? BELLA: Completely different in some ways, identical in others! Writing books is such a sit-in-a-room-by-myself kind of thing, whereas with my music I was playing shows nearly every day of the year--really playing off the audience members every night. But with books and music, I'm trying to get a reaction out of my audience. It's just with the music, I can see what they're feeling right away. Sometimes it's so amazing, you're practically in tears on stage because there's so much love coming at you. Other nights, it's what I call "golf clap syndrome" where the audience couldn't look more bored if they tried. It's a blessing and a curse that with books, I don't know how my readers are reacting--unless they send me an email, of course! (Psst---Send me emails! It'll make my whole day!) JC: What is your typical day like? BELLA: Ahh...if only I had a typical day. No matter how I try to be regimented and orderly in the way I live my life, it just never seems to happen. ;-) I just had a baby (he's 3 months old and so cute!) so all morning revolves around him. Feeding him, changing him, going for walks, having coffee with the other new moms, trying to make him laugh. Okay, so I spend most of my time lately trying to make him laugh. It's just so damn worthwhile! Then my nanny comes at 1pm four days a week and that's when I sit down at my desk and write. Or, as I'm doing right now, do interviews or answer emails or talk to my critique partners. Basically, everything but writing. Oops.... At 5pm I grab my baby and give him a hundred kisses because I've missed him horribly for the past four hours when I was supposed to be writing. ;-) And then my husband and son and I head into town and maybe get a coffee or dinner or sit in front of the fire and, yup, you guessed it, we try to make the baby laugh! ;-) JC: When did you begin writing and why? BELLA: I've always written songs. I remember writing one when I was five about elephants. ;-) But even though my father has written a bazillion books, I never thought I'd write books. And then five years ago I wrote a couple of non-fiction books on the music industry. And got them published, which was fun! But still, I never thought I'd write fiction. I'd sit in my local writer's group and say things like, "I don't get how you guys write fiction. Weird." And then one day when I was doing Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way", two characters started talking in my head. So I wrote down their conversation in morning pages. Before I knew it, I was writing fiction. I didn't have a clue until I joined RWA, but it was a very exciting start nonetheless. That was a couple of years ago. At the end of my first year I sold Authors In Ecstasy to EC. Since then I've written an anthology story in PASSIONATE HEARTS, CROWN JEWELS and the SHOOTING STARS quickie. My newest erotic romance, currently titled MINE, ALL MINE, will be released from Pocket Books, probably in Spring 2006. Hooray! JC: Tell us something the readers would be surprised to know about you! BELLA: Why is this such a hard question? Umm...I got a degree in Econ from Stanford. Umm...I play tennis? Oh no, those are lame...Okay, I've got one--I gave my son a "romance hero" name--Hunter! ;-) Oh and I'm a Feng Shui consultant too! JC: Is there anything else you'd like to share? BELLA: Check out my web site at www.BellaAndre.com for more info about me and my books! And if anyone wants to pop me an email at writetobella@yahoo.com. I'd love to hear from you! |
| 4. DECADENT DELIGHTS by Rachel Bo |
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It’s time to give thanks, and one of the things we should be thankful for is the ability to keep the passion in our relationships! Thanksgiving brings to mind the cornucopia, and here’s a little something to wrap around your man’s ‘horn of plenty’! RACHEL’S GINGERBREAD ‘LOGS’
3/4 cups honey
1 3/4 cups sugar 1/4 cup margarine 1/3 cup lemon juice 1 beaten eggs 1 beaten egg yolk 6 cups all purpose flour 4 tbspns. baking powder 1 tspn. ground ginger 1 tspn. ground cinnamon 1 tspn. ground cloves 1/2 tspn. ground nutmeg 1/2 tspn. salt Several large wooden dowels that are at least 1-1/2 inches in diameter (can purchase at any craft store) 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour the wooden dowels and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Spreading a little love on your partner’s ‘log’ will be well-received, also!) 2. In medium saucepan, mix honey, sugar, and margarine. Remove from heat. (Hint: You might want to keep a little of this mixture to the side – it is VERY tasty nibble from your nipples or from your man’s balls, after it’s cooled, of course!) 3. Add lemon juice, egg, and yolk to mixture. 4. Stir the baking powder, spices, and salt into * 1 CUP * of the flour. Add this to the honey mixture slowly, blending well. Stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can with a wooden spoon. Remove from pan and knead any remaining flour into the dough until it forms a smooth ball. **NOTE: This is one place your spouse can really help. My hubby really enjoys kneading the dough, while *I* knead HIS ball(s)! 5. Roll dough out on a floured surface to a 1/4–inch thickness. Cut several 2-inch by 4-inch strips from the dough and drape over the top of each dowel. 6. Bake for 20 minutes or until browned. Cool for 15 mins., then VERY CAREFULLY remove from the dowels and place on a cooling rack or plate to finish cooling. 7. When cool, place a gingerbread sheath over your partner’s ‘log’ (his penis, just in case there’s anyone not catching my drift – LOL!) and use your favorite decorator’s icing to make your very own enticing Gingerbread House. Like Hansel and Gretel, you won’t be able to resist this sweet treat, and your partner will be aching to put his ‘bread’ in your ‘oven’! LADIES: For a woman with a sweet tooth, hard candy can be even better than chocolate – when used in the right way! REQUIREMENTS: One bag of hard candy in assorted flavors. One damp washcloth. One blindfold. INSTRUCTIONS: Give your man the bag of hard candy and the washcloth. Cover your eyes with the blindfold. Explain to him that he has to suck on a hard candy to get it wet, then rub it on his penis. You will then lick the sugary substance off and guess what flavor it was. If you guess CORRECTLY five times before reaching 10, then YOU get to do whatever you want to HIM tonight. If you guess INCORRECTLY five times before reaching 10, HE’s in control of the remainder of the night’s pleasures!
GENTLEMEN: Bubbles aren’t just for baths anymore! REQUIREMENTS: The ‘gold’ variety (medicinal ingredients removed) of the most popular brand of selzer tablet. A glass of water. INSTRUCTIONS: Have your partner get naked and lie on her back with her legs bent and slightly spread. Break one of the tablets in half. Place the rounded edge of the tablet just inside your woman’s vaginal lips. Take a sip of water, but don’t swallow! Press your mouth to the area containing the tablet and let the water trickle between her lips, activating the tablet. Continue sipping and pleasuring orally, replacing the tablet as necessary, until she begs for RELIEF! |
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http://www.jenniferdunne.com "South Beach Submissive" in the anthology R.S.V.P.
©Jennifer Dunne Coming November 2004 from Ellora's Cave Alexandra Davidovitch finagles an invitation to an exclusive BDSM party, but doesn't let on that she's really club reviewer Sassy D, on assignment to get the goods on how the South Beach elite party in private. Then she meets fashion photographer Michael Jackman, a drop-dead gorgeous dominant who makes her forget everything but the way she feels under his control. She'd do anything and everything for her new master...except tell him who she is. Because the only way out of exposing him in the pages of her paper is to expose herself, and either way, one of their careers will be over. Michael pulled the second chair next to hers and sat down, placing the glass and the plate of bondage berries* on the table before them. His gaze skimmed her body, before returning to her face, and he smiled at her. "You’re flushed, Alexandra." "I’ve been doing what you told me to." "Very good." He picked up one of the berries and held it to her lips. She opened her mouth, and Michael teased her lower lip with the chocolate-coated berry. He rubbed it back and forth across her lip, sliding it in and out of her mouth in tantalizing mimicry of the joining she still ached for. He paused, the berry pressing lightly against her lip, the sweet taste of melting chocolate awakening her tongue. "Did you like following my instructions?" Michael asked. Sassy nodded. Closing her lips around the berry, she watched his reaction as she sucked lightly, pulling it from his loose grasp. His eyes darkened, his breathing deepening as he reclaimed the stem of the berry. "Bite," he ordered. Obediently, she closed her teeth on the berry with a sharp snap. Michael’s quick inrush of breath echoed her. He reached for another berry, and held it just out of her reach. "What else would you like?" "You. Inside me. Between my legs, between my lips, everywhere." "Show me." He held out the berry, and Sassy loved it with her mouth. She licked the smooth chocolate coating, running her tongue around the base of the strawberry, and flicking the cleft at the bottom. She heard Michael’s sharp intake of breath, and teased the cleft again, tickling it with her tongue, as if she really was probing the slit of his cock. "Oh, that’s good," he whispered. "What else?" Sassy kissed the melting chocolate of the berry, then slid it into her mouth. Working her lips around the stem, she brushed his fingers. Then she started licking and sucking the berry in earnest, the sweet chocolate even sweeter as she imagined it was his cock filling her mouth. Reluctantly, she let the now wet and glistening red strawberry slide over her lips. Playfully, she bit off the very tip of the chocolate-free berry. Michael groaned softly. "Wait here. I’m going to see when the bedroom’s free." ________________________________ * Bondage berries are strawberries dipped in white and dark chocolate so that it looks like they're dressed in little PVC bondagewear outfits and wearing collars. Kind of like the tuxedo-clad strawberries popular at wedding receptions and New Year's Eve parties. www.elisaadams.com "I want…" Her voice trailed off as the maddening caresses grew stronger, more insistent. "I want you. I need you. Not this…not these games. The real you, and nothing else. Where are you?" I'm everywhere. Fingers lightly pinched her peaked nipples, rolling them until she arched her back, thrusting her breasts higher into his touch. Something warm and wet trailed lower and lower down her abdomen, finally settling between her thighs. Lips kissed every inch of her body as the tongue invaded her cunt, stroking in a long, languorous rhythm that had her panting and crying out his name. He was right. He was everywhere, all at once. She might die from the sheer pleasure of what felt like a thousand hands, a thousand tongues. She hadn't a clue how he did it, but at the moment, she was too far gone to question anything. His tongue delved deeper inside her with a hard, short thrust that lifted her hips off the bed. At the same time, a finger pressed down on her clit, circling the nub of nerves with maddening slowness. More phantom mouths closed over her nipples, wrapping them in moist warmth, as even more lips settled against the sensitive skin of her neck. A moan stuck in her throat. It was all so much, too much to take. Too many sensations. Her mind threatened to shut down, getting closer and closer to the melting point the more he touched her. She dangled on the precipice of climax, seconds away from tumbling over, when the light on her nightstand snapped on and all the touching and caressing stopped. Every nerve she possessed screamed in protest. She cried out and reached for him, grasping nothing but air. "Jace!" Do you want me, love? "Do you need me?" "You know I do." Her gaze darted around the room, trying to catch some sign of him, but still he remained stubbornly unseen. "Please, Jace. I'll die if I don't get you inside me. Now." His deep chuckle once again filled the room, but this time, his voice held a strained, husky edge. "I highly doubt it. Look at me, love." And then he stepped from the shadowy corner of the room and walked over to the bed, standing over her in all his naked glory. His erect cock stood straight out from his body, a drop of fluid glistening at the tip. Her tongue darted out to wet her lips, wanting to lick the pre-cum from his skin, to taste the salty, familiar flavor of him. She glanced up just in time to see his eyes darken. "Do you see how much I want you, love?" She tried to smile, but her muscles were wound too tight. Instead, she reached out a hand to him. "Yes. I see. Please, come here." "I intend to have you, Felicia. You won't tell me no." This time, a small smile did flit across her lips. His words were strong, tough, but she understood the meaning behind them. He was scared she'd turn him away as she had earlier in the bar. Afraid she'd tell him to leave. But she had no intentions of kicking him out. Not until they did something to appease the ache that had settled into her pussy the second she'd heard him speak into her mind. "I have no plans to tell you no." Though she might regret it in the morning when, inevitably, she woke up alone. He wouldn't stay. Couldn't, due to the sunrise. Her heart clenched at the thought, but she brushed her emotions aside. Tonight wasn't about feelings, or love, or even attachment. It was about sex. Great sex-something she'd had far too little of since he'd walked out of her life. He'd come to her, offered her a way to stop the ache inside, even if it was just for a little while. She'd be a fool to turn down an aroused man who promised a night like one she hadn't had in way too long to remember. He stepped closer, close enough that she could reach out and touch him. Without thinking, she leaned forward and licked the drop of silky fluid from the engorged purple head of his cock. Her eyelids slid closed and she moaned with the familiar taste. She'd missed him in so many ways. She opened her mouth to draw him inside, but he shook his head. "Not now. I have other plans for you tonight." She snapped her eyes open and frowned at him. "Plans? What kind of plans?" "You'll see." Without warning, he pulled her out of bed and walked her across the room. Her legs shook with her arousal, threatening to give out. What did he have in mind? An anxious shudder ran down the length of her spine. She stumbled, but he held her up as he hurried her along. He stopped her in front of the window, lifting the shade and placing one of her hands on either side of the window frame at shoulder level. "What are you doing?" A chill sliced through her as she looked down on the dark street below. Her neighborhood wasn't a busy one, but they still had a slight chance of someone driving by, even at this time of night. And she had her fair share of nosy neighbors. Neighbors she wouldn't be able to face again should any of them catch a glimpse of her now. "Anyone could see us here." He pressed a kiss to her shoulder and she felt his smile against her skin. "I know." Guardians: Season Of Sacrifice
Coming in time for Christmas - A Very Merry Changeling Christmas Toddy: Danni’s captor marched her out the door and around the building, back into the alley. He stopped abruptly, pulling her back against him. He had a hard-on, pressing roughly into the small of her back. Danni wanted to struggle, but she could feel the inhuman strength in his grip, and sensed that he could snap her neck easily. A hot tongue flickered over the skin just beneath her ear. The man groaned. “Yesss,” he hissed. “Just a small taste. Peter will never know.” Danni felt something hard press against her neck. Heard a rush of wind, and then she was falling, thrown aside by her attacker as he turned to face the Guardian. Grellix’s kick snapped the man’s head back. The blow would have killed any human. This man simply rolled his head after the initial impact, like one stretching taut muscles, bone cracking audibly as he moved. Grellix dropped to the ground, landing heavily in front of him, his powerful legs tensed for another attack. With an inarticulate hiss, the creature turned and...Danni couldn’t say exactly how he moved. One moment he was standing in front of her, the next he had melted down the alleyway, becoming one with the shadows as he disappeared into the night. Grellix knelt beside her. Danni wrapped her arms around his neck and clung to him as he lifted her and launched himself into the air with one surge of his powerful wings. * * *
Danni sat, nursing a huge mug of hot chocolate as she watched Grellix pace the length of their small cabin by the lake. The cabin was their home away from home. The place they came to play, when things were quiet in the city and Grellix was able to spend an entire night with her.
They weren’t playing tonight. “Something is happening,” Grellix rumbled. “The soul-eaters are becoming bold.” “Soul-eaters? What are they, some kind of demon?” Danni shivered at the thought. Grellix had fought a demon once, and come home with his flesh a mass of gaping rents where the beast’s claws had snagged him, though in the end he had been victorious. It was one of the few times Danni regretted their Bonding, for their Bonding was the only reason Grellix was now flesh at night, and the demon’s claws would never have been able to damage the obsidian gargoyle he’d been before. But thankfully, Healing was another of the gods’ gifts, and he’d been fine by the next evening. “No.” Grellix was still pacing, his wings half-furled, his face a mask of concentration. “They are...you call them ‘vampires’.” "Twice Blessed" In the Christmas anthology Rated: X-mas
Coming in late November to Loose Id Three hours later, standing in a corner of her uncle’s crowded living room, choking on smoke and perfume, she was having second thoughts. She had remembered hating these things, but over the years, her mind had glossed over exactly how out of place she had felt among her family’s friends and relatives. Despite her upbringing, Jenny considered herself a simple girl, with simple tastes. She’d never been into the party rounds, the plastic surgery, the smoking. After the initial introductions, she’d found herself without anything to say to these people, hiding out in a secluded corner, as she had when she was young. And it didn’t help that she kept sensing that she was being watched. Several times, she’d had such an intense feeling of being observed that she’d almost felt like she was being stalked. But when she scanned the room, there were no sudden turns of the head, no whispered conversations. Jenny decided it was probably just nerves. Maybe a little fresh air would help – the room was stifling. Jenny edged her way through the crowd to the French doors that let out onto the garden. They were partially opened, to help alleviate the heat created by the crush of people, so she slipped out onto the flagstone patio. It was a clear, cold night. Moonlight bathed the garden with opal radiance, and Jenny found herself drawn to the fountain. Stepping carefully down the steps, she walked over and stared at her reflection in the shimmering waters. “Beautiful, isn’t she?” Jenny whirled as the voice spoke behind her. “What?” “I said , you’re beautiful.” Jenny stared into the piercing blue eyes of a man who appeared to be close to her own age. His hair was a little long – sandy brown, tousled curls framing a deeply tanned face and a killer smile. He looked vaguely familiar. Jenny frowned. “Do I know you?” His grin widened. “Yes.” His eyes flickered toward something behind her. “You once promised to marry me.” Jenny laughed. “Oh, that’s a good one. But I know that’s not true, because I’ve never been proposed to.” “Oh, but you have.” Another voice spoke from behind her, and Jenny whirled again, losing her balance in the process. A strong, brown hand reached out to steady her, and then she was looking into an identical pair of bright blue eyes. “But. You’re.” Jenny turned, staring from one man to the other, virtual mirror images of each other. A forgotten memory began to stir, but a distracting heat invaded her arm where their flesh met, making it hard for her to concentrate. Where had she seen twins like this before? The man holding her arm leaned toward her. “Run,” he whispered. Jenny pulled her arm from his grasp and backed away. What on earth were they doing? Somehow, they were between her and the house now. “W-What did you say?” They both looked at her with eyes that were no longer bright and laughing, but dark and full of desire. “He said, run.” Some primal instinct made her move just as they reached for her. Jenny’s heart raced as she stumbled past the fountain. She looked back, and they were coming. Slowly, but moving with a sleek power and animal grace that sent her heart leaping into her throat. Jenny kicked off her heels and raced down the path. Treva Harte
www.trevaharte.com The Deviants, Vols. 1-3
Coming in November from Loose Id Captain Aric, the hottie in the sunglasses, was definitely looking at her now. "I haven't seen her before. Does she know what to do?" he asked. "Forgive me. Captain, this is Tory. She's a trainee. Tory has been instructed in everything she needs to know," Amma said. No she hasn't. Liar, liar, pants on fire. Tory had a feeling if she did know, she might run screaming from the building. What she'd expected from a sperm bank, Tory wasn't sure, but the whole thing was just too weird. "Actually, Amma, she hasn't," Faye spoke up. "She couldn't have been taught the proper procedure for reluctant donors." Amma shot Faye a reproving glance and then smoothed her own face out. "You're right. But we can defer that part of the training until sometime when it's necessary for Tory to learn the procedure. I'm sure none of the captain's men require-" "Tory isn't a certified sperm worker without that part of the training," Faye cut in, smoothly. "She can't really work with us otherwise." "Gentlemen, you may retire to the deposit rooms," Aric said. The words sounded like a request, but Tory knew an order when she heard it. The men did too. They each walked off to the tiny cubicle-like rooms. Tory couldn't imagine a place less likely to produce sperm from a guy. But then, maybe Androvians went for the barren decor. She had a feeling Earth guys expected some magazines, a few films, a lot of praise for their efforts. As if their job was as difficult as giving birth. The captain stayed in the hall. Thank God he wasn't one of the donors. Tory really wasn't sure how she would manage to pick up that deposit bottle. "There you are, ladies." He nodded his head, just a trifle. "Everything should be taken care of shortly." "Oh, Captain! Just a moment. Could you help us out here a little more?" Faye sounded sweet. Maybe a little too sweet. Why wasn't she shrinking away from the big, bad male? "Yes?" "Since you are in charge of sperm donors today, couldn't you volunteer to complete Tory's training?" Faye gestured to Tory. Tory saw the brave captain go pale. Amma made a strange noise. Oh oh. Whatever was going to happen next wasn't going to be pretty. "Of-of course." He didn't sound very sure of himself suddenly. "I can't imagine anyone else volunteering for this." "Then I'll just get the examining room ready. It won't take a moment." Faye smiled and disappeared. "Really, Tory, you don't have to-" Amma told her. "Have to what?" Tory tried not to sound as desperate as everyone else looked. "There are certain accepted procedures we use for reluctant males." Amma began talking a little faster than usual. "A sperm bank helper is trained to assist in collecting sperm…" Stripping for the donor? No, that wouldn't work on this planet. If she was doing the stripping it might not even work on Earth. A hand job? What? "All ready!" Faye called from the door. Everyone in the hall stepped forward at the same time. Faye handed the captain a hospital gown. Faye smiled again and handed Tory some surgical gloves. Tory took Faye's offering, stared at them and gulped. She knew she wasn't going to like this. "I'll get ready." Aric sounded stoic and brave as he stepped into the examining room. Sort of like someone regretting he had but one life to give for his country. "What am I supposed to do?" Tory hissed once he was gone. "Don't worry, dear. I'll explain step by step. Just remember this is one reason we get paid so well. The procedure will be over quicker than you would imagine," Amma said. "Sometimes it takes longer," Faye commented. "Faye, I can take over. You may leave now." Amma's tone sharpened. "The fewer the witnesses, the easier things go." Faye smiled, far too sweetly. Tory was really beginning to dislike that smile. "Don't forget the special gel," Faye murmured as she glided away. Tory almost dropped the gel when she saw what waited for her. Captain Aric had a hell of a nice naked tush. There he was legs apart, knees slightly bent, leaning over the examining table, showing off his buns of steel. "Steady, Tory. Perfect position, Captain," Amma said. Oh, yeah! Perfect. "Tory, put on the gloves and grease up your fingers." Oh. My. God. Beverly Havlir
http://www.beverlyhavlir.com Taming Alex
Available Now from Ellora's Cave She just grinned and took his glass, placing it on a nearby table along with hers. To his surprise, she pulled him out to the dance floor and went smoothly into his arms. After a moment's hesitation, he pulled her closer and gripped her hips as she swayed sinuously to the slow, jazzy music. It felt good to hold her. The soft brush of her body against his only whetted his appetite. Soon he was steeped in her scent and lost in the feel of her voluptuous curves. He boldly slid a hand over her rounded buttocks. No panty line. What the hell did she have on underneath? Somehow they ended up in a secluded corner, hidden by a couple of huge potted plants. A soft hand came up to touch his face. "Kiss me." He held her steady when she shifted closer to him. Unbelievable. In the middle of his mother's party, in a crowded ballroom, he was sporting a raging hard-on. What's worse, the little minx knew it. Her sexy pouting smile told him so. "You're asking for trouble." None too gently, he put her from him and headed for the French doors. Once outside, he pulled air into his parched lungs. Seeking solitude, he stalked around the length of the swimming pool to a shadowed corner of the backyard. He jammed his hands deep into his pockets and surveyed the pale reflection of the moonlight on the tranquil water. The cool evening quickly enveloped him in its embrace. The heady smell of late-blooming flowers was redolent in the thick night air. Perfect for seduction. If he was a superstitious man, he would think nature was conspiring to aid in his downfall. A great shuddering breath squeezed from his lungs. He'd wanted Alex for years—but she was untouchable, forbidden. It was an implicit rule—don't sleep with your little sister's best friend. Tonight was different. Tonight he was feeling none of the usual reticence. Tonight he wanted to take. He was on the verge of falling headlong into her willing arms. I'm sick of walking around with a fucking hard-on. "Are you afraid that once you kiss me you won't be able to stop?" Alex's soft voice floated into the silence, heavy with challenge. He'd been so lost in thought he hadn't even heard her approach. He slowly turned to face her. "You're playing with fire." She brushed against him, igniting the flames. "Play with me, Ethan. Let's burn together." She took his hand and placed it on her breast. He cursed softly. He was no more able to stop himself from curving around the plump mound, than from brushing the turgid tip that pushed insistently against her silk dress. "Go, Alex." She lifted her chin. "Why won't you admit you want me, too?" "Take my advice. Leave me," he repeated in a strangled voice. She stepped closer, trapping his hand between them. "You're a fraud, Ethan. How many times have I caught you looking at me when you thought I didn't notice? Just tonight you couldn't take your eyes off me." He clenched his jaw tight and didn't answer. Alex reached up and gave him an openmouthed kiss. He held himself rigid, but could only do it for a few seconds before he allowed his lips to soften against hers. The kiss was slow and full of heat. With her tongue, she skillfully drew him into an erotic dueling game that knocked him off his feet. He was dazed when it ended. Her sweet breath fanned gently against his lips. "It's only fair to warn you. I don't give up easily." She turned and sashayed the few feet to the pool house. He followed her with his gaze as she opened the door and quietly shut it behind her. Moments later, lights came on in the bungalow and cast distorted shadows on the swimming pool. His fists clenched. He couldn't go on like this much longer. He needed to take care of this simmering attraction between them. Simmering? It was a fucking furnace, ready to explode. She was one hell of a package, sexy as all get out and not afraid to show it. His eyes locked on the closed door. What am I going to do with you, Alex? But deep down inside, he was afraid it was a foregone conclusion. He was a goner, ready to succumb and lose himself in her delicious body. He froze as the door opened once again. The evening temperature instantly rose several degrees as she appeared on the threshold. One shapely leg was propped up on an antique chair. Ensnared, knowing he shouldn't, but unable to stop himself, he watched eagerly as she rolled down her thigh-high stocking. He greedily devoured every inch of skin she revealed. The other stocking followed the first. He drew in a shaky breath. Any minute now, somebody was going to come out of the French doors and witness her little striptease. The words he was about to say stuck in his throat when she lowered her dress and pushed it down her hips. His tongue wedged to the roof of his mouth and he couldn't look away as she shimmied seductively out of it. |
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