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Saturday, 20 September 2014

#SexySnippets

This week I'm sharing a snippet from my current wip. It's a m/m shifter story which is slowly turning into a ménage...



All the chatter and background noise faded until the only sound Reuben could hear was the thumping of his heart. The tightening in his balls was there even before Ed took him by the hand and pulled him towards the far side of the room.

Reuben swallowed hard. He knew what was coming, and God help him, he couldn't resist. Despite his best efforts trouble had definitely found him. In the form of a sexy Irish fox.



Don't forget to check out the rest of the #SexySnippets over at The Nuthouse Scribblers blog!



Thursday, 18 September 2014

Irresistible - #FlasherFictionFriday

Every week, an amazing group of writers get inspired by a picture. Each has 100 words, no more, no less, to come up with their version which they do so well. Please click  here to find the others and show them some love by reading. As always comments are much appreciated.




Irresistible

"Sorry," Mark muttered and backed away as he discovered the shower already occupied. But he was still a man, he couldn't help but stare at those delectable curves visible behind the misted glass.

Unable to resist, he stripped off and jumped in to join his water nymph. Instead of protesting, Nicola gave him a knowing smile and handed him the shower gel. It made him wonder if she hadn't purposely left the door unlocked. 

After twenty years together it was easy to take his wife for granted. Every so often it was good to be reminded how lucky he was.

Monday, 15 September 2014

In A Different Light - #TantalizingTuesdays


Every Tuesday a bunch of talented writers choose a picture that inspires them to write a 200 word teaser. Check them out here.



In A Different Light

The sound of splashing water woke Penny from her poolside slumber. Not that she was complaining once she saw the source of her wake up call. Tiago glided effortlessly through the water, the ripple of his muscles as fluid as the small waves he created with every stroke. He made his way over to the side of the pool, looking deliciously cool whilst she was baking in the summer sun. "Care to join me?"

"I'm fine here." Swimming meant she would have to shed her clothes and reveal a less than toned stomach. It was fine under the covers, but not here in broad daylight where every defect could be seen in glorious technicolour.

Water sluiced down Tiago's beautiful naked form as he hoisted himself out over the edge of the pool. "Come with me." The words, so innocent in other circumstances, held so much more meaning now his burgeoning erection was in view.

A bolt of excitement shot through Penny, bypassing her fears about her body being ten years younger than his. She didn't complain as he untied her sarong . Suddenly she couldn't wait to jump in the pool. As soon as she'd worked up a sweat first… 

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

#MWTease - Pyramid of Passion


A new release, and a new tease :) Pyramid of Passion tells of downtrodden Rosie and her escape to an exciting new life in Ancient Egypt via a mystical pendant...

   Rosie stood in awe as she was transported into a scene reminiscent of a lavish Hollywood production. With her path lit by a burning torch mounted on the wall, she could see the compact gallery had expanded, its neutral décor now a vibrant yellow adorned with colorful painted frescoes. A large bed filled the floor space, its wooden posts carved into what looked like animal paws. Like poor Alice down the rabbit hole, Rosie grew curiouser and curiouser and stepped forward to investigate.
   A dark figure rose from the depths of the bed and sent her scrabbling backward onto a wooden chest. She landed atop it with a thud.
   “I’m so sorry to intrude. I don’t know how on earth I ended up here.” Wherever here may be. Have I sleepwalked mid-shift? Am I dreaming?
   One way or another, weeks of sleep deprivation must have taken their toll. How else could she explain her appearance in someone else’s bedroom with no knowledge of how she’d got there? Unless the combination of cleaning chemicals she’d used had created some sort of hallucination. She could have mistaken their smell for the heady incense that filled her nostrils and gave her that woozy effect she got after a few glasses of wine.
   The occupant’s hulking silhouette left her in no doubt about his gender. Especially when he leaped from the bed, naked. Oh my! Rosie didn’t know where to look. So she started from the shaved head and worked her way down.
   Dark eyes, black kohl lined in the Egyptian fashion Rosie recognized from history books stared back at her. She followed the muscular trunk of his long body, as smooth as his head, down to the impressive cock swinging freely between strong thighs. Out of politeness, she averted her eyes, then to make sure she hadn’t exaggerated, took a second look.
   Common sense screamed at her to get out after finding herself alone with a naked stranger. But she remained seated, frozen to the spot. The vision before her too surreal to fear.
   The living statue of masculinity knelt at her feet, with an arm across his chest and his head bowed. “Goddess Anuke, you honor me with your presence,” he said.
   He sounded so sincere but Rosie fought a bubbling laugh. Dressed in her navy uniform, she didn’t see how anyone could mistake her for a goddess. “Sir, I think you’ve mistaken me for someone else.”
    “My queen, mere moments have passed since I beseeched you for guidance on our forthcoming battle with the Hittites and traveling on the light of Ra you have appeared in my chamber.” Confusion shined in his almond-shaped eyes.
   She stood up. Bless. She’d apparently stumbled into a mental hospital. A small sigh escaped her lips at the waste of such prime beefcake. “I am not a goddess or a queen. I’m just plain old Rosie Carter.”
   The ‘patient’ rose to his feet and gave her an up-close and personal view of his anatomy. She found his appendage strangely hypnotic. With only experience of her now ex-husband as a lover, she could see exactly how much she had missed out on.
   “Hmm. Your strange attire would indeed appear ineffective armor for the goddess of war. If you are not the goddess herself and she has not sent you, then perhaps Qadesh? Such a gift from the goddess of sexual pleasure would surely increase a mortal’s prowess on the battlefield tenfold.” He drew a thick fingertip from the hollow of her throat to the zipper on her smock.
Rosie had gone from goddess to sex toy in one fell swoop.


Pyramid of Passion is available now for early download at Totally Bound, and goes on general release on 12th September. 
Buy Links:  Totally Bound, Amazon, All Romance




Rosie Carter can’t decide—should she act on her feelings for her real-life co-worker or lose herself in the fantasy of her Ancient Egyptian lover?
Rosie Carter’s cleaning job at the museum is far from boring. She starts her night shift by finding the security guard, Nick, screwing a redhead in the office. Running from her attraction to him, she distracts herself with the newly acquired Ancient Egyptian exhibit.
   The Gold of Valor catches her eye—a pendant bestowed on the Pharaoh’s soldier, Edifu. Its mystical powers transport her into the bedroom of the man himself, who thinks she’s a gift from the gods and worships her with his mouth, his tongue…
   When Rosie wakes up back home she thinks it’s all been an incredibly erotic dream. Until it happens again. She rediscovers the joy of sex and a newfound confidence with her hunky warrior, but she’s caught between her fantasy life and reality. When co-worker Nick starts to show his true feelings toward her, Rosie has to decide what it is she really wants.

Make sure you check out the rest of the teases!


Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Closing Time - #TantalizingTuesdays



Every Tuesday a bunch of talented writers choose a picture that inspires them to write a 200 word teaser. Check them out here.





Closing Time
Kyle waved off the last of the customers before locking the restaurant doors for the night. "I thought they would never leave."


"I think those girls were enjoying your company a little too much." Linzi stopped counting the evening's takings long enough to scold him.

"What can I say, I'm in demand." He grinned, knowing exactly how to push her buttons.

"Hmm. Just remember you're here to work, not play." As the cash register slammed shut, Kyle winced, imagining his balls trapped in there if he ever crossed that line.

"My, my, you sound…jealous." There was no need, it was a well-known fact he only had eyes for one woman at work.

"Ignore me. I'm just tired and cranky." And obviously in some pain from being on her feet all night, given the way she was rubbing her lower back.

"In that case, you need to de-stress." With totally selfless intent, he took her by the hand and led her over to the bar.

"Kyle, I really don't feel like drinking," she protested as he pushed her toward the counter.

He slid his hand under her dress and whipped her panties down her legs. "Who said anything about a drink?"




Sunday, 7 September 2014

Spice up your Monday morning with Doris O'Connor



Thanks so much for having me on your blog today. J

What do you do on an island of sexual abandonment? That is the question Astrid asks herself as she speeds toward the shoreline. Having been bullied and cajoled into accepting the all expenses paid trip of a life time—you can’t really turn down a birthday present like that—Astrid is ill prepared for her encounter with the enigmatic Prince Rashid.

She never reacts to complete strangers like that. There must be something in the water, or maybe this newly emerging submissive side of hers is who she truly is?

I had great fun in writing this story, and I hope readers will like it too. Previously published as Awakening, this has been completely revised and is considerably longer than the original version. I knew there was more to Astrid and Rashid’s story and this is it. And it’s the start of a new series, called services to sisterhood, where fantasy fulfilment is the aim.

Sometimes you don’t know what has been missing from your life until you’re shown who you truly are…



Blurb:

Services to Sisterhood, 1                                  

Loosen up and awake your inner Sex Goddess...call it services to sisterhood.

The mere thought of an all-expenses paid trip to a tropical island of sexual abandonment makes straight-laced school teacher Astrid break out in a heat rash. What fantasy is she supposed to live out, exactly? You kinda need to have them to re-enact them, right? However, she can’t really turn down a birthday present, even if her outrageous best friend would let her.

Everything changes when she wakes up in her very own Arabian Fantasy. Prince Rashid expects her complete obedience, and Astrid can’t help but respond to the demands of the enigmatic Sheikh. Maybe it’s just the ambiance of this place but Astrid finds new strength in her submission, and the sex is out of this world.

What happens, however, when reality beckons? Can she hold onto the fantasy?


Be Warned: BDSM, f/f interaction, anal play, rimming, spanking

                             

Buy links:


Amazon  Amazon UK   




Excerpt:

Naughty girls need to be punished.”

Punished? What on earth did he mean? Before she could question him he spun her around in his arms. One hand pinched her nipple hard. The pain was more arousing than she would have thought possible, and his other hand fisted in her hair and yanked her head up. He pinched her again, harder this time. The desire she saw in his dark eyes as he assessed her reaction made the pain spiral down towards her pussy.

Stop, you’re hurting me!” Is that breathy denial really my voice? Her heart turned into a jackhammer as she waited for his next move, and arousal warred with fear.

He tugged her closer into his solid wall of muscle. A small smile played on his lips at her sharp intake of breath when the move brought her clit in direct contact with the broad tip of his cock. It nudged at her through the thin fabric of both their clothing.

 You don’t want me to stop.”

The growl in her ear, combined with another sharp pinch to her other nipple sent her breathing into erratic overdrive as one large hand cupped her wet folds. Heaven help her, a stab of pure lust made her knees tremble.  His low chuckle had to be the sexiest sound she’d ever heard. His stubble grazed her neck as he suckled on her skin and sank his teeth into her flesh at just the right side of pleasuring pain.

He took her moan into his mouth, and his tongue dueled with hers, before he nipped at her bottom lip hard enough for her to taste her own blood. Startled, she tried to pull away from him. His iron grip wouldn’t let her, however, and his predatory smile held her captive. “I can smell your pussy, and I’m going to taste you until you scream for my cock to fill you, deep and hard, right here.”

Astrid gasped at the sudden rip of her dress, and cool air hit her naked flesh. Rashid thrust one finger into her juices before inserting that digit right into her anus, pulling her closer still. The shock of the unexpected invasion made her sink her teeth into her lips to stop herself from moaning. “No, please, Rashid.”

Another finger thrust deep, and lifted her up on her tiptoes until her hands had to grab his shoulders for support.

That’s no, my lord.”

 At the shake of her head, a third finger stretched her further, and she couldn’t help the startled sob he caught in his mouth in a bruising kiss.

Yield to me, my bad, bad girl, or your punishment will be worse.”

Oh. My. God. He couldn’t mean that, surely. But what did she know about this dark stranger? Nothing but her body’s complete arousal in his presence. Even now, hovering between the pain and pleasure his relentless fingers up her ass were giving her, she wanted his cock inside her so badly she could scream. What is wrong with me?

His gaze locked with hers, his breathing harsh, his pupils so dilated his eyes were almost black. He pushed deeper into her, the pain bringing tears to her eyes as he almost lifted her off the floor entirely. “Yield to me, my pretty, now! Trust me.”

Astrid couldn’t resist. Something in that dark gaze pulled her right into his barely controlled power. “Yes, my lord.”

The brilliant smile took her breath away, and she winced as his fingers slowly and carefully withdrew.

Good girl. Now shut your eyes.”

Why?” She couldn’t help but utter the question, even though her insides churned at the thought of his displeasure.

Sure enough, he growled in answer, the sound so low and animalistic that every feminine cell in her body just melted, until she had to fight the urge to sink to her knees in front of him. He raised his eyebrows, moved to stand behind her, and then slapped her ass hard enough to make her gasp. Gooseflesh broke out over her exposed skin when he tugged her head back on his shoulder and she saw his sinful grin. Astrid’s breath stalled in her lungs at the first of several more openhanded swats to her behind. They left her butt on fire. Heat traveled over her skin and sent her arousal up another notch. Surely being spanked like this should not turn her on even more, and make her wish he would bend her over his knee and do the job properly? By the time he’d delivered that last stinging swat, she gasped her answer.

Yes, my lord.”

That’s better, my pretty.” She could hear the smile in his voice and feel it in the butterfly kisses on her shoulder blades as he circled her. The swish of cool silk over her sensitive tummy made her pull in the muscles there in anticipation. The silk moved higher, a bare whisper across her engorged breasts, before it settled over her eyes. His warm hand grasped hers and lifted her arm high as another slow, tantalizing swish of silk slid up her body before he tied it around her wrist, and secured her arm high above her head. The tickle of yet more silk started on the inside of her thigh this time, and brushed across her clit repeatedly. It caused more of her juices to moisten her already wet pussy lips, and beads of perspiration broke out on her skin. Astrid could smell her own arousal in the air, mixed with the unique scent of the man breathing into her ear. His sharp intake of breath told her he was as affected as she was. The whispered Arabic words breathed against her flesh sent shivers of awareness down her spine. Rashid lifted her other arm so high, she had to once again stand on tiptoes.

My lord?”


*****

Author Bio:

Glutton for punishment would be a good description for Doris... at least that's what she hears on an almost daily basis when people find out that she has a brood of nine children, ranging from adult to toddler and lives happily in a far too small house, cluttered with children, pets, dust bunnies, and one very understanding and supportive husband. Domestic goddess she is not.

There is always something better to do after all, like working on the latest manuscript and trying not to scare the locals even more than usual by talking out loud to the voices in her head. Her characters tend to be pretty insistent to get their stories told, and you will find Doris burning the midnight oil on a regular basis. Only time to get any peace and quiet and besides, sleep is for wimps.

She likes to spin sensual, sassy, and sexy tales involving alpha heroes to die for, and heroines who give as good as they get. From contemporary to paranormal, BDSM to F/F, and Ménage, haunting love stories are guaranteed.

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Friday, 5 September 2014

Hot Stuff - #FlasherFictionFriday

Every week, an amazing group of writers get inspired by a picture. Each has 100 words, no more, no less, to come up with their version which they do so well. Please click here to find the others and show them some love by reading. As always comments are much appreciated.



Hot Stuff

The guitar stopped. Alejandro's feet carried on the rhythm, counting out the beat with every flick of his heel. Each staccato note brought more power to his dramatic tale. His red cape swirled around him in time to the rise and fall of his movements. There wasn't a sound in the room except for the building crescendo of his music. The audience were captivated, held prisoner by their own curiosity. Like lambs to the slaughter. He clapped his hands and orange flames encircled him, joining in the dance. Soon, the fools would all follow him into the gates of hell.