Monday, April 30, 2012

Look What Evernight Did in April 2012!


Club Ink, 1

Can one night change your life forever?

Estelle has been lusting after her kinky boss Nathan for ages, but how do you snare a much older Dom? You enlist the help of the internet.

Matched to exploration facilitator Ink, Estelle explores her submissive fantasies to the full. When online sex turns into a real life ménage, will a case of mistaken identity ruin her chances with Nathan?

Or will the shifter claim his mate?

Be Warned:BDSM, anal sex, menage sex, multiple partners.


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Half-lings Series, 3

Newly wed half-vampires Reney and Ahulani have just had their first child, and they couldn’t be happier…if they didn’t live in constant fear of the vampires Jane and Marian. The cousin of the vampire Richard, Marian is a notoriously sadistic intellectual who will stop at nothing to please his lovers. When the half-lings find out Jane will only be satisfied with the murder of their daughter, they must travel to the homeland of the vampires to try and make the first move in a horrifying race to save their daughter.

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Olympus, Inc., 1

Enforcer Roxana Love works for Olympus, Inc., the corporate face of the Greek pantheon, and knows better than to trust anyone in administration. Assigned to find and protect the newest member of Olympus, Inc., she figures it’ll be a grab and go job, until she discovers her assignment is the same man she slept with the night before. Keeping things professional will be near impossible when she can’t decide if she wants to kill or kiss him.

One night with Roxana isn’t enough for Mason Landry, despite how crazy she seems. However, he isn’t given much choice when he’s thrown through his window, attacked by mythical beings, and told he’s part-immortal. Roxana’s explanation is too fantastical to believe, but if it keeps him by her side, he’ll go along for the ride. Meeting gods and dodging monsters from lore is nothing compared to the fight he’ll have winning Roxana’s heart.



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What does a princess do when she doesn’t want a prince? She escapes the prince's grasp mere hours before he is to win her hand, and she becomes a pirate.

Travel the open seas with Princess Alvilda as she captains the Cryatus in the 13th century. She and her band of female pirates terrorize the Danish people while keeping just out of reach of the one person she wished to escape, Prince Alf.

When he captures her ship and discovers her true identity, will he also capture her icy heart?

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Chosen, 1


A decades old prophecy deems that the countries of Scollfyld and Bernehart will be united by the marriage of the Crown Prince Sloane Vaughan (of the royal vampire family of Bernehart) and the Chosen.

The Chosen is a virginal girl of noble blood from Scollfyld who was born in the year 1761. The Prophecy states that the Chosen will stand by the Prince as he unites countries and leads an empire, but stipulates that if the marriage does not happen, then the rival vampire clan of the Scarclyfs will reign.

Lady Caroline Haley is selected, but she struggles with this. Will she accept Sloane as her husband? And will she be strong enough to withstand the danger that being the Chosen puts her in?

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Blackthorne Clan, 2
Tristan Black of the Blackthorne Clan has known heartache and pain. He is a Dhampyre (half-Vampire) and most would say blessed with extreme longevity. Tristan would say cursed as he observed the long, slow decline and then death of his human wife due to old age while he seemingly aged not a day. Now seventy years later, he meets Katrina Hammond who piques his interest.

Katrina is a romance writer on summer vacation when she meets the mysterious and dangerously sexy Tristan. Katrina now finds herself in the middle of a clash between the Blackthorne Clan and a pack of Thropes (wolf shape-shifters).

Can Tristan protect Katrina, and can he protect his heart?

She awakened feelings in him he thought he would not have again. He considered these passions to be little more than vampiric mythology. She awakened his...black desire.


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Naughty Fairy Tales

Scarlet is separated from her camping party, lost deep in the northern wilderness. When she comes across what appears to be an abandoned cabin in the woods, she takes refuge for the night. Inside there are three of everything, but no sign of any occupants. Scarlet falls asleep in one of the large beds, dreaming of a knight in shining armor that she learned long ago doesn't exist.

When wild bears break in during the night, she thinks her life is over. But when she opens her eyes again she's surrounded by three of the hottest men she's ever seen. They demand to know why she's in their house, a desperate hunger in their eyes. Will Scarlet must submit to their sexual appetite or return to her unfulfilling life beyond the forest?

Be Warned: menage sex (MFMM), anal sex, mild BDSM, figging.


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FBI undercover agent Marc Devaux and kindergarten teacher Rusti Collins are thrown together when Devaux mistakes her for her identical twin. 

He passes her a jeweled box containing incriminating microfilm. Rusti wants no part of this blue-eyed devil. But after she discovers her sister stabbed in the heart and her own life plunges into jeopardy, she takes a chance. To get to the truth, the couple struggle against fiery passions and wildly diverse backgrounds to keep each other out of the clutches of the crime boss, the cops, and the killer who wants them dead.


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Cape Falls, 1

Welcome to Cape Falls, a town with old-fashioned values.

Laura Cox is twenty years old and in love with a man older than her.

Dean Riley has a broken past. He moved to Cape Falls to try and get over the death of his wife and child. He never expected to get involved with a woman. Especially, a younger woman.

Laura and Dean embark on a passionate affair. Neither was prepared for the consuming fire blazing between them. However, an outsider is about to break their budding relationship apart.

Can Dean overcome the death of his wife and learn to accept Laura as she is? What will happen to Laura when the gossip surrounding her becomes too hard to bear? Nothing is certain in the town of Cape Falls.

Be Warned: mild BDSM


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Four-Letter Word, 1

What if you met your soul-mates on the beach and didn’t realize it? How many chance encounters would it take before you risked everything and let yourself fall in love with not one, but two men?

For Carrie, losing her bikini top in the ocean leads to an erotic encounter with two gorgeous guys. For Eric and Zeke, the steamy kiss they share with her is an amusing interlude on a sunny, summer day, but when the three of them meet again at the art museum, attraction turns into passion. Zeke and Eric realize their feelings for each other are just as potent as their desire for Carrie.

Will they risk everything and choose love? Will Carrie be willing to take that leap with them when loving two men means goodbye to her safe, conventional existence?

Be Warned: menage sex (MMF), m/m sex, public exhibition, bondage, anal sex


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A gang of teenagers is shoplifting from the mall and rob Rhonda’s store, Luxurious Leatherwork. When Scott and Ty come to the store and ask her out to dinner yet again, this time she says yes. She has decided she wants to see if there’s potential for a three-way relationship. Dinner is wonderful, and sex with them even better.

A few days later the gang of teenagers attacks the jeweler’s window with metal bars. Ty and Scott are terrified for Rhonda and determined to look after her. The men take her home. They want her to know how deeply they care for her.

Ty is offered a promotion at work, but it involves some travel and moving to a new apartment. He’s worried that it will ruin their new relationship, and the gang situation is still not solved.

Can a relationship such as theirs survive?
Be Warned: menage sex (MMF), anal sex, mm sex.


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Thessa the Tomboy loves playing practical jokes. She and her friend, Bren, come up with the perfect plan to scare the villagers…a faux wolf attack.

Thessa doesn’t know that two werewolves are in attendance during her tall tales. They decide to pay her back for her prank. But, once they get a good look at her and the courage she shows defending herself, Caelan and Raynd decide they want to take her. Their instinct tells them there’s more to the tomboy than tall tales.

When Thessa cries wolf, no one comes to her aid, thinking it another of her pranks. The werewolves whisk her away to their mountaintop castle to show her a trick or two. Will she escape them or succumb to the wicked tricks they play on her body once they have her under their control?

Be Warned: menage sex (MFM), anal sex, forced seduction.
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After another doomed relationship, Laurie Sommers cocoons herself in the 'living ghost town' of Coyote Creek. But the arrival of Smith Masterson, her unrequited teenage love, torpedoes her cozy spinsterhood, setting her ablaze with a burning desire she believed long gone.

A Texas Ranger through and through, there's no room for a relationship in Smith's life—not at eighteen and certainly not now that he's investigating a robbery and the subsequent shooting of the Captain. Persuading Laurie to fake a relationship to keep his cover is the easy part. The hard part is restraining himself around her.


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Trey Aston is hiding from the mob.

Desperate to save her life, she sells her body in order to make the monthly payments her father owes the mob, but when Trey discovers he hasn’t been making the payments, she’s forced to turn to the one man she hoped never to see again for help.

Deputy Luke Johnson refuses to acknowledge his high school sweetheart is a prostitute and is determined to make Trey see it for herself. Until she starts treating him as a client. His ability to know right from wrong is challenged and he isn’t the only one who’s noticed. The force doesn’t have his back where Trey is concerned, leaving him to fight against them for a criminal.

The Camino Family is out to make her pay, but what really has Trey on edge is the fact she has fallen for the deputy who wants her behind bars.


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Lynsay never believed in ghosts and always nodded indulgently when the old timers in the theater tried to convince her otherwise. But two sexy ghosts have been watching her, and waiting. When they appear to her, she hesitates despite the desire that immediately burns in her veins. At first she wonders how she can trust the two mysterious men, but soon she convinces herself how foolish it would be to resist them. Yet even as she indulges in all the pleasures they offer her, she doesn’t confess her true feelings. She never imagined giving her heart to more than one man in the first place, so how can she give it to two men who aren’t even alive?

Be Warned: menage sex (MMF), anal sex, m/m sex.


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The Dream-Walker War: Book 2

In the eighty years since the Great Awakening, humans and non-humans have lived side by side, relatively at peace. In an attack that leaves his wife dead, Jordan MacNaught is caught up in the start of a war meant to turn the other races against the vampires. He knows beyond a doubt the vampires of yesteryear are not involved in the attacks. They're all dead, except for him.

Jordan asks for Chris Javert's help in hunting those who murdered his wife. She's no stranger to hunting vampires. After all, she nearly destroyed Jordan when she ended the reign of his Aristocrats in Europe two hundred years ago.

Despite doubts about Jordan’s innocence, Chris joins forces with him, the man who once tried to kill her, to save the inter-species pace from the new Aristocrats before war consumes them all.


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Mitchell Farraday and Rachel Moore are perfect for one another. The only problem is the chances of the two of them ever meeting, let alone falling in love, are non-existent.

However, fate is on their side in the form of a witch named Sadie Sutton. She’s been assigned to the Department of Love, and with her new match-makin service Perfect Pairing, Mitchell and Rachel are not only destined to become lovers but soul mates for eternity.


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Aleyin Hartwick hasn’t had it easy. Not just because he’s gay. Or that his family is flamboyantly and openly Wiccan. He’s an empath. Aleyin can sense people’s emotions and even see the strong ones as colorful auras. Makes fitting in all but impossible, and all he wants to do is escape.

Finally breaking free from his new age family, Aleyin encounters a man at a local night club that pulses with a mixture of colors and emotions that leave him breathless, confused, and extremely aroused, effectively turning his quest for a normal life upside down.

Will the approaching spring equinox bring the new beginning Aleyin’s been searching for? Or question everything he’s ever believed instead?

Be Warned: m/m sex


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The Bound Tetralogy, 2

After Liz Triest endures months of agonizing separation from Isaac Ainsley, a four hundred year old cambion and the love of her life, the powers that bind bring them crashing back together.
One delicious erotic encounter after another, Liz falls deeper in love with Isaac and her curiosity of why they are bound peaks. A fateful decision to visit a seer in London for answers forces her to examine her past, present, and future. Will what she uncovers bring them closer or pull them apart?


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Naughty Fairy Tales

Cate was once a mischievous milkmaid. Now the victim of a witch's spell, she's simply Cat—feline by daylight, female by night. For one who knows how to make the best of a bad situation, it's not just a curse, it's an opportunity. Naughty adventure beckons.

Until she meets a man who makes her yearn for a permanent woman's body again.

Peter assumes it's coincidence that his vivid, erotic dreams began soon after he adopted an affectionate stray cat. Besides, as much as he enjoys their nightly escapades, he wants more than a sexy apparition who only comes in darkness. When Peter thinks he's in love with another, Cat must help her beloved master win his heart's desire. Although she'll lose him forever, that selfless deed will undo the witch's curse.

Will Cat's heart pay the price for Happily Ever After? Or will Peter find that dreams can come true?

Be Warned: multiple partners, BDSM, anal sex, public exhibition, sex toys

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Club Lexx, 2
Alexandra "Lex" Lexington is on the run. She thought she could handle the stalker that dogged her every step. Realizing how wrong she was, she sought the protection of her brother, John. New problems arise, namely John's sexy security specialist, Adam Manchester. Buried desire for the infuriating man have risen to the surface and Lex institutes a plan of seduction that he'll never see coming.

But her stalker has found her again with deadly intentions.

Adam Manchester handles John's security for the Lexington Corp. He and John have been friends since childhood, and he knows the family well. Lex, she's special, and not just to her brothers, but to him. Just not in a brotherly fashion. Now John is asking him to look after her while he's away on business. Adam's problem—how does he watch the woman that he desires to possess without acting on those long denied feelings?

Be Warned: anal sex, sex toys, public exhibition.

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Psi Veritas, 1

Natalie Torrence gets paid to debunk psychics. Her newest target poses a problem. However, he may be the real thing and worse yet, he’s distractingly gorgeous. But before Natalie can find out if he’s an actual ghost talker, she suddenly needs him—she’s been cursed and only his touch can keep her from being ripped apart by invisible claws.

Ian Walker wants nothing to do with the beautiful blonde digging into his past. He has things to hide and doesn’t need the spirits to tell him she’s dangerous. But if he pushes her away, the curse will claim her life, and the more he gets to know her, the more Ian can’t stand the thought of losing her.

Can Ian break Natalie’s curse, save them both from the dark organization hunting down Supernormals like him, and find the answers he needs about his past? Thrust into a world she doesn’t even believe in, can Natalie get out with her life—and hopefully her heart—intact?

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Witch Hunters, 1

Actor Sean Savage can’t take his mind off of fellow movie star Mystique Gray. He won’t give up until she agrees to work with him. Sean soon realizes she’s the woman for him. Unfortunately, she hates him and he can’t understand why.

Mystique Gray is an up and coming actress. She’s never met the handsome heartthrob Sean Savage, but she knows a secret about the famous actor that no one else does: Sean Savage is a witch. She gives in to his request to do his movie, but she’s determined to keep their relationship strictly professional. Letting him close could be dangerous for her heart—and his safety.

Be Warned: forced seduction

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Nevia is the daughter of the First House of Nirrion, but though she is both a powerful elemental mage and a cunning political mind, she is her father's property. She is promised to Melenius, the only other noble elementalist in the city, but she is not certain she approves of her father's choice. She has a stronger will than anyone has ever given her credit for, and she is determined to find and keep the love of the only man who can conquer her heart of earth and flame.

Be Warned: sex toys, BDSM, multiple partners, public exhibition, anal sex, m/m sex.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

"Love Comes Twice"


Hello, everyone! We just wanted to share with you the cover for our upcoming June 2012 release. This is, like most of our other books, a full-length novel set in our fantasy world of Gilalion. There are a lot of connections between this book and Bride for the God-King.


Found sleeping beneath the ice by a dying king, Riane has always known she was different. She draws men to her, her every movement a call to sex, but no man has ever stirred her blood until Kiltarin, the son of the God-King, comes to her. He brings color to her life, and she brings unspeakable sexual delight to his. Her beauty gives him courage to overcome his fear of his own immortality. But her true identity is still unknown, and when the secret of her birth is revealed, Kiltarin fears he cannot compete with the new rivals for her affection. And Riane cannot soothe his fears, because for her, love comes twice.

A Light in the Darkness II



Today's candle might seem like a cliche, as I intend to cover one of the grammar mistakes that is often held up as an example of a grammar mistake. I will be discussing "lie" and "lay".


I f**king hate this meme. Why did I put it in my blog?


"Lie" has several meanings, including multiple meanings as a verb, but the ones with which I am concerned here are "to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline" and "(of objects) to rest in a horizontal or flat position: 'The book lies on the table.'" It is easy to understand; every English speaker knows what you mean when you say or write, "I lie in the mud" or "I am lying in my open grave, staring at the sky". The difficulty comes in with the similarity between some of the past forms of "lie" and some of the forms of "lay".


"Lay", in the definition that concerns us here, means "to put or place". Examples would include, "Every day I lay the bloody axe on the table as soon as I return from the field".


So far it seems easy. But what happens if you are talking about the past?


"Last night I lay in my open grave, and someone tragically slipped and fell on top of me."


"Yesterday, I laid my bloody axe on the table, but the axe slipped, due to the head still stuck on the blade."


Whoops!


The simple past tense of "lie" is "lay". The simple past tense of "lay" is "laid". But it gets a bit more confusing still. The past perfect, the one that uses the helping verb "had", uses the past participle form. For "lie" this is "lain", as in, "I had lain undisturbed for centuries, but since last summer, the zombies have overrun my cemetery."


The past perfect of "lay" is "laid", so it looks something like this. "He had laid his severed head beside the coffin, but the gimp carried the head away."


But there is just a bit more. There is also the present continuous, and that uses a to be helping verb (am/is/are) and the present participle. It looks like this.


"I am lying in wait for my enemies."
"I am laying out the corpses for burial."


So, this is what we have.


Lie
Lay
(had) Lain
Lying




Lay
Laid
(had) Laid
Laying


If you could replace the word with "place" then you should be looking at the "lay" list. The only remedy for this error is rote memorization. This particular candle is often blown out by the wind, but I refuse to let it go dark.


If you have any requests for a grammar point to be addressed, let me know!

Friday, April 20, 2012

A Light in the Darkness I

I have decided that it is not right in me merely to curse the darkness. I must light a candle.

You'll get sick of seeing this picture as the weeks go on.


Every Friday, or as many Fridays as we don't have guests or interviews, I intend to post up a grammar point. Not only do I edit for Evernight, but I also possess a Master's degree in Humanities (which means I did literature). I was an English teacher for years. Grammar is my dear friend. He is not at all frightening once you get to know him, and I would like to contribute to his being better known.

Today's point is "hopefully". "Hopefully" is a word that is in the midst of undergoing a shift. In common usage, that is, in daily speech, it is used as a synonym for "I hope". This is not, however, what it means. Here is an example.

"Hopefully, Billy will survive the zombie onslaught."

But he probably won't.

This sentence does not mean that I hope Billy will survive. This sentence means that Billy, with his heart full of hope, will survive the zombie onslaught.

"I hope that Billy will survive the zombie onslaught."

"Billy will, I hope, survive the zombie onslaught."

Another example: "We will, hopefully, not be discovered hiding in this coffin."



Rise and shine, beautiful!

This does not mean that I hope we can hide successfully. This means that as we hide and are not discovered, our hearts will be full of hope.

"We will, I hope, not be discovered hiding in this coffin."

"I hope we will not be discovered hiding in this coffin."
If "I hope" can be placed into the sentence replacing the "hopefully", then "hopefully" has not been used correctly.

If anyone has a particular request for a grammar blog, by all means let me know! In the meantime, keep the candle burning.

Monday, April 16, 2012

The Twelve Naughty Princesses

There is more to the mystery than just dancing...
Max is a soldier down on his luck, and when the king sends out a call for volunteers to solve the mystery of the twelve dancing princesses, Max figures he has nothing to lose, nothing, of course, except his head if he should fail. Max has faced death before and doesn't fear it, but when he meets the princesses, all lovely, light-hearted, and battling constant exhaustion due to their mysterious nightly escapades, he realizes he could lose his heart as well. To win his princess, Max must break the spell. But he must face the truth that the twelve princesses are terribly naughty and do much more than just dance, and he will have to join in the amorous festivities himself to get them out.

Coming soon to Evernight Publishing!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Kassanna's "Keep Me Satisfied" Giveaway!

Today our author focus is on Evernight's Kassanna. Here comes the sequel to Whip Me Real Good, and if you want a chance to win a free copy of Keep Me Satisfied, just comment below!

So, what's this new book all about?

Alexandra "Lex" Lexington is on the run. She thought she could handle the stalker that dogged her every step. Realizing how wrong she was, she sought the protection of her brother, John. New problems arise, namely John's sexy security specialist, Adam Manchester. Buried desire for the infuriating man have risen to the surface and Lex institutes a plan of seduction that he'll never see coming.



But her stalker has found her again with deadly intentions.

Adam Manchester handles John's security for the Lexington Corp. He and John have been friends since childhood, and he knows the family well. Lex, she's special, and not just to her brothers, but to him. Just not in a brotherly fashion. Now John is asking him to look after her while he's away on business. Adam's problem—how does he watch the woman that he desires to possess without acting on those long denied feelings?
Be Warned: anal sex, sex toys, public exhibition

Give us a peek into Keep Me Satisfied!

“Gotcha.” Thick arms grabbed her by the middle from behind, pulling her away from the edge.
Lex didn’t think about it, she reacted. Her boot came down hard on the in-step of the foot next to hers. She was abruptly let go and took a step forward turning on the ball of her feet before she tumbled over the edge of the loading bay. She slipped to the side and out of the reach of the unknown person, drew herself to her full height, dropping her arms and forming fists in anticipation, ready to counter another attack.
She looked right into the cool brown eyes of Adam.
“What the hell was that for?” Adam yelled, stretching out his leg and rotating his foot.
“I didn’t know who was behind me. You could have been a damn stalker for all I knew. You should’ve said something.” She relaxed her shoulders and hands.
“That wouldn’t have been a problem if you’d stayed in the damn club.” He took a menacing step toward her.
“Funny last I checked John was gone and my daddy was dead. Sorry but your opinion doesn’t count.” Lex held her ground and raised her chin.
“I think that’s part of your problem. J.L. should have spanked you as a child. Instead he let you run around wild thinking you could do anything without any fear of the consequences.” Adam moved closer.
“Spankings? Are you kidding? I feel sorry for any kid you have. As for daddy, let’s leave him out of this. As I see it, right now you’re not quite measuring up to the man.” Her heart pounded in her chest and the breeze whipping through the loading dock chilled her damp skin.
“You always did have a sharp tongue. Maybe it’s time someone to taught you a lesson.” Adam was in her space so close she could see the pulsing vein at the side of his neck.
“Really. You and what army?” Lex looked up at him meeting his gaze and cocked an arched brow.
She knew she’d gone too far when she felt the pinch of Adams fingers on her sides. The wind ruffled her hair, pushing the short tresses into her face as he walked her backwards the few steps to pin her against the wall. He leaned in, and rested his forearms against the concrete block on either side of her head. His pushed a hard thigh between her legs forcing her to separate them. She lifted her eyes and met his. Her breathing was coming in short pants and her heart played racquet ball with her ribs.
She had only ever dreamed he would get this close to her. Lex bit down on the inside of her cheek, flinching from the pain. Not a dream. She went on the offensive.
Closing her eyes and grabbing his face, she pulled his head down as she rose up on her toes and pressed her lips to his. She licked at his lips and slid her hands around his neck, one hand rubbing the silky hairs at the back of his head.
She felt his momentary hesitation before he gave into the kiss. On a sigh, his lips parted and she pressed her tongue forward slipping it into his mouth. Darting back and forth, deeper into the warm recesses of his mouth, she tasted the hint of peppermint on his breath before pulling back. She nibbled on his bottom lip with her teeth. Vibrations rumbled in his chest from the groans escaping through his lips and Lex’s body reacted to the material that bunched and stretched between them. Her nipples ached as they became sharp points beneath the thin cloth of her bra. Adams hands moved to grip her shoulders and she felt his fingertips digging into her soft skin through her shirt. He wedged his hard thigh against her pussy levering her higher, pushing the seam of her pants and panties between the damp recess of her nether-lips.

AD's comment: Now that was hot! Get your copy of Keep Me Satisfied at Evernight or Amazon!

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Coming April 2012 - Keep Me Satisfied, Evernight Publishing
Coming April 2012 - Sex Outta B Luscious, Decadent Publishing

Sunday, April 1, 2012

"Chasing Earth and Flame" is out!

Our most pulse-raising work yet, Chasing Earth and Flame is a return to Nirrion, the fantasy, Rome-like setting of our first novel.

Nevia is the daughter of the First House of Nirrion, but though she is both a powerful elemental mage and a cunning political mind, she is her father's property. She is promised to Melenius, the only other noble elementalist in the city, but she is not certain she approves of her father's choice. She has a stronger will than anyone has ever given her credit for, and she is determined to find and keep the love of the only man who can conquer her heart of earth and flame.


It's also available on Kindle, of course!


If you like this, don't forget to check out our other releases, Worth His Freedom and Bride for the God-King!
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