A Moment with Doris O'Connor

Thanks so much for having me here today 

I'm thrilled to be able to share my latest release with you. The Billionaire's Unwanted Virgin was sparked by a newspaper article I read back in October last year. 

This one to be precise: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222458/Catarina-Migliorini-Brazilian-student-20-set-sell-virginity-780k-online.html

It caused quite a stir, and I couldn't help but think there was a story in there somewhere. What sort of a woman would sell her virginity? What would drive her to do that, apart from the obvious need for cash? Was it pure greed, the easy way out, or was there a much deeper and less selfish reason for doing so, and at what personal cost to her?

After all, anyone could purchase her. 

It was an interesting dilemma, and I needed a dark and mysterious hero to play counterfoil to her. What sort of man would he be, apart from filthily rich? What drove him to do this? Surely there are easier ways to get laid?

What I came up with surprised the heck out of me. Lakota's and Alice's story is scorching hot, and deeply emotional. I cried, I laughed, and hubby wore a happy grin after I wrote their sex scenes.

*wink*

I leave you with a little taster … Enjoy!

Blurb:

Lay back and think of England, she could do this. It was only sex, after all. Auctioning off her virginity was the easy part—going through with it not so easy.  When Alice realizes who has acquired her, keeping her emotions out of the deal seems an impossible task.

Self-made billionaire Lakota, Lance Kemnay has no time for women, let alone one, who would sell her virginity to the highest bidder. Ever practical, however, he sees in Alice a solution to his immediate need for a wife. The emotions she stirs in him are just lust, and lust can be dealt with. As they connect emotionally and physically, his resolve to keep his heart aloof is tested beyond limits.

Can he trust his tender feelings, or has he been taken for a fool by the one woman he thought he could trust?

Excerpt:

He'd bound her to him with the ridiculous terms of their arrangement, and he had no idea how she really felt about him. That her body desired him, of that there was no doubt. Could there ever be more between them? Was the trust she exhibited in her submission to him enough to build a relationship on?

Would she want to stay with him once the arranged time was over? His little Alice was a romantic. Would she settle for a life with what little he had to offer, knowing full well that he was incapable of ever saying the words every woman wanted to hear?

"Lakota?" Her uncertain whisper shook him out his maudlin thoughts. This was here, and this was now. He would live in the moment and worry about all that later. Right now he had his woman where he wanted her.

"I'm here, my sweet. Relax."

She drew in a breath and another, in a visible effort to calm her nerves, and he bent down and kissed her again.

"Remember those candles you admired on that stall in Colombo, my sweet?"

She stilled completely and her breaths grew choppier, and he smiled.

"I see that you do… Now, feel their kiss, and fly for me."

He'd gone hard as nails in the middle of the crowded market at her innocent reaction to his whispered comment that these were far more than scented candles. He'd bought them on impulse, waiting for the right moment to introduce them. He knew her well enough by now to know how far he could push her, and he wanted to give her the pleasure this play brought.

She flinched at the first drop of wax hit her just below the collarbone, and he swiped the drop away, watching her closely for her reaction. Again and again he repeated the process, until she arched into the touch of the wax on her skin. 

He drew patterns around her breasts, leaving the wax to settle, and letting the flame burn a little hotter each time. Her breathing changed to the slow, deep state of relaxed awareness he wanted her to be in as he scribed what was in his heart on her quivering tummy.

By the time he was done his dick was just about ready to explode, and Alice was so wet, the covers were stained under her ass. He smiled to himself at the face of housekeeping in the morning and poured one last heavy drop of wax over her hugely distended clit at the same time as he thrust his cock into the tight clasp of her body, with a growled, "Come for me, baby."

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Alice came so hard and so fast she could barely catch her breath. The sensation of the hot wax dripping over her most sensitive flesh coupled with the feel of him sliding deep into her core, his weight pinning her in place proved too much.

She was dimly aware of Lakota reaching his own pinnacle in record time, and then she was free. Released from her bonds and held securely in his arms, she blinked to get her eyes to focus.

Her body was covered in multi-colored patters of wax, and he'd traced a word into her lower abdomen—Mine.

Alice bit back her tears, and Lakota's hands settled over her fingers tracing the word. She looked at him, and she held her breath at the emotion she glimpsed in his eyes, before he masked it.

"I will run you a bath, and you can soak it off. I'm not going near that beautiful skin of yours with a knife."

"Do we have to take it off?" 

He grew very still at her husky question, and his voice was hoarse when he finally answered.

"I don't want you getting sore. This is your first time. We don't know how your skin will react."

Alice smiled at the protectiveness and concern behind those words.

"I seem to be having a lot of firsts around you, Mr. Kemnay."

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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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Taking a Chance on Love

First of all, thanks to W. Lynn Chantale for sharing her blog with me today! 

Many of us have had our hearts broken, either by a long-ago love or a more recent one. But what do you do once that happens? Some women might decide to make their ex's life miserable. For example, leaving nasty messages on their old love's answering machine or driving by his house to see if another woman's car is parked there. But that kind of behavior can leave a woman in trouble with the law and is definitely not recommended. It's not a great idea to set oneself up to be the subject of the next episode of Snapped. 

Some women turn their anger and sadness inward and may end up over-indulging in Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies, Little Debbie snack cakes and pints of Ben & Jerry's (New York Super Fudge Chunk is my favorite). Even worse, some ladies turn to alcohol "to drown their sorrows." Again, bad idea. These women are only hurting themselves in the long run.

They say the best thing to do, once you've fallen off the horse, is climb right back on again.  In other words, the best way to get over an old love is to find a new one.  The heroine of my erotic romance Uncollared is trying to get back on that horse herself.

Not that she's looking for love. No, that's the last thing on her mind. She's hurt and angry after her Dominant, Philip, ends their relationship. She knows she'll never love any man the way she does Philip, but also realizes that she can't mourn him forever. When another Dom, Chess, makes her an offer, she decides to continue exploring her submissive nature while keeping her heart safe.

Here's a bit more about the book:

Submissive Mia Manetti is devastated when her first Master uncollars her just as she was hoping for a permanent relationship with him. Trying to move on, she agrees to sub for a powerful and sexy new Dom.

Chess Ryan has wanted Mia from the first moment he saw her at Club Restraint, but it was always "hands off" because she belonged to his friend Philip. Now, thanks to that friend's maneuvers, Mia is finally his. But only for a little while.

Mia finds it increasingly difficult to keep her feelings in check as she experiences erotic delights with Master Chess, sensual and sexual fantasies that she's never known before. Is she setting herself up for another heart ache?

Guilt, secrets and misplaced pride all keep Chess and Mia from being completely honest with each other. As they connect sexually and emotionally, they realize their relationship has grown too serious to be called "play". How far are they willing to go as Master and slave?

Mia has no intention of letting her heart get broken again. But she finds it very hard to resist her new Dom's charms. Can she keep her emotions separate during all the sexy adventures they share? 

Erotic excerpt:

He sat up and pulled the shirt over his head with her assistance. “Now you,” he said, unbuttoning her blouse and divesting her of the bra. Leaving her nude.

She wriggled a bit farther down his body, straddled his thighs, and unzipped his jeans. No need to ask the ultimate question—boxers or briefs?—because there was nothing at all between the denim and his hot, eager cock. Already hard, it grew even harder and larger as she trailed her fingers down the shaft. Mia swirled her finger around the head, smoothing a bead of precum into his silky flesh.

She wanted to get both hands in there, massage his balls while she held his cock, but there wasn’t enough room. She raised herself to her knees and tugged at his jeans. Chess lifted his ass to let her pull them lower on his thighs. With a sigh, Mia sank down on his legs, inhaling the musky scent of his arousal.

She took her time fisting his cock, enjoying the way his smooth skin moved fluidly over his steely hardness. With her other hand she caressed his sac, gently rolling his balls until they grew tight and drew up close to his body.

Chess grasped her hand. “Enough. I don’t want to go off too soon.”

The thread of need in his raspy voice pleased Mia, and her lips curved in a little smile of satisfaction. He was enjoying this. Though she was the submissive, tormenting him like this made her the powerful one.

She leaned forward and kissed the middle of his hairy chest. She kissed his left nipple. Then she nipped it.

“Umph!” He lightly smacked her ass, then rubbed it. “Bad girl.”

Mia smiled. She enjoyed being bad.

Let’s see if I can be worse still.

She draped her arm over the edge of the sofa and lifted the carton of vanilla ice cream, now melted. Little by little she drizzled the creamy liquid onto him in her best impression of Jackson Pollock. Chess’s torso became her canvas, the spoon her paintbrush. The “paint” adorned his chest in aimless swirls and squiggles.

Mia rested on her haunches to admire her artwork. Chess gazed at her, his eyes glittering, heavy-lidded. His lips were full and rosy, as though he’d been kissed. Lust shot through Mia like an arrow heading straight to her pussy. She wanted to kiss those lips, lick them, bite them.

But he hadn’t invited her to. So she would simply content herself with the rest of him.

What Mia doesn't realize is that Chess has a secret, one that could destroy their relationship just as it's starting up. As her feelings for him deepen, Mia has to decide how much she wants him, and if she cares deeply enough to risk her heart to keep him.

That's what we all must ultimately decide—are we going to let a past hurt keep us from loving again? Most of us, fortunately, decide to move forward and give love another chance.  And most of us are glad we did.

Thanks so much for hosting me today!

Nona Raines
Hot Contemporary Romance
Edgy ~ Emotional ~ Erotic
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Mind Games with D.X. Luc

Blurb: 

Loving him opened her heart. Submitting to his will can only make her stronger.

After learning the truth of Toto and their love getting them through the first trial of Oz, Dorothy is now faced with a greater test. Her mate is changing and he wants more from her than she thinks she can give. She fears the unknown while equally craving the hedonistic life he wishes to show her.

Toto fought too long to control his urges to dominate, but now he has his Dorothy and he wants nothing more that to see her kneel at his feet. The problem is getting her to trust him enough to try. Unfortunately, there is trouble in paradise as she fights against what he knows she wants and he works to keep them safe.

New enemies come to destroy their chances while friends guide them along the way. Toto and Dorothy's journey is far from over as they continue their search for the emblems that will free the world of Oz. In acceptance they can take their relationship to a higher level of erotic delight.

But will they rise to the challenge? 

Excerpt: 

Dorothy looked to Freeska but got no reaction to his command. She had come to respect the woman and didn't want to upset her.

“Dorothy! Here. Now.”

She sucked in air hoping that it would give her courage before obeying his order.  Oestar had pushed out his chair enough for Dorothy to lay her torso and stomach over his legs. Her hand rested on the floor while her knees bent slightly, the angle raising her buttocks. The weight of her full breasts dangling and the anticipation of what he had planned made the nipples tighten. 

Placing his hand flat on her back, he trailed it from the top of her spine down  between her legs where he cupped her pussy. Instinctively, she arched for more and was greeted with a stinging slap that had her yelp in surprise. 

“You are to lay still, little flame. And no coming without my say so. Understood?” His words flowed over her like satin. 

Slowly she nodded and relaxed her hips. She had to bite her lip when his fingers began sliding along her wet folds, each swipe increasing the pressure upon her clit. Dorothy's nails dug into her kneeling pillow and just when she thought he couldn't torture her any further, she realized she truly underestimated Oestar's sadistic nature. The moan she fought to control rolled out as he trailed his heavy braid over the seam of her bottom. 

“Feels good, little flame?” He rasped.

Beneath her belly she felt his cock harden and inwardly grinned knowing she had the effect on him.  

Her brief victory was shattered into arousal when he popped her cheek, harder than the one before and then had the nerve to brush the sensitized skin with his silky hair. His hand continued to rub her, tease her unmercifully until Dorothy's mind could no longer decipher the pain from pleasure. 

Panting Dorothy forgot about the 'no move' rule and practically leaped off his lap when Oestar speared her with his two middle fingers. Immediately he dropped his hair onto her back and struck her thrice. Once on her ass and the other two upon her inner thighs. The sting on that fleshy part of her body should have had her cussing up a storm instead she wanted more and grew increasingly moist around his thick fingers. 

As he pressed deeper and twisted inside her like a corkscrew Dorothy knew it would be only a matter of time before the torturous pressure pushed her over the edge. If only the man would tell her to cum already! What surprised her however, was that she jonesed for more spankings as well. 

Oestar continued to rotate in her quivering pussy while his thumb circled the swollen button. His other hand teased her hot flesh with every glide of his braid and then intermittently slapped her hard enough to burn. Only her outcries were of pure rapture. 

Dorothy was so close it hurt and yet she thrilled in the way he controlled her, the same way she felt when T had made her submit to him. Call it denial, but she wasn't ready to accept that she was a natural slave. Oestar's voice broke through her twisted thoughts.

“You're so wet. I could fuck you right now, little flame.” As he whispered it, he withdrew his fingers and she could hear just how moist she was.

Her body was coiled tight and Dorothy whimpered in hopes he would touch her with more than his hair. Unfortunately Oestar merely patted her tush signaling that he was done and she was shit out of luck in the orgasm department. He stood, licking his fingers before he wrapped his arm around Freeska's shoulders. 

“No touching now, Dorothy. Leave your pleasure for Toto.”

Buy link: http://www.amazon.com/Down-Yellow-Brick-Road-ebook/dp/B009J2K9TW/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1349138918&sr=1-1&keywords=Down+the+Yellow+Brick+Road%3A+Mind+Games

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A Moment with Erykah Wyck

1-Tell the readers a little about yourself.  I have a dark side that most who know me never knew existed. I live near my two favorite places, the mountains and the sea. I find inspiration in living out my dreams. And I love just hanging out with my friends.

Things to know...

• Okay I admit to a lot of TMI 
• Never judge a person or book by its cover. 
• I love a good giggle :) 

2-As an author, do you take time to read? If so, what do you like to read and who is/are your favorite author/s? I read all kinds of romance from sweet Regency to Suspenseful romance, and then of course Erotic romance, the important thing is that the Characters are strong and I can relate to them in some way. I think you have to read. It makes you a better author in the end. 

3-How do you stay motivated when the Muse is uncooperative? I try to challenge myself… Just write 500 words.  Doesn’t matter if its crap I can fix it, but I can’t fix a blank page. Usually those 500 words can turn into more than that. I sat down once to write 500 and ended up with 7000. There are also times where 500 are challenging in itself.

4-If you could go anywhere in the world on a romantic getaway, what would you do and where would you go? Greece I just love the history of Greece and its people. I am a history nut. I also just want to see that Mediterranean blue sea.

5-What is the hardest thing for you to write? More than two people in a love scene, it’s very hard keeping everyone straight. In my head I know who does what but for some reason readers don’t go into my head much LoL. That is why a really good editor is a must. It’s something I am getting better at. Every time you write you get better.

6-If you could live the life of one of your characters who would you be? Hmmm, I would love to answer that one but it would out me on my other pen name.  So for now I was have to plead the 5^th on that one.

7-The tag line on my blog is ‘Indulge Your Inner Romantic.’ What do you do to indulge? I have date nights with my hubby, when my children where younger we would take them to friends house and have a date at ours.  Now we go out for walks alone, make sure to hold hands and touch each other. Romance starts with small gestures that show you care. 

Where are your books available? 

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Take one submissive with separation anxiety.

Add one Master who has never wanted to settle down.

Mix in three Doms with specialties that make peoples toes curl.

And you have a recipe for Sex, Bondage and release.

Can Reyes heal and restore ???? Or will the night of the Doms prove too much for her to endure.

About the Author:

Erykah Wyck has a dark side that most who know her never knew existed. Living near her two favorite places, the mountains and the sea, Erykah finds inspiration in living out her dreams and fantasies. Also by Erykah Wyck 1 Night Stand novella LEARNING TO SUBMIT.

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Excerpt:

But first she had to prove to him as well as to herself that she could trust again. After a quick glance at the clock on the wall, he stood. His heels clicked on the tiled floor, echoing through the Spartan room. With the exception of the St. Andrews’ Cross, and the chair he’d vacated, only a daybed sat in the corner. Unlike the voyeur rooms on the main floor, this was a private space on the lower level of the club. A bouncer stood guard in the hallway to ensure the privacy of the guests within.

She tilted her face in the direction of his sound. He held his hand centimeters above her skin, close enough to feel her heat. He would see if she could prove to both him and herself she had the ability to trust. After a year of working and earning her faith, everything came down to what happened now. Did she have the confidence in him to take care of her needs and wants, to be what she required, and to know that her submissiveness to him would be cherished as a supreme gift?

Leaning over her, he whispered, “Do as you’re told and trust in me.”

Book Spotlight-Mistress of Passion by Harley De Luca

In the realm of all things sexual, Rachel used her sexuality as a form of escape. She desperately tried to avoid her past to manipulate her future by delving into the dark recesses of all things kinky. With a fearful past, she turned her hurt, rage, confusion and unexplained passion into nothing but pure pleasure.  Being a Mistress came naturally for Rachel, she was good at being a Dom. Only one challenge stood in her way, would she able to accept her life the way it was now or was she secretly yearning for something more?

Dominic was your all around “grade-A” male. Had the job, the money, the title, but didn’t have the will to live, not until he walked into London Leather. Like most of the rich and famous he needed the escape of normality, needed to be reminded of who he was when he was stripped of everything. He had been stripped before but not like this. Would he be able to withstand all he was about to receive or would he have to resort back to his old ways and just pray for death?

About the Author:

With so many books to read and so many stories to write there is hardly enough time in the day to make up the perfect balance to get both accomplished! As she finished her first story for Hot Ink Press she felt victorious. She has been writing for fun-and for expression, for the past couple of years, but to now finally have something that will be produced for the whole world to read and enjoy is more than a goal she had set for herself-it was a MAJOR accomplishment. 

Even though "life" had gotten in the way of her writing, she has recently come back to it so she can give her fans an excitement of pleasure they just can't put down. Now residing in Kansas City, she strives to top herself with each story she writes. Practice makes perfect is one of her mottos and one that she values only to make her next story better than the last.

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Bound by Pleasure-An interview with Dawn

Today I am sitting down with one of my characters from Bound By Pleasure, Dawn. She isn’t the main heroine of the story, but she is the best friend to Megan and she got to watch everything from the sidelines.

Lacey: Thank you for coming today Dawn.

Dawn: No problem. It’s a pleasure to be here.

Lacey: Megan is your best friend and she was not a submissive before. However, now she is. You’re already in this lifestyle. Do you feel like she ever would have ventured into it if it wasn’t for you?

Dawn: Eventually she would have. Megan is a natural sub. Even though she fought Greg some along the way, it was in her all the time. Sometimes it’s nice to just give up control and put yourself in someone else’s hands to take care of you.

Lacey: You knew both Greg and of course Megan before they met. When you heard Greg needed a new sub and you set up the interview for him with Megan. Did you know you were making a match?

Dawn:  Let me clarify, I only knew Greg in passing. He was unique however and different. He doesn’t socialize much with other Dom’s. In fact, he is a very private man. Megan keeps to herself as well. She spends hours a day locked away in her office writing. So to answer your question, yes, they certainly seemed right for one another. And, I think it’s worked out perfectly for each of them, don’t you?

Lacey: Oh yes, I do.  Megan has finally opened up.

Dawn: Yes! And I am so glad. That poor girl needed to learn to express herself.

Lacey: Near the end of Bound By Pleasure, you met Greg’s mentor and Friend Jay. Megan says she think she saw sparks between the two of you. Anything you’d like to share.

Dawn: Well, I liked him. But ultimately that’s up to you, Mrs. Wolfe.

Lacey: When you’re ready Dawn, let me know. As we learned, its been awhile since you were in a relationship. 

Dawn: Yes, but I’ve been watching my dear friend Megan and I think I need some playtime as well.

Lacey: Maybe we can work something out.

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Can Megan let her guard down enough to experience the pleasures Greg has to offer?

As an erotic romance author who has spent hours researching the BDSM lifestyle, Megan thinks she knows all about it. But when she decides to explore it firsthand, she quickly learns that there's a lot she doesn't know.

Greg isn't your typical Dom. He's an artist, and his life is anything but organized. He likes Megan from the start. She's honest and he sees something different in her. The more time he spends with her, the more he finds himself acting in ways he never has before. He's developing feelings for her, and he's hopeful Megan might be feeling the same way, but every time he tries to get her to open up to him, it seems that she takes a huge step back.

Megan has a hard time expressing herself, a problem that only intensified when her ex criticized her every time she tried to share her feelings. As a result, she learned to bite her tongue and keep her emotions hidden. So when she begins to fall in love with Greg, she isn't sure how to tell him, or even if she should tell him. But she fears if she doesn't open up to him soon, she may lose him. Can Megan find the courage she needs before it's too late?

Content Warning: graphic sex, BDSM theme

Experience or Imagination? with Ella Jade

Hi! My name is Ella Jade and I'm thrilled to be here today.  I want to thank W. Lynn Chantale for having me.

When I tell friends, family or people who ask what I do for a living that I'm an author of erotic fiction they often seem surprised. They're always like, "Really? You write what?" The biggest question I'm asked about my chosen profession is…

Do I write from personal experience?

I'd love to say YES! My sex life is just as hot as the pages in my books. Lol I'm not saying I'm a prude or my husband is lacking anything. But I will say, I just don't have that much time in my life for that much research.

I'm a stay-at-home mom most days, a full-time writer, V.P. of the PTO and I substitute teach a few times a month. I'm a busy girl, so when it comes time to write those steamy scenes I rely heavily on my imagination. Several of my books contain BDSM themes but I don't participate in that lifestyle so I have no firsthand knowledge. I do as much research as I can but when it comes time for me to develop characters and set up the plot I just write what I define as sexy or appropriate for that particular scene. I want to stimulate the reader and have them get lost in my words. When I'm writing, I want to forget about reality for a few hours and indulge in fantasy. 

Obviously, romance plays a huge part in all of my books. I like to create strapping, sexy and dominant heroes but they also have to be flawed. Character growth and redemption are always present in my novels. A good friend once told me, "Not everyone is all good, or all bad." I use those words to develop strong characters that can grow, accept change and be emotionally invested in their partners. Once I develop my characters and establish their emotional connection the rest is easy and steamy and sexy and erotic…

At the end of the day, I guess I can say I write from personal experience. Maybe not in the way most think an erotic author should, but experience none the less. I observe life, people, emotions, relationships and love. And maybe on occasion I might say to my husband, "Wanna try chapter three tonight?" ;)

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My newest release is a BDSM romance and is available now with Beachwalk Press. Make Me Stay is a story of rekindled love and finding a way to make it work. Here’s the blurb…

Can the sub teach the Dom to play?

Natural submissive Gracie Miller thought she had found her other half in Cade Jameson. Not only did he help her through a difficult time in her life, in the bedroom he brought her more pleasure than she could have ever imagined. They seemed perfect for each other. 

Cade knew what he wanted in the bedroom. Gracie brought out his domineering side and ignited his passion. But he feared he was too dominant for this beautiful, naïve girl, who was so young and impressionable, so he ended their relationship.

Two and a half years later, Gracie returns to town a new woman. She had moved to the city and found a "Master" who showed her what she was truly capable of. Now she's back and wants to show Cade exactly what kind of submissive she could be for him.

But after hearing all that she's experienced, Cade now wonders if he's dominant enough to satisfy her. Can he be the man Gracie needs him to be?

Content Warning: graphic sex, BDSM themes

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Thanks so much for joining me today!

Stop by my blog if you'd like to check out my upcoming releases…

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Hump Day Inspirations with Ann Mayburn and John Quinlan

Well here we are. Another Wednesday and an extraordinary Hump Day! I tell you all sorts of firsts are happening at this blog not only do I have the lovely Ann Mayburn, whom I totally adore, but John Quinlan as well. That's him on the cover of Captive Fantasy. So grab a drink from the bar, a plate from the buffet and let's settle in from fantasariffic Hump Day!

Hi Ann, I enjoyed Captive Fantasy, I’m so glad the hubby was handy. :-) You already know I’m huge fan of your work and have to treat any Ann Mayburn book as a reward, or else I’ll never meet a deadline. One of the things I truly enjoyed was the whole captive fantasy. Many women, me included, have this fantasy and I liked how the conflict unfolded between the couple.

So what was the inspiration for the series IWSS and the story? I read For Your Eyes Only as well. LOVE IT!

Yeah! Thank you so much for the compliment. Making you happy makes me happy. 

Well, the premise of the series is pretty simple. The Institute for Women’s Sexual Satisfaction is doing the biggest research study on women’s sexual arousal in the history of psychology and they need healthy, sexually active volunteers to participate. They need to monitor a woman’s brainwaves as she is becoming aroused in order to develop the world’s first pill that will help women become sexually turned on. Kinda like a Viagra for women.

In order to get the best results, they need the research participants to be as sexually aroused as possible, hence the secret fantasy. The IWSS will do their best to create these fantasies for their participants, including building elaborate sets, having volunteers from the IWSS participate in said fantasies, and providing every prop, toy, and costume needed to fulfill that woman’s expectations. 

In each of these books I feature a real life woman’s fantasy and make it come true. Sometimes it’s a friend's fantasy, sometimes it is one of my readers, but the seed for each story is planted by a real woman’s wish. 

Tell the readers a little about yourself.

I’m a 36 yo mom of three boys under seven, a daydreamer and a huge fan of strong women who endure the worst life has to offer and still come through with their dignity and sense of humor intact.

 I decided to start writing in June of '10 after the pre-mature birth of my third son. He was born at 31 weeks, nine weeks early, and it was a very rough delivery. I lost a great deal of blood and had some touch and go moments. While I was recovering from my c-section, without my baby, I had a lot of time to think. In my morphine pumped induced state, I considered all the things that I'd done and what I still wanted to do.

I'd had A LOT of fun in my life, and marrying my husband and having my children was a joy that I can never fully explain. One thing I'd wanted to do was write a book. I've always been a heavy reader, my husband used to moan at my monthly bills from the bookstore, and I have an over-active imagination. The trouble was focusing my ADD 'Oh look a squirrel, oh look a penny' self to sit down and write.

Basically, I stopped making excuses about why I couldn't do it, and sat down and DID it. I found that once I started, I couldn't stop. My muse went into overdrive and I have more ideas than I have hours in the day. I’ve been so fortunate to find myself surrounded by supportive publishers and fantastically helpful authors. The romance community has to be one of the most loving, gracious communities out there. 

What’s your fantasy and do you care to share?

Hmmm, I think I’ll keep that between me and my hubby. ;) 

What’s your biggest pet peeve as a writer?

Not having a maid, chauffeur, nanny,  groundskeeper, and personal chef to do my day job as a stay-at-home mom so I can just concentrate on writing. ;)

How do you balance work and home life?

Balance? What is this balance you speak of? I prefer to be in a constant state of semi-panic. ;)

What else can readers expect from you this year?

Well, I’m working on edits right now for the second book in my ‘For the Love of Evil’ series, Princess of Lust and the next book in my IWSS series and a super secret book and plotting out the next book in my The Kyrimian Cycle series and trying to spend some time with my family and keep my house from deteriorating into something that belongs on the ‘Hoarders’ show. Oh, and I’m getting ready to go to New Orleans in August for the Author’s After Dark conference.

Have you ever been recognized in public?

I was recognized at the Romantic Times reader conference, does that count? ;) As far as being noticed in my hometown, not yet.

You’re on a deserted island with one of the heroes from your books and you can only bring three things with you, which hero and what three things?

As far as my hero, it would have to be Devon King from the second book in my ‘Chosen by the Gods’ series, ‘Dreamer’. That man is a big, sexy ball of talented, dominant, muscle. Now, I’m going to cheat a bit here, but I’d bring a replicator from Star Trek that can make us whatever we want food and drink wise. Third would have to be an endless supply of toilet paper and deodorant. 

Sexy, I know. ;)

What’s your favorite toy?

Oh, I love old school Strawberry Shortcake dolls! Wait, that’s not the kind of toy you’re talking about? In that case I’d have to say that no woman should go through life without having the pleasure of owning a Rabbit at one point or another. 

The tagline for my blog is, Indulge Your Inner Romantic, how do you indulge?

In the summer I indulge with a decadent, yummy, hot fudge brownie Sundae. YUM!

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And here's a little interview from John Quinlan. And yes I have pics. Thank you, John for being here at Decadent Decisions. You're my first cover model and…wow.

#1...Was it difficult to evolve into a cover art model from the world of fitness modeling?

It was not difficult in the sense that with both one has to be comfortable with their body. When one does enough photo shoots as I have it becomes second nature to just go out there and do the job. I will say romance cover model is a bit more challenging with a female than in the fitness world in that I have to be a bit erotic with her and if I am lacking confidence the shoot just won’t work so a bit of yes and no there.

#2...Which do you prefer fitness modeling or cover art?

I like them both equally. Naturally fitness related stuff comes naturally to me because that is what I have known all my life but the sense I get when I see the finished proofs of a good romance novel shoot for covers gives me a great feeling of accomplishment. As I have matured as an adult romance is something I now enjoy as if you asked me this 10 years ago I would be like, “romance novel cover…yeah right!”
#3...Have you read any of the books that you adorn the cover of?

No, ha ha ha! Usually not but sometimes my curiosity gets the best of me and I give and all along I am saying to myself, “if it wasn’t for amazing writers like you, guys like me would never find work.”

Want to keep in touch with John and stay in the know? Find him here:

http://irishjohnquinlan.blogspot.com/

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