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July 6, 2015 · 5:00 am

Author Showcase – G.E. Stills (The Daughters of Darkness, Contest Included)

 
Matt goes to Las Vegas in an attempt to forget a failed marriage. Jillian goes there fleeing an unhappy relationship and the discovery, her married lover is selling drugs. When Matt and Jillian meet, their relationship grows from companionship to lovers. An evil man, working for her former lover, finds Jillian and tries to kill her. Garnet and Megan discover Jillian before she dies and they save her from death. The salvation comes with a heavy price though, because Garnet and Megan are demons. Perhaps it would have been better for Jillian to die.

 

 

Garnet stared at the man across the hall. He had on a backpack and fannypack. That he was wearing latex gloves and sneaking out of the room made her suspicious immediately. Robbery? She had seen the woman staying there yesterday even spoken to her a couple times when they had met in the hall. The impression she got was the woman was a nice lady. Early this morning she had watched that woman come down the hall with a handsome man beside her. That man had left earlier in the afternoon. This man was not the same one. 

Her demon senses kicked in and the short hairs on the back of her neck rose much like a dogs hackles. Danger, predator, her thoughts shouted. The man spoke in a low menacing voice and his eyes were cold pools of malice.

“Lady, you are in the wrong place at the wrong time.” At the same time, he took a gun out of his fannypack.

Garnet crossed the hall with inhuman speed but even so, it seemed like slow motion to her. Midway across to him, his gun chugged, a bullet tore into her and imbedded itself in her stomach. Garnet ignored the pain and finished crossing the distance. She ripped the gun from his hand and shoved him back into the woman’s room.

He reached for her throat and growled. “Who the hell are you?”

“A predator similar to you but my bet is I’m more deadly.” Her backhanded slap sent Boyd sailing across the room to crash against the opposite wall. He slid down it to become an unconscious heap on the carpet with his cheekbone shattered.

She glanced around the room and saw the woman renting this room. She was lying on the bed naked and hadn’t moved during all the noise and commotion. Something is wrong with her. What’s going on here. Garnet was beside the bed in instants. The woman’s chest rose and fell but her breathing was slow and she shuddered at the end of each breath. She checked the woman’s pulse. It was there but this too was slow and weak.

Garnet focused her attention on the man. And you have the answers to my questions. Answers you’re going to give me.

She knelt beside him. The right side of the man’s face sagged from the broken cheek she had given when she cuffed him and already his right eye had begun to swell shut. Blood trickled from his mouth and reddened his lips. A couple broken teeth lay on his chest. Garnet lightly slapped his left cheek to arouse him to consciousness. He groaned and opened his eye.

“What did you do to her?” she demanded.

“Fuck you,” he slurred.

Her expression hardened into a scowl. “Oh we are going to alright and when we have, you’re going to tell me everything.”

He glared up at her with his single open eye. The watery grey orb reflecting cold hatred. She braced a hand against his chest and wrapped the fingers of the other around his fanny pack. With a single jerk, she tore the pack free and tossed it away, next Garnet closed her hands on his shirt and pulled them apart sending buttons flying and exposing his chest. His belt was the next to go as she tore it open then tossed it away to join his fannypack. Hooking the fingers of one hand under his waistband and bracing her other hand on his bare chest she ripped them apart leaving only tattered remains around his ankles. His boxer briefs joined the pack and belt and left his midsection bare.

She met his gaze with hers again. The hatred in his eye had been replaced with terror. “You look like a beautiful woman but what are you?” his words trembled.

“It is good that you fear me. You have reason to. I’m you’re worst nightmare. You’re last one, you waste of a human.”

 
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Normally zany and often naughty talking, G. E. has a serious and compassionate side if you can find it. He cares deeply for his friends and hasn’t met an animal yet he didn’t like. He is terrified of heights so hasn’t braved the tramway ride in his home town. He lives in the southwest while longing to live by the sea. He often says, “We have the sandy beaches but where is the water?”

G.E. Stills heeds the call of the many characters that pop into his mind and demand to have their stories written. Their tales are both serious and humorous. A multi-published author, his stories cover many genres including contemporary romance, paranormal romance and science fiction. His stories are both erotic and non-erotic in nature. G.E. is the leader of a local writers group and in addition hosts a meeting of his own locally.

Most of his stories have action, adventure, and humor. Some of them are erotic and some are not but all have romance. His paranormal stories involve witches, demons or vampires. You can find all of his books at his Amazon author page http://amzn.com/e/B007FRP90M 

 
 
Now that you’ve had a sneak peek at G.E. Stills hot new book, The Daughters of Darkness (The Demon Feeds II), WHO IS READY TO WIN?

Ladies and Gents, G.E. is offering ONE LUCKY WINNER a chance to receive a magnetic 2015 calendar. To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment.  Seriously, it’s that simple to enter this amazing contest. 

So folks, leave a comment, question, or simple say hi. 

You’ll have until Tuesday (midnight, central time) to enter. Wednesday morning, I will post the winner’s name and message you. Be prepared to send your mailing info because without it G.E. won’t be able to send the wonderful gift. 


Good luck!!!

 

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June 12, 2015 · 5:00 am

Author Showcase/Interview and Review of “Rubble and the Wreckage” – Rodd Clark

Gabriel Church knows you can’t take a life without first understanding just how feeble life is, how tentative and weak it stands alone. If you desire murder, you hold a life in your hand. Whether you release it to grant life or grip tighter to end it, it is at your command and discretion. Gabriel is a serial killer with a story he wants told. Christian Maxwell studied abnormal psychology in college but chose instead to focus on a career in writing. His background comes in handy when he thinks of writing about a serial killer. He can’t think of anyone more qualified to write the story of Gabriel Lee Church, and do so in the murderer’s own words. It’s been done before, but never with a killer who has yet to be captured or convicted. There was never anything more than a gentleman’s understanding between the two men that Christian would record Gabriel’s life story. The killer did not ask for his complicity in any crimes, nor did he ever ask for his silence. Christian’s interest in the man, though, is fast becoming something more than academic. When the writer and his subject become unexpected friends and then lovers, the question remains: What is Gabriel’s endgame . . . and why does he want his story told?

 
 
 
I was contacted by Rodd and asked to consider reviewing his M/M Romantic Thriller. So I read the synopsis of the book and immediately hopped over to Amazon to purchase myself a copy. Yes, even though he requested me to read/review the book and would supply me with a copy for an unbiased review, I decided this book was worth having in paperback. FYI: Paper books are my drug of choice. 
 
Besides the book summary, which drew me like a moth to a flame, I found the cover eye catching in a “gross but I can’t stop staring” sort of way. Comparison – People who can’t help but drive slowly by a wreck and gawk at emergency personnel working on the carnage, attempting to glimpse what is happening; mouth agape. 
 
Yup, that was me in a nutshell. 


Anywho…….
 
As a fan of Criminal Minds, I like to figure out what makes people tick. Why they do the things they do. Rodd gave brilliant insight into the mind of a serial killer and the person (man in this case) who fell in love with one. 


But along the journey, I found myself growing bored with the slow pace of the tale which I can only describe as a dry, written documentary. 


I must reiterate though, Rodd demonstrated remarkably well the lure a killer has over its prey. 


As for the ending….. not what I expected but not everything can be like you see on tv. HEA don’t always exist. 

Heart Rating System:
1 (lowest) and 5 (highest) 
Score: ❤❤❤
 
Paperback
Kindle
 
 
 
1. Welcome, Rodd Clark.  For
those who might not be familiar with you, would you be a dear and tell the
readers a little about yourself? How did you get your start in the writing business?                                                                                                                      
(RC) I
started writing when I was a young boy. 
I remember writing my first book by 16, titled ‘Non-existence Plus’ it
was riddled with errors and never saw the published light.  But it was a labor of love
none-the-less.  I became published quite
recently, feeling that need to mark one more item off my bucket list.  It was a M/M mystery Titled “Short Ride to Hell” and since I really
connected with my main character the next two books of his story quickly
followed suit.  I found a few publishers
interested in the series but being committed and with contracts already signed
I decided to write another book out of my usual genre and found myself enjoying
the character of Gabriel Church.  So I
submitted the new book to another publisher and when the book began to take off
I decided to do a series dedicated to him and his unique story.  I have issues with letting go of my
characters sometimes.  Not that it
bothers me, as long as readers feel the same way.
 
 
 
 
      2.  Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? If so, please share how you handle it.
 
(RC) Interesting
question, I tell myself that writer’s block is just that point when your
characters are simply fighting to jump beyond the page and breath.  But it is difficult maintaining a schedule of
writing every day when you must also commit to the promotional aspects of
publishing and marketing.  If I encounter
a block I know this is life just telling me that I need to work that area during
the break.
 
 
3. Contrary to what some people
envision about a romance writer’s life, it’s not all glitz and glam. Well not
for the majority of us. With that bubble sadly busted, when you’re not writing,
how do you spend your time?
                                         
(RC) To be
honest there is a serious absence of glitz and glam in my life.  I spend a lot of my time with animals.  And I have a menagerie of pets to occupy any
free time, which is a rarity.  My dogs
and cats are a source of both joy as well as troublesome pains in the ass.  But as a child I saw myself being a writer
and being surrounded by animals, so at least this much came true.  But even as I write these words, I have cats
and dogs that are looking at me with sour scowls which tell me it’s nearly
feeding time once again.
 
 4. I know many writers, such as myself, keep their pastime/career a secret. Do those close to you know you
write? If so, what are their thoughts?
 
(RC) I rarely
admit to being a writer.  Although I have
friends who know how I spend my days, I imagine few could actually name a title
for one of my books.  This shows how much
they are interested in me and not what I do in my secret world in front of a
computer screen.  And I guess I kinda
enjoy that. I am proud to acknowledge my successes, but for a writer who hangs
with mostly non-readers, I can always be assured they know I am nothing
special, just one of the guys hanging in the gang.  But between you and me, it is fun when I run
across another writer and we find ourselves slipping from the crowd to talk
about things like writer’s block and marketing ideas, or conversing on where
our next adventures might take us and what people we might develop as our
guides.
 
5. Will you share with us your all-time favorite authors? If you’re like me, it’s a long list so give us your top
ten.
 
    (RC) Naturally I have favorites and enjoy the greats like John le
Carre’, Stephen King, Ken Follett, J. R. R. Tolkien and countless others.  But recently I think I enjoy discovering new
faces.  The ones I know to be cresting
the horizon of the literary illuminati very soon.  For me it’s like unearthing some half-buried trinket
left discarded in the sand then pulling it out only to find out how it shines
and offers great value for many to appreciate. The recent authors whom I’ve
found are in the ranks of writers like Allen Renfro, Lee Thomas, Erin O’Quinn,
Marshall Thornton, Dorien Grey and William Kowalski.  Though all are from different genres, they
all bring something special to the table and I’m utterly amazed at the talented
people working in the field these days. 
I am forever grateful to join their league and I try very hard to
emulate them in any way possible.
 
6. If you could choose one book to
go to the big screen, yours or otherwise, which book would you choose and whom would you love to see cast in the parts?
 
(RC) I
would love to see “Rubble and the
Wreckage” hit the silver screen, and I could easily imagine the New Zealand
actor Antony Starr playing the lead role of Gabriel Church.  He is best known for his Cinemax series Banshee, as I hope your audience may be
familiar with.  I can say with a shy,
coquettish grin that I think he is the epitome of the character of Church.  He is both dashing and rough (and in all the
right areas).  He represents the raw
masculinity in that character I envisioned, and I have to confess to infusing
his beautiful image inside my skull whenever I am writing about Gabriel in a
book or an interview such as this one.  I
think he could easily portray the duality and show both the sensually flawed
nature as well as the morally twisted leanings of a serial killer in love.  It is these traits which made him such an
inspiration to this humble writer.
 
 
 
 
7. Would you care to tell us what
you’re working on now? That is if it’s not top-secret information. If so, just
whisper it in my ear. I swear it’ll go no further.
 
(RC) I am
working the edits for book two in the Gabriel Church Tales at the moment.  Readers have expressed an interest in seeing
more on the two main characters and the relationship Church has with his pseudo
lover, Christian Maxwell.  I was pleased
to continue the story because as I have stated, letting go is sometimes a
challenge for me.  The book is titled “Behold a Pale Rider” and takes a deeper
study into the men picking up shortly after the conclusion of Rubble and the
Wreckage.  I am also attempting to work
the third book in the series but trying to force myself into closing the
chapter on these characters.  Though this
prospect saddens me more than it rightly should.
 
8. Where can we find your stories, and is there a particular reading order?
 
(RC) I
have recently pulled my Brantley Colton Mysteries series from their original
publishers and should be moving them to a new house for a re-release very soon.  All books should be available at most online
vendors, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, KOBO, Google Play I Books, Oyster….  Hopefully they will be in brick and mortar
stores one day real soon.  If readers are
interested in M/M mysteries with a dark edge then I might begin with “Short Ride to Hell”, where we first are
introduced to Brantley Colton and his unusual circumstance.  He moves into book two in “A Cache of Killers” and ends in “No Place for the Wicked”.  I should be releasing them with my current
publisher soon.  I tried to write each
book as a stand-alone novel, but reading them in that sequence works best.  For the Gabriel Church Tales, book one
published by Driven Press and begins in “Rubble
and the Wreckage” and travels into “Behold
a Pale Rider”, as I stated with the same publishers Driven Press.  Hopefully by next year readers will see the
conclusion of Church’s tales in what is tentatively titled “Dominion- at the brink of sadness”.  Yes, that title has some ominous overtones,
and I hope offers some insight to the resolutions. But one can never be too
certain.  Because you can’t judge a book
by its cover or its title alone, am I right? 
 
9. Would you please share how your
present and future fans can contact you?
 
(RC) Well
I suppose since we live in a world of social media I have to include some of
the sites where you can find me. I am always eager to speak to fans and other
writers, so reach out and say hello, I will always respond and thank you for
your visit.
 
http://www.roddclark.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7741007.Rodd_Clark
https://www.facebook.com/rodd.clark.96
https://twitter.com/RODDCLARK
https://www.pinterest.com/roddclark96/
http://www.drivenpress.net/
http://www.amazon.com/Rodd-Clark/e/B00KGDSYSQ/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1433369173&sr=8-1
 
 
 
10. Before we conclude this
enlightening interview, do you have anything else you’d like to share? The
stage is all yours.
 
(RC) I
appreciate the soapbox time, truly I do. 
And since asked I’d like to remind readers how much their individual
reviews mean to authors professionally.
 If the book stirred some emotional
twinge you hadn’t expected or made you reconsider a previously held viewpoint, then
it’s important that you stop and offer a note in the review sections, as on
GoodReads or Amazon or Kobo.  Even the
briefest of notes, good or bad, allows the author to know they made an impact.  And I value the less than stellar reviews as
much as great ones, fortunately I have fewer than I expected.  They allow me to see what fans want more of,
albeit more erotically charged situations or better characters they can relate
too. My writing has been considered dark and at times disturbing, but I myself
enjoy seeing what the reader has gathered from the work and I’ve made some good
friends along the way during the process as readers reached out to privately on
social media and email comments.  I would
like to build a fan base, as all authors do, and it starts with someone making
a connection and showing they first read the book.  So enjoy then stop by and offer your comments
and suggestions.  They mean a great deal
to the writer, I kid you not.
  
 
     Ladies and Gents, I hope you enjoyed my interview with Rodd Clark. If
you have any questions or comments for Rodd, by
all means, leave him a message below. Thank you in advance for your visit! 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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March 8, 2015 · 6:00 am

Rescuing Cade by Elodie Parkes (Book Showcase)

 
 
Cade’s
trying to get over a broken heart when his friend Jack takes him off to a
nightclub, named only, The Club. Although at first Cade is shocked by the place
he meets Marissa. It’s not long before he and Marissa get together, but under
the pressure of expectations from, The Club, and Marissa’s fear of commitment,
they’re both running in opposite directions.
Gorgeous
Cade has touched Marissa’s heart in ways she doesn’t want to admit.
Lovely
Marissa has lifted Cade’s sadness and opened his heart to love again.
The trouble
is — someone has to give a little. Who’s it going to be?
 

An erotic romance with a sprinkle of vanilla BDSM
Sneak Peek!!! (18+Graphic sexual content)
The lights were low and Marissa took a seat at an empty table close to
the small group of people. Strategically placed, she took in the delicious
sight that was Cade, only a yard away now.


Blue eyes,
mmm, my favorite. Look at those lips, made for kissing, biting, sucking. She cast
her eyes over his ass and thighs. She soaked up the sight of his handsome jaw
line and her eyes flicked to his groin, where she assessed the hang of his suit
pants and licked her lips at the promise of a big cock. Holy hell, he’s gorgeous. I’d like him on a collar and leash waiting
for me to slap his ass and fuck him senseless. I’d like to slip a blindfold on
him and run a feather over his cock to see it jerk to life. I’d like to tie him
to a chair, suck him almost to orgasm, and then leave him to beg for release.
Wonder if he’s dom or sub?


As Marissa considered Cade’s preference, he turned and looked straight
into her eyes.


A huge stab of sexual excitement throbbed in her pussy. With her clit
buzzing, she leaned a little forward to smile at Cade.


He looked away.


Marissa saw him gaze around the room. She watched as his shoulders
slumped.


The room was large and divided by obvious walkways. A small dance floor
held writhing couples, dangerously close to each other, some half-naked. Doms
occupied the tables with their Subs in various scenes, all taking their
pleasure without concern. Other Doms sat in the low leather lounges watching.
It was all much the same as usual. One Dom fucked his Sub from behind, one hand
fisted in her hair, and the other gripping her jaw turning her face to kiss and
bite her lips. A Sub straddled her Dom, her hands held high above her head tied
with a satin ribbon, as the Dom took his fill of her breasts.


Marissa heard his growl.


“Don’t you come until I say you may … I want you across the table.
You’ll come on my fingers and then my cock. Do you understand? I might have to
punish you again.”


The Sub’s whispered answer must have been to his liking. He kissed her
tenderly.


Marissa looked away. Her pussy creamed and a sigh of appreciation
escaped her. Marissa loved sex. She liked to be in control, although she’d
scened with a Master, a friend, when she needed release. Her role in The Club
was as a Domme, but she was vanilla, the specialist in helping newcomers.
Everything she did, she designed to bring maximum pleasure to her Sub whilst
simultaneously taking it herself. She enjoyed the control she wielded. It
suited her to be the one with the power, and in her mind, the choice to walk
away.


The Club had been open for more than a decade and was considered one of
the best in the country. Safety was their priority, that and pleasure. To
Marissa’s knowledge, no one left The Club after seeking a niche there and never
came back.


Marissa found her gaze straying back to Cade.


He stood awkwardly by the table where Jack finger-fucked his current
Sub. She laid back with her legs wide apart, her dress up around her waist, and
her wrists tied over her head with a blue satin scarf. If she’d worn panties to
visit The Club, there was no sign of them now.


Marissa watched the Sub squirm, whimpering for release.


Jack shook his head. “Not yet, sweetheart, I’m enjoying your lovely
pussy. Your cream’s running down my palm. I’m going to lick it up and then I’ll
think about letting you come. Are you enjoying showing my guest what a good girl
you are?”


The Sub murmured, her breath hitching as Jack bent and thrust his tongue
into her pussy.


“Yes, sir, it’s exactly how I hoped it would be.”


Marissa’s pussy drenched her panties. She licked her lips.


Cade lurched around and took a step toward her table.


He looked unseeing right into Marissa’s eyes, the expression on his face
a glaze of pure confusion, and then he passed by heading to the bar in the
corner.


Marissa watched him take a sip of the iced water he’d ordered, then she
too got up and walked away from that part of The Club where sex soaked the air
with erotic perfume, and the sounds of orgasm played havoc with her own
desires.

Copyright Elodie Parkes, Evernight
Publishing 2015
 
 

 

 
 
What’s the background to the story, Rescuing
Cade?


(Elodie speaks) I was asked
to write a story for an erotic romance anthology. Almost immediately I had my
character, Cade, form in my head and a love story for him, but then I was
informed the anthology would be BDSM. I thought I’d have trouble with the genre,
but the editor of the proposed anthology said, ‘give it a go’. I began to adapt
the love story in my mind for the character Cade, thinking I’d have to consider
the plot for a short time, but only a few days later the anthology was
cancelled. By then Cade was so real to me and a story with a sprinkle of the
genre, BDSM, was firmly in my mind, so I wrote it.
The story is
much longer than I originally thought it might be, especially when it was going
to be for an anthology, and the romance conflict arc is now about both Cade and
my heroine, Marissa. As usual, I fell in love with my characters and couldn’t
stop writing until they reached their HEA.
I did a
little research for this story because I didn’t know much about the type of club
Jack, Cade’s friend, takes him to. Once I no longer needed to place emphasis on
dominance and submission, the story unfolded easily, interweaving with the
original love story I had for Cade when he first began whispering in my ear.
With
scorching hot love scenes, tender moments, a dash of angst and a splash of
humor this is Cade’s journey to love again.
I hope
readers enjoy it.





Visiting today,
we have Cade Cassidy from the new Evernight Publishing erotic romance release,
Rescuing Cade.
Hi Cade,
thanks for coming along to the blog today.
Hi, thank you for inviting me. I have
to say it’s a little embarrassing seeing my story published, although it’s
great too.
 
What’s
embarrassing about it?
Well, without giving too much away,
the way Marissa and I meet is unusual, I think … (He looks around and smiles as if
remembering it.)
 
So, Cade,
tell us something about Marissa.
She’s pretty, intelligent, lots of
fun and best of all she’s mine.
 
What is, The
Club? It’s mysteriously referred to in the book blurb.
The Club, is the name of the BDSM
club that my buddy, Jack, takes me to. He’s trying to lighten me up right at
the start of the story, because truth is, I was still recovering from a bad
break up. There’s a great description of The Club, in the story, which is sexy
and gives a good picture of what goes on there.
 
A BDSM club
… Cade are you a Sub or a Dom?
(He stares
at me for a moment with his gorgeous blue eyes.)
I’d rather not say. The whole thing
is still a little gray for me. (Now he’s smiling.)
 
Okay let’s
have some quick questions.
 
What’s your
favorite, jeans, or a suit?
I wear suits and jeans. I don’t have
a favorite because I have some cool suits for work and some great faded denims
that I throw on when I’m not working. It took me a while to get those jeans
just the way I like them, ripped and faded. Marissa especially likes the tear
in the upper thigh part.
 
Do you ever
go commando?
(He grins
and his eyes twinkle)
Er, yes, sometimes in my favorite
jeans, the ones I just described. Once in a suit when Marissa and I went to The
Club to meet with friends there.
 
Do you like
making love with the lights off or on?
Both, either, it depends … Marissa
likes candlelight (He
smiles)
 
Coffee or
Cola?
Has to be coffee. Are you offering me
a cup … I didn’t get breakfast …
 
One more
question. Maybe it’s a moot point since you’ve mentioned The Club, but here is
it. In bed, toys or no toys? (Okay, he’s laughing now.)
The answer’s the same as lights on or
off, both depending on the situation. I seriously need coffee now.

 
 

Elodie Parkes is a British author writing romance, erotic, contemporary, and often with a twist of mystery, paranormal, fantasy, or suspense. Her books are always steamy. Her tag is, Cool stories: Hot love scenes.
Elodie lives in Canterbury with her two dogs. She works in an antique shop by day and writes at night, loving the cloak of silent darkness that descends on the rural countryside around her home.
Elodie writes for, Evernight Publishing, Siren Publishing, Hot Ink Press, Eternal Press, and Secret Cravings.
She has also released titles as an individual indie author.
Twitter Link 
 
 

 

 
 

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March 16, 2014 · 5:00 am

Author Showcase – KE Osborn

 

 

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This book is for mature audiences 18+
It contains explicit language and sexual content.
 
Jenifer Taylor is content with her life, dull and boring as it is. Being absent from the dating scene means she doesn’t have to deal with the major trust issues she has with men that stem from a controlling and aggressive ex-boyfriend and an absentee father. She’s happy being alone, sharing her life with her friends and family. When Jeni starts a typical day in the big city of Mornington Vale, California, it turns from bad to worse when she’s involved in a chain collision on her way to work. Her world changes forever that day because she meets Aiden O’Connell, the billionaire son of Alistair O’Connell, who owns Mornington Vale’s largest financial corporation. Aiden is an up-and-coming young businessman who’s ready to take on the vice presidency of his father’s company. He is the good son, and it’s imperative to Alistair that Aiden succeed and follow in his footsteps. Life for Aiden involves working hard and not much else. After the accident, however, Aiden’s world changes as well. He finds Jeni irresistible and instantly pursues her. With some coaxing, she eventually agrees to a date, and the attraction is mutual. Jeni finds love quickly with Aiden, but trusting him is another issue. When to trust is tested in many different ways but comes to a head when Aiden is investigated for a serious crime. As her trust issues spark, she is forced to go through a journey of self-discovery. She must decide once and for all whether she trusts the man she loves when she’s asked the ultimate question: “Do you trust me?”
 

Purchase links: Amazon / Smashwords

 
 
 
 
Short Excerpt Trust Me?
 

I turn to face him; he puts his other arm around me. We are in the same position as before when the last kiss attempt failed. My arms are tight around his neck, his arms around my waist. I look down. He lifts up my chin so I’m lost in his gaze. His hand goes back to my waist. He swallows; I think he’s as nervous as I am. He tilts his head and leans in … I back away quickly.

“What’s wrong?” he asks, looking hurt.

“Oh, no, it’s not you. I think … I might have garlic breath.”

He laughs and pulls me back to him. “So do I.” He pulls me in tighter, and before I know what’s happening, his lips are on mine. I give in and surrender to him completely.

This feels like one of my fantasies, only way, way better. He holds me tight as one hand moves from my waist to caress my cheek, kissing me softly but sensually. My hands move to the back of his head, and I grab a lock of hair in each hand. He moves our bodies so that I’m against the railing at the edge of the deck. He moves his hand from my waist to hold the rail as I still grasp his hair. The kissing becomes feverishly passionate; his tongue against mine as they intertwine with each other. Our breathing becomes faster and erratic. Our kissing becomes more intimate. We are in perfect sync with each other. I pull him closer to me, our whole bodies touching. My heart is pounding fast and hard. His hand moves from my face to the back of my head, pulling me tight. He moves my hair from the side of my neck, breaks our kiss and kisses my neck slowly and seductively. I sigh and breathe in a stuttering motion. I open my eyes to see the waitress standing there, gawking at us. I stiffen as I see her. He pulls back and looks at me. With my eyes, I gesture toward the waitress. He turns, looks, and lets out a little huff. He leans in towards me.

“Now that’s a first kiss,” he whispers as he grabs my hand and leads me over to the table. I can’t help but smile.

 

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In the first book of The Trust Me? Trilogy, Jeni Taylor finds the love of her life, but as the second book begins, she finds herself lost without Aiden O’Connell, who’s been wrongly convicted of embezzlement charges and incarcerated. She must find the strength within to help prove he’s innocent while dealing with other issues. Aiden’s father, Alistair, still taunts her, making life between Jeni and Aiden more difficult, and an unexpected visitor enters their lives, creating havoc and turning it upside down. Jeni’s trust issues return in a major way after an incident leaves her fragile and broken. Aiden and Jeni find themselves going through more trials and tribulations than ever before in this second installment of the Trust Me? Trilogy. In the end, Jeni will be asked the ultimate question: Do you still love me?
 
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Short Excerpt Love Me?
 

       My nerves start to get the better of me, I start to feel nauseous; those darn pesky butterflies attack again. I’m not sure why I’m nervous, whether it’s the shoes making me unstable or whether it’s the memory of our first date, our first touch, or our first kiss that’s making me bashful.

       I turn the corner to see him standing there with a bunch of red roses, in the suit that he changed into earlier, this time with a baby pink tie on. Behind him is that gorgeous waterfall cascading down the cliff with the lush greenery surrounding us. As I take a step closer, I hear music playing. “Thank You for Loving Me” by Bon Jovi. It’s our song. I feel my eyes welling up as all the emotion and love I feel for this man is becoming too much to bear.

       His smile is beaming from ear to ear when I approach. Finally I reach him. He holds out his hand for me to take. I take it, and he pulls me into a tight embrace.

       “This is perfect,” I whisper.

       “Perfection for perfection, my love.” He kisses my cheek, and places the bouquet of flowers on the railing.

 

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In the second book of The Trust Me? Trilogy, Jeni Taylor and Aiden O’Connell seemed to find life challenging, but as the third book begins, we are faced with the idea that maybe they may not get their Happily Ever After. Jeni is broken and confused after a vicious physical and emotional attack, leaving her with no energy to fight for her relationship with Aiden. She’s terrified and feels like the world is against her. Through some tough love and help from an old friend Jeni finally realises how deeply in love with Aiden she is. She asks him to take her back, but when she discovers Aiden is moving to help run a new business acquisition in Tokyo, is it too late?

Alistair’s taunts and abuse toward Jeni worsen, leaving her already broken and fragile state to deteriorate even further. Will Jeni find the strength to pull her life back together? With jealousy over a possible new love and with tensions high, the conclusion to The Trust Me? Trilogy will take you on a rollercoaster ride. The electricity and love between Jeni and Aiden is undeniable. Will they see past all the hurdles and find their way to each other? In the end, Jeni will be asking the ultimate question: Does Aiden know that he really does have all of me?

 
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K E Osborn is the Adelaide based Author of the Trust me? Trilogy, a romance series with love, laughter and plenty of lust!

K E Osborn was born in September 1984 and raised in Adelaide South Australia. She had a love of writing throughout High School but went down a different path to Design instead. It wasn’t until she had a vivid dream about a three car pileup that the characters of her first book came to life.

Aiden and Jeni are the amazing couple from the Trust me? Trilogy and they were born into the world through the imagination of K E Osborn in 2012.

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Author Showcase / Inteview – Annie Edmonds

 Please welcome, Annie Edmonds!
 
 
1. . For those who might not be
familiar with you, would you be a dear and tell the readers a little about
yourself? How did you get your start in the writing business?
 
(Annie)  Sure Kam I would love to.  My mom has been telling me to write a book
for as long as I can remember.  I am a
woman who didn’t have an easy life.  I
married my first husband when I was twenty. It’s something I don’t recommend.  And by the time I was twenty one I was
widowed.  Back then they called panic
attacks a chemical imbalance and you were told to take vitamins.  After he died it was my dad that told me to
get back out there.  He knew I had an
invitation to a New Year’s Eve party and he wanted me to go. 
 
I am so
glad I did because I really believe there was an angel watching over me that
night.  I met my true soul mate at the
door that night.  And we have been
happily married for twenty eight years this April.  Mike and I have been through just about
everything together. You could say we weathered every storm and our love is
stronger than ever.  Two years after we
were married I was in a freak car accident and have lived with chronic back pain
ever since.  We were never able to have
children.  But we still think we are
luckier than most to have the kind of love and relationship we have. 
  
I’m no different from most writers; except I
have lived a lifetime in my fifty years.  What I mean is I can go back and remember all
that heartache and all those promises that were never kept.  So when I find myself in a crossroads with a
character I can usually dig deep and come up with something. 
 
 I didn’t just start typing one day and say, hey
I’m an author. No I have been writing for as long as I can remember.  I have journals that go back years.  And I have found short little stories that I
wrote when I was kid slipped inside books and sandwiched between family
pictures. 
 
 
2. Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? If so, please share how you handle it.
 
(Annie) Well I hope I don’t Jinx myself by saying I haven’t had the
dreaded “Block” just yet.  I can usually
start typing and the story just seems to flow. 
The trick is to sit down and not get caught in the e-mail, social
network trap.  I have to write before I
open anything or nothing gets written. 

 

3. Contrary to what some people envision about a romance
writer’s life, it’s not all glitz and glam. Well not for the majority of us.
With that bubble sadly busted, when you’re not writing, how to do you spend
your time?
 
(Annie) I spend my down time on the computer haha, no glitz and
glamour here.  I’m usually in my sweat
pants with my hair up in a ponytail. 
Like I said I open up my laptop and the hours fly by.  As an indie we have to promote
ourselves.  So between blogs, e-mails and
social networks there just never seems to be enough hours in the day.  It’s winter now in New Jersey and we are
stuck in the house.  The cold weather is
the worst for someone with the kind of nerve pain I have.  So I don’t get out much this time of
year.  I love the beach, I can find peace
there, and for some reason my pain levels go down.  So spring, summer and fall my husband takes
me to the beach as much as possible.  I
also like to garden, take photographs and we are foodies that love to
cook. 
 
 
 
4. I know many writers keep their
pastime/career a secret. Do those close to you know you write? If so, what are
their thoughts?
 
(Annie) Everyone knows that I
write. And that I am now a published writer. 
I’m from Jersey and that means I have a big mouth.  I think they were all a little shocked when I
picked the genre of Erotic Romance.  But
I asked everyone I knew who reads what they were reading.  And when most were reading some kind of
romance book I knew I had to give it a shot. 
The research alone is fascinating. 
I have family members that won’t read my books but that’s alright.  I am proud of myself.  And my family and friends are proud of
me.  And in the end that’s really all
that matters. 
 
 
5. Will you share with us your all time favorite authors? If
you’re like me, it’s a long list so give us your top ten.
 
(Annie) First is the queen of erotic romance E.L. James gave us
Fifty shades of let’s talk about sex. 
This woman gave women everywhere the license to talk about what they
were reading and thinking openly.  Cherise
Sinclair is another of my favorite authors. 
Jinx Jamison; Madam X School of sex, Omg Yes!  Do you see a pattern here?  Sylvia Day is one of those writers that are
more subtle, but her stories are great. 
Cari Quinn’s No Flowers required. 
Then I go in a whole other direction with; J.K. Rowling, and Harry
Potter.  Suzanne Collins; Hunger games
series.  At age 16 Doris Lund made me
want to read with her book Eric.  That
book still touches my heart.  And I love
The Velveteen Rabbit, Kathryn Stockett. 
That rounds out the top ten. 
 
 
6. If you could choose one book to go to the big screen,
yours or otherwise, which book would you choose and whom would you love see
casted in the parts?
 
(Annie) Of course I’m going to pick my book; Second Chances Sammy’s
story.  I would love to see Jessica Biel
as Samantha Raine.  And Thor, Chris
Hemsworth as Jake Monroe. 
 
 
(KAM) FYI: I looooooooove the cover! And I also love the actors you chose to play each character. 

 

 
7. Would you care to tell us what you’re working on now?
That is if it’s not top-secret information. If so, just whisper it in my ear. I
swear it’ll go no further.
 
(Annie) Right now I am working on the sequel to Sammy’s story which
is Master Mike’s story.  I haven’t picked
a title and I really need a series name. 
I wanted Circles in the Sand but I just saw another author put a book
out with that title.  When I picked
Second Chances I didn’t even look to see if there were other books out there
with that title.  Another lesson
learned.   Master Mike Sloan is an ex
-military man who is a man’s man.  He
owns Club Desire which is a member’s only BDSM club in Sarasota Florida.  I’m on Chapter five.  I am going to do something that I never
thought I would do and that’s make this next book shorter with a cliff
hanger.  It just seems that’s what the
reader’s want. 

 

 
8. Where can we find your stories and is there a particular
reading order?
 
(Annie) Second Chances Sammy’s story is my debut novel, It is an
e-book.
 
Smashwords.com 
Amazon kindle
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
 
 
 
9. Would you please share how your present and future fans
can contact you?
 
(Annie)  I love to hear from my readers and future
readers.  You can find me on Facebook at
my author page. https://www.facebook.com/AnnieEdmondsAuthor 
 
 
10. Before we conclude this enlightening interview, do you
have anything else you’d like to share? The stage is all yours.
 
(Annie) I want to thank you, Kam, for having me.  I want to talk a little about my book; Second
Chances Sammy’s story is a believable love story.  We have Sammy who’s the widowed Jersey girl
and Jake Monroe; the handsome architect who is also part owner of a private
kink club called, Desire.  Sammy’s two
best friends ask her to watch their beach front home on Siesta Key, Florida for
three months.  She has no idea that her
friends have set her up by talking to Jake Monroe for the last two yrs.  He has been waiting for her.  And once Sammy commits her whole world
changes.  There’s plenty of sexy kink in
this book along with Drama. It’s a beautiful love story that comes to life
right before your eyes. 
 
 
 
Here is an excerpt of when Jake finally meets Sammy for the first time….
 

She smiled and as she went to shake his hand he took hers and brought it up to his lips than kissed it, he never took his eyes off of hers, and she was shaking. “Oh my god Did he just kiss my hand, this guy is drop dead gorgeous and very tall, his arms are huge, he must work out focus Sammy focus”.

She just lost her breath in his crystal blue eyes that were mesmerizing just like Kelly said. The scent of his cologne was giving her palpations, he smelled like a man should. “Hi, Jake, nice to meet you,” “Samantha I am so glad we finally meet.”

She was gazing into his amazing eyes “I figured if you were friends of the O’Hara’s that it had to be alright for me to come out for a drink. Besides Kelly has your name on a list she made for me of people to contact if I needed anything.”

Sammy lowered her head to calm down and then she looked up at him “Actually Jake, you are number one thru four on that list.” She giggled, “Am I talking too much?”

“Samantha you’re not talking too much, actually I am stunned that Kelly has me on the one through four lists.” They both laughed, as she calmed down. Jake had such a warmth about him, he asked her what she was drinking, “A white wine spritzer please.”

He motioned to the hot tan bartender and he came right over; “Keith this beautiful woman is Samantha”, he smiled “Hi Samantha what can I get for you?”, Jake spoke right up “She would like a white wine spritzer the good stuff, and can you get us a couple shots of Patron.” Keith couldn’t take his eyes off of Sammy and then he looked at Jake, “Sure thing Jake, why don’t you both have a seat and a waitress will bring you your order.”

As Jake touched the small of her back he moved her in the direction of a nice table away from Keith the bartender, and he pulled out a chair for her and sat down across from her. She was impressed. “I have to tell you Samantha I have the advantage here, The O’Hara’s have told me a little about you. And when they told me you were coming to watch their home I was going to make sure I reached out to you. I want to thank you for showing up tonight, I hate eating alone.”

A waitress brought over their drinks and some oysters and a few other appetizers to nibble on, “I hope you don’t mind me ordering. I have a habit of taking control.” “I don’t mind one bit, I actually like a man who takes control.”

She giggled as he got a huge smile on his face and she started to blush, “I mean I like a man who is sure of himself, sorry I am a little rusty and a little nervous.” He smiled, “You’re doing fine, Samantha” and he touched her hand. “I haven’t gone out with a man in a long time.”

The evening was going great. They were laughing and once she had a few drinks she relaxed. Jake realized that she was everything and more of what he had been told. Samantha was even more beautiful in person. And the way she dropped her head and put it to the side, she was turning him on. Garrett was right she was very submissive and she had no idea, he thought she was sexy as hell.

And he loved hearing about her from her. Even though he already knew pretty much everything there was to know about her he listened as this beautiful woman told him about her life back in New Jersey.

The only thing that Sammy knew about Jake was that he was first thru fourth on Kelly’s list to call if anything went wrong. That he had a black lab named Rocky and that he was very handsome with amazing blue eyes you could get lost in. She was learning all about this very handsome man Jake Monroe and she liked what she was hearing. She kept thinking; why didn’t Kelly say more about Jake?

“Samantha it’s surprising that some man has not swept you off your feet in the last two years. She put her head down and to the side, “I would have had to put myself out there for that to happen.” He lifted her head up with one finger, “I guess you weren’t ready Samantha.”

She looked him straight in the eye after having a few wine spritzers, “I might not have been ready then, but I sure am ready now.” She blushed a perfect shade of pink as she heard that statement come out of her own mouth.

He gave her a wicked smirk but didn’t flinch and didn’t run; she asked him the one question she needed to know “Jake do you have a girlfriend or a wife?” He laughed, “No Samantha there is no one special in my life and I am not married. I almost made that mistake with a woman who was very wrong for me a few years ago.” She asked him what happened. “I had been working on a huge project for months and I found out that she was cheating on me, and I had no idea who this woman was.”

He opened up to her, “She lied to me about so many things, I have been extremely careful ever since, it took me awhile to get back out there too Samantha.” She was impressed with this man, he was an architect and builder and he truly loved what he did.

He told her that he had done all the renovations on the O’Hara’s home. Sammy liked what she was hearing and that he owned his own company that he started from the ground up. He was a self-made man. And she very much liked what she was seeing and hearing.

She realized he had said he did the remodel for Kelly and Garrett, and she started to blush again. “Was it something I said Samantha?” She looked down and to the side; “It was just the remodel that caught me off guard.” He got this look on his face and he smiled as he took that last shot of tequila and bit the lemon wedge, then he shook his head yes, “Yes I worked on that room for almost six months while my crew took care of the rest of the house.” And she started to laugh.

He had this wicked half smile on his face as he laughed with her and never took his eyes off of her. He loved her laugh and her nervous giggle; she was as perfect as Garrett had said. She blushed some more thinking about him in that kink room putting together those wooden cabinets and hanging that leather swing.

While they talked and ate the grouper he ordered, they listened to the band who were playing old eighties music, and they each did one more shot of tequila. They were having a great time laughing, talking and touching; things were going so smoothly and everything was perfect.

Jake offered her the last couple oysters even though she hadn’t eaten any of them. “I don’t think so,” she smiled and then she remembered change is good. “Ok, make me one.” He looked surprised than he squirted some lemon on a fresh shucked oyster and held it to her mouth, “Swallow Samantha.” She looked into his blue eyes and answered right back, “Don’t mind if I do,” then she went for it. He was amazed that she had taken that oyster then she asked for another. “Samantha you’re really blowing my mind right now.” She loved the way he said her name, no one but her mom called her Samantha.

The night was going great but the Oyster bar was getting ready to close. The band was packing up, the bar keeper had called last call an hour ago. She didn’t want this night to end. She also shouldn’t of had that last shot, three white wine spritzer’s and two shots of tequila was just too much for her.

He asked if she was alright to drive home and she smiled, “Nope, I think you are going to have to drive me home,” “Good call little one.” With the bar closing right behind them Jake tipped the bar keeper a hundred dollar bill. He had already taken care of the check. Then he asked Sammy for her keys to the rover, she handed him her keys without a care in the world. He stood in front of her and as she got up she looked up into his eyes and he gazed back into hers. “You have the most beautiful eyes Samantha; she giggled, “And so do you Jake.” He wanted to kiss her but he held back as he put his arm out so that she had something to hold onto. She squeezed his bicep and snuggled her head into him as she breathed in his cologne.

He smiled as he escorted her to the Range Rover. He opened the passenger side door and helped her in then went around to the driver’s side and she thought he was a true gentleman. They started to pull away, “I should give you the address.” “Just sit back beautiful I have been to your house many times, I drove there every day for six months. I have also been to a few parties at the O’Hara’s. I think I could find my way there with my eye’s closed Samantha.” She sat back as the music played she could smell his cologne and it was making her Horney. It was only eleven o’clock and even though she had had a full day she was ready for whatever this night might bring.

As Nora Jones was playing on the radio he asked her how her trip was going and how long she was actually staying, “Well so far I have had a spectacular day. I am staying for three months and if the rest of the trip is anything like today I think I just may never leave.”

Jake smiled that perfect smile he had and she giggled, than hiccupped, and they both laughed, “I think we should spend more time together Samantha. Would that be something your open too?” She smiled, “I would really like that Mr. Monroe.” She hiccupped again then giggled, which made them both laugh.

When they arrived at her new home Jake parked the Rover in the garage, “Stay here little one, he ran over to the passenger side and led her out by taking her hand. She had her shoes in the other. He walked her to the door and unlocked it.

He walked right in and went to the refrigerator and opened a bottle of water. “Drink this Samantha,” she hiccupped and then giggled, and he laughed, “I am going to hold your ears tight while you drink this water. She looked up and didn’t hesitate she just did it. She lifted the bottle to her lips as he placed his strong hands over her ears tight, as if her head was in a vice. She looked up at him as he said “drink, drink, drink” she swallowed as much water as she could. And then he let go and took the bottle away from her lips and he watched her waiting to see if the hiccups were gone. “You did it, there gone, thank you Jake.”

“Would you like to take a walk on the beach with me, I really don’t feel safe walking alone at night just yet.” “I would love to walk with you on the beach.” He took his shoes off and opened the sliding doors; she told him she would be right back after using the bathroom.

She walked out and met him on the patio; and noticed the Jacuzzi was running. She gave him a smile, “What do you think?” “I’m game if you are,” he smiled “Let’s take that walk on the beach first.” He held his hand out and she took it.

They walked in the powdery sand that was now cold as their feet touched it and felt great, “Jake, I am really glad that you called.” “I am really glad I called too, I wanted to thank you for taking care of Rocky at the beach today.” She smiled “I love dogs, he is beautiful Jake, oh and I have Rocky’s tennis ball.” He smiled “I have a feeling that there will be plenty of time for you to give Rocky his ball back. Hold onto it he has plenty of them. I will bring him by one afternoon if that’s alright with you Samantha.” “I would love that Jake.”

As they watched the moon over the water Jake felt what he had hoped for was standing right next to him. “I have had a really great time tonight, and I really would love to see you again Samantha.” “I would like that too Jake.” He faced her and took her head in his huge hands, he rubbed his thumb over her bottom lip and he kissed her like she had never been kissed before. It was a slow sweet wet kiss, one that she was not going to forget any time soon. He had waited a very long time for that kiss.

 

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