Saturday, April 6, 2013

Saturday Spankings - April 6 - Acting Lessons #SatSpanks #MFRWAuthor



Peter loved Kate with all his being, but that didn't mean he'd tolerate an ultimatum from her.

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Welcome to the Saturday Spankings blog hop.  My stories are all M/f with the dominant male determined to protect the woman he cares for and loves, or grows to love, by doing whatever it takes to ensure her safety and continued health.  This includes administering a spanking when she needs one.  

My submission for this week is from my current WIP (Work In Progress) tentatively titled, Acting Lessons.  This snippet immediately follows my previous excerpt from this book, which I posted on February 2nd.

He was a strict and demanding college professor turned professional director who excelled at giving acting lessons.  She was his shy and uncertain former student who became a professional actress under his tutelage.  They fell in love, married, and won two Tony Awards before tragedy struck and a simple kiss ripped them apart.

After a six month separation, Peter Thorton decides to take matters into his own hands by making his famous wife, Kate, an offer she wouldn't refuse.  Plainly put, he wants her back and he intends to do whatever is necessary to achieve his goal, even if it means giving his stubborn, willful leading lady a daily reminder over his knee that she promised to obey him.




Setup: early in the first chapter, Peter Thorton is attempting to convince his wife, Kate, to give their marriage a second chance by signing her to appear with him in a College Summer Stock production of "Kiss Me Kate."  Kate isn't sure she can trust Peter with her heart again, since she believes he's been unfaithful to her, but she's never stopped loving him.  And though Domestic Discipline originally played a part in their marriage, their last two years together had them living like polite strangers sharing the same house.  Peter realizes he made a mistake in letting Kate do as she pleased, so he's determined to rectify matters immediately.  However, Kate is less than convinced she wants to go down the DD road again.

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            We may no longer be living under the same roof, but we do have a past, and I intend to call upon those memories from time to time.  However, if giving my word will ease your mind, I vow not to violate the sanctity of your bed unless you invite me to do so, but other than that--I make no promises about keeping my hands to myself."
            Kate frowned.  Nothing he said offered her mind ease.  Worried about what he didn't say, she straightened her shoulders and met his calculating gaze.  "What if I disagree?"
            His smile turned wicked.  "You are always welcome to disagree with anything I say or do, although I warn you now there will be consequences for such action, and I assume you recall which form they will take?"
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Unfortunately, Kate recalls only too well what an act of open defiance will earn her, but she's not ready to surrender, yet.

I am feverishly working on edits, when I'm not posting excerpts, so I hope to be submitting Acting Lessons to Blushing Books by early next week.  That means, I may post a few more excerpts before the book is published.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you enjoyed this brief excerpt and want more. Please click on one of the author's names below, or visit The Saturday Spankings Blog to continue your journey.

17 comments:

  1. Gah! How did the spammer find your post so quickly>? *spanks spammer*

    Great post! I am excited for when it gets released and I so hope you have a scene with 'Kate' when she does the "I hate men" scene in the play because ooooh it would be so perfect. LOL

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  2. She can't say he didn't warn her.

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  3. So true, Kelli! I love the excerpts from this wip!

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  4. Consequences always make for enlightened spanking play. And this couple and your snippet certainly engage the imagination and yearn for more of this (wip) here. Looking forward to more "Acting Lessons" now in the future.

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  5. This was great!!!
    I loved Kiss me Kate!
    I can't wait to read this.
    Thanks for sharing, and good luck!

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  6. (giggling at Thianna spanking the spammer)

    I love books that tackle marriage, especially a troubled one. This sounds like an awesome read. Best of luck with your edits!

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  7. Spammer message is now gone, though it was funny considering my post. Thanks to all for commenting. Thianna, I love the bit when Lilli sings "I Hate Men!" as Katharine, and if I could fit it in, I would. I do take readers behind the scenes of staging a college musical in the book, but my primary focus remains on Kate and Peter's issues. And even when Kate gets angry with her husband over some of the things he does, she never hates him. Lilli, however, did hate Fred at that moment in the musical, so the song carried a double punch.

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  8. I agree that stories about already married couples are very juicy!

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  9. Love 'consequences' ;)Sounds awesome!

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  10. She would be wise to consider what is left unsaid.

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  11. Great snippet! I loved Kiss Me Kate too. I can’t wait until this one is released :)

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  12. Good point about writing about married couples and the challenges of marraige. Not just the single folks have all the fun!

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  13. I really like the premise for this book! Seems that there is a good deal of potential for many kinds of "acting" lessons. :)

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  14. It always feels worse (in a good way) somehow when things are laid out in such a civil manner... darn those insufferably smug tops! :)

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  15. Oh sounds like a great book! Great snippet, too:)

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  16. You are great at writing dialog and facial expressions. This is gonna be a wonderful book!

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  17. She's been warned. This dialog alone made me fidget... can't wait to read more. ;)

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