Sunday, August 17, 2014

#SPeekSunday - 8/17/14 - A Simple Misunderstanding - Elly's had some unexpected visitors #CorbinsBend #SpankingRomance

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He came to her rescue when she needed him most, almost to lose her when she disobeyed him.

Welcome to the Sneak Peek Sunday, where we share six paragraphs from a published novel or a work in progress.  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 week's excerpt is a sneak peek from my fourth spanking romance, A Simple Misunderstanding, which is the seventh book in the Corbin's Bend series.  I hope you enjoy it.

In this scene, which occurs near the beginning, Eleanor Benson (Elly) has some exciting news she wants to share with Gerald Douglas (Jerry).  She's seen Jerry in the dog park on an almost daily basis since she and her husband moved into Corbin's Bend, but only started opening up to him a few days ago.  As the Corbin's Bend vet, Jerry has expressed an interest in Elly's dog, Muffin.  His calm, steady manner soothes Elly's wounded spirit, and the fact his observant eyes seem to notice more about her than she'd like both attracts and frightens her.  All the same, he's the first person she thinks of when she has news to share.


            For once, Elly led their sojourn to the dog park rather than Muffin. She didn’t run, of course, and she’d taken care to dress appropriately, so Muffin could have a long, playful romp with Jack while Elly shared her news with Jerry, but she found it difficult to contain her eagerness. Arriving at least two hours earlier than normal, she crossed her fingers he’d show up and watched for the tall, lean figure of a man who’d been the first to make her smile at Corbin’s Bend.
As she approached the gate, Elly spotted the vet and his large, gentle dog as they left their home to join her and Muffin. She sighed with relief and greeted Jerry Douglas with a huge grin when he stepped forward to slide his card into the gate’s security system. He hadn’t fastened his coat, but the weather wasn’t that nippy and she rather enjoyed seeing even the briefest outline of his trim waist and firm abs beneath the burgundy turtleneck he wore.
She’d been gazing at the way his long, lean fingers ensured the latch was secure when he said, “Well, you’re looking mighty tickled about something today, Miss Elly. Care to share?”
With a pleased nod he’d noticed, she undid Muffin’s lead and released her to play as she shoved her gloved hands in her pockets and stood on tiptoe. “We had some guests today.”
He laughed. “If I’d known having guests would make you so happy, I’d have been over at your house on a daily basis.”
Her smile faltered. “No. You must never do that.”

 

Jerry already suspects Elly's husband is harsher with her than he should be and wants to help her, but he is unable to intervene until Elly can admit she and Arthur are having problems.



M/F Domestic Discipline in Colorado.

Blurb:

Though Arthur and Eleanor Benson have been practicing domestic discipline for three months since their wedding, he insists moving to Corbin's Bend, where domestic discipline is the norm rather than the exception, will revitalize their marriage. Elly has doubts, but since Arthur is the undisputed head of their household, they move. However, once Arthur becomes immersed in a community where spanking is not only permitted, but encouraged, his personality undergoes a dramatic change. Accusing his submissive wife of being lazy, disorganized and disobedient, he employs creative methods of pain and humiliation to mold Elly from the imperfect woman he married into the perfect woman he desires. And Elly finds herself a virtual prisoner in her own home, accountable only to the man who rules her life with a cane.

In his years as a vet, Jerry Douglas has seen what abuse does to animals, and he recognizes those same signs in Elly Benson during her daily escape to the dog park with her tiny poodle. Jerry steadfastly supports the tenets of domestic discipline and enjoys the freedom Corbin's Bend offers its residents, but he remains fiercely protective of anyone in need of a champion. And when he witnesses evidence of harsh handling, his instinct is to rush in and rescue. Problem is Elly Benson is a married and consenting adult who insists all her bruises and welts are nothing more than a simple misunderstanding between her and her husband, until the day Arthur Benson takes his authority and discipline one-step too far, endangering Elly's life.




A Simple Misunderstanding is available at the following locations.

I also have a page on my web site where I am offering a sample of the first three chapters. If you're interested, visit either the Spanking Romance or A Simple Misunderstanding page in the Over 18 section of my website.

A Simple Misunderstanding is currently the only full novel (vs. novella) in the Corbin's Bend line up, and it's receiving some excellent reviews on the Blushing site.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you enjoyed this brief excerpt and want more. Please click the link below to continue your hop Sneak Peek Sunday Wishing you a wonderful journey.

2 comments:

  1. Grest snippet Kathryn. It was all going so well until Jerry's last comment. That's got to make him suspicious!

    Hugs
    Roz

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  2. Some guy tries spanking me and he's going to be picking himself up. :0)

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