It's Book Hooks Wednesday! Yay! And I'm sharing another excerpt from my new spanking romance in the Corbin's Bend series, A Simple Misunderstanding. It's sequel, Past Interference is included in the Love in the Rockies anthology.
He came to her rescue when she needed him most, almost to lose her when she disobeyed him.
In this scene, which occurs near the beginning of Chapter Six, Eleanor Benson (Elly) is asleep in intensive care, recovering from surgery after she's been attacked by her husband. Gerald Douglas (Jerry), who feels responsible for Elly's condition, has remained posted at her bedside in ICU when his friend Brent calls to inform him he called Elly's husband to let him know where she was. Though Jerry understands Brent's reasoning, he wants Elly safe. Unfortunately, all night visitors aren't exactly welcome in ICU, and he has his own patients to care for at home.
The nurses politely asked him to leave
during their next shift change. So, Jerry made the hour drive home. After
speaking briefly with the young, dedicated vet student who’d remained behind to
watch over the clinic’s borders in his absence, Jerry thanked and dismissed the
young man telling him to get some rest.
Alone, Jerry stepped in the back to check
on Muffin and his two other patients, an elderly Bichon Frise that had ruptured
her anterior cruciate ligament hopping down from her owner’s couch, and a
feral, malnourished cat, which a concerned Bethany Angel had brought into the
clinic earlier that morning. Though the tom appeared underfed and scrawny, he
had all his claws and knew how to use them. All three animals were on IVs, but
seemed to be doing well for the moment.
Reassured, Jerry went through his evening check,
which included setting up baby monitors that would alert him to any problems.
He sometimes slept in back with the animals, if one was in critical condition,
but such measures didn’t appear necessary tonight. So, he turned the lights to
low and left the inside door from his house into the clinic open in case he
needed to get back in a hurry.
M/F Domestic Discipline in Colorado.
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.
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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.
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I am a sucker for animals and love the fact Jerry is a vet and the part the pets play in this story :)
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Roz
this is a nice quiet moment with Jerry and readers can see a bit of his softer side with the animals
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