Hot Days and Hotter Nights - #Bloghop #FreeExcerpt #Prizes

It's August, so if you live in the northern hemisphere you know it's hot.  But the heat we're talking about here has more to do with body temperature than the weather.  In this hop, we want you to get hot and bothered, and we aim to do everything we can to make you that way.  Why?  Because we write the spicy novels that leave you panting for more.  At least that's our intent.

For my part to help increase your body temperature, I'm offering a reader's choice from any one of my eBooks.

You can read blurbs, excerpts, reviews etc. for each book by visiting my website at: http://www.kathrynrblake.com and clicking on the banners listed on the home page.

And to help whet your appetite, I'll offer an excerpt from my latest novel, A Simple Misunderstanding.

Jerry has just returned from the dog park after Elly returned his jacket.  He's even more certain now that her husband is mistreating her, so he's decided to call the man who serves as the head of Corbin's Bend housing committee as well as Jerry's friend and mentor.

After Jerry got Jack fed and settled, he called Brent’s office.

“Carmichael.” That was Brent. All business and direct when events required quick results.

“Brent, it’s Jerry.”

“Hi, Jerry.” Jerry imagined his mentor tilting back in his chair. “What can I do for you?”

“I’d like to talk to you about Mr. and Mrs. Benson. Mrs. Benson, actually.”

“What about her?”

“I’ve gotten her to loosen up a little, and though I don’t have any proof, I think her husband might be abusing her. Yesterday, she sported some serious bruises on her wrists, and today she had difficulty walking. I fear I’m responsible. I tried to keep her talking to me, which made her late, and since she appeared cold, I lent her my coat. I believe Mr. Benson took exception to both those unusual developments.”

“Did she say so?”

“Not directly, but she did admit she got punished for not dressing properly for the weather.”

“Jerry….”

“I know. I would have spanked her for going outside with only a sweater on, too, if she’d been mine to take care of, but I wouldn’t have made her so sore she couldn’t walk.”

Brent Carmichael paused, and Jerry suspected his friend was struggling to be tactful. Brent was naturally protective of the people in Corbin’s Bend. No doubt the thought of one of theirs being abused stuck in his craw as well. After a moment, he spoke. “I understand how you feel, but some husbands are stricter than others, and—”

“Brent, please, I don’t need the lecture. Okay? What I want is someone to follow up with her and Arthur to make sure he’s not harming her, even if it’s unintentional.”

The only sound Jerry heard was Brent’s breathing. Finally, the other man said, “All right. I’ll suggest Kelli broach the subject with her. As Elly’s mentor, I think she’s the best choice, but Jerry, you and I need to sit down and discuss the appropriateness of your fixation with Mrs. Benson. I realize you view Eleanor Benson as a wounded animal and want to shelter her under your protective wing. However, Mrs. Benson is neither yours to protect, nor care for, and I suspect your feelings may be interfering with your objectivity.”

“Fine, I’ll set up an appointment to talk with you next week, but let me say this. When I asked Mrs. Benson how her wrists came to be so bruised and swollen, she said it was just a simple misunderstanding between her and Arthur. And Brent, putting my feelings aside, what happened to that woman was neither a misunderstanding, nor simple.” At that, Jerry hung up. A part of him longed to tell his mentor off, but his rational mind knew the older man was right. If Elly wouldn’t speak up for herself, and admit she and Benson had a problem, they could do nothing to help her. And, though his growing feelings for Mrs. Benson might be inappropriate, they weren’t interfering with his objectivity. They had practically eclipsed it.

To be entered in my drawing, leave a comment with your name and e-mail address and tell me what it was specifically Jerry observed about Elly Benson that had him suspecting her husband abused her.

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#HornyHDay - 8/13/14 - Arrested by Love - Promise you'll stop #SpankingRomance #DD

Take one dominant police officer, add in a slightly spoiled socialite, toss together and savor the tangy result.

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Happy Horny Hump Day!  If you've visited before, you already know this is a regular Wednesday feature on A Writer's Naughty Thoughts. In this blog loop, we hope to provide you with tiny erotic tidbits of the most sexy and sensuous moments in our books. Just 3 sentences.  And boy is that hard to do, sometimes....

My post for this Wednesday is from my 3rd book, Arrested by Love. A spicy spanking romance published by Blushing Books.

In this scene, Kyle takes his recently engaged fiancee, Tiffany, on a secluded picnic where he plans to give the woman he adores everything she'd been attempting to seduce out of him for the past three years.  Her inexperience is a great turn on for him, but it also means he needs to take things far more slowly than his body desires.  But he wants her first time to be a pleasurable memory, not a painful one, so he does what he can to make sure she's fully aroused before he takes her. However, Tiffany is less than sure he'll fit inside her, and once she gets a glimpse of him unclothed she calls her safeword.  Realizing Tiffany is serious, Kyle takes a step back to talk things through with his girl.  When he assures her he'll stop, if she wanted him to, Tiffany asks if she can touch him--there.  It takes all of Kyle's will power to remain still under her tentative fondling. Tiffany is a little in awe as she tries to encircle him with her hand.

             "I can't do it.  My fingers aren't long enough," Tiffany admitted with a trace of disappointment.

            When he didn't answer, she slowly removed her hand, and Kyle held his breath as he waited for her decision.

            "Promise you'll stop if it hurts too much?"

An innocent in every sense of the word, Tiffany has wanted Kyle to make love to her for years.  In this case, however, size does matter and larger isn't necessarily better.

M/F, Sexy spankings in rural Connecticut.

If you're 18 or older, you can read the first three chapters at Arrested by Love
Buy the book directly from Blushing Books, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, ARE

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#SPeekSunday - 8/10/14 - Acting Lessons - Whatever it takes #KissMeKate #SpankingRomance

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

For Sneak Peek Sunday we share six paragraphs from a published work or a WIP (work in progress).

My submission for this week is from my 5th book, and newest release, Acting Lessons.

 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.

In this scene, which occurs early in the first chapter, Peter Thorton, seated comfortably in an agent's office, 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, and informs his famous wife that if she keeps acting like a brat, he will turn her over his knee.  Since Kate doesn't believe him, she dares him to try it.  He doesn't hesitate, And before she gets another word out, Kate finds herself stomach down across her husband's knees.  Furious and humiliated by both her position and Peter's warning swat, she demands her agent call the police while Peter suggests the agent give them some time alone.  Furious, Kate makes the mistake of challenging her husband, and he lets her know right away what he will and will not tolerate.

            "Better.  Now, I told you to be silent, and I meant it.  All you have to do is lie still for a moment and listen while I tell you how things are going to change between us."

            "My arms hurt," she complained, furious she couldn't suppress the tears of frustration and defeat spilling from her eyes.

            "Then stop struggling," he scolded, his words emerging like a gentle caress as he released her wrists and lightly rubbed her arms to return the circulation.  "You only tense up when you fight me, and you won't win, you know?"

            Kate refused to concede, but she wasn't foolish enough to rise simply because he'd loosened his hold.  Though she did pull her hands forward once he'd finished his massage.

            "I asked you a question, so I expect an answer, Kate," he insisted, his voice firm with warning as he stroked her still-clothed backside.  In the past, he'd always delivered his punishments on the bare, but her agent's office didn't provide much privacy.  All the same, he'd warned her, which meant he would lower her pants in a nanosecond if he deemed it necessary.

            Despite his gentle stroking, she could tell by his tone of voice he wasn't going to let her up, yet.  So, she'd say whatever she must to get him to release her, then she'd have his ass thrown in jail for abusing her.

Kate pushed, so Peter pulled.  Now Kate's regretting having pushed so hard, but only because she got caught.

M/F, DD and a staged production of Kiss Me, Kate.

If you're 18 or older, you can read the first three chapters at Acting Lessons

Buy the book directly from Blushing Books

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.

#SatSpanks - 8/9/14 - Mortal Illusions - Mortals exist to serve vampires #ParanormalRomance #Vampires

Show me an angry vampire, and I'll show you an unhappy mortal.

NOTE: Reading this material at Work could get you spanked.

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 1st book, Mortal Illusions. A vampire romance published by New Concepts Publishing, Mortal Illusions is currently the first in a series of 3 books.  Its sequel, Fatal Desire, is currently being revised.

When Claire Daniels discovers Germaine St. Justine is a vampire, she sets a plan in motion to convince him to cure her brother of AIDS.  Though an innocent in sexual relations, Claire is savvy enough to realize the best way to secure Germaine's support is to enter into an intimate relationship with him.  However, having a vampire take you to bed isn't quite the same as sleeping with the boy next door.  There are complications. And Germaine is dominant enough to add a few more Claire hadn't expected.

In this segment, Germaine and Claire are leaving the Manhattan restaurant, where he'd just proposed to her, after they are accosted by Claire's former boy friend, Harry.  Harry has made some alarming accusations against Germaine, and Claire is attempting to work truth from fiction through in her mind as she carefully questions her dominant vampire lover, and now she supposes fiance.

            Swallowing back her uneasiness, Claire linked her arm loosely through Germaine's and shook her head.  The night air was brisk, but not bitter, and she liked to walk.  But more than that, she needed reassurance that Harry was wrong, except she feared Germaine would not offer it willingly.

            Uncertain where to begin, she considered all she'd seen and heard that night and chose to start with the revelation that bothered her most.  “Who's Sybill?”

            Germaine slanted her a wary glance, but answered, “She is a mortal in service to Arthur.”

            “In service?” Claire repeated, more than a little alarmed by her lover's choice of words.

            “Theirs is more of a business arrangement, Claire.  Arthur secured Sybill's services about six months ago when he picked her up in a bar.”

Claire is discovering vampires live by different rules than those governing the mortal world, and she's afraid she's fallen in love with a man who will only break her heart.

M/F, Contemporary vampire romance in a society based on D/s.

Read the first three chapters at: Mortal Illusions

Buy the book at NCP, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or ARe.

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#FriskyFriday - 8/8/14 - Arrested by Love - Kyle takes back what is his #SpankingRomance #DD

He caught her speeding in a school zone and decided she needed to learn even civil disobedience could have very painful consequences.

Another Friday, another excerpt to launch you into your weekend.  For this Frisky Friday I am sharing a bit from my 3rd book, Arrested by Love.  A handsome, but strict, police officer decides a spoiled socialite needs a special lesson in obeying the law.

Tiffany Morgan has been in love with Kyle Sinclair since she was ten years old, when he'd turned her over his knee for attempting to swim in a raging white water river. Though she'd been furious with him at the time, Tiffany never told her family what Kyle did. Instead, she began trailing after him like an annoying younger sister as she tried to gain his attention.

Now, eleven years later, Kyle, a patrol officer, is finding it much more difficult to maintain his distance from the irresistible and vivacious redhead who continues to invent ingenious ways to attract his interest. Though he dismissed her initial attraction to him as infatuation, as she grew-up, his own feelings of desire and protectiveness deepened. So, despite his constant struggle to resist the spirited little minx's lures, Kyle finally has to admit that he is losing the battle--badly.

The following section occurs about two-thirds through the book.  Kyle and Tiffany have been separated for several weeks.  She's refusing to see him after catching him in a lie, and her family has circled the wagons around her.  Recently, Kyle learned Tiffany isn't doing well, so decides to conduct a stake out near her home to see if he can catch a glimpse of her himself.  Patrick is Tiffany's father, Chrissy is her younger sister.

             Bleary eyed, Kyle was back at the binoculars at six on Monday.  He expected Patrick to be leaving for work about seven.  Patrick commuted into the city by train, which was a forty-five minute ride.  When eight o'clock rolled by and no one left the house, Kyle knew something had to be up.  Patrick could be on vacation, but Kyle doubted it.  He continued to watch and was surprised to see Chrissy walk out of the house carrying what looked like her mother's purse.  She was followed shortly by her mother and father who appeared to be holding up a skinny teenager.

            Shaking his head, Kyle increased the power on his binoculars and watched as the scrawny red head with dull green eyes suddenly turned toward the bushes then fell to her knees and vomited.  Holy shit!  That was Tiffany.  His Tiffany.  Throwing down the binoculars Kyle started his car and sped over to the house.   Had he been on duty, he would have given himself a ticket.

            Torn between stark fear, shock, and blazing anger, he was ripping out his key and leaping from the car before he'd even engaged the power break.  That was his girl who was sick, and he needed to be with her, at her side, helping her, feeding her.

            God, she had to have lost over thirty pounds, which would bring her to an anorexic weight of ninety.  He'd last seen her six weeks ago Friday.  How could she have changed so much in so little time?  Hadn't she eaten or slept at all during the six weeks?  Charging toward her like a mad lion out to protect his mate, Kyle wasn't going to take no for an answer.  And Lord help her father if he even attempted to try and stop him.

            Patrick and her mother were helping Tiffany back to her feet, when Kyle stepped in.  Tiffany could barely even walk, she was so weak.

            "Don't worry, Pumpkin, I've got you," Patrick Morgan murmured.

            "Patrick," Kyle said firmly.  "I'll take her now."

Tiffany is furious with Kyle, but at the moment she is so ill, even glaring at him takes more energy than she has, but Kyle is not about to be deterred.

M/F, DD and sexy spankings in rural Connecticut.

If you're 18 or older, you can read the first three chapters at Arrested by Love

Buy the book directly from Blushing Books, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, ARE

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you enjoyed this brief excerpt and wish you and yours a very Frisky Friday. 

#HornyHDay - 8/6/14 - Deadly Enchantment - Clinging to the moment #ParanormalRomance #Shapeshifters

When a man gets carried away, it's the woman who's swept off her feet.

This material is Not Safe For Work. If you’re not over 18, please explore elsewhere.

Welcome to Horny Hump Day, a regular Wednesday feature! In this blog loop, we hope to provide you with tiny little tidbits of the most sexy and sensuous moments in our books. Just 3 sentences. The books might be already published, works-in-progress, or even classic literature we think you’ll like.

This post for HHD is from my 2nd book, Deadly Enchantment, a shape-shifting wizard romance published by New Concepts Publishing.  The story revolves around a young psychic woman facing off with the dark wizard of Ravenscroft, who she is convinced has brutally slaughtered her sister in a fit of jealous rage on their wedding night.

In this segment, Dominic's deepening feelings for Serena make it more likely his evil brother will target her.  Rather than risk losing her for good, Dominic decides to send Serena home directly after the funeral of his sister.  Serena doesn't want to leave, but arguing will gain her nothing but his anger and the likelihood of a more speedy departure, so she remains silent. Though Dominic is suspicious of Serena's new found docility, until she is safely away from him he insists she sleep in his bed.  Dominic knows he is endangering Serena's life by keeping her with him, but he is unable to let her go.  He desires her, yet hates himself for not having more control even as he greedily samples all she is willing to offer.  

             When she gave a slight arch to her hips, he increased the tempo of his thrusts, yet never took his gaze off her until she cried out with passion, then, closing his eyes, he gave himself over to his own pleasure.

            Afterwards, he lay beside her and continued to stroke her along her legs and hips, as if he needed to touch her.  He said nothing, but his eyes were dark and haunted as if he feared letting her go, feared losing her in some way.

Torn between his desire to protect the woman he loves, and his need to be with her, Dominic takes and gives back unstintingly, all the while praying he isn't making a fatal mistake.

M/F, Shape shifting wizards in Victorian England.

Read the first three chapters at: Deadly Enchantment

Available at NCP, Amazon and Barnes & Noble

I hope you enjoyed this nibble. Your comments are encouraged. Please stop by the Horny Hump Day site and hop around to the authors’ sites, and you'll never look at Wednesday the same way.

#SPeekSunday - 8/3/14 - A Dom's Dilemma - Restraints build trust #BDSM #SpankingRomance

He demanded her obedience, but what she wanted was his love.

It's Sneak Peek Sunday again and that means I get to share another 6 paragraphs from one of my books.  Yay!

My submission for this week is from my 4th book, A Dom's Dilemma, a BDSM/spanking novel that is sometimes playful, sometimes serious and sometimes terrifying, published by Blushing Books.  Kelly and Jim, the two main characters, were secondary characters in Arrested by Love.  Though this story stands on its own, if you read Arrested by Love, you'll most likely recognize some of the scenes, since we see a little bit of Kyle and Tiffany in this book, too.

In this excerpt, near the end of Chapter Five, Jim Evans and Kelly Franklin are together at "The Velvet Chains," a BDSM club where they met that evening.  Kelly is receiving some aftercare after a session of intensive medical play she did with Jim that seemed a lot more real than play.  Aftercare is an important part of the BDSM experience.  Both the Dom and the sub seek reassurance from the other.  Jim enjoys holding Kelly, and she likes being in his arms, so this is a quiet period of reflection and getting to know each other. Problem is, when Jim asks Kelly a question she really doesn't want to answer, her evasion serves as an admission she's lied to him.

Normally, a Dom would punish a sub for that infraction, but Jim has told Kelly he'll give her a onetime pass. Before they do anything else, however, he suggests they get to know each other a little better.  He begins by asking her some pertinent questions.  Kelly tells him her parents were killed in a 'break-in gone bad,.' and admits she was often chastised by the nuns.  However, when Jim asks what Kelly did once she left the orphanage, rather than answer she turns the tables by asking him how he learned so much about giving medical examinations.  He answers by telling her a fellow Dom, who was a physician, trained him.

            Embarrassed, Kelly glanced down at her entwined fingers.  "I still don't understand why you insisted on using restraints though, Sir.  That does add an element of uneasiness to the experience, you know?"

            "Yeah, I do.  You'll find I pretty much have a reason for everythin' I do, and your overreactin' ended up makin' it necessary, I'd say."

            She shrugged, not quite sure she agreed.  "Perhaps.  But you didn't know I was going to freak out when you told me you intended to restrain me."

            "No, I didn't."

            Frowning, Kelly met his gaze again.  "So why do it?"

            "You gave the reason yourself, darlin'.  To build trust.  A sub who's restrained during a medical procedure is very vulnerable.  Wouldn't you say?"

Kelly knows she makes a lousy sub.  She has a temper and a mouth that constantly get her into trouble, but she sees something in Jim that makes her want more of the type of mastering only he could give her.

M/F, Kinky happenings in rural Connecticut.

A Dom's Dilemma is available for sale at Blushing Books in a variety of formats.  If you'd like to read more, I've provided a 3 chapter preview on my web site's Spanking Romance page.

Available as an eBook or in paperback!

Purchase the book directly from Blushing Books, Amazon, ARE

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.

#SatSpanks - 8/2/14 - A Simple Misunderstanding - 60 swats is going to hurt #CorbinsBend #SpankingRomance

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

Reading this material at Work could get you spanked.

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 a sneak peek from my fourth spanking book, A Simple Misunderstanding, a Corbin's Bend novel published on July 15 by Blushing Books.  This will be my last excerpt for this book on Saturday Spankings for a while.  I'm going to move it into rotation with my other books, so it's not scheduled to return to SatSpanks until 9/13.  I hope you enjoy it.

In this scene, which occurs in the last third of the book, Eleanor Benson (Elly) has moved in with Gerald Douglas (Jerry) after she is released from the hospital, still recovering from injuries she received from her husband.  Jerry insists she stay close to the house and not take her dog walking in the park on the first day she's home.  However, when an older neighbor calls to her from the dog park, Elly disobeys Jerry's instructions and takes their two dogs with her, unaware her abusive husband is lying in wait for her.  When her actions nearly get her killed, Jerry determines Elly needs to learn obedience to him is not optional. After making sure she's healthy enough to withstand punishment, he orders her to stand in the corner sans panties.  When he gives her permission to turn around, he's seated on the bed holding a blue plastic thong (shoe, not underwear).  Ordering her to hold out her hand, he gives it a smack with the flip-flop and asks her to rate her pain level.  Once she establishes it as zero, he discusses her transgressions in order of their occurrence. When he lists the fact she lied to him by telling him the bruises on her arm left by her husband were nothing, she attempts to defend her actions by claiming she didn't want to get him more upset than he already was, but that quickly backfires on her.  The last thing Jerry brings up is the worst, in his mind, because Elly could have hurt herself by ripping out her stitches.

            "Third one. Climbing the stairs. You admitted you knew you weren’t supposed to, yet you did it anyway. And since you carried Muffin upstairs along with her bed, you’ll get triple for that transgression.”

“You’re talking sixty swats with that foam flip-floppy thing you’re holding.”

“Yes, I am.”

One had barely registered on her pain meter, so she figured ten wouldn’t either. Twenty would begin to sting. Thirty would be painful. By forty, she’d have difficulty staying still. At fifty, she would start sobbing, and by the time he reached sixty, she’d be a total mess.

 

After being abused by her husband, Elly is nervous about entering into another DD relationship, but she's disobeyed Jerry, and despite her stated excuses knows she was wrong to do so.  So she willingly, if not a little regretfully, accepts whatever punishment he decides is appropriate.

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.

The Thong - pictured for my European friends

A Simple Misunderstanding is available at the following locations.

Blushing Books
Amazon
Barnes & Noble

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 on one of the author's names below, or visit The Saturday Spankings Blog to continue your journey.

#FriskyFriday - 8/1/14 - Deadly Enchantment - The contract is binding #Shapeshifters #ParanormalRomance

An unhappy shape shifter can be a dangerous companion....

It's Frisky Friday, and for A Writer's Naughty Thoughts, Fridays are also anything can happen days.

My excerpt for this week is from my 2nd book, Deadly Enchantment.  A shapeshifting wizard romance set in Victorian England published by New Concepts Publishing, 

In this snippet, which occurs at the beginning of the third chapter, Dominic Westcroft has reason to suspect Serena Blanford, one of the guests his sister has invited for him to consider as a potential bride, possesses magical abilities she's trying to keep hidden.  Believing she may actually be a plant placed in his home by his treacherous brother, he decides to give her to a purity validation test.

Serena has no idea what this process actually entails, but other women who've submitted to it have returned pale and shaken, refusing to discuss it.  So, up until this point she has managed to keep both her and her cousin from having to undergo the ordeal. 

            When she reached the foot of the long staircase, Westcroft extended a hand and caught her arm.  “I need to speak with you,” he advised firmly.

            “But my cousin and I were just about to go to breakfast.”

            “Your cousin may go with my sister.  You will come with me.”

            “But ….”

            “Allison will come to no harm, Serena,” he promised in a tone that was both firm and gentle.  “You have my word.”

            Then, before Serena could argue further, he escorted her into a large room where every wall was lined with books.  Surmising she was in Westcroft’s library, she asked, “Why did you insist upon separating me from my cousin?”

            “I’ll answer your query shortly, but first I would like you to answer a question of mine.  Why do you think your aunt sent you and your cousin here?”

            Though Serena didn’t particularly care for Westcroft's calculating expression, she considered the question fair given the circumstances.  “Like many of the other girls’ families, my aunt and uncle are in need of money.  My uncle fell seriously ill recently and now they are having difficulty paying off their creditors.”

            “Do you not care for your aunt and uncle?”

            “That is a rather odd question to ask.”

            “Perhaps, but from your actions of late, I gather you wouldn’t mind seeing them locked away in debtor’s prison.”

            Serena hesitated for only a second, but she feared the man beside her had gathered quite a bit from her pause.  “Of course I would mind.”

            “I don’t see how that’s possible.”

            “Why not?” she asked, feeling just the tiniest bit defensive.

            “Because if you’d truly cared, you would’ve seen your part of the contract filled.”

            Serena regarded him through narrowed eyes.  “If you refer to that barbaric custom your sister is masquerading as some sort of purity validation, you would be right."

Dominic Westcroft is determined to uncover his young guest's secrets even if it means testing her himself.

M/F, Shape shifting  wizards in Victorian England.

Read the first three chapters at: Deadly Enchantment

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