They're Here! They're Here!

Myboys, Gage and Jensen, are out in the world, in spite of my being unavailable for final edits or release due to medical blah blah blah. I'm just getting back to work, and the owner of MLR informed me -- they're on the shelf in a short intro story, Die For You!

Yum!It's a tasty bit that could easily be called, "How Gage and Jensen got it together and got it on." There's so many more stories in their futures. But I'm not quite back full-time yet, and I have a ton of catching up to do.

For now, run, don't walk, to ManLovePress to check out a steamy opening story!

The Ultimate Thrill Ride: Ten Tips for BDSM Safety by Joey W. Hill

The Ultimate Thrill Ride: Ten Tips for BDSM Safety by Joey W. Hill

One of my BDSM heroines gives some good advice that anyone who's gotten all excited about spicing up their love life after reading the new wave of "kinky" contemporary erotica. Just like standard erotica is not a great place to learn how to have a happy, healthy sex life, neither have these books (I'm looking at you, 50 Shades of Blech) done kink or experimenters any service!

Do check out Joey's article, and stay safe while you play!

The Cover is Coming, The Cover is Coming!

Heh! A dirty mind could go many sticky places with that line....

I got to look at the roughs for DIE FOR YOU the other day, and choose a basic color scheme. I love this whole process -- putting together the body which my story will inhabit. The cover is incredibly important. I'm convinced that it can make or break a small press or lesser-known writer's book. I know I've been turned off by books, and I know I've received some bad reviews that focused more on the cover than on any flaw in the story. Is it shallow? Yes. But humans operate that way, even when we try not to.

I make an attempt to read blurbs before I look at a cover when deciding what to read, but I don't always succeed. *sigh*

Whatever the facts on covers, I'm pleased at least with my cover model and colors so far, and that's a BIG deal! He very much embodies Jensen, the vampire in my story. It makes me excited for what comes next: editing!

I know, I know, that's so dorky. But I love the editing process (at least in the beginning...) A lot of my writer friends balk at having someone else take a knife to their baby, but I've learned over the years that your editor -- especially a good one -- can be the best friend your book can ever have. I tend to be a very wordy, blah blah writer. I have some terrible grammar and punctuation habits. I get so lost in writing the story, in being IN the characters, that I lose track of structure, plot coherence, all kinds of things that would drive a reader crazy. A good editor sees those things, excises them, helps you mold your baby into a much more intelligent and beautiful final product. I've been very lucky to have great editors, and as a result, I adore them.

I don't start hating the editing process until the very end, when I'm so sick of looking at the damn thing, I won't read it again for years. ;)

Anyway, so we're moving forward! W00t! My boys should be out in the world in March!

Great news, Kinklings!

I signed a contract for my m/m paranormal romance novella, DIE FOR YOU, with MLR Press yesterday!

DIE FOR YOU is the story of human Detective Gage Roberts and his vampire partner Jensen Holm, who are cops in the dark monster ghetto of their city, known as Undertown, where creepy crawlies are everyday citizens, and their morals — or lack thereof — make it a dangerous place for anyone to be. During a battle with a particularly deadly pair of jewel thief, mass-murdering demons, things go terribly wrong. Jensen puts his not-so-immortal immortality on the line to save Gage’s life, and it becomes the turning point in a long-simmering passion that Gage has been repressing for a long time. Gruff Gage (not really his nickname, but probably should be) isn’t much for the mushy stuff, and there are no more different characters on the planet than he and Jensen (and not just because of their species) — but once he’s seen that he could lose his partner forever, will he just get over himself already and go for it?

I'm thrilled to have found a home for Gage and Jensen. I love these characters and their story, and I think the Undertown world presents a great place for future stories, both for action, smut, romance, and the paranormal.

Stay tuned for more details as they develop, but for the time being, DIE FOR YOU is tentatively scheduled for March! 

OH NO! Late for THE NAUGHTY NEW YEAR BLOG HOP!

Somehow I mis-scheduled, and so I've been missing! I'm so sorry for anyone who stopped by and found NOTHING!

And you know I'm all about NAUGHTY! My New Year goals have a LOT to do with writing more steamy fiction, delving into the wilder, darker side of sexuality that I really discovered in IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS.

This is a great hop... because we're all here for a naughty New Year! You can win prizes at every stop -- over 200 along the way! And best of all are the GRAND PRIZES! Check these hot and steamy babies out:

1. A $100 Gift Card to sexy fun online shop EdenFantasys

2.An Erotic Bundle – 10 New Releases from Hot Authors

All you have to do is comment below with your response, name, and email to enter:

What's Your New Year Ritual? Do You Make Resolutions? Do Have Any For 2013?

Be sure to visit all the stops on the hop for more giveaways and chances to win the Grand Prizes!

Have a Happy New Year, All My Kinklings!

If your 2012 was difficult, may your burdens be lifted.
If your 2012 was blessed, may your blessings multiply.

And if your 2012 was KINKY may your 2013 be filled with whatever makes you sweat!

Happy New Year -- And Fun With the Cast of SHADOWS!

Don't miss the new stop on the IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS Blog Tour today, it's a special one: spending some time with the wild and wonderful characters!

Adam, Calinda, and George William will sit down with Sangrey as guests at the wonderful

BOOKS AMOUR!

Don't forget to register for the giveaway while you're there! You could win the kinky toy kit, a gift certificate from All Romance Ebooks, or free copies of IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS!

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SEXY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Don't forget to play safe!

And We're Off! The FMB Blog Tour for IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS Starts Today!

And for our opening stop, we have a review from the wonderful

A DIARY OF A BOOK ADDICT!

Tee is a very brave soul to take on SHADOWS, since she's more of a YA/UF lady! But she rates SHADOWS 5/5! W00t! Make sure to stop by and say hi, and share any questions, comments, or vague misgivings, and check out Tee's summary!

There's still more stops to come, including author and character interviews, more reviews, and a great giveaway, including:

• GRAND PRIZE: A fun set of kinky toys related to SHADOWS, along with a free ebook copy of IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS

• FIRST PRIZE: A $10 Gift Certificate for All Romance Ebooks and a free copy of IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS

• THREE more free copies to lucky visitors!

TOUR SCHEDULE!

Dec. 27th- A Diary of a Book Addict (Review/Giveaway)

Dec. 28th- CS Maxwell ~ Where's My Muse? (Spotlight)

Dec. 31st- Books Amour (Character Interview/Giveaway)

Jan. 1st- Love in a Book (Author Interview/Giveaway)

Jan. 2nd- BASED Press (Author Interview/Giveaway)

Jan. 3rd- Tamara's One Stop Indie Shop (Excerpt)

Jan. 4th- Bookluvrs Haven (Character Interview)

Jan. 7th- Queentutt's World of Escapism (Guest Post/Giveaway)

Jan. 8th- Proserpine Craving Books (Review/Giveaway)

Jan. 9th- A Bibliophiles Thoughts on Books (Review/Giveaway)

Jan. 10th- Musings of a Writing Reader (Character Interview/Giveaway)

Jan. 11th- The Avid Reader (Review/Giveaway)

Jan. 14th- Paranormal Romance Fans for Life (Character Interview)

Jan. 15th- Where Fantasy Meets Reality (Author Interview)

Jan. 16th- Sweet n' Sassi (Review)

Jan. 17th- Full Moon Bites (Author Interview/Giveaway)

Jan. 21st- Books & Tales (Author Interview/Giveaway)

Jan. 22nd- Herding Cats & Burning Soup (Review/Giveaway)

Jan. 23rd- Book Addict (Excerpt)

Jan. 24th- Harlie's Books (Review/Giveaway)

Jan. 25th- Red Headed Bookworm (Review)

Have fun and don't miss a stop!

 


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The Candy Cane Kink Giveaway Hop!

They say that if you're naughty, you don't get a visit from Santa Claus at Christmas time. Well I say, phooey on that! Naughty is nice, in my book. At least when it comes to bedroom fun! Consenting adults who indulge in kinky fun are NICE, dammit!




In honor of those of us who are naughty AND nice, I'm giving away a copy of my Kinky Vampire BDSM novelette, IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS!

All you need to do is comment with your name, email address, and let me know: What's your favorite kink, literary or otherwise? Do you like BDSM? Any particular flavor? Do you like a nice vampire bite? A possessive werewolf who declares his (or her) mate "MINE!" We all have something -- and though they may not be "kinky," if it's something we need for a story to turn us on, it's still our special kink. What's yours?

Besides my own book, the sponsors of this hop are giving away a fun holiday kink toy box. Check out the main page for details!

Don't forget to check out the other sites on the hop for more awesome prizes and chances to win!

Mark Your Calendars! The IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS Blog Tour Begins December 27!

Dec. 27th- A Diary of a Book Addict (Review/Giveaway)
Dec. 28th- CS Maxwell ~ Where's My Muse? (Spotlight)
Dec. 31st- Books Amour (Character Interview/Giveaway)
Jan. 1st- Love in a Book (Author Interview/Giveaway)
Jan. 2nd- BASED Press (Author Interview/Giveaway)
Jan. 3rd- Tamara's One Stop Indie Shop (Excerpt)
Jan. 4th- Bookluvrs Haven (Character Interview)
Jan. 7th- Queentutt's World of Escapism (Guest Post/Giveaway)
Jan. 8th- Proserpine Craving Books (Review/Giveaway)
Jan. 9th- A Bibliophiles Thoughts on Books (Review/Giveaway)
Jan. 10th- Musings of a Writing Reader (Character Interview/Giveaway)
Jan. 11th- The Avid Reader (Review/Giveaway)
Jan. 14th- Paranormal Romance Fans for Life (Character Interview)
Jan. 15th- Where Fantasy Meets Reality (Author Interview)
Jan. 16th- Sweet n' Sassi (Review)
Jan. 17th- Full Moon Bites (Author Interview/Giveaway)
Jan. 21st- Books & Tales (Author Interview/Giveaway)
Jan. 22nd- Herding Cats & Burning Soup (Review/Giveaway)
Jan. 23rd- Book Addict (Excerpt)
Jan. 24th- Harlie's Books (Review/Giveaway)
Jan. 25th- Red Headed Bookworm (Review)

Title: If Wishes Were Shadows
Series: The Shadows Series, #1
Author: A. Sangrey Black
Genre: Paranormal, Erotica, Menage (m/m/f), BDSM, Vampire
Publisher: Cobblestone Press
Ebook
Words: Approx. 14,000
Purchase: Cobblestone Press |

Book Description:

Calinda Byer is all assertiveness in her daytime life, but when it comes to the bedroom, she leaves her will at the door with her clothes. Her vampire Dom, Adam Straton, refuses to turn her until she has witnessed the darker side of immortality and the true depths of his sexuality -- including his male vampire lover. A weekend at his country estate promises dark, twisted delights the likes of which Calinda could never have imagined. All she has to do is use the safe word, and she can return to the "normal" world alone. But will she?

 

Best of all is the giveaway! Besides copies of IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS, there will be a special kinky GRAND PRIZE at the end of the tour, so don't miss a date!

The Winner of the MERRY MENAGE Blog Hop is...

Evita's Reads!

Evita has one a copy of my HOT Menage BDSM Paranormal, IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS!

 

Thank you to everyone who took part and shared their favorite steamy stories, and the sponsors of this great hop!

The Winner of my HOT AUTUMN NIGHTS Blog Hop Giveaway!

The lucky winner of a copy of IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS to steam up a cool autumn night is:

Foretta Byles!

Your email and book are on their way to the address you gave in your entry. Hope you enjoy it.

Thanks to the hop runners and all the awesome, kinky folks who stopped by to take part!

If you didn't win, SHADOWS is still available for sale now at Cobblestone Press!

SHADOWS is an old-fashioned kinky menage story that explores the dark, secret world of vampire kink. Heroine Calinda Byer thought she knew what BDSM and vampirehood meant... until she goes to her immortal Dom Adam Starton's house on the weekend in the story.

With her safeword in hand, she climbs down, literally, into the darkest parts of Adam's needs and desires. The question becomes: can she get out alive again, and does she want to?

Don't miss it!

The MERRY MENAGE Blog Hop!

 

When it comes to steamy, smutty, sexy fun, two is good -- but MORE IS BETTER. There's nothing quite as much fun as a three or more sex scene, or the emotional complications of a menage relationship. 

You can mix up your genders to whatever floats your boat that particular day, or you can have all the roles be a single gender. A special challenge as a writer, but well worth it when it's done well! Even better, you can find menage erotica and romance in ever sub-genre. One of my all time favorite menage scenes is between the delicious Jean-Claude, Richard, and Anita, the vampire, werewolf, and ... whatever Anita is these days LOL in the Anita Blake Vampire Series book, INCUBUS DREAMS. HOT, and long, LONG awaited for a kinky reader like me. Frankly, there should be less of the other 15 guys in Anita's bed and go back to that basic three. More than enough drama there!

But back to the matter at hand: the Menage! One of my all time favorites is MENAGE by Emma Holly. But if you want to find more, try some of the great Listopias at Goodreads:

Best Menage Fiction

The lists include all kinds of sub-genres, from Gay to BDSM, to menage a quatre, and more.

Of course, I have a particular fondness for my novella, IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS. This hot menage will be reappearing in future stories, but you don't want to miss the scene that brings all of the characters together for the first time.

I don't want to give away too much, but let's just say that while the heroine, Calinda, has signed up for a weekend learning the deepest of her vampire Dom's dark secrets, the third sexy vampire that joins them changes the entire dynamic of the scene, and her thoughts about her life, forever.

And it's really hot. *G*

Let's face it: why just take one partner, when you can have two or more? Hands and mouths everywhere, bodies entwined so that it's hard to keep track of whose are where.

It's fun to be naughty at holiday time! In celebration, I'll be giving away a copy of IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS, to satisfy the kinkiest of your menage vampire BDSM fantasies.

All you have to do is share your favorite menage form (M/F/M? M/M/M? Not really picky?) What's your favorite menage story or author? Answer in the Comments, and enter in the Rafflecopter below!

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Now Scheduling a Blog Tour for IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS!

If you're interested in reviewing the novella, or hosting me for a guest blog, character skit, WHATEVER, the awesome FMB Blog Tours is scheduling dates from December 27 to January 25th. I would love to get to know you and help you get some more exposure for your blog!

If you're interested in being a host, stop by FMB Blog Tours and make a request: http://www.fmbpromotions.com/2012/11/scheduling-tour-for-if-wishes-were.html.

Can't wait to see you!

The HOT AUTUMN NIGHTS Blog Hop

The nights are getting cool, or even COLD, outside... but that doesn't mean that has to be the case between the sheets! Or in a hot shower, or on the thick rug in front of the fire, or in the nice, toasty dungeon.

Now, this is a PG-13 hop, so we have to keep things to TV level, so cool it, all you kinky ladies and dudes. ;)

There are lots of ways to warm up when the leaves are falling (or... the snow, where I am). I'm thinking grilled cheese and homemade tomato soup, a long, hot bath (alone or with a friend), tucking up under your Snugee with a good book... or between the sheets (with a book or a friend... or with a book and grilled cheese, a melting candle, and a friend...) I think there's a pattern developing here, involving hot cheese and a friend.

There's no hot cheese in my novella IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS, but there are definitely HOT friends and HOT action involved. If you like it twisted and dark and full of vampires. Which I do. Follow the Rafflecopter bread crumbs below, chat me up in the comments, and you could win a copy.

But if you comment here, that's not all you're in for! The hop is offereing a terrific grand prize of $155 to really heat up your nights! At least, if you can get something fun from either Amazon or Barnes & Noble (Let's put it this way... you know how Amazon sells MORE than books? Yeah, well, let your naughty imagination go from there!)

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Don't forget to stop at other stops on the hop for more chances to win! 

The Winners of my BLACK FRIDAY BLOG HOP Giveaway!

First of all, I'd like to thank Carrie Ann of Carrie Ann's Blog Hops for sponsoring yet another fun and wonderful hop! It was a quickie, and smaller than the usual ones, but I still got to meet some wonderful new people.

The winners of a copy each of IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS are:

Veronika and LisaRayns! 

I hope you ladies enjoy your prize, and that everyone had a great holiday -- and didn't get trampled in the Black Friday MADNESS! LOL

I just returned from visiting relatives, so it's going to be a bit before I catch up, but I'm working on some new activities and offerings for the blog in the future! Stay tuned and stay kinky! ;) 

Welcome to THE BLACK FRIDAY BLOG HOP!

I don't know about you, but I think Black Friday is just a complete obscenity. Dragging workers out of their homes on Thanksgiving to go out and feed our mindless need to have EVERYTHING. RIGHT. NOW. Big business could easily offer exactly the same prices on, say, the following Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. But no, they've set up this disgusting display of consumerism that brings out the very worst of western culture, all packed in a single day of frenzied madness. People get trampled, robbed, and SHOT, for heaven's sake! And for what, the last Furby? A particular gadget over another exactly like it?

I've never once gone anywhere near this madness. I shop online almost exclusively for the holidays, except on Small Business Saturday, when I patronize local businesses and support my local economy. I'm certainly not going to let my hard earned dollars support this kind of greed and thoughtless grubbing.

But not to get all preachy -- this is supposed to be a FUN alternative to all that madness, for those of us sane enough to stay home. The BLACK FRIDAY BLOG HOP is about getting presents RIGHT HERE in the online book community from authors you love, or maybe from some new ones!

I will be giving away one copy of my new dark BDSM vampire menage novellette (phew!) IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS for a special winner of the drawing.

But there's MORE!

"While the rest of the US is out handling the crowds, fighting for their holiday gifts, some of us like to stay in, shop online, or just ignore Black Friday all to together. This year, join us in our second annual Black Friday Blog Hop! It's a ONE DAY hop where we're giving away prizes, talking about books we love, and most likely  eating left over turkey. :-)

The hop is November 23rd and is ONE DAY only.

And while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. Yep. There will be over 200 giveaways on each blog hosted by that Author or Blogger.

But that's not all....

We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times!

Now what are those prizes?

1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet

2nd Grand Prize: A $75 Amazon or B&N Gift Card

3rd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!

Save yourself the stress and get some presents for yourself or the reader in your life!

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Happy SPANKSgiving!

May we all be thankful for our blessings, kinky or otherwise!

IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS! Good, old fashioned, kinky vampire smut!

IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS

(Shadows #1)
by A. Sangrey Black

Genre:  Hardcore BDSM | Paranormal Erotica | Vampire | M/M/F Menage

• Ebook: Approximately 44 Pgs.
• Publisher: Cobblestone Press (November 15, 2012)
• ISBN:  978-1-60088-797-0

+ Extreme Sexual Content, Adult Language

Description:

Calinda Byer is a self-assured, assertive businesswoman who knows what she wants -- and vampire Dom Adam Stratford is it. Their wild love life has awakened her inner submissive, introduced her to the special freedom of leaving her power and will with her clothes on the bedroom floor. She is ready for eternity with him to begin, to taste the world of immortal BDSM, where bodies are all but indestructible and there are no rules to keep things sane or safe.

Stratford has been around long enough, and known enough humans, to realize that the idea of being a vampire is often more romantic than the reality. There is innate violence, a relationship with blood and pain that mortals can't begin to understand, even in the depths of the most depraved dungeon. His truly deep feelings for Calinda prevent him from agreeing to her pleas to become a vampire until she has a much better idea of the things he does in the shadows when she isn't beside him.

A weekend at his country home promises dark delights like nothing Calinda ever dreamed, and surprises beyond her understanding. Will she risk her very soul to step into that sensual darkness, or will she say the safeword and run for her life?

Excerpt:

 

Calinda’s heart thundered, her stomach fluttering with nerves, and she relished each sensation, tucking it away in her memory like some women might keep tickets to a show she’d attended with her lover. She had been an adrenaline junkie since the day she was born. Instead of drugs, she far preferred driving fast cars, jumping out of airplanes, and dating ancient, sadistic vampires than pills or needles. This occasion, with its mysteries and uncertainties, was better than any shot of pure heroin straight into her system, and the vampire she loved was giving it to her. He had become so many things to her in the two years they’d been together, and adrenaline dealer had been one of the greatest of them from the moment they met.

She remembered with an electric shiver through her system the first moment when she realized what he was, when she invited him home knowing what he could do to her. The biggest charge of her life. She gave his hand a squeeze in thanks. No, she had no difficulty in taking this journey. There was only one thing that could be at the bottom of this staircase, spiraling them into the depths of the earth together: the darkness he kept talking about, made manifest. The deepest shadows inside him. She was so eager to see it she was already wet.

Their relationship had started out like a scene from some romance novel twisted just the way she liked it. Adam had been sitting at the bar in Ernesto’s, an exclusive Italian bistro she enjoyed after business meetings in the city. She’d worn her dark blonde hair down that night and had on the tidy, well-tailored navy business suit that never failed to make an impact paired with red heels just a tad too high to be strictly proper. Those shoes had a tendency to impress clients just a tad more than the clothes.

Calinda spotted him from her accustomed table in the corner by the door, the perfect location to watch the crowd of rich, beautiful people coming and going. Adam caught her eye the moment he sat down, all yummy and big and dark, just the way she liked them. Six-feet-two at least, broad of shoulder and back with neatly trimmed black hair, and a pinstripe suit that no doubt cost ten times more than her own was worth. His bold, straight posture told her beyond any doubt that he was the king of all he surveyed. No, emperor was closer to the mark. 

But it was one fine detail that had grabbed her attention and imagination in a vise grip and wouldn’t let go, that set her pulse racing and her junkie heart pounding…

His lack of reflection in the mirror above the bar. Calinda checked at least four times, even shifted to different places in the restaurant to be certain, but no matter where she went… there he wasn’t.

It was by far the biggest adrenaline rush of a lifetime spent awash in them. A vampire. An actual vampire. They not only existed, but there was an unbelievably hot one sitting right there in her favorite restaurant, casual as you please. Anyone who looked hard enough would be able to tell—what kind of balls did that take?

How could she resist?

She’d sidled up to the suddenly mysteriously empty seat beside the gorgeous vampire and slipped onto the high stool. Not one much for subtlety, she let her skirt ride up just high enough to allow a peek at her lacy stocking tops, crossed her long, slender legs to show off the heels, ordered a red wine for herself, and turned to her attention to her soon-to-be-new vampire friend.

“So I wonder,” she said, looking directly at the place where his face should appear in the mirror. “Do you drink… wine?”

She caught his smirk out of the corner of her eye. “Why, would you like to be… I’m sorry, excuse me, buy my drink?”

They laughed. There was no secret about what he was. No doubt that she knew. They were made for each other. It had been all adventure and blood, paddles and leather, feathers and handcuffs, hot wax and hot sex in wild and often public and dangerous places ever since. She didn’t know if it was obsession or love, and she didn’t care. Adam told her he had never known anyone like her in two thousand years, and without a doubt, she had never known anyone like him in twenty-six.

Her “monster.”

After a brief, nerve-shaking eternity, they reached the bottom of the stairs. Before them stood a formidable steel door that belonged in a high-tech science facility, not an eighteenth-century country house, complete with an elaborate security pad on the wall to the right. Adam keyed in a code and pressed his thumb to the surface, and the silver door whooshed open. Inside was a pristine white antechamber, walls lined with tall, lacquered bureaus and hooks in the wall above them. A veritable smorgasbord of clothing hung from the hooks, with shoes arranged on top of the bureaus, and no doubt a wider selection waited in the drawers. Everything from soft cotton loungewear to outfits created from shining patent leather strips and nothing else were in evidence.

Costumes didn't really interest her as they usually might. She was fixated on what lay in wait for her on the other side of the final door just ahead.

T Minus Two!

Two days until the release of IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS!

 

Calinda Byer is a powerful woman in the everyday world. She owns her own business teaching others to take control of their own professional lives, to be assertive, straightforward, to communicate and climb the ladder of their chosen careers. But when she steps through the door at home, she leaves her will at the door along with her clothes. Two years in love with a vampire, exploring the edges of BDSM, have shown her that taking the submissive role, putting her trust in the ultimate being of power, gives her more than any other relationship she could have imagined.

But she and Adam, her Dom, have reached an impasse in their relationship. He has always held back the full meaning of what it meant to be a vampire from her, not wanting to bring her into what he sees as his darkness. She loves him and the kinky path they've walked together. The possibility of eternity with him holds no fear for her, but the idea of losing him does. They comprimise: she will have a taste of the part of his existence he's kept from her. A weekend of depraved delights at his country estate, a demonstration of the depths of his desire, his hunger. Meet his longtime vampire lover. If all of these things please her, if she still wants him to bring her across, then...

All Calinda has to do is say the safe word, and she can return to the "normal" world... or can she?

IF WISHES WERE SHADOWS contains ADULT MATERIAL, and may not be appropriate for all erotica fans. It includes extreme hardcore BDSM, vampire violence and bloodplay, m/m and m/f/m sex, and dirty talking fun!

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In other news, my next short story, the m/m paranormal short DIE FOR YOU, is off on its first submission journey. This is the most difficult of the process for me, the waiting. Rejections don't bother me -- not every editor is going to enjoy my stories. I never take that personally, and that just means I need to find a more suitable home for that particular piece. Most rejections I've ever received have been very helpful, and included personal notes from editors talking about what they liked and why specifically they didn't accept the book or story. Constructive criticism is ALWAYS a good thing.