Tuesday, October 20, 2015

My First Writers Retreat At The Stanley Hotel

Elizabeth Black writes in a wide variety of genres including erotica, erotic romance, and dark fiction. She lives on the Massachusetts coast with her husband, son, and three cats. Visit her web site, her Facebook page, and her Amazon Author Page.

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When this post goes live, my husband and I will be driving through Hays, Kansas on our way to Denver, Colorado. Two days later, we will drive to Estes Park, Colorado to stay at the haunted Stanley Hotel for the Stanley Hotel Writers Retreat, sponsored by Dark Regions Press. This is a horror retreat, and it's the first retreat I've ever been to. We were supposed to go last year but had to bow out at the last minute. Nothing will stop us from going this year. Stephen King stayed in the Stanley Hotel years ago, and his stay influenced his novel The Shining.

All kinds of things are planned – a stop at a marijuana dispensary in Denver since pot is legal in Colorado (we're buying edibles); a Murder Mystery Dinner; spooky ghost story telling in a very scary part of the hotel, time in room 217 which is the room Stephen King stayed in and it's haunted; drinking a glass of bourbon in the hotel bar since Jack Torrance's drink of choice was bourbon. I plan to ask the bartender what is a good bourbon for people who don't like bourbon. LOL

There is also the Shining Ball Saturday night which we won't attend. We could couldn't do both the Ball and the Murder Mystery Dinner. The dinner sounded like more fun, plus we don't have to dress up for it. There will be talk of writing at a lake.  Bowling and more book talk. Meeting some special writer guests like Jack Ketchum, Josh Malerman, and Trent Zelazny – all horror writers of note. A stop at the Estes Park Brewery to talk writing again over Redrum Ale. The night before we leave, there is a ghost hunt ending with two hours of writing in the haunted concert hall.

There will be time to write during all this, I assume. :)

Here are pictures of my new Stanley Hotel Writers Retreat t-shirt and coffee mug. The mug will get plenty of use, and I plan on wearing that t-shirt to show off.



I'm going to take plenty of pictures and report back next month on my first writers retreat, what it was like meeting writers I've long admired, meeting Facebook writer friends in person, meeting new friends, and enjoying my first ever cross country road trip. I'm very psyched for this. Redrum!



Friday, October 16, 2015

COMING SOON! The Wolf Smitten Trilogy Book 3 by @Phoenix_Johnson

Available for pre-order soon, with a release set for early December, Leader of The Pack, Book 3 in Phoenix Johnson's Wolf Smitten Trilogy, is set to finish the exciting tale of Krissy and Derek. 


Ever since they first met, Krissy and Derek’s relationship has been tried and tested. They just want a normal life. Will they ever get that dream?
In this final installment of Phoenix Johnson’s Wolf Smitten trilogy, Krissy and Derek are faced with additional challenges; some even more dangerous than anything they’ve faced so far. When a wild wolf attacks Krissy, Derek never suspected he would come face to face with a former high school buddy. It’s not a happy reunion, though, and Krissy is fighting for her life. However things aren’t always as they seem, and Derek’s wolf is about to get some company.
When they finally return home, Krissy’s new status puts another life in danger, and then she’s thrown into dealing with a forgotten dinner date with her parents.
Can Krissy and Derek overcome the constant surprises being thrown at them? Will they ever get their happily ever after?


Leader of The Pack, Book 3, will be arriving just in time for Christmas! Plus, just in time for the 3 years anniversary of The Wolf In The Neighborhood, the ENTIRE TRILOGY will be available in print! Keep an eye out in early 2016 for when and where you can get Phoenix Johnson's Wolf Smitten Trilogy in paperback to hold in your hands!

Snippet and more details to come!

Thursday, October 8, 2015

LAST CHANCE AT 99 CENTS! Alpha Shifter Seductions Boxed Set Price Is Going Up!

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Get your copy now before the price goes up! 

11 authors, 11 sizzling reads!



Alpha Shifter Seductions (Shifter Paranormal Romance Boxed Set) was the #1 bestseller in Folklore and Mythology on Amazon US, UK, and AUS for over a week after its release, and in the Amazon TOP TEN in all other related categories. 

Also available on Nook, Kobo, iBooks and ARe. 

Alpha Shifter Seductions features your favorite NYT, USA Today, International Bestselling and Award Winning Authors bringing you a scorching ***ALL NEW*** book collection of never-before-seen page turners filled to bursting with seductive shifters.

These hot Alphas will seduce you as you follow dragons, wolves, big cats, and other shifters behind closed doors and between the sheets toward that happily ever after every romantic at heart secretly craves.

Find out what pleasures these Alphas can offer when the temperatures shift!



At First Sight (Book One of Kitsune's Raven) by Phoenix Johnson
She's a Fox. He's a Raven. From opposing sides of a shifter clan war, their relationship is against the rules...but nothing is sweeter than forbidden fruit.
When Kitsune returns home for a fireworks festival, she doesn't expect to run into Karasu, a handsome young man with a smile that melts her heart and dampens her panties. Their attraction is instant, their love bright and hot.When she discovers he's from an enemy clan, and a Raven shifter, she fights her instincts and the clan laws to be with the one she loves.
Will their love be the balm to heal the rift between the two clans? Or will it spark an all-out war?

The Claiming by Lashell Collins
Xander Salvador knows he's destined to be Alpha of the Woods Canyon Pack. He’s felt it in his soul his entire life, even through the taunting and ridicule he’s suffered over the disgrace of how his parents died. But the Claiming is drawing near. The ancient, and some say barbaric practice, where the strong and worthy males battle for the right to be Big Dog often ends in death. And in order to join the battle and step into his destiny, Xander must first claim the heart of his chosen mate, Antonia Montgomery.

Toni doesn’t have time for love. She’s driven to take the reins of her ailing father’s company and prove that she can keep it on top. Her eccentric aunt’s tales of werewolves and bizarre mating rituals have no bearing on her life. Until she’s bitten by a wolf one night and her safe, structured world begins to spiral out of control. Now, strange things are happening to her body. And the mysterious, sexy man who always seems to be watching has her wondering if her aunt’s wild tales could be true.

Savage by Kim Faulks
The transition from woman to wolf is a right of passage, one hidden in secrecy and terrified whispers of those females left behind. Not all who transition live to warn the others, and so the female population in the packs dwindle. Trapped by the call of the moon and her own body’s yearning to mate,Mia does the only thing she knows—run. Can she survive when her scent sends the males in her pack into a frenzy? Or will two unlikely Alphas show her that both pain and pleasure are two sides of the same coin?

Love Like Wings by Amy Lee Burgess
Dragon shifter Sebastian knows the value of things but no one can put a price on Alexa, the woman he knows is his mate. He has three days to convince her they belong together or he will lose her forever. Can he overcome Alexa’s pride in time?

Claiming His Mate by Bethany Shaw
Erik hasn't stopped thinking about Lexi since he was forced to leave town three years ago. When he returns, he is devastated to learn that Lexi has moved on. It’s for the best. Wolves don’t mate with humans. But there is something about Lexi that keeps drawing him in. Will he be able to claim her for his own?Or has he lost his chance for good?

Complication 
by Elle Thorne
Bootilicious Laken Araya has to serve as a judge in the equivalent of a shifter Supreme Court. No problem right? Until the one presenting the case is a one-night stand she never should have had.

Polar bear shifter Malachi—Ky—Romanoff is in a hell of a position. He’s representing the petitioner in front of a woman who was butt-naked in a reverse cow-girl the last time he saw her. He couldn’t even find the memorable woman because they’d never exchanged names. And now he can’t talk to her outside the confines of the case.

When the Snow Flies by Kiki Howell
On a spiritual journey to heal after a tragic accident, Anna thought the worst that could happen while walking in a labyrinth was to be taken by a stranger. A human stranger. Little did she know her meditation would capture the attention of dragons.

Unbroken by Fiona Steele
A woman who belongs to another. . .

All her life Emma Pearce only wanted one thing—to live amongst the magnificent winged steeds known as the Pegasi — even if it means accepting a ring from a man she’ll never love. When a storm sinks their ship and tosses her ashore on a remote island, she finds herself torn between two men, both dark strangers who’ve been battling for centuries.

A wounded king. . .

Davian Belmarric, once king of the free Pegasi, allowed himself to be imprisoned on a remote island with his mortal enemy, the leader of the serpent shifters, the Belleros. Despite torment by his foe, he takes refuge in the knowledge that his sacrifice saved the Pegasi from extinction. But when a shipwrecked young woman brings news of the greater world, he discovers his sacrifice might have been in vain . . .

A battle for her heart

Davian never cared about escaping the island or even surviving—until Emma’s arrival awakens in him a savage need. When his enemy suggests a contest to end their conflict and decide who will leave and who will stay, Davian fears his need to win will cost Emma her life.


Not Your Bitch by Angelica Dawson
Zoe doesn’t like being Elliot’s bitch, but doesn’t think she can do better. Linc is bound to prove her wrong, by making her his bitch, his mate.

Ngyong's Tiger by Melissa Bell
Ngyong is a secret part of Japanese Folk Law - He is the last of his line,and his family's tales of the 'Legend of the Fox' will die along with him. He is resolved in his decision to never take a mate.
Savannah is Ngyong's new neighbor, she's beautiful, curvy in all the right places and she likes what she sees on the other side of the fence. She has her own secrets, ones that could get them both killed.
It's impossible to outrun your fate, especially when it's all claws and Legend.
(Five Brothers Series Spin-Off)

Changeling's Revenge by DJ Shaw
Peyton Milne had grown up feeling like she was different from everyone else. She’d always been able to do things, sense things, others couldn’t. When she turned twenty, her mother told her something every person fears; she wasn’t a Milne and never had been. She wasn’t even human. She was Fae; a Changeling – the only good news, a unique type since she’d survived to adulthood.Now Peyton is on a mission to find her Fae family and find out why she was left out in the human world to die. And for that she was going to need some help. Enter Basil, a shifter with a chip on his shoulder and banishment under his belt.With this kind of fire-power backing her, she hoped her family had a really good answer to her question.
Peyton stood and positioned herself between the two men when she saw Basil tense like he was getting ready to pounce on their visitor, “Excuse me, gentlemen. Remember me?”
The men looked at her, making her feel overexposed, “Yeah, hi. While I’m sure you boys would like nothing better than to beat the shit out of each other, Basil here and I were just leaving so that we could discuss some important, and rather delicate, business in private. Besides that, I happen to like this establishment and would prefer not to frighten the owners and patrons. How about we take this outside?”









~ Lady Gina Kincade,
Author of Erotica and Erotic Paranormal Romance

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Cover Reveal: A Wolf's Contract by TL Reeve


A Contract gone wrong.

Kru Hawthorne left home years ago. Unable to watch the abuse his sister suffered at the hands of Magnum and his crones, Kru hit the road. Chased by the demons of his past, he drifts for years before making a home in the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gabby Salvador, sister to Craven Salvador, President of the Vipers Motorcycle club, watched her brother take his last breath. When the devastatingly handsome Kru arrives moments later, she knows something isn't right. Sticking to the shadows, she follows him to Rapid City, South Dakota, and finds something she never expected.

One text that changes everything.

Kru and Gabby's lives collide through a text and an attempt on Gabby's life. Together they'll have to figure out who put the hit on Craven and why they want Gabby as well. But, with the full moon, Gabby will be faced with an even bigger decision. Trust the man who isn't what he claims to be and take the protection he offers, or hit the road and pray she's never found.


Cover Reveal: Blood Lost Book #2 in the Pink Rhinestone Tiara Series by DJ Shaw @AuthorDJShaw

Blood Lost Book #2 in the Pink Rhinestone Tiara Seriesby DJ Shaw 

Coming October 9 2015

BLOOD LOST BLURB:
Catriogwyn is a Vampire/Succubus hybrid who has found her perfect mate in Demetrio, a Genie. But while the two of them are trying to figure out their relationship they find new demands in domesticated bliss. Will they be able to survive? Or will they find it to be too much and call it quits?


BLOOD LOST EXCERPT:
The click on the other end of the phone reminded her that she was making a phone call, “Hello?”
She took a deep breath. “Hey, Josh. It’s Catriogwyn. I’m calling because…”
“You’d better be calling to tell me that your ass is back in Chicago," Jeff interrupted her, "and that you’ll be in to work in the morning. Otherwise, this is wasting my time.”
Catriogwyn answered him rather shakily, “Actually, that’s not at all why I’m calling. There have been a few more hitches that I have no control over and I have to stay a little longer…”
The sharp intake of breath was the only warning she had before Josh started yelling on the other end of the phone. “God damn it, Catriogwyn! I need you here like last week! I can’t keep making excuses to the owners why you’re not here.”
Catriogwyn felt the tears welling but refused to betray any emotion when she spoke. “I realize that, Josh, but there isn’t much I can do about the unforeseen circumstances that have popped up. Just let the owners know that I will be gone for the foreseeable future and I’ll call when I’m leaving town. I hate to leave you in a lurch but other things have crashed down on me.”
Josh let out an exasperated breath. “You know what, Catriogwyn?" he snapped.  "Don’t worry about it. I’ve been covering for your ass for the last three months. Consider yourself fired.”
With that he hung up. Catriogwyn was shocked!

You would think some people would understand a death in the family. Guess they thought since I hadn’t been in touch with Prudence that it would be a quick trip. Just get the items left to me and take care of the funeral then back home. So sorry to have to disappoint, she thought as she made her way to the kitchen and her genie.

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Saturday, October 3, 2015

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~ Lady Gina Kincade,
Author of Erotica and Erotic Paranormal Romance

Friday, October 2, 2015

Elle Thorne Interviews Kim Faulks! Kim's contribution to Alpha Shifter Seductions (Paranormal Romance Boxed Set)

Elle Thorne Interviews Kim Faulks, author of Savage - Included in new release boxed set, Alpha Shifter Seductions!


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Elle: Hi Kim, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself and your background?
Kim: I'm a mother of two teenagers, a fat cat, and a hyperactive dog, who lives in Queensland, Australia and writes dark paranormal romance. I've had an extensive working history from the Police Force, to Veterinary Nursing and recently quit my job as a Manager of a Security Control Room after thirteen years.

Elle: What was the inspiration for your contribution to Alpha Shifter Seductions?
Kim: My inspiration for the Alpha Shifter Seductions was a prologue story for my up and coming new shifter series called Underground Kings. I wanted to give readers an insight into the battle some of the shifters have had to overcome to survive. It's a very dark and gritty story, but one which needed to be told.

Elle: We all know that all scenes are not created equal. Do any make you stomp your feet and wish you were doing anything but?

Kim: If you had asked me that question a month ago, I would've said the sex scenes. I'm usually heavy on the action and suspense, but I'm learning to balance with a nice dose of heat between my characters as well now.

Excerpt from Savage by Kim Faulks

 The yellow hue filled the bare window, white smoke drifted from the chimney. The crackle of fire shot like a gun into the night. I breathed a sigh of relief and stumbled for the door, leaving Drake behind.
 A struggle sounded behind me, but the fight was between Drake and his wolf as he shifted to human form. I pushed through the door. My gaze chased the flicker of orange flames from the fire and scanned the room.
“So, you’ve come back.”
 I flinched at Coen’s hard tone and scanned the darkened room. Shadows clung to the corners, revealing the outline of his body. I kept his gaze and stepped inside. A shiver passed through me as he moved into the light.There was something strange about him. Those cold black eyes glinted with rage. I kept my voice steady,fighting the fear. “Yes,I came back.”
His gaze shifted to my arm. “And,wounded again, I see. “
Heat rushed to my face. “I never asked to be rescued. I’m not some weak, pathetic animal.”
He closed the distance between us before I could react. “But that’s just it, isn’t it? You are a weak, pathetic creature. You leave yourself weak by the very thing you run from, don’t you understand that by now? She’s close, you can feel her shifting under your skin. You can smell her, see though her eyes. She wants to be you, share you.”
I flinched. The spark in his eyes caught fire. “You see through her eyes, don’t you?”
I shook my head as Drake stepped inside the room. He glanced from Coen to me, his brow furrowed. “What’s going on?”
Coen’s hand was around my neck before I could move. His grip tightened as Drake moved close. “Stop right there. This has to be done, Drake. She’s fought too long, if she doesn’t change now, she could die, or….”
The color ran from Drake’s face, making him look jaundiced under the fire’s glow. Coen moved his face next to my ear. Hot breath tickled my neck. “There’s another way to force the change. You know what I mean, don’t you, Mia?”
I jerked my head forward, shifting underneath his grasp. “Stop, Coen. Don’t do this.”
“She was so close last night. I almost brought on the change myself. But, I can smell Drake all over you, in your hair. On your clothes. The wolf wants what the wolf wants.”
Something passed between Coen and Drake. His blue eyes drifted to mine, then back to Coen. “What are you doing, Coen? She’s not ready, you can’t force the shift if she isn’t ready.”
Coen shoved me forward, cloth tore, leaving me in my bra. “Do you have any idea what we’re up against here? Do you know who they are?”
I opened my mouth to argue, but the scent of Drake’s excitement hit me like a blow. Coen speared his hands through the cup of my bra, releasing my breasts from the confines of the cotton. My body hardened under his gaze, dragging something darker to the surface.
“This is what she needs, Drake. This is the only way she can change without killing herself.”
Coen wrenched my head to the side. His lips trailed down my neck as his fingers worked my nipples to a point, his words uttered against the warmth of my skin. “She needs to be broken, Drake. We can do that for her. We can help her.”
I didn’t hear his words, stolen by the hard pull on my breast. The pain mingled with something else, a darker longing that enticed to explore. The wolf wanted this. I leaned into his touch and shuddered. This was what I was afraid of.
His hand didn’t stop as my bra clasp sprang free. Drake took a step toward us, his outstretched hand mimicking those on my body, wanting to get skin to skin, and yet, he held back.
Coen took control, sliding his hand along my stomach and over the front of my jeans. My spine bowed, as he gripped the hard ridge of my mound. The crease of my jeans rode up, rubbing some part of me that sent fire along my skin.
“Coen,” I whispered.
But I was lost, falling under the magic of his hand as Drake closed the distance wedging me in tight between the pair. I was trapped. Succumb. The voice inside my head urged defeat. But the fighter in me kept me still.

Kim Faulks is an Aussie girl who loves camping, fishing and writing dark, twisted stories that scare and excite! Find more of Kim on her Webpage or Facebook Author Page



Excerpt from Complication by Elle Thorne

Ky watched her chew on her bottom lip, turning it into a darker rose color. He’d never stopped thinking of her. He wanted her. His bear wanted her. And he wanted more than a single night from her. Surely she got that. How could she not sense it? How could she not feel the same way?
He had to ask. “Have you thought about me since that night?” 
He’d kissed her that night, then he’d grabbed her hand and pulled her into a room at his friend’s clubhouse, a room that he knew would be completely empty. She’d gone with him, as eager, as hungry as he was. He’d closed the door behind them and secured it with a chair. 
Catching her with a hand on each of her hips, he lowered his head, his lips swooping in for a kiss. He wasn’t waiting for more of an invitation. Her moan was invitation enough. Her arms snaked around his neck, her nails digging into hair that was buzzed short, ready to withstand the heat in the Middle East. 
Her breathing was a series of small pants, drowning out the music and merriment in the other room. His tongue claimed hers, rolling into her mouth without subtlety, fully intent on its mission. He was met with a pleasant surprise when he found out she wasn’t one to yield. She pulled him closer, making his mouth crush hers. Something he didn’t recognize tinged her actions, but it fueled his hunger. 
He trailed his tongue toward her earlobe, then down the delicate skin of her neck, finding the tender little hollow. His hand eased her top up, and she raised her hands over her head to allow the fabric passage. 
“What are we doing?” Her voice was a sex-husky whisper.
“Whatever you want to do. Are we stopping?” He lapped the hollow, then raised his tongue up, up, up, to her chin, then down, lowering it until he’d reached the top of her bra. 
“Not a chance.” She tugged on his shirt.
His shifter sight allowed him to see well in the darkness. He marveled at the creamy mounds that rose from the half-moon cups of her lacy red bra. 
When his shirt was off, she trailed a finger down his chest, toward his navel and the downy path of hair that led into his waistband. Desire seized his breath, holding it captive in his lungs as her fingers traced the fabric just above his hips. 
“Do you know what you’re doing to me, woman?”
He unzipped her pants, then reached a hand in, his palm over her sex. “I can feel your heat.” He slipped a finger between her folds, holding back from entering the velvet passage. “You’re wet. So ready for me.” 
Her breath hitched. He teased her opening, flirting with the channel within, but not entering it, tracing her folds, flicking over her swollen clit. 
She sagged against him, her legs parting, yielding more of herself to him, allowing more of her delicious scent to rise and fill his nostrils. 
He pressed against her clit and allowed his finger to dip in once, only to the second knuckle.
She shuddered a sigh and her eyes rolled back in her head. 
His cock hadn’t been dormant. Hell, no, not by a long shot. Now it twitched and throbbed, pushing against the fabric of his pants, straining for release. Yearning for her. 
He let a second finger join the first and plunged it in deep, a growl rising in his chest and in his bear. Yanking her pants and panties down in one smooth move, he crushed her to him, then pushed her up on a table and spread her legs. He pushed his fingers inside her again and again, faster and faster, kissing her and holding her as she reached a screaming orgasm that was drowned out by the DJ’s selection playing at full volume in the other room. 
She panted with desire as she reached for him. She pulled him close, releasing the button and zipper that held him prisoner and kept them apart. He gave a growl of anticipation as she wrapped cool fingers around his hot, thick erection. Her eyes held a wicked promise he wanted to hold her to. He anchored her to him and lifted her off the table. Taking her seat on the hard wood, he turned her around and settled her on the one place he needed her to be. 
With a swift move and a deft twist, he was buried balls deep in her hot slickness. He reached around, one hand cupping her breast, and pinched her nipple while his other hand found her swollen clit and began a slow, torturous grind. Her thighs clasped him tightly while she rocked on him, luscious ass teasing him, back, forth, up and down. It seemed that part of the time she was in beat with whatever the DJ was playing and other moments she was creating a tempo that spoke to his bear in a primeval language. 
She rolled her body on his, pitching forward then leaning backward, as if he were the wildest of rides. Her back arched, pressing her creamy breast deeper into his hand, begging for his fingers to knead the full flesh. The teasing friction as she rose and dropped onto his cock was sending him to a place where waves threatened to wash over him.
When she reached down, taking his balls in gentle fingers, rolling, cradling, a groan was ripped out of him. With one hand still roughly making deliciously tormenting circles on her clit, his other hand roamed down her body, over her waist and hips to the small of her back.
He dropped his fingers, making tiny circles near the rosebud in her dark crevice. He dropped them lower and lower until he’d captured her juices on his thumb, then pulled his hand back and teased that dark area while her pussy clenched around his cock, tighter and tighter. The closer he got to that rosebud, the tighter she held him in her sheath. When his thumb pressed into the little puckered hole just the tiniest bit, her grip on him became fierce, pulling at him, driving him nearer to the edge. 
She gasped, then pushed back.
Ky pressed his thumb deeper into the darkness, sinking into the crease of her ass. Her rhythm picked up an even more frantic pace; she rocked on him, riding him hard, pushing him closer and closer to the fever.
She whimpered, a sound only his shifter hearing would have picked up. Each thrust he made, each time she lifted and dropped her body onto his, slamming into him, was punctuated by a grunt and the wicked slapping of flesh on flesh. He moved his thumb in and out gently with their rhythm.
She groaned, threw her head back and howled, her muscles clenching around him, tightening, milking, and drawing out his own climax. Grabbing her hips, he held her tightly against his body while his essence pulsed into her, filling her. 
Reluctantly, Ky brought himself back to the present. He hadn’t had a night like that since. Nor had he found another woman like her. Laken had imprinted herself on his bear and his soul.
Jesus. He’d forgotten how hot that first time had been. They’d dressed, then danced the night away, then gone to his place for more. He’d never found out why she was going overseas, but he was glad about one thing. 
“I’m happy you made it back in one piece.”
Her face fell. “Not exactly.” Her mouth clamped into a thin line. 
“What?”
She shook her head and parted the seam in her lips just enough to let one word out. “Nothing.” 
“Well?” He cocked his head, waiting for her answer. “Did you think of me at all? After that night, I mean.”
Her swallow wasn’t only audible, it was a lump he watched travel down the neck he’d kissed that night. Had she been thinking about the same things he’d been thinking? Did she remember that night as vividly as he did?
“Yes,” she admitted. “Now, how are we going to solve this? I can’t have this getting out.”
“I’ll take care of it.” He contemplated an idea. This is so fucked up. “Have dinner with me.”
Her black eyes widened, and her lips parted with surprise. “What? That’ll only make things worse. You can’t be seen with one of the judges.”
“Okay. After the case is over, then.”

****

Laken couldn’t breathe. What the hell was she supposed to say? Was he asking her to have dinner in exchange for his silence? Why would he?
She didn’t have to go, when all was said and done. 
Her panther screeched a roar in her head, almost pushing her to cover her ears. 
Dinner with this man was the last thing she needed to do. He was too sexy. Too much. A man like this would pull her away from her goals to work with the innocent victims of war. 
She needed to run away as fast as she could. But running away was the one thing she didn’t want to do. She wanted to have dinner with him. 
She wanted a repeat of that night. 
Fat chance of that, with me, with him.
She fought a grimace as she said, “I’ll do it. Dinner.”
A smile curved his full lips, transforming his face from that of a no-nonsense soldier to that of a bedroom-eyed god. 
“Mr. Romanoff.” What was she supposed to call him? That seemed too formal for someone who’d seen her naked once, long ago, when she was another woman—a very different woman. 
I’ve seen so much. Been through so much. 
“Malachi,” she corrected herself.
“Ky.” He smiled. “My friends and family call me Ky.”

Elle Thorne bends the rules, creates havoc, and raises cain every chance she gets. When she's not involved in these pursuits, she's writing stories about hot men, sexy women, and the stuff that happens between them. Find more of Elle on her Webpage or Signup for Elle's Newsletter

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Kiki Howell Interviews Lashell Collins

Today I’m interviewing fellow author in the Alpha Shifter Seductions Boxed Set, Lashell Collins. I’m excited to find out more about her and her story in the set. So, let’s get started.

Kiki: Hey Lashell. Can you tell us what got you started writing?
Lashell:  Actually, I've always felt like a writer, even back when I was very young. But you know how we get busy with life and we forget the things we used to love to do because we're so busy doing the things we have to do? Well, that happened. And then, about six years ago I lost someone very special to me, and I just started writing in my grief. I haven't stopped since.

Kiki: What was your first published story, title, genre, and how did you publish it?
Lashell:  All of my books are self-published. My first story was book one of a trilogy. It was called Pierced by Danger, and it was romantic suspense. And I was so new to the whole writing scene at that time that I had no clue what I had written was romantic suspense until beta readers started responding and saying things like, “Oh, my gosh, it's so suspenseful!”

Kiki: When you were asked to be in this paranormal romance boxed set, what made you go with a werewolf?
Lashell:  Because werewolves are my thing. I actually write in three different genres – romantic suspense, rockstar romance, and paranormal (shifter) romance. Cops, rockstars and werewolves are my go-to heroes every time, and I actively looks for ways to combine the three. My Lunar Falls trilogy features a small town Sheriff who just happens to be the reigning GrandAlpha over the five werewolf packs in the state of Ohio. And in my current WIP, my hero is a sexy as sin rockstar who also just happens to be a werewolf.

Kiki: What inspired the plot of The Claiming, your story in the Alpha Shifter Seductions Box Set? Was it in direct relation to the type of shifter, or something else?
Lashell:  Well, yes and no. Like I said, werewolves are my thing. But also, I was simply intrigued by the idea of a woman being bitten by what she assumed was a normal wolf, only to suddenly find herself stalked by a handsome stranger. Who is he, and why is he watching her? What does he want? And why are these strange things happening to her body? There was just something mysterious and sexy about that concept to me, so I went with it.

Kiki: What type of shifters do you like to read about?
Lashell:  Werewolves, obviously. But I also enjoy reading about big cat shifters and dragon shifters. I love them all!



About the Author
Lashell Collins is an Amazon Bestselling author of romantic suspense, paranormal romance and rockstar romance. She walks to the beat of her own drum, but that’s okay ’cause she’s got a pretty good sense of rhythm. Basically, she’s a geeky, quirky, laid-back, rocker-loving kinda girl who’s married to a retired cop, motorcycle-riding, bad-boy alpha all her own, and she likes to write about sexy police officers, werewolves and rockstars, or some inventive combination of the three! When she’s not busy tapping away on her laptop and living vicariously through her characters, she can usually be found watching Grimm, rocking out to Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, stuffing her face full of Chinese food, or riding on the back of her husband’s Harley-Davidson. Between her book characters and the ones she knows in real life, her plate stays pretty full. But she loves to hear from readers, so give her a shout sometime!


About Lashell's story, The Claiming 
Xander Salvador knows that he is destined to be the Alpha of the Woods Canyon Pack. He’s felt it in his soul his entire life, even through all the taunting and ridicule he’s suffered over the disgrace of how his parents died. But The Claiming is drawing near. The ancient, and some say barbaric practice, where the strong and worthy males battle for the right to be Big Dog often ends in death. But in order to join the battle and step into his destiny, Xander must first claim the heart of his chosen mate, Antonia Montgomery.

Toni doesn’t have time for love. She’s driven to take the reins of her ailing father’s company and prove that she can keep it at the top of its game. Her eccentric aunt’s tales of werewolves and bizarre mating rituals have no bearing on her life. Until she’s bitten by a wolf one night and her safe, structured world begins to spiral out of control. Now, strange things are happening to her body and her mind, and the mysterious sexy man who always seems to be watching has her wondering if her aunt’s wild tales could be true.

 About Alpha Shifter Seductions Box Set
****WARNING: HIGH HEAT LEVEL**** 

Alpha Shifter Seductions features your favorite NYT, USA Today, International Bestselling and Award Winning Authors bringing you a scorching ***ALL NEW*** book collection of never-before-seen page turners filled to bursting with seductive shifters.
These hot Alphas will seduce you as you follow dragons, wolves, big cats, and other shifters behind closed doors and between the sheets toward that happily ever after every romantic at heart secretly craves.
Find out what pleasures these Alphas can offer when the temperatures shift!

Amazon: 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013TJQW82