tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80928636924830311322024-03-13T08:35:03.555-05:00Ahh, Kallypso...the stories you tell!Mainstream Romances about dominant men and the women who bring them to their knees.Kallypso Mastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006389527038649254noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092863692483031132.post-73248264092883744972016-03-04T20:06:00.004-06:002016-03-04T20:42:10.821-06:00Read Along with the Masters on Facebook!<div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here's how it works. Each book will have its own Closed (but not secret!) group where we will discuss it one section at a time. You can post any questions you may have, share favorite quotes, participate in lively discussions, share your thoughts, inspiration photos, or anything else about that particular section of the book during the appropriate week. Our schedule for MASTERS AT ARMS starts Saturday, March 5 (each new week starts at 12:01 a.m. Eastern US Time (New York City Time). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each of the five sections of the introduction to the series will be given a whole week for focused discussion and we’ll conclude this book on April 8. Here's the scheudle for our first book:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 17.5636px; text-align: left;">If you don’t have the latest updates of the books (make sure MASTERS AT ARMS is at least the April 2014 revision or later by checking the revision date on the copyright page!). You can download </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 17.5636px; text-align: left;">MASTERS AT ARMS & NOBODY’S ANGEL (Book 1) at</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 17.5636px; text-align: left;"> any of the vendors that sell my books. It's still free! Find all of the links at</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 17.5636px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="http://kallypsomasters.com/master-at-arms-nobodys-angel/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.5636px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://kallypsomasters.com/master-at-arms-nobodys-angel/</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 17.5636px; text-align: left;">). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you’re interested in joining the first read-along, just click the link below and my assistant Charlotte or I will add you. Discussions on Section 1 (Adam!) start at 12:01 a.m. EST Saturday, March 5 and go until 12 midnight EST Friday, March 11! See you there!</span></div>
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Kallypso Mastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006389527038649254noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092863692483031132.post-66300121032347656012015-08-31T10:12:00.000-05:002015-08-31T10:13:32.892-05:00Publish or Perish in the Romance-Writing World, too?<div style="background: white; line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">I worked 20 years in academia as an admin assistant
and editor and this had a whole different meaning then. But in the past few
weeks, I've had a number of conversations with my author friends about stress,
poor health, and other problems arising from the publish-or-perish mentality
that's pervaded publishing for the past year when Amazon introduced KU and
visibility for those of us refusing to be exclusive had our sales go down the
tubes as far as finding new readers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">In writing circles, the pervading wisdom
is that you have to put something out every 2-3 months or readers will dump you
like a hot potato and move on. This is a phenomenon found mainly in the Romance
genre. Other genres allow authors a year to publish a major-length book. Twice
a year at the most. In today's world, if you can "only" put out three
titles a year, you're a slacker. Seeing friends practically burning out from
writing because of this constant "When's the next book?" pressure or
from committing to more than a human being can do with all the marketing
demands to try and stay visible in this new market really upsets me for them
and for the readers. We can't churn out books like a machine. We need time
between releases to refill the well of creativity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Now, you all know I've tested the limits
to the max on how long a writer can go between releases (with as much as 15
months between two of my 500-page releases in 2012-2013, but I can easily go
9-12 months between two, regardless of length). Those putting out rapid-fire
releases tend to write a lot shorter or are really driven to produce (more so
than I am!). And I don't think the fault lies with readers. It's something we
authors have done to ourselves in that effort to return to the glory days of
2013. And changes at Amazon didn't help any, either.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">But I'm going to be honest here:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">1) I won't write every day. I just plod
along (with my new book, I'm averaging 900 words a day--including all the days
I didn't write a single word--and about 1500 a day on the days I actually
worked on ROAR).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">2) I don't feel a need to be in
anthologies, box sets with multiple authors, Kindle Worlds, and other schemes
to get my name out there on a more regular basis. (Of course, you all know I
can't write short anyway!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">3) I'll publish when *I* decide my book is
ready, even if it means pushing back release dates (which I did in March and
landed in Amazon preorder jail for a year because I made you wait 3 more weeks
to get a better book). I try very hard not to announce release dates, although
I sometimes *think* I can't possibly miss and then let it slip. So far, only my
team knows what I'm thinking and they also know I've already pushed it back a
month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">4) I'm not going to try to chase after new
readers. You all share your love of this series and those new readers find me
on a slower scale than if I poured a ton of money into advertising cold to an
unknown group of readers. Marketing is stressful and expensive. I don't think
anything can beat word-of-mouth, though, so you all just keep talking!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">I'll also admit that, since KU rolled out
last summer, I bought into the notion that if I pushed myself harder, I'd get
back to where I once was in rankings or sales. But I've come to realize the
rankings don't matter and are so skewed now to titles in KU or Montlake or
other exclusive Amazon titles that I'll never make it back into the rankings
there. I'm going to try to build audiences who shop elsewhere (and just did an
exclusive preorder with Apple with my box set to start).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Can I write shorter and faster? Well, while
still recovering from my hysterectomy last fall, I wrote and published a 71k
book in six weeks. (Possibly because I'd stopped marketing, which was a
colossal waste of time and focused on writing.) And it was a book I could be
proud of, too, because I'll never put out a book that isn't worth the
hard-earned money you'll pay for it. Then I dove right back into finishing
Nobody's Dream because you all had been waiting for Luke and Cassie's story
since September 2012 and I'd put two other couples' stories ahead of them. Of
course, in retrospect, those who read them can see why it had to be that way,
but I took a lot of grief from upset readers during those 2.5 years demanding I
drop Somebody's Angel and Nobody's Lost and get back to Dream. (I'll guess those
are among the readers long gone from my reader base now. But you know what?
That's fine. Hopefully they've found authors better able to give them what they
want and to meet their expectations. Less stress for us all. And I'd much
rather blow readers' expectations out of the water than to give them what they
want or expect.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Yes, I have lost readers since 2013. Tens
of thousands of them. Not even because I'm not in your face with a new release
every few months, but probably more so because I chose to let my characters
dictate when their story would be told and how. Different heat levels caused
the erotic-only readers to drop. Even different subgenres from psychological
drama/trauma to a downright Sweet Romance (well, until about page 500 when they
finally exploded from all that sexual tension in DREAM). And all this in a
series where the first three books are being marketed (and rightly so) as
erotic romance in a box set right now. The next box set in the same series
(whenever I choose to do another) will probably be eligible for steamy
Contemporary Romance status.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">I'd be as bored as my readers if my series
had books that followed a formula and were jammed into a one-size-fits-all
series box the way traditional publishers made authors write over the last 30
years. I don't plot, so if they're not talking to me, I just sit and wait.
Patiently. Sometimes for days or weeks! I know the pervading wisdom for writers
is to write even when you don't feel like it. Well, I may read a few chapters
of a how-to-write book or do research or simply watch a movie for inspiration
on those non "writing" days--but all of those activities are part of
MY writing process. But to sit and force words onto the page because of an
arbitrary deadline is counterproductive for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Despite my not dancing to the beat of the
loudest drums in this business, you know what? I'm blessed with a core
readership of 25k strong (based on the sales of my last two books, the least
popular in a series that used to sell four times as many books).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Why the rant today? (Not ranting at you,
but at this notion that we publish or perish that pervades our business right
now.) I have heard from a handful of writer friends who are struggling against
burning out. They're so stressed trying to keep up with writing and marketing
and all the other demands that they're on the verge of making themselves sick.
Seriously sick. And I know most would love to be blessed with a readership as
strong as mine, even after that many readers moved on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">And you know what else? I did give it a
try to push harder and I will be ahead of my past few years in the number of
books I'll put out in a 12-month period starting last December and until ROAR
is released with three new titles and a box set with bonus materials as well.
(That set kept me from working on ROAR for two weeks, but I'm glad my
readership is enjoying the bonus materials I included! So much so that I'm
extending the sale until Sept. 7!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">But yesterday as I realized how much more
work I have to do on ROAR to meet my self-imposed deadline, I was cranky and
making myself sick. I know you're going to flood this thread with lots of
support because if you're still reading my posts and books, you've definitely
learned to be patient with me. <smile> Still, I put more pressure on myself
than my readers ever will.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">So, I'm very stressed right now because
I'm further behind than I want to be on ROAR. But since I haven't given you any
clue when I intended to release it, I'm just doing that to myself. I have 7
intense weeks of travel coming up and rarely do well writing/editing while on
the road. But I'm hoping to change that. I have a lot of appearances planned,
too, thinking I'd be done with the book by then. But meeting readers energizes
me so I won't back down on any of those. But I will stick to my guns and carve
out writing time and not be as accessible as I've been at previous cons. I'll
say good-night promptly at the end of a planned dinner and go write or edit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">And over the next three weeks before I hit
the road, I'm going to bust my ass to get this story whipped into shape so that
my editorial and beta teams can be working on them when I can't!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Now I'm off to hit 100k today. (I'm 5,838
words short of this arbitrary deadline.) So if I don't make it, at least I hope
the story will be that much closer to a cohesive one, since it's still got a
lot of holes to fill and bridges to be built (written).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">But I hope my rant
will give other stressed-out authors a little solidarity in making healthier
choices for both their careers and their lives. I have a lot of books I want to
write, but if I have a stroke or heart attack making myself sick in the
process, well, where would we all be then? Thanks for your continued support
and patience over these past four years! I hope I have another 24 good years to
bring you more stories! And I'll do my best to stay healthy and energized to
give them to you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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You know how much I love to hang out with readers. Yes, I'll be doing some of the big conferences (including <a href="http://readerauthorgettogether.com/" target="_blank">Lori Foster's Reader And Author Get-Together</a> in June, which is sold out, but there are two public signings, including one Friday afternoon, June 5, which I'll be at, and one Saturday afternoon with other authors) and <a href="http://www.romcon.com/about-reader-weekend" target="_blank">RomCon</a> (not to late to register for this one in September!).<br />
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But I want MORE! More what? More face time with my readers where we can just hang out and enjoy each other's company without too many distractions and overbooked programs.<br />
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From Sept. 21-24, I'm taking a very small group of readers (limit 25, including Charlotte and me!) on a tour of the places in Colorado that will have you feeling as if you walked into the pages of my books. This tour will take place in the days leading up to RomCon (a reader-author conference in Denver Sept. 25-27). We won't spend a lot of time in Denver, but will take a bus to the Breckenridge, Park County, and Beaver Creek areas so I can show you some of my inspiration sights, talk with you about the books and characters, and just hang out for a few days in an amazing place. Of course, I'll have a few places to show you in Denver, too!<br />
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We're still planning the trip's itinerary and, honestly, when we created our Google interest form, we didn't quite know what the plan would be. We'll know more after we find out just how many readers are interested in hopping on the bus and what type of lodging we can book! (We could go with hotels or rent a huge vacation house to accommodate one helluva slumber party!) Soon, we'll be asking for a non-refundable $100 deposit at which point we can gauge who is <i>seriously</i> planning to join us. The cut-off to register will be in the next month or so so that we can book the bus and make lodging arrangements. If you'd like to be in on the planning discussions (no need to pay anything at this point), express your interest level for the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xYWnRNJ7d5zC1K2FRQLqWHIi7f8v7Npd_BmWDTLC76Y/viewform" target="_blank">Rescue Me Saga 2015 Sightseeing Tour of Colorado here</a>. Most likely we'll set up a Facebook group, but if anyone can't be on Facebook, then we can attempt another way of discussing the trip!<br />
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Among some of the places we'll visit on the tour are The Pines resort in Beaver Creek (inspiration for the D'Alessio family's lodge/resort), Hoosier Pass (inspiration for Iron Horse Pass, where Cassie's cabin is located), and Alma and Fairplay in Park County (inspiration for Aspen Corners and Fairchance, respectively, in my saga). We'll also visit Mount Evans AND the house in Denver that inspired me as the location for the Masters at Arms Club. (No, you can't go to the door and ask if you can play with Adam, Marc, or Damian! The owners have NO idea how their house was immortalized in the pages of my books!)<br />
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I'm so looking forward to sharing these special places with you and just spending a few days hanging out in gorgeous Colorado! This trip will be one-of-a-kind! Do NOT miss the bus! Here are a couple pics of some of the readers who took the first sightseeing tour (in Southern California back in 2013). I promise we'll explore some exciting places, then relax over dinners and other meals as we talk about the books! Cost is all-inclusive (meals, lodging, transportation) but we're still calculating costs until we know how many days we need the bus, how many nights lodging (we counted on two so far in our $400 estimate with double occupancy, but single occupancy would be more, adding Monday night more, or we could make out better by renting a big vacation home--so until I know who wants to go and what we're going to do, I can't set the final price. Hoping to do that by later this month, tho! Definitely before asking anyone to sign up and put down a deposit!)<br />
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(Touring La Valencia in La Jolla, inspiration for where Damian and Savannah met)</div>
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I've invited six special author friends who all write Military Romance (and sometimes in other subgenres) to the second annual <a href="http://kallypsomasters.com/KallypsoCon_2015" target="_blank">KallypsoCon</a>! Joining me this year are New York Times and/or USA Today bestselling authors <a href="http://authorsharonhamilton.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Hamilton</a>, <a href="http://cristinharber.com/" target="_blank">Cristin Harber</a>, <a href="http://www.ellejames.com/" target="_blank">Elle James</a>, <a href="http://www.kennedylayne.com/" target="_blank">Kennedy Layne</a>, <a href="http://www.jmmadden.com/" target="_blank">J.M. Madden</a>, and <a href="http://www.teresareasor.com/Welcome.html" target="_blank">Teresa Reasor</a>. These award-winning authors and I will be gathering for one very special Halloween weekend in New England at Nashua, N.H. Join us, too! The $200 registration fee includes two buffet dinners with drinks, open bar at the Halloween Party, Saturday breakfast, Sunday champagne brunch, presentation and ad-lib sessions with the authors, plus Top Griz (who has helped a number of us with our military and weapons facts!), a two-hour Q&A session with all 7 authors where you can ask <i>anything</i> (and will be surprised at how honest we'll be in our responses!), fun and games, a chance to have a meal with a different author each time, a bag filled with premium swag goodies from each of the authors, and lots of opportunities to hang out in between programmed events for some awesome Military Romance authors.<br />
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Here's what readers from all over the United States, Canada, and the world (we had readers from the UK and Australia there!) said about the first KallypsoCon:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">“A HUGE shout out to Kallypso Masters for bringing
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more than memorable weekend at Kallypsocon 2014!! We laughed til we cried, and
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Don't miss out on the <a href="http://kallypsomasters.com/KallypsoCon_2015" target="_blank">2015 KallypsoCon</a> (click this link to learn more)! Register TODAY before we fill up the 100 reader spots! I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones at this year's events!<br />
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Here are some photos from last year's event:<br />
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Kennedy Layne will be returning for KallypsoCon 2015 and bringing Hubby Griz (Top Griz to me!) with her this time!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">So who wants an excerpt? If you missed it via my newsletter or social media, I shared the Prologue and Chapter One via my newsletter two days ago. DISCLAIMER: My editors, betas, and proofreaders are still going over it for the final time, so there might still be some typos or things that will change in the final.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">Of course, if you have read <i>SOMEBODY'S ANGEL </i>and the post-avalanche scene with Cassie and Luke in it, there are no spoilers in this excerpt. This is the very opening of <i>NOBODY'S DREAM</i> as you will read it when the book is released later this month. (Parts of <i>NOBODY'S LOST</i> will be important in <i>DREAM</i> later, too, so if you haven't had a chance to read that one, do so. Ryder and Megan's journey will continue in <i>NOBODY'S DREAM</i> and there will be spoilers if you don't read <i>LOST</i> first.) </span><br />
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URGENT! If you preordered or downloaded NOBODY'S LOST from Amazon and opened it to find only the cover for LOST and then the entire content of NOBODY'S HERO, this obviously was an error. Please follow these instructions to update to the correct book! My apologies for the mixup!<br />
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Crazymaker and Shadow Artist are two of the buzz words used in the original "The Artist's Way," but it became clear to me in that workshop that my purpose in life wasn't to be a part-time editor on a technical publication (college catalog). The Universe, God, or Whomever keeps things going had been very clear when I was about to graduate from college back in 2001 that I was supposed <b><span style="color: blue;">"to give a voice to the voiceless."</span></b> I was so far off my life's purpose that I had become stressed and depressed and hadn't written a word in two years. (Looking back, I've discovered that I always get depressed when I'm not going in the direction I should be. You'd think I'd figure this out more quickly, but usually not.)</div>
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The day after that weekend workshop ended, I turned in my resignation with three weeks' notice and then kept writing my Morning Pages faithfully every morning. You'll learn more in online sites (there are tons of them if you don't want to find the books!), but these are three stream-of-consciousness pages, handwritten in a notebook, journal, scraps of paper (I suggest something bound, tho, that you can flip back through later when looking for inspiration) where you just write the first thing that comes to mind. Don't type them. There is something about that connection of pen and paper that makes them even more powerful.<br />
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Most of my early entries were anything but creative. I hadn't written a creative thing for two years, too stressed out with my Crazymaker job. So it became a diary at first. What I did yesterday. What I planned to do today. A list of to-do items.<br />
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I left my job thinking I would find a new job, but in retrospect, I realize I was just applying for more jobs that turn into new Shadow Artist ones. I knew from hanging out with members of the Romance Writers of America that making a living as a novelist would take years, though, and I didn't have that much savings to hang out that long. But my husband agreed to give me a year off to regroup and figure out what I want to do in life. I went into super-homemaker mode a while (still no creativity) and tried to find ways to cut costs so we wouldn't deplete our savings.<br />
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And every morning, I wrote three pages of this random stuff in my journal.<br />
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About two weeks after the end of the day job, characters began showing up on the page. I'd written Nobody's Angel two years before (to the month) and Marc, Luke, and Angelina were among the characters who popped in. I'd learned at my Kentucky RWA chapter meeting that erotic romance was popular and authors in that genre actually were making a living at writing. So I had written another book, enjoyed the writing of erotic romance, and then wrote Angel. Then the job exploded and I didn't do anything with it, even though Samhain had asked me to send it to them. (I had submitted the first ER novella to them for an anthology it wasn't right for, but apparently they saw something they liked in my style.)<br />
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And then life exploded (three years ago this weekend). My sister's cancer metastasized and I was at the oncology visit with her when she got the devastating news. When I came home that night, I was drained and the thought of writing anything escaped me, but my friends in the Naughty Romance Writers secret group on Facebook told me I should write to express my emotion about it. So, sitting at my dining room table, with <i>NCIS</i> on the TV in the next room (it's almost always on in the next room <g>), I decided to write a scene that would put all the worst that could happen into it so that then I could get that fear out and would be more helpful to my sister as she fought the fight of her life.<br />
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Enter Adam. Sitting at a bus station in Chicago, devastated that his wife of 20 years had lost her battle with cancer. Not wanting to continue his own life. Not knowing how to go back to Camp Pendleton to be there for his Marines when he didn't know whether he wanted to dive into the bottle again or pull the trigger. With <i>NCIS</i> on, his voice and face were very much Leroy Jethro Gibbs's. <g> I can't tell you if Karla showed up that night or not. I doubt I really got that far. But this scene, with all it's back-story telling, becomes the opening scene of my free introduction, <i>Masters at Arms</i>. (See book list and reading order for the <a href="http://kallypsomasters.blogspot.com/p/books-by-kallypso-masters.html" target="_blank">Rescue Me Saga here</a>.)<br />
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The next morning, I pulled out my notebook again and wrote my mandatory three Morning Pages. I tried to figure out how to save this man from himself. Now enters Karla. Working with Phil Gigante as he interprets that scene for the audiobook version opened my eyes to some things that hadn't occurred to me. Adam's very voice changes in that scene as he is slowly pulled back to life by the young, vibrant Karla. He goes from a gruff, surly, near-dead man to the reluctant hero to someone who can laugh again for the first time in...well, forever.<br />
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I'm convinced that doing my Morning Pages for the five weeks preceding that event is what opened up my creativity again and made writing that scene possible. Now fast forward three years. I'm working on book five in the series (<i>Nobody's Dream</i>, due out later this year if I can finish it by then). But connecting with the characters this spring has become a daily chore. They just aren't speaking to me the way they did when I wrote the first 60,000 words of the book (mostly in the first half of the book).<br />
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In one of those moments of clarity, yesterday it occurred to me that these two are very private loners. They just aren't as open to sharing their story as say Adam and Karla or Damian and Savannah. Marc, on the other hand, is much like Luke and Cassie and I remembered that my Morning Pages had helped me connect with him and take him from the cardboard-character stud he was in the original draft of <i>Nobody's Angel</i> to the more fleshed-out character he was when that book finally was published in September 2011 after two MAJOR rewrites (including gutting all but 35,000 words at one point and adding 85,000 new ones).<br />
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When it came time to further delve into Marc's psyche in the writing of <i>Somebody's Angel</i> (Rescue Me Saga #4), the MPs helped me free him. <br />
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Once again, I made the decision that I needed to do Morning Pages. But it was late in the afternoon--as I posted on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KallypsoMastersAuthorPage/posts/655022371212504" target="_blank">Facebook Author Page</a>--and I am impulsive and impatient, so I took a nap. I didn't want to wait until morning to start! I woke up three hours later and wrote my first three pages in the remnants of a notebook from my college years 13 years ago with homework assignments and notes ripped out. Had to find something quick! No time to go buy a shiny new one at the store (but I can see I need to hit the school supply sales this summer to stock up because I need to keep doing these!).<br />
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In my entry last night, I spelled out to the Universe what I was struggling with in the story. I didn't find any answers, although I did make some notes about how to tweak some existing scenes. I just asked what I needed to do to help these two find their happiness together. I threw in a few to-do items, as well. When you write Morning Pages, the point is to declutter your mind from extraneous information and worries as much as it is to tap into your muse or creativity. So I got those out of the way and wrote in the margins "Do--Bus" (for to-do and business) and then kept writing.<br />
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After a two-hour phone call with a reader turned friend who made it clear that my writing these stories isn't about achieving fame and fortune, but meeting my purpose in life--<b><span style="color: blue;">to give a voice to the voiceless</span></b>. I wrote a couple hundred more words last night (well, early this morning), and then went back to bed. Six hours later, I got up, picked up the notebook (even before my bagel, but with my Diet Coke with Lime at my side), and wrote my second batch of three pages.<br />
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Holy shit! Not only did I get answers to where Luke & Cassie needed to go in <i>Nobody's Dream</i>, but Adam & Karla and Marc & Angelina, as well! There are multiple scenes I can write, so I am now going to dive into writing again--and I'm going to kick some serious word-count ass today! Hopefully that means not a lot of Facebook time, but I wrote this blog to inform my readers of my whereabouts (just where they want me to be--butt planted in chair and writing)--and to help other writers who might benefit from the miracle of the Morning Pages!<br />
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To learn more, I just found this companion booklet at Amazon for only $2.99. (It's not an e-book.) Probably also available at Apple and Barnes & Noble Nook. It's called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Miracle-Morning-Pages-Everything-ebook/dp/B00DIQ9K40" target="_blank">The Miracle of the Morning Pages</a>--and the author answers frequently asked questions about the MPs. I firmly believe MPs do bring miracles to our writing! </div>
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What happens when the series you are writing or reading changes in unexpected ways? As a reader, do you stop reading that series or author because it no longer meets your expectations of what should have happened? Or perhaps you continue to follow the stories of the author a little longer to see if perhaps you are being nudged in a new direction that isn't as bad as you once thought, only different than what you thought you wanted?<br />
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Authors, do you stick to telling the stories the way the characters bring them to you, or do you try to force them to conform to the plot or style of the way things used to be? Do you wrap up the series abruptly and start a new one in the style you want to write in and hope to find a new audience?<br />
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I know these questions are worded to my particular bias, although I would welcome other responses to the initial question about change in a series of books you've enjoyed reading--up until the author surprises you in ways you didn't want to be surprised. <br />
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Yes, you know where I'm going to come out on this debate because I've written five books to date, none of which is the same as any other one in the series. Hell, I write about very different characters period, so how can any two stories be expected to be the same? That's the greatest beauty of being an independent (self-published) author. My stories don't have to conform to the dictates of a publishing house. For instance, I can have vastly different levels of heat in them. <i>Nobody's Hero</i> is probably my highest heat level overall--Adam was humping like a teenager most of the book. But that doesn't mean every other couple in the series will be that sexually active (and given the direction that couple's story has taken in this saga, maybe Adam knew something I didn't back then).<br />
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Sex and even BDSM won't take place in every chapter in a Kallypso Masters epic-length novel. In one of my books, the main couple doesn't have a sexual encounter (not intercourse even) until the last chapter. In the latest, <i>Somebody's Angel</i>, there are a number of sex and BDSM scenes (some of them kinkier than anything I've written before--Marc and Angelina are my more sexually adventure couple), but reviewers looking for erotic reads seem not to have even noticed there was sex in the book.<br />
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In the beginning when I wrote <i>Nobody's Angel</i>, I planned to make this a BDSM series with lots of sex--heck, I even tried for menage, but then I wrote Masters at Arms and realized that just isn't what this series was going to be about. It's about wounded characters seeking a familial connection that was missing in their lives, whether because of combat, abuse, or some emotional disconnect. I've since stopped referring to it strictly as a BDSM series, although each book does have some degree of BDSM in it. But each couple approaches BDSM in a vastly different way from the other couples. They're all very individualistic and realistic--human, if you will. (They're certainly real to me!) <br />
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I love my readers dearly. I will go out of my way to spend time with them virtually or in person, but I can't compromise my writing to please them. Even though my last book sold far fewer copies than the one before, which sold fewer than the one before that, I'm never going to be a hack. I can't spit out formulaic books in rapid succession because my writing process isn't linear and I don't plot. I have to wait for inspiration and for the characters to tell me their stories.<br />
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And the story Luke and Cassie are telling me for the next installment in my saga borders on a sweet romance at the point I am in the writing. I'm sure that will change, but what if it didn't? What if Cassie just isn't ready to have an intimate relationship with Luke yet? I suppose I could postpone the book until they were ready, but I absolutely love where they are going with this relationship and plan to see it through to the end--which, of course, isn't the end at all in a Kallypso Masters book. You all know they will be back in other books because all of my characters are family and they just have to have that connection. I can't write a one-couple romance and leave everyone else at arm's length, even if they'd let me.<br />
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I used to be the Queen of Tease, but I think I'm becoming the Queen of the Slow Burn since <i>Nobody's Perfect</i> and <i>Somebody's Angel</i> were written. I don't write the wildly dramatic openings and then drift off. <i>Masters at Arms</i>'s opening should have made that very evident. (While listening to the first 15 minutes of audio, I thanked God Phil Gigante was narrating, otherwise, I'd put you to sleep with all of Adam's introspection and backstory in the opening pages of that book in the bus station.)<br />
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I'm working on having new covers designed for when I hit the convention circuit this summer and am rebranding myself to be more than a pigeon-holed author who writes only one type of story. The heat level will be more realistic on the covers--altho I have no intension of changing the previous stories. I write about Marines and when they have sex, they're going to use erotic terms, not romantic fluffery.<br />
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Perhaps so many other authors (especially traditional ones) write separate series in multiple genres, so they don't trounce on reader expectations. Well, readers of indie authors need to be aware that we don't play by the rules. We don't have a marketing department telling us they can't publish our awesome story because they don't know where to shelve it. Maybe some authors want to be "shelved," but I'd much rather be read--and by readers who appreciate indie voices. <br />
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As much as I love my readers and hate the thought of any of them refusing to read further in this series, I can't compromise my writing to please readers. I write for myself and to tell the stories my characters demand. Some of the complaints I've heard about <i>Somebody's Angel</i> make it clear that a number of readers aren't going to have their expectations met with <i>Nobody's Dream</i> either. I hopeI will be able to attract an audience of readers that is open-minded (in more than just BDSM and sex) and willing to see where this saga will go as it progresses. I know I have tens of thousands of fans who will be there with me for every book I release and that they will welcome the detours and surprises--and I just want you to know I love you for letting me explore my talent as a writer and to try new things rather than become stale by giving you what you THINK you want. You are the audience I have sought from the very beginning.<br />
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One of the things I love about the way I've chosen to share these stories is that you don't lose the other characters just because they reached their happy ending. They come back--some of them come back with a vengeance, like Marc and Angelina, and need an entire new book. Lately it's become clear to me that Adam is harboring all kinds of things from his past that I didn't even know about until that scene in <i>Somebody's Angel</i> made it clear to me that I need to dig deeper. So I'm planning to follow <i>Nobody's Dream</i> with <i>Somebody's Hero</i> so that I can explore the depths of that man's soul. (Of course, I knew at the ending of <i>Nobody's Hero</i> that he hadn't really dealt with the issues of his childhood. I knew he'd have to deal with that and expected to do it in a subplot. But I've learned that when there are issues as deep as Adam's--and the man was in the Marine Corps for 25 years and in many areas of Marine responsibility, so you can bet there are things he's experienced that have only been hinted at in the past books. As his life evolves, triggers we never even imagined before are going to explode and he's going to have a hard time keeping it together for himself and Karla, much less his extended family. But he's not the only one who will have to face the past in that book. Marc, Damian, probably even Luke and Savannah all have similar issues that need to be looked at more closely. So, like <i>Somebody's Angel</i>, I see <i>Somebody's Hero</i> being a bit of a roundup of the usual characters--but taking them to places you will find anything but unusual. Readers only wanting to explore new couples in every book are going to be left in the dust, I'm afraid, because that's not where this saga is going.<br />
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I also want to point out that I am writing the "Rescue Me" series (although many readers refer to it as the "Masters at Arms" series). The series is first and foremost about wounded people in need of emotional, physical, or psychological rescue--and sometimes all three. I refuse to put bandaids on their issues and pronounce them cured before their happily ever after. I prefer to write from a realistic approach to past traumas and I speak from experience when I tell you that the romances you've read where that happens are fairy tales--and not like the realistic fairy tale I told in <i>Nobody's Perfect</i>, either.<br />
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Some of my characters will choose to find answers and healing in BDSM, but I'm not longer even calling it a BDSM series, because I don't see that as the major focus of this saga. I have chosen to tell the stories that fit my characters. Luke, for instance, is dabbling in rope work and throwing butterfly kisses with a single-tail whip--but Cassie is far from being where she would let him anywhere near her with rope or a whip. I refuse to force her go there just to meet reader expectations for a hot BDSM scene. Of course, Luke can be patient and powerfully persuasive at the same time, so he may break down those defenses and they might very well have a light BDSM relationship. The thing is, at only 48,005 words into the manuscript, I have not effing clue where their relationship will go. I get surprised just the same as you do--and just ask my editors how I agonized over <i>Somebody's Angel</i> and where it took readers. Not what any of us expected, I assure you! But they told me to listen to my characters and that they would lead me where the story needs to go. I did just that, even knowing some readers wouldn't be happy about it.<br />
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I write about a "family" of imperfect, human characters. Never a dull moment, I assure you! If you'd like to read something a little different now and then, I invite you to take a chance on my books and see what you think. Just keep your expectations out of the equation and see where the Rescue Me saga takes us both!<br />
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If you are new to my books, you can download <i>Masters at Arms</i>, the introduction, for FREE or splurge and get the combo with the introduction and first book for only 99 cents. Buy links are on <a href="http://kallypsomasters.blogspot.com/p/books-by-kallypso-masters.html" target="_blank">this page</a> of my blog.<br />
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The reading order for the rest of the saga to date is:<br />
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1. <i>Masters at Arms & Nobody's Angel</i> (these are permanently combined for only 99 cents)<br />
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<i><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Kallypso delves into their
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all who are following the annual Love is in the Air blog hop at Under the
Covers. I’m Kallypso Masters and I write the Rescue Me series, an ongoing saga
about a family of choice consisting primarily military men and women and their
friends struggling to overcome deep wounds from both combat and life. In a
saga, characters never really resolve all their issues and will come back as
secondary characters in a subplot in another book to work on their issues, even
long after their Happily Ever After.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">That’s what
happened with the couple from <i>Nobody’s
Angel</i> (book 2). It took an epic-sized novel—Somebody’s Angel (book 5)—and the
entire Masters at Arms Club family to get at what has been buried beneath the
surface for Marc his entire life. Angelina’s insecurities have resurfaced, as
well, despite having made some progress in the previous few months. We all know
how that goes—you don’t lose self-image insecurities just because someone
starts to make you believe you’re beautiful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">But for this
hop, I thought a romantic scene might give you some ideas for your own
Valentine’s Day rendezvous. This scene happens earlier in the book before
things hit rock bottom for their relationship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It’s New
Year’s weekend and they’re on a visit to Marc’s family ski resort. He has been
delivered some news earlier this evening that has sent Marc into a tailspin. After
running from the one person who can complete him (running is one of his
defenses), he comes back to her ready to employ another of his emotional
defense mechanisms—distract the lady with kink and sex and she won’t want to discuss
important issues. Well, at this stage in the story, that tactic still works for
him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So who’s up
for a little food play with my favorite Italian-American chef and her native
Italian lover? (I must have been hungry when I wrote this book because there’s
also a hot food-play harem scene later between Adam and Karla. I actually go
inside the heads of eight of the beloved characters in the series as each couple
continues its own journey in the saga.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Excerpt from <i>Somebody’s Angel</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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What was he running from this time? Was it what Melissa had
said? He didn't seem to give any credence to her claim. Then what was it?
Tonight Marc had started to open up to her, only to pull the mask back in place
and run from her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tired of shivering, she tossed the bed covering back and
went to the thermostat near the closet to adjust the dial. Soon the hum of the
heater drowned out the deadly silence. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Angelina heard the lock on the door behind her whirr to life,
and her heart tripped a beat. <i>Marc!</i>
Relief flooded her as she turned to watch him kick the door open with his foot while
struggling with a server’s tray laden with two room-service covers. The only
light in the room came from the bathroom. His gaze homed in on the empty bed
first, and then he scanned the room until he found her standing naked by the
closet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Angelina rushed to hold the door open and noticed the
bottles of club soda and the familiar rectangular one of amaretto—the makings
for an Italian tickler, her favorite cocktail. Maybe she was in store for an
Italian tickler of another sort tonight, too.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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He smiled at her, and for a moment, the world righted
itself. Her spirits lifted. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“I raided the kitchen.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her stomach growled at the mention of food, even though she
couldn’t smell anything from the tray he set on the bed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“I’d planned to order you to strip first, but I see you’ve
taken care of that already.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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What happened to alter Marc’s mood since he’d gone
downstairs a couple of hours ago? Who cared? He was back with her. She walked
into his embrace, loving the feel of her cheek against his shirt and his warm
chest. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“I missed you, Marc.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I wasn’t gone long enough to miss, was I?” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Maybe not in chronological time, but she felt as if he’d
been light years away. “You scared me. I didn’t know if you’d come back at all
tonight.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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He grasped her upper arms and held her away, searching her
face. “I’m sorry about earlier.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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She thought he might explain what that was all about, but he
didn’t. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“It’s too late to take you out for dinner, but I’m going to
make sure my girl is fed at least.” He pulled away and gazed down at her. “Wait
here.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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He was leaving her again already? She stifled a groan, watching
as he disappeared into the bathroom, returning with several fluffy white
towels. He spread them over the pillows and the center of the bed and went to
the bar to retrieve the ice bucket. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Don’t move. I’ll be right back.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Yes, Sir.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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He set the latch on the door to keep it from locking
automatically and carried the bucket out for ice. Soon he returned to the room
and placed the bottle of club soda in the ice bucket on the bedside stand. Why
didn’t he just put it in the refrigerator?<o:p></o:p></div>
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He turned to her again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Lie in the center of the bed. On your back.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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A mixture of excitement and disappointment warred within
her, but when he walked to the closet to retrieve some things from his toy bag,
excitement won out. She crawled onto the bed and assumed the position he’d
requested. Her Sir was back in control and taking care of her. Everything would
be okay. Later, they could deal with whatever had happened earlier. Right now,
it was Marc and Angelina and the rest of the world could go to…<o:p></o:p></div>
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When he brought the cuffs with chains toward her, she
quirked a brow. “How can I eat if I’m in chains?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“That’s for me to worry about. Tell me your safeword.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Red.” Her heart pounded as their oh-so-familiar Safe, Sane,
and Consensual dance began. <i>But why would
she need a safeword to eat?</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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“Your caution or slow-down word?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Angelina swallowed hard to get past the pulse beating wildly
in her throat. “Yellow.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Good girl. Now, I want silence unless you need to use one
of your words or I ask a direct question.” He reached his hand out to her.
“Give me your wrist.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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She obeyed, and within minutes he’d restrained both to the
headboard posts. She always loved this position, because it lifted her girls to
where they looked almost perky. Marc tweaked one nipple, and it swelled to
life. He liked this position, too. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Preparing to get into the right headspace, she lowered her
gaze to her feet only to be surprised when he cuffed the left one and chained
it to the post on the footboard. Her stomach growled, and she looked up at him.
“Is there even going to be any food tonight?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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He gave her a stern look, and she remembered her place,
averting her gaze. <o:p></o:p></div>
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He surprised her by responding. “My girl has been known to
have a problem lying still when I play with her, so I’m just ensuring there
won’t be any limbs flying when she gets ticklish.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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When, not if. So he was going to tickle her? Apparently,
she’d underestimated how many Italian ticklers she’d be having. What did he
have planned for tonight? <o:p></o:p></div>
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She watched with delight as he unscrewed the cap on the
amaretto, poured a splash into a highball glass, and added a healthy amount of
mixer. No ice. She wouldn’t get a buzz off that small amount of liquor, but he
never let her drink much while playing. She smelled wine on his breath when
he’d held her but had never known him to over-imbibe. The man was a bit of a
control freak.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After pouring a similarly weak drink for himself, he sat on
the edge of the bed, raised his glass and said, “<i>Alla mia bellissima ragazza</i>.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Her heart warmed at his words—his very beautiful girl. He took
a sip, nodded his approval before setting his glass on the nightstand, placing a
straw in the other glass, and putting it to her lips for her to taste. The
bubbles in the club soda went straight to her nose. <o:p></o:p></div>
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She giggled but remembered not to speak as she sipped. <o:p></o:p></div>
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He placed her glass beside his and lifted a cover off one of
the plates. Thin slices of prosciutto had been rolled around chunks of
cantaloupe, one of her favorite appetizers. Beside them was a medium-sized
zucchini, its stem removed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Open for me, pet.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Marc fed her half a dozen pieces of the wrapped cantaloupe
and slowly took the edge off her hunger. He turned his attention to the tray once
more and lifted the other lid off a plate of at least a dozen plump strawberries.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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He held one to her mouth. "Bite it in half." <o:p></o:p></div>
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She did so and couldn't believe how fresh it tasted. Where
had they found such flavorful berries this time of year? Well, she supposed no
amenity was too good for the guests of a four-star resort.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Marc took the uneaten part of the berry and rubbed it over her
lips, coating them in the cool juice. He bent to kiss her, flicking his tongue
along her mouth as he lapped up the sweetness. She swallowed the bite of berry before
opening her mouth to him and letting him plunge his warm tongue inside. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Breathing hard, he backed off. "Not so fast, pet. I
want to savor our time tonight."<o:p></o:p></div>
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Angelina groaned. She'd been anticipating making love with
Marc for days. Now he wanted her to wait even longer? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Marc took another berry from the plate. "Bite."<o:p></o:p></div>
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She followed his orders. At least she was getting dinner in
bed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Ack!” She shrieked, jerking away as much as she could when
he lowered the remaining half berry to her nipple and rubbed. The coldness of
the fruit caused the peak to bunch and swell. He repeated the motion with her
other nip and then cupped her heavy girls in his hands as he lifted one to meet
his descending mouth. He flicked his tongue against the sensitive tip, and she
felt it grow even larger. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Electricity zinged to her pussy and clit, and she bucked her
hips toward him. Marc chuckled but ignored her lower half as he continued to
lave her nipples long after the strawberry juice was gone. He bit her other
nipple, and she bucked again. How much longer would he make her wait? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Wait for what? Him—or the food?<o:p></o:p></div>
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She wanted both. <i>Needed</i>
both. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Does my girl want more of her tickler?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Which tickler did he mean? Oh, heck, she was ready for
either—or both. “Yes, Sir.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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He picked up the glass with the straw, and she was
momentarily disappointed; then he put his mouth to the straw and sucked in.
Using his finger to plug the end when he removed it from his mouth, he brought
the straw toward her. She opened her mouth and nearly screamed when he released
his finger to allow the cold drink to dribble onto her breast. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>“Mio Dio!</i> That’s
cold!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The fizz from the soda made her skin tingle. Her nipple
tightened again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“You weren’t given permission to speak. We’ll have to work
on discipline later. But here, let me warm you up.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Mio Dio,</i> her face
grew flushed as he lowered his mouth to her so his tongue could lap up the
drink. She closed her eyes and gave herself over to the sensations as the
warmth of his tongue and the fizziness of the drink sent electrical pulses to
her clit. She hissed when more soda water dripped onto the other nipple and
moaned as he sucked her hard peak into his mouth. <o:p></o:p></div>
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She reached for him, but the restraints kept her from
touching him. She wanted him to hurry, touch her everywhere, and enter her
pussy hard and fast, but he continued to suck on and lick her nipples. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Please, Sir. More!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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He chuckled and withdrew. Had she actually spoken aloud or
was he just that in tune with her thoughts? Oh, no! Maybe he’d gotten a
diabolical thought about where else he could put that fizzy drink. He sat up,
grinned at her, and filled the straw once more. Never removing his gaze from
hers, he brought the filled straw toward her. A drop splashed on her belly, but
he didn’t stop there. She tried to close her legs, but they wouldn’t budge. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Do. </i>Not.<i> Tell. Him. No.</i> Trying to maintain her
composure, her discipline, she closed her eyes and waited. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Look at me.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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She wrinkled her brow but complied. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“You are not to come without permission.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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She groaned. He only said that when he intended to make her
wait a very long time to reach her climax. The bastard. <o:p></o:p></div>
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She watched as he reached for the bottle of club soda and
poured a liberal amount over her. The cold liquid fizzed over her labia and
clit hood, awakening her senses. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>“Dio!”</i> She
remembered her discipline but heard the bed groan as she fought the restraints.
Thank God she’d adjusted the thermostat in the room. She hadn’t expected to be
doused in chilled club soda tonight. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Before all of the bubbles had burst, Marc crawled onto the
bed, snagged a pillow from under her left arm, and ordered her to lift her
hips. He crouched down and used his cold fingers to open her lower lips. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>“Bellissima.” </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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For him, she did feel beautiful. Angelina watched as he bent
to her shaved mound, and his tongue lapped at any remaining liquid on her skin.
Just when she’d begun to warm up, he reached for the capped bottle lying on the
bed beside him and unscrewed the top. She momentarily clenched her eyes shut
until she remembered his instructions, and with a deep breath, she opened her eyes,
met his gaze, and waited. <o:p></o:p></div>
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He grinned, his teeth white against his olive skin, and she
felt him spread her labia open a half second before he poured the soda directly
onto her clit. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Don’t scream this
time.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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She fought to maintain control but melted as he lowered his
mouth and licked the fizzy liquid from the folds of her sex. He didn’t touch
her clit but teased the sides of the hood until she was ready to beg for mercy.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Don’t beg. Wait. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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She fought for self-discipline—but she wanted to come. Now!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Marc rammed two fingers inside her pussy, and she clenched
her hands, fighting for control. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“So wet for me. Perhaps my girl’s pussy needs to be fed,
too.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her muscles tightened around his fingers in anticipation.
She hadn’t been asked a question, but she hoped her eyes expressed her need to
be filled with whatever he wanted to ram inside her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Please let it be his
penis.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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She heard the familiar foil wrapper. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Yes, yes, yes! <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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He lowered his face to her pussy once more and took her clit
between his teeth, holding it while he reached up and tweaked her nipple. His
hand left her. She gave in to the sensations of his mouth on her when something
cold pressed against her opening. <o:p></o:p></div>
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She glanced at the tray. What happened to the zucchini? <o:p></o:p></div>
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He wouldn’t.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oh, but he would. He shoved the chilled vegetable inside
her, filling her, stretching her. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Mmmph.” She couldn’t call him all the names she wanted.
Discipline. She’d already earned some kind of <i>fun</i>ishment for speaking before and didn’t want to turn it into outright
punishment, but <i>Gesù</i>, that thing was
cold! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Then his warm mouth was on her clit again, and the
discomfort receded as she felt the pressure of an orgasm rising. He pulled the
zucchini out and rammed it back in. While the veggie was warming up, she really
wanted his hot cock inside her. When was he going to give her what she needed?<o:p></o:p></div>
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His mouth left her sensitive bundle of nerves before she
exploded. “Does my girl need to come?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Even though she was permitted to speak, she could only nod
vigorously and whimper. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Beg me for it.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Please, Sir. Please fill me with your cock. Bring me
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He groaned as if in pain, pulled out the zucchini and tossed
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never taking his eyes off her as he hurriedly removed his dress pants and black
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She expected him to release the wrist cuffs as well, but he
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pressed her into the mattress and stretched her arms. “Wiggle your fingers.”
She did as he ordered. “Any numbness?” She shook her head no. “Speak loudly if
you need me to remove or loosen them now, because I’m going to lose my mind as
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Without further warning, he took his cock in hand and rubbed
it against her cleft. “So wet.” He pressed inside, retreated slightly, and
pushed farther into her, filling the emptiness. His eyes never left hers.
Pulling out a third time, he grew steely-eyed before ramming himself into her
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A pained look crossed his face. He grimaced and rammed his
cock into her again and again. She wanted to reach up and touch his face,
smooth away the creases in his brow, reassure him she’d always be his, but when
he reached down and pressed his finger against her clit, her focus shifted
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Leaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056966889698431877noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092863692483031132.post-70055052796599693532013-12-22T22:41:00.000-06:002013-12-24T15:00:22.013-06:00Somebody's Angel is LIVE on Amazon and Barnes & Noble NOOK! $500 GC Giveaway Contest Continues!<h1 class="h1" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 34px; line-height: 33.6363639831543px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;">Christmas Came Early!!!</span></h1>
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<i>Somebody's Angel</i><br />is available NOW!!</h2>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;">Yes, I've already shed some tears after hearing that news tonight! </span></h2>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;">It's like having a baby, I'm TELLIN' ya!</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red;">This is the same wording as the newsletter I sent earlier today, </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red;">but didn't want to miss anyone who doesn't subscribe!</span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;">These stores have the book available now (UPDATE: Just added ARe on Christmas Eve):</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/somebodys-angel-kallypso-masters/1117790332?ean=2940148918967" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal;" target="_self">Barnes & Noble NOOK</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/somebodys-angel-kallypso-masters/1117790332?ean=2940148918967" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal;" target="_self">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/somebodys-angel-kallypso-masters/1117790332?ean=2940148918967</a></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-somebody039sangel-1375651-147.html" target="_blank">All Romance eBooks</a>:</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 30px;">Here's the B&N and ARe cover:</span></span><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 18.18181800842285px;"><img align="none" height="641" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c5caf1c20fc5da535929b2e1e/images/somebody_s_angel_BandN.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 641px; line-height: 18.18181800842285px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 30px;">Look for this cover at Amazon Stores </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;">(but the sexy one will be in the back of the book in a special section!)!</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;">Please note that in order to avoid ANY issues with Amazon marking my book with an "adult" filter, I went with a "safe" version of the cover. Those who buy the book from Amazon, though, you can find ALL of my sexy covers in the back of your book in a special new gallery (including the original of <i>Nobody's Perfect </i>where Damian still has his whip)!</span></h2>
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<br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img align="none" height="641" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c5caf1c20fc5da535929b2e1e/images/somebody_s_angel_safe_KDP.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 641px; line-height: 18.18181800842285px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HGX5ASQ" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal;" target="_self">Amazon.com</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HGX5ASQ" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal;" target="_self">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HGX5ASQ</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HGX5ASQ/" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal;" target="_self">Amazon UK</a>: </span></h2>
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<br /><span style="color: #202020; font-size: 18px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00HGX5ASQ" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal;" target="_self">Amazon Canada</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00HGX5ASQ" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal;" target="_self">http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00HGX5ASQ</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00HGX5ASQ" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal;" target="_self">Amazon Australia</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00HGX5ASQ" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal;" target="_self">http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00HGX5ASQ</a><br /><br />And at ALL other Amazon stores!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #202020; font-size: 24px;">Coming the week of Dec. 29 to:</span><br /><span style="color: #202020;">Kobo</span><br /><span style="color: #202020;">Libiro (a new seller of indie books only)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Important Info for Apple Purchasers and iPads users!!!</span></span><br /><span style="color: #202020;">There are some problems with the NOOK and Kindle apps on the iPad. The Kindle one removes all of the italics. Trust me, you do NOT want to try and read this or ANY Kallypso Masters book without italics to show flashbacks, foreign phrases, and more!!! And the NOOK app messes up the links within the document.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">SO, for the best experience on an Apple device,</span><br /><span style="color: #202020;">PLEASE USE THE iBOOKS APP TO READ!!!</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: red;">For those wanting to PURCHASE from Apple iTunes</span><span style="color: #202020;">, it might not be there until mid to late January at best. I can't predict when Apple will approve it for sale because they have a SLOWWWWW review process. If this is any indication, I uploaded the 99-cent version of Masters at Arms & Nobody's Angel--the new "combo" version that eventually will replace Nobody's Angel as a single $3.99 book--on the US Thanksgiving Day Nov. 28 and it's STILL in review. AND Apple iTunes is closed for uploading until Dec. 28, so I can't even get the process started until then!)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">So, I suggest that my Apple iTunes purchasers who can't wait a month or two use one of the other booksellers and e-mail/load it to your iBooks account. All Romance eBooks offers it in mobi, epub, and PDF. The new bookseller Libiro has epub and PDF. See above publication dates for those.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-size: 24px;">Will Somebody's Angel Be<br />My First <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller?</span><br /><span style="color: #202020;">It's Up to YOU now!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">As many of you know, it's a long-time dream of mine to make the NYT list. I had given up on it for this book when I was trying to get it out mid-week last week, but when things all conspired against me for meeting that deadline and it became clear Sunday was the earliest we could upload, the hope revived. ONLY sales at Amazon and at B&N NOOK will count toward my reaching the numbers needed to achieve this lofty goal. I fell short with Nobody's Perfect (although with that one, I made the USA Today list for the first time, so I was thrilled anyway)!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">Thank you, readers, for all your support and patience! If you know you'll be downloading this book some day soon, I'd appreciate it if you'd purchase this week so I can totally shoot up that list--or at the very least MAKE the list!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">I'll report back in January! (They will be counting sales from Dec. 22 to Dec. 28!)</span></span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;" /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: 30px;">$500 Gift Card Giveaway Dec. 31!</span><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-size: 18px;">If you haven't checked out the <a href="http://romancenovelpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/12/upcoming-tour-somebodys-angel-by.html" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal;" target="_self">Somebody's Angel Blog Tour</a> yet (with 23 unique blog postings where Kally reveals secets about herself and her books) go to this site and </span><span style="color: red; font-size: 18px;">follow the 23 links BY DEC. 30 to be safe</span><span style="color: #202020; font-size: 18px;">. Postings were made from Dec. 11-23 and not only are we giving away $5 GCs at each blog stop, but your entries also put you in the drawing for the Grand Prize of a $500 GC! The more entries you have (look for the Rafflecopter for how to get entries), the better your chance to win!<br /><br />Watch for an announcement about a New Year's Eve party (Events)<br />on Facebook where we will announce the winners of the prizes (and talk about <i>Somebody's Angel</i>)! </span><br /></h2>
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the tour progresses, so try not to miss any! You'll get excerpts, too! Just
link back to the Romance Novel Promotions link here every day for up to two
stops each day! And follow instructions to be entered to win all the great
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<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">UPDATE FROM AMAZON (Dec. 1)! The new 99-cent <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GR5990E" target="_blank">Masters at Arms & Nobody's Angel</a></i> combo (books 1 and 2) and <i>Nobody's Perfect</i> (book 4) are back up with scaled down description. (Apparently words like rape, incest, and whipping are no-no's now. Nobody's Perfect's cover is STILL a problem because I've been slapped with the adult label. I'm going to remove the whip and see if that gets me past the censors. If not, then I'll add the skimpiest bra onto her back (or maybe a halter so as not to hide that beautiful back). But if that doesn't work, then I'm not going to move his hand off her butt. Sorry. That alone will sell books for anyone whose search engine can find them. </span></div>
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<b>Here's the link to the 99-cent book at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GR5990E" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Readers still can find the 99-cent combo with the first two books (as well as my other books) in mobi (Kindle), epub, and PDF versions at <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/382606" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> and <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-mastersatarmsnobody039sangelrescueme12-1359851-147.html" target="_blank">All Romance eBooks</a>. I also just uploaded the combo to Apple yesterday for those using the Kindle app on the Apple devices, but it might be a week or more before it's live. At this time, Kobo hasn't approved the book there (even though I uploaded it last week).</b></div>
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I know we just celebrated Thanksgiving here in the States, but I think Christmas came early for some good boys and girls around the world. Okay, maybe the Big Guy figured you all had better get something nice <i>now</i> because you've all been too naughty this year to expect much later. (It's always more fun being naughty--how can we resist?) </div>
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HERE IT IS! Don't you just love my latest cover? Linda Lynn, my cover artist (who doesn't do covers for <i>anyone</i> but Kally!) really went all out on this one. She even recreated Nonna's Italian iron bed! (You know, the one used in the honor bondage scene in <i>Nobody's Angel </i>where she has to hold onto the headboard--or suffer the consequences.) </div>
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You may recognize this couple as the same one used on the new "combo" e-book (and updated paperback) of <i>Masters at Arms & Nobody's Angel. </i>(See my Nov. 26 blog if you did miss it--more about that in a minute! Of course, see the news flash below, because I now have to change ALL of my Kindle covers on sale at Amazon.) But I will keep them on the versions sold everywhere but Amazon, because I love the way this couple gives continuity in covers for Marc and Angelina as they continue their journey toward happily ever after (HEA). </div>
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I really wanted to go with a plus-sized model, but stock photo places have so few of them and when I saw this pose from Jimmy Thomas's Romance Novel Covers site, I knew it set the tone I wanted for the book. But I had this problem before when I did <i>Nobody's Angel</i>, so in both books I talk more about her large breasts and big hips, which are hidden on both by sheets. (And this scene is in Angelina's little bungalow in Aspen Corners, but the cover on Nobody's Angel is in the playroom at Marc's house. Linda even changed the colors of the sheets on this one from white to red--and the sheer curtains on the other to red drapes! But seeing that bed come to life is the best!)</div>
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<b>* This is the version going up on the Amazon and Kobo sites (to hopefully avoid adult filtering and censorship). But if you prefer the above one, you'll need to purchase the book in mobi formatt at All Romance eBooks or Smashwords, OR at Apple (for the Kindle app).</b></div>
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Can you feel the upload date getting closer and closer? I CAN--provably because I still have a lot of changes to make to the story before I will let you see it! But my team and I are going to make every effort to get this book <b>uploaded to Amazon's Kindle store and Barnes & Noble NOOK between Dec. 17 and Dec. 22</b>. It may take a little while for them to finish their review and make it available given the holidays, but it will then go to the UK, AU, CA, and other stores as soon as Amazon sends it to them.</div>
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As most of you should know by now, I'm an indie author, so not only have I no control over release dates (meaning when the booksellers release it to you), but I also choose NOT to hold books up while I do marketing campaigns or send out ARCs to bloggers for early reviews. I rely on YOU ALL to spread the word about my books for me (and you always do!) and to post those early reviews, especially at Amazon, B&N, and Goodreads! </div>
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<i>Uploads</i> to All Romance eBooks (ARe) and Smashwords are immediate and will be there by Christmas. I can't control how long it will take Apple and Kobo to approve them there, though. (Kobo still hasn't made live my new combo (uploaded a week ago). </div>
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While Smashwords and All Romance eBooks will have the book available immediately and in all formats, most of you know it's my dream to make the <i>New York Times</i> list and under my own steam. Only sales at Amazon and B&N count toward that list so I'd like the books to be available there the first week. (After what happened at Amazon, though, I might change my mind.) </div>
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<b>Just don't expect any <i>early</i> surprises. This already is going to be a killer deadline to meet. But I still hold to the promise that <i>Somebody's Angel</i> will be available <i>somewhere</i> BY CHRISTMAS!</b></div>
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Because so many of you have asked for signed books for your own Christmas/holiday presents or to give to friends and family, I am doing a limited-time "virtual" signing. A virtual signing means you place your order for the book or books you want, tell us what name to sign each one to (and NAME ONLY, I will choose the inscriptions), and then I sign and Charlotte sends the book to you or to the place you want it to go. </div>
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This one will be different than the one I did in February mainly because I'll have my personal assistant, Charlotte, handling all the orders and getting the books prepped (labeled with stickies as to whom to sign them to!) so that all I have to do is swoop in with my Ka-thunk pen in hand and SIGN. Leagh (who did a great job setting up the order form) was a huge help on handling orders last time, but the beauty of having Charlotte living nearby is that she'll also take care of mailing them! This means Kally won't lose writing time (because Cassie is already telling me I'd better be ready to write ASAP at least far enough into <i>Nobody's Dream</i> to get that man out of her cabin NOW).</div>
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<b>I can't guarantee Christmas/holiday delivery (it ultimately will be up to the Post Office!), but those placing international and domestic orders by Dec. 1, I promise to do my best! </b>If I have to order more books because demand was higher than anticipated, I will be signing in the order payment was received. (Please note that there are <b>NO new paperback books</b> with this signing since February--but they have new covers and will be in a matte finish from now on, which I think looks much more attractive. I do have some glossy first editions of Nobody's Perfect left, though, if you want one of those, just specify in the comments section of the order form. (While supplies last only!)</div>
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And if you'd like any book or books to be <b>gift wrapped in festive holiday paper </b>with a simple to/from sticker label, please indicate so in the appropriate comment box on the form. (If you request gift wrapping, the To/From sticker will be "from" your first name and "to" the first name of the person the book was signed to, <i>unless</i> your comment box on the form indicates otherwise.)</div>
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Please use a separate order form/payment (all payments via PayPal) for EACH shipping destination. If you have questions, please contact Charlotte (charlotte@kallypsomasters.com). Thanks!</div>
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My thanks for Mayas Sanders for organizing an awesome 15-stop blog tour for me Tuesday and Wednesday of this week to announce the new 99-cent special combo e-book for <i>Masters at Arms & Nobody's Angel </i>(with an awesome new cover--although it seems to have gotten the book pulled at Amazon for being too hot).<br />
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The <a href="http://kallypsomasters.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-it-began-blog-tour-nov-26-27-cover.html" target="_blank">"How it Began" blog tour</a> included excerpts with Marc and Angelina on their journey to <i>Somebody's Angel </i>(a refresher for those who don't have time to do a complete series re-read)!</div>
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As promised <b>at each of those 15 stops, you'll find the answer to one question posed in the Rafflecopter below</b>. ONE lucky winner (open to international entries--with the hope the NOOK translates to your country if it ships outside the US!) will be receiving the new NOOK GlowLight (the model just released a few weeks ago) as the grand prize. The grand prize winner, as well as EVERYONE who gets all 15 answers correct will be receiving a swag bag (pens, Masters Brat button, bookmarks, trading cards, and other goodies) and a hand fan. </div>
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Good luck, everyone, and thanks for participating in the scavenger hunt! Be sure to follow the blogs you visit and support them for helping me spread the word about my series and many other books! If any still have their contests open, sign up to win a free e-book in the Rescue Me series and some cool swag, including the above items at each stop!<br />
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My thanks to Mayas at <a href="http://readingbythebook.com/" target="_blank">Reading by the Book</a> for scheduling a 15 stop tour for me Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 26-27). In preparation for the December release of <i>Somebody's Angel </i>(sometime before Christmas is the best I can promise!), I thought I'd do a little refresher tour with this couple's journey to date. Stop back here Friday (after midnight Central time) for the list of trivia questions about the blog tour--and enter to win a brand new NOOK GlowLight! (Entries received thru end of day Nov. 30, and drawing on Dec. 1.) </div>
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Marc and Angelina didn't meet until Nobody's Angel (book 2), but I've just combined the first two books in the series and am offering it on sale for 99 cents (saving $3 off the single Nobody's Angel AND getting Masters at Arms in the same e-book!).<br />
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The United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment provides and enables assistance to wounded, ill and injured Marines, sailors attached to or in support of Marine units, and their family members in order to assist them as they return to duty or transition to civilian life. The Regimental headquarters element, located in Quantico, Va., commands the operations of two Wounded Warrior Battalions located at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Camp Lejeune, N.C., and multiple detachments in locations around the globe.</div>
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Kallypso Mastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006389527038649254noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092863692483031132.post-74914899263260188312013-11-17T10:35:00.000-06:002013-11-17T10:35:23.726-06:00Salute to Veterans with Jayne Rylon<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Welcome to Jayne Rylon! She tells us why she writes Military Romance.</b></span><br />
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Who can resist a military hero? Strong, brave and self-sacrificing, they're
made of yumminess. Several of my favorite authors focus on military heroes.
Suzanne Brockmann is my all time fav and she does it so well I've always wanted
to give it a try. Though I've come close with my Men in Blue series, which does
feature some ex-military guys, Burke Levine is my first veteran hero. He won't
be the last! Plus, a little known fact about me... I used to work for the
Department of Defense. Okay, so I worked in their finance agency but still, I
was constantly surrounded by veterans who had plenty of stories to tell. I've
always respected them and the sacrifices they made. This was made even clearer
to me when I traveled to France a few years ago. Specifically, I went to Caen
and Normandy to the D-day beaches. I will never forget standing in the Amercian
Cemetery there and turning around in a full circle. There were white crosses as
far as I could see in every direction. More than anything I'd read in text
books or seen in movies, that really hit home on the magnitude of that day and
World War II in general. I stood on the beaches and imagined what it was like
that day, saw the "rolling hills" of the area which are really bomb craters
covered in grass, and it became real to me in a way it never had before. It
definitely sparked my imagination and a desire to capture those qualities in my
heroes.<br />
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of the Midnight Ink Anthology. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">One
tattoo shop in one infamous city sets the stage for 8 brand new stories about
resolutions, kink, love and ink. Get ready to let the good times roll!
<strong>Report for Booty by Jayne Rylon - </strong>When Burke Levine got
marching orders, he couldn’t bear to make his girlfriend Chavon a military
widow. Years later, discovering his name
tattooed on her perfect ass via a New Orleans artist’s portfolio confirms his
epic mistake. Will Midnight Ink’s New
Year’s Eve party grant them a second chance?</span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e3GWdgkE0fw/UojuXG07VKI/AAAAAAAACJU/PmT6dWKNrjI/s1600/458387_413656071978920_321960269_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e3GWdgkE0fw/UojuXG07VKI/AAAAAAAACJU/PmT6dWKNrjI/s200/458387_413656071978920_321960269_o.jpg" width="200" /></a>Jayne Rylon is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She received
the 2011 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Indie Erotic Romance.
Her stories used to begin as daydreams in seemingly endless business meetings,
but now she is a full time author, who employs the skills she learned in her
straight-laced corporate existence in the business of writing. She lives in Ohio
with two cats and her husband, who both inspires her fantasies and supports her
career. When she can escape her purple office, she loves to travel the world,
avoid speeding tickets in her beloved Sky, and, of course, read.<br />
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Leaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056966889698431877noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092863692483031132.post-7509903766250066572013-11-15T00:00:00.000-06:002013-11-15T00:00:03.652-06:00Salute to Veterans with Ann Mayburn<b><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome Ann Mayburn. Ann's story is a bit different, she chose to talk about why she focused on PTSD in her book STILL. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The seeds for Michelle and Wyatt’s story
were sown during a conversation I had with some fellow military wives about
PTSD. They were dealing with everything from their husband being unable to ride
in the passenger seat of the car because he thought everyone pulling up next to
them might be a bomber, to another woman who had to learn how to sleep with
every light in the house on the moment it got dark outside. And if a light
burned out and they didn’t have a spare bulb, a major panic attack would ensue.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These were all things that we’d never
even imagined we’d have to deal with in our role as a military spouse and it
wasn’t just my group of friends. All over the US our men and women in uniform
are coming home with an army of psychological demons in tow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, we got to talking about what we
could possibly do to help them and one woman quipped that she’d just have to
become a Dominatrix and whip his ass into shape because he only seemed to
respond when she yelled at him. We all laughed, but later I kept thinking about
what she said and the first chapter of Michelle and Wyatt’s story came to me
that night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.3in;">While this story does have threads taken
from real life events running through it, it is still a romance and in romance
land a happily ever after is guaranteed. In the real world you have to make your
own happily ever after, and it is fucking hard work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ann- Sailor wife, Army daughter,
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>Dr. Michelle Sapphire and
Gunnery Sergeant Wyatt Callahan formed an unbreakable bond and an
unacknowledged, forbidden attraction to each other while serving together in
Afghanistan. Their lives are forever changed when a mortar attack grievously
wounds Wyatt and Michelle brings him back from the brink of death. But when they
both return to the civilian world, Michelle discovers that her rock-solid Marine
is suffering from severe PTSD and may even be suicidal.<br />
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Wyatt
Callahan fell hard for the aristocratic blonde doctor the moment he laid eyes on
her. After reentering civilian life in his hometown near Austin, Texas, Wyatt is
plagued by nightmares of the death and suffering he witnessed during the war.
He’d love to reach out to Michelle, but — Michelle is a Dominatrix, and she has
made it very clear to Wyatt she isn’t interested in a relationship with anyone
who doesn’t accept her lifestyle. An Alpha male to the core, he can't imagine
the appeal of being submissive. At the same time, the idea of serving Michelle,
of being everything she wants and needs, rings true in his wounded
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Michelle has dark secrets of her own, and together with Wyatt
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here is Desiree's answer to why she writes military romance.</b></span><br />
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I have always been fascinated with the military, with both its glamour and its discipline, with the dedication of the men and women who wear the uniform. I grew up in a small town in Maine that housed a strategic Air Command base on the outskirts, so it was part of my life for many years. My husband was a Marine, then joined the naval reserve, ended up serving two years in the Navy during the Korean War. I have two firearms instructors. One is former Delta Force, the other former Force Recon Marine. So there is almost no part of my life that hasn’t been touched by the military.<br />
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But even more than that, there is a thread of patriotism that runs really deep in my heart and I have the utmost admiration for the men and women who risk their lives to keep us free. Who protect us on a daily basis and who represent this country with dignity and grace. Sometimes under the most atrocious conditions you can imagine.<br />
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I have read Lone Survivor by SEAL Marcus Luttrell and American Sniper, the celebration of the life of fallen hero Chris Kyle. I cannot tell you how impressed I am by the bravery of the men in these books and their dedication to duty.<br />
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So when I think of heroes, of alpha males who also have respect for others, of romantic icons, I often look to the military. I want to share my feelings with others and bring them stories that will help them embrace the lives of these great men and women<br />
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For Faith and Mark, the telepathic connection they’d shared for years was nothing compared to the scorching physical connection they realized as adults. From the first moment they came together, erotic was too pale a word to describe their relationship. Together they explored each other’s deepest, darkest desires.</div>
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But now Mark, survivor of an ambush to his Delta Force team, is a prisoner of a terrorist group in the Peruvian jungle, and his telepathic communication with Faith is his only contact with the world. While she searches for help to save him, they survive on dreams that took them beyond all sexual boundaries.</div>
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<i>Publisher’s Note: This story was previously published elsewhere under the title ALWAYS ON MY MIND and has been revised for Ellora’s Cave.</i></div>
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The sun was a globe of
fire creeping up in the sky, turning everything below it into an oven. It was
barely nine o’clock in the morning yet Mark Halloran was sure the temperature
was already close to triple digits. The humidity was as thick as a rainfall.
The roar and grunt of the howler monkeys was already splitting the air as they
leaped from tree to tree feasting on the canopy leaves.<o:p></o:p></div>
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How the hell did people live in
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Or work in them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And this appeared to be a
permanent camp, with tents, lean-tos and crude buildings. It also boasted a
campfire pit and other amenities they wouldn’t have taken the time for in a
transitory situation, unlike the temporary setup where the meeting had taken
place. Where they’d been told the Wolf was going to meet with Escobedo’s group.
A friend of a former Special Ops soldier Rick Latrobe’s, deep undercover with
Escobedo’s group, had risked his life to get the message out that the Wolf was
going to make a personal appearance. Unusual for him but this shipment was so
large and involved so much money, Escobedo insisted.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not at his camp, however. Not
even the Wolf would be privy to its location. A meeting place not far away was
set up. For the Wolf it would be in and out. Just like that. He would arrive
with the shipment, Escobedo would bring the money. As soon as both parties were
satisfied with the goods, the transaction would take place and that would be
that.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mark had gone to his
commanding office, Major John Gregorio, with the information. The major had
passed it up the chain and the word had come down to act. The United States
government had waited a very long time for a chance at the Wolf. To make it a
two-fer upped the ante.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A simple mission. Get in. Take
out the bad guys. Get out. One less group of Al Qaeda plotters to worry about.
And the arms dealer meeting with them. That was the key. That’s what he and his
men had been told. It was a chance to clean out a viper’s nest and take out a key
arms player at the same time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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With the weakening of the Tupac
Amaru terrorist group and the decline of Shining Path, Al Qaeda had been
recruiting heavily and spending big money to rebuild Peru’s terrorist
structure. Another foothold in South America for the promised Islamic world.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But someone had leaked the
mission, Escobedo’s group was waiting for them and now most of his men were
dead. After burning the bodies of Mark’s men they’d cleaned up every trace of
what had taken place and moved, all of them including the Wolf, what Mark
reckoned was about ten miles away.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He grunted, trying to shift to
a more comfortable position. The tent gave him little protection him from the
ruthless sun and having his ankle chained to a stake barely two feet away
severely restricted his movements. For maybe the thousandth time he wondered
what had gone wrong and landed him in this abominable mess.<o:p></o:p></div>
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God, what a mess it had
been. One minute they were finding their positions to take their shots, carefully
hidden, the target painted. The next they were the targets instead. The noise
of the AK47s still echoed in his ears, along with the stench of the blood of
his dying men. They’d even gotten the comm guy they’d left at the insertion and
extraction point with their gear.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He’d forced himself to look
when they dragged the bodies into the center of the camp, piled them together
and set them on fire. They stood watching with arrogant, evil grins on their
faces, then opened bottles of whiskey to celebrate. Mark was sure it was a
sight he’d never forget.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He knew what they wanted—the
name of the man who had betrayed them. They could kill him and very well might
but the source had to be protected at all costs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Yet as much as they
tortured him, for sport and pleasure as well as information, there were things
he hung onto that kept his sanity intact. For one thing, despite his wounds he
kept himself alert and counted the bodies. One was missing, Joey Latrobe. The
kid. The sniper. Rick’s brother, who’d brought them the information. Mark was
convinced he wasn’t dead or they’d have found him. No, badly wounded or not,
he’d found a way to hide from them. Now if Mark could only be sure he got away.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Of course he had no idea what shape
Joey was in, or even if he could give his rescuers, if there were any,
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But what gave him real strength was
his connection to Faith. God. Beautiful Faith. The woman of his dreams. How
stupid was he to walk away from what they could have to play soldier? No, not
that. To defend his country. His sense of honor and patriotism was stronger
than almost anything. But now, if he died here in this godforsaken hellhole,
the only memory he’d have would be that long weekend they’d shared before he
was deployed the first time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And the erotic dreams that came to
wipe away the pain.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When he closed his eyes
she was in his arms again, her lush body naked against his, her breasts
pressing against his chest. His hands coasted over her satiny skin, fingertips
exploring every dip and hollow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“It’s a good thing you aren’t around
when I’m planning a mission,” he murmured, his lips against her throat. “I just
look at you and my cock gets so big I’m afraid my pants won’t contain it.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her laugh was throaty and musical, and
her fingers drifted down to close around his thick erection. “Good. That’s the
way I like it.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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She moved her hand in a slow pumping
motion and he groaned at the heat that rushed through him. Lowering his head he
closed his lips over one taut nipple, pulling it into his mouth. It hardened
even more at his touch and when he dragged his teeth over it lightly her grip
on his cock tightened.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Easy.” He released the nipple and lapped
around the edge of it. “We don’t want the dance to end when the music has just
begun.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Ah, but we can always dance again,”
she reminded him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He tasted the skin in the valley
between her breasts, doing his best to take control of the situation even as
her fingers continued to stroke the hard, thick length of his cock. Light
movements that teased him and heated his blood. <o:p></o:p></div>
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that she is more than the sum of her years and more than the grandmother who
plays with Barbie and Ken dolls: She is The Hardest Working Erotica Author,
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including years in the music business representing every kind of artist from
country singer to heavy metal rock bands. For several years she also ran her
own public relations agency handling any client who interested her. Many did.
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nominee for a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, winner of the first 5
Heart Sweetheart of the Year Award at The Romance Studio as well as twice a
CAPA Award for best BDSM book of the year, winner of the Holt Medallion,
multiple winner of the Whipped Cream Book of the Week Award and is published by
five different houses. She has been featured on <i>CBS Sunday Morning</i> and in <i>The
Village Voice</i>, <i>The Daily Beast, USA
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The story of how I started to write military romance is one
that is dear to my heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You see, I met
Kally at a convention and by happenstance; she had an extra slot on one of her
special tours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started talking and a
friendship formed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knew that I was a
widow and a single mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kally then
told me of a special Marine that I just had to get to know (one that reminded
her of ‘Master Adam’).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wasn’t ready to
meet someone and although he had said the same, Kally must have sprinkled her
fairy godmother of love dust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within six
months, we were engaged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A year after
that and we are happily married.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With
him by my side, my life is complete, and it is only natural that I am drawn to
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks Kennedy! See, there are real life happily ever afters :) </span></b></div>
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the offices of Crest Security Agency on a Saturday morning, he didn’t expect the
latest case to hit so close to home. A submissive has been murdered in a
particularly vicious manner and to bring her killer to justice, he must go
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">First
and foremost, I love life. I love that I'm a wife, mother, daughter,
sister...and a writer. I am one of the lucky women in this world who gets to do
what makes them happy. As long as I have a cup of coffee (maybe two or three)
and my laptop, the stories evolve themselves and I try to do them justice. I
draw my inspiration from a retired Marine Master Sergeant that swept me off of
my feet and has drawn me into a world that fulfills all of my deepest and
darkest desires. Erotic romance, military men, intrigue, with a little bit of
kinky chili pepper (his recipe), fill my head and there is nothing more
satisfying than making the hero and heroine fulfill their destinies. Thank you
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I initially began writing military romance because I enjoyed reading it. My motivation changed once I began to correspond regularly with active duty military. Now I write military romance because these heroes inspire me. I want to tell the stories of the boots on the ground--the tankers and infantrymen and wingers, even if it is a fictionalized spin on reality.<br />
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First, I’d like to thank Kallypso for hosting this event! It means a lot to me, personally, that people take the time to salute our veterans. After all, I am one.<br />
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I won’t say when I served—a girl likes to maintain certain secrets (her age, the number of lovers she’s had, her jeans size...)—but I did serve fourteen years in the Regular Army and another seven in the National Guard. Which, I suppose, makes it strange that I have written so few military-related stories. I was a communications officer and was assigned to posts in Germany and the Middle East. I’m a veteran based on the months I spent in the Middle East during the Gulf War. If ever you want to hear some very funny tales, buy me a drink or a cup of coffee and I’ll tell you all about them, but I prefer not to write about them. Strange, I know. <br />
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The story I wrote for the boxed set of military-themed stories, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Uniform-Desires-Make-Mine-Military-ebook/dp/B00G187832?&linkCode=waf&tag=delidevl-20">Uniform Desires</a>, has an ex-marine hero who’s still serving his country, but from inside the DEA. And he’s still very much a hero while he does his best to keep the heroine and himself alive while they run from some very pissed-off and well-armed criminals. <br />
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While I don’t write many military-themed stories, I do draw on my memories of the men I served with to make my heroes as real as I can. They aren’t perfect men and don’t always make the right moves or decisions, but they will lay everything on the line for what they believe and for the people they love.<br />
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Well, I had the idea of writing vets for a long time, and a lot of it was sparked by newspaper articles and blog posts about soldiers being left behind by their significant others. That truly broke my heart. These men (and women) were going out and waging war, then coming home to empty houses. Some of those soldiers had been ‘combat modified’, and their families just couldn’t cope with the way of life they were suddenly thrust into. So, many of them walked out, leaving their injured spouses behind. It just seemed so wrong. <br />
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Several years before that, a relative cheated on her husband while he was on a year-long deployment to Iraq, and my sense of outrage just boiled over. <br />
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It took me years to start the series, though, because I didn’t feel like I would do the men justice, and I needed to. I couldn’t go out with a half-assed story, so I dug my heels in and made it the very best series it could be. <br />
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So far, I think I’ve accomplished that. I get so many letters and emails from people who have been touched by my Marines, and that is truly the greatest pay-off an author can receive; recognition from the readers that they’ve been affected by our words. It’s what I strive for in every book I put out. <br />
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My men are not ‘fixed’ by the end of the book. They will still be in a wheelchair and they’ll still walk with limps, talk with stutters, struggle with day-to-day tasks, but they will have found a partner in the struggle. <br />
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Every life challenge is better faced with a significant other, right? And love? Always love…<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started writing Navy SEAL Romances when I first sat down with a bunch of
young recruits who had just made it through Hell Week. They were hunched over,
walking like crab-like creatures, arms and legs spread out due to the chafing
from wearing clothes, including boots and socks without changing for 6 days
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carrying those rubber boats, and what I saw there was courage and determination
unlike I had ever seen before. You don't get to be a SEAL by being a sissy or
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New York Times, USA Today and National Bestselling Authors combine their love of
hot military romance, weaving tales of super alpha heroes and the women who love
them. They love hard. They love intensely, like everything else in life they do.
This is intended as a toe-curling, knee-wobbling read not for the faint of heart
as we learn about heroes who put their lives on the line every
day.</span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Infatuation
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USA Today bestselling author Melissa Schroeder<br />To prove her love and save her
man, she has to go above and beyond the call of duty <br /><br /><b>SEAL's Honor
</b>by award-winning author Elle James<br />Two Navy SEALs jeopardize their lives
and hearts in a battle-torn land when they vie for the love of one sexy Night
Stalker helicopter pilot<br /><br /><b>SEAL the Deal </b>by national bestselling
author Sharon Hamilton<br />A SEAL's nightmare of a promise given at his sister's
deathbed gives him the woman of his dreams<br /><br /><b>Dangerous Liaison </b>by
national bestselling author Delilah Devlin<br />A pampered travel agent escapes
through the jungle with an undercover DEA agent when a drug lord mistakes her
for a rival's daughter<br /><br /><b>Her Forever Hero </b>by bestselling author JM
Madden<br />When the boss's pregnant, unwed daughter needs rescuing, disabled
Marine Grafton Parks proves he's still a hero<br /><br /><b>Cinderella Liberty
</b>by NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Cat Johnson <br />A weekend
liberty leads to unexpected passion between a Marine and his best friend's
sister, but he must survive seven months in Afghanistan to get back to her</span></div>
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contemporary romance in genres including military and cowboy. A self-proclaimed
promo 'ho, she is known for her creative marketing and research practices.
Consequently, Cat has sponsored bull riding rodeo cowboys, owns an entire
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">*Steps
in reverently and whispers* Hi there! I’m being reeaaallly quiet on Kally’s
page today, because she’s in the final stages of her new book—and we want her
to keep working on it! I can’t BELIEVE how excited I am for it, can you??<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thrill of diving into a new story…it’s one of the coolest connections we share
as readers, right? Well, I’ll let you in on a little secret. It’s just as cool
when you’re <i>writing</i> the story, too.
I’m SO serious! I’ll be sitting at the computer, typing along in a scene, and
suddenly the characters just blurt out something crazy, or do something wild,
that makes me pop back in my chair and say to them, “Oh you did NOT just…” And
then the guy (because it <i>is</i> usually
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thinking that Ethan Archer was going to be a pretty good guy and behave most of
the time for me. After all, I had his back story down, and I knew where he
wanted to be in most of the scenes (most of the time, it was in Ava’s pants,
but that’s beside the point). Well hell, did that man teach ME when to relax
and think I had a hero all wrapped up neat and tidy before I wrote a single
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astounding, but most of all, really pulled at my heartstrings. On top of all
that, he spat out, in my little humble opinion, some of the best one-liners in
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<i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">--“A man usually knows
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<i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">--“Take off everything.
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<i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">--“I’m Special Forces, sunshine. We specialize in
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and Ava’s story as much as I loved letting them unfold the adventure for me.
And I hope you like the additional surprises I’ve thrown in for some spice and
color, too! Thanks for supporting the W.I.L.D. Boys—and I KNOW I join Kally in
saying thank you for supporting our boys in uniform always!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Corporal Ethan Archer has just earned his sergeant's stripes, and
a trip to the fun and sun of LA is just the celebration that the guys on his
Special Forces team have deemed the perfect celebration. Ethan has ulterior
motives for agreeing so readily to the vacation. He can't forget a magical hour
in a North Cascades forest last winter, shared with an indigo-eyed goddess named
Ava Chestain, who now calls LA her home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Ava is a makeup artist for Bella Lanza, star of the
wildly-successful nighttime drama Dress Blues. When Ethan and his buddies
finagle a visit to the set, his reunion with Ava melts the months away—but their
time is cut short by Bella, who’s determined to rekindle her own naughty past
with Ethan. His efforts to push Bella off are thwarted when the unit is called
to secretly cut their vacation short in the name of assisting the CIA on a
harrowing plot to destroy the West Coast. Part of the plan? Someone has to get
closer to Bella--and Ethan's the logical choice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Though Ethan risks his career by telling Ava about the plot, her
trust is an impossible gift to earn. Her passion is a different story. As his
willing submissive, Ava gives him the fire his body craves...and the surrender
his soul needs. She's a dream come true--until the cuffs come off and the sun
comes up.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">As Ava gives Ethan more nights with her body, it becomes harder to
keep hiding her heart from his touch, too. Every time she drops at his feet, she
finds herself tumbling for him in deeper, more disconcerting ways. Bella's
interference intensifies her struggle against past demons, and the man who stirs
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<span style="color: black;">When a terrifying turn of events escalates the terrorists’ plan
into full reality, Ethan must make decisions that will either kill or save them
all--and his plan includes the necessity of Ava's trust. Can surrender to him
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I write military
romance because I’ve always been in awe of military men. My family has a long
history of military service. My grandfather, aunt, uncles, and my dad. These were the men and women I was around
during my formative years. They were disciplined, driven, and willing to
sacrifice their lives for their country.
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Parris Island is
one of my favorite places on the planet. I’d go back there in a heartbeat. I
loved the sing song chant as the guys march around the base and around the
parade grounds, seeing the guys strutting (and they do strut) around in their
uniforms, knowing they’re there to stand between us and any threat. I’m
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And the romance
part of what I write comes from the look on my dad’s face when he looked at my
mother. They survived separations of wars and training ops—and the many weeks
he was gone touring with the Marine Corps rifle team. But I could watch my dad
looking at her and I knew he was crazy about her. When he was in the hospital
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I try to put into
words in my books what I saw between them. I want my characters to experience
that deep, passionate, unconditional love. Everyone should experience it some
time in their life. And it doesn’t hurt if they have a few conflicts along the
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I write hot,
driven, focused guys, showing the same determination pursuing the lady of their
choice and that lady making it as hard for them as possible. Which leads to some funny, sensual, sexy
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And I strive to
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Why do I write
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I was born in Southeastern Kentucky, but grew up
a Marine Corps brat. The love of reading was instilled in me when I first
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the friends who traveled with me during the many transfers my father's military
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Leaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056966889698431877noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092863692483031132.post-43409265277608169242013-11-12T00:00:00.000-06:002013-11-12T00:00:10.820-06:00Salute to Veterans with Angel Payne <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The universe guides us to the most interesting places sometimes. I was actually researching the military back story for one of the heroes from my "Kinky Truth" series, Mark Moore (Permanent Marker). I wasn't sure whether I wanted him to be Special Forces or Marines. I researched both, and got deeply engrossed--not to mention astounded--by what these incredibly brave men are asked to do for their service on a daily basis. </div>
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Around that time, I had a friend who asked me to help flesh out a Navy SEAL for a project she was working on. We watched Act of Valor (which I have viewed at least a dozen more times since), and I also read No Easy Day in about 2 days flat. I guess you could say I was hooked! The mental fortitude it takes for these men to do their jobs...it just astounded me. From my own days in competitive bicycling, I have a tiny idea of what you have to do when your body screams for you to stop, and for your head to override that. NOT as easy as it sounds, believe me! That mental dedication to the causes that our country holds dear...it moves me to no end.</div>
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After Permanent Marker was released, I got a lot of mail from readers who relayed how much they enjoyed the scenes between my guys. I realized how much I enjoyed writing those pieces, too. By that time, I'd read MANY more books about the men of our Special Operations Forces, in all branches, and felt like doing my own series would be a really cool way to honor their nobility, their courage, and their daily, selfless sacrifices for us all.</div>
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I feel really grateful that I've gotten to take this journey and write these guys. They make me grateful for the freedoms we enjoy each and every day, and the code of honor that they represent in doing their job with such excellence and bravery.</div>
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Corporal Ethan Archer has just earned his sergeant's stripes, and a trip
to the fun and sun of LA is just the celebration that the guys on his Special
Forces team have deemed the perfect celebration. Ethan has ulterior motives for
agreeing to the vacation. He can't forget a magical hour in a North Cascades
forest, shared with an indigo-eyed goddess named Ava Chestain, who now calls LA
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Ava is a makeup artist for Bella Lanza, star of the wildly-successful
nighttime drama <i>Dress Blues</i>. When Ethan and his buddies finagle a visit
to the set, his reunion with Ava melts the months away—but their time is cut
short by Bella, who’s determined to rekindle her naughty past with Ethan. His
efforts to push Bella off are thwarted when the unit is called to cut their
vacation short in the name of assisting the CIA on a terrorist plot to destroy
the West Coast. Part of the plan? Someone has to get closer to Bella--and
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Though Ethan risks his career by telling Ava about the plot, her trust is
an impossible gift to earn. Her passion is a different story. As his willing
submissive, Ava gives him the fire his body craves, the surrender his soul
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As Ava gives Ethan more nights with her body, it becomes harder to hide
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When a terrifying turn of events escalates the terrorists’ plan into
reality, Ethan must make decisions that will either kill or save them all--and
his plan includes the necessity of Ava's trust. Can she surrender to him with
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Angel Payne is a book
lover, hopeless romantic, pop culture geek, shoe addict, coffee-aholic, and
occasional vinophile, too. She's
been hooked on books since childhood but it got even worse
in her twenties, when she discovered romances—the hotter, the better. Her path
toward erotic romance novelist took a few detours via a concert-reviewing gig
for her college newspaper, artist interviews for a Beverly Hills dance music
mag, and a very, <i>very</i> bad try at a Young Adult novel. These days, she
lives in California on a street that looks like Brigadoon, with her amazing
husband, beautiful daughter and a terribly crazy dog. She has the best life
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<b><span style="color: red;">Here in the United States, today is a day to honor and remember those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. On this Veterans Day, I'd like to ask everyone reading this to share a story about a veteran in their life or one they read/heard about who touched their hearts in some way by posting that veteran's story in the comments below. Include as much information as you're comfortable sharing. Each comment will equal a $5 donation to the Wounded Warrior Project! </span></b></div>
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As my readers know, the <a href="http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/" target="_blank"><b>Wounded Warrior Project</b></a> is one of the charities I have chosen to give back some of the royalties I make on my series. Other than my monthly Advanced Guard donations, I haven't done a big donation to this organization in honor or memory of anyone specific this year, so I'm going to ask readers to help me choose who those veterans will be. (FYI--The $5,200 donation in gift cards from me and my readers in May went to the US Marine Corps' Wounded Warrior Battalion, Balboa Naval Hospital, and other Western US bases/facilities. This donation goes to a non-profit that also does great things for our wounded warriors, including those suffering from PTSD.) </div>
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Last year, my WWP donations were made in memory of <b>Dane Christopher Sattler</b>, a young Army soldier who lost his battle with PTSD in January 2011 and who is commemorated on the Dedication page of <i>Nobody's Perfect</i>. I also made an equal donation in honor of <b>"Top Griz,"</b> a retired Marine who served proudly for 22 years and reminded me very much of Master Adam. (However, I kept that a secret from him, because he would have said he's nobody's hero and told me to honor someone else. He's so Adam! But the special lady in his life, Kennedy Layne, who will be joining in my blog hop this week, would agree with me, that he's very much an American hero.)</div>
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This year, I'm going to honor three more veterans with donations to the WWP. So, I will donate $5 for each "veteran story" posted in the comments section of today's blog (up to $1,500 total--divided equally). You have until Friday, Nov. 15, to post! Share this with your friends! (If you try to share my blog address on Facebook, though, you will get an error. Steer them to my author page or timeline for a link to share that will work. </div>
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Please provide as much information as you wish but it might be best to use FIRST NAMES ONLY or just give their relationship to you (father/mother, brother/sister, husband/wife, son/daughter, neighbor, cousin, niece/nephew, friend, etc.) for privacy purposes. <b>DO INCLUDE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS!</b> (Just put a space before or after the @ sign to avoid getting added to spam lists somewhere.) When we choose whom to honor or remember with one of the three donations, Leagh will contact the three who posted those names and ask for a full name and an address to where a letter acknowledging the gift can be mailed from the Wounded Warrior Project organization. If we can't contact the person or don't receive a response in a timely manner, we will go back and draw another name. The personal information provided by e-mail will NOT be shared publicly--only with Kally, her two assistants, and the Wounded Warrior Project.</div>
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Given that Leagh of Romance Novel Promotions has asked us authors to use the colors RED, WHITE, and BLUE in our giveaways this week (see mine below in the Rafflecopter section), I am going to use these colors as well. Some veterans will qualify in multiple categories; and all will quality for White. So please provide as much information in your story as you can so that we can count them correctly.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>RED</b>--A Veteran who was killed/wounded while serving in the US Armed Forces</span></div>
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<b>International Veterans:</b> I know our friends in the UK and Australia arecelebrating Remembrance Day to honor and remember their veterans and am sure all nations have similar days set aside. While the veterans chosen for the three categories will all be members of the US Armed Forces, my international readers are welcome to share the name of a special veteran in their country, as well. Just be sure to mention for which branch/nation they served. </div>
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<b>I also encourage all who are reading this blog to give to an organization serving veterans. </b></div>
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Veterans and family members, here's a <a href="http://hunt4freebies.com/free-stuff-veterans-day-2013/" target="_blank">link</a> to lots of free offers from business and others wanting to show their appreciation to you on Veterans Day. I hope you are able to take advantage of something on the list. Thank you for your service! </div>
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For me, I'll just say because of my Dad. He served in the Navy in World War II and in the Army's Signal Corps in Korea in 1950-51, during some of the worst fighting there. He suffered from PTSD as a result, but treatment wasn't available back then, so he never was able to process the pain and horror of what he'd been through. In the 1970s, though, he served his fellow veterans as a state service director for the Disabled American Veterans. He took us with him to meetings with veterans around the state, and to the VA Hospital where we met a number of veterans wounded in Vietnam. </div>
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Those experiences taught me a lot about how to recognize and remember my nation's military heroes. I don't think Dad would have ever guessed how I would one day show my appreciation for the military, in the stories I write <g>, but I hear from readers daily who are either in the military, were in the military, or have family members serving or who served in the past, and I know by addressing issues like PTSD, combat injuries, loss of limb or life, and the many horrors resulting from sending our young men and women off to war, I am helping open a dialogue with their loved ones that I hope has improved the lives and relationships of many. </div>
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God bless all of the family members, too, who don't have a holiday set aside for all of their sacrifices, because they serve alongside their loved ones, in my book!</div>
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Be sure to come back all week long to my blog (TWICE A DAY) for new blogs posted by some of the great voices in military romance. All have been asked to answer the question I answered above. I know many will be sharing personal stories about why they choose to write about military heroes. </div>
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Monday: Kallypso Masters</div>
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Tuesday: Angel Payne and Teresa Reasor</div>
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Wednesday: Cat Johnson, Delilah Devlin, JM Madden, Sharon Hamilton</div>
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Thursday: Kennedy Layne and Desiree Holt</div>
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Friday: Ann Mayburn and Jayne Rylon</div>
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Per Leagh's instructions, and bcause I've been on deadline writing and unable to shop, I'm going to make my Rafflecopter giveaway for today <span style="color: red;">RED</span>. I'd like to give away a red t-shirt or apron that mentions the Navy Corpsman in my series, Marc. The winner (open internationally!) will also receive a packet of swag (lots more red), and a $25 Gift Certificate to an online bookstore of the reader's choice. (If we can't access the bookstore in the winner's country, we'll send the gift via PayPal.)<br />
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<b>Hello, my name is Book Reporter. It took some time, but I
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Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob, and Isabella LaPearl. They have been hidden away
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<b>#1 - Will there be a book about Beck?</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>I have a crush on Beck, so this is all good news to me!
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<b>#2 - Should Raine choose Team Liam, Team Hammer or Team Ménage?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>It will be interesting to watch Raine come to a decision. I
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<i><b>Jenna:</b> Dogs. Does anyone want a black lab puppy that weighs
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<i><b>Shayla: </b>How about margaritas AND wine? Really, that’s one
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<i><b>Jenna:</b> Margaritas on the beach with cabana Doms. Not that
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As you can see, these ladies are fun, talented writers, whom
we can count on for an intense story. Thank you for chatting with me today. I
leave you with a small snippet of what’s to come.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="usercontent"><i>Macen
“Hammer” Hammerman stifled the mundane conversation with his assistant, Raine
Kendall, and stood, bracing his hands on t</i></span><span class="textexposedshow"><i>he desk between
them. Though his office door stood open—he wasn't “allowed” to talk to her
otherwise—they were as alone as they’d been in weeks. It was now or never. He
had an important question to ask.</i></span><i><br />
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<span class="textexposedshow">“Tell me something, Raine. Your period is what,
five days late?”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Young and The Submissive is the second installment in the
super sexy serialized Doms of Her Life series. It picks up shortly after the
first title, One Dom to Love, left off.</b></span></div>
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<b>Doms of Her Life, Book 2</b></div>
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Raine Kendall has everything a woman could want…almost. Sexy, tender Dom Liam O’Neill is her knight in shining armor, but Raine keeps pinching herself. Is he too good to be true or is this growing connection one that could last a lifetime? She’s constantly torn by her abiding feelings for her commanding boss, Macen “Hammer” Hammerman, especially in the wake the mind-blowing night he cast aside the barriers between them and ravaged every inch of her body.</div>
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Hammer, Liam’s former best friend, can’t stop coveting Raine. But Liam is determined to hold and guide the woman he loves and see if she can be the submissive of his dreams. However, he’s finding that her trust is hard won and he needs a bloody crowbar to pry open her scarred soul. So he risks everything to win her once and for all. But once he’s put his daring plan in motion, will it cost Liam his heart if he loses Raine to Hammer for good?</div>
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<b>Shayla Black </b></div>
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<b>Jenna Jacob</b></div>
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<b>Isabella LaPearl</b></div>
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