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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A Wicked Halloween ~ 13 **BRAND NEW & EXCLUSIVE** paranormal romance tales that will thrill and chill you just in time for All Hallow's Eve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Micah has one job--to keep the demons in Pandemonium. He's done it without problem for more than three hundred years. It all changes when a powerful witch unwittengly opens portals to the Pandemonium Demon Realm he guards. Can they work together to close the portals before Salem is taken over by the demons?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hope Welsh writes romance fiction. Her first love is paranormal. She's also currently working on book three in the Prophecy Series. Books 1 & 2 are available now. Her current works in progress also include two young adult paranormal stories she hopes readers will enjoy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She's been writing since she was in third grade and has never looked back. She's also published some of her more steamy stories with various e-publishers using a pen name. You can find her steamier works, coming soon as HS Welsh. (She is using the new name so she doesn't offend her readers that like her less-steamy romance)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Currently, she lives in the southern US. Hope enjoys creating characters that come alive on the pages! Her goal is always to provide an entertaining read that her readers will love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A set of short story paranormal romances centered on All Hallow’s Eve. Be thrilled and chilled by these tales set in Salem—the ultimate city for witchy and shape-shifting fun. Each story features sexy heroes and spellbinding characters. Salem has never been so hot! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A Touch of Soul by <a href="http://www.gwenknight.ca/">Gwen Knight</a></b></span><br />
She speaks with the dead.<br />
He was cursed by them.<br />
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Four hundred years ago, a coven of dead witches stripped Caleb Jensen of his soul. Now, his only hope is to convince local necromancer, Autumn Kane, to track down and restore it before his eternal hunger consumes him. Beautiful, powerful, and confident, Autumn is more than Caleb bargained for.<br />
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Except, Autumn has problems of her own. The dead are crying for help. A serial killer has begun targeting the young brides of Salem, and she is the only one who can save them. She has no time to break the curse on this rakish man who steals her breath. Everything about him unsettles her, from his dark nature to his wicked allure. He’s no knight in shining armor.<br />
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At the Women’s College of Salem, Sarah hopes to meet like-minded students of The Craft. But after joining a coven, the other girls seem to have it in for her and she can’t figure out why . . .<br />
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. . . until Tanner, the new, cute IT guy, helps uncover her family’s dark secret. Sarah will have to learn to trust Tanner if she’s to survive a killer freshman year. And Tanner must accept his paranormal powers to save Sarah when the blood moon rises at Samhain, the witch’s Halloween.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Malediction by <a href="http://erzabetsenchantments.blogspot.ca/">Erzabet Bishop</a></b></span><br />
Nestled in the shadowy thoroughfares of Salem, Bridget has created a new life for herself. Saved from the noose by the mysterious Mr. Black during the witch trials, she runs Broomstix, a thriving curse worker and hex shop. Dangerous cravings thrust her back in harm’s way as evil stalks the streets. Will the allure of the forbidden be her curse or her salvation?<br />
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Alistair is a wolf caught between desire and duty to his pack. His Alpha goes missing and evidence of arcane magic and murder come a little too close to home. A chance encounter at a Halloween party brings his beast to the forefront and one night of passion leaves him wanting much, much more.<br />
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A war is brewing in Salem between the wolves and witch kind. When more deaths are found linked to rogue wolves, the two join forces. But wild magic reigns on Samhain and the moon may just have a mind of her own…"<br />
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Kassandra Darkmorré is hiding behind the mask of humanity, living her life as nothing more than a spectator. She watches, knowing the outcome of the lives around her.<br />
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They lived.<br />
They died.<br />
While she was left all alone.<br />
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She never imagined one of her hospice patients would figure out what she was or ask for an explanation on her death bed. And Kassandra surely didn’t expect the dying woman to give her something she hadn’t had in almost two hundred years. Hope.<br />
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“What you desire most is achievable. You must accept the invitation when it’s presented.”<br />
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While on the search for her true desire, she finds the man of her one and only dream, Cyrus Good. The attraction between them is instantaneous, but Kassandra can’t help but feel like something is missing. And that maybe he has secrets as sinister as Salem itself.<br />
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And what about Xavier Drago? The mysterious man keeps popping up when she least expects him to. As annoying and demanding as he is, though, she can’t help but be drawn to him just as intensely.<br />
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It all began with an invitation, but will it end with a happily ever after?<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Ethereal Protector by <a href="http://angelicadawson.blogspot.com/">Angelica Dawson</a></span></b><br />
Summer Parker has moved to Salem, into her great-grandmother's house. Once there, she is plagued by the sensation of someone watching her. Added to that, she is having strange dreams about her ancestor, Mark Parker, who was one of Salem’s witches. Her human roommates remove most of the eeriness of her predicament, but the intangible roomie is making himself at home too. After a close call, the identity of her resident ghost is revealed. But if Geoffrey is the ghost, does that make her Mary Parker? One thing is certain, Geoffrey is as determined to protect her.<br />
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Raina had the perfect life, until the day she lost everything. Wanting to pull her out of her depression, her best friend Gaby suggests a Halloween escape to the spooky town of Salem. It's a weekend to indulge and forget about everything else.<br />
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Upon entering one of the many psychic shops that call Salem home, Raina is handed a flyer for one of the biggest Halloween parties of the year. It's a promise of good music, mysterious drinks, tempting men, and a night she won't soon forget.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A Million Shadows by <a href="http://www.ceciliadominic.com/">Cecilia Dominic</a></span></b><br />
Former model and heartbreaker Kyra Ellison is accustomed to making trouble, not being on the receiving end. When she’s kicked out of her family’s Ozarks cabin where she's been taking refuge - okay, hiding - after a wicked ancient syndrome wrecked her old life, she's forced to go to Salem, Massachusetts. Yes, that Salem, where a murder, witches with secrets, and handsome billionaire make danger irresistible. Kyra finds she's not the only one with secrets and skeletons in her family closet, but some are more deadly than others. A confrontation with ancient danger and a new foe forces her to choose between the old life she's been craving and the new love that might make everything worth it in the end.<br />
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Kamillia is an author of paranormal romances living in an upscale suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Accused of being an actual witch by an ambitious group of businessmen with a dark agenda, she is surprised when she finds a man who resembles one of her fictional, alpha male heroes at her door offering his protection.<br />
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Luca is an immortal Watcher from the River of Light. Sent to Earth to help Kamillia, whose true heritage has yet to be revealed to her, Luca is caught off guard by the fighting spirit of the woman, and unnerved by the way his human body betrays him in her presence.<br />
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Research for her next novel requires Kamillia to travel to Salem, MA the week of Halloween, where she and Luca are forced to join together, overcome numerous obstacles, and conquer the evil of many centuries blocking a portal. Only then can she return to the problems awaiting her in her own city, with or without this stranger who has captured her heart but cannot share her future.<br />
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She's one powerful Goddess, with acolytes she loves as children. They're her coven, and she will protect them however she can. She is Hecate. As she wills, So Mote It Be.<br />
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This inclusion tells the tale of a powerful coven in Salem. They face off against Bokors, demons and fellow witches. Will the power of their Goddess be enough to protect them as they fight to keep Salem safe? Will the women who lead them get the love they desire? Or will they burn in the fires that condemned their ancestors so many years ago?<br />
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Solitary witch Meghan Nightshade is torn between hiding inside her self-made company in Atlanta and returning to stay in her hometown of Salem. One represents new beginnings, and the other her past. When an illness forces her to return to Salem for a short time, she realizes there are forgotten memories among the magic and nothing was the same as she remembered. Between preparing for the upcoming Halloween traditions and falling for the sexy Eathan Callaghan, Meghan is pulled back into the world of magic, covens, and witchcraft. Is she strong enough now to battle for the freedom of Eathan’s innocent sister, or will it cost her too much, and send her running back to the safety of Atlanta?<br />
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Witness to her own mother's murder, Lena Scott long ago gave up any hope that she would be able to lead a normal, healthy life. She also thought that she'd left Salem, and that night, behind. She was never going to look back. But, looking back may be the key to more than just that mysterious Halloween night. And her home, her life, and even her work at the Salem Cafe are more intertwined than she ever imagined.<br />
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In Salem for business, werewolf Kade Willis's new hostess is an intriguing woman whose species begins with the same letter of the alphabet. She's a WITCH. The way Loren Beck Broom gets his fur twitchy might be due to the laws of animal attraction. It might be the way she handles her magic when dark forces come calling. Or . . . she might just truly know the ins and outs of a decent lust spell that will require him to be "de-witched."<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Pandemonium Unleashed by </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.hopewelsh.net/">Hope Welsh</a></span></b><br />
Micah has one job--to keep the demons in Pandemonium. He's done it without problem for more than three hundred years. It all changes when a powerful witch unwittengly opens portals to the Pandemonium Demon Realm he guards. Can they work together to close the portals before Salem is taken over by the demons?<br />
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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History gets an Egyptian installation, and it seems to come with the ubiquitous mummy’s curse. Death and destruction abound. But the real curse is on the mummy’s advisor—he must teach the mummy how to pass forty-three judgments or find the reincarnated queen and win her love—or they are doomed to continue reawakening every century to try all over again.</div>
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Can 24 hours really change your life in magical ways you never imagined? Marissa Engles is about to find out, when she heads to Las Vegas, meets sexy, Thunder and Lightning dancer Chris King and unwittingly unleashes the force of a secret, global, magical society known only as the Numina.</div>
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Vampires, sexy ghosts, gargoyles, mummy’s curses and a secret magical society are some of the fabulous paranormal twists you’ll find in PARANORMAL ATTRACTIONS, a boxed set of 9 steamy romances brought to you by Amazon, Barnes & Noble bestselling, and award-winning authors. Lose yourself in these light and dark paranormal stories that are only around for a short time.
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My Blood Runs Blue – Stacy Eaton
Officer Kristin Greene’s life is turned upside down when she begins to investigate a homicide and finds that killer is something out of her nightmares. What will happen when Julian and Alexander introduce Kristin to the world of vampires?
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Instinct – J.A. Belfield
Werewolf Sean Holloway treats the village marketplace like a sexual buffet, until his instincts guide him toward the unique scent of the nonchalant Jem Stonehouse. Despite his pack's rules, he wants her—an attraction that can bring only danger for Jem. Will Sean defy his own Alpha to save the woman he loves?
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Parlor Games – Bonnie Edwards
Carrie MacLean and Matt Crewe have secret needs when they arrive at Perdition House for a sexy bachelor auction. Can love survive the mesmerizing spirits of the hookers who once lived and worked in the haunted bordello?
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Love Set in Stone – Staci Troilo
Perched above Pittsburgh, a gargoyle spends centuries as a protector of humanity while he waits for the one who will break his curse and free him from his stone prison. When he finally finds her, her life is in jeopardy, and he realizes he may face eternal damnation to save her life.
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Romance Under Wraps – Michele Jones
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History gets an Egyptian installation, and it seems to come with the ubiquitous mummy’s curse. Death and destruction abound. But the real curse is on the mummy’s advisor—he must teach the mummy how to pass forty-three judgments or find the reincarnated queen and win her love—or they are doomed to continue reawakening every century to try all over again.
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Phantasm - J.L. Campbell
After losing her husband in a tragic accident, Josette is convinced she's on the road to recovery—until Dwayne starts appearing to her in ways that take her to the edge of terror and back. Can Mario Browning, a persistent and perceptive man, save her from falling into a dangerous abyss between the world of the living and the dead?
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The Beckoning of Beguiling Things - Calinda B
Can 24 hours really change your life in magical ways you never imagined? Marissa Engles is about to find out, when she heads to Las Vegas, meets sexy, Thunder and Lightning dancer Chris King and unwittingly unleashes the force of a secret, global, magical society known only as the Numina.
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Remembered by Moonlight - Nancy Gideon
The deadly leader of a shape-shifter clan with no memories of who he is and a dedicated cop hiding a heart-breaking secret face impossible odds in steamy New Orleans that conspire to pull them apart. Because the enemy they pursue . . . might be him.
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Once Forbidden - Hope Welsh
Devlin wants her from the moment he sees her save a child in a fire, but it’s forbidden for vampires to change humans. Can he bear to let her go?
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<a href="http://amzn.to/20jnHk0"></a>Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-65142930671442706522016-05-09T15:13:00.000-04:002016-05-09T15:33:01.184-04:00A Fitting End to the Story - A Guest Post by Amelia Autin<p>Today, I welcome Amelia Autin to the blog. Each week, I'll be bringing you posts by fellow authors!
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<b><center>A Fitting End to the Story</b></center>
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It’s so easy to tear something down. So easy to mock someone else’s work. What isn’t easy is having the guts and determination to create something from scratch, and follow through. Not just finishing the darn thing, but putting it out there in the public eye, accepting that it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but still… Hoping and praying someone will enjoy it. That someone will get the message you’re trying to convey, whether it’s a book, a painting, a poem, a song, or even a blog post.
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I recently had the not-very-pleasant experience of dealing with a “troll” on Goodreads. Why do I say this person is a “troll?” Not because he/she left one-star ratings (the lowest rating possible) on five of my books on the same day (April 11th), but because this person has (as of the morning of May 8th) left a total of 2,927 ratings (zero reviews, by the way), of which 2,923 are one-star ratings. The other four are two-star ratings, a statistically insignificant number. This means this reader has never read a book he/she liked!
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It was obvious to me (although not to Goodreads), that this person was just assigning one-star ratings to trash the authors. These ratings couldn’t possibly be realistic assessments of those books. I hope these one-star ratings were random—I’d hate to think someone specifically targeted me, as well as the other authors who received these malicious ratings.
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But that experience isn’t what this blog is about. The worst is yet to come.
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I was the victim of an elaborate and malicious hoax recently, which also utilized Goodreads (amazing how that web site keeps popping up in a negative way!) The perpetrator called it a “prank” when he sent me an email apology. Prank? Perhaps…if the perpetrator was a 12-year-old boy. Not when the actions are carried out by an adult.
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Here’s what happened in a nutshell. Someone, whose initials are AS, left a one-star rating on Goodreads for one of my books on April 25th. No author likes to see that, but I accepted it and moved on. As I said in the first paragraph, not everyone will like what I write, and I’m okay with that.
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On May 2nd I received a Facebook friend request on my author page from AS. The name sounded familiar, and after a moment’s reflection I realized this was the same name as the person who’d given my book a one-star rating on Goodreads. I visited his Facebook page, and what I saw there convinced me the two people were one and the same. That worried me. Was I being cyber-stalked? Why would someone who didn’t like my book ask to be friends with me on Facebook?
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So I blocked AS and posted about it on Facebook, as a cautionary tale for others who might have a similar experience. I didn’t name AS. I didn’t use his initials. I didn’t even say it was a man. I merely ended my post by saying, “I fear I was being targeted...but I have no idea why.”
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Then on May 5th AS changed his one-star rating to five stars and left a review that included a profuse apology for having “accidentally” posted the one-star rating. Because of his reference to being so worried about his mother he hadn’t realized his mistake, and because my own mother is in the hospital recovering from a stroke that left her unable to use her right arm and leg, I totally bought what AS wrote, even though some of what he said was a little over the top. I also unblocked him on Facebook, although I didn’t send him a friend request. But by unblocking him that meant he could see my public posts on my author page.
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Later in the day AS changed his rating on Goodreads from five stars to three stars. He also completely revised his review, saying the book was a five-star read but because I’d blocked him on Facebook and “bragged” about it, he could only give me three stars. He was so “crushed” (his word, not mine) he didn’t think he could ever read another book by me. There was a lot more to his rant, but I really didn’t read more than that.
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Here’s where his actions became unpardonable—I cared.
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I cared that he’d misunderstood my post about blocking him. I cared that I’d somehow inadvertently hurt him, something I would never do deliberately.
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So I posted some comments on his Goodreads review, explaining that authors get cyber-stalked a lot, especially women authors. And that I hadn’t been bragging about blocking him, I’d been worried by what I thought was a case of cyber-stalking. I wasted several hours on this, hours I didn’t really have to spare because I had a deadline the next day. But I cared. More fool me.
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I eventually connected with AS via a Facebook chat. His first words were “I just sent you an email to your aol account. Sorry about the hubub (sic). It’s all explained in that email.”
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I quickly logged into my author email account and saw the email from him with the subject line, “Apology. it was a prank. Let me explain.”
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It turns out AS is a comedian who picked my book at random and merely read it in order to mock it in his comedy act. That stung a little since all my books are like my children and I love them, flaws and all. But that was just the beginning.
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AS laid out the whole sorry tale in great detail. How he’d read my book for his mock-academic comedy routine; how he’d given it a one-star rating because he’s working on a Goodreads challenge and figured my book counted even though romance isn’t something he normally reads; how he went to my author web site so he could include some stuff about me in his comedy act; how he sent me a Facebook friend request as a joke because I mention on my web site that readers can “friend” me.
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When AS found himself blocked from seeing my author page on Facebook, he asked a friend to visit it. His friend told him about my cautionary post about blocking AS. That’s when he decided to “have a little fun” (again, his words, not mine). He wrote the five-star review as a joke, hoping for a reaction from me, which he got (“(which thanks for doing by the way!)” he had the gall to write in his email). Then he wrote the three-star review. Again, “just for fun.”
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I don’t know about you, but this kind of fun completely escapes me. He deliberately manipulated my emotions as a “prank.” Yes, that five-star review was a little over the top, and yes, reading it now I see all the red flags I should have seen at the time.
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I think I was particularly susceptible because of the situation with my mother and the fact that my father lost part of his leg to diabetes before he passed away a few years ago (neither of which AS could have known, but still…) So when AS wrote, “This book was JUST the thing I needed to take my mind off of all my troubles, what with my mom becoming the families (sic) latest diagnosed diabetic and all,” I fell for it. Again, more fool me.
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I guess I should be grateful AS sent me that email, so I could stop feeling bad about blocking him on Facebook. And I guess I should be grateful he deleted his review from Goodreads (he offered to restore the five-star review, but I declined). And maybe I would be grateful for the explanation and apology…if he hadn’t thanked me in our Facebook chat for “being a good sport,” then asking if I wanted to watch his live-stream show.
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Excuse me?
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I get that some people think it’s okay to make fun of romance novels. I don’t think so, but that’s just me. And if I’d happened to come across AS’s live-stream show mocking my book, I might have just shrugged my shoulders and moved on. I might even have chuckled a time or two—who knows? Stranger things have happened.
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But I can’t forgive the emotional seesaw to which AS subjected me, which he thinks was nothing more than a “prank.” I guess he sees it as “no harm, no foul.” But there was harm. I have been changed by this experience. Just as you can’t un-see something or un-read something, you can’t completely block an experience like this out of your mind going forward. So I’ll be a little less trusting in the future. And possibly a little less caring. I’ll try not to let it affect me, but…I’m only human. And it’s basic human instinct to protect oneself from being hurt a second time. “Once bitten, twice shy,” comes to mind, as well as, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” </p>
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Now that a few days have passed and the initial pain has lessened, all I can say is I hope no one else ever has their emotions manipulated this way. No one. Not even AS. </p>
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It’s ironic, because AS says he reads mostly classic literature. Apparently he hasn’t learned much from it (Charles Dickens’ Sydney Carton or Victor Hugo’s Jean Valjean he is not!) So maybe he should switch to something else—romances, for instance. He could learn a lot from reading romances with an open mind.</p>
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So what are the takeaways from this whole experience? Damned if I know. Except maybe…just maybe…I should pity AS because he is who he is. What do you think? Is that a fitting end to the story?
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Amelia Autin is the author of nine novels for Silhouette and Harlequin. Her most recent book is Her Colton P.I., a Harlequin Romantic Suspense, released May 2016. You can find her on Facebook or at <a href="www.AmeliaAutin.com.">www.AmeliaAutin.com.</a>
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Note from Hope Welsh:
Let me just say...I read Her Colton PI. It was an awesome read! You'll find yourself falling in love with Chris and Holly! Trust me on this!
Here is the link for it on Amazon:
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Many of us do allow lending on our books--if you really can't afford our book--see if a friend has it and can loan it. ALL of mine are loanable.
All mine are also on #KindleUnlimited (where you can read to your heart's content for $10 a month. True, you can only have 10 at a time--but all you have to do is read, return and pick another. Easy-peasy.
Some don't like #KU. I personally love it. It lets me read new-to-me authors. It also allows the author to be paid for my reading their work. Win-win in my book.
I normally only use #KU for their first--because I must own every book I love--but really, you don't have to. Read the book, return it, and move on to the next!
That's my #PSA for the week.Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-78471190117863582632016-04-29T16:00:00.001-04:002016-04-29T16:00:52.777-04:00Black as Obsidian is Available Now!Black as Obsidian (Karm's Witches Book 9) is available now in print and e-book. For a limited time, I have the print version on sale for <i>only </i>$2.99. Likely one of the least expensive print books by an Indie Author.<br />
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In this installment, the stakes are higher for everyone. There's a new threat no one expected...<br />
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<a href="http://amzn.to/1TjXRHW" target="_blank">Available Here</a> in ebook and <a href="http://amzn.to/21jViLW" target="_blank">Print Available Here:</a><br />
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Here's a teaser....<br />
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<span style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Giving up just wasn’t an option. Those I loved were at too big of a risk if we did not stop Royal. Hell, we all knew that Royal wasn’t going to stop with just taking my body. He wanted powers. As many as he could get his hands on. I had little doubt that he’d go after the poor woman I’d pulled into this mess, Summer Daize. I prayed that Steele could keep her safe. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He’d already killed Natalie—his pregnant wife. Another set of triplets, just like Flint, Steele and I. And, of course, my sisters, Amethyst, Amber, and Topaz. He’d sacrificed Natalie and taken over my body. I could still see her trapped on that altar. So terrified. Almost nothing is worse than being trapped inside your own body while someone else was doing unspeakable evil—other than being the victim, of course.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sensing Royal—I refused to call him my father again—close was becoming easier. I could feel him. He was very, very close. I lingered about a block away from Steele’s house. So, that meant that Royal—my evil father, heaven help me—was that close to all those that I loved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Dark Side</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> trilogy charts the sensual journey of academic musician Eva Byrne as she struggles to overcome painful shyness, sexual inhibition and personal tragedy. Lonely, unsophisticated, desperately seeking love and approval, Eva is easy prey for sensual and experienced Nathan Darke.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He wants her submission, and he knows how to go about getting it. Eva is quickly caught up by the whirlwind of his effortless seduction, though she has her own reasons for agreeing to join him in his world of pain and pleasure, on the dark side.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inexplicably fascinated and at the same time totally frustrated by his new submissive, Nathan is increasingly drawn to her as she opens up in his hands and he realises there is much, much more to his latest playmate than he ever could have imagined.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Dark Side</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> charts the turbulent relationship between Eva and Nathan as their mutual fascination builds. They both discover what surrender truly means as together they explore the fragile bonds of desire, trust, risk and reward, and the destructive power of betrayal.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "quattrocento"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then I moan out loud as he again slips his hand into my clothing, this time down the back of my lovely red lacy briefs, down the hollow between my buttocks, slowing slightly to circle my anus with one gentle fingertip. I stiffen, waiting…</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "quattrocento"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“So sweet and tight. We’ll come back to this,” he murmurs softly, leaning close to kiss my neck before continuing on between the wet, swollen lips of my vagina. He slips one finger inside my moist entrance, working gently in and out, circling the outer lips, spreading my juices all around. I moan faintly, lifting my bum up in welcome. He slides a second finger inside, whilst with his other hand he attacks from the front to take my swollen clitoris between his thumb and finger, gently rubbing. </span></div>
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<br />Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-38402837633356969062016-03-21T17:45:00.003-04:002016-03-21T17:45:37.740-04:00Black as Obsidian (Karma's Witches Book 9)It's hard to believe that this series has come so far in three years.<br />
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A few years ago, two authors and I decided to write a shared world...the world of Karma's Witches.<br />
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Elizabeth A Reeves, Lanie Jordan and I wrote the first three, and since then, Elizabeth and I have been doing one after the other. (Stay tuned--we will be welcoming a new author to the world soon!)<br />
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I uploaded book 9 in the series, Black as Obsidian a week or so ago. It's hard to believe there are already nine books in this world.<br />
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I've had a blast writing the series, despite the cliffhanger complaints :D Since so many readers don't like cliffhangers, though, I will be including the first chapter of the next in the series if I do have a cliffhanger.<br />
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Our original tagline, if you remember the first three books, was "Three Sisters...One Shared Destiny". Of course, that was before we introduced three brothers to the mix!<br />
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Steele, Flint and Ian all demanded their own stories.<br />
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Elizabeth is writing Flint, and currently, I'm writing Steele and Obsidian (Ian)<br />
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Hard as Flint<br />
Sharp as Steele<br />
Karma Steele<br />
Black as Obsidian<br />
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The series is going to continue, for those that have enjoyed it--with new characters--all sisters and/or brothers, of course! <br />
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Here's a short teaser from Black as Obsidian, available now for pre-order on Amazon. <br />
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<i><b>Ian</b></i></div>
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I couldn’t put those that I loved in danger. The problem, of course, is that I really didn’t have the first clue as to how to get my body back. My life back.<br />
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Giving up just wasn’t an option. Those I loved were at too big of a risk. Hell, we all knew that Royal wasn’t going to stop with just taking my body. He wanted powers. As many as he could get his hands on. I had little doubt that he’d go after the poor woman I’d pulled into this mess, Summer Daize. I prayed that Steele could keep her safe.<br />
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If I was any judge on my brother, and I considered myself to be, I had little doubt that he’d keep a close eye on her. A blind man—or one on the astral plane—could tell that he had the hots for her.<br />
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Perhaps something good would come out of this—were they to get together.<br />
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I shook my head to clear it. I needed to keep my mind on the issues at hand—like how to get my damn body back.<br />
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Sensing Royal close is becoming easier. I feel him. He’s very, very close. I lingered about a block away from Steele’s house. So, that meant that Royal—my evil father, heaven help me—was that close to all those that I loved.<br />
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He would not get away with destroying even one more person. Not one. No more babies left motherless—not if I could help it. I was determined that I would get him if it was the last thing I ever did.<br />
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The problem now, though, is that if I can sense him this easily—it’s very probable that he can sense me too. At least if I’m close to him, that is.<br />
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I needed to get away from Karma. As far as I could get in this form. With no active powers, though, traveling might be a bit difficult.<br />
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When he’d taken my body, I’d simply floated for a while. I’d had no real sense of time. But once I’d found my way back—somewhat—I was much more aware of what was going on around me.<br />
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Perhaps I could go to the truck stop near the freeway and travel unseen by the driver to get away from here. With any luck, Royal would leave the others alone if he could no longer sense me.<br />
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Decision made, I started walking. This was the only thing to do, I told myself. There were no other options. I had to plan—and I couldn’t do that here in Karma.<br />
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After a block, I felt him—Royal—and he was close. Too close. A sudden surge of rage filled me and I clenched my fists.<br />
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He was coming for me.<br />
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Let the best man win, I thought, just as the black swirling mass enveloped me.<br />
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<i>Candy and canines. Flowers and felines. Celebrate this
Valentine's Day with your sweethearts of the human and fuzzy varieties! </i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>Nothing is more heart-warming than kisses from the pet who adores you and the
man who loves you, so snuggle up with VALENTINE PETS & KISSES — an
anthology of fourteen sweet romances from USA Today bestselling and
award-winning authors — and strike the perfect mood for moonlit walks and
candlelight dinners with your pet and sweetheart.</i><br />
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Valentine Hound Dog</i> — Rachelle Ayala<br />
A fashion designer and her basset hound puppy convince a burned ex-firefighter
that beauty is never skin deep and neither is love.<br />
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Crazy Girl’s Handbook</i> — DelSheree
Gladden<br />
Watching her nephews was supposed to be a fun and relaxing weekend for Greenly,
not a never ending disaster all witnessed by the best blind date she ever stood
up. <br />
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Vet’s Valentine Gift </i>— J.L.
Campbell<br />
A veterinarian is caught between his job, an ex, a menagerie and love. Can a
little Cupid fix things by Valentine’s Day?<br />
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Her Perfect Catch</i> — K.L. Brady<br />
Years of faithful dog-sitting pays sweet dividends when a struggling sports
writer scores tickets to the Super Bowl and encounters her favorite football
player.<br />
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inflamed</i> — Jade Kerrion<br />
A firefighter running from his past convinces a hard-luck single mother to
believe in happy endings.<br />
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Remember When</i> — Hope Welsh <br />
Laura and Brent really tried to make their marriage work, but in the end, it
just wasn't meant to be—or was it?<br />
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Your Biggest Fan?</i> — Sydney Aaliyah
Michelle<br />
Snowed in with the man of her dreams, a football fan and her dog find love.<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Feline Fix</i> — Caroline Bell Foster<br />
A scientist questions her cat’s loyalty when it comes to love and a hunky
policeman.<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Trembling Hearts</i> — Suzette Riddick<br />
A daring young woman crashes into the life of a disfigured recluse and his
pooch. Can love be far behind?<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Valentino, Be Mine</i> — Tina D.C. Hayes<br />
Sparks fly when two people who can’t stand each other wind up dog-sitting a
rambunctious little Yorkie that needs a new home. <br />
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lost and Found</i> — Jeanne Bannon<br />
Stuck with her ex’s puppy, a high school English teacher meets a new man but
will a series of unfortunate events keep them apart?<br />
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Surviving San Francisco</i> — Susan
Oloier<br />
A small town girl survives San Francisco after she hits a cat and falls for a
handsome veterinarian.<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">19 Ivy Lane</i> — Aubrey Wynne<br />
A mysterious woman and her cat befriend a postman and set tongues wagging on
Ivy Lane. But when he delivers a long-awaited letter, will his heart be
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Three Plus Three</i> — Cindy Flores Martinez<br />
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<br />Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-47088210745133425242016-02-02T11:36:00.002-05:002016-02-02T11:36:39.198-05:00Valentine's Pets and Kisses is LIVE today!Fourteen New Books for Valentine's Day, folks!
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Count 'em. Fourteen amazing stories of love, just in time for Valentine's Day--and only 99 cents! A great deal, right?
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You can purchase the book here: <a href="http://amzn.to/1KUtLHI">http://amzn.to/1KUtLHI</a>
I've got one story in this anthology:<i> Remember When.</i>
<br><br> Laura and Brent really tried to make their marriage work, but in the end, it just wasn't meant to be. Or was it? When they are trapped and hunted by a killer on a Search and Rescue mission, will they get a second chance?
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<a href="http://www.fkbt.com/ ">http://www.fkbt.com/ </a> is a great place to find discount and free books. Be sure to check them out and sign up for thier mailing list on great deals.Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-20688542332500746212015-12-18T16:05:00.003-05:002015-12-18T16:05:40.930-05:00Valentine's Pets and Kisses! (Only 99 cents on pre-order)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span id="freeText7331845165496355883">Release date February 2nd. </span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span id="freeText7331845165496355883">FOURTEEN ALL-NEW, SWEET VALENTINE ROMANCES</span></span></h3>
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<i>Candy and canines. Flowers and felines. Celebrate this
Valentine's Day with your sweethearts of the human and fuzzy varieties! </i>
<i>Nothing is more heart-warming than kisses from the pet who adores you and the</i>
<i> man who loves you, so snuggle up with VALENTINE PETS & KISSES — an
anthology of fourteen sweet romances from USA Today bestselling and
award-winning authors — and strike the perfect mood for moonlit walks and
candlelight dinners with your pet and sweetheart.</i>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Valentine Hound Dog</i> — Rachelle Ayala
A fashion designer and her basset hound puppy convince a burned ex-firefighter
that beauty is never skin deep and neither is love.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Crazy Girl’s Handbook</i> — DelSheree Gladden
Watching her nephews was supposed to be a fun and relaxing weekend for Greenly,
not a never ending disaster all witnessed by the best blind date she ever stood
up.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Vet’s Valentine Gift </i>— J.L. Campbell
A veterinarian is caught between his job, an ex, a menagerie and love. Can a
little Cupid fix things by Valentine’s Day?
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Her Perfect Catch</i> — K.L. Brady
Years of faithful dog-sitting pays sweet dividends when a struggling sports
writer scores tickets to the Super Bowl and encounters her favorite football
player.
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inflamed</i> — Jade Kerrion
A firefighter running from his past convinces a hard-luck single mother to
believe in happy endings.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Remember When</i> — Hope Welsh
Laura and Brent really tried to make their marriage work, but in the end, it
just wasn't meant to be—or was it?
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Your Biggest Fan?</i> — Sydney Aaliyah Michelle
Snowed in with the man of her dreams, a football fan and her dog find love.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Feline Fix</i> — Caroline Bell Foster
A scientist questions her cat’s loyalty when it comes to love and a hunky
policeman.
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Trembling Hearts</i> — Suzette Riddick
A daring young woman crashes into the life of a disfigured recluse and his
pooch. Can love be far behind?
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Valentino, Be Mine</i> — Tina D.C. Hayes
Sparks fly when two people who can’t stand each other wind up dog-sitting a
rambunctious little Yorkie that needs a new home.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lost and Found</i> — Jeanne Bannon
Stuck with her ex’s puppy, a high school English teacher meets a new man but
will a series of unfortunate events keep them apart?
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Surviving San Francisco</i> — Susan Oloier
A small town girl survives San Francisco after she hits a cat and falls for a
handsome veterinarian.
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A mysterious woman and her cat befriend a postman and set tongues wagging on
Ivy Lane. But when he delivers a long-awaited letter, will his heart be
“returned to sender?”
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Three Plus Three</i> — Cindy Flores Martinez
A grieving widow and her beloved doggie meet a handsome widower the day before
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<b>Pre-order special!</b> Email hopewelshwrites@gmil.com with your pre-order receipt and get a FREE copy of my Christmas Story Anthology, A Little Christmas Magic: The Box (complete with two other free bonus short-stories) right away! Don't delay, this deal only good for a limited time! (Or choose a copy of Remember When, my contribution to this anthology, instead)
Contact Hope here:
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Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-43793720677814363972015-12-01T01:24:00.002-05:002015-12-01T01:24:34.129-05:00Woodland Creek Series!Woodland Creek Series....here's all the details on each book :) Be sure to grab your copy. My contribution is Storm Watch. Each story is a stand-alone shifter/wizard book! No cliffhangers here, folks!
Rafflecopter Link: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/5440a354611/
Website Link: http://woodlandcreekseries.com
Woodland Creek Series + Buy Links
GARGOYLE BY SCARLETT DAWN
“Being stone-hard has never been this sexy and wicked.”
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UNBOUND BY ELLE THORNE
“Secrets don’t always set you free.”
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PHOENIX REBORN BY CARINA WILDER
“Ashling just wanted to be a normal woman, until the very unusual Hawke Turner soared back into her life.”
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DRAGON’S WEB BY LIA DAVIS
“One sexy dragon, two strong-willed females, a family scandal, murder, and a love that requires plenty of ice.”
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THE SCARLETT LEGACY BY K.N. LEE
“All Evie wanted was to escape her family’s secret…and then Avalon walked into town.”
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BROKEN WINGS BY MINDY LARSON
“Love. Secrets and lies make for a thrilling ride in Broken Wings.”
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CROW’S CAW AT NIGHTMOON CREEK BY CALINDA B
“All she can think about is his naked body in the woods last night…and how he murdered her best friend.”
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BEAR WITH ME BY NICOLE BLANCHARD
“Danger mounts and secrets are revealed as Declan and Sully decide if risking their hearts is a price too high to bear.”
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THE GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO BEING A DEMON BY APRIL AASHEIM
“What’s a nice girl to do when she starts growing horns, and a hunger?”
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MOONLIT FEATHERS BY SARAH MAKELA
“After faced with crippling loss, a heartbroken raven must find her wings again…”
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RUNNING FREE BY K WEBSTER
“Can Frankie prove her innocence with a sexy detective hot on her trail?”
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DREAM CATCHER BY M.C. CERNY
“Happenstance brought Kerri Harper to Woodland Creek, but will she stay for the wolf intent on mending her broken heart?”
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TREAGAR’S REDEMPTION BY ISOBELLE CATE
“It was innate in Marcus to avenge his parents’ death; it was agony to sacrifice the love he found.”
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TRAJECTORY BY EMILY WALKER
“Taking flight in front of your dream guy is problematic but it gets worse when someone is trying to kill you.”
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THE BEAST WITHIN BY RACHEL M RAITHBY
“Passion ignites, and pasts collide, when the beast comes out to play.”
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SINFUL INSTINCTS BY J.D. HOLLYFIELD
“She was his temptation, and he was her ultimate Sin.”
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DEARBORN BY JENNI MOEN
“I craved normalcy, to fall in love with someone untouched by the magic of Woodland Creek, but not as much as I craved him.”
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ZENKO BY J. ROSE ALEXANDER
“Blaze Riordan must find Melody Hastings before Halloween–and only a little red fox can help him do it.”
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MINA’S REVENGE BY J.M. WITT
“Her powers are changing and they’re more than the bloodline inheritance from her mother.”
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THE VIKING’S CURSE BY XANDRA JAMES
“He was supposed to keep me alive after I was marked for death, but hiring the meanest Viking shifter in town might just kill me.”
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SIBILANCE BY ARIA KANE
“This sexy trickster won’t let Sophia Samson slither out of his life so easily.”
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HOUNDED BY TASHA BLACK
“This dog is about to have his day.”
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SOLIDIFY BY ALEXIA PURDY
“Being a hero is overrated for this brazen loner, until one woman ignites his world.”
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BITE ME BY MANDY ROSKO
“She always did have a sassy mouth… Just his type…”
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STORM WATCH BY HOPE WELSH
“Saving her from the storm is only the beginning.”
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WICKED JACKAL BY CHERIE MARKS
“The freedom to choose her fate is all she wants, but can she resist the draw of one wicked jackal?”
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ONE INSATIABLE BY TIA LOUISE
“One wounded panther, one restless lynx, one insatiable hunger.”
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BLIND TRUST BY RACI AMES
“When Pia goes blind she must learn to trust what her heart can see, even if it means falling in love with two different shifters.”
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RIDING HER UNICORN BY EVER COMING
“Giddy up!”
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CLAIMED BY THE TIGER BY AE GATTA
“All Ellie Ashford wanted was a family…but at what cost?”
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Kobo: http://bit.ly/1kZUIDW
iBooks: http://apple.co/1NgqYbG
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Storm Watch (Woodland Creek Series)
Woodland Creek is a series with 30 Authors and 30 Books. Each novel is a stand-alone novel.
You can visit the website here: <a href="http://www.woodlandcreekseries.com">http://www.woodlandcreekseries.com</a>
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My contribution has a sexy ex-SEAL that discovers his whole life turned upside down when he agrees to search for a missing woman. Is there more to the story than the boyfriend claims?
Storm Reynolds is on the run for her life...will Luke Steele be her salvation, or will he lead the killer right to her?
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Available NOW on Amazon!
<a href="http://amzn.to/1X1dxSI">http://amzn.to/1X1dxSI</a>Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-41673880137334011102015-09-06T21:50:00.000-04:002015-09-06T21:50:20.414-04:00Books 5 & 6 in Karma's Witches are Out Now!So, I know it's been a bit since I wrote a blog post. I thought I'd catch you all up on what's been happening!
In July, I went to a book signing in Orlando. It was a total blast. I'm looking forward to next year! I also released three books between April and July:
<a href="http://amzn.to/1Ncv4W1">Getting the Edge</a> (Betrayed Book 1) and <a href="http://amzn.to/1QjhlN7">Kamra's Coven</a> (Witches of Karma: Rose Circle Coven Book 1) and <a href="http://amzn.to/1PVDL6j">Healing Karma</a> (Karma's Witches Book 5)
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I also have a new one releasing next month in the Karma World, <a href="http://amzn.to/1QjhS1C">Sharp as Steele</a>
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I have lots more happening this year, so stay tuned!Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-23797891351777739422015-08-13T13:44:00.001-04:002015-08-13T13:44:47.645-04:00Guest Blog by Ashe Barker Talking About Her New Book!<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>Hi Hope and thank you for inviting me over today to
share a little about my latest release, <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>A Scandalous Arrangement</i></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJIdWT3bBJiVg7sGrSwbsZHwoFtILzF2zEcQi0xBB_3EWmj2DSubcbyglydAqwEH0gTxPTDk_rok_A1e8VjARXB-_wb1MyahZ1EN2EVY2riU0G_PhvjULqJTLDDG3apy6XaQqs4UvdWFI/s1600/Ashe+Barker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJIdWT3bBJiVg7sGrSwbsZHwoFtILzF2zEcQi0xBB_3EWmj2DSubcbyglydAqwEH0gTxPTDk_rok_A1e8VjARXB-_wb1MyahZ1EN2EVY2riU0G_PhvjULqJTLDDG3apy6XaQqs4UvdWFI/s320/Ashe+Barker.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GzjNYxk8fU_dgfGreiUNLvCaIVkJvpOnIRF3i8HC3pa6Dpl4k4lCJBm3M5WzzGZAkqaW4tIJrFA4uCvfDZFsmWxOeVo2-xAxN54EgxvGj3drqSl67ZosIP5xWgt9xto3pYJ18MObB5aL/s1600/ascandalousarrangement_full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GzjNYxk8fU_dgfGreiUNLvCaIVkJvpOnIRF3i8HC3pa6Dpl4k4lCJBm3M5WzzGZAkqaW4tIJrFA4uCvfDZFsmWxOeVo2-xAxN54EgxvGj3drqSl67ZosIP5xWgt9xto3pYJ18MObB5aL/s320/ascandalousarrangement_full.jpg" /></a></div>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>The heroine of the story, Victoria, runs a woollen
mill in Yorkshire so is used to holding her own as a woman in a man’s world.
She took over the mill when her father died, but was not brought up or educated
with that career in mind. She had the typical gentlewoman’s upbringing of her
time – needlework, a little French perhaps, poetry, water colours. Maybe that’s
why she is so insistent on offering a good education to the daughters of her
workers as well as their sons. Like many philanthropic Victorians she runs a
school, attached to her mill. Her pupils do well, some of them even going on to
secondary education, almost unheard of among the working classes of her day.
But Victoria is used to making her own rules. Until Adam Luke comes along of
course. Then she has to learn to obey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>Here’s the blurb…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>After
a foolish wager costs her brother ownership of the weaving mill in Yorkshire
which provides her income, Victoria Wynne is left with no choice but to
confront the man who took the bet and seek to dissuade him from claiming his
prize. Unfortunately for her, that man turns out to be Adam Luke, an
experienced, ambitious entrepreneur who is intent on keeping what he won.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Upon
meeting her, Adam is enchanted by Victoria’s beauty and charm as well as her
nerve and self-reliance. Adam is a man of singular tastes, and when Victoria
asks to manage the mill in return for a share of the profits, he offers her a
bold proposal of his own. She will continue to run the mill as she has for
years, but in return for a substantially larger portion of the profits she will
also serve at his beck and call behind closed doors, submitting to him in any
way he desires.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Wanting
to earn enough money to buy back the mill as quickly as possible—and with some
part of her shamefully aroused by the thought of kneeling naked at Adam’s
feet—Victoria accepts his terms. But submission initially proves difficult for
a woman used to running her own affairs, and soon enough she finds herself
bare-bottomed over his knee for a firm lesson in obedience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Adam’s
plans for Victoria run much deeper than just an occasional spanking. She will
be stripped naked, bound, and teased until she is aching for release, and then
at last he will take her long and hard. As Adam continues to train her,
teaching her to yield to his mastery while bringing her more pleasure than she
ever thought possible, Victoria cannot help falling for him. But can a lifelong
bond truly emerge from such a scandalous arrangement?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Publisher’s
Note: <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>A Scandalous Arrangement</i> is an
erotic romance novel that includes spankings, sexual scenes, anal play,
elements of BDSM, and more. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this
book.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%'>And
now, an excerpt from <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>A Scandalous Arrangement</i></b>. Victoria
is explaining to Adam her ideas about educating working class children.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"What is
that building? The one close to the gate into the mill yard?" Adam pointed
to the long, single-story structure across the cobbled courtyard.</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"That is
our school. It was founded by my father."</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"A school?
Is there no educational facility available in the town then?" He admired
the fine set of Victoria's jaw as he questioned her. He had enjoyed his tour of
the premises and had learned as much about the woman who ran it as he had about
the intricate process of weaving fine cloth. It was clear to him that she took
immense pride in Wynne's Weaving Mill, and there was no inch of the building
unknown to her, no worker whose name she did not have ready, at the tip of her
tongue. Neither was there any aspect of their manufacturing process unfamiliar
to her. She knew it all, in intimate detail.</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>His cock
hardened on that last thought as he considered the details of her delightful
form. He would learn the finer points of her body too. Soon.</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Victoria smiled
at him, her satisfaction apparent. "There is. An elementary school caters
for children up to the age of twelve, though many leave earlier than that to
take up employment. I do not employ anyone under thirteen, and then rarely. I
prefer my workers to be at least fifteen years old. They are less accident
prone."</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"I see. So,
the school...?"</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"The
children of my workers are offered places here, after they leave elementary
school. They continue to study until they are of an age to enter my mill."</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"This
sounds most laudable, But expensive, surely."</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"A
literate, educated workforce is a profitable one. And loyal. We have fewer
accidents, as I mentioned, and my machinery is well-maintained. There is less
wastage, so my costs are lower. My workers appreciate the benefits of our
school, they want a good education for their children, and I provide it. They
know I need to make money to pay for their additional benefits so they work hard.
They have a stake in Wynne's too."</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"There are
other benefits to working here then, apart from the school?"</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"Yes. As
well as the two teachers we employ, we have a doctor, a dentist, and a lawyer.
They practice in the town itself, but their services are offered free to
Wynne's workers and their families."</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"I see. You
pay these professionals a retainer, I assume."</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"No. I paid
for their training. The most able and gifted children in our school are
encouraged not to work in the mill. Instead Wynne's will fund their secondary
education, and if they continue to do well, their university studies too. Once
they qualify in their chosen profession they are expected to return to <span
class=SpellE>Hebden</span> Bridge and repay my investment as I have described.
Talent and hard work are rewarded here, Mr Luke, and my mill thrives as a
result."</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"What if
the beneficiaries of your largess do not choose to return here? You could not
compel them, surely?"</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"I accept
that is a possibility, but none has ever abused the system. Our doctor is the
son of one of my over-lookers, and the lawyer, Herbert Fuller, lives with his
mother in one of our cottages. She is a fine seamstress. I have mechanics who
have been trained as engineers, and a very promising young book keeper. All
have come through my little school. We grow our own, Mr Luke."</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"Adam,
please. Your philanthropy is not unique, but it is unusual. And it appears to
work. Your financial results speak for themselves. I applaud your vision,
Victoria."</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"Thank you.
Is there anything else you wish to see?"</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"No, I
think I am satisfied. For now."</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"Good. In
that case, I will return to my work. I have much to finish this afternoon. Are
you taking the train back to London today?"</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"No, I
intend to remain here overnight."</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"I see. In
that case would you like me to summon a carriage to take you to your hotel? You
will be staying at the White Lion, I presume."</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"Why would
I do that when I have perfectly fine house in the vicinity? Twelve bedrooms no
less?"</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>He enjoyed her
perplexed expression almost as much as he had her outrage earlier. "But,
that is my home. My family are there. My mother."</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"I know
that. I am looking forward to making their acquaintance."</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"You said I
could have the house back."</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"I did, and
I will be as good as my word. But for now, Wynne House belongs to me and I wish
to enjoy its comforts. Shall we go?" He offered her his elbow.</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"This is
impossible, quite improper."</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>"Improper?
Oh Victoria, I look forward to re-educating you as to the concept of what
constitutes improper behaviour. I assure you, your parameters will shift."</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>BUY LINKS</span></b><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Scandalous-Arrangement-Ashe-Barker-ebook/dp/B013TQ6DM0/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1439421131&sr=1-5&keywords=ashe+barker"><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>Amazon US<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></b></a></span><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></b><span lang=EN-GB><a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scandalous-Arrangement-Ashe-Barker-ebook/dp/B013TQ6DM0/ref=sr_1_26?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439421250&sr=1-26&keywords=Ashe+Barker"><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>Amazon UK</span></b></a></span><span
class=MsoHyperlink><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></b></span><span lang=EN-GB><a
href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1122512378?ean=2940150858183"><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>Barnes & Noble</span></b></a></span><span
class=MsoHyperlink><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>More about me:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>I’ve been an avid reader of fiction for many years,
erotic and other genres. I still love reading, the hotter the better. But now I
have a good excuse for my guilty pleasure – research. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>I tend to draw on my own experience to lend colour,
detail and realism to my plots and characters. An incident here, a chance
remark there, a bizarre event or quirky character, any of these can spark a
story idea. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>When not writing – which is not very often these days
- my time is divided between my role as resident taxi driver for my teenage
daughter, and caring for a menagerie of dogs, rabbits, tortoises.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>And a very grumpy cockatiel.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>I have twenty four (at the last count) titles on
general release with publishers on both sides of the Atlantic, and I have
several more in the pipeline. All my books feature BDSM. I write explicit
stories, always hot, but they offer far more than just sizzling sex. I like to
read about complex characters, and compelling plots, so that’s what I write
too. Strong, demanding <span class=SpellE>Doms</span> are a given, often paired
with new <span class=SpellE>submissives</span> who have a lot to learn. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>I have a pile of story ideas still to work through,
and keep thinking of new ones at the most unlikely moments, so you can expect
to see a lot more from me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'>I love to hear from readers. You can find me on </span><span
lang=EN-GB><a href="http://ashebarker.com/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'>my blog</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'>,
and on the </span><span lang=EN-GB><a
href="https://www.totallybound.com/index.php?route=product/author/info&author_id=302"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'>Totally
Bound</span></a></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'> site. I’m on </span><span lang=EN-GB><a
href="https://www.facebook.com/ashe.barker.9?ref=tn_tnmn"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'>Facebook</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'>,
and </span><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://twitter.com/ashebarker"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'>twitter</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'>
and now on </span><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://www.tsu.co/AsheBarker"><span
class=SpellE><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:107%'>Tsu</span></span></a></span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'> as well.
I’m on </span><span lang=EN-GB><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/ashebarker9/"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'>Pinterest</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'>
too, and </span><span lang=EN-GB><a
href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7143377.Ashe_Barker"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%'>Goodreads</span></a></span><span
class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:107%'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chapter 1<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lost
in thought, Abe ran a loving hand over Ariana's swelling belly, then grinned
when she stirred from sleep and blinked lazily up at him. Wrapping his mind
around that – not only had she been his wife for over three months, but was
also carrying his child – was too much of a dream come true, one he never wanted
to wake up from.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Good
afternoon, Mrs. Cambridge. It's fifteen after one."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nuzzling
closer to him, Ariana yawned and let her eyes drift shut. "Five more
minutes."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
snickered against her hair and then kissed her forehead. "Take all the
time you need, baby, but I have a feeling Becky and Janie will—"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Quick
and persistent tapping on the chamber door cut off his words and had him
rolling his eyes in irritation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"—knock
on the door soon," he finished through a clenched jaw, his mood swiftly
turning sour at the lack of private time the island's residents allowed him to
have with his wife. "I can kill them, you know. Nobody will find their
bodies. I swear it. Did I ever tell you that I'm a shark whisperer?"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ariana
giggled as she pushed against his body, and when he tried to grab her, she
threw a pillow in his face and scrambled out of bed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
fell back to his own pillow, defeated. "We are going on vacation. No cell
phones. No knocks on the door—unless it's room service—and, best of all, no
distractions."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Laughing
as she opened the door, Ariana greeted her friends with a hug and took the
coffee Janie held out with a sigh and a gracious smile. "I love both of
you so much."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Abe
huffed as he glared at them. "You just saw them yesterday. And you don't
need that caffeine; it's bad for the baby."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ariana
took a long sip and winced as the heat bit her tongue. "The only thing
that's bad for the baby is my blood pressure going up when his or her father
fusses over me too much."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Abe
blanched, and started to throw back the comforter to go to her, but thought
better of it once he caught sight of Becky and Janie looking at him. Unlike
Ariana, he hadn't dressed after making love the night before.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
exhaled in relief as he studied the growing smirk on his wife's face. She was
the only one who could, quite literally, drop him to his knees with only a few
words. He kept waiting for the spell she had him under to wear off, but with
each day that passed, he had only grown more mesmerized by her charm.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Abe
raised an eyebrow. "Come here, devil woman."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Abe,"
Becky said, laughing. "There's no time—er… take all the time you need,
Your Highness," she said quickly, when his mouth flattened into a thin
line and his teal eyes locked on her, daring her to say one… more… word.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
would burn that damn clinic to the ground before he would allow anyone to take
even one more minute with her away from him. She already worked too many hours
as it was. It had started out being only five, but then had swiftly moved up to
six, then seven. He had drawn a line at eight, but, more times than not, Ariana
stayed at the clinic up to ten hours, even against his wishes and constant
phone calls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
tore his piercing eyes away from Becky and they softened as he met Ariana's
smile.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She
set the cup down and crawled up on the mattress and into his awaiting arms. She
stared into his eyes as her fingers brushed back the hair hanging over his
ears, reminding him it was time for a trim. That would take all of fifteen
minutes, so what would he do with the other four-hundred-sixty-five minutes she
would be out of his sight?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
had some ass-chewing to do, that's what, and he was going to do that first.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"I'll
be back before you know it, Abe," she said sweetly, almost convincingly,
but he knew better; she'd been telling him that every day since she’d started
working, and it had never, ever been true.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even
though he knew arguing would get him absolutely nowhere, he still pleaded his
case. "Stay here," he whispered. "Take the day off. I could use
a little healing myself." He grinned devilishly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
only answer he got was a small smile and a long kiss. Abe wrapped his arms
around her and pulled her across his body, rolling with her until she was lying
on her back and he was looking down at her beautiful face.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
knew she wouldn't concede to his wishes today, but that wouldn't stop him from
trying. He had faith that one day she would.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Sunset,
Ariana. Please. I have something I want to show you."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She
laughed. "I just bet you do."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
tucked a strand of blond hair behind her ear and softly kissed her lips.
Lingering a breath away, he spoke so only she could hear. "It's sort of
important and special. It's been in the works for several years, but it's almost
complete now. I didn't want to mention it until Roger said you could see it. He
sent me a text last night, but you were too exhausted after work, so I didn't
say anything. I don't think I can keep from telling you what it is until your
next day off, so please don't overwork yourself today, and try to get out of
there by eight." He paused for a moment. "And eat light for supper;
I'm taking you out afterward."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ariana's
eyes narrowed to thin slits, but there was amusement in them that she couldn't
hide behind her fake anger. "You know how much I hate surprises."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Abe
knew she could have searched his thoughts in one instant, so he quickly rifled
through his memory for the lyrics of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mary
Had A Little Lamb</i>, just in case. Mindreading was one witchy trait that
could be both a blessing and a curse, but thankfully Ariana tried not to use it
too often. For that, he was grateful. It was bad enough that he couldn’t keep
his hands off his wife for more than five minutes. Keeping his thoughts off her
would be downright impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He kissed
her quick and moved away, so she could get up and ready for work. The quicker
she left, the quicker he could let out his aggression on someone who couldn't
paralyze his vocal chords. "You'll like this one. I promise it won't
embarrass you."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Can
we come?" Janie asked, the petite girl nearly jumping up and down at
hearing about something new and exciting on the island.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Abe
chuckled. "Yeah, you can come. Bring someone, if you like," he said,
knowing that Janie had been spending quite a bit of time lately with Ryan from
maintenance, and would more than likely want to bring him along. It was killing
Lance to see her with the guy, but since he had been the one who let her go,
there wasn't a whole hell of a lot he could do about it but mope.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Who
else is going?" Becky asked with a sneer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Abe
shrugged nonchalantly, but he knew she was inquiring whether Will, his brother,
was going to be there, and possibly be with Katrista, the girl who had flown to
the island on the back of a minion from Hell under the orders of Apollyon, the
demon who damn near took Ariana away from him in more than one way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just
thinking about that night made him want to wrap Ariana in the tight cocoon of
his arms and never let her out of his sight, but that had been almost three
months ago, and they hadn't seen or heard from the guy since his descent back
into Hell. Gloria, their personal guardian angel, was checking in on a regular
basis, but she hadn't sensed any evil hanging around the island, either. It was
still a struggle to relax, but Abe knew how Ariana hated to be smothered, so he
forced his worry from his features, for her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"I'm
not sure, Becky, but if you think I'm going to tell my brother he can't go just
because you'll be there, then you don't know me very well." He ignored the
hurt look in her eyes and slapped Ariana's butt when she crawled over him to
get out of bed. He chuckled when she yelped.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After
hearing the shower come on, he looked back to the two girls standing in the
middle of his bedroom. "Would the two of you mind leaving? I'm about to go
shower with my wife, and Ariana threw my boxers across the room last night."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
smiled as the two girls immediately avoided eye contact, their faces turning a
bright shade of pink in embarrassment at being in the same room with their
naked king.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Go
on. Ariana will call you when she's ready to leave. I can't promise you'll be
on time for work, so you may want to leave without her." He stopped and
huffed when they only stood there with sullen expressions. "What? She
isn't yours; she's mine. Go!"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tripping
over their feet, both girls turned and ran for the door.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With
a smile on his face, Abe threw back the cover and jogged to the bathroom. He
could only see the top of Ariana's wet head, leaned back into the steamy shower
spray, eyes closed as she basked in the warmth of the water. He tiptoed around
the tiled wall that separated the shower from the rest of the bathroom, and had
her in his arms before she even opened her eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ariana
smiled as he touched his lips to hers, and Abe noticed that he couldn't fit his
body flush to hers any longer, not with his young growing so rapidly within her
womb.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
ran one hand over the soft skin of her belly and pulled her mouth to his with
his other by the nape of her neck. A low moan escaped her mouth and he drank in
the ecstasy like a wino who had just found a forgotten bottle of
eighty-year-old wine in the cellar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She
gasped for air when he released her mouth to devour her neck and that little
spot below her ear she loved for him to kiss.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Abe,"
she panted. "I'm going to be late for work."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">An
approving growl rumbled from his chest as her hands slid down to his hips.
"Damn right, you are. I told Becky and Janie to go on without you, that
you would be there when you damn well got there."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She
laughed against his mouth when he claimed ownership once again. "You are
such a king."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lowering
his head to explore more of what she had to offer him, he looked from one
tempting mound to the other, and finally decided to take the left rosy nub
between his lips and softly massage the other with his hand. Decisions,
decisions. It was a tough job being a man in love. He often thought he needed
at least one extra mouth. Wondering vaguely whether Ariana might be able to
witch it on his body, somewhere, he focused on the task in hand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ariana's
lips parted, and he smiled when a rush of pleasurable sounds echoed off the
walls of the bathroom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With
his other hand free, he ran his long fingers over the cheek of her ass, down
the back of her thigh and pulled her right knee up to his hip. He wasn't
worried about her getting off balance and falling. He had her. He had all of
her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">His
head jerked up and he crushed his mouth on hers just as he slid through the
soft folds of her sex and into his most favorite place to be.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">His
jaw clamped shut and his hand shot out to brace them against the shower wall
when her muscles tightened around his erection. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Yeeees!"
The cry escaped her throat and her nails clawed the skin on his back, but he
pumped into her, keeping a steady rhythm and watching her expression as the
orgasm threatened to rip through her body. "Abe…" she said, winded,
and grabbed his biceps, squeezing the thick muscles and making him grin,
"I—I need…"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"I
know, baby. Just let it go." He jerked his hand from the wall, pulling her
other leg up, and just like a pro, she hooked her ankles at the small of his back
and took all of him. His knees damn near buckled.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Aiming
to get his own release by the time Ariana's climax was over, Abe growled and
quickened his strides. Her body quaked all around him. He was almost there. He
was there.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Take
my vein," Ariana whispered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pulling
a bit back from the rush, he blinked the water out of his eyes and looked down
at her in confusion. Sure enough, her head was tilted to the side and her wet
hair was moved away, baring her neck and that throbbing vein to him. He jerked
his head away, trying to ignore the instant bloodlust and the anger that was
quickly boiling up inside him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"No,"
he said shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Abe,
please. You need it. I want you to."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
stopped moving inside her and set her feet on the wet tile. Grabbing a towel
from the hook on the wall, he threw it around his waist, tying it extra tight,
so just maybe it would cut off the circulation in his erection and deflate the
damn thing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Abe!
Where are you going?"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Not
now, Ariana." He threw open the bathroom door and walked into the bedroom,
and wasn't a bit surprised to hear she had followed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"What
did I do? I don't understand why you're acting this way. Talk to me, damn
you!" she shouted when he only stood at his closet and shoved hanger after
hanger to the right. Hell, he wasn't even sure what he was looking for.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
stopped and let his arm fall, but didn't turn around. "You know how I feel
about using you as a meeker while you're pregnant. We've had this discussion
before, Ariana. Hell, we've even fought about it a few times, but you don't
seem to understand or maybe you just don't care; I don't know—"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"You
think that I don't care about my child?" she said, and Abe turned around,
the muscles in his jaw doing the same workout they did every time their
conversation led to him feeding from her. "How can you even say
that?" she snapped. "If I felt, in any way, that you taking the
amount of blood from me that you need would hurt the baby, I wouldn't ask you
to do it." She pointed to her chest, and fury burned throughout Abe's bones.
"I know it won't hurt the baby—"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"But
I don't!" he roared, causing her to flinch. He shook his head and reached
into the closet, grabbing a random shirt and a pair of jeans. When he looked
back at her, he was a little calmer, but not much. "I don't know what is
good or what is bad for the baby, Ariana, but I can't imagine taking anything
from you that the baby needs could ever be a good thing. I won't do it."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
ripped the towel away, and to his delight, either the terrycloth or his pissy
mood had done the job, because Mr. Happy wasn't so happy anymore. Without
wasting time going to the dresser for boxers, he just shoved one leg at a time
in the jeans then buttoned and zipped the fly. After throwing the shirt over
his head and pushing his arms through the armholes, Abe finally made his way to
the dresser to grab socks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Abe,"
Ariana whispered, but he didn't look at her. He couldn't look at her when he
was this mad, especially when it was her that he was mad at. "Abe, look at
me. I have to go to work, and I don't want to leave you upset." He still
didn't say anything.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Abe
put his socks on and located his boots by the bar. Tying the sons of bitches
wasn't going to happen with his hands shaking so badly, so he just shoved his
feet in, grabbed his keys from the bar and headed for the door.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Abe!
Where are you going? The sun is out!"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Go
to work, Ariana. I'll see you later."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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open the door, then slammed it shut behind him.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-75530236642236024552015-02-17T12:42:00.000-05:002015-02-17T12:49:13.085-05:00So, I am a writer.......Hello All!<br />
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I know, I've been away for quite a while. Health issues, moving, surgery for my daughter...just a lot.<br />
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I'm back--and with a new book coming out that is on Amazon for pre-order currently; it's titled <i>Getting the Edge</i>. Unlike most of my recent work, it's not paranormal, it's romantic suspense. But, this post isn't about my new book.<br />
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I'm a writer. I'm a reader. I'm a woman. I'm a mother. I enjoy a good book. I enjoy movies. I enjoy many television shows. Call them my guilty pleasures. Or my escape. Or just plain call them what they all are: ENTERTAINMENT.<br />
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So, you might want to know what prompted this post? Let me explain.<br />
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I've been back browsing on Facebook recently. By far, the number one thing I'm seeing are posts and links bashing <i>Fifty Shades of Grey. </i><br />
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Now, let me be very clear. My problem isn't that some people do not like the books or the movie. We are all entitled to our opinions.<br />
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This leads me to what people are doing that I don't feel they have the right to do. They are not only bashing the books and the movie; they are bashing anyone that likes the books or the movie.<br />
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"They set a bad example for our teens" or "They send the wrong message" or "They promote domestic abuse" or "They don't portray XYZ correctly".<br />
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The comments are endless. Hence, this post.<br />
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I'm a writer. I write because I have stories I want/need/like to tell. I don't write to change the world. I don't write wondering if what I write is how I would want my daughter to live her life; ie: I write some pretty erotic books. No, I don't want my daughter to fall in love with a vampire. What I write is FICTION. You know, make believe. It's not real. It's not intended to be real--anymore than Sponge Bob or the Simpsons or Minions or .... well, you get the point. It's all make-believe.<br />
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Why is it that so many people are so up in arms about 50SOG? I just don't get it. I do get that it's not the book for everyone. I wouldn't take my fifteen year old to it. But then, it's rated R for a reason.<br />
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If you're a parent, it's your choice to not allow your child to see it or to read the books. It's called parenting.<br />
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If you don't want to see it, that's your choice as well. That's why we have such a wide variety of television, movies and books to choose from. Different tastes. Different strokes for different folks. Anyone remember the old saying: Live and let live?<br />
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It is not the job of an author or a movie producer or screen writer to create what you might consider to be morally correct. It is their job to entertain. That is the point of fiction. The book comes with a warning. The movie is rated R.<br />
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I'm amazed at the number of erotic authors that are bashing the author and the books. It's just wrong. Yes, you are entitled to your opinion. You might even have a point in some of your views; I'm not privy to all your thoughts. <br />
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But, by far, the biggest thing I've been reading discusses what we might be teaching our children with this movie.<br />
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My question is this: What are we teaching our children with our comments?<br />
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Here's what I think we are teaching them:<br />
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1. It's okay to be cruel and abusive to anyone who doesn't think the way we do.<br />
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2. If you decide to be a writer, be sure that you only write children's stories with a G rating. Heaven forbid you write an adult novel for adult readers. Remember, dear child, I will bash it and tell the world how morally corrupt you are if you do.<br />
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3. Don't ever believe that love can make a difference in someone's life. It's simply not true. Why, it's absurd that the Christian changed over the course of the books. People don't change. People can't change. Love never, ever makes a difference in anyone's life.<br />
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4. Books should only be real life. No one should create their own world!<br />
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5. Don't ever accept someone who is different than you are. Anyone that might like something erotic and a bit controversial is just morally corrupt. Do not ever claim any good association with them!<br />
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If I wasn't lazy, I could find some of the things I've read and post links. I won't. I won't promote their reading by doing so.<br />
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You see, I'm a writer. I write erotic fiction. I support the right of any adult of sound mind to read and enjoy my work--or your work-- without fearing they will be insulted, demeaned or accused of moral turpitude.<br />
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I'm a woman. I'm a mother. I'm an adult with my own views and opinions. I have a right to them; just as you do. <br />
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I was a teacher. I taught English. I encouraged my students to write the story they wanted to tell: no matter what it was. Why? Because it was their story! <br />
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Don't like the books? That's cool. Love them? That's cool, too. But, get a grip, people. It's not okay to bash those that don't agree with you! Do you really want to teach that to your children? It's called bullying! It's wrong for many reasons. Bullying, apparently, doesn't end on the school yard. I wonder where the children learn it? Maybe a bit closer to home that you might believe?<br />
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Okay, my rant is over.<br />
<br />Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-71106638012113756542014-10-04T16:24:00.000-04:002014-10-04T16:37:05.277-04:00Hey AllThose of you following me probably think I fell off the face of the earth. I have been very ill for almost a year, and done very little other than releasing the 2nd book in the Karma's Witches Series (Written by myself, Elizabeth A Reeves and the third by Lanie Jordan)
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The first in the series, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Witch-Witches-Karma-Karmas-ebook/dp/B00GJBUZ7W/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1HT15F6NTMXYPZFSM3ZR">Life's a Witch</a> by Elizabeth A Reeves can be found at the above e link on Amazon
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My book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Loves-Witch-Karmas-Witches-Karma-ebook/dp/B00HFZN4LA/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1KE8Z7EEJZFYH311HTKE" target="_blank">Love's a Witch </a>can be found at the above link.
The third in the series isn't finished yet, but it'll be by Lanie Jordan. <br />
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I am working on a new book that is about 75% done called This Time Forever. I expect it to be released this month.<br />
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I'm also about 25% done with the third book in the Linked series--It's the story of Lana and Cole's son. The 4th book will be about their daughter. (You'll meet her in book 3) <br />
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I'm slowly but surely losing the use of my hands, which makes writing very difficult for me. Added to that, I had a computer crash and lost many books that weren't on Dropbox. (yes, I know, I'm an idiot) <br />
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My Macbook died just yesterday, and I'm using my daughters temporarily.
Anyway--I'm still alive--even if I'm not online much anymore.Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-54812084780524524852013-10-18T04:15:00.000-04:002013-10-18T04:15:10.942-04:00Spooky Spectacular Sale~ All Titles 99 Cents!<a href="http://www.guerrillawordfare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/spooky_sale.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6173" alt="spooky_sale" src="http://www.guerrillawordfare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/spooky_sale-300x79.jpg" width="300" height="79" /></a>
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Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418308324385350652.post-58615179412080229112013-07-26T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-26T00:56:19.985-04:00SplashHop Blog Hop!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Hey All!<br />
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Do you have your bunny ears on? IT IS a hop, after all.<br />
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I'm participating in a multi-author blog hop, and you are all invited.<br />
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What am I giving away, you ask?<br />
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Well, how bout a copy of....whichever book you'd like? (Including the new 4 author bundle just released)<br />
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There are tons of prizes on the other stops, so be sure to visit!<br />
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You must comment below to enter! If you've read one of my books, tell me which is your favorite. If not, now's your chance to read one. Look back on my blog at the end of the Hop to see if you're a winner here :) If you click my 'newsletter' link to the side, you get an extra entry--and if you join my brand new street team by leaving me your FB info--you get an extra entry~ So--you can get up to three entries for my prizes.<br />
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Good LUCK and HAPPY HOPPING!Hope Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007282596035816113noreply@blogger.com32