Don't forget to stop and VOTE!

Okay, before you go and all lynch me for jumping on the political wagon, WAIT!  While I'm a strong supporter of our electoral process, this voting isn't going to require you spend hours caucusing or even leaving your home to stand in line at the election booth. Nope, what I'm asking will only take a few minutes of your time, and be painless...promise!  

Some of you may have heard that the wonderful Dawn Roberto, over at LRC (Love Romance Café) is once more hosting her annual "Best of...." Awards and it's now time for the 2015 edition.  That means you romance readers, (and even some of you nonreaders) are going to see your facebook feeds blow up with...please vote for me please from us hard working authors over the next few days.

It is quite the honor for us authors to be nominated for these awards because it's YOU the readers who nominated us.  With that being said, I can't tell you how much that means to me to be included with all the other wonderful authors who strive each day to entertain you.  

This year, I have the pleasure of having three nominations, but just to show I support EVERYONE who got nominated, I've reposted the list that Dawn was so nice to provide us with...and ask you to do this...please take a second, hop over to LRC's yahoo group and vote for your favorites... and if I happen to be one of them - thank you!  

But before you go, here are the instructions that Dawn gave us. Be sure to follow it too the letter, or your votes won't count!

The voting will begin at 1pm est (USA) on Tuesday February 16th at the LRCafé Yahoo Group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/loveromancescafe) and run to February 20th. Polls will close on Feb. 20th at midnight so make sure to get your votes in.

Best of 2015 Award Nominees
 
Best Fantasy/Steampunk Book
Shadow Play by Maria V. Snyder (Harlequin)
Nyx’s Pixie by KM Mahoney (Totally Bound)
Blood of Solar by Alexis Duran (Loose Id)
Iron & Ether by August Li (DSP)
Keys by Amber Kell (Dreamspinner Press)
Caught in a Snowstorm by Ann Anderson (MLR Press)
Bind Me by Marie Medine (Evernight Publishing)
Scarlett Hood & the Hunter by Pumpkin Spice (Evernight Publishing)

Best Contemporary Book

Giving into the biker by Sam Crescent (Evernight)
Break Me by James Cox (Evernight)
Misfits by Garrett Leigh (Riptide)
Secrets Dispatched by Raven McAllan (Totally Bound)
Bind by Sierra Cartwright (Totally Bound)
Take the Long Road Home by JA Rock (Loose Id)
Ripples in Cedarwood by Megan Slayer (Loose Id)
Fire & Ice by Andrew Grey (Dreamspinner Press)
How to be a Normal Person by TJ Klune (Dreamspinner Press)
Storming Love: Jackson & Nick by Laura Baumbach (MLR Press)

Best BDSM/Kink Book

For Real by Alexis Hall (Riptide)
The Subs Club by JA Rock (Riptide)
Make Me Soar by KC Wells (Dreamspinner Press)
Red Skye By Night by Ashe Baker (Totally Bound)
Love Matters by Sean Michael (Totally Bound)
Trust and Consent by Megan Slayer (Liquid Silver)
Met Her Match by Sierra Cartwright (Loose Id)
Someone to Keep Me by KC Wells & Parker Williams (Dreamspinner Press)
Leather Nights by Alex Ironrod (MLR Press)

Best Anthology

Hope & Love Anthology by Tempeste O’Rielly
Wild After Dark by multiple authors (Totally Bound)
Unconventional in San Diego (Pride Publishing)
Mythologically Torqued Vol. 2 (Torquere Press)
Tales of the Curious Cookbook by Amber Kell, Mary Calmes, Amy Lane& RJ Scott (Dreamspinner Press)
Travels through the Scarlet Equinox by Freddy MacKay, Angel Martinez, Toni Griffin & J. Scott Coatsworth (Mischief Corner Books)
Bad Alpha anthology-multiauthors (Evernight Publishing)

Best Book of 2015
Blue-Eyed Stranger by Alex Beecroft (Riptide)
Releasing Rage by Cynthia Sax
Make Me Soar by KC Wells (Dreamspinner Press)
Texas Wedding by RJ Scott (Love Lane Books)
Command by Sierra Cartwright (Totally Bound)
Big Man on Campus by Carol Lynne (Pride Publishing)
Driven by Fire by Draven St. James (Loose Id)
Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain (Dreamspinner Press)
Anything For You by Kristin Higgins
Fallout- Flight HA171 by Meredith Russel (Love Lane Books)
Devoted In Death by JD Robb
Boyfriend Forever by Diana DeRicci (MLR Press)

Best Series
Blue Water Bay- multi-authors (Riptide)
Collars & Cuffs by KC Wells (Dreamspinner)
Penny Maker Tales by Tara Lain (Dreamspinner Press)
Quantum Force by Marie Force
Drunk Monkey Series by Tymber Dalton (Siren Publishing)
Crescent City Creatures Series by Samantha Stone (Liquid Silver)
Black Hills Wolves- Multi-authors (Decadent Publishing)
1NS Series by multiple authors (Decadent Publishing)
Yuletide Knights Series by Johnny Miles (Loose Id)
Frankie Series by Sue Brown (Dreamspinner Press)
The Lusty, Texas Collection by Cara Covington & Morgan Ashbury (Siren)
Storming Love Series: Wildfire- multi-authors (MLR Press)
Montgomery Ink Series by Carrie Ann Ryan (Carrie Ann Ryan Publishing)
Bad Oak Boys by Erin M. Leaf (Evernight Publishing)
 
Best M/M Book

Lessons of Survivors by Charlie Cochrane (Riptide)
Part & Parcel by Abigail Roux (Riptide)
A Better Man by Jaime Reese
Lost in the Fire by Draven St. James
Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan (Samhain)
Building Bonds by Morticia Knight (Pride Publishing)
Jefferson Blythe, Esquire by Josh Lanyon (Carina Press)
Make Me Soar by KC Wells (Dreamspinner Press)
Roped by SJD Peterson (Dreamspinner Press)
Happy’s Ever After by Stormy Glenn (Siren)
Rock Star Baby by Erin M. Leaf (Evernight)

Best Historical Book

Lessons of Survivors by Charlie Cochrone (Riptide)
Mastering Love by Morticia Knight (Totally Bound)
Taming Saffina by Flora Dain (Totally Bound)
What the Marquis Sees by Amy Quinton (Liquid Silver)
Letters from a Cowboy by Sue Brown (Dreamspinner Press)
Skid Row Serenade by JS Cook (Dreamspinner Press)
Valens The Fletcher and His Captive by Lindsay Townsend (Bookstrand)
A Knight for the Doctor by Adonis Deveraux (Evernight Publishing)
Compromised by Raven McAllan (Evernight Publishing)

Best Interracial/Multicultural Book
Branded by Fire by Aliyah Burke (Totally Bound)
When Dove Cries by Beth D. Carter (Totally Bound)
On the Run by Michael Mandrake (Pride Publishing)
Kotoris Sacrifice by Dakota Trace (Decadent Publishing)
Stepping Stone, Not Doormat by Karenna Colcroft (Loose Id)
Keeper of the Flame by Stephanie Burke (Loose Id)
Starting Over by Marteeka Karland & Sharon Azord (Changeling Press)
Dasher by Avril Ashton (Evernight Publishing)
Murder & Mayhem by Jennifer Macaire (Evernight Publishing)

Best F/F Book
Bound with Love by Megan Mulry (Riptide)
A Kiss is a Kiss is a Kiss by Destiny Moon (Pride Publishing)
Time for Teri by Roslyn Bane (liquid Silver)
Exposing Ellen by Skylar Kade (Decadent Publishing)
Cupid, Mardi Gras and Auld Lang Syne by Katlin Maitland (Loose Id)
Noble Persuasion by Sara Gaines (Harmony Ink)
Blue Jeans and Sweatshirts by Jo Ramsey (Harmony Ink)
 
Best Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Book
Base Instincts by Larissa Ione (Riptide)
The Shadows by JR Ward
Driven Snow by Tara Lain (DSP)
Sated by Lucy Felthouse (Totally Bound)
Her Demon, Her Angel by Kari Thomas (Liquid Silver)
Shifter Magnetism by Stormie Kent (Loose Id)
Holly of Dark Haven by Belinda McBride (Loose Id)
Rare as a Unicorn by Stephanie Burke (Changeling Press)
Turquoise Trail by Julia Talbot (Changeling Press)
Spell Bound by Jacob Z. Flores (Dreamspinner Press)
Manny’s Heart by K-Lee Klein (MLR Press)
Wolf’s Heart by Desiree Holt (Decadent Publishing)
All I need by Eden Ashe (Decadent Publishing)

Best Western/Cowboys Book
Belt Buckles and Cowboy Boots by Bailey Bradford (Totally Bound)
The Outrageous Offer by Aurelia T. Evans (Totally Bound)
City Country by BA Tortuga (Totally Bound)
Frozen Peach by Kaitlin Maitland (Loose Id)
Breeding Season by Vonna Harper (Loose Id)
Saving Faithless Creek by Andrew Grey (Dreamspinner Press)
Bound to Fall by Jaime Samms (Dreamspinner Press)
The Shearing Gun by Renae Kaye (Dreamspinner Press)
Playing with Fire by Desiree Holt (Decadent Publishing)

Best Author of 2015
RJ Scott
Sue Brown
Dakota Trace
Cara Covington
AJ Llewellyn
Edward Kendrick
Angel Martinez
Sierra Cartwright
Cara Carnes
Desiree Holt
Laura Baumbach
Megan Slayer
Jessica E. Subject
B.A. Tortuga
 
Best Ménage Book

Second Son by Elle Q. Sabine
Twice Upon a Blue Moon by Helena Maeve (Totally Bound)
Taken In by Wendy Zwaduk (Totally Bound)
Falling by Belinda McBride (Pride Publishing)
Eyes Wide Open by Lucy Felthouse (Pride Publishing)
Love Under Three Valentinos by Cara Covington & Morgan Ashbury (Siren)
The Trail Back by Ashley Malkin (Siren)
Flames of Desire by Leah Brooke (Siren)
Own Her by Jenika Snow (Evernight Publishing)
Claimed by her Bears by Doris O’Connor (Evernight Publishing)

Best Science Fiction/Futuristic Book
Releasing Rage by Cynthia Sax
Lovin’ the Odds by Vicky Burkholder (Liquid Silver)
Coletti Warlords: Just Desserts by Gail Kroger (Loose Id)
Chasing Secrets by Mychael Black (Changeling Press)
Brielle and the Alien by Jessica Coulter Smith (Changeling Press)
Rise and Fall by Charlie Cochet (Dreamspinner Press)
Desert World by Lyn Gala (Dreamspinner Press)
Oracles Child by Sandra C. Stixrude (Mischief Corner Books)
An Alien to Love by Jessica E. Subject (Decadent Publishing)

Best Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Book
Fair Play by Josh London
Devoted In Death by JD Robb
Reaper by Edward Kendrick (Pride Publishing)
Third Eye by Rick R. Reed (Dreamspinner Press)
Shotgun by Marie Sexton (Dreamspinner Press)
Murder & Mayhem by Rhys Ford (Dreamspinner Press)

Readers Choice Nominees
Best Couple

Will and Prudence in WILLING LOVE by Mary Jean Adams
Hailey and Fin (Eerie by C.M. McCoy)
Herres and Delia in Vampyre Rescuer
Cassandra Lowry and Jim Hunt (DARK MOON RISING)
Yulen and Atty from Battle Lord Saga by Linda Mooney
Kate& Curran (Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews)
Eve and Roark (In Death Series by JD Robb)
Lysander Brock and Kyle Dalton, Testing Lysander by L M
Somerton
Ty Grady& Zane Garrett (Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux)
Jackson& Nick (Storming Love: Wild Fire by Laura Baumbach)

Best Hero
Sky in WOLF'S PRINCESS by Maddy Barone.
Fin (Eerie by C.M. McCoy)
Dreydon in Stolen Away
Jim Hunt (Dark Moon Rising)
Yulen from Battle Lord Saga by Linda Mooney
Salter Beauman, Scorched Edges by L M Somerton
Asher from C.M. McCoy's "EERIE"
 Sloane Brody (Rise & Fall by Charlie Cochet)
Curran, the Beast Lord (Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews)
Holden Carter (Stolen & Forgiven by Carrie Ann Ryan & Alexandra Ivy)

Best Heroine

Hailey (Eerie by C.M. McCoy)
Delia in Vampyre Rescuer
Cassandra Lowry (Dark Moon Rising)
Atty from Battle Lord Saga by Linda Mooney
Sloane Brody (Razor Wire by Lauren Gallagher)’
Kate Daniels (Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews)
Ariel Sands (Stolen& Forgiven by Carrie Ann Ryan and Alexandra Ivy)
Shea Little (Ink Inspired by Carrie Ann Ryan)
MeKenna (Own Her by Jenika Snow)
Samantha Holland (Fatal Series by Marie Force)

©Dakota Trace All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.

#MySexySaturday {60}: At the masquerade ball...

So this week we're supposed to be focusing on love, no matter the location. Well, in my newest accepted 1NS book, Kotori's Sacrifice, my feisty heroine is willing to do about anything - including attend a masquerade ball at the Carnivore Club, if it will mean that she has a chance to win back her former master's love. 

Enjoy my sexy seven paragraphs and be sure to check in with the rest of the peeps. 

Inspiration for the Sanctum Ballroom

Snippet: 

“We all have baggage, Sir. Why don’t we enjoy the masquerade, and see where we are afterward. After fifty to sixty hour weeks, I could use a bit of fun.” 

“You got a deal.” Seba smiled at her, liking the light-hearted side she was showing him. “As long as you promise to dance with me. It’s been too long since I’ve felt a woman in my arms.” 

Mey-rin cocked her head. “I suppose so. As long as you don’t mind risking your person. In that costume, I can’t promise my hands won’t wander. All those buttons make me want to open them with my teeth...” 

He groaned, as the image of her undoing his clothing with only her mouth, popped into his brain. He narrowed his eyes, but reined in the lust that simmered just under the surface. “Naughty girls get spanked. Hard.” 

Her breath caught in her throat, but he could hear the need in her voice when she spoke. “Then I guess I’ll have to be naughty.” 

Tempted to pull her over his lap, the only thing that saved her was the fact the car came to a stop. He yanked the zipper shut on his play bag. There wasn’t a doubt in his mind, he’d have her bound to a St. Andrews Cross wearing nothing more than that crisp white apron and begging for release before the night was over—at least if he had anything to say about it. 

As the door opened and she moved to exit, he took a deep breath. Now was not the time to act like an over-eager teenaged boy. Grabbing his toy bag, he slid out of the limo and stood. And stopped to take in the resort. Gone were the bright lights of the Strip. Instead, in its place was a massive resort complete with pueblo-style buildings that were backlit by soft ground lights. In the moonlight with the desert in the distance, it had an ethereal feel to it.

©Dakota Trace All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.

#MySexySaturday {55}: An unexpected ride...

So for this week, we're supposed to focus on coach rides, or in my case limo rides. I'm currently in the midst of the writing a submission for Decadent's new sub call for their 1NS line. I'm having such fun with this idea. (You can find the sub call HERE - if you're interested.) Anyway, I couldn't resist this call and Seb (who's full name happens to be Seba) from Wyk's Surrender, is finally getting his own story. I sooo love revisiting characters. So enjoy this little snippet...and I'll remind you that's it's unedited - so be kind...

Set-up: Dressed up as thier favorite characters from the manga comic, Phantomhive, Seba aka Sebastian and his 1NS date, Akira aka Mey-rin are on their way to a masquerade ball being held at Club Carnivore, the newest and hottest BDSM resort in Vegas.  Enjoy! 

Snippet:

A light bulb seemed to go on in Jackson’s head because he nodded. “Japanese girls aren’t your thing?” 

A pang in his chest at the question didn’t surprise him. One Japanese girl had definitely been his thing. But now wasn’t the time to think of Akira. Not when he had a date waiting for him in the car. So he forced a light-hearted tone into his voice. “Not unless it’s Mey-rin. Something about her red hair, and how innocently she blushes but still manages to be lethal, that just does it for me.” 

Jackson led him over to a waiting limo. Pulling open the door, he gestured for Seba to get in. But just before Seba slid into the warm car, Jackson grinned and whispered low enough only he could hear. “Perhaps a thank you letter to Madame Eve wouldn’t be out of place. Enjoy yourselves. Your driver will wait to bring you back to the hotel.” 

“Of course. Thank you.” He barely got the words out before the door shut. Then the car began to move as it pulled away from the curb. In the darkened interior, he could barely make out the figure sitting across from him. 

A barely there sigh registered, mere moments before a soft snick as she flipped on the side light. A soft glow flooded the interior of the car. After his eyes adjusted to the sudden flare, his jaw about dropped to the floor, as the limo picked up speed. 

In the seat directly across from him, wearing a dark form fitting black maid’s uniform and a startling snowy apron that accented her lovely tits, his bespectacled companion gave him a tentative smile, then stuck out her hand. 

“Hello, I’m Mey-rin. I’m your date for the evening.”

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©Dakota Trace All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.

Retro Mondays {4}: Wyk's Surrender

This week I'm featuring my second 1NS book, Wyk's Surrender. This book came out last year and holds a near and dear place in my heart, as I got to revisit some of the characters for my first 1NS book, Blind Need.  While the first book was a contemporary erotic romance, Wyk's Surrender is a full on Domme in disguise tale. Hopefully you'll enjoy the snippet. :) 

Dakota 

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Blurb:

She wants to mark him and make him hers…

Mistress “V” lusts after her boss. She wants him at her mercy, begging for her touch, but he only knows her as his very capable assistant Venus. When an off-hand comment dashes her hopes, the sexy domme turns to Madame Eve at 1Night Stand for help…

He isn’t sure he can handle the dark pleasure she promises…

Living up to his father’s expectations has driven Wyk Havas to the edge. His curvaceous assistant Venus wants to push him past those limits, and he’s damn near attracted enough to try. But Venus’s preference for men to submit to her threw him for a loop. Can a date from 1Night Stand show him if he’s able to submit to a woman?

Can Wyk truly surrender to Mistress V’s pleasure or were they doomed from the start?

Excerpt:

Wyk wiped his damp palm over his slightly bristled scalp. Directions from his date passed through his brain even as he listened to the voice on the other end of the cellphone. He had to shave again, and his toiletry bag lay buried somewhere in his suitcase. The spectacular lights of the Vegas strip shone through his parted curtains. Not that he could give it the attention it merited. He was too busy trying to distract his dad. The last thing he would tell his strict Catholic father was he didn’t have time to talk because he had to get ready for a date. His dad would want to know particulars about the woman he couldn’t even begin to tell the old man.

“I know, Dad.” He tossed his unearthed toiletry bag on the bathroom counter. “Can’t you get Seb to go with you? He loves cat fishing.” Toeing his loafers off, he turned on the shower. A courier had dropped a packet with requested preparations. His date had laid out exacting conditions. She would participate as long he followed a few simple rules. He must be clean-shaven, including his head. The woman must have a thing for bald black men. Which is a good thing. The first time he’d done it, his college girlfriend had scratched at his scalp when he went down on her. The small bite of erotic pain had tripped his trigger.

His dad continued to gripe, finally asking Wyk if he was listening. He dragged his attention away from anything to do with sex to focus on placating his father.

“I know I promised to come down this weekend. I’m sorry I forgot to call, but I got busy at work and it slipped my mind. I didn’t expect Nate to call me out of the blue a couple of weeks ago and ask me to stand up with him during his wedding. Even if I caught a flight back to Chicago tonight, I wouldn’t be much use to you. Jet lag can be a real bitch. So I called to let you know I wouldn’t be able to come tomorrow, before I head back down to the reception.” Satisfied with the water temperature, he shut the shower door. “I’m not about to leave my buddy hanging.” His dad understood loyalty. After a couple more minutes of good-natured grumbling, his dad agreed to call Seb before hanging up with an order to kiss the bride. Pressing the end button, he tossed his cell on the counter.

Flicking the small buttons on his dress shirt open, he rolled his head in an effort to ease some of the tension in his neck and shoulders, which had built up since the wedding. The event had gone off without a hitch. With Venus in control of the arrangements, no one had dared to mess up her cousin’s special day. But it’d done a number on his libido to see her lush figure draped in champagne pink chiffon and her dark red hair in an elaborate up-do. Not to mention the shimmery hose that peeked out from the fluttering hem of her dress. He hadn’t been able to stop thinking about how her long legs would feel draped over his shoulders as she ordered him to eat her pussy. The cool disdain in her eyes had done little to temper his ardor either. Just the sight of it had him wanting to drop to his knees and tell her to do what she willed with him.

He jerked the clasp on his tux pants open and eased the zipper down, being careful to not catch himself in the teeth. Letting the pants pool at his feet, he wrapped his hand around his dick to comfort it. He had no idea if sex would be on the agenda tonight, but a man could hope. It’d been too long since he’d been laid. He needed this, even if the match Madame Eve had set him up with was nothing more than a stand-in. He’d shave his entire body if that’s what it took.

He turned to the sink, as the bathroom filled with steam. The water needed to be hot or he’d stiffen up. Four years of playing college ball had left its mark on him. After the long flight out, the steamy shower would be a welcome relief. While he shaved his jaw, he thought about the questions Madame Eve had said the woman would ask before they proceeded. Some of them made him hard, while others made him feel raw, exposed. Could he do this? Could he lay his soul open to a woman he’d just met?

©Dakota Trace All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.

Guest Blogger: La Isla del Encanto by Evelise Archer

Today it's my pleasure to have my fellow friend, critique partner and author, Evelise Archer swinging by.  And how cool is it that we both managed to have books coming out the same day?  *shakes head*  Unbelievable!  But either way with all the chaos going on around me with my own promotional whirl, I'm soooo happy to have Evelise stop by today. And pimp her new book. *leans in* And be sure to stop back on Sunday for my review of her yummy new book!  Take it away, sweetie...and don't mind the pouting muse in the corner.  She's ticked that she didn't get any chocolate at today's stop for my blog tour.  ((hugs))

First let me say thanks to Dakota for allowing me to pimp my new 1Night Stand, Tropical Paradise. And yes *looking around the room* Livvy too. Livvy, I come in peace, bearing dark chocolates, my sweet.

Well, let me tell you about Tropical Paradise, a story about La Isla del Encanto.

Hopefully the Spanish title grabbed your attention and now you’re asking, what the hell? My new release takes place in beautiful Puerto Rico, where the sun, sand, and the sea are in abundance. And all the hot men too.

Dakota, make sure that Livvy stays put and keeps her paws off my Latin hunks.

As a Latina, the island paradise is near and dear to my heart. Beautiful men and women grace the island’s beaches everyday soaking up the sun and looking for love. So, I decided, what better place than this scrumptious back drop for my 1Night Stand?

Writing Tropical Paradise was fun as I mapped the island in my mind, knowing that I had been there or could pinpoint any of the places. The drive from the airport in San Juan towards the coast, the sun shining brightly and the radio blaring. Every word written was a memory come to life and fueled my desire to tell Leo and Skyler’s story.

What you may find ironic is that out of everyone in my family, I am the least beachy-heat person. My family laughs as they ask, what kind of Puerto Rican are you, since you hate the heat and sand? What can I say- I may be Latina hot * put that in your pipe and smoke it Livvy* and have a Latin temper, but the heat is not my friend! I think is another life I was Eskimo and not Latina. Or better yet, I’m suited for a nudist colony.

I am my own oxymoron, but that’s what makes me unique and this Chica loves unique. I march to the beat of my own drum and make no apologies. 

Writing Tropical Paradise was fun, and quite frankly if it’s not fun, then why do it?!

Dakota, and yes even you Livvy, thanks for having me on your blog.

If you want to find me, here’s my Links and stop by to say hi!

Twitter: @Evelise Archer

FB: https://www.facebook.com/evarcher5

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/evarcher5/

Email: evarcher5@gmail.com

Blog: http://sexyforreview.blogspot.com/

Blurb: 

Can Madame Eve work her magic one more time? Leo Santos left the one man he loved behind to care for his ailing father. Sky Macy never forgot his one and only that got away. When they meet again on a blind date setup by 1Night Stand, will they go their separate ways or will the sparks reignite the love they never forgot? 

On a secluded beach at the resort Las Casitas Villas in Fajardo, Leo and Sky come face to face after many years apart. Passion ignites so hot it threatens to burn them from within. They both will need to open their hearts and learn to trust if they hope to find love during one night of passion in a tropical paradise.

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Tonight's the Night!

Tonight we'll find out if I'm as innocent as I claim to be. The wonderful Kali Willows will be interviewing me on her BlogTalkRadio show, Between Moonlit Covers, at 10pm CST.  We'll be discussing my new release, Wyk's Surrender, the 1 Night Stand and pretty much anything else that comes to mind. 

*blushes*

  This will be a first for me. I've done numerous online chats in the past - and they are easy. All I have to do is type. But I'm biting the bullet and am actually going to talk with Kalli and who ever else decides to call in. (Not to worry there will be an online component as well - or so I'm told.)  

So if you have the time, the inclination or even the least bit of sympathy for me as I take this big plunge, please stop by.  It will hosted from 10PM CST to 11PM.  (Sorry about the later hours - considering what we'll be talking about,it's best Dakota's kids are in bed.)   Below is the link to the site where the radio blog will be hosted.  

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©Dakota Trace All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.

#MySexySaturday {11}: Wyk's Surrender - WIP

Wow, how the week has flown. Saturday again already? Well that means that it's time once again for some #MyWickedSaturday. This week I'm going to bring you seven paragraphs from a book I just contracted with Decadent Publishing. (So this an obviously unedited snippet, where Venus finds that Madame Eve has set Venus up her boss.) Wyk's Surrender is a FemDom book for their popular 1NightStand series. I don't have any cover art yet, but check out the blurb below and yummy picture I posted to go along with it.  Enjoy!  Oh don't forget to stop by the rest of the peeps on the hop. Now off to check out the rest of the blogs.

                                                   

 Driven to the point of desperation by what

 they want, both Venus and Wyk turn to 

 Madame Evangeline in hopes of forgetting, 

 never suspecting the lovely Madame knows

 best…

 Venus Spinazzola-Navarro, better known 

 as Mistress “V” has been lusting after her 

 boss for longer than she can remember. 

 She wants him at her mercy, begging for 

 her touch, but when an off-handed 

 comment dashes her hopes, she turns to 

 the same match-making service her 

 cousin used. She’s going to drive her sexy 

 boss out of her dreams if it’s the last 

 thing she does.

 Chadwyk “Wyk” Havas has lived up his 

 father’s expectations as a “proud black 

 man’ for nearly his entire life, despite what 

 he wants. But when his sexy curvaceous 

 executive assistant has pushed him to his 

 limits, he gives in.  But before he’ll go 

 crawling to Venus on his hands and knees, 

 he needs to find out if he can submit to a 

 woman. He just never dreams the Domme 

 that Madame Eve sets him up with is actually 

 the woman he’s wanted all along.

Edging the door open, she gazed into the sitting room of the suite. As she expected, her date had arrived and was kicking off his shoes. Displeasure flowed through her, despite the revealing of his dark body in exercise shorts when he stripped off his t-shirt. His abs were well-defined and he had just a smattering of tight curls below his navel. Her attention was drawn away from his washboard stomach, when he struggled into the basic leisha position she’d requested.

Parting his thighs, the material stretched tight over his upper legs and groin, cupping and accenting his cock and balls. Her breath caught in her throat. But when he gave a muffled grunt as he crossed his arms behind his back, she shook her head. The over-anxious fool was going to screw around and hurt himself. Sighing, she entered the room, shutting the door behind her. The loud click had the man’s head swinging up in her direction. Thankfully, due to the lone lamp on the far side of the room, she was standing in the shadows, because nothing in her life as a Domme had prepared her for the sight of Wyk Havas, his body half exposed to her gaze as he knelt before her.

Her heart raced. She backed up until she ran into the closed door. Surely this had to be a joke. Madame Eve couldn’t have set her up with Wyk. There was no way her boss actually wanted to be at her mercy. She fumbled with the door handle, looking for an escape, but as he continued to kneel, her nerves settled. Was he truly the man she was supposed to be meeting or was it some kind of sick game Wyk was playing with her? More than once she’d cursed her loose tongue for screwing up the one and only time she’d taken him up on his offer for after-work drinks. She’d nearly spilled all her secrets after a few too many glasses of red wine. And my boss never looked at me the same again.

“Mistress V?” Her name came out a bit hoarse, drawing her attention. His dark eyes shone with uncertain need as he struggled not to move. A sigh escaped her when he unknowingly used her Domme name. She could do this. He had no idea who she was. An idea was forming in her head.

“Eyes down, slave.” She injected enough steel into her voice that amazingly Wyk’s gaze lowered. “When was our set meeting time?”

“Eleven-thirty, Mistress.” He started to lift his head, but caught himself when she growled with displeasure.

“And what time is it now?” She moved towards the bag she’d set on the sideboard. Unzipping it, she pulled the blindfold out along with the flogger. Turning, she approached him on light feet, until she stood in front of him. She was so close she could hear his shallow breathing. He was nervous. He had reason to be. A ticked-off Domme was never a good thing – at least not for the submissive.

©Dakota Trace All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.

SUPER Book Blast - Frost by Taryn Kincaid

I'm proud today to have a fellow Decadent Author from the popular 1NS line with me today on A Little Bit of Naughty.  So please welcome Taryn Kincaid! 

Dakota

BLURB:

Dagney Night, a sought-after succubus, is no stranger to blazing hot sex. But as Valentine’s Day approaches, she longs for something more. When oddly erotic paintings arrive for display at her art gallery, arousing everyone who views them, she wonders about the mysterious artist who created the works.

Maxwell Raines, a fire-sex demon, lives a life of solitude and seclusion behind the walls of his compound at Sleepy Hollow, channeling his lustful impulses into his art—until his muse deserts him and his temperature rises past the danger point. He needs sex. Now.

When Madame Evangeline arranges a torrid Valentine’s 1Night Stand for them, will the flames of their encounter be too hot to handle?

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EXCERPT:  

Dagney followed her sister’s glance, and her heart flipped like a gymnast unable to nail a vault. Darkness swathed the gallery with the exception of the lights above or below each of the paintings. The large man emerging from the shadows held her rapt. Waves of pure, unadulterated lust smacked her with such force she didn’t even see Lily and Campbell leave. The blast of raw desire crumpled her to the floor. Her gaze remained riveted on the tall hunk of ferocious male stalking toward her, radiating undiluted carnality. He set something carefully on the floor and grasped her by the elbows, his touch surprisingly gentle when he lifted her to her feet.

“I’m Maxwell Raines.”

Yeah. No kidding. Who else could a guy so hot, so studly, possibly be?

She told herself not to swoon. Ordered herself not to swoon. But, Goddess, that rumbling voice. More potent than a train barreling over the tracks. And he smelled so good. Sinfully masculine. A bit of musk, a bite of pine, an essence of dark, smoky nights. Sexy scents. Reminiscent of tangled satin sheets that had been given a good work-out.

Her legs turned to rubber, and she doubted they’d support her on their own. She’d be mortified if he’d have to scrape her puddled body up again. But he hadn’t yet relaxed his grip. Could she bullshit her way through the meeting without collapsing? “You’re late,” she said.

“I’m never late.”

“Well, the party’s over, Mr. Raines.” She waved a hand around the empty room.

“Depends on your perspective.”

“You’re big on perspective, are you?”

“I’m a painter.” A brief shrug accompanied his blunt words. “Obvious connection.”

“Right. But as you can see, everyone’s left.”

“You haven’t.” He gazed down at her, a black brow flaring. “And you’re what I’m here for.”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Taryn Kincaid lives in beautiful Bora Bora. Or wishes she did. When she's not parasailing up and down the Hudson River, taking care of her aging pet walrus, or volunteering at the local animal shelter [oh, HELL, no], she loves to arrange her voodoo doll-pin collection and practice chanting. Taryn is dedicated to eradicating the Kardashians and Honey Boo-Book from the face of the earth, along with The Bieb and sparkly vampires. At this moment, she is busy adjusting the tin foil to throw the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) off her trail. She hangs around a lot on Facebook and Twitter with her trillions of fans and pops in at Goodreads from time to time. You can catch her on her website, http://tarynkincaid.com, and her blog, http://dreamvoyagers.blogspot.com where she lives for comments!

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©Dakota Trace All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.