Mastered:
Ten Tales of Sensual Surrender
by Opal Carew, Portia De Costa, Madelynne Ellis,
Marie Harte, Joey Hill, TJ Michaels,
Kate Pearce, Carrie Ann Ryan, Sasha White, and
Emily Ryan-Davis with Jennifer Leeland
Three
Secrets by New York Times and USA Today bestseller Opal Carew
Sharing secrets has never been so exhilarating...
Nicole and Abel met in Paris and fell in love, but Nicole believes her secret
lifestyle will drive Abel away. After the vacation ends, she decides to take a
chance and share her secret, but little does she know he has a secret of his
own.
His Secret by International and UK Sunday Times bestseller Portia Da
Costa
Quiet storm…
Ben Chambers is the perfect handsome boyfriend. Sarah adores him, yet despite
their delicious lovemaking and the fun they share, she senses he has a secret.
But then, during a luxury weekend away, one casual pat to her bottom transforms
everything, revealing Ben’s thrilling hidden dominance, and a world of decadent
pleasure and deeper love.
Remastered by Multi-Award-Winner Madelynne Ellis
A bad experience with a former girlfriend caused Spook Mortensen to repress his
sexual urges, but when sound engineer Allegra Hutton is called upon to remaster
Black Halo's first album, there's only so much attitude and stubborn refusal to
listen to the bands' wishes he can take before he's forced to break his
self-imposed vow and take her in hand.
Working Out by USA Today bestseller Marie Harte
When lust turns to love, who’s really on top?
An ex-Marine with a kink for dominance, Mac is Maggie’s boss. But Maggie
doesn’t seem to realize he’s in charge…until he shows her that Sir is more than
a title. It’s a lifestyle that could suit them both. That’s if Maggie sticks
around long enough to wear his collar.
The Scientific Method by bestseller Joey W. Hill
Mastering her body was easy. Mastering her heart and soul will be an erotic
science…
In the vampire-servant relationship, the vampire holds all the power. Being
Lord Brian’s research assistant as well as his servant, Debra accepts that, but
she craves her Master’s heart. When Brian notices his servant’s unhappiness, he
uses methods they both understand to prove just what belonging to him fully
means.
Juicy by bestseller T.J. Michaels
Twilight Teahouse ~ Choose something decadent from our menu…
Solie Shaw is a brilliant self-made woman. After managing a corporation by day,
at night, all she wants is to not be in charge. The last man she’d gifted her
heart to had smashed it to smithereens and then did the mambo on top of the
pieces. Now, along comes the chance to get exactly what she needs. All Solie
has to do…is choose.
No Limits by USA Today bestseller Kate Pearce
All bets are off when there are no limits…
Dr. Julia Reed deals with life or death situations at a California ER. When
British businessman Alex Logan offers her a sexual bargain, she gets to share
her darkest fantasies; he gets the power to carry them out. But who is the real
winner in this high stakes game, and is Alex even playing fair?
Ink Reunited by USA Today bestseller Carrie Ann Ryan
Only two men can give Sassy the happily ever after she craves.
Rafe, Ian and Sassy loved each other…until it all blew apart. Now both men are
back for the woman they love. It will take more than apologies for these three
to overcome their history. But once they take that step, the streets of New
Orleans will never be the same.
Unfettered: An Overwatch Story by Sasha White
You never forget your first love
Mechanic Ronnie Lang is tired of being "one of the guys". Chasing the
fantasy of finding a dominant male to help her explore her sexuality she
applies to Overwatch, a private BDSM club where her eyes are opened to a world
that’s more than she ever imagined, and the man she’s never forgotten.
Bondage on 34th Street by Emily Ryan-Davis & Jennifer Leeland
In knots over love
After years of searching, Tasha Sears finally finds the Master of her heart …on
his knees in front of intimidatingly sexy bondage enthusiast Noah Dreyfuss. As
sparks flare between the three, Noah’s ropes will either bind them together or
pull them apart.
Meet
the Authors
Opal Carew, Portia De Costa, Madelynne Ellis,
Marie Harte, Joey Hill, TJ Michaels,
Kate Pearce, Carrie Ann Ryan, Sasha White, and
Emily Ryan-Davis with Jennifer Leeland
Opal Carew
Opal Carew is the author of over a dozen romance stories in
which she makes offerings of hope, success, and love to her readers. Opal loves
crystals, dragons, feathers, cats, pink hair, the occult, Manga artwork, and
all that glitters. She earned a degree in Mathematics from the University of
Waterloo, and spent 15 years as a software analyst before turning to her
passions as a writer. Opal lives with her husband and two teen-aged sons in
Ontario, Canada
@OpalCarew
Portia Da Costa
Portia Da Costa is a multi-published British author of
romance, erotic romance and erotic fiction. Her novels have been published by a
variety of different houses, both in the US and the UK, and translated into
many languages including German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian and
Japanese. Best known for her many novels for the pioneering British erotica
publisher Black Lace, her work has been praised for its intense
character-driven sensuality and the vivid emotional depth. She enjoys writing
books with contemporary, paranormal and occasionally futuristic settings, and
her Ladies’ Sewing Circle stories for Harlequin span the late 1880s and early
1890s.
Portia has been writing for publication since 1990, and has
had over twenty five novels and 100+ short stories published. In addition to
her writing for Black Lace and Harlequin, she's also worked with a variety of
other publishers including Samhain Publishing and Carina Press.
Portia is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association [UK]
and the Society of Authors [UK].
Portia lives in the heart of West Yorkshire, UK, with her
husband and their four cats. When she’s not writing she can be found reading,
watching TV and movies, hanging out on Twitter and Facebook, and enjoying
online life in general. She was formerly a librarian and has also worked in
local government.
Madelynne Ellis
Madelynne Ellis is a multi-published British author of erotic
romance. Her novels and short stories have been published by a variety of
houses both in the UK and US, and have been translated into German, Spanish and
Norwegian. She is best known for her Regency set novels for pioneering British
erotica publisher Black Lace, but also enjoys writing contemporary and
paranormal settings. Her aim is to deliver scorching, character-driven stories
that enchant, torment and don’t shy from darker aspects of life.
Madelynne lives in the UK with her partner of 20 years, their
two adorable children and a chocoholic rabbit. When not writing she enjoys live
role-playing, solving puzzles and hanging out online.
Marie Harte
I’ve been writing as far back as I can remember. Interest in
the written word, no doubt spawned by my English teacher father, continues to
this day. I’m a voracious reader, gobbling everything from romance to horror to
fantasy and more. I’m in love with the art of putting pen to paper…so to speak.
I majored in English from Penn State University, earning a
B.A. in Liberal Arts, as well as a commission in the United States Marine
Corps. Five years later, after serving as a communications officer, I left the
service to focus more on family. After going through an assortment of jobs–the
Marine Corps Reserve, an IT representative, a middle manager for a Fortune 500
transportation company–I stopped working to raise two new additions to the
family–my youngest sons. During this period, I decided to stop dreaming and
start seriously writing.
In December of 2004 my first story was published, and I
haven’t looked back since. I currently have over a hundred titles (yeah,
shocked me too!) with Carina, Ellora’s Cave, Fated Desires, Loose Id, Samhain,
Sourcebooks, and Totally Bound.
I’ve received several awards to include: the 2005 Passionate
Plume for Scifi/fantasy romance, the 2006 Amber Quill Heat Wave contest winner,
1st Place in Steamy Erotic romance for the 2006 Lories, finalist in the 2007
Linda Howard Award of Excellence, finalist in the 2008 Reveal Your Inner Vixen
MRWA contest, and finalist in the 2012 Reveal Your Inner Vixen MRWA contest.
Joey W. Hill
Joey W. Hill writes about vampires, mermaids, boardroom
executives, cops, witches, angels, simple housemaids... If there’s an erotic
love story to be told, she’ll take the plunge. As a result, she's proud and
humbled to have five series and over thirty award-winning and highly acclaimed
titles, as well as the support and enthusiasm of a wonderful and widely diverse
readership. In 2011, she was awarded a Career Achievement award in Erotica by
RTBookReviews.
According to her personal memo book, seen only by her
eyes--probably because it would reveal that she loves the Partridge Family and
the moviePure Country--the top three ways to ensure her readers continue to
come looking for her books are #1 Write a great story, #2 KEEP writing great
stories and #3 “For the love of God, don’t let them get to know the author –
that will scare them away.” (Particularly if they find out about the Partridge
Family.)
She has become known for writing the type of erotic romance
that not only wins her fans of that genre, but readers who would “never” read
BDSM romance. That’s because first and foremost, she thinks what attracts a
reader is strong characters.
“Whatever genre you’re writing, if the characters are
compelling and sympathetic, the readers are going to want to see what happens
to them. While I strive to make sure my work includes essential elements of the
storytelling craft – tight plot, engaging dialogue, etc. – if the character
development isn’t there, there isn’t much point in reading. It can be the
coolest plot ever, but if the reader could care less whether the hero or
heroine survive (in fact, in some cases you may be rooting for their
destruction just so you can be done with the darn thing), then it’s not a story
worth reading.”
Why is that? She believes that our world is an ironically
isolating one. Humans have overrun the planet, armed with a plethora of
communication tools. Yet we feel very alone in our own heads, trying to make a
connection with someone. The “ah, there you are – where have you been?” person.
The person who gives us an anchor, but also the courage to release our tedious
baggage to embrace ourselves fully.
That’s what she seeks to accomplish in every story. Bringing
characters together who have numerous emotional obstacles standing in their
way, watching them reach a soul-deep understanding of one another through the
expression of their darkest sexual needs, and then growing from that
understanding into love.
So why erotic romance? “Writing great erotic romance is all about
exploring the true face of who we are – the best and worst - which typically
comes out in the most vulnerable moments of sexual intimacy.” Who wouldn’t want
to write about that?
How does she accomplish that? She suspects it’s the
perfection of a Vulcan mind meld with the characters, which takes an effective
mix of manic depression, schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive behavior that
would make “Monk” look like a light weight. Not to mention the broad streak of
romanticism that forms an asphalt four-lane highway through her heart. It’s a
tendency that sends her back to her favorite book and movie scenes for
toe-curling or tear-inducing inspiration. (Her husband reports this with loving
resignation, since he’s often called upon to stoically endure the movie scenes
and hold her hand while she weeps through the mushy parts.)
T.J. Michaels
TJ picked up her first romance novel, a book by Heather
Graham, back in 1994. It was love at first page. She thought, “I love this! I
can write this, I know I can.” And she sat down and wrote a book full of alpha
guys and their kick butt women. That book sat on a shelf while TJ raised her
kids and established her career.
One day her son asked, “Hey mom, when are you going to do
something with that big book you wrote when I was little?” After cocking her
head sideways and giving it some thought, TJ sat down and wrote what became her
first published work. She hasn’t looked back, though she does still ask her
kids for suggestions.
TJ is now an award-winning author of several romance genres,
including paranormal, fantasy, sci-fi and urban fantasy romance. Writing like a
madman, TJ hasn’t lost steam. Her mind? Yep, that’s gone, but steam there is
a-plenty. A true Taurus, TJ isn’t slowing down and she’s definitely too
stubborn to stop when she sees the fence!
No matter the genre TJ is penning, her favorite thing to do
is build worlds. To take you somewhere extraordinary. To transport you to a
place where you can close your eyes and slip into your fantasy…
Kate Pearce
Kate Pearce was born into a large family of girls in England,
and spent much of her childhood living very happily in a dream world. Despite
being told that she really needed to ‘get with the program’, she graduated from
the University College of Wales with an honors degree in history.
After graduation, real life did intervene and she ended up
working in finance which was not the greatest career choice for a would-be
writer!
A move to the USA finally allowed her to fulfill her dreams
and sit down and write that novel. Along with being a voracious reader, Kate
loves trail riding with her family, ‘western style’ in the regional parks of
Northern California
Kate writes in several different romance sub-genres under different
names. She is a member of RWA and is published by Kensington Aphrodisia,
Ellora’s Cave and Virgin Black Lace/Cheek.
Carrie Ann Ryan
USA Today Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan never thought
she’d be a writer. Not really. No, she loved math and science and even went on
to graduate school in chemistry. Yes, she read as a kid and devoured teen
fiction and Harry Potter, but it wasn’t until someone handed her a romance book
in her late teens that she realized that there was something out there just for
her. When another author suggested she use the voices in her head for good and
not evil, The Redwood Pack and all her other stories were born.
Carrie Ann is a bestselling author of over twenty novels and
novellas and has so much more on her mind (and on her spreadsheets *grins*)
that she isn’t planning on giving up her dream anytime soon.
Sasha White
Gifted with a salacious imagination, National Bestselling Author
Sasha White’s brand of Romance with Heat, and Erotica with Heart is all about
sassy women and sexy men. With a voice that is called “distinctive and
delicious” by The Romance Studio, this Canadian author has become a reader
favorite.
A true eclectic heart Sasha was born in Calgary, Alberta and
raised all over Western Canada. The travel bug has stayed with her and ever
since she left home she’s continue to go wherever opportunity leads. That
includes travelling through some of the United States, as well as Scotland,
Ireland, Northern Ireland, Nepal, Singapore, Mexico, South Africa, Mozambique,
Swaziland and Greece. Aside from Mexico, Greece, and the States, her travels
have been for months at time, living out of a backpack while exploring these
countries, learning about their cultures and often volunteering at schools in
exchange for room and board.
After over 20 years as a waitress/bartender, Sasha now works
full-time as a writer. She’s says “I learned how to build well-developed,
realistic characters from exploring cultures, including our own when serving
millions of drinks to millions of people. I’ll talk to pretty much anyone, and
more importantly, listen to them.”
“Writing feeds my brain. Traveling feeds my soul.” ~
Sasha White
Emily Ryan-Davis
Emily Ryan-Davis is a lifelong East Coaster whose passion for
the written word saw her through jobs writing obituaries, press releases and
grants before she decided “I’m going to do this” and sat down to write a book.
And then she wrote a book. Several, actually, in a variety of steamy romance
sub-genres.
Life has undergone many changes since that first book. Now
she spends her days writing full-time and parenting even-fuller-time. All the
usual author loves apply, with chocolate, coffee and cats at the top the list.
Jennifer Leeland
I loved Harlequin romances when I was little and used to
sneak them from my mother’s bookshelf. But my father influenced me with Agatha
Christie, Ngiao Marsh and Arthur Conan Doyle. I finally wrote my first
completed novel in 2005 and never looked back.
It has been a fabulous journey. I have a special relationship
with my characters, who both annoy me and inspire me. And yes, they talk to me.
In the shower. In the car. When I’m trying to sleep. Many have asked me why I
write erotic romance. Believe me, it would probably be easier to write
something my mom could tell her friends about. But I love the emotion, the
conflict, the possibilities contained in erotic romance. When I read, I want to
indulge in fantasies. I hope I can do the same for others.
I live with a Redneck, who loves to brainstorm with me on
occasion, and my two dirt faced Okie kids in the Northern California Boonies.
I’ve published with Cobblestone Press, Liquid Silver Books, Loose-Id LLC.,
Samhain Publishing, and Whiskey Creek Press. I’m a moderator for the award
winning writer’s forum Romance Divas where I’ve been a member since 2006.
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