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Guardians of Hades book one – Sneak peek excerpt!

 

In yesterday’s post about Guardians of Hades, I asked if you would like to read a super sneak peek excerpt of the book, and it got a few comments, so I grabbed the first 1000 words of the book to share with you. Here’s an update on my progress with the book first. I wrote 10,000 words today and we passed the 100,000 word mark. How awesome is that? I was really excited when I saw that figure at the bottom of my screen when writing. It felt like a real achievement. I have another couple of chapters to write and then the book is finished in first draft. Strange how it’s gone from seeming as though I would never get it finished to suddenly almost done!

I had a great time writing today. It started out with a rather unconventional love scene and then the hero’s parents made an appearance due to something he said to his heroine. Since I’ll be sharing an excerpt, I’ll tell you now that the hero is called Ares. No, he’s not the god of war, but he’s named for him and that particular god has an interest in his life. He is a god in his own right though, the second eldest son of Hades and Persephone. It was fun writing Hades for the first time today and introducing him. He can’t leave the Underworld, so he only appeared at a distance and basically set the heroine, Megan, on edge. She met his mum though. I really enjoy writing Persephone. She’s all light to Hades’ darkness, but at the same time she’s got a dark side of her own. She’s not the sort of woman you mess with, and you certainly commit to her sons when you steal their hearts or face the dire consequences.

You’ll probably pick up on another of the heroes in this series’ names in the following sneak peek at the book. I’ll have the book wrapped up by the end of the week, which is great as I need to do the final proofread for Her Demonic Angel.

Anyway, I’m sure you’ve all skipped this to hit the goodies, and I hope you’ll leave a comment with any questions or feedback about the excerpt! Don’t be shy now. Oh, and forgive any mishaps and terrible writing. This is straight from the first draft so it’ll improve exponentially during edits!

 

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New Blog and Update on Guardians of Hades

I’ve moved over to a new blog, integrated into my website. You can still all follow the blog via FeedBurner or Networked Blogs, exactly the same as you could when my blog was with Blogger. My blog now runs off WordPress.org so it will take me a while to get used to the new platform, and get everything the way I like it.

You may notice that there’s a lack of comments on the blog right now. All of my old posts and their comments are here, but I’m integrating Disqus into my new blog and they’re currently processing several thousand comments I exported from this blog. Wow, that’s a lot of comments!

Please feel free to let me know if you find anything that is behaving wrongly, any hiccups you might encounter, or features my old blog had and this one lacks! I’d love some feedback. There are still a few styling issues that I want to smooth out, but other than that I think the switch over has gone quite smoothly so far. Now I just have to update all those ebook files, and everything else where my old blog address appears. The good news is that the old blog will now forward to the new blog, so people will still be able to find me!

On to an update for Guardians of Hades.

 

 

See, you still get the sexy pictures here at the new blog… yummy.

I’ve been working on and off on the first Guardians of Hades book this past week. I hit a bump in the road because I started reading a book on marketing / publicity as I wanted to see if I could find new ways to engage readers and increase my reach, and I’ve been thinking about websites and, of course, installing this new blog on my own website. All of this disengaged my writing brain and engaged my marketing and design brain, and I was left somewhat adrift. I have managed to get some more work done on the book though, and it’s coming along nicely now. I am up to 90,000 words as of this afternoon, and I wrote 8600 words today, starting the morning on a love scene and ending in the lead up to another. What can I say? The hero and heroine have got over their problems and are getting along very nicely now.

I’m heading for the race to the finish line now though. I think I have another 5 or 6 chapters to write, and that’s around 20-24,000 words, so the book will come out around my estimated 110,000 words. I want to get it wrapped up this week, but that might be asking too much. Unfortunately, if it tries to overrun, then I’ll have to set it aside or try to finish it while proofing Her Demonic Angel at the same time. That isn’t the sort of stressful life that I need, so I’m really hoping that I’ll get it done and then I can focus on proofing Her Demonic Angel.

I’m gasping to share snippets of the Guardians of Hades book with you so you can all get a taste of the series, but I don’t think it’s in any shape for a public outing right now. Maybe soon, when I have some spare time, I can read part of it over for any mishaps and share it with you.

Would you like to read a snippet from the first Guardians of Hades book?

 

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New paranormal romance books and science fiction romance books now available on Apple iBooks

I’ve managed to migrate more of my books over from Smashwords to Apple iTunes Connect. Again, there wasn’t too much of a gap between when these disappeared from Apple and when they reappeared again. I had a bit of a problem with Crave, but I solved that.

All of my paranormal romance books are now over, so I’m working on moving my science fiction romance books over now. I have moved over the Sons of Lyra series, and I’ll do the Daughters of Lyra series in one hit next.

Because I’m moving these books, they have new ISBNs and that means new links. Here’s all the books that hit the 32 Apple iBookstore / iTunes Stores this past week.

The German version of Covet, entitled Begehren, is also available now on Apple iBooks, but only in seven stores – including the big four and the German speaking countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Stand Alone Paranormal Romance Books

Forbidden Blood - Vampire Romance Book
Forbidden Blood
In a dark world where vampires exist and where Source Blood, a rare human blood type, can bestow godlike powers upon them, the vampire Venators of the Sovereignty fight to protect the humans by banishing those who drink it to the endless dark… Read more at my website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: long novel / 126000 words
released: June 2011

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

 

Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Books

 
Crave - vampire erotic romance book
Crave
His mind has been set on his work for the past one hundred years. Now a forbidden beauty has stolen his attention and is threatening to steal his heart too. Callum has come to the city of romance on business, not pleasure, but when he sets eyes on… Read more at my website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: novella / 35000 words
released: March 2012

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

 
Seduce - Erotic Vampire Romance Book
Seduce
Bloodlust runs in his veins, a dark master waiting for the day it will reign over him. Now a woman with a pure soul and wicked intentions has him in her sights and is determined to crack the ice around his heart, and she might save or damn him… Read more at my website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: novel / 55000 words
released: June 2012

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

 
Begehren - vampire erotic romance book
Begehren
Seit zwei Jahren waren sie füreinander entbrannt, die verbotene Anziehung mit jeder Nacht wachsend. Dem sündhaften Verlangen ihrer Herzen weiter zu widerstehen wird unmöglich. Javier weiß es besser, als seinem Hunger nach Lilah zu erliegen… Read more at my website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: novella / 32000 words
released: August 2012

Available from 7 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores:
Germany | Austria | Switzerland | USA | Canada | UK | Australia

 

Vampires Realm Romance Series Books

 
Spellbound - Erotic Paranormal Vampire Romance Book
Spellbound
What’s a girl to do when the two men she loves are suddenly her love slaves? A vampire and leader of her bloodline, Prophecy celebrates her Death Day in style with a two night ball. Everyone is there, but all she can think about is getting her mate.. Read more at my website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: short / 17550 words
released: October 2007

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

 

Sons of Lyra Science Fiction Romance Series Books

 
Sons of Lyra: Slave Princess - Sci-Fi Romance Ebook
Sons of Lyra: Slave Princess
Captain Lyra II, known as Balt to his family, is one of the famed sons of Lyra, the handsome princes with passionate hearts that every girl in the galaxy wants to catch. The second eldest son, he’s content with the freedom and adventure that life… Read more at my website

genre: sci-fi romance book
length: short / 16111 words
released: May 2008

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

 
Sons of Lyra: Runaway Hearts -  Science Fiction Romance Ebook
Sons of Lyra: Runaway Hearts
Heir Prince Lyra I hates his life, and it’s only getting worse. Not only do Sebastian’s parents force him to remain on Lyra Prime with them and control his life, now they’ve gone and arranged his marriage. Unable to stand the thought of getting… Read more at my website

genre: sci-fi romance book
length: short / 16111 words
released: June 2008

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

 
Sons of Lyra: Fight For Love - Sci-Fi Romance Ebook
Sons of Lyra: Fight For Love
Lieutenant Lyra IV is as sinfully handsome and irresistible as his elder brothers, but the one woman he wants seems to be immune to his charm. Every man in his squadron is falling over themselves to win her. Literally. When the reward is getting… Read more at my website

genre: sci-fi romance book
length: short / 15274 words
released: July 2008

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

 
Sons of Lyra: Stranded - Science Fiction Romance Ebook
Sons of Lyra: Stranded
Captain Lyra III is known for his vicious attitude and brilliance in battle. Second youngest of the infamously passionate and handsome sons of Lyra, he’s a born leader and doesn’t take no for an answer. Except this time. Acer is facing a future… Read more at my website

genre: sci-fi romance book
length: short / 12129 words
released: August 2008

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

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Guardians of Hades – Progress update on my paranormal romance WIP

It’s been over a week since I last blogged about my progress on the first book in the Guardians of Hades series. I’ve been working hard on it since then, and it’s now up to 64000 words. That’s a little over half of the book written in first draft.

I’m not really feeling it today though, and wasn’t yesterday. I think my writing schedule is causing me a headache and has made me stutter a little. My flow has stopped for the moment. Now I have to do something to get it back again, and while I do that, I need to keep on top of things.

I don’t think it’s helping that I’m stuck in my house today. I don’t mind writing at home, but it’s full of distractions, which is why I prefer to head out to a cafe when I need to get a serious amount of words on screen in every writing session. I’m a good writer though, so I always have a plan. Yes, I’m not feeling the writing bug right now, but that doesn’t mean I can kick back and do nothing, allowing my schedule to get totally out of hand. I’m experienced enough to know there is no point in forcing myself to write when I don’t feel like it. That means I have only one real option. I get all the promotion stuff, admin work, emailing, arranging of dates for a huge promotion run for Her Demonic Angel, etc done and off my list. This means that I’m effectively exchanging time I had set aside for that stuff in the rest of the week for time I can then use to write when the bug comes back and firmly bites me. Clever, eh?

I think my lack of interest in writing today may also have something to do with the fact that I didn’t get any done yesterday. I was stuck in admin hell, getting more books up onto Apple and a lot of other stuff that needed my attention. I had thought I could do it quickly (don’t we always?), but I woke up feeling under the weather with a bad throat, and that sort of slowed me down.

But still, on a more positive note, the book is coming along nicely and I think it’s turning out pretty good. I’m getting a shiny editor for it because I’m intent on this one turning out as nothing but terrific and I’ve recently become obsessed with a freelancing site that I’ve found really wonderful people on (the people who translated Covet into German for me). I think it will be nice to work with an editor for a change and I’m interested to see how much time it frees up for me. I still have to edit the book before I then give it to an editor, but I’m hoping it might cut some time out of my schedule. That means I can write more. Yay!

Now I need to crack on and get everything on my list for the week done and I can hopefully end the week back on schedule with this novel!

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Vampirerotique Summer Book Tour – What’s next in the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series?

Today, I’m going to talk about the series and what’s in store for you all. It’s my final date on my tour, so it makes sense to end it on a “what’s next?” vibe.

First, I need to introduce you all to the world of the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series.

The series focuses on the world of Vampirerotique, a theatre that hosts performances for a vampire-only audience and entertains them with erotic acts between vampires and their human thralls. The theatre is run by four vampires, two of them from elite families, Javier and Callum, and two of them from an aristocrat family, Antoine and his older brother Snow. There are also two vampires who have come in to help run the theatre, and those are Andreu, who is Javier’s younger brother, and Payne. There are humans who work at the theatre, all of them owned by a vampire master, bonded to them by blood. Humans outside this small circle are unaware of the existence of vampires.

Covet, the first book in the series, introduces readers to the world and to the hero who had the initial idea for the theatre together with his fellow elite, Callum. Javier is a sexy Spanish vampire who has spent the past century running the theatre with the others and lives the life of a bachelor and has little interest in romantic entanglements, until he set eyes on Lilah. Lilah is an owned human, sent to work by her master, and the laws dictate that a vampire cannot touch that which belongs to another without breaking that law, sentencing them to death and paining the human. Javier fights his desire for Lilah for two years, unaware that she’s fighting her feelings too, until fate brings them together in a private box during one of the erotic performances. Covet is the ultimate forbidden love story and it will have you flipping pages at lightning speed so you can find out how it all ends!

Next in the series is Crave. In Crave, we follow Callum to Paris. Callum’s role at the theatre is sourcing performers and he’s come to the city of love on business, not for pleasure. When he sets eyes on a gorgeous woman in a nightclub, he tries to fight his dark desire for her but resisting her is impossible. His carnal hunger for a woman most vampires would see as an enemy, a hot sassy werewolf named Kristina, will leave you panting for more.

Antoine, the younger aristocrat vampire owner of Vampirerotique (only around a thousand years old), finds himself the target of a calculated and merciless attack on the defences around his heart in Seduce. Sera, a beautiful young elite vampire, has been watching Antoine since she first attended the theatre with her sire and now she is determined to chip away the ice that protects his heart and set him on fire, and she’ll do whatever it takes to gain an audience with him, even get on the stage herself and act out a private performance for his eyes only. Seduce is out now!

Seduce also introduces two new elite vampires, Andreu and Payne.

Andreu, the younger brother of Javier, steps into the world of Vampirerotique bent on learning all he can about it and taking it with him when he leaves to return to Barcelona and start his own erotic theatre. He’s a man who is all business and he’s determined not to fall in love like his foolish brother, but when he finds himself faced with a challenge in the form of a sexy succubus, Varya, he can’t help feeling that determination isn’t going to save him from a fall after all. Enslave is out now!

After those four stories have set your hearts on fire, I will be luring you all back to the theatre later this year with the next book in the series!

First up is Payne’s story, Bewitch, where the young elite vampire travels into the fae underworld searching for a way to help Varya and Andreu. Chasing leads isn’t his style, especially when most of them are dead ends. His final shot at helping his friend is a witch who seems to be immune to Payne’s enigmatic charms, and she wants something in return. But her price is something that Payne cannot give her because to do so he will have to embrace a side of himself he had long wished didn’t exist and face a past he cannot forget.

Book six in the series belongs to the man all hearts have been waiting for if you go by the reviews for Covet, Crave and Seduce, and even Enslave!

Snow, the older brother of Antoine and a man afflicted with a vicious bloodlust, will be making hearts melt in his story, Unleash. On the verge of losing his sanity, Snow’s battle with his affliction has intensified and become one of life and death. When a woman capable of taming his darkness appears in his bedroom, Snow must face events in his past he had long forgotten and atone for his sins if he is to find the strength to unleash his heart and win her love. But when those he loves come under threat, he must decide whether to fight for his family and lose her forever or fight for love.

I hope you’ll all follow the series and the romances as they unfold at Vampirerotique!

Be sure to follow this fantastic tour between June 28th and August 25th to learn more about the passionate heroes, wicked heroines, and life at London’s premier vampire erotic theatre! You can also find yourself in with a chance to win a $50 or $25 Amazon Gift Certificate if you follow the tour. More details, including how to enter and a full list of stops, are available at the Vampirerotique Summer Book Tour page.

Leave a comment on this post and enter the giveaway on the tour page in order to gain points. Just let me know you commented on this specific post by pasting in the URL into the extra information box.

Covet, Crave, Seduce and Enslave are all available in ebook from Amazon Kindle stores, Apple iBookstores, Kobo Books and other retailers. Covet, Crave and Seduce are also available at Barnes and Noble Nook store. Covet and Crave are also available as an anthology paperback, and Seduce is available as a solo paperback. Excerpts are available for all of the current releases in the series, so you can get a taste of these wicked erotic romances.

Books in the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series
Covet (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 1)
Crave (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 2)
Seduce (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 3)
Enslave (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 4)
Bewitch (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 5) – Coming soon!
Unleash (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 6) – Coming in 2013!

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Vampirerotique Summer Book Tour: ENSLAVE Exclusive Excerpt – erotic vampire romance book

The Vampirerotique Summer Book Tour comes to my blog again today for an exclusive excerpt from one of the erotic vampire romance books in the series.

My last exclusive excerpt is from the new release in the series, Enslave. I’ve already posted chapter 1 in a previous blog post as part of the Vampirerotique Summer Book Tour and also chapter 2 when the book was released, so here’s chapter 3 for you all to read today. You can read chapter 1 at this blog post and read chapter 2 at this blog post.

First, I’ll set the picture with the blurb so you all know a little more about the story and characters.

Felicity Heaton
His determination to succeed in business has left no room in his life for love. Now, a beautiful and deadly succubus has teleported into his dark, decadent world and is in danger of enslaving his heart.

Andreu’s future entails opening an erotic theatre like Vampirerotique, gaining wealth, women and power, not shackling himself to a single female, but he cannot deny the dangerously seductive succubus who stirs his anger and passion, and tempts him like no other—he will have her.

The moment their eyes meet, Varya knows she cannot have the exotic dark vampire who sets her pulse racing. His shadowed aura marks him as forbidden, but the hungers he awakens in her are too intense to resist—she must have a taste.

When an erotically-charged kiss ignites their soul-searing passion and reveals something dangerous about Andreu, will Varya leave forever or will she dare to risk all in pursuit of something she thought was beyond her reach?

Available now in ebook from:
Amazon Kindle Stores:
USA / International | UK | Germany | France | Spain | Italy

Apple iBookstores / iTunes:
USA | UK | Australia | Canada

Other ebook retailers:
Author’s website | Kobo Books | All Romance eBooks

Warning: HOT excerpt, not for the shy types…

CHAPTER 3

“I want to know what the fuck she is!” Andreu snarled and paced the black-walled double-height room, shaking all the way to his bones.

Whatever she had done to him with that kiss, it had been potent and drugging, leaving him all too compliant and hazy. His senses still hadn’t come back to full strength yet and his skin felt too tight and too hot. Not to mention that his cock was on a hair-trigger, eager to get instantly and painfully hard whenever he recalled his moment with her, which was around ten times per second.

Wherever she had touched him burned with blistering heat that had branded her imprint onto his flesh and he couldn’t shake the images of her that rushed through his mind, constant replays of how good it had felt to pin her against that wall and kiss the breath out of her.
Payne stood in the middle of the room, calm and cool, impassive grey gaze following Andreu. Snow had collected Antoine from his room, and Javier had phoned Callum to tell him to stay away from the theatre, just in case things turned violent with their intruder.

“Whatever the creature is, it is gone.” Snow’s words were of little comfort. Andreu hadn’t sensed her fully until she had let him. What if Snow was wrong and she could fool his senses too?

“How do you know that?” Andreu turned on him and the cold edge to the immense ancient male’s icy eyes warned him to back off or face the consequences.

“I know.” The calm reply was one he would be a fool to challenge but he was too fired up, too rattled by how easily she had closed the gap between them and brought him to his knees, to heed any warnings.

Andreu curled his fingers into fists and clenched them so tightly that his bones ached.

“Andreu.” Javier stepped into his path, blocking his way to Snow, and settled his hands on Andreu’s shoulders. He squeezed them, a show of solidarity and comfort that Andreu needed now more than ever. “We will find out what the creature is and how to protect against her.”

“Succubus.”

Everyone turned to stare at Payne.

“She is a succubus. They feed on sexual energy but normally they have more sense than to wander into a vampire’s territory.” Payne shook his head, the motion echoing the disbelief in his tone. “This one is missing a few pieces of her puzzle, if you get what I mean. Not only did she breeze straight in here to catch the show, but she sucked your face.”

Andreu frowned at him, unsure whether Payne was insinuating that she had made a poor choice by kissing him and could have done better or she had been insane to go after a vampire.

“You seem to know a lot about fae.” Antoine stepped away from Snow and towards Payne. Payne shrugged again but a glimmer of discomfort surfaced in his eyes, demolishing the effect of his casual air. He flexed his fingers, causing his forearms to ripple and tighten against the rolled up sleeves of his dark silver shirt. A nervous trait? What did Payne have to be nervous about? “Is she going to prove a problem?”

“I doubt it.” Payne ran his fingers over the soft spikes of his blond hair, revealing the elaborate swirling symbols tattooed on the undersides of his forearms. “Succubi know better than to meddle with vampires. We can sense them. She was using a strong glamour tonight, one that would have been draining her fast, and we startled her. She probably kissed Andreu to take some strength, enough for her to zip out of here and away to somewhere safe.”

“So she won’t be coming back?” Andreu frowned at himself. Why the Devil did he sound so disappointed? The succubus had tried to drain him with that kiss. What a kiss it had been though. He couldn’t remember ever sharing a kiss quite like it. His blood heated at just the memory, scorching him with the need for another, and his cock hardened once again.

Dios. He would probably end up dead if she kissed him again. He wasn’t even sure how he had found the strength to push her away. One moment he had been swimming in the kiss, oblivious to anything other than the bliss of her lips on his and wanting it to go on forever, and the next he had come crashing back to the world and realised that she was out to harm him. He had reacted on instinct to protect himself. He hadn’t meant to toss her across the room as he had. He had just wanted her mouth off him.

Was the pleasure he had felt when kissing her the result of her power as a succubus? For some reason, that thought didn’t sit well with him. It had felt real at the time, a natural passion and hunger for her that he hadn’t been able to deny. He didn’t like the idea that it might have all been the product of her tampering with his feelings. That was what succubi did. They toyed with men and made them feel things so they could get off on their aroused state. Andreu growled under his breath. She had played him.

But it had all felt so real at first. He had wanted her and when she had kissed him, he had given in to that need, surrendering to the attraction he felt towards her and his desire. It had been bliss and fire until his senses had sparked and he had suddenly weakened.

Did that switch between pleasure and pain signal the moment she had begun to feed from him?

If it did, then was everything that came before it real and not an illusion caused by her power?

He growled and tunnelled his fingers through his short hair. He would never know without asking her, and even if that happened he probably couldn’t trust a word that left her sultry luscious lips.

His cock hardened again.

Dios. She was going to be the death of him.

He tugged his black suit jacket down to make sure none of the males in the room with him would notice just how much that single mind-blowing kiss had affected him.

It wasn’t just the kiss that had him rock hard for her. She was undeniably beautiful, had dangerous curves designed for his hands to snake over and his lips to explore slowly, and extraordinary eyes that captured his whenever they met. She was bold, tempting and sexy. He had known some firecrackers in his time, but he had a feeling that she would outshine them all.

“I highly doubt she will return,” Payne said and Andreu nodded, and ignored the part of him that clung to the hope that Payne was wrong and she would return so he could kiss her again. Payne shrugged. “You saw how she reacted to me.”

Andreu certainly had. The succubus had stared at Payne as though he was the antichrist and had flashed a sharp set of teeth before disappearing.

“Either way, I want security at the theatre increased. Javier and Andreu, call the firm we use for day security and see about getting us some older vampires to protect the theatre. I want them to be discreet. The last thing we need are the attendees seeing them.” Antoine flicked a glance at him and then his brother. “All clear?”

Andreu nodded at the same time as Javier. It was clear all right. They were going to be on high alert for the next few performances at least. If their uninvited guest decided to return, it could prove to be a problem for the business, and the business was his priority, not pleasure. The older vampires had sensed her tonight. Chances were, they were already talking about what they had felt.

“Payne, I want you to come with me and Snow to my office. You are going to tell us everything you know about her species.” Antoine didn’t wait for the blond elite vampire to acknowledge him. He strode away with Snow stalking along behind him.

Payne muttered a curse under his breath and then followed.

Why had she reacted so violently to Payne?

When Andreu had seen her across the theatre, and when she had revealed herself to him in this room, she hadn’t reacted to him in that way. She had looked shocked, but definitely interested in him. Not scared.

Was she only interested in him as a target or did she desire him because she found him attractive?

He had seen the hunger in her incredible eyes. He had never seen eyes like hers. Deep brown edged them but in the centre, around the black chasms of her pupils, they were blue and flecked with gold. Maybe Payne was wrong and she was a siren rather than a succubus. She could lure a man with those eyes. Had lured him in with them more than once.

He frowned.

“It wasn’t chance that she kissed me,” he whispered and Javier looked over at him. “It wasn’t random. She didn’t just come across me and see a chance to feed so she could disappear.”

“What makes you say that?”

Andreu lifted his head and met Javier’s deep brown gaze. “I saw her in the theatre, when you went down to speak to Antoine and Snow. She saw me. She looked right at me and I felt pulled to her, and then she disappeared and the spell snapped. She was still there though, Javier. Watching me as I watched the spot where she had been.”

“What do you think it means?”

“I think it means that I need to take a shower and get my head straight.” Andreu pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes.

He was reading into things again and he only had to look at his brother to know where that sort of behaviour led when it came to females. He wasn’t about to become the victim of a woman’s charms. She was beautiful, but he refused to fall for her tricks. Nothing he felt for her was real. It was a fabrication created by her so he would go along with everything she did and she could feed on him. It was the same trick a vampire used on a human, putting them in thrall and making them feel pleasure so feeding from them was easy.

“She probably just chose me as a target because I saw her,” Andreu said, trying to convince himself as well as his brother. “If I hadn’t stopped her, she could have killed me. Maybe that’s what she wanted from me. I saw her and she wanted me dead. What other reason could she have for remaining at the theatre?”

“Payne said she needed more energy.” Javier ran a hand over his short sandy hair and settled it around the back of his neck, an action he often did when thinking or concerned. It was a wonder his brother had any hair left. “Do you think that wasn’t the case?”

Andreu nodded. “She had enough power to disappear. She could have used it to get out of the theatre, or could have slipped out with the crowd. Why stay if not to kill me?”

“I don’t want you sleeping in your temporary quarters today.” Javier frowned and touched his arm, his eyes warm with worry. “Stay in Callum’s quarters across from mine. I will keep an eye on you.”

Andreu covered his brother’s hand on his arm and tried to take comfort from it, and from the promise in Javier’s dark eyes. Neither gesture reassured him though. If the succubus wanted him dead, what was to stop her from feeding to regain her strength and then teleporting straight into his room? Would he be strong enough to fend her off again or would she get her wish this time?

Death by sex.

What a way to go.

He was too damn young to die though. At barely five hundred years old, he was in his prime and had centuries if not millennia ahead of him, and he wasn’t about to let a succubus take those from him.

She could come after him if she wanted but he wasn’t going to take it lying down. Andreu raised an eyebrow. He wasn’t going to take anything at all, and certainly not lying down.

He had fought fae in the past, had warred with werewolves and even vampires in his time as a warrior when he was younger and the world had been a place where battles were frequent and swords were more than ornaments.

In those days, he had spent more time bloodied than clean.

She had chosen the wrong vampire to target.

A shower would help him steel his mind against her beauty and those eyes, blood would replenish his strength and bring his senses back to their full power, and time would lure her into his trap.

If the succubus wanted a fight, then she had got herself one.

This was war.

And he would be the victor.

I hope you enjoyed this exclusive excerpt!

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Covet, Crave, Seduce and Enslave are all available in ebook from Amazon Kindle stores, Apple iBookstores, Kobo Books and other retailers. Covet, Crave and Seduce are also available at Barnes and Noble Nook store. Covet and Crave are also available as an anthology paperback, and Seduce is available as a solo paperback. Excerpts are available for all of the current releases in the series, so you can get a taste of these wicked erotic romances.

Books in the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series
Covet (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 1)
Crave (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 2)
Seduce (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 3)
Enslave (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 4)
Bewitch (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 5) – Coming soon!
Unleash (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 6) – Coming in 2013!

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Guardians of Hades – Progress on the first draft of book one in the series!

It has been a long but fruitful week. I’ve completed the first round of proofing for Her Demonic Angel so I can now focus on getting the first draft of Guardians of Hades Book One written. Exciting news for me, and hopefully for you too.

I had a slow start because of my writing jitters, but I managed to get the first chapter written on Tuesday, and on Wednesday increased that to the first three chapters, ending with around 11500 words written in the first two days. That’s below my usual output but it has been a very slow start with this book.

I’m picking up speed now though. I had some ideas for tweaks for the first three chapters, so my first task this morning was to go through each chapter and complete my tweaks, improving the description and adding some things I had thought about on my day off on Thursday. I finished today at 20500 words, and had to force myself to stop because my back was getting achy from sitting for so long and my fingers were tired. It’s closer to the speed I like to write at, clocking up 9000 words today. Hopefully, I can hit my optimum 10000 words a day next week and then we’ll be flying.

I’m really enjoying writing the series so far and I’m still really excited about it. I think you guys are all going to absolutely love these godly brothers. I’ve reached a scene where all seven sexy heroes are in the same room with the first heroine, and hell, she’s finding it hard to concentrate despite her dire situation. There are a few brothers that scare her, but her hero and the eldest brother have her mesmerised!

I’ll hopefully wrap up this chapter on Monday and then I get to dive back into the heroes head as he has a meeting with his brothers to address a few sticky issues, namely his antagonist.

Writing for two days in my usual cafe in my town has led to a decision that I don’t like it there as much as I like it at the Starbucks near where my husband works. It’s much easier to concentrate there because there are less kids running amuck and the seats are more comfortable, and the lighting is natural. It’s just a nicer place to work. The local cafe in my town has bench seats like Starbucks, but the seat is too deep so I can’t sit with my back against the padded back, and I end up hunched forwards and get a crick in my neck. Not a great environment for writing.

I’m hoping to spend time at the Starbucks next week and my productivity should rise to reach my daily writing targets.

Still, with the first 20000 words of the book done, I now have a better impression of the characters and the story, as well as the series, and I really do think you guys are going to love it!

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Guardians of Hades – Writing the series for a proposal has given me a case of the butterflies!

I am both excited and very nervous today. It’s that weird mixture of trepidation and adrenaline and doubts and confidence, and general craziness that sometimes hits an author when they’re about to begin writing something new. It’s the blank canvas effect I used to suffer when painting or drawing. You know what’s in your head, and you want it to look as amazing as it does there when you get it down onto paper, but you have these niggling voices that tell you it’s not going to… it’s going to suck.

My stomach is somersaulting better than most Olympians.

I know the way to overcome the nerves is to sit down, get a playlist together that suits my characters and the book, put that music on, scan my outline for the book and just let it flow, but it’s never as easy to do something as it is to say it… or think it.

I guess I’m writing this post mostly because I’m extremely excited about finally putting fingers to keyboard on a first draft of the first book in this series (and also extremely nervous) and also because I know a lot of writers out there will be able to empathise with me on this one, and it might help a lot of new authors if they know that if they get a case of the butterflies before or even during writing a book, it’s perfectly normal and even the most seasoned of writers experience it.

For me, the nerves this time around are there for several reasons. The Guardians of Hades series is one that I originally came up with back in 2008 and since then I’ve been working on it in dribs and drabs, never quite finding the time to sit down and write it. I wanted to be at the top of my game when I wrote this one. I wanted to have ironed out every little bump in my writing so I could do a fantastic job on it, because I REALLY wanted it to look on paper as it does in my head. I knew that back in 2008, I wasn’t at the level of writing to do that. I had some issues to overcome, and much more to learn. I’m constantly learning–from each book I write, each book I read, each article I scan over, and everything I hear. I never stop learning and I never stop trying to reach the top of this writing game, and I know that to reach that pinnacle, I need to keep learning and not stagnate and declare that I’m perfect and I don’t need to grow as a writer. Every writer needs to keep growing, keep learning, and keep reading. If you think you don’t, then you’re only hurting yourself.

The other reason I’m experiencing a bad case of the jitters is because I’m writing this series for a proposal. Yes, a proposal as in something that will become a submission to an editor at a publishing house. I have always maintained that this series was going to be the one I approached New York with and I stand by that, even in this age of indies. I’m a success as an indie writer, but I’m not one to count my chickens before they’ve hatched, meaning I don’t bank on indies being forever as successful as they are today. I want a slice of both pies, a foot in each pond, and any other metaphor you want to throw in there. I also still believe that to reach my maximum potential audience, I need to keep expanding and break out beyond where I am now, and to do that, I need some major backing. I’ve built myself a very good platform and I have fantastic readers who support me through thick and thin, but I want to take that to the next level. I want to reach new readers and there’s still a huge percentage of them who prefer paperbacks to ebooks, or who prefer published to indie. I don’t fall on one side of the argument or the other about indie vs published. Both are writers, and I’m a writer, and to reach my goals, I need to take advantage of every possible avenue open to me.

I was recently given the opportunity to speak to the wonderful agent of a very wonderful author who hooked me up with her. I honestly never expected the agent to email me, or for us to strike up a conversation about this series, or her to see the potential in it and my author brand. I can’t thank this amazing, friendly author enough for what she did for me, a relative stranger and also a kindred soul. She’s given me a boost up the ladder towards that star I’m trying to reach at the top. Now I just have to live up to my hype and produce a book and a series that will blow not only the agent away, but New York with her.

Wish me luck!

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New paranormal romance books now available from the Apple iBookstores and iTunes!

I’ve managed to migrate another bunch of books over from Smashwords to Apple iTunes Connect, and I don’t think there was much time with these ones missing from the iBookstore / iTunes. I’m moving all my paranormal romance books over first, and I’m getting close to being done with them. Because I’m moving them, they have new ISBNs and that means new links. Here’s all the books that hit the 32 Apple iBookstore / iTunes Stores this past week.

Stand Alone Paranormal Romance Books

Vampire for Christmas - Paranormal Vampire Romance E-book

Vampire for Christmas
It was one last mission. Shannon, a demon hunter with the agency, is looking forward to leaving behind the small town and the vampire she’s been stuck with for the past two years. Things are getting complicated fast and she wants out. A fresh… Read more at my website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: novella / 30000 words
released: November 2010

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Books

Covet - vampire erotic romance book

Covet
They’ve burned for each other for two years, the forbidden attraction between them growing each night. Now resisting the sinful desires of their hearts is becoming impossible. Javier knows better than to succumb to his hunger for Lilah. The mortal… Read more at my website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: novella / 30000 words
released: January 2012

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Her Angel Romance Series Books

Her Dark Angel - Paranormal Angel Romance Ebook

Her Dark Angel
An angel without a mission, Apollyon lives trapped in Hell guarding the bottomless pit. Surrounded by endless darkness, he longs to fly free on Earth once more but his master hasn’t called him in centuries. When the call finally comes, it’s to… Read more at my website

genre: paranormal angel romance book
length: novella / 30000 words
released: August 2010

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Her Guardian Angel - Paranormal Angel Romance Book

Her Guardian Angel
A guardian angel dedicated to his duty, Marcus will do whatever Heaven asks of him, but even his loyalty has its limits. When his superior orders him to gain Amelia’s trust through seduction, Marcus starts to question his mission and his feelings… Read more at my website

genre: paranormal angel romance book
length: long novel / 110000 words
released: July 2011

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Vampires Realm Romance Series Books

Reunion - Paranormal Romance Ebook

Reunion
The Law Keeper for the Venia bloodline, Marise doesn’t want to return home but duty dictates that she must investigate the attempt on her lord’s life by another vampire. When she sets eyes on her lord, Marise realises that she might have been… Read more at my website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: novella / 27100 words
released: January 2008

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Winter's Kiss - Paranormal Vampire / Werewolf Romance Book

Winter’s Kiss
Their lord drinks blood and they are dead men walking. The tales of the mansion don’t stop Nika from falling for one of the guards, but when wolves attack her and he rides to her rescue, she discovers that her knight is anything but saintly. He is… Read more at my website

genre: paranormal werewolf romance book
length: novel / 78000 words
released: June 2009

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

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New paranormal romance books now available from the Apple iBookstores and iTunes!

As you all know by now, I’m currently moving from working with Smashwords with a lot of ebook retailers to working with them directly. I feel it’s more beneficial to me if I work directly with companies like Apple and Kobo, as it gives me more control over the end product (I can produce and offer a better quality reading experience with my own epub rather than a Smashwords produced one) and means I can do special offers on my books at the drop of a hat. Basically, it benefits both myself by giving me better control over my product and you by giving you a nicer reading experience and also some fab offers!

The latest batch of my paranormal romance books have now moved over to Apple. I removed them from Smashwords but had a long wait while they got them taken down off the iBookstore. It then took me all of 2 days to get them back up after waiting 2 weeks for them to come down. Wonders never cease.

Here’s the new links for the paranormal romance books that have now moved over to Apple iBookstore. I’ll be switching more over soon, so expect some of my books to disappear from iBookstore for a brief time while I then get them back up in their new and improved forms.

Stand Alone Paranormal Romance Books

Of Blood and Snow - Paranormal Vampire Romance

Blood and Snow
A lance corporal in her territory’s vampire army, Scarlet is no stranger to the violence and bloodshed of war, but in the midst of it, she discovers something that makes it all worthwhile–love. Her kind are at war with the humans, a long running… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: long novel / 100000 words
released: December 2009

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Books

Enslave - Erotic Vampire Romance Book

Enslave
His determination to succeed in business has left no room in his life for love. Now, a beautiful and deadly succubus has teleported into his dark, decadent world and is in danger of enslaving his heart. Andreu’s future entails opening an erotic… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: novella / 40000 words
released: August 2012

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Her Angel Romance Series Books

Her Fallen Angel - Paranormal Angel Romance Ebook

Her Fallen Angel
Annelie fell for Lukas the moment he walked into her pub three years ago. He’s stunning, his vivid green eyes lending to his otherworldly beauty, but he’s seriously out of her league. When he tells her that she’s beautiful and confesses that he… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal angel romance book
length: novella / 30000 words
released: October 2010

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Her Warrior Angel - Paranormal Angel Romance E-book

Her Warrior Angel
Einar is one of Heaven’s best hunters and he’s on a mission to uncover why an angel was working with demons. When he finds the first demon fighting a beautiful woman named Taylor, he intervenes and saves her life. Taylor has spent her whole life… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal angel romance book
length: novella / 36000 words
released: November 2010

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

In Heat Shapeshifter Romance Series Books

In Heat - Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance Ebook

In Heat
A heat wave isn’t the only thing making London too hot for lawyer Kim. She’s been spending each night with a man who sets her body and heart on fire. The problem? He’s a man that always sprouts black fur and purrs, and he’s only a dream. Walking… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal shapeshifter romance book
length: novel / 63200 words
released: June 2007

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

In Heat: Mating Call - Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance Ebook

In Heat: Mating Call
The English winter weather has no chance of cooling Kim down when her dreams of Erik return, and this time they’re hotter than ever! Having spent the past two years waiting to be in heat again so she can mate with her black panther shape-shifter… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal shapeshifter romance book
length: novel / 63000 words
released: December 2007

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Vampires Realm Romance Series Books

Prophecy: Child of Light [book 1] - Paranormal Vampire Romance Ebook

Prophecy: Child of Light [book 1]
A vampire unlike any other, Prophecy lives life in the dark until the night she encounters a sensual dark-haired vampire who is both her enemy and the man who will change her world forever. A loyal hunter for the Aurorea bloodline, Valentine is… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: long novel / 135000 words
released: March 2007

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea [book 2] - Paranormal Vampire Romance Book

Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea [book 2]
In a world of darkness and danger, Prophecy will fight to her limit to save the vampire she loves and stop a terrible evil from unleashing Hell on earth. A female vampire on the brink of discovering the true depth of her extraordinary power… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: long novel / 109500 words
released: April 2007

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Prophecy: Dark Moon Rising [book 3] - Paranormal Vampire Romance Book

Prophecy: Dark Moon Rising [book 3]
An enemy with unimaginable power and vampire houses locked in an ancient blood feud threaten to tear Prophecy and Valentine apart as they fight for their lives and their future. With the gathering storm on the horizon and a dark evil on the rise… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: long novel / 116000 words
released: May 2007

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Seventh Circle - Paranormal Vampire Romance Book

Seventh Circle
Born with powers similar to a vampire’s, Lilith has spent her life hunting demons for Section Seven. On the same night as she watches a vampire kill her best friend, she is faced with her worst nightmare—a client who is not only attractive but a… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: long novel / 106112 words
released: November 2008

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

Hunter's Moon - Vampire / Werewolf Romance Novel

Hunter’s Moon
The horror of the night he failed to save his werewolf pack from the cruelty of their vampire masters has haunted Nicolae for one hundred years, driving him deep into the Canadian wilderness in search of peace. That peace is threatened when… Read more at My Website

genre: paranormal werewolf romance book
length: novel / 65000 words
released: February 2011

Available from all 32 Apple iBookstores / iTunes stores, including:
USA | Canada | UK | Australia

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