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October 17, 2022October 15, 2022

Scorpio is Live!

I’m really excited about this book, for a lot of reasons. First is that I’m a Scorpio who, in a lot of ways, doesn’t feel like a very good Scorpio. But also, because I get to work with an amazing group of authors to pull this world together.

This is probably one of my best books so far. The plot is deep and detailed. The kink is… yum. And the relationship is full of fire.

And because I got a bookbub new release deal on it I’ve marked it down to 2.99, but only through the 18th so grab it fast.

A stand-alone, multi-author paranormal romance series in a shared world.

Book one: Libra is live now and in #KU

Book two: Scorpio now live and in #KU

The rest are all up for pre-order.

Series Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCGD4XN1

Scorpio: Masters of the Zodiac

Dominant. Damaged. Intense.

Cole has become the epitome of a Scorpio without ever meaning to. Years of fighting fate and avoiding his path have somehow landed him exactly where he was always supposed to be.

Damn it.

But when he finds himself in the audience of a seedy underground auction, his successful, detached life comes to a screeching halt. The last person he expects to see up for sale is the woman who shattered his heart ten years ago.

Now that he owns her contract, he’ll finally be able to get the answers he needs to move on—and maybe extract a little revenge from her beautiful, lithe body too. But the answers don’t come easy, and Natalie’s return rips his past wide open to expose a deep well of secrets. His destiny had only been delayed, but now it’s back on track and everything is about to change. Steamy scenes, hot spanking and other kinks.

For a teaser keep scrolling…

The plan was to have a nice soak in the tub. Her apartment had only had a shower stall and it had been a long time since she’d gotten to have a good soak. The jets eased every bit of tension from her muscles and in a very short time she fell asleep.

It could have been the jets shutting off, or the cooling water that woke her, but it wasn’t.

“Why are you in my tub?”

Natalie jerked, splashing water across the floor as she sat up in a hurry. “Your note said you would be gone all day,” she blurted.

“I forgot a file and had to stop hope to grab it.”

“Oh…”

“You know you’re not a guest here, right? You’re technically an employee and instead of doing your chores you’re lounging in my tub. What am I supposed to do about that?’

Cole leaned in the doorway; arms crossed across his chest. There was a slight smirk curving his lips up at one side. His eyes were narrowed and there was a coldness in them. Despite that she didn’t think he was actually angry.

“Punish me?” she suggested. Her insides flipped when she realized what she’d just said. Her ass was still sore and here she was asking for more punishment.

She had clearly lost her mind. “I mean… I’m just kidding.”

“Sure you are, bunny.” He laughed and reached for a towel on the counter.

She frowned. “Why do you keep calling me bunny?”

“I told you last night. You act like prey. I warned you that I wasn’t the man you knew. I’m a hell of a lot meaner now, but you insist on trying to entice me. Teasing me and laying yourself out like a buffet.”

She frowned and sat up fast, sending a small wave of water over the side of the tub. “I’m not prey. I’m not a weak animal waiting to be gobbled up.”

“Well, I believe that last part anyway. You’re Australian—nothing there is weak. I imagine even the bunnies will try to kill you. But you are prey. My prey. I paid for you and I’m keeping you.” He tossed the towel to her, and she wrapped it around herself as she stood up.

She wanted to snap at him. There were angry words filling her head, but the truth was… he was right. She was completely at his mercy, and she kept playing this like it was the romance she wanted it to be. Until he turned that cold look on her and set her trembling as the dread set in.

He held out a hand to her, and she took it after a brief hesitation. Despite the sudden flash of worry about what he was going to do, he only helped her out of the tub. As soon as she was standing on the bathmat, he let go.

“As much as I would love to spend the day teaching you your place… I have plans and you have work to get done. Don’t worry though. We’ll catch up tonight.” He smirked as his hand went up to grab a wet handful of hair.

The teasing tug was just hard enough to make her wince. “I can’t wait…” She tried to sound droll, as if she wasn’t in the least bit worried. His expression said she’d missed that mark. And truthfully, she was kind of excited to see what he came up with next.

“If I were you, I’d keep yourself busy today. I can already see you’re going to need a short leash, maybe daily punishments. We’ll see.”

Just the threat was enough to make her heart speed up. The sarcastic remarks she wanted to make died in her mouth and never got past her lips, which was probably a good thing.

If you like Paranormal romance, Urban Fantasy, and lots of steam and kink then you’ll love this book.

And for those of you who hang out on Facebook. Come join us in Sexy Spanking Reads on October 19th, 2022 for a release party from 5-9:30pm. There will be all kinds of prizes and giveaways, sneak peaks, and a chance to hang out with some of the Zodiac authors.

September 20, 2022September 18, 2022

Book News and Updates!

Hello everyone! I usually prefer to wait until Fridays for new posts but there are too many exciting things going on right now! Lots of news and updates for you.

The first book of the Masters of the Zodiac series, Libra, is now live, and it is in KU for those who have been waiting. It’s not my book. The author is Stella Moore, but I’ve read it and it’s fantastic. It also crosses over with my book, Scorpio, a lot.

You find the whole series here: Masters of the Zodiac

Click for the series page. All books are up for pre-order now.

Today (September 20th, 2022) we’ll be having a release party for it in the Dirty Daddies Party Room on Facebook. So, for those of you who like to mingle with the authors and hang out, maybe even win some prizes, you can find us there from 7pm-10pm (Eastern).

And my last news of the day!
The moderators of Sexy Spanking Reads, also on Facebook, have put together a fantastic new holiday anthology. I’m really excited about this because we’ve been wanting to do one for a couple of years.

The free summer cruise anthology that we used as a newsletter builder was a trial run for this exciting event, which we have been working towards all year.

So… presenting

SNOWBOUND
Ten people. Five sexy stories. One unexpected snowstorm.

Welcome to Red Hills Resort, where fine lines don’t exist, and guests indulge in every delight the lifestyle has to offer. Ready for the sexiest getaway of your life? Then come on in.

The new owners of Red Hills Resort have spent a fortune to completely renovate the old ski chalet into a world class lifestyle resort. Ten lucky people have won a contest to participate in the special grand opening events. The invitations have been sent and accepted. The resort is decorated and filled with holiday cheer. Get to know our guests as they find love and explore who they are and what they need.

Featuring stories from: Libby Campbell, Poppy Flynn, Delta James, Chloe Kent, Kessily Lewel!

So, there you go, all the recent news in the author world. I am planning a few more exciting things in the next couple of months like a Krampus box set, I hope, and of course the new additions to that series. I’m really hoping to get two Krampus books in this year.

They are a little shorter and that helps but finding time for more than one has been hard. this year might be easier and I’m already excited about the ones I have planned. And then, since next year is already overbooked… I might just dive in and get started on those projects.

Now, if you’re here mostly for the real-life kink talk instead of the fiction, then this is what’s coming up next:
October 7th: Can I Still Be Part of the Scene If I Have a Lot of Triggers and Limits?

I’ve covered this topic a bit before, and not too longer ago, but a recent question had me pulling it back up again for another look. See you soon!

September 9, 2022September 6, 2022

New Series Reveal!

I’ve been sitting on the news about this series for over a year! So, I’m very excited to finally get to talk about it. This is a huge twelve book, multi-author paranormal romance series.

All the books will stand alone, and you can skip any that don’t appeal to you and still fully enjoy the others. It is a shared world though, and there will be crossovers and characters may pop up in multiple books.

As you can tell from the graphic, this is a Zodiac series, with each author covering a different sign. I chose Scorpio because that’s my birth sign. It’s the second to be released and will be out in October.

August 26, 2022August 24, 2022

Daddy Takes the Reins Box Set

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BBCKFGGF

I had originally had a different post in mind today, and I’ve bumped that until next week because of this exciting announcement… that was intended for last week but was delayed!

I’ve been wanting to put together a box set for the Daddy Takes the Reins series since book four came out. With the first four books being a complete story arc, it seemed like a good time, but I’ve never done a box set before, so I was nervous.

Also, there is an expense to putting this new edition out. New cover, formatting, etc. So, the timing needed to be right. At the beginning of August, I started working on it with the designer, and I got it all put together and ready to go live but… Amazon had some issues with it.

Amazon can be confusing. They have weird rules, which are often capricious and unfair. On top of that it can be hard to reach a real person. Since the series was already published as single books, the combination of the box set triggered alarms. They demanded proof I had permission from the publisher to combine them.

Well, I am the publisher, through Amazon. These books have never been with a traditional publisher, like some of my other series. They have never been published anywhere but on Amazon. So needless to say, proving I had my own permission was difficult.

They should easily have been able to look into my account and see that the person who had published them before was me, but somehow, they simply couldn’t do that.

I ended up having to write a contract between myself and myself, wherein I gave myself permission to go ahead and publish the box set. But when I submitted the contract Amazon kept flagging it and saying it didn’t include information. It listed the info it didn’t include, and every single thing was actually in there. What the heck!

I rewrote it anyway… nope, it now said it didn’t have my names in it, it wasn’t signed, the book names weren’t listed. All of this was in there. It turns out that I wasn’t dealing with a real person, just a bot. And the bot couldn’t read the pdfs for some reason.

I finally got it worked out through a real person over the phone and she was able to refer all my info to a human team on Sunday morning. A couple hours later the box set was live– a week later than I planned to release it, so it’s thrown off my schedule.

But after all of that, the box set is finally here! I’m really pleased with it, and I think you will be too. It combines the first four books of the series, a complete story arc with Sam and Charlie, and a brand new cover.

And you can get it for half the price of buying the individual titles. Everyone loves a good bargain, right?

Daddy Takes the Reins Box Set can be found on Amazon here. It’s in Kindle Unlimited and also available in a monster size paperback too. If you get the chance, please leave me a review. They are a big help in getting my work seen, even if the review is a simple “I liked it!” it helps a lot.

Join me back here next Friday for the post I had to bump: Aftercare Is an Option.

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

The Daddy Returns is live!

Happy release day to me!

The Daddy Returns is my 20th book and I’m very proud of it. Part of it was originally published in the Dirty Daddies 2021 anthology, but has since been rewritten and expanded to almost three times that size.

If you like sexy D/s, spanking, and other assorted kinks in a DDlg dynamic with some non-sexual ageplay… this is your book. Go ahead and give it a click. And scroll down for a teaser.

The Daddy Returns (Action Daddy Three)

“Do you know what happens when you don’t play fair?” He phrased it as a question, but it felt like a threat.

She pretended not to notice. “Mmm, can’t say I do.” Inside she was shocked at how daring she was acting. She very rarely got in moods like this, but she had to admit it was fun to tease him.

He took a step forward, and then another until he had backed her up against a wall. “I stop playing fair too.” The words came out low, almost a growl and then he was pressed against her, and his mouth came down on hers possessively.

She made a small whimpering sound and her attempts to undress came to a halt when he grabbed her wrists and trapped them above her head. Her body reacted with a surge of arousal.

With his knee pressing firmly between her legs she felt completely trapped. The sense of helplessness was delicious. and there was an immediate pulse deep in her core. It demanded more and she writhed against his body.

His grip shifted so he held her wrists tight with just one hand. His other moved down, slipping underneath the waistband of her pants. He worked his fingers into her panties and buried them in the nest of damp curls he found waiting there.

He leaned back so he could look down at her, a smirk tilting his mouth up at one corner. “You’re so wet. What got you excited so quickly, Olivia? Do you like the idea of me not playing fair?”

“Maybe.” Of course she did, but she wasn’t going to admit it.

“Do you want me to be stern with you tonight, babygirl? Do you want me to test you to your limits?” The deep timbre of the words made her pussy ache and she arched, rolling her hips as she tried to impale herself on his fingers.

Two fingers pushed inside of her easily on a gush of slippery arousal and she moaned. “Yes. Yes please.”

He buried his face in her hair, leaving little open-mouthed kisses up the side of her neck as his fingers pumped in and out. When he got to her ear he whispered, “Should I make you beg and then deny you?”

A shudder rolled down her spine and her head tipped back to thump against the wall. She had a love/hate relationship with tease and denial. She loved to hate it—but just the threat of it sent her excitement level skyrocketing and she clenched around his hand with desperate need. “Yes, yes, yes Sir.”

Ready for more? Click the cover above for a direct link or check out the whole series here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091YG8TPC

I’ll see you next week with a new lifestyle post on aftercare in a long-distance D/s relationship!