PROMO: Now and Always

 

 

Hearts and Haunts Book 1

Paranormal Romance

Date Published:  01-10-2023

Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing

Romance may not be all that awakens while two best friends renovate a mansion rumored to be haunted.

If you kiss your best friend...

Halloween-loving Ren needs a new job. The only problem? The sole accountant opening in her small town requires construction experience, which are skills she lacks. Luckily, her best friend Leo— sexy, grumpy and completely off limits— is a construction hotshot. Their relationship is perfect as is, and, despite the intense chemistry, Ren refuses to ruin it with romance. Leo agrees to teach her, with one condition— she must live on site with him... and somehow survive the temptation.

 

You' d better be sure...

Skeptic, sword-swinging Leo has loved Ren since she mistook him for a hardware employee in the plunger section two years ago. While he took his time winning her trust, she caged him in the friend zone. He' s done hiding his feelings, and living together— working, sleeping, playing— at the Gothic mansion he' s renovating will convince her that best friends make the best lovers.

 

It' s meant to be forever.

Ren resolves to resist Leo, even if he bends every rule. Discovering the mansion' s secrets— and lingering spirits, no matter what Leo claims— offers distraction enough. But with her defenses splintering, one kiss is all it takes to shatter every boundary, one night of passion to believe in happily ever after... and one crumbling letter of unrequited love to awaken ghosts forgotten. If Ren and Leo can' t piece together the past for two lost souls, they might lose more than their hearts.

 

Excerpt

Hours later, midnight darkness lured Karen from some dream she couldn’t remember. She sat up and scrubbed her fingers through her hair. Moonlight spilled through the windows and shimmered over walls, softening the boarded-up hole across the room. The draped furniture slouched in the corner like fallen curtains. She’d left her door ajar after learning it didn’t latch right, another project added to her learn-to-do list, and it remained open a wedge.

A silhouette darkened the doorway, and her pulse jumped. Leo eased past the door, shirtless in the shadows. He looked at her, and his burning gaze stole her breath.

“Leo?”

Without saying a word, he padded toward the bed, his bare feet silent on the rug, black boxers clinging to his muscular thighs.

With Leo, she never worried about appearances, but the silky tank top she’d worn to bed left zero to the imagination. Her face warmed. He’d have to be blind to miss how he affected her physically.

Something had to be wrong. He wouldn’t enter a woman’s bedroom without permission or knocking, not even if she happened to be his best friend. But the fire in his eyes erased all words from her brain, and when he crawled onto the bed on all fours, holding her gaze, she melted. Holy hell, he was a masterpiece, the powerful lines of his body hypnotic in the muted light.

As he approached with animal grace, she couldn’t react, lulled by the skewed sanity of the darkness and fantasy coming to life before her eyes. Straddling her legs over the blankets, he didn’t stop until he planted his palms on each side of her hips, caging her. Heat radiated from his bare skin, easing the chill of the air on her naked shoulders and arms. His breath brushed her lips.

“What are you doing, Leo?” The words hardly counted, more a rasp in her throat.

Leaning in, he bypassed her mouth and nuzzled her ear. “Tasting you.” He nibbled her lobe and tugged with his teeth, then licked the sting away. “Hmm. Luscious.”

A shiver trembled through her as the stubble on his cheek scraped her jaw and he pressed his lips to the sensitive spot beneath her ear. She fisted the sheet to keep from touching him. She should stop him, push him away, tell him to leave. But he trailed his lips to her shoulder, and the thought spun away, beyond her power. Her eyes closed of their own accord.

Denying the touch she’d dreamed of for so long was impossible. The fact that Leo was her best friend slithered out of reach. He rested his hot hand on her hip, and the magic of his mouth killed everything except desire.

“I’ve waited too long for you, Ren.” He sat back on his heels, his knees spread on either side of her thighs, and cupped her face. “Far too long.”

 

About the Author

 Once upon a time, a girl with flat hobbit feet dreamed of adventures in the woods with an elven hero, fighting off orcs and saving magical rings. All grown up now, C.J. Burright resides in Oregon (at least she got the trees). While she faces her duties at the law office day job, she avoids writing legal thrillers and instead turns toward romance—contemporary (sometimes with a supernatural flair), paranormal or fantasy. With a 5th Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, it’s no surprise she prefers feisty heroines who aren’t afraid to jump into the fight. Her slivers of spare time are spent working out, gardening, playing the latest Assassin’s Creed, and rooting on the Seattle Mariners, always with music. She shares a house with her husband (not elven, alas, but a fine alternative) and a devoted cat herd while missing her daughter from afar. C. J. is represented by Brittany Booker of The Booker Albert Literary Agency.

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PROMO: Colors of Love

 

 

Dark Fantasy & Romantic Comedy

Date Published: January 6

Pink: Lust Fairy extraordinaire Pink is going to do everything in his power to make sure Cali is never alone. Now if he can only get her to see that wonderful things sometimes wear skirts and look just perfect in Pink.

Gray: Alothos, Lord of Death, is ready to claim his mate… if only he could find the stubborn Fae. He gave Entropy years to mature, grow, and sow his oats, but now it’s time for him to take his place at Alothos’ side. Only Alothos can’t seem to locate his lost Fae and Death’s patience is coming to an end.

 

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"What the hell is going on? Is everybody in the world fucking besides me?" Cali demanded. This was the third suck scene she'd encountered today in the apartment that housed their small publishing house.

First had been their main artist, Fab, and his dark-haired lover Casmir, her health and fitness specialist, going at it in the kitchen/break room. Gathering her composure, she'd escaped to the bathroom. Only once she opened the unlocked door, she was shocked by a lavender-haired woman and a silver-haired man having a wild go at it against the sinks. Backing away before they noticed her -- or worse, invited her to join in -- Cali raced toward the safety hopefully contained in her brother's office.

But again, here was a fuck fest underway, and she apparently hadn't gotten the memo.

When had Casual Fridays become free-fuck-for-all days?

Calita's twin brother, Able, had his secretary sitting on top of his desk, a roll of saran wrap clutched in her hand. Able made grunting, whining noises as he ate her out. Calita knew the secretary had just broken up with her girlfriend a month before. When had Laslie gone straight, or at least bi? Or should she be called Lassie because of the howls that were erupting from her throat? And the woman had to be double jointed to have one leg up on Able's shoulder, the other around his head, while her back arched up to resemble the Gateway to the West.

Calita stepped out of the room and eased the door shut. Composing herself again, she called to Able, "Um, when you both let go of the golden ring, I'll be in the waiting room, waiting for some answers!"

Twin groans of pleasure sent her scurrying to the living room to collapse into their Ikea special couch. Once settled, she whimpered and resisted the urge to rub her thighs together for some relief. The sexual tension in the small apartment was killing her! And she was afraid to make for her office. Who the hell knew what could be in there?

Feeling embarrassed, aroused and confused, Calita sat and waited -- and waited and waited, skin crawling and knees shaking as she contemplated her business… and wondered if that thick peppermint stick she got when playing Santa's Elf last year would act as a substitute dildo until she could go down to the toy shop on the corner to purchase a vibrator strictly for office use. If unending lust was going to explode on a regular basis, she wanted to be prepared.

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Stephanie is a USA Today Best Selling, multi published, multi award-winning author, Master Costumer, handicapped, wife and mother of two.

From sex-shifting, shape-shifting dragons to undersea worlds, sexually confused elemental Fey and homo-erotic mysteries, all the way to pastel-challenged urban sprites, Stephanie has done it all, and hopes to do more.

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PROMO: Orgasmic Attraction

 

 

Nonfiction / Women's Health / Sexual Health

 

 

In this passionate guide of law of attraction meets pleasure embodiment, Best-Selling Author Sarah Fast, a mentor for moms, light leaders and spiritual entrepreneurs covers key components, from energetic codes to embodiment techniques. Powerful attraction methods help readers to walk the walk, talk the talk, and manage their negative emotions along the way well.

This book includes high vibrational content, energy and practical tools that combine both science and spirituality when it comes to shifting the brain. The focus is on strengthening the desire to shift, making pleasure a daily priority and embodiment from the inside out to ensure a success story for the reader. Fun strategies to integrate pleasure and the law of attraction make this book one that will satisfy both body and brain.

 

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Orgasmic is just a fancier word for pleasure. Pleasure is just a fancier word for alignment. Yet, both of these words are still taboo for the “norm.” Even Facebook won’t allow you to have a group title with the word pleasure in it. Knowing that our mind is already preconceived to focus on what feels bad, it seems the majority of society sure loves to feed into that. Radiating that energy and spreading more of what we don’t want is the biggest problem we have in the world today. Now, you already know when you don’t feel good. You sure as hell don’t need or want to feed into this any further, am I right? I’m guessing that you want to shift this for good, detaching from those thoughts and urges that make you feel trapped in your head. Law of attraction meets pleasure embodiment compounded overtime, detaching from negative thoughts quicker and holding more positive emotions is key. This is the key to attracting more of what you want while also flourishing through what you don’t want. It sounds simple and sometimes, it is. However, it doesn’t always feel simple and in a society that wants to strongly promote the negative, you have to be the one to shift it. You must allow yourself to be pulled in this direction, surrendering control and unhealthy attachments to receive the divine guidance of your alignment. You must be the one letting go of any old conditioning and social constructs that have failed you. It’s time to throw out the rule book, it’s time to create your own rules putting feeling good first. Knowing that really, you’re not here to live life based on what’s deemed “acceptable” and “normal” by others. You’re here to flourish, you’re here to be the leader willing to live outside the box. Willing to shift into higher alignment with what you really want.

 

About the Author

Sarah Fast is an Intuitive Healer, Alignment + Embodiment Mentor, Digital Content + Experience Creator, Public Speaker, Co-Founder of Spark Minot, Best Selling Author and Mom of 3. She’s a multidimensional being who’s most passionate about guiding her audience to play life by their most attractive rules. She’s a light leader, an influencer, a pleasure activist who’s been sent here to do things unconventionally from the norm. She offers free digital content, virtual masterclasses + programs and various mentorship opportunities throughout the year on her social media platforms. She also leads in person talks, workshops, events and retreats.

 

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PROMO: Cuddling My Chuchunya

 

 

Book 1 of Snuggling in Siberia

 

Monster Romance

Date Published: 01-13-2023

 

 

Dr. Vera Thompson

I am one reindeer sleigh ride away from academic notoriety and the corpse excavation which will catapult my career from junior anthropology fellow to tenured professor. Crossing the Siberian tundra is not for the faint of heart but with modern technology like a GPS, cell phone signal, and all-climate winter gear, I’ll reach the suspected Australopithecus body unearthed by the melting permafrost. One more day of dodging methane gas pockets under the ice and my life will change forever…

 

Artyom

The hairless ones swarmed around my brother’s body like flies from the southern land. Tradition dictates his next of kin perform his last rites, so I follow the erratic driving of the hairless ones from a foreign land. If these invaders discover my chuchunya clan, I fear we are too few to defend our territory under the ice. I don’t understand why the sled driver throws his passenger into a ground popper, but the cruel deed activates my coupling (dushevnayasvyaz) instincts to heat my body to an inferno…the first sign of a soul bond…

Stuck between loyalty to his clan’s secrecy and his biology, will Artyom trade injured Vera for Denis’s body? Will Vera choose modern conveniences in Ohio or stay in Siberia with the chuchunya who promises to cherish her? In such an unforgiving landscape, will Artyom prove his dushevnayasvyaz by pushing her toward an easier life, even if her leaving breaks both their hearts?

This book is for adults with cursing characters, mild violence, and steamy romantic scenes between a consenting human and a monster. To survive while isolated in Siberia, they must eat whatever food is available—whether it is a reindeer companion or not.

 

 

 

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I land cradled in his arms about a foot off the ground. My feet scrape along the stone floor as he draws me inside a small chamber. A high-powered flashlight tied to the ceiling illuminates his face…

Without the mask over his mouth, I get a view of a living Australopithecus…

A flat nose, thin lips, and intelligent blue eyes are inches from my own. His muzzle juts out to accommodate his enlarged tongue that I don’t need to see to know it’s there. I’ve studied his form in books for half my life. In a surprisingly human gesture, he swings his chin to shake ice crystals from his hair. Those monstrous fingers comb back the strands from his brow, along the back of his head, and over his furry left shoulder.

“I must have a concussion,” I murmur. My fingers have a mind of their own and investigate the contours of his face before shrinking back in mortification.

“Or you just find me that repulsive,” he says as his chin lowers to his chest. With a grunt, he lifts me to his chest and carries me to a stack of furs. I can’t breathe. My research. My studies. My obsession for the last eight years of post-secondary education has emerged from my anthropology articles to rescue me.

My Pleistocene Epoch Chapters…written about the Earth two million years ago…

Maybe I hit my head and I’m passed out at the bottom of the methane pit…but there was water, so I would have drowned by now. Did I imagine swimming, Balky, Artyom, and perhaps the entire accident? I rip off my gloves to pinch the back of my hand. My heart pounds as the sting registers.

I’m not dreaming. My imagination couldn’t have conjured him.

“Please don’t run,” he says when I attempt to scramble to my feet. “If we don’t secure your hip, you may injure yourself permanently.”

I wish I could say I’m focused on my hip, but it’s numb so I push my injuries to the bottom of my problems list. He would be more confident if he incapacitated me with his herbs, right? So why aren’t I screaming in fear? Being isolated with a monster should scare the hell out of me, but he kneels before me like a queen as I rest on a pile of furs. I’m dumbstruck with attraction. Bright blue eyes blaze with compassion from a nest of ivory hair. The thick coarse locks cover his face and hang in a neat beard. Finer, whiter hair is swept backward on his head. It drapes over his shoulders over coarse fur. He isn’t wearing furs but is covered in thick white hairs with strands of auburn peeking through. When my eyes trail to the darker patch over his lap, I snap them up to his face.

Where he’s blushing…without his half-face mask.

Could he be more fascinating?

“But you are from the Pleistocene Epoch and using a modern flashlight! You are like Schrodinger’s cat—both extinct and alive at the same time!”

“I do not know this Schrodinger, his cat, or half the words you said. Polina is a hairless one like you, who is the mate to our leader, Timor. She trades our skins and fish for batteries and lights in the leto season,” he says with a severe frown. I miss half his explanation because I’m too busy watching his thin lips form the sounds. I could study his speech patterns for decades and not have all my questions answered.

What would it feel like to kiss a mouth with a pronounced maxillary bone and an enlarged tongue?

The thought is so wrong. It makes me want to kiss him...and explore our differences. My fingers itch to touch him. I have a million questions to ask him about his life. First and foremost, is there a female he keeps in this cave…if not, where do I sign up? I could study his handsome face for years and not lose interest—amazing since my dating life has been as exciting as reading the dictionary. Should I be shocked my mind is contemplating blowing off my dig to study this specimen?

 And I can’t blame my body’s response to him on a head injury…

About the Author

Marilyn Barr currently resides in the wilds of Kentucky with her husband, son, and rescue cats. She has a diverse background containing experiences as a child prodigy turned medical school reject, published microbiologist, special education/inclusion science teacher, homeschool mother of a savant, certified spiritual & energy healer, and advocate for the autistic community. This puts her in the position to bring tales containing heroes who are regular people with different ability levels and body types, in a light where they are powerful, lovable, and appreciated.

When engaging with the real world, she is collecting characters, empty coffee cups, and unused homeschool curricula. She is a sucker (haha) for cheesy horror movies, Italian food, punk music, black cats, bad puns, and all things witchy.

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Blog Tour: Scarred Dreams

 

Historic Romance

Date Published: 12-12-2022

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

In 1944, a German artillery shell destroyed Milt Greenlee’s future in professional baseball. His hideously scarred face and useless arm require him to relearn and recondition. But no amount of rehab will restore his looks or his self-confidence. There’s no chance a “cripple” like him could catch the eye of the stunning Nurse McEwen.

Army Nurse, Annie McEwen dreams her voice will take her far away from her hateful, overbearing father. She hopes Milt, a patient who fought in Sicily, might be the one who can help her find closure with the death of her cousin.

As their attraction grows, how can their relationship survive Annie's fears and Milt's secret?

 

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A vision stood before him— the same angelic face, the same curvaceous body swaying with the melody. Her red-tipped fingers caressed the microphone she held near matching red lips. Then she began to sing, and her rich soprano reached out and embraced him with its sweetness.

The beauty from the hallway had the most soothing, melodious voice he’d heard in a long, long time.

She sang of finding a dream and his heart raced.

She was the dream, every man’s dream.

The ahhh’s from the mostly male crowd told him he wasn’t the only one admiring the lovely songstress. They all leaned forward, in unison, to get closer to the beauty on stage.

 She sensed their reaction, acknowledging it with an upward curve of her luscious red lips while her rich voice continued its melody. Her free hand added graceful emphasis to every phrase. Her sparkling eyes moved from face to face, touching each of them with her magic.

The spellbound audience somehow fueled the emotion in her voice, as if she were responding to a lover’s touch.

Like every other man in the audience, the lovely image and the warm feelings evoked by her voice mesmerized Milt. The dream in her song drew him in until he floated by her side.

As she belted out the final notes, she closed her eyes and raised one hand high. Milt’s heart soared with her glorious voice.

About the Author

Barbara Whitaker was born in the wrong decade. She loves everything about the 1940’s and WWII, so she decided to write about it. Her historical romances embody that fascinating era in history. Visit Barbara's website www.barbarawhitaker.com

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PROMO: I'M In PoWer!

 

 

A Journey to Discover Who We Are

Children's Book

Date Published: May 20, 2022

Publisher: Hasmark Publishing International

Josh, age ten, and Sara, age eight, are brother and sister. They enjoy each other's company and love to play games together and explore the woods near their house. Sometimes, though, they worry that they don't fit in with their peers. Like many kids, they have questions and concerns about life and why things are the way they are.

One day, a seemingly wrong turn in the woods leads them to an unexpected discovery. They meet a wise, magical being who teaches them how to appreciate and use their miraculous minds and unique God-given gifts. Through these lessons, they learn how to connect with their authentic confidence and personal power, positively transforming them and their mindsets.

The story in this short book is based on the author’s personal life journey and the wisdom and insight she has gained from her mentors and spiritual teachers in the field of personal development and spirituality. It is a life-transforming guide for children and adults alike.

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I was born in Seoul, Korea in 1971.  As the youngest of the family, with an older sister and two older brothers, I was surrounded by comfort, support, and most of all, love.

As a child, I loved spending time in my own world of imagination, where I had the ability to create my friends, experiences, and “realities.” These were always preferable to the true reality that surrounded me.

Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, Korea was still recovering from its long history of military dictatorship after the Korean war and still experiencing the turmoil of political upheaval. It was simply too chaotic and harsh for a free-spirited young mind.

 

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Blog Tour: Apocalyptin

 

Psychotherapeutic Metaphorical Fairy Tale, Fiction

 

 

First in the world psychotherapeutic metaphorical fairy tale for adults effectively working with the subconscious and healing childhood traumas. Apocalyptin is a metaphorical fairy-tale fascinating story that contains powerful psychological tools and powerful NLP techniques to help heal childhood traumas through a non-confrontational approach. Reframing is a powerful method that emploied in the story. By reading the story of Odi and Dina, readers can parallel their familiar issues to those within the story to help reframe their painful memories and transform distractive emotional and behavioral patterns. This is a very unusual but effective option to work through resentment and other negative emotions associated with experienced psychological trauma.

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Odi is a teenager from a dysfunctional family who lives in constant stress associated with the poor welfare of his family and the cruelty of the surrounding reality, filled with enemies and moral and physical blows. His life is dark, miserable, and hopeless, until one day a magic flashlight appears that allows him to see the inner children of his offenders and traumatic episodes that happened in their childhoods.

At the same, magical heroes suddenly appear, and he goes on a mystical journey. This expands his mind-set and allows him to change his perception and get out of resentment. Having gone through the transformation of his consciousness, he helps his close friend Dina survive the frustration associated with the traumatic events taking place in her family. She gets out of resentment and revenge plans, focusing attention on building a prosperous and happy future. All the childhood stories described are based on true events.

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Anna Parkman is well known life coach, health coach and writer, who is using in her work combination of psychological and NLP tools. The uniqueness of her methods is noted in numerous articles in various respected publications. Anna is a frequent guest on the covers of magazines. Articles about her and her unique book Apocalyptin can be found in the most prestigious publications. She also has million followers in Instagram. Parkman’s list of psychological specialties is extensive. These areas include, but are not limited to: cognitive behavioral therapy, gestalt therapy, psychoanalysis, body-oriented therapy, art therapy,fairy tale therapy, children physiology, family phycology, shema therapy, Systemic and family constellations, psychosomatics, conflictology, emotionally focused therapy, personality disorders, sexology. Also Anna is a master practitioner of NLP.(Nuero linguistic programming). Even though this list is quite long, Parkman notes that “this list will be replenished all the time as I study endlessly and in my plans to study many more modalities of psychology.” Her passion for psychology is palpable.Utilizing the skills she learned and the areas she studied, she currently retains positions as a key opinion leader, lifecoach, and author.

She explains how her methods and continued experience allow her to be most effective in carrying out her current positions: “It is my deep conviction that it is correct to use an integral approach in psychology. It is highly professional to navigate in various types of psychology and combine the most effective tools and materials. This makes the work of a psychologist very effective and gives opportunity for powerful transformations.”Now Anna is a mother of 3 children.Masterfully combines motherhood, marriage and career living in Miami Florida. Now she is nown in USA and internationally recognized phycologist. Anna also is Mrs.Florida Globe 2021-22.

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