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6. Enticing Excerpts

FIRES WITHIN
by Roxana Blaze
aka Titania Ladley
A new April release from
Red Sage Publishing!
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http://www.RoxanaBlaze.com
Please see the
Siren of the Month
section of this newsletter for a smoking new
FIRES WITHIN
excerpt.
FIRES WITHIN
brand new release now
available!

BREATHLESS
by Roxana Blaze
aka Titania Ladley
A new April release from
Ellora’s Cave!
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http://www.RoxanaBlaze.com
Please see the
Siren of the Month
section of this newsletter for a breathtaking new excerpt of
BREATHLESS.
BREATHLESS
brand new release now available!

CARRY ON
by Treva Harte
Loose Id www.loose-id.com
Erotic Menage Historical Mystery
www.trevaharte.com
“You’re insane.”
Ned didn’t stop looking outside, staring straight ahead and away
from danger. “You don’t even know the worst about me. Hell, you
don’t know anything about me except I killed my last lover.”
“Well, plenty of
experts have already said I’m crazy. But what you told me is that
you think you killed your lover. You don’t know. I’ve killed
people before. I knew I did it and I knew they were dead. I made
sure of it. Could be you need to stick around me so you get more
practice.“
Ned thought Frank
sounded amused. Amused? Ned turned and realized Frank was
smiling. Smiling right at him.
“I don’t
understand.”
“What’s to
understand?” Frank shrugged dismissively and tapped out another
cigarette. Ned watched, fascinated, as Frank’s lips wrapped around
it and he inhaled. Exhaled. “You don’t know anything about me,
either. What the hell difference does that make? I invited you up
for a reason and I don’t usually get distracted from what I plan to
do. Do you want to fuck or not?”
Fuck. Ned
swallowed and watched as Frank tilted his head, as if to get the
last drag of smoke. What would he do with a cock?
“Aren’t you afraid
of me?” Ned wasn’t sure if he was annoyed or overjoyed.
“I’m not afraid of
much, Ned. There’s not much to be afraid of when you’re a dead man.
Besides, I’m not as convinced as you that you killed anyone. But you
haven’t answered my question. Let me try again. You seemed to like
what you saw before. You still interested?”
Not a killer? How
could he not be?
There were so many
questions tonight, boiling up inside. But thank God, he finally
knew the answer to Frank’s last one.
“Hell, yes, I’m
interested.” Ned knocked a nearby chair over as he leaped toward
the man.
The cigarette went
flying next. Ned thought he heard Frank laugh—a
real, honest-to-God laugh—but he didn’t have time to wonder if he
was hallucinating. He concentrated on unbuttoning Frank’s fancy
tailored shirt, growling with frustration at the wait.
Frank’s skin was
different from Sam’s. Intriguingly different. It was pale and
nearly hairless, except for that mysterious line that led down to
his belt buckle and disappeared behind pants. Ned snarled and began
on the buckle next. His fingers wouldn’t work. Not as fast as he
wanted them to. He wanted, no, he needed, to find out what
lay under Frank’s tailored clothing.
Frank grabbed his
hands, twisted them behind Ned’s back. Ned panted, staring down at
him. He was taller, stronger and weighed more. How the hell had
Frank managed to keep him from moving?
However Frank’s
pants had slid down so that Ned could take a good look at what had
hidden behind the cloth. Very good indeed. Hard and nicely
packaged. Ned licked his lips and thought about breaking free.
Frank grinned.
“Slow down. I want to enjoy my first taste of you, kid.”
The animal inside
Ned protested. He usually kept it quiet. He’d been safe with
Sam. Sam had been gentle, kind. He made it easy for Ned to be the
same way. But Frank was different. Frank wouldn’t mind a beast…

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S
HEAT
by Judy Mays
A Contemporay Werewolf
Romance
Now available in ebook or
print (in A Breath of Heat) from
www.ellorascave.com
www.judymays.com
Belle flinched when
another clap of thunder rolled over the dark cabin.
All her fur puffed
out, Callie hissed and dove under the sofa. I am not coming out
until the loud noises stop.
Lightening flashed
around the room. Thunder boomed.
The fine hairs on
Belle’s arms stood up, and she tossed the mystery she was staring at
on the sofa. She couldn’t concentrate on the story anyway.
Alex was coming to
claim her.
He was coming. She
was as sure of that as she was of her own existence.
The werewolf in her
soul soon had her pacing from the window next to the door to the one
over the sink in the small kitchen—back and forth, back and forth.
Shadows dipped and
swayed with another lightening flash.
He was coming.
Her heat thudded in
time to the thunder.
Tonight.
Rain pounded on the
roof.
Now.
As the door slammed
open, Belle spun around.
Naked, Alex stood,
feet braced apart, hand splayed against the door, rain drops rolling
down his broad, bronze chest and firm abdomen into the black curls
at the juncture of his muscular thighs. His thick cock thrust
out—hard, erect.
His dark,
gold-flecked eyes blazed with sexual arousal.
His voice shook
with Alpha possessiveness. “Come to me now.”
Belle’s breath
caught in her throat. He was everything she wanted in a mate—strong,
powerful, domineering. He was more than worthy of her love.
That didn’t mean
she’d bow meekly to his demands. He had to earn the submission she’d
give him.
Shivering, she
straightened her shoulders and raised her chin. “No.”
Shock and surprise
radiated like heat from his body.
A growl rumbled
from deep in his chest. “No games!” He held out his free hand. Come
to me.”
Crossing her arms
over her breasts, she shook her head. Her voice was firm. “No.”
His voice became a
snarl. “You are mine.”
As a gust of cold,
rain-soaked wind blasted past him, her nipples puckered under her
crossed arms.
Her chin rose
higher. “Prove it.”
In the blink of an
eye, he was across the room.
Anticipating his
leap, Belle sidestepped and started toward the door only to be
brought up short. Alex had managed to snag the back hem of her tee
shirt. Without a second thought, she grabbed the shirt’s neck and
ripped the front in two. Sliding her arms free, she sprinted through
the door and leaped from the porch out into the rain.
In seconds, she was
drenched.
Ripped tee shirt
crumpled in his fist, Alex stood on the porch and glared at Belle.
She wasn’t running. Instead, she stood in the pouring rain, long,
black hair plastered to her head, neck, and shoulders, fists planted
on her hips, feet spread slightly apart, head thrown back. Her
nipples pebbled into hard nubs as the pouring rain sluiced off her
pert breasts. The soaked shorts she wore clung to her hips.
Lightening flashed
and a diamond glittered in her navel.
A gust of wind
swirled, embraced her then raced past him.
She smelled of wet
woman and arousal.
He would have her.
Now!
Leaping from the
porch, Alex changed direction in midair, anticipating her dodge.
He anticipated the
wrong direction.
She sprinted left
as he landed to her right.
Water slapped him
in the face as he landed on his hands and knees in a deep puddle in
the wet grass.
Pushing himself to
his feet, Alex glared at her. “You aren’t fast enough to escape me!”
“Prove it.”
As lightening lit
up the darkening sky, excitement surged through Alex’s body. His
balls contacted and his cock hardened even more. The werewolf in his
soul howled with joy with the thrill of the chase and promise of
sexual dominance at its conclusion. He erupted to his feet and
surged after her.
Thunder rolled.
Anticipation
rippled through Belle’s body when she heard Alex’s foot steps
closing the distance between them. The thought of being sexually
dominated by him had her stomach clenching and moisture pooling
between her thighs. He was faster but she was quicker. As long as
she dodged, he’d have trouble catching her.
Again Belle
shivered, but not from the cold rain pelting her body. The longer
Alex had to chase her, the more sexually frustrated the werewolf in
him would become. When he finally caught her…
She gulped with
anticipation.
Bending over, she
grabbed a gob of mud and threw it directly at his chest.
He didn’t dodge
fast enough.
Wet mud splattered
against his breastbone and rolled down over his stomach. In seconds,
the rain washed his chest clean again.
Alex snarled again
as Belle dodged away from him. Bitch. Didn’t she know how dangerous
it was to tease him like this? When he finally caught her, he
wouldn’t be able to control himself.
The rain slowed.
Her laughter slid
past him.
Howling, he
launched himself to her right…and wrapped his arms around her waist
when she dodged into his arms.
Twisting in midair,
he landed with a splat in the soft, wet grass with Belle on top of
him. He hooked his fingers into the back of her shorts and ripped
them in half. Then he rolled her over, grasped both wrists with one
hand, pinned her arms over her head, and pulled what was left of her
clothing from her body.
She moaned and
arched into his mouth as he nipped first one nipple then the other.
Raising his head,
Alex looked into her flushed face.
She bucked
underneath him.
His cock prodded
between her thighs.
Dipping his head,
he captured her mouth in a long, dominating kiss. He slid his tongue
between her teeth and raked the inside of her mouth with it. His
teeth clicked against hers.
When he finally
pulled his tongue out of her mouth, she caught his lower lip between
her teeth and bit down until she drew blood.
Sheet lightening
flashed in the distance. The thunder rolled away.
As he licked the
blood from his lip, Alex’s werewolf soul howled in triumph. Belle
was meant to be mate to an Alpha. His cock jerked against her thigh.
He had to bury himself inside of her, claim her, brand her as his.
But not like this. Not like a human. He had to mount her, hold her
immobile beneath him as he pumped his seed into her body and merged
his soul with hers.
A late peal of
thunder cracked around them.
Belle sank her
teeth into his shoulder.
Alex smelled more
blood.
With a snarl, he
released her wrists and flipped her onto her stomach. When his
fingers brushed against the diamond piercing her navel, she moaned
and bucked. He rubbed his cock against the cleft in her ass. “Submit
to me.”
Beads of water hit
him in the face as she shook her head. “No.”
Grabbing her waist
with both hands, he lifted her to her knees. “You can’t escape me,
Belle. Submit!” He kneed her thighs apart and settled between them.
Reaching between her legs, he slid his finger into her. She was wet
and more than ready for him.
Alex eased his cock
between her thighs, sliding it back and forth against her slick
lips. He leaned over her back and nipped her shoulder.
She shuddered,
moaned again—and bucked against his hold.
Alex’s breathing
became harsher. “Submit. Now!”
He pinched a
nipple.
Wind swirled and
the dark clouds raced across the sky.
She shivered, tried
to jerk free, then threw back her head. Her “No” echoed off the
mountain tops.
His howl of
frustration followed. He couldn’t claim her until she submitted of
her own free will.
Alex rested more of
his weight on her back and nipped her other shoulder. His voice was
a dangerous rumble in her ear. “Damnit, Belle, without you, I only
have half a soul.”
The full moon burst
from behind the clouds, and her its soft light enveloped them.
Immediately, the
tenseness left Belle’s muscles. As she relaxed beneath him, she
pushed her ass back against his hips.
Alex thrust his
cock home, groaning as her hot, slick, internal muscles tightened
around it, grasped it, pulled it deeper. Clamping his teeth on her
shoulder, he began to pump his hips.
His balls were on
fire. He ached with need, and the werewolf in his soul fought to
release his seed. But, his human half was determined to prolong
his—and Belle’s—pleasure as long as he could.

REDNECKS N' ROCK CANDY
by Judy Mays
Romantic vampire comedy
Now available from
www.ellorascave.com
Rusty frowned.
Home. She was there – the goofy author lady. What was her name?
Alice – Amy – no, Amber. Yeah, Amber, that was it. He shook his
head. Fool woman wasn’t afraid of him at all. Why the hell not?
His mother had
sobbed and run away from him when she’d seen his teeth. His father
had suggested he go live somewhere else. And his grandmother.
Fuck. She’d started a prayer circle to drive out the devil in his
soul. All the old ladies at her church were still praying. He
shrugged. Not that it had done any good.
But this writer,
this Amber. She wasn’t afraid of him. No, the exact opposite. She
was happy because she was writing one of those crappy romance books
with the half naked people on the cover that a lot of women seemed
to like.
As he loped along,
he stroked his beard. Christ, those freaking questions she asked
were personal. Did biting people make him horny! Where did she
get off asking a question like that? He didn’t even know her.
A smile tickled the
corner of his lips as he trotted along. She was kinda pretty.
Blond hair, blue eyes. Her nose was a little bit pointy, but at
least it wasn’t big. She had a nice smile, too. And, not only were
her teeth straight, but she wasn’t missing any. Seemed like most of
the women around here were missing a tooth or two. Rusty grinned.
His father had always told him to make sure a woman had a mouth full
of teeth before he spent any real amount of time with her.
The rest of Amber
was really nice too. Her breasts had been hidden under her baggy
tee shirt, but they were two very noticeable bumps. She was tall,
almost as tall as he was with legs that seemed to reach to her
neck. Rusty sighed. How he loved women with long legs. Amber
naked would be a sight to see.
“Not like I could
do anything with her if I wanted to. Fuckin dick doesn’t do
anything but hang there now anyway,” he growled to the empty night.
Still, he could
pretend. Pulling a picture of Amber to him mind, he stripped her
naked – high, pert breasts with pink nipples, flat stomach, golden
curls between her legs. Yep, mighty fine woman to look at.
As Rusty hurdled a
fallen log, his stomach rolled. His stomach muscles rippled and
clenched as heat flooded his groin as blood surged into his cock.
When he landed on the other side of the log, he staggered and almost
fell flat on his face. Groaning, he jerked his zipper down, and his
cock leaped free – hard, throbbing, aching. He reached down and
touched the head. It jerked. Dropping his rifle, Rusty fell to his
knees. A single tear rolled down his cheek and disappeared into his
beard. “Buddy, you’re back!” He fisted his cock and slowly began
to pump.
Joyful warmth
permeated his body. He felt his canines lengthen, but he ignored
them, concentrating on the sheer pleasure of the first hard on he’d
had in two months, of the total bliss he felt from his warm hand
massaging and sliding the soft skin of his cock up and down over the
engorged muscle beneath it. Fuck, but this felt good. How he’d
missed the aching need. Moaning, he pumped harder. If only he had
a woman.
Just the thought of
burying his cock inside a slick, tight woman hardened it even more.
Sitting down, he leaned back against a tree and spread his legs
further apart. Arching his back, he thrust his hips forward and
closed his eyes. A woman. What woman?
Amber appeared in
his mind again – this time naked. Oh yeah, baby. Long legs.
Golden curls there between them. Would she play with herself?
Come on, sit down honey. Spread those legs for me.
Rusty’s teeth began
to ache as she sat, spread her legs, and cupped her breasts. He
sucked in his breath and held it as she pinched her nipples to hard
points. So white, so round. Her nipples were so pink. Oh to be
able to suck those sweet buds into his mouth.
When drops of cum
dribbled out of his cock, he stopped pumping and smeared them over
the head. Not quite the same as a woman’s cum, but now he was
slipperier. He began to pump again.
Eyes still closed,
he watched as both of Amber’s hands slid from her breasts, down over
her stomach, and into the golden curls between her legs.
He began to pant.
“Yes, baby. Let me see you do yourself.”
She smiled at him
then looked down at herself. With her left hand, she spread her
lips. “Do you like what you see?”
Rusty began to
pant. “Oh, yeah, honey. Let me see more. Dip your fingers in.”
Her chuckle was
low. The fingers of her right hand slid between her lips. They
dipped and swirled then circled her clit then dipped and swirled
again. She shifted and moaned. “Hmmmm. This feels good. Do you
like it, Rusty.”
He ran his tongue
along his teeth. Blood seeped from the shallow cuts. His cock got
even harder. He pumped faster. “More, baby. Finger fuck
yourself.”
She leaned back
against the log that appeared out of nowhere, and he had a clear
view of her cunt. It was red and moist and swollen. She slid her
fingers inside and moaned. Her hips jerked. She slid her fingers
back out and rubbed her clit. She slipped her fingers back inside
again. She pulled them out and rubbed her clit harder. “I’m going
to come, Rusty. I’m going to come.”
His teeth ached.
His cock ached. He wanted to bury all of them inside her. “Come,
baby. Come for me. Now!”
His orgasm
exploded. Opening his eyes, he watched his cum shoot out before
him, splatter against a tree a good four feet away. Sweat cooled
on his body.
In his mind, he
heard Amber shriek, then something popped, and his vision of her
disappeared.
When his breathing
finally returned to normal, Rusty gazed in the direction of the
house. Had she experienced the same thing he had? Had he
connected with her mentally? “Christ, Amber. I sure hope it was
as good for you as it was for me.”
Now, if only his
teeth would stop aching.
Available at
Ellora's Cave

COWBOY UP
by Mary Winter
Coming April 30, 2008
Ellora's Cave Publishing
Copyright 2008. All
Rights Reserved.
Blurb:
When a torrid
affair ruined his rodeo career, Rock Brennan turned to the sport of
reining. Ready to reclaim his position at the top of his chosen
sport, Rock arrives at the United States Equestrian Team’s training
camp ready to focus on his riding-until he meets his
too-sexy-for-his-breeches roommate, dressage diva Andreas Thorpe.
Andreas has always
had a thing for cowboys, and Rock is no exception. What starts as a
training camp fling quickly becomes something more, but Andreas’
lifelong need for control keeps him from giving his heart to one
sexy, gay rodeo cowboy.
But there’s one
thing the cowboy has taught the dressage rider-in love and life,
sometimes you’ve got to cowboy up to face your fears.
Excerpt:
Once back at the hotel, the only thing in his mind was
the image of Rock sailing over the horse’s shoulder to land on the
ground with a sickening thud. His body hurt just thinking about Rock
dislocating his shoulder and popping it back in. Shortly after he’d
arrived, Rock had returned, change clothes and left again, muttering
something about the workout room. How he could work out after a fall
like that…Andreas shook his head. Foolhardy. No other word would do
when it came to describing Rock.
Andreas shook his head, wondering why he even worried
about Rock. Obviously the man could handle his horses and his life
on his own. Perhaps it came from always being the senior member on
the circuit and growing up with a father who believed in paying
things forward, but Andreas always felt responsible for newer
riders. Although he suspected Rock could handle his own career,
watching the man careen around the arena on a bucking horse made him
wonder.
Andreas needed to get out of the room. He changed and
made his way down to the hotel’s pool room. The scent of chlorine
hovered in the air, the water in the larger pool unmoving. For a
moment he contemplated laps, some vigorous exercise to work out the
nervous energy filling him. Around the corner, the jets on the hot
tub whirred to life.
Andreas stopped, suddenly aware he wasn’t alone. He
took two more steps and turned toward the hot tub. There, in the
middle of frothy bubbles, sat Rock. Submerged nearly up to his chin,
eyes half-closed, he looked like a man receiving some sorely needed
relaxation. The churning surface of the water hid his lower body
from view, but what Andreas saw above the water made his
mouth water. Rivulets of steam rolled over Rock’s chest. A drop of
water trickled from his hairline, down the corded column of his
neck, and over the scars on his shoulder. Andreas found himself
drawn to the networked lines across his right shoulder and upper
pectoral.
Andreas’ cock surged to life. To be in the hot tub
with Rock, sharing the hot water, nearly naked, had him thinking of
other, more pleasurable ways to relax. He’d heard the rumors and
knew Rock was gay. Andreas swallowed hard. He stepped back, not
quite wanting to intrude. Perhaps those laps would be a good idea.
Rock opened one eye. “Hey,” he said. “Come on in, the
water’s warm.” He shifted position.
Rock followed his gaze. “Rank bronc gave me those. The
bitch bucked me off then tried to tap dance on me to finish the
job.” He grinned. “I got her though. Year later, she was the horse
that gave me the world title.”
Andreas nodded and tore his gaze away. He tossed his
towel on a nearby chair then descended the stairs into the steaming
water. Heat radiated through his legs, up his calves and thighs. He
stifled a groan and eased himself onto the bench.
His foot brushed Rock’s hair-roughed calf. He tried
not to linger, not to let the cowboy’s muscled body tempt him into
doing something stupid like kissing him. Damn, it’d been a while,
and his throbbing dick reminded him exactly how long it’d been. “You
doing okay?” Andreas asked, his voice rougher than he’d have liked.
“That was a hell of a fall.” He might as well try to make amends for
their bad first meeting.
Rock shrugged it off. He winced. Tiny lines of pain
appearing at the corners of his eyes and mouth. “Doing just fine.”
He shifted, a dark bruise visible over his shoulder blade.
“You don’t look fine.” Andreas shifted across the
bench and sat beside Rock. “And don’t give me that cowboy shit. If
you want to do well at the North American Cup you’ve got to be able
to give one hundred ten percent.”
Rock shifted away. “And you think I can’t.”
“I didn’t say that.” Damn it, he’d put his foot right
in it. Andreas exhaled and wondered what it was about this cowboy
that had him saying all the wrong things. “Look, I’m sorry. I get
way too competitive.”
“Yeah, I saw that in the arena yesterday. Took a piece
out of that show jumper’s ass, didn’t you?”
Andreas frowned, not quite remembering…oh yeah. “Just
some good-natured teasing. Charles’s been a friend for a while now.
You’ll see him and his partner Derek around. They’re both in
contention for Rider of the Year. Lucky bastards.” He smiled.
Rock grinned. “I hear you. Second place ain’t winning,
that’s for sure.”
Both men shared a conspiratorial grin that burst into
laughter. Andreas knew Charles and Derek were lucky for another
reason—they had each other. But he didn’t think he’d mention that to
Rock. Might make him launch into a tirade about pansy boys in
breeches or something.
“Listen to us. You’d think we hadn’t done this before.
You’ve won an Olympic bronze medal and the dressage competition at
last year’s North American Cup,” Rock offered.
Andreas struggled to school the shocked expression
from his face. He hadn’t expected Rock to know so much about him.
“Yeah, I did. You’ve made quite a name for yourself too.”
Rock’s grin turned quixotic. “In some ways more than
others,” he said, his gaze sliding away.
Overcome by a need to show support, he reached across
and touched Rock’s arm. “Some guys don’t know what they’re missing,”
he said, hoping Rock could hear the meaning behind his words.
Rock stilled. He looked at Andreas, really looked at
him, and a huge grin slid across his face. “Wanna put your money
where your mouth is?” Rock whispered as he leaned over and brushed
his lips across Andreas’ mouth.

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