The Rockstar Playlist...

So Rhys' book is coming along, and Im thankful for the cooperation, he can be tempermental at times, especially when he doesnt like whats coming up. So Im writing today, and Audra is in the middle of one of Phaedra's fits, so I guess shes writing now as well.

I figured I would stop and give you guys a play list for what we are writing to... A lot of it you wont know, but do yourself a favor, head over to itunes and download ALL these songs, because they NEED to be in your music catalog... So... shall we?

Dramarama- Anything, Anything (you'll see why when you read the book)
Weep- Lay there and Drown
Sweetest Kill - Broken Social Scene
Weep- When Im Wrong
#1 Crush- Garbage
Alkaline Trio- Crawl
Crystal Castles Feat. Robert Smith- Not In Love
Depeche Mode- Personal Jesus
Metric- Gold Guns Girls
Saosin- Seven Years
From Autumn to Ashes- Reflections
The National- Blood Buzz Ohio
Cursive- The recluse
DeathCab for Cutie- I will Possess your Heart
Reggie and the Full Effect- Thanks for Staying
Grade- The Inefficiency of Emotion
Junction 18- June and the Ocean
SkyCameFalling- Porcelin Heart Promises (yes I know Porcelin is spelled wrong but thats the song)
GlassJaw- Lovebites and Razorlines

So... thats what we are working on right now... theres more I have scheduled to get INTO the playlist, but i havent gotten that far writing yet... Thoughts?

Rhys' rock star book...

So Audra and I are working on Rhys' book while we are working on other things that are taking precedence. Its been good, getting 500 words here 250 words there with this story, and its coming along nicely.

For those that don't know, Rhys' book is about a rock star on tour that happens to be able to see dead people. yes, Rhys is a medium. Anyway, he and his band are on their first full US tour and Rhys decides that seducing his tour manager (yes, it is a woman) is one hell of a pass time on the road, and pursues her, to the point of forgetting about the woman hes loved and suffered for for so long, his long dead Phaedra. Well Phaedra isn't having any of that, shes of the mind that he should suffer greatly and doesn't want him to be happy, least of all with a girl shes extremely jealous of.

Yes. Clusterfuck. I am loving writing this book. Anyway, With this one, because its about a rockstar and life on the road (and YES, I can write about it with authority, Its what I did for a living for 5 years...) I was thinking of adding in the play lists we used to write it... Since Rhys and the band are not Rock and Roll in the most pure sense, they are a Emo core band from NOLA, a lot of readers done know squat about that lifestyle or the kinda music it really is... So I'm thinking of adding a play list in at the beginning to help readers get into the story, and even help them find some new music they will probably love.

So as readers, do you like extras like that in books?

Books for reviews!

Ok so I have been checking some things out recently... and realized that while we have been selling a nice amount of books recently NO ONE is reviewing anything. Well that's Just Poo. See, what readers don't understand is that reviews (reader reviews) DO HELP SELL BOOKS. Most readers will go and review the big NY published books, but what about the ones that REALLY need the reviews to make sure sales keep up, IE: the Small press author?

So in an attempt to get our name out there more, I'm going to offer up books for review, free of charge! So whats the catch... Read on.

1. If you take the book, you MUST review it either on Amazon, ARe, TEB (if applicable), Siren(If Applicable) and BN.com. This REALLY does help authors sell books.
2. If you have a bloggy, you MUST post there as well.
3. If you happen to post on ARe, PLEASE rate the book. Ratings help the authors sell books by getting on the Top Reader Rated list.

Can you do any and or all of that? Well contact me! For every book you take I ask that you try to get them out before the end of the month (cuz then its not like your agreeing to review, your just taking a free book otherwise)

This is the list of books up for reviews... You can take as many as you want, but PLEASE only take what you can review:

Sugar and Sin
Silk and Steel
Frost and Flame
Masquerade
Your Burn Me
Of Crimson and Collars
To Collar and Keep
Fire In His Eyes
Deep Water
Astoroth: Her Last Sin
Hot Rio Nights
Beyond the Vision of Dreams
Surrender in Moonlight
A Gift of Daybreak
Entwined by Fate
The Soft Edge of Midnight

Stella writing as Dagmar Avery:(short stories)
A Hellion of the Skies (Steampunk)
Becoming Persephone (Erotic gods)
Looking Glass Lover (Erotic gods)
All the Pleasures the Skies have to Offer (Erotic gods)

So email me at Stella@stellaandaudra.com and Tell me what you want... and lets get the ball rolling!

Awesome Steampunk Contest at ARe!

And yes... Im part of it (or rather, my naughty alter ego Dagmar is...)

Steam Society Contest!

Are you curious about Steampunk? Maybe you're already a diehard fan. The Steam Society, a super cool group housed right here at AReCafe.com, is hosting this fab contest.

Who said 13 is an unlucky number? Bah! Rubbish! This contest will have 13 lucky winners...

The Prizes

1. Steampunk hair comb and set of gear hair pins courtesy of Stella by Starlight! The watch gear hair comb is made with Italian lace and ribbon. The copper colored hair pins are made with pewter gears. All pieces are one of a kind, never to be reproduced. ($50.00)

2. A Hellion of the Skies by Dagmar Avery ($.99)

"Lady Sarah Worthington had been missing for over five years, all clues to her whereabouts completely unknown. Inquiries had been made, investigations had been carried out, but it seemed she’d vanished without a trace."

3. Evie's Gift by PJ Schnyder ($2.99)

"The sound of a siren cut across the cabin, making her jump and clap her hands over her ears. Other passengers did the same, some of the gentlemen falling into a crouch as the airship lurched."

4. Flavia's Flying Corset by Sahara Kelly ($3.50)

"Flavia Winters settled her skirts, adjusted her corset more comfortably and walked out of reality into a dream late one Thursday afternoon."

5. Miss Bramble and the Leviathan by Kristen Painter ($3.50)

"Pandora glanced around. Not another soul occupied the room with her. Recalling the schematics, she counted off passageways until she came to the fifth on the left-hand side."

6. Lady Doctor Wyre by Joley Sue Burkhart ($3.50)

"“I cannot marry you.” Charlotte Wilder struggled to take a deep breath through the heartache banding her chest, made even more difficult by her corset. A lady could have some luxuries even on a backwater colony planet. “I’m sorry, truly.”"

7. Infernal Devices by Abigail Barnett ($3.99)

"The scrap of paper that Miss Permilia Deering clutched in her black satin glove instructed her to cross the street, go to the door with the little brass plaque in the shape of two playing cards—aces, a heart and a spade—and to pull the bell and wait."

8. Like Clockwork by Bonnie Dee ($3.99)

"Late for her appointment with the Commission for Animatronic Affairs, Victoria desperately searched her overflowing desk for the files she'd intended to present today. How was it possible she'd mislaid them?"

9. Wild Cards and Iron Horses by Sheryl Nantus ($5.50)

"Jon stepped inside the building, his eyes slow to adjust to the different lighting of the workshop. The thick wooden door swung shut behind him with a resounding thud. His imagination brought up the image of a gladiator walking into the Roman arena about to meet his doom."

10. Unraveled Souls by Sandra Sookoo ($5.95)

"Blood everywhere. The abstract splatter from the violent spray dotted the rose-patterned paper of an unfamiliar drawing room, blending a macabre design with the sedate ordinary."

11. Steam Queen by Jack Hessey ($5.99)

"Erica took a quick step back as the blonde took a wild swipe at the tattered brown Stetson hat on her head and gave a small shake of her head."

12. Steam & Sorcery by Cindy Spencer Pape ($5.99)

""We live in an age where people can travel on ships that fly through the air." The sharp rap of an umbrella point on the wooden floor of the carriage punctuated the sentence."

13. Full Steam Ahead by Natalie Gray ($6.95)

"With the addition of the boarding party, the original combatants could make a hasty retreat, which they did. Laurel's knuckles throbbed from repeatedly hitting the guy's head. But damn. What a night."

How to Join the Steam Society

It's free and easy. Select "Groups" from your top navigation menu after logging in. Then order the groups alphabetically using the drop-down menu and look for The Steam Society. Click on the "Join Group" button and say hello!

How to Enter the Contest

Click on the "Attending" button on this page (it's right under the contest image).

THE FINE PRINT: One entry per person, please. The contest will run until 12:01 am on May 1, 2011. You must be 18 years of age to enter. Employees of All Romance eBooks, LLC are not eligible. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. The odds of winning are dependent on the number of entries. The winners will be randomly selected with the prizes of lesser value being awarded first. Winners will be notified via private message using their AReCafe.com site. If they do not respond to the notification within 72 hours, another winner will be chosen. eBooks will be delivered to the users All Romance/OmniLit eCommerce account. The remaining prizes will be shipped following acknowledgement and receipt of a ship to address. The prizes are valued as declared above. Prize #1 was furnished by Stella By Starlight @ StellaPrice.etsy.com. All remaining prizes are being furnished by All Romance ebooks, LLC, DBA AllRomance.com,OmniLit.com, and AReCafe.com. 334 East Lake Road, Ste 286, Palm Harbor, Florida 34684-2427.

I will be reading in NYC this coming Sunday!

I'm going to be reading and signing Sunday. come hangout, and get some awesome books from awesome authors!

New Prices, Old Books!

So in an attempt to get some real interest in our back list, we have decided to lower prices on the older books, allowing you, the reader an almost painless way to try us out. So if you havent yet, please let me give you the skinny.

At All Romance E books, you can get Sugar and Sin, Silk and Steel, Frost and Flame, Fire in His Eyes and Deep Water for 2.99 from now on. Now newer books will be our normal price of 4.99, but these are the prices for these books from now on at ARe, FW and soon NOOK and AMAZON.

So all of you a little apprehensive about reading our work, can now try it out cheap! and if your attending AAD 2011 in Philly, Audra and I will be having a special non scheduled Q & A for our books, complete with candy, goodies and some special prizes for our readers!

Ok Im back to working... much to do today!

Stella tells cons like it is: RT convention & why I dont go.

Ok so a lot of people are going to say this post is because of AAD and everything... but let me assure you, its not. AAD has had no problem making its numbers because AAD is affordable and BETTER, but lets not get into that yet, shall we? No, this post is because I have heard YET AGAIN that RT has screwed over more small press authors this year and I think its about time someone brought some facts to light about the much beloved event.

Now, dont get me wrong, I have spent money on rt 4 times, no more. I have learned that RT is not the be all end all for romance cons. Why? because as a small press author, you get shafted, and heres how you do.

NY published authors have no problem on the whole, as they are the ones that get ALL of the opportunities. They are the ones leading the panel lists (and filling the panels with their friends) they are the ones thatget the promotional opps, and their parties are the ones that are picked up. Small press authors get thrown by the wayside in so many ways for RT that is almost laughable. So here we go.

1. The Booksigning saturday is a sham. Going to a con as HUGE as RT, if your not signing saturday, you have no reason to be there. Why? because the "expo" is a joke on the whole. RT has succeeded in segregating those in e book and small press by making sure 90% of small press authors dont participate in saturday by not allowing carry in books. "But Stella", you say, "thats not true." Oh but it is. See, RT plays the game of not knowing if a bookseller will be able to order books for small press... when the Bookseller knows when the sign on who they will order. How do I know? I run a convention, and its the same situation. 90% of all small press (with the exception of Samhain, and mostly, EC) BN will not order so, because of that, small press authors cant sign at the biggest signing event of the con. HOW IS THAT FAIR? Everyone pays and exorbitant amount to attend, so everyone should have the opportunity to sell to people. But its not so.

Now, last years event almost all of the EC authors were screwed over by NOT getting books in for the majority of their authors, even AFTER one of the EC staff worked with them. I know of several authors that were told personally by the BN store when they called that they HAD their books, and they showed up and nothing was there.. whats more, Some authors showed up and there was ONE copy of ONE book on their table. Again, How is that fair?

2. Promotional opportunities are limited. 99% of the reader events are populated by NY authors and NY authors only. Why? Because RT charges an arm and a Leg to be part of these things, They DONT HAVE TO. but they do because RT is a money making machine (WHY do you think your registration is so expensive? Believe me, its not because it has to be, your registration doesnt pay for your meals or anything like that.) This year, a friend of mine had tried to set up a reader event. she is small press, but set it up with some other people, including some new NY authors. She was told yesterday that the time frame was TRIPLE BOOKED and that she wouldnt be doing this. Now remember, this is AFTER everything has gone to print. Either they forgot about her (likely, shes no one big enough to catch notice) or they just didnt care (more likely) because shes not a big name. Either way, her opportunities for promotion to the readers is cut to nothing because she doesnt have any sort of focused event they will attend.

Now you will say "Stella, theres SO MANY other reasons to attend RT." No. theres not. Attending a con like this is supposed to be about connecting with readers, and getting your name known. Unless your on panels, focused in parties or a NY author that can afford to pay for a personal party, your thrown by the wayside. You dont attend RT to network with other authors. You attend to get your name out to readers, and meet other industry. I have been there 4 times, and have busted my ass to meet people, set up smaller events in Club RT, and this does NOTHING. Most readers attending wanna meet the NY authors, and I get that, hell i agree with it, but if thats the way it is, dont try to pull small press authors in with empty promises and ideas.

Here's some things you may not know about rt:

• All meals (the Faerie Ball and the Vamp Ball) are paid for by the authors sponsoring. So your registration pays for nothing.
• RT's book goodies have fallen off through the years. I went home with 150 books in Houston. In Ohio I went home with maybe 30. Whats up with that?
• Promo Alley has NOBODY watching it, In the years since they have instituted it, I have never once seen someone go and watch it. so why charge authors 25$ each for it to "Pay someone to watch it?" Yep, they are TAKING MORE OF YOUR MONEY for no reason.
• You will not recoup 1/8 of what you paid to go in any fashion. being that if they HAVE your books they only allow 15, you wont make back anything close to what you paid to get there, do your promo and your costumes. And those residuals, of people looking for you later? Non existent.
• RT tacks on at least a grand for EVERY party they put on. Again, I know because there are standards in food service (not across the board but the majority) and i can figure out how much it will cost for an author to do a party... and 3k-8k isn't it... especially when they never have more food then for 100 people.
  

Now, Im not talking simply from my own experience, this is what I have figured out after 4 year, and scores of authors and friends talking at the event and after. New authors need to know that RT is not in any way the place to garner new readers, unless of course you have the $ to pay for the privilege. I dont know about you, but I dont and cant justify spending so much to walk around and get ogled by oiled up men, eat crappy over cooked food (and its recycled btw, at least it was in Florida and Ohio), and be ignored by readers who go with their own agenda.

So here's my call to arms, because I know there's authors out there saying "that's not it, Stella is a liar, and RT is the best!" and they have no idea. So Please, if you had any problems with RT, and how its not affected or affected your career, pleas comment here. I would like these authors to know they arent alone, and that Im not just hemming and hawing because I have another con. AAD came about BECAUSE RT was so shady... and people needed an alternative.

Lots going on... so Im updating...

Ahoy faithful readers!

So there's lots going on in the Eververse these days, good stuff, bad stuff, crazy stuff... So i figured I would bring you guys up to speed.

First, I have a new computer. yes, senior lappy the second died, so Im working on moving everything over to this one. so wish me well this one lasts a little longer then a year and a half, or my hunny will kill me.

Second, As of the end of this month, We will have our djinn series back from Phaze books, AND our short story, Lady Luck. We have been expanding the first in the Djinn series, and it will be going out for submissions with a different name and at least 8k more words... Yes... More Janey and Marsh... Awesome. More on that as it comes in.

Next, we have donated to the Operation Auction to help our the amazing blogger, Fatin, who suffered tragically when her husband was gunned down last tuesday in a senseless murder. AAD will be giving stuff away as well, but Audra and I donated this:

The I DO IT DEMONSTYLE package: 5 Autographed print books (Sugar and Sin, Silk and Steel, Frost and Flame, Masquerade, Forever Shadow) a I DO IT DEMONSTYLE t shirt, bumper sticker, pack of cards, signed promo, and dedication to winner for our next Eververse story. Cool right? Hopefully someone that's a fan will bid and bid big so we can help this woman out.

Finally, Audra and I are back at work writing, which is all sorts of awesome. LOVE the new work we are doing, and I know you will as well.

its Audra's birthday! Rejoice!

Ahoy All!

today I will give my sister a big old HAPPY BIRTHDAY! she is 26 today, a mommy and one of the most awesome people I have the pleasure of knowing. So join me in wishing her the happiest of days!

OOh and to celebrate... I'm giving away 6 copies of ASTOROTH: Her Last Sin and HOT RIO NIGHTS to the commenters on this blog! Dont forget to leave info on how to reach you (DO you KNOW how many people win stuff from us and never claim it?!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUDRA!

lots of awesome.

Well I'm in SC, still hunting. its warm so I'm counting myself lucky that I'm not in the bitter cold of NY even for a little while longer. it is beautiful here, so I'm taking advantage.

We went to Savannah yesterday, walked around a bit, it was really cool. Audra and I are setting a series in Savannah so it was worth the trip just to get a feel for it, and make the imagery authentic. Savannah has some awesome beauty, the squares, the history, the hauntings, LOL. it really was the right setting for this book. hope our agent thinks so when it finally reaches her clutches LOL. and Im seriously considering Savannah for AAd 2013. Its just one of those cities everyone will love (and did you know that Savannah is 1 of only 3 cities in the USA that doesnt have an open container law? Drunk carousing anyone?)

AAD stuff is going well as well. Audra and I have decided to give away a registration for the 2012 event this year in Philly. If you wanna win (and believe me, you totally do!) you will have to attend AAD 2011 and pay attention when I talk... cuz I'm going to spell out the contest.

I will be at the Alternative Living Expo on March 5th, with a bunch of the authors (yes, all dressed up) and Ill be selling books. If your close come to it. hangout with us, and get the skinny on AAD and its vendors!

Im also gearing up for almost 2 months of signing insanity! Steampunk Worlds Fair, Steam City USA, MarCon, Signing in Middletown NY, one in Farmington CT... Its going to be wicked. So stay tuned...

Dragons for Valentines Day!

So for the month of Feb, We have decided to love love as much as anyone else, and offer up our Dragon Elementals books for half price at All Romance E Books! Why? Well the Dragon Elementals series is by far our most romantic of all our books, and we want you all to love Char, Kael and the rest of whats left of the Dragons of the Afterverse.

So a little about our dragons, from our website:

Years ago, Dragons, native to the Afterverse, were hunted to extinction, the unfortunate recipients of unwarranted genocide. Those who escaped the holocaust fled, hiding themselves away. Whispers of the hidden, all that remained died and they were left in peace, sulking on the fringes of existence, forced to appear human to hide from those that would hunt them.

So what books are up for grabs? How about Fire in His Eyes and Deep Water, both very different examples of romantic love, but both are so special... and did I mention these books have gotten amazing reviews?!

Fire In His Eyes:
Alcyone Sterling, succubus and owner of Pinkys XXX has a secret admirer, who is leaving her exotic and rare flowers and jewelry beyond beautiful. She doesn't know who it is, and gets even more curious after a clandestine liaison in her bedroom involving a few silk ties and a blindfold.

Char, Fire elemental and strongest of the last dragons left in the Eververse, is obsessed and in love with the young succubus, and recognizes her as his mate, regardless of her demon status. He has to have her, and will do anything to attain her. When the rest of what's left of his dying race decided to interfere, Char is forced to made some very rash decisions, all in the name of love.







Deep Water:
Bryn Case is a Dive instructor in on of the most beautiful places on earth at a very exclusive resort. On the evening she meets Kael, a sexy guest at the resort, she thinks she's found her soul mate. Kael on the other hand, a Water elemental dragon, knows Bryn, a Glacies demon, is exactly what he's been looking for his entire life, and curses it. After all that had happened so far, to lose his heart to a demon is not something he's prepared to do.

Between treasure hunting and her love of the sea, Kael knows this woman is everything he's ever wanted, its just finding and dealing with the demon that has her soul that's going to be a bitch.







So what are you waiting for? Fall in love with two elements, fire and water. You wont regret it!

New Year, New print, New Contest!

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday, and arent too hungover. Heres to a fantastic 2011, and Audra and I decided to open up the year with a faboo contest!

So some of you know we have a new print book coming out, the American Satyrs collection one. Well we are trying to get the word out about it, as it releases on the 17th. So, you, our awesome readers and fans, can help with that, and it wont cost nothing but your time! And there are several ways to enter!

1. go to the page at Total E bound and LIKE the page. this will get you ONE entry

(EDIT TO ADD: There is a LIKE button on the Page link above. LIKE the PAGE there and THAT counts as ONE entry. Liking TEB's page at FB gets you nothing on my side of it.)

2. go to the page at Total E bound and Twitter the link with @eververse in it, as (Pick up @Eververse 's new book, ...) This will get you ONE entry for every DAY you post it (up to 10 days)
3. go to the page at Total E bound and click the FACEBOOK link, post it to your face book page. This will get you ONE entry
4. Comment on this link.

What do you win? How about a signed copy of Both the new book, American Satyrs collection 1 AND Forever Shadow, the convention only edition? Tempted? Well help us spread the word!

Coming January 17th!

Isnt it great? Very excited that it will be available to start the new year out! You guys know we love our Satyrs, and this print collection will have Of Crimson and Collars and To Collar and Keep in it. Very excited!

Now what do we have in store for the series for 2011? We are hoping to get Sebastian's book (for those that don't know, that's Arabella's brother, and new member of Clan Tempest) and a short about Anya and her Lion shifter Rob from the Knossos West Weresnake series.

Happy New year to all our readers and fans, we have a lot in store for 2011, and I cant wait to tell you all the awesome news coming!

Stella's top 10 hotties of 2010 (contest!)

Ok well Lemme start by saying this was a good year for hotties. Second let me say that I have a very skewed vision on hotness. So Imma give you guys my top ten for hot, because Oh la la, I feel like tellin everyone.

10. Norman Reedus: Ok he was in Boondock Saints: All Saints Day as Murphy and he did an awesome cameo in The Walking dead as the redneck Darryl. LOVE HIM!

9. Bradley Cooper: Yummy in the A team. the only reason why I watched that flick.


8. Jensen Ackles: Supernatural goodness. Yes, I am totally Team Dean!


7. Tom Felton: DRACO! DRACO! DRACO! LOL. love me some bad guy, and Tom Felton rocks my favorite this year.


6. Garrett Hedlund: Yummy Sam Flynn from TRON: LEGACY. The movie rocked and there was nothing wrong with seeing him in his skin tight outfit the entire time. Made it 100% better.



5. Adrien Brody: ok 2010 was his year for hot. Splice and Predators made me drool over his oddness, but WOW did he become hot.



4. Ian Sommerhalder: Oh poor misunderstood Damon. My favorite vamp of the year, hes the reason I tune in every week. Yummo



3.James Purefoy: slipping from his top slot this year, only because Im still sour that I havent seen Solomon Kane. I will though, and the man makes me weak in the knees.

(And ladies will you LOOK at that package? Woof)

2. Doc Hammer: OMG. YUMMY. Epitome of my geek girl crush. Wow oh wow. For those of you who dont know, Doc does the Venture Brothers Cartoon that i LOVE LOVE LOVE



1. Sasha Roiz: I dont think anything needs to be said about this one, look at his fine ass LOL. Completely yummy, he made me drool over gay gangster Sam Adama on Caprica. And THIS is #2 reason why Im sour Syfy canceled Caprica (#1 being that it was the BEST damn show on TV.)


Well there you have it... Comments? Questions? Well list your favorites here, Ill pick one person at random and they will get a cool christmas present of choice of our backlist in e book! So, go forth and drool my lovies...

S

Holiday Sneak Peek: Leather and Moonshine

Ok so Im posting an un-edited excerpt from Leather and Moonshine, the long awaited 5th Evererse book, about everyone's favorite bad boy demon, Drake. This scene is pretty self explanatory... So Ill let you decide...

Enid Balfour was on the prowl for a very specific prey.

She watched her prey walk out from the back room of Tithe and her body clenched in all the right places. He looked delicious, his jeans molded to his body, his white button up shirt half open, the sleeves rolled up his forearms, his jacket slung over his shoulder.

The man was physical perfection, his short dark hair done in a messy style, his brown eyes penetrating everything he looked at. She knew they were intense, and longed to have them trained on her.

The club was heavy with the scents of pipe smoke, tobacco, hashish and forgotten inhibitions. Enid sat in an inconspicuous corner, watching what passed for the singles scene. So many people, just settling for what looked good through a pair of alcohol rimmed eyes, only to wake up and regret the night before. She had been through it herself, for many, many years, and satisfaction was ever elusive. So she had taken to watching the singles scene, and not being a part of it, that is until recently, when her interest in the chase was sparked once more.

Sipping her drink, she took it all in. The bar itself was crowded, women wearing less than they should pressed up close to men who wouldn't remember their names come an hour from now, all in hopes of finding prince charming. It rarely happened, she saw the same women in here night after night, sometimes happy, most still searching. She watched the men, all looking for one thing, and it’s not the girl to take home to mom. She recalled what a French witch once told her.

"Enid, the guys at the meat markets aren't looking for a girl to take home to mommy, they are looking for the ever eager woman to take home for the night and forget in the morning. They know damn well they can find the marrying kind at church, or at the library."

She had laughed, and agreed, thinking that her friend was right, that she’d never find what she was looking for at some place as public as a nightclub. That was until she noticed the demon.

He was swarthy, and arrogant, and sexy, and she heard stories in the ladies room from a number of women that had fallen for his charms that he was exactly what she was looking for. Pretty and possibly deadly, the demon was in the club frequently, as if only on the prowl. She had been coming since she noticed him and had been waiting for the right time to approach him. That time was tonight.

She watched him walk into the club proper and beeline to the bar to order his drink. The bartender, the epitome of Goth girl, gave him a beer and pushed her cleavage up and out a little more, probably trying to either entice him into an indiscretion, or get a bigger tip. Odds are it was the former.

Well, E, time to make your move.

She got up from the table and snapped her fingers, changing her outfit to a slinky black wrap dress and black stiletto ballerina tie heels and walked over to where he was standing, taking in the scene and not looking directly at anyone.

It took him a second or two to notice her but once her did his eyes never left her. Her body that was, although he eyed up every inch of her most thoroughly he didn't even spare a glance at her face.

“Ah ah, Eyes up here sexy.” She purred. “Though watching them bug outta your head is encouraging. I think it’s about time you and I had an introduction.”

"I bet you do sweetheart." His eyes moved up to her with a seductive glare. "Though I’ll tell you I don't really need to know your name. I’ll just forget it by tomorrow." He leaned back against the table tilting the beer to his lips his eyes defying her to be offended.

At least he was honest. “Suit yourself then,” she smiled and motioned to the bartender for a drink. “Shame though. Its contingent on so many things.”

"Things?" He asked curiously.

“Mmm.” She turned and leaned her back against the bar and stretched, her breasts pushing up and out of her dress seductively. “Yes, especially things like you making good on those hard fuck promises in your eyes.” She turned her head and licked her lips. “Though if I’m misreading the ‘come hither and fuck me’ look I’m getting from you please say so.”

"No misreading going on peaches. If you’re after a deep hard fuck then your well on your way."

“I should hope so, otherwise this dress would have been wasted on tonight. So?” she grabbed her tequila shot and downed it in one, no lime or salt.

"So let's find somewhere we can go and get naked, quickly." He took her hand pressing it to his erection. "And I’ll give you what you need."

“Of course you will, Drake. And you’ll do it all night wont you?” she smiled and squeezed his groin. “My place isn’t far, Should we take my car?" she produced a set of keys from thin air, "Or port there?”

"I’ll do it till I'm well and truly satisfied...” he frowned. “Port?"

She smirked. “Umm well then…” she looked him up and down and rolled her fingers on his groin again. “Though we aren’t going anywhere till you ask me my name. Don’t you want to know what you’ll be growling most of the night?” Enid slipped her tongue out, running the tip of it across her top lip. She cocked her head. “So the car, or a quick port… as in teleporting. Though I’m sure your kind calls it blinking through the lines. What’s it going to be?”

"We'll port." He said studying her again his nostrils flaring ever so slightly. "You can do the honors pet. If you want to tell me your name I won't stop you."

“See that’s not the same as asking Drake… but since you kept the sneer out of your voice, I’ll tell you. My name is Enid.” She smiled. “And I think we should move off to a dark corner, I don’t flaunt my powers.”

"Oh I don't mind you can flaunt anything you want peaches."

“Ummm true, but I don’t feel like getting stalked later for a little some from unwanted people.” She pulled her hand away from his groin and then hooked her fingers into the band of his pants and tugged, turning her body as she stalked seductively towards the darker side of the club, towards the doors that lead to the private rooms.

"You know," he grinned following her. "We could always take a back room without getting too personal."

She shook her head. “What I have in mind needs some specifics, and they don’t have them here.” She grinned. “Nervous?”

"Of what?" He asked puzzled.

She grinned and moved closer and nipped his bottom lip. “Hold on tight baby.” She closed her eyes and ported them from the bar to a rather swank living room, complete with leather couches, a flat screen liquid crystal television and a monochromatic color scheme. The walls were white, the couches were black and all the throw pillows and carpet were gray.

He looked around gathering his bearings. "Nice." He said sounding genuinely impressed.

“Thanks. Make yourself at home Demon.” She grinned.

"Oh I plan to." He grinned taking a seat, his feet on the table. "And just what exactly are you darling?"

“Now lover, you’re a smart Demon I’m sure you can figure it out. How many races do you know of that teleport?” she grinned. “Can I get you something to drink?”

"I know a lot of races. Pour me a scotch."

Enid walked over to him and grinned, then snapped her fingers and produced a rocks glass of scotch that she held out to him. “Need more hints?”

He stared dumbly at her. "Ummm…?”

Enid laughed and lightly pushed the hand with the scotch to the side and slid into his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Well I’m not a demon. This lavender and light blue in my hair? Is real, not a dye job. And I was already old when you started kicking around the earth…” she grinned. “Need more?”

"A name would be good. Sweetheart I could name six different races I know that could do that... I try not to be presumptuous."

“Wise.” She said and moved in, ghosting her lips over his. “I think I’ll let you figure it out then.” She nipped at his bottom lip and wiggled on his lap.

"That suits me." He kissed her back pressing his mouth to hers.

He felt like heaven underneath her, all power and possession just raging under the surface. She knew that what she was doing, being so bold with him, was getting under his skin. I'm sure he likes to be in charge and this, I’m probably setting his teeth on edge.

“So I am looking for a good time Drake, a very specific good time. Think you can give it to me?” she ground into him and slipped her hands under the collar of his shirt. His skin was cold, deliciously so, and her nipples hardened as it transferred to her. Bone cold, the kind that seeps into you and holds on, Drake threw it off in sensual waves. Humans wouldn’t really pick up on it, but Enid was already attuned to his biorhythms, and wanted to find out just how far he would go. If the rumors were true, then she was going to be in for one hell of a night.

"Specific?" He took her wrists in one hand crushing them almost to the point of pain. "Your all about specifics aren't you peaches?"

She moaned and shivered. “Ummm I am. Why don’t I show you what I’m talking about?” she let her eyes slip closed and shuddered.

He chuckled, the sound vibrating through her. "Why don't you?"

Enid opened her eyes and slipped back off his lap and crooked her finger at him. He got up and followed her, growling as she accentuated her sway of her hips as she walked to a black door. She moved to the side and presented the knob to him. “Open.”

He arched his eyebrow cockily at her then shrugged to himself before reaching for the doorknob and opening it. Enid stood to the side of the doorframe as Drake walked into her playroom. He appraised the manacles on the wall, the small rack she had against another wall, and the steel table taking up some of the expanse of the room. The far wall was covered in cupboards, the doors of them see through, her smaller toys, floggers and whips on display. He walked to the center of the room and stood above the drain and then looked at her.

“How is this for specifics?”

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Naughty Christmas Books!

I would like to offer up our naughty christmas offering, London for the Holidays!

Running from a disappointing situation in the states, Thisbe Winters, recent concubine of the king of the ice demons, is a woman learning what its like to be young and single again. She's determined to enjoy her new status and start the coming year with a completely clean slate.

As a dancer on the club circuit, her chances of meeting a quality guy are slim to none, that is, until loner vampire Malcolm Frost walks into her life.

Sent in as her bodyguard, Malcolm is told Thisbe is a look don't touch job, a fact he totally disregards after saving the raven-haired beauty from a life-altering situation. She is an indulgence he can ill afford, and a temptation he cannot deny.

Then word comes in of a serious threat to Thisbe from a wolf pack, and Malcolm has to spirit her out of London to his employer's mansion deep within the territory of a master vampire who has a price on his head. Malcolm was never good at playing nice with others of his own kind.

When Thisbe is taken by the vampires, its up to Malcolm to rescue her, set up a truce and take out an entire wolf pack, ensuring the woman that makes his body burn is his for all time.

In the season of giving, finding your hearts desire is a sure surprise indeed, especially when you have to take to attain it.

Warning: this book contains sex between a demon, vampire and fallen angel, Sex while driving, Sex in an alley and Sex in the shower. A whole mess of sex. It contains biting, blood letting, a mass of killing, A sexy stripper that clothes herself in ice crystals and a woman that has a face like a "bucket of smashed crabs".

Yep. You know you wanna read this, its one of our better ones, and has some nasty, naughty sex. get your holiday fire stoked... start the month with London for the Holidays... and If you do, And post a review with your holiday pics, Ill pick someone for a christmas present from Audra and I... something very cool.

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