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Cozy, Vicious, Collared by Maeve Harlow

Cozy, Vicious, Collared: A Post-Apocalyptic Reverse Harem Kinky Erotica (Winter Playmates Book 1) by Maeve Harlow

Tasha finds herself at the mercy of a stranger while on the run from a group of raiders in a grim and lawless post-apocalyptic winter. The stranger gives her a safe place to stay, but when she finds his collection of brutal kink toys, she wants him to dominate her in ways she’s only ever dreamed of. But life outside their cozy oasis is dangerous, and when her dom’s friends find out about her, they’re eager to play with her, too.

Download Cozy, Vicious, Collared while it’s free on Amazon May 15- 16.

 

Enchanted by the Cursed by Eliane Kensington

Enchanted by the Cursed: A Time-Travel Romance by Eliane Kensington

“Enchanted by the Cursed” is a time travel romance novel centered around Dr. Evelyn Reed, a contemporary scientist who, while visiting Paris for a convention, unexpectedly travels back in time after receiving a mysterious pendant from an old woman in a secluded alley. This event transports her to Paris during a tumultuous medieval period.

In this past world, Evelyn encounters Lucius, an immortal man cursed with endless life, at the moment of his would-be execution. The pendant she received is connected to his curse, containing the power both to sustain and potentially release it. As they journey through ancient Paris, the story unfolds their initial clashes due to their contrasting personalities and motives—Lucius desires the pendant to end his curse, while Evelyn hopes to use it to return to her own time.

Their adventure leads them through political intrigue and supernatural challenges as they seek to understand the true nature of the pendant and Lucius’s curse. Their relationship evolves from contentious to cooperative, deepening into a significant bond influenced by their shared experiences and the trials they face together.

The narrative builds towards a climax where the significance of the pendant and the curse are fully revealed, testing the strength of their relationship and the depth of their personal convictions. The resolution of their story hinges on a critical decision by Evelyn, which will determine their ultimate fates.

Download Enchanted by the Cursed while it’s on sale on Amazon May 14 – 18.

 

The Witches of Caledonia by Erin Lavelle

The Witches of Caledonia by Erin Lavelle

Love, history and mystery in the Scottish Highlands – the scene of Macbeth and the witches!
Excerpt – I turned to get a proper look at the stone and was surprised to see vases of flowers next to it. Nobody ever left flowers at the stone twenty years ago. I noticed there was also a sturdy metal sign erected on the grassy bank above it. That hadn’t been there before either.

The black sign with white lettering read,
WITCHES STONE

From Cluny Hill witches were rolled in stout barrels through which spikes were driven. Where the barrels stopped they were burned with their mangled contents. This stone marks the site of one such burning.

I shuddered. ‘Mangled contents.” It was too horrific to imagine. But were these witches Macbeth’s witches? I’d a vague memory of that theory being described as a myth by our history teacher. But no matter – I dare say the women who suffered this appalling fate were not thinking of eternal fame in a Shakespeare play as they were bundled into a spiked barrel. I dipped into my handbag and pulled out the Witchfest programme that Emma had given me.
Friday the 20th June. 7 p.m. The Town Hall. ‘Macbeth and the Three Witches. Fact or Fiction?’ Speaker: Professor Timothy Malone, University of Aberdeen.

“That’s a definite one to add to Emma’s potions and lotions workshop,” I thought.
I took a last look at the stone which was some size – about three foot by two foot and found myself thinking of the poor women who’d suffered such an appalling death. The sun was beating down and yet I felt a shiver run up my spine.

I shuddered and decided to change the mood by going for a touristy mooch round the gift shops dotted along the High Street. Isla could only make it up for the weekend (teachers and holidays and all that) and was staying at Emma’s. The plan for today was to meet up at the Beastie for a bar supper and drinks at 5.30 p.m. So that gave me a few hours to kill. This afternoon was to be dedicated to browsing and recovery time. I’d three weeks to fit in the more vigorous stuff like hill walks and beach combing.

Download The Witches of Caledonia while it’s free on Amazon 5/11 – 5/12.

Avoidant Attachment Recovery by Amy Harper

Avoidant Attachment Recovery: 5 Steps to Overcome Fear of Intimacy, Strengthen Connections and Transition from Avoidant to Secure Attachment (Fostering Personal Development) by Amy Harper

Avoidant attachment often creates an invisible barrier between individuals and their ability to form close bonds. While autonomy is vital, the warmth and depth of connected relationships are often sacrificed at the altar of self-reliance. Flourishing relationships strike a balance between personal freedom and emotional closeness, kindling the embers of genuine connection.

Amy Harper, an author intimately familiar with the aloofness of avoidant attachment from her own work experiences, presents a blueprint for embracing vulnerability without fear. Even if previous attempts at overcoming your barriers have been futile, this book deserves your attention.

Download Avoidant Attachment Recovery by Amy Harper  while it’s free on Amazon May 9 -13.

DESIREE’S REVENGE by K.C. Carson

DESIREE’S REVENGE: A Romance by K.C. Carson

In 1963 Mississippi, a 12 year-old African-American girl is gang-raped by Ku Klux Klansmen. Relocated to Brooklyn, NY immediately afterward, she sets her sights on revenge. Following eight years of intensive training, having grown into a strikingly beautiful assassin, Desiree Devine accomplishes her mission.

Shortly after returning north, she’s assaulted one late night on a dark street. Upon subduing her assailant, she experiences an unfamiliar sense of exhilaration, even sexual arousal, and soon makes late-night “hunting expeditions” for would-be predators an extension of her revenge.

On one of these expeditions, in Brooklyn’s “Little Italy” section, she’s suddenly surrounded by three ruffians stumbling out of a bar. She dispatches two of them with chops and kicks, but the third pulls a gun. Tony Marino, a local private eye, appears from out of nowhere and knocks the gunman unconscious. Desiree’s reaction is not gratitude, but fury. In her mind, he has interrupted her mission, and she accuses him of “ruining everything.” Having just stepped into her life, Tony watches her march out of his. He is bewitched, though, and without a clue yet as to why.

But Desiree’s close friend Lori, whom she’d rescued from an assault, has a mystery to solve. Her big sister was the first victim of the Yellow-Tulip Killer, a serial murderer still at large. Lori insists on hiring Tony to work with them to bring the killer to justice. Using skill, stealth and luck, the three identify the killer and find the incriminating evidence. The problem is that they found it through illegal means.

While Tony strategizes on persuading the police to reopen this cold case, the women take matters into their own hands. They lure the killer into the wooded area where his eight victims were found. With her bare hands and feet, Desiree beats him to death, and plants clues that will lead police to the evidence. Afterward, she lures Tony to her place for violence-fueled sex. When he finds out what she’s done, he’s horrified. But, still, he can’t escape her magnetic pull.

That magnetism, now mutual, brings them together again and again. But as their relationship evolves, her ability to trust is repeatedly tested. When he is inexplicably tailed and shot at, he breaks contact with Desiree to keep her out of harm’s way. She assumes he’s hiding an affair with another woman. Almost as soon as he eliminates that external threat, she sees him leaving his house one morning with a client, a glamorous redhead. The closer she gets to him, the hotter her jealousy flares. Equally hot are their reconciliations, which last only until the next misunderstanding arises.

At one point, the police theorize that Tony might have been the actual Yellow-Tulip Killer. To keep them away from Desiree, he again cuts off contact. This stokes her fury, since she concludes he’s nothing but a no-good liar, who “got his taste for white meat back.”
Lori intervenes at the crisis point, while Tony is on the verge of being framed for murder, and after Desiree has gone off on a violent, self-destructive rampage. Once Desiree understands what’s really going on, she insists on putting herself forward as Tony’s alibi. He reluctantly agrees, and the case against him begins to fall apart.

Desiree’s campaign becomes more purposeful now. She becomes a champion of endangered women. Tony acts as her backup and lookout, as she prowls the night streets on predator patrols. While their love blossoms, in the face of dangerous neighborhood racial hostility, they deal together with wife-beaters, actual and would-be rapists, Tony’s Mafia associates, the crooked cops he once worked with and a pedophile priest, even another serial killer. The remedies they apply are extra-legal at best, but effective.

On their first night living together, Tony realizes that, having fallen in love with an Avenging Angel, he’s bought into Desiree’s unusual moral code. His final thought that night is, “Heaven help us both.”

Don’t miss out on the “Free Days” of DESIREE’S REVENGE by K.C. Carson, May 9 – 13.