RBTL Presents ~ THE HARLOT’S PEN by Claudia H. Long ~ BLOG TOUR
Title: The Harlot’s Pen 
Author: Claudia H. Long
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: Devine Destinies
Release Date: Feb 1 2014
Blurb/Synopsis:
San Francisco in the roaring 20s– After World War I, San Francisco is a wild town. Abandoned by her lover, Violetta is swept up in the new, freer ways and becomes America’s first “embedded journalist.” She joins a brothel that caters to San Francisco’s most powerful men in order to write her epic story on the conditions of working women. But federal agents looking to clamp down on both vice and workers’ rights don’t take kindly to her modern views. Shorter dresses, fair pay for women, and the dark and frightening worlds of sex and politics teach Violetta the lessons of a lifetime.
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Claudia H Long writes fiction when she isn’t mediating messy legal disputes. She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and as a change she recently tried to take up belly dancing. Luckily, she is a better mediator than she is a dancer, by far, but her real love is writing fiction.
The Harlot’s Pen, her first venture into the roaring 20s, is a Devine Destinies book, an adventure in embedded (literally!) journalism and the rights of working women in the world’s oldest profession. Claudia is also the author of Josefina’s Sin (Simon & Schuster 2011). The Duel for Consuelo, which follows on Josefina’s Sin, will come out in late Spring 2014 with Booktrope.
Claudia has two grown children, and lives in Northern California with her husband and far too many animals.
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Excerpt
Violet turned the knob to her room. “Oh, that’s good,” Caleb said. “You got Posie’s room, didn’t you? Perfect.”
“Why’s that perfect?”
“Because I liked Posie, and I like you. Besides, it’s haunted.”
“Nonsense,” Violet said, feeling a surge of superiority. “Ghosts are figments of an overactive imagination.”
“Figments? That’s some vocabulary you’ve got there, Violet. Aren’t you superstitious? I thought all whores were superstitious.”
“Nope. My imagination is literary, and I can tell the difference between reality and fiction. Ghosts are just a convenient fiction to scare the credulous. You don’t believe in ghosts, now, do you, Caleb?” She grinned at him. Maybe he would just want to talk.
“Not since you just said they were just for the gullible.” He smiled back at her, but his eyes were narrowing. “I’m not gullible. And speaking of not gullible, I can tell you ain’t a whore, either. What’s your game?”
Violet stood very still. How do I answer? “No game, Caleb. Tonight, I’m your whore.”
“Good, since I just paid good money for you. Now, get over here.” He sat down on the bed. She took a step towards him. Impatiently, he reached for her hand and closed the gap between them. Then, with a single move, he swung her across his knees, and lifted her skirt over her head. He stroked the back of her thighs above her stockings. “You’re pretty cool, aren’t you? I know how to heat a girl up.” Violet shut her eyes tight as his hand came down hard across her naked rump.
After each blow he rubbed her bottom and slipped his hand between her thighs to keep them spread. As he struck, she could hear his breath come hoarser, and could feel his erection under her stiffening and growing. At last he released her, and she struggled to her feet. She was breathing hard, blinking back tears.
“On the bed.” She lay down immediately. He pushed her legs apart, knelt between her knees, and loosened his trousers. “You’re nice and warm now. Tell me how much you want me.”
“I want you,” Violet said.
Caleb clenched his teeth, and she saw the muscles move in his jaw. “Tell me, Violet.”
“I want you, Caleb. I want you now!” He released his erection from his pants, and Violet’s eyes widened. He was bigger than Sam, far more erect than Grayson, her first lover and runaway groom, and a drop of liquid at the end of the shaft glared at her in readiness.
“Beg,” he whispered.
Violet heard herself whimper, but she had dissociated herself from her body and had not sobbed volitionally. “Please, Caleb, please take me now.”
“How do you want it, Violet?” His voice was low.
She knew the answer, just as she had known it with Sam. “I want it hard, Caleb, hard and fast, and I want it now.”
She shut her eyes as he drove inside her. Far above her, she saw herself arch in pain, then buck in pleasure as she cried out her own release. She grasped Caleb by the back of his shirt and moved against him, begging and urging him on.
When he was finished he lay upon her, breathing raggedly.
“Oh, my God, Violet. You’ll never last here.” He pushed up on his elbows and looked down at her, the boyishness and sparkle back in his eyes. “A whore’s supposed to fake it, Violet. Not actually like it!” He stroked the side of her face. “You’ve got a room full of men downstairs to please. If word gets out about this, you’ll be used up in a week. There’ll be a line out the door!”
Violet looked up at his blue eyes. “No, Caleb, I don’t think it will be like this with everyone. Just you.”
Caleb grinned at her. “You’re a real bearcat!” He got up and adjusted his pants. “See you downstairs,” he said with a wink. He tossed a handful of coins on her bureau. “A real bearcat, yessiree.”
A convenient fiction to snare the credulous.
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COVER REVEAL ~ RBTL Presents ‘Night Moves’ by Kristen Strassel
Night Moves by Kristen Strassel
Title: NIGHT MOVES
Genre: New Adult Paranormal Rockstar Romance
Book Release Date: March 26, 2014
NIGHT MOVES on
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20815056-night-moves
On Amazon: to come
On Barnes and Noble: to come
Cover reveal: March 11, 2014
Book Blurb:
Melanie Vaughn’s job ruined everything. Her social life, nonexistent. Her relationship with her boyfriend, a hostile roommate situation. She resolves to fix everything one snowy afternoon, but instead comes home to discover her boyfriend is already exploring other options. Blonder, bustier options. Rage drives Melanie to do the unthinkable.
When Soul Divider was on the top of the world, so was Ryder Maddox. When the band faded into obscurity, Ryder’s luck plummeted with it. In a last ditch effort to rekindle the band’s heyday, Soul Divider teams up with powerful vampire clean leader, Talis de Rancourt. In return for her services, the band pays the ultimate price for never ending fame.
Now on the run, Melanie meets Ryder in a middle of nowhere hotel. She never expected her teenage rock star crush to be as lost and as in need of a companion as she is. Their connection is all consuming, even before they find they share another kinship: murder.
The newly turned vampires in Soul Divider still have a lot to learn. The police and public begin to connect the girls that go missing or die in sync with the band’s tour schedule. Back at home, clues are also adding up against Melanie as well. Between constant media coverage and unrelenting attention from the authorities, Melanie and Ryder find themselves in unchartered territory.
About the Author:
Kristen shares a birthday with Steven Tyler and Diana Ross. She spends each day striving to be half as fabulous as they are. She’s worn many hats, none as flattering as her cowboy hat: banker, retail manager, fledgling web designer, world’s worst cocktail waitress, panty slinger, now makeup artist and aspiring author. She loves sunshine, live music, the middle of nowhere, and finding new things to put in her house. Kristen is represented by Pam van Hylckama Vlieg of Foreword Literary.
Find Kristen online:
Blog: deadlyeverafter.com
Twitter: @kristenstrassel
Facebook: facebook.com/deadlyeverafterblog
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/imagebykristen/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/kristenstrassel
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7267647.Kristen_Strassel
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Review Tour ~ February Lover ~ Rebecca Royce
February Lover
Author: Rebecca Royce
Series: Calendar Men (#2) {A Multi Authored Series}
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Release Date: February 2014
Editions/Formats Will Be Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
Aidan Roux fled New Orleans fifteen years ago, leaving behind a woman he loved. Planning to keep it light because he has no intentions of sticking around, he’s caught off guard by his mother’s health crisis. Forced to stay, he challenges Stacey to be his lover for February with no expectations of anything else.
Stacey never stopped wanting Aidan, but she’s not a girl anymore and she meets his proposition with one of her own. A hero, just back from Afghanistan, he’s the perfect guy for her calendar contest. If he wants her in his bed, he’ll pose for her camera.
Stacey and Aidan seem made for each other—but old hurts cannot be forgotten and love isn’t always enough…
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As a teenager, I would hide in my room to read my favorite romance novels when I was supposed to be doing my homework. I hope, these days, that my parents think it was worth it.
I am the mother of three adorable boys and I am fortunate to be married to my best friend. We live in northern New Jersey and try not to freeze too badly during the winter months.
I am in love with science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal and try to use all of these elements in my writing. I’ve been told I’m a little bloodthirsty so I hope that when you read my work you’ll enjoy the action packed ride that always ends in romance. I love to write series because I love to see characters develop over time and it always makes me happy to see my favorite characters make guest appearances in other books.
In my world anything is possible, anything can happen, and you should suspect that it will.
I’d love to hear from you!
Cheers!!
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Rebecca’s Publishers
Places Rebecca Blog’s At
Paranormal Romantics (Every Tuesday)
Java Karma (22nd of every month)
Diamond Authors (19th & 30th of every month)
Excerpt
Stacey knew she should be horribly offended. He’d propositioned her to have sex for the rest of the month and then go their separate ways. But the truth was, the second he’d started talking she’d become so hot inside she could barely breathe.
There was no way to go back in time and fix things between them. No way she would ever find out exactly why he’d left, if there was something she could have done to make him happier. She wasn’t exactly certain she wanted to. When she’d told him his leaving had prompted her to go make her own career, her own life, she’d meant it.
But today he offered passion. They’d been kids together. She’d given him his first kiss. For all intents and purposes, it might as well have been hers. A sloppy kiss-and-run at twelve years old shouldn’t get to count. They’d lost their virginity together, and all of her early sexual education had been found in his arms.
What would they be like now?
She sucked in her breath. “You’re a hard man to say no to.”
“You didn’t say yes.” He took her hands in his. “I need a yes. I can’t leave here with you upset again.
I won’t hurt you again. So, you have to tell me you understand what I’m offering and what I’m not, that you grasp completely I’m not going to be here in March.”
“I’m not a moron, thank you.” She stood up. “And I’m not the head-over-heels-in-love-with-you twenty-year-old with dreams of marriage and Sunday crawfish boils wrecking my brain. I have my own life here. I’m trying to decide if it’s worth disrupting it for you for an entire month of my life.”
She felt him when he moved behind her, his warmth filling her from the outside in. With a quick tug, he pulled her flush against his body. “I can promise you. It’ll be worth it.”
MY REVIEW:
I really enjoyed February Lover from Rebecca Royce…
I’ve not read a lot of her books but I intend to change that very soon!
February Lover was a really great, short, hot & sexy read.
It had likeable characters with a history full of memories, a little bit of a secret and a lot of attraction, passion & heat…
I read the book in an evening and would definitely recommend it!!!
I’m looking forward to relaxing with more of Rebecca’s books in the near future!!
** I received an eARC of this book from Fated Desire in exchange for an honest review **
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Manday Hotties Hop ~ 10/03/14
Hey lovelies, welcome to another Manday Hotties post….
I’ve got 3 great pics for you this week!! Hope you like them!
Can’t really decide which one of the three I prefer…… I’ll come back in a little bit and see if I can make up my mind!!! 😉
As ever, don’t forget to check out the other blogs taking part in Felicity’s Hop this week!!
http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/blog/
http://cecesreviews.blogspot.co.uk/
http://amandajgreene.blogspot.co.uk/
http://alexandraanthony.wordpress.com/
http://deenar116.wordpress.com
Enjoy the girls choices today!!!
Have a fantastic week and I’ll catch you back her next Monday for more eye-catching Hotties!!!
T xx
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Cover Reveal ~ Target This by Lily White
Synopsis:
“I’m not sure what I was thinking that day.
It was a normal Thursday, nothing new or exciting had occurred in the morning.
I’d risen from bed, taken a shower and brushed my teeth. I’d then jumped on the 8:05 bus that ran a short distance between my house and the county library where I worked.
The ride took its usual 15 minutes before it left me standing fresh faced in front of a building of gothic construction that was my favorite place in the world.
After straightening my knee length skirt, I pushed open the door that led into the interior of the library.
It was at that moment that my world would change – impossibly and forever. It was a fateful movement of wood that collided with the shoulder of a man that would alter my very existence.
It wasn’t fear that I felt at that moment – more like the feeling of being watched. It was the feeling of knowing that danger lurks – the sensation of the hair standing on end at the back of your neck.
Looking back on a moment that happened so many months ago, I now realize that I should have listened to that feeling.
As I would later find out, the man standing in front of me referred to himself as Master Lucas…
…and I was his next target.”
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21363389-target-this
About the Author:
Lily White is a dark writer who likes to dabble on the taboo side of eroticism. Most of the time she can be found wandering around aimlessly while her mind is stuck in some twisted power play between two characters in her head. You may recognize her in public by the confused expression, random mumbling, and occasional giggle while thinking up a scene. Lily’s favorite things in life are reading, thinking about reading, buying books for reading….and writing. Her other secret pleasure is meeting with her plot editor in public to discuss her books and watching the shocked expressions of the people around her that don’t realize she’s talking about a book. When Lily is not reading, writing, wandering or freaking out innocent bystanders, she’s sleeping.
Contact Lily White:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlilywhite?ref=hl
Twitter: @eroticlilywhite
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Spotlight Blog Tour ~ Her Master’s Courtesan by Lily White
Her Master’s Courtesan by Lily White
THE BLURB:
“I am a Master.
You must know this fact to understand my story.
I capture women.
I break them down.
And I rebuild them.
If they are lucky, they are sold into the professional hands of another Master. If they are less fortunate, they are buried beneath the ground, never to be thought of again.
I lust for the control, I demand absolute submission and my body yearns to warp the minds of those I train.
Power is the only thing I’ll ever need and I am addicted to the feeling of ultimate control.
I am wealthy, good-looking, educated and charming.
And I am – in no way – a good man.
I do not want love.
I do not want kindness.
She thought she could change me by giving me the two things I knew I never wanted.
She was wrong”
Exerpt:
“Look up, Rebecca. Open those pretty green eyes and see what you’ve become”
A wicked grin pulled at my lips and I adored the initial expression on her face when she saw the photographs. The were magnificent, erotic and the quintessential example of how the human body became art.
Using one finger to pull up her chin, I looked into her face, a mischievous expression obvious in the look in my eye and the smile that stretched across my face. “Don’t be shy, beautiful. When I found you, you were looking at art such as this. You were transfixed as I recall – your cheeks turned pink when I’d first asked you about it.”
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About Lily
Lily White Bio: Lily White is a dark writer who likes to dabble on the taboo side of eroticism. Most of the time she can be found wandering around aimlessly while her mind is stuck in some twisted power play between two characters in her head. You may recognize her in public by the confused expression, random mumbling, and occasional giggle while thinking up a scene. Lily’s favorite things in life are reading, thinking about reading, buying books for reading…. and writing. Her other secret pleasure is meeting with her plot editor in public to discuss her books and watching the shocked expressions of the people around her that don’t realize she’s talking about a book. When Lily is not reading, writing, wandering or freaking out innocent bystanders, she’s sleeping.
Her Master’s Courtesan Giveaway
For your chance to win an eCopy of HMC click the link below
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Release Blitz ~ The Junior Bridesmaid by Amy Baker
Synopsis
Before the wedding, Delilah discovers that the bride-to-be is keeping a torrid secret. Fearful that she will hurt Hugh, she remains silent, going about her Junior
Bridesmaid duties as planned.
Until…
All hell breaks loose during the wedding ceremony. Embarrassed and devastated, Delilah flees the wedding. But not before hurting the love of her life.
Twelve years later, Delilah is 28 and living a happy existence in New York. Until one day when she receives a message addressed to JUNIOR? Has Hugh hunted her down twelve years later to exact revenge or is he in New York for a different reason entirely? Either way, twelve years is a long time to wait to find out!
***This is a stand alone novel meant for mature readers over the age of 18 due to mature content and language.***
Excerpt
“Anyway, what would make me think that it would have mattered to you if I’d returned to Virginia?” I asked way too confrontationally raising my eyebrows to accentuate my point.
Then I proceeded to machine gun my supportive evidence.
“You never called to check on me after the wedding or to ask if I was being ostracized at school or if I was totally humiliated since I essentially bowled my tits down the aisle in the middle of a wedding ceremony! Look ma! No hands!”
I was yelling wasn’t I?
My face couldn’t have flushed faster. I don’t know what the fuck I was doing. I totally obliterated his wedding and I was reading him the riot act on how he should have behaved after? Well it seemed that as fast as I had grown a set of balls my tongue had also grown a mind of its own. I had no control over what was coming out of my mouth, whatsoever. When I finally looked at Hugh, really looked at him, I saw that he was stunned speechless. I became even more flustered and it actually started to feel like my head was a pressure cooker and it could blow at any given moment. Since shoving my napkin in my own mouth wasn’t an option, I brought it to my lips hoping it would deter me from blurting out any other latent anger that I wasn’t aware I was harboring.
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Upcoming Release – STEPPING OUT by Marie Harte
We’ve got just 1 week left until the release of STEPPING OUT from one of my favourite authors MARIE HARTE!!
Here’s a wee taste of what’s to come!!!
His gaze narrowed. “One thing, though. That kiss in the restroom.”
He just had to bring that up.
She swallowed, hoping she didn’t look as red as she felt. “The kiss?”
“The one you planted on me while I was bleeding from a head wound?” he reminded her with sarcasm.
And there went her compassion for Mr. Arrogant. “You mean the kiss you instigated?” she asked with mock confusion. “I remember sitting in your lap, trying to help you out. Then you gripped my hips, grinding into me with that iron bar in your pants, and turned a flirtation into something else.”
He blinked. “So you’re saying I hit on the woman I thought was making time with my sister’s boyfriend?”
“You’re saying I tried to French the loser cheating on his pregnant fiancée? It was supposed to be a brief, punishing kiss. Then you turned it into something more.”
They stared at each other, stymied, apparently, because she had no intention of confessing he’d turned her on so much she’d lost herself in his kiss. And he didn’t seem to be able to admit the truth either.
Huh.
“Well, this is awkward.”
http://marieharte.com/books/stepping-out/
LINKS TO MARIE:
Marie’s Website
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Manday Hotties – 03/03/14
Hi lovelies, yep, it’s that time again!!!
This week I’ve gone for some images from the wonderful Michael Stokes
I just LOVE his pictures!
Coming up with a draw this week, kinda hard to choose just one from these..
What about you, do you have a favourite?!?
As ever, don’t forget to head on over to the other blogs taking part in Felicity’s Blog Hop this week!!
http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/blog/
http://cecesreviews.blogspot.co.uk/
http://amandajgreene.blogspot.co.uk/
Enjoy the hotties the ladies have for you today!!!
Have a great Monday and I’ll see you all back here for more fabulous pics next week!!!!
T xx
