Friday, June 13, 2014

#FreakyFetishFridays: A MEASURED RISK by Author @NBlackthorne is on SALE! #Rubenesque #EroticRomance #BDSM


Welcome to another Freaky Fetish Friday...on Friday the 13th! I'm Lusious Lia Michaels, your host and co-owner of this establishment. The House of Taboo is gearing up for an extra special celebration for our friend and fellow erotic romance author Natasha Blackthorne. Tony is busy creating a special margarita just for the occasion. What's the cause for the party?For a limited time, you'll be able to get one of her fabulous novels for a steal...

A Measured Risk is only 99 cents starting today and through midnight Sunday June 15th. You don't want to miss this one, especially if you love Regency Historicals. 

Summary of the book details: Erotica Romance ~ Light BDSM ~ Rubenesque / BBW ~ Regency Historical ~ Shy Heroine ~ Novel Length 86,000 Words . Contains graphic erotic descriptions and frank sexual language. As a work of historical romance fiction, A Measured Risk is not intended to be an accurate portrayal of modern BDSM lifestyles.

The little summary is from the author, but I have to tell you, even though this story is a Regency Historical, the glimpse into the world of BDSM is SPOT ON for the time period. Trust me. You will thoroughly enjoy this book!



BLURB

He is her most dangerous temptation, the only man she has ever trusted and now he is demanding her submission. Dare she take the risk?


Emotionally scarred in the horrific accident that took her husband’s life, Lady Cranfield is imprisoned by her lingering terror of horses and carriages. She longs to be closer to the fascinating Earl of Ruel, as she senses intuitively that he might be able to teach her how to overcome the terrors that hold her in bondage.


And now she’s willing to risk almost anything—her reputation, even her virtue—to find out. 


But what Lord Ruel proposes startles her.

When the shy, studious and socially awkward young widow approaches him, Lord Ruel instantly senses she will be the sweetest, most submissive experience of his life—but first he must gain her complete trust. Lord Ruel makes Lady Cranfield a non-negotiable offer: His help in return for her submission and obedience.

But Lady Cranfield grew up neglected by her ducal parents, raised by servants and then later ignored by her handsome, charming husband. She’s learnt to protect her heart at all costs and she trusts no one but herself.


How can the jaded Earl of Ruel break through Lady Cranfield’s self-defences and show her how to love when he himself has spent his life avoiding that tender trap?



EXCERPT


She backed all the way into the bookcase.

“Why did you run away?” His deep voice settled in her belly, rich and warm, like crème brûlée on a cold winter’s night.


“Because I wanted you to follow.” She tried to sound sophisticated and seductive, but her voice choked off on the last word.


Ruel placed his hand on the shelf above her head and blocked her path to the door. His tall, solidly muscled body leaned over her, surrounding her with the sumptuous, sinful scents of tobacco, Scotch whisky and something masculine and undeniably dangerous. A slow, sensual smile stretched his hard mouth.


He appeared different. Softer. More approachable.


At the change, her insides seemed to flip over.


“Well, sweeting, getting us off alone was a very inspired idea.” He touched one of her fallen ringlets. “I am bored to distraction with endless talk of hunting and fencing.”


As he slowly wrapped the curl around two fingers, he brushed her collarbone. Fiery sparks tingled down her spine, so intense that she shivered and her nipples beaded, pressing against her stays. By some instinct she hadn’t even known she possessed, she arched her back, presenting herself for his assessment.


His eyes shone so vividly blue against his bronzed face that they resembled cornflowers. She swallowed tightly and wished for a long drink of claret. This more personal side of him suddenly seemed far more hazardous than his usually fierce exterior.


Well, no matter. There was nothing to fear. She would allow only as much contact as need be to get to know him a little. Since being torn from her lonely yet secure life in Ireland and thrust into Society at age sixteen, she’d spent her time allowing people only as near as was comfortable. She was an expert at emotional evasion.

It should be easy to regain her control.

But now, as rays of the late-afternoon sun played over his pale hair, turning it the colour of winter wheat, all her carefully rehearsed words flew from her mind.


Say something—anything—else he will think you’re a bird-wit.


An intimate smile, one that invited her to play, tugged at his mouth.

“In a situation like this, alone with a gentleman, it’s perfectly normal for a lady to feel some apprehension.” His hushed voice, barely audible above the piano and boisterous singing from down the corridor, accentuated their isolation. His gaze became so piercing that she had to lower her eyes. 

He brushed his fingertips over her cheek. “She will invariably ask herself if he will try to kiss her.”


She jerked her eyes back to his face. God, he couldn’t mean to—not yet, surely… Peculiar, heated chills swept over her. She tried to take a step back, but found her arse flush against the bookshelf.


He leaned closer; so close that his Scotch-scented breath tickled her face. “And just in case you are wondering, Lady Cranfield—the answer is most assuredly yes.”


She should demand that he put his arm down so she could pass by and leave. She really should. But she couldn’t stop looking at his hard mouth and wondering what it would feel like upon hers. He was so close to her that his breath blew on her lips. If she moved but a fraction, she’d be kissing him.


Kissing him.


Dear God. Her breaths began to come very fast and short. Her throat went tight with a suppressed moan.


His eyes burnt as brightly as aquamarines. He looked so fierce. If he kissed her, if he dared… Oh God, it would be so harsh. That cruel-looking mouth could express itself no other way.


Excitement rushed through her, sending tingles to every point of her body, even her toes.


But no, he wouldn’t. Not yet.


He kept leaning closer. He didn’t close his eyes. Instead, he seemed to focus all the harder upon her.


Her heart pounding, unable to move away, she braced herself for his assault.


His lips brushed hers, barely. A gossamer caress.


He lifted his head.


It was done.


Ended.


And it hadn’t even begun.


He held her chin, appearing so cool, so unaffected. His kiss had seemed to sear her. An urge to put her fingers to her lips arose in her. She resisted it, for it would give away too much of how she was affected.


Never show your feelings.


He traced his thumb along her lower lip, slowly, deliberately, as he studied her with eyes that now glittered with something powerful and predatory. Heat pooled in her pelvis, low and spreading even lower.


She went weak all over, as if she’d lain in a sunny window seat for too long. Her knees almost buckled. She forced them to lock. To be strong.


It should not have affected her so profoundly. It had been just a peck—not a true kiss at all. William had poured out all of his skill upon her and hadn’t garnered even a tenth of the reaction in her that this man’s peck had.


Ruel traced her jaw line with his fingertips. Unthinkingly, she leaned in to his touch.


“Of course, once he has kissed her, then it’s his turn to wonder…” 

His voice sounded unnaturally loud in her ears. “How will she respond? Will she withdraw, or can he ignite some hidden fire?”

She sensed that he was toying with her. She didn’t understand flirtation—why had she imagined she could carry off this ruse? Was he making advances in order to have a laugh with Francesca and her simpering friends later? Hurt blossomed in her chest. She resented him for that. She ought to feel indignant, superior, uncaring—anything but hurt.


“Please don’t make sport of me.”


She cringed. Was that quavering, pleading voice really hers?


An infinitesimal pause. “Now, why on earth would I do such a thing?” His voice was as smooth as velvet.


“To please your vanity,” she replied, trying to regain her wits.


“Here.” He placed her hand to his chest. The contours of his muscles were hard, powerfully developed. Even more so than she’d expected. His body heat radiated through the satin and, beneath her hand, his heart’s beat was rapid and strong.


“Is that vanity?” He put a finger under her chin, giving her no choice but to face him. “Is it?” He gentled his grip.


The warmth in his voice settled over her like luscious hot chocolate. Melting her insides to quivering burgoo, rendering her speechless, unable to move.



“My dear, lovely Lady Cranfield, I am going kiss you again.”






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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Escape into the past with intensely erotic, emotionally driven love stories. Natasha Blackthorne writes character-focused historical erotica romance featuring strong internal conflicts. Her stories are most frequently about the intimate journey of the characters as they learn to open their hearts to love.

Her heroines are not perfect ladies. They are wildflowers and wallflowers who enjoy flirting with the forbidden. Whether they are bold or shy, her heroines’ strong desires and deep emotions drive the plot and drive their heroes to the point of no return.



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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Sensuous Promo’s Presents - Book Tour for #Kink Club Blues by Eva Lefoy #BDSM #gayerotica

Welcome to the Center Stage here at the House of Taboo! I'm Luscious Lia and today we've agreed to be a part of another book tour hosted by Sensuous Promotions. We're excited to have the fabulous Eva Lefoy back again. This time she's sharing a FABULOUSLY kinky book Kink Club Blues. With a title like that, what's not to love? Sit back, order another of Tony's margaritas and enjoy! ~Lia




Welcome to Sensuous Promo’s Kink Club Blues Tour.


In Kink Club Blues,Paul and Geoffrey return from Paris and continue to deepen their relationship and increase the kink in their sexplorations. Meanwhile, Geoffrey’s ex, Brian, denies a growing interest in Dom/sub play only to fall into the helpful arms of local kink club worker Gar, who’s more than happy to show Brian the pleasure to be had in submission…


Check out book I, Sex, Ties and Videotape, to read how Paul and Geoffrey’s relationship starts, and then enjoy watching Brian get his just deserts in Kink Club Blues even more!

Here’s more about Kink Club Blues:




Brian finds out the hard way that once a top, always a top, doesn't apply to him.










Paul and Geoffrey return from their special trip to Paris. Paul plans to propose to Geoffrey but first, his urge to protect his lover drives him to close an old loophole. He visits Brian, demanding the original video he made of Geoffrey be destroyed.
Brian doesn't understand what Paul's upset about, or his dominant streak. 





But the clearer Paul's feelings for Geoffrey become to him, the more Brian desires to have a man love him the same way. 











Curiosity draws him to the local kink club, and into the arms of a man whose punishment gives him all he secretly craves.




EXCERPT

Brian gaped at the computer. The photo showing a blindfolded young man bound and hanging from the ceiling gave him an illicit thrill, but he couldn’t say exactly why. He’d thought he understood the basics of Dom/sub relationships, but after Paul’s visit, he’d decided to do some more research and discovered his notions were wrong. Way wrong. Turned out being a good Dom didn’t involve getting off on hurting one’s sub at all, which made him feel like a total ass. Paul was right. I just didn’t get it.

He’d then done a search on subs and their kinks and found a site that offered picture after picture of men submitting themselves to all sorts of forced sexual exploration. This photo in particular quickened his breath. God, is this what Geoffrey wanted me to do to him?

Intellectually, he didn’t understand the desire to be used, but he flipped through photo after photo of naked bound men, unable to tear his gaze away from the rapturous looks on their faces. Inside him, a longing stirred. He wanted to be there, touching the blond, sharing in the scene, but Geoffrey had begged him to do this, and he’d said, “No.” Why hadn’t he at least tried? I didn’t want to. I’m really not into this.

And yet…He hated to admit it, but something about the powerless pose of the man turned him on. His hand drifted to his cock, giving it a subtle squeeze. It hardened in his shorts, leaking liquid onto his thigh.

He shivered and shook his head, trying to dispel his desire. But the longer he looked, the more his need increased. His cock grew longer, firmer. His legs splayed in the chair, opening wide, and he leaned back. Reaching his hand under his shorts he grabbed his erection, curling his fingers around the shaft and giving it a light stroke. It felt so good he closed his eyes. Immediately, he was in the room with the tied-up young man, standing in front of him, watching passively as another man plunged his thick cock deep between the man’s ass cheeks.

The trussed blond howled, his chest and arm muscles quivering. A thrill that couldn’t be denied flamed through Brian, ending at the base of his cock. He matched each of the man’s thrusts with his own strokes, and soon his head went foggy with impending bliss. He pumped some more and imagined he could hear the young man’s cries of pain mingled with groans of pleasure. More than anything, Brian wanted to touch him as he got fucked. Feel the man’s every shudder as a big cock forced its way inside him. Smell his sweat, capture his moans with his mouth.

Then the fantasy shifted, and Brian became that man.



Kink Club Blues Purchase Links

Sex, Ties and Videotape
MLR Press http://bit.ly/1jMmD6W 
All Romance Ebooks http://bit.ly/1eKmEQt

Author Bio and Contact:
Eva Lefoy writes and reads all kinds of romance, and is a certified Trekkie. She’s also terribly addicted to chocolate, tea, and hiking. One of these days, she’ll figure out the meaning of life, quit her job, and go travel the galaxy. Until then, she’s writing down all her dirty thoughts for the sake of future explorers.


Tuesday, June 10, 2014

#TantailizingTuesday: *CONTEST ALERT* Sensuous Promo’s Presents - Book Tour for Alchemy by Serena Fairfax #EroticRomance #interracial



Welcome to Tantalizing Tuesdays here at House of Taboo! Tony and I are back from our vacation and want to say thank you to Vixen for holding down the fort while we got some much needed R and R. Now we're back and ready to help celebrate the release of a new interracial erotic romance by Serena Fairfax. As a special treat, Sensuous Promos and Serena have a contest for you so make sure you follow the directions at the end of the post to enter. Go on now. Check out Serena's new book Alchemy. ~Lia



Welcome to Sensuous Promo’s Alchemy Book Tour.


* WATCH FOR CONTEST BELOW *

Blurb:

Set against sun-drenched Lake Garda, church mouse Tamsin Heriot, an English rose, pairs off with privileged Luca Leopoldo di Monte Valli, who’s half Italian, half Somali. But Luca isn’t what he seems… Orphaned at seven when his childhood in Mogadishu is brutally destroyed, Luca is left emotionally broken. Ragged and starving he seeks refuge in Italy where kindly aristocrats adopt him. 

Ever since she was fifteen, Tamsin has had a crush on Luca and the summer before she goes to university, she’s determined to lose her virginity to him.


It’s eight years before their paths reconverge. Tamsin, still lusting after Luca, receives devastating news that triggers her return to the dilapidated family casa, and fate steps in when an unexpected bond develops between her and Luca’s widowed, adoptive mother. But a strange inheritance alters what started as a dalliance. There’s no shortcut to love, and with everything to lose, the relationship between two wounded people, Luca and Tamsin, is pushed to the breaking point.


Excerpt: ADULT content

Quickly they ripped off each other’s nightwear until they were both naked.
As he reached for a condom, Tamsin said quietly, “Is protection really necessary now we’re married? Let’s make a honeymoon baby.”
He said quietly. “Very soon, cara mia, but I’m not quite ready. Let’s get used to each other first.” Something like iron shifted in him.
It seemed to be the right response because she took it no further and wrapped her arms round him, settling in to him with a sigh. He pulled her soft curves into him and held her, kissing her fiercely.
Try something new today—the supermarket catchphrase—ran through Tamsin’s thoughts as, with her heartbeat tripling, Luca shot her that look that always gave her a warm, damp rush.
“Signora Leopoldo di Monte Valla.”
She let her legs fall apart. Just the deep cadence of his voice turned her ready. “Do it, make me come.” She knew what his tongue could do, what his cock could do. “I want you now, my prince, my lord.” She swept her hair over his balls, and took one then another into her mouth.
“Wider still and wider for me, babe. I want to see every bit of you.”
‘I hear and I obey.” She shifted and opened up, spreading her sex to him, and a deep growl emerged from somewhere low down in his chest.
“Love that womanhood, love your big, tight ass.” Firm hands clamped the cheeks of her butt, trapping their bodies front to front. He paused, his eyes glittering under the long, black lashes, and then he was dipping his head and she felt the ridge of his tongue slamming inside her, sucking her swollen clit, his breath moist and hot.
She gasped and shut her eyes. “I want to taste you.” Her pussy clenched and throbbed as his hands rested on her thighs, keeping her wide.
“Keep it going.” She whimpered.
She watched him rip the foil and roll on the condom, nudging her with the tip of his warm, smooth cock. She reached for it and took the hardness of his length in her mouth, savoring the nectar, wanting his thickness to enter her, wanting his juices in her, over her.
He wet his fingers in his juices and, circling her labia, she bucked.
“That’s what I like to know.”
“I’m going to…come.”
“Not yet you won’t.” His lips twitched in a smile. “If you do,” he whispered a sweet torture, “that’s it for tonight. Hush now. We’re going there together.”
He slid his fingers deep into her clit, moving in and out, the slick, accepting sound of her desire like a metronome beating time.
He stopped and she felt she’d die. “Move,” she moaned.
His eyes were darker than she’d ever seen before. He bent into her and nibbled a jutting nipple as he eased the head of his silky cock into the peachy damp of her slit. Her cunt flared up around him, waiting, ripe, needy, her heartbeat going wild as he thrust his cock deeper as he marked his territory, staked his claim to her. She was his for the taking.
“Sweetie.” His gaze tangled with hers. And then he was hammering into her, rocking hard and fast and she was spiraling out of control until the orgasm lurking somewhere over the rainbow rushed down to ignite them and they shuddered and shattered round each other as he spilled himself into her with a shout.
With a soft sigh, he eased out and rolled to one side. He realized something else. Tamsin had messed with his emotions. He’d got caught out. He’d have to watch it. He didn’t do emotions.

* * * *

Later that night, Luca turned to Tamsin and murmured, “How about a chaser?” He nuzzled his tongue down her cheek.
She felt her pulse beating in her throat as her lips slid down his cock. And then he was flipping her over onto her belly, running his fingers down her spine. She got on her hands and knees and he slid his tongue into her hole, slicking her, coaxing her with a slow sweetness that made her crave for more. Then bending right over her, his fingers eased in and out of her slippery cunt, fucking her till she came in spasm after spasm.
“The best is yet to be.”
The thought of his swollen cock riding into her ass made her quiver.
He must have sensed her anxiety for he said softly. “It’s going to be all right.”
“No pain, no gain?”

“Honey, trust me.” He slipped one lubricated finger into her ass and pressed down.




About Serena

I spent my childhood in India, qualified as a Lawyer in England and joined a large London firm.

Romance is hardwired into my DNA so my novels include a strong romantic theme. However, I broke out of the romance bubble with one (you’ll see which one when you visit the Books page), which is a quirky departure in style and content.

I've also authored several short stories that feature on my blog http://www.serenafairfax.com/serena_fairfax_author_blog/.

Fast forward to a sabbatical from the day job when I traded in bricks and mortar for a houseboat which, for a hardened land lubber like me, turned out to be a big adventure.

Apart from writing and reading (all kinds of books), a few of my favourite things are collecting old masks, singing (in the rain) and exploring off the beaten track.

I'm a member of the Romantic Novelists Association, which is a very supportive organisation. My golden retriever, Inspector Morse, who can't wait to unleash his own Facebook page, and I divide our time between London and rural Kent. (Charles Dickens said: Kent, sir. Everybody knows Kent. Apples, cherries, hops and women).

Connect with Serena 

Website        http://www.serenafairfax.com/ 



* CONTEST *
Leave a comment below (with email address) and your name will be thrown into the hat to win an eCopy of this hot new release!


Winner will be chosen on June 16th

Monday, June 2, 2014

#New Print Cover for FORBIDDEN DESTINY Just In Time for RomCon2014 #gay #erotic



Welcome to Oh My! Monday at House of Taboo. Lia and Tony are hosting a private celebration tonight so I'll be your host today. I'm honored Lia trusted me with this special reveal. In honor of our upcoming RomCon 2014 attendance, Sassy Vixen Publishing has agreed to release Forbidden Destiny (Fearless Love) in print.

That's right. Lia's first short story will be in print this month for RomCon on June 20th for the book signing and copies will be handed out during many of the contests. 

This is the perfect way for Lia's hunky Army Rangers Abraham and Ethan to get a little more...ahem...exposure before their complete story comes out late fall/winter. 


I'm fascinated by Native American legends and lore and was so happy Lia decided to tell this story. She never intended to start it off as a short story, but Abraham and Ethan bugged her night and day until she put out a small glimpse of their world out for readers. Trust me when I tell you that you'll want to be sure you grab the full novel when it's released. Both men have such wildly different back stories. Reading those makes this short story even sweeter. You know they do end up together, but is it finally forever or will something or someONE else try to tear them apart?

Stay tuned!
The Vixen