AT HIS MERCY

(Contemporary erotic romance with Domination/Submission elements)

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Elena Caine has secrets. The kind that could devastate her life if they’re revealed. And now a selfish bastard is dragging the skeletons out of her closet. She’s being blackmailed. There’s no way out. Then the quietly seductive Dom Kyler Pierce decides to blackmail her too. As Kyler and Elena face their common enemy, overpowering sexual heat sizzles between them. They want each other. Need each other. But happiness may be beyond their reach. For this determined Dom and reluctant submissive to have any chance at love, Elena must learn the most essential lesson of Dominance and submission—to trust her Dom. Especially when she is on her knees…and her world is tumbling down around her.

(Previously published as Blackmailed)

Length: Long novella, approx. 30,000 words

This story may inspire you to take away their sand shovels and buckets and hide them forever:

Twelve year old boy dies while digging sand tunnels in New Jersey.

Billionaire Shane Trant is used to getting what he wants. What he can’t buy, he takes. When he sees Bristol Deatrich for the first time in over ten years, he knows he wants her. But there’s a problem. Only complete possession of her mind and body will satisfy him. He’s not sure the sweet little Bristol is ready for his brand of extreme carnal play.

But that’s not going to stop him from trying. After all, he learned a long time ago, nobody wins if they don’t take risks. If this risk pays off, they’ll both win.

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He growled, hooked an arm around my waist and whirled around so I was flat against the wall and his body was holding me there.

Oh. My. God.

His mouth descended upon mine, his tongue shoved its way in, and within seconds, I was writhing against him while he kissed me into a coma.

I felt him scoop me up into his arms. He was carrying me, walking, while our tongues mated and battled. I was losing the war, ready to surrender to him, to the fierce heat boiling in my veins, to the blinding need he’d sparked in my body. He broke the kiss, stared down at me with eyes full of male hunger. “I’m sorry, Bristol. I can’t let you go now. I can’t.”

We kissed again, and again, as he carried me into the dungeon. At some point he set me on my feet, but I was too shaky to stand, and I wasn’t about to let him stop kissing me. I hung onto his neck, arms wrapped tightly, and lost myself in his aggressive, demanding, plundering kiss.

I’d been kissed plenty of times, but never like that.

Never like the man couldn’t get enough.

Never like he was staking a claim.

Never like he was conquering me.

When the kiss ended–not my choice–I clung to him and fought to catch my breath.

“Wow,” I murmured. My gaze started at his mouth but quickly moved to the closest piece of torture furniture. I felt myself backing up.

“You’ve never been in a dungeon, correct?” he asked, hands sliding down my sides.

“Never.”

He blocked my exit with his hulking body, held me at the hips. “If I do something you don’t like, say, Red.”

“Red?” I echoed, trying to wiggle my way free. I wasn’t ready for this. That kiss. It was the kiss’s fault I was in here. I didn’t belong here, no.

He cut me off completely, cornering me against another wall, his body a giant obstacle I couldn’t push past. He caged my head between his hands, arms stretched out. His eyes were dark, hard. “You may beg me to stop, but I won’t. You may plead with me and cry, but I won’t stop. But if you say red, I will cease immediately.”

“Red,” I muttered.

His fingertip trailed down the side of my face, down my jaw, my throat to the center of my breastbone. I sucked in a deep breath and fought to regain my composure. But he was so big and so sexy and so intimidating, I couldn’t speak. “I promise I won’t be too hard on you this first time.” He closed his hands around my waist, forcing me deeper into the room.

Ohmygod, what was happening?

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The results?

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The recipe can be found HERE.

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How it works (from the ebookfling.com website):

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• Reminder: The Some Like It Hot Writing Contest Reminder: week 1 of my free writing contest is just around the corner! I'm offering some great prizes. Scroll down for details. ~Some Like It Hot~ Writing Contest Starting October 25th, 2010, I will be hosting a writing contest! The final judge is an editor from Ellora’s Cave. The Prizes?......
• Call for Submissions: Cleis Press http://kristinawrigh...c-romance-2012/ Best Erotic Romance 2012 Editor: Kristina Wright Publisher: Cleis Press Publication Date: Winter 2012 Submission Deadline: April 15 (earlier submissions preferred!) Payment: $100 per story and 2 copies of the book, on publication E-mail: besteroticromance2012@gmail.com I am thrilled to announce I am editing the first annual Best Erotic Romance......
• Writing Contests: The Golden Claddagh (romance fiction) Forwarded with permission: Enter Celtic Hearts Romance Writers Chapter contest The Golden Claddagh! Don't let our chapter name dissuade you, your entry does not have to be Celtic based to enter, unless you enter our Celtic Category. We have six categories, Historical, FF & P, Romantic Suspense, Celtic, Contemporary &......
• Now reading... Big Girls Don't Die by Crystal Jordan. Blurb: “I will always love you.” Not just a figure of speech when you’re undead. In the Heat of the Night, Book Two Six months ago, Andre St. James committed the ultimate one-night-stand party foul by turning Cynthiana into the spawn of Satan…also......
• Unique Book Promotion Ideas While reading one of my fave blogs, I stumbled upon a link to This Article on www.nypost.com. An author named Jennifer Belle hired 40 actresses to sit in public places (within NYC)  and laugh out loud while reading her book. It's a very creative idea, and in at least one......

• Book Review: The Whole Grain Diet Miracle By Dr. Lisa Hark and Dr. Darwin Deen Even though carbs get a bad rap, it’s commonly accepted that if you do have to eat them, whole grains are the way to go. There are many benefits to having a diet rich in whole grains, and this book from Drs. Lisa Hark and Darwin Deen offers a plan......
• Who Is Jim Rohn and Why Should You Care? Who Should You Care Who Jim Rohn is?  He Was a Great Teacher... One of my colleagues contacted me yesterday to share the sad news that Jim Rohn, a personal development speaker and educator, had recently passed away, and she asked how I felt about that?  You can read a tribute......
• Review: Update: Kindle 2.5 ebook reader Updated to include the Black Friday deal 2010 Black Friday Special Black Friday Deal: Limited number of previous gen Kindle (Kindle 2) (same E Ink as current Nook) for just $89! Deal starts 11/26 at 9 am PST. This is an unbelievable price to try out a Kindle! Longer Battery......
• Review Finding Margo by Suzanne O'Leary The premise of Finding Margo was interesting to me, so I purchased it for my Kindle. The Story When Margo misreads the map while traveling through France, her husband Alan flies into a rage. Tired of his constant bad moods, Margo walks out on him in the middle of the......
• The Land of Mango Sunsets (book) Today we have a guest writer reviewing for us. I've not read this book, but it will definitely go on my to-read list. If you have read the book, or any by this author, how do you rate them? Karin In The Land of Mango Sunsets, author Dorothea Benton Frank......