Interview with The Milkman

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Today I’m interviewing Kate Richards about her “Edge” book, The Milkman Cometh. An Edge story is sexy, manytimes kinky and preferably takes the reader somewhere they haven't been before. They have sex earlier than in erotic romances, and more often.

Now about the Milkman Cometh:

I love the opening of the book! The milkman who wants to be a city slicker and not a country boy. And he really seems to like his job. Tell us, has Roberto had any other encounters with the housewives of Los Angeles County?

Oh, yes. Roberto does share some of this in the story, but he’s quite the playboy. Of course, he didn’t have any reason not to…at the start.

My, it must get hot there during the summer! Okay, so I see Roberto does make deliveries – special deliveries, wink wink - on his route. And he’s already noticed Alicia’s tempting green eyes. Tell us, how long has she been fueling Robert’s fantasies?

Since the very first time she bent over to pick up her milk and he noticed the sweet curves under her less than tightly-belted robe. She didn’t mean to share, and was quite embarrassed afterward, but Roberto was interested in seeing so much more. 

It looks as though Alicia has noticed Roberto as well! What’s her secret plan? Why does she choose him? Where does she get the courage to put her plan in motion?

Alicia is tired of being the subject of gossip just because her husband has left her for someone else. She’s lonely and hurt at being abandoned by her friends. She doesn’t understand why he did her wrong and all the other wives treat her like a threat. So…if she’s going to be accused of something, she might as well have the fun!

Do they share sexual tastes? Are they a good match? Or is Roberto naturally a good match with every woman?

Roberto is, shall we say, gifted. He is capable of making many women’s carnal dreams come true. But his heart is not engaged until he meets Alicia, which also makes him an even better lover, since he desires to please her so much more.

Alicia is very emotional in this story. It’s as though a dam breaks. What has been holding her back all this time? What finally frees her?

It’s the 1950s, things are a whole lot more conservative and women’s roles more defined. She left her home and family in another state when her husband brought her to SoCal. Against their wishes. She is absolutely on her own, and her job ‘housewife’ went out the door with him. It took a while for her to process, grieve, and finally gather the courage to live her life as she chooses, but you’re right, once she does, watch out!

And Roberto changes too. It takes a lot for the sexy milkman to walk away from his long-time route. What makes him want to do so?

He doesn’t feel Alicia would appreciate his chatting with all his conquests on a daily basis, just being a considerate guy.

If you could go back and visit them six months later, what kind of sex would they be having? Can you describe it?

Ever heard of a key party? Roberto is not a saint, and Alicia is definitely cutting loose. While I am not saying that they would participate, you never know about these wild and crazy people once they get their guard down. And even if they don’t I have it on good authority, Roberto’s nephew has been even more of a run-around man than his not too much older uncle.

Thanks for letting me get to know Roberto and Alicia! I had a great time and know other readers will too.

Thank you for inviting me to stop by! I’d like to offer a copy of The Milkman Cometh to one of your commenters, if you’d like to close your eyes and select one at random.

Blurb:

Roberto’s reputation extends far beyond his efficiency as a milkman. He also provides intimate services to the many lonely ladies along his route. But he’s had his eye on a lovely divorcee for quite some time. One who has ignored all his flirting, so far.

Alice is ready to make a fresh start. Treated as the tract harlot, just because she’s on her own, she’s ready to make that name a reality. And she’s going to begin with the handsome milkman who has let her know on several occasions that he’s ready to deliver.

Roberto is playing with fire—a fiery redhead whose surprising innocence may steal his heart and leave the ladies of his route unsatisfied once again!

HAPPY RELEASE DAY to BURNING SAGE!

By Deena Remiel

I am so thrilled and over the moon to present to you, BURNING SAGE! I am a fan of all things paranormal, but my heart belongs to the focused idea of immortality. Luckily for me, I was asked to write a story for the new Decadent Publishing TEASE line, with no parameters save for creating another alpha male to add to my healthy pack. Happily, I agreed, and Emmanouel, my immortal, was born.

While researching the setting for this story, I discovered that the much fabled lost city of Atlantis has been linked to the island of Santorini. This was definitely my kind of place! As I dug deeper, I came to find out that Santorini is actually settled on the jagged cliffs of a dormant volcano’s crater rim. Thing is, the volcano isn’t exactly silent. On the smaller islands of the caldera, steaming vents exist.

It got me thinking. How do people live day to day on Santorini, knowing they live ON a volcano? We’re not talking about living a few miles away, like Pompeii is from Vesuvius. I mean RIGHT ON THE RIM overlooking the crater filled with water from the Aegean Sea! It boggles my mind. And then I look at the photographs of the island, and I know why. It is so beautiful, it nearly hurts the eye. The brilliant blues of the sea and sky, the whitewashed homes and buildings resting precariously on the cliffs, and the warm breezes combine to create a heaven on earth.

Here’s a taste of BURNING SAGE to TEASE you…

Sage Wilcot, an accomplished scientist, has set her sights on her lifelong obsession, studying the volcanos of the island of Santorini. Once there, though, she gets more than she bargained for. The dormant volcano is waking and shaking things up in the process.

 

An enigmatic stranger from a mythical ancient city comes to her rescue and challenges her to believe in the unbelievable. Will she take the huge leap of faith for love’s sake or stay cloistered in her fortress of certainty and solitude?

Would you like another taste? Here’s a bit more…

“Well, now what?” She brushed the sandy grit off her hands and sloshed her way to drier land. “I’m here. On a grumbling volcano. Alone. What the hell was I thinking?” She shook her head at her own audacity and stupidity.

“You were thinking of me, perhaps? I can only hope.”

Sage spun around at the sound of the low-timbred voice. “Emmanouel?”

He stepped out of the shadowy darkness and outstretched his arms in a welcoming gesture. “In the flesh. And you, Sage, are too, I see. Looking splendid.”

“Yes, much less dusty and grimy. It’s amazing what a shower and some clean clothes can do.” Really, Sage? That’s your big comeback?

He laughed lightly and sauntered closer to her. “So were you?”

“Was I what?”

“Thinking of me.”

“In a way.”

“In what way?”

“Annoyance, actually.”

“Why is that?”

“You disappeared on me earlier. You were following me out of the hole we were in, and then when I went to introduce you to a colleague, you were gone. I could have used some backup on my story about my face being injured and how you fixed it with that watery stuff of yours. See? It’s all gone. No cut, no bruise….”

“Just beautiful, soft skin that I long to touch.” His husky voice sent thrilling pulses through her body and a tingly sensation across her skin. He reached out, and with the back of his hand, tried to caress her cheek. Barely controlling her burgeoning lust, she stepped back.

“Now cut that out. I’m trying to be angry with you.”

“I’m sorry. Go ahead.”

“Well, I can’t now. You kinda fizzled it out of me.”

“Oh, good. So now I can touch you, yes?”

“No!” she huffed, and stepped farther out of his reach. “You can tell me where you went and why you’re here now. How did you know I’d be here?”

 “I never left. I can never leave.”

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Mysterious alpha male with a secret

By Cate Masters

Don’t you love them? Those alpha males who can make you swoon with practically a single look?

Even better when they’re a bit mysterious. He doesn’t share much, plays things a bit close to the vest. Or, in the case of Cursed, close to the costume. Because Cursed is set during Carnevale, ten days of wild fun in Venice. But sometimes the masquerade costumes make it impossible to tell who – or what – is hidden within.

The perfect place for a mysterious alpha male. Luckily my hero Bruno diCesare meets the perfect woman to solve the mystery – Melina Weaver, an intelligent, feisty heroine who has no idea of the complex and dangerous world Bruno lives in but will do anything to help him. Once she enters his world, there’s no going back.

Here’s a peek at Cursed, book one ofThe Vitruvian Man:

Ten days of freedom. That’s all Fate had allotted me each year. In the streets of Venice, I could walk among them. Mingle. Belong.

During Carnevale, they had no idea who I was. What I was.

For ten days, it didn’t matter.

Until I met her.

Bruno diCesare lives alone by necessity, not choice. An experiment performed by Leonardo da Vinci, who believed having a dual DNA would grant a person immortality, used magic to render Bruno a chimera – the head of a lion, body of a dragon. The only time he can mingle with people is during Carnevale, ten glorious days of masked anonymity, frivolity and intimacy.

Melina Weaver learned fire dancing to enliven her dull existence. A scientist, her long hours at the lab leave no time for a social life. For ten days at Carnevale, she can pretend to be someone else. Someone sexy and daring, who lives on the edge.

Once she meets Bruno, her wish comes true, but everything goes terribly wrong. Beneath Bruno’s costume lurks an alpha male, but is he dangerous? Worse, can she return to an employer who sells her research to the military to make an army of efficient killers? Her only hope may lie with the man she’s just met and never seen.

As you can guess, Cursed mixes a bit of paranormal with science, and a slight twist on history.

I am super excited that Cursed is the first release in Decadent Publishing’s new Tease line! Find more about this exciting new line here:  http://www.decadenttease.com and news at its blog: http://decadenttease.blogspot.com/

Check out more about Cursed: http://www.decadentpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=767&osCsid=55spbi1c1g6m9c5lo8rdo7jd17

Or on my blog, where I do some fun extras like Casting Call, where I show you who I imagined as these characters: http://catemasters.blogspot.com/2013/04/cursed-vitruvian-man-book-1-paranormal.html and you can read an excerpt, reviews and more!

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Cate Masters  - Magic, mayhem and a little romance

My Favorite Things

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By Starla Kaye

Remember the song My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music? I have so many favorite things, so many types of collections…many of them started because I had one item. Then my sister or friends decided that I must be collecting it. Hence I end up with yet another collection. My semi-forced-upon-me collections (which I now love) include figurines of older couples, figurines of couples, all sorts of Western items, teapots, stuffed cows and figurines of cows. Need I go on? I don’t think so.

In connection with my favorite heroes to write about, I love everything cowboy.

Dripping water on bare, well-toned chests

Beard stubble on ruggedly handsome faces

Dark hair worn a bit too long

Blond hair carefully trimmed

These are all things I yearn to touch

Brown eyes heating with fire

Blue eyes sparkling in amusement

Hazel eyes hinting of desire

Green eyes searing with passion

These are all eyes that make me shiver

Tight, faded jeans hugging a taut ass

Open shirts revealing a really nice six-pack

A Stetson cocked temptingly right

Scuffed boots, polished boots, boots with spurs

These are all adornments that draw my attention

A spirited horse beneath a skilled rider

The dusty pickup of a working rancher

That ambling walk of a confident cowboy

The low rumble of a Texas drawl

These, too, are among my favorite things cowboy

Title:  The CEO And The Cowboy

Genre:  GLBT Contemporary Romance

Author:  Starla Kaye

Author Website:  Starla Kaye

Buy Link:  Decadent Publishing

Would you do it in a car, would you do it in a bar? You can do it here or there, you can do it ANYWHERE!

The 1Night Stand series at Decadent Publishing is likely our most recognizable product because of its plethora of 5 star stories told by bestselling authors (and new authors!) all based on one core idea: one night of passion, no strings attached. 

Even after 150 stories and over 100 authors, each story maintains its uniqueness. How many ways can the same story be told, you ask? Well, you'd be surprised. 


We have Madame Evangeline, the mysterious woman who runs the exclusive (yet inclusive) 1Night Stand dating service setting up rendezvous on ranches, planes, Alaskan cabins, California beaches, high class hotels around the world, even in space. 

Hey, alien chicks need love, too--even if it's only for one night. 

With two men. 

Is paranormal romance more your flavor? 1Night Stand has shifters, ghosts and vampires, too--love doesn't discriminate just because someone is dead, undead, or occasionally turns into a wolf.

How about gay couples? We've definitely got some lesbian and gay romance happening, oftentimes in exotic locations like island getaways and Texas.

Now, what if kink is your game? You like something more than a hot, vanilla encounter with one other person--you want to immerse yourself in a fantasy for a night, something where leather and crops are typical accouterments. Fear not, Madame Eve has set up erotic encounters for you to read about, indulge in, enjoy with a glass of wine and a wicked grin. 

Because they're typically short, 1Night Stand stories can be read anytime you like a little fun,a bit of an escape. Many of our readers have over 100 1Night Stands on the Kindles or Nooks or Kobos. See what everyone is talking about, why people are addicted to this series. Find a Decadent 1Night Stand are your favorite ebook retailer today!

A Buck A Book, Win a Nook with Shiela Stewart!

My name is Shiela Stewart and I’m part of the Decadent ‘A Buck A Book Win a Nook Giveaway.

Not sure what that is, then let me explain. From May 13^th to June 30^th Decadent Authors will be posting interesting tidbits about their books, short interviews and other fun stuff. For you, the readers to be eligible to win you must leave a comment on the author’s blogs. There is a list of authors, their books and where they will be here at this address:

http://decadentpublishing.blogspot.ca/p/giveaways.html

So follow us on our blog tour and you could be the grand prize winner.

Now, let me tell you about Awaken the Demon which is part of the A Buck A Book Giveaway.

Ten years ago, I woke to a horrifying dream of demons attacking humans and one woman who was on the run.  She found herself caught in a group who she thought was safe only to find herself embroiled in a battle between good and evil. Before she could run, a gunshot rang out and she felt the searing pain slice into her.  She fell to her knees, bleeding from the gunshot wound, but she didn’t die. Instead, she turned into a demon and began attacking the men around her.

I woke, sweat pouring off of me, panting as I tried to grasps what I had just dreamt. Now, most people would have been freaked out by the dream, but not me. I ran from my room, grabbed a notebook and pen, and began jotting it all down. I put my own spin on it and made it a romance.  My mind was in a frenzy with this dream. It captivated me, mesmerized me, and refused to let go. I felt like a woman possessed. I couldn’t write it fast enough. Because my dream began in the middle, I was curious how it all began. What made this young woman run away? How did she end up with this group of men who were obviously into trouble? Why had she become a demon? I needed to find out and to do that, I needed to become the women.

Missy Green was born, and she needed her story told. Thus, Awaken the Demon was born.

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To find out how she became a demon you’ll have to read the book. I know, I’m cruel, but hey, I do write about demons so is that really a surprise to you?

Now, you’re probably wondering why it took ten years to get this book published. Not for a lack of trying, that’s for sure. I entered Awaken the demon in a contest and it actually came in second place. The reason it didn’t win was that in the original, it didn’t have a happily ever after ending which is a no no in romance. So I reworked it so there was a happy ending, submitted it again to this publisher who chose it as second place and it was rejected. Why you may ask? Satan. Yes, the devil and no he didn’t make me do it. LOL  There are aspects of Satan in the book and the publisher didn’t like that the hero was a direct descendant of the big bad.  Not willing to rewrite it, I submitted it to other publishers and got the same response. “Romance Novels are supposed to be romantic and bringing in someone as horrible as Satan just doesn’t work for us.” Well hell. I get the same response time and time again. Finally I thought, okay, I’ll rewrite it. I changed it up so instead of Satan, I created the King of Demons.  And instead of Missy being a descendant of witches, I made her a descendant of angels. 

But something wasn't right. It just didn’t feel right. So I dropped it.

Awaken the Demon still possessed me and I longed to have it published. So after years of letting it gather dust on my computer, I decided to give it another shot. A friend recommended I try Decadent Publishing and so I cleaned it up and sent it in. Despite wanting desperately to have it to be published , I wasn't about to hold my breath. I knew they’d send me a rejection saying they couldn’t publish a book with Satan in it. 

Much to my surprise and delight, they accepted it. I think I nearly swallowed my tongue. I was speechless. My dreams, my passion for this book were finally coming to fruition. Missy Green and Draco Starr would finally have their story told.

Now, you may think that is the end of it. Guess what? It’s a series. After

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writing Awaken the Demon, another story came to me with as much passion as the first. Offer the Demon. It’s the story of Missy and Draco’s daughter Aurora, who, despite hating having to do it, is Satan’s minion and must collect souls for him. It’s a struggle between good and evil with an ending that will leave you gasping. But like everything else I write, it spirals into more and book three was created. Who knows, there may be more but for now, there are three books in the Demon series.

Offer the Demon is the second book in the Demon series and available at Decadent Publishing.

Dreams do come true, if you hold onto them long enough.

Have you ever experienced something so gripping that you fought tooth and nail to bring it to life? Was there a story that you wrote, or are writing that has a hold on you and tugs at your heart? 

Shiela’s Website: www.shielasbooks.ca

Awaken the Demon, and Offer the Demon available at Decadent Publishing. http://www.decadentpublishing.com/

The Scarred Hero

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By Karyn Gerrard

Considering I am a voracious reader, I came to romance reading late, about seven years ago. One of the first books I read was the historical, Simply Love, by Mary Balogh. Both the H/H were wounded souls, but the hero, Sydnam Butler, had outer scars as well (The blurb says severely maimed, and yikes, he was, eye and arm gone)

I was immediately drawn to this hero, his nobility and bravery in the face of his liabilities and the vulnerability he tried so hard to hide. This book made me cry, and I not only became hooked on the romance genre, but scarred heroes in general. I also love the concept of the heroine seeing beyond the physical outer shell and physical impediments to the man underneath.  It’s what we all want really, for someone to see the real you.

The Governess and the Beast is my first attempt at my own scarred hero.  This short novella is book 2 in my Blind Cupid series (Book 1 is The Blind Cupid, The Edge series) Scarred heroes seem a perfect fit for a historical setting, and Baron Simon Wolstenholme, the Beast of Stonecliff, fits the bill.  Scarred in The Boer War, this lonely man gets more than he bargained for when he advertised for a governess for his ward.

Here is the blurb:

After answering an employment ad in a London newspaper for the position of governess, Hortense Jennings embarks on an adventure she did not expect. Hortense has many secrets and a past she longs to forget.

Concealed in a gothic, crumbling manor on the edge of a North Sea cliff, Baron Simon Wolstenholme is hiding from life. Horribly scarred from battle wounds, he lives up to his name “The Beast of Stonecliff.”

Simon has a proposition for Hortense that involves a singular night of passion. Raging weather and storms of anger clash between a lonely man and a woman revealing their secret desires in an emotional crescendo. Will they be able to find calm and admit their true feelings?

Check out The Governess and the Beast at Decadent Publishing