Author Marianne Petit mixes true life experiences with fiction to create a
suspenseful tale of intrigue and romance set in the early days of
war-torn France.
In 1940’s Paris, both rich and poor are thrust together, a mixed society
struggling to survive. American born Yvette Matikunas, one of the
privileged few, goes underground with a deathbed promise to her
grandfather that has her roaming the streets of France with a
dangerous message. She quickly learns that no one is who they seem to
be and trust is a thing of the past.
Injured in battle while trying to save the life of one of his men, Colonial
André Rinaldo is disillusioned by a shell-shocked country and a weak
government. Persuaded to go underground and unite his fellow
compatriots by forming resistance groups, he meets a beautiful
blonde, whose determination to free France from foreign dictatorship
is as strong as his.
In the middle of espionage and clandestine rendezvous, they form a
partnership that deepens under the ever-present threat of arrest. But
with America’s interest in the war building in the background all
Americans are ordered to leave.
Will Yvette return to the States,
or will André persuade her to stay and fight for love?
Marianne Petit is a past President of the Long Island Chapter of the Romance
Writers Of America. Her love of writing stems back to high school.
She spent hours reading Nancy Drew, Alfred Hitchcock and poetry. At
the age of fifteen she wrote a short story for children, as well as
numerous works of poetry. Her love of history stems from her father,
Roger, a Frenchman, whose love of American history greatly influenced
her writing interests .
She is a past President of the Melville Lions club, a service
organization that raises money for the less fortunate – especially
the sight and hearing impaired.
Newsday and several local newspapers have written articles on Ms. Petit and
she was recently interviewed on TV for her time travel.
Marianne loves to ski, white water raft, horseback ride, and enjoys the
theater. She lives on Long Island is happily married for over 30 years.
Laurel Collingsworth, seventeen and deeply in love, expects to marry her
hero and live in wedded bliss forever after. Instead, with the ink
barely dry on the marriage lines, Lord Robert Laningham is called
away to Spain and the war. With a heavy heart, she sends her husband
off with a kiss and a prayer for his safe return.
Now alone in her new role of Lady Laningham, she faces a series of
terrifying events, shadowy intruders, missing jewelry, and mysterious
footfalls in the night. Added to her alarms, she must fight her
hostile sister-in-law for the reins of her husband’s establishment.
When Lord Robert Laningham returns, can she convince him danger stalks the
halls of the ancient mansion? In his wounded state, will he listen,
or must she protect her child, her recovering husband, and her
household by herself?
I write historical romance fiction novels set in the 1800s forward with
a twist of suspense. All of my characters and stories that are
portrayed in my books are fictitious. I am a native of Texas, but I
have traveled through out America and beyond. As a dreamer, I love to
visit new places where I can imagine a heroine meeting a hero in a
special way. I’m an avid reader of (all sorts) and I love to write.
I married my high school sweat-heart and after having raised three sons
plus one daughter, our love for each other remains unshaken. Now we
enjoy our eight grandchildren. We can send them home, but we’re
always happy for their return.
Outside of my family activities, I sing with the Silver Belles at my church
and hate to miss even one practice. The local chapter of RWA is also
at the top of my list of pleasures. It keeps me grounded with craft
and connected with other writers.
Most of all, I enjoy going fishing with my husband. Give me a pole and
leave me alone to bask in the sun, listening to water gurgle along
the riverbanks while allowing my mind to float away to some distance
place. Ah! Perfect.
Ariel Paiement and I met through social media. We both share a love of fantasy.
Author Bio
Ariel Paiement is a fantasy author who writes the occasional historical fiction or science fiction novel. She enjoys all ranges of books and writing when it comes to reading, though fantasy and science fiction are her favorites. She likes to spend time coming up with new ideas or in wild flights of imagination. If asked what she spends most of her time doing, she’d tell you that she spends most of it reading or writing one thing or another. She is the author of On the Narrow Way in the anthology Above and Beneath: The World of Angels and Demons and has also written and published In Darkness Lost, a stand-alone fantasy adventure novel. Her novel, Bane of Ashkarith, is coming out on July 31st and is the first in the Legends of Alcardia series.
Tell us about yourself.
I’m a fantasy author who dabbles
in some sci-fi and historical fiction. I also occasionally write Christian
fiction. I’m not predominantly a Christian fiction author, but since I am a
Christian, some of the traditional values from a Judeo-Christian worldview do
come out in the books I write. Of course, that’s true of any author’s viewpoint
since no one writes without a bias.
As a writer, one of the things
that I’m committed to is showing that doing the wrong thing does have
consequences on the characters and those around them. I realize this is
becoming less and less important to many people, but I believe that showing
that there are consequences to morally incorrect or generally poor
decision-making is a part of making the books I write truer to reality.
Besides creating well-rounded
characters, I’m pretty big on world-building. I love creating and fleshing out
the worlds I place my characters in, and in many cases, the worlds become
almost like another character in the book’s cast for me. My goal with every
book is to immerse the reader in the world through the character’s eyes so that
the reader can have the full high fantasy or alternate world fantasy
experience.
But above all, my greatest goal with each book I write is to
create something that people of varied backgrounds and age groups can enjoy.
While not every book will be “family-friendly” or YA, I strive to have a
variety so that younger and older readers can find something within the worlds
I’ve created that will appeal to them.
When did you know you wanted to be an author?
I’m not sure I had a specific defining moment where I
thought, yeah, I’m going to be an author. I’ve been writing since I was pretty
young, and I always wanted to tell my stories to the rest of the world, so I
guess you could say that the idea of being an author started fairly young even
if I didn’t have enough understanding of the concept at the time to put a label
on it.
What genres do you like to read? Are these the same genres you write in?
Definitely fantasy and sci-fi! But I also enjoy lots of
other genres. I’m not a particularly picky reader, though my favorites tend to
be fantasy, sci-fi, and paranormal. Those are pretty much the same genres I
write, though I haven’t really done anything paranormal. I stick to fantasy and
the occasional sci-fi short story or experimental piece.
Is your book for adults, young adults or children?
Bane of Ashkarith is suitable for anyone in their pre-teens
or above. The book is written to appeal mainly to a young adult and adult
audience, but it doesn’t contain content that would be objectionable for older
children to enjoy. There is some violence and a bit of gore in places, but
nothing extreme, and there are only a few places where it’s shown.
What is your current release or project?
Bane of Ashkarith is my current release with the revised
version of In Darkness Lost, my first published novel, following it at the end
of November.
Tell us about the key characters
The two main characters in Bane of Ashkarith are a husband-and-wife
team. They work as Seekers—their world’s equivalent of archaeologists—for the
Society of the Learned, or the Society for short. The two of them specialize in
the mythology of their world, and on a dig site, while trying to prove that
there really was a battle between the gods there, they come across a journal
that belongs to the Queen of one of the sides in the battle. This sends them
off on a mission to determine the validity of the journal’s claims.
Both characters are stubborn and determined, and both value
truth a great deal. They risk life and limb throughout the novel’s course just
to find out whether or not the diary is telling the truth about what happened
between the supposed gods of the old world. They keep going despite the dangers
and uncertainty, and they work well as a team through the whole thing.
What is your blurb or synopsis of the book?
Kaidan Tadegan is
working on a new site trying to prove the myth that two armies of the gods clashed
there. While on the dig site, he discovers the evidence he’s looking for, but
he gets more than he bargained for when he discovers a woman’s bones in a
section of the dig site where no other remains have been found.
As he digs the
bones out, he discovers a journal with the woman’s body, which tells a story
that, if true, will turn the myths of the old world and the established
concepts of good and evil on their heads. Startled by the find, Kaidan sets out
to discover whether the diary’s claims have any validity.
But when the
diary leads to a city that’s supposedly long gone, Kaidan’s journey becomes
more difficult than expected. Things become even more tangled when he discovers
that the city isn’t gone, but it’s no place for the living.
Unable to give up
on his quest, he forges ahead. What lies ahead is uncertain, and even more
uncertain is whether Kaidan will survive this quest. He has only two questions
in his mind. Will he find the truth in this city of the dead? And will the
world accept the truth?
Share an excerpt
KAIDAN Tadegan straightened for a moment, pausing in
his work. He wiped the sweat from his brow and craned his neck to see over the
hill’s rise. The rest of the dig crew was still working on the opposite side of
the hill. Stretching, he picked his shovel back up and returned to digging into
the side of Dubarin Hill.
He worked with fervor but
also with care, not wanting to damage anything. The sun glared down on him,
roasting him alive, and he wiped the back of his neck with a cloth. Nothing had
rewarded him for his labor yet, but that didn’t mean it wouldn’t. Perhaps he
might find something on this side of the hill to answer the questions they’d
come here to answer.
He took a deep breath, the
musty scent of freshly turned soil filling his senses. Well, even if they never
determined whether those who had clashed here were the old gods, they’d at
least proven that there had been a battle. That was something. They could hold
their heads high when they spoke to the king of Argos about the dig, and when
they returned to the Society of the Learned, they’d have something to report.
The hole he was digging
had turned into an open-roofed tunnel that sloped gradually downward as he
went. Perhaps he’d gone a bit overboard. But he had a good feeling about this
area. He could just sense it in his bones. There was something here. He just
had to find it.
At around seven feet down
into the side of the hill, his shovel struck something with a dull thud. He
tested the soil with the tip of the shovel, trying to determine what it was.
When he shifted some more dirt, he saw a flash of white under the sun. More
bones?
Kaidan knelt in the hole
and brushed the loose layer of dirt away. The yellow-white bones of a corpse
glared up at him in the harsh rays of the sun, dirt still packed around the
majority of the remains. He hadn’t found any bones on this side of the hill,
and he’d begun to think the battle hadn’t raged this far. Perhaps they just
hadn’t dug in the right places. It seemed they’d given up too soon.
Kneeling, he brushed the dirt away and grabbed
a trowel, gently clearing packed clods of dirt and loose soil away from the
corpse. When he had, he backed further up the slope and sat on his heels,
staring down at it.
Inside the tunnel, the
bones rested. Time and worms had rotted through the clothing of the deceased
individual. The slender facial structure of the skull and the tiny stature
indicated it was a woman. He frowned. Who
is this? They hadn’t found any women’s corpses in the battlefield. What was
this one doing all by herself out here?
A book lay locked against
the corpse’s chest, her skeletal hands clutching it to her even in the rigor of
death. He leaned down, seeking to pry it from the hands of the skeleton. The
hands wouldn’t budge. Strange. The tendons were long gone. Nothing should be
stopping him from moving the bones. Kaidan put his hands on his hips. Well,
destroying the corpse wouldn’t do. Too disrespectful to the dead. He’d have to
try a different angle. Jumping down into the hole again, he tried to slide the
book out of the corpse’s grasp.
This time, the hands
relinquished their prize, and he stared down at the book’s unmarked leather
cover, which was worn with age and crusted in dirt. A quiver ran through him, and
he grinned. What treasures of knowledge did this find contain? He took a closer
look at it, rubbing at the dirt on the corners before pausing in his attempts
to clean the item. The leather binding was in remarkable condition for the age
of the corpse.
He glanced back at the
bones. Far too old for the condition of the book. So how had the skeleton come
to be clutching the book in the tight grip of death? He clambered back up to
the mouth of his open-roofed tunnel and sat down, dropping the book beside him.
What secrets did the skeleton hold that she would never share now? His mind
whirred through the possibilities, and he glanced down at the book. Perhaps it
held the answers.
Do you have a favorite scene?
This one is tough because I have lots that I like. But I’d
say one of my favorite scenes takes place after the air captain, who transported
the two main characters to the area around Ashkarith, has just picked them back
up at a village in the same area. The two had just returned from their trip into
Ashkarith, and they were looking for an air ship to take them home when he
showed up. I love the scene because the two main characters are so confused
about how the captain knew to show up, and the banter between the three as they
reunite was a lot of fun to write. But I think my favorite thing about the
scene is the last part where the captain tells them that “sometimes people
would rather stay blind” to the truth. This is really the pivotal moment where
Kaidan and Zerua come face to face with what it might cost them to tell the
truth. They knew before this moment, but now it really sinks in fully, and they
make the final decision that they’re going to share the truth they uncovered
anyway. They’d been struggling with that very decision the entire novel, and
here they finally settle that struggle.
What advice would you give a beginner?
Keep writing, and don’t ignore the advice of those who have
gone before you. Don’t let your pride or your insecurity get in the way of your
growth. I’ve known writers on both sides of the spectrum, and both end up
quitting. Writing is hard work. Whether you tend to have a better opinion of
your work than you should or are more insecure about it than you should be, you
need to understand that what you’re writing is going to stink—at first. But
that’s okay. That’s why you need to stick with it. Because the only way you can
stop stinking at it is to work at it and to learn from the people who have
already walked the path you’re now taking. If you enjoy it, don’t give up even
when it’s hard.
Be humble and have an honest perspective of your work. Know
your flaws, but know your strengths too. Then find the ways you can fix the
flaws and improve the strengths. Never turn down free help, no matter how harsh
the person might seem.
Not everyone will be a fan, but knowing why they’re not a
fan might help you find a way to convert them to being part of your fan group
later on. You don’t get that chance if you dismiss their criticism just because
it doesn’t paint a perfect picture of your work.
There’s a grain of truth even in the harshest critiques most
of the time. Be discerning and don’t swallow everything you’re told—this is
where reading books on writing and learning about the craft from published
authors and well-known writers or editors helps—but at least consider
everything you’re given for a moment aside from pride or insecurity.
*NOTE: This is the *sexy version* of the novel The
Heart of a Tempest, (Book 1 of The Hearts of Adventure Sweet
Romance Series).
If you give a smuggler a secret, He’ll demand a kiss to keep it…
A lady plotting her way out of an arranged marriage.
A smuggler with a cryptic invitation to a clandestine meeting.
A group of pirates out for revenge.
It’s the perfect storm.
She’s acting a charade and he knows it. The question is~will he demand
compensation for keeping her secrets?
Silly question. Of course he will. The bigger question is~will she be able
to afford the cost of his silence?
From the moment he discovered her with a sword in one hand, dagger in the
other sparring in a hidden meadow, smuggler and ship’s captain
Landon Hart has been intrigued by that independent, spirited tempest,
Keelan Grey. But, he isn’t prepared for the impact she has on his
tightly-guarded heart, or the trouble she manages to attract.
From the moment he happened upon her secret training, Keelan knew Landon
Hart was going to be a storm on her horizon. With an assassin killing
off members of her family one by one, and a father trying to arrange
a marriage between her and a vile plantation owner, Keelan had enough
on her plate without an exasperating, rakishly handsome, ship’s
captain getting in the way of her plots and schemes.
When Landon’s own dangerous secrets collide with Keelan’s, it’s the
perfect storm.
If you enjoy historical romance and action and adventure, entwined with
charismatic characters and a rich, entertaining plot you’ll love
The Pirates & Petticoats Series.
(Want sweet romance instead? Read Chloe Flowers’ The Hearts of Adventure
Sweet Romance Series!)
*NOTE: This is the *clean and wholesome version* of the
novel If You Give a Smuggler a Secret, (Book 1 of The
Pirates & Petticoats Series by Chloe Flowers).
A lady plotting a way out of an arranged marriage. A smuggler with a
cryptic invitation to a clandestine meeting. A group of pirates out
for revenge. It’s the perfect storm.
She’s acting a charade and he knows it. The question is~will he demand
compensation for keeping her secrets?Silly question. Of
course he will. The bigger question is~will she be able to afford the
cost of his silence?
From the moment he discovered her with a sword in one hand, dagger in the
other, smuggler Landon Hart has been intrigued by that independent,
spirited tempest, Keelan Grey. But, he isn’t prepared for the
impact she has on his tightly-guarded heart, or the trouble she
manages to attract.
From the moment he happened upon her secret training, Keelan knew Landon
Hart was going to be a storm on her horizon. With an assassin killing
off members of her family one by one, and a father trying to arrange
a marriage between her and a vile plantation owner, Keelan had enough
on her plate without an exasperating, rakishly handsome, ship’s
captain getting in the way of her plots and schemes.
When Landon’s own dangerous secrets collide with Keelan’s, it’s the
perfect storm.
If you enjoy historical romance and action and adventure, entwined with
charismatic characters and a rich, entertaining plot you’ll love
The Hearts of Adventure Sweet Romance Series. (Want
sexy romance instead? Read Chloe Flowers’ Pirates & Petticoats
Series!)
Chloe supports the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Chloe Flowers is an award-winning author and the recipient of the
University of Akron, Wayne College 2018 Writer of the Year Award. She
writes small town contemporary women’s fiction, and historical
women’s action and adventure romance novels about scoundrels,
pirates, and spunky, independent heroines.
Chloe keeps bees, and identifies her hives by the different flowers she
paints on them. Her pets have always been named after her favorite
characters or action heroes: Indiana, Luke, Gimli, Thelma, Rocket,
Forrest, Al Giordino, Severus, Mushu, Mérida, Gibbs, Jack…Dead
Pool (he’s a goldfish).
Chloe’s biggest fault is the apparent inability to say “no” whether it’s
in response to a call for aid or a double-dog-dare to hike home
through 30 acres of a snow-covered forest at midnight…during a full
moon. It was early morning during said adventure when she came upon a
group of sheriff’s deputies searching for a lost girl. So, of
course she offered to help (turns out, they were searching for her).
She is a member of the Romance Writers of America, Northeast Ohio Romance
Writers and RWA Contemporary Romance Writers, The Beau Monde Romance
Writers group, where she served as secretary 2017-2019.
She has given workshops and presentations on creating a critique group,
how to provide effective critiques, story structure, marketing and
self-publishing lessons to writers groups, library patrons and school
children.
In 2014, she started her own small publishing company, Flowers &
Fullerton. Currently, she’s the publisher of record for authors
Sheridan Jeane, Heather Knight, H.O. Knight as well as herself.
Chloe has a weakness for good red wine, Calvin & Hobbes comics, pie,
dark chocolate and brown-eyed guys with beards, which is probably why
she digs pirates, men in uniform and treasure hunters and writes
about action and adventure and of course romance, which is the
greatest adventure of all.
Miss Rosalind Merriweather’s life has been one of hardship and servitude
since her late sister’s ruination. Now a paid companion, her latest
post brings her to London to watch over the daughter of a social
climbing harridan. She vows to protect her charge―and her own
heart―from rakes and libertines, the very type of man who destroyed
her sister. This vow proves difficult when Sir Tristan Crosby, the
epitome of all she despises, begins to show attention to the girl.
Tristan has spent decades perfecting his easygoing, charming persona to hide
the damage done by years of abuse by his father. Finding he has a
talent for matchmaking, he fills some of the emptiness inside him by
helping the overlooked, shy women of London find true love. However,
the latest young woman has a watchdog of a companion who seems to see
beyond his careful façade to the flawed, uncertain soul he strives
to hide from the world. Even worse, she affects him in ways no woman
ever has.
But he will not give up his matchmaking, even for one such as her. What
he does not expect is for Rosalind to be fired from her position
because of it―nor that she will immediately find a position in his
own household. When these two headstrong adversaries meet under one
roof, will their attraction to one another lead to heartbreak, or
have these two passionate souls finally met their match?
Christina Britton developed a passion for writing romance novels shortly
after buying her first at the tender age of thirteen. Though for
several years she turned to art and put brush instead of pen to
paper, she has returned to her first love and is now writing full
time. She spends her days dreaming of corsets and cravats and
noblemen with tortured souls.
She lives with her husband and two children in the San Francisco Bay
Area. A member of Romance Writers of America, she also belongs to
her local chapter, Silicon Valley RWA, and is a 2017 RWA® Golden
Heart® winner. Her debut novel, With Love in Sight, was released by
Diversion Books in early 2018.
Surrendering her heart could be the scariest thing of all…
Miss Jane Dalton, one of London’s most successful matchmakers, believes
it’s much safer bringing couples together than falling in love
herself. In fact, she could not think of anything more frightening
than to have loved and lost.
Fate, however, disrupts her plans
to remain a single matchmaker when Mr. Nicholas Waverley, her
brother’s best friend, is forced to kidnap her after she becomes
entangled in an assassin’s web.
Forced together under
dangerous circumstances, Jane realizes her true feelings for
Nicholas. In the end, however, is her love for him worth the fall?
The Matchmaker’s Surrender is a Regency romance novella
and the second book in The Matchmaker’s Series.
A LEO wife, mother, and military veteran, Tammy began writing when the
shows and movies she watched didn’t end the way she wanted them to
end. Whether it’s historical or contemporary, for her, there must
always be a happy ending.
When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with her husband and two boys
near Cleveland, Ohio. Without their sacrifice and understanding, she
believes she would have never been able to pursue her passion of
writing or her accomplishment of becoming a published author.
FROM #1 MULTI-GENRE BEST SELLING AUTHOR BREANNA HAYSE:
“This Victorian Age-Play is a unique tale of love, pain, discipline, and
trust that extends across the globe. From the hard, gray lines of
Victorian England to the colorful magic and mystery of India, this
story unfolds with the opening of the ancient Indian book of sex –
the Kama Sutra. The book contains sensual/disciplinary spankings and
explicit sex scenes. If such material offends you, please do not buy
this book. If it does not, then sit back with a cup of tea and enjoy
a Victorian romance like no other.”
To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. – David Viscot
Jane Foster, the ward and fiancée of Marquis Philip de Courtier, never
knew how the forbidden book stolen from Philip’s library would
change both of their lives. For hours, she would sit on the garden
swing and secretly study the pictures illustrating the ancient text.
She longed to be like the beautiful, sensual women who twisted their
bodies into works of art; and to be anything other than Philip’s
Little girl who needed guidance, rules, and discipline demanded by
high society.
It was easy for Jane to call him ‘Papa’. She had teasingly done so
for years; but as an adult, she discovered that the term came with a
price- bare bottom spankings for breaking his rules. And Jane made
certain to break plenty! Her rebellion grew every time he left her
alone in the cold, dark manor. Rebellion that turned to
resentment.
But, neither knew that the words in the Kama Sutra had taken root in their
hearts- Philip through the teachings of his friend, the Raja; and
Jane, through the stolen moments with her book. Upon his return from
his latest trip to India, Jane found the confidence to express her
needs. The cries of her heart were heard and, on that fateful night,
Philip’s Little Janie was (temporarily) transformed into his Lady Jane.
But Jane had a secret. One she was afraid would repel Philip and make him
change his mind about making her his wife. She found new friends
within the Palace walls of the Raja and his family, and they helped
her accept her secret with pride. She learned quickly that as much as
Little Janie was loved by ‘Papa’, Lady Jane was the center of his
heart and the desire of his body. She also discovered that as painful
as his loving discipline was, the sexual satisfaction was even
greater. Like the positions on the Kama Sutra, nothing was left for
the imagination.
The fictional story of Little Lady Jane encompasses the essence of the
Kama Sutra in a real life scenario, and shows how possible true
transformation (in the heart, mind, spirit and body) can be achieved,
even the stringent society of Victorian England. The sensuality and
sexuality of India replaces the rigid rules and uncompromising
dictates of Victorian society, and a story of passion, pain,
adventure, and sexual awakening blooms from the depths, like the
lotus flower arises out of the darkness of a muddy pond.
From the #1 Multi-Genre Best Selling Author Breanna Hayse:
“This sweet Victorian age-play contains sensual/disciplinary spankings, the
consensual exploration into BDSM, and explicit sexual descriptions
and even some anal play! If any of this material offends you, please
do not read this book. If it does not, then be prepared for an
adventure into India during the Victorian era and enjoy the magic and
mystery of the Kama Sutra.”
Jane’s unique tale of love, pain, lust, discipline, and trust continues in
‘Daddy’s Little Courtesan’, part two of the ‘Adventures of Lady
Jane’ series by best-selling author Breanna Hayse.
The vibrant colors, exotic lifestyle and tantalizing sexuality of India
have combined to make Marquis Philip de Courtier and his Lady Jane to
decide to remain; with the Raja and his wives until their cottage has
been completed. This gives Philip the perfect opportunity to expand
his exporting business, while his Little Lady Jane continues to learn
the ways of the Kama Sutra through her education with Usha, the first
and strictest of the Raj’s rampantly sexual wives, and then going
on to practice all she’s learned on her handsome fiancé.
Jane blossoms in her discovery of sexual and sensual freedom, but she
still struggles to curb her recalcitrant streak-one which frequently
lands her in hot water with Philip, Usha, and even the Raja, who does
not hesitate to show her how strictly (and unusually) he deals with
disobedience with his own ladies.
Follow Jane as her relationship with Philip continues to grow in this, a
tale of exotic beauty, Victorian age-play, scorching, explicit
lovemaking and, of course, creative and rigorous discipline.
What happens next? Check out Daddy’s Little Adventurer on Amazon and KU!
From the #1 Multi-Genre Best Selling Author Breanna Hayse-
“This short story contains elements of Victorian age-play, explicit sex and
loving, but stern disciplinary spankings. If such material offends
you, please don’t read; but if it does not, then feel free to enjoy
another Little Adventure of Daddy’s Little Lady (available on Amazon)
Little Lady Jane is visiting England where she again is faced with the harsh
rules of British High Society. True to her nature, she defies each
and every one. We all know what that means!
BDSM/AP lifestyler Breanna Hayse strives to give her readers truth and
reality of the BDSM/Age-Play/Total Power and Erotic Exchange lifestyle.
Who am I?
I’m a native Californian gone ‘wild’, and had the opportunity to travel
the globe and discover the world through the eyes of both a Marine
Intelligence specialist and a BDSM lifestyler. I left the service to
go into hospice nursing and grief counseling, eventually working as a
marriage and family therapist for those involved in alternative
lifestyle development. This experience has allowed me to gain unique
inspiration for my books and offer realistic plots and relatable
characters.
In 2004, my husband, John, and I joined forces to work with both
submissives and dominants- teaching, training, listening and loving.
Our goal was to take the mystery and fear out of the lifestyle and
mentor people in safe, consensual and healthy relationships.
My first book, The Game Plan, was published in 2012 and opened the door
to the now-booming world of Age-Play literature. Since that time,
I’ve devoted my ‘spare’ time to writing, researching, community
involvement, and private and group pro bono counseling in deviant
behavior, alternative lifestyle, and addiction recovery.
I was formally ‘dungeon trained’ as a Domme before discovering my
submissive side when I joined the service. My scenarios are pulled
primarily from either personal experience or observation, including
spending time in BDSM clubs as the safety/medical officer. My
multi-faceted background allows me to glean from many avenues and
give a unique and intelligent literary experience through elements of
fantasy and fiction. I also discuss the questions and psychology of
the lifestyle in a manner that is fun and informative, and based on
‘the real deal.’
I live with my husband, musician, and fellow-author, John Hayse, and
two border collies in southern California. We practice a 24/7 D&S
relationship with speckles of AP (and many trips to Build-A-Bear),
and happily spend every moment together that we can. My hobbies
include my puppies, hiding my vanilla salt-water taffy where John
can’t find it, exotic art, collecting inspirational trinkets, and
developing my own paddle line. You can also see me as a featured
author/instructor in professional conference settings and as a
Sexpert for kinkyliterature.com.
One of the worst snow storms in over a decade hits England. What’s the
worst that could happen?
Lady Jane Blackmont finds herself stranded at the Earl of Norwood’s
estate. Not looking for love of any fashion, she finds herself
falling for a neighbor and one of her brother’s friends.
The Earl of Norwood rescues the young woman after her carriage careens
off the road. Right in front of his estate. Norwood’s been unlucky in
love, but finds himself intrigued with the smart and talented Lady
Jane. Does he dare open himself up to love?
Life is about to hand the pair more than most young couples have to deal
with in a life time. Lady Jane shows Norwood she’s up to the challenge.
I’ve always been a creative individual. Writing is just a facet of that creativity…
My careers in public relations in and around the
entertainment industry, photography, editing, artist
management, modeling and special event planning all elevated my
passion for writing, not to mention gave me a treasure trove for
story lines.
I write women’s fiction; contemporary romance (as
Jamie Salisbury) and historical romance (as JR Salisbury) which is
ever evolving. I am fortunate enough that writing (and marketing of
said product(s)) is my full-time job, although I always have one or
two other projects going at the same time.
I now live in a suburb of Atlanta. Some of my other interests include photography,
equestrianism, reading, and of course, travel.
I sincerely hope my writing will entertain, enlighten, and inspire others to pick
up the pen and pursue their own dreams. I love to be contacted by
readers, writers, and history buffs.
“A sea adventure like no other, a riveting romance!”
– SHIRLEE BUSBEE, NY Times Bestselling author
Paris 1782…AN INNOCENT IS TAKEN
All Claire Donet knew was the world inside the convent walls in
Saint-Denis. She had no idea her beloved papa was a pirate. But when
he seized Simon Powell’s schooner, the English privateer decided to
take the thing his enemy held most dear…her.
A BATTLE IS JOINED
The waters between France and England roil with the clashes of Claire’s
father and her captor as the last year of the American Revolution
rages on the sea, spies lurk in Paris and Claire’s passion for the
English captain rises.
“Regan Walker sweeps you away to a time and place you’ll NEVER want to
leave!” ~ Danelle Harmon, NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Author
England and France 1784
Cast out by his noble father for marrying the woman he loved, Jean Donet
took to the sea, becoming a smuggler, delivering French brandy and
tea to the south coast of England. When his young wife died, he
nearly lost his sanity. In time, he became a pirate and then a
privateer, vowing to never again risk his heart.
As Donet’s wealth grew, so grew his fame as a daring ship’s captain,
the terror of the English Channel in the American War. When his
father and older brother die in a carriage accident in France, Jean
becomes the comte de Saintonge, a title he never wanted.
Lady Joanna West cares little for London Society, which considers her its
darling. Marriage in the ton is either dull or disastrous. She wants
no part of it. To help the poor in Sussex, she joins in their
smuggling. Now she is the master of the beach, risking her reputation
and her life. One night off the coast of Bognor, Joanna encounters
the menacing captain of a smuggling ship, never realizing he is the
mysterious comte de Saintonge.
Can Donet resist the English vixen who entices him as no other woman?
Will Lady Joanna risk all for an uncertain chance at love in the arms
of the dashing Jean Donet?
“Simply Magnificent!” – Stew Ross, author of Where Did They Put the Guillotine?
France 1794.
Zoé Ariane Donet was in love with love until she met the young
commander of the royalist army fighting the revolutionaries tearing
apart France. When the dashing young general is killed, she joins the
royalist cause, rescuing émigrés fleeing Robespierre’s Reign of Terror.
One man watches over her: Frederick West, the brother of an English earl,
who has known Zoé since she was a precocious ten-year-old child. At
sixteen, she promised great beauty, the flower of French womanhood
about to bloom. Now, four years later, as the Terror seizes France by
the throat, Zoé has become a beautiful temptress Freddie vows to
protect with his life.
But English spies don’t live long in Revolutionary France.
Regan Walker is an award-winning, #1 Amazon bestselling author of Regency,
Georgian and Medieval romances. She writes historically authentic
novels with real historical figures along with her fictional
characters. Among the awards she has won are the International Book
Award for Romance Fiction, the San Diego Book Award for Best
Historical Romance, the RONE Award for her medievals and the Gold
Medal Illumination Award.
Dominick Mercer, Marquess of Ellsworth, leads a double life. In public, he’s
one of the most respected peers in England. But in private, he’s
notorious Italian painter Domenico Vincenzo, a man known as well for
his scandalous lifestyle as his visionary paintings. He’s
determined to paint a masterpiece and put his real name on it, thus
freeing him from this dual existence that’s becoming difficult to
maintain. The problem? His model is the most unusual woman he’s
ever met and the only one fit for his masterpiece. And she’s
keeping secrets of her own…
Eve Winslow is determined to live life to its fullest by bouncing from
one madcap escapade to another. So when a misunderstanding brings her
to Vincenzo’s studio, she simply cannot refuse the adventure of
being his model, or his rakish charms. Soon Eve’s adventure turns
into scandal, and the only person who can save her is the same man
who causes her downfall—a man who refuses to put anything before
his art, including love.
“Top pick! Sensual and arousing. Harrington spins her tale with care as
she gives her memorable characters a lively plot and depth of emotion
that captivates her fans, who can’t wait for the next chapter.”
—RT Book Reviews on When the Scoundrel Sins
“The characters are fabulously crafted and gloriously complicated…the
author balances the dark with a light, witty humor and a sexual
tension that adds sizzle to every scene…How I Married a Marquess is
intense, satisfying, and cleverly unpredictable. Consider me a
freshly minted fan of Harrington’s style of happy ever after.”
—USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog on How I Married a Marquess
“Harrington creates fast-paced, lively romances with unconventional characters
and plot. For her second novel, she adds heated sensuality and a
gothic twist. There is little doubt that she is fast becoming a fan
favorite.”—RT Book Reviews on Along Came a Rogue
I love good stories that end in happily ever afters, and if they’ve
made me cry along the way, even better. That’s why I love to write
romances and to share those special moments. Dashing heroes,
indepedent heroines, and romantic settings in a some English country
estate or elegant townhouse, perhaps a masquerade…all the things I
love about historical romances, all the things I hope you’ll enjoy
when you read mine.
