A HUGE THANK YOU!! To all the authors who stopped in this month!

I renamed the blog this month. For the month of June thus far, it's been the Kinky Bitches, focusing on authors who write kink - in whichever way they choose to write it. Some write from their own lives, some write with a very realistic approach and a lot of outside consultation, others write ... well, who would like to speculate about their activities? Hmmm?!

Throughout this month, I have been joined by an array of writers of kink/BDSM. Fabulous authors have answered some questions and I've been featuring some of their books.
A huge Thank You to all the participating authors for agreeing to this impromtu gathering of minds!

And another Thank You for all the donations of prizes for the month long giveaway - The prize pool is almost of epic proportions! Your generosity is amazing - Thank You so very much :)

As I still have had commitments for other blog posts, to differentiate between Kinky posts and normal posts, the sections had a make over too - Author Lowdown was Kinky Lowdown, Spotlights were Kinky Spotlights and so on.
Without the Kink, it was just a post!

During the next week, the kinksters has gone back to the Dungeon to play; can't keep them out of there for too long!! This week is dedicated to New Releases, Blog Tours and Cover Reveals!
On board the mid-June chugger, I have:
Dianna Hardy, Eve Langlais, R.S. Grey, Chelsea Camaron, David Michael and Becca Lee.
What a great bunch of authors! (I hope they all get along well together, otherwise your favourite author might get tossed overboard, and we wouldn't want that to happen now would we!)

The Kinky Rafflecopter is open til the end of June and if we're really good girls and boys, there might even be some more authors stopping by in the last week.

~The Queen B~


#lexiblake #redphoenix #ameliajames #jenniferjames #kallypsomasters # cherisesinclair #sierracartwright #fionaarcher #khloewren

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KINKY REVIEW - Doms of Dark Haven by Sierra Cartwright, Belinda McBride and Cherise Sinclair

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Synopsis

Three women, three Doms. One extraordinary night. Welcome to Dark Haven, and may all of your darkest wishes come true...

Met Her Match (A Hawkeye Story) by Sierra Cartwright

Genre: BDSM Erotic Contemporary

Series: Hawkeye; Previous Book: Bend Me Over

Highly trained Mira Araceli can hold her own in the toughest parts of the world, but not, it seems, against her secret crush, Torin Carter. She'd fallen for her Hawkeye instructor years before, and to him, she'd been just another recruit; fresh, green, idealistic.

Torin, with his dark Irish good looks and fierce temper, doesn't want a partner, any partner, and especially not Mira. But assignments are assignments, and he takes his responsibilities seriously. So when the beautifully submissive Mira crawls into his bedroom, a leather belt between her teeth, he calls on all his resolve to send her away.

Unsatisfied, Mira ups the stakes and finds another dom to play with at Dark Haven. Beyond furious, Torin storms into Master Xavier's club and claims his rights to dominate Mira. For the first time in her life, she's met her match.

Educating Evangeline by Belinda McBride

Genre: BDSM Shape-shifter Paranormal

This isn't what she came here for!

Pursued by a group of mysterious hunters, Evangeline Jones was desperate for sanctuary when she ducked into the doorway of Dark Haven. Instead of safety, she discovers a decadent, sensual world that challenges her very outlook on life.

Harte Sommers is charmed by the little wolf with the pink streak in her ebony hair. As alpha of the Napa pack, he sometimes feels that he's alone at the top. When he meets Eva, he knows he might not be able to keep his wild little wolf at his side, but his heart tells him that his lonely days might be at an end.

Simon Says: Mine by Cherise Sinclair

Genre: BDSM Erotic Contemporary

Related Title: Master of the Mountain

With an empty nest and divorce in hand, Rona decides it's time to explore the fantasies that nourished her through a long, tedious marriage to a man whose idea of outrageous sex was leaving the lights on. At the top of her fantasy list is touring Dark Haven, the BDSM club, but she isn't prepared for the effect of a powerful Dom. When Master Simon takes control and introduces her to toys and sensations she's never felt before, she realizes he could fulfil every fantasy on her list all by himself. But she's vowed to never get trapped in a relationship again.

One of the most popular Doms in Dark Haven, Master Simon has had his fill of eager, shallow, young subs. Rona is older, intelligent, independent...and sweetly submissive. After an evening of intense pleasure and despite her obvious attraction, she refuses to see him again. He needs a way to change her mind. She's not the first sub he's taken on a journey of exploration, but he's beginning to think she might be the last.

Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, strong BDSM theme and elements to include exhibitionism and voyeurism.(less)

Review

This is the anthology that introduced me to BDSM reads that had actual plots and enjoyable characters.  It also added all three authors to my “Must find more by these authors immediately” list!

The Met Her Match story by Sierra Cartwright is related to her Hawkeye books – both the hero and heroine are employed by Hawkeye as security specialists. The dynamics of two partners establishing the parameters of their relationship – in and out of the BDSM world – is the driver for this story.

You do not have to read any of the other Hawkeye books to know what is going on – although several of the supporting characters have their own books in this series.  They all tend to towards the rougher end of sexual activity but as they say “If it’s consensual and works for all involved… who am I to say anything?”

Educating Evangeline by Belinda McBride is a paranormal read, related to the Truckee Wolves books. Goodreads lists this story as #2 in the series, but you do not have to read the first, Toxic, before reading this one. [It is a good read though, I enjoyed it.]

Intent on escaping the evil representatives of Abraxis [the usual group of evil scientists to whom medical ethics are a closed book], Evangeline follows a group of people into Dark Haven. Dark Haven turns out to be a BDSM club but she is allowed to join the group. Trying to ‘blend’ she meets Harte – alpha of a pack of shifters in the Napa Valley. There are dominance issues, pack politics and, of course, the Abraxis hunters to be dealt with but maybe, just maybe, Evangeline may have finally found a home and Harte a partner.

Simon Says: Mine by Cherise Sinclair. Oh my. This author is such a find. The hero and heroine were absolutely wonderful and I loved that they were ‘older’ and still hot and sexy. [Of course your concept of older changes through the years. I’d stand in line to be looking at 40 – from either side!] This is a wonderful introduction to the ‘whys’ of BDSM plus more than a few ‘hows’ – with emphasis on communication, mutual consent and always safety.

Simon is as alpha as they come – but brings out the romance and sweetness as well. Rona was in some ways very typical – a woman with issues related to her age and her body-image – who keeps assuming no one would want her. Fortunately Simon can be a very determined man who has a firm grasp of her issues – and her.

Goodreads lists this as #1.5 in the Dark Haven/Mountain Masters series. You don’t have to read the others [although you will want to] as it works very well as a standalone.

In many ways this reads more like a novel than the anthology.  Since all three stories occur at Dark Haven on the same night, each story has glimpses of the characters and scenes that are central to the other two stories.  The writing styles are compatible, the action flows very smoothly through the book. Very well done, ladies!

Sierra Cartwright

Hawkeye series

#1 Danger Zone

#2 Bend Me Over

#3 Met Her Match

#4 Make Me

Belinda McBride

Truckee Wolves series

#1 Toxic

#2 Doms of Dark Haven [Educating Evangeline]

#3 Doms of Dark Haven 2: Western Nights [Hunting Holly]

Cherise Sinclair

Mountain Masters & Dark Haven series

#1 Master of the Mountain

#1.5 Doms of Dark Haven [Simon Says: Mine]

#2 Master of the Abyss

#2.5 Doms of Dark Haven 2: Western Nights [Welcome to the Dark Side ]

#3 My Liege of Dark Haven

#4 Edge of the Enforcer

KINKY SPOTLIGHT - Sierra Cartwright - For The Sub

Mastered, Book 5

What you see isn’t what you get…

Though he was once a respected and well-known Dom, Niles Malloy rarely attends functions at the Den, and he has no interest in ever having another permanent relationship. He satisfies his occasional desire for kink by playing with subs who have no expectations.

Professional sub Brandy Hess has known Master Niles for years, and when he invites her to play with him, she accepts. But she’s unprepared for the reaction she has to his intense brand of play. In their shared, emotionally intimate moments she sees the weariness in his features, and she has a dangerous and compelling urge to know him better.

Experience has taught her to never again settle for less than a man’s complete commitment, yet when she runs into him outside their normal setting, neither can deny the potent and pulsing attraction. He’s much, much deeper than she imagined, and she soon realises he’s everything she wants and doesn’t need in a man.

As she surrenders to him a second time, Brandy wonders if she’s lost her sense of self-preservation. She’s attracted to an enigma, a man with an edge, someone as remote as he is demanding, and her life will never be the same…

KINKY SPOTLIGHT - Sierra Cartwright - In His Cuffs

Mastered, Book 4

It was bad enough that Maggie had to spend the days with her boss and nemesis. Now to find out he’s a Dom at her favourite place to play?

Maggie Carpenter needs an escape from her everyday life and her overbearing boss. David Tomlinson has ruined her life and career by acquiring her family’s business and tying her to an untenable employment contract.

So she and her girlfriends head for an evening at the Den to explore their wildest fantasies…only to find David there looking ridiculously sexy in a leather vest with a set of handcuffs attached to his belt loop.

David is just as shocked to find his spitfire employee at the Den. He leans against the wall, watching, unable to wrap his mind around the idea that the woman who constantly challenges him might be a sub. But when another Dom approaches her and she casts her gaze down, he sees another side of her.

His reaction to the submissive Maggie is immediate and sizzling hot and so is the unwelcome jealousy he experiences. He’s always had a strict no-fraternisation rule, but he’s determined to have her in his cuffs before the evening is out, despite the dozens of reasons he shouldn’t. He wants Maggie surrendered to him, in his cuffs, literally as well as figuratively.

KINKY SPOTLIGHT - Sierra Cartwright - Over The Line

Book Three in the Mastered series. 

He can't say he wasn't warned... From the moment he's cautioned to avoid the submissive who snares his attention, Dom Michael Dayton is intrigued. With her tight dress, flowing hair and honest dialogue, what could be more perfect than a few hours together? Sydney Wallace fears only one thing-being tied down. She lives for adventure and fun, including the occasional BDSM party. By always scening with different Doms, she avoids emotional entanglements that might complicate her life. A man who owns a ranch and has roots deep into the soil is definitely not the kind of Dom she wants to play with. Sydney has never met anyone as complex as Master Michael Dayton. 

From the moment he issues his first command, she knows he's different. He watches her reactions, sees what she wants, and unselfishly gives her what she needs. Getting involved with a man like him would be the biggest risk of her life, crossing over all of lines she's drawn to protect her way of life. After the first night together, Michael realises he should have heeded the warning. But it may already be too late...

KINKY SPOTLIGHT - Sierra Cartwright - On His Terms

Book two in the Mastered Series.

It was business only… Chelsea Barton is terrible at the whole submission thing, and she wants to snare the Dom of her dreams. She seeks out the renowned trainer Master Alexander. Alex has his hands full with Chelsea, especially when he realises he doesn’t want to turn her over to another man…

Damn, damn, and double damn. This was so not supposed to happen.

Chelsea Barton always gets what she wants, and she wants the up and coming rocker Evan C to accept her as his sub. But her performance always disappoints him.

Determined to have her way, she begs Master Alexander Monahan to train her.

Alex has given up training submissives, and no matter what, he would not work with someone as bold, headstrong, and stubborn as Chelsea.

But there’s something about her that intrigues and impresses him, an enthusiasm that is missing from his too-dull life. Under very strict guidelines he agrees. She has to try her best. She has to submit uncomplainingly to his punishments. And there’s a two week obligation, after which they will part ways. Being a trainer is a very different relationship than a D/s, and despite his intentions to remain aloof, he starts to care deeply for the headstrong Chelsea.

Chelsea unhesitatingly agrees to Master Alexander’s rules, after all, he’s going to give her the skills she needs to get what she wants. But, damn it, the longer she trains with him, the more she is attracted to his rugged good look as well as to his firm, but relentless ways. She reminds herself of her goals, but that becomes more difficult every day.

For Alex, falling for a sub who will belong to another man was never part of the deal.

Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of anal sex.

Reader Advisory: This book can be read as a standalone, but is also part of the Mastered series.

KINKY SPOTLIGHT - Sierra Cartwright - With This Collar

Julia Lyle will have nothing to do with domineering men, no matter how tall, dark, and sexy. But Dom Marcus Cavendish will be satisfied with nothing less than collaring the fiercely independent Julia.

Nothing could have shocked her more…

Julia Lyle is invited to her best friend’s wedding and is stunned when Lana kneels to accept her husband’s collar. When Julia starts to object, firm, relentless hands land on her shoulders. The man behind her threatens to turn her over his knee if she interrupts. She’s outraged, but there’s no doubt he’s serious.

After the ceremony, he offers her a glimpse into her friend’s lifestyle, if she’s brave enough to accept.

Master Marcus Cavendish is everything she doesn’t want in a man—dominant, self-assured and arrogant. So why can’t she resist him?

Telling herself that learning about the lifestyle will make her a better friend, Julia agrees to submit to Master Marcus, but only for the evening. Firm and unrelenting in his handling of her, he introduces her to his tawse and the pleasure/pain of a spanking delivered by a competent Dom. The experience unnerves her, making her question everything she thought she knew about relationships, and his forced orgasms leave her shattered.

No doubt the scene seduced her, and that makes her doubly determined to avoid him. She has fought hard for her freedom and vowed only to date nice men, and Master Marcus is anything but safe.

Marcus is undeterred. Julia is a natural sub. The way she responded to his touch, his voice, his punishment proved it. Now he has to convince her to yield to him, submitting to his tawse as she kneels to accept his collar.

KINKY LOWDOWN with Sierra Cartwright

You can take 5 items/men to a fully catered desert island – what/who would you take?    J

Zow! Okay, I’m in…

One man: my future husband. Four toys: a flogger, the Hitatchi, clamps, and, ah, restraints. J We are assuming the fully catered includes margaritas and beer? Otherwise, I’ll trade in clamps and restraints for the beer and margs. ;)

C’mon, let’s go!

Do you have a favourite author(s)? Who is it/are they?

Oh, yes! JD Robb, Harlan Coben, Lee Childs, Lisa Gardner, Cherise Sinclair, Maya Banks, Sylvia Day… Auto buys for sure!

How did you start your writing career?

There hasn’t been a time that I didn’t write, honestly. I penned my first book at age nine. I started the school newspaper in elementary school. I wrote fan fic in high school. I wrote for the high school paper. I continued writing into early adulthood, writing ten books in ten years before finally selling to Harlequin/Silhouette. I ended up taking a hiatus after my divorce, and when I returned to writing, my tastes ran toward erotic romance. Fortunately epublishing was booming by then! I am very lucky!

Which character was the hardest to write and why? 

All of my characters are difficult to write, honestly. I spend a lot of time angsting over creating complex, emotionally rich, flawed, but (hopefully!) redeemable people. I draw on traits from people I know, but each character is unique. I wish I could say it’s easy, but it’s not. And it becomes more and more complicated with each book as I strive to raise the stakes on complicated characters.

Who’s your favourite character? And what would let him/her do to you in the Dungeon?

Okay, hands-down, Julien Bonds. I LOVE this guy. He doesn’t take himself seriously, but he takes everything he does very seriously, whether it’s creating something new, working, meddling in friends’ lives, or playing. I’m still writing the Bonds series, so I’m not sure, exactly, what Julien’s tastes are in the dungeon, but I will tell you a little secret…I’d let him do just about anything. I’m as adventurous as he is. So, Julien…? Bring it on!

If you write under an alias/Nome de plume, how do you deal with being addressed by that name?

I had the funniest experience! I was at the grocery store and the clerk gave me the receipt to sign. She said, can I get your autograph? Well, I signed my pen name! She was being funny and meant “signature.” But my autograph is different from my signature! LOL So I had to scratch it out and put my legal name on the receipt.

~LOL!! Ooops!~

What made you decide to pick an alias?

Because I had a bit of a following at Harlequin/Silhouette, I didn’t want to shock fans who picked up an erotic romance when they were expecting something different! I wanted to keep my more traditional stories separate from my spicy, push-the-boundaries books.

What was it about kink that made you choose the genre?

When I was at Harlequin/Silhouette, I wrote for the Desire line, so my books always had a certain flavour. I’ve never shied from writing sex scenes. So, for me, erotic romance was a natural extension. I still write emotional stories, but I love to push the bounds. I find that adding kink allows me to explore emotion in greater depth. I couldn’t be happier.

What extent do you go to, to research for what you write?

Well, I’m always happy to take one for the team. So, just for you, I’ll do plenty of research to be sure we have an authentic experience. J I won’t kiss and tell, but I’ll say that I enjoy my work.

If you weren’t an author, what would you have ended up doing?

I waited tables for five years and loved connecting with people. (Refilling the salt shakers? Not so much.) I also ran a small business in the automotive industry. We went from 100K a year in sales to nearly 3.3 million in a few years. That was a kick. Beyond that, I would have wanted to be a professional tennis player. (Turns out you need talent for that, though.)

Do you have any rituals/habits when you write?

Twizzlers and Jimmy Buffet.

What would be the weirdest one?

Those aren’t weird enough?

I do my best brainstorming in the shower. I used to think it was because the water soothed me, but it turns out I think it’s because I’m away from the computer and the phone. I’m able to totally let my brain go. So, uh, I’ve been known to take three showers a day when I’m writing hard. I can’t believe I admitted to that.

Is there anything on your current/upcoming release schedule?

I’m in the middle of the Bonds series for Totally Bound. And then, hang onto your hats! I have a trilogy planned that will be much longer, and deeper in scope!

Where are your books available?

I’m at all the distributors, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Stalker Links

www.facebook.com/SierraCartwrightOfficial

@SierraWrites

www.sierracartwright.com

https://www.amazon.com/author/sierracartwright

http://devilsden-mastered.tumblr.com/

instagram: SierraWrites

This was tons of fun…thanks!!

KINKY INTRODUCTION - Sierra Cartwright

 About Sierra Cartwright

Sierra Cartwright is “Even racier than 50 Shades” says the UK’s Daily Mail. The Amazon Kindle UK #1 bestselling author hails from Manchester, England though she was raised in the US. She is the acclaimed author of more than twenty erotic romance novels, including the bestselling Mastered series from Totally Bound Publishing.

She was previously published with Harlequin/Silhouette under a different pseudonym, and won numerous awards as well as a coveted spot on the USA Today bestseller list.

Last year, she was delighted to be among the launch authors for the exciting Clandestine Classics imprint from Total-E-Bound. The project generated international interest, and her contribution, the expanded Jane Eyre, was featured in segments on such shows as Jimmy Kimmell and Anderson Cooper Live. Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and numerous other online sites also wrote features about the provocative new book.

Cartwright has been interviewed by Handbag.com, the Daily Mail, USA Today, Female First UK, Marie Claire Brazil, and she did a segment for the Orlando Fox affiliate with Chase Cain.

Cartwright is a multiple CAPA-nominated author. 

Connect with Sierra!

www.facebook.com/SierraCartwrightOfficial

@SierraWrites

www.sierracartwright.com

https://www.amazon.com/author/sierracartwright

http://devilsden-mastered.tumblr.com/

instagram: SierraWrites

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KINKY BITCHES!! Get your Kink on in June!!!

I'm renaming this blog. It's now going to be called 'Kinky Bitches' - just for June though, then the Picky will be back!

Throughout this month, I'll be joined by an array of writers of kink/BDSM. Fabulous authors will be answering some questions and featuring some of their books.
A huge Thank You in advance to all the participating authors for agreeing to this impromtu gathering of minds!
As I still have commitments for other blog posts, to differentiate between Kinky posts and normal posts, the sections will have a make over too - Author Lowdown is now Kinky Lowdown, Spotlights are now Kinky Spotlights and so on.
Without the Kink, it's just a post!

And now, let the fun begin ...

~The Queen B~

(all dates are AEST!)

1st - 2nd June ~ Lexi Blake
3rd - 5th June ~ Red Phoenix
6th - 8th June ~ Amelia James
8th - 9th June ~ Jennifer James
10th - 11th June ~ Sierra Cartwright
12th - 13th June ~ Cherise Sinclair
14th - 15th June ~ Kallypso Masters
~Kinky Sabatical~ Coz everyone needs a few days off!
17th - 20th June ~ Blog Tours for Dianna Hardy, Eve Langlais, RS Grey and Chelsea Camaron
21st June (20th EST) Dom Wars Round 5 is released!!



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