The Smutketeers have been having a blast taking over the Naughty Nine's blog this week, so why stop now? We *love* being in control. Add in a little naughty, a little smutty, and we're in heaven! What more could a girl ask for? Prizes, you say? We've got those, too! Read on, and I'll announce my giveaway at the end of this post.
Today I'm going to give you all a peek at two of my books.
The first is THE TURNING KISS, Book Three in my Midnight Playground series. If you like sexy vampires, dark, mysterious sex clubs, a little menage with your sex, and just a touch of kink, then this could be the perfect book for you!
They have nothing to lose…except the one gift they never expected to find.
Midnight Playground, Book 3
Ilana escaped a life of sex slavery, using her extraordinary beauty to survive among the few remaining wealthy humans in London. But she has higher aspirations. For two years she has haunted the BDSM dungeons of the Midnight Playground, hungering for The Turning Kiss—that deep drink that will make her one of them. An immortal vampire.
Turned out onto the streets of Edinburgh as a child, Calam’s tortured path led him to a job at the club, where he also engages in exotic and dangerous sex play with its clientele. Craving, like Ilana, the eternal escape of the Turning Kiss.
Ilana is undeniably drawn to the beautiful Scotsman, but she has no time to waste; the club takes no one over thirty. When a sinfully compelling vampire pair brings them together for an unusual foursome, she and Calam are shocked to discover it isn’t the vampires they crave, it’s the tenderness and emotion they feel for each other.
After years of seeking to feel something, anything, other than the pain of the past, the ultimate gift is within Ilana’s reach. Yet the cost—leaving her heart behind with a mortal—could be more than she can bear.
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EXCERPT:
She looked away, scanning the crowd. It was packed tonight. A few of the vampires had moved onto the dance floor. They were more than merely beautiful. Graceful beyond any human capacity. And among them were a pair she hadn’t seen before.
Two males, stunning, as the vampires always were. They were dressed alike in black leather pants and no shirts, both of them tall. One with a short crop of spiky brown hair and a tight, muscular body, porcelain pale skin. The other with a leaner build, his black hair hanging in a thick braid down his back. His face was exotic, his skin a shining gold, as if he were nearly exoskeletal, made of polished metal. They moved together, their bodies in perfect synchronicity. As she watched, they surged closer, until the short-haired one was straddling the thigh of the leaner one.
Need shimmered over her skin like a wave of heat as she watched them dance. They were exciting. Exquisite.
The short–haired vampire raised his gaze and gestured with his hand. It took her a moment to realize he was motioning to her. She took a breath, stood and joined them on the dance floor.
She felt the stinging warmth of their bodies close in around her as she moved with them, one on either side, hips and shoulders barely grazing her skin, in time with the music. Then a hard pair of hands smoothing over her shoulders. Desire was an instant, steady pulse beat between her thighs.
The one with the long braid, moving behind her, whispered in her ear, “I am Luka.”
“And I am Konstantine. You are Ilana, yes?” He spoke with a Russian accent, softened with time. She could feel the weight of his years as he stood before her, gazing into her face. She knew he was very old, older than the other one, Luka, by several centuries. “We have heard of you from some of the others. You are as enchanting as they said. And you smell luscious.” His voice was a low purr. “Human, yet something else…”
Luka leaned in, until she could feel his breath against her ear. “Yes. She smells like smoke. Like incense.” His accent was the same as Konstantine’s, perhaps a bit heavier, lyrical, with an exotic edge she couldn’t identify. “Like flowers.”
“And sex,” Konstantine added, smiling.
His eyeteeth gleamed in the pulsing lights, razor sharp and beautiful. She could see now his face was harsh featured, rugged, all hard edges and square lines. But gorgeous. His eyes were a deep, liquid brown, like two pieces of gleaming glass. His mouth was full and red, as if he’d recently drunk.
He took one of her hands, brought it to his lips, scraping his teeth across her knuckles. A wave of need rolled through her, staggering her. She swayed against Luka and he held her close, his hands closing around her waist. He had long, tapered fingers, the hands of a musician. She wanted to see him, to turn around, but she didn’t dare. And she was too stunned by them both, by the sensations already spearing into her sex, simply having them this close. In fact, she was soaking wet. Ready. For anything.
So ready she was surprised when she found herself distracted by the Scotsman stepping onto the dance floor with another vampire, a petite female with a lush, rounded figure, radiant ebony skin and curling dark hair. The vampire pulled him down for a brief kiss, and she felt a strange sensation in her chest. Envy? How could that be? He was merely human. And here she was with two vampires, both beautiful, exotic, and shining with that immortal light.
Luka’s hands moved down, his fingertips brushing the edge of her the low-slung skirt, and pleasure was like a knife, cutting into her, just as their teeth would later, if she were lucky enough.
“We offer you an invitation,” Konstantine said, still smiling. He reached out and ran one finger along her jaw. She trembled with need.
Yes, must have him. Must have them both.
“We want you with us this evening,” Luka whispered from behind her. Then he turned her in his arms.
His face was smooth, pretty almost. So different from Konstantine’s. A little androgynous. But every bit as beautiful. Incandescent. His eyes were a glowing hazel, silver and bronze and dusted with gold. His black hair was like liquid jet, dark and shining like a raven’s feathers. But with that hard gleam of the vampires.
Her breasts ached.
Yes…be with them…
“Come with us, Ilana.”
She nodded.
As they took her hands and led her from the dance floor, she couldn’t help but notice the redheaded Scotsman once more, her heart giving a sharp thud.
Whatever was wrong with her? She had exactly what she wanted. Or the beginning of it, at least. Perhaps these two vampires would be the ones to offer her the ultimate gift. And in any case, they were offering her an evening of sex—the most amazing, mind-blowing sex any human could ask for.
She wanted it. Needed it. Her body hummed with that need, a stark desire so pure and strong, she was dizzy with it.
So what was it about that man?
He was human. Nothing more. She could put him out of her mind and focus on the pair of exquisite creatures who were leading her up the grand marble staircase to the private rooms upstairs.
She burned with need. For Luka, Konstantine. And some part of her she wanted to deny, but couldn’t, for that beautiful Scotsman with the charming dimple and the enormous muscles, who was in the arms of another vampire downstairs.
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Just a small peek at what's to come-literally and figuratively...*G* Hope you've enjoyed a taste of my Midnight Playground series. I adore my naughty vampires, and my favorite, the ancient and mysterious Ever, will not only get his own book later this year from Samhain, but I'm also currently working on a prequel that tells the story of how he became a vampire, which will be available very soon! Meanwhile, Books One and Two, THE SEEKING KISS and BLOODSONG, are out now!
As some of you may know, I also write for Berkley Heat as Eve Berlin-very romantic BDSM erotic fiction. PLEASURE'S EDGE is already out in both print and e-book formats, and DESIRE'S EDGE will be out in September. But let's focus today on DESIRE'S EDGE...I first wrote about the hero, Dante De Matteo, in PLEASURE'S EDGE, where he appeared as the hero Alec's best friend and fellow sexual dominant. But he was just too damn sexy to be contained in one book, and bossy man that he is, he demanded to have his own story. But I *love* a bossy man, given the right circumstances, don't you?
Giving in to desire…
As a lawyer, Kara Crawford knows how to keep a secret, especially after being spurned by an ex for revealing her sexual needs. Kara doesn’t expect to find anyone who can fulfill her more extreme desires—bondage and spanking–until she experiences one of the most incredible nights of her life with a man she’s always admired from afar.p>
…can set you free…
Sexual dominant Dante De Matteo knew Kara back in high school, and he never imagined her darkest fantasies would align so perfectly with his. The lovers don’t expect their passion to last more than a night, but when Dante’s new job turns out to be at Kara’s law firm, they find themselves confronted daily with the sparks of their blistering chemistry.p>
…but only if you give yourself completely.
As intense desire draws them closer, deep-rooted fears threaten to pull them apart—unless they can learn to embrace both the pain and pleasure of love.
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EXCERPT:
He leaned over the bed and pulled the covers back, moved her onto the cool sheets, then climbed in with her, laying his now-naked body over hers.
“I need to be inside you, Kara. Just fuck you hard. Can you take it?”
“Yes.”
“Tell me you want it.”
God, his body was like burning silk against hers. His skin so smooth. His cock so hard, resting between her thighs.
“Kara. Tell me,” he commanded.
“Yes, I can take it. I want it hard. I like it hard.”
“Hard fucking? Or more?”
“More?” Why did her breath catch in her throat when he asked her that? Was he asking what she thought he was? “Dante?”
He kissed her neck, his lips firm, yet soft. He nipped at her with his teeth, and the pain was nothing more than a sharp pleasure. He was tracing her lips gently with his fingertips, and she could smell her own ocean scent there. He was all contradictions, this man. She loved it. Loved that he touched her all over at once. Sensation overload.
“I like my sex a little rough,” he told her, kissing her neck once more, then the curve of her jaw.
“Oh . . .”
“Does that shock you?”
“No. Not much shocks me.”
“Do you like the idea, Kara? Because I think you do. As soon as I said it your whole body let go.”
“God, Dante. I . . . Yes. I like it. It’s what I want. Exactly what I want.”
It was his turn to moan. “Ah, you are perfect,” he said. Then after a few breathless moments he said again, “I like it rough. I like to really pump into you. To bite you. To pinch your nipples.”
“Yes . . .”
God, was he really saying these things to her? Her wildest fantasies come true. The ones that had sent her ex, Jake, running in the other direction. Telling her she was crazy. Some sort of weirdo. But she didn’t want to think of him now.
Dante said quietly, “What I really want to do is spank you.”
“Oh!”
“Now I’ve shocked you.”
“No. It’s not that.”
“What is it?”
“It’s just . . . what I’ve always wanted. Craved.”
She felt a shiver go through him. Then there was a long pause before he said, “This is going to be very good, then. I promise you, Kara.”
She was shaking all over. Waiting. She was absolutely soaked. Wanting. Dazzled. And it hadn’t even happened yet.
But it was about to.
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Time for a CONTEST!!!
So tell me, why do you think we love a dominant man? Because no matter how competent, how controlled, how much in control we are in our everyday lives, there's something about being released from all responsibility in the bedroom that makes most of us all warm and shivery inside. Answer the question and be entered to win one of two prizes!
~The Vampire Prize for US residents only is this gorgeous pair of blood drop earrings!
~The BDSM prize for anyone outside of the continental US is a $10.00 Amazon gift card!
I'll announce my winners here on Saturday in the comments section, so be sure to include in your comment whether or not you're a US resident-and be sure to check back to see if you've won this prize, or any of the others, including our Day One Surprise Package!
Ooh-and before I forget, I demanded…er…asked of all the other Smutketeers that they tell you all what their favorite smutty movie scene is. Mine, of course, is the spanking scene from Secretary. If you haven’t seen it, you must! So hot and wrong and the tension is unbelievable! *shiver*
Meanwhile, for more about me or my books, drop on by my websites: www.EdenBradley.com www.EveBerlin.com or the Smutketeers blog, where the Naughty Nine are no doubt messing up our sheets, leaving piles of empty champagne bottles and discarded silk undies lying around, and generally trashing the house! As long as they don't do anything I wouldn't do...which kinda leaves that door wide open...;)
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28 comments:
Love the post and OMG I want Desire's Edge NOW & EVER :)Well you know already I'm a US/ Cali girl and to answer your question why do I like a dominant men/woman .... I need someone who will stand up to me, someone who will demand from me, expect from me, and someone who can control me otherwise I do the controlling. While I do like to do the controlling as well, I crave the moments of being free,not having to worry about anything else then what I'm being told to do. It's that small bit of time when I don't need to worry or think, I just get to just be.
I think your answer says it for me--I think sometimes I like to NOT be thinking or directing or having to be in charge; it's lovely to be taken care of in that way ;)
Oh all your books sound so good...I can't decide where to start! I don't know which series I want to read first.
I do like a dominant man...not abuse or anything, one who just knows what he wants and is not afraid to demand it.
I love being in control in everything in my life except the bedroom, I want my man to control me. I guess that is what drew me to the BDSM lifestyle a very long time ago. I like to know the man has that power over me to know he has the power to take me over if he wants to or not. But there is a line between a dominant man and cocky man because trust those talk a pretty game in reality really don't have any if you know what I mean lol.
I was just watching the Secretary the other day and man oh man towards the end of that scene when their fingers touch slightly.... *shiver*
Great post! I have your Eden Bradley books but have never read your Eve Berlin books..lol....
I think that we are drawn to dominent men because at the core we want to be cherised and cared for and with being today's modern women it seems like we do so much more today than ever before and it's just nice to in essence not have to take care of everything!
Thanks for the contest.
US Resident
Well of course I haven't seen the movie lol I think we like dom men because we like to give up control in our lives. It's nice to be able to give up just one thing and why not in the bedroom? :) Now I can't wait for Desire's Edge!!! lol That's why I usually don't read excerpts from books.
Your Miss Kitty
I like a dominant man, but not a cruel man. Don't always want to be the want to say or do something, want him to take charge of me. I like the sound of all your books!
U.S. resident
There is definitely a difference between a cocky, cruel man and a true dominant. For me it's that lovely contrast in someone who can spank you until you cry, then wipe your tears away. *swoon*
I write dominant men, but I think that's a case of fiction being better than reality. A real Alpha Male just makes me was to kick him. I don't think that's the reaction you're supposed to have. Hmm....
I like to be released from the bonds of being a 'nice girl' if we are being bad it was his idea. i do not like being told what to do in my real life and very few men make me feel feminine so when i found my big guy, i wanted to be his play toy.
I am a smutkadette and live in the US, my Fav movie scene is Two Moon Junction, the whole movie!!
Julie
I think we lust after super dominant Alphas because we are wired too. Somewhere in our reptilian brains we know that dominant men make the best protectors, providers and create the strongest babies.
Now that was the scientific answer. The plain old truth is that dominant Alphas are just so darn confident in and out of bed. How could you not want to put yourself in their capable hands?
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I like to be spanked...was that the question? LOL
Eden, The Secretary was one of my first exposures to kink...that, and Shayla Black's Wicked Ties. And I think the ladies above have summed up why I think it's so delicious to have a guy be more dominant *sigh*
The answer to your question for me is in my everyday life I have to be in charge and control and it's wonderful to let someone else take charge.
I love your books, and they are kept in my keepers collection *S*
And I definitely gotta have this one as well..*S*
Maybe it is because I'm older now, but it is a matter of trust. Alpha are strong in almost all aspects of what a man is capable of being. and it takes trust in knowing that a strong alpha that your attracted to will give you what you need in its fullest, but not to take you past more than your able to give. It takes a whole lot of trust to cross boundaries that you normally wouldn't under most circumstances. A strong alpha is just that special something that can fill those needs that can complete you, but not make you feel weak.
Hope I explained it well enough...*S*
Darcy
pommawolf @ hotmail. dot com
U.S. resident
Yes, RG-that was the question...*G*
Darcy-trust is key! A good man will earn your trust, and handing over that control to him is a gift of trust. That's a big part of what power exchange is to me. :)
I like a man who takes control - I am so tired of making all the decisions! I need someone who will give me what I need, not just what I want. :)
susanmik AT gmail DOT com
US resident
I am the mother of 9 yes 9 and when my husband is home I do like for him to be dominet at bedtime because I need a break from being the boss and I love the pleasure he gives me.
Zina
US
seawitch6464@ yahoo.com
Oh I loved The Turning Kiss and can't wait for the next one!
I am all into the controlling male tendency as long as it is in bed. I will gladly do what you tell me to there but out in the real world I like to be able to have a say in what I do.
I can't wait for more from you EVE!
*Smooches*
~~*Drea*~~
Oh I just love reading these comments (from another author who writes dominant men and some sweet BDSM). Thank you so much for being here Eden!! Love to have you and your "naughty" excerpts and thanks to everyone who has left comments about why we love dominant men!!
I love you Eden!! Yes, I'll have your babies - of course!! Oh, wait, that wasn't the question?? Your answers are better than anything I could come up with, and R.G.'s response? Ditto. LOL
Don't enter me in the contest, Y'all gave me some gorgeous earrings in a diff contest because you are MADE OF AWESOME.
Ok I'll stop kissing your...ask me what, again? I can't remember what we were talking about...
I worked law enforcement for years, and HAD to be very dominant, particularly with men. When I went home at night, stripped off the uniform, it was hubby's turn. Just the ability to be a woman, and not have to fight over everything, was wonderful. Hubby enjoys taking care of me, too, so it all works out.
Great posts. More books for my stack...sigh. ;-)
i like a man who will take charge. i hate feeling that everything is up to me all the time .
fav movie the wedding date the boat scene ... hello
in the us
Bonnie, you can me anytime. *G*
Kelly-us kinky gals need to stick together!
Drea-thank you! So glad you like my dirty vampires. :)
I love what several of you mentioned about the relief in just handing it all over to someone else after spending most of our day being the organizers and bosses-totally makes sense to me.
I want Desire's Edge. Dante sounds delicious and I like a man how can dominate me. But I also like to dominate........he he!
Oh I love those earrings, Eden! And those two covers are smokin' hot, not to mention the excerpts...*fans self*. But that's to be expected when you read Eden Bradley. ;)
You know, I am detailed oriented and like to keep the threads of everything under my control. However, I love to cede control to a dominant man in the bedroom...so long as he knows his way around a woman's body. US based.
I'm late!! Sorry, everyone-my weekend got busy and I almost forgot to announce my winners!
The winner of the blood drop earrings is:
Jean P!
And the winner of the $10.00 Amazon gift card is:
Harlie Reader!
Just contact me at: Eden-Bradley@yahoo.com with 'Naughty Nine winner' in the subject line to collect your prizes!
Thanks to all who commented!
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