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The kinkpromo author for July is Marty Rayne.
Available now by: Marty Rayne
Lascivious
(Phaze)
Purchase LinkJourney to the Dark Side: Serial killer Dante is targeting submissive males who frequent a fetish club, The Dark Side. Detective Monica Street is determined to end the killer's reign on the community and needs help. Enter sexy FBI Agent Jared Keller, who has the looks and ability Monica is looking for. And what's the best way to catch this killer? Draw him out by playing in the world of domination and submission. Only alpha-male Jared gets more than he bargains for as he is engulfed by Mistress Monica, whippings, and the trappings of a psychotic serial killer.
Testing Passion: Janet O'Neal enjoys her part-time job with Pandora's Box. She sets her own schedule, it's never boring, and at times, very exhilarating. Yes, being a sex toy tester can be stimulating. But when her boyfriend dumps her, Janet hates the limitations that is forced upon the way she performs her job. Damien Richards seeks out his best tester. With a deadline looming, there is no one he trusts more than Janet and her studious testing skills. Of course, he has another motive when he knocks on Janet's dorr asking for her help. Being the owner of Pandora's Box, he's frightened that he's losing his best employee, the woman who has him intrigued and fascinated by the passion filling her reports. Can Damien talk Janet into spending a weekend with him working, testing passion, along with the toys? Will Janet welcome the stranger into her most secret fantasies?
Interview with Marty Rayne
What is your favorite type of kink to read and write?
Hmmm, I’d have to say some sort of form of Domination and adding bondage really ups the joy. It doesn’t matter if it’s a male dominating a female, a female controlling a male, or even a male taking over another male. It’s all sexy and gets my blood pumping. The Alpha characters are truly my favorite in the books I read.
What genres do you write?
I’ve found that I can’t just stick to one genre. I like variety :-) I’ve written fantasy, GLBT (male/male), ménage a trois, contemporary, and of course BDSM. I’ve got several unfinished paranormal (shifter and vampire) works that I’ll one day complete and submit.
Would you tell us about your latest and upcoming releases?
I’ve had two releases in June. The first was my latest contemporary gay book, Fallen Angels, at Loose-Id. It’s about a government agent who’s gotten over his head with his assignment by falling in love with the leader of the group he’s infiltrated.
My second release was my first print book from Phaze, titled Lascivious. This book contains two of my BDSM novellas already released with Phaze. Journey to the Dark Side and Testing Passion. However, combining the two in print also allowed me to add two new steamy chapters to each story and re-created the ending for Testing Passion.
What is your favorite scent?
Oh, that’s an easy one. Cinnamon. Apple cinnamon is my next favorite (as it’s the easiest to get as candles). Either scent just completely relaxes me.
Do any of your characters have tattoos, piercings or scars?
Marc, from Fallen Angels, has a pierced nipple. :P The Riders from my Dragon Riders series have a dragon shaped tattoo someplace on their body once they bond with their dragon.
Do you have a website, blog, or email where readers can reach you?
Yes, all of the above.
Site - http://www.martyrayne.com
Blog - http://martyrayne.blogspot.com/
Newsletter - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Martys_Erotic_Times/
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/martyrayne Email - marty@martyrayne.com
Books by Marty Rayne
Fallen AngelsPublisher: Loose Id
LGBT Erotic Contemporary
A Master's LovePublisher: Loose Id
LGBT BDSM Contemporary
Dragon Riders 1: Bonded HeartsPublisher: Loose Id
Polyamorous Science Fiction/Fantasy
At the EdgePublisher: Phaze
m/m
enWrappturePublisher: Phaze
m/m
Journey to the Dark SidePublisher: Phaze
BDSM
Testing PassionPublisher: Phaze
BDSM
Results of last month's poll:
What is your favorite setting for m/m erotic romance?
Futuristic/Sci-Fi 2
Any setting 2
Contemporary 1
Historical 0
Fantasy 0
Paranormal 0
Other 0Total votes: 5
The kinkpromo author for May is Gracie C. McKeever.
Available now by: Gracie C. McKeever
The Matchmaker, Book 1: Beneath the Surface
(Siren Publishing)
Purchase LinkFormer Madison Avenue ad exec EJ Vega just landed a seven-figure advance from Renegade Publishing. Older sister Evelyn convinces him he needs a fashion makeover before he goes on his first national book tour and has just the person in mind to turn his wardrobe inside out. EJ, too late, recognizes the handiwork of his oldest, matchmaking sister Angela, and by the time he realizes what he's gotten himself into, a very hot and uptight personal shopper has invaded more than just his wardrobe; she's invaded his soul.
From a broken home and driven by past demons, Tabitha Lyons is the proprietor of flourishing Lyons Style, Inc. and knows success when she sees it. In EJ she sees not just success, but sexy and sin with a capital "S." She doesn't want to turn his wardrobe inside out as much as she knows EJ will turn her world upside down...
Interview with Gracie C. McKeever
What is your favorite type of kink to read and write?
I love bdsm, focusing on the bondage and especially work where the male is submissive or the one in bondage. There's just something about having a big strong male at my...ahem, at my heroine's mercy
. What genres do you write?
Erotic romance and romance, but often I cross several genres under the romance umbrella: African-American, Interracial, BDSM, Urban Fantasy, M/M, Paranormal, Shapeshifters. etc. But no matter what I'm reading or writing, I like my happily ever after.
Would you tell us about your latest and upcoming releases?
One of my latest releases--Emila's Emancipaton--is pretty tame in comparison with most of my work and features a single mother, Emilia, who has undergone a painful divorce more than a decade previous but has sacrificed her lovelife and been celibate for the last several years in favor of focusing her attention and emotional energy on her young son. She has a problem sticking to this promise when she meets Ramon, a sultry younger man and dance instructor who also turns out to be her troubled and "gifted" son's new English teacher. This one is the fourth story in my The Matchmaker series and is available from Siren Publishing (www.sirenpublishing.com).
Sentinel's Hunger, just released last month St. Patrick's day, is a Sisters of Emsharra Novella that appears in Rapture Volume 1 and is available from Rapture Publishing (www.rapturepublishing.com). Sentinel's Hunger is an urban fantasy with a succubus heroine who is taken prisoner by a human hybrid male out for revenge for what was done to his mother by the heroine's kind. The hero and heroine are African American and since it's a capture theme, there are scenes of bdsm (male dom). Though it's not my favorite combination, I have a particular fondness for these characters and enjoyed their sexual chemistry and social interractions overall.
Bouncer's Folly is the last story in my m/m erotic paranormal romance trilogy Zara's Bois and is scheduled for release 5/5/08. It features a couple of hot bondage and spanking scenes that got my adrenaline pumping while I was writing them and I'm hoping they will do the same for my readers
. What is your favorite scent?
Sandalwood and Musk.
Do any of your characters have tattoos, piercings or scars?
Most if not all of my characters have emotional scars
. As for tattoos and piercings, Slany Breeze the heroine in Terms of Surrender has two tattoos and a navel piercing. Nick, the hero from the same book has an ear piercing and wears a tiny gold hoop there. I have a djinni in one of my earliest works, Desert Dreams, who has a gold hoop in his ear too. I think this sort of piercing on men is very attractive and masculine (not that I have a Mr. Clean fetish or anything, lol). Do you have a website, blog, or email where readers can reach you?
I have a website at www.graciecmckeever.com It'll be undergoing a major overhaul in the next month or so and I can't wait to unveil it. I also have a page http://www.myspace.com/graciecmckeever and a blog http://blog.myspace.com/graciecmckeever at MySpace where readers can learn more about and friend me. Readers can also reach me at gwiz10@optonline.net and I look forward to hearing from them!
Books by Gracie C. McKeever
Terms of Surrender: The Matchmaker 2Publisher: Siren Publishing
Contemporary Paranormal/ BDSM/ Interracial/ Suspense
Manifest Destiny: The Matchmaker 3Publisher: Siren Publishing
Contemporary Paranormal/ May-December
Emilia's Emancipation: The Matchmaker 4Publisher: Siren Publishing
Erotic Paranormal Romance (interracial/May-December/psychic)
In Plain SightPublisher: Siren Publishing
Contemporary Paranormal: Angels/Ghost/Interracial/Reincarnation/Suspense
Spells Cast in ShadowsPublisher: Siren Publishing
African-American/Paranormal/Psychic/Shape-shifter/Urban Fantasy
Guardian Seductress: Sisters of Emsharra 1Publisher: Siren Publishing
Urban Fantasy/ Shapeshifter/ Interracial
Predator's Salvation: Sisters of Emsharra 2Publisher: Siren Publishing
Urban Fantasy/ Shape-shifter/ BDSM/ Interracial
Rapture Volume 1Publisher: Rapture Publishing
Anthology
Includes Sentinel's Hunger by Gracie C. McKeever
(Urban Fantasy Romance)
Results of last month's poll:
Do you like body piercings?
Yes 4
No 2
It depends 1Total votes: 7
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