{"id":474,"date":"2015-09-19T01:05:19","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T05:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/?p=474"},"modified":"2015-09-19T13:52:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T17:52:01","slug":"guest-blogger-tina-donahue-surrendering-to-the-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2015\/09\/19\/guest-blogger-tina-donahue-surrendering-to-the-beast\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Blogger: Tina Donahue – Surrendering to the Beast"},"content":{"rendered":"

To celebrate the upcoming release of Surrendering to the Beast, <\/em><\/strong><\/span>Tina is giving away FIVE full-length, bestselling, award-winning romances to one lucky winner – 25 titles to choose from.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Surrendering<\/a><\/p>\n

SURRENDERING TO THE BEAST<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Book Two \u2013 Taming the Beast series)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erotic Paranormal – Romantic Comedy <\/strong><\/p>\n

by Tina Donahue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amazon<\/a> – Samhain<\/a> – BN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Available for pre-order September 13<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready to read October 13<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Surrendering<\/a><\/p>\n

Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n

When she\u2019s good, she\u2019s very good. But when he\u2019s bad, she\u2019s better.<\/em><\/p>\n

Taming the Beast<\/em>, Book 2<\/p>\n

As a good fairy, Heather is empathetic and chaste to a fault. No bad language, no dirty thoughts, flirting and no sex. But when a satyr named Daemon steps up to her reception desk at From Crud to Stud, she finds herself on the fast track to exquisite corruption.<\/p>\n

Daemon is the total bad-boy package with a kiss straight from the dark side. Though he\u2019s here for a supernatural makeover, Heather can\u2019t imagine why any red-blooded woman would want him to change.<\/p>\n

A disciple of the god of wine, Daemon has had his share of good times. But sex has never been this good. Heather brings out a new side of him, a side that makes him want to protect as well as pillage.<\/p>\n

But Daemon needs a little creative backup to help set his fairy\u2019s naughtiness free. And that means bringing in Mistress Jin. Under the genie\u2019s tutelage and Daemon\u2019s shameless lust, Heather is about to learn what it means to let loose.<\/p>\n

Warning: Not your typical bedtime story. May lead to indecent behavior, a taste for voyeurism, discipline, bondage, m\/f, m\/f\/f and f\/f action, which will result in screaming orgasms. Proceed with caution.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Surrendering<\/a><\/p>\n

Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heather steeled herself to do battle with Satan. Cautiously, she faced her webcam and his image on her computer monitor. This evening, he\u2019d assumed the form of a European playboy, a snifter of cognac held casually in one hand, dark hair slicked back, his blood-red ascot contrasting nicely with his white shirt and navy blazer.<\/p>\n

He certainly knew how to dress.<\/p>\n

\u201cCara mia<\/em>.\u201d Heat smoldered in his voice and dark eyes. \u201cWhat can I do to you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me,\u201d she corrected gently, wondering when he\u2019d ever get that right.<\/p>\n

Grinning, he focused on her white peasant blouse and jutted nipples, her areolas tightened from the chilly weather, not him. Tonight was damp and cool thanks to a spring storm that continued to rage in the French Quarter. Lightning flashed and the office lights flickered.<\/p>\n

Flames flared briefly in his pupils. \u201cWe\u2019ll do many things to each other, no?\u201d<\/p>\n

Heather smiled politely, a knee-jerk reaction for a good fairy. Needing to get tough, she held up his overdue bill, hoping he\u2019d look at it rather than her chest. Her hand shook so badly the paper rattled.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow you tremble,\u201d he cooed. \u201cHow pale you are. Allow me to put some color in your lovely cheeks. Heat that will last an eternity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her skin got even clammier. \u201cPlease, just pay your account.\u201d She waved the paper and talked fast before losing her nerve. \u201cYour grandson failed to show for his last two appointments. I\u2019m sure he had a good reason. Unfortunately, he didn\u2019t call to cancel.\u201d She offered an apologetic smile and pressed on. \u201cBecause you\u2019re the cardholder, we had to charge you for the time. I\u2019m so sorry, but it is the rule.\u201d<\/p>\n

One she was honor-bound to enforce as an employee of From Crud to Stud, a makeover service for supernatural beings. Howls from weres, hisses from vampires and obscenities from demons poured from the treatment rooms. Those poor souls were going through proverbial hell to suppress their beasts. They longed to date mortal women without freaking them out, while also winning their hearts the normal way. With real charm, not magic, with integrity and love, not lies and manipulation.<\/p>\n

But these makeovers took the staff\u2019s valuable time and clients needed to pay for the effort. Even Satan should understand that.<\/p>\n

He gave her an indulgent smile. \u201cWhat charges?\u201d<\/p>\n

Gasping, she dropped the flaming paper in her trashcan before it burnt her fingers.<\/p>\n

\u201cLater,\u201d he said and killed the call.<\/p>\n

Hurriedly, Heather put out the small blaze, chiding herself for letting the account get to this point. She should have been firm with Satan\u2019s grandson when he signed up for the service. Determined to make up for being too nice, she brought up her bank account to pay the charges herself. She was about to transfer the funds when the lights flickered twice, thunder boomed and the front door flew open, banging against the wall.<\/p>\n

She flinched.<\/p>\n

A blast of dank air and rain blew inside, followed by a guy who looked to be thirty or so. He wore a black cowboy hat, snug navy tee, low-slung jeans and cowboy boots.<\/p>\n

Once he shoved the door shut, he slumped against it, breathing hard.<\/p>\n

Heather stood so quickly her chair rolled into the wall.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t notice. He\u2019d closed his eyes and raised his face to the ceiling, his prominent Adam\u2019s apple bobbing with his hard swallow.<\/p>\n

Alarmed yet intrigued, she regarded the short, dark hairs on his throat and took the rest of him in. His rain-dampened hair was the color of dark chocolate, thick and wavy, flowing to his broad shoulders. They heaved with his next ragged breath. Tall, possibly six-three, he was lean yet muscular. His wet tee clung to his well-defined pecs and abs, those bruising biceps. Stubble covered his strong jaw, upper lip and cheeks. His bronze skin spoke of days in the sun.<\/p>\n

Even from where she stood, Heather smelled his scent. Clean and masculine, a woodsy, fresh fragrance along with something else\u2026the unmistakable odor of liquor.<\/p>\n

Uh-oh. It wasn\u2019t often that mortals, drunk or otherwise, happened upon this place. When they did, Heather had ironclad rules to follow. First, buzz Constance, a voodoo priestess who could remove memories by laying her hands on someone\u2019s head. Following that, Heather was supposed to buzz Becca, a half-mortal witch who owned this place.<\/p>\n

Heather leaned over her desk to press the intercom button.<\/p>\n

The guy turned to her, blinked slowly and stared.<\/p>\n

Her hand stalled.<\/p>\n

His eyes were amazing, the color of Lipton tea, ringed by long, sooty lashes, his attention riveted as he drank her in. Given his slow, sexy smile, Heather suspected he was undressing her with his eyes.<\/p>\n

She swallowed and was about to press the button when he groaned suddenly and mournfully, the sound of someone in serious pain.<\/p>\n

Heather paused and decided not to call for anyone just yet. \u201cAre you all right?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Surrendering<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Tina<\/a><\/p>\n

About Me <\/strong>(You know you want to know!):<\/p>\n

I\u2019m an award-winning, bestselling novelist in erotic, paranormal, contemporary and historical romance for Kensington, Samhain Publishing, Ellora\u2019s Cave, Siren Publishing, Booktrope, Luminosity, Decadent, and indie. <\/em>Yay! Booklist, Publisher\u2019s Weekly,<\/em> Romantic Times<\/em> and numerous online sites have praised my work, and trust me, I\u2019m forever grateful for that. I\u2019ve had my books reach finals in the EPIC competition, one title was named Book of the Year at a review site, and others have won awards in RWA-sponsored contests. I\u2019m actually featured in the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer\u2019s Market. Talk about feeling like a freaking star. Before my writing career, I was the editor of an award\u2013winning Midwestern newspaper and worked in Story Direction for a Hollywood production company. Outside of being an admitted and unrepentant chocoholic, I\u2019ve flown a single-engine plane (scary stuff), rewired an old house using an electricity for dummies book, and have been known to moan like Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally <\/em>whenever I\u2019m eating anything Mexican or Italian. Yeah, I like to eat (burp).<\/p>\n

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