I am thrilled to show off the new cover for Deanna Wadsworth's new book, Naughty Cupid. You can check it out below. Don't forget to enter the giveaway for a signed copy of the book from the author. The contest closes on May 13th. The cover reveal tour is sponsored by Pride Promotions.
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover
Artist: Paul Richmond
Release
Date: June 6, 2016
Blurb:
The name’s Lio, and you may have read the beginning
of my story in A Cupid’s Wager. Well, hold on to you hats, because
there’s more to tell about your favorite cupid working in the Gay Division of
the Inter-Dimensional Association of Cupids.
Remember Ethan? That Aztec god of the winds who
busted me shooting a closeted human with a gay lust arrow? Yeah, I haven’t been
able to forget him either. Even though I have a rule against getting it on with
other supernaturals—especially ones working for the Straight Division—my
magic is drawn to Ethan and all his tattoos and piercings in a way I cannot
control.
But after that night of mind-numbing sex, now I
gotta face my evil ex-boyfriend and a suspension by the IDAC for “misplacing”
arrows. They took my quiver, and I have to figure out how to get my arrow
privileges back before they’re taken forever.
Ethan seems to think he can help me, but I don’t
know how anybody can make this cupid believe in love again.
Pages or Words: 75,000 words, 178 pages
Categories: Alternate Universe, Erotica,
Fantasy, Humor, M/M Romance, Paranromal, Romance
Now look at this gorgeous cover......
Excerpt:
“You know
the lust arrows only work if the person’s mind is open to it. I shot Raymond
with a Class 4 gay lust arrow. They only have a little more juice than a few
tequila shooters. They can’t make a straight man gay.”
“But that
is what you are trying to do,” Ethan shot back.
“You know
it doesn’t work that way.”
To prove
my point, I materialized one of my long purple arrows.
Without
warning, I stabbed Ethan in the heart with it.
“Oww!”
The arrow
exploded in a burst of light and glittering purple dust, the blast blowing our
hair back.
When the
magic cleared, the stunned expression on Ethan’s face cracked me up. “Now, do
you spontaneously wanna suck my cock?”
He gaped
at me like I’d lost my ever-lovin’ mind. “What did you do that for?”
“Don’t
get your panties in a wad. Class 4G lusts can’t make someone gay. You’re born
that way. There’s even a Lady Gaga song to prove it.”
His big
hand rubbed where I’d hit him. “You should not have done that, Lio. You have no
idea what you just did.”
“I
already shot an unauthorized arrow tonight, what’s one more? Besides, unless
you’re gay, it won’t affect you.” I waggled my brows. “So what are you so
worried about? Got sumthin’ you wanna confess?”
He
actually growled at me.
“Build a
bridge,” I told him. “If anyone has a right to be pissed off here, it’s me. The
gaydar says Raymond is gay, yet you asshats over in SD decided to shoot him and
a woman with true love arrows. Talk about a douche move. Forcing the man
to lie to himself and everyone about who he is. And how is that fair to do to
the girl? She’s a victim too!”
“The IDAC
does not consider a gaydar to be a reliable source of information,” he said,
completely ignoring the more-than-valid complaint.
Humans
were born with a variety of sexualities, but there were only a limited variety
of arrows to complement the IDAC’s narrow-minded ideas on sexuality. In a
nutshell, there were gay arrows and the naturally
more powerful straight arrows. Don’t get me started on the complexities of
targeting anybody not gay or
straight. I was glad not to be assigned to those fledgling subdivisions of GD
because they often had to work with the jerks in SD. However, both primary
divisions had arrows for love (red) and lust (purple), each with four different
strength ratings—one being the most potent. In other words, the Class 1S love
Ethan had been using was the highest strength straight love arrow—aka the most
powerful of all arrows.
Hence his
being so pissed at me.
“I’m not
gonna sit here and argue politics with you. We both know I’m already in trouble
for an unauthorized arrow launch. Make that two,” I amended, gesturing to his
chest. “Why the fuck do you think I don’t have love arrow privileges anymore?
Hell, the sparks our collision set off will raise questions too. I’m already
busted. Fine! I’m ready to face whatever comes my way. When I set out to do
this, I knew there were risks.”
“Set out
to do this?” he repeated, looking utterly appalled. “You mean you have done
this before?”
I
swallowed, feeling like a child being scolded. “Only on unattached people.”
“I cannot
believe you would do that to someone! A person’s decision to come out is deeply
personal. You have no right, Lio! None!”
Yeah, but
the Fates did, I supposed. Who put those bitches in charge, anyway?
I didn’t
know what Ethan’s big fat beef might be—besides the one in his pants—but I had
to get my ass out of this sling. “Like I said, I’m already busted. If you think
Raymond isn’t gay, let’s just follow them”—I pointed to my unauthorized mark
and the guy with him, both of them deliberately brushing hips and shoulders as
they walked down the street—“and see what happens. If he changes his mind, I’ll
admit the gaydar is inaccurate, I’ll turn myself in for interrupting your mark,
and you won’t even get in trouble.”
He
glared. “And if your arrow works, I suppose you get to walk?”
“If I’m
right, and those two dudes get their freak on, you can do what you want with
me.” Too bad that wouldn’t be those full lips around my dick. “But you give me
back the gaydar and you don’t tell anyone I have it or that I was here.”
Ethan
looked at the device in his hand as if it would explode or jump up and bite his
cock off. His expression would’ve been funny if this weren’t so serious. He
seemed to be weighing something in his mind, and I felt his anger retracting.
Still, an aura of incredible danger and masculinity wafted about him. My heart
thumped wildly, both from nerves and the exotic spiciness of his skin. Knowing
his ferocious appearance was tempered with an innate goodness made me a little
hot.
Okay, a
lot hot.
Though it
went against every rule I made for myself, I couldn’t stop picturing Ethan
naked. Sure, I was as horny as any cupid, but something about this Aztec
amplified all of my senses far more than usual—especially the ones below the
waist.
“I cannot
believe I am saying this,” Ethan said slowly. “But I will give you one chance. One.
But if you ruin that man’s life, your ass is mine.”
“Talk
dirty to me,” I purred.
He
lowered dark brows. “You are not funny.”
“I think
I’m a really fun guy. Especially when I’m naked.” I couldn’t help myself and
gave him a suggestive wink. “And whoever said a little dick up the ass would
ruin a man’s life? Ever try it? The orgasms are un-fucking-believable.”
Ethan
curled his lip and growled at me like an angry cat.
“Jeesh,
sorry I mentioned it.”
He seized
my arm in a viselike grip. “Come.”
If I’d
known going with Ethan would turn my world upside down, I would’ve grabbed my
gaydar and run, taking my chances with my boss, the IDAC, and even the Fates.
Because I wasn’t prepared for what was coming my way.
Not at
all.
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Meet the author:
Deanna Wadsworth might be a bestselling erotica author, but she leads
a pretty vanilla life in Ohio with her wonderful husband and a couple adorable
cocker spaniels. She has been spinning tales and penning stories since
childhood, and her first erotic novella was published in 2010. She has served
multiple board positions at her local RWA chapter and with Rainbow Romance
Writers of America. When she isn’t writing books or brainstorming with friends,
you can find her making people gorgeous in a beauty salon. She loves music and
dancing, and can often be seen hanging out on the sandbar in the muddy Maumee
River or chilling with her hubby and a cocktail in their basement bar. In
between all that fun, Deanna cherishes the quiet times when she can let her
wildly active imagination have the full run of her mind. Her fascination with
people and the interworkings of their relationships have always inspired her to
write romance with spice and love without boundaries.
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