New 1001 Dark Nights Story: Descend to Darkness by Heather Graham

 

Author Heather Graham has another novella set in the Krewe of Hunters series in the #1001DarkNights. Perfect for the October as it has mystery, spooky thrills and more. Check it out below.

In the dark and the light, the fight is on.

Descend to Darkness, an enthralling paranormal romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham is now available!

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…

Angela Hawkins Crow awakens to find herself in total darkness. Despite her years as a Krewe agent, she is first seized with panic, but her life and her training kick in. She knows that she must stay calm and go back in her mind to find out how she got where she is…and where she might be.

Meanwhile, an eerie phone call comes in at Krewe headquarters, warning them all that Angela has been kidnapped, describing her ordeal, and lamenting the fact that she can't be saved.

But there is no such thing with the Krewe. In the dark and in the light, the fight is on.

Angela determines that she might know what has happened to her, and she is prepared when her kidnapper can't resist the temptation to check in on her.

By following his wife's expertise with research, Jackson discovers what just might be happening—and in the darkness of night and the silence of the graveyard, he'll risk everything to find the woman he loves.

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

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Meet Heather Graham

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Heather Graham, majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write. Her first book was with Dell, and since then, she has written over two hundred novels and novellas including category, suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult and Christmas family fare.

She is pleased to have been published in approximately twenty-five languages. She has written over 200 novels and has 60 million books in print. She has been honored with awards from booksellers and writers’ organizations for excellence in her work, and she is also proud to be a recipient of the Silver Bullet from Thriller Writers and was also awarded the prestigious Thriller Master in 2016. She is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from RWA.  Heather has had books selected for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild, and has been quoted, interviewed, or featured in such publications as The Nation, Redbook, Mystery Book Club, People and USA Today and appeared on many newscasts including Today, Entertainment Tonight and local television.

Heather loves travel and anything that has to do with the water, and is a certified scuba diver. She also loves ballroom dancing. Each year she hosts the Vampire Ball and Dinner theater at the RT convention raising money for the Pediatric Aids Society and in 2006 she hosted the first Writers for New Orleans Workshop to benefit the stricken Gulf Region.  She is also the founder of “The Slush Pile Players,” presenting something that’s “almost like entertainment” for various conferences and benefits. Married since high school graduation and the mother of five, her greatest love in life remains her family, but she also believes her career has been an incredible gift, and she is grateful every day to be doing something that she loves so very much for a living.

 

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Release Blitz~ Angel's Fall

Gay science fiction novella Angel’s Feather, the first book in the Flyer Chronicles series, has just been released.

Angel’s Feather Synopsis

How far would you go for the one you love? How much of yourself would you sacrifice?

Trapped on a decaying Earth and cut off from the rest of the Universe, humans are no longer allowed to leave their planet. Break this one law and you die: a penalty enforced by flyers, aliens who look like angels of long-lost religions. Michael, the flyers’ leader, is the Punisher who carries out every public execution.

Adam, a young human with near-perfect memory, is committed to rebuilding Earth and a true believer in the flyers’ dominion. While Adam’s support for flyers isn’t a secret, his deep love for Michael is. Not even Michael knows, for his kind never take human lovers, and to Adam, they are too far above him to reach.

In his broken and unwelcoming world, Adam’s love can only lead to pain, loss, and disaster. Yet there is no force in the huge expanse of stars and galaxies that can stop Adam from following Michael to the end of existence. Not even Adam’s own beliefs.

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Excerpt

“Fucking bastard! Forcing you to repeat their alien laws after having killed your father in front of your mother and his entire family. He has no respect for our pain.” It wasn’t a new litany, but today of all days it grated me more than it usually did.
“Uncle, why should Michael care when my father clearly didn’t? If he loved us, if he was worried about what his death would do to Mother, he would have stopped when she asked him.”
My uncle’s eyes darkened, his face twisting in an ugly snarl. “Ungrateful bastard! Your father must be ashamed of you. He did everything for you!”
“For me?” I couldn’t stifle the cold laughter so I let it bathe me. “If he wanted to do something for me, he should have worked harder to put food on the table and clothes on my back. Mend the land and get the crops to thrive. How would flying elsewhere help me?”
The strike came out of nowhere. My uncle was fast for an old man. The sharp pain spread through my now burning cheek as I struggled to push up from where I’d fallen. Before I could, my uncle was all over me, pushing, hitting, and yelling in my face. “Ungrateful little prick! You should have been stillborn. A shame to your father and our family name, you are!”
“Let the boy go,” Michael said in a steady voice. The sound of it made me feel safe, sending tingles of happiness through my reeling mind. The pain of the hits subsided and I knew no more of it will come. At least not today.
“This is not your business, damned beast. You cannot interfere,” my uncle said, releasing me enough to twist his upper body and glare at Michael.
“I am not required to interfere, true. I choose to,” the flyer said, tilting his head and smiling coldly at my uncle. “Do you wish to find out who of us prevails if you challenge me, mortal?”

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Writer, traveler, and coffee addict, Alina Popescu has been in love with books all her life. She started writing when she was ten and she has always been drawn to sci-fi, fantasy, and the supernatural realm. Born and raised in Romania, she finds her inspiration in books of all genres, in movies, and the occasional manga comic book. She is a proud geek who needs her fast Internet and gadgets more than she needs air.

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Discover Wed by Wednesday by Sarah O'Rourke

Wed by Wednesday

What happens when a naive city girl answers a personal ad to marry a bachelor farmer from the hills of Tennessee? Destiny! Read how Orla and Jethro's story started back in the 1960s...and find out exactly how deliciously naughty these two can be!   This insta-love 50,000-word novel is filled with humor, romance, and just enough erotica to keep you coming back for more. Wed by Wednesday is the prequel to Sarah O’Rourke’s Paradise series, and like all of her books, it can be read as a standalone. Free to read with KindleUnlimited subscription! “Listen, chaste kisses are fine for what they are. Quick exchanges of affection. An innocent way to tell somebody they mean something. When you wanna show a woman that she’s what’s lighting the fire in your gut, though… quick and innocent pecks just don’t do the trick. Nah, a man goes dark and dirty for that kind of lesson. He wants his woman wet and hot. And he wants her that way everywhere. Her mouth. Her core. Everywhere.”

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 Jethro’s lips kicked up in a sly half-smile at her sudden movement. It was like he knew he was getting to her and he enjoyed that knowledge immensely. “There’s no way you’re not from the city. Nashville or Knoxville, maybe,” he murmured, before shaking his head.   “Nah, I’m bettin’ you came in from Atlanta.”

 “How…how did you know that?” Orla stuttered, her eyebrows furrowing with consternation.   Just what she needed in her life - an intelligent jackass.

“That fancy hair.   Your pretty dress. Those shiny shoes that, if you look, you can see your reflection lookin’ back. And those heels of yours aren’t scuffed, so you’ve been riding, not walking. Your clothes are too wrinkled to be from Nashville or Knoxville, so you’re just rumpled enough to have gotten off the bus from Atlanta,” he surmised, with a know-it-all grin as her cheeks reddened with embarrassment. “Oh, yeah!   You’re city bred from the top of your head to the tip of your toes. And a fussy little lady like you ain’t gonna find what she’s lookin’ for in Paradise.”

“Actually, son…” Jethro’s mother began to hedge, biting her lip as she turned to look up into her son’s face. “She has found just what she’s been missing.”

Biting her lip, Orla winced as Jethro frowned at his step mother. The woman, however, didn’t look overly worried about her son’s imminent reaction and she wondered if things would work out alright after all.

Jethro frowned.   “Mother McKinnon, we don’t have time for…”

“Oh, just rip the bandage off, Lydia,” Nellie ordered, interrupting Jethro as she bustled over to where they all stood together. “Jethro, meet your future wife,” the waitress decreed, flapping a hand at where Orla stood, nose to chest with him. “Take a minute and let this settle in your bones, boy.   Your much beloved step-momma done went and ordered you up a bride for hire.”

 Who is Sarah?   Sarah O’Rourke is actually two besties who live three states apart and write at all hours of the day and night! Born and raised in the Southern United States, they are overly attached to their one-click accounts, can’t make it through the day without copious doses of caffeine, and spend way too much time on the phone with each other.  Between them, they have four children and twenty years of marriage...one to a super soldier and the other to egomaniac engineer. They hate empty chocolate wrappers and writer’s block, love to talk to readers...and oh, by the way, they write about strong, kick-ass women and hot alpha heroes!

WANNA STALK THESE TWO....

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Top Ten Small or Inexpensive Valentines Gifts from Summer Devon & Bonnie Dee

For our novella, Will and the Valentine Saint, Bonnie and I did research about how the Victorians celebrated February Fourteenth.

Quick side-trip to our story: A Valentine bonbon from Devon/Dee, book two in the Victorian Holiday Hearts series.

Will Andrews wishes to escape the madness of his bohemian family. He dreams of an orderly, quiet life. Hiding his eccentric theater background with false recommendation letters, he interviews for a position at a legal aid society. The last thing he expects is to feel something more potent than respect for his genteel employer, Hugh St. John.

When Hugh needs a secretary, one magnetic candidate has a draw he can’t resist. Will Andrews shares his vision for the Society and is also the most attractive man he’s ever met. But Hugh has never even kissed a man and certainly wouldn’t throw himself at an employee.

As the pair plans a Valentine charity dinner, they grow ever closer to surrendering to their delicious desire. But when Will’s hidden background is revealed, can Hugh forgive his lies and omissions and trust him again?

On to the celebration! The Victorians went all out when it came to Valentine’s Day—with cards, that is. Christmas cards weren’t in vogue yet and Valentine’s Day cards were commercially produced decades before them. The Major Romantic Occasion phenomenon we know wasn’t in place. That meant most people didn’t pull out the wallet for more than a bit of pasteboard and perhaps a pair of gloves.

So if you want to party Valentine’s Day Victorian style, make your honey a card. Here are some fun traditional cards: http://home.kendra.com/victorianrituals/Victor/val.htm 

If you’re going authentically Victorian, you probably won’t get pearls and diamonds because, other than the cards, the rituals we think of as standard weren’t in place. Interestingly enough, people in previous eras had given more extravagant love tokens but that had mostly fallen out of style, perhaps because Victorians often sent cards to a number of people to mark the day, not just romantic partners. One person theorized that the long economic downturn in the late 1880s helped keep Valentine’s Day less excessive.

If you want to celebrate in the lower key, here are some other less-expensive ways authors tell me they consider appropriate for a special occasion.

Some describe their ideal romantic celebrations.

1.       For me going "out" on Valentine's Day is not fun, relaxing or romantic. Restaurants are overburdened which usually means the service and food are not up to their usual snuff. Since I live in New England and am not a snow bunny, outdoor activities are out. For this reason if my husband were to make me breakfast (served in bed or at the table is fine), give me time to soak in a bubble bath, followed by a foot massage... I'd think I were in Heaven. If he followed that up with a "movie date" (our living room, snuggled on the couch with popcorn, Lindt chocolate and a movie I WANT to see) the day would be perfect, fun, relaxing and very romantic.—Gail Chianese

2.       I’m a traditionalist when it comes to Valentine’s Day. I’d like to wake up to the smell of blueberry pancakes and bacon. From there, flowers are nice, as is chocolate and a sweet, heartfelt card. I’m also not opposed to a nice dinner out and a late dessert. [Nothing too expensive of course!]—P.J. Sharon

3.       Quiet candle light dinner at home, no fuss, no interruptions.--Marian Lanouette

4.       I enjoy the standard walk on the beach and even a snowball fights, but I think my partner taking the time to clean the house or do the dishes is even better and cheaper (hey, no gas to get there!) and I appreciate it more. Also let’s not forget the romantic fun of watching dirty movies together. --Linda Gayle

And some recall favorite (inexpensive) gestures of love from the past:

5.       My husband, pure Alpha, doesn’t really do a lot of romantic gestures like boxes of chocolate or flowery cards. He’s more the type to thank me for making dinner in front of all the kids (every night of their lives!) and turn to me in the middle of the day and tell me I’m beautiful. I love that! But, again, no cards/flowers/little gifts. So, one year—I don’t know why—but he presented me with an angel’s food cake covered in fresh whipped cream and strawberries. He’d made the whole thing himself from scratch. He’d even bought the special heart-shaped pan! It was awesome. --Erika Kelly

6.       The cheapest valentine was my most memorable one—and the first one with Mr. Darcy. He brought home a tiny Venus Fly Trap and proudly explained that I could keep it in the kitchen window and feed it hamburger. I was a vegetarian at the time and failed to appreciate his unique offering. Now? I think it was the sweetest thing. We were dead broke and he couldn’t afford flowers or candy, but he wanted to get me something memorable and lasting. He did.--Lb Gregg

7.       We had no money and my boyfriend gave me little hand-made cheap construction paper hearts he’d made, each with a promise for exchanges like administering back-scratches and walk-the-dog-NOW. They were designed for me specifically so they were better than anything off the rack. I still have a few, decades later.  --Summer Devon

8.       Out of all the Valentine’s Day cards I’ve gotten over the years (and I’m 50 so we’re talking a lot of years), the only one I can honestly remember is the one a long-distance lover sent me 25 years ago. He Fed-exed a giant handmade heart card. He wasn’t an artist or anything so it wasn’t super fancy but it was personal and thoughtful. Not something quickly picked up at the supermarket. Thinking about it still brings a smile to my face because it was fun and unexpected (and the sheer size of the card was impressive). --Julia Gabriel

9.       Here’s a link to a song that my husband sang. https://soundcloud.com/bonnie-davidson-2/lady/s-Scr7R It’s as romantic as anything I’ve ever received. --Bonnie Dee

And a reminder that Valentine’s day is about love, which isn’t always romantic passion:

10.   My dear old dad sent me flowers from “Your Secret Admirer” the first year I was out of college, alone, living in a new city. I called to thank him, and he valiantly denied the gesture.--Kristan Higgins

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Release Day Blitz for The Cowboy’s Runaway Bride by Jenn Roseton

Book Title: The Cowboy's Runaway Bride Author: Jenn Roseton Genre: Sexy Contemporary Romance Novella Release Date: March 5, 2014 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions

What happens when a runaway bride meets a wealthy cowboy? Realizing her wedding is a sham, curvy Maddie Stanton takes to her kitten heels and escapes the ceremony - still dressed in her bridal gown! Stranded on the Wyoming highway with a flat tire, rescue appears in the form of Garrett Trask. When the handsome cowboy hires her to work on his ranch, Maddie jumps at the offer, grateful to leave her past behind her. She never counted on falling in love… But when she discovers a secret from Garrett’s past, her newfound happiness is shattered. Can this sexy cowboy convince Maddie he loves her, and her curves? Or will she forever remain the runaway bride? This is a sexy contemporary romance novella of approximately 25,000 words.

 

Jenn Roseton believes that romance and happy endings go together. When she’s not writing, she indulges in delicious gourmet chocolate. Although she’s spent time in Wyoming, unfortunately she didn’t meet a sexy cowboy of her own.

 

 Half an hour later, they rode back to the barn. “You don’t want to overdo it for your first time.” Garrett dismounted easily and tethered the horses to the post, then came to help her down. “Take your right foot out of the stirrup, swing your leg over, then place your right foot on the ground.” She tried to obey his instructions, kicking her right foot out of the stirrup before swinging it backward. Clenching the horn with a death-grip, she hovered in the air, her left foot still in the stirrup and her right hand grasping the back of the saddle. She didn’t think she could do it. Wobbling slightly, she sighed in relief when Garrett’s strong arms wrapped around her waist. “I’ve got you,” he murmured, his warm breath brushing her neck. A shiver raced down her spine. He helped her off Prince, untangling her left foot from the stirrup. She turned to him, a little dizzy. “Thank you.” She looked into his dark brown eyes, wanting to melt into their depths. Despite her best intentions, she was definitely attracted to this man. But what did he feel about her? “You’re welcome.” He gently smoothed her hair back from her face. “You might want to take a bath tonight, since you’re not used to horse riding.” She gave the briefest of nods. Her eyes remained locked on his. She didn’t want to do anything to break the sensual spell. Garrett’s hand touched the small of her back, his thumb caressing her spine, urging her to take a couple of steps closer to him. She obeyed willingly, her heart thudding with anticipation. He gazed down at her, threading his fingers through her hair. She held her breath as his lips descended, until they were only a heartbeat away from hers. “Maddie,” he murmured. She waited for the touch of his lips.

 

Release Day/Giveaway~ 2003: A comatose memoir by FX Scully

Book Title: Two Thousand 3: A comatose memoir Author: FX Scully Genre: New Adult Novella Release Date: November 30, 2013 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions

If you could turn back the clock, what would you change? Who would you choose? Reese Clarke is sports agent, extraordinaire. With an impressive client list, she’s on the fast track to becoming partner at her Seattle-based firm, and is engaged to the first-round draft pick, and the firm’s bread and butter, Neil Baxter. Then everything comes crashing down. Neil cheats on her. She has a bitter reunion with a sexy ex. And gets hit by a car. All in the same damn day. When she wakes up, twelve years in the past, she doesn’t know how she got there, or how to get out. Confusion grows to pleasure, then quickly spirals to anger as Reese struggles to find her way back home. All the while being forced to relive her greatest love affairs—one ex a time. But older and wiser Reese soon realizes she’s been given a break—a chance to do things differently this time around. An opportunity to track down the one who got away.

 

F.X Scully spends her days advising men in tights. She loves turtles, romance and things of the past. In the evenings, she writes smut and drama for those who love it and those who pretend they don’t. Her free time is spent taking walks in the rain, scouring thrift shops for classic pieces and sipping vintage wine.  

 

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Release Blitz/Giveaway~ The Devil's Salvation

Book: The Devil's Salvation: The Final Epilogue Author: Gemma James Genre: Dark Erotica (Novella) Release Date: November 24, 2013 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions

"It's been a year since Kayla Sutton walked away from Gage Channing, the man who blackmailed her into sexual slavery. Now he's back, and so is Ian Kaplan, Kayla's one-time lover from her college days. Both men want her, but only one holds the power to make her submit—to her own dark desires and to the truth she still denies, even to herself. But Gage's jealousy is his worst enemy, and when he thinks Kayla has chosen Ian, he sets in motion a drastic plan to claim what's his. Only Kayla never expects him to infiltrate her heart so effortlessly; and she never dreamed there would come a day when he wouldn't want her—when the mere sight of her turns him away in disgust. He believes she’s committed the ultimate sin, but will she use his mistake to finally escape the cage of his obsession? Or will she do whatever it takes to make him see he can entrust his heart to her . . . just as she's already lost the core of her being to him?"

 

 Gemma James (a pseudonym for Christina Jean Michaels) loves to explore the darker side of sex in her fiction. She's morbidly curious about anything dark and edgy and enjoys exploring the deviant side of human nature. Her stories have been described as being "not for the faint of heart." She lives with her husband and their four children--three rambunctious UFC/wrestling-loving boys and one girl who steals everyone's attention.



 My breath grew shallow, from arousal, from fear. Gage was good at that—eliciting strong emotions that contrasted so sharply, they knocked a person on their ass in total confusion. I shouldn’t want him. I should scream at him to get the hell out of my house and never come back. I should get a freaking restraining order. As if the turmoil inside me didn’t exist, I set our omelets on the table and calmly took a seat across from him. “What did you mean by boundaries?” I stabbed a bite and shoved it in my mouth. Raising my eyes to his turned out to be a mistake. His hypnotic stare paralyzed me; I couldn’t look away if my life depended on it. I fell into the ocean of his gaze and almost missed the satisfied quirk of his lips. Almost. “You know by now that a relationship with me won’t be your standard variety. You’ll have rules that govern your behavior.” “My behavior?” “Yes. I expect you to obey me.” He set his fork down and winced. “But last year I was cruel to you and that’s not how I normally treat a woman. Not even when they beg me to hurt them beyond what I’m comfortable with.” “Then why?” I choked out. Everything he’d done hit me square in the chest, and his admission that he’d been exceptionally cruel hurt more than it should. “I wanted to destroy what was his.” He lowered his head with a frown. At least he had the grace to look ashamed. “Congratulations.” I let my fork drop, satisfied with the clatter it made. “You succeeded.” “No, I didn’t. Your strength is both my frustration and my undoing. There’s nothing more irritating or sexier on a woman.” He took a bite, and his gaze veered up to mine. “And to clarify on what I mean by boundaries, we’ll set limits this time. You’ll have a safe word.” “You’re talking as if we’re going to be together.” “I’m not leaving here without you, Kayla.”

 

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