Book Blast and Giveaway ~ Burn for Me by Cynthia Eden

 

Burn For Me

Phoenix Fire Series, Book One

Release Date: January 28, 2014
Publisher: Kensington Brava
Genre: Paranormal Romance
ISBN: 0758284047 / 9780758284044

Under Fire

Eve Bradley was undercover looking for a story, not a cause. But something about the man they called Subject Thirteen got her involved. The scientists said he was a devil, and they had a decent case: Terrifying power. A bad attitude. And looks that could lead anyone to sin. . .

Cain O’Connor knows the minute he catches her candy scent that Eve could drive him wild. But she’s a threat–in a way no one has been for him in years. She’s safer away from him, too. But with a powerful conspiracy determined to shut Eve up for good, there’s no time to argue. All they can do is trust their instincts–and their hearts. . .

 

 

 

 

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USA Today Best-selling author Cynthia Eden has written over twenty-five novels and novellas. She was named as a 2013 RITA^® finalist for her paranormal romance, ANGEL IN CHAINS, and, in 2011, Cynthia Eden was a RITA finalist for her romantic suspense, DEADLY FEAR.

Cynthia is a southern girl who loves horror movies, chocolate, and happy endings.  She has always wanted to write (don’t most authors say that?), and particularly enjoys creating stories about monsters–vampires, werewolves, and even the real-life monsters that populate her romantic suspense stories.

Cynthia’s foreign sales for her books include translations to Japan, Germany, Thailand, Greece, and Brazil.

(Back in the day…) Cynthia graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Alabama where she studied Sociology (because people interest her) and Communication (because she likes to write about said people).  Cynthia has worked as a college admissions counselor, a teacher, and as an editor. But now, Cynthia is thrilled to be spending her days making up stories.

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Book Blast and Giveaway ~ In the Dark by Sally Eggert

 

 

In the Dark: Loveswept Romantic Suspense

By Sally Eggert

Published by Loveswept

On Sale January 28, 2014

ISBN: 978-0-345-54833-7

A woman drawn into a dangerous game. A man who may not be what he seems. Passion raises the stakes in Sally Eggert’s electrifying novel of deception and desire.

Josie Nielsen’s anonymous life as a bartender is a world away from her classified job at a covert agency—and the terrifying night she was almost killed for her country’s secrets. That was the night Josie found out the hard way that no one had her back, especially not the man she thought she loved. But she’s pulled back in when her new boyfriend becomes the target of a government drug sting.

A sexy, laid-back barfly, Johnny Boyer is the kind of guy Josie can count on . . . to disappear before things get too complicated. But after she learns that Johnny is part of a major international trafficking operation, Josie can’t let him out of her sight. And yet even as she plunges into the mortal danger that surrounds Johnny, her attraction to him burns hotter than ever. She just isn’t sure whether she’s falling for a ruthless, cold-blooded criminal or the only man she’s ever met worth trusting with her life.

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“Raw emotion pulled me deep into the heart of Sally Eggert’s story and the suspense held me captive.”—Award-winning author Patricia Rosemoor

 

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Sally Eggert first began writing romance as an escape from law school. She is a two-time finalist in Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart contest and a member of RWA, Washington Romance Writers, the Golden Network, and the Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood. Eggert lives outside Washington, D.C., with her husband and spends her free time playing the violin, knitting, and daydreaming every single day.

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Cover Reveal and Giveaway ~ For Her Protection by Amber A Bardan

 

 

Charlize Halifax has a big last name and even bigger duty to uphold. Left to pick up the pieces of her family’s haemorrhaging Communications Empire, there’s no time for distractions. But when her take-no-prisoners management style lands her in physical danger, distraction arrives in the form of infuriating body guard Connor Crowe.

Having crossed swords with him that very morning, she knows a man who thinks he can push her around has no place in her life—especially when his cave man heroics kick her libido into hyper drive.
Yet when the threat to Charlize’s safety becomes outright attack, she knows there’s only one man she’d trust with her life.

Resisting Connor’s intrusion into her life is easy, denying his affect on her body, now that’s another thing...

COMING SOON.....

 

 

 

 

 

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After spending years imagining fictional adventures, Amber finally found a way to turn daydreaming into a productive habit. She now spends her days as a graphic designer but her nights writing scintillating tales about heroes with tough exteriors, who are warm inside.

She lives with her husband and children in semi-rural Australia, where if she peers outside at the right moment she might just see a kangaroo bounce by.

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Oops I Did It Again ~ Kinky goes skanky...

Kinky goes skanky...

My boyfriend and I was going on to 3 years together. My thought of changing my game plan into something a little kinky for our 3 year anniversary would be just what the doctor ordered. Watch out sisters! Miss goody - two -shoes is going kinky!!!

Reading every tip in the book from lace underwear to whispering sexy thoughts in his ears I'm going for it.

As usual we went out dancing with friends. “Damn,” he said “you smell amazing!" Feeling very chuffed with myself for my good choice in perfume, I totally flaunt it. All the girls decided on going to freshen up while the boys waited on us at the table. Returning to the table there it was. Shooters... And lots of it. I'm not a huge fan of alcohol, but feeling bit of a wild cat side - all is well - shooting 3 rounds down. What the hell! It’s for fun right! Usually I'm more of a listen and smile type of gal, but believe you me....Mrs. me - soon became - Misses chatterbox - which was totally out of character for me. Even forgetting to flutter my eyelids every now and then. Feeling a bit whooshi, we went onto the dance floor and I softly whispered naughty things into his ear. Just to kick start things really! His badass smile said it all and we slowly walked back to the table. Making him all hot and bothered, I decided to give my game plan a little boost. As we were sitting behind the table, without anyone noticing I slowly dropped my left hand over to his right thigh underneath the table. I was working my way all the way top the top…when my hand was jolted away with a sudden movement and a shriek followed. “What the hell are you doing?!” A female voice ranged out. I looked to my left only to see a very shocked and embarrassed friend of our sister all bulging eyed with her left eye twitching, and look down at my hand on her thigh. And my boyfriend? Was having some sort of seizure, laughing his ass off at me and the now very pissed off girl.

Yep, that’s my life, a lesson well learned, and even after all these years this girl still gives me the bulging eye thing and keep a very close eye on me.

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Author Cage: Author Brantwijn Serrah steams up the blog with Only The Brave.

We have another sizzling author cage for you. Today author Brantwijn Serrah joins us for an Only The Brave interview. Thanks for being here Brantwijn. I know I know, you want to start already, so….

Are you ready??

 

Writing adult fiction isn’t for everyone, how did you end up writing for the toughest audience?

Well, Lotus Petals was actually my inspiration to get into erotic fiction. I already knew my character Rhiannon found her first love in Japan, and that Aijyn was a geisha. I decided to make their story an erotic romance, though, after reading another erotic novel about geisha, which, frankly, was terrible. It became sort of a challenge to myself to write a better story.

 

Most of the intimidating parts of being an adult fiction writer is the steamy scenes, how did you overcome the “stage fright”?

It was a bit tough at first. I almost felt like a little girl again, sneaking a peak at the Skinemax after midnight and hoping my parents didn't come downstairs! Like someone might peek over my shoulder and see all the naughty words. It grew on my though, over time, and felt more natural. One thing that helped was a short story I wrote called Life Drawing, one of my first forays into erotic writing and also kind of a personal reflection on my own feelings about women.

 

Which fictional character would you like to go on a date with? Why?

Faith from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I know, she's dark, scary, troubled and good God does she look amazing in tight gothic clothes. Drinks and some close sexy dancing at The Bronze? Sign me up.

 

Your favorite adult fiction book is-?

We all know what a hard question this is to answer! I'm going to go with two: Affinity and Fingersmith, both by Sarah Waters. Affinity is so rich and haunting and beautifully sensual...but it ripped my heart out and crushed it under an iron heel, then mounted it on a trophy wall. Fingersmith has its own darkness but is overall kinder to the romantic heart.

 

Do you think adult fiction has reached its full potential yet, or are we still in for a huge surprise?

I don't think I'd ever say any genre of fiction has reached its full potential. There are literally an infinite number of ideas out there and so many, many talented writers to pluck them from the cosmos, shape them and sculpt them and deliver them to the world in something beautiful. I see novels like 50 Shades topping the charts, bringing more and more readers into erotic fiction... and 50 Shades just isn't that good. Its biggest contribution to the genre will probably be giving the rest of us a bit more exposure and helping erotica become more acceptable in the mainstream. As that happens, though, we're going to see much, much better gems getting the spotlight they deserve. Now that we see more readers are willing to give BDSM novels a chance, imagine the kind of exposure we can get for things like Dom/sub stories, polyamory, transgender erotica. No, I don't think adult fiction or erotica have come anywhere near reaching full potential. I'm excited to see what comes next!

 

We all have a treasured possession, what is yours?

I adopted a calico cat my first year in college, and she was very, very special to me. Anya helped me through a lot of very tough emotional times as I dealt with clinical depression, self-injury, and later on learned I was bipolar. She became a kind of muse to me, and would sit beside me as I wrote and tried to "help" with all my stories—usually by lying on my arms while I typed, but it’s the thought that counts, right? We had to say goodbye to Anya last year, though, as she developed cancer in her bone marrow. It was like saying goodbye to a part of me. My partner arranged for her ashes to be returned to us in a cedar memory box, and a portion of them put into a necklace for me. When I wear that necklace, it's like having Anya with me again.

 

Are your characters based on real people or did you create them from scratch?

Some are created from scratch, and all of the characters in Lotus Petals are. Others, though, are based on people in my life. My current project, Goblin Fires, includes several characters based on my friends. I'd list them, but then if the book ever gets published they'll all be embarrassed!

 

Do you think adult fiction helps improves relationships?

Something like that depends on the relationship, but I recently read a review on The Big Book of Orgasm where the writer mentioned he or she liked to read aloud from the collection to their partner before bedtime. That seems super sexy to me. I would find it not at all surprising if lots of couples discovered a new means of communication and connection, not to mention new ways to be ambitious with one another, through erotic fiction. It seems like it could open up more between them than visual pornography could, as well, as they might find more courage to speak out loud if they couldn't quite verbalize them before.

 

If you have to pitch adult fiction to someone that’s too shy to read it, what would you pitch?

I'd suggest one of the Mammoth Books published by Cleiss Press, or their Best Erotica anthologies. Anthologies are a great way to immerse in the genre at your own pace, as well as get a variety of stories which might appeal to them. Cleiss Press has a great way of showcasing all sorts of lifestyle erotica, especially. Breathless Press, the e-publisher behind Lotus Petals, has a very nice selection of anthologies as well, themed for various tastes in fiction. If I had a friend with a particular liking for vampires, shifters, or other sorts of genre plot and setting, I'd point them toward Breathless for sure.

 

What is your motto?

Et ignotas animum dimittit en artes ~ "And he sent out his spirit into the unknown arts". Originally from Ovid's Metamorphosis, I came across it when I studied James Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. It's always stuck with me... it's how I feel about writing fiction, especially genre fiction, paranormal fantasy or adventure.

 

You have a few steamy moments in your novel. Were they created from fantasy or is there real life experience behind it?

Lotus Petals is a work of pure fantasy, in terms of how the sex scenes go, but when I say fantasy I don't just mean I dreamed them up from scratch. A lot of my personal preferences and desires shaped the course of the lovemaking, sort of self-indulgent, I guess.

Well, I'll take it back. There is one scene shaped from personal experience. But I won't tell which one...

 

Why did you choose a more experienced woman rather then a virgin?

In Lotus Petals, both Aijyn and Rhiannon come into the story with sexual experience. Aijyn is a courtesan for a vampire daimyo—serving the needs of his bed came with the territory. Rhiannon has always had an existing relationship with her bodyguard, one which did a lot to shape her character and expectations of love. It makes things... complicated for her. I didn't exactly choose to make these women one thing or another; they came to me this way, with their pasts already formed.

I will say in some ways, Aijyn comes to Rhiannon a sort of virgin: she has never been with a woman before. Again, this was more a product of her background than a conscious choice on my part, though.

 

Foreplay, some say it’s just a waste of energy, others feel that it’s a must. You’re opinion?

I think it's a waste of energy not to include it. Especially in erotica. You're trying to appeal to the senses, if you're not investing the time and thought into indulging your readers' every sense, you're wasting your time writing a sex scene to begin with. Foreplay isn't just a bedroom act, either: in erotic fiction, it makes up the spine of the sexual plotline. I read so much erotica where the author seems to think they need to establish in instant and permanent bond by some deus ex machine in order to justify the characters getting it on. I find it childish. It cheats the reader of the build-up, the sense of curiosity, the discovery.

That being said, there is an exception to every rule and there could be lots of reason a hot and heavy scene would be disrupted by too much attention to foreplay, so it's not always a must, in my eyes. If you're going to skip it, though, skip it for the right reasons.

 

What sexual position is your favorite?

I am especially partial to doggy-style, myself.

 

Have you ever used your nails and left marks?

Nothing especially drastic, but yes, I have.

 

Do you think lingerie is a must for a relationship?

I personally find it fun and flirty. It allows for different moods, different scenarios. I can imagine some couples find it frivolous or don't think its attractive, but for me, I'd have a lot less fun without it.

 

Are you a screamer or the bite it down kind of lover?

Well, in general I'm kind of a quiet, breathy lover (at least until the good part). My partner quite likes it when I make noise, though, so sometimes I do really let loose. Sometimes I think our neighbors are going to leave a note on our door.

 

Why did you choose to write Paranormal/Fantasy?

There's no complicated reason for this. It's what interests me. I think paranormal phenomena, supernatural occurrences, magic and myth are just more interesting and provide more possibility than contemporary realistic fiction.

 

There is a lot of biting in your novel, are you a biter yourself?

I prefer to be the one being bit.

 

What creature/species do you think makes the ultimate lover?

Hm. Well, as you've probably guessed, I really like vampires. Honestly, though, if I had to choose, I'd think werewolves would prove the 'ultimate'. Primal creatures, the heat and the stamina, the wild passion and (at least in most cases) undying devotion. With apologies to my dear vampire characters, I think I'd prefer a werewolf in my own love life.

 

What creature/species is your favorite?

I can't decide. And that's not me trying to get out of the question, it's really true. Lotus Petals takes place in a greater world which eventually includes four other demon races: werewolves, witches, incubi, and shadow-walkers. I have characters from each of those races who can embody elements of sexuality and supernatural ability others just can't. And that's just the Lotus Petals world; I've written erotica featuring dragons, at least one alien, goblins, elves and fairies. I can't really have a favorite because there's no "generic" model I'm looking for.

 

Have you ever participated in BDSM?

My sojourn into BDSM has been light, but gradually intensifying. My partner and I are in a sort of experimental phase.

 

BDSM has been described as the ultimate form of trust between two people, do you agree?

It's a very big generalization. This is another thing I can't imagine applies to everyone. For the right people, sure; I wouldn't consider it the ultimate form of trust in my own relationship. The trust is imperative, yes, but I can think of several other levels and needs and expressions of trust, outside the bedroom, that trump it for me.

 

Any favorite toys?

The Wet Wabbit, hands down. Definitely my favorite. Though I have a fondness for fuzzy handcuffs, and I'd love to get a good leash and collar (the one I have now is not awesome at all).

 

Does pain really enhance the sexual experience?

For me, pain is a sensation, and the right kind of pain just damn well feels good. I like a little soreness, a little bruising, lasting afterwards and even into the next day. It keeps me in a mindset, thinking back to the source and making me eager for more. I think in my case, I'd say it enriches the experience.

 

Who is the better Dom? Male or Female?

I don’t' really think gender is the deciding factor there. I'm not even sure I'd say it plays any role at all. Dom is a mindset, not a set of organs.

 

Your perfect male Dom would be?

For me? Someone primal and demanding, someone who isn't afraid to take charge of me entirely. I don't get into humiliation, though, so my Dom is someone who will make me his sexual possession, but treat me with love and desire, and treasure me as his. He has to be willing to invest a lot in the after-care, and give me lots and lots of affection and attention.

 

Your perfect female Dom would be?

Oh, I'd definitely need a Sappho of my very own. She'd see me and want me and pursue me, take charge of my instruction and tell me all she wants for me to do. I'm not closed to toys but I'd want a Domme who prefers honest girl-on-girl and not too much reliance on artificial 'enhancements', shall we say. With a male Dom I'd want someone who treated me with respect and tenderness in public but owned me in the bedroom; with a Domme I'd want almost the opposite. In public she can show how much she owns me, but in private I'd want a lot of tenderness and affirmation. All while keeping a hold of my leash, of course.

 

What is your perfect game setup?

I'm a fan of restraints. Handcuffs, straps, leash, those sorts of things. I like a scenario which puts me at the mercy of my partner.

 

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Book Blast, Giveaway, Dreamcast and Playlist ~ Lotus Petals by Brantwijn Serrah

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    Book Info- Title: Lotus Petals Author : Brantwijn Serrah Genre: Paranormal/Historical/Erotic Romance Audience: Adult Formats: E-book Publisher: Breathless Press Cover By: Victoria Miller Editor: Jayne Wolf Pages: 235 pages Date of Publishing: Jan 17, 2014     Blurb- Aijyn, human slave to a ruthless vampire Lord, would never dare do anything to incur his wrath. Then, she fell in love... with his bride.        

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Three vampires rested in the room occupied by the captain of the daimyo’s hunting party—all three of them awoke instantly when the little human oiran threw back the screen, shouting at them in furious Japanese. Without waiting for them to move, she strode boldly across the little space to come eye-to-eye with the captain himself as he struggled to come to his feet. At first they were so stunned by the mortal’s appearance none of the three knew what to do: Kazuo, the captain, finally registered her shrill accusations. "You would poison the daimyo’s honored guest?" she shouted at him. "You would drug her with octopus venom and then humiliate her?" Coming to his senses—they were slower in the daytime, vampires—Kazuo brought his hands down on her shoulders and lifted her off her feet. The sudden movement reminded her she had stepped into a tiger’s den—she stiffened in his grasp and sucked in a fearful breath. "Since when does the human come into my rooms uninvited?" he snarled. Fear shook her—she fully expected he would hurt her, and rightfully so—but she did not give off. "Rhiannon Donovan has drunk the venom of the blue-ring octopus," she said, her voice quavering but still strong. "Your huntsmen use it to paralyze and kill—one of them drugged the human she hunted, and she swallowed it with his blood!" "You dare charge my men with such a disgraceful act? And for a gaijin slut?" "What’s going on here?" Kazuo looked up; his two servants followed his glance. In the doorway stood Nagisa, tall and elegant, wrapped in the gauzy silk of her azure sleeper’s yukata—she, too, must have been roused by the sound of Aijyn’s screams. Her cold eyes regarded each of them carefully. "Aijyn," she said, the curiosity in her tone edged with danger. "What do you mean by disturbing the captain during his daytime rest?" Kazuo shot a dangerous and warning glare at the human oiran, but Aijyn ignored it, desperate with fear. "Nagisa-sama, the Councilwoman’s noble emissary was betrayed last night during the hunt," she said quickly; she’d never imagined one day it might be Nagisa, of all people, to save her from the fangs of an angry vampire. "Rhiannon drank the blood of a human poisoned with octopus venom, and now she lies in her rooms injured and sick. They took her hair, Nagisa-sama! They’ve shorn her like a...like a rag boy!" Nagisa’s poisonous eyes narrowed, her lips pressing into a thin line like the blade of a knife. "Kazuo," she said, the word like a stone dropping into an empty well. "Put Aijyn down." Kazuo stared, incredulous, at the graceful tayu. When he did not immediately comply, Nagisa strode into the room and grabbed him by the throat. "Why, Kazuo-san," she growled sweetly. "I had no idea you had already become so bored with immortality. Seventy-three years, if I recall, and already you wish for our master to release your soulless carcass into oblivion." Amazingly, Kazuo slowly backed down, quietly letting Aijyn go while his eyes remained furiously on Nagisa. His servants watched with silent awe as Nagisa continued, never breaking her hold on the captain’s neck. "Aijyn-chan, you are surely aware you will suffer greatly, should this accusation prove false," the tayu said. "I am quite sure of it, Nagisa-sama," Aijyn replied, bowing low. "I have heard the captain and his hunting party speak of the blow-darts they use to sting their human prey with the toxin. Kazuo-san has said the poison stings kin-born vampires as well; I am quite sure Rhiannon has swallowed it, and what reduced her to helplessness while her clothes were torn and her hair cut off." "Please return to the rooms of our guest. Attend to her carefully—be sure these men did not force themselves on her body, as well. I will deal with Kazuo, and send word to the daimyo of this dishonorable conduct." Aijyn felt cold all through her, and a dizzy giddiness swept through her mind. She had not even considered what she did—storming into one of the vampire’s nests!—and now she felt weak in the stomach. How had she even survived it? Nagisa’s words echoed in her head: make sure the men had not forced themselves on Rhiannon’s body. How could she not have considered it or checked for signs of it, to see if Rhiannon had also been raped by these monsters? "Aijyn-chan," Nagisa said again. Shaken from her daze, she nodded. Then she slipped quickly out of the room and found herself running, again, for Rhiannon.

  

 

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  Rhiannon Donovan Bastard daughter of the Councilwoman of Vampires. Rhiannon is tough, indignant, defensive and striving to be as cold and cruel as the rest of her race. She has lived her whole life with the stigma of being a "birth-child", born into the vampire nation instead of being chosen for it, and she's worked hard to prove herself worthy. Somehow, despite that effort, her dam has decided the best course of action is to send Rhiannon to Japan and marry her off to a vampire Lord. The whole situation is Rhiannon's deepest dread come to fruition. Emma Stone has got the look for Rhiannon down. She's got a deadly/dangerous attitude to her and can definitely do the silent smolder. Plus she rocks the "wildfire" hair like nobody else.      



 Aijyn Aijyn is quiet and fearfully obedient to her vampire master, Daimyo Gohachiro. One of his human courtesans, she has learned to survive through being virtually invisible, masking and controlling her emotions in the face of the demons around her. When Rhiannon comes into her life, though, Aijyn finds it nearly impossible to keep her suddenly unruly feelings at bay. Jamie Chung has taken a lot of "tough-gal" roles, but there is a little bit of softness to her, and vulnerability. She can capture both sides of Aijyn, I think: the cautious, timid slave of the Daimyo, and the passionate, genuine and brave girl Rhiannon falls in love with.        





 Daimyo Gohachiro Takeo Ken Watanabe would play Daimyo Gohachiro Takeo, the vampire Lord of Kansai. Gohachiro is severe, and terrifying. In life he fought alongside Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the shogunate. Two hundred years later, Gohachiro remains, having become the most powerful vampire in Japan. He can put on a deadly charm and act every bit the noble, honorable daimyo... but underneath is a treacherous and bloodthirsty demon.        







  Nagisa Lucy Liu would play Nagisa, the favorite vampire courtesan of Gohachiro's harem and his right-hand woman. Once an odoriko dancing girl, Nagisa caught Gohachiro's eye and he brought her to ascension to the vampires. Nagisa is cool, calculating, and insidious. She is beautiful, which of course Lucy Liu pulls off in spades, and has a steel-trap mind lurking beneath her lovely charms.          









        Solva Grimsdottir Solva is an ancient vampire, once a Viking warrior and now a ruthless, soulless servant of the Vampire Councilwoman. She has taken up responsibility for Rhiannon's training, and become the girl's bodyguard. She controls Rhiannon with obsessive cruelty and twisted passion. Always manipulating, always plotting, determined to make Rhiannon into a creature as heartless and bloodthirsty as she herself. Lucy Lawless has always been the perfect actress for Solva in my mind. She has all the credentials for a warrior, a badass, and a scheming villain, and she can pull off an icy hauteur with a lot of brute force as well.  







     

While Your Lips Are Still Red, by Nightwish

Water Bowl, from Cirque di Soliel's Zumanity

The Sacrament, by H.I.M.

All About Us, by t.a.t.u.

Come Alive, by BlueStone

Bring Me To Life, by Evanescence

Nobody Lives Without Love, by Eddi Reader

The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game, by Massive Attack with Tracey Thorne

Rabbit Heart by Florence + The Machine

Whoever Brings the Night, by Nightwish

Kingdom for a Heart, by Sonata Arctica

My Immortal, by Evanescence    





Sometime in early 2009, Brantwijn Serrah ran across an erotic novel in her local Barnes and Noble, and fell in love with the gorgeous geisha pictured on the cover. Sad to say, the book didn't live up to expectations. After one too many iterations of the phrase "his most honorable penis", Brantwijn decided to write her own story instead. The idea for Lotus Petals, the tale of a geisha seduced into the world of vampires, was born. When she isn't visiting the worlds of immortals, demons, dragons and goblins, Brantwijn fills her time with artistic endeavors: sketching, painting, customizing My Little Ponies and sewing plushies for friends. She can't handle coffee unless there's enough cream and sugar to make it a milkshake, but try and sweeten her tea and she will never forgive you. She moonlights as a futon for four lazy cats, loves tabletop role-play games, and can spend hours watching Futurama, Claymore or Buffy the Vampire Slayer while she writes or draws. In addition to Lotus Petals, Brantwijn has had several stories published in anthologies by Breathless Press, including the 2013 Crimson Anthology and 2014 Ravaged Anthology. She's also had a short story published in the Cleiss Press Big Book of Orgasm, and hopes to have several more tales to tell as time goes on. She has author pages on GoodReads and Amazon and loves to see reader comments on her work. Her short stories occasionally pop up at Foreplay and Fangs, her blog at http://brantwijn.blogspot.com.

 

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