Title: Passion, Pleasure, Pain: An anthology of
Dominance and submission
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Cover Art: Lesli Richardson
Editors: Sandy Ebel from Personal Touch Editing, Ekatarina
Sayanova from Red Quilled Editing LLC, Tracy Damron-Roelle
In each other
they found the piece of themselves they hadn't even realized was missing.
This D/s
anthology was put together by writers who hold author, Doris O'Connor, near and
dear to their hearts because the genre is one that was near and dear to Doris
as an author. #F*ckCancer #WeLoveDoris
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Claimed by the
Stranger by R. Brennan
My entire life is
one bold-faced, fucking lie. Son of Victor Laurent and sole heir to the entire
Laurent fortune built up from a few great grandfathers back in the Civil War
times, I’ve been raised—groomed—to be the perfect Southern gentleman. Proper
and full of self-control, a man who can keep hold on the vices that help me
live my daily life of pure, fucking drudgery.
I know what it
means to be controlling not just of myself but of the woman who will one day
kneel at my feet. The one who belongs to me, however, is promised to
another—and claiming what is mine could cost me everything.
Author Bio:
Lynn Burke is a full time mother, voracious gardener, and scribbler of
spicy romance stories. A country bumpkin turned Bay Stater, she enjoys her
chowdah and Dunkin Donuts when not trying to escape the reality of city life.
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Alixandre Chastain enjoys the darker side of Paris. A
Libertine by trade, no flesh is barred from his roaming hands, no matter what
lay betwixt their legs. Except when news of his lustful ways reaches his
God-fearing parents, they strip him of title and cast him out. Alixandre’s now
adrift and with an uncertain future, but an interesting proposition by Comte
Phelipe Richelien promises to replace everything he lost with a new world of
decadent pleasure like no other. But can Alixandre submit to his new Master?
And will his guarded heart be laid bare by one spoken word—Alabaster.
Author Bio:
Kastil Eavenshade is multi-published author pandering her romantic
shenanigans. When not catering to the whims of three rescued kitties, she’s
dreaming up her next heart-beating tale. No period in history–past, present, or
future–is safe from the clutches of her muse.
Her passions beyond writing are drawing, cooking, and watching
Pittsburgh Penguins hockey. She credits her parents for her free spirit as
they’ve always supported her in every aspect of her life. Without them, she
wouldn’t be here. She finds pleasure in writing anything from fantasy to
romance-which sometimes parallel each other.
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Alex
Camilla Maria Campanelli. I’d caught glimpses of the woman when she popped into my Manhattan
gallery—there to collect a commission for the paintings we sold for her. So
let’s just say I never expected the wet-dream version of Camilla to sashay into
Indigo House, an exclusive member’s
only club that catered to very specific clientele with extremely particular
desires.
Camilla
The night I stepped out on my balcony, I
hadn’t intended to be a voyeur though I ended up being one. And what shocked me
even more than my uncharacteristic behavior? I’d actually been aroused watching
two strangers get their kink on. But I wasn’t into D/s. I’d never even read
those Fifty Shades books all my
sisters went on and on about.
So why was I affected?
I needed some real, solid answers. And
there was only one way to do that.
Author Bio:
London Saint James has lived in many
places but never felt “at home” until she met the real-life man of her dreams
and settled down in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. London lives
with her husband and their fat cat who thinks he owns them.
As an award-winning, international
bestselling author, London is living her childhood dream. She knew all the
scribbling she did, that big imagination of hers, and all those clamoring characters
running around in her head would pay off someday.
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Barry Reid never imagined becoming friends with three Doms and their
subs would change his life so dramatically. When he settled into marriage and
family life with his wife, Meg, he set aside his dominant tendencies, happy to
lead a vanilla life. With Meg’s newfound interest in BDSM it’s up to Barry to
connect with his inner Dom and figure out how they can make the lifestyle work
for them—even if it’s only in the bedroom.
Author Bio:
Jan Graham is an author of Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense.
Her stories contain erotic elements, with some including elements of BDSM. She
has numerous published titles to her credit, with more to come once she
overcomes her current bout of procrastination. Jan lives in Newcastle,
Australia where she writes, reads, feeds her Netflix addiction and drinks
coffee with friends.
For those who enjoy labels and tags, as well as being an author, Jan
is a submissive, an aunt, dyslexic, a lover of all things tempting and naughty
(including chocolate), a participant in the BDSM community, a widow, an orphan,
and sometimes a wild child.
In short, she is generally a bit of an eccentric who lives her life
slightly left of center. You can find out more about Jan and her work by
visiting the following links.
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Wealthy, charismatic, influential and damn near immortal, Lukan
Løvensgård looks like natural Dom material, and in fact he has never, but never
submitted to anyone in his long life. But among all the bizarre and fantastic
people roaming the far planet of Cydonia, there is one who stole his old, cold
heart.
Her love comes at a price. Complete surrender.
With her impressive presence and unusual equipment, Helenay is the
hottest and trendiest professional Domme in Neu Venedig and she hardly has the
time to top for pleasure these days. But
she knows what her old friend Lukan needs, something he never suspected.
Release from power.
Author Bio:
I have entered that age when looking at beautiful male models in their
prime probably makes me a cougar, ahem.
Almost all my heroines are short: that’s because I look at the world
from hobbit level. Being so small I am three times more concentrated (read:
obsessive) than anybody I know. I am exhaustingly creative in writing, arts,
crafts... Sometimes my brain gets friction burns from hurtling at such speed
from one universe to the next.
I love animals, plants, and occasionally even people.
Like Highlander I come from a lot of different places. I was born in
Italy but lived here and there and consider myself simply and deeply European.
I love Europe passionately, its antiquity, its diversity, its quirkiness. All
my books are set in Europe, or alternate versions of it.
I have been writing since I can remember.
Author Links:
Or follow her on Instagram @katherinewyvern
He can command his men…
But can he command Deborah?
Major Oliver Cantor, newly back from the continent, has always wanted
Deborah. However she is an innocent. A lady who has no idea just what Oliver
wants, needs and desired.
Or does she?
She knows he is dominant and wants someone to be his submissive.
She also knows it should be her.
Now all she has to do is persuade him of that fact.
You’d think it would be easy, but…
Author Bio:
Raven lives in Scotland, along with her husband and their two
cats—their children having flown the nest—surrounded by beautiful scenery,
which inspires a lot of the settings in her books.
She is used to sharing her life with the occasional deer, red
squirrel, and lost tourist, to say nothing of the scourge of Scotland—the
midge.
Her very understanding, and long-suffering DH, is used to his
questions unanswered, the dust bunnies greeting him as he walks through the
door, and rescuing burned offerings from the Aga. (And passing her a glass of
wine as she types furiously.)
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Charlie has never been in love because he’s never believed in happily
ever after. He prides himself on being a good friend and a good Dom, and that’s
always been enough for him, except lately nothing feels right. He doesn’t know
if he’s having a mid-life crisis or what, but his best friend suddenly looks
hot as hell, and nothing about that is normal.
Ryan’s straight friend Charlie has always had his back: when he came
out, when he got married, and when his husband died. He’d do anything for the
guy he’s been secretly in love with forever. So when Charlie suddenly proposes
a spanking scene under the guise of “relaxing” him, he almost runs the opposite
direction. Except, what if this is his one chance to finally show Charlie what
real love feels like?
Author Bio:
Erin M. Leaf is a romance novel devotee, the steamier the better, with
a specialty in edgy erotic tension.
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Ex-boxer Mike Logan struggles to put a brutal past behind and make
ends meet as a bus driver. When a young runaway settles for an all-night ride,
he seizes the chance to do a good deed—get her home safely. But first, they’ll
drive around and talk.
What he doesn’t anticipate is that this broken night angel is also a
sexy little minx needing a lot more…and not just the gentle kind.
Author Bio:
Award-winning author Lea Bronsen likes her reads hot, fast, and edgy,
and strives to give her own stories the same intensity. After venturing into
dirty inner-city crime drama with her debut novel Wild Hearted, she divides her
writing time between psychological thriller, romantic suspense, historical
romance, and dark erotic romance.
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As chief of staff to the governor of Florida, Carter has a
well-deserved rep as a bastard extraordinaire. But when he’s dealing with two
governors for the price of one on Christmas Eve, will the Master find himself
outmatched and outmaneuvered by his wily political pets?
Note: This standalone short story takes place after Chief (Governor Trilogy 3) and can be
read as a standalone independent from the trilogy.
Author Bio:
Author
Lesli Richardson, who is better-known by her more prolific wild-child Tymber
Dalton pen name, lives in the Tampa Bay region of Florida with her husband (aka
“The World’s Best Husband™”) and too many pets. She writes a wide variety of
heat levels and genres, from mainstream sci-fi all the way to scorching ménage.
The two-time EPIC award winner and part-time Viking shield-maiden in
training loves to shoot skeet and play D&D with her friends. She’s also the
bestselling author of over one hundred and fifty books and counting, including The Reluctant Dom, the Governor Trilogy,
the Suncoast Society series, the Love Slave for Two series, the Triple Trouble
series, and many others.
She lives in her own little world, but it’s okay—they all know her
there.
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Mallory Brown doesn't go home with strangers, and while she's all for
a great spanking, she doesn't do BDSM relationships. Fantasizing is more her
speed. And when she catches a glimpse of Master Murphy, fantasies fill her
brain.
But Master Murphy has other plans. He enters her life full-steam and
won't take no for an answer. While she's compelled to say yes, is she really
ready to say goodbye to her world as she knows it to become permanently
entwined with His?
Author Bio:
Ely Valey is a writer of sizzling, sexy romance who firmly believes in
happy ever after. From paranormal to contemporary, fantasy, or historical, she
enjoys exploring her characters' darker side and writing stories about tortured
heroes, strong heroines, and all that comes between them and their love.
When she's not writing, she can be found walking in the Spanish
countryside with her black Lab and Golden Retriever mix, exploring castles, or
enjoying some tapas with her friends and family.
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Cain Silvers is the Captain of one of the nation’s best Hotshot fire
fighter groups there is, and his world has turned upside-down when his best
friend’s kid sister, Chloe Crowley joins the team. Chloe has always made him
uneasy with her attraction to him, something he refused to act on because of
who she was and how innocent she is.
Chloe wants to make a difference in the world, and following her
passion to become one of the few females in an all-male industry is just the
start. She’s set on proving herself to her team, but still follows her own
rules, ones that could get her into a lot of trouble.
Passion collides with desire in their story, leading up to actions
that could burn everybody.
Author Bio:
DC Stone has over sixteen years of investigative experience, including
working as a criminal investigator in the United States military. She currently
works as an internal affairs investigation manager by day and a romantic
suspense author by night. She has her Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and
is dubbed, “The Investigative Whisper.” She provides numerous workshops that
help authors gain insight into “digging” into a character’s mind to better
understand motives, create suspense, and help maintain conflict.
When she isn’t trying to solve a new puzzle in the world of fraud, she
is engulfed with coffee, her laptop, and all those crazy characters in her
head. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America, New Jersey Romance
Writers, RomVets, RWA Kiss of Death, and the Liberty State Fiction Writers. She
served as the 2014 Vice President and Conference Chair for NJRW. Find her at
the following stops: Facebook PAGE, Facebook
PROFILE, Twitter,
and her Website.
Author Links:
Twitter: @DCStoneauthor