They say some people are born with decreased activity in the front central lobe causing them a deficiency in empathy. Maybe that’s true about me but whether I was born this way or created in a moment of evil, empathy was something I didn’t possess until her green eyes met mine in the mirror and I couldn’t take her life.
I didn’t want to feel, didn’t want this woman in my life complicating how I lived but she was there at every turn. Sent to haunt me for my sins. Her light so bright she provoked a shadow from everyone she touched. When a job turns bad quickly altering my life forever I’m forced to feel. When nothing is making sense I’m forced to face truths I never would recover from. When life drowns you in its cruelty you don’t know which way the current will drag you or who you’ll become once you re-surface.
Melody:
I was a daughter
I was a student
I was a victim
Did I have his love?
Did I make him feel?
Did I have his empathy?
When the actions of a soulless killer forces sorrow into my veins I never dreamed the man healing my wounds would be the one to leave the worst scar. His love would scar my soul. Scars are permanent; I will never feel the relief from them. Will I learn to live with them, remember why I have them and learn never to let him close enough to inflict more? Will I eventually cover them… like tattoos coating them with new memories, new love and new starts? I didn’t know these answers because the pain was too suffocating, the only thing I knew was they will always be under the surface lingering. He had scars too, from his sins. There is nothing that can cover them, they were too deep, too ugly, too dark and they marked us both forever.
Review
Empathyby Ker Dukey is phenomenal dark romance, story that will keep you guessing till the very end. Dukey writes it in a way that you're pulled in and need to keep turning the pages to see what is going to happen. As to be expected by now, Dukey has given us three complex characters, Melody and brother's Blake and Ryan. Tragic circumstances have lead them together. Melody and Ryan as friends, while Melody and Blake have this dance of attraction, hate, and passion.
What unfolds leaves you reeling and going "what?" as you read this book. Empathy is a story you have to read. There are so many twists, turns and revelations, you don't know what's going to happen next. It has been a long time since I've read a book that offered such a psychological element to it. This is what I love about it. It's not a predictable story whatsoever. Dukey leads you down one path before she turns you around and pulls the rug from under you.
Ker Dukey is gifted when it comes to the written word. Empathy proves it once again. It's going to be a long time before I stop thinking about this book. Empathy should be the next book you read.
Morgan Parker is center stage for today's Author Spotlight Series. Parker is the man behind the books, Sick Day, Hope,and Textual Encounters, to name a few. He is known for his different style of writing that has captured readers attention. Parker just released his sixth book, Surviving Goodbye, on Aug. 21. The emotionally charged book has already received high praise from readers on Goodreads and Amazon. In his interview below, Parker touches on the inspiration behind the story. It's my pleasure to present today's Author Spotlight, Morgan Parker.
Morgan Parker's Biography
Morgan Parker is the pen name for a shy and introverted former banker. Because he could never balance his cash at the end of the banking day, he made up stories in order to keep his job. None of those stories was Textual Encounters, which is great because readers will discover a truly unique and original romance that has never been told before.
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Okay, I’ll be real honest here. Morgan Parker is not my real
name. A lot of people already know this. And yes, I hide behind it in
case something I write sucks. I feel like the Great Danton in The Prestige (another
piece of Morgan Parker trivia: Christopher Nolan is my literary idol),
taking his bow beneath the stage sometimes, but that’s okay. My stories
are for you, not for the applause.
A common question I’ll get is, “Morgan, have you ever written some that sucked?” Uh, yeah. I have. It was titled Tell Me.
Another common question I’ll get is, “Morgan, why are you so cool?”
Uh, when I get that one, I know it’s time to admit to myself that I have
wwwwaaayyyy too many conversations with myself, and I need to stop,
especially if I’m in public.
More about Morgan Parker…
Oh, I live in Canada. No, not in igloo, and I don’t take a dog-sleigh
to work. In fact, there’s hardly any snow where I live and it gets hot
here. Really hot, like Florida in April hot. Now that you know I don’t live in an igloo and harm pretty doggies
who pull my sleigh (I have a car, aka automobile like everyone else),
I’ll also add that we’re not socialists up here. Depending on your
political views, I’ll say I’m a Liberal or a Conservative, whatever it
takes to get to the next topic. I don’t care much for politics, I don’t
believe that one party is better than the other because both parties
push their own agenda, right or wrong. Enough about that.
I’m funny. Even when I’m not funny, I’m funny. People laugh at me
(including what I say). Maybe I’m not funny, but it feels good to say
I’m funny. It also feels good to say that I deserve to be wealthy just
like Rhonda Byrne taught me to say in The Secret. I deserve to be laughed at. Wait, that doesn’t sound right…
I might have ADHD. Being a self-diagnosed hypochondriac, I’m pretty sure I am ADHD-positive. I talk a lot when I’m tired, drunk or bored. I’m only bored right now.
An Interview with Morgan Parker
Congratulations on your newest release, Surviving Goodbye. What was the inspiration behind this story?
I’ve always had a fascination with infidelity (why do people do it, what is the worst they could really do) and came to the conclusion that it is possible for someone to “cheat” out of love. In Surviving Goodbye, I believe that the dying wife’s infidelity was the act of true love.
The main character Elliott has to deal the death of his wife, finding out he’s not the biological father of his daughter, and his daughter’s unplanned pregnancy. One event alone is enough for a story, what made you decided to go with all three?
I really wanted to create a multi-dimensional love story. Since there are different types of love, I really wanted Elliot to experience these different dimensions. Of course, that’s my intellectual response because I like to pretend I’m smart sometimes. The truth is that in order to truly grow and develop as a character, I felt Elliot needed to overcome more than just one obstacle.
There’s a range of emotion that comes with a story like this, were there any difficulties trying to capture it? Or was it easy?
Pfft. Easy peasy lemon squeezey. Especially when dealing with a mid-life crisis, a 5-year old daughter who punches harder than her 10-year old brother, and (let’s face it) the range of emotions that came with watching Frozen twelve times per week since it’s release on DVD.
You’ve released five other books, has the process gotten easier with each book you’ve written?
Surviving Goodbye was difficult in many ways (it has been my most collaborative work to date) but also simpler in many other ways. I knew from the start what this story was, where it would lead, and how it should “feel.” Building my outline around such a robust story skeleton was ultimately painless. My next novel has been a lot more painful...
What has been the most surprising thing you’ve encountered writing and publishing books?
I’m always surprised that people will buy my books, more surprised that they will read them, and humbled that they will leave a review. To me, this is the most surprising thing in the world... To put it context, imagine asking someone to leave a credit card number with an online company, then asking that same person to invest upwards of a day into read what they’ve just purchased and then asking that same person who has already entrusted you with their money and time, to give you even more time to write a review (so many people are uncomfortable writing in the first place!). It truly is magical, and I’m always speechless when I see that someone has done that for me...
Do you have a personal favorite among your books?
It depends on the day. Today, I really love Sick Day because it’s a simple story about promises and soul mates and trusting that true love will always lead you to the arms of the person whose eyes you were meant to see first thing in the morning and the last thing at night... the person who will hold your hand on your deathbed and find you on the other side.
Who are some of your favorite authors?
Colin Harrison is my all-time favorite, and he inspired me with a single email to be better; Dennis Lehane suggested that sometimes bad is good, and good is bad. Indie authors like Tarryn Fisher and Tara Sivec are unknown mentors that consistently remind me that image and success take hard work and it’s the kind of work that never sleeps.
When you’re not writing, what do you like to do?
I’m a big fan of sleep. Such a big fan that I’m releasing a book based largely on sleep, the kind of love story that will keep people talking long after they’ve read the book. It was originally scheduled for a December 31, 2014 release but I’m pushing it out to February 2015 (which is convenient given Valentine’s Day... teehee). In 10 words or less, can you tell readers new to you what they can expect from your books?
You will never read a story like any of mine. Is there anything you would like to tell your fans or readers picking up your book for the first time?
Watch closely. The novel in your hands might not be a story you’re in the mood to read. You might not like some (or any) of my characters. Maybe you’ll notice a spelling error that slipped through and maybe it will annoy you to no end. But when you stop watching, that’s when I’ll slip in and steal your heart. Some people have said I write about reality, but that’s not it at all. I think I write about love. And love is what happens when you’re not watching.
Kidding. That’s pretty deep. To first time readers, I want to say: “Thank you. Thank you for taking a chance on my little story.”
Books by Morgan Parker
Textual Encounters
Synopsis
Katie discovers an unlocked iPhone in the back seat of a taxi. But
instead of turning it in to the driver as lost, she decides to keep it
for herself.
Outside of the usual clutter you would expect to find on a
smartphone, what captures Katie’s interest is the single conversation
she finds on the phone’s secure text messaging service, a three-month
dialogue between a woman with an uncertain past named Christine and a
single, eligible man named Jake.
>>From Strangers to Soulmates in 90 Days
What starts out as a message intended for someone else ends up being
the beginning of a relationship more powerful than anything Christine
or Jake have ever experienced.
But nothing ever turns out to be as good as it initially seems and
their histories slowly reveal details and past lovers that threaten to
derail their humble quest for love.
>>Forgotten In The Back Seat of a New York City Taxi
Can Christine and Jake overcome the seemingly insurmountable obstacles, doubts and secrets that endanger their love?
If so, why would such a relationship get forgotten in the back seat of a New York City taxi?
>>Presented in a Format Unlike Any Other You Will Find
Follow Katie as she reads through the 3 months of conversations that
form The Christine + Jake Affair and provide the foundation for the
Textual Encounters Trilogy.
Textual Encounters 2
Synopsis
Having found a white iPhone in the back of a
New York City cab, Katie orchestrates a "chance" meeting with Jake, the
man of her dreams. Knowing more than she lets on, Katie develops a
relationship with Jake that ultimately gets captured in text form. And
those texts are passed along to the married woman that just lost Jake's
baby.
non friction
Synopsis
After 12 years, 4 months and 1 and 1/2 weeks of marriage, his wife packs
up and leaves with their daughter. So he writes an Indie novel. And it
becomes a bestseller. Well, sort of.
His fame brings him the lifestyle of a rockstar, and he has the fan
mail (i.e. female undergarments, probably clean) to prove it.
But seeing his fame, his wife suddenly believes in marriage
counseling. Their homework: to create something beautiful for each
other.
So he writes Our Story, his literary secret-weapon that will win his
wife back. But in the process he discovers that true love is more than
just ticking the right boxes on a checklist. It starts with... well...
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Note: the f-word is used 231 times in various formats throughout this story. Read with caution.
Hope
Synopsis
Morgan Barker, the lead character of Non Friction and brilliant author
of Our Story, has all but recovered from the heartache caused by Emma.
But when his company's accounting firm sends Hope to inquire about some
suspicious account practices, Morgan is reminded of the beautiful story
he created. He is reminded because Hope has a different version of Our
Story than the unpublished, never-seen-before version that Morgan
created. Read more about Olivia and Oliver's ongoing and difficult love
affair, their secret moments and the struggle that kept them apart for
so long.
Sick Day
Synopsis
Hope and Cameron made a five-year promise before college. Years pass and
they never see each other again. But then one month before his planned
wedding to Riley, Cameron looks outside and sees Hope in the pouring
rain, watching him.
Now, three years later, Cam has one day – a sick day on this last
Friday of summer – to convince the one woman whose very existence
breaths life into his lungs, that sometimes love like theirs actually
does exist, and it’s that kind of love that lives forever, no matter how
hard you fight to forget about it and move on.
From the author of non friction and Hope, Sick Day follows one man’s
day-long attempt to persuade the love of his life that sometimes it’s
okay to break promises if it means keeping the ones that count.
Surviving Goodbye
Synopsis
In the final hours of her life, Elliot Fitch’s wife confesses that he is
not the biological father to their 16-year old daughter.
Surviving Goodbye follows Elliot’s collision course with Fate as he
embarks on a journey to locate his daughter’s real father. When Elena,
now seventeen years old, announces her unplanned pregnancy and the
father’s unwillingness to play a role in their child’s upbringing,
Elliot faces an ironic dilemma about the true meaning of parenthood and
the roles we play in the lives of others, particularly those we love and
who love us in return.
Jason Sutherland is a billionaire investor who has it all: good looks,
billions of dollars, and every expensive toy a man could ever want. What
he doesn’t have is the one thing he wants the most: Hope Sinclair.
Unfortunately Hope, the little sister of his best friend, was off
limits. But when he finds out that she’s getting married, he decides
that he’s staking his claim before it’s too late, and it will take more
than a little deception and risk to accomplish his goal. Hope could end
up hating his guts, but after spending one forbidden night with her that
he can’t forget, he knows he has to try to make her his forever.
Hope Sinclair was born into money, but being rich has never made her
happy. The one thing she wants is a man to care about her and not her
bank account. The closest thing she’s ever found to real happiness was
the magical, passionate night she’d spent in the arms of Jason
Sutherland…until that night turned into heartbreak. So when he
unexpectedly comes back into her life in the strangest of ways, Hope is
determined to resist her attraction to him.
Thrown together by Jason’s deception and with their passion still
burning hot, can the two of them survive after the billionaire is
unmasked?
18+ only. Not suitable for children and teens under 18.
Prequel
If you want to try the prequel first you can check out Jason and Hope in this short read
Down
on her luck, nursing student and full-time waitress Kara Foster gets a
massive blow to her already desperate financial situation that will
surely find her living on the streets. Needing nothing less than a
miracle to save her, Kara gets rescue from an unknown, unlikely and
overwhelming source. Billionaire Simon Hudson makes her an offer that is
impossible to refuse, but terrifying to accept from a man that she's
never met. Will the handsome, alpha billionaire really be a solution to
her problems, or will he end up being a major complication and a danger
to her emotional sanity?
Reclusive billionaire Simon Hudson would
rather be behind a computer creating computer games than rubbing elbows
with the elite and he knows exactly what he wants...until he meets Kara
Foster. Something about Kara touches Simon in ways he's never
experienced and definitely doesn't like. For over a year, Simon watches
over Kara, but stubbornly refuses to admit his desire to possess her,
not even to himself. But when she ends up in a situation that could very
well be her destruction, Simon steps up to help her, not realizing that
in saving Kara, he might very well be salvaging his own soul.
"Mine
For Tonight" is book one of "The Billionaire's Obsession" . Books in
this trilogy do not stand alone and need to be read in order. They
include:
This complete collection of The Billionaire's Obsession includes:
Mine For Tonight
Mine For Now
Mine Forever
Mine Completely
Down
on her luck, nursing student and full-time waitress Kara Foster gets a
massive blow to her already desperate financial situation that will
surely find her living on the streets. Needing nothing less than a
miracle to save her, Kara gets rescue from an unknown, unlikely and
overwhelming source. Billionaire Simon Hudson makes her an offer that is
impossible to refuse, but terrifying to accept from a man that she's
never met. Will the handsome, alpha billionaire really be a solution to
her problems, or will he end up being a major complication and a danger
to her emotional sanity?
Reclusive
billionaire Simon Hudson would rather be behind a computer creating
computer games than rubbing elbows with the elite and he knows exactly
what he wants...until he meets Kara Foster. Something about Kara touches
Simon in ways he's never experienced and definitely doesn't like. For
over a year, Simon watches over Kara, but stubbornly refuses to admit
his desire to possess her, not even to himself. But when she ends up in a
situation that could very well be her destruction, Simon steps up to
help her, not realizing that in saving Kara, he might very well be
salvaging his own soul.
18 + (This book contains graphic language, very steamy love scenes and lots of emotion.)
Author
Note: This novel is the complete story of Sam and Maddie, but reading
The Billionaire’s Obsession – The Complete Collection (Simon and Kara’s
story) first is highly recommended to enhance your reading pleasure.
Sam and Maddie are here!
Billionaire
Sam Hudson has pretty much lived his life with no apologies because he
tries never to do anything that he’s sorry about…except for what he had
done in the past to Dr. Madeline Reynolds. Many years and regrets later,
Sam meets up with Maddie again by chance; his brother Simon is marrying
Maddie’s best friend and the two of them are forced to be civil. But
Sam wants to be more than polite, and he wants another chance to make
things right, so he offers Maddie a bold proposition, an offer he knows
she’ll have a very hard time declining even though she hates him.
Dr.
Madeline Reynolds adores her best friend Kara and her fiancé Simon, but
being forced into the company of Sam Hudson, because they are both in
Simon and Kara’s wedding, is pure torture. She’s hated Sam for years,
but when he offers her a bargain, something near and dear to her heart,
she’s torn between her dislike for the man and the offer of something
she’s always desperately wanted. Once, Sam Hudson nearly destroyed her,
but Maddie discovers that sometimes things aren’t always what they
appear to be. Is Sam really a devious heartbreaker, or is there
something more to him beneath the surface?
Can two people with so many years of hurt between them learn to trust each other again?
Please
note: This is an erotic romance and not appropriate for YA readers.
The book contains graphic sex, language and situations not appropriate
for YA readers.
Billionaire
Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more
than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident.
He'd
been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had
family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted
him since his devastating loss. Yeah…he was as happy as a man could be,
considering he had lost the other half of his soul and most of his heart
when fate had torn his wife away from him.
Or
so he believed…until the day he rescued a mysterious woman in the park,
a female who somehow had managed to reignite a part of him that he
thought was long dead...
Suddenly,
Max's protective, dominant, possessive male instincts flare to life,
leaving him at a loss as to how lightning could possibly strike twice in
one lifetime. Is he truly being given another chance at real happiness,
or would it be dangled in front of him, only to be taken away once
again?
Find
out by reading The Billionaire’s Salvation, Book 3 in The New York
Times Bestselling series, The Billionaire’s Obsession. This is a
complete contemporary erotic romance novel with no cliffhangers!
The Billionaire's Game - The Billionaire's Obsession ~ Kade
With
his professional football career over due to a tragic accident,
billionaire Kade Harrison takes on the task of solving a mystery for his
brother-in-law and friend, Max Hamilton. Without his former career to
fill every minute of the day, Kade's looking for something to challenge
him--now that he's lost the career that had meant everything to him.
But what starts out as a simple favor soon becomes a whole lot more than
he bargained for when the woman he's seeking slips away from him every
time he gets close to finding her. When Kade does finally corner her,
things start to get even more complicated. Asha Paritala is nothing
like he expected, and the female he had tracked down as a favor for Max
soon becomes a woman he wants for his very own, a woman who makes
protective and highly predatory instincts he didn't know he had flare to
life inside him. Kade soon discovers that he wants Asha's total
surrender to the desire and passion that vibrates intensely between the
two of them, but he also wants her trust, the one thing Asha's history
makes it difficult for her to give. Can Kade convince her that some
things are worth risking it all?
Caught
between two worlds, Asha Paritala is homeless, broke and damaged from a
life of abuse and neglect. Born of an American mother and an Indian
immigrant father, Asha was raised as an Indian woman by a foster family
after the death of her natural parents when she was little more than a
baby. She's spent her entire life under the control of others until
finally breaking free two years earlier, and she's determined to keep
her freedom, even if it means she has to struggle to survive. But when
she meets Kade Harrison, her resolve is tested. After Kade helps her
through a bad situation, she finds herself beginning to trust Kade as
she's never trusted a man before. Kade is everything she always
thought a man should be, but can she lose herself in him completely when
she knows she's damaged and confused. And is it really possible that
she could be a lost sibling to two people like Max Hamilton and Maddie
Hudson? Asha is tempted by the possibility of family, and the
irresistible lure of a man like Kade Harrison. Can a woman caught
between two cultures, so flawed and so backward, really reach out and
take what she wants, or will the instinct to run from the pain of her
past destroy the hope of happiness for her future?
Find out if two broken souls can heal each other in The Billionaire's Game, book 4 of The Billionaire's Obsession series!!
This is a complete novel with no cliffhangers. 18+ due to sexual situations and graphic language.
After
four years of working for “the billionaire boss from hell” Ally
Caldwell thinks she finally has her life on the right track. Her fiancé
is out of dental school, ready to go to work at a thriving practice, and
it would finally be her turn to go back and finish her college degree.
Unfortunately, her carefully planned future crumbles when she finds out
that her fiancé, the man she’d nearly killed herself to help get through
school, has been cheating on her. With her wedding looming in the near
future, Ally’s blindsided, realizing she’d never even knew the man she’d
been planning to marry. Suddenly, her carefully organized life is
turned upside down, and not one single thing is turning out the way it
was supposed to happen. Even her boss, Travis the Tyrant, is beginning
to act differently, throwing Ally into an even more confused and chaotic
state of mind. Travis, the one man who she’d always counted on to be a
jerk, was now the guy who actually steps up to try and help her
straighten her life out again. Unfortunately, she doesn’t much care for
his highhanded arrogance or his methods of “helping.” Ally wants to hate
Travis. It makes her life so much simpler to fight with him than to
admit to the combustible chemistry growing between the two of them. But
as she begins to see more and more of the real Travis beneath his dark
façade, she can’t seem to resist the dangerous lure of their unlikely
attraction.
Billionaire Travis Harrison does
everything he possibly can to repair the Harrison name after a scandal
nearly destroyed his family years ago. He makes sure he keeps himself
and his actions in check, his emotions buried under a thick layer of
ice. Only his secretary and assistant, Alison Caldwell, makes him come
close to losing his carefully constructed image. The obstinate female
keeps shoving him closer and closer to the edge of sanity every single
day. But when he finds out about her fiancé’s betrayal, his protective
instincts roar to life inside him, making him want to ensure she’s never
hurt again. The only problem is…Ally doesn’t want his help, and the
infuriating woman does everything she can to push him away, even as the
two of them are swept into an undeniable passion that neither of them
can possibly ignore. Before long, Travis finds himself in ruthless
pursuit of something much more important and elusive than just a
business deal.
Can these two very different, very stubborn
people actually be meant to be together? Find out if Travis and Ally can
let down their defenses and surrender to a love so powerful it will
rock them to the depths of their souls in Billionaire Undone, Book Five
of The Billionaire’s Obsession series.
About the Author
J.S.
Scott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of steamy
romance. She's an avid reader of all types of books and literature.
Writing what she loves to read, J.S. Scott writes both contemporary
erotic romance stories and paranormal romance erotics. They almost
always feature an Alpha Male and have a happily ever after because she
just can't seem to write them any other way!
To judge and execute. That is Ruin's power and desire. But Ruin's memory is empty of how he came to be here on Earth and why. After saving Isadore-- a neuroscientist living in the swamps of Louisiana-- from a sexual predator, she volunteers to help him.
Ruin soon discovers that judging and executing wicked humans while linked to such a difficult and beautiful woman who can't help but involve herself in every aspect of his business, is proving to be more difficult than judging the world.
About the Author
My name is Lucian Bane, and I'm an Ineffable Dom. That just means, do yourself a favor and please don't try to fit me into categories. Complicated Dom, Intricate Dom, or Confounding Dom work too.
I don't want a woman I can break, or overpower, or exercise my dominance over. I want a woman I can come undone with. I want a woman I can jump off the cliff with into that abyss of holy hell, this is beyond me, beyond my control.
I think there are many men like myself, and I hope my writing will be a map for them. (A map for women as well, to let them know Doms like this exist.) I want to challenge them to go for the complete power exchange with a woman, but don't be a coward and not give the same that they demand or expect. Consider that when you give one hundred percent of yourself to a person, there is no more of you to give away. You now belong to them the way they belong to you.
Inner Doms need a master to train them. I once bowed to my Dom's reckless and tireless desires, but when I gained control, he bowed to my will. The transformation made me into what I am today. What many would call an Ineffable Dom. But its equal term in the Vanilla world, in my opinion, is a real man.
This week at the Jazzy World of E's Bookshelf, the Book/Series of the Week Spotlight belonged to J.S. Scott's One Night with a Billionaire. The story is a prequel to the upcoming release, Billionaire Unmasked, out Aug. 26. You can get One Night with a Billionaire for Free on Amazon.
Synopsis
My name is Hope Sinclair, and I’m a liar. I’ve deceived everyone,
including my own brothers, in an effort to hide what I do and who I
really am. It’s not that I don’t want to be honest, but I really have no
choice.
I thought I was strong, that I was doing fine, until I saw Jason
Sutherland last New Year’s Eve, and he stripped me bare in more ways
than one. Jason is everything I want, but a man I can never have. We’ve
known each other most of our lives, but I’ve avoided him since I turned
eighteen because I know he’s dangerous to me, to my façade.
Turns out…I was right. After our night together last New Year’s Eve,
I haven’t been able to forget him, or the way he set my body on fire. I
crave Jason like an addictive drug now, that fateful night haunting me
still.
Is my One Night With a Billionaire going to be my downfall…or my salvation?
**This is a prequel novella to Billionaire Unmasked, Jason and Hope’s book in The Billionaire’s Obsession series.**
About the Author
J.S. Scott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of
steamy romance. She's an avid reader of all types of books and
literature. Writing what she loves to read, J.S. Scott writes both
contemporary steamy romance stories and paranormal romance erotics. They
almost always feature an Alpha Male and have a happily ever after
because she just can't seem to write them any other way!
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RECOMMENDED FOR AGES EIGHTEEN AND UP DUE TO EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, AND STRONG LANGUAGE
When Gladiator Inc, an adult toy company expands their market to familiarize the ‘vanilla’ world with the elements of BDSM, the result is a pay-per-view reality show with video feeds streamed live to subscribers.
The show, Dom Wars, is a competition to determine the Top Dom that will become the spokesperson for the company. The contestants all wear cameras to film every moment and angle of the competition, while they complete various challenges to determine who has ultimately Dominated various elements of themselves.
The hero and heroine of the series, Lucian Bane and Tara Reese, have barely made it into the Sixth and Final Round of Dom Wars. This week-long Survival Round will determine the Top Dom, once and for all.
The contestants are taken to an uninhabited island, where they will have to cross formidable jungle terrain. First Dom to reach the boat anchored on the other side of the island wins the million dollars and the title.
Seems simple. Except Lucian’s old adversary, the Sadist Jase Duff from Round One, has been tasked with making sure none of the five teams make it to the boat.
If he is successful, he wins the prize, only it's not money that Jase Duff cares about, its revenge on Lucian and Tara. And his sadistic need to inflict pain makes it game on.
My name is Lucian Bane, and I'm an Ineffable Dom. That just means, do yourself a favor and please don't try to fit me into categories. Complicated Dom, Intricate Dom, or Confounding Dom work too.
I don't want a woman I can break, or overpower, or exercise my dominance over. I want a woman I can come undone with. I want a woman I can lose myself in.
I think there are many men like myself, and I hope my writing will be a map for them. (And women, to let them know Doms like this exist.) I want to challenge men to go for the complete power exchange with a woman, but don't be a coward and not give the same that they demand or expect. Consider that when you give one hundred percent of yourself to a person, there is no more of you to give away. You now belong to them the way they belong to you.
Inner Doms need a master to train them. I once bowed to my Dom's reckless and tireless desires, but when I gained control, he bowed to my will. The transformation made me into what I am today. What many would call an Ineffable Dom. But its equal term in the Vanilla world, in my opinion, is a real man.
10 Fun Facts about Lucian...
I love salt and vinegar chips
I love coffee
I hate liver
I love the lonesome cry of locusts at dusk
I love antiques
I want to live off the land, in the mountains in a remote cabin with Tara and our future family
I love the smell of Pine Sol
Love the smell of a campfire
Love the smell of fresh cut grass
I love swimming in a cold river
I love sleeping with a box fan on (lol old habit)
Aden Lowe
As an English major in college, I took a summer job as a proofreader for a small town newspaper, and got hooked on editing. I also worked my way through college training horses. After graduation, I landed a job for a small independent editing firm, and stayed there for 15 yrs. An old friend, Lucian, approached me to edit his special fiction project, and I got hooked. After an insane few months editing his Dom Wars series for him, Lucian convinced me I should try my hand at writing as well. I’m his co-author for Round Six, the final Dom Wars installment, and we will co-write the White Knight Academy series as well. And in Sept 2014, I’ll release my debut solo work, an Erotic Western with BDSM elements, “Big Game: A Hunted Love Novella”. In addition, I have a military series in the planning stages.
10 Fun Facts about Aden...
Might, or might not, have bad dreams about penguins.
Had no idea who Justin Bieber was until a few days ago when Wheels enlightened me and changed my
life forever. Not.
Until recently, hadn’t gone to see a movie at the theater since “The Horse Whisperer”. I’m not happy
about sitting in the dark with that many strangers.
Loves babysitting the neighbors Little Doms, except when they’re flushing my bathroom rug, or doing something worse.
Drinks a mixture of coffee and hot cocoa instead of coffee.
Not into sports – balls aren’t intended to be hit, batted, kicked, thrown, or otherwise abused.
Lived up to a lifelong goal of making a woman wet her panties... just not in the intended way ;)
According to a certain Little Domme’s mom, big hands and feet mean big other things. And everybody knows moms know EVERYTHING.
Has a horse named Joe. Why Joe? Because it’s far easier to say “Joe, you bastard, you bite me and I’ll
take your head off” than “Stardust Lucky Bastard, you bastard, you...”
Aden is NOT:
1. Afraid of bugs
2. Innocent
3. Sweet
4. A clean freak (Just can’t stand NOT clean)
5. A workaholic (OK, that one’s a fib)
6. A good liar
7. Intimidated by children who aren’t the Little Doms next door.
8. A Momma’s Boy (Close to and protective of Mom is different)
9. Unlikely to shoot a criminal coming through the front door
10. Above kicking a fool’s ass, literally or figuratively.
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