On Backlist Saturday Spotlight - Daryl Devore's hot Capturing His Heart #hot #romance #medieval #contemporary #twisted_fairytale

 

Caution - One smouldering twisted fairy tale mixed with one hot medieval romance might burn more than your fingers.

Daryl Devoré has bundled two of her hot romances into a duology. A hot twisted fairy and a hotter medieval romance combined in Capturing His Heart.

Dark Chocolate and Strawberries takes you on a hot romp on a Caribbean cruise. Esmerelda 'Red' Hood discovers her sweet granny is on a romantic cruise with a gigolo. Horrified, Red races off to save her grandma before it's too late.

On board, she meets Andrew Woodsman and Willem Olf. One a cutie with the biggest puppy eyes and the other - dark and sophisticated. Even with her grandmother's words ringing in Red's ears - Never trust a wolf in sheep's clothing - Red has trouble choosing which man is the big bad wolf and which is her happily ever after.

Branwyn’s Love transports you back to medieval times. It is the tale of a young woman sold as a courtesan in training. Branwyn arrives in a new land to begin daily lessons in the bewildering art of bedding a man.

The noblewoman chosen to be Prince Malacke’s bride rejects him by bedding his hated rival. Malacke turns his anger towards increasing the power and wealth of Black Dorn castle. And he succeeds, until his attention is captured by the face of the woman who will be his queen.

 

Amazon ebook – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WM2WN6L

Amazon print - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WK6M91H

Books2Read ebook - https://books2read.com/CapturingHisHeart

 Reviews

5 stars

Enjoyable and entertaining reads. The author does a great job developing her stories and painting her scenes in vivid detail. She brings strong characters and moves the stories quickly and smoothly delivering a steamy set of stories.

4 stars

A nice collection of steamy romances that won't fail to entice. This a good book to read when you have some downtime and it will not bore you.

 

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My Books. My Blog. My Post. My next release. A preview. #hot, #romance, #contemporary, #rockstar

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You loved What Happened in Bangkok and want to know what happens next….

It's complicated is not only her relationship status, but the definition of Erika Bailey's life. She loves managing her drag queen club in Bangkok, Thailand, but her rock star boyfriend resides in North Carolina. And to top it off, her father threatens she must stay away from Darien or lose the Pink Flamingo. Does she protect her club or her love?

Darien Scott, Grammy award winning international superstar, wants nothing more than to wake up in the arms of Erika, the woman he loves, but contractual obligations force him to exotic video shoots and an isolated movie set with one of Hollywood's sexiest stars.

With the feeding frenzy of social media trending every aspect of Darien's life—real or not—it's hard for Erika to know the truth. Will she be able to see through the lies and trust Darien? Or will evidence from damaging Internet rumors condemn their relationship?  

 

Preview

Why were they after her? And who the hell were they? And why her? And…

Questions dashed through Erika's mind as she sprinted down the side street. Her heart pounded against her ribs. The early morning downpour blinded her. She swiped at her face, stumbling on the slick pavement, and then crashed into the door of a parked car. The right side of her head and shoulder bounced against it. "Ow. Shit."

Her legs buckled. The cell phone slid out of her armband and hit the ground with a crash. Gulping mouthfuls of damp morning air, she picked it up, stuffed it into her tank top kangaroo pouch and pressed upward to stand. She snapped her head right and left, scanning for her pursuers. Her stomach lurched as a loud footfall sounded behind her.

"Get back here, bitch." A hand grabbed her arm.

"No! Let go of me." Panic surged. The jolt of adrenaline gave her the strength to jerk her arm free of the man's grasp.

Go! Run. Go. Go. Go.

As she drove her legs forward, Erika shot her gaze about the area. Dark, closed shops. Parked cars. Not a person in sight. No police. Hell, not even a streetwalker. No one. No one who could help.

Keep it together. Keep calm. Think.

Footsteps thudded behind her. One set. Two footfalls.

Two footfalls? But weren't there–

She turned a corner. Her nose pressed against the solid chest of her missing pursuer. His vile breath puffed across her face as his arms encased her in a bear hug.

"Let me go." Her legs trembled as she squirmed and kicked. "Let me go. Help!"

"I said stop. Dammit." The second man raced to her, then bent low to catch his breath.

With the arrival of the second man, the one holding her eased his grip.

Inhaling a deep breath, Erika pulled in her focus and remembered her years of self-defence classes. Take out one, then worry about the other one.

She drilled her knee up into the thug's groin. Air whooshed out of his lungs as he stumbled back. His eyes were wide with surprise and pain.

Erika shifted her position, swinging an anger-fueled kick to his shin. He dropped to the ground, releasing a string of what she guessed were profanities in Thai. She turned to strike the other, but he was still bent low, gasping for air. Calmness eased her nerves. With her pursuers momentarily disabled, she could escape. A busy main street was one block to her right. Her runners smacked the sidewalk as she bolted to her escape.

Christ. All I wanted was an early morning run. Not this shit!

 

Release  Date - Sept 1

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Heavy metal stars aren't just in the music genre. NASA has some heavy metal stars!

 

 

• NASA ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e000282
• Center: GSFC
• Creator: NASA Goddard
• Date Created: 2017-12-08
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Hubble rocks out with heavy metal stars! This 10.5-billion-year-old globular cluster, NGC 6496, is home to heavy-metal stars of a celestial kind! The stars comprising this spectacular spherical cluster are enriched with much higher proportions of metals — elements heavier than hydrogen and helium are curiously known as metals in astronomy — than stars found in similar clusters. A handful of these high-metallicity stars are also variable stars, meaning that their brightness fluctuates over time. NGC 6496 hosts a selection of long-period variables — giant pulsating stars whose brightness can take up to, and even over, a thousand days to change — and short-period eclipsing binaries, which dim when eclipsed by a stellar companion. The nature of the variability of these stars can reveal important information about their mass, radius, luminosity, temperature, composition, and evolution, providing astronomers with measurements that would be difficult or even impossible to obtain through other methods. NGC 6496 was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. The cluster resides at about 35,000 light-years away in the southern constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt Text credit: European Space Agency Read more: go.nasa.gov/1U2wqGW

 

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Hot, Sexy Romance - Desires - is on Backlist Saturday Spotlight #backlist #hotread #romance

 

When secrets conflict with dreams, love explodes. Desires is Daryl Devoré’s hot romance.

After a mistake by a surgeon’s scalpel shattered Fuchsia Quinn's dance career, she picked up the pieces of her life and moved forward. As the owner of a small, struggling dance school in a depressed neighborhood she supplements her income with a late-night job at a strip club. Haunted by the fear of humiliation, if her secret is revealed, her life was under control until the night he walked into the club.

Peyton Lang, having run from an impoverished neighbourhood, lives the lifestyle of a successful billionaire. Frustrated that his current multi-million dollar project is stalled, Peyton drops in to LEATHER-ICIOUS for a quick drink and late night entertainment. What he saw was a beautiful redhead. What he found was he wanted her.

After a lusty night with a hot pole dancer, Peyton and Fuchsia's worlds are about to collide.

Amazon ebook -  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0815QH1KT

Print - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1706474121

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Excerpt 

Outside the airport, Peyton stepped to the curb and released a short sharp whistle. Having lived in New York City for five years, he knew how to call a cab. And where to get the best pastrami sandwich in North America. Which is exactly what he would like at this moment, but he was in East Millburg, Michigan, a long way away from The Big Apple. As the cabbie tossed his luggage into the trunk, Peyton sat in the back seat.

"Where to?" The cab driver slammed his door.

"Bridge Towers." Peyton watched the city speed past as the taxi driver zigzagged through traffic. "Hey. Where can a guy find a little fun?"

The taxi driver glanced in the mirror. "Champagne or beer?"

"Beer." All he wanted was some time to relax and drink a beer. If naked breasts or an ass bounced in his face, all the better.

"There's this dive spot out on the edge of town. LEATHER-ICIOUS. Pole dancers and strippers. They got some of the best-looking girls around. The strippers'll give you a lap dance that'll make you sweat. And the pole dancers. Wow. What they can do. Flexible. Real Gumbis."

The cab stopped at the Bridge Towers main entrance. A valet reached for the door and opened it. Peyton glanced at the meter and added two twenties to the total. "Thanks for the tip. LEATHER-ICIOUS. I'll check it out." He followed the valet to the registration desk, then the bellhop to his penthouse suite.

Pulling the balcony door open, he stepped out and surveyed the view. The sun was still up, not a cloud to be seen. His stomach rumbled. He hadn't eaten lunch on the plane. He rarely ate when flying. High altitude affects your sense of taste. Why eat good food if you can't taste it? He called room service and ordered a burger, a small salad, and a cold beer.

Stretching out on the bed, he grabbed the remote and flipped channels looking for anything to watch. He settled for a rerun of a Californication episode.

After wolfing his supper, he spent an hour watching the business report on BNN then three hours answering emails and texts. Princess sent him a selfie in her ballerina costume. He sent a reply that she was the cutest and best dancer on the stage before shutting off his laptop. He called a cab then changed into a pair of jeans, a black t-shirt, and a pair of sneakers. If you venture into an unfamiliar bar in the rough part of town, it was best not to look like you had billions in the bank.

He strolled along the hallway to the elevator, rode it down the forty-five levels to the ground floor, and entered his waiting cab.

The cabbie looked into his rearview. "Where to?"

"LEATHER-ICIOUS."

"In the mood for a little adventure, huh?"

Peyton grinned and sat back as the cab pulled away from the curb.

The modern high-rises and clean streets morphed into crowded houses, dimly lit streets, and a liquor store on every other corner. After checking for the cab's number, Peyton paid the driver, leaving a sizeable tip. He stepped out and stood back as the car sped off. He shifted his focus to the front of LEATHER-ICIOUS.

The guy did call it a dive.

The paint was faded and peeling. The windows had long since been boarded and barred. Scattered in the parking lot were four motorcycles and several worn looking cars. Glancing round the neighbourhood, he took a quick inventory of a gas station on his right, a couple of homes that hadn't cut their lawn cut in years, two empty lots filled with rotting garbage and a liquor store on the far opposite corner. Kinda looks like where I grew up. And that pretty much sucked.

He grabbed the handle and stepped inside. The bar area was dark with a few patrons. Most of the light came from the bar or the flickering TV. He crossed the room and sat at a table facing the front of the stage.

A gum-chewing waitress asked him what he wanted. He ordered a beer. A movement on stage caught his attention. He didn't know where to look first. His gaze jumped from the arch of her foot in the silver heels, to the mounds of exposed breasts above her bra, to the toned legs that tantalizingly ended at the edge of her yellow leather thong. When the music started, she half turned. A jolt shot through him and straight to his cock, which jumped to attention. The curve of her ass was a vision. He wanted to trickle his fingers over it. Run his tongue up it. His hands ached to cup the cheeks. She spun and twisted upside down, righted herself and reversed the direction of her spin. Peyton couldn't remove his gaze. His beer landed on the table. He grabbed a bill from his wallet. The waitress left with a spring in her step. He half wondered if he'd just paid her with a hundred-dollar bill.

 

 

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This meme says a lot. Why do we let others tear us down so easily? #yogathoughts #motivationalthoughts

 Starting now - we have to stop letting others crush us so easily. We know we are good. We know were are smart. We know we are _____ (fill in the blank).

Focus on you. Not on their angry bitter words. They are hoping to crush you so they can feel empowered.

Nope.

Not today!

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Backlist Saturday Spotlight this week features - Daryl Devore's hot urban fantasy - Love My Fate #hotread #urbanfantasy

 

What's a woman to do when a voice follows her home and makes mad, passionate love to her?

Daryl Devoré’s quirky paranormal urban fantasy – Love My Fate.

Corporate businesswoman, Capricious Gray, is dragged to a sex toy convention by her best friend. After a mysterious disembodied voice helps her with her purchases, it follows her home. Passion ensues, leaving Capri torn between lust for her fantasy lover and the desperate need for reality in her life.

Thall, son of one of the Fates, harbours the irrepressible need to be with the woman he's desired from afar for years. In order to make her his, once and for all, he must help Capri get past her fears, including the fear of what he represents - a fantasy.

Can fantasy become a reality for these two lovers?

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Excerpt -

My erotic adventure began the moment he whispered, "Do you happen to own a pair of red, fuzzy handcuffs?"

~ * * ~

Well okay, it didn't exactly start there. If I'm going to be perfectly honest, I think it started with Kat's text: "Meet me at - insert name of five-star restaurant here."

Kat’s always getting me to take her out for expensive dinners. I don't mind, I'm a highly-paid executive, in a large global corporation, while she's a receptionist in a small dental office. Besides, I like good food and her company.

Kat and I have been BFFs since third grade. We were in each other's wedding parties and cried on each other's shoulders at our subsequent divorces. Now, we're each other's go-to person whenever the mood strikes. Obviously, the mood struck and it involved my credit card. I texted back a reply –"Xavier's. 6 pm."

~ * * ~

Kat waited outside the restaurant when my cab pulled up to the curb. "Timing or what? I just got here."

After the requisite cheek kiss, we stepped up to the Maitre D'. He smiled his I-must-be-friendly-because-they're-guests smile and escorted us to our table. We ordered drinks and chatted. We talked about the weather, her new dress, my job—you know, just old—no, scratch old, put long-time—girlfriend stuff.

After a diet conscious meal, followed by a calorie-loaded dessert, we waited outside for a taxi.

"Do you trust me?" With a goofy grin on her face, Kat's dark chocolate mellowed-from-too-much-wine, eyes gazed at me.

Having seen that innocent demeanour before; it meant nothing but trouble. I was a bit wary. Okay, a lot wary! The last time she'd gawked at me like that and asked the same brainless question, we ended up at a frat house beer slosh during Homecoming and I wasn't in college anymore.

A cab pulled up and stopped. She grabbed my arm and dragged me into it. "Convention Centre."

I slid next to her and shut the car door. "What's at the convention centre?"

"That's the trust me bit." She raised her hands and flicked two fingers up and down at the words trust me.

You have to love air quotes.

I checked my cell for messages then glanced at her. "Is this going to get me arrested? Again?"

She shook her head.

"Is it going to get me hit on—again—by horny, beer-soaked, college drunks?"

Kat giggled.

"Is that a yes or a no?"

 

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