Hi folks!
Just a quick note to let you know there are a couple more days left to get a 25% rebate on Evernight Publishing titles at All Romance eBooks. This includes:
Alpha’s Claim: Manlove Edition
Uniform Fetish: Manlove Edition
Lover Unexpected: Sappho Edition
Happy Reading!
Lucy x
Hi everyone,
I just spotted that All Romance eBooks is offering 25% off all Evernight Publishing titles until 5th April. And you know how much I like a bargain, so I just had to share!
You can bag the following Evernight anthologies containing my stories:
Happy Reading!
Lucy x
Hi everyone,
Since it’s my birthday (hip hip hooray!), I thought it would be a good excuse to swing by and give you some updates. There have been so many that I haven’t been able to squeeze them in amongst all my awesome guest bloggers and other posts – I like to only post one thing a day on here, if possible. Social media, of course, is fair game. As you probably already know, I waffle on rather a lot over there đ
Firstly, today is the release of the WTRAFSOG box set number four, of which I’m excited to be a part. It’s a bundle of previously-released stories, including mine, Weekend at Wilderhope Manor. There’s a Facebook party taking place all day, and it’d be fantastic if you could swing by and say hello. It’s here.
Next up… just in case you missed it amongst all the insanity, these new books hit the shelves:
Smut by the Sea Volume 3Â –Â co-edited by myself and Victoria Blisse, and containing my story, Hermit.
The Big Book of Submission – contains my story, Without Question.
Can’t Get Enough – contains my story, When He Gets Home.
Summer Loving – this one deserves a special mention. Not because the others are rubbish or anything, far from it, (trust me, click the links, check out the pages and read the reviews!) but because every single sale of this book is going to help Sommer Marsden and her family. Her husband, “the man” as he is affectionately known, has pancreatic cancer, and as such the family’s finances have been drastically reduced – as if the situation wasn’t stressful enough. So a bunch of fantastic writers have donated stories, with Alison Tyler compiling and editing them, and Selena Kitt’s eXcessica publishing them. And every penny goes to help Sommer and her family. That’s why I love the erotica and erotic romance community so much. Well, one of the many reasons, anyway! So please, if you can only buy one book, make it this one. My story is called Heat Upon Heat.
Also, the popular Alpha’s Claim: Manlove Edition anthology from Evernight Publishing is now available in paperback format. Links here.
As if all that wasn’t exciting enough… I have two upcoming releases which I’d like to share (well, I have more than two, but these are the ones I can dish the dirt on!).
In just FOURÂ DAYS (told you I was excited) my second novel, Pack of Lies, will be released. It’s a paranormal erotic romance with both M/F and M/M pairings. I absolutely adored writing this book and hope that my readers enjoy it. There will be more information on Wednesday, of course, Â but for now, here’s the blurb (and don’t you just love that cover?!):
Werewolf brothers Matthew and Isaac have lived in the peaceful village of Eyam all their lives. The villagers know what happens every full moon, and are happy to keep their secret. But their privacy comes at a costâneither brother has taken a lover in almost four hundred years.
Then at the full moon, a sheep is slaughtered on Eyam Moor, by what could only be an animal. A large, vicious animal. Even the brothersâ staunchest supporters begin to have their doubts. Meanwhile Isaac is smitten by a handsome newcomer to the village, while a vivacious visitor is happy to offer Matthew her all.
As they indulge their lust, they must clear their names and convince their neighbours that they arenât also letting their baser instincts out to play.
Inside Scoop: This book contains sizzling scenes of both M/M and M/F sex.
I’d love it if you could add it to your Goodreads shelves here.
And last but certainly not least, here’s some information on another bundle I’m taking part in. Unconditional Surrender is a M/M military erotic romance collection containing sixteen brand new novellas, including mine, Desert Heat, which is about a British Army soldier and his Afghani interpreter. Yum đ It’s due onto digital shelves in October. Here’s the blurb:
Strong. Sexy. Sizzling.
Thereâs nothing like a man in uniform, and sixteen of todayâs hottest gay romance authors are celebrating military heroes and the men brave enough to love them.
These brand-new novellas feature all branches of the service and offer something for every reader. Almost 300,000 never before published words!
Contains stories from Cat Grant, Cassandra Carr, Annabeth Albert, Brien Michaels, L.A. Witt, E.M. Lynley, Lia Davis, Sasha Devlin, Sam Schooler, Lucy Felthouse, Rhi Etzweiler, Kerry Adrienne, Amelia Gormley, Keira Andrews, VJ Summers and Brit Blaise.
Add it to your Goodreads shelves here.
Think that lot will keep you going for a while? Hope so – I’m off to collapse in a corner with a cold drink đ
Happy Reading,
Lucy x
Hello and welcome to the Seriously Shifter Giveaway Hop! I was delighted to find this hop because, well, who doesn’t love a shifter? They’re very hot right now which I totally understand. I love reading ’em and writing ’em. Here’s a snippet from my most recent shifter story, Out in the Cold, which appears in Evernight Publishing’s Alpha’s Claim: Manlove Edition anthology, which hit both the Amazon and All Romance eBooks bestseller lists – woohoo!
Completing his stretches, Kane Wimborne grabbed his keys and left the house, locking the door behind him and pocketing the keys. Jogging down the driveway of his large mansion, he paused at a keypad to punch in the code that would open the gates and allow him off the property.
Heâd barely gotten through the gates when he saw something that made him stop dead. A human-shaped bundle was lying next to the wall on his left. Instinctively, his hand went to his pocket to check if his phone was there. Yes, he could phone for help if it was needed.
Cautiously, he approached the shape, with many possibilities running through his head. It could be a homeless person or a drunk who had simply been looking for a sheltered place to sleep. It could be someone who was injured. Or he could be about to step onto a crime scene. Conscious of this last point, he called out before getting any closerâhe didnât want to inadvertently mar any evidence, should that last be correct.
âHey. You all right?â He felt stupid saying the words, because someone lying next to a wall first thing in the morning couldnât be classified as all right, for whatever reason they were there.
As there was no response, he edged a little closer and was about to shout again when a weird sensation overtook him. A sensation that he hadnât felt in a very long timeâthe one that told him another shifter was nearby.
Heâd already been on edge, but now he hurriedly looked around him, confident that even in the dull morning light his superior vision would immediately highlight anything out of place. There was nothing. Except for the fellow shifter who was on the ground in front of him, obviously.
It was clear the wall-hugger was a shifter, given that all of Kaneâs senses told him there was no one else around. There rarely was at 5:30 in the morning. Now Kane realized what a good thing this wasâhe didnât want any witnesses, just in case any random shifting took place. It was entirely possibleâit was a natural response to threats, especially if one was injured.
And if he or she wasnât injured, why in the hell were they here?
No longer bothered about contaminating a crime sceneâhe wouldnât be calling the authorities on another of his kind, whoever they wereâKane crouched down beside the prone figure and searched for its neck, then its pulse. He found both, which was a relief, and at the same time heâd ascertained that the âitâ was in fact a man. The stubble on the neck and jaw gave it away. It was either that or a bearded lady had absconded from the local circus.
After calling out a couple more times, Kane decided that the softly-softly approach was clearly not going to work. Checking that the two of them were still aloneâwhat he was about to do could easily stir the guy into changingâhe grabbed the manâs shoulders and shook him, hard, then slapped his face for good measure.
It took a few seconds, but finally, the man came round. Groaning, his hand came up to his face, where Kane had hit him. Then his other hand moved to the other side. As the guy attempted to sit up, Kane reached out to help him, then gasped.
He should not have slapped his face. All heâd done was add additional pain to an already affected area. A badly abused area, in fact. The other shifter looked like heâd taken a serious beating, or fallen from the top of a very tall tree.
âChrist,â Kane said, still supporting the manâs back, so he didnât flop back down onto the pavement. âWhat the hell happened to you?â
Now, check out the awesome giveaway, then scroll down to visit the rest of the blogs on this hop! Enjoy!
Thanks for hosting me on your blog today đ
Iâve been asked what my inspiration was when I was writing âClaiming Aydenâ. I have a weakness for Alpha males and absolutely love the wolf sub-culture. Theyâre fascinating animals that are extremely territorial about their packs, travel vast distances to find food and shelter to ensure the health of their packs, but are also one of the few animals that mate for life. When I was developing my story and characters, I kept envisioning the scene from Last of the Mohicans when Hawkeye (played by Daniel Day-Lewis) was racing to rescue his love, Cora. The intensity with which he traverses the distance and landscape to save her has stuck with me all these years â for me, it was a pivotal scene in the movie. It made me wonder how a wolf/human shifter would react to his beloved, in this case Ayden, was captured by his Alphaâs enemy. The story basically wrote itself from there. It was such an awesome and novel experience to create a world and story for them, that I hope to one day continue Ayden and Thaneâs story in future novellas đ
~EileenÂ
âClaiming Aydenâ by Eileen Griffin
Genre: Erotic Romance, M/M, Paranormal, Shifter
Length: Anthology Length Short Story
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Anthology Title: Alphaâs Claim: Manlove Edition
Strength. Power. Domination.Â
The shifters in our Alpha’s Claim: Manlove Edition anthology have one thing in commonâthey won’t take ânoâ for an answer. Whether they lead packs of their own, or whether they walk a solitary path, these alphas won’t let anyone stop them from claiming their men.
Lose yourself in these ten sinfully delicious love stories. After all, who could deny an Alphaâs claim?
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Blurb:
Thane, Alpha of his pack of shifter wolves, is running out of time. Drake, Alpha of a rival pack and Thaneâs enemy, has stolen into Thaneâs camp to capture three of his youngest members, including his intended mate Ayden.
Drake needs numbers to increase the size of his pack and he does not care how he accomplishes that feat. Will Drake succeed and not only increase the number of his pack but eliminate Thane as a rival Alpha and enemy to his pack? Or will Thaneâs need for his mate and desire to have him at any cost be the tipping point that will help him overthrow Drake and claim Ayden once and for all?
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Excerpt from âClaiming Aydenâ
Thane looked down at Aydenâs white blond hair and felt his chest tighten. He lifted his hand and settled it in the pupâs hair. He had to hold back a moan when he felt a tremor go through the pupâs body the moment his fingers brushed along Aydenâs scalp. Thane tightened his fingers in Aydenâs hair and pulled the younger manâs face to his. Crystal blue eyes stared back at him. Nowhere in them was there any fear or pain. Instead, Thane saw the same expression of surety and desire Ayden had worn when heâd wandered into their camp almost two and a half years ago.
âThank you for the food, pup. But thatâs not the sustenance I need tonight.â
The tremor Thane had felt turned into a shudder as Ayden placed the food and water on the ground. Then in a show of true submission he gently leaned his head into the grasp Thane had on his hair, leaving his neck exposed.
Thaneâs cock filled with blood and hardened against his body. His eyes roamed over the battered body of his true mate to check for damage that would prevent him from taking the action he should have completed before they had begun their journey to the winter lands. Roane approached Thaneâs side and slid the leather thong from his neck, pressing it into his leaderâs free hand before backing away.
About Eileen:
Eileen Griffin lives in Texas, but loves to travel and has spent many summers crossing Europe with nothing but a backpack on her back. She enjoys TexMex, lives for good wine, and has a certain penchant for purple unicorns. She loves reading all genres of books, but her current obsession is writing M/M romance. She currently has three works out, Chasing Matt, a M/M novella co-authored with Nikka Michaels, Dinner For Two, a M/F romance novella, and âClaiming Aydenâ, a M/M shifter romance that is part of a M/M anthology of short stories. Eileen is currently at work with co-author on two M/M foodie romance novels set to be released summer/fall 2014.
More info and buy links:Â https://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/published-works/alphas-claim-manlove-edition/
I’m delighted to welcome Morgan King, a fellow contributor to the Alpha’s Claim: Manlove Edition anthology. She’s here to dish a little dirt on her story, Love’s Rescue.
Loveâs Rescue Blurb: One night while attending a party hosted by Jon Liselle, newly appointed second in command of the Human Alliance Party, Jakob hears a song that no one else can. With stealth and cunning Jakob makes his way into the hidden depths of Jon’s home, only to discover a creature being kept captive. She is a mermaid and he is her song mate. Together they must both utilise their shifter powers to escape, but will Nerissa stay with him or will she want to go home once she is free? Jakob wants to claim Nerissa forever but fears rescuing her from one cage only to trap her with his love. Nerissa must choose between complete freedom and going home, or love and the destiny of having a mate.
It all began with a piece of flash fiction, the word was opulent, the word limit two hundred and this flew straight into my head:
The tank was disgustingly opulent. It consumed one wall, floor to ceiling and was decorated with swirling images of shells, coral and sea life all gilded in pearl. The vast array of shimmering colors distracted his eyes momentarily, but nothing could disguise the purpose of the chamber, it was a cage and its captive swam towards the reinforced glass wall, her eyes open wide reciprocating his stare. Her tail swished angrily back and forth, the color of those moving scales so obviously matching the delicate pigment staining the glass barrier.
One word originating from somewhere outside of himself burst through his head âHelp!â
He was looking at a mermaid and he could hear her voice as if she had spoken to him.
It resonated right to the depths of his heart.Â
Grab your copy of Alpha’s Claim: Manlove Edition here:Â https://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/published-works/alphas-claim-manlove-edition/
Other Info about me:
Well I like to see myself as an infinitely patient single mother and charity manager by day and reader and writer of erotic romance by night. I love all genres of romance, but have a special tendre for historical stories having been seduced by Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer at a young age. I even named my dog Darcy.
My son is a very imaginative five year old, so when the characters arenât having conversations in my head Iâm voicing the character of a witch, dragon, pirate or possibly knight. Yes, I always get to be the bad guy for some reason! We live in the rural East of England not far from the forest so there are always plenty of opportunities for adventure.
Where to find me:
http://www.facebook.com/authormorganking
http://www.facebook.com/morgankingauthor
www.authormorganking.wordpress.com
Twitter:Â Morgan King @EroticWritings
