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		<title>Ours To Love Releases Today!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day is FINALLY here. I&#8217;ve been waiting for what seems like forever. Some of you I&#8217;ve spoken with have said the same thing. But today, Ours To Love, Wicked Lovers #7, hit stores and eReaders! If you haven&#8217;t heard me shout from the rooftops about this book, here&#8217;s all the 411: Ours to Love [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The day is FINALLY here. I&#8217;ve been waiting for what seems like forever. Some of you I&#8217;ve spoken with have said the same thing. But today, Ours To Love, Wicked Lovers #7, hit stores and eReaders! If you haven&#8217;t heard me shout from the rooftops about this book, here&#8217;s all the 411:</p>
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<h1>Ours to Love</h1>
<h2>Wicked Lovers, Book 7</h2>
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<p><strong>Between two brothers…<br />
</strong>Xander Santiago spent years living it up as a billionaire playboy. Never given a chance to lead his family business in the boardroom, he became a Master in the bedroom instead. His older brother inherited the company and worked tirelessly to make it an empire. But while the cutthroat corporate espionage took its toll on Javier, nothing was as devastating as the seemingly senseless murder of his wife. It propelled him into a year of punishing rage and guilt…until Xander came to his rescue.</p>
<p><strong>Comes an irresistible woman …<br />
</strong>Eager to rejuvenate Javier’s life, Xander shanghais him to Louisiana where they meet the beautiful London McLane. After surviving a decade of tragedy and struggle, London is determined to make a fresh start—and these sexy billionaire brothers are more than willing to help. In every way. And London is stunned to find herself open to every heated suggestion…and desperately hoping that her love will heal them.</p>
<p><strong>And inescapable danger …<br />
</strong>But a killer with a hidden motive is watching, on a single-minded mission to destroy everything the Santiago brothers hold dear, especially London. And as fear and desire collide, every passionate beat of her heart could be her last.</p>
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<h2>Buy the eBook</h2>
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<h2>Buy the Paperback</h2>
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<h2>Buy the Audio Book</h2>
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<div>For those of you who have been following the series, you know Xander (first introduced in Belong To Me) is a total playboy. You HAD to know there was a story there. Ours To Love is the longest, meatiest Wicked Lovers book to date. It&#8217;s a story that touched my heart about healing, forgiveness, and acceptance. With, yes, some really steamy stuff. I&#8217;ve been waiting and dying to share some juicy excerpts with you. So here&#8217;s a little something just for you&#8230;</div>
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<h2>Excerpt</h2>
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<p>Javier crawled onto the bed and hovered above her, his stare penetrating deep. “You don’t get to set the timetable or make the rules, little one. Dominant.” He pointed to himself. “Lovely submissive.” He put his hand over her chest, then cupped her breast.</p>
<p>“You do what we tell you,” Xander added, running a hand up her thigh. “You take what we give you.”</p>
<p>“And I have a feeling I’m going to enjoy hearing you beg often,” Javier growled.</p>
<p>Every word they spoke only aroused her more. She whimpered and writhed, lifting her hips and staring at them with pleading eyes. “Yes, Sir. Just . . . please.”</p>
<p>“God, that’s music to my ears,” Javier groaned, then pushed away from her.</p>
<p>He turned, searching around him in a circle—the chaise, the floor, the dresser—until he found what he was looking for. He grabbed the thick, round bolster pillow in chocolate satin and prowled toward her. “Arch for me.”</p>
<p>Tossing her head back, she did as he asked. Javier slid the pillow under the middle of her back. She didn’t have enough slack in the ropes binding her wrists to lift her upper body up. She could only stay in place, her breasts pointed to the ceiling in offering.</p>
<p>“She looks lovely,” Xander praised. “Good call. You need a safe word, <em>belleza</em>.”</p>
<p>“A what?”</p>
<p>Javier lifted the backpack and tore the zipper down, fishing around inside. “A word that tells us you’ve reached your mental or physical limits. A word not to be used lightly.” He turned to his brother. “Clamps?”</p>
<p>For her nipples? Would they hurt? Would they just put pressure on her sensitive buds? Or would it be like their mouths, a sensation that tugged all the way down to her clit? She swallowed a lump of lust, wishing she could find out right now.</p>
<p>“Sorry. Next time,” Xander said with regret to his brother, then focused on her. “Now think of a word. Something you wouldn’t normally say during sex.”</p>
<p>Since she didn’t really know what words she might or might not use then, London drew a bit of a blank.</p>
<p>Xander smiled at her. “Something other than ‘please’ or ‘yes’ or ‘harder.’”</p>
<p>Javier lifted something out of the backpack and tucked it into his palm with a chuckle. “I don’t recommend ‘hurry’ or ‘fuck me,’ either. Whatever word you choose will make us stop immediately.”</p>
<p>“And you shouldn’t settle on anything like ‘no’ or ‘stop,’” Xander advised.</p>
<p>“Because you won’t listen?” She wasn’t sure how she felt about that. Scared and excited and a little nervous, which didn’t totally make sense. Everything was happening so fast, and she wasn’t completely sure how she felt about it all. Except that she wanted these two men. London was crystal clear on that.</p>
<p>He shook his head. “If you want to pretend to protest and you want me to pretend that I’m not listening, I’m game.”</p>
<p>“Me, too.” Javier reached over to the nightstand, set something down out of her line of vision.</p>
<p>“And nothing smart-ass like ‘pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis.’ I had a sub try that on me once.” He smiled tightly. “I gave her a really red butt and absolutely zero orgasms for that. Safe words are serious business, <em>belleza</em>. Pick one.” Xander sounded emphatic.</p>
<p>“Now.” Javier just sounded impatient.</p>
<p>He retrieved whatever he’d placed on the nightstand and slid it into his palm. She stared at his clenched fist and tried to imagine what he held. London’s thoughts went wild, but she really had no idea.</p>
<p>“Um . . .” They both watched her, and it made her anxious. And, okay, it really turned her on. She blurted out the first word that came to mind. “Ford.”</p>
<p>“Like the car?” Xander asked, seemingly confused.</p>
<p>God, she shouldn’t have brought that up. She’d write it off to being rattled if they asked. But a ride inside a Ford was the reason that, at twenty-five, she was just now experiencing the absolute joy of sex. “Yes. Is that okay?”</p>
<p>He and his brother exchanged a glance before Javier snarled, “Ford. Got it. Don’t forget it in case you need it.”</p>
<p>As if she could. “Yes, Sir.”</p>
<p>Javier looked Xander’s way. “Are we done negotiating now?”</p>
<p>“We are.”</p>
<p>The words had barely cleared Xander’s mouth before Javier dove on the bed, between her spread legs. He knelt and opened the little bottle in his hand and put one drop of liquid directly on her clit. With a blistering stare, he spread it around in a slow circle. Any cool-off she’d managed while they’d talked? Gone.</p>
<p>Finishing with the bottle in his hand, Javier put the lid back on and threw it to Xander, who caught it and glanced at it with a wicked laugh.</p>
<p>“W-what is it?” She couldn’t resist asking.</p>
<p>“A little sweet almond oil, a little cinnamon, rosemary extract, and some shit I can’t pronounce . . .” Xander shrugged with a devilish grin.</p>
<p>“Wait one minute and you’ll feel it, little one.” Javier slammed his body over hers, his cock poised at her entrance. “Jesus, the waiting is killing me, but I’m determined that you’ll come with me.”</p>
<p>He slanted his lips over hers and plunged deep into her mouth, seizing her tongue with a growl. The kiss conveyed more than hunger or desperation. He grabbed hold of her like a lifeline, one he’d never let go. London clung with her body, skin to skin, writhing under him as much as the restraints allowed. He was poised above her, right there at her entrance, just waiting. But for what?</p>
<p>Suddenly, she felt a glimmer of something warm between her legs, centered under her clit. It didn’t take long for the warmth to become a slow burn that made her gasp.</p>
<p>“She feels it now.” Xander’s voice was a hoarse purr very close to her ear. Somehow, it seared her everywhere, especially her pussy.</p>
<p>London whimpered, thrusting her hips up again at Javier. He inched back and took one of her nipples in his mouth, teeth nipping. He did the same with the other moments later. Arched up to him with a pillow at her back, she had no way to stop him—not that she wanted to. Her sensitive crests tingled and throbbed as he pulled on them with the suction of his mouth, making her womb pulse with need. Her clit had gone from a kindling to an inferno, and with Javier all over her, kissing and touching her, pressing his thick erection against her thigh, she couldn’t stand another moment of his teasing torment.</p>
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<p>For the first time ever, I&#8217;m offering the chance to purchase a signed copy of a new release. You can pick up Ours To Love and/or Wicked Ties (with the pretty new cover) by following instructions <a  href="http://romancenovelpromotions.blogspot.com/p/authors-virtual-signings.html">here</a>. But hurry! The chance ends May 14. Best wishes for a great week. More from me soon. I&#8217;ve got LOTS of goodies and news to share in the near future!</div>
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		<title>Prize Winners and my Birthday Bash&#8230;a Day Late</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all who participated in the reader contest that Lexi Blake and I threw over the weekend. The winner of the $100 gift certificate to the online bookstore of her choice is Robin Miller! And the winner of the Kindle Fire is Denise Fluhr.  Chloe Vale will be contacting you both today to coordinate [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to all who participated in the reader contest that Lexi Blake and I threw over the weekend. The winner of the $100 gift certificate to the online bookstore of her choice is Robin Miller! And the winner of the Kindle Fire is Denise Fluhr.  Chloe Vale will be contacting you both today to coordinate your prize delivery. Hope you&#8217;re excited!</p>
<p><a  href="http://shaylablack.com/2013/01/prize-winners-and-my-birthday-bash-a-day-late/happy-birthday-words-with-decorations-on-white/" rel="attachment wp-att-4123"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4123" alt="happy-birthday-words-with-decorations-on-white" src="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/happy-birthday-words-with-decorations-on-white.jpg" width="400" height="281" /></a>Now onto the details of my birthday bash&#8230; I&#8217;m going to be giving away loads of stuff. Copies of books I&#8217;ve loved and hoarded. I&#8217;ve divided it up into 5 prize packages&#8230;</p>
<p>1) Contemporary series romance - 12 titles of series contemporary romances (mostly Harlequin Blaze). I&#8217;ll be throwing in a signed copy of my own sexy series-length contemporary romance, <strong>Naughty Little Secret</strong>.</p>
<p>2) Paranormal romance bundle 1 - 11 various paranormal romances by some favorite authors. I&#8217;ll give away a signed copy of <strong>Tempt Me With Darkness</strong> (Doomsday Brethren 1) with this bundle.</p>
<p>3) Paranormal romance bundle 2 - 10 assorted paranormal romances by some awesome authors. I&#8217;ll give away a signed copy of <strong>Possess Me At Midnight </strong>(Doomsday Brethren 3) with this bundle.</p>
<p>4) Contemporary and erotic romance - 15 hot titles from fab authors writing the sexy stuff. With this prize, I&#8217;ll toss in a signed copy of <strong>Wicked Ties</strong>.</p>
<p>5) Historical romance &#8211; Be swept back in time with 9 titles from authors who write about yesteryear. With this prize, I&#8217;ll give away a signed copy of <strong>One Wicked Night</strong>.</p>
<p>To play, comment on any December or January blog EXCEPT THIS ONE. If you&#8217;ve already commented, you&#8217;re entered. For more chances to win, comment on every blog I&#8217;ve posted in December and January. Winners will be chosen on Monday, February 4. Good luck!!</p>
<address>*due to the weight of the prizes, mailings to US only please. Sorry!</address>
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		<title>We&#8217;re celebrating Their Virgin Princess &#8211; with a Prize!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lexi Blake and I are SO excited that readers are loving Their Virgin Princess! Thanks to you, it&#8217;s in the top 100 of all Kindle books today, #1 on the Erotica list at iTunes, top 50 romances at both Amazon and Barnes &#38; Noble, as well as top 10 at All Romance eBooks. To celebrate (and [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a  href="http://shaylablack.com/2012/11/happy-holidays-updates-galore/theirvirginprincess_high-res_final-6/" rel="attachment wp-att-4010"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-4010" alt="TheirVirginPrincess_high-res_FINAL" src="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/TheirVirginPrincess_high-res_FINAL4.jpg" width="324" height="486" /></a>Lexi Blake and I are SO excited that readers are loving Their Virgin Princess! Thanks to you, it&#8217;s in the top 100 of all Kindle books today, #1 on the Erotica list at iTunes, top 50 romances at both Amazon and Barnes &amp; Noble, as well as top 10 at All Romance eBooks. To celebrate (and because Lexi refuses to let me forget my upcoming birthday&#8230;), we&#8217;re going to run a contest to thank our readers. If your purchased the book between the release date and this morning at midnight (EST), send your receipt to Lexi&#8217;s assistant at <a  href="mailto:sophieschloe@gmail.com">sophieschloe@gmail.com</a>. On Monday, we&#8217;ll pick one lucky winner to receive a $100 gift certificate to Amazon, Barnes &amp; Noble or the online bookstore of your choice. If you buy the book TODAY <em>before midnight (EST)</em> and send the receipt to <a  href="mailto:sophieschloe@gmail.com">sophieschloe@gmail.com</a>, you&#8217;ll be registered to win a Kindle Fire HD (16GB wi-fi)! Do not reply to this blog (unless you just want to express your excitement, LOL). You can only be registered for the special drawing if you follow the instrustions above. Again, we thank the readers who have grown to love this series. We&#8217;re thrilled to share it with you!</p>
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<h1>Their Virgin Princess</h1>
<h2>Masters of Ménage, Book 4</h2>
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<p><i>A broken woman</i>…</p>
<p>Alea Binte al Mussad, Princess of Bezakistan, was abducted from her university, mentally tortured and forced to witness the worst of humanity. She was rescued, but not before fear and her shattered soul made her retreat into herself. Two years later, she’s living behind the palace’s locked gates and the walls she’s built surrounding her heart. Alea is comforted by the joyous family around her, but inside feels so alone—except when she’s with the steady trio of guards who relentlessly keep her safe. And tempt her with a passion she isn’t sure she’ll survive.</p>
<p><i>Three stalwart warriors determined to claim her</i>…</p>
<p>Dane Mitchell, Cooper Evans, and Landon Nix wanted Alea from the moment they laid eyes on her. Held back by their duty and her fragility, they worship the Princess from afar, determined to claim her if the chance ever comes. When Alea learns that someone may still be hunting her, she plots to escape both danger and her guards’ simmering, overwhelming passion. Dane, Coop, and Lan aren’t about to let her go. When they find themselves in paradise and all boundaries are stripped away, the ice begins to melt around Alea’s heart. But when reality comes crashing in, will she learn to accept love before a killer strikes again?</p>
<h2>Buy the eBook</h2>
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<div>We&#8217;ll contact the winners on Monday, as well as announce them here. I hope you feel like playing. Best of luck!</div>
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		<title>Ours To Love: First Chapter Peek!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shayla Black</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been promising that when I finished copyedits and page proofs that I would share some of the opening of Ours To Love (Wicked Lovers 7) with you. I&#8217;m finally ready! Usually by this stage, an author has read the book at least 3-5 times within a few months and we&#8217;re somewhere between ambivalent and OMG, I hate this now. But as I finished this one, I can say I&#8217;m still really happy with the book. It&#8217;s the longest Wicked Lovers book so far, and I can&#8217;t wait to share it with readers on May 7! Without further ado&#8230;</p>
<p><strong><a  href="http://shaylablack.com/books/ours-to-love/overview/" rel="attachment wp-att-3576"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3576" alt="ours to love_layouts.indd" src="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/07-Ours_to_Love_thumb.jpg" width="200" height="300" /></a>Between two brothers… </strong>Xander Santiago spent years living it up as a billionaire playboy. Never given a chance to lead his family business in the boardroom, he became a Master in the bedroom instead. His older brother inherited the company and worked tirelessly to make it an empire. But while the cutthroat corporate espionage took its toll on Javier, nothing was as devastating as the seemingly senseless murder of his wife. It propelled him into a year of punishing rage and guilt…until Xander came to his rescue.</p>
<p><strong>Comes an irresistible woman … </strong>Eager to rejuvenate Javier’s life, Xander shanghais him to Louisiana where they meet the beautiful London McLane. After surviving a decade of tragedy and struggle, London is determined to make a fresh start—and these sexy billionaire brothers are more than willing to help. In every way. And London is stunned to find herself open to every heated suggestion…and desperately hoping that her love will heal them.</p>
<p><strong>And inescapable danger … </strong>But a killer with a hidden motive is watching, on a single-minded mission to destroy everything the Santiago brothers hold dear, especially London. And as fear and desire collide, every passionate beat of her heart could be her last.</p>
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<h4>Excerpt</h4>
<p>Chapter One<br />
<em>Club Dominion—Dallas, Texas, late June</em></p>
<p><strong>A</strong>fter warming up the submissive’s curvy, feminine ass with his hand, Xander Santiago cast her a discerning eye. Nice rosy shade. Graceful, compliant, docile, the woman remained bent and restrained over the spanking bench, her swollen, exposed pussy juicy as a ripe peach.</p>
<p>As the heavy beats of Nine Inch Nails throbbed through the dungeon, he walked a circle around her, smiling faintly at her flushed cheeks and eyes fluttering closed in ecstasy. Whitney had been the right choice for this evening’s session, experienced but so sweet. She trembled with the desire to please. And to fuck.</p>
<p>She was exactly what his brother, Javier, needed.</p>
<p>“See the way she’s trying to lift her ass to you? The way her pussy weeps? It’s slick and swollen, but she wants more. A session with the flogger will send her to subspace,” Xander coached, handing him the implement by the thick handle, the long, braided tails gleaming under the stark lights. “Your turn. Deep breath. You know what to do.”</p>
<p>Javier nodded, but his brows drew together. Sweat trickled from his temple. He didn’t grab the flogger, but plowed a jerky, bronzed hand through the waves of his dark hair, which looked as if he hadn’t bothered to trim it in months. That fit, since his brother seemingly hadn’t given a shit about anything except anger and vodka in far too long.</p>
<p>Damn it, Javier needed to look deep and find some self-control. Xander hoped that teaching him to embrace the inner Dominant so clearly buried under layers of stress, pain, and guilt would stop his full-blown slide into self-destruction. Since neither grief counseling nor time had done a damn bit of good, it was the only way Xander knew to keep his brother together.</p>
<p>If it didn’t work, he’d almost certainly be putting Javier in an early grave.</p>
<p>Xander grabbed his brother’s wrist and shoved the flogger in his hand. Javier gripped it in a white-knuckled fist, his gaze bouncing around the room.</p>
<p>“Breathe.” Xander snapped his fingers. “Focus, man. She’s right there, waiting for you. Get a grip and take control.”</p>
<p>Javier gave a rough nod, then drew in a jagged breath. He swung his arm back in a jerky arc, but his position looked sloppy. He would likely hit the back of Whitney’s thighs, not her luscious ass, and cause her the wrong sort of pain.</p>
<p>“Goddamn it,” Javier cursed softly, shaking his head and blinking rapidly.</p>
<p>Xander clapped his brother on the shoulder. “Focus on Whitney.” He leaned into his brother’s face, forcing Javier’s gaze to his. “Your thoughts should only be on her now. Take in her demeanor, posture, and other nonverbal cues, then decide what’s most likely to give her the sensations she needs.”</p>
<p>Javier lifted his head, staring blankly, his breathing alarmingly rapid.</p>
<p>“Are you seeing her? Are you listening for her safe word?” Xander demanded.</p>
<p>Squeezing his eyes shut, Javier gripped the flogger tighter, the veins of his wrist standing out. His arm shook as he dragged in an uneven breath, nervous energy pinging off his body.</p>
<p>Alarm bells went off in Xander’s head. “Javier?”</p>
<p>“What?” he barked.</p>
<p>Xander got in his face, whispering tersely. “Snap out of it! Tell me her safe word.”</p>
<p>Javier’s nostrils flared. He pinched his eyes shut again, then flashed them wide open with a shake of his head. Fuck, his brother was trying to force himself back to the here and now—and it wasn’t working. Xander scrubbed a hand over his face, frustration eating at him.</p>
<p>“You can do this,” he cajoled. “I’ve given you the knowledge. You have the instinct. You’re totally in control when you’re on your game. Find that now. Use the power she’s giving you, Javier. Feel her trust and get into your Dom space.”</p>
<p>Javier sucked in a sharp breath and squared his shoulders, his whole body taut and hyperfocused. Then he nodded. Xander frowned, watchful, as he leaned away to let his brother wield the flogger on Whitney’s ass. But Javier just stared sightlessly at the firm red globes of her flesh and swallowed. He swayed on his feet. His breathing turned choppier again.</p>
<p><em>Fuck.</em> He felt his brother slipping through his fingers, little by little. Day by day. One step forward, three steps back. Xander cursed Francesca all over again. She’d taken the strong, commanding older brother he’d worshipped as a kid and turned him inside out with lies and guilt. The last year had eaten away his indomitable will, leaving behind an empty shell. Even from the grave, the beautiful, terrible bitch had her teeth in him.</p>
<p>“Javier!”</p>
<p>His brother’s blue eyes cut over to him, dilated, not quite focused. Damn it, he was shaking again. Xander bit back a frustrated scream.</p>
<p>“Focus. Either tell me her safe word or give me the flogger,” he growled.</p>
<p>“I-I . . .” Javier’s fingers curled into a fist, and he hung his head. “Fuck. I have to get out of here.”</p>
<p>“Get your shit together and tell me what’s going on,” he growled in low tones, hoping no one around them would hear.</p>
<p>Javier jerked his gaze back to Whitney’s ass. The pleasure Xander had given her during the warm-up had begun to dissipate. She tensed, coming back to her body, back to reality. Xander leaned around the spanking bench to peer into the sub’s pretty face. Her heavy green eyes surveyed the bits of the room she could see, her platinum hair moving as she now swung her head from side to side.</p>
<p>With a curse, he made his way over to her and laid a firm hand on her back. “Easy, Whitney.”</p>
<p>“Permission to speak, Sir?”</p>
<p><em>Well, hell.</em> Xander didn’t want to hear it, but she’d earned it. “Yes, little sub.”</p>
<p>“Have I done something wrong?” She sounded anxious.</p>
<p>“It’s not you,” he assured quickly, petting her soft skin.</p>
<p>Xander hesitated. What else could he say? Certainly not that his workaholic brother’s wife had cheated on him with another man who’d murdered her, and a year later Javier was still guilt-ridden and broken. He continued to experience episodes of mental vacancy and uncontrollable rage. Sometimes—like now—he’d turn into a fullblown train wreck almost without warning.</p>
<p>“He’s had some difficulties lately.” Thank God no one in Dallas paid attention to the Who’s Who of Los Angeles’ wealthy unless they were movie stars. If they did, Whitney would know all about Javier’s fucking tragic crap. “He just needs some time to get himself back in the right frame of mind. I’ll keep you safe. Are you doing all right? Do you need water or anything?”</p>
<p>Sympathy crossed Whitney’s soft face. “I’m sorry to hear that. No, Sir. I’m fine. I’ll be patient if it pleases you both.”</p>
<p>Xander kissed the girl’s cheek. “Brave little sub. I’ll reward you later.”</p>
<p>That made her grin, and he let his lips curl up in a reassuring smile.</p>
<p>Until the flogger slammed into his chest. He caught it reflexively, then turned to see Javier storming toward the exit.</p>
<p><em>Shit!</em> He couldn’t leave his brother to his own devices, not when he seemed to be in the middle of another meltdown. Twice in the last year, Xander had rushed him to the emergency room to have his stomach pumped before he died of alcohol poisoning. But Xander also couldn’t leave Whitney restrained without protection in the middle of a kink club on a Saturday night. There were predators everywhere, and even though the club owner, Mitchell Thorpe, inspected every member with a magnifying glass, no system was perfect.</p>
<p>He looked around the dungeon and spotted a familiar figure. Grabbing the woman’s slender arm, he pulled her close. Her blue eyes flared, then danced with mischief when she recognized him.</p>
<p>She grinned as she flipped her black hair over the pale skin of her shoulder. “Last I heard, you still have to have my consent to manhandle me. Not that I’m objecting.”</p>
<p>That was Callie. A sub with a brattier mouth he’d never met.</p>
<p>“Emergency,” he growled. “Free Whitney for me and take care of her.”</p>
<p>Her face turned immediately serious. “Of course. Go. Call me if you need anything else.”</p>
<p>Bratty . . . but deeply loyal and reliable. Callie would do exactly as she promised.</p>
<p>“Thanks,” Xander murmured, then ran after Javier, catching his brother by the arm as he pushed his way into the cramped dressing room. It was empty now, as most people were actively playing this time of the evening, like he and his brother would have been if Javier could get his head screwed on straight.</p>
<p>“What is your problem?” Xander demanded as he spun Javier around. Silence. “Talk to me.”</p>
<p>“Back the fuck off.” Javier jerked his arm away with a snarl.</p>
<p>God, more anger. Javier had oceans of it, an infinite mass of seething, burning rage that he didn’t really understand. His brother had never explained his abrupt change in behavior over the last year. Was his guilt for being unable to save Francesca from a terrible death? Was it the anger step of his grieving process? Maybe they needed to get all this shit out in the open.</p>
<p>“Listen to me.” He gripped Javier’s shoulders. “I’m sorry you lost Francesca. But she was a vapid, cheating parasite. You didn’t love her. I’d bet both my balls that you wanted to divorce her but didn’t seek one because it would have cost a fucking fortune. Instead, you worked ridiculous hours to avoid her, didn’t you? And rather than facing the problem head-on, she chose to run off with her lover, and <em>he</em> killed her. Not you. That wasn’t your fault.”</p>
<p>“Not entirely.” Javier pinned him with seething blue eyes, wrenching free and slamming his fist into the locker. “It was yours, too.”</p>
<p>Xander cursed under his breath. <em>This again?</em> “I couldn’t have saved her, Javi.”</p>
<p>“You could have at least tried!” He shoved his way into Xander’s face, grinding his teeth so hard, the tendons in his neck stood out. An angry flush colored his cheeks. “For over three decades, I handled our parents, was the model student, and assumed the reins of the family businesses—all so you could continue to do what you excel at: play. I asked you for one favor in return. <em>One.</em> And you refused.”</p>
<p>Javier hadn’t done all of that exclusively for him. He’d done it mostly because he couldn’t stand not being best at everything, and because that billion dollar conglomerate of companies had been his birthright. Javier had been the heir. Xander knew well that his parents had designated him the spare. Educated and pampered, but not really valued for any contribution he might make. After all, with a brother so capable, his contribution hadn’t been necessary.</p>
<p>“You asked for something impossible,” Xander insisted.</p>
<p>“Nearly every damn night you find a woman or two to bend to your will. Francesca needed your guidance and discipline. I was up to my eyeballs in the acquisition of Reptor, working eighteen hours a day. All you had to do was give her your firm hand.”</p>
<p>Just like the day Javier had asked him to be Francesca’s Dom, Xander thought his brother was out of his mind. He silently counted to ten, trying to hold on to his temper. “There were so many problems with your request, I don’t even know where to start! First, I’ve never collared a sub of my own, and I wasn’t about to take twenty-four/seven responsibility for <em>your</em> pampered wife. The absolute cornerstone of the lifestyle is safe, sane, and consensual. I didn’t see how that arrangement would have been safe when I wanted to throttle her every waking moment. I don’t think she was remotely sane. Even if none of that had been a problem, she wasn’t submissive. She would have never consented to give me her power. If I’d taken it, I would have been nothing more than an abusive bully, because I know damn well that ass would have required beating daily. Hell, probably every hour on the hour.”</p>
<p>Javier’s eyes narrowed. “She might have been submissive for you, but you wouldn’t even try. And I know why. You wanted to fuck her. You only refused my request because I excluded sex in the proposed contract.”</p>
<p>“I also want to ride a wild bull someday for the rush of it, but that doesn’t mean I’m stupid enough to do it.” Xander scowled at his brother. “Yeah, I wanted to fuck her once upon a time. I admit it. She was beautiful. But she was a viper who damn near sucked the life out of you, brother. I told you she would before you married her. But you haven’t listened to a fucking word I’ve said since we were kids. <em>You</em> wanted her. Instead of banging her once, you convinced yourself that, being an executive’s daughter, she would make a model executive’s wife, so you put a ring on her finger.”</p>
<p>“It was one of the terms of a delicate merger. It made sense at the time.”</p>
<p>“It was a bad deal.”</p>
<p>“And you love to say ‘I told you so.’”</p>
<p>“Francesca’s father dangled her out there like a carrot when she was really the stick. You were dumb enough to take the bait. She beat you down mentally for years. Hell, she’s still doing it!”</p>
<p>His brother bristled. “Revenue has grown a great deal since that merger.”</p>
<p>“At the cost of your sanity?”</p>
<p>Javier looked away with a curse, and Xander knew his brother was about to walk out on him again, probably to find another bottle and finish himself for good. He’d intentionally removed every gun from the Dallas house they’d been staying in for the last few weeks, and the L.A. mansion before that. No sense tempting fate.</p>
<p>Knowing this tactic wasn’t working, Xander tried another. “The business is suffering, Javier. Going downhill fast. You’re unfocused and floundering. Your episodes are more common than you’ve let on, aren’t they? The sharks are circling. Goddamn it, let me help.”</p>
<p>“No.” Javier’s refusal rolled around the quiet room like a shout.</p>
<p>“Why? I’ve got a fucking MBA I’ve never used because you’ve never needed or wanted me.”</p>
<p>“So . . . would you squeeze in research and development somewhere between your daily dose of spanking and fucking? I can’t have you demanding that your executive assistant strip the minute she walks in the door. It’s called sexual harassment. We’d be sued blind.”</p>
<p>Javier’s sarcasm cut him like an ax to the chest. “You have no idea what I’m capable of, but you’re never going to find out because you refuse to share our family business. And despite the guilt you’re trying to shove down my throat, you would <em>never</em> have shared your wife in any way, either.”</p>
<p>He’d lived in his big brother’s shadow for nearly thirty years, wishing he could please his parents. Finally, he’d realized that was impossible and gave up, pursuing pleasure instead. He’d decided very early in life that he didn’t want Javier’s grudging seconds, either.</p>
<p>“Bullshit. I asked for your help. I fucking <em>begged</em> you,” his brother snapped.</p>
<p>“When Francesca got beyond your desire or ability to handle her, you looked to me like some BDSM Band-Aid. You’ve been training in the lifestyle for months now. You know why passing her off to me would have never worked, even if the issue of fucking her never came up. She wasn’t going to recognize you as her husband, me as her Master, and suddenly be happy.”</p>
<p>“Maybe not happy, but at least she wouldn’t have been in Aruba being murdered by her lover.”</p>
<p>Xander shook his head, wondering if Javier could even see reality at this point. “If it hadn’t been that guy, it would have been someone else. And in the meantime, all she would have done was play us against one another to get her way. She would have torn us apart.”</p>
<p>“Well, then she won because she’s still doing it.” Javier stalked off , turning back only long enough to growl at him. “Fuck off, Xander. For good.”</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s officially release day for Their Virgin Princess, Masters of Ménage, book 4 with co-author Lexi Blake! I&#8217;m really excited about this book in the series. It&#8217;s the longest book we&#8217;ve written together so far, and just might be the juciest, too. Here&#8217;s the blurb! A broken woman… Alea Binte al Mussad, Princess of Bezakistan, [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s officially release day for Their Virgin Princess, Masters of Ménage, book 4 with co-author <a  href="http://www.lexiblake.net/" target="_blank">Lexi Blake</a>! I&#8217;m really excited about this book in the series. It&#8217;s the longest book we&#8217;ve written together so far, and just might be the juciest, too. Here&#8217;s the blurb!</p>
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<p><i>A broken woman</i>…</p>
<p>Alea Binte al Mussad, Princess of Bezakistan, was abducted from her university, mentally tortured and forced to witness the worst of humanity. She was rescued, but not before fear and her shattered soul made her retreat into herself. Two years later, she’s living behind the palace’s locked gates and the walls she’s built surrounding her heart. Alea is comforted by the joyous family around her, but inside feels so alone—except when she’s with the steady trio of guards who relentlessly keep her safe. And tempt her with a passion she isn’t sure she’ll survive.</p>
<p><i>Three stalwart warriors determined to claim her</i>…</p>
<p>Dane Mitchell, Cooper Evans, and Landon Nix wanted Alea from the moment they laid eyes on her. Held back by their duty and her fragility, they worship the Princess from afar, determined to claim her if the chance ever comes. When Alea learns that someone may still be hunting her, she plots to escape both danger and her guards’ simmering, overwhelming passion. Dane, Coop, and Lan aren’t about to let her go. When they find themselves in paradise and all boundaries are stripped away, the ice begins to melt around Alea’s heart. But when reality comes crashing in, will she learn to accept love before a killer strikes again?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s available now at most major online retailers electronically. iTunes should be available soon. Print will follow via Createspace and Amazon.com in a few weeks.</p>
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<p align="LEFT">“Damn you, get off this plane!” She tugged even harder, putting her weight into the effort.</p>
<p align="LEFT">Instead of staring at her like he was bored, this time Dane stood. His massive frame towered over her. He wasn’t smiling.</p>
<p align="LEFT">“Sit down, Alea. We’re going to cut through the rest of this crap and get straight to acceptance. We’re going wherever you’re going. If you would like to stay in Bezakistan, we can do that. As it happens, I think a little time away would be good for all of us.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">“No,” she nearly shouted. “I need time away from everything that distracts and confuses me. That definitely includes you three.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">“Does it now?” he asked, his voice going dangerously low.</p>
<p align="LEFT">He didn’t touch her, but she could feel the heat of his body reaching her, wrapping around her. He was so close. Like Cooper had been close the night before. Alea took a long breath, trying to calm herself, but what she got was a nose full of the delicious, masculine scent of soap and something else uniquely Dane.</p>
<p align="LEFT">“Answer me, Alea. Do you really want to be away from us? Because I think you’re lying. I can see your nipples. They’re hard.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">Damn it, she should have worn a sweater. She crossed her arms over her chest. “It’s because I’m mad. They’re not aroused nipples. They’re angry nipples.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">“I’m going to teach you not to lie, Alea. Those are lonely nipples. Those are aching nipples. Do you want to know what I’ve got planned for them?” His voice had gone husky.</p>
<p align="LEFT">A hot denial sprung up inside her, settling between her legs, and she wondered if she was fending him off or just baiting the bear. “You’re my guards. You’re supposed to keep my body safe, not touch me. No, wait. You aren’t my guards. I’m firing you right now. You can’t talk to me like that.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">“We are your guards, according to Tal. He signs our paychecks. And I’m going to talk to you this way a lot from now on. We’re not going to let you dismiss us anymore. There’s something between all of us. Chemistry like this doesn’t happen often, and I’ll be damned if I let you keep shoving that aside just because you’re too scared to see where it leads, Princess.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">Dane’s voice sizzled over her skin, an unavoidable reminder of the heat scorching through her.</p>
<p align="LEFT">“He’s right. I’ve never felt anything like this.” Landon was suddenly behind her, his voice a hot whisper on the nape of her neck. “I can’t just walk away from it. I want to be around you. With you. Inside you. I want you to work with us to make this whole thing good.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">Alea stifled a moan bubbling in her throat at the feel of them so close. “There’s no ‘thing.’”</p>
<p align="LEFT">She’d meant for that statement to come out in a firm voice, but it just sounded breathy and sensual. They weren’t touching her, but for the first time, she wanted them to. She’d lost it last night when Coop had grabbed her just before… But what if he hadn’t? What if she’d kept her head? What if they took everything really slowly? Maybe she wasn’t totally broken and her body could actually respond if they told her what they planned to do, prepared her mentally first.</p>
<p align="LEFT">Maybe.</p>
<p align="LEFT">“There’s more than a little something between us, baby,” Coop said, sitting up now, his previous laziness shoved aside. “It’s real, and we’ve all been dodging it. I’m done with that.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">“I am, too.” Dane’s words sounded like a vow. “So now I’m going to tell you exactly what I want to do.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">The desire shimmering from those blue eyes made something in her belly jump and tighten. If what he had to say was half as hot as his face suggested, she wouldn’t be able to handle it. “Don’t. Please. I’ll sit back down.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">“Ah, we’re back to bargaining.” Dane’s hair was just the slightest bit shaggy, and she loved the way it curled around his ears as he looked down at her. “I think we have another couple of minutes before takeoff, so I’ll elaborate. First, I want to look at your breasts, Alea. I want you to take your shirt off and show them to me. I want you to cup them with your hands and offer them up.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">She shook her head even as the heat inside her surged. “I can’t do that.”</p>
<p align="LEFT">“He’ll tell you how beautiful they are,” Landon continued. “We all will. We’ll sit and watch them for a minute because none of us will be able to take our eyes off you&#8230;”</p>
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<p align="LEFT">Hope you enjoyed that little peek. Be sure to come back soon for the reveal of the first chapter of Ours To Love AND my big birthday blog bash!</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s not to love about a new series? I&#8217;m particularly excited about One Dom To Love because I had SO much fun writing this with my co-authors Jenna Jacob and Isabella LaPearl. We&#8217;re going to have a blast writing the Doms Of Her Life series, which is a super-sexy serialized tale of one tempestuous woman thoroughly in love with two men [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a  href="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/OneDomToLove_draft.jpg" class="thickbox no_icon" rel="gallery-4029" title="OneDomToLove_draft"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4030" title="OneDomToLove_draft" src="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/OneDomToLove_draft-187x300.jpg" alt="" width="187" height="300" /></a>What&#8217;s not to love about a new series? I&#8217;m particularly excited about <a  href="http://shaylablack.com/books/one-dom-to-love/overview/" target="_blank">One Dom To Love</a> because I had SO much fun writing this with my co-authors Jenna Jacob and Isabella LaPearl. We&#8217;re going to have a blast writing the Doms Of Her Life series, which is a super-sexy serialized tale of one tempestuous woman thoroughly in love with two men and their fight to see which Dom will come out on top. These characters are <strong>very</strong> special to me, so I hope you enjoy them, too.</p>
<p>Since it’s December, and I know some of you are probably a little chilly (don&#8217;t even get me started on how much I hate winter), I thought I&#8217;d heat you up with a little blurb and excerpt from the book:</p>
<p><em>Raine Kendall has been in love with her boss, Macen Hammerman, for years. Determined to make the man notice that she’s a grown woman with desires and needs, she pours out her heart and offers her body to him—only to be crushingly rejected. But when his friend, very single, very sexy Liam O’Neill watches the other Dom refuse to act on his obvious feelings for Raine, he resolves to step in and do whatever it takes to help Hammer find happiness again, even rousing his friend’s possessive instincts by making the girl a proposition too tempting to refuse. But he never imagines that he’ll end up falling for her himself.</em></p>
<p><em>Hammer has buried his lust for Raine for years. After rescuing the budding runaway from an alley behind his exclusive BDSM Dungeon, he has come to covet the pretty submissive. But tragedy has taught him that he can never be what she needs. So he watches over her while struggling to keep his distance. Liam’s crafty plan blindsides Hammer, especially when he sees how determined his friend is to possess Raine for his own. Hammer isn’t ready to give the lovely submissive over to any other Dom, but can he heal from his past and fight for her? Or will he lose Raine if she truly gives herself—heart, body, and soul—to Liam?</em></p>
<p><strong>EXCERPT</strong></p>
<p>Liam raised his fist and knocked on the door. Raine whipped her head around, hope brimming in her eyes. It visibly died when she realized he wasn’t Hammer.</p>
<p>She surprised him when she cast her gaze to the floor submissively. “Hi, Liam. Sir. Um, if you’re here because you’re worried or something, I’ll be fine. I’ll bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies and be as good as new.”</p>
<p>So sweet. And lying. Eventually, he’d both soothe and paddle her until she learned to be honest, but for now he simply tried to set her at ease. “While I’ve little doubt about your culinary skills, since your baked goods are most excellent, I doubt they’ll mend your woes, lass. Show me your hands.”</p>
<p>Obediently, Raine held them out. Liam stepped closer, taking her wrists in his grip and examining her fingers. “You’ve a few wee cuts, but nothing serious.” He gave her a smile and gently kissed her palm. “I think you’ll live.”</p>
<p>She stiffened. “I told you I’m fine.”</p>
<p>“Your hands, yes. What about your heart?” He watched her shoulders slump. “I’ve come with a proposition. Would you hear me out?”</p>
<p>He had to win her consent—and give her hope—or she would leave and take Hammer’s only chance of healing with her.</p>
<p>Raine sent him a wary glance. “I guess.”</p>
<p>Liam sidled closer cautiously, careful not to give her cause to bolt. “Would you be adverse to me training you?”</p>
<p>At his words, her startling blue eyes widened, sucking him in like a whirlpool. He’d surprised her. Almost an instant later, she opened her mouth, regret already softening her face.</p>
<p>Before she could refuse him, he cut in. “How much longer will you let your own happiness be denied? Why not seek it with someone ready to appreciate the beauty you are?”</p>
<p>He watched her, following her every nervous gesture: her slight shrug, the tilt of her head, the rise and fall of her chest, the cant of her hip as she leaned back against the counter. Her innate grace and the subtle feminine scent he inhaled as he drew closer sent blood rushing to his cock unexpectedly. The primal reaction surprised him, but he was male, and Raine was lovely, after all.</p>
<p>As he looked into her haunting eyes, he knew yet another reason Hammer had kept this one for his own. Innocence. Fear. Hunger. A swirling mirror to her soul lay just beyond reach. Interesting. A heady challenge.</p>
<p>She bit the fullness of her lower lip. It only took that instant to make him want to comfort her. But that wasn’t all. Lust to taste her sweet mouth, touch her, lay her back and—</p>
<p>He shoved the urge down and told his stiff cock to take a rest.</p>
<p>“I don’t understand.” She blinked up at him. “You want to train…me?”</p>
<p>“I think you need it. And you deserve it. I admire your spirit and your grace. I can’t imagine that you want to wilt away, pining for unrequited love.”</p>
<p>Her mouth pinched. “What’s in it for you? You saw my stupid display earlier.”</p>
<p>The girl needed reassurance. Liam reached for her and pulled her into his arms. The act nestled her pillowy breasts against his chest, her soft curves against his body. An intriguing musky lily scent wafted from her pale, smooth skin. A vision flashed across his brain of Raine beneath him, crying out as he fucked his way deep inside her.</p>
<p>Liam sucked in a shocked breath. He forced himself to think about something else—anything else. Absently, he rubbed her back, his thoughts racing. What the hell? Sure, he’d thought Raine was stunning when he’d first arrived at Shadows. Her inky hair and eloquent blue eyes turned heads every night. But now that he had her close, everything about her called not only to the Dom in him, but to the man as well. He needed to get his head screwed on straight, for Hammer’s sake.</p>
<p>“It isn’t your fault. You care for Hammer, and he’s&#8230;well, he’s got a few issues he needs to be sorting out, for sure. While he does, wouldn’t you like to learn about true submission so you might be ready for him? Have you ever wished to stretch a bit, find out if you truly have the courage to submit?”</p>
<p>The way her breath caught before she blushed and jerked her gaze to the floor again suggested that his idea intrigued her.</p>
<p>Liam curled a finger under her chin, raising her face to his once more, and had to steel himself against another shocking jolt of lust. “You have, haven’t you?”</p>
<p>“I want to be what Hammer needs, but I don’t know for certain that I have the self-discipline to kneel and hold my tongue. I’ve never had the opportunity to try.” She swallowed, honesty paining her expression. “But I still don’t understand what’s in it for you.”</p>
<p>“You’re a beauty, for sure. Touching you will be no hardship, lass.” Right now, he hated how true that was. “From what I’ve seen, you can be a mouthy wench who would benefit from a red ass now and again.” He forced himself to wink and grin.<br />
After a split second of waiting for her reaction, her eyes flashed wide. Then she bestowed on him the sweetest sound he’d heard in months, her unbridled laughter.</p>
<p>“There’s a girl.” His smile became real. “Let me help you. I see your need. I enjoy molding and teaching.” He cupped her cheek. “You should be cherished and nurtured, and I’d be honored to give that to you, Raine. Are you game?”</p>
<p>Indecision washed over her face. Liam found himself holding his breath, praying she’d say yes. Hammer needed her…and Liam staggered with his own need to touch her—at least once. It wasn’t noble, and he wasn’t proud of it. But she was so damn fuckable, and he was just a man. This lust would pass.</p>
<p>“You don’t seem like the sort to do something halfway. You’ll want to lay my soul bare, won’t you? Make me show you all the broken parts?” She crossed her arms over her chest, nudging him back. “If I show you, are you going to run like Hammer, too?”</p>
<p>He uncrossed her arms and leaned closer. Now he could hear her softly indrawn breaths, see her fine trembling. Desire surged. Liam couldn’t stop himself; he curled a hand around her shoulder, eliminating her personal space, and brushed his palm down to fasten on the curve of her waist. “I never run from a challenge I’ve set my mind on. Yes, I intend to split your soul wide open like a ripe peach, study you until I know well every piece of the intriguing puzzle you are, down to the last detail, lovely. Then, I mean to put you back together with my touch and make it worth your while.”</p>
<p>Raine looked half terrified. “Wow, that’s awfully honest.”</p>
<p>“Best to set the expectation up front.”</p>
<p>She let out a deep breath and fidgeted, trying to drop her gaze once more. He didn’t allow it, lifting her chin again and bending until their eyes met. “Answer me, Raine. Yes or no?”</p>
<p>“I-I’ve wanted a good Dom. I thought it would be Hammer, but…” She closed her eyes and frowned.</p>
<p>Liam bit his tongue. She wanted to feel valued above all else—needed it. He tucked that knowledge in the back of his head and let her continue. “But?”</p>
<p>“I can’t be less than honest with you. You know where my heart is. As much as I would love to explore everything you could teach me—really, I would—I don’t know if I could give you the devotion you deserve. And I doubt Hammer would ever give his consent, even for you. It might be better for us all if I just left.”</p>
<p>He trapped her against the counter in an instant, pressing his body to hers. Her lips parted in question. Her wide gaze jumped to his, then she focused on his mouth. An electric jolt rattled down his spine. Damn, she was potent.</p>
<p>Yanking her soft curves flush against the hard ridges of his body, he ached to dig his fingers into her hair, pull her lips under his, and eat away at her mouth until she moaned. Liam forced himself to stop. This wasn’t about him, but Hammer. And Raine.</p>
<p>Dragging in a rough breath, he palmed her nape tenderly with one hand, fingers teasing the perfect pink shell of her ear with the other before trailing down to caress her throat. Finally, he settled his hand on her chest, just above her plump breast. Her breathing changed to soft pants. He could feel her heart beating madly under his palm. She wasn’t immune to him. An intoxicating rush of power filled him.</p>
<p>Then he took her wrists in his free hand and brought her arms up slowly, bracing them against the cabinets above, her breath caught. A triumph he didn’t welcome spiked inside him. Still, he bent to Raine, giving her ample time to push him away. She didn’t. Her tongue swept nervously across her upper lip. His cock jerked. Then he couldn’t stop himself from seizing her mouth with his own, capturing her gasp.</p>
<p>Soft. So fucking soft. And sweet. Bloody hell… Pleasure fired through his blood like a potent drug as he delved inside. She melted beneath him.</p>
<p>Curling his tongue around hers, he feasted on her addicting flavor, hungry to memorize it. One kiss melted into the next, and he devoured her, inhaling her into his lungs. She turned to liquid desire against him, wild and tumultuous. One leg slid surreptitiously around his, capturing his calf, pulling him in tighter against her small frame, splitting her thighs open. He should pass up that perfect invitation, but he didn’t. Instead, he ground himself against her pussy, leaving her no doubt that he desired her. Despite Raine’s little skirt, her flesh burned him. A low groan ripped from his throat. He didn’t need air or space or tomorrow, just more of her. Right fucking now.</p>
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<p>One Dom To Love is currently for sale in most electronic formats at all the of the usual places:</p>
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<p>We should have the print copies for sale soon&#8211;maybe even as early as next week.  I’ll be sure to let you know!</p>
<p>I hope you&#8217;ll enjoy following this tale. We&#8217;re planning on releasing the next installment, The Yound And The Submissive, sometime in 2013. I&#8217;m tentatively going to say late in May, but don&#8217;t hold me to that yet.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t wait to hear what you think, especially if you&#8217;ve read the book, so leave a comment here.  I’ll choose a random comment and the winner will get a copy as soon as the print volume is available!</p>
<p>Happy December and happy reading! Look for information about my Wicked Lovers Christmas story, Wicked All The Way, very soon!</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all those in the U.S., I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday. Mine was spent with friends and good food, which was exactly what I wanted. I have so much to be thankful for, and I hope you had lots of bounty to enjoy this year. I&#8217;m going to take this Whisper to [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For all those in the U.S., I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday. Mine was spent with friends and good food, which was exactly what I wanted. I have so much to be thankful for, and I hope you had lots of bounty to enjoy this year.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m going to take this Whisper to update everyone on some news items. First, thank you all for joining me in my new home on the web and the fantastic feedback. I am happy to announce Alyson LaBarge is the winner of the NOOK Tablet!  Congratulations, Alyson. Look for your prize to arrive soon.</p>
<p><a  href="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/OneDomToLove-cvr7.jpg" class="thickbox no_icon" rel="gallery-3971" title="OneDomToLove-cvr"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4008" title="OneDomToLove-cvr" src="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/OneDomToLove-cvr7-187x300.jpg" alt="" width="187" height="300" /></a>I&#8217;ve talked about it for months and had a GORGEOUS cover to share, but I&#8217;m thrilled to finally say the e-release of <a  href="http://shaylablack.com/books/one-dom-to-love/overview/"><strong>One Dom To Love</strong></a> will be December 4! The print volume will likely follow in January. This is the first of the brand new series, The Doms of Her Life, with authors Jenna Jacob and Isabella LaPearl. I&#8217;m hoping to post a lovely, juicy excerpt or two here soon!</p>
<p>On the Wicked Lovers front, I&#8217;m working hard to get my Christmas novella, Wicked All The Way, to everyone by mid-December. This will be a second-chance-at-love story about Hunter, Logan, and Kimber&#8217;s father, Caleb (aka the Colonel) and Kata&#8217;s mom, Carlotta. More on that soon!</p>
<p>In the Audiobook department, <strong>Delicious</strong> and <strong>Surrender To Me </strong>have been released within the last few weeks with the same talented narrator, Lexi Maynard. Copies are available at online retailers like Amazon and Barnes &amp; Noble, plus they&#8217;re downloadable from Audible.com. Just yesterday, I received a <em>tentative</em> schedule from the audio book publisher for the rest of the Wicked Lovers series:<br />
<strong>Belong To Me </strong>is slated for a February release<br />
<strong>Mine To Hold </strong>will be available in March<br />
<strong>Ours To Love</strong> will release with the original print and eBook in May.</p>
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<p><a  href="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/TheirVirginPrincess_high-res_FINAL4.jpg" class="thickbox no_icon" rel="gallery-3971" title="TheirVirginPrincess_high-res_FINAL"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4010" title="TheirVirginPrincess_high-res_FINAL" src="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/TheirVirginPrincess_high-res_FINAL4-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a>Then, for all who have asked, the 4<sup>th</sup> installment in the Masters of Ménage series, <strong>Their Virgin Princess</strong>, written with Lexi Blake, should be available in January (print in February). We&#8217;re working on it now, so more as this develops.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve recently worked through some router and computer issues, as well as the learning curve for this new site, but I think I&#8217;ve just about put all that behind me, so I should be providing regular updates here, via newsletter, and my Facebook fan page.</p>
<p>Love to all!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[This little whisper is short and sweet. I&#8217;ve been down with a sinus infection, but still hard at work on a couple of projects. Life continues to be crazy (two weeks of madness to go!), and my office has no floor (don&#8217;t even get me started on that subject&#8230;ugh!). BUT I tried to share this [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a  href="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Happy-Halloweenie.jpg" class="thickbox no_icon" rel="gallery-3956" title="Happy Halloweenie"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3957" title="Happy Halloweenie" src="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Happy-Halloweenie-202x300.jpg" alt="" width="202" height="300" /></a>This little whisper is short and sweet. I&#8217;ve been down with a sinus infection, but still hard at work on a couple of projects. Life continues to be crazy (two weeks of madness to go!), and my office has no floor (don&#8217;t even get me started on that subject&#8230;ugh!). BUT I tried to share this pic this morning with all the folks who have liked my Facebook page. The site took it down and gave me a warning for being naughty. Imagine that.. Me, naughty?  Ha! Anyway, I&#8217;m sharing it here for everyone who missed it. Or just wanted a little extra &#8220;boo&#8221; before the day ended. Hope you&#8217;re all having a wickedly spooky day!</p>
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		<title>A Bit of Fantasy&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayla Black</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m doing the happy squee dance today. My novella, Her Fantasy Men, releases today as a standalone eBook special for the cool price of $3.99. The story originally appeared in the FourPlay anthology, but now it&#8217;s available electronically all by itself! Here&#8217;s a little blurb&#8230; Kelsey Rena is an enigma. She’s a girly-girl who’s wild for [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a  href="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/her_fantasy_men_thumb1.jpg" class="thickbox no_icon" rel="gallery-3924" title="her_fantasy_men_thumb"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3925" title="her_fantasy_men_thumb" src="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/her_fantasy_men_thumb1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a>I&#8217;m doing the happy squee dance today. My novella, Her Fantasy Men, releases today as a standalone eBook special for the cool price of $3.99. The story originally appeared in the FourPlay anthology, but now it&#8217;s available electronically all by itself! Here&#8217;s a little blurb&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Kelsey Rena is an enigma. She’s a girly-girl who’s wild for football, craves action movies, and loves knocking back a cold beer with her three best friends–all male. She’s a puzzle, too, when it comes to sex. Here are three hot guys always ready and within reach and she’s never seemed interested. So who is the lucky mystery man satisfying the girl of their secret dreams? The three pals plan to find out. And when they do, they’ll see a side of Kelsey they’ve only dared to fantasize about.</em></p>
<p>You can check out the reviews <a  title="HFM reviews" href="http://shaylablack.com/books/her-fantasy-men/praise/" target="_blank">here</a> and all the buy links <a  title="Her Fantasy Men Overview" href="http://shaylablack.com/books/her-fantasy-men/overview/" target="_blank">here</a>. There&#8217;s also an excerpt available <a  title="HFM excerpt" href="http://shaylablack.com/books/her-fantasy-men/excerpt/" target="_blank">here</a>. BUT one of the reasons I&#8217;m so excited about Whispers is that I can give readers much longer excerpts than I can put on Facebook or Twitter. So here&#8217;s a snippet of a scene that always made me giggle. Rhys is Kelsey&#8217;s next door neighbor and, after deciding with her boss (Jeremy) and her best friend (Tucker) that they want to know who Kelsey is fantasizing about, he&#8217;s sneaked into her house to look for clues to that mystery. Jeremy has distracted Kelsey with a phone call so that Rhys can get in place, but once the hot fireman is inside the house, he sees A LOT more than he bargained for!</p>
<p><strong>Extra juicy excerpt</strong> (with some adult language and themes):</p>
<p>With a shake of his head, Rhys slipped into Kelsey’s private domain and spied her little red bikini on the pale carpet. His cock hardened in a painful rush. She’d looked fabulous in it, laughing, playing hostess, so natural and unaware of how gorgeous she looked with dancing dark eyes and her riot of brownish-red curls. He knew she looked even better without the bikini.</p>
<p>“No, sir. Really, I’m tipsy. And tired. I promise I’ll be in early.”</p>
<p>Damn it, Jeremy hadn’t been able to get her out of the house. So now his time was really limited. Rhys forced himself to focus.</p>
<p>He looked across her dresser, scattered with car keys, jewelry, and other knickknacks. Nothing that stood out. Her rumpled bed was unmade, her tiny nightstand covered by a little lamp, a candle, and what looked like a fairly racy romance. Did that cover have a woman with more than one guy on the front?</p>
<p>As he reached for it, he heard Kelsey say, “Yes, I know you’ll reprimand me, sir. Whatever you feel is necessary, I understand.” She paused. “Good night.”</p>
<p>Then she slammed the phone in its cradle and began stomping down the hall, her footsteps echoing across the hardwood floors.</p>
<p>Hide! He hustled into the shadowed confines of her walk-in closet and scrambled behind her dresses along the back wall, praying she wouldn’t find him before he could get out. Otherwise, he’d have to have a good explanation for being here. Which he didn’t. And there would be hell to pay.</p>
<p>Kelsey entered her bedroom with a shaky sigh and darted straight for her nightstand. Through the crack in the door, he could see her wrench open a drawer. She withdrew a pair of rumpled paper bags and tore into them. As she extracted the items, Rhys clenched his fists to hold in his groan.</p>
<p>Her battery-operated rabbit and a slender, curved vibrator.</p>
<p>She was going to masturbate. Fuck!</p>
<p>Plopping her items on the bed, Kelsey tore off her cover-up, put her iPod buds in her ears, switched the MP3 player on, then lay down. Her skin looked so flawless and fair against the dark sheets. Her breathing picked up, lifting her chest with each inhalation, her hard nipples stabbing the air. Rhys got hard all over again. Yes, he loved watching her through her window, but to be mere feet away from her? Surely, he’d spontaneously combust.</p>
<p>Before moving next door to Kelsey, he’d preferred tall, skinny girls with straight hair and sun-kissed skin. One look at Kelsey and he’d barely looked at another woman. When he’d met her, heard her laugh, experienced her warmth, he’d been a goner.</p>
<p>She closed her eyes, took a deep breath. Time to call the others for a backup plan. It went against his grain to let the others in on her private moments, many of which he’d watched from his bedroom window, dick in hand . . . but he might not get out of Kelsey’s house undetected without their help. Damn it.</p>
<p>He hit Tucker’s speed dial. Not a second later, her friend picked up. “What did you find?”</p>
<p>“Hang on a second,” he whispered, not knowing how loud her iPod might be.</p>
<p>Then he flipped over and dialed Jeremy, who answered immediately. “Well?”</p>
<p>Rhys conferenced the men in together. “I didn’t find anything helpful, and now, she’s masturbating. I’m hiding in her closet, trying to figure out how in the hell I’m going to get out without getting caught. Ideas?”</p>
<p>“Masturbating?” Tucker choked.</p>
<p>“Yeah. She’s naked on the bed with her sex toys. And she looks flaming hot.”</p>
<p>“Goddammit,” Jeremy growled. “Don’t look at her.”</p>
<p>“Bite me,” Rhys tossed back. “She’s ten feet in front of me. Of course I’m going to look.”</p>
<p>“Would she hear the phone ring?” Kelsey’s boss snapped. “If I can get your eyes off her by calling again—”</p>
<p>“She wouldn’t hear it. She’s listening to her iPod. But I can’t walk past her; she might see me.”</p>
<p>Moonlight and the nearby streetlamp filtered light through the slats in the blinds. Rhys watched Kelsey preparing to get down to business. He had to restrain a groan at the sight.</p>
<p>“Oh, hell! She’s cupping her breasts.” Her voluptuous, full, mouthwatering breasts. “And she’s pinching her nipples. Damn . . .”</p>
<p>Jeremy groused out a curse. “If you’re going to watch this, you’re going to share details. Every one of them.”</p>
<p>The tone set Rhys on edge. “Fuck off.”</p>
<p>“I helped you get into her house with a phone call and a plan,” Jeremy argued. “Tucker lent you his key. If such a gorgeous sight is going to fall into your lap, you’re going to share with us. Or we won’t help you with an exit strategy.”</p>
<p>As if he hadn’t proven it time and again, Jeremy displayed once more why he was one of the most sought-after attorneys inTexas. The man could flat argue with anyone and win.</p>
<p>“Fine.” Rhys ground out between clenched teeth. “She’s scraping her nipples with her fingernails.”</p>
<p>Rhys could feel their excitement over the phone. He felt the same keen sense of arousal . . . which only multiplied when Kelsey slid a hand across the flat of her abdomen, caressing down to the inside of her thigh. Her legs parted. He swallowed.</p>
<p>“Touch me . . .” she murmured. “Yes.”</p>
<p>She dipped her fingers inside her pussy, and Rhys nearly lost his mind.</p>
<p>Tucker choked. “D-did she just beg someone to touch her?”</p>
<p>Fucking hell . . . “Yeah.”</p>
<p>“Any idea who she wants doing the touching?”</p>
<p>“Where is she imagining someone touching her?” Jeremy barked.</p>
<p>Before he could answer, Kelsey lifted her fingers from between her legs, and Rhys got a good glimpse. “Fuck, she’s wet.”</p>
<p>“You see her pussy?” Jeremy demanded.</p>
<p>“That’s a terrible word,” Tucker chastised.</p>
<p>Jeremy scoffed. “You like cunt better?”</p>
<p>Rhys ignored them. “It’s her fingers. They’re wet.”</p>
<p>Tucker swallowed. “She really touched herself?”</p>
<p>“Dude, she does it all the time.” Rhys rolled his eyes.</p>
<p>Her friend let out a shaky breath. “I think I’m going to explode.”</p>
<p>Easy to relate to that feeling, especially when Kelsey began a slow, rhythmic rubbing of her clit.</p>
<p>“Please . . . ” She groaned. “Like that. Oh, yes . . .” Her hips lifted. “I want it . . .”</p>
<p>“Damn it,” Jeremy snarled. “I’ll give it to her. Relentlessly. Until she begs me to stop. When she does, I’ll just give her more.”</p>
<p>Not if Rhys had anything to say about it. That would be his privilege.</p>
<p>“But I can’t,” she whimpered. “Too much . . .”</p>
<p>Damn it, who did she picture sharing her pleasure with? What the hell did her imaginary lover do? Say?</p>
<p>A moment later, she grabbed the slender wand, flipped it on, and eased it inside her. Her back bowed off the bed as it disappeared inside her body.</p>
<p>“Oh my God . . .” she cried.</p>
<p>“What?” Tucker and Jeremy both snapped.</p>
<p>“She’s using her vibrator.”</p>
<p>Kelsey punctuated Rhys’s announcement with a cry of pleasure. It filled the room, heating his blood. On the phone, Tucker groaned. Jeremy’s silence had its own sound of careful restraint. He hoped neither of them had taken their cocks in hand. The last thing he wanted was to hear some other guy get off to Kelsey’s cries of pleasure.</p>
<p>Though he had to admit, he was tempted to stroke himself in time to her moans.</p>
<p>With one hand, she thrust the slim wand in and out of her hungry body, the sounds of her juicy flesh pushing the edge of his restraint. Finally having a soundtrack to this visual was killing him.</p>
<p>With the other hand, she groped for her rabbit. She found the base first, flipped it on, then clutched the buzzing purple toy and dragged it between her legs, settling it right over her clit.</p>
<p>“Yes! God, yes! I need it! That’s so good . . .”</p>
<p>“I can’t listen to this and do nothing. I’m coming over there,” Jeremy growled.</p>
<p>Everything inside Rhys protested. “Stay where you are, damn it. You’re going to help me get out of here when she’s done, but this isn’t a party.”</p>
<p>She gasped. “Please. Oh God . . .”</p>
<p>“I can’t take it,” Tucker muttered. “What is she doing?”</p>
<p>Flushing. Arching her back. Biting her lip. Clutching her toys. Moaning. And . . .</p>
<p>“Coming.”</p>
<p>“I love you . . . you . . . you…” Kelsey panted.</p>
<p>Then she rent the air with a sharp, high-pitched cry that went on, became a low growl of satisfaction that nearly had Rhys climaxing in his jeans.</p>
<p>“I’m going to paddle that woman’s ass for this torture as soon as I get my hands on her,” Jeremy promised.</p>
<p>“You can’t hit a woman!” Tucker protested.</p>
<p>Before Rhys could say that he wouldn’t mind seeing Kelsey with a pink bottom, her boss answered. “How likely are you to forget the sound of her orgasm? Ever? How many times will you play it in your head the next few days? Weeks? Months? How many times will you masturbate to it and wish to God you were hearing it in person because you’d given her that much pleasure? How many times after your self-induced orgasm will you be bitterly disappointed that you were only torturing yourself with the sound because you don’t know who the fuck she’s fantasizing about when she brings herself to climax?”</p>
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<p>The contest for the Nook Tablet is now closed. I&#8217;ll be announcing the winner this weekend. In the mean time, you never know who I&#8217;ll gift with a copy of Her Fantasy Men just for commenting here. Happy reading&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Welcome to Whispers!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayla Black</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Whispers! It’s not just a part of my website, and it’s not a blog. It’s for the savvy reader who comes by for that little extra something they’ll see first here—and maybe exclusively! That might be a newsflash or a special contest or a juicy long excerpt of an upcoming book. Stop by often. You never know what I might be whispering in your ear next.</p>
<div id="attachment_3569" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 90px"><a  href="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/07-Ours_to_Love.jpg" class="thickbox no_icon" rel="gallery-3535" title="ours to love_layouts"><img class="wp-image-3569 " title="ours to love_layouts" src="http://shaylablack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/07-Ours_to_Love-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="80" height="121" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">click to enlarge</p></div>
<p>To kick off the launch of Whispers and my new site, I have two special goodies. The first is the new cover for <strong><em>Ours To Love</em></strong> (Wicked Lovers 7, out May 7). You are the first to see it here! It’s a bit of a departure from previous covers, but I absolutely love it. I think it’s gorgeous and elegant and I’m incredibly happy with the outcome. Between the title and the image of three glasses it says a lot about the content of the book without actually depicting people on the cover. I’d love to hear what you think!</p>
<p>Lastly, here’s my release schedule for the next few months (and there’s a point to this!)</p>
<p>Fall 2012: <strong><em>One Dom To Love</em></strong> &#8211; Doms of Her Life series, book 1</p>
<p>Holiday 2012: <strong><em>Wicked All The Way</em></strong> – A Wicked Lovers Christmas novella</p>
<p>December 2012: <strong><em>Their Virgin Princess</em></strong> – Masters of Ménage, book 4</p>
<p>Spring 2013: <strong><em>His Lady Bride</em></strong> – Brothers In Arms, book 1 (historical reprint)</p>
<p>Spring 2013: <strong><em>Their Virgin Hostage</em></strong> – Masters of Ménage, book 5</p>
<p>May 7: <strong><em>Ours To Love</em></strong> – Wicked Lovers, book 7</p>
<p>So (now for the fun part), tell me which book you’re most excited about and why. For every person who comments here (not for each comment, however), I will enter you in a drawing to win a new Nook Tablet! You only have a few days, so be quick. I’ll be posting a winner and another Whisper soon.</p>
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