Heartbreaker Hop ~ You Wanna Handcuff Me to WHAT?

WINNERS!  From among all who left a comment, Draw Straws, the online app, chose Mary@SweepingMe. E-mail me  (edenconnorwritesATgmailDOTcom)  the link to your Amazon or B&N wish list, please Mary, so I can buy you a book!

From among those who gave a go at a southern drawl--and y'all did good, too!--Draw Straws chose April K. Holgate. Congratulations, April  enjoy wearing your honorary sunbonnet today, and e-mail me a link to your amazon or B&N wish list so I can hook you up with a book!

Thanks to all who dropped in for making this such a fun hop.
~E 

We've all had our hearts broken. That's what heartbreakers do, they leave behind a trail of broken-hearted women. 

Willa Davis Seachrist has had her share of heartbreak. If you find it hard to feel sympathy for her, I'd understand  After all, how much pain can a woman with a billion dollar divorce settlement actually feel?

Enough pain to set her on a unique course. As a pimp.

 (unedited excerpt from Carmine Club No. 01 Forceful Negotiations)

"I wanted this house. So, I bought it and set about restorin' it. In the process, I found Eve Carmine's diaries. This house was completed in eighteen fifty-nine. Readin' her comments about her life, I realized in the midst of all this wealth, Eve was livin' in sexual poverty. I could relate. I wasn't struck as much by what had changed for women in two hundred and fifty-three years as I was by what hasn't. Rich or poor, women still have to scrimp in one important regard. Sexual satisfaction. Too damn many of us live in sexual poverty, Teague." The elegant woman turned her back on the window.

 Her painted lips curved into the first smile Teague felt was genuine. "One day I had an epiphany. What if I could use my money and this estate to offer women the chance to explore their fantasies in a safe, consensual environment? Why not create a place where our fantasies are the ones being celebrated?"

 Sex had been a luxury for Teague, something she rarely had time to indulge in. When she did, if she'd been open about her needs, she only hit another wall of male condemnation. Yet sex was like breathing, everyone was compelled to do it. The fact sex usually left her gasping for a release that never came only made fucking less effective than air, not different. She felt the truth of Willa's words down to her soul. Hell, she could be the poster child for sexual starvation.

"Why an auction?" Before she penned the hardest part of her short statement, caution made Teague voice the concern. Roaming the estate and meeting someone she wanted to sleep with was one thing, but the way this club worked was unusual, to say the least.

Willa returned to her chair, smoothing her side swept bangs in a way that made Teague think of a cat perfecting its fur. The older blonde lowered her voice and lifted her index finger to her temple. "Men must compete in order to tap into that head space where we need them to be on our club weekends. We want them feelin' manly and confident. Competitive. Think of the auction as sexual theater."

Teague thought Willa's near-whisper a ploy to be sure the woman had her attention. She resented the tactic even as she strained to make out every word. "We need their testosterone pumpin'. The auction sets that up nicely. You'll strip and be handcuffed to one of our luggage carts. They work deliciously well."

           Poor Willa. While she's fearless when it comes to helping her friends cure their sexual starvation, take it from me, she's not gonna be a happy camper when she finds out Cupid has moved into her mansion. His mission? Help Willa find her soul mate. Not the easiest job when she's fighting Eros tooth and nail. And honey, if anyone knows how to fight dirty, it's a former Miss Georgia. 

HOP PRIZES: 

1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet

2nd Grand Prize: A $100 Amazon or B&N Gift Card

3rd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!

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For dropping in and enjoying a bit of my new series-in-progress, I'd like to offer a prize, too. 
For a chance to have me gift you ANY BOOK on your Amazon, B&N, or Kobo wish list (up to $9.99) leave a comment below, telling me how you'd feel about being in Teague's shoes, finding out you're about to take off your clothes, be handcuffed to a luggage cart, fondled by strange men you can't see, and have your most secret sex fantasy auctioned to the highest bidder--satisfaction guaranteed. For an extra entry into my drawing, post your response in your very best Georgia drawl. (Think Gone with the Wind, if you've never had the pleasure of talkin' to someone from Georgia :p)

BOOK BLOGGERS & REVIEWERS: If you'd be interested in an advance ARC of the new Carmine Club series for review, please let me know in your comments so I can forward a copy to you as soon as it's ready.) It's explicit, erotic, romantic fun.

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