Loved it! My inner history nerd had a little geekgasm.

I’m sort of in love with Jackson Pearce for doing this video…

Also, I love that her name is Jackson.

The Shadow Unveiled by Alina Morgan

Arielle Thompson never expected to fall in love, but now that Jackson is back in her life, she’s got to make room for him in more ways than one. Never mind sorting out living spaces, she has to convince her boss at Shadowguard, the FBI’s top-secret paranormal division, that an alien vampire would be a benefit to their team. But they get their chance to prove Jackson’s worth when reports of blood magic and demonic sacrifices deep in Louisiana surface. Investigation reveals the situation is far more serious than they previously suspected, and Jackson and Arielle must depend on each other once again for survival.

Buy it here!

Wasteland: The Priestess by R.G. Alexander

Damn the rules, damn the gods…even if he has to share her, she belongs to him.

High Priestess Xian has followed the Path of the Peaceful Sun since she was chosen at birth. Yet the joy she receives from helping others is overshadowed by her growing belief that the world they live in is…wrong.

At a crossroads, unsure of her ability to do her job—unsure of anything—she journeys to the ruins of the old city, hoping to uncover secrets that will give her clarity. Instead she finds the path to her goal clouded by an unexpected desire for her handsome guard, Hel, and for the battered stranger they find along the way.

Hel can’t prevent Xian from reaching out to the mysterious Siraj, but there is danger in allowing him to stay. Siraj belongs to no caste, follows no rules but his own. And Xian’s fascination with him makes Hel’s blood boil. No one can know that Hel has always loved her, or the secret he’s kept hidden for years. But Siraj’s advances and Xian’s curiosity force Hel to cross lines he never before dared…

Warning: The word of the day is Voyeurism. Oh, and explicit sex with two men and one previously repressed High Priestess. Bi ménage, anal sex, oral sex, kissing, licking, rimming, author blushing …so you know it must be good.

Buy it here!

And buy the other Wasteland books here: The Wanderer, The Whore, and The Breeder.

Thanks to Shelli Stevens who nominated me for the Bald Faced Liar game! How does this work? I’ve posted seven statements about myself below. At least one is true and all the rest are lies. Anyone want to take a guess on which is true?

I’m supposed to tagged a few bloggers of my own, but I’m just going to say if you want to do it, you can take up the challenge! Tag, you’re it!

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1. I write inspirational romance.
2. I’m flat-chested and have never had to wear a bra in my life.
3. I’m f*cking Ben Affleck. (Because Shelli is f*cking Matt Damon)
4. I almost sold my cousin to a brothel in Mexico.
5. All my friends are younger than me.
6. I’m reading a book about Gustave Flaubert and his favorite prostitutes in Cairo.
7. I have a fetish for clowns.

Hey all! If you’re looking to join up with a new loop that’ll have contests and chatting and information about new releases from the Smutketeers, we just formed a new Yahoo loop for the group.

Join us! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smutketeers

Janice Hawkins is on a mission, and it doesn’t include getting wrapped up—or naked—with Delroi warrior Falkor Trace. No matter how appealing and sexy he is.

She’s determined to infiltrate the shadowy Tel Group homebased on Earth. The secretive organization of telepaths trained her, used her for dishonorable means, and may have been behind the death of her parents. When word reaches her the organization is once again recruiting minors, she knows the time has come to act. She may not be left standing at the end, but she’s taking them with her.

Falkor is intrigued by Janice—enough to follow her to Earth—but when he begins digging, he discovers she is a mix of lies and secrets. Unraveling them exposes a woman of courage and honor. A woman who has always walked alone. She may not be willing to admit she needs help, but he’s not about to leave her to such a dangerous undertaking on her own. But to emerge victorious, they must learn to trust each other–and time is running out.

Buy it here!

Eden Bradley’s story in the Smutketeers’ Wasteland anthology, Book Three: THE BREEDER, is out now! Buy it now at MBAM or on Amazon!

In 2012, the world came to a grinding halt as radiation hit from a massive solar storm. Crops died, animals perished, cities fell and humans became little more than beasts themselves. Under the threat of starvation, civility was reduced to mere memory. Only the strongest men survived, and physically weaker women and children wasted to nothingness.

There is only one rule in the Wasteland—survive.

Book One: THE WANDERER — Crystal Jordan, May 4, 2010
Book Two: THE WHORE — Lilli Feisty, May 11, 2010
Book Three: THE BREEDER — Eden Bradley, May 18, 2010
Book Four: THE PRIESTESS — R.G. Alexander, May 25, 2010

THE BREEDER, Book Three in the Wasteland Series

Destined to serve the desires of an entire city, all she wants is one man. Or maybe two…

Wasteland, Book 3

Born to the Temple, Nitara knows the Great Goddess’s plan for her: to bring life into what is left of an arid and wasted Earth. Since puberty she has been trained to arouse and titillate, to ensure the continuation of the human race.
As is the custom, the man captured for her is strong of blood, though considered little more than a wild animal. Yet when she looks into his eyes, she sees no primitive creature, but the man whose face and hands haunt her sensual dreams.
For Akaash, a hunter and warrior, it’s his shame that he will be sacrificed to a goddess he doesn’t believe in, for a people who are not his own, leaving behind his Wanderer clan—and his bonded lover, Dhatri. Locked in the bowels of the Temple, he has a month to ponder his fate, all while falling helplessly under the spell of the virgin temptress who will soon take his life.
With each tortuously erotic encounter, however, Akaash realizes that Nitara is as much a prisoner as he. If he can just get a message out to Dhatri, there may be a slim chance both of them can escape…

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You can find the entire Wasteland series at Samhain, and you can buy THE BREEDER there, or on Amazon! And visit the Smutketeers blog for excerpts, contests and more!

I haven’t talked about the mission to get in shape in a while, so it’s time for a little check in.

Let’s see…I plateaued hardcore for a few months there, which was depressing as all get out, but in the last month or so I’ve started losing again. Which was funny, because in the last month I’ve been traveling and at conferences, which means I wasn’t eating as well or working out as often as I do at home. For whatever reason, that kicked my system back into the, “oh, yeah…we’re downsizing right now.”

In any case, back home and back on the working out bandwagon, which means I’m dropping. Woot. I’m currently 3 pounds from a weight that I never thought I’d see again. So far to go for the final goal, but still. This is a biggie. Maybe I’ll make it by the end of the month! Wish me luck!