Promo/Excerpt: Riding the Wolf, by Jessica Quinn & Mary Winter
Riding The Wolf by Jessica Quinn and Mary Winter
erotic shape shifter ménage (wolf)
Length: 50,000 words/novel
Release Date: 01/19/2010
BUY LINK: http://www.loose-id.com/Riding-the-Wolf.aspx
Author’s websites: http://www.marywinter.com and http://www.jessicaquinn.com
BLURB:
Red Taylor thought she had it all: her wonderful lover Daniel and the career she’d always wanted. For years, she’d trained her grandmother’s horse, in hopes of becoming the first woman to win the Kentucky Derby. Then an envelope arrived, full of graphic pictures of murdered women—and a note telling her she was next.
Detective Jack Kennedy was assigned by the police to protect her. But Jack has his own secret: an attack three years ago infected him with lycanthropy, and every full moon he struggles to control his inner beast. His hunger for Red makes it harder to control the creature inside him, but giving in to those desires will inevitably infect her, too—and in turning her into a predator, prevent her from ever riding again.
Daniel has been Red’s lover for years, but before Red, he dated men as well as women. He resents Jack for wanting Red, but at the same time, he’s fighting his own lusts for Jack.
Can Red, Jack, and Daniel figure out a way to make each other happy? And can Jack and Daniel keep Red safe, or will the Axeman claim his next victim?
EXCERPT:
The rest of the night was no less awkward, and though ten o’clock was an early bedtime for both Red and Daniel, she was glad to scurry off to the bedroom, leaving Jack alone to catch the evening news and the late night talk shows if he wanted. She stripped out of her jeans and T-shirt and tossed them into the laundry hamper along with her bra, panties, and socks.
“Tired, hon?” Daniel asked, coming up behind her and wrapping his arms around her.
“Not really,” she murmured, lowering her voice to something that was almost a whisper. Although she knew the detective couldn’t hear through the house’s walls, she still felt self-conscious knowing he was right in the next room. “But I don’t think I’ve gotten quite used to having a houseguest yet. You remember the weekend your little sister came up from college and spent the weekend here?”
He nodded. Rachel had been just eighteen then, and all she’d wanted to do when she got away from New Orleans and her parents was smoke, dance, drink, go clubbing, and screw. They’d come home from a movie one night to find her on the couch completely naked with a guy whose name she was too drunk to remember.
“Yeah, I can imagine you’re a little put off of folks staying overnight since then,” he purred in her ear, slowly sweeping his hands up her sides to cup her breasts. She shivered, arching back against him, feeling his cock rigid against her bare ass.
Behind her Daniel stifled a moan, and Red gasped at the surge of wetness that filled her pussy. Though their sex life had never been lukewarm, something about earlier today with the police officers and the chance that they might walk in on them had turned up the heat a notch. Now, knowing Jack lay in the other room, made her want to put on another show.
Thinking about Jack reminded her why he was here. The pictures. Her supposed stalker. Daniel’s hand found her breast, and he caressed a nipple between his thumb and forefinger. He rolled it back and forth, a gentle seduction like the lulling of waves against the side of a boat. His hands on her body told her not to think about anything but his touch, and how good it could make her feel. So did the erection pressing against her buttocks. And though she’d never been a woman to hide from anything, that was exactly what she wanted to do right now — hide in the security Daniel offered her.
“Bet you wish it was the hot detective doing this to you,” Daniel said as he licked a path down the column of her neck. His free hand splayed across her hand where it rested against his thigh, then around to her sex. He trailed his fingers along her slick labia, inching them ever so closer to her swollen clit.
“Mmm mmm,” Red murmured. “If I sucked your dick, you’d probably think the same thing.”
Daniel stifled his deep, masculine laughter against the crook of her neck. “Yeah, but his pussy isn’t as sweet as yours.” He dipped a finger inside as if to prove his point.
“It’s not his pussy that interests you, Counsel,” she countered, once more falling back on her habit of teasing him with lawyer-speak.
“The defense rests, but not for long.” He nipped the side of her throat, and the sudden, sharp pleasure-pain was enough to drive all thoughts from her mind. Spinning her, he toppled her to the bed.
Red landed face first. She had just enough time to grab fistfuls of comforter and lift her ass in offering before Daniel was there. He blazed a trail down her spine with his lips, long sweeping caresses of his arms over her ribs, sensitizing her skin to a fever pitch. In the back of her mind she suspected Daniel liked pounding into her from behind, if only because it mimicked his male partners so well. She didn’t care, not when he made her feel the way he did.
He cupped the insides of her thighs and spread them, licking her clit and labia. He started softly, then increased the pressure with every stroke. Back and forth, up and down — he left no inch of her pussy untouched.
Red whimpered. She swallowed hard against the rising tide of her release. How he knew she needed it hard and fast, she didn’t know, but right now she could kiss him for it. Except, she’d somehow managed to grab a pillow and used it to muffle her cries. She hoped — hell, after what Daniel revealed he’d seen, she prayed — that they were being quiet enough, but Jack was a cop. There was no way to be sure.
Daniel pulled away, and she growled at the loss of contact. “Fuck me,” she ordered, looking over her shoulder to see him rearing up behind her. His cock pointed straight at her, fully hard with a drop of precum on the tip. To think of that thick rod deep inside her had her inner walls clenching with anticipation.
He rubbed the head of his cock back and forth against her wet folds. “Bet you’re not thinking about him now,” he said as he inched into her.
“Bet you’re not either. Oh God, that feels so damn good,” she moaned, leaning back against his slender yet muscled frame. He reached between her legs to toy with her clit.
“Please,” Red whimpered. The finger between her legs tormented her with the promise of the ecstasy his cock would bring. She undulated her hips. The sheer act of keeping her words muffled heightened her pleasure. To think Jack might be in his room, hearing the tiny sounds of their sex, sent a fresh wash of cream to her cunt.
First excerpt from Riding the Wolf
Riding The Wolf by Jessica Quinn and Mary Winter
erotic shape shifter ménage (wolf)
Length: 50,000 words/novel
Release Date: 01/19/2010
BUY LINK: http://www.loose-id.com/Riding-the-Wolf.aspx
Author’s websites: http://www.marywinter.com and http://www.jessicaquinn.com
BLURB:
Red Taylor thought she had it all: her wonderful lover Daniel and the career she’d always wanted. For years, she’d trained her grandmother’s horse, in hopes of becoming the first woman to win the Kentucky Derby. Then an envelope arrived, full of graphic pictures of murdered women—and a note telling her she was next.
Detective Jack Kennedy was assigned by the police to protect her. But Jack has his own secret: an attack three years ago infected him with lycanthropy, and every full moon he struggles to control his inner beast. His hunger for Red makes it harder to control the creature inside him, but giving in to those desires will inevitably infect her, too -— and in turning her into a predator, prevent her from ever riding again.
Daniel has been Red’s lover for years, but before Red, he dated men as well as women. He resents Jack for wanting Red, but at the same time, he’s fighting his own lusts for Jack.
Can Red, Jack, and Daniel figure out a way to make each other happy? And can Jack and Daniel keep Red safe, or will the Axeman claim his next victim?
EXCERPT:
Red watched the uniformed patrolmen try to dust her mailbox for fingerprints in the pouring rain. The onslaught of water washed away the fingerprint powder even as they applied it; she knew they were fighting a futile battle. But she was glad for their attempt. They’d already dusted the padded mailer, and collected the photos and the note in latex-gloved hands and stored them in sealed plastic bags, writing her name, the date, the address, and a case number on the outside in black permanent marker.
“No unusual phone calls or voicemail lately?” the older of the officers, a man named Wilson, asked.
“Not that I remember,” Red answered. “Daniel, you?”
He shook his head. “Nothing.”
“No packages, no vandalism? Noticed any unfamiliar cars in the neighborhood lately?”
She shrugged helplessly. “No packages or vandalism, and I really don’t pay attention to who comes and goes around here. We’re just a few blocks from the highway, so we get a lot of traffic on this street.”
Wilson nodded, noting her words down, and flipped his notepad shut. “The department is sending a detective over who’s been assigned to protect you. He should be here shortly. We’ll wait until he arrives.”
“Protect me…you mean he’ll be staying?” Red asked, startled.
“That’s right, ma’am.”
Red exchanged a glance with Daniel. While the house they shared had a guest bedroom, the thought of having a total stranger living with them until the case was closed was disturbing. “I see.”
The other officer, Dayton, nodded as well. “We’re going to step outside the house and have a look around the side and back, make sure there aren’t any broken or unlocked windows, check to make sure the phone lines haven’t been tampered with…that sort of thing.”
“All right.” Red sighed. She waited until they left and shut the front door behind them before going to lock it again. Then she turned back toward Daniel. “So much for anything more exciting tonight than sitting on the couch and watching TV…”
“Screw that,” Daniel snorted, pulling her into his arms and bending down to nibble at her ear. “If they’re making us put up with a cop in the house, then whoever they send can just bring earplugs.” He trailed his tongue down along the line of her throat to swirl it over her collarbone. She shivered, hot tendrils of lust radiating outward from the path his mouth traced, down to her breasts, and beyond. “Besides, we’d better practice being quiet.”
A delicious shiver wound its way down Red’s spine. Closing her eyes, she leaned against Daniel’s warmth. His arms tightened around her in a vise of comfort and security that she never wanted to be without. She nestled her head against his chest, knowing she shouldn’t be thinking about sex at that moment. But the only thing she could think about was living. Feeling Daniel’s cock plunging into her, his lips and hands on her breasts — that would make her feel alive.
She tilted her head toward his, finding an answering glint in his eyes when their gazes clashed. Daniel dipped his mouth to hers. The gentle kiss quickly deepened as his tongue swept across her lower lip. His erection pressed against her stomach, and she curled her fingers against his back.
“Yes,” she breathed when the need for air parted them. The desire to let him know how much she wanted — no, needed him — made her vocalize her thoughts.
Daniel stepped back, once, twice, until they moved down the short hall to their bedroom. He pulled her inside, closing the door after him. “You sure? I could just hold you,” he said.
Red’s heart melted. Her Daniel, always so thoughtful and caring, gentle to the point of tenderness. Sometimes the only thing that could cure her was a good, hard fuck. Right now was one of those times, and she knew if she provoked him enough, Daniel would be the man to give it to her. Her channel tightened just thinking about it.
She flattened her palm on his chest and shoved him toward the bed. Putting muscle behind it, she made him tumble backward. He landed on his ass on the comforter. Red grinned.
She crawled over him, pulling at her T-shirt as she went, half afraid he’d go all lovey-dovey on her. “Make me forget.”
Riding the Wolf available for ordering Tuesday, January 19th!
http://www.loose-id.com/Riding-the-Wolf.aspx
I’m really, really excited. Then again, I am every time I publish something new. It’s the same feeling you get as a child on Christmas morning, when it’s time to rush downstairs and start tearing the wrapping off your presents.
I want to thank my co-author, Mary Winter, because I couldn’t have done it without her. I want to thank all the folks at Loose Id, for believing in this story and helping us put it out there. And I want to thank all the folks who read it; I really hope you’ll have as much fun doing so as I had writing it.
12 Days of Christmas!
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Author Jessica Quinn has beaded wreaths today for the first twelve customers who buy her novella, KING OF CATS, in print or ebook form. Melody’s life changes when she rescues a cat that is more than it seems, and meets Ty Felix, who will prove to be both the helping hand she needs in her fight and the lover of which she’s always dreamed. Only $2.75, and this is one author you will not want to miss.
View Jessica’s books here:
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Today we also debut two new free stories. Lex Valentine brings you A Very Cougar Christmas. When Nikki puts her pride on the line and asks Vince to stay, passion explodes between them. Can Vince prove to Nikki that life is wonderful if you just open your heart to the possibilities? Christine Pope provides a little Mistletoe Magic. Celia is certain she’s about to experience the loneliest Christmas Eve ever. But a chance kiss from a handsome stranger leads to an evening of laughter, romance…and maybe just a little mistletoe magic.
Winter Festival at Pink Petal Books
Welcome to the Winter Festival at Pink Petal Books. While we understand that our readers celebrate different holidays and have different traditions, one thing we can all agree on is that we love to receive gifts. So, from December 10-23 we’ll be featuring participating authors. When you purchase that author’s book(s), you’ll receive a gift.
Gifts will be given to the first twelve customers on any day, and only one gift per customer, per day.
Winter Festival Schedule
December 10 - Sandra Cox is offering a snowman clip refrigerator magnet, perfect for your lists and reminders, with the purchase of her book Flower Power.
December 11 - As a thank you from Pink Petal Books, we’re offering jingle bell bracelets.
December 12 - Jessica Quinn has beaded wreaths for customers who purchases her book, King of Cats.
December 13 & 14 - It may be snowing, or it may not. However our customers will receive a snowflake ornament with their purchase.
December 15 - Connie Wood brings us beaded evergreen trees for customers who purchase her book The Veteran.
December 16 - Let it snow! There are more snowflakes for our customers.
December 17 - Lex Valentine has snowman “I <3 Reading” bookmarks for readers who want to enjoy her Tales from the Darkworld series.
December 18 - And it’s a final day of snow today.
December 19 - Karenna Colcroft has a beaded snowman pin for customers who purchase Beginner’s Luck.
December 20 - It’s getting close to the holidays. Today is a Winter Surprise day.
December 21 - Angelia Sparrow has moose ornaments for customers who purchase her book Shell Shocked.
December 22 - It’s Winter Surprise Take 2. Who knows what you’ll receive? Well Mary does, and she’s not telling.
December 23 - Last, but not least, Mary Winter offers some of her bears to customers who purchase one of her books. Maybe take home The Marksman (her latest polar bear shifter story) and a bear ornament?
Pink Petal Books would like to wish our readers, authors, and staff the best of holiday seasons, and a happy, prosperous new year. Thank you for being a part of our success this year, and we look forward to bringing you even more great books in 2010.
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Coming from Loose Id Books on January 19, 2010
Finished with edits and line edits for Red. The title was changed to Riding the Wolf to avoid conflict with about 37 other books that came out last year with that title.
Our cover artist is the talented April Martinez. I’m very excited to be working with Loose Id, and writing the book with my longtime friend Mary Winter was a blast!
Woohoo!
Now that I’ve received the contract, I can finally announce that the urban fantasy/erotic romance that I wrote with Mary Winter has been accepted for publication by Loose Id Books.
This is the work formerly known as Red, and is a modern rewriting of the Little Red Riding Hood tale. The new title is Riding the Wolf, and I’ll announce a publication date as soon as we have one. We’re looking forward to doing the edits they want, and I’m really excited as I start dreaming up promo opportunities.
Loose Id is a fabulous publisher, one of the best out there, and there aren’t enough words in the English language to say how much I’m looking forward to working with them. I hope this will be the beginning of a wonderful relationship!
3.5 gravestones!
…holy crap. They reviewed King of Cats at Bitten by Books (http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=1437 ). They even sort of liked it.
To be fair, their main quibble — all the sex scenes — is understandable in the light that it is an erotic romance. Can’t sell one of those without the sex.
New review!
New review up for King of Cats at Night Owl Romance:
http://www.nightowlromance.com/nightowlromance/reviews/Review.asp?ReviewId=2789
Prior reviews:
The Romance Studio: http://theromancestudio.com/reviews/reviews/kingcatsquinn.htm
Fallen Angel Reviews: http://www.fallenangelreviews.com/2008/October/Whitney-KingOfCats.htm
Review Your Book: http://www.reviewyourbook.com/review.cfm?reviewid=1150&k=1
Manic Readers: http://manicreaders.com/index.cfm?disp=reviews&bookid=2270
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