Oct 8, 2015 | Cover Reveal, New Release |
I come bearing some very good news, lovelies – there’s a new anthology out called ‘The More The Merrier 2’ and it’s available RIGHT NOW! If you’ve been following me for a while you may remember I was in the first The More The Merrier with my story ‘The Invitation’ (which I hope to one day write a follow-up story to so we can hear more about Saif and Cara and Ben), but for now we’re back in the fun land of menage erotica with seven HOT stories from some of my favorite authors!
My story, ‘Reunited’, actually leads off the anthology. It follows Megan as she goes back for her high school reunion and runs into her very hot, dominant ex-boyfriend AND a mutual friend of theirs. Aaaand let’s just say both of them are very happy Megan decided to attend. Want to know more? Like, what exactly you can do when stalking the halls of your alma mater with two hot men?
To know that you’ll have to grab a copy of The More The Merrier 2! Only 99 cents for a limited time, and FREE on Kindle Unlimited. I’m including a little sneak peek below, just because I love you guys.
Rave reviews are already coming in and it’s doing amazing right now. #1 in an erotica category and #1219 out of ALL kindle books! Check it out:
The More The Merrier 2 Links : Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon DE | or borrow for FREE with Kindle Unlimited
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Now let’s see what Megan is up to in ‘Reunited’!
The alcohol had been flowing for over an hour and the other attendees were dancing and singing along to the greatest hits from their years in high school. It was like one giant flashback to her senior year, with Eric’s hands on her hips and Colby rocking it out in the open space to their left. He started singing along to All-American Rejects, grabbing the hand of a woman dancing with friends as he serenaded her, telling her he’d keep her his dirty little secret. She blushed and laughed loudly, and soon he was surrounded by the other women who all started dancing and cheering him on.
“He’s got no shame,” Eric laughed and spoke directly into her ear. His breath against her cheek sent a shiver over her skin.
“Did he ever have shame? I think he was born without that functional part of the brain.”
“Well, I was a brain surgeon for a while… I could check.” He was grinning when she leaned back from him and slapped his shoulder. In a flash his hand was around her wrist and he’d flipped her around so she was against his chest, but he had her arm pulled slightly up behind her back. Somehow he managed to keep dancing, his other hand keeping her hips in beat with him as he restrained her with ease. A memory of him pinning her to the narrow bed she’d had in her parents’ house emerged and a frisson of heat pulsed down her spine to nestle itself between her thighs. “Now, that wasn’t very nice, Megan.”
Her mouth went dry as his voice purred out her full name and she was ninety percent sure that the hard press against her back wasn’t something in his pocket. She felt seventeen again, excited and unsure about what to do next. She tried to swallow to regain her voice, but all she managed was a breathy, “Eric?”
“Do you want me to let go?” His grip tightened slightly and a barely audible moan slipped from her before she bit down on her lip. The blush in her cheeks spread, and she felt like the whole dance floor had to know what was going on. It had to be obvious they weren’t just dancing, and she’d always been terrible at keeping her face straight. All it would take was one person glancing over, just one person noticing the vice-like grip he had on her wrist, or the way he lifted her arm just a little higher so her body angled back against his in an effort to ease it. Her anxiety crashed into the arousal humming under her skin, because Eric had been the first guy she’d ever really wanted – the first guy she’d played even the tiniest bit rough with. He’d been the one to make her crave it, to crave more, but it was something she’d never been open about outside of a few relationships.
“I’ll keep YOU my dirty, little secret!” Colby appeared in front of her, singing at an obscene volume, and Eric instantly released her wrist as Colby continued dancing like some extra from Magic Mike. As he rolled his hips and leaned back pulling up his shirt to expose a carved set of abs, the women to their right exploded into cheers and hollers. “My turn, Megster! Dance with me!”
Interested? Check out ‘The More The Merrier 2’ to find out what happens!
Sep 26, 2015 | Cover Reveal, New Release
‘Fae’, the first book in my Daughters of Eltera series, is live on Amazon! For an author, I feel like I’m always at a loss for words when it comes to this book because it took me so long to actually release it. This was one of my early drafts when I started writing like a ‘real author’. Meaning, not just scrawling down random scenes I liked and never coming back to them. This started as a Nanowrimo attempt, and snowballed into a full-length novel with an entire world around it that I plan on spending years and years writing books for (as long as people like it?).
Actually, to be honest, I’ll probably keep putting out a book a year in this series (at least) because I love it so much. The first draft of this book was actually done before I even started writing Thalia’s trilogy. I did an epic rewrite of it over this summer, after it sat on a digital shelf for a few years, and I have to thank my lovely British editor and my good author friend, Myra Danvers, for helping me with editing the drafts that came after as I reworked it.
Working on something that’s lived in your head for that long can be hard. You know the characters too well, the story too well, and as an author you become so damn attached to it. BUT – the edits were worth it. The time was worth it, and I’m so much happier with this final version of the story than I ever was before. I’m also over halfway through book 2 in the series, and although it’s down the list on my to-write list, it will definitely happen. I like it too much, and I have too many friends invested in the universe to let it go!
It would mean the world to me for you to grab a copy and leave a review on Amazon to tell me what you think about it. Although it’s not erotica (closer to romance since it’s not as full of sexy time as my other books) and it has a paranormal element with the main character being a bad-ass immortal warrior, it’s still dark, and I hope you all give it a chance.
Here’s one of the first reviews that have come out from my beta readers, and it made me squeal with joy:
“I. Freaking. Loved. This. Book!!
From the first, it grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go. In typical Jennifer Bene style, it’s a little dark and gritty, but the leading lady is a full serving of awesome and you’ll find yourself cheering for Fae as her tale unfolds. How could you not love an ancient warrior gifted with her Goddesses’ touch? Fae is a woman who perseveres through the ages, in spite of incredible odds, and terrible circumstances.
And then she meets Kiernan.
Do yourself a favor and dive into Fae’s universe. You won’t be disappointed.”
In conclusion, Fae is up on Amazon. Here are the links, and I hope you enjoy it!
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B015SCVAR6/
CAN: www.amazon.ca/dp/B015SCVAR6/
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B015SCVAR6/
Aug 18, 2015 | New Release, Writing
It’s out! It’s out! HALLELUJAH!
I swear, this took me a ridiculous amount of time to get out and published. BUT! I am very excited to say that those of you that originally met Bryant and Phee in the Twist anthology, now get an entire new book with them! Part I for this release is the original story from the anthology, but Part II is brand-spanking-new and full of BDSM fun, dark & twisty political drama, suspense, action, and – well, more BDSM fun. All for only $1.99 or FREE on Kindle Unlimited! What more could you ask for from these two?!
I originally had only planned to write a 12k-15k extra for the book, and it ended up at almost 30k, making ‘Of Fog and Fire’ a full-length novel in two parts. I just loved the story that was coming out too much to short change you by cutting it off and not following it all the way through. It has a dark flavor at parts for my dark fans, and some great BDSM scenes!
One more thing, and then I’ll shut up. I promise. I just ask/beg/plead (on my knees if you like!) that if you grab a copy, PLEASE leave a review! My review numbers are pretty low across some of my books, and that means the Amazon machine doesn’t show them to new readers, so if you like what I write the biggest favor you can do for me is toss up a quick review! Have you read other books by me? Drop a review on those too! It would absolutely make my day, WEEK, MONTH! *HEART*
Enough chatter about that, lovelies, here are the links to buy and below that is an another sneak peek from Part II!
US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013M17YUM/
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013M17YUM/
CAN: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B013M17YUM/
Phee walked with him to the elevator and once the doors closed he turned to face her and she felt herself slipping into the undertow; the ineffable pull of Bryant Holbrook. “When we get upstairs, you will strip and kneel in the entryway.” When she opened her mouth he raised a hand to stop her. “And you will not speak without permission. When you do speak, everything will end in sir, do you understand?”
“Yes, sir,” she nodded and he turned away. Guilt ate at her, tearing her apart on the inside that she could have caused even more issues for him, as if being the Chief Adviser to Mitchell Parks wasn’t stressful enough for him, he had to have an uncontrollable, impulsive, mouthy fiancée. It was a short walk down the hall to their door, but it felt like miles. Miles of silence that stretched between them. It was miserable to keep her mouth shut, she sucked at keeping her mouth shut.
She’d already showcased that earlier in the evening.
Dammit, Phee, when will you learn to just shut up and ignore the vultures?
Once they were inside he locked the door and immediately walked away from her. Off into their beautiful apartment, which now held a lot more color than it had when she’d first been there. There was the bright blue rug in the living room, her eclectic collection of pillows on his pristine white couch, the giant crocheted blanket her grandmother had made her which was a motley mixture of colors. He had stumbled into her life, but he had welcomed her into his, and then asked her to become a permanent part of it.
Phee twirled the engagement ring around her finger as she took a breath and began to strip. When her clothes were neatly folded against the wall she knelt on the tile, ignoring the dull ache in her knees because she was quite sure she wouldn’t be there for long anyway – and her knees would soon be the least of her worries. Bryant came out of their bedroom a moment later and she almost groaned at how gorgeous he was. The sleek suit and tie were gone, and now he was standing in front of her with no shirt to cover his delectable chest and abs. Soft, gray pants and bare feet completed her head to toe glance, and she wondered if he could already tell she was turned on. Just being near him generally had her off in fantasyland, imagining him naked and doing all kinds of things with her, and to her – but actually having him half naked in front of her? She didn’t stand a chance.
“We need to have a conversation.” His hard voice snapped her back to reality before she was too far into her daydream. The words made her stomach turn. “When we first got together, you were struggling. You were struggling with dating me in the public eye, with being in the spotlight after the NDF took power, and you made – in your own words – a lot of fucking mistakes.”
“I know, sir -”
“No, Phee, you do not get to speak yet. That just added to your punishment.”
Ahhhh! I know, I’m evil cutting it off just before the fun starts, but maybe that will encourage you to check out the book and catch up on Part I from the anthology so you can get to Part II and find out just what happens for yourself!
As always, I love you all and I’m so grateful for each of you. Hope you enjoy the book!
Jul 26, 2015 | New Release, Writing
Merry Christmas in July!
I’ve had this planned for a loooooong time, and if you’ve been around my website much you may have already read this fun little special from the Thalia series “Christmas at Purgatory”. This story would have appeared somewhere in Book 3 of the Thalia series and takes you on a really fun trip back to Purgatory where Thalia and James spend a very, ahem, *special* evening with Kalen and Maggie. I promise that if you love the characters, you’ll probably love this story too. As long as you’re okay with FF, MFM, and BDSM… but let’s be honest, if you’re on my website you probably are. ^_^
The good news about this little Christmas in July present? It’s FREE! Unfortunately, Amazon is fighting me tooth and nail right now refusing to make it free on their site so I’m linking to a few other sites first, and I’ll make sure to update my website when Amazon finally caves to my aggressive email tactics. If you wanted to help, please click on the link “tell us about a lower price” on the product details page for the book on Amazon and link to one of these other sites!
Aaaand if you’re looking to just be nice and give me a buck (well, less when Amazon takes their cut), or if you’re wanting to help me by reporting the price, here it is for $0.99 on Amazon:
No matter where you choose to get it, I hope you really enjoy the story, and I apologize the newsletter went out late this month! I am planning another short story in the Thalia universe later this year but I have a lot of deadlines to knock out before I get there. I love you guys!
May 13, 2015 | Cover Reveal, New Release
I am so excited to be able to reveal this cover for the next Erotic Collective anthology released today! This anthology is called ‘Twist’ and is full of stories that are hot, sexy, and each have a surprise twist that make each story even better! My story for the anthology is called ‘Of Fog and Fire’ and is a much more surreal style of writing than I’ve written before because the main character has all kinds of fantasies and dreams in her head!
Below you’ll see the cover and then an excerpt from my story! This scene is when Bryant gives Phee a call after they exchanged numbers when they met.
“The challenge where I asked you to dinner, and you pointedly didn’t give me an answer.” Bryant had a growling, playful edge to his voice that sent a warm shiver through her.
“Ah, that challenge. I guess I haven’t answered you, have I?” Phee laughed to herself when she heard him groan over the line.
“No, you haven’t. Which only makes you more interesting.”
“How’s that?”
“Let’s just say, I’ve never had to plead with someone to go on a date with me before.” Bryant’s voice was getting lower and it made her stomach do funny things. He was hot. That was an undeniable fact. Seeing him for a just a moment had made her imagine him naked, walking out of the ocean, glistening and wet. She wasn’t immune to his looks, or his playful charm, but she had been serious. She wasn’t giving an inch in this battle; he was going to have to work for it. Incredible eyes or not.
“You don’t sound like you’re pleading, Bryant.” Phee grinned and Bryant burst into laughter on the other end of the phone.
“Oh, Phee, I don’t plead with anyone, but I’d definitely like to hear what you sound like when you beg.” Bryant’s words had shifted the conversation hard, and Phee’s vision of the ocean and the earth clashing together changed until it was Bryant on top of her. Her back in the wet sand, his hands pinning hers as he kissed her and claimed victory when he thrust inside her.
Heat rushed up her chest that had nothing to do with the second glass of bourbon she was halfway through.
“Phee?” Bryant’s voice was a purr that snapped her out of her fantasy.
“Are you accustomed to women begging you, Bryant?” Phee had meant for her voice to come out strong and steady, but instead it was breathy. Her heart rate needed to slow down, and the tingling feelings in her lower belly needed to chill out.
“Yes.”
Phee’s mouth dropped open and she had the urge to pull the phone away from her head to stare at it incredulously as if the act would someone translate across the line to him. Talk about arrogant, privileged, power hungry, cocky –
“However, I really want to take you to dinner…” Bryant’s heavy sigh filled the phone, “So, Phee, would you please go to dinner with me? I promise to make it worth your time?”
“Did you just say please, Bryant?” Phee felt like the ground had solidified under her feet a little. Bryant was a dangerous whirlpool, and if she got too close she was going to fall in.
“I did. I am actually very polite when I’m not taken by surprise by waitresses butting into my conversations to tell me who I should date.”
“Are you looking for an apology?”
“Not at all, I’m looking to say thank you with dinner. But you seem to be running scared from the idea.” Bryant’s voice was a playful rumble again and Phee couldn’t stop grinning.
“I never said no.”
“You haven’t said yes, either.” She heard him moving around wherever he was and she wanted to know what he was doing. She doubted he was sitting on a threadbare couch, holding a glass of everyday bourbon, while wearing shorts and an old school uniform shirt. Phee took another sip and crossed her legs on the sofa, dragging it out. This little power struggle was fun, and in her mind she was straddling him on the beach, his hands on her hips – and it was glorious.
“Then I’ll say it.” Phee paused again just to make him wait, and then she continued, finally answering him slowly, “Yessss.” Bryant laughed, and she did too. He wasn’t what she had expected when she’d seen him so serious at the table. How was someone from downtown so easygoing, so playful? Even with the comments about wanting to hear her beg, which had only turned her on, he seemed so relaxed.
“This is going to be fun.”
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Available now on Amazon!
US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XLQ9268/
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00XLQ9268/
CAN: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00XLQ9268/
Apr 23, 2015 | New Release
The individual release of ‘The Rite’ is live on Amazon! This is especially exciting because when I was writing this story and I got to the end, I already had so many ideas for what would happen with Heather and Rick after the end of the book. Even I wanted to know (and see) what would happen to Heather now that she had all this magic and no idea what to do with it. So, I added an extra called ‘Magic is a Bitch’! Even the title makes me giggle.
Of course, there’s some hilarious issues and side effects, but what’s great about the extra that’s only available in this individual release of ‘The Rite’ is that we also see more from Theresa, Heather’s mom, and two (count them, TWO) hot scenes with Rick!
If you haven’t read this story yet, please grab a copy and then post a review on Amazon and Goodreads. It’s the best way to get the word out about the characters and stories you love.
I released a snippet during WIP Wednesday a couple of weeks ago, but I’ll drop another little sneak peek here:
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“Strip. Slowly.” Rick’s voice didn’t break her concentration this time; it only provided a new level of clarity. She lifted the bottom of her shirt, moving it slowly upwards as she took deep breaths. With each inch of skin she revealed, the magic calmed further, and when the shirt cleared her head the center was quiet. Beautifully quiet. Without the buzzing in her head she was able to focus on the way her pussy grew wet, on the heat of his gaze across her skin, and on the promise of his punishment. As Heather dropped the last item of clothing on the floor his hand gripped the back of her neck and pressed her down over the end of the bed. The footboard dug into her thighs and she clenched her hands in the comforter in preparation.
He pressed her harder into the bed with one hand and let the other trail over her ass. She shifted the weight between her feet, not wanting to beg yet, but wanting him to start.
“My pretty girl.” Rick’s voice had a growl to it, a delicious rumble that made her squirm. “We could have had a very nice evening… but you had to let that mouth run away from you, and you know I can’t ignore that.” His hand came down hard, and the sting made her gasp even though she’d been expecting it. The heat spread, and his hand came down again on the other cheek, and a third time where her ass met her thighs and the skin was even more sensitive. A whine escaped through gritted teeth and then she pulled in a breath as he paused.
“But I like this version of the evening, sir.” Her words made him chuckle and tighten his grip on the back of her neck. She moaned into the bedding, loving the release of submitting to his strength, of accepting what he wanted to do with her.
“Let’s see if you like it when I’m done with you.” He said it like a threat, but they both knew she’d like it. She was already soaked and squirming under his hand. The spanks started to land hard on her skin, and like always the sting was tolerable at first. A delicious sharpness that came like a spike of pain, but receded quickly into a heat that washed over her skin and left her aroused and craving his touch, wanting more. He made sure to place each spank in a new place, sometimes dipping down to the tops of her thighs where the skin was even more delicate. Each time he did she lifted onto her toes, crying out into the bedding in surprise. Eventually her skin was throbbing and hot and ultra-sensitive and each spank had tears in the corners of her eyes and a stream of pleas fleeing her lips as she twisted her hands in the comforter.
“Please, please, please, sir.” Heather tried to twist her head to the side as she felt tears cross the bridge of her nose, pooling against her other temple, but his grip on her neck was immovable. An even harder spank landed on one cheek and she yelped, pleading as he repeated it on the other. She was lifted onto her toes, her hips rolling as she writhed in an attempt to ease the pain without reaching back to soothe the skin. He would normally be rubbing her, letting the sting absorb into heat faster, but he’d made sure this was clearly a punishment for her smart mouth and she wasn’t sure if she was happy about her choice, or not, as the throbbing in her skin continued.
“Now these are some lovely handprints, pretty girl. I think I want a picture.” Rick’s hand released her neck and she immediately turned her face into the bedding to dry it from the tears and stretch her muscles. She fought the urge to reach back and soothe her ass, because she knew that would result in him bringing out the strap and she didn’t think she could handle that at the moment. “Spread your legs a bit, heels flat on the floor, and stretch your arms out… gorgeous. You are so incredibly hot, baby.”
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*fans self* Rick makes me want to spend some quality time bent over a bed, how ’bout you? If you enjoyed this little snippet, you’ll definitely enjoy the the over 12,500 extra words in ‘Magic is a Bitch’! So, check out the individual release of ‘The Rite’ and then talk to me about what you thought!
US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WFISK9S
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00WFISK9S
CA: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00WFISK9S
