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St Columba's Church 90th anniversary and closing service
Today I had the privilege of attending the final service and 90th anniversary celebrations at St. Columba's Uniting Church in Balwyn. The turnout was fantastic, with people packing the church for the service and the rear hall afterwards for morning tea.
St. Columba's is one of six Uniting Church properties in Boroondara that have been sold, with five out of the total six being in my ward (Maranoa Ward). These are:
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St Columba's church, hall, tennis courts & kindergarten (37 Banool Road, Balwyn VIC 3103)
St Columba's adjacent dwelling (25 Banool Road, Balwyn VIC 3103)
Trinity Uniting Church, hall & dwelling (172 Doncaster Road, 47 Sutton Street & 49 Sutton Street, Balwyn North VIC 3104)
The other Uniting Church property in Boroondara that has been sold are the tennis courts at 20A Broughton Road. A full list may be obtained on the Uniting Church website here.
It was a joyous occasion to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the congregation, but also a melancholy one for the closure of the church. Many people of all ages and locations attended, including past ministers, congregation members and Sunday school students. St Columba's has a rich and vibrant history, including being the first in its parish to appoint a female minister, the operation of a hugely popular Sunday school and the St Columba's Kindergarten.
Afterwards I spoke with committee members, ministers and other attendees, with some having travelled long distances to be there today. While there was understandable grief and anger with what has occurred, many were looking forward to the future and its opportunities for positive change and renewal.
There was discussion about the future of the many community groups who have used the church facilities for many years. The sale of the church and its buildings is not just a loss for the congregation, but a loss for the wider community. The benefit to the local area was translated through the provision of valuable space for groups to be able to carry out their work, from Scottish dancing to a women's choir. The benefits from these activities extended far beyond the immediate congregation, and the church's loss will be felt by many.
Thanks must go to the church's committee members, ministers and congregation members for their hard work and dedication over the years to provide such valuable services to the community. While I am not religious nor a churchgoer myself, it is easy to see how much this hidden suburban church has meant to people and what a difference it has made to hundreds of people's lives. I wish all the very best for the future.
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Chris Nelsonreply
Hi Philip,
Thank you for your blog and thank you for attending the service yesaterday. I was there also and, unfortunately, didn't get a chance to have a chat. My parents joined St Columba's in the 1950's after the present church was built and became part of the (to use a modent term) "infrastructure" of the parish for the remainder of their lives.
The services celebrating their lives and the wedding of my youngest daughter were also performed in the church.
I attended from around 3 years of age (1954) until after I moved to Nunawading in 1976.
It was a very moving service and I was pleased to see photos including both of my parents on display in the Fellowship and Yule rooms yesterday.
A very interesting and moving way to celebrate the work of the Church and to mourn its demise.
Helen Martinreply
Philip, thank you for attending our Anniversary and Closure Service which was so meaningful for many people, as you witnessed. Your kind words exactly expressed the feelings of those who held St Columba's in their hearts and for whom change has been difficult to embrace…..but embracing it they are! St Columba had to sail away from the familiar and this 'hidden suburban church' chose to celebrate his determination and creative spirit. That spirit continues with the members of the dispersing congregation.
Andreew Walmsleyreply
i recall Sunday school and Eater picnics in the Danenongs with such families as the Carrington's,, Davison;s, Rev Healey, the Swinglers. and Dr Nelson, not to mention the Balwyn Uniting Cricket Club at Macleay Park
With so much history and fellowship it is a shame that the Uniting Church had to redeem their financial mismanagement by selling out to the highest bidder. Amen


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Spring 2016 Anime: What I Watched
I watched a few anime during the Spring 2016 cour, and while I could do full reviews, I think it makes more sense to gather them all up in one place. I'd like to focus on four shows that I watched from this cour, shows that covered a wide variety of styles, content, and themes. I try to find interesting (and even eclectic) shows to follow, and I hope you enjoy them as well. Get ready for a trip through this past season of anime!
Author's note: I've sparingly used the ROT13 cipher to obscure minor spoilers in the reviews.
What got my attention about Kiznaiver wasn't the premise, but the studio behind it: Studio TRIGGER. They're a branch off of the animation studio Gainax (most famous for Neon Genesis Evangelion) who came together under the leadership of the director who oversaw Gainax's over-the-top mecha series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. They've since made a variety of shows (their best-known recent show is probably Kill La Kill), and their signature style tends to be bold, exaggerated, and dynamic. Kiznaiver didn't exactly live up to that, though.
It's a sci-fi story about seven highschoolers who are bonded together by a process that links their pain: when one of them feels pain, it's instead distributed among all of them. The only exception is the main character, who can't feel pain at all for some strange, totally-not-plot-relevant-at-all reason. I was caught off-guard because (aside from one or two sequences), the show felt a lot more grounded than other Studio TRIGGER that I'd seen. Ultimately, it does some deep dives into relationships and what it means to have pain and to share pain with others.
On the downside, it doesn't quite mix all that fantastic stuff very well with its metaplot, which is way too grand-scale and (at times) gratuitously bombastic. So the show's ultimately a mixed bag. The sum of the parts isn't great, but there are some wonderful parts within the series.
Content Advisory: injuries, including blood; a pair of isolated scenes of unwanted sexual aggression; some violence
Ace Attorney is based on the similarly-named Capcom games (better-known in the USA as the "Phoenix Wright" games, after the English name of the main character), and I did a review of the series after watching through the midpoint. Now, I'm here to finish the job. Does the show hold up after all, or does the cour finish out somewhat disappointingly? (In advance, I'd like to make note that the show is immediately continuing on into a second cour as of the Summer 2016 anime season. I will not be covering any of that cour in this mini-review.)
Ultimately, Ace Attorney doubles down on what it is, and if you liked the first half, you'll be onboard for the second half as well. It's hyper-dramatic and theatrical, with some understated comedy in the presentation of the trials (and some genuinely silly witnesses), although the last trial felt a little too convenient in terms of the way everything wrapped up. Ultimately, it's somewhat like a slightly goofy, off-kilter soap opera that takes place largely in the courtroom, although it hasn't quite reached the plot twist level of soaps.
It executes pretty well, though! The animation is hardly stellar, but it's serviceable (considering the standards of modern anime), and the music serves the dramatic tone of the show pretty well. It's worth checking out, I think, and you should be able to tell within the first four to five episodes whether it's something you'll want to keep up with.
Content Advisory: a number of murder crime scenes which feature blood and implied violence; a highly risque witness played for laughs; depictions of benign and legitimate spirit-channeling
Space Patrol Luluco
Remember how I brought up Studio TRIGGER earlier in this post? That's partially because I watched two TRIGGER shows this season, and they were dramatically different. Space Patrol Luluco is the Studio TRIGGER I expected. It's vibrant, zany, and over-the-top in pretty much every aspect imaginable, and I later learned that it's an anime they made in commemoration of their five-year anniversary. As such, it does benefit from having knowledge of their other shows for the full impact, even if you haven't seen them, especially because a portion of the show gnxrf gur znva punenpgref ba n wbhearl guebhtu ubarfg-gb-tbbqarff pnzrbf bs cerivbhf Fghqvb GEVTTRE fubjf.
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Ultimately, it's a wild ride that works out because of its audacity. It even, in typical Studio TRIGGER fashion, manages to hit some delightful notes about the human heart. A lot of its humor does rely on referential knowledge, and it's partially a nostalgia trip for the prior works of the studio, but the bulk of the referential content is actually contained to about a quarter of the show, and the rest stands fairly well on its own.
The best part, though, is that the show's episodes are 5ish minutes long, so you can breeze through the series very quickly.
Content Advisory: casual comedic violence; a couple of pretty risque outfits; one episode, "Planet SVM", with explicit sexual references and humor (it's easily-skippable, though)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable
Unlike the other shows, Diamond is Unbreakable is the latest arc in the massive JoJo's Bizarre Adventure saga, which I got into a couple years ago. It's striking, colorful, and stylish in a way that few shows are, and I've been immensely enjoying myself with it so far. Each part of the show has focused on a different story in a world of strange superpowers and characters named for 80s rock bands (lest you think I'm joking, there are characters named after REO Speedwagon, AC/DC, and Ronnie James Dio, among others), but there are connections between each part of the show, giving it a sort of "legacy" element.
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The really cool thing about the powers in this arc is that they're all represented as "Stands", (usually) humanoid figures that are invisible to normal people. (Incidentally, the original author of the manga came up with Stands thanks to the X-Men! He was inspired by sequences in which Professor X enters psychic combat by entering the Astral Plane and projecting an armored version of himself.) This adds a really cool visual element to the show, and it's beautifully flashy. The idea to personify characters' superpowers makes the show a lot more memorable, and it adds a strong personal flair to the show.
It's a delight to watch (the latest arc has some delightfully strange color palettes), and the show also hits some very resonant personal points–it seems like it might be lighthearted, but we've had episodes that dealt with death and grieving, mistrust, and even psychological abuse. It's still designed as a show targeted towards a younger set, but it hits some incredibly salient points. Well worth a watch, and if going in for the long haul is intimidating, you can jump into Part 4 without being too disoriented.
Content Advisory: blood, violence, and some Fates Worse Than Death
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Bren Ke says:
Have you done a review of THE GATE yet?
I haven't actually seen it yet; I've heard mixed things about it (basically varying between "really interesting premise and execution" and "JSDF propaganda/otaku bait"), but I might check it out.
JD Cowan says:
Spring 2016 was a surprisingly strong anime season. I can't remember the last time there were so many good shows on at the same time. Several even shot up my favorites list.
My Hero Academia, Ushio & Tora, Haven't You Heard I'm Sakamoto, JoJo, Kabaneri, made it a much more interesting season than usual.
Oooh, I've heard especially good things about My Hero Academia.
The hype is justified. It's my favorite currently running manga.
The Mithril Guardian says:
Have you tried Zoids: Chaotic Century or Marvel's Avengers: DISK Wars? You would probably have to watch them on the Internet – and DISK Wars would be entirely in subtitles – but trust me, Chaotic Century is worth it. I only watched DISK Wars through once, but I was impressed with it as a whole. The Japanese writers seemed to know Marvel's characters better than Marvel does in that series!
Sounds cool, thanks for the recommendations!
No problem! I enjoy spreading the word! 🙂


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A perfect society hiding a terrible secret. An innocent man condemned to cyborg slavery. A brilliant woman determined to set him free.
Freelance tech Evie Contreras belongs to the Employee class of the Pacifica Protectorate, the "perfect society" that rose from the ruins of the West Coast. But Evie knows about Pacifica's festering core and the secrets that keep it in power. And when she discovers that Pacifica has turned her fiancé Ben into a cyborg slave, she will risk everything to rescue him.
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"Let me see you, Ben."
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It was the night in the front seat of the GoCar all over again, but this time they didn't have to stop. And it was much better than the evening in the park hotel because now he knew who she was, who he was.
His tongue danced around hers before breaking away to lick at the roof of her mouth. A shocking pulse of pure sensation ran through her body and she moaned into his mouth.
She broke away for a necessary breath and heard him chuckle. "Okay, so I like that," she muttered, amused by his smugness.
"Good. I like making you moan, baby. Plan on doing a lot of it, to be honest."
About Nicola Cameron
Nicola Cameron is a married woman of a certain age who really likes writing about science fiction, fantasy, and sex. When not writing about those things, she likes to make Stuff™. And she may be rather fond of absinthe.
While possessing a healthy interest in sex since puberty, it wasn't until 2012 that she decided to write about it. The skills picked up during her SF writing career transferred quite nicely to speculative romance. Her To Be Written work queue currently stands at around nineteen books, and her mojito-sodden Muse swans in from Bali every so often to add to the list, cackling to herself all the while.
Nicola plans to continue writing until she drops dead over her keyboard or makes enough money to buy a private island and hire Rory McCann as her personal trainer/masseur, whichever comes first.
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Fashion photographer Dale Walker takes a train to his hometown, relocating there after nursing a broken heart for six months in another city. His train makes an unscheduled stop to take on a mysterious passenger.
For a long time, Valentine Steel has hoped to meet a man who will love him. When he sees Dale on the train, he's overjoyed to find a vacant seat beside Dale.
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He gazed at Dale's mouth as his stomach tightened and he experienced an intense longing to kiss Dale. He hungrily watched Dale's lips move.
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The server arrived at the table with their order.
Valentine waited, impatient now, until the server spread the food before him and Dale, then left.
"I'm sorry. Do you still love this person?" He avoided saying man, although he knew it was a man. Dale's sexual preference was apparent in the way he looked at Valentine.
His eyes traveled over Valentine's face with a particular gaze only a gay guy
would make. Valentine had long searched for a man who made his heart leap the
way the sight of Dale did. When he'd heard Dale reminisce about a man, who
could only be an idiot to let Dale go, he'd been elated. He'd yearned for
Valentine's Day then, when he could show himself.
Copyright E.D.Parr 2017 Evernight Publishing
MM romance, gay male erotic romance, contains MM sex
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From the author:
The story 'Falling Star Valentine' was inspired by shooting stars. We all know shooting stars are falling meteorites, but the romance remains when one streaks across the midnight blue sky. When two, in close succession, zoom over the night vista as you stand on your hotel balcony, it's a sight to behold. I travel a little with my day job and in the autumn of 2016, I had to travel a lot more than usual. One night when I couldn't sleep because I was churning worries around, I went out onto the balcony of the hotel room I was staying in and stared up at
the sky. The night sparkled cold and the sky displayed an array of stars
suddenly seeming only meters away a shooting star flew across my line of vision, then another as if it followed the first.
I'm a die-hard romantic and immediately my sweet but sexy character, Valentine Steel, had formed in my head. He's Falling Star Valentine on his way to visit. Will he find love?
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#Comingsoon! Forfeit (Degrees of Separation 1) by @AllysonYoung45 & @LydiaMichaels #Trilogy #Menage #Romance
Forfeit (#DOS Part One)
Release Date: February
The debut novel of a masterfully emotional, high stakes trilogy that will have
readers forfeiting tradition to gamble with love…
December and Austin have a traditional, storybook marriage
complete with defined roles. Married young, they've shared nearly a decade of
passion and love. December's submissive nature is perfectly suited for her
husband's authoritative, yet adoring personality and he seamlessly holds the
indisputable role of head of the household.
But Austin harbors secrets, and the pressure of losing his job
makes those festering skeletons impossible to ignore.
Turning to alcohol instead of his wife, Austin finally drives
December into the arms of their closest friend, Cord, despite her intense
loyalty. Cord has loved December since the day they met. His moral compass is
challenged and lines are blurred when Austin steps aside and insists Cord take
his place.
Forfeiting all, Austin must face a harsh truth. Take control of his life, or forever lose
the woman he loves.
WARNING: This
book contains subject matter suitable for mature reading audiences. Some
content may be offensive to sensitive readers. Degrees of Separation is a
ménage trilogy with many emotionally graphic encounters and challenging
situations that break the rules of traditional romance.
It was like he no longer saw her, just looked right through her,
when she used to be all he could see in the whole world. No matter what she
did, he stayed away—alone—wandering through the house at night and sleeping all day. She had pride too, and he'd been chipping away at it, scarring her with deep tattoos of doubt. Something happened to a woman when her husband no longer touched her. First there were the superficial frustrations of unrequited desire, but then it became something worse. The insecurity, fear, and uncertainty ate away at her insides.
Her self-esteem fractured, perhaps beyond repair. Tiny little shards of self-worth were all she had left. Even if he came to her now, begging and full of apologies, she feared someone might get cut.
This rut seemed to get deeper and darker every day. She was
losing sight of the light and worried she'd never see herself out. She needed
to feel alive, feel something. She needed to reclaim control and pull herself back to her feet, which was why this job with Cord was imperative.
Lydia Michaels is the award winning author of 30 romance novels.
Her novels from the darkly compelling Surrender Trilogy were iBooks
Bestsellers and her work has been featured in USA Today. In 2015 she was
the winner of The Best of Bucks Award and she has been nominated as Best Author in the Happenings Magazine two years running [2015 & 2016]. She is a four time nominee for the prestigious RONE Award. Her books are
intellectual, emotional, haunting, always centered around love.
Allyson Young lives in cottage country, Manitoba, Canada with her
husband and numerous pets. A best selling Amazon author, she has written for many years and after reading an erotic romance, quite by mistake, decided to try her hand at penning one. She has now published three series and several stand alones in contemporary, sci fi, fantasy and suspense genres. Allyson will write until whatever is inside is satisfied, until the heroes man up and the heroines get what they deserves. Love isn't always sweet, and Allyson favours the darker side of romance.
This entry was posted in Coming Soon, New Release, Series and tagged #Allyson Young, #Lydia Michaels, #trilogy, menage, romance on February 24, 2017 by jules.
Desire Protected by @S.J.Maylee of @EvernightPub #Free
Thank you for having me today. I'm so excited! Desire Protected is now FREE everywhere.
I'm in LOVE with my Assassins and Sweethearts and I'm working hard to bring you more in this series. Until then, I give you a romance that will rock your world. With Desire Protected, I explore a couple who has already fallen in love. They've already committed their lives to one another. BUT, that's not where their story ends. Desire Protected explores what happens next. Nadia is in love with an assassin. It isn't going to be easy.
Will love conquer all?
Will love protect?
Find out in this sexy suspenseful NEW FREE Read.
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Desire Protected
Assassins and Sweethearts Series
by: S.J. Maylee
Contemporary Erotic Romantic Suspense
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Nadia Duskin has already found her hero and she's determined not to lose him…
Ethan Wright has just been handed one of the most disturbing jobs of his career, killing a vicious madam who's tricking her employees and selling them to human traffickers. He's determined to take the woman out, and all is going according to plan, until Nadia shows up and everything veers off course. Now he must find a way to complete his mission and save the woman he loves.
Be Warned: light BDSM and spanking
Early praise for
Desire Protected:
5 stars from Liz's Reading Life: Desire Protected is a quick, sensual, heart pounding read that will have you desiring more.
5 stars from a reader, Tracy W: Another well done story from an author I come back to again and again.
5 stars from a reader, Doris O: Suspense, heat, and above all love. Read it, you won't be disappointed.
Coming here had been stupid. If she left quickly, Ethan would never know she'd been there.
A step inside and she knew she'd made the wrong decision.
Ethan stood and came at her. "What are you doing here?"
"Ah." She pushed the door closed behind her and stayed put. "I'm ah…"
"How did you get in here?"
"I took a cab. You're busy. I'll just get back in a cab and go home." She turned around.
He stepped in behind her and placed his hand on the door above her head. "Don't make another move." He kicked her feet apart and pressed his body to hers.
She stared at the door. An ache rushed from her chest to the back of her throat, and then she heard a tiny little click.
He pulled her hair back and brought his lips to her ear. "They can still see us but our voices are blocked for thirty seconds."
She had no idea what to say to him. Many times they discussed how dangerous it would be for her to get caught up in his business. "I'm sorry." What a pathetic thing to say. She knew better.
"You followed me here?"
"I did." Her stupid jealousy had gotten her here. She felt like a child. Maybe she should be punished like one. She tapped her head on the door.
"We'll have a long talk about this when we get home."
"I understand, Sir." Her voice came out crackly.
"How did you find my room?"
"I may have told this second blonde woman I just started working here." She wanted to crawl under the table.
"You did what?" His tone had gotten awfully low. "What do you mean second blonde?"
"Shit." She tapped her head on the door again. Then she remembered the cameras. "I'm supposed to be in here making you happy."
"You've failed."
"Hey!" She turned around and he plastered himself to her.
"You have no idea the kind of danger you're in this very minute."
"From you? Yeah, I have an idea."
"I'm the least of your worries. I'm working tonight."
She sucked in a deep breath. Her heartbeat raced. "I'm so sorry." Not only had she betrayed her promise to Ethan, but she'd put both their lives in danger.
He put his hand around her throat and squeezed. "Shhh." He stroked along the back of her neck. His touch may have been gentle but his palm pushed her head back, bringing her gaze to his. "Follow my lead and I'll get you out of here, but first I will make good use of our time." His beautiful hazel eyes turned dark as night.
"Okay." She trusted him and believed with her whole heart he'd get her out of this situation. A tiny click signaled the end to their privacy.
"Are you sure about that?" He hauled her back to the couch where he'd been sitting and pulled her over his lap.
"What are you doing?" She kicked her legs.
"You need to make me happy, wouldn't want you getting fired on your first day." He flipped up her skirt and yanked down her panties.
Praise for the first book in the Assassins and Sweethearts Series
Desire Unexpected:
5 stars from Cocktails and Books: "Their love for each other was very fierce, and when they began to have sex, it goes completely off the charts. Their love scenes were intense and oh, so hot! They had feeling of a kind of desperation to them. They've found what they were looking for in each other, and they're clinging to it with everything they had."
4 Hearts from Sizzling Hot Reads: "It had the hot steamy sex scenes but also the mystery behind the group Ethan belonged too. I look forward to more from the Assassins and Sweethearts series."
4 stars from Redz World Reviews: "over all this is a great start to what promises to be a good series"
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#OutNow Free Spirit by Andi Bremner of @EvernightPub @BremnerAndi #NewAdult #Romance #NewRelease
How much of your heart would you give if you knew how short life could be?
Juliette Reynolds knows that life is a precious gift that could be snatched away at any moment. A survivor of childhood leukemia she lives her life seeking fun, adventure and love at every turn making no commitments and never settling in one place for too long in her quest to experience life to the fullest. Her latest adventure has brought her to Myrtle Beach where she meets Noah Daniels. Having lost his wife in a freak boating accident three years ago Noah also knows how quickly life can be sucked away.
But Juliette, with her zest for life and eternal optimism, is determined to wake Noah up and bring him back into the world of the living. That is, until it seems like living is what she might not get to do.
Written by Andi Bremner Published by Evernight Publishing Release Date 18 January 2017 Cover and artwork by Jay Aheer with Simply Defined Art
"I'm going to be completely honest with you, Juliette," Noah told her as soon as they were back in his pickup truck. "I don't want to take you back yet. I want to take you home. Home to my house."
She beamed at him. "I'd like that."
He frowned. "Do you understand what I am saying? That I want to take you home and I want to take you to bed."
"I know. I want to go to bed. With you."
He growled and started the truck up. Before he pulled out from the curb though he looked over at her, wanting to make it clear, needing her to know before … so that she didn't have any false expectations of what this was and of what to expect.
"I want to take you home, Jules…"
"Juliette," she interrupted quietly. "I prefer Juliette."
He nodded before continuing. "I want to take you home and I want to take you to bed and I want to fuck you. I want to fuck you hard. But … and I need you to know this, I need you to understand—I don't want anything more. I don't want a relationship, I don't want you to move in, I don't want this to be anything more than what it is. I'm not looking for anything more."
Juliette nodded. "I understand completely."
He narrowed his eyes. "You do?"
"No commitment," she said. "I get it. I don't want that either, although I do like the idea of you fucking me hard."
Noah growled again, his eyes roaming over her face taking in every exquisite detail. Where the hell had this girl come from? She was perfect. Perfect for him. Sexy, gorgeous, oozing a zest for life that was severely missing from his and a commitment-phobic as well. Well, not so much a commitment phobic but more an avoider … like him. It was like Providence had bought her to him.
Noah drove the short distance to his house his mind fixed on nothing else but Juliette. When they arrived at his house he ran around to open her door watching her face as she took in the small, single story bungalow he called home.
"This is so cute," she cried, following him up the path. "I love it."
"Of course you do," he said, fumbling with his keys and unlocking the door. Immediately Loop, his dog, flew at them, covering Noah with licks and racing around like a loony in her excitement to have him own. Then she turned her attention on Juliette, doing the same for her.
"Is this your guard dog?" Juliette laughed, ruffling the hair on the back of Loop's head. "She is useless but oh so cute!"
"Loopsy," Noah growled. "Get down."
Juliette crouched down and scratched Loop's belly as she laughed. "She is so cute! Hello, Loopsy, my name's Juliette. I guess they call you Loopsy because you are a bit crazy?"
Noah scowled. "She's completely crazy. I tried to train her, but she's too nuts."
"Well you know what," Juliette laughed, speaking to the dog, "I've been called crazy before, too. I think it's just that we're misunderstood though. Don't you think, Loops?"
Noah shook his head, feeling strangely jealous that Juliette was lavishing her attention on his crazy cocker spaniel when he wanted all her attention on him. Grabbing her hand, he pulled her to her feet, ignoring the surprised look on her face.
"I should offer you a drink or something," he said, his eyes roaming over her face, "but really I just want to take that sexy as all hell dress off."
Juliette's pupils dilated, and the dog, it seemed, was completely forgotten. "I had enough to eat and drink tonight. At the restaurant."
Noah drew her towards him, planting his mouth firmly and possessively against hers. He didn't bother going gently this time, didn't bother easing her into the kiss. Instead he unleashed everything he had, every feeling he had as he let his mouth slant over hers, as he forced her lips apart and thrust his tongue deep within her mouth, tasting and savoring her.
Dragging her with him he pulled her further into his house, through the living room and down the short corridor to his bedroom. He'd already closed the curtains earlier and left a low bedside lamp on, which now cast the room in a pale yellow light. Pausing, he glanced at the rumpled bedding wishing he'd made the bed that morning. Not that it mattered, he planned on messing it up very soon.
"Take your dress off, Juliette," he commanded, against her mouth, "please."
"I like your manners," she told him as she pulled back, tugging at the tie around her neck. "You're such a gentleman."
"You won't think I'm such a gentleman," he grumbled, watching as she slid the dress ever so softly off her shoulders and let it fall unheeded to the floor, "when I'm fucking you senseless and making you scream."
Her mouth fell open, and her eyes, those pools of sea green, went wide. Noah felt another possessive, almost caveman like grumble building in his chest.
Dropping his eyes, he let his gaze run over her body, pausing at that odd scar a moment before dipping further, moving over her breasts, down her smooth, flat stomach, over the curve of her hips and lingering on the pale blue, lacy panties that covered her center.
"Take everything off."
Her mouth twitched. "Have you forgotten your manners already?"
His pulled his eyes up to meet hers, swallowing over the thickening in his throat. "Please."
Juliette grinned, reaching around to unclasp her bra, drawing it slowly down her arms before discarding it on the floor with her dress. She was just about to reach for her panties when Noah lunged at her, his mouth clamping down on hers as he pulled her against him, crushing her against him. Juliette made a small sound of surprise, but that was quickly stifled by his mouth on hers. Stumbling, he led her back to the bed where they fell, his mouth barely breaking its assault on hers as his hands ran the length of her body, cupping and caressing her breasts, pinching the peaks until they stood as hard nubs and Juliette cried out in his mouth.
Her hand slid beneath his shirt, tugging it from the waistband. He pulled back at her insistence and pulled it over his head, throwing it somewhere in the room before he lowered his head back down to hers, relishing in the feel of her soft breasts against his hard chest, the differences between them. How smooth and soft she was against his hardness, how cool her skin was to touch whilst his felt almost feverish. It was almost as if the differences between them made them perfect for one another.
Her hands were running over him, over the hard planes and angles of his body, her fingers tracing the sharpened contours. He felt massive, looming over her, and carefully rested his body weight on his arms even as he wanted to get closer.
Lowering his head, he closed his mouth over a breast, sucking her nipple deep as she arched against him. His hand squeezed and pinched her nipple, and Juliette pressed her hands into his hair, urging him closer as the sounds continued to escape her. God, he loved those sounds she made. It was like angels singing or the sweetest concerto he had had ever heard.
He switched, turning his attention to her other breast, as he ran another hand over her flat belly and wrapped her hip, jerking her against him, lifting her butt from the bed. Then he kissed lower, his tongue running over her skin, licking and then dipping into her belly button.
"Noah," she murmured beneath him, tugging at his head. "Oh God."
"Hmmn?" he whispered against her skin as his mouth skimmed the top of her panties, which were so fine and lacy that they left nothing to the imagination. Not that Noah had to imagine what she looked like. The image of her, naked and dripping wet that morning, had been seared into his mind, into his heart. She was bare, shaved or waxed, he didn't know, but she was bare. When he tugged at her panties she dug her heels into the bed and lifted her hips allowing him to slide them down her thighs and throw them away.
"Noah," she whimpered beneath him, shivering a little.
Raising his head, he looked at her, drawing her deep into his memory bank and imprinting her there. Head back, lost in the pillows, eyes closed, swollen lips open and panting, breasts heaving, nipples hardened, legs spread for him, pussy arching up to meet him.
Noah growled, a low rumble in his chest as he ran a hand lightly over her center. She was wet already, and he sucked in a breath. God, could this girl be any more perfect?
Sliding one finger along her folds he dipped a finger inside watching as her mouth fell open and she arched off the bed, legs opening to give him further access. Gently, he pressed a thumb to her nub, circling ever so slowly as she began to writhe and grab at him, murmuring his name. His chest constricted at the marvelous sight unfolding before him, and when he dipped his head to taste her little bit of heaven, he thought he'd come undone.
"Noah," she whimpered louder now. "Noah…"
"Yeah, baby. I want you to come. I want to watch you come for me."
Her legs were trembling, her thighs clamping around his head as she arched against him, using her hands to press him further closer, searching for her release. He kept his eyes open, watching her, loving the way her orgasm built, loving how she lost herself in him, in his touch, in his mouth.
Andi's Bio–
Andi Bremner is a romance writer who is lucky enough to live by the beautiful Indian Ocean in Western Australia with her husband and three children.
Andi grew up with her nose in a book and her head in the clouds. Her favourite books were the ones that transported her away to another world full of dashing heroes and damsels in distress set in faraway time periods. Romance, and in particular, complicated romances soon became her favourite novels to read and write and she now writes angst ridden tales of first love with some steamy interludes thrown in as well.
On the weekends Andi can be found ferrying her children to their various after school activities or hiking and camping in the stunning Australian outdoors.Drummer Girl is the first story in the Moonstone Series. Trinity (Book 1) was published on 1 April 2016. Stay tuned for Book 3 coming soon.
Drummer Girl is the first story in the Moonstone Series. Trinity (Book 1) was published on 1 April 2016. Stay tuned for Book 3 coming soon.
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#NewRelease Undone by Destiny by Allyson Young of @EvernightPub #erotica, #paranormal
Desiree lost her heart to Tahl before he moved away, pursuing a redheaded shifter. Devastated, she somehow managed to hope he got what he needed. Except, being part Fae, she now believes she's cursed him. Tahl has returned, unmated, refusing to share what transpired.
When Tahl pursues her, realizing what she has always meant to him, Desi desperately avoids, her guilt—and refusal to be second choice—a deterrent to her heart. Her twenty-fifth birthday approaches, and hot from the chase, Tahl corners her. He triggers her heat and she must allow him to assuage it, however outraged and resentful she might be.
The redhead follows Tahl, refusing to accept his mating—he can't be bonded should his mate die… The males fail to thwart the nefarious plan, and the true
nature of both females is revealed. Only one bitch can win and keep Tahl's
heart, and Desi won't lose.
Now that he was here, he was stalling, and he grimaced. Nothing much scared him, but the female presumably inside the cabin… He forced his feet to carry up the short set of stairs and opened the front door with a confidence he didn't feel. Until he saw her.
Huddled on the couch, facing him, was his future mate, the most
beautiful thing he'd ever seen—or scented. Cheeks flushed, hair now streaming in wild abandon and clothing awry, she glared at him, her rage muted by the trembling need radiating from her tense body.
"Baby. I got here as soon as I could. I—" His attempt at an apology
was overridden as Desi lurched to her feet.
"It's not fucking fair that I have no recourse in this, Tahl. It's a
done deal because you decided. You. And now I'm stuck with you. I have to submit to your … physical attentions so I can function." She laughed, a harsh mimicry of her usual, musical burst of sound. The one he hadn't heard in his vicinity for a very long time but had never
forgotten. The dichotomy scalded his senses.
She stood, her body shaking, the hormonal flux pouring off of her,
and he balled his fists to keep his hands to himself. A vastly angry Desiree
was an incredibly beautiful and appealing female and his wolf seethed with impatience against her siren call. Tahl shoved his animal back and cudgeled his brain for something that would soothe her. Some sense of self-preservation kept him from offering his heart. It was quite likely she'd carve it out of his chest and eat it with a spoon.
His breath stuttered as with awkward, jerky movements, she yanked at the front of her silky shirt, the fine fabric rending beneath her impatient
hands. She threw the remnants in the general direction of the couch before working at the zipper on her little skirt. The garment slid over her thighs to pool around her ankles, his avid stare tracking it as the black lace of her matching panties was revealed as well as the long length of her legs. She stepped out, nearly losing her balance, and kicked the material away.
This was so not how he imagined it. Throat dry, he closed the
distance. "Desiree. Easy, baby. Let me—"
"You've done enough, Tahl," she coughed out between shuddering
breaths. "Now do what nature intended." Her pretty bra popped open and her breasts were displayed. Sitting high on her narrow torso, they were in perfect proportion to the rest of her, though visibly swollen with need, the dark nipples beaded tightly.
Everything in him screamed to take her right fucking now, his cock
so hard it hurt, his wolf groveling. Groveling. With inner strength he somehow drew from somewhere, perhaps his conscience, maybe his aching heart, he wrestled his libido into submission and hugged her
instead. Trying to offer her comfort. His eyes closed against the intense draw of her soft, silky skin, the heat of her radiating intensely to the very marrow of his bones.
Desiree wrestled free, wild-eyed and flushed. Surely no other male
would have been so fucking stupid as to trigger his future mate's heat on the side of a goddamn highway and then leave her unfulfilled? He cursed himself again.
She scrabbled at the fine stuff of her underwear and it met the same
fate as her shirt. Tahl drank in his first sight of the female who was his, all
creamy skin and smooth curves, the soft dark hair at her apex neatly trimmed. But she was shaking harder, out of control, the scent of her arousal overwhelming him, and instinct took over.
With economic movements, he stripped off his own clothing. Desiree
swayed, her eyes tightly shut as she panted through the tiny whimpers falling from her lips. He spoke her name even as he gathered her up and bore her down on the wide, soft couch, but she wouldn't—or couldn't—open her eyes.
There was no time, or need, or foreplay. He'd left her too long.
Testing her preparedness with one finger, he grunted his satisfaction. Soaked. Her thighs opened wide for him as he maneuvered between them, her arms splayed and her head thrown back. She writhed, her wolf clearly right at the surface, and her whimpers escalated both in volume and quantity.
Recognizing the time for fucking couldn't be put off by
conversation, however necessary, he fit the weeping crown of his cock against her opening. Wet, sultry heat engulfed him as he surged inside on a desperate thrust. And froze at her muffled yelp.
"Fuck me, baby. Fuck. Me." He wrapped her up, working his arms
beneath her shoulders to tuck her as tightly against him as he could manage while holding his cock steady, giving her time to adjust. It was his turn to screw his own eyes shut in order to concentrate on not moving one fucking iota. He'd just taken her virginity, and even his wolf paused in its desperation to claim her.
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Allyson will write until whatever she has inside her is satisfied- when all the heroes man up and all the heroines get what they deserve. Love isn't always sweet, and Allyson favours the darker side of romance.
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The Eleventh Day of Sexy-The Christmas Letter- April Zyon of @EvernightPub @AprilZyon #erotica #romance #holiday
Today is the 11th Day of Sexy! On this day, my love gives me 11 Pipers Piping. So to celebrate this day, here are some versions of 12 Days of Christmas, some touching and some funny of people singing their hearts out about their 12 Days.
Straight No Chaser Version Animals Sing "12 Days of Christmas" Sara Evans-The Twelve Days of Christmas 12 Days of Christmas (Disney Princesses) United Student Ministries at Crossroads Bible Church
And to help us celebrate the day, April Zyon's holiday release with a little something to pipe up our reading interests…
The Christmas Letter.
Davidson Center, Colorado book 1, by April Zyon
Published by Evernight Publishing
Cover art by Jay Aheer
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Will a Christmas letter be enough to restore his faith in love?
Dante had been serving his country faithfully as one of the elite SEALs when he got word of his baby sister's death. To say he had been devastated would have been an understatement. He was taken out of commission, away from the only job he ever knew, to take care of the niece he only saw when he was on leave. He toyed with the idea of allowing them to put her with a foster family—for about two minutes.
Noelle Henry spat out form letters for children who wrote to Santa Claus each holiday season. When she read a letter written in crayon from a six-year-old named Molly Davidson she knew that she couldn't simply send the child the standard letter, especially since she had known the child's late mother. Instead, Noelle wrote a personalized letter for the little girl, something that would likely get her fired. She never anticipated what would develop between her and Molly's new guardian, Dante Davidson.
Be Warned: bondage, spanking
Noelle Henry looked at another letter and giggled. This was one of the best jobs she had in a long time. Reading these letters from kids they sent to Santa and sending back form letters that were filled in and customized always made her day. Sure she wished she could write letters for these kids by hand, but she had already been warned more than once about it.
Opening another letter, she read it and then frowned as she realized she knew this kid. Re-reading the letter, her heart began to break. "Poor kid." She traced the crayon that the letter had been written in and thought about the little girl's mom and dad. She didn't want to think about Molly's uncle, Dante, because that brought forth too many painful memories.
Shit, she couldn't help but wonder about him now that she had read Molly Davidson's letter.
Dante Davidson was six years older than her, he was hotter than hell, and he had always been one of those men that all of the girls in school did everything that they could to get his attention. Noelle was no different, she couldn't lie about that, even now. He was so out of her league, back then and especially now, it wasn't funny. But reading Molly's letter broke her heart.
Well hell. Noelle knew she couldn't give this little girl a form letter. She was so going to get fired, but she knew this family, she lived in the same town they lived in and was surprised she hadn't heard of the deaths of Molly's mom and dad.
Dear Molly,
You are on my very good list. I'm so sorry about your mom and dad, but death isn't something I can control. Just know that they are both together and love you very much and watch over you from where they are.
As to what you want. I'm certain your uncle is doing his best in trying to get along with you, give him time.
Noelle took a look around her, chewed her lip, and then glanced at her phone really quickly, checking her bank account. Making some quick calculations, she decided she could do it.
Continue to be good, be good for your uncle and give him a bit of a break. This is as hard for him as it is for you because he lost his baby sister, and while he's gotten someone amazing in you, he's trying to get over the loss of someone he spent twenty-five years protecting.
Look for something special on Christmas morning and keep being the special child that you are.
Before anyone could catch her, she printed the letter, sprinkled it with the multicolored glitter, and added a bold and script signature before stuffing it into an envelope and sending it down the line to be sent out.
The little girl wanted a new, talking real-life baby, and she didn't know how to ask her uncle for it. She said in her heartbreaking letter that her uncle had to come home early from being a frog, which Noelle knew was SEAL, to take care of her. The little girl was scared that her uncle was going to try to give her away to one of the neighbors because of how much she looked like her mommy.
Noelle's heart hurt for the child. She remembered Samantha, the woman had been a year older than Noelle, and they had been fast friends. Noelle hadn't spent much time at Sammy's house because sadly Sammy and Dante's father was a drunk and he was a hitter as well. Sam escaped to Noelle's home more often than not. They had drifted apart when they had both went off to college. When Sam came back married, it was on Noelle for not reaching out and making an attempt to get closer to her friend again.
Life had a way of getting in the way of friendships and of ensuring that one didn't pick right back up where one left off. That's what happened with Sammy and Noelle, but she wasn't going to let this little girl go without the baby she wanted. It was an expensive purchase, but she would get it for the child and ship it to her. She just hoped that no one in their little town would put two and two together and realize that she was the one who had bought the baby for the little girl.
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Sixth Day of Sexy-Make a Wish-E.D. Parr @EvernightPub #MMRomance #Holiday #erotic
On the 6th day of sexy, we bring to you E.D. Parr's new Evernight Publishing release of the Male/Male holiday romance–Make a Wish. To celebrate this day, here are six organizations that work to promote LGBT issues and get equality for all and are wishing for donations that can help to continue their work.
1. The Trevor Project – Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
2. Human Rights Campaign – The Human Rights Campaign represents a force of more than 1.5 million members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
3. PFLAG – Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education, and advocacy. PFLAG has 400 chapters and 200,000 supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced, and serviced by PFLAG National, located in Washington, D.C., the National Board of Directors and 13 volunteer Regional Directors.
4. Astrae Foundation – For nearly 40 years, the Astraea Foundation has been supporting activism and action in areas where the need for resources is greatest; in fact, Astraea's support often represents the first major infusion of funding for a vast majority of grantee partners. We prioritize the leadership of LGBTQI women, people of color, trans* people, intersex individuals, and youth, believing that the people most frequently marginalized are often best positioned to inform and lead.
5. GLSEN– GLSEN (pronounced "glisten") was founded in 1990 by a small, but dedicated group of teachers in Massachusetts who came together to improve an education system that too frequently allows its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) students to be bullied, discriminated against, or fall through the cracks.
6. GLAAD – GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.
Make a Wish, E.D.Parr Erotic, romantic,
a Christmas MMromance to make you tingle
It's the day before Christmas Eve and gorgeous, happy, Nick Kringle is making
deliveries on the main street of the city when a car breaks down at the
intersection.
Amid the seasonal crowds and inclement weather, Dylan West gets out of his car and tries to push it to the side of the road.
Nick rushes to help him and comes face to face with the most delicious man he's ever seen.
Dylan's down on his luck, but Nick believes in magic.
Can wishes come true? You bet—especially if Nick Kringle has anything to do with
Who is Nick Kringle?
With a name like that you might think he's the jolly old elf in red, but Nick is a
gorgeous guy who just happens to have a touch of the supernatural about him. He
drives a red SUV, he delivers goods, and sometimes they're straight from
somewhere special—a place of magic and kindness.
Nick is gorgeous, kind, generous, loving just the kind of man that down on his luck Dylan West needs to run into. Could it be fate that makes his car break down
unexpectedly almost next to Nick on the busy main street full of hectic
Christmas shoppers and travelers? Maybe…
The city street glistened with rivers of red, green, bright pink, and white light
thrown there by the stores and cafés decked out for the holiday season. Rain
fell in drifting sheets as a chill wind ravaged the shoppers rushing from one
place to another, some laden with parcels, others hunched against the weather
in their winter coats.
Nick parked his SUV in the first available space, opened the trunk with the interior lever, and leaped out. He didn't feel the cold unless snow lay knee deep on the
ground and even then, he enjoyed the beauty, and the way a new white fall would
change the light, way too much to complain about the chill.
As he ran around to the back of his vehicle, the squeal of tires braking hard and
the clamor of honking horns made him spin around. In the junction behind him,
standing motionless, was a stalled car. Other drivers surged around the
stationary vehicle, making everything worse by taking space in the oncoming
lanes so that everyone crammed dangerously together.
The driver of the offending vehicle edged out of his open car door, narrowly missed by a small car that chanced overtaking just as the lights turned red.
Nick cast a keen gaze over the man, registering his muscled body beneath an
inexpensive suit and his thick dark hair, pushed back from his forehead so that
the front spiked up. Nick watched the man lean into the open driver's side door
and attempt to shove the heavy vehicle to the side of the road. The man's pants
stretched over his hard ass and a sigh of appreciation escaped Nick. With one
hand on the wheel, and the other lodged in the gap between open door and car,
the man clearly needed help. Nick clicked the trunk of his SUV closed and
jogged over to help.
"Hi, I'll lend a hand," he called to the stranded driver. The man straightened to
answer and Nick was face to face with one of the most gorgeous men he'd ever
seen. Nick never hid his emotions. They shone from his ice-blue eyes and exuded
from his well-toned body. He smiled at the man in a way he knew and didn't care
broadcast attraction, desire—pure sex.
Apparently unaffected by Nick's charisma, the man gave a grateful nod. "Thanks." He leaned into the task of pushing the car out of the way, as the traffic lined up behind him, and the sky opened with a fresh punishing downpour.
Copyright E.D. Parr Evernight Publishing 2016
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Fourth Day of Sexy-Cover Me-Kacey Hammell-@KaceyHammell @EvernightPub #erotica #romance #NewRelease
Thank you, Jules, for having me on your blog and my post of "Four Calling Birds". In Cover me, there are four intricate characters – Beau and Cynthia, who at the beginning of the story are getting married. Then there are the main characters, Jay and Leanne. Beau is Leanne's son and their connection is a bond of mother/son that is unbreakable. Beau's loyalty lies with his mother but he supports his BFF, Jay, in the possibility that Jay and Leanne can have that forever type of love.
**Jules here–I stayed up until 3am reading this story. I couldn't stop! Jay might be my new book boyfriend, so dang sweet and just plain yummy. Highly suggest getting it for yourself.
Jay has longed for Leanne for a long time. He's adored her from afar and never believed he'd ever have a chance with her. But he's willing to do whatever it takes to prove to her that they will make an amazing team and their age difference doesn't matter.
Keeping with the "four calling" theme, I thought I'd share four of my favorite moments from Cover Me – moments from the story.
One … this made me (and my editor) chuckle…
"You shouldn't doubt how stunning you are, Leanne."
Her heart leapt with pleasure, but her head proclaimed her an idiot. He was just
placating her. "You're so sweet, but also full of baloney."
Two … Leanne has no idea how to handle any of this confusion…
Suddenly, Jay latched onto the front lapels of her robe and dragged her across the mere space separating them. Shocked, her eyes widened even further when he hauled her in against his thigh, holding her tight against his chest with a strong hand at her back. "There's only one woman for me," he murmured, and lowered his head.
He wasn't going to…
His mouth plundered hers, his tongue driving deep. He tasted like melted chocolate drizzled on top of chocolate ice cream. But there were hints of stale coffee and mint underlying the sweetness.
What was happening? What chaos had shifted her world on its axis? Was she really being devoured by Jay Savage, model and sex god? Could he be as savage as his last name?
He lifted his hand to her jaw, keeping her in place as he slid his lips along hers. Slow, easy, wet, and hungry. Nothing was ever this good.
The thudding in her chest almost hurt with its ferocity.
How would she survive if he ever stopped kissing her?
Jay groaned low as he tasted her. The sound vibrated in her own ears. Leanne drew in a deep breath as he skimmed his fingers along her chest to the top of her towel while holding the back of her head with his other hand.
Air barely moved through her lungs his hold on her was tight, pressing her snug against his side. She held fast to his left bicep, hoping he'd keep her from being spun away in the craziness of the moment.
Never in her wildest dreams did she think she'd be here, up against him like this, breathing him in and enjoying his mouth on hers. If someone had told her she'd be here today, her body aflame and being the feast at this man's dinner, she would have called them bat-shit-crazy. But damn. Her body was on fire. Chemistry and vigor she hadn't known in over a year— longer if she admitted to herself that things had been dead for years in the bedroom with her ex—had come to life. She wanted to pounce on the man beside her.
Jay lifted his head. His molten eyes stared down at her, wanting her. The need there called to her, surrounded her. Her pulse raced and her lungs burned from breathing so hard.
Her eyes widened. What the hell was she doing?
She was going to hell for sure. In a lip-lock with a guy twenty years younger than her! She ought to be ashamed.
Speak for yourself. I'm enjoying myself.
Three… Leanne is still trying to make sense of it all …
Leanne moved around him, only to stop as her shoulder brushed his. "Damn it, I'm so confused." She crossed her arms over her chest. "What the hell is this?"
Her whisper reached his ears, as well as the realization dawned that she was torn up over earlier.
"I'm sorry if I've gone too far, Leanne, but I've wanted you for years. As soon as I realized what desire and attraction were, you've been the woman I wanted."
She bowed her head, shaking it, and covered her mouth with one palm.
"I know you don't believe me, but it's the truth. I'm not even sure mere words can express how important you are to me."
"No. You've lost your mind. It's ridiculous. I'm so much older than you are." She moved to the side of the bed, her face stricken and her arms crossed in front of her as if protecting herself from him. "The wedding and all … we're just caught up right now because we're here alone. You're my son's best friend, for God's sake. Jay, it's okay. We'll chalk this up to crazy loneliness."
Her attempt at a smile did little to appease him. There was no way he'd let her diminish his feelings.
"What I'm telling you has nothing to do with timing or loneliness or your son. Only us. And over a decade of feelings on my part for me to wade through." She drew in a deep breath and opened her mouth. "Hear me out, okay?" he interrupted. "And be honest with yourself. There's nothing stopping us to see what might be. We're adults who are attracted to each other. There's something between us, Leanne. I've wanted you for years. I don't think I'm wrong to believe there have been mutual feelings on your part the last few times we've seen one another. Please be honest with yourself and don't trivialize our relationship by telling me otherwise."
Their gazes locked—in combat, he supposed, neither willing to back down from the tension circling the room.
"Oh, Jay," she whispered, then turned to peer out the small opening between the curtains of the balcony door.
He wouldn't give up on what they could have together.
Jay moved in behind her, he inhaled her sweet-scented mix of vanilla and strawberry. His mind raced imagining her spreading soap or lotion all over herself. He swallowed hard, shoving the thoughts away. "You're the most amazing woman in the world in my opinion. I want to show you every bit of beauty I see. I wish you saw yourself as I do."
He lifted his hands, cupping her shoulders and massaging the stiffness there. She sighed and lowered her head, as if enjoying the attention.
"It would be so easy to fall in to your arms and forget everything else. But Jay…" Her voice was soft and low, but he heard the indecisiveness and the deep-rooted hunger underlying her words. "I don't live life by throwing caution to the wind. And you could have any woman in the world. I'm just an old house wife who—"
He pulled her back in tight against his chest, not wanting to listen to her denials. Jay pressed his lips to her neck, kissing his way over her skin. She gasped, then relaxed in his arms, her breathing quick and rough.
"I don't want to be with anyone else," he whispered against her ear. "No one else exists right now. You and me. Here and now. Hungry for each other, desperate to be together. I feel the tension in your body." He raked his teeth along her neckline, doing a mental high-five as her hands balled into fists against her belly. "Damn it, I sense your need, too. But I won't push you. But if you tell me to go…" He wrapped his hands around hers. "I will. But don't think I'll give up. I'll keep coming back hour after hour, day after day, to show you how much I want you."
Four … a happily ever after doesn't come without some heartbreak …
"Name five things we don't have in common then."
Leanne opened her mouth for what should have been a rapid reply, but nothing came out. Everything from similar music and food tastes, to favorite movies and books they both loved, came to mind. She scrambled to think.
"That's right. You can't, can you? We enjoy many of the same things."
"Okay, okay. I get that but you know the age gap between us is too insurmountable. You're fooling yourself if you don't see that." She folded her hands together and tried to keep from shaking. All she had wanted was to enjoy tonight.
Best laid plans, etcetera … She should have known better.
"Age is nothing but a number, Leanne. Jesus, we've had more fulfilling conversations this week than I've had in a year with over half the people I put up with every day of my life. Our banter becomes fun times of laughter and fun. The way you care for people, the charitable interests we both hold dear to our hearts … Hell, we're like two peas in a pod, as fucking ridiculous as that sounds coming from my mouth. Not to mention how explosive we are in bed. So satisfying and fulfilling. We're very much alike. How can you not see that?"
Heart breaking, she straightened her shoulders while trying to stay calm. The last thing she wanted was hurt him. "I agree, we share some commonalities, but we can't have a relationship like other people."
"Why the hell not? You're the only one who sees our age as a problem. I'm surprised how cynical you still are after everything we've shared."
His words were razors cutting deep in her soul. But she wasn't wrong. "Really? It's all me? Well, guess what, it's not. Two women were in the bathroom while I was in there, oblivious that I was in a stall, and they'd seen us this morning. They laughed about you being with me. An old crone and the dumb hot model who isn't too smart. I believe those were their words. But it's not just me. You have your head in the clouds. People notice, and they don't like it."
Turning away, Jay shoved his hands through his hair in obvious frustration.
"I'm sorry, Jay. I really am. You can't imagine how much I've enjoyed our time together, but you have a career that is still soaring, and I can't give you more than this."
He stood at the end of the bed, hands fisted at his sides, and gazed at her. Sadness and chaos darkened his irises. It was a look she had never wanted to see on his gorgeous face. Jay's bleak despair and hurt burned into her memory forever.
"I've loved you for years. I'm not ashamed to admit it. Hell, I've worn my heart on my sleeve for years. I want to fight for you, I do. I want to stand here until you see reason, but I want you to be happy, too."
Tears filled her eyes as her heart splintered into a million pieces.
"But I won't push you to do anything you'll regret, or resent me for someday. I hope you'll see how wrong you are, and that it will be sooner rather than later. But I won't force you to stay with me if you don't want to."
"Jay, I'm sorry," she whispered, holding the blanket tight against her chest as if to ward off his words and the pain rolling off him.
"Me, too. You're beautiful inside and out, Leanne. The most stunning and intellectual woman I'll ever have in my life. Walking out of this room right now will cut me to the bone.
I had so much fun writing Cover Me. The older woman/younger man angle is so tempting to just continue writing with every story! LOL It's fun to push a usually reserved older woman further than she ever imagined, or believed proper, possible. And to have a younger man to protect, worship and seduce her … nothing better.
And I do speak from experience there, considering I'm nearly seven years older than my hubby!! *g*
I wish you, Jules, and everyone a very happy holiday.
Be safe, be warm, enjoy all the fun and laughter.
By Kacey Hammell
Contemporary, Erotic, Romance, May/December
W.C. 34,000
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Wanting her son's best friend shouldn't feel so right …
Jay Savage is one of the most sought after models in the business who seems to have it all. He's the face of romance novel covers from coast to coast, and has expanded his brand to an executive role. Despite the endless possibilities in his life, Jay doesn't have the one woman he wants most. She is everything he needs, and everything he can't have. Their age difference isn't the only obstacle standing in the way of convincing her they were made for one another. Leanne is also his best friend's mom.
On Nita Lake to celebrate the marriage of her son, Leanne Hogan is faced with the most delicious temptation she's ever encountered. Their smoldering heat burns down her defenses, and Leanne finds herself giving in to the only man who tempts her banked desires. They shouldn't work. Can't work. So why does it feel so right when she's in his arms?
Be Warned: spanking, public exhibition
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Canadian-born author Kacey Hammell is definitely a book-a-holic. A romance reader from a young age, she fell in love with happily ever afters. These days, as a multi- published erotic romance author, she enjoys adding a lot of heat, sass, and emotion to the many genres she writes.
Mom of three, Kacey lives her own happily ever after with her perfect hero in Ontario, Canada.
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Second Day of Sexy-Christmas With His Best Friend- Doris O'Connor- @Evernightpub @MamaD8 #holidaystory #
The Second Day of Sexy brings us Doris O'Connor and her spicy holiday romance release. Welcome to Doris and her two turtle doves, Emma and Josh, who are meant to be together.
Thank you so much for having me on your blog today with my new release of Christmas with his Best Friend.
This was one of those stories that practically wrote itself, once I started writing. I love the friends to lovers trope, myself, and I knew I would have to expand on the flash I wrote on my blog. This one to be precise.
Just imagine walking in on your best friend pleasuring himself to a picture of you? What would you do?
Emma has a whole set of conflicting emotions to deal with when this happens to her. Not least because she has been secretively fantasizing about her best friend too.
Dare they take that leap into the unknown?
You'll have to read the book to find out.
They've been friends for twenty years until … this Christmas.
How do you tell a sweet, naïve, and clearly vanilla girl that you like to tie women up and torture them for mutual enjoyment in your spare time? Josh Mackenzie has no idea, but when his best friend Emma walks in on him pleasuring himself, everything changes.
For Emma, coming face to face with her secret longings is mind-blowing. It's one thing to fantasize about your best friend, but dare she take that leap into the unknown? Will it not ruin their friendship, and is—what would undoubtedly be awesome—sex worth risking that?
While Josh shares her fears, she is all he's ever wanted in a woman, and he's determined to show her that they can have it all. This woman is his to mark, cherish, and love forever, and he'll prove it to her, one spank at a time.
Be Warned: BDSM, spanking
Christmas with his Best Friend released December 7th and is available from
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Ready for a hawt excerpt?
Now that the moment was here Josh was lost for words. With his sweet little Em in his arms, her hazel eyes looking up him with so much trust … fuck it. What was he doing here? Instead of answering her, he pulled away, slid his hands in her hair and tucked at the pins holding it up. The dark blonde mass of silky curls fell in soft waves around her face, and he twirled one strand around his index finger.
"Josh? What are we doing here?" Her whispered question shot straight to his cock, and not trusting his voice to fucking work, he decided to show her instead. A soft gasp escaped her when he picked her up, set her on the kitchen counter, and pulling her legs apart stepped right between them. The action made her pencil skirt ride up, exposing the top of her stockings, and Josh groaned under his breath. He let his digits linger, half expecting her to slap them away, but when she opened her legs wider, he tore his gaze away from her pale flesh to check out her expression. Head down, she seemed mesmerized by the sight of his tanned hands against her skin, and the sweet scent of aroused woman filled his nostrils when he ran his hands slowly up her inner thighs. He could almost feel the heat of her cunt before her whisper stopped him.
"Josh?"
Leaving one of his hands where it was, he tipped her chin up with his index finger, satisfied beyond relief to see the same need he felt reflected back at him in her eyes. The hazel orbs had darkened to almost black, and when she licked her lips in a nervous gesture, his gaze followed the movements of her little pink tongue. Visions of her on her knees, with that sweet mouth wrapped around his dick, as he shot his jizz down her slender throat, made his cock jerk against the zipper of his jeans. He growled low in his throat at the thought of marking her thus, and her expressive eyes widened. Her breathing sped up even more, making her tits strain against the sensible blouse she wore for work. With the two top buttons undone, the third was threatening to give way under the rapid movement, giving him tantalizing glimpses of the soft swell of her breasts. Josh couldn't help it. His self-control and good intentions went out of the window at her untutored responses to him, and he trailed his finger lower down the soft skin of her neck, over her collarbone and lower still, until he reached that tiny ivory button.
"I want you, little one."
His voice dropped to the one he used in a scene without any conscious effort on his part, and when he flicked that button open, Emma's sweet moan of surrender was music to his ears. Watching her closely for her reaction, he flicked the next button and so forth, until the sides of her blouse fell open, exposing her amazing rack. The lacy, mauve bra left little to the imagination. Josh continued his one fingered exploration, and they both groaned when he circled her nipples. Clearly visible through the lace, the little pink nubs hardened under his gentle ministrations, and Em's breathing kicked up another notch.
"Please, I…"
Josh trailed his finger lower, over the soft swell of her abdomen, which caused her to suck in her belly, and he smiled at her action.
"Have I ever told you how much I love your curves, little one?"
Her surprised jerk and strangled half laugh told him he hadn't, and Josh inwardly kicked himself.
"Since when? You have seen your girlfriends, right?"
There was a wealth of bitterness in those few words compounded by her hasty grab for her blouse. She pulled the ends closed and wrapped her arms around herself in a defensive move that tore at his heartstrings. The Dom in him wanted to order her to strip, to take her over his knee and paddle that luscious ass of hers for disrespecting her body shape like that, and making assumptions about him to boot, but he hadn't earned that right yet.
So, instead of acting on that impulse, which pushed adrenaline through his veins, he did the next best thing. Stepped away, crossed his own arms over his chest and gave her his best don't-talk-such-crap-subbie stare.
It didn't take long before she caved in. Uncertainty crossed her features, followed by confusion, and when she dropped her gaze to his chest, he finally spoke.
"Let's get one thing straight here, my sweet little Em, I do, indeed love your curves. In fact seeing you waltz out of here in those damn tight pencil skirts you wear for work has me so fucking hard I have to jerk off the minute you leave."
Clearly startled by that revelation, Emma jerked her head up, opened her mouth to say something, but one look at his expression seemed to change her mind. The Dom in him almost roared when she dropped her gaze—to his chin this time—and kept it there. His girl was a natural, responding to him without even realizing what she was doing, and wasn't that the biggest turn-on yet.
"Next, I don't do girlfriends." That brought her head up again, albeit briefly, and he smiled at her sharp intake of breath, and the confusion written all over her face. "I haven't done for a long time, ever since I realized I was in love with my best friend."
About Doris
Doris is a writer of sensual, sassy, and sexy tales involving alpha heroes to die for, and heroines who give as good as they get. From contemporary to paranormal, Time Travel, Sci-fi, BDSM, F/F, M/M, and Ménage, haunting love stories are guaranteed.
Happily married for the last twenty-five years, she lives with her husband and their brood of nine in a far too small house filled with love, laughter, and chaos.
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This entry was posted in Holiday, New Release and tagged #BDSM, #DorisOConnor, #EvernightPublishing, #holiday, #Story, #Twelve Days of Sexy, romance on December 14, 2016 by jules.


This link has some good pictures on how to replace or reverse the shaft from a brushless (bell type) motor: http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi/tips1.html. Some motors use a c-clip to hold the back of the shaft but apart form that this tutorial can be used for any kind of motor.
motor. There is a small wire washer behind the collar, don't lose it.
If the rotor is tight in the motor, mount it to a plate and press it out.
It is best done on an arbor or drill press.
Lay the rotor as shown. Allow the shaft to hang though the block.
to prevent bending of the rotor.
be replaced. Use the press again if needed to install the shaft.
shaft flush with the rotor face.
each other. Tighten the set screw in the collar while applying pressure.
Loosen the setscrews and remove the collar as in step 1 above.
hole to clear the shaft. Use the collar as a gauge for the shaft.
The shaft will slide through the motor until the press touches the collar.
Install the supplied mounting accessories as pictured.