Category: Daily Musings

Bandit Brothers Book Four And Series Update

I had a plan.

And if you’ve read for a while, you know I like plans. But I also kind of have a thing with chaos…

My plan was to put out a five-book series and have it concluded within 2022 (you may laugh, it’s okay).

Right now, I have Flame For You (book one), Flame For Two (book two), and Flame Again (book three) out.
But I also have the novella Flame For A Weekend out, and this was an unexpected detour. I had this book up on the retailers for a couple of weeks but now you can get it by signing up for my newsletter as an exclusive.

In edits, I have Sasha & Finn’s book, which the first half of which serves as a prequel. The reason why I sat on this book for so long is that I’m not sure how to market it, and that includes how I number it because while it starts off before Book One, it catches up to the timeline of Flame Again.

The pre-order for Flame True, Bandit Brothers Book Four went up yesterday, and it’s  here

and on for the pre-order price of $2.99 USD.

But the release date for Flame True is January 17th, 2023.

Next year. 

So… not in my original plan that I had started last year. But this gives me time to get it to betas, go through edits and hopefully get a few reviews up before release day and I have built in some downtime because my brain might just need it.

Secretly though, I am hoping that while betas are reading Flame True, I can surprise release Sasha & Finn’s story….

What was a five book story has now turned into 5 books, plus two (maybe novellas I’m not sure if they are full length yet), plus one NL freebie, plus a prequel. And because I like even numbers a lot and readers have asked me for it, there might be a novella about a certain wedding.

And I couldn’t be happier.

Thank you for reading.

 

 

 

 

It is a touch of spite. Spicy spite.

Came across this question today in one of the groups: “What keeps you motivated to write?”

And I almost, almost commented with, “Spite, mostly.”

But I didn’t.

But it’s true – mostly.

Trauma seriously had an effect on my crative output… eventually I got so mad that I wasn’t writing that I sobbed/screamed and then just did it. Totally afraid that I wouldn’t do it.

Still, fight the fear that I won’t get out this book if I don’t get out this book. It’s a grind.

(And a total love. And a content that is hard to explain).

Also I: Been slugging trying to polish this exhibitionism/voyeur scene. I have wanted to write this scene with these characters for so long – it might be the whole reason a third floor with a viewing room was added to Club Bandit … and yet…. the scene is not living up to the expectations in my head.

 

 

 

Just keep writing… this series

Coming to you on this chilly Autumn day with the sniffles or something. I feel kind of gross and foggy headed but whatever.

Pushed thorugh and got another chapter in on Mulberry and Nick, and is there being made-to-come-with-a-silicone-baking-spoon? Yeah, there is.. I feel as the series goes on I’m getting a bit more…putting it out there.

I really WISH I could tell you when ARCs will be available but I can’t that depends on quickly beta readers get back to me and it hasn’t even reached them, yet. I am liking this book so much. Nick is at a crossroads. And Mulberry is at a new chapter where she could put behind (finally) that awful incident from Flame For You.

Send me some tea and healing vibes if you got them to spare.

Frosty October Morning

A thick layer of frost this morning made it super hard to get out of bed, but my cubs woke up before the sun’s disc broke the horizon, so I had no choice but to find everyone socks and blankets and get at it. Got a chapter finished on Nick&Mulberry and now the story is moving along. Thank gods, because I was getting a little impatient.

Flame For A Weekend: A Bandit Brothers Novella is now available in paperback from the ‘Zon, if you are keen to have it in paperback.

The writing blahs

Flame For A Weekend: A Bandit Brothers Novella hung around the top twenty for awhile last week and I admit, that made me smile, a lot. It is chilly season here and as much as I love fall, I do not like the low temps that come with it. We’re dropping down to 2C tonight and hitting our first 0 of the season the next night and I am not ready! I need more fuzzy socks and blankets!

Our usual routine has been upended this week and I have found it hard to stay writing. So I have beta read for a couple of author friends instead and fell into other people’s world’s as I am thinking through my own.

The thing is, Sasha and Finn are done, I just need to hand it off but I keep doubting it. It’s funny how one experience can leech into your thoughts and stall your action, weary sigh. I do hope to get two chapters done on Nick & Mulberry over the next couple of days – it’s heating up, finally.

 

Feature Friday – September Freebies

So … in my defence, I baked three cakes this week, two of which didn’t work out and the one that did was the kind my mum used to make and HONESTLY no matter how cool rainbow cake looks (it did, it looked fantastic) nothing tastes better than this old-school-chocolate cake.

Sometimes, you got to do it right the first time.

And sometimes, you try just make a total mess of it.

In my newsletter today, I totally goofed and left the auto-copy on in the description of Lindsay Murrary’s book! Ugh. So that is what prompted this wrap-up post… oh and the fact that some of you have been after me to blog more .. ahem.

When I woke up this morning, Flame For A Weekend was in the top twenty in BDSM Erotica, hanging out with Lindsay’s book and to be honest, it felt kind of great. Thanks to everyone who downloaded it and has read it. It’s availible everywhere no, so if you give it a read, consider leaving a review.

These are the books that have crossed my path in the last little while. Share the love and check them out.

 

Feature Friday book covers September 23

 

 

 

Cover for Let's Play A Game Click here to check out Let’s Play a Game. Free! 

Megan’s life hasn’t been quite as colorful since her slavery to Reuben Weston ended nearly five years ago. So when Reuben offers to set her up with something, she jumps at the chance. The catch? She has no idea who he is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cover for the librarian and the janitor Click here to check out the Librarian and the Janitor! Free

Having a dirty job has never felt so good…

The Librarian
Now in my thirties, I’ve accepted that a mousy librarian like me probably won’t meet the man of my dreams or have exotic romps. But, late at night, when I shelve the romance books at the library, I can certainly skim the pages and get lost in the fantasy…
The Janitor
I never dreamed of cleaning for a living, but my brother and I stumbled into running the most lucrative custodial business in town. In fact, we’re so busy that I’ve been covering the night shift at the local library myself. Imagine my surprise when I discover the cute, quiet librarian being naughty in the romance section. Man, my night just got a whole lot hotter…
This is a spicy romance novella—easy on plot, heavy on steam—with a guaranteed HEA.

 

 

 

 

text for serving the sentator Click here to check out Serving the Senator by L.M. Mountford 

He is my Hades.

I’d played the role of a goddess, bound and chained for the service of mortals.

He freed me.

He freed me, unchained me and taken me to his underworld, his dark realm where he’d brought out all my forbidden and secret desires.

And now I’m his.

His attendant. His servant…

Serving the Senator is a sizzling new release from the lord of Lust.
Loaded with tension and sizzling chemistry, it is a modern reimagining of the ancient myth of Hades and Persephone.
A stand-alone romance, it is loaded with scenes of an adult nature that feature BDSM, Dominance play, and so much heat, they may very well melt your e-reader…

 

Click here to read Light in the Dark 

cover for light in the dark

A woman in search of a place to belong.

A man finally getting his second chance.

And a lingering secret that threatens to change everything…

Alex Benning has never known a true home. After inheriting her beloved aunt’s cottage in the small coastal town of Moon Harbor, Maine, she finally gets a chance to start over and leave the life of solitude behind. But she never expects to find herself face to face with her first love—the first man to ever break her heart.

Sam Waters stopped looking for love a long time ago. With a job he enjoys and people he cares about, he’s finally learned to be content with things just as they are. Until the one who got away comes back into his life and makes him crave more. The flame between Alex and Sam reignites and the sparks between them are brighter than ever.

But as Alex settles into her new home, she begins to uncover the truth about her family and the tragedy that changed her life all those years ago. With more questions than answers, Alex and Sam set out to discover what really happened. And the closer they get, the closer danger lurks.

Will Alex be able to survive the unravelling of old family secrets before it’s too late? Before she loses Sam forever?

 

 

Cover of unexpected after Click here to check out Unexpected Ever After on sale for 99 cents for a limited time!

Meet. Fall in love. Live happily ever after…

It’s the way it should be.

At least, that’s what we’ve been told.

But that’s only in fairytales.

 

 

 

And hello Autumn

I mean, yes I love the fall.

But my body doesn’t do great with these rapidly dropping temps and I desperately need new comforters. It’s the middle of the afternoon and it’s only 11C…

So sending a free novella out in the world is an interesting experience. I love that so many people have downloaded it, I hope readers enjoy it and I can’t wait to do it again. Writing and publishing books is supposed to be fun, right?

This week, I have been back to Nick and Mulberry and no, nothing, nada. Not yet. I fear that my readers may leave me over this and I’ll probably never write another slow burn again- though never say never and all that.

There was cake in my household and the occasion for it and I have no idea what I did but it was the worst cake I have ever, ever made. It stood up and I know it was cooked but I think it was too wet, or the pans were overfilled or something. It looked fantastic and everyone had fun making it, which is really the point and hey, they got make-up cake today.

Anyways, I’m thinking I need to add more rom-coms to my TBR that involve cake and I so, so want to write a hot chef character…

Newsletter is going out tomorrow with free books and a question of… a holiday theme.

Flame For A Weekend!

 

 

If you are signed up for my newsletter list, Flame For A Weekend should have been in your inbox. I am so thrilled about this novella.

I thought that Gardenia, the “shy HR girl” from Flame For Two, needed her own story and Team Stealth needed a new operative and the series needed a Daddy Dom.

Flame For A Weekend is available (for free!) wherever you buy your ebooks next Friday! Here’s the blurb:

Not too much kink, but not too little. With just the right partner, it’s surprising what you’ll do.

Gardenia Thompson has had enough listless experiences in the past to know that she’s firmly on the mild side of the spice aisle.
She’d love to see what Dax O’Connor can dish out, but the timing hasn’t been right…

For months, Dax has felt an attraction to the shy head of the human resources department.
When the bosses at Axis Management declare a mandatory shutdown, Dax knows just who he wants to spend that time with and Gardenia finally says yes to his invitation.
Dax senses Gardenia can bring out his Daddy Dom and as they explore the aisle together, he suspects this Babygirl might like more spice than she’s convinced she can take.

Can the heat that’s between them flame for a weekend?

Flame For A Weekend is a novella set in the Bandit Brothers world but can be read as a standalone. This sweet and kinky novella contains themes of Daddy Doms/Babygirl, spanking, impact play, mentions domestic violence, and includes a scene of domestic assault. It is intended for a mature audience.

Writing into September

So I’ve tried to get a wrap-up post posted a bunch of times now, but I am just kind of low on energy and September, with all it’s starting, has taken my attention. But I want to, and I think I might wait till the end of the month and do one big wrap-up post.

I’ve also switched back to weekly NL’s because enough readers told me that’s their preference. I am waiting on the cover and edits for Gardenia and Dax! I’m so delighted with how this story turned out, and I really can’t wait to share. There was something about the “stick to one kink per one book” comment that lodged itself in my brain, needing to be expressed and the result is this story of the exploration of what’s too much and what’s too little and what’s just right, and it fits in with the Bandit Brothers Series so well. Inspiration comes in interesting places, a lot of times, mine comes through/from … spite, I guess. I have a long history of doing things people said I couldn’t, and I guess I’m not stopping now *laughs*.

My plant table needs a new plant friend; I think the atrium lily is done – maybe too cold or not enough sun? Whatever it is, I didn’t get the combination required to make this plant happy, le sigh.

Must go get some words down on Nick and Mulberry’s story; she is growing increasingly annoyed with his attention one moment and his coldness the next. Can’t say I blame the girl, I’d demand better, too.

Writing Update and Flame For Two $0.99 cent sale!

The skies I am under have been overcast for the last couple of days, and I feel both like dramatically donning a cloak and packing a trunk for a grand new adventure in a steam=punky way AND curling up by the fire.

I think it’s safe to say that I long for some alone time.

While I’m waiting for Flame For A Weekend (Dax and Gardenia’s story) to be sent back to me, I am trying to get back to Mulberry and Nick.
I am loving this book. It’s both darker- because we get into the nitty-gritty of her kidnap and maybe, just maybe, find out who was behind it–and lighter because it’s a fake dating trope- than the other books, and it’s fun, though reminding myself where I left off and trying to find the flow of it again, feels a bit sluggish. Thank gods for my outlines!