Title: Passion, Pleasure, Pain: An anthology of Dominance and submission
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Cover Art: Lesli Richardson
Editors: Sandy Ebel from Personal Touch Editing,
Ekatarina Sayanova from Red Quilled Editing LLC, Tracy Damron-Roelle
Keywords: BDSM, Contemporary, Erotic, Romance, Dominance Submission
D/s, MF, MM, Gay, Historical, Voyeurism, Spanking, Apparatus, Bondage,
Interracial, Older hero/heroine, Transgender, Futanari, May/December, Addiction,
Dark, MMF, Political romance, Political fiction, Governor Trilogy, Ménage, Shifters,
Hotshot, Fire Fighter, Wildfire, Friends to Lovers
In each other they found the piece of themselves they hadn't even realized was
missing.
This D/s anthology was put together by writers who hold author, Doris O'Connor,
near and dear to their hearts because the genre is one that was near and dear to
Doris as an author. #F*ckCancer #WeLoveDoris
Titles, blurbs, & author links:
Claimed by the Stranger by R. Brennan
My entire life is one bold-faced, fucking lie. Son of Victor Laurent and sole heir
to the entire Laurent fortune built up from a few great grandfathers back in the
Civil War times, I’ve been raised—groomed—to be the perfect Southern gentleman.
Proper and full of self-control, a man who can keep hold on the vices that help me
live my daily life of pure, fucking drudgery.
I know what it means to be controlling not just of myself but of the woman who
will one day kneel at my feet. The one who belongs to me, however, is promised
to another—and claiming what is mine could cost me everything.
Author Bio
Lynn Burke is a full time mother, voracious gardener, and scribbler of spicy romance
stories. A country bumpkin turned Bay Stater, she enjoys her chowdah and
Dunkin Donuts when not trying to escape the reality of city life.
Alixandre Chastain enjoys the darker side of Paris. A Libertine by trade, no flesh is
barred from his roaming hands, no matter what lay betwixt their legs. Except when
news of his lustful ways reaches his God-fearing parents, they strip him of title
and cast him out. Alixandre’s now adrift and with an uncertain future, but an
interesting proposition by Comte Phelipe Richelien promises to replace everything
he lost with a new world of decadent pleasure like no other.
But can Alixandre submit to his new Master? And will his guarded heart be laid bare
by one spoken word—Alabaster.
Author Bio:
Kastil Eavenshade is multi-published author pandering her romantic shenanigans.
When not catering to the whims of three rescued kitties, she’s dreaming up her
next heart-beating tale. No period in history–past, present, or future–is safe from
the clutches of her muse.
Her passions beyond writing are drawing, cooking, and watching Pittsburgh Penguins
hockey. She credits her parents for her free spirit as they’ve always supported her
in every aspect of her life. Without them, she wouldn’t be here. She finds pleasure
in writing anything from fantasy to romance-which sometimes parallel each other.
Alex
Camilla Maria Campanelli. I’d caught glimpses of the woman when she popped
into my Manhattan gallery—there to collect a commission for the paintings we
sold for her. So let’s just say I never expected the wet-dream version of Camilla
to sashay into Indigo House, an exclusive member’s only club that catered to
very specific clientele with extremely particular desires.
Camilla
The night I stepped out on my balcony, I hadn’t intended to be a voyeur though I
ended up being one. And what shocked me even more than my uncharacteristic
behavior? I’d actually been aroused watching two strangers get their kink on.
But I wasn’t into D/s. I’d never even read those Fifty Shades books all my sisters
went on and on about.
So why was I affected?
I needed some real, solid answers. And there was only one way to do that.
Author Bio:
London Saint James has lived in many places but never felt “at home” until she
met the real-life man of her dreams and settled down in the beautiful Smoky
Mountains of Tennessee. London lives with her husband and their fat cat who
thinks he owns them. As an award-winning, international bestselling author,
London is living her childhood dream. She knew all the scribbling she did, that
big imagination of hers, and all those clamoring characters running around in
her head would pay off someday.
Barry Reid never imagined becoming friends with three Doms and their subs would
change his life so dramatically. When he settled into marriage and family life with
his wife, Meg, he set aside his dominant tendencies, happy to lead a vanilla life.
With Meg’s newfound interest in BDSM it’s up to Barry to connect with his inner Dom
and figure out how they can make the lifestyle work for them—even if it’s only in
the bedroom.
Author Bio:
Jan Graham is an author of Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense. Her
stories contain erotic elements, with some including elements of BDSM. She has
numerous published titles to her credit, with more to come once she overcomes
her current bout of procrastination. Jan lives in Newcastle, Australia where she
writes, reads, feeds her Netflix addiction and drinks coffee with friends.
For those who enjoy labels and tags, as well as being an author, Jan is a submissive,
an aunt, dyslexic, a lover of all things tempting and naughty (including chocolate),
a participant in the BDSM community, a widow, an orphan, and sometimes a wild
child.
In short, she is generally a bit of an eccentric who lives her life slightly left of
center. You can find out more about Jan and her work by visiting the following
links.
Wealthy, charismatic, influential and damn near immortal, Lukan Løvensgård looks like
natural Dom material, and in fact he has never, but never submitted to anyone in his
long life. But among all the bizarre and fantastic people roaming the far planet of
Cydonia, there is one who stole his old, cold heart.
Her love comes at a price. Complete surrender.
With her impressive presence and unusual equipment, Helenay is the hottest and
trendiest professional Domme in Neu Venedig and she hardly has the time to top
for pleasure these days. But she knows what her old friend Lukan needs,
something he never suspected. Release from power.
Author Bio:
I have entered that age when looking at beautiful male models in their prime
probably makes me a cougar, ahem.
Almost all my heroines are short: that’s because I look at the world from hobbit
level. Being so small I am three times more concentrated (read: obsessive) than
anybody I know. I am exhaustingly creative in writing, arts, crafts...
Sometimes my brain gets friction burns from hurtling at such speed from one
universe to the next.
I love animals, plants, and occasionally even people.
Like Highlander I come from a lot of different places. I was born in Italy but lived
here and there and consider myself simply and deeply European. I love Europe
passionately, its antiquity, its diversity, its quirkiness. All my books are set in Europe,
or alternate versions of it.
I have been writing since I can remember.
Or follow her on Instagram @katherinewyvern
He can command his men…
But can he command Deborah?
Major Oliver Cantor, newly back from the continent, has always wanted Deborah.
However she is an innocent. A lady who has no idea just what Oliver wants, needs
and desired.
Or does she?
She knows he is dominant and wants someone to be his submissive.
She also knows it should be her.
Now all she has to do is persuade him of that fact.
You’d think it would be easy, but…
Author Bio:
Raven lives in Scotland, along with her husband and their two cats—their children
having flown the nest—surrounded by beautiful scenery, which inspires a lot of
the settings in her books.
She is used to sharing her life with the occasional deer, red squirrel, and lost tourist,
to say nothing of the scourge of Scotland—the midge.
Her very understanding, and long-suffering DH, is used to his questions unanswered,
the dust bunnies greeting him as he walks through the door, and rescuing burned
offerings from the Aga. (And passing her a glass of wine as she types furiously.)
Charlie has never been in love because he’s never believed in happily ever after.
He prides himself on being a good friend and a good Dom, and that’s always been
enough for him, except lately nothing feels right. He doesn’t know if he’s having
a mid-life crisis or what, but his best friend suddenly looks hot as hell, and
nothing about that is normal.
Ryan’s straight friend Charlie has always had his back: when he came out, when
he got married, and when his husband died. He’d do anything for the guy he’s
been secretly in love with forever. So when Charlie suddenly proposes a spanking
scene under the guise of “relaxing” him, he almost runs the opposite direction.
Except, what if this is his one chance to finally show Charlie what real love feels
like?
Author Bio:
Erin M. Leaf is a romance novel devotee, the steamier the better, with a specialty in
edgy erotic tension.
Ex-boxer Mike Logan struggles to put a brutal past behind and make ends meet
as a bus driver. When a young runaway settles for an all-night ride, he seizes
the chance to do a good deed—get her home safely. But first, they’ll drive
around and talk.
What he doesn’t anticipate is that this broken night angel is also a sexy little
minx needing a lot more…and not just the gentle kind.
Author Bio:
Award-winning author Lea Bronsen likes her reads hot, fast, and edgy, and strives
to give her own stories the same intensity. After venturing into dirty inner-city
crime drama with her debut novel Wild Hearted, she divides her writing time
between psychological thriller, romantic suspense, historical romance, and
dark erotic romance.
As chief of staff to the governor of Florida, Carter has a well-deserved rep as a
bastard extraordinaire. But when he’s dealing with two governors for the price
of one on Christmas Eve, will the Master find himself outmatched and
outmaneuvered by his wily political pets?
Note: This standalone short story takes place after Chief (Governor Trilogy 3)
and can be read as a standalone independent from the trilogy.
Author Bio:
Author Lesli Richardson, who is better-known by her more prolific wild-child
Tymber Dalton pen name, lives in the Tampa Bay region of Florida with her
husband (aka “The World’s Best Husband™”) and too many pets. She writes a
wide variety of heat levels and genres, from mainstream sci-fi all the way to
scorching ménage.
The two-time EPIC award winner and part-time Viking shield-maiden in training
loves to shoot skeet and play D&D with her friends. She’s also the bestselling
author of over one hundred and fifty books and counting, including
The Reluctant Dom, the Governor Trilogy, the Suncoast Society series,
the Love Slave for Two series, the Triple Trouble series, and many others.
She lives in her own little world, but it’s okay—they all know her there.
Entwined by Elyzabeth M. Valey
Mallory Brown doesn't go home with strangers, and while she's all for a great
spanking, she doesn't do BDSM relationships. Fantasizing is more her speed.
And when she catches a glimpse of Master Murphy, fantasies fill her brain.
But Master Murphy has other plans. He enters her life full-steam and won't take no
or an answer. While she's compelled to say yes, is she really ready to say goodbye
to her world as she knows it to become permanently entwined with His?
Author Bio:
Ely Valey is a writer of sizzling, sexy romance who firmly believes in happy ever
after. From paranormal to contemporary, fantasy, or historical, she enjoys
exploring her characters' darker side and writing stories about tortured heroes,
strong heroines, and all that comes between them and their love.
When she's not writing, she can be found walking in the Spanish countryside with
her black Lab and Golden Retriever mix, exploring castles, or enjoying some tapas
with her friends and family.
Cain Silvers is the Captain of one of the nation’s best Hotshot fire fighter groups
there is, and his world has turned upside-down when his best friend’s kid sister,
Chloe Crowley joins the team. Chloe has always made him uneasy with her
attraction to him, something he refused to act on because of who she was
and how innocent she is.
Chloe wants to make a difference in the world, and following her passion to
become one of the few females in an all-male industry is just the start.
She’s set on proving herself to her team, but still follows her own rules,
ones that could get her into a lot of trouble.
Passion collides with desire in their story, leading up to actions that could burn
everybody.
Author Bio:
DC Stone has over sixteen years of investigative experience, including working as
a criminal investigator in the United States military. She currently works as an
internal affairs investigation manager by day and a romantic suspense author by
night. She has her Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and is dubbed,
“The Investigative Whisper.” She provides numerous workshops that help authors
gain insight into “digging” into a character’s mind to better understand motives,
create suspense, and help maintain conflict.
When she isn’t trying to solve a new puzzle in the world of fraud, she is engulfed
with coffee, her laptop, and all those crazy characters in her head. She is a
member of the Romance Writers of America, New Jersey Romance Writers,
RomVets, RWA Kiss of Death, and the Liberty State Fiction Writers.
She served as the 2014 Vice President and Conference Chair for NJRW.
Nell Iris is a romantic at heart who believes everyone deserves a happy ending. She’s a bona fide bookworm (learned to read long before she started school), wouldn’t dream of going anywhere without something to read (not even the ladies’ room), loves music (and singing along but, let’s face it, she’s no Celine Dion), and is a real Star Trek nerd (“Make it so”). She loves words, poetry, wine, and Sudoku, and absolutely adores elephants!
