New Release : Happy Birthday Baby! by @ToryRichards

Happy Birthday Baby!

by

Tory Richards

Everyone has a birthday, right? I mean, if you don’t, then you’re probably six-feet under. Personally I like growing older. Age has always just been a number to me. Unlike my sister, who’s only a year younger, who celebrated her 29th birthday for several years. She was in denial. How we celebrate our birthdays vary depending on  budget, culture, location, and many other things. Some people don’t acknowledge their birthdays at all, while others may only celebrate reaching certain milestones.

Lordy, lordy looks who’s forty. My gosh, I can still remember that day as my co-workers decorated my office with black streamers, balloons, and confetti. I had a screen protector over my computer and one clown slipped black paper between it and the monitor so that when I turned it on all I saw was black. Thinking something was wrong with my computer I called IT and spent several minutes on the phone with them before figuring out what the problem was. I found confetti in my desk drawers for months after my birthday.

In Happy Birthday Baby! our heroine is celebrating the milestone of turning fifty, and her friends planned something special for her after a day of pampering.  Below is a blurb and excerpt. Enjoy!

Blurb – What better way to spend your fiftieth birthday than with the hot male stripper you’ve been coveting for months! Proving you can have fun at any age, Happy Birthday Baby! from author Tory Richards is a celebration of life you won’t soon forget.

Excerpt :

Joe seemed to reach us in record time. He pulled the man away from me. While they were exchanging heated words, I casually slipped away and headed for the door, praying that Helen and Sandy had taken care of the bill before they left. I didn’t stop until I was outside. At the same time, it dawned on me that I didn’t have a ride home. Damn! There was no way I was going back inside, so I headed toward the street where I would be able to see beneath the light to make a call.

“Lana, wait.” I heard Joe’s voice and picked up my step, which was hard to do on gravel while wearing heels. He caught up with me in no time, gently taking hold of my arm and drawing me to a halt. “Are you okay?”

I knew we were looking at each other, but it was too dark to see his expression. “Yes. I just need some light to call a cab.”

“You’ve changed your mind about coming home with me?”

“I’m sure you can find a replacement,” I said, thinking about the waitress inside.

“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” he asked angrily. “What did that asshole tell you?”

“Enough to know you won’t be lonely. I only hope my friends didn’t pay you too much to sleep with me.” The hand on my arm tightened, revealing either I’d hit a nerve, or he was growing angrier. “I’m okay with it, Joe, really. I should have known a man like you would have to be paid for a little, ah, extra special attention.”

“A man like me?” His tone was low and gravelly, and I didn’t need any light to know he was clenching his teeth. “Well, let’s go then. I want to make sure I give you their monies worth.”

Surprisingly, I wasn’t frightened of Joe. He brought out other emotions in me. So when he began pulling me behind him I didn’t protest. He was just too damned sexy, and arousal still hummed through my body. I knew that with his talents he’d have me eating out of his hand in seconds. He was a tall man, his steps much wider than mine, and it was inevitable that I’d stumble. When I did, he caught me, and pulled me up into his arms without breaking stride.

“This isn’t necessary.” A thrill shot through me in spite of my mild protest. I couldn’t recall the last time a man carried me.

He just grunted. When we reached his car, he dropped me to my feet at the passenger’s side door. I barely had time to notice it was a Corvette before he crushed me against the door and kissed me roughly. Caught totally by surprise, at first, I stiffened, but within seconds, I melted against him like ice cream on a hot sidewalk. Oh my God, the man knew how to kiss! When he reined in his aggressive attack, his mouth turned soft and coaxing, dragging me into a realm of endless erotic possibilities.

I moaned beneath his mouth, and opened my lips inviting his tongue inside. As we explored each other’s mouths, I was aware his hands had moved from my shoulders down my back to my hips. My body started to move in a writhing, sensuous dance against his, letting him know that I was turned on. The movement of his cock against my lower belly sent my senses spinning out of control. I fought the urge to reach down and touch him. As if guessing what was going through my mind, he reached for my hand and brought it to his zipper. The length and hardness of his shaft caused a stream of volcanic heat to flow through my blood, and that’s how I felt, as if I was going to erupt.

Release day – 3/24/2014 at Liquid Silver Books, also available for pre-order until then at http://www.lsbooks.com/pre-order-coming-soon-romance-books-c322.php

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Author Interview - Welcome H.C. Brown and KevaD

Here today at Pick a Genre Already I'm excited to have multi-published author H.C. Brown and author / journalist, DA Kentner, KevaD.  H.C. and KevaD have joined forces for an exciting new erotic romance series entitled Game Play. The first of which Sea Games has just been released by Liquid Silver Books.

Author :  H.C. Brown & KevaD

Title :  Sea Games

Genre :  Contemporary Erotic Romance

Publisher :  Liquid Silver Books

Release Date :  8 October 2012

Buy Link :  www.lsbooks.com

Author Websites :  www.hcbrown-author.com          www.kevad.net

Author Blogs :  www.hcbrownauthoroferoticromance.blogspot.com

                             http://kevad-author.blogspot.com.au/

Blurb:

Brian Bowers is a man on a mission. Revenge weighs heavy on his mind. The need to punish the woman he once loved above all others falls into tatters the moment he sets eyes on her again. Fifteen years of walking on the fine edge between love and hate ends in an explosion of lust.

Patrice, sophisticated and wealthy, has her own agenda. She knows how to use her body to get what she wants. But Bowers knows how to play the game.

Set in a world of indulgence, Sea Games follows two hearts as they battle memories of the past. Will they win or lose a future together?

Now let's have some fun. Please Welcome H.C. Brown and KevaD...

What was your favourite book as a child/teenager? 

H.C.      Peter Pan

KevaD   Curious George. Apparently, I liked yellow hats.

Who was the first author or what was the first book you read that introduced you to the genre that you most enjoy writing in?

H.C.   I actually don't read many of the genres I write. Everything I write comes from my head or research. My favourite author is Diana Gabaldon.  I enjoy a well written historical romance. 

KevaD  “Ivanhoe” and “Siddhartha” introduced me to the intensity and beauty that could be instilled into a sentence.  Don Pendleton's 'The Executioner' series utilized strong values and high morality while kicking serious butt. He also included an active love interest. Pendleton broke some boundaries with his stories and characters, and we see his influence in many famous authors' works today. 

Do you believe in love at first sight? And if so have you ever been so afflicted? Did you do anything about it? (Did you go for it?)

H.C.      Yes and I married him three weeks later.

KevaD    I used to fall in love at first sight frequently. Sobriety cured me.

Is there a particular word you overuse or writing technique that your editor(s) ride you about? Mine is over using the word 'harshly'.

H.C.      Elipses.

KevaD   I tend to find a new word to fall in love with in each project. Thank God for my  critique partners and the large hammers they use to beat me. In my latest work in progress I locked onto “teeth” for whatever reason. I'm also a huge fan of “but.” 

Have you ever suffered from writer's block? (Or do you even believe in it?) If so, how were you able to overcome it?

H.C.    No. I suffer from not enough time to write syndrome. I think writers block is boredom. If a story bores an author it is not going to interest the reader.

KevaD  Writers block for me is usually a scene I haven't worked out in my head beforehand. I'll either work on something else or go for a drive or find some other place I can be alone to play out the scene in my mind. True story - I once had all my characters sit down in the living room and discuss the scene with each other while I took notes. The female lead's tapping her foot while pretending to sip her coffee sparked the direction the chapter eventually took. Yeah. My wife thinks I'm nuts too.

                 H K     I love that, KevaD! I can almost picture it. Hmm, What does that say about me?

H.C. and KevaD, can you describe to us your writing process when working with a co-author? How did it work for you?
  
H.C.     KevaD scares me to death. He writes so fast he reminds me of the Road Runner beep beep -- here's another chapter. I wish I could write fast but I plod along. KevaD is professional and expects a high standard and so do I, so co-authoring works for us.

KevaD   H.C. afraid of me? Pfft. The woman's a demon on paper. She makes what I write better. Believe me, I'm reaping the benefits of her expertise. Basically, we write our own stories or chapters and then hand it off for the other to improve upon and/or add their unique touch or flavor. It takes trust and a united vision, and I have total trust and faith in H.C. To answer the unasked question of how do we resolve a difference of opinion, we go by who first wrote the scene and what their initial vision for it was. Remember - trust in each other is huge.  

Do you base your characters on real-life people or situations?

H.C.     Rarely. For me, other things trigger characters, a song or a film clip. Events like mudslides and the like trigger stories too.

KevaD   I'm a people watcher, so, real life inspires character traits. A unique walk, how a person rubs their nose when concentrating, the turn of a wrist before a person speaks when making a point, an odd word repeatedly used - all of those have found their way into my work. I have incorporated places I've visited or things I've done into stories, but never actual people into it.

What genre(s) do you write in?

H.C.     Whatever moves me at the time. Historical, paranormal, fantasy, mystery, contemporary, sci-fi and BDSM so far.

KevaD   Name it, I'll write it. I despise mental boundaries.

If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?

H.C.     Where I live now. Close to the beach in Australia…paradise. Oops there's an ellipse. I had to slip one in :)

KevaD   I agree. Where I live now, though there are places I would love to visit and probably won't ever have the chance.

If you could live in any era, which would it be?

H.C.     I like technology, so now is good but before Atlantis vanished sounds like a fun time in history. I mean, all those naked guys jumping over bulls. You gotta love that.

               H K   Indeed! 

KevaD  There's a part of me that would have liked to see North America before man made his imprint on it.

If you could bring one of your own characters to life, who would it be and why?

H.C.     As a friend, Flame in Hurt Me Good. As a hunk, Nox in the Pride Brothers Series- who wouldn't love a seven foot tall fairy?

KevaD   I'd enjoy dinner conversation with Cheryl from Sunday Awakening, though I'm not too sure she wouldn't stab me before the night was over. She has a mean streak.

What are you reading right now?

H.C.      Sandra Brown, Two Alone.

KevaD   Uhm…nothing. I'm swamped with work at the moment. Writing, edits, my column, blogs, contest judging, don't leave me any time to read. After November I'll delve into a few books for sheer pleasure.

If there was a movie made of your life what would it be called? Which celebrity would want to play you?

H.C.     Diversity - Heather Locklear

KevaD  Diversity - Heather Locklear

                H K  That would be something to see! 

If you were to do a reality show, which one would it be?

H.C.      I have no idea lol.

KevaD   I was actually filmed for a segment of COPS once, but they didn't use it. The History channel did tape me discussing some photographs from Bonnie and Clyde's autopsies for one of their programs that aired. Yup. True.


                  H K  Bonnie and Clyde autopsy photos. That sounds interesting. But I'm afraid to ask for any details concerning the Cops episode. Including the obvious question; were you there as a journalist, a witness or a suspect? Just kidding! 


Name a celebrity, athlete, musician, etc. you'd most like to get naughty with. 


H.C.      I have a very jealous husband, so I'll pass.

KevaD   Demi Moore.


Tell us about your new release...

“Sea Games” is H.C.'s and my version of two former lovers reunited during a sea cruise. Separated when teens, their lives have taken vastly different paths. Now, all the hurt and anger surfaces and instead of confronting each other, they decide to begin a game with their hearts the ante, and love the prize to be won or lost.

Here's an Excerpt from H.C.'s and KevaD's Sea Games... 

The temperature dropped to nipple hardening. Clouds machine-gunned the ocean, tufts of water splaying wherever rain bullets struck. Waves large enough to give a schooner captain a migraine crested and crashed with no effect on the cruise ship's journey. The wind tousled his hair, rain pelted his cheeks but Bowers continued his solitary vigil as dime-sized balls pattered around him. One smacked his forehead, sending icy water fragments rolling down his nose.

“I brought you some ice cream, but maybe you should eat it inside.”

He closed his eyes in the hope she'd go away and let his mind come to terms with how she'd thrown open the draperies shading their past. “There's a storm on the way. You should get inside.”

“Just one lick.”

Bowers forced a smile. “I never really cared that much for strawberry. You go enjoy it.”

“It's butter pecan, your favorite. The rain's melting it though, so you might want to at least take a bite. For me? Please?”

Opening his eyes, he snorted a chuckle and turned his head.

She held her dress open. Raindrops streaked milky trails through the ice cream smothering her breasts.

His cock swelled. His mind numbed.

Patrice let the dress slide off her and gripped the sleeveless openings of his shirt. Her eyes glistened as they darted back and forth scanning his face. Rain sparkled on her lips and flattened her hair. His heart hammered an ache for what they'd once had.

“We both need to know what it would be like now, BB.” Her eyelids drooped, her lips parted, inviting him to take the final step.

A furnace of anger fired in his gut, but why, he wasn't sure. “Damn you, Patrice.”

She touched her mouth to his. Her heat swarmed over his tongue, her taste a sweet memory.

“Be my Backdoor Boyfriend one more time.” The words slithered out heavy and searing with desire. “Do what you really want to do. Punish me. Make it hurt.”

Sounds like a hit to me!

Thank you both for being here. This was a lot of fun! 

Buy Link for Sea Games the first book in the Game Play Series by H.C. Brown and KevaD