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An unlikely couple is brought together as celebrity judges on a new reality-based cooking show.

Sesto Théodore, is an arrogant yet well respected American-Italian chef, with several five-star restaurants.

Once bitten, twice shy, Syn Fully, is a jaded author of erotica, rocketing her way up all the best sellers lists.

From the moment Syn and Sesto meet, their personalities clash, yet behind the scenes sparks fly. Getting together would be a recipe for disaster, but hot sex with no-strings couldn’t hurt. At least not until real feelings get involved.

But just when Syn considers opening her damaged heart to the cocky chef, video of rather personal content is leaked online. Sesto immediately jumps to conclusions and accuses Syn of the privacy breach.

Can the arrogant chef forgive and forget, or will his pride leave him out in the cold?

Somebody’s about to get burned…

Possible Triggers: Please note one scene contains borderline bdsm and dubious consent/forcible confinement. Also in this story intimate video is obtained without the knowledge or consent of the participants involved, and later distributed online

Author’s Note: This erotic story has been previously published with the title, If You Can’t Stand the Heat. Though there is a little bit of added content, the story remains relatively the same. It has been re-edited and re-formatted for re-release

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Cover Reveal + Pre-Order - If You Can't Handle the Heat - by H K Carlton #erotic #romance

I'm so excited about this one! Not only am I delighted to unveil the gorgeous new cover and art work for If You Can't Handle the Heat, which has been re-designed by the fabulous Emmy Ellis of Studioenp, I'm also self-publishing for the first time. GULP!

The release date is December 28th

This erotic story has been previously published with the title, If You Can't Stand the Heat. Though there is a little bit of added content, the story remains relatively the same. It has been re-edited and re-formatted for re-release, and has a sizzling new cover thanks to Studioenp

About the Book

An unlikely couple is brought together as celebrity judges on a new reality-based cooking show.

Sesto Théodore, is an arrogant yet well respected American-Italian chef, with several five-star restaurants.

Once bitten, twice shy, Syn Fully, is a jaded author of erotica, rocketing her way up all the best sellers lists.

From the moment Syn and Sesto meet, their personalities clash, yet behind the scenes sparks fly. Getting together would be a recipe for disaster, but hot sex with no-strings couldn’t hurt. At least not until real feelings get involved.

But just when Syn considers opening her damaged heart to the cocky chef, video of rather personal content is leaked online. Sesto immediately jumps to conclusions and accuses Syn of the privacy breach.

Can the arrogant chef forgive and forget, or will his pride leave him out in the cold?

Somebody’s about to get burned…

Possible Triggers: Please note one scene contains borderline bdsm and dubious consent/forcible confinement. Also in this story intimate video is obtained without the knowledge or consent of the participants involved and later distributed online

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THANK YOU, EMMY!!!

Gor-ge-ous!!! Right!

Well folks, if all goes well with this self-publishing project, this just might be a new chapter for me. I hope you'll join me for the ride

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#MySexySaturday Date Night with Syn #Saturday7 If You Can't Stand the Heat

Welcome to the 112^th week of My Sexy Saturday.
This week’s theme: Our Sexy Date

A sexy date could be anything: the day they first went out, the day they first kissed, the day they got married. It could be a couple’s sexy anniversary date or maybe a date to met for the very first time. It could be a date in space, a foreign country or just around the corner. Now matter the particulars, just make it sexy, sexy and sexy. We did mention sexy…right?

Readers, please visit us at our new Author Central where we’ll be sharing even more from our authors besides Saturday’s snippets. We’d love to have each and everyone of you there.

This week, an extract from, If You Can't Stand the Heat. Sesto, the notoriously arrogant chef and Syn, the cynical yet sexy author, take a break from their usual sexcapades to actually go on a dinner date...

 “Oh, I’m always a conceited ass, but sometimes I’m just more loveable than others.” Sesto grinned.

Smiling softly, Syn traced Sesto's bottom lip, before leaning in and kissing him. Cupping her bottom, he pulled her against his burgeoning erection.
 
“If you keep that up, we are not going to eat first,” he said, coming up for air.
 
“We could move right on to dessert.”
 
Sesto groaned at the invitation, they resumed kissing passionately. Pulling up the skirt, he was not surprised to find that she was naked beneath. “Mmm.”
 
Breaking, she giggled. “Predictable?”
 
“Oh, yeah, but much appreciated. God, you feel like sin, Syn.” Rubbing her backside, he moved his hips against her, doubling the pleasurable pain in his groin. But as much as he wanted to just give in and fuck her, more than that, he wanted to get to know the real woman without sex getting in the way. But after dinner, oh, man, was he going to give it to her.

Blurb 

 Somebody’s about to get burnt…

An unlikely couple is brought together as celebrity judges on a new cooking show—Sesto Théodore, an American-Italian New York chef, and Syn Fully, a world-weary author of erotica. It’s instantly clear that they are complete opposites and their personalities clash, but physically, sparks fly and passion ignites.

However, after a video with some rather personal content surfaces on the Internet, Sesto immediately jumps to conclusions and accuses Syn of the breach.

Can the arrogant chef forgive and forget, or will his pride leave him out in the cold?

Totally Bound     Amazon 

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#MySexySaturday Tempers flare, passions ignite & morals get thrown out the window...#erotic #excerpt

Welcome to the 85^th week of My Sexy Saturday. 
 
This week’s theme is Their Sexy Talk and it’s all about how lovers talk to each other. We know you’ve noticed it. Whenever you get into a room of people, where there are other couples, notice how they talk to each other. Sometimes you can tell when there’s tension, other times you wonder just what makes them so happy and there are others still when their happiness is practically contagious. 

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 Post 7 paragraphs, 7 sentences or 7 words from a WIP or published work

Sesto and Syn from If You Can't Stand the Heat are all about tension; sexual and otherwise. 

An unlikely couple is brought together as celebrity judges on a new cooking show—Sesto Théodore, an American-Italian New York chef, and Syn Fully, a world-weary author of erotica. It’s instantly clear that they are complete opposites and their personalities clash, but physically, sparks fly and passion ignites.

Excerpt:

As soon as the director called 'cut' Sesto stood and demanded, “May I speak to you out in the hall, please!”

“Of course,” she responded, haughtily, as though she hadn’t just been giving him the initial stages of a hand job. He allowed her to take the lead although he was unexpectedly mesmerised by her long shapely legs, as she stalked across the space, confident and oh-so-fuckin’ sexy in those red stilettos. Sesto pulled level with her and couldn’t resist the urge to place his hand to the small of her back, left bare by the severe cut of her dress. If he wasn’t mistaken, she’d trembled at the contact. Or more likely his own hand had trembled.

In the hall, she turned to face him and at the same moment he blurted, “What the fuck do you think…” The words died on his tongue, as she once more found his firm cock with her hand, her gaze settled on his mouth, as she breathed shallowly.

“Where’s your dressing room?” she asked, backing him up.

Grabbing her wrist, he dragged her into the room, before slamming the door behind them. He pulled her hand, which he still had possession of, above her head and forced it against the door. Expecting her to fight, he was not prepared for her brazen little smile as she raised her arm to join the other, as if she wanted him to pin her there and take control. With both hands stretched above her head, and Sesto still in an uncertain defensive type crouch, Syn arched towards him, bringing her beautiful tits, right in his face.

“What the fuck are you doing?” he asked again. “We don’t even know each other.”

“I know. Isn’t it wicked, how our bodies want to though. You want to see and kiss my breasts just as badly as I want to suck your cock. Don’t even bother to deny it, I can see that you do.”

He groaned, shifting uncomfortably foot to foot.

“Go ‘head, Théo, set them free,” she invited.

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#MySexySaturday One Satisfied Lady #erotic #excerpt If You Can't Stand the Heat

Our Sexy Little Words 

Welcome to the 71^st week of My Sexy Saturday.

This week’s theme is Our Sexy Little Words. When we thought of this theme, we were actually thinking about all the things lovers say to each other while making love. The whispers, the groans, the gasps and the big moments. And what makes those moments even more exciting is that they can happen just about anywhere and anytime. They can happen when your characters, and sometimes you, are least expecting it. They can happen in the heat of the moment, like a one-night-stand, or can be a planned event, like when young parents just need a little bit of a getaway.

A slightly naughty snippet from If You Can't Stand the Heat, though I think Sesto and Syn exchange more of a raunchy dialogue than sexy little words. :p

An unlikely couple is brought together as celebrity judges on a new cooking show—Sesto Théodore, an American-Italian New York chef, and Syn Fully, a world-weary author of erotica. It’s instantly clear that they are complete opposites and their personalities clash, but physically, sparks fly and passion ignites.



Excerpt: 

Unable to take his gaze from her glistening pussy, a strangled sound escaped from somewhere deep in his chest. Eager and fighting with his zipper, he neared her. Torn, he didn’t know what he wanted to do more, fall to his knees and tongue her or just fuck her.

“Later, baby, after you cook me an exquisite meal. That’s dessert. For both of us. You can lick it until I scream your name, but for now, just give it to me,” Syn rambled.

His cock throbbed, at her words, as she read his mind.
Stepping onto the riser, it was the perfect height for him. Syn took care of matters and had him out of his underwear before he could blink. Tugging on his cock, she rubbed the pulsing head between her sweet pussy lips then scooted her lush backside to meet him. Sesto wound up, circling his hips and thrust, surrounding himself in her scorching wet heat.

“Ohhh, yes!” Syn stifled a moan. “Deeper, Théo!”

Sesto reared backwards, ready to lunge ahead, when Syn eased her backside off the edge of the counter, fully impaling herself, plunging right to the root. She let out the most erotic little scream before she dived for his neck, sucking and nipping.

Gasping, Sesto grabbed her ass, catching her. But the intense heat and exquisite sensation of being so deeply embedded inside her made his blood rush—her inner walls closing tightly around his rigid cock was more than he could take.

“Oh, Jesus, Syn! You feel so fucking good.” His pulse pounded in his ears as he thrust convulsively, mindlessly, trying to get closer, deeper. He juddered with the force of his climax. Finding her lips, he kissed her feverishly, as they both came back down from the earth-shattering summit.

Breaking the kiss, Syn smiled seductively, looking quite pleased with herself. “If you can cook half as good as you can fuck, I’m going to be one satisfied lady, come later tonight.”

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#MySexySaturday A Sexy Moment from - If You Can't Stand the Heat

Another Sexy Moment~ @MySexySaturday #MySexySaturday #Saturday7 #MSSAuthors

Welcome to the 63^rd week of My Sexy Saturday.

This week’s theme is another sexy moment and a snip from erotic romance If You Can't Stand the Heat

BLURB:


Somebody's about to get burned…

An unlikely couple is brought together as celebrity judges on a new cooking show—Sesto Théodore, an American-Italian New York chef, and Syn Fully, a world-weary author of erotica. It's instantly clear that they are complete opposites and their personalities clash, but physically, sparks fly and passion ignites.
 
However, after a video with some rather personal content surfaces on the Internet, Sesto immediately jumps to conclusions and accuses Syn of the breach.

Can the arrogant chef forgive and forget, or will his pride leave him out in the cold?


EXCERPT:

Sesto set their glasses down, he backed her against the cabinets, his lips inches from hers. He wanted to lighten the mood again and get her mind off the ghosts from her past. And as he was beginning to understand, it wasn’t food or sharing feelings that got through to Syn. “I think I’m ready for dessert.”
 
“Why, sir, I seem to have forgotten to bring any.”
 
“Then I guess you’d better make it up to me.”
 
She pulled the tie at her waist unfastening her dress. Opening one side, she bared one lovely breast, snaking the other half of the sash out from the opposite side, she swept the material aside, exposing the rest of her amazing naked body.
 
“You don’t put too much stock in wearing under things, do you?”
 
“Is that a complaint?”
 
“Fuck no,” he murmured, looking his fill. “But do you know what it does to me to wonder and imagine? But that’s why you do it, isn’t it? Keep men guessing.”
 
“I do it for me. It makes me feel sexy. It feels good.”
 
“Yes. It. Does.”

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