My very first story for Changeling Press was about a demon. Seriously. It's called The Magic Touch, and it's about a witch named Trinity and her very own demon.
So, I was tickled at the chance to write another demon story when the demon at the door flash challenge came along. These days it's a shared universe called Soul Debt, and my contribution is called Opportunity Knocks.
Here's the official blurb!
Jordie owes all of his success in the music business to a deal he made years ago. Now the time has come to pay part of his debt, and the beautiful male demon who shows up at his door seems just the guy to collect. Mal is not just your average debt collector, though. He has secrets of his own, which he'll be happy to share, if only rock star Jordie can believe in him.
It was such a joy to work on a story like this. I love musicians, and I got to explore the songwriting process a little. I also got to play the horny demon angle, which is always a hoot. I write a lot of shifters, so demons give me more magic to work with, more spontaneity.
Here's an excerpt not on the cart anywhere! NOT safe for work
Please.” He hated begging, but that was exactly what he was already doing. It had taken, what, three seconds to get there?
Mal’s laughter was at least more husky than mocking, and the fingers around his cock felt perfect. They rocked together for a moment, just jonesing on the touching. It would get way more intense and he knew it.
“Quit anticipating. Just let it happen.”
Like he could do that. Still, that touch was so fine, so good, and he arched into it, asking for more. His breath started to come hard and fast. Jordie shook, a song beginning to blossom in the base of his skull. Thank -- well, not God. No, this was demon born, but he didn’t care. He had to be able to make music. Had to. It was the biggest thing in the universe, more necessary than breathing.
“Better, huh?” Mal breathed against his ear, so hot, like fire.
“Better,” Jordie agreed, pressing back, demanding more. The magic swirled around them. It was crazy, how this worked, how fucking sexy this was.
Those hot demon’s hands slid over his skin, stroking, stoking the fire. His clothes fell away, almost scorched as they fluttered to the ground. Jordie let his skin rub Mal’s, feeling like he might go up in flames. Fuck, he knew he’d been hot for it before, but this... This was fiery.
“See? All you have to do is let go, baby.”
Jordie shivered when Mal called him baby, the fantasy really going strong. His balls felt tight, his belly aching with a harsh, undeniable need. Mal was so thick against him, so hard, and Jordie moaned, knowing it would take everything he had to take that demon cock.
“You’ll stretch for me, baby. I know it,” Mal said.
“I will.” Panting, Jordie pushed back, feeling like the biggest slut, but he couldn’t stand to lose the thread of the new song. There was a hook coming, a melody, and he needed the rush. Now.
Mal bit him, right on the join of neck and shoulder, those teeth too damned sharp to be human. He cried out, toes curling, and the song exploded in the base of his brain. He barely felt his come sliding from his cock. He felt it when Mal slid a finger inside him, though, not letting him get soft for a moment.
“Sweet,” Mal murmured. “Tight.”
One finger became two, became three, and he was going to scream with it. “Full,” Jordie countered, his hole stretching impossibly. Mal was huge, though, so he was glad for the extra prep.
“You have no idea.” That fat cock started pushing into him, spreading him, stretching him.
“Mal! Oh, please.” He pushed back, bearing down, the burn fucking perfect enough to steal his breath. The feel of that thick cock pressing him open made him pant harder, made his cock start to pulse with his blood one more time.
Sharp nails pinched his nipple, scratched down his belly, and Jordie twisted. God, he could hear that song, and it was gonna be a rocker, fucking sexy, the beat driving the melody right into the top forty. Mal was going to be an amazing font of music, he could tell.
Those long fingers wrapped around the base of his cock, squeezed, and Jordie went up on tiptoes, his cock so hard it was like he’d never come. Damn. Damn, he’d never wanted this badly before. He hummed, the music too big to contain.
Give it a try! You can buy it here!
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Saturday, June 15, 2013
The Saturday Book Diver Interviews Jack Brannard from Terms of Payment by Sarah Barimen
Good morning! Welcome to the Saturday Book Diver!
Today we’re talking to Jack Brannard, demon in training.
The book diver magic has whisked me to Jack’s office on the top floor of a
skyscraper. The large windows offer a breathtaking view of the city, but the
demon before me is even more pleasing to the eye.
Seated in a leather chair behind his mahogany desk, Jack
studies me with gorgeous brown eyes that seem to glow with a strange inner
light. He’s quite handsome with cropped brown hair, cheekbones a model would envy
and a lithe, slender body accentuated by his custom made suite.
Despite my host’s charming expression and stunning good
looks, I’m on my proverbial toes. I’ve been warned that Jack is out to collect
souls and if I’m not careful, even the book diver magic won’t be able to save
me.
SBD: Jack, thank you for taking the time to talk to me. I
know you have a tight schedule, so I’ll get right down to business. Why did you
make a deal with the devil?
Jack: I wasn’t using my soul. Hardly anyone in the
City does. I’m sure you understand how that happens, what with all the hustling
to get ahead. I saw a chance to fly high and far. Of course I took it.” He
smiles secretively. “I didn’t understand how the payments were going to be
taken, but I’ve never regretted a moment. Not once.” He chuckles and waggles
his eyebrows. “Well maybe the first time. But I got over it.”
SBD: How many souls must you collect to pay your debt?
Jack: I fear you’ve misunderstood how it works. My
debt is already paid in full, taken in a series of small payments until it was
gone. Now I’m employed as a collector. I take from those whose debt is not paid
up.
SBD: I understand
that a demon named Darius was the collector assigned to you. Tell us about him.
Jack: Mmmn. Oh, God, where do I start? Tall, lean,
handsome. He wears a suit like it was invented just for him. He smells like the
most expensive cologne you’ve ever imagined, and to be honest, I’m not sure he
wears any.” He rolls his shoulders back. “When he’s a man, he’s insatiable and
dominant, and yet perfectly willing to let me top him.” He flashes a brilliant
smile. “I can hardly complain.
SBD: It sounds like he’s a hard demon to resist. What’s
Darius’ sexiest characteristic?
Jack: At any
moment, he might change into his taking-form, the great winged gargoyle. He
can’t take my soul anymore, since I don’t have one, but he can take me.”
He shudders. “Teeth and claws. And he never hurts me. Much.
SBD: Would you share one of your favorite excerpts from Terms
of Payment?
You’ve heard of blowjobs in
the car, right? In the typical fantasy, usually, the man is driving at the
time, yet he somehow manages to ride the wave to heaven while simultaneously
not crashing, swerving, or drawing the attention of concerned citizens and
state patrol officers, right? Let me tell you something: I’d have crashed if my
car hadn’t already been parked nose-in to a brick wall. I’d never even dreamed
-- I keep saying that, don’t I? -- of having a man blow me in the seat of a
Jaguar or anywhere else, and the fact that after the first few strokes of his
tongue he wasn’t even a man, and a fist-sized wing knuckle hung over my head
while the front windshield was pretty much obliterated by his other wing,
really doesn’t change anything.
I’ll tell you this much for
nothing: if I hadn’t already sold my soul, I’d have done it in a heartbeat for
head that amazing, and it just went on and on. His tongue swirled and massaged
along the underside of my shaft and nudged the base of the head in ways that
made me levitate out of my Corinthian leather seat. My hips began to jerk and
my breathing turned ragged, and by the time I realized that the light scraping
I felt against my cock wasn’t coming from human teeth, it was much too late for
me to give a damn. And the closer I came to heaven, as the saying goes, the
more fragments of my soul he scraped away, layer by layer. I didn’t care. I
felt every one, as I felt his fingers wend their way where I’d have sworn
fabric impeded. He found my balls and rolled them gently, and then he hummed
low in his throat. Bass vibrato, bay-bee, and oh, my God, what felt like every
nerve in my body took a temporary leave of absence and moved south to take
advantage of the thrumming. I tried to put my hands on top of his head so I
could have some leverage, but he growled in a way that was definitely nothing
like the hum, so I put my hands on top of my own head instead, fingers clenched
in my hair.
My eyes wouldn’t stay open, but I wanted to watch his head moving,
to tie every movement to a sensation, to see me slide in and out --
I heard myself say, between
one gasp and another, “I’m gonna come!” though I don’t know if it was in
warning or exultation. His mouth ground down around my cock, engulfing me with
wet heat and sweet, agonizing pressure. My flayed soul bled, and I came,
screaming, fists clenched and trying not to touch him. I came and came, and he
swallowed me up.
That was scorching!
I feel the book diver magic calling me, so I don’t have
much more time in this world. Jack’s story has intrigued me and I’m more
curious than ever about Darius. If you are too, check out
Friday, May 31, 2013
Bane From "Boon Collector" Offers 10 Reasons to Read His Story
Sara: Okay, Bane. I told you I'd let you share 10 reasons why people should read your story, but you promised to behave. I'll have to cut you off if you start pulling your tricks. Deal?
Bane: Okay, okay! Look, I'm not gonna lie. At the beginning of my story, Tisha seems pretty mousy. A wallflower, if you will. By the time she's had her legs wrapped around me, however... she's a totally different person. She's who she was meant to be, as you'll find out.
I've got 10 good reasons to read my story The Boon Collector. OK, it's Sara Jay's story, but it's about me, so it's mine, too. I'm a demon, and I say so.
10. Tree sex. Intrigued yet? And no, I don't mean in a tree.
9. Sex while falling down into hell. You can't beat that. I would know.
8. Janie Esparza from The Romance Studio says, "The love scenes between Bane and Tisha are melting hot." I don't like to brag, but... yeah, I do, and yeah, they are.
7. Human-demon relationship development. You wish you had it this good.
6. Tisha's sexy tasks to complete in Hell. One includes a very organic flogger and a woman. Another, a woodcutter who doesn't even know she's there. The others, well, I'll let you read about them in the book...
5. Demons have extra appendages. Yeah, I'm talkin' tail.
4. You get to go to Hell without actually going to Hell. That's a pretty sweet deal.
3. Demons aren't always what you think we are. We might surprise you in the end.
2. It's a story about returning to yourself, something I know a lot of humans can relate to. Okay, demons, too.
1. My abs. Need I say more?
To get The Boon Collector now, visit http://changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=2015.
To read some smokin' scenes, visit http://trsparties.com/2013/05/07/the-boon-collector-soul-debt-by-sara-jay-adult-excerpt/.
Bane: Okay, okay! Look, I'm not gonna lie. At the beginning of my story, Tisha seems pretty mousy. A wallflower, if you will. By the time she's had her legs wrapped around me, however... she's a totally different person. She's who she was meant to be, as you'll find out.
I've got 10 good reasons to read my story The Boon Collector. OK, it's Sara Jay's story, but it's about me, so it's mine, too. I'm a demon, and I say so.
10. Tree sex. Intrigued yet? And no, I don't mean in a tree.
9. Sex while falling down into hell. You can't beat that. I would know.
8. Janie Esparza from The Romance Studio says, "The love scenes between Bane and Tisha are melting hot." I don't like to brag, but... yeah, I do, and yeah, they are.
7. Human-demon relationship development. You wish you had it this good.
6. Tisha's sexy tasks to complete in Hell. One includes a very organic flogger and a woman. Another, a woodcutter who doesn't even know she's there. The others, well, I'll let you read about them in the book...
5. Demons have extra appendages. Yeah, I'm talkin' tail.
4. You get to go to Hell without actually going to Hell. That's a pretty sweet deal.
3. Demons aren't always what you think we are. We might surprise you in the end.
2. It's a story about returning to yourself, something I know a lot of humans can relate to. Okay, demons, too.
1. My abs. Need I say more?
To get The Boon Collector now, visit http://changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=2015.
To read some smokin' scenes, visit http://trsparties.com/2013/05/07/the-boon-collector-soul-debt-by-sara-jay-adult-excerpt/.
Monday, May 27, 2013
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sundays (26 May)
DRB1stChp hosted Changeling Press new release spotlight. Full first chapters online. Check them out:
** Or Current Resident (Soul Debt) by Zenobia Renquist
(Erotic Demon Romance, MF, IR, Exhibitionism/Voyeurism)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/or-current-resident-by-zenobia-renquist/
** How Not to Date a Centaur (How Not to Date... 7) by Stephanie Burke
(Erotic Paranormal Romance, MMF, IR)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/how-not-to-date-a-centaur-by-stephanie-burke/
** Cloak and Dagger (Weapons of Redemption 3) by Saloni Quinby
(Erotic Vampire Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/cloak-and-dagger-by-saloni-quinby/
** Watch Me (Challenges 4) by Megan Slayer
(Contemporary Erotica, MMF, Voyeurism/Exhibitionism)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/watch-me-by-megan-slayer/
Revisit the new releases of 28 February 2013:
** The Girl in the Cartwheel Hat by Mikala Ash
(Erotic Vampire Romance, MF)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-girl-in-cartwheel-hat.html
** Perfect Surrender by Melyssa Jay
(Erotic Contemporary BDSM Romance, MFM)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/perfect-surrender.html
** Amazon Chronicles 4: Jungle Burn by Sarah Mäkelä (finale)
(Erotic Shifter Romance, MFM)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/jungle-burn.html
** Soul Debt: Repossession by Mychael Black
(Erotic Dark Fantasy Romance, MM)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/repossession.html
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
** Or Current Resident (Soul Debt) by Zenobia Renquist
(Erotic Demon Romance, MF, IR, Exhibitionism/Voyeurism)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/or-current-resident-by-zenobia-renquist/
** How Not to Date a Centaur (How Not to Date... 7) by Stephanie Burke
(Erotic Paranormal Romance, MMF, IR)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/how-not-to-date-a-centaur-by-stephanie-burke/
** Cloak and Dagger (Weapons of Redemption 3) by Saloni Quinby
(Erotic Vampire Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/cloak-and-dagger-by-saloni-quinby/
** Watch Me (Challenges 4) by Megan Slayer
(Contemporary Erotica, MMF, Voyeurism/Exhibitionism)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/watch-me-by-megan-slayer/
Revisit the new releases of 28 February 2013:
** The Girl in the Cartwheel Hat by Mikala Ash
(Erotic Vampire Romance, MF)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-girl-in-cartwheel-hat.html
** Perfect Surrender by Melyssa Jay
(Erotic Contemporary BDSM Romance, MFM)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/perfect-surrender.html
** Amazon Chronicles 4: Jungle Burn by Sarah Mäkelä (finale)
(Erotic Shifter Romance, MFM)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/jungle-burn.html
** Soul Debt: Repossession by Mychael Black
(Erotic Dark Fantasy Romance, MM)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/repossession.html
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
Thursday, May 23, 2013
New Releases: 23 May 2013
How Not to Date a Centaur by Stephanie Burke $4.49
Genre(s): Paranormal, Erotic Romance
Theme(s): Interracial/MultiCultural, Ménage, Bisexual and More, Elves, Dragons & Magical Creatures
Theme(s): Interracial/MultiCultural, Ménage, Bisexual and More, Elves, Dragons & Magical Creatures
How to date a pair of centaurs? Get a good grip and hope for a long, bumpy ride.
Or Current Resident (Soul Debt) by Zenobia Renquist $4.99
Genre(s): Paranormal, Dark Fantasy, Erotic Romance
Theme(s): Interracial/MultiCultural, Voyeurism and Exhibitionism, Dark Desire
Theme(s): Interracial/MultiCultural, Voyeurism and Exhibitionism, Dark Desire
Hidden fees are hell to pay when a demon collects.
Cloak and Dagger (Weapons of Redemption 3) by Saloni Quinby $4.49
Genre(s): Paranormal, Erotic Romance
Theme(s): Vampires, Gay
Theme(s): Vampires, Gay
Will the love between hunter and prey destroy them both?
Watch Me (Razor's Edge) by Megan Slayer $2.49
Genre(s): Razor's Edge Press, Guilty Pleasures (Contemporary)
Theme(s): Ménage, Bisexual and More, Voyeurism and Exhibitionism
Theme(s): Ménage, Bisexual and More, Voyeurism and Exhibitionism
Who knew the view from the window would be so hot?
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Monday, May 20, 2013
DRB1stChp Changeling Spotlight (19 May)
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sundays (12 May):
(full first chapters online)
** Silver Iris Collection by Kate Hill
(Erotic SciFi Time Travel Vampire Romance, BBW, MMF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/silver-iris-collection-by-kate-hill/
** Lost (Wild Things 7) by Jocelyn Michel
(Erotic Vampire Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/lost-by-jocelyn-michel/
** Opportunity Knocks (Soul Debt) by Julia Talbot
(Erotic Demon Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/opportunity-knocks-by-julia-talbot/
** The Search Is Over (Operation Bliss 4) by Cynthia Sax
(Erotic SciFi Shifter Romance, MFM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/the-search-is-over-by-cynthia-sax/
Revisit the New Releases of 6 & 13 Dec 2013:(full first chapters online)
** Silver Iris Collection by Kate Hill
(Erotic SciFi Time Travel Vampire Romance, BBW, MMF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/silver-iris-collection-by-kate-hill/
** Lost (Wild Things 7) by Jocelyn Michel
(Erotic Vampire Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/lost-by-jocelyn-michel/
** Opportunity Knocks (Soul Debt) by Julia Talbot
(Erotic Demon Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/opportunity-knocks-by-julia-talbot/
** The Search Is Over (Operation Bliss 4) by Cynthia Sax
(Erotic SciFi Shifter Romance, MFM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/the-search-is-over-by-cynthia-sax/
** Santa's Slay by Stephanie Burke
(Erotic MM Urban Fantasy Christmas Romance, Interracial)
http://theloglineblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/santas-slay.html
** Possession by Marteeka Karland
(Erotic MFMM Vampire Romance)
http://theloglineblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/possession.html
** Dying for a White Christmas by Renee George
(Erotic MMF Shifter Romance)
http://theloglineblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/dying-for-white-christmas.html
** Five by Riley Ashford
(Erotic MF Shifter Romance)
http://theloglineblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/five.html
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
Monday, May 13, 2013
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sundays (12 May)
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sundays (12 May):
(full first chapters online)
** Well Nigh Impossible by Sharon Maria Bidwell
(Erotic Contemporary Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/well-nigh-impossible-by-sharon-maria-bidwell/
** Zombies Don't Make Good Pets by Ashlynn Monroe
(Erotic Paranormal Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/zombies-dont-make-good-pets-by-ashlynn-monroe/
** Demon Apprentice by Sarah Barimen
(Erotic Paranormal Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/demon-apprentice-by-sarah-barimen/
** Crease Violations by Elizabeth Jewell
(Contemporary Erotica, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/crease-violations-by-elizabeth-jewell/
Revisit 21 Feb 2013 New Releases at The Books Blurb Blog:
** Forever Wicked: Collar and Bell by Zenobia Renquist
(Erotic Shifter BDSM Romance, IR, MF)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/forever-wicked-collar-and-bell.html
** Soul Debt: Party Girl by Ayla Ruse
(Erotic Dark Fantasy Romance, MMF)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/soul-debt-party-girl.html
** Gason Victors and the Private Professor by Kate Hill
(Erotic Contemporary Romance, MF)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/gascon-victors-and-private-professor.html
** Stargazers Collection by Anne Kane
(Erotic SciFi Romance, MFM)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/stargazers.html
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
(full first chapters online)
** Well Nigh Impossible by Sharon Maria Bidwell
(Erotic Contemporary Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/well-nigh-impossible-by-sharon-maria-bidwell/
** Zombies Don't Make Good Pets by Ashlynn Monroe
(Erotic Paranormal Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/zombies-dont-make-good-pets-by-ashlynn-monroe/
** Demon Apprentice by Sarah Barimen
(Erotic Paranormal Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/demon-apprentice-by-sarah-barimen/
** Crease Violations by Elizabeth Jewell
(Contemporary Erotica, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/05/crease-violations-by-elizabeth-jewell/
Revisit 21 Feb 2013 New Releases at The Books Blurb Blog:
** Forever Wicked: Collar and Bell by Zenobia Renquist
(Erotic Shifter BDSM Romance, IR, MF)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/forever-wicked-collar-and-bell.html
** Soul Debt: Party Girl by Ayla Ruse
(Erotic Dark Fantasy Romance, MMF)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/soul-debt-party-girl.html
** Gason Victors and the Private Professor by Kate Hill
(Erotic Contemporary Romance, MF)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/gascon-victors-and-private-professor.html
** Stargazers Collection by Anne Kane
(Erotic SciFi Romance, MFM)
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/05/stargazers.html
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
Thursday, May 09, 2013
New Releases 09 May 2013
Well Nigh Impossible by Sharon Maria Bidwell $3.99
It's the end of the world as Colin and Nigel know it.
Zombies Don’t Make Good Pets by Ashlynn Monroe $3.99
Just Cora's luck. The perfect guy shows up, the world's going crazy and certain death waits outside.
Demon Apprentice (Soul Debt) by Sarah Barimen $3.49
Jack's a demon in training now, and it's sexier than he ever imagined!
Crease Violations (Razor’s Edge) by Elizabeth Jewell $2.99
The Russian goalie needs to be punished for his misdeeds before he can get back on track.
Available NOW at http://ChangelingPress.com
May's Discount Code: MayDay2013 -- 10% off any order
Weekly Flash Fiction Challenge -- stop by the Changeling Bar and Grill every Friday for our latest Flash Fiction Challenge! Readers, authors, reviewers -- anyone over 18 is welcome to come out and play!
Challenge:
- Write a quickie with the above theme
- 100 to 150 words
- any authors or readers can come out and play
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- Write a quickie with the above theme
- 100 to 150 words
- any authors or readers can come out and play
- Post at the Changeling Bar and Grill
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Monday, March 25, 2013
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sundays (24 March 2013)
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sundays (14 March):
(full first chapters online)
** I Need an F by Zenobia Renquist
(Contemporary Erotica, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/i-need-an-f-by-zenobia-renquist/
** The Boon Collector by Sara Jay
(Erotic Dark Fantasy BDSM Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/the-boon-collector-by-sara-jay/
** Esther Egg Hunt by Sam Cheever
(Erotic Dark Fantasy Easter Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/esther-egg-hunt-by-sam-cheever/
** Sword and Shield by Saloni Quinby
(Erotic Vampire Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/sword-and-shield-by-saloni-quinby/
And revisit 01 Feb's releases on the Book's Blurb blog:
** Leaf by Sean Michael
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/leaf.html
** Four Geeks & a Witch by Cheryl Dragon
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/four-geeks-witch.html
** Devil May Care by Sam Cheever
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/devil-may-care.html
** Cupid Gone Weird by Stephanie Burke
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/cupid-gone-weird.html
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
(full first chapters online)
** I Need an F by Zenobia Renquist
(Contemporary Erotica, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/i-need-an-f-by-zenobia-renquist/
** The Boon Collector by Sara Jay
(Erotic Dark Fantasy BDSM Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/the-boon-collector-by-sara-jay/
** Esther Egg Hunt by Sam Cheever
(Erotic Dark Fantasy Easter Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/esther-egg-hunt-by-sam-cheever/
** Sword and Shield by Saloni Quinby
(Erotic Vampire Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/sword-and-shield-by-saloni-quinby/
And revisit 01 Feb's releases on the Book's Blurb blog:
** Leaf by Sean Michael
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/leaf.html
** Four Geeks & a Witch by Cheryl Dragon
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/four-geeks-witch.html
** Devil May Care by Sam Cheever
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/devil-may-care.html
** Cupid Gone Weird by Stephanie Burke
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/cupid-gone-weird.html
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
Saturday, March 23, 2013
The Saturday Book Diver Interviews Bane from Soul Debt: The Boon Collector by Sara Jay
Hello and welcome to the Saturday Book Diver! Every weekend I travel to fictional worlds to bring you interviews with intriguing and sexy characters.
I have to admit I'm apprehensive--frightened to be exact--about the location of this interview. Just moments ago I entered Hell. If not for the Book Diver Magic protecting me, I would be downright terrified.
So far this part of Hell isn't as terrible as I expected it to be. The best description of it is in a quote from Soul Debt: The Boon Collector by Sara Jay:
"Tall rows of yellow grass swayed in what must have been perpetual autumn. The air flowed in a cool but not unpleasant breeze. All of the trees stood dormant, dead leaves forlornly surrounding their bases. No matter where she looked, there was nothing but dead grass, dead leaves, dead everything."
In the distance, I see a figure approaching. As he walks toward me through the tall grass, I notice he is very tall with an athletic build. His long, black hair floats on the breeze and his fiery red eyes stare into mine, sending a chill down my spine. His eyes are so hypnotic that it takes me a moment to realize he has purple-black skin and a long tail floating behind him.
He pauses in front of me and stares.
SBD: Hello. Are you Bane?
Bane: I am.
[Ah. A man of few words. It seems we're going to remain standing here for the interview, which makes sense. After all, we're in Hell, where I'm sure comfort isn't a top priority.]
SBD: Would you tell us what being a demon is like?
Bane: It is many things to different demons. There are hobgoblins, gremlins, incubi, you name it. I am more of a psychological fellow, myself, so you don’t want to let me get in your head. The best way to do that, of course, is to let go.
[Something tells me that’s easier said than done!]
SBD: Do you ever get attached to humans you're sent to deal with?
Bane: It happens. Some more than others.
SBD: How would you describe Tisha?
Bane: (sigh) Tisha is not who she seems. I have to remind her who she is and what she must do.
SBD: Is there any chance of you getting out of Hell and even if you could, would you want to?
Bane: Of course. Anyone can get out of my Hell if they just listen and do what I say. I’m a reasonable demon, but you do have to follow the rules. (Another sigh.) I don’t particularly want to leave, myself, but to each his own.
SBD: Is there anything you'd like to add before the end of the interview?
Bane: You humans need to learn to live in the moment. And to get over it, already.
SBD: I’ll keep that in mind. Would you share one of your favorite excepts from The Boon Collector?
Bane: Sure. Here is part of the scene where I introduce Tisha to what’s in store for her here with me.
Flames ran furiously up and down the walls in vibrant displays of orange and yellow. Angry red welts slashed at her wallpaper, though nothing seemed to be burning. No smoke could be seen. The room was simply set ablaze.
Hairs on the back of Tisha’s neck leapt up.
“Boo,” a deep, masculine voice growled behind her.
Shrieking, Tisha leaped over the flames into the lit but otherwise empty kitchen. Backing away from the source of the sound, she saw a creature straight out of her nightmares.
He was unnaturally tall and muscular with a lean athletic frame hugged in an expensive-looking suit. Long black hair wildly framed his face in a lion-like fashion, and a goatee of the same shade framed his quirked mouth. Fiery red eyes that matched the flames in Tisha’s kitchen peered at her in amusement. He could have easily been a human wearing contacts, but then there was his purple-black skin. And the long, round-tipped tail.
“You -- you’re -- what are you?” Tisha wailed, cowering back from the creature helplessly. She felt behind her for a weapon but only encountered her burning wallpaper. Oddly, her fingers didn’t burn from it. They only felt warm.
The man casually brushed off invisible lint from his expensive suit, sighing. “You know the answer to that question already, Tisha.”
Something told her he was right. He did seem familiar, but that was absurd! Why would a -- well, whatever he was -- look familiar?
“How do you know my name?” she demanded. She later thought it was a bit of a stupid question, as he was in her house, after all.
“I know a lot of things about you. I know that you were so shy to correct your teachers that for twelve years people called you Tricia instead of your given name. I know that you lived with a deadbeat boyfriend for three months before he left you high and dry, not to mention penniless. I know you’re still wondering why you ever let him into your heart. And I know you’re going to pay his debt for me.”
“I -- what?” Tisha desperately searched around the room for a way out but saw no escape from this strange debt collector or the apparent arson he’d committed in her house. “Look, I don’t know how you know all of that stuff about me, but I can pay you. I still have the house I can mortgage. Please, don’t hurt me.”
“I don’t want your house or your money!” The purple-hued man laughed.
His eyes, so sharp and cruel, crinkled at the corners in juxtaposition. He really looked so familiar -- the angle of his square jaw, the wryness of his smile…
“Your man beseeched me for a boon not long ago and I granted it. I have come to collect. Since he isn’t here, it’s your duty to pay up.”
A parchment scroll suddenly appeared in the air, fully displaying Jeremy’s trademark scrawl. Before she could read it, the faded contract rolled up into itself and disappeared.
“Boon?” Tisha trembled. “You mean like, um, a wish? Are you a genie, then?”
A whoosh of hot air blew back Tisha’s hair from her face and instantly, the dark monster stood right in front of her, towering over and nearly touching her.
“Do I look like a genie, my dear?” he murmured into her ear.
That definitely leaves me wanting more!
While I find Bane fascinating, I can't say I'd like to stay longer in Hell, however I would like to find out what happens to him and Tisha. If you would too, check out:
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
New Releases 21 March 2013
Soul Debt: The Boon Collector by Sara Jay $3.49
Oh, Hell. Bane takes Tisha there to clear a debt but when freed, can she leave Hell without him?
Holidays Are Hell: Esther Egg Hunt by Sam Cheever $4.49
This Easter, Esther's gonna resurrect some serious feelings in her sexy perdition guide.
Weapons of Redemption 2: Sword and Shield by Saloni Quinby $4.49
Can Rule save the man he loves from a duel to the death?
Razor's Edge: I Need an F by Zenobia Renquist $2.99
She ordered the wrong thing... or did she?
Now Available at http://ChangelingPress.com
And don't miss our March Madness sale -- 10% off every order, all month long! Just use the code MarchMadness2013 at checkout!
Changeling Bar and Grill -- Stop by the every Friday for the latest Flash Fiction Challenge! Readers, authors, reviewers -- anyone over 18 is welcome to come out and play.
Challenge:
- Write a quickie with the above theme
- 100 to 150 words
- any authors or readers can come out and play
- Post at the Changeling Bar and Grill
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress
And don't miss our March Madness sale -- 10% off every order, all month long! Just use the code MarchMadness2013 at checkout!
Changeling Bar and Grill -- Stop by the every Friday for the latest Flash Fiction Challenge! Readers, authors, reviewers -- anyone over 18 is welcome to come out and play.
Challenge:
- Write a quickie with the above theme
- 100 to 150 words
- any authors or readers can come out and play
- Post at the Changeling Bar and Grill
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress
Margaret RileyPublisher
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Romance with Fiction Burns
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Romance with Fiction Burns
Monday, March 11, 2013
DRB1stchp Changeling Press Sundays (10 March)
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sundays (10 March):
(full first chapters online)
**Hybrid 3: Redra by Ruth D. Kerce
(Erotic Futuristic Shifter Romance, MFM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/redra-by-ruth-d-kerce/
**Soul Debt: Terms of Payment by Sarah Barimen
(Erotic Demon Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/terms-of-payment-by-sarah-barimen/
**Bad Boys' Club 3: Haunting the Night by M.A. Church
(Shifter Erotica, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/haunting-the-night-by-m-a-church/
**Angel Falls 3: Snake by Stephanie Burke
(Erotic Paranormal Cougar Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/snake-by-stephanie-burke/
And revisit 24 Jan releases at the Book's Blurb blog:
**Audit This! by Anne Kane
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/audit-this.html
**Dragonfire: Covenant by B.J. McCall
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/covenant.html
**Protect and Serve: Sweet Delight by Mikala Ash
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/sweet-delight.html
**Pridelands by Jade Buchanan
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/pridelands.html
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
(full first chapters online)
**Hybrid 3: Redra by Ruth D. Kerce
(Erotic Futuristic Shifter Romance, MFM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/redra-by-ruth-d-kerce/
**Soul Debt: Terms of Payment by Sarah Barimen
(Erotic Demon Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/terms-of-payment-by-sarah-barimen/
**Bad Boys' Club 3: Haunting the Night by M.A. Church
(Shifter Erotica, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/haunting-the-night-by-m-a-church/
**Angel Falls 3: Snake by Stephanie Burke
(Erotic Paranormal Cougar Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/snake-by-stephanie-burke/
And revisit 24 Jan releases at the Book's Blurb blog:
**Audit This! by Anne Kane
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/audit-this.html
**Dragonfire: Covenant by B.J. McCall
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/covenant.html
**Protect and Serve: Sweet Delight by Mikala Ash
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/sweet-delight.html
**Pridelands by Jade Buchanan
http://thebooksblurb.blogspot.com/2013/03/pridelands.html
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
Thursday, March 07, 2013
New Releases 07 March 2013
New Releases:
Angel Falls: Snake by Stephanie Burke $4.49
Love believes in second chances.
Razor’s Edge: Haunting the Night by M.A. Church $3.99
Tobis has an obsession with leather. And pretty twinks who need to learn to obey.
Soul Debt: Terms of Payment by Sarah Barimen $3.49
Jack makes a Faustian bargain, but missed the bit where he'll be making payments to a male demon!
Hybrid: Redra by Ruth D. Kerce $2.99
Redra, Grady, and Cage make three -- and sex is a given.
Now Available at http://ChangelingPress.com
March Madness sale -- 10% off every order at http://ChangelingPress.com all month long -- just use the code MarchMadness2013 at checkout!
Margaret RileyPublisher
http://ChangelingPress.com
http://changelingpress.blogspot.com
http://RazorsEdgePress.com
Romance with Fiction Burns
http://ChangelingPress.com
http://changelingpress.blogspot.com
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Romance with Fiction Burns
Monday, March 04, 2013
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sunday (03 Mar)
DRB1stChp hosted Changeling Press's 28 February new releases. Full first chapters online. Check them out:
** The Girl in the Cartwheel Hat by Mikala Ash
(Erotic Vampire Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/the-girl-in-the-cartwheel-hat-by-mikala-ash/
** Perfect Surrender by Melyssa Jay
(Erotic Contemporary BDSM Romance, MFM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/perfect-surrender-by-melyssa-jay/
** Amazon Chronicles 4: Jungle Burn by Sarah Mäkelä (finale)
(Erotic Shifter Romance, MFM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/jungle-burn-by-sarah-makela/
** Soul Debt: Repossession by Mychael Black
(Erotic Dark Fantasy Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/repossession-by-mychael-black/
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
** The Girl in the Cartwheel Hat by Mikala Ash
(Erotic Vampire Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/the-girl-in-the-cartwheel-hat-by-mikala-ash/
** Perfect Surrender by Melyssa Jay
(Erotic Contemporary BDSM Romance, MFM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/perfect-surrender-by-melyssa-jay/
** Amazon Chronicles 4: Jungle Burn by Sarah Mäkelä (finale)
(Erotic Shifter Romance, MFM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/jungle-burn-by-sarah-makela/
** Soul Debt: Repossession by Mychael Black
(Erotic Dark Fantasy Romance, MM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/03/repossession-by-mychael-black/
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
Thursday, February 28, 2013
New Releases 28 Feb
Soul Debt: Repossession by Mychael Black $3.49
His soul for twenty-four hours of sex. Who could say no?
Amazon Chronicles: Jungle Burn by Sarah Mäkelä $3.99
The new Amazon Princess chooses between a close friend who wants her and the object of her desire...
The new Amazon Princess chooses between a close friend who wants her and the object of her desire...
Perfect Surrender by Melyssa Jay $3.49
They wanted her. She'd keep them both.
They wanted her. She'd keep them both.
The Girl in the Cartwheel Hat by Mikala Ash $2.99
She has a killer story. Perhaps Garth shouldn't have asked...
She has a killer story. Perhaps Garth shouldn't have asked...
Now Available at http://ChangelingPress.com
Soul Debt -- our newest Multi Author series -- born from the hot ashes of the Flash Fiction Challenge Devil Made Me -- A demon has come collecting a debt. Since you answered the door, guess who gets to pay it. And payment needs to be satisfactory because the late fee is killer.
Soul Debt: Paid In Full by Megan Slayer $3.99 Now Available
Soul Debt: Party Girl by Ayla Ruse $4.49 Coming Now Available
Soul Debt: Repossession by Mychael Black Coming Available Today!
Soul Debt: Terms of Payment by Sarah Barimen Coming 3/8/2013
Soul Debt: The Boon Collector by Sara Jay Coming 03/23/13
Soul Debt: Paid In Full by Megan Slayer $3.99 Now Available
Soul Debt: Party Girl by Ayla Ruse $4.49 Coming Now Available
Soul Debt: Repossession by Mychael Black Coming Available Today!
Soul Debt: Terms of Payment by Sarah Barimen Coming 3/8/2013
Soul Debt: The Boon Collector by Sara Jay Coming 03/23/13
Margaret RileyPublisher
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http://changelingpress.blogspot.com
http://RazorsEdgePress.com
Romance with Fiction Burns
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http://changelingpress.blogspot.com
http://RazorsEdgePress.com
Romance with Fiction Burns
Monday, February 25, 2013
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sundays (24 Feb)
DRB1stChp hosted Changeling Press's 21 February new releases. Full first chapters online. Check them out:
** Forever Wicked: Collar and Bell by Zenobia Renquist
(Erotic Shifter BDSM Romance, IR, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/collar-and-bell-by-zenobia-renquist/
** Soul Debt: Party Girl by Ayla Ruse
(Erotic Dark Fantasy Romance, MMF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/party-girl-by-ayla-ruse/
** Gason Victors and the Private Professor by Kate Hill
(Erotic Contemporary Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/gascon-victors-and-the-private-professor-by-kate-hill/
** Stargazers Collection by Anne Kane
(Erotic SciFi Romance, MFM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/stargazers-1-wanton-by-anne-kane/
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
** Forever Wicked: Collar and Bell by Zenobia Renquist
(Erotic Shifter BDSM Romance, IR, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/collar-and-bell-by-zenobia-renquist/
** Soul Debt: Party Girl by Ayla Ruse
(Erotic Dark Fantasy Romance, MMF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/party-girl-by-ayla-ruse/
** Gason Victors and the Private Professor by Kate Hill
(Erotic Contemporary Romance, MF)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/gascon-victors-and-the-private-professor-by-kate-hill/
** Stargazers Collection by Anne Kane
(Erotic SciFi Romance, MFM)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/stargazers-1-wanton-by-anne-kane/
--
Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
Thursday, February 21, 2013
New Releases at 21 Feb 2013
New Releases
Forever Wicked: Collar and Bell by Zenobia Renquist $3.99
He wants no greater prize than the love of his sexy kitten.
Soul Debt: Party Girl by Ayla Ruse $4.49
Santos teaches Erin that some debts are hell to pay.
Gascon Victors and the Private Professor by Kate Hill $3.99
Professor Taylor and the sexy janitor at his university are about to experience a mysterious...
Stargazers (Collection) by Anne Kane $8.99
Five stargazers defy the odds and find love and adventure as they travel across the galaxy.
Now Available at http://ChangelingPress.com
Come celebrate! Last week for Changeling's 9th Annual Birthday Bash -- 10% off any order all month long. Code: NINE!
We're celebrating our birthday with the launch of our newest Multi Author series, Soul Debt, born from the hot ashes of the Flash Fiction Challenge Devil Made Me -- A demon has come collecting a debt. Since you answered the door, guess who gets to pay it. And payment needs to be satisfactory because the late fee is killer.
Soul Debt: Paid In Full by Megan Slayer $3.99 Coming 2/15/2013
Soul Debt: Party Girl by Ayla Ruse $4.49 Coming 2/22/2013
Soul Debt: Repossession by Mychael Black Coming 3/1/2013
Soul Debt: Terms of Payment by Sarah Barimen Coming 3/8/2013
Soul Debt: The Boon Collector by Sara Jay Coming 03/23/13
Margaret Riley
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Publisher
http://ChangelingPress.com
http://changelingpress.blogspot.com
http://RazorsEdgePress.com
Romance with Fiction Burns
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Romance with Fiction Burns
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Tasty Tuesday - Baked Beef Stew with Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
Hello! I trust your winter is faring well, wherever life finds you. I live in the south where we pray for snow but we're lucky if we see ice. On these cooler days, though, even we like to have a hot meal at the end of the day. The recipe I'm sharing today, Baked Beef Stew with Garlic Cheddar Biscuits, is a family favorite. I hope it'll be yours, too.
I originally found this recipe through the magazine Taste of Home, then tweaked it to make it my own. I love making things like casseroles and stews because there is that freedom to add or subtract the ingredients to meet your own desires. Not to mention the throw-everything-into-one-dish-and-voila aspect of the dinner.
Ingredients for Baked Beef Stew
1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup water
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds stew meat, cubed
4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
3 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
2 celery ribs, cut into chunks
1 onion, cut into chunks
1 can mushrooms, drained (or 2 cups fresh, cut into chunks)
*if you don't like mushrooms, you can substitute 2 slices of bread, cubed
Directions for Baked Beef Stew
In a large bowl, combine tomatoes with their juice, water, flour, sugar, salt, and pepper. Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Pour into a well buttered casserole dish (13x9 works well). Cover tightly with foil and bake at 375 degrees for about 2 hours.
About ten minutes before the stew is to come out of the oven, start making the biscuits:
Ingredients for Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
2 cups self-rising flour
1/4 cup butter flavored shortening
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
(optional: 1 tablespoon dried parsley)
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions for Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil sprayed with cooking spray. Set to the side.
In a bowl, cut the shortening into the flour.
Mix in the shredded cheese (and parsley if desired).
Add the buttermilk and mix until the flour is wet. Important, do not over-mix. The batter will be lumpy and slightly sticky.
Drop by large tablespoonfuls onto the cookie sheet, about 1 to 2 inches apart. You will yield 12 to 15 biscuits, depending on the size you drop.
Bake in a 450 degree oven, 7 to 10 minutes.
While the biscuits are baking, melt the 1/4 cup butter with the garlic powder.
As soon as the tops of the biscuits begin to look golden, remove from the oven. Do not over-bake.
Brush the biscuits thoroughly with the melted butter and garlic mixture.
Dish it all up and enjoy -- Yum! Just putting this recipe together for you made me hungry. I think I'll have to put this on our dinner table this week.
Oh, and one last important note, in the time it takes to cook this delicious meal, you can pick up and read my upcoming release -- Soul Debt: Party Girl -- arriving at Changeling Press this Thursday.
Bon appetit!
~Ayla
http://www.aylaruse.com
I originally found this recipe through the magazine Taste of Home, then tweaked it to make it my own. I love making things like casseroles and stews because there is that freedom to add or subtract the ingredients to meet your own desires. Not to mention the throw-everything-into-one-dish-and-voila aspect of the dinner.
Ingredients for Baked Beef Stew
1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup water
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds stew meat, cubed
4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
3 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
2 celery ribs, cut into chunks
1 onion, cut into chunks
1 can mushrooms, drained (or 2 cups fresh, cut into chunks)
*if you don't like mushrooms, you can substitute 2 slices of bread, cubed
Directions for Baked Beef Stew
In a large bowl, combine tomatoes with their juice, water, flour, sugar, salt, and pepper. Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Pour into a well buttered casserole dish (13x9 works well). Cover tightly with foil and bake at 375 degrees for about 2 hours.
About ten minutes before the stew is to come out of the oven, start making the biscuits:
Ingredients for Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
2 cups self-rising flour
1/4 cup butter flavored shortening
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
(optional: 1 tablespoon dried parsley)
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions for Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil sprayed with cooking spray. Set to the side.
In a bowl, cut the shortening into the flour.
Mix in the shredded cheese (and parsley if desired).
Add the buttermilk and mix until the flour is wet. Important, do not over-mix. The batter will be lumpy and slightly sticky.
Drop by large tablespoonfuls onto the cookie sheet, about 1 to 2 inches apart. You will yield 12 to 15 biscuits, depending on the size you drop.
Bake in a 450 degree oven, 7 to 10 minutes.
While the biscuits are baking, melt the 1/4 cup butter with the garlic powder.
As soon as the tops of the biscuits begin to look golden, remove from the oven. Do not over-bake.
Brush the biscuits thoroughly with the melted butter and garlic mixture.
Dish it all up and enjoy -- Yum! Just putting this recipe together for you made me hungry. I think I'll have to put this on our dinner table this week.
Oh, and one last important note, in the time it takes to cook this delicious meal, you can pick up and read my upcoming release -- Soul Debt: Party Girl -- arriving at Changeling Press this Thursday.
Bon appetit!
~Ayla
http://www.aylaruse.com
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Monday, February 18, 2013
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sundays (17 February)
DRB1stChp Changeling Press Sundays (17 Feb):
~ Full First Chapter excerpt Online ~
** Soul Debt: Paid in Full by Megan Slayer
(Erotic MM Dark Fantasy Romance, Demons)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/paid-in-full-by-megan-slayer/
** Operation Bliss: Dr. Feel Good by Ashlynn Monroe
(Erotic MFM SciFi Romance)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/dr-feel-good-by-ashlynn-monroe/
** Big Cat Mates: Lion in Wait by Cynthia Sax
(Erotic MF BBW Shifter Romance)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/lion-in-wait-by-cynthia-sax/
** Razor's Edge Press: Sinfully Delicious by Dirk Tyler & Kameron Brook
(Contemporary MF Erotica)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/sinfully-delicious-by-dirk-tyler-and-kameron-brook/
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~ Full First Chapter excerpt Online ~
** Soul Debt: Paid in Full by Megan Slayer
(Erotic MM Dark Fantasy Romance, Demons)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/paid-in-full-by-megan-slayer/
** Operation Bliss: Dr. Feel Good by Ashlynn Monroe
(Erotic MFM SciFi Romance)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/dr-feel-good-by-ashlynn-monroe/
** Big Cat Mates: Lion in Wait by Cynthia Sax
(Erotic MF BBW Shifter Romance)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/lion-in-wait-by-cynthia-sax/
** Razor's Edge Press: Sinfully Delicious by Dirk Tyler & Kameron Brook
(Contemporary MF Erotica)
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/02/sinfully-delicious-by-dirk-tyler-and-kameron-brook/
Don't want to miss a chapter? Follow DRB1stChp on RSS <http://feeds.feedburner.com/DReneeBagbyPresentsFirstChapters>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/DRB1stChapters> and Twitter <https://twitter.com/drb1stchp>. Also on Google+.
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Zenobia Renquist
Discover Different and Unique Romance
http://about.me/zenobiarenquist
Caveat Emptor Series :: Three couples caught in a war have only one solution -- peace. Si vis pacem, para bellum. :: http://zenobiarenquist.com/bookshelf/caveat-emptor-series
Thursday, February 14, 2013
New Releases 14 Feb -- Happy Valentines Day!
Happy Valentine's Day!
New Releases:
Soul Debt: Paid in Full by Megan Slayer $3.99
Ever danced with the Devil? I have. **Book #2000!
Operation Bliss: Dr. Feel Good by Ashlynn Monroe $3.49
Nothing has prepared the crew of the Bliss for the new threat burning through the crew -- lust.
Lion in Wait by Cynthia Sax $3.49
All work and no play makes this big cat very, very frisky.
Razor's Edge: Sinfully Delicious by Dirk Tyler and Kameron Brook $2.49
Christine's try at speed-dating looks like a bust -- until she meets Sin.
Now Available at http://ChangelingPress.com
Changeling's Ninth Birthday Bash! 10% off any order all month long.
9th Annual Birthday Bash!
code: NINE!
9th Annual Birthday Bash!
code: NINE!
** Changeling book #2000!
We're celebrating our birthday with the launch of our newest Multi Author series, Soul Debt, born from the hot ashes of the Flash Fiction Challenge Devil Made Me -- A demon has come collecting a debt. Since you answered the door, guess who gets to pay it. And payment needs to be satisfactory because the late fee is killer.
Soul Debt: Paid In Full by Megan Slayer $3.99 Coming 2/15/2013
Soul Debt: Party Girl by Ayla Ruse $4.49 Coming 2/22/2013
Soul Debt: Repossession by Mychael Black Coming 3/1/2013
Soul Debt: Repossession by Mychael Black Coming 3/1/2013
Soul Debt: Terms of Payment by Sarah Barimen Coming 3/8/2013
Soul Debt: The Boon Collector by Sara Jay Coming 03/23/13
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