Blog Tour & Giveaway: Innocence Defied (New York Series, #3) by Lainey Reese

He was a man. He liked women. Experienced women. Not girls. He was also a Dom, and looking for more than just a sub—he was looking for a full-time slave.

She was everything a woman should be, and it was as mesmerizing as it was terrifying.

It was humbling to be the recipient of that level of devotion. And terrifying. Terrifying when it was coming from her. Terrifying because it was just the sort of devotion he was looking for in a slave.

“I’ve saved myself for you.” --“I want you to take my virginity next Saturday…for my birthday.”

“Your safe word is goin’ to be Alamo, because just like those poor bastards there, I think you bit off more than you can chew.”

REVIEW:

Praise to Lainey Reese!  Innocence Defied is provocative and sensual.  I could not put it down. 

Zoe, Oops, Marshall has waited long enough to go after exactly what she wants.  And what she wants is Gage Hollister, her older brother's best friend.  After some clever maneuvering, arrangements are made for her to spend the entire summer with him in New York City.  Now all she has to do is get him to see her as more than Brice’s baby sister and all her dreams will come true.

Gage is shocked to his core when he sees Zoe for the first time in three years.  When did this beautiful, enticing woman emerge?  He knows it's wrong.  He shouldn't want her.  But it's not long before he's completely riveted by her.  However, being that his sexual tastes run on the dark side, will that send her running or will she be exactly what he's been looking for?

“If I was vanilla, I’d snatch you up and marry you so fast you wouldn’t know what hit you.  Damn the consequences.  But I’m not and you are as vanilla as they come.”

Oh sweet baby J!  Gage Hollister has been added to Book Boyfriend status.  He won me over with his Texan southern accent, sweet and kind demeanor, and above all the patience he had and showed to innocent Zoe.  Gage is a Dom.  He's up front and honest from the start with Zoe.  He holds nothing back from her as to what he expects of his subs, what he would expect from her.

“What the heck are you talking about ice cream for?  I hate vanilla. I like mint chip.”

I give Zoe major credit.  While she may be young and innocent, she is strong and fueled by love.  She’s not some naïve girl who goes into this relationship with stars in her eyes.  She actually takes the time to research exactly what BDSM is and finds that it eases her guilt over the dark desires and dreams she’s had of Gage since she was in her early teens.

When the two of them come together it’s molten.  Gage works her, teases and teaches her.  Zoe finally feels like the person she was meant to be.  She’s confident and alive in his arms.  She brings out something in Gage that he’s never experienced before and needs to come to terms with.  But will the euphoric bubble burst when others learn about their relationship?  Can Gage and Brice’s friendship remain intact when he learns what’s been going on between them?  Oh my!  My heart stuttered when Brice found out and his reaction to it.  But, I'm not spoiling.  You have to read for yourself.

Innocence Defied is book 3 in the New York series.  If you’ve read 1 and 2, those characters reappear in this one.  I love when an author does that in her series.  Life doesn’t just stop at the end of their book.  Lainey Reese gives us a glimpse of them progressing forward.  Add this one to your TBRs.

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Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Bind & Keep Me by Cari Silverwood

Release Date: August 30th 

How far would you go to protect your love and your life?

When two deaths turn his world upside down, Klaus must wrestle with a problem that goes soul deep. With Jodie it was capture fantasy but now he’s made the fantasy real, dragging her along as his accomplice. No one should feel so good about something so wrong.

Maybe his soul is darker than he feared. Maybe the rules shouldn't apply to him.

Dark erotica Mff with BDSM themes, capture fantasy, and dubious consent.  Contains spanking, bondage, caning and piercing and one alpha possessive man about to toss aside his morals and take what he wants.

Excerpt

“I’m not yours.” Her answer was quiet and tremulous.

Such bravery in the face of overwhelming superiority.

I stopped with my palm pressing her upper back down onto the mattress. Enough pressure that she could feel my strength, enough so that she tensed and then, as I didn’t relent, she gave in, her head lowering, her body quivering. Was she a true submissive? I was fairly certain she was.

“You’re pretty, beautiful even. Desirable. Fuckable. I scare you because I like pain more than you can comprehend. I’m not going to kill you. I’m not going to carve off your flesh and eat it. But, little toy, I am going to hurt you more than you think you can take.”

She froze in the middle of inhaling. I smiled and grasped a big handful of those dark locks just above her nape. I levered her head back until she was arched and her breasts were no longer concealed beneath her. So I took one in the grip of my other hand. “Mine,” I whispered. “You’re mine whether you fucking want to be or not.”
I squeezed both her breast and the fistful of hair, and I leaned down to look into her fear-darkened eyes.

“You need to learn not to be afraid of pain,” I murmured. “And you know why?”

She swallowed and I felt her endeavor to shake her head. Long strands of her hair fell across her face.

“If you lose that fear of pain, you will lose some of your fear of me. Not all, some. I’m not your nemesis, girl, I’m just going to be your master.”

About The Author
Cari Silverwood writes the way the world should be - dangerous and sexy with bullets piercing the darkness and lovers wrenched close by ropes. When you need escape, when you need that rough lover to bring you to your knees, here you will find stories to singe your fingers. The taste of adventure, the tang of BDSM, the burn of fantasy run wild. Brace yourselves, if you dare to read. 

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Naughty Nooner & Giveaway: Claimed by Stacey Kennedy

A novel of erotic discovery and forbidden desire that goes beyond Fifty Shades of Grey. 

Presely Flynn is ripe to experience her secret fantasies… and Dmitri Pratt wants nothing more than to fulfill them. Once inside the elite Club Sin in Las Vegas, Presley is nervous but excited—and determined to surrender to her every desire. Dmitri is her Master, and his touch is like fire. With each careful, calculated caress, he unleashes her wildest inhibitions, giving her unimagined pleasure. 

Presley is different than the other submissives Dmitri has mastered. The BDSM lifestyle is new to her, and so are the games they play at Club Sin. From the Start, Presley stirs emotions in Dmitri far beyond the raw purity between a Dom and the perfect sub. For the ecstasy they share goes beyond the dungeon, igniting a passion that claims the very depths of the heart. 

CLAIMED is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences. 

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ABOUT STACEY KENNEDY

Stacey Kennedy is an urban fantasy lover at heart, but she also enjoys losing herself in dark and sensual worlds. She loves in southwestern Ontario with her husband, who gave her a happily-ever-after. Together, they have two small children who can always make her smile, and who will never be allowed to read Mommy's books. If she's not plugging away at a new story, you'll find her camping, curling up with the latest flick, or obsessing over Sons of Anarchy, Supernatural, True Blood and Lost Girl. 

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Thank you to My Secret Romance Book Reviews for letting me stop by today. In my upcoming release, CLAIMED, we are introduced to a Dom, Dmitri and his submissive, Presley. Today I'm going to chat about the relationship between Presley and Dmitri, and what I enjoyed most about it.

Presley and Dmitri share something that I think is so important in any relationship, there is respect between them. I admit that most of this is due to Dmitri and his personality. He understands that in the BDSM lifestyle, he holds a type of responsibility to ensure he's giving the submissive exactly what she needs from him.

Heck, it's that foundation that CLUB SIN is based upon. Trust, honesty, and respect are things that are important to Dmitri and it's a necessary requirement to be a member of CLUB SIN. In the dungeon, Dmitri is exactly what Presley needs in her life. Yes, he is a Dom, and he does have that alpha side to him, but when it comes to Presley, he's gentle.

That's what I loved about writing their story. He understands Presley and instead of trying to change her immediately and forcefully into the perfect submissive, he takes the time to mould her. Of course, Dmitri can be a big, scary Dom and can get tough when he needs to, but he also understands that gaining a woman's submission is by understanding her.

He knows that Presley is nervous about her dark desires, which I suspect some women would relate to. Even if we have fantasies, it doesn't mean some of us wouldn't be scared out of our minds to act them out, especially if it involved going to a BDSM club. And because of that, Dmitri takes his time with her. He doesn't want to frighten her or scare her into submission. He wants to make her comfortable and accepting of what he has planned for her.

Will he always be gentle? Not likely! He is a Dom after all. But that's why I loved writing a Dom like Dmitri. His handling of Presley made room for them to grow throughout the series, even if we'll only see glimpses of them through the storylines of other characters.

For me, Dmitri's moral code made for such a great hero. It wasn't about him. It was all about Presley and what she needed from him. He taught her with a gentle hand, but he could--and did--give her a push when she needed it. Right down to it, he allowed her to grow and discover things for herself.

So, that's why I loved their relationship. It felt real to me and I could see why they fell in love. It is based on all the things I think are important in a relationship, trust and respect. But most of all, I loved that Dmitri earned the right to be Presley's Dom. He's a man who knows exactly how to handle a woman in search of erotic fulfillment. His entire focus was on seeing her happy and confident in her choices. He's patient, kind, and honourable--yeah, that's hero worthy stuff!

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