Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Winners of Spank and Treat will be Announced on Friday, October 31st
Be sure to come back to find out who won the signed copy of Slipping the Past as well as the Grand Prize for Spank or Treat.
Friday, October 24, 2014
SPANK OR TREAT 2014
Spank or Treat 2014 is finally here! Visit Governing Ana
for the prize list, sign-up sheet, and full instructions. You can win from a
prize pool valued at over $1,000, including a Kindle Fire or Nook HD donated by
Blushing Books!
Many authors will also offer a contest on their
individual blogs. Your comment on their
blogs enters you in both contests!
How do you play?
1.Visit each blog between Friday, October 24th and
Sunday, October 26th to read the stories.
2. Leave a comment on each blog. You must demonstrate
that you have read the entire story. Copy-and-paste or inappropriate comments
will be disqualified. You will receive one entry per blog for the grand prize
drawing. Note: You must have a minimum of five entries in order to win a grand
prize.
3.If you have visited all of the blogs, visit Ana’s blog
to sign up for FIVE bonus entries to the grand prize.
4.Deadline is midnight EST (UTC -5) on Sunday, October
26th!
5. If you successfully completed a previous challenge
(Sci Spanks 2014, Love Spanks 2014, Spank or Treat 2013, Spankee Doodle 2013,
Love Spanks 2013, or Spank or Treat 2012), you may add “VIP” to your
comments. You will earn THREE bonus
entries toward the grand prize. (Yes, we
will be doing this again. Yes, if you
successfully complete the Spank or Treat 2014 challenge you can become a VIP
for our next activity!)
6. If you are a writer of fiction (any kind), add “W” to your comments to be entered in the special author prize drawings.
Don't forget to comment on this post, for a chance to get in on the prizes.
I was honored when asked to join the Spank or Treat anthology and eagerly pinned my story Bear to Her in a matter of two hours. I found myself surprised at how easy it came to me, and even more excited to finish it and send it off.
I got my writing career started with shorts, and as time has passed, I've forgotten how they've helped me to become a better writer. Writing Bear to Her, brought me back to my roots. When you write shorts, you're forced to focus on critical elements in your tale, often skipping scenes and details you would include in longer novels and novellas. The result: Tighter more compelling tales. In the past with my shorts, I've been forced to exclude character descriptions to focus on the heat and emotional elements. I remember reading a review about my first story--3k, where the reviewer gushed over how hunky the hero was, and thinking, but I didn't describe his physical appearance, not once. This is one thing I love about shorts. The readers participate more than they realize, taking the picture you provide and filling in the blanks and adding to it what their mind spins.
So, for your reading pleasure, I present an excerpt of Bear to Her, a lesbian spanking short.
***Spank or Treat story removed for publication***
Now for my giveaway, exclusive to this blog. I'm offering a signed copy of my award-winning novel, Slipping the Past, to one commenter on this post.
" Some love affairs last a lifetime...others never end.
Fifty years into the future, if you're one of the damned, you don't run for your life, you run to save your soul. Jocelyn Miller is wanted for crimes she committed before she was born. Homeless, blind and out in the elements on one of the coldest nights of the year, her desperation results in a bad decision. When Jocelyn and her brother Nate rob a convenience store, Jocelyn comes face to face with her worst nightmare and greatest love, a reaper named Gabriel.
Gabriel Solaris is an Enforcer, a genetically enhanced psychic often referred to as a reaper for his ability to take souls, and he's charged with collecting Jocelyn's. When he finds Jocelyn outside the store, he's sure she's up to something illegal. Proving it isn't necessary. He holds a warrant and it's all he needs. But the closer Gabriel gets to Jocelyn, the more he begins to question his duty and why he believes her claims of innocence. When Jocelyn tells him she loved him once, Gabriel loses control and kisses her. Instead of taking her soul, he gives her a week to prove innocence in her past-life crimes, something he has no authority to grant.
Fifty years into the future, if you're one of the damned, you don't run for your life, you run to save your soul. Jocelyn Miller is wanted for crimes she committed before she was born. Homeless, blind and out in the elements on one of the coldest nights of the year, her desperation results in a bad decision. When Jocelyn and her brother Nate rob a convenience store, Jocelyn comes face to face with her worst nightmare and greatest love, a reaper named Gabriel.
Gabriel Solaris is an Enforcer, a genetically enhanced psychic often referred to as a reaper for his ability to take souls, and he's charged with collecting Jocelyn's. When he finds Jocelyn outside the store, he's sure she's up to something illegal. Proving it isn't necessary. He holds a warrant and it's all he needs. But the closer Gabriel gets to Jocelyn, the more he begins to question his duty and why he believes her claims of innocence. When Jocelyn tells him she loved him once, Gabriel loses control and kisses her. Instead of taking her soul, he gives her a week to prove innocence in her past-life crimes, something he has no authority to grant.
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Thanks for stopping by. You can find more of my stories at www.authordljackson.com.
Best.
D. L. Jackson
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Science Fiction and Cowboys--A unique twist on a Grimm's classic.
Starlight Cowboy
By Stephanie Beck
From the storybook of the stars.
A groundbreaking mission to the moons of Jupiter should have been Annalina's big ticket for advancement, but instead of captaining her own ship, she's second fiddle to Shields Albright.
Playboy, adventurer, immature.
Shields has been called it all, but really, he just wants to fly and hasn’t spent a lot of time on his social skills. Mutual attraction grows as the walls of the space ship close in, and they come to an arrangement that satisfies them both, while allowing them professional distance. The distance doesn’t last, not as they grow to understand themselves…and each other as someone who just fits.
Not all is as it should be among the stars.
Their ship is attacked, and the moons of Jupiter are not exactly untouched when they finally arrive. The little world they’ve built high above terra firma is about to smack down in the middle of a dangerous, maybe even deadly, reality. If Shields didn't attract trouble like fireflies on a bug zapper, the two might have an actual shot at true love.
A groundbreaking mission to the moons of Jupiter should have been Annalina's big ticket for advancement, but instead of captaining her own ship, she's second fiddle to Shields Albright.
Playboy, adventurer, immature.
Shields has been called it all, but really, he just wants to fly and hasn’t spent a lot of time on his social skills. Mutual attraction grows as the walls of the space ship close in, and they come to an arrangement that satisfies them both, while allowing them professional distance. The distance doesn’t last, not as they grow to understand themselves…and each other as someone who just fits.
Not all is as it should be among the stars.
Their ship is attacked, and the moons of Jupiter are not exactly untouched when they finally arrive. The little world they’ve built high above terra firma is about to smack down in the middle of a dangerous, maybe even deadly, reality. If Shields didn't attract trouble like fireflies on a bug zapper, the two might have an actual shot at true love.
Available Now!
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Sneak Peek:
Shields strode from the room, his gear already
packed and waiting in the briefing room. He hadn’t settled into the base.
Knowing he’d be flying soon, there hadn’t been much to unpack. In the small
briefing area, the rest of the crews waited in full uniform. Annalina sat in
the corner, isolated and flipping through a magazine. Anderson, the tiny boned,
frail looking dick sat between the two other woman who would go on the
missions—one older and one painfully young. One other man, much older and with
chemist experience rounded the group.
Shields took the open seat next to Annalina. “Hey,
Captain. How are you? Massage go all right? I was thinking of scheduling one.”
She didn’t glance away from her magazine. “You
should. They’re wonderful, and Missy is a pro—who books out six month in
advance.”
He leaned closer, loving her tough-nut exterior.
“Well, damn. Maybe you could give me the lay version. You look like a woman who
knows what to do with hot oil, candles, and sheets.”
“If you mean I look like I know how to cover a man
in oil, set him on fire, and use a sheet to dispose of the body—you’re right.”
She set down her magazine, but he didn’t miss the smirk on her face. “How’d it
go in there?”
“How it always goes. I told them who I wanted to
work with; they told me they’d put me with whoever the hell they want, and then
I left. I’m heading to ship.”
“You got assigned a ship?” She sat straighter. “So
you’re going to captain a ship.”
“Makes sense, doesn’t it? I’ve done these long
stretches before, and everyone else in here,” he motioned to the rest of the
room, not caring who listened, “has limited experience. I’ve been there before,
too. So that helped. I’m guessing Aaron and maybe you will get a plane.”
“Really?” Her eyes lit up then cooled to
disinterest. She was a smart one. If she didn’t get her own plane this time,
she would after this adventure.
“Yep. Amy is too young, and Anderson is too much of
a dick.”
“Hey,” Anderson protested. “That’s uncalled for.”
Shields
winked at Annalina and stood up. “Whatever. I’m outa here. I’ll be on Ship
Three. Good luck.”
Find out more about Starlight Cowboy and Stephanie Beck.
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