Something Wicked This Way Comes…

By: Kali Willows

The time is drawing near and fast! The very first Romancing the Capital Ottawa Romance Convention! It takes place in Ottawa, Canada April 17^th & 18^th, 2015. Several of Decadent’s authors and staff will be in attendance and I’m one of those crazy authors who will be there!

In honor of this event, Decadent has contracted a few very special 1NS stories with a twist. The stories have to occur at the hotel for Romancing the Capital for the convention. I’m happy to announce, my story: Romancing the Author is one of the lucky books for this sizzling occasion.

Decadent Publishing is hosting afternoon tea as a meet and greet while readers and authors alike have a chance to mix and mingle with some of our finest. Along with a multi-author sponsored Mad Hatter dinner and dance, there is also a 50’s Sock Hop, panels, workshops and a spectacular book fair with 50 registered authors, the good times will be endless.

An event near and dear to my heart is the Author-Reader Speed Dating Extravaganza I am hosting.  With 25 registered authors and a room full of prizes to be won, it promises to be jam packed with fun and excitement while readers get a chance to meet some of their favorites and discover even more.

What is this new, steamy 1NS tale I’m bringing to the Canadian Capital, you ask? It’s my pleasure to introduce my newest 1NS story:

Romancing the Author

~Blurb~

NFL star, Connor Caine, has given up on romance. Starved for a real woman with curves, intellect, and a sharp wit, he exchanges playful messages with an online crush. But when he can’t connect with her, he’s urged to seek out a 1Night Stand while in the Canadian capital for business.

Steamy sex is plentiful for author Gemma Daveen—at least on the pages she writes. Publicized as happily married, she has kept a few well-hidden secrets. But her publicist knows better, and ravenous for sexual reprieve, Gemma soon finds herself booked for a 1Night Stand during a romance convention in Ottawa.

~Excerpt~

Connor: Do you wear jeans, Gemma?

Gemma: Sure, all the time. They’re 90 percent of my wardrobe, LOL. Why?

Connor: I’ve got a thing for belt loops.

Gemma: What do you mean? And were they crossing a line?

Connor: Have you ever had a guy slip his fingers into the belt loops of your jeans and pull you so close to him, he could taste your lips?

Gemma: No, but I like the sound of that. Had she really typed that?

Conner: Maybe one day, I can pull you by the belt loops.

Three hours flew by and, finally, despite her fascination, her eyelids grew heavy

Connor: I have a confession to make. I’ve bought your books and read them. You’re such a gifted author.

Gemma: You have? Her breath hitched.

Connor: Yes! I can’t get enough of your stories. You’re brilliant.

Gemma: Thank you. A weak response given he had just hit her cerebral G-spot. Conner loved her writing? He’d read her books? Incredible. No longer tired, she held her hands over the keyboard.

Gemma: I…have to come clean with something, too.

Connor: What?

All or nothing.

Gemma: I’m a sapiosexual.

Connor: Come again?

Gemma: A person sexually attracted to the intelligence in others. She held her breath for his response.

Connor: And where do I fit into this orientation of yours?

Butterflies somersaulted in her stomach.

Gemma: Top of the list.

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Okay, time for an EXTRA SPECIAL GIVEAWAY!

If you would like a chance to win an autographed PRINT copy of Double Dragon’s Blood Anthology or Shadowed Desires (Both are anthology sets of my 1NS stories!) Go to my website and find the Rafflecopter Link to enter! It’s that simple! You can enter daily to improve your chances.

 

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Happy Reading!

Kali Willows

Sultry Apparitions

How many of you have ever taken the time to go on a ghost walk and hear the historical tales of ghouls and things that go bump in the night? Personally, I’ve gone on two; one in Philadelphia and one in Ottawa, Canada. Both, at night, in the muggy warmth of a summer’s eve, the slow saunter with a group of strangers, listening to tales of woe and sorrow, standing inside the miniscule jail cells past criminals inhabited against their will, hearing about grotesque murders and tragic suicides, courtyards haunted by unrequited lovers, phantasms frequenting aristocratic hotels, seeing ancient cemetery stones and the occasional ting of a tin can down the alley, is enough to get the hairs on the back of anyone’s neck standing up!

The architecture, the amazing withered buildings that withstood decades, even centuries of old and new, the crumbling walls, and cobblestone walkways, even the mysterious fog rolling across the ground as we walked; I can’t wait to go on another one! A few times, I could have sworn, I felt the poke in my back from someone behind me, only to turn around and find, I was the last of the group, and the space behind me empty, faint whispers in the ears, and the spine chilling tingles running throughout my body; it was fantastic!

 I wrote Savannah’s Ghost Tale, inspired by the fascinating walks I participated in, and thought to myself, what if there was this Adonis-like tour guide, a feast for the eyes with special gifts to share, and what if there was an uptight, unconventional ghost hunter out to prove it all a hoax? What would make them tick? Well, the story and characters essentially wrote themselves, my hands, merely the conduit to which the words were typed.

Cameron Evans is a genuinely nice guy, and a lonely one. His job doesn’t attract women; in fact, it repels them, most often with a terrified scream or two. Cameron is handsome, charismatic and sexy. He’s a gifted tour guide and psychic, that can’t turn off his talent. Seeing the undead is a turn off for his dates, especially since most of them have loved ones who have passed away. His sweet and tender persona remains intact, but in the bedroom (or the hot tub), he is a sexual dynamo with a deliciously dark side.

Vannah Teale is an unorthodox Ghost Hunter with an axe to grind; figuratively speaking. Repressing a dark secret for the past three years, she has turned her energy toward facing her own demons, or at least that’s what she thinks. Savannah has loved, and lost, and doesn’t believe in life after death. Not anymore. Avoiding her much needed distraction from her Ghost hunting, this romantically challenged beauty has no interest in a relationship, but her body has a different agenda. Vannah’s voracious, suppressed sexual appetite is just dying to get out, with either the living or the dead. 

BLURB:

Savannah Teale has an obsession with the supernatural—to disprove it. An unorthodox Ghost Hunter with a dark secret, she doesn’t believe in life after death. Not anymore. Being romantically challenged since the traumatic death of her fiancé, she has no interest in dating, but her sister’s loving interference has led her to accept a date for a 1Night Stand.
   Cameron Evans is one of Savannah’s most handsome, charismatic, and sexy bachelors. He’s an exceptionally gifted tour guide, and a psychic, but hasn’t learned how to turn off his gifts. Since his conversations with the dead are a turn-off for most women—to put it mildly—Cameron has turned to Madame Eve to find a woman who can accept him for himself and all he has to give.
   They may be a great match—if a certain, lingering ghost would just step out of the picture. 

EXCERPT:

What the hell is going on? A shadow flashed across the stone threshold, startling her. Her heart raced and she stumbled down the steps, her eyes flitting frantically back and forth, scanning for movement but finding none. Her clumsy feet tangling, she stumbled over a flat stone and toppled backward.

A sudden heat surrounded her and she paused in mid-fall, suspended over the dark pit of an open grave. Breathless and terror-stricken, it took her a moment to realize the warmth was strong arms wrapped around her. Back on her feet, she spun around to find Cameron, the tour guide, watching her with an amused expression.

“Are you okay?” He gripped her shaking shoulders.

“I’m fine, I just saw—I tripped.” Vannah tried to catch her breath, her mind racing with madness.

“You should watch where you’re stepping in a cemetery.”

“I didn’t expect—I didn’t realize they still buried people here.”

“You know, it’s frowned upon to be raiding graves at night around these parts.”

“I wasn’t raiding anything.” She jerked out of his hold and grabbed her bag from the ground, jamming her detector back inside. I’m glad none of my equipment ended up in that grave. She yanked her twisted camisole top and shorts back into place.

“What did you see?” His penetrating gaze sent a current through her chest.

“Nothing, I didn’t—there’s nothing to see, let’s go.”

“Whoa, whoa, hang on. Something scared you. Tell me what you saw.”

If she wasn’t throbbing with terror right now, she might have actually swooned under his gaze. “Are you deaf? I said I didn’t see anything.” She turned to walk away.

“Who is Mark?”

With a white hot jolt, her stomach bottomed out and her feet froze to the ground. “Who is Mark and why can’t he breathe?” 

I would love to hear about any ghostly experiences you’ve had, and if not, do you fear them? Are you curious? Tell me about your paranormal journey, and one lucky winner will receive a copy of Savannah’s Ghost Tale. Don’t forget to leave your email address so I can contact you! J

Happy Reading,

Kali Willows

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Hot Summer Nights With Shifter Lovers

By: Kali Willows

Finally, the summer warmth has arrived, after a blistering, cold winter and an all too short spring. Being a Canadian gal, I’m well conditioned to the icy nights of teeth chattering and trembling under a blanket from frost bite. I’ve taken solace in snuggling under blankets by the fire and writing my smouldering dragon shifters with a nice hot cup of tea in hand. Truth be told, fall is my absolute favorite season of the year. The coolness, sweater weather, along with the autumn colors and harvest flavored goodies that come from it all.

With the sweltering nights this week, I started to wonder about personal preferences for shifter romances. My dragon lovers (and a smoking hot gargoyle) have been my last four steamy romances I’ve taken my blanket worthy nights to write. Most recently, I’ve finished a sweet angel story of redemption, with not too much brimstone and fire. Now, I’m working on an intense sci-fi, but the lingering desire for another shifter romance still saturates my soul.

I started to wonder, if I were to take on a fictional lover to feed my yearning, what type would it be tonight? In the cooler weather, it’s a no brainer. Dragons and gargoyles really melt my butter. Werewolves, oh super yum and snugly. But in the heated nights, the sultry air and the humidity that encases my flesh, would I really want to be picking werewolf fur off my sticky skin? Or would the fiery romance of my dragons overcook my need for a good pounce?

From the different sub genres of shifter romances that I’ve written, I did a mental survey. Every shifter has their positive attributes, along with some not so appealing ones. Tonight, on this sticky, hot, humid, icky night, I think I would call upon an old friend named Desmond Jacobs. After all, this un-dead hero carries a relatively low body temperature. Snuggling would not create undo heat exhaustion…Am I wrong? Sure, his sexy sweet smile gets my blood pumping, and my cardio would go through the roof with his animalistic sex-capades, but that would definitely fit the bill for tonight’s needs. A little bite here and there, well...I would be willing to….never mind, I digress.

The point of this ramble is my curiosity to what other people’s shifter preferences would be, when it comes to weather? Some like it hot; like Vannah and Cameron in Savannah Georgia, in the hot tub after ghost hunting in the cemetery. Some prefer exotic locations like my dragons in Taiwan in a cave with cascading waterfall eating chocolate and strawberries. Some like it dirty and sticky like Declan and Laura in the mud bath or on top of an active volcano. Some like it underwater, like Desmond and Ambrosia in the underwater domed hotel in Maine. Some prefer to get cooled off first in a fierce thunder and lightening storm, only to take shelter in an abandoned castle with a picnic full of surprises, like Tawny and Wyatt. My friend Vannah even enjoyed a brief encounter with a ghostly apparition in a mausoleum-just think, all the tantalizing with no physical contact in the sweltering night air!

Tonight, I plan to snuggle up with Desmond, my oh so cool, but charming immortal.

Terminal Lust

Blurb:

Given a death sentence by her doctor, Ambrosia Thatcher is a woman with little time and a single wish; to experience passion once more. Seeking answers to her unbearable paralysis at three thirty three, every single morning, the enlightenment she is offered from the ramblings of a crazy old gypsy holds no solace. The services of 1Night Stand is the only prescription to cure her longing for passion, but will she survive long enough to see it through?

Desmond Jacobs is an immortal haunted by a woman he cannot find. The prospect of eternal seclusion without her has no appeal, so he has a plan. With the aid of his creator, he will to go to sleep, and never wake up again. Despite his determination, he agrees to one last request from his friend; seek the services of 1NS to find another. Which will overpower him first; his hunger for sexual healing or his thirst for blood?

Excerpt:

About fifty feet back through the crowded midway, her legs grew weak and tired and she had to slow down or collapse. Fighting to catch her breath, she stumbled a little, lost her balance, and bumped into the back of a stranger with a clumsy thud.

“I beg your pardon, I didn’t mean to….” She stopped. The tall man turned, his black T-shirt outlining a toned chest and muscular arms. Her lungs tightened as she struggled for oxygen—and fought her unexpected reaction.

“Are you all right?” His deep velvet voice shrouded her just before her knees gave out. Strong hands gripped her arms, easing her onto a bench at the side of the fairway.

“Thank you. I’m so embarrassed.” Tears blurred her vision. Blinking them away, she found a striking man with shoulder-length, ebony hair, kneeling before her. He watched her with dark, smoldering eyes.

“I shouldn’t have been in the way; I didn’t realize there was a relay race going on tonight.” His luscious lips curled back into a charming grin.

“My legs—just got away from me, I guess.” Ambrosia ran her hands down her numb thighs, trying to force feeling back into them. The noise and clatter faded and she felt enveloped in a cloak of peace.

“You’re very pale; should I get some help?” His eyes scanned her. “Are you hurt?”

“No, I’m fine, thank you.” Self-conscious, she shifted her tank top into place and smoothed back her thinning hair.

“Are you sure?” He cupped icy fingers under her chin.

“Yes, thank you. Now that you mention it, you’re a little pale yourself.” Her teeth began to chatter.

“Well, you just about swept me off my feet.” He grinned, evoking the flutter of manic butterflies in her stomach. The man oozed charisma. 

                                          

So tell me, what would your shifter preference be on a hot summer’s eve and why?

Sky is the limit, werewolf/lycan, vampire, dragon, gargoyle, chimera, sorcerer, selkie, angel, demon, werecat, siren, mermaid/merman, a ghost…or any shifter you can think of that I haven’t mentioned yet.

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Happy Reading,

Kali Willows

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Dragon Mania

The Double Dragon’s Blood 1NS Series Is Now Complete!

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How Did This Dragon Mania all start?

It all started with two seductive twins, Tatsu and Yong Li, my dragons. Along came Gwen Trembley, their fiery love interest in Double Dragon Seduction. Next was the continuing tale, one twin takes a wife, the other takes a new lover in Dragon Temptation. Then come the twins’ dragon cousin Kaida Li, and her mysterious match Roark Blackwell in Dragon’s Breath. The stories are crammed full of erotic romance, paranormal twists, unique mythology, but was I able to stop there? No! I had to go back to the beginning, with the couple that bestowed our dragon lovers with their unique legacy in Double Dragon’s Bond. This fourth story about the grandparents, Shen Li and Lien long was just released last week on June 6^th!

Double Dragon’s Blood 1NS series is even more packed with sizzling sex and secrets revealed.

What is it about these dragons that have captivated me so? It’s difficult to explain, except that their stories need to be told. Because my Double Dragons’ have been my best sellers, EVER, I decided to entice my readers who have also been drawn in by the twins’ mystifying allure. 

Today, I thought I would revisit my last dragon story; it is so near and dear to my heart. They all are, but Roark Blackwell really melts my butter!

In Dragon’s Breath, Roark protects her from a distance, he has yearned for her for years, Kaida can’t find a mate that can match her strength or survive her lineage. It all boils down to a single erotic night, or the morning after, that will change their loves forever.

An immortal protector under a dark curse longs for the love of a single woman, and a dragoness desperate to find a mate that can withstand her fiery lineage, seek the help of Madame Eve through a 1 Night Stand. Their biggest challenge? Sunrise.

Dragon’s Breath is a naughty little tale about Tatsu and Yong Li’s cousin, Kaida Lee, and my third 1NS dragon story. Who is Kaida Li you ask? She is a fire breathing dragon…really! Kaida is a martial artist and performer who belly dances and plays with fire. She can eat flames, and breath them, set her skin on fire, dance with fans and swords, and oh so much more!

She’s got an edge to her, a scorching temper and a dark sexual craving she cannot conquer. What about Roark? Well, he brings to bed, a few heated secrets of his own…

BLURB:

Eternal suffering is the fate dealt to Roark Blackwell. A fierce protector under a curse, he longs for a woman can never have. By day, a hideous stone creature, and by night, a flesh and blood immortal, starving for the touch

of a single woman. After centuries of torment, he takes his destiny into his own hands and seeks the help of Madame Evangeline. For a single night, he wants to feed his carnal cravings, but what happens when morning comes?

Living dangerously comes second nature to Kaida Lee. Struggling with her dark sexual appetite, her fiery temper and her ancient lineage makes finding an ideal match impossible. A descendant of the dragon, she has a genetic burden that no mere mortal could withstand. Having two cousins succeed in romance with the aid of their friend Madame Eve, she seeks satisfaction through the services of 1 Night Stand.

Excerpt:

In answer to your question, Have you ever been in love? I would have to declare, yes, only once. My dilemma is, she doesn’t know. Every night, I protect her from afar. Every day, she confides to me her innermost secrets. I could never love another, but I can by no means have her. At least, not in the traditional happily-ever-after sense. Over the years, I have watched her struggle to find her special someone, and she remains unmatched in character, integrity, and strength. Her beauty is timeless.

This application comes with a very unorthodox request. I recognize you protect the identity of your clients but this remarkable lady confessed to me she has sought your services for a one-night stand. She fears she will never find devotion, and her heart hardens with every day that passes.

Madame Evangeline, I request your help to gain temporary relief. For a single night—and it must be in the hours of darkness—I seek to be with the woman I cherish. Even if it means the end of me, those moments with her would be the most fulfilling of my existence.

Kindest Regards,

Roark Blackwell

Today, I would like to have some fun! I’m going to post some general trivia questions based my Double Dragon’s Blood series, and the reader who replies with the most correct answers will win a copy of ANY one of Kali Willows’ 1NS books! Find the selection HERE

TRIVIA QUESTIONS:

What are my dragons; Tatsu, Yong, Shen and Lien’s heritage?

What famous landmark (City) did Tatsu and Yong Li rendezvous with Gwen for their 1 Night Stand?

What country did two certain dragons’ wedding take place in, in Dragon Temptation?

Roark Blackwell from Dragon’s Breath comes from a different heritage, where was he born?

Who is your favourite dragon so far in the series? (there is no right or wrong to this question J  )

If you would like to enter for a chance to win ANY 1NS eBook copy of your choice by Kali Willows, then please, leave a comment and be sure to leave your email address so I can contact the winner for the giveaway!

Thank you for stopping by,

Happy Reading,

Kali Willows

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HEA for Dragons?

By: Kali Willows

Dragons, dragons, everywhere! My obsession with dragons never ceases to amaze me. After publishing three 1NS dragon stories, the forth and final one is now here!

Dragon’s Bond is set in 1952 San Francisco, and it’s the story of Shen Li and Lien Long who were the beginning founders of the Double Dragon’s Blood legacy.

Caught in the grips of tragedy, this parahuman couple and their torrid love affair brought about a scandalous conclusion neither thought they would survive! Years later, they will come face to face with their past. Will they get their happily ever after? You will have to read to find out…

Without giving too much away, I wanted to ask our readers, what is your favorite kind of HEA in the 1Night Stand series? “Happily for now,” is that good enough? Is a happily ever after too much to grasp in this series of 1Night Stands? What are some of your favorite 1NS endings?

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Dragon’s Bond Blurb: 

In 1952, it’s not proper for a woman to chase after a man, but Lien Long is no ordinary woman. Shattered by his abandonment after their single night of passion ends in tragedy, she travels from a life of sexual servitude in Shanghai to San Francisco to chase her career, her dreams, and her one true love. Armed with new knowledge of her dark lineage and at the encouragement of a colleague, she enlists the help of Madame Eve to arrange a 1 Night Stand, in hopes to find her way into the arms of her soul mate once more.

Cursed with an ancient legacy he knew nothing about, Shen Li flees to San Francisco after the devastating death of his twin brother. Tormented by the guilt and shame of his indulgence in lust and his longing he cannot diminish for his beloved, he accepts the advice of his mentor and boss, to contact the 1 Night Stand services. He seeks an escape of passion to release his sins of the past and move on with his life. What awaits Shen is eye-opening truth about the life he had forsaken. Will he find the night of fiery paradise he hopes for?

Excerpt:

Madame Evangeline, 

   Only once, have I tasted the sweetness of divine passion, and it cost me my soul and my brother’s life. That night will haunt me forever. Since devastation struck, by the fate and shame my selfish desire brought upon my family, I have rejected the love I pine for.

   It is with a heavy heart I confess, my will wanes, but I can never have her again. My ache for my beloved grows with each day that passes. Although this request will never diminish my desire for her, it is my hope, to at least alleviate the torment of my lust that lingers, so that I may move forward and release my sins of the past.

   I left China for my job to begin a new life here in San Francisco. Perhaps, if I indulge in the arms of another woman for a single night, I can at last move on. After great consideration of a close friend’s suggestion, I seek your help, to be matched for a 1Night Stand. My only request is for a woman with jade green eyes. It is the one trait of her eternal beauty I wish I could admire a final time.

   Kindest Regards,

   Shen Li 

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Thank you for stopping by, and don’t forget to comment and leave your email address for a chance to win a copy of your choice of any one of the first three books in the Double Dragon’s Blood series.

Happy Reading! 

Kali Willows

Double Dragon’s Blood Series includes:

(Available titles as prize for commenting on this post):

Ø  Double Dragon Seduction

Ø  Dragon Temptation

Ø  Dragon’s Breath  

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