Eighteen year-old Sam Cunningham is used to living with lots of secrets. He’s had to hide his true nature his entire life or else incur the wrath of his strict and abusive father. When he’s faced with a horrible ultimatum, he flees to Hollywood where he hopes he can escape the fate his father has planned for him.

Aaron Rubenstein is a wealthy and sophisticated man who loses himself in painting portraits of bound men to help stave off his loneliness and despair. Unable to find a lasting connection with anyone, he’s had to resort to paying lovers not only for their affections, but to be allowed to indulge in his darker passions. Aaron’s only respite is his nights at the Hampton Road sadomasochism club where he’s a respected Dominant.

Naïve and inexperienced in the ways men can please one another, Sam takes a job at a bathhouse where he first glimpses a beautiful older man. Aaron notices the sweet towel boy watching him with interest every time he patronizes the Temple of Eros bathhouse. A traumatic incident for the innocent towel boy triggers Aaron’s protective tendencies and he’s compelled to rescue the gentle Sam from the clutches of the Temple’s manager.

They embark on a journey together that teaches them both things about themselves that they never knew. As their bond deepens and Sam is trained for his first night at the Hampton Road Club, an unknown danger lurks. Will Sam’s father find him and destroy both men’s chance for true happiness together? Or will Aaron protect his boy and keep him for always?

Passionate Pen Conference

This comprehensive weekend event is open

to any unpublished, aspiring writer, blogger, jotter, dotter

and published authors in any genre.

 Blushing Books and Lazy Day Publishing are hosting a writer's conference in the nation's capital this summer.  Come mingle at the Marriott Gateway for four(ish) days of social events and workshop sessions that will surely add something to your arsenal.

Workshop sessions are being developed with your response in mind and will guarantee to be led by one third Blushing Books staff, one third experienced authors, and one third outside professionals.

Registering is easy! Individual registration forms are required from every writer, author, staff, fans, friends, family or otherwise implied interested party for any and all parts of the conference. 

Head over to the Passionate Pen website for the itinerary, lodging or other information.

Contact Bella for questions you still have after perusing the site.

Conference@blushingbooks.com

http://www.blushingconference.com/

The conference is not only for the authors.

COME ONE, COME ALL

You've been reading them for months, maybe even years. 

The Passionate Pen is offering readers and fans the opportunity to meet Blushing Books and Lazy Day authors!

You may also book your room at the Marriott Gateway (if you aren't their slumber party buddy) and stay the whole weekend at the same rate as the authors, with access to the events below. 

THURSDAY, WELCOME RECEPTION @ 7:00 PM

Be part of the conference opening and welcome reception. 

Tickets are $40 and include nibbles and a drink.  Registration is required.

SUNDAY, BREAKFAST WITH THE AUTHORS @ 9:00 AM

Sit at a table and eat breakfast with your favourite author, or visit a few tables. Either way, you can be up close and personal.  They'll have some pretty lovely bits of swag, too. 

Ticket are $40 and includes buffet breakfast.  Registration required. 

Dangerously Bound is an intensely erotic novel that centers around the BDSM community and lifestyle. With extremely detailed “play” scenes and two people who have never stopped loving each other, be ready for a crazy hot time!

‘The beast had been unleashed. And met the wildness inside her. And it was perfect.’

Author Eden Bradley did a great job of letting us readers into the headspace of both the Dom and sub, explaining their thoughts before, during and after the play scenes, and what the act of dominance and submission really means to Mick and Allie. In some books I’ve read, the BDSM comes across as harsh, at least to me, but not only was it done tastefully here, there was an element of beauty to the scenes...

See the rest of my review here:

http://harlequinjunkie.com/review-dangerously-bound-by-eden-bradley/

What a naughty, filthy romp we have in Bound to be a Groom. Megan Mulry took spot on historical romance writing and added in some BDSM and a lot of erotic styling to give us a mixture that will have you about ready to combust! *fans face*

“You’re so impertinent. You deserve a good spanking, is what you deserve.”
His nostrils flared and his eyes widened. “You cannot imagine how the thought delights me.”
“Sebastian!” She tried to sound stern, but his fervor was contagious and her exasperation was tinged with humor.

This is not your average bodice ripper by any means. The story may be set in 1808, but even for today’s standards, this pushes a few boundaries.

See the rest of my review here:

http://harlequinjunkie.com/review-bound-to-be-a-groom-by-megan-mulry/