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About Cassandra Black
CASSANDRA BLACK, the proud mother of a U.S. Serviceman, specializes in writing mini romance novels and small business books.
Though born and raised in the South (a "country girl" at heart), she enjoys spending as much time as possible writing by the sea.
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Find many STONE COTTAGE BOOKS FICTION RELEASES (Short Romance Stories / Multicultural Romance Books) below:
FINDING LOVE IN SWEETWATER COVE, PART 3, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B010MXJJOM
MONTANA LOVE, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XLD9HNY
LOVING LOGAN, PART 1, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G82HLB0 (BEST SELLER, Hit #1 upon initial release.)
LOVING LOGAN, PART 2, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I4C9I9U
LOVING LOGAN, PART 3, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J6GTC0S
LOVING A COUNTRY MAN, PART, 1 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M6KS9J6
LOVING A COUNTRY MAN, PART 2, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O4QXDAU
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NRG6HIS
FOR RICHER FOR POORER, PART 1, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EG37Q9U
FOR RICHER FOR POORER, PART 2, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H0O71B0
SURRENDER TO RYAN, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LSTG1RI
LOVE AFTER HOURS, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1MS3T2
LOVE AFTER CAPTURE, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y (spinoff from Love After Hours)
FINDING LOVE IN SWEETWATER COVE, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZKF8YK
THE NEW TENANT: Sex and the Work Week, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SIVFHZG
LUNCH MATES: Sex and the Work Week, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S8XRRM0
STOCKROOM HEAT: Sex and the Work Week, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T6QKVHQ
FINDING NICHOLAS, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S35MIKE
HEART'S DESIRE, PART 1, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JXUENBU
HEART'S DESIRE, PART 2, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KU5GP5Y
HEART'S DESIRE, PART 3, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O0EPZ16
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MAIN Web: http://www.cassandrablack.com
Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/cassandrablackauthor
Author Blog: cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com
Main Small Business Website: http://www.amazon.com/Cassandra-Black/e/B005BU7Y44
Book Publisher: stonecottagebooks.com
Twitter Biz: @stonecottagebks
Twitter Personal: @WriterCassandra
Though born and raised in the South (a "country girl" at heart), she enjoys spending as much time as possible writing by the sea.
Visit stonecottagebooks.com, cassandrablack.com, bn.com, and http://www.amazon.com/Cassandra-Black/e/B005BU7Y44 to find more titles (partial list) published by Stone Cottage Books Romance and Cassandra Black Romance.
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Find many STONE COTTAGE BOOKS FICTION RELEASES (Short Romance Stories / Multicultural Romance Books) below:
FINDING LOVE IN SWEETWATER COVE, PART 3, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B010MXJJOM
MONTANA LOVE, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XLD9HNY
LOVING LOGAN, PART 1, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G82HLB0 (BEST SELLER, Hit #1 upon initial release.)
LOVING LOGAN, PART 2, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I4C9I9U
LOVING LOGAN, PART 3, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J6GTC0S
LOVING A COUNTRY MAN, PART, 1 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M6KS9J6
LOVING A COUNTRY MAN, PART 2, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O4QXDAU
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NRG6HIS
FOR RICHER FOR POORER, PART 1, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EG37Q9U
FOR RICHER FOR POORER, PART 2, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H0O71B0
SURRENDER TO RYAN, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LSTG1RI
LOVE AFTER HOURS, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1MS3T2
LOVE AFTER CAPTURE, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y (spinoff from Love After Hours)
FINDING LOVE IN SWEETWATER COVE, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZKF8YK
THE NEW TENANT: Sex and the Work Week, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SIVFHZG
LUNCH MATES: Sex and the Work Week, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S8XRRM0
STOCKROOM HEAT: Sex and the Work Week, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T6QKVHQ
FINDING NICHOLAS, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S35MIKE
HEART'S DESIRE, PART 1, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JXUENBU
HEART'S DESIRE, PART 2, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KU5GP5Y
HEART'S DESIRE, PART 3, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O0EPZ16
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MAIN Web: http://www.cassandrablack.com
Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/cassandrablackauthor
Author Blog: cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com
Main Small Business Website: http://www.amazon.com/Cassandra-Black/e/B005BU7Y44
Book Publisher: stonecottagebooks.com
Twitter Biz: @stonecottagebks
Twitter Personal: @WriterCassandra
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Books By Cassandra Black
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The New Tenant, a standalone novella, is part of the Stone Cottage Books new line of short, steamy "Sex and the Work Week" mini romances.
Overview:
An unexpected encounter takes rote out of an otherwise ordinary work week for landlady Lane Kimball in this sexy novella.
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Sex and the Work Week Book Line Overview:
This mini novel is part of Stone Cottage Books new line of “Sex and the Work Week” short, steamy reads.
Each book is a standalone mini novel.
These light-hearted quickies, authored by freelance ghostwriters for Stone Cottage, are designed to kick-start your work week by spicing up your commute, lunch hour, break between meetings, and other free time during your workday.
Enjoy, and find other steamy quickies in the growing list of titles at http://tinyurl.com/sex-and-work-week-books.
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Want to write for us? Send a query to info{AT}stonecottagebooks.com with “Sex and the Work Week” in your subject line.
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Sex and the Work Week (Multicultural BWWM Short Erotic BBW Romance)
Overview:
An unexpected encounter takes rote out of an otherwise ordinary work week for landlady Lane Kimball in this sexy novella.
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Sex and the Work Week Book Line Overview:
This mini novel is part of Stone Cottage Books new line of “Sex and the Work Week” short, steamy reads.
Each book is a standalone mini novel.
These light-hearted quickies, authored by freelance ghostwriters for Stone Cottage, are designed to kick-start your work week by spicing up your commute, lunch hour, break between meetings, and other free time during your workday.
Enjoy, and find other steamy quickies in the growing list of titles at http://tinyurl.com/sex-and-work-week-books.
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Want to write for us? Send a query to info{AT}stonecottagebooks.com with “Sex and the Work Week” in your subject line.
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Sex and the Work Week (Multicultural BWWM Short Erotic BBW Romance)
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Sex and the Work Week Book Line Overview:
This mini novel is part of Stone Cottage Books new line of “Sex and the Work Week” short, steamy reads.
Each book is a standalone mini novel.
These light-hearted quickies, authored by freelance ghostwriters for Stone Cottage, are designed to kick-start your work week by spicing up your commute, lunch hour, break between meetings, and other free time during your workday.
Enjoy, and find other steamy quickies in the growing list of titles at http://tinyurl.com/sex-and-work-week-books.
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Want to write for us? Send a query to info{AT}stonecottagebooks.com with “Sex and the Work Week” in your subject line.
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Lunch Mates is the first "mini" in the Stone Cottage Books new line of short, steamy "Sex and the Work Week" romances.
Who says lunch can’t be a little risqué?
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BOOK EXCERPT:
... The next morning I dressed very carefully. Sexy silk panties and matching black lace bra. Garter belt hose. Tight rayon shift in canary yellow, the one with the plunging neckline, the slit up the side. Five inch fuckme heels. I spent an hour on my hair. And ten minutes deciding on a scent. I fussed until I looked damn good.
My boss was going to be out all morning, otherwise I would have worn something more subtle.
I got looks from the boys in shipping. And the boss’s personal assistant made a wow face and gave a low whistle when I walked past her desk.
“Monica, girl, you look awesome. You lose weight?”
"I wish."
My mind wasn't on my work or anywhere near it, so the morning plodded. I could only handle so much. A few simple redesigns for the new website, form responses to a slew of old, unimportant emails. Stuff I usually did on the weekend or late at night when I only needed half a brain. Right now, that was all I had.
At eleven-forty, I stood up and headed for the door, my purse under my arm. My heart drummed in my ears. My mouth was full of dust. I reminded myself that I needed this, that I needed a lusty afternoon with an attractive stranger. I’d been dry way too long ...
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More "Sex and the Work Week" Steamy Mini Novels:
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Lunch Mates, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S8XRRM0
(Multicultural Romance, Interracial Romance, BWWM, Erotica)
This mini novel is part of Stone Cottage Books new line of “Sex and the Work Week” short, steamy reads.
Each book is a standalone mini novel.
These light-hearted quickies, authored by freelance ghostwriters for Stone Cottage, are designed to kick-start your work week by spicing up your commute, lunch hour, break between meetings, and other free time during your workday.
Enjoy, and find other steamy quickies in the growing list of titles at http://tinyurl.com/sex-and-work-week-books.
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Want to write for us? Send a query to info{AT}stonecottagebooks.com with “Sex and the Work Week” in your subject line.
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Lunch Mates is the first "mini" in the Stone Cottage Books new line of short, steamy "Sex and the Work Week" romances.
Who says lunch can’t be a little risqué?
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BOOK EXCERPT:
... The next morning I dressed very carefully. Sexy silk panties and matching black lace bra. Garter belt hose. Tight rayon shift in canary yellow, the one with the plunging neckline, the slit up the side. Five inch fuckme heels. I spent an hour on my hair. And ten minutes deciding on a scent. I fussed until I looked damn good.
My boss was going to be out all morning, otherwise I would have worn something more subtle.
I got looks from the boys in shipping. And the boss’s personal assistant made a wow face and gave a low whistle when I walked past her desk.
“Monica, girl, you look awesome. You lose weight?”
"I wish."
My mind wasn't on my work or anywhere near it, so the morning plodded. I could only handle so much. A few simple redesigns for the new website, form responses to a slew of old, unimportant emails. Stuff I usually did on the weekend or late at night when I only needed half a brain. Right now, that was all I had.
At eleven-forty, I stood up and headed for the door, my purse under my arm. My heart drummed in my ears. My mouth was full of dust. I reminded myself that I needed this, that I needed a lusty afternoon with an attractive stranger. I’d been dry way too long ...
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More "Sex and the Work Week" Steamy Mini Novels:
The New Tenant, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SIVFHZG
Lunch Mates, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S8XRRM0
(Multicultural Romance, Interracial Romance, BWWM, Erotica)
Finding Nicholas: BWWM Multicultural Romance
Jan 9, 2015
$2.99
OVERVIEW: A middle-aged woman finds love while struggling with alcoholism.
EXCERPT: I went to sleep in Boston and woke up in Old San Juan. Another lucky break for me in a long line of them. No matter how much I screwed up, my luck pulled me through.
As I allowed my throbbing head to rest gently on a silky pillow, I wondered how much longer that would be the case. Wasn’t I due for a shit-storm of bad luck? After all, I wasn't getting any younger. And at the rate I was going, I would be old soon enough. Too soon actually.
My brain fuzzed over. I stretched out my naked body on the smooth sheets. Considering my whale of a hangover, I felt pretty good. Allover warm and humid. Like the salty sea breeze wafting in the glass sliders leading out to the patio of the first floor hotel suite. Full, semi-sheer white curtains fluttered in the soft ocean air. My eyes closed of their own accord.
Ahh, I loved getting away from it all. Too bad I’d taken the old ‘urge to overdo’ along for the ride. I opened my eyes again, sat up slowly and looked around. Recent events were coming back to me in a tidal wash of memories. The bottle of Italian red at dinner with Matt. The ring on the crushed blue velvet in the tiny Tiffany’s box. The gleam in his heavily lined eyes as he held out the guidebook to Puerto Rico. The limo ride to the airport, complete with a bottle of Cristal. And the seats in first class, the smooth gray leather and ample leg room.
The jet didn't get very far, though, before I blanked out. How many tulip glasses of Champagne had I sucked down on the flight? Or had I slept the whole way?
I propped myself against the satiny headboard, taking care to hold my head straight. Wowie! Would I never learn to control the urge to drown my hesitations? Probably not. A black girl growing up in a less than accepting New England neighborhood, with an Irishman for a father and a mother from The Deep South who resembled Foxy Brown, afro and all, had not helped matters.
Great parents, my mother and father were deeply in love. But that didn't change the ridicule I faced in school as a biracial kid in an uber conservative neighborhood all those years ago.
That hard edge to me, the one I wear across my chest like a bulletproof vest, was borne out of those early years. But something else came from them too: deep down inside, that romantic in me. And I would settle for nothing less than the love, the spark, the romance I witnessed as a child growing up in our household. My parents adored each other, and it was clear to anyone who looked at them.
But early on, after a couple of bad relationships, I decided Cupid was not in the cards for me, so I stopped looking and started living. Part of that living actually did encompass love. But it was not the love of men; it was the love of alcohol.
I’d been overdoing it for decades; it started shortly after college. Why stop now, just because I was over 40? But I couldn't think about that now.
Matt’s side of the bed looked like it hadn't been slept in. I checked the digital alarm clock on the marble nightstand. It was after 11 AM.
Before I had a moment to think about it and realize maybe I'd lost a bit of time due to excessive inebriation, I heard the sound of heavy footsteps on thick carpet. The feet were approaching, then stopping outside my door. Matt?
The knock that followed was authoritative. “Ms. Brennan? It’s the manager.”
The manager knocked again. What an aggressive asshole.
“Coming,” I said, letting the irritation show in my voice. “Asshole,” I muttered. Loud enough for him to hear.
EXCERPT: I went to sleep in Boston and woke up in Old San Juan. Another lucky break for me in a long line of them. No matter how much I screwed up, my luck pulled me through.
As I allowed my throbbing head to rest gently on a silky pillow, I wondered how much longer that would be the case. Wasn’t I due for a shit-storm of bad luck? After all, I wasn't getting any younger. And at the rate I was going, I would be old soon enough. Too soon actually.
My brain fuzzed over. I stretched out my naked body on the smooth sheets. Considering my whale of a hangover, I felt pretty good. Allover warm and humid. Like the salty sea breeze wafting in the glass sliders leading out to the patio of the first floor hotel suite. Full, semi-sheer white curtains fluttered in the soft ocean air. My eyes closed of their own accord.
Ahh, I loved getting away from it all. Too bad I’d taken the old ‘urge to overdo’ along for the ride. I opened my eyes again, sat up slowly and looked around. Recent events were coming back to me in a tidal wash of memories. The bottle of Italian red at dinner with Matt. The ring on the crushed blue velvet in the tiny Tiffany’s box. The gleam in his heavily lined eyes as he held out the guidebook to Puerto Rico. The limo ride to the airport, complete with a bottle of Cristal. And the seats in first class, the smooth gray leather and ample leg room.
The jet didn't get very far, though, before I blanked out. How many tulip glasses of Champagne had I sucked down on the flight? Or had I slept the whole way?
I propped myself against the satiny headboard, taking care to hold my head straight. Wowie! Would I never learn to control the urge to drown my hesitations? Probably not. A black girl growing up in a less than accepting New England neighborhood, with an Irishman for a father and a mother from The Deep South who resembled Foxy Brown, afro and all, had not helped matters.
Great parents, my mother and father were deeply in love. But that didn't change the ridicule I faced in school as a biracial kid in an uber conservative neighborhood all those years ago.
That hard edge to me, the one I wear across my chest like a bulletproof vest, was borne out of those early years. But something else came from them too: deep down inside, that romantic in me. And I would settle for nothing less than the love, the spark, the romance I witnessed as a child growing up in our household. My parents adored each other, and it was clear to anyone who looked at them.
But early on, after a couple of bad relationships, I decided Cupid was not in the cards for me, so I stopped looking and started living. Part of that living actually did encompass love. But it was not the love of men; it was the love of alcohol.
I’d been overdoing it for decades; it started shortly after college. Why stop now, just because I was over 40? But I couldn't think about that now.
Matt’s side of the bed looked like it hadn't been slept in. I checked the digital alarm clock on the marble nightstand. It was after 11 AM.
Before I had a moment to think about it and realize maybe I'd lost a bit of time due to excessive inebriation, I heard the sound of heavy footsteps on thick carpet. The feet were approaching, then stopping outside my door. Matt?
The knock that followed was authoritative. “Ms. Brennan? It’s the manager.”
The manager knocked again. What an aggressive asshole.
“Coming,” I said, letting the irritation show in my voice. “Asshole,” I muttered. Loud enough for him to hear.
Samantha's Cravings
May 22, 2013
$2.99
Prologue
After a while, things had gotten back to normal. The children forgot she’d hollered at them, Leroy seemed to forget they’d argued, and they fell back into their daily family routine: Leroy’s landscaping business and Samantha’s struggle to keep her business afloat, tend the house and manage the children.
But Samantha did not forget the little nuggets missing in her marriage. She needed her husband to come up behind her and kiss her on the neck sometimes; she needed him to tell her about his day, and ask about hers; she wanted him to listen to her when she talked, instead of changing the subject in the middle of her sentences; she wanted him to tell his big-ass family, “No, we can’t come over this weekend, because I’m spending quality time with my wife and kids.”; she longed for him to say, “Get dressed baby, we’re going out to dinner, so I can have some alone time with you.”; and, yes, she needed him to send her flowers on some other day than damn Valentine’s Day.
Things had gotten back to normal, and that was not necessarily a good thing.
There was a loneliness growing inside of Samantha, laced with a lingering distrust. She was woman, and she had needs beyond the physical that were blossoming into cravings; yearnings that had grown from quiet internal whispers, to deafening screams … cravings she could no longer ignore.
And then she saw Frank, again, after all those years.
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Overview
Samantha’s Cravings is a fictional story told from the perspective of a New Orleans-based African-American woman journeying through marriage and the familiar midlife crisis more often associated with men.
It's a novel about love lost, love found, temptation, deception, and consequences. There are no villains, heroes, or damsels in distress.
This author believes many women have traveled the journey of infidelity but have chosen not to speak of it as it was -- or perhaps still is.
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"When I first started this book, I researched the Internet high and low for insight on writing about infidelity -- from a woman’s point of view. The Bridges of Madison County didn’t even pop up. Does it have a different label when the gender is woman? Or, is the meaning something other than what perhaps our husbands, fathers, uncles, and brothers have experienced? Alas, Samantha, and her silent cravings, right or wrong, come to life." Cassandra Black, Stone Cottage Books
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Article Promos:
7 Real Reasons Women Cheat
Women cheat because men won't do the dishes; that's one school of thought. But many experts say women are more likely to be unfaithful due to emotional reasons. See some reasons for why women cheat below.
Reasons Women are Unfaithful
According to a WebMD editorial, below are some reasons women may be unfaithful to their partner:
1. they are being taken for granted by their mate;
2. they feel a sense of loneliness;
3. not feeling connected, close, to their partner;
4. to get attention, affection;
5. to transition out of a bad marriage;
6. for comfort during vulnerability or life change;
7. as a cry for help in a bad marriage.
Why Men Cheat
Conversely, Helen Fisher, a Rutgers University biological anthropologist, indicates males are more likely to list sexual motivation as their main reason for infidelity, versus many of the emotional catalysts for women listed above.
After a while, things had gotten back to normal. The children forgot she’d hollered at them, Leroy seemed to forget they’d argued, and they fell back into their daily family routine: Leroy’s landscaping business and Samantha’s struggle to keep her business afloat, tend the house and manage the children.
But Samantha did not forget the little nuggets missing in her marriage. She needed her husband to come up behind her and kiss her on the neck sometimes; she needed him to tell her about his day, and ask about hers; she wanted him to listen to her when she talked, instead of changing the subject in the middle of her sentences; she wanted him to tell his big-ass family, “No, we can’t come over this weekend, because I’m spending quality time with my wife and kids.”; she longed for him to say, “Get dressed baby, we’re going out to dinner, so I can have some alone time with you.”; and, yes, she needed him to send her flowers on some other day than damn Valentine’s Day.
Things had gotten back to normal, and that was not necessarily a good thing.
There was a loneliness growing inside of Samantha, laced with a lingering distrust. She was woman, and she had needs beyond the physical that were blossoming into cravings; yearnings that had grown from quiet internal whispers, to deafening screams … cravings she could no longer ignore.
And then she saw Frank, again, after all those years.
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Overview
Samantha’s Cravings is a fictional story told from the perspective of a New Orleans-based African-American woman journeying through marriage and the familiar midlife crisis more often associated with men.
It's a novel about love lost, love found, temptation, deception, and consequences. There are no villains, heroes, or damsels in distress.
This author believes many women have traveled the journey of infidelity but have chosen not to speak of it as it was -- or perhaps still is.
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"When I first started this book, I researched the Internet high and low for insight on writing about infidelity -- from a woman’s point of view. The Bridges of Madison County didn’t even pop up. Does it have a different label when the gender is woman? Or, is the meaning something other than what perhaps our husbands, fathers, uncles, and brothers have experienced? Alas, Samantha, and her silent cravings, right or wrong, come to life." Cassandra Black, Stone Cottage Books
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Article Promos:
7 Real Reasons Women Cheat
Women cheat because men won't do the dishes; that's one school of thought. But many experts say women are more likely to be unfaithful due to emotional reasons. See some reasons for why women cheat below.
Reasons Women are Unfaithful
According to a WebMD editorial, below are some reasons women may be unfaithful to their partner:
1. they are being taken for granted by their mate;
2. they feel a sense of loneliness;
3. not feeling connected, close, to their partner;
4. to get attention, affection;
5. to transition out of a bad marriage;
6. for comfort during vulnerability or life change;
7. as a cry for help in a bad marriage.
Why Men Cheat
Conversely, Helen Fisher, a Rutgers University biological anthropologist, indicates males are more likely to list sexual motivation as their main reason for infidelity, versus many of the emotional catalysts for women listed above.
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Note: For the latest edition of this book, see http://www.amazon.com/dp/B019E3JT96, How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business, 2016-2017 Edition.
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business is the most up-to-date, thorough analysis of how to start and grow a foreclosure cleanup business.
A foreclosure cleanup business is responsible for primarily the cleaning, clearing and maintenance of properties that have been foreclosed upon. Services offered by these enterprises involve interior and exterior repair and maintenance, ranging from debris removal, boarding of windows and doors, changing locks, inspections, painting, and more. The foreclosure cleanup industry is growing as a result of the astronomical number of foreclosures on the market today.
Though often termed "property preservation companies," foreclosure cleanup companies are actually different in that they are generally smaller contractors that work as arms of larger property preservation companies. The larger property preservation companies, in most scenarios, work directly with HUD (the Department of Housing and Urban Development). Increasingly, the larger companies are relying on the services of smaller foreclosure cleanup companies, who act as foot soldiers in the management, cleanup, and repair of properties in pre-foreclosure and foreclosure states.
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business includes the following topics: Business start-up, licensing, insurance, pricing, marketing, HUD subcontracting resources, start-up sample forms, copies of actual bids, and much more. Readers get detailed direction on niche marketing, working with larger contractors, choosing helpers, licensing and insurance, uniforms, equipment and supply purchasing versus renting, and other necessary information to help them start and grow a successful foreclosure cleanup enterprise in 2011 and beyond.
Further, readers receive a detailed look at several foreclosure cleanup bids won and jobs completed, with a step-by-step analysis of how each job unfolded. (All information is from the first-hand account of an Atlanta-based foreclosure cleanup business owner.)
The author is a realtor, real estate contractor, investor, and foreclosure cleanup business owner. As a result, readers learn crucial start-up tactics from a real estate professional with pointed experience in several real estate industry capacities.
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business is unique in that it provides a detailed perspective on starting and growing a foreclosure cleanup business from a seasoned professional who has successfully worked on many levels in the real estate industry.
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business is the most up-to-date, thorough analysis of how to start and grow a foreclosure cleanup business.
A foreclosure cleanup business is responsible for primarily the cleaning, clearing and maintenance of properties that have been foreclosed upon. Services offered by these enterprises involve interior and exterior repair and maintenance, ranging from debris removal, boarding of windows and doors, changing locks, inspections, painting, and more. The foreclosure cleanup industry is growing as a result of the astronomical number of foreclosures on the market today.
Though often termed "property preservation companies," foreclosure cleanup companies are actually different in that they are generally smaller contractors that work as arms of larger property preservation companies. The larger property preservation companies, in most scenarios, work directly with HUD (the Department of Housing and Urban Development). Increasingly, the larger companies are relying on the services of smaller foreclosure cleanup companies, who act as foot soldiers in the management, cleanup, and repair of properties in pre-foreclosure and foreclosure states.
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business includes the following topics: Business start-up, licensing, insurance, pricing, marketing, HUD subcontracting resources, start-up sample forms, copies of actual bids, and much more. Readers get detailed direction on niche marketing, working with larger contractors, choosing helpers, licensing and insurance, uniforms, equipment and supply purchasing versus renting, and other necessary information to help them start and grow a successful foreclosure cleanup enterprise in 2011 and beyond.
Further, readers receive a detailed look at several foreclosure cleanup bids won and jobs completed, with a step-by-step analysis of how each job unfolded. (All information is from the first-hand account of an Atlanta-based foreclosure cleanup business owner.)
The author is a realtor, real estate contractor, investor, and foreclosure cleanup business owner. As a result, readers learn crucial start-up tactics from a real estate professional with pointed experience in several real estate industry capacities.
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business is unique in that it provides a detailed perspective on starting and growing a foreclosure cleanup business from a seasoned professional who has successfully worked on many levels in the real estate industry.
Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 1: Meeting Hunter Wolf: BWWM Multicultural Romance
Nov 29, 2013
$2.99
Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 1: Meeting Hunter Wolf
She hadn't planned on falling in love on the trip to visit her daughter at Diesel Air Force Base. But there he was, like a ray of sunshine, in a tiny Texas military town. Hunter Wolf awakened feelings in Savannah she thought were dead. But could she take a chance, unafraid, after both their pasts?
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This book is part of the "Loving a Texan from New Orleans" mini romance series. See links to the full series below. (See note below about how to find Part 3 on Amazon re: it's buried because it's deemed more "adult" in nature by Amazon).
AMAZON (KINDLE FORMAT):
PART 1: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans" -- http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-Orleans-Amber-Creek-ebook/dp/B00BB1BBC8/ref=la_B005BU7Y44_1_7?s
PART 2: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans: The Beginning of Forever" -- http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-Orleans-PART-ebook/dp/B00DWJPXJO/ref=sr_1_12?s
PART 3: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans: Marriage & Intimacy" -- http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-New-Orleans-PART-ebook/dp/B00GOJNIFK/ref=sr_1_5?s -- Note: Amazon has deemed this part of the series more “adult” in nature. As such, please use the link outlined to locate Part 3 on Amazon, or it may not readily show up with the series unless you click on “Show all Titles” (i.e., including adult) when you land on the series.
Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 4 -- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TZBICAK
Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 5 -- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VDK2CWU
Cassandra Black / Stone Cottage Books
Multicultural Romance
She hadn't planned on falling in love on the trip to visit her daughter at Diesel Air Force Base. But there he was, like a ray of sunshine, in a tiny Texas military town. Hunter Wolf awakened feelings in Savannah she thought were dead. But could she take a chance, unafraid, after both their pasts?
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This book is part of the "Loving a Texan from New Orleans" mini romance series. See links to the full series below. (See note below about how to find Part 3 on Amazon re: it's buried because it's deemed more "adult" in nature by Amazon).
AMAZON (KINDLE FORMAT):
PART 1: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans" -- http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-Orleans-Amber-Creek-ebook/dp/B00BB1BBC8/ref=la_B005BU7Y44_1_7?s
PART 2: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans: The Beginning of Forever" -- http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-Orleans-PART-ebook/dp/B00DWJPXJO/ref=sr_1_12?s
PART 3: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans: Marriage & Intimacy" -- http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-New-Orleans-PART-ebook/dp/B00GOJNIFK/ref=sr_1_5?s -- Note: Amazon has deemed this part of the series more “adult” in nature. As such, please use the link outlined to locate Part 3 on Amazon, or it may not readily show up with the series unless you click on “Show all Titles” (i.e., including adult) when you land on the series.
Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 4 -- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TZBICAK
Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 5 -- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VDK2CWU
Cassandra Black / Stone Cottage Books
Multicultural Romance
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business, 2016-2017 Edition: Property Preservation Industry
Jan 20, 2016
$9.99
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business, 2016-2017 Edition: Property Preservation Industry Guide, Published by Stone Cottage Books, Copyright 2016 by Cassandra Black.
INTRODUCTION
This book contains two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.
Part 1 contains text from the full First Edition book, almost verbatim as it was originally written, with the exception of newly updated stats, updated hyperlinks, new subcontracting contact information, as well as miscellaneous references throughout.
Why? Because Part 1 contains “the meat and potatoes” of how to start a foreclosure cleanup business, from the ground up, based on the experience of a foreclosure cleanup business owner at the company’s inception.
Though some of the information and references have changed, the fundamental first-hand information provided in Part 1 remains the same, and will provide invaluable insight for foreclosure cleaning business owners from on-the-ground, first-hand experience, including mistakes made and invaluable lessons learned.
On the other hand, Part 2 of this book consists of newly written information. It explores what’s going on in the industry today, the hurdles and changes that have impacted the market, and how foreclosure cleanup owners are mastering them to grow profitable companies present-day.
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business, 2016-2017 Edition: Property Preservation Industry Guide, Published by Stone Cottage Books, Copyright 2016 by Cassandra Black.
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A foreclosure cleanup business is responsible for primarily the cleaning, clearing and maintenance of properties that have been foreclosed upon. Services offered by these enterprises involve interior and exterior repair and maintenance, ranging from debris removal, boarding of windows and doors, changing locks, inspections, painting, and more. The foreclosure cleanup industry is growing as a result of the astronomical number of foreclosures on the market today.
Though often termed "property preservation companies," foreclosure cleanup companies are actually different in that they are generally smaller contractors that work as arms of larger property preservation companies. The larger property preservation companies, in most scenarios, work directly with HUD (the Department of Housing and Urban Development). Increasingly, the larger companies are relying on the services of smaller foreclosure cleanup companies, who act as foot soldiers in the management, cleanup, and repair of properties in pre-foreclosure and foreclosure states.
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business includes the following topics: Business start-up, licensing, insurance, pricing, marketing, HUD subcontracting resources, start-up sample forms, copies of actual bids, and much more. Readers get detailed direction on niche marketing, working with larger contractors, choosing helpers, licensing and insurance, uniforms, equipment and supply purchasing versus renting, and other necessary information to help them start and grow a successful foreclosure cleanup enterprise.
Further, readers receive a detailed look at several previous foreclosure cleanup bids won and jobs completed, with a step-by-step analysis of how each job unfolded, from a professional with a background as an Atlanta-based foreclosure cleanup business owner.
The author has a wealth of experience as a realtor, real estate contractor, investor, and foreclosure cleanup business owner. As a result, readers learn crucial start-up tactics from a real estate professional with pointed experience in several real estate industry capacities.
INTRODUCTION
This book contains two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.
Part 1 contains text from the full First Edition book, almost verbatim as it was originally written, with the exception of newly updated stats, updated hyperlinks, new subcontracting contact information, as well as miscellaneous references throughout.
Why? Because Part 1 contains “the meat and potatoes” of how to start a foreclosure cleanup business, from the ground up, based on the experience of a foreclosure cleanup business owner at the company’s inception.
Though some of the information and references have changed, the fundamental first-hand information provided in Part 1 remains the same, and will provide invaluable insight for foreclosure cleaning business owners from on-the-ground, first-hand experience, including mistakes made and invaluable lessons learned.
On the other hand, Part 2 of this book consists of newly written information. It explores what’s going on in the industry today, the hurdles and changes that have impacted the market, and how foreclosure cleanup owners are mastering them to grow profitable companies present-day.
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business, 2016-2017 Edition: Property Preservation Industry Guide, Published by Stone Cottage Books, Copyright 2016 by Cassandra Black.
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A foreclosure cleanup business is responsible for primarily the cleaning, clearing and maintenance of properties that have been foreclosed upon. Services offered by these enterprises involve interior and exterior repair and maintenance, ranging from debris removal, boarding of windows and doors, changing locks, inspections, painting, and more. The foreclosure cleanup industry is growing as a result of the astronomical number of foreclosures on the market today.
Though often termed "property preservation companies," foreclosure cleanup companies are actually different in that they are generally smaller contractors that work as arms of larger property preservation companies. The larger property preservation companies, in most scenarios, work directly with HUD (the Department of Housing and Urban Development). Increasingly, the larger companies are relying on the services of smaller foreclosure cleanup companies, who act as foot soldiers in the management, cleanup, and repair of properties in pre-foreclosure and foreclosure states.
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business includes the following topics: Business start-up, licensing, insurance, pricing, marketing, HUD subcontracting resources, start-up sample forms, copies of actual bids, and much more. Readers get detailed direction on niche marketing, working with larger contractors, choosing helpers, licensing and insurance, uniforms, equipment and supply purchasing versus renting, and other necessary information to help them start and grow a successful foreclosure cleanup enterprise.
Further, readers receive a detailed look at several previous foreclosure cleanup bids won and jobs completed, with a step-by-step analysis of how each job unfolded, from a professional with a background as an Atlanta-based foreclosure cleanup business owner.
The author has a wealth of experience as a realtor, real estate contractor, investor, and foreclosure cleanup business owner. As a result, readers learn crucial start-up tactics from a real estate professional with pointed experience in several real estate industry capacities.
Sarah's Journey
Feb 24, 2012
$2.99
SARAH’S JOURNEY: Sarah was a supportive wife, loving mother and perfect host. She stood behind her husband as he grew his law practice from a small firm to the pinnacle of success. Her dreams, her very identity, centered on her family -- and she loved every second of life as Ms. Sarah Owens.
Their son was in college, two steps from law school, and she and John could finally look forward to each other. They could spend more time together; even travel a bit. For years he’d planned to cut back and spend more time at home once he brought on more partners.
But after almost twenty one years of marriage, her husband announced he’d fallen in love with another woman.
Losing her San Bernardino estate home in the divorce settlement, Sarah travels cross country to a small Georgia mountain town to settle in what was once “their” vacation home. She’s suddenly alone, angry and afraid; but she must somehow gather the pieces of self and start all over again -- in life, career, and maybe in love.
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PREVIEW:
Chapter 1
“Awwwwww!” The silent wails had grown into desperate howls. She violently shook her head from side to side to fight off the flood of memories that had led her to this point in her life. Sarah remembered that dreadful Christmas Eve morning seven months ago, when John left her.
“Where are you going, John?” Her husband slid into his cashmere traveling coat and draped his argyle scarf around his neck.
“I'm leaving Sarah.” He grabbed the suitcase from the king size bed and headed to the wide hallway outside the master suite leading to the stairs.
“Leaving? What are you talking about, where are you going?” She asked, pulling her silk robe tight around her tiny waist.
John stopped in his tracks, but did not look back at her. “You know where,” he said calmly. “We've talked about this.”
“John, this is a phase, I've forgiven you. We can work it out.” She ran after him pleading.
“Damn-it, Sarah, it's no phase!” John turned to look at her. “I love her, I don't love you anymore!” His face was red. She could see hurt in his eyes.
Sarah tugged at her husband's arm. “John, we can work it out, please.” Sarah's thin, blonde hair flailed as she grabbed at the scarf around his neck.
“John, please, no John, please!” she cried out.
He tried to grab Sarah's arm. His grip loosened on the suitcase and it toppled down the stairs.
“Sarah, calm down!” He shook her. “I'm sorry,” he said. A tear rolled down his face. “I never meant to hurt you,” he choked. “I'm so sorry, Sarah.” He looked into her eyes. “God forgive me, I'm so sorry, sweetheart.”
“You bastard!” Sarah reached out and slapped her husband across the face.
“Bastard!” Before she knew it, she had charged forward and clawed at him like a crazed animal. With all her might, she pushed him down the marble stairs. John twisted and turned, trying to cling to the garland draping the banister, as he tumbled helplessly down the stairs.
“Johhhnnnn!” Sarah ran after him. “John!” Her husband lay heaped at the bottom of the stairs. She could see blood trickling from his head onto the white marble floor.
Their son was in college, two steps from law school, and she and John could finally look forward to each other. They could spend more time together; even travel a bit. For years he’d planned to cut back and spend more time at home once he brought on more partners.
But after almost twenty one years of marriage, her husband announced he’d fallen in love with another woman.
Losing her San Bernardino estate home in the divorce settlement, Sarah travels cross country to a small Georgia mountain town to settle in what was once “their” vacation home. She’s suddenly alone, angry and afraid; but she must somehow gather the pieces of self and start all over again -- in life, career, and maybe in love.
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PREVIEW:
Chapter 1
“Awwwwww!” The silent wails had grown into desperate howls. She violently shook her head from side to side to fight off the flood of memories that had led her to this point in her life. Sarah remembered that dreadful Christmas Eve morning seven months ago, when John left her.
“Where are you going, John?” Her husband slid into his cashmere traveling coat and draped his argyle scarf around his neck.
“I'm leaving Sarah.” He grabbed the suitcase from the king size bed and headed to the wide hallway outside the master suite leading to the stairs.
“Leaving? What are you talking about, where are you going?” She asked, pulling her silk robe tight around her tiny waist.
John stopped in his tracks, but did not look back at her. “You know where,” he said calmly. “We've talked about this.”
“John, this is a phase, I've forgiven you. We can work it out.” She ran after him pleading.
“Damn-it, Sarah, it's no phase!” John turned to look at her. “I love her, I don't love you anymore!” His face was red. She could see hurt in his eyes.
Sarah tugged at her husband's arm. “John, we can work it out, please.” Sarah's thin, blonde hair flailed as she grabbed at the scarf around his neck.
“John, please, no John, please!” she cried out.
He tried to grab Sarah's arm. His grip loosened on the suitcase and it toppled down the stairs.
“Sarah, calm down!” He shook her. “I'm sorry,” he said. A tear rolled down his face. “I never meant to hurt you,” he choked. “I'm so sorry, Sarah.” He looked into her eyes. “God forgive me, I'm so sorry, sweetheart.”
“You bastard!” Sarah reached out and slapped her husband across the face.
“Bastard!” Before she knew it, she had charged forward and clawed at him like a crazed animal. With all her might, she pushed him down the marble stairs. John twisted and turned, trying to cling to the garland draping the banister, as he tumbled helplessly down the stairs.
“Johhhnnnn!” Sarah ran after him. “John!” Her husband lay heaped at the bottom of the stairs. She could see blood trickling from his head onto the white marble floor.
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Shoestring Budget Marketing:
How to Market Your Foreclosure Cleanup Business On a Shoestring Budget: This book is a companion to the best-selling, How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business book. It tells you everything you need to know to successfully market your foreclosure cleaning business, fast and with limited funds.
Whether you are a seasoned business professional or a new business owner, the free and low-cost techniques and samples included will help you grow your foreclosure cleaning business.
FREE and LOW-COST Marketing
Marketing is a skill – one that must be developed to succeed in any business. As the title says, only shoestring, i.e., FREE and LOW-COST, marketing methods are discussed, because a great many new small business owners have little or no money to market.
But, this book will guide you to a gold mine of FREE and LOW-COST ways to market your business, online and off.
Everything You Need to Start Marketing Now
Once you finish How to Market Your Foreclosure Cleanup Business On a Shoestring Budget, you will have everything you need to effectively – and cost consciously – grow your foreclosure cleanup business.
You won’t need to shop around, do more research, or wonder if there’s something else you need to do to get clients. If you follow the easy marketing methods outlined within – consistently – you WILL grow your foreclosure cleanup business to the heights of success.
See Other Related Books:
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business (Property Preservation Industry Guide), http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FGN7O6
2013-2014 Master List of Property Preservation Companies Directory, 3rd Edition, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E1SP2N2
Other Industry Books, Reports, Forms, and Guides, http://www.e-junkie.com/stonecottagebooks
How to Market Your Foreclosure Cleanup Business On a Shoestring Budget: This book is a companion to the best-selling, How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business book. It tells you everything you need to know to successfully market your foreclosure cleaning business, fast and with limited funds.
Whether you are a seasoned business professional or a new business owner, the free and low-cost techniques and samples included will help you grow your foreclosure cleaning business.
FREE and LOW-COST Marketing
Marketing is a skill – one that must be developed to succeed in any business. As the title says, only shoestring, i.e., FREE and LOW-COST, marketing methods are discussed, because a great many new small business owners have little or no money to market.
But, this book will guide you to a gold mine of FREE and LOW-COST ways to market your business, online and off.
Everything You Need to Start Marketing Now
Once you finish How to Market Your Foreclosure Cleanup Business On a Shoestring Budget, you will have everything you need to effectively – and cost consciously – grow your foreclosure cleanup business.
You won’t need to shop around, do more research, or wonder if there’s something else you need to do to get clients. If you follow the easy marketing methods outlined within – consistently – you WILL grow your foreclosure cleanup business to the heights of success.
See Other Related Books:
How to Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business (Property Preservation Industry Guide), http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FGN7O6
2013-2014 Master List of Property Preservation Companies Directory, 3rd Edition, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E1SP2N2
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Loving a Country Man (PART 2): Multicultural Romance
Nov 19, 2014
$2.99
PART 2 -- Overview: This book is PART 2 of Loving a Country Man. See http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M6KS9J6 for PART 1 of this multicultural romance.
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Raven Monroe and Dallas Kincaid's journey to love continues in PART 2 as Raven returns to Gin River, a small, Colorado mountain town, to marry Dallas.
But a family crisis presents circumstances no one could have foreseen.
To make matters worse, Dallas’ old lover, Hope Leland, returns with a “surprise” of her own that just may be the last straw for Raven.
Will family drama be too overwhelming for Raven and Dallas’ relationship?
Will Hope Leland’s announcement ultimately drive Raven from Dallas’ life forever?
Or will their love overcome all obstacles and give them both the one thing they’ve been searching for all of their lives?
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SAMPLE FROM CHAPTER 1:
It was November, early evening. Raven was relaxing on the enclosed porch of her and Dallas’ cabin in Gin River, Colorado. The wedding planning binder was in her lap and their seven month old son, Dane, was propped up in the cradle next to her. Raven looked around at the pretty land and exhaled. She reflected on the summer before last, when she'd first arrived in Gin River.
She had been in town for her friend Amanda’s wedding. Butterflies flitted around in her stomach as she remembered when she first laid eyes on Dallas Kincaid, who was now her fiancé. He’d almost run into her rental car with his horse that morning. Sparks flew as she gave the handsome stranger a piece of her mind almost two and a half years ago in the service station parking lot. Though they'd gotten off on the wrong foot, it seemed they were destined to meet again ...
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SAMPLE FROM CHAPTER 2:
Dallas looked at her with love in his eyes.
Raven knew he needed her body, just as she needed his. She laid back on the bed as he cradled her. His mouth claimed each of her swelling breasts as he cupped them with his rigid hands.
Raven let out a small cry as her eyes landed on the baby monitor on the night stand next to the bed.
Good, all’s quiet, she thought as she parted her thighs to Dallas’ gentle probing.
“I love your body,” he breathed in a husky tone, sliding his muscular frame, tight from mountain work, down between her legs.
As his fingers slid over her wetness, massing in a way that sent spirals of pleasure throughout her body, his dark eyes locked with hers. The tree between his legs stiffened even more as he watched Raven’s naked body writhe, fighting to muffle cries of ecstasy trying to escape her body. Feeling her softness, her heat, hearing her whimpers, his erection turned to steel.
He needed her; but not yet. Dallas got the most pleasure out of pleasing his Raven in this way.
Without warning, he dragged his mouth over the swollen flesh between her legs, lingering as he swirled and dipped his tongue in and out of her sweet nectar ...
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Author’s Note: “Loving a Country Man” was initially written as a standalone book. However, readers wanted more of Raven Monroe and Dallas Kincaid, so Part 2 of this love story was penned.
The Series:
Part 1: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M6KS9J6
Part 2: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O4QXDAU
Part 3: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01359CY92
_______________
Raven Monroe and Dallas Kincaid's journey to love continues in PART 2 as Raven returns to Gin River, a small, Colorado mountain town, to marry Dallas.
But a family crisis presents circumstances no one could have foreseen.
To make matters worse, Dallas’ old lover, Hope Leland, returns with a “surprise” of her own that just may be the last straw for Raven.
Will family drama be too overwhelming for Raven and Dallas’ relationship?
Will Hope Leland’s announcement ultimately drive Raven from Dallas’ life forever?
Or will their love overcome all obstacles and give them both the one thing they’ve been searching for all of their lives?
_______________
SAMPLE FROM CHAPTER 1:
It was November, early evening. Raven was relaxing on the enclosed porch of her and Dallas’ cabin in Gin River, Colorado. The wedding planning binder was in her lap and their seven month old son, Dane, was propped up in the cradle next to her. Raven looked around at the pretty land and exhaled. She reflected on the summer before last, when she'd first arrived in Gin River.
She had been in town for her friend Amanda’s wedding. Butterflies flitted around in her stomach as she remembered when she first laid eyes on Dallas Kincaid, who was now her fiancé. He’d almost run into her rental car with his horse that morning. Sparks flew as she gave the handsome stranger a piece of her mind almost two and a half years ago in the service station parking lot. Though they'd gotten off on the wrong foot, it seemed they were destined to meet again ...
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SAMPLE FROM CHAPTER 2:
Dallas looked at her with love in his eyes.
Raven knew he needed her body, just as she needed his. She laid back on the bed as he cradled her. His mouth claimed each of her swelling breasts as he cupped them with his rigid hands.
Raven let out a small cry as her eyes landed on the baby monitor on the night stand next to the bed.
Good, all’s quiet, she thought as she parted her thighs to Dallas’ gentle probing.
“I love your body,” he breathed in a husky tone, sliding his muscular frame, tight from mountain work, down between her legs.
As his fingers slid over her wetness, massing in a way that sent spirals of pleasure throughout her body, his dark eyes locked with hers. The tree between his legs stiffened even more as he watched Raven’s naked body writhe, fighting to muffle cries of ecstasy trying to escape her body. Feeling her softness, her heat, hearing her whimpers, his erection turned to steel.
He needed her; but not yet. Dallas got the most pleasure out of pleasing his Raven in this way.
Without warning, he dragged his mouth over the swollen flesh between her legs, lingering as he swirled and dipped his tongue in and out of her sweet nectar ...
###
Author’s Note: “Loving a Country Man” was initially written as a standalone book. However, readers wanted more of Raven Monroe and Dallas Kincaid, so Part 2 of this love story was penned.
The Series:
Part 1: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M6KS9J6
Part 2: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O4QXDAU
Part 3: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01359CY92
Loving a Country Man (PART 1)
Jul 27, 2014
$2.99
The Series:
Part 1: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M6KS9J6
Part 2: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O4QXDAU
Part 3: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01359CY92
Overview:
Raven Monroe and Dallas Kincaid’s paths finally cross at a gas station in a rural Colorado town, after having both lived in Manhattan for years and never meeting.
Raven is in Gin River for her friend Amanda Taggart’s wedding. “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride” seems to be her destiny -- until she meets a simple, country man from the farm just around the bend from Taggart Ranch. After just a little while, Raven realizes there’s more to the handsome farmer than meets the eye.
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Dallas Kincaid vowed to never return to Gin River, Colorado. The little country town never felt like home, and he left as soon as he was of age, feeling more at home in big cities like Manhattan -- where no one knew his past. But after meeting Raven Monroe, the desire to settle down and start a family in a quiet enclave like Gin River is stronger than ever.
But will Dallas be able to come to terms with his past and embrace everything that belongs to him -- both good and bad -- so he can have the one thing he’s always coveted?
And can Raven forget her own past and let him in? Or will demolishing the wall she built after what happened to her be too high a price to pay for happiness that’s not guaranteed …
BWWM Multicultural Romance
Part 1: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M6KS9J6
Part 2: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O4QXDAU
Part 3: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01359CY92
Overview:
Raven Monroe and Dallas Kincaid’s paths finally cross at a gas station in a rural Colorado town, after having both lived in Manhattan for years and never meeting.
Raven is in Gin River for her friend Amanda Taggart’s wedding. “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride” seems to be her destiny -- until she meets a simple, country man from the farm just around the bend from Taggart Ranch. After just a little while, Raven realizes there’s more to the handsome farmer than meets the eye.
_______________
Dallas Kincaid vowed to never return to Gin River, Colorado. The little country town never felt like home, and he left as soon as he was of age, feeling more at home in big cities like Manhattan -- where no one knew his past. But after meeting Raven Monroe, the desire to settle down and start a family in a quiet enclave like Gin River is stronger than ever.
But will Dallas be able to come to terms with his past and embrace everything that belongs to him -- both good and bad -- so he can have the one thing he’s always coveted?
And can Raven forget her own past and let him in? Or will demolishing the wall she built after what happened to her be too high a price to pay for happiness that’s not guaranteed …
BWWM Multicultural Romance
Happy Hour with the Hungarian Billionaire: Sex and the Work Week (BWWM Multicultural Romance)
Apr 12, 2015
$0.99
Happy Hour with the Hungarian Billionaire:
This mini novel is part of Stone Cottage Books new line of “Sex and the Work Week” short, steamy reads.
Each book is a standalone mini novel.
These light-hearted quickies, authored by freelance ghostwriters for Stone Cottage, are designed to kick-start your work week by spicing up your commute, lunch hour, break between meetings, and other free time during your workday.
Enjoy, and find other steamy quickies in the growing list of titles at http://tinyurl.com/sex-and-work-week-books.
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Want to write for us? Send a query to info{AT}stonecottagebooks.com with “Sex and the Work Week” in your subject line.
OVERVIEW:
A single mom with nothing but work, work, work (and bills!) on the horizon finally gets out of the house after some much-needed pushing -- and the offer to babysit -- by her best friend, Claire.
Little does Lynette know, her world is about to change forever when she meets Zoltan, a wealthy, irresistible man who awakens emotional and hidden sexual desires in her that have been buried for a long time.
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BWWM Romance, Billionaire Romance, Multicultural Romance, African American Romance, Interracial, Short Romance Erotic Romance, Steamy Romance
This mini novel is part of Stone Cottage Books new line of “Sex and the Work Week” short, steamy reads.
Each book is a standalone mini novel.
These light-hearted quickies, authored by freelance ghostwriters for Stone Cottage, are designed to kick-start your work week by spicing up your commute, lunch hour, break between meetings, and other free time during your workday.
Enjoy, and find other steamy quickies in the growing list of titles at http://tinyurl.com/sex-and-work-week-books.
__________
Want to write for us? Send a query to info{AT}stonecottagebooks.com with “Sex and the Work Week” in your subject line.
OVERVIEW:
A single mom with nothing but work, work, work (and bills!) on the horizon finally gets out of the house after some much-needed pushing -- and the offer to babysit -- by her best friend, Claire.
Little does Lynette know, her world is about to change forever when she meets Zoltan, a wealthy, irresistible man who awakens emotional and hidden sexual desires in her that have been buried for a long time.
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BWWM Romance, Billionaire Romance, Multicultural Romance, African American Romance, Interracial, Short Romance Erotic Romance, Steamy Romance
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