ORC candy! Daddy style...
Sep 19, 2021 12:37 am
Wylde-lings, I just realized I haven't showed you the artwork for Baruk the Cursed. I showed you the cover, but not just the artwork in all its splendor.
Currently, Baruk might just be the hottest orc in my collection. But that collection is growing, so who knows? He might be out-hotted soon. LOL
Look at him! Isn't he gorgeous?
You can pre-order the book on Amazon! It will be available in Kindle Unlimited when it's live, too.
I was truly hoping I'd be able to launch Baruk the Cursed sooner than October 10, but it's not possible. I was aiming for an end-of-September release, but a lot of LIFE happened last week, and I couldn't focus on writing. I also don't want to rush it, as I may have come up with quite a complex plot that needs patience and attention. I want to offer you the best version of this book, so October 10 is the final release date. But... you know... that's less than a month away. Still good. Haha!
Baruk the Cursed
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Jenna Cole is done with her family, and the world of humans in general. She might as well become what they all say she is – an orc tribute. She doesn’t expect the brutish orcs to welcome her with open arms, especially after she’s had to escape from a horde once, but maybe she’ll have better luck this time. And as beastly as they are, if a captain chooses her as his bride, maybe he won’t betray her. Like her entire family did. Maybe he won’t shun her, maybe he’ll see her for who she really is. In the end, that’s all she wants: to be seen.
Baruk the Cursed needs a nanny for his twins. His horde has no females, and the only woman he’s ever loved is gone. When he meets Jenna at the institute for orc brides, he thinks she looks motherly enough. The twins are suffering after their mother’s loss, and the blond, curvy human might just be able to soothe them. As for him… Baruk doesn’t need anyone. Not anymore. They call him the Cursed because he’s always had bad luck. He took a bride once, and now she is no more. He won’t risk having his heart torn from his chest a second time.
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By the way, don't forget that I've just released a vampire short story that is FREE for all those subscribed to my newsletter. If you haven't downloaded and read it yet, here it is. It's perfect for a quick weekend read. And steamy as hell!
My name is Elise. I’m an orphan, I’m poor, and I’m too naïve for this world. So, when a mysterious lord hires me to clean his castle from top to bottom, all on my own, and pays me a hefty sum in advance, I think nothing of it. I’m a good girl, and I know how to do my job well. But then I discover something in the basement…
A coffin.
I open it, and I immediately understand that I am doomed. I awaken a monster whose thirst can only be quenched by my blood and my body.
He will enslave me. But will he keep me?
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I've been in the writing cave yesterday and today, and I have a good feeling about Baruk. I think you're going to like this growly orc. He's tough, he's heartbroken, and he's a sweetheart.
I hope you're having a great weekend and keeping busy with awesome books! I have some recommendations for you below. Check them out, and see you next week!
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Ghislaine Lavolier is just an accountant living a simple life, which is why she is surprised to find an unexpected package on her desk one day – a package with a mask, dress and an invitation to a distinguished soiree. At first, she is hesitant to accept the invitation, but figuring she has nothing to lose, she goes, only to find herself swept off her feet by a flamboyant prince into a world of extravagance and bliss beyond her wildest dreams.
Until she finds out who he is…
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Welcome to Oxford Paranormal Book Club, where your book boyfriend transforms magically to life! I’m Eva, a sassy vampire librarian whose taste in men sucks. I’d prefer a night in with a Jane Austen novel, rather than a date.
But then, the library’s Grimoire casts a curse on the book club that I run for witches, werewolves, and dragons in the magical English village of Witch Hollow. Now we can only find our true love from within our Book of the Month. I only realize how screwed I am, when Pride and Prejudice jumps open and…
…I’m staring into the smoldering gaze of Mr. Darcy brought to life.
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It all started with an apparently innocent interview, and I ended as an empowered slave with a sharp mind and submissive will under my owner’s power.
A seduction training transformed me from a shy, insecure, and traumatized girl into a lethal weapon. But first, they broke my mind and cut my body.
I became part of an elite team, a well-trained and deadly spy who fights using beauty, wittiness, and seduction—we were called Bond girls, contemporary geishas, and powerful courtesans spread all over the world—the true femmes fatales on our owner’s demand.
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Fierce, untamed, and brutal, Quin the alien ravager, is all these things and more.
The kind of alien that wants to claim me and make me into his pet.
One small problem, he's not real. He's a character in a book.
None of this matters anymore, for the lines have gotten blurred.
I need to be protected, and my fierce alien ravager is going to protect me.
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For a time, it seemed like the past was behind me. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
It was always there, lurking in the shadows, slipping into my dreams, and tearing at the seams of my reality.
He came at exactly the right time, killing and possessing a group of muggers, when they decided I was a flower they wanted to de-petal.
One moment, I’m just a college student trying to discover who she truly is. The next, I’m being held captive by a demon who has unknowingly haunted me for the last five years.
Now I’m his, and I’m not sure if he’s saved me or dragged me down to hell with him. One thing is for certain, he’s evil, and he won’t release me until he’s consumed me whole.
My father may be a preacher, but I’m no saint… and he knows every one of my darkest secrets.
His favorite form of torture? Helping me reenact my sins.
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Love,
Cara