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I have a bad habit of falling in love with assholes.

Charles Davenport was nothing of the sort.

And that’s why we failed.

It was his nice guy exterior that drove me away.

Two years later, I need help and he’s the one I find myself turning to.

Except he’s not a nice guy.

He’s not nice at all.

A charming devil hidden beneath an expensive suit.

His watchful gaze puts me on edge.

The way he says my name sends shivers down my body.

I can’t get enough of his heady scent.

And I crave his touch.

He’s the only one who can save me.

A knight in shining Armani.

More like dark knight full of secrets.

Now, he’s trapped me, bound us both in his lies.

And I’m not sure he’ll ever let me go.

ADD IT TO YOUR TBR:  TRAPPED BY LIES

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Ropes of Lies



by Kathy Noumi

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EXCERPT:

The next thing I knew, his soft lips devoured mine. He groaned between kisses, crushing his mouth to my lips with more intensity each time he came back for another, allowing us both to fall infinitely deeper into the abyss. Jameson slid his palm back, gripping my hair. I unbuttoned his suit jacket, slipping my hands in and around his waist.

“Tell me what you need.”

As if my hands had a mind of their own, I tugged his button-down from the waist of his pants, releasing it. “I don’t—”

“Say the words.”

I flipped Jameson the bird right square in his face, waving it about. He caught my middle finger between his teeth and tingles spread across my skin when he bit down. “Oh God…”

“More?”

“Mmm.”

“Tell me.” He bit harder, then suckled, taking my entire finger into his mouth.

I let out a whimper. “I need you inside me.”

Jameson’s tongue grazed each knuckle as he removed my finger. “Go over to the couch and bend over while I lock the door.”

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Jameson’s eyes gleamed with a dark and alluring regard, sucking the air from my lungs with one glance. As he snaked his arm around my waist, my mind screamed at me to push him away. Walk out. Anything. But a problem remained—his closeness was my undoing. The way he held me made my body weak.

He slid his hand to the curve of my rear. “You love to tease me, don’t you?” he breathed into my ear. “I can’t help myself when you demand things.”


Ropes of Lies

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BOOK WILL BE LIVE ON FEBRUARY 8TH!

I’ve posted the first chapter on wattpad!

Check it out here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/132457281-ropes-of-lies

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WRITING A GOOD SEX SCENE
Written by: A Self-Proclaimed Prude

For all of you out there in blog land that don’t know me yet, my name is Danielle Haas and I am a romance writer.

I have a confession to make, wait for it…I used to hate reading sex scenes. Okay, there, I said. I have it all out in the open now, and now I surely deserve a round of applause. Or, if you’re more inclined, perhaps a pat on the back or a nice little chuckle. But first, let me tell you why.

For as long as I can remember, I have loved reading romance novels. It’s actually always been a big joke in my family that I was named after Danielle Steele. It would seem as though a little manifest destiny has come true and I have found myself full circle after all these years. Now, I don’t love to just read romance, I love to write them.

You cannot tell me there’s anything better than picking up a book and becoming so engrossed in the plot that you lose track of all other areas of my life and concentrate solely on devouring the pages in front of you as quickly as possible. But for me there were so many times, that I would skim over the pesky sex scenes so I could find out what happened next. Cue the eye rolling.

I never considered myself missing out on important elements of the story. It worked for me…until of course I started writing my own books. In my first manuscript, which is a second chance romance, the two main characters come together after a decade and realize their love for each other never ended. I decided, since it’s a romance, it needed a sex scene. Naturally.

So, I wrote a brief two paragraphs that described how their souls become one and their love was rekindled.

Wait…what? A brief two paragraphs? Sounds core tingly and hot, huh?

Okay, so even now writing a steamy, lip biting love scene isn’t something I strive for. But, I do strive to write stories about relatable characters in somewhat real-life situations. It’s not very relatable for two people to FINALLY get back together only for it to culminate in a brief…two…paragraphs. (At least I hope not!)

I’ll admit, I thought those two paragraphs were pretty nicely done. I mean, I even used the word ‘nipple’. And blushed seven shades to sunday for doing so! Come on, my mom was going to read this! Hell, my father-in-law would read this! How was it possible to write anything more risqué than ‘nipple’?

Here comes the fun part.  After much explaining on my part, to my mother I might add, she volunteered to read this ‘saucy scene’. I will never in my entire life forget what she said to me.  After she finished she turned, looked me in the eye and declared, “this is one shade of lavender.”

What?! That’s it? LAVANDER! I mean come on. I used the word nipple!

I read through it a few more times. Then I read other books. After which I read my critique partner’s work, and figured out my mom was right. I’d written an utterly lavender cop out. I’d taken the culmination of twelve years of pent up sexual tension and threw some words on a page. I didn’t commit. I did not give my characters what they deserved. I didn’t give my readers what they were owed. How to fix it was another story entirely.

Enter my incredible critique partner. Sometimes in life, we all need someone to push us outside of our comfort zones. This is what Samantha does for me. She writes incredible, sexy, fast-paced romantic suspense. At the time, I couldn’t fathom writing something so outside of my realm. She doesn’t let the crippling ‘what others might think’ mantra infect her writing. Samantha does what needs to be done on the page.

Without her help I couldn’t have showed the readers a little more of what was happening in my ‘sexy scene’. She pointed out that by adding a line here and there, I would be giving my characters their happy ending. Isn’t that what romance novels are all about?

At this point in my writing, I’ve stopped listening to those little voices of doubt that make the prude in me blush with mortification. I don’t think about who might read this one day or what they might think about certain words I choose to use. I write what the characters need me to write to tell the most complete story I can.

Let’s be honest, I might have moved past one shade of lavender but I’ll never move to bright firecracker red. I can add a few sprinkles of excitement to my delicious vanilla sundae, but hot fudge will never be the flavor of the day…unless it’s used as a prop.

Your Not So Prude Anymore Writer,
Danielle Haas
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I ask myself this question all the time but I can’t pick just ONE, so I’ve compiled a list of my top five favorite book boyfriends.

1. Donovan Kincaid from Dirty Filthy Rich Men by Laurelin Paige

And here’s why: As far as deep dark fantasies go, Donovan takes you there. He’s damaged, dominant and deliciously delectable. He gives a new meaning to the word filthy and you’ll eat it up, craving more with every turn of the page.

2. Maksimilian Sevastyan from The Master by Kresley Cole

How he made my top 5: He’s a mafia boss from Siberia! How amazing is that? But seriously…he’s on another level. Not only is he icy and irresistible he is also as bad as they come. Bad boys and their demands melt me into a puddle. Max and Cat’s smoldering romance should be gifted to all women, adorned with a bow and tucked under the Christmas tree.

3. Nathaniel West from The Submissive by Tara Sue Me

Why I fell for this Dominant: A handsome CEO why yes please! Nathaniel is cold and distant (Yes, I have a thing for cold and distant. Judge away if you must.) but when he finds his little librarian well things heat up. When I say heat up I mean they light on fire. Nathaniel fulfills Abby’s most hidden desires in ways that make you tingle in all the right places.

4. Bennett Ryan from Beautiful Bastard by Christian Lauren

Let’s just say he always makes my top 5: A perfectionist executive with demanding tendencies is just the tip of the iceberg with this book boyfriend. I can never resist an enemies to lovers trope and I dare you to pick this book up and put it down. I bet you can’t because I sure as sh*t couldn’t. Bennett lights up the pages with his witty banter and crisp suits. He’ll have you begging on your knees after just one chapter.

5. Konrad Steele from Teaching the Dom by Grace Risata

My reason why: Yes, he’s a Dom, but in walks Melody Lewis and bam his Dom status is tested. Even with his commands, control and charisma Konrad has his work cut out for him with Melody. It’s interesting, because while he’s a practicing Dom, Melody loves to control everything. Think of throwing two UFC champion fighters into a ring and waiting to see what happens. EPIC.