What My Characters Have Taught Me About Life and Love by Leigh Archer

All fans of romance novels know that readers of the genre are smart. According to The Romance Readers’ Advisory, women in full-time, executive-level jobs reported reading an average fourteen romances a month and, according to a study conducted by BBC Research and Consulting Inc., more than 3.5-million men are reading romance. Why? Because we know romances are pure escapism and good for our blood pressure, they’re often well-written, have solid plotlines and intriguing dilemmas and they introduce us to wonderful characters, particularly women who struggle but manage to win happy endings for themselves.

Romances are also where we get a lot of our ideas about love, sex and relationships.

The three romances I’ve written so far in the Untamed Safari Series have given me the opportunity to delve into some of the relationship dilemmas we all face at one time or another.

Pride and poor communication

Caro and Ben in The Alpha Match go on the defensive when feelings are hurt and instead of communicating, they pull up the proverbial drawbridge and it costs them dearly. Anyone who’s paged through a magazine knows that relationships are all about communication but such a simple concept turns into a difficulty when we feel hurt or betrayed and wonder if our trust in the person we love is misplaced. Caro and Ben’s story spotlighted again the need for good, honest communication and that straight, open channels mean allowing oneself to be vulnerable, choosing to trust and stubbornly believing the best of your partner (unless, of course, there is good reason not to).

Long-distance love

Sophie and Reuben in Moonflower (available for pre-launch order - Moonflower) must struggle to find common ground between two very different ways of life. Can an African game farm bridge the gap between wildest Africa and corporate London? Today there is a very real possibility that two people from opposite sides of the world can meet and fall in love. What a dilemma this poses if one person isn’t able to pull up roots and move across the world to be with the person they love. Life, career, responsibility versus love and that feeling of being truly alive. What is a job or a way of life compared to what could be a lifetime spent with the person you love? It’s a question only the individual can answer. I, being a romantic, would tend to pull out all the stops to be with the love of my life.

Uncommon values

In Wetlands, Adrian and Dani travel a near-impossible road when her property development company threaten the survival of a sensitive wetlands. While writing this book I’ve had a lot of time to reflect about the sharing of common values in a relationship. It would be boring to agree about everything, but I think it’s important to have a similar outlook when it comes to the big ones like loyalty, prejudice and whether coffee can be instant or should always be filter.

I wonder if you’ve also learned from the romances that you’ve read. Or perhaps you think the last place we should be taking advice about love and relationships is romance novels. If you’ve had any ah-hah moments lately, I’d love to hear about them.

EXCERPT

Pride and hurt feelings, Caro realised, were a dangerous combination. But it had been more than that. There was her loyalty to her family and respect for the sacrifices they had made to put her through an expensive university degree.

Ben didn’t understand that. There had always been more than enough money and opportunity in his life. It was he who should have been far more understanding than he had been back then; the person ready to compromise for the first time in his life. But he had expected all the compromise to come from her side.

Caro thought about that word—side. That’s what had changed in their relationship. They had become two sides. Both competing for the same sought-after position; their first mistake. Ben, South African; Caro’s life and family on the other side of the world. Until it had become all about Caro’s perspective versus his side of the story.

Caro became aware of Ben calling her name. She turned towards him.

‘You okay?’

She hesitated, then nodded. ‘Just brought back some memories,’ she said, holding up the photograph.

‘Well, don’t look so sad. That was a happy holiday.’ Ben gave a wry smile. ‘We did have some good times together, didn’t we?’

Was he trying to reassure himself or her? You still have to work with him. All the hurt feelings and pride bubbled to the surface again. Just play it cool. Don’t let yourself feel anything. Block it out. You know how to do that. ‘Yes, we did.’

‘And, there are more good things to come… like ice-cream, for instance.’ He held up a tub of chocolate and vanilla and Caro made a monumental effort to smile at him.

‘Ah-hah, you see, I can still bring a smile to your face. I remembered chocolate and vanilla’s your favourite. Let’s take it outside.’ He handed her the bowls and spoons.

She slipped the photograph into her bag.

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English conservationist, Caro Hannah, and South African, Ben Duval, must work together to introduce endangered African wild dogs to a game reserve four years after their love affair ended. The challenges of their profession pale into insignificance beside the personal obstacles they must overcome to either bring closure to the events of four years before, or reignite a passion hot enough to burn up the African bush.

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Leigh writes romance novels set in her native South Africa. She has always had a love affair with Africa’s wild open spaces, the intensity of its people and sunsets. Her love of storytelling began as a child when she spent every spare moment playing barefoot in golden grass, watching wild creatures, learning to track spoor and dreaming up heroes and heroines dynamic enough to stand out in all the beauty and drama of the African landscape.

Always in search of adventure, Leigh’s journey as a writer has taken her from journalism through communications, to working as a novelist.

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“I’ve been thinking of these lips all night.” He ran his finger over her bottom lip in a gentle caress.

His admission caught Callie off guard. She felt his other hand burrow beneath the hair at the nape of her neck. Slowly his fingers curled until he had a handful of hair. She whimpered as he slowly lowered his face.

“And what they’d taste like early in the morning, against mine.”

Using her hair to his advantage he pulled Callie up toward him until their faces were mere inches apart. Her hands flattened against his chest for support. Their breaths mingled into one and then Blade was taking hers away, along with her willpower, in a kiss that sent spirals of ecstasy through her veins.

Callie moaned with a growing hunger, accepting his sensual attack on her lips. His firm mouth moved persuasively over hers, but tenderly, as though savoring their first kiss, before tracing the part in her lips that would gain him access to the inside of her mouth. When their tongues meshed his groan vibrated throughout the kitchen, and then he was crushing her against his hard body.

He seemed to lose control. Callie sensed what she was experiencing was the real man beneath Blade’s quiet exterior. She had the feeling he was more of a take action kind of man, and that was all right with her, because right now his action was causing an inferno inside of her. A kaleidoscope of primal emotions that threatened to consume her was exploding throughout her entire body. She’d never been so overwhelmed with desire.

She became aware of everything about him all at once. His hand was rough in her hair, as if he thought she would try to escape. His mouth and tongue was devouring hers, leaving no corner or secret unexplored. A muscular arm slide around Callie’s waist, and his hand began fondling her ass while forcing her pussy against his throbbing cock. She met every caress with a counter attack of her own, letting Blade see that she wanted him just as much.

Callie’s hands moved over his body, frustrated that his clothes were in the way, until finally she pulled his shirt free of his jeans so she could explore underneath. His groan told her he liked it when her hands were against his bare skin, her palms moving over his tight abs and up to his chest. She pinched his nipple, receiving a sweet reward when Blade’s hand released her hair and moved to caress her breast.

A moan of pleasure escaped Callie, and she found herself pushed up against the refrigerator. The coolness of the stainless steel against her backside prevented her from boiling over. Blade tore his mouth from hers and easily split the fragile shirt open down the front, and then from Callie’s body. She let out a small sound, surprised at his state of arousal. Not once in their relationship had Donald wanted her so badly that he tore her clothes off. She found the action exciting, and erotic.

He kissed his way down to her nipples, where he rolled them with his tongue. Oh God! I’ve never felt anything as good as this! Callie hoped he’d never stop. She arched her back, offering Blade her swelling flesh, silently encouraging him to do whatever he wanted to her. It didn’t seem to matter that they were in the kitchen. She prayed that the kitchen door leading to outside was locked.

Callie took hold of Blade’s shirt and pulled it open, hearing several buttons hit the floor. She then put her open mouth on him, moving over his heated flesh until she latched on to a taut nipple. All the while her hands discovered how hard and sculptured his torso was.

“Sweet Jesus!”

His body shuddered violently and Callie smiled around the nipple she was biting. Blade’s hips jerked as if out of control, pushing his hard-on against her throbbing pussy. She almost swooned when the thick seam on his jeans brushed against her pulsing clit. Now it was her turn to shiver violently. She didn’t realize she was so close to climaxing.

“Blade…” Her voice was throaty with emotion, and a little fear.

Did he even hear her? The kitchen was so filled with their heavy breathing and moans of pleasure that it was hard to tell. Callie felt desperation course through her body. She couldn’t help it. The rare times she’d climaxed had been in the dark with her own fingers, and recalling the wild movements of her body and her uncontrolled moans, she wasn’t sure she wanted Blade to witness her lack of control.

If he detected the unease in her tone he ignored it. Before Callie could say anything else she was being kissed again. She eagerly opened her mouth to his tongue. At the same time Blade slipped a finger deep inside her. She bucked her hips into the pleasant, unexpected feeling, sighing beneath his masterful mouth. He moved in and out slowly, spending extra time stimulating her clit. Every time his finger brushed over the swollen, sensitive nub, Callie trembled uncontrollably.

Instinctively, her body arched toward him, and her hips began moving of their own accord, as she strained closer to orgasm. When Blade’s finger picked up speed, so did she. Her sighs escalated and his mouth left hers to kiss and lick a taut nipple just as she exploded in sheer bliss. There was nothing for Callie to do but let go and ride out the pleasurable storm racing through her body, and she cried out, convulsing against him.

Panting uncontrollably, she clutched Blade’s shirt in order to keep from crumbling to the floor. She was astonished at the sense of fulfillment she felt. Her own driving need shocked Callie the most. She supposed it was due to a long history of blasé sex. Now she knew what she’d been missing.

A last shiver reminded Callie where she was and what she’d just let happen. “Damn,” she said against his chest.

Blade slipped his finger from her pussy. “Now we’re even.” There was a smile in his husky tone.

What does he mean by that? With a frown she pushed herself back far enough to meet his slightly amused eyes. There was no denying the flame of arousal in those dark orbs. Yet he didn’t seem in any hurry to do anything about it.

“I don’t understand.” Something clicked in her mind, but before she was able to say anything Blade spoke up.

“You’re sweet ass riding up and down my cock yesterday made me come. I’ve never done anything like that in all my thirty-nine years.”

Callie tried to swallow. “Come?”

His laughter was a full hearted sound that filled the kitchen. “Hell, no. I’ve done that plenty of times.”

She didn’t doubt it. Blade was too good looking not to have any woman he wanted. Callie bet he was a roaming stud in high school. She brushed aside the unpleasant thought and focused on the here and now.

“I’ve never met a woman who got me so damned horny so damned fast. When I glanced up from Calypso yesterday and saw that little triangle of red between your pretty legs, my libido didn’t know what hit it.”

Callie was speechless. She’d done that to him?

“Then you dropped down into my lap and I knew I was in trouble.”

Someone knocked on the kitchen door, and then Callie heard whoever it was turn the doorknob to come in. Her eyes widened with disbelief and fear that she was going to get caught in her birthday suit. She wasn’t expecting to see the humor grow in Blade’s eyes.

“Relax, the door is locked.” He picked up her ruined nightshirt. “Forget about breakfast. I’ll come back for lunch.” His appreciative gaze traveled from her bare feet all the way up to her eyes.

Suddenly embarrassed by her nudity, Callie took the garment from him. Thinking she’d been dismissed, she took a step to leave when Blade’s arm slid around her waist to stop her. She caught her breath.

“This isn’t done between us.”

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Three sinfully sexy Texans are caught off guard by three 

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Dan's Desires 

5* Review for Book 5 in the hot erotic Desires series By Holly J. Gill

Heartwarming story of a journey of a human life.

This story is about the journey in life that took Dan from being the irresponsible boy obsessed with sex to being a strong upstanding man with his feet firmly planted in love and family. The path was a rocky and sometimes heartbreaking struggle. In his youthful days, he was a whiney, selfish boy, quick to jump into self-pity, beat himself up and come to rash conclusions without thinking things through. The big turning point in his adventure that turned his life around and brought him to maturity was a sex club called Desires. Here he tasted both heaven and hell. Here he changed....for the better. As a reader, I was happy to be along for the ride. Lots of excitement, suspense, sadness, tons of erotic lust, smidgen of comedy, laughter, love and joy. Very entertaining journey. I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Five Stars.

 

 

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Dan, a devious, hot, sincere young man, preys on women like a vulture. He takes up escorting before entering a world of sexual fantasy in a club called Desires, being paid to have sex. He loves being a naughty boy without conviction, even having sex with the boss, using any means to have his wicked way.

Then he meets a new client, Stacie Clifford. He needs to drop the boy act and become a man, yet remember the club’s emotional contract. He makes it his responsibility to protect Stacie from Angel the boss of the club. He’s in love.

He has almost everything: a wife, son and a baby on the way, ownership of Desires, yet something is missing from his life, Sapphire his daughter. Unable to move on, feeling destroyed, his marriage is uneasy. Day after day he fights his heartache, wanting to be happy and be Dan, the man he once was. Will Dan ever be complete again? What will it take to get him there?

 

Erotic Excerpt

He managed to pick the lock and get into the room. There was not much light as she had drawn the curtains. His eyes adjusted to the low light and he could make her out on the sofa. Wearing his full ninja-banana costume, he made his way over to her. He could hardly see who she was as she wore dark glasses hiding her identity. Who he was about to have his dick sucked off by, he had no idea, but

hell it sounded hot. Dan saw a smile spark across her face looking thrilled, he had made it.

When he got closer he could make out she had short brown hair and a curvy build with mangoes for boobs. She was wearing a shirt with the buttons half way undone, showing off her large cleavage. He liked tits, so he would prefer her to get those out and fuck them, but no a deal was a deal and his cock was already straining inside his pants.

He made his way over to her. She stood up for him and he saw all her hot curves. Without a word spoken, he sat on the couch and she dropped to her knees between his legs.

She reached inside the yellow trousers and pulled out his long, thick, throbbing dick and gobbled it instantly into her mouth. She took his head as far as it would go, hitting the back of her throat. Dan grumbled. The woman released his cock with a loud pop, and then dived on it once again. Dan could feel her mouth filling with saliva, lapping and sucking. She released and groaned. “Mmmmm,” she mumbled. His eyes shut tight loving the tease she was putting on him.

She slid her hand up and down the long girth, pumping him, using her saliva to lubricate him. Then she plunged back down on him, her tongue flicked over the tip into his slick opening. The woman dipped her tongue in his pre-cum.

 

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Guest Blogger: Charlotte Howard

Thanks for hosting today! I write something in between contemporary and erotic romance. I’m a mum and I work part-time in a primary school, as well as volunteering for Girl Guiding. None of those things mix.

It’s something I hear all the time: “How can you write that stuff when you’re a mum?” My response is – I’m a woman as well. Sorry, but I’m married not dead, I like sex. I like reading erotic romances. I like writing hot sex scenes. But I wait until the kids are fast asleep before switching on my laptop or Kindle. Yes, I work in a school – I’m a responsible adult, and not all my conversations revolve around sex and relationships. In fact, most of the time I’m talking about Minecraft, FIFA, Star Wars, and Thunderbirds. (I work with a lot of 7 year old boys.) Even the adult conversation I get is mainly about the latest ICT programmes, session plans, and how to put new books onto the library system. My private Facebook page is full of pictures of my kids eating ice cream, playing in the park, or sleeping kittens. But that’s Charlotte Howard the mum, and who I am during the day.

The Facebook page you’ll see, the Twitter account you’ll read, and the Charlotte Howard you meet, is a flirt who writes smut and not ashamed of it. The Charlotte Howard you will get to know is married, but has a “special friend” (No, I do not cheat. He’s a friend who also writes smut, so we have a lot in common and talk a lot. But he’s not my husband...) Charlotte Howard likes to talk about sex, and her Facebook feed is not for the under 18s. Although there are still pictures of sleeping kittens...

Author me has a dark side. Author me likes new experiences, and touches upon them in the books, especially The Black Door, and my latest WIP, Educating Miss Beauchamp. Author me is planning on going to Torture Gardens in December, and regularly attends events like Smut by the Sea and Smut Luton. Author me is happy to divulge intimate details, it’s up to you to figure out if I’m telling the truth or not.

I am not friends with myself on Facebook – that would just be weird. And anyone who knows me is warned that they will see my split personality come to life, and that it is all about my books and life as an author. Sometimes I slip up. If you meet me in real life, at SmutFest for example, then the real me seeps through – and sometimes you will see Charlotte Howard the mum, not Charlotte Howard the author. Real me can be seen in Seven Dirty Words...

Excerpt:

“I’ve never seen a girl eat like you.” He laughed.

“I’m starving,” I said, in between mouthfuls of prawns and peas, trying to ignore the dimming room. A crash overhead started the storm’s symphony. Fat raindrops splattered against the window as the room lit with a sudden flash. Seconds later, another rumble filled the air. I shuddered.

“Are you okay?”

“I don’t like thunder storms,” I admitted, finishing the last of my noodles. The truth was I was afraid of any loud noise.

“Don’t worry, I won’t force you out in this.”

“I forgot to bring a coat,” I grumbled, rubbing my arms as though it had suddenly got cold.

Matt stood and peered out the window. “It’ll be a while before this is over.” He picked up the plates and took them into the kitchen. I followed him, not wanting to be alone.

As I walked in, I suddenly remembered the large windows, and saw the dreary sky blanketing the village. My eyes widened in fear as another flash filled the sky.

Matt smiled at me.

“What’s so funny?”

“You are.” He laughed, nearing me. “I didn’t think you were afraid of anything.”

“Appearances can be deceptive.”

“They most certainly can!” He took my hand and led me back into the living room. “Well, it looks like we’ll be here a bit longer than intended.” We sat back down on the sofa.

“And no TV to kill the time,” I said, staring at the empty fireplace. “Look, if you want to get rid of me, I can make a mad dash to the car door. It’s only rain.”      

“I don’t want to get rid of you, Paige.” As he said my name, the hairs on my neck and arms stood on end. “But I’m not willing to share you either.”

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Paige Holmes hides herself in a masculine world in a desperate attempt to remain safe.

Just as she is ready to face her fears and her past, she finds herself torn between Matt Jackson and Vance Ellery: handsome, rich, and safe – or handsome, rich, and dangerous?

Which will she choose?

The one who appears to be the most perfect, or the one who makes her use all Seven Dirty Words?

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My career as a writer started when I was young, writing poetry and flash fiction for my friends and family. After a few minor successes of having pieces published in anthologies, and later on-line, I decided to have a go at writing a full-length novel. My first attempt was a bit of a disaster, but after years of practice, I finally got that coveted First Contract. Since then, I've written several more novels and short stories, and I don't intend to retire for at least another 50 years.

Charlotte lives in Somerset with her husband, two children, and growing menagerie of pets and can always be found with a cup of tea in her hand. When she's not writing or running around after small people and animals, she loves to eat curry and watch action films.

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They say opposites attract but Val and Chaz are equals when it comes to the bedroom. Neither are strangers to one-night stands, and partying hard, but all that’s in the past. Now they’re ready for something more fulfilling.

They come together out of necessity, and soon give in to temptation. They know how the game is played, and what the outcome will be. Only this time, will it be different? 

“Too late. I already got an eyeful,” he said with a satisfied smirk. And it didn’t appear he was done looking. His gaze moved past her.

Val turned her head, seeing her naked backside in the mirror over her dresser. 
“You’re supposed to be watching TV,” she said in her defense. Having his gaze on her was almost like a physical caress. It certainly produced the same results. 

“Why?” His gaze moved over her again, with lazy slowness. “When I can be watching you.”

Val’s whole body began vibrating with desire. “Well, I hope you like what you see.” If she weren’t shielding her nudity with her nightgown she would have slapped her hands on her hips.

There was that smirk again. “You’ll do.”

Instant anger infused Val. She’ll do? Why that arrogant ass! He’d said it like he’d seen better, and was willing to lower his standards if he had to. She wasn’t vain, but she knew she had a nice shape, having been told on more than one occasion that she had a sexy body. Maybe her breasts were a little on the large side, but her tall, slender height carried them well.

His expression indicated that Chaz was aware he’d angered her, but there was something else in his eyes, a dark, smoldering emotion dueling with the fading glimmer of humor. Women’s intuition told Val that he wasn’t as immune to her as he’d like her to believe. Instead of slapping his face, as she itched to do, she decided to test him.

“Well, then,” She lowered her arm and watched with satisfaction when his gaze returned to her breasts. “I guess I’m safe.” Her nipples were already hard, and a tremor of deep responsiveness traveled from the crowned peaks of her breasts to her tingling pussy. Shooting for nonchalance, she took a step around him to continue to the bathroom.

Without warning, a powerful arm wrapped around her waist and Val found herself being pulled up against his strong body. She caught her breath, aware of the large erection throbbing against her butt. The arousal inside her belly popped, spreading a current of pleasant sensation throughout the rest of her body. She moaned before she could stop herself.

“Guess again, baby,” Chaz said against the back of her ear. “You might be safe from Cramer, but you’re far from safe from me.” With that he took the lobe of her ear inside his mouth, gently savaging it with his teeth. He seemed to know exactly how much pain to inflict before it turned into pleasure.

A wild shiver went through Val, releasing the floodgates of warm desire to pool between her legs. She moaned low in her weakened state. There was no way he could have missed it. His cock hadn’t missed it, reacting strongly against her bottom. Before she realized it she was thrusting back.

Chaz groaned low, and his breathing picked up. His arm slid from around Val’s waist, and then his hands were smoothing up her body until they were beneath her breasts. She strained against him, yearning for him to take the tingling mounds in his hands. Finally he was doing just that, weighing her breasts in his palms, and tweaking her nipples with just enough roughness that she felt her thong get soaked all over again.

She bit down on her bottom lip to keep from crying out. The nightgown slipped to the floor. One of Chaz’s hands abandoned a breast to glide down her body in a sensuous path that took him to the top of her thong. Val’s breathing turned harsh as she willed him to complete his journey and put her out of her misery. When he slipped his hand beneath her thong she was unprepared for the intense feeling of pleasure having his hand cup her pussy produced. 

She hissed.

He sucked in his breath, his cock pushing hard against her.

Val’s head went back against Chaz’s chest as weakness invaded her limbs, and she was certain she was going to slip to the floor. His fingers toyed with the coarse hair covering her mound, twirling and tugging until finally he slipped a long, thick digit inside her pussy.

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I wrote Escape to the Country a few years ago now, it was a real indulgence of menage a trois sex and many pairings. It's seriously sexy from the word go and the heroine gets to experience a host of new erotic treats.

When the stress of city living takes its toll on Annie and Tim, a dirty weekend in the country visiting sexy friends proves to be just the antidote.

London life is hard going for Annie and Tim, and despite being in love, they’re just not hitting the spot in the bedroom.

So, in an attempt to put the steam back into their relationship, Tim whisks Annie to the Cotswolds to visit Matt and Jane his uber-cool, sexually liberal friends from University.

As the temperature heats to melting point in the chocolate box cottage so does the sex, and Annie, with the help of her hosts, discovers a variety of hidden carnal desires, not just in herself but also Tim.

Who would have thought he’d be into that? Who would have thought ‘that’ would have her buzzing from head to toe?

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Reviewed by Rebecca Black Erotica This book does exactly what it says on the tin. It's short. It's hot. It's satisfying.

For such a short book it really packs a punch. It's got F/F, menage, M/M, and F/F/M sex scenes. Very hot and lusty. I loved it. Lily Harlem is one of the best around for writing menage and she's got a seriously good back catalogue. So if you like this definitely check out her other books.

Reviewed by Erotica for All

A luscious bed time read...boy is it hot!...If you want a quick, satisfying read with lots of people getting it on, then look no further.

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4.5 out of 5! This wonderfully written short story has all the right elements a reader comes to expect from a beautiful love story and the talented Ms. Harlem...The sheet action is super hot so don't be surprised when your computer screen melts.

Reviewed by Miz Love

Was it well written? Yes, very. Was it hot? Yes, very-very-very. Did it hold my attention? Yes, in a way I never thought possible...the mark of an excellent author...I can honestly say I will never, ever forget this book. Never. Do I recommend it? Good Lord, yes. Yes, yes, yes!

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Toy Boy - OUT NOW!

Toy Boy is out today on general release. It's a short, sexy novel about an older woman and a younger man (you guessed that right?) and is set in Greece. Here's the low down...

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Getting something unexpected can be a shock, but it can also be a wonderful treat, if you allow yourself to indulge, that is.

Kay is bubbling with excitement. She’s booked a sailing holiday of a lifetime in Greece with a man she’s fallen for hook, line and sinker. They met on the Internet. She’s from Oxford, he’s from Washington State. She’s a business lecturer, he runs his own successful business.

They’re perfect for each other, and she can’t wait to meet him and spend time in and out of his bed, allowing him to seduce her for real and not just with softly spoken words over the telephone.

But when she arrives in the idyllic port of Fiscardo, she’s in for a shock. There’s a reason Sullivan’s photographs were grainy, and it’s not because he’s sporting a potbelly or balding as she’d suspected. It’s because he’s over a decade younger than her and could rival any Greek god in the looks department. What’s more, his sex appeal and lust for her is off the scale.

Should Kay take what she can with her ‘toy boy’ and have some fun in the sun or hop on the first plane back to England? It’s a tricky decision for a woman who believed she couldn’t be surprised by life anymore. 

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Excerpt - first few pages

First reviews

"Kick off your shoes, shed your clothes along with your inhibitions and indulge yourself in a sensual adventure."

"Wow! What a story!" 

"What can I say but off the charts HOT!"

"Another fantastic book by Lily Harlem, she does such a great job on describing the characters and the place I could smell the sea and felt like I was on an island in Greece."

"A new romance book by Lily Harlem - no other words are needed, you just know it's going to be fabulous."

 "Simply a beautiful, sexy, smile-inducing story that you will want to read over and over."

"An absolutely perfect book to read whilst pool side or lounging on a sun deck."

Oh the sun, the sea, the sex! Lily has a way of writing that puts you in the book. Her descriptions of Greek Islands had me day-dreaming I was on a boat, feel the wind and sun on my face, could smell the charcoal fires from the harbour side café's and taste the olives and wine.