Monday 27 May 2019

The object of her secret affection is her husband's brother - Out Now! Swap #erotic #romance #ForbiddenLove

Please be forewarned some readers may find the following content offensive, disturbing, and/or triggering

Most of us have been there – the unrequited crush, the fantasy lover who still haunts our dreams. Usually that longing fades to a bittersweet memory. For Hailey Hollinger, it's not that easy—the object of her secret affection is her husband's brother



Hailey Hollinger has it all—a great husband, a fantastic career, good friends… and one hot brother-in-law who won’t stay out of her fantasies

When Hailey was sixteen she thought her boyfriend, Brent, was the best-looking guy around. That was until he introduced her to his older brother, Mike. From that moment on she had the biggest crush on him and he became the star of all her teenage fantasies.

Hailey’s all grown up now and has been married to Brent for three years. They have great careers, a nice house—they enjoy life and each other. Everything is supposed to be perfect. Except that pesky little infatuation with her husband’s brother has never completely gone away. A crush, by nature and definition, is supposed to be short-lived and should diminish over time. But, unfortunately for Hailey, it hasn’t, and it’s beginning to mess with what she thinks should be perfection. And, if her life is so great, why does she then find herself groping her brother-in-law in the cab of his truck like some sex-starved teenager? Or the more pressing question yet—why is he groping her right back?


Author Note: This erotic romance story, which has been previously published, is written in first person, and contains cheating/adulterous themes. The material has been updated and reformatted for re-release, with a smokin’ new cover, as well as additional content


What Readers are saying:

HK Carlton did a fantastic job of showing the angst Michael and Hailey faced as they deal with their growing attraction to each other. You fall in love with them as their love grows, and you wonder if they will choose to betray their spouses and act on their love for each other.

Swap was an excellent read that kept me captivated the entire time. Hailey and Mike's struggle of their attraction to each other was incredibly well written - I could feel the tension between them myself and of course was silently rooting for them. Most people might find their trysts immoral, but once you learn of Hailey and Mike's relationships with their own spouses, you'll understand the imperative need to have Hailey and Mike find their own happily ever after together. I definitely recommend Swap as a must read, and if you cherish a good night's sleep then I also recommend that you start the book early in the day, because you'll find it impossible to put down.

Most of the book chronicles Hailey's and Mike's desperate attempts to remain faithful despite their mutual attraction. Neither of the main characters treats marriage casually. Both want to do the right thing. As time goes on, though, it becomes clear that their physical connection is merely a symptom of the deep emotional bond that connects them. Ultimately, they have no choice but to surrender to their passion and face the consequences...
....Swap is a brave book, tackling as it does the uncomfortable topic of infidelity. A few years ago, this subject would have been taboo in a romance. Ms. Carlton does not whitewash the issue, but handles it with an admirable degree of honesty and realism. Hailey and Mike are sympathetic, likable characters. They really try to resist one another, although it's clear to the reader from an early stage that this is futile. In fact, their heroic efforts to “be good” raise the level of sexual tension, as they skirt the edges of adultery, drawing back time and time again from a precipitous fall.

Excerpt: 

We paid the bill, then headed for the truck. 

In the parking lot, he handed over the keys.

In a moment of sheer insanity on my part, I threw my arms around his waist and gave him a squeeze. “I really am proud of you, you know.”

He placed his arm around my shoulder and he pulled me closer. I felt his chest rumble. “Thanks, Hails.” 

We slowed our progress, as if neither one of us was in any hurry to get to the truck. I laid my head back against his shoulder. We walked to the passenger’s side of the truck and I hit the remote on his key fob, unlocking the doors. I opened it for him. He laughed. “I’m supposed to get the door for you.” 

“Oh, I thought that was just a shotgun thing, not a chivalry thing. A woman can open the door for a dude, ya know,” I said with mock impatience. “Just get in.” 

He turned to face me and, to my surprise, he reached out and tucked my hair behind my ear. “You’re really lame, ya know?” He laughed at my expense.

“I think that’s an eighties catchphrase. And yeah, I know I’m lame, but you love me anyway.” I tossed his words from earlier back at him.

But his smile slipped. “Yeah. I do.”

Something in his voice made every body part I owned turn liquid. In my head, I rushed to tell myself that he meant like a brother and that he’d had a few beers, but his next words stopped my thought process cold.

“You might be the only thing I’ve ever envied about my little brother.”

He moved his hand to the side of my neck and grazed my cheek with his thumb. Then his lips were there, hovering just inches from mine, as if he were seeking permission. My senses swam with the possibilities.

I pounced, seizing what might be my only opportunity to kiss him. I didn’t hold back—he experienced the full-on, ravenous impact of years of worship and sexual fantasies that had run the gamut from sweet, innocent eighteen-year-old’s kisses to the tantalizing nocturnal fantasy that I’d created just the night before.

I flattened my chest against his, trying to get inside his coat. He spun me around, and nudged me onto the seat of the truck. I didn’t want to separate from his lips afraid that if we lost contact he would call a halt to this. So, I fisted my hands into his shirt and hauled him in after me. I opened my legs, encouraging him between them.

When he followed, I crabbed toward the driver’s side. My shoulder hit the steering wheel. I released his shirt long enough to grope for the tilt-steering lever. I pushed the wheel up to give us a little extra room. He was not a small man. The thought shot another little thrill through my already highly sensitized body.

He reached backward with one arm, trying to close the door, but I pulled him toward me with all my strength. I wanted to get as much as I could before he put a stop to this. I knew he would. He was too nice a guy to let this happen. What did that say about me?

© H K Carlton

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Monday 20 May 2019

Hear from THE BOYS!




If you've read Lily Harlem's popular reverse harem series THE CHALLENGE and want to hear from Harry, Raul, Evan, Lucas and Mason, pre-order your copy of THE BOYS now! (Will be on KU)



Friday 17 May 2019

DARKEST NIGHT - ON SALE


Prepare for high drama and intense heat!

When nights are long and the shadows crawl, be seduced by souls from other worlds. Allow vampires into your dreams, dare to run with shifters, and fall in love with creatures whose charm and desires know no bounds.

DARKEST NIGHT is a collection of Lily Harlem's paranormal stories that will keep you reading way past your bedtime.

Contains BITE MARK (MFM) and CLAW MARK (MMF) a suspenseful ménage a trois duo with vampires and shifters, HIS VAMPIRE HAREM an all-male harem story which will transport you to Paris and London, TAKE ME (MF), who will be the hero--vampire or shifter? And KANGORILLA (MM), part of a set of four stories to whet your appetite for SPLICED, a shifter experimental program with far-reaching consequences.

*Please note all of these books are available to read as individual titles on Amazon. Also on Kindle Unlimited.


Friday 10 May 2019

Saturday 4 May 2019

THE BOYS - Cover Reveal


THE BOYS is coming soon with a beautiful cover from STUDIOENP.

ABOUT 

The Boys is the spin-off novel from Lily Harlem's popular reverse harem series THE CHALLENGE - available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.


Even paradise comes with challenges.

For Olivia and her husbands life is good. Five years on from becoming her harem the men are happy and love abounds. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t obstacles to overcome. With five children, long kept secrets, hidden desires and a sprawling Australian sheep station to care for there’s always going to be complications.

But these are not people who shrink from what their hearts need. They’ll also fight for what they believe in, and stick together with a fierce loyalty that cannot be broken.

Read THE BOYS after you’ve enjoyed the entire series THE CHALLENGE and find out from Raul, Evan, Mason, Harry and Lucas how their unconventional marriage to Olivia is faring.

Wednesday 1 May 2019

New Release!

 

He can't resist her.
She can't refuse him.
Lies will rip them apart.

As enforcer of the Desert Rebels Cole's job is to protect his MC. A favor for a friend has them taking in a young woman they think is trying to get away from a crazy ex. Turns out she's lying. When the truth comes out, so does trouble to the club. Cole wants Raven, but will their insane attraction to one another be enough to overcome the deception and give them a chance at happiness?

Excerpt -
Heart pounding, I panted breathlessly, "Cole! I'm-I'm not who you th-think I am!" I scraped his scalp with my nails, bowing sharply beneath his mouth. Oh, sweet Jesus he was going to kill me with pleasure!

Breathing hard, he pulled his mouth off my nipple and looked up at me with surprising clarity in his eyes, his dark expression stamped with raw arousal. "I know exactly who you are," he grated hoarsely. "I've known since I pulled you beneath me."

What? I took a second to process what he'd said, or at least try. I was so turned on it felt as if I was on some life-altering drug, and I was kind of, I was high on Cole. "We-We can't do this," I whispered, asking myself why we couldn't at the same time.

His grin was pure sex. "Looks like we are."

"But-you thought I was someone else," I reminded him. "What about her?"

He released a frustrated breath. "Can we talk about this later? I'm right in the middle of something."

I was not going to be a convenient fill-in for someone else. No matter how turned on I was. No matter how hot Cole was. "Listen, jerk, when a man makes love to me I'd at least like to know that he knows it's me."

His body vibrated with laughter against me. "I don't make love, baby. I fuck."

Well, that was just wrong, and his flippant attitude pissed me off. "Well then find someone else to fuck," I hissed, trying to wiggle out from under him. Cole was a big man, and he was heavy. Bumping my hips to get him to move wasn't my brightest move. All it did was reveal how freaking huge and hard his cock was. He grunted and dropped his head back onto my breasts. I began to wiggle wildly.

Mostly afraid of myself.

"Get off!"

"Jesus wait a fucking minute, will you," he growled as if in pain, pressing my body down to hold me still.

I stilled. "I'll give you ten seconds."

His mouth was against my breast and the feel of his smile caused a shiver to ripple through my body.