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I'm a published author of nearly one hundred erotic romances, a former health care financial manager, and a wife and mom to seven kids and one spoiled cat. I love to hear from readers!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

88 and counting! 89 is coming soon!



Somebody asked me a while ago how many books I've had published, so I thought I'd take the time and count them. Would you believe it? Since my first release by Berkley in 1996, I've had a total of 88 books published! In one form or another, all but one of these books are still available in print, e-book or both.

ANOTHER LOVE, available from Ellora's Cave, is the revised version of my first book, HEAVEN ABOVE. DALLAS HEAT and HAUNTED are the EC versions of the other two books I wrote for Berkley with a former writing partner. ENSLAVING THE MASTER, at the right, will be my 89th release.

OUT OF BOUNDS is the lengthened and heavily revised version of ENDURING LOVE, the first of my two books for Kensington's Zebra Bouquet line. The other Bouquet romance, COMING HOME, is the one of my books that is currently out of print. It is in line to be revised and reissued as soon as I have time to tackle the project of making it erotic rather than just very sensual.

All in all, fifteen of my total book count have been rewrites of previously published books or novellas, so I guess only 73 are completely new, previously unpublished projects. That's still a pretty fair number!

All the books that are available now are written as Ann Jacobs, but I have used my legal name and two other pseudonyms in the past.
Darn! I've been busier than I thought--and I have eight more new books in the pipeline for 2011, so I'd better get busy and write them. ENSLAVING THE MASTER, shown above with its gorgeous cover by Syneca, should be the next one, coming (hopefully) next month. With a little luck, maybe I'll hit a hundred by this time next year.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Check out Afton Locke's latest!

Dark closet + sexy boss + 7 minutes = too HOT to stop!
Wanna play 7 Minutes in Heaven?
Releases March 16th!
Ever had a fantasy about your boss? 'Fess up. We all have.
Despite Eliza Worth’s attraction to her boss, Zach Taunton, she’s so fed up with his unreasonable demands she’s decided to look for another job. Her matchmaking friend Margo, determined to give Eliza some sexual healing for her work stress, invites her to a singles mixer, where Eliza reluctantly agrees to play a game of Seven Minutes in Heaven. In a dark closet, Eliza is quickly brought to the edge and beyond by a sexy mystery man. Her initial intrigue quickly turns to horror when she discovers her masterful, anonymous lover is none other than her slave-driving boss himself—and Zach seems to want her for a lot longer than seven minutes. But first he’ll have to relinquish some control and negotiate his way into her heart.
Seven Minutes of Seduction
ISBN# 978-14199-32977
Ellora's Cave Publishing
Afton Locke
Excerpt (Adult)
(Copyright © AFTON LOCKE, 2011, All Rights Reserved, Ellora's Cave Publishing, Inc.)

Her breath caught when she realized the room wasn’t just dark. It was completely black. She couldn’t see a thing now. Margo must have had special padding or weather-stripping installed around the edges of the door.

“You’re not allowed to talk, starting now,” Margo said, her voice muffled.

Eliza fought down the urge to pound on the door and beg to be let out but knew that would make her resemble a childish idiot. Not being able to see and knowing nothing about who was in the closet with her sent her heart rate into the aerobic range.

Her other senses soon took over. She heard the rustle of curtain, a man’s breathing and…oh God. That was Zach’s cologne. The distinctive blend of exotic spices and understated class had distracted her mid-task more than once at work.

Coincidence, she told herself as she clasped her hand across her throat. Lots of men wore the same cologne. He couldn’t possibly be here.

This man, whoever he was, didn’t seem nearly as inclined to pause and analyze the situation as she did. She gasped when a questing hand brushed her waist and arm, followed much too quickly by two steely arms fastening around her. Goose bumps exploded across her arms as rolled-up shirtsleeves and very hot forearms slid across her skin.

A pair of lips found her ear with uncanny precision and slashed across it, sliding into a jagged path down her neck. Beard stubble—another reminder of Zach—scraped her skin, sending dual sensations of alarm and pleasure shooting down her spine.

With her arms all but pinned to her sides, she could do nothing but slide her hands around the man’s waist. His body was hot and muscular under her fingers. Muscles flexed beneath the soft shirt as he maneuvered her to stand against a row of shelves. The delicate scent of laundered sheets mingled with his cologne, reminding her of beds.

She turned her chin toward his mouth, needing to taste him. Suddenly his hands anchored both sides of her face, holding her in place for a kiss. No, not a kiss—an onslaught. He skimmed her lips with his tongue before biting, tasting and teasing. Without even knowing exactly how, she found herself slack-jawed and senseless, wanting everything he had to give.

He tasted like wine, with a slight salty tang, as if he’d eaten caviar. While he claimed her tongue with punishing swirls of his own, his legs pressed hard against her, his cock even harder, bruising the delicate flesh over her pubic bone through their clothing.

“One minute has passed.”

The automated voice nearly made Eliza jump out of her skin. Margo had thought of everything.

The sensation of tugging at her blouse brought her attention to her breasts. Her blouse went slack and threatened to fall off when he unbuttoned the few large buttons. Needing and aching, her nipples anticipated strong fingers or a hot, flicking tongue.

At the same time, alarms went off in her head. Exactly how far did people go in this game? Surely seven minutes wasn’t enough time to go all the way but she was at his mercy, whatever he planned.

If this man fucked her in the dark, she wouldn’t even see his cock. She would only be able to feel it, thrusting into her drenched pussy.

“Wait, I—” she uttered.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

A Little Vacation...and a New Release

Book 2 in the Pleasure Partners series comes out today, 3/9/11.

I got home yesterday from a two-week visit in Denver and Houston with two of my kids, their significant others and my brand-new grandson who's the cutest baby I ever saw!

Snow was scarce, and I was so looking forward to enjoying a nostalgic winter scene in Denver, which disappointed me by staying pretty much a sunny, balmy 60 degrees. The company was great, though, and I was thrilled that John and Chris hosted a brunch to introduce me to family and friends. I worked at my old field of expertise (accounting) to help John catch up with consulting work he got behind of while fighting off the flu.

In Houston, I shoved a month's worth of hugs and kisses onto little Henry and LoverDog, Jerald and Sarah's baby and huge cat respectively. We spent Sunday showing Henry off at brunch, an afternoon at Komodo's, and a fantastic dinner out. It was incredible! Just seven weeks old, Henry behaved like a little angel--happy as a lark as long as he was getting fed.

I hated hopping onto that plane Monday afternoon, but my own work is yelling for me. I'll have to do double-time writing to catch up and get my next books ready for release. More later!