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Silvia Violet - new releases and competition

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7adfZ32-w7W7fovuKHSS7dwrBI4-griWXCFeKU3TSsP9nqQF1PuKLJ2D1-JfJNzj5-tuRa2nbA_0oG9oJg6HQGYFzDyg_cJY5GvUfp1Qk7NfGX1tCYhKDYeVWI3jwY_7KfujYf9kG1k/s1600/Arresting-Love-200x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7adfZ32-w7W7fovuKHSS7dwrBI4-griWXCFeKU3TSsP9nqQF1PuKLJ2D1-JfJNzj5-tuRa2nbA_0oG9oJg6HQGYFzDyg_cJY5GvUfp1Qk7NfGX1tCYhKDYeVWI3jwY_7KfujYf9kG1k/s400/Arresting-Love-200x300.jpg" width="265" /></a>Comment on this post for a chance to win a copy of the first book in the Wild R Farm series, Finding Release. * * * * * Billy Lawson is the barn manager at Wild R Farm. He likes things orderly and well within his control. He had a rocky start in life, but he's proud of what he's accomplished and of the farm he helps run. His work is important to him, so important that he doesn't make time for anything else. Even on his days off, he ends up making schedules or exercising his favorite horses. And relationships - other than his friendship with farm owner, Cole Wilder, and the other men and women at the farm, he doesn't think he needs them. At least he didn't until he watched Cole fall in love. Now he's questioning his opinion that love doesn't exist and hoping for something he doesn't really think he should have. Love is messy. He doesn't like messy. When annoyance at his inability to be satisfied with his life the way it is makes Billy short-tempered and difficult, Cole sends him on a three-day vacation. He's so stubborn that he spends the first day sitting in a hotel making plans for the farm, but finally, he gets stir crazy. He heads to a bar, hoping to find a hook-up and let that be enough, but on his way home, disappointed by everyone he met, he finds Levi, a scared young shifter with no where to go. He helps Levi get a job at Wild R Farm, but he refuses to act on his feelings for the young man. That would be messy. <a name="more"></a>Mixing work and sex and….feelings he doesn't want to analyze just wouldn't be right. Billy plays by the rules. He helps people and does his job, and he never does anything to threaten his comfortable position. No matter how very, very much he wants to. But this time, he's met someone whose not afraid to shake things up for him. Levi wants him, and he's not going to take no for an answer, even when Billy pushes him away. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQ_VV1MD8WWraZC_Aqt5bvvGN10qqfENbg1c8nIAMzKuO1HnaL2x42c3DoGkwXLYPaut6MSR0XLOYNAP0Qhb2wbrC-SqMBEDGYJH1hHMJnHLqouxAizn-TYsOkyRbJZeGO67i0ydW3sA/s1600/Finding-Release-200x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQ_VV1MD8WWraZC_Aqt5bvvGN10qqfENbg1c8nIAMzKuO1HnaL2x42c3DoGkwXLYPaut6MSR0XLOYNAP0Qhb2wbrC-SqMBEDGYJH1hHMJnHLqouxAizn-TYsOkyRbJZeGO67i0ydW3sA/s400/Finding-Release-200x300.jpg" width="266" /></a> Stubborn is too mild a word to characterize these two men. When they decide something is supposed to be a certain way, that's how it is. For Billy, before he can change his mind about anything, he's got to put himself through hell, resisting the change. For Levi, when he wants something, he'll do anything to get it whether that means risking his new job by making his desire for Billy known or walking away when his past comes to light. It will take the stubbornness of both of them to finally be at peace with their need for each other. Here's an excerpt from chapter one of their story, Arresting Love (Wild R Farm 2)… The crazy cuckoo clock his boss's lover had rescued from the farmhouse attic began to chirp, signaling the start of a new year. Cheers went up from the hands, and Billy watched his boss, farm owner Cole Wilder, pull Jonah to him for a kiss. Billy took a pull from his beer and tried to make himself look away, but he couldn't keep from staring as Cole staked his claim, seeming to devour his young lover. Jonah gave back as good as he got, and Billy's cock stirred in his pants. The two men were beautiful together. When Cole finally pulled back, the look on his face made Billy's chest ache. No one could miss seeing Cole's love for Jonah. They had a bond that was strong as steel, and Billy was jealous. Four years ago when he'd been hired as barn manager at Wild R Farm, Billy had developed a crush on Cole, but he'd quickly realized Cole would never see him as more than a friend. He'd accepted that. He treasured their friendship, and he'd never forgotten that Cole had given him a chance when he could have hired someone better educated with years more management experience. But watching Cole and Jonah together made him long to connect with someone. Having a man look at him the way Jonah looked at Cole would be a taste of heaven. Billy drained the rest of his beer. That line of thinking would do nothing but depress him. He needed to be thankful for what he had. The chance of finding the kind of love Cole and Jonah shared was nearly non-existent. He was starting another year doing a job he loved on a farm where he didn't have to hide the fact that he was gay. Considering he'd been kicked out by his family at seventeen, he'd done a damn fine job of pulling his life together. It wasn't in his nature to be morose, but he’d be turning thirty this year, and he was getting tired of living in a bunkhouse, no matter how much he enjoyed the company of the hands he shared it with. He was weary of men who wanted nothing more than a hard, rough fuck behind a trailer at a horse show. He wanted a home and someone to share it with. Age was making him soft. He stepped onto the farmhouse porch and took a breath of the chilly night air. He shivered, but he'd rather be out here than in the crowded house especially in his current mood. He leaned against the porch railing and listened to the rush of water in the stream that ran behind the house as he tried to push his depressing thoughts away. One of the horses whinnied, and he wondered if going for a midnight ride would help. "What you doing out here?" Cole asked, stepping out on the porch and letting the screen door slam behind him. Billy shrugged. "Just gettin' some fresh air." Cole frowned. "Are you okay?" "Yeah, you know I don't like crowds." Cole snorted. "Me either. I'm about to get rid of everybody since we've rung in the New Year. This whole party thing was Jonah's idea. I had a much better plan for the night, but he wouldn't listen." Billy forced himself to smile. "I'm guessing your plan involved Jonah naked and flat on his back." Cole grinned. Then he narrowed his eyes and studied Billy. "Are you sure you're all right? You've been grouchy for weeks now." Billy raised his brows and looked pointedly at Cole. "Yeah, yeah. I'm grouchy all the time. I know it." Cole said. Billy rolled his eyes. "Damn temperamental wolf." Cole snorted. "I'm better than I used to be, now that I've got Jonah." As soon as those words came out, Cole tensed. Jonah's brother, Nathan, had kidnapped Jonah, drugged him so he had to remain in horse form, then sold him. Fortunately, he'd ended up at Cole's friend's horse sanctuary. As Cole and the rest of the crew at the farm fought to keep Jonah safe, Billy ended up in a fistfight with Nathan. In the aftermath, Cole finally realized Billy had hoped for more than friendship between them. Fortunately, Cole hadn't freaked out, but he was still sensitive about talking to Billy about his relationship with Jonah. Billy wished he'd just get over it. "You're right. Jonah's been good for you." Billy clapped him on the shoulder, and Cole looked his way, tension easing. "You should take some time off," Cole said. "With planning the addition to the barn and new horses coming in, you've been working non-stop for weeks." That was true, but when he was working, Billy didn't feel lonely, and he didn't have time to be jealous of Cole. "I don't mind. I'd rather be working with the horses than doing anything else." Cole frowned. "When was the last time you left the farm?" Billy shrugged. "I don't know. I went into town a few weeks ago." Cole raised his brows and glared. "I'm fine. Really." "You need a vacation." Billy shook his head. "I'm happy here. There's nowhere else I want to go." He'd spent his late teens and early twenties wandering, finding work where he could, never staying anywhere long. Now that he had a place he felt safe and accepted, he never wanted to leave. Cole leaned closer and sniffed. It had taken Billy a while to get used to Cole's werewolf habits, but now he took such things for granted. "Something's bothering you," Cole said. "I can smell it." "I'm just keyed up. It's probably the barn addition. I want to be sure I've got all the details right before we break ground." "You need to relax," Cole insisted. Billy scowled. "The last thing I need to is sit around on my ass. You know I can't stay still long." "Maybe you need to learn how. You're taking a three-day weekend starting next Friday, and I won't listen to any complaints." Three whole days to think about everything he didn't have instead of concentrating on what was right in his life. "Where the hell do you expect me to go?" Cole frowned. "I don't know, but I'll figure it out and let you know." Billy glared at him. "You're not sending me on a trip." Cole growled. "The hell I'm not. Consider it a bonus." * * * * * Buy it at Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Arresting-Love-Wild-Farm-ebook/dp/B00AUVNSF8">http://www.amazon.com/Arresting-Love-Wild-Farm-ebook/dp/B00AUVNSF8</a> Buy it at ARe: <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-arrestinglove-1036153-142.html" target="_blank">https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-arrestinglove-1036153-142.html</a> Buy it at BN: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/arresting-love-silvia-violet/1114049707?ean=2940016135960" target="_blank">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/arresting-love-silvia-violet/1114049707?ean=2940016135960</a> * * * * * Wild R Farm 1: Finding Release is available here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Release-Wild-Farm-ebook/dp/B00ALHB7DQ" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Release-Wild-Farm-ebook/dp/B00ALHB7DQ</a>

Silvia Violet - new releases and competition

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When a Title Finds You by Silvia Violet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LBXugbHNasCenLY0vDOeh8rTB06uRedVYxcD71xHPi5wF5XhQNdgHh8JTT9uHUPRl4VoYQzaARByqmMj9mbhjsVe5GQRNHqtP5ei40AaE_8h2MQDDDH2sBgSUy5hpOPl2w5Z25cJbi8/s1600/Finding-Release-400x600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LBXugbHNasCenLY0vDOeh8rTB06uRedVYxcD71xHPi5wF5XhQNdgHh8JTT9uHUPRl4VoYQzaARByqmMj9mbhjsVe5GQRNHqtP5ei40AaE_8h2MQDDDH2sBgSUy5hpOPl2w5Z25cJbi8/s400/Finding-Release-400x600.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>As I wrote Finding Release, I changed the title several times, but none of my choices felt right. Then, as I was contemplating Cole's struggle to release his wolf, the title came to me. I realized that the there are many types of release happening in this story. When shifters mate with humans, the children that result are only sometimes able to shift into an animal form. However, these half-shifters feel the call of their animal even if they are stuck in human form. Cole's wolf longs to be free, but no matter how hard he tries, Cole can't shift. He longs to learn how to release his animal, but what he needs even more is release from the fear that if he does, he won't be able to control the wolf's primitive instincts. Jonah is kidnapped and trapped in animal form. He needs someone who cares about him, to release him from a year of torment and the loss of his humanity. Jonah's family rejects their shifter nature after his mother begins attending a church where the preacher and the congregation believe that taking an animal form is sinful. Jonah longs for release from their prejudice. When Cole and Jonah come together as lovers the sexual release they experience is stronger and more powerful than either man ever imagined. But sex between them becomes far more than a rush to release, it's a way to heal. <a name="more"></a>Finding Release by Silvia Violet (Wild R Farm Book 1) Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Release-Wild-Farm-ebook/dp/B00ALHB7DQ/" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Release-Wild-Farm-ebook/dp/B00ALHB7DQ/ </a> ARe: <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-findingrelease-1018066-142.html">https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-findingrelease-1018066-142.html</a> Blurb:  Coleman Wilder is a half-breed werewolf. Some days the tension between his human side and his werewolf instincts threaten to tear him apart. But the challenge of running a horse farm as a gay man in a conservative Tennessee town keeps him focused until he meets horse shifter, Jonah Marks. Jonah's family insists that shifting is sinful, but Jonah longs to let his stallion run free. Desperate to escape his family's judgment, he asks Cole, his secret crush, for a job. Cole turns him down, scared his desire for Jonah will make him lose control. When Jonah's brother threatens his life, Cole struggles to save him and give them both a second chance at the life they've always wanted. Excerpt "That should be the last of it." Jonah tossed the final sack of feed on the back of Cole's truck parked outside his family's feed store. "You need anything else?" Jonah looked at Cole with his big brown eyes as if he needed something. Cole caught his scent, and his wolf stirred to life. He smelled like horse and sweat with an underlying citrusy scent, young and clean. Prey. Cole's cock wanted to fulfill all Jonah's needs, but Cole wasn't stupid enough to even flirt with an eighteen-year-old high school senior whose stepfather had been the most vocally anti-gay preacher in town. The only reason the Marks family deigned to sell him grain was because in these hard times they needed his money. Cole tried to ignore the fantasies playing out in his mind. "Nope. We're good." Jonah looked down at his dusty boots. "You got a minute?" Cole took a deep breath. He glanced around. They couldn't talk here, not openly. Jonah needed a friend, and Cole had once been young and different and scared. "Sure. You wanna get a cup of coffee?" He tilted his head toward the diner down the street. "Yeah." Jonah looked at his watch. "I'm due for a break." "All right. Mind if I leave the truck here?" Cole asked. "Nah, we're not expecting another big delivery until this afternoon." They walked to the diner in awkward silence. Cole couldn't let himself think about how gorgeous Jonah looked, staring at him with those puppy dog eyes. Jonah was off limits for too many reasons to count. They got a booth by the front windows, and Cole ordered coffee for them. Once the waitress brought the steaming mugs, Cole let himself look at Jonah. His red-brown hair was rumpled from finger combing. A combination of sunburn and embarrassment tinted his cheeks. His denim jacket hugged his broad shoulders and… No! Cole wasn't going to let his perusal go any lower, not even in his imagination. His wolf growled deep inside, his werewolf nature recognizing the equine inside Jonah, the shifter side his family forced him to deny. He concentrated on Jonah's strong, pale hands as they wrapped around the coffee cup, holding it tight for warmth and stability. Cole wanted to reach out and take Jonah's hands in his own, but that would be bad for both of them. Cole realized he'd made a mistake. He should have told Jonah he was in a hurry to get back to the farm, or something that would've kept him from sitting here alone with a very young horse shifter who was having an indescribable effect on him. "Mr Wilder?" Well, being addressed as 'Mister' certainly burst the lurid fantasy in his mind. He was only thirty, but now he felt ancient. "You know you can call me Cole." Jonah's cheeks got even redder. "I know… it's just… I was wondering if you'd consider hiring me. I know I don't have experience working in a barn, but, I… well… I'm kind of a natural with horses." He grinned as he said this. His cutely upturned mouth made him look even younger, and Cole cursed his inappropriate thoughts. The boy needed his help, not his perving. Jonah's home life had to be hell. His father had left them when he was little, and his mother and elder brother were both self-righteous Bible-thumpers. From what he could tell, Jonah couldn't do a damn thing right in their eyes, but Jonah working at Wild R Farm would be a disaster. Cole could smell Jonah's desire for him. Sooner or later, he'd give into his own desire and exploit that. Jonah deserved freedom and a man who had more self-control. Cole's wolf growled, the sound almost escaping Cole's mouth. If he put his hands on Jonah, he feared his wolfish instincts would take over. Jonah smelled like prey, like something to be consumed, possessed. Cole shuddered. No. He could never let those desires loose. "Jonah, I—" "Please…" He dropped his voice to a whisper. "My family… I can't live with them anymore." "Your mother's not going to let you work for me." "I'm eighteen. She can't stop me." Cole tried a different tactic. "You need to finish school. Didn't I hear you'd won a scholarship?" Jonah looked directly into Cole's eyes as if willing him to understand. "Yeah, but I can't take it anymore." "You'll graduate in four months. Then you can get out of here, go to college." He shook his head. "I won't last that long." He wouldn't last long on Cole's farm either, if Cole snapped and let his werewolf side take control. "Why ask me?" Cole thought he knew, but he wanted confirmation. Jonah glanced around the restaurant. Only a few tables were occupied, and no one sat nearby. In a voice so low even Cole's sensitive ears could barely hear, he said "Cole, I'm… different, like you. If my brother finds out…" If Nathan found out, he'd kick Jonah out, maybe beat him. Cole wished Jonah didn't stir him up so much. "I'm sorry. I've got all the hands I need right now." The eager light went out of Jonah's eyes. He sloshed coffee on the table in his haste to get out of the booth. "OK, I understand. I'm sorry." Cole grabbed Jonah's arm before he could run. Heat snapped between them, nearly making Cole let go. "I'm sorry for what you're going through." Jonah shook his head. "Not sorry enough." He pulled free and left. Jonah's condemnation hit Cole like a punch to the gut. Cole leaned back and closed his eyes, willing the thick, bitter coffee to stay down. Wild R Farm Book 2, Arresting Love with be available very soon.  Learn more about Silvia at her website: <a href="http://silviaviolet.com/">http://silviaviolet.com</a>

When a Title Finds You by Silvia Violet

As I wrote Finding Release, I changed the title several times, but none of my choices felt right. Then, as I was contemplating Cole's st...

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