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Evernight Celebrates 5 Years of Publishing!

Thanks to readers like you, Evernight Publishing has grown by leaps and bounds in five years so they’re pulling out all the stops and throwing an extreme BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION BLOG HOP in your honor!

That’s right! It’s Evernight’s birthday but YOU get the presents…

Prizes include:

Apple Watch Sport

NEW Kindle Paperwhite

Fitbit Flex

Evernight, Amazon, and ARe Gift Certificates

Plus, each author on the hop will offer his/her own special prize!

I’m honored to celebrate this momentous occasion with Evernight.  Here’s a look at my first Evernight title and my latest release:

A Decade of Longing

Angelica and Alexander fell in love at a young age. Unfortunately, their love is doomed since the beginning. Forcibly separated, Angelica is obligated to marry another man at her father’s convenience while Alexander is prohibited from ever seeking her out again.

Ten years later, however, Alexander is no longer the callow boy he used to be. Now an influential gentleman, he is bent on recovering the only woman he has ever loved. No matter the cost. But has their love withstood the ravages of time?

Available at:

• Evernight Publishing
• Amazon.com
• Amazon.co.uk
• All Romance Ebooks

Bad Alpha: A Multi-Author Anthology

Bad Alpha features a select collection of stories with shifters so ruthless they will stop at nothing to protect their pack. These aren't sugar-and-spice heroes. Our alphas are feared, inked, and don’t ask questions first. They take what they want, never give in to their enemies, and think love is for the weak—until they meet their mate. Are you ready to learn how to tame a savage heart?

Dark Heart by Elyzabeth M. VaLey

The world is changing. Vampires are coming out and they’re not remotely similar to the sensual Hollywood portrait made of them. Little by little, Shifters are being unmasked and integration is waning. Panic is spreading. The government is losing control. Private agencies, such as SOA struggle to find a solution, but as the darkness grows, can one even exist?

Ten years ago, Daryl Jones lost his pack to a group of demon vampires. Since then, he not only lost his will to battle for good, his life has become a spiral of drinking, fighting and fucking anything in sight. In his opinion, a pretty perfect existence. Until, he meets the new SOA representative sent to convince him to go back to the lab. With mile long legs, a tight little ass and a smile to kill for, when she offers him a bargain, how can he possibly refuse?

Silvia Adams, has one mission: convince Daryl Jones to work for SOA again. The agency needs him to get back into the lab and help develop a serum to neutralize the growing number of vampires. She knew it wouldn’t be easy task, but with her job on the line, she’ll do anything it takes, including, bargaining with the shifter and surrendering to her deepest desires. Only problem is, she might have bartered for more than she can handle. 

Available at:
Amazon US ~~ Amazon UK ~~ Evernight  ~~ All Romance eBooks ~~ Bookstrand ~~

Felicidades Evernight! Parabens, Evernight! Bon anniversaire, Evernight!

 Happy Birthday, Evernight!

You're turning five! Five! Can you believe it? Half a decade! Time flies when you're in good company. I'm proud to say I've been with you almost from the beginning, every step of the way. I've seen you grow and flourish. You published one of my first books, A Decade of Longing, and you've published my latest story, Dark Heart, in the Bad Alpha anthology.

You started out small, and now, you've got not only Evernight Romance but also Evernight Teen. You've created your own story lines, Romance on the Go, or Planet Alpha. You've created a team, no, a family, of more than 100 authors. You don't only publish books, you care for them. Every day, you show us, the authors, that you're there for us and as you grow, so do we. I'm proud of being part of this family. I'm proud of being an Evernight author. So, to many more years of awesomness!

Now, readers, to celebrate this birthday and get the party rollin' I'm giving away one big prize: a copy of my first EP novel and my last EP novel plus this necklace and a magnet.

To enter my giveaway, follow the Rafflecopter instructions. And don't forget to enter Evernight's Grand giveaway below!!  a Rafflecopter giveaway

It’s a great time for an Evernight shopping spree because all Evernight titles are 25% off through October 9^th at AllRomance eBooks!

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On your marks, get set...NANOWRIMO!

It's here! It's started! November 1st is the date many authors have been waiting for (or is that dreading?). Nanowrimo has oficially kicked off and a lot of writers are leaving everything aside to reach that 50.000 word count- myself included.

I've been participating in Nanowrimo for the past five years. My first attempt was an untitled story for which I even wrote a synopsis and the beginning of a blurb:

What if your imagination became a reality?

Devinia is trapped between two races that will do anything to have her save their world.

For some reason, at that moment in time, I didn't find the story good enough and I never edited it or searched for a publishing house that could adopt it. *shrug* Maybe I will go back to it someday.

My second Nanowrimo participation was also a winner. This time, in more ways than one. Nanowrimo 2009 brought to life the story of Angelica and Alexander. You might have heard of this couple before because they are the lead characters of my first full length published novel A Decade of Longing.

2010 was the first year in which I did not Nanowrimo. Life got complicated and it was impossible for me to write a 50.000 word story in a month.

2011 I tried. I meant to write a medieval erotic romance, but the project never made it past the 5000 word mark. 



Last year, I wrote the story of a dragon- demon shifter... sound familiar? A Dragon's Heart, A Demon's Blood was born from last year's Nanowrimo. After the month was up I expanded the story into a whopping 62000 something words, edited and sent it to Evernight Publishing.

And now, 2013 is upon us. This year I've actually done most of my research before launching into Nanowrimo. I also have a pretty clear outline of the way I want the story to go. Things will change, of course, but I'm hopping that at least, I'll be able to reach that elusive 50,000 word count and get William and Emily's story out there. *fingers crossed*

Good luck to everyone! 

#8Sunday Weekend Writing Warriors: A Decade of Longing

I almost forgot to do this, but here we are again with another Sunday, another Snippet. *smile* The following sentences belong to A Decade of Longing and take place a little after last week's post. Have a great day and thank you for all your comments. 

#8Sunday Sentences for...

 

Alexander had felt elation at hearing her whisper his name.
She had not forgotten him. Even when he interrupted her, giving her
his new name; despite her initial rebuff, when he had felt as if a
thousand little needles had pierced through his heart simultaneously,
Alexander knew she was aware of him. The thought urged him to
pursue her.
“Please, my lady. I insist. I hear you are a marvelous dancer.”

He would not take no for an answer.

 

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A Decade of Longing

Angelica and Alexander fell in love at a young age. Unfortunately, their love is doomed since the beginning. Forcibly separated, Angelica is obligated to marry another man at her father’s convenience while Alexander is prohibited from ever seeking her out again.

Ten years later, however, Alexander is no longer the callow boy he used to be. Now an influential gentleman, he is bent on recovering the only woman he has ever loved. No matter the cost. But has their love withstood the ravages of time?

Available at:

• Evernight Publishing
• Amazon.com
• Amazon.co.uk
• All Romance Ebooks

 

 

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Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday A Decade of Longing

I missed signing up for #SexySnippets but made it just in time for Weekend Writer Warriors #8Sunday. After I signed up I stared at the computer for a few minutes wondering what to show you guys since i had promised last week that I'd change stories. Finally, I remembered that one of my publishers, Evernight, is donating 25% of all proceeds to Breast Cancer Awareness (you can see the poster on the top left), so, I've gone back and picked a few lines from my first novel published with them: A Decade of Longing 

#8Sunday Sentences for...

However, even as she went about her duties, her eyes constantly scanned the room as if searching
for something––or someone.He knew what she was seeking. She stopped to chat to someone, turning her back on him. It was time. He stepped away from the column and made his way towards her. As if sensing his presence, she turned around, her eyes locking with his, her acquaintance
forgotten. Neither of them moved. He noticed as her smile faded, her lips parted slightly, and her chest rose as she drew a deep breath.

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A Decade of Longing

Angelica and Alexander fell in love at a young age. Unfortunately, their love is doomed since the beginning. Forcibly separated, Angelica is obligated to marry another man at her father’s convenience while Alexander is prohibited from ever seeking her out again.

Ten years later, however, Alexander is no longer the callow boy he used to be. Now an influential gentleman, he is bent on recovering the only woman he has ever loved. No matter the cost. But has their love withstood the ravages of time?

Available at:

• Evernight Publishing
• Amazon.com
• Amazon.co.uk
• All Romance Ebooks

Evernight Publishing Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome to the Evernight Publishing birthday blog hop! 

Evernight Publishing opened its doors two years ago. In those two years we’ve signed over one hundred and sixty authors and published over three hundred books. From paranormal to contemporary, we’ve had more best sellers than we can count and made thousands of people smile, sigh and gasp.

So, as a thank you to all our readers and everyone who has supported us, we’re holding this blog hop and we have a whole lot of prizes to offer you. Here's how it works... the more blogs you hop to (shown below) the more chance you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize and Evernight is offering the following grand prizes, a Kindle, a $100 Amazon gift certificate, two Evernight swag bags (which includes a tote, a tee, vouchers, a mug and other coolness) and a personalized Facebook banner.

To be in with a chance of winning the author prize simply follow the blog you're visiting and leave a comment which includes your email address. Each entry on each blog is then counted towards the grand prize draw. The more entries you have, the better your chance of winning a grand prize! You also get extra points for liking the Evernight Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/evernightpublishing. Just make sure you let us know in the comments that you've done so. Good luck and happy hopping!


Welcome readers to this week-long awesome celebration!

 Evernight turns 2 years old and I'm fortunate to say that I've been part of the family for the better part of those 2 years. It all started with my novel A Decade of Longing, published in 2011.

Then, The Mercenary Tales were born and I hoped they could find a home with Evernight: they did. Book 3 of the Mercenary Tales is set for release in November, and I hope to release more titles with this awesome publisher. Evernight not only treats their authors like queens and kings, but gives readers an experience they'll never forget.

But enough emotional talk, *wink*, allow me to get to the even more interesting tidbit! As mentioned above, Evernight authors will be giving away their own prizes. I'm giving away one book from my Evernight backlist, your choice.

You can see a list of my books either on the tab above *Books* or here. Just leave your comment (with your email address) and hop on for more fun!

 *The contest is open to readers from all over the world!

A special Six Sentence Sunday

Happy Sunday, readers!

My publisher, Evernight, is turning 2 years old this month! Yay! They're holding a bunch of contests, including a blog hop which will start tomorrow and in which you can win free books, a nifty swag bag with tons of goodies (t-shirts, mugs...) and a Kindle!

Anyhow, back to today. As homage to this great celebration my Six Sentences belong to my first published Evernight novel: A Decade of Longing. 

 Blurb: 

Angelica and Alexander fell in love at a young age. Unfortunately, their love is doomed since the beginning. Forcibly separated, Angelica is obligated to marry another man at her father’s convenience while Alexander is prohibited from ever seeking her out again.

Ten years later, however, Alexander is no longer the callow boy he used to be. Now an influential gentleman, he is bent on recovering the only woman he has ever loved. No matter the cost. But has their love withstood the ravages of time?

Evernight has been home to A Decade of Longing, The Mercenary Knight, The Mercenary Slave, and my upcoming release The Lost Mercenary. I've had a great experience with them and I sincerely hope to continue growing at their side in the future.

Without further ado and before I get teary eyed, my Six Sentences:
 
It was time. He stepped away from the column and made his way towards her. As if sensing his presence, she turned around, her eyes locking with his, her acquaintance forgotten.
Neither of them moved. He noticed as her smile faded, her lips parted slightly, and her chest rose as she drew a deep breath. He moved towards her purposely.

If you liked it and are interested in reading this title or any other by me or my Evernight mates, visit ARE because ALL Evernight titles are 50% off. And don't forget to visit the rest of the fantastic authors participating in Six Sentence Sunday. Click here for the full list.

See you tomorrow! *wink*

Happy New Year! Candyce’s Sweet Surprise finale.

Greetings friends! Today is the last day of the year 2011! Wohoo! A lot of things have happened to me this past year. For instance:

- In February I decided to end a 6 year relationship

- My 13 year old dog, Lucky, passed away

- I studied, studied, studied and studied some more (and I'm still studying)

- I continued to develop the amazing friendship I have with author, Scarlett Knight

- In April I went on a road trip to the beach with my close friends and had an awesome time

- In August I got a new puppy because my other dog Ginger became very sad when her daddy passed away. Brego, the adorable black labrador became part of my small family.

- I released four different novels:

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  Dreams of Fate (Etopia Press);



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  A Decade of Longing (Evernight Publishing-- this was very special to me because it was my 2008 Nanowrimo project);



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  The Mercenary Knight (Evernight Publishing) and



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  The Uncertain List (Silver Publishing)

- I released my first audio book: Teaching Alisse (Silver Publishing)

- One of my novels, The Mercenary Knight, is an ARE bestseller- something which I never even dreamed possible and which still thrills me to no end :-)

- But, one of the most important things that has happened to me this year is that I've met some fantastic people along the way: readers, editors and authors like: Rie Langdon, Freddy MacKay, Alison Todd, Georgia Fox, Lorraine Nelson, Adonis Devereux, London Saint James, Annie Melton, Melissa Bell, Jennifer Fitzpatrick...

To all those I've met, to all those I know and have struggled with me throughout this year:

Thank you!

Thank you for your time and your company. I wish you all the best for this new year that is about to begin.

I hope everyone has a good time tonight :-) and As promised, here is the ending for Candyce's Sweet Surprise (read the beginning here!) which I started last Wednesday for Silver Flash day.

Hope you enjoy this little flash. :-) Have a great last day of the year and a fantastic beginning! Wishing you all the best!

Elyzabeth M. VaLey

Beware: this one is HOT

Candyce's Sweet Surprise

“We’ve been looking everywhere for you.”

Candyce swallowed hard. “Who, me?” She now had no doubts this was a dream. Men like those two stationed at the door to the bedroom did not go around looking for girls like her. Men like those either did not exist or were already hitched. She stared at them unbelieving. Both of them were tall, at least a good six feet something, wearing nothing more than short red robes. One of them was fair with green eyes, the other dark with matching eyes. While one was thin and lithe, with barely defined muscles, the other was thick and brawny, with bulging biceps. Both of them so appealing her body responded without preamble. Her nipples hardened under the thin material she was wearing and she tried to cross her arms before her chest, but the garment was so short that if she lifted her arms the men would get a good glimpse of her pubis. Finally, she decided to press her hands to her sides, in an effort to control her body’s excitement to the masculine beauties before her.

“Yes, of course, who else?” The first one spoke up. Her body churned. His voice was like honey or melted chocolate; white chocolate. Candyce smiled. She must have gotten drunk with the cherry liquor and hit her head.

“So, why were you looking for me?” she ventured.

Both men smiled at the same time. Their eyes glittered dangerously as they walked towards her.

“You know… the usual.” The fair-haired man spoke. His voice was husky, raspy, it reminded her of the feeling the liquor left on her throat. His pale eyes roamed over her body, hungrily. Her cheeks warmed.

“I—“

“Don’t mind him, cherie,” the dark haired one said. “He’s hungry.”

“And you’re not?”

“Yes, but I have manners, nonetheless.” Candyce stared from one to the other. “My name is Jasper and he’s Melker.”

“I’m Candyce.”

“We know,” Melker said. Candyce took in a sharp breath as one of his long fingers caressed her jaw. The pad of his thumb grazed her lips. Without knowing why, she opened up to him, taking the tip of his finger into her mouth. Her tongue shyly darted out, tasting the appendage. Cherry liquor. Strong hands wrapped themselves on her waist. She gasped audibly when she felt the thick hard member rest against her ass. She opened her mouth to speak but Melker pressed his lips to hers and she plunged with gusto into the ardent kiss. Hands, she didn’t know if Melker’s or Jaspers, slid over her breasts, stumbling over the erect nipple but not pausing to touch. Her breasts ached. She wanted to be touched. Again, the large hands travelled over her heavy breasts. She arched her back. Fingers pulled at her nipple and she moaned into Melker’s mouth.

“We’d thought you’d need more convincing. I’m glad we were wrong.” Jasper’s voice in her ear coupled with his warm breath, made her legs shake and her arousal soar.

Melker released her from his embrace. Taking a step back he shrugged off his robe. Candyce stared. Never in her life had she seen something so long and big and… her juices streamed down her thighs, her body clearly as keyed up at Melker’s male organ as her mind. Rough hands turned her over. Her jaw dropped. Melker was long but Jasper was thick. She looked up at him and he chuckled.
“Don’t worry, cherie, it will fit.” He bent over her and in one tug pulled off her negligee. Drawing her against him, his hands dipping to cup her ass, he whispered in her ear, “it always fits.” Candyce’s eyes widened but she barely had a moment to register his words before his mouth clamped on hers. Melker’s kiss had been arduous, passionate, hot; Jasper’s was soft, tender, branding.
Candyce jerked when Melker’s tongue swept across her folds. Jasper’s grip on her tightened. His hands on her ass massaged the round globes. In perfect timing, one of his fingers probed the entrance to her anus as Melker’s tongue delved into her cunt. She wanted to cry out in pleasure, but her pitiful moan of delight was swallowed by Jasper’s kiss.

The men created a rhythm that tormented her body. When one entered, the other pulled out. She rocked against them, the ache in her body so sharp she thought she’d cry. They’d never stay inside her enough, never fill her to completion, and never let her find satisfaction. She knew there were more than two fingers inside her at once; maybe three, maybe four, maybe even five. They probed, explored and opened her up for them. They made her body weep and sweat for them. They made her whimper, moan and beg and she enjoyed every minute of it, but enough was enough. She couldn’t take it anymore. She needed them inside her, pumping into her, giving her those delicious cocks to which fingers were no substitute.

“Please, Melker, please Jasper.” She begged for the hundredth time. Jasper looked up at her. He was suckling on her breasts, teasing the pink nubs, biting, licking, blowing on them until they ached.

She met his lidded stare. “Please.”

He nodded once and relief flowed through her.

“She’s more than ready, Melker.”

Melker stepped away from her and observed her with a cheeky smile. “She most certainly is.” He stroked his cock, spreading the glistening drops of precome that coated it. “But maybe, we could…” Placing a hand on her shoulder he pushed down. Candyce willingly fell to her knees. Without waiting, she eagerly took Melker’s cock into her mouth. Their moans reverberated loudly in the room. She lapped hungrily at the long member. A nudge made her glance upwards. The sight of Jasper’s fat cock met her. Hungrily, she took him into her mouth, opening wide to fit as much as him inside as possible. Greedily she sucked both men, palming their balls, licking from base to top and back again. She wanted to bring them to the edge of insanity as they had brought her. Her body rocked on it’s own volition searching for release as it brought both men to the brink.

“Enough, Candyce.” Jasper grabbed her under the arms, lifted her and threw her onto the four-poster bed. Lying back against the pillows he brought her to him, obliging her to straddle him. His cock was inches away from her hot pussy and she wanted nothing more than to sink into it, but he held her at bay.

“You will not come until we allow you, do you hear?” he threatened.

Candyce nodded. With a small smile, Jasper pulled her down, impaling her onto his cock. Both of them groaned loudly. She longed to move against him, to have him move inside of her, but the dark haired man was stock-still. A gasp escaped her lips as she felt Melker’s long, thin cock fill her anus. She trembled, trying to hold back the orgasm which fought so hard to explode as both men crammed themselves inside her body.

“Don’t,” Jasper warned.

She was barely able to nod, in fear that the slightest movement would trigger her. They were only seconds, but it was torture until Melker was fully inside her.

Jasper smiled. “Now, we fuck.”

Candyce gasped, and then screamed as both men moved at once, one entering, the other pushing further inside. She didn’t need much more. Her body reacted to the celestial feeling and as the men pushed and shoved, her climax hit her hard, milking the cocks nestled deep inside her. Barely a few seconds later the men grunted their release, their sperm shooting hard inside her.

Candyce opened her eyes. She trembled from head to toe. She looked around her. How? She was back at the storage room, the lights were on, but the old lady was nowhere to be seen.

“Sweety, sorry I had to leave you here. There was a customer upstairs. Are you alright?”

The old lady appeared from behind her, the red box of chocolate still in her hands, her warm smile in place.

Candyce shook her head. She felt clammy, feverish, unstable. Maybe the chocolate was bad?

She cleared her throat. “I, I think it’s the heat from the storage room. I better be going.”

Had it all been a dream? It couldn’t have been…but then again… She had barely reached for the door knob when the old lady called after her.

“Here, I think you dropped this downstairs.”

Candyce took the card. She stared hard at the white and red slip of paper.

Jasper and Melker
Double your pleasure, double your fun
Professional Candy makers.

With a shaking hand, she turned the card around. Scribbled in neat handwriting were the words: “Looking forward to seeing you at the New Year’s party, Candyce.” and underneath in a sloppy stance, “In the end, it always fits.”

Candyce looked up at the elderly woman who regarded her with a mischievous smile. “Thank you.”

Noelia winked. Candyce stored the card in her purse and walked out. She grinned as she started her way back home. Guess she would be going to that party, after all.