Ariel's World: 2015

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Author Julia Mills Drops by on the Fighting for Her Dragon Blog Tour!

Please join me in welcoming author Julia Mills to my blog on her blog tour. She's here to share an excerpt from her latest release, Fighting for her Dragon. Also, Julia has a Rafflecopter giveaway for a $50 Amazon gift card, so be sure to enter the giveaway at the end of this post!

SYNOPSIS There Are No Coincidences…. Given a fairy tale life by the clan of dragon shifters that rescued her as a little girl, Emma Sinclair long ago accepted she might never solve the mystery of her heritage. Of course, that was before she could feel the traitor’s pain, before she knew he was slipping away. And before the unthinkable happened… he called to her in the language of his kin. The Universe Does Not Make Mistakes… Captured by his brothers. Imprisoned in a cave. Bound in silver chains. Andrew knew his days were numbered. He accepted his fate. Knew he was getting what he deserved. Hallucinations of his long dead parents were his only solace in the debris of a wasted life. Then the scent of salt, sun and fresh air entered his prison. The fragrance stirred visions of expressive brown eyes, a smile that rivaled the sun and a voice that was a balm to his tattered soul. He clung to the memory of her. She became his lifeline…his only hope of survival… Fate Will Not Be Denied… One doomed dragon shifter. One very special woman. One destiny no one could have predicted. Will they save dragon kin or destroy it?

EXCERPT “Emma! Emma! Open this damn door!” Devon bellowed. This was the third time in two days he’d pounded on her door however on this occasion he seemed really upset, almost desperate. She tried to get up, had tried every time. Wanted to answer the door or at least call out to him. Needed to tell him she had the flu or whatever it was and would talk to him when she felt better. The problem was no matter how hard she tried, not even a finger would move. Her throat was so dry from crying and lack of drink she could only whisper. She couldn’t remember how long it had been since she’d actually left her bed. All of this had started forty-eight hours earlier with the voice of the traitor sounding in her head and reached its first climax when she’d collapsed on her living room floor. He’d spoken directly into her mind, had been doing so since the moment he touched the land of their lair. As shocking as hearing him like he was a part of her was the fact that he called her his mate had been the trigger for her passing out. On the heels of his mind-boggling revelation, the traitor had begged her to come to him. Then he had reached for her. Not like you reach across the table but through some invisible link she felt in the very depths of her soul and would’ve sworn had never been there before. Pain accompanied his pleas. A crippling aching that permeated every cell of her being. It has finally become too much for her to bear. Emma landed face first in front of the couch, barely missing the corner of the coffee table with her head. Wave after wave of pain racked her body for hours. When the sun began to shine through the slats of her blinds hanging on the picture window the pain had receded. It had been almost twenty minutes since the last barrage of agony. The longest it had stayed at a dull throb since she’d hit the floor. Working up her courage, Emma rose to her knees. Cold sweat peppered her upper lip, wet her spine and ran down her arms. Taking a long deep breath in an attempt to end her panting and hopefully not hyperventilate, she steadied herself and began crawling towards her bedroom. Halfway to her destination, the pain returned with a vengeance. Her muscles knotted, feeling as if they were pulling away from her bones. Cramps like nothing she’d ever experienced set her insides on fire, a blaze that tore through her abdomen and chest forcing the air from her lungs. Spots danced before her eyes before she once again found herself laying on the cold, hard tile. With no windows in the hallway, Emma could only guess how long she’d been there when she was finally able to pry open her eyelids. Struggling to her knees for the second time, she was determined to make it to her feet and used the wall as a crutch. Finally standing, she put one foot in front of the other, her shaky legs threatened to buckle out from under her as, she finally made it to her bed. Moaning, she fell face forward onto the sage green comforter praying to the Heavens that she never had to move again. Over the next few hours she floated in and out of consciousness never quite sure if what she heard and saw was real. Andrew’s voice the only constant as she battled whatever force was attacking her body, mind and soul. He would plead with her to come to him, speaking beautiful words in the ancient language of the dragon kin, telling her that she was the only one that could end his torment. Then he would demand, his tone sharp, his words direct, as if he would accept nothing but her complete surrender to his will. In between, he would whisper her name over and over all the while pushing his need into her. His eyes peered into her soul. She had no idea how but his mismatched stare followed her from consciousness to restless sleep and back again, ever present, keeping watch over her. When one especially horrific wave of torment came upon her, their gazes locked. The agony she saw reflected in those hauntingly imperfect eyes confirmed her worst fears, it was not her pain but his attacking her. “Why are you doing this to me?” She whispered, barely able to make out her own words. Horror overrode the ache in his eyes and seemed to push the agony from his tone. He spoke with command and a clarity that baffled her considering his pain. “I’m not doing anything, a thaisce. It’s our connection…our bond. If you come to me, I hope to free you from my influence.” “But…” Her attempt to answer through mindspeak, as he had spoken to her, was cut short by Devon’s first round of knocking at her door. The next two days was an endless loop of pain, visions and nonsensical conversations with the traitor in her head only interrupted by the few precious moments when she was overtaken by exhaustion. Andrew’s pleas became more insistent, the power he was pushing through more forceful as she continued to explain she was trying to come to him but physically unable. “You must! It’s the only way I can save you.” Was the last she heard of him. Their bond had gone silent. She had called to him but to no avail, he had simply stopped communicating. But I still hurt… Fighting For Her Dragon (Dragon Guards #7) By Julia Mills AMAZON US AMAZON UK AMAZON CA AUTHOR BIO

Mom of two rockin' girls, Reader of everything, Author of The Dragon Guards series and many more surprises to come! I am a sarcastic,sometimes foul-mouthed, not afraid to drink a beer, always southern woman with 2 of the most amazing teenage daughters, a menagerie of animals and a voracious appetite for reading who recently decided to write the storied running through her brain. I read my first book, Dr Suess' Cat in The Hat by myself at 4 and was hooked. I believe a good book along with shoes, makeup and purses will never let a girl down and that all heroes of all the books I have ever read or will ever write pale in comparison to my daddy! I am a sucker for a happy ending and love some hot sweaty sex with a healthy dose of romance. I am still working on my story but believe it will contain all of the above with as much SPICE as I can work into it. CHEERS! How to reach Julia online: Twitter Facebook Goodreads Previous Books in the Series

Her Dragon to Slay (Dragon Guards #1) Her Dragon's Fire (Dragon Guards #2) Haunted by Her Dragon (Dragon Guards #3) For the Love of her Dragon (Dragon Guards #4) Saved By Her Dragon (Dragon Guard #5) Only For Her Dragon (Dragon Guard # 6) $50 Amazon Gift Card GIVEAWAY a Rafflecopter giveaway To view the rest of the blog tour schedule, click here

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Tax Day Savings! 25% off Books at #AReBlast Promo

For one day only, All Romance eBooks is hosting a special #AReBlast promotion. Today, April 15 - Tax Day here in the U.S. - my books are discounted 25% off on ARe.

Click here to go to my All Romance eBooks author page.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Tempting Tuesday--Bad Boy Edition!

Welcome to my favorite day of the week. Today, I'm sharing pictures of one of my favorite types of men--the bad boy! Enjoy ;)

See you next Tuesday :)

*A word about the images used in this post*

I do not own the rights to these pictures and have found them in online sources assumed to be public domain use. If you own the rights to any images used in this or other posts on this blog and would like the images removed, please contact me: authorarielstorm@gmail.com

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Tempting Tuesday--Tattoo Edition Part 2

It's time once again for the best day of the week! Well, I think it is anyway. This edition focuses on tattooed hotties. I'm currently working on a short story where two of the three main characters are tattoo artists. Since I've been delving into tattoo pictures for inspiration, I thought it was the perfect theme for this week's edition.

Enjoy these sexy inked men.

Well, hey there, sexy.

Hmmm, what's that hand doing? ;)

Mmm. Maybe it's because I live in the Pacific Northwest, but to me, there's something so sexy about a man in a beanie.

He screams "Bad Boy."

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Tempting Tuesday--St. Paddy's Day Edition!

Hello and welcome to a very special edition of Tempting Tuesday! Today is one of my favorite holidays, St. Patrick's Day, and to celebrate, I'm drinking Bailey's and sharing pictures of hot guys in kilts! Enjoy!

Saturday, March 14, 2015

#MySexySaturday Sexy Me Up #MSS83 The Dom Next Door by @AuthorAriel

Today I'm again participating in My Sexy Saturday.

The theme this week is Sexy Me Up. I'm sharing from my new release The Dom Next Door. The scene I've posted today is part of a fantasy that the heroine is having about the gorgeous Dom she watches from her apartment.

Read on for the book blurb and an excerpt!

What would’ve happened if Jack hadn’t gotten that phone call? Would I have eased the straps of my bathing suit down and flashed my bare breasts. In the glow of the tiki torches and the moon, would he have been able to make out my smooth flesh? Would that faint light pick up the droplets of water glistening on my hardened nipples?

A moan escaped my lips as I pictured myself, as an alluring siren, beckoning Jack with the curves of my body. I opened the front of the robe and my nipples tingled from the cool air and the erotic imagery playing in my mind. My fingers found the beaded points and plucked the sensitive area.

The Dom Next Door is available now at Amazon, Amazon UK, Amazon CA, All Romance eBooks and Nook.

Looking for more steamy scenes? Be sure to keep the hop going by visiting http://mysexysaturday.blogspot.com/2015/03/sexy-me-up-mysexysaturday.html

Saturday Spankings #SatSpanks The Dom Next Door by @AuthorAriel

Today I'm again participating in a hop called Saturday Spankings and as the name suggests, all the posts will have excerpts of spanking scenes.

I'm sharing an excerpt from my new release The Dom Next Door. Read on for the book blurb and a spanking!

Violet Hendrix is a writer stuck in a rut. Behind deadline on a manuscript and struggling with writer’s block, she tries people-watching as a way to jump-start her creativity. With her writing career on the line, and an inability to put words on the page, Violet becomes an obsessive voyeur. There’s no one she’s more interested in watching than Jack Riley, the commanding Dom who lives in the building next to hers.

As she admires him from afar, she begins to fantasize about being his submissive. When a chance encounter leads to an evening together, she has the opportunity to turn her submissive fantasy into reality. Can she submit to the Dom next door and surrender to pleasure?

The tongues of leather from the flogger grazed the side of my cheeks, first my right then the left in a sweeping figure-eight. He used the device to strike me again and I bit my lip. My fantasy was being fulfilled, Jack had gone from being my mild-mannered neighbor, to the experienced Dom I’d known he was inside.

Jack—Master Jay—continued his expert whipping and I gave myself over completely. I got lost in the exquisite prickling of pain from the leather, lost in the rhythm of the flogger’s tails against my ass, lost in the tingle and heat that spread across my skin.

Every once in a while Jack would give me a short break. He’d lightly rub my backside and the stinging would subside. I started to crave an orgasm the way the parched yearn for water.

The Dom Next Door is available now at Amazon, Amazon UK, Amazon CA, All Romance eBooks and Nook.

Looking for more spankings? Be sure to keep the hop going by visiting http://saturdayspankings.blogspot.com/2015/03/saturday-spankings-participants-march.html

Friday, March 13, 2015

Please Visit Me at The Romance Studio's St. Patrick's Day Party!

To celebrate the release of The Dom Next Door--out TODAY--I'm participating in The Romance Studio's St. Patrick's Day Party.

From today until the 17th, I'll be posting excerpts from my books and I'm giving away one copy of my short erotic paranormal Pulse to one lucky winner. Be sure to visit me at http://trsparties.com/

The hop is called Saturday Spankings and as the name suggests, all the posts will have excerpts of spanking scenes.

I'm sharing an excerpt from my upcoming release The Dom Next Door. Read on for the book blurb and a spanking!

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Tempting Tuesday--Inspiration for The Dom Next Door

My BDSM short story The Dom Next Door comes out this Friday, so for today's Tempting Tuesday, I thought I'd share something a little different. This edition features a couple of pictures of the inspiration for the sexy male character in The Dom Next Door.

When I set out to write this story, I closed my eyes and tried to conjure up the hottest Dom I could imagine. I pictured a man with dark hair, a sensual, piercing gaze, full lips and a bit of sexy stubble on his face. And Colin Farrell is the absolute embodiment of Jack Riley the Dom in my story. Here's a short excerpt and photos of my smoking hot inspiration!

Those eyes....

That face...

And now for a fun and sexy excerpt!

"English was always my least favorite subject in school. Too many rules to follow.”

“Oh? So, you don’t like following rules? You’re a bad boy are you?”

“I don’t know if I’d go that far, but I prefer making the rules to following them.”

Beneath my cotton t-shirt my nipples hardened. I could follow any rule he dished out. With pleasure.

The Dom Next Door releases on Friday, March 13, 2015. It will be available for purchase at Amazon, Amazon UK, All Romance ebooks and Barnes & Noble.

You can pre-order The Dom Next Door on Amazon by clicking here,

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Sexy Me Once ~ #MySexySaturday #MSS82 ~ The Dom Next Door by @AuthorAriel

It's time once again for My Sexy Saturday.

This week's theme is Sexy Me Once and I thought it was a great theme to give readers a little taste of my upcoming release The Dom Next Door which releases 03/13 and is available for pre-order on Amazon now!

Here's the blurb and read below for the excerpt.

Violet Hendrix is a writer stuck in a rut. Behind deadline on a manuscript and struggling with writer’s block, she tries people-watching as a way to jump-start her creativity. With her writing career on the line, and an inability to put words on the page, Violet becomes an obsessive voyeur. There’s no one she’s more interested in watching than Jack Riley, the commanding Dom who lives in the building next to hers.
As she admires him from afar, she begins to fantasize about being his submissive. When a chance encounter leads to an evening together, she has the opportunity to turn her submissive fantasy into reality. Can she submit to the Dom next door and surrender to pleasure?

Here's my sexy seven sentences:

“Maybe the time for watching is over with, huh? Perhaps we’ve moved into the time for action.”

With those words he leaned in and fused our mouths together. His lips were soft as he nibbled at mine, working them apart. The smooth, velvet texture of his tongue caressed the inside of my mouth. He wrapped his hands around my waist and urged me toward him. I straddled his lap and gripped his shoulders for leverage.

Please visit the rest of the blogs taking part in this week's My Sexy Saturday.

Saturday Spankings #SatSpanks Excerpt from The Dom Next Door

Today I'm participating in a weekly hop for the first time.

The hop is called Saturday Spankings and as the name suggests, all the posts will have excerpts of spanking scenes.

I'm sharing an excerpt from my upcoming release The Dom Next Door. Read on for the book blurb and a spanking!

Jack motioned for me to turn around, which I obeyed. I faced the wall and stared at the pictures of the New Mexico desert. Since I couldn’t see him it only enhanced the experience for me. I didn’t know what to expect, but as had been the case all night, Jack set the pace and tone. It was the most erotically frustrating experience of my life. He walked his fingers up the curves of my cheeks and rested them on the top of my rump.

“Such a perfect ass.”
A slap landed on my left cheek so quickly I jumped.

The Dom Next Door comes out on March 13. Pre-order it on Amazon now!

There's more spankings to enjoy! Be sure to stop by the other blogs taking part in this hop by visiting: http://saturdayspankings.blogspot.com/

Thursday, March 5, 2015

The Dom Next Door Cover Reveal!

I'm pleased to announce my first foray into the BDSM erotic romance genre will release on Friday, March 13, 2015!

My short story The Dom Next Door is available now for pre-order through Amazon and will be available at All Romance ebooks and Nook on 03/13.

And now, the cover reveal and blurb.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Tempting Tuesday--Throwback Edition Part 2

I hope everyone enjoyed last week's Throwback Edition, in which I featured such hotties as Luke Perry and Jared Leto. This week's Tempting Tuesday theme is lead singers of 90s alt bands...these sexy dudes are all about tattoos, piercings and leather arm cuffs. Yes, please!

A Jay Popoff, the front man of Lit rocked the mic and killer sideburns.

Gavin Rossdale had all the swoon-worthy qualities of a rock star: luscious curly hair, brooding good looks and a British accent.

Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath was the perfect mischievous, tattooed hottie.

Oh, Shifty from Crazy Town with your facial piercings, guy-liner, black finger nails and tattoos, you always look as though you could give a girl the hottest, dirtiest shag of her life.

Friday, February 27, 2015

#MySexySaturday ~ My Sexy Addiction ~ Red by @AuthorAriel #MSS81

Today I'm sharing an excerpt from my current release Red as part of the My Sexy Saturday weekly promotion.

This week's theme is My Sexy Addiction and the below scorching excerpt is all about addiction of the physical kind. I hope you enjoy this sexy snippet.

Recently dumped and unemployed Jo May returns to her grandmother’s cabin on the Michigan Upper Peninsula to find her childhood friend Luke Herrera has transformed from an awkward lanky boy to a confident handsome man. As a snow storm rolls in off of Lake Superior the two become trapped together in the cabin. Alone in the close quarters, desires unfold and secrets come to light. When Jo learns what Luke really is, can she accept that she might be snowed in with a dangerous mythological predator?

He lapped at the slick folds of my pussy until he was back at my entrance again. That big, talented tongue plunged into me. His two fingers stroked my clit with a scissoring motion. He drilled me with his tongue and I lost what was left of my control.

I pushed my hips toward him and rocked back and forth. Judging by the guttural sounds emitting from Luke, gyrating against his face while he was eating me out was a turn on for him. His fingers dug into my hip as he held me harder. It was a huge turn on to know that a man was aroused from pleasuring me.

That was what pushed me over the edge. The knowledge that Luke enjoyed this almost as much as I did.

With my face still pressed into the pillows, I opened my mouth and screamed. My climax was long and intense. I bucked and twitched as though struck by high-voltage electricity.

When it was over, Luke kissed my inner thighs and stroked the backs of my legs. I shivered, but not because I was cold. There was something about his touch that unraveled me, but it was more than just physical. This was Luke…my best childhood friend. He knew me inside and out.

Although it surprised me that he’d given me the best orgasm of my life, I supposed it shouldn’t have. It was sort of natural that he’d be the one. In a way it made sense that our relationship would progress from friends to lovers.

I only wondered how long and how gradual that transition would’ve been if we hadn’t been trapped together during the snow storm.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Tempting Tuesday--Throwback Edition--Part 1

Welcome back Tempting Tuesday. This week's edition is all about back in the day hotties, now, that's not to say these guys are no longer sexy. I've picked pictures from times when the actors were in some of their most iconic roles. Without further ado here's a few pictures of some of my favorite throwback hunks!

Keanu Reeves soaking wet, in a tight t-shirt. You're welcome.

Dylan McKay...sigh.

Jared Leto as Jordan Catalano was my teenage crush.

I was a huge fan of Shemar Moore on Y&R

Friday, February 13, 2015

My Sexy Saturday 79~A Sexy Valentine #MSS79

Today I'm participating in the weekly meme My Sexy Saturday. This week's theme is A Sexy Valentine.

My latest release Red doesn't take place during Valentine's Day, but there are plenty of sexy scenes, like the one I'm sharing today. I'm sharing seven sexy sentences from this erotic retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

In the following scene, Jo is in the bath, fantasizing about her childhood friend Luke, who has been at her grandmother's cabin making repairs. Enjoy and be sure to

visit the other blogs in this hop: http://mysexysaturday.blogspot.com/

Here's the blurb for Red

Alone in the close quarters, desires unfold and secrets come to light. When Jo learns what Luke really is, can she accept that she might be snowed in with a dangerous mythological predator?

Here's my sexy seven:

I dipped my loofa under the water’s surface and let my fingers brush against my nether region. At the light contact, my clit pulsed with need and a vision of Luke flashed in my mind. Letting go of the loofa, I stroked myself and indulged in fantasizing about my childhood pal naked. Without his shirt on, I could only imagine how his wide shoulders, muscular arms and defined pecs would look—not to mention feel—beneath my hands and mouth. A sigh escaped my lips as my fingers I feathered over the tight, slick bud. The stiff points of my nipples flirted with the water’s edge. I rolled one between my fingertips, the moisture of my bath acting as a light lubricant.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Giftcards, Giveaways and Romance at Show Some Love Blog Hop!

Beginning today, Thursday, February 12 through Monday, February 16 I'm participating in the Show Some Love blog hop put on by We Love Kink Book Promotions.

As part of the hop, I'm hosting a giveaway of one copy of my short erotic romance Pulse. This contest is open to all, U.S. and international readers. To enter my giveaway, leave a comment with your email address below.

To help spread the word about my hot new release Red, I'm sharing an excerpt from the story.

Here's the blurb:

Here's the excerpt:

“Wow…” he whispered. “You’re even more beautiful than I imagined.” He unbuttoned his flannel shirt and tore the thermal Henley he wore underneath over his head.

“You’ve imagined me naked?”

“Oh, yeah.”

He ran his fingertips across my collarbone, down the valley between my breasts and settled on the waistband of my panties. He whisked my underwear off my hips and down my legs. My skin burned hot everywhere he’d touched me, but a shiver broke out on my body at the same time. God, I couldn’t believe Luke was making me feel this way.

I reached for the button-fly on his jeans. He let me undress him and I took my time, taking in the goods as I went. His abs were even more spectacular than I’d fantasized about. They were so defined and they looked hard as a rock. I brushed my fingers across their rippling surface. His skin was scorching hot.

“You’re really warm.”

My hand dipped inside the waistband of his boxer briefs. His erection filled my palm—and then some. I pushed the elastic of his underwear down and slid the jeans off his hips also. Standing fully nude before me Luke was a mouthwatering male specimen. The valley between his pectorals and width of his chest were the stuff of female fantasies.

My gaze flickered lower to his cock. It was definitely in proportion to his six foot six frame. His erection stood against his abdomen, the wide head resting just above his navel. I gripped the thick shaft and wrapped my fingers around the base. I moved up and down, my thumb grazed over the moisture-laden tip.

Want more Red? Buy it at All Romance, Amazon, Amazon UK and Nook.

The grand prize giveaway for the hop is one $65 Amazon Gift Card and one $5 Amazon Gift Card. To enter the grand prize giveaways, click here to be taken to the Rafflecopter.

Be sure to visit the other blogs taking part in this hop!

Lucy Felthouse

Victoria Blisse

Romancing Rakes For The Love of Romance

Lily Harlem

The Brit Babes

Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog

Jen's All About Books

The Conley Corner

Livre It To Me Book Blog

KissinBlueKaren

Mama's Dirty Little Reads

Romance Readers Book Blog