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

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. 

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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 :)

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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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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."

See you next Tuesday :)

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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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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!

See you next Tuesday :)

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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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#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!

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?

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. 

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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. 

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