I'm completely thrilled that Kd Grace has stopped by today with her fabulous paranormal romance IN THE FLESH. What's more there's a giveaway...keep reading. I'm currently immersed in this story and absolutely loving it!
Imaginary Lovers
I suspect every young girl and probably most boys
too have had imaginary lovers. Okay, if I’m being honest, as a writer of
romance and erotica, I have them all the time. J Those
imaginary lovers are the lovers we long for when there isn’t anyone else, when
we’re on our own and yearn to be the center of attention of the best, most
amazing, hottest man ever, or when our fantasies turn dark and dangerous and we
need a little bit of scary-hot help. And let’s face it they certainly have
their place in our self-love life, don’t they? They are our images of
perfection, something that doesn’t exist in the real world. Though In The Flesh has a complicated origin,
a part of its roots and, certainly a part of what drives the story is an
imaginary lover. But this imaginary lover is not the book boyfriend of your
dreams. He’s not the one all your friends will be jealous of. Don’t get me
wrong though, this imaginary lover is strong, powerful, outrageously sexy and
he’s completely focused on you. What more could a girl ask for, right?
But what if this insatiable glorious lover, who
blows your mind with sex beyond your wildest dreams, isn’t imaginary at all?
Oh, I’m not talking Cinderella and Prince Charming or Christian Grey and Anna
Steele. Oh no! This lover is way beyond Charming or Grey. In reality, this
lover is the most terrifying being you’ve ever met. And what if, in spite of
even that, you still can’t resist him?
When I first started writing the story of the Chapel
House Guardian, it really was just a short story, an idea about the perfect
imaginary lover gone horribly wrong. But after three different incarnations, shared
in two different writing groups, I realized there was way more to this Guardian
and to those he seduced than what could be contained in one short story. In
fact, I soon discovered it would take something more than a human to thwart the
seduction of the Guardian. 94k words and In
The Flesh later, I discovered that even then, Susan and Michael, and
the Guardian’ strange story wasn’t finished. I’m now writing the sequel, Blind- Sided. Both books are a part
of something even bigger still, the Medusa’s Consortium Series. You’ll
be hearing more about that later. In the meantime, enjoy the excerpt and don’t
forget to comment for a chance to win the giveaway.
Giveaway: To promote the
release of In The Flesh, I’m giving away a $30/£20 Amazon gift voucher. Help me
celebrate and comment for a chance to win. J
In
The Flesh Blurb:
When
Susan Innes comes to visit her friend, Annie Rivers, in Chapel House, the
deconsecrated church that Annie is renovating into a home, she discovers her
outgoing friend changed, reclusive, secretive, and completely enthralled by a
mysterious lover, whose presence is always felt, but never seen, a lover whom
she claims is god. As her holiday turns into a nightmare, Susan must come to
grips with the fact that her friend’s lover is neither imaginary nor is he
human, and even worse, he’s turned his wandering eye on Susan, and he won’t be
denied his prize. If Susan is to fight an inhuman stalker intent on having her
as his own, she’ll need a little inhuman help.
EXCERPT - Researching God’s Love Life
By
the time I finished my breakfast and was ready to go, Annie was already fast
asleep, curled in her nest at the foot of the altar. Outside, the smell of
burning rubbish stung my eyes and the back of my throat.
I
had little enthusiasm for the handbag sale, nor for lingering at the make-up
counter. Instead I found myself in a coffee shop, laptop open researching God’s
love life, which turned out to be a long history of seducing humans.
Zeus
visited Danae in a shower of gold. He seduced Leda in the form of a swan. Eros
came to Psyche in the dead of night forbidding her to look upon his face. Hades
dragged Persephone down to the Underworld. The Virgin Mary was impregnated by
the god of the Bible. In the New Testament, Christ is the bridegroom, and the
church his bride. And the list went on and on. Perhaps even the indwelling of
the Holy Spirit was just another way for divinity to experience flesh.
I
had always loved mythology, and I’d read all these stories before. I’d just
never put them together to get the whole picture. And though I was seeing an
aspect of divinity that I found rather disturbing, I couldn’t help feeling
there was still a piece of the puzzle missing.
I
suppose I should have felt relieved. Annie wasn’t as unusual as I’d thought.
God was the ultimate stalker, and he didn’t seem to be very faithful to his
lovers. Just Annie’s type. I tried not to think about the implications of my
experience in the bath last night. After all, it was just mythology, and I’d
had a lot of wine. And there’s never any accounting for my vivid imagination.
After all, I was a writer. I made my living as a teller of tales.
“What
are you reading?”
I
jumped at the sound of Annie’s voice and quickly minimized the page. “Didn’t
expect to see you here.”
“I’m
feeling better.”
“How
did you know where to find me?”
She
leaned down and whispered next to my ear. “My lover’s God, remember? You can’t
hide from him.” I barely had time to register shock before she reached down and
restored the page.
“Trying
to learn a little bit more about him, are we?” She smiled at the monitor
and nodded knowingly. “None of this does him justice. He’s the Hound of Heaven.
He’s always pursuing those he loves, and there’s no escaping. Once he’s set his
eyes on you, he’ll do whatever it takes to make you his own.”
I
suddenly felt cold.
Buy In the Flesh Here:
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Voted ETO Best Erotic Author of 2014, and a proud member of The Brit
Babes, K D Grace believes Freud was right. In the end, it really IS all about
sex, well sex and love. And nobody’s happier about that than she is, otherwise,
what would she write about?
When she’s not writing, K D is veg gardening. When she’s not
gardening, she’s walking. She walks her stories, and she’s serious about it.
She and her husband have walked Coast to Coast across England, along with
several other long-distance routes. For her, inspiration is directly
proportionate to how quickly she wears out a pair of walking boots. She also
enjoys martial arts, reading, watching the birds and anything that gets her
outdoors.
KD has erotica published with Totally Bound, SourceBooks, Xcite Books,
Harper Collins Mischief Books, Mammoth, Cleis Press, Black Lace, Sweetmeats
Press and others.
K D’s critically acclaimed erotic romance novels include, The Initiation of Ms Holly, Fulfilling the Contract, To Rome with Lust, and The Pet Shop. Her paranormal erotic novel, Body Temperature and Rising, the first book of her Lakeland Witches trilogy, was listed as
honorable mention on Violet Blue’s Top 12 Sex Books for 2011. Books two and three, Riding the Ether, and Elemental Fire, are now
also available.
K D Grace also writes hot romance as Grace Marshall. An Executive Decision, Identity Crisis, The Exhibition, Interviewing Wade are all
available.
Find K D Here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KD_Grace
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Thanks so much for having me over, Lily! It's always a pleasure to visit you. <3
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