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Roses and Updates

Published on April 1, 2011 in 1-800-DOM-help. 1 Comment

Hello!! I didn’t mean to neglect my blog the last few days, but its been busy, busy, busy! I have been working on finalizing a few things and I still have some good news I’m dying to share, but can’t quite yet. I hop in another week I’ll be able to spill it. Let’s just say 2011 is shaping up to be a very busy year for me. :D

I did want to take a moment to shout out for my good friend Delphine Dryden on her newest release, Roses and Chains!! It’s the latest in the 1-800-DOM-help series and this one is a keeper.

A book in the 1-800-DOM-help series.

Take one adorable suburban couple just starting to realize their D/s relationship isn’t quite enough to satisfy. Add one cute and quirky sub who can’t seem to find a Dom to suit her tastes. Place them in a room full of sex toys and candlelight, roses and chains…

And after a few smoking-hot nights of pleasure and exploration, all three just might find what they’re looking for.

You can buy Roses and Chains at Ellora’s Cave now!! And don’t forget to check out the other 1-800-DOM-help books in the series.

1-800-DOM-help – Emerald Dungeon

Published on March 24, 2011 in 1-800-DOM-help. 1 Comment

For those of you who have been enjoying the series, there are a few more books coming down the pipe for you to enjoy. The latest in the series comes from the talented Kathy Kulig.

Emerald Dungeon

Dana’s summer job as a musician in an Irish castle takes an adventurous turn after she witnesses a BDSM scene in the dungeon, and her submissive side is aroused.

Jack is a sexy Dominant who recognizes the sub smoldering beneath the demure exterior. His skillful commands take Dana beyond her darkest erotic fantasies.

Whips, restraints and increasing levels of pain heighten her passion, but complete surrender and ecstasy is out of her reach. Will a summer affair be enough to find what they both need? The appearance of a mysterious 1-800-DOM-help business card offers to guide them. Secrets and strange events around the castle only add to their troubles. If Dana can accept Jack with complete trust and surrender, then ultimate pleasure and true love is possible.

Need Help? 1-800-DOM-help it is!

Published on January 25, 2011 in 1-800-DOM-help. 2 Comments

Well that New Year’s resolution to do more blog posts fell away pretty fast, eh? Life is never slow in the d’Abo household and well… you know how those things go.

But this week is very special, and I didn’t want to miss a chance to pimp some of the wonderful ladies of the 1-800-DOM-help series. This week has not one, not two, but THREE releases come out from our series.

Delight Me by Desiree Holt

Dani suspects her growing dissatisfaction with the lifestyle suggests she might be in need of a role reversal. When she finds a mysterious business card, she calls the number, 1-800-DOM-help, and is paired with Ethan, a sexy-as-sin sub. Dani learns the erotic effects of wielding the whip and the intense arousal that stimulating her sub with toys can bring.

As their sessions progress, Dani and Ethan explore every aspect of D/s play—from restraints to punishment to exercising control to achieve mind-blowing orgasms—and Dani comes to understand the value of receiving trust, as well as giving it. But her newfound, strong emotional feelings for Ethan scare her to death. Their current course could change her life forever—if she’s brave enough to accept what’s being offered.

Available January 26th

Controlling Interests by Francesca Hawley

Mozelle “Mouse” Vincent inherits money, a club and her boss’ son as a business partner when society leader Regine Stuart dies. Torin Stuart knows what his late mother’s wishes were for his exclusive BDSM club, Erotically Bound, but he’s pissed that he’s forced to trust Mouse—especially when her inherently submissive nature arouses the sexual Dominant in him.

After baring all in a heated, intense scene, Mouse realizes they still have to work together, but now Tor challenges any business suggestion she makes. When she wants to offer education classes, Tor dares her to organize the class and participate—as a submissive.

To his chagrin, Mouse agrees, but he can’t stand the thought of any other Dom touching her. Suddenly there’s far more at stake than the controlling interest in their club…because love is the ultimate prize in their power exchange.

Available January 28

Fettered Love by Michelle Polaris

Kirk, Master to his long-time lover Evan, decides it’s time to place his permanent collar around Evan’s sexy cock. But when he proposes, he faces a surprise. Evan wants a child. So where will they find a kinky woman to help?

A mysterious card with the 1-800-DOM-help number advertises assistance for unusual problems in the BDSM community. When Evan calls, he recognizes the voice of Sarah—Kirk’s best friend from childhood, Evan’s Mistress of several years in college. They both loved her and suffered betrayal when she walked out of their lives.

Now she proposes to be the mother of their child. No strings, just a chance to have the men she respects and loves back in her life. Evan embraces the idea while Kirk rages with mistrust.

At Evan’s request, they share one night of passion, Kirk and Sarah working together to dominate Evan in the scene of his erotic fantasies, hoping it will be enough to rekindle trust and make all their dreams come true.

Available January 28th.

These books are all amazing and I can’t recommend them enough. And don’t forget about Needing Harte and Commanding Acquisitions as well, the first two books in the series.

*does a snoopy dance*

Wonderful Reviews to Round Out the Year

Published on December 21, 2010 in 1-800-DOM-help, Commanding Acquisitions, No Remedy and Review. 1 Comment

With all the excitement getting ready for Christmas (including a much anticipated visit by my parents), I was excited to find not one, not three, but FIVE reviews sitting in my Inbox this week! Yeah, it’s enough to make me giddy (or that could be the chocolate overload!).

No Remedy

When writing a sequel, it’s always hard to find the balance between not wanting to bore readers of the first book, but giving enough information to new readers in the second. Considering how much I love the characters in my pirate series, I was really happy to see that readers are enjoying them.

Lea over at BlackRaven’s Reviews gave No Remedy five ravens and said,

No Remedy is a truly outstanding story. With great characters, a complicated and intriguing plot, settings that tie into the storyline in a meaningful manner that advances the plot, and a timeframe that has a quite literal deadline ticking away in the back of your mind as you read, this is not only an enjoyable, but memorable book.

Christine d’Abo gifts the reader with a daring combination of sci-fi space adventure, sexy and soulful ménage, and pirating with a conscience topped off with a bit of professional gunslinger and she makes it work, and work well.

Thank you, Lea!! I was also stunned to learn that No Remedy won book of the week over at BlackRaven’s Reviews! Thank you to everyone who voted. You can read the full review here.

AlexJouJou at Manic Readers gave No Remedy four stars and said,

I very much enjoyed how the dynamic between the three primary characters developed and how it all worked together for their ménage. Permanent ménage can be difficult to write as it is more than just a sex thing and here we see several layers developed and expanded so that you believe a happily ever after for three is the outcome. I’m going to seek out more books by Ms. D’Abo as I am quite impressed!

Thank you, Alex! You can read the full review here.

Commanding Acquisitions

Not one but three reviews came in for Commanding Acquisitions this week. Being book two is always hard. Lots of expectations to live up to. After the wonderful start with Marilu Mann’s Needing Harte, I’m thrilled to say people are still loving the 1-800-DOM-help series.

The always fantastic Tina at Two Lips Reviews, gave Commanding four lips!

Commanding Acquisitions by Christine D’ Abo is a BDSM story that teaches the real meaning of BDSM – trust. Both Simon and Gavin have trust issues. 1-800-Dom-Help has put them on track to finding out why they have the trust issues but can they take a chance and make the most of the opportunity?…The emotional connection between the lead characters and their hotter-than-sin sex had me hooked on Commanding Acquisitions.  Now I have to check out the other books in the 1-800- Dom-Help series.  Bring them on!

Read the full review here.

Lea at BlackRaven’s Reviews gave it four ravens.

Commanding Acquisitions is one of those great stories where the strong come to understand their weaknesses, the weak come to find and accept their strengths and eventually everything sorts out to an HEA ending. At just under 100 pages, this story is easily read and greatly enjoyed in one or two sittings.

Read the full review here.

And last, but certainly not least, AlexJouJou at Manic Readers gave it four stars.

Commanding Acquisitionsis a tender love story at heart—even with BDSM elements thrown in it is the connection between Simon and Gavin that steals the show. Gavin is coming to grips with a past that has left him scarred and Simon is trying to let go enough to be what Gavin needs. The way that Simon anticipates Gavin’s desires is at the core of what power exchange is all about—that level of trust in the other person to give you what you need is not hard to give but, once given with a good Dom like Simon, the pleasure is all the better.

Read the full review here.

Thank you to all the reviewers who have helped end my 2010 on a high note. And thank you to all the readers who continue to enjoy my stories.

*does a snoopy dance*

Sunday update

Published on December 5, 2010 in 1-800-DOM-help, Book Trailer, Commanding Acquisitions, Firm Touch, Jack and Jill. 1 Comment

Wow, where did the time go. I blinked and November disappeared on me. :D I’m sure NaNo had more than a little to do with that (and I finished with 68k!). So it’s been a bit since I’ve done any updates and I have some fun things to share.

First off, thank you to everyone who has had kind words about Commanding Acquisitions, my story in the 1-800-DOM-help series. Book three will be releasing on January 26th, and it’s coming to you from the very talented Desiree Holt. Look for Delight Me, coming soon.

To celebrate our third release in the series, the fantastic Delphine Dryden has pulled together a trailer for the series!

Awesome, right?!

Tomorrow marks the release of my contribution to the EC Merry Kinkmas line. Firm Touch is coming out and I’m nervous/excited about this one. Nervous because the kink I chose is pretty risque, even for me. Excited because I’d like to think I did a good job on it. I guess we’ll see tomorrow. If you buy Firm Touch, please consider leaving a comment on the EC site (good or bad, just be honest).

I was also thrilled to have a stunning review of No Remedy by Ames over at Book Binge. She gave No Remedy 4.75 out of 5!

Holy spaceballs! I don’t know what I was expecting when I opened this book up, but I was totally blown away by what I read…the action begins immediately in No Remedy. Which is great! And unfolding right alongside all the action is a really great romance. First of all, there is enough history between the three characters that the quick pace of the romance makes sense…No Remedy had everything good going for it. A space pirate, a bounty hunter and a scientist. There was all combinations of loving that really spiced up an already interesting concept and all the action just hit the spot.

Please make sure to pop over to the Book Binge and check out all their other fantastic reviews!

And finally, my last bid news… I got another puppy! Yes, poor Jack my one and a half year old miniature Daschund was lonely. He gets left home alone in the day now that my husband has taken on a new job and we were feeling bad. So yesterday we went out and got another mini.

Introducing…Jill!! (yes…we went there)

I love my baby girl bunches and I think Jack is rather smitten as well. Or horny. We really need to get him fixed now LOL!

I’m still writing up a storm and should have several submissions off to editors in the near future. I’m just finishing up a WIP and then it will be back to work on No Master, book three in my space pirate series. I hope all is well with everyone.

Special Reviews

Published on November 21, 2010 in 1-800-DOM-help, Commanding Acquisitions and Review. 0 Comments

I think it’s pretty obvious that I love reviews. Good or bad, I value the feed back a reader provides as I always try and learn something from it. When I get a review from another writer, it makes me very excited and nervous. Especially if they are authors who I admire.

Both the amazing Delphine Dryden and Michelle Polaris gave Commanding Acquisitions fantastic reviews recently. These are both ladies who write some of the best BDSM romance I’ve ever read, so getting their thumbs up on a story means a lot.

Michelle said:

It gives us two characters, intelligent, intriguing, sexy and enjoyable, places them at an important pivot point of their lives, drives the sexual heat high between them, and makes them face important decisions about taking the risk of relationship and coping with the fears that get in their way.

And De’s review makes me sound like I knew what I was doing! LOL!

Christine does a wonderful job keeping the pace flowing in this short but intense book. She makes great use of the 1-800-DOM-help setup to get Simon and Gavin together, but then lets the setting fade to background as they work their way into this relationship. The sex scenes are scorchingly hot and surprisingly sweet for a m/m BDSM tale. I enjoyed how the sex kept the emotional story rolling, as the steamy interaction became another form of communication between the two heroes.

If you haven’t checked out either of these two ladies, you really need to do so. Amazing story tellers and I’m privileged to know them.Thanks to both of you!

Now Out – Commanding Acquisitions!

Published on November 10, 2010 in 1-800-DOM-help and Commanding Acquisitions. 0 Comments

*does a snoopy dance around the room*

It’s out!! I am super excited to let everyone know that Commanding Acquisitions, the second book in the 1-800-DOM-help series is now available from Ellora’s Cave.

When we started talking about the series, a lot of ideas were bounced around. At the time, I was working at a conference for my day job, and as we chatted the idea for Commanding Acquisitions popped into my head. I wrote the synopsis on my BlackBerry in between conference sessions and then tore back to my hotel room to get started.

The end result is a story I’m very happy to call my own. :)

I thought I would share with you today our new group prologue, and a short excerpt from Commanding Acquisitions. I hope you enjoy!

The Magic

The magic begins with the appearance of the business card. Sleek black print on a pristine white background—unassuming in its appearance. Those brave enough to call the number will begin a journey that will explore their greatest desires.

Once the call is made, the Operator goes to work. Somehow he knows just what every caller needs, always able to find the answer the caller seeks.

Callers may be directed to Unfettered, a new club in town, one nobody has heard of. It provides a safe haven for all who enter. Members are free to explore their every desire…even those they weren’t aware of. Little do they know Unfettered will disappear once those yearnings have eased.

Submissives who don’t know how to handle their Dominants. Masters looking for the perfect sub. People who need just a little push to admit vanilla isn’t their favorite flavor. The card finds them all.

And once you dial 1-800-DOM-help anything can happen.

Commanding Acquisitions

Simon cocked his head to the side, looking at the man kneeling by his chair out of the corner of his eye. He hadn’t moved. The drink was still being offered, though Simon could see the slight shake in his arms. With a bored sigh, he reached out and took the tumbler.

The familiar, pleasant burn of the scotch made its way down his throat. Damn, that was good. He took another sip and held his glass out. The sub reached for it, taking it neatly from him.

A loud crack was followed by a sob. “One. Thank you, Mistress.”

Simon reached out and took the glass again. He ignored the tiny rush of electricity when his fingers brushed against the sub’s. Fuck, he hadn’t even looked at the man yet and Simon was ready to tie him up.

“Two. Thank you, Mistress.”

He knew he wouldn’t be able to put things off too long. If Simon wasn’t going to play with the boy, then he needed to cut him loose sooner rather than later. It wouldn’t be fair to waste the poor guy’s whole evening.

Crack. “Three. Thank you, Mistress.” Gasp.

“I bet his ass is red now.” Simon said softly. It could be brushed off as him speaking to himself, but he knew the man at his feet would hang on every word.

“Five. Thank you, Mistress.”

“I bet the welts are nice and white. He won’t be able to sit down for hours.” Simon sipped his drink. “I wonder if she’ll fuck him or if she’ll leave him to suffer.”

“Seven. Thank you, Mistress.”

Not wanting to wait any longer, Simon looked over at the man at his feet.

He didn’t appear to be much younger than Simon. He was shirtless, wearing leather pants and his feet were bare. Brown hair fell forward to cover his eyes, which Simon inexplicably wanted to know the color of. His long, lean arms were now resting at his sides, knuckles pressed to the floor. God, he looked like a swimmer or runner. Someone who took the time to exercise and look after himself.

In short, he was gorgeous.

“Nine. Thank you, Mistress.”

The sub at his feet was breathing a bit harder now. Simon liked that he was affected by the scene going on. Not that they would be able to do something like that now—not without setting limits at least.

“Think he’s going to make it? She’s been going pretty rough on him. Answer me.”

“Yes Sir. He will.”

NaNo Update and a Blog Post

Published on November 3, 2010 in 1-800-DOM-help and NaNoWriMo. 1 Comment

Hello peeps! Yes, I’ve survived another NaNo day with my word count intact! I didn’t get as much written yesterday due to the craziness of my life, but managed just over 2k, to take me to over 6k total. With luck I’ll get another 2k written today as well.

I’ve also posted a blog over at the 1-800-DOM-help site talking about what it means to be submissive. I’d love for you to pop over and check it out.

Commanding Acquisitions – Cover Art!

Published on October 27, 2010 in 1-800-DOM-help and Commanding Acquisitions. 0 Comments

This is a happy cover art week for me!! I’m so excited to unveil the cover for Commanding Acquisitions!

*drool*

And don’t forget our contest over at the 1-800-DOM-help blog. Check it out!

1-800-DOM-help Contest!

Published on October 27, 2010 in 1-800-DOM-help and Commanding Acquisitions. 1 Comment

Who wants to win an awesome gift bag from the authors of the 1-800-DOM-help series??

It’s super-fantastic!

In celebration of the recent launch of our series, the 1-800-DOM-help gals are running a contest. We’re holding a scavenger hunt. I’ll list a group of questions, the answers to which can be found on our various author web locations. Pop over to the 1-800-DOM-help blog to get all the details on both the scavenger hunt and the prize.

And don’t forget!!

My book in the series, Commanding Acquisitions, will be coming out on November 10th.

Blurb

Simon is a Dom who has become jaded, tired of the local scene. With his bookstore failing and personal life nonexistent, he’s looking for something different. The arrival of the mysterious 1-800-DOM-help business card gives Simon a chance for a change. The Operator directs him to Unfettered, a hot new BDSM club where Simon hopes to find a distraction for the evening. What he gets is a sexy sub offering himself up for a night of no-holds-barred sex, who then disappears with the dawn.

When the business consultant Simon hires turns out to be his mysterious sub, he knows he’s found a chance at happiness. But happiness comes at a price.