Sunday, June 18, 2017

Suzy Shearer @SuzyShearer Author of Elephants and Ever-Afters #BDSM, #EroticRomance, #PlusSizedHeroine


 
For plus-sized Laura, 55, sex means she’s in charge, she just needs to find a man who’ll accept that.
When she meets the sexy-looking Tobias Duncan she thinks he’s a bull elephant charging everywhere but all the same he strikes a chord deep inside her.

THE PLOT

It’s like a clash of wills when Tobias Duncan, 57, meets Laura Keell, 55 but neither can forget the impact each had on the other. To Laura, Tobias is just like a charging bull elephant, but he still presses every button. For Tobias, Laura is everything he’s ever dreamed of.

Tobias tries everything he can to find out where Laura lives, he just can’t forget this beautiful plus-sized woman. Both try to forget, but when a chance meeting with a friend of Tobias means he can see Laura again he jumps at the chance. But there is a problem that neither share.

Tobias wants a woman who dictates the terms during sex. And Laura? Laura loves to be in charge. They drop hints over a few weeks until a rather interesting event sees Laura confess. Their romance goes from casual to sizzling almost overnight. Nothing can come between them as their love grows—that is until a tragedy strikes.

Will death separate these soulmates?

EXCERPT:

When the train finally pulled into Central railway station, Laura pulled her warm black jacket over her cream top, slung her tote over her shoulder, and stepped from the train. After getting a taxi from the station to drop her outside a large building in the centre of Sydney’s business district, Laura checked the tenants’ board, confirming the solicitors she needed were on the third floor. Rather than use the lifts and trying to get some exercise, Laura opened the exit door and began climbing the stairs to the third floor, her heart pounding in wonder what the meeting would mean for her.

As she reached the third floor and went to open the door with her left hand, it was suddenly slammed open, knocking her backward. Somehow she managed to grab the door knob as she fell saving her from a dangerous tumble down the long steep flight of stairs.

“What the fuck?” A loud bull-voice screeched down at her.

Laura went to stand, putting her hands on the ground, only to have her left wrist send a bolt of agony up her arm. Twisting, she managed to get to her feet using the nearby railing. Standing, she glared across at the attractive man before her.

Before she had a chance to open her mouth, he continued yelling, “What the hell did you think you were doing?”

Never one to back down, Laura looked daggers at the man and shouted, “Me? What the fuck were you doing opening the door like a frigging bull elephant charging a car?”

Indignantly he replied, “I did not!”

“No? Well in that case how was I knocked off my feet?”

She wanted to add Mr. Smarty Pants but thought maybe it would be a bit too much.

“You shouldn’t have been there,” he said irrationally.

Laura couldn’t believe his attitude.
“What? I shouldn’t use the stairs but you can? Come off it Tembo.” She fought the urge to slap his handsome face as she suggested, “Just admit you charged through that door without thinking of other people.”

Full of indignation he bellowed at her, “I did not!”

“You did! You’re just a fucking angry bull elephant Tembo, charging without looking or caring.”

“Not true! And my name’s not Tembo,” he barked.

“It is. Tembo’s
Swahili for elephant and that’s what you are—a crazy bull elephant!” she returned his shout with her own.

The pair of them glared at each other, sizing each other up for the next round of shouting when Laura noticed another attractive silver-haired man just behind the elephant trying very hard to stifle a laugh. He put his hand on the elephant’s arm.

“She’s right, Toby. You did slam that door open.”

The laughter in his voice was unmistakable. He side-stepped past the elephant who’s eyes continued to bore into Laura’s in anger and something else which Laura couldn’t put a name too. She did notice the elephant had lovely light brown eyes to go with his sexy face, but she tried to ignore them as the other man picked up Laura’s bag then held it out to her.

“Are you okay miss?”

The adrenaline rush Laura had gotten when the door flung open now disappeared. She began to shake when she looked down the stairs and realised she would have been seriously injured if not killed had she not grabbed onto the door handle. The second man followed her look and grimaced. He looked at her kindly and put his hand under her right arm.

“Let’s get you somewhere where you can sit down.”

Thankfully, Laura allowed him to usher her through the door after she pushed the elephant rudely aside. Unfortunately, he followed the two of them as Laura was led to a large couch in a long airy foyer.

“Thank you,” she managed to stammer, then stared fiercely with what she hoped was an extremely angry look at the elephant.

The other man said something to him she didn’t catch and finally he had the grace to look slightly embarrassed as he nodded, turned, and walked through the large doors into the reception area of the offices opposite. A moment later, he came back with a cup of water. Laura’s hand shook too badly as she attempted to take it from him. Instead, he put it on the seat alongside her. Murmuring her thanks, she tried to lift her left arm.

She couldn’t hold back the gasp of pain as she moved it. She looked down at her swollen wrist. Already twice normal size, it was beginning to darken. The second gentleman looked at her wrist then up at the elephant.

“We’ll need an ambulance.”

“Fuck,” said the elephant with undue emphasis.

© Suzy Shearer 2017


Elephants and Ever-Afters is Book Five in the Dark Desires series.

This series is about the secret cravings we have, the things that go on behind closed doors. Those dark desires we harbour and crave but sometimes afraid to ask for.

Each book in the series is a stand-alone so the books can be read in any order.


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Heat Rating: SEXTREME
Word Count: 98,087
Page Count: @ 300


BIO:

Best-selling and award-winning author Suzy Shearer writes contemporary and paranormal erotic romances filled with mature and interesting characters. Her books have consistently reached her publisher's Best Seller list with several reaching # 1.  Her book Build A Love was runner-up in the Ménage category in the Easy Chair Bookshop's Fiction competition 2015 and A Hunter's Heart was runner-up in the Series Category.
Single, Suzy lives in the Western Suburbs of Sydney Australia with one very spoilt dog and two equally spoilt cats keeping her company.
She is a Buddhist, an author, an artist, a computer nerd and a voracious reader. Suzy has a penchant for crazy coloured hair—pinks, purples, blues, even rainbowed—it changes every month, and oh yes, also a penchant for tattoos!
Her books always feature older heroes and heroines; ranging from mid-forties to sixties. The heroines are usually confident, plus-sized women who are proud of their curves. Suzy feels it's important for readers to connect.
When she discovered many romance books seemed to cater to younger readers with their heroines and heroes in their twenties she decided to write about characters who were older but maybe not always wiser.  As she is in her sixties, Suzy feels she can relate to her characters’ desires, fears and hopes, and hopes her readers can as well.
Suzy also wants her readers to understand just because people are older doesn't mean they aren't intriguing, desirable, open to challenges and willing to experiment. Sexy isn't just for the under-thirties.
When Suzy is not writing, she is usually painting—an accomplished watercolour artist her subjects range from portraits and animals to nudes and landscapes. Check out her artwork at: http://sooziiiart.blogspot.com/

SERIES

The Club:

Book One: Bound (E-Book & Paperback)
Book Two: Uncollared (E-Book & Paperback)
Book Three:  Waxed
Book Four:  Displayed
Book Five:  Submit
Book Six:  Unmasked

The Hunters (E-Book & Paperback):

Book One: A Hunter’s Heart
Book Two: A Hunter’s Choice
Book Three:  Challenge

 
Dark Desires (Each book is a standalone. All are available in both e-book and paperback except Book Five.):

Book One: Whipped Delights
Book Two: Craving Her Master
Book Three:  Melting Her Dom’s Heart
Book Four:  An Artist’s Kiss
Book Five:  Elephants and Ever-Afters

SINGLE TITLES (E-Book & Paperback):

Daemons Are Forever
Build a Love
Perfect Three

1 comment:

  1. Thank you so much for hosting me, Rochelle :)

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