#SexySnippets - Seven from Forfeit

On Friday I was celebrating my first anniversary as a published author, so here's seven sentences from 'Forfeit' - the book that started it all! Check out my previous post if you fancy winning a signed copy of the print edition.

‘Now spread your legs apart.’ He was close, so close, watching as she sacrificed herself. Her breasts were rising and falling as she struggled to keep composure, to fight the growing need inside her. She edged her feet further apart, feeling the dampness of her knickers pressing against her pussy, needing to hold the curtains to keep her balance. His hands stroked the inside of her thighs, edged them further apart, ran up towards her mound, his thumbs brushing lightly over her crack, caressing her clit with the lightest feather touch. Then, as she could feel herself tighten in anticipation, feel the scream in her throat, he dropped his hands to his sides again.
‘You’re mine, Cat, and I intend to have every bit of you.’

Now I'm off to check out all the other SexySnippets, have a great Sunday!

Zara x

Break the rules, pay the Forfeit...Win a signed copy!

I'll be out celebrating tonight! Twelve months ago today my debut erotic novel 'Forfeit' was published, initially as an e-book and then earlier this year as a paperback.

It's been an incredible twelve months - I've now had a further 3 novels published, 2 novellas (one as an individual e-book and also as part of a print compilation), 2 short stories in anthologies and another novella due out in May - but my first book will always be special.

To celebrate, I'm giving away a signed copy of the paperback edition of 'Forfeit'.

All you have to do to enter is either sign up for my newsletter, by completing the box on the right (all subscribers will be automatically entered into the draw), or do ONE of the following
- email me ZaraStoneley@gmail.com with 'Forfeit' as the subject
- contact me on twitter @ZaraStoneley
- leave a message on my Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/zarastoneley
- leave a comment on this post, including your contact details.

The competition closes Sunday night and I will pick a winner on Monday. Good luck!

Zara x

Good News Friday - UPAuthors Award winner and more!

Hi! I've had a bit of a hectic week, so I thought I'd share the highlights before I go off to celebrate! Hope it's been a good one for you too - have a great weekend wherever you are and whatever you're doing :-)

My first bit of good news....I'm thrilled to say that 'Good Enough to Share' can now be called Award Winning!
In the recent UP Authors Erotic/Romance contest (UPAuthors.com) it was awarded Runner UP in two different categories - Best Title and Best Chapter.

Secondly, have you seen the new cover for 'Forfeit'?
I love the new look that Xcite Books have come up with - very sexy and intriguing. What do you think? I'd love to know :-)

So, why the new look? Well, part of the reason is that 'Forfeit' is now available in print. This is my first single title to come out as a paperback, so as you can imagine I'm pretty excited (a bit of an English understatement!).

You can already buy a copy direct from Xcite (click here), and it will be more widely available later in the year.

I also had a brief moment when I could have kissed the postman yesterday (okay, it was brief, I got over it pretty quick!) because he brought this! Excuse the picture quality, but I snapped as soon as it was out of the wrapper :-)
My novella 'Freefalling' was written for the Secret Library collection, and is one of three stories in 'Masquerade'. The other two are by the brilliant Elizabeth Coldwell and Poppy Summers. Each story has also come out previously as an individual e-book, and the collection is available as an e-book as well. But, wow, it feels so good to hold a paperback containing one of my stories! I do love e-books, but I also love a physical book I can hold (and I'm stroking this one too!).

Then, mid-week I discovered that the 'Serviced, Volume 1' anthology from Breathless Press is going to be released on 1st March - a week earlier than expected. You can already pre-order from Breathless Press if you want to make sure you're one of the first to read my short story 'Taking Command' and of course the other nine sexy soldier stories!





And, to complete my week of good news, I've just signed a contract for 'Spice It Up' with Xcite Books. The novella will be part of the Secret Library collection. If you've been reading #sexysnippets you will have already met my sexy Spaniard - if not, there will be more teasers coming soon!

Six Sentence Sunday

Hi all, hope you're having a great Sunday.

I decided to do something a bit different this week. Just for fun I went to the sixth paragraph on page 66 of Forfeit, and these are the six sentences I found. Hope you enjoy them.

The stroke of his hand over her hair was comforting, warm, possessive, and she could feel herself melting further into him in a way she didn’t think was possible, then gradually the sweeps lengthened as strong fingers twirled her hair so that she could feel it feathering against her back. She gave an involuntary shiver, not wanting to move, to say anything that might stop the sensual pleasure. She could feel her nipples hardening against his chest. ‘I love the way your body responds to me.’ His soft voice stirred feelings deep in her stomach, a voice thick with promise and seduction. The warmth of his hand travelled down her back in smooth, steady strokes, cupping her bottom and then moving back to her shoulder, smoothing down her sides, making her tense as it hit her sensitive waist.

Don't forget to check out all the other great excerpts, you can find the links at www.sixsunday.com  or follow the hashtag #sixsunday on twitter.

Trust me!

I'm over at Delighted Reader today talking about trust, honesty and BDSM!

I wrote 'Forfeit' because I had this character in my head, Cat, who was sexy and in control, she was everything outwardly that you can admire in a girl - but she was just too much in control. She'd learned that it was better not to trust people with her emotions, not to show too much of the girl she really was. And then she met Brent, a man who never settled for second best, he wanted to let the real Cat loose on the world!

Now, could you resist the type of man who loves you just for who you are? One hundred per cent you. A man who doesn't want to change a single thing about you - except the doubts you have about yourself. Sexy hey?

I'd love it if you've got time to pop over and let me know what you think about Cat, Brent and the inspiration for their story :-) Just click here to go to Delighted Reader and read my guest post and a review of the book!

'Forfeit' - available for pre-order!!

Cat’s life is falling apart – her boyfriend’s dumped her, she’s lost her home and she’s about to quit her job. Her boss, Brent, has a solution: become his wife for a year, to help him land a big promotion. But Cat’s had a taste of Brent before, and she knows he’s a bad boy who loves women and leaves them. So she agrees to marry him, but tells him there’s to be no sex. He adds his own condition: if she as much as talks to another man in that time, she must pay, by acting out 12 of Brent’s kinkiest sex fantasies. When she breaks the rule, the forfeit is on: but opening up and letting Brent into her heart, as well as her bed, could be the most dangerous game of all …

Forfeit... An erotic romance novel with themes including sex in public, spanking, exhibitionism and ménage.

Publication date is the 19th April 2012, but if you want to pre-order (or just read the excerpt!) then click here to visit Xcite Books.