Monday, June 28, 2010

Out Now: Selene's Awakening

Selene's Awakening

Publisher  - Total E-Bound
Erotic Rating  - Total-e-burning
Genre - Contemporary / Mild BDSM



Take a gorgeous, Canadian alpha male, who's fled the rat race and moved to the woods, and add an equally gorgeous, but spoiled, British woman with an attitude and buried submissive tendencies and what do you have? World War III? Love? Maybe a little of both?

Disillusioned with the world and all its civilised gadgetry, David Wolf moves to the wilds of Western Canada's forests. Selene Jordan, one of the rich and infamous, is from the UK. She has it all and isn't afraid to show it off, or berate anyone who doesn't have as much.

Selene is vacationing in Canada and manages to run her pretty blue sports car into a ditch, and knock herself out in the process. David finds and rescues her, much to his chagrin later. She tries ordering him around and refuses to do anything to help herself or make his life easier. Yet, David keeps his calm. After all, she's not going anywhere, and he's got a plan.

Will Selene learn to pull her own weight? Or will David have to teach her a lesson in proper guest etiquette? Sparks fly and emotions run hot as these two vie for the alpha position. A position that only one of them really wants.

Monday, June 21, 2010

New Release: Selene's Awakening, in Audio format

Selene's Awakening - Audio Selene's Awakening
by Jude Mason
Audio format
Publisher - Total E-Bound
Erotic Rating  - Total-e-burning
Genre - Contemporary / Mild BDSM
ISBN - 978-0-85715-195-7

Take a gorgeous, Canadian alpha male, who's fled the rat race and moved to the woods, and add an equally gorgeous, but spoiled, British woman with an attitude and buried submissive tendencies and what do you have? World War III? Love? Maybe a little of both?

Disillusioned with the world and all its civilised gadgetry, David Wolf moves to the wilds of Western Canada's forests. Selene Jordan, one of the rich and infamous, is from the UK. She has it all and isn't afraid to show it off, or berate anyone who doesn't have as much.

Selene is vacationing in Canada and manages to run her pretty blue sports car into a ditch, and knock herself out in the process. David finds and rescues her, much to his chagrin later. She tries ordering him around and refuses to do anything to help herself or make his life easier. Yet, David keeps his calm. After all, she's not going anywhere, and he's got a plan.

Will Selene learn to pull her own weight? Or will David have to teach her a lesson in proper guest etiquette? Sparks fly and emotions run hot as these two vie for the alpha position. A position that only one of them really wants.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Livin on a Prayer, book 2 in the Slippery When Wet Series


 
Livin’ on a Prayer

Phaze Rocks: Book #2 in the
Slippery When Wet Series
By Jude Mason
ISBN: 978-1-59426-779-6
Publisher: Phaze

Blurb:

Logan White is released from prison after serving eight years on Corcoran prison for his part in a B &E where a man was killed. Enter Reverend Shane Grayson, a gay man of the cloth who helps find Logan a job, but that turns into a horror story. Can the two lovers find a way to be together or will the underbelly of society win this battle?


Chapter One

The soft leather sports bag lay like a blanket across his shoulder; the heavy barred doors in front of him looked like they'd never open. Logan White stood patiently waiting. He'd learned patience if nothing else in the last eight years. Eight long years, he thought, and shuffled his feet.
Something clanged behind him but he ignored it, unwilling to let anything deter him from his release, his first steps into freedom. Footsteps approached and the bitter smell of tobacco assailed his nostrils. A hack, a guard, it had to be.
"Getting out, eh White," a deep gruff voice asked.
"Yes, boss," Logan responded quickly, carefully. He couldn't take the chance of something getting in the way of his freedom. Not when it was this close. Close enough to taste. Close enough to give him a hard-on.
"Got yer paperwork, Warden spoke to you already?"
"Yes, boss. Everything's done. I'm just waiting for the gate to open so I can get outta here." He straightened his back, ready for whatever happened. Adrenaline coursed through him. What the fuck did this hack want?
"Am I gonna see your ugly mug again?"
A hand slid down his back and came to rest on his left butt cheek. He didn't move, didn't let on that he wanted to bash the guy’s head in. "No, boss. I've done my time. And no offense, but the accommodations aren't what I'd call great."
The hand left him, and a voice whispered, "You'll be back. Stats say so." The man was so close, he felt the breath against his neck.
Logan's stomach muscles tightened. "Not me, boss. I'm outta here for good."
"We'll see. Keep your nose clean and steer clear of trouble."
"Yes, boss. That's my plan."
The gate opened, slowly, the rusted metal screaming as it slid to the side. It stopped, a great clang indicating it was open as far as it was going.
Afternoon sunlight streamed in, washing over Logan's work boots and up the legs of his worn blue jeans. When it touched the bottom of his t-shirt, he strode through the tunnel leading to the outside world.
The gate screeched shut behind him, clanging loudly when metal struck metal. He was out. The Hell hole of COR and its atrocities were behind him.
By the time he climbed onto the Greyhound heading north, he was humming.

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Lurching forward, he scrambled to stay on the seat. His eyes sprang open. The bus came to a halt. It was dark and he had no idea where he was. For an instant, he thought he'd been tossed out of his bunk, another search for drugs that he never had.
Then it came back to him. He was free. He didn't have to guard every word or keep his back to the wall. He could eat what he wanted—go where he wanted.
He yawned and stretched. Sliding out of the seat, he reached up and grabbed his bag from the overhead. The bus was empty when he lumbered down the steps and hit the pavement. Lights from the small town streetlight glared. The smell of coffee and pastries drew his attention to the depot's coffee shop. Shrugging, he turned away and headed for the street.
An hour later, he'd found a room in something that resembled a motel. Brick, worn by years or decades of harsh abuse rose four stories off the sidewalk. Several windows on the ground floor were cracked or completely gone and mounds of trash hid any shrubs or plants in the small garden patch to the side. Cheap, filthy, smelling of sour cabbage and refuse, it would do until he could afford better.
Sprawled across the thin mattress and threadbare spread, he emptied his wallet. Twenty bucks a night didn't leave much. He needed to find work and soon.
It was late and the excitement of freedom had worn off. He stuffed the few bills he had remaining back into his wallet and climbed to his feet. The place was small, little more than a single room with a bed, a hot plate on the old lopsided dresser and a chair. The bathroom stank, obviously hadn't been cleaned in some time and consisted of a toilet, sink and a shower. But, it was twice the size of what he'd been used to for the last few years.
Logan went to the window and pushed the ratty, once white curtain to the side. Peering out, he smiled at the scene below. The street was almost deserted, except for the occasional car speeding by and the two whores on the corner.
"Yeah, just like home," he mumbled and let the curtain fall back into place. He turned away and pulled off his t-shirt. Tossing it onto the bed, he sat on the rickety wooden chair and heeled off his boots. A sweaty sock went into each, and then he got to his feet and unfastened his jeans. With them hanging loose, he went into the bathroom and pulled the chain dangling from the single light bulb. Glaring white light made him blink. Dingy grey tile surrounded the tub and most of the tiny room, the rest was painted piss yellow. Stains around the toilet and over the sink made his stomach churn, yet it was no worse than he was used to. He reached past the tattered, green plastic curtain and started the water in the shower.
Satisfied that the water was heating up, he faced the cracked mirror above the sink. He ran his fingers over stubble on his cheeks and chin and wondered how he was going to get a job looking like a crazed derelict. His dark hair was too short, prison cut, and his eyes had a haunted look that he hoped would fade. His nose was bent, thanks to a fight he'd had several months ago, and a small scar on the left side of his chin reminded him of where a ring had cut his face when he'd poked his nose in where it wasn't wanted. A con thought he was paying too much attention to his 'bitch'. Life on the inside could be deadly if you didn't play the game right.
He stripped out of his jeans and shorts, before stepping into the shower.
At a couple of inches over six feet tall, it was a nice surprise when the water hit him full in the face before it trickled down his chest. Alone for the first time in years, he let his guard down and simply allowed the pleasure to build. He ran his hands over his chest, the thick matting of dark hair plastered flat. His nipples rose like tiny beacons of sensation and he brushed his palms over them until he had to bite his lip to keep from groaning aloud. His cock thickened and rose, the shaft pulsing as it filled with blood.
"Oh yeah," he sighed and ran a hand over the taut muscles of his belly. A six-pack rippled against his palm and he silently thanked the free hours he'd spent lifting weights. The back of his hand brushed the mass of pubic hair surrounding his cock, then his fingers found the shaft. Grasped and squeezed, his prick bounced higher. The head tapped his belly and he shuddered.
With his free hand, he grabbed the small bar of soap from the dish. He rubbed it across his chest and stomach, building a rich fragrant lather before sliding his hand down over his crotch. Slick and wet, his hand slid over his erection.
Leaning against the tile, he spread his legs and allowed his hands free reign. With no one to interrupt or distract him, he simply basked in the growing bliss. His hips churned and his ass clenched.
"Fuck yeah."

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And don’t forget, for a chance to win one of Jenna Byrnes and Jude Mason’s series:

Sultry Summer Series Contest

Authors Jude Mason and Jenna Byrnes are hot! They’d like to heat you up, too, so they’re having a Sultry Summer Series Contest! Two winners will receive their choices of a series each from Jude and Jenna’s backlist:

Kindred Spirits (m/m, paranormal, 3 ebooks)
Untamed Hearts (m/m and m/f/m ménage, shifters, 4 ebooks)
Slippery When Wet (m/m, 4 ebooks)

Answer the following questions and email your answers to:
1) What’s the name of the inn in the Kindred Spirits series?
2) Name the four animals represented by shifters in the Untamed Hearts series.
3) In what prison were the four main characters in the Slippery When Wet series incarcerated?

Find the answers on their websites:

and
If you’re a newsletter subscriber to either Jude’s or Jenna’s newsletters, mention that in your email. Subscribing to one will get you an extra contest entry. Subscribing to both will earn you two extra entries!

If you’re not a subscriber yet, what are you waiting for?

 
Contest runs from June 15 to August 15, 2010. Winners will be notified by email and announcements will be made on both Jude and Jenna’s blogs.
Good Luck and Have a Sultry Summer!
 

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Wanted Dead or Alive Book 1 in the Slippery When Wet Series


Wanted Dead or Alive

Phaze Rocks: Book #1 in the Slippery When Wet Series
By Jenna Byrnes
ISBN: 978-1-60659-144-4
Publisher: Phaze


Dan Radisson has been released from Corcoran State Prison and never intends to go back. He's working his twelve steps, minding his own business, and trying to resume some degree of normality living in the home of his sister and her family.

Trey Wallace knows what he likes and isn't afraid to go after it. When he meets Dan at an AA meeting he sees exactly what he wants, but questions whether the newly freed man is ready to dive into the type of sexual relationship Trey has in mind.

Dan's ready for the sex, but not so sure about life on the outside. When he stumbles upon a homicide and runs from the scene in the same way he did in the past, suddenly he's a wanted man. Dan must either solve the crime or risk returning to the place he dreads the most--the prison that changed his life.

Excerpt:

The driver’s license photo came out so well Dan skipped the haircut. Once he figured out what type of a job he was after, he could decide how much hair needed to come off. Maybe he’d be a fucking garbage collector, in which case the hair looked just fine.

He drove around Camille’s neighborhood, the Montclair district of Oakland, California. It was a nice suburb with decent houses and plenty of shopping. Dan had never spent much time in Montclair, though it was only ten or fifteen minutes away from where he grew up in the suburb of Laurel. He intended to visit Laurel soon, once he felt ready. All part of the step nine thing.

He cruised the streets slowly, finally admitting he was looking for Trey’s motorcycle. If the man was true to his word, he might not be back to another AA meeting for a week. That’d suck. It would also mean Trey wasn’t as interested in him as he hoped.

When the afternoon sun was setting and Dan’s gas tank approached empty, he pulled into the parking lot of the community center. No motorcycles. He hadn’t really expected one but had to admit, he would have loved to see Trey again.

There was approximately the same number of people at the meeting as had been there the previous day. Dan saw a few new faces, but many were the same. He listened, perfunctorily, and spoke when it was expected, but his heart wasn’t in it.

The meeting was almost over when a voice from the row behind spoke quietly in his ear. “You heard enough? I’m ready to get out of here.”

Dan glanced over his shoulder and smiled at Trey. “I uh, have to get my attendance slip signed.”

“I’ll sign the fucking thing. Come on.” He headed out the back door.

With a surreptitious gaze to the front, Dan slipped out behind him. He walked to where Trey leaned against his motorcycle. “What are you doing here? I thought you only came to meetings once a week.”

“I do, when I’m coming for the meeting.” He stared into Dan’s eyes. “Been thinking about you. A lot.”

“Yeah, me, too.” Dan maintained eye contact. “About you, I mean.”

Trey chuckled. “You’re still nervous. I’d hoped you’d get over that.”

Dan shrugged. “Like I said last night, it’s been awhile. I might be rusty, but the equipment still works.”

Trey moved to within an inch of his face. “I have no doubt about that.” He glanced around quickly and Dan followed his gaze. There was nobody else in sight. Moving swiftly, Trey cupped Dan’s head and dragged him forward for a kiss.

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And don’t forget, for a chance to win one of Jenna Byrnes and Jude Mason’s series:



Sultry Summer Series Contest
Authors Jude Mason and Jenna Byrnes are hot! They’d like to heat you up, too, so they’re having a Sultry Summer Series Contest! Two winners will receive their choices of a series each from Jude and Jenna’s backlist:

Kindred Spirits (m/m, paranormal, 3 ebooks)
Untamed Hearts (m/m and m/f/m ménage, shifters, 4 ebooks)
Slippery When Wet (m/m, 4 ebooks)

Answer the following questions and email your answers to:
1) What’s the name of the inn in the Kindred Spirits series?
2) Name the four animals represented by shifters in the Untamed Hearts series.
3) In what prison were the four main characters in the Slippery When Wet series incarcerated?

Find the answers on their websites:

and
If you’re a newsletter subscriber to either Jude’s or Jenna’s newsletters, mention that in your email. Subscribing to one will get you an extra contest entry. Subscribing to both will earn you two extra entries!

If you’re not a subscriber yet, what are you waiting for?

Contest runs from June 15 to August 15, 2010. Winners will be notified by email and announcements will be made on both Jude and Jenna’s blogs.

Good Luck and Have a Sultry Summer!

Monday, June 14, 2010

~*~ Summer Contest ~*~

Sultry Summer Series Contest

Authors Jude Mason and Jenna Byrnes are hot! We’d like to heat you up, too, so we’re having a Sultry Summer Series Contest! Two winners will receive their choices of a series each from Jude and Jenna’s backlist:

Kindred Spirits (m/m, paranormal, 3 ebooks)
Untamed Hearts (m/m and m/f/m ménage, shifters, 4 ebooks)
Slippery When Wet (m/m, 4 ebooks)

Answer the following questions and email your answers to:

1)    What’s the name of the inn in the Kindred Spirits series?
2)  Name the four animals represented by shifters in the Untamed Hearts series.
3)  In what prison were the four main characters in the Slippery When Wet series incarcerated?

 Find the answers on our websites: 

 
and
 

If you subscribe to either Jude’s or Jenna’s newsletter, mention that in your email. 
Subscribers to one, get an extra contest entry. 
Subscribe to both will earn you two extra entries!
If you’re not a subscriber yet, what are you waiting for?

Contest runs from June 15 to August 15, 2010. 
Winners will be notified by email 
and announced on both Jude and Jenna’s blogs.

Good Luck and Have a Sultry Summer!

Friday, June 11, 2010

Willing and Able: Awesome review!!


Willing and Able, the Binary Star Jenna Byrnes and I share, got a very nice reviews recently that I'd like to share with you.

From Night Owl Reviews, Cecile Smith75 had this to say:

I do have to say that is was my first book by Jude Mason. For sure, this will not be my last.

These are two awesome writers that have combined their skills together.

In Ms. Jenna's story, Willing, Colt Willing is a man bent on protecting those he loves, no matter what side of the law they are on. What side of the law is Colt on? Being on the wrong side is a very dangerous side to play on... especially when the man you love is working for the top dog of the wrong side. But at what cost would you give of yourself to protect your self or family?

Ms. Jenna's story is very riveting. The drama builds with paragraph you read. Wanting to know what happens will drive you to the end.

In Ms. Jude's story, well it ties to Ms. Jenna story. These two author play very well together. This is the continuation of the story Ms. Jenna created and sucked us into. This is the story of Willing's ex-partner Detective D.J. Able. With a fallen officer and the clock ticking, how does one man try to make it all balance? Able is a determined man and you will see just how determined he is... Ms. Jude keeps the momentum rolling in this story. You will see how all sides of the law collide and how things get done.

Another peek into Able's story... "Able checked his watch. The man was right. They’d both been on overtime for six hours. Captain wasn’t likely to complain, not under the circumstances, but if they fucked up because they were too tired to think straight, he’d hang them both, by the balls. “Yeah, you’re right. The next shift’ll be glad to take over.”

I commend these ladies for a story well done. The stories complimented each other very well.

Thank you Cecile!



Monday, June 07, 2010

Coming soon: Alex's Appeal

Jenna Byrnes and I couldn't wait to share the newest cover we received for the next book in our Kindred Spirits Series!

Alex's Appeal

Kindred Spirits Book 3: 
Co-authored with Jenna Byrnes
Coming Aug 2nd from Total E-Bound

Lawyer Alex Brookfield arrives at Whiskers’ Seaside Inn with a big decision weighing heavily on him. He’s been offered a judgeship, and while it’s an incredible promotion, it would mean leaving the house he shared with his late, long-time partner. Russ died of cancer eight months ago, and although Alex is ready to move on, he isn’t sure about such a big, permanent step.

Logan Emerson is the inn’s chef, and wouldn’t mind cooking up something special with the handsome attorney. He’s not concerned about their fourteen year age difference. He just knows what he likes and isn’t afraid to go after the hunky bear of a man.

Alex heard stories about the inn’s ghosts from its owner, his friend and former lover Ethan Roberts. But he’s totally unprepared for the spirit who shows up his first night there. Between futile attempts to fend off the frisky young cook, and his offer to help inn co-owner Cade Wyatt come up with a romantic marriage proposal for Ethan, Alex finds his hands, and his bed, quite full.
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~ Coming August 2 from Total E-Bound