Well, hello there. It’s been a minute since I last posted, but hey, life’s been busy! In fact, we’re heading out tomorrow for a family vacation to attend the wedding of our oldest granddaughter. Time flies!
Before I leave, though, I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce you to my friend, author Natalia Black. Nat has a hot new series, Lawman in Charge, and book one recently released, Raven’s Reckoning. Soon to follow will be Raven’s Redemption, Raven’s Revenge and Raven’s Rival. Let’s find out a little about this talented and interesting lady!
Anna: Good morning, Nat. How are you?
Nat: Hello! I’m doing well, Anna. How exciting that you are going to a wedding. I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to do an interview with me. It always helps to get the word out, as you well know.
Anna: That’s true, and I’m all about helping my author friends do that. First, why don’t you tell our readers a little about yourself?
Nat: Well, I grew up in the Midwest. My husband, two children and I moved to the Pacific Northwest a few years ago, where we acquired three pet pygmy goats. I like to hike since moving here too.
Anna: Now, that’s an interesting fact, goats.
Nat: Yes, it’s challenging some days, but mostly a lot of fun.
Anna: I’ll bet. What are their names?
Nat: Cocoa, Mocha and Latte.
Anna: Oh, how cute. I take it you love cocoa and lattes.
Nat: You guessed it!
Anna: I’m a latte drinker myself. Let’s switch gears now and talk about your writing, since that’s what the readers are waiting to hear about. What kind of stories do you write?
Nat: I write about strong, independent women and the men who love them. I try to include some humor in my stories, along with romance and heat. I like quirky characters, and my goats, believe it or not, provide me with some inspiration.
Anna: Great combination! Humor and quirky characters appeal to me. Let’s look at the blurb for Raven’s Reckoning, shall we?
Raven’s Reckoning
When US Marshal Clint Garmen is asked to work with the daughter of a Texas senator, Elizabeth Morgan, to catch a killer, he is less than happy about the circumstances. But Elizabeth proves herself capable of the task, and Clint finds himself softening toward the little minx. It’s a shame they can never be together, or can they?
Publisher’s Note: This steamy western romance is book one in the Lawman in Charge series and contains elements of power exchange.
Anna: Wow! I’ve read the book and I loved it!
Here’s an excerpt:
“Last time, you didn’t really do anything to deserve a good, hard spanking, but this time, you did.”
Elizabeth tried to stop short when she heard that, but they were too close to the bed for her try to make any difference. Clint sat down and pulled her across his lap, and all her struggling did nothing to stop him from pulling her pants down to her knees.
“You were about to ride away, out of my life, without once stopping to find out for sure if I really loved you,” he said, his anger clear for her to hear. “You almost ruined both our lives by telling yourself you knew what the truth was, and that, you will pay for. When the truth is important to you, you don’t just assume you know what it is. You make an effort to find out, otherwise, you pay a hard price for not making the effort.”
“Okay, you’re right,” the girl said quickly as Clint raised his hand above that soft, round bottom that was already squirming just a little. “I was a fool and I do deserve to be punished for it, but please don’t give me all the punishment now. I need to be made love to very badly, and if you punish me hard, I won’t be able to enjoy the time afterward. Will you break up the punishment into smaller sections that won’t interfere with our… afterward?”
“Sure,” Clint agreed, getting the feeling that the girl was up to something, and he was not about to let her get away with it. “If I don’t give you the whole spanking now, the rest will come to you every day for the next week. How does that sound?”
“The next week?” she echoed, her tone saying she felt appalled, but then she swallowed and nodded. “I-I don’t have m-much choice, do I?”
“No, you don’t,” Clint agreed, and then he brought his hand down hard on that sweet, round backside. “And now that the deal is made, don’t expect to be able to back out of it again. You’ll get every bit of what’s coming to you and then some, which just might teach you not to do the same fool thing ever again.”
“Ow, no, I won’t try to… ow… back out,” she answered, squirming with every stroke of his hand to her bottom. “I’ll be good. Ow! I really will! Ouch.”
Small sounds kept coming out of her every time Clint’s hand brought another smack to her seat, and he carefully gave her fifteen slow, hard smacks. Her reddened bottom was squirming hard by the time he was through, but when he put her on the bed and pulled off her boots and pants, she made no effort to escape. She lay propped up on her feet while Clint got rid of his own boots and pants, and then he was on the bed with her, touching and kissing. He began with her forehead and moved down, planting soft, butterfly kisses on her face, her neck and then her shoulders, all while caressing her breasts with his hands.
Anna: Hot! Hot! Hot! And I love the cover, just how I would imagine Clint! Here is the link to buy this great book! Readers, check this out and watch for book two, Raven’s Redemption!
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