Inspiration Comes in Strange Places…
Where did the idea for
Make Me Stay Come from? One night back in
January, I couldn't get the Katy Perry song The One That Got Away out of my head. I was humming it in
the shower and bam, the idea for my newest novella hit
me.
I hopped out of
the shower, wrapped a towel around myself and logged onto my computer as fast as
I could. It was one of those moments where I had to get the scene down. It
didn't even matter that I was wet and shivering. It was the first time in my
writing journey where I started at the end of the book. The chapter kept playing
out in my head, and I knew no matter what happened from the beginning of the
story on, I had to end up with what I had just written.
Now, don't ask
me what that song has to do with a BDSM romance, I'm still not sure. But, for
whatever reason those lyrics triggered something in my subconscious. The
inspiration was so strong that I managed to write Make Me Stay in three days.
The story flowed, and the characters cooperated, so I went with it. Make Me Stay
is a story about reconnecting with a lost love and finding away to make life
work, no matter how crazy it may seem. It's a love story at the core. I'm really
pleased with the final outcome and I can't wait to share it with all of
you.
I'm also in the process of
writing a second book called Surrender to Me. This novella will feature the main
characters, Cade and Gracie, from Make Me Stay, but Martin Abrams will be the
focus. You'll meet Martin in Make Me Stay. He was one of those characters that
wouldn't leave me, so I gave the sexy Dom his own book.
Here's a peek into Make Me Stay
available now from Beachwalk Press…
Can the sub teach the Dom to play?
Natural submissive Gracie Miller thought she had found her other half in Cade Jameson. Not only did he help her through a difficult time in her life, in the bedroom he brought her more pleasure than she could have ever imagined. They seemed perfect for each other.
Cade knew what he wanted in the bedroom. Gracie brought out his domineering side and ignited his passion. But he feared he was too dominant for this beautiful, naïve girl, who was so young and impressionable, so he ended their relationship.
Two and a half years later, Gracie returns to town a new woman. She had moved to the city and found a "Master" who showed her what she was truly capable of. Now she's back and wants to show Cade exactly what kind of submissive she could be for him.
But after hearing all that she's experienced, Cade now wonders if he's dominant enough to satisfy her. Can he be the man Gracie needs him to be?
Content Warning: graphic sex, BDSM themes
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Excerpt…
Ten minutes later they were seated at a quaint restaurant in the center of town. Cade had requested a quiet table in the back so they wouldn't be interrupted. He was confused enough and didn't need any distractions. Being a well-known businessman, he was always running into people who wanted to have a drink with him. Gracie's return would probably be the talk of the town in a matter of days.
Once they ordered dinner and the waitress poured their wine he'd had enough small talk. He wanted answers.
"Why did you come back?"
"I told you." Gracie sipped her wine. "I took a job here."
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
"Of course not." She lowered her head.
"Don't do that."
"Do what?"
"Just look at me." He was puzzled over her return and her elusiveness frustrated him.
She quickly raised her gaze, meeting his eyes.
"You walked away from this town without a trace. I don't believe you would come back after all this time to consult. Something isn't right."
"You told me to leave."
"Me!" He tapped his chest. "I told you to leave me. I never expected you to disappear. I thought I'd know where you were and what you were doing." Even though he told her to go, he'd always intended to take care of her.
"Without you, there wasn't anything here for me. You were everything. I had no family. I lived in your house. Where did you expect me to go?"
"We could have figured it out together. I would have made sure you were taken care of." She'd always been his responsibility and when she left he panicked she'd end up on the street.
"I needed to go. I had to figure out who I was. That's what you wanted."
"I wanted you to be happy."
"I am." She smiled. "I told you, I met someone who helped me."
"Then why aren't you with him?" He didn't like to think about her with another man. It infuriated him to know someone else touched what was his, even if he did let her go. "Are you running from him? Is that why you're back here? Do you need my help?"
She laughed. "I could never run from Martin."
He hated knowing his name. "So, Martin was your boyfriend?"
"Not really." She took another sip of her wine.
Her mysterious behavior pissed him off. She'd better start talking and fast.
"Your husband?" He felt his blood boil. Could she have gotten married?
"Cade," she said as she reached for his hand. "I don't want you to freak, but Martin was my Dom. I was his submissive."
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