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Monday, November 22nd, 2010
NaNo Day 21:
Viking-2—2172 words
TW—1308 words
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One for remembranceâŠone for healingâŠand one to seal her heart forever.
Chrissi Page has tried to find one man who heats her bed the way the Kinzie brothers did one shameful night years ago. Sheâs failed miserably, leaving her with no choice but to bank that inner fireâand keep a lid on her inner bad girl.
Sheâd been weak, unable to choose between three men who appealed to her in different ways. And when theyâd confronted her as a tease, anger had boiled over into a passion so wild, sheâs still trying to live it down.
Since that night, Ezra, Cade and Joshua have individually sown their wild oats with pretty much the entire available female population of Two Mule, Texas. Yet nothing erases the attraction they still feel for Chrissi. And when she ends up stranded on the road near their ranch, itâs their last chance to turn their mutual obsession into an unusual proposition.
One weekend, three on one. If she canât stand the heat, theyâll let her go on with her life. And try to find a way to live with the hole sheâll leave behind in theirs.
Warning: A girl who thinks she canât have it all, and three brothers who set out to prove otherwise. One on one, two on one, and three on one; bondage in the wild; a bit of riding crop action. And a pickup truck load of emotion.
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Josh Kinzie watched the truck drive along the last hundred yards of gravel road before bumping over a cattle guard and into the fenced yard. He made out two figures in the cabâthe bear-like figure of his brother and a slender, dark-haired feminine one sitting beside him.
Ezra had done it. Gotten Chrissi into the truck. With a little help from him. While Chrissi had been busy with Ms. Dunstan, heâd been busy making sure her radiator hose sprang a leak.
He pulled the reins to the right, whipping his horse around, and let out a loud âYee-haw!â before racing toward the house. He pulled back when he neared the front porch and slid from the saddle to the ground in one fluid glide.
Cade sat on the top step, squinting against the sun as he watched the truck come to a stop. âWe may still hit a snag, bro.â
Josh glanced back at the truck. The couple inside appeared to be arguing.
âNot a good sign if he canât even get her out of the truck,â Cade muttered.
Josh snorted, not too worried. He remembered how Ezra and Chrissi bumped heads in the old days. âEzra may not be one for sweet-talk, but he does have a way of makinâ the ladies do exactly what he wants. Eventually.â
Cade grunted. âChrissiâs grown a metal-plated backbone.â
âOur girlâs all grown up.â
They shared a glance, but turned to the sound of a door slamming.
Ezra crammed his cowboy hat on his head and walked around the truck, his features stern and his jaw grinding.
The sound of a click made Josh choke down a bark of laughter. âDid she just lock him out of his own truck?â
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Sunday, November 21st, 2010
NaNo Day 20:
Viking-2—0 words
TW—0 words đ
Yes, very bad author, me! Not one single word. Did have fun though seeing the girls at the DSRA meeting yesterday! A really quick Sunday Report Card, then onto the fun stuff!
This past week, I…
* Added 65 pages to Viking-2
* Began work on TW, and am currently at page 30
* And I made progress on culling stories for GWB (slim progress)
This week, I want to finish up Viking-2, and begin deep revisions; get through ch 6 of TW; and finish GWB—completely! Not too much, huh? Ask me next Sunday how my bloodpressure and eyesight and rheumy fingers are!
Back to the fun stuff!
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“…Wicked. Hot. Decadently Sinful. That’s how I’d describe the latest installment in Delilah Devlin’s Lone Star Lovers series. You gotta love a hot cowboy, and I felt spoiled with not one, but four sexy men.”
Fallen Angels Reviews
“Blend all this together and what you get is explosive, emotional and endearing, something Delilah Devlin does better than anyone. This is hot, sexy fun and a heartwrenching trip…”
Whipped Cream Reviews
Thereâs a wild child trapped inside her, and theyâre hell-bent on unleashing itâŠ
As the pretty daughter of the town whore, Shanna Davies has always tried hard to toe the line. But she just canât help it. Her boyfriend, Bo Crenshaw, has lured her untamed spirit out to play once too often. Itâs time to get the hell out of Dodge and make a new start where no one knows her past. After she fulfills one last, wicked fantasy.
Shanna is Boâs first everything. First kiss, first sexual playmate, first love. Yet heâs never managed to convince her that he accepts herâgood girl and badâjust as she is. So, she wants a memorable send off? No problem. Heâll give her one thatâll make her think twice about leaving.
On the appointed night, Shanna expects nerves. Yet once she crosses the threshold, the prospect of surrendering to a night of unrestrained passion with Bo and the three Kinzie brothers makes her mouth waterâand her courage dry up.
But she asked for it, and now sheâs not about to blink first in this game of sexual chickenâŠ
Warning: Four lusty cowboys prove a little domination goes a long way in breaking a stubborn woman to saddle. Lots of spanking, binding, flogging, and double-dipping can keep a girl on her toes, her back, her belly, her kneesâŠ
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Friday night, Shanna couldnât get any closer to Bo unless she crawled inside him. Sheâd climbed into the cab of his pickup and slid all the way over the bench seat, lifted his arm and snuggled against his side. She was hot and cold and scared all at the same time.
Ever since heâd told her the Kinzies had agreed to share her, sheâd second-guessed herself a million times. Sheâd even called Bo twice to tell him she wanted to cancel, that it was all a joke, but he hadnât believed her either time. And here she was, pulling in front of the Kinzie ranch house, and her stomach was so taut she thought she might throw up.
The trip from her place in town to the ranch took only fifteen minutes, but sheâd held her breath most of the way and felt winded.
âItâs gonna be okay,â Bo said, pulling her close and kissing her temple. He raised his arm over her head, put the truck into park and killed the engine. Then he turned back to her, his moss-colored eyes crinkling at the corners with his strained smile. âYou donât like something, all you have to do is say so. If you want to change your mind, just head for the door. I wonât judge you.â
Shanna gripped one of his hands and squeezed it, glad of the darkening shadows that hopefully hid the blush heating her face. âI canât believe this is gonna happen, and that youâre okay with it.â
His eyebrows lifted up and down in a quick, wicked waggle. âWhy wouldnât I be? You want it. I want you happy.â
âThatâs what friends do, huh?â she said, lifting her chin in challenge. âFind a group of men willing to gangbang their girlfriend?â
His sigh seemed to come all the way from his toes. âItâs not gonna be like that, Shanna. I swear, itâs not gonna feel dirty.â
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Saturday, November 20th, 2010
NaNo Day 19:
Viking-2—1717 words
TW—0 words đ
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I’m heading to Little Rock today to see my girlfriends at Diamond State Romance Authors meeting. Shayla Kersten and Myla Jackson should be there too. I’m taking a break from the NaNo wordcount, but just for a day. I have to wrap up all three books by next weekend. Not an easy task given that relatives arrive to stay for a week on Sunday.
I hope you enjoy the excerpt. I have a very special place in my heart for Cutter. He’s hard as nails, but when he falls, he falls hard. Almost felt sorry for him when I was writing this story. Almost. đ
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ââŠUNFORGIVEN is beautifully written, with sex scenes that should only be read with an air conditioner at the ready. I donât plan on giving many five star ratings, but this one deserves itâŠâ
5 Stars, Romance Overload
ââŠDelilah Devlinâs scorching and unforgettable story UNBRIDLED, has been followed up by the equally hot and mesmerizing UNFORGIVEN⊠As with any Devlin tale, the sex is so hot it should come with a burn notice. But more importantly, you get pages packed with so much emotion it chokes youâŠâ
4.5 Cherries, Whipped Cream Reviews
ââŠDelilah Devlin gives a sneak peek into the head of a sexy cowboy whose old fashioned values conflict with his unrelenting desire for a woman who he feels has not lived up to his ideals. We also see a woman who is willing to bend her code for a man who does not necessarily have a big enough heart to deserve her love. Watching the two try to find a middle ground is what makes UNFORGIVEN such an entertaining read.â
5 Angels, Fallen Angels Reviews
ââŠMs. Devlin managed to create real, compelling characters, which I donât often find in erotic romanceâŠThe bottom line: Loved the characters and found the story absolutely believableâŠGo forth and buy, you wonât be disappointed.â
Kwips and Kritiques
How does a man get over a cheating woman? Sweet revengeâŠ
For Cutter Standifer, the pretty little redhead who opened a cafĂ© in Two Mule, Texas was âthe one.â Until he caught her in a compromising position with the townâs worst womanizer. To further strain his rigid code, his little sister just married the same damn bastard who shattered his world and is living in sin with him and another man.
A year later, he still canât forgive his ex-girlfriend. And forget? Forget, hell. Heâs ready kick his code into the nearest manure pile and take what he never had from herâfull satisfaction.
That fateful morning, all Katie Grissom meant to do was use the bad boyâs reputation to force Cutter to piss or get off the pot where their own relationship was concerned. But she went too farâdeliciously too farâgiving Cutter an eyeful she lived to regret.
When Cutter offers her a no-strings affair she jumps at the chance, hoping to either break through the rigid wall heâs built around his heartâŠor get him out of her system for good.
Warning: When a hard-as-nails cowboy finally lets loose on the only woman heâs ever loved expect the loving to get hot enough to melt a cold, cold, heartâtoys, front and slamminâ backdoor sex are only the beginningâŠ
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Sheâd arrived late and sat to the side behind tall urns filled with lilies during the ceremony. Sheâd run to the bathroom when the band struck the first note in the ballroom in the old house. Not until she was sure everyone was deep into their drinks had she started to mingle, always with an eye for where Cutter was.
When sheâd seen him and Wade head out the door, glowering at each other and rolling up their sleeves, she hadnât been able to resist joining the throng pushing through the doors to watch the fight.
Sheâd kept behind everyone, standing on tiptoe to catch a glimpse.
Cutterâs back had been to her for most of the fight and sheâd drunk in the sight of his broad shoulders and thick arms and thighs as his muscles tensed. Watching the two men go at it like latter-day gladiators had sent a thrill of heat through her body unlike anything sheâd felt in a long, long time.
When Cutterâs glance had panned the porch and honed in on her, sheâd taken a step back, hoping he didnât know it was her because she didnât want to leave just yet.
Weddings were always roller coasters. Happy, tense times for the participants; poignant reminders to observers. Sheâd clutched a tissue in her hand throughout the ceremony, envying the smiles the bride and groom and best man had shared.
All the while she couldnât help thinking that she might have been the one up there, standing exactly where Dani stood, gazing into Cutterâs eyes as he slipped a ring on her fingerâif only she hadnât strayed.
Infidelity wasnât something Cutter would ever forgive. She couldnât forgive herself. So sheâd been a little tipsy. Sheâd been more than a little frustrated with how slowly Cutter had taken his courtship. Grown angrier the more she drank that fateful night with the fact he held the reins in their relationship and didnât seem to notice she wasnât happy with the pace.
Justin hadnât had to work all that hard to get into her bed. But even before heâd rolled off her, sheâd known sheâd just made the biggest mistake of her life.
Katie slipped from the ballroom, and headed down the hallway toward the living room and the front door. Sheâd tortured herself long enough with regrets. It was time to go home.
Just as she stepped into the living room, an arm reached around the corner, fingers closed around her wrist and whipped her toward a massive chest. The scent of spicy cologne, dust and male sweat assailed her, and she knew who held her inside his tight grip even before she raised her eyes.
Cutter tsked. âKatie Grissom. Funny, I know you werenât on the list of invitees.â
Reluctantly, Katie lifted her gaze from the open collar of his shirt to meet his cognac-colored gaze. The color had always seemed so warm, so inviting, but now with angry color in his cheeks, his narrowed eyes made her heart kick into a panicked flutter.
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
NaNo Day 18:
Viking-2—2255 words
TW—1260 words
Psst! You’ll also find the next installment of The Hired Hand at Everything Erotic today! Be sure to head over there AFTER you’ve commented here! ~DD
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Did I mention that my Lone Star heroes are pretty raw? Don’t believe me? Read on! Here’s an excerpt from the first of the Lone Star Lovers series.
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ââŠIn [UNBRIDLED]âŠwe are following the sexy machinations of Justin, and he does sexy so well it isnât difficult to picture him doling out love to his two subs. Itâs also remarkably easy to see why theyâd be eager to do his bidding. However, it is totally refreshing to watch Dani and Rowe slip the noose and insist on him obeying them for a change of paceâŠIf you are seeking an intensely erotic short read, UNBRIDLED is the one for youâŠâ
5 Angels, Fallen Angels Reviews
ToughâŠor tender? If she plays her cards right, she wonât have to choose.
Dani Standifer arrives home at her West Texas family ranch a day early, ready to pick up where she left off with Rowe Ayers, her high school sweetheart. However, when she opens the door to their line-shack trysting place, itâs clear she waited a day too long. Roweâs with someone elseâanother man. And not just any other manâ Justin Cruz, the bad boy with whom she shared one wild encounter, years ago.
Justinâs waited a long time for this moment. He knows his reputation, but since he seduced Rowe, heâs been a one-man cowboyâwaiting for Dani to return and become the delicious fulfillment of his and Roweâs needs. If sheâs up to the challenge.
To her own surprise, Dani finds sheâs more than ready to have both men in her lifeâas soon as she and Rowe teach Justin a lesson or two about love.
Their small town may not be ready for their kind of relationship. And Daniâs brother Cutterâs mile-deep grudge against Justin throws in a complication that could break the foundation the three of them have builtâŠ
Warning: Hold on for the rodeo of your life with rough ridinâ male on male action; blazing hot m/m/f scenes; and melt-your-panties lovinâ as each of these sexy cowboys gives it the way they know best to turn their woman inside out.
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âJesus Christ.â Rowe bent to grab his blue jeans from the floor, then held them in front of his gleaming cock.
âA little late now,â Justin said. âI think sheâs already jumped to the correct conclusion.â
Roweâs fist clenched around his jeans, then he dropped them to the floor and straightened his shoulders. A look of resignation entered his face; a silent plea for understanding glittered in his pale eyes as he returned her stare.
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Thursday, November 18th, 2010
NaNo Day 17:
Viking-2—2472 words
TW—1085 words
One quick note! I received official news yesterday, that my short story, Dreaming by the Sea, was accepted for the Dream Lovers anthology to be published by Cleis Press next May! ~DD
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Next Tuesday, if you head on over to Samhain’s bookstore, you’re gonna find a new cowboy mĂ©nage in town. Something sinfully hot with a trio of brothers who will melt you like butter. To celebrate my new release, I’m going to give you a chance to win every cowboy story I’ve written for Samhain, beginning with 2009’s Bestselling eBook, Saddled.
All you have to do is show up. That easy. And whether you’re reading me on my blog or on Facebook, doesn’t matter. Let me know what you like about the cowboys you’re taste-testing…
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ââŠI couldnât put this story down! It was danger, betrayal, sexy and fun all rolled together into the perfect erotic romance. The plot was brilliant, and the characters uniqueâŠThe sexual scenes will make you clamp your knees together and dream of a sexy cowboy or two of your ownâŠâ
5 Stars, Just Erotic Romance
ââŠWhat starts out as an innocent effort to warm Kate up turns into some of the most erotic sex I have ever read along with some of the best dialog I have seen in a book so far this yearâŠThe chemistry and interaction between the three of them is well written and keeps you chuckling and turns you on. The characters themselves are so well written you feel for them and you want them to make their alternative relationship workâŠ.Saddled is heart-stopping and fascinating!!!!!!!âŠâ
5 Stars, Vixen Reviews
ââŠDelilah Devlinâs storylines never fail to pull readers into the story and SADDLED is no exceptionâŠOf course the sex scenes are scorching and adventurous with the perfect blend of emotional turmoil to ensure readers keep Ms. Devlinâs name at the top of their âmust readâ list.â
4.5 Blue Ribbons, Romance Junkies
Slippery when nakedâŠ
When Bobby Blackhawk and Cale Yancey see a car slide off the highway and into an icy creek, theyâve got only minutes to get the beautiful driver out alive. And only one way to save her from hypothermia: take her to their isolated cabin, get nakedâŠand hope like hell that when she wakes up, she doesnât scream the place down.
Katherine Duvall opens her eyes in a strange bed, and the tingles flooding her body arenât entirely due to restored circulation. Sheâs snuggled between two handsome men, one a gruff, gentle giant, the other a sexy, playful Native American. Having just left her fiancĂ© romping with another woman, sheâs not quite as shocked as she might have been.
In fact, these two lonesome cowboys could be the perfect bookends to satisfy her hunger for revenge and bolster her dented self esteem. Itâs not long before their raging hormones are melting the snow on the cabin roof.
To their surprise, they find something else is melting, too. Their heartsâŠ
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Katherine Duvall awoke as sensation flooded her feet and handsâsharp prickling pinches that made her moan.
âYeah, itâs gonna hurt. But itâs a good sign sweetheart,â a man whispered against her hair. âAnd thereâs no frostbite. I checked.â
Heâd checked? One fact penetrated her pain-filled fog. Heâd done a lot more than checked. She was naked. And his bare-naked body was pressed up against her back, a penis nudging her bottom.
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Saturday, November 13th, 2010
NaNo Day 12:
Viking-2—0 words
TW—0 words đ

While I’m busy making up for the words I didn’t write yesterday, enjoy this excerpt from Bad, Bad Girlfriend. Here’s what happens when a desperate woman goes a little too far to get her man’s attention (with the help of a magical pair of stilettos).
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Jolie heard the music, tried to catch the beat, but sheâd never been so scared, so embarrassed in her life.
She knew sheâd made a huge mistake the minute sheâd entered the stripperâs dressing room. Lexie had ushered her in after Guppy, the skinny, bespectacled manager of the strip club, let them in the back door and showed them to the womenâs dressing room. She already wore her costume under a tightly belted trench coat, but getting her first up-close look at the other women awaiting their turns on the stage made her lose her nerve.
She turned back toward the exit.
Lexie stood behind her, her arms crossed over her chest. âNo you donât. Not after I paid him a hundred dollars to let you do this!â
âYou paid him?â
Lexie shrugged. âHe prefers professionals, but heâs not above a bribe.â
âGreat. You had to pay him to let me take off my clothes. Get out of my way.â
Lexieâs chin firmed, and her eyes narrowed into the meanest look her friend could manage. âYou talked me into this. You convinced me this was a good idea. No way are you going to chicken out now.â
âTheyâll laugh at me,â Jolie whispered furiously.
The other women, even the curvier ones, werenât as well-padded.
One the women nearest them, eyed Jolie in the glass as she applied a wide streak of eyeliner. âWeâve had big girls before. Some of the men prefer âem. Give it a go, hon.â
Jolie didnât appreciate the advice and straightened her spine, ready to walk right through Lexie if she didnât get the hell out of her way.
Lexie lifted her chin. âYou want a ring, remember? A commitment. You want him to notice you, know youâre desirable for more than your cupcakes.â
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Friday, November 12th, 2010
NaNo Day 11:
Viking-2—2283 words
TW—0 words đ
Yesterday, I got word that two short stories I’d written for Cleis anthologies are going to be published! So, I’m sharing pictures of the covers. [Click on the covers to head to Amazon and order them!]
Carnal Machines won’t be out until May 1, 2011, but it’s never to early to place a great collection on pre-order (hint, hint). My own contribution is called Dr. Mullaley’s Cure. It was my first attempt at Steampunk and so enjoyable to write, I’m thinking about doing more.

Remember the award-winning Lesbian Cowboys? Lesbian Cops is another such offering from editor Sacchi Green. I write about two small-town female cops who come together. My female protagonist was hard-edged, but with a wicked edge of humor. I completely loved writing her. This one’s coming April 1, 2011.

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