"HUG A FRIEND DAY" HUNKS!

WARNING: DON'T LOOK BELOW IF EASILY OFFENDED! Now that I have your attention (did you already scroll down to peek?), on with my "HUG A FRIEND DAY" blog!

Friends. Everyone wants them and some may be lifelong people you can count on. Friends can commiserate, cry, laugh, with you and share your good and bad times.

Do you keep in touch with friends? Now with the Internet, it's easier to send messages and keep up to date with what's going on in their lives. And, finding old friends again can be great!

New friends are wonderful, too. Finding someone who shares your interests makes you more at ease in their presence. I love all my new reader and author friends...I can talk to them by email and meet people in different countries. I know authors and have fans all over the world.

Now...Hunk friends. Not too many I personally know, but fantasizing is a great stress reducer. The older I get, the more tantalizing a sexy guy becomes and gives me that "AH" feeling of my wicked days-gone-by. Oh, sure...I was a wild woman in my younger days, chased the guys, let them chase me, sometimes got caught...but those stories haven't been told yet, and may never be.

These guys would make wonderful friends I'd love to hug...repeatedly. What do you think? Just look at the muscles (especially the one on the far right) and imagine being embrace in a "friendly" hug...hopefully lasting all night!

So, maybe I should write a series of "Hugging Hunks" Romance Adventures? I could give them names, personalities that suit my romance story plot, "expose" their attributes...and your naughty mind is thinking of what each one holds in his hand...but I'm, of course, talking about those muscles, sculpted torsos, great smiles, etc. SURE!

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COSTUMES, HALLOWEEN, & WIN A KINDLE CONTEST

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Rachel Windsor knew nothing about Gabriel Peralta except that he was walking sex appeal. He blew into her life without notice, here today then always gone on a puff of wind. But each time he appears, he does things to her body that even her fantasies haven’t conjured up, driving her to orgasms that shake her like a raging storm. His mouth knows every inch of her body. The imprint of his intimate kisses linger long after he disappears.
Now he's back again, his life unexpectedly on the line. But even in the danger zone, his sexual demands are more scorching than ever and this time, Rachel is determined not to lose him-or the erotic lifestyle that binds them.
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I love Halloween. Always have. Always will. Maybe I like the tradition of children dressing up in costumes and seeing their bright faces as they ask for treats. Or, maybe I like Halloween because it gives me an excuse to buy loads of chocolate that I can eat after all the kids...

I digress. Let's forget I ever mentioned chocolate!

Wanting to be someone else is everyone's fantasy. Kids can do that easily by donning their favorite costume. Adults have a more difficult time as dressing up and fantasizing is something not done often...at least not in public!

In my latest book, "Sexy Games", my heroine, Stacy, and hero, Sloane, get to wear costumes AND role-play as they test new adult games...a sexual fantasy come true for lots of lovers! Sloane and Stacy act out a scene from "Hot Sands"...an adventure with an Arabian sheik and his reluctant bride-to-be. Next is their night of passion as they become a nerdy college professor getting lessons from a stripper/lap dancer aimed to please in "Teach Me". And their final acting roles in "The Lady and Her Butler" have them breaching social barriers as the butler teaches a hot-to-trot lady the lusty ways of love.

All their scenes involve costumes to add flavor and credence to their adventures in passion. Setting the ambiance of their surroundings helps create that fantasy world Stacy and Sloane crave and lead them to fulfill their lusty passion.

Ever wear costumes...other than for a Halloween party? Maybe for some naughty role-playing game with the one you love? If not, do you fantasize about it?

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