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Blurb:
Billionaires have it all but that doesn’t
mean they don’t have to work hard to get what their hearts desire. In this
brand new anthology of erotic BDSM stories the Brit Babes offer heroes and
heroines who aren’t shy about taking what they want. From farmyards to luxury
penthouses, wealth is all about sating needs, connecting souls and taking
pleasure to new highs. Whether you’re looking for a coffee break read or
something longer to curl up in bed with, you’ll find something to suit your
needs in Sexy Just Got Rich.
Containing stories from Lexie Bay, Victoria
Blisse, Natalie Dae, Harlem Dae, Lucy Felthouse, K D Grace, Lily Harlem, Kay
Jaybee and Tabitha Rayne.
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Excerpt:
Heart pounding and palms clammy, Catriona
forced herself to put one foot in front of the other and walked into the
bookshop. It was bedlam. She’d never seen a bookshop so busy in her life.
She paused just inside the door. What the
fuck was she doing? If someone saw her, recognised her—
She shook her head sharply and clenched her
fists until her fingernails dug into her flesh, the nipping pain bringing her back
to her senses.
No one would recognise her, she reminded
herself, because no one knew who she was. Well, people knew who she was—but not
in relation to the reason she was here.
Taking a deep breath and attempting to
behave like a normal person, she continued through the shop, trying to figure
out where she needed to be. Not that she even needed to be here at all. It was
insanity that had drawn her out of her Thames-side apartment and into the
bowels of the Tube, and finally into the huge Piccadilly bookstore.
What else but insanity would make a person
head into central London to buy a copy of a book on the same day it came out?
Especially when one already had a large box of copies of said book stuffed into
the bottom of one’s wardrobe. Complimentary author copies, according to the
note from the publisher.
Maybe it was curiosity, she thought, as she
joined the back of the queue snaking across the ground floor of the shop.
Nobody nearby was holding a copy of the book yet, so she assumed that somewhere
between here and the till there was a stack of the paperbacks, ready to be
picked up and paid for. And presumably read. Christ.
Surreptitiously, Catriona pinched the back
of her hand. Wincing, she figured she had to get her head around this
situation, and fast. It was only going to get bigger and crazier—or so the
publisher’s marketing team, a bunch of young, attractive and scarily glamorous
people, had told her.
She’d already seen plenty of evidence of
their expenditure on the way over—billboards, bus shelters, ads on the
Underground; all displaying huge versions of her book cover, proclaiming it a
bestseller, quoting stellar reviews and even lauding it “the next big thing”
and “the next Fifty Shades of Grey.” One strap line even said “Who needs
Christian Grey when you’ve got Eliza Dickinson?”
It was the fact that her book had even been
compared to the first big thing that she couldn’t quite grasp.
The Fifty Shades phenomenon had spawned
merchandise, sex toys and even a film. But it was just a one-off, wasn’t it? Something
that couldn’t be replicated, shouldn’t be replicated.
Catriona certainly hadn’t set out to write
a book to appeal to the same readership. All she’d done was take out her real
life frustrations—both sexual and otherwise—on the keyboard of her laptop. The
rest had simply been a freak of nature.
How could it appeal to the same readership,
anyway? Her characters were the complete opposite of E.L. James’—her lead
female, Eliza, was a dominatrix, and Leon her willing sub. Or he was by the end
of the book, anyway.
It didn’t matter. None of it mattered. Her
book was out, today, and what happened next was completely out of her hands.
She should just relax and go with the flow. Though she still couldn’t get over
the fact that people were not only buying her book—they were queuing to buy it.
Patiently, too, despite the glacial speed at which they were moving forward.
Did they only have one till open, or something?
People had joined the line behind her as
she’d been ruminating, and she shuffled around slightly so she could see how
many more were waiting. Shit—there were loads! She couldn’t even see the end of
the queue.
Her surprise must have shown on her face,
because the man behind her let out a chuckle. “It’s crazy, isn’t it?” he said.
“All these people waiting to buy a book when we could have purchased
online—probably cheaper—and had it delivered directly to our doors. Or in a
single click, have it appear on our eReaders.”
Catriona hadn’t even thought of that. So,
not only were people here, in the bookstore—and presumably stores all over the
country, too—they were buying online, loading up eReaders… all for her little
book!
About
The Brit Babes:
The Brit Babes are eight British erotica
writers coming together to bring you the hottest romance to satisfy your cravings.
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