#TeaserTuesday Coming Out to Play by RE Hargrave

Books for Boobies 2015 Anthology

I've been asked to contribute an exclusive future-take from the The Divine Trilogy to the Books for Boobies 2015 anthology which will ONLY be available during October 2015. 

You won't get to read Coming Out to Play anywhere else! 

. . . but here is unedited excerpt to entice you:

“Daddy home, Momma. Daddy home!” Matt clapped when the sound of the front door closing echoed through the house.

Erin continued pulling plates down to set the table. “Here we go,” she thought and sucked in a breath when her son disappeared from the kitchen. Squaring her shoulders, Erin went about her task.

A few minutes later Jayden appeared, their boy riding his hip and talking animatedly. Her lids dropped to the floor to avoid eye contact while she stayed busy laying dinner out. Matt chatted away, certain words catching her attention like “nanas” and “hunee,” and then a giggle followed by, “Aye, momma a bad girl.” Perfect.

Taking her seat, Erin looked up into the dark glare of her Master. Months had passed since she’d gotten wet so fast, and now, tomorrow couldn’t come soon enough.

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Sneak Peek Sunday: Surreal by R.E. Hargrave

 

Coming 2014 ... the highly anticipated conclusion to R.E. Hargrave's The Divine Trilogy: Surreal

"Ms. Hargrave has a talent for weaving a story that many would consider too much and making it just right. The character development, the scenes, the emotions, it is all there." ~Amazon Reviewer

Please enjoy this exclusive sneak peek.

“Do you want kids?”

Erin almost dropped the wooden spoon she was using to push their eggs around the pan while they cooked. Did she? Maybe as a young girl with grand visions of what her future would entail she had. However, since Dr. Ellison, Holly, had confirmed the damage to Erin’s insides, she hadn't allowed herself to think about it.

Composing herself, she placed the spoon on the little bell pepper-shaped plate meant for such things, and turned to him. “Where’s that coming from?”

While Erin watched, Jayden reddened then looked away nervously.

“I've been doing some thinking since our visit with Ronnie and Steph. You’re always so good with their twins. A natural. It makes you glow in a way I can’t.”

Swoon. Desire flared within her, a bright flash of heat that settled to a low simmer while his words sank in. Was he saying he might want kids? But, she couldn't give him that.

Holly said “Possibility,” not a definite “No.”

“What are you saying, A rúnsearc?”

When his deep brown eyes met hers again, they were filled with determination. “I want to be the one to put that kind of look on your face, Erin. More than that, though, I want to know what it is to experience that kind of happiness and contentment—with you.”

Was he kidding her with this? He was asking something beyond her physical capability. Sure, Erin, and you didn't think you’d live to survive Spencer either. Look at you now.

“Breathe, sweet girl. I've got you.”

She’d started gasping for air and hadn't realized it. Now, Jayden’s arms were wrapped around her, applying just enough pressure to make her feel safe, but not trapped.

“I’m not saying we have to. I know we have obstacles to overcome if we decide to try. Guess what I’m trying to say is—well, I just wanted you to know . . . if you want kids . . . then I do, too. We can figure the rest out.”

If you haven't started this BDSM erotica series yet, here's where you can get the first two books:

To Serve is Divine (Book 1) I A Divine Life (Book 2)

*This excerpt is unedited, and subject to change for final publication.

R.E. Hargrave lives on the outskirts of Dallas, TX where she prides herself on being a domestic engineer. Married to her high school sweetheart, together they are raising three children from elementary age to college age. She is an avid reader, a sometimes quilter and now, a writer. Other hobbies include gardening and a love of a music.

A native 'mutt,' Hargrave has lived in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Alabama, Texas, and California. She is fond of setting her stories on location in South Carolina and Texas, but its anybody's guess as to what the genre will be! 

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R.E. Hargrave lives on the outskirts of Dallas, TX where she prides herself on being a domestic engineer. Married to her high school sweetheart, together they are raising three children from elementary age to college age. She is an avid reader, a sometimes quilter, and now, a writer. Other hobbies include gardening and a love of a music.

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 Sugar & Spice: Lacey Harrison has been dealt an unexpected hand in life: being a single mom. With her father's help and that of the residents at Royal Hills Nursing Home, she thrives and goes on to become a successful baker. She is content with her life but knows that she and her daughter Candy are missing something. Will things change for the better when Trent Childress moves into town and adds some spice to her sugar?  Sugar & Spice Kindle

 Haunted Raine: Distracted by the everyday routine of raising children, being a wife, and keeping a home, Lorraine Morrissey let life pass her by. Her wakeup call comes when she realizes that with their children gone, her husband Richard is rarely home, and she’s filling her solitary days with trivial tasks. A crazy idea to save her marriage leads to a summer beach vacation unlike any she’s ever taken; one that involves unknowingly buying a haunted house. Haunted Raine Kindle

 To Serve is Divine: When Jayden Masterson – a gentleman Dom with a taste for perfection – meets Catherine O’Chancey – a submissive with a mysterious past and a natural desire to submit – he can’t resist the spark that ignites inside him. He wants to learn everything about her – not just her body, but does she want the same? Can Catherine stand up to her past and find the right Dom who can make her feel alive again?

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 A Divine Life: A year has passed since Jayden Masterson collared his first submissive, Catherine O’Chancey. To celebrate, Jayden has orchestrated a special day for his jewel: one during which her final fantasies will be realized and his own inner strength tested. Are these two ready to move beyond just Master and submissive? Can they set aside their fears to tell each other the truth at last?

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Author Interview - R.E. Hargrave

1.  Have you always wanted to be a writer? How did you get started writing romance? Until recently I’ve been answering this question with the simple explanation: fan fiction. For me, it was the first time that I took a story from conception through fruition, to completion. However, when chatting with my husband the other day, I mentioned I often get this question and he laughed, saying, “It started back in school for you ━ when you were editor of the school magazine.” I suppose I can compromise with him, for, while I may not have written full stories back then, I did dabble with poetry, and I read voraciously. If nothing else, it had to be where my roots took hold.

2. Tell us about your writing process. Do you outline, or are you more of a seat of your pants type of a writer? Definitely a ‘by the seat of my pants’ type of a writer. Outlines are horrid! Its such a slap to your pysche if you don’t stick to them and end up veering off track. Declaring up front that the characters are in charge and that I’m just along to dot the i’s and cross the t’s, is much more rewarding ━ and accurate. The most planning I do for a story is choosing my setting and creating my characters (usually with the help of Pinterest . . . I love storyboards), but after that, I’m just the vessel to carry the words to the paper.

3. Are there any romance novel cliché that make you cringe when you read them? Oh, good question! Is it going too far to say that they always have ‘the perfect body?’ Give me a heroine with a fixation for Nutella or Pixie Sticks, or a hero that doesn’t run ten miles every morning. You can take care of yourself without being an Adonis or Aphrodite, most of us aren’t.

4. What is the hardest scene you’ve had to write, and what made it so difficult? Without a doubt, the hardest scene I’ve ever written is in my newest release, A Divine Life. Originally this story was To Serve is Divine in the fanfic world (before I pulled to overhaul and expand into a three book series), and it was hard to write it the first time, but even harder to revisit it for the rewrite because at this point, these characters have been part of my life since 2010 and are a part of me. Catherine, my female lead in The Divine Trilogy, has a tragic past with an abusive Dominate who hid behind the title of Dom. While I hint, through journal entries and general story progression in book one, at how horrific her past with Spencer was, I don’t go into much detail until this book. There is a very graphic flash back that takes place, and required several breaks to get through its creation. Some might wonder at the necessity of the passage to the advancement of the story, or if I added it simply for the ‘shock value.’ For me, its like hitting rock bottom; sometimes that’s what is needed before you can go up again. The passage is relevant to the story for it shows just how much Catherine has overcome and grown; its proof of what a strong, independent woman she really is, despite her need to be a submissive.

5. Which of your heroines would you say is most like you, and why? This would be a toss up between Raine Morrissey (from Haunted Raine) and Catherine O’Chancey from the Divine Trilogy. Raine is older, likes to quilt, and holds family dear. Catherine is true to her heritage, but with a feisty, kinky side that can be quite surprising.

6. What are you working on now? Loaded question! Obviously, first and foremost on my open project list is Surreal, book three of The Divine Trilogy which is slated for a March 2014 release. If I don’t get it written, there will be no release . . . lol. In addition, I have a handful of original fiction stories started which range from male/male romance, to erotic thriller, to a vampire mystery, along with a couple of fanfictions that I’m still trying to wrap up for my faithful readers.

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Over the past year of being Jayden Masterson’s collared submissive, Catherine O’Chancey has worked through the mental terrors left behind by her old Dom — she thinks. To celebrate their collar-ing anniversary, Jayden organizes a special day, during which her final limits and fantasies will be realized. Will it prove to be more than she can handle? Can she endure the erotic onslaught her mind and body will experience and survive unscathed?

 

While Catherine faces dark shadows and pleasurable highs, Jayden finds his own inner strength being tested. He has come to realize that, somewhere along the way, Catherine has taken possession of his heart, mind, and body. Now he faces his biggest challenge ever; he must let go of all his submissives but one: his jewel, Catherine. Can he leave his philandering ways behind? Has he made the ultimate mistake by putting his jewel into the hands of others?

 

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“So, how does that work? I mean, how does one draw the line between Master and husband?” Was such a complicated relationship possible? Could Jayden see her that way? Just thinking his name caused a funny feeling in Catherine’s chest. Her thoughts continued, now on overdrive . . .

 

No. Master didn’t do personal relationships. He’d said as much when they’d first signed their con-tract together. They’d both agreed to the understanding that this was nothing more than a sexual relationship. Hell, he was fucking two other people besides her that she knew of. If there were a chance that he wanted something more with her, he wouldn’t have handed her over to complete strangers today. Would he? Oh, God. Sir Jonathan’s offer to take Catherine on repeated itself in her memory, along with the knowledge that she had more sessions today with an unknown number of Doms. Was that what today was? Had the ‘inspection’ Sir Jonathan performed not been part of the scene? Was Sir Jonathan looking her over as a potential acquisition? What about Miss K offering to take her on back in February? Catherine’s stomach soured again.

 

“No. No, please, no. I — I can’t,” Catherine mumbled and began to shake.

 

“Erin?”

 

Her world began crumbling around her, and panic took root. Catherine gasped for air, wrapping her arms around her mid-section.

 

“Erin! What’s wrong?”

 

Paige’s shriek snapped Catherine to attention, and she raised her watery eyes to meet her new friend’s.

 

“Paige,” Catherine started to cry. “He figured it out. I tried to be so good, so careful. He knows, and he’s going to get rid of me!” She thought she’d done so well at hiding her secret over the months, protecting her heart.

 

Paige had wrapped her arm around Catherine and was rubbing slow circles on her back. With a wince, Catherine became quite aware of every lash mark from Sir Jonathan’s whip. They now burned to her core when Paige’s soft hands brushed over them. Catherine flinched away from her.

 

“Shh, Erin,” she said in a calming voice. “Who knows what, sweetie? What are you talking about?”

 

Turning wide eyes on her, Catherine choked out, “Jay . . . Master. He knows I’ve fallen in — in love with him. I wasn’t supposed to. He found out, and now he’s interviewing me with strange Doms to get rid of me. I broke the rules and he —” she swallowed a sob, “he doesn’t want me anymore!”