Warp Speed, alright...

Abandoned Castles & Chateaux Worth a Visit
~ news.travel.aol.com/gallery/abandoned-castles-and-chateaux-worth-a-visit/4056998 ~
These pics are definitely worth a visit, especially if you’re a romance author who includes castle and/or chateaux in your books.
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Full Moon howls, my Springtime sassy KitKats... around four in the morning the Kougaress saw Mother Moon in all her golden round glory... what an utterly amazing, magical and spiritual sight... another warmer, but haze-strange day on the tame prairie today... oh, the Kougaress was out doing yardwork... not the fun, but the necessary stuff... anyway, she heard this water gurgling sound... well, there was no water to gurgle, although the ground was sodden from the recent rains... so, by the fact that the sound moved around, she figured it was some type of bird... well, after an internet searchie... her best guess is that it was a quail... supposedly, they make that sound when in distress, or at night when settling down to sleep... yes, this Big Cat must assume she disturbed Quail.
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Warp Speed, alright... that is life these days, and no surprise to anyone... tons o’ stuff accomplished today, at what felt like warp-buzzing speed... that is, except actual writing on the WIP... looking at the castle pics, coming up with story ideas, penning on Volcano’s Angelic Forecast, the household stuff... gosh, the energy was zinging today, unusually so... and, yep, we’re hopping and bopping at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS... omy, this Big Cat author adores being with such a creative, talented, incredible group of romance authors... oh, and Rebecca also designed a banner for the TITLE MAGIC blog... hey, anyone know where you can find a used manhole cover... the Kougaress is in the market for one, or something similar... hmmm... maybe there are some local junk yards she can call...
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Big Cat by-the-numbers ~

2:12 am... 2:22 am... 4:44 am... 4:44 pm... 5:55 pm... 10:10 pm... Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ sirenbookstrand.blogspot.com ~
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Authoress news and mews ~

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to all the reviewers who have graciously read, then given my books good reviews. The Kougar is very grateful. Sparkly kisses coming your way!

Yesterday, the Kougar found this review at Siren-BookStrand on the buy page for MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS. Wow, she didn’t know! Thank you, Merrylee of Fallen Angel Reviews.

4 ANGELS: "The quirky futuristic world Savanna Kougar has created in Murder by Hairspray in Gardenia, New Atlantis makes for one fun read...Murder by Hairspray in Gardenia, New Atlantis was a Romantic Times American Title IV finalist, and I can see why. A book of epic proportions, I loved the verbal scrapping between Kalypso and Zryphus as they vied for dominance...The mystery and suspense intrinsic to the story worked to draw me in and kept me reading, all the way to the very end. And what an end it is! I'm hooked and will definitely read the sequel." -- Merrylee, Fallen Angel Reviews
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Hopping and Bopping at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS ~

Sunday Smiles
by Serena Shay

Good Morning and Happy Sunday smiles to everyone out there. I just had to share my happy news! A Magical Return now has a cover! Woot!!

Cover Artist, Amanda Kelsey, has scored big once again, in my book, with this rocking, sexy, I'm never letting go of you looking cover. The colors are perfect for the story, the woman has that delicious gleam in her eye and the guy is just plain hawt! Plus, check that tat...can you get a Charley horse from smiling? ~wink~

AND...

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVE LOGO... Plus, come by and see the new avatars for Rebecca, Pat and Solara.
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Featured at ROMANCE WRITERS BEHAVING BADLY ~ Beautiful Art!

Nude (not naked) men
by Vivian Jackson

I've heard artists claim that the female form is a better starting point for pure art, but I like the male form just fine. In fine art, too. But I got sick of comparing my heroes to David or Adonis, so the next time I wax artistic about a hero, I'm slipping in references to...
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From Astrology.com

The Stars Shine a Light at the End of the Tunnel!

Throughout April, the stars have aligned to make life a little sticky and challenging. While you still have another couple days of tricky aspects to endure, you've almost made it through the tunnel!

Before you reach the light at the end of it, though, you first have to get through April 18. That day, the full Moon will rise in fair-minded Libra opposite the fiery Aries Sun. Your task will be to strike a balance in your relationships. However, selfless Libra and egocentric Aries do not find middle ground easily, so you'll have your work cut out for you.

Also on April 18, Mars and Saturn will face off in an opposition that could lead to frustration -- and even accidents. The best way to handle this will be to focus on a specific task that requires great attention to detail, for the less aware of the rest of the world you can be that day, the easier it will be to avoid mishaps.

April 20 will finally bring a sigh of relief as the Sun moves out of Aries and into mellow, earthy Taurus. Taurus is a sensible, indulgent sign and quite opposed to sudden change, so your life should start to calm down. Then, on April 21, Venus will move into Aries, and you'll feel much more comfortable stating what you want -- and using your charms to get it!
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The most powerful weapon is the human soul on fire. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

~ May the April showers drench you in happiness and prosperity!

~ MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH ~

And, May you live the dreams of your heart, not in interesting times...

Abandoned Castle kisses from the Kougar...

Foggy Persistence

Late evening meows, my adored and alluring KitKats, from the fogged-in tame prairie.... the Kougar has made some good *cross your claws* progress on polishing Branded by the Texans... still, yowls a long way to go.

Oops! It dawned on moi that she forgot the one year anniversary date for the release of MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS ~ yep, January 15th, the date of for this year’s eclipse.
Gee, wouldn’t it be nice if the Kougar’s book eclipsed its previous sales by a very large margin... hmmmm and purrs.
Wow, synchronicity is a demon in this case... take a look at the *first line* and consider the earthquake catastrophe in Haiti...

Blurb ~

~ This story spun and formed in my imagination, turbulent as a sea storm ~ then sprang forth onto paper and onto my computer screen like Poseidon’s powerful emergence from the ocean, during a time lost to history when gods and goddesses ruled the world and the heavens above.

Gardenia, New Atlantis... The future begins here...

The story of beginning a new world on a legendary land...
The beginning of a love Sheriff Kalypso Sun Wing never believed was possible for her, especially not after a hundred years on Earth...
The beginning of a love Federal Agent Zryphus has arrived on Earth to find, only he didn’t plan on remaining in a land where women are in charge...

First Line:
The evil cloud of hair spray dominated the air in guest room 666 at Gardenia’s only motel, The Eternal Magnolia – so named because it was surrounded by a park-like acre of Magnolia trees, saved despite the cataclysmic weather, wars and land changes on Earth.

Heroine and Hero:
Sheriff Kalypso Sun Wing is 100 years old in the year 2051. A rebel at heart, an artist by soul, she survived the sterile fifties’ suburbs, the revolutionary turbulence of the sixties, the disco guru seventies. After the suicide of the man she loved, Kalypso barely survived the designer eighties, the fast-forward nineties. In the 21st century Mother Nature rebelled. Kalypso battled for freedom. She never knew why she survived. Until Atlantis rose. Once again.

Agent Zryphus Dolen Vasquoz chose an enforcement career on Earth for several reasons – his fascination with primitive worlds, to make his own way outside the family heritage, to keep official watch for his own Worlds – and, Zerculeon men find Earth women highly desirable, like the gods of old they rival in strength. Since there aren’t enough Zerculeon women, it’s a match made in intergalactic heaven. Especially when Zryphus gets a real eyeful of the Sheriff.
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Authoress news and mews ~

Cary Grant ~ featured at THE PINK BLOG ~

The Best Form of Exercise
by LK Hunsaker
“Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.”
Cary Grant
“Since today is Cary Grant’s birthday and I’m a fan of his, I thought I would pop in for a last minute blog using a few of his quotes.”
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Featured at HAPPILY EVER AFTER ~

The Kougar posted ~ Romance Flash on the High Galactic Seas ~ “Yo ho ho, a space pirate-ing we will go...”
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Yep, once again. the Kougar will be blogging at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS ~ Running Free Time ~
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Weekly Angelic Forecast from Volcano

Straight from the Carnal Cherub himself...

Angelic Forecast ~ #72

The following week, and two weeks, look for every manner of incredible communication. It will be raining down communications from heaven and firing communications at us all from the depths of hell. This will occur on a personal level, at a business/job/career level and, of course, from those who consider themselves to be on high ~ the officials, the authorities, the regulators.
There will be a flurry of new things you can’t do and things you now have to do.
It is for you to determine how you will live. Will it be beneath the rules of others? Or, will it be according to your own highest nature?
Will you choose the freedom to think for yourself? Or, will you allow others to think for you?
That is this week’s challenge to all of us.

Angelic blessings from Volcano & Sedona
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~

Happy Courtship on another Earth

X-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...

Part 386 ~

Sylva tingled violently inside, knowing her words were actually true. “Damn it to hell,” she muttered. “I think that’s going on.” Zeke rocked back, a thoughtful frown on his face as he placed his hands behind his head. “Well, for dang sure, darlin’, this is one conversation we’ll keep it under our hats. Whatever strategy we decide on will be more effective if no one’s lookin’ our way.” Sylva reached for a ripe red strawberry. If she faced suck a high level danger, like the shadow government, why not enjoy life to the hilt? She bit into the juicy luscious fruit.

Zeke fastened his gaze on the sexy adorable picture his Sylva made as she savored her strawberry. After the first bite she dipped her tongue out licking the red juice on her lips. Slowly, he leaned forward, offering his lips. Finishing, she smiled like a sensuous minx, then moved to meet him. Their lips joined, melded with their mutual passion, and kissed in a softly ferocious manner that had his loins charging up like one of his father’s racing motors, even as another part of him relished the heated sensuality of their mouths clinging together. “Sylva, darlin’, eat another strawberry.”
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 385 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through December 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS, then Savanna Kougar ~ the Fantasy Lair ~
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~~~ Do not comply with the corporate Borg. Resistance is victory. ~~~

Wish Upon on a Blue Moon New Year...
May your most romantic dreams come true...

Gardenia, New Atlantis smooch from the Kougar...

Halloween Interruption: Four Blue Ribbons ~ MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY

Yep, where is that crescent moon, my spooky prowling Kittens... the Kougar wants to spring from Earth and jump over the moon in a great launching of her sleek body... because, finally, a good review for MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS... meowsers! not just good, the reviewer, Katherine Petersen truly ‘gets’ the story and seems to enjoy it as this Big Cat author intended when she penned it.

Blue Ribbon Rating: 4

Review by Katherine Petersen
RomanceJunkies.com
Oct 15, 2009 - 4:31:50 PM

Review Snippet ~

“She handles the relationship between Kalypso and Zryphus deftly... Kougar uses her erotic scenes judiciously as well: they’re stimulating and exciting but don’t over shadow the plot. If you’re in the mood for a madcap adventure... then MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN NEW GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS will serve nicely. Kougar has created a nice balance of serious and comic in this tale, and I hope she writes a sequel soon.”

~ http://romancejunkiesreviews.com/artman/publish/suspense/Murder_by_Hair_Spray_in_New_Gardenia.shtml ~

THANK YOU, KATHERINE!
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Authoress news and mews ~

Shapeshifter lovers, read the next chapter of Gem Sivad’s CAT NIP ~ Goodbye, Hunter ~ http://gemsivad.worpress.com/blog ~
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~

Happy Courtship on another Earth

X-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...

Part 301 ~

Sylva moved into her dream-incredible dressing room, taking several moments to simply take it all in, and appreciate. Disrobing, she avoided the mirror, not wanting to see the tiredness on her face. “Vanity thy name is woman,” she murmured. Still, it was partly because it would only make her feel more exhausted. Sylva didn’t want that. There was far too much to enjoy in her current circumstances. Besides, she’d be a fool not to savor Zeke for every instant she could. After stretching again, she laid her new garments together. Soon she’d learn how to take care of them here.

Zeke listened to the rainstorm lash the windows as he made certain all was in order. With the threats they’d already encountered and the looming danger, a man had to be extra careful to protect his wife. Plus, he’d needed some time to cool his mounting ardor. God Above, he wanted his beautiful woman again. Her gaze had been pools of desire as she left him. Her sex scent still swirled around him, temptation itself. Once he removed his gunbelt and checked all the weapons, Zeke smiled, heading for his dressing area. Time for the gentle taking of his Sylva.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 300 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through September 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Saturday ~ Looking for the "Happy Ever After" ~ “A dear friend, also a romance author, recently lost her husband, and it got me thinking...”
Wednesday ~ WHAT SCARES YOUR SHIFTERS? By Pat Cunningham ~ Oooo, you’ll smile big time at Pat’s take on this question.
Monday ~ Bekki blogs ~ End of the Romance: How Do You Like It? ~ “Romance novels with happily ever after endings are pretty much a given. But are we…have we become too cliché?”
Thursday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ The Paranormal in my fiction ~ fascinating!
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THE PINK BLOG ~ HALLOWEEN DAYS ARE HERE!
Saturday ~ Sara Simas ~ Halloween Memories ~ “Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm a big ole chicken when it comes to watching the frightening flicks.”
Friday ~ Linda Blanche ~ Deceptive Appearances ~ “How deceptive appearances can be. A backyard gazebo is harmless--a pretty little structure in which to relax.”
Thursday ~ The Haunting of Keena Kincaid ~ “All of us authors talk about "hearing voices" but how many of you are haunted by your characters? In the bathroom, no less?”
Wednesday ~ Moons and Wolves: Metaphorical Symbolism in Reality Fiction – LK Hunsaker ~ “Why do wolves howl at the moon?”
Tuesday ~ WHAT SCARES YOUR SHIFTERS? By Pat Cunningham ~ Oooo, you’ll smile big time at Pat’s take on this question.
Monday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ The Paranormal in my fiction ~ fascinating!
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Saturday ~ Paris blogs ~ What Are Your Halloween Traditions? ~ “We're celebrating Halloween all week here at Shapeshifter Seductions and I can't think of the holiday without smiling.”
Friday ~ Serena Shay ~ Is Halloween All In Our Heads.... “I love Halloween! There I said it, the deep dark secret is out...okay well not so deep and not so dark probably, I mean I write about shapeshifters and adore stories with a paranormal twist. Is Halloween All In Our Heads....”
Thursday ~ Welcome, Roxanne Rhoads! ~ “Today we have self-described story strumpet, tome loving tart and eccentric night owl”
Wednesday ~ Crystal blogs ~ It’s All About the Romance ~ Even When It’s Not A Romance
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ The Top Ten Reasons *Not* to Read BLACK CAT BEAUTY
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ You have to kiss some frogs...
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story by the Kougar ~ When you see it, say ‘Rachel’ ~ “Kallyn flew faster, yet saw nothing ahead of her, except the driving sheets of rain.” ~ RomanticSynonymous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~

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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Have a Wonderful and Wild Halloween...
May your most romantic dreams come true...

Four blue ribbon kisses from the Kougar...

Stormy Days Are Here...

It’s here! It’s here! The Kougar’s print copy of MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS... kiss, kiss... smoochie, smoochie... it looks stunning, thanks to Jinger Heaston’s cover art.
Flipping through her own novel, moi was captured by her writing... always a cool feeling as an author... yeah-meow, I want to read this.
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Stormy days are here... or they were yesterday... a quiet autumn-like evening on the tame prairie tonight, meow-however... and the Kougar is not feeling real frisky, roar and phhhht, since she wanted to get lots of good penning accomplished.
Yowl, storms of every type are on the horizon, my Gorgeous Big Kittens. Tail twitching languorously, it doesn’t take intuition to know that. It’s simply a matter of looking around at what is happening.
Here’s an interesting e-article the Kougar found at Unknown Country ~

Strong Storms Hit US as Bill Becomes 'Extremely Dangerous'
20-Aug-2009

Colorado Tornado
Don't say we didn't warn you: Powerful storms crossed the central and northeastern US as Hurricane Bill became an 'extremely dangerous' storm in the South Atlantic. So far this year, the US tornado season has been relatively mild, but it threatened to increase in intensity today as powerful storms struck from Colorado to New York.New York's Central Park lost over a hundred trees to 80 MPH winds, one of the strongest storms to strike the park in years. Meanwhile, Hurricane Bill increased in strength to a Category 4 storm and was expected to strengthen further as it continues to move north and west toward the US East Coast.
Hurricane Bill has reached Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Category 4 hurricanes generate winds of 133-155 mph, and are described as extremely dangerous storms capable of causing devastating damage. The storm could cause dangerous rip tides all along the US east coast, and is expected to make landfall as a much weakened Category 2 or 3 storm in Newfoundland next week. However, if it turns into the Caribbean or strikes the southeastern US, it could evolve into a catastrophic storm.
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And!
Anchorage, Alaska had a 5 magnitude earthquake.
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BTW, why should Google have any right whatsoever to any copyrighted book or materials, unless said permission is granted by the author or the author’s estate. Books and materials still under copyright should NOT be in the e-publishing province of now-sinister-looming Google.
This Big Cat DOES NOT give permission, despite any so-called legal ruling in Google’s favor or simply because Google *says* it has the right. This fraud perpetrated on all of us with legal copyrights, by the courts and by Google, is negated simply because IT IS FRAUDULENT, given it’s common law nature.
And, no, it does not require written denial by the author or the author’s estate. This demand for a written denial is a trick since it will now enter the person into the legal purview of Google, for example, as in operating under maritime law as opposed to common law.
Every act by Google, in this matter, is absolutely fraudulent. The only thing going on is that Google is getting away with it, so far, and being allowed to get away with it.
Gee, the payoffs must be going deep.
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Just for the cowboy lovin’ big cats ~ a sneaky peekie PASSION-snippet from BRANDED BY THE TEXANS...

Dillon loosed a primitive growl that made Kylie quake inside and feel magnificently abandoned. Looping his hard-muscled arm around her waist, her Viking cowboy righted her. In the same motion he lifted her astride his thighs with a powerful ease that left her even more breathless.
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~

Happy Courtship on another Earth

X-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues....

Part 236 ~

Sylva stared at the brass bell, then at the tall, willowy woman holding it, who reminded her of a young Julia Roberts. “Is there a problem, sweetheart?” A man’s voice boomed from a back room. “Not if everyone minds their manners.” The woman pointedly gazed at Sally. “If I ring this bell again, Stanley will be right out here. He knows where you live, Miss Hansen, and will escort you home.” Her face tight as a mask, Sally whirled around and strode hurriedly for the door, running outside. “Poor thing. It will take her time to get over you, Zeke.”

Zeke flashed a grin of appreciation, only a small one. Stanley’s fist was as hard as the anvil he used for his black-smithing. “You know I never encouraged Miss Sally.” Bethhanne fluttered her hand dismissively. “Oh, I know. Everyone knows that. But when a woman gets a love struck eye at that age, she can’t see past it often. Was there something special you and your bride were looking for?” Zeke waved his arm. “Everything you have is special. There’s a pink frock my Sylva took a liking to. I saw a white lacy one I want her wearin’, also.”
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 235 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
IT’S HERE!!! ~ *The ROOM theme*
Thursday ~ Jane blogs ~ Room to Breathe, Room to Grow ~ this is a gorgeous trip to Umbria, Italy.
Tuesday ~ Chelle blogs ~ THE ROOM ADDITION ~ how that makes a hero.
Monday ~ Bekki blogs ~ BACKYARDS as a room.
Sunday ~ Linday blogs ~ KITCHENS ~
Saturday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ The Bath-House ~ time travel back to ye olde bathhouses.
Friday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romance and Rooms ~ It’s the open road. It’s the sky. It’s the galaxy.
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THE PINK BLOG ~ THE HEROINE’S HAVE ARRIVED !!! ~
Thursday ~ Jane blogs ~ A Girl’s Best Friend ~ you must read the Pixie scene!
Wednesday ~ Keena Kincaid blogs ~ From secondary character to not-so-spunky heroine ~read her beautiful medieval excerpts. Keena’s stunning cover for her next release is featured above.
Tuesday ~ Lindsay’s Heroines
Moi’s comment mew-sings ~
Lindsay, everyone has beautifully expressed what's true about your heroines and your skillful brilliant writing.
One reason I find your heroines so appealing is because they represent their times in the sense that they overcome and live, not merely exist. And they are tough, physically and mentally, or they learn to be.
Thanks for sharing Ahhotpe. She's a wonderful anti-heroine! And she's so Egyptian. You must have lived during that time.
As women why shouldn't we write what we know... ourselves.
I have to agree with Linda. It's really tiresome when the focus of a story or a movie is solely on the man or men... which occurs all too often, imho.
Oh, big deal, who cares about fiction that constantly makes the male sex the center of the universe. Why isn't woman and man, as portrayed together, the center of their universe?
Monday ~ Chelle’s Strong Women and Helen Reddy sings.
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Thursday ~ Guest blogger ~ Pat Cunningham ~ STUPID THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
Wednesday ~ Guest Blogger ~ Mel Tescho ~ meet her gargoyle hero.
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ 2013 Celebration... He grabs my waist.
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Our State Fair...
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ Inquiring Noob, Wants To Know...
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
The red Dobie Gillis lookalike snapped his fingers. “Curses, foiled again!”
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~

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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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HATE!!! > DTV> it’s a ripoff.
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Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...

It’s Here smoochies from the Kougar...

Lightning Strikes! ... and Murder is IN PRINT...

Good evening, my weekend wandering KitKats, it’s been a sultry day on the tame prairie. After three hours of being surrounded by some of the strangest lightning this Big Cat has ever witnessed, the storm came in, whipped around, left some rain for moi’s non-existent tomatoes, then departed, steaming everything up.
Lightning strikes! Yep, for the second day in a row on moi’s tame prairie. Lightning also delayed the Shuttle’s take off yesterday... and a wonderful lightning strike of the personal kind. The Kougar just found out MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS is now IN PRINT and available from Barnes and Noble and Amazon.
Hot diggity dog... or meow, is that Hot diggity chihuahua... referring to the yappy bad guy chihuahua shifter in Murder... okay, moi, is into silly, stream of conscious-landia.

This following is from the Kougar’s *kiss* blog at HAPPILY EVER AFTER this week ~

Here’s the *first kiss* between Kalypso and Zryphus in MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS, my 2051 futuristic that takes place on the risen land of Atlantis.
Kalypso is the Sheriff of New Atlantis and Zryphus is an OtherWorlder, who works as a Fed Agent, the old USA.
The 13th murder victim of the Hair Spray Killer occurs in New Atlantis, where murder is rare. Zryphus has been the lead investigator on the case. To prevent the serial killer’s next murder, Kalypso and Zryphus come to a professional understanding about tracking him down.
Zryphus has come to his own understanding. He’s finally found the woman he wants as his wife.
Kalypso has sworn off all men. And she means it.
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Kalypso took her time as she moved toward the scowling, pondering and mountainous Fed Agent. “Know anything about a diary?” she whispered, keeping her eyes locked and loaded on his. “Neglect to tell me something?”

“I knew she claimed to have found a celebrity’s diary. Thought it might be her own ‘memoirs’. Or that it belonged to one of her lady-of-the-evening friends. You know, reveal all for enough cashola.”

“Cashola?”

“What’s in the diary?”

“You tell me. She had the handwriting analyzed.”

His gaze leapt, then darkened with surprise. “Missed that angle,” he admitted.

“Give me your ear, Agent.” Kalypso toyed with him,imitating a woman’s provocative promise.

Zryphus stared hard for a brief moment, then turned his ear toward her lips. “Jackie O’s diary. The real thing. Supposedly. Don’t look shocked,” she cautioned as he started to jerk his head around. “We want to keep this a secret. For as long as possible...don’t you think, Agent?”

Her nearness brutally tempted him. “Yeah, the smart move.”

Gods of Mating, she was cream and flame gorgeous. Feeling like a nova sun inside, Zryphus grabbed the back of his woman’s head. He whipped her down to him, her stunned face beneath his. His passion like lava, he arched her over his lap, her mouth beneath his mouth. He kissed her, plundering her warm perfect lips for a long time.

Completely dazed—the scene of Rhett Butler forcefully kissing Scarlett playing in her head—Kalypso didn’t move, even when his mouth released hers. Not at first. Then she whirled, angry as a full-blown tornado. Her fist aimed for his jaw. His hand shot up, halting her punch just before it landed.

Cupping her fist with his mitt-like hand, he held gently.

“Superior reflexes, Sheriff,” he softly growled. His darkened sapphire eyes gleamed with appreciation.

“Yeah...always had ‘em. Cad,” she evenly replied, her underlying tone deadly as a rattlesnake. Who cared if his kiss still sizzled her lips.
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~~~ Kalypso & Zryphus invite you to read their love story ~ a match made in intergalactic heaven ~~~

MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS ~ 2051 suspense futuristic, erotic romance ~ American Title IV finalist ~ One hundred years later Sheriff Kalypso despises relationships. Zryphus has found his one woman. The Battle of the Sexes begins. Rising from Siren-BookStrand ~ the future begins here... ~ IN PRINT~ http://bookstrand.com/authors/savannakougar ~
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Just for the cowboy lovin’ big cats ~ a sneaky peekie DIALOGUE-snippet from BRANDED BY THE TEXANS...

“Did Dillon tell you there ain’t no other way up that side of the mountain, other than on foot or ridin’?”
“Airplane, helicopter?” Her brows raised, her gaze slicing him a good one.
“My ground jet.”
“Okay, I’ll bite. What’s a ground jet?”
Good lord, am I hoping you do bite during love makin’, darlin’ mermaid.
“It’s a small supersonic-speed jet, developed by high level engineers in the Sovereign movement, that can travel high or low to the ground. It handles smooth as ridin’ a mountain lion so you can navigate the terrain. Next time I take Katydid out for a run I’ll give you a ride.”
Dash caught the flare in her eyes she couldn’t disguise by lowering her lashes. She wanted a ride in Katydid.
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~

Happy Courtship on another Earth

X-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues....

Part 196 ~

Sylva gazed at the claw tub that reminded her of a swan that had been stained by the pink of sunrise. She’d had no idea this luxury bath area had been off her dressing room. After scanning the beautiful ivory-colored ceramic shelf within easy reach of the tub, she pivoted, saying, “You’re right, cowboy. I don’t have a clue about half those things. Is there an instruction manual somewhere?” Rumbling a chuckle, he began a deliberate seductive removal of her dressing gown, slipping it from her shoulders, then smoothing his hands down her back, the satiny fabric following his strokes.

Zeke indulged in every creamy golden inch of her wife’s flesh as it was revealed to him. His gaze feasted on the delicate and voluptuous curves of her body... the curve of her cheek, flushed to rose... the feminine curves of her lovely shoulders... the curves of her beautifully shaped arms... the tantalizing *begging for his kisses* curves of her breasts... the sweet fragile-looking curve of her ribcage... the hourglass curve of her waist designed for his holding of her... the flaring curve of her gorgeous hips... the generous silky curve of her butt, his hands slid with utter reverence.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 170 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
KISS WEEK IS HERE!
Sunday ~ Lindsay begins with a ‘shy kiss’ from her historical romance novel, BRONZE LIGHTNING.
Monday ~ Francesca Prescott features a KISS scene from MUCHO CALIENTE, jellyfish included.
Tuesday ~ The Kougar blogs ~ A Kiss is Just a Kiss, or is it?
Thursday ~ The KISS excerpt from THE LOOK by Judah Raine ~ Book of the Week at LASR
Friday ~ An honest kiss ~ Jane Richardson’s excerpt is a beautiful inner portrait of her hero.
Saturday ~ TWO moving and breathless *anticipation of the kiss* excerpts from Bekki Lynn.
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THE PINK BLOG ~
Lots of good author entries!
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ How many words are there for ‘shifter’?
Wednesday ~ Crystal presents an excerpt from her next release.
Tuesday ~ The Kougar - Lunar Eclipse, Triple Cross
Sunday ~ Sneak Preview: Coyote Moon by Pat Cunningham
Saturday ~ Paris blogged about the process of writing her novels.
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~

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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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HATE!!! > DTV> it’s a ripoff.
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Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...

Gardenia, New Atlantis kisses from the Kougar...

Whoopee... Murder will be In Print...

Whirling at a dizzying speed, that’s the Kougar’s head... her eyes are sloshing back and forth, it’s been such a busy fast-forward kind of day, my Big Beautiful Cats... all writerly biz stuff and promo.
And, as of today, HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES, was still holding at #3... stomach-clench time, no matter what happens next, up or down.
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Roaring-Whoopee, the Kougar found out today MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS will be coming out in print. When? No clue. Actually, moi needs to revise her blurb. It doesn’t work for most readers. Sooooo.... that’s a quick project she needs to get done soon.
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This was on one of the chat loops, Happy Kittens ~ it sounded too good to pass up... really, moi should take up sipping on drinkies...

Created by mixologist and author Natalie Bovis-Nelsen (aka The Liquid Muse), the Garden Bouquet is a seasonal and relatively low-cal cocktail that's easy to whip up at home. Fragrant and fresh-tasting, the recipe combines white wine, lavender tea, rosemary, lemon and vodka, resulting in a light drink that feels like spring in a glass.

Garden Bouquet
3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 ounce lavender rosemary syrup*
1/2 ounce sauvignon blanc
1 1/2 ounce vodka
1 rosemary sprig (for garnish)
Shake lemon juice, lavender rosemary syrup, sauvignon blanc and vodka with ice. Strain into a wine glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a slice of lemon and rosemary sprig.
*Lavender rosemary syrup: Brew 1/2 cup lavender tea. Pour tea, along with 1 cup sugar and 6 rosemary leaves, into a small saucepan. Stirring constantly, bring mixture to a boil, then let simmer 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Store extra in refrigerator for future cocktails.
Source: Natalie Bovis-Nelsen, TheLiquidMuse.com
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This goes in the Kougar’s verra cute promo stash ~ no, moi has not read this treasure of a book, so cannot slash her tail yay or nay as a recommendation.

10 Reasons to Check Out LUST IN SPACE Today, not Tomorrow!!!

Fri May 8, 2009 1:16 pm (PDT)

1. You're curious about the one-inch-tall vibrating man.

2. You love everything Star Trek, Farscape, and/or Battlestar Galactica, and feel shortchanged whenever a scene begins to get steamy, only to go to a commercial cut.

3. You want to see Lisa Lane's inventive solution to the problem of intergalactic travel.

4. The scene in which the Esirian, Suxien, makes love to herself is simply delightful.

5. The book is packed with literary "Easter eggs," sure to delight pulp sci-fi fans across the board.

6. Shape-shifters take "experimental" to a whole new level.

7. Four out of five erotic romance readers agree that LUST IN SPACE is a classy read and a fun tribute to the genre.

8. You would never have thought the space flu could be kinky.

9. LUST IN SPACE 2 is currently in development, and your TBR pile needs thinning.

10. You know you want to (and nobody has to know!).

BONUS REASON: Today only, Friday, May 8, in celebration of the latest STAR TREK release, LUST IN SPACE is 1/2 price off!

http://ravenousromance.com/breathless/lust-in-space.php
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~

Happy Courtship on another Earth

X-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues....

Part 132 ~

Sylva surged with several sensations, a soft wonder at how her cowboy took care of her... the sexy sizzle tinglies deep in her belly at the way he handled her gown skirt in the back, shaking it out with practiced finesse... and a sweet enjoyment at being a woman she’d never known. It was if she were truly cherished. Suddenly feeling overwhelmed and shy of him, she slowly twirled around, facing him. “Thank you, handsome,” she managed, her cheeks burning. Why she felt awkward Sylva couldn’t determine. Maybe she waited for the other proverbial shoe to drop, or a boot.

Zeke presented his arm and wondered at the high color of his bride. “My pleasure,” he answered. “There are water elixirs and wine available inside the lounge,” he continued, realizing she wouldn’t know that. “Choose whatever pleases you, darlin’. Then I’ll order whatever else you desire.” Zeke led her to the back exit of their booth. “Interesting,” she murmured, cuddling his arm closer as they stepped outside into the corridor. “Do I simply tell them your name, cowboy? Water does sound good.” Zeke tenderly rubbed the top her little hand. “You’ll be known, my Sylva, since you are my wife.”
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 131 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogged about her strange love encounter with a Baby Bobcat.
Monday ~ Linda blogged about the happily ever after of ducks.
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogged about serial flashing and added to more installments to her Flash ~ The Heart’s Misunderstanding ~
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Friday ~ Serena Shay posted a verra naughty teasing excerpt from THE CHALLENGE, her first release coming soon from Liquid Silver Books.
Wednesday ~ Crystal Kauffman blogs about her release, THE COMBAT and Vampires as heroes and villains.
Tuesday ~ First, the Red Lioness by Savanna Kougar ~
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~

Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~

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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Have a Merry Month of May...
May your most romantic dreams come true...

Whoopee smooches from the Kougar...

Torture by Ribbon

Evening, my verra special KitKats... it’s Free Comic Book Day... snarling-gee, is that synchronicity or what? with yesterday’s release of HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES, a superhero and superheroine erotic romance.

Today, the Kougar has been claw-clicking busy on the Siren-Bookstrand loop ~ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SirenBookstrand/ ~ for most of the day... enjoying the excerpts and the chatter-ings. One of moi’s greatest pleasures in life, other than erotic passions... is the varied ways authors and creative types express themselves... the sheer variety is intoxicating and uplifting. Meow-say Jimi Hendrix in contrast with the recent phenome, Susan Boyle. Humans, as they are on Earth, are endlessly creative. When one depth of expression occurs, is reached, another one is created.
Okay... purring... more esoteric than the Kougar intended... however and tail-flicking yawn... moi’s creativity spills forth like a veritable geyser at times.

Thusly, FIRST for the Big Cats... before it is posted tomorrow during the time set aside for erotic romance... a scene which takes place between Kalypso and Zryphus after their written love story in MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS ~

Torture by Ribbon

May 1, 2051 ~

Zryphus watched his Kalypso saunter back inside their bedroom. She’d been outside caring for her horses and having what he called a wild thing romp with her dogs. Instead of grabbing her as he often did and beginning their own wild carnal romp, he remained sprawled on the immense bed he’d imported from his world, his head resting on his locked hands.
She slanted a glance at him. “You’re not getting dressed.”
Ignoring him, she pulled the band from her ponytail, then languorously shook her hair. The thick luxuriant waves of golden strawberry cascaded down her back, the ends brushing over the blatant thrust of her butt.
“This is the first day of May,” he rumbled, taunting her.
“I suppose you expect me to dance merrily around ‘your maypole’.” She flipped her gaze to him, saucily planted one hand on her hip and perused his sentinel-standing cock briefly. “I’m getting dressed for the picnic.” Half-turning, she tossed her loose hair over one shoulder. Looking back, she gave him a Mae West smile. “Besides, there’s a larger maypole waiting for me.”
“This is a private maypole,” he seductively purred the way he knew turned her inside out for him. “IT only wants one woman dancing merrily around it.”
She rolled her shoulder in a ‘so what’ gesture, yet her cheek flushed prettily pink with her arousal. “IT doesn’t always get what IT wants.” Her tone was stern and she tilted her hip, a sumptuous feminine move, as she prepared to shrug out of her large shirt, then slip off her shorts.
Picking up a long length of pastel blue ribbon, Zryphus dangled it above his chest. “Your own private maypole,” he tempted.
Whirling around, she glared at him, then frowned at the ribbon. “It would serve IT right if I ‘only’ merrily wrapped the maypole, then skipped happily on my away to enjoy the picnic where everyone is expecting us... you know, the Sheriff and her personal Private Investigator.”
Zryphus fastened his half-lidded gaze on her. “Teach me a lesson, gorgeous.” He’d kept his tone serious while he grinned on the inside and wiggled the ribbon invitingly.
“There is no teaching you a lesson, you lout,” she accused, marching toward him. Her eyes glittered beautifully with her ire, causing his cock to strengthen. She snatched the ribbon from him. Her entire posture changed to sultry challenge as she stroked the ribbon between her thumb and finger with a dainty finesse.
An instant later, she let the ribbon sinuously dangle above his cock’s head and smiled like a feline who decided how to torment, then play with her prey. With agonizing slowness, she lowered it, until the satiny end barely touched the tip flesh of his straining cock. Her touch utterly delicate, she brushed the end over his cock’s head teasing his slit.
Zryphus felt the cords of his neck tighten like a son of a gun. Still, he kept himself from encouraging her in any way. That would guarantee him she’d leave him with only the ribbon for company. Hell’s blazes, already pleasure razored through him.
“Torture by ribbon,” she naughtily crooned. Lightly, she circled the end over his cock’s head and gradually swirled the ribbon downward.
“Torture,” he barked. Groaning, he didn’t move as she gracefully swirled the ribbon beneath his head and around the thickness of his shaft. Gods of Eros, her ribbon torture was exquisite. The silky slipping of the small strand jolted through his loins.
“Here we go ‘round the maypole,” she sang teasingly. “‘Round the maypole. Here we go ‘round the maypole.”
She circled the ribbon down the entire length of his cock with a daintiness and a deliberate sensuality that surprised him and made him ache to launch inside her fire-sweet sheath. His cock jerked and oozed with his seed.
“Come here,” he growled.
“What”s the matter, big bad boy? Can’t take a little winding of the maypole?” She spiraled the ribbon up his cock a little faster. The sensations spiked through his balls and up his loins, killing him with ache and pleasure. Still, he didn’t move, didn’t grab for her like a lewd barbarian. Not yet.
“Kalypso.” He grunted, forcing his hands not to claim her goddess-small waist, then haul her next to him.
“Here we go ‘round the maypole, the maypole,” she seductively sang, her tone tongue-in-cheek.
Wrapping his cock like a barber’s pole, she tightened the ribbon, then pulled upwards, slowly dragging it over his shaft. The sensual eroticism paralyzed his body while pangs of ecstasy spun up his middle.
“This is fun,” she enthusiastically drawled, her gaze locked on his throbbing desperate shaft. “I wonder...” Using both hands she carefully wrapped the long ribbon around his cock, turning it into a mummy. “Hmmm, that is pretty.” She slipped the end beneath a lower band, and gave a tiny tug. Stepping back, she gazed at her handiwork. “Pretty as a Spring time picture. Yep, pretty in pastel blue. Who needs pink? Besides, you’re a boy.”
Giving a satisfied toss of her head, she whirled around to leave him.
“Kalypso.” Zryphus launched off the bed, his beribboned cock swinging like a heavy pole. Capturing her with ferocity of a viking, he tossed his woman onto the bed, then landed beside her. “Time to unwind the maypole,” he growled.
“I like IT the way it is,” she protested, shoving at his chest. The more she pushed against him, the farther her body moved backwards. “Damnit, you big Zerculeon beast!”
Sweeping his arm beneath her, Zryphus rolled above her and made her delectable mouth his captive. He kissed her with all the passionate savagery boiling through his blood. For her. Only for her.
“Unwind the maypole,” she panted, once he’d freed her ardently punished lips.
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~

Happy Courtship on another Earth

X-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...

Part 126 ~

Sylva felt the support of the divan as she reclined back, opening her thighs wider. It was obviously designed for enhancing sex. Oh god, his cock struck... amazingly heavy and strong. Her whole body ached and sweltered deliciously for what he could give her. Sylva had the fleeting thought her soul ached for him as much as her womanhood. Powerfully, he plunged... and she was reminded of a javelin thrown, sliding inside her... claiming her in the most intimate way... also claiming her at the most primal level. Sylva had a feeling her cowboy would always claim her this way.

Zeke lunged, owning his bride’s sheath one inch at a time. Her wet blazing juices slickened his cock to a new version of heaven. It was her branding of him and he loved it. Though, he doubted his precious wife knew how boldly her femininity claimed him. Zeke pumped deeper, his insides seared with pure pleasure. He wanted her woman’s essence gloving him the way her quim gloved his stud shaft. He wanted to feel her at every level of who he was. “That’s it, my little Sylva, take what I can give you,” he rasped. “Ride the bronco, darlin’.”
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TO BE CONTINUED...
~~~~~~
Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 125 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogged about serial flashing and added to more installments to her Flash ~ The Heart’s Misunderstanding ~
Monday ~ Jude offered a fabulous passage from latest release, THE LOOK, and a wonderful word tour of South Africa.
Saturday ~ Linda talks about how a telescope and stargazing influenced her novel.
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~

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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Happy Aquarian Age
May your most romantic dreams come true...

Beribboned kisses from the Kougar...