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TWISTED FATES by KITTY THOMAS

September 20, 2019

 

 

Twisted Fates
Kitty Thomas

Publication date: September 17th 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

“A twisted darkly erotic story that only Kitty Thomas could tell.” – Willow Winters, USA TODAY Bestselling Author

“With Twisted Fates, Kitty Thomas is at her best, creating an intensely emotional dark ride you won’t want to get off.” — Anna Zaires, New York Times Bestselling Author of Twist Me

When Lindsay Smith brought her to the house, it was to train and sell her. They both knew it. She’d agreed to this arrangement. She wanted to belong to someone. But Lindsay wanted her to be his.

Three days into her stay at the pleasure house, Shannon Foster’s life is forever destroyed by a sociopathic monster. Lindsay saved her life that day, but the scars bind her to the house without a future.

Now, eight years later, Lindsay saves her once again, only this time he’s playing for keeps.

NOTE: The books in the Pleasure House world are interlocking standalones. Each book has a full and complete ending with no cliffhangers and focuses on a different couple. These books can be read in any order the “series order” is the order of publication.

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The rest of the Pleasure House series can be found here!

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EXCERPT:

“What is it you need, Shannon?”

Less than an hour ago, they’d been sitting at the kitchen counter, him asking her this same question. She wasn’t going to tell him. She wasn’t going to fuck him. But he wasn’t playing fair. The cream was a very persuasive tool. It had a way of making you see the world differently—of changing priorities in an instant.

Pain and arousal. Twin catalysts the house used to get whatever it wanted. What was it exactly that the doctor wanted from her to break out these tools?

“Tell me,” he said.

“I need to be touched.”

“It’s not just the cream,” he said. “We both know that. You’ve needed me to touch you for a long time. It practically radiates off you.”

Shannon shook her head, somehow finding the will to resist him, however limp the effort. “No. Not you. Never you.”

The cane sliced through the air and came down hard on her ass.

“Ow! Motherfucker!”

“That’s for lying,” he said. There was another short painful snap of the cane against her thigh. “And that is for the language. You call me Sir. Not Lindsay. Not motherfucker. Are we clear?”

“Y-yes, Sir.”

“Good. I remember the way you used to look at me when you came to visit my office in the city. I remember you used to wear those too-short skirts and heels. Your legs seemed to go on forever. And then when you sat and crossed your legs, the silk skirt slid up your thighs exactly the way you wanted my hand to slide up them. Isn’t that right? Did you imagine that whisper of fabric moving up your leg was my fingers teasing you? Did you think about it when you were alone in your bed at night after our sessions?”

Shannon felt the blush creep up her neck and into her face. “That was then,” She said, fighting the need even as she continued to writhe and squirm against the table, seeking contact that just wasn’t there.

“And earlier tonight? When you got out of the shower? What was that hungry look about?”

“Your imagination,” Shannon said, knowing she was playing with fire. This wasn’t the Lindsay she thought she knew, and yet she couldn’t let herself admit the truth to him. She didn’t trust him.

Suddenly that large warm hand was pressed between her legs, exactly where she’d always wanted it. It felt as good as she’d imagined it would—better even. Especially after such a long stretch of denial.

“Tell me to stop, then.”

Shannon pressed harder against his hand. Her hips began to move without her conscious effort.

He pulled his hand away, leaving her humping the air. “You’re right. We should stop. It’s inappropriate and you said you didn’t want…”

“Please.” The word came out desperate and strangled. Not her finest moment if she wanted to resist him.

Lindsay picked up the cane again and moved to the front of the table. “Lick.”

She licked the length of the cane, not sure where he was going with this. A moment later it landed in a sharp wet sting across her ass. Oh. That was where. It had been too long since she’d played this way with someone. She could barely remember how any of it was done. The rules. The protocols. The creatively nasty signature styles and habits of the master in question. The personal private rituals, unique to him—to the two of them ensconced in their own private world. A world she used to live in.

Slowly he ran his fingertips over the welts he’d left. How disappointing it must be for him to have so little fresh unmarred skin to play with. If he flogged or whipped her back, he’d be competing with another man’s marks in a game he could never win.

 

Author Bio:

KITTY THOMAS writes dark stories that play with power and have unconventional HEAs. She began publishing in early 2010 with her bestselling COMFORT FOOD and is considered one of the original authors of the dark romance subgenre.

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Review: Blood Mate by Kitty Thomas

March 9, 2014

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Title: Blood Mate
Author: Kitty Thomas
Release Date: January 29, 2014
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Synopsis:

Warning: Blood Mate is a story about love, betrayal, redemption, sacrifice, and sanity. This is a dark emotional/psychological journey. This is not a vampire romance or vampire erotica. It is a dark fairy tale. This work steps a little outside what the author typically writes, but still contains many of the psychological and mindf**k elements her readers have come to enjoy.

Blood Mate, a dark fairy tale…

Nicole has been happily married to big shot attorney, Dominic Rose for ten years, but soon after their anniversary he grows cold–as if she doesn’t exist. Meanwhile, another man has been pursuing her far too intently for comfort.

August Corinth is a six-hundred-year-old vampire, cursed to kill and suffer the pain of his victims each night until he can find the one woman who can resist his thrall, his blood mate. Once he’s found her, there are no lines he won’t cross to claim the promised salvation even if it means taking away everything and everyone she loves.

Disclaimer:

This is a work of fiction, and the author does not endorse or condone any of this book’s content in a real world setting. This work is intended for an emotionally mature, adult audience.

Review:

Kitty Thomas is my go-to author for dark erotica so I was excited to read her new release. Blood Mate is a FAIRY TALE, not really an erotic romance in any way, and is another intense story from Kitty Thomas. I don’t normally read this genre of books but I absolutely loved the writing and the characters and am so glad I had the opportunity to read this book.

August is a very powerful vampire who is cursed to forever take human victims on order to ensure his own survival. He was a good man in his former life and he desperately wants to break his curse. To do this, he must find his “blood mate”, a woman whom he cannot “enthrall” or control via her mind, and who will stay with him throughout eternity.

August finds Nicole, who is actually very happily married. Through a series of twists and turns, August creates a situation where Nicole will become his blood mate, but she doesn’t give in so easily, and is a very strong and feisty heroine. August is torn by his actions but he absolutely must ensure his own survival.

Only Kitty Thomas could create a cast of strong characters like those in Blood Lust and an fantastically creative story that will keep you guessing until the very end.

If you want to step outside your usual genre of books, I highly recommend this dark and sensual tale. You will not be disappointed.

(ARC provided by the author in return for an honest review.)

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About the Author:

Kitty Thomas writes dark literary erotica that explores power dynamics and sexuality. This work is fiction and meant for an adult audience. The author does not endorse or condone any of the behavior carried out by characters in her stories.

Her work is not “erotic romance”. Often on some level it is about love and/or obsession. Often the couple in some way ends up “together”, but the work should not be expected to follow the conventions of any type of genre romance, erotic or otherwise. If you are looking for genre romance (erotic or otherwise), please read a different author. Erotic romance is “more explicit romance”. This is something different.

Inspiration for Kitty’s work comes from many sources including Story of O, Nine and a Half Weeks, and the work of Claudia D. Christian.

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Categories : 4.5 Stars, Dark and Twisty, Paranormal Tagged : Blood Mate, Kitty Thomas

Mafia Captive by Kitty Thomas

April 30, 2013

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Synopsis:

Faith Jacobson was in the wrong place at the wrong time. After witnessing a mob hit, she’s only moments from death when Angelo Raspallo decides to give his brother an unlikely gift.

Leo has avoided involvement with the family business, but it doesn’t make him a saint. He’s troubled and ashamed by his darker sexual desires, one of which is to own a slave. But when his brother throws Faith at his feet, repainting the scenario to make Leo the hero rescuing her from certain death, his moral fortitude will be tested. If Faith were kinky, it would be easy to live out his fantasy, but she’s not. Not even a little bit. Even the mildest spanking sparks terror in her that Leo can’t bear.

The gift soon becomes a burden as he fights with himself over how to handle the addition to his home. He could release her, but his brother doesn’t do loose ends. The only thing keeping her out of the bottom of the harbor is Leo’s mercy. She’s like a beautiful piece of art he keeps in a glass case but can never touch. Is possessing her enough?

I love Kitty Thomas! The disclaimer alone kills me:

“This is a work of fiction, and the author does not endorse or condone any of this book’s content in a real world setting. This work is intended for an emotionally mature, adult audience. Do not try this at home.” Okay!

I could not put this book down once I started reading it! Even though this story has the usual darkly erotic themes found in Kitty’s other books, Mafia Captive actually has more of a love story than some of her other stories.

Once our Faith almost literally lands in Leo’s lap, he struggles mightily with making her his sexual slave. She is young and very innocent. But Leo discovers that he might not be such a demon after all, as he tries to find a way to keep her alive and safe:

“I’m not going to fuck you for a while. Be a good girl and you have nothing to fear from me. And…you’re allowed to speak.”

I really wanted to dislike Leo, but I became totally enamored of him. He is handsome, sexy and very, very twisted. Kitty weaves an incredible story and I love the rich cast of characters she creates in Mafia Captive. She is a very gifted storyteller and whether you love or hate Leo, you will love this very dark and very sexy BDSM-themed book. Another great and twisty story from the mind of Kitty Thomas.

ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Categories : 5 Stars, Alpha male, BDSM - Dark and Angsty, Dark and Twisty, Erotica Tagged : 5 stars, alpha male, BDSM, Erotica, Kitty Thomas, Mafia Captive

Big Sky by Kitty Thomas

March 16, 2013

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CAUTION: Big Sky is very dark and contains scenes of a non-consensual nature.

Synopsis:
Veronica Cason lives in a small apartment with no clear view of the sky. It’s uncertain which might crush her first: her debt or the buildings squeezed in so tight that they surround her like ominous sentinels. She can’t breathe in the city. Her success is a lie, and her debt is coming to collect her—unless someone else gets there first.

When a stranger offers her a job at a ranch, it feels like salvation, but it could also mean her death if his motives aren’t pure. Which door has the tiger behind it? The claustrophobia of the city or ranch life under an open sky?

Review:

As a fan of Comfort Food, I could not wait to read more of Ms. Thomas’ work. This book did not disappoint. Veronica is taken against her will from her life in the city to the ranch of Luke Granger. He believes he is giving her a better life by offering work, shelter, food and oh yeah, incredibly erotic sex. There are scenes in this book that will stay with me for a very, very long time, and that is why I love this author so much.

Who hurt you?”
“Besides you?”
“Oh, I haven’t hurt you yet.”

If non-consensual and group sex bother you, do not read this book. If you like to be challenged; love very erotic stories; and don’t like everything wrapped up neatly in a little bow, then Big Sky is for you.

“Okay, I’ll do what you want.”
He laughed. “That was never in question, princess. The only question was would it be the easy way or the hard way? I’ve broken horses. I have never ending patience with women.”

I like my characters a little dark and twisted. Luke and Veronica do not disappoint.

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Categories : 4.5 Stars, Alpha male, BDSM - Dark and Angsty, Dark and Twisty, Erotica, Non-con Tagged : 4.5 stars, alpha male, Big Sky, Erotica, Kitty Thomas, non-con

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