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One of my secret wishes is to be able to sneak into a room full of readers discussing what they like or don’t like so much about books in the genre I write. Of course I’d be there wearing my invisible cloak so that the readers won’t know I’m eavesdropping. Best of all would be if they were discussing my books. I see myself busy taking notes, shaking my head at some suggestion or criticism, silently whispering thanks or purple curses, tapping my own shoulder with a Well done!, or weeping for all the things I got so disastrously wrong for the readers. What I’d pay the most attention to would be what the readers say about my plots.
So here are some of the questions I’d ask them:
1. At what point did you think “Okay, this is where the story begins”?
2. Was there a point at which you felt the story/chapter lagged or you became less than excited about finding out what was going to happen next? Where, exactly?
3. Did you pick up on any plot holes?
4. Were there any scenes or exchanges between characters which you felt did not further the plot?
5. Once you finished reading, would you say there was enough tension and intrigue to keep you engaged?
6. Did any explanations or revelations seem too contrived or contradictory?
7. Which parts/scenes did you like the least? Could you tell me why?
8. Did you notice any inconsistencies in the timeline, characters, description, or other details? How about any redundancies?
9. At what point do you feel like the reader could use a break?
10. Do you feel the story started and ended in the right places?
Thanks so much, dear reader, for giving me your time and thoughts.
LEO
A three-letter word made me a murderess at the age of eight years. But having experienced the curses of that word, I was done with men as I grew up. All men. Except to outplay them in the New York financial arena. Then Crowned Sex enthroned in gorgeous velvet charm and lustful gallantry storms into my life. Spewing volcanic lava on my monumental arctic ice block. With the unapologetic fierceness of a savage god. Wearing crackling thunderbolts straight from the god Zeus. Explosive has nothing on it.
Adrian isn't hot, he's fucking hellish. He embarks on melting my ice block at the speed of lightning. But I was done with men. I was done with sex. For ever. I. Was.
ADRIAN
I scented her darkness from the moment I was told about her. The sight of her sealed my decision. She was the woman created for my own darkness. I set off to protect her even from herself. Protect her to claim.
Fuse her darkness with my own. For. Myself. I'd fended women off me with bazookas when I was done but they weren't. I wasn't prepared for the battle I soon fought. Not only with her but also with her family. And New York's billionaire gangsters who own entourages of corrupt cops and politicians. With every battle I won, she started new darker wars around me. You ate or you were eaten. Not even starving was an option.
NOTE: Although the blurb is in the first person, the story of Leo and Adrian is written in the third person. This story contains adult material including explicit sex and violence. You've been warned.
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“If you feel I should stop, say you’re mine.”
“I am, I am! Just don’t stop, Adrian.”
He stopped, chortling deep in his chest, eyeing her from under his brows as his head lifted with her jerky thrusts. Adrian’s molten lava eyes radiated something utterly demonic but captivating, hypnotizing. They now seemed to shoot her senses with the wickedness every single cell in her craved. Those eyes concentrated on her flawed body, her utterly broken soul, crushing the fierce pride she falsely nurtured for her protection.
He made her feel invincible. Armored, even against his demonic wickedness.
He licked behind her ear, whispered, “Stop being your worst enemy, wildcat, and simply receive and revel in pleasure. Your whole body’s made to receive it. From me.”
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Von K'Ory is married to an aristocrat and politician of Franco-German descent, has a large extended family. She lectures Economics and Sociology in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. She’s migratory and – weather willing – lives in Germany, France, Cyprus, and Greece.
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