“There.” Tomor finished carving a neat, precise cut in Otis Webb’s throat, so close to the carotid he could see the bared artery quickly pulsating in the bloody flesh. He put the razor-sharp scalpel in front of his nose, smelled the coppery blood, and turned to the teenager. “You get the honor.”

David accepted the small shard of metal and glanced at the naked man, gagged and taped to the table between them, eyes wide with terror. Sweat ran down Webb’s trembling body, and the acrid stench of urine mingled with the metallic warmth of blood. With the two cadavers on the floor, the whole place stank like a slaughterhouse.

David threw a pleading look to Larsen, but the grinning man flashed his teeth back in an uglier smirk. “Will make a man of ya.”

Excerpt from Wild Hearted.

My Facebook page is seven likes short of 400! Thank you, guys. I want to celebrate with giving away my crime novel Wild Hearted to the four-hundredth follower.

“Exhilarated by a sudden surge of anticipation, his head spinning but luminous, clairvoyant, Tomor strode to the cupboard, found a dagger and pointed the sharp blade at the thin, pinkish tissue. The first incision would be the easiest. It would open the top skin layer like steel through butter and split neat, clean edges. Then there’d be no turning back. The next layer, thicker and more resistant, would demand pressure, insistence. The beginning dribble of blood would blind his view, obstruct the precision. But that’s when it starts getting interesting. A faint, subtle tingle of pain would prickle in the apparent flesh like the sting from the tiniest of needles—only a tease, a seducing wink, a promise of sharper sensations the third cut would engender. Sometimes it’s so good it gets me hard.” Quote from Wild Hearted.

The Coffee Talk Writers have sat down and discussed how each handled their difficult characters. Will you be surprised?

Please click this link and leave a vote to help Wild Hearted become #1!

Want to hear the point of view of a true villain, for once? Check out author D.C. Stone‘s awesome blog post.

Thanks to the votes of loyal friends and followers, my novel has defied fierce competition and reached the top on the Goodreads list “Best Violent Action Novels”.

Check out the amazing review on lovely Shannan Albrights website as well as Amazon and Goodreads!

What happens when six authors join to discuss their journey to erotica? http://www.authordcstone.com/blog.html

What a great surprise – my fellow Coffee Talk author and friend Renea Mason has nominated me for the Sunshine Award!

As with most awards, it comes with a few simple rules:

(1) Thank the person who gave you the award in your blog post.

Thank you so much for the honor, Renea! Love you.

(2) Do the Q&A below.

Favorite Color: Dark purple.

Favorite Animal: The cat, because I feel every bit like one: feisty, independent, a little mysterious, and very loving.

Favorite Number: It’s been no. 4 since I was a child – but I have no idea why!

Favorite Non-alcoholic drink: Cold tap water.

Facebook or Twitter: Facebook, as it’s much easier to communicate and make friends.

Your Passion: To read a thriller so well-written it actually makes me sweat from tension.

Giving or getting presents: I prefer to give. I always tell my children that the best present you can give is the one that’s the most precious to you.

Favorite Day: Funnily enough, I like Mondays *smile*

Favorite Flowers: Lily of the valley. Its scent is unique, and it’s a very beautiful—yet poisonous—flower.

(3) Pass on the award to 10-12 deserving and inspiring bloggers, inform them and link to their blogs.

The following terrific authors deserve to be recipients of this award, but first please visit the one responsible for nominating me—an amazing author and person:

Renea Mason – http://reneamason.com/

Her novel Symphony of Light and Winter has been signed with Etopia Press and is scheduled for release on May 24th, so come back to check it out!

I have tagged the following for a Sunshine Award:

Laura Dean – http://www.facebook.com/groups/426447964097772/#!/laura.dean.2123?fref=ts

Jena Baxter – http://www.facebook.com/groups/426447964097772/#!/jena.baxter.56?fref=ts

Chacelyn Pierce – http://www.chacelynpierce.com/

Shannan Albright – http://www.shannanalbright.com/index.html

Lynn Holt – http://www.lynnholt.blogspot.no/

Anita Melillo – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Anita-Melillo/238375172973712

Al Jackson – http://www.aljacksonbooks.blogspot.no/

Virginia Nelson – http://www.facebook.com/groups/426447964097772/#!/virginia.nelson.31?fref=pb

Zach Fortier – http://www.curbchek-reload.com/

Kastil Eavenshade – http://kastil.wordpress.com/

on Goodreads today!

After a lifetime of lonely hell, Tomor and Luz might just be able to save each other… if Tomor’s past doesn’t kill them first.

The e-book can be purchased on Amazon. Print copies will be made available from CreateSpace asap. Thank you for the support!

My first novel “Wild Hearted” will be published in February 2013. I’m beyond excited.

“After four decades of lonely hell, a hardboiled gangster finds the love of his life. But is he willing to pay the price?”