18 September 2011

Now meet Scharlie....

...from Lawless Hearts:

"Dare," he said before she could even ask.

"Okay, the same," she said. "I dare you to do the same as Cassidy."

"I can do it better than Cass," Garrett replied, and she thought she heard a touch of boasting in his voice.

Cassidy raised an eyebrow, but waited.

Garrett stood up, hooked the back of one boot with the front of the other, and it came off cleanly. After he took off the other, he placed both behind him. As he removed his socks, he bent a little to place them on top of his boots, his ass prominent in Scharlie's line of view.

As she looked away, she caught Cassidy smirking at her.

When Garrett got settled again, they all flipped over cards, and this time, Scharlie lost, while Cassidy won.

"Dare," she said before he asked, and reached for her shoes.

"I dare you to remove your underclothes."

Her right lace-up boot fell from her suddenly numb hand with a thump. Her mouth formed a little O.

"E–Excuse me?" she stammered.

"Your pantalets. I dare you to remove them."

"Not my shoes?"

Cassidy shook his head. "You can't refuse a dare, Scharlie. This is a game of trust."

She looked helplessly toward Garrett, but got no help from him as he just stared at her challengingly. Should she believe him? Could she do as he asked?

-by Beth D. Carter

14 September 2011

Meet Garrett Webb...


…from Lawless Hearts:


“Is it always like that? You know, what happened between us. I
felt…”

Her voice died off because she simply couldn’t describe the
feeling that had overwhelmed her. She had felt like the world had
shifted on its axis and she had fallen off it.

“I know,” Garrett said softly. “And no, finding someone who
makes you feel like that is almost impossible. Don’t get me wrong,
sex for the sake of sex is great. It feels wonderful. But when a
connection is made, it makes everything else fade in comparison. Any
other woman, or man, drains away. Forgotten.”

She bit her lower lip with her white teeth. “But two of you and
one of me doesn’t really bode well for a connection, does it?”

“Honey, we’ve had a connection since before we met.”

 

-“Lawless Hearts, the new Erotic Western Ménage a Trois Romance, by Beth D. Carter
available from Siren Publishing at: http://www.bookstrand.com/lawless-hearts

12 September 2011

Meet Cassidy Brooks...


…from Lawless Hearts:

“I’m not an easy man, Scharlie. I detest conformity, and to love
me, you have to give me what I need. What I crave.”

“I don’t know what that means,” she replied honestly.

His arms fell to his sides, and he took a step toward her. “Can you
accept us both, Scharlie? Can you love us both?”

And then he pulled her into his body, one hand curling around her
upper arm while the other hand buried itself in her hair. His kiss was
hard, seeking her response and demanding her answer.


-“Lawless Heart”…the new Erotic Western Ménage Romance by Beth D. Carter
Available thru Siren Publishing:  http://www.bookstrand.com/lawless-hearts

Coming soon:  Meet Garrett Webb!

08 September 2011

Release Day for LAWLESS HEARTS!!!!



This title is offered at a 10% discount. Offer ends midnight CST, September 15th.

Scharlie Thorn is the local schoolteacher of Rock Ridge, Missouri, who everyone looks at with pity. When she was fourteen, her stepfather attacked her, scarring her face. Her brother, Harlow, accidentally killed him while defending Scharlie, forcing him to run from the law.

Ten years later, she is visited by two handsome men, Cassidy Brooks and Garrett Webb, who come to tell her that Harlow has been murdered. But the man who killed Harlow is now after Scharlie. As the two men try to keep Scharlie safe, she learns that they are outlaws. And worse, Harlow was an outlaw, too.

Scharlie has decisions to make. Does she trust Cassidy and Garrett when they tell her they love her? Or will she hand them over to the law? More than her life is at stake. Her heart is on the line, too.

05 September 2011

written butterfly...let romance take flight: Win a free pdf version of "Lawless Hearts"!!

written butterfly...let romance take flight: Win a free pdf version of "Lawless Hearts"!!: Lawless Hearts being released Sept. 8th! Scharlie Thorn is the local schoolteacher of Rock Ridge , Missouri , who everyone looks at wi...

Win a free pdf version of "Lawless Hearts"!!

Lawless Hearts  being released Sept. 8th!

Scharlie Thorn is the local schoolteacher of Rock Ridge, Missouri,
who everyone looks at with pity. When she was fourteen, her
stepfather attacked her, scarring her face. Her brother, Harlow,
accidentally killed him while defending Scharlie, forcing him to run
from the law.

Ten years later, she is visited by two handsome men, Cassidy
Brooks and Garrett Webb, who come to tell her that Harlow has
been murdered. But the man who killed Harlow is now after
Scharlie. As the two men try to keep Scharlie safe, she learns that
they are outlaws. And worse, Harlow was an outlaw, too.

Scharlie has decisions to make. Does she trust Cassidy and
Garrett when they tell her they love her? Or will she hand them
over to the law? More than her life is at stake. Her heart is on the
line, too.

To Win:  Write a blog about you favorite romance book about why it sticks in your mind, about 500 words, and send it to me at:  beth@bethdcarter.com  The winner will be chosen anonymously by a fellow author (not by me) and will win a free pdf ebook version of my new novella “Lawless Hearts”, have their blog posted on my site, plus a $10 gift card to Barnes and Noble!

Runner Ups:  Everyone else will have their blog posted to my site...a great opportunity to promote if you're a writer! 

Hurry!  Contest ends on Sept 8th and the winner will be announced on the 10th!

-Beth D. Carter
http://bethdcarter.blogspot.com/

04 September 2011

Great Reader Review for "A Silver Lining"!!

From Heather in FL on Goodreads!!!  Thanks so much Heather!!!

This was quite angsty. I hated Heather at first. She came to the ranch because her dying grandfather requested it. He wanted to see, more or less, if she was cut out for running a ranch, or whether he should leave it to Tristan, his foreman. Really, he wanted her to get out of her normal comfort zone and maybe heal from something that happened twenty years ago that had shaped her life. She and Tristan had a brief history that 20 years ago, before "the event". She had a huge crush on him, but she was only 15 and he was 21, so he kept his distance. "The event" really turned Heather into a huge bitch. She didn't care about anyone or anything, not even herself. But the attraction with Tristan couldn't be ignored, and while it was quickly turning into something more, she tried so hard to keep him at arms length. They were explosive together... lots of quick, heated encounters... they just couldn't stay away from each other, regardless of how much either one of them wanted to.

She was at the ranch for a month; that was how long her grandfather insisted she stay in order to be eligible to inherit the ranch. He asked that she learn five things, but didn't tell her what five things to learn. I think she was initially thinking it would be things about how to run a ranch... things that would prove she'd been paying attention. But she learned so much more than just about ranch life. She finally really thought about what had happened over 20 years ago, how it had impacted her life, how it was still impacting her life, and decided she didn't want that kind of impact anymore. She really grew up a lot in that short month!

I was crying at the end. Tears rolling down my cheeks. She had been such a bitch to Tristan, but he really understood her and accepted her, warts and all. Her sacrifice was so huge... and I knew Tristan wouldn't just let it go. Thankfully.

A great HEA, but lots of sadness to get there.