coaxed thunderously emotional and sometimes heartrending music out of an instrument of such inferior quality that it never should have withstood the demand—yet it had.
Years later, when I was old enough to understand how improbable it was to have that music pouring out of that piano, I asked my mother about it.
“Ah, Chloeblossom,” she would say, always ending her sigh with a warm smile from behind wayward strands of mahogany hair, adding a hug or at least a squeeze of my shoulder. It was her pet name for me, a play on my full name, Chloe Bloom. “Never worry about how things should work. Go with your heart. It’s a force of nature, too.”
THE END
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Coming in February 2013,
The first full-length romantic domination novel from Erika Masten
THE RINGMASTER: CIRQUE DE PLAISIR
Cirque de Plaisir. Circus of Pleasure. An upscale underground theatrical pageant of desire and allure. A masked BDSM spectacle bringing forbidden fantasies to life for the select few with the power, wealth, and influence to secure an invitation.
For Donovan Haigh, the man they all call Ringmaster, the Cirque de Plaisir is illusion, showmanship, and domination brought to the level of performance art. It is the culmination and affirmation of his grasp of human nature mixed with business acumen and sheer force of will. And no one dares ask what wounds and personal losses underlie the Ringmaster’s resolve to maintain that unwavering control.
For Olivia Keane, the Circus of Pleasure is a vision in the night, a hunger in the dark, and a promise of freedom couched in the terms of submission. Become the Ringmaster’s slave and escape the grasp of her manipulative, belittling family. Succumb to the tightrope-taut sexual tension between the showman Dom and herself and blossom in the warmth of the spotlight and Donovan Haigh’s embrace.
But when the Ringmaster’s slave becomes the star of the show, drawing the lion’s share of attention and princely sums for private command performances, will Donovan be willing to share either the spotlight or his submissive? The Ringmaster’s hold on Olivia and his own self-control begins to fray as powerful admirers try to woo her away, and at least one suitor proves he is not who he seems. Old pains and family hatreds will not be so easy to escape for the Ringmaster and his slave, even in their secreted world of glamour and insatiable passions.
In digital and paperback editions, February 2013.
DOMINATION ROMANCE BY ERIKA MASTEN
At His Whim: His #1
In His Service: His #2
At His Mercy: His #3
Under His Sway: His #4
In His Grip: His #5
In His Wake: His #6
For His Sake: His #7
In His World: His #8
SHORT DOMINATION EROTICA BY ERIKA MASTEN
Priority Access: Uptown Sluts #3
Taken: Dominated #1
Tough Love: Dominated #2
Room Service: Dominated #3
A Firm Hand: Dominated #4
Dominated: The Collection
Dominated By Brothers: Hot Hard Ménage #1
Bad Boys’ Submissive: Hot Hard Ménage #2
My Two Doms: Hot Hard Ménage #3
Rough Sex, Rough Love: Hot Hard Ménage #4
Hot Hard Ménage: The Collection
Claimed In Secret: Master Vampire #1
Claimed In Hunger: Master Vampire #2
Claimed In Passion: Master Vampire #3
Domination Sex: Conditioned Response
Military Maledom: An Officer And A Dom
Valentine’s Dom
Backup: Ménage A Cop
His Submissive: Body Worship
Body Worship 2: Breeding Julia
Body Worship 3: Satisfying Julia
Body Worship: The Collection
Bridled: Bitter Creek Doms #1
Broken: Bitter Creek Doms #2
Public Display of Submission: The Dom Next Door #1
Sweet Resistance: The Dom Next Door #2
Weekend Submissive
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