Books

And now for something completely different!

I took a brief hiatus from working on the Compass Series to participate in the Goodreads BDSM group’s Bring Out Your Kink writing event and I’m so glad I did. During the event, members of the group submitted prompts which included a photo and a brief letter, and then writers in the group picked the prompt that spoke to them the most. It was a unique challenge to work off of someone else’s story idea but I had a lot of fun. I even got to exercise the perpetual student in me by geeking out on some research.

Below is the cover and the blurb for Craving Flight. As per usual, Amber from Book Beautiful did an amazing job on my cover, I love it to bits and pieces.

Tzipporah Berger is thirty-seven and single, which is practically unheard of in the Orthodox Jewish community she now calls home. Her increasing religiosity and need for kink may have broken up her first marriage, but she’s decided it’s time to try again. And the rabbi’s wife has just the man in mind.

Elan Klein is the neighborhood butcher whose intimidating size and gruff manner hint at a deliciously forceful personality. But BDSM isn’t exactly something you discuss during an Orthodox courtship. Will a marriage to Elan solidify her place in the community that she loves and provide the domination and pain Tzipporah craves or will she forever have to rely on flights of fancy to satisfy her needs?

I don’t have pre-order links for Craving Flight, partly because it’s going to be FREE. That’s right, FREE. Members of the Goodreads BDSM Group will get EXCLUSIVE access to the story on September 7th (you can join now if you haven’t already!) and the story will be posted here. You can also add Craving Flight on Goodreads here.

It will be released on vendors (Amazon, kobo, B&N, etc) on September 21st. Any money I make before I can get all vendors to price match will be donated to The Network/la Red* which is a is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, BDSM, polyamorous, and queer communities.

I’m super excited to share Craving Flight with you, and hope you’ll enjoy spending time with Elan and Tzipporah as much as I have!

*TNLR is in no way endorsing this book or me as an author. I chose this organization because I think they do important work in under-serviced communities.

Uncharted Territory will be here in Two Weeks! It’s available for pre-order at Amazon and kobo.

To celebrate, I’m running a rafflecopter with some cool prizes:

• One set of signed paperbacks of the entire Compass Series (Personal Geography, Intimate Geography and Uncharted Territory; US only)
• Your choice of signed paperbacks (Personal Geography, Intimate Geography, Uncharted Territory or the Winter Rain anthology; US only)
• Your choice of ebook (Personal Geography, Intimate Geography or Uncharted Territory; open internationally)

Scroll down to enter! And keep an eye out on twitter and facebook for more flash giveaways between now and release day (June 15th). If you’ve been curious about India and Hunter’s relationship, here’s your chance to find out!

Before there was Cris, there was Hunter…

Eighteen-year-old India Burke has been waiting for as long as she can remember to escape her life of material feast and emotional famine. Going away to college offers separation from her noxious family and a connection with the best friend a girl could ask for.

While her peers are picking majors and navigating the pool of college dating, Reyes Walter introduces India to the intoxicating world of dominance and submission and to a man who will become utterly obsessed with her. Hunter Vaughn is older, handsome, and just the right kind of arrogant. And he’s never wanted anything as badly as he’s wanted to possess India.

As she comes into her own in these consuming relationships, where pain so often results in pleasure and submission is a gateway to freedom, it’s difficult to define sacrifice. But when Hunter issues a ruthless ultimatum, India will have to choose: give up half of herself or break free of the bondage and belonging she’s always craved.

** Please note: Uncharted Territory is a prequel to Personal Geography. This erotic coming-of-age has no happily ever after, but does offer compelling kink, scorchingly hot sex, and brutal psychological warfare.**

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Thank you to everyone who has read, reviewed and recommended Personal Geography and Intimate Geography! Uncharted Territory, book three in The Compass Series, is coming on June 15th. It’s a prequel to Personal Geography and I want to be very clear that it is NOT a romance. There is no HEA. I honestly considered the tagline “Kink, sex and mind-fuckery,” if that gives you any idea what you’re in for.

The lovely and talented Amber over at Book Beautiful did an awesome job as always with my cover. She perfectly captured Hunter’s very specific brand of menacing hotness. As one of my betas said,  “I want to bang him and run away from him. Which I should. Both.”

Before there was Cris, there was Hunter…

Eighteen-year-old India Burke has been waiting for as long as she can remember to escape her life of material feast and emotional famine. Going away to college offers separation from her noxious family and a connection with the best friend a girl could ask for.

While her peers are picking majors and navigating the pool of college dating, Reyes Walter introduces India to the intoxicating world of dominance and submission and to a man who will become utterly obsessed with her. Hunter Vaughn is older, handsome, and just the right kind of arrogant. And he’s never wanted anything as badly as he’s wanted to possess India.

As she comes into her own in these consuming relationships, where pain so often results in pleasure and submission is a gateway to freedom, it’s difficult to define sacrifice. But when Hunter issues a ruthless ultimatum, India will have to choose: give up half of herself or break free of the bondage and belonging she’s always craved.

** Please note: Uncharted Territory is a prequel to Personal Geography. This erotic coming-of-age has no happily ever after, but does offer compelling kink, scorchingly hot sex, and brutal psychological warfare.**

You can pre-order Uncharted Territory here and add it on Goodreads here.

**Update: Uncharted Territory was formerly titled Partition. If you ore-ordered Partition, you’ll receive Uncharted Territory instead. Same kink, sex and mind-fuckery, only the title is different promise!**

Thank you to everyone who has read, reviewed and recommended Personal Geography! I’m so excited that Cris and India’s story has been so well-received.

I know many of you are clamoring for the sequel and we’re getting another step closer. I have the cover and an Amazon pre-order link for you!

Once again I have the very talented (and extremely patient) Amber from Book Beautiful to thank for the cover. And in case you missed it, here’s the blurb for the second half of Cris and India’s story:

Fiercely protective of her heart, India Burke let down her defenses when Cris Ardmore went from another notch on her D/s playdate belt to everything she could never admit she wanted.

But being disowned by your family and betrayed by your lover aren’t easy to get over, and India’s old fears of intimacy creep in against a backdrop of professional drama that forces her return to a place that never really felt like home.

Though she proved her loyalty when it mattered most, love is about more than grand gestures and Cris wants all of her—which may be more than India is able to give. Can Cris and India navigate to a shared future or will they forever be off course?

Here’s the Amazon pre-order link. Have India and Cris on your Kindle at midnight on March 2nd! And, if you pre-order, the price will be $2.99. After release day, the price will go up to $3.99.

I’m also running a couple of giveaways over on Goodreads for good old fashioned paper copies of my books. The giveaway featuring two signed copies of Personal Geography (here) will run until February 2nd and the two signed copies of Intimate Geography (here) are up for grabs until February 27th.

I can’t wait to share Cris and India’s HEA with you all! ♥

Personal Geography, the first book in The Compass Series, is finally here! My snarky submissive heroine (who one blogger compared to Scarlett O’Hara — best compliment ever!) and my beta Dom hero are officially out in the world. You can pick it up at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and kobo right now. If you’re still on the fence, you can read more about Cris and India here and check out some reviews here. I’ll post links as other outlets become available. A huge thank you to everyone who’s made this dream a reality! xoxo

In other news, I’m participating in the 12 Days of Christmakwanzakah blog hop organized by the delightful and talented Julia Kelly and Alyssa Cole. My story will be posted on Friday, December 12th. There’s going to be lots of great holiday themed flash fiction by more than 20 authors. Contemporary, m/m, NA, historical, YA and more. Oh my! You can see the full schedule here or follow the hashtag on twitter: #12DaysHop.

You can still get Winter Rain, the charity anthology I contributed to which benefits RAINN, at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, kobo, and iBooks. Original short stories by some wonderful authors for a great cause. How can you say no?

It’s a great big day for me!

First, it’s my debut as a published author. My short story, Needs, is in Winter Rain, a charity anthology to benefit RAINN. It’s a great collection for a wonderful cause and right now, it’s available for cheap — 99 cents, y’all! You can check it out at Amazon, Amazon UK, iBooks, B&N and kobo.

AND, my debut novel, Personal Geography (also known as the snarky submissive heroine and beta Dom hero), is up for pre-order at Amazon. You can find more information about both titles on my Books page.

I’m thrilled and overwhelmed to have my words out in the world. Thanks for reading!

xoxo

I’m very excited to announce that my debut novel, Personal Geography, will be coming out in December 2014. Personal Geography is book one of an erotic romance duology. Book two, Intimate Geography, is slated for release in early 2015.

I had planned to wait to make an announcement until I had an official release date for Personal Geography, but some very enthusiastic chatter on Twitter today convinced me otherwise. So without further ado, here’s my gorgeous cover (done by Amber at Book Beautiful) and a blurb:

Powerhouse consultant India Burke is notorious for her razor-sharp mind, her incisive tongue, and for always being in control. But during her “lost weekends”—out-of-town, one-and-done, anonymous rendezvous solely for the purpose of kinky sex—she craves a submissive role.

Cris Ardmore, India’s latest tryst, is a Dominant who calls an isolated Hawaiian paradise home. India’s expecting forty-eight hours of contractually defined sex, but instead of serving as just another BDSM Band-Aid, Cris wants to know the real India Burke. Despite her aversion to anything approaching intimacy, India is hooked by their incredible sexual chemistry.

With tension ratcheting up in her professional life, India needs the release Cris offers more than ever, but her repeated visits come with their own risks. No matter how strong their attraction, India is determined to maintain her boundaries in order to keep her life whole after her first love blew it apart. She must choose between taking a chance and handing Cris the road map to her heart or locking down her borders before he does any more damage.

You can sign up for my newsletter for a heads up on the official release date and buy links when available. Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

PS: A big thank you to @mharvey816, @JenniferRNN, @MeganMulry, @_AJCousins, @WriterAHaughton, @AudraNorth and @elisabethjlane for the enthusiasm!

If you’d told me two years ago that I’d be setting up an author website, I would’ve laughed. Writing a book has never been a life-long ambition of mine, but here I am. I’ve been lucky enough to stumble into a fantastic group of romance writers who have been nothing but generous and supportive since the day I showed up and said “Can I play, too?” Launching this site is another step in making this crazy idea a reality.

So here goes nothing: Welcome to tamsenparker.com, designed by the lovely and talented Amber of bookbeautiful.com. You can sign up for my newsletter, learn a little more about me and what I write or just drop by to say hi. I’ll update the site with new releases or other news as it becomes available. You can also drop in for the occasional piece of flash fiction or excerpt from whatever I happen to be working on.

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo