Author: mariacatalinaegan

Anna Delaney is thrilled to leave Boston for Austin, Texas, when her small
tech company is bought out by a conglomerate. Born into a family of
over-protective brothers, this is her chance at true independence—and
a name-making professional breakthrough.

Even when gorgeous billionaire rancher King Sanders forms a one-man
welcoming committee, Anna insists that she doesn’t need a tour
guide—or another bodyguard. But after she narrowly escapes a
kidnapping attempt, she can’t say no to King spiriting her away to
someplace safe…and very private.

Someone wants the valuable software Anna’s developing, and King is
determined to keep her safe until the culprit is caught. The hunky
cowboy lights her up brighter than the Lone Star sky at night, but
neither one of them is prepared for just how wild Texas can get—and
just how hard they’re willing to fight to stay together…

This former elementary school teacher is lucky enough to have more than
twenty published novels. You can read more about Gerry at
http://gerrybartlett.com and sign up for her newsletter there for
news and giveaways. There are also dozens of articles for aspiring
authors on her website under the Perils of Publishing tab. Once a
teacher, always a teacher. Whether it’s contemporary or paranormal,
Gerry Bartlett writes romance with a Texas twist.

Kristian Clark, private eye, thought his days
as a special agent were behind him, but when he’s drafted into
action, he finds himself reunited with his old team- and painful
memories of why they broke up in the first place. But as he plunges
into mission after mission- from a ‘holy heist’ to babysitting a
young hacker to going undercover in a cult- Kristian find that
everything he tried to leave behind is coming back to haunt him with
a vengeance, and then some. First there’s the mysterious woman who
knows more about Kristian- and his past- than makes sense while using
science fiction weapons that don’t make sense period. Then there are
the shady powers-that-be who are responsible for drafting him back
into this world to satisfy their own nefarious agendas. It’s all
Kristian can do to keep from being pulled into their games as he
tries to figure out who to trust and what to fight for, even as the
trap put in place to destroy him is set with a ticking clock.

When did espionage get so complicated?

Kristian Clark is still reeling from his accidental
marriage to his rookie, Susan Deanna, when NEO anarchists attack
their agency and they have to go on the run with his- their?- two
adopted children. But the NEOs aren’t the only ones who are after
them- the strange agency that seems straight from the pages of a
science fiction novel is hot on their tails. But are they going after
Kristian? Or Susan? Or both?

But as they work to stay one step
ahead of their pursers, secrets begin to come to light about their
enemies, their friends, and even each other. Things are in play that
are beyond any of their understanding or attempts to control. Even if
all reality seems to be a fabrication, will Kristian be able to face
his calling? What if everything you knew was a lie?

Kristian Clark can go undercover for months on end,
combat multiple enemies at once, and even teleport through
dimensions. He should be ready for everything. But having a newborn
child… is a little outside his skill set.

And the universe
isn’t ready for little Shannon either. The tentative layers of the
universe begins to peel apart and his adopted son gets pulled through
a portal in the hospital.

Along with an angry wife and
reunited best friend, Kristian travels the dimensions to find his son
and somehow find a way to save reality without giving up his little girl.

Also includes seven other stories.

All profit goes to charity.

They call him agent and he answers.
They tell him conquer and he does. But there’s something they don’t
know. He’s beginning to remember. His name is Kristian Clark. He has
a wife and four children. Or he did. But he will find them again,
whoever is left, wherever they are, and whatever it takes.

They call her the Aisling. She does their missions only as far as it helps
her accomplish her own: to find and rescue the children of a fallen
woman. And she will not let anyone get in her way- most certainly not
the brainwashed father who has for so long been an unthinking weapon
for the government. To save the innocents, she will not hesitate to
do whatever it takes- no matter how much it condemns her.

They are the root of a conspiracy that would bring two worlds together,
for good or for evil, for better or for worse, for life or for death.
Their choices shall echo throughout all eternity.

Advanced Praise for Agents Adam and Eve:

“Agents Adam and Eve is
the kind of book you can’t put down, the kind that has you laughing
and crying. Jes Drew successfully keeps you turning the page and
renders you longing for more when the last page has been
turned.”~Karsyn Shae, Creative Writer

“Kristian Clark is back in an all-new duology after the birth of his twins. Are
he and his wife finally able to enter parenthood safely without the
threat of anarchist groups, or will Kristian have to sacrifice
everything to save those he loves?”~Allyson Kennedy, author of
Speak Your Mind

“I love the story! It felt so real and very intense!

I felt like I was in the story with the characters!”

-Shine, author and blogger of Hauntingghosttown

In his effort to help Noelle, Lance determines that due to the trauma
she has suffered, the young woman requires retraining to become
age-appropriate in all of her activities. Her little girl persona
further shocks him when she suddenly claims him as her “Daddy.”

With nowhere else for her to go, Lance turns to his close-knit family for
help, and Noelle suddenly finds herself with a new aunt and two new
uncles, along with more love than she can handle. She quickly learns
that there are some very specific rules in the Callahan home, for
both Daddy’s little girl and Lance’s big girl, and that the
consequences for breaking the rules include a very red and sore bottom!

Questions remain about Noelle’s past, and as the mystery of her origins slowly
unravels, it becomes clear that Noelle has a very special secret of
her own… a secret that could tear apart everything she’s learned to
love, including the joy of being lost and then found by a man who’s
given his heart to her.

I’m a native Californian gone ‘wild’, and had the opportunity to travel
the globe and discover the world through the eyes of both a Marine
Intelligence specialist and a BDSM lifestyler. I left the service to
go into hospice nursing and grief counseling, eventually working as a
marriage and family therapist for those involved in alternative
lifestyle development. This experience has allowed me to gain unique
inspiration for my books and offer realistic plots and relatable characters.

In 2004, my husband, John, and I joined forces to work with both
submissives and dominants- teaching, training, listening and loving.
Our goal was to take the mystery and fear out of the lifestyle and
mentor people in safe, consensual and healthy relationships.

My first book, The Game Plan, was published in 2012 and opened the door
to the now-booming world of Age-Play literature. Since that time,
I’ve devoted my ‘spare’ time to writing, researching, community
involvement, and private and group pro bono counseling in deviant
behavior, alternative lifestyle, and addiction recovery.

I was formally ‘dungeon trained’ as a Domme before discovering my
submissive side when I joined the service. My scenarios are pulled
primarily from either personal experience or observation, including
spending time in BDSM clubs as the safety/medical officer. My
multi-faceted background allows me to glean from many avenues and
give a unique and intelligent literary experience through elements of
fantasy and fiction. I also discuss the questions and psychology of
the lifestyle in a manner that is fun and informative, and based on
‘the real deal.’

I live with my husband, musician, and fellow-author, John Hayse, and
two border collies in southern California. We practice a 24/7 D&S
relationship with speckles of AP (and many trips to Build-A-Bear),
and happily spend every moment together that we can. My hobbies
include my puppies, hiding my vanilla salt-water taffy where John
can’t find it, exotic art, collecting inspirational trinkets, and
developing my own paddle line. You can also see me as a featured
author/instructor in professional conference settings and as a
Sexpert for kinkyliterature.com.

Sterling Wood holds painful memories she’s tried to forget. One, in
particular, is still raw and every time she returns pulls
the scab off a wound that will not heal – Luc Pearson, the handsome
high school sweetheart who betrayed her.

Books have always been her passion. She started reading at an early age and
progressed to full-length books by age nine. The first supernatural
book series she read was Dark Shadows, and it sparked her interest in
all things paranormal, with a spicy touch of romance mixed in for
good measure. She also started writing poetry in grade school and
continues to do so today.

Being an avid reader, the consummate daydreamer and an incurable romantic
with a Cinderella complex, she started creating her own characters
and story lines because she realized she had her own stories to tell.

She is married to John, who believes she can do anything. She has a son,
Ty; a daughter, Danika; and four beautiful grandchildren, Aries,
Victoria, Maya, and Tobias.

Besides reading and writing, she also enjoys photography, travel, music, and
great movies.

The stories within Lovecontu Song de Light Lovecontu
connect, unfold, interweave many character’s stories
needs, feelings, desires, dreams

contain words of

caresses around
as a cocoon of soft cashmere
accompanied by sweet aroma
allures to intimate nearness
remains a velvet kiss

their threads as two crescent moons
connected under the firelights
that layer the chords, and form the lyrics

all of you entered my world as dawn’s awakening sky of soft palette
my garnet heart melted in iridescence to bloom in sun’s rays
glow in night’s depth as the stars echo the rhythm of my heart
my insides sigh and expand in delight
harmonious blend as our lives
circle the melody

caresses around
as a cocoon of soft cashmere
accompanied by sweet aroma
allures to intimate nearness
remains a velvet kiss

Information for the audio set:
Included in Lovecontu Song de Light Lovecontu audio set is
Ancient Script of Lovecontu audio poem
Legend of Song de Light audio book
Legend of Song de Light audio play

A set of interconnected stories with elements from each story that interweave in one another as heart’s wave, heart’s song, heart’s breath into downloadable mp3 files and pdf file.

An audio set that is interwoven in the Lovecontu Song de Light Lovecontu series that includes
Ancient Script of Lovecontu audio poem
Legend of Song de Light audio book
Legend of Song de Light audio play
Lovecontu Song de Light Lovecontu audio set

My fictional stories are written from the inside view
of a character’s interior heart-that

beautiful, vulnerable, intimate space
feelings, desires, needs, dreams

a blend of

delicate feather ripples of heart waves
needs, feelings, dreams, desires
quiet, gentle heart strings
tender, continuous
soft, vulnerable air mist
circles, weaves to caress
a sonic sea of heart’s breath

Woven into audio books that are recorded in my voice with a medley of music as a heart’s wave into
downloadable mp3 files; audio plays adapted from the audio books, and layered into pdf files like a
heart’s song; audio poems that are multiple poems designed to connect to form a story as a heart’s breath;
and audio sets that are sets of these interconnected stories with elements from each story that interweave
in one another as heart’s wave, heart’s song, heart’s breath.

“The voices of the past are often too strong to resist. I have been away from Camelot and
Albion for five long centuries. Occasionally though, a soul brushes
against mine and I feel it… I feel love in all its forms regardless
of the cost. No one can replace Arthur or Tancred, but there are
souls in this long lonely life that make it bearable, even happy, and
I live only for those candle flashes of hope.”

Lancelot is cursed to walk the world alone. His is the immortal Knight of
Camelot, cast adrift after angering the god Balar. Time drifts
endlessly for him until he finds a reason to live.

Lady Elizabeth Rothschild is a noble of the Great British Empire and she
is going to prove that a noble woman can control just as much as a
noble man. Her tool for this mission is a man called Lance Ash, a
drunkard, a whoremonger, a wastrel, but someone very good at his job.
He is her treasure hunter, and she wants him to find the Holy Spear
which pierced the flank of the true God.

Lance Ash knows
exactly how dangerous such a quest can be for all involved, but when
he meets the Lady Rothschild’s half brother, Lance Ash is lost and
Lancelot du Lac is reborn.

A Knights of Camelot story which
takes place between Lancelot’s Curse and Betrayal of Lancelot.

The skeleton on the riverbank washed out by the early-spring floodwaters belonged to
eighteen-year-old Demetra Kozani, who vanished a decade earlier.
While the cold case is reopened, Marley must step in when some of the
cook-off contestants fall suspiciously ill. Stuck in a syrupy mess of
sabotage and blackmail, it falls to Marley to stop a killer from
crêping up on another victim. . .