I'm delighted to announce a new release from one of my very talented writing buddies: Nikki Dee Houston. As I've dabbled in art and drawing often, reading this story as it developed has been a wonderful journey for me as much as Nikki. I'm sure you'll enjoy this artistic romp.

Bio

Nikki Dee Houston is a businesswoman by day, an erotic romance writer by night, and a lover all the time. She lives in an idyllic location in a modest beach shack near the sea.

Nikki loves to write Erotic Fiction - the ‘behind closed doors’ stuff, where the readers can really get involved with the characters in an intimate way. 

She believes that a good Erotic Romance story must have a strong romantic element, engaging characters, an interesting storyline, and some sizzling hot, steamy sex scenes. Nikki never underestimates the expectations of erotic romance readers and ensures she delivers on all counts.

Holding Out For A Hero
By Amy Andrews
Jake Prince, ex-footy star, is living an awesome life, thank you very much. He’s running a bar, drinking coronas and signing female body parts. He’s living in Margaritaville where it’s always five o’clock. But what I like about Jake, what I think sets him apart, is his innate sense of justice. Yep, driven by demons he doesn’t even recognise, he’s a sucker for an underdog and a lost cause even when he doesn’t want to be. From taking a street kid under his wing, to finding a home for a mangy stray, to taking on the coach position of Ella’s rag-tag football team, to mentoring her younger disaffected brother – Jake has an honourable streak a mile wide. 
 
He also looks pretty damn fine in a pair of blue jeans!

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When sensible schoolteacher Ella Lucas rides into her home town on a Harley and seduces the resident football hero, Jake Prince, she figures she can be forgiven and move on. After all, she’s just buried her mother.

Two years later, back in the city, their paths cross again but this time Jake is in the process of destroying her favourite dive bar. With her home facing a
wrecker’s ball, her school being closed down and her 15-year-old brother hell
bent on self-destruction, it’s the last straw. Throw in a dominatrix best friend
who is dating a blue ribbon guy so straight he still lives at home with his
mother, it’s no wonder the sanest person in Ella’s life is a dog.

With all this to contend with, the last thing Ella needs is Jake back in her life.
But, as fate would have it, Jake is the only chance she has to save her
school.

As the school football season heats up, old secrets threaten to surface and Ella takes on greedy developers, school boards and national tabloids. But can she save not just her home, her school and her brother, but also the reputation of the man she’s never been able to forget? And, more importantly, does she want to?

Holding Out for a Hero is a quirky, heartwarming tale of unlikely romance, friendship and family.

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Alana Shelton blows him away with her innocence. She’s beautiful, fragile and so different from the women he normally sleeps with that she might just bring him to his knees.

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He can seduce with a single glance. 
Peering down at a sea of fans, rock star, Mitchell Davies can’t deny the innocent beauty of a woman in the front row. He’ll stop at nothing to get to know her. When a public altercation leaves her weak and defenseless, he takes the opportunity to be her savior.

She’s been sheltered from the world. 
Alana Shelton wants to spread her wings and experience life away from her restrictive upbringing. But she isn’t prepared for a gorgeous stranger to sweep her off her feet while at her most vulnerable.

Attraction will bring them together, but their pasts will try to tear them apart.
He wants to teach her how to trust, but she’ll show him how to love. In a glamorous world of rock-and-roll, only time will tell if they’re up for the challenge.
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He doesn’t need much for his own comforts (or so he thinks). His days are filled with his veterinarian practice, six rescue horses in his field, a near-new utility truck which he’s very fond of and a few carpentry jobs he’d like to focus on. Yes, he’s a builder and carpenter in his spare time so you can imagine the strength he has in his shoulders (and at that height he’d look a little odd without broad shoulders, wouldn’t you agree?). 
 
Does he consider himself heroic? He said, “No. Not at all.” But there was a masculine blush on his tanned face as he answered because Swallow’s Fall newcomer, city-girl Sammy Walker was standing at his side, so I’m thinking he’s amenable to one woman thinking him heroic.

However, there were problems in his past, and the possible consequences of those and the attraction he feels to the city-girl have put him in the unsure position of not knowing what’s going to happen next. Or how he’ll cope.

Do you have a Hunky Hero you want to share with the world?

 I also imagined reasons why she was so horrible. I gave her tragic moments in her life that shaped her and to some degree justified her despicable behavior. Of course I don’t think she had any excuses, she was just a nasty piece of work.

But now, as I reflect on those last six months of working hell, I realize that I’m lucky. Because without that experience I would never have created Abigail Mulholland, the heroine in my book:  Lost in Kakadu. Abigail is a rich pretentious bitch who survives a small plane crash in Australia’s rugged wilderness. Learning to live in such a brutal environment takes Abigail to shattering point.

But as the weeks thread into months her Botox fades, her makeup runs out and the physical labor shapes her body into a lean sensual figure that she's proud of. As she gathers the pieces of her sanity she discovers a new woman within her who's not afraid to wield an axe or eat snails in order to survive. The pompous façade disappears and a strong, passionate and resourceful woman emerges with a wicked sense of humor and a fierce determination to live.
         
I love this character, she has incredible depth and I hope my readers enjoy and feel her personal growth too. And unlike the real woman who inspired my character, I love who Abigail becomes. Authors get the best revenge... don't you think?

So… have you ever hated your boss? 
Now that you know what inspired my character, I would love to know your thoughts on Abigail Mulholland in Lost in Kakadu.

Lost in Kakadu -
"A thrilling, captivating, deep, adventurous and memorable read"

Or is a Hunky Hero more your thing?  Check out my other leading character.  Mackenzie is no crocodile Dundee, but he is handsome, sexy and can cook a mean snake kebab. 
Check out Mackenzie Steel HERE.

In their first sexual encounter, Sia is very open about the things that turn her on and in the course of the book, Todd makes sure every one of those fantasies comes true. It doesn’t
go all the one way – Sia does her bit for Todd too. But at the end of the book, it’s Sia’s list that’s been fulfilled. Although I daresay Sia won’t waste her time finishing Todd’s list for
him.

Regardless of what you want from your sex life, the ultimate aphrodisiac is a man who wants to give you that. That’s why Todd Lansing is such a hunky hero.

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Ten years ago, Todd Lansing stood over his father’s grave, his heart thumping out curses on Sia Collins for causing his death. When he returns to Oberon and sees Sia again, his heart
thumps with a different emotion, one he fights with all the anger he still feels. 

Sia didn’t commit the break-in that ended up killing Mr Lansing, but to admit that would send her father to jail. She has rebuilt her life in the small town, atoned for her accused crime, and carved out a niche using her talent with paint to reach out to the community, raise funds, and support her family. 

When Todd finds out the truth, he can’t understand why Sia won’t speak out and clear her
  name, and it threatens to tear them apart. With her relationship with Todd on the line, will Sia choose loyalty or love?

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He wasn’t born Will Parker.  It’s a surname that was chosen for him—a rebirth, a chance to make something of himself, something unexpected out of a horror childhood. 

He’s not all hard edges.  He can be charming, funny, urbane.  He likes the world’s most
expensive Scotch Whiskey and he wears a tux like a second skin. He’s comfortable with the wealth he’s made and generous with it.  But he’s equally happy in old jeans, a battered hat and worn boots.

He’s a phantom, an enigma and a temptation and under it all a fighter.

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A romance about manipulation, truth and facing the past.
Truth can make you and break you. But can it glue you back together again?

Detained in a cold, dull room in the depths of Shanghai airport, a journalist chasing a career break and a businessman with a shadowy past, play a game of truth or dare—deliberately not exchanging names.

They tell each other painful secrets and hot desires. One dare leads to a kiss and a wild weekend of illicit passion, setting off a dangerous sequence of events and bringing exposure, and disgrace.

Only the brutal truth can save them. But it will also rip them apart. And it will take more than daring before they have a chance to build a new truth together.

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When Brandon finds himself indebted to Cate, sleeping on the couch in her lounge room and helping her in her campaign to save her island village community from rampant development, his ambitions start to blur. 
 
Problem is, the monolithic multinational that funds his university research turns out to be the same company threatening Cate’s home. 
 
She had big trust issues already; finding out he’s working for the enemy doesn’t endear Brandon to Cate, although the attraction between them sizzles in the Mediterranean heat. They need each other, in more ways than one, but love? That’s something Cate’s not
prepared to allow in her life again, and Brandon has a fight on his hands to persuade her otherwise.

And when he discovers the horrifying secrets in Cate’s past as well as the very real dangers in her future, Brandon has to make some tough choices: the career pinnacle he’s worked for his whole life, or the woman who teaches him there other things worth fighting for.

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Emotional, suspenseful and set in paradise, Hearts on Hold is a novel for fans of Nora
Roberts and Jayne Ann Krentz.

The strongest sunshine casts the darkest shadows...

Cate Boyd is searching for a place where nobody knows her name. The sleepy Maltese village of Xlendi offers privacy, anonymity, and the serene life she craves, far from her former world. But her peace is shattered when monolithic development company Vena announces its plans to level her village, and threatens to expose Cate’s secrets if she stands in its way.

The arrival of seductive, nosy professor Brandon Blackshaw seems too coincidental for comfort — especially when she discovers that Vena is his research partner. As the pressure mounts, Cate must decide which is more important: her hard-won privacy, or the future of her
beloved Xlendi.

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Titus doesn’t abandon Xanthe to her fate instead he does what he can to save her. He smoulders in his intensity making him compelling. When it comes down to the fight you want this man in your corner and afterward you’ll want this sweaty, hunk of man in your  bed.

Born a water Elemental, and discovered as the next in line for the Elemental throne, his influence over others definitely comes in handy. Not to mention his “little” water Elemental power is kick ass.
Next, there’s Ezra Zeller.
Ezra is his own man. Unapologetic. Ruthless. This mysterious man knows exactly what he wants and isn’t afraid to make it happen any way he knows how – even by illegal means. He
was born a Vampire, and as a toddler was discovered as the next in line for the Vampire throne, also giving him massive amounts of superior sway. His beating heart holds his deepest secrets and his Core holds his magic, two deadly qualities for any woman.

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A fresh, meaty, sink-your-teeth-in-and-hold-on-tight new adult fantasy series kicks off with
King Hall…
King Hall — where the Mysticals go to learn their craft, get their degrees, and transition into adulthood. And where four new Rulers will rise and meet their destinies.
 
Lily Ruckler is adept at one thing:  survival.  Born a Mystical hybrid, her mere existence
is forbidden, but her nightmare is only about to start. Fluke, happenstance, and a deep personal loss finds Lily deeply entrenched with those who would destroy her simply for existing — The Mystical Kings.  Being named future Queen of the Shifters shoves Lily into the spotlight, making her one of the most visible Mysticals in the world. But with risk comes a certain solace — her burgeoning friendships with the other three Prodigies: a wicked Vampire, a wild-child Mage, and a playboy Elemental. Backed by their faith and trust, Lily begins to relax into her new life.
 
Then chaos erupts as the fragile peace between Commoners and Mysticals is broken, and suddenly Lily realizes the greatest threat was never from within, and her fear takes on a new name: the Revolution. 

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