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Just one more day! Don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for you to read it. Lockdown’s different. Sin’s Gift was different, but this one’s just a little bit more raw and real. And I know it’s a paranormal, but it still felt that way to me. It might be because it’s inspired by real people. My daughter learned a whole new vocabulary working inside a prison. She faced fears and conquered them.

Yesterday, you met one of the demons in my story. Here’s a glimpse of the very human, very sexy man Gillian works with. Meet Billy Hedron…

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The walk to her bedroom was as slow as she could manage. She didn’t want him knowing how badly she wanted this. He’d think her completely desperate.

But when she crossed the threshold he was already stripping. Just as eager, just as breathless as she was.

The sight of his bared chest left her gasping. Wide-set shoulders with thick mounds of muscle on top and at the corners of his shoulders. Pecs bulging, rippling as he flexed involuntarily with the clenching of his fists. “You sure about this?”
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Lockdown has a unique setting for a romance and a unique pool of characters. It’s a prison. My heroine’s a corrections officer and not a fluffy, curvy soft woman. She’s competent, fit, and can handle herself in the worst situations. My daughter was the inspiration for Gillian. She worked for a time at a men’s prison and her stories, some of them scary, some funny as hell fueled my imagination. How could I craft a story set in a place like that into a romance? And how could I have Gillian lusting and loving two men, a fellow corrections officer and a prisoner—a huge no-no inside a prison.
Meet Gabriel…

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Gillian blinked when he first appeared. She’d been sitting on the porch of her family’s cabin at Canyon Lake, Texas, on a hot summer’s day. Nothing to think about except how much she missed this place.

Only she’d been alone. Her sister wasn’t playing on the edge of the water. Her brother wasn’t casting a line into the water hoping to catch supper. Her mother and father weren’t in the hammocks strung beneath the live oaks, laughing softly to themselves.

And yet, she’d felt peaceful.

What the hell was Vlahos doing in her dream? He stood at the bottom of the steps. His smile was slow.
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Wednesday’s the day! It’s been a year since the release of Sin’s Gift, but I finally have a sequel ready to thrill you. It’s completely standalone, but connected. So don’t worry if you haven’t read the first. Lockdown’s the same gritty, sexy kind of story that earned me these reviews for SG:

“…A turbulent relationship and sexy, spooky thrills await readers in SIN’S GIFT…This is a well written and engrossing tale with complex characters who have hidden depths. Enter into other realms with the highly recommended SIN’S GIFT.”
Jennell, RRT Erotic on SIN’S GIFT

“…Wow, I loved this novella. It’s fabulously exciting and a fast, exhilarating read…I recommend this book to everyone that loves hot, sexy paranormal story. I love Delilah Devlin’s books and this is one of her best yet…”
5 Hearts, Abi, The Romance Studio on SIN’S GIFT

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This is what Lockdown is all about:

After surviving an attack by an inmate, prison corrections officer Gillian Priest arrives at her new unit, determined not to ever let her guard down again. Things get complicated when a handsome new prisoner enters her dreams and seduces her. When fellow officer Billy Hedron makes a pass, she’s already primed, ready to ease the arousal her sexy dreams have left with a more appropriate mate.

Billy Hedron knows his old marine buddy, Gabriel Vlahos, is posing as a prisoner to find a demon within the prison walls, and who better to hunt one than an incubus? When his buddy seduces Gillian in her dreams, Billy stands ready to serve the needs his friend stirs up in the attractive woman. But things take a deadly turn when the demon they seek decides it’s time to take them all to Hell.

Read the opening scene

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Post a comment on any one of the entries in my blog for the next three days (and including yesterday’s blog for Livia Dare/Sylvia Day’s latest release) and you’re qualified to win one of three prizes:

* An autographed copy of Texas Men or Down in Texas
* An autographed copy of Alluring Tales: Hot Holiday Nights
* Or a free download of any one of my Ellora’s Cave backlist of stories!

My very good friend, the fabulous Sylvia Day, has a new book out under a new penname. Be sure to check it out!!

IN THE FLESH
By Livia Dare (Sylvia Day)
Kensington Zebra Mass Market
ISBN-13: 978-1420100907
erotic fantasy romance

“Lush, evocative, inventive… Fans of Dara Joy will love this!” — Shayla Black, national bestselling author

AN INFAMOUS BEAUTY. A DARING WARRIOR. . .
For five years, Sapphire has been the King of Sari’s most treasured concubine. Independent at last, she refuses to put herself in anyone’s control again. But now another’s meddling has led her into the path of proud, arrogant Wulfric, Crown Prince of the rival kingdom of D’Ashier. . . a man who is dangerous to her in every way.

AND A SEDUCTION THAT COULD DESTROY THEM BOTH
The daughter of Wulfric’s fiercest opponent, Sapphire is a prized warrior in her own right and highly skilled in the sensual arts—in short, Wulfric’s perfect match. A lasting union is unthinkable, but the bargain they strike—to spend one night together, and then part—proves impossible in the face of a desire powerful enough to bring two countries to the brink of war, and two hearts to the point of surrender. . .

Read a sexy excerpt here

The Devlins have a family reunion going on this week, and the girls decided they needed to do something wild—something to bond over. This was someone’s bright idea.

We’re outside Redbeard’s Living Canvas in Hot Springs. From the left it’s my niece Liz, SIL Teresa, SIL Shanna, me and my 70-year-old Mom. See the smiles? We had no idea…

I’m sure the biker dudes/tattoo artists thought we were pretty interesting. We were certainly fascinated meeting them. My poor mom didn’t blink an eye at the F-bombs that exploded, but watching her grit her teeth and blink like mad every time the needle carved into the top of her foot was really pretty funny. Of course, I thought she was just being a little wimpy.

UNTIL, it was my turn. I know I made some interesting faces because my niece laughed her ass off. My SIL told me my fingers were completely white because I was digging them into the chair so hard.

This is a pic of the work in progess. It’s kind of sexy looking at it in hindsight with tattoo dude hovering over my quivering toes.

The experience may have been painful, but we had a blast. And we love the results! We came back to the house and sat out on the patio admiring our new art. The guys think we’ve all lost our minds. They just don’t get it. We know we’ll have something permanent to remind us of family every time we glance down.

Here’s my mom’s awesome dragon:

Shanna’s pretty flowered anklet:

Teresa’s colorful butterfly and rose:

Here’s my final result (my poor foot’s swollen). Keep in mind I intended to go for something small and dainty!

Join me if you can! I’d love the company!

Bright and early Sunday morning, Myla Jackson, Shayla Kersten and surprise guests will start arriving at the Ellora’s Cave chat loop. We’ll have great contests and excerpts provided very generously by many of your favorite authors, including Sylvia Day, Katherine Kingston, Adele Dubois, B.J. McCall, Stephanie Julian, NJ Walters, Ashlyn Chase, Lynn LaFleur…and of course your prolific, fabulous hosts!

So be sure to check in throughout the day, enter a contest, join us for the live chat (it will be at 11 AM CST at the Fallen Angels chat room), and ask us any little thing you might be curious about. If we don’t know the answer, we’ll have fun making them up. We’re writers—we’re professional liars. *wink*

If you aren’t on the Ellora’s Cave loop yet, send a message to this address: ellorascavechat-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Oh, and I love my horoscope—it’s so me:
“You may outrage some friends or strangers today with your wild ways or your big ideas, but don’t hold back! It’s a great time for you to show the world that it needs your help in a big way!”

Ask my sister, Myla. I don’t need any encouragement.