Books – Page 13 – Candace Blevins

July 6, 2012July 7, 2012Safeword: Davenport

Release Day! Safeword: Davenport

The early reviews are almost all fives, with one exception of a 4.5 — and Safeword: Davenport is finally up for sale at most of the booksellers (and will be up on the rest before too much longer). Dana has never submitted to anyone but her husband — he trained her, taught her to submit. He’s been dead a year and a half though, and she’s beginning to consider the possibility of dating again. She sticks to vanilla at first, but quickly realizes she’s going to need more. As she’s considering the idea of finding someone who would enjoy hurting her without requiring her submission, her life is complicated by a Dom who pushes all of her buttons. Safeword: Davenport is the first half of Dana’s story, it’s the personal part of her journey, and has a Happy for Now ending. Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon is scheduled for release August 3, 2012, and will give the rest of her story. Warning: This title contains graphic language, consensual BDSM, bondage, intense sensory deprivation, extreme electrical play, enemas, and the use of toys including clamps, canes, plugs, cages, paddles, whips, and floggers. ————————————————————- Buy it at: ————————————————————- Reviews: La Crimson Femme gave it a 5 of 5 and said: This is my FAVOURITE book by Ms. Blevins. In this lovely story, we are once again treated to some intense and arousing SM. No one does SM in a M/f relationship as good for me as Ms. Blevins. AlexJouJou at Manic Readers gave it a 4.5 out of 5 and said: Candace Blevins writes amazing BDSM stories that ring authentic and true. These are not your everyday hot submissive meets “Club Owning” Dom novels (though those are good). These are vibrant, realistic, multilayered, and multihued with characters who come alive for you and […]

June 27, 2012June 27, 2012Reviews, Safeword: Davenport

Early reviews — 5 of 5!!!

The first review and rating are in from the ARC’s sent out for Safeword: Davenport, and both are a 5 of 5. I am seriously happy about that. I’m way too close to this story, and seeing that others like it is a relief I didn’t realize I’d feel. I wrote the first thirty or forty thousand words when my husband was in the hospital last year and we weren’t sure he was going to make it. I sat beside him in the hospital and typed as I listened to the machines that were keeping him alive. He pulled through, and as soon as the doctors started talking about the future I set the book aside for more than a year before I went back to it. Finishing it has been hard, much more difficult than I anticipated when I returned to it; but he’s back to 100% now, and it was time to finish it. The story got away from me and had to be split into two books: Safeword: Davenport will be released July 6th, and Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon will be released August 3rd.

June 15, 2012June 25, 2012Contests, Safeword: Matte

Welcome to Hot Summer Nights Bloghop

Welcome blog hoppers! I’ll be giving away a copy of Safeword: Matte on Sunday evening, June 24th. There are three ways to enter. Do all three and you’ll be entered three times: Follow me on Facebook and let me know about it (email, comment, or FB message) Follow me on Twitter and let me know about it (email, comment, or Twitter me) Comment below. If you’re already following me on Facebook or Twitter let me know who you are, and I’ll count it. Here’s the blurb: Matte, pronounced mah-tay, is the word used in some forms of martial arts to stop a fight. It’s the Japanese word for stop or wait. Sam (short for Samantha) has made a hobby out of learning the various fighting disciplines, but she also happens to be a sexual submissive. What better safeword than matte? Sam wants to find someone to submit to who she can’t beat in a fight. She’s tried to make it work with men from the scene who know nothing about fighting, but it doesn’t feel real to her – she needs someone who can truly control her. However, after dating from the fight scene and discovering not all guys like to spank their girlfriends, she’s decided to just back away from the whole dating thing for a while… until Fate decides to step in. Warning: This title contains graphic language, consensual BDSM, bondage, and use of toys including crops, clamps, canes, and floggers. ————————————————————- Make sure you leave a way for me to contact you. If you provide an email address in the comments I’ll contact you that way, otherwise I can let you know via Facebook or Twitter. You must be 18 or older to enter.

June 14, 2012Safeword: Davenport

Cover!!! Safeword: Davenport

I have the cover for Safeword: Davenport, and I love it. This story has lots of emotion, and there is a particularly gut wrenching scene that happens on the edge of a cliff. Not a sexual thing, but an emotional one, and I love that we were able to incorporate it into the cover.

June 8, 2012June 8, 2012Contests, Safeword: Matte

Red Hot Books Shameless Summer Blog Hop

Welcome blog hoppers! I’ll be giving away a copy of Safeword: Matte on Saturday, June 16th. There are three ways to enter. Do all three and you’ll be entered three times: Follow me on Facebook and let me know about it (email, comment, or FB message) Follow me on Twitter and let me know about it (email, comment, or Twitter me) Comment below. If you’re already following me on Facebook or Twitter let me know who you are, and I’ll count it. Here’s the blurb: Matte, pronounced mah-tay, is the word used in some forms of martial arts to stop a fight. It’s the Japanese word for stop or wait. Sam (short for Samantha) has made a hobby out of learning the various fighting disciplines, but she also happens to be a sexual submissive. What better safeword than matte? Sam wants to find someone to submit to who she can’t beat in a fight. She’s tried to make it work with men from the scene who know nothing about fighting, but it doesn’t feel real to her – she needs someone who can truly control her. However, after dating from the fight scene and discovering not all guys like to spank their girlfriends, she’s decided to just back away from the whole dating thing for a while… until Fate decides to step in. Warning: This title contains graphic language, consensual BDSM, bondage, and use of toys including crops, clamps, canes, and floggers. ————————————————————- Make sure you leave a way for me to contact you. If you provide an email address in the comments I’ll contact you that way, otherwise I can let you know via Facebook or Twitter. You must be 18 or older to enter. Click here to return to Red Hot Books to visit the next […]

May 18, 2012Interviews, Safeword: Davenport

An interview, and a Tease

I’m being interviewed over at Joyfully Reviewed 🙂 And, not to be a terrible tease, but I hope to have cover art for Safeword: Davenport to show soon.

May 10, 2012Contests, Safeword: Matte

An interview with Sam

I’m interviewing Sam over at Kinky Ever After today, and there are some teasers about what might be in the sequel. There’s also another chance to win a copy of one of my ebooks.

May 10, 2012May 10, 2012Contests, Safeword: Matte

TRR’s Erotic Romance Madness Hop

Welcome blog hoppers! I’ll be giving away a copy of Safeword: Matte on Monday evening, May 14th. There are three ways to enter. Do all three and you’ll be entered three times: Follow me on Facebook and let me know about it (email, comment, or FB message) Follow me on Twitter and let me know about it (email, comment, or Twitter me) Comment below. If you’re already following me on Facebook or Twitter let me know who you are, and I’ll count it. Safeword: Matte is a Top Pick at The Romance Reviews! Here’s the blurb: Matte, pronounced mah-tay, is the word used in some forms of martial arts to stop a fight. It’s the Japanese word for stop or wait. Sam (short for Samantha) has made a hobby out of learning the various fighting disciplines, but she also happens to be a sexual submissive. What better safeword than matte? Sam wants to find someone to submit to who she can’t beat in a fight. She’s tried to make it work with men from the scene who know nothing about fighting, but it doesn’t feel real to her – she needs someone who can truly control her. However, after dating from the fight scene and discovering not all guys like to spank their girlfriends, she’s decided to just back away from the whole dating thing for a while… until Fate decides to step in. Warning: This title contains graphic language, consensual BDSM, bondage, and use of toys including crops, clamps, canes, and floggers. ————————————————————- I’ll select a winner on the evening of May 14th — make sure you leave a way for me to contact you. If you provide an email address in the comments I’ll contact you that way, otherwise I can let you know via […]

May 8, 2012May 10, 2012Reviews, Safeword: Matte

A “Top Pick” from The Romance Reviews

Safeword Matte received a Top Pick from BookAddict at The Romance Reviews. Here are a few quotes: I read the scenes over and over again. They were blazing hot. So hot that just thinking about them again makes me want to re-read the sections and search for my spouse to jump. Make no mistakes; the sex in this book is rough and hard. It’s the kind where the woman will walk like a duck afterwards, that is, if she can actually stand up and walk. I love Ms. Blevin’s brand of BDSM. She mixes just the right D/s and SM…

April 23, 2012April 23, 2012Contests, Safeword: Matte

Hunky Hero Winners!

So many people commented, I decided to give away two copies instead of one. The winners of the Hunky Hero Giveaway are Kim and DawnM. Congrats! I’ve contacted both winners already. Thanks so much to everyone who entered!