» Author: Clare London

Naughty or Nice, the 2010 Advent Calendar!

December 1, 2010

Naughty or Nice, the 2010 Advent Calendar, is now available for download as a set or as individual titles! Check them all out here.

Santa’s got a list, and he’s checking it twice. Will you tell if your lover’s been naughty or nice? In these stories, the winter holidays will shine brightly whether with sweetest love, cackling laughter, or blistering passion. A package of 31 stories, all with holiday flair. Your Christmas present to yourself!

Over 1,700 pages of fiction selling individually for a total $92.69. Buy as a set and save!

Branded by Clare London

October 15, 2010

Branded by Clare London is now available in paperback and eBook.

Maen is a Gold Warrior, an elite defender of Aza City, respected by his fellow soldiers and favored by his imperious Mistress for services both in and out of the bedchamber. His loyalty and commitment are unwavering until he recruits Dax, a captivating and challenging Bronzeman who, despite his youth and inexperience, seduces Maen with his fierce hero worship. When they’re captured by enemies of the City, Maen risks everything to save Dax: his position, his faith, and even his life. But he loses his lover to the rebels and upon his return to the City is stripped of his rank.

In Aza, where a soldier’s only lawful devotion is to the City and his Mistress’s pleasure, the disgraced Maen is placed under the watchful guard of the arrogant Gold Warrior Zander and relegated to preparing a royal history for the new Queen. But his discoveries cast a new and shocking light on the past and threaten to stir revolution in both citizens and rebels. With the help of the lively and inquisitive scribe Kiel, Maen initiates a chain of events that will change their world forever—and offer him the chance to regain both his honor and his heart’s desire.

Formerly published in two novels: The Gold Warrior and Twisted Brand

Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal

So what happens next in “72 Hours”??

September 17, 2010

“72 Hours” by Clare London

Well….
I can’t tell you it all now, can I? You won’t need to read the book!

Seriously, it’s been great sharing today with you, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the excerpts. I’m signing off now, but I’ll be back tomorrow to catch up on comments. And don’t forget …

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THE CONTEST!! I’m offering a free download of “72 Hours” for one of the visitors today. Just make your comment, keep your fingers crossed and I’ll announce the winner early tomorrow.

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SIGNED FOR YOU
If you’re looking to buy the print version and would like me to sign it for you, just comment on the earlier blog post here - you’ll see all the details there. If you’re not in the UK, you may have to allow me a couple of extra delivery days – but then it’ll be with you with the usual Dreamspinner speed and efficiency:).

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Some soul searching in “72 Hours”

September 17, 2010

“72 Hours” by Clare London

EXCERPT #3: Tanner and Niall face some home truths…

Niall sat carefully on the edge of my bed, so I had to roll over further to give him space. He already held the bandages, and his movements were smooth and efficient. I watched his hands work, long fingers wrapping the cloth around me, palms brushing against my bare skin. “Very little leakage,” he said. “It’s healing well.”

It didn’t hurt very much at all now, but I didn’t reply. My tongue felt thick in my mouth. That, or someone had cauterized my vocal chords in the last two minutes.

“When you were hit,” he said, and then paused. “Shit.”

I grimaced in the dim light, trying to see his expression.

“It was shock, obviously,” he said, as if he talked to himself. “I don’t know why else I felt so bad.”

Huh?

“Three months, Tanner. I’ve not seen you for three months. Now I see you for a couple of days, under protest, for God’s sake, both of us uncomfortable with it all, both of us really pissed….”

“Yeah,” I said, my tongue having returned to life. “Ditto.”

“But I didn’t expect to feel this way.” He was looking away from me now, the unused roll of white bandage forgotten on his lap. His head tilted back, and I saw the silhouette of his throat as he swallowed. “I never thought being here with you would be this hard.”

“Niall,” I said. Rather ironically for me, I was beginning to realize just how hard it wasn’t. “Did you do that? When I went down. Did you cover me with your body?”

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The tension mounts in “72 Hours”…

September 17, 2010

“72 Hours” by Clare London

EXCERPT #2: Niall and Tanner find their own history isn’t the only danger they have to face…

Niall, on the steps of my trailer, muttered something under his breath, something that sounded angry yet awed. His hand was on my shoulder, my hand covering his, and my head leaning slowly in toward him….

I felt sweat spring up on my forehead, and I wrenched myself away from him. He was startled, and his body swayed as he regained his step. He also pulled back. I thanked God my senses had returned quickly to the present time before he’d seen the look in my eyes, or guessed the thoughts in my head.

“Get back inside.” My anger was way too fierce for the situation, but I wasn’t going to be justifying that to him. “Get back!”

He paused in the doorway, his head tilted just slightly to the side, his eyes temporarily distracted from glaring at me. He looked flushed again. “There was a movement, Tanner. Behind the black trailer.”

“I know,” I said curtly. Junk’s trailer was a big beast of a thing with exotic graffiti scrawled across the sides and bars across the smoked windows. A huge thing that looked like it’d never travel even if he’d wanted it to; a home usually filled with various relatives of all ages, from babes in arms to impossibly grizzled old ladies, and all protected by Dylan. There were other dogs on the site, of course, but Dylan was the biggest and the meanest. Or looked it, to intruders who didn’t know how well Junk had trained him. Dylan—who seemed to have gone astray this morning.

I’d seen the shimmer of movement behind the trailer too. I’d also heard the faintest echo in the morning air of a human footstep.

“I know Junk. That’s his trailer. Leave it to me, for God’s sake.” This time, I was thinking. This time, trust me to do it properly.

Niall moved back into the trailer, obviously still reluctant to be left out of the action scenes, and the door closed softly behind him. I recalled the metal that was warped at the bottom of the sill and the hinges that groaned in the wet weather—but Niall managed to close it both efficiently and softly.

Right. I sighed to myself.

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72 Hours by Clare London

September 17, 2010

72 Hours by Clare London is now available in paperback and eBook.

Tanner Mackay and Niall Sutherland were once far more than just fellow intelligence agents. But then a mission went horribly wrong and everything fell apart, sending Tanner into hiding and splitting the team and their affair wide apart.

Now an unknown traitor is threatening the team, and their ex-boss is determined to reunite them before it’s too late. She finds Tanner in a run-down trailer park, bringing with her a most unwelcome refugee in need of temporary sanctuary: Niall, the man he thought he’d never have to face again. The man he’s sure feels exactly the same in return.

Trapped in a situation that’s both claustrophobic and highly dangerous, Tanner and Niall will have to revisit their past and reconsider their perceptions, their loyalties—and their desires—in order to survive, let alone forge a future together.

Genre: Mystery/Suspense

Thanks for joining me on launch day!

September 17, 2010

Hi everyone, and thanks for joining me on the launch day of my new novel “72 Hours”. 

I’m posting this first entry on a bright, chilly London morning – and maybe some of my readers aren’t even awake yet .  But feel free to comment whenever you like, and I’ll be dropping back in during the rest of today to post more excerpts, say Hi! and answer any questions you have.

Isn’t that cover superb? LOL Many thanks to the uber-talented Anne Cain and DSP’s own Mara for her cover design.

BLURB: Tanner Mackay and Niall Sutherland were once far more than just fellow intelligence agents. But then a mission went horribly wrong and everything fell apart, sending Tanner into hiding and splitting the team and their affair wide apart.

Now an unknown traitor is threatening the team, and their ex-boss is determined to reunite them before it’s too late. She finds Tanner in a run-down trailer park, bringing with her a most unwelcome refugee, in need of temporary sanctuary: Niall, the man he thought he’d never have to face again. The man he’s sure feels exactly the same in return.

Trapped in a situation that’s both claustrophobic and highly dangerous, Tanner and Niall will have to revisit their past and reconsider their perceptions, their loyalties—and their desires—in order to survive, let alone forge a future together.

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CONTEST?! I’m offering a free download of “72 Hours” for one of the visitors today. Just make your comment, keep your fingers crossed and I’ll announce the winner early tomorrow .

Here are all my contact details where you can find out my latest news:
Website: http://www.clarelondon.co.uk
Blog: http://clarelondon.livejournal.com
Newsletter: http://www.clarelondon.co.uk/comingsoon.htm

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DON’T FORGET, if you’re looking to buy the print version and would like me to sign it for you, just call in on the previous post – you’ll see all the details there. If you’re not in the UK, you may have to allow me a couple of extra delivery days – but then it’ll be with you with the usual Dreamspinner speed and efficiency:).

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EXCERPT#1: (NC17) Niall and Tanner first meet…

Niall kissed like a demon, but a very sweet, very sincere demon.  His tongue was hot and fast and fucking gorgeous.  He tasted of the wine, the pasta sauce and the mints that came with the check.  He pressed fiercely against me, like he’d been holding himself back for the last hour or so but was now released from whatever inhibitions he’d had, and his hands twisted sharply into my hair at the back of my neck.  I could feel strands working loose from the tie and his fingertips pressing on the thin skin at the nape.  His eyes were open, watching my reactions, and his hands never strayed past my shoulders.  He was waiting, I think, to double check I was okay with it all.

I may have been an acting coach at work, but no one had ever accused me of being difficult to read when it came to sex, whether kissing or something far more intimate.  I slid both my arms around his waist and pulled him in even closer, tight against my body.  My lips pressed back hard against his and I gasped my willingness into his mouth.  I felt his body tighten and the muscles slide against my own, all the way from torso to knee.  The door eased open behind us and we half-fell into the hallway, laughing, groaning, still nipping at each other’s lips.

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Get a signed copy of 72 Hours by Clare Londong

September 16, 2010

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Win a copy of 72 Hours!

September 8, 2010

My new release, 72 Hours, is being featured at Chris’s Blog Stumbling Over Chaos this week.

BLURB:

Tanner Mackay and Niall Sutherland were once far more than just fellow intelligence agents. But then a mission went horribly wrong and everything fell apart, sending Tanner into hiding and splitting the team and their affair wide apart.

Now an unknown traitor is threatening the team, and their ex-boss is determined to reunite them before it’s too late. She finds Tanner in a run-down trailer park, bringing with her a most unwelcome refugee, in need of temporary sanctuary: Niall, the man he thought he’d never have to face again. The man he’s sure feels exactly the same in return.

Trapped in a situation that’s both claustrophobic and highly dangerous, Tanner and Niall will have to revisit their past and reconsider their perceptions, their loyalties—and their desires—in order to survive, let alone forge a future together.

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Just comment on Chris’s post to enter – the offer is open until Thursday Sept 16.

Touch by Clare London

May 5, 2010

Touch by Clare London is now available in eBook.

A powerful but pampered lord, Chariz has no interest in a single slave thrown at his feet, until he finds out the man is no slave at all. Oriel may be an empath—or a Magician—or a charlatan, even, and his mysterious allure draws Chariz closer. But Oriel’s touch is a prize that others crave, too, putting him in mortal danger. Chariz must decide whether he will pay the price of Oriel soothing his desires and needs, when that price may demand a shocking sacrifice… from them both.