The Daring Assignment is live!

That's right!

It's officially live!

It wasn't supposed to be available until the 30th and I was going to set it for pre-order 2 days before it was due to be released, but Amazon wouldn't let me. I either had to release early, or have it release late. Since I have so many marketing things set up for the 30th, I couldn't afford to release late. So here I am! It is now available for purchase.

You can purchase the book from Amazon here.

There is a sale going on from the 28th to the 30th, so make sure you get your copy before the 1st to get the lowest price!

Thanks for your support!

~The Daring Assignment Cover Reveal!!~

Hi everyone!

The time has finally come to reveal the gorgeous cover of my sizzling erotic novel! My designer prepared it weeks in advance so I've literally been on the verge of exploding trying to keep this gem a secret! Now I can finally show it to the world. I'm pretty sure if I had to wait another day, I probably would've blew up!

Designer: Bookfabulous Designs

Release Date: September 30th, 2014

Genre: Erotic Romance

Synopsis

I didn’t mean to hurt anyone, especially him…

I was living the dream. I had a great career as a romance author, a successful boyfriend, and am the daughter to a New York power couple. With my standing, my family groomed me to be perfect. Despite having it all, something was missing in my life.

In an attempt to break away from my privileged, suffocating life, I was in pursuit of finding my own path to happiness. After my literary agent gave me a risky writing assignment, I set out to write a best-seller that took me completely out of my comfort zone and into the arms of another man. He was only supposed to be a research toy, falling in love wasn’t a part of the plan.

As I become tangled into a huge web of lies, I quickly find out that I have a life changing decision to make. Do I choose to continue living a life of comfort, stability, and misery or do I take a chance on the unknown to preserve my happiness?

So what do you all think? I think it came out perfectly! I definitely can't wait to release this book. My betas think it's really great and a couple of them think that this may be my greatest work yet! Preorder links will be available soon, so stay tuned!

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xoxo,

V

The Daring Assignment exclusive teaser!

Hi everyone! Sorry for the lack of posting. My Lupus has been throwing a fit that has left me out of commission for a little bit. To make it up to you wonderful readers, I am giving you all an exclusive teaser from my upcoming erotic novel, The Daring Assignment!

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“So first things first, we need to figure a title and what this book will be about. Have you thought of anything?” she asked, pulling her long hair into a messy bun on top of her head. I bit the inside of my cheek.  I had no idea what an appropriate storyline would be for this kind of book. This project was going to require a lot of research and I had no idea where to even start. Gia could give me advice, but at the end of the day, she couldn’t write the book for me. As I thought a little more, an idea hit me.

“What about making this story personal? I could make it about a woman who is trying to find her way outside of her family’s shadow and she ends up meeting a man who practically fulfills every sexual need she could ever imagine,” I said, quickly sitting up as excitement took over. Gia scoffed and waved her hand to dismiss the idea.

“I was so bored with that idea that I didn’t even listen to the whole thing.”

“Then how about you come up with something, genius,” I challenged, folding my arms across my chest. Gia’s head lazily lolled from side to side as she thought. I knew that whatever came out of her mouth was either going to be taboo or something that I definitely couldn’t do.

“I think you need a research partner,” she finally said. I raised an eyebrow in confusion. A partner for what? Isn’t that why I was here with her?

“Why would I need a partner? That’s why I have you.”

“Like I said before, I worship the pole. You’re beautiful and all, but I just don’t do girls.”

“What the hell are you talking about then? A research partner to have SEX with?”

“Oh good, you caught on quickly. I was prepared for you to do your usual naive blank stare. You worry me sometimes,” she chided as a grin spread across her lips. I quickly shook my head. There was no way in hell I was going to find a “research partner”. If Julius were to find out about that, his whore title would probably stick with me forever. He didn’t take my job seriously as it was, so doing this would not help my case in any way. 

“I can’t cheat on Julius. I would feel dirty doing that,” I protested, pulling my cardigan tighter around me to cover myself. Gia smirked at me.

“Even if your research partner was Zane?” she asked. I opened my mouth to speak, but I didn’t know how to respond. Having Zane as a research partner would almost be a dream come true, but I didn’t know if he was into doing such “research” projects. Either way, that would still cause me to get myself into a deeper situation that I didn’t want to get into.

“I have a boyfriend. Whether we’re compatible or not, I’m still with him until I figure out how to get rid of him. Zane will always just be a friend and I want to keep it that way. It makes things less complicated,” I replied, turning to my journal to avoid making eye contact with Gia. The idea wasn’t a bad one. The thought of doing everything that I had written in my journal with the actual man in mind scared me. If I were to get involved with him in that way, what if I ended up falling for him? I would eventually have to tell him the truth in order to actually be with him and I didn’t want to walk away with a broken heart.

What the hell was I thinking anyway? This is purely research. This would end up being another part of my “escape” from real life. As long as I kept the two separate, everything would be fine… right?

Teaser Tuesday again!

It's Tuesday Tuesday again!

Hi everyone! It's that time of the week again where you are presented with another teaser! Feel free to share with anyone you choose to. Enjoy!

xoxo,

Victoria

Teaser Tuesday!

Hi everyone! I figured that it would be best to build the anticipation for my upcoming erotic novel, The Daring Assignment! It is due to come out in September, so I'll post a teaser from the book each week! Here's the first one. Enjoy!

Second day at camp...and I'm already choking!

Ugh.

It's the second day of Camp NanoWriMo and I'm already choking. Not in a literal sense, but in a writing sense. It's as if all of my excitement and inspiration has just dwindled now that the time has finally arrived to write. I remember sitting around, super eager to write this new story. Now that it's time to write it, I feel like Eminem did in the movie 8 Mile when it was his turn to freestyle.

When I participated in camp this past session in April, things went great! I completed a 70,000 word novel in about 27 days. I wonder what's going on with me this time? Maybe I'm a little bit more anxious about this book because it's way out of my comfort zone. I know, I know. You're probably thinking that I should write something a little bit less risky, and you're probably right. Maybe I should. But I really want to take this opportunity and platform to really challenge myself. Maybe I'm just overthinking this whole process as well as the book, which is making things more complicated than they should be.

At the end of the day, I just want to write something that will make the readers happy. I want to succeed in this project. To be honest, failure is my greatest fear. It's inevitable at times, I know, but it doesn't stop me from not fearing it. I tend to be such a perfectionist at times that it drives me mad. That's probably why I'm already having this writer's block so early in camp. I'm afraid that my project with flop. 

It's not that I don't have confidence in my writing. I think I've improved over the year and I think I will continue doing so. I'm just nervous because I've never written erotica. One of my best friends has labeled me as a prude, so to be writing an erotica is completely insane in my case. I think I honestly just need to chill out and just write the damn book. When everything is said and done, I can at least say I tried. 

I definitely won't give up. Not on this book, and definitely not on myself.

xoxo,

V

My Camp Nano project: The Daring Assignment!

Hi everyone! As some of you may or may not know, Camp NaNoWriMo starts in TWO days! TWO! I'm so pumped and ready to go! I've been tweaking the synopsis, outlining the story and just trying to get everything right. So, I'm giving you the synopsis of the story and introducing you to the characters of my new book!



Title: The Daring Assignment
Genre: Erotic Romance
Expected Release Date: September 30, 2014

Synopsis

She didn’t mean to hurt anyone, especially him…

Arianna Davenport is living the dream. She has a great career as a romance author, a successful boyfriend, and is the daughter to a New York power couple. With her standing, her family grooms her to be perfect. Despite having it all, something is missing in her life.

In an attempt to break away from her privileged, suffocating life, she’s in pursuit of finding her own path to happiness. After her literary agent gives her a risky mission, she sets out to write a best-seller that takes her out of her comfort zone. 

When she is thrown into the mix with only Zane to assist her, she quickly finds out she has to choose between her plush lifestyle or follow the new path she stumbled upon. In a short time, everything changes, all because of one Daring Assigment.

Characters

Arianna Donatelli is the main character of The Daring Assignment. When given a risky assignment from her literary agent, she goes on a journey to break free from her posh lifestyle that she feels suffocated by. Things take a turn for the worse when she gets deep into her project and it could cause her to lose everything and everyone she has known.

Julius Parker is the boyfriend of Arianna. The two were brought together at a charity function held by Parker's family, who are also financially successful. Being a third year associate as an investment banker, Julius is making money, but he wants more. In order to claim his part of his parents' estate, he must marry a woman of status. He seems to have his own motives when it comes to dating Arianna. She's everything that he could ask for in a woman: status, beauty, and money.

Zane Foreman is another important character. He's sexy, smooth, and did I mention that he's a chef? He owns a catering company that caters to many of the upper class citizens of New York. After running into Arianna at a night club, he volunteers to help her with her research assignment for her project, sending her world into a chaotic frenzy. Sparks are ignited and sometimes you get into a situation so deep that there's no way you can get out of it unscratched!

This spicy Colombian beauty is Gia Valenica, Arianna's best friend. Sex therapist by day and a dominatrix by night, Gia is Arianna's mentor for her project. She leads Arianna on a crazy adventure that's full of drinks, fun, and sex!

Julissa and DeAngelo Donatelli are Arianna's parents. They play a large role in the reason why she's so miserable with her life. They seem to control her with money, threats of being excommunicated and cut from their estate, and pushing her to "marry rich" since she decided to become an author, which they do not approve of. Once Arianna makes a huge decision, the couple must decide whether they want to lose their only child due to their own selfishness or if they'll just let her live her life.

This young lady here is the culprit of the entire situation. Meet Allison Britton, Arianna's literary agent. Allison proposes that Arianna writes something completely out of her comfort zone, something almost taboo to her. Knowing that Arianna is simply a romance author, Allison challenges her with a new genre in hopes of it becoming a best seller. Arianna accepts the assignment, but both women will soon find out whether or not the daring assignment will make or break Arianna at the end.

The Daring Assignment is coming soon!

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I...mostly played The Sims instead of outline like I was supposed to, but that's neither here nor there. 

As I stated on my author page, I am working on an erotic romance. I'm pretty nervous about it because this is way out of my comfort zone AND isn't something that I've written before. I think I'm more nervous because most of my friends think I'm a prude (which I may or may not be), so it's a bit unnerving to think about what I'm getting myself into.

I'm still working on a synopsis for it. Because I'm working on this book for Camp Nano (that starts in a few days), this book will be done by the end of July. The cover reveal for The Daring Assignment will be on September 2, 2014 and the book will be released on September 30th!

I'm pretty excited about starting this story and I most definitely can't wait to get started on it. I'm pretty sure you all will love it just as much as I love writing it!

xoxo,

Victoria