Thanks so much for having me on Under The Covers!
I’m Skye Warren, author of the Dark Erotica series. I’m here to share my new
release, Hear Me, which early reviews call “disturbingly arousing” and
“beautifully written.”
Romance is known as a fantasy genre. Personally I
love reading BDSM romance, the kind with negotiations and safewords. These are
things we can actually do in real life, even though you may choose not to.
On the other hand, I have these fantasies that can
never really happen in real life… I’d never want
them to happen in real life. But I do want to experience them through a
book.
What would it be like to submit completely? What
would it be like not to be fettered by our lives, our responsibilities?
Honestly, in my fantasies, it feels damn good.
Hear Me opens with a woman who can’t remember her
past, only her training. She also can’t speak. So when she wakes up in a cabin
with a man, she must rely on her obedience to save her. She doesn’t have
childhood hang-ups, she doesn’t worry about what the neighbors are going to
think, she doesn’t juggle a career. There’s only sex, pleasure and pain, the
life of a slave. And that’s why we call it dark erotica ;-)
One of the ways I describe dark erotica is BDSM with
the safety turned off. It’s the ultimate submission. Is it realistic? Eh, maybe
not. It is safe? Definitely no. But it’s also enthralling, emotional, and damn
hot.
If you like your romance angsty and your sex kinky,
I hope you’ll consider the Dark Erotica series. Each one stands alone, and in
some ways I think the latest installment Hear Me is the best one to start with.
I’d love to hear what you think of my book, by email or on twitter. Also, visit my website for more books in the dark
erotica series, goodies and free reads.
Thanks again for having me on Under the
Covers! I’m giving away a few gift cards (see the Rafflecopter widget). What do you like about dark and/or erotic
books?
Skye Warren
HEAR ME
She doesn’t
remember her past, only her training. She can’t talk, not that a good slave
should speak out of turn. None of that matters when she wakes up in the warm,
rustic room. Her new master is distant but kind. There’s only one problem: he
doesn’t want her.
Longing
for the shackles of safety, she pulls from the last dregs of her will to prove
her worth as a slave. It seems to be working. He responds first to her body and
next to her submission. The secrets of his past haunt the cabin, fraying the
tightening bond between Master and slave, but it is her own memories that may
finally unravel it.
This book
contains a bonus short story Escape, set in the same dark erotica world.
WARNING:
This book contains explicit scenes of sex, including dubious consent and captivity situations. The BDSM does not conform to literary conventions, making it sometimes more realistic, and other times not. This is a work of fiction not appropriate for anyone uncomfortable with these situations or anyone under the age of eighteen.
This book contains explicit scenes of sex, including dubious consent and captivity situations. The BDSM does not conform to literary conventions, making it sometimes more realistic, and other times not. This is a work of fiction not appropriate for anyone uncomfortable with these situations or anyone under the age of eighteen.
What People Are Saying
“From the story title to the striking imagery of Melody being an echo of one man’s dark need and desire, HEAR ME has a smart and eloquent literary quality that stands out from page one.” - S. Richards, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer
“I think that the story line in HEAR ME is my favorite of the Dark Erotica series.” - Taboo Book Reviews
“This is a disturbingly arousing book I couldn’t put down until the last page was turned.” - Day Dreaming
“It amazes me that this story packs such an emotional punch in a short amount of time.” - Sam, E and R’s Awesomness
“Well if I could sum this book up in one word, it would be fanm**tha F**kingtastic.” - Salacious Reads
“…achingly detailed, beautifully written, and just so much to experience” - Maryse’s Book Blog
“Hear Me is sexy, exciting and it has an unusual veil of romanticism (so to speak) that totally seduces you.” - Darkest Sins
Excerpt
Even the earth conspired to keep her. Branches grabbed at
her skin like talons; the beach was quicksand, dragging her down. Hope was too
abstract to compete with the sound of men shouting behind her. Even her fear
was drowned by the ragged beat of her heart.
“Melody!” The voice sounded closer than the thrashing of
leaves and branches.
Run, run
away, don’t look back.
Her eyes, already stunted by lack of food, filled with grit
and precious moisture. If she made it to the water, she could float away. Even
if only to drift down to the bottom, entombed in sand castles and chained by
seaweed. They would take her prisoner; they would keep her safe.
A battered person was cracked soil, but dreams were like
weeds. She could survive this. That was the goal she set for herself, huddled
in the cold, damp cell. She had clung to it as they touched her, beat her.
Trained her.
The line of frothy water was in her sights, but
disappointment seared her. She was too far away, the sand too thick.
An extra burst of energy propelled her two more stumbling
steps. Her legs gave out. She clenched and released fistfuls of sand, not even
sure she was actually crawling forward.
Coolness lapped at her fingertips, surprising her. Her mind,
tired and rusty, turned that information over. She had made it. Water. Safety?
No, freedom.
A slow, steady thwapping noise drew her gaze upward. A small
green boat bobbed in the shallow water. Gentle waves flicked its hull, almost
soothing, like the caress of a flogger. The rhythm thrummed through her. Even
without the sting of impact, her mind began the slide.
No. Subspace meant security but not today. Right now it
meant death, and she refused to die.
She blinked away the salt in her eyes and clawed through the
water to the boat. With a strength that surprised her, she climbed over the
edge, tumbling into the grimy bottom. It rocked gently with her weight then
settled back into the gentle bob.
The boat wasn’t tied down anywhere, but there wasn’t an oar.
Not that she had the strength to use one or a place to go.
Never mind. Her wish had been granted. She would drift out to sea, like a message in a bottle.
Her head lolled against the rim of the boat. She breathed in
the pungent smell of earth and moss. Her last thought before she drifted off to
sleep was fanciful. She imagined a giant plucking her from the water, unfurling
her like a scroll, and reading the lines slashed into her skin.
She wondered what they would say.
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Author Bio:
Skye Warren writes unapologetic erotica, where pain and sex and love collide. She has been called "a true mistress of dark and twisted erotica" and her dark erotica series has reached the bestseller lists at Amazon and been a Night Owl Reviews Top Pick.
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