Excerpt
Shaking
off her malaise, Delilah set her purse on the floor a few steps away, and then
took up her stance. Singing and music, for Delilah, was the one place she could
escape reality—or it had been until recently. It was her heart, the better
parts of her soul and, for her, was where her internal peace resided. She hoped
she could eventually retrieve the parts of it she'd allowed Ethan to tarnish.
She
rolled her shoulders, working out a few of the kinks from her travels, expanded
her chest, filling her diaphragm up with oxygen, and slid into her rendition of
Ave Maria. As the notes and her voice permeated the space, workers who
hadn't laid down their tools stopped mid stroke. Everyone's eyes shifted to her
as her voice rose with the cadence, trilling over a high note. She blocked out
their stares. She always did, turning inward until there was nothing but the
melody inside her veins. The room and its inhabitants dimmed as her voice
soared.
This
was the one space where everything made sense to her, where Delilah felt at
home. She didn't get stage fright; not really, she'd always just focused on the
way the music made her feel and where it took her when she was on stage.
After
Delilah's voice hit the final note, ending the song, the room was deadly
silent. There were tears in Zoey's eyes as the workers began to clap and hoot
their appreciation.
"Not
to interrupt, but where would you like the band to set up?" A deep bass
male voice reminding her of molasses boomed over the applause.
There
was an audible gasp. And was that a 'squee' from the bride-to-be as she turned
toward that male voice? Delilah's gaze shot to the rude interloper, only to spy
mega-watt rock star Bastian Dean of the band The Harbingers, with his hands
shoved in his ripped jean pockets, replete with a bad boy half smirk and devil
may care confident vibe rolling off his hot rod body. He had managed with a few
choice words to remove the focus off her and redirect it toward himself.
Her
hands clenched. Either that or she'd do the man bodily harm. It wasn't that she
craved the spotlight, but dammit, Ethan had done the same thing, using her
voice to pretend he was the star of the show. It had been a way to erode her
personal power and confidence in herself.
"I
can't believe you are really here!" Zoey said with an audible girlish
sigh, her voice filled with a tone of reverence.
"In
the flesh, love. Where would you like the real band to set up? No offense, just
never been one for music that's as old as dirt." He directed the last of
his words to Delilah as he sauntered into the room toward Zoey, his long
strides eating up the distance between them.
Delilah
straightened her spine and headed toward the group. She'd graced the stage with
icons that spanned multiple generations, withstood arrogant directors and
fellow cast members, and even a manager and ex-boyfriend who acted like he
owned her, so she would not bow before this arrogant jerk.
"That's
all right; most pop stars don't understand what it means to make music with
staying power," she said.
At her intentional dig,
Bastian briefly scowled in her direction before he brought Zoey's hand up and
kissed the back of it; all gentlemanly like. She didn't buy it for a second.
Delilah knew his type all too well.
LOVE ME, MASTER ME (Dungeon Fantasy
Club, Book 6)
Delilah Gregory is an opera superstar, enchanting the world with her
soaring voice and voluptuous form. When her long-time friend, Declan, asks her
to perform at his wedding, she can't refuse, and heads to Mullardoch Manor in
Scotland. She's looking forward to finding a Dom to play with while she's
there, although with the demands of her career, and still recovering from her
ex's betrayal, the last thing on earth she's looking for is an actual
relationship.
Bastian Dean is a rock star, playing to sold-out stadiums worldwide. His
bedroom tastes have always been on the wild side, and the only way he can find
satisfaction is when he has a bound submissive begging for his touch. Unlike
most rock stars, he keeps his dalliances to bona fide members of the Dungeon
Fantasy Club – and as far away from the tabloids as possible. When he meets the
ethereal beauty Delilah at the manor, Bastian is determined to enjoy the
beautiful, submissive woman's bounty.
Delilah is stunned by the ecstasy she finds within Bastian's arms. She
doesn't even like the man much – aside from what he can make her feel even as
he disciplines her bare bottom. But despite her misgivings about him, what
starts out as a bit of fun and play in the dungeon soon turns into a
relationship, where Delilah finds herself healing under Bastian's passionate
touch.
When the demands of her career and a threat from her past intervene,
Bastian must use every note in his arsenal to convince Delilah that theirs is a
duet worth singing. But can she be convinced to trust him with her heart?
Publisher's Note: While this is the sixth book in the Dungeon Fantasy
Club series, it – like all the others – can be enjoyed as a standalone. This
story contains explicit erotic and BDSM scenes, so if such material is likely
to offend you, please do not read it.
Available at:
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Anya Summers
Born
in St. Louis, Missouri, Anya grew up listening to Cardinals baseball and
reading anything she could get her hands on. She remembers her mother saying if
only she would read the right type of books instead binging her way through the
romance aisles at the bookstore, she’d have been a doctor. While Anya never did
get that doctorate, she graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri-St.
Louis with an M.A. in History.
Anya
is a bestselling and award-winning author published in multiple fiction genres.
She also writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance under the name Maggie Mae Gallagher. A total geek
at her core, when she is not writing, she adores attending the latest comic con
or spending time with her family. She currently lives in the Midwest with her
two furry felines.
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