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  Are you a blogger? Would you like to host Untouchable and show your support for Author Elizabeth Safleur? We'd be delighted if you'd like to participate! Reviewers get a free copy of Untouchable! Bare Naked Words is hosting a tour for Untouchable August 15th - 19th. If you'd like to join; please sign up and pick your day below!  In Washington D.C.'s political arena, no one is who they seem. Wealthy Washington, D.C. corporate attorney and seasoned Dominant, Carson Drake is the master of the romantic pre-emptive strike. One weekend is all he needs or wants, and every relationship is over before it begins. But London Chantelle, his company’s public relations “princess,” intrigues and provokes the protective alpha male in him. Outside the office, their unexpected meeting at a local BDSM club presents the opportunity to do what he’s always wanted—earn her submission. He proposes a unique weekend of sensual pleasure. Though damaged from her history and mistrustful of men, London agrees to forty-eight hours with Carson, anticipating she could finally put her unwanted, darker longings to rest. The passionate weekend proves beyond what either expected and they quickly discover how perfect they could be together. But London’s long-buried secrets and a blackmailing co-worker interrupt their weekend of romantic exploration. Carson calls on the powerful and secret Tribunal organization for support. But soon the greatest threat to Carson and London’s relationship is revealed—their own assumptions about love. Book Trailer Seven Burning Questions about "Untouchable" by Elizabeth SaFleur’s latest in the Elite Doms of Washington series 1. Untouchable’s hero Carson Drake first makes an appearance in the first Elite Doms book, Lovely. He seems much more honorable in Untouchable than I recall in Lovely. Is that right? Carson has always been a decent and honorable Dom and friend. When he “befriends” Yvette in Lovely, he hadn’t realized the depth of her depression around her divorce. No one had. As a former beauty queen and socialite, Yvette “smiles over” her true feelings and isn’t always honest. He felt terrible about what happened between them. In fact, he still does, though Yvette and Carson have since patched things up. 2. What is "London List"? As Carson gets to know our heroine, London Chantelle, he discovers London-at-the-office is quite different from London-in-real-life. As an attorney, Carson abhors mystery. So he starts a mental list of her characteristics. It’s in his nature to figure things out, and London proves to be quite enigmatic at the start of Untouchable. Here’s a clue as to what’s on London’s List: She hates being cold. Carson makes sure to heat her up. <wink> 3. Carson and London’s brother, Benny, didn't like Pottery Barn, is that a personal thing coming out in the book?Personally, I love Pottery Barn. However, Carson and Benny are a tad snobbish when it comes to home design. They prefer non-mass-marketed possessions. Benny, London’s brother, had always wanted to be an architect. He is attuned to details such as proportion, lines and shapes of furniture. Carson also has particular, yet impeccable, taste in interior design, which London discovers when she visits his home. Me? I need furniture that can withstand puppy scratches and dog hair. 4. You introduce The Tribunal, a powerful and secret organization, in Untouchable. Will we hear more about the Tribunal in future books?Oh, yes. The Tribunal, formed by Alexander Rockingham in 1986, is an important organization throughout the entire Elite Doms series. With each book, you’ll learn a little bit more about how it was formed and why, and hopefully be a little surprised by its influence and reach into certain, ahem, circles. Also, the reason Alexander started the Tribunal is tied to something dark that happened to him in his past. 5. London’s mother is mentioned quite a bit in Untouchable. Will we ever meet her?Who would want to? LOL You never know. When her mother gets tired of her current husband, she might come to Washington. But I doubt Carson would embrace her with open arms! 6.Several new characters make an appearance in Untouchable, such as Alexander Rockingham and Derek Damon Wright. Do we hear more about them later in the series?Alexander and Derek’s stories are coming soon. You know those bossy Doms. They all want their own books. I am here merely to take dictation. Alexander’s story is complex and dark. Derek, on the other hand, had a privileged upbringing, albeit in an unloving family. Derek’s story might take some people by surprise—and I’m not telling yet. 7.We know a sequel to Jonathan and Christian’s story, Lovely, is in the works. What about Carson and London. Will there be an Untouchable 2?I don’t know. When London’s mother shows up do you want to read what happens? I might leave that decision up to the readers.  Elizabeth SaFleur is an erotic romance author and dying-to-retire public relations practitioner who writes, tweets and posts under a pseudonym since her business clients might be (would be) shocked at her second career choice.
She wrote the Elite Doms of Washington, a contemporary erotic romance series, somewhat inspired by her thirty-year career serving D.C. clients, though her work life didn’t include the smexines or BDSM she features. Today Elizabeth shares twenty-eight, wildlife-filled acres in Central Virginia with her husband and dog, and is sometimes separated from her laptop to indulge in dance classes and local wineries. Elizabeth is a member of the Romance Writers Association and avid reader of all fiction genres. www.ElizabethSaFleur.com Isabella Santos married the wrong man. After her husband’s death, fate gives her a second chance to connect with her perfect Master—Mark, the brother of her late husband. In the attempt to bring a little discipline to Washington, D.C. ... The Elite Doms of Washington book series was born. Since its genesis, the journey has been LOVELY, UNTOUCHABLE and the time is now ripe for...Perfect! Cover Reveal |
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A Note From the Author:
Hi!
Y’all know I don’t do many of these newsletters, as a matter of fact I can count them on one hand…minus a couple fingers, but I wanted to let you know Jason, The Kings of Guardian book 4 is up on Amazon and Kobo for pre-order.
Am I hyperventilating? Yes.
Am I preparing to hide in my writer’s cave during the release? Yes, yes I am.
Has the cop worked overtime trying to stop me from freaking out? Oh, hell yeah.
Yep, it is the same drill with each release. It doesn’t get easier. Each time I wonder if I told the story right. Did I capture the characters and show them the way they deserve to be shown? I admit releasing my book babies into the world is difficult for me.
But Jason's story was ready to be told. I hope you’ll enjoy his voice and his perspective. He’s damaged. Hell, most people have baggage, but Jason has a more than his fair share. I’ve given him a challenge or two in this book and in true King fashion, he’s risen to my expected level of hot, alpha yumminess.
Faith Collins has a past, too. She’s overcome some huge obstacles in her young life and I think it is that background that allows these two to come together. I hope you enjoy their story.
The epilogue is going to throw you for a loop. At least I hope it does. (NOT A CLIFFHANGER!) I have the series planned out, some of the siblings will play a major part in the theme brought out in this epilogue and some won’t. Guardian is a huge organization, which means life and business must go on—even with an ominous cloud lurking on the horizon.
I hope you like Jason’s story. If you do…heck even if you don’t, please consider leaving a review. They truly are an author’s lifeblood. I appreciate each and every one of you. Sending cyber hugs!
Kris
P.S. Jared’s story is next!
Y’all know I don’t do many of these newsletters, as a matter of fact I can count them on one hand…minus a couple fingers, but I wanted to let you know Jason, The Kings of Guardian book 4 is up on Amazon and Kobo for pre-order.
Am I hyperventilating? Yes.
Am I preparing to hide in my writer’s cave during the release? Yes, yes I am.
Has the cop worked overtime trying to stop me from freaking out? Oh, hell yeah.
Yep, it is the same drill with each release. It doesn’t get easier. Each time I wonder if I told the story right. Did I capture the characters and show them the way they deserve to be shown? I admit releasing my book babies into the world is difficult for me.
But Jason's story was ready to be told. I hope you’ll enjoy his voice and his perspective. He’s damaged. Hell, most people have baggage, but Jason has a more than his fair share. I’ve given him a challenge or two in this book and in true King fashion, he’s risen to my expected level of hot, alpha yumminess.
Faith Collins has a past, too. She’s overcome some huge obstacles in her young life and I think it is that background that allows these two to come together. I hope you enjoy their story.
The epilogue is going to throw you for a loop. At least I hope it does. (NOT A CLIFFHANGER!) I have the series planned out, some of the siblings will play a major part in the theme brought out in this epilogue and some won’t. Guardian is a huge organization, which means life and business must go on—even with an ominous cloud lurking on the horizon.
I hope you like Jason’s story. If you do…heck even if you don’t, please consider leaving a review. They truly are an author’s lifeblood. I appreciate each and every one of you. Sending cyber hugs!
Kris
P.S. Jared’s story is next!
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An audio book can be defined in several ways. These definitions commonly revolve around the idea that a book is recorded and made available to readers in audio forms such as mp3 files, compact discs and many other digital formats available out there.
For the sake of this write up, I will define audio books as a digital recording of a printed paper book or an eBook for that matter...in other words; an audio recorded version of a novel.
Not to be confused by audio podcasts which are standard audio recordings usually done in episodes that average general commuting time, say 20 - 30 minutes, posted on social networks or platforms where the subscribers can easily download the episodes according to their preference for free.....However the time frame of podcasts are greatly determined by the podcaster.
Some podcasters choose to turn a book in podcasts and release only a chapter of the book per week or according to their own desired intervals....that is still fine, in this era of creativity and advance technology, there is a thin line between right and wrong. However, my focus here is on an audio book;- "the all at once kind of book recording that goes out to the market as one complete piece for sale."
Audio books can be a great way for authors to capture a wider readership by reaching out to the non - readers, those struggling with slow reading problem, the blind and the general busy population who have no time to sit and entirely focus on reading a book but can listen while running other errands.
For the sake of this write up, I will define audio books as a digital recording of a printed paper book or an eBook for that matter...in other words; an audio recorded version of a novel.
Not to be confused by audio podcasts which are standard audio recordings usually done in episodes that average general commuting time, say 20 - 30 minutes, posted on social networks or platforms where the subscribers can easily download the episodes according to their preference for free.....However the time frame of podcasts are greatly determined by the podcaster.
Some podcasters choose to turn a book in podcasts and release only a chapter of the book per week or according to their own desired intervals....that is still fine, in this era of creativity and advance technology, there is a thin line between right and wrong. However, my focus here is on an audio book;- "the all at once kind of book recording that goes out to the market as one complete piece for sale."
Audio books can be a great way for authors to capture a wider readership by reaching out to the non - readers, those struggling with slow reading problem, the blind and the general busy population who have no time to sit and entirely focus on reading a book but can listen while running other errands.
HOW THEN CAN YOU CREATE AN OUTSTANDING AUDIO BOOK!?
There are several parameters to put into consideration in the process of preparing to create an audio book. My interest is in choosing a narrator. The voice behind the audio will greatly influence the response of the listeners. Goofy sounding cast voices automatically put off the listeners. Considering the length of an entire book, the voices should sound natural but still captivating to give the listeners a desire to listen more and more. Otherwise, the audio file will be put aside after a few minutes of listening which is sad because authors put in so much time and commitment to produce these audio book.
Based on different authors' experiences in creating an audio book, I will share some of the considerations to factor in while choosing a narrator for your next audio book.
For Hers to Command, Patricia and I decided that she would do the voice over because she had classic training in drama. One thing that I should point out is voice over narrators are ACTORS. Formal training may not be needed, but it sure helps to create a superior product.
Since Patricia has a lovely voice, and as she is the author, there is no second hand interpretation of the work. She knows the characters names and knows the subtle inflections she wanted to convey. So it was a natural thing for her to do her own audio. While she could only narrate for an hour before the quality of her voice became...compromised, it was well worth it.
Was it cheaper to have her do the narration? No. We had a professional sound editor work with her during the process and it was worth the cost. Here is a sample of the final outcome:
Based on different authors' experiences in creating an audio book, I will share some of the considerations to factor in while choosing a narrator for your next audio book.
For Hers to Command, Patricia and I decided that she would do the voice over because she had classic training in drama. One thing that I should point out is voice over narrators are ACTORS. Formal training may not be needed, but it sure helps to create a superior product.
Since Patricia has a lovely voice, and as she is the author, there is no second hand interpretation of the work. She knows the characters names and knows the subtle inflections she wanted to convey. So it was a natural thing for her to do her own audio. While she could only narrate for an hour before the quality of her voice became...compromised, it was well worth it.
Was it cheaper to have her do the narration? No. We had a professional sound editor work with her during the process and it was worth the cost. Here is a sample of the final outcome:
But for Lovely, we needed a narrator. We wanted a soothing voice, with sophistication and someone who at least got the names and phrases correct.
You might think this an easy thing, but there were narrators that did not get the main character's name correct. In that case, I didn't bother to correct them. I felt that if they could pronounce "Christiana" with the "a" at the end, then their attention to detail was not up to par with what we were willing to pay. And because we went with the paid option for ACX we got the best talent for our money.
There were so many to choose from, but we had an idea of what voice the book needed. We also considered a voice for the series as a whole. That's how we chose Samantha. She is amazing. Please be aware that the sample below is NSFW. Right off the bat, she and a coveted few other narrators, pronounced Christiana as it was meant to be - Chris-tie-ah-n-ah. Not Christine. Not Christian. Samantha has worked with other BDSM authors as well and is familiar with the genre. That also was a plus for Samantha. We felt confident she would give justice to the terminology and the characters.
One thing I should point out was her gratefulness as to our "get it done right, not fast" approach. So many rush into this thinking they are going to hit the gold mine for audiobooks and it's a race. I think serious authors are going into this medium. It might worth getting trained as a narrator.
You might think this an easy thing, but there were narrators that did not get the main character's name correct. In that case, I didn't bother to correct them. I felt that if they could pronounce "Christiana" with the "a" at the end, then their attention to detail was not up to par with what we were willing to pay. And because we went with the paid option for ACX we got the best talent for our money.
There were so many to choose from, but we had an idea of what voice the book needed. We also considered a voice for the series as a whole. That's how we chose Samantha. She is amazing. Please be aware that the sample below is NSFW. Right off the bat, she and a coveted few other narrators, pronounced Christiana as it was meant to be - Chris-tie-ah-n-ah. Not Christine. Not Christian. Samantha has worked with other BDSM authors as well and is familiar with the genre. That also was a plus for Samantha. We felt confident she would give justice to the terminology and the characters.
One thing I should point out was her gratefulness as to our "get it done right, not fast" approach. So many rush into this thinking they are going to hit the gold mine for audiobooks and it's a race. I think serious authors are going into this medium. It might worth getting trained as a narrator.
The best advice I can give you is, don't go for a low budget. Put the money in for the best talent or equipment. Much like editing and covers. Go for broke. Because the more you try to save money, the more unhappy you'll be in the end.
Remember, this article is not comprehensive and is based on different authors previous personal experiences.
Do you have a previous experience in choosing a narrator for your audio book?
Share your journey in the comments below.
Who knows? You may just inspire an author to turn their next eBook into an audio book.
Do you have a previous experience in choosing a narrator for your audio book?
Share your journey in the comments below.
Who knows? You may just inspire an author to turn their next eBook into an audio book.
 | Life isn’t easy and fate’s a bitch: two facts Dr. Adam Cassidy knew only too well. Now that Adam has lost his eye, him memory, and any chance of staying with his military brothers-in-arms, fleeting reminders of a faceless, nameless woman haunts his dreams. Love can trump the cards fate has dealt him, but only if the man holding the cards is a Guardian.  |
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