The latest in the Red Petticoat Series by Carolyn Faulkner is here!

Dear Readers,   To say we were excited to have Carolyn Faulkner join the list of great authors who've contributed their wonderful stories to The Red Petticoat Saloon series would be an understatement.   Grading Garnet is the newest book in the series and gives the readers a little twist. Gloria Owens, an independent woman and self-declared spinster has plotted out her entire life. She arrives in Culpepper Cove-not to take any position in the west's most famous saloon, but to become the town's first schoolmarm. Her very first night in town has her witnessing some very disturbing activity from her hotel room window. Realizing that her voyeurism hasn't gone unnoticed, she decides she will deny any accusation and yet she can't deny the guilt she feels when the very naughtiness she witnessed has her intrigued.   Discovering that even the best laid plans can go awry, Gloria is informed that she will be living with the head of the school board, Seth McIntrye. Seth finds the schoolmarm's judgmental ways to be an issue. While she isn't another Millicent Crankshaw, a far as he is concerned, she needs to get down off her high horse and accept the fact that the gems at the saloon are just as good if not better than any other woman. If it takes pulling her over his knees to get to the bottom of the problem-so be it.   Carolyn takes you into the heart of Culpepper Cove and its citizens. I hope you enjoy Gloria and Seth's journey towards acceptance and discover how a schoolmarm earns her gem name of Garnet.   Happy Reading!   Maggie Ryan

Grading Garnet by Carolyn Faulkner   Gloria Owens was not about to allow her father to marry her off to anyone, much less someone he actually had to pay to take her in the form of a very generous dowry. Money would not be enough for some poor man to overlook her plainness-of features and of speech. She never intended to marry. She had other plans-she wanted to teach as her mother had taught her as a child. Very neatly circumventing her father's wishes, Gloria got her certificate and found herself a job in Culpepper Cove, California, where she intended to be a very happy old maid schoolteacher until her dying day. But she hadn't accounted for the man who had offered her the job-the head of the school board-one Seth McIntrye. He seemed to take it upon himself to get under her skin to the point of deciding to appoint himself in charge of what he considered to be her desperate need for discipline. And she certainly hadn't accounted for the idea of seeing that man doing things to a woman that-if she were honest with herself-she would have preferred he do to her! What's more, not only was he technically her boss, but she had to live under his roof, which only gave him that many more reasons-excuses to paddle her behind. Under his guidance, Gloria learns that she shouldn't make hasty judgments about things and people she knows nothing about. Those beautiful women who work in The Red Petticoat Saloon are nothing like she imagined. They might be soiled doves but each and every one has battled for their own dreams-was she really that different from the women who never hesitated to help another? When Seth sets her rear on fire and follows by igniting passion she never knew she was capable of, Gloria learns that there are lessons to be learned that weren't found between the pages of any book. Would one afternoon of wild passion be enough to weaken Gloria's plan on remaining a spinster or would Seth's determination to corral the saucy Miss Owens have her becoming his bride?   DISCLAIMER: This book contains the spanking of adult women and sexual scenarios. If any of these offend you, please do not purchase this book.   About The Red Petticoat series:   The Red Petticoat Saloon series is a collection of books written by #1 and USA Today bestselling authors. Each book tells the unique story of a different woman, 'a gem', who comes to the saloon to find a safe haven and discovers they become part of a family. Recurring characters appear in each book to allow readers a continuity as they learn about the women who have learned to bend but have not broken under the harshness that life has to offer. It is a series where strong, loving men find not only entertainment at the saloon but the special women who reside under its roof.     Now available at:      ________________________________________________________

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Beauty's Beast by Carolyn Faulkner

Beauty's Beast by Carolyn Faulkner Taren Cavanaugh and her brother, Sam, run the Circle Star Ranch - a working cattle ranch outside of Albuquerque, N.M. Bruce 'The Bruce' McCullough is a well-known actor who could have his choice of any woman on the planet - and most of the men.  He came to the Circle Star to learn what modern ranching was like, to prepare for his next movie role. What he didn't expect to find was the love of his life, Taren, who set his heart to racing and his blood to boiling, some times at the same time, so that he often wasn't sure whether to spank her or make love to her. The result was sometimes both! Taren, however, must come face-to-face with the scars of her past before she can even consider that a future with the handsome Scottish actor is a real possibility and not just a fleeting dream. Publisher's Disclaimer: A romance, full of passion and discipline. Just $2.99 but only for the weekend. Now available at:

Lion by Carolyn Faulkner

Lion by Carolyn Faulkner   All Cecelia Franklin wanted out of this encounter was enough information to keep working on the novel she was writing, but she ended up getting a lot more than she bargained for. She'd managed an incredible coup - she got a meeting with Nicolo Antonelli.  They called him the lion, for his long, shoulder length hair - and his ruthless reputation. Nico didn't have much use for reporters or journalists, but a fiction writer?  And a beautiful one at that, who seemed to show signs that she might have some of the same...interests he had?  How could he not take advantage of that? Publisher's Disclaimer: A love story, completed by passion and discipline.   Now available at Blushing Books Chapter One is available for  FREE     Also available at:   ___________________________________________________________

Coming Soon: Alpha's Woman by Carolyn Faulkner

When she was released from the stasis she had voluntarily entered, the world that greeted Emily Harding’s eyes was far from what she’d expected. It more closely resembled a post-apocalyptic novel than the rolling green Tennessee hills she’d left behind.

Worse than that, it seemed that the rule of law was a thing of the past, and that society had devolved into what it had been thousands of years ago – feudal tribes warring with each other over precious and rare supplies, which included females. One type of female in particular.

It was raw, unforgiving, and animalistic. Much like the behavior of the man who took her captive and held her there, forcing her to learn that even she was not unaffected by the changes that had been wrought on the world, proving to her time and time again that she was nothing more to him than a means to breed children.

And making her scream in agonizing pleasure as he did so.

DISCLAIMER: The Alpha's Woman contains graphic sexual scenes and light spanking of the heroine.

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Her supplies dwindled rapidly, despite her strict rationing; forcing her to abandon attempts to do much that was physical in favor of saving the calories. This reduced her to being a sentry at the mouth of the cave, which she'd done her best to conceal with brush, for hours on end.

She was just beginning to enjoy her one meager meal a day – while still scanning the horizon for signs of life – when she saw him.

One second, nothing, and then, on the return sweep, there he was, not bothering to conceal himself in the least, sitting, bold as brass, on a big horse.

And staring right back, directly into her eyes, without the benefit of binoculars.

His appearance so startled her – and what she could see was his bold assessment of her – that she dropped her binoculars and scrambled a few feet away, into the cave.

Not because she was scared of him, necessarily, although she knew she ought not to assume that he would be friendly.

No, it wasn't fear that had driven her back into the false safety of her cave.

It was the way her body had reacted to that stare. The man was a good half mile away, at least, and yet her body trembled, her breathing was shallow and sharp, as if she'd just been jogging, nipples hardening against her will beneath the baggy shirt she was wearing as she felt a longing rise within her that was unlike anything else she'd ever experienced.

Her sex life with her love had been amazing, and she had wanted him all day, every day, since the moment she'd met him.

But this was not that.

This was quite...uncivilized.

Primitive in the extreme.

Animalistic.

And much less controllable – completely overwhelming and undeniable.

She had to ball her hands into fists to keep them from plunging beneath her shirt and cupping her own breasts, pinching her nipples the way she knew she wanted him to. Then slipping further down to delve into what she knew would be the wet heat of her desire, horrified at the same time to realize that she could already feel her own juices dripping down the insides of her thighs.

She shook her head so rapidly that it made her stumble dizzily, hoping to clear it enough to make preparations in case he decided to storm the cave. She should have been scrambling around making things as secure as she could – however pitiful though her attempt might be.

Instead, she found herself rooted to the spot, head down, gasping for breath, the struggle to tamp down the urge to writhe where she stood taking every bit of her concentration.

When she'd finally beaten it back some, she lifted her head and looked up again at where he'd been.

Only he was no longer there.

Submissive Love by Carolyn Faulkner

Submissive Love by Carolyn Faulkner

 

I had known of Arik Southgate for all my life, it seemed.But apparently, he knew much more about me.
Wealthy, easy on the eyes and overwhelmingly male and dominant, Arik Southgate was everything I'd ever wanted in a man, and, surprisingly, he seemed to want me, too. After my recent disastrous relationship, it felt good to be an object of desire again. He made me feel as if I was the only woman on the planet for him - he paid attention, close attention - to me, and he didn't hesitate to call me on what he considered to be bad behavior.
I'd never had anyone spank me before, and perhaps I should have started out with someone who wasn't three times my size. Before I knew it, he proposed marriage, pulling a "yes" out of me in a very sneaky, very sensual manner.
He's more than a handful in many ways, but then, so am I. As Alpha as he always is, I always feel loved and protected, even when my bottom's on the line.

 

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