By
H K Carlton (Guest Blogger)
Thank
you, Lisabet, for inviting me back. This time I'm bringing a few
friends along. Shhh, they don't know it yet. My latest release is a
part of an anthology. My first one! I'm excited to see my name
alongside the lovely Lucy Felthouse, Helena Maeve, RA. Padmos and
Cari Z as a part of the Ladies Only Antho from Pride
Publishing.
For
me, it all started with the submission call for Ladies Only.
The specs: Passionate women who stand up for what they believe,
strong female leads and exciting plots...
Oh
the possibilities.
Lately,
writing wise, I've been on an organized crime and exotic dancer kick.
And what else goes hand-in-hand with the mob than the Feds.
I'm
also a big fan of episodic cop shows which often feature strong
female characters. For my contribution to the Ladies Only antho, In
the Flesh, our female protag is an ATF agent who's next assignment
takes her into the seedy underworld of organized crime. Even when it
came to the naming the lead, Kate Benson, I combined the names of my
favourite female TV detectives, Olivia Benson (SVU) and Kate Beckett
(Castle). Two tough yet feminine women who kick ass and clean up this
messed up world on a weekly basis. Who's with me? Any Castle and Law
& Order fans out there?
I
have a deep respect and appreciation for all law enforcement. Often a
thankless job, and in this day and age, a scary and unpredictable
one.
In
the Flesh is a nod to the phenomenal woman who fight crime, right
the wrongs and make this world a better place and in this case, look
damn sexy doin' it.
Meet
Kate & Carly...
Blurb:
In the Flesh by H K Carlton
Working
undercover, nothing is ever as it seems…
Assigned
the unenviable task of taking down the untouchable Travino crime
family, undercover ATF Agent Kate Benson and her veteran partner Mike
Pennington are thrown into the seedy underworld of organized crime.
Kate
is asked to draw on her past experience as a dancer and infiltrate
one of Travino’s skin clubs, In the Flesh.
Posing
as Vivienne, Kate meets exotic dancer Carly. From the moment they
first dance together, she can’t seem to keep her mind or her greedy
hands off the dynamic dancer. Together they sizzle on stage and off.
She soon realizes she’s falling for Carly but knows from past
experience that beginning a relationship built on half-truths is a
recipe for failure.
As
Kate attempts to straddle the line between doing her job and being as
honest as she can be with Carly, while still maintaining her cover,
Kate and Mike are caught snooping around the club after hours by none
other than the mob boss himself.
And
Kate knows there’s not a two-step in the world that can save them
now.
Excerpt
“Bring
on Carly,” one guy shouted, inciting the horde into a steady chant.
“Carly.
Carly.”
“My
God.” Kate rolled her eyes. “Could they drag this out any more?”
“I
believe this is called fever pitch, baby.”
The
entire place plunged into darkness. A hush fell over the audience.
Several seconds ticked by before the spotlight hit center stage.
In
the circular glow stood a woman with her back to the crowd, dressed
in a navy croptop and high-cut leather shorts, barely covering her
shapely bottom. Thigh-high black boots hugged long beautiful legs,
spread wide in a provocative stance.
Shrill
whistles and lewd comments ensued, but Kate hardly noticed. A low hum
of excitement began in her stomach.
An
obscure warble pulsed through the sound system. The dancer rolled her
shoulder to the weird rhythm.
It
was a strange song. The beat seemed off for the kind of
bump-and-grind expected.
With
an impressive one-eighty, Carly faced the crowd, dressed as a cop.
What Kate had mistaken for a crop-top was, in fact, a standard blue,
beat cop’s dress shirt, tied at the waist, giving a tantalizing
view of her belly. Pinned to one breast pocket was a shiny gold
badge. On her head, an official-looking cap. Dark-lensed, gold-rimmed
aviators topped off the look.
Oh,
yeah, there was a twinge.
Another
round of catcalls faded when the beat of the music tripled, fast and
loud. It pounded in Kate’s chest.
In
an exaggerated runway walk, Carly strutted the long catwalk splitting
either side of the audience. A set of handcuffs swayed at her waist.
She had a rockin’ body. A dancer’s body. Strong and muscular in
all the right places, not bulky or angular.
She
removed the sunglasses, tucking them at her ample cleavage, again
diverting Kate’s attention to the swell of breasts pushed up in the
vee of the shirt.
After
inventorying her lovely assets, Kate zeroed in on her face. At that
moment, Kate realized she’d met this gorgeous woman before. Several
times. But always in another capacity. She was the sexy-as-fuck woman
from the office. Body and brains.
Awesome
investigative work, Kate, she berated. Granted, she always seemed to
have a different hair color and style, along with slightly altered
makeup. A true chameleon, an asset in this sort of work.
Carly
looked down at her and winked before making her way back to the main
stage. Kate’s gaze went straight to her shapely ass, following the
long line of her dynamic legs.
There's
already a wonderful review from Alpha Book Club, if you'd like to
check it out. In
the Flesh
received 5 stars and a 'Holy Hotness' from reviewer Arlyna and I'm
thrilled! Read the full review here:
Ladies Only Anthology
Genre:
contemporary lesbian erotic romance
Release
Date: September 27
Publisher:
Pride Publishing
With
stories by:
Lucy
Felthouse - Window Dressing
RA
Padmos - The Tiny Blue House
Cari
Z - Worth a Shot
Helena
Maeve - The Woman Next Door
H
K Carlton - In the Flesh
Grab
your copy today!
Pride
Publishing https://www.pride-publishing.com/book/ladies-only
Amazon
http://myBook.to/LOantho
Also
Available in Print
About
H K
H
K Carlton is a multi-published Canadian author of romance and its
varied sub-genres and couplings.
*
* * H K * * *
I
enjoy writing in many different genres. I write where the muse takes
me and make no apologies for it. By now, it’s quite safe to say I
will never pick just one genre and stick to it. There are just too
many possibilities and stories left to tell. I hope you’ll join me
for the ride.
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Check
out the Ladies Only Authors here:
Lucy
Felthouse http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/
RA
Padmos https://rapadmos.wordpress.com/
Cari
Z http://cari-z.net/
Helena
Maeve https://helenamaeve.wordpress.com/
H
K Carlton http://pickagenrealready.blogspot.ca/
1 comment:
Thank you so much for having me back, Lisabet!
Cheers!
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