Bøger af Lesli Richardson

(Book 2 of the Devastation Trilogy)He doesn't know how to give in... I'm in way over my head. I'm waiting for someone to point a finger at me and call me an imposter.I don't belong here.Yet I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be.I don't know what the hell this is between us, but even while I hate it, I crave it, like a damn drug.I need it.I need them.And I'll do whatever it takes to stay here, even if it means giving up who I am.[72k words, political romance, mmf]A standalone trilogy set in the same world as the Governor Trilogy, Determination Trilogy, and others.

When girl meets geek, the fur's gonna fly!Dewi Bleacke is a no-nonsense Prime Alpha wolf. As head Enforcer of the Targhee pack, she's in charge of Florida. Her assignment is to kill a dirtbag who sold his daughter. She doesn't expect to find her handsome, albeit geeky, soulmate in the process.Dr. Heathcliff McKenzie Ethelbert lives a quiet, boring life. A professor at USF, he has no girlfriend, no car, and is a devout vegetarian. So when a mysterious woman with mocha eyes literally drags him out of his booth and then proceeds to have her way with him, it's not his average night out. When she follows their sexy interlude by abducting him after killing a man, he suspects life has just taken a drastically odd turn.Now Dewi, her partner Beck, and her surrogate father Badger, have to educate her new "grazer" mate on the ways of the Targhee wolves. "Ken" does his best to fit in. But an old killer lurks in the shadows--the wolf who murdered Dewi's parents. Can she keep Ken safe, or will her mate prove to everyone that he's a lot more than just Dewi Bleacke's geek?(Book 1 in the Bleacke Shifters series.)[MF, paranormal romance, wolf shifters, Alpha heroine, geek cinnamon roll hero, fish out of water, urban fantasy, HEA]

(The Great Turning series, book #1.)[112k words, science-fiction, post-apocalyptic, futuristic, dystopian, GLBTQ fiction]From hunters to hunted...It

(Book 5 in the Bleacke Shifters series.)It's beginning to feel a lot like...baby season.With the Targhee wolf pack growing, Dewi's dual responsibilities as Head Enforcer and head of the expanded Pack Council are beginning to weigh on her nearly as much as her pregnancy. But it's beginning to feel a lot like the Bleacke family can't do anything the easy way. When a family Christmas vacation at the pack's Idaho compound goes sideways in completely unexpected directions, Dewi will need every ounce of patience she has not to banish half her family to the doghouse. Literally.

Book 2 of the Determination Trilogy (mmf, political romance)She wants it all...My name is ShaeLynn Samuels, and all my life I've settled for second place to my own mother, who is a political legend in our home state of Florida.So far, I've proven myself through several crucibles, and now I'm a US Senator. Many people would be happy with that accomplishment, but not me.Because I want more-I want it all.I'm determined to be POTUS.And if washed-up TV news host Kevin Markos is my best chance to get elected, then by god, I'll make him come work for me however I have to.Even if Markos doesn't want to, and even if it means I turn the head of my Secret Service detail loose on him.Because Special Agent Christopher Bruunt has a secret assignment beyond protecting me-he's warming my bed. And he has a few plans of his own for Kevin Markos.You see, Christopher and Kevin have a secret history...and Christopher has pictures.(Note: The Determination Trilogy is a standalone spin-off trilogy set in the world of the Governor Trilogy and the Devastation Trilogy.)

(Book 1 of the Devastation Trilogy)He doesn't know how to let go...I was a husband, a father, a politician. Now, I'm just lost.Maybe they can help find me, I don't know. Maybe I shouldn't be found.Maybe the devastation that is my life should be allowed to crumble and decay.There is no comfort in a funeral dirge, no solace in empty words spoken to me.There is no release from this hell but death, and I can't do that yet.I don't know how to let go.But...maybe they can help me hold on.[85k words, political romance, mmf]A standalone trilogy set in the same world as the Governor Trilogy, Determination Trilogy, and others.

Love isn't always neat and tidy.I love my husband...and his boyfriend.And he loves us. Love isn't always neat and tidy.Unfortunately, there are those who don't understand. When we finally decide to be a family together, it means we have to fight to keep what we love before others rip us apart.(Full-length, standalone contemporary polyamorous romance, MMF, HEA)

He's not from around here...Davies McKellan is a man without a true home. The cocky mining contractor navigator has spent his entire adult life roaming the stars and refusing to be tied down by anyone.But that doesn't come without cost. Like loneliness.When Davies makes his first run to the planet Pfahrn, he meets Olarte, a Pfahrn who intrigues him in ways he never dreamed possible.Except duplicity and deadly secrets are a killer combo that'll make any man rethink his past. And if the eight-foot-tall green alien is Davies' future, he might be down for that. He's got priorities, though.Like making sure they uncover the truth first, and don't die in the process.[sci-fi, mm, m-preg]

Book 3 of the Determination Trilogy (mmf, political romance)He wants them.When I first met Kevin Markos, we were both drunk college students at Spring Break. It was a week I never expected, and a week I'd never forget.Especially since I took pictures.Unfortunately, life got in the way, careers got in the way...as did Kevin's miles-deep closet. I thought the only way I'd ever see Kevin again was on a TV screen.But now?He's desperate, broken, and broke.ShaeLynn Samuels is a unique woman with future plans I want to be a part of. And Kevin never left my heart or my thoughts.Now I have a chance to make both ShaeLynn's biggest dream come true-and mine.Kevin's coming along for the ride whether he wants to or not.(Note: The Determination Trilogy is a standalone spin-off trilogy set in the world of the Governor Trilogy and the Devastation Trilogy.)

The love that remains...Kivia Quigley never expected to be the mother-in-law to an eight-foot-tall pink alien, but she's not complaining. The widow is more than happy to have some joy in her family's life, for a change.And when she meets Dr. Mafer H'looder, a brilliant Veraci scientist, she realizes that, despite their drastic physiological differences, they have a lot more in common than just being able to speak each other's languages.Like grief, longing, and loneliness.And a greedy, megalomaniacal psychopath determined to get what he wants out of both of them.(Book 3 in the Maxim Colonies series.)[sci-fi/space opera romance, MF, human/alien pairing, HEA]

(Book 3 of the Devastation Trilogy)She doesn't know how to give up...Off-limits.Boss.Married.But now...The excuses are gone, and the gloves are off.Except there's a jungle of pain to carve through first, and I don't know if I'm strong enough.All I know is I'm willing to try, if they are.I suspect if we can make it through to the other side that we'll be unstoppable.It's the journey that's a bitch, though.So buckle up, buttercup. It's going to be a wild ride.[106k words, political romance, mmf]A standalone trilogy set in the same world as the Governor Trilogy, Determination Trilogy, and others.

Hat sie endlich ihren sicheren Hafen gefunden?Clarisse sucht auf der Dilly Dally, dem alten Fischkutter ihres Onkels in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Zuflucht vor ihrem gewalttätigen Ex-Freund. Womit sie nicht rechnet: Als sie das Schiff betritt, sind Mac und Sully, die sexy neuen Besitzer der Dilly, gerade dabei, an Bord Liebe zu machen.Zunächst erschrecken sie über ihr plötzliches Auftauchen, dann sind sie schockiert über die Verletzungen, die ihr Ex ihr zugefügt hat. Sie bestehen darauf, dass sie bei ihnen bleibt, und da sie nirgendwo anders hinkann, stimmt Clarisse zu.Beide Männer verlieben sich in Clarisse, aber sie kann sich nicht dazu durchringen, Sully völlig zu vertrauen, der ein ehemaliger Polizist ist - wie ihr Ex. Sie ist schockiert, als sie herausfindet, dass die beiden Männer nicht nur ein Liebespaar sind, sondern eine Vollzeit-BDSM-Beziehung führen. Als sie mehr über die Geschichte und den Lebensstil der beiden erfährt, entdeckt sie ihre eigenen verborgenen Sehnsüchte. Doch dann kehrt die Gefahr aus ihrer Vergangenheit zurück. Können Sully und Mac Clarisse einen sicheren Hafen bieten?

Welcome to Maudlin Falls, where the people are nice, the drama is plenty, and you have to fight to keep the cat out of the peanut butter...Let me tell you a story.Boy meets boy.Boy falls. Hard.Then boy screws up. Majorly. And has to win the other boy back.How does it end?I'll let you know. It's still a work in progress.One thing's for certain-I never make the same mistake twice.Sometimes, I make it three or four times.(Warning: Features an adorable doofus with really bad luck, a snarky introvert with the world's most badly behaved cat, annoyingly loving and pushy friends, and cringingly bad karaoke. Oh, and an HEA, if they can all get their acts together.)(MM, low-angst, fluffy, sweet, small-town second-chance romance, LGBTQ+, HEA)

"Where do you get your ideas?"And what happens when the well runs dry?If you spend any length of time writing fiction, it eventually happens to all authors-you hit a wall in your story and you aren't sure what to do next.More accurately, you don't know what your characters are going to do next.Even if you outlined your story within an inch of your characters' lives, now your book's bottomed out and blown a tire on a plothole in the center of your writing road, and you're stuck at midnight in the middle of nowhere, in the rain, with no cell coverage and no help in sight.So to speak.Or, worse, you're losing sleep over a looming deadline and panic's setting in.Now what?Let's blow some sh*t up!Or…not. But yeah, we will. We're going to blow the sh*t out of your writer's block and get your story back on track.Maybe you're just starting to work on your book and need some ideas of what tortures to inflict on your characters.Hello, friend! You're also in the right place.This book isn't a generic list of possible plot points and story prompts scraped off Reddit's AITA sub. It's a blueprint for you to use regardless of your story's genre-whether you're writing a short story, a novel, a play, or a screenplay. It's a guide to teach you how to change your plot's flat tire, puzzle your way out of your problem, give the finger to writer's block, and keep readers turning pages all the way until THE END.Award-winning author Lesli Richardson-and her USA Today Bestseller pen name Tymber Dalton-has penned over 250 titles and counting in diverse genres from mainstream science fiction, to urban fantasy, to romance. Learn her tips and secrets to plotting your way through your writer's block without ripping out what's left of your hair…or drinking your poor liver into safewording!

It's almost one hundred years since The Great Turning, the catastrophic meteor strike that changed the world forever. Russell Owens is a recently discharged New North Americas Army sniper who only wants to return to his home just outside of Yellowstone to resume life with his gentle husband, Ted. Russell doesn't want to re-up and hates that he had to kill for a living.Zola Wright is the most skilled assassin the NNAA has ever had. She was tricked into re-upping--once. When the burned-out Red is sent to find Russell to talk him into returning, what her commanding officer doesn't realize is that she's not coming back. Her conscription time is up, and she wants out. She's also reluctantly falling for Russell.Now the sniper and the assassin are the ones being hunted, on the run from the army they just finished serving. Their former CO has secrets he'll kill to keep. But Russell and Zola have more in common than their killing skills. And when Russell and Ted both fall for Zola, she knows their only option is to stand and fight together for the happiness and peace they yearn for--or die trying.

They called her the Ice Queen...Tragedy defined starship captain Aine Lorcan's early life. Orphaned twice, as a result she buries herself in her work and earns her "Ice Queen" nickname. Fiercely driven and independent, the only thing to outshine that is her brilliant intellect. When she's seriously injured crash-landing on a deserted planet during a raider attack, it's annoyingly handsome and self-assured Act'huran commander Sammuel Jorvis who rescues her.Sammuel and his partner, Ker, have searched to find the perfect third to complete them. At first, Aine tries to fight the attraction she feels for the smug commander before giving in to his sinfully hot brand of persuasion. When she meets Ker, it cements her growing love for the men and her feeling of belonging. But it also means leaving behind the Confederation and the only life she's known.When duty calls and the Confederation attempts to coax Aine back with her dream command, she wages a war of conscience. Stay with the men she's come to love and forever abandon the commission she's made her life's work, or fulfill the legacy her two fathers died to help her achieve? With lives and hearts on the line, will Aine's love burn out, or can she live up to her reputation of a Fierce Radiance?Space Confederation book 1. This MMF sci-fi/ space opera romance features power exchange dynamics, hot alien Alpha men who know what they want, a strong, driven human woman who drives them crazy, and a guaranteed HEA! This book was originally published writing under my Tymber Dalton pen name. It has been revised and expanded for re-release.

(NON-FICTION. Second Edition. Revised and Expanded -- Over twice as long!) In this how-to guide for writers, USA Today Bestselling Author Tymber Dalton (aka Lesli Richardson) shares information she's learned during her first-hand experience the BDSM lifestyle. This book is also good for people curious about the lifestyle, and who want to learn how to separate the facts from the fantasy. Learn the basics about relationship dynamics, toys, tools, terminology, and more. Includes style guide tips for writers and a handy list of references to start you on your research. Content Warning: Non-fiction, contains subject matter and language of a sexual nature. May offend some readers.

I hated the military…and now I'm an alien's pet!I hated the Terran military. I didn't volunteer, either. Like so many others, I was drafted as cannon fodder in the senseless Terran war against the Algonquans. Not like I had much of a future ahead of me, though, without a rich family to pave my way or even pay for me to have a wife.Now, my entire ship's been captured. If what we've been told about the alien race is true, I'll never be seen again. I hope they don't eat me.Turns out the truth is far different than we were led to believe. The Algonquans aren't vicious, insectoid monsters, either.We're now their pampered pets…and they're using us to help replenish their population to win the war.You know, maybe this isn't the worst life after all.This standalone MMMM, sci-fi romance features humans as aliens' pets (and more), m-preg, a touch of power exchange, and…interesting alien tech. This book was previously published under my Tymber Dalton pen name. It has been revised and expanded for re-release.