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by Lexine

One Month From Now!

Playgirl eBook cover

Fresh off a long-term relationship, Jalise Styles, a successful young author living in Los Angeles, welcomes actors, musicians, and even movie moguls into her sheets. But as Jalise hops from one bed to another, she discovers more from her flings than just great sex. Desire, scandal, and an unexpected surprise end up rocking her world.

Available for preorder right now! I’ll also be a part of Smashwords’ Summer Sale starting in July, and for a limited time, my book on Smashwords will be FREE of charge! So, if you enjoy steamy fiction that’s pro-LGBT with kick-ass female protagonists and splashes of suspense, sex, and scandal, pick up The Playgirl!

by Lexine

The Playgirl: Coming 7/24/2023

Playgirl eBook cover

Save the date: The Playgirl arrives on July 24th! 

There’s a new playa in town, and her name is Jalise Styles. 

Fresh off a long-term relationship, Jalise, a successful young author living in Los Angeles, welcomes actors, musicians, and even movie moguls into her sheets. But as Jalise hops from one bed to another, she discovers more from her flings than just great sex. Desire, scandal, and an unexpected surprise end up rocking her world.

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This book is seven years in the making (I’ll explain later), and I originally wanted to release it this month, but work and life got in the way. For those not on Twitter, I recently had some minor surgery a couple days ago (nothing serious, and it was elective). The days leading up to that surgery, along with being busy with my day job, took a LOT out of me. But now that I’m off work for a bit, I now got some free time to promote it!

Also, my book will be participating in Smashwords’ Summer/Winter sale that starts in July. Upon its release and for a limited time, you can get the book for FREE! 

If you enjoy steamy fiction that’s pro-LGBT with kick-ass female protagonists and splashes of suspense, sex, and scandal, pick up The Playgirl! 

ETA: yes, there will be erotic/sex passages in the book, and because of that, I got an email saying my book is already blocked in some online outlets. My first taste of infamy! *wipes tear*

by Lexine

Born To Be Bad

bad girl candle & book

The amazing Mae West once said “good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.” Guess I’m going everywhere this time around with the new candle I have lit and the book I’ll be reading to go with it. The book was a thrift store find; a book with “Bad Girls” in the title that actually features actual bad women (of the Wild West, in this case) is an automatic buy for me. (I also got it to counter all the hackneyed bad boy crap I’ve been seeing from entertainment lately.) While the author makes it known that their stories are based on both fact and folklore, it’s still all intriguing. I just started the book, and I gotta say that Ma Stefflebeck is one bad mutha.

As for the candle, I’m glad it packs a very good throw because I’m enjoying its blend of floral/musky notes. Like a true bad girl, it’s desire and danger in one inviting package. Thanks to a Black Friday sale last year, that candle is one of many candles I own from Bad Ass Candles, a woman-owned company from Texas. If you like your candles paraffin-free, clean-burning, and smelling good in your hood and also want to support a small, woman-owned business for this Women’s History Month and beyond, Bad Ass Candles is where it’s at!

by Lexine

Seasons Readings & Burnings

xmas candle & book (watermarked)

Christmas is right around the corner, and here’s what I’ve been burning and reading lately to get into the holiday spirit: Voluspa’s Crushed Candy Cane candle, and the memoir of the Queen of Christmas herself (that I was supposed to have finished up a while back). Mariah is a living legend and I’m glad she’s able to tell her story. And the tea she spills, dahling. As for the candle, its peppermint-vanilla-sugar notes had me hooked from the start. Plus, the adorable tin it’s in!