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Rules to Live By
Anna Zabo, Cari Z., Dianne Fox, and more
2015
First Published
3.56
Average Rating
250
Number of Pages

Four intimate tales of power exchange, discipline, risks taken, and pleasures earned. A list of rules to live by. In Cari Z’s House Rules, jealousy leads Jonathan to break the rules his lover has established. He can’t decide which he enjoys his punishment, or the reward afterward. Good thing he gets both. A lesson in humility. In The Harder They Fall by Heidi Belleau and Lisa Henry, spoiled college boy Tad hires a prostitute, but “Daddy” couldn’t care less about what Tad wants. Instead, he’s going to give his spoiled little boy exactly what he deserves. A cage that means freedom. In Master Key by Anah Crow and Dianne Fox, Marquis offers Navin the key to the most intimate of locks, hoping it will help them to prioritize their relationship. And it does—until work and insecurities threaten to drive them apart again. A spool of rope and a desire to be bound. In CTRL Me by Anna Zabo, a night out between friends turns hot and tempting when Gabe deliberately pushes Tom’s submissive buttons. Then Tom discovers rope in Gabe’s glove box—and not the type for securing luggage. Word 66,400; page 248

Avg Rating
3.56
Number of Ratings
170
5 STARS
12%
4 STARS
47%
3 STARS
31%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
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Authors

Anna Zabo
Anna Zabo
Author · 19 books

Anna Zabo (they/them) writes contemporary and paranormal romance for all colors of the rainbow. They live and work in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which isn’t nearly as boring as most people think. Anna is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns and prefers Mx. Zabo as an honorific. Anna grew up in the wilds of suburban Philadelphia before returning to their ancestral homelands in Western Pennsylvania. They can be easily plied with coffee. Anna has an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University, where they fell in with a roving band of romance writers and never looked back. They also have a BA in Creative Writing from Carnegie Mellon University.

Cari Z.
Cari Z.
Author · 8 books
Cari Z. is a Colorado girl who loves snow and sunshine. She has a wonderful relationship with her husband, a complex relationship with the characters in her head and a sadomasochistic relationship with her exercise routine. She feels like Halloween should happen every month, which is why you get this picture of her, and hopes that you enjoy reading what she's put out there as much as she enjoyed writing it in the first place.
Dianne Fox
Author · 1 books

Dianne Fox has been writing stories for as long as she can remember. She began reading romance novels on a cross-country drive when she was 11 years old. Her great aunt had given her a box of books to get her through the trip and mixed in with the fantasy novels and the Sweet Valley Highs were a pile of Harlequin, Silhouette, Loveswept, and Zebra romances. She’s never looked back. Dianne is also one half of the Anah Crow & Dianne Fox writing duo. They’ve been sharing a sandbox since 2003. Their only regret is that they didn’t meet many years ago when the amount of time they spend in their imaginary worlds would have been considered perfectly normal. Dianne organizes their shared toys and makes them pretty, Anah blows them up (or buries them or drowns them or drops meteors on them). Fortunately, their escapades have translated quite well into story format and together they have written a number of well-received novels and shorter pieces. In other aspects of life they continue to illustrate the old adage that “opposites attract”. Dianne is owned by her cats, Anah is at the mercy of her dogs; Dianne can’t do without her beloved Macs, Anah carries on an illicit relationship with a trio of PCs behind her Mac’s back; Dianne spends her days chasing children, Anah avoids them whenever possible. The main thing they have in common, after their writing, is their fondness for each other.

Anah Crow
Anah Crow
Author · 30 books

Under Construction! F.A.Q. Do you want to participate in Generic_Author_Event?Drop me a line, please! If you're looking for a book for donation or a blog post from me, I'm usually cool with that.Are you going to write a sequel to Some_Book_You_Wrote?The up front answer is no, unless the book cover indicates that it's part of a series. If there's going to be a sequel to a book, you'll know once I've signed the contract.Who is this Dianne person?Only the light of my life and all that rot. She e-sides here: http://www.foxwrites.com/ Without her, you wouldn't see much from me at all, not even the books that don't have her name on the cover.Do you read your email?All the time. I think the question you want is do I answer my email? Occasionally. Badly. I'm a terrible, terrible emailer.You're reading X books at once?!Only occasionally at once. I can read two books at the same time, but I get dizzy. Mostly, I just switch books depending on my mood. It's unusual for me to have less than four on the go at a time.Do you read reviews of your books?No, sorry! I'm here, yes, but I prefer not to read reviews (no matter how lovely they are) because once a book has left my hands and is available to the readers, my relationship to it changes. It's all grown up. :) I have a clutter of booklings to nurture so they will join the others on your shelves.Will you read/review my book?Sorry, but no. There are a number of reasons for this but the biggest is—I suck at doing these things. I'm a horrible procrastinator. I get wound up and then blank out what I'm supposed to do. My ADHD goes galumphing through my head like a bull in a china shop, wrecking everything.I'm a writer and you hated/loved my book!I'm sure you're a lovely person, either way. Please have one or both of: "I'm sorry!" or "You're welcome!"Can I be excused now?Of course you can! Thanks for reading.

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