To Tame A Countess (Properly Spanked Book 2) Read online

  Many thanks to my beta readers, Linzy Antoinette, Tasha L. Harrison, J. Luna Scuro, GC, and Doris. Thanks also to my editors Lina and Audrey for their generosity and guidance in making my books the best they can be. And as always, thanks to you, my readers and supporters, for your reviews, your emails, your art, and your recommendations to others. Thanks for being part of the Annabel Joseph world.

  Coming Soon from Annabel Joseph

  My Naughty Minette, the third story in the Properly Spanked series

  The Earl of Augustine has always thought of Lady Minette as a sister, but when a nocturnal adventure goes horribly awry, he’s forced to make her his bride.

  Now his friend Warren is furious with him, the jilted Lady Priscilla is spreading ugly gossip, his father’s illness is worsening, and Minette is…well…being Minette. Flighty, exuberant, and utterly irascible, she wants a true marriage, when all August can see is the impish girl he rescued from scrapes as a child.

  But Minette has idolized Lord August for years, as long as she can remember, and she’s determined to make their union a passionate and fulfilling one. She launches caper after caper in an effort to capture his attention and awaken his masculine hungers. Unfortunately, all she seems to accomplish are repeated disciplinary sessions over his lap.

  Can she make August realize she’s the love of his life in time to save their crumbling marriage—and her smarting backside? Or will he hold her at arm’s length forever, refusing to acknowledge the powerful emotions she stirs in his heart?

  The Properly Spanked Series

  #1 Training Lady Townsend

  #2 To Tame A Countess

  #3 My Naughty Minette

  #4 Under A Duke’s Hand

  If you liked To Tame a Countess, you’ll definitely enjoy

  Lily Mine by Annabel Joseph

  When Lily wends her way down the country lane to Lilyvale Manor, she hopes the coincidence of names bodes well, for she is in dire straits. She’s been disowned by her London family and finds herself desperately in need of a job.

  Lord Ashbourne is equally at ends, his fiancée having jilted him for a commoner and run off to the Continent. Her powerful society family is determined to delay the breaking scandal in order to save the younger sister’s prospects. When a servant leads Lily to his parlor, James is astonished to discover how closely she resembles the missing lady of the manor.

  He hatches a plan, convincing Lily to play his absent “wife” to keep the gossips at bay. He reassures her it will be in name only, but soon enough, playacting turns to real attraction, and friendship to aching, mounting desire. The strictures of society and unforeseen tragedy combine to test the pair's forbidden love, even as they are driven ever closer into one another’s arms…

  This novel contains spanking, light bondage, and light BDSM elements.

  Also Available: The BDSM Ballet series by Annabel Joseph

  Waking Kiss… A stranger in the wings, a traitorous pair of toe shoes, and a traumatic turn dancing with The Great Rubio… For ballerina Ashleigh Keaton, it’s been one hell of a night.

  But it’s not over yet. When Rubio drags her to a private party at his friend’s house in the ritzy part of London, she meets Liam Wilder, a lifestyle dominant and frighteningly seductive man. Liam pursues Ashleigh, attracted by her strength and talent, but she has secrets—an abusive past and a crippling fear of intimacy that prevents her from connecting to anyone, especially a playboy reputed to be legendary in bed.

  Eventually he wins her trust and sets out to heal the troubled dancer, awakening her to a world of sensual abandon in a series of BDSM “sessions” at his home. But how pure are his motives? Is he helping her or endangering her fragile soul?

  Fever Dream… Petra Hewitt’s the top ballerina in the world, and The Great Rubio her obvious counterpart, so why does she want to strangle him whenever he’s around? He’s haughty, abrupt, demanding—and alarmingly sexy. Petra knows Rubio is dangerous to her heart, to her peace of mind, and worst of all, to her career, but his rough flirtation compels her. When she gets a chance to play with him at a BDSM party, their professional partnership takes a feverish left turn.

  But as they enjoy their sensual games of dominance and submission, career pressures mount, and an overzealous fan brings dangerous tension to their relationship. Soon, the dream gives way to the stark reality of her vulnerability. Maybe, just maybe, some risks are too terrifying to take.

  BDSM Ballet series is:

  #1 Waking Kiss (Liam and Ashleigh’s story)

  #2 Fever Dream (Rubio and Petra’s story)

  The Comfort series by Annabel Joseph

  Have you ever wondered what goes on in the bedrooms of Hollywood’s biggest heartthrobs? In the case of Jeremy Gray, the reality is far more depraved than anyone realizes. Brutal desires, shocking secrets, and a D/s relationship (with a hired submissive “girlfriend”) that’s based on a contract rather than love. It’s just the beginning of a four-book saga following Jeremy and his Hollywood friends as they seek comfort in fake, manufactured relationships. Born of necessity—and public relations—these attachments come to feel more and more real. What does it take to live day-to-day with an A-list celebrity? Patience, fortitude, and a whole lot of heart. Oh, and a very good pain tolerance for kinky mayhem.

  The Comfort series is:

  #1 Comfort Object (Jeremy’s story)

  #2 Caressa’s Knees (Kyle’s story)

  #3 Odalisque (Kai’s story)

  #4 Command Performance (Mason’s story)

  About the Author

  Annabel Joseph is a multi-published BDSM romance author. She writes mainly contemporary romance, although she has been known to dabble in the medieval and Regency eras. She is known for writing emotionally intense BDSM storylines, and strives to create characters that seem real—even flawed—so readers are better able to relate to them. Annabel also writes vanilla (non-BDSM) erotic romance under the pen name Molly Joseph.

  Annabel loves to hear from her readers at [email protected].

  Other erotic romance by Annabel Joseph

  Mercy

  Cait and the Devil

  Firebird

  Deep in the Woods

  Fortune

  Owning Wednesday

  Lily Mine

  Comfort Object

  Caressa’s Knees

  Odalisque

  Command Performance

  Cirque de Minuit

  Bound in Blue

  Master’s Flame

  Burn For You

  The Edge of the Earth (as Molly Joseph)

  Disciplining the Duchess

  Waking Kiss

  Fever Dream

  Training Lady Townsend

  Erotica by Annabel Joseph

  Club Mephisto

  Molly’s Lips: Club Mephisto Retold