Guest Post, Excerpt & Giveaway ~ GRAVE ROBBING AND OTHER HOBBIES by Jayce Carter

Grave Robbing and Other Hobbies (Grave Concerns, #1)
by: Jayce Carter
Series: Grave Concerns
Genre: Contemporary Paranormal Erotic Romance
Release Date: April 20, 2021
Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
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Abandoned at three—whose parents want a kid who sees ghosts?—I learned the world is quick to punish misfits. I try my best to be a normal, boring human, but the call of the supernatural just won’t be ignored.

When a stranger shows up on my doorstep in the middle of the night, it’s no sexy tryst. Instead, I’m off to the graveyard, digging up the corpse of a murder victim at the demand of the local vampire coven—and that small felony is just the start.

The spirit of the woman has gone missing, something that shouldn’t be possible, and everyone is looking to me for answers. There's Kase, a vampire who’s both terrifying and secretive. Grant, a mage with a bad attitude and a lot of power. Troy, the possessive werewolf-detective next door and Hunter, a mysterious bad boy who isn’t even close to human.

It’s a race not just against time but against everything to figure out where the spirits are going, who’s behind it and if I can trust the men who now share my bed.

And all because of a little grave robbing…

5 - 10 musts ever story in my genre should have

by: Jayce Carter

I write reverse harem erotic romance, so keep that in mind for my list. You probably won’t want all these things in a western. Or you might—I don’t kink shame!

• Penises—We are talking reverse-harem, so the more the merrier! People are reading this genre because one just isn’t enough.
• Angst—I want to ugly cry and worry those dumb sons-of-bitches will never get their shit together.
• Emotional Constipation—I love when characters refuse to acknowledge their feelings, when they fight it and think they can walk away.
• Orgasms and plenty of them—We’ve all had disappointing sex with men who don’t believe the clitoris exists, so we deserve all the mind-blowing and earth-shattering orgasms we can get.
• Sexy men—They don’t have to be traditionally good-looking or models, but the heroine needs to be entirely attracted to them. This could be because of rock-hard abs, a great personality, confidence, or anything else.
• Romance—I should explain that I am not a traditional romantic. I’m not looking for flowers and chocolates and mad dashes through the airport. Instead, I need the little things. Give me a man who brings home her favorite food without asking, one who asks a girl to stay the night even though he has always been a womanizer who has never let a girl sleepover, or a nickname full of affection, even if it isn’t all that sweet (some of my favorites are imp, brat, or trouble-maker).
• Declaration of love—This is my top necessary part for any romance. The sex is great, but what makes it romance instead of erotica is the love, and it needs to be said in some way. It doesn’t need to be long or even sweet, but they need to show at the end that whatever nonsense that had been keeping them part is over. They’ve moved past their internal struggle to accept their feelings and tell their partner.

And, again, this doesn’t have to be sweet. It doesn’t need to be roses and poetry. One of my favorite declarations of love I’ve ever written was when the hero told the heroine: “You know, I love your inconvenient ass.” It is about that character admitting it, in whatever way they actually would, and it is the thing that gives me the butterflies and makes the entire journey worth it!

So there, those are the seven things I think every reverse harem erotic romance needs! Do you have anything to add to the list?

“You need to do something,” I said as Kase and Troy struck a wall and knocked off a painting. Sure, it was a cheap one I’d picked up at a chain store, some mass-produced image of cherry blossoms I’d always thought would make me a calmer person, but it was my stupid painting and they’d ruined it!

“You’re right.” Grant snapped his fingers, whispering a few words.

The two fighting seemed unaffected, however, as Troy flung Kase off him and Kase sailed back, almost faster than my vision could follow.

I was about to tell Grant it hadn’t worked when I realized he had a bowl of popcorn now.

Had he really used his magic to summon popcorn? Hunter reached over me to grab a handful.

“You said you couldn’t use magic for frivolous things,” I stammered.

“I can’t.”

“You used it to get popcorn!”

Grant lifted the popcorn as though to make a point. “This isn’t frivolous, Ava. There is a man-on-man fight here—that requires snacks to properly watch. Get your priorities straight.”

My mouth hung open. Every time I thought I had my feet under me with these men, they showed me how wrong I was.

“They could kill each other,” I finally said.

“Sure, but they won’t.” Hunter stole another handful of popcorn and tossed some in his mouth, a few pieces falling to the couch. “Troy hasn’t fully shifted and Kase isn’t biting. This is just one of those macho alpha dominance shows. Let’s all be glad they’re doing this instead of actually measuring dicks. Trust me, that just hurts feelings.”

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The Grave Concerns Series:

Hell Raising and Other Pastimes releases June 8, 2021

Jayce Carter lives in Southern California with her husband and two spawns. She originally wanted to take over the world but realized that would require wearing pants. This led her to choosing writing, a completely pants-free occupation. She has a fear of heights yet rock climbs for fun and enjoys making up excuses for not going out and socializing.

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