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? Werewolf Wednesday – Blake: The Protector ?

By Kit Rocha Leave a Comment Nov 8

Blake: The Protector

Now that we’re back to working on the Last Pack stories (which we’ll be releasing as Kit Rocha going forward) it’s time for me to actually spend a little time talking about the Last Pack! Which means for the next few weeks, I’m going to introduce you to one badass pack member per week.

(Remember: Part One is currently on sale for just $0.99! , or you can get the complete bundle of the first serial for $4.99 here.)

This week we’re going to talk about BLAKE!

Blake is the hero of Protecting their Mate. He’s the alpha’s second-in-command, a very accomplished cage-fighter and an all around badass. Unlike some of his pack brothers, Blake isn’t very good at navigating the human world. He finds humans annoying and confusing, and has a hard time leashing his less human nature when he has to engage with them. As a result, humans tend to be uneasy around him–most sense the inner predator.

But being in touch with his inner-beast makes him the perfect person to help his heroine, Ashley, as she tries to understand her own suppressed nature. And even though he longs to claim her as his mate, he knows that Ashley is the one who gets to decide–and he’ll do whatever it takes to help her discover herself.

Here’s an introduction to Blake in his own POV…

* * *

Whatever had killed Landon Todd had done him a favor. Because if Ashley’s father had still been alive, Blake would have found a very, very painful way to relieve him of the condition.

The girl was starving, maybe literally. God only knew how long she’d been trapped in that basement, burning up with the fever of the mating heat. She was still flushed with it, but the rules of survival—food, then sex—seemed to have taken the edge off for the moment.

But watching her eat her cheeseburger wasn’t taking the edge off his rage. It wasn’t hard to starve a werewolf. A few hours without food ramped up his temper. Four days would have him chewing through concrete. And that was just the latest of too many atrocities, the final fucking outrage.

She burned with magic. Burned so, so bright. Dumbing themselves down with human lives and human urges might have worked for the Todds, but they were idiots for thinking it would work for their daughter. Blake could feel her wolf from here, a wild, hungry creature determined to break free.

He wondered if she’d ever changed. Most of the wolves who lived along humans didn’t. They forgot what they were, where they came from. They forgot how to be anything but helpless sheep, and they raised their offspring to be ashamed and controlled.

If you stifled magic long enough, it died like a flame deprived of oxygen.

Usually.

Ashley finished her burger. He dragged her empty plate toward him and pushed his own into its place. “Eat that, too.”

Her dark brows drew together over darker eyes. “No, thank you.”

The defiance grated. He could only handle so much, and he’d been choking down his instincts since setting foot in that basement. She was in pain. So many different kinds of pain, and the worst—

Even here, in the restaurant, surrounded by sleepy waitresses and even sleepier truckers, she was turned on. He could smell her arousal. He could damn near taste it. He wanted to slide under the table and shove her thighs wide. Then he could taste her for real, feel that sweet wetness on his tongue. Make her come hard enough to ease the fever.

Or maybe getting off without getting fucked would just make it worse. Maybe the only way to ease it was to work his cock into her. He didn’t know. Most wolves wouldn’t. That had been the first sign of the failing bloodlines—fewer and fewer females going into heat. Fewer and fewer wolves finding mates.

She had an ache he couldn’t fix, but there was one hunger he could cure. Meeting her gaze, he leaned across the table and put the harsh edge of command in his voice. “Eat the burger, Ashley. You need it.”

Fire sparked in her eyes, and the faintest growl formed low in her throat. She broke the spell a moment later by looking away. “I haven’t had a meal in days. If I eat too much, too fast, I’ll be sick. Trust me.”

Rage spiked again, not at the words but at the resigned experience behind them. She knew. She knew because it wasn’t the first time she’d been starved.

He wanted to drive back to her house and kill her worthless father a second time.

“Fine.” He was too pissed off to mess with the waitress. Some of the others in the pack could pass, even when they were angry, but Blake wasn’t one of them. Humans sensed the predator in him, and had a tendency to get nervous, even call the cops.

He couldn’t afford that hassle, not tonight. So he dug too many bills out of his wallet and dumped them on the table. That was the useful thing about humans—they ignored their survival instincts when you waved enough money under their noses.

The room wasn’t far. The motel was a dump, but dumps were useful for the same reason—a lot of cash up front and no one spared you a second glance. Blake steered Ashley toward their room and didn’t relax until they were both locked on the other side. “I’ll pick us up something else to eat in a few hours.”

“Okay.” She nodded too fast. She was breathing too fast.

Her arousal was inescapable. Her flushed cheeks, her tight nipples, the unsteady gulps of air that lifted those full, beautiful breasts. Somewhere, lost under his rage and the hunger triggered by her own, he knew it was wrong. She was on shaky ground, weakened by the mistreatment and neglect of a father she was probably still mourning. Those were excellent reasons not to put his hands on her.

But she’d like having his hands on her, and that was one reason to do it anyway.

The King & Queen are here in Beyond Forever!

By Kit Rocha Leave a Comment Nov 1

Dallas & Lex are here!

Well, okay, they’ve been here, but Bree & Donna had a bit of a rough week last week when Bree had to say goodbye to her beloved dog and then decided to fight the pain with the joy of a new, excitable puppy.

Did you know puppies pee a lot and chew everything? True story! They also don’t respond well to, “I can’t hold you right now, I have to compose a blog post.”  (But omg, isn’t she cute?)

Now that Bree & sweet baby puppy have come to a tentative arrangement (she spends 99% of her non-work time loving on a puppy) it’s time to celebrate the story that takes you all the way back to the beginning…

Before they were King & Queen…

Six years before the Beyond series started, an ambitious bootlegger named Dallas O’Kane caught a very pretty thief named Lex with her hand in his safe.

The rest is very sexy history.

In Beyond Forever, follow Dallas and Lex through the turning points in their relationship, from the night he caught her trying to rob him, through his rise to successful bootlegger, to legend, to Sector Leader–with Lex always there, willing to give him the push he needs.

Beyond Forever is a prequel novella that jumps through time to tell the story of the biggest moments in the formation of the O’Kanes and their King and Queen. It will be far more enjoyable if you’ve already read Beyond Control, and contains spoilers for the entire Beyond series.

Ebook: Buy Direct (DRM-free), Amazon (Global Link), Barnes & Noble, Kobo, iBooks
Print: Autographed Copy, Amazon

 

In honor of Lex (our queen #4evah) we’re giving away the first of our limited set of QUEEN flasks! This contest is open worldwide and will stay open for the next 2 weeks. One winner will receive a flask and an autographed, personalized copy of Beyond Forever. One runner-up winner will receive the flask.

To enter, leave a comment and tell us which characters you most want to see featured in the next O’Kane for Life novella. Whose lives are you dying to drop back in on? Whose happily ever afters do you want to get to enjoy?

That’s it! Just leave the comment and spread the word. <3

Welcome!

By Kit Rocha Leave a Comment Oct 13

Hey there!

Welcome to the home on the web of Kit Rocha, also known as Bree & Donna. (Also known as Moira Rogers, Joelle Knox or Mia Thorne.)  <– look at all those names! That’s a lot of names, we know. So this new and improved website is our first step in our slow plan to streamline our online presence for the convenience of our readers and ourselves. We’re in the process of gathering all of our various titles here. Some we’ll leave under the name Moira Rogers, but going forward we’ll mostly be writing as Kit Rocha.

We currently have two worlds we’re actively writing in:

  • Eden & the Sectors Series Page – we’re currently working on Gideon’s Riders, but you can view all of the books set in the sectors there!
  • The Last Pack Series Page: Originally published as Mia Thorne & republished as Moira Rogers, we’re completing our triumvirate of confusion by publishing the new books going forward as Kit Rocha. Do I feel a tiny bit silly about spending all that time reissuing them as Moira Rogers only to flip around and start doing this? Yes! Will that stop me? No! The goal is to minimize confusion in the long term…so this is how we’re going to do it.

Quick Website Guide

Trying to figure out where to get started? Here’s a few options:

  • Books that are available to pre-order or all books that are coming soon.
  • Eden & the Sectors Series Page – A complete overview of every story set in the sectors, past, present and currently planned!
  • Complete Reading Order for Eden & the Sectors: Contains a reading order for all novels, novellas, short stories & freebies set in the sectors.
  • The Last Pack Series Page: Our current project in between writing about the sectors. Think the O’Kanes if they were dirty sexy kinky werewolves.
  • Merchandise and Extras: check out our etsy store where we sell handmade jewelry. Find out how to get autographed print copies. Browse our vast selection of customized zazzle swag.
  • Browse Books by Theme: like heroes who are bossy in bed? Like very rich heroines? Like it when the guy falls for his best friend’s baby sister? We’ve tagged our books with all the tropes & themes we can think of!
  • Browse Books by Series: All the series we’ve written under all our various pennames, organized in reading order.
  • Patreon: learn more about our Patreon and all the perks you can get by becoming a member.
  • The Not-a-Podcast: only a few episodes right now, but they answer a lot of the most pressing questions people have about how we write and how we collaborate.

One week until Ana & Deacon…

By Kit Rocha Leave a Comment Aug 22

On Sale August 29th, 2017
Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble

Ana has trained most of her life to achieve one goal: to prove that anything men can do, she can do better. Now she’s Sector One’s first female Rider, and being the best is the only way to ensure she won’t be its last. Distractions aren’t allowed–especially not her painful attraction to the reserved but demanding leader whose stern, grumpy demeanor has already gotten into her head.

Deacon has spent the last twenty years trying to atone for his past, but the blood he spilled as a mercenary and assassin will never wash away entirely. If his Riders knew the extent of his sins, he’d lose their trust and respect. It’s easier to keep them all at arm’s length, especially Ana. But his newest recruit’s stubbornness is starting to crack his defenses.

And their sparring matches are driving him wild.

The passion sparking between them can’t be denied, but neither can the vengeance barreling toward Deacon. When his old squad comes back to punish him for his betrayal, Ana and the Riders are squarely in the line of fire. The only way to save his people may be to make the ultimate sacrifice.

But first, he has to convince Ana not to follow him straight into hell.

* * *
With just a week to go, enjoy one more excerpt from Deacon!
* * *

Ana spent an afternoon and evening being frustrated with Deacon. When he skipped the training session she’d arranged with Ashwin, the confusing tangle of emotions churning in her middle boiled into hot anger. But when he didn’t appear the next day—not for breakfast, not during their afternoon debriefing, not even for dinner—her anger twisted with infuriating shards of sympathy and performed some sort of sinister magic.

By the time Ana was sprawled on top of her brightly colored quilt, still clad in her sweatpants and sports bra, guilt had wiggled its way deep into her heart and planted hooks that left her bleeding.

She knew what she’d put on Deacon. She knew it like no one else but Gideon could know. It was the truth that drove her out of bed before dawn and settled in her bones as a soft ache when she’d trained too hard. It was the weight that kept her up some nights, staring at the stucco ceiling by the light of a single flickering candle, her restless mind refighting sparring matches she’d lost.

Being worshipped was a double-edged sword.

She still remembered the first time it had happened to her. Every detail of the moment was carved into memory. Ivan’s gray T-shirt with the rip along the hem. The faint smell of paint from her newly detailed motorcycle. The vague throb of the fresh ink on her shoulder, and the way the breeze tickled over the bare skin of her arms—she’d worn a tank top that day deliberately, proudly.

Showing off her Rider tattoo.

The little girl had been nine or ten. Brown skin a few shades lighter than Ana’s, with silky black hair as curly as Ana’s own. She’d shaken free of her mother’s hand and bolted across the parking lot as Ana kicked down the stand on her bike, her big eyes going impossibly wide.

“Girls can be Riders?”

With that sweet, innocent question, Ana’s life had changed forever.

She’d loved it, that first time. And the second, and the third. Even the tenth time still made her heart leap. But after three short months, she’d been swallowed whole by the hopes of dozens upon dozens of little girls—

And she hadn’t seen it coming.

She should have. The other Riders always attracted excited young boys and swaggering teens. Kids didn’t understand the more serious implications of a Rider’s duties. They didn’t understand death. They just saw heroes, larger than life and celebrated by the sector—and they wanted to be heroes, too.

The boys had never doubted they could achieve that goal. But the girls… The intensity of their newborn excitement clung to Ana like invisible threads wrapping her tighter and tighter. Their dreams weighed ten thousand pounds.

Ana had to carry them alone.

No wonder she’d lashed out at Deacon. Even when he scraped her nerves raw, he’d always been a solid, unshakable foundation. The hero of heroes, uncompromising and unchanging. The wall she threw herself against in order to toughen up. She needed him to be something more than human so she could believe it was possible. Because a human couldn’t hold up under the pressure Ana felt every time a little girl’s eyes lit up at the sight of her. A human would falter. Fall. Eventually, it had to happen.

Deacon’s fall had wounded a dozen people. Ana’s would break the hearts of thousands.

* * *

On Sale August 29th, 2017
Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble

Ana & Deacon are almost here!

By Kit Rocha Leave a Comment Aug 15

Ana has trained most of her life to achieve one goal: to prove that anything men can do, she can do better. Now she’s Sector One’s first female Rider, and being the best is the only way to ensure she won’t be its last. Distractions aren’t allowed–especially not her painful attraction to the reserved but demanding leader whose stern, grumpy demeanor has already gotten into her head.

Deacon has spent the last twenty years trying to atone for his past, but the blood he spilled as a mercenary and assassin will never wash away entirely. If his Riders knew the extent of his sins, he’d lose their trust and respect. It’s easier to keep them all at arm’s length, especially Ana. But his newest recruit’s stubbornness is starting to crack his defenses.

And their sparring matches are driving him wild.

The passion sparking between them can’t be denied, but neither can the vengeance barreling toward Deacon. When his old squad comes back to punish him for his betrayal, Ana and the Riders are squarely in the line of fire. The only way to save his people may be to make the ultimate sacrifice.

But first, he has to convince Ana not to follow him straight into hell.

Available August 29th

Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble

Behold…cover #4!

By Kit Rocha Leave a Comment Jul 13

We are finishing up the last few chapters of Deacon this week, so now feels like a good time to talk about what happens next! And we are so excited to reveal the fourth cover in Gideon’s Riders. Gene Mollica has knocked it out of the park on all of these covers, but I really feel like this one is something special.

The models brought it and my vague instructions were something along the lines of “I want it soft and romantic and cherry blossoms maybe but also post-apocalyptic still” and you gotta admit… those are some pretty tough instructions to nail. Luckily, Gene is an art wizard.

You can confirm exactly who those characters are on the book page (sorry, these titles are a little spoilery in and of themselves) but I gotta say, we can. not. wait. to write this book. (But after we write Ivan. Because we also can. not. wait. to write that one. God, this job is sweet.)

In the meantime, if you haven’t started the series, grab Ashwin ASAP! Deacon comes out on August 29th and you’ll want to be ready. Ana and Deacon are dangerous, badass, totally unstoppable and also love to have smoking hot sex. Athletic sex maybe even. 😀 Click on the covers below for purchase & preorder links!

Gideon's Riders Book #1 Deacon

Episode 6: Sorting Hats, Sorting Hats, and More Sorting Hats

By Kit Rocha Leave a Comment Apr 28

Nobody Knows What's Going On

Welcome back to our Not-a-Podcast, where Bree & Donna chat about the writing & self-publishing life and answer questions that make us spin wildly off-topic. (Previous episodes!) This week comes with bonus chickens! Scroll down to the bottom of this post to see all about Donna’s chickens and her new chicken coop.

https://media.blubrry.com/kitrocha/p/content.blubrry.com/kitrocha/Episode6.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:12:07 — 66.2MB)

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This week’s episode is a little bit laser-focused. And also long. It includes:

  • Us sorting all of the O’Kanes into Harry Potter houses.
  • No really, all of them.
  • Sometimes we don’t agree about it, too.
  • This is like an hour of Sorting Hat hijinks, guys.
  • Okay, it also starts with talk about our characterization process.
  • How we use AUs and viginttes to develop characters.
  • How that process secretly started the O’Kanes.
  • Our Virtual Signing is starting!

Relevant links:

  • The Instigating Tweet
  • The sorting matrix post.
  • The tumblr post that is totally Nessa.
  • The Virtual Signing!
  • Bree’s twitter: @mostlybree
  • Donna’s twitter: @totallydonna
  • Our website: kitrocha.com

Episode 5: Burnout, Baby Chickens, and Brutal Honesty

By Kit Rocha Leave a Comment Apr 4

Nobody Knows What's Going On

Welcome back to our Not-a-Podcast, where Bree & Donna chat about the writing & self-publishing life and answer questions that make us spin wildly off-topic. (Previous episodes!) This week comes with bonus chickens! Scroll down to the bottom of this post to see all about Donna’s chickens and her new chicken coop.

https://media.blubrry.com/kitrocha/p/content.blubrry.com/kitrocha/Episode5.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 46:49 — 43.0MB)

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This week’s episode contains chatter about, but not limited to:

  • Baby Chickens (Legal Purchase Requirements)
  • Burnout. (Oh noooo)
  • Refilling the Well
  • The pressure we put on ourselves.
  • Please don’t get your tattoo lasered off. Sob.
  • Tired Brains & TV Shows We Binged
  • The Law of Diminishing Returns
  • Why it’s okay to not write every day.
  • Why sometimes you have to write anyway.
  • Brutal honesty about how you get work done.
  • How we learn to tell stories.

Relevant links:

  • Travelers
  • Into the Badlands
  • Selfie
  • Stephen King’s On Writing
  • Bree’s twitter: @mostlybree
  • Donna’s twitter: @totallydonna
  • Our website: kitrocha.com

Donna’s Chickens!

A baby chicken just starting to grow some feathers.
Donna's new chicken coop! A cute little roof/nesting building on top of a spacious little fenced in area.

Episode 4: Sequel Bait, Balls of Twine, and Werewolves on the Oregon Trail

By Kit Rocha Leave a Comment Mar 28

Nobody Knows What's Going On

Welcome back to our Not-a-Podcast, where Bree & Donna chat about the writing & self-publishing life and answer questions that make us spin wildly off-topic. (Previous episodes!)

https://media.blubrry.com/kitrocha/p/content.blubrry.com/kitrocha/Episode4.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:56 — 42.2MB)

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This week’s episode contains chatter about, but not limited to:

  • Bree Loves Spreadsheets. Donna Hates Spreadsheets.
  • Plotting vs Pantsing vs Bothing
  • Why Co-Writing means being constantly surprised!
  • Some people write multiple drafts. We don’t. It’s okay!
  • Where do you get your ideas?
  • The Year We Went Crazy (2011)
  • The Most Marketable Book Of Your Heart
  • The Best Place to Market Your (Kissing) Book
  • Story vs Plot
  • The Revisions That Almost Killed Us

Relevant links:

  • I’ll Never Write This – Donna’s spotify playlist.
  • Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes
  • Bree’s twitter: @mostlybree
  • Donna’s twitter: @totallydonna
  • Our website: kitrocha.com

Episode 3: Booty-Call Boots, Chicken Jailbreaks, and the Donner Party

By Kit Rocha Leave a Comment Mar 22

Nobody Knows What's Going On

Welcome back to our Not-a-Podcast, where Bree & Donna chat about the writing & self-publishing life and answer questions that make us spin wildly off-topic. (Previous episodes!)

https://media.blubrry.com/kitrocha/p/content.blubrry.com/kitrocha/Episode3.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:40 — 41.9MB)

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This week’s episode contains chatter about, but not limited to:

  • Developing characters across a long series.
  • Why we ended our long-running (still successful) series.
  • Writing sex scenes. Donna makes a really dirty metaphor about a vase & we discuss rule #1: always deal with the boots first. Also, chicken jailbreaks.
  • How we split up characters and the unique challenges of co-writing romances with more than two protagonists.
  • Character development as a conscious vs unconscious process. (Case studies: Grace & Nessa!)

Reader/listener questions answered:

  • Are any of your characters based on anyone?
  • Does a character change throughout the story?
  • What type of research have you had to do?
  • Is Eden the only city left?
  • Where IS Eden anyway?
  • When does Gideon get a book?

Relevant links:

  • How to ADHD — a great youtube channel even if you don’t have ADHD. (Check out the Bullet Journal tutorial!)
  • The Solar Storm of 1859
  • Soap Queen: Bree’s One-Stop-Shop for Soap research obsession

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