Please welcome Margie Churck and K.B. Cutter back to the blog. Today they are here to talk about their newest release RAZOR – which I’ve tried to buy several times since they first appeared on our blog and talked about it several months ago. Today they’re offering a chance to win a copy – you just have to provide a bang up answer to their question at the end of this post. 
I hope your summer is going fabulously! Is that a word? LOL If it’s not hot enough where you are, today I hope I’ll make you feel very steamy as I tell you about my newest book with K.B. Cutter, Razor.
Let me share the blurb with you, so you have an idea of the story premise.
Amy and Bryce don’t live the Dominant/submissive lifestyle, but Bryce acts every bit the Dom in the bedroom. And Amy’s had enough. Enlisting her best friend’s help is a drastic move. Will inviting Raine into her marriage destroy it? How will she cope when Bryce and Raine become intimate?
Though Bryce doubts he’ll ever become a switch, he’s determined to make Amy happy. Months later, he struggles to keep an emotional distance from Raine. His journey of self-awareness is anything but predictable or vanilla.
After only a few scenes with Bryce, Raine’s roles as Domme and best friend blur. Her ideals about love and marriage shift. She questions her own motives at every turn. Can she get out of this relationship triangle unscathed?
Three people with different motives come together to form a very contemporary relationship. Who will get what they want, and who will be forever changed?
The first thing you notice in Razor is that Amy and Bryce are married. In fact, they are happily married. When Amy asks Bryce to work with Raine, Bryce thinks she has more than one screw loose. It hurts his male ego to think maybe he’s been overbearing with his wife. Until he starts to think about whether he can make Raine, who is a lifestyle Domme, see things his way. Typical guy, eh? Well, Raine sees his dominant side coming a hundred miles away, and isn’t so easily swayed by his maneuvers and demands.
Raine is a force to be reckoned with in Razor. She has the pivotal role of making everyone behave to agreed upon terms. And it’s not easy. Her friendship with Amy means everything to her, and she doesn’t want to disappoint her friend or ruin their marriage. She really never knew Bryce well, and now as Bryce says, she knows the color of his pubes and what he sounds like when he comes. She has a hell of a job trying to get Bryce to understand being a switch for his wife can be extremely rewarding. And whenever Bryce doesn’t behave the way he’s expected, there are penalties she has to enforce whether she likes to or not. Her salary is too low for this job!
One of the most natural consequences you’d expect from this kind of adventure is bold, green-eyed jealousy. Amy is pretty much handing her husband over to Raine. Sure they’ve discussed and agreed on what’s allowed and what’s not, but a verbal agreement is nothing compared to the scent of another woman on your man. That’s how most of us vanilla peeps look at it anyway.
In Amy and Bryce’s world, they do struggle with the conflicting emotions, but not in terms of anger and jealousy. Bryce struggles with feelings of infidelity. He has permission to be with Raine sexually, but he loves his wife. Damn if that isn’t making him lose sleep. Sometimes, Amy is envious of the time that Bryce spends with Raine because they do interesting things together and Amy doesn’t get to tag along. Under all of this is growing affection for Raine.
The only thing keeping this marriage from spinning into space is trust. Amy and Bryce trust their love for each other without question. They demonstrate it and say it frequently. They don’t keep secrets about what is happening in this new, triangular relationship. They share how they’re feeling about what is going. This “open book” mentality is what allows many couples, including our fictitious Bryce and Amy, to navigate such a complex relationship.
Ultimately, Razor is a true BDSM ménage. There are plenty of BDSM techniques in the book to help readers get a really good idea about how a Dominant/submissive relationship might work. There are also several scenes that’ll make you turn up the AC. It’s very adult story that’s going to make you think about traditional views on love and marriage. You don’t have to agree, but we think Razor will inspire more than one conversation.
Adult Excerpt: Razor by Margie Church and K.B. Cutter
cobalt storm
onyx control
reflections,
desire’s edge
Wet heat pooled between Amy’s legs as she watched Bryce through the kitchen window. Knees trembling from the insistent throbbing of her clit, she pressed her thighs together, knowing her panties were already damp.
She really wanted to suck her husband’s cock.
Bryce took off his T-shirt, and draped it over the neat pile of split logs. In the heat of the day, perspiration glistened on his chiseled torso. One handed, he thrust the axe head into a tree stump, his bicep rippling.
A jolt of sexual electricity zipped through her every time he moved. Her nipples strained against the white cotton tank top she wore.
Amy needed to calm her jangled nerves. She inhaled the earthy scent of the forest wafting through the open kitchen window. White lace curtains fluttered on the light breeze. The frilly sheers were one of the few feminine accents in the rugged décor.
She traced the wood grain of the butcher’s block with her fingers. Their cabin was built of white pine, saddle notched logs. Rough-hewn plank floors and functional, yet elegant, Quaker furniture added a certain Spartan charm. Amy didn’t mind the rugged design. All of it seemed an organic compliment to the lush beauty of Norford Falls, Maine. And their vacation home seemed a natural extension of her husband, Bryce, who’d built the retreat. Bryce Gage thrived on hard work, and even though he was CEO of Gage Commercial Constructs, he always said he still enjoyed getting dirty.
Amy relished his large, calloused hands roaming her body. A mischievous grin played on her lips as she grabbed a can of beer from the refrigerator. She sauntered out the kitchen door, and strode down the sloping lawn, with her hips swaying theatrically in her tight Daisy Duke’s.
At the sound of the screen door slamming, his head turned toward her. She had his attention with her firm, pert breasts bouncing suggestively as she walked.
His gunmetal-blue gaze swept over her body.
She shivered with anticipation.
The corners of his mouth turned up, a grin curiously lupine in appearance.
“Thought you might like a cold one, babe.” Amy offered him the beer.
Bryce smiled wider, revealing even white teeth, the lines of his unshaven face an alluring masculine contrast. He reached for the can.
Amy pulled it back, holding it between her breasts as she slid her hand into her shorts.
His expression morphed from curious to aroused. His nostrils flared, muscles visibly tensed.
She dipped her fingers into her moist panties and between the folds of her sex. She shuddered over the provocative, erotic sensations, but never let her gaze waver. Removing her hand, Amy traced her moisture over the rim, popped the tab, and handed the beer to him.
Bryce brought the can to his lips. His tongue darted over the dewy metal before swallowing.
She sucked in her breath under his intense gaze.
He placed the can on an upturned log, his jaw clenching.
With anxiety rolling in her stomach, Amy watched in silence, waiting for her husband to give voice to her churning thoughts. The look in his eyes told Amy she’d surprised him.
Would he let her have her way?
Emboldened, she pressed against him. The full impact of her seduction manifested itself. Every hard line and angle of his body seemed to bulge with heat. Without breaking eye contact, Amy reached up and drew his lips to hers.
Curiosity, mixed with passion, flared in his eyes. He didn’t resist, didn’t blink.
This fall, K.B. and I will begin writing Razor: Desire’s Edge. We hope for an early winter release.
Contest: What fascinates you about BDSM romances? A great answer will receive an ebook copy of Razor!
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Razor is a unique book. Margie an I went to great pains to make it unlike the typical romance or BDSM themed story. We both enjoy crafting unconventional tales. Why write the same old same old? Sure, its a risk, especially in the romance industry, one I hope will not only pay dividends with us, in terms of new readers, but with the readers themselves to take a chance and look into something different!
Sounds like an interesting read, different from my usual reading.
Hi Wilma, we sure hope so. It’s a fabulous romance, very intelligent and dramatic. We hope you’ll read Razor.
What about Razor? Is it available now? Can you provide a link where desirous readers can buy it? I looked at Amazon last night and didn’t find it there. Bummer as I have been looking for it for a while now.
Here’s the link – I’m not sure why people are having trouble finding it! Concerns me.
http://www.amazon.com/Razor-ebook/dp/B008FSCT1W/ref=sr_1_10?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1342234502&sr=1-10
Hmmm…what fascinates me about BDSM romances…
That’s an interesting question and one I have been pondering some as I’ve been reading (in audio format) 50 Shades of Grey.
There has been plenty written about the ways in which 50 Shades falls short. Most of the complaints that I’ve heard are about the style of writing…the use (some would say overuse) of internal monologue, The use of present tense instead of past tense, which is jarring, especially at first, the use of first person point of view, characterization which isn’t deep enough, etc.
Yes…I see the complaints everyone else has mentioned. I am not fond of first person point of view in romance. I REALLY don’t like the present tense…I abhor the excessive use of internal monologue.
But the story works for me. I find myself intrigued by the characters and rooting for their relationship to work. The story though erotic and BDSM based does not go into a lot of the areas that many BDSM based romances go into. It’s not set at a BDSM club…the characters have some fairly limiting hard limits that keep the story from going into very kinky territory. So…it’s really not the sexiness of the story that draws me.
It is…in short…the relationship itself that keeps me reading…keeps me caring about these two characters. And I would say that it is the same with other BDSM romances that I’ve read.
In this particular story the hero and heroine both have room to grow…things to overcome and each brings something to the table that helps the other to grow as a person…to become in a sense a better person because of their relationship with the other character. Christian buoys Anna’s self-confidence and self-esteem. Though Christian stretches Anna’s limits in order for her to accept a BDSM relationship it is REALLY Anna that stretches Christian. She in essence shows him (a wounded hero in a sense) how to love.
It is the fact that each grow through the relationship…and the trust and communication required for a BDSM relationship to work…that has me hooked on the story…enjoying it fully in spite of the things that I dislike…like the point of view…the present tense…the overuse of internal monologue.
It’s the closeness, communication, and trust, required of BDSM relationships that attracts me to them.
I applaud you for being able to read past all the things you hate technically to get to the core of the story in 50 Shades. I could not.
I think there are so many misconceptions about the lifestyle. The scenario you laid you is a good example of how a good Dom should act. And, just because she’s his submissive, doesn’t mean she doesn’t give him anything besides sex. These are loving, caring relationships. They don’t always involve sex (except in our wonderful fictions). Play partners are very common. Mentors exist – we have this illustrated well in Razor. KB and I are hoping that people will read Razor with an open mind, the same way they did 50 Shades of Gray and so many other wonderful BDSM romances.
What’s on tap in Razor: Desire’s Edge? Can you give us a mini blurb?
We have only begun (oh my, is that a Carpenter’s song?) LOL – to talk about the meat of this book. In a nut shell, we’ll watch this menage develop into a poly-amorous relationship. We’ll see negative societal pressures on the threesome and watch them try to cope with a public acknowledgement of this uncommon relationship. We also see Amy and Bryce truly explore the lifestlye that Raine has enjoyed. At this point, that’s all I’ll say about it. KB may want to add his own insights.
It sounds like Amy, Bryce and Raine will have a lot to face and a lot to grow into in the next book…and a lot to put up with in the form of negative societal pressures. It sounds like it will be another intriguing and unique book.
We hope so. The easy way out would be for them to wake up and share a communal bowl of Captain Crunch the morning after, giving the reader that all is smooth sailing. That isn’t very realistic. Razor is a HEAFN. It’s quite optimistic. Desire’s Edge has them testing that optimism and commitment as their feelings grow and we think that will be fascinating.
Hi Margie and KB,
Sorry, the day sort of got away from me today. I’d intended to be here earlier in the day.
I very much like the premise behind Razor. It’s very much relationship focused…yet is unique in that the relationship is already an established relationship…somewhat unlike traditional romance which typically follows a boy meets girl and boy and girl fall in love plotline.
This couple is taking a risk…risking the relationship they have…in order to have more…more of what they want…or so it seems from the blurb. I like that as a premise.
Writing something different from the norm is a bit risky. What led you two to decide to take some risks and write something a bit off the beaten path as far as traditional romance plotline goes?
You’re right, Laurie, they are taking a huge risk by exposing their marriage to the third person. But they have laid down clear boundaries and the Fem Dom, Raine, is leading the exploration. There were no guarantees. New emotions erupt as do secrets…but they are not kept silent. They are shared and that is truly what makes one of these relationships work in real life. Is it rare? Probably, but K.B. and I don’t like to write the “usual.” We enjoy the what if aspects of this story. We think it’s interesting to explore subjects that are fresh. I’m sure K.B. will be around later to add his perspectives, too.
I agree with you. It’s definitely fun to explore the what if aspects of unique and fresh subjects and aspects of them. It’s interesting for readers too to be able to read something that is different…fresh…unique.
Funny how in the romance genre we like some things that are familiar and comfortable and like other things to be different, fresh, and unique.
It’s definitely a risk in sales. I’m becoming quite aware how a simple misstep in phrasing will send a reader in the wrong direction. We worked very, very hard to make sure there is no scent of a cheater book here. This is all consensual. These kinds of relationships exist in our society and they can work.
Yes, Thank you (see, Margie trained me right)
I hope Razor resonates with readers!
Hmm. Say that five times fast!
Thanks for hosting us, Laurie. We’re anxious to hear what readers think of this story premise and the book!