Sunday, September 13, 2015

Author of the Month @ThiannaDurston | All They Ever Needed series Spotlight, Author "Would You Rather" & Giveaway {TTC AOTM}


Another month has come and gone and it's time to introduce you all to September's Author of the month. This month I'm spotlighting Thianna Durston, MM Romance Author with a side of spice!

Thianna Durston is a writer by day and supernova by night. Or at least that’s what the faeries tell her. And who is she to deny those pesky *cough* lovely little creatures?

She lives in the Pacific Northwest, though her heart belongs elsewhere. In the meantime, until she can return to the place she calls home, she happily lives in a city that still thinks it’s a small town. Thankfully, it has given her muse lots of amusing places to start a story.

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This week the spotlight is on Durston's All They Ever Needed series. {MM/DD spanking series}


As Natural As Breathing
All They Ever Needed series book 1
Gay DD/Spanking Romance
Buy links: Amazon | Amazon UK | B&N | ARe | Blushing Books

For Christian Darringer, life isn’t worth living. Just back from the Middle East; scarred and with permanent damage to one leg, he does not think anyone will want him for anything. Meeting a gorgeous man he finds himself thinking about constantly is not in his plans. Pulled toward the startling younger man with striking blue eyes, he begins to question a lot of things – especially his sexuality. Not one to hide from a challenge, he plunges ahead only to find himself more than just attracted to Logan who is full of life and joy, he finds himself head over heels in love.

Logan Mannette has almost everything he ever wanted: loving parents, happiness, friends and security. The only thing missing is finding the love of his life, a love that is just like his parents’. When he meets Christian at a party, everything changes. Instantly attracted, he does his best to help this sad man and quickly finds himself feeling more than he has ever felt before. Raised in a domestic discipline household, he holds that ideal as what he wants but his interest in spanking became a fetish and when Christian admits that he wants to be spanked, Logan believes he might have found the perfect man.

Just as everything begins for them, Christian’s past intercedes and one of his brothers makes waves about him dating a man. If it weren’t for Logan’s support, he might fold; but with the love of one amazing man, Christian finds that living his life rather than just existing is as natural as breathing.


Took My Breath Away
All They Ever Needed book 2
Gay DD/Spanking Romance
Buy Links: Amazon | Amazon UK | B&N | Blushing Books 


Sometimes taking control is what you need to do and sometimes the best thing you can do is give that control up.

In the summer between Logan's junior and senior years of college, these two will find out more about each other and themselves than they imagined.

While unhappy to be missing four weeks of Christian's company, Logan is thrilled to spend a month with his father's relatives in New York.  A naturally gregarious individual, he is used to winning people over and getting things right. Unfortunately, the Mannettes are not what he expects and for the first time in his life, he finds himself seriously doubting who he is.

Christian has regained some of his old self-esteem and is taking on new challenges. Besides growing in the relationship he has with Logan, he takes the time his boyfriend is away to learn more about domestic discipline. He learns a little online but it is actually Gregory, Logan's father, where he gains most of his information. Including the fact that his natural strength puts him in a leadership position he isn't expecting.

When Logan returns to a strong, self-assured Christian, it is with complete relief. As discussions turn to domestic discipline and they realize their true roles within their current and future relationship, both of them are able to let their inhibitions go and together their connection grows surprising Logan to an epiphany.


Breathe Each Other In
All They Ever Needed book 3
Gay DD/Spanking Romance
Buy Links: Amazon | Amazon UK | B&N | Blushing Books 


While the outside world might try to undermine them, Logan and Christian’s relationship just grows stronger. In this, the final part of the All They Ever Needed trilogy, their lives take an unexpected turn.

Christian takes to heart everything he learns from Logan’s father and as he and Logan go forward in their DD relationship, he finds that he is willing to not just take on the mantle of Head of House, but to embrace it. With Logan graduating from college, Christian takes the next logical step and asks his boyfriend to move in.

Even with the stress of student teaching and trying to figure out what to do after graduation, Logan leaps at the chance to live with the man he loves. As the pressure of graduation begins to get to him, the only thing to keep him grounded is the amazing man at his side.

Those closest to them make huge changes in their own lives and when an unexpected job offer lands in Logan’s lap, the two have to make a life altering decision. No matter which way they go, they need to give something up. Play it safe and stay home or accept the job and move away from their families? When it comes to decision time, there is one thing they are not willing to part with. That one thing makes all the difference in the world.


Would You Rather Q&A with Thianna Durston...

1) Would you rather sleep with your lover's best friend? Or your best friend's lover? 
I’d choose my lover’s best friend, but only if they were both okay with it. 


2) Would you rather live one life that lasts 1,000 years? Or live 10 lives that last 100 years each? Oh, that’s a difficult one. I think I would go with the one life that lasts 1000 years. Just think about how amazing it would be to watch the changes through time.


3) Would you rather have a dragon? Or be a dragon? 
That’s an easy one. I would want a dragon. Though, technically I think he’d own me. Dragon’s are too independent by nature but they’ll take a human as a pet from time to time.


4) Would you rather change the past? Or be able to see the future? 
I believe we create our own futures, so I’d stuck with the ‘see the future’ option. I don’t believe in changing the past because that would change everything about where we are now.


5) Would you rather be rich and famous? Or be the best friend of someone that is rich and famous? 
Oh, best friend. The rich and famous are followed around by pesky paparazzi. That would drive me insane. But the best friend? Nobody knows you’re there :)

Tams: I agree, be the bestie and let them deal with the pesky paparazzi!




Up for grabs this week is a $5 Amazon Giftcard. To enter leave a comment for the Author below.
**Remember to leave your email so we can contact you if you're name is chosen. No email, No giftcard, you will forfeit to the next person drawn.**

Remember to stop by every week, for the Giveaway this month Thianna Durston is offering up a $5 Amazon giftcard EACH WEEK. So there is going to be a chance for you to win every week. 

Thanks for joining us Thianna, be sure to stop back by next week when I spotlight
'A Good Family Man'








10 comments:

  1. this series sounds so good!

    leetee2007(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  2. Your books look wonderful. I would love to have a dragon!!
    debby236 at gmail dot com

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  3. Angela:

    I haven't read the All They Ever Needed series but it looks like a great read so thanks for the introduction. The covers are beautiful and look very inviting.
    I enjoyed this post, especially the Q&A are fun to read :)

    ahpg(at)ziggo(dot)nl

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  4. sounds like a great series..thanks for the chance
    jmarinich33@aol.com

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  5. A great Q & A too thank you.

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  6. One life for a 1,000 years would be really interesting to see all that history. I love your book covers!

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  7. Love the post! I have read book 1 and loved it but forgot it was a series. Off to get next book!

    juliesmall2016(at)gmail(dot)com

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  8. Great post. Thank you for the Q&A and giveaway chance.

    humhumbum AT yahoo DOT com

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  9. Thanks for the great post. I remember the first book coming out, but wasn't aware of the others. Thank you for the fun Q&A as well.

    jczlapin(at)gmail(dot)com

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  10. This weeks giveaway has ended, be sure to enter the one that started today!

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