It was my intention to share an extract from either Melissa’s Punishment Examination or Melissa and the Medic this week, because I’m currently writing a sequel to these books.

But I really want to share just one more little extract from Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic, because it has done so much better than anything I’ve written before.

Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is set slightly in the future, towards the end of this century. It follows the fate of burglar Maria, who is sentenced to a day in the city’s new Punishment Clinic. She is brought to justice in the most humiliating of ways, including spankings, anal play, enemas and enforced orgasms.

At this part of the tale, nurse Nancy has taken over Maria’s punishment and is using a strap on her breasts and tender nipples:-

“Remember, beauty comes at a cost, madam.” Nancy laughed as she flicked the strap against Maria’s breast, again striking the tender nipple.

“Nancy, you don’t work in a beauty salon at a posh hotel anymore, yet you continue with this tedious spiel,” Scott said in a scolding tone.

Maria winced as the strap cracked against her other breast, bringing a searing sting to her nipple. “No, but I can still aim to deliver customer satisfaction.” She giggled and strapped Maria’s breast once more, and the restrained female howled in pain as her nipple burned. She was certainly deriving no pleasure from the girl’s ministrations.

“Sorry, Nancy, but I don’t think you’re giving that customer much satisfaction.” Scott laughed at his own joke as Maria gritted her teeth, trying to absorb the pain.

If you liked this and would like to read more, Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is available at the following online stores:-

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Carole x

Happy New Year! I hope 2016 turns out to be a good one for you.

My year got off to a fantastic start with Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic still at number one in sci-fi erotica. I continue to be amazed that I got a book to this position on Amazon.com, and more surprised that it has held that position for two weeks. At the time of writing this I was still there, but I imagine by the time Saturday Spankings goes ‘live’ I might have dropped from my perch as the book at #2 was very close – but I don’t care, I got there and I exceeded all my expectations when I managed to hang on for Christmas Day and then New Year’s Day too. I feel like all my Christmases have come at once.

Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is set towards the end of this century. Homeless Maria has taken to burglary like a duck to water, but she comes unstuck when she’s caught burgling a governor’s home. She is sentenced to a day at the city’s newly formed punishment clinic, where she is humiliated – but also aroused – by the many punishments the trio of doctor, nurse and security guard are permitted to mete out to their prisoner.

Last week I shared an extract from this story, where Maria received a belting from security guard Scott. It was hard to cut it off at eight sentences, so I’ve decided to finish that scene off in this week’s Saturday Spankings. If you scroll down to last week’s offering – the next post down – this snippet follows directly on from it:-

For the next few minutes, Maria squirmed as the belt cracked down numerous times, striping her flesh. She shrieked when the occasional stroke was applied upwards, across her sit spots and upper thighs, but she quickly realised that these more painful strokes were given only when she lowered her bottom. She therefore made a conscious effort to try and keep it high at all times.

“Okay, that’s enough.” Dr. Carter released his hold on Maria, and Scott immediately ceased her belting. Maria sighed with relief. Glancing up, she watched as Scott retook his seat and handed the belt over to his colleague. Grasping her hair, Dr. Carter gazed into Maria’s eyes, dangling the leather in front of her.

I hope you enjoyed this short snippet. If you would like to read more, Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is available to purchase at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Barnes & Noble.

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Carole x

Merry Christmas. I hope you’re enjoying the holidays, and have had a fantastic Christmas.

I had a lovely Christmas Day, spending time with various family members. I was truly spoiled this year, with seemingly endless presents. The greatest gift for me though was to see my latest book, Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic, doing so well. Released a couple of weeks before Christmas, it started off slowly, but after a few days it shot up to beat the highest rank of my previous book (Melissa and the Medic, 6,090), then it exceeded my expectations by rising as high as 777 overall (beating my highest rank ever of 977 with The Highlander’s Maiden). I have never got into the top ten of BDSM before, but with this book I rose as high as number three. And to get to number one in science fiction erotica (my very first number one EVER) is an absolute dream come true. When I got there, I suspected it would only last for an hour or two. But it’s lasted for almost a week, and I was still there on Christmas Day – my own Christmas number one!!!

For this week’s Saturday Spankings, I’m going to share another extract from Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic. My story is based towards the end of this century, where harsh punishments have been introduced for non-violent criminals. Serial burglar Maria Davis finds herself ordered to serve a day at one of the city’s newly formed clinics, where medical punishments (including anal play and enemas) and spankings are commonplace. Despite her horror at her treatment, Maria cannot deny her mounting arousal as Dr Carter, his nurse Nancy and security guard Scott guide her through her humiliating punishment. This snippet is taken from when Maria is handed over to Scott and she refuses to comply. He orders her onto her hands and knees before removing his belt.

 

Maria glanced over her shoulder, trembling as she watched him grip the buckle and wrap the belt around his hand, leaving a long length trailing down. Trembling, she leaned forward, placed her hands on the floor and thrust her backside out, offering it to the handsome guard. Moving slowly into position, Maria never took her eyes off the thick, supple strip of leather as Scott toyed with it in a tormenting manner that made her shudder.

“Stay in position. Don’t move,” Dr. Carter told Maria, sitting on the chair in front of her and pressing his hand against the back of her neck, pushing her face towards the floor. “Stick your bottom further out. Give Scott a good target.”

Remaining on her knees, Maria thrust her behind out as far as she was able, yelping when without warning the belt lashed across her cheeks. The doctor’s hand remained clamped at the back of her neck, and she made a conscious effort to raise her hips again, despite the searing heat spreading across her rump.

Having a book reach number one in a sub-category is the best feeling ever, and something I never thought I would experience. I hope all authors manage to attain this at least once in their lives, so they too can bask in the sense of pride such an achievement brings. It would be nice to think one day another of my books might do as well, but if not I can live on the fantastic memories of this feat – and it makes it doubly satisfying that it happened at my favourite time of the year. My family and friends are so proud of me, and I don’t think anything at all could have spoiled this for me. I’ve been on cloud nine all week. Thank you to everyone who has bought Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic and helped it to this position. I am truly grateful to each and every one of you.

If you enjoyed the above extract and would like to read more, Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Barnes & Noble.

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Enjoy the rest of the holidays.

Carole x

Thank you so much to everyone who has bought my latest book, Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic. For the first time ever, in almost four years of having my writing published, I have finally made a coveted #1 spot, in the science fiction erotica category on Amazon.com. I have never achieved even top ten in a category before, so for the last few days I have been basking in the glory of attaining this. Now, I’m also in top ten of BDSM, which is another first for me.

For all the new authors out there who think they’ll never achieve such success, that’s how I felt when I first had a book published. The editing process can sometimes be hard, and it’s soul-destroying to see your work criticised by an editor and having huge chunks of your writing deleted, but I’ve tried to learn everything I can over the past four years and I can see a definite improvement. I lost so much writing time, wallowing in self pity and believing I wasn’t good enough, instead of simply seeing these setbacks as opportunities to become better. I am still learning with every book I write, and if I’d known this would be the reward for my hard work, I would have knuckled down even harder and not thrown so many tantrums when I received bad feedback from editors, or massive rewrites on a piece of work, and also negative reviews from readers.

Thank you once again to every single person who has bought my book and helped me to achieve such success, and thank you to James Johnson of Stormy Night Publications for working with me on this book, and Korey Mae Johnson for creating such a fantastic cover.

At the time of writing, I am ranked at 1,385 overall on Amazon.com (my last book reached 6,090, which I was delighted with), 8 on BDSM, and NUMBER ONE on science fiction erotica!!! I keep pinching myself to make sure I’m not dreaming! Other authors seem to have the #1 regularly against their books, but this is a first for me and I’m currently floating high above cloud nine. I hope this is the first of many, but if not I’m pleased to have had the thrill of seeing my book top a sub-category on Amazon.com, even if it doesn’t turn out to be for very long. The fabulously talented Emily Tilton held me off for the last couple of days, but I’m delighted that she’s allowed me to borrow her crown, even if only for a short time.

I hope you’ve had a great weekend. Mine has been fantastic for obvious reasons. As it’s only 9.35am in the UK, and I have a mountain of unwrapped Christmas gifts filling the settee, I’m going to break the habit of a lifetime and make a start on them, rather than leaving it all to Christmas Eve, then becoming stressed when I still have stuff to wrap on Christmas morning.

Carole x

Happy Saturday. I hope you’re ready for Christmas. I’m not, and when you’re all getting up to read your weekly dose of Saturday Spankings, I’ll be racing around town trying to finish off my Christmas shopping. Next year I will be more organised – they’ll print that on my headstone!

This week, in between partying and working, I’ve been keeping an eye on the Amazon stats for my latest release, Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic, and I’m absolutely thrilled that it got as high as 3,052 on Amazon.com, and also number 4 in erotic sci fi (this is the first time I have EVER got a book into a top 10 and I’m delighted). I always believed sci fi was aliens and such like, but I learned something new this week – it also covers stories simply in a futuristic setting. Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is set towards the end of this century, where criminals are given public floggings, time in specially formed punishment clinics, and other not-so-easy sentences. After Maria is caught burgling the home of a government official, she finds herself staying at one of the city’s newly formed punishment clinics, where she is humiliated (and aroused) by the many punishments meted out to her by the doctor, his nurse and security guard.

In this short extract, Dr Carter is preparing Maria for the final part of her punishment:-

“Perfect position,” he said, stepping back and slapping her backside hard. “Ouch!” Maria frowned. The smack hurt and she wanted to rub it, but her hands were held securely. She yelped as another hard smack stung her other cheek.

“Well, Miss Davis. As you’re being a little more agreeable now, I’m going to give you a chance to make this slightly easier.” Maria nodded, grateful for any help she might receive. She had never felt so helpless or vulnerable. “If you tell me, in a nice, clear voice, that you’re sorry you’ve been such a naughty girl and you’d like me to fuck your tight little asshole as punishment, we’ll indulge in a little foreplay first.”

Maria’s cheeks burned with embarrassment, but her arousal at his words was evident as she squirmed and groaned, her juices glistening on her inner thighs. She was stunned at her body’s reaction to his words, but there was no denying she wanted him.

If you enjoyed this and would like to read more, Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is available at amazon.com, amazon.co.uk and Barnes and Noble.

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I’ve recently shared a couple of extracts from my newest release, which was published at the weekend, so I’ll share one more snippet from it before it becomes illegible for use in WIP It Up.

As the world has struggled in the wake of an economic crisis that brought much of society to its knees, twenty-five-year-old Maria Davis has grown adept at living on the streets and stealing from the homes of the rich and powerful, but her luck runs out when she is caught in the act of robbing the home of a high-ranking government official. Sentenced to a day in the Punishment Clinic, she faces what will be by far the most humiliating experience of her life.

She will be stripped naked, intimately examined, thoroughly cleaned both inside and out, and spanked long and hard, and that will only be the beginning. Helplessly aroused and completely on display, she will learn what it truly means to blush as she is brought to one quivering climax after another, and before her sentence is complete she will beg to be taken long and hard in the most shameful way possible.

Publisher’s Note: Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is not a romantic story and it is not for the faint of heart. It is pure erotica that includes sexual scenes and sexual punishments, extensive medical play, spankings, anal play and punishments, exhibitionism, elements of BDSM, and more. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.

“Sit down on the floor,” Dr. Carter instructed, as Maria got to her feet. She quickly lowered herself back to the floor and sat down. “Now reach your hands behind you, spread your feet apart and push up, arch your back.” Maria squeezed back tears of humiliation as she formed her body into a crab shape, pushing up with her hands and feet. Gazing up at the ceiling, she held her breath as the three stepped towards her, Dr. Carter and Scott squatting down either side of her upper body. Dr. Carter reached under her and brought his hand sharply upwards, slapping her butt. Maria yelped. “Lift your ass up higher,” he ordered. Tensing her thighs, Maria pushed up, raising her hips. Nancy stood between her spread legs and leaned forward, gazing at her pussy.

“Look, doctor. Her clit’s all swollen. Do you think she’s enjoying herself?”

Maria’s face flushed scarlet and she shook her head frantically. “No, I’m n-n-not.” Her voice trembled, and she flinched as fingers trailed up her freshly shaved pussy. “Please, don’t, I really don’t like it.”

“Oooh, you fibber,” Nancy said. “You’re soaking wet. Come and feel how wet she is, doctor.”

Maria’s eyes looked pleadingly up at Dr. Carter, and he smiled down at her. “Come on, let’s get you up on the table. You can masturbate for us now, show us just how aroused you really are.”

Pulling away from Nancy as if scalded, Maria dropped her backside to the floor. Bending her knees, she wrapped her arms around her lower legs, curling herself up into a ball and resting her head on her knees. “I’m sorry, I can’t do this,” she said, her voice a whisper. “I just can’t.” Although Maria did masturbate, she had never done it in the presence of anyone else. She felt certain she couldn’t bring herself to do it in front of the three people who had been ordered to carry out her punishment. “I’d rather be flogged than go through any more of this.”

Dr. Carter sat on the floor beside Maria and touched a hand to her shoulder. “Miss Davis, a public flogging might very well be an option if you don’t comply with the court order. I can assure you that that particular punishment would be many times more painful than anything we can do to you. Please don’t make it necessary for us to have to send you to matron either. If you find what we’re doing humiliating, you’d die of shame at her hands. Come on, you’ve been doing so well. We’re almost halfway through your punishment now.”

Maria’s eyes widened. Only halfway through? She thought they must be almost finished. Surely there was a limit to how much torment these people could actually put her through. Shuddering, she wondered what other horrors they had planned, and if she really had the strength to endure it.

If you have enjoyed the extracts I’ve shared from this book, it’s now available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

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For this week’s Saturday Spankings, I’d like to share an extract from my brand new book, Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic.

As the world has struggled in the wake of an economic crisis that brought much of society to its knees, twenty-five-year-old Maria Davis has grown adept at living on the streets and stealing from the homes of the rich and powerful, but her luck runs out when she is caught in the act of robbing the home of a high-ranking government official. Sentenced to a day in the Punishment Clinic, she faces what will be by far the most humiliating experience of her life.

She will be stripped naked, intimately examined, thoroughly cleaned both inside and out, and spanked long and hard, and that will only be the beginning. Helplessly aroused and completely on display, she will learn what it truly means to blush as she is brought to one quivering climax after another, and before her sentence is complete she will beg to be taken long and hard in the most shameful way possible.

Publisher’s Note: Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is not a romantic story and it is not for the faint of heart. It is pure erotica that includes sexual scenes and sexual punishments, extensive medical play, spankings, anal play and punishments, exhibitionism, elements of BDSM, and more. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.

This extract is taken when Dr. Carter and security guard Scott are preparing Maria for her punishment, but she is as yet unwilling to comply with their demands:-

“No, you bastard, let me go now,” she yelled, struggling as he gripped her ankles and pulled her legs wide apart over her head. Her eyes widened as the doctor approached, kneeling down and reaching between her legs. She squirmed as cold gel touched her anus, and shrieked in indignation as his finger worked its way into her tight hole. “Oh, you’re a virgin here, too, aren’t you?” Looking into her eyes, Dr. Carter grinned wickedly. “If you’d done as you were told and bent over to let me do this, we wouldn’t have Scott holding you in the diaper position, like a baby. Look how exposed you are,” he said, his eyes settling between her legs. Maria’s cheeks burned as his finger slid in and out of her anus, before finally slipping out. She breathed a sigh of relief, but it was short-lived as a hard rod was prodded into her rectum.

I hope you enjoyed this little taster of Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic. I really enjoyed writing it and am thrilled to see it on sale. If you’d like to read more, it’s available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk, and will be added to other online stores soon.

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Carole x

I am thrilled to announce the release of my new medical play story, Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic.

As the world has struggled in the wake of an economic crisis that brought much of society to its knees, twenty-five-year-old Maria Davis has grown adept at living on the streets and stealing from the homes of the rich and powerful, but her luck runs out when she is caught in the act of robbing the home of a high-ranking government official. Sentenced to a day in the Punishment Clinic, she faces what will be by far the most humiliating experience of her life.

She will be stripped naked, intimately examined, thoroughly cleaned both inside and out, and spanked long and hard, and that will only be the beginning. Helplessly aroused and completely on display, she will learn what it truly means to blush as she is brought to one quivering climax after another, and before her sentence is complete she will beg to be taken long and hard in the most shameful way possible.

Publisher’s Note: Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is not a romantic story and it is not for the faint of heart. It is pure erotica that includes sexual scenes and sexual punishments, extensive medical play, spankings, anal play and punishments, exhibitionism, elements of BDSM, and more. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.

Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic is available for purchase at the following online stores:-

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk

I’ll be sharing an extract from this new release in tomorrow’s Saturday Spankings.

Carole x

Good morning, Saturday Spankings followers. I have a new medical play book due out next Friday, so the next couple of weekends I’ll doubtless be sharing extracts from that. Although I did not want to share an extract from the same book for four weekends in a row, this will be my last opportunity before Christmas to share some more of Chloe’s story, so I’ve decided to go with that.

Newlywed Chloe has always been spoiled – by her father and then her husband – but as Christmas approaches mild-mannered Matthew finally loses his cool and takes her across his lap. Father Christmas also gets in on the action and teaches Chloe a valuable lesson. This extract is taken following the Christmas celebrations, when generally-selfish Chloe learns that it is as rewarding to give as it is to receive – and she’s beginning to realise that spankings and punishments don’t always have to be nasty.

 

Chloe’s blush deepened as she glanced up at Matthew, who grinned as he took the paddle out of the box, with a huge bow tied around the handle. She squirmed as she recalled Santa smacking her with it the previous evening and was not too keen on making its acquaintance once more. She gasped as Matthew removed a rectal thermometer, a jar of lubricant, a large enema bag with large nozzle, a packet of soapsuds, a plastic bag containing several short fat soap sticks and a large butt plug from the box. Matthew beamed with delight as he put the items to one side and picked the paddle up. He removed the bright red bow and put it on the arm of the sofa. “Maybe I should use that as a colour guide when I’m smacking your bottom,” he told her, smiling. Chloe gasped and stared at him. “Chloe, I’m teasing you,” he said, pulling her close. “Your behaviour has been impeccable today, and I’d feel bad giving you such a harsh punishment.” Chloe smiled. “Unless of course you feel you need it?” he added.

 

I hope you enjoyed this little taster of Chloe’s Christmas Lesson. If you’d like to read more, it’s available at the following online stores:-

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk

Blushing Books

Barnes and Noble

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Carole x

Recently I’ve shared a couple of extracts from my soon to be released book, Sentenced to the Punishment Clinic. I finished editing at the weekend and it’s due for release on Friday December 11 through Stormy Night Publications. I absolutely love the cover Korey Mae Johnson has designed, it’s perfect.

The story is set in London, towards the end of this century, following a worldwide financial collapse. Homeless Maria Davis has become an accomplished burglar as a way of surviving in these difficult times, but when she is caught burgling the home of a government minister, she in sentenced to a day at one of the city’s new punishment clinics, designed to humiliate and hurt offenders.

This extract is from early in the story, when Maria’s punishment has not yet started. She is taken by the clinic’s nurse to observe another inmate, who has not been compliant, being punished by matron before being taken away to serve a further sentence at her nursery. Although Maria is terrified at the prospect of her own punishment, she has no intention of ending up a ward of the terrifying matron:-

“Come with me,” Nancy said, moving towards her and taking her hand, pulling Maria from her bed, out through the doorway and into the adjoining cell. Maria gasped when she saw a young female standing in the centre of the room with her back to her. Her bottom and upper thighs were covered with red marks. An older woman in a starched white dress towered over her, gripping the girl’s upper arms. The new arrival’s grey hair was pulled back in a tight bun, showing off her round face. Although her features appeared to be stretched taut at the hairline, her eyes remained narrow. Maria correctly guessed this to be matron.

“Right, young lady, let’s give you a small taste of what your defiance has earned you,” the woman said, sitting down on the bed and sweeping the sobbing girl across her lap. Matron clamped her arm across the girl’s back before reaching across the bed for a large, wooden-backed hairbrush.

Maria gasped as the brush cracked down on the girl’s backside, and she watched in fascination as her buttocks flattened under the impact of the brush, before springing back, an oval mark standing out against the already well punished cheeks. The young girl screamed, her arms and legs flailing around, but the older woman never slowed the pace as she peppered smacks against the squirming, crimson bottom.

“Nurse, go into my bag and get me an enema,” the matron instructed, as she moved her attention to her victim’s sit spots. The girl’s struggles intensified, and her cries rose in volume as the brush cracked repeatedly against the base of her buttocks. Maria hissed through her teeth as the tempo of the paddling increased, until mercifully the matron stopped and put the brush down, reaching out and taking a small inflated bag from the nurse. It had a long, thin nozzle, and Maria shuddered, believing she knew where it was about to go.

“Lubricate her anus.” Maria watched as Nancy squirted gel over her finger before pushing it into the struggling girl’s rectum. Her finger was removed and the matron used one hand to part her victim’s buttocks before pushing the nozzle into her. Apart from a small whimper as it was seated, the girl remained in position and did not protest. Maria watched wide-eyed as matron took hold of the bag in both hands and squeezed it firmly. The prone female gave a squeak of shock and rose slightly, but immediately slumped back down as the nozzle was pulled out.

“Butt plug.” At matron’s demand, Nancy dipped her hand into the large bag and fished out a small, pink item. It had a rubbery appearance and Maria thought it looked like a baby’s pacifier. Her mouth fell open in shock as matron parted the girl’s buttocks and Nancy pushed the plug in until only the small ring was visible between the well spanked, crimson cheeks.

“Up,” matron snapped, slapping the girl’s ass. The small redhead was immediately up on her feet, hands at her sides. Maria watched, her heart hammering, as the girl – approximately eighteen or nineteen years of age – was laid on her back and fastened into a large diaper, before a short frilly dress, white ankle socks and navy blue buckled shoes were added. She sobbed throughout, occasionally swiping away her tears, but no longer resisted. Standing her up, the nurse roughly brushed her hair, fastening it up with barrettes either side of her head. The red-eyed girl glanced away when Maria smiled sympathetically.

“This is appalling,” Maria blurted out. “It can’t be legal.” Snatching up the brush, matron stepped towards her and held it aloft. “The court have authorised my nursery, and I have plenty of space available for another brat. If you don’t watch yourself, I’ll be back to collect you in a few days. I can give you a taster now, if you’d like.”

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I’m glad you found someone to co-author the WIP It Up Wednesday blog so you could keep it going, Melody. Good luck to you and Meredith.

Carole x