Eugenie d’André is the heroine of La Brat. I caught up with her to ask
how life is treating her and Aaron these days. Here‘s what she had to tell me.
Thank
you for agreeing to see me, Eugenie. I appreciate you’re very busy these days
and I’m delighted you could find a few minutes to chat. What projects are you
involved in now?
Please, call me Genie. And yes, TFS Paris
is a hectic place but I love it that way. We’ve had a lot of wedding business
since I started here, some of it fairly high profile. Nothing on the scale of
the Ajram-Belanger wedding, but that one certainly put us on the map. We do conferences
and training events too, but it’s the weddings I love most. They’re a lot of
fun.
Where
is Aaron today?
You know, I’m not absolutely sure. We start
and end the day together, but often his job keeps him busy elsewhere. We still
have adjoining offices, but neither of us spends much time at our desks.
Okay.
So, could you tell us what your first impression was of your husband?
Ah, an easy question to start with. I was
dazzled by him. Completely in awe. I was desperate to make a good impression,
and terrified he’d be bored with me. I had a lot less self-confidence back
then. And I was new to the lifestyle. Aaron was very kind, considering.
Did
you ever tell him so?
Not then. I didn’t really understand
anything and I was always getting on the wrong side of him. I was punished a
lot. I appreciate his patience much more now than I ever did then.
When
did you know you loved him?
That’s difficult to pinpoint, but I think
it was very early on. We had a dreadful row and I stormed out of his house
swearing that I never wanted to see him again, but within days I missed him
dreadfully. I knew it then, but it was too late, and I couldn’t get him to even
see me. Then we met again by chance when I landed this dream job in Paris.
That
must have been a shock.
I’ll say it was. I made an absolute idiot
of myself. I couldn’t believe it. I was terrified that he’d mess up my chances
of getting the job, though I know now he would never have done that. At the
same time though, it was wonderful to see him again. He was even sexier than I
remembered, and that’s saying something.
What
is your husband’s worst habit?
He’s bossy. I know that comes with the Dom
territory, but he does overdo it sometimes. He always believes he knows what’s
best for me. More often than not he’s right, but I like to flex my independence
occasionally. I suppose I live up to my name.
In
the book you are described as La Brat. Do you think that description suits you?
Maybe, but Aaron and I understand each
other now. He loves me as I am, and I love him. If I act up, when I do, it’s a
sort of game between us.
You
adapted well to living in the UK. If you hadn’t landed this job, would you have
returned to France anyway?
I’m not sure I would. The job at TFS Paris
came up, and everything about it seemed exactly right for me. But I was happy
in England. I enjoyed my job and I loved the UK so I would have stayed there I
think.
I
must say, you seem very content here. You enjoy working for Totally Five Star
hotels?
Oh yes. I find new places exciting, and I
enjoy travelling, but it was wonderful to come back to France. The hotels are
the best in the world and I am proud to be a part of Totally Five Star. I love
to meet new people. The life I have now is just so perfect for me. I have never
been happier than I am with TFS and Aaron.
I’m
so pleased you found your happy ever after.
Thank you for giving it to me.
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Thou shalt not attack thy Dom—especially not with his own cane.
She’s committed the
cardinal sin, broken the eleventh commandment for submissives. No wonder the
Dom she adores wants nothing more to do with her.
Eugenie believes her luck
has turned when she lands an interview for her dream job—Events Organizer at
Totally Five Star’s flagship hotel in Paris. This is her chance to return to
the city, which holds cherished memories for her, and pursue a career she
loves. Most of all it’s a golden opportunity to leave behind the bitter taste
of her disastrous breakup with Aaron, the one Dom who can make her melt with a
look, a word, a lift of his finger.
Her dream crumbles when
she comes face to face with her nemesis, now Director of Security at Totally
Five Star Paris, the one man who can wreck her dreams with just a few words.
Aaron has never forgotten
the lovely little submissive who broke all the rules. He can do without the
hassle of such a high-maintenance sub, but his sexy new colleague proves hard
to resist. It’s not long before he finds it hard to remember just what his objections
were.
Determined not to dwell on
the past, Eugenie throws herself into her wonderful new job. If she can only
convince Aaron to give her another chance, her life will be perfect. A natural
in her new role, against the glamorous backdrop of one of the world’s finest
hotel chains, Eugenie is in her element arranging a high-profile celebrity
wedding. But when things start to go wrong, Eugenie finds herself at the heart
of a series of inexplicable accidents.
Aaron doesn’t believe in
coincidences. Is someone else, apart from him, out to hurt his little Genie?
And why? He is determined to protect Eugenie—and get to the bottom of who might
want to harm her.
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other genres. I love reading historical
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In my own writing I draw on settings and
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and characters. My stories are often set in the north of England where I live
but I draw inspiration from all over. An incident here, a chance remark there,
a bizarre event or quirky character, any of these can spark a story idea. But
ultimately my tales of love, challenge, resilience and compassion are the
conjurings of my own lurid and smutty imagination.
On the rare occasions I’m not writing my
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the Scottish border. I’ve also written a couple of short stories, Re-Awakening, and a raunchy pirate tale, Right of Salvage, as well as a novella, Carrot and Coriander.
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Excerpt
“Miss d’André, is that your way of hinting that you’d
like me to give you a tour?”
“Yes, Sir. If you are not too busy, and if you have no
other—commitments.”
“I think I can make time for you. One word of warning,
though—and I will not be repeating this—I don’t appreciate hints. If you want
something from me, in future come right out and ask me. I may say no, but
you’ll have to take that chance.”
“Yes, Sir. I apologize,” Eugenie uttered, head still
bowed, her gaze fixed on a point about a yard in front of Aaron Praed’s feet.
Inside she was singing. In future. He said in future.
“Are there any more items of equipment you might like
to sample here, whilst we’re still in the dungeon?” He gestured beyond their cubicle
to the public area where couples and groups milled about in various states of
dress and undress. Prior to Mr. Praed’s offer of a spanking, she’d already
checked out the St. Andrew’s Cross at the far end, the stocks set up in the
center, as well as the many and various straps and hooks affixed to the walls
and ceiling. Shelving and racks held an assortment of paddles, whips, crops,
canes, and Eugenie knew that electrical aides such as vibrators could be
supplied on request. In truth, she had more than a passing interest in all of
those, but felt intimidated by the audience she would have here in the communal
room. She appreciated the safety offered by the public setting, but had no
taste for voyeurism herself. Her natural modesty was a powerful inhibitor.
The choice of location for a scene, and whether or not
it would be conducted in public, would usually be the Dom’s call, but Eugenie
knew nothing would happen that she did not consent to—this was the first rule
in the BDSM code book. To her way of thinking, though, it was not that simple.
If she did not consent to whatever Mr. Praed had in mind, he could and would
simply shrug and wish her a good evening—and go look for a sub more to his
taste. He would have no trouble finding one, she was convinced of that.
So really, she had no choice at all.
“Yes, Sir. Anything. All of it.”
“My my, you are ambitious, to say this is only your
first visit. For myself, I prefer to take things more slowly. I’m thinking one
of the private rooms might be more suited to our requirements right now.”
Dom intuition again. Amazing. Eugenie gave a quick,
grateful little nod.
“Follow me, please.” Aaron turned on his heel and
strode away from her across the dungeon. He never once looked back to see if
his companion was behind him. He didn’t have to.
The room he led her to was small and unfurnished apart
from a solid wooden chair in the center and a drinks fridge and shelving unit
against one wall. The shelves were empty except for a couple of straps and a
length of rope. The fridge contained several bottles of mineral water, both
still and sparkling. The chair had no arms though the seat was padded, the back
straight. It looked very utilitarian, as indeed Eugenie knew it was. It was a
spanking seat, designed for a Dom to use when administering an over-the-knee
spanking. That must be his intent then. Her buttocks were still tingling from
her experience downstairs, but she found her pussy moistening again in
anticipation of a repeat performance.
He seemed to be in no rush, strolling across the room
to help himself to a small bottle of sparkling water. He turned and offered to
Eugenie.
“Still or sparkling?”
She shook her head. “Neither, thank you. I am fine
just now.”
He snapped the top off his bottle and took a long
drink. Eugenie used the brief interlude to cast her gaze around the room again.
This time she spotted a metal ring suspended from the ceiling. There seemed to
be no restraints attached to the walls, a fact that struck her as odd.
“I prefer to keep things—uncluttered—when I’m getting
to know a new submissive. Just you and me, and a few basics. Strip please, Miss
D’andré.”
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