Hi All!
Today, I have Thianna Durston over on my blog to discuss her newly re-released series, All They Ever Needed.
Hello! And welcome to the Release Tour for the rewritten and
rereleased All They Ever Needed trilogy. If you haven’t read Logan &
Christian’s tale, this is a perfect opportunity to do so.
So what happens when a man from a loving discipline
household falls for a man who has never heard of domestic discipline? That’s
what Logan has to figure out. When he finds out Christian has a spanking fetish
that matches his own, it’s a definite first step.
Many DD Romance books on the market focus on spanking – and
don’t get me wrong, spanking can be a major part of discipline. My books not
only show the discipline and spanking elements, but they dive deeper into the
emotional needs of both sides of a DD relationship. Why does one need to help
his partner let go by enforcing discipline? Why does the other need the help
discipline gives in releasing emotions? And how does DD help two people grow
together in an incredible way?
The All They Ever Needed series goes into each of those
questions as well as carries you along on a wonderful love story.
The first three books in the series are available as
separate novels and as a boxed set.
Excerpt: (This
snippet is from As Natural as Breathing.
Logan talks to his father about how to talk to Christian about DD.)
“I’m home.”
“Have fun?”
“Hey, Dad.” Logan walked over and sat across from his father
on one of the sofas in the living room. “Where’s Mom?”
“Resting. She’s been a bit high-strung since the incident with
your uncle and needed a little grounding.”
Knowing that grounding meant a spanking, Logan grabbed a
cookie that was sitting on the coffee table. “Dad, how common is a discipline
relationship?”
“I don’t think it’s that common,” Gregory admitted. “Most
people would be shocked to know I spank your mother. The fact she enjoys it,
looks forward to it, and sometimes asks for it would horrify them even
further.” He chuckled. “You should have seen her face when I first suggested
it.”
Well that was a conversation opening if Logan had ever seen
it. “Dad? When do I mention it to Christian? I mean, in Seattle at the gay
clubs, saying I like to spank can practically be an opening line. But I don’t
want to scare him off. And yet I also want the kind of relationship you two
have.” Logan stopped speaking as he realized he was babbling. “I know we’ve
only been on one date, but I really like him.”
Gregory watched Logan for a moment before smiling. “You do,
don’t you? Well, son, I’ll admit to being woefully ignorant of the homosexual
side of things. You’ve told me that spanking as a fetish is common. For someone
like Christian who’s from a straight-laced family, it might be a bit of a
shock. You need one of two things to happen. First, you two need to be far
enough in your relationship that it is a relationship
to discuss it. Second, you could take him to a club where he could see some
fetishes going on and see what turns him on.”
Logan nodded even as he frowned. “Far enough along. Well,
considering I’m going back to school in a week, that won’t occur for a long
time. The second would be the easiest and yet I’m kind of afraid to scare him
to death.”
His father nodded, his brown eyes warm. “Yes, that could
happen too. How did he react to Mac last night?”
“Oh god,” Logan moaned, lying down on the sofa. “I fucked up
big time, Dad. Everything was so amazing and we left Shari’s and ran right into
Mac. I was a bit panicked, to be honest, wanting to get Christian as far away
from Mac and his newest top as I could, and when Trent made a comment on what a
good fuck Christian would be, I said the stupidest thing possible.”
He closed his eyes in memory of it. “I told them he was
straight and just a friend. Oh, Dad,” he groaned, opening his eyes and looking
at his father. “Christian was quiet the whole drive home. It was like he
couldn’t talk.”
“But he doesn’t want others to know of your relationship.”
“I know, but I think he took it as a rejection and it
wasn’t. I was nervous to tell him of my relationship with Mac. I was scared
that he would feel cornered and I opened my mouth and spit out the first thing
that came to mind.” Groaning, Logan looked up at the ceiling. “At least at the
end of the night, he kissed me back and agreed to go out tonight.” He barked a
small laugh. “He heard a comment Mac made about a mutual friend of ours having
a party tonight and asked if I wanted to go there. But there’s going to be a
lot more than spanking going on at that party. So, I suggested we go to
Ellensburg instead.”
“What will you do in Ellensburg on a Saturday night?”
“No idea.”
Heat Rating: High
Age range: 18+
only
Blurb:
As Natural as Breathing – Book One
For Christian Darringer, life isn't worth living. Just back
from the Middle East—scarred and with permanent damage to one leg—he doesn't
think anyone will want him for anything. He didn't plan on meeting someone he
can’t stop thinking about. Pulled toward the startling younger man, 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.
Logan Mannette has almost everything he ever wanted: loving
parents, happiness, friends, and security. The only thing missing is the love
of his life, a love just like his parents have. When he meets Christian at a
party, everything changes. Instantly attracted, he does his best to help the
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. His interest in spanking has become a fetish and when Christian admits
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. When it
lands Christian in the hospital, he is forced to reevaluate their budding
romance. Being with Logan might feel as natural as breathing, but if it costs
Christian everything he cares about, is this new relationship worth it?
Took My Breath Away – Book Two
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’s 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 doubts 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 Gregory, Logan's father, where
he gains most of his information. Including the fact that his natural strength
puts him in a position he doesn’t expect.
Logan hits rock bottom and Christian runs to the rescue. He
saves Logan from New York, but puts their relationship in a new sort of peril.
When the dust settles, who will be left on top?
Breathe Each Other In – Book Three
Christian takes to heart everything he learns from Logan's
father. As he and Logan go forward in their DD relationship, he finds that he’s
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. The pressure of graduation begins to get to him and the only
thing keeping 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, they 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.
All They Ever Needed Boxed Set: This boxed set contains the
first three books (As Natural as
Breathing, Took My Breath Away,
& Breathe Each Other In) in the
All They Ever Needed M/M Domestic Discipline Romance series.
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About the Author:
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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