Sweat by Coco Gem - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Coco Gem and her new book, “Sweat”!  For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with CoCo Gem and to increase your chances of winning!

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!

Sweat

by Coco Gem

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GENRE: Erotica/Romance

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BLURB:

“The Tryst” tells the story of one woman desperate for the approval of her very dominant partner and the lengths she is willing to go to in order to earn it.

“Me, Her, and Him” suggests that the best way to get over an old man is to get under a new one... especially when his gorgeous wife comes as part of the deal.

From stories of love and passion like “The Elevator” to stories of sheer carnal, insatiable desire like “Bad Girl,” Sweat chronicles the stories of women who take control of their sexuality and go after what satisfies them most—at any cost.

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EXCERPT TWO:

Excerpt from “The Club”

I am a girl who plays it safe.

Every Friday night, I soak in the tub, pour myself a glass of pinot noir, and curl up with a good book or movie. I am usually deep under my covers by midnight at the latest, every single Friday night. This Friday night started off the same as every one before it. Halfway through my soak, I received a text. It was pretty simple. An address, and the words, Come out and play.

At that moment, I decided that, tonight, I would not be the safe girl. I would let caution go down the drain with my bathwater. I could be responsible tomorrow. I climbed out the warm, soapy water, wrapped myself in a towel, and walked into my closet.

Twenty minutes later, I catch my reflection in the rearview mirror... Not bad. My chocolate skin is clear and beautiful, and my hair blows in the nighttime breeze. My lips and nails are a brazen, come-fuck-me red, and they contrast with the simplicity of my outfit—a semi-tight fitting black dress (I am braless, because only good girls wear bras) and black Chucks. My freshly scrubbed body smells like cocoa butter and black soap. I turn the music up louder and sing along with the filthy lyrics, careful not to miss my exit. I reach my destination, find a place to park, feed the meter, and send the text I know he's waiting for.

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GUEST POST:

It’s so hard to pitch my writing. It’s my baby… kind of like me giving you reasons why you should love my son. You should love him because he’s amazing… duh!

Okay. So here goes.

Sweat is a book about strong, sexual women.

I am always fascinated by the stigma that exists in our society that there is something nasty about a woman who enjoys sex. I am often on Twitter, and I read so many men calling women hoes and thots for no other reason than the fact that these women are unashamed of their sexual selves and determined to take control of their sexual prowess. Why is it acceptable for men to bed countless women but deplorable when women do the same? A man over 35 who is single is a spinster. A single 35 year old woman is an old maid. Men are allowed to be completely immoral sexually and are expected to have emotionless, casual sex. Why can’t women do the same?

I wanted to write stories from the perspective of women who made these sexual decisions for themselves without apology. I wanted to show that good sex can exist for women outside of long-term relationships or marriages, and that women could enjoy themselves in the throes of casual sex just like men can. These women are all facing different situations in their lives, and find themselves having to make sexual decisions. They choose, and have amazing sex in the process.

I enjoy erotica because I think carnality is beautiful and raw and deeply honest. I started writing it as just a hobby, but it seems to have turned into something much more. I am excited about this project and hope you will enjoy these short stories and poems as much as I enjoyed writing them.

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AUTHOR BIO:

CoCo Gem was born on June 1, 1982, in Washington DC. An only child to older parents, CoCo became an avid reader at a young age, and has always had a love for words. “I didn’t have any siblings, so I found my friends in books,” CoCo says. “It wasn’t long before I’d read every book on my bookshelf and was asking for weekly library visits.” All throughout school, CoCo maintained As in English, and she went on to major in English Arts at Hampton University. She graduated and became a high school English teacher, and, for the next 9 years, shared her love of literature and writing with high school students in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

CoCo is an avid fiction writer who tends to focus on the less explored aspects of humanity, including overwhelming sexuality, the heaviness of human emotion, and the constant battle of consciousness. She has several published short stories available for purchase on Amazon, and she continues to write and publish stories on her personal website, www.alisahyman.com. Sweat is CoCo’s first book. Set to release in June, Sweat is a compilation of erotic short stories and poems that explore the sexual limits of her characters and entice readers to be more exploratory in their own sexual practices.

CoCo is currently working as a freelance writer/editor and content developer, helping entrepreneurs to develop the content necessary to build their websites and promote themselves. She is also ghostwriting two novels, and is planning to collaborate with other authors in the future. CoCo has one 14-year-old son and lives in the suburbs of Washington, DC. She sees herself one day landing on the New York Times Bestseller list… if she can ever sit still long enough to write a novel of her own.

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CONNECT WITH COCO GEM:

Website:

www.alisahyman.com

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/alisarhyman

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/AuthorAlisa

Instagram:

http://www.instagram.com/author.alisa

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16944207.Coco_Gem

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35412059-sweat

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon Kindle:

http://amzn.to/2eHAwIB

Amazon Paperback:

http://amzn.to/2uptqhk

Barnes and Noble:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sweat-coco-gem/1126513779

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Coco Gem will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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