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Special Valentine's Day Free Giveaway TODAY ONLY 💝💥

Published over 3 years ago • 3 min read

Happy Valentine's Day, Reader!

Welcome to the special Valentine's Day edition of Sweet Talk. Whether you're alone, partnered, or celebrating with your polyamorous collective, if you're romantically-inclined then today you deserve a little extra romance in your life.

Audiobooks make GREAT last-minute Valentine's Day gifts, for someone else or for yourself! And they can be enjoyed on your own or with a special friend. (Or friends! See the polyamorous-positive audiobook suggestion below.)
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I have hand-picked an assortment of sweet and spicy romance listens for you. There's also a time-sensitive Golden Pigtails Awards update. And special free giveaway gift for you that's today only! Because you deserve every good thing. 💋

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VALENTINE'S DAY AUDIOBOOKS

Enjoy a variety pack of romantic stories to please ever palate!

🍬 Something Sweet… 🍬

Audiobook cover. A handsome young man, shirtless under his black leather biker jacket, looks into the distance. Text over the image says: "Eden Cavell / Kelsie Calloway / Firefighter Love: Curvily Ever After". Audiobook Cover. The torso of a muscular, shirtless man. Over top, text says: "Backstage: A Fake Wedding Romance / Abbey Foxx".
Audiobook cover. Background: an intense blue sky full of bright white clouds. Bottom: Two men in white with halos kiss the cheeks of the smiling woman between then. Text overtop says: "The Trouble With Angels". Audiobook cover. A shirtless, muscular man in a cowboy hat and jeans looks over his shoulder, illuminated by a bright pink sunrise over the mountains. Text over the image says: "Sved By The Mountain Man: Mountain Men Love Curves" / Written by Kelsie Calloway / Narrated By Eden Cavell".

​Firefighter Love - A hot young firefighter gets a second chance at the older woman of his dreams. | Backstage - A story of forbidden love, a marriage of convenience, and a great big happily ever after. | The Trouble with Angels - A sweet polyam romance about true love in unusual places and configurations. (Listen to this one with your polycule!) | Saved by the Mountain Man - A runaway bride, a hot & chivalrous mountain man, and the storm that snows them in!

🌶 And Something Spicy! 🌶

Audiobook cover. Silhouette of a naked woman, leaning against the railing of her translucent curtained window. Text over the image says: "Guy White / Narrated by Adara Astin / Lockdown and Dirty / Part of the Tales From the Marlborough Building Series." Audiobook cover. A pink transparent square over a background of pink rose petals. Text over the center square says: "Hedon Press / Innocent Valentine / An Erotic Romance / Narrated by Adara Astin".
Audiobook Cover. A naked woman, seen from the back, loosely wrapped in a towel. Text over the image says: "Spank Me: BDSM Lite / An Erotic Audiobook / Narrated by Adara Astin". Audiobook cover. A muscular, shirtless man wears an open black leather jacket and jeans. Text over the image says: "Written by Kelsie Calloway / Narrated by Eden Cavell / Lust: Seven Deadly Curvy Girl Sins".

​Lockdown & Dirty - A slow burn friends-to-lovers erotic romance. | Innocent Valentine - Trying to have sex for the first time on Valentine's Day is just as awkward as you'd expect! — Gently funny, sweet & hot. | Spank Me - A longtime couple work up the courage to rekindle their spark. | Lust - He's met the curvy goddess of his dreams & he'll stop at nothing to have her.

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💕🎁 Last Minute Gift Solutions! 🎁💕

Audiobooks make fantastic last-minute gifts, because you can send them by email, or you can print out a gift certificate to deliver in person. Perfect!

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to give an audiobook as a gift to someone special in your life (including you!)

🎁 How to give an audiobook as a gift from AUDIBLE​

🎁 How to give an audiobook as a gift from APPLE BOOKS​

If a single book isn't enough for the audiobook lover in your life, consider giving an Audible membership.

🎁 Give an Audible Membership through Amazon​

*Or Get an Audible Membership for yourself!​

Remember: You deserve gifts, too. 💋

Oh! And when you're shopping for gifts, you can find ALL my erotic and romance audiobooks HERE.

🎁 Speaking of gifts...

A little bird (by which I mean an extremely supportive friend — you know who you are) informs me that I don't share my Wish List nearly often enough. If you were by some chance determined to send me a Valentine's Gift, you could find my Wish List HERE. Timely last-minute, easy-to-deliver digital gifts are very much my cup of tea, too!

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Time Is Runing Out!

Monday, February 14 is your LAST CHANCE to vote in the semi-final round of the Golden Pigtail Awards!

In my last newsletter, I listed my award-nominated audiobooks and the award-nominated books by my authors & mentors —

— including outstanding works by Abbey Foxx, AK Kingston, Amber Collins, Amly Quinn, Ben Riddle, Brooklyn Maxwell, Crystal Wylde, Georgina Kiersten, Guy White, Hedon Press, Just Bae, Kelsie Calloway, Kyra Keys, L.L. Williams, Lacey Cross, Magen Cubed, Maggie Adams, and Ryan Fox.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: If you haven't cast your vote yet, you can find my nominated books HERE and my colleagues' premium erotica HERE.

Some absolutely fantastic books have been nominated across the award categories and I wish the very best to all the nominated writers and narrators.

Make sure to vote before time runs out! Voting ends at 3:59 pm PST / 6:59 pm EST / 11:59 pm UTC on Monday, February 14. Your support makes a huge difference! VOTE NOW!

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Share the Chance to Win!

Reminder: due to popular demand, I have extended the entry period for my Best Audiobooks of the Year Free Giveaway until the end of the month. If you're a subscriber, you're already automatically entered! If you have a friend who'd like to win a free audiobook, please share the entry form with them, HERE.

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I hope your Valentine's Day is everything you want it to be, whether that's sweet or spicy or something else altogether. There's lots of romance to go around and you can stretch the celebrations out all year long.

On the other hand, if for some reason you're on your own today but wish you weren't, my voice is always here to keep you company. 💋

Stay safe and warm, friends, and make the trouble you get into count, today more than ever! Happy Valentine's Day, with love and kisses,

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Adara Astin
The Voice of Your Dreams


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P.S. ❤ How about a free Valentine treat? ❤ My friend L.L. Williams is giving away his debut erotic romance story FIRST DATE for free on Valentine's Day. It's an outstanding contemporary romance story, both well written at a craft level and scorching hot.

This special Valentine's Day free giveaway ends today. Get it while you can!

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Adara Astin

The Voice of Your Dreams: Romance & Erotica Audiobook Narrator

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