Trivia - Ghostly Hero, Benton Smith, Makes Cameo Appearance in Several Debra Glass Books!

  

"First romance, first love, is something so special to all of us, both emotionally and physically, that it touches our lives and enriches them forever." ~ Rosemary Rogers

Gatekeeper featured Benton Smith, the ghostly hero in my first published romance and first Phantom Lovers series book. But did you know the hauntingly handsome Confederate General Smith has made cameo appearances in several of my books?

Here's a description from Gatekeeper ~

Jillian froze. She could not move. She could not breathe. The ghost she had seen in her vision stood before her. Dressed in a worn and double-breasted cadet gray, thigh-length frock coat, he was nearly opaque and looked as real as a flesh-and-blood man with the exception of appearing somewhat faded. Jillian gaped. The only thing separating them was the flimsy old card table and she doubted that would stop him if it occurred to him to come any closer. Her pulse pounded relentlessly.

“What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?” He came closer, his boots resounding on the wood floor. Spurs jingled with each step.

Jillian’s back flattened against the chair. Her breath left her lungs in an audible rush. She had glimpsed ghosts many times before but never had one been this present, this alive. She stared. But it wasn’t because of his devastatingly rakish appearance—the roughly chiseled cheekbones, straight nose and curve of his sensual lips—it was because he looked so real and because she felt a very odd sense of recognition. Still, the static charge of energy emanating from him left her with no doubt he was a ghost.

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Benton Smith reappears in the second Phantom Lovers book, Shadowkeeper ~ 

Jillian stood in the bathroom drying her hair with a fluffy white towel. She heard the water shut off and watched as the shower door opened and Benton stepped out, dripping and naked, onto the beige bathmat.

His dark, wavy hair was tousled carelessly about his head. Rivulets of water beaded and ran down his corded neck and muscular chest. Jillian’s breath froze when her gaze landed on the scar marring his left shoulder. He’d taken a bullet during the battle of Murfreesboro—where his brother had died. The wound had followed him even into death.

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My short story, Extra Sensual Perception, is included in the Flavors of Ecstasy I anthology. Set in Nashville, the hero lives on Benton Smith Road, a street named after the real Thomas Benton Smith. The road encircles Shy's Hill where Smith was captured during the Battle of Nashville.

Nashville traffic on a Friday afternoon was a bitch and when Iris finally turned onto Harding Place, she was thwarted by a long line of slow-moving drivers. Even switching on her hazard lights and honking her horn didn’t yield results.

When she ultimately arrived at Benton Smith Road, she turned and raced around the circle until she found the address. The driveway wound downward and when Iris saw a silver BMW in the garage, her heart sank.

The house looked sickeningly familiar. She’d seen it before—in her vision of his death.

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 Benton Smith also makes a cameo appearance in Rebel Rose, a historical set in my home town of Florence, Alabama. 

In October 1864, Confederate General John Bell Hood moved his twenty thousand strong Army of Tennessee through Florence Alabama on his way north to fight the battles of Franklin and Nashville.

Benton Smith's brigade was among them ~

Panic unfurled through her limbs and Rose tried to sit up but Dr. Roberts urged her back down on the pillows. “You’re not ready to get up just yet, Mrs. O’Kelley. Be still.”

Another Confederate appeared in the doorway. He looked to be about the same age as the young doctor and also surprised to see her awake. “How’s your patient?”

“She’s giving me more trouble than one of the boys, General Smith.”

The boy general’s dimples deepened with his handsome smile. “Mind the doctor, missy. He’s a good doctor. My only complaint is that he’s a little too fond of being at front for my taste.”

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For more information about the real Thomas Benton Smith, click HERE

*All books are also available at Amazon.com

The Romance Studio Reviews Flavors of Ecstasy Featuring Extra Sensual Perception by Debra GlassI

Auriel at The Romance Studio says of Flavors of Ecstasy I, "This anthology has something for everyone as plots involve werewolves, rock stars, futuristic aliens and even socialites from the early 1900s. All stories were generally well-written, though Extra Sensual Perception and French Kiss stand out with their tight plot, style and characters."

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Debra Glass announces FIVE STAR Review for Flavors of Ecstasy I From Fallen Angel Reviews

Sonya at Fallen Angel Reviews awards Flavors of Ecstasy I a FIVE STAR review!

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Extra Sensual Perception by Debra Glass

Iris Thompson is a psychic and she is helping the police with a series of suicides. She gets four names when there are only three suicides. She must figure out what is going on to save the fourth victim before it is too late. Iris feels that it is very urgent to find the fourth victim because she knows time is very short for him.
Will Iris be in time?

Debra Glass has a unique story on her hands with Extra Sensual Perception. This story will give the reader's chills and thrills as the story unfolds. This is a fantastic read.


French Kiss by Solange Ayre

Amaryllis Gardner has finally found the one man she has been searching for in Dr. Brendan Bradford. Her family doesn't approve of him because he is Irish, but he is everything that she wants. When he leaves her at a ball she follows him and wearing a disguise she spies on him and there she will learn some things she was not prepared to learn.

Dr. Brendan Bradford cannot wait to make Amaryllis his wife, but her family wants to delay it. He leaves her at a ball to have dinner with a friend and while he is there he sees a new waitress that reminds him of his beloved. What will she do when he gets her in a room to teacher her about love?

Solange Ayre gives the readers a little lesson in love with French Kiss. This is a beautifully written love story that will have readers melting. This is an awesome sizzling read.

Having It All by Desiree Holt
Mac Fontana makes it big in music, but he cannot forget the one woman that he had loved and lost, Daisy Giles. He made the wrong decision ten years ago and it was the biggest mistake of his life. Can he make it up to Daisy and win her back in one magical night?


Daisy Giles knows Mac is the love of her life, but she walked away when he broke her heart. Now he wants to see her so she can plan an event for him, but she has her doubts about the true meaning of this meeting. Will Daisy meet with Mac?

Desiree Holt has a fabulous way of giving the readers hope for true love in Having It All. This story takes the readers on an emotional roller coaster ride of sensuality. This one is a keeper for me.


Hungry Like a Wolf by Talya Bosco

Amanda has been burned by Ethan and she is ready to move on. She goes to meet a friend and he scares her. She goes home and Ethan is there. Will she let Ethan back in her life?

Ethan needs Amanda in the worse way. He walked away from her after what happened to his parents and the threat is still out there. He is not the only one that wants her. Will Ethan win his way back into Amanda's life?

Talya Bosco has an explosive read on her hands with Hungry Like a Wolf. This is a suspenseful, thrilling read. You cannot go wrong with this one.


Resisting Reed by Kristin Daniels

Marilee Reynolds is in love with her best friend's son and she is finally letting go. She is finally taking her life back after her divorce. No one is going to be telling her what she can do anymore. Will she go after Reed?

Reed Lunsford has lusted and loved his mother's best friend since he was sixteen years old. Marilee is now free from the man that did not deserve her and this is his chance to show her that he is the man for her. Will he succeed or will someone stand in his way?


Resisting Reed is a terrific read for all readers. Kristin Daniels gives the readers what they are asking for in a romance and so much more. This story should not be missed.

Trapped by Cindy Spencer Pape

Zeyd Vasari is a bounty hunter on a mission to find the woman he cannot forget. He finds her and they get trapped in an escape pod for twenty-four hours. He decides to convince her that they are meant to be together. What will Zeyd do to convince Tabrin?

Tabrin Jones is a bounty hunter on a mission to catch a counterfeiter. While on the hunt she runs into an old friend. He saves her life and gets her trapped in an escape pod. Now she is stuck with the one man she cannot say no to and no where to run. What will Tabrin do?

Cindy Spencer Pape has created a thrilling new world for the readers to explore. Trapped is a scorching tale that will have readers coming back for more. This is one hot read.


This is an awesome anthology that has a story for every type of romance out there. These authors have done a fantastic job of bringing us this wonderful collection of hot, sensual, passion-packed romance stories. I truly enjoyed this anthology. I cannot wait to see what they come up with next.

Reviewed by: Sonya

Now Available in Print and E-book - Flavors of Ecstasy I Anthology Featuring Extra Sensual Perception by Debra Glass

When Iris Thompson is asked to use her psychic skills to help solve a string of recent deaths, she’s not surprised when her intuition points to a serial killer, all evidence to the contrary. But she is surprised that, though there have been only three deaths, she psychically intuits four names.

Even more shocking are her erotic trances featuring the handsome fourth man, known only as Peyton. As the images intensify, Iris has precious little time to discover if her extra-sensual perceptions are leading her to a victim—or the man of her dreams.

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Excerpt:

Iris gasped as she came fully back to her senses. Her heart raced in her chest as she glanced around Bill’s office. She was still in the chair and still alone.
She crossed her legs and realized her vision had been extremely realistic. Her panties were damp and she was still throbbing from a bone-melting orgasm.
Blowing out a sigh, she raked her hand through her hair. She had never experienced anything so real—in or out of a psychic trance. She’d felt as if she were actually having sex with him.
As wonderful as it was, it hadn’t told her anything about what happened to those men. She gnawed her bottom lip.
In fact, her vision had only confused her more. Whoever Peyton was, he was the kind of man who enjoyed the pleasures life had to offer. He didn’t seem to be the sort who would off himself.
The door opened and Bill blustered in, carelessly sloshing coffee as he walked. He plopped down in the chair behind his desk. “What’d you get?”
Iris cleared her throat. A hot blush crept into her cheeks. “Their names.”
“Their names are in the folder. What’d you get that’s new?”
She swallowed thickly. “I got the name of a fourth victim.” But referring to Peyton as a “victim” made her blood run cold. After the intensity of her psychic vision, she didn’t want to consider that he might already be dead.
Bill raised a bushy brown eyebrow.
“Peyton,” she said and just uttering the name caused a wave of sweltering heat to roll up her spine and settle uncomfortably in the back of her neck.
“We don’t have a vic named Peyton. Is that a first name or a last name?”
“I don’t know.” She shrugged off her sweater and then tugged at the collar of her blouse, reminding herself that not everyone could read minds. But she’d called him Peyton in the vision. “A first name.”
“You sure?”
She nodded. “Pretty sure.” Bill didn’t know what she was thinking and that was a good thing.
“Did you get anything on the killer?” he asked.
“That’s just it. I saw—in my head of course—one of them do it himself.”
Bill inhaled sharply and shook his head. “I may be about as psychic as a lump of coal but my gut tells me these guys didn’t want to kill themselves.”
“I don’t think so either.” Iris could hear herself carrying on a conversation with Bill but her thoughts were obsessing on Peyton.
“What about blackmail?” Bill asked. “What do you get on that?”
Iris was getting a “no” even as Bill asked the question. She shook her head. “It wasn’t blackmail.”
Peyton…
She couldn’t get him out of her mind and the promise of another psychic-sex-trance experience with him made her impatient to tune in again.
Tingles swept up her limbs as another thought occurred to her.
What if, the next time she opened psychically, she saw his death?

Flavor's sexy cover model is Alex Castro who stars on American Gladiator as Militia. Orginally from Cuba, Alex is a dancer who has also appeared in Cirque du Soleil.

Blurbs


French Kiss
Solange Ayre

Amaryllis Gardner, from one of Boston’s best families, is engaged to Dr. Brendan Bradford. Although wealthy, Brendan has no social status due to his Irish heritage. Amaryllis wonders whether he’s marrying only to achieve social position.

Suspicious of her fiancé’s visit to a supper club/brothel, Amaryllis disguises herself as a French prostitute. They engage in a passionate sexual encounter that leaves both of them desperate for more. Amaryllis soon learns exciting new sexual techniques that thrill Brendan. As their craving for each other intensifies, she fears he desires the wanton prostitute more than his prim fiancée.

Hungry Like a Wolf
Talya Bosco

Twelve months after the crushing heartbreak of being dumped by Ethan, the gorgeous Alpha werewolf who was the love of her life, Amanda is finally picking up the pieces. But the ties that bind the two lovers are strong, stronger than Ethan’s resolve to stay away. One sizzling touch, one passionate kiss, is all it takes for the insatiable hunger inside each of them to explode into life.

But Ethan has a determined rival, for Amanda’s affection and a whole lot more, and he’ll stop at nothing to win it all.

Resisting Reed
Kristin Daniels

Are lustful thoughts of your best friend’s son a sinful pleasure or an act of betrayal?

Reed has never hidden from Marilee the decadent passions he wants to share with her. Now that she’s free from her cheating ex-husband, she’s finally able to let her resistance slip and give in to temptation. But when their relationship is exposed during an afternoon of sensual self-discovery, will Marilee lose a treasured friendship, or will she be able to keep it all, including the man she loves?

Extra Sensual Perception
Debra Glass

When Iris Thompson is asked to use her psychic skills to help solve a string of recent deaths, she’s not surprised when her intuition points to a serial killer, all evidence to the contrary. But she is surprised that, though there have been only three deaths, she psychically intuits four names.

Even more shocking are her erotic trances featuring the handsome fourth man, known only as Peyton. As the images intensify, Iris has precious little time to discover if her extra-sensual perceptions are leading her to a victim—or the man of her dreams.

Having It All
Desiree Holt

When country rock singer Mac Fontana got his big break, he and Daisy Giles celebrated with a long night of fulfilling sex, where they explored each other’s bodies and took their intimacy further than ever before. It seemed as if nothing could ever go wrong. Then Mac broke Daisy’s heart and it was ten years before they saw each other again. Now, in one long night of erotic sex, Mac must prove to Daisy that she can trust him again and that together, they can have it all.

Trapped
Cindy Spencer Pape

Intergalactic bounty hunters Tabrin Jones and Zeyd Vasari, sometime lovers and continual rivals, are trapped for twenty-four hours in a tiny escape pod. To make matters worse, the atmosphere in the pod has the effect of loosening inhibitions. Amid the marathon sexual experience of a lifetime, will Zeyd also be able to convince Tab that they belong together forever?

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If this was a psychic vision, it was certainly a realistic one. But Iris didn’t stop to wonder if Peyton was a spirit—or if she might be experiencing this through the eyes of his killer. Right now, all she could think was I want this man inside me—now.

Extra Sensual Perception by Debra Glass

When Iris Thompson is asked to use her psychic skills to help solve a string of recent deaths, she’s not surprised when her powerful intuition points to a serial killer, all evidence to the contrary. But she is surprised that, though there have been only three deaths, she psychically intuits four names.

Even more shocking are her erotic trances featuring the tall, dark and handsome fourth man, known only as Peyton. As the images grow more intense, more personal, Iris has precious little time to discover if her extra-sensual perceptions are leading her to a victim—or a future with the man of her dreams.

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Excerpt:

Iris gasped as she came fully back to her senses. Her heart raced in her chest as she glanced around Bill’s office. She was still in the chair and still alone.
She crossed her legs and realized her vision had been extremely realistic. Her panties were damp and she was still throbbing from a bone-melting orgasm.
Blowing out a sigh, she raked her hand through her hair. She had never experienced anything so real—in or out of a psychic trance. She’d felt as if she were actually having sex with him.
As wonderful as it was, it hadn’t told her anything about what happened to those men. She gnawed her bottom lip.
In fact, her vision had only confused her more. Whoever Peyton was, he was the kind of man who enjoyed the pleasures life had to offer. He didn’t seem to be the sort who would off himself.
The door opened and Bill blustered in, carelessly sloshing coffee as he walked. He plopped down in the chair behind his desk. “What’d you get?”
Iris cleared her throat. A hot blush crept into her cheeks. “Their names.”
“Their names are in the folder. What’d you get that’s new?”
She swallowed thickly. “I got the name of a fourth victim.” But referring to Peyton as a “victim” made her blood run cold. After the intensity of her psychic vision, she didn’t want to consider that he might already be dead.
Bill raised a bushy brown eyebrow.
“Peyton,” she said and just uttering the name caused a wave of sweltering heat to roll up her spine and settle uncomfortably in the back of her neck.
“We don’t have a vic named Peyton. Is that a first name or a last name?”
“I don’t know.” She shrugged off her sweater and then tugged at the collar of her blouse, reminding herself that not everyone could read minds. But she’d called him Peyton in the vision. “A first name.”
“You sure?”
She nodded. “Pretty sure.” Bill didn’t know what she was thinking and that was a good thing.
“Did you get anything on the killer?” he asked.
“That’s just it. I saw—in my head of course—one of them do it himself.”
Bill inhaled sharply and shook his head. “I may be about as psychic as a lump of coal but my gut tells me these guys didn’t want to kill themselves.”
“I don’t think so either.” Iris could hear herself carrying on a conversation with Bill but her thoughts were obsessing on Peyton.
“What about blackmail?” Bill asked. “What do you get on that?”
Iris was getting a “no” even as Bill asked the question. She shook her head. “It wasn’t blackmail.”
Peyton…
She couldn’t get him out of her mind and the promise of another psychic-sex-trance experience with him made her impatient to tune in again.
Tingles swept up her limbs as another thought occurred to her.
What if, the next time she opened psychically, she saw his death?