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Scandal and Shame: Through the Lens #EroticRomance #Menage #MFRWsteam

August 10, 2020 by Adriana Kraft

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About Our Story

Does your family history contain scandal? Ours does, as recently as my mother’s grandfather, who was born a bastard in an era when that status carried far more stigma than now. His mother – a logger’s daughter who served as a camp cook – was shunned and shamed for much of her life. On the other side, my husband’s grandfather was a bigamist. A threshing crew foreman in the early 1900s, he married and had children in Missouri, then married again in Kansas. My husband’s grandmother divorced him when she learned of the other family; their son, my husband’s father, was ten years old.

We blessed—or perhaps cursed—our Through the Lens heroine with elements of these scandals. Naturally, she’s heard some of the stories. Through the Lens chronicles her struggle with these long-forgotten roots. Will she claim them, or run the other way?

Blurb

Prairie roots can be deceptive. Will Ellen Jeffers cling to the sedate past that’s familiar, or will she embrace a different version of her history—one that includes tragedy, scandal, fortitude, and freedom?

It’s 2002, and South Dakota third grade teacher Ellen Jeffers has signed up for a photography summer course and assistantship at an art academy in Minneapolis. Thirty-three, divorced for nearly a decade from her college boyfriend, she’s not seeking major change. She just hopes the course will enhance her teaching skills and her resume.

Aaron Brewster comes from privilege, and he has used that status to flaunt his family’s values and carve out a successful career as a photographer specializing in black and white erotic portraiture. Has he ever loved? His love is for beauty, sensuality, eroticism. His new uptight teaching assistant will never fit that vision. Should he send her packing? For reasons he cannot fathom, he takes her on as a challenge.

Aaron’s frontal assault shocks Ellen, but it also triggers something deep inside she’s never been willing to acknowledge. Is her beloved prairie a safe refuge, or will it become a crucible for transformation? The choice is not merely Ellen’s.

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Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Through-Lens-Adriana-Kraft-ebook/dp/B08BZXMNNW/

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Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/through-the-lens-5   

Extasy https://www.extasybooks.com/978-1-4874-2955-3-through-the-lens/

GoodReads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54475455-through-the-lens

Reviews and Endorsements for Adriana Kraft Books

Wow, what an incredible book! Not only is The Merry Widow a gripping, romantic suspense but the heat level is hotter than Death Valley… The ending took me by surprise and I was a little sad to see it end. I grew attached to the characters and wanted to stay in their world a little bit longer. The Merry Widow will be on my keeper shelf and one I will be re-reading again and again. Highly recommend!   N. N. Light

Their romance is hot in all the right places…If you love romance with more than two people, you’re going to love this book! Seducing Cat is a must read! The TBR Pile

Filled with warmth, blazing hot sex, well-developed characters and an interesting plot…not for the faint of heart.  If you are looking for an interesting story filled with scorching hot erotica, author Adriana Kraft’s novel Vegas Gambler is the book for you. Romance Junkies

Ms. Kraft has a gift for pleasing the reader with vivid imagery and erotic language. Fasten your seat belts – Cherry Tune-Up is one hot ride that you don’t want to miss. Romance Junkies

Definitely recommended The Reunion sizzled as two incredibly sexy women and one gorgeous guy form a super hot triad, eventually. These three are by far and away the best smoldering trio I have read about. Oh, bring on more of this, but read this one first!  Rainbow Reviews

Excerpt

Tina never spoke a word. She half perched on the stool and raised her arms above her head with a fan in each hand, then held that pose and pouted at the class.

“Remember to look through your cameras,” Aaron said. “This isn’t a strip show.”

Ellen gasped and ducked behind her camera. By the time she had Tina in focus, Tina had placed the fans in one hand by her side, and her other hand was tucked in under her robe, probably covering a breast. Ellen swallowed as she heard cameras clicking around her. Tina smiled at her as she snapped a picture.

Ellen tried to breathe as Tina worked through a series of poses showing leg, lifting her long black hair above her head, sliding a hand suggestively under the robe and up a thigh.

Tina’s eyes sparkled. She stuck her tongue out at the group before turning to face away from them. Slowly the robe slid down to her waist. Tina held that pose as cameras clicked, and then the robe fell to the floor.

Ellen inhaled sharply as Tina bent over the stool, showing off a tight rump and sculpted thighs and legs. Before she could focus, Tina had moved a fan to shield her butt from view. There was a groan from the class.

“Sometimes subtle is more erotic,” Aaron pointed out. “And sometimes not.”

Tina turned around to face the group with the fan hiding her loins. Her long hair hid one breast. The other stood free and open to view. Its nipple stood at attention. Tina teased it with a strand of hair.

Ellen focused her lens on the nipple until it nearly filled her viewfinder.

“Goodness,” she muttered under her breath. It was as if the nipple winked at her. It was still tightening. Did that fleshy nodule know it had her entire attention? She clicked off several shots. Her own nipples were straining.

“You doing okay?”

She didn’t trust herself to take her attention off the camera to look at Aaron.

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  1. Lisabet Sarai says

    August 11, 2020 at 4:08 am

    This is a very sexy scene – maybe more so than if it included more explicitly erotic activities.

    • Adriana Kraft says

      August 13, 2020 at 11:55 am

      Thanks so much, Lisabet – sometimes less is more 🙂

  2. Jana Richards says

    August 11, 2020 at 9:13 am

    I agree with Lisabet. I think the scene is all the more sexy because it suggests nudity and eroticism. It also shows Ellen’s reaction to the scene and that she is not unaffected by the display, and that turns up the heat for the reader as well.

    • Adriana Kraft says

      August 13, 2020 at 11:55 am

      Thanks, Jana – always glad to hear we’ve succeeded in turning up the heat!

  3. Gale Stanley says

    August 11, 2020 at 10:16 am

    The sexual tension is off the charts!

    • Adriana Kraft says

      August 13, 2020 at 11:56 am

      Thanks so much, Gale!

  4. Kathryn R Blake says

    August 11, 2020 at 11:07 am

    Sexy. Though Tina is performing for the class, she seems to be primarily focused on Ellen. And more than Ellen’s camera is focused on Tina. Erotic.

    • Adriana Kraft says

      August 13, 2020 at 11:57 am

      Thanks, Kathryn – I’m not telling whether Tina’s created that impression on purpose… but it’s definitely working 🙂

  5. deesknight says

    August 11, 2020 at 1:10 pm

    Looks like Ellen feels a little overwhelmed. I’d love to know how she changes and comes around to Aaron’s perspective.

    • Adriana Kraft says

      August 13, 2020 at 11:58 am

      Thank you so much, Dee -This moment is a crucial one in Ellen’s beginning self awareness and transformation.

  6. Keta Diablo says

    August 11, 2020 at 7:42 pm

    Fab blurb and excerpt!
    Tweeted: https://twitter.com/ketadiablo/status/1293376871053361158

    • Adriana Kraft says

      August 13, 2020 at 11:58 am

      Thanks, Keta!

  7. Savanna Kougar says

    August 13, 2020 at 12:17 am

    Fascinating, Ellen’s arousal… way back in the day I took art classes and some of the women models were naked, or mostly naked. I have to admit I never experienced arousal. But I thought the ladies were beautiful, and I love the human form. So, what is going on with Ellen???. Leave it Aaron to ‘help’ her out. Grinz.

    • Adriana Kraft says

      August 13, 2020 at 11:59 am

      Thanks, Savanna – something’s definitely tripping Ellen’s trigger, and she’s only beginning to acknowledge it

  8. Sadira Stone says

    August 13, 2020 at 11:57 am

    What a great premise for an erotic story!

  9. Adriana Kraft says

    August 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm

    Thanks so much, Sadira!

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