His Dark Canvas - Book Tour, Review and Giveaway

His Dark Canvas
 Corde Noire Society Series 
By Alexandrea Weis
Genre: Dark Erotic Romance
Release Date: August 29, 2016

​Goodreads Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30817302-his-dark-canvas

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Ella Winston is a talented chef with a problem--the slightest touch can reveal anyone’s darkest secrets.
Hired to cook for the artist, Ren Plancharde, she struggles to keep her ability under wraps.
After accidentally uncovering Ren’s underground activities, the eccentric painter offers Ella a glimpse into his world of pleasure and pain. Intrigued, he decides to make Ella a part of his sinister Corde Noire Society, but his chef isn’t quite ready to commit.
Absolute submission isn’t all Ren wants from the stubborn woman. He has big plans for her gift, too. The only question is … will Ella be willing to give in to his desires when the time comes?

The darkness within can hide a lifetime of secrets.

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What Others Are Saying:

​"5 paint me stars! Another great book in the series... I'm still fanning myself!" ~5 Star Review by Melissa at Alpha Book Club


"This series is outstanding!! I absolutely love this series and this book in particular." ~5 Star Review by Kathy on Goodreads


"His Dark Canvas was an EXCELLENT read! ... Full of hidden desires, food and paint! Oh and sex!" ~5 Star Review by Ashley on Goodreads

​Through the haze of her apple martinis, Ella spotted someone across the wide dining room. He was different from the other patrons there to celebrate the restaurant’s two-year anniversary. With an arrogant walk, he strutted across the stone floor. Lean, muscular, and blessed with one of those bodies women would always notice, he had dark blond hair and disquieting dark green eyes. He was the kind of guy who knew he was good-looking and let everyone else know it, too. She wasn’t usually attracted to that type, but this man—his confidence intrigued her.
“You’re Ella, Ella Winston,” he said in a voice like dark chocolate fondue: deep, and wickedly sexy.
“Yeah.” She almost dropped her drink. “I’m the sous chef.”
“I know. Marcus told me.”
As his smile sank to the depths of her belly, he extended his hand, but Ella ignored it.
Don’t touch him. You know what happens when you touch them.
“So, how do you know Marcus?” Ella quickly asked, hoping to make up for her rudeness.
He laughed, looking her over. Above the din in the room, she could sense something different about his laugh. Unlike the insincere chortle of others, this man’s laugh got to her. She was having an unusual physical reaction, something that never happened to her. When most men laughed, Ella usually ran away.
“Marcus and I share the same friends.”
“What friends are those?” she asked, craving another martini.
“The wealthy kind, who like to support the arts.” He raised a green bottle of sparkling water in his hand. “I’m a painter. Marcus and I know a lot of people who like to pretend they’re patrons and keep us gainfully employed.”
“Painter?” Ella shrugged, finding it hard to believe Marcus knew any painters. “What do you paint?”
“Portraits of women. Usually with very little clothing.”
Oh yeah, I need another drink. “Is that lucrative?”
“For me it is.”
Her eyes wandered around the dining room, desperate to find a rescue. Ella needed to get away from this man before she said or did something really stupid.
“Do you like art?” he pressed.
“Some art. I think it would depend on the passion I see in a painting.”
“The passion in a painting?” That laugh again. Her toes tingled. Not good. “You sound like a painter, Ms. Winston.”
The martini glass in her hand suddenly weighed a ton. “Isn’t painting a passion for an artist, like cooking is a passion for a chef? Having a passion is a healthy thing. It reminds us that we have a soul.”
He nodded, seemingly approving of her drunken ramblings. “That’s very profound and also very true. I think you have a lot of talents yet to be discovered, Ella. May I call you Ella?”
“Ah, sure. Ella is fine.” Her mouth went dry. “What makes you think I have any talents outside of cooking?”
“I have a sense for these things.”
She tensed. Can he tell? The same thought always haunted her when she met new people. Ella fought so hard to keep her secret under control. Time to make a run for it.
“Don’t let Marcus know I have other talents. He’ll probably fire me.”
She was about to depart when he stopped her. He leaned in, and she could just make out the small cleft in his pointy chin. “I promise, if you ever need a job, I’ll hire you.”
His mouth was so close she could have kissed his perfect, thin lips. Frightened by the notion, Ella backed away. “I’ll hold you to that.”
“I hope you do, Ella.”
She should have done a million different things: asked his name, gotten his phone number, or stayed to flirt with him some more. Instead, Ella walked away. She figured it was one of those moments in life she would live to regret. Fortunately, Ella found the bar and drowned her disappointment in another apple martini.
Ella reasoned that was the way of it. You meet people and move on, and one day, if you’re lucky, you meet the interesting ones again.

 What an amazing read! I'm a newbie to this series and have not read the first two books yet. I say yet, because OMG I definitely am going to go get them immediately! This book can definitely be read as a standalone, but I feel that if I read the first two books, there's a few more things in the background that can be explained better. This book was absolutely intriguing and had me completely wrapped in it's pages until the very end. Elle is a sassy, mouthy and independent sous chef who takes a job as a private chef for a reclusive and mysterious artist who paints women in various stages of BDSM. There's lots of mystery and intrigue as she overhears conversations and gets glimpses of the spicy happenings of the Corde Noir exclusive club. When she finally does meet her boss, she has to come to terms about her curiosity of the lifestyle and her heartpounding emotions for Ren as they journey into art and dark love. Add in the fact that's she's a psychic who can see the inner darkness of anybody she touches and tries to keep her distance in relationships. What follows is a whirlwind story with tons of mystery and intrigue, some steaming sexual experimentation and emotions that run high! The writing was just exquisite and the characters were poignantly complex, giving you real insight into their inner feelings. I was completely captivated by this intriguing book and am racing to go catch up with the first two books of this series!

From New Orleans, Alexandrea Weis was raised in the motion picture industry and began writing stories at the age of eight. In college she studied nursing and went on to teach at a local university. After several years in the medical field, she decided to pick up the pen once again and began her first novel, To My Senses. Since that time she has published many novels. Infusing the rich tapestry of her hometown into her award-winning books, she believes that creating vivid characters makes a story memorable. Her work has been critically acclaimed and has been continually growing in popularity.


Alexandrea Weis is also a certified/permitted wildlife rehabber with the La. Wildlife and Fisheries. When she is not writing, she rescues orphaned and injured wildlife. She is married; they live in New Orleans .
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Don't Miss the Other Books In the Series!

Dark Perception (Corde Noire Society #1)
Dark Attraction (Corde Noire Society #2)
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/178269-the-corde-noire

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