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December 26, 2012

Steampunk Style – It’s Everywhere!

Revenge of the Mad Scientist CoverI’m thrilled to have Lara Nance guest blogging on the site today.  As you might have guessed, Lara is a steampunk author, and you’re going to want to check out her stuff!  Keep reading and you’ll see why!


And there’s a giveaway, too!  Read on!


Here’s Lara!



So what is steampunk anyway?


The culture of Steampunk originated during the 1980s and early 1990s and incorporates a mixture of elements from science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, horror, and speculative fiction.


It involves a setting where steam is the power of the day—whether in an alternative universe or actual Victorian times. There have also been elements used in an alternate U.S. Wild West, or in post-apocalyptic times playing on this punk Victorian theme.


Today, artists feature technology involving clockwork, or futuristic innovations as Victorians might have imagined them. For instance, this technology includes such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne. Take a look at this modern steampunk style bathroom decor by San Francisco architect Andre Rothblatt and contractor Fredic Grasset as an example.


Steampunk has also infiltrated art, fashion, and design influenced by the aesthetics of steampunk literature.  Various modern utilitarian/industrial objects are used by artisans to form a pseudo-Victorian mechanical “steampunk” style. There are also visual and musical artists now described as steampunk.


But in my opinion, nowhere has steampunk had more influence than in fashion. And never has this been more prevalent than the fall couture collections of 2012. Designers from Gaultier to Prada to Chanel have incorporated elements of steampunk, or at the very least–19th century fashion, to inspire their fall collections.


I couldn’t pull my gaze from Jean Paul Gaultier’s fall collection, full of top hats and tails, bustiers, and flowing capes. You can view the entire collection video at the following link. And keep watching until the end for the fabulous steampunk style wedding dress as the finale!


For a full range of designers revealing their steampunk style this fall, here’s an awesome slide show  for your viewing pleasure.


Even America’s Next Top Model TV show is getting in on the steampunk action. The folks at clockwork couture recently wrote: “The wardrobe stylists from America’s Next Top Model came and raided our store for items to incorporate into their high fashion shoot with Steampunk flair.” Here’s the place to view the slide show of their photos:


If you want to find some steampunk outfits for yourself, there are a number of fine internet companies who focus on steampunk fashion, such as:


 www.steampunkthreads.com


www.clockworkcouture.com


www.steampunkemporium.com


Steampunk conventions are popping up all over the world and are a great place to wear your steampunk costumes and meet like-minded enthusiasts for tea and airship races.


I’ll be at Steamcon IV in October with my steampunk trilogy, Airship Adventure Chronicles. The first book, Revenge of the Mad Scientist, is now for sale on Amazon and Barnes & Noble sites. It’s a romantic steampunk adventure in the style of Around the World in Eighty Days.


Rescue from the Barron


 


Give the book a look, and you might become a steampunk fan yourself!


Here’s a chance to win a copy so you’ll be ready for 2012 steampunk fall.


Leave a comment about your view of steampunk and you’ll be entered to win the book.


For more information on my books, visit me at: www.laranance.com.



Thanks so much for visiting, Lara!  Readers, be sure to leave a comment to be entered in Lara’s contest!


And you can also enter my holiday contest by using the Rafflecopter form below for an extra chance to win!


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Published on December 26, 2012 03:00

December 25, 2012

Day 3: Release Me page reveal

Cover to J. Kenner's Release Me - erotic romance coming January 2013 I’m counting down the days until Release Me hits the shelves with a page reveal.  Two or three pages daily, in order, from the book! 


Today’s excerpt starts right after yesterday’s left off!  You can find all the posted excerpts by going to the Release Me Page Reveal category of the blog!



CHAPTER FOUR


I cross the entire room before I pause, my heart pounding wildly in my chest. Fifty-five steps. I counted every one of them, and now that there’s no place left to go I am simply standing still, staring at one of Blaine’s paintings. Another nude, this one laying on her side across a stark white bed, only the foreground in focus. The rest of the room—walls, furniture—are nothing more than the blurred gray suggestions of shapes.


The woman’s skin is pale, as if she’s never seen the sun. But her face suggests otherwise. It reflects so much ecstasy that it seems to glow.


There is only one splash of color on the entire canvas—a long red ribbon. It is tied loosely around the woman’s neck, then extends between her heavy breasts to trail down even farther. It slides between her legs, then continues, the image fading into the background before meeting the edge of the canvas. There’s a tautness to the ribbon, though, and it’s clear what story the artist is telling; her lover is there, just off the canvas, and he’s holding the ribbon, making it slide over her, making her writhe against it in a desperate need to find the pleasure that he’s teasing her with.


I swallow, imagining the sensation of that cool, smooth satin stroking me between my legs. Making me hot, making me come . . .


And in my fantasy, it’s Damien Stark who is holding that ribbon.


This is not good.


I ease away from the painting toward the bar, which is the only place in the entire room where I’m not bombarded by erotic imagery. Honestly, I need the break. Erotic art doesn’t usually make me melt. Except, of course, it’s not the art that’s making me hot.


I do, however, want you.


What had he meant by that?


More to the point, what do I want him to mean by that? Which, of course, is a bullshit question. I know what I want. The same thing I wanted six years ago. I also know it will never happen. And even the fantasy is a very bad idea.


I scan the room, telling myself I’m only looking over the art. Apparently this is my night for self-deception. I’m looking for Stark, but when I find him, I wish that I hadn’t bothered. He’s standing next to a tall, lithe woman with short dark hair. She looks like Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina, vibrant and beautiful. Her small features are alight with pleasure, and as she laughs she reaches out and touches him in a casual, intimate gesture. My stomach hurts just watching them. Good God, I don’t even know this man. Can I really be jealous?


I consider the possibility, and in the spirit of tonight’s theme, I deceive myself once more. Not jealousy—anger. I’m pissed that Stark could so cavalierly flirt with me even though he’s obviously enthralled by another woman—a beautiful, charming, radiant woman.


“More champagne?” The bartender holds out a flute.Tempting. Very tempting, but I shake my head. I don’t need to get drunk. I need to get out of here.


More guests arrive, and the room overflows with people. I look for Stark again, but he has disappeared into the crowd. Audrey Hepburn is nowhere in sight, either. I’m sure whereever they are, they’re having a dandy time.


I sandwich myself between a wall and a hallway cordoned off with a velvet rope. Presumably it leads to the rest of Evelyn’s house. Right now, it’s the closest thing to privacy I have.


I take out my phone, hit speed dial, and wait for Jamie to answer.


“You will so not believe this,” she says, skipping all the preliminaries. “I just did the nasty with Douglas.”


“Oh my God, Jamie. Why?” Okay, that came out before I had the chance to think about it, and while this revelation about Douglas is not good news, I’m grateful to be dragged so forcefully into Jamie’s problems. Mine can wait.


Douglas is our next door neighbor, and his bedroom shares a wall with mine. Even though it’s only been four days, I have a pretty good idea of how often he gets laid. The idea that my best friend is another ticky mark on his bedpost does not thrill me.


Of course, from Jamie’s perspective, he’s a mark on her bedpost.


“We were by the pool drinking wine, and then we got in the hot tub and then . . .” She trails off, leaving “and then” to my imagination.


“He’s still there? Or are you at his place?”


“God, no. I sent him home an hour ago.”


“Jamie . . .”


“What? I just needed to burn some energy. Trust me, it’s good. I’m so mellow now you wouldn’t even believe.”


I frown. Like a girl who collects stray puppies, Jamie brings home a lot of men. She doesn’t, however, keep them around. Not even until morning. As her roommate, I find that convenient. There’s nothing quite like meeting an unshaved, unshowered, half-naked man staring into your refrigerator at three in the morning. As her friend, however, I worry.


She, in turn, worries about me for precisely the opposite reason. I’ve never brought a man home, much less kicked him out. As far as Jamie is concerned, that makes me sub-normal.


This, however, isn’t the time to get into it with my best friend. But Douglas? She had to go and pick Douglas? “Am I going to have to avert my eyes every time I see him in the complex?”


“He’s cool,” she says. “No big deal.”


I close my eyes and shake my head. The mere thought of being naked like that—emotionally and physically—overwhelms me. Not a big deal? The hell it’s not.



Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!


I hope you enjoyed! Come back tomorrow for more!


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Published on December 25, 2012 06:00

Merry Christmas!

Christmas ornamentsMerry Christmas, everyone!


Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season.


Check out this cool Downton Abbey gingerbread house … and if you’re in the mood to kill some demons, I’ve also uploaded my daughter Catherine singing the Kate Connor Demon-Hunting song, sung to the tune of Jingle Bells!  (the sound isn’t in sync with her lips, but that we blame that on demonic interference!) Thanks to Steven Brandt for the lyrics!


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Published on December 25, 2012 04:20

December 24, 2012

Day 2: Release Me page reveal

Cover to J. Kenner's Release Me - erotic romance coming January 2013 I’m counting down the days until Release Me hits the shelves with a page reveal.  Two or three pages daily, in order, from the book! 


Today’s excerpt starts right after yesterday’s left off!  You can find all the posted excerpts by going to the Release Me Page Reveal category of the blog!



“I—no.” I blurt the answer out, because I can’t let that image linger for longer than a second. Immediately, though, I regret speaking. What I should have done was slap his face. What the hell kind of question is that?


“Good,” he says, so crisply and firmly and with such intensity that any thought I have of verbally bitch-slapping him vanishes completely. My thoughts, in fact, have taken a sharp left turn and I am undeniably, unwelcomely turned on. I glare at the woman in the portrait, hating her even more, and not particularly pleased with Damien Stark or myself. I suppose we have something in common, though. At the moment, we’re both picturing me out of my little black dress.


Shit.


He doesn’t even try to hide his amusement. “I believe I’ve shocked you, Ms. Fairchild.”


“Hell yes, you’ve shocked me. What did you expect?”


He doesn’t answer, just tilts his head back and laughs. It’s as if a mask has slipped away, allowing me a glimpse of the real man hidden beneath. I smile, liking that we have this one small thing in common.


“Can anyone join this party?” It’s Carl, and I want desperately to say no.


“How nice to see you again, Mr. Rosenfeld,” Stark says. The mask is firmly back in place.


Carl glances at me, and I can see the question in his eyes. “Excuse me,” I say. “I need to run to the ladies’ room.”


I escape to the cool elegance of Evelyn’s powder room. She’s thoughtfully provided mouthwash and hairspray and even disposable mascara wands. There is a lavender scented salt scrub on the stone vanity, and I put a spoonful in my hands, then close my eyes and rub, imagining that I’m sloughing off the shell of myself to reveal something bright and shiny and new.


I rinse my hands in warm water, then caress my skin with my fingertips. My hands are soft now. Slick and sensual.


I meet my eyes in the mirror. “No,” I whisper, but my hand slides down to brush the hem of my dress just below my knee. It’s fitted at the bodice and waist, but the skirt is flared, designed to present an enticing little swish when you move.


My fingers dance across my knee, then trail lazily up my inner thigh. I meet my gaze in the mirror, then close my eyes. It’s Stark’s face I want to see. His eyes I imagine watching me from that mirror.


There’s a sensuality in the way my fingers slowly graze my own skin. A lazy eroticism that some other time could build to something hot and explosive. But that’s not where I’m going—that’s what I’m destroying.


I stop when I feel it—the jagged, raised tissue of the five-year-old scar that mars the once-perfect flesh of my inner thigh. I press my fingertips to it, remembering the pain that punctuated that particular wound. That had been the weekend that my sister, Ashley, had died, and I’d just about crumbled under the weight of my grief.


But that’s the past, and I close my eyes tight, my body hot, the scar throbbing beneath my hand.


This time when I open my eyes, all I see is myself. Nikki Fairchild, back in control.


I wrap my restored confidence around me like a blanket and return to the party. Both men look at me as I approach. Stark’s face is unreadable, but Carl isn’t even trying to hide his joy. He looks like a six-year-old on Christmas morning. “Say your goodbyes, Nikki. We’re heading out. Lots to do. Lots to do.”


“What? Now?” I don’t bother to hide my confusion.


“Turns out Mr. Stark’s going to be out of town on Tuesday, so we’re pushing the meeting to tomorrow.”


“Saturday?”


“Is that a problem?” Stark asks me.


“No, of course not, but—”


“He’s attending personally,” Carl says. “Personally,” he repeats, as if I could have missed it the first time.


“Right. I’ll just find Evelyn and say goodnight.” I start to move away, but Stark’s voice draws me back.


“I’d like Ms. Fairchild to stay.”


“What?” Carl speaks, expressing my thought.


“The house I’m building is almost complete. I came here to find a painting for a particular room. I’d like a feminine perspective. I’ll see her home safely, of course.”


“Oh.” Carl looks like he’s going to protest, then thinks better of it. “She’ll be happy to help.”


The hell she will. It’s one thing to wear the dress. It’s another to completely skip the presentation rehearsal because a self-absorbed bazillionaire snaps his fingers and says jump. No matter how hot said bazillionaire might be.


But Carl cuts me off before I can form a coherent reply. “We’ll speak tomorrow morning,” he tells me. “The meeting’s at two.”


And then he’s gone and I’m left seething beside a very smug Damien Stark.


“Who the hell do you think you are?”


“I know exactly who I am, Ms. Fairchild. Do you?”


“Maybe the better question is, who the hell do you think I am?”


“Are you attracted to me?”


“I—what?” I say, verbally stumbling. His words have knocked me off center, and I struggle to regain my balance. “That is so not the issue.”


The corner of his mouth twitches, and I realize I’ve revealed too much.


“I’m Carl’s assistant,” I say firmly and slowly. “Not yours. And my job description does not include decorating your goddamn house.” I’m not shouting, but my voice is as taut as a wire and my body even more so.


Stark, damn him, appears not only perfectly at ease, but also completely amused. “If your job duties include helping your boss find capital, then you may want to reconsider how you play the game. Insulting potential investors is probably not the best approach.”


A cold stab of fear that I’ve screwed this up cuts through me. “Maybe not,” I say. “But if you’re going to withhold your money because I didn’t roll over and flounce my skirts for you, then you’re not the man the press makes you out to be. The Damien Stark I’ve read about invests in quality. Not in friendships or relationships or because he thinks some poor little inventor needs the deal. The Damien Stark I admire focuses on talent and talent alone. Or is that just public relations?”


I stand straight, ready to endure whatever verbal lashes he’ll whip back at me. I’m not prepared for the response I get.


Stark laughs.


“You’re right,” he says. “I’m not going to invest in C-Squared because I met Carl at a party any more than I’d invest in it because you’re in my bed.”


“Oh.” Once again, my cheeks heat. Once again, he’s knocked me off balance.


“I do, however, want you.”


My mouth is dry. I have to swallow before I can speak. “To help you pick a painting?”


“Yes,” he confirms. “For now.”


I force myself not to wonder about later. “Why?”


“Because I need an honest opinion. Most women on my arm say what they think will make me happy, not what they actually mean.”


“But I’m not on your arm, Mr. Stark.” I let the words hang for a moment. Then I deliberately turn my back and walk away. I can feel him watching me, but I neither stop nor turn around. Slowly, I smile. I even add a little swing to my step. This is my moment of triumph and I intend to savor it.


Except victory isn’t as delicious as I expected. In fact, it’s a little bitter. Because secretly—oh, so secretly—I can’t help but wonder what it would be like to be the girl on Damien Stark’s arm.



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Published on December 24, 2012 06:00

December 23, 2012

Have you ever found a hidden present?

I’m over at Parajunkee today for my Release Me blog tour talking about holiday present peeking, shopping, and chowing down on holiday treats!  And, yes, another giveaway!!!!!


J. Kenner Release Me Blog Tour


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Published on December 23, 2012 11:30

Day 1: Release Me page reveal!

Cover to J. Kenner's Release Me - erotic romance coming January 2013 I’m counting down the days until Release Me hits the shelves with a page reveal.  Two or three pages daily, in order, from the book!


Today’s excerpt starts right after yesterday’s left off!  You can find all the posted excerpts by going to the Release Me Page Reveal category of the blog!



CHAPTER THREE


My moment of mortification hangs over the three of us for what feels like an eternity. Then Carl takes my arm and begins to steer me away from Evelyn.


“Nikki?” Concern blooms in her eyes.


“It’s okay,” I say. I feel strangely numb and very confused. This is what I’d been looking forward to?


“I mean it, Nikki,” Carl says, as soon as he’s put some distance between us and our hostess. “What the fuck was that?”


“I don’t know.”


“Bullshit,” he snaps. “Have you met before? Did you piss him off? Did you apply for a job with him before me? What the hell did you do, Nichole?”


I cringe against the use of my given name. “It’s not me,” I say, because I want that to be the truth. “He’s famous. He’s eccentric. He was rude, but it wasn’t personal. How the hell could it have been?” I can hear my voice rising, and I force myself to tamp it down. To breathe.


I squeeze my left hand into a fist so tight my fingernails cut into my palm. I focus on the pain, on the simple process of breathing. I need to be cool. I need to be calm. I can’t let the Social Nikki facade slip away.


Beside me, Carl runs his fingers through his hair and sucks in a noisy breath. “I need a drink. Come on.”


“I’m fine, thanks.” I am a long way from fine, but what I want right then is to be alone. Or as alone as I can be in a room full of people.


I can see that he wants to argue. I can also see that he hasn’t yet decided what he’s going to do. Approach Stark again? Leave the party and pretend it never happened? “Fine,” he growls. He stalks off, and I can hear his muttered, “Shit,” as he disappears into the crowd.


I exhale, the tension in my shoulders slipping away. I head toward the balcony, but stop once I see that my private spot has been discovered. At least eight people mingle there, chatting and smiling. I am not in a chatty, smiley mood.


I veer toward one of the freestanding easels and stare blankly at the painting. It depicts a nude woman kneeling on a hard tile floor. Her arms are raised above her head, her wrists bound by a red ribbon.


The ribbon is attached to a chain that rises vertically out of the painting, and there is tension in her arms, as if she’s tugging downward, trying to get free. Her stomach is smooth, her back arched so that the lines of her ribcage show. Her breasts are small, and the erect nipples and tight brown areolae glow under the artist’s skill.


Her face is not so prominent. It’s tilted away, shrouded in gray. I’m left with the impression that the model is ashamed of her arousal. That she would break free if she could. But she can’t.


She’s trapped there, her pleasure and her shame on display for all the world.


My own skin prickles and I realize that this girl and I have something in common. I’d felt a sensual power crash over me, and I’d reveled in it.


Then Stark had shut it off, as quickly as if he’d flipped a switch. And like that model I was left feeling awkward and ashamed.


Well, fuck him. That twit on the canvas might be embarrassed, but I wasn’t going to be. I’d seen the heat in his eyes, and it had turned me on. Period. End of story. Time to move on.


I look hard at the woman on the canvas. She’s weak. I don’t like her, and I don’t like the painting.


I start to move away, my own confidence restored—and I collide with none other than Damien Stark himself.


Well, shit.


His hand slides against my waist in an effort to steady me. I back away quickly, but not before my mind processes the feel of him. He’s lean and hard, and I’m uncomfortably aware of the places where my body intersected his. My palm. My breasts. The curve of my waist tingles from the lingering shock of his touch.


“Ms. Fairchild.” He’s looking straight at me, his eyes neither flat nor cold. I realize that I have stopped breathing.


I clear my throat and flash a polite smile. The kind that quietly says, “Fuck off.”


“I owe you an apology.”


Oh.


“Yes,” I say, surprised. “You do.”


I wait, but he says nothing else. Instead, he turns his attention to the painting. “It’s an interesting image. But you would have made a much better model.”


What the…?


“That’s the worst apology I’ve ever heard.”


He indicates the model’s face. “She’s weak,” he says, and I forget all about the apology. I’m too intrigued by the way his words echo my earlier thoughts. “I suppose some people might be drawn to the contrast. Desire and shame. But I prefer something bolder. A more confident sensuality.”


He looks at me as he says this last, and I’m not sure if he’s finally apologizing for snubbing me, complimenting my composure, or being completely inappropriate. I decide to consider his words a compliment and go from there. It may not be the safest approach, but it’s the most flattering.


“I’m delighted you think so,” I say. “But I’m not the model type.”


He takes a step back and with slow deliberation looks me up and down. His inspection seems to last for hours, though it must take only seconds. The air between us crackles, and I want to move toward him, to close the gap between us again. But I stay rooted to the spot.


He lingers for a moment on my lips before finally lifting his head to meet my eyes, and that is when I move. I can’t help it. I’m drawn in by the force and pressure of the tempest building in those damnable eyes.


“No,” he says simply.


At first I’m confused, thinking that he’s protesting my proximity. Then I realize he’s responding to my comment about not being the model type.


“You are,” he continues. “But not like this—splashed across a canvas for all the world to see, belonging to no one and everyone.” His head tilts slightly to the left, as if he’s trying out a new perspective on me. “No,” he murmurs again, but this time he doesn’t elaborate.


I am not prone to blushing, and I’m mortified to realize that my cheeks are burning. For someone who just a few moments ago mentally told this man to fuck off, I am doing a piss-poor job of keeping the upper hand. “I was hoping to have the chance to talk to you this evening,” I say.


His brow lifts ever so slightly, giving him an expression of polite amusement. “Oh?”


“I’m one of your fellowship recipients. I wanted to say thank you.”


He doesn’t say a word.


I soldier on. “I worked my way through college, so the fellowship helped tremendously. I don’t think I could have graduated with two degrees if it hadn’t been for the financial help. So thank you.” I still don’t mention the pageant. As far as I’m concerned, Damien Stark and I are deep in the land of the do-over.


“And what are you doing now that you’ve left the hallowed halls of academia?”


He speaks so formally that I know he’s teasing me. I ignore it and answer the question seriously. “I joined the team at C-Squared,” I say. “I’m Carl Rosenfeld’s new assistant.” Evelyn already told him this, but I assume he hadn’t been paying attention.


“I see.”


The way he says it suggests he doesn’t see at all. “Is that a problem?”


“Two degrees. A straight-A average. Glowing recommendations from all your professors. Acceptance to Ph.D. programs at both MIT and Cal Tech.”


I stare at him, baffled. The Stark International Fellowship Committee awards thirty fellowships each year. How the hell can he possibly know so much about my academic career?


“I merely find it interesting that you ended up not leading a product development team but doing gruntwork as the owner’s assistant.”


“I—” I don’t know what to say. I’m still spinning from the surreal nature of this inquisition.


“Are you sleeping with your boss, Ms. Fairchild?”


“What?”


“I’m sorry. Was the question unclear? I asked if you were fucking Carl Rosenfeld.”



I hope you enjoyed! Come back tomorrow for more!


Pre-order the book from your favorite retailers using these easy links!


And don’t forget to enter my holiday contest!


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One more quick note:  I'm blog-touring for the rest of the month and early January!  Come by and say hi!  My tour schedule is here



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Published on December 23, 2012 06:00

December 22, 2012

Billionaire boys and steamy scenes

J. Kenner Release Me Blog TourI’m over at Book Binge today talking about billionaire heroes in erotic romance novels:


In a lot of erotica, including Release Me, our sexy, swoon-worthy hero has money.  Often lots of money.  And not “lots” as in his retirement account is sweetly on track, but “lots” as in he could fund the retirement of every citizen of a country the size of, oh, Austria.


The other day, someone posed the question to me of why? Why is the billionaire hero popular?  [Read More at Book Binge!]


 


I’ll be blog-touring through early January, and at each stop, Random House is giving away a copy of Release Me.  So be sure to come by and enter the contest!


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Published on December 22, 2012 10:24

Release Me page reveal starting Sunday!

Starting tomorrow, I’m counting down the days until Release Me hits the shelves with a page reveal.  Two or three pages daily, in order, from the book!


I’ll be starting right after the Scribd excerpt that’s already online, so be sure to check it out first.  Here’s the Scribd widget.  Enjoy!  And check back tomorrow for a few more pages!


Release Me by J. Kenner (an excerpt)  


I hope you enjoyed! Come back tomorrow for more!


Pre-order the book from your favorite retailers using these easy links!


And don’t forget to enter my holiday contest!


a Rafflecopter giveaway




One more quick note:  I'm blog-touring for the rest of the month and early January!  Come by and say hi!  My tour schedule is here



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Published on December 22, 2012 06:00

December 21, 2012

Interview, review and a chance to get Release Me!

I’m over at The TBR Pile today answering some fun interview questions … and I’m THRILLED that Release Me got an awesome review!  Come by and check it out!  (Leave a comment there for a chance to win a copy of the book!)


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Published on December 21, 2012 08:01

December 20, 2012

Super cool music mash up

Thanks to Liz Maverick for pointing this one out.  I love the way all of the songs mesh together.  I recognize quite a few of them (and my 9yo recognized more when she wandered into my office as I was watching).  I would love a list of all the artists/songs.  Anyone feeling really diligent???  Come on, someone out there knows!



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Published on December 20, 2012 12:08