Maggie Wells's Blog, page 57
October 3, 2013
Special guest star…Emily Cale!
I’m so excited to welcome my Love Letters pal, Emily Cale to my blog! She has a steamy new story to talk about, and WOWZA did you see that cover???? Tell us more, Em!
You might not know this, but Maggie Wells is a very straight-laced individual. I tried to come up with a blog post that would fit her squeaky clean image, but I couldn’t manage. My apologies to both her and her readers. *snickers* Funny girl.
Have you ever noticed how dirty the hardware store is? I don’t mean the floor either. For once, I want you to get your mind in the gutter instead of out of it.
Do they really expect us to walk up and down those aisles without giggling? First, all the parts come with male and female halves that fit together perfectly. So what if I feel like it is necessary to try putting them together in the store, you know, just to make sure everything works and is the right size. I’ve even posted some reasons why I shouldn’t be allowed to shop at these sorts of places before.
On one occasion, I found myself at the local Home Depot purchasing duct tape, rope and knee pads. I swear it was for the house, but the cashier gave me a very strange look while she was wringing me up. What? I can’t imagine what else one would possibly do with those items. (Y’all read that as sarcasm, right?)
Anyway, you don’t have to have a dirty mind to read about my hunky handyman hero, but it won’t hurt either.
Mr. Fix It by Emily Cale
Jenni’s home improvement plans have turned into a disaster. The only bright spot in her day is watching her handyman neighbor Rick as he helps out around the neighborhood. Jenni has need of his capable hands in more ways than one, but she refuses to become just another notch on his toolbox.
Rick is entranced by his standoffish neighbor. He has no time for the neighborhood women who throw themselves at him, but he intends to get into Jenni’s house, bed and heart if it’s the last thing he does.
Available from Ellora’s Cave * Amazon
An Excerpt from MR FIX IT
Copyright ©EMILY CALE, 2013
All Rights Reserved, Ellora’s Cave Publishing. Inc.
Bracing against the wind, Jenni took a few steps forward, sat down on the stairs and watched as her dog barked at the tree. “Keep it up. You’ll probably have better luck than I have today.” She hung her head. Now she needed to decide whether to keep trying to make her project work or cut her losses and put the doors she’d gotten off back on. At the moment, neither option sounded particularly appealing. The only thing she absolutely had to do was clean the floor. The rest could wait until she’d had time to drink a few glasses of pinot grigio and enjoy some trashy reality television. Nothing like a few hours focused on someone else’s life to make her forget about the troubles in her own.
“Problems?”
Jenni didn’t need to look up to recognize the deep voice of her neighbor, but popped her head up to confirm her suspicions. It’d be rude not to at least look at the person talking to her. At least that was what she told herself. It certainly couldn’t be because she liked gazing at his tanned skin and sun-bleached hair.
Rick Maas leaned over the fence between their properties. Her cheeks felt hot as she tried to think of a witty reply. “Nothing that can’t be fixed.” Maybe not by me, but by someone. She’d kept an eye on him from the day he’d moved in three months ago. Scratch that. She’d had both eyes glued to his gorgeous body whenever she got the chance. He was a perfect specimen of the male form. Wavy hair, a strong chin and a smile that could turn her knees to jelly. A few times he’d caught her staring at him while he worked on his motorcycle in the driveway. She’d tried to pretend she was studying the garden or checking out a bird in a tree, but she doubted he’d been fooled by her ruse. She couldn’t help it though. The minute he took off his shirt, her brain turned to mush and her libido took over.
“Anything I can help you with?” That was a loaded question. Jenni could think of a hundred things she’d like his help with, but not a single one was home improvement related. Though a few of them risked damaging her bed frame. She supposed he could put that back together if they broke it. After they were done, of course.
She bit her tongue. His offer was completely innocent and she knew it. Rick helped many of the neighbors with little tasks around their homes. For the most part, his assistance went to older individuals struggling to keep up with seasonal maintenance, but many of the single women—and a few of the married ones—took him up on his offers as well. A little too often for Jenni’s taste. How many things could possibly go wrong in one house? She almost laughed at the thought. Maybe she should take a better look around her kitchen before she judged too harshly. Still, she swore a few of the ladies broke things for the sole purpose of having Rick over. They probably made him pitchers of lemonade and homemade chocolate chip cookies too. How clichéd. She hated them for it. Partly because she couldn’t even make chocolate chip cookies, let alone serve them hot out of the oven for the hunk-next-door.
About Emily Cale
Emily Cale spent the majority of her childhood as a visitor to the worlds of her favorite authors. With encouragement from her English teachers, she put pen to paper and began imagining her own stories. Preferring the fascinating lives of her characters, she majored in creative writing. When not lost in a manuscript or a good book, she enjoys crocheting, rock climbing, and playing board games. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
You can connect with her via her website, Twitter or Facebook.
Tagged: erotic, guest author, romance, short story
September 30, 2013
New release!
Hot Nights in St. Blaise book #10 – Ogling Miss October is now available!
Don’t you just love that cover? It suits Warren and Susie perfectly!
If you’d like a glimpse of Ogling Miss October be sure to check out these Weekend Writing Warrior posts:
http://maggie-wells.com/2013/09/15/weedend-writing-warrior-91513/
http://maggie-wells.com/2013/09/22/weekend-writing-warrior-92213/
http://maggie-wells.com/2013/09/29/weekend-writing-warrior-92913/
Tagged: erotic, Novella, romance, St. Blaise
September 29, 2013
Weekend Writing Warrior – 9/29/13
This week’s selection comes from the next installment in the Hot Nights in St. Blaise series – Ogling Miss October.
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She settled against his side, her cheek cushioned on his chest, her hand splayed over his stomach. Warm and sated, she drifted in and out of a doze. Warren, on the other hand, fell asleep with the conviction of a man with two orgasms under his belt and pillow beneath his head. Draping her leg over his, she drank in the sweet serenity of his profile.
Sighing, she closed her eyes and ran her hand low across his belly. Even in sleep, he responded to her touch. She smiled, taking in the outline of his cock pressed against the sheet draped low across his hips, impressive even in its semi-aroused state.
Warren’s body was a work of art.
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Ogling Miss October
After five years as a single dad, Warren Mueller can spout the reasons why purple is ‘so much cooler’ than pink, wield a fairly competent glue gun, and fumble his way to a decent set of pig-tails. The only thing he hasn’t figured out is how a big, clumsy farm boy like him caught the attention of an exotic beauty like Susie Chen.
A tiny Asian-American cursed with more brain that brawn, Susie has always been attracted to big, burly corn-fed men who drive pick-up trucks and spend their weekends fishing, hunting, and paddling canoes.
She likes Warren Mueller, not that she could ever have him. The protective barrier the town keeps around its young widower and his little girl that seems impenetrable…until the night of the St. Blaise Elementary Fall Festival.
If a picture says a thousand words, a single snapshot of Warren speaks volumes to Susie. He wants her as much as she wants him, and if he isn’t a big enough man to admit it, she’ll just have to show him the way.
Check out all of the Hot Nights in St. Blaise stories!
Love Letters Volume 1: Obeying Desire is free for a limited time at the Carina Press Bookstore, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Download your copy today!
Oh! And be sure to sign up for my mailing list! Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out all of the posts from my fellow Weekend Writing Warriors!
Tagged: 8Sunday, coming soon, erotic, Novella, romance, St. Blaise, warrior
September 22, 2013
Weekend Writing Warrior – 9/22/13
This week’s selection comes from the next installment in the Hot Nights in St. Blaise series – Ogling Miss October.
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“I’m too big and too clumsy.”
“I think you’re perfect,” she answered honestly.
“I’ll hurt you.”
“No, you won’t.”
“I’ll crush you—”
“Good.”
He barked a sharp laugh and shook his head, turning away enough to avoid looking directly at her as he said, “It’s been years, I’m practically a virgin.”
That not-so-little admission tripped the trigger on her smile. “Just how I like ‘em.”
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Ogling Miss October
After five years as a single dad, Warren Mueller can spout the reasons why purple is ‘so much cooler’ than pink, wield a fairly competent glue gun, and fumble his way to a decent set of pig-tails. The only thing he hasn’t figured out is how a big, clumsy farm boy like him caught the attention of an exotic beauty like Susie Chen.
A tiny Asian-American cursed with more brain that brawn, Susie has always been attracted to big, burly corn-fed men who drive pick-up trucks and spend their weekends fishing, hunting, and paddling canoes.
She likes Warren Mueller, not that she could ever have him. The protective barrier the town keeps around its young widower and his little girl that seems impenetrable…until the night of the St. Blaise Elementary Fall Festival.
If a picture says a thousand words, a single snapshot of Warren speaks volumes to Susie. He wants her as much as she wants him, and if he isn’t a big enough man to admit it, she’ll just have to show him the way.
Check out all of the Hot Nights in St. Blaise stories!
Love Letters Volume 1: Obeying Desire is free for a limited time at the Carina Press Bookstore, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Download your copy today!
Oh! And be sure to sign up for my mailing list! Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out all of the posts from my fellow Weekend Writing Warriors!
Tagged: 8Sunday, coming soon, erotic, Novella, romance, St. Blaise, warrior
September 15, 2013
Weekend Writing Warrior – 9/15/13
This week’s selection comes from the next installment in the Hot Nights in St. Blaise series – Ogling Miss October.
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“Hi, Warren.”
The soft greeting undercut the high-pitched screams of sugar-high children, filtered into his subconscious like smoke and sent a rush of heyhowdoyoudo surging straight to his groin. The husky timbre of the simple greeting echoed in the deep, dark recesses of his mind. The place where nothing sparkled with glitter. The spot Susie Chen claimed as her own the second he laid eyes on her. There, the only pink things were the pearly sheen of her skin and her soft, smiling lips after he’d kissed her senseless.
Every nerve ending in his body screamed ‘Hello, Susie!’ even if it took his tongue a half hour to untwist itself enough to say the same. Sweet and mellow, Susie Chen’s voice was pitched a little too deep to match her fragile build and exotic features, and there was something about that discordance that plucked some strings deep inside him.
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Ogling Miss October
After five years as a single dad, Warren Mueller can spout the reasons why purple is ‘so much cooler’ than pink, wield a fairly competent glue gun, and fumble his way to a decent set of pig-tails. The only thing he hasn’t figured out is how a big, clumsy farm boy like him caught the attention of an exotic beauty like Susie Chen.
A tiny Asian-American cursed with more brain that brawn, Susie has always been attracted to big, burly corn-fed men who drive pick-up trucks and spend their weekends fishing, hunting, and paddling canoes.
She likes Warren Mueller, not that she could ever have him. The protective barrier the town keeps around its young widower and his little girl that seems impenetrable…until the night of the St. Blaise Elementary Fall Festival.
If a picture says a thousand words, a single snapshot of Warren speaks volumes to Susie. He wants her as much as she wants him, and if he isn’t a big enough man to admit it, she’ll just have to show him the way.
Check out all of the Hot Nights in St. Blaise stories!
Love Letters Volume 1: Obeying Desire is free for a limited time at the Carina Press Bookstore, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Download your copy today!
Oh! And be sure to sign up for my mailing list! Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out all of the posts from my fellow Weekend Writing Warriors!
Tagged: 8Sunday, coming soon, erotic, Novella, romance, St. Blaise, warrior
September 8, 2013
Weekend Writing Warrior – 9/8/13
Today’s post comes for U is for Undone – my contribution to Love Letters Volume 5: Exposed (September 9th from Carina Press).
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“I’ve never done anything like that before.”
He shook his head as they tumbled to the mattress in a flurry of arms and legs. “Neither have I, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t hope to do it again.”
Sofia blinked slowly as he rolled them onto their sides. “My favorite movie is Rear Window.”
Laughter rumbled up from deep inside him. Brushing a stray lock of hair from her face, he shook his head in bewildered dismay even as he beamed at her. “Why am I not surprised?”
~~~~~
Love Letters Volume 5: Exposed
Private passion meets public display in these four hot novellas in Love Letters Volume 5: Exposed.
R Is for Reality by Ginny Glass
Sheer desperation drives Mackenzie Alexander to persuade handsome cab driver Greg Redding to audition for a role she’s been forced to cast. A role that leads to steamy encounters on and off set…
S Is for Scandalous by Emily Cale
Taking a job as a nude serving dish at a party is a departure for model Kacey James. But the public event becomes something much more private when one of the guests turns out to be a man from her past.
T Is for Tango by Christina Thacher
Adam is shocked when his office’s sexy temp, Sonia, starts changing clothes at her desk when everyone else has left for the night—until she makes it clear he’s her intended audience.
U Is for Undone by Maggie Wells
Dr. Alec McCarthy has noticed hot nurse and neighbor Sofia Morales around the hospital—but she really gets his attention when she does a striptease for him in front of her window.
For more information on the Love Letters series, click here!
Love Letters Volume 1: Obeying Desire is free for a limited time at the Carina Press Bookstore, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Download your copy today!
Oh! And be sure to sign up for my mailing list! Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out all of the posts from my fellow Weekend Writing Warriors!
Tagged: 8Sunday, coming soon, erotic, Love Letters, romance, short story, warrior
September 4, 2013
September 1, 2013
Weekend Writing Warrior – 9/1/13
Today’s post comes for U is for Undone – my contribution to Love Letters Volume 5: Exposed (September 9th from Carina Press).
~~~~~
“Alec?”
“Hmm?”
“Are you going to come over here, or was there something more you wanted to see?”
“Huh?”
Sliding her finger under one strap, she slid it off her shoulder. “Would you like to touch, or are you going to stand there and watch?” She could see him wagging his head in helpless surrender.
“Well, that’s a helluva choice, now, isn’t it?”
~~~~~
Love Letters Volume 5: Exposed
Private passion meets public display in these four hot novellas in Love Letters Volume 5: Exposed.
R Is for Reality by Ginny Glass
Sheer desperation drives Mackenzie Alexander to persuade handsome cab driver Greg Redding to audition for a role she’s been forced to cast. A role that leads to steamy encounters on and off set…
S Is for Scandalous by Emily Cale
Taking a job as a nude serving dish at a party is a departure for model Kacey James. But the public event becomes something much more private when one of the guests turns out to be a man from her past.
T Is for Tango by Christina Thacher
Adam is shocked when his office’s sexy temp, Sonia, starts changing clothes at her desk when everyone else has left for the night—until she makes it clear he’s her intended audience.
U Is for Undone by Maggie Wells
Dr. Alec McCarthy has noticed hot nurse and neighbor Sofia Morales around the hospital—but she really gets his attention when she does a striptease for him in front of her window.
For more information on the Love Letters series, click here!
Oh! And be sure to sign up for my mailing list! Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out all of the posts from my fellow Weekend Writing Warriors!
Tagged: 8Sunday, coming soon, erotic, Love Letters, romance, short story, warrior
August 25, 2013
Weekend Writing Warrior – 8/25/13
This week’s selection comes from the next installment in the Hot Nights in St. Blaise series – Seducing Mr. September.
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“I couldn’t wait any longer. I’m hoping you can help me with this terrible itch.”
“Please tell me it’s not the kind that needs ointment.”
Her fingers tightened in his hair. “I need a dose of you. Twice.” She caught his bottom lip between hers and bit gently. “Daily.”
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Seducing Mr. September
The Costa Nostra has nothing on the St. Blaise regional Medical Center Fundraising Committee when it comes to shaking people down for money. That’s the only explanation Pharmacist Mike Weber has for stripping down to nothing but a lab coat and a smile for a fundraising calendar.
Still, nothing could prepare him for frontal assault of Karen Horton. Cool as the most confident Don, she strolls into his store, grabs a jumbo box of condoms, and makes him an offer he can’t refuse.
Every night Mike Weber jogs past her house, shirtless, gorgeous, and absolutely oblivious. After years of watching life pass her by, Karen is ready to go for the gusto. Unfortunately, the gusto she wants is six-foot-five inches of shy guy.
But Karen is tired of waiting for the things she wants to come to her, so she launches a bold campaign guaranteed to make St. Blaise’s man of mystery take notice.
Check out all of the Hot Nights in St. Blaise stories!
Oh! And be sure to sign up for my mailing list! Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out all of the posts from my fellow Weekend Writing Warriors!
Tagged: 8Sunday, coming soon, erotic, Novella, romance, St. Blaise, warrior
August 18, 2013
Weekend Writing Warrior – 8/18/13
This week’s selection comes from the next installment in the Hot Nights in St. Blaise series – Seducing Mr. September.
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His fumbling made her nervous. Her bravado leaked from her like air from a balloon. She needed to retreat and regroup. She had to get out of there fast. But not before she did what she came to do.
Waggling the white paper bag holding the economy-sized box of condoms, she inched toward the pharmacy door. “So, uh, these will be in my nightstand drawer. If you’re curious too.”
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Seducing Mr. September
The Costa Nostra has nothing on the St. Blaise regional Medical Center Fundraising Committee when it comes to shaking people down for money. That’s the only explanation Pharmacist Mike Weber has for stripping down to nothing but a lab coat and a smile for a fundraising calendar.
Still, nothing could prepare him for frontal assault of Karen Horton. Cool as the most confident Don, she strolls into his store, grabs a jumbo box of condoms, and makes him an offer he can’t refuse.
Every night Mike Weber jogs past her house, shirtless, gorgeous, and absolutely oblivious. After years of watching life pass her by, Karen is ready to go for the gusto. Unfortunately, the gusto she wants is six-foot-five inches of shy guy.
But Karen is tired of waiting for the things she wants to come to her, so she launches a bold campaign guaranteed to make St. Blaise’s man of mystery take notice.
Check out all of the Hot Nights in St. Blaise stories!
Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out all of the posts from my fellow Weekend Writing Warriors!
Tagged: 8Sunday, coming soon, erotic, Novella, romance, St. Blaise, warrior
