Tina Gayle's Blog, page 56

Tina's Titillating Teaser from @brenda_sparks

Alpha Mine The danger she can't escape ... The past she can't remember ... The one man who can save her from both ...
In the shadows of the night, there exists a band of warriors--a group of vampires, known as the Alpha Council. Their formidable leader, Stephan von Haas, has vowed to protect not only his kind, but the humans existing alongside them. His duty comes before all else--until a sassy blonde saunters into his life.
When a sensual, dark-haired stranger walks into Katrina Spencer's life, he stirs her deepest desires and sweeps her into a world beyond her wildest dreams. But when Katrina is targeted by Stephan's enemies, reality shifts into something violent and deadly, as she is thrust into a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and vengeance is coming for her.Together they will confront an extraordinary destiny of peril, passion, and dark pleasures. But when one horrid mistake brings retribution, their love may pay the price.Buy This BookAmazon http://amzn.com/B00G8GAFZK/Author Social MediaBrenda SparksGiving you stories with biteWebsite http://brenda-sparks.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/brenda_sparksFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/forBrendaSparks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4416074.Brenda_Sparks

Tina's Titillating Tidbits: #TOUCHmyHEART by #MFRWauthor @PalomaBeck

Paloma Beck released Touch My Heart in November 2013. This is the second book in the Heart And Soul series, a contemporary BDSM-lite romance series that contains explicit sex scenes, including consensual adult spanking.

William knows exactly what he wants. He saw what his parents had and he plans to have that kind of love for himself. He just has to convince Aubrey she’s perfect for him. He attempts to take it slowly, cautious of her weariness and his own preoccupations. Then he bargains, persuades and seduces until Aubrey agrees to be his. That’s where the rest of his life begins… 

… even while another part of his life begins to crumble. He finds the foundation of his own family rocked. With William’s future not in his control anymore, he needs Aubrey as much as she needs him. There’s solace in knowing you don’t have to go through life’s heartache alone. 

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Inspirational Quotes for the Week

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."

- Zig Ziglar



A misty morning
does not signify
a cloudy day.

Ancient Proverb.







True happiness is not made in getting something.  True happiness is becoming something.  This can be done by being committed to lofty goals.  We cannot become something without commitment.  -Ashton





Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

— Henry David Thoreau


Hope you are having a great week,
Tina

Tina's Titillating Tidbit by @kayelleallen

Wulf, Tales of the Chosen Tina Titillating Tidbit today is a short intro to a book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the author. Today's featured book is Wulf, Tales of the Chosen, a gay scifi romance by Kayelle Allen.
When the fate of hearts rivals the fate of worlds, victory costs everything.Superstar Wulf Gabriel must depend on the one man he swore he would never trust again. The most powerful and feared man in the empire - the Harbinger. Lust. Power. Forgiveness. A Chosen loves forever.Wulf Gabriel longs for freedom. A superstar in the Tarthian Empire, he is bound by an unscrupulous agent to a restrictive contract. With his career threatened and his life at risk, Wulf must trust the one man he swore would never again control him -- Luc Saint-Cyr, the Harbinger.For the Harbinger, saving Wulf is a simple matter of asserting his will. The enigmatic man's legendary power makes him the most feared person in the empire. To win the heart of Wulf, Luc will have to risk his own.Buy This BookAmazon http://amzn.com/B00HRKLUP0Newly edited and re-released January 9, 2014Author Social MediaHomeworld http://kayelleallen.com
Unstoppable Heroes Blog http://kayelleallen.com/blog
Newsletter http://www.kayelleallen.com/contact.html
Twitter http://twitter.com/kayelleallen
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Pinterest http://pinterest.com/kayelleallen/

Tiltalating Teaser #BookHooks

Welcome to Book Hooks, a NEW weekly meme hosted by the MFRW Authors Blog.This is a way for readers to find out about new books by authors they may not know about. Each author shares a short excerpt from their books. If you enjoy the sample, consider purchasing the full book through their buy link.

TODAY - I'm starting with my first book I had published.Hope you enjoy!

A knock sounded on the door.“Who can that be?” Rising, she peered through the security peephole and spotted a tall, dark-haired man, his features slightly blurred by the fish-eye view.She gulped in a quick breath and peeked again at the handsome face. “Damn.” She didn’t want to open the door, not with Derek on the other side, not to more heartache.“What do you want?”“Jillian?”“Yes?”“Open the door. I want to talk to you.” His stern military voice, the one she remembered hating, demanded her compliance.She glared at the man through the peephole. How did he know she was here?  Blurb: Pregnant shopkeeper Jillian Wilson prepares for single parenthood until high-risk security specialist Derrick Harris, the baby’s father, is caught in an explosion that changes everything. 
Confused, Derrick returns to the States believing he's married and expecting a child with the girl of his dreams. Jillian, now has everything she's ever wished for a husband, a baby, a perfect life, to bad that her dreams hang on Derrick’s faulty memory and a lie.
 Purchase at:http://www.amazon.com/Pregnancy-Plan-Tina-Gayle-ebook/dp/B0067O1FBG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1389033926&sr=8-3&keywords=Tina+Gayle
 Or read more at http://www.tinagayle.net/ppchapter.html
 Don't wait. Get Hooked! Visit the other participating authors.
You can also find the participating authors on twitter by searching for the #MFRWhooks.
 

Trust Can Be Deadly - See why in Diana Miller's latest release

Fatal Trust
by Diana Miller

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BLURB: 
Stepping her perfect Jimmy Choos into place beside Ben Gallagher’s wounded Nikes, straitlaced Philadelphia lawyer Catherine Barrington is surprisingly unable to resist the disarming small-town mechanic’s charm. He’s one of the heirs to the vast fortune left by his eccentric grandfather Max, a bestselling horror writer, and she’s there to carry out Max’s last wishes. Routine enough…except that inheriting comes with a catch: none of Max’s heirs will get a penny until they’ve lived together for two weeks in the shadow-filled rooms of his mansion in the wooded hills near Lake Superior. 
From beyond the grave, a letter from Max insists that his death was no accident, sending Catherine undercover—and way out of her comfort zone—to catch the killer. Posing as Lexie, Ben's cocktail waitress girlfriend, Catherine soon finds herself trapped with the feuding clan at the sinister Nevermore manor. To save her own life, she’ll have to confront the murderer, as well as her growing attraction to Ben—a top suspect. 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excerpt :

Catherine woke abruptly, opening her eyes in the total blackness, her heart hammering. It must have been a nightmare, one she couldn’t remember even though it must have scared her to death. She glanced at the clock: 11:47. She closed her eyes again.
“I’m counting on you to find out who killed me.”
Her blood turned to ice. “Who is it?” she asked, unnecessarily, since she knew that distinctive voice.
“You know who I am, Catherine. Just remember the money is the key. Because I really was murdered.”
She was finally alert enough to think to switch on the bedside lamp. For an instant she swore she saw Max Windsor standing across the room by the dresser, studying her.
But it couldn’t be. She blinked twice.
When she focused on the spot by the dresser again, it was empty.
# # # 
She’d been dreaming. That had to be it. Analyzing everything possibly relevant to identifying Max’s murderer—including the ghost appearances—had triggered a nightmare. 
Except she was wide-awake now, and she was positive she’d been equally wide-awake when she’d seen Max and he’d spoken to her. But that was impossible. Max was dead, and despite what she’d suggested to Ben, she really didn’t believe in ghosts. So what had just happened? 
Of course. She hopped out of bed, stormed to Ben’s room, and pounded on the door.  
“What?” he asked from behind her. He was dressed in a black T-shirt, jeans, and Nikes. She caught a whiff of motor oil.  
“Where have you been?” she asked.  

~~~~~~~~~~~~~  AUTHOR Bio and Links: 

When she was eight, Diana Miller decided she wanted to be Nancy Drew. But no matter how many garbage cans she dug through, conversations she “accidentally” overheard, and attics she searched, she never found a single cryptic letter, hidden staircase, or anything else even remotely mysterious. She worked as a lawyer, a soda jerk, a stay-at-home mom, a hospital admitting clerk, and a conference host before deciding that the best way to inject suspense into her otherwise satisfying life was by writing about it. 
Diana is a five-time nominee for the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award, including for Fatal Trust, and won a Golden Heart for her debut novel Dangerous Affairs. She lives in the Twin Cities with her family. 
LINKS: 
My website link is dianamillerwriter.com My Amazon page  is: http://www.amazon.com/Fatal-Trust-Kindle-Serial-Miller-ebook/dp/B00FX7SLLA/ref=zg_bs_5044445011_8 
My Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/dianamillerwriter  AUTHOR WILL BE GIVING AWAY: 
A $25 Amazon gift card to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour, and a $25 Amazon gift card to a randomly drawn host.
Tour dates can be found here:   http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/11/virtual-super-book-blast-tour-fatal.html  Thanks Diana for sharing the news about your book, Tina   

Weaving Together All Aspects of the Story

Stories can have multiple layers.


So one of the question you should ask an author is if everything is working together.

One layer might be the setting in your story. This can be a town, house, special spot. The reader can become familiar with the place or might be already familiar with it because it is a real location.

Another might be the subplot of the book. This can add depth to the story by showing how others are facing a similar problem or bring relief in times of extreme stress during the main plotline.

Secondary characters also have a place in the layering of the story - they could be a start to their own book or show how the problems are enhanced or avoided by other people's lives or opinions.

Skillful weaving different layers throughout a book, an author creates a story that draws the reader into a new world and helps them understand the full scope of what their hero or heroine is experiencing in their lives.

Remember to make sure you have all of the layers connected in some way.

Some times it helps to create a list of each characters and write out what their goals are for the book.

Then see how they connect to your main plot,
if they create a secondary plot or subplot
how theses issues are resolved.

Play in the sand and see if you can make connection that you hadn't thought of before.

Hope this helps in weaving your story together.

Tina 

Inspiration for the New Year

"Dream as if you'll live forever...live as if you'll die today."

James Dean

Quote 2


"Certainty?

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes."

See taxes aren't so bad after all,

Quote 3

 You got to Stop and Smell the roses
You've got to count your many blessings everyday
You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road
If you don't Stop and Smell the roses along the way


Can you name the song and singer of this song?

I'll give you a hint.

Quote 4

True happiness is not made in getting something.  True happiness is becoming something.  This can be done by being committed to lofty goals.  We cannot become something without commitment.  -Ashton


Hope you have a great New Year,

Tina

Off-World Adventure with Romance and Suspense

Blurb for "Mating Rituals"

With rock-hard fortitude, Marohka Taunton battles to maintain her position as top mineralogist and refuses to see why she should marry even if the law requires she take a mate. Fighting her attraction for Stihl Fermesium, she struggles to save her father's company.

Stihl, determined to win her as his mate, is faced with the commission deal of a lifetime and needs the money to save his family land. He wrestles with her emotional resistance and discovers someone other than Marohka is unhappy about their union. In fact, they want to separate them in the most basic of ways, death.

Visit my website and read the first scene. http://www.tinagayle.net/mybookpg.html

Or check out my amazon author page http://www.amazon.com/Tina-Gayle/e/B002BM9GR8/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1

Have a wonderful holiday season,

Tina

Off-Word Adventure with Romance and Suspense

Blurb for "Mating Rituals"

With rock-hard fortitude, Marohka Taunton battles to maintain her position as top mineralogist and refuses to see why she should marry even if the law requires she take a mate. Fighting her attraction for Stihl Fermesium, she struggles to save her father's company.

Stihl, determined to win her as his mate, is faced with the commission deal of a lifetime and needs the money to save his family land. He wrestles with her emotional resistance and discovers someone other than Marohka is unhappy about their union. In fact, they want to separate them in the most basic of ways, death.

Visit my website and read the first scene. http://www.tinagayle.net/mybookpg.html

Or check out my amazon author page http://www.amazon.com/Tina-Gayle/e/B002BM9GR8/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1

Have a wonderful holiday season,

Tina