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The Seventh Day of Christmas – Gift Winner

Thanks to everyone who posted on the Seventh Day of Christmas gift giveaway.

The winner has been chosen randomly.

Congrats to LYNNE, Comment #2. You win the holiday goody prize pack. I’ll be emailing you shortly.

Don’t forget THE BEST THING releases a week from today!

And thanks again everyone for participating!

The Best Thing Contest Winners!

Thanks to everyone who entered to win an early copy of THE BEST THING!

Winners were drawn randomly, and they are:

Kristen Pobliego – Comment #74

Sunny – Comment #20

Desere Steenburg – Comment #2

Thanks, everyone! Winners, I’ll be emailing you shortly.

THE BEST THING Contest!

THE BEST THING, the third and final story in my Kent Brother series, releases in two weeks! So how about I give away an early copy–or two?

A year ago, Tori let her guard down and Brody Kent slipped right in, planting one hot, unforgettable kiss on her in a dark corner at the company Christmas party. Though the kiss surpassed her wildest dreams, she can’t let it happen again. She loves Brody, but he’s got a reputation for loving and leaving. She’ll have to keep her heart—and her libido—in check.

Brody can’t get the time of day from Tori—ever since that impulsive kiss, she’s avoided him with the same brutal efficiency she uses to manage his family’s construction company office. The company can’t afford to lose her, and Brody’s come to realize that he can’t live without her. But how can he convince Tori that he’s a changed man?

It just might take a Christmas miracle.

Note: THE BEST THING is a digital release, so winners will receive a digital copy of the book, in Epub or pdf.

To be entered to win, this week is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Tell me what you’re thankful for. I’ll choose winners on Wednesday.

Rules:

Must be a minimum of 18 years of age to enter

Void where prohibited

Open to international entries.

Thanks, and good luck!

 

The Seventh Day of Christmas Giveaway

 

 

The holidays are always the best time of year. Not only is the food spectacular, but it’s also when some classic holiday movies are due a re-viewing. And one of my favorite movies has always been White Christmas, with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen.

It’s a very (very) old movie, but the reason I love this one so much is because it reminds me of my mom and dad, who are no longer with me. When I was a child, this movie would play on Saturday nights every holiday season, and it was a special occasion. I would cuddle up with my parents and it was a particular favorite of my mom’s. It was an event night, and that made it even more special. My mom and I would sing all the songs, remark on Rosemary Clooney’s beautiful voice, and Vera Ellen’s small waist and amazing dance skills (after all, being girls, we had to identify with the ladies, right?).

After I grew up, I had two boys, who couldn’t really get into this movie (sad), but I introduced my stepdaughter to White Christmas, and she fell in love with it and still watches it every year. It fills me with warmth to know I’ve introduced this corny yet fun movie to a new generation. It’s just not the official holiday season until I’ve seen White Christmas.

Besides the costumes and music and dance, the romance between Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney is at the central core of the story. Two people who think they couldn’t be more wrong for each other, when in actuality they couldn’t be more right for each other. He pursues her, and she balks. She thinks he’s a player, but he might just be ready to settle down—with the right woman.

It’s very much like The Best Thing, my holiday novella coming December 3rd from Carina Press. Brody Kent is a notorious womanizer, and Tori Lewis wants nothing to do with him, even if she has carried a torch for him for years. Brody’s ready to settle down—with Tori, but Tori’s afraid she’s going ot end up just another notch on Brody’s bedpost. He intends to show her he’s serious this time, and doesn’t intend to let her go.

As part of the Twelve Days of Christmas Promotion, you can win a copy of THE BEST THING over a the Happily Ever After USA Today Blog, so head on over there to enter.

Here on my blog, you can win this awesome prize pack of 7 gifts as part of my 7th day of Christmas giveaway.

The prize pack includes two holiday LEDs, a mug, glass, measuring cups, cards and an iTunes gift card. To be entered to win the prize pack above, leave a comment about a family holiday tradition that means a lot to you. This contest will remain open until November 26th.

Also, be sure to check out the other authors participating in the Twelve Days of Christmas giveaway, both here and at Happily Ever After at USA Today (I’m linking to Ruthie Knox’s blog, because she’s so much more organized than me with her links. Go Ruthie!)

Good luck, y’all!

 

Beth Kery’s Exposed To You – Winner!

Thanks to everyone who participated in Beth Kery’s EXPOSED TO YOU Giveaway!

The winner has been chosen randomly, and it is

KAT MORRISEY – Comment #7

Congrats, Kat! Beth will contact you to get the book to you.

Thanks again, all!

The Ties That Bind Releases!

 

THE TIES THAT BIND digital novella is now available! *

Sixteen years is a long time to carry a torch for an ex-husband, but Lisa has been through a lot with Rick, including a rocky marriage, a divorce, raising a daughter together, and developing a solid friendship with him in the wake of it all. But she has to admit—to this day, no other man has ever been able to replace him in her fantasies.

Lisa’s not alone in her desires. Rick has not only wanted to reignite the flame that he and Lisa once had together, but maybe even throw a few new kinks into the fire. On a tropical island getaway, they plan to test the waters—which means risking a hard won friendship for something more. For something wild. For something that could totally be worth the risk.

You can purchase THE TIES THAT BIND at the following locations:

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

iBookstore

Kobo

Sony Bookstore

 

*Please Note that THE TIES THAT BIND was previously released in the print book, UNLACED

Beth Kery’s Exposed To You – Giveaway!

The ever awesome Beth Kery has a new book releasing this week. Check it out! (Beth’s providing the giveaway at the end, so read all the good stuff in between, okay?)

 

Exposed to You

By Beth Kery

It’s not often you’re hired to paint a body tattoo—and what a body—on a total stranger at a Hollywood film set. A reserved and careful art teacher, Joy would never forget it. In a rare fit of raw desire she gave herself completely, knowing she’d never see him again, or ever repeat such a shameless, naked impulse.

Little did she know, the man with whom she shared that lightning bolt of lust was star Everett Hughes. For Everett, women and sex came as easily as fame. But how could he hope to convince the guarded Joy that beneath the hard body and sexy façade of celebrity was a real man who wanted only one, real woman?

In the heat of an intoxicating affair, Everett endeavors to break down her barriers, gain her trust, and expose himself as the real deal. But can Joy do the same, and reveal to him the vulnerable woman who longs to be loved, wanted, and desired forever?

Excerpt and more after the jump

Excerpt

She had the strangest sensation seeing his eyes peering through the elaborate costume he wore, as if she’d caught a glimpse of his soul through the beautiful artifice. Seth’s makeup, which subtly alluded to the emerging humanity of the sea creature, only added to the impression. The body paints included brilliant blues and greens, but flesh colors rippled and swirled over chiseled muscle and bone as well, creating a stunning living landscape. He was beyond beautiful, the subtle shadowing wrought by the air- and paintbrushes highlighting every ridge and smooth, hard plane of his long body.

His gaze flickered downward.

She became aware that she was holding both sides of her cotton hoodie wide open in preparation to remove it. Her breasts felt tight suddenly, straining against the fabric of her bra and a thin layer of her cotton tank top. Her nipples beaded, as if he’d reached out and brushed a finger over the sensitive flesh instead of just glancing at her.

She blushed, her reaction surprising her. Joy was an artist, and she’d long ago grown accustomed to partial and full nudity. She didn’t work full-time in the movie industry, but she’d had sufficient experience, thanks to Seth. Gorgeous models and want-to-be actors were the norm in Hollywood, as commonly found as a cornstalk on a July day in Indiana.

She whipped off her hoodie and tossed it on the table.

“Yes. I’m Joy.” She nodded to a spot in front of the table and reached for a chair, all brisk business.

“You’re the art teacher.”

She met his stare and was once again snared.

“Seth told me,” he said quietly, shapely blue-and-white tinted lips barely moving.

“We better get started or you’ll miss the shoot,” she murmured, discomfited for some reason by the idea of Seth sharing even the smallest details of her life with this stranger.

He walked to the spot she’d indicated. Joy sat and rolled her chair directly in front of him, her face situated in front of his abdomen.

Without another word, she picked up a tattoo marker and began to outline the design in Seth’s illustration on her human canvas. Seth had altered the tattoo art somewhat from his original proposal. The brilliant starburst through rippling water was bolder and much more intricate than his original design. Joy liked the change.

She never looked at his face once while she worked, but she was highly aware of him. Her knuckles brushed occasionally against warm, dense flesh. Her nose was just inches from his body. The alcohol base from the body paint filtered into her nose. Beneath it, she smelled the musk of his skin like a subtle, living thread twining through the chemical artifice. The fragrance was potent somehow, sending a loud, clear message of male virility to some ancient part of her brain.

Only a stretchy, seaweed-like boxer-brief costume covered his genitals. Joy couldn’t help but be conscious of the fact that her chin was mere inches from the fullness behind the flimsy material. She worked steadily, but a dull, pleasurable ache began to grow at her core.

A light glaze of perspiration had dampened her brow and upper lip by the time she leaned back. She glanced up at him, a calm—entirely fake—expression plastered on her face.

“You’ll have to lower your briefs enough for me to make the transition look natural,” she said.

The air conditioner made a loud, chugging sound and then resumed its typical hum. She saw his throat convulse. Was he as uncomfortable with this situation as she was? He held her stare with those striking eyes and moved his hands, folding down the seaweed brief and exposing the stretch of skin just above his genitals.

She lifted her tattoo pen and paused.

Seth had used the airbrush below the brief, but not in a thorough manner. Joy could see several patches of naked, golden skin along with a smattering of light brown hair. Pubic hair was usually several shades darker than hair on the head, which meant he must be blond beneath the beautiful headpiece affixed to his head.

Below that strip of skin, the flimsy material barely contained a virile package. The vision was nearly as striking as that of the man’s eyes peering through the elaborate mask. What was it about that stretch of skin below the belly and just above a man’s cock that spoke of sensitivity . . . vulnerability?

His arm muscles clenched tight. He kept his hands on the material of the briefs, as if he wanted to be prepared to jerk the garment back into place at the slightest provocation. Joy didn’t know whether to feel compassion for him or annoyance. He was the six foot-four-inch tower of brawn here, not her. She was hardly going to attack him. She disliked this intimate aspect of her work, but the human body wasn’t something that could be ignored when it came to art. He was just a backdrop, not any different from the canvases in her studio.

Her expression hardened at the thought. She leaned forward and continued her design, the tip of her marker slipping across firm flesh. She was doing fine for the next minute or so until she noticed the brief was stretching and expanding to contain his erection. His cock rode along his left thigh. The column of it was clearly delineated beneath the insubstantial garment.

Shit. 

She glanced up at him anxiously. He was looking down at her. She’d known he would be. She’d sensed his stare on the crown of her head the entire time. He closed his eyes briefly. She sensed his regret even through his half mask.

“I’m sorry,” he said in a gruff voice. “Just . . . just ignore it.”

Heat flooded her cheeks and she looked away.

How mortifying.

It wasn’t uncommon for a model to occasionally experience an unwanted erection during a makeup application, but the evidence had never been so . . . close to her before. Nor had it ever been so appealing. For a few dreadful seconds, she felt like she couldn’t expand her lungs. They finally released, however, and she reached for a pot of paint.

“Do you want to take a quick break?” she asked, striving to keep her voice even.

“No. Go ahead.” His voice sounded so strained, she glanced up at him in concern. She saw the rigidness of his angular jaw. His eyes blazed through the prosthetic mask.

“I’m not sure that’s such a good idea,” she said.

“I can take it if you can.”

Exposed to You, Available November 6 from Berkley Heat

Read the entire first chapter of Exposed to You at Dear Author

–Reviewer’s Top Pick, RT Book Reviews Magazine:

With the wealth of erotic stories popping up everywhere, Kery dethrones them all with her latest — a real eye-opener. This well-written story is original, refreshing and hot enough to generate third-degree burns.  

Order Links

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

iTunes

Beth is offering up a copy of EXPOSED TO YOU to one commenter, either a print or ebook copy, winner’s choice. If you choose ebook, it must be a vendor that offers gifting, like Amazon, B&N, Itunes. Contest open to international entries, but for the print copy only.

To be entered to win, post a comment about body art in any form. Tattoos, piercings, whatever. Do you like it, dislike it, do you like tats on guys? Do you have your own body art, wish you did? If so, what would you get? Winner chosen on Wednesday.

Rules:

Must be a minimum of 18 years old to enter

Void where prohibited

Open to international entries (see note above)

The Ties That Bind ARC Winner!

Thanks so much to everyone who entered THE TIES THAT BIND ARC giveaway!

The winner was chosen randomly, and it is:

Kelli, Comment #63

Congrats, Kelli! I’ll be contacting you.

Thanks again, everyone.

The Ties That Bind ARC Giveaway!

THE TIES THAT BIND digital novella releases on November 6th–that’s like, next week, y’all! I figure it’s time for an ARC giveaway!

New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton strips a woman of all inhibitions in this rousing novella of reignited passion…

Sixteen years is a long time to carry a torch for an ex-husband, but Lisa has been through a lot with Rick, including a rocky marriage, a divorce, raising a daughter together, and developing a solid friendship with him in the wake of it all. But she has to admit—to this day, no other man has ever been able to replace him in her fantasies.

Lisa’s not alone in her desires. Rick has not only wanted to reignite the flame that he and Lisa once had together, but maybe even throw a few new kinks into the fire. On a tropical island getaway, they plan to test the waters—which means risking a hard won friendship for something more. For something wild. For something that could totally be worth the risk.

Ties That Bind previously appeared in Unlaced

Please note that since THE TIES THAT BIND will be a digital only release, this ARC will be digital, in pdf format.

To be entered to win, tell me what your ideal getaway vacation would be.

I’ll choose a winner on Friday.

Rules:

Must be a minimum of 18 years old to enter

Void where prohibited

Contest open internationally

Booksigning in St Louis

On December 1st, I’ll be in St Louis at a multi-author booksigning sponsored by Rose’s Bookhouse. Join me and authors Sylvia Day, Beth Kery, Shiloh Walker, Shayla Black, Jennifer Jakes, Eliza Lloyd and Cassandra Gold from 5-7 p.m. at the Elk’s Lodge in St. Charles, Mo.

Wine, appetizers, door prizes and gift basket drawings.

Tickets required. Details here.

Hope to see you!