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November 28, 2016
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Tasty Christmas Treats Roxanne Rhoads
Holiday Erotica/Short Story
Publisher: Bewitching Books; 2 edition
Publication Date: November 24, 2015
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It's the night before Christmas Eve and all the naughty elves have been working hard in Kelly's upscale adult boutique. Santa Kelly is exhausted and in desperate need of a night off to spend some quality time with her sexy husband, Marc.
But just as Kelly and Marc's holiday fun starts getting really heated, an emergency phone call from one of Kelly’s employees interrupts the festive fun. Her oversexed cousin, Chrissy, is up to no good, and wreaking havoc in Kelly’s shop.
Can Kelly convince Chrissy that her store is not a brothel before the cops shut it down? Will Kelly and Marc ever get to finish their passionate Christmas rendezvous?
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Snow PixieOtherworld RealmsIsabelle Saint-MichaelGenre: PNR/ Holiday Romance
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Detective Quintin Flynn is a complete workaholic. Even though he's fourth generation Chicago Police and loves his family, he's never made time to find a girl and settle down. Then one day he saves a Ms. Susan Ross from being mugged at gunpoint… and he can't get her out of his head.
There's something different about Suzy Ross. It could be that she's the daughter of Winter, and her father has magically frozen her heart. Or it could be that she's been sleeping for the past sixty years after a heartbreak shattered it. But even though Suzy thought she would never feel again, there's something magical about Quint's touch.
Is it coincidence, or love at first sight? Suzy doesn't know, but she only has until spring to find out… or the magic of Winter will disappear and her heart will be shattered forever.
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Blood BoundBlood RavagersBook OneTraci DouglassISBN: 978-1-945879-17-3
Release Date: October 10, 2016
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Anna Frost had a bad feeling when her twin sister, Liz, told her she’d run off with a member of the notorious Otherworld biker gang, the Blood Ravagers. And her unease skyrockets when her sister subsequently vanishes. The police have no authority and little interest, so Anna decides to take matters into her own hands by infiltrating the group to discover for herself what happened to Liz, where she meets….
Dante, half demon, half human. A mix of two worlds, accepted by neither, he’s had no choice but to learn the hard way how to play whatever side of the fence kept him alive during his nearly 500 years of existence. Now, as second-in-command of the Blood Ravagers biker gang, his survival depends on keeping his humanity a secret. Dante’s ultimate goal is to fulfill the vows he made over two centuries ago to create a world where half-breeds can live in safety and equality.
But when sheltered schoolteacher Anna finds unexpected, white-hot passion in the arms of Dante, will her quest for the truth cost him more than he ever bargained for? Or will they find a way to save Liz – and their love – together?
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Secrets of Successful Virtual Book ToursQuick Tips for Authors GuideRoxanne RhoadsBook Description:
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When lust and vanity consume a humble young soul, nothing is left but a faint flame in the darkness of the void.
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As Cold As Thorns Book OneIsis SousaGenre: Gothic, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal
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The solace and contentment of Henrique’s simple life as a small-town tailor’s apprentice vanish when his ambitions turn him overnight into one of the most powerful and influential personalities in early-1800s Europe. His quick ascension to the upper echelons of the leading Iberian Empire reveals a man torn between the pure heart he once was, and the grim shade of what he has now become: a spirit obsessed with expensive material possessions and the urge to acquire the unattainable.
Henrique succumbs to the ever-growing desires and beguiling passions tormenting his mind, causing a rupture between reason and a desolate world of ice and snow where pain is the key to salvation.
Will he survive his encounter with the colossal emptiness and find the righteous path to lead him out of his agony?
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This is a tale of a foul-mouthed, fairy princess after a fall from grace. She had it all: fame, fortune, beauty… and now she is being hunted for her wings.
ONE SMOKING HOT FAIRY TAILThe Water Kingdom Book 1Kevin James BreauxGenre: UF/PNR
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Sabrina, a lovely fairy has it all: fame, fortune, and beauty—until her boyfriend Cade, a rebel vampire, films their involvement in a crime as well as the passionate lovemaking that follows.
But Cade loses his camera and the video is posted online, ruining Sabrina’s life. After a year of nursing her wounds, she resurfaces only to find herself hunted for her wings.
The lives of all unearthly beings are at stake—fairies, windigos, mummies, and elemental spirits, caught up in a frightening flood of events that threaten their discovery. Sabrina and Moselle, a sex-starved mummy and the daughter of a wealthy businessman, find themselves in the middle of the conflict, forced to take drastic action to protect their identities and lives.
In trying to save themselves can they also prevent the United States from falling into the hands of an evil mind with horrible intentions?
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November 27, 2016
Guest Blog and Giveaway The Mists of Time by Susan Squires
The Mists of Timeis a book with a lot of surprises in it. Perhaps astute readers divine some of the surprises. But I bet they won’t get them all. My editor on this book emailed me after she read the first draft and said I had totally caught her off guard on a couple of things. I felt a little smug. She’s read a lot of books, and I think she thought she’d seen everything.
But I should not really have felt smug because it’s not as if I started out to make a bunch of surprising plot twists. I always feel I’m writing a straight-forward, emotionally intense love story. I give the heroine some problems in her past that affect her now, and the hero likewise. I have some turning points that must happen and I think I’m writing to those. But as the story unfolds, if the reactions of the characters are faithfully written, the story is just about guaranteed to take some surprising turns. They’re even surprising to me. When you’re writing time travel books that goes double.
I think The Mists of Time started out with a built-in mystery factor because Diana Dearborn is a mystery to herself. She has no past. She literally dropped out of the sky when she was thirteen, and no one ever claimed her. She has a couple of very mysterious traits she must conceal and a stalker who haunts her dreams as well as follows her in real life. The hero, Gawain, has been banished by his father to a strange land with a sworn mission, and no idea why it’s so important. Together, they’re going to have to figure out the impossible. It involves a time machine. Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a wild ride.
P.S. Want to know the origin of Leonardo’s wonderful machine? It first appears in One With the Darkness, part of my Companion Series.
The Mists of TimeDi Vinci Time Travel Series Book FourSusan SquiresGenre: Paranormal Romance
Date of Publication: August 31, 2010
Number of pages: 339
Cover Artist: Rebecca Poole, Dreams2Media
Book Description:
Divided by Centuries
Diana Dearborn knows all about romance, at least in the books she writes. But passion eludes her in real life—until she’s offered the chance to travel back in time to Camelot. The world of King Arthur and Guinevere is nothing like she pictured, and neither is the knight she encounters upon her return to San Francisco: Gawain, the hero of her current project. He’s complicated, mysterious, and sexier than anything her imagination could conjure. And he’s been waiting for her…
Entwined by Desire
Now, joined together in a desperate race, Diana and Gawain must prevent an ancient, evil force from wreaking mayhem in the all-too-real present. Diana must learn to trust Gawain, even while she encounters secrets about her own past. But even if their mission succeeds, does Diana’s destiny lie with this man from another time—and will their love alter history forever?
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Excerpt:Making love to her had been a miracle. Gawain couldn’t regret it. The way she opened to him, the way she trusted him. He’d worried when she was so hesitant. He’d wondered if she was too damaged by her previous experience. Had he been gentle enough with her? It had cost him every ounce of his control to go as slowly has he had, when he wanted to claim her as his own, fast and fierce, with the right to protect and defend her, the right to make love to her, for them to bear children together and stand together against all comers.Gawain felt her stir in his arms. She still had her sleep shirt on, though it was entirely unbuttoned, leaving her soft breasts pressed against his chest. He had captured her thigh between his own as she dozed after sex. This was how they should sleep together, always.She wiggled the leg between his. He opened his thigh immediately. “Did your leg go to sleep?”“No. I just liked the feel of it against your, uh, you know.’ He raised his brows. “Against my ‘you know’? Those are my bollocks and my cock you’re speaking of.”Her eyes went dark. “Yes.”“I know you know those words. You use them in your books.”“Yes.” She cleared her throat. “Well, it’s a little different saying them to someone in real life.” She cleared her throat again. “I, uh, I hope it was okay for you.”“Yelling is a clue. You don’t often get yelling.”She tried to suppress a smile and looked down.He felt his cock springing to new life. Would he ever get enough of her? “I’m not sure your research is yet complete if you have to resort to ‘you know’ to describe things.” He rolled over on his back and scooted her over next to him. “Don’t you think you should explore a little yourself? Just in the name of research.”She grinned but looked away.“You can’t possibly be shy after opening to my mouth the way you did.”“Was…was I too brazen?” She looked stricken. “A man likes his woman to be lady in public and brazen in bed. You were perfect.”“So, uh, I should be brazen now.” She slid a glance down to his groin.“Yes.”She took her lip between her teeth as though she were girding her own loins. “I suppose you know that all those things I wrote in my books—they were pretty much just words to me. I know the words well enough but…” “But you should explore the reality,” he said. She smiled shyly. “If you’re sure you wouldn’t mind.” “I’ll bear up.” At least this time he could wait. He’d had one hell of an orgasm less than an hour ago.“Well, I think I’ll start with your nipples. I was very curious earlier, but I didn’t like to, uh, just.... Well, you know.” “You think you’re conveying something with this phrase ‘you know.’ But you’re not. Could you mean ‘lick them’?”She sighed as if relieved. “Yes. Lick them.”She bent over him and touched her tongue to his right nipple. Sensation shot to his groin. He hadn’t expected that. Not from just a nipple. Not after having spent himself so forcefully less than an hour before. She ran her tongue over it and then sucked gently. He cleared his throat. Now she raked her teeth across it, not biting, but the mere possibility of biting made him feel open and vulnerable to her. She continued working at it, alternating techniques while her other small hand gravitated toward his other nipple and began to tweak it.She pulled up. “Now, describe how that feels please.” “Good.”She frowned at him. “I can’t just say it feels ‘good’ in my books.”“Well, I’m a man. Men don’t wax flowery over…over things like that.” He took a breath. “That doesn’t mean you have to stop.”She slipped down and slid her tongue into his navel. “I have other fish to fry right now. I’ll try to get back to them later.” She pulled his thighs apart and he obliged her. “I’ve read,” she said meditatively, “that the area just behind the testicles is very sensitive.” She took two fingers and rubbed the spot in question slowly, deeply. Lord, he was hard as a rock already. Could things get any more intense? “Is that true?” she asked.“Uh, yes.” Where did she read these kinds of things? In books like hers?“Pleasurable?”“That would be yes.”“And balls, do you like them caressed if I promise to be very gentle?”“I, uh, I don’t know. No one’s ever done, uh, that exactly to me.”“You surprise me.” She gave a knowing smile. “A man with your experience?”The last woman he’d had was the Green Knight’s wife, and that was many years ago. At the thought of the Green Knight and his failure of honor, his heart contracted. He had to put that failure away. This was for Diana. He would perform the act of loving with her, for her, as a healing rite. That was the height of honor. And if it wasn’t, then honor be damned.
About the Author:Susan Squires grew up among the giant redwoods of California. She thought she was being practical by changing her major in college from theater to English literature. Immersed in a PhD. Program, she slowly realized that none of her graduating friends had work. So she dropped out after receiving a Master’s degree to take an paying job in the business world.
As an executive in a Fortune 500 company, she returned to her love of writing while continuing to hold her day-job, much to the amusement of her fellow executives. Her novel Danegeld, had already been purchased by Dorchester by the time she accepted a Golden Heart for Best Unpublished Paranormal Manuscript from Romance Writers of America. It was the first of an eclectic group of historical and contemporary paranormal stories known for their intensity. Body Electric was named by Publishers Weekly one of the ten most influential paperbacks of 2002, for blending romance and science-fiction. Book List compared No More Lies to the works of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton, but it was also a Rita finalist for Best Published Paranormal Romance by Romance Writers of America.
Susan’s Companion Series for St. Martin’s Press, continued to garner attention with admiring reviews and several visits to the New York Times Bestseller List. Publishers Weekly named One with the Shadows a Best Book of the Year, and several of the series received starred reviews. Her books have won the many regional contests for published works of paranormal romantic fiction.
Susan no longer has to use tales of romance and adventure to escape budgets and projects. She finally left her day job, and researches and writes her books at the beach in Southern California, supported by three Belgian Sheepdogs and a wonderful husband named Harry who writes occult mysteries as H.R. Knight.
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November 25, 2016
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Blood BoundBlood RavagersBook OneTraci DouglassISBN: 978-1-945879-17-3
Release Date: October 10, 2016
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Anna Frost had a bad feeling when her twin sister, Liz, told her she’d run off with a member of the notorious Otherworld biker gang, the Blood Ravagers. And her unease skyrockets when her sister subsequently vanishes. The police have no authority and little interest, so Anna decides to take matters into her own hands by infiltrating the group to discover for herself what happened to Liz, where she meets….
Dante, half demon, half human. A mix of two worlds, accepted by neither, he’s had no choice but to learn the hard way how to play whatever side of the fence kept him alive during his nearly 500 years of existence. Now, as second-in-command of the Blood Ravagers biker gang, his survival depends on keeping his humanity a secret. Dante’s ultimate goal is to fulfill the vows he made over two centuries ago to create a world where half-breeds can live in safety and equality.
But when sheltered schoolteacher Anna finds unexpected, white-hot passion in the arms of Dante, will her quest for the truth cost him more than he ever bargained for? Or will they find a way to save Liz – and their love – together?
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When lust and vanity consume a humble young soul, nothing is left but a faint flame in the darkness of the void.
****New Release ****
As Cold As Thorns Book OneIsis SousaGenre: Gothic, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal
Book Description:
~ As Cold As Thorns - a dark tale for adults packed with beautiful illustrations. ~
The solace and contentment of Henrique’s simple life as a small-town tailor’s apprentice vanish when his ambitions turn him overnight into one of the most powerful and influential personalities in early-1800s Europe. His quick ascension to the upper echelons of the leading Iberian Empire reveals a man torn between the pure heart he once was, and the grim shade of what he has now become: a spirit obsessed with expensive material possessions and the urge to acquire the unattainable.
Henrique succumbs to the ever-growing desires and beguiling passions tormenting his mind, causing a rupture between reason and a desolate world of ice and snow where pain is the key to salvation.
Will he survive his encounter with the colossal emptiness and find the righteous path to lead him out of his agony?
Come and indulge yourself in this startling tale of coldness and wonder.
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Secrets of Successful Virtual Book ToursQuick Tips for Authors GuideRoxanne RhoadsBook Description:
Are you considering a virtual book tour?
Not sure where to start or exactly what an online tour will entail?
Roxanne Rhoads, book publicist and owner of Bewitching Book Tours, shares her virtual tour expertise in this Quick Tips for Authors Guide.
Secrets of Successful Virtual Book Tours will guide you in utilizing the best marketing tool available- a virtual book tour, which can create online exposure for your book, jumpstart your book sales, help build your author brand, and expand your network.
In this guide you’ll learn:· what you should do before a tour· the components of a great author website· the best social media outlets for authors to utilize· tips for building your author brand· how to write great guest blogs· what to expect from an online book tour· the secrets of successful book tours· how to schedule your own virtual book tour
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Publication Date: November 24, 2015
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It's the night before Christmas Eve and all the naughty elves have been working hard in Kelly's upscale adult boutique. Santa Kelly is exhausted and in desperate need of a night off to spend some quality time with her sexy husband, Marc.
But just as Kelly and Marc's holiday fun starts getting really heated, an emergency phone call from one of Kelly’s employees interrupts the festive fun. Her oversexed cousin, Chrissy, is up to no good, and wreaking havoc in Kelly’s shop.
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November 24, 2016
Bewitching Holiday Extravaganza - Nuttycracker Sweet by Megan O’Russell
Nuttycracker SweetMegan O’RussellGenre: Sweet Romance
Publisher: Fiery Seas Publishing
Date of Publication: 12/08/2015
ISBN: 978-0-9904757-8-1ASIN: B018DDKLR2
Number of pages: 64Word Count: 17,000
Cover Artist: Jess Small
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Pointe shoes, tutus, and a snowy road trip with the man she hates. What could possibly go wrong?
The plan was simple. Get to Portland, dance The Nutcracker, and don’t murder your dance partner. And most definitely, do not, under any circumstances, fall in love with him.
A snowy road trip strands Elle Grant in a tiny cabin better suited for serial killings than rehearsals for two professional ballet dancers. With no one but the incredibly talented, excruciatingly handsome, and notoriously terrible Zachary Benson and a few taxidermy woodland creatures for company, Elle’s Christmas plans are officially ruined. Can she and Zach learn to like each other enough to dance together? And can Elle get home without losing her heart to the Christmas Cavalier?
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I’ve been an elf, a tap dancing reindeer, a teddy bear, a showgirl, the Virgin Mary, and Mrs. Cratchit. All for the joy of Christmas onstage.
I’ve spent my entire life onstage. Not like every moment of every day, but it’s how I spent all my free time as a child and how I’ve made my living as an adult. The stage is my home, the lights are my sunshine, and the cast is my family, even if only for the run of the show.
Life under the stage lights is glamorous but hard. And it gets hardest around the holidays.
Just like retail workers and plenty of other professions, the holiday season is crunch time for performers. I’ve performed on Thanksgiving for I don’t remember how many years, and on Christmas Day for five out of the past nine years, and always far away from home. Don’t get me wrong. I love it. I spend my Christmas Day performing for either people who have nowhere else to go or who have theatre for Christmas ingrained in their holiday traditions. (Thanks for keeping me employed, theatregoers!)
But when you go to the Nutcracker and see a performer from New York City that is there to lead the local ballet company, that means that performer packed up her life, braved the elements, and is trusting in the world that the show will turn out well. That her dance partner won’t be a terrible human, and that when it’s all over the paycheck will clear. It’s a life of tiny Christmas trees in hotel rooms, hoping you get to see your family before New Year’s, and finding someone nearby to make your Christmas merry and bright. No one wants to be alone for the holidays, even those of us who live our lives with dance shoes and glitter.
And that is where the holiday showmance comes into the picture.
In case you’ve never heard the term “showmance,” it’s a romance that happens during the run of a show. You’re away from home, living and working with the same people, in a profession where you are meant to touch your co-workers, and emotions are bared under the spotlights. It happens all the time. Two people come into a show, play love interests, get close in cast housing, and fall madly in love.Sometimes they end up married. Sometime there’s drinking and sobbing when they break up on closing night. Sometimes the rest of the cast takes bets to see which way a showmance will go.
But add in the romance of the holidays—fireplaces, snow, and warm fuzzy feelings—toss in a dash of the normal human desire to be with those you care for the most for Christmas, and you just might have the makings of a Christmas romance. Or devastating heartbreak.
From tap dancing soldiers to beautiful Christmas ballerinas, whomever you watch on stage this Christmas just remember they are far from home for the holidays so they can bring joy to their audiences. But don’t worry. It is, in fact, a glamourous life, and while the stage lights bring warmth and beauty to the show, they can also bring a little holiday romance along with them.
About the Author:Megan O’Russell is the author of the young adult fantasy series The Tethering, and Nuttycracker Sweet, a Christmas novella. Megan’s short stories can also be found in several anthologies, including Athena’s Daughters 2, featuring women in speculative fiction. Megan is a professional performer who has spent time on stages across the country and is the lyrist for Second Chances: The Thrift Shop Musical, which received it’s world premier in 2015. When not on stage or behind a computer, Megan can usually be found playing her ukulele or climbing a mountain with her fantastic husband.
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Fire and Midnight by Sandra Renee Appet
Fire and MidnightSandra Renee AppetGenre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Date of Publication: October 18, 2016
ISBN: 9781773390ASIN: B01M25WE6V
Number of pages: 232Word Count: 75,000
Cover Artist: Jay Aheer
Book Description:
"Fire and Midnight is a delightful story full of characters you won't soon forget. I didn't want it to end!" ~ New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Evanovich
He could be her best worst decision…
With a glass of wine in hand, Jane Keegan’s finger is poised to delete the account her pushy BFF created for her on “The Cowboys” escort service website. Sure, she’s lonely, but not desperate. Then an image of sky-blue eyes and warm, tanned muscles jumps off the screen. And she finds herself hitting the “Book Now” button.
After all, why not? She’s a free, divorced woman on business in San Antonio. There’s nothing to lose…except her nerve. Especially when Mr. Tall Dark And Incredibly Sexy meets her at a River Walk bar—and his only-for-you smile turns her insides into a quivering mass of second thoughts.
Ryan Zeigler is enduring one last escort assignment as a favor before hanging up his Cowboys hat to run his own restaurant. Yet there’s something about the pretty New Yorker’s vulnerable grin and I’ve-got-baggage eyes that halts his usual dating M.O. in its tracks.
When Ryan sweetens the deal—no strings, no payment expected—Jane the good girl takes the bold step of letting her vixen out to play. But when it’s time to go home, her heart is at a crossroads. Is Ryan the real deal? Or is she letting yet another man take her heart for a ride?
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Ryan eased her body against his car. Warmth from the metal of the door seeped through her thin skirt, doing nothing to cool down her heated skin. "You're sexy, intelligent, and a hell of a lot of fun, and it's taking every ounce of self-control for me to not kiss you, right here and now," he said, his voice low and silky.The air slipped from Jane's lungs. She searched his face, wondering if he meant the words as a joke. She tried to look away, but his body was so close to hers that he dominated her field of vision, from the white shirt stretched over his broad shoulder, with a smattering of dark hair peeking from his unbuttoned collar, to his stubbled jaw and his full lips. God, those lips. She needed him to kiss her more than she needed to draw a fresh breath of air into her lungs. But what if she wasn't good at it? She hadn't kissed any man other than Nick in … how long? Almost twenty years? "Querida." He hooked his thumb under her chin, challenging her to meet his gaze. "I love when you say that," she whispered."Querida," he repeated slower and trailed his fingers up her cheek and threaded them through her hair to the nape of her neck, pulling her closer. She froze. "What’s wrong?" he asked, capturing her stare.“It's just…" Truth seemed to be her only option. "This is embarrassing to admit, but I haven't kissed anyone else in a very long time.""It's just like riding a bicycle.""That's easy for you to say.""And it'll be easy for you to do, especially with those lips." The palm of his free hand cupped her face, and he traced her bottom lip with his thumb. "Like I said, I've wanted to kiss you all night. Actually, all day and all night." Everything became dark as Ryan leaned in closer. His intoxicating scent overpowered Jane's senses as his lips brushed hers, feather-soft, as if he was testing her. She opened her mouth just a little as a slow heat blanketed her body."Just like a bicycle," he repeated and reclaimed her lips.As if they knew exactly where to go, her hands snaked around his back, locking her body into his embrace. She whimpered into his mouth as his tongue began a leisurely exploration of her mouth.Holy crap. Not only had it been a long time since she kissed someone else, it had been a very long time, maybe never, since someone had kissed her like that. After a minute, Ryan pulled away but kept his hand on her chin. "Well, was it?" he murmured.Jane's eyes were still closed as she savored the kiss. "Was it what?" she asked, wishing time would stop so that they could remain leaning against his car on this quiet street forever."Was it just like riding a bike?"
She smiled. "I'm not sure. I think you'd better try it again so I can take off the training wheels."
About the Author:Sandra is an author of romance who stays up too late dreaming up sexy heroes. When she's not writing, shoe shopping or saving wayward turtles, Sandra can be found with a cup of coffee browsing the shelves of an indie bookstore.
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November 21, 2016
Toe the Line by Roxanne D. Howard
Happy Holidays, everyone! Roxanne D. Howard here. I write contemporary and paranormal erotic romance. With the release on December 13th of my second book in the COSTA MESA Series, Toe the Line, I’d like to discuss my playlist for the book and how Holiday music can lift our moods.
Each of the COSTA MESA books are holiday themed, and the main protagonist, Piper Goldhirsch, is Jewish. In book 2, after two months apart, sea Captain Jack Spencer is determined to get Piper back. They reunite and set sail for Catalina Island for the holidays, but when a murderous convict escapes Orange County jail and hijacks their boat with them aboard, the tides will rise.
From the playlist below, one song that stuck out to me is It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, originally written by Eddie Pola and George Wyle, sung in a jazzy rendition by Harry Connick, Jr. Lately in America and in the media, there has been so much political upheaval and unrest. This song really does bring it all into perspective about what a wonderful time of year it is for people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, political persuasions, and sexual preferences to set aside animosity and focus on the spirit of giving that the Holidays bring. It’s a wonderful time of year to come together, to hope, and believe in miracles.
Please enjoy the playlist for Toe the Line.
I wish everyone a very wonderful holiday season, and I hope all your wishes may come true from Santa. ;)
1. Not over you – Gavin DeGraw2. Hello – Adele 3. Meet Me Half Way - Kenny Loggins4. Sacred Emotion – Donny Osmond5. Nocturne No 2 in E Flat Major Op 9 No 2 – Chopin6. Sail Away – Enya7. It’s Alright – Billy Joel8. Stop Children What’s That Sound – Buffalo Springfield9. Feel Like Making Love – Bad Company10. Happy Hanukkah – Adam Sandler11. Wannabe – Spice Girls12. White Christmas – Nat King Cole13. Christmas Eve – Celine Dion14. Santa Baby – Madonna15. It’s the Most Wonderful Time Of the Year – Harry Connick, Jr.16. I Finally Found Someone – Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams
What are some of your favorite Holiday songs?
Toe the LineCosta Mesa Series Book TwoRoxanne D. HowardGenre: Contemporary erotic romance, action/adventure, suspense
Publisher: Loose Id, LLC.
Date of Publication: December 13, 2016
Number of pages: 85Word Count: 25, 170
Cover Artist: Cover Art by Natalie Duarte Design by April Martinez
Tagline: After two months apart, Jack is determined to get Piper back. They reunite and set sail for Catalina Island for the holidays, but when a murderous convict escapes Orange County jail and hijacks their boat with them aboard, the tides will rise.
Book Description:
After two months apart from Jack and working in desolate, war-torn Syria, Piper is on her way home to California for Hanukkah. The tides have turned dramatically, and she is now an established journalist with Channel Four News. Though she's proud of where she's at with her career, her heart aches for the painful way she left things with Jack.
Jack is determined to make things right with Piper, no matter what. When he receives a cash settlement from Business Buster, he uses his newfound wealth to whisk her away on his new yacht for a romantic getaway to Catalina Island. In no time at all, the two lovers reignite the fiery blaze between them, and their steamy passion rekindles out on the open ocean. But when a dangerous, hidden stowaway hijacks the yacht and holds them both captive, Piper and Jack find themselves at his mercy. With nowhere to run, they must work together if they want to escape alive.
This holiday season, it’s time to Toe the Line.
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Excerpt: Jack made his way up to the deck and pushed the cushioned bench away from the wheel and helm. He preferred to stand while he navigated, and he enjoyed the way the wind played on his face. He walked over to the dock pilings and cast off their moorings and then went over to the wheel, started the boat, and threw it into reverse, pulling away from the dock. He felt on top of the world. Once he had the boat turned and started the thrust, the bow of the boat cut through the water like a pair of sharp scissors down silk. Right away, he’d noticed the difference from the much larger and older Pacific Explorer; this boat sailed smoothly and almost glided through the waves. Of course, they were still in the bay, so it would be different once they were out on the open ocean.He didn’t know how in the hell he’d convinced Piper to come with him, but he wouldn’t let this chance slip through his fingers. She would get the royal treatment and nothing less. With a thankful heart, he took Butterfly Eyes out to sea. He’d had a few practice runs after he’d bought the boat, but this was the first proper trip. He was excited. As a child, he’d thought his preoccupation with the ocean made him strange, until he’d realized it was a passion.Some people got their high when they rock climbed, jumped out of airplanes, or skied off a fresh, powdery slope. For Jack, it had been and would always be the deep-blue sea. Nothing made a man feel more insignificant than being a small speck out on the ocean. It also made him feel unique and powerful, something that drew him back each day. He had hired two new tour captains since business took off in November, w had left him more free time to get his life in order.As he left the bay and chartered into open water, Jack passed a pod of dolphins he normally saw when on his whale-watching tours. The sun shimmered and highlighted their grey-white bodies. The glare from the sun lit a golden path along the ridges of the waves. He opened his shirt so he could feel the wind on his chest, turned on some music, and watched the dolphins swim beside the boat. They loved a free ride. People could learn a lot about how to treat each other from the ocean. Dolphins stuck together, had each other’s backs, and watched out for one another when a shark came.“You look deep in thought.”He turned. Piper stood with her hand on the top of the bench seat. She wore cutoff jean shorts and one of his white shirts, buttoned a little between her breasts and tied at the midriff. Her flat abs peeked out at him. Her dark curls flowed loose and free about her face. She’d never looked more beautiful.“Oh, I’m always deep in thought.”He cocked an eyebrow at her and returned his attention to the water.She snorted. “What man is ever deep in thought?”“Hey, Legs. Be nice now. Not all of us men are idiots. I mean, the majority are, but not all.”“Well, I worked with Larry for years, so you can’t blame me for a little disillusionment.”“I’ll do my best to set you straight.” He glanced at her. She stood in the sun, and the breeze lifted her hair. That wicked, wide mouth of hers set his imagination into overdrive. He crooked a finger at her. “C’mere. You’re taking command.”She pursed her lips and sashayed toward him with a confident prowl. “Ooh, I like being in command. It’s sexy.”“You’re sexy.” He brought both her hands up to the varnished wheel. “Stay right there,” he breathed in her ear. He reached past her and switched the radio to CD mode. He selected a track, and “Let It Snow” began to play. “Hang on,” he said. He flipped on a light switch on an adjacent wall, and colorful fairy lights atop the boat and all around the helm lit up.“Oh, how cute!”“Wait for it,” he cautioned.He took a small, flat remote control from his pocket and hit a button. Piper looked around. Then a snowflake landed on her nose, followed by several more, until thick, white flakes fell through the open sunroof. Her face lit up in a huge grin, and she shook her head fondly.“Sunshine and snow… Jack Spencer, you’re a romantic.”“I’m a crusty-old sea dog. I have no idea what you’re even talking about,” he said drylyHe wiped a snowflake off Piper’s face. She laughed as the holiday jingle serenaded them. “Right.”He kissed the top of her head and watched the ocean. Piper sighed and leaned into him.
About the Author:Roxanne D. Howard is a romance novelist who resides in the mid-western United States. She is a U.S. Army veteran, and has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English. She loves to read poetry, classical literature, and Stephen King. She is also an avid Star Wars fan, musical theater nut, and loves everything related to marine biology. She enjoys spending quality time with her husband and children when she’s not writing. Roxanne loves to hear from her readers, and she can be contacted at author@roxannedhoward.com.
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His Lass Wears Tartan by Kathleen Shaputis
His Lass Wears TartanKathleen ShaputisGenre: Paranormal romantic comedy
Publisher: Crimson Romance
Date of Publication: June 20, 2016
ASIN: B01FZT46VO
Number of pages: 186 pagesWord Count: 57,000
Book Description:
Independent and dedicatedly single, Rogue Bruce enjoys running Castle Baillie with her Aunt Baillie from America. They specialize in romantic Elizabethan-themed weddings, complete with resident ghost, Lord Kai (nothing like a haunted castle to set the mood for love). But love is something Rogue is not the least bit interested in. Content with her work and stable of horses, no man is necessary for her happiness.
Matchmaking is in the air, though, focusing on Bruce MacKenzie, a Thor in plaid and jeans from town, and Jonathan Olson, a snobbish Rhett Butler type. With two men after her heart (she’d thought safely locked away), Rogue is torn with confusion. Murder and a psychic yank the soundtrack of Rogue’s life from romantic to scary, while she has choices to make in this sizzling triangle.
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Movement out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. Rogue paused her step and watched Jonathan stride down the east stairs, regal in motion, dressed all in black, drawing attention to his tanned face and striking beard. He’d released his hair, the wild, dark waves now decorating his shoulders and a few strands in front of his face. Rogue’s heart skipped a beat as she watched a less trimmed Rhett Butler of the twenty-first century hold court with his phone against his ear. He caught her looking and spoke a bit louder. “Let me call you back,” he said before shoving the phone in his pocket. “Ah, princess, indeed, you waited for me. I am truly touched at your purity of service.” He pressed a manicured hand to his heart. Rogue stiffened as her body betrayed her with a rising warmth. “I dinna realize you were not already at tea, Mr. Olson.” Rogue denied herself the delicious feel of his stare by looking away first from the brooding face now inches away from her own.“Only fashionably late, my dear, but first a more pressing issue took my attention. Business may beckon me twenty-four/seven, but your voice is like a siren’s song to my heart.”“Your arrogance precedes your charm, sir.” She refused to step back and give ground, yet she could smell a citrus scent, feeling the heat from his body this close.His lips tightened as his eyes flashed. Jonathan moved slowly, deliberately, as he circled around her, appraising her dress. “Excellent,” he whispered. He stopped a degree to the right of where he started, forcing her to turn her head to face him.Rogue made fists with her hands, trying to control an unnatural response to touch him, the air surrounding her, thick with testosterone. “What?” The question came out stiff, foreign.
“You.” His warm breath caressed her cheek, making her blink. She waited for him to continue. Nothing.
About the Author:Kathleen Shaputis lives in the glorious Pacific Northwest with her husband, Bob, a clowder of cats and three pompously protective Pomeranians with little social aptitude, Brugh, Bouncer and Jazzy. When not writing, she’s busy reading and watching romantic comedies, her ultimate paradise.
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