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September 14, 2013

Lethal Pursuit Is Live: Spread the Word Contest & Giveaway!

So, Lethal Pursuit is finally out and I'm so excited! This third installment of my Bagram Special Ops series features Jackson and Maya, and man, Jackson has met his match in this feisty, badass Security Forces lieutenant.

If you'd like to help me spread the word about the book, I'd like to thank you so I'm doing another "spread the word" contest & giveaway.

TO ENTER this giveaway, simply spread the word that Lethal Pursuit is out. Here's the points breakdown for each method of entry. And remember, you can enter the contest in different ways, multiple times.
(*NOTE: only TWO tweets each day are counted as entries, however.*) 
How to enter:
*Post about the book on Facebook or Twitter = 1 point
*If you've read it, you can leave a review = 2 points
*Blog about it or change your twitter avatar to the cover = 1 point
*You can add it to your Goodreads to-be-read list = 1 point
Each share or action counts as one entry. The contest is open from now until Sunday September 22, 2013 at 9 pm EST.

For all you tweeters, please use the hashtag #lethalpursuit so I can log your entry from Twitter. 

To alert me to your participation, please post a note either in the comments section here on my blog or on my Facebook page, letting me know everything you’ve done so I can log your entry! (And please include your email address so I have a way to contact you if you are a winner.)

Lethal Pursuit is currently on sale at: AmazonBarnes & NobleKobo
Now on to the good stuff ... The PRIZES! #1 and #2 highest points total winners: $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble eGift card 

#3 points total winner: $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble eGift card
#4 points total winner: $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble eGift card  

2 random winners: digital copies of Deadly Descent2 random winners: digital copies Tactical Strike
2 random winners: digital copies of Lethal Pursuit
*International entries accepted as long as I can email you your prize. And if you win a book and already have it, you can choose another title from my backlist to replace it.*

Need a sample tweet with a hashtag? Here are some examples:

Love romantic suspense? #lethalpursuit by @kayleacross out now! 1 sexy Pararescueman, 1 badass heroine! #nook http://tinyurl.com/pkx4tnj

Love romantic suspense? #lethalpursuit by @kayleacross out now! 1 sexy Pararescueman, 1 badass heroine! #kindle http://tinyurl.com/q3t64um

New Bagram Special Ops release! #lethalpursuit by @kayleacross out now! Hot romantic suspense #kindle http://tinyurl.com/q3t64um

Love hot romantic suspense? #lethalpursuit is out! #kindle http://tinyurl.com/nvho3cq #nook http://tinyurl.com/pkx4tnj

If you have any questions, please ask!

Thanks so much for your help, and happy reading,
Kaylea :)
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Published on September 14, 2013 19:38

September 10, 2013

The Final Countdown

We're less than one week away from the release of Lethal Pursuit ! I'm so beyond excited for this book to come out. I feel like I wrote it forever ago!

I've already received a few emails from ARC reviewers, and most seem to agree that this is my best book in...well, maybe ever. For me, LP is right up there with Relentless and Absolution as my all time favorites, so I hope you'll love it as well.

I'll be doing all kinds of online promo next week, so stay tuned for more details either here on my blog or on my Facebook page.

Have a great week!

Kaylea
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Published on September 10, 2013 09:40

August 28, 2013

Burned Release Contest/Giveaway

So, Burned is out in the wild! Woot! This third installment of my Titanium Security series features Sean and Zahra, and man, is Sean one hot and sensual hero.

I need help in getting the word out about the release, so, if you’re game, it’s time for a ‘Spread the Word’ giveaway!!

TO ENTER this giveaway, simply spread the word that Burned is out. Each of the following will give you one entry, but remember, you can enter the contest in different ways, multiple times.
*NOTE: only TWO tweets each day are counted as entries

Here's how to enter:
You can post about the book on Facebook or Twitter. 
If you've read it, you can leave a review.
You can blog about it or change your twitter avatar to the cover. 
You can add it to your Goodreads to-be-read list.
Each share or action counts as one entry. The contest is open from now until September 1, 2013 at noon EST.

For all you tweeters, please use the hashtag #Burned so I can log your entry from Twitter. 

You only need to tell me once in the comments section below what your twitter handle is and I can track your entries with the hashtag (#). For all other entries like Facebook or blogging, please post a note in the comments section here on my blog letting me know everything you’ve done so I can log your entry! (And please include your email address so I have a way to contact you if you are a winner.)
 
Burned is currently on sale at:AmazonBarnes & NobleKobo (available shortly)iTunes (available shortly)
Now on to the good stuff ... The PRIZES!
One winner: $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble eGift card
One winner: $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble eGift card
One winner: $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble eGift card
2 winners: digital copies of Ignited 
2 winners: digital copies Singed
2 winners: digital copies of Deadly Descent
*International entries accepted as long as I can email you your prize. And if you win a book and already have it, you can choose another title from my backlist to replace it.*

Need a sample tweet with a hashtag? Here are some examples:

Love romantic suspense? #Burned by @kayleacross out now! 1 former Recon Marine, 1 determined heroine! #Nook http://tinyurl.com/nfldenr

Love romantic suspense? #Burned by @kayleacross out now! 1 former Recon Marine, 1 determined heroine! #kindle http://tinyurl.com/nvho3cq

New Titanium Security release! #Burned by @kayleacross out now! Hot romantic suspense #kindle http://tinyurl.com/nvho3cq

Love hot romantic suspense? #Burned is out! #kindle http://tinyurl.com/nvho3cq #nook http://tinyurl.com/nfldenr

If you have any questions, please ask!

Thanks so much for your help, and happy reading,
Kaylea :)
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Published on August 28, 2013 09:53

July 23, 2013

Cover Reveal: Lethal Pursuit

I just got my cover for Lethal Pursuit and I'm so excited to show it off to you all! I especially love the Apache attack helicopters at the bottom (they feature at the end of the book) and if you look closely on the hero's left shoulder, you'll see the infamous green footprints tattoo that says the Pararescue motto: That Others May Live. I'm so tickled that the artist worked it into the design.

Jackson does have the traditional green feet tat, but it's in the traditional place--and that means it's not on his shoulder! LOL. (Do you remember where it's supposed to go on a PJ's body?) It's also a kind of special, modified version for this Texas boy.

 
Maya and Jackson's story will be out September 16th and I can't wait for you to read their story. It's available for pre-order now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

I'm also halfway through Burned (Sean and Zahra's story) and hope to have it finished by the end of August.
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Published on July 23, 2013 17:23

July 15, 2013

Minecraft Madness

First off, a huge thank you to all my readers for their support of my Titanium Security Series ! To be honest I'm kind of stunned at the reception the books have received so far--stunned in the best way possible :).

I'm slowly but surely making headway on Burned, Sean and Zahra's story but of course with my boys home all summer I don't have as much time at the computer as I do when they're in school. I also promised both of them I'd make them each a quilt to fit their beds. My 9 year old wanted a Minecraft quilt so last week I got out a piece of graph paper and drew up the quilt top on it for a "creeper" design.

On Monday afternoon I took the boys with me to the fabric shop and bought all the material for the top, then I went home and got busy cutting and piecing. On Tuesday I went back for the border fabric and bought the backing, batting and binding material as well. I used a black "minkee" fabric for the backing, layered and quilted the whole thing and finally put on the binding. Hand stitching the binding onto the backing to finish on Thursday took almost as long as it did to make the quilt top, but I can say beyond doubt that this quilt was handmade with love.

Luckily, big weasel was thrilled with it. I told him even if Minecraft is no longer "the" thing when he goes off to college, too bad, he still has to take it with him :).

I'll be starting little weasel's quilt next week but first I've got to make a serious dent in the draft of Sean and Zahra's story!


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Published on July 15, 2013 08:10

July 7, 2013

Singed Is Here!!!

I'm thrilled to announce that the next book in my Titanium Security Series, Singed , is out now for only $2.99!

This is Gage and Claire's story, both of whom you met in Ignited. It's a reunion/second chance at love story (I love those so much!) and it also touches on the very serious epidemic of PTSD/suicide among our returning veterans today.

She walked away from him once…
Struggling to live with her decision to walk away from the only man she ever loved and watching helplessly while her brother succumbs to his battle with severe PTSD, NSA analyst Claire Tierney’s life is at an all time low. The final hit comes when she accesses classified information at work that might get her fired. Instead, she’s assigned to a joint taskforce charged with hunting down a Taliban assassin planning an attack on American soil, and finally has something productive to focus on. Until she meets the rest of the team and learns she’ll be working with the last person on earth she wants further contact with; her ex. She knows letting him go was the biggest mistake of her life, but just when she thinks things can’t get any worse, new intel points to the assassin’s intended target. Her.

This time he’s not letting her go…
As a former Special Forces Master Sergeant and second-in-command of his Titanium Security team, Gage Wallace can handle anything, except being forced to go through life without Claire. When she abruptly walked out on him six months ago, his whole world caved in. It’s clear she’s still determined to keep her distance, but when she’s named a possible target of the very cell they’re trying to dismantle, Gage will stop at nothing to ensure she’s safe. When tragedy destroys Claire’s defenses and the explosive desire between them ignites once more, this time he’s not letting her go. Too late they discover that the danger confronting them is far greater than anyone ever realized, and it’s a race against time to stop a terrorist from unleashing hell on them all.

Available now at: Barnes & Noble (Nook)Amazon US (Kindle)Amazon UK (Kindle)Amazon CA (Kindle)Kobo
Hope you fall in love with this older, tattooed SF vet as much as I did!
Also, don't forget that I'm hosting a Twitter party for Ignited (book 1 of the series) this Tuesday, July 9th from 7-8pm EST. Follow #Ignited or go to this link to preregister. Hope to see you there! 
Happy reading, Kaylea :)
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Published on July 07, 2013 11:03

June 24, 2013

Cynthia Eden Giveaway

Happy summer to you all! My boys have just two days of school left and then they're home with me for the entire summer, so I'd best get all the work done I can today and tomorrow. I'm *this* close to being done with Gage's story, then I'm moving on to Sean's. Woot!

Ignited is off to a great start, and the lovely Cynthia Eden was kind enough to host me on her blog last week to talk about the book and the Titanium Security Series.

Today I'm giving away a digital copy of her hot new romantic suspense release, Mine To Take , to a commenter here on my blog. Tell me your favorite thing about romantic suspense to enter. This contest is open to Kindle and Nook readers, and will close at 5 pm EST this evening.

Sometimes you want someone so much...

Sometimes you need someone so much...

Lust can become love.

And love can turn into a deadly obsession.

***

Skye Sullivan knows that someone is watching her. Not just watching--stalking her. Months ago, Skye was involved in a dangerous car accident. The accident ended her dancing career and sent her fleeing back to Chicago. Skye is convinced that her stalker caused the crash, and she fears that he won't stop pursuing her, not until she's dead.

When someone breaks into her apartment in Chicago, Skye turns to the one man she believes can protect her--Trace Weston. Once, Trace was her lover. Two lost souls, they'd come together in a firestorm of need and desire. But then Trace had pushed her away. He'd joined the military, vanishing from her life. She'd put all of her emotion into dancing, and she'd tried to forget him.

Now Trace is one of the most successful men in the United States. Rich, driven, and carrying dark secrets, he agrees to help Skye. He'll protect her from the danger that lurks in the darkness, but Trace wants more than to just be a guard for Skye.

He wants her. And he'll take her. The years have changed him, hardened him. He's not just a poor kid from the streets any longer. Now, he can have anything--or anyone--that he wants. And the one woman he has always wanted has just come back into his life. He won't let her go again.

But with the threats mounting against Skye, she suspects that her stalker may be intimately close. He's a man who knows her too well. As his attacks grow ever more dangerous, she realizes that if she trusts the wrong man, she could be making a fatal mistake.

Lust. Love. Obsession.

Just how far would you go in order to possess the one person you want the most?


Author's Note: MINE TO TAKE is a sexy romantic suspense novella--it contains approximately 41,000 words. MINE TO TAKE is intended for adults. Sexy situations and adult language will be found within the pages of this story--please consider yourself warned.
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Published on June 24, 2013 09:27

June 17, 2013

Titanium Security Series Launch

A few weeks sooner than anticipated, my new Titanium Security Series launches today with book #1, Ignited ! I'm super excited about this series, which will have at least four books, each featuring one of my ex-Spec Ops band of brothers heroes.

Book 2 (Singed) will be out in August, and book 3 late this year.

When her father is murdered by a Taliban cell in the tribal regions of Pakistan, Khalia Patterson reluctantly steps into his shoes to carry on the legacy of Fair Start Foundation, a non-profit group dedicated to furthering the education of girls. There she meets Hunter Phillips, the ex-SEAL and head of her Titanium security team, and quickly learns that coming to Pakistan might prove to be a deadly decision.

Battling demons of his own, Hunter grudgingly leads Khalia’s protective detail as a favor to his boss. From their first meeting it’s clear she’s going to be trouble, and that the cell that killed her father is hell bent on taking her out as well. Keeping her alive is one of the toughest assignments he’s ever faced, yet through one harrowing situation after another she continually impresses him with her strength and inner courage. Even though he fights his feelings for her, it’s a losing battle. And when the job is over, he doesn’t know how he’ll let her go.


Available now at: Amazon (Kindle)Barnes & Noble (Nook)
Happy reading!
Kaylea :)
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Published on June 17, 2013 09:03

June 3, 2013

Twitter Party

I'm throwing another Twitter party! This one's for The Vacant Chair , and it's tomorrow, Tuesday June 4th from 7-8pm Eastern Standard Time. I'll be giving away lots of prizes for both pre-registration and during the actual party itself, including paperpbacks, ebooks and an audio CD for Cover of Darkness . Details below, and I hope to see you there!

Kaylea

Kaylea Cross - The Vacant Chair -Twitter PartyIt’s a Twitter Party Celebration!Do you love your historical romance rich with romance and woven with historical accuracy?Looking for a time period that isn’t heavily represented in the romance genre?Do you love your romance heroes all sorts of sexy?Now’s your chance!! On Tuesday, June 4, from 7-8pm EST, author Kaylea Cross, will be hosting a Twitter party to answer reader questions and dish out some exclusive teasers and info on this new historical romance that is gaining reader praise!
Back Cover Blurb:
The Vacant Chair by Kaylea Cross
The Civil War has torn Brianna Taylor’s family apart and made her a widow. Determined to ease the suffering of the wounded crowding the Union hospitals and honor the memory of the man she loved, she embarks on a career as a nurse. But then he arrives—a patient who makes her feel alive again in spite of her resolve to stay detached.
Captain Justin Thompson understands the cost of war all too well, yet he felt compelled to fight for the Union his father died defending. Wounded at Cold Harbor and left to die at a military hospital, he owes his life to Brianna, who seems determined to guard her professional boundaries despite his best efforts to breach them. Just as he’s winning the battle for her heart, he’s forced to return to the front of a cruel war that could very well separate them forever.
Genre: Historical Romance
Tone: serious
Heat Level: hot (not erotic hot though)
Elements/Tags: Civil War, military
Publisher: Kaylea Cross
Publishing Date: May 2013
Format: digital
Words: 97,000 Add to Goodreads Shelf
Pre-Order Your Copy Today!

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Meet Author Kaylea Cross:
Romance Author Kaylea Cross

Kaylea Cross writes edge-of-your-seat military romantic suspense. Her work has won many awards and has been nominated for both the Daphne du Maurier and the National Readers’ Choice Awards. A Registered Massage Therapist by trade, Kaylea is also an avid gardener, artist, Civil War buff, Special Ops aficionado, belly dance enthusiast and former nationally-carded softball pitcher. She and lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband and two sons.
Website | Blog | Goodreads | Twitter | Facebook Twitter Party Information:When: Tuesday, June 4, 2013; 7pm – 8pm EST
What: Twitter Party to celebrate the release of The Vacant Chair! A new Civil War period romance rich with romance and woven with historically accurate content. Love historical romance? Love the Civil War era? Come celebrate Kaylea Cross’s latest release for a chance to win lots of great prizes!

Hashtag: #TheVacantChair
Hosts: @KayleaCross   |  Moderated by: @lit_connect
Prizes:
Pre-registration Prizes:
(1) paperback copy of The Vacant Chair;(2) digital copies of The Vacant Chair;(1) digital copy of Cover of Darkness;(1) digital copy of Relentless;(1) digital copy of Deadly DescentTwitter Party Door Prizes:
(1) CD audio book of Cover of Darkness;(2) digital copies of The Vacant Chair;(1) paperback copy of The Vacant Chair;(1) digital copy of Cover of Darkness;(1) digital copy of Relentless;(1) digital copy of Deadly DescentPre-registrationPre-register & be entered for a chance to win one of the pre-registration prizes by utilizing the following widget.

You do not have to pre-register to attend the event!The randomly drawn winners of both the pre-registration and door prizes will be announced during the Twitter party.All winners will have 24 hours to respond in order to claim their winning before a new winner is selected.News Article: Follow a #Hashtag and Join a #Twitter #Party
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Published on June 03, 2013 14:27

May 27, 2013

The Vacant Chair Tour

It's Memorial Day in the States today. Since it was first known as Decoration Day and started as a tradition to honor the more than 600,000 dead of the Civil War, it's highly appropriate that my blog tour for The Vacant Chair kicks off today.

At the end of the tour I'll be giving away a $50 gift certificate to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble, and there's also going to be a Twitter party on June 4th where I'll give out lots of prizes for participants.

Today I'm a guest over at Ex Libris, talking about my strange obsession with the Civil War. Come by to enter the draw for the gift certificate!

Wherever you live, please remember your nation's fallen warriors today.
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Published on May 27, 2013 09:33