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Are you headed into NaNoWriMo?

I’m over at the HEA USA Today blog today talking about how NaNo changed my life…stop in for an instant replay!

And to everyone who is diving in…TURN OFF THE INNER EDITOR, TURN OFF THE DAMN INTERNET AND GET YOUR WORDS!!!

Ahem.

And Good Luck!

Ready for digital pre-order! HIGH RISK

Yeah!!! So I now have a lovely cover, cover copy, and you can pre-order HIGH RISK in mass market paperback OR digital now!

So… what can I tell you about the story? If you like my contemporary cowboys–Six Pack Ranch– you’ll find a similar voice here. Instead of the Coleman clan there is the Lifeline Search and Rescue team–a band of friends who work together and thrive on high adventure situations. As well as the heroine/hero there are four-five other characters you’ll get to know in the book, including…damn, I want to tell you plot stuff, but I need to wait on that.

Marcus is probably the sexiest hero I’ve ever written, and one of the most tortured. (Yeah, tortured heroes!) Becki is one of those people who you’d love as a friend, because you KNOW she’ll stand up for you through anything, plus she’ll kick your butt when it needs it. I think Becki and Jaxi would be good friends, other than Jaxi doesn’t want to leave the ranch, and Becki left the family farm in Saskatchewan to work in the mountains of Yellowstone and Banff.

High Risk is the longest novel I’ve written to date. Not sure how it happened, but it’s the equivalent of 3 wolfie books, or both Xtreme Adventure books!

WHEEEEEEEE!!!

As soon as I’m done edits I’ll be able to start sneaking you more information about the story and the hero/heroine. I hope you’ll become as excited as I am to meet the team and watch Becki and Marcus find their HEA.

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High Risk

Adrenaline, Book 1

LIFELINE: an elite search-and-rescue squad based out of Banff, Alberta. Specializing in high-risk rescue missions, this team goes wherever the job takes them…



Rebecca James was once revered for her devil-may-care attitude and backcountry survival skills. But ever since she lost her partner in a fatal accident, patches of her memory have been missing. And until she can recall those final, tragic moments before the accident, she can’t move on.

Since Marcus Landers was permanently injured during a mission, all his energies have been focused on his Lifeline team. When Becki—whom he had an intense affair with seven years ago—arrives in Banff, he’s inspired to reignite the spark they once had. Their mutual ardor slowly awakens Becki’s dormant, haunting memories.

New truths surface until Becki must at last confront her greatest fear. Remembering the past might mean a future without the man she loves…

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Digital

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Mass Market Paperback

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Winners- ARCs

Short and sweet. The two readers who get advance copies of ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANGEL in ebook are comment #9- Tammy and #23-Christina Garner. Ladies, use the contact button to let me know what format you need, and I hope you enjoy!

Everyone else, thanks for entering. I’ll have some other giveaways of the series in the coming week starting with a PRINT copy of Rocky Mountain Heat next week. In the meantime, Angel is up for pre-order if you like that kind of thing. Elle Kennedy and I will be sharing excerpts from our November 20th releases (ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANGEL and GETTING HOTTER) beginning November 12. Be sure to come back to see what mischief we get into.

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New Cover!

The print anthology #3 will be out late 2013, since we have to have Wolf Nip release first. Love the cover, though!! Yeah for Angela Waters, again!

ARC giveaway-readers!

Four weeks until Rocky Mountain Angel comes out. Here’s a chance to win an advance copy. Book four in the Six Pack Ranch is more of tear jerker–be warned. First chapter is also here if you’d like.

Rocky Mountain Angel

Six Pack Ranch, Book 4

Sometimes even Angels must learn to fly…

Allison Parker needs a convincing excuse to come home to Rocky Mountain House. A hopelessly romantic reason that won’t let her mother suspect the truth—that Allison has discovered Mom is keeping a terrible secret from the family.

Gabe Coleman is struggling with two of the roughest parts of ranching: dealing with his bull-headed mule of a father, and making enough to pay the bills. When his old friend Allison offers to help him develop his ideas for organic ranching—in trade for pretending to be her fiancé—it sounds like the perfect set-up.

Yet the deception leads them in an unexpected direction, where their shared daily hells are erased by nights of heavenly distraction. It’s not supposed to be real, but once the gates are opened, there’s no denying they’ve found in each other a little bit of Paradise.

To break free of the past and face the future, though, will take more than temporary pleasures. It’ll take putting their hearts on the line.

Warning: Tortured hero with a guardian-angel complex, grief-stricken heroine willing to sacrifice everything for family. Break out the tissues, this trip to the ranch is a heartbreaker on the way to the HEA.

 

She’d meant it as a taunt. A bit of a payback for the mind-numbing impact of his kiss a couple days earlier.

But when their lips touched, joking was off the agenda. Now? She just wanted.

This habit she had of jumping in with two feet had gotten her in trouble before, and maybe this time it would as well, but with her fingers tangled in his hair she didn’t care.

She traced his lips with her tongue, tasting him slowly. He wasn’t moving. Not toward her, not away, so she leaned in a little harder and dipped a little deeper. Mmm, something about kissing him in the outdoors made it that much better. It was right, mixing the scents of the country with the taste of him, his firm lips moving against hers.

He must have finally given in, because his hands were on her hips. Not dragging her tighter, but at least not pushing her away. The gentle squeeze of pressure proved he was there willingly, and she concentrated on enjoying the kiss more.

She was up on tiptoe, breathing through her nose. The masculine scent of his soap and skin filled her head. His tongue brushed hers. A far cry from the passionate and overwhelming exchange they’d had at the start of the week. Somehow, it was just as perfect. Allison tugged him closer yet and he followed her lead. Bending over her, and allowing her to rest on her heels instead of straining to reach him.

His hands hadn’t moved.

The kisses stayed soft. Exploratory. When she would have offered more, an extraordinary sound escaped him, and this time he did pull back. Not far, only enough to rest his head on her shoulder and take a shaky breath.

She ran her fingers through his hair, the thick texture soft and yet firm against her palms.

It was reassuring and peaceful. The edge of sexual attraction there but dim enough all she felt was his presence. A comfort and an anchor.

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Pre-order Rocky Mountain Angel, coming November 20: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

 Two ebook copies will be given away Saturday. International winners okay. Leave a comment on my blog for your chance to win!

Falling in love with my words

I’m getting together excerpts for Elle Kennedy’s and my upcoming blog tour, and a wonderful thing is happening. I’m falling in love with Rocky Mountain Angel all over again.

Maybe that sounds egotistical, but I’m okay with that. I figure if I don’t love what I write, neither will readers. I go back and re-read my own stories and I enjoy them. I even laugh in the right places.

Maybe it sounds odd for another reason– like don’t I love the book a ton? Well, I do, but here’s the reality. Since I handed in Angel to my editor I’ve written three other books, had two books release (thus promo for them), started planning three more books in different series…you get the idea. I remember the main plot points of Angel, but the little details are making me smile, or making my heart break. Like:

The ache inside throbbed like a living creature trying to break free.

You’ll get a chance to read snippets from Angel during the tour that begins November 12. In the meantime, I’m going to gloat that I get to read this really great, angsty-cowboy book. Yes, it’s my own.

Short update of updatingness

What I’m writing:

-Diamond Dust. This is book 3 in the Takhini Wolves series, and that’s all I’m saying.

What else I’m working on:

-Cover reveal for HIGH RISK will happen on FRIDAY. I can’t wait to show you!

-Edits on Rocky Mountain Rebel. Yes, I didn’t jump up and down and shout it out (well, not in public), but it’s happening. Book 5 in the Six Pack Ranch will be coming in May of 2013. I’ll tell you who the hero/heroine etc are after Angel releases. WHEEEEE!

What’s next:

-Writing the next in the  Adrenaline series. I’ve already written the first chapter of HIGH PASSION so it can go in the back of HIGH RISK, and oh boy, Devon and Alisha are going to be awesome fun to write.

In other news:

The house is coming along nicely.

ARCs Rocky Mountain Angel

This is a blogger giveaway– I’ll do a reader specific giveaway as release day gets closer, but if you are a blogger, here’s your chance to get an ARC of ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANGEL: Six Pack Ranch #4, coming November 20, 2012.

The fine print:

1. Fill in the form. My assistant will be sending out ebook ARCs over the next couple weeks. I have about 30 copies of the ebook available for bloggers PLUS!

2. If you’d like to have some swag to give away at your blog, I’ll have 10 packages available on a random basis for you to use as you’d like. I have Six Pack bottle openers, lip balm, coasters and cover flats. I’ll even toss a couple of print copies of ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAT (book 1) into a few of the boxes. Once I get the swag to you, it’s yours to do with what you’d like.

3. ALSO–all bloggers who receive an ARC get a ebook copy of ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAT to use as a giveaway on their site. Once you pick your winner, contact me and we’ll send the book directly to who you pick. Please indicate on the form if you intend on offering the book as a giveaway (so we can keep track).

4. International.

I hope you enjoy the latest in the Coleman adventures–watch out. This one is a tear-jerker.

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Rocky Mountain Angel
Six Pack Ranch #4

Length: Novel (75K)

Genre: Contemporary romance

Themes: Cowboys

Publisher: Samhain Publishing

Release Date: Nov 20, 2012

Price: $5.50

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Hot & Cool Tour coming soon!

More information will be posted October 15. Mark your calendars! Grab the widget in the side bar for your blog, if you’d like! WE’RE GONNA HAVE SO MUCH FUN!!! Ahem, excuse me.

 

New Book! Rocky Mountain Heat is available in PRINT

For all those non- ebook readers, the first book in the Six Pack Ranch is now available in PRINT. Yes, It’s a thrill to be able to have another print on the shelf, not because it’s more ‘real’ than an ebook (A book is a book is a book…) but because while I read both print and digital, I know there are still those who don’t.

Now they can start to enjoy the adventures of the Coleman clan as well. So spread the news–if someone you know who’s a die-hard print reader has wanted to try the Six Pack Ranch series, ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAT is now available in trade paperback. Also? Amazon currently has it up for $8.40. Book 2 is coming December 2, book 3 in February and you can pre-order, and get all three books for one reduced price. (Barnes & Noble have matched those prices, btw)

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Rocky Mountain Heat

Six Pack Ranch, Book 1

He’s the one who taught her to ride. Now all he wants is to ride her.

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