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Reviews for Doing Logan.

I've had a couple of nice reviews come in for Doing Logan that I haven't mentioned on the blog yet. It's always lovely get a review but getting one this long after release is definitely a smiling moment.

Holly over at Whipped Cream Erotic Reviews gave Doing Logan 4.5 cherries and had plenty of nice things to say about Logan and Meredith's story. You can check out the full review HERE!

Karin from The Romance Studio gave Doing Logan 4 hearts and you can read the review HERE!

Bondi Beach Boys out now!

Yay! I'm so excited about this novella. It's my first menage release and I'm a little nervous about how it'll be received. I loved writing the Sam, Nate and Piper's story and I'm thrilled to see the boys available at last. So I guess I should tell ya about the book. *grin*

What's a girl to do with two sexy Aussie surfers? Ride the waves, of course…

After weeks of lusting over a couple of hot surfers, Piper Doyle has the opportunity to turn fantasy into reality. There's just one problem—they're her new clients. When the men offer a no-strings-attached affair, Piper has a decision to make, one her body made for her weeks ago when she first started watching "her boys." She can't risk the job that could make or break her career, but she sure as hell isn't going to pass up this chance to live out her wildest dreams…

Sam Bridges and Nate Russo share everything, from their home to their business to the occasional woman. Even themselves. But they've never shared what they feel for Piper. What starts out as hot sex with a willing woman turns into something none of them expected—but what's wrong with a few strings on a hot summer day at the beach…

Warnings: This book contains graphic sexual content that some readers may find objectionable (including ménage a trios with male/male sex, anal sex)

Excerpt

She turned and slammed straight into a wall of hard muscle. Air rushed from her lungs at the impact, warmth surrounded her, enclosed her in a fiery grip that sucked every last atom of oxygen from her body. Strong arms banded around her, and Piper went soft and melted like chocolate on a hot summer day. She leaned in, pressed her breasts against the solid chest, and moaned.

"Piper."

Her name, whispered against her ear, flowed over her. Like warm honey, it coated her skin and sent heat bursting through her veins, teasing every nerve ending. A shiver started in her curled toes and traveled up. Up, up, up, striking at sensitive places with a rush of arousal and need. Desire and want like none she'd known tore open the cage of restraint. She pressed closer, ran her hands over cloth-covered muscles that shuddered beneath her touch. An answering tremor vibrated down her spine.

Hands curled around her ribs, pushed between them, and cupped her breasts as delicious heat covered her back. Piper arched, thrusting her tender mounds and taut nipples into waiting fingers. Lips skimmed her jaw, teeth nipping at her skin. She moved her head to the side at the nudge of a nose and was treated to delicate licks and sucks along the column of her throat.

"So responsive."

"So sweet."

It took a moment for the twin comments murmured against her jaw and neck to register, but when they did, shock bloomed and panic erupted. Piper broke away, jumped from the embrace Nate and Sam held her in. Harsh breaths burned in her chest, scored at her throat, as she stared at the two men before her. How could she have allowed them to touch her like that? To stand between them as though it were the only place she should be?

"Oh God." Piper brought her hands up to cover her face. She had no excuse for what she'd done, no explanation. Heat seared her face as embarrassment at her behavior flooded her, doing its best to drown the arousal still swimming in her blood. But nothing short of a tidal wave could douse the flames blazing inside her core. Pip spun on her heel, ready to bolt for the door, but she hadn't taken two steps when she found herself once again caught between two hot male bodies.

Gasping and trembling, she buried her face against Nate's soft cotton shirt and prayed for the ground to open up and swallow her whole. Why was there never a good sinkhole when you needed one? And why think about stupid holes in the ground when she was trapped between two of the most gorgeous men she'd ever met? Had she gone mad?

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Easter Blog Hop winners!

My apologies for being late to post this but a bad wifi connection and a bad back have left me swimming in a sea of pain. But all is good now so……

One thing I noticed about all the comments was there were two recurring themes with everyone. Family and food. I guess most holidays inspire us to spend time with our family and really who gets together without a spread of delicious food? lol For me Easter has always been about the kids and the egg hunt only now days my kids aren't so little and really don't eat chocolate unless it's disguised as a Tim Tam. *grin*

I guess you all want to know who won. Well because I've been so slack in getting this announcement done I'm giving away three prizes! And the three lucky winners are…

Jessica B.

Meggerfly

Holly Wright

Congrats to you all!

If you ladies can contact me on rhianATrhiancahillDOTcom with your choice of one of my backlist titles and the format you prefer I'll get your prizes to you ASAP.

Thanks to everyone for sharing their favorite Easter moments.

Rhian

Holidays and edit caves.

It amazes me that every time we organize a couple of days away from the rat race I end up with some sort of deadline. I can go weeks without one, with nothing better to do than the washing but the minute I head out of town my inbox floods with things that need to be done NOW! *sigh*

Well there's nothing to do but knuckle down and slog through. And sometimes it's more than worth the hair-pulling and madness.

Presently, (and if you follow me on twitter or facebook you would have seen this mornings pic) I'm on the (less than) sunny south coast about two hours from Sydney. We're enjoying the Easter holiday weekend with all but one of the Tribe and catching up with friends we haven't seen since Christmas. It's shaping up to be a great few days.

Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, I've just received edits for Bondi Beach Boys. I've also received the news that the release date has been moved up. Yep, the boys will hit the cyber book shelves on May 6th, a whole month early! Woot! So as you can imagine these edits need to be done NOW!

Is it bad of me to be glad the clouds are rolling in and the weather isn't all that great this afternoon? *grin*

Rhian

ETA:- I'll announce the winner of the Easter Blog Hop tomorrow.

Easter Blog Hop!

I'm taking part in Lush Book Reviews Easter Blog Hop. I'll be giving away two lucky people a prize of their choice of my backlist and all you have to do to win is leave a comment on this post about what you most enjoy about easter.

Passport to Passion Collection on sale!

OMG! So excited! Passport to Passion Collection is now available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

Link for B&N - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Passport-to-Passion/Rhian-Cahill/e/9781605922591/?itm=1&USRI=passport+to+passion+collection

Link for Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Passion-Rhian-Cahill/dp/1605922595/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302299632&sr=1-7

AND………..

Yeah, it's a crappy photo but I'm so excited to have the book in my hand I don't care! *grin*

I've just got back to my room after the Noble Romance mixer where I gave away five copies. I still have some more and will be handing out a couple over the next few days at RT. Well that's if you can pry them out of my hands.

RT is non-stop all day and night and there are plenty of photos on the net and on my camera. Hoping to upload some and blog soon but right now I need to be somewhere…….

Rhian

LA here I come!

Okay, so I'm not quite ready yet but I'm so damn close! All that's left is to squish things in the bags and load them into the car for the trip to Jess Dee's house and then first thing tomorrow morning we're off to the airport. I won't promise to blog because I know I'll be so busy it'll be easy to forget but I will tell you I'll try to keep you all updated on Facebook and Twitter. *note to self – make sure phone works*

Don't forget to come find me if you're at RT. I'll have a goodies to give out and I'm always up for a chat and drink. *grin*

I'll be gone until the 12th but I probably won't be back online until the 13th so until then……..

Rhian

Guest Blogging

It's my week to man the International Heat blog so pop over HERE! and check out what I'm up to. Then again, maybe don't. *grin* Definite lack of energy this week.

Oh, and I blogged at Passionate Reads yesterday….or was that the day before….jeez, I'm having a stellar week. *sigh* CLICK HERE to see what I had to say.

Now, what else did I have to tell you all….oh yeah, if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you already know I revealed the series I'm working on with Lexxie Couper has been signed by Heidi Moore of Samhain. Woot! The first two books are done and we'll be starting the next two when we get back from RT. Have I mentioned I'm going to RT in FOUR DAYS!!!! *happy dance* Oh hey, look at that, energy! lol Better make the most of it. Off to pack some more into my bags.

Rhian

ARRC 2011 roundup

Wow, what a blast this past weekend was. The organizing committee did a brilliant job and great fun was had by all. I must admit I was just a little nervous as this was my first 'reader' event as an author and I was scheduled to speak on two panels the first day but after the reception party on Friday night I was feeling a little more relaxed. Well until Lexxie Couper started carrying on about how nervous she was on Saturday morning. Good thing she was moderating the Paranormal panel I was on. *grin* But my fellow panelists Nalini Singh, Keri Arthur and Maggie Nash made things easy. I think we spent most of the time laughing. There was talk of zombies dropping bits and stuffing them in handbags for later and duck shifters and duck tongues, none of which I find remotely romantic or sexy but hey, whatever floats your boat, right? *grin* After that it was lunch time and surprisingly I was able to eat something. It's my biggest worry with conferences, being gluten intolerant can and does cause all sorts of problems but I'm pleased to say that wasn't an issue last weekend.

With full stomach I headed off to the Erotica panel. Our moderator, Denise Rossetti, managed to ride herd over Lexxie Couper, Jess Dee, Maggie Nash, Cathleen Ross and myself. The talk soon got heated but everyone seemed to have a great time and by the end of it Jess wasn't so red in the face. *grin* Luckily we had a little time to cool down after our panel session before we had to face everyone at the book signing. I must say sitting next to the very popular Anna Campbell was eye opening and I quietly (okay, not so quietly) took note of how a professional does it. And we both tried not to drool with envy at Cindy Gerard or Nalini Singh and their incredibly long line of eager readers. *sigh* Maybe one day.

Saturday night was the awards dinner and while neither of my nominations resulted in a win I had a great evening and managed not to stab Jess Dee in the eye with her award. Lucky bugger. Anyway, our table had a great night and it was lovely to share the dinner with some new friends. I can't wait for next time. Sunday was a free day for me so I kicked back, jumped into a couple of sessions and generally talked my way through the day. But the end of it I was completely exhausted but sad it was over.

On a side note, Mr.C. had a great time playing assistant to us authors. He brought down promo from our room and finally reminded me about the camera I'd brought along to take pix with. Sadly all I have are some of the awards dinner. I must remember to take more next week at RT. So while I try to catch up and regain my energy ready for leaving on Monday I'll leave you with some pix to look at.

Award winners

Our table

Jess Dee clutching her prize

Lexxie umm........undressing? *grin*

And on that note……

Rhian

Heading to ARRC 2011

I'm out of here!

Yep, that's right, for the next three days I'll be in sunny (please let it be sunny) Bondi at the Australian Romance Readers Convention. I'm on two panels and I'll be doing the signing on the Saturday after. The bad news is my print books didn't arrive in time. *pout* But I still have plenty of goodies to give away and a couple of lucky readers will walk away with an IOU for a signed copy of the Passport to Passion Collection. I'm not organized. Haven't even packed a bag. lol My promo is all ready to go and Mr.C is ready to join in the fun. It's looking like a great weekend.

In the mean time pop on over to the Down Under Divas blog to read an exclusive snippet of Bondi Beach Boys. CLICK HERE!

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook I'll try to send updates over the weekend but I'm not promising because usually I'm too busy catching up with friends and talking until I've lost my voice. So until I get back, have a great weekend and if you're at ARRC 2011 come find me!

Rhian