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January 12, 2014
Sex God Sunday
This week instead of just a little snippet, you can read THE ENTIRE FIRST CHAPTER of One Kiss for free on the Harper Impulse blog!
Here is the beginning:
Chapter One
Kat spun around when her cell phone rang, and the stiletto heel on her brand new shoes snapped, knocking her off-balance. She crashed down on the living room carpet with a loud thump, grunting out a string of vile curses. Her short, sparkly dress twisted around her hips as she scrambled to get up, and a few sequins fell off when she collided with the coffee table. The phone slid off the glass top, bounced twice, and hit the floor. She snatched it off the ground as the last bars of “Tank!” played, brought it to her ear, and winced as the missed call beep blasted her eardrum.
“Son of a bitch,” she muttered, and checked the caller ID to see who had caused her all this grief. Dean. It figured. Her eyebrows furrowed. She hadn’t expected to hear from him for another few days. He was supposed to be out somewhere swank tonight, spending a very expensive, very exclusive New Year’s Eve with his girlfriend, Marine. The more expensive, the better. Marine wouldn’t settle for anything less. And she would not be happy if she knew he was calling Kat in the middle of their date. There had to be something wrong.
She slipped off her broken shoes as she called him back, grimacing when she tossed them into the trash can. It was a damn tragedy to have to throw out a cute pair of shoes. This was not a positive omen for the evening.
Want to keep going?
Read the whole first chapter right here: http://www.harperimpulseromance.com/one-kiss-chapter-one/
Filed under: Sex God Sunday Tagged: Chapter One, Contemporary Romance, Free Read, Harper Impulse, One Kiss, Reading, Sex God Sunday, Sexy Men 
January 11, 2014
January 10, 2014
This Week In My World
It’s been a really awesome week!
The entire first chapter of One Kiss is up on the Harper Impulse blog for your reading pleasure! Read it free right here: http://www.harperimpulseromance.com/one-kiss-chapter-one/
One Kiss also got a great 4 STAR review! I kept the reviewer up all night and she didn’t mind. Check it out right here: http://losttobooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/review-one-kiss-by-lisa-fox.html
If you are a book blogger or reviewer you can review One Kiss too! It is up on NetGalley right now! Get it right here: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/show/id/40906
I’m starting a sexy new Wednesday tradition on the Java Karma Facebook page. I call it Lisa Fox’s Coffee Porn of the Week . Be sure to like the page so you don’t miss out on all the caffeinated hotness: https://www.facebook.com/JavaKarma
All my Ellora’s Cave titles are on sale on ALL ROMANCE EBOOKS! Santa’s Sleeping Beauty is only $0.69! Cash in on those great deals right here: http://goo.gl/Yu77rr
Erasure’s A Little Respect has been stuck in my head all week long. It’s driving me a little crazy.
I’m participating in the 2014 Goodreads Reading Challenge . I’m on book number three – The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I plan to read 100 books this year. How many books do you think you can read?
How was your week?
Filed under: Friday Roundup Tagged: A Little Respect, Ellora's Cave, Erotic Romance, Goodreads Reading Challenge, Harper Impulse, Java Karma, Lisa Fox, NetGalley, One Kiss, Reading, Romance, Sale, Sexy Coffee, Sexy Men
January 9, 2014
What Is He Wearing?
Seriously, what is that thing?
Filed under: Hot Men Tagged: Bulge, Nearly Naked, Sexy Men, Underwear
January 8, 2014
Forever Blue by Elodie Parkes
The lovely Elodie Parkes is here today and she is introducing us to Jasper and Claudie from her latest release, Forever Blue
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Forever Blue, my December 20 release with Hot Ink Press, was inspired by the woodland near where I live. There’s a mysterious feel about the woods in autumn. It often feels as if something is watching. From the window of the room where I write, I can see across to nearby woods. I hear owls hoot at night. At dusk and dawn, there are strange mists that rise from the trees. It’s very lovely.
Claudie loves living in the countryside and close to the forests. She’s a film maker and works for the wildlife trust. One night she steps onto her patio and sees a man sheltering there. She confronts him and he runs away.
Jasper has watched Claudie for a year. He fell in love with her, but he has a secret, one that might mean he can never approach her.
Will love and fate find a way?
What secret must Jasper hide?
What’s the strange blue dust that turns up on Claudie’s patio?
18+ erotic paranormal romance
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Today the main characters from ‘Forever Blue,’ Jasper and Claudie are visiting the blog to give their take on the story and each other.
So what’s hot about Forever Blue?
Jasper: The love scenes. The way Claudie responds to me. Her courage. The love story. It’s unusual and steamy.
Claudie: The love scenes are hot, but then so is Jasper, I mean just look at him. The story is sumptuous. It’s rich in description so that you feel as if you’re in the places described, although I’d rather you weren’t in the love scenes. (smiles)
Jasper tell us about Claudie: She’s a professional, and clever. She makes films. I think she’s beautiful and smokin’ hot. She cares about the environment and the creatures in the forest. (Laughs then and takes Claudie’s hand)
What about Jasper, Claudie, tell us about him: He’s tall. He has these gorgeous muscles, that’s from working in the forest I guess. He’s sexy, sensual, loving. His kisses are to die for.
Jasper leans across to her, “Only my kisses?”
They gaze at each other for a moment.
So in just one word can you describe the story?
Jasper: Sexy
Claudie: Delicious
Excerpt 18+ rated
Claudie was back and she smiled at him. He ran his tongue over his suddenly dry lips. He followed her to the work surface where she poured coffee into two cups. Jasper stood close to her.
She turned to him.
He slowly, gently took a few strands of her hair. It slipped between his fingers and he gazed into her eyes. He saw her lean toward him and knew she’d return his kiss. He bent his head to hers. A fraction away from her lips he gazed into her eyes and saw lust. His cock jerked in his jeans. He met her mouth, kissed her slowly, lingering, and sucking her bottom lip a little, as his heart hammered in his chest.
She kissed him too, and brought her hands up to hold his face. Her gentle touch sent shivers of desire all the way down his body. His cock grew heavy. The longing to press against her overcame him and he pulled her into his arms.
Her gasp of pleasure caressed his ear. She pushed her stomach against his erection and her luscious tongue touched his lips.
He opened his mouth. The urgent need to fuck her made his legs feel like jelly.
Her kiss continued.
Jasper relaxed. She wanted him.
Copyright Elodie Parkes 2013
Buy the book: http://a-fwd.com/asin-com=B00HFFKEKY
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About Elodie:
Elodie Parkes is a British author writing romance, erotic, contemporary, and often with a twist of mystery, paranormal or suspense. Her books are always steamy, cool stories and hot love scenes.
Elodie lives in Canterbury with her two dogs. She works in an antique shop by day and writes at night, loving the cloak of silent darkness that descends on the rural countryside around her home.
Elodie writes for, Hot Ink Press, Moon Rose Publishing, Eternal Press, and Evernight
She has also released titles as an individual indie author.
Find Elodie online: Blog Tumblr Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest YouTube Amazon USA Amazon UK Smashwords Barnes and Noble ARe Bookstrand Evernight
Filed under: Guest Blogger Tagged: Elodie Parkes, Erotic Romance, Forever Blue, Paranormal Romance
January 7, 2014
Hero Inspiration of the Day
Jin Xiankui
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Filed under: Hot Men Tagged: Hero Inspiration of the Day, Hot Construction Men, Sexy Men, Shower, Wet
January 6, 2014
Coffee Is Sexy
I’m blogging over at Java Karma today, talking about a new weekly feature I have planned for the JAVA KARMA FACEBOOK PAGE! Check it out:
Filed under: Java Karma Tagged: Java Karma, Lisa Fox, Sexy Coffee, Sexy Men
January 5, 2014
Sex God Sunday
Here is a little snippet from my latest release, ONE KISS. You can win a copy right here: The Reality of One Kiss by Lisa Fox
“We could kiss each other.”
A spark of interest, of heat, ignited her blood, but she quickly squashed it. He was messing with her as usual. He almost had her that time though. If he knew how close she had come to falling for it, he’d never let her live it down. She snorted out a laugh and shook her head. “I don’t want your cooties.”
“Would it be so terrible?” he asked, curling his fingers into hers. He ran his thumbs over her knuckles and a strange feeling gathered in her chest. Not a bad feeling, just foreign, and kind of exciting. “I mean, it couldn’t be worse than that time you puked on me, right?”
She groaned, remembering the night she wished to her bones she could forget. That disaster had been entirely his fault. She told him she didn’t do well with sweet shots. “I don’t know, that was pretty awesome, and I seem to recall you laughing the whole time.”
“Yeah,” he said, laughing even now. “It was funny.” He shifted her in his arms so they faced one another. “Come on, Kat. One kiss.” He flashed her a lighthearted grin. “I’ll keep your soul safe.” He placed his hand over his heart. “I promise.”
Filed under: Sex God Sunday Tagged: Contemporary Romance, Giveaway, One Kiss, Sex God Sunday, Sexy Men
January 4, 2014
Saturday Video – Pulp Fiction – Royale With Cheese
I need to see this movie again. Also, I need to go back to Amsterdam. I like french fries and mayonnaise.
Filed under: Saturday Video Tagged: Amsterdam, Pulp Fiction, Royale with Cheese, Saturday Video
January 3, 2014
One Kiss Official Excerpt
One Kiss by Lisa Fox
Blurb:
Sometimes one kiss can change everything.
New Year’s Eve is supposed to be a night for celebration and new beginnings. For best friends Kat and Dean, it is a nightmare filled with disastrous dates and enraged ex-girlfriends!
Lucky for them, they’ve got each other to help laugh off the embarrassing, and downright inappropriate, moments. But then midnight rolls around and neither of them have anyone to kiss…
There’s no doubt this is a night they will always remember.
The real question is whether it will be a night they want to forget…
An Excerpt From: ONE KISS
Copyright © LISA FOX, 2014
All Rights Reserved, Harper Impulse, a Division of HarperCollins Publishers
CHAPTER ONE
Kat spun around when her cell phone rang, and the stiletto heel on her brand new shoes snapped, knocking her off-balance. She crashed down on the living room carpet with a loud thump, grunting out a string of vile curses. Her short, sparkly dress twisted around her hips as she scrambled to get up, and a few sequins fell off when she collided with the coffee table. The phone slid off the glass top, bounced twice, and hit the floor. She snatched it off the ground as the last bars of “Tank!” played, brought it to her ear, and winced as the missed call beep blasted her eardrum.
“Son of a bitch,” she muttered, and checked the caller ID to see who had caused her all this grief. Dean. It figured. Her eyebrows furrowed. She hadn’t expected to hear from him for another few days. He was supposed to be out somewhere swank tonight, spending a very expensive, very exclusive New Year’s Eve with his girlfriend, Marine. The more expensive, the better. Marine wouldn’t settle for anything less. And she would not be happy if she knew he was calling Kat in the middle of their date. There had to be something wrong.
She slipped off her broken shoes as she called him back, grimacing when she tossed them into the trash can. It was a damn tragedy to have to throw out a cute pair of shoes. This was not a positive omen for the evening.
“Hey, Kat,” he answered on the second ring, and the familiar sound of his deep voice made her smile. Dean had a way of always making her smile. He also had a way of getting under her skin and driving her crazy too, but right now it was good to hear his voice. She’d missed him a lot during the Christmas break.
“Hey, yourself.” She switched the phone to her other ear and pushed open her bedroom door. Going out tonight was probably a bad idea. She still didn’t understand why shewas beginning to regret letting Ron talk her into this ridiculous blind date. If there was any time left to back out, she would have. Well, maybe that wasn’t entirely true. She was kind of excited. Curious anyway. She’d been so stagnate lately. It was time to shake things up. “What’s going on?”
“Nothing. I just got back and I wanted to say hi.”
“Huh-huh,” she said, allowing him to hear the skepticism in her voice. This was not a “just say hi” call. Something was up. She could feel it. “I thought you’d be out with Marine by now.” She knelt down in front of her closet and pushed her half-unpacked suitcases aside. Her shoulders sagged as she peered into the dark, chaotic recesses. She was never going to find anything in there. Why had she never organized? Maybe that ought to be her New Year’s resolution. She dug around and pulled out a pair of red, patent leather Mary Jane’s, which she examined and promptly tossed aside. Definitely not right. “What are you guys doing tonight?”
He took a deep breath and exhaled. “Mari and I broke up.”
Kat sat back on her heels. That was news—and not the bad kind. The last time she’d seen them together, Marine had been clinging to Dean’s arm as hard as usual. Found someone with a bigger wallet, did she? formed on her lips, but she bit the words back. He knew exactly how she felt about Marine. He didn’t need to hear it right now. “What happened?”
She heard the phone shift and knew that he was raking his fingers through his thick, curly hair. It was what he did whenever he was upset. “It started out like it always does, you know? She bitched about my job, cried over all the money I was ‘losing’ by not going somewhere else, and then she got all twisted, went on this rampage about how we can’t get married if—”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa.” She shook her head so violently, her hair got caught on a button of the only business suit she owned. She winced as she pulled herself free, ripping out a fair amount of hair in the process. “Please don’t tell me you proposed to her?”
“What? No. But it’s what she wants.”
I’ll bet. Marine was no fool. She was entering her late twenties and while she was a working model, she wasn’t one of the elite. One day very soon she was going to be nothing more than an old face in a sea of younger, fresher faces. For women like Marine, marrying well became the next logical step. Dean was an excellent candidate. He was young, ambitious, an award-winning designer on the ground floor of a successful boutique web design and marketing firm. He’d already been headhunted a number of times by the corporate giants. If he ever decided to make a move, he’d be able to name his price. And, as an added bonus, he looked great in a suit. “I don’t understand. You broke up over that? You guys have had that fight a million times before.”
“Well, this time when she left, I didn’t stop her.” He paused. “I haven’t heard from her since.”
Good riddance, she almost said aloud. He deserved so much better. “When was this?”
“Tuesday.” She heard him sit down on his couch, the familiar creak of the springs in the background. “Right after the holiday dinner.”
Kat’s mouth dropped open. “Before Christmas? Dean, that was over a week ago! You’re just telling me now?”
She could feel him shrug, see his sheepish grin. “You were in California, and I only got back from Colorado last night. There was nothing you could do.”
She huffed in reply and dove back into the closet. There was probably something she should be saying, some comfort she should be offering, but he didn’t really sound all that upset, and a deep, mean, little part of her was glad Marine was gone. A deep, selfish little part of her actually rejoiced. “So, what happens now?”
He didn’t get a chance to answer because Kat yelped as a pile of boxes fell down around her head.
“Kat,” he called, his voice sharp with alarm. “Are you all right?”
She couldn’t help but smile. She knew without any doubt that he was on his feet, that he’d leapt up the moment she screamed, and was ready to jet over to her place to save her immediately. Sir Galahad had nothing on Dean. Sickening as it was, it never failed to strum a cord way back in the depths of her black, little heart. She wasn’t used to people wanting to care for her and every time he did, it left her feeling a bit unbalanced, yet oddly touched. But, no matter how sweet, it was the reason behind most of his problems. He was a sucker for a female in distress—or at least the ones who were convincingly in distress.
“I’m fine,” she said, pressing her palm against the side of her head where the corner of a box had struck. She supposed she should have been grateful there was no blood. A great, big river of blood gushing out of her head would only have made the night that much more awesome. “I’m trying to get ready for Ron and Alan’s party.”
“I didn’t think you were going.”
“I wasn’t.” She had intended to stay home and work, maybe have a glass of champagne alone at midnight, but then Ron approached her the day after the holiday dinner with his idea, and she had randomly said yes, surprising both him and herself. A sigh escaped her lips as her gaze touched the disarray spanning out into the center of her bedroom. She should have stuck with her original plan.
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Filed under: News, Writing Tagged: Contemporary Romance, Excerpt, Harper Impulse, One Kiss
