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First Review of Speak to Me of Abduction

Speak to Me of Abduction has been reviewed by Literary Nymphs and they gave it 4 Nymphs

The sexual tension…the build-up of the relationship of Jacob and Charlene is well done and when they finally get together, it's sizzling. The action packed scenes near the end are some of the best in the book and I really enjoyed seeing the villain get their just desserts. Watch for Keep it Under Wraps, the next book in the series, coming soon.

You can read the whole review here Literary Nymphs

Time to announce the winners

At last the rest of the world made it to the 19th so I can announce two lucky winners.  I know I said one but hey, I'm feeling generous.

So….the lucky ladies are Cathy M and Jennifer Mathias…check your inboxes girls.

For those who missed out, Keep it Under Wraps and Speak to Me of Abduction are both on 15% discount until the 26th at Sirenbookstrand.

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and Speak to Me of Abduction is now also at Amazon.

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There are another two chances to win Keep it Under Wraps later this month at The Romance Reviews and I am sure I will run a contest for Male Order when it comes out in September for those who fell in love with the man with the big hat

Thank you all for your lovely comments and for playing along.

 

 

A chance to win a copy of Keep it Under Wraps

To celebrate the release of Keep it Under Wraps on 19 July I am giving a copy away to one lucky person who leaves a comment below.

So, as you might work out from the cover, the lovely Hollywood bad boy Jonathon Deveraux finds himself handcuffed by a feisty female PI.  If you could handcuff someone to a bed who would you choose?  Leave a comment and check back on the 19th to see if you are the lucky winner. Oh, and you don't need to have read book one to enjoy book two.

If you don't want to wait you can preorder it at Sirenbookstrand. And it is available at a discount price until the 26th July.

Blurb

A sex scandal threatens to destroy reformed Hollywood bad boy Jonathon Deveraux. PI Georgina Stanvers can save him – if they can trust each other.

Reformed Hollywood bad boy, Jonathon Deveraux, doesn't remember starring in the DVD in his mailbox, and he's not sure he trusts the female PI hired to find out where the movie came from.

Georgina Stanvers needs the work but she doesn't like Jonathon. He's a smooth talker, like the movie makers who ruined her father. She only suggests re-enacting the bondage scene to jar the actor's memory. But untamed passion rewrites the script, and inhibitions are stripped away along with their clothing.

When bullets fly it appears an impending sex scandal is the least of Jonathon's troubles. Needing to discover the truth, "George" puts her heart on the line, and her life in the hands of killers bent on revenge. If Jonathon is to prove his attraction to the PI is more than lust, he'll have to save her. But first he needs to trust George, and his heart.

Excerpt

George swallowed, breathing deeply in an effort to slow her racing pulse. There he sat, on a bed. The bed. The one where the two ladies had tied him up and done to him what they would. Knowing what happened here should disgust her, but it didn't. She had never thought being a voyeur was a turn-on. Porn did nothing for her, but she had to admit she'd watched the DVD more times than strictly necessary to solve the case. If she made the suggestion swirling in her brain would she be able to resist temptation? From the expression on Jonathon's face, she got the impression he wouldn't be disappointed if she didn't.

"Perhaps a reenactment would help you remember something."

His gaze met hers, and she took an involuntary step toward him. Dark eyes filled with desire held her enraptured. Now that she stood within reach, his hand circled her arm and tugged her to stand between his legs.

"Reenact how, exactly?"

George forced herself to break eye contact and stared at the headboard instead.

"You could lie on the bed, like in the video, and I could tie you up. It might trigger something?"

The smile teasing his lips left her in no doubt he had deliberately taken the last comment to mean something sexual. Is that what she meant? She didn't know.

He agreed with a small nod, and she stepped back as he pulled off his boots. His socks came off with a quick tug then he began to slowly unbutton his shirt. Eyes locked on his, she fought not to drop her gaze to his chest as his tanned torso gradually came into view. The garment slid down his arms and he tossed it aside before getting to his feet. Battle lost, she took in his toned muscles, brown skin, and dark nipples erect from the cold, or maybe with lust. Her own nipples hardened in response, sending a shiver down her spine. She stood mesmerized as he slid his hands down his chest, over his stomach, before they came to rest on his belt buckle.

Her eyes focused on the oversized steel clasp. Fingers sliding behind the scuffed black leather, he started to tug the belt free. George took a deep breath and looked away. She was disgusted with herself. Lust may have melted her resolve, but she didn't have to show it. What was wrong with her? She was practically drooling.

She dropped her bag to the floor and rummaged around inside, deliberately focused on what she was doing. "You don't need to go all the way. How about you keep your jeans on, Tiger?" She glanced up at him and smiled. "I'd hate for you to catch a chill."

With his belt unfastened and his button undone, he climbed on the bed, lying in the middle, arms by his side.

George finally retrieved what she was searching for. She stepped to the bed, and he moved from staring at the ceiling to see what she held in her hands.

"Handcuffs? But they tied me."

"I don't carry rope. Hands above your head."

He moved his hands to rest them on the pillow. Her gaze shifted away from his sparsely haired armpits, tight pecs, and defined shoulders, to his face. He chuckled. "But you do carry handcuffs? For work or pleasure?"

She bit her bottom lip, determined not to let him bait her. Leaning across him, she closed the cuff around his left wrist before sliding it through the bars in the headboard and then fastening it around his right wrist. The effort caused her chest to brush against his face. When he rubbed his lips against her protruding nipple she gasped. Pushing herself back up to a standing position, she folded her arms. Both her nipples had beaded at his touch and now threatened to break through the thin fabric of her T-shirt. She made a mental note to always wear a bra in future.

"Lie still and concentrate. You won't remember anything if you're fooling around."

He sighed and stared back at the ceiling. "I figured if this was a reenactment then fooling around would be the order of the day."

God, he was right. How was having him lie on the bed seminaked supposed to achieve anything? So far all she had managed to do was turn herself on. The sight of his bare chest along with the soft hair that started below his belly button and thickened just above the zipper on his jeans wasn't helping much either. The only one likely to have flashbacks was her.

Want to know what happens next….check the adult excerpt at SirenBookstrand.

Keep it Under Wraps – available for pre-order

Now available for pre-order

A sex scandal threatens to destroy reformed Hollywood bad boy Jonathon Deveraux. PI Georgina Stanvers can save him – if they can trust each other.

Reformed Hollywood bad boy, Jonathon Deveraux, doesn't remember starring in the DVD in his mailbox, and he's not sure he trusts the female PI hired to find out where the movie came from.

Georgina Stanvers needs the work but she doesn't like Jonathon. He's a smooth talker, like the movie makers who ruined her father. She only suggests re-enacting the bondage scene to jar the actor's memory. But untamed passion rewrites the script, and inhibitions are stripped away along with their clothing.

When bullets fly it appears an impending sex scandal is the least of Jonathon's troubles. Needing to discover the truth, "George" puts her heart on the line, and her life in the hands of killers bent on revenge. If Jonathon is to prove his attraction to the PI is more than lust, he'll have to save her. But first he needs to trust George, and his heart.

Available now at Siren Bookstrand
Excerpt

George swallowed, breathing deeply in an effort to slow her racing pulse. There he sat, on a bed. The bed. The one where the two ladies had tied him up and done to him what they would. Knowing what happened here should disgust her, but it didn't. She had never thought being a voyeur was a turn-on. Porn did nothing for her, but she had to admit she'd watched the DVD more times than strictly necessary to solve the case. If she made the suggestion swirling in her brain would she be able to resist temptation? From the expression on Jonathon's face, she got the impression he wouldn't be disappointed if she didn't.

"Perhaps a reenactment would help you remember something."

His gaze met hers, and she took an involuntary step toward him. Dark eyes filled with desire held her enraptured. Now that she stood within reach, his hand circled her arm and tugged her to stand between his legs.

"Reenact how, exactly?"

George forced herself to break eye contact and stared at the headboard instead.

"You could lie on the bed, like in the video, and I could tie you up. It might trigger something?"

The smile teasing his lips left her in no doubt he had deliberately taken the last comment to mean something sexual. Is that what she meant? She didn't know.

He agreed with a small nod, and she stepped back as he pulled off his boots. His socks came off with a quick tug then he began to slowly unbutton his shirt. Eyes locked on his, she fought not to drop her gaze to his chest as his tanned torso gradually came into view. The garment slid down his arms and he tossed it aside before getting to his feet. Battle lost, she took in his toned muscles, brown skin, and dark nipples erect from the cold, or maybe with lust. Her own nipples hardened in response, sending a shiver down her spine. She stood mesmerized as he slid his hands down his chest, over his stomach, before they came to rest on his belt buckle.

Her eyes focused on the oversized steel clasp. Fingers sliding behind the scuffed black leather, he started to tug the belt free. George took a deep breath and looked away. She was disgusted with herself. Lust may have melted her resolve, but she didn't have to show it. What was wrong with her? She was practically drooling.

She dropped her bag to the floor and rummaged around inside, deliberately focused on what she was doing. "You don't need to go all the way. How about you keep your jeans on, Tiger?" She glanced up at him and smiled. "I'd hate for you to catch a chill."

With his belt unfastened and his button undone, he climbed on the bed, lying in the middle, arms by his side.

George finally retrieved what she was searching for. She stepped to the bed, and he moved from staring at the ceiling to see what she held in her hands.

"Handcuffs? But they tied me."

"I don't carry rope. Hands above your head."

He moved his hands to rest them on the pillow. Her gaze shifted away from his sparsely haired armpits, tight pecs, and defined shoulders, to his face. He chuckled. "But you do carry handcuffs? For work or pleasure?"

She bit her bottom lip, determined not to let him bait her. Leaning across him, she closed the cuff around his left wrist before sliding it through the bars in the headboard and then fastening it around his right wrist. The effort caused her chest to brush against his face. When he rubbed his lips against her protruding nipple she gasped. Pushing herself back up to a standing position, she folded her arms. Both her nipples had beaded at his touch and now threatened to break through the thin fabric of her T-shirt. She made a mental note to always wear a bra in future.

"Lie still and concentrate. You won't remember anything if you're fooling around."

He sighed and stared back at the ceiling. "I figured if this was a reenactment then fooling around would be the order of the day."

God, he was right. How was having him lie on the bed seminaked supposed to achieve anything? So far all she had managed to do was turn herself on. The sight of his bare chest along with the soft hair that started below his belly button and thickened just above the zipper on his jeans wasn't helping much either. The only one likely to have flashbacks was her.

Mergers & Acquisitions

I have just been offered a contract by Siren Publishing to publish my contemporary romance novella Mergers & Acquisitions. When I started the year I wanted to see if I could get four books contracted and this is number four.  I am beyond excited!

Here is the blurb.

Accountant, Emily Armitage is stuck in Sydney for the weekend, working on the numbers for a hotel sale while fighting off the unwanted attention of her boss.  However, things begin to look up when she steps on her balcony and meets the man of her dreams. When her new neighbor delivers room service, along with a shoulder massage, delicious foot rubs, and easy charm, she succumbs to their obvious attraction.

Having spent a passionate weekend together, Monday morning brings an unwanted revelation.  Randy's been keeping secrets that could change her life. Suddenly uncertain, she is forced to make a choice between her career and a man who adds up to perfection. Should she stick with the hotel acquisition or take a chance on their passionate new merger?

A chance to win Dare to Dream

Leave a comment on my Debbie's blog post on either

www.debbievaughan.com or www.getbit-bymyfreereads.blogspot.com :  If

you could travel to the past or the future, which would you chose and

why?  Be sure to leave an e-mail address where you can be reached!  I

will draw a name on Sunday the 10th.  The winner will receive a free

copy of Dare to Dream in the e-format of their choice!

Cover for Keep it Under Wraps

This month is turning into a feast of pretty book covers.

Coming July 19th, Book two in my Reel to Real series, Keep it Under Wraps

Blurb

A sex scandal threatens to destroy reformed Hollywood bad boy Jonathon Deveraux. PI Georgina Stanvers can save him – if they can trust each other.

Reformed Hollywood bad boy, Jonathon Deveraux, doesn't remember starring in the DVD in his mailbox, and he's not sure he trusts the female PI hired to find out where the movie came from.

Georgina Stanvers needs the work but she doesn't like Jonathon. He's a smooth talker, like the movie makers who ruined her father. She only suggests re-enacting the bondage scene to jar the actor's memory. But untamed passion rewrites the script, and inhibitions are stripped away along with their clothing.

When bullets fly it appears an impending sex scandal is the least of Jonathon's troubles. Needing to discover the truth, "George" puts her heart on the line, and her life in the hands of killers bent on revenge. If Jonathon is to prove his attraction to the PI is more than lust, he'll have to save her. But first he needs to trust George, and his heart.

 

Cover for Male Order

This book is about…um…my mind went blank for a minute.

I love April Martinez's work. She makes yummy covers.

Oh yeah the book…it's a romantic comedy and book one in a series due out in September with Liquid Silver Books.

Sleeping with her flatmate, Sam had been a mistake–becoming a strip club manager's pimp was a disaster.

Meg's mother can't even say the word sex. Her great aunt is a nymphomaniac. The few men she's slept with left her frustrated.  The closest she's come to sex was as the unwitting visual aid for hot flatmate, Sam's, cowboy style, wanking session. No wonder her libido went on permanent vacation and she substitutes ice-cream and chocolate for sex.

With so many hang ups, why does she agree to no strings sex with Sam? Why is hunky, strip club manager Michael bent on seducing her? And why the hell does she invest in a male escort business offering extra services?

Sam's delighted when he convinces Meg to let him go looking for her missing G spot. A ride on his wild stallion shows her how good sex can be…with the right man. One encounter leads to a dozen. Sam is living every man's dream, sex with no commitment, too bad it's not his dream.

His new life turns nightmare when Michael enters the scene. Will the Irishman steal her away, or will his involvement in her Male Order business lead to a disaster that gives Sam a chance to prove to Meg their relationship is more than a sexual rodeo?

Dare to Dream – Debbie Vaughan

My lovely critique partner Debbie Vaughan has her first book due out on 7th July.  I thought I would give you a sneak peek at the cover and the blurb.

It's said love is timeless.

Meghan Dennehy, is about to prove it.



Uncomfortable in her world, the antiques of the past hold far more interest than the fast paced era Meghan Dennehy lives in. Only happy with her nose in a book or in the life built in her dreams, she longs for a place to belong and a love of her own.

A hundred years in the past, Will Thornton, a half-breed former army scout is caught between two worlds.  Passing for white, he does not forget his native heritage and proudly bears the name Ghost Walking, given him by his grandfather. His heart yearns for someone to love him for who and what he is.



Fate intercedes to bring them together. But destiny isn't always kind, even to young lovers.  It will take more than passion to bind them.  It will take faith in a love that transcends time.