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Release Day Blast: FOR THE LOVE OF MURPHY ~ A Sweet Romance Anthology

For the Love of Murphy Publisher: Roane PublishingRelease Date: March 17, 2014Key Words: Adult, Romance, Sweet, Contemporary, Anthology

They say love conquers all, but whoever "they" are, must not have heard of Murphy's Law -- whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. These five tales of sweet, accidental romance prove Cupid's arrows are a lot tougher than they seem, and sometimes it pays to be unlucky.
  No Wrong Turns by Lisa A. AdamsJessica Brannah is escaping from her last heartbreak with a loaded car and a new address. But, when Murphy's Law finds her stranded in a back country town, she realizes there's no outrunning love. Falling For You by Michelle Ziegler

Darci's ready to move on.  Too bad the dating pool stinks.  Until, a ghost from her past resurfaces--the man she missed out on in college.
Andrew was the one man she'd always loved, but neither of them ever made a move.  But, old feelings aren't the only thing resurfacing of late.  Darci's ex comes crawling back at the most inappropriate time, and with all the testosterone flying, she might not end up with either man.

 Coffee and Cufflinks by Annabelle BlumeFresh out of a failed relationship and exhausted by a constant barrage of fiascos at work, Olivia Johnson doesn’t see the man of her dreams standing right in front of her. She tells herself the morning coffee meet-ups with Daren are nothing but coincidence, but even she can’t deny his unequivocal attractiveness. When a night entertaining clients takes a turn for the worst, and Daren shows up where she least expects him, failure starts to look more like fate.
  A Slippery Slope by Rebecca HartAnne Montgomery is psyched for her girl’s only weekend, despite her friends’ choice of vacation locale—the snowy slopes of Harris Peak Ski Resort—where someone as notoriously accident prone as she has no business being. When Murphy’s Law finally catches up with her, Anne is forced to consider there may be times when it pays to be unlucky.


The Shamrock Incident by London Saint JamesFlorist, Marissa Carmichael isn’t usually a klutz, but she’s in a hurry and having a bad day. In her haste, she loses her balance and tumbles from the back room of her shop, arms flailing. Her less than graceful entrance halted by a headfirst crash into a display case chock full of silk flowers.Trey Cleary didn’t think his day could get any worse, until he finds. himself picking the side view mirror of his BMW up from the ground. On a mission to do something about it, he locates the flower shop matching the name on the back of the van that mangled his ‘baby'. But, his car is forgotten when a beautiful woman bursts into the room like an out of control whirling dervish, and takes one mother of a wipeout into the shop’s counter. Coming to her aid brings out the hero in him like no one he’s ever encountered, and leaves him with a need to know more.For Marissa and Trey, this just might be the one time it pays to be unlucky.



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Review: GAME OF LOVE by Melissa Foster

Game of Love
The Remington’s Book One
Melissa Foster
 
 
Blurb
Ellie Parker is a master at building walls around her heart. In the twenty-five years she’s been alive, Dex Remington has been the only person who has always believed in her and been there for her. But four years earlier, she came to Dex seeking comfort and then disappeared like a thief in the night, leaving him a broken man.

Dex Remington is one of the top PC game developers in the United States. He’s handsome, smart, and numb. So damn numb that he’s not sure he’ll ever find a reason to feel again.

A chance encounter sparks intense desires in Ellie and Dex. Desires that make her want to run—and make him want to feel. A combination of lust and fear leads these young lovers down a dangerous path. Is it possible to cross a burned bridge, or are they destined to be apart forever?  Buy Links:    Amazon      B&N      iTunes  Link to Follow Tour: http://tastybooktours.blogspot.com/2014/01/now-booking-tasty-review-tour-for-game.html
Goodreads Link to Series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/117170-love-in-bloom-the-remingtons



Review:

As unorthodox as it may be, I am starting this review with the rating.....  5 STARS!!!! I mean really....I fell in love with Dex by the end of the first chapter.  He is focused, successful, family oriented and handsome as far as my mind is telling me :)   He had a strict and disciplined upbringing but was unlucky in love.  Unlucky in the way he'd fallen hard and gotten is heart broken.  Then...by the end of the second chapter, I felt for Ellie and adored her at the same time.  Unfortunately, she was the reason for Dex's broken heart.  I still couldn't hate her because she'd had a horrible childhood.  Dex had always been there for her whether she wanted or needed him or not.  She was fiercely independent despite her feelings for Dex.

This is one you won't wanna miss, trust me!  Such a great start to the Remington series and yay Melissa Foster....I can't wait to read more!   
 
Author Info
"Melissa Foster is a wonderful connector of readers and books, a friend of authors, and a tireless advocate for women. She is the real deal"-- Bestselling Author Jennie Shortridge
"What sets Melissa Foster apart are her compelling characters who you care about... desperately. This  is psychological suspense at its most chilling. I dare you to read the first chapter and not be hooked."  International bestseller, M.J. Rose 
Melissa Foster is an award-winning, International bestselling author. Her books have been recommended by USA Today's book blog, Hagerstown Magazine, The Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of the Women’s Nest, a social and support community for women, the World Literary Café. When she's not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on  Fostering Success. Melissa is also a community builder for the Alliance for Independent Authors. She has been published in Calgary’s Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine. 
 
Author Links
Website: http://www.MelissaFoster.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MelissaFosterAuthor
Twitter: @Melissa_Foster
My social network for women: http://www.TheWomensNest.com
World Literary Café: http://www.worldliterarycafe.com
Fostering Success: http://www.fostering-success.com
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Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3023973.Melissa_Foster
 
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Author, author... Catherine Peace ~ Complete Me + Giveaway

Please welcome a Character Interview with Ty from Complete Me!




***Ty’s always fun to ask questions. Here’s Twenty-five with Ty, my hero from my new release, Complete Me. He told me I wasn’t allowed to look at his answers. Now I’m worried.***
1.    How did you first meet your writer?
I came to her through a dreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeam *makes wiggly fingers*. I was dressed as Jared Padalecki with a lip ring. Clever, right?
2.    Did you ever think that your life would end up being in a book?
NOPE. It still kinda freaks me out. Claire’s cool with everything because, hey, she does this for a living. Me? Never thought about it.
3.    What are your favorite scenes in your book: the action, the dialog or the romance?
Heh. I’d like to say the action, but Claire’ll be embarrassed to death, so I’m gonna go with the dialog. It was awesome to connect with Claire in more than just a physical way.
4.    Did you have a hard time convincing your author to write any particular scenes for you?
She TOTALLY changed one of the…um…“more intimate scenes.” *The air quotes are important, you know.* I mean, I’m still cool with how things went down, but you know. I just like to know what’s going on.
5.    Do you infiltrate your writer’s dreams?
Just that once. Apparently once was enough for her.
6.    What do you like to do when you are not being actively read somewhere?
Jam on the porch of my ocean-view beach house while Claire’s either reading or working on her laptop.
7.    Are you happy with the genre your writer has placed you in?
Who wouldn’t be??? I mean, come on. My woman’s sexy as hell.
8.    If you could rewrite anything in your book, what would it be?
Jocelyn would not exist. You guys will understand.
9.    Do you like the way the book ended?
Hell yeah! I got my dream woman and got a killer song out of it. What’s not to like?
10.     Would you be interested in a sequel, if your writer was so inclined?
I think she’s plotting something…. It’s hard to tell with her. Mind’s all over the place.
11.     What is your least favorite characteristic your writer has attributed to you?
*scratches back of neck* She made me look kinda whipped. Which I guess I was, but still. I don’t wanna be that guy.
12.      Do have any secret aspirations that your author doesn’t know about?
Um, yeah… She kinda doesn’t know that I’m trying to get a band together. Please don’t tell her?
13.         What do you do for a living?
*in a huff* I write songs for Sleeping Angels. That stupid British boy band full of punks.
14.         What is your greatest fear?
 Never getting on stage again and losing Claire are both tied for first place in the Ty’s Worst Nightmares competition.
15.           What do you wear when you go to sleep?
*clears throat* Claire….
16.            What is your most prized possession?
My 1964 Gibson Les Paul SG, signed by Eric Clapton. Same model he played when he was in Cream. I actually met him at the Grammys one year when those little bastards—I mean, when Sleeping Angels was up for Best Pop Group, Best Song, and Album of the Year. They won all three categories. I have Grammys on my mantle. I still consider that guitar the greatest thing I own.
17.         What do you like most about where you live?
I have my own private beach. You don’t get better than that.


18.            What’s your favorite thing to do on a rainy Sunday?
Sit inside with my acoustic and play along with the rain.


19.           What is your vivid memory of your mother and father?
They’re the reason I love music so much. We’d sit around and listen to records every Sunday night after supper. The first time they played me Aerosmith’s Live! Bootleg, I knew I wanted to be a musician. Then when my dad took me to see them play when I was twelve, I knew I had to be a musician. Without them, I’d be something boring.


20.           What turns you on?
Music appreciation. I can’t help myself. If someone loves music, I’m hooked.


21.           What turns you off?
Not liking music or just listening to one genre. I’m a rocker, but I listen to everything from classical to blues to bluegrass. You gotta expand your horizons, man.


22.             What sound or noise do you love?
Claire’s laugh. It’s like magic.


23.             What sound or noise do you hate?
Anything out of tune. I always know. Even if something’s just slightly out of tune, I know, and it’s like nails on a chalkboard.


24.        What other profession would you like to try?
I kinda wanted to be a pilot, but I don’t think anyone wants to trust me with a plane full of people.
25.           What would you not like to do?
Anything that would require me being in a cubicle. No freaking way.

*Still not looking at the answers.* I really hope he behaved. It’s hard to tell when musicians give interviews.
To celebrate Complete Me’s release, I’m having a pretty sweet giveaway—$25 iTunes gift card, free copy of the book, and a Complete Me-inspired t-shirt! Entry form is below the blurb.


A romance author who needs to love….
Best-selling romance author Claire Ergleston confines her passions to the pages of her books. When she receives a 1Night Stand date ‘to give her something to talk about in interviews,’ can she let herself be swept away?
 A rock star who needs to let go….
The past has a chokehold on former rock star Ty Krause. Instead of killer tunes, he kills time writing passable songs for a British boy band and his nights wishing he had the balls to say goodbye. In a last ditch effort, he signs up for 1Night Stand, thinking that a night of no-strings-attached sex will help him break the leash of his past.
From the moment Claire and Ty meet, sparks fly—but can they overcome their pasts or will their potential love story end on a sour note? 

Available 3/21 from the following e-retailers:
Decadent Publishing
Amazon
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About the author:
Catherine Peace has been telling stories for as long as she could remember. Maybe even from the womb; no one knows for sure. Now, she writes delightful romances with enough spice to make Emeril happy when not masquerading as a normal person at the day job.
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Blitz: Heart of an Angel by Rosalie Lario

  HEART OF AN ANGEL Rosalie Lario Paranormal Romance   Synopsis:  With war looming between angels and mankind, Abby seeks out the fallen angel who once saved her life...and earned her love.  Nate is shocked to see the nephilim he saved as a young girl --and even more surprised at the alluring woman she's become.  Though he can't deny the spark of attraction between them, nothing prepares him for Abby's bold claim.  That they are meant to be mated.     Tempting though Abby may be, the thought of loving and losing yet another mate forces Nate to resist her considerable charms.  But his fiery little temptress won't be so easily dissuaded.   As the Fallen prepare to battle the angels over the fate of mankind, Abby must convince Nate that loving her is worth risking his heart.      Goodreads    Amazon   Barnes and Noble    Author Bio:   Rosalie Lario is the award-winning, paranormal romance author of the Demons of Infernum and the Fallen Warriors series.  Rosalie double majored in Anthropology and Classics as an undergraduate student, and briefly considering becoming an archaeologist before realizing they don't' actually live the life of Indiana Jones.  So what was a classical geek armed with a lot of useless knowledge to do?  Become a lawyer, of course !   After attending law school in Florida, she practiced real estate law for several years before finally admitting to herself that negotiating contracts wasn't nearly as fun as dreaming up stories.  She never imagined all the mythology she'd learned throughout her undergraduate education might actually come in handy, but it makes perfect fodder for the paranormal romance stories she now dreams up. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children in their home state of Florida. Website   Blog   Twitter   Facebook   Goodreads   Newsletter    

Book Blast: THE ART LOVER by Maggie Wells + GIVEAWAY

The Art Lover
By
 
Maggie Wells
 
a story made vivid by passion…
 
Blurb
Starving artist Kelsey Tecato takes being The Templeton Museum's artist in residence a little too literally. By day, she puts on a show of painting for the crowds that shuffle through the galleries, but at night, her muse runs wild.

Mitch Jameson is a guy's guy. A cop moonlighting as a security guard, he has little use for the artsy-fartsy stuff, but the mysterious Ms. Tecato's sexy portraits call to him.

So does an interior alarm.

When Officer Jameson goes to investigate, he finds a paint-splattered goddess working on a self-portrait--in the nude.

A couple tubes of paint and a roll in the drop cloths later, free-spirited Kelsey helps Officer Jameson discover his passion for art.
 


A great price….only 99 cents !!
A quick read…only 33 pages !! 
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Lover-Maggie-Wells-ebook/dp/B00HM9SDO2/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_d_10
 

Excerpt
His gaze traveled over the discreet placard affixed to the wall, but he’d already memorized the pertinent facts. The paintings were created by someone named Kelsey Tecato, the museum’s ‘Artist in Residence’.
Coming on shift as the museum closed for the day, he’d searched the faces of museum patrons and employees as they straggled past the security station, but he’d yet to spot the one that matched the headshot of a studious-looking brunette featured in the museum brochure. When he oh-so-casually posed the question to Bert, he learned that meant Ms. Tecato’s art was being subsidized in exchange for her participation in demonstrations and exhibitions sponsored by the museum board. The knowing twinkle in the older man’s eyes when he clarified that the ‘in residence’ part didn’t refer to the artist’s living situation was enough to make him drop the subject. Bert was too damn nosy for a guy who never managed to pass the detective’s exam.
Forcing himself to put one foot in front of the other, he left the provocative portraits behind and turned toward the west end of the building. The Templeton rambled for nearly a city block but most of the space went unused. Exhibits occupied the open center space of the two-story building joined by a pair of sweeping marble staircases. The east side had been converted to classroom space decades before, but the warren of tiny rooms on the west end were primarily administrative offices and storage.
His heart started to pound when he picked up the murmur of a deep voice. Shifting the flashlight to his left hand, Mitch reached for his sidearm and came up empty. He was a guard tonight, not a cop. His service weapon was locked up safe in his apartment. At the end of the corridor he pulled up short, pressing his back against the wall and tightening his grip on the flashlight. He wore a panic button clipped to his belt but his instincts told him he wasn’t at the panic stage yet. Breathing soft and slow, he closed his eyes and focused his energy on catching a few words. Perhaps he could figure out what the intruders were after before making his presence known.
Thirty seconds passed. His eyes popped open then rolled heavenward as the droning voice segued into a bouncy pop song. The radio. Someone had left a radio playing in one of the offices. Shaking off the rush of adrenaline, Mitch pushed away from the wall and rounded the corner, only to come to a dead stop when he saw the fan of light spilling from the office at the very end of the hall.
Two things he knew for certain: the radio hadn’t been playing when he’d made his post-closing rounds, and that door on the end of the corridor hadn’t been open. He let the barrel of the flashlight slip through his fingers until he gripped the lamp. Wielding his only weapon like a club, he crept toward the door as silently as a guy who clocked in at six-four and two-ten could. Just outside the office, he caught a flash of movement inside the room and quickly pressed his back to the wall.
“About time you showed up.”
A woman. The intruder was a woman and she’d been expecting him. Irked by the presumptuous amusement in her tone, he stepped into the open doorway, prepared to let her have it, and almost swallowed his tongue.
Screw the flashing red lights. Alarm bells clamored in his head the moment recognition clicked. Kelsey Tecato. Artist in Residence. Painter of hard-on-inducing nudes. Live and in person, standing in the Templeton Museum after hours.
And naked as the day she was born. 
 
Author Info
Multi-published author, Maggie Wells, is a deep-down dirty girl with a weakness for hot heroes and happy endings. By day she is buried in spreadsheets, but at night she pens tales of people tangling up the sheets. The product of a charming rogue and a shameless flirt, this mild-mannered married lady has a naughty streak a mile wide.
Fueled by supertankers of Diet Coke, Maggie juggles fictional romance and the real deal by keeping her slow-talking Southern gentleman constantly amused and their two children mildly embarrassed. They are the food purveyors to three dogs, a passel of fish, and one impertinent house rabbit she claims is the love of her life. Shh. Don’t tell her husband.
You can find her online at http://www.maggie-wells.com, on Twitter @maggiewells1, or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMaggieWells  

Author Links
Web: http://maggie-wells.com/
Personal Blog: http://maggie-wells.com/maggies-musings/
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1482834.Maggie_Wells
 
 

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Author, author... Tina Donahue ~ Seven Sensuous Days

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SEVEN SENSUOUS DAYS
BOOK FOUR – APPOINTMENT WITH PLEASURE SERIES
 
EROTIC CONTEMPORARY   
At an erotic auction, she’s his to bid on…to take…to command.
 
The night’s sultry, filled with carnal promise as Tessa participates in an agency event to raise money for charity. She’s chained and bared—as women were once displayed for a sultan’s harem—her sweet looks and full figure offered to the wealthy and powerful men.
Among them is Logan. To him, Tessa is so different from his late wife, the seemingly perfect female who cruelly stole his hope and future. Wanting only to forget and have a good time, he wins Tessa, demanding she be his in every way possible, engaging in all wanton acts, though not only for an evening…for seven sensuous days at his secluded Virginia estate.
A provocative proposal with such a dangerously virile man.
A week that changes everything, with Tessa’s exquisite vulnerability and Logan’s suddenly unquenchable desire more than either bargained for.
 
 
 
Excerpt:
 
Music swelled, drums drowning out what had sounded like flutes and a female voice trilling something. Blood pounded in Tessa’s ears, muting it all. With her face lowered, all she could see was the purplish sheen of her cape. She sensed the panels in front of her parting, the stage displayed. Beyond it were a series of steps descending to a stone walkway flanked with splashing fountains, which eventually led to the crowd…the one man who was supposed to win her for an evening.
A full day was reserved for goddesses like Felicity. With her participation in this event, Ronnie would probably have enough funds to build a community college for young women.
The microphone screeched with brief feedback. Tessa made a face. Ronnie said something Tessa didn’t quite catch.
She bit her bottom lip, and decided to hell with it. She was going to take Felicity’s advice and fantasize.
“He’s dark and dangerous,” Felicity had said.
His features would be masculine, strong, slightly rough, his face shadowed with his coming beard. No, wait. He’d have a mustache and a closely cropped goatee, that hair as dark as his eyebrows. His eyes would be black, piercing, his skin a deep bronze, his lips satiny, his mouth full and rich.
He’d move into her with a right given him by birth, as a ruler. As a male. Looking down at her, he’d smile, shameless lust transforming his features, making him seem even more dangerous. Sex would be on his terms. He’d take her in any manner he chose. Orally, vaginally, anally, his strength precluding escape, his stiffened cock demanding its due, all that she could—
Tessa’s cunt stopped aching with need as her hood fell away. Or rather, Brian had pulled it back. Instinctively, she lifted her head, her attention darting everywhere, much as she suspected a real captive would have behaved, not knowing what to expect. A part of her mind recorded water spraying from the fountains, the again-subdued music, rich and seductive. Ronnie’s voice. The muted conversations of the ladies with their so-called masters.
Those men who hadn’t yet made their selections were quiet. Tessa regarded each. Some were listening to Ronnie. Others glanced at Tessa’s cloak, no doubt wanting it off.
With a flourish, Brian complied and pulled the thing from her, then lifted her arms above her head, securing her shackled wrists to the column.
Tessa stiffened at being exposed in every way possible. There was no hiding her nudity or expression up here, not with the lights trained on her. They weren’t fully intrusive, just enough illumination to exhibit, making her the brightest spot among all the shadows and the torches’ flickering flames. The toasty breeze skimmed the faint moisture on her cunt and licked her nipples, puckering them even more so that the tips appeared that much longer. Areas Felicity’s makeup had accentuated.
Perspiration prickled Tessa’s neck. Her heart beat out of time, the pose she struck both daunting and oddly arousing. There was absolutely nothing to compare to this…being chained and displayed. A sensation of delicious helplessness. Intense vulnerability.
Especially as no one spoke up.
Oh no.
Embarrassment drove heat to Tessa’s throat and cheeks. The music played on and on. Each second crawled by while her mind raced. Would her part in the auction stop when the piece ended even though no one had offered a price? Would Ronnie call for an intermission then, or would she want to continue with the rest of the event as quickly as—
Someone called out a bid.
Tessa’s heart paused. She hadn’t hear the amount. It didn’t matter. One man, at least, craved
her.
Who? She studied the audience. A guy, forty or so, smiled with kindness, rather than lust, no doubt sensing and seeing her uncertainty. She offered her own smile in return, liking his sympathetic manner, wondering if he was the one who’d bid on her.
No. He’d already turned to the server and was now pointing at his drink as though he wanted a new one more than anything else.
So who had made the offer?
Another client kept looking from her to Ronnie. Others took a moment to study the program, see who was coming up next.
That would be Felicity. For her, the men would shout over each other, demanding to be heard, letting the money flow freely.
Another bid rang out.
Completely surprised, Tessa continued to regard the crowd, her attention drawn finally, almost irresistibly, to Logan Kincaid.
She forgot to breathe.
Someone had relit the torch nearest his table. Its bobbing light bathed him in a warm golden glow.
Tessa’s body softened.
Young—thirties or so, just as she’d thought—he wore his dark brown hair longish on the top and sides, combed away from his face. His features were rugged, deliciously masculine, especially his shadow of beard. Tessa had no doubt those short bristles would be rough to the touch, a wonderful contradiction to the silkiness of his lips, his generous mouth. A man’s mouth.
Warmth sluiced through her again, the heat soothing this time. Arousing.
He wore a beige blazer that went well with his tan complexion, his white shirt opened at the collar. Decidedly relaxed. The same as his demeanor. He lowered his drink…whiskey or bourbon…from here it was impossible for her to tell. He glanced at his watch, then surveyed the crowd, not her.
Ronnie took another bid.
With a neutral expression, Logan regarded the man who’d made it.
Tessa didn’t bother to look. She focused on Logan.
Another bid followed the last. As if to determine why, Logan finally glanced at the stage.
Tessa’s pulse pounded. Her legs felt watery.
His attention swept upward from the ridiculous shoes she wore to her naked calves and thighs. He studied her exposed cunt and glittering body jewelry for a moment, then continued to her bared breasts, viewing them briefly before he at last reached her eyes.
There, he stopped, as though he hadn’t meant to. There, he lingered.
 
Available at: Ellora’s Cave  
Release: March 5
 
Other books in the Appointment with Pleasure series:
 
Claiming Magique – Book One
Losing Control – Book Two
Illicit Intent – Book Three
 
 
 



 
About Tina:
 
Tina Donahue is an award-winning, bestselling novelist in erotic, paranormal, contemporary and historical romance for Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, and Kensington. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites have praised her work. Three of her erotic romances (Adored, Lush Velvet Nights, and Deep, Dark, Delicious) were named finalists in the 2011 EPIC competition. The French review site, Blue Moon reviews, chose her erotic romance Sensual Stranger as their Book of the Year 2010 (erotic category). The Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books was created specifically for Lush Velvet Nights, and two of her titles (The Yearning and Deep, Dark, Delicious) received an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition (2011 and 2012). Take Me Away and Adored both won second place in the NEC RWA contest (different years). Tina is featured in the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. She was the editor of an award–winning Midwestern newspaper and worked in Story Direction for a Hollywood production company.
 
Email: tina@tinadonahue.com
Website: http://www.tinadonahue.com/
Blog: http://www.tinadonahue.com/blog/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/tinadonahue
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tina.donahue.75
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Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/authortina/my-books/
Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/author/tinadonahue
My page at TRR: http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/mypageprofile.php?location=tinadonahue
 
 
CONTEST DETAILS:
 
Tina will choose one commenter as her winner. Winner gets her choice of one of Tina’s award-winning, bestselling ebooks from this list:

1.  Adored  -  RWA award -winning; EPIC 2011 Finalist; 4 Stars RT

2.  Deep, Dark, Delicious  -  EPIC 2011 Finalist; Holt Medallion Award of Merit

3.  Lush Velvet Nights  -  EPIC 2011 Finalist; Golden Nib Award

4.  In His Arms  -  SIX 5 Star Reviews; 4 Stars RT

5.  Sensual Stranger  -  2010 Book of the Year (erotic); 4 Stars RT

6.  The Yearning  -  Top Ten Bestseller

7.  Take Me Away  -  #1 Pick, Miz Love Loves Books

8.  Unending Desire  -  Best Book Rating LALSR

9.  SiNN  -  Nominated for Book of the Week LASR

10.  Sinfully Wicked  -  Magnificent  -  Romancing the Book

11.  Claiming Magique  -  Top Pick - NOR

12.  Illicit Desire  -  Four Stars Romantic Times

13.  Come Fill Me  -  Five Stars  -  Guilty Pleasures

 

Release Day Blast: TALL, DARK AND ALPHA Boxed Set

Tall, Dark & Alpha
Box Set
 
Blurb
He makes your heart pound and melts your resistance away. He promises you a world of passion and you find it impossible to resist his dark charm. When he catches your eye across the room, you know he means business. He could be an executive, cop, shape shifter, or a bad boy looking for a little fun. Once he has you in his sights, you can't get away—and after one sizzling night in his arms, you won't want to. He’s Tall, Dark & Alpha. The alpha male is the ultimate indulgence…the richest dark chocolate…and we’re offering him to you in abundance.
Delve into the sensual worlds of award-winning authors: Randi Alexander, Koko Brown, Sam Cheever, Delaney Diamond, Eve Langlais, Afton Locke, Dawn Montgomery, Farrah Rochon, Paige Tyler, and Eve Vaughn. Immerse yourself in the alpha male experience.
 
Once addicted to the sea, you can’t escape its pleasures.
genre: paranormal
Workaholic CEO Rhonda Simms embarks on a Caribbean cruise to create an ad campaign for a big maritime freight client. She finds it impossible to concentrate, however, when Simon Mann, a blue marlin shifter, sets his sights on her. From a private, hands-on safety briefing to a wild ride in the ocean, he rocks her ordered world.
Simon drowned years ago in a shipwreck caused by Rhonda’s client, and he’ll do anything to be a normal man again. As his mate, Rhonda is the only person who can help him.
Tired of being so responsible, Rhonda is ready to let loose with a shipboard fling. Mating with Simon could cost a lot more than her virginity, however. Will she stick to her present course or will she let this sexy alpha rock her boat?
 
She was always one step from hell until she found redemption in their arms.
genre: sci-fi
Ship thief and notorious escape artist, Raesa Daw was the best in the business until a routine DNA test proves that she’s the last Earthen pureblood in existence. Desperate to escape sexual slavery and breeding for a royal house, she flees the station on the Crimson Star, landing in the arms of a deadly half-breed, Brom Raine.
One kiss burns away her fear, but opens a world more dangerous than she’d ever known.
Captain Anderson Na’varr of the Mercenary frigate Crimson Star shows no mercy to those who stow away on his vessel. He will take the thief and show her exactly how erotically ruthless he and his Executive Officer, Brom, can be.
Seduced by the dark lust and hidden strength of both men, she vows to do everything in her power to corrupt her DNA before the slavers find her.
Na’varr realizes Raesa holds the key to survival, and losing her to the Republic would destroy the fragile peace he and Brom had found in her arms. Her courage would lead them out of the depths of hell but only their love could keep her alive.
 

A former pro wrestler fights to hold onto the woman he lost, but still loves, and the son he never knew existed.
genre: contemporary
Science teacher Rebekah Jamison lives a quiet life in the suburbs of Atlanta. Devastated by a tabloid scandal nine years ago, she ended her marriage to the man her parents never approved of.
Rafael Lopez, former professional wrestler and “Sexiest Athlete Alive,” regrets the lapse in judgment that caused him to lose his wife. He shows up unannounced one day with some startling news, but he gets a surprise of his own. He finds out he’s a father. To get to know his son, he whisks him and Rebekah off to his home in the Hollywood Hills for the summer.
 
Ella hears voices and they don’t like anyone.
genre: paranormal
Ella’s always heard voices and because of them, she ends up institutionalized at a young age. Everyone calls her crazy and she believes she is too until the night she meets a vampire and for the first time in her life, the voices shut up.
Zane just wants to enjoy his usual blood buffet, instead he runs into a wisp of a woman who makes him feel emotions he thought long dead. Rescuing her from the insane asylum, he brings her home, determined to seduce and feed from her, a plan that is foiled by ghostly voices determined to keep Ella untouched. But not even poltergeists can stand in the way of a vampire in love.
 
When two divorcees reunite in the bedroom, the sex is hotter than ever, but can their hearts survive the second time around?
genre: contemporary
After a devastating break-up, Riley Mason believed she had moved on with her life. That is until she crosses paths with the one man who still makes her pulse race and knees buckle, her ex husband Ethan Boudreaux. Though she tries to fight it, the attraction is stronger than ever.
Ethan Boudreaux’s greatest regret is walking away from the woman he loved. But when he’s presented with a second chance with Riley, there’s no way he’ll let the opportunity slip through his fingers. He soon devises a plan to get her back into his life and in his bed.
When these two divorcees reunite in the bedroom, the sex is hotter than ever. But can their hearts survive the second time around?
 

When the woman of his dreams asks him to create a Valentine’s Day fantasy, Gavin plans to show her just how sweet their reality could be.
genre: contemporary
As owner of Your Wildest Dreams, Erica Cole specializes in creating over-the-top fantasy date nights for her clients, although she never anticipated the headaches that would come with owning her own business. When a consulting firm shows interest in franchising Your Wildest Dreams, Erica is over the moon at the thought of her longtime dream becoming a household name…and the financial payoff that is sure to come. Now, she must create the ultimate Valentine’s Day experience, and Erica knows just who to call to help her plan it.
Since Gavin Foster opened Decadente Artisan Chocolates, life has never been sweeter. The former tech company CEO has found his true calling, creating high-end chocolates for the discerning palettes of New Orleanians…and the best friend whom he wishes were more, Erica Cole. When Erica requests his help in creating a Valentine’s Day fantasy, Gavin sees it as the perfect opportunity to show her just how sweet their reality could be.
 
genre: sports, contemporary
Footballer Devin Spencer is a bad boy in need of handling. Notorious for his off-field exploits, he’s pushed one too many buttons even his agent has washed his hands of him. If he doesn’t straighten up his act, the Champions League goalie could face his last days on the pitch.
Gemma Clarke is at the top of her game. She’s a sports agent with a bright future ahead of her. The only dark spot? The recent addition of her former lover Devin Spencer to her client roster.
Their passionate love affair abruptly ended when Croydon F.C.’s development team came calling and he walked away without looking back. Now Devin’s back, the chemistry between them is hotter than ever, and he wants to prove to Gemma he’s a changed man. Can this bad boy footballer gain Gemma's trust and get her to overlook the no fraternizing clause in her contract?
 
Working the late shift just got a whole lot more fun!
genre: contemporary
Cilla Garner has it bad for Hayes Prescott and Reed Lockwood, the two hot cops who come into the coffee shop where she works the late shift. When her coworker goes home early and leaves her alone with Denver's finest, she can't help but flirt. Of course, if they both end up asking her out, she has no idea how she'll choose. The idea of having a threesome doesn't even enter her mind until they hint at it, and then it's all she can think about.
She has the perfect opportunity to take them up on it when they offer to drive her home after work. What girl wouldn't be thrilled at the idea of sleeping with two guys who come with their own handcuffs?
genre: contemporary
Country music superstar/actor Chase Tanner has yet to be denied anything–and he’s never wanted anything or anyone more than gorgeous screenplay writer Reno Linden. So when the film they are working on is finally finished, Chase decides to turn up the volume on seducing Reno.
Reno Linden lived a quiet, rural life until she was thrust into the Hollywood scene when her book was adapted to film. Chase Tanner is larger than life, sinfully sexy and hell-bent on getting her into bed. Skittish after a failed wedding engagement, Reno risks the plunge into Chase’s arms, and is surprised that her good girl self can keep up with bad boy Chase.
Though Chase returns to his cowboy roots often, and Reno cherishes the time spent with him on his ranch, the two find their careers pulling them in different directions. Will their attraction survive the glitz and stress of fame?
 
A grand passion in an apocalyptic world. A love beyond reason and without boundaries.
genre: paranormal
He’s a warrior, a bounty hunter in a world turned upside down. She’s a target, a creature of dark magic. His job is simple. Kill the target. Her goal is more complex. She must stay alive until she finds and destroys the source of death magic staining the twenty worlds. But the passion burning within them may be their undoing. It’s going to take an apocalyptic will to overcome the distraction their bodies are creating…and not lose themselves in the process.
 
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Author Bios and Links
Randi Alexander
Randi Alexander is an author of erotic romances. "Rode Hard and Put Up Satisfied" When she's not dreaming of, or writing about, kinky cowboys, she's biking trails along remote rivers, snorkeling the Gulf of Mexico, or practicing her drumming in hopes of someday forming a tropical-rock band.
https://www.facebook.com/RandiAlexanderAuthor
https://www.facebook.com/RandiAlexanderBooks
https://twitter.com/Randi_Alexander
 
Koko Brown
Koko Brown is a quintessential erotic romance junkie. Koko's writing career began at the tender age of nine when she self-published and distributed a newspaper to her fellow classmates. Unfortunately, her principal put her out of business after one best-selling issue. Undaunted, she continued to write and read everything she could get her hands on until she published her first erotic novel in 2007. When not writing or reading, Koko loves to travel, shop in thrift stores, ride motorcycles, and serving as a volunteer.
www.kokobrown.net
www.facebook.com/authorkokobrown
 
Sam Cheever
Sam Cheever’s published work includes 40+ books of romantic suspense and fantasy/paranormal. Her books have won the Dream Realm Award for fantasy, have been nominated and/or won several CAPAs, were nominated for "Best of" with LRC and The Romance Reviews, and have won eCataromance's Reviewer's Choice award. When not writing, she lives on a hobby farm in Indiana with 11 dogs, 2 horses, and one husband.
www.samcheever.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Cheever-Author/102117321982
https://twitter.com/samcheever
 
Delaney Diamond
Delaney Diamond was born and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She writes sweet and sensual romance novels with African-American and interracial characters. As a diehard foodie, when her head's not buried in a book, she's in the kitchen trying out new recipes or dining at her favorite restaurants with friends.
www.delaneydiamond.com
www.facebook.com/delaneydiamond
https://twitter.com/DelaneyDiamond
 
Eve Langlais
Eve Langlais is a Canadian mom who works full time as an author. In between juggling her three kids, hubby, and housework, she pens steamy romance--usually with werewolves, cyborgs or aliens. She loves to write, and while she doesn't always know what her mind is going to come up with next, she can promise it will be fun, probably humorous and most of all romantic, because she loves a HEA. http://www.EveLanglais.com
https://twitter.com/EveLanglais
https://www.facebook.com/eve.langlais.98
 
Afton Locke
By day, Afton Locke is a logical programmer, but by night she swims in the mystical world of dreams. Intrigued by all things unexplained, like ghosts and karma, she delights in spinning dark, sensual stories that pull readers below the surface of everyday (and sometimes boring) life to the depths of forbidden fantasy.
http://www.aftonlocke.com
https://www.facebook.com/afton.locke
https://twitter.com/aftonlocke 
 
Dawn Montgomery
Dawn loves to write almost as much as she loves to read. She has traveled the world twice over. While her days were filled with long hours and hard work, her nights were left for dark, lustful fantasies in and out of strange hotels and cities.
Alaska and Texas are the places she calls home. She recently moved from the frigid North to Texas with her family and neurotic dog. It was tragic to leave behind the moose and bear for wide open plains and sexy cowboys.
www.dawnmontgomery.com
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDawnMontgomery
https://twitter.com/Dawn_Montgomery
 
Farrah Rochon
Farrah Rochon, award-winning author of the popular Holmes Brothers series, hails from a small town just west of New Orleans. She has garnered much acclaim for her New York Sabers football series for Harlequin's Kimani Romance imprint. Farrah was named Shades of Romance Magazine's Best New Author of 2007, and her debut novel, Deliver Me, claimed the prize for Best Multicultural Romance Debut. She has been nominated for the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America and an RT BOOKReviews Reviewer's Choice Award. She spends way too much money on chocolate and Broadway shows.
http://www.farrahrochon.com/
https://www.facebook.com/farrahrochonauthor
https://twitter.com/FarrahRochon
Paige Tyler
Paige Tyler is a USA Today Bestselling Author of sexy, romantic fiction. She and her very own military hero (also known as her husband) live on the beautiful Florida coast with their adorable fur baby (also known as their dog). Paige graduated with a degree in education, but decided to pursue her passion and write books about hunky alpha males and the kickbutt heroines who fall in love with them.
http://www.paigetylertheauthor.com/
https://www.facebook.com/PaigeTylerAuthor?v=wall
https://twitter.com/PaigeTyler
Eve Vaughn
Eve Vaughn has enjoyed creating characters and stories from an early age. As a child she was always getting into mischief, so when she lost her television privileges (which was often), writing as her outlet. Her stories have gotten quite a bit spicier since then! When she's not writing or spending time her family, Eve is reading, baking, traveling or kicking butt in 80's trivia.
http://www.evevaughn.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eve-Vaughn/156372768726
https://twitter.com/Eve_Vaughn
 

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Cover Reveal: BITS & BYTES by Allyson Lindt

Cover Reveal, Bits & Bytes Print Anthology
On December 19, 2013, I released the final book in my Bits & Bytes contemporary romance series, Learning New Tricks. The entire series was a blast to write, and it was bittersweet to leave those characters behind.
 
But I am giving them all a new chance at a new distribution channel. I’ve decided to compile all four books into a single print anthology, available March 15, 2014. After working with the fabulous talent at EDH Graphics(link to http://edhgraphics.blogspot.com/), she’s come up with an amazing cover to encompass all four books.
Learn More: http://www.allysonlindt.co/bits-bytes/
 
I’m also kicking off a month long blog tour to celebrate the entire Bits & Bytes series. Every week will offer insight about a different book in the series, reviews, and a giveaway. And on top of that, there will be a grand prize at the end of the tour for a Kindle Paperwhite. A list of participating blogs can be found here: http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2014/02/virtual-book-tour-bits-and-bytes-series.html, If you comment on this blog, and make sure to click all the right boxes on the Rafflecopter, you’ll get your first round of entries today.
 
Holding Her Close
Zach Johnston knows one thing: ex-girlfriends are a headache he doesn’t need. Problem is, his first love—and the one women he never got over—Rae Nielson, has the only solution to a corporate takeover threatening the company he built from the ground up. Can he trust her enough to risk his heart and livelihood, or will experience convince him to walk away from everything?
Learn More: http://www.allysonlindt.co/bits-bytes/holding-her-close/
 
Conflict of Interest
Kenzie Carter’s job in publicity is the perfect outlet for her love of order. All of her clients appreciate it, until she meets Scott McAllister. He thrives on chaos and has built a software empire from his love of gaming. When their worlds collide, the boardroom and bedroom ignite.
Learn More: http://www.allysonlindt.co/bits-bytes/conflict-of-interest/
 
Toeing the Line
Zane Petrov’s time in the Air Force doing electronic surveillance has taught him a thing or two about keeping secrets. But when his best friend, Riley Carter, finds out what he’s kept from her, their “with benefits” relationship won’t be what threatens their growing feelings for each other.
Learn More: http://www.allysonlindt.co/bits-bytes/toeing-line/
 
Learning New Tricks
Archer Yates is struggling to keep his comic shop from an epic crash and burn. Tori Rothschild would just be happy not to surrender her sanity to corporate America. A quick fling should be the perfect stress relief—as long as they both remember not to get attached.
Learn More: http://www.allysonlindt.co/bits-bytes/learning-new-tricks/


  Conflict of Interest Excerpt “Do you want a lift?” Scott asked.   Her footsteps slowed, and she pulled away. “In the love van?”   He spun to face her, not sure what to make of the comment. She’d nicknamed his car? Fascinating. “Excuse me?”   She nodded at the Escalade in the back of the parking lot. “That one’s yours right? The Game God license plate? The tinted windows meant to keep out even the most penetrating light?”   She knew what the G4M3G0D on his plates meant. She was full of entertaining surprises. He bit back the urge to joke about the word penetrating. “That’s it, but love van, really?”   She fell into step beside him again. “No one’s ever accused you of that before?”   “Not to my face. Interesting assumption.” He moved closer, letting his bare arm brush hers.   “No worse than deciding I was reading some bodice ripper inside.”   He stopped at his SUV, spinning to face her and leaning back against it, one foot propped up on the rubber strip running along the bottom of the door. He looped his thumbs in his pockets. “Fair enough. We’re even on the inappropriate assumption front then?”   She kept her distance but didn’t seem in a hurry to leave. “I didn’t know we were keeping score.”   A gust of wind tore through the parking lot, whipping her ponytail into her face. She hugged herself and shivered as the clouds devoured the last traces of direct sunlight.   He forced his hands to stay by his side, biting his tongue before he could offer to warm her up. Or ask if she’d like to be the one biting his tongue. “Someone’s always keeping score.”
Rafflecopter code a Rafflecopter giveaway   Find Allyson Lindt Website: http://allysonlindt.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllysonLindt Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllysonLindt Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7024176.Allyson_Lindt Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/author/allysonlindt   About Allyson Lindt Allyson Lindt is a full-time geek and a fuller-time contemporary romance author. She prefers that her geeky heroes come with the alpha expansion pack and adores a heroine who can hold her own in a boardroom. She loves a sexy happily-ever-after and helping deserving cubicle dwellers find their futures together.  

Cover Reveal: TO PROFESSOR, WITH LOVE by Linda Kage

To Professor, With Love
Forbidden Men #2
By: Linda Kage
 
Blurb
Junior in college. Star athlete. Constant attention from the opposite sex.

On this campus, I’m worshiped. While seven hundred miles away, back in my hometown, I’m still trailer park trash, child of the town tramp, and older sibling to three kids who are counting on me to keep my shit together so I can take them away from the same crappy life I grew up in.

These two opposing sides of myself never mix until one person gets a glimpse of the true me. I never expected to connect with anyone like this or want more beyond one night. This may be the real deal.

Problem is, Dr. Kavanagh’s my literature professor.

If I start anything with a teacher and we’re caught together, I might as well kiss my entire future goodbye, as well as my family’s, and especially Dr. Kavanagh’s. Except sometimes love is worth risking everything. Or at least, it damn well better be because I can only resist so much.

-N. G.-
 
 
 
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20566630-to-professor-with-love
 
Link to Follow the Tour: http://tastybooktours.blogspot.com/2014/01/now-booking-cover-reveal-for-to.html
 
Author Info
Linda grew up on a dairy farm in the Midwest as the youngest of eight children. Now she lives in Kansas with her husband, toddler daughter, and their nine cuckoo clocks. She works a day job in the acquisitions department of a university library and feels her life has been blessed with lots of people to learn from and love. Writing's always been a major part her world, and she's thrilled to finally share some of her stories with other romance lovers.
You can find Linda on the web at:
http://www.lindakage.com
https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/authorlindakage?fref=ts
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3213942.Linda_Kage
https://twitter.com/lindakage
 
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Review: Caught by Cassandra Carr

 

CAUGHT
CASSANDRA CARR  
Blurb:  When Callie returns to her hometown for the holidays she comes face to face with her old lover and Dominant, Jack. She left him three years ago believing he could never be the happily-ever-after man she needed. Yet Jack still wants her and she finds herself wanting to submit to him again.
As Jack and Callie explore their Dominant/submissive relationship, Callie gets drawn deep into Jack's world all over again. For his part, Jack can't seem to forget how she nearly ruined him when she took off without even saying good-bye all those years ago, but he's afraid his baser needs will destroy Callie.
If Callie give Jack another chance to prove he can be what she needs, can Jack overcome his own fears and claim Callie forever?   Buy Links Amazon    B&N     Review  Talk about HOT!  Caught is a quick contemporary read with Characters you can believe who engage in with some great sex scenes ;)  I loved both Jack and Callie.  I'll admit too, I'm a sucker for those lost love, found again romances so I was rooting for a HEA from the very beginning.  They definitely had issues to work through but with a little communication, understanding and forgiveness, there might just be a chance.   I'm not always a big fan of BDSM but it wasn't overbearing in this story, very well written.  Cassandra Carr is a top notch, I-have-to-read-more-from-her Author that will permanently be on my list !  5 stars to you Ms. Carr!!   
Author bio
Cassandra Carr is a multi-award winning romance writer. When not writing she enjoys watching hockey and hanging out online. Cassandra's books have won numerous "Best Book Of" awards and her novella Unexpected Top was nominated in the E-book Erotic Romance category of RT's Reviewers' Choice Awards.

She thinks the best part of being a writer is how she writes about love and sex while most others struggle with daily commutes, micro-managing bosses and cranky co-workers. Her inspiration comes from everywhere, but she'd particularly like to thank the Buffalo Sabres, the hockey team near and dear to her heart.
For more information about Cassandra, check out her website,"like" her Facebook fan page or follow her on Twitter.
Links:
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