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Winners Announced! And more chances to WIN!

Congratulations to Barbara who wins the $10 Amazon.com gift certificate from the Sudden Breakaway book tour with Sizzling PR!! And congratulations to the following people who win Sudden Breakaway swag packages:

Ann Q, Petula Winmill, Carin W, Mel Bourn, Barbara, Trix, Timitra, Mary Preston, and ValloryV

I will be in contact with all of you soon.

And the winner of an ebook copy of Sudden Breakaway from the Men and Women of the Military Hop is: Lisa G. Congratulations!

And don’t forget to stop by the Decadent Publishing Give A Reader A Reader Hop, where you can win a Nook for a friend, loaded with 45 ebooks, plus the same 45 ebooks for yourself.

All kinds of fun and giveaways!

It’s my day on Backward Momentum, and I’m talking about TWO AWESOME GIVEAWAYS happening this month with Decadent Publishing. Today is the first day of the Give a Reader a Reader promo, and on November 23 is the Decadent Authors Black Friday Hop.

 

Be sure to stop by The Romance Reviews for the beginning of the Year-End Splash Party. And my question is up today, so scroll down and tell me what flipped Jared’s life upside-down. During the event, there are over 400 prizes up for grabs, including a $100 gift certificate. Please note, you must be registered and logged in to play the game. Registration is free and easy.

Today is the last day of the Sudden Breakaway tour, and therefore the last day to enter the giveaway for a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate. Here’s my interview with Bonnie Bliss. And if you missed any of the previous tour stops, you can find them here:

My Love For Hockey @ Jenna Jaxon

Interview @ Books-n-Kisses

Finding Love When You’re Not Looking @ Lia Davis

Spotlight @ Sarah Carr

Finding the Right Place to Have Sex @ Erotica for All

Review @ Reviews by Molly

Interview @ You Gotta Read

Interview @ Simply Ali

Spotlight @ Melissa Kendall

Today is also the last day to enter the Men and Women of the Military Hop.

Three days left to WIN!

I have two giveaways going on that end on Thursday.

Enter to WIN a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate during the Sudden Breakaway blog tour. Today’s stop is an interview at Simply Ali. And if you missed any of the previous stops, here’s a list:

My Love For Hockey @ Jenna Jaxon

Interview @ Books-n-Kisses

Finding Love When You’re Not Looking @ Lia Davis

Spotlight @ Sarah Carr

Finding the Right Place to Have Sex @ Erotica for All

Review @ Reviews by Molly

Interview @ You Gotta Read

Plus, the Men and Women of the Military Hop is still on. Stop by for a chance to WIN an ebook copy of Sudden Breakaway!!

Interview with Kacey Hammell, author of Tied Down

It gives me great pleasure to welcome fellow Decedent Publishing author, Kacey Hammell to my blog to talk about one of her recent releases. Kacey, can you tell us about your new release, Tied Down?

KH: TIED DOWN is a story of man going after what he wants most—the love of his life. It revisits Isabella & Brady (from Illusions), and a catch-up with them in the form of a short story (an evening) where Brady plans to claim Bella for good. But will she surrender…?

Oh, I loved Illusions, and can’t wait to read this story! Describe the heroine in three words.

KH: Stubborn, protective, feisty.

What genres do you write in, and what appeals to you about those genres?

KH: I read more romantic suspense/contemporary romances. So I think that plays a huge part in why I write within the 2 genres. I have a paranormal ghost story, which still has a contemporary feel to it. And a trilogy that deals with witches and sensory gifts of the characters (which is taking a lot of research!!).

What other titles do you have published? 

KH: Protection. Adventure. Love. It’s all found within The Arms of the Law…the series includes: Illusions, Awakenings, Tied Down, Wild Thunder

Sinful – Follow the Music Trilogy Book 1 – a songstress finds that dreams do come true…

Last Man Standing – an old flame resurfaces and threatens a friendship and secret love…

Dare – a crazy dare from her friends brings two people together, who have watched one another from afar…

A Ghost For Christmas – (releases Dec 6th!) – a Christmas gift leads to the best night of her life…with an 18th Century ghost!!

What are you working on now?

KH: I have a WIP that is in the “almost ready” stage to be submitted to a publisher. It’s a Contemporary Ménage—a heroine who meets her two heroes and it has a twist in it that the heroes have to come to grips with.

Sounds great! Are you a plotter or a pantser?

KH: Both. It depends on the “movie” playing through my head when a new idea strikes. If I can see things happening or hear the words in my head, I wait until everything plays out before I start to write/type.

But as with a Paranormal Trilogy that I want to do – a lot of research involved since it has witches and sensory gifts for each hero – I have a lot of paperwork on it. I haven’t “seen” anything in my head yet, but the one hero has chatted with me a bit, and the witch has too. So while that one simmers, I work on other stories. The witch isn’t ready to come out and play just yet! LOL

Where do your best ideas come from?

KH: Can be movies, tv, news headlines. Most of the time it’s music, songs. The latest Nickelback cd has inspired a new story. So much so, it’s already in my head and I just need to type it all up.

What is the best piece of advice you would give to aspiring authors?

KH: Read other books in the genre(s) you want to write in. Write what you know. Don’t let sales/royalties get you down if they are low…just write the next book, and the next…that is the best promo there is. Just keep writing!

Where can my readers find you?

KH: Website / Facebook / Facebook Author Page / Twitter / Amazon / Goodreads / Pinterest

Where can my readers find your books?

KH: Decadent Publishing / Evernight Publishing / Whispers Publishing

Amazon Page (with all titles)

Thank you so much, Kacey!

Tied Down by Kacey Hammell:

The time has come for Brady Jacobs to grab hold of the woman he loves and their future. But his lady, Isabella Knowles, is skittish. She’ll bolt at the mention of a future with him. He needs to handle her with precise planning, tools to seduce and never give her a moment to flee.

Brady will tie her down, pleasure her, push her farther than she’s ever experienced…then ask her to marry him. But no amount of planning can ensure Bella’s answer won’t include the business end of her Glock.

Excerpt:

Isabella stirred at a tug on her ankle. She shifted, not in any way eager to wake up.

Snuggling her cheek deeper into the pillow, she sighed. The web of slumber curled around her as she relaxed again.

At the shuffle of footsteps and a thump, she stirred. Her eyes flew open and she lifted her head. As she shifted to her side, she gasped.

Why couldn’t she move?

Jesus, what the hell?

Danger screamed through her mind while she took in the room around her. Right where she’d fallen asleep, in Brady’s bed.

No need to fear for her safety. Right?

“What the fuck is this?” Damn the bindings around her wrists and feet. “Brady!” she screamed. She’d kill the bastard who dared to enter their personal space. Cripes, if he’s been hurt, she’d carve out their hearts and throw the bodies in the ocean.

“Brady!”

“I’m right here, babe.”

His head appeared over the foot of the bed. Her heart skipped a beat. Safe. Her head fell back in relief. She’d die if something happened to him. Could never relive him ever being hurt again. She’d barely survived once before when he’d been stabbed and almost blown to bits. She did not ever want to go through anything like it again.

“You okay, babe? These scarves aren’t too tight, are they?”

So lost in her own thoughts, she forgot she lay there, tied like some prisoner.

“What the hell? What’s going on?” He knelt at the end of the bed. She gaped as she took in her naked body, the scarves holding her legs and arms captive. Her heart rate accelerated. She had no control over any of this. Desperate to get out of the ties and the situation, she pulled hard, jerked her limbs to escape their captivity.

“Fuck! Goddamn it. Let me loose.”

Purchase Illusions & Awakenings, which precede this story, at Decadent Publishing

About the Author:

The writer: Canadian author, Kacey Hammell is a multi-published erotic romance author who writes mainly in the Contemporary Erotic/Romantic Suspense genres.  She is a true romantic at heart.

The Wife and Mom: Born, raised and still living in her hometown in Ontario, Canada, Kacey found true love with her husband.  As a Mom of three, Kacey has made certain that each of her children know the value of the written word and the adventures they could escape on by becoming book-a-holics in their own right.

Website  /  Facebook  /  Facebook Author Page  /  Twitter  /  Amazon  /  Goodreads

Six Sentence Sunday: Another six from my WIP Another Night, Another Planet #SixSunday

Hello and thank you for coming to read my Six Sentence Sunday post!

Today, I’m sharing another six from ANOTHER NIGHT, ANOTHER PLANET,

my current work-in-progress.

You all seemed to like that Ava was a housekeeper aboard the Star Spirit, a regular person. Well, I’d like to introduce you to the hero, Nate:

“Run, Nate, run!”

Natazekiel, well aware of the stupid remark he’d made, bounded out of the pub behind his friend. As he rushed past, he toppled tables and chairs on their sides to slow his pursuers. Slamming into the door frame on his way outside, he lost his footing and spun around. Behind him, the burly, blue-skinned Otarians lumbered after him, veins throbbing in their thick necks.

Regaining his balance, he scrambled down the street.

Be sure to visit http://www.sixsunday.com/ to find out who’s participating in

Six Sentence Sunday this week or follow the #sixsunday hashtag on twitter.

Men and Women of the Military Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Men and Women of the Military Hop!

Thank you so much to The Jeep Diva for hosting this event!

This Sunday (November 11) is Remembrance Day here in Canada, and Veterans Day in the US, so before I get on with my post, I just want to take a moment to remember.

Right now, I only have one story out involving a character in the military,

Sudden Breakaway, though I do have two more coming soon

(Made For Her & The Zurian Legacy).

In Sudden Breakaway, the hero, Jared Barnes, is a retired Marine, now raising two preschoolers by himself. Here’s an excerpt:

Jared shucked his towel and stroked his rigid cock. That woman made him hard every time she came to the door, trying to persuade him to sign up for the Space Service. Her claims had seemed far-fetched when she’d first approached him, yet his commander had confirmed her credentials, having been approached to join by another many years ago. While Jared would never add his thumbprint to the contract he’d read, he wouldn’t mind if she stopped by to try and convince him again.

Ms. Brown, with her black blazer revealing a hint of cleavage and a skirt that showed the perfect curvature of her ass. When he’d answered the door fresh out of the shower and seen her on his porch, he’d gripped the door handle to hold himself back from yanking her inside and tearing off her fine-pressed suit.

He squeezed his balls; no time to jack-off. Dylan and Madison would arrive in an hour, and he had to take one last run through his house to get rid of any lingering dust bunnies before Children’s Services appeared. No obvious dirt in the living room, he headed toward the kitchen, but his mind kept flying back to Ms. Brown.

She had the whole librarian thing going on, with her dark hair tied up in a bun and glasses resting on the end of her nose. Though, none of the women who worked at the local branch made his cock throb. Perhaps there was some truth to the naughty librarian tale. He wished.

Most women’s version of naughty did not come close to his. While the whole BDSM club scene didn’t appeal to him, he enjoyed a little bondage during foreplay. He’d spent months at a time deployed in the Middle East. While home, he appreciated the opportunity to date the pretty women who found a guy in uniform sexy. But once he fetched the cuffs, they bolted. They hadn’t even wanted to use them on him.

Ms. Brown was no girl, though. No more than a couple years his senior, she exuded experience with her seductive glances, her posture that plunged her cleavage into his line of sight, and that damn wiggle of her ass as she sashayed back to her car. She could teach him a thing or two. He yearned for the chance to find out.

No, his next lay could no longer be at the forefront of his mind. In less than an hour, he would become the father-figure to two impressionable young children. His sexual urges would have to take leave for the foreseeable future.

He’d been in his last month of deployment to Afghanistan when the call came in. And it took another day for his commander to reach him with the news. His brother-in-law had been killed in a car accident, leaving his niece and nephew orphans. And as much as he loved the Marine Corps—Semper Fi—he couldn’t let the kids be raised by strangers. They had no other family left.

So, after he returned to the States, he contacted his lawyer and spent a couple of weeks obtaining guardianship of the children. He’d received his discharge papers, found a civilian position working as a desk jockey for the CIA through his contacts with the Marines, and bought a house suitable to raise two growing youngsters. After months of preparation, they were coming to live with him.

He glanced at his watch. Ten minutes until they arrived.

Shit! He’d wasted precious time thinking about Ms. Brown and his new life.

Grabbing a pair of jeans and a T-shirt, he yanked them on. Screw the boxers; his niece and nephew wouldn’t notice. He peeked into their rooms to ensure they looked somewhat presentable. Would Children’s Services take them back to California if his new living space didn’t meet their standards?

He groaned. They weren’t even at his house yet, and he’d been distracted. No more. Nothing would come before them. The children would be his priority. Everything he did would be for them, for the rest of his life.

Buy Links:

Decadent Publishing / Amazon.com / B&N / ARe / iTunes / more

Blurb:

Dressed in her black designer suit, Paige Brown recruits men and women for the Space Service. After the end of her marriage, and several failed recruiting missions, she yearns to find a way out of her lifelong contract to live a normal life. To find love again.

Jared Barnes’s life had been flipped upside down by two little kids. When his former Commander’s wife shows up to give him a reprieve, he jumps at the chance for a break, and to visit his former squad. But it is not his buddies he meets in the private suite at the Washington Capitals game, instead a woman who has been the star of all of his recent fantasies, fulfills his wildest dreams except the one that binds his heart.

Has Madame Eve made a mistake or can two lonely hearts overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles?

Giveaway!!

For your chance to WIN an eBook copy of Sudden Breakaway, leave a comment below. Subscribe to my newsletter and/or “like” me on Facebook for more entries, and indicate so in your comment. Good luck!

The Men and Women of the Military Giveaway Hop participants can be found here:

Book Video Trailers & Day 4 of the Sudden Breakaway blog tour

It’s my day on Backward Momentum, and I’m featuring some science fiction romance book video trailers. What do you think of them as a promotional tool? Do they work? Please stop by and let me know what you think.

And it’s day four of the Sudden Breakaway book tour with Sizzling PR. There are two stops today. At Erotica For All, I’m talking about finding the right place to have sex. And Sudden Breakaway will be featured at Sarah J. Carr’s blog.

Don’t forget that for every blog you visit and leave a comment at during the tour, you are entered to WIN a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate. Plus, I’m giving away Sudden Breakaway swag at every stop.

Finding Love When You’re Not Looking – Day 3 of Sudden Breakaway Tour & Giveaway!!

The Sudden Breakaway blog tour continues at Lia Davis’s blog, where I’m talking about finding love when you’re not looking. Be sure to stop by for your chance to WIN a $10 Amazon gift certificate and book swag!

Enter to WIN Amazon GC with day 2 of Sudden Breakaway tour!

Please join me at Books-N-Kisses for day two of the Sudden Breakaway tour. And don’t forget to leave a comment for your chance to WIN a $10 Amazon gift certificate and book swag. And if you missed it, the first stop of the tour was at Jenna’s Journal.

The SUDDEN BREAKAWAY book tour begins today! Win an Amazon GC!!

Today begins the book tour for Sudden Breakaway with Sizzling PR. The first stop is Jenna Jaxon’s blog where I discuss my love for hockey, and how it started. Every comment left during the tour is an entry towards a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate. Plus, I’ll be giving away a Sudden Breakaway swag package at every stop. The complete list of tour dates can be found here.

Don’t forget the Halloween Bash is still going on over at Romance Author Hotspot. By leaving a comment on my post, you have a chance to WIN an ebook copy of your choice of The Power of Three or Crash Landing. Plus, there are many other fabulous authors participating with giveaways of their own.

SFR ALERT!!!

If you’re a fan of science fiction romance, you MUST follow The Galaxy Express. Heather Massey not only write in the genre, but also keeps readers up-to-date with all of the happenings of the genre on her blog. Here are some recent posts there where my books are mentioned: SFR News & Links for November 2012 & Alien Heroes Who Fell To Earth – Why Aren’t They More Popular? Check them out!