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January 23, 2012
Is Real Estate Sexy? Guest post by Liz Crowe
Liz Crowe and I are swapping blogs today. So while she's here, I'm over on her Brewing Passion blog. If you haven't already, please stop over and visit me. 
Is Real Estate Sexy?
Depending on your perspective…sales of any kind is sexy. Anyone who can make a good living by the sheer force of their personality and creativity– i.e. "sales skills" has got something going on.
I should know.
[image error]I got my real estate license after toiling in the non profit fund raising, marketing and promotions fields for a couple of years, then after doing some free lance marketing consulting to a few architects in Ann Arbor, I got some good advice from one of them (my favorite architect—extraordinarily creative AND a big fan of the 2 martini lunch!)
"You're damn good at this (writing marketing plan, implementing same). You should do it where you can make REAL money. Go get your license."
So I joined a room full of former teachers, nurses, stay at home moms and other random souls in a week long class where I learned about debt to equity ratios, seller disclosure statements and imminent domain, took a test in Lansing and BAM I was released into the wild, ready to sell. It took me a while to get a handle on the ebb and flow of a Realtor's week (heavy on the evenings and weekends just sayin') and the whys and wherefores of the multi list system.
By the time I got it, I was pregnant with my 3rd kid and headed overseas. Flash forward eight years….back in the saddle in Ann Arbor, with the biggest brokerage in the county, and ….. 2008 happened. You remember right? All those loans given to folks whose only qualification was "have a pulse?" yeah. However, believe it or not, 2008 was a banner year for THIS Realtor….my best (six figure) yet.
I still have a real estate license but those of you who already know me can fill in the blanks after that. I got "recruited" to be a "Beer Wench" and never looked back!
My new series "THE REALTORS: LIFE IN THE HOUSE LANE" is something that rattled around in my head for a couple of years before taking shape. I'll go ahead and answer the inevitable questions now:
YES "Jack Gordon" is based on a very successful local realtor I got to know very well. Kind of…he's actually an amalgam of two guys but whatever.
YES "Sara Thornton" is based on me. "BASED" on me mind you….
These two folks are very real—with all the trappings of success but nurturing deep flaws and an emptiness that all the six figure closings in the world can't fill. Until they meet each other…
The Realtors: Life in the House LaneLove is an easy word to use, a hard one to demonstrate, and sometimes impossible to trust.
The Realtors is a sweeping epic, encompassing over ten years in the lives of two people who know how to love with their bodies, how to please and get pleasure, to control and be controlled. When it comes to the deeper meaning of the one word they both need however, their strong personalities get in the way. While their physical connection sizzles they continue to disappoint one another emotionally.
Jack Gordon has it all–money, success, a string of women—but sustains a deep longing for something more. When he thinks he finds it with Sara Jane Thornton, his world is never the same again. Sara releases his natural Dom, a side of him he'd thought buried out of frustration and unhappiness. Sara learns a true submissive must trust implicitly, something she cannot associate with him, no matter how many times she tries, and he fails.
With a rich cast of secondary characters, including a young man who presents a near-perfect foil to Jack's intensity, and who falls hard for Sara; The Realtors series is a romantic saga with an emphasis on contemporary life and love, with a healthy dose of white-hot eroticism. Modern, busy, driven characters living lives of purpose and real-time stress, seek the ever-elusive and highly coveted combination –a friend, lover and trusted advisor who will be there for the long haul.
Floor Time (The Realtors – Book 1):
Jack Gordon is Ann Arbor's most delectable bachelor. At age thirty-five, he's made millions as a top-selling Ann Arbor real estate broker and has the right connections to close a deal by any means necessary. With his rugged good looks and compelling personality, he has a virtual black book most men would kill for and he uses it often, never settling for one woman for very long.
While his D/s past remains buried, exactly where he wants it, an undercurrent of boredom and dissatisfaction runs through his life now. A disastrous experience years earlier made him swear off the whole scene, but the more Jack suppresses his natural Dom, the more his frustration grows.
Sara Thornton, a rookie in the real estate game, has fast-tracked herself to the top of the Ann Arbor market. Her life reflects a disciplined and focused routine, exactly the way she wants it. However, as her career takes off, the fulfillment she seeks remains inexplicably out of reach. The one thing she knows for sure, she will not join the Jack Gordon groupies in her company, no matter how tempting that might seem.
A chance encounter, then a difficult transaction, throw Jack and Sara together and the sparks fly high and hot and often. Forced to confront the compulsions that gain momentum with each sizzling encounter, their relationship seems to spiral out of control until Jack finally admits what he needs, and shows Sara what she's been missing.
Releases January 30, 2012 from Tri Destiny Publishing, with an Autography pre-signing party later this week.
Coming Soon to the Series:
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January 22, 2012
How do we decide who to give our loyalty to? Guest post by paranormal romance author Rebecca Royce & Giveaway!!
[image error]How do we decide in life who to give our loyalty to? This was a question I asked myself a lot when I wrote Love Beyond Loyalty. Gabriel, the hero, has been loyal to Alexa, his friend, since they were children. Lately, however, Alexa has taken up with a demon and Gabriel can't make her see the truth. He isn't prepared to give up trying until he meets Loraine.
She is his soul mate and she needs him. Can Gabriel give up what he's invested so much time in to be with her?
This happens to us in real life, I think. We have an idea of how things should be, what we want, what we don't want, and then something comes along that makes us question everything we thought we wanted. Can we adjust? Can we realign our loyalties to adjust to what has happened to us?
It's hard. And I hope I showed just how hard it was for Gabriel. Thanks so much for stopping by today.
*Comment and you can win a copy of one of my books from my backlist.
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Love Beyond Loyalty blurb:
When Gabriel and Loraine are forced together by the destiny he denies and she is ignorant of, they will both finally have to accept their Outsider legacy and help the others in the quest to defeat the ultimate evil–a demon bent on world domination.
Gabriel Ward has no problem with the fact that he's an Outsider. Hell, he's always known he was different. What he takes issue with, is the idea that he has to follow any destiny at all. He's always taken care of himself, and there's no way he's going to start following rules now.
Loraine Peacock can speak to animals. Other than that, she thinks she's just a regular woman making her way in the world. She figures it's not that weird. Many people have unusual abilities.
But when Gabriel and Loraine are forced together by the very destiny he denies, they will both have to accept their legacy and join the Outsiders in their quest to defeat the ultimate evil. That is, if they can survive long enough to find their way to their most important destiny of all: love.
Available from Silver Publishing and other ebook retailers.
January 21, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday: A confrontation in Never Gonna Let You Go #sixsunday
Thank you to everyone who reads and comments on my excerpts each week.
Today I bring you six from Never Gonna Let You Go (blurb here),
which releases January 31 from Decadent Publishing.
Here is a confrontation between Calla and Melina. Enjoy!
"We're not friends anymore because of you. He married you then turned into a complete asshole. What did you do to him?"
Holloway rose from the bed and moved so she stood only inches away from Calla. Her nostrils flared. "It wasn't my fault."
Visit http://www.sixsunday.com/ to find out who's participating in Six Sentence Sunday this week or follow the #sixsunday hashtag on twitter.
WINNERS of Beneath the Starry Sky blog tour!!
Before I announce the winners, I must thank Marissa Dobson from Sizzling PR for organizing and promoting this wonderful tour for me. And thank you to all of the hosts for not only allowing me space on their blogs, but for promoting on their social networks as well.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the posts and left comments, especially those who visited every stop on the tour.
There were 111 entries. And here are the winners:
$20 in ebook bucks from AllRomanceEbooks.com
#32 – Savannah Miller
Ebook copies of Beneath the Starry Sky
#17 – Wanda Flanagan
#69 – elaing8
#98 – Sharonda
Congratulations to the winners, and thanks again to you all!
January 19, 2012
Last Day of the Beneath the Starry Sky blog tour – Have you entered to WIN?
I'm sharing five fun facts about the space station in Unknown Futures over at my publisher's blog, Daily Dose of Decadence.
Today is the last day of the Virtual Book Tour for Beneath the Starry Sky.
Visit Herperia Loves Books for an interview.
Stop by for your chance to WIN $20 in EBook Bucks from All Romance Ebooks
or 1 of three ebook copies of Beneath the Starry Sky!
**Contest is international.
Visit each stop on the tour – listed below – for more chances to WIN.
Winners will be announced January 21, 2012 on this blog.
January 9 – Books-n-Kisses
January 10 – Realmantic Moments
January 11 – Rage, Sex, and Teddy Bears
January 12 – Sizzling Hot Book Reviews
January 13 – Decadent Decisions
January 16 – Lissette E. Manning
January 17 – Books Read N Makeup Done
January 18 – Reading Between the Wines Book Club
January 19 – For The Love Of Reading
January 20 – Hesperia Loves Books
January 18, 2012
Beneath the Starry Sky @ For The Love of Reading – Enter to WIN!!
The Virtual Book Tour for Beneath the Starry Sky continues at
For the Love of Reading with a book spotlight.
Stop by for your chance to WIN $20 in EBook Bucks from All Romance Ebooks
or 1 of three ebook copies of Beneath the Starry Sky!
**Contest is international.
Visit each stop on the tour – listed below – for more chances to WIN.
Winners will be announced January 21, 2012 on this blog.
January 9 – Books-n-Kisses
January 10 – Realmantic Moments
January 11 – Rage, Sex, and Teddy Bears
January 12 – Sizzling Hot Book Reviews
January 13 – Decadent Decisions
January 16 – Lissette E. Manning
January 17 – Books Read N Makeup Done
January 18 – Reading Between the Wines Book Club
January 19 – For The Love Of Reading
January 20 – Hesperia Loves Books
January 17, 2012
Beneath the Starry Sky blog tour – Shooting Stars. Enter to WIN!
The Virtual Book Tour for Beneath the Starry Sky continues at
Reading Between the Wines with five facts about shooting stars.
Stop by for your chance to WIN $20 in EBook Bucks from All Romance Ebooks
or 1 of three ebook copies of Beneath the Starry Sky!
**Contest is international.
Visit each stop on the tour – listed below – for more chances to WIN.
Winners will be announced January 21, 2012 on this blog.
January 9 – Books-n-Kisses
January 10 – Realmantic Moments
January 11 – Rage, Sex, and Teddy Bears
January 12 – Sizzling Hot Book Reviews
January 13 – Decadent Decisions
January 16 – Lissette E. Manning
January 17 – Books Read N Makeup Done
January 18 – Reading Between the Wines Book Club
January 19 – For The Love Of Reading
January 20 – Hesperia Loves Books
Beneath the Starry Sky featured at Book Read 'N' Makeup Done. Enter to WIN!
The Virtual Book Tour for Beneath the Starry Sky continues at
Books Read 'N' Makeup Done with a book feature.
Stop by for your chance to WIN $20 in EBook Bucks from All Romance Ebooks
or 1 of three ebook copies of Beneath the Starry Sky!
**Contest is international.
Visit each stop on the tour – listed below – for more chances to WIN.
Winners will be announced January 21, 2012 on this blog.
January 9 – Books-n-Kisses
January 10 – Realmantic Moments
January 11 – Rage, Sex, and Teddy Bears
January 12 – Sizzling Hot Book Reviews
January 13 – Decadent Decisions
January 16 – Lissette E. Manning
January 17 – Books Read N Makeup Done
January 18 – Reading Between the Wines Book Club
January 19 – For The Love Of Reading
January 20 – Hesperia Loves Books
January 15, 2012
Winning Monday: Two chances to WIN #ebooks and more!
Join me today on Natalie G. Owen's blog where is discuss how I choose the settings for my stories. And enter to WIN your choice of my 1Night Stand ebooks.
The Virtual Book Tour for Beneath the Starry Sky continues at Lissette E. Manning's blog. Learn 5 important facts about Alopecia Areata.
Stop by for your chance to WIN $20 in EBook Bucks from All Romance Ebooks
or 1 of three ebook copies of Beneath the Starry Sky!
**Contest is international.
Visit each stop on the tour – listed below – for more chances to WIN.
Winners will be announced January 21, 2012 on this blog.
January 9 – Books-n-Kisses
January 10 – Realmantic Moments
January 11 – Rage, Sex, and Teddy Bears
January 12 – Sizzling Hot Book Reviews
January 13 – Decadent Decisions
January 16 – Lissette E. Manning
January 17 – Books Read N Makeup Done
January 18 – Reading Between the Wines Book Club
January 19 – For The Love Of Reading
January 20 – Hesperia Loves Books
January 14, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday: 01/15/12 – An explosive release in Unknown Futures
Once again, thank you to everyone who reads and comments on my excerpts each week.
This is the last six I'm going to share from Unknown Futures (blurb here), as next week I will start with Never Gonna Let You Go, which releases January 31. Enjoy!
She'd finally found someone who actually wanted to touch her, wanted to make love to her.
As the other woman's tongue ran along her swollen mound, she came undone. Lights burst before her eyes. Each wave of pleasure built upon the one before.
But V kept her head buried between her legs. She lapped up her juices, leading up to another explosive release.
Visit http://www.sixsunday.com/ to find out who's participating in Six Sentence Sunday this week or follow the #sixsunday hashtag on twitter.
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