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November 30, 2014
M.L. Guida’s Guest Author: Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra
I’d like to welcome guest author, Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra to my blog. She’s just recently released her new book-The Coin. If you leave a comment, she’s giving away a
Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra is a full-time novelist based in North Carolina. With Cuban roots, she has lived in many countries, including France, the setting for her first novel, The Coin. She speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German, and reads Latin, Middle English, and old French. She holds a Masters in English literature, specializing in medieval romances, and is currently an active member of the Carolina Romance Writers. She loves to hear from her readers, and always hopes to open a dialogue with her fans.
The cost of this coin might just be too high… When Gabriela finds a mysterious coin in the French Riviera, she is thrust into a struggle between governments, terrorists, and madmen, all seeking vital information she doesn’t know she has. Richard, the intelligence officer assigned to protect her, has all he can do to keep her safe–and keep the stirrings of his heart from endangering them both.
Excerpt:
Richard turned and went up the steps two at a time, locked the French doors, and hurried into the dining room. He stopped on the threshold. Gabriela was crying softly into her hands, her elbows resting on the dining room table, her shoulders shaking from her weeping.
He cursed under his breath, aware of what he was about to do, knowing he shouldn’t, but nonetheless did. He walked over, lifted her, and wrapped her in his arms. “Shh,” he crooned, stroking her hair as she wept silently into his shoulder. He wanted her close, wanted to soothe her pain. “Don’t cry. Everything will be all right. You’ll see.”
“I feel like I’m in the middle of a damn Greek tragedy.”
Richard, feeling awkward and clumsy in his newfound gentleness, unhappily listened to her hushed sobs. “Gabriela, please don’t. I hate to see you cry.”
That made her cry harder.
His arms tightened around her. If she only knew how her tears affected him, how she affected him. He ached, but not from holding her.
She lifted her face, valiantly attempting to control her emotions. “I’m okay,” she sniffed. A tear overflowed, cruising slowly over her damp cheek. Richard softly brushed it away with his thumb. “I can’t seem to stop making a stupid fool of myself lately,” she told him in a broken voice. “I wonder what the hell is going to happen next.”
“Nothing. Not while I’m around.”
“That’s what worries me. I’ve never had to deal with such emotions before, so much pent-up violence. It scares me. You scare me.”
He was taken aback. “I wouldn’t harm you for the world.”
“But in order to protect me, you’d harm others. I saw it in your eyes.” Her own became troubled. “You are like a simmering volcano, Richard. If you ever explode, you’ll obliterate everything obstructing your path. I don’t want to be devoured by it, and I know it will be inevitable if I’m by your side. That frightens me.”
“Scared of the fire . . . or of wanting to be devoured?”
Gabriela softly disengaged herself from his hold and turned her back on him. She had begun to shake in his arms and it certainly wasn’t from cold. How could she love one man and be attracted to another, at the dangerous edge of falling in love with him? She considered herself a mature woman, not worldly, but honest and forthright. In all her years of marriage she had never, ever, let a man come near her, had never responded to any of the advances she had received, refusing some carefully, others rudely, but always uninterested in any man but her husband.
What was happening to her? She lacked nothing. Her husband loved her. She loved him. She had found women who boasted of their casual affairs disgusting. What was it about Richard that made her react to him? She should be offended and outraged, not responding to him in passion.
“What scares me is your treatment of my friends,” she said, returning to safer ground. “They’re not your personal punching bags.”
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November 27, 2014
M.L. Guida’s News:
Hello happy readers,
I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving if you’re American or just a happy Thursday for everyone else. Today starts the kick-off of the super serious shopping season with Black Friday.
Whether you’re shopping for presents for your book club or you need some escape time from the holiday hustle and bustle, have I got the books for you.
Seven of my favorite authors and I have gotten together to offer you a whole slew of romance books on sale for the next four days.
No matter the genre of romance you love, we’ve got something for everyone, from paranormal, to mystery, erotic to sweet, novella to anthology to full-length, and they’re all only 99 cents each!
Here’s our Black Friday offering especially for you. We hope you enjoy each and everyone of them, but remember, the sale only goes to Cyber Monday.
Ghosts of Christmas Past: A Haunted Holidays Novel by Jessica Aspen
Jen MacNamara flees the Christmas wedding of her best friend and cheating fiancé and runs to the country to spend the holiday alone. It’s the perfect plan, until her unexpectedly sexy neighbor and landlord, Nate Pierce, insists on bringing the holiday to her—complete with a Christmas tree, hot chocolate, and an unexpected kiss.
And that’s not Jen’s only problem.
The cozy country farmhouse is already occupied by something evil. Now Jen’s nights are spent wrapped in sensual dreams of a past life, and her days growing closer to Nate as they solve the mystery of the malevolent ghost that haunts not only the house, but also wants Jen dead.
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Curvy Temptation: Curvy Love Book One by Aidy Award
Curvy girls deserve a happy ever after too.
Vanessa hasn’t let her curvylicious plus-size body keep her from having a solid career, great friends and a crappy love life. Oh, wait – yeah, her sex life blows, and not in the fun way. A string of unsatisfying relationships and a best friend who drags her to a BDSM club help her step full swing into her dirty thirties. Cade the stoic Dom, always in control but never in love, is drawn to Vanessa’s size 20 submissive streak. He can’t keep his hands (or his tongue or any other part of his body) off this voluptuous new sub. Her open and honest exploration of her new found kinks excite him like no one else he’s ever been with. Amazing orgasms and intimate cuddles soon grow into love for Vanessa, but Cade’s the one person everyone has told her not to develop feelings for. This Alpha male drops his subs the moment they express deeper feelings for him. What’s a girl to do?
She’ll have to dump his ass before he discovers how she feels or be the curvy temptation he can’t resist.
If you like curvy girl BBW romance, a hot alpha hero, and some BDSM power exhange between a sexy Dominant and a new submissive, you’ll love this book!
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The Christmas Gift by Leslee Breene
An Ebook short story for the holidays!
In 1883, Miriam Cole travels to Denver at Christmas to deliver her orphaned baby nephew to her married sister. The sweetness of his touch upon her cheek makes her heart tighten. When the time comes, how will she ever let him go?
“With both verve and delicacy, Ms. Breene reminds us that miracles are indeed possible.” ~ Jane Choate, RWA author of Keeping Watch – Harlequin Love Inspired
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A Vampire’s Fallen Christmas Star by ML Guida
It’s the week before Christmas but the last thing Jayden Kye wants to do is celebrate. He blames himself for his twin brother’s death. He hikes up to Rainbow Lake to make peace with him, but Jayden slips down a snowy embankment and impales himself on a tree. He is dying.
Eleanor Baines has been a vampire for over a hundred years but she’s never been tempted to turn a human before. Now, facing the sexy rock star, she has a choice, let him die or let him live. She finds herself with a head-strong rock singer who breaks all the rules.
Jayden discovers everything he thought he knew is wrong. His best friend and lead guitarist are legendary vampire killers bent on killing him and Eleanor. He must learn to trust Eleanor, a total stranger, to survive. When his manager kidnaps Jayden’s mother and threatens to kill her, Jayden is forced to kill his best friend, or hand over the woman he loves.
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The Butterfly Connection by Sandra S Kerns
Murder, encryption, and corporate espionage bring two strangers together to break codes and years of silence to solve a very personal case.
Wanted for the murder of her stepbrother, Emma Simms is on the run. She has to convince her brother’s reclusive partner in the FBI to help her find the real killer. If she can’t, she’ll end up in prison for killing the one person who ever believed in her. Her car breaks down just short of her goal and then a car tries to run her over. If not for the blaring of a driver’s horn, she’d be dead before she even gets a chance to talk to Artemis Jones.
The minute he pulls to the side of the road Artemis knows he’s in trouble. The woman is obviously out of her element. If he didn’t miss his guess, the car he scared off was aiming to run her down. He doesn’t need the trouble of helping a woman in distress, but he can’t turn his back on someone in need. It doesn’t take long to learn she’s not so much in distress as spitting mad and loaded for bear. Unfortunately, the bear she’s hunting is him.
Can the two of them put aside their distrust of others and themselves long enough to find the real murderer? Can the passion they discover survive the truths they find along the way?
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Heart-Strong by Bonnie McCune
Can a ditzy soccer mom with a young son, whose kindness often attracts the wrong type, be heart-strong enough to admit her love to right guy?
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Headstrong. Rachel Kinsey fits the description perfectly. The divorced soccer mom may be ditzy and as sympathetic to losers as a charity, but she knows what she wants. A man completely different from her unreliable ex-husband and the outrageous characters she’s usually doomed to attract.
Enter Jim Landers, the ideal candidate. An accidental encounter introduces her to the tall, dark attorney who loves soccer and kids. The only problem? He’s not prepared for a ready-made family and a woman as comfortable as a beloved sweater rather than a beauty queen. A woman whose kindness, enthusiasm for life, and unguarded honesty may disturb a man who values order, perfection, and serenity. Jim turns to the flawless yet distant Donna as a substitute for Rachel.
She should show him how much he means to her, but rejection from an absent father and a capricious ex-husband may have ruined Rachel’s ability to connect to Jim. Will she risk herself, her son and their future by revealing how much Jim means to her?
A touching, tender tale full of gentle humor, about thinking too much and feeling too little. Rachel must learn to be heart-strong in order to find her soul mate.
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Visit Bonnie at www.BonnieMcCune.com
The Boy and his Wolf by Sean Thomas
Tanner never thought he’d be back in Amber Pines or back in Dash’s bed.
But four years and 1,000 miles wasn’t enough distance to make him forget the power of first love. Sure, he spent his time training with one of the world’s top Hunters and he’s no longer the scrawny teenager he used to be. But now that his former pack is threatened, Tanner is again involved in the dangerous life he thought he left behind. Do Tanner and Dash have a second chance or has his werewolf made his heart as impenetrable as his body? With an all-out battle raging, Tanner must find his place in the new Amber Pines or be shut out forever.
If you’re looking for Teen Wolf meets Queer As Folk, you’ll love this book.
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Three Strikes in the Let It Snow Anthology By Holley Trent
The one woman the “Dark Dom” Max Fletcher wants is the one who doesn’t want him back. But magic has been known to happen during the Den of Sin’s Winterball. There, if he can warm his sometime-submissive Giselle’s heart for the night, he may be able to win her for good.
Read this sexy story and five more steamy holiday romances, including offerings by New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, will keep you warm through winter’s coldest nights, so Let it Snow. Including Suzan Butler, Emily Ryan-Davis, Cari Quinn, Vivienne Westlake, Sadi Hallar, and Holley Trent.
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November 24, 2014
M.L. Guida’s News: Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Great sale coming!
First of all, I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. But what’s the day after: Black Friday! Who says you have to fight the crowds on Black Friday? From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, a truckload of Colorado Romance Writers are putting their holiday books on sale. I’m so excited to be part of this awesome group. I will be putting A Vampire’s Fallen Christmas Star on sale.
Excerpt:
Chapter One
Summer, Present Day, Frisco, Colorado
Eleanor Baines ran down the deserted street. Pain throbbed in her arm, and blood dripped down her sleeve. She couldn’t believe the damn vampire killer had nicked her with a blade that was coated with hallowed mud. Usually the assholes sported a tattoo of a dagger stabbing an opened-mouthed skull with long incisors, but this kid didn’t have one. Luckily, she had built a resistance over the years to hallowed mud, but it wasn’t enough. Her muscles were weakening, and her vision was becoming blurry.
Donna pass out.
She glanced over her shoulder. The chubby killer hurried after her and would soon overtake her. He’d surprised her at the post office when she went to open her safe deposit box. Her fault. She hadn’t thought he’d be threat—he wasn’t even sixteen. How had he known she would be there at midnight? She had even used a pseudonym.
Her heart beat hard, and each time, terror thumped between her temples. Nausea gripped her stomach. Damn! The poison was working swiftly, breaking down organs and closing up veins. Only human blood would stop the shutdown of her system. Her mountain home was a mile away, and she’d never make it in time to drink the harvested blood in her refrigerator.
She glanced over her shoulder to find the damn killer gaining on her. Her legs were so heavy it felt like she was trudging through mud. She turned, but slammed into a brick wall and stumbled. Strong arms gripped her, stopping her from her falling down.
“Hey, are you all right?”
Her rescuer lifted her to her feet. She stared into the darkest, midnight-blue eyes she’d ever seen.
A shirtless man held her arms. He had chiseled abs, and long brown hair that flared over his broad shoulders. God, he smelled good. Pine with a hint of lemon and sage. She panted. “Help…me.”
“Get away from her,” her pursuer said. “She’s a vampire.”
The man shoved her behind him. “What the hell are you talking about?”
“I know it sounds crazy,” her enemy said. “But it’s the truth. She’s going to rip your throat out.”
Please. She hadn’t ripped anyone’s throat out except for Emmet Carver’s. This young killer had watched too many vampire horror flicks. Eleanor’s legs wobbled, but she drew on her strength. If she fainted, she’d fall into the death sleep with hallowed mud pumping through her system—then she’d never wake.
November 21, 2014
M.L. Guida’s Haunts: Creswell Mansion
Creswell Mansion
Creswell Mansion
Several weeks ago, I went on a ghost tour and we stopped at the Creswell Mansion. The Creswell Mansion is a Victorian sandstone mansion built in 1889. It is a mixture of Romanesque and Queen Anne. It’s a beautiful mansion, but supposedly a ghost lives in the building. It’s home to a law firm now. People often feel like they are being watched.
Our tour guide said during one of her tours. People yelled that a window shade was opening and a green ghostly figure looked out. She said to take pictures, because you never know what you might see. I did. But I didn’t record a ghost. Below is the picture where the ghost looked out of onto the tour. Anyone have any experiences there?
The little window is where the ghost looked out.
November 14, 2014
M.L. Guida's News: Night Owl Reviews
I am so excited. Night Owl Reviews reviewed my book, Punishment, Angels of Death, and it was a top pick.
This book was fantastic, it left off right where Betrayal, the first book in the Angels of Death series ended. I must say that I was thoroughly impressed with the writing and the story itself. It captivated and held my attention from the start to the finish. There was never a dull moment in this book. The story itself is part of the adrenaline rush that comes from a well written plot, and this one was truly fascinating. It is not the standard, here are the characters, and here is the plot. As this story unfolds you get a feel for what might be around the corner but never enough that made it predictable. If anything, once one question was answered there were tons more unanswered.
Blade is a fallen Angel of Death and is one sexy and smoking hot male. He was once seeking revenge but now that he has met the beautiful and intriguing Abigail, he is trying to atone for his mistakes. The chemistry and the erotic sex scenes in this book are smoking hot, to the point of combustible. I love the way they meet and the instant chemistry between them. Blade has to come to grips with his sins from his past and when that past intertwines with Abigail he finds that he needs her now more than anything else. Without giving away any spoilers I will say that these two characters were made for each other.
I love getting to read about the secondary characters from past books and I love how the Angels and other heavenly beings and characters are brought to life. There are times that you want to laugh at the humor inserted into the story and then times when you just want to kick some angel ass for the way they think.
I highly recommend this read to those who love a great paranormal romance with some really kick ass heroes and villains. M.L. Guida is a gifted story teller. This book was sexy and filled with lots of action and smoking hot erotic writing, all while pulling you into her own world of Angels and Demons. I recommend reading the first book in the series before reading this one. You definitely need the back story to truly be able to appreciate this book. Happy Reading!
My editor told me she read this a couple of times, she loved it so much. Blade is one of my favorite characters. He’s your ultimate bad boy turned good.
October 28, 2014
M.L. Guida’s News: Paranormal Romance Holloween Blog
Happy Halloween! Or should I say Happy Holloween! I’m excited to announce that readers can win prizes through www.hopswithheart.blogspot.com. I’m personally will be giving away an ebook copy of my new release, Punishment, Angels of Death, to anyone who signs up for my newsletter.
Excerpt:
A gust of wind swirled around Blade, churning faster and faster. Dirt and leaves sprayed into his face, stinging his eyes, slapping his cheeks, slipping into his mouth. He gagged and raised his arm, burying his face in the crook of his elbow. Cold penetrated his skin and frosted his bones into brittle icicles. He bent his legs and jumped into the air to fly, but his wings failed to open. Instead of falling, the wind lifted him, spinning him around and around and around, his arms and legs flailing, his stomach churning.
“Balthazar,” he screamed, “Help me.”
But the demon Balthazar refused to answer. Only the wind answered, taunting and hissing his name.
Blade slammed onto the hard ground and rolled and rolled until he banged into something hard. The air was knocked out of him, and pain stabbed his shoulder. He groaned and put his hand on his forehead. Pine branches blew over his head. Between the branches and clouds, the moon played peek-a-boo. He spat out dirt and leaves and inhaled, filling his lungs with sweet mountain air. Where the devil had the Archangel Raphael sent him?
He shook his head and pushed himself off the ground into a sitting position. Pine needles and twigs stuck through his long-sleeved tee-shirt, pricking and scratching his skin.
He brushed the debris. “Why the hell am I in pain? I’m a bloody demon, a fallen angel.”
Raphael shimmered in front of him, his white wings spread out wide, and stared at him with those large silver eyes that always made him squirm. He cocked his eyebrow. “Balthazar? Really, Blade?”
Blade gritted his teeth. “You didn’t think I’d ask for you.”
The full moon rose high into a cloudless sky littered with a million stars. A cool breeze blew the tall pine and aspen trees. He shivered. “Where the hell am I?”
“Frisco, Colorado.”
“Why am I here?”
Raphael shrugged. “For your penance.”
Blade put his hand down and pushed himself up. “My what?” He grimaced. His body ached, but his right shoulder screamed with agony.
“You heard me. Peddling the Hell drug, Xanadu, is a serious offense. You killed innocent people to satisfy your lust for revenge.”
Blade clenched his fists. “If you would have healed Samantha, I wouldn’t have fallen.”
Raphael shook his head; blond strands fell from his loose queue. “I keep telling you, she wasn’t your angel-mate. You never spoke the binding words.”
“I would have if Samantha hadn’t been murdered.”
“Samantha’s death was not Heather’s fault. Heather couldn’t control her client. The man was an addict and refused to accept Heather’s treatment.”
Bitterness swirled in Blade’s mouth. “The bitch shouldn’t have released someone from her rehab center unless he was fully cured.”
Raphael’s eyes glowed. “There’s…somebody else for you.”
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October 27, 2014
M.L. Guida’s Guest Author: Gemma Brocato
I’d like to welcome Gemma Brocato and want to congratulate on her new release from Kensington!
Exposed To Passion (Five Senses Series Book #3)
Gemma Brocato
Genre: Contemporary romance
Publisher: Kensington Books/Lyrical Press, Inc
Date of Publication: October 20, 2014
eISBN-13: 978-1-61650-616-2
eISBN-10: 1-61650-616-4
ASIN:
Number of pages: 329
Word Count: approx. 85,000
Cover Artist: Renee Rocco
Available in Digital and Print Formats
Book Description:
They walked through the shadows individually. Will they emerge into the light together?
Leading a vagabond life as a curator for a traveling photography exhibit translates to a lot of bad days for Rikki Salerno. But her trouble doubles when a careless high school student shoves her into a marsh. Being rescued by teacher Sam Kerrigan should have made things better, but Rikki’s inability to confess her true identity casts a shadow over their budding affair.
When Sam refuses an overly aggressive parent’s marriage proposal, she’s determined to ruin him. Not only does she doctor photos to make it look like Sam’s behaved inappropriately in front of students, she hacks the foundation website to reveal Rikki’s true identity. Faster than the blink of a shutter, Rikki’s focus changes from pursuing her full-color future to the black and white necessity of clearing Sam’s name.
Excerpt:
Rikki quietly set down the coffee cups onto the dresser and snatched up her camera. She liked the funny, considerate, responsible Sam, who interacted so well with the teens he taught. She loved the sexy, demanding, but giving partner he turned into behind closed doors. The sight of him, lying in her bed, completely relaxed, demanded she catch the image on film. It was a picture she could pull out again and again while she traveled, whenever she needed a reminder of this man she was in danger of losing her heart to.
Adjusting the F-stop for the natural lighting, she clicked off several shots, changing the angle of the camera and her position in the room. Zooming in on his face, she fired the shutter three times before she realized his lips had curved up in a decadent smile.
“I hear a camera whirring,” he said, his voice rough from sleep. Or the lack of it. They’d gotten very little last night, putting a big dent in the supply of condoms Rikki had picked up yesterday afternoon.
The sheet fell partially away when he lowered his arm and shifted to his side, coming to rest on his hip. The fire in his eyes heated her where she stood at the foot of the bed. There were those dimples again, and the muscular cuts on his sides. She needed to research spontaneous combustion, because she was pretty sure that’s what was happening right now.
“But I also smell coffee, which might make me forgive you for taking pictures while I was asleep.” Grabbing the sheet, he stared her down, as if daring her to snap more photos.
Smiling impishly, she put the camera on the dresser and picked up the cups. Walking over to the bed, she said, “Sorry, the artist in me had to capture the perfection. Christ, Sam, even your butt cheeks have dimples.”
He chuckled, scooting up in the bed until he reclined against the headboard, the sheet draped modestly across his lap. “There’s something you don’t hear in everyday conversation.” Accepting a cup from her, he grinned, humor and sunlight warming his eyes.
Settling cross-legged on the bed next to him, Rikki sipped her coffee, savoring the strong, crisp taste, the delicious smell of roasted hazelnuts wafting in her face. She smiled at him over the rim. “Did you want to run this morning?”
“What time is it?” He leaned forward to look at the old-style analog alarm clock on the nightstand. He scrubbed a hand over his mouth, stifling a yawn. “Is that thing right? Is it really eight already? I’m sorry, I can’t. I’m supposed to meet Avery in two hours to start work on the exhibit panels.”
“Oh,” she said, unable to hide the disappointment in her tone.
Setting his cup aside, he plucked hers out of her hand and put it down, too. He framed her face, then pressed a light, soft kiss on her lips. The simple gesture escalated until she was on his lap, wrapped in his arms, breathless and straining to get closer.
Ending the kiss much too soon, Sam lowered his hands to her hips, smiling ruefully at her. “Why don’t we go out? I’m meeting my brother and his fiancée at Red’s for drinks tonight. Maybe my parents, too. If Mom can drag Dad out.”
“I don’t want to intrude.”
“Rikki, it would only be an intrusion if I didn’t invite you. But I did, so…” He lifted a hand, as if to say, you know you wanna.
His eyes shone with hope, his grin charmingly lopsided. Her heart tilted in her chest. “Who could resist that look? If you want me to meet you there, you better give me details.”
“How about if we make this a real date? Not a field trip or a business meeting. Just a man and his smoking hot girlfriend going out to meet some friends.”
“Girlfriend?”
“Smoking hot girlfriend.”
Oh, jeez. A date—where his parents might show up. Good Lord! Was she ready for that? Maybe. “What time will you be here?”
Buy Links
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About the Author:
Gemma’s favorite desk accessories for many years were a circular wooden token, better known as a ’round tuit,’ and a slip of paper from a fortune cookie proclaiming her a lover of words; some day she’d write a book. All it took was a transfer to the United Kingdom, the lovely English springtime, and a huge dose of homesickness to write her first novel. Once it was completed and sent off with a kiss, even the rejections addressed to ‘Dear Author’ were gratifying.
After returning to America, she spent a number of years as a copywriter, dedicating her skills to making insurance and the agents who sell them sound sexy. Eventually, her full-time job as a writer interfered with her desire to be a writer full-time and she left the world of financial products behind to pursue an avocation as a romance author.
Social Media Links:
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7229886.Gemma_Brocato
http://www.wattpad.com/user/GemmaBrocato
https://plus.google.com/+GemmaBrocato/posts
Also By Gemma Brocato:
Cooking Up Love
Hearts In Harmony
October 25, 2014
M.L. Guida’s News: Christmas Came Early
I love rock stars! Yummy.
I just released my new Christmas novella, A Vampire’s Fallen Christmas Star. I love rock stars and what could be better than rock stars and vampires?
I have to admit I’m a throw back girl to the 1980’s and 1990’s. I grew up with Van Halen, Bon Jon Jovi, Rolling Stones, and Def Leppard. But my favorite was Eddie Van Halen. He turned all my buttons with his long, black hair, bad boy smile, and mischievous eyes. I hate to admit this, but I had a poster of him over my bed. I still remember it. He was playing with his guitar, had on red overalls, and a cigarette dangling from his mouth. Hot, hot, hot.
My hero, Jayden, isn’t as famous as Eddie. He’s part of a local mountain band, but he’s definitely a heart throb and a bad boy. He blames himself for his twin brother’s death and he’s definitely not in the Christmas spirit. His guilt pushes him to go up to a lake to make peace with his brother, but he slips and impales himself on a jagged tree. He’s dying.
But when a beautiful vampire gives him the choice to die or an immortal life, he choses life. Jayden finds everything he holds true is false. His best friend is a vampire killer, and now, he wants Jayden’s head on a platter. He is swept up in a world of vampires and vampire killers. To survive, he must trust Eleanor and he finds she’s both vulnerable and an accomplished fighter—only together can they defeat their enemies.
There will be a third book in this series, and it will be about Jayden’s drummer. The first book is A Vampire’s Christmas Wish.
Janus isn’t a rock star, but he’s the vampire who sets the series in motion. A Vampire’s Christmas Wish isn’t set in Frisco, Colorado. It’s set in Hawaii. But the heroine is from Colorado.
Halloween is around the corner. I love watching all the horror movies. One of my new favorites is the Conjuring. Yes, it’s a horror movie, but there’s a love story embedded in it between Ed and Lorraine Warren. Their belief in each other is what helps them defeat the darkness. Remember Poltergeist? Stephen and Diane Freely have that same bond. Romance is what makes those movies.
Anyway, I wanted to wish you all a scary and safe Halloween!
October 19, 2014
M.L. Guida's Guest Author: J.C. McKenzie
I’d like to welcome back urban fantasy and paranormal romance writer: J.C. McKenzie.
She has a new release, The Shucker’s Booktique.
J.C. McKenzie’s new book
MISSING AUNT? MYSTERIOUS STRANGER? STRANGE TOWN? WILLA’S GOT PROBLEMS BIGGER THAN A BARCODE
Blurb:
After her fiancé dumps her and her beloved Aunt Jenny goes missing, Willa Eklund travels to Lobster Cove with a broken heart to search for Jenny while running her bookstore. When a mysterious man visits the Shucker’s Booktique on a stormy night drenched in rain and covered in mud, Willa’s heart melts under his stormy gaze. She wants Lon and the answers he may have, but he also has a secret. Can Willa trust him?
Lon Devlin is a Tempest, a water sprite who can only take a human form during stormy nights. He rides the waves, lives by the tides, and nothing can hold him down, not even a beautiful woman. When he visits his mortal friend, he discovers she’s missing and her intriguing niece has taken her place. He wants Willa, but he also wants answers. What happened to Jenny?
Excerpt:
Thump! Thump! Thump!
No! She gasped. It couldn’t be. The banging on the front door of the booktique had to be a figment of her imagination. She couldn’t will Lon into existence. Why would he come back? Especially if he was involved. Unless…cold ice prickled up her spine…unless he needed to eliminate her to take care of loose ends.
No. Crazy thoughts, Willa. He could’ve taken care of her the night before. No, her heart hammered against her chest for a different reason. But it didn’t matter. The knocking on the door wouldn’t, couldn’t be him.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Could it? She clutched her hot mug in both hands and turned toward the doorway leading to the bookstore. From the kitchen in the back room, she had a clear view through the store to the front door, but not who stood on the other side.
“Willa!” Lon growled. “Wake up and let me in!”
Willa gasped and almost dropped her cup. The tea sloshed around and some spilled over her hands. It burned, but she didn’t move. She couldn’t breathe. Somehow the air got trapped inside her throat. Why was he here? What did he want?
Oh God, let it be me!
Sounds like a great book, J.C.!
By the way, if you click on the rafflecopter, you’ll be in the running to win a $ 25.00 Amazon Gift card or win copies of J.C. McKenzie’s books.
Giveaway (October 15-22 only):
Rafflecopter:
http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/987e27d06/
Contact Information:
Website: www.jcmckenzie.ca
Blog: www.jcmckenzie.blogspot.ca
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/j.c.mckenzie.author
Twitter Page: www.twitter.com/JC_McKenzie
Amazon: www.amazon.com/author/jcmckenzie
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/JCMcKenzie
October 15, 2014
M.L. Guida's News: Fantastic Weekend at Margie Lawson's
Top right: Julie Glover, Kim Handysides (my roomie!), Margie Lawson, Jenny Hansen, me, Tiffany Lawson (The Naked Editor), and T.K. Knight
I met some amazing women at Margie Lawson’s—Julie Glover, Kim Handysides, Jenny Hansen and T.K. Knight. And of course, Margie’s daughter, Tiffany, who is a great editor. We worked hard this weekend—critiquing, writing, acting.
Yes, I played one of Jenny Hansen’s character’s Woody. I loved Woody—a sexually frustrated man. Jenny is an amazing author, and she received a phone call while we were working. She is a finalist in the Women’s Fiction Contest, Rising Star Contest! Congrats, Jen.
Margie’s husband, Tom, is an amazing cook. He cooked us wonderful meals, including poached pears. We love Tom.
And who could forget Calypso, Margie’s dachshund. She was a sweetie.
What did I learn? I learned about dialogue cues, edits, and rhetorical devices. I plan to apply these to my manuscripts, and in another year like Julie Glover (another amazing author), I will attend another Immersion Class.
I wish all of the Wanton Caterpillars great success!
