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February 10, 2013
Lusting For Covers! The Dream Master!
I read this book this week and I cannot adequately describe how much I loved it! Go and buy it now and READ IT!
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! Join in on the fun, head over to TBQ's Book Palace and list your Lusting For Covers candidate.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Working undercover and pretending to be lovers with his long-time work partner should have been a piece of cake—except good ole 'Hels' wasn’t the person Dimitri thought she was.Police detective Helena Peters has been secretly in love with her partners for years. It doesn’t help that he never looks at her as anything other than his work partner. What would he do if he discovered what she was really thinking?His classic Greek looks were responsible for Dimitri Michaels’ arrogant success with women, so going undercover and pretending to be lovers with Helena should be a piece of cake, but she isn’t the person he thought she was.Why was the only girl in his dreams now the only one who’d been right under his nose for years? More to the point, can he keep her safe long enough to convince her what he feels for her isn’t an act? BUY IT!B&NAmazon This book is genuinely an amazing read and I ADORE the cover. ALOT. Check it out!Happy Reading, Happy Writing!
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! Join in on the fun, head over to TBQ's Book Palace and list your Lusting For Covers candidate.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Working undercover and pretending to be lovers with his long-time work partner should have been a piece of cake—except good ole 'Hels' wasn’t the person Dimitri thought she was.Police detective Helena Peters has been secretly in love with her partners for years. It doesn’t help that he never looks at her as anything other than his work partner. What would he do if he discovered what she was really thinking?His classic Greek looks were responsible for Dimitri Michaels’ arrogant success with women, so going undercover and pretending to be lovers with Helena should be a piece of cake, but she isn’t the person he thought she was.Why was the only girl in his dreams now the only one who’d been right under his nose for years? More to the point, can he keep her safe long enough to convince her what he feels for her isn’t an act? BUY IT!B&NAmazon This book is genuinely an amazing read and I ADORE the cover. ALOT. Check it out!Happy Reading, Happy Writing!
February 8, 2013
I sold Collision Force!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am VERY excited to announce that I've sold my Romanic Suspense novel, Collision Force, to the AWESOME Total-E-Bound publishing!!!
They're movers and shakers with AWESOMESAUCE covers!
Collision Force is the first book in a series called Crossing Forces!
It will be available for Pre-order (how COOL is that?!) on May 20. Pre-release June 3, and General Release July 1!
E-book AND print!
I am so excited! SOOOOOO excited!
The journey of this book has been a tough one.
Here's the blurb forCF:
When I get my cover, I will, of course share it!
Happy Friday! Have a fantastic w/end!
They're movers and shakers with AWESOMESAUCE covers!
Collision Force is the first book in a series called Crossing Forces!
It will be available for Pre-order (how COOL is that?!) on May 20. Pre-release June 3, and General Release July 1!
E-book AND print!
I am so excited! SOOOOOO excited!
The journey of this book has been a tough one.
Here's the blurb forCF:
Badboy, married to his job FBI agent Cole Lucas always gets his man. So when the unthinkable happens and one gets away, Cole grits his teeth and hunts human trafficker Carlo Maldonado all the way to Antioch, Texas, where he collides with Detective Andi MacLaren.Cole doesn’t do small towns and he doesn’t get involved with women he works with, but Andi tempts him in ways he doesn’t want to acknowledge.
Two murders, her partner shot and leading the investigation on her own, the last thing Andi needs is a cocky FBI agent that sees her as no more than a tagalong.Widow and single mother Andi is used to being on her own. When Cole gets stuck without a place to stay, crashing on her couch puts them in dangerous territory.
Attraction and passion bring Andi to a place she left behind when her husband died. Her three-year-old son quickly wiggles his way into Cole’s heart, and he starts contemplating things—family, love—that he’d never planned for himself.
Can being forced to work together make them stronger or will their differences jeopardize their case and their hearts?
When I get my cover, I will, of course share it!
Happy Friday! Have a fantastic w/end!
February 7, 2013
Three Sentence Thursday: Love's Call
This is the opening of the &^%^%$% book I am working on, that should have been WAY done by now. But, I like it. I think. Hope you do, too.
That's three...
Hope I get this book done soon!
Happy Thursday!
“I need you to go to Greenwald.”
Ansley looked into the pale blue eyes of the most powerful man on the continent. Her king.
That's three...
Hope I get this book done soon!
Happy Thursday!
February 3, 2013
Lusting for Covers! Female Bodyguards!
So I just read this book. I LOVED IT! I mean, seriously ADORED. Really. The cover sucked me in from the start, and the book really delivered on it's awesomesauce! Check it out!
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! Join in on the fun, head over to TBQ's Book Palace and list your Lusting For Covers candidate.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Book one in the His Bodyguard Series
In guarding Yves de Saint Nerin's delectable body, Helen Collier is in severe danger of overstepping the agreed business arrangement...and losing her heart.
Yves de Saint Nerin is a man in trouble. Hounded by a vengeful business associate who has no qualms about attacking his family, he visits Australia in a bid to escape Leonid Alexandrov's ruthless tactics. But, not leaving things to chance, he also hires a bodyguard and gets more than he bargains for in the form of accomplished martial artist, Helen Collier. BUY IT! AmazonB&N I can't wait for book 2! Happy Reading, Happy Writing, Happy Sunday!
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! Join in on the fun, head over to TBQ's Book Palace and list your Lusting For Covers candidate.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Book one in the His Bodyguard Series
In guarding Yves de Saint Nerin's delectable body, Helen Collier is in severe danger of overstepping the agreed business arrangement...and losing her heart.
Yves de Saint Nerin is a man in trouble. Hounded by a vengeful business associate who has no qualms about attacking his family, he visits Australia in a bid to escape Leonid Alexandrov's ruthless tactics. But, not leaving things to chance, he also hires a bodyguard and gets more than he bargains for in the form of accomplished martial artist, Helen Collier. BUY IT! AmazonB&N I can't wait for book 2! Happy Reading, Happy Writing, Happy Sunday!
January 31, 2013
Three Sentence Thursday: Sword's Call!
So, this is short and fun. Why not play?
This is the opening of Sword's Call, my book that is about to release. (*SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*)
That's three...
Hope you guys are as excited for my book as I am.
Happy Thursday!
This is the opening of Sword's Call, my book that is about to release. (*SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*)
Heart pounding and fists clenched, Cera sat in the Dragon's Lair's darkest corner. By choice, the candle on the table was unlit. The bowl of stew half eaten, food the last thing on her mind.
That's three...
Hope you guys are as excited for my book as I am.
Happy Thursday!
January 26, 2013
Lusting for Covers! EGYPT!
So I have been neglecting my blog as of late. I have been uber busy, had a book on deadline as well as alot of happenings that I will be able to announce shortly *EG*
This week I am sharing a cover for a novella I just read. I got sucked into another series. But they are fast and HOT HOT reads, and I love the simplicity of the covers for the series, however they are gorgeous. This is Talios, book 1 of the Kemet Uncovered Series by Aliyah Burke and Taige Crenshaw.
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! Join in on the fun, head over to TBQ's Book Palace and list your Lusting For Covers candidate.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Book one in the Kemet Uncovered Series
I am of war and have no home that I call my own. Destruction was my closest bedfellow until I was given to a goddess to pay my penance. Now set free I am adrift with my nomadic ways. Home for me is just a place to rest until I move on to another. I know I do not deserve a place or anyone to call mine. Yet I cannot resist her.
Candace Jermaine is everything I long for but cannot dare to expect for my own. She is a woman whose heart is so big that it shines from her with a sultry innocence that I find intoxicating. A scientist who is so dedicated to her work that she shuts all else out. Including me. I question if this is but another test.
Another form of penance for all the destructiveness I wrought... but I have found I do not care. She is in my blood. Candace is the other half of my soul. Something I never expected to find. Yet I wonder can I, a god who is newly free of the bonds of my past, find a future with a woman who shakes me to my very core. I need Candace more than I ever expected that I would. My need for her goes outside the bounds of her humanity. I want her to join me in forever and beyond.(By the way, even tho the blurb is in 1st person, the book is actually 3rd, for those of you who are leery of first person POV books)Find it:Amazon B&NI really enjoyed this read and I am loving the series. Check it out!Happy Sunday! Happy Reading! Happy Writing!
This week I am sharing a cover for a novella I just read. I got sucked into another series. But they are fast and HOT HOT reads, and I love the simplicity of the covers for the series, however they are gorgeous. This is Talios, book 1 of the Kemet Uncovered Series by Aliyah Burke and Taige Crenshaw.
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! Join in on the fun, head over to TBQ's Book Palace and list your Lusting For Covers candidate.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Book one in the Kemet Uncovered SeriesI am of war and have no home that I call my own. Destruction was my closest bedfellow until I was given to a goddess to pay my penance. Now set free I am adrift with my nomadic ways. Home for me is just a place to rest until I move on to another. I know I do not deserve a place or anyone to call mine. Yet I cannot resist her.
Candace Jermaine is everything I long for but cannot dare to expect for my own. She is a woman whose heart is so big that it shines from her with a sultry innocence that I find intoxicating. A scientist who is so dedicated to her work that she shuts all else out. Including me. I question if this is but another test.
Another form of penance for all the destructiveness I wrought... but I have found I do not care. She is in my blood. Candace is the other half of my soul. Something I never expected to find. Yet I wonder can I, a god who is newly free of the bonds of my past, find a future with a woman who shakes me to my very core. I need Candace more than I ever expected that I would. My need for her goes outside the bounds of her humanity. I want her to join me in forever and beyond.(By the way, even tho the blurb is in 1st person, the book is actually 3rd, for those of you who are leery of first person POV books)Find it:Amazon B&NI really enjoyed this read and I am loving the series. Check it out!Happy Sunday! Happy Reading! Happy Writing!
December 9, 2012
LUSTING FOR COVERS!
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! Join in on the fun, head over to TBQ's Book Palace and list your Lusting For Covers candidate.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Flung into the 21st Century, Highland shapeshifter Col Limont needs to find the healer Charity Greves in order to get back home and save his family.
However, the healer’s sister, Lenore, is determined to do everything she can to keep Col from dragging her sister back to 13th Century Scotland into his family’s supernatural war. But when monsters and a strange yuppie trio also try to stop him, Lenore has to reconsider her options.
But by helping Col, she’ll lose her sister.
Find it:
Barnes and Noble
Amazon
Clover's Website This is the 3rd book in a series. I love all the books, ALOT, but something about this one gets me. It's intense, and makes me go "Wow, what's up with her?" In a good way. A fantastic series. Check it out.
I have read almost everything Clover has written, and the rest is on my TBR list. I LOVE everything! She's awesome! Show Less
December 1, 2012
LUSTING FOR COVERS!
This so so fun, I think I shall do it every week.
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! Join in on the fun, head over to TBQ's Book Palace and list your Lusting For Covers candidate.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Book 1 in the Dark Talisman series. While each Dark Talisman is a standalone, the greatest enjoyment can be found reading the books in series order.
Trapped!
Magickal null Alaya Bellemore is stuck in a mansion where murder-mystery games become a little too real. Midnight encounters with a certain shape-shifting fox becomes the norm. Even the walls and doors are alive.
Shad’s been trapped for far longer than he’d care to remember. When the luscious Alaya walks into his life he finds hope beginning to burn in his heart and soul. Their passion explodes in an inferno scorching enough to temper their resolve, and Shad will stop at nothing to protect what’s his.
Can Shad help Alaya escape the clutches of an eclectic collector before she becomes part of his living museum?
Find it: Amazon Add it on goodreads
Ditter and Dawn's website
Something about this cover just grabs me when I look at it, and I want to read the book like now. It's so great! Check it out!
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! Join in on the fun, head over to TBQ's Book Palace and list your Lusting For Covers candidate.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Book 1 in the Dark Talisman series. While each Dark Talisman is a standalone, the greatest enjoyment can be found reading the books in series order. Trapped!
Magickal null Alaya Bellemore is stuck in a mansion where murder-mystery games become a little too real. Midnight encounters with a certain shape-shifting fox becomes the norm. Even the walls and doors are alive.
Shad’s been trapped for far longer than he’d care to remember. When the luscious Alaya walks into his life he finds hope beginning to burn in his heart and soul. Their passion explodes in an inferno scorching enough to temper their resolve, and Shad will stop at nothing to protect what’s his.
Can Shad help Alaya escape the clutches of an eclectic collector before she becomes part of his living museum?
Find it: Amazon Add it on goodreads
Ditter and Dawn's website
Something about this cover just grabs me when I look at it, and I want to read the book like now. It's so great! Check it out!
November 25, 2012
LUSTING FOR COVERS!
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! Join in on the fun, head over to TBQ's Book Palace and list your Lusting For Covers candidate.This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace.
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Jordan Cross has returned to Holiday, Montana after eleven long years to clear out her late aunt’s house, put it on the market, and figure out what she wants to do with the rest of her life. Soon, she finds herself facing the town that turned its back on her because she was different. Because being labeled a witch in a small town didn’t earn her many friends...especially when it wasn't a lie.Matt Cooper has lived in Holiday his whole life. He's perfectly content being a bachelor alongside his four single brothers in a very small town. After all, the only woman he'd ever loved ran out on him without a goodbye. But now Jordan’s back and just as bewitching as ever. Can they rekindle their romance with a town set against them?
Find it On:Amazon | Barnes & Noble | ARe | Kobo | itunes Find it in Print Here:eStore | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Carrie Ann's website I am a big Carrie Ann Ryan fan, and this book was no exception. I loved the book, and the cover is HOT! Something about a nice broad back! The 2nd one comes out soon and I can't wait. Check it out!
November 12, 2012
Author Tag: I'm IT!
A good friend of mine, the lovely Jerrie Alexander tagged me with this fun 10 question game about my WIP.
Jerrie's first book, The Green Eyed Doll, releases 12/7/12. It's romantic suspense, sounds awesome and I can't WAIT to read it! Check out her website!
Honestly, I am working on a few things right now, but after just finishing up some revisions on my romantic suspense, Collision Force for a potential publisher, I decided to spotlight what *should* be my focus next, my sequel to my first book Sword's Call, that comes out early 2013.
So, here goes. Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged, and if you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to drop me a line.
Jerrie's first book, The Green Eyed Doll, releases 12/7/12. It's romantic suspense, sounds awesome and I can't WAIT to read it! Check out her website!
Honestly, I am working on a few things right now, but after just finishing up some revisions on my romantic suspense, Collision Force for a potential publisher, I decided to spotlight what *should* be my focus next, my sequel to my first book Sword's Call, that comes out early 2013.
So, here goes. Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged, and if you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to drop me a line.
What is your working title of your book?Love’s Call
Where did the idea come from for the book?I’m not sure I can nail it down to one thing. This is the #2 book in my fantasy/romance series and when I finished the first one, Sword’s Call Book 1 of the King’s Riders Series (releases April 2013 from Gypsy Shadow Publishing) the hero of Love’s Call, Leargan, kinda “told” me it was his turn.
What genre does your book fall under?It’s Fantasy/Romance. Think dragons, elves, magic.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?I hadn’t really thought of that. A hot guy w/ dark hair and eyes and a pretty redheaded girl. Hehehe.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?A handsome knight ordered to marry his former captain’s daughter, who is a messenger in the King’s service and falls in love with her in the process. Little does he know, she is already in love with him. (I realize that sounds crappy. I am kinda stumped with these things. I promise it’s good, magic and adventure included!)
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?It will be published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing. Probably late 2013 or early 2014.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?I don’t exactly traditionally draft. I usually end up keeping most of my words. But I have been working on this story for a few years, and honestly a lot of it will probably go in the editing process. Right now, I would stay the heart of the story is about 95% completed from start to finish.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?No specific titles come to mind. My world has dragons, elves, magic, castles, kick-ass females, alpha males and a historical-ish flare. Sometimes even a quest or two. Sword fights and battles! I write epic fantasy. (this time anyways, I dabble in many genres!)
Who or what inspired you to write this book?I have always adored fantasy. I grew up reading the great ones, but Anne McCaffrey is my favorite. She’s the reason I write and love this genre.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
If you're an author and you want to play, drop me a tweet or a FB PM (links on the right) and I will email you the questions. I would love and appreciate to be tagged!
I'm tagging:
Lavender Daye
Michelle Varnier
Gina Lee Nelson
