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Stinger Spotify Playlist

I will post where each song fits within the book after October 1st (the publish date).

Leo and Leo’s Chance on sale! .99¢ until September 9th!

Upcoming Book Signings

I’m so excited to be going to  a number of book signings this Fall and into 2014! The following is my upcoming schedule. I’d love to see some of you there! Tickets are going fast – get yours now!

Lovely Ladies and Naughty Book Author Signing – Pittsburgh, October 19, 2014 – https://www.facebook.com/events/16236...

Cleveland House of Blues Author Signing – Cleveland, April 26, 2014 – https://www.facebook.com/groups/47874...

Penned Con – St. Louis, September 12, 2014 – https://www.facebook.com/pennedcon

Queen City Indie Con – Cincinnati, October 24 & 25, 2014 – http://queencityindiecon.com

Stinger Excerpt (Expected release date, Fall 2013)

Disclaimer – The following is unedited and may change slightly before the book is released.

Chapter 1

Las Vegas, Nevada

 Grace

As I walked into the luxurious Bellagio hotel and casino, tired and rumpled from my flight, I saw two signs directing guests to the conferences going on that weekend. There was the one I was there to attend, The International Law Students Association Conference, and then there was another one, The Adult Entertainment Expo. My eyes moved back and forth between the signs and my brow furrowed. Well, that was… interesting. I guess that’s Vegas for you, I thought. Law students, porn stars, aliens from distant planets, it hadn’t taken me long to realize–just walking through the airport actually–that when it came to the City of Sin, shock value was practically non-existent.

If I didn’t figure that out from the pantless man the cops were chasing through the airport upon my arrival, then I definitely got it from the g-stringed Elvis impersonator who flew by me on roller skates as I got out of my Shuttle in front of the hotel. “You’re not in Kansas anymore, honey,” the driver had laughed as my head swiveled to watch the rolling, half-dressed Elvis glide away.

Apparently not.

As I walked further into the lobby, my mouth fell open and my eyes immediately moved upwards. The ceiling was filled with the most stunning glass blossoms–hundreds of them in every color imaginable. I moved in a circle, my head bent back, unable to look away from the gorgeous, overhead art. How in the world had that been installed? Finally, after a minute of drinking it in, I looked down and moved toward the front desk.

I was so completely awestruck by the stone pillars and gallery of fresh flowers and floating hot air balloons behind the check-in that I almost didn’t hear the woman desk-clerk call out to me. I wheeled my small suitcase up to the counter and smiled brightly at her. “Grace Hamilton. I have a reservation,” I said.

The desk clerk smiled back. “Okay, let me just look you up… okay, here we go. You’re here for the law student conference starting tomorrow?”

“Yes.” I smiled.

“What school do you go to?” she asked as she took my credit card and swiped it quickly.

“Georgetown,” I said, as I took my credit card back.

“Great school! Well have a good time. You’re on the twenty-sixth floor, checked in until Monday. Check out time is noon. Here’s a folder for those checking in for the law student conference. There’s a schedule in there, a name tag, and any information you might need for this weekend.” She handed everything to me and smiled again as she gestured to the next person in line.

“Thanks,” I said, grabbing my suitcase handle and turning to walk toward the elevators. As I rounded the corner, I ran smack dab into a hard, male chest. “Oh, gosh! I’m so sorry!” I exclaimed, looking up.

“No, I’m sorry–” he started to say at the same time. Our eyes met and we both fell silent, me blinking at him as he steadied me with both hands on my arms.

He was about my age with sandy colored hair that was just a little too long and curling up at the ends, and one of those handsome faces that manages to be both manly and boyish at the same time. Simultaneously rugged and pretty. His hazel eyes were fringed with thick, dark lashes, his nose straight and his full lips curved into a half-smile.

I glanced down quickly to take in his frame, lean but muscled, clad in dark jeans and a conservative button-down white shirt, sleeves rolled up.

He stared at me for a couple beats and something in his expression seemed to soften as my eyes moved back to his and his smile grew bigger. He looked down at me and then bent to pick up the key card I had dropped when we collided.

As I watched him scoop up my card, the strangest feeling washed over me, almost like déjà vu–like we had met before. I furrowed my brow at the odd sensation, wondering if he was a law student that I had seen in passing at school. Here for the same conference?

As he stood straight and turned his shoulders toward me so that we were both facing each other completely, he held the key card out to me, and I saw that he had a conference nametag on. “Oh, you are here for the conference,” I exclaimed, “I thought I might–” And that’s when I read it, “Carson Stinger, Straight Male Performer, Adult Entertainment Expo.”

I stared at the words for a couple beats, digesting them, and then my eyes moved back up to his. He was smirking now and his eyes no longer held that softness I had seen just a minute before.

I cleared my throat and stood taller. “Well, then, I’m sorry again for the… uh, not watching where I was…” I cleared my throat, beginning again, “Well, have a good time… er, a nice time, um, enjoy,” I gestured toward his name tag, “the show. Or rather, not the show, but the… well, enjoy the weekend.”

What the hell was wrong with me? I was never flustered like this! I was going into law because I was good at finding the right words under pressure. And here a good-looking porn star had me so rattled, I could barely form a coherent sentence?

And that’s when he burst out laughing. “I will, Buttercup. And you enjoy your weekend too. Let me guess. Law student conference?”

I started to walk around him, but stopped when I heard the clearly condescending nickname and the amusement in his voice. “Yes, actually. Is there something wrong with that?”

“No, not at all. Looks like we’re both here to learn how to be the best at getting people off.”

My brows snapped down. “Well that’s… that’s a disgusting way to put it.”

He moved closer to me until I was forced to step back. “Why? Getting people off is such a rush, Buttercup. Don’t be ashamed of doing it well.”

I coughed and narrowed my eyes. Eww. This man was not going to turn me into a flustered idiot for one second longer. I glanced back to his nametag and tapped it with my index finger. “I do a lot of things well, Carson, none of which I’m ashamed of,” I said, leaning into him so that he knew I wasn’t going to be intimidated by his blatant sexual innuendos.

He stared at me for a beat, that amused glint still in his eyes and then grinned, slow and sexy as his eyes dipped to my cleavage. “I bet.” He took that full bottom lip between his teeth and looked back up at me.

I gawked at him for a second because I felt my nipples get hard under my white blouse and I did not appreciate that. Not one bit. I was going to have a talk with my body later and lay down the law. There was absolutely no getting turned on by porn stars purposefully trying to shock and intimidate for no apparent reason. The fact that any small part of him had turned me on pissed me the hell off. I saw his eyes travel downward again, this time to my puckered nipples, showing easily through the thin material of my blouse and his smirk got bigger. I flushed in humiliation.

I made a frustrated, angry sound in my throat and marched away from Carson Stinger, Straight Male Performer. Uggghhhhh.

Stinger – Cover Reveal and Synopsis

 

Grace Hamilton was the girl with a plan. She knew exactly where her life was going and prided herself on always achieving her goals. It was who she was, and how she lived her life. She never stepped outside the lines, and never considered what she might desire and whom she was actually trying so hard to please. Until him…

Carson Stinger was a man who didn’t play by any rules except his own. Working in the adult entertainment industry, he didn’t care what others thought, and took each day as it came, no direction, no plan. He knew what women wanted from him and believed it was all he had to offer. Until her…

When circumstances forced them to spend several hours together, they walked away changed. But for two people who never should have meshed, overcoming the reality of their vastly different lives wasn’t possible. And least not yet…

Leo’s Chance Playlist

The following is an exact location for each song! I hope it’s a good reading companion! Many of these songs really helped me conjur up the “feeling” of each scene.

Following Evie – Dreaming with a Broken Heart, John Mayer

First Date – You Make it Real, James Morrison

Jake Goes to Bar – What I’ve Done, Linkin Park

Jake Leaves Bar – Not Over You, Gavin DeGraw

Breakthrough with Doc – My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark, Fall Out Boy

Date at Condo – Look After You, The Fray

Their First Time in His Eyes – Make You Feel my Love, Orto Pilot

Dancing at Club – Troublemaker, Olly Murs, Flo Rida

Preparing to Tell Evie the Truth – You Know Where I’m at, Gavin DeGraw

Tattoo Reveal/Drives Around – Where You Are, Gavin DeGraw

Lauren/Doc’s Letter/Sits on Patio – The Fighter, Gym Class Heroes

Epilogue – We Both Know, Colbie Caillat, Gavin DeGraw

 

Leo’s Chance Blog Tour – 6/16 thru 6/24

Here is the Leo’s Chance blog tour schedule! I can hardly believe all the amazing blogs that are participating! It starts tomorrow – Father’s Day – which is perfect because if your husband is like mine, the best gift you can give him is to focus on a steamy book for a little while before tuning back into RL… where he’ll be waiting!  Ha!

There is also a really great giveaway, including a Kindle Paperwhite, a $50 Amazon gift card and a signed paperback copy of Leo and Leo’s Chance! Visit my Facebook page: http://www.Facebook.com/MiaSheridanAuthor to enter!

Leo’s Chance Blog Tour Schedule:

6/16-

Coffee, Books and Lip Gloss- Review

Rate My Romance- Review

6/17-

Love Between The Sheets- Review

Reviews By Tammy and Kim- Review

All Romance Reviews- Review

6/18

Waves of Fiction- Review

Swoon Worthy Books- Review

6/19

Aestas Book Blog- Review and Author Interview

The Book Bella’s- Review

My Fictional Boyfriend and Book Whore- Review

6/20

Bookaholics Blog- Review

The Romance Cover- Review

6/21

Sugar And Spice Book Blog- Review

Rainy Day Reads- Review

6/22

Shhhh… Mom’s Reading- Review

Book Addict Mumma- Review

6/23

Confessions Of A Book Heaux- Review and Character Interview

Enchanting Ella- Review

6/23

The Book Addicts- Review, Excerpt and Deleted Scene

The Rock Stars of Romance- Review

Early Release Date!

I am ahead of schedule and happy to announce that Leo’s Chance will be released a week early on June 18th! 

xx! Mia

Leo’s Chance – Release Date!

Hi All! I’m so happy to announce that Leo’s Chance has a release date! June 25th! It seems both far away and RIGHT around the corner. I’m planning a blog tour for the third week of June and I’ll update on that as it gets closer.

xx! Mia

$100 Amazon Gift Card – Facebook Giveaway!

Hi friends!

Just wanted to let you know that there is a giveaway for a $100 gift card on my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/miasheridanauthor. Why? Just because I like giveaways and I love my readers! Hope to see you there! xx! Mia