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March 9, 2015
New Release!
It’s release day!!! CHAIN OF COMMAND is out!!! A dirty-talking retired marine spec ops hero, plus a no-nonsense, down-to-earth heroine, then add in a fight over a broken promise and sexy times. How can you resist that? Well, if you think you can let me try to lure you with this: as of the time I’m writing this Amazon has the book on sale for $2.99, so that’s about 80,000 words for under $3 – deal! It’s $3.99 everywhere else, which is still a really good price.
“Chain of Command is a winner…” – USA Today, Happy Ever After blog
Retired marine Sawyer Cain can’t forget all he’s seen and lost, but he can try to start over. Opening a gun range with his closest friends is the first step toward a new life—one where he finally buries the guilt he can’t seem to shake. So much depends on the property he needs to buy…and the gorgeous but completely frustrating woman who refuses to sell it.
Hailey Thorne is done—with loss and with anything military, after the closest thing she had to an uncle died in Afghanistan. When Sawyer shows up on her porch he has military written all over him. He’s one more in a long line of people who wants the land she inherited, and suddenly he’s everywhere she goes. Hailey can’t get the broad-shouldered, dirty-talking, dead-serious man out of her head. Or her life.
Sawyer’s not above using his skills in the bedroom to try to convince her to sell, and Hailey is more than willing to let him. Their pleasure-only arrangement works…until emotions get in the way. But Sawyer has a secret he’s convinced will have Hailey hating him forever, and Hailey’s not willing to risk loving anyone she could lose.
And if you want to order…
January 28, 2015
A Chit Chat
I got together with good friend Jill Shalvis and had a little chat about alpha heroes over at USA Today’s Happily Ever After blog. You can check it out HERE.
January 27, 2015
Release Day!!
It’s release day! PLAYING DIRTY is out. If you like romantic suspense or action movies…or guys with gun…this is a book for you. The hero is former CIA and now an agent with a group called The Alliance. The heroine is the girl next door – literally. We have a missing scientist, a toxin going up for international sale, romance and, as I said earlier, dudes with guns. How can you say no??? Maybe the cover will tempt you:
“Few people write romantic suspense like Dimon, as this pulse-pounding, complex opening to Bad Boys Undercover proves.” -RT Book Reviews
You can buy it in print or ebook. Here are some places to try…you know, just in case you want to pick up 100 or so copies: Amazon,
B&N and iBooks
December 31, 2014
The End of 2014
This says it all…
I hope everyone has a safe and happy celebration. See you in 2015!
December 25, 2014
Holidays!!
For all those who celebrate…MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I hope all of you out there have a safe and happy holiday season.
December 18, 2014
A Conversation & Contest With Jill Shalvis
My dear friend Jill Shalvis and I both have novella releases this month. We got together to talk about the books and the couples in them. You can check it out here and over on Jill’s blog HERE.
Before we get started, I thought it might be good for you to see inspiration photos we each used for our heroes. Here’s Jill’s for her hero Sawyer in MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY:
She’s so subtle. Here’s my inspiration for Ward in RUNNING HOT:
Now onto the chat…
We both love alpha heroes, smart heroines, romance novels and reading each other’s books. We also both have a novella out this December. HelenKay’s is a romantic suspense. No serial killers or stalkers. Just bad guys with big weapons who need to be stopped…the usual. Jill’s is a visit with a beloved couple in the Lucky Harbor series [Note from HelenKay: Sawyer continues to be my favorite Shalvis hero, and I may have begged for this...maybe.] Despite the similarities in reading and writing tastes, the couples in these books are not exactly alike. Take a peek:
Sawyer and Chloe in Jill’s MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY are already married. that means their relationship runs smoothly and nothing ever goes wrong and… [Note from Jill: Wait, what?]
“I’m not a piece of china,” she said.
“No one would ever mistake you for one,” he responded, and she was pretty sure it wasn’t a compliment.
[Note from HelenKay: I’m still trying to recover from the idea of marriage meaning everything runs smoothly.]
The heroine in HelenKay’s RUNNING HOT, Tasha, is a bit ticked off in her early meetings with the hero, Ward. Lucky for her, he is not at all threatened by a strong woman.
“You should know, if you move your feet even one inch I will punch you in the junk so hard I’ll have to send an apology to the future kids you’ll never have.” She winked at him. “Got that, stud?”
Sweet hell. Enemy or not, mercenary or con woman, she was so fucking hot. “You have my attention.”
[Note from Jill: I like Tasha’s style.]
Both heroines are smart…and they know a good thing when they see it:
From Chloe:
His dark brown eyes could be cool and unreadable—his cop eyes—or soft, melting chocolate, like when he was feeling frisky, though she hadn’t seen that side of him lately.
From Tasha:
She’d been sold one version of Ward. Now she faced down
another. Commanding, a guy fully in charge and trained as a weapon. He just got hotter, which sucked for her.
[Note from Jill: We need more photos of these guys.]
[Note from HelenKay: I am always in support of more dude photos.]
And these heroines never lose their spirit, which is why these alpha men love them:
From Chloe:
“Officer Hottie,” she murmured, and had the pleasure of seeing the big, badass, steely man grimace at the nickname he hated.
From Tasha:
Her stomach did this weird bouncing thing. She half hoped she’d come down with malaria, because if this was some sort of reaction to Ward and his words, she was in deep trouble.
While we think Sawyer and Ward would get along just fine if they met, we know Tasha and Chloe would began plans for worldwide domination…and we love that. We hope you’ll give both books a try and see what you think.
CONTEST: How about a giveaway? We’ll give away copies of each! The winners will be randomly selected from those who comment here, on my FB page and on Jill’s blog.
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You can order RUNNING HOT here:
You can order MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY here:
December 16, 2014
New Release In New Series!
t’s release day for RUNNING HOT!!!! One CIA hero, one MI6 heroine and one bad guy in Fiji. Add in a $1.99 price tag and, really, you should buy 100 copies. Right?
Well, if the price tag doesn’t entice you, how about the cover? Or the fact this is the kickoff novella for a new romantic suspense series? No serial killers or women being attacked – none. This is alpha dudes fighting bad guys and falling for smart women. How can you say no? [Note: I know you CAN but...]
Camped out at a resort bar in Fiji, CIA operative Ward Bennett may look like he’s on vacation but he’s really deep undercover, hunting a dictator on the run. Ward may be on the job, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t time for the sexy female bartender. That is, until she drugs him.When Tasha Gregory discovers the hottie on the barstool isn’t who he pretends to be, her MI6 training kicks into gear, and she has no choice but to take him out. Problem is, Ward’s not an easy man to put down for long. More than once, his interference almost blows her surveillance operation—and her ability to keep her heart to herself.
As the situation heats up, these two must decide whether they can trust one another—and quick. Working together might just make everyone safer, but getting close enough for comfort … might just get them killed.
Some links. You know, just in case you’re in the mood to buy:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
iBooks
November 27, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving!
I’ve had a busy but very good year and have a lot of reasons to be grateful. So, today I’ll celebrate Thanksgiving with a few of my favorite people and send good thoughts to those I won’t see and miss. To all of you out there who celebrate: have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! And stop by my Facebook Page tomorrow for a giveaway 
November 26, 2014
New Cover
On Friday I’ll post a giveaway on my Facebook page. Today I’m posting a new cover. This is for CHAIN OF COMMAND – retired marine special ops guys who open a gun range and personal security business outside of San Diego and the one woman accidentally stands in their way. The book comes out March 2015 and is the first of two connected books. Take a peek:
October 24, 2014
New Cover!
I forgot to show off a new cover!!! This is for FALLING HARD, the second single title (3rd book because the first is a novella), in the Bad Boys Undercover series from Avon. I think we can agree he looks kind of badass. Here’s the back cover copy:
After a grueling assignment with the black ops force known as the Alliance, Weston Brown is craving downtime. Instead, he’s pulled into his deadliest operation, in the one place he never wanted to see again. No-nonsense and so damn hot, Lexi Turner lied to get him to her mountain clinic in Pakistan. But the threat is terrifyingly real.Lexi has been asking too many questions, drawing the wrong kind of attention. As soon as she lays eyes on West, she can tell he’s quiet—yet tough—and has a rescue complex which will come in handy for going up against the world’s most ruthless gunrunners.
Cut off from the rest of the Alliance, Lexi and West navigate the brutal terrain and a primal sexual attraction. Sticking around has never been West’s way, but now he’ll use every resource to keep Lexi by his side, safe from a killer who leaves no loose ends behind.
You can pre-order from many places, including Amazon or B&N or iBooks (click on the store names).
