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July 19, 2013
Flapper Friday -- Speak Easy Swag & Release Tour Schedule
Happy Friday!
Those of you on the NAmazing Adventure, please click the banner on the right to be directed to my NAA post, and good luck!
Those of you here for a bit of modern flapper swag, allow me.
In honor of SPEAK EASY's *official* release week, which kicks off (*officially*) on Monday with a blog tour (schedule below), I'm giving away a grand prize swag pack!
(Psssst. Over here. Yeah, you. *Official* release is Monday. You want it early? Come around the corner. I've got what you want, and her...
Those of you on the NAmazing Adventure, please click the banner on the right to be directed to my NAA post, and good luck!
Those of you here for a bit of modern flapper swag, allow me.
In honor of SPEAK EASY's *official* release week, which kicks off (*officially*) on Monday with a blog tour (schedule below), I'm giving away a grand prize swag pack!
(Psssst. Over here. Yeah, you. *Official* release is Monday. You want it early? Come around the corner. I've got what you want, and her...
July 16, 2013
Tempt Me Tuesday...Speak Easy's Chapter One
Hello darlings!
First, if you're looking for my NAmazing Adventure post, CLICK HERE.
For Speak Easy's first chapter, just read on...I hope it tempts you to want more. :)
Chapter One
Friday, July 13th, 1923
The woman approached me at the counter, keeping her eyes low. “A quart of maple syrup,” she said, her voice hushed.
I didn’t recognize her. “What kind?”
“Canadian.” Clutching her purse to her stomach, she peeked at me from beneath the brim of her hat.
“What are you making?”
“Griddlecakes.”
I no...
First, if you're looking for my NAmazing Adventure post, CLICK HERE.
For Speak Easy's first chapter, just read on...I hope it tempts you to want more. :)
Chapter One
Friday, July 13th, 1923
The woman approached me at the counter, keeping her eyes low. “A quart of maple syrup,” she said, her voice hushed.
I didn’t recognize her. “What kind?”
“Canadian.” Clutching her purse to her stomach, she peeked at me from beneath the brim of her hat.
“What are you making?”
“Griddlecakes.”
I no...
July 14, 2013
The NAmazing Adventure!
Welcome to my stop on the NAmazing Adventure, a blog hop featuring over 60 New Adult authors, and prize packs that include ARCs, signed books, gift cards, swag, and more!
If you're not sure what the NAmazing Adventure is, please click here to start from the beginning and read the complete rules on the NA Alley website. Now let's get this journey on the road!
Book Description...
Temptation is everywhere.
It's July, 1923. By day twenty-year-old Tiny O’Mara works for her father’s smalltime boo...
If you're not sure what the NAmazing Adventure is, please click here to start from the beginning and read the complete rules on the NA Alley website. Now let's get this journey on the road!
Book Description...
Temptation is everywhere.
It's July, 1923. By day twenty-year-old Tiny O’Mara works for her father’s smalltime boo...
July 9, 2013
Tempt Me Tuesday...With Waffles
Mmmmmm, today's tempt is brought to you by waffles.
My lovely friend Sophia Bleu's NA romance CATCHING LIAM released this week at just 99 cents--grab it at that price while you can. (Oh, you have a Nook? Here you go, sweet pea.)
Because...
One of the many scenes I can't get out of my head from this book is when Jillian wakes up to the scent of vanilla wafting through her apartment and a hot boy with a Scottish accent making waffles in her kitchen.
I loves my evening cocktails, but damn if Sophia...
My lovely friend Sophia Bleu's NA romance CATCHING LIAM released this week at just 99 cents--grab it at that price while you can. (Oh, you have a Nook? Here you go, sweet pea.)
Because...
One of the many scenes I can't get out of my head from this book is when Jillian wakes up to the scent of vanilla wafting through her apartment and a hot boy with a Scottish accent making waffles in her kitchen.
I loves my evening cocktails, but damn if Sophia...
July 8, 2013
I'm Stalky and I Know It
Back in my YA querying days, I used to stalk agents on Twitter. I bet you did too.
(Or you still are.)
Sure, it was obsessive and mildly creepy, but I came to the conclusion that every aspiring writer did it and if I wasn't lurking about on Twitter, I might miss something, like the chance to overanalyze that befuddling tweet.
Was that MY query that got a yes? Were those MY sample pages he adored? Could that be MY ms that so delighted her she forgot to get off the train?
But mostly it was worse......
(Or you still are.)
Sure, it was obsessive and mildly creepy, but I came to the conclusion that every aspiring writer did it and if I wasn't lurking about on Twitter, I might miss something, like the chance to overanalyze that befuddling tweet.
Was that MY query that got a yes? Were those MY sample pages he adored? Could that be MY ms that so delighted her she forgot to get off the train?
But mostly it was worse......
July 4, 2013
5 Sexy Questions for Emma Hart
Lucky me--as part of the New Adult Authors Unite Sensational Summer Blog Tour, I got to interview New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Emma Hart!
Talented, successful, and cute.
I'd hate her if she weren't so dang sweet.
Emma's latest release is the second book in The Game series, PLAYING FOR KEEPS. It is sweet and spicy--a perfect summer read! And this week, it's on sale for just 99 cents! Get it now, and thank me later. :)
Yes, it is that sexy.
PLAYING FOR KEEPS is so darn hot th...
Talented, successful, and cute.I'd hate her if she weren't so dang sweet.
Emma's latest release is the second book in The Game series, PLAYING FOR KEEPS. It is sweet and spicy--a perfect summer read! And this week, it's on sale for just 99 cents! Get it now, and thank me later. :)
Yes, it is that sexy.PLAYING FOR KEEPS is so darn hot th...
June 28, 2013
Flapper Friday: Condom Crazy
This is one of those history lessons we didn't get in school.
A lovely reader who just finished an ARC of SPEAK EASY emailed me about a scene where Enzo retrieves a condom from his coat pocket. (It is a favorite scene of mine.)
She was curious about the accuracy of this--did such a thing exist in the 1920s?
Why, yes!
I admit that when I was writing the scene, I looked it up to make sure (that's the downside of writing hot scenes in historical settings--you have to stop and look things up...more o...
A lovely reader who just finished an ARC of SPEAK EASY emailed me about a scene where Enzo retrieves a condom from his coat pocket. (It is a favorite scene of mine.)
She was curious about the accuracy of this--did such a thing exist in the 1920s?
Why, yes!
I admit that when I was writing the scene, I looked it up to make sure (that's the downside of writing hot scenes in historical settings--you have to stop and look things up...more o...
June 25, 2013
Tempt Me Tuesday: Fixed on You
Lovers of smexy books are feasting this week on some hot new releases, and one of them is FIXED ON YOU by my friend Laurelin Paige.
Mmmm. Suit porn.
Laurelin writes some really sexy stuff, so if you like your romance with heat a la Gideon and Eva, you will eat up Hudson and Laynie and lick the plate!
Here is my fantasy Hudson as he appears when Laynie first meets him--blue suit, gray eyes, stubble.
Hudsoooooooooon!
One of my favorite scenes is when Hudson takes Laynie shopping for a dress to wear...
Mmmm. Suit porn.Laurelin writes some really sexy stuff, so if you like your romance with heat a la Gideon and Eva, you will eat up Hudson and Laynie and lick the plate!
Here is my fantasy Hudson as he appears when Laynie first meets him--blue suit, gray eyes, stubble.
Hudsoooooooooon!One of my favorite scenes is when Hudson takes Laynie shopping for a dress to wear...
June 14, 2013
It's for a Book--I Swear!
You know that feeling when you're writing a scene and you have to google something kinda shady?
And you go like this
and type in something like "How far out do you have to toss a body in the lake so it won't come back to shore?"
(BTW, that totally wasn't me. But it was another writer's actual search.)
So this week I had to google things like "opium form suitable for smoking" and "how to smuggle opium" and I sort of expected the NSA to come after me. I didn't want to be alone in my paranoia, so I...
And you go like this
and type in something like "How far out do you have to toss a body in the lake so it won't come back to shore?"
(BTW, that totally wasn't me. But it was another writer's actual search.)
So this week I had to google things like "opium form suitable for smoking" and "how to smuggle opium" and I sort of expected the NSA to come after me. I didn't want to be alone in my paranoia, so I...
June 11, 2013
Tempt Me Tuesday -- What's Under that Kilt???
Today's Tempt Me Tuesday is brought to you by waffles, kilts, Chiclets, Scottish exchange students, and the lovely Sophia Bleu.
Her NA romance CATCHING LIAM releases July 8th, and just take a look...
Gah! What a sexy fun summer read! I love a romance with a sense of humor. :)
I will admit--I've never had a thing for guys in kilts before, aaaand then I saw this picture...
Let's just say I had to change my mind.
And maybe my panties.
(Did I just say that out loud?)
Her NA romance CATCHING LIAM releases July 8th, and just take a look...
Gah! What a sexy fun summer read! I love a romance with a sense of humor. :)
I will admit--I've never had a thing for guys in kilts before, aaaand then I saw this picture...
Let's just say I had to change my mind.
And maybe my panties.
(Did I just say that out loud?)
