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February 7, 2014
Book Blitz: Hot For You by Jessie Evans
Book Title: Hot for You Author: Jessie Evans Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: February 5, 2014 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
Too hot to handle…
Faith Miller has faith in two things—her surrogate firehouse family, and her own two hands—and she needs a man in her life like a fish needs a bicycle. Growing up watching her mom get used and discarded by one deadbeat boyfriend after another has left Faith jaded, and determined not to fall into the same trap. But when Mick Whitehouse moves back to Summerville, Faith’s happy, single life is turned upside down. The hunky carpenter is a far cry from the little boy she used to wrestle with on the playground in elementary school. Mick’s all grown up, tempting as sugar coated sin, and determined to seduce Faith into forgetting all her rules.
One kiss under the mistletoe and Mick Whitehouse knows that he wants Faith Miller. Bad. After years of lukewarm relationships with the wrong kind of girls, Mick is powerfully drawn to Summerville’s only female firefighter, and determined not to let her push him away. Beneath Faith’s tough exterior is a heart of gold, and the chemistry between them is four-alarm hot. But just as he finally convinces Summerville’s most confirmed bachelorette to take a chance on love, an old girlfriend waltzes into town and drops a bombshell in Mick’s lap.
As Faith and Mick come to terms with the shocking news, Faith must choose: let fear of repeating her mother’s mistakes send her running, or have faith in the man she’s come to love?
“You,” Faith said with a disgusted shake of her head, her tone inferring that finding Mick starting across the street toward her was only slightly less disgusting than discovering she’d stepped in a steaming pile of dog doo. “What are you doing here?”
“I live above the bakery now.” Mick forced a smile, refusing to take Faith’s scowl at face value. She’d acted irritated with him at the Fireman’s Ball, too, but she’d also kissed him like his mouth contained the last gasp of air in a burning building.
Things weren’t always what they seemed with Faith, which was part of the reason he found her so damned interesting.
“Great,” she said with a sigh, swinging her backpack over one shoulder. “When did that happen?”
“Last week, right after the store opened.” Mick stepped onto the sidewalk beside her. “And not long after Jake and Naomi got engaged. A lot of things have changed while you’ve been gone.”
Faith snorted in a way that Mick found inexplicably sexy.
“Duh. I knew that was going to happen. I knew before anyone. I have a phantom limb that tingles when people are getting ready to get hitched, and it was tingling big time for those two.”
Mick grinned. “A phantom limb?”
“Yes,” she said, standing up straighter, her posture making it clear she wasn’t in the mood to be teased, which of course only made Mick want to tease her more.
“So, where was this limb before it became a phantom, marriage-foretelling limb?” he asked, letting his eyes roam up and down Faith’s body, disturbed to realize that he found her sexier in orange pants and an oversized jacket than he’d found Nina in her skimpy dress. “Was it a third arm, or a third leg?”
“It was a vestigial tail,” she said with a straight face. “And I know you don’t want to come on to a girl who used to have a tail, so take a step back, Whitehouse.”
“I wouldn’t care if you still had a tail, Miller,” he said, ambling closer, until their frosty breath mingled between their faces. “I’d still want to take you out.”
Faith’s eyes narrowed. “Stop it,” she said in a softer voice. “We talked about this.”
“We did not,” Mick said, deliberately playing dumb. “I don’t remember any talk about your tail. If I had, I would have asked Maddie to knit you a tail warmer instead of that horrible vest she made me for Christmas.”
Faith’s lips quirked up at the edges. It was a flicker of a smile, but enough to give Mick hope.
“Come on,” he said. “Give me a chance. Let me take you and your tail out to dinner.”
“I never had a tail, and I certainly don’t have one now,” she said, then added after a beat, “As for the other…I appreciate the offer, but I’m not interested.”
“Liar,” Mick said, knowing he was right when Faith’s eyes widened and a spark flickered in their warm brown depths.
“I think you’re interested,” he continued. “And I think if I kissed you right now, you’d kiss me back the way you did at the ball.”
Jessie Evans gave up a career as an international woman of mystery to write the sassy, Southern romances she always wanted to read.
She’s married to the man of her dreams, and together they’re raising a few adorable, mischievous children in a tree house in the boonies. She grew up in rural Arkansas, spending summers running wild, being chewed by chiggers, and now appreciates her home in a chigger-free part of the world even more.
When she’s not writing, Jessie enjoys playing her dulcimer (badly), sewing the worlds ugliest quilts to give to her friends, going for bike rides with her house full of boys, and wandering the woods, glass of wine and camera both in hand, on the lookout for Bigfoot.
A southern girl, born and bred, Jessie loves writing Southern romances with just the right amount of sizzle, and hopes you’ll enjoy her stories set in the fictional town of Summerville, Georgia.
February 6, 2014
MARINA
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BDSM/Domestic Discipline, Erotic...
MARINA
Naughty Nookie Series
BDSM/Domestic Discipline, Erotic Romance
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I’ve always liked Martin Freeman. Even in The...
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I’ve always liked Martin Freeman. Even in The Office, which I hated. Especially loved The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy :) But then, I am a geek. :)
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If you believe in soul mates, which I do, you never stop waiting...
If you believe in soul mates, which I do, you never stop waiting until you’ve made the discovery…
Today's Research: Globe Genie - Joe McMichael (Link)
Globe Genie teleports you to a random spot somewhere across the world.
I love this site! It’s awesome! :D Sometimes, as I write, it’s hard because I need to describe a place I’ve never been. I can’t imagine what it was like back in the days without Internet. Good God, it must have been hard! But this is like random teleportation :D And you can see different stuff on different continents. Rock on! :P
BOOK BLITZ: BREAKING LAUREN by JORDAN DEEN
Book Title: Breaking Lauren Author: Jordan Deen Genre: Young Adult Release Date: February 18, 2013 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
Seventeen-year-old Danny Cummings’ life is far from a fairytale, but that’s okay since he doesn’t believe in happy endings. After spending a year in juvenile hall for maliciously beating his sister’s boyfriend, Danny embraces his badass image.
Spending most nights drinking, fighting and collecting gambling debts for his Uncle, Danny’s life is out of control. His addiction to the bad boy lifestyle won’t let him do anything about it, even with his family begging him to go straight.
But, when fifteen-year-old Lauren McIntosh stumbles into one of his nightly escapades, the self-proclaimed anti-romantic can’t concentrate on anything except Lauren and the fact that she’s on the same path his sister was on.
Danny knows true love happening for the villain is as common as gamblers paying their debt on time, but he’s never backed away from a challenge before and he hates the idea that history will repeat itself.
Growing old with the man she loves-in the small town where she was born-is the only dream Lauren McIntosh has ever had; that is until her family is practically run out of town amidst rumors of arson and adultery. So, when she meets Danny at her new school and hears the rumors about his activities from her new friends, she wants nothing to do with him or the gossip that seems to follow Danny everywhere.
After a dangerous and ill-fated attempt at sneaking out, she develops unwelcome feelings for Danny that he seems to reciprocate. But, Danny’s unrelenting pursuit makes Lauren nervous, especially since he’s the only one that wants to know the secrets surrounding her family’s move.
Lauren can’t tell if Danny’s intentions are true or if he has other plans for their newfound and unlikely friendship. The only way to figure out is to let him in and that could destroy everything, including the popularity and social acceptance she desperately seeks. “Jordan Deen is an Award-Winning Young Adult and New Adult Author from East St. Louis, Illinois. Her debut novel, THE CRESCENT was a 2010 Reader’s Favorite Award Winner. Her second novel, HALF MOON released in 2011. BREAKING LAUREN is her third novel and was a finalist in the Texas Literary Awards. The sequel, LOSING LAUREN was released on 12/5/2013. Jordan is published with Black Rose Writing, a non-genre specific press out of Texas. ‘Life is about the journey…’ ”
February 5, 2014
EXCLUSIVE: COVER REVEAL OF FRUSTRATED INSTINCTS
Last week, I...
EXCLUSIVE: COVER REVEAL OF FRUSTRATED INSTINCTS
Last week, I revealed part three of Marina’s Naughty Nookie tale’s title: FRUSTRATED INSTINCTS. And here’s the cover!!!
And if you haven’t checked out this highly rated series, then here’s the blurb for the next part of Marina’s crazy life!
Marina’s new life is as chaotic as her previous one. Her art, her position at the ranch, combined with every other chore, makes her new role as submissive to Nate all the more precious. A time for passionate exploration of these new kinks in her nature and she revels in being in the center of her Sir’s spotlight.
Having dived head first into this new lifestyle, Marina is intent on giving her Sir her all, but is he hiding something from her? When she’s willing to bare all, the very nooks and crannies of her soul to him, how can she trust in a man with secrets…? Potentially dangerous ones.
Having faith in Nate and placing her trust in her Sir seem to be too hard a prospect, especially when she learns the truth but not from the man himself.
Is this the end of Marina’s new beginning?
Find out in Frustrated Instincts…
As always, thanks to Clarissa from yocladesigns.com
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The craziest thing about this is the fact that perfection is...
The craziest thing about this is the fact that perfection is BORING! Why would you want boring over real? Real is character and flaws and experience… Why wouldn’t you want that?
"All the more reason to share this kind of thing with me. I’m more than just your Master, princess. ..."
“I’ll try and tell you these things in future, Sir.”
He grunts. “You’ll do more than try! But, enough of that, what else have you done?””
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A sneak quote from FRUSTRATED INSTINCTS!! Part Three of Marina’s Naughty Nookie Tale!!
COMING SOON!
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