Rites of Spring blog hop
First Times are the Best Times
Starting March 20, 2013, visit participating authors and bloggers to learn more about current titles and upcoming releases, and for your chance to WIN print books, ebooks, gift certificates, book swag–or one of two awesome Grand Prizes, including a Kindle Fire!
To enter the contest, just post a comment with your e-mail address about one of your first times. Every commenter gets a free ebook copy of Mr. Valentine’s newest science fiction romance, The Midas Rush.
But that’s not all. For more information, see the ‘Prizes, Prizes, Prizes’ section at the end of this article.
The Midas Rush
Rites of Spring is all about first times: first kisses, first intimacy, etc. The following selection from The Midas Rush is about an important first time for two of the main characters:
Tresky
This young, naive shepherd of the Gasparre tribe becomes the first human on the planet Jones turned into a mind reader by inscrutable but powerful aliens. Oh yeah, he also saves everyone on the planet.
Griganna
A world-weary policewoman, Griganna has led the fight that Tresky wins. Now she, too, has become a mind reader.
How does reading minds affect their delicate first time? Read on to find out!
“About that little problem of yours. I want to take care of it for you.”
“Problem?” Tresky frowned innocently, even though he glimpsed in her mind part of what she was going to say. “What problem?”
Griganna glanced around, then leaned over to whisper in his ear. “Your virginity.”
Tresky grinned, but then shook his head. “I’m still a Gasparre. A one-woman man forever. No brief affairs.”
“Oh. I … I’m sorry.” She turned away, though only for a moment. Her mouth rounded in disappointment, but her eyes burned with determination. “Surely you’re allowed a night’s happiness. Just one night, Tresky. Please!”
“Being Gasparre…” He swallowed dusty saliva, suddenly shy. “Being Gasparre means that when … if … we sleep together … after a suitable wait, of course … that we’ll have to—”
“I accept!” She threw herself into his embrace, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. She felt as light as a stubwing’s feather. As light as love everlasting.
But Tresky heaved a melodramatic sigh. “Does mind reading mean no man will get to finish a marriage proposal, ever again?”
“Yes. Yes, yes, yes!”
To purchase The Midas Rush
The Midas Rush is available wherever fine ebooks are sold. Here are a couple of links:
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Reviews are wildly appreciated. In this era of online word-of-mouth, they’re the lifeblood of an author’s existence!
Prizes, Prizes, Prizes!
Over 75 authors have giveaways and posts about important first times in their books. Everyone who posts a comment below wins a free ebook copy of The Midas Rush.
But that’s not all. We have TWO grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and enter to WIN multiple prizes. Yep, you can WIN up to 75 times!
Now what are those grand prizes in the Rafflecopter giveaway?
1st Place: Kindle Fire
2nd Place: $50 Amazon gift certificate
Worth entering, eh? So post your comment now, and then click the icon below to visit other blogs and enter again!
