Double Dare is out!!!

Double Dare has been released early as promised....

Well, at least at Amazon.com and Smashwords thanks to my awesome tech skills.

The book was up for pre-order through Smashwords. So, when I was done I went to Smashwords.com, uploaded it and thought, "What the hell?" and hit the "Release Now" button....

That apparently screwed up the system, had iBooks removing the book temporarily to fix my blunder and Smashwords.com having the book for sale Friday.

Thankfully no one discovered that mistake...

Until Saturday, lol.

Once word spread I had no choice but to release the book through the only means I had at the time, Amazon.com.

So, to recap, I am never doing a pre-order like this again. I should not be allowed near buttons or gadgets or anything of the like and Double Dare is available at Amazon.com and Smashwords.com

We are trying to get Double Dare released early at iBooks, but if it doesn't work out, it will be released on Thursday as planned. I apologize for this and will make sure something like this never happens again.

In other news...

I have a Double Dare Giveaway going on right now for some pretty awesome prizes including an iPad, signed books, gift card, etc. You can find that at www.rlmathewson.com


Here's an excerpt of Double Dare:

“Wow, I’m stuffed. How about you?” she asked, knowing that it probably was a bad idea to keep taunting him, but she really just couldn’t help herself.

There really was something about getting back at the bastard that gave her such pleasure, she decided as she made a big show of scooping up another bite of chocolate cream pie and bringing it halfway to her mouth only to set it back down on her plate with a sad shake of her head and a little sigh.

“You’re going to pay for this,” Darrin practically snarled as he stabbed his fork in what had to be his thirtieth helping of lettuce. Keeping his glare locked on her, he shoved the forkful of wilted lettuce in his mouth and chewed.

“How’s that lettuce working out for you?”

He paused mid-chew as his eyes narrowed on her and she knew, just knew, that he was imagining all the violent things that he’d like to do to her. So, of course she picked up her phone and snapped another picture.

“Hmm, that was a good one,” she mumbled, noting how the phone was able to pick up the murderous gleam in his eyes.

Ah, memories…

“You’re going to pay for this,” he repeated, practically shaking with rage.

She considered pointing out that she’d graciously allowed him to have a delicious glass of tap water with his meal, but decided against it since something in his expression told her that it was probably a bad idea. Actually, now that she thought about it, it would probably be for the best if she left now since the restaurant was closing in an hour. It would give her enough time to run back to the hotel, switch her room and buy some supplies just in case she was forced to lay low for a few days.

With that in mind, she stood up, noting the way that he watched her every move, and grabbed her bag. “Well, it’s been fun, but I’m afraid that I have to be going now.”

“Marybeth,” he snarled in warning.

If only she knew when to stop when she was ahead, she thought, shaking her head sadly as she looked over to Danny’s table to find it empty. She glanced around the busy restaurant until she spotted him with his girlfriend at the far end of the buffet, waiting in line at the meat carving station.

She really shouldn’t do this, mostly because it was probably going to get her killed, but…

She really couldn’t help herself.

After watching Danny for a few more seconds to make sure that he wasn’t going to turn around, she shifted her attention back to the man that she loved to torment. There was just something so wrong with enjoying playing with fire, and she was definitely playing with fire, she thought as she threaded her fingers through his hair, leaned down and did the one thing that she’d missed the most over the past month.

She kissed him.

Thank you again and I'm sorry about this mix up,
R.L.