Archive for February, 2008
February 29, 2008
5:45 pm • Filed under: Books I Love
How could I forget that my good friend Feisty has a book out today? HOW COULD I???
Well I’m able to redeem myself right now. ‘Cos here it is:
(click cover to purchase, read excerpt, etc.)
As an ex-cop turned private investigator in Reno, Nevada, Mason O’Malley thinks he’s seen it all. But nothing could prepare him for the kooky phone call about a stolen tiara — or the weird, irresistible woman who places it.
Lacy Kane is a fiery redhead with a love for vintage and a superhuman sense of smell. Her scent energy is grounded in the amethyst that decorates her prized tiara, so she’s desperate to get the stolen item back. When she hires a private detective, though, Lacy gets more than she bargained for in Mason, a gorgeous, dominant tough guy with a hypnotic scent.
And that’s before the handcuffs come out…
This book has the immortal line “Hornier than a breadbox.” If that doesn’t intrigue you I don’t know what will!
So buy it damn it! It’ll make you hornier than a breadbox!
Tags: Friday pimpage, hornier than a breadbox, Lillian Feisty
February 29, 2008
6:00 am • Filed under: Books I Love
I’m a book whore, I admit it. I buy way too many and I create little (ha ha) TBR piles that grow and grow. It’s a sickness. So I’ve been trying to lay off purchasing books just to save some bucks ya know? But I do have my automatic buys.
(click cover to go to Jodi’s site)
I heart Jodi Lynn Copeland. She was the first Kensington Aphrodisia book I read. After Hours is what it was called. It was hot! And funny! Contemporaries are normally my favorite reads. I loved every minute of this book. I’ve enjoyed all of her books. She rocks.
To an extent, she was my inspiration to push beyond writing the sizzling romance and actually write sizzling HOT romance. So thanks Jodi.
Anywho, I started reading it this afternoon. So far so good! Talk about hot! Whew. Gimme a glass of cold water!
Tags: Friday pimpage, Jodi Lynn Copeland
February 29, 2008
12:27 am • Filed under: Writing
February 28, 2008
5:00 am • Filed under: Writing
Yes I do! So here’s an excerpt of Fortune’s Deception, which comes out this TUESDAY MARCH 4TH at SAMHAIN PUBLISHING.
Think I’m trying to tell you something? Like maybe, don’t forget that date or publisher cos uh, I’d like for you to buy it?
I. am. shameless.
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Brittney was going to turn him away. She had to.
With a sigh, she threw her brush into the sink and pulled her hair into a high ponytail. No reason getting glammed up if she was going to spend the night alone. She’d realized the minute she walked out of his office she had to do this, sever all sexual ties with her financial planner. She should’ve never done it with him in the first place, and she’d made more than her share of mistakes in her life.
Then he called her at six, his voice so sexy, a little gruff as he spoke. When he asked if he could come over, she didn’t even hesitate with her answer. Just hearing him talk made her sex weep with moisture, caused her nipples to stiffen into tight little aching buds.
She’d hung up the phone and known immediately she’d made a mistake. No way could he come over to her house and essentially fuck her brains out. She didn’t want to lead him on, didn’t want him to think she could offer him something more. Relationships were not a part of her life, they never had been. She didn’t do consecutive dating, didn’t do any of that stuff. She had no idea how to do any of it.
Of course, what she and Charlie had certainly couldn’t be called dating. That description was downright laughable. No, one illicit encounter in his office did not constitute dating, but she had a feeling he was a serious kind of guy.
She didn’t care to stick around long enough to have someone hurt her, because that’s what always happened. Nothing could last forever. She’d suffered enough through her entire childhood, taking blow after emotional blow when she’d been young and had no defenses. All of it had been so painful, so heartbreaking. Never, ever again would she put herself through something like that willingly.
Could she recall one serious boyfriend throughout her entire string of so-called relationships? Not really. She was the good-time girl, the one guys liked to hang out with, the one they liked to bang, especially because she was no-strings. No fuss, no muss, just fun.
Mister Number Cruncher Charles Manning probably didn’t even know the meaning of no fuss, no muss. He was probably intent on finding a woman ready to settle down with, looking for a relationship. He reeked of commitment. His cologne was probably named Commitment.
That was so not her style.
The doorbell rang and she ran her hands down the front of her cotton tank dress, her palms suddenly sweaty. She hated having to turn him away, didn’t want to see the disappointment in his eyes, on his face, but it had to be done. One minor encounter with the man and already she was in over her head. She couldn’t imagine how an actual sweaty mattress session with him would make her feel.
Be strong. She lifted her chin, straightened her posture and walked with determined steps to the door.
All thoughts of being strong and dumping his sexy ass flew right out the door with her first sight of him on her front porch. Her jaw dropped open in surprise, her mouth going dry. He looked deliciously sexy with his hands stuffed in the front pockets of worn jeans, a black T-shirt stretched tight across his broad chest. He smiled at her, dimples flashing, brown eyes filled with sexual heat behind the wire frames of his glasses. Her heart skipped a beat and her entire body roared to life, eager for his touch.
Just one more time, what can it hurt? She could take it, she thought as she grabbed his hand and yanked him inside, kicking the door shut behind him. She pushed his big body against the door, flattened herself against him and pulled his head down.
“Nice to see you, too,” he murmured just before her lips captured his.
Tags: book release goodness!, Fortune's Deception, Samhain Publishing
February 27, 2008
3:05 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
…I’m at Naughty & Spice. So please come visit me. Please please please.
Tags: Naughty & Spice
February 26, 2008
6:00 am • Filed under: Writing
Fortune’s Deception is coming out at Samhain Publishing (March 4th to be exact)! Yay! I can’t wait, I had a lot of fun writing this book. The heroine was complex, I enjoyed figuring out what made her tick. And who doesn’t like dreaming about winning the lottery? (psst, if you click on the linky above you’ll find an excerpt there!)
Winning the lottery changes her life forever…in more ways than one.
One minute Brittney Jones is living paycheck to paycheck, and the next she and three friends win a record-breaking lottery jackpot. Sure, she’s spent some money on herself—after her rough childhood, she figures she deserves a few indulgences, big and small.
To financial advisor Charlie Manning, his client Brittney is a shallow beauty out to spend all of her money. He thinks she should rein it in. She thinks he should loosen up, and resolves to help him do just that—in a very naughty way.
The passion between them burns hot and fast, and Charlie comes to realize Brittney’s heart is as big as her newly fattened bank account. She’s not only smart, but beautiful and sexy. And he can’t resist her.
Still, Charlie is aware that Brittney’s keeping secrets from him. If only she would trust him enough to tell the truth!
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I’m hosting a chat over at the Samhain Cafe Yahoo loop next Wednesday, March 5th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (pacific time). Come by and visit! There will be excerpts, contests and fun stuff, you just know it!
Thursday I’ll share an excerpt from FD…
Tags: Fortune's Deception, Samhain, Writing, yummy cover art
February 25, 2008
6:00 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
I’m over at The Sizzling Pens. And I’m talking about my four favorite women from TV…
Tags: Sex & The City, Sizzling Pens
February 23, 2008
2:30 am • Filed under: Writing
It was a rainy Friday here - and we were out in it most of the day. Bleh.
The clouds weren’t very dark but they dumped a bunch of rain. And we’re supposed to have more on Sunday. We need it, we always need it but the kids sure get stir crazy.
The view from my bedroom window. Big difference from last week’s pics huh? From sunny to gloomy in an instant!
Have a great weekend!
Tags: Backyard, photos, rain
February 22, 2008
3:30 am • Filed under: Books I Love
(click cover to go to Sasha’s site)
Readers first met Karl Dawson in BOUND, they’ll get to know him a little better in TROUBLE, but one woman will learn all in WICKED.
Bad-boy divorce attorney Karl Dawson has seen all the ways love can go wrong. That’s why he’s given up on it. Jaded and feeling restless, he has playmates, not girlfriends. A leather-clad Dominant, he comes and goes in the city’s after-dark playgrounds as he pleases. That’s how he likes it.
Lara Fox is an independent jack-of-all-trades who can do anything she sets her mind to - except that falling-in-love thing. She’s got a need for control too strong for most men, and an inability to walk away from a challenge. Including a challenge like Karl. He’s cocky, arrogant, and demanding. That’s how she needs it.
They’re perfect for each other. But what begins as a sensual battle of wills turns into a journey neither is prepared for when Lara is threatened and emotional walls start to crumble.
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I adore Sasha White. I always feel like her characters are so real — and when I finish her books it’s always with a sigh of satisfaction. She’s an automatic must buy for me. You know what’s even better? Meeting her in person! She’s a lot of fun and very sweet. I lurve me some Sasha.
As us writers like to do, she poured her heart out on her blog a few days ago and I could totally feel her pain. One minute we’re on a high like we are the best thing since sliced bread. The next moment we’re crying into our beer and lamenting at how damn SUCKY we are. We are the suckiest of the SUCKAGE. Our middle names our suckage. It’s a big “I suck” fest.
Trust me, I’ve been there. All of us writers have been there.
So this Friday’s pimpage is dedicated to Sasha! I loved Bound, thought Trouble was lots o’ fun and Wicked, whew! Hawt! Go buy it!
Tags: Friday pimpage, Sasha White
February 21, 2008
2:52 am • Filed under: Writing
Last year I was a writing maniac. I wrote and wrote and wrote until I couldn’t write anymore. I told myself, ‘Next year you’ll write even more! You’ll be a writing machine!’
Yeah, well we’re closing in on the second month of ‘08 and the writing machine is so not happening.
I think I burned myself out a little teeny tiny bit. I’m wondering if I needed this break. Don’t get me wrong, I have been writing. In fact, I sent off a partial to an editor yesterday and my fingers are now permanently crossed (makes it hard to type, no? Maybe that’s my problem?). But I haven’t been at my usual full speed ahead pace.
Sven is starting again March 1st. The last round I must admit I kicked major ass. I wrote a LOT. So I signed up again, I have some things I want to work on and so I’m taking a mini writing break until March 1st rolls around.
I have writerly-type things going on that I’ll be working on until then. And also a bathroom to finish painting (so close!), another room to paint (only one wall!) and I need to purge my house of all the useless crap I kick at every day. So it’s not like I’m reclining in my chair doing nothing.
Damn it.
