Posts Tagged ‘Fortune’s Deception’
March 5, 2008
1:09 am • Filed under: Writing
And that means I’m over at Naughty & Spice today. I’m talking about Read an E-book Week. Wait a minute you’ve never read an e-book? Then what are you waiting for?! I happen to have a nice selection on my site. LOL
I also used a random number generator to pick a winner for my contest so drumroll please……….
RACHEL C. YOU WON A COPY OF FORTUNE’S DECEPTION!
Congrats lady! Email me at karen.e.erickson @ gmail.com (minus the spaces) and I’ll send you a copy of Fortune’s Deception! Yay!
Tags: contest winner, Fortune's Deception, Naughty & Spice
March 4, 2008
10:42 am • Filed under: Writing
Yay! You can pick up Fortune’s Deception today at Samhain Publishing! I’m so excited. It feels like a long time ago that I sold this and now it’s finally out!
And if you don’t want to pick it up just yet - if you want to wait and leave a comment today to see if you can win a copy, then go for it! Leave me a comment! Tell me about the weather. Tell me what you’re doing. Tell me you’re excited that my book is out too. I don’t care just talk to me!
Just remember one comment per post please. I’ll choose a winner from yesterday’s and today posts - and announce the winner here tomorrow (Wednesday).
Tomorrow I’m also going to be chatting with my fellow authors at the Samhain Cafe Yahoo group from ten a.m. to two p.m. (pacific time). Lots of excerpts, fun stuff, probably a few contests….good times! So stop by and visit us!
Tags: contest, Fortune's Deception, promo
March 3, 2008
3:18 am • Filed under: Writing
And then Fortune’s Deception is out with Samhain Publishing! Yay! In celebration of my novella’s release, I’m going to have a blog contest! Double yay! All you need to do is leave a comment today and tomorrow on my blog - how easy is that? Too easy!
I will choose one lucky winner and announce it here at my blog on Wednesday. What will you win? A copy of Fortune’s Deception for your reading enjoyment! Triple yay! I love free stuff.
So comment! Though I’m allowing only one comment per post please. Just to keep it fair. Cos fair is good right?
Bobcat update — He hung out on the rock this afternoon again, sunning himself. I went out to snap a pic of him and he hunkered down real low, like I can’t see him if he did that. I told him I could - that’s when he ran off. I think I offended him.
Tags: bobcat, Fortune's Deception, free stuff
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 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…
