New Year’s Giveaway: Day 19, Christy Reece
>Christy Reece and I met initially online via Facebook. That was before I was a big twitterer. Then I discovered the wonders of Twitter and didn’t spend near as much time on Facebook. But I still wanted to chat with Christy. So I bugged her, and bugged her, and bugged her — along with many of her other friends — and she took the plunge and joined us on Twitter. Yay!
We met in person at Elisabeth Naughton’s release party at RWA National 2010. I remember I was in the process of rewriting my first novel to my editor’s requirements, it was due shortly after nationals and I was…nervous. Christy was so encouraging, so positive. And it only took a few words of reassurance from her to make me feel like I’d make it. And I did–met the deadline with a very polished new version of the novel.
I’m very grateful for Christy’s words of wisdom that carried me through and always look forward to her fun and upbeat comments online.
Christy is a NYT bestseller of romantic suspense. And you can win an autographed copy of the first book in her bestselling series here today!
Up For Win Today:
NO CHANCE, first in her bestselling romantic suspense series
To enter:
Follow me on Twitter: @joanswan & send me a tweet with #newyear in the message. (Tweet Here)
Book Summary:
Skylar James told a lie to the man she married, and eight years later she still bitterly regrets the deception. Unknown to Skylar, her husband, Gabe Maddox, now lives in the dangerous shadows of elite operatives who rescue victims. When Skylar tries to save a naïve young beauty, kidnappers come after her. For Gabe, Skylar had been his last shot at trust and love. But news of her disappearance battens down his anger and launches him into action. Saving Skylar is Gabe’s only chance for peace and his last chance for happiness.
Read an excerpt: HERE.
Upcoming Releases:
SWEET JUSTICE, August 2011
SWEET REWARD, December 2011/January 2012
SWEET REVENGE, Early 2012
Contact Info:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Blog
Email
Tomorrow, paranormal romance author Juliana Stone!
>New Year’s Giveaway: Day 19, Christy Reece
>Christy Reece and I met initially online via Facebook. That was before I was a big twitterer. Then I discovered the wonders of Twitter and didn’t spend near as much time on Facebook. But I still wanted to chat with Christy. So I bugged her, and bugged her, and bugged her — along with many of her other friends — and she took the plunge and joined us on Twitter. Yay!
We met in person at Elisabeth Naughton’s release party at RWA National 2010. I remember I was in the process of rewriting my first novel to my editor’s requirements, it was due shortly after nationals and I was…nervous. Christy was so encouraging, so positive. And it only took a few words of reassurance from her to make me feel like I’d make it. And I did–met the deadline with a very polished new version of the novel.
I’m very grateful for Christy’s words of wisdom that carried me through and always look forward to her fun and upbeat comments online.
Christy is a NYT bestseller of romantic suspense. And you can win an autographed copy of the first book in her bestselling series here today!
Up For Win Today:
NO CHANCE, first in her bestselling romantic suspense series
To enter:
Follow me on Twitter: @joanswan & send me a tweet with #newyear in the message. (Tweet Here)
Book Summary:
Skylar James told a lie to the man she married, and eight years later she still bitterly regrets the deception. Unknown to Skylar, her husband, Gabe Maddox, now lives in the dangerous shadows of elite operatives who rescue victims. When Skylar tries to save a naïve young beauty, kidnappers come after her. For Gabe, Skylar had been his last shot at trust and love. But news of her disappearance battens down his anger and launches him into action. Saving Skylar is Gabe’s only chance for peace and his last chance for happiness.
Read an excerpt: HERE.
Upcoming Releases:
SWEET JUSTICE, August 2011
SWEET REWARD, December 2011/January 2012
SWEET REVENGE, Early 2012
Contact Info:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Blog
Email
Tomorrow, paranormal romance author Juliana Stone!
New Year’s Giveaway: Day 17, Delilah Marvelle
I think the way I met Delilah Marvelle is the most entertaining story of all – next to the story of how I met Gail Barrett.
The question is…how to tell the short version?
It was RWA 2010, Orlando. I had planned a release party for my CP, Elisabeth Naughton, and her fabulous 2nd book in the ETERNAL GUARDIAN series, ENTWINED. We decided to have the party in our room, but as the guest list mounted and the number of “yes” responses grew, we decided it would be more comfortable – not to mention more fun – if we asked some fellow authors to book an adjoining room and have a two-room party with us.
Fun, right?
The hotel evidently had quite a bit of difficulty with the adjoining room request. It seemed the whole REAL names versus PSEUDONYMS discombobulated their staff. Add to that the fact that four authors were staying in the other room and neither Elisabeth nor I knew which one had booked it, or booked it under which name, and…well, you can imagine the confusion.
To make this long story a tad shorter, let me just say that I moved rooms 4 times. Yes, FOUR times. The other girls moved rooms TWICE. All so that we could end up in adjoining rooms.
Yes, Elisabeth — you are loved.
Okay…this is the entertaining part…
I was standing in front of the door to my 4th and final hotel room door, waiting for the bellman to return with the key (see – I cut all that out – so don’t ask why…), and suddenly realized I had no cash. No cash for a tip after my forth room move and a staff downstairs who I’m sure referred to me as “that writer bitch who’s never happy” and the bellman having to run downstairs twice?
I was scrambling in the change pocket of my purse, sickened I was going to give him a fistful of coin as a tip, when he returned with the room key. At the very same moment, two women exited the room next to mine — our adjoining room.
I felt compelled (after having them move rooms twice) to introduce myself and thank them for doing all they did. But they didn’t know who I was! We’d never met. They were Elisabeth’s friends. And the bellman was still standing there because I had my hands full of change, and I couldn’t take the key.
Worse — I couldn’t bring myself to hand two fistfuls of change to the guy, gushing over an apology for all the nickles and dimes (no, I didn’t resort to pennies) while these other women — who, of course, I wanted to make a good impression on — watched.
Seriously, I was mortified. Ridiculous? Probably. But I’d flown 7 hrs, ridden another in a bus to the hotel, moved rooms — and all my luggage — 4 freaking times. I’ll admit, I was probably a little unreasonable at that point.
So, I made small talk with the girls, while the poor bellman waited. It was the most awkward situation ever. I felt like I’d gotten caught propositioning the guy to come into my room! With a freaking handful of change (to the tune of about $4 bucks).
One of those women in the hall was Delilah, and she was so incredibly gracious and smooth at the time, even though it was the most painfully awkward moment for everyone.
Later that night, after Elisabeth had arrived, we saw Delilah in the restaurant downstairs and ended up sitting with her for dinner. When I went to introduce myself with an intent to fess up to the whole stupid tip thing, I hadn’t even gotten the words out when Delilah waved her hand in dismissal and said…I don’t remember her words exactly…but something to the effect of, “Yeah, yeah. I saw you coming on to that bellboy. Few more minutes and you’d have been down on your knees.”
I suppose you could take that a couple different ways. Maybe Delilah can shed light on her true meaning…although…based on her sexy books…maybe we’ll just let that subject drop.
ROTFLMAO. *Sigh* One of my fondest memories. Seriously.
Delilah has since continued to show her sharp humor and generous nature. She is an absolute doll and I’m so grateful we met last year.
Delilah writes historicals with a scandalous twist. Win one today!!
Up For Win Today:
The first in her SCANDAL series, PRELUDE TO SCANDAL
To enter:
Follow me on Twitter: @joanswan & send me a tweet with #newyear in the message. (Tweet Here)
Book Summary:
Having been raised in the jungles of South Africa, assisting her father in the study of mammal copulation, Lady Justine Fedora Palmer sweeps back into London to embark upon her coming out. She quickly discovers animals are far more civilized than the men surrounding her.
When her father’s observations are made public, proving buggery is natural to the animal kingdom, all of London is in a huffing outrage, including His Royal Majesty. Her father is imprisoned and slapped with outrageous penalty fees they simply cannot pay.
Lady Justine becomes more than willing to trade her good name and her place in London’s gossip hungry society to secure her father’s release. There is only one person she knows she can trust: her father’s patron, the Duke of Bradford. A dashing libertine, yes, but one she passionately adores for his unwavering kindness, wit, humor, and a willingness to support her father’s studies even as everyone else had laughed her father off.
To her astonishment, the Duke of Bradford is not the same man. His newly marred face hides a scandal that is about to test them both…
Upcoming Releases:
ONCE UPON A SCANDAL, book two in the SCANDAL series, OUT NOW!
THE PERFECT SCANDAL, book three in the SCANDAL series, February 2011
Contact Info:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Tomorrow, Kristina McMorris, women’s fiction debut author!
>New Year’s Giveaway: Day 17, Delilah Marvelle
>I think the way I met Delilah Marvelle is the most entertaining story of all – next to the story of how I met Gail Barrett.
The question is…how to tell the short version?
It was RWA 2010, Orlando. I had planned a release party for my CP, Elisabeth Naughton, and her fabulous 2nd book in the ETERNAL GUARDIAN series, ENTWINED. We decided to have the party in our room, but as the guest list mounted and the number of “yes” responses grew, we decided it would be more comfortable – not to mention more fun – if we asked some fellow authors to book an adjoining room and have a two-room party with us.
Fun, right?
The hotel evidently had quite a bit of difficulty with the adjoining room request. It seemed the whole REAL names versus PSEUDONYMS discombobulated their staff. Add to that the fact that four authors were staying in the other room and neither Elisabeth nor I knew which one had booked it, or booked it under which name, and…well, you can imagine the confusion.
To make this long story a tad shorter, let me just say that I moved rooms 4 times. Yes, FOUR times. The other girls moved rooms TWICE. All so that we could end up in adjoining rooms.
Yes, Elisabeth — you are loved.
Okay…this is the entertaining part…
I was standing in front of the door to my 4th and final hotel room door, waiting for the bellman to return with the key (see – I cut all that out – so don’t ask why…), and suddenly realized I had no cash. No cash for a tip after my forth room move and a staff downstairs who I’m sure referred to me as “that writer bitch who’s never happy” and the bellman having to run downstairs twice?
I was scrambling in the change pocket of my purse, sickened I was going to give him a fistful of coin as a tip, when he returned with the room key. At the very same moment, two women exited the room next to mine — our adjoining room.
I felt compelled (after having them move rooms twice) to introduce myself and thank them for doing all they did. But they didn’t know who I was! We’d never met. They were Elisabeth’s friends. And the bellman was still standing there because I had my hands full of change, and I couldn’t take the key.
Worse — I couldn’t bring myself to hand two fistfuls of change to the guy, gushing over an apology for all the nickles and dimes (no, I didn’t resort to pennies) while these other women — who, of course, I wanted to make a good impression on — watched.
Seriously, I was mortified. Ridiculous? Probably. But I’d flown 7 hrs, ridden another in a bus to the hotel, moved rooms — and all my luggage — 4 freaking times. I’ll admit, I was probably a little unreasonable at that point.
So, I made small talk with the girls, while the poor bellman waited. It was the most awkward situation ever. I felt like I’d gotten caught propositioning the guy to come into my room! With a freaking handful of change (to the tune of about $4 bucks).
One of those women in the hall was Delilah, and she was so incredibly gracious and smooth at the time, even though it was the most painfully awkward moment for everyone.
Later that night, after Elisabeth had arrived, we saw Delilah in the restaurant downstairs and ended up sitting with her for dinner. When I went to introduce myself with an intent to fess up to the whole stupid tip thing, I hadn’t even gotten the words out when Delilah waved her hand in dismissal and said…I don’t remember her words exactly…but something to the effect of, “Yeah, yeah. I saw you coming on to that bellboy. Few more minutes and you’d have been down on your knees.”
I suppose you could take that a couple different ways. Maybe Delilah can shed light on her true meaning…although…based on her sexy books…maybe we’ll just let that subject drop.
ROTFLMAO. *Sigh* One of my fondest memories. Seriously.
Delilah has since continued to show her sharp humor and generous nature. She is an absolute doll and I’m so grateful we met last year.
Delilah writes historicals with a scandalous twist. Win one today!!
Up For Win Today:
The first in her SCANDAL series, PRELUDE TO SCANDAL
To enter:
Follow me on Twitter: @joanswan & send me a tweet with #newyear in the message. (Tweet Here)
Book Summary:
Having been raised in the jungles of South Africa, assisting her father in the study of mammal copulation, Lady Justine Fedora Palmer sweeps back into London to embark upon her coming out. She quickly discovers animals are far more civilized than the men surrounding her.
When her father’s observations are made public, proving buggery is natural to the animal kingdom, all of London is in a huffing outrage, including His Royal Majesty. Her father is imprisoned and slapped with outrageous penalty fees they simply cannot pay.
Lady Justine becomes more than willing to trade her good name and her place in London’s gossip hungry society to secure her father’s release. There is only one person she knows she can trust: her father’s patron, the Duke of Bradford. A dashing libertine, yes, but one she passionately adores for his unwavering kindness, wit, humor, and a willingness to support her father’s studies even as everyone else had laughed her father off.
To her astonishment, the Duke of Bradford is not the same man. His newly marred face hides a scandal that is about to test them both…
Upcoming Releases:
ONCE UPON A SCANDAL, book two in the SCANDAL series, OUT NOW!
THE PERFECT SCANDAL, book three in the SCANDAL series, February 2011
Contact Info:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Tomorrow, Kristina McMorris, women’s fiction debut author!
New Year’s Giveaway: Day 15, Elisabeth Naughton
>How do you describe someone who is like the other half of your brain?
Elisabeth Naughton and I have been critique partners for about five years now. We met through another writer who we also critiqued with. Elisabeth and I have both grown and changed over those years, yet we’ve grown closer and changed in similar ways.
Aside from writing in similar genres, we share common values such as work-ethic, professionalism, commitment and karma. Outside publishing we share a love of family, dedication to our long-time marriages, support of true friendship and acceptance of individual quirks and styles — even though my plotting and planning makes her want to pull out her eyelashes and her writing into the mist makes me want to jump off a cliff.
Elisabeth has an amazing ability to understand story structure and visualize the big picture, something I struggle with even after taking courses, reading books and applying it in my work. She has mentored me along the path of writing a series and all that entails.
In fact, it was Elisabeth who emailed me during her Hawaiian vacation because she had an epiphany–that FEVER, my debut novel with Kensington, was perfect for both a series of connected books and a paranormal element. She was convinced that the only reason it hadn’t sold was because the RS market had slowed.
Because I trust her opinion and her vision of my work (and because I have learned she’s often right about most things) I rewrote FEVER, was subsequently offered representation by two well-known agents, and thereafter offered a two book contract.
I have myriad of reasons to be grateful for Elisabeth’s role in my life as mentor and friend, and I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to share her fabulous work with all of you!
She has an amazing voice, sarcastic wit that never fails to have me laughing out loud and kick-ass characters who take no shit. Her stories move fast, twist, turn and flip upside down. So if you’re looking for an author who delivers on the promises they offer at the beginning of a novel (as described in my recent blog post at Brava Authors) Elisabeth is that author.
Up For Win Today:
2 copies of STOLEN FURY, the first in her STOLEN trilogy and double RWA RITA nominee for Best First Book and Best Romantic Suspense.
3 copies of MARKED, the first book in her ETERNAL GUARDIAN series.
3 copies of ENTWINED, the second book in her ETERNAL GUARDIAN series.
To enter:
Follow me on Twitter: @joanswan & send me a tweet with #newyear in the message. (Tweet Here)
Book Summary:
STOLEN FURY:
To unearth a centuries-old secret, an archaeologist must team up with the rakish thief who’s stolen both an ancient relic and her heart…
Oh, is he handsome. And charming. And sexy as all get out. Dr. Lisa Maxwell isn’t the type to go home with a guy she barely knows. But, hey, this is Italy and the red-blooded Rafe Sullivan seems much more enticing than cataloging a bunch of dusty artifacts.
After being fully seduced, Lisa wakes to an empty bed and, worse yet, an empty safe. She’s staked her career as an archaeologist on collecting the three Furies, a priceless set of ancient Greek reliefs. Now the one she had is gone. But Lisa won’t just get mad. She’ll get even.
She tracks Rafe to Florida, and finds the sparks between them blaze hotter than the Miami sun. He may still have her relic, but he’ll never find all three without her. And they’re not the only ones on the hunt. To beat the other treasure seekers, they’ll have to partner up—because suddenly Lisa and Rafe are in a race just to stay alive.
Read an excerpt: HERE.
MARKED:
THERON – Dark haired, duty bound and deceptively deadly. He’s the leader of the Argonauts, an elite group of guardians that defends the immortal realm from threats of the Underworld.
From the moment he walked into the club, Casey knew this guy was different. Men like that just didn’t exist in real life—silky shoulder-length hair, chest impossibly broad, and a predatory manner that just screamed dark and dangerous. He was looking for something. Her.
She was the one. She had the mark. Casey had to die so his kind could live, and it was Theron’s duty to bring her in. But even as a 200-year-old descendent of Hercules, he wasn’t strong enough to resist the pull in her fathomless eyes, to tear himself away from the heat of her body.
As war with the Underworld nears, someone will have to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Read and excerpt: HERE.
ENTWINED:
ZANDER — The most feared of all the Eternal Guardians. It’s rumored he can’t be killed, and he always fights like he has nothing to lose. But as a descendant of the famed hero Achilles, he’s got to have a vulnerability… somewhere.
Forces of daemons are gathering and have broken through the barriers of the Underworld. Now more than ever the Eternal Guardians are needed to protect both their own realm and the humans’. Zander can’t afford to think about what might have been with the bewitching physician he once regarded as his soul mate. But with eternity stretching before him, he also can’t fathom spending his life without the one woman who makes him feel most alive. Perhaps he’s found his weakness, after all…
Read an excerpt: HERE.
Upcoming Releases:
- TEMPTED, the highly anticipated release of Elisabeth’s third book in the ETERNAL GUARDIAN series, October, 2011.
- BODYGUARDS IN BED, an anthology of romantic suspense with a bodyguard theme, co-authors Lucy Monroe and Jamie Denton. May, 2011.
- ENRAPTURED, the forth book in the ETERNAL GUARDIAN series, April 2012.
Works In Progress:
- ENRAPTURED, the forth book in the ETERNAL GUARDIAN series, April 2012.
Contact Info:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Blog
Email
Have a great weekend! Check back next week for more awesome giveaways!
>New Year’s Giveaway: Day 15, Elisabeth Naughton
>How do you describe someone who is like the other half of your brain?
Elisabeth Naughton and I have been critique partners for about five years now. We met through another writer who we also critiqued with. Elisabeth and I have both grown and changed over those years, yet we’ve grown closer and changed in similar ways.
Aside from writing in similar genres, we share common values such as work-ethic, professionalism, commitment and karma. Outside publishing we share a love of family, dedication to our long-time marriages, support of true friendship and acceptance of individual quirks and styles — even though my plotting and planning makes her want to pull out her eyelashes and her writing into the mist makes me want to jump off a cliff.
Elisabeth has an amazing ability to understand story structure and visualize the big picture, something I struggle with even after taking courses, reading books and applying it in my work. She has mentored me along the path of writing a series and all that entails.
In fact, it was Elisabeth who emailed me during her Hawaiian vacation because she had an epiphany–that FEVER, my debut novel with Kensington, was perfect for both a series of connected books and a paranormal element. She was convinced that the only reason it hadn’t sold was because the RS market had slowed.
Because I trust her opinion and her vision of my work (and because I have learned she’s often right about most things) I rewrote FEVER, was subsequently offered representation by two well-known agents, and thereafter offered a two book contract.
I have myriad of reasons to be grateful for Elisabeth’s role in my life as mentor and friend, and I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to share her fabulous work with all of you!
She has an amazing voice, sarcastic wit that never fails to have me laughing out loud and kick-ass characters who take no shit. Her stories move fast, twist, turn and flip upside down. So if you’re looking for an author who delivers on the promises they offer at the beginning of a novel (as described in my recent blog post at Brava Authors) Elisabeth is that author.
Up For Win Today:
2 copies of STOLEN FURY, the first in her STOLEN trilogy and double RWA RITA nominee for Best First Book and Best Romantic Suspense.
3 copies of MARKED, the first book in her ETERNAL GUARDIAN series.
3 copies of ENTWINED, the second book in her ETERNAL GUARDIAN series.
To enter:
Follow me on Twitter: @joanswan & send me a tweet with #newyear in the message. (Tweet Here)
Book Summary:
STOLEN FURY:
To unearth a centuries-old secret, an archaeologist must team up with the rakish thief who’s stolen both an ancient relic and her heart…
Oh, is he handsome. And charming. And sexy as all get out. Dr. Lisa Maxwell isn’t the type to go home with a guy she barely knows. But, hey, this is Italy and the red-blooded Rafe Sullivan seems much more enticing than cataloging a bunch of dusty artifacts.
After being fully seduced, Lisa wakes to an empty bed and, worse yet, an empty safe. She’s staked her career as an archaeologist on collecting the three Furies, a priceless set of ancient Greek reliefs. Now the one she had is gone. But Lisa won’t just get mad. She’ll get even.
She tracks Rafe to Florida, and finds the sparks between them blaze hotter than the Miami sun. He may still have her relic, but he’ll never find all three without her. And they’re not the only ones on the hunt. To beat the other treasure seekers, they’ll have to partner up—because suddenly Lisa and Rafe are in a race just to stay alive.
Read an excerpt: HERE.
MARKED:
THERON – Dark haired, duty bound and deceptively deadly. He’s the leader of the Argonauts, an elite group of guardians that defends the immortal realm from threats of the Underworld.
From the moment he walked into the club, Casey knew this guy was different. Men like that just didn’t exist in real life—silky shoulder-length hair, chest impossibly broad, and a predatory manner that just screamed dark and dangerous. He was looking for something. Her.
She was the one. She had the mark. Casey had to die so his kind could live, and it was Theron’s duty to bring her in. But even as a 200-year-old descendent of Hercules, he wasn’t strong enough to resist the pull in her fathomless eyes, to tear himself away from the heat of her body.
As war with the Underworld nears, someone will have to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Read and excerpt: HERE.
ENTWINED:
ZANDER — The most feared of all the Eternal Guardians. It’s rumored he can’t be killed, and he always fights like he has nothing to lose. But as a descendant of the famed hero Achilles, he’s got to have a vulnerability… somewhere.
Forces of daemons are gathering and have broken through the barriers of the Underworld. Now more than ever the Eternal Guardians are needed to protect both their own realm and the humans’. Zander can’t afford to think about what might have been with the bewitching physician he once regarded as his soul mate. But with eternity stretching before him, he also can’t fathom spending his life without the one woman who makes him feel most alive. Perhaps he’s found his weakness, after all…
Read an excerpt: HERE.
Upcoming Releases:
- TEMPTED, the highly anticipated release of Elisabeth’s third book in the ETERNAL GUARDIAN series, October, 2011.
- BODYGUARDS IN BED, an anthology of romantic suspense with a bodyguard theme, co-authors Lucy Monroe and Jamie Denton. May, 2011.
- ENRAPTURED, the forth book in the ETERNAL GUARDIAN series, April 2012.
Works In Progress:
- ENRAPTURED, the forth book in the ETERNAL GUARDIAN series, April 2012.
Contact Info:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Blog
Email
Have a great weekend! Check back next week for more awesome giveaways!
New Year’s Giveaway: Day 12, Alison Kent
>Alison Kent is another Twitter buddy! I appreciate her humor and her insight and have enjoyed conversing with her online. (If you’re not seeing a pattern here yet…let me spell it out for you — Twitter = priceless writing friends.)
If you go to Alison’s website, you’ll see she is a long-time, prolific author in various romance genres from romantic suspense to contemporary, and everything she writes has lots of sexy spice.
Alison has generously donated TWO books for the giveaway, both contemporaries published by Kensington Brava, both with mouth-watering hero covers.
Up For Win Today:
<<< Those two hunks right there…drool…
One copy each: NO LIMITS and WITH EXTREME PLEASURE
To enter:
One tweet and you are entered for the whole month!
Follow me on Twitter: @joanswan & send me a tweet with #newyear in the message. (Tweet Here)
Book Summary:
NO LIMITS:
Simon Baptiste’s latest SG-5 mission just went south in a major way. With his career on ice for awhile, it seems like a good time to take care of some business back home in Louisiana. Simon knows it ain’t going to be pretty. He’s got some old enemies in Bayou Allain who won’t exactly roll out the red carpet. But Simon’s first night back is more than he bargained for. Not only has the homestead gone to hell in a hand basket, but there’s a half-naked woman hiding inside it—a woman whose face Simon knows all too well. It’s Michelina Ferrer, the sultry spokesmodel for her family’s Ferrer fragrance empire—and Simon’s been staring at her picture on a billboard outside his Manhattan apartment for weeks…
Micky Ferrer came down to Bayou Allain looking for her old college friend, only to discover that Lisa Landry has been missing for days. As soon as Micky starts asking questions around town, someone runs her car off the road. She’s hiding out in the old Baptiste place when Simon shows up—and he’s the hottest thing she’s laid eyes on since she got to town. Simon agrees that something strange is going on and that Lisa’s disappearance may be tied to it. As he and Micky search for answers, the sweltering heat makes it hard to keep their heads straight or their hands off each other…even as they unravel the small-town secrets that some people are willing to kill for…
WITH EXTREME PLEASURE:
After three weeks in Manhattan, Kingdom Trahan is ready to get back to bayous, crawfish boils, and afternoons fishing on the Gulf. But before he can pull out of the parking garage, he meets a curvy detour. King noticed Cady Kowalski on the photo shoot he just endured—sexy and confident, with a waifish look that belies the way she corralled him into submission using only a can of hairspray. Yet Cady isn’t confident now. She’s bruised, edgy, and desperate to get out of town…
For years, Cady has been looking over her shoulder, wondering when the gang of drug-running criminals who killed her brother would make their move on her. She’s grown used to having no one to turn to, no one to trust. But King isn’t walking away—not even when their lives are threatened, again and again. Drawing Cady’s pursuers out of hiding is the only way to end this, and it’s also the most reckless thing they can do…short of diving into a red-hot affair from which there’s no turning back.
Recent Releases:
THE ICING ON THE CAKE, September 2010, is one of the first three reality based romances published by HCI True Vows.
Contact Info:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Blog
Email
Tomorrow: Special review & giveaway of Sylvia Day’s upcoming release PRIDE AND PLEASURE
>New Year’s Giveaway: Day 12, Alison Kent
>Alison Kent is another Twitter buddy! I appreciate her humor and her insight and have enjoyed conversing with her online. (If you’re not seeing a pattern here yet…let me spell it out for you — Twitter = priceless writing friends.)
If you go to Alison’s website, you’ll see she is a long-time, prolific author in various romance genres from romantic suspense to contemporary, and everything she writes has lots of sexy spice.
Alison has generously donated TWO books for the giveaway, both contemporaries published by Kensington Brava, both with mouth-watering hero covers.
Up For Win Today:
<<< Those two hunks right there…drool…
One copy each: NO LIMITS and WITH EXTREME PLEASURE
To enter:
One tweet and you are entered for the whole month!
Follow me on Twitter: @joanswan & send me a tweet with #newyear in the message. (Tweet Here)
Book Summary:
NO LIMITS:
Simon Baptiste’s latest SG-5 mission just went south in a major way. With his career on ice for awhile, it seems like a good time to take care of some business back home in Louisiana. Simon knows it ain’t going to be pretty. He’s got some old enemies in Bayou Allain who won’t exactly roll out the red carpet. But Simon’s first night back is more than he bargained for. Not only has the homestead gone to hell in a hand basket, but there’s a half-naked woman hiding inside it—a woman whose face Simon knows all too well. It’s Michelina Ferrer, the sultry spokesmodel for her family’s Ferrer fragrance empire—and Simon’s been staring at her picture on a billboard outside his Manhattan apartment for weeks…
Micky Ferrer came down to Bayou Allain looking for her old college friend, only to discover that Lisa Landry has been missing for days. As soon as Micky starts asking questions around town, someone runs her car off the road. She’s hiding out in the old Baptiste place when Simon shows up—and he’s the hottest thing she’s laid eyes on since she got to town. Simon agrees that something strange is going on and that Lisa’s disappearance may be tied to it. As he and Micky search for answers, the sweltering heat makes it hard to keep their heads straight or their hands off each other…even as they unravel the small-town secrets that some people are willing to kill for…
WITH EXTREME PLEASURE:
After three weeks in Manhattan, Kingdom Trahan is ready to get back to bayous, crawfish boils, and afternoons fishing on the Gulf. But before he can pull out of the parking garage, he meets a curvy detour. King noticed Cady Kowalski on the photo shoot he just endured—sexy and confident, with a waifish look that belies the way she corralled him into submission using only a can of hairspray. Yet Cady isn’t confident now. She’s bruised, edgy, and desperate to get out of town…
For years, Cady has been looking over her shoulder, wondering when the gang of drug-running criminals who killed her brother would make their move on her. She’s grown used to having no one to turn to, no one to trust. But King isn’t walking away—not even when their lives are threatened, again and again. Drawing Cady’s pursuers out of hiding is the only way to end this, and it’s also the most reckless thing they can do…short of diving into a red-hot affair from which there’s no turning back.
Recent Releases:
THE ICING ON THE CAKE, September 2010, is one of the first three reality based romances published by HCI True Vows.
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Tomorrow: Special review & giveaway of Sylvia Day’s upcoming release PRIDE AND PLEASURE
>New Year’s Giveaway: Day 9, Larissa Ione
>I know Larissa Ione because my critique partner, Elisabeth Naughton, badgered me until I finally agreed to email Larissa and ask her for a quote for my debut novel, FEVER.
I’m not shy, but neither am I an extrovert who can just talk to anyone, anywhere, anytime. And I’m incredibly independent, so asking for some one’s help is tough for me. And, mind you, I wasn’t asking for something small. I was asking for a New York Times Bestseller to take time out of her prolific schedule to read my manuscript, create a quote she felt described my work and my writing, and attach her name to it. Her reputation.
Ack! The pressure!
When my editor expressed her excitement over the prospect of having Larissa’s quote, I finally worked up the guts to email her.
And…yes…I’m going to say this in public…my critique partner was right. She told me Larissa was totally sweet, completely unselfish and absolutely professional. And Larissa is all those things. But she’s also personable, down to earth, funny, easy to talk to and incredibly accommodating.
SIN UNDONE was the first book I’d read by Larissa. By about page 10 I knew I’d be reading the rest of her series. I love kick-ass heroines, and Larissa knows how to write them. Her plots are twisted and intricate and deep. Her love stories heart-rending. Her sex scenes sizzling hot.
What more could you ask for?
I am thrilled to include Larissa in my list of authors I am grateful for everyday! Whoever gets SIN UNDONE in the give-away is a true winner.
Up For Win Today:
SIN UNDONE, the fifth book in Larissa’s Paranormal Romance series Demonica.
(Or any other book in her Demonica series if you win and have already read SIN)
To enter:
Follow me on Twitter: @joanswan & send me a tweet with #newyear in the message. (Tweet Here)
Book Summary:
As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she’ll die before she’ll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin’s innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence.
Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she’s no stranger: He’s bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld’s most wanted and Con soon learns he’s the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.
Read an excerpt: HERE
Upcoming Releases:
- ETERNITY EMBRACED, ebook, January 2011
Originally printed in The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2, Eternity Embraced has been expanded for the ebook release. - ETERNAL RIDE, April 2011
The first book in the Lords of Deliverance series, which is about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and is a spinoff from the Demonica series.
Works In Progress:
- VAMPIRE FIGHT CLUB, September 2011
A Demonica novella that will release as part of the Supernatural anthology - IMMORTAL RIDER, December 2011
The second Lords of Deliverance book
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Tomorrow, Darynda Jones, paranormal romance debut author
New Year’s Giveaway: Day 9, Larissa Ione
>I know Larissa Ione because my critique partner, Elisabeth Naughton, badgered me until I finally agreed to email Larissa and ask her for a quote for my debut novel, FEVER.
I’m not shy, but neither am I an extrovert who can just talk to anyone, anywhere, anytime. And I’m incredibly independent, so asking for some one’s help is tough for me. And, mind you, I wasn’t asking for something small. I was asking for a New York Times Bestseller to take time out of her prolific schedule to read my manuscript, create a quote she felt described my work and my writing, and attach her name to it. Her reputation.
Ack! The pressure!
When my editor expressed her excitement over the prospect of having Larissa’s quote, I finally worked up the guts to email her.
And…yes…I’m going to say this in public…my critique partner was right. She told me Larissa was totally sweet, completely unselfish and absolutely professional. And Larissa is all those things. But she’s also personable, down to earth, funny, easy to talk to and incredibly accommodating.
SIN UNDONE was the first book I’d read by Larissa. By about page 10 I knew I’d be reading the rest of her series. I love kick-ass heroines, and Larissa knows how to write them. Her plots are twisted and intricate and deep. Her love stories heart-rending. Her sex scenes sizzling hot.
What more could you ask for?
I am thrilled to include Larissa in my list of authors I am grateful for everyday! Whoever gets SIN UNDONE in the give-away is a true winner.
Up For Win Today:
SIN UNDONE, the fifth book in Larissa’s Paranormal Romance series Demonica.
(Or any other book in her Demonica series if you win and have already read SIN)
To enter:
Follow me on Twitter: @joanswan & send me a tweet with #newyear in the message. (Tweet Here)
Book Summary:
As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she’ll die before she’ll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin’s innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence.
Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she’s no stranger: He’s bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld’s most wanted and Con soon learns he’s the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.
Read an excerpt: HERE
Upcoming Releases:
- ETERNITY EMBRACED, ebook, January 2011
Originally printed in The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2, Eternity Embraced has been expanded for the ebook release. - ETERNAL RIDE, April 2011
The first book in the Lords of Deliverance series, which is about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and is a spinoff from the Demonica series.
Works In Progress:
- VAMPIRE FIGHT CLUB, September 2011
A Demonica novella that will release as part of the Supernatural anthology - IMMORTAL RIDER, December 2011
The second Lords of Deliverance book
Contact Info:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Blog
Email
Tomorrow, Darynda Jones, paranormal romance debut author