Thursday 13 :: Shelli Stevens

I'm back with another edition of Thursday 13 with lightning interviews of my authorly peeps. Enjoy yourself :)

1. Latest release? Savage Betrayal.
2. In the hottest scene...kisses or condoms? Kisses. The build up can be so sensual That first kiss so explosive.
3. What are you working on? Good Girl Gone Plaid. The first book in my series The McLaughlins.
4. What have you Googled for research? What haven't I? Most recently various levels of assault charges and the consequences of them.
5. What do you drink when writing? Iced tea or coffee usually. Rarely ever alcohol. It'd just make me sleepy.
6. Do you have a writing uniform? Not at all. If I'm at home, I love to be comfy in pajamas or yoga pants, but if I'm going out to write, I try and look cute. If not presentable.
7. Where do you write? Most often in a recliner, or bed at night. But during the day sometimes I'll go out to a local coffee shop or bookstore to write with friends or alone.
8. What was the last thing you read? Jane's Gift, so I could give it a quote (my amiga Karen Erickson's book!)
9. Paper, audio, or ebook? Ebook and paper. If I buy a new book, it's on ebook.
10. Favorite book in the last few months? I'm currently halfway through, and totally charmed by, Baby It's Cold Outside: An Alaskan Nights Novel by Addison Fox
11. Favorite social network? Oooh probably Facebook. But I do adore Pinterest and Twitter.
12. Secret super power? Being a nice person. The effects can be rather powerful. But, it's not really a secret. Or a super power.
13. Guilty pleasure? Bacon. I know it's not that exciting or surprising. If I wasn't on deadline I might be more creative, but there you have it. I'd consider being a vegetarian if it weren't for bacon. *Sigh*

Shelli's Website: http://www.shellistevens.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/shellistevens

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/shelli.stevens

Tumblr: http://shellistevens.tumblr.com/

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/shelligotpinned/

The Pink Heart Society: Male On Monday : Sexy Santas

The Pink Heart Society: Male On Monday : Sexy Santas: The holiday season has decended on The Pink Heart Society. Jenna Bayley-Burke thinks it's time to shop for gifts, light the candles, put up ...

Thursday 13 :: Karen Erickson

 

I'm back with another edition of Thursday 13 with lightning interviews of my authorly peeps. Enjoy yourself :)

 

1.      Latest release?  JANE'S GIFT, a holiday romance from Entangled Publishing's Bliss Imprint.

2.      In the hottest scene...kisses or condoms?  Kisses mostly since it's more of a sweeter romance. But my couple do practice safe sex. :)

3.      What are you working on? Football hero for Entangled's Brazen Imprint (title still under consideration) - should come out beginning of the year. It's a HOT one!

4.      What have you Googled for research?  The craziest stuff. Lately it's all football-related.

5.      What do you drink when writing?  Diet coke!

6.      Do you have a writing uniform?  Yoga pants and a T-shirt. Glamorous...

7.      Where do you write?  In my office/guest room.

8.      What was the last thing you read?  Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis - so good.

9.      Paper, audio, or ebook?  Ebook!

10.  Favorite book in the last few months?  Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry (YA - LOVED IT).

11.  Favorite social network?  Lately it's been Twitter.

12.  Secret super power?  I always figure out what trouble my kids get into. ALWAYS. Ahem.

13.  Guilty pleasure?  Soaking in my bathtub reading on my Kindle. ;)

 

Website: http://karenerickson.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/karenerickson

Facebook: http://facebook.com/karenericksonwritesromance

 

Thursday 13 :: Lynda Aicher

I'm back to share another lightning interviews with my authorly peeps. Enjoy!

1. Latest release? Bonds of Trust
2. In the hottest scene...kisses or condoms? Condoms.
3. What are you working on? Wicked Play #3, Bonds of Desire
4. What have you Googled for research? Ha! Just looked up the definition of Hoity-Toity.
5. What do you drink when writing? Coffee, water, Coke in that order as the day progresses.
6. Do you have a writing uniform? Anything comfortable. Definitely, no jeans.
7. Where do you write? My office. I just redid it in February and love it.
8. What was the last thing you read? Starfish and Coffee by Kele Moon
9. Paper, audio, or ebook? ebook all the way.
10. Favorite book in the last few months? Sidecar by Amy Lane
11. Favorite social network? I'm becoming a Twitter girl. Never thought that'd happen.
12. Secret super power? Teleporting. Skip flying or invisible jets. Just get me there.
13. Guilty pleasure? Reality TV. I always watch Survivor, The Amazing Race, So You Think You Can Dance. Others come and go, but those three are a must.

Lynda Aicher
http://lyndaaicher.com

Caribbean Christmas Release Day!

It's finally here! The release of Caribbean Christmas and launch of my new series, Under the Caribbean Sun. It's exciting for me, I hope everyone enjoys a little holiday escape.

’Tis the season for unwrapping the gift of pleasure.

Under the Caribbean Sun, Book 1

When Saskia snags a last-minute ticket home to the Caribbean isle of Anguilla, she intends to surprise her workaholic father and to reconnect over Christmas. When she finds he’s away on business, there’s still plenty to fill her time while she waits. Sailing, snorkeling…and an unexpected, very adult attraction to her girlhood crush.

Joe Prinsen is certain Saskia has returned to the island only to ask for money. He feels it’s time she learns the truth about her father’s depleted financial situation from the man himself. And he intends to make sure she sticks around long enough to hear it.

Except the girl he remembers has matured into a devastatingly sexy woman. She's taking all his noble intentions and unwrapping them, one by one, until their shared desire is revealed in the warm Caribbean water. Saskia’s only home for Christmas. And once she finds out the secret he’s hiding, she’ll no doubt leave the Caribbean, and him, for good.

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Product Warnings

The only thing hotter than the tropical sun is the sex—in the surf, on the water, against the bookcase… Readers will be wise to monitor electronic devices, and themselves, for overheating.

 

Excerpt 1

"I can't go to sleep before I've been in the ocean. Drop me off before you head
up the hill, will you?" Saskia gave a languid stretch that pressed her breasts
against the thin silk of the scarf she called a dress.

If he got any sleep tonight it would be a miracle. Every time he blinked, he
kept imagining undoing the simple knot holding the dress on her shoulder and
finding she wore nothing beneath it. He had a semi and he was simply driving a
girl home.

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Excerpt 2

By the time they got their clothes on and made it back to his truck, Joe knew
he'd made a critical error. She'd taken off her dress and his brain had shorted
out. That never happened. Even as a hormonal adolescent he'd been able to think
with the right head.

As he jammed the truck in gear and climbed the gravel road up the hill, he tried
to think of anything but that Saskia wore nothing beneath the wisp of a dress
currently plastered to her lithe body. His dick was still telling him to race
home, and his brain had to agree. He needed to get home and get his ass in a
cold shower.

Continued...
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The idea came from...

 

Hope y'all like it! - Jenna

My Week in the Blog-a-verse

I'm spreading the joy that is Caribbean Christmas far and wide. Feel free to do the same, and peek in at these blogs :

Monday : Nikki Duncan & An Ecclectic Author
Tuesday Maggie Jamieson (Q&A)
Wednesday : Cynthia D'Alba
Thursday : Donna Alward
Friday : Lissa Matthews

Caribbean Christmas excerpt...

I'm getting excited for the release of Caribbean Christmas on Tuesday. Really excited. It launches my Under the Caribbean Sun series, so I have everything crossed in hopes everyone loves the concept.

To relieve my anxiety, I'm sharing another excerpt of the story. This one shows Sass driving Joe to distraction. Such fun!

*excerpt*

"I can’t go to sleep before I’ve been in the ocean. Drop me off before you head up the hill, will you?" Saskia gave a languid stretch that pressed her breasts against the thin silk of the scarf she called a dress.

If he got any sleep tonight it would be a miracle. Every time he blinked, he kept imagining undoing the simple knot holding the dress on her shoulder and finding she wore nothing beneath it. He had a semi and he was simply driving a girl home.

"Here? At Blowing Point? It’s a dock, not a beach." She gave his arm a playful swat that should not have turned him on. Damn it.

"On any other island I might agree with you. But I grew up on this beach. It’s sandy and clean and calm, and the place I would race down to every morning for a splash before my folks snatched me up to head to work."

He parked the truck to the north of the ferry dock and followed Saskia down to the small stretch of beach he’d found her on earlier. Only the moon and stars lit their way, making the deserted sweep of sand seem even more private.

With everything so dim, it was as if the world was in grayscale, an old black-and-white movie of a beautiful woman taking unhurried steps along the sandy shore. Like it was happening to someone else, someone who didn’t need to remember this woman was the only child of the man he respected most in the world.
"Are you going to join me, or do you only like to watch?" Saskia untied the knot on her shoulder with slow precision.

He cleared his throat. "I don’t think it’s safe for you to be out here alone."

"I live in Miami. I can handle myself. Besides, Anguilla is known for the lack of crime. And I’ve been swimming since I could walk."

She slipped out of her sandals and he watched her toes curl into the fine sand. Then her dress fell atop her bare feet and he closed his eyes, not sure he was strong enough to look up without his mood turning feral. Maybe the full moon had turned him into some kind of werewolf, because mating was all his mind could think of, and his body primed in wait.

"This watching my every move thing you have going on is starting to feel a little voyeuristic, don’t you think? Is that your kink?"

It took everything in him not to growl when he opened his eyes to see her standing before him, hand on her trim waist and a sexy tilt to her hip. Her tight body was on display in a bandeau bikini top and nothing but a few tiny crocheted flowers and string for bottoms.

"See, when you look at me like that, I’m not convinced you’re worried about me swimming alone at all." She winked and turned towards the water, confirming that there was in fact next to nothing covering her from behind.

The pulse in his painfully hard cock echoed in his ears. He wished they were standing on the edge of the frigid North Sea, instead of the sensual sand of the Caribbean. Following her into the warm water would lead him nowhere good.

And yet his polo wound up on the sand beside her dress, his sandals next to hers and his shorts didn’t even make it to the water’s edge.

*Want more?*

 

Caribbean Christmas is on sale this Tuesday

Amazon -- Barnes & Noble -- Samhain

If you can't wait, there's another excerpt here.