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Sunday, December 29, 2013
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Friday, December 27, 2013
Friday Finds: After Christmas Specials
Hope you had a wonderful holiday and got everything you needed and wanted for under the tree. But if you're like me, you can never have too many books, especially if they can fit on your new Kindle or Nook. So if you received a B&N or Amazon gift card as a present, here are some cool reads for not a lot of dough, that I suspect you'll want to check out. Happy reading.
McCarthys of Gansett Island Boxed Set
By Marie Force
Genre: Contemporary Romance | Boxed Set
Only .99¢ for a limited time! Grab your copy today!
With more than 1 million ebooks sold since Maid for Love debuted in 2011, the New York Times bestselling McCarthys of Gansett Island Series has become one of the most beloved romance series available today. Read the first three books in the series: Maid for Love, Fool for Love and Ready for Love in this special offering.
Book 1: Maid for Love
Maddie Chester is determined to leave her hometown of Gansett Island, a place that has brought her only bad memories and ugly rumors. Then she’s knocked off her bike on the way to her housekeeping job at McCarthy’s Resort Hotel by Gansett’s “favorite son,” Mac McCarthy. He’s back in town to help his father with preparations to sell the family resort and has no intention of staying long. When Mac accidentally sends Maddie flying over the handlebars, badly injuring her, he moves in to nurse her back to health and help care for her young son. He soon realizes his plans for a hit-and-run visit to the island are in serious jeopardy, and he just may be “maid” for love.
Book 2: Fool for Love
Joe Cantrell, owner of the Gansett Island Ferry Company, has been in love with Janey McCarthy for as long as he can remember. At the same time, Janey has been dating or engaged to doctor-in-training David Lawrence. When things go horribly wrong between David and Janey, she calls her “fifth brother” Joe, one of the few people in her close circle who lives on the mainland. Janey decides a few days with Joe is just what she needs before she goes home to the island to face her parents and family with the news of her broken engagement. It was bad enough for Joe loving Janey from afar, but having her in his house is pure torture. Will he take advantage of this opportunity to show her what they could have together? And what will Joe’s best friend and Janey’s protective older brother Mac have to say about it?
Book 3: Ready for Love
For four of the best summers of his young life, Luke Harris was in love with Sydney Donovan, a wealthy seasonal visitor to Gansett Island. Then Sydney went off to college and never came back. She married another man and had two children while Luke remained on the island, working at McCarthy's Gansett Marina and wondering what had gone wrong between him and the only woman he ever loved. Fifteen months after Sydney suffers the tragic loss of her husband and children, she's returned to Gansett to figure out what's next, and that may very well be a rekindled love affair with the one man from her past she’s never forgotten. But is she ready for a second chance at love?
The story picks up with Book 4, Falling for Love, with six other books available in the series and more to come from Gansett Island!
.99¢ boxed set for a limited time only!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/McCarthys-Gansett-Island-Boxed-Set-ebook/dp/B00FY54JYO
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mccarthys-of-gansett-island-boxed-set-marie-force/1117167001
Haunted On Bourbon Street
By Deanna Chase
Genre: Paranormal Romance | Novel
FREE!
Jade loves her new apartment--until a ghost joins her in the shower.
When empath Jade Calhoun moves into an apartment above a strip bar on Bourbon Street, she expects life to get interesting. What she doesn't count on is making friends with an exotic dancer, attracting a powerful spirit, and developing feelings for Kane, her sexy landlord.
Being an empath has never been easy on Jade's relationships. It's no wonder she keeps her gift a secret. But when the ghost moves from spooking Jade to terrorizing Pyper, the dancer, it's up to Jade to use her unique ability to save her. Except she'll need Kane's help--and he's betrayed her with a secret of his own--to do it. Can she find a way to trust him and herself before Pyper is lost?
Free for a limited time only!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Bourbon-Street-Calhoun-Series-ebook/dp/B005EHRSUY
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/haunted-on-bourbon-street-deanna-chase/1104518853
Shameless
by Cheryl Douglas
Genre: Contemporary Romance | Novel
FREE ebook for a limited time so grab your copy today!
Book one in the Nashville Nights Series
Trey Turner may be topping the country music charts, but his life has been going downhill since his wife left him five years ago. He's desperate to make amends for the mistakes he's made, and convince Sierra their love deserves a second chance.
Sierra Brooks is happy for the first time since her divorce, but will she decide to risk it all for another chance with the man who broke her heart?
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shameless-Nashville-Nights-Book-One-ebook/dp/B007IO7C6Q
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shameless-cheryl-douglas/1109801559
Highland Shift
(Highland Destiny Series: Book One)
By Laura Harner
Genre: Paranormal Romance | Novel
FREE!
The Highland Destiny saga begins with Highland Shift, a tale of betrayal, murder, and magick spanning two continents and hundreds of years.
Elena MacFarland wonders what everyone else knows about her new farm that she doesn't, and whether she'll live long enough to find out. Betrayed by her fiancé and the powerful Worthington family, Elena fights back and negotiates a comfortable settlement with one small caveat: she must live in Scotland for two years.
One kidnapping and two attempts on her life later, the darkly arrogant Scot, Faolan MacGailtry declares himself her new protector and moves into her farmhouse. Major problem? He was present at all three incidents. Elena decides to follow the adage to keep her friends close and enemies closer--but which is he?
One by one, Elena uncovers Faolan's darkest secrets: his Druid heritage, his connection to her past, and finally, the deadly curse that is powerful enough to destroy them both.
Notes: This is the first book of the Highland Destiny series and includes multiple paranormal elements, including Druidry, Fae, shapeshifting and magick. Heat level: Slowly builds from extreme sexual tension toward "bring-some-ice-water" hot!
FREE for limited a limited time!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005OY0JFI
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/highland-shift-laura-harner/1104528023
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/347414
By Marie Force
Genre: Contemporary Romance | Boxed Set
Only .99¢ for a limited time! Grab your copy today!
With more than 1 million ebooks sold since Maid for Love debuted in 2011, the New York Times bestselling McCarthys of Gansett Island Series has become one of the most beloved romance series available today. Read the first three books in the series: Maid for Love, Fool for Love and Ready for Love in this special offering.
Book 1: Maid for Love
Maddie Chester is determined to leave her hometown of Gansett Island, a place that has brought her only bad memories and ugly rumors. Then she’s knocked off her bike on the way to her housekeeping job at McCarthy’s Resort Hotel by Gansett’s “favorite son,” Mac McCarthy. He’s back in town to help his father with preparations to sell the family resort and has no intention of staying long. When Mac accidentally sends Maddie flying over the handlebars, badly injuring her, he moves in to nurse her back to health and help care for her young son. He soon realizes his plans for a hit-and-run visit to the island are in serious jeopardy, and he just may be “maid” for love.
Book 2: Fool for Love
Joe Cantrell, owner of the Gansett Island Ferry Company, has been in love with Janey McCarthy for as long as he can remember. At the same time, Janey has been dating or engaged to doctor-in-training David Lawrence. When things go horribly wrong between David and Janey, she calls her “fifth brother” Joe, one of the few people in her close circle who lives on the mainland. Janey decides a few days with Joe is just what she needs before she goes home to the island to face her parents and family with the news of her broken engagement. It was bad enough for Joe loving Janey from afar, but having her in his house is pure torture. Will he take advantage of this opportunity to show her what they could have together? And what will Joe’s best friend and Janey’s protective older brother Mac have to say about it?
Book 3: Ready for Love
For four of the best summers of his young life, Luke Harris was in love with Sydney Donovan, a wealthy seasonal visitor to Gansett Island. Then Sydney went off to college and never came back. She married another man and had two children while Luke remained on the island, working at McCarthy's Gansett Marina and wondering what had gone wrong between him and the only woman he ever loved. Fifteen months after Sydney suffers the tragic loss of her husband and children, she's returned to Gansett to figure out what's next, and that may very well be a rekindled love affair with the one man from her past she’s never forgotten. But is she ready for a second chance at love?
The story picks up with Book 4, Falling for Love, with six other books available in the series and more to come from Gansett Island!
.99¢ boxed set for a limited time only!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/McCarthys-Gansett-Island-Boxed-Set-ebook/dp/B00FY54JYO
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mccarthys-of-gansett-island-boxed-set-marie-force/1117167001
By Deanna Chase
Genre: Paranormal Romance | Novel
FREE!
Jade loves her new apartment--until a ghost joins her in the shower.
When empath Jade Calhoun moves into an apartment above a strip bar on Bourbon Street, she expects life to get interesting. What she doesn't count on is making friends with an exotic dancer, attracting a powerful spirit, and developing feelings for Kane, her sexy landlord.
Being an empath has never been easy on Jade's relationships. It's no wonder she keeps her gift a secret. But when the ghost moves from spooking Jade to terrorizing Pyper, the dancer, it's up to Jade to use her unique ability to save her. Except she'll need Kane's help--and he's betrayed her with a secret of his own--to do it. Can she find a way to trust him and herself before Pyper is lost?
Free for a limited time only!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Bourbon-Street-Calhoun-Series-ebook/dp/B005EHRSUY
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/haunted-on-bourbon-street-deanna-chase/1104518853
by Cheryl Douglas
Genre: Contemporary Romance | Novel
FREE ebook for a limited time so grab your copy today!
Book one in the Nashville Nights Series
Trey Turner may be topping the country music charts, but his life has been going downhill since his wife left him five years ago. He's desperate to make amends for the mistakes he's made, and convince Sierra their love deserves a second chance.
Sierra Brooks is happy for the first time since her divorce, but will she decide to risk it all for another chance with the man who broke her heart?
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shameless-Nashville-Nights-Book-One-ebook/dp/B007IO7C6Q
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shameless-cheryl-douglas/1109801559
(Highland Destiny Series: Book One)
By Laura Harner
Genre: Paranormal Romance | Novel
FREE!
The Highland Destiny saga begins with Highland Shift, a tale of betrayal, murder, and magick spanning two continents and hundreds of years.
Elena MacFarland wonders what everyone else knows about her new farm that she doesn't, and whether she'll live long enough to find out. Betrayed by her fiancé and the powerful Worthington family, Elena fights back and negotiates a comfortable settlement with one small caveat: she must live in Scotland for two years.
One kidnapping and two attempts on her life later, the darkly arrogant Scot, Faolan MacGailtry declares himself her new protector and moves into her farmhouse. Major problem? He was present at all three incidents. Elena decides to follow the adage to keep her friends close and enemies closer--but which is he?
One by one, Elena uncovers Faolan's darkest secrets: his Druid heritage, his connection to her past, and finally, the deadly curse that is powerful enough to destroy them both.
Notes: This is the first book of the Highland Destiny series and includes multiple paranormal elements, including Druidry, Fae, shapeshifting and magick. Heat level: Slowly builds from extreme sexual tension toward "bring-some-ice-water" hot!
FREE for limited a limited time!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005OY0JFI
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/highland-shift-laura-harner/1104528023
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/347414
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Tuesday Special: A Grosvenor Square Christmas
When a friend told me about Anna Campbell's story in the anthology, A Grosvenor Square Christmas, I knew I had to grab it. What a perfect set of stories to read by the fireplace on a cold winter's night!
A Grosvenor Square Christmas
from authors Shana Galen, Vanessa Kelly, Anna Campbell, and Kate Nobel.
Genre: Historical/Regency Holiday Romance | Novellas/Anthology
FREE!
Four breathtakingly romantic tales of a Regency Christmas from four bestselling romance authors.
Down through the years, enchantment touches a tall gray house in Grosvenor Square. The legend of Lady Winterson’s Christmas ball promises true love and happiness to one lucky couple. Who will feel the magic this winter?
1803 - The Seduction of a Duchess by Shana Galen
Rowena Harcourt, the Duchess of Valère, never forgot the handsome footman who helped her escape the French Revolution. For fourteen years, Gabriel Lamarque has loved Rowena—now at Lady Winterson’s Christmas ball, has fate finally delivered a chance to win her hand?
1818 - One Kiss for Christmas by Vanessa Kelly
Nigel Dash is London’s most reliable gentleman, a reputation he never minded until he fell in love with beautiful Amelia Easton. Unfortunately, Amelia sees Nigel as a dependable friend, not a dashing suitor. At Lady Winterson’s famous Christmas ball, Nigel vows to change Amelia’s mind—by sweeping her off her feet.
1825 - His Christmas Cinderella by Anna Campbell
At the season’s most glittering ball, a girl who has never dared to dream of forever after discovers a Christmas miracle.
1830 - The Last First Kiss by Kate Noble
Susannah Westforth has always loved Sebastian Beckett – but he’s only ever seen her as a friend. When Sebastian takes his Grand Tour, Susannah transforms herself into a woman he’ll notice. Now Sebastian is back, just in time for Lady Winterson's Christmas ball – but the last thing he expects to see is his little Susie, all grown up...
You’re invited to join the whirling dance at Lady Winterson’s sparkling Christmas ball, where miracles happen and true love shines forever. How can you resist?
Grab your copy today at:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/A-Grosvenor-Square-Christmas-ebook/dp/B00FSLF4NO
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-grosvenor-square-christmas-vanessa-kelly/1117251695
from authors Shana Galen, Vanessa Kelly, Anna Campbell, and Kate Nobel.
Genre: Historical/Regency Holiday Romance | Novellas/Anthology
FREE!
Four breathtakingly romantic tales of a Regency Christmas from four bestselling romance authors.
Down through the years, enchantment touches a tall gray house in Grosvenor Square. The legend of Lady Winterson’s Christmas ball promises true love and happiness to one lucky couple. Who will feel the magic this winter?
1803 - The Seduction of a Duchess by Shana Galen
Rowena Harcourt, the Duchess of Valère, never forgot the handsome footman who helped her escape the French Revolution. For fourteen years, Gabriel Lamarque has loved Rowena—now at Lady Winterson’s Christmas ball, has fate finally delivered a chance to win her hand?
1818 - One Kiss for Christmas by Vanessa Kelly
Nigel Dash is London’s most reliable gentleman, a reputation he never minded until he fell in love with beautiful Amelia Easton. Unfortunately, Amelia sees Nigel as a dependable friend, not a dashing suitor. At Lady Winterson’s famous Christmas ball, Nigel vows to change Amelia’s mind—by sweeping her off her feet.
1825 - His Christmas Cinderella by Anna Campbell
At the season’s most glittering ball, a girl who has never dared to dream of forever after discovers a Christmas miracle.
1830 - The Last First Kiss by Kate Noble
Susannah Westforth has always loved Sebastian Beckett – but he’s only ever seen her as a friend. When Sebastian takes his Grand Tour, Susannah transforms herself into a woman he’ll notice. Now Sebastian is back, just in time for Lady Winterson's Christmas ball – but the last thing he expects to see is his little Susie, all grown up...
You’re invited to join the whirling dance at Lady Winterson’s sparkling Christmas ball, where miracles happen and true love shines forever. How can you resist?
Grab your copy today at:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/A-Grosvenor-Square-Christmas-ebook/dp/B00FSLF4NO
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-grosvenor-square-christmas-vanessa-kelly/1117251695
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
Friday Finds: Yule Edition
Check out these specially priced ebooks, perfect for reading by the fireplace on the winter solstice. Better act fast though, because the sale ends soon.
Forever His: A Time Travel Romance (Stolen Brides Series)
by Shelly Thacker
Genre: Erotic Time Travel Romance | Novel
FREE (until 12/31/13)
Book One: The Stolen Brides series
On New Year’s Eve, she tumbles 700 years back in time–and into the bed of a darkly handsome stranger.
Sir Gaston de Varennes wanted a docile bride who would fit into his plans for vengeance and justice, but a trick of time finds him married to a thoroughly modern American lady who turns his castle, his life, and his heart upside down. Will her desperate secret tear them apart after only a few bittersweet weeks of stolen passion — or will they conquer mistrust, treachery, and time itself to discover a love that spans the centuries?
WINNER of the National Readers Choice Award: Best Historical Romance of the Year
This new digital edition includes exclusive bonus content: “The Making of FOREVER HIS: The Story Behind the Story.”
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Forever-His-Time-Travel-Romance-Stolen-ebook/dp/B006NG0GXQ
Lichgates (The Grimoire Saga)
Book One
S.M. Boyce
Genre: Fantasy | Novel
FREE (until 12/31/13)
Kara Magari is about to discover a beautiful world full of terrifying things—Ourea.
Kara, a college student still reeling from her mother’s recent death, has no idea the hidden world of Ourea even exists until a freak storm traps her in a sunken library. With no way out, she opens an ancient book of magic called the Grimoire and unwittingly becomes its master, which means Kara now wields the cursed book’s untamed power. Discovered by Ourea’s royalty, she becomes an unwilling pawn in a generations-old conflict—a war intensified by her arrival. In this world of chilling creatures and betrayal, Kara shouldn’t trust anyone… but she’s being hunted and can’t survive on her own. She drops her guard when Braeden, a native soldier with a dark secret, vows to keep her safe. And though she doesn’t know it, her growing attraction to him may just be her undoing.
For twelve years, Braeden Drakonin has lived a lie. The Grimoire is his one chance at redemption, and it lands in his lap when Kara Magari comes into his life. Though he begins to care for this human girl, there is something he wants more. He wants the Grimoire.
Welcome to Ourea, where only the cunning survive.
FREE! Sale ends December 31, 2013.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005W5L38G
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lichgates-s-m-boyce/1109150950?ean=2940044342927
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/206728
Some Enchanted Season
by Marilyn Pappano
Genre: Romance | Novel
Only .99¢ (sale ends 12/22/13)
Sometimes miracles do happen.
When Maggie left her husband Ross that fateful Christmas Eve, their marriage was over. But a near fatal accident on an ice-slick road changed everything.
Now another Christmas approaches. While Maggie hasn't regained all her memory, she's ready to test her strength at home--with Ross as her only companion. Sharing a house with him once more, putting on the best face for their neighbors, Maggie knows she's living a lie.
Then she glimpses Ross as he used to be: playful and passionate, the man of her dreams before ambition changed him. She couldn't know he's feeling the same regrets, the same heartache...or that he fears the return of her memory. What will happen when she remembers the reason she fled from him last year?
It will take a miracle to send the walls of anger and secrecy tumbling down and reunite the divided couple. But in the small town of Bethlehem, miracles do happen...
Only .99¢, sale ends December 22, 2013. Grab your copy today!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Some-Enchanted-Season-Marilyn-Pappano/dp/0553579827
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/some-enchanted-season-marilyn-pappano/1003085538
by Shelly Thacker
Genre: Erotic Time Travel Romance | Novel
FREE (until 12/31/13)
Book One: The Stolen Brides series
On New Year’s Eve, she tumbles 700 years back in time–and into the bed of a darkly handsome stranger.
Sir Gaston de Varennes wanted a docile bride who would fit into his plans for vengeance and justice, but a trick of time finds him married to a thoroughly modern American lady who turns his castle, his life, and his heart upside down. Will her desperate secret tear them apart after only a few bittersweet weeks of stolen passion — or will they conquer mistrust, treachery, and time itself to discover a love that spans the centuries?
WINNER of the National Readers Choice Award: Best Historical Romance of the Year
This new digital edition includes exclusive bonus content: “The Making of FOREVER HIS: The Story Behind the Story.”
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Forever-His-Time-Travel-Romance-Stolen-ebook/dp/B006NG0GXQ
Lichgates (The Grimoire Saga)Book One
S.M. Boyce
Genre: Fantasy | Novel
FREE (until 12/31/13)
Kara Magari is about to discover a beautiful world full of terrifying things—Ourea.
Kara, a college student still reeling from her mother’s recent death, has no idea the hidden world of Ourea even exists until a freak storm traps her in a sunken library. With no way out, she opens an ancient book of magic called the Grimoire and unwittingly becomes its master, which means Kara now wields the cursed book’s untamed power. Discovered by Ourea’s royalty, she becomes an unwilling pawn in a generations-old conflict—a war intensified by her arrival. In this world of chilling creatures and betrayal, Kara shouldn’t trust anyone… but she’s being hunted and can’t survive on her own. She drops her guard when Braeden, a native soldier with a dark secret, vows to keep her safe. And though she doesn’t know it, her growing attraction to him may just be her undoing.
For twelve years, Braeden Drakonin has lived a lie. The Grimoire is his one chance at redemption, and it lands in his lap when Kara Magari comes into his life. Though he begins to care for this human girl, there is something he wants more. He wants the Grimoire.
Welcome to Ourea, where only the cunning survive.
FREE! Sale ends December 31, 2013.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005W5L38G
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lichgates-s-m-boyce/1109150950?ean=2940044342927
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/206728
by Marilyn Pappano
Genre: Romance | Novel
Only .99¢ (sale ends 12/22/13)
Sometimes miracles do happen.
When Maggie left her husband Ross that fateful Christmas Eve, their marriage was over. But a near fatal accident on an ice-slick road changed everything.
Now another Christmas approaches. While Maggie hasn't regained all her memory, she's ready to test her strength at home--with Ross as her only companion. Sharing a house with him once more, putting on the best face for their neighbors, Maggie knows she's living a lie.
Then she glimpses Ross as he used to be: playful and passionate, the man of her dreams before ambition changed him. She couldn't know he's feeling the same regrets, the same heartache...or that he fears the return of her memory. What will happen when she remembers the reason she fled from him last year?
It will take a miracle to send the walls of anger and secrecy tumbling down and reunite the divided couple. But in the small town of Bethlehem, miracles do happen...
Only .99¢, sale ends December 22, 2013. Grab your copy today!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Some-Enchanted-Season-Marilyn-Pappano/dp/0553579827
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/some-enchanted-season-marilyn-pappano/1003085538
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Friends With Benefits Holiday Reading
It's good to have friends with benefits. ::wide grin::
I received an ARC the other day from friend and fellow author Grace Draven. I have often said that I'm not a big fan of historical romance, but there are exceptions to the rule (Cia Leah sweet romance westerns, Morag McKendrick-Pippin historical romances, and Grace Draven fantasy romances that have this immense historical layering).
Her book Master of Crows was perhaps the best fantasy romance I'd ever read, up until now. Her upcoming book Entreat Me is a masterpiece of storytelling. You will fall in love with Ballard, the man and the beast. His character is drawn with precise lines, layer by layer, adding such depth that he feels so real you connect with him on a level so deep, you forget you're reading a novel. Yep, I got swept away. The heroine is a perfect match for him. Louvaen is no wimpy too stupid to live girl. Nope, she comes across as real and vibrant, determined and smart, witty and strong.
The story blends fantasy and magic with incredible living history, never mind that the book is a fantasy novel, it reads like the best historical folktale. Like other wordsmiths of storytelling such as Anne McCaffrey and Ursula K. Le Guin, you are drawn into their world of fantasy with a realism that is so pure, you can't help being a part of the drama and the romance. You feel that tug of recognition, knowing that Grace Draven tapped into something special, a part of the universe, where time and space collide, that this incredible romance had to have happened.
Yes, I guess you could say I am a total fan girl and am on Team Ballard. ::grin:: Watch for Grace's book, coming soon!
Blurb for Entreat Me by Grace Draven
Afflicted by a centuries-old curse, a warlord slowly surrenders his humanity and descends toward madness. Ballard of Ketach Tor holds no hope of escaping his fate until his son returns home one day, accompanied by a woman of incomparable beauty. His family believes her arrival may herald Ballard’s salvation.
…until they confront her elder sister.
Determined to rescue her sibling from ruin, Louvaen Duenda pursues her to a decrepit castle and discovers a household imprisoned in time. Dark magic, threatening sorcerers, and a malevolent climbing rose with a thirst for blood won’t deter her, but a proud man disfigured by an undying hatred might. Louvaen must decide if loving him will ultimately save him or destroy him.
A tale of vengeance and devotion. And how!
Another friend with a new book!
My friend Lu (aka L.K. Campbell) has a new book out and it's also available in paperback! Oh yep indeedy! I love her stories, they are sweet romance, with intriguing plots, and are pure romance at heart.
by L.K. Campbell
Kristy Miller’s aunt dies suddenly, leaving Kristy a large portion of her multi-million dollar estate including her mountain home, Evergreen. Kristy soon discovers that Aunt Leslie had kept a few secrets from her family, not the least of which is how she earned her fortune. One of her aunt’s secrets leads Kristy into a new relationship with the charming but stubborn Drew Stone.
Each of Drew’s young sons received a large inheritance from Aunt Leslie, but Mr. Stone maintains that he has never met or heard of Kristy’s aunt. The other secret may be the biggest of all—Evergreen might be haunted, sending Kristy in search of a ghost.
Amazon ebook: http://www.amazon.com/Inheriting-Evergreen-L-K-Campbell-ebook/dp/B00GNQZ9V0
Amazon trade paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Inheriting-Evergreen-L-K-Campbell/dp/1494705303
About the Author
L.K. Campbell has been writing for most of her life. Her professional writing career began with a weekly newspaper column called Scenes from Real Life. She wrote this column for her hometown newspaper for four years. She began writing fiction in her early twenties, choosing the romance genre because she enjoyed reading books by Victoria Holt as well as the Harlequin and Silhouette lines. From 1986-2007, she worked for her hometown, daily newspaper, becoming the paper’s composition supervisor in 2000. In 2007, she left the newspaper and now does e-book formatting for “indie” authors and for two publishers as her full-time business, LK E-Book Formatting Service.Friday, December 13, 2013
Friday Finds: Historical, Fantasy, and More
By Claudy Conn
Genre: Historical Romance | Novel length
FREE
Cherry Elton was beside herself! Her own mother had arranged a marriage for her to a man she had never even met. She had no choice but to run away.
Sky Westbrooke had no wish to marry, but his mischievous siblings sorely needed a firm maternal hand. Yet, how could he court his unseen bride, when into his employ had come the most remarkable, enchanting governess?
And Cherry, playing at being a governess was smitten by the handsome, cavalier Lord Westbrooke. His stolen kisses left her breathless—yet, he was betrothed to another.
Whatever was a love struck governess to do?
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Oh-Cherry-Ripe-Claudy-Conn-ebook/dp/B007CIMWZO
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/oh-cherry-ripe-claudy-conn/1109127177
Grab your copy soon, because the sale ends January 2014!
Keepsake
By Antoinette Stockenberg
Genre: Contemporary Romance | Novel length
Only .99¢
Readers who enjoy Barbara Freethy, Nora Roberts and the classics of Mary Stewart will savor this intensely emotional story of family, betrayal and redemption, set in a quaint town in New England.
It's not a hand-made quilt, or an ivory pin, or a pretty box for treasures .... It's the name of a postcard-perfect town in Connecticut. From its quaint gazebo to its white-steepled church and village green, Keepsake is the kind of place most would love to call home.
It's home to Olivia Bennett, the town princess who has a charming shop there. It was home once to Quinn Leary, the son of her family's gardener; Quinn fled as a teenager with his father who was accused of a murder he didn't commit. And Keepsake is home, still, to someone with mayhem on his mind .
When Quinn returns after an absence of seventeen years, he has one desire: to prove his father's innocence. It's not until he sees his childhood school rival, now a grown woman, that he realizes he harbors another but equally passionate desire--and that the two are tragically at odds.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Keepsake-Antoinette-Stockenberg-ebook/dp/B006AY2NK0
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/keepsake-antoinette-stockenberg/1003281617
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/107093
Sale ends January 2014, so grab your copy today!
By Karice Bolton
Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy Romance | Novel length
FREE
Book 1 of The Watchers Trilogy
Alone in snowy, remote Whistler village, Ana tries to build a new life since losing her parents. With a cozy condo, a sweet-faced bulldog and an evening job to leave the days free for the slopes, life slips into a great routine. If only she could shake the guilt for not remembering anything about her parents and banish the night terrors that haunt her every dream.
On a whim, Ana goes out with Athen, a guy she’s just met in the Grizzly Pub... The only problem is that she feels like she already knows him.
Within 48 hours of meeting Athen and his family, Ana’s world implodes. She falls for Athen quickly and before she knows it, a past life begins to resurface. As thrilling as the revelations appear at first, she fights against the chilling information that Athen is from the underworld.
Soon she begins to struggle as her own supernatural gifts are slowly unveiled, and she realizes that the nightmares she’s been having might be premonitions and not dreams at all.
It is up to Ana to decipher between fact and fiction before it is too late, and her new love, Athen, follows in her same fate - one that is lost between two worlds.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Watchers-Trilogy-Karice-Bolton-ebook/dp/B005R5GX9A
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/awakening-s-j-bolton/1100259032
Grab your copy before the sale ends January 2014!
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Lex's 30+ Days of Christmas
Friday, December 6, 2013
Friday Finds: Romance Super Bundle!
Authors: Dale Mayer, Donna Marie Rogers, Edie Ramer, Amy Gamet, Linda McLaughlin, Kate Kelly, Pamela Fryer, Lois Winston, Barbara Phinney, and Wendy Ely.
Ten full-length romance novels by ten of your favorite authors for just .99 cents! Regular price of the books in this bundle is $35.76, you save $34.77. Wow!
From espionage, love triangles and amnesia to secret babies, murderous liaisons and pretend girlfriends, the Romance Super Bundle has everything you love about romance novels, times ten! Nearly three-quarters of a million words and more than 2,500 pages!
Touched by Death by Dale Mayer
Death had touched anthropologist Jade Hansen in Haiti once before, costing her an unborn child and perhaps her very sanity. A year later, determined to face her own issues, she returns to Haiti with a mortuary team to recover the bodies of an American family from a mass grave-only to find the grave holds more than expected-and Jade finds herself confronting death and terror once again. And the man who unexpectedly awakens her heart is right in the middle of it all.
There's Only Been You by Donna Marie Rogers
Two weeks after Mike Andrews disappeared from her life, Sara Jamison discovered she was something she never expected to be-an unwed pregnant teenager. With the love and support of her annoyingly alpha-male family, she's made a good life for herself and her young son. Sure, she works too hard and her social life is nonexistent, but for the most part, she's content-until the day Mike walks into her bakery and back into her life.
Stardust Miracle by Edie Ramer
Becky Diedrich is the cheesemaker's daughter, the minister's wife, the good sister. What she's not is her own woman, what she can't be is a mother. And then she catches her husband with another woman, and she moves in with her sister, and she starts to see sparkles. And this is just the beginning...
Meant for Her by Amy Gamet
A fiery homicide leaves Navy investigator Hank Jared with just two clues: an encrypted message and a name, Julie X. Trueblood. Shadows from the past surround Julie, and Hank finds the perfect place to hide her, right by his side at his sister's wedding. Now he just needs to remember their relationship is all an act, while she works to decode the message that could save both their lives or tear them apart forever.
Rogue's Hostage by Linda McLaughlin
Mara Dupre is taken captive by a French and Indian War party that killed her husband and destroyed her cabin. She longs for her freedom, but her captor has other ideas. Lt. Jacques Corbeau's desire for his hostage threatens what little honor he has left. When Mara offers her body in exchange for her freedom, it may be his undoing. Will Mara find her way home, or realize she is already there?
Sleight of Hand by Kate Kelly
Suddenly suspected of stealing half a million dollars of original paintings, Chance Spencer can't afford to have the FBI delve too closely into his covert past. When one agent in particular endeavors to put him behind bars, Chance coerces the real thief's daughter, Sarah O'Sullivan, into helping him flush her wily father out of hiding. But his plan quickly deteriorates when the stakes for his freedom soar. How can he ruthlessly use the woman with whom he's falling in love?
August Unknown by Pamela Fryer
She doesn't know what happened the night of the storm, why she was walking along the highway without ID, or why she has a fading tan line on her wedding ring finger, but a dark and terrifying presence haunts the edge of her memory. Before she can start a new life with the wonderful man who came to her rescue, she must remember what in her past might take her away from him.
Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception by Lois Winston
Life has delivered one sucker punch after another to Emma Wadsworth. The poor little rich girl is the ultimate poster child for "Money Can't Buy Happiness"-even if she's no longer a child. So when Philadelphia's most beloved citizen becomes the city's most notorious criminal, she needs to do a lot more than clear her name if she wants to save her budding romance with the billionaire hunk someone is willing to kill for.
Hard Target by Barbara Phinney
Military policewoman Sgt. Dawna Atkinson has worked hard for her embassy posting, even while taking the blame for a shared indiscretion with her instructor, Tay Hastings. But when her embassy is bombed and Tay arrives to assist, she refuses to trust him again. Still, as the investigation and their growing attraction heat up, Dawna has the choice to trust Tay or risk the lives of everyone around them.
Jesse's Brother by Wendy Ely
One woman, two men: a single summer to choose between them. Sacrificing a summer to fix her relationship with her mother and find out what's troubling her father isn't so bad...right? Wrong. Or so Samantha learns upon her return to Portland. As if family drama wasn't bad enough, first comes Noah. Then comes Jesse. Will Samantha be able to choose between the men before their secret crushes her?
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00FFS338I
Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/
ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.
BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Kobo link: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Throwback Thursday: Hairbands
Ahh, the good old days when no one could see you on the telephone, let alone a computer, and if you mentioned a timeline, status updates (Facebook) or tweeting (Twitter) they'd think you were on some seriously awesome shit and FUBAR out of your freakin' ever lovin' mind. If you were lucky, they'd just swipe your hairspray.
A friend of mine used to be a road manager for the group Cinderella, so to start off my journey back in time, I thought we'd play a little Cinderella. Enjoy, ya'll, and please feel free to bang your head. :D
A friend of mine used to be a road manager for the group Cinderella, so to start off my journey back in time, I thought we'd play a little Cinderella. Enjoy, ya'll, and please feel free to bang your head. :D
Friday, November 29, 2013
Friday Finds: Time Travel Christmas and More
By Wendy Markham
Genre: Contemporary/Time Travel Romance | .99¢ (through December 1, 2013)
Note: This book is a sequel to the Christmas Time Travel romance If Only in My Dreams (2006) by Wendy Markham.
When Clara
wakes up on Christmas morning next to her husband Drew, she's filled
with joy because she has the perfect present: she's seven weeks pregnant
with their first child.
But no sooner does Clara tell
Drew the news than an earthquake strikes in nearby San Francisco. The
next thing Clara knows she's waking up in bed-alone-and discovers she's
three years in the future. Where is her husband and what has happened to
the child she was expecting? Clara is no stranger to unusual
occurrences, but the last thing on her Christmas list was to time
travel...again.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Gift-Wendy-Markham-ebook/dp/B005V554ZU
Beautiful Illusions
By Annie Jocoby
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance | FREE (through December 2013)Jaded Iris Snowe’s humdrum life becomes a fairy tale with the addition of the absurdly rich, ungodly sexy Ryan Gallagher. But he’s hiding deadly secrets that could turn happily-ever-after into a nightmare...
Attorney Iris Snowe drinks too much, eats too much, and spends too much. Her sex life has been as spectacularly unsuccessful as her law practice, so she spends her evenings in her tiny apartment watching bad TV, talking to her cat, and rescuing pit bulls. And her name might be Iris, but it should be Jade. As in jaded, which is how she feels about romance and men in general.This full length novel is FREE (through December). Get your copy today at:
So, when a gorgeous and sexy stranger appears in her law office on Monday morning, after a one-night stand the previous Saturday, she doesn't think that he is coming to see her because he is interested. She just figures that she left something behind in the room and he is enough of a gentleman to deliver it to her.
How wrong she is.
As it turns out, Ryan Gallagher not only looks like a Ralph Lauren model come to life, but is also fabulously wealthy, as he is the son of a prominent billionaire.
In other words, light years out of Iris' league. And completely into her, in more ways than one.
And so begins the erotic Cinderella romance of her life, with a man who truly loves her. And oh, if it could just be that simple. But, of course, it's not -the fairy tale is fractured, as it is marred by obsession, jealousy, and dark secrets that Ryan has desperately sought to conceal and repress. It turns out that, behind those magnificent green eyes, lies the memories of a past that nobody should ever have to experience. Nobody.
But when his past becomes his present, his secrets come to light.
And one of those secrets just might be deadly...
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Illusions-Contemporary-Romance-ebook/dp/B00DKGZT7A
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beautiful-illusions-annie-jocoby/1117051779?ean=2940045302630
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/360285
Friday, November 22, 2013
Friday Finds: Between Then and Now and Midnight Ink
Between Then and Now
by Zoe York
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Their story didn’t start with a fairytale romance…
Romance is the last thing on Ian’s mind. He’s juggling two jobs, his kids are crazy and every time he gets close to his wife, she snaps at him. Communication has never been their strong suit, and now their physical connection is fizzling as well.
Their marriage wasn’t chosen for love…
Carrie knows she’s being too hard on her husband, but eight years ago she had a one-night stand that turned into a lifetime of diapers and dinners. She can’t shake the feeling that she wants more. Too bad she has no idea what that might be.
But they still chose each other…time and again
Only .99¢ Available at these online book retailers:
AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/gp/
KOBO: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/
ARE: https://www.allromanceebooks.
Read an excerpt here: http://zoeyork.com/books/
Midnight Ink Boxed Set
Genre: Erotic Romance
One tattoo shop in one infamous city sets the stage for 8 stories about resolutions, kink, love and ink. Get ready to let the good times roll!
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Reader Appreciation Week: Gift Card Winner
Everyone who commented during the week had their name put into ye olde cauldron for the drawing. It's time to draw a winner.
The winner of the $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble egift card is... *drumroll*
Angel G.
Congratulations, Angel. Please send an email to assistant @ cassandra curtis . com (no spaces) so we can send your egift card right away.
Thank you to everyone who participated and hope to see ya'll dropping by my blog, Facebook, and Twitter.
The winner of the $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble egift card is... *drumroll*
Angel G.
Congratulations, Angel. Please send an email to assistant @ cassandra curtis . com (no spaces) so we can send your egift card right away.
Thank you to everyone who participated and hope to see ya'll dropping by my blog, Facebook, and Twitter.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Reader Appreciation Week Mini-Contest Winners
I hope everyone who read my posts this last week had as much fun a time as I had. Thank you to everyone who left a comment and spread the word about my Reader Appreciation Week, and my books.
The winner of Day One's contest (Christmas Cookbook prize) goes to.... *drumroll please*
Congratulations, Debby! Please email assistant @ cassandra curtis. com (no spaces) with your full name and snail mail address in order to receive your prize.
The winner of Day Three's contest (signed copy of Shifting Tides paperback prize) goes to.... *drumroll please*
Congratulations, Pam K.! Please email assistant @ cassandra curtis. com (no spaces) with your full name and snail mail address in order to receive your prize.
The winner of Day Fours's contest (80's swag bag o' goodies prize) goes to.... *drumroll please*
Congratulations, Mary! Please email assistant @ cassandra curtis. com (no spaces) with your full name and snail mail address in order to receive your prize.
Final Chance to Win the Amazon or B&N gift card!!!
Leave a comment on this post congratulating the winners of my mini-contests and you could be a winner too! You have until midnight tonight to enter to win. The gift card winner will be announced tomorrow, so check back and see if you won. :)
Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail.
Now, it's time to draw winners for the mini-contests!
*pom pom swish*
The winner of Day One's contest (Christmas Cookbook prize) goes to.... *drumroll please*
Debby
Congratulations, Debby! Please email assistant @ cassandra curtis. com (no spaces) with your full name and snail mail address in order to receive your prize.
The winner of Day Three's contest (signed copy of Shifting Tides paperback prize) goes to.... *drumroll please*
Pam K.
Congratulations, Pam K.! Please email assistant @ cassandra curtis. com (no spaces) with your full name and snail mail address in order to receive your prize.
The winner of Day Fours's contest (80's swag bag o' goodies prize) goes to.... *drumroll please*
Mary
Congratulations, Mary! Please email assistant @ cassandra curtis. com (no spaces) with your full name and snail mail address in order to receive your prize.
Final Chance to Win the Amazon or B&N gift card!!!
Leave a comment on this post congratulating the winners of my mini-contests and you could be a winner too! You have until midnight tonight to enter to win. The gift card winner will be announced tomorrow, so check back and see if you won. :)
Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Reader Appreciation Week: Day 7
Cover Reveal!
Pam Purcell never dreamed she’d be the one from her high school yearbook, divorced and still childless at thirty-seven. With her twenty year class reunion and yet another birthday on the way, her biological clock is screaming to wake up and get busy. There’s just one problem…the lack of eligible men in town.
Tim Riley has had a crush on Pam since the day he saw her kicking the flat tire on her car and stopped to help. He’s been a loyal customer at Pam’s beauty salon ever since, trying to work up his courage to ask her out. With Pam’s sister Stacie helping coach Tim, he develops a surefire plan to seduce and woo the former homecoming queen. But will he be able to reawaken Pam’s once naughty nature when she only sees him as one of her customers?
Coming soon to Smashwords, Amazon, B&N, and iTunes.
If you haven't read my erotic romance novella Naughty Little Secrets (book one in my Naughty South series), I've made it available for a limited time starting today until the end of the month. I hope you'll enjoy my tale of southern blue collar heroes and the lucky women they love.
To get your FREE copy of book one in my Naughty South Series —Naughty Little Secrets, go to https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118880 and use the coupon code SZ28M during checkout. Please note that this coupon expires Saturday, November 30, 2013.
Remember, you can leave a comment on any post this week to receive an entry into my Reader Appreciation Week contest for the Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift card.
The cover for book two in my Naughty South Series, Naughty By Nature ! Isn't he gorgeous? For those who've read Naughty Little Secrets, you'll remember Tim Riley, Tyler Murchison's partner in the auto repair garage.
Here's the blurb:
Can a shy, mild mannered man change into an alpha hottie in time to seduce the woman he adores?
Pam Purcell never dreamed she’d be the one from her high school yearbook, divorced and still childless at thirty-seven. With her twenty year class reunion and yet another birthday on the way, her biological clock is screaming to wake up and get busy. There’s just one problem…the lack of eligible men in town.
Tim Riley has had a crush on Pam since the day he saw her kicking the flat tire on her car and stopped to help. He’s been a loyal customer at Pam’s beauty salon ever since, trying to work up his courage to ask her out. With Pam’s sister Stacie helping coach Tim, he develops a surefire plan to seduce and woo the former homecoming queen. But will he be able to reawaken Pam’s once naughty nature when she only sees him as one of her customers?
Coming soon to Smashwords, Amazon, B&N, and iTunes.
If you haven't read my erotic romance novella Naughty Little Secrets (book one in my Naughty South series), I've made it available for a limited time starting today until the end of the month. I hope you'll enjoy my tale of southern blue collar heroes and the lucky women they love.
Remember, you can leave a comment on any post this week to receive an entry into my Reader Appreciation Week contest for the Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift card.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Reader Appreciation Week: Day 6
My Reader Appreciation Week is winding down, but I wanted to recap all the mini contests so anyone who hasn't entered or commented, still has time to get in there and leave a comment to enter to win some cool prizes.
Fun & Games Mini Contest For Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 - The first mini contest prize is a Christmas cookbook with awesome recipes I know you'll enjoy. To enter to win, go to this page: http://cassandracurtis.blogspot.com/2013/11/reader-appreciation-week-2013.html
This mini contest ends midnight tonight, Saturday, November 16, 2013. Good Luck!
Fun & Games Mini Contest For Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013
This mini-contest ends midnight Sunday, November 17, 2013. Good Luck!
Fun & Games Mini Contest For Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013
To enter to win the prize package shown above (Prizes include: pink and black zebra striped wayfarer-styled UV sunglasses, T-shirt clips, Blondie buttons, an I LOVE THE 80s magnetic, and big .925 silver plated green topaz chandelier style earrings.), leave a comment on http://cassandracurtis.blogspot.com/2013/11/reader-appreciation-week-day-4.html sharing your fondest 80's memories. I'll even start the game by sharing one of my funnier memories from the 80's era.
This mini-contest ends midnight Sunday, November 17, 2013.
Good Luck!
Remember, anyone leaving a comment for the mini-contests this week are also entered for the Amazon or B&N gift card drawing.
Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail.
This mini contest ends midnight tonight, Saturday, November 16, 2013. Good Luck!
Fun & Games Mini Contest For Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013
Want
to enter to win a signed copy of my paperback, Shifting Tides? Simply
leave a comment on http://cassandracurtis.blogspot.com/2013/11/reader-appreciation-week-day-3.html and tell me which aquatic shape shifter is
your favorite among: Mermaid/Merman, Selkie (seal), Shark, or some other
kettle o' fish? :D
This mini-contest ends midnight Sunday, November 17, 2013. Good Luck!
To enter to win the prize package shown above (Prizes include: pink and black zebra striped wayfarer-styled UV sunglasses, T-shirt clips, Blondie buttons, an I LOVE THE 80s magnetic, and big .925 silver plated green topaz chandelier style earrings.), leave a comment on http://cassandracurtis.blogspot.com/2013/11/reader-appreciation-week-day-4.html sharing your fondest 80's memories. I'll even start the game by sharing one of my funnier memories from the 80's era.
This mini-contest ends midnight Sunday, November 17, 2013.
Good Luck!
Remember, anyone leaving a comment for the mini-contests this week are also entered for the Amazon or B&N gift card drawing.
Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Friday Finds: Mixed Bag of Wonderful
Reader Appreciation Week continues with some great ebooks I think you'll enjoy.
Today's Friday Finds are a mixed bag of wonderful stories available for less than a latté. I don't know about you, but I love to discover new to me authors, and what better way to try them out than with a .99¢ or free ebook? Who knows, you might find your next auto-buy author.
Enjoy contemporary romance? Like your heroes tall, handsome, and rich? Give this New York Times best-selling author a try and you may start craving her backlist.
Crave
By Monica Murphy
But in the light of day,
everything seems clearer, and Archer's not so sure a one-night stand is
all he wants. Concocting a plan to keep Ivy by his side, Archer might
just be willing to lose this bet . . . and win the jackpot instead.
Only .99¢ Limited Time Offer, so grab your copy today!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Crave-Billionaire-Bachelors-Club-Novel-ebook/dp/B00BKZGOHM
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crave-monica-murphy/1115182704?ean=9780062289353
The next offering is a paranormal thriller and whodunnit from a USA Today bestselling author.
Chosen
by Denise Grover Swank
(Book one in The Chosen Series)
Everything Emma Thompson owns fits in a suitcase she moves from one roach infested motel to another. She and Jake, her five-year-old son who can see the future, are running from the men intent on taking him. Emma will do anything to protect him, even when it means accepting the help of a stranger named Will. Jake insists she needs Will, but Emma’s never needed help before. And even though she’s learned to trust her son, it doesn’t mean she trusts Will.
Mercenary Will Davenport lives in the moment. Hauling Emma to South Dakota should have been an easy job, but his employer neglected to tell him about Emma’s freaky son and the gunmen hot on her trail. Instinct tells him this job is trouble, but nothing can prepare him for Jake’s proclamation that Will is The Chosen One, who must protect Emma from the men hunting her power. A power she doesn’t know she has.
Will protects Emma and Jake on a cross-country chase from the men pursuing them, while struggling with memories from his past, his apprehension of Jake, and his growing attraction to Emma. Will’s overwhelming urge to protect Emma surprises him, especially since it has nothing to do with his paycheck and possibly everything to do with the tattoo Jake branded on his arm. Rich and powerful men are desperate to capture Emma, and Will must discover why, before it’s too late.
FREE! For a limited time only, so grab your copy today!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Chosen-The-Denise-Grover-Swank-ebook/dp/B005NSF3ZQ
Like extra sizzle in your romance? Check out this ebook by Lauren Layne...
After The Kiss
by Lauren Layne
(Book one in the Stiletto Series)
Julie Greene loves flings. Loves steamy first dates, sizzling first kisses, and every now and then, that first sexy romp between the sheets. Comfy pants, sleepy Sundays, movie nights on the couch? Shudder.
But when Julie gets assigned the hardest story of her career—a first-person account of that magical shift between dating and “I do”—she’ll need a man brave enough to give a total commitment-phobe a chance at more.
Normally, Mitchell Forbes would be exactly that man. A devastatingly hot workaholic who tends to stay in relationships for far too long, he should be the perfect subject for Julie’s “research.”
But what Julie doesn’t know is that Mitchell is looking to cut loose for once in his life. And the leggy journalist notorious for avoiding love is exactly the type of no-strings fling he’s looking for. In other words, Mitchell is the polar opposite of what Julie needs right now. And, at the same time, he’s exactly what she wants.
Available for a limited time at .99¢, so get your copy today!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/After-Kiss-Loveswept-Contemporary-ebook/dp/B00BRUQ7JK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363701511&sr=8-1&keywords=lauren+layne+after+the+kiss
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/after-the-kiss-lauren-layne/1115885207?ean=9780345547255&isbn=9780345547255
Today's Friday Finds are a mixed bag of wonderful stories available for less than a latté. I don't know about you, but I love to discover new to me authors, and what better way to try them out than with a .99¢ or free ebook? Who knows, you might find your next auto-buy author.
Enjoy contemporary romance? Like your heroes tall, handsome, and rich? Give this New York Times best-selling author a try and you may start craving her backlist.
By Monica Murphy
New York Times
bestselling author Monica Murphy launches her sexy Billionaire
Bachelors Club series with a lavish bet, a night of carnal desires, and a
forever that never seemed possible.
Billionaire Archer Bancroft
always gets what he wants—and he's wanted Ivy Emerson, his best friend's
sister, for far too long. Being forbidden and untouchable only makes
her more tempting. When a million-dollar bet with his friends throws
down a challenge—last bachelor standing takes all—Archer knows he can
win. That is, until one enchanted evening with Ivy takes his heart for a
ride.
Ivy knows Archer is nothing but
bad news: infuriating, arrogant . . . and completely intoxicating. But
despite her best efforts, she can't seem to keep away. When a stolen
kiss leads to a night of heated passion, Ivy realizes she's in trouble and in head over heels.
Only .99¢ Limited Time Offer, so grab your copy today!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Crave-Billionaire-Bachelors-Club-Novel-ebook/dp/B00BKZGOHM
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crave-monica-murphy/1115182704?ean=9780062289353
The next offering is a paranormal thriller and whodunnit from a USA Today bestselling author.
by Denise Grover Swank
(Book one in The Chosen Series)
Everything Emma Thompson owns fits in a suitcase she moves from one roach infested motel to another. She and Jake, her five-year-old son who can see the future, are running from the men intent on taking him. Emma will do anything to protect him, even when it means accepting the help of a stranger named Will. Jake insists she needs Will, but Emma’s never needed help before. And even though she’s learned to trust her son, it doesn’t mean she trusts Will.
Mercenary Will Davenport lives in the moment. Hauling Emma to South Dakota should have been an easy job, but his employer neglected to tell him about Emma’s freaky son and the gunmen hot on her trail. Instinct tells him this job is trouble, but nothing can prepare him for Jake’s proclamation that Will is The Chosen One, who must protect Emma from the men hunting her power. A power she doesn’t know she has.
Will protects Emma and Jake on a cross-country chase from the men pursuing them, while struggling with memories from his past, his apprehension of Jake, and his growing attraction to Emma. Will’s overwhelming urge to protect Emma surprises him, especially since it has nothing to do with his paycheck and possibly everything to do with the tattoo Jake branded on his arm. Rich and powerful men are desperate to capture Emma, and Will must discover why, before it’s too late.
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by Lauren Layne
(Book one in the Stiletto Series)
Julie Greene loves flings. Loves steamy first dates, sizzling first kisses, and every now and then, that first sexy romp between the sheets. Comfy pants, sleepy Sundays, movie nights on the couch? Shudder.
But when Julie gets assigned the hardest story of her career—a first-person account of that magical shift between dating and “I do”—she’ll need a man brave enough to give a total commitment-phobe a chance at more.
Normally, Mitchell Forbes would be exactly that man. A devastatingly hot workaholic who tends to stay in relationships for far too long, he should be the perfect subject for Julie’s “research.”
But what Julie doesn’t know is that Mitchell is looking to cut loose for once in his life. And the leggy journalist notorious for avoiding love is exactly the type of no-strings fling he’s looking for. In other words, Mitchell is the polar opposite of what Julie needs right now. And, at the same time, he’s exactly what she wants.
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Thursday, November 14, 2013
Reader Appreciation Week: Day 4
Time for a little fun courtesy of Throwback Thursday. ;)
I thought it might be fun to do a Throwback Thursday and have my readers chime in and tell me some of their favorite memories/songs/clothes from the coolest, most fun era around. Scroll down for contest news!
Fun & Games Mini Contest For Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013
To enter to win the prize package shown above (Prizes include: pink and black zebra striped wayfarer-styled UV sunglasses, T-shirt clips, Blondie buttons, an I LOVE THE 80s magnetic, and big .925 silver plated green topaz chandelier style earrings.),
leave a comment on this post sharing your fondest 80's memories. I'll even start the game by sharing one of my funnier memories from the 80's era.
Winner will be drawn at random from all entries, on or around November 19, 2013
Contest ends midnight Sunday, November 17, 2013. Good Luck! I remember one summer back in the 80's, some friends and I were shopping at the downtown Galleria. The heat index was insane, but we figured we'd be okay indoors. I remember I was wearing my pink transparent jellies (shoes), my ripped acid washed jeans and baby blue polka dot blouse with the white cuffed cap sleeves. I thought I was so chic. lol
As we left and were walking back to the parking garage with our purchases, I stumbled. My shoes got sticky and appeared to be melting on the asphalt! I tried to run the rest of the way before they could stick again, and they came completely off. I sprained my ankle and in my friends effort to help me, two of them also got stuck as their jellies got sticky on the asphalt. Now there were three of us, and we had to get our friend who was the only one wearing Reeboks, to run the rest of the way to our car and drive it back to get us. To an onlooker, we had to be the silliest thing this side of spray on hair; three young women all holding on to each other and hopping to keep from burning our feet on melting plastic shoes or the equally hot pavement. lolNext?
Remember, anyone leaving a comment for the mini-contests this week are also entered for the Amazon or B&N gift card drawing.
Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Reader Appreciation Week: Day 3
Mermaids, selkies, and other shape shifters of the sea have long been some of my favorite characters within the paranormal sub-genre of romance. For one thing, these shape shifters aren't cursed by evil or created through some parasitic virus. They are part of the old magic, lost among myth and mystery. Who knows what lurks among the ocean deep?In my Shifting Tides trilogy, one man’s ultimate quest for power troubles an undersea world already rife with dark danger and political intrigues, forcing three women to face down their fears and embrace their destiny.
I based that one man, my villain Nick Sharkey (oh yep, I went there, lol. After all, I love a pun just as much as I do universal irony), and his clan, on the ancient Formorians of legend. Half shark, half human, the Formorians were a giant race of creatures who raided the coasts of Ireland, and were the enemy of the Tuatha Dé Danann (The people of the Goddess Danu). Often, they would invade the rivers from the sea and claim the land and any female humans caught between as theirs by force. The Sídhe (pronounced She) did battle with these pirate-like invaders. So who won this epic war? Some folklorists point to the fact that the Sídhe are said to have retreated to a place under hill, within a magical dimension they created. Which would seem to mean that the Formorians won, continued their raping and pillaging of humans and their settlements, eventually becoming more and more human as they interbred the species, for generations diluting the Formorian bloodlines.
But another bit of folklore survived which speaks of the Sidhe regrouping and returning much later to defeat the remaining Formorians. Those Sídhe intermarried with humans as well, and their offspring became the Druids (wise ones) of each non-Formorian settlement. By blending in, they disappeared. Perhaps some of these descendants of the Sídhe are still alive today, fighting the descendants of the Formorians. :) Makes for an interesting story, at least that's what first captured my imagination when I decided to sit down and write my own shape shifters romance.
Fun & Games Mini Contest For Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013
Want to enter to win a signed copy of my paperback, Shifting Tides? Simply leave a comment on this post and tell me which aquatic shape shifter is your favorite among: Mermaid/Merman, Selkie (seal), Shark, or some other kettle o' fish? :D
Winner will be drawn at random from all entries, on or around November 18, 2013 Contest ends midnight Sunday, November 17, 2013. Good Luck!
Remember, anyone leaving a comment for the mini-contests this week are also entered for the Amazon or B&N gift card drawing.
Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail.
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