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I generally read three or four different books at a time, and have been lucky enough to read some brilliant books recently. I'm almost finished these three below, and loving them!
Kissing Sin, is Keri Arthur's 2nd book of the Riley Jenson series starring a sex-hungry werewolf cross vampire heroine, a horse shifter lover and quite a few other past lovers.... did I mention the fight scenes and the sex scenes? Loving it!
Forbidden is Christina Phillips take on the Roman times with Maximus and Carys who share a forbidden love! I have to say I loved the opening scene (no spoilers here) and of course you gotta love/hate the bad guy!!
Acheron is Sherrilyn Kenyon's 15th book in the Dark Hunter series. I was never a fan of S.K's but this book is making me reconsider. Acheron is a god sent to the womb of a human queen to save his life. Only he grows up to endure unspeakable abuse and horrors. I'm only halfway through this book, and all I can say is I'm looking forward to his HEA!!!!
My free Ellora's Cave read, DISCOVERING SOFIA, is due out November 1st. Here is the official blurb!
Sofia is a divorcee, struggling to deal with the infidelities of her ex-husband. Then one day she sees a man hitchhiking. A muscular, sexy, younger man with a beautiful ass. Impulsively, she pulls her car to the side of the road and picks up the scrumptious hunk.
Jake is an adventurous guy who believes in living life to its fullest. He lets Sofia know that he thinks she is a beautiful, desirable woman, and he wants her. Jake makes her feel sexy and confident. Sofia just has to get up the nerve to go for it because she suddenly knows just what she needs to do to end all the pain and unhappiness that has consumed her.
I'm chatting at the LoveCats about my passion for paranormal writing/reading and movies. About what creates such intense emotions. I based much of this on my recent scary alien movie 'Fourth Kind'. If you like alien encounter horror/thrillers, with supposed real life footage - this movie is one you don't want to miss!
My two eldest daughters organized a cocktail party for my 40th birthday. It was so wonderful just to sit and talk to people, with cocktails flowing out of the kitchen LOL! I think all the guests had a great time. Hubby then cooked a bbq, though I think many of us were to bloated from said cocktails to indulge in too much food. Was also great to catch up with my brother who lives in NSW (and who many think is my twin) and whose birthday is actually the day before mine. As if such a great night wasn't enough, my husband topped off my birthday morning (the next day) with a gift voucher with four different sessions at a beauty clinic: Visit 1: Aromatherapy Facial (swiss formulated botanica products massaged into skin followed by a gentle exfoliation then a drenching mask applied.) Visit 2: a Bliss Back Facial (tingling exfoliation crystals massaged into back, neck and shoulders and removed gently with warm compress. Silky moisturising balm then applied.) Visit 3: Sole Retreat (tired and aching feet plunged into a warm foot bath. With deep sea minerals, essential oils and an expert touch, tired legs and dry skin will vanish. Soak, foot and legs massage) Visit 4: Spa Massage (A specially designed massage. An aromotherapy blend with subliminal music and the sound of you own heart beating for a restful state. What a gorgeous present!!! Thanks hubby! And thanks to my girls! =)
I have a free short read coming soon through Ellora's Cave. I had such fun with DISCOVERING SOFIA , a story that just came to me almost from start to finish. Here is it's very unofficial blurb:
Young Man. Older woman.
Sofia is a soon-to-be divorcee struggling to deal with the infidelities of her ex-husband. It's only after she impulsively pulls her car to the side of the road and picks up a hitchhiker, that her insecurities begin to melt away.
Under Jake's gentle tutelage, for the first time she feels cherished. Beautiful. And strong enough to walk away from it all in the end.
One of the things I love about being in a group author blog, is reading their books! The Lovecats have some stellar writers and I can't wait to read ALL their work!! I've started out with Nikki's LIGHTS, CAMERA... KISS THE BOSS her debut category romance novel!
The heroine, Ava Lange is a landscape designer, caught up in the world of tv presentation she doesn't particularly want any part of. She's a hands-on kind of girl, not a pinup poster for the network who also have her past love and producer-Dan Arnot-on their pay roll.
It was a great insight into the tv industry, and I loved the Australian setting - of course! =)
Sue Mackay is the newest cat on the block to join the CATegory writers blog, LoveCats DownUnder In celebration we're offering a nice book bundle to a commentator, which includes these titles plus Ice-Cold Lover!
To help celebrate the release of Forbidden, Christina Phillips's debut Roman/Druid Ancient Historical Romance from Berkley Heat, she's holding a launch party with lots of amazing authors and fabulous giveaways! In addition, Christina's giving away a signed copy of Forbidden to one lucky person who helps spread the love. All you have to do is mention the party (you can copy and paste this blurb), being held from 1st to 6th September at http://christinaphillips.blogspot.com. You can Tweet about it, blog, Facebook, MySpace or anything! And then drop her an email at ChristinapPh @ gmail dot com (no spaces) to let her know. Please put Forbidden Launch Party (or something similar) in the subject line. The winner will be drawn for that on Monday 6th September.
I'm talking romance over at the lovecats today, where I've given a little tribute to my unromantic husband (g) Beneath that post I have my cat Yammie, up on Catwalk Wednesday. Hope you can visit!
Releasing soon is my Ellora's Cave quickies CARNAL MOON, my first published werewolf story. Here are the 'unproofed' blurb and excerpt for the story:
BLURB On the first night of each full moon, werewolves cannot resist the calling, an instinctual need to mate. Living a double life has never been difficult for Holly, but in her world, if her species is to survive, all she can look forward to is down-and-dirty, uninhibited sex with a different partner each month. She has never had reason to complain though. Until now. She’s fallen for Ricky Mandela, her human lover. Holly can’t pretend she has a chance at a family and happily ever after. Those are human dreams. But she can’t give him up either. Will she have to lie and cheat to hold on to the man she loves?
EXCERPT
Hell. This wolf was big. Intimidating. And he meant business. His silver-gray eyes flashed as his tail arched high, his snout compressed.
Pheromones thickened the air and sharpened acute need. The flex and bunch of his muscles revealed his impatience a split second before he surged toward her.
She leapt forward, meeting him halfway, her teeth bared as she went straight for his throat. Canines sank past his thick brown-black pelt and through corded muscle and skin before drawing blood.
The metallic tang filled her mouth, intoxicating as any drug. She whimpered even as he broke free and whipped around, the dominant male ruthless and barely restrained.
His near shoulder rammed her hard and knocked her flying, and she thudded onto the dry-baked earth, air whooshing out of her lungs.
Shit. She could do nothing but wait for the oxygen that finally wheezed back into her lungs. And the male, damn him to hell, prowled forward, completely aware of her plight.
He was in his element, his prime,and she squirmed helplessly when his weight pressed her hard against the earth. Rotting vegetation and pungent eucalyptus filled her nostrils, quickly replaced by his raw male scent.
Every cell demanded she rut with him, seek the satisfaction she craved. But she wouldn’t be an easy lay. She wanted foreplay…at least, the werewolf version of it.
She faked collapse from oxygen deprivation, and as he shifted to snuffle her face with his wet nose, she made her move.
Twisting free, she shot forward. Now she was in her element. Even as a lycan, she was swift, a fact that enhanced the chase, the rough and tumble.
Hard and fast was the order of the day, especially for a male who knew he might have a rival to contend with, one who could challenge his claim to sire future generations. But Holly could scent no other males as she used all the inherent agility and grace of the wolf to outrun and outmaneuver her counterpart.
He was up for the game and closed in fast. The brewing storm crept upon them. Overhead, heavy black clouds concealed the moon and plunged everything into darkness. She knew that either of them could have changed back to human in that moment. Neither did. It seemed that this was a challenge he relished as well.
Lightning split the sky and briefly illuminated the ground but Holly used her exceptional lycan sight as she jumped from a rotting log and belly flopped into the creek she’d earlier crossed. Her legs moving like pistons, she swam to the other side, scrabbling for purchase on the slippery bank even as he splashed in from behind.
The adrenaline of the hunt, the chase, was fast dissolving. In some primeval part of her mind, Holly knew only the strongest, fleetest and most powerful lycan—one who could better her, master her—was worth mating.
Having a future generation of smart, tough, fast werewolves was paramount.
Heavy raindrops splattered the earth when the large male caught up and pinned her to the ground, his jaw clamped to her ruff.
A lycan in lust was no gentleman.
A throaty growl rumbled deep in his throat—the male making his intentions clear. He wasn’t to be messed with.
Only when she willingly surrendered, staying passive beneath him, did his weight abruptly change, his form becoming lighter and more compact as paws became hands and his lycan body became human.
Holly felt the change come upon her immediately after and she tried to relax as she endured the pain. To resist was futile. Fighting the change made it almost intolerable. As with all lycans, she had little control when changing from human to beast as a full moon climbed the sky.
When sexually aroused, and with fulfillment close, lycans invariably changed back into human form. None really understood why they became human again—fear of bestiality? Fewer cared. When hormones raced out of control, the instinct to mate took over all logic.
Holly whined low in her throat, yielding quickly to the stranger and to her own change. There was little time to pacify the beast within. She needed to copulate, and she needed to now.
Her fur abruptly withdrew into skin that contracted like vacuum wrap. Her bones shifted and popped, her skull growing even as her snout retracted.
He was a master at change. The process had been all but over in seconds and hadn’t seemed to bother him one bit. Clearly he had grown immune to the torment of change.
She sagged, hardly aware the hurting had gone and that she was human once more, until his fangs retreated, his bite became a kiss.
Facedown, she moaned. Electric shivers pulsed through every nerve ending that his mouth touched. His tongue flicked her ear, his cock nudged between her thighs.
Tracey O'hara the Greek godess and me as Cleopatra, fancy dress for the cocktail party. I actually woke up without a hangover. Guess I'm learning... Check out our top notch house keeping skills *snort*
The lovely Valarie Parv, who is wedded to her work. And Paula Roe, hidden somewhere beneath Dark Vader....
Barbara Jeffcott-Geris, Sharon Arkell and Rachel Bailey - HeartsTalk editor extraordinaire, enjoying Sharon's R*BY win!
Sharon Arkell, Keri Arthur and I trying to look normal...
Tracey O'hara's amazing R*BY win!!!!! And this is for her debut book!!!
The incomparable contest slu...ah, diva - Kylie Short
Release date for this werewolf story isn't official yet, but here is the generic 'quickies' cover I chose. The fog, the moon, the night all conjure up the right mood for this story =)
Blame it on the Moonlight, is Tracie Sommers 2nd Spice Briefs release, and one I've been fortunate enough to read already.
Here's the blurb:
After catching her fiancé—make that ex-fiancé—with another woman, Jasmine heads into the woods to be alone. But her solitude is broken when a black wolf approaches her...and turns into a wildly sexy man. Though she sees danger lurking in his eyes, it doesn't scare her away. Instead, it only fans the flames of her passion..
Blurb: Trina Mattews lost her husband of sixteen years to a tragic accident. Starting her life over in the small town of Hailey, Texas, at the age of thirty-eight sounded like a good idea but she never counted on the loneliness she’d experience.
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Navarro Raine is the hottest man she’s ever seen. He’s tall, with piercing blue eyes and Native American beauty. He fills her nighttime fantasies and makes her wonder about all the things she’s yet to experience in bed. And Navarro has a reputation for being very good in that department…
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Discovering he’s about to lose his family ranch, Trina has the perfect solution for both of them. She’s willing to offer Navarro the money to save his ranch if he’ll give her the kind of sex she’s only read about. It might be the craziest thing she’s ever done but after years of vanilla sex, she’s made up her mind—it’s time to taste a few more flavors.
Three Over Par. I read a tidbit from Cathryn Brunet's latest release from Carina Press. Phew!! smokin' hot!! Here's
the blurb:
Wild, hot, addictive sex...
After seeing one too many patients die regretting the things they haven't done, nurse Lucy Seymour realizes she's been making the same mistake. So when Robbie, the sexy golf instructor, makes his move, she responds with uninhibited passion, telling him there's nothing she won't try. Long sessions of foreplay lead to thrills and fantasy fulfillment...until Lucy sees Daniel, the greenkeeper, watching them. Watching her. And then Daniel does more than just watch...he joins them.
Can it lead to love?
Lucy might be exploring all of her secret fantasies, but her reality is that she's a one-man woman...and for her, that man is Daniel. But what does Daniel really want? Lucy or the fantasy?
Book Binge reviewed my 2nd book in the Winged & Dangerous series, ICE-COLD LOVER. This is certainly not my best reveiw - rating wise - but it's probably one of the most indepth I've read. And though I would have loved another 1 and a 1/2 stars, I was still pretty chuffed with the overall comments. It's also become pretty clear to me that most readers really do prefer longer stories so the plot and characters have more time to develop. I have yet to start on book 3 of this series, so perhaps this one will be a novel length story....
With the lovely Kylie Griffin today! She's posted a newbie author article she did in February 2010 for New Zealands Romance Writers Heart to Heart magazine.
The following Saturday I'm at Strange Candy Reviews, where Jo-Anne is interviewing some Aussie authors on her blog. There's a chance to win Ice-Cold Lover (or any other Mel Teshco book) by making a comment =)
For a chance to win one of two books, come take a visit at the lovecats blog, where I've put up some questions for the very busy, very lovely Rowena Cory Daniells. Her trilogy 'The Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin' looks fantastic!
Sin, is Keri Arthur's 2nd book of the Riley Jenson series starring a sex-hungry werewolf cross vampire heroine, a horse shifter lover and quite a few other past lovers.... did I mention the fight scenes and the sex scenes? Loving it!
Acheron is Sherrilyn Kenyon's 15th book in the Dark Hunter series. I was never a fan of S.K's but this book is making me reconsider. Acheron is a god sent to the womb of a human queen to save his life. Only he grows up to endure unspeakable abuse and horrors. I'm only halfway through this book, and all I can say is I'm looking forward to his HEA!!!!
