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Monday, May 20, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Book Spotlight: Night Promises by Tonya Callihan
Author: Tonya Renee Callihan
Title: Night Promises
Publisher: Secret Cravings
Excerpt:
Connor knew she was coming, he could
smell her before she opened the door. He was sitting on the couch, legs
stretched out, arms spread across the back of the couch.
Kelly caught her breath as she
stepped into the room. His eyes were back to light brown; she had never seen
them darker than they had been just a moment ago. Did that mean he was hungry
for her blood? Did he want sex? One would think that working in this environment
she would know. But truth be told, she had never been alone with or this close
to a male vampire before.
“Sit down Kelly.” He looked amused.
“I’m not going to do anything you don’t want me to do.” That was the safest
line he could use.
“Okay.” Kelly sat beside him on the
couch and slipped her sandals off. Being on her feet all night, she appreciated
the break. “You said we had to talk about my sister.”
“I know what you’re up to.” He wanted
to touch her but restrained himself for now.
Kelly looked at him, “You can read
minds then?”
“No, thankfully.”
“Then how do you know what I am up
to?”
“Micah can read minds. He was here
earlier tonight, heard what you were planning to do, and informed me.”
“Why would he inform you?”
He was amazed she wasn’t upset about
Micah interrupting her thoughts but wanted to know why Connor needed this info.
“It came up,” he shrugged. “You are
stepping into some very dangerous territory. You could get yourself killed.”
“I know that!” she exclaimed,
crossing her arms. “But I owe Tammy. She never would have known that vamps
existed if it weren’t for me.” Kelly stood and began to pace the small room. “I
got my sister killed. Don’t you understand?” She turned to him. “She would
still be alive and working if it weren’t for me, Connor.”
He stood. “You cannot blame
yourself.” He again resisted the urge to touch her. “It could have happened if
she knew about us and it could have happened if she didn’t know,” he tried to
assure her.
“I have a strong feeling that a vampire
I know, one who comes to my club, is responsible for this. Besides, I don’t
need you to babysit me.” She turned for the door, but he beat her to it. “Get
out of my way,” she said between gritted teeth.
“No!” This time he did touch her
cheek, slightly. “You smell like sunshine.” He leaned closer to her.
“Give me a break. I have guys trying
those lines on me every night.” She tried to push him away, but he only
grinned.
“I’m stronger than you, Kelly. You
can fight me all you want, but I’m not moving.” This time, he placed his thumb
on her pulse. “It’s racing,” he whispered. “I can hear it racing every time I’m
near you.”
“What’s it like?” Kelly asked, “Being
a vampire?”
“Not much difference really, but I
can hear sounds miles away, see past the stars, fly above the clouds, and taste
every flavor in ones blood, kiss, and body.” He gave her body a glance, down
then up again.
“I’ve never been with a vampire,” she
blurted.
“Never?” he asked, half-shocked and
half-relieved.
“No, never even kissed one.” she
laughed at herself.
“Can I ask why?” Connor rubbed his
hand down her neck and across the swell of her breasts. He asked the question,
but he felt he already knew the answer. He needed to hear her say it.
“Because I only want you,” she
confessed taking a step back. “I’m sorry, that was really forward.” She crossed
her arms again.
“That’s okay.” He stepped closer to
her. “Being forward is a good thing, especially when I don’t have Micah here
telling me what you are thinking.”
“Oh,” she laughed a little shakily.
“I should probably get back out there.”
“Don’t.” He placed a hand on her
stomach to stop her. Connor knew better; he knew he should just let her go. She
was better off if he didn’t take from her. Being his mate and being a full moon
he could lose control and turn her against her will. He couldn’t do that, not
to her.
“Does it hurt?”
“No, it’s very pleasurable for both.”
He reached over and dimmed the lights. “Let me pleasure you, Kelly,” he
whispered before placing his lips over hers and sucking her bottom lip into his
mouth. Then his tongue was dancing with hers. Connor cupped her right breast
and felt her nipple come to life under his thumb.
“Oh, wow.” Kelly murmured against his
mouth. “This is just the start,” he promised, pushing her back against the
wall. “Just relax,” he soothed, giving her neck an open-mouthed kiss. “I would
never do anything to harm you,” he promised.
“I trust you.” She gripped his hips
and forced her body to relax when she spotted his fangs.
Connor felt her tense, “I’m going to
take you places you’ve never been, Kelly.” He pushed the top of her dress down
to find her completely naked and greedily sucked her nipple into his mouth.
Kelly brought her hands up to grip
his head and held him closer to her body, letting a moan escape.
After giving the same attention to
her other nipple, Connor began kissing his way up her chest to her neck, where
her pulse wildly raced, and he quickly pierced her skin. Kelly called out,
shouting his name as her body began to shake, the beginning of a wonderful
orgasm. She felt the blood flowing out of her body and into his mouth. The thought
of him tasting her, every flavor, caused her toes to curl. She moaned and
grasped him tighter as her powerful orgasm overwhelmed her body.
“Connor,” she mumbled, “weak,”
moaning in pleasure and a bit of pain.
About the Author:
Tonya has been writing all of
her life. At the age of 13, on Christmas break she snuck one of her mom’s
romances from a box brought over by her grandma. The novel she read was
‘Montana Sky’ by Nora Roberts. Once she finished reading that book she knew
someday she would to be a published romance author. She has been writing every
since.
Now a single mom she balances
her time between her 10 month old son, Mason, writing, work, and the Internet!
Tonya loves to help support some of her favorite authors and is very involved in several street teams and posts book reviews over at her blog!
Her first novel was published in January 2010, Night Promises, the first book in her Night Pleasures series! After a long wait her second book from MuseItUp Publishing, Claimed will be coming out Spring 2013! With hopefully, more releases this year as well.
Tonya loves to help support some of her favorite authors and is very involved in several street teams and posts book reviews over at her blog!
Her first novel was published in January 2010, Night Promises, the first book in her Night Pleasures series! After a long wait her second book from MuseItUp Publishing, Claimed will be coming out Spring 2013! With hopefully, more releases this year as well.
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Contest 1: When I reach 500 likes on my Facebook Page I will be giving away a gift basket which includes: 3 books, lip gloss, nail polish, makeup bag, and fun author swag from several authors.
Contest 2: I am honored to have my blog featured during Lisa Renee Jones’ blog feature month, all of May. My feature was May 6. If you go to her blog and comment you can win a $10 Bath and Body gift card and Team Chris/Team Mark Bracelets inspired by her Inside Out Series. If you go to my blog and comment on my post about my blog feature you can win a download of any of Lisa’s books, up to $10.
You have all month to comment on my blog and my blog feature or any of the other blog features to win. Drawings take place first of June. Good luck :)
Lisa’s Blog Post:http://www.
Contest 3: When I reach 1,000 followers on Twitter I will be giving away another gift basket which includes: Bath and Body Works lotion and body spray, nail polish, books and author swag.
Twitter @tonyacallihan
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
RBTL Present The Loneliest Alpha By T.A Grey Cover Reveal
Title: The Loneliest Alpha
Author: T. A. Grey
Series: The MacKellen Alphas
Genre: Paranormal
Erotic Romance
Publisher: T. A. Grey
Release Date: June
14th, 2013
Synopsis:
One look will change their lives
forever.
Lingerie designer Alicia Clarkson just had to open her
stupid mouth. Now thanks to trying to defend a fellow pack mate, Alicia’s been
blindfolded, tied up, and carted off to the new alpha of the Oregon pack—Gavin
MacKellen.
However, the blindfold doesn’t come off so soon as Gavin
reveals he’s searching for a mate. But Alicia’s curiosity gets fired up when
Gavin refuses to reveal his face to her. Just what happened to him? He talks to
her from shadowy corners and behind closed doors. The man is as allusive as a
squirrely fox. But Alicia doesn’t play games and the quiet spoken, hoarse
voiced alpha doesn’t stand a chance against her. They settle on an agreement,
thirty days for them to get to know each other because that’s the only way this
cowboy alpha will have it.
Gavin MacKellen needs a mate. But he knows no good woman
would ever want to look at his face after the incident he suffered. After one
look at Alicia Clarkson all his plans fly out the window. The woman’s beauty
has stunned him damn near speechless. She torments his thoughts and Gavin finds
himself yearning to know everything about her. He admires her creativity and
intelligence, the cool way she handles herself in stressful situations. Most of
all, he aches deep in his chest to taste her lips. Those beautiful sweet lips,
but in order to kiss her without showing her what a monster he was, he has to
get creative.
A relationship forms and as love threatens to grow between
them Gavin struggles to cope with his physical appearance in the face of the
beautiful Alicia. Will she be the one to stand in the face of a monster and
accept or will she turn her back on him as everyone else has?
Author Information
I love to write the kind of stories that will keep you up late at night and make your heart pound. It’s my goal in writing to make each new book better, more exciting, more action-packed, not only to test myself as a writer but to keep thrilling you. I’m always trying to push the boundaries with my imagination, and yours, to create something new and different.
If you’re a fan of paranormal romance novels then you’ll
love my Bellum Sisters Trilogy. This isn’t your typical romance story, so be
prepared for a kick of heat and tons of action. The Bellum Sisters Trilogy has
received excellent reviews from paranormal bloggers and two of the three books
are Top Picks from Night Owl Reviews.
Now, if you like shorter books with quite a bit of heat,
humor, and action then I’d recommend the Kategan Alphas series. This erotic
series features the sexy Kategan family and all the lucky men and women who get
to meet them and complete their lives.
Visit my website to learn more about me and my books at
www.tagrey.com.
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Books and More Giveaway
Looking for a great book to read? Needing a cup of coffee from Starbucks, my favorite coffee then check out this great giveaway, and enter for your chances to win both
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Author Spotlight: Jianne Carlo -VengeanceHammer
Welcome Jianne Carlo who is here today to discuss her book Vengeance Hammer
Can
a Viking forgive the woman who cheated him of his Vengeance?
Excerpt,
Vengeance Hammer, Viking Vengeance Book Three:
“What think you now, wife?”
Dráddør loved the way Xára wrinkled her
nose and peeked up from under at him, her beautiful eyes a pool of turquoise
and amber in the morning sunlight. “Methinks you are a wicked man.”
The smile accompanying her playful tone
delighted him. He flexed his half-erect cock inside her and she opened her eyes
wide. “And methinks, you enjoy my wickedness. Tell me true, Xára mine—did you
not find pleasure in our swiving?”
She fixed him with an exasperated
stare, nostrils flaring ever so slightly. “You know I did.”
“What concerns you, mit sváss?” He studied
the delectable curve of her brows and couldn’t resist tucking a wayward damp
tendril back into place. His pecker went flaccid and he reluctantly withdrew
from her heat.
Her nose grazed his chin when she bent
her head. “I cannot help but wonder if bedsport needs be confessed.”
“Confessed?” A vague memory of the
Christian need to spill their wrongdoings to Monks and such mushroomed. “Tell
me, what must you confess to your priest?”
“My sins, a’course. If I have broken
one of the Ten Commandments. I have thought and thought on bedsport. We do not
lie, covet another, kill another, or bear false witness.” She didn’t appear
happy about her conclusion.
“If we break none of your God’s rules,
what troubles you?” ’Twould take some time to grow accustomed to her Christianity,
but Dráddør had no doubt he would. After all, his older brothers had with their
wives.
“It feels like a delicious sin, all
that we do. Yet I am loath to confess what we do to Monk Herbert. Think you
Skatha and Nyssa confess such?” Her voice wavered on the question.
Dráddør didn’t hesitate. “Nay. Does the
church not say what happens ’tween husband and wife is sacred?”
She cupped her chin and pursed her
mouth before answering, “Aye. You have the right of it. I needs not confess our
bedsport to Monk Herbert. ’Tis a relief, I vow. He will stay to become our
priest?”
Stifling a groan, Dráddør searched for
a way to send the holy man away less Xára ask him to assume the duty. “Mayhap.
We will speak of it when I return.”
At once her relaxed posture changed,
she moved onto her side, clasped a bed cushion to her breasts, and looked at
the windows. “The sun is high in the sky. We make haste?”
Dráddør glanced at the cloudless sky revealed
by the open shutters. His mind turned to the coming journey and the numerous
tasks to be done. “Aye. We will need the noon tide if we are to catch up to
Niketas.”
“Who is this man?”
Dropping a quick kiss on her nose, he
eyed the floor and his scattered garments. “I have ne’er shed my clothes and
weapons in such haste. You fracture my warrior discipline, woman. Wazir Niketas
is an Arab trader who tried to take Skatha and Hjørdis some time ago. He has
been a thorn in our side for many seasons. I do not have the time for detailed
explanations, Xára. I must meet with Haakon. ’Twill be of great help if you
will pack a few of the tunics in my chest.”
“I will see to it and get the food
stores ready for you.” She scrambled off the other side of the bed. “May I take
the time to see Jennie first? She will be overjoyed to learn that I can speak
again.”
“’Tis more than enough time.” Dráddør had
automatically dressed by the time Xára had retrieved a new chemise and donned
it and her gown. He kissed her forehead. “I will meet you in the hall.”
I
hope you enjoyed this little preview of Vengeance Hammer.
I’m
giving away a copy of the first book in the series, Malice Striker, to a lucky
commenter. Simply leave a comment with your email address on this site or on
mine www.jiannecarlo.com and you’re entered
in the competition(please put NO in the comment if you do not want to receive
notice of my new releases). The winner will be announced on Friday, May 10,
2013, just in time for Mother’s Day J.
Vengeance
Hammer Buy Links:
Jianne
Carlo Contact Information:
Email:
Jianne@jiannecarlo.com
URL:
www.jiannecarlo.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Jianne123
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Manic
Readers: http://www.manicreaders.com/JianneCarlo/
The
Romance Studio: http://theromancestudio.com/fm/jcarlo.htm
The
Romance Reviews: http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/mypageprofile.php?location=Jianne
My
thanks to AJ for hosting me on her blog today.
Have
a great Monday everyone!
Cheers,
Jianne
Friday, May 3, 2013
Bounty's End Review
"I love the characters that A.J. has created. It was fun getting to know Keylee and Hunter in the first book. And now we get to know more about Thomas and meet a new character, Wen. Thomas has two sides. He is all badass, motorcycle drivin' bounty hunter, but once Wen is in his arms, Thomas was loving and sweet. I didn't get to know Thomas very well in the first book, but after this one, I adore him. Wen, bless her heart, is pretty much the exact opposite. She tries to be all big and bad to protect herself, but she fails miserably. I usually like female characters to be able to take care of themselves, but I really liked Wen. She had the guts to take down the people who broke into her house. Even though she went soft on them once they were apprehended."
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Bounty for Love Cover Reveal
As May has descended upon us and edits for Bounty for Love have started I am excited to present you with the cover for Bounty for Love.
Bounty for Love will follow Tess and Alek as they journey through communication, self discoveries, secrets, and danger.
What does the future hold for them? Will secrets keep them apart or will they they be able to stay strong ??
Find out when BOUNTY FOR LOVE is released
Bounty for Love will follow Tess and Alek as they journey through communication, self discoveries, secrets, and danger.
What does the future hold for them? Will secrets keep them apart or will they they be able to stay strong ??
Find out when BOUNTY FOR LOVE is released
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