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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Interview with Debra Kayn + Giveaway

Rodeo Rebel I am happy to have Debra Kayn here today with us celebrating her newest release Rodeo Rebel that just released on June 14, 2012 from Entangled Press. Debra has been so kind to do an interview for us AND offer up an ebook copy of this new release to one lucky commenter.

Welcome Debra!!

Thank you so much for inviting me to your blog! It’s been a whirlwind of fun promoting Rodeo Rebel, and meeting new readers.



1. Can you please share with us a little about yourself?

I live in the beautiful coastal mountains of Oregon. I’m married to the man I met on a blind date when I was 19. We have four kids ranging in age from 16 to 22. During the summer, I love to ride motorcycles, play tennis, and go fishing on our creek. In the winter, it’s all about being outside. I love the snow and cold. I’m a huge animal lover, and there is always a dog or two under my desk, and chickens standing at the front door looking for any scrap I can toss their way.

I love soft caramel squares. I buy too many boots. And, I own a pink sparkly fishing pole that lights up when I reel in a fish.

Oh! And, I’m famous in my family for teaching a 270 lb pig named Harley to jog with me every morning.

2. I see you ride motorcycles, what kind of bike do you own and do you have any fun stories you’d like to share?

We put our place up for sale, and are prepping for a cross country move, so the street bike was sold. *sniff* But, we’re also big dirt bike and quad riders in this family. So, I’m keeping busing riding my favorite toy a Suzuki 400 4 wd quad. My hubs is already planning on replacing the street bike once we move, because we’ll be one state away from Sturgis. Going to Sturgis is on my bucket list! 
* Sturgis is on my bucket list as well!!

 3. How did you get into writing in this specific genre? Have you ever thought about writing in a different genre?

I love everything contemporary. The stories, the characters, the setting, all feel real and it’s so easy to slip into the story and imagine I’m there. I’ve dabbled in writing other genres, but have always come back to contemporary. Nothing beats a story that you can imagine happening in real life.

4. Do you have any writing rituals?

Wasabi peas are a must have while writing. Since you can’t eat too many without burning your mouth, it helps me from overindulging on…say, m&m’s. lol I also pick times when everyone is home to write. I love background noise. The more chaos, the better! If I write in silence or without interruptions, I usually end up staring at the screen...or babbling on Twitter and Facebook.

5. Tell us about your latest book and it’s series.

I would love to! The Sisters of McDougal Ranch series is about 5 sisters who were raised by their successful rancher father. Wild and unconventional, each sister has her own book. During the first couple books tragedy strikes on the ranch and chances everyone’s lives. Readers get to see how they survive and move on, each sister finding her happily ever after.
In Rodeo Rebel, the 4th book of the series, Florentine comes home to the McDougal ranch for her sister's wedding, bringing along her sexy sponsor and his little girl, it'll take some sass and butt kickin' to convince Cole she's not a high risk and to take a chance on love. She's already fallen in love with his rambunctious daughter, now she has to convince Cole she loves him too.

It’s not necessary to read the whole series, unless you want to. Rodeo Rebel can be read as a stand-a-lone.


Rodeo Rebel
Here’s the official blurb for Rodeo Rebel…

Blurb


When widower and land baron Cole Reardon acquired the Turner Grain Corporation, he didn't know the company sponsored a bull rider. He refuses to support thrill-seekers dumb enough to get on the back of a crazed animal. He’s not willing to risk his fortune and livelihood when he has his daughter's well-being to consider. Not even when the bull rider is the sexiest woman he's ever seen.


Bull rider Florentine McDougal plans to turn pro after the season championship, fulfilling her lifelong dream of succeeding in a man’s world. That is, until Cole Reardon shows up and threatens to break his sponsorship contract with her. Now everything she’s worked for is less than eight seconds away from being destroyed.


Cole distracts Florentine with his sexy mouth and unreasonable demands, and he's not going to compromise his integrity. But she's not going to let him loose until she has pro status. And neither will come away from this dust-up unscathed.

It’s available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.



6. Which of your heroes was hardest to write and which was easiest? Do you have any soft spots for any particular characters?


Florentine is a twin to her sister Chantilly. Because they look exactly alike, I had to find ways to make them different. That was the hardest, so I had to look at my own sons, who are also twins. Then I aimed at making their personalities different. I gave Florentine a smart mouth because living and working with cowboys, she’d need to be extra strong.

The easiest was Sarah, Cole’s seven year old daughter. I have four kids of my own, and I was a tomboy growing up, so she was so fun to write. Seeing as how Cole is an overprotective dad, I had to come up with some rather wild ways to have Sarah push his buttons. Cole is so amusing when he gets riled!



7. Can you share with us your current work(s) in progress?

I have a new contract with Entangled Publishing for book that comes out in November of this year. The hero is a former Wimbledon champion. I just finished writing the 4 book proposal that comes after that book. All of them featuring a professional sports figure. I’m so excited about this series, so cross your fingers the proposal gets accepted.

8. What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?

I have fallen in love with the Indulgence category books at Entangled books. Every month, I instantly buy the new releases. Right now, I’m dying to read Deadly Secrets, Loving Lies by Cynthia Cooke




More about the author:

Multi-published Romance Author, Debra Kayn, lives with her family in the beautiful coastal mountains of Oregon on a hobby farm. During the summer, she enjoys riding motorcycles, gardening, playing tennis, and fishing. During the winter, you’ll find her outside playing in the snow. A cold weather nut, she lives for the days she’s snowbound and fighting with the woodstove to keep the house warm when the power goes out. A huge animal lover, she always has a dog under her desk when she writes and chickens standing at the front door looking for a treat. She's famous in her family for teaching a 270 lb pig named Harley to jog with her every morning.

Her love of family ties and laughter makes her a natural to write heartwarming contemporary stories to the delight of her readers. As someone who met her husband on a blind date when she was nineteen years old, she’s a believer of love at first sight and happily ever after.

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Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions I hope you come back again!

Xoxo -Dawn

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Bonnie Bliss talks to us today about...


What is the appeal of BDSM?


You know, I had to really think about this one. Because some may argue that the popularity of 50 Shades of Gray gave a voice and life to this taboo genre of fiction. However, I have been reading best selling BDSM authors long before I had ever heard of 50 Shades of Gray. A great many women, some in the lifestyle, and a few that just found their writing niche in the genre. I have a theory. A very different theory than the masses have. I honestly believe that BDSM is popular because it is taboo and forbidden, you can’t just come out and announce when you are out with friends, “I like to be spanked and tied up during sex.”

Unless you really research the subject, your first impression of BDSM is what you see on Law and Order episodes where the sadist is some crazy rich guy keeping women prisoner in his fully equipped dungeon, hidden behind a secret door in his 5th Avenue apartment. (The funny thing is some women would argue that this is a fantasy to some.) However, there are many different degrees of control, and many different levels in which a submissive lets go. Not everyone enjoys pain, humiliation, and what some would call-- the darker side of BDSM. I don’t think it’s darker, only because I am a masochist and I need to be fully controlled in order to enjoy it. I have to be brought down to a pleasure slave level to feel a total liberation.

Not everyone needs or wants to go that far. Hell, I didn’t at first. When I first realized that I wanted to be humiliated during play, I panicked and hid it from my husband for a good month. I was moody, on edge, and in a state of anxiety till finally he sat me down to ask what was wrong. I had refused all scene play till I could sort out what it would mean for us, with me needing to go that deep with my submission. Well, this is where communication is key and where I messed up as the submissive in the relationship. I didn’t talk to my husband. He was very receptive and very willing to stretch the hard limits further with our play and see how much I really needed. Turns out, that if it was possible, I would be entirely receptive to full time play, but with a small child, that is just not going to happen.

Some people want a little edge in the bedroom. Some of us need a deeper, heady places to go to. It doesn’t have to be about a tortured past. I grew up in a perfectly normal home, two parents, brothers, in a nice California suburban town. I have no past experience that would make a therapist believe I had some internal issue. I simply need to let go totally and completely.

At the end of the day, we are all very different animals. We are creatures of habit and we are beasts that need to be fed different things. None of it makes us wrong. How much D/s play we need doesn’t make us less submissive or dominant. Just be sure that if you do head into deeper play, that you are safe, sane, and consensual! At the end of the day, you have to come away from your intimacy happy, not damaged.

Bondage on the 4th of July is now Available!


Blurb:

Millie Newton has been in love with her neighbor and best friend, Brad Cooper for as long as she can remember. She harbored a secret crush for years, hoping for the one chance with him. It was stolen from her when he enlisted in the Marines, and was sent away. The last time he was home on leave she missed him. This time, at the 4th of July block party she knows it is her chance to get what she wants. Only a surprise has come along with Brad, his buddy, Kenny Willet. She has no clue that Brad is a Dominant in the BDSM scene in Chicago, and Kenny is a Sexual Sadist. Millie simply decides its time. When Brad and Kenny decide they want her together, fireworks erupt in a 4th of July spectacular that none of them anticipated.

Excerpt:

The voice slid over her flesh like wet silk--cool, damp, but altogether appealing when confronted with it. Her fingers wiggled, tiny tremors took over her body and her phone slipped right from her hands into the grass. Millie hadn’t looked up yet. Her throat contracted to get rid of the abundance of saliva that filled her mouth. Her gaze shifted to see the large, callused hands that picked up her phone before disappearing from sight. Visibly shaken by his sudden appearance, she gave herself a firm mental reprimand, and allowed her gaze to travel up his body. His jeans encased firm things, a tight t-shirt covered steel like abs, and broad shoulders that could keep her safe for the rest of her life. Finally, her eyes locked with his. The devastating smile that decorated his masculine features made her want to sigh like some virgin in a Harlequin novel. He was perfect. For her, he was everything she wanted in a man, and that would never change. To be with any other man would be settling for second best. She didn’t want to settle. She wanted him, and this time around she would have him.

Get it together, Millie.

Pressing her lips together, and rising from her chair, she launched herself at Brad. He caught her easily, with a deep, rolling chuckle that made her heart beat faster, and wetness to seep between the now swelling slit between her legs. It was so much, it was overload, and she could feel her skin start to heat with a blush. His thick arms wrapped around her back and waist and she buried her face in his shoulder.

“I’m missed you, dummy.” She nearly purred against the bare flesh of his neck.

“Missed you too, kid.”

It was like ice water between her legs.

Kid.

She wanted to scream, cry, and then punch him in the face. Her nipples were like hard pebbles poking through her tank top and against his chest, and he didn’t feel that? Kid? Her inner musings were shut down as he loosed his grip and started to slide her down his body. She avoided eye contact.

“I’m glad your home. Food is over there if you want any.”

She was abrupt and wanted to get away to plan a new form of attack. Maybe she needed to change into a skirt with no panties.

God, you’re not a slut, Millie.

No, she wasn’t. But she had seen him laughing and flirting with those other girls from the neighborhood, and they were all in micro minis and tube tops. She was the cute girl next door with shorts and a tank top.
“Millie I—“

“Hey, buddy, aren’t you going to introduce me to the infamous best friend.”


You can buy Bondage on the 4th of July at:
*Coming Soon to Amazon and Barnes and Noble*

Bonnie’s Website: bonnieblissauthor.com
Bonnie on Twitter: @bonnie_bliss

Wowza Wednesday - Bollywood

I was talking to a friend the other day about eye candy and she told me about this Bollywood actor:
Hrithik Roshan after looking through some pics I just had to share -  
 


Hrithik Roshan shirtless Hrithik Roshan workout and diet 
 
Hrithik Roshan
 Hrithik Roshan 
  Hrithik Roshan (60648) size:800x600 
Just look at these eyes!!!

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

My "Must Have" Release Week Reads

Releases 6/26
Tarnished (The St. Croix Chronicles, #1)My name is Cherry St. Croix. Society would claim that I am a well-heeled miss with an unfortunate familial reputation. They've no idea of the truth of it. In my secret world, I hunt down vagrants, thieves . . . and now, a murderer. For a monster stalks London's streets, leaving a trail of mystery and murder below the fog.

Eager for coin to fuel my infatuations, I must decide where my attentions will turn: to my daylight world, where my scientific mind sets me apart from respectable Society, or to the compelling domain of London below. Each has a man who has claimed my time as his--for good or for ill. Though as the corpses pile, and the treacherous waters of Society gossip churn, I am learning that each also has its dangers. One choice will see me cast from polite company . . . the other might just see me dead.


Releases 6/26
Brody (Circle Eight, #2)A year after their family was brutally torn apart, the Graham siblings begin to put their lives back together at their ranch in East Texas. With their parents gone, their bonds will truly be tested…

Olivia Graham has worked hard to take care of her family at the Circle Eight Ranch. But their family circle was broken when their young brother Benjy disappeared. Liv can’t shake the feeling that he must be out there, somewhere.

Brody Armstrong, a handsome but rough-around-the-edges Texas Ranger, has been working on their case for months, and now he has a promising lead.

As Liv follows him across the rugged Texas landscape and into Mexico, she’ll begin to find the answers she needs—as Brody finds a passion he didn’t know he wanted…


Releases 6/26
Kissin' TellShe once led him around by a string. Now he's the one holding the reins.

Rough Riders, Book 13

Georgia Hotchkiss swore wild horses couldn’t drag her back to Sundance, Wyoming. So it’s ironic she’s forced to take a rodeo PR job in her former hometown—right before her ten-year class reunion. The only thing worse than facing her cheating ex-husband and his pregnant wife? Showing up to the reunion without a date. Fate smiles on her when she runs into her former classmate and current cowboy hottie Tell McKay. With his infectious smile and fun-loving ways—not to mention his banging body—he’s the perfect solution to her problem.

Tell McKay had it so bad for Hot Lips Hotchkiss during high school that he let her run roughshod over him. But he is no longer that easily manipulated boy—these days he’s earned a reputation with the ladies that lives up to the McKay last name. He agrees to escort her to the reunion with one stipulation; that Georgia proves she has left behind the goody-goody cheerleader of the past—by sharing his bed.

Their sexual chemistry flashes so bright, they barely notice that the reunion has come and gone, and now they’re tangled up in another dreaded “R” word—relationship. But if Tell wants to get the girl this go-around, he’ll have to come up with a whole new set of knots to tie up her heartstrings.

Release 6/26
EverswornSteal the salt. Bind the grimoire. Escape the male.

Daughters of Askara, Book 3

When an exchange of stolen goods in the Feriana marketplace turns sour, Isabeau stumbles from the encounter bruised and laden with new orders to complete an even larger heist. With her child’s life at stake, there’s no room for error—or allies.

Armed with a lethal book of spells, she strikes a dangerous bargain with Roland Bernhard. Steal a shipment of salt from the Feriana colony, and she’ll have her freedom—and her daughter. It’s all she’s ever wanted. At least it was…until she runs into Dillon Preston.

Dillon is out of commission after a mine explosion, and itching for a distraction. He gets it when the female who saved his leg arrives at the colony with nothing but flimsy excuses and even flimsier attire. She’s after something, but is it him—or the salt?

Trapped in a desperate bid to gain true freedom, Isabeau is willing to sacrifice her life for her daughter’s, but Dillon has other plans. He wants a package deal, and he’s not willing to lose either female, even if it means the future king of Sere’s head will roll. 
 

Releases 6/26
Wicked Nights (Angels of the Dark, #1) Leader of the most powerful army in the heavens, Zacharel has been deemed nearly too dangerous, too ruthless--and if he isn't careful, he'll lose his wings. But this warrior with a heart of ice will not be deterred from his missions at any cost...until a vulnerable human tempts him with a carnal pleasure he's never known before.

Accused of a crime she did not commit, Annabelle Miller has spent four years in an institution for the criminally insane. Demons track her every move, and their king will stop at nothing to have her. Zacharel is her only hope for survival, but is the brutal angel with a touch as hot as hell her salvation--or her ultimate damnation?



Release 6/26
Angel Betrayed (The Fallen, #2) A LITTLE BIT OF ANGEL LUST.

Sammael – call him Sam – was an angel once. An angel of death. But the dispassionate, watch-from-above thing just wasn’t working for him when it meant watching evil torture innocent souls day in and day out. It might have cost him his wings, but these days, he gets to apply the direct method on the bad guys. Problem is, what’s making his life difficult is a bad girl…

Seline O’Shaw needs protection, and with the hounds of hell on her tail, she’s not going to quibble too hard about where she gets it. Sam’s virtue is questionable, but he’s smoking hot, massively powerful, and owes her a favor. So what if she’s getting a little case of angel lust? There are some damn deadly sins after her hide…


Releases 6/26
When Darkness Hungers (The Shadow Keepers, #5) FBI agent Alexis Martin knows that vampires exist—because one of them killed her sister. Assigned to investigate a series of bizarre homicides in Los Angeles, Alexis believes the murders are the work of rogue vampires—perhaps even the monster responsible for her sister’s death. Now she finally has a chance for retribution. Even better, Alexis receives unexpected help from a sexy stranger as hungry for rogue blood as she is.

Serge is a centuries-old bad boy who stays off the grid—keeping his secrets, his hunger, and his heart safe from exposure. A new breed of vampire that feeds off other shadowers, Serge finds sweet torture in Alexis’s arms. Loving her is a chance to be free from the hiding, the loneliness, the secrecy. But the truth about what he is, and what he’s done, may banish him to the dark confines of his own private hell—and destroy the beginnings of their love.
 

Releases 6/26
Dream Bound Mac Dugan has spent his entire adult life and millions of dollars creating the technology he needs to rescue his beloved Zianne--a creature of another world and another time. 
Now, he has his team of brilliant telepaths, his amazing array of satellite receivers and a plan. But is Zianne still alive, and will she and her people ever escape their captors?When a man's dreams are this big, anything is possible.


Monday, June 25, 2012

Hot Summer Nights Winners....



So many fantastic authors and bloggers!! I was happy to be apart of this blog hop and hope to do more again soon.

For more on the organizer of the hop Skye Warren visit her at:

Website: http://skyewarren.com/
Blog: http://skyewarren.com/blog/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/skye_warren
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/skyewarren





The winner of my prize, a signed copy of  Rhian Cahill's Passport to Passion is....

Whitk227


Passport to Passion CollectionOne Night in Bangkok:
One night in Bangkok is all it takes to turn Beth Martin's future plans upside down. After being betrayed by her fiancé the last thing she needs is another man screwing up her life. But Tom is different. He makes her feel sensations long forgotten, makes her want in ways best left unspoken. Can she live out her wildest fantasies in one decadent night? And when it's over, can she walk away, or will what she doesn't want prove to be what she needs?

Singapore Fling:
Carly Simmons has lusted after her boss for six months. Throwing caution to the wind while on a business trip in Singapore, she suggests a fling. When Saxon takes her up on her offer, Carly gets far more than the conservative businessman she's expecting.
Saxon Grant is definitely up for a weekend of red-hot sex, but once he gets his hands on Carly he knows a couple of days will never be enough. Months of wanting her explode into a weekend of tangled sheets and twisted emotions.
And after one wild weekend, these two hearts will never be the same.

 

Where on the net to find Rhian Cahill




The winner of the $100 Gift Card to EdenFantasys is andieleah

from Donya Lynne's blog, who said:
I would want to be taken anywhere we would have a chance to be caught!

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    The winner of the Digital Gift Basket is Rae

     from Lyric James' blog, who said:

    I would love to read Something Wet! Thanks for the chance to win it!

     CONGRATULATIONS! 
    to all the winners and thank you to everyone who participated and commented, I hope to see you all back again soon. 
    Happy reading xoxo


     

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Mine to Hold ~ Shayla Black ~ Review ~ MUST BUY!


 Line one of Shayla Black's books
 hook you every time!

Opening Line:
 
“Tyler, are you aware that all the girls at Sexy Sirens have nick named you Cockzilla?”


Mine to Hold (Wicked Lovers, # 6)
Blurb~

 A friend's duty.
Tyler Murphy was an LAPD detective, single and happy--until a near-fatal tragedy crippled his friend, fellow detective Eric Catalano. While Tyler supported Eric, he also became a shoulder for Eric's wife, Delaney, to lean on. But with one naughty suggestion from Eric, a drunken night with Delaney spilled into erotic abandon. Before it was over, Tyler saw his best friend's wife as a woman and yearned for more. When Eric struggled to deal with the aftermath, Delaney begged Tyler to leave. Crushed, he fled to Louisiana, hoping to escape his longing for the one woman he could never have again...and unaware of what he'd left behind.
A lover's desire.
After two years of living with regret, Tyler finds Delaney on his doorstep, her husband having abandoned her long ago. She's protecting a shocking secret and desperately needs refuge from a stalker determined to see her dead. As they fight to stay alive and catch the killer, they struggle to resolve the guilt of their past pleasures. But they can't deny that what was once a spark is now a flame burning out of control. To possess Delaney--body and soul--Tyler must heal her pain and thwart the evil that's a mere breath behind her...


 Review~

Tyler Murphy is a tramp
; he has gone through all of the girls at Sexy Siren's at least once. While most men might be happy with this life Tyler truly isn't, but it's a way to deal with his feelings that no longer have a place in his life or heart. Until one night the object of his feelings that he's been trying to forget shows up on his doorstep with an unexpected present and in desperate need of his help.

Delaney
, an LA reporter has gotten into a very sticky situation that she’s not sure she will be getting out of alive. With nowhere else to turn and unsure of who to trust, she runs to the only person that she knows can help her. Desperate for help—and on her last dollar—she has no other choice but to beg Tyler to take her in.

After Delaney explains the situation to Tyler and his friends she thinks... (yes I said thinks) she is going to return to LA and settle the situation herself.  Obv
iously she doesn't remember Tyler too well, cause there is no way he is going to let her out of his sight now that he has her again - it has been too many years without her and he is not going back to that again - not without a fight this time.

Shayla Black does a fantastic job of mixing suspense, action, HOT SEX, and tender moments to keep this story
flowing.  This woman knows how to grab you from the beginning and not let you go until the very last page is read…making you want more. This book is no different from her others in the Wicked Lovers series, as it is FANTASTIC and a MUST READ BOOK!

Shayla Black writes a beautiful love story that is fast
-paced, intense, and sexually charged. She has written characters that make you invest your time, your money, and your love into. I am hoping with crossed fingers that Xander is the next book cause that man is delicious and I want him NOW!

xoxo

BUY IT NOW!! Amazon

Friday, June 22, 2012

IT"S FREE- Beneath the Starry Sky by Jessica E. Subject

Beneath the Starry Sky
FREE June 22-26 on
ALL Amazon Kindle sites!

For five days, you can download this contemporary romance short story, Beneath the Starry Sky by Jessica E. Subject for FREE on ALL Amazon Kindle sites. Beneath the Starry Sky is part of
Decadent Publishing's popular 1Night Stand series.



Blurb~

Left at the altar with bald patches on her head and her self-confidence stripped away, Tamara Johnson must pick up the pieces of her life and face her Alopecia Areata, the autoimmune disease causing her hair to fall out. She is convinced no man will date a bald woman and arranges a one-night stand through Madame Evangeline’s popular service, 1Night Stand. With her new wig held firmly in place, Tamara arrives at the Castillo Hotel in Las Vegas for a night of passion and pleasure. Anything more than one night would mean exposing her bald head, and she will never do that to any man again.

Running into the Castillo Hotel, away from the paparazzi constantly at his heels, Josh Summers wants to spend his next few days locked away from the flashing lights and screaming fans. When he finds an incredibly sexy woman lying on his hotel room bed in nothing but lingerie, he thinks management has made a mistake. Leaving her behind, he heads for the lobby to get the situation rectified. But an unexpected text from Madame Evangeline sends him back to his room. Though unsure whether the woman on the bed is really his perfect match or just another fan believing him to be like his character on television, he knows he must find out, even if it means he must risk telling her his own secrets. If Tamara can handle his imperfections, she just might be his ideal woman.

Get Beneath the Starry Sky for FREE here:
Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk

Amazon.de

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Amazon.it

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Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/nGoI3VJlijQ
 

You can find more of Josh and Tamara's story in
Celestial Seduction and Satin Sheets in Space.


For more on Jessica E. Subject: