tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59456311682584044962024-03-19T02:51:37.294-07:00Zara StoneleyErotic romance author..... passionate sensual stories about love and lustAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-70629484983916993402015-08-18T01:24:00.000-07:002015-08-18T01:25:43.974-07:00Written Fireside - Can't You See? Part 9<div class="MsoNormal">
Welcome to Part 9 of the latest Written Fireside Story! If you regularly visit my new website (<a href="http://www.zarastoneley.com/">www.ZaraStoneley.com</a>) you'll know that I'm animal mad, and so I'm delighted to be taking part in this special edition story - the individual parts can be read now for free, but once published all proceeds will be donated to Pets for Vets.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Noah Hale is an author suffering from PTSD related insomnia, needing peace and sleep. All he wants is to be left alone. A certain little dog has other ideas.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amanda Bell, a teacher, is grieving the loss of her sister, Rachel. Caring for her sister’s dog is comforting until a new neighbor moves in the other half of her duplex. Suddenly, the dog starts escaping her yard, running off to the man on the other side of the fence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://writtenfireside.blogspot.com/2015/06/written-fireside-cant-you-see-part-1.html">Part 1</a></span></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> by </span></b><a href="http://loriconnelly.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Lori Connelly</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://elsawinckler.com/written-fireside-story-cant-you-see/"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Part 2</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> by </span></b><a href="http://elsawinckler.com/"><b><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Elsa Winckler</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://angiecampbell.blogspot.com/2015/07/written-fireside-cant-you-see-part-3-by.html"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Part 3</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> by </span></b><a href="http://angiecampbell.blogspot.co.uk/"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Angela Campbell</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://jolliffe01.com/2015/07/14/written-fireside-part-4-by-jane-hunt/"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Part 4</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> by </span></b><a href="http://jolliffe01.com/blog"><b><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Jane Hunt</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://charlotte-phillips.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/written-fireside-cant-you-see-part-5.html"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Part 5</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> by </span></b><a href="http://charlotte-phillips.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Charlotte Phillips</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://susanhorsnell.com/"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Part 6</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">
by </span></b><a href="http://www.mandybaggot.com/"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Mandy Baggot</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://susanhorsnell.com/2015/08/04/cant-you-see-written-fireside-part-7/"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Part 7</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> by </span></b><a href="http://susanhorsnell.com/"><b><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Susan
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by </span></b><a href="http://www.patyjager.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Paty Jager</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’m not sure...” He paused, not
wanting to offend her. But it had been hard enough opening up to Mary, a whole
room full of people sounded his idea of hell. “I don’t really do talking it
over with strangers.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amanda smiled, seeing the look
of barely disguised horror. “I didn’t think I did either. And here I am sat
chatting to you and…” She spread her hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He got the message. Yeah, he’d
just spilled the whole story out to her, but she didn’t feel like a stranger
for some reason.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’m not saying it works for
everybody, but it has helped me. What’s worked for you so far?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was no challenging note in
her voice, no censure and for the first time he could remember Noah didn’t
actually resent the intrusion. “I run.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Run? Maybe we could do a deal I
go along with your plan, you try mine. If you want to that is?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Noah laughed. “I run fast.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She raised an eyebrow. “I’m no slouch.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Very fast, to outpace the
demons.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And even when he said the word
demons there was something different to the earlier pain in his eyes.
Devilment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Sounds like walking might be a
better idea then.” Gertie tipped her head to one side as she heard one of her
favourite words, and Noah grinned. “Not right now, pup. You might be one hell
of a therapist, but I draw the line at walks in the middle of the night.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Well actually, the sun will be
up soon.” Amanda had suddenly realised they’d been up talking nearly all night.
“I’ve not been awake at this time for years.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Noah had. There’d been too many
sleepless nights. But it was a long time since he’d been smiling at this early
hour in the morning. He made a sudden decision. “Let’s do it.” Amanda raised an
eyebrow. “Let’s take her a walk, watch the sun come up together.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">‘<i>Tomorrow can be the first day of the rest of your life.</i>’ Wasn’t
that one thing Mary had said to him? ‘<i>Trust
yourself</i>.’ He pushed his chair back abruptly, spilling the little dog to
the floor, where she started to spin excitedly in circles chasing her tail. His
life wasn’t going to change overnight, there would be no miracles, but finding
somebody who wasn’t going to run scared, who wasn’t going to scorn and make him
feel like some freak or some useless shell of a man, was as good a place to
start as any. He’d spent too much time trying to work this thing out on his
own, and for the first time he actually wanted to share, to talk. And to
listen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Will you come?” He held out a
hand, suddenly nervous that he’d gone too far, but Amanda was smiling back at
him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I don’t think I’ve got any
choice, do you? Look at her!” She slipped her hand into his and it felt right.
Like it belonged there. Like the type of anchor he wanted, even when he wasn’t
having nightmares.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amanda smiled as Gertie raced
ahead up the path, turning every now and then to check they were following then
putting her nose down again to follow the scents. She felt a bit like the
little dog looked, happy, carefree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was out of breath by the
time they reached the high point that she’d known would be the perfect spot to
see the new day in. Noah had a long loping stride that had never faltered as
they’d climbed the incline. But he’d taken her with him, his hand wrapped tightly
around hers. “I’m glad I didn’t agree to run.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He laughed, green eyes
twinkling, and it somehow felt normal to let her head rest on his shoulder, to
feel his arm around her waist, as they watched the sun edge its way over the
horizon, filling the sky with colour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Like you.” His voice was a soft
murmur, but she knew she hadn’t imagined it. She dared to glance up, and it must
have been lack of sleep that gave her the mad urge to reach out and touch his
face. His gaze met hers. Clear eyes, that seemed to be able to read every
thought in her head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Amanda.” One firm finger traced
along her jawbone and she held her breath. “Is it wrong if I—” She never found
out what might have been wrong, as Gertie jumped up between the two of them,
barking with excitement. Noah groaned, and Amanda couldn’t help but giggle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> “Gertie that is so naughty.” The dog sat down,
the picture of innocence. “I think she wants her breakfast.” She wagged her
tail. Not sure whether to be exasperated or pleased that the little dog had
broken the spell, Amanda clipped the dogs leash back on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“And so do I.” Noah linked his
fingers through hers. “Come on, my treat.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While Noah filled the kitchen
with the wonderful aroma of bacon, Amanda looked through his books. She couldn’t
help it, reading was an addiction. “Wow, have you written all of these, they’re
all yours?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He shrugged, green eyes wary, as
she flicked through the pages of one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You never said you’d written
this many. This looks amazing. Can I borrow a copy?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Sure, come on grubs up.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As she went to put the book she’d
been reading back on the pile, a photograph half slipped out. A young woman,
pretty. Feeling guilty at rummaging through his private things, Amanda dropped
the book and hurried over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’m seeing Mary later, maybe
you could come.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Ah.” Amanda put her knife and
fork down, her food hardly touched. So that was her name, Mary. “Maybe I should
go, I think, maybe…” She’d been such a fool, taken his concern for more than it
was, thought she could help somebody who already had more than enough help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Amanda?” He was looking at her
concerned, as she pushed her chair back. “You’ve not eaten.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Sorry, I’m not hungry.” She’d
be fine with Gertie. They could stay on one side of the fence, and Noah and his
Mary could stay on the other. So much for the little dog’s intelligence and
perception.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Hang on.” He was up out of his
seat and stood in front of her before she had time to go anywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Mary understands, you don’t
need me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Well of course she understands,
that’s her job, but you’re different. I thought…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Her job?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“She’s my therapist.” He looked
truly puzzled now, but was not shifting an inch. “Why, who did you think she
was?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You keep a photograph of your
therapist?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Sorry?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amanda couldn’t stand his play-acting
a moment longer, pushing past him she marched over towards the book, and fished
the picture out triumphantly. But whatever she’d expected, it wasn’t the look
of shock on his face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“That shouldn’t be there, I
thought I’d got rid of them all.” His tone was flat. “That’s not Mary, that’s
Jess.”</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><b><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Part 10 by </span></b><a href="http://summeritarhayne.com/"><b><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Summerita Rhayne</span></b></a></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-78486450622567326512014-07-22T12:18:00.001-07:002014-08-27T15:09:50.399-07:00Written Fireside Blog HopIt might only be August, but there's a reason Christmas has come early....<br />
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Fifteen HarperCollins authors have all been given the same opening paragraph and challenged to write a 'Christmas by the Fire' short story. That brilliant first paragraph was written by competition winner Georgia Beyers. To join in the fun follow the hop, read excerpts from all the stories and enter the giveaway and be in with a chance to win lots of books and a 70$ Amazon Gift Card!<br />
To read the stories in full, look out for the Christmas e-book anthology which will be published later in the year. So, here's the opening paragraph, followed by a snippet from my story...<br />
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Charlotte sat at the bus stop wondering whether she would make the naughty or nice list this year. Last year she had rescued a stray kitten and therefore considered herself most definitely ‘nice’. This year she had broken Daniel’s heart into a million tiny pieces, so ‘naughty’ seemed to be the only answer. There’d be no Santa Claus coming down her chimney anytime soon. - Georgia Beyers
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Charlotte sat at the bus stop wondering whether she would make the naughty or nice list this year. Last year she had rescued a stray kitten and therefore considered herself most definitely ‘nice’. This year she had broken Daniel’s heart into a million tiny pieces, so ‘naughty’ seemed to be the only answer. There’d be no Santa Claus coming down her chimney anytime soon.<br />
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Seriously though, naughty or nice, she seemed to be hurtling headlong towards the obligatory three bits of bad luck. Why did it have to come in threes? And why now, when she really could do with a bit of festive encouragement?<br />
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Actually, thinking about it, luck was a bit like buses, all or nothing, and right now her bad luck was piling up like a road block and the buses, well… there was a distinct lack of anything big, red and warm.<br />
She glanced down at her watch, for the umpteenth time, if one didn’t come soon she’d be shattering (well shattering might be a bit on the strong side, severely denting more like) more than one little heart, and she’d actually BE blue, not just feeling it.<br />
Although not as blue as Daniel. Poor, poor Daniel. No festive cheer for him. He was the first bit of bad luck, if you could call it that, some might call it clever engineering. And talking of engineering (or should that be mechanics?) black cloud two on her horizon was her car.<br />
For the first time in like ever, their whole entire relationship, it had spluttered as though it had swallowed something down the wrong way, and then given up the ghost altogether. Which did just about sum up her past relationships (the human, not mechanical ones). The one with her car had probably been as good as it got.<br />
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Maybe it was enough that her car had broken down just when she needed it most, leaving her waiting for a bus in the freezing cold. Maybe Santa could strike the Daniel thing off the list and call it quits – which left her in the good camp didn’t it? Well evens, because apparently the kitten wasn’t actually a stray. Long story, but hey she’d tried. And didn’t they say it was the trying that mattered? And it had been attempted rescue, she had climbed up the tree even if she’d missed the fact that the darn thing had decided a suicidal scramble down the other side was a better bet than being saved by her.
Okay, so that left it about evens. Clean slate, hello Santa. Or maybe the third bit of bad luck would be no bus, and a lot of un-festive bad temper and maybe even tears.<br />
And the whole Daniel thing wasn’t really her fault anyway. Oh, why wasn’t life ever simple?<br />
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“Have you got any idea what you look like dressed like that?”<br />
Charlotte instinctively jumped back as the car pulled in at the kerb, determined not to get her tights sprayed by yet another wave of slushy snow, then thoughts of Daniel, ungrateful kittens and naughty lists took a hike as she registered who it was.<br />
“Like Santa’s little helper I was hoping.” She grinned at the girl inside the car, who had wound the window down and seemed to find the whole thing quite entertaining. Amy.<br />
“And there was I just thinking green tights were the in thing this Christmas. Come on, get in, I’m freezing my bits off here.”<br />
Charlotte pulled opened the car door and stepped as carefully as she could in, studying her by now drooping boots. Well, the perky points were drooping. Getting changed before setting off had been a good idea when she’d thought she had a car. Not so good when you have to trudge the streets.<br />
“Crumbs it’s hot in here.” The tips of her fingers were already tingling seconds after she’d shut the door.
“Don’t complain, if you’d stood out there much longer you would have either got picked up or arrested.”<br />
“I wouldn’t say no to a nice policeman.”<br />
“As in picked up, or arrested by?”<br />
She shrugged and Amy laughed and steered her way back into the traffic. “I thought you were off men.”
“Only other peoples.” Charlotte sighed and closed her eyes for a second, although surely the fact that Amy had turned up was a good sign. A sign that she may be forgiven? “And my look not touch policy is working just fine.”<br />
“That so wasn’t your fault. And I can’t believe he actually cried. I mean cried. Real tears.” Her best friend glanced at her briefly, with a look of mock horror then turned her concentration back to the road.<br />
“Real man tears.” She looked glumly out at the garishly decorated shop windows that were whizzing past in glorious Technicolor. “That, apparently, was one of the things Holly liked about him. His sensitive side.”
“Until she decided to swap him for a fireman.”<br />
“He has a big pole apparently.”<br />
Amy giggled, then beeped the car horn angrily as a man, half hidden behind a large conifer stepped out in front of the car. Charlotte made a grab for the door handle as the car shimmied on the ice, but Amy didn’t seem to notice. She was warming up to the subject. Holly assassination. “She is such a cow though, expecting you to do the dirty for her. Sorry, but she is.”<br />
Diversionary tactics seemed in order. Much as Charlotte didn’t like the way her sister took advantage of her good nature, she was prepared to forgive and forget. The festive season and all that. “A lucky cow, you should see the fireman. And she probably knew Dan would cry, she only does soft sides when it works for her. I mean she just wouldn’t know what to do, would she? She’s not exactly the type to hand out tissues.”
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“More the type to give him the money so he can go buy a packet. I can’t believe you two are sisters. Here we go, grotty grotto time.” Amy pulled the handbrake on with a flourish and stared at the entrance door. “I suppose we should be thankful we’re not reindeers. The little horrors kept pinching Becky’s bum last year, they said they just wanted to see if her tail was real. One of them tugged it so hard she thought the elastic in her knickers was going to pop.”<br />
“Knickers?”<br />
“It was attached. Safety reasons. Elf and safety.” Amy giggled at her own joke.<br />
“Very funny.” Charlotte passed Amy her elf hat. “Nor can I, believe we’re sisters I mean.” And sometimes she couldn’t. Holly was tall, slim, had perfect nails and breathtakingly outrageous dress sense. Charlotte stopped at outrageous. She was small, on the verge of a donut-too-many and generally wore the first thing that fell out of the wardrobe. Or, as in tonight, an elf costume. Holly would never be seen dead in green (despite her name), it clashed with her skin colouring apparently. And as for the curly toed shoes and the perky hat… “Hang on.” Somewhere from the depths of the elf tunic a merry Christmas tune announced an incoming text. “Oh.” She re-read the text just to be sure. “Apparently she’s moved on to the fireman’s mate now.”<br />
“So he didn’t light her fire exactly?”<br />
Charlotte shook her head and tried to look disapproving. “You’re on form tonight.”<br />
“It’s my mental preparation for coping with two hundred hyper kids. Shall we go find Santa?”<br />
“I think my boots are running.”<br />
“Sorry?”<br />
“The colour,” she swung her feet out of the car and watched the snow turn emerald. “It’s running. My feet are in a bit of a green puddle. Oh, shit.” Charlotte paused, half in and half out of the car. Which wasn’t a good idea as her feet nearly shot from under her on the ice. She straightened up reluctantly, which meant she couldn’t hide behind the car door any longer.<br />
“What? Oh.” Amy walked round and stood at the side of Charlotte, and stared at Santa Claus, standing stock in the centre of the doorway. His white beard tucked under his chin. A bashful grin on his face. Amy wasn’t bothered about displaying herself in full elf costume to Santa. “Er, I mean oo.” She dropped her voice a notch, but it still seemed far too loud to Charlotte. She leant in closer, dropped to a stage whisper. “Well, I mean wow, but what is with the ‘oh shit’, girl? That is one hell of a Santa, Christmas has come early. I’m a believer.”
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-36312737919215256472014-06-05T03:42:00.000-07:002014-06-05T03:42:08.736-07:00Winner! And a great weekend event...Romance Festival 2014!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Zara xAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-29203498893324881192014-05-27T00:00:00.000-07:002014-05-27T00:00:10.524-07:00Guest Post - Welcome Eve Devon, Happy Birthday to 'The Waiting Game'!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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today and as it was my debut book it got me thinking about all the firsts I
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This year has flown by, but I can still
remember the flutter in my heart when I first saw ‘copyright by’ and the copyright
symbol next to <i>my</i> name. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And seeing my cover for the first time? I
can admit that it took me a while to realize Big Ben was in the background—I
was distracted by something in the foreground. Abs can say so much, don’t you
think?!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then there was seeing my book appear on
all the bookseller sites that I usually purchased books from. Typing in my name
and having my book pop up to buy—yep, total rush!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of The Waiting Game being out a year, the absolute icing on the cake was the
first time a reader took the time to contact me and tell me how much they
enjoyed my book. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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surrounding the release of your debut book are so special. The fact that people
are prepared to take a chance on a new voice and without any pre-judging dive
right in for an adventure, well, it’s the greatest of compliments. It is also
why writers write—to share a story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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adventure to dive right into, then consider the wait over! Here are all the
details you need to immerse yourself in The Waiting Game:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dexter—the man Brooke Bennett once loved—appears unexpectedly at her door with
terrifying news, the former musician discovers she can no longer hide from her
past. After five years, her vicious kidnapper is out of prison and on the
hunt—for Brooke.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now he’s returned to complete his
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cam failed to protect Brooke once
before. Now he’d rather die than let her be captured. With her life at stake,
Cam vows to keep her hidden and safe. Brooke, however, is done with running.
Unlike Cam, she wants to stand and fight. Emotions both old and new roil
between them, but addressing their heated past must wait. Together they set a
trap in London to catch a killer. But they soon discover the enemy wears many
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Growing up in locations like Botswana and Venezuela gave me quite the taste for
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love for romances began when my mother shoved one into my
hands in a desperate attempt to keep me quiet during TV coverage of the
Wimbledon tennis finals! When I wasn’t consuming books by the bucketload, I
could be found pretending to be a damsel in distress or running around solving
mysteries and writing down my adventures. As a teenager, I wrote countless
episodes of TV detective dramas so the hero and heroine would end up together
every week. As an adult, I worked in a library to conveniently continue
consuming books by the bucketload, until realising I was destined to write
contemporary romance and romantic suspense myself. I live in leafy Surrey in
the UK, a book-devouring, slightly melodramatic, romance-writing sassy heroine
with my very own sexy hero husband! <o:p></o:p><br />
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What is the first thing I think about packing when I go away in the summer? A good book - well quite a few normally, how did we ever manage without kindles?<br />
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My favourite pool side (or beach) reading has got to be a good 'bonk-buster'. If I can grab a book by Jackie Collins, Jilly Cooper, Tilly Bagshawe, Fiona Walker or Victoria Fox then I'm happy. And the great thing, for me, about books like this is that the chapters are quite short so you can put them down and not lose the plot (so to speak), but they're also long enough to last me through a good chunk of my hols. I want a good dose of escapism, with lots of character, action and heat!<br />
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I also download quite a few shorter reads though too - for the flight and to fill in those last couple of days!<br />
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My next release is, funnily enough, just this type of story (look out for more details in the next month if you're interested). At the moment it's a bit hush, hush, but if you like a good long racy read, with lots of scandal then I'm sure you'll love this one.<br />
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Meanwhile, let me know in the comments below (or via FB/twitter) what your summer reading list is like. I'll randomly select a winner from all the comments who will get a free e-copy of Summer of Surrender, a hot erotic romance to put you in the mood for some summer loving! Don't forget to leave an email address so I can contact you.<br />
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It's still pretty cool and rainy here - but I'm hoping for a long, hot summer...<br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px;">James had it all. Good education. City job and a wife he would have been willing to die for. Their motto had been work hard, play hard, but she’d pushed the boundaries too far and he’d walked. Became the man he felt he needed to be. Detached. In control.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px;">Free spirit Kezia lives each day at a time; sharing, loving and giving are unconditional. And sex is part of the sharing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px;">When fate leaves James and Kezia trapped together for the summer, her openness is an invitation he just can’t resist. The attraction is instant, the sex all-consuming. And as their fantasies become reality, James begins to realise that willing surrender is a far different pleasure to forced submission…</span><br />
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<a href="http://writtenfireside.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/written-fireside-changes-part-1.html">Part 1 – Lori Connelly</a><br />
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<a href="http://teresa-morgan.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/written-fireside-changes-part-2.html">Part 2 – Teresa Morgan</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.lynnmariehulsman.com/uncategorized/written-fireside-changes-part-3/">Part 3 – Lynn Marie Hulsman</a><br />
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<a href="http://suefortin.wordpress.com/written-fireside/">Part 4 - Sue Fortin</a><br />
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Part 5 ...<br />
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 200%;">“You
dare me?” She could feel the smile playing over her lips as she dared herself
to do what she’d been wanting to do since he’d walked into that art class.
Reach out and touch him. The sizzle of heat burned through his shirt, set her
fingertips tingling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 200%;">Zach
had always been able to set her all-a-tremble with the lightest touch, she’d
let him do what he wanted, let him take control. But that had been then.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 200%;">He
nodded, his dark eyes alive and dancing with a mix of fun and confidence. “I
dare you, Marie. Take a risk.” The unspoken ‘for once’ hung between them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 200%;">“Okay.”
She drew the word out long as she let her fingers trace a path down his chest. If
she had changed, this was the test. She’d faced the future, decided it was time
to do things differently. And now she had to face the past. She finally had a
chance to draw a line under what had happened between them, rather than bury it
under the carpet. End it properly, with her eyes wide open rather than letting
the fantasy man come between her and every other man she’d tried to date. She
stood up on her tip toes, so that her lips were level with his. Resisted the
temptation to kiss him. “I will if you will.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 200%;">Zach
slammed the passenger car door shut a little harder than he’d meant to. He’d
wanted Marie to accept his offer, but if he was honest he hadn’t thought she
would. He didn’t really deserve even an acknowledgment from her, let alone the
time of day. But there was still something between them, he could tell she was
still as drawn to him as he was to her. Which was why he’d dared to stop and talk
to her. Why he’d offered to help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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got in the car, started the engine up and risked a glance in her direction. And
although he had a thousand and one questions he wanted to ask, he was tongue
tied. Which wasn’t something he was used to. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 200%;">She
grinned back, raised an eyebrow. She’d changed. He’d loved the old Marie, but
he had a horrible feeling he’d love the new one even more. Except she would
never forgive him. He’d blown his chance long ago, even if he’d had no choice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 200%;">“Whenever
you’re ready.” Her tone was teasing, something else that was new.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pushed the car into gear. “What did you mean, I will if you will?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 200%;">The
sexy chuckle sent him straight back to that summer. Made it all worse. “Dare.
Take a risk.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 200%;">“Risk,
what risk?” He was confused now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 200%;">“Explain
to me why you did it.”</span><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Next up, on the 6th May, is part 6 by<a href="http://tipsreviewsandlittletruths.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"> Jane Lark</a>. While you're waiting why not discover a bit more about her, and her books<br />
Contact - <a href="http://www.janelark.co.uk/index.html">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JaneLark.NABooks">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JaneLnabooks">Twitter</a> <a href="http://tipsreviewsandlittletruths.wordpress.com/">Blog</a> <a href="http://janelark.wordpress.com/">History</a><br />
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Her books - <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Found-You-HarperImpulse-Adult-Romance-ebook/dp/B00GFD7I0G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385490530&sr=8-1&keywords=i+found+you+jane+lark">I Found You</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Just-You-Adult-Romance-Novella-ebook/dp/B00J1XU24G/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1397813255&sr=8-6&keywords=jane+lark">Just You</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Illicit-Love-Courtesan-HarperImpulse-ebook/dp/B00F240EKU/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1380440164&sr=8-17&keywords=harperimpulse"> </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Illicit-Love-Courtesan-HarperImpulse-ebook/dp/B00F240EKU/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1380440164&sr=8-17&keywords=harperimpulse">The Illicit Love of a Courtesan</a> <a href="http://ow.ly/pYiM6">The Passionate Love of a Rake</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Scandalous-Love-Duke-HarperImpulse-Historical-ebook/dp/B00IR2J49G/ref=la_B00CF5WXKI_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397813366&sr=1-3">The Scandalous Love of a Duke</a><br />
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Part 7 by <a href="http://www.mandybaggot.com/">Mandy Baggot</a><br />
Part 8 by <a href="http://linnbhalton.co.uk/">Linn B Halton</a><br />
Part 9 by <a href="http://www.erinlawless.co.uk/">Erin Lawless</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-40954581330962550592014-04-24T00:00:00.000-07:002014-04-24T00:00:04.174-07:00New Release! 'Crazy, Undercover, Love' by Nikki Moore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "";">The day has finally
arrived!! Nikki Moore's debut novel with HarperImpulse - <i>Crazy, Undercover,
Love</i> - is released as an ebook today, </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "";">24<sup>th</sup> April 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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sexy romance and fancy a long weekend in Barcelona with a smoking hot guy this
one's for you! Want to know more...?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When uber-feisty
career girl Charley Caswell-Wright takes on the assignment as PA to the
gorgeous Alex Demetrio, CEO of Demetrio International, she's there under
entirely false pretences; to get her life back on track. Having lost the job
she worked so hard to earn, she’s determined not to give it up so easily,
especially when she didn’t deserve to lose it in the first place. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr Dreamy CEO is her only chance of
clawing back her career – and her reputation. So she has to keep things
strictly professional… boy, is she in trouble!<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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saying about Nikki's other stories...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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My Valentine</i>, with Teresa F Morgan and Brigid Coady, attracting 4 and 5
star reviews.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">'Whilst I
enjoyed all of the stories, I particularly liked Nikki Moore's … her voice as
an author really resonated with me and I can't wait to read more of her work.' <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "";">Nikki's short story <i>A
Night to Remember </i>in the Mills & Boon/Romantic Novelists Association
anthology <i>Truly, Madly, Deeply </i>which has also attracted 4 and 5 star
reviews.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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real life. I'm not going to spoil the story but I could feel the emotions
spilling out of the page - it was beautiful.' <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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www.beckiesbookmix.blogspot.co.uk<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cheryl
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Nikki Moore lives in beautiful Dorset and
writes short stories and sexy, pacy romances. A f</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "";">inalist in several writing competitions including
Novelicious Undiscovered 2012, she graduated from the Romantic Novelists
Association New Writers' Scheme after four years and and has contributed to
their magazine Romance Matters. She has far too much
fun attending the annual RNA conference and has previously chaired a panel and
taken part in a workshop at the Festival of Romance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">She blogs
about some of her favourite things – Writing, Work and Wine – at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nikkimooreauthor.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "";">www.nikkimooreauthor.wordpress.com</span></a><a href="http://www.nikkimooreauthor.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "";"> </span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">and believes in supporting other writers as part of a friendly,
talented and diverse community. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Lia Meyers' plan for a relaxing Scottish vacation is short-lived when one uncharacteristic moment of clumsiness lands her in the arms of her very own Knight in Shining Armani…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The perfect opportunity for a much needed holiday romance? Wrong! Lia’s still reeling from the mother of all bad breakups, and she really doesn't have the patience for Alastair Holden – despite his effortless charm and cute British accent.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Arrogant and totally inscrutable, he's exactly the sort of guy she wants to avoid but can't: the man behind the mystery proves just too tempting to resist.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Drawn to him, Lia is forced to battle with her own insecurities, and the closer they become, the more she recognizes her own weaknesses as she peels away his layers with every night they spend together. Discovering the past Alastair is so desperate to conceal, Lia must decide if they can heal one another together or if their deepest fears will tear them apart.</span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lynn has been kind enough to answer a few questions, and give some insight into the characters and setting for her book. I hope you enjoy finding out more...</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Okay, starting off with the
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Can’t say that I have! For my hero, I wanted to give
him a career that, on the outside, made him look very well put-together and in
control of things. It’s important for him to appear that way to the world and
this job suited him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The book starts with my heroine on vacation in
Scotland for her sister’s wedding. I’ve been there a few times, as well as
London, and absolutely fell in love with it. Or should I say, the accents? The
idea of a trans-Atlantic romance gave me a chance to write about several places
instead of just one area, so even though their story begins in Glasgow, it
travels through Orlando and London as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I want to live in so many different places! For
starters, I’d have to be independently wealthy to actually achieve all of this
but for the sake of the question, here goes: London. I love it there. Every
time I visit it gets harder and harder to leave! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Dialogue. For some reason, the characters have
non-stop conversations in my head and if I don’t write it down they keep
chattering on and on. Sometimes the conversations are inspired by ones I’ve had
with friends or something I overheard. It’s always dialogue though. The settings,
etc comes later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Stubborn, humorous, caring, intelligent, curious<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">This will probably make some of you shake your heads but
I absolutely LOVE winter, so my perfect day would be snowy and cold. I’d spend
it one of two ways: snuggled up on the couch with some hot chocolate or outside
at a football game cheering on my favorite team. I’ve done both and equally
enjoyed it. =) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: red; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">“You’re quite lovely, Lia. Pity you’re leaving soon.
I’d like to take you—” he paused, tracing his thumb over my lower lip. I
shuddered. “—out. Again.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I asked hoarsely. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stroked the curve of my cheek. “Are you coming back to Glasgow after the
wedding?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Saturday.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from him, I bumped into the arm of the couch. I almost toppled over it, but
managed to steady myself. Being in his presence made me so damn skittish, it
was frustrating.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to make an appearance at a cocktail party for my grandfather’s company.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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busy.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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come. Or we could go out to dinner.” Like an apparition, he was in front of me,
stroking his fingers along my arm. “What do you say? Fancy spending the night
with me?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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promise behind that question nearly shattered me on the spot. This was supposed
to be an easy trip across the pond. Go to the wedding, hang out with the family
and go home. Not fend off an amazingly sexy, impossible-to-resist guy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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overthinking,” he ordered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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eyes carved a path through my skull. I wilted beneath the strength of his
stare. A shaky breath escaped my lips as he traced his finger along my jaw and
down my neck. He drew me into his hypnotic orbit with such ease. I was
powerless to resist. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inevitable, Amelia. Don’t deny it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Each stroke of his fingers left a fiery trail in its wake. The smooth, soft
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fell open slightly in surprise. “No?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dominated his features. He studied me as though I was the most confusing
creature on the planet. We stood so close to one another I was overcome by his
intoxicating scent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sighed. “I’m not interested.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A fresh, new voice in
contemporary romance, Lynn is a former TV news writer who decided to take the
plunge and write a novel. She's thrilled that her debut, Catch My Breath, will
be published by Harper Impulse in April 2014.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Lynn grew up in a small town in Rhode Island
before venturing out into the world. An avid traveler, she's been as far away
as Australia and as close as Canada. Her favorite place to visit is
London. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">For now, the small town New Englander hangs her
hat in Northern California. If you can see her through the fog, wave hello.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ann B Harrison - Two for One
- The Club Series<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Nothing is going Lizzie’s way. Her sex life
is unsatisfying, her job sucks and she has more debt than she needs thanks to
her loser brother. Against her better judgment, she lets her best friend sign
her up to be auctioned off at a high-rolling venue called the Club. Agreeing to
a weekend of adventurous sex with a stranger is one thing, but being bought by
the brothers who own the Club means Lizzie is up for a weekend beyond her
wildest fantasies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Ryan and Lizzie hit it off, in bed and out,
but it’s his quiet brother, Trace, that has her heart pounding and her panties
in a twist. But is Lizzie what Trace needs? Having been burned before, will he
take a chance on what his heart is telling him or trust his instincts and send
her home after their weekend is over?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Have you ever been out with a high powered
businessman like Trace? <i>I wish!</i> If
not, what made you pick that as his career? <i>Funny thing is, I write what
my characters tell me. Rarely do I make the decision on what they do.</i><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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you use it as the setting for your books?<i> Sydney is a fascinating city and
I love the hustle and bustle every time I go for a visit. It makes it so
much easier for research if you use a place you have been or can get to
easily.</i><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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live, and why? <i>I love where I am now, in the Hunter Valley in NSW
Australia. Beautiful rolling green hills, wineries and restaurants close
by and the climate I love for my garden.</i><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">What comes first when you write a story? (Characters, title, setting...) </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>A little bit of both actually. Sometimes I get a
snapshot of the character and let it churn over in my head until I have a
better idea of where its going and then I sit and write.</i></span></li>
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find in your heroes, and same for heroines?<i> I like my characters to have
determination, sass, attitude (especially my heroines) love for their
family and honesty.</i><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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starts with a cup of tea in bed from DH while I check my emails. Then I go
for a walk if it’s not raining. I find it hard not to write something at
least then a casual lunch at home or out. An afternoon with a good book is
a great way for me to wind down before a family dinner.</i><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Sure, Fighter Boy is book two in The Club Series. It tells Ryan’s story.
He is an MMA fighter who struggles to find love, believing he is only
capable of one night stands with his fighter groupies.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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choice of career? <i>Could I be a professional reader? Maybe someone would
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decent living. It’s not like you have to do it all the time, but this auction
is a big deal.” Bel ran a finger down a long, slim leg, feigning disinterest,
and then looked up with a smile. “All the high rollers come out to play, and
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Ann swears she was born with a book in her hands
and has never put it down. A lifelong love of reader has finally culminated in
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<span lang="EN-CA">She lives in the beautiful Hunter Valley
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downs of life in small communities and she shares this with readers in her
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<span lang="EN-CA">Strong sexy heroines with a good dash of
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Welcome to Aimee, with the second book in her Indecent Proposals series!<br /><br /><b><i>Blurb:</i></b> <br />The second novella in a thrilling, pulse-racing new erotic romance series, Indecent Proposals.<br />Three best friends, Shey, Eloisa and Georgia take on the most powerful and eligible men of the New York dating scene.<br />Georgia broke away from his mouth, gasping in a lung full of air.<br />‘Max, I need—’<br />He unwrapped her legs from his waist and placed her back on her feet.<br />She was about to protest when he broke in, ‘I know exactly what you need.’<br />Striking New York singleton Georgia has never had any trouble attracting men, but she has a surprising secret; she’s never had an orgasm.<br />So when her gorgeous new boss Max Briggs makes her a scandalous offer, she doubts this time will be any different. But what happens when Max discovers her secret? How long will Georgia’s resolve last when he becomes determined to be the man to give Georgia her first taste of ecstasy?<br /><br /><b><i>Excerpt: </i></b><br />
‘It’s personal,’ he warned.<br />
Georgia swallowed. They hadn’t agreed on this being more than an extension of work and she couldn’t blame him for assuming. After all, she’d let him touch her, let him pull her close. She’d even licked his mouth, for frick sake. But she hadn’t made her mind up on it being anything more. Or was her body deciding for her?<br />
‘Relax,’ he said, stroking her lower back. ‘It’s not what you think.’<br />
Georgia straightened up and pulled her arms from his neck. He caught her wrists, his thumbs lazily drew circles over the veins, sending delicious currents through her.<br />
God, no man had touched her like this. No man had turned her on this much. Could Max be the one to give her what she’d never had?<br />
‘Easy.’ His expression turned serious, but he didn’t release the gentle hold he had on her wrists. ‘Do you always take the lead with men?’<br />
The question caught her off guard. ‘What business is that of yours?’<br />
The corner of his mouth twitched, pissing her off and giving her the strength to pull her arms free. He didn’t seem deterred by her anger.<br />
‘It’s not, but you seem more sure of yourself when you do. I’ve been thinking.’<br />
She crossed her arms, tucking her clutch under her elbow. ‘About whether I like it better on top? I thought we’d been through this, I can’t—’<br />
‘Maybe that’s the problem,’ he said, deadpan serious.<br />
Her chin dipped. ‘You try to take control, thinking it will be easier to get what you want. Have you ever thought of surrendering that with someone? Letting them take the lead.’<br />
Well, yeah. About a minute ago but she’d been thinking about dancing. Her face burned, and she was right back in the moment in her office when she realized he’d read the email. She darted a glance around, but they weren’t in hearing distance of the other guests. Didn’t stop the shame burning up her neck. Max came closer, and she leaned back. He didn’t try to touch her which was smart. Her anger was simmering right below the surface.<br />
‘Georgia, imagine surrendering that control to me. Imagine letting all the worry about everything go until there’s nothing left but my mouth and hands on your body. Teasing, nibbling and sucking you all over.’<br />
Before she could stop it, the fantasy formed – but it wasn’t like others she’d had. She was on a huge four-poster bed with her wrists bound above her head. Max was on top of her, his mouth hot and teasing against her collarbone as he toyed with her nipples. They pebbled, and heat flooded between her legs. She closed her eyes, lost in the faux sensations, until his arms came around her for real. Her eyes snapped open, and she shoved at his chest as panic tightened her throat.<br />
Though he loosened his hold, he didn’t let go. ‘People are watching,’ he warned. Her heart was beating so hard, pumping scorching blood through her veins. The pounding between her legs almost hurt, and she squeezed at her thighs to get relief.<br />
But this was crazy, she wasn’t submissive.<br />
‘Max, that’s not what I want.’ The lie didn’t convince either of them, so she tried again. ‘I’m not some…some…submissive who will kneel at your feet.’<br />
She’d read enough of those kind of romance novels to know that much. Some of the scenes had turned her on, but the pain… She shivered.<br />
‘I’d never want you to, but just now whatever you were imagining turned you on. Georgia your skin flushed, you were panting and swaying so much I had to hold you up.’<br />
She couldn’t look into his knowing eyes, instead she focused on his black tie. The pain was a deal breaker, but other things? Georgia didn’t know. The thought of his tie around her wrists while he had her in all of those different ways did turn her on.<br />
‘I’m not a submissive,’ she said again, her voice hard and firm. He tilted her chin up until she was forced to meet his eyes. They were soft, unexpectedly kind and full of understanding.<br />
‘That’s a label, honey. One that gets misused all the time. You’re strong, confident and extremely sexy. Giving up control in the bedroom doesn’t make you any less of who you are. Different things turn different people on.’<br />
‘What do you like in the bedroom?’ she asked, desperate to get subject off her.<br />
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<b><i>Buy link</i></b>: Grab it <a href="http://www.harperimpulseromance.com/books/what-a-girl-needs-indecent-proposals-2/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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<b><i>About the Author:</i></b><br />
Aimée writes steamy, contemporary romance for the 21st century woman who enjoys the 21st century alpha male. She’s addicted to reading, shopping and can’t go a day without music. When she’s not writing you can find her traipsing up the Ochils (weather permitting of course) or procrastinating on Facebook and Twitter.<br />
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I don't regularly feature authors on this blog - but this week I've got two great authors with three books in the spotlight!</div>
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Cade held back his surprise as he looked at his niece. There was no mistaking who her father was, even if he hadn't known the truth. The thick black hair framing her face was enough of a giveaway without the piercing blue eyes that looked up at him. Where Rooney was almost white-blonde with pale blue eyes, Tam was the spitting image of her father.</div>
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A cough behind him made him glance up. He’d been staring, and Tam had sidled over to her mother. "So, Squirt. How old are you?" Cade rested on the stool and leaned his elbows on the island counter. He glanced quickly at his sister and noticed the discomfort on her face.</div>
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She walked over and placed a steaming mug of coffee in front of him before taking a stool opposite. Her pale blue eyes were hard and determined as she gazed at him. "Yes, I did and since I have little or no money and the place is a filthy hole, I'm roping you into help me clean it up so I can set up shop and start work."</div>
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Ann swears she was born with a book in her hands and has never put it down. A lifelong love of reader has finally culminated in achieving her dream of writing...and publication.</div>
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Strong sexy heroines with a good dash of sass thrown in feature in her stories. Of course these women need an equally strong hero. Bring on the outback hero and watch the passion ignite.</div>
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When not writing Ann enjoys reading, gardening, walking her very large dog Hugo and fighting with her computer.</div>
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Love is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.harperimpulseromance.com/blog/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">HERE</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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extra entries in the Rafflecopter follow us on our blog hop and answer each new
set of questions – you can find a full listing of where we’ll be on my <a href="http://zarastoneley.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/her-best-four-letter-word-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">previous blog post</a> or:</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.harperimpulseromance.com/blog/">HERE</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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erotic romance in the COMMENTS SECTION below and a winner will be chosen to receive
an iBooks Voucher for a HarperImpulse title (please note if your first choice
is not available you may have to pick another!). The winner of today’s
competition will be posted at the end of the blog hop on 6<sup>th</sup> March.
Only <b>ONE</b> iBooks voucher is available
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<span lang="EN-US">It's out!! My second HarperImpulse title is released today, 27th February, and I am just so excited to finally be able to share my very sexy bad boy biker Jake, with you! I do hope you love him as much as I do.</span></div>
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you can enter at each stop on the Blog Hop - join us every day to gain more entries! Eve and I will pose a question each
day - answer both correctly and be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous Goodie
Bag:</span></div>
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publication team they’re also offering an <b>iTunes voucher</b> on each day of the Blog Hop. Just enter the “HER BEST FOUR LETTER
WORD” competition of the day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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February 27<sup>th </sup> <a href="http://www.harperimpulseromance.com/blog/">HarperImpulse Blog</a>, <a href="http://sarahballance.wordpress.com/">Sarah Ballance</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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February 28<sup>th</sup> <a href="http://www.mandybaggot.com/apps/blog/">Mandy
Baggot</a>, <a href="http://romancingrakes4theluvofromance.blogspot.co.uk/">Romancing
Rakes – 4 The Love of Romance</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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March 1st Here!!, <a href="http://loriconnelly.blogspot.co.uk/">Lori Connelly</a>, <a href="http://ajbooks.blogspot.co.uk/">AJ Nuest – Tattered Pages</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-61326289197690026112014-02-25T04:57:00.000-08:002014-02-25T04:57:15.310-08:00Written Fireside - On Valentine's, Part 4<div>
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"You sure?" She nodded. "It's getting a bit late for me to go out now, it'll be dark soon. How about we settle down for the night and I'll go first thing? Here, let me help you get those boots off. "And as he tugged gently at her laces Cat wasn't sure if it was embarrassment, or something quite different, that was sending a fluttering sensation deep down inside her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-79791098566772925102014-02-17T00:00:00.000-08:002014-02-17T00:00:03.408-08:00'My Writing Process' Blog Tour - sex and smiles!Today I’m taking part in the ‘My Writing Process’ blog tour. Thank you to my lovely fellow HarperImpulse author, Nikki Moore, for inviting me to join in. You can find her post from last Monday here - <a href="http://nikkimooreauthor.wordpress.com/blog-posts/">http://nikkimooreauthor.wordpress.com/blog-posts/</a> Please do pop over and check it out.<br /><br />So here is a bit about my own writing process….<br />1) What am I working on?<br />I’m currently doing final edits on my next story for HarperImpulse, which is due out on 27th February. It’s called ‘Love Is A Four Letter Word’.<br /><br /><i>Take one rich girl who has a thing for the bad boys.<br />Take one tough guy who thinks possession is nine-tenths of the misery law.<br />Mix generously with a land dispute and a whole lotta lust…. And what have you got?<br />Sometimes being bad can be just too good to miss.</i><br /><br />Now, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be showing you this yet, but here is a sneaky preview of my very hot cover!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />I must say, I liked the cover HarperImpulse designed for me for 'Summer of Surrender' but they've gone one better this time, I love it!<br /><br />So, back to the story.... It’s an erotic romance, featuring a very sexy bad boy and his motorbike (interested yet?), some hot sex (in very naughty and imaginative positions and places!), a bohemian artist, and a girl who just can’t resist the bad boys – because a good one might expect her to commit and settle down…. But sometimes love can just creep up on you and catche you unawares.<br /><br />2) How does my work differ from others of its genre?<br />Although I write erotic romance, with lots of hot sex, I like to bring out the sensual side, genuine feeling and passion between the main characters. I want readers to smile, cry and get hot and bothered! I do have a soft spot for alpha heroes, but they usually have a sense of humour, and the banter between the characters, and the growing relationship between them is as important as the heat in the sack. I also hope that although a lot of romance tropes are used all the time, I do put my own unique twist on the ones I use.<br /><br />I also love writing contemporary romance, and the next story I’m working on combines all of this – a true bonkbuster based in the English countryside, look out for it!<br /><br />3) Why do I write what I do?<br />I write the type of stories that I love to read. About real life characters I can believe in, but with that element of escapism. My favourite films, and books, are true love stories, but have a humorous edge to them that leaves a warm and fuzzy feeling. I really hope that my stories leave that feel good feeling behind as well.<br /><br />4) How does my writing process work?<br />Something I read or see usually triggers off a ‘what if?’ and from that I get a gorgeous hero, or sparky heroine, and a very vague plot which includes a start and an end and not much about what happens in the middle! This is followed usually by a first chapter that I have to write before I do any planning at all. I then need a title – I can’t get any further until I have that, plus character names that I love.<br /><br />With most of my books, I’ve then plotted out the main turning points and the black moment, so I’ve got the four quarters of the book. I then plot out the first quarter in more detail chapter by chapter to make sure I have character development, believable conflicts etc. After I’ve written this I then plot out the next quarter.<br /><br />But, just to throw a spanner in the works, my latest book isn’t following this route at all! As it is a bonkbuster, with lots of characters, most of my work has been around really getting under the skin of the characters. I need to really know them, and what is going to happen to each of them during the course of the story. How they interact, and how their actions have an impact on everyone else is key. So this one is definitely character driven!<br />I do have a title (of course), a beginning (which is based on true events), and know the end!<br /><br /><br /> So, that's a brief look at my writing process, which is constantly changing!<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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their two fantastic children, and their mad rescue mutt who doesn’t mind being
used as a sounding post and source of inspiration. She regularly wows them all
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Christy worked as a Video and Radio Producer in London and Nottingham. After a
decade of dealing with nappies, tantrums and endless questions from toddlers,
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-24118012295284317562014-02-13T02:32:00.000-08:002014-02-13T02:32:26.318-08:00New Release! Braedric's Bane by A J Nuest<br />
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more can you ask from a fantasy series--time travelling, costumes and even a
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Key captures the imagination and the heart with a bonus undercurrent of spicy
romance. <i>5 Stars on Amazon</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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most wonderful heroes? Aaaahhhh!!! Now I'm hooked and begrudgingly wait for
Book 2. I can't believe this is happening! <i>5 Stars on Amazon</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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first book, the second did not disappoint at all. I swear I could smell leather
while reading this book I was sooooo into it. <i>5 Stars on Amazon</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Candra's Freedom just made me fall in love with her! Fierce and headstrong, she
is everything a heroine should be. <i>5 Stars on Goodreads</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this series, with Rowena’s Key being one of my favorite romance reads of 2013,
so I had high hopes (read: desperate cravings) for Caedmon’s Curse – it did not
disappoint! <i>5 Stars on Goodreads</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stars, I would give them to Caedmon's Curse and the whole Golden Key
Chronicles. So well written, the story flows seamlessly from one danger to the
next. The romance between Caedmon and Rowena is sexy, honest, and fresh. <i>5
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cornfield in NW Indiana. Her loving husband, two beautiful children and a
bevy of spoiled pets have agreed to stay and, in exchange for three rations per
day and laundry service, tolerate her lunacy. While she spend most
days happily ensconced in crafting romance across a multitude of genres, an
underground coup has been percolating. The dogs just informed her the cat is
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I haven't made any New Year resolutions as such, but I have done some thinking and decided that for me this year is all about trying to achieve the right balance. I've posted more over on my <a href="http://susiemedwell.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/work-to-live-or-live-to-work.html">Susie Medwell blog</a> and I'd love to hear what you think! (More about the hamster over there!)<br />
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Thank you to everyone for making 2013 such a fun, busy year. I've signed new contracts, made new friends and I can't say thank you enough to everyone who has bought, read and reviewed my books. Have a great 2014 - whatever you are planning.<br />
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Zara xAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-37397466373568182092013-12-08T14:02:00.001-08:002013-12-08T14:31:38.590-08:00 Winter Warming Bargains! My top 5 sizzling stories reduced - one #FREE, three at under a $1!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm finally getting into that festive mood, and I've got lots to celebrate - so I thought I'd kick off by adding to the offers that my publishers have put in place!<br />
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So here's a collection of hot and steamy stories to warm up cold December days (or just put you in the right mood for a fun and festive Christmas!)...<br />
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<b>FORFEIT</b> - now only 35p on <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Forfeit-Xcite-Erotic-Romance-Novels-ebook/dp/B008GECWSK/">Amazon.co.uk</a> and $0.99 on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forfeit-Xcite-Erotic-Romance-Novels-ebook/dp/B008GECWSK/">Amazon.com</a><br />
<i>Break the rules, pay the forfeit....</i><br />
Cat’s life is falling apart – her boyfriend’s dumped her, she’s lost her home and she’s about to quit her job. Her boss, Brent, has a solution: become his wife for a year, to help him land a big promotion. But Cat’s had a taste of Brent before, and she knows he’s a bad boy who loves women and leaves them. So she agrees to marry him, but tells him there’s to be no sex. He adds his own condition: if she as much as talks to another man in that time, she must pay, by acting out of 12 of Brent’s kinkiest sex fantasies. When she breaks the rule, the forfeit is on: but opening up and letting Brent into her heart, as well as her bed, could be the most dangerous game of all …<br />
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<b><i>SUMMER OF SURRENDER</i></b> - now only <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Summer-Surrender-HarperImpulse-Romance-Contemporary-ebook/dp/B00FVE4WE0/">0.99p in the UK</a><br />
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Sex is the only thing they have in common. Total surrender the name of the game.<br />
James had it all. Good education. City job and a wife he would have been willing to die for. Their motto had been work hard, play hard, but she’d pushed the boundaries too far and he’d walked. Became the man he felt he needed to be. Detached. In control.<br />
Free spirit Kezia lives each day at a time; sharing, loving and giving are unconditional. And sex is part of the sharing.<br />
When fate leaves James and Kezia trapped together for the summer, her openness is an invitation he just can’t resist. The attraction is instant, the sex all-consuming. And as their fantasies become reality, James begins to realise that willing surrender is a far different pleasure to forced submission…<br />
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<b><i>And because the complete 'Good Enough' series is now available, I want to say a massive thanks to everyone who has supported me, and offer you a chance to grab all three at a cut down price -</i></b><br />
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<b><i>GOOD ENOUGH TO SHARE</i></b> now only 77p on <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Enough-Share-Book-Christmas-ebook/dp/B00AEV1JPA/">Amazon.co.uk</a> and only $0.99 on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Good-Enough-Share-Book-Christmas-ebook/dp/B00AEV1JPA/">Amazon.com</a><br />
<i>Would you dare to share?</i><br />
One Christmas, four friends - but will they still be together by New Year?<br />
Divorce wasn't part of the plan for Holly, but then again nor was spending the festive period with two sexy men and Santa's little helper! With a disastrous marriage behind her, and three good friends who are willing to share, moving on could be fun - if only she can accept that sometimes her heart is wiser than her head.<br />
Dane doesn't do commitment, which suits Holly just fine. But when things heat up between the four friends, he's forced to face up to his past. Will realising he's good enough mean he no longer wants to share...?<br />
Laid back Charlie knows that if his best friend becomes his lover he could end up losing big time. But can he resist? And when the girl he once loved comes back, who will he decide to spend the New Year with?<br />
...And Sophie just wants to have fun. She's got the answers to everyone's problems, except her own .... is she the one who needs good friends most of all?<br />
Will a caring, sharing, lust and love filled Christmas lead to the happy ever after they all desire? <br />
WARNING - Christmas may never seem the same again!<br />
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<b><i>GOOD ENOUGH TO TRUST</i></b> now only 77p on <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Enough-Trust-Book-Going-ebook/dp/B00C5W25DG/">Amazon.co.uk</a> and only $0.99 on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Good-Enough-Trust-Book-Going-ebook/dp/B00C5W25DG/">Amazon.com</a><br />
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<i>Do you trust the boy you loved, or the man you might?</i> <br />
Sophie has only one thing on her New Year’s resolution list – sorting out her life. <br />
But with a hunky farmer, his sexy brother and a herd of bullocks to deal with, how is a girl supposed to keep her mind on her mission? <br />
Facing up to the man she once loved, and the family she lost, is something fun loving Sophie isn’t going to dodge second time round though. She always knew that retracing her steps was never going to be easy, she never realised that risking her heart again would be even harder. <br />
And when there's two men to choose from will it be easier to trust the man she's never stopped loving, or the one that might give her the new start she needs?<br />
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My latest release <b><i>MAKING IT GOOD ENOUGH</i></b> will be on offer #FREE! Tuesday through Thursday, check it out on <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-It-Good-Enough-Book-ebook/dp/B00H2ABGQS/">Amazon UK</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Making-It-Good-Enough-Book-ebook/dp/B00H2ABGQS/">Amazon COM</a>.<br />
Holly is happy, or at least she thinks she is. Until Dane's glamorous ex-wife, Sally, arrives on the doorstep - and refuses to leave. With trouble brewing and secrets being uncovered, is his determination to spice up their sex life a smokescreen, or love? <br />
Charlie’s got the girl he loved back. But this time can they go all the way – if it means accepting the lifestyle that he ran away from? Falling in love with Anna is one thing, but is a society wedding a step too far? <br />
Who will be walking up the aisle? Will the friends get their happy ever afters – or will an uninvited wedding guest ruin it all? <br />
With disastrous parties, lustful fantasies and alarming announcements, can any of them make it good enough to last?<i><b>So, you can snap up the </b></i><b><i>complete Good Enough trilogy for the grand total of £1.54 or less than $2!</i></b><br />
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<i>If you're spoiled for choice then pop over to my website <a href="http://www.zarastoneley.com/books.html">www.ZaraStoneley.com</a> to read excerpts and reviews! (Or why not buy all five?!)</i><br />
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And now I suppose I really should start thinking about getting a Christmas tree, presents and cards!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-3764364036893856422013-12-04T00:00:00.000-08:002013-12-04T00:00:04.410-08:0012 Days of Christmas Tour with Jane Lark<br />
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12 Days of Christmas Tour with Jane Lark
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Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Tour with <a href="http://www.janelark.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jane Lark. </a></div>
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After signing with publisher <a href="http://www.harperimpulseromance.com/authors/jane-lark" target="_blank">Harper Impulse</a>, Jane, author of the smash-hit <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Jane+Lark&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AJane+Lark" target="_blank">Marlow Intrigues series</a>, has decided to end 2013 with a bang! She’s gathered together some of the industry’s best authors to create one enormous Christmas giveaway.</div>
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The huge prize is made up of more than 30 books, a combination of signed paperbacks and eBooks, and two gorgeous book bags. It’s the perfect early Christmas present for any bookworm and all you’ve got to do to win is feast your eyes on the details below and enter via the Rafflecopter . . .</div>
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To kick off the prizes, Jane is giving away copies of her much loved <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Illicit-Love-Courtesan-HarperImpulse-ebook/dp/B00F240EKU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385296492&sr=8-1&keywords=Jane+Lark" target="_blank">The Illicit Love of a Courtesan</a> and its highly anticipated follow-up <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Passionate-Love-Rake-HarperImpulse-ebook/dp/B00FVE4RXG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1385296710&sr=8-3&keywords=Jane+Lark" target="_blank">The Passionate Love of a Rake</a></div>
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Jane's books have been a huge hit with fans, leading to an ever-increasing fan base and comments such as:</div>
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And to celebrate her upcoming December release of NA novel <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Found-You-HarperImpulse-Adult-Romance-ebook/dp/B00GFD7I0G/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1385296779&sr=8-5&keywords=Jane+Lark" target="_blank">I Found You</a>, you could also win a unique rucksack.</div>
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The book is already causing excitement among readers and looks set to be the must-read NA of 2014.</div>
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Entry to Jane Lark's 12 Days of Christmas giveaway extravaganza is easy, just follow the authors on Facebook or Twitter, plus maybe give the comp a shout-out tweet (or two) all via the Rafflecopter below and you're golden. But don't forget to keep your fingers crossed too!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-79084885932133854672013-11-28T00:00:00.000-08:002013-11-28T04:17:52.770-08:00New Release! 'A Little Mysterious' by Elodie Parkes<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hi, thank you for inviting
me to the blog today with my new Evernight Publishing release, ‘A Little
Mysterious’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I’ve had Dhruv in my mind
for a couple of years, his name and his personality, but his looks and the
complete story only gelled for me after a guy came into the place I work and he
was ‘just Dhruv’. Right way I knew I’d met Dhruv. (Laughs) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I got the name from some
work I did when I was on a traveling holiday in Australia. I had to book appointments
for a company, and there was a client named Dhruv Mystery. I loved the name and
stored it in my memory for future use, though my Dhruv doesn’t have a surname.
Also, the sight of an entire flock of black swans swimming in a river estuary
near where I rented a holiday home stayed with me until the story poured out
onto my laptop after, as I said, actually ‘meeting Dhruv’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The man, who was just
passing through the antique emporium where I currently work, was just gorgeous.
His looks are described exactly in the book. (Smiles)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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special. He belonged to an elite group. Moving home, they are set off course by
a storm that lands Dhruv alone, hungry, and desperate in a strange town. A
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hi, Dhruv. What
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Dhruv waited for a
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and returned her look. “I think you know, Daisy.” There was more said in his
tone of voice than the words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">They gazed at each
other, and Daisy was mesmerized by his beauty. She gave an involuntary sigh as
she looked at him. She wanted him so badly it made her dizzy. Each night she
thought about him as she lay in bed waiting for sleep to overtake her. He would
kiss her, not waiting long to put his hand inside her panties and feel her.
Feel the throb between her legs, as she got wet wanting his fingers in her,
wanting his cock in her. It made her needy. Sometimes had to reach her fingers
down and stroke her clit for relief.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Black coffee,
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Daisy broke into a
grin. “One day, Dhruv, you’ll surprise me.” She left him watching her with his
cool stare as she went to get his coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Buy the book:</span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Mysterious-Romance-Go-ebook/dp/B00GXAMHZC" target="_blank">Amazon (com)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Little-Mysterious-Romance-Go-ebook/dp/B00GXAMHZC%20http://amzn.to/17UJCFS" target="_blank">Amazon (uk)</a><br />
<a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-alittlemysterious-1360652-140.html" target="_blank">ARe</a><br />
<a href="http://www.evernightpublishing.com/a-little-mysterious-by-elodie-parkes/" target="_blank">Evernight Publishing</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bookstrand.com/a-little-mysterious-mf" target="_blank">Bookstrand</a><br />
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<b>About Elodie:</b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Elodie Parkes
is a British author writing romance, erotic, contemporary, and often with a
twist of mystery, paranormal or suspense. Her books are always steamy, cool
stories and hot love scenes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Elodie lives in
Canterbury with her two dogs. She works in an antique shop by day and writes at
night, loving the cloak of silent darkness that descends on the rural
countryside around her home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Elodie writes
for, <a href="http://www.hotinkbooks.com/hot-ink-authors.html"><span style="color: blue;">Hot Ink Press</span></a>, <a href="http://www.moonrosepublishing.com/#!elodie-parkes/cio5"><span style="color: blue;">Moon Rose Publishing</span></a>, <a href="http://www.eternalpress.biz/people.php?author=540"><span style="color: blue;">Eternal Press</span></a>, and <a href="http://www.evernightpublishing.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Evernight</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She has also
released titles as an individual indie author.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Find Elodie online: <a href="http://elodieparkes.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Blog</span></a> <a href="http://melodyelodie.tumblr.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Tumblr</span></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ElodieParkes"><span style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ElodieParkes"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://plus.google.com/114681167004175190514/posts"><span style="color: blue;">Google +</span></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/melodyelodie"><span style="color: blue;">Pinterest</span></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHsKf5cy0pl7QcMmWcYluaA"><span style="color: blue;">YouTube</span></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elodie-Parkes/e/B00AHBYPO4"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon USA</span></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elodie-Parkes/e/B00AHBYPO4"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon UK</span></a> <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ElodieP"><span style="color: blue;">Smashwords</span></a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/elodie-parkes"><span style="color: blue;">Barnes
and Noble</span></a> <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-thelasttime-1213476-356.html"><span style="color: blue;">ARe</span></a> <a href="http://www.bookstrand.com/elodie-parkes"><span style="color: blue;">Bookstrand</span></a> <a href="http://www.evernightpublishing.com/night-of-the-horse-by-elodie-parkes/"><span style="color: blue;">Evernight</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;">If you've not read the previous parts yet, catch up with</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"> <a href="http://writtenfireside.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/written-fireside-his-way-home.html" style="color: #660000; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Part 1</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;">and</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"> <a href="http://itwontwriteitself.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/his-way-home-round-robin-story-part-2.html" style="color: #660000; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Part 2</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;">before reading on!</span></h3>
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a leathery finger down the edge of the wallet, then tried to pull the photograph
free, frustration flickering across his face as his arthritic fingers struggled
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Here, can
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Thank you,
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table between them. It was a moment before Walter touched it, lifted it up with
an age mottled hand that shook, slowly turned it over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Alice Rose
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“I’m not
sure. I should, but….” He took a sip of the cocoa that had sat untouched next
to him, his gaze never leaving the picture of the woman. “It’s in her eyes,
those eyes are so like Rose’s you know. And she’s even got that same dimple.”
One finger rested lightly on the photograph, traced the outline of the face. “Who’d
have known?” His voice had drifted and Beth instinctively reached out to touch
him. He shook his head, gave her a reassuring smile. “I’m okay, my dear. I remember
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surged through Beth as she smiled back. Matthew had often spoken to her of the
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Alice.”
His voice seemed stronger, conviction in it now, “Alice Rose Dolvin is our
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“But, but
she’s the same age as you, she can’t be your daughter...” The relief she’d felt
had been chased away by panic. He needed help. Oh, why wasn’t Matthew here now?
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tone was soft, but firm. “Oh yes, my dear, she is. It’s our little Alice. I was sent back to help her.” He looked up at Beth, but the clear blue eyes were focussed on some place far away, “I need to get
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224231269728137649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945631168258404496.post-42637722292713507882013-11-10T14:09:00.000-08:002013-11-22T02:22:03.066-08:00Horses and hot romance! #giveaway #reviewI've just got back from the Festival of Romance - exhausted but happy! It was brilliant to meet up with the rest of the HarperImpulse team again, and to make new friends.<br />
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Sadly, I wasn't there on Saturday night at the Ball to see the awards, but was so pleased to hear that Carmel Harrington (best romance ebook), Linn B Halton (innovative author) and HarperImpulse (publisher innovation) were winners! Massive congratulations to them, and all the other nominees and winners.<br />
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It was the first time I had attended the Festival and it was wonderful to chat to readers, make new friends and meet face to face so many of the people I chat to on Facebook and Twitter every day.<br />
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I did a reading from 'Summer of Surrender' (a first), sold nearly all the books I had taken with me, signed autographs (another first!) and got home to find a wonderful review (which brings me on to horses!). Thank you so much Kinky Book Klub -<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">'Between the book cover and the description I thought I was in for a hot and steamy book, instead I found a beautiful story. Don’t get me wrong it has it’s hot moments, but this book is about the sensual side, letting go, the difference between submission and surrender, between what’s healthy and loving and what is twisted and controlling.....'</span></blockquote>
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' ....<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">the scenes with the horses are really well written, James is a bit of a horse </span><br />
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whisperer, Kezia is just loud, jerky and the antithesis of James. It makes for some really lovely scenes.'</span></blockquote>
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You can read the whole review here at <<a href="http://www.kinkybookklub.co.uk/review-summer-of-surrender-by-zara-stoneley/" target="_blank">Kinky Book Klub</a>>. This review really captures what the book is about, and by coincidence I recently wrote about the part horses play in my writing over on <<a href="http://www.teacooperauthor.com/1/post/2013/11/ta-time-treat-my-mate-zara-is-back.html" target="_blank">Tea Cooper's blog</a>>. This is the horse, Flash, that plays such an important part in the book (renamed Red!).<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">‘The Big </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Five’! I have signed a contract with Harper Collins for two erotic romances, which will be published under the company’s digital first imprint HarperImpulse.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">And even though I have had other books published, this was the first time I’d actually got ‘The Call’.....</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br />I sent ‘Summer of Surrender’ to Harper Collins on impulse(!). I’d read so many positive stories about them, and I loved the covers and stories they were publishing – they looked like a dream team to me - but I still had those doubts about whether it was worth sending my story in. What if it was too racy for them? They hadn't yet released any erotic stories and I just didn't know what they’d think about mine! (They have released one now, by the wonderful Aimee Duffy, and more are on the way).<br /><br />I hesitated, sent it off to another publisher and packed my suitcase for an early morning flight to Barcelona. But, sitting on the plane, I still wasn't sure I’d done the right thing – I wanted to be part of the HarperImpulse team. On the beach next day, with the mojitos flowing I suddenly decided that if I didn't try, I’d never know, and if it was too spicy then I could always write something a bit sweeter. Luckily my other half had his laptop with him (at the apartment not the beach!), and the story was saved up there in the cloud. So, sat on a sunny terrace in Barcelona I wrote a covering letter and hit send. Then had another mojito!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">A couple of days later I had an offer from the other publisher. What should I do now? I emailed the lovely Charlotte Ledger and explained the situation to her. I got an email response almost instantly, she had just left the office and would be away for a few days. Could I wait until next week for an answer?</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I waited, bit my nails. Waited. Couldn't wait any longer (I'm not very patient). Sent a very apologetic email asking if there was any news, then went out. When I checked my emails on my mobile ten minutes later she’d already replied. She had been looking for my phone number when my email had popped up, could we have a chat? Yes, yes, yes! I raced home and sat by the phone. Nudged it. Checked it was working. Filed my nails. Annoyed the cat. Annoyed my other half. Then she rang, ‘The Call’!!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The instant she spoke I knew I’d made the right decision in sending my manuscript to HarperImpulse, I’d been right to wait…. And I was so relieved that I hadn't shocked Charlotte with my scorching story! I can’t remember everything she said, but I did gather that she loved the story and wanted to publish it! My other half came up to sit with me on the bed and listen to all my ‘yes’, ‘wow’, ‘thank you’ and ‘pleases’. Then he took me out to celebrate. Since then things have just got better and better, Harper are a great team to work with – I already love them to bits and the hardest bit has been keeping the secret until now!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Next week I'm off down to London for a party at Harper Collins (me, at an author party with my publisher, wow!) and I can’t wait to meet Charlotte and the team, some of their other authors and romance readers and writers. I will report back!<br /><br />So, that is my call story. I'm thrilled, excited and still a bit shell shocked. My first book with HI, ‘Summer of Surrender’ will be released as an e-book on 7th November 2013, and will be available as a paperback at a later date. You can pre-order it now from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Surrender-HarperImpulse-Contemporary-Romance-ebook/dp/B00FVE4WE0/">Amazon (com)</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Summer-Surrender-HarperImpulse-Contemporary-Romance-ebook/dp/B00FVE4WE0/">Amazon (UK)</a> and I’ll be updating my website <a href="http://www.zarastoneley.com/">www.ZaraStoneley.com</a> with more news and an excerpt soon!<br /><br /> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">And, in case you've missed it, here is the stunning cover.....</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
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Part 3...<br />
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<b style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">Ivy moved to touch her
wrist, to grab the bangle that was tightening around it, but the strangers hand
was there first. His palm covered the confining band, firm fingers brushed over
her skin. Warm, a caress that seemed to drift through her body, seep into her
bloodstream, make her
forget. She drew in a sharp breath, glanced up, straight into that mesmerising amber
gaze.</span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">“Let me help.” And he had both her wrists and had eased her
to her feet before she could object.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">She shook her head, suddenly angry at herself. “Hey, how do
you know my name? I don’t know you, do I?” She tried to pull free, but his hold,
though gentle, seemed to have a strange force that she instinctively knew it
was useless to resist. “Who the hell are you? And where did that damned cat
disappear to?” Ivy glanced round, suddenly remembering Karma, and why she was there
in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">“I’m a friend, and Karma knows how to take care of himself.”
A finger of dread traced down Ivy’s spine. He knew her name, he knew her cat.
She knew she shouldn’t have come here. Being an investigative reporter came
with one massive drawback, it meant she was so nosy that when an anonymous note
was dropped on her desk she had to follow it up. And the fact that the house
was practically at the end of her road had made it even more irresistible.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">“Your time has come, Ivy.” She didn’t like the sound of that.
But he didn’t look evil, or at least he was very sexy evil.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">He looked upwards and she followed the line of his sight, up
over the dark shadows of trees to the black ink of the sky, higher to the full
moon that seemed to shimmer behind its misty veil. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">“Accept the destiny you have chosen, don’t fight it. You have
a job to do.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">He softened his hold on her wrists, lifted her hands and she
glanced down. The bracelet shone with an eerie glow, reflecting the silvery moonlight which picked out the strange markings etched deep into its
surface. But the one that stood out was a crescent, a small crescent that
matched the one on the strangers arm.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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To be continued Saturday October 12th by</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kari Lemor</span> </div>
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on her <a href="http://karilemor.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">blog</span></a></div>
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While you are waiting, why not check out her SYTYCW 2013 entry?</div>
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<a href="http://www.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com/manuscripts-sytycw-2013/protecting-his-son/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Protecting His Son</span></a></div>
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If you want to see the full schedule for the story please see my <a href="http://zarastoneley.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/written-fireside-witch-by-chance.html" target="_blank">previous post, here</a>.<br />
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