Saturday, November 17, 2012

First Lines...and more!



Thanks to authors Kinsey Holley, Shelli Stevens and Stacy Gail 
for  loaning us their first lines yesterday!

Here’s more about these three awesome books!  Check them out!



Line #1:  “His daddy was an alpha! A real wolf! Not a drunkass loser like you!”



A Werewolves in Love, Book 2
Thirteen years ago, Ally Kendall died defending her young cousin from his werewolf stepfather.

She hasn’t been the same since.

Ally returned from the hereafter with strange new powers, burdened with the secret of why and how she survived. She managed to scrape her life together and raise her cousin, but now he needs a pack to guide him into adulthood.
That means pulling up stakes yet again and heading for Colorado to find the only werewolf qualified for the job. A werewolf, she discovers, who tempts her to give up control in a thousand sinful ways.

Cade MacDougall, Alpha of an unrecognized pack, has a tragic history, a sizable ranch, and a daughter who thinks she’s a cat. Time to find a mate? Don’t make him laugh. Until Ally shows up with a smokin’ hot, preternaturally strong body that smells like mine, and introduces him to a nephew who holds the key to unraveling mysteries about Cade’s family—and himself.

But Ally’s holding something back. As Cade’s enemies gather, the cowboy and his secretive new mate must come clean about their mysterious pasts…or else all hope of protecting their newly formed family—and their future—will be lost.

Warning: A sexy, smartass alpha hero, a heroine who could kick his ass if she wanted, heart-pounding action, and some serious werewolf cowboy lovin’.

Buy it here!




Line #2: The Hunk-A-Hunk-A Burning Love Chapel smelled like stale beer and BO.





When lingerie heiress Brandy Summer gets cold feet and runs out on her Vegas wedding, she has nowhere to turn—so she hijacks a hunky biker waiting for a red light and begs him for help. What she doesn’t know is that her instincts are right: the groom has a hidden agenda. He needs her money to pay off his gambling debts and she’s his ticket to the good life.
Marco Vargas isn’t sure what he’s getting himself into when he rescues Brandy, but figures he’ll do the chivalrous thing. He offers her a job in his bar and the chance to sort out her feelings. But it seems that keeping Brandy hidden is easier than keeping his hands off her—and what will happen when Brandy discovers that Marco has secrets of his own?

Buy it here!



Line #3:  “I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day…”




 Roderick Coddington is on a mission to make Cornelia Peabody pay. After identifying her as the thief who stole a priceless Faberge egg from his dying sister, he finds her and shackles a deadly timepiece to her arm. If she doesn’t return the egg by Christmas morning, she will die.


Normally seven days is more than enough time for Cornelia to carry out the perfect crime, but Roderick’s intrusion into her life is beyond distracting. He challenges her mind, and ignites her body with desire she’s never felt before. But worst of all, he threatens the independence she values above all else…

As Roderick spends time with Cornelia, he realizes there’s a lonely soul hidden beneath her beautiful but criminal veneer. Falling for a thief wasn’t part of Roderick’s plan, but plans can change and he has no intention of letting another priceless treasure get away from him.

Buy it here!


By the way, Crime Wave in a Corset is part of a fabulous steampunk Christmas anthology (including This Winter Heart, by our own PG Forte!) 


Changed forever after tragedy, a woman must draw strength from her husband’s love. A man learns that love isn’t always what you expect. A thief steals the heart of vengeful professor. And an American inventor finds love Down Under. Enjoy Victorian Christmas with a clockwork twist in these four steampunk novellas.

 
Anthology includes:
Far From Broken by JK Coi
This Winter Heart by PG Forte
Crime Wave in a Corset by Stacy Gail
Wanted: One Scoundrel by Jenny Schwartz


Buy it here!

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Thursday 13: That Holiday Spirit


If you couldn't tell by the massive amounts of holiday decorations in every store, Thanksgiving--and Christmas--are almost here! To get us in the spirit of the season, we're divulging our favorite holiday traditions. Share yours in the comments!
  1. Erin Nicholas: My entire family--kids, hubby, sister and her family, parents, cousins and their families, aunt and uncle, go to a local charity and fill food bags to be shipped overseas for hungry children instead of giving gifts between all of us. Then we go back to my parents' house and play cards and just enjoy time together.
  2. Kate Davies: Christmas Eve smorgasbord with the extended family. Amazing protein blast meal, fun times with family!
  3. Kelly Jamieson: Christmas Eve pizza (that I make).
  4. Meg Benjamin: Cooking Thanksgiving dinner together, each family member doing a different dish (except for my hubs, who gets to open the wine)
  5. PG Forte: Shopping for Stocking Stuffers with my daughter
  6. Skylar Kade: Watching Home Alone while having a Christmas Eve picnic!
  7. Sydney Somers: Although a more recent tradition, my whole family has breakfast together on Christmas morning.
  8. Kinsey Holley: A big gumbo party the night before Thanksgiving at my best friend's and ALL the families at my sister-in-law's place on Thanksgiving day.
  9. Meg Benjamin: My hubs and sons always play cribbage on Thanksgiving night. None of them get a chance to play at other times of the year, so it's a very big deal.
  10. Erin Nicholas: There's the tradition with my husband's side of the family where the niece and nephew who are professional bartenders (*eyeroll*) come each year with a "new" recipe they've invented and we all try them, vote on the best... and then proceed (I mean like twenty five of us) to tweak them and invent new things and well, get completely drunk and stupid. Interestingly, we all become very funny and charming as we drink. Much like the Naughty Nine. :-D 
  11. Kelly Jamieson: Since I make pizza on Christmas Eve and there are leftovers and Santa LOVES pizza, we leave pizza and beer for him instead of milk and cookies (and a carrot for Rudolph).
  12. Juniper Bell: Since we're often in Hawaii by Christmas time, we like to take our boogie boards across the island to Hapuna Beach and celebrate island-style. 
  13. Our lovely guest, author Cristal Ryder: When my boys were little I painted a wooden advent calendar named Elliott the Elf. They argued as little boys who got to put Elliott on the mantle and took turns changing the numbers. Elliott still comes out, but he rarely gets his numbers changed since the boys have their own homes now. But they look for him.