tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24422826118031751002024-02-19T04:30:50.129-05:00Cari Quinn, Girl WriterCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-33633303354500023252014-09-14T00:10:00.000-04:002014-09-14T00:10:00.058-04:00Snog for Sommer<div style="text-align: center;">
First, welcome to the SNOG FOR SUMMER. Thank you to all who organized such a wonderful event. Follow the HOP here: <a href="http://smutforgood.co.uk/a-snog-for-sommer/">http://smutforgood.co.uk/a-snog-for-sommer/</a></div>
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Unfortunately I can't post the graphic for the hop (boo! hiss!) but I can tell a bit about my experience with Sommer before I share my snog. Make sure to read on for my CONTEST at the end of this post!<br />
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A few years ago, I shared on Twitter my love of flamingoes. Out of nowhere, the lovely Sommer asked for my mailing address and one day, I opened up my mail to an adorable flamingo replica that I still have. She is just that sweet. So when I heard of this hop, I knew I had to join in. Go buy her books - they're awesome - and support an incredible cause that benefits a woman and her family who have done so much for so many. :)<br />
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And onto my snog...from my recent release PROVING HIS WORTH, Deuces Wild #3.<br />
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AMAZON buy link: <a href="http://amzn.to/1o3Dwam"><u><span style="color: blue;">http://amzn.to/1o3Dwam</span></u></a><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Sterling leaned
in, so close that his minty breath fluttered over Angelina's cheek. “May I kiss you?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">In spite of
how absolutely flummoxed he made her, the question coaxed out a smile. “You’re
the only one who has ever asked. Most just take.” When he remained still, she
nodded. “Yes. Please.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Please</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">His eyes
open and intent, he pressed his mouth gently to hers. She trembled and he
reached up with his cool, wet fingers to cup her other cheek. He slid his thumb
along the seam of her mouth until it parted enough for him to slip his tongue
along the edge of her teeth. Easing his finger away, he forged deeper, slanting
his head, exploring her as if she was the most fascinating creature he’d ever
encountered.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">One kiss
bled into the next. He sipped from her, drawing on her air and her flesh and
imprinting her with the brand of his mouth. He dropped kisses at the corners of
her lips, on her chin, along her jaw. Their mutual hunger flared to life, as
palpable as his palms on her skin, and she arched toward him, needing more. He
caressed her with such care, and she reveled in it, because it was new. Because
it was Sterling, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">finally</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">All the
while, he watched her, silently gauging her reaction. Water flowed into the
sink from the running faucet, splashing her arm, yet she stared into his dark,
vast pupils as if he held the answer to every question she’d never thought to
ask. And he fed her his breath in a shuddery stream that told her he was every
bit as excited as she was, maybe even as awed and scared.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">So fucking
scared.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Ang jerked
back, breaking the trance. She slammed off the faucet and tried to regain her
equilibrium even as his hand pressed to the base of her spine to offer her
support. She sagged against him, only now realizing she’d barely even kissed
him back during his sensual onslaught. All she’d done was take and take and
take. Greedily.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">So much for
rocking <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">his</i> world. He’d grabbed hers
and shaken it like a snow globe. She hadn’t stopped spinning yet.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">She shut
her eyes at his hand gliding up her back, silently soothing. “If you don’t have
any antibacterial cream, peroxide would work too.”</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Nice segue, McFee</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">But he
didn’t bite. “You continually surprise me.” Crushed gravel lined his tone,
sharp little rocks that rubbed wicked welts over her skin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">She shot
him a look under her lashes, still breathing too fast. “Because I can’t kiss
for shit?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">His smile
verged on a smirk. “Funny, I thought you did just fine.”</span></div>
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And make sure to SNOG FOR SOMMER! :)Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-42007735240815893342014-02-10T04:26:00.000-05:002014-02-10T04:26:55.385-05:00Welcome to the Valentine's Day Blog Hop!<strong><em>Welcome to the Valentine's Day Blog Hop hosted by the awesome Skye Warren and featuring an amazing array of prizes!</em></strong> Visit <a href="http://www.skyewarren.com/"><span style="color: red;"></span></a><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><strong><span style="color: red;">www</span></strong></a><a href="http://www.skyewarren.com/hop"><a href="http://www.skyewarren.com/hopto"><a href="http://www.skyewarren.com/hop"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"></a><a href="http://www.skyewarren.com/hop"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"></a></a></a></a></a></span><a href="http://www.skyewarren.com/hop"><a href="http://www.skyewarren.com/hopto"><a href="http://www.skyewarren.com/hop"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><a href="http://www.skyewarren.com/hop"><a href="http://www.skyewarren.com/hopto"><strong><span style="color: red;">.skyewarren.com/hop</span></strong></a> to see what's up for grabs since alas, Blogger isn't letting me share any graphics right now! :(</a></a></a></a><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>I wanted to share my new NA MMA contemporary romance release, SHADOWBOXER, book 1 in the Tapped Out series, because it just released last week and occurs this time of year. </strong><span style="color: black;">Mia and Tray share lots of first in Shadowboxer, namely first love. And first alley sex. Oops, did I say that out loud?</span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">AMAZON buy link: </span></strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadowboxer-Tapped-Out-Cari-Quinn-ebook/dp/B00I8S3FCG/ref=zg_bs_6487842011_2"><strong><span style="color: blue;">http://www.amazon.com/Shadowboxer-Tapped-Out-Cari-Quinn-ebook/dp/B00I8S3FCG/ref=zg_bs_6487842011_2</span></strong></a><br />
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In honor of Shadowboxer's release, I'm giving away a SIGNED COPY, some fun swag and a $10.00 iTunes gift card! All you have to do is keep hopping and answer this question: Do you like sports romances? If so, which ones are your favorite? That's it! I'll choose a winner early next week, so PLEASE leave your email address so I can contact you.
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Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com93tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-12945153992091603912014-01-13T02:27:00.000-05:002014-01-13T02:32:42.169-05:00CONTEST & PARTY for PROTECTING HIS ASSETS release day!January 14 is an incredible day. Not only is it Lexxie Couper's brother's birthday, it is the release day of three scorching hot erotic romances from three scorching hot erotic romance authors (yes, we do think we are scorching hot *grin*). To celebrate the release of Protecting His Assests, XXXXXX and Lead Me On, Cari, Carrie Ann and Lexxie are hosting a Facebook event AAAAAND giving away a BRAND NEW Kindle!
How do you win such a briliant prize. Click on the Rafflecopter below for instructions. Oh and see these sexy images here on this post? They are really really really important :)
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Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-11522380209270361252013-12-04T00:28:00.005-05:002013-12-04T00:31:33.398-05:00SHADOWBOXER cover reveal!Long time no post! It's almost a new year though, and I'm going to try to be a better blogger. <span style="color: red;"><b>Starting with today's SHADOWBOXER cover reveal!</b></span> The blurb and smexilicious cover is below. This dark, super sexy MMA novel, book 1 in the Tapped Out series, will be out 2/3/14!<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>And here's the blurb:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i><b>She's in for the fight of her life...with the man who only wants to be her lover.<br /> </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Fighter Mia Anderson has faced the dark side of life and survived. But just getting by is no longer enough. To fund her new life with her baby sister, she’s determined to beat the reigning king of the male fighters in New York’s underground MMA circuit, Tray “Fox” Knox.<br /><br />Tray refuses to fight a woman, until he learns Mia’s tougher than anyone he has ever known. He soon realizes he wants more from her than blows and blood, and he’s willing to hit below the belt to get it. He’ll fight her, but if he wins, she spends the night in his bed. All night long, his rules. No tapping out.<br /><br />Mia agrees, certain that he’ll lose. What she doesn’t realize is that Tray loves to fight dirty…and that this match may end up being the most important one of their lives.<br /><br /><i>Warning: please be advised this book contains content some may find triggering (past sexual trauma) and also contains graphic sex and language.<b><br /><br />Shadowboxer, book 1, out 2/3/14<br />On The Ropes, novella, out 2/14<br />No Holds Barred, novella, out 4/14<br />Knockout, book 2, out summer 2014</b></i></span><i><b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><i><b></b></i></span></b></i><a class="actionLinkLite" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19168982-shadowboxer#" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></a><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>What do you think??? And STAY TUNED - lots of ARC contests and other giveaways to celebrate SHADOWBOXER's release will be coming soon!</b></span>Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-42034234857867807462013-08-13T03:14:00.003-04:002013-08-13T03:27:39.803-04:00Welcome to Nina Croft, author of Brazen LOSING CONTROL!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em>So excited today to be interviewing Nina Croft, author of the Entangled Brazen LOSING CONTROL! We shared a release day yesterday (NO ROMANCE REQUIRED's available now!) and I'm so thrilled to have her here today. Check out her fun answers to my questions and her SEXY new book! And whoa, look at that gorgeous cover!</em><br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: red;">And to read an excerpt and find out more, visit the LOSING CONTROL page on Entangled's website!</span></strong></em><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi Nina! So excited to be sharing a
release day with you and Katee. Tell us a little about LOSING CONTROL (even the
title intrigues me!)<o:p></o:p></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Thanks for having me here, Cari!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Losing Control is one of my favorite romance types—a
‘friends to lovers’ story. For the last four years, Jake and Kim have been best
friends. But in reality, Jake has been biding his time. He actually wants the
whole deal, love, marriage, babies... Kim, on the other hand, is recovering
from an abusive relationship. She’s determined never to put herself in anyone’s
control again. No way will she ever remarry, but at the same time, she doesn’t
want to lose Jake’s friendship. The book follows her increasingly frantic struggles
to keep Jake firmly in his best friend role, while fighting an overwhelming and
totally inconvenient sexual attraction. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">I see that LOSING CONTROL is the first
book in the Babysitting a Billionaire series. Love that name! How many books do
you have planned?</span></strong> <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">There are three books in the series, based on three
girlfriends who all work for Knight Security. Dani and Jess, the heroines from
books 2 and 3, both make appearances in Losing Control. Hopefully, readers will
be rooting for their happy-ever-afters as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bodyguard books are SO hot. What made
you want to write one?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m a big believer that you should write the sort of
things you love to read and I love bodyguard books. But I also love books about
strong heroines, so I decided to make the series about women who work (or as
in the case with Losing Control—who <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>want
to work) as bodyguards and keep their men safe. Not that the men involved are
always appreciative of the effort. I love the fight an alpha male has to accept
that his woman is strong enough to protect him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<strong>For the readers we have that are curious
about our process, do you outline your stories before you begin or fly by the
seat of your pants?<o:p></o:p></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ve tried both, but come to the realization that I’m
a total plotter. I actually enjoy plotting. I outline right down to scene
level. I think the main reason is that it gives me time to get to know my
characters before I start the actual writing. I need to wait for that moment
where they start chatting away in my head—then I’m ready.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">But I also have a pretty low boredom threshold, so I
tend to do it differently each time. Spreadsheets, cards, the hero’s journey….
Right now I’m learning how to use Scrivener and it’s fun.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tell us something about Jake from LOSING
CONTROL that will make us even more eager to read it! (though c’mon, from the
smokin’ cover to that blurb, is that even possible?)<o:p></o:p></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Jake’s ex-army, and he now runs a security company
among other things. He’s definitely an alpha male—he’s tough and pretty much a
control freak, but he also has a huge protective streak. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Of course, he’s gorgeous as well—</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><em>“With his thick, dark hair that always
looked sexily ruffled like some woman had just run her fingers through it, his
high cheekbones, strong, straight nose, and beautifully stern mouth. He was six
feet three inches of lean, mean, drool-worthy man.”</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><em>Jake understands that Kim is scared of
losing control over her life and it’s a real battle for him to try not to
overwhelm her. He has to go to great lengths to prove he can relinquish control,
including one incident with a four-poster bed, a few lengths of rope and…</em></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>What’s your typical writing day like? Do
you have any special rituals to help get you in the mood? <o:p></o:p></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I live on an almond farm in the mountains of
southern Spain, with my husband and a whole load of animals. So the start of
the day is usually seeing to them (not the husband, he’s very self-sufficient.)
I feed the pig, walk the dogs, ride the horse... After that, most of the day is
mine, though the dogs do tell me when they need attention. I tend to spend the
mornings, while my mind is fresh, writing new words. Then in the afternoons I
do everything else, editing, promo stuff, critting… anything that’s on my
to-do-list. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">And this time of year, the work is interspersed with
dips in the pool to cool off and wake me up.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">What qualities make up your ideal hero?
(In real life or fiction or both – your choice!)<o:p></o:p></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I love total alpha heroes. At least in fiction. I
love them lean and mean and with just a touch of arrogance. He has to feel
strongly about things and be willing to fight for what he believes in. I also
think all heroes should have a protective streak. He knows he’s big and strong,
and he wants to use that strength to protect the people he cares about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Oh, and I’m also a sucker for tall dark and
handsome.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>And just for fun: would you rather run
away for an impetuous sexy island getaway with your significant other or curl
up in front of a roaring fire during a snowstorm? And why?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s got to be the sexy island getaway. I love the
summer and the sun. I was born in the north of England where the sun hardly
ever shone and I seem to have spent my life since heading south. I also love
the sea, so an island is my perfect holiday destination.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Though the one thing I love about winter is snow—so
I don’t mind the occasional snowstorm (and we do get them on our mountain.). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><em><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Thanks so much for spending some time with me today,
Nina! Best of luck with LOSING CONTROL – I can’t wait to read it!</span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Maddox Jamenson is the Omega of the
Redwood Pack, the one burdened by emotions stronger than his own. He's spent
his entire life shrouded in the secrets of his "gift" and the price he
has to pay to keep it, yet the cost just escalated. He's known a mate could be
in the cards for him, but he can't have what he wants. Not when the battles he
has yet to fight could destroy her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ellie Reyes was the Central's
princess, the daughter of the most hated Alpha of all time, yet not prized. No,
she's spent her life as the toy of her brother's sadistic torture and has
endured a pain that no one else should have to even contemplate. Though when
she's rescued, the one person who could help her, her mate, turns his back on
her for reasons unknown to her. As each day passes, the strength that everyone
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her, they’ll both have to overcome their fears and fight for something stronger
than their pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The war isn't over and
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carrie Ann Ryan is a bestselling paranormal and contemporary romance author. After spending too much time behind a lab bench, she decided to dive into the romance world and find her werewolf mate – even if it’s just in her books. Happy endings are always near – even if you have to get over the challenges of falling in love first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carrie Ann’s Redwood Pack series is a bestselling series that has made the shifter world even more real to her and has allowed the Dante’s Circle and Holiday, Montana series to be born. She’s also an avid reader and lover of romance and fiction novels. She loves meeting new authors and new worlds. Any recommendations you have are appreciated. Carrie Ann lives in New England with her husband and two kittens.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Excerpt</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ellie Reyes gripped Maddox’s hand as tight as she could. Yes, it was the first time he’d voluntary touched her since he’d picked her up out of the back of the Jeep when they’d first met, but, honestly, that wasn’t important now.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">She’d think about the calloused hands of a hard worker—one who helped his Pack and brothers, not necessarily in his job—and how they would feel against her skin. She’d think about what it all meant later.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />Maybe later she could even relish his touch and imagine the scents of wolf and forest washing over her.<br />
<br />Later.<br />
<br />Right now, all she wanted to do was hide in a corner so the others would stop staring at her. Or, she could raise her chin at them all and show them they couldn’t hurt her. Her wolf whimpered at the thought, not knowing if that were possible. She didn’t know if she was broken or strong anymore.<br />
<br />She’d been hurt far more than they could ever imagine. They had no idea what she could endure. Oh, they’d all guessed and given her their pitying looks, but they didn’t know. <br />They couldn’t know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>She wants a fling, and he wants forever…</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em></em><br />Zoologist Sara Carmichael’s active social life is the envy of all her friends, but she has a secret. She’s bored senseless. If she has to go to one more bird sanctuary fundraiser with some guy who thinks his little sports car makes him “hip”, she'll scream.<br />Enter Brad O’Halloran, her best friend Kim’s much younger brother. A guy who’s picking up the pieces after a quickie marriage and even quicker divorce. A guy so hot he makes her body scream with frustration.<br />
<br />Until Sara’s apartment is renovated, they’re all living at Kim’s place. Despite her determination not to salivate at glimpses of Brad’s finer-than-fine body in nothing but a low-slung towel, flirtation escalates to the brink of something more.<br />
<br />Now one of them has to back down…or ante up for some good, dirty fun with the unspoken understanding that when the time comes, they’ll make a clean break. Neither anticipated they’d make the most complicated connection of all—love.<br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: red;">Warning:</span></strong> This book contains a hero who knows how to make engines— and women—purr, seduction while on cold meds, and a heroine who might be a little older but still enjoys learning a few naughty new tricks.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">USA Today bestselling author Cari Quinn saves the world one Photoshop file at a time in her job as a graphic designer. At night, she writes sexy romance, drinks a lot of coffee, and plays her music way too loud. When she’s not scribbling furiously, she’s watching men’s college basketball, reading excellent books, and causing trouble. Sometimes simultaneously.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">S</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">mexy Excerpt:</span></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lips curving, Sara reached for her body wash and squirted a huge dollop into her palm. She set aside the bottle and rubbed the soap over her torso, her smile turning impish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />“Uh-oh. That smile scares me.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />She laughed and trailed bubbles over Brad’s chest, leaning forward to nip the corded muscles in his shoulders. He tensed, his pecs flexing under her meandering fingers.<br />
<br />“I want to watch you touch yourself.” She looked up at him under her lashes. “That’s not scary, is it?” <br />
<br />“No.” His throat rippled as he swallowed. “And I do aim to please.” <br />
<br />He didn’t hesitate to load up his hands with the body wash she even now worked into his ropey upper arms. This was a man for whom life itself was a workout. She would bet he didn’t even have a gym membership. He just worked and played hard. <br />
<br />And she had a feeling he had sex the same way. God, she couldn’t wait to find out. <br />
<br />They soaped each other for a couple minutes, the only sounds the rushing water and their increasingly heavy breathing. Without a word, he reached down and gripped his cock. When he began to move up and down in short strokes, her breath caught. So hot. She’d seen men do that in adult movies but never in reality. Never right in front of her. <br />
His arm muscles flexed as the first fat drop of precome seeped down his shaft before being washed away. He sped up, working himself hard. Noting his firm hold, she bit her lip. Maybe she’d been too careful when touching prior lovers. Not that she’d gotten any complaints, but the harsh pumps of his hand gave her pause. They also provoked a low moan.<br />
<br />The sexiest part of this? His low-lidded, burning blue eyes were focused on her. Right now she was the fuel for his fantasies. Knowing that brought a fresh rush of moisture between her thighs. <br />
<br />Riveted, she cupped her own breasts, hardly aware of what she was doing. But then she sneezed again, and he choked out a laugh. “I’m going to get an erection every time I hear you sneeze from now on. You know that, right?” <br />
<br />Instead of responding in kind, she stared at his hand, now moving slower than before, and unwittingly pinched her nipples. The pinch twanged in her lower belly, swift and sharp. <br />“Damn, baby, that’s beautiful.” Reverence filled his tone.<br />
<br />She splashed a little water on them to wash off the last of the body wash. After she turned off the tap, she stepped closer and gazed deep into his eyes. What she saw there made her heart flutter and her core clench. “Tell me what you imagine when you’re doing this alone.” <br />
<br />“I usually pretend you’re riding me. Your hair loose, your breasts bouncing. I knew they’d be like this.” He molded her flesh, his tanned fingertips against her pale skin an incredible turn-on. “Not too big. Not too small. And your nipples…they’re the same cinnamon brown I always pictured. Almost as pretty as those light brown eyes of yours.” <br />That his attention returned to her face as he spoke inflamed every dormant nerve inside her body. He captured her lips, tormenting her with light, teasing kisses that made her want to grab his arms and drag him against her. But she reached for his cock instead, desperate to learn how he would feel in her hand. <br />
<br />In her mouth. Inside her. Everywhere. <br />
<br />She shuddered, and he palmed her cheek. “Let’s go in the bedroom.” Each subtle throb of his thick, velvety flesh told her how much his own monologue had affected him. “It’s too cold in here, and you’re all wet.”<br />
<br />“That won’t improve if we go in the bedroom.” <br />
<br />His rich, appreciative laughter wound around her while he nudged her out of the shower and bundled her into one of her thick, Egyptian cotton towels. He folded another around her hair and led her into her room, then tugged her onto the bed. When he started to pull her on top of him, she put up a fight, enjoying the fierce flare of arousal on his face as he finally pinned her beneath him. <br />
<br />“Like it rough, hmm?” <br />
<br />“Maybe.” She blew an escaped strand of damp hair out of her eyes. “But it was more that. I had an ulterior motive. I wanted you just like this.” <br />He arched a brow. “That so?” <br />
<br />“Oh yeah.” Watching his face, Sara stroked the delicious erection flush against her belly. Then she licked her palm and slickened his length, repeating the move until his cock glistened. “Because you’re not finished.”</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span>Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-33847213511508632702013-05-20T01:04:00.001-04:002013-05-20T10:41:49.566-04:00Wet and Wild Blog Hop! Contest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A huge THANK YOU to the incredible Skye Warren for running these awesome hops. I'm a big fan of her work and really appreciate the effort she puts into running an erotic-themed hop (because, seriously, EROTIC BOOKS ROCK!)<br />
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To celebrate the WET AND WILD blog hop, I thought I'd share a never-before seen excerpt from DIRTY DISTRACTIONS, book 1 in the Afternoon Delight series, out June 18th from Samhain Publishing. Sara and Brad know all about getting wet...and wild. ;)<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Here's the blurb:</span></strong> <br />
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She wants a fling, and he wants forever…<em><br /><br />Afternoon Delight</em>, Book 1<br />
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Zoologist Sara Carmichael’s active social life is the envy of all her friends, but she has a secret. She’s bored senseless. If she has to go to one more bird sanctuary fundraiser with some guy who thinks his little sports car makes him “hip”, she'll scream.<br />
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Enter Brad O’Halloran, her best friend Kim’s much younger brother. A guy who’s picking up the pieces after a quickie marriage and even quicker divorce. A guy so hot he makes her body scream with frustration.<br />
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Until Sara’s apartment is renovated, they’re all living at Kim’s place. Despite her determination not to salivate at glimpses of Brad’s finer-than-fine body in nothing but a low-slung towel, flirtation escalates to the brink of something more.<br />
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Now one of them has to back down…or ante up for some good, dirty fun with the unspoken understanding that when the time comes, they’ll make a clean break. Neither anticipated they’d make the most complicated connection of all—love.<br />
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This book contains a hero who knows how to make engines— and women—purr, seduction while on cold meds, and a heroine who might be a little older but still enjoys learning a few naughty new tricks.</div>
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<strong><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">And you can PREORDER it now, at a discount!</span> </span></strong><a href="http://store.samhainpublishing.com/dirty-distractions-p-7424.html"><strong><span style="color: red;">http://store.samhainpublishing.com/dirty-distractions-p-7424.html</span></strong></a><br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Here's the EXCLUSIVE X-Rated EXCERPT:</span></strong> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Before he’d had his fill, she shoved Brad back and straddled him, sinking down on his ready cock in a fluid move that stole his breath. Though he watched her envelop his straining shaft and felt every twitch of her aftershocks, he couldn’t fucking believe what he was seeing. What he was feeling. <br /><br />Sara. Around him. Bare. <br /><br />As much as he wanted to revel in the feeling of her taking him deep, he couldn’t stay silent. She mattered too much to him, and if she’d had a momentary lapse she would regret later— <br /><br />"I know," she whispered, stilling his lips when he would’ve spoken. "We’re covered." She replaced her finger with her warm, tender mouth. "Now fuck me like you mean it, O’Halloran." <br /><br />He wouldn’t make her ask twice. <br /><br />He pressed her thighs wide apart, his gaze riveted on the show between her legs. Her swollen lower lips spread at his surge into the sweet spot that took him so readily. Her gently curved belly undulated at his strokes. The bubbles obscured way more of the action than he liked, but he drew her up over him, powering into her again and again. <br /><br />Taking, and giving, and taking more. </span><br />
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<em><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Now it's time to talk prizes! (And check out the AMAZING Grand Prize - it includes an ARC of Dirty Distractions!)</strong></span></em><br />
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<b>What can you win from my blog? ONE US WINNER will win a swag pack and a signed book! (Your choice of No Flowers Required, Insatiable, Unwrapped, Love Letters - featuring Heart Signs or Virgin Territory.) ONE INTERNATIONAL WINNER will win their choice of my ebooks. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Just answer this question to be entered: <span style="color: red;">How wild do YOU intend to get this summer? (I'd ask how wet, but this isn't that sort of blog...or maybe it is! *giggle*)</span></span></b><br />
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Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-83741054599540444702013-05-14T23:08:00.002-04:002013-05-14T23:10:26.287-04:00Sinful Sirens blog hop! Contest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em>Thanks so much to Under The Covers and Guilty Pleasures for hosting this awesome hop!</em><br />
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I LOVE sinful books. Hey, I write erotic romance, what can I say? I think SINFUL SIRENS in particular are awesome, because who doesn't put themselves in the shoes of the heroine of the book they're reading? I do! I just finished reading THE EDUCATION OF CAROLINE by Jane Harvey-Berrick and I have to say, I was totally jealous of Caroline. This book touches on a "taboo" of a relationship with a younger man, but when Sebastian grew up, wow. I loved that this story wasn't what I expected and became so much more.<br />
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<b>What can you win from my blog? ONE US WINNER will win a swag pack and a signed book! (Your choice of No Flowers Required, Insatiable, Unwrapped, Love Letters - featuring Heart Signs or Virgin Territory.) ONE INTERNATIONAL WINNER will win their choice of my ebooks.
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<b><span style="color: red;">Just answer this question to be entered: You have one hour to do all the sinning you can. Where are you and who are you with? Feel free to get as personal/creative as you wish!</span></b>
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Hey everyone! HUGE THANKS to the awesome Scorching Book Reviews for holding this awesome LGBT hop! You can win GREAT prizes, here and elsewhere just by commenting!<br />
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<em>What can you win from my blog? An ebook OR signed paperback copy of the LGBT book I'm featuring, UNWRAPPED, winner's choice!</em><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>UNWRAPPED blurb:</strong> <em>Caitlyn Sachs has a great life. A family she loves, check.
An incredible design job working with her best friends, Tristan and Matt,
check. An amazing home she shares with the guys, double check. But her upcoming
twenty-fifth birthday and the desire to shed the burden of her virginity have
spurred her to consider something shocking. All she wants is one uncomplicated
night with one of her best friends, no strings attached. But how can she
choose?</em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Except there’s another problem. Tristan and Matt are already involved
sexually with each other, much to Cait’s shock. And both men have long harbored
feelings for Cait that go way beyond friendship. When they whisk her away for
her birthday to a cabin in the mountains, she discovers the extent of their
lust—and her own. The gift they give her is one she'll never forget.<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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quo, if they'll even let her, or will she finally embrace what she's secretly
craved for so long?<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Hot excerpt:</strong></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">“I’m only asking because it’s you. Normally I’d say to hell with it and
take my shot,” Matt said, his voice guttural. “I want in those pants of yours,
and I’m going to get there. But only if you say yes first.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">To his surprise, Cait gave him a small smile and rubbed her palm over her
wool-clad thigh. “I’m wearing a dress.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">“Is that a yes?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">She paused just long enough to make him want to drop to his knees and say a
loud, fervent prayer. “No.” He still hadn’t recovered from her answer when her
smile widened. “That’s a hell yes, please.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">He soon found himself on his knees anyway, close enough to her heat to
breathe her in. He translated the confusion on her face as he rolled up her
dress, revealing her pale legs. No stockings or garters. Just pure, untouched
flesh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Really untouched.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">His mouth went dry, and he glanced up to seek her permission again. This
wasn’t some random girl he’d hooked up with in a bar. It also wasn’t Tristan,
who not only took what he dished out but served it right back up to him. This
was the girl he’d loved so long, platonically and then otherwise, that he
hardly remembered the years before she’d come into his life. It felt like she’d
always been there. Always would be.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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touched his hair, reaching down to loosen his ponytail like he’d done with
hers. She brushed her fingers over the back of his neck, saying more with that
one gesture than she could have with a thousand words.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<em><strong>When you think spring, what comes to mind? Flowers, birds chirping, grass poking up from the soil. And if you're a romance author like me, it might make you think about your first love or your first kiss.</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>I thought I'd share the first kiss scene from VIRGIN TERRITORY, my novel from Decadent Publishing.</strong></em><br />
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<em>Network analyst by day, erotic romance writer by night Vincent Buonfiglio is dealing with a work-in-progress that has gone colder than winter in his hometown of Ridgley, North Dakota. So what does a man who needs to write hot do to get cranking?</em><br />
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<em>Search out a woman for a night of no-strings sex, of course.</em><br />
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<em>But his choice of partner, Katherine "Kiki" Wyatt, manager of the Quikky Snak Gas & Lube, isn't biting. Flirting over his nightly chili dog is one thing. But a date? Sex? Not happening. Vincent reminds Kiki way too much of her cheating ex-fiancé, and she's learned her lesson—dangerously sexy geeks with lots to offer outside the bedroom are off-limits. Until they're held up at the gas station, and Vincent gets shot protecting her. Then all bets are off.</em><br />
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<em>With a painful shoulder injury and four weeks to get his book written, he turns to Kiki. She agrees to help him with his novel, but she doesn't expect to end up naked in the reformed womanizer's arms—or that helping Vincent write the spiciest book of the year will allow her to pen her own happy ending.</em><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">VIRGIN TERRITORY FIRST KISS EXCERPT:</span></strong><br />
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She didn’t notice he’d stepped toward her until his sneakers bumped her bare feet. Wet snow gushed between her toes as her gaze snapped up to his. <br />
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Whoa. What she saw simmering there—namely blatant, undisguised lust—had her fingers clenching around the knob. <br />
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Unless she was very mistaken, he hadn’t stopped by for a neighborly pinch of sugar. No, the sugar Vincent wanted was a different substance entirely. <br />
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He threaded his hand through her hair, tugging her closer. Her body strained toward him, her breasts all but bursting the buttons of her flannel pajamas. She swallowed the last of the candy cane as he lowered his mouth to hers. <br />
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He didn’t ravage, as she’d expected. His mouth was soft and warm on hers, and the scrape of his stubbled jaw added to the thrill. She moaned and clung to him, her mind emptying like sand tumbling from a bucket. <br />
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Resist? Absolutely not. She wanted this. <br />
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<em>Him.</em> <br />
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His tongue swept between her lips to tangle with hers, to explore her mouth so slowly and thoroughly that the snow melting between her toes had nothing on the melting happening between her legs. <br />
Yes. <br />
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The word sang through her, an acquiescence she couldn’t voice. It was as if she’d been frozen after Nico, and here was the heat, the life, that would finally allow her to come back to herself. <br />
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Thinking about Nico was her mistake. She stiffened, but Vincent was already drawing back, the gold rims surrounding his pupils burning. <br />
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"I didn’t intend to do that." <br />
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She rubbed the back of her hand over her mouth. Her lips still sizzled. "I didn’t intend to let you." <br />
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"I guess neither of us has control of our intentions." He smiled slightly, his gaze wandering from her messy hair to her old pajamas. The desire warming his eyes never waned.<br />
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<em>Kiss me again. Everywhere. </em><br />
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me on your blog!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For those of you who
don’t know me, I’m Amber Lin, author of Giving It Up, which RT Book Reviews
gave 4.5 stars and called “at once, scary and sexy in all the best ways.” I’m
here to share my new release, Selling Out, featuring a high class call girl and
a by-the-book detective with the Chicago Police Department.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<o:p> </o:p></span><br />
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Let’s talk about music.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p>I don’t seek songs to match a book, but they have a way of finding me.
When I’m writing a book, or even <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">thinking</i>
of writing that book, it’s on my mind constantly. To the annoyance of my family
members, even when we’re in the car, listening to the radio, anything at all.
While I’m musing, a particular song will reach out and grab me, already
</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">perfectly in tune with my thoughts. Then I do collect them, picking them like
wildflowers along the path until I’m done writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here are a few that I listened to while writing Selling Out, with the
title, artist, a quite note about why I liked it and an excerpt from the
lyrics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I Feel Everything</i> by Idina Menzel<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When you're furious<br />
When you start to freeze<br />
When you can't be touched<br />
I feel everything<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is such a dark and intense song, but that works so well for
Shelly’s book. She is this way, a naturally sensitive and empathetic person,
but she works as a call girl, where she’s exposed to the worst side of men.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Someone Like You </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by
Linda Eder</span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I wander lost in yesterday.<br />
Wanting to fly<br />
but scared to try.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A gorgeous, heartfelt
song about the uplifting effect love can have on a person. And coincidentally,
the character who sings it in the musical Jekyll and Hyde the musical is a
prostitute as well. Of course, that story didn’t end so well. Selling Out is
definitely a romance, with an HEA </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Where I Stood </i>by Missy Higgins</b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I don't know what I've done<br />
Or if I like what I've begun<br />
But something told me to run<br />
And honey you know me it's all or none<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I really just love this song. The gorgeous melody and quiet
desperation. If I wield those aspects and spatter them like ink onto the page,
then it would be Selling Out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wanted</i> by Rachel Diggs<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And your expectations<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What I really love about
this song is how soft and sad it is… but ultimately hopeful. A strange and
lovely dichotomy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Underneath Your Clothes</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> by
Shakira</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Because of you<br />
I forgot the smart ways to lie<br />
Because of you<br />
I'm running out of reasons to cry</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Okay, this one might be
cheating a little because I have loved this since forever. I just love Shakira,
and this one is my absolute favorite. But I really think it applies to Shelly.
Love and lust are forever connected, but someone who has worked as a
prostitute… they are hopelessly entangled. His body is who he is, and he’s
hers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Skyfall</i> by Adele<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Skyfall is where we start<br />
A thousand miles and poles apart<br />
Where worlds collide and days are dark<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Though this song wasn’t actually out while I was writing Selling Out,
it is crazy applicable. I think Adele songs could apply to so many romantic
books… at least, my books. But a call girl and a detective on the police force
are really on opposite sides of the world, even when they stand in the same
room. I think the above excerpt from the lyrics is both poignant and so
applicable to the destruction they face together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ordinary World</i> by Katharine McPhee<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Close your eyes and feel me hold you <br />
Can you lead me through this ordinary world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">God, I love this one. In fact, if you look up just <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">one</i> of these songs, let it be this one. It’s heartrending and
wonderful. Plus, this is exactly the dilemma Shelly faces. She lives in the
most mundane, the very lowest common denominator of people as a prostitute. But
she also doesn’t know what it feels like to be normal—to be ordinary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And that’s it! Okay, I’m
lying. There are just so many amazing songs, but I had to cut myself off here.
Brevity: I have done it </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I hope you enjoyed pondering
a soundtrack for Selling Out! If you do check out Shelly’s story, </span>I’d
love to hear what you think via </span><a href="http://www.authoramberlin.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">my
website</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> or </span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/authoramberlin"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">twitter</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Shelly Laurent escapes her life as a high-class escort, but
against her better judgment she takes the scared young Ella with her. In
retaliation, her pimp and his dirty cops frame them both for murder. On the
run, Shelly turns to the one man who could be her salvation: Detective Luke
Cameron. She doesn't know if she can trust him or if he's just a mirage, but
she needs his help to free them all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">With a heart forged in fire and irreverence born of
necessity, Shelly fights Ella's demons--and faces her own. She throws light on
the shadows of Chicago's underworld, challenging everything she knew and the
man she's come to love. Together, a prostitute and a cop fight for truth
stronger than secrets, hope deeper than deception, and a bond more enduring
than betrayal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“Amber Lin drew me in with Giving It
Up and became an auto-buy author with Selling Out. There is a uniqueness to her
writing and her characters that will always make her stand out for me.”</span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
—Swept Away by Romance<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“This story is emotional, dark,
erotic, suspenseful, traumatic and raw. It will have your heart hurting yet you
will laugh plenty too. I can highly recommend this series.”</span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
—TotallyBookedBlog<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“Emotional, angsty, and just enough
suspense to keep you hooked to the very end.”</span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
—SmexyBooks<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“Shh,” I murmured, stroking his back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“Shelly, goddammit.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But his protests fell away as I pressed my breasts to his
arm and my tongue to his ear. His harsh inhalation sounded broken, shattered,
or maybe that was me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I tasted salt and man, earth and spring. Slow licks
alongside his lobe and upward, more suggestive than sensation, but for a man
like this, anticipation would be everything. Or so I had imagined, all the
times I had dreamed of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A small sound escaped him, somewhere between a grunt and
groan. I took it as encouragement and smoothed my hands along the hard planes
of his shoulders, his chest. Not anywhere near the bulge in his jeans, because
this wasn’t about pleasure—it was about wanting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anything to get closer, I let my knees slide apart around
his side, the faint heat of his body a shock to my core. His hands clenched and
opened on his knees, and again, the muscles rippled beneath his darkly tanned
skin. Was he restraining himself from touching me or pushing me off?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“Baby, no,” he groaned, letting his head fall back onto my
shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No, I would never deserve to have him as more than a sex
partner. And he had never fucked me, though I knew he wanted to. Every time he
saw me, his eyes would darken and my stomach would bottom out, but we’d never
touch. But maybe for one brief inconvenient moment, while the door was open and
the young woman beyond it needed help, we could pretend. Maybe it could be
enough.<br />
I shut my eyes tightly and pressed a kiss to his temple. Pretend, just pretend.
I would give him the sex he had craved, and in return, he’d give me memories.
It would be a payment, just the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“You want this,” I whispered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He shuddered in my arms; it was like hugging a wild animal,
one who could just as easily maul me as cuddle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“Can I touch you?” he whispered. “Please.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It unraveled me, that plea. As if he understood that a
little bit of my soul slipped away every time someone touched me. As if he
would cherish the part I gave him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I scrambled away from him as if burned, breathing hard. No.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No one understood, which was exactly the way I liked it. I
ran a shaking hand over my face to smooth away the panic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sure, he knew the score better than most people. He had
worked the beat as a patrol cop and then as a detective. Life as a high-priced
escort wasn’t glamorous; it was sweat and blood sprinkled with glitter. But he
didn’t know the full extent, and I prayed he never would. Henri didn’t sell
bodies; he gutted them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I panted against the headboard, unable to walk away but
unwilling to beg. Luke remained carved in stone where I’d left him sitting on
the edge of the bed. The air pulsed with doubt and longing—with sex.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“I want it to be real between us.” He spoke low and hoarse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A quiet sound escaped me. Every caress, every pinch. Every
slur ever spoken. “It’s always real. That’s the problem, Luke. It’s always too
damn real.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He hung his head, and I thought for a moment I heard him say
I know, but the moment slipped away, the sweet intimacy sailed away like clouds
on the horizon—never really mine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-19485046652041264772013-03-01T01:35:00.000-05:002013-03-01T01:38:51.411-05:00PAWS WITH A CAUSE BLOG HOP! CONTEST!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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HUGE thanks to Romance Book Junkies and Bitten By Paranormal Romance<br />
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The Paws with a Cause blog hop is something I knew I had to take part in, because I LOVE animals. If I were to pick another career other than writer, I would most definitely prefer to work with pets. I can admit it takes a lot for me to get gooey-eyed over a human baby, but a kitten or puppy? Forget it!</div>
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And he's the handsomest cat ever. Nuff said.</div>
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There is a main giveaway going on below, with details for how to enter. For MY giveaway, one US winner will win a swag pack of a signed book, pen, magnet and other goodies. One International winner will win the ebook from my backlist of their choice, so comment away! </div>
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Also - feel free to sign up for my newsletter at <a href="http://www.cariquinn.com/">www.cariquinn.com</a>. The first issue will be out this spring and will contain lots of book info and chances to win fun stuff! </div>
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Hello Everyone! We have a total of 59 blogs that have gotten together to help raise money for a great cause. There are going to be some awesome prizes up for grabs for people that donate money to the cause. Here is a little about the company that we are raising the money for:<br />
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Paws With A Cause® enhances the independence and quality of life for people with disabilities nationally through custom-trained Assistance Dogs.<br />
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PAWS® increases awareness of the rights and roles of Assistance Dog teams through education and advocacy. Founded in 1979, Paws With A Cause is dedicated to helping its clients who are challenged by many disabilities, such as Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Seizure Disorders, and Hearing Disorders to name just some. Each of our dogs are trained to meet the specific needs of our clients. Tasks may include opening and closing doors, picking up objects, pulling a wheelchair, turning lights on and off, and alerting a person to particular sounds like a telephone, doorbell, smoke detector and many others. Our dogs change lives by enhancing the independence of our clients. By just opening a door, a dog opens up the world for a person with a disability and your donations will go to making that happen. PAWS thanks you so much for your donation and allowing us to open more doors.<br />
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Paws With A Cause<br />
4646 South Division<br />
Wayland, MI 49348<br />
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Warning: Do not try to email Danielle the name and donation amount of another person that is not yourself. If Danielle receives more than one email with the same persons name and donation amount she will have to ask for your copy of the receipt from Everibbon to verify that you are the correct winner. Thank you.<br />
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<strong>How to donate:</strong><br />
1. Go to <a href="https://www.everribbon.com/PawswithaCause" target="_blank" title="Pause with a Cause"><span style="color: #8c222f;">https://www.everribbon.com/PawswithaCause</span></a><br />
2. Click on “Make a Donation”<br />
3. Enter an amount you wish to donate. Everibbon will add a small fee to your donation for processing. My fee for donating $5.00 was .49 cents. So keep this in mind when deciding your donation amount. You will receive 1 entry into the giveaway for every $1 you donate.<br />
4. In the box that says “on the behalf of” please put your name. This is the name that will be listed on the Everibbon website so put a name you do not mind being visible to everyone. Do not check the box to make an anonymous donation because I will not be able to track your donation to enter you into the giveaways.<br />
5. Next it will ask you for your credit or debit card information.<br />
6. Then it will ask for your email address to send you a receipt. This is so that you can submit it for tax purposes.<br />
7. Ta Da! You’re all done making your donation. Now you need to contact Danielle to enter the giveaway.<br />
8. Please email Danielle at RomanceBookJunkiesDanielle@Yahoo.com with the name you used to donate your money. For example the name I used to donate on behalf of was Romance Book Junkies. Do not send me your name off your credit or debit card because I will not be able to see this. Along with the name you used please tell me how much you donated and if you live in the US or are International.<br />
9. You’re all done. Thank you for donating!<br />
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<strong>What’s in it for you? (Other than just that “I did something good!” feeling)</strong><br />
There will be 4 winners for the main giveaway.<br />
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<li>2 $65 gift certificates to any online book store.</li>
<li>1 huge box of books and swag from Romance Book Junkies (for US residents only)</li>
<li>1 huge box of books and swag from Bitten by Paranormal Romance (for US residents only)</li>
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Good luck to all and thank you for helping make this fundraiser a success.<br />
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<b>Keep hopping!
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Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-5711348429745312492013-02-08T00:54:00.002-05:002013-02-08T01:12:28.649-05:00Entangled In Love Hop! CONTEST!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Looking for Em Petrova's post or the Love Is In The Air hop? Scroll down!</span><br />
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<em>YAY, another fun Entangled Publishing blog hop! It's almost Valentine's Day, and for a romance author like me, it's a great time of year!</em><br />
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<strong>To up the romance quotient, I'm going to share one of my favorite snippets from my recent Entangled Publishing Brazen release, NO FLOWERS REQUIRED, book 2 in the Love Required series. NO ROMANCE REQUIRED, book 3 in the series, will release later this year!</strong><br />
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The next evening, Alexa came home to a gray and dreary apartment. The drizzly weather definitely hadn’t helped her mood. She’d had a blah day with not one, but two snarly customers, and only one of them had purchased an arrangement. <br />
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She sighed and set aside her purse on the table inside the door. Only one bright spot cheered up her gloom—maybe Dillon had left her another present. Or better yet, perhaps she would find him stretched out naked on her air bed, ready to do her bidding. A girl could hope.<br />
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But alas, there was no Dillon in her apartment. And no flowers. Tonight a plastic snake peeked out of the jar on her windowsill. Laughter spilled out of her as she grabbed the note he’d left behind. <br />
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<em>When you said snake, I got confused. If this isn’t what you had in mind, call me. I’m all done working on your apartment. Let me know if you need anything else. D. </em><br />
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One US winner will win a grab bag of swag and fun book-related goodies! You could get a bookmark, a signed book, a gift card, a mug or other fun items...never know what will be in the package!<br />
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One International winner will win an ebook from my backlist of their choice!<br />
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1) Answer this question (please leave your email address so I can contact you if you win!): This Valentine's Day, which fictional hero will be on your ereader or your nightstand? Share with me and everyone else so we can add to our TBR lists!<br />
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2) LIKE me on my Facebook reader page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cariquinnauthor">www.facebook.com/cariquinnauthor</a><br />
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3) SIGN UP for my new quarterly newsletter here or on my website <a href="http://www.cariquinn.com/">www.cariquinn.com</a> (There will be lots of news and giveaways!)<br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: red;">Enjoy the hop and Happy Valentine's Day!</span></em></strong>Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-53486020511493440602013-02-08T00:36:00.001-05:002013-02-08T01:14:03.968-05:00Welcome to erotic romance author, Em Petrova! CONTEST!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em>Welcome to Em Petrova, author of HARD RIDIN', book 1 in the Country Fever series from Samhain Publishing. Em and I share an awesome editor, and I can't wait to read this story! Look at that gorgeous cover! And read on for how to enter an incredible GIVEAWAY celebrating the book's release!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Those of you Harry Potter fans will recognize the title of my post today. When Harry goes to Diagon Alley to get his first wand, the wand-maker Ollivander says this to him. You might wonder what this has to do with romance, especially the smutty cowboy type like my latest release <strong><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://store.samhainpublishing.com/hard-ridin-p-7194.html" target="_blank">HARD RIDIN’, now available from Samhain Publishing</a></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well, let me tell you a little story. Recently my mother came to visit. We haven’t seen each other in two years. About six months ago, I clued her in about my writing career. As she is a Jehovah’s Witness and pretty strict in her ideas, you can see why I put off telling her. *grin*</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Years ago, when I was learning the craft and trying to find my voice, style, and make my way into the publishing industry, I was writing paranormal romance. As most authors have experienced, I was rejected right and left. One day, I came across a submissions page for an erotic romance publisher and I swear I heard trumpets blare and that halo of light that silhouettes Harry when he picks up the wand destined to be his attached itself to me.</span></o:p></span></div>
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fleet, Laurel gave up on him and soothed her broken heart by focusing on her
dream of owning a small organic farm. Now her crop is growing—and so are her
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Behind her affection for Jens, though she hides a secret: she still aches for
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jealous rage. And with fear that she’ll run away from them both unless they
figure out a solution—fast. It’s Jens who comes up with the crazy-hot idea to share
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As their three-way dance of seduction heats up, the sexual and emotional
barriers fall like dominos. But now it’s Jens who’s holding onto a secret. One
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Happy Valentine's Day! Like my sparkly new blog digs? Lots of hearts here!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: black;">As usual, I'm behind on sending out prizes, but I'm slowly but surely getting caught up. For this hop, I'm offering a GRAB BAG of swag and other fun book related stuff to one US winner, and an ebook from my backlist to an international winner.</span></b>
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In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm going to share a couple of romantic lines from one of the romantic scenes in my books. Bonus points if anyone can guess which book! :) <em>(HINT: It's the book at the top of the left column!)</em><br />
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The familiarity almost broke her. His touch, his smell, the way his nose bumped hers in his urgency to seize her mouth. He took possession of her with confidence, the kind she’d found so sexy once upon a time. If she’d only tasted his skill in the kiss, she would’ve shoved him back and told him to go to hell. But she could sense the desperation in each conquering stroke of his tongue and every strangled groan trapped in his throat.<br />
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His teeth scraped her lower lip as he drew back, his eyes steady on hers.Wildly blue and hot with need, those eyes made her want to believe. “I love you, Alexa. You were the only thing worth risking you for. If taking back what I did means I couldn’t be there to watch you succeed, I wouldn’t do it.” <br />
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Her head pounded, making his words rattle around like pinballs. She simply couldn’t process what he’d said, not after he’d already shaken her down to her toes with that scorcher of a kiss. Her lips were still tingling. Everything was still tingling. <br />
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The sound of clapping made her glance around the banquet hall. Everyone seemed to be grinning at her and Dillon. She, the woman who was so aware of how she was behaving at all times, hadn’t even noticed that they’d created a spectacle. <br />
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“Don’t look at them. Look at me.” <br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">Welcome today to Jared Quinn and Sheridan Harper, hero and heroine from Karen Erickson’s brand spanking new - and delicious! - Brazen from Entangled Publishing, GAME FOR MARRIAGE</span>. </b><br />
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As Jared’s should-be wife (hey, sharing a last name imparts certain rights, dontcha think?) I’m a little resentful that he got married when clearly we are soulmates, but whatever. I’ll settle for this interview in lieu of a torrid affair and quickie marriage. Since Sheridan, that lovely wi—lady, got there first. ;)<br />
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I’m going to ask the same questions of both Sheridan and Jared, as I’m sure they don’t share the same views about everything. And I won’t even ask any personal, private questions of Jared, though I certainly think it’s my right as his former flame. In the sense that I was on fire while I read GAME FOR MARRIAGE. Which totally counts, right?<br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">Make sure you read on to the end to find out how you can enter Karen's fabulous giveaway!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">1) So rumor has it that you two spent a hot night at a motel together after knowing each other approximately seventeen minutes. True, false?</span></b><br />
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<b>Jared</b> – Totally false. It was at least a couple of hours before we ended up at the—ow. (rubs side with a grimace) Whoops, sorry. No comment.<br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – (Smiles serenely after jabbing Jared in the ribs) I have no idea what you’re talking about. *blinks*<br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><b>2) I’ve developed a new love of soda. I’ve heard Jared has something in common with Pepsi products. Are there pictures? </b></span><br />
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<b>Jared</b> – Uhh, now I’m the one who’s clueless. (scratches head, turns to Sheridan) What’s this crazy woman talking about? <br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – (leans in toward her husband and whispers) Oh, my God, don’t be so rude! She’ll ask even tougher questions if you keep this up. (Sits up straight with a smile) You must’ve heard something from my best friend Willow. She has such a wicked sense of humor and it’s a—private joke between us. I can’t go any further than that, sorry.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">3) Now as you can imagine, I’m a big romantic. But even I question a relationship and marriage that occurred before Sheridan had time to change her underwear (Jared, I’m assuming you don’t wear any, because, seriously, don’t.) How did you two fall in love so fast?</span></b><br />
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<b>Jared</b> – I wear underwear—sometimes. *winks* Look, I was instantly attracted to her. And she didn’t seem that interested in me which I gotta admit, intrigued me even more.<br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – When we met, I was working, Jared.<br />
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<b>Jared</b> – I know, I know, and I admired your work ethic—amongst other things. (Gives Sheridan a long, smoldering look)<br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – God, you’re so bad.<br />
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<b>Jared </b>– You know it. Now tell the nice lady who claims we were married in another life how you fell in love with me so fast?<br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – *smiles* I like how he’s always so focused on me. Like nothing else matters when I’m with him, just me. And trust me, there’s always something going on in his world that could distract him. He shuts it all out when we’re together and I love that.<br />
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<b>Jared</b> – That’s because there’s no one else I’d rather be with. You make it easy to shut everything else out.<br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – See? That. That’s exactly why I fell in love with him.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">4) Jared’s injury has to slow things down on the field and off. Was your honeymoon as quick as your nuptials? Feel free to give my readers details. <em>Salacious</em> details.</span></b><br />
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<b>Jared</b> – Very quick. Timing was all wrong, season was starting and I couldn’t give Sheridan the honeymoon she deserves. I’m rectifying that very soon.<br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – Yeah, our honeymoon was…weird. But never mind that. (turns to look at Jared) What are you planning?<br />
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<b>Jared</b> – You’ll find out soon enough.<br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – I hate secrets.<br />
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<b>Jared</b> – You’ll like this one. Trust me.<br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><b>5) Now that you two have ridden off into the sunset, do you have any tips for keeping the home fires burning? Do you ever consider partner swapping? (Oops, never mind, disregard that last question.)</b></span><br />
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<b>Jared</b> – (Clenches jaw) Considering she’s my wife, that would be a big hell no to your crazy question. She belongs to me and no one else. <br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – I love it when you get all possessive and growly. *sighs* Now, as for tips to keeping the fires burning at home, I must confess it’s pretty easy when you’re so completely attracted to your spouse. I mean, look at him…<br />
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<b>Jared</b> – Aw baby, look at you. Isn’t she the most beautiful woman ever? And she’s thoughtful, feisty, and incredibly talented. I’m all sorts of amazed she actually wants to be my wife.<br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – Stop, you’re making me blush.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">6) Just for fun: Wall or bed? (I have both available, just saying.)</span></b><br />
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<b>Jared</b> – Without a doubt, the bed. I can have my pretty little wife every which way and take my time with her. *grins*<br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – Well, how can I follow up that answer? I actually prefer the wall because it brings back fond memories. Plus, I like it when he shows off how strong he is. I mean, I’m not a small girl and he can haul me up and press me against the wall, hold me there while he…<br />
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<b>Jared</b> – (whispers, mouth curved in a wicked smile) Getting a little carried away there, wife.<br />
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<b>Sheridan</b> – Oh! Sorry. Yes. The wall. Ahem.<br />
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<i>Thanks so much to Jared and Sheridan for visiting today! Be sure to leave a comment or question for the happy couple to be entered into the giveaway!</i><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">Blurb for GAME FOR MARRIAGE:</span><br />
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<i><b>He’s going in deep to make her his…</b></i><br />
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Struggling artist Sheridan Harper never imagined she’d spend a sizzling night with Jared Quinn, the smoking-hot star quarterback of her local professional football team, the San Jose Hawks. And she’s even more shocked when Jared’s publicist offers a proposition: a fake marriage to keep Jared out of the gossip mags. Being that close to Jared would be too tempting, so to protect her heart, she insists on secretly including a clause forbidding sex between them.<br />
Jared just wants to keep his starting QB job and keep it in San Jose. His reputation as a ladies’ man has landed him in the headlines one too many times, but there’s something about his kind, passionate new wife that tempts him beyond reason. Any sort of intimacy between them is completely forbidden, but as their bodies fall in deep, will their hearts follow suit?<br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">Link to Entangled Publishing page for GAME FOR MARRIAGE:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">Karen Erickson’s bio: </span></b><br />
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Bestselling romance author Karen Erickson writes what she loves to read—sexy contemporary romance and sensual historical romance. Digitally published since 2006, she currently writes for Samhain Publishing, Entangled Publishing’s Bliss & Brazen Imprints and Avon Impulse. A native Californian, she lives in the foothills below Yosemite with her husband and three children.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">Visit Karen Erickson at <a href="http://www.karenerickson.com/">www.karenerickson.com</a></span></b><br />
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Thanks so much to Skye Warren for holding this amazing hop! I'm a huge fan of erotic books and I've always enjoyed writing them. My latest release, MELT (check out the post beneath this one and read on for how you can enter to win an ebook copy) is definitely erotic, and it was a lot of fun to write, despite the darker themes delved into within the pages.<br />
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In 2013, I hope to write more erotic books that turn people on and make them think. This year, I'm going to seek out those projects that stimulate my brain as much as the rest of me and hope that all of you enjoy them!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Since this is a giveaway, along with all the prizes listed above, you can also win TWO prizes here:</span></strong><br />
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One winner in the United States will win a fun NO FLOWERS REQUIRED/NO ROMANCE REQUIRED prize pack to celebrate NO ROMANCE REQUIRED's upcoming release. What will you win? A paperback copy of NO FLOWERS REQUIRED, a NFR book thong, a cute yoga cat mini calendar that relates to NO ROMANCE REQUIRED, a lighted snowman ornament AND fun Cari Quinn swag.<br />
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One International winner will win an ebook copy of my latest release, MELT, AND an ebook of their choice from my backlist!<br />
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<b><i></i></b><br />Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-90516727529874112552013-01-01T23:18:00.001-05:002013-01-01T23:46:14.284-05:00New Release: MELT is now available!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm really excited to share my new release, <span style="color: red;">MELT</span>, with all of you. It features Justin, a tattooed, tongue-pierced high school guidance counselor hero who likes to spank, and Kylie, a fun, fiesty, fun bartender heroine who can take - and give if need be - whatever Justin dishes out. It's dirty and emotional and I hope you like it!</div>
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<em>To Justin Norton, an impending blizzard is the perfect time to push the limits. The last thing he expects to encounter on the trail is a dazed woman next to her overturned snowmobile--especially since that woman is his former lover Kylie Fisher, the bartender he’s been slowly rebuilding a friendship with over a shared love of basketball and lager. He's had some pretty kinky fantasies about her and now that they're alone, he's having a hard time keeping his hands off. But she's weak and hurting...isn't she?<br /><br />Walking in on her long-term boyfriend with three naked women isn’t the way Kylie intended to celebrate the holidays. Flying on fury, she recklessly hits the trail on her brand new snowmobile. Luckily Justin, her seemingly easygoing knight in flannel and denim, saves her from herself, but does he have the moves to back up the sexy looks he’s flung her way for months? Because if he can’t make her melt, she’s damn sure going to find a man who can. But is she really ready for everything that comes with Justin Norton?</em></div>
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“I should get you home,” Justin said, only half-aware of his fingers digging into the soft, fleecy material of her pants. “If you refuse to seek medical attention, your boyfriend”—he almost choked on the word—“can take of you. I’m sure he’s worried.”</div>
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Kylie let out a sound caught between a laugh and a hiss. “I really fucking doubt it.” Her gaze rose to his. “What about you? Can you take care of me?”<br />
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Before he could come up with an answer, she fisted her hands in the lapels of his jacket and jerked his mouth down to hers.<br />
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He didn’t react for a moment. Two. Hard to move away when what he hadn’t dared to want had come to him. Finally. Her lips were inferno hot, backed by enough purpose to have his rock-hard cock leaping. Before her tongue could slip into his mouth and rip away the last shred of his defenses, he gripped her shoulders and gently drew her back. “You must want Rob right now. Let me call him.”<br />
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“No.” Her blue eyes gleamed defiantly in the crisscrossing spill of light from their snowmobiles. “I don’t want Rob, Justin.”<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Buy MELT at Loose Id: <a href="http://www.loose-id.com/authors/a-f/cari-quinn/melt.html#product_tabs_description">http://www.loose-id.com/authors/a-f/cari-quinn/melt.html#product_tabs_description</a></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Buy it at Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melt-ebook/dp/B00AVM3KM2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1357081262&sr=1-1&keywords=cari+quinn+melt">http://www.amazon.com/Melt-ebook/dp/B00AVM3KM2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1357081262&sr=1-1&keywords=cari+quinn+melt</a></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Buy it at All Romance ebooks: <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-melt-1036457-149.html">https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-melt-1036457-149.html</a></span></strong></div>
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Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-41136590390168609402012-12-21T13:43:00.001-05:002012-12-21T13:43:03.086-05:00HOLIDAY SPARKS by Taryn Elliott release day! CONTEST!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: red;">Today is a VERY special day, my CP and bestie <a href="http://www.tarynelliott.com/" target="_blank">Taryn Elliott</a>'s release day for HOLIDAY SPARKS!</span></b> I love this story for so many reasons, not the least of which is it's a holiday story. Who doesn't enjoy a Christmas romance, especially if it's HAWT? And this one is, trust me! Then there's Ben, affectionately dubbed as MYBen because, well, he is. I'll fight you, ladies. You have been warned.<br />
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<i><b>And just LOOK at that smokin' cover!</b></i><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Ellora's Cave buy link:</span></b> http://www.ellorascave.com/holiday-sparks.html<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Supah-hot EXCLUSIVE excerpt to whet your appetite:</span></b><br />
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flames that exploded around his shoulder and down to the flashpoint where the
tree sat, then down the serpentine body of the dragon that hugged his forearm.
The tip of her nail traced the dragon tail that circled his wrist, the point
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She looked up at him and drew her hands up to cup his face,
pulling him down on top of her. The first contact of his skin to hers was so
good he hissed out a groan. The tips of her breasts burned into his skin. She
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She gripped his back, her fingertips tightening on his lower
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Then she levered herself up and flipped him, straddling his
thighs with a wide smile. Her long, graceful fingers went to his belt. “The
slow thing? Maybe when I’m not so wound up I could scream I’d appreciate it.
But right now?” She flicked her tongue around his navel. “Can’t wait.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-39838804179313723142012-12-18T20:43:00.003-05:002012-12-18T20:48:35.725-05:00The Next Big Thing!Hi all! *waving* I've got a slew of prezzies to get out in the virtual mail, but I thought I'd have some fun and tell you a bit about my WIP! I was tagged by the amazing <a href="http://www.jenniferprobst.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">JENNIFER PROBST</span></b></a> so click on her name to visit her site!<br />
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Dirty Distractions<br />
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I love birds and the heroine is an ornithologist (she studies birds) and owns my favorite bird, a conure.<br />
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Erotic Contemporary<br />
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I have no idea...but the cover I'm revealing soon comes pretty darn close!<br />
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She wants a fling...he wants forever.<br />
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Neither. It will be pubbed by Samhain 6/18/13.<br />
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I'm not quite done yet, but it's taken a while. I first started the story in January, 2011 in the height of flu season. You'll understand why i mention that particular tidbit once you read it!<br />
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Maybe my FULL DISCLOSURE, because both are May/December romances. Both have sexy, confident heroines with a few insecurities they hate to show and hotter than Hades heroes who are deeper than they first appear.<br />
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I love birds and cars, so I made my heroine the head of a bird sanctuary and my hero the owner of a repair shop. And umm, smokin' hot Brad would NOT let me alone...<br />
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Brad knows all about how to make a woman feel better when she's sick. And that's all I'm saying about THAT!<br />
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Now to tag five other writers, who if they want to participate just need to answer these questions NEXT Wednesday 12/26 on their blogs and link back to me, as well as picking five other vict...I mean writers to play along!<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>TARYN ELLIOTT</b></span><br />
<b><a href="http://www.laurakayeauthor.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">LAURA KAYE</span></a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.samanthahunter.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">SAMANTHA HUNTER</span></a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.rachelharriswrites.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">RACHEL HARRIS</span></a></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.maiseyyates.com/" target="_blank">MAISEY YATES</a></span></b><br />
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<br />Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-70626042579139981282012-12-07T00:44:00.004-05:002012-12-07T00:45:32.010-05:00Entangled Under The Mistletoe Blog Hop!Welcome to the Entangled Under The Mistletoe Blog Hop! I owe about a million prizes to visitors of this blog, but I'm busy working on my next Entangled book - fitting, right? - so I had to participate in Entangled's first ever blog hop!
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Christmas is a fun time of year for a lot of reasons. Because my birthday's smack dab in the middle of the holidays, it seems like the entire month of December is one big celebration to me. And who can argue with that? I love the lights, the smells, the sounds...and the meaning behind it all too.<br />
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There's nothing I enjoy more than curling up with a steaming mug of peppermint mocha coffee and a good book while a Christmas carol plays on the radio.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"><i>And to help you guys out with the book part of that, I'm giving away a set of my first two Entangled ebooks - NO DRESS REQUIRED and NO FLOWERS REQUIRED.</i></span></b> I'm working on the third book in the series right now, so this way you'll be prepared to read that one if you win the first two!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Need a new bedtime story to light your fire? </span>Looking for something with a little heat to warm you during the cold holiday season? Feel like decking the halls naughty style? Well then, come join us as we stand under the mistletoe for this wickedly sexy giveaway hop! The more the merrier! Have no worries, we'll help you trim your trees, deck yours halls, and spark that fire!</div>
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<i>Welcome to the Merry Menage Giveaway Hop! Thanks for hosting it, ladies! I love the holiday season because my birthday's next week so I get a double bonus.I love the lights and I love the carols...which I listen to throughout November shamelessly!</i></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">And speaking of double bonuses...ahem...here's a little X-rated snipped from my m/m/f Christmas menage UNWRAPPED.</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: 12.571428298950195px;">UNWRAPPED blurb: Caitlyn Sachs has a great life. A family she loves, check.
An incredible design job working with her best friends, Tristan and Matt,
check. An amazing home she shares with the guys, double check. But her upcoming
twenty-fifth birthday and the desire to shed the burden of her virginity have
spurred her to consider something shocking. All she wants is one uncomplicated
night with one of her best friends, no strings attached. But how can she
choose?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Except there’s another problem. Tristan and Matt are already involved
sexually with each other, much to Cait’s shock. And both men have long harbored
feelings for Cait that go way beyond friendship. When they whisk her away for
her birthday to a cabin in the mountains, she discovers the extent of their
lust—and her own. The gift they give her is one she'll never forget.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">But when the weekend's over, will she retreat to the safety of the status
quo, if they'll even let her, or will she finally embrace what she's secretly
craved for so long?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><b><a href="http://www.loose-id.com/Unwrapped.aspx"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.loose-id.com/Unwrapped.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unwrapped-ebook/dp/B006J2FIRS/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1"><span style="color: blue;"><b>http://www.amazon.com/Unwrapped-ebook/dp/B006J2FIRS/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1</b></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Hot excerpt:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">“I’m only asking because it’s you. Normally I’d say to hell with it and
take my shot,” Matt said, his voice guttural. “I want in those pants of yours,
and I’m going to get there. But only if you say yes first.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">To his surprise, Cait gave him a small smile and rubbed her palm over her
wool-clad thigh. “I’m wearing a dress.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">“Is that a yes?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">She paused just long enough to make him want to drop to his knees and say a
loud, fervent prayer. “No.” He still hadn’t recovered from her answer when her
smile widened. “That’s a hell yes, please.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">He soon found himself on his knees anyway, close enough to her heat to
breathe her in. He translated the confusion on her face as he rolled up her
dress, revealing her pale legs. No stockings or garters. Just pure, untouched
flesh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Really untouched.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">His mouth went dry, and he glanced up to seek her permission again. This
wasn’t some random girl he’d hooked up with in a bar. It also wasn’t Tristan,
who not only took what he dished out but served it right back up to him. This
was the girl he’d loved so long, platonically and then otherwise, that he
hardly remembered the years before she’d come into his life. It felt like she’d
always been there. Always would be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Trying to get himself back in line, he kissed the inside of her knee. She
touched his hair, reaching down to loosen his ponytail like he’d done with
hers. She brushed her fingers over the back of his neck, saying more with that
one gesture than she could have with a thousand words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><i>I want you. I trust you. I love you. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><i>Want to win an ebook copy of another one of my menages, NEED ME, this one NOT Christmas themed so therefore appropriate for steaming up your ereader all year long? </i></span></b><br />
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<b><i>Just answer this question in the comments....with your email addy!</i></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">1) Who or what do you most want to find wrapped up under your tree this year? Price is no object!</span></b></div>
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