Today’s book is actually TWO books – Jaci Burton’s Riding Wild and Surviving Demon Island!
Riding Wild is book #1 in Burton’s Wild Riders series
He’s a Harley-riding ex-thief…she’s a gun-toting ex-socialite. Together they’ll take the ride of a lifetime in this erotic romance from “an undoubted master.”*
Mac Canfield was the last man Lily West expected to see again, never mind aim her gun at. But there he was, the bad boy who’d broken her heart years ago-still a thief, hijacking a priceless artifact-and it was all she could do to push aside the memories of how it felt to have his perfectly chiseled body next to hers.
Mac was no less shocked to see the beautiful girl next-door again, threatening to shoot him. Little did she know she was blowing his cover. He had to get her out of harm’s way without succumbing to his desire to take her on a hot trip down memory lane.
But Lily has no intention of going anywhere with Mac, which means he’ll have to resort to kidnapping. Unless she agrees to let him take her for the kind of ride destined to drive them both unbelievably wild.
Surviving Demon Island is Book One in Burton’s Demon Hunters series
Saving Demon Island
She’s all curves and combat boots.
He’s six feet of lean, dangerous male.
Join them in a game of survival.
That’s as real – and hot – as it gets.
What’s America’s top female action star doing on a tropical island shrouded in secrecy? To Gina Bliss, competing in a survival-type reality show is a nice change from fending off on-screen villains. Until she meets real-life action hero Derek Marks. A survival specialist in a tight black T and sexy stubble, he’s arousing every bad-boy fantasy she’s ever had…and testing her survival skills to the max.
Martial arts, jungle warfare – Derek’s done it all. But his latest mission is more dangerous than a stick of dynamite. Try telling that to the sexy, adrenaline-pumped actress who’s got his libido racing off the charts. As the heat rises between them and real-life violence erupts, suddenly Derek and Gina are on the run…and when they uncover a secret so explosive it could blow the lid of their so-called reality show, these two unlikely heroes are about to discover what surviving’s really about….
CONTEST NOW CLOSED! CONGRATS TO THE WINNER!
YOUR QUESTION: Jaci is great at writing the bad boy hero who really is a good guy underneath. Who’s your favorite bad boy of fiction? Remember, I’ll choose a winner tomorrow (11/16) at noon, pacific!
YAY!! DAY 1 AND I’M THE FIRST TO COMMENT :) Congrats on your almost release!!
by crystal adkins November 15th, 2008 at 6:10 amMy fav. bad boy is Zadist in JR Ward’s BDB he’s all rough and edgy but then he meets his mate and softens up a bit :) love it!
My favorite bad boy right now is Shock from Shayla Black’s Tempt Me With Darkness. I know he doesn’t seem like a good guy but oh I have such high hopes for him and I can’t wait.
by Brandy W November 15th, 2008 at 7:01 amLord knows there are so many to pick from bot if I have to pick one I would pick Roarke. B/c even though he has gone legimate now underneath it all he’s still a bad boy and always will be.
by Christine November 15th, 2008 at 7:15 amMy current favorite bad boy of fiction?
Japhrimel – the Greater Flight demon from Lilith Saintcrow’s Dante Valentine series. :D He’s hot, he’s a demon, and he can stop a gang of street punks with a look. What’s not to love?
K
by K.B. Wagers November 15th, 2008 at 7:16 amMy Husband!!! Oops..not fictional..O’Kayyyy
um..Z’s already named sooooooo…..uh, uh..
Stryker!! Guess we know which book I just finished!-LOL
by Dana November 15th, 2008 at 7:37 amDana
The first one that comes to mind is Roarke from the in death series (J. D. Robb). More so in the earlier books.
by Natasha A. November 15th, 2008 at 7:41 amWell, of course Roarke, but there’s also Ben Lewis from Linda Howard’s Heart of Fire and… shoot, I know there are more, but I think I need more coffee now.
by azteclady November 15th, 2008 at 7:56 amHummm, my favorite bad guy who’s a good guy….. I’d have to say right not it’s Zarek from Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark-hunters. I haven’t read Stryker’s book yet so I’m not sure if I’ll love him.
There are others but I’m blanking on his name. Linda Howard wrote a gun runner who was doing that to help his daughter who had a health issue. He was a bad guy but for a good reason. I can not think of his name for the life of me. It was a great book and he wasn’t the hero but a secondary character, maybe someone else can remember his name.
hugs,
by WendyK November 15th, 2008 at 8:31 amWendyK
So many to choose from … James Malory from Johanna Lindsey
by Christy H. November 15th, 2008 at 8:42 amThere are so many to choose from. As I was looking at the bookshelf Caine Allen from Caine’s Reckoning by Sarah McCarty jumped out. Mind you that can change as I read about the other members of The Hell’s Eight
by Christa November 15th, 2008 at 9:30 amI really like Xypher from Sherrilyon Kenyons Dream Chaser book.
by Rebekah E. November 15th, 2008 at 10:12 amMy favorite bad boys would also have to be Stryker and Zarek from the Dark-Hunter series!
by Teresa W. November 15th, 2008 at 10:43 amHi Lauren:
I would have to say, my favorite bad boy hero, who is actually good underneath would be Tom “Ender” Knight from Sydney Croft’s novel “Unleashing the Storm”.
Thank you again for the contest!
by Lea November 15th, 2008 at 11:09 amjensen ackles!
yes i have seen books on suprernatural lol
reaper is the other one
by - blackroze37 November 15th, 2008 at 12:17 pmMy favorite is St. Vincent from Lisa Kleypas’ “Devil In Winter.”
by Jane November 15th, 2008 at 12:32 pmooo, good question.
that would have to be Gavrael McIllioch (Grimm) from Karen Marie Moning’s Highlander series. besides, who doesnt love a sexy man in a kilt . . .
xoxo
by tea4444rose November 15th, 2008 at 1:51 pmMy favorite bad boy is Roarke fron JD Robbs Death series. Once a bad boy, always a bad boy at heart.
by Estella November 15th, 2008 at 2:09 pmLisa Kleypas’ hero Lord St. Vincent.
by Crystal B. November 15th, 2008 at 3:15 pmI am on a Showalter kick, and love all of the Lords of the Underworld; but I have to admit Reyes would be top of my list.
by Jessica November 15th, 2008 at 4:26 pmI love Natches MacKay from Lora Leigh’s Natui Dreams. Just because he did what he wanted and didnt care what anyone thought….he was reckless and downright sexy
by april s November 15th, 2008 at 4:34 pmMy current favorite bad boy is Val Janos from Ultimate Weapon. Shannon McKenna does great bad boys with hearts of gold
by Tracy November 15th, 2008 at 4:55 pmGreat contest I am so excited. my choice of badboy/goodboy is Keir from Wicked Magic by Cheyenne Mccray. he is a totally bad ass that you just have to love.
by sara hurt November 15th, 2008 at 4:57 pmBoth of these books sound so good. Please choose me
by JOYE November 15th, 2008 at 5:10 pmOh this is a good one. I happen to love Bad Boys gone good. LOL I have to go with the first one I ever read and fell in love with that was Brandon in the Flame and the Flower. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss is the reason I love romance as much as I do and even though the style has changed from when she brought romance to the forefront
by Mary November 15th, 2008 at 5:42 pmI still go back and read her books.
Cash from Slow Heat in Heaven by Sandra Brown.
by Susan C November 15th, 2008 at 6:04 pmI know someone mentioned GRIMM from Karen Marie Moning’s Highlander series but I would have to go with Adam Black from that same series.
by Kerry November 15th, 2008 at 6:12 pmThis is hard there are so many to pick from.. I guess I’ll have to go with my first fav and thats Zarek from the DH series
by Jessie November 15th, 2008 at 6:17 pmThe Flame & The Flower – and Brandon. This was my first ever romance and I loved it. I got it from the library 3 or 4 times before I decided I needed to put it on my own bookshelf. It was the first of what would become hundreds of my “keeper” treasures.
by Jerrie November 15th, 2008 at 6:21 pmMy favorite bad boy of all times would have to be Rhett Butler from GWTW.
by Quilt Lady November 15th, 2008 at 6:49 pmWow, bad boys who are secretly good guys are the best! I was trying to pin point which one I liked the most when I read through others choices and saying “Oooh yeah, that one, ooh most definitely that one.”
It’s just soooo hard to choose just one. Japhrimel from Lillith Saintcrow’s Dante Valentine… I fell for him instantly.
James Malory of Johanna Lindsey, he’s such an ornery man. Gotta love him. He makes the series fun.
Zarek and Stryker for sure.
And I have to agree with Klypepas’s St. Vincent. His book is my all time favorite of that series
by Raonaid Luckwell November 15th, 2008 at 7:16 pmJaph from Lilith SaintCrow’s Dante Valentine series.
by Diane M. November 15th, 2008 at 7:24 pmMercury from mercury’s war…gotta love a sexy shifter, that is also ex miltary has such a sweet inner soul…ahh make me drool
by tina brunelle November 15th, 2008 at 8:33 pmMy favorite bad boy in fiction has to be … Roarke from In Death series.
by Ann M. November 15th, 2008 at 9:08 pmI have two that are tied – Maddox from The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter and Roarke from JD Robb’s In Death series.
by Greta November 15th, 2008 at 9:13 pmsince I have both of these books don’t enter me in the contest. But I love z from JR Ward and Z from Sherrilyn Kenyon. anyone else sensing a theme here lol.
by pamk November 15th, 2008 at 9:37 pmI really love those bad boys! I would have to thsrf mine is Zsadist from J.R. Wards Black Dagger Brotherhood sereies!
by Lori T November 15th, 2008 at 10:00 pmRoarke from the in death series, of course!
by Minna November 16th, 2008 at 1:42 amMy favourite is a toss up between Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Zarek, and Gena Showalter’s Maddox.
They’re both such bad ass warriors but they’re secretly softies
by AJ November 16th, 2008 at 5:47 amI would have to say Eric Northman (6′4″ blond Viking sex god) from Charlaine Harris, THE SOOKIE STACKHOUSE aka SOUTHERN VAMPIRE SERIES.
He’s so bad in so many ways but oh so good when it counts…
by Tamara November 16th, 2008 at 9:10 amI’m going with Deke Trenton in Decadent by Shayla Black!!
by Blanche November 17th, 2008 at 7:03 amI have so many favorites… I guess I’m gonna have to say the bad boys from Gena Showalter’s books… I just can’t pick one! lol
by Danielle November 19th, 2008 at 7:42 am