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I was thinking yesterday that it was about time for a contest. As some of you may know, I have two books coming out in July:

Desire is the most dangerous sensation of all.

With tensions between the Federation and Imperial ‘Verses rising, one woman may hold the key to victory. The dangerous mission to smuggle her out of Imperial Territory falls to Daniel Haws and his team, the ultra secret Phantom Corps. This elite squad of the Federation Military is the only one trusted and skilled enough to remove her from under the watchful eye of her father, the Supreme Commander of the Imperial ‘Verses.

Carina is used to wearing a mask. Her father and his men think her little more than a pretty prize to be won by a man more ruthless than the rest. When he announces his intention to marry her to one of his henchmen, a man known for his cruelty, Carina knows she has to move as soon as possible to get out. But getting secret information to the Federation has served her well for years and she appeals to them for help.

She expected rescue from a man who’d been her enemy. But she wasn’t prepared for just how intense her attraction to Daniel Haws would be. Born as adversaries into different ranks, and on the run for their lives, they now need each other to survive–by holding on to the only thing they have in common: a growing desire that is dangerous, irresistible, and insatiable…

and on the 20th, REVELATION, the next in the de La Vega Cats series

He has the one thing she never thought she deserved. A place to belong…

Blurb: De La Vega Cats, Book 2

At long last, Kendra Kellogg has found her sister—but she’s no closer to filling the gaps in her past. The magick that brought them together makes them targets for dark mages intent on finishing what started with their mother’s murder.

As if her life wasn’t chaotic enough, in barrels the one thing she doesn’t expect, Max de La Vega. He’s six-and-a-half-feet of cocoa-brown alpha male. He’s strong, intelligent, sexy and intense. Everything she’d wanted in a man. And he scares the hell out of her. Still healing from a disastrous past relationship, she wonders if she’ll ever have that kind of forever.

The next in line to run his jaguar jamboree, Max is unused to hearing “no”. Once he knows what he wants, he assumes he’ll get it. And he wants Kendra. She deserves happiness and it’s his mission to give it to her.

When dark mages attempt to steal her magickal energy, Max’s cat agrees with the man—Kendra is his to protect and he will stop at nothing to keep her safe. She can push him away as hard as she likes, he’s not going anywhere.

So yeah I guess I should, you know, give some away. What do you think?

How about I give away two digital ARCs of INSATIABLE and 2 of REVELATION? Yeah, that’s the ticket. SO here’s what you need to do if you want to enter: Reply with your favorite book to movie adaptation (can be graphic novels too)

I’ll choose the winners Friday June 11 at noon pacific. Winners must check back here to see if they’ve won and contact me within seven days of winning.

Good luck!

So, as it happens, there are a lot of really awesome books out just now from some of my favorite people. Jaci Burton, HelenKay Dimon, and Mark Henry all have books out either today or tomorrow. So I thought, hey, why not give away a copy of each book? Makes me feel like the book fairy, LOL.

HelenKay Dimon’s Leave Me Breathless is out! Wheeee! You can read an excerpt at her website!

PERMISSION TO APPROACH

According to Judge Bennett Walker, trying to kill him is a dumb idea. They might make him wear a big black nightgown to work, but it covers a lot of muscles, and he’s definitely packing beneath it. He’s also an ex-prosecutor and an ex-GI Joe. So when his brother brings in Callie Robbins to protect him, Ben has a few issues. First, he doesn’t need a bodyguard. Second, she’s a 130-pound girl—more smoking hot than smoking gun. And third, what if his body wants her guarding the night shift?

Callie has no problem brushing aside Ben’s disbelief. She left the FBI to escape the boys’ club, but she can be deeper undercover and twice as lethal as any beefy John Doe. As for whether someone’s after Bennett or not, the death threats and car bombs look pretty convincing to Callie. Of course, she might get distracted, sitting inches from the sexiest judge in DC for ten hours a day. Keeping him safe is no picnic. Keeping it professional—that might be impossible.

Jaci Burton’s Bound, Branded & Brazen is officially out tomorrow! SQUEE! Lucky me, I got an early look and you’re all in for a treat! You can head over to her website to read an excerpt!

Bound, Branded, and Brazen

Bound by passion, branded by love, brazen enough to take it all…

In the wilds of Oklahoma, three sisters have a hot date with destiny. Valerie, Brea, and Jolene McMasters reunite on the family ranch that should have been called the Bar Nothing…

Bound…

When Valerie left for the big city, she kissed her foreman husband, Mason, goodbye—along with the best sex she ever had. Now, seeing him brings back sizzling memories. But their rekindled fire threatens to burn them both.

Branded…

Watching Gage wrangle untamed horses with a gentle but firm touch leaves Brea hot and bothered. But can she live out her fantasy with a man who may ask more than she’s willing to give?

Brazen…

Ranch hand Walker Morgan can’t afford to lose his job by getting too close to his new boss, Jolene, no matter how much she tempts him. But Jolene’s prepared to take the first step, because what Jolene wants, Jolene gets. And Jolene wants Walker.

Mark Henry’s next chapter in zombie fashionista Amanda Feral’s life, Battle of the Network Zombies is finally available! If you like your humor served up with a side of snark and some horror – these books are for you. I laugh and cringe and laugh again. No one out there writes like Mark does (and that’s a compliment)

In Seattle’s undead circles, Amanda Feral is one of the beautiful zombies. Of course, when you’re socializing with werewolves, devils, and rampaging yetis, there’s not that much competition. Still, Amanda has a stylish rep to maintain, which is getting tricky now that her tanking ad agency is obliterating her finances. The fastest way to make some cash: appear on a new reality show, American Minions, hosted by lecherous wood nymph Johnny Birch. Classy? Maybe not, but a girl’s gotta eat.

With zombie gal pal Wendy posing as her bitchy agent, Amanda settles in to “Minions Mansion,” crowded with 24-7 video cameras and undead fame whores. When Johnny is found incinerated in a locked room, Amanda decides to channel her inner Miss Marple (minus the fugly cardigans) and find out who’s responsible. Was it Hairy Sue, the white trash stripper yeti? Tanesha, the glamorous trannie werewolf? Angie, the Filipino vampire with a detachable head? Unveiling the culprit in a heart-stopping finale won’t just save the show from cancellation, it might just keep Amanda alive—or as close as a ghoul can get…

Wanna win one of these fab books? Well, you may just! I’ll choose three winners at random from the comments to this post by noon pacific tomorrow! Just answer: So far for 2010, what has been your favorite book?

Winners have seven days to claim their prize and please remember to answer the question so you can be eligible! Good luck!

CONTEST IS CLOSED

So I’ve got two bound galleys of my upcoming Berkley Heat release, COMING UNDONE -

Brody Brown has always been responsible for others. After his parents’ death, he gave up a promising artistic career to care for his younger brother and sister. Now, with his siblings grown, Brody owns his own business, has a nice house, makes a nice living, and for the first time in years he’s on his own.

Elise Sorenson has come to Seattle with her young daughter to find peace. After years as a world-famous ballerina—(and just as many years in a marriage-gone-bad)—she’s looking for neither love nor attention. But she finds both in the handsome, honest man who befriends her with no strings attached.

More than friends, Brody and Elise discover in each other what they need—wild, physical passion without commitment. But it’ll take a shadow from Elise’s past to make them look beyond what they need—to what they truly desire.

This is the follow up to LAID BARE and it’s Brody Brown’s story – he’s Erin’s older brother. I’ve got the first chapter posted at my website!

So, because I have so few, this contest will be for readers/bloggers who want to read the book and review it sometime between now and January 5 when the book releases. Up for it? If you are, please say so in the comments and wherever you’d post the review. I’ll choose two folks by Tuesday at noon pacific. International entries are welcomed as well! (If you don’t have a blog or don’t review, never fear, there’ll always be more contests later on!)

So yeah, not a secret that Anya is one of my favorite people ever – she’s also an awesome writer and Witch Fury, out yesterday, is a totally fabulous book and a fitting end to what has been a really great series!

4.5 stars from RT Book Reviews ~ “Bast finishes up her Elemental Witches quartet with plenty of fast-paced action and flair. She’s done a terrific job of setting up the supernatural conflict that comes to a thrilling climax in this book. A tremendous finish to a riveting series!”

Berkley Sensation
Elemental Witches 4
ISBN-10: 042522869X
ISBN-13: 978-0425228692
Release Date: June 2, 2009

Sarafina Connell is having the worst week of her life. It takes an even darker turn when an infamous playboy kidnaps her and reveals a world she never knew existed….

It’s a world where magick is real, and where Sarafina is given a chance to join a secret cabal that is bent on gaining absolute power. They could use a woman like her—a witch with an untapped gift for creating fire. But she isn’t about to get in league with the devil.

Rescued from her captors, Sarafina is introduced to a coven that is duty-bound to fight the forces of darkness. She’s pleased that her savior is the imposingly seductive Theo—until the trust between them goes up in flames. However, as the war between good and evil is waged, Sarafina and Theo realize they have no choice but to unite in the battle for supremacy—that’s getting hotter by the minute.

Sound awesome? Well it should, because it is. Wanna win a copy? I might be able to help you with that. Simply respond to this post with: book you just finished, book you’re reading now and what you’re looking forward to next. I’ll choose a winner at random at 2:30 pm my time/5:30 eastern. Easy peasy and good luck!!

I Read Romance is running a contest today to win a copy of Reading Between the Lines (trade paper)! Head on over to enter.

More contesty goodness that is – since Ann Aguirre’s Blue Diablo releases all official like and stuff, April 7 (Tuesday) and because I love Ann’s writing AND because Ann is one of my besties – I thought it would be fun to give away some copies.

So, here’s what I’m gonna do – I’m going to give away four copies of Blue Diablo between now and 9 pm (Pacific) tomorrow night- Monday, April 6. They’ll ship directly from amazon so you should receive them this coming week. I’ll do a few rounds just to keep it fun and to increase your chances of winning since I’ll run it through the randomizer four times instead of just one.

What’s your favorite genre of late? Is it the same one you’ve had for a long while or is it a new one? Winners will be chosen at random from the comments. Good Luck!!! Once I’ve announced your name below, email me with your mailing address so I can get the book ordered.

FIRST WINNER!!: Comment #2 – Greta!
SECOND WINNER!!!: Comment #16: Teresa W
THIRD WINNER: Comment #22 – Natasha
FOURTH WINNER: COMMENT #26 – Lori Ann!

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL! THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ENTERING

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You can read excerpts and advance reviews at my website.

In this erotic universe, passion knows no rank…

Since the first settlers came through the portals from Earth, fifteen Families have held the rule of the Federated Universes in their hands. There’s never been a better time than now to throw out the old and usher in a new order. Give voice to the unranked. Abbie Haws has spent her life battling the system. A fighter, she’s always been too busy and driven to pay much attention to finding love. But when she’s granted audience with Roman Lyons, the head of House Lyons, who stands for everything she hates, her instant attraction catches Abbie off-guard…

It’s common knowledge that the Known Universe revolves around Ravena—and that Ravena revolves around Roman Lyons, bred to lead since birth. Roman dreads his meeting with a defiant—if stunning—rabble-rouser. But, sometimes, headstrong personalities in the conference room make for hot-and-heavy, guilty trysts in private….

Now, Abbie will show Roman the parts of her world he wouldn’t otherwise get to see. And he’ll give her a glimpse of the Families’ age old tradition and unleash a sexuality he’d never given rein to before.

Now On To The Contest Details!!

This is an ARC contest for my upcoming Heat release, Relentless. The intent of an ARC is to get readers and reviewers talking about the book – so essentially what I’m asking people to do is talk about the book – review it at your blog or at your reader group or review site between April and May 5, when the book releases.

The winners just send the link with their review and agree let me quote it at my blog and website (with proper attribution, natch). I don’t require that you like the book although I hope you do!

THE RULES (please read carefully) All you need to do to enter is reply to this post and tell me where you’d be talking about the book if you win (urls are always helpful if you mean your blog!). I’ve got a limited amount of ARCS so I’ll choose winners based on that supply. I also have a limited number of electronic ARCs so if you’d be willing to read and review an electronic ARC, say so in the comments

I’ll announce the winners by Noon March 1 at my main blog and contact winners off list – please include an email so I can notify you and get your mailing address!

Good Luck!!

Oh and btw – ARCs are in the air and if you love good books, you should head on over to Jaci Burton’s blog where she’s running an ARC contest of her own for her next Wild Riders book – Riding on Instinct

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED

One conference, two friends, two men who know how to take care of business.

Blurb: After leaving the wrong man, Leah Griffin’s not ready to look for the right one. All she wants is to survive the conference she’s planning and spend some time with her best friend Kate Edwards. She’s not expecting the conference services manager to be so tall, dark and handsome…or so eager to please. It’s Brandon Long’s job to make Leah happy, but after a scorching interlude in her hotel room, neither can deny business has become pleasure.

Smart, driven and successful attorney, Katherine Edwards has spent her life making the right choices. Directly counter to those right choices, she’s involved in a long distance, secret love affair with a co-worker. Charles Dixon is a bad choice she can’t help but make – over and over. A conference and a promotion bring Kate back to Pennsylvania and suddenly, Dix wants far more than a few nights in random hotel rooms. He wants something permanent and Katherine has to figure out if sometimes a wrong choice isn’t exactly what a woman needs.

This is an ARC contest for my and Megan’s Taking Care Of Business. (we put the blurb and cover up above this) The intent of an ARC is to get readers and reviewers talking about the book – so essentially what we’re asking people to do is talk about the book – review it at your blog or at your reader group or review site between mid February up until March 31 when the book releases.

The winners just send us the link with their review and agree let us quote it here and at our websites (with proper attribution, natch). We don’t require that you like the book although we hope you do!

THE RULES (please read carefully) All you need to do to enter is reply to this post and tell us where you’d be talking about the book if you win (urls are always helpful if you mean your blog!). we’ve got a limited amount of ARCS so we’ll choose winners based on that supply.

We’ll announce the winners by Noon February 7 – please include an email so we can notify you and get your mailing address!

Good Luck!!

And what better opportunity than it being Tuesday? Okay so two people I absolutely love – Megan Hart and Anya Bast are having book releases in January. In fact, Megan’s book, Stranger, is shipping from Amazon now!

Stranger by Megan Hart

Blurb: I pay strangers to sleep with me. I have my reasons….
But they’re not the ones you’d expect.

For starters, I’m a funeral director taking over my dad’s business. Not exactly the kind of person you’d expect to fork over cash for the lust and urgency only live skin-to-skin contact can create. Looking at me, you wouldn’t have a clue I carry this little secret so close it creases up like the folds of a fan. Tight. Personal. Ready to unravel in the heat of the moment.

Unsurprisingly, my line of work brings me face-to-face with loss. So I decided long ago that paying for sex would be one of the best (and arousing) ways to save myself from the one thing that would eventually cut far too deep.

But Sam was a mistake. Literally. I signed on to “pick up” a stranger at a bar, but took Sam home instead. And now that I’ve felt his heat, his sweat and everything else, can I really go back to impersonal?

Let’s just hope he never finds out about my other life.…

Anya Bast’s Witch Heart

Blurb: With the immense powers of an earth witch, Claire isn’t destined to be a demon’s handmaiden. Yet this has been her fate since she was six, when her warlock mother brought her to Eudae. Now as an adult, she’s about to discover her true power—and how far others are willing to go to take it away…

As part of a mission with the Coven, Adam Tyrell rescues Claire from her enslavement—and finds himself immediately taken with the beautiful witch. But this charming playboy soon learns that it’s easier to steal Claire from demons than win her heart, for her life as a servant has ravaged her spirit. But with Adam determined to protect her from the warlocks who want to harness her magick for evil, Claire’s resistance starts to give way—and they find themselves in the heat of danger, surrendering to the lure of their deepest desires…

Okay so this one will be simple with two readers chosen – one will will Stranger, one will win Witch Heart. All you need to do to enter is reply to this post with three favorite romances of 2008. Easy Peasy! I’ll choose a winner on New Year’s Day at noon pacific! They’ll be shipping directly from Amazon.

Good luck!

today with two posts – my day in the Holiday Contest, as well as my entry in the Tell a Tale. Check em out!