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Coming soon…
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KindleWe’re talking EMOTION here!
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“What’s wrong, duchess?”
She shivered as he whispered it, his lips pressed against her neck as he spoke.
“Whatever is wrong with you, calling me that?” she said, swallowing around the knot that had lodged in her throat. Easing away from him, she eyed him nervously before glancing around. Nobody could see them from here, unless of course Patrick had managed to stash his men in the hotel. Not likely, that.
“I dunno. Seems to suit you. The accent. The way you carry yourself…all smooth and elegant.” He touched his finger to her lip. “What scares you?”
“I don’t see how that could suit me,” she said faintly, ignoring the last part of his question as she tugged her tank down.
“Why are you afraid?” he asked, putting himself in her way.
With a brittle smile, she shook her head. “I’m not afraid,” she lied.
“Don’t lie to me. You know as well as I do, it doesn’t work. You’re terrified, damn it. Why?”
Dru shook her head. “It doesn’t do any good to talk about it. You can’t help anyway. I must go.”
Part of her questioned why she wasn’t furious with him—this was a stranger. She didn’t know him. But all she could think about was how much she wished she could stay. How much she longed to go back to him . . . lean against him, touch him. Taste him. Take him.
But when he reached for her, she evaded him.
“Meet me here tomorrow,” he said flatly.
“No.” She continued to back away, glancing around for signs that one of Patrick’s men might have caught up with her. Nothing. There was a shiny black car in the parking lot of the Waffle House across the street, but it wasn’t one of Patrick’s. If it was, she’d know. She’d feel it somehow.
“Dru, talk to me.”
She shot him another look. Then, finally, fury and frustration sparked inside her, and she glared at him as it bubbled over and spilled out. “Stop. Damn you, why couldn’t you have come into my life a year ago? Two years ago? Why now? I can’t have you now.”
Without bothering to explain, she took off running.
She was torn between hoping he’d follow, and praying he wouldn’t.
From the Reunited… due out next week!
Lauren Dane
Mari Carr
Delilah Devlin
TJ Michaels
Leah Braemel
McKenna Jeffries
Taige Crenshaw
Felicity Heaton
Eliza Gayle
A rambly sort of hodge-podge…soldiers, contests, more…
KindleI’ve got my Naughty and Nice signing coming up this weekend in St. Louis with Sylvia Day, Jaci Burton, Shayla Black and more… it’s a ticketed event and it is sold out. If you plan to come, I can’t wait to see you.
There is a new contest! I unexpectedly got some ARCs of THE REUNITED…want an easy chance to win? Just hop over to this page and find out how. Click on the button…
There is also a special contest for street team members only. Please note, it’s restricted to current members only…a thank you for the work they put into spreading the word about my books. I do random contests and giveaways for the group and this is the latest. Anybody is welcome to join, but only members who were part of the group prior to 11.26 can enter this contest. The page is also password protected, so if anybody notices a locked page, that is why. 
Soldiers! It’s Giving Tuesday…we have Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday…and Giving Tuesday. I have to admit, I’m fond of the ‘give back’ things. I honestly to believe that when you bless others, help others, you’re blessed in return, and I know there has been a time in pretty much everybody’s life when we’ve needed a pick me up…whether it’s just a friendly smile, money to get you through the lean times, or even a card during the holidays when you’re away from home…it all counts, and it all matters. Every act of kindness makes the world better, for you, for somebody else.
So…ways to give!
A few more soldiers who can use cards during the holidays!
SSG BAEZA, JORGE
B CO 2-7 CAV 4 BCT 1 CD
NAGHLU HIGH
APO AE 09354
SSgt WJ Ryder
CLR-15 CLC 153 Maint Plt
unit 42181
FPO,AP 96427-2181
Jeremiah Hochstedler
Jennifer Anderson
4-2 SBCT S-6
FOB Masum Ghar
APO,AE 09355
SSG Jorge Baeza
B-CO 2-7 CAV 4 BCT ICD
NAGHLU High
APO,AE 09354
And if you’d like to do more on Giving Tuesday…you can try doing a Kiva Loan and see how $25 can change a person’s life. I joined the Happy Ever Team, a group of romance readers and writers who use Kiva…
Or maybe you can send a toy or a cash deductible donation to the kids of Pine Ridge so they can all have a Merry Christmas this year.
**Please do not post the soldiers names to FB. Also, if you’ve never written soldiers before or are unfamiliar with my helping posts, please visit this page first. Important info there.
Image via Dreamstime Free
WRECKED…snippet
KindleFinished up my first round of edits on WRECKED… here’s a snippet.
His hands were shaking.
Once more, she’d done this to him.
Damn it, this was out of hand.
He’d dropped one of the eggs on the counter. He’d almost cut his finger off with the damned butcher knife and his hands were shaking as he went to flip the bacon.
Upstairs he could hear the pulse of the water and if he closed his eyes, he could just picture her standing under the spray. Water gliding over all those lush pale curves, her deep red hair hanging in wet ropes along her spine.
It wasn’t a new fantasy. He didn’t have new fantasies about Abby. He’d dreamed everything imaginable about her, but somehow, seeing her in that ridiculously thin, skimpy little top that she’d slept in and a pair of pale pink panties, it hit him square in the gut.
No. Actually it was lower and all he wanted to do was close the distance between them and go to his knees. Beg her to see what was right in front of her . . . who was right in front of her…
Want to know more? Here ya go.
Excerpt from THE DEPARTED
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due out in January…
For so many years, cold had been a part of Dez’s life. The departed felt cold. The long empty nights she spent following leads were often cold. She went home to a cold, empty bed and she awoke to a cold, empty house.
She was more used to cold than warmth.
So it was something of a shock when she drifted awake and found herself surrounded by warmth. She stiffened, the breath locking in her throat as she stared at the wall straight in front of her, unable to move, hardly able to think.
A hand rested on her hip and in that moment, as her mind tried to figure out just what in the hell was going on, it started to move, stroking upward. She shivered, feeling an odd, tickling sensation in the wake of his hand.
“It was a mistake insisting on the three months,” Taylor said quietly, his voice muffled against her neck.
She lay still, not moving, hardly daring to breathe. Even when his hand rested on the curve of her nape, she didn’t move. “I knew it then, even if I couldn’t have made myself say it. I can say it now. It was a mistake . . . and I’m sorry.”
Dez closed her eyes. Swallowing, she asked, “Why are you in my bed, Jones?”
For the longest time, he was quiet. Then, he finally, he pressed a kiss to her nape and replied, “Because I seemed to have a lot of trouble walking away from you last night. I needed to tell you that, needed to tell you I was sorry.”
“Okay. You told me. You’re still in my bed.”
He let go and she felt something fall across her neck. Reflexively, she caught it, but she didn’t look down because he’d caught her hip and started to tug, slowly. A gentle, unyielding pressure.
She could have resisted it, but that would have felt more than a little childish. She settled for keeping her eyes closed—that was only a little childish, right? Even as she lay there clutching whatever it was in her hand, she kept her eyes closed. Even as Taylor guided her to her back and pressed a hand to her belly and even as her heart skittered and danced in her chest.
She couldn’t look at him. She didn’t dare.
“I have the hardest damn time putting you out of my head.” Taylor brushed his lips over her cheek.
She had to bite her tongue to keep from hissing out a surprised gasp. Don’t listen to him. Whatever new game this was—
Then his lips covered hers. Thought stopped. As his tongue stroked along the seam of her lips, Dez opened for him with a startled moan. What in the . . .
And another cover!
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Random
KindleOh. Pretty. Yes. I shall be sharing desert & Grand Canyon pics for a while.
Locked in Silence is up for preorder @ BN | @ Amazon. FYI, although it’s not showing up there for preorder, if you preorder from Samhain, that’s where you’ll get the cheapest price. It’s like 35% the first week of sale, I think.
Also, lookit! Cover teasing begins! This is from If You Know Her
New news…
KindleOkay, so Hunter’s Choice is now free on…
Currently, it’s not free on Kobo or Sony. Unfortunately, they are slower to work things through the system and this isn’t anything in my control. Sorry, guys! But you can always download the various software (Kindle/Nook) to read it on your computer or you can get the format you need from either ARe or Smashwords…PDFs work really on Sony readers and epub is what I think is best for the Kobo. The FAQ page at Smashwords also explains how to get files on various readers. :)
ALSO… I had an interview at Paperback Dolls today…
Covers! Did you see my covers in the last post? No? Well, you should…here’s one of them just to prove it.
Okay. I’m newsed out. I don’t think I forgot any other blogs I’m supposed to be at. Until Saturday. O.O
A Forever Kind of Love…coming out later this month
KindleI’m planning something to teas…um…share with you all starting next week.
Yeah, share. Not tease. Never that.
You can always come home.
Second chances come a little harder.
Chase and Zoe were the high school golden couple. Football captain, cheerleader, prom royalty.
After graduation, though, Chase couldn’t resist the urge to experience life outside their small town. He didn’t exactly expect Zoe to wait twelve years for him, but now that he’s back, he finds some small part of him hoping she did.
It’s no big surprise she’s married. The kick in the face is she married his best friend.
Zoe was devastated when Chase left, but she’s filed those bittersweet memories under “Moved On”. She loves her life, and loves her husband. She has all she needs. And Chase keeps an honorable distance.
One cold, wet, miserable day, tragedy turns Zoe’s world upside down. Chase never expected her to simply fall into his arms, but a man can dream. Except his dream doesn’t include the fact that this time, she’s the one hitting the road…and he’s the one left behind.
Preorder
If You See Her…
KindleThe blurb….
A FACE IN THE MIRROR
Hope Carson may not look like a survivor, but she has escaped an abusive ex-husband and recovered from a vicious assault. Now she endures the painful memories and suspicious rumors surrounding her involvement in the attack. Her ex is a cop, so the last people she trusts are law enforcement officials—and she certainly doesn’t trust how the local DA makes her feel inside.
Remy Jennings should know better. He has no business falling for a woman who he suspects may have a deeply troubled mind. And even if he did make a move, she’d bolt like a frightened rabbit. But how can he deny a burning desire that threatens to consume him? As Hope’s past catches up with her in the worst way, Remy is determined to break through her defenses, earn her trust, and keep her safe in his arms—before it’s too late.
No cover yet… no release date yet… but once I have them…
