tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84372859768864074042024-03-14T04:05:34.070-04:00Gabrielle BissetA blog about author Gabrielle Bisset's paranormal fiction novelsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.comBlogger483125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-12539606985278093652014-07-10T14:51:00.000-04:002014-07-10T14:51:08.475-04:00Thank You! It's been a wild year for me as a writer. I've always dreamed of doing this job full time, and last fall that opportunity came and I ran with it. Since December, I've been a full time author, and I've been loving every minute of it!<br />
<br />In February, I was blessed with becoming a New York Times bestseller with my K.M. Scott book Give In To Me. It was a huge honor and meant so much to me. Now I've been blessed again, this time with my Gabrielle Bisset name. Yesterday I found out that the Spice Box set, which contains my book Blood Avenged, hit the New York Times bestseller list at #6. I think it's sweet knowing it was with a Sons of Navarus book (Vasilije has always thought of himself as a bestseller). :) <br /><br />Thank you to all the incredible fans out there who read my books and keep coming back for more. I promise to keep delivering the stories for a long time to come. <br /><br /><3<br /><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-50728366786272203822014-02-24T10:05:00.000-05:002014-02-24T10:05:09.355-05:00Give In To Me Hit The NYT Bestsellers List! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you to all the readers who bought a copy of Give In To Me and helped it reach #9 on the Ebook list of the New York Times Bestseller list and #37 on the USA Today Bestseller list! And today I found out that it also hit #1 on the Indie Reader Bestseller list too. What a week!<br /><br />When I decided to turn my writing toward contemporary romance and introduce my K.M. Scott name to readers, I couldn't have dreamed of such wonderful success. I'm still stunned at how incredible this has all been. <br /><br />I'll still be writing under both my Gabrielle and K.M. names, so I'm looking forward to giving readers more great books! <br /><br />Again, thank you! <br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-86838785254714200442014-02-20T08:00:00.000-05:002014-02-20T08:00:05.275-05:00Dariel Raye Guest Post<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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response to readers' questions and requests, there's a new addition to Dariel
Raye's award-winning "Dark Sentinels" series! "Dark Sentinels
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<br />To celebrate the release of the last book in my alter ego's USA Today bestselling Heart of Stone Series, Give In To Me, on February 10, Crash Into Me is just $.99 for a very limited time! <br />
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There's a new character coming at the end of Blood Craving (Sons of Navarus #5). She's a vampire, but she won't be the mate of any of the Sons. She will, however, be very important to 2 of the Sons. Beautiful with dark hair and dark eyes, she'll charm everyone involved with the Sons of Navarus.<br />
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Thank you to everyone who entered the contest to name her. There were so many great names, but I thought the meaning of Leta was perfect: happy/joyful. The winning name was chosen by Wendy Maples, who will receive a signed paperback copy of Blood Craving and a one-of-a-kind Sons of
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I don't have a release date for Blood Craving yet, but I'd love to see it in 2014. But I have a new short story entitled Forbidden Blood about Dante and his mate out in the Snowed In Anthology, so you can get a Sons fix now. :) <br /><br />
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</span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A modern twist on
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By Elizabeth Morgan</span></i></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Will she let down
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Famous for her long, golden hair and beaming smile, Razel
D’Punz is the hottest model in the industry. But although most women would kill
to get ahead in this profession, Razel lives an isolated life; one she has
learnt to accept...until she meets Matthew Prince, a new photographer in the
business.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Refusing to let her mother/agent’s strict rules stop her
from spending time with the man of her fantasies, Razel quickly discovers that
one night with Matthew isn’t enough....</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And neither is the life she is chained to. Something will
have to change if she is ever to get her very own Happily Ever After.</span></div>
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title contains explicit language and graphic sex.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They were two beautiful people.
Both strong and healthy, exactly what she was looking for.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The male was at least six foot,
slender, but his body was firm. His light brown hair was slicked back, making
his jaw-line and chiseled cheekbones more defined. His eyes were firmly fixed
on his partner as they attempted the triple spin.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The female—such a petite thing
with snow-white skin and a dazzling set of white teeth. Her blue eyes shone as
she gazed up at him from a slanted dip. Her golden hair was tied up with stray
curls hanging around her face.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Such a
beautiful couple. They will do perfectly.</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> She waited for
the show to end.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Gabriella stood in front of the
dressing room door. The small copper star resting against the worn wood had
lost its gleam; the scratched metal had seen better days. She moved her
attention to the two sheets of paper pinned below it, one reading: Robert
Burton; the other: Nina Hewson. The dancing couple from Arizona. A couple whose
lives were about to change.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She knocked sharply upon the door,
which opened immediately, bringing her eye to eye with the polite, green-blue
gaze of Robert.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“May I help you?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“You may indeed.” She walked past
him into the small room.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The dressing room, like the rest
of the broken-down theater, wasn’t anything special. The general necessities
were there; a mirror, vanity table, railing for costumes, and two chairs that
looked like they had been stolen from a high school classroom. And from what
she could guess, the hideous, moth-eaten red fabric hanging from the wall
toward the end of the small space was the door to the restroom. The faded
floral wallpaper peeled in many places, and the room stank of sweat and cheap
perfume. Her nose wriggled almost uncontrollably as the rancid smell swamped
her. At the sound of the door shutting, she turned and focused her attention on
Nina, who was standing and pulling her faded, pink silk robe shut.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She drank their beauty in almost
hungrily, reminding herself why she was in the hellhole of a theatre in the
first place. Robert moved and stood beside Nina, who had folded her arms across
her chest.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Happy with her choice, Gabriella
dusted one of the chairs and sat, making herself as comfortable as possible.
This was the last place in the world she would ever choose to be, but for her
plan to work, she would need working class people. Individuals hungry enough
for fame and fortune that they would sell their souls to the devil himself just
for a taste. Who could be more famished than a struggling performer; or in this
case, a couple of performers?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So she’d had to drag herself
downtown, forced to sit for two hours in the dump that somebody had a nerve to
call a theater. No one in their right mind who cared about their career or
their bodies would even consider what she was about to propose, but the
information she had found on these two loved-up dreamers was enough to assure
her that her money would be welcomed, even if it took quite a bit of
persuading. And she was, after all, very good at persuading.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She placed her red purse on her
knee and folded her hands. “May I just begin by saying that you are both simply
marvelous dancers?” Her fake and flattering smile slid into place, and
satisfaction stirred inside her as the compliment sank in.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nina blushed as Robert nodded.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Why, thank you.” His broad smile
fluttered across his lips. “What can we do for you, miss?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I was wondering if you would like
to make some extra money.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They glanced at each other.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I was thinking along the lines of
ten thousand. How does that suit you?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Excitement sparked in their eyes.
She could see the slight twitches running through their bodies at the offer,
and she imagined they either wanted to embrace each other in sheer delight or
fall at her feet and kiss her Prada shoes.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nina beamed. “We would be very
interested.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Yes,” Robert agreed, although
hesitation quivered in his words. “But firstly, who are you?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“My name is Gabriella D’Punz. I
am—”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Gabriella D’Punz, the founder of
Ivory Tower Modeling Agency?” Nina dropped her arms to her side and took a step
forward.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Gabriella cleared her throat and
purged the surge of irritation that pulsed through her at the girl’s
interruption. “That is right, my dear.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“We accept.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She fought the slight urge to
smile at Nina’s conclusion. “You do not even know what I am proposing.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Naturally, the girl would presume
they were being offered a contract for modeling; why else would a modeling
agent come to see them?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“But surely there is only one
reason you would want to see us—”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I’m afraid you have mistaken me,
my dear.” Nina’s brow creased under her words. “Or should I say you jumped to
conclusions. I am Gabriella D’Punz, founder and agent of Ivory Tower, but I
have not come here to offer either of you a modeling contract.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“But—”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Although you are both beautiful—I
openly admit it—and you are at a reasonable modeling quality, well, you are
such wonderful dancers. That is where your hearts are, and I wouldn’t dare drag
you away from that passion.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Then what do you want?” Nina
asked, slumping down in the chair facing Gabriella.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I want a child.” She paused as
their eyebrows dipped in uncertainty to where this conversation was heading.
“You see, my husband is growing old, and I am unable to have children….”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I…I’m sorry to hear that, but
what has this got to do with us?” Robert asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Well, I was wondering if you
could help me.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nina lifted her shoulders, her
eyes widened a fraction. “How exactly?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Gabriella’s focus shifted to
Robert; a small smile curled her lips as realization blossomed over his face.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Haven’t you heard of adoption?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Yes. But I want a surrogate
mother and in all honesty, I have had my eyes on you,”—she rested her gaze on
Nina—“my dear, for quite some time.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nina shifted in her seat. “What do
you mean?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I want you to be my surrogate.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“What? No.” She shook her head.
“No, I won’t do that.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Robert stepped forward. “Why her?
What do you mean; you’ve had your eyes on her?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I saw a show of yours a year ago.
I became interested in you. You’re both beautiful and in good health. From what
I have learned of your education, you are both decently smart. All the
qualities I need in a child. I have considered adoption for years, but I never
found a child I liked.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nina’s eyes grew bigger. “What,
you…you’ve been spying on us?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“No, not spying. I just have an
interest. I also have an interest in your career. You’re not making very much
money. You have no home. You’re living out of Motels, travelling up and down
the country—”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“How dare you!” Robert thundered.
“How dare you come in here and…and poke your nose in to our business, to ask—”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“There’s no need to get
hysterical.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“No need? I...I...Get out! I want
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Gabriella sighed. “I see you are
going to make this difficult. So, let’s just get down to it, shall we? How much
money do you want?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“What? This isn’t about money,”
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Nonsense, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">everything</i> is about money.” She reached into her purse and pulled
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“No. This isn’t about money. This
is about a complete stranger waltzing into our dressing room demanding a baby
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I have not demanded anything from
you. Please keep calm.” She placed a cigarette in her mouth and put the pouch
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I will not! You have no right! No
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I was not digging, and more to
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for a woman who is unable to have children.” Gabriella pulled her lighter from
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“You wouldn’t, would you? You
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Removing the cigarette from
between her lips, she blew out a cloud of smoke. “Because with your looks,—”
Gabriella’s lips twisted into a smile “—you would give birth to a supermodel.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“You’re disgusting,” Robert
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“You’re making a big deal out of
nothing. I get a child, and you get money.” She slipped the lighter back into
her purse. “Money that you are both in need of.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Get out.” Nina stood up. Her
hands balled into the material of her robe. “Please, get out.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Are you sure you want to turn
this offer down?” She kept her attention on Nina as she stood. “Twenty thousand
can really come in useful.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Robert walked to the door and
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She laughed, and glanced in his
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Get
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Why are you so insulted?” She
tucked her purse under her arm. “I am offering you twenty thousand dollars to
have sex and get pregnant. Once you are pregnant, you will stay in my home as
guests. My doctor will see you, take care of you, and then when it is time, he
will deliver the baby. As soon as you are well, you may leave. You may leave
twenty thousand dollars richer than you are at this very moment. You can get on
with your lives, fulfill your dreams. Tell me what is so disagreeable?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“You want me to get pregnant and
sell my baby to you for twenty thousand dollars?” Lines creased Nina’s
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Yes.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“No! It’s wrong.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Gabriella shrugged. “Who said it
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Not even for twenty-five thousand
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Fine.” She reached into her coat
pocket and pulled out a small ivory card, which she placed on the vanity table
beside Nina. “Call me when you realize this is the best offer you will receive
in your lifetime.” She walked past Robert and out the door, turning right
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Elizabeth started life wanting to be an actress because she loved
entertaining people. She enjoyed nothing more than being able to make people
laugh and to help distract them from reality for a few hours.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">She studied Musical Theatre in college, but during her second
year, her mind started to overflow with story ideas, so she began writing
plays. Slowly, over the following three years, she wrote more and more,
channeling every ounce of her imagination into the written word.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">And now, here she is, years later, hiding away like a hermit in
her little cottage in Cheshire, England, writing like crazy and loving every
minute of it.</span></div>
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Mastyr Quinlan pursues the artist, Batya, with only one thing in mind but soon discovers that his desire for her is just the beginning of an earth-shattering affair…</center>
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Quinlan must keep Grochaire Realm safe from the enemy at all costs. As ruler of his realm, a woman has no permanent place in his day-to-day existence. But when his lust takes him to Batya’s bedroom, he soon discovers he’s deep into a powerful experience that threatens to blow his life apart. He wants Batya with a feverish desire that makes no sense in his logical, warrior world. But when an ancient fae attacks Batya’s gallery, he launches into protector mode and soon finds himself embroiled -- body, soul, and fangs -- with a woman he’d only meant to bed a couple of times. </center>
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Batya’s intense desire for Mastyr Quinlan stuns and baffles her. She doesn’t want to be involved with the vampire on any level. His sole focus of ruling Grochaire Realm has kept him from staying with one woman longer than the proud length of his fangs. Besides, she’s built a life for herself in Lebanon, Tennessee as an artist and healer to the realm ex-patriot community. But when the ancient fae attacks Quinlan at her gallery, then attempts to kidnap her assistant, Batya finds herself catapulted into an astonishing adventure. Even so, she works steadily to get back to her free-clinic and her painting, but how can she leave Quinlan behind when he’s commanded her like no other man ever has?</center>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>READ MORE:</b></span>…<a href="http://www.carisroane.com/3-embrace-the-mystery/" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">http://www.carisroane.com/3-embrace-the-mystery/</a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></center>
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I confess I've had a love affaire with vampires for several years now, especially warrior vampires, the kind found in the books of Sherrilyn Kenyon, Lara Adrian and JR Ward. Though I've been published in Regency Romance under the pseudonym Valerie King--and yes one of my Regency Novellas features a vampire--one day I woke up knowing I had to create my own contemporary world of the warrior vampire.</center>
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For some mystical, magical reason, early in the process, my vampires appeared with enormous beautiful wings and it has been the most amazing experience to include flight in my novels, in both battle scenes and scenes involving spectacle. My special vampire world, published by St. Martin's Press, is introduced in the first book called, ASCENSION (12-28-2010). The second book, BURNING SKIES (May of 2011), opens up the world a little bit more. And even as I write this, I'm on the final draft of my third novel, WINGS OF FIRE (September of 2011). What a thrill it has been to live with my ascended vampires through the creation of this extraordinary, multi-dimensional world!</center>
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“Want some coffee with your ‘shits’ and ‘damn-all-the-elf-lords-to-hell-and-back’?” He met Batya’s reflection in the mirror, and saw a mug extended in his direction.</center>
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His thoughts turned to Grochaire, the realm he ruled. “I need to get word to my Guard, to warn them about what they’re up against. But my telepathy isn’t working through your shield and my phone got blasted by one of those wraith-pairs.”</center>
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She brushed through a long length, hit a snag and started working it. He could see her in the mirror, brow furrowed. He’d seen that look already, more than once just conversing with her. She had a seriousness about her that he approved of, maybe because it matched his own. </center>
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He sipped some more and watched her. She was a beautiful woman and tall, maybe just under six feet. He wouldn’t have to lean too far down to pull her into his arms and kiss her. She wore her hair loose with clips holding it away from her face. She had strong cheekbones and a straight nose. Her chin was definitely fae, more pointed than a human’s would be, but exquisite.</center>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-8960660919680339102013-11-06T22:28:00.000-05:002013-11-06T22:28:37.260-05:00The Blood & Dreams Sons of Navarus Box Set Is On Sale For $.99 @BNBuzz #bargainbooks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just in time for the release of a short story featuring Dante in the Snowed In Anthology, the Blood & Dreams Sons of Navarus Box Set is on sale for just $.99! Get the series prequel, Vampire Dreams Revamped, along with the first two full length novels in the series, Blood Avenged and Blood Betrayed, for less than a buck! <br /><br />"Gritty
and heart-stopping, sensual and surprising, this riveting series
plunges you into a world where heroic vampire warriors battle their
ancient enemies for survival — a wild, fantastical romance that will
leave you gasping for more." <br /><br />Don't miss out on the chance to grab the first half of the Sons of Navarus series today at this incredible bargain! <br /><br /><b>Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Dreams-Sons-Navarus-Box-ebook/dp/B00CH6HJD6">http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Dreams-Sons-Navarus-Box-ebook/dp/B00CH6HJD6</a></b><br /><br /><b>B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood-dreams-sons-of-navarus-box-set-gabrielle-bisset/1113883126">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood-dreams-sons-of-navarus-box-set-gabrielle-bisset/1113883126</a></b><br /><br />
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And don't miss the Snowed In Anthology, coming this December! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-13097950830510724732013-09-26T14:00:00.000-04:002013-09-26T14:00:02.178-04:00My Alter Ego Hit The USA Today Bestsellers List! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />I woke up this morning to find out that my alter ego K.M. Scott's book, Crash Into Me, hit the USA Today Bestsellers list. Wow! I'm speechless (which is making this blog post pretty difficult to write). <br /><br />Crash Into Me was a labor of love. Tristan and Nina's story is one that is so close to my heart. I won't be able to write much at all today in the follow up book Fall Into Me, but for a good reason, for once--no writer's block but too distracted by happiness. <br /><br />Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible. I'm over the moon! <br /><br /><3Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-52566267417202714212013-09-12T08:00:00.000-04:002013-09-12T08:00:03.101-04:00Hotter Than Hot-Milly SilverWelcome to author Milly Silver and her book, Hotter Than Hot! <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maggie Lee is Space Cadet 69. She begged for a
different number. But no can do. She's stuck with a 69 on her
forehead, until she's vaporized. That pretty much sums up Maggie's
life.<br />Stuck in a boring job counting tins of meatballs.<br />Stuck
on the dullest space station in the universe, Lanzarote.<br />And stuck
with no hope of achieving her dream of flying scout ships.<br />Enter
hot guy Hunter in his blinged-up spaceship. Things start to get
unstuck for Maggie real fast.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maggie
needs to outwit evil Lord Zagon who wants to kill her for her
cherished precognition helmet, find a rare space rock to save her
family from suspended animation and flee from giddy space pirates
wanting to pimp out her friends to the nearest aliens. Hunter being a
sexy space god isn't exactly helping Maggie's concentration levels
either.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can
Maggie pull it off? If she doesn't, her family will be frozen forever
and Lord Zagon will rule the universe. Then she'll definitely never
get to fly scout ships.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*HOTTER
THAN HOT is a NA romantic comedy. It's a light, fast read that will
keep you laughing all the way through. The perfect beach read!</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Milly Silver is the British author of the Young Adult series
INTO THE DARK SERIES (#1-4), and NA romantic comedy, HOTTER THAN HOT.
Milly Silver lives with her family in Cheshire, in the UK. Silver is
currently writing her next series, and eating her own body weight in
passion fruit sorbet.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Facebook:
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MillySilverUK?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/MillySilverUK?fref=ts</a></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Milly-Silver/e/B00A983S3Y/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1">http://www.amazon.com/Milly-Silver/e/B00A983S3Y/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1</a></span></span></span>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Goodreads:<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6589729.Milly_Silver">http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6589729.Milly_Silver </a></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Blog:
<a href="http://millysilver.blogspot.co.uk/">http://millysilver.blogspot.co.uk/</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=Into%20the%20dark%20milly%20silver&linkCode=ur2&tag=paranortenden-20"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also by Milly Silver - Into the Dark parts 1-4 Available from Amazon </span></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">A warm welcome to author Jordan K. Rose today for stopping by with her cover reveal for her new book, The Demon Mistress. Isn't it gorgeous? <br /><br />And here's the blurb:</span></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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a werewolf, enraged a lovesick vampire by stealing his approved mate, and
attracted the attention of The High Commander for The Vampire Federation, not
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before sunrise. Eh, a slightly busier night than usual, but nothing Eva Prim
can’t handle. <br /><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jordan loves vampires. But if you know anything about
Jordan, you already knew that detail. What you didn’t know was it wasn’t long
ago that she began writing about them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">A few years back Jordan received a copy of Twilight from her
husband as part of her anniversary gift. By the end of that week she’d read the
entire series and moved onto Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. Eight weeks and
eighteen vampire books later the idea for her first book, Perpetual Light came
to her followed very quickly by Eva Prim. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">In October of 2013 The Demon Mistress, the first Eva Prim
Novel is available along with four short stories. For continual updates on Eva
please join the Snack Of The Week Club at www.evaprim.com. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Coming November 2013 Black Magic Rose, Book One of The
Alliance Series. Join Jordan’s newsletter for updates.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">When she’s not writing about one vampire or another Jordan
enjoys spending time with her husband, Ken and their lovable Labrador, Dino on
the beautiful beaches of New England.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-5293087183812671092013-08-26T09:06:00.000-04:002013-08-26T09:06:49.610-04:00My New Release...Well, Another Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm celebrating a new release, but it's not under my Gabrielle Bisset name. This new book is under my K.M. Scott name, the one I write contemporaries under. I figured it would be a good idea to use a different name since readers have become so used to my Gabrielle name as PNR. <br /><br />So what's this new release? It's entitled Crash Into Me and it's a sexy contemporary romance. Here's the blurb:<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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world he gave me fulfilled my wildest dreams, but would that be enough when the
past crashed into the present?<br /></b><br />Crash Into Me was a labor of love, and as I'm writing the follow up book, Fall Into Me, I'm finding it's a story I love too. I hope to have the cover for that second book in the Heart of Stone series soon, so keep an eye out. <br /><br />If you love sexy contemporary romance, check out Crash Into Me. I think you'll love it! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crash-Into-Heart-Stone-ebook/dp/B00ERLYNF6/" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crash-into-me-km-scott/1116336223" target="_blank"><b>Barnes and Noble</b></a></span></span></div>
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</span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-42769294516713055542013-08-13T11:50:00.000-04:002013-08-13T11:50:44.772-04:00Name The New Sons of Navarus Character!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Blood Craving, the 5th novel in the Sons of Navarus series, is scheduled for release later this year, and a new character will come on the scene at the end of the story. She's a new vampire, and while she won't be the love interest of any of the Sons, she will be important to the storyline. <br /><br />But I can't seem to find a good name for her. :( Maybe you can, though. I'm running a Name The New Sons of Navarus Character Contest to find that perfect name. I'll choose one winner's chosen name and she or he will receive a signed paperback copy of Blood Craving and a one-of-a-kind Sons bookthong (even I don't have one of these!), along with a mention in the dedication of the book. Cool, huh? <br /><br />I'll choose the winning name on November 13, 2013 and participants can enter as many names as they'd like. The winner will be contacted through email, so a valid email is a requirement to win. <br /><br />Interested? Visit the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ELL05QZXjRBbrzGjcJ8upf9iJxAaLpUK5it8-5Yel6U/viewform" target="_blank"><b>Name The New Sons of Navarus Character Contest Form </b></a>to find out all the details about this new vampire and enter to win! I can't wait to see the names! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-62772979892076176182013-08-10T08:00:00.000-04:002013-08-10T08:00:00.480-04:00Grab Your Copy of Destiny Redeemed This Weekend #PNR #Kindle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Destiny Redeemed is FREE August 10-12, so grab your copy this weekend and meet one of my favorite heroes, Amon Kalins. Here's the blurb:<br /><br />Sentenced to spend the rest of his three remaining lifetimes in Nil, Amon Kalins is freed with the help of his Sidhe servant, Gethen, but now he must accept his life is never to be his again as the Council won't rest until he's safely back imprisoned within Nil's cold walls. Broken and nearly dead from his time in prison, Amon is saved by an Aeveren healer named Althea Forester. As a healer, Thea has served her people for forty-five lifetimes, never having a destined one and always knowing each lifetime would ultimately end with her alone. But destiny hasn't forgotten her. <br /><br />Drawn to the seductive Amon, Thea quickly becomes a pawn the Council uses to trap him. Taken prisoner by the sadistic leader of the rebel group, the Soren, Thea must survive the vicious world of the people hell-bent on taking her destined one away forever, and Amon must risk everything dear to him to free her from those who would sacrifice her to claim the bigger prize and return him to Nil.<br /><br /><b>Grab your FREE copy today through midnight Monday, August 12 at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Redeemed-ebook/dp/B00C4G77NQ/">http://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Redeemed-ebook/dp/B00C4G77NQ/</a><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-3874596443632494842013-07-31T08:00:00.001-04:002013-07-31T08:00:07.121-04:00Blood Craving #CoverReveal #PNR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is all Blood Craving, the 5th novel in the Sons of Navarus series coming later this year. Thanks to CBLS for hosting this cover reveal and thank you to all the great blogs who have joined with me to introduce Sion's story to the world. <br /><br />So without further ado, here's the blurb for Blood Craving:<br /><br /><b>I am everything you hunger for. I am vampire. </b><br />
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<b><br />For Sion, reason and logic are his only solace. Since becoming vampire in the 1940s, he has shunned feelings, morphing into a being more machine than man. As a Son, he keeps his distance from the others, allowing only one soul in the world to stir his icy heart. <br /><br />A vampire turned in ancient Greece, Kali is the only hope the Sons and the Order of Macaria have to decipher the prophecy now that Thane is gone. But her past hides a dark secret that has finally caught up with her. Demons she only barely controlled now threaten her very life and the safety of all dear to her. <br /><br />The one vampire who can help her knows nothing of how to reach another's heart, but without him, they both may be lost.</b> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-85901441585013617092013-07-31T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-31T19:20:52.125-04:00Malia Mallory Guest PostWelcome to Malia Mallory, my guest today! <br />
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fourth book in the Dominating BDSM Billionaires Series. <u>His Need, Her Desire</u>
(Book 1) is currently free at most online retailers. <u>His Desire, Her
Surrender</u> (Book 2) hit bestseller lists in the United States, United
Kingdom, Canada and Australia. <u>Her Wish, His Command</u> (Book 3) released
in June.</span></div>
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Pharma executive Monica Granger is hiding her relationship from her family. She
has to. Her lover is the son of her father's biggest business rival. Ben Coron
is more than Monica can resist; he's everything she's ever wanted—including
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"So,
do you want to eat now … or later?" Monica's smile turned seductive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Well,
I think I might need you first." His hand reached to touch the silkiness
of her hair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"I
agree. Food can wait." Monica pulled his head down and kissed him, greedy
to taste his lips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Without
breaking the kiss, Ben guided her out of the hallway into the living room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Monica
slipped her finger under the edge of his collar. "You know, it doesn't
seem fair that you get to call all the shots."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Oh?
I call all the shots?" Ben's hands roamed to her rear and squeezed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Yes
… you decide when and how …" Monica licked the edge of his lip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"One,
that isn’t quite true, and two, I haven't heard you complaining." He gave
her a playful pinch on the ass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Oh
no, I'm not complaining." Her hand moved to the front of his pants,
cupping him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Then
what?" His hands slid down to the back of her thighs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"I
thought it might be fun to … try a little something else." She rubbed him
through the fabric of his pants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"What
did you have in mind?" Ben swept his hands up her back and tangled his
fingers in her hair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Monica
tilted her head back. "Do you recall that night before I left for
Hawaii?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"I
do believe it is burned into my memory."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Sometimes
I wonder if it wouldn't be interesting to reverse things." Monica observed
his face for a reaction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Reverse
things?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Oh
yes." Her finger laid a trail down the front of his chest.
"You," she poked him gently, "would do as I say."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"I
see. Are you finding you have a dominant streak?" he teased.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"I'm
not sure, but I have a desire to find out." The thought of taking charge
appealed to Monica, not all the time, but perhaps occasionally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Ben
smiled. "That sounds … enticing."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"I
hoped you'd think so." Monica walked around him, patting his ass with her
palm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"How
would you start?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"I'd
tell you to disrobe for my viewing pleasure." Monica enjoyed looking at
the hard planes of Ben's body, so different from her own curves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Shall
I?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Oh,
yes." Monica crossed the few steps to the seating area and settled herself
into an upholstered chair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Ben
approached Monica and then turned his back toward her. He loosened his tie and
pulled it free, tossing it over his shoulder in Monica's direction before
unbuttoning his shirt and letting the fabric fall to the floor. He turned
slightly and caught her eye. Monica flushed under his wicked gaze.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-9516894456301808092013-07-20T08:36:00.000-04:002013-07-20T08:36:08.920-04:00#Paranormal #Romance Event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Three years ago today, I decided that after writing for years and never taking that final step that finally, I was going to do it. I was going to pursue achieving the goal of being published. <br /><br />I remember it like it was yesterday. I walked out of the local Borders on a Monday night with my now editor, turned to her, and said, "I'm going to get my next book published. I can do this." Her answer? "Of course you can." (She can be very supportive even though as an editor, she's tough as nails.)<br /><br />My son was away at Boy Scout camp for the week and I sat down on that Tuesday morning after having a fantastic dream that Monday night about a race of beings descended from humans but blessed with powers above and beyond what humans possess. I wrote ideas all day and badgered my son's father (my ex) with ideas all the way up to camp to see Christiaan on Wednesday for Family Night as I tried to find a name for my new kind of paranormal being. I chose the name Aeveren on that drive and still have the envelope with all the brainstorming scribbles on it. <br /><br />I wrote every day until late August when I had a brand new idea come to me one day in the shower. Wild things go through my mind as I wash my hair. :) That was the day I came up with the idea for Stolen Destiny (technically the second Aeveren story), the book that would push aside the first Aeveren book and become the one that I finally got published. <br /><br />Back then, I was pursuing traditional publishing and not indie. Indie didn't come along until after I submitted the book to a publisher and had it accepted. Regardless, I had decided I was going to have my book published and I did it. <br /><br />I began Stolen Destiny in early September and finished it at Thanksgiving. Since then, I've been writing pretty much non-stop. By the time I returned to school from Thanksgiving break, I was busy writing the follow up book, Destiny Redeemed, which I finished in March, almost 4 months later. And as they say, the rest is history. <br /><br />Now three years later, I've written 6 full length novels, 3 novellas, and 4 short stories, along with a 7th full length novel under the K.M. Scott name that I'll be releasing in a little over a month at the end of August. I've spent my time in Victorian England and with a group of modern day sexy vampire warriors who are as much of my world as anyone I know in real life. It's been a wonderful three years with these characters! <br />
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I want to say thank you to all the incredible readers and fans who have taken to my books and taken me into their hearts, bookcases, and ereaders. Your support means the world to me, so I'm giving away two copies of the Blood Avenged audiobook. Just leave a comment making sure to leave your email address and I'll choose two winners on July 20. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It's been a great three years, and just wait until you see what's coming next! <br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-5564057693854769122013-07-11T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-11T08:00:04.742-04:00 Nikki Prince & Shyla Colt Guest Post<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Looking back
now I think I met Shyla on Facebook when I was screaming (in type of course) a
fan girl scream after reading her book Don’t Fear The Reaper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The story caught my eye because for one I
love the song by Blue Oyster Cult (It also makes me smile and think of “I need
more cowbell, baby” from the SNL skit with Christopher Walken).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes my mind makes all kind of crazy
connections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember friending Shyla
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about Shyla was that she’s always treated me as an equal even when I wasn’t
published then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then through getting
published and us finding out we had a lot in common such as our geekdom, being
married to Caucasian males and having children we decided to write one together
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><br />Being able to
write allows me to create worlds and the characters who live within them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I have written contemporary stories
I love writing in the paranormal genre because it allows even more world building
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Welcome to my stop on the Wicked Scavenger Hunt, which is going on from July 1 through July 30! It's Day 8 of the scavenger hunt, and for my part, I'm giving away an ebook copy of the first book in my Sons of Navarus series, Blood Avenged (the cover is below). All you have to do is answer the following question when you find it in the blurb and excerpt!<br /><br />
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<b>Blood Avenged Blurb:</b><br />
<b>I am everything you desire. I am vampire. <br /><br />Powerful and manipulative, Vasilije does as he pleases. A vampire
beholden to no one, he takes what he desires, drinking deeply the
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exact his revenge. There he meets Sasa, a beautiful woman who arouses
him like no other has for centuries. Vasilije’s need for vengeance is
equaled only by his passion for her, but what he finds in his revenge is
just the beginning... <br /><br />Excerpt:<br />Vasilije didn’t bother to turn the lights on once inside. In truth, as a vampire, he saw as well in the dark as humans did in the light. Even more, there was no point in acting like they were going to sit on the couch and talk or watch television. <br /> <br /> He knew what she wanted and he wanted it too. <br /> <br /> Closing the door behind him, he reached out to her and pulled her to him, enjoying the feel of her body pressed to his. She was so warm. So willing. <br /> <br /> Her hands slid over his stomach and chest as she arched up to kiss him. Bending down, his lips grazed hers for a moment before he pulled her closer, wanting what she offered. <br /> <br /> Warm and wet, her mouth eagerly pressed against his and her tongue met his, teasing him with the tip. His fangs had slid into his mouth at the first touch of her hands on his body, and each playful flick of her tongue came so close, just missing them. To feel her tongue against his fangs would be heaven. <br /> <br /> His hand tightened its grip in her hair and tugged, making her moan into his mouth. God, he wanted to hear that sound again. The sound of a woman needy for everything he could give her. <br /></b><br />Remember to put your answer to my question in the Rafflecopter below and be sure to stop at all the blogs this month for a chance to win lots of prizes. Just check out the Linky below the Rafflecopter for all the great stops! And to find out more about Blood Avenged and the Sons of Navarus series, visit my website at <b><a href="http://www.gabriellebisset.com/">www.gabriellebisset.com</a></b> and like the Sons of Navarus on Facebook at <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SonsOfNavarusSeries" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SonsOfNavarusSeries</a></b><br /><br />
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My alter-ego that I write contemporary romance under, K.M.Scott, is getting ready for the release of her first book, Crash Into Me, on September 18. It's the first in the Heart of Stone trilogy and a book I'm very excited about. Here's the blurb:<br />
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<br />I'm happy to have fellow author Joya Fields here at my blog today with her book, Altered Frequency. Keep reading for information on the book and where you can pick up a copy! <br /><br />
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Joya Fields has had over 100 stories and articles published
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three marathons, and even spent a year as a Baltimore Colts cheerleader. Joya
loves spending time with her high school sweetheart/husband of over twenty-five
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Since I write erotic PNR, specifically vampires, the hot and deadly hero is just my style. My Sons of Navarus series begins with Blood Avenged and a very hot and deadly vampire, Vasilije. When it comes to heroes that walk the fine like of being anti-hero because they're so deadly, Vasilije is it. <br /><br />
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But for romance fans, he also has a very sexy side, which his heroine Sasa learns very quickly in Blood Avenged. I can say that the time I've spent writing him have been some of the most enjoyable hours I've spent as an author, and as there are seven scheduled books in the Sons series which will include Vasilije and the other Sons of Navarus, I still have three more chances to give readers more of this hot and deadly hero.(For more information on the four books out already and all things Sons of Navarus, visit my website at <a href="http://www.gabriellebisset.com/">www.gabriellebisset.com</a>) <br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thank
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<u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Her Wish, His Command</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> is the third book in the Dominating BDSM Billionaires Series. <u>His
Need, Her Desire</u> (Book 1) is currently free at most online retailers. <u>His
Desire, Her Surrender</u> (Book 2) hit bestseller lists in the United States,
United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Look for <u>His Passion, Her Temptation</u>
(Book 4) in July 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Doctor
Anna Foster may just get what she wants: sexy fellow researcher Jonah Granger.
She's been in love with him for years, but Jonah has always been more
interested in work at his family's business, Granger Pharma, than romance. Now
that they've admitted their attraction, Anna may even be able to tell him what
she really wants: to submit to him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But
Granger Pharma faces a hostile takeover. Sensitive data and samples are missing
from Anna and Jonah's lab; it may be corporate espionage. Everyone is under
suspicion and, and they're even beginning to question each other. Anna must
discover the truth if she's going to save both her job and her relationship
with the man she dreams of serving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">*****</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Her Wish, His Command Excerpt</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Jonah
sipped from his cup. "This coffee is better than usual. What did you
do?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"I
washed out the pot and filter?" Anna laughed and threw her braid back over
her shoulder. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wasn't playing with hair
supposed to be a flirty thing to do?</i> She glanced into Jonah's eyes and saw
his pupils dilate ever so slightly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Jonah
placed his cup on the counter. "I usually just dump the old coffee."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Anna
reached to top him off, making sure she grazed him again. She turned and put
the coffee pot back in its place. Her hip bumped him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Anna?"
he asked in a deep, questioning tone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Yes?"
She paused. "Jonah?" She drew his name out on her tongue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">His
eyes locked with hers. "What's this about?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Anna
broke eye contact as his scrutiny became too intense. "What's what
about?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"This."
He gestured toward her. "Is this about yesterday?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Anna
wasn't sure where to go with her plan. "Yesterday?" She feared her
manner gave the impression of stupid instead of coy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Yes,
yesterday. We had a moment, for lack of a better term. Is this some game?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Anna
straightened. "Game? What is that supposed to mean?" Her voice lost
its teasing edge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"It
means that either you are trying to needle me or maybe … maybe you want
something?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Anna
frowned. "Those are the only two explanations?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Jonah
considered for an instant. "Anna, you're not interested in me, are
you?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Anna
thumped her mug on the counter. "Of course not." Color rose in her
face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"Anna,
about yesterday. I didn't mean to be unprofessional." His apologetic
manner unnerved her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"You
were not unprofessional," Anna bit out. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What a disaster</i>. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Was he going
to say something kind?</i> Anna didn't think she could bear the embarrassment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Jonah
took her hand lightly in his. Her hand trembled, and Anna was sure he felt it.
"Are you afraid?" He looked into her eyes. "Or aroused?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Anna
swayed as his calloused thumb stroked her palm. The lab seemed to shrink, the
walls gathering close around them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">He
tugged on her hand, bringing to his lips. He nipped her fingertip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Anna
struggled to remain impassive as her blood surged. She sensed she hadn't fooled
Jonah with her imperfect façade of calm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">A
predatory masculine smile crossed his face. "I see." He sucked her
fingertip into his mouth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Malia
Mallory lives in Hawaii with her husband and daughter. She's been working with
words since alphabet blocks rolled into her crib, not only writing her own work
but copy editing and proofreading the work of others. She has loved to read
about relationships since she first sneaked off with her mother's Harlequin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Malia
Mallory is the best-selling author of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
ABCs of Erotica</i> series, which covers the erotic spectrum from BDSM to
ménage and everything in between. More releases in the series are on the way.
She has also released the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mia's Cop
Craving</i> series and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Santa's Backdoor
Baby</i>. Malia’s books have hit the bestselling erotica lists at both Amazon
and iTunes. Her books are available in electronic format at major retailers
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-83275634883887805482013-06-11T09:45:00.001-04:002013-06-11T09:45:17.600-04:00Remembering Men Are Not Women #amwriting #amreading<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After reading in a romance novel for the third time that a man's cheeks warmed, I feel the need to state what I had always seen as the obvious. Men are not the same as women. The way we writers describe men can't be the way we describe women. First of all, it's emasculating. Why editors aren't telling romance authors this is beyond me, but making the hero just a taller, bigger version of a woman isn't sexy. So very not sexy. <br /><br />It's also inaccurate. While males certainly do blush, have their hands get sweaty, and physically do many of the same things women do, these behaviors aren't indicative of the same things as when they happen in women. I should note here that I read adult romance, so none of what is about to follow belongs in a discussion about YA romance (which I wouldn't touch in a discussion with a 10 foot pole as I can't get into it). In adult romance, men are supposed to be grown adults. By the time men are adults, they don't embarrass as easily. There just isn't the "cheeks warmed" opportunity. If a man's face is red, it's likely because he's been working, exercising, or performing some other activity that has caused blood to flow to his face. <br /><br />Same thing with the hero looking down at his hands or any other type of looking down. That's feminine and very not heroic. These aren't stereotypes either. Watch men for just a little while and you'll see that if any of them in a group are blushing or looking down instead of meeting another man's gaze head on, they're not respected. Men can certainly look away from the group, but the level at which his eyes are at is meaningful. In fact, keeping the spatial world in mind as we write men is very important. Males work on a far more primitive level socially, so when writers describe them, we need to remember this.<br />
<br />Also, and this is one of my real pet peeves, they do not speak like women. I know the temptation is there to have them talk about things for pages to get all that cool narrative info in about the couple's romance, but it's a rare man who has that much to say about anything that might appear in a romance novel. It's likely a stretch to make them talk much at all regarding many things romance novels focus on. :) (Note: I will say that non-romantic topics, such as fighting, killing, and other such activities that are like sports can have them talking for pages and pages. LOL) They also don't use many of the words we use, except when they're making fun of females. Grown men rarely say wow. Why? Because they've learned through interactions with other males that expressing such interest in anything is too feminine and just not cool and manly. <br /><br />Fiction allows the writer to take some liberties, which I wholeheartedly agree with, but there are some fundamental areas that aren't okay to stretch. Men don't act like women, which is likely why they can't understand the interest in a genre that is entirely dedicated to something which they view in a far more visual way. The idea of Mommy Porn is a fine example of this. Mommy Porn is erotic romance. You know what Daddy Porn is? Porn. And if you've ever watched even a tiny bit of porn, you know romance is not the point. (Another huge pet peeve: Erotic romance authors should be required to watch a healthy dose of porn and often. I'm sick of reading erotic romance that's not hot because I suspect the author has had very little experience with their topic. But that is another post entirely.)<br /><br />So writers, remember men are not women. Making them male versions of us defeats the purpose for the romance story. The best way to write men is to watch them first, but not the one you're married to. He's not a useful source. Go out and observe the creature in his natural environment (i.e., sports events, outdoors, you see where I'm going with this). Men are incredibly interesting people who deserve to actually be men, even in the romance novel, because let's face it: the romance novel is simply the fantasy of men being real men with the added really hot skills in bed and kickass fighting ability and/or wads of cash. So let's keep the warming cheeks to the ladies. <br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.com7