Day 14: 30 Days of Christmas 2012

The winner for Day 13 is Fedora! I’ll be emailing you to arrange to get all those yummy books to you! Congratulations!

For Day 14, I have a plethora of awesome books by even more awesome authors – my pals Selena Illyria and Lynn Crain! Plus, another book from my backlist, Unbreak Me which finished 2nd in the Lories Best Published contest and was a Passionate Plume finalist. Dragon shifters, sci fi menage, and fantasy soldiers. What a line up!

Selena Illyria -Draven’s Crossing: Hidden Diversions

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With so many distractions, can they catch a killer before someone else dies?

Their passion may be the death of them…

Werewolf Chief of Police, Torger, is running into walls while tracking the Draven’s Crossing serial killer. No matter what he tries to do, he can’t find the clues needed to stop the terror that stalks the streets of his city. Things aren’t helped by his attraction to dragon shifter, Draven City News Reporter, Isadora Jones. With political pressure and bodies mounting, can he get through all these distractions to the truth before it’s too late?

Reporter, Isadora Jones wants to help with the investigation into the serial killer but Torger refuses to let her. She decides to do it on her own, but her world goes upside down when the killer sets his sights on her. Under Torger’s protection, they start to put the pieces together but will it be too late for them?

Things go from bad to worse when another killer appears. Draven’s Crossing just got a whole lot more dangerous.

Lynn Crain – The Harvester

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Sky Nerezsh, a Harvester of men, leaves home avoiding a tragic path when a rival comes to claim Earth and the two Scottish lifemates she’s just discovered.

Princess Sky Xera Nerezsh came to earth to avoid the normal succession path to the throne. Being the oldest daughter, she will be required to murder her mother in order to secure her path to power. Sky loves her mother and refuses this path, choosing instead to disappear in the vast reaches of space. When her past collides with her present, she has to think quick on her feet, claim two men and a whole planet just to avoid the inevitable: a meeting with her mother. Along the way, she discovers true love and a burning need to be there for them always. Now if the other Harvesters can just keep to themselves, they’ll have no problems. But who said true love was ever easy.

Lex Valentine -Unbreak Me

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Two magic wielding warriors are torn apart by betrayal, imprisonment, and torture. When a magical heart that formerly belonged to them comes up on the auction block, both fight to win it. Major Marcus (Ren) Renniger was betrayed on a mission and became a POW. Captain Tait Boland was told Ren had died. Unable to believe it, she set out to find the truth and exact revenge on the man who stole Ren from her. Her revenge comes at the cost of her freedom and her spirit.

Six years later, Ren and Tait have both escaped imprisonment. When they meet at Spellbound Treasure because of the heart, their passions explode. For Tait, knowing that her lover is alive fills her with bittersweet elation. Broken in body and spirit, she knows she has nothing left to give him. Seeing Tait so changed strikes fear in Ren’s heart. He sets out to unravel the mystery surrounding his capture and Tait’s imprisonment. To give her back her future and regain their life together, Ren must figure out how to unbreak Tait’s heart, soul, and spirit.

And there you have it for Day 14. Lots of exciting stuff to read! For a chance to win these books, comment on this post by midnight Pacific time and cross your fingers that Nikki draws your name!

Happy Holidays!

Day 13: 30 Days of Christmas 2012

The winner of yesterday’s line up of awesome MM books is…Lysette (BN100)! Congratulations! I’ll be in touch regarding your prizes.

For Day 13 I have more hot yumminess! Today’s participating authors include a pair of books each from Zenobia Renquist and M.L. Guida. To round out their offerings is a pair of my own. Zenobia is offering two red hot holiday stories and M.L.’s books are about angels. I’m tossing in a pair of Encounters stories. This is one super hot giveaway!

Zenobia Renquist – White Hot Christmas: Stripping Christmas, Santa’s Helpers: Decorating Christmas

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Alex is firmly on the naughty list and she wants Santa to join her.

Alex thought she was going to a job, instead she ends up marrying the heir to the title of Santa Claus. The vows have been said and cannot be taken back, even if Alex isn’t the ideal bride Kris was hoping for to re-energize the powers of the House of Kringle. But, Alex is about to teach him that being a little naughty — or a lot — can go a long way.

Decorating Christmas – BUY LINK

She’s making sure Christmas comes more than once this year.

The Spirit of Christmas should be a joyous person who can spread happiness around the world. Spir is anything but. His mood is as dark as the black clothes he wears. Danette is hired to change his clothing in hopes that his attitude will follow. Spir doesn’t want to cooperate. When she finally gets him out of his clothes, Danette discovers something harder than her job and much more enjoyable.

M.L. Guida – Sinful Delight, Betrayal

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Poison, an angel of death, has her orders – straight from Michael the Archangel. Bring back an evil board and a woman who has been using it to grant wishes. Michael wants the woman dead. She has less than two hours to achieve Michael’s goal. Poison failed her last assignment when she became ill and no angel of death would work with her. This is her chance to show Michael she is worthy of being an angel of death. He warns Poison not to fall into temptation and watch out for demons before she leaves for her assignment. Poison can detect demons by their foul smell, but then she becomes violently ill. She is confused by Michael’s warning, but then she meets a man dressed like a pirate at the woman’s Halloween party. She is immediately drawn to him and believes he is a human until he confronts her with a scandalous request.

Ringmaster remembers Poison from the night an ocean liner sank. He met her at an assignment where he, another demon and his boss, Balthasar, were there to escort souls to hell, but Poison and two other angels of death arrive to take the souls to heaven. He immediately wanted her. He did not understand the attraction, but he’d never forgotten her. Balthasar casts a spell and Poison became ill. He wanted to kill Balthasar, but leaves. A year later, Balthasar sent him to the Halloween party to retrieve the Spell Board he invented and bring back the woman using it. At seeing Poison, he decides to make a deal and fulfill his goal of fulfilling his dreams of sampling an angel of death. He makes Poison an offer – sleep with him and she can have both.

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Heather Bowen, a drug and alcohol counselor, has always been able to see auras, but now she’s being haunted in her sleep by a red-eyed man who’s peddling a psychotic drug to her clients. After her sister becomes his next victim, Heather is determined to prove her sister’s innocence. Life as she knows it becomes more unpredictable when the new counselor, Scythe Angel, arrives. It doesn’t take Heather more than a first meeting to determine this larger than life man is commanding, pushy, determined and downright sexy. However there’s something about him she’s not sure she can trust, no matter how she finds herself drawn to him.

Scythe knows he can clear Heather’s sister’s name, but to do it he must confront his elusive and dangerous brother who seems to be bound to the dark side. With his own wings on the line, Scythe has to discover a way to save his brother’s soul before it’s too late. An arduous task for Scythe becomes even more complicated by his unearthly attraction to Heather.

For both of them to succeed they will have to learn to trust each other or fail; losing everything they hold dear.

Lex Valentine – Encounters: Blood Play, Encounters: Weylyn’s Gift

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Vampire Aiden Swann has a tough job, infiltrate Paris’s most notorious BDSM club Perdition. While he’s all Alpha, Aiden’s no Dom, yet he finds his time in Perdition no hardship due to a mysterious female vampire. Cadence O’Connor intrigues him and makes him hard as stone. He knows there’s no reason that a pure blood vampire like him couldn’t play with a mixed blood vampire like her, but Cade disagrees. She’s got a chip on her shoulder about her heritage and refuses to see Aiden as a sexual partner. All Aiden needs to do is convince Cade that she’s no abomination and that everything she is, is everything he wants.

Encounters: Weylyn’s Gift – BUY LINK

Werewolf Weylyn Randall is bi-sexual and happily carefree. He spends his nights fucking and playing bass in a band. His days are spent recuperating for another go-round when the sun goes down. Nothing gives Weylyn more pleasure than getting his “were” on. After years of this hedonistic lifestyle he doesn’t think there’s a mate out there for him. He’s happy having encounters with whomever strikes his fancy and hooking up with best friend and occasional lover, Drake Keating, whenever possible. Then Drake sends him a gift in a plain brown wrapper. Along with the gift comes a magical woman and between the two, they unleash the next phase in Weylyn’s wild sex life.

Just an FYI, both of the Encounters covers as well as the Betrayal cover are the work of my alter-ego Winterheart Design.

So, there’s today’s books. For a chance to win them, comment on this post by midnight Pacific time. We’ll see who Nikki draws as the winner tomorrow.

Happy Holidays!

Day 12: 30 Days of Christmas 2012

The babies picked a winner for Day 11 and it is…Cornelia! Congratulations! I’ll be emailing you about your prizes.

The Day 12 books are MM and boy are they hot! I’ve got books for you from Emma Lai, Anna Zabo, and WM Kirkland. You are all going to droooooool. I promise! And to sweet the pot, I’m adding some MM goodness of my own, my Out in the NFL novel, Scrambling.

Emma Lai – Wanting It All

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Clayton Palmer is an up and coming lawyer in the family’s East Coast firm. A long-standing agreement with his father allows Clayton to head to Colorado during the summer–to work hard as a dude ranch hand and if he’s lucky, play harder with a hot cowboy, or two. But this summer, his luck is all bad. His normal bunk buddies are missing, and a lawyer from a competing West Coast firm is a guest.

A week-long retreat with clients doesn’t hold any appeal for James Owens until he spies Clayton hauling in the luggage. James has lost to Clayton in the courtroom more times than not, and while he’s longed to gain the upper hand over his attractive nemesis in trial, he’ll settle for winning in the bedroom when Clayton approaches him and offers to do anything for James to keep his secret.

Though he’s always been attracted to James, Clayton’s unprepared for the emotions the man inspires and runs scared. Haunted by his feelings for James and doubts about his lifestyle, he decides it’s time to seize hold of the reins of his life. When the dust settles, will James be willing to let him into his heart?

Anna Zabo – Close Quarter

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On a transatlantic cruise to New York, sculptor Rhys Matherton struggles to piece his life back together after losing his mother, inheriting a fortune, and finding out his father isn’t his father after all. He spills a tray of drinks on a handsome stranger, then he finds himself up against a wall getting the best hand-job he’s ever had. And for the first time in his life, he feels whole.

Rhys enjoys the company of Silas Quint, but for the eerie way no one pays attention to them even while they kiss in a crowded bar. Silas explains he’s a forest fae able to glamor the room around them—and more importantly, that he’s on the cruise to hunt vampires. Rhys thinks Silas is full of it, until he discovers vampires are real, and he’s part of the main course.

Silas Quint can’t be distracted by a human lover, even one as lovely as Rhys. Stuck in the middle of the ocean, he has barely enough of energy to hunt the vampires he’s been sent to destroy. Rhys is full of the one thing Silas needs needs most—the element of living plants. Only sucking energy from Rhys would make Silas as soulless as the creatures he hunts. How can he keep Rhys safe, without becoming like the very monsters he hunts?

WM Kirkland – A Man’s Sword

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When Gabriel Woodweiss brought home an ancient sword to display as his latest antique treasure, he didn’t imagine that its original owner would show up in his basement to claim his property. One moment Marius was praying to his god to save him from servitude in the gladiator ring; the next he’s in a room where the only familiar object is his sword. The fact that a handsome man claims ownership of Marius’s beloved weapon—and knowledge of the strange and wonderful world in which he now finds himself—is proof to Marius’s mind that sometimes the gods do answer the faithful. Now Marius just has to convince Gabriel that keeping the sword is fair and just—as long as he keeps the man who comes with it.

Lex Valentine – Scrambling

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Evan McAdam has two constants in his life–football and his friendship with Reed Matthews. From the age of six, Evan’s played football alongside Reed. In his teens, he realized he was gay and loved Reed, but fear kept him from confiding his deepest emotions to his best friend.

When he and Reed are drafted to the L.A. Stars, Evan decides to come out. His decision impacts Reed who’s been in the closet too. The two men struggle with secrets of unrequited love while facing the world as the first two openly gay NFL players.

When injury forces Evan to retire, the love he bears Reed can no longer be hidden. But will Reed be able to reciprocate, or will Evan lose both football and the man he’s always loved?

Four very hot MM books for Day 12! I have to tell you, I’ve read WM’s book and it’s awesome. Haven’t read the other two, but now I’m dying to! For a chance to win, leave a comment by midnight Pacific time.

Happy Holidays!

Day 11: 30 Days of Christmas 2012

The winner for Day 10 is…Jamie! Congratulations! You’ll be getting an email from me about the books you’ve won.

The line up today is stellar! I’ve got Cassandra Carr, Angel Payne, and Lynne Connolly. That’s a very hot trio of authors and some sexy, kinky books! To round out today’s giveaway, I’m including my own kinky book Insolence, a 2011 EPIC and Passionate Plume finalist.

Cassandra Carr – Caught

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When Callie returns to her hometown for the holidays she comes face to face with her old lover and Dominant, Jack. She left him three years ago believing he could never be the happily-ever-after man she needed. Yet Jack still wants her and she finds herself wanting to submit to him again.

As Jack and Callie explore their Dominant/submissive relationship, Callie gets drawn deep into Jack’s world all over again. For his part, Jack can’t seem to forget how she nearly ruined him when she took off without even saying good-bye all those years ago, but he’s afraid his baser needs will destroy Callie.

If Callie gives Jack another chance to prove he can be what she needs, can Jack overcome his own fears and claim Callie forever?

Angel Payne – Star of Wonder

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Dante Tieri always looks forward to the Veterans Day bash he funds for the military personnel of the Chicago area. This year is no different, especially when he meets Lieutenant Celina Kouris, a Naval JAG officer who oddly can’t care less about his clothes, his looks or his billion-dollar bank account.

It isn’t easy for Celina to play nice with Dante, as she’s watched wealthy playboys ruin the lives of two people she loves. Yet after the man proves himself as more than a stunning face, a luscious body, and a fat wallet, she lets him crack her composure for one night of hardcore passion—including the spanking and domination that turn her into a puddle of sexual goo.

Celina isn’t the only one who thinks “mind-blowing sex” just got redefined. Dante is shaken by the needs Celina unleashes in him, and he consults with his best friend, Mark Moore, who opens up his world to the magic of Dominance and submission. But when Dante wants to explore more with Celina, her walls are back up, twice as high as before. As the holidays come, can Dante convince her that she really is his guiding star of wonder?

Lynne Connolly – Born on the Bayou

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When Jace Beauchene, guitarist for Murder City Ravens, goes home to confront his unhappy childhood, he finds instead the sexiest woman in the world. Seeing the broken-down old plantation house all gussied up and new makes him realize he can’t go back, and Beverley Christmas makes him want more for his future. She lights up his nights, dazzles his days, makes him want more than he has a right to. But he’ll take it.

Beverley didn’t realize men like Jace existed. Rampantly, unashamedly sexy, he shows her how to live, how to open up to new experiences. She’s spent most of her life learning her trade in the great kitchens of the world; now Jace shows her what bedrooms are for. And every other room in the house. But their paths lie in different directions. Unless they can find a way to combine what they both want, their red-hot affair will leave them both burned.

Lex Valentine – Insolence

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Aric Calderwood owns a BDSM club called Insolence. When his childhood best friend offers to be his sub for the weekend, Aric discovers that a decade as a Dom is no match for his long held feelings for the arrogant Ainsley Connor. Once he touches her, Aric’s control is overcome by a flood of memories and emotion, and by then he’s not even sure it’s her submission he wants. A weekend of intimacy with Ainsley shows Aric what he’s been missing in his life and he realizes that regardless of whether she’s submissive or insolent, all he wants is her.

And that’s it for today! Three kinks and a rock star. For a chance to win these books, comment on this post by midnight Pacific time tonight.

Happy Holidays!

Day 10: 30 Days of Christmas 2012

Nikki drew a winner for Day 9 and it’s…Susan W! Yay! Congrats, Susan! I’ll be emailing you tonight with some info.

Now, for this Monday morning, Day 10 of the 30 Days of Christmas, I have more MM authors for you and you are just gonna love this! Missy Welsh and Cat Grant with holiday releases plus a lil something from me.

Missy Welsh – An Angel Gets His Wings

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Will closeted Mike make it through this year’s family Christmas without succumbing to the innocent charms of his long-lost “cousin” George?

Mike Sharp is in Little Rock, Arkansas, visiting his family for Christmas while his best friend Brian Bailey’s up north walking right into Mike’s plans to hook him up with his neighbor Trent. Unfortunately, it seems like someone’s conspiring to get Mike panting after his third cousin, twice removed (or something like that) named George Whitlock. George who keeps sneaking up on him, being all shy and cute, and then having the audacity to give Mike great big calf eyes that are just begging Mike to drop to his knees. Mike will not give in because, if he does, he could lose his entire family when they discover he’s gay.

Cat Grant – Fearless

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How can you plan for the future when escaping the past seems impossible?

After over a year together, Connor Morrison and Wes Martin decide to tie the knot. But an ethics complaint regarding their deeply non-traditional relationship threatens Connor’s job and Wes’s Ph.D. The fact that Connor tried to keep it from Wes—even with the best of intentions—makes the situation even worse and casts a pall over their plans for a Christmas wedding in New York.

It doesn’t help that Connor still treats Wes like glass, though Wes insists he’s recovered from the brutal assault he suffered a year and a half earlier. Wes may be okay, but Connor isn’t. Memories of taking a battered, terrified Wes to the emergency room that night still haunt him, and he can’t let go of the need to protect Wes from any and everything life might throw at him.

But Wes has had enough. Between the specter of the ethics complaint and Connor’s overprotectiveness, he’s already beginning to question their plans. Add in a family ashamed of and angered by his choices, and Wes might just leave Connor standing at the altar.

Lex Valentine – Afterburner, Breath of Heaven

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Sebastian “Bas” Marchetti has spent his life doing two things, hiding his sexuality and flying. Born into an aerobatic family, Bas learned to fly long before he could drive. After a stellar career in the military that encompassed a turn as a U.S.A.F. Thunderbird and a test pilot, Bas leaves the service when his father dies in order to take over operations of the Flying Marchettis. Fully out of the closet and unwilling to return to it, Bas struggles with the demons of his past military career when he meets test pilot Ryder “Flip” Beckett. Together, Ryder and Bas find a love that neither is willing to give up. With Ryder living the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, they struggle to have a normal relationship. Bas loves Ryder enough to be his dirty little secret. However, that’s not enough for Ryder who loves his man so much he’ll risk court martial to be with Bas.

Breath of Heaven – BUY LINK, TRAILER

Sebastian Marchetti and his husband Ryder Beckett are flying high since their retirement from the Air Force. They’re still young, still hot for each other and enjoying life as a married couple and members of the Flying Marchettis aerobatic team. When tragedy strikes their extended family, the couple become parents overnight and the demons of Ryder’s past return with a vengeance. With the Marchettis and the entire town of Forza pitching in to help, Bas and Ryder strive to make Christmas unforgettable for a special little boy and his newborn brother while laying to rest past and present pain.

I have a third Bas and Ryder book in the works. NASA wants Ryder and a man from Ryder’s past wants Bas. Oh, and speaking of stuff I have in the works, I have a Christmas story I’m working feverishing to finish in time for the holiday. The one with no name. Well, it has a name now. AND it has a cover. What do you think?

The sad man on the left is my broken dom Kellen and the tied up man on the right is my broken sub Haven. I’m about at the halfway point so wish me luck in finishing on time! BTW, the Breath of Heaven cover is my work too. I love Christmas covers!

Okay, so here’s the rules again, leave a comment on this post by midnight Pacific time tonight and tomorrow my family will pick a winner for the four books listed here. Great new holiday stories from my pals and two hot stories from me! Happy Holidays!

Day 9: 30 Days of Christmas 2012

The winner of Day 8′s books is Julianne! Congratulations! I’ll be in contact by email regarding the books you’ve won.

The goodie bag today has some really awesome books in it. Adera Orfanelli, Kitty Bucholz and Linda Carroll-Bradd. Plus two MF erotic paranormal books from me. This is a broad spectrum of books when it comes to genre, but hopefully there is something for everyone here! As a plus, Linda Carroll-Bradd is offering to give away an ecopy of her book and print 2013 calendar fromThe Wild Rose Press chosen from those who either subscribe to her blog or follow her author Facebook page and mention the “30 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” What an extra bonus!

I forgot to post the links to Shifting Winds’ and Hot Water’s trailers yesterday but I remembered to post trailer links today. The one for the Wise Guy is one of my faves!

Adera Orfanelli – Wolf’s Bone

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For Ryx, hunting dinosaur bones is more than a scientific curiosity; it’s a way for him to connect with his people’s ancestors. But he isn’t the only member of the team with secrets. He knows Eli isn’t really a boy, and she doesn’t smell quite human. What he doesn’t know is that Eliza is a werewolf, and her past is about to catch up with them.

Linda Carroll-Bradd – On With the Show

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Every Thanksgiving, Franzi Mueller returns to her hometown, Freedom Valley, to help with a musical show put on at the veteran’s hospital. After a decade of living in Houston, Franzi starts feeling nostalgic for the sense of community of her small Texas town. Too bad Mama has decided to play matchmaker and keeps pushing together Franzi and her ex-high school beau, Dietz Reinhardt. Local hardware store owner Dietz can see that her big city clothing designer job has worn Franzi down and he’s doing what he can to ease her load. Circumstances throw them together at every turn, and every glance and each touch ignites the old sparks. Can Franzi find what her creative spirit needs in Freedom Valley? Is time running out on this second chance for Dietz to win over her heart?

Kitty Bucholz – Little Miss Lovesick

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Sydney Riley hears voices in her head…

Voices that keep her sane and voices that drive her crazy. The one thing they all agree on – forget Dirk the Jerk and move on.

So Sydney lets her friends drag her into the wilds of Northern Michigan where Little Miss Lovesick, the loudest voice in Sydney’s head, runs into – literally – the perfect man. Is hot fishing guide Matt Engel the man to vanquish heartbreak?

With the vacation flirtation behind her, Sydney is ready to start again. Soon after, however, a difficult – and must keep – client demands Sydney work with his new contractor. Yes, one and the same Matt Engel, hotter than ever and right here in town.

But when Matt’s past comes between them, Sydney wonders how to prevent another broken heart. As the rest of her life spirals out of control, she learns that sometimes a plan isn’t enough without friends to share the load.

Maybe together they can even help Little Miss Lovesick find what she’s been fishing for.

Lex Valentine – The Wise Guy, The Pixie Prince

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Randall Wise is the quintessential good guy. However, all of his friends are married and he’s still single. Rand is positive that good guys finish last at love and decides he needs to change if he’s ever going to find the woman for him. Brenna Thorne is a klutzy but cute would be witch who moves in next door to Rand. Men always think of Brenna like a sister. They never see her as girlfriend or mate material. Brenna longs for a man of her own who sees her sexy side and all the love she has to give. A little magic from Rand’s godparents, a familiar who isn’t a familiar, and a host of well meaning, but surprising friends help Rand and Brenna see that all you need to find your mate is a heart that is open to love.

The Pixie Prince – BUY LINK, TRAILER

Underwear model Max Fever has a problem. He’s just become the Pixie Prince and his inheritance includes big golden wings that won’t let him sleep on his back. Max has to find a soft mattress or spend the rest of his days with a bruised behind.

An enigmatic waiter named Marty takes Max to club Carpe Noctem to meet a vampire who has a space foam mattress. Max falls in love with the mattress and its owner, vampire Bliss Wilde. Will the tragic pasts of Bliss’ brother and Max’s best friend become a roadblock to their bonding?

The Pixie Prince will be going out of contract in a few months. I’m really going to miss that cover by Cristine Griffin. *sigh* I’m still not sure what I’ll be doing with the story either. Probably cleaning it up some more, maybe lengthening it. Not sure if it will go indie or if I’ll give it to Pink Petal Books since they really have dibs on anything regarding the Darkworld. It’s all up in the air, but for now, the book is still out and if you don’t win you can still purchase it.

You know what do if you want to win these books! Leave a comment on this post by midnight Pacific time!

Happy Holidays!

Day 8: 30 Days of Christmas 2012

The winner of yesterday’s books is Mandy! Congratulations! And wow what a turnout we had here yesterday!

Today I have some very hot het books by very awesome authors to give away. And I’m including the first two Tales of the Darkworld books and the latest Encounters short story in this bundle. Six really great books to heat up your holiday nights! Oh and the cover art for my books as well as Jacki’s and Lori’s are my work. You can see them over at Winterheart Design.

Jianne Carlo – Alpha Me Not

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Grad student Susie White wants no picket fences, no alpha, and no cubs. White wolf woman she may be, but no pack for her, no sireee. Alpha Me Not, that’s her motto. In all caps.

Mercenary and half-breed wolf Joe Huroq’s not looking for a mate. Stop and go screwing, that’s his motto. Hot and heavy between missions. Then he glimpses his new neighbour tanning nude and the situation explodes.

Literally. Susie’s house is consumed by fire. What’s Joe to do but offer Susie his hospitality?

Susie can’t resist the temptation of big, bad, mercenary, so she suggests a friends with benefits arrangement which he accepts with an amazing alacrity. The sex is frantic, hot, and frequent. Neither one can keep their hands off the other.

Then children go missing. The fire’s deemed arson. Bodies pile up. Susie refuses to accept Joe’s mate claim.

How can he keep her safe when she won’t obey a single order?

Jacki Kelly – The Sweet Road Home

Determined, Asa Conroy has moved back to Bristol to organize her life. The house where she grew up is just the place to take control of her future. But her happy return home is soon quashed when she finds out the house is slated for demolition by the same man that shunned her in high school.

Career-driven Simeon Harper is one construction project away from erasing his dysfunctional past and fulfilling his promises to his dying mother. When these two childhood friends collide will they be able to salvage their love or does it go down in the rubble?

Lori Toland – Payback

Melanie is having a bad day. She nearly set her kitchen on fire and who comes running to her rescue? Firefighter Andre Wellings, her brother’s best friend and her long time crush. Now she has to take a fire safety course with him but something’s up and she plans to get to the bottom of this.

When Andre gets the call Mel is in danger, he’s scared to death of losing the woman he’s always admired in secret. Now that she’s safe, he breathes a sigh of relief until his teammates begin to tease her. Playing pranks on her when they were kids used to be fun but hurting her now isn’t an option.

Caught in a web of lies, Andre shows up to her house with plans to set her straight but Melanie has a different idea. Too many years of having her pigtails pulled by Andre has made her hungry for revenge and now it’s time for payback.

Lex Valentine – Shifting Winds, Hot Water, Colin Cuffed

Vampire Elysia Granville and her brothers own a cemetery in the Darkworld. When Elysia goes to the Undertaker’s Ball on Halloween in search of a one night stand, she finds more than she bargained for. Elysia isn’t looking for a mate or any kind of relationship. When she makes the mistake of choosing black dragon Declan Antaeus to relieve her sexual tension, she ends up finding fulfillment on more levels than she ever dreamed of.

Black dragon Eden Antaeus is a bad girl. Or so her brother Sean would have her believe. When Sean tells Eden she’s the Queen of Kink, someone who can’t get off on normal sex, Eden runs straight to the vampire club Carpe Noctem to find someone to have vanilla sex with. What Eden finds is Colin Granville, her brother Declan’s new brother in law. Desire burns hot between them despite the lack of surnames and after one night together, they both want more. Getting past the discovery that their siblings are married, Colin teaches Eden that she’s not the Queen of Kink and Eden finds a love, and a life, she never expected to have.

Colin Granville had a bad day and was looking forward to a quiet evening with his mate. But Eden has other plans for him that don’t include “quiet.” Her cousin Emily is away on vacation and Eden has the key to her house. She takes Colin there and introduces him to Emily and Vahid’s private dungeon. Reluctant to play at first, Colin gives in to Eden and is instantly cuffed to the bed. What follows is a night of sensory deprivation and fun with a violet wand, proving that even married couples can be pretty kinky.

Isn’t that a great line up of books? Look for the other Tales books and the other Encounters books a little later this month. So you know the drill, leave a comment for a chance to win all six books! You have until midnight Pacific time (3 am Eastern) to git ‘er done!

Happy Holidays!

Day 7: 30 Days of Christmas 2012

The winner of yesterday’s books is…Yvette! Congratulations!

Today is really special. I’ve got two really wonderful authors for you plus something else of mine.

Tara Lain -Snow Balls

Big, handsome and hunky, JJ LaRousse looks like an alpha male but acts like an interior decorator. And he’s trying to be happy about it — until a robbery at the famous Laguna Winter Fantasy brings JJ face-to-face with tough cop, Ryan Star. JJ hears Ryan likes guys who are manly men, so he drops his voice an octave, colors over his pink hair, and tries to pass as a football fan. Ryan Star may be tough but he hides in the closet at work since he learned in New York that being a gay cop can cost you your life. His attraction to that big, handsome kid threatens his anonymity, but he can’t seem to resist. JJ is just his type. But then JJ goes skiing and comes face to face with his greatest nemesis– and all the secrets come out of the closet. Can Ryan love JJ for who he really is? More important, can JJ?

Erica Pike – Little Stalker

College student Coby is being stalked by a young guy and has no idea why, until someone suggests that the stalker may have a crush on him. The idea both excites and terrifies Coby, who is so deep in the closet he can barely manage to think the word “gay” without freaking out.

Lex Valentine – Where There’s Smoke

A murderous father. A son with a price on his head. Zander’s year-long affair with a mysterious woman ends when she tells him that her abusive mate is the father he’s never known. The woman, a prophesy-dreaming immortal known as the Phoenix, explains that Zander has three brothers and that his father killed their mothers. Now, the Phoenix has dreamt of her mate’s death and Zander’s destiny. Voth is the Phoenix’s successor and Zander’s true mate. The two set out to find Zander’s brothers while eluding the assassins sent after them by Zander’s father. Passion burns hot between them, sealing their fate, as their journey leads them to fulfill the Phoenix’s prophecy.

That’s it for today! You know the rules. Comment on this post by midnight Pacific time for a chance to win all three MM books!

And for those of you following the Lords of Aether, if you head over there today, we’re ending our annual break with some Emmett and Caleb and a lot of hot MM sex!

Happy Holidays!

Day 6: 30 Days of Christmas 2012

The winner of yesterday’s big batch of books is…Marie! Congratulations!

Today, I have three very awesome MF authors with books for your reading pleasure! And just to make things a tad hotter, I’m including something of mine…

Marcia James – Heating Up the Holidays, Sex and the Single Therapist

Nicky is up to her pointed elf ears—filling in for Santa’s helper, corralling kittens and running her department store. With 14 shopping days till Christmas, the last thing she needs is her high school heart-breaker.

Chris leaves the city to raise his five-year-old daughter, Holly, in his hometown. His plans don’t include a second chance with his first love.

With the help of mistletoe, a hairless dog and a lonely child, Chris and Nicky just might get their Christmas desires.

To clear an innocent friend, sex therapist Dr. Ally Skye investigates a patient’s murder. Soon she’s trading heated words and hot kisses with a sexy cop. Can this free-spirited amateur sleuth and her posse of Vegas insiders solve the crime before the killer targets her?

Cynical homicide detective Zack Crawford has the murder to solve. The last thing he needs is a red-hot sex therapist who haunts his dreams. Ally is trouble and, given her job and his luck, she’d probably grade his performance in bed.

Crime-solving was never this sexy or this fun!

Sidney Bristol – Bound With Pearls

The last thing Christine wants to do is another favor for her sister, but Lucy always gets what she wants. This time it’s Chris playing sub to a demanding Dom. Their relationship begins with a power exchange and progresses to time spent between the sheets. Now emotions are getting complicated and the Dom isn’t just a hunky guy in black.

Daniel’s expectations are turned upside down when he meets Chris. She’s more than a well-trained submissive. She’s a woman with a body he wants to memorize. He’s willing to spend as much time as it takes to learn her, because she might be his match and his muse. He’ll make her come so hard he’s imprinted on every inch, and then he’ll offer her the most precious thing he can, himself.

Raine Delight – Sticky Magic

A chance meeting at a sweet shop…Can it be love?

Jenna Stevens wasn’t looking for love nor did she believe it would walk into her life one holiday season. Marc du Bree needs to find his destined mate so he can take over the family duties from his father. Meeting Jenna, Marc finds the connection he has been searching for. Can he convince this gun shy woman that his love is indeed true?

Lex Valentine – Rock My World

Rock star Gia Santora is at the height of her career when a frightening brush with a psychotic stalker changes her life. Three years later, she’s ready for more than a string of one-night stands on the road, but finding a date isn’t easy for a woman with a bodyguard. When she meets her sexy young opening act, he pushes all her buttons, sexually and emotionally.

Sin Carstens is rock’s hottest new guitar god with a body and a voice to match his name. He takes Gia on a wild sexual ride that has them literally rockin’ the tour bus. But Sin’s got priorities other than music and sex. He wants a relationship with the commitment-shy Gia. When the stalker gets loose and their lives are on the line, Gia pushes Sin away. But Sin’s willing to fight Gia’s fears in an effort to win himself the sexiest woman he’s ever known, and prove that he can rock her world.

You know the drill…leave a comment on this post by midnight Pacific time for a chance to win these five books! And don’t forget to come back tomorrow to see what’s up for grabs next!

Happy Holidays!

Day 5: 30 Days of Christmas 2012

Yesterday’s winner is Jess1. Woot! Congrats and Happy Holidays!

Today we have a plethora of books to stimulate you! Books in both MM and MF genres from three different authors who offer you a little of everything…

Angelia Sparrow – Power in the Blood, Love That Never Dies, Pushing the Boundaries of Reality (MF), Swimming Through the Net (MM), Hard Reboot (MF)

Oren Stolt understands the natural order better than most people. Vampires prey on humans and Undying keep the vampires’ numbers in check.

Until now.

Now, across the United States, vampire numbers are exploding, thanks to a new church. The Tabernacle of the Firstfruits preaches a Risen Lord and invites believers to follow Him in death and resurrection…quite literally.

In Memphis, the church is about to host its first conference, with an eye to converting the whole world to the vampiric gospel. And all that stands between humanity and eternal night is Oren, his kids, and a thin line of insane immortals.

Thousands of books have been written about love and sex between humans and werewolves, vampires, aliens, shapeshifters, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures. But, what about the real, honest, and alluringly bizarre world of the undead. Not just zombies – though a few are stumbling through this anthology – not just the once-alive – but also the differently-living? In these pages you’ll discover things shambling out of tombs, existing on whole new plains of existence, and more. In the hands, and minds, of these deeply talented and wonderful writers nothing will be quite what it appears.

Buckle yourself in and get ready for a ride will of unexpected twists and turns, where your libido and desires may go in one direction while your brain – screaming all the time “No no no no no no!” – goes the opposite.

“Between Despair and Ecstacy” tells of Marcus, a Servant of the Undying and his new assignment, Samil.

“Pushing the Boundaries of Reality” takes us into the frontiers of cyberspace, as the Technomancer–Zara Broine–learns the limitations of her programs and Gemini–David benEzra–breaks all the boundaries of cyberspace, love and marriage.

Net runner Shelby failed a run and was captured by The Wheelman. Now, he serves the Wheelman as an Immortal, a quadruple amputee kept alive by machines while his mind runs the Net, searching for bits of data, corporate secrets and access codes.

In the net, however, he is Swift-Current, a merman, and he has fallen for another Immortal, Mark, a Lovecraftian monster hunter. But the Wheelman is a jealous employer and wants no distractions for his servants…

Two years ago, Sean O’Neill’s wife, Caitlin—the ace net-runner called Irishgirl—was stolen from their bed. Now, he knows where she is, but getting her back is only the first step in a long journey.

Caitlin has been trained as a sex slave, her former skills as a net-runner and cyber-thief totally stripped from her, along with her identity and most independent thought. Powerful and wealthy social elites, playing their own dangerous high-stakes games, have hired Sean to retrieve her and again make her what she once was.

But two years is a long time to be out of the net and out of normal society. A lot of new programming has been laid down. Now, giving Irishgirl a hard reboot may take everything Sean has in him, and more…

Mardi Ballou – Tingle Bells (MM) and Reunions Dangereuses (MFM)

Justin Clancy is counting on his new invention to make the holiday season bright for his financially struggling family. With a chime guaranteed to sexually arouse any adult, Tingle Bells are the perfect stocking stuffer-until a cruel hex turns those sexy sounds into ear-splitting croaks. Far more adept at practical sciences than witchcraft, Justin knows he needs expert help fast or the Clancys’ Christmas will go down the tubes.

Trust-fund-wealthy Ramon Ramirez is a private eye certified for metaphysical investigations. He’s also a long-time loner who wishes for connection. Sparks fly between him and Justin the moment they meet, and Ramon falls for Justin-and his whole family. But neither man is quite ready to give up his heart to the other. Ramon has to work on cracking his solitary armor, and the self-conscious Justin isn’t so sure his new man isn’t just slumming-or pitying him.

In the midst of grappling with an eccentric family feud, mangled bells and their own personal baggage, Justin and Ramon vow to make things right and stir up a little magic of their own.

According to anonymous newspaper writer Gossip Guru, vampires are crappy lovers and the legends of their sexual prowess are worthless hype. After publishing her opinions, GG doesn’t have many fans in the San Francisco vampire community. When vamps Jake Ardlow and Dean Morley uncover GG’s true identity, they decide to set her straight.

Successful businesswoman Pam Holland writes the GG column for fun, never dreaming that anyone is paying attention. Then Jake and Dean, classmates she crushed on at the high school they all hated, convince her to be their date for the twentieth reunion. Pam, who doesn’t know how much the guys have changed since high school, feels like she’s died and gone to heaven.

Reunion night is even better than Pam’s fantasies, at first. Then she’s in for some surprises. So are Jake and Dean.

Karenna Colcroft – Lost Soul (MM) and Beta Test (MF)

Sorcerer Joel Turcotte fuels his magic by stealing pieces of people’s souls during sex. Since he caused the death of his lover a decade ago, he’s careful to only take small pieces, but he regrets each one. When he meets Lanny Turcotte, he finds the strongest soul he’s ever encountered, and one that’s almost impossible to resist. Although Joel is reluctant to become involved with anyone, he and Lanny begin a relationship.

But Joel isn’t the only sorcerer who wants Lanny. Can Joel protect his lover from other sorcerers—and from himself?

Tareth McConnell has learned not to count on anyone other than herself, and really isn’t in the market for a relationship. But the first time she sees the man with his long hair in a braid on the subway, she’s strangely drawn to him. Despite that, a month passes before they say more than hello to each other.

The first time Justin Ruel speaks with Tareth, he knows there’s something special about her. Something different. If he didn’t know better, he would swear she was his mate. But Justin is the Beta of the City Pack, the largest werewolf pack in New England, and there’s no possible way he could have a human mate. At first, Justin tries to hide the truth from Tareth. When a series of attacks occur on pack members, Tareth’s life might be endangered, and Justin has no choice but to tell her–even if that means losing her forever.

There’s a lot of books to be had here. A veritable library of goodies! You must comment on this post by midnight Pacific time tonight for a chance to win all of these!

Also, if you hop over to my Facebook page, you help me choose a title for my Christmas story and maybe earn a goodie or two!

Happy Holidays!

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