Visits and Reviews and Contests, oh MY!

Today I’m On the Bench  with Donna Gallagher, the awesome Aussie herself, talking writing and romance and sharing a steamy excerpt from Sand, Sin and Tequila. Come on over and say G’day, and we’ll throw another shrimp on the barbie for you! 😉

Tomorrow my Q&A will be featured at The Romance Reviews, so be sure to stop in and answer and quick and easy question to enter my drawing for an eBook copy of Bubbles and Troubles – now with 4.8 stars on Amazon! I’ll have the link up for my own question tomorrow. TRR is having special events and giveaways every day of March, so you can visit today and every day this month to participate in other authors’ fab contests.

And speaking of March ~ be sure to read my St. Patrick’s themed short story at Total-B-Bound. It’s got a rainbow, a leprechaun, and one sexy pot of gold ~ and it’s FREE! What are you waiting for?

Check out this fabulous review from Annette of Gothic Mom’s Book Reviews. I love it that my gargoyles made her splash cold water on her face – they sure had that effect on me as I was writing it – whew!

 

And here’s another fab review – this one of of A Princess of Mars from Bettie Zyx of Sci-fi Erotica Reviews. Love it!

 

After Clair de Lune’s visit to Full Exposure on Thursday, be sure to check back on Friday. I’m once more taking part in one of Carrie Ann Ryan’s wonderful blog hops. The Lucky in Love Blog Hop runs from March 15-18. I’ll be giving away another $10 gift card to Amazon to one lucky commenter. And of course there are awesome grand prizes up for grabs to the overall blog hop winners ~ every comment on my site or another participating blog enters you in the drawings.

I’ve also paid a couple of visits to Ella Jade’s blog for Tease Us Thursdays. It’s a fun way to read hot snippets from new releases ~ you should totally check it out, along with Ella’s own books. Prepare to fan yourself.

If you’d like to take a listen to my second interview with Elaine Raco Chase at the Author’s Corner, just click here. Fast forward to about 16:30 or so (we had some technical difficulties) and listen to me chat with the lovely and supremely talented Ms. Chase.

In case you missed it, don’t forget to enter Ella Jade’s rafflecopter drawing for a $10 gift card ~ she was here on Sunday with a steamy excerpt from Crossfire of Love as well as the contest link at the bottom of the post.

Annnddd… I’m almost ready to announce a new contract, but I think I’ll wait until the ink is dry on the paper, so to speak. For now, I’ll keep my sights set on my next release, which is THIS MONDAY ~ of Learning to Soar. It’s available to Total-E-Bound’s VIP members (you just have to sign up for the newsletter to become a VIP) at a 10% discount right now, or you can wait until Monday to buy it from Amazon or anywhere else.

What happens at Volare STAYS at Volare…

Ever since her relationship with Mark crashed and burned, Chloe’s been unable to take off and reach the big O. Enter Damien Walters, a deliciously unconventional sex therapist. Damien’s therapy sessions take place at his nightclub, and Chloe quickly sees why admittance to Volare is by-invitation-only. Volare’s patrons, who are Damien’s satisfied and discreet former clients, leave their inhibitions at the door when they walk past the bouncer. Anything goes on Volare’s dance floor…

Using a few key accessories and some hands-on help from Volare’s regulars, Damien enables Chloe to reach her full sexual potential once more. And he has a special proposal just for her: Chloe can join him on the Volare crew as his accountant and therapy assistant. It’s an offer Chloe can hardly refuse, especially given the fact that Damien’s the man with his hand on the throttle.

With the pulsing beat of Volare’s dance floor, the seductively suave Damien bent on pleasing her, and her newly restored sexual prowess, Chloe’s position at Volare seems like a dream come true. However, she’s going to have to help Damien get over some of his own issues in order for the two of them to soar together.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope the rest of your week is filled with love, laughter, and many happy surprises.

Bebe XXX

Crossfire of Love with Ella Jade ~ with giveaway

Today I have the captivatingly sensual Ella Jade over, with an adults-only excerpt from her new release “Crossfire of Love” ~ read and enjoy… and don’t forget to enter the rafflecopter drawing!

I’m celebrating the one year anniversary of the release of my contemporary romance Crossfire of Love. In honor of that milestone my fabulous publisher Beachwalk Press has lowered the price of the book to $1.99. That’s 60% off! You can purchase the novel wherever you buy your eBooks including Amazon, B&N and Are for the entire month of March.

Can an arranged marriage lead to love?

Recent college graduate Gabriella has finally married the man of her dreams, the older, charismatic attorney Lorenzo Martinez. She’s had a crush on him for as long as she can remember and always imagined they’d one day find their happily ever after. Unfortunately, they enter into a union arranged by their fathers.
Lorenzo is charming, protective, and loyal to his crime lord father Carlo. When Carlo asks Lorenzo to marry Gabriella he jumps at the opportunity. He’s been drawn to her for many years and knows by marrying her he’s helping to protect her father.

Gabby is resentful and won’t be Lorenzo’s charity case. But sparks fly and the couple soon gives into their desire, realizing they were meant to be together.

What happens when Carlo’s enemies threaten their future? Will someone get caught in the crossfire?

Content Warning: graphic sex, some violence
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Excerpt from Crossfire of Love ~

Lorenzo walked up the porch steps, turning to stare at her. “Are you coming, Gabriella?” No one but Lorenzo and his father called her by her full name. She liked when Lorenzo said it. He’d always made it sound so formal and sexy.
These were the first words he had spoken to her since they left the courthouse. They were married in the chambers of the prestigious Judge John Cartwright. He’d been a family friend of the Martinezes for many years. He was their go-to man whenever they needed something done fast and legally. Well, legal in her new father-in-law’s eyes anyway.

She hurried up the steps and followed Lorenzo inside their new home. It was built within a matter of months after she’d agreed to marry him. Carlo wanted them to have their privacy, but he also wanted to keep them close. He didn’t trust she’d hold up her end of the bargain, and keeping her on the property was the best way to ensure she wouldn’t run.

It was silly, really. How could she run from a family like this? They had ties all over the world. There wasn’t any place she could escape to that they wouldn’t know about. She was a woman of her word. She said she would marry Lorenzo and she did. She’d find a way to cope. She always had.

Lorenzo pulled his jacket off, poured himself a scotch, and then loosened his tie. “Would you like a drink?”

“No, thank you,” she said.

Most brides would be dancing the night away and drinking champagne by this point in their wedding night. She didn’t think that was part of Lorenzo’s plan.

“I didn’t think you’d go through with it.” He sipped the amber colored liquid as he looked her over.

“I said I would.”

“I know, but when push actually came to shove, I thought you’d run.”

“You don’t know me that well,” she said. “I don’t run.”

“Good.” He smirked as he put the glass to his lips.

Gabby couldn’t take her eyes away from those lips. She’d never had the pleasure of having them on her own. Judge Cartwright hadn’t asked him to kiss his bride. She hated herself for thinking about him that way.
“You could’ve stopped this. Why didn’t you?” she asked.

As they stood in front of the judge, she kept hoping he’d put an end to the charade and stop the wedding. It didn’t make sense to her why he had agreed to marry her. She didn’t have a choice. Her father’s gambling debts made sure of that. But she didn’t understand why he’d allowed things to get as far as they had.

“I was just as trapped as you were.” He downed the rest of his scotch.

She didn’t believe that. She knew he respected his dad, but she didn’t get why he wouldn’t have put his foot down and said no to such a life-altering decision.

“You could’ve told your father no from the beginning. Why would you agree to marry someone if you didn’t have to?”

“Look.” He shook his head. “It’s done now. We’re going to have to make the best of it.”

“Make the best of it?” She plopped down on the leather sofa. “I’m twenty-two years old. I just graduated from college, and you want me to make the best of it?”

“I know this isn’t what you might have wanted, but it is what it is. You agreed, and now it’s done. You can’t go back on it now. My father won’t forgive that.”

From Ella ~

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