About Me
- Katie Ashley
- Atlanta, GA, United States
- I am the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best Selling author of The Proposition, Proposal, Music of the Heart, and Nets and Lies. I am represented by Jane Dystel of Dystel and Goderich for all books except for Proposition and Proposal.
The Proposition
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
RELEASE DAY CONTEST!!!! The Proposition is in the WILD!!
OMG, my little baby, The Proposition is out there for all the world to read!! It is exciting! It's thrilling! It's SCARY!! It feels kinda like this:
To celebrate the release, it's CONTEST TIME!! It will run from November 1st-November 7.
There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner. Everyone who wins gets a copy of The Proposition. The 1st Place winner with the most points will also receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card, 2nd Place gets $10, and the 3rd will get a $5.
This is just the first in many giveways. Pushing up my release date kind of ate into my plans for contests and giveaways, but I will most certainly make it up to you guys!!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
To celebrate the release, it's CONTEST TIME!! It will run from November 1st-November 7.
There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner. Everyone who wins gets a copy of The Proposition. The 1st Place winner with the most points will also receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card, 2nd Place gets $10, and the 3rd will get a $5.
This is just the first in many giveways. Pushing up my release date kind of ate into my plans for contests and giveaways, but I will most certainly make it up to you guys!!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Monday, October 29, 2012
Man Candy Monday & The Rest of Chapter One
Ack, with all the madness that is Pre-Release, I left you hanging on the end of Chapter 1!! How could I????
So, right after my Man Candy Monday pics, you can have the end!!
This week's Man Candy is sexy men with babies...Pretty good choice considering The Proposition deals with a sexy man and babies!!
Cam Gigandet and his baby
Chris Hemsworth....SWOONS with double the SEXINESS
So, right after my Man Candy Monday pics, you can have the end!!
This week's Man Candy is sexy men with babies...Pretty good choice considering The Proposition deals with a sexy man and babies!!
Cam Gigandet and his baby
Chris Hemsworth....SWOONS with double the SEXINESS
Ryan Lochte and his nephew
And finally, twice the sexiness with Daddy & Twins!!
And now here is the end of Chapter One. I left you just as Aidan has gone into the bathroom to check on Emma, and she thinks it's Connor.
"Actually, it isn’t Connor.”
At the sound of a stranger’s voice, Emma snatched the towel away from her eyes. Horror washed over her face at the sight of Aidan standing before her. Quickly, she jerked her skirt down and ran a hand through her disheveled hair. “I didn’t expect to see you, Mr. Fitzgerald,” she said, meekly.
A grin slunk across his face. “No, I imagine you were expecting to get to castrate Connor.”
Emma’s cheeks and neck flushed the color of her hair. “I’m sorry you had to hear that, and I’m so sorry you had to get in the middle of our argument. As embarrassing as it was—it is—I appreciate what you tried to do.”
He shrugged. “I was happy to help.”
“Well, I am grateful. And I’m sorry for ruining your evening.”
Never one to forgo an opportunity, Aidan grinned. “You haven’t ruined my evening. In fact, the night is still young, so why don’t you let me buy you a drink?”
She twisted the paper towel in her hands before tossing it into the trashcan. “Um, that’s nice of you to offer, but it’s been a long day. I should probably get home.”
“We could walk right across the street to O’Malley’s.” At her continued hesitation, he laughed. “I promise it’s not an offer to try to ply you with alcohol in your weakened emotional state to get you to come home with me.” Secretly, he hoped a drink or two might be able to thaw her icy veneer and give him a chance to move in for the kill.
He wasn’t too surprised when shock flooded Emma’s face. “Really?”
He crossed his fingers over his heart. “Scout’s Honor,” he lied.
The corners of her lips quirked up like she was fighting a smile. “Okay then. After the day I’ve had, I could sure use one.” She glanced back at the mirror. “Oh, I’m a mess. Could you give me a few minutes to freshen up?”
“Of course. I’ll be right outside.”
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Sloooow Teaser of Chapter One #2
TGIF PEEPS!! As a HS teacher, you better believe I am a fan of Friday's and weekends!!
So, I left you hanging right before we meet Mr. Hotstuff....and here he is!!
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So, I left you hanging right before we meet Mr. Hotstuff....and here he is!!
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Aidan Fitzgerald rubbed his blurring blue eyes. He
peeked through his fingers at the clock on the computer screen. Damn, it was already
after seven. Even if he wanted to finish the project, his brain was too fried. He
could barely make out the words in front of him. He turned off his computer,
secure in the thought that his newly elevated promotion of Vice President of
marketing meant he could wait until the morning and not have someone bitch at
him for slacking off.
With a groan, Aidan rose out of his chair
and stretched his arms over his head. He grabbed up his bag and headed to the
door. As he flipped off his office lights, his stomach rumbled. There was
probably nothing at the house to eat, so he’d need to pick up
something on the way. For a brief instant, he wished there was a woman waiting
on him with a home-cooked meal. He quickly shrugged the thought away. A couple
of meals weren’t worth the hassle of long-term relationships. In the end, he
was much happier with begging dinners off one of his married sisters. At least
until they launched into one of their tirades about how he couldn’t be a
bachelor for the rest of his life, and at thirty-two, it was time for him to
settle down and have a family.
“Bullshit,” he muttered under his breath
at the thought. The attractive cleaning lady down the hall raised her head.
She then gave him an alluring smile.
“Goodnight Mr. Fitzgerald.”
“Goodnight Paula,” he replied. He smacked
the button for the elevator, fighting the urge to close the gap between them
and strike up a conversation. He raked a hand through his sandy blond hair and
shook his head. Talking to Paula would most likely lead to some tryst in the
storeroom closet, and as much as he would enjoy that, he was getting a little
old for those kinds of hook-ups.
The elevator jolted him down to the first
floor. Heated voices met Aidan the moment he stepped off, causing him to grunt
in frustration. Damn, the last thing he needed after working late and being
cock-teased by the cleaning lady was to come up on some domestic dispute. And
from the tone of both a man and woman’s voice, that’s exactly what it was.
“Connor,
I can’t believe you cornered me here at work!” a woman hissed.
“What
was I supposed to do? You won’t answer my calls or emails. I had to see if you
were all right.”
“I
told you to leave me alone, and I meant it!”
“But
I love you, Em. I don’t want to lose you.”
At
the sound of scuffling, the woman’s voice raised an octave. “Stop! Don’t you dare touch me!”
The
protective side of Aidan stirred at the woman’s tone, sending him barreling around
the corner. “Hey! Get your damn hands
off her!” he bellowed.
The
couple startled at the sight of him. The woman’s tear stained face flushed
crimson, and she ducked her head to avoid Aidan’s intense gaze. Immediately, he
recognized her—Emma Harrison, 4th floor advertising, and the woman
he’d tried unsuccessfully to take home from the company’s Christmas Party. From
the way she refused to meet his eye, he knew she recognized him as well.
Aidan
turned his attention to the guy, Connor, whose eyes were wide with fear. He
hastily dropped his hands from Emma’s shoulders and took several steps back. Connor
looked like he was ready to bolt out the nearest exit. Aidan then realized how
intimidating he must appear with his fists clenched at his side, his jaw hard
set. He tried relaxing his stance, but his blood still pumped so hard in his
ears he couldn’t.
Connor held up his hands in surrender. “I’m
not sure what you think was going on, but we were just talking.”
Aidan narrowed his eyes. “I think from the
way she was crying and begging you to stop touching her, it was a lot more than
talking.” He started to ask Emma if
she was all right, but she blew past him and escaped into the restroom. He
glared at Connor.
“Look man, you’ve got it all wrong. I—”
“What’s
not to get? You obviously can’t let your ex-girlfriend or ex-wife or whatever she
is go, even though she can’t even stand for you to touch her!”
Nervous
laughter erupted from Connor. He silenced it the minute Aidan cocked his
eyebrows at him and took a step forward. “Trust me, you’re so very, very wrong.
Emma’s not my ex.”
“Then what’s the deal?”
Connor cleared his throat. “Fine, you want
the truth? Here it is. I’m gay, and Emma’s been my best friend since middle
school.”
Aidan’s
mouth dropped open. “Seriously?”
“Yep.”
“Huh…then
I stand corrected. Sorry about that.”
Connor
shrugged. “It’s okay. I probably would’ve done the same thing if I thought some
asshole was hassling a woman. Well, I probably wouldn’t if he was twice my size
like you.” He glanced past Aidan to the bathroom and grimaced. “Dammit, I hate
when she’s mad at me. I don’t think she’s ever been so angry and so hurt. I
just don’t know what to do to make it right, ya know?”
Aidan
shifted on his feet, sensing the conversation was headed into emotional
territory, which was somewhere he tried avoiding at all costs. He held one hand
up. “Hey man, it’s really none of my business.” But the moment the words left
his lips, he was sure they had fallen on deaf ears. The anguished expression on
Connor’s face told him he wouldn’t be getting away without hearing the full,
dramatic story, unless he literally tried to out run him.
With
a sigh, Connor ran his hand through his dark hair. In a low voice, he said,
“She’s crazy about kids, and her biological clock is all in a snit to have baby
for like the last two years. Loving her the way I do, I’d promised her I’d be
the father and donate to the cause.”
Okay,
so maybe that wasn’t the story Aidan had expected. “Don’t tell me. You
chickened out when it came down to doing the deed?”
Connor
scowled at him. “Ha, ha, asshole, real funny. For your information, it was
going to be done in a clinic.”
“Where’s
the fun in that?” Aidan mused, with a sly smile.
“Dude,
gay, remember?”
“Sorry.” For reasons he couldn’t possibly
fathom, Aidan was so intrigued by the story he felt the need to prompt Connor
to continue. “So what happened?”
“My
partner isn’t ready to have children. I promised him that Emma didn’t
necessarily want me involved, but he won’t budge. It’s been hell choosing
between the man I love and my best friend.”
“Why
can’t she just go to a sperm bank or something?”
Connor
chuckled. “Emma has it in her mind there will be this horrible mix-up where her
choice of a prime donor’s sample was swapped with some serial killer’s.”
Aidan
grinned. “I guess I can see her point.”
A
buzz went off in Connor’s pocket. He dug it out and then groaned at the ID.
“Shit, it’s Jeff. He’ll have my ass for coming here and trying to talk to Emma.
I really, really have to go.” His
gaze once again went to the bathroom. “I hate to leave her though…”
“You
go on. I’ll see she gets to her car okay.”
“Really?
That would be awesome.” He thrust out his hand. “It was nice meeting you…”
“Aidan. Aidan Fitzgerald.”
“Connor Montgomery .”
After they shook hands, Connor smiled. “Thanks for all your help and for totally
misreading the entire situation.”
Aidan laughed. “It was a pleasure almost
kicking your ass.”
“Hey now,” Connor replied. When his phone
rang, he winced and gave a short wave before bringing it to his ear. “Babe,
yeah, sorry I missed your texts. I’m on my way home now.” He pushed through the
glass doors and disappeared into the night.
With a shake of his head, Aidan started
across the lobby to the bathroom. He rapped on the door. In a shrill voice,
Emma shouted, “Go away, Connor! I have nothing else to say to you! Not to
mention, you just embarrassed the hell out of me in front of one of the biggest
assholes in the company!”
“Biggest asshole, huh?” he murmured under
his breath. Not exactly a title he was proud of, especially coming from a
woman. He was used to hearing much more
flattering descriptions of himself from them. Well, at least in the beginning
before he walked away. After that, things usually took a nasty turn.
“I’m not leaving this bathroom until I
know you’re gone!”
Aidan sighed. She was a determined one
that was for sure not to mention stubborn as hell. His mind flashed back to how
beautiful and sexy she’d looked at the Christmas party—how the slinky green
dress she’d worn flowed over her curves making her irresistible. When he’d seen
her across the room with some girlfriends, he had been determined to spend the
night with her. Her shy smiles and glances up at him through her eyelashes had
spurned him on to close the small space between them. Of course, by the time
he’d arrived at her side, her interfering friends had already informed her of
his dubious reputation as a heartbreaker and serial womanizer.
“Women,”
he muttered under his breath as he pushed through the bathroom door. Emma sprawled
out on the tapestry settee with a wet paper towel over her eyes. On one side,
her skirt was jacked halfway up her hip, giving him a fabulous view of legs and
thighs. At the sound of footsteps, she gave a frustrated grunt. She stabbed the
air in front of her with her index finger. “I swear if you don’t leave me
alone, I’m going to kick you so hard in the balls there will no longer be any
question about whether you can father my children!”
Aidan chuckled. Her deep auburn hair so
foretold her fiery personality—one she’d showed him at the Christmas party. All
her bashfulness had evaporated in an instant when she told him in no uncertain
terms that she had no desires to be one of his conquests or one night stands.
“Actually, it isn’t Connor.”
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Slooooow Tease of The Proposition's Chapter One
One week from today(Thursday), I will unleash The Proposition on the world. It's both thrilling and scary and exhilarating and AUGHHHHHHHH!!!So here is the first part of Chapter 1 from Emma's point of view...just so you know, if you're wanting a sneaky peek at Aidan's point of view, you're going to have to come back Friday!!! I'm so bad, aren't I?!!
Emma Harrison stood back to admire
her hard work. A brief smile of satisfaction flickered on her face at the
miraculous undertaking of transforming the once dingy conference room into an
exquisite pink dream. She was especially proud of herself considering
decorating and party planning weren’t exactly her forte. Of course when it came
to selling the image any mother-to-be would want in a baby shower, the fact she
worked for one of the premiere advertising agencies in Atlanta
didn’t hurt. Cocking her head, she noticed the It’s a Girl banner was hanging slightly to the left. After she
fixed it, her fingertips smoothed over the pale pink tablecloth adorned with
refreshments and colorfully wrapped presents for the upcoming arrival.
She
blew an errant strand of auburn hair out of her face and tried smoothing it
back into the knot at the base of her neck. Yes,
this is exactly what I would want for my baby shower…if I ever get to have one.
A stabbing pain entered her heart before crisscrossing its way through her
chest. It was a feeling she was becoming all too familiar with as her thirtieth
birthday loomed around the corner, hovering over her like a dark cloud, while
motherhood, along with Mr. Right, still evaded her.
Struggling
out of her thoughts, she flipped her watch—the one that had belonged to her
late mother—over to read the time. Only fifteen minutes before the guests,
mainly her coworkers, started arriving. Okay,
Em, it’s time to get your game face on. The
hostess of the shower can’t let the green eyed monster of jealousy consume her
and cause her to go apeshit, flipping over tables and throwing gifts in a
Hulk-like rage! Get a grip!
The
pep talk did little to still the churning emotions coursing through her. She
gripped the table until her knuckles turned white. As the silent tears streamed
down her cheeks, she quickly wiped them away. Raising her deep green eyes to
the ceiling, she thought, Please help me
get through this.
“You
know, I have a nail file in my desk drawer if you want to slit your wrists. It
would be a hell of a lot quicker than what you’re doing now!”
Emma
jumped and clutched her chest. She whirled around to see her best friend,
Casey, smirking at her. She frantically swiped the remaining tears from her
eyes with the back of her hand. “Jeez, Case, you scared the shit out of me!”
“Sorry.
I guess you were just so lost in misery and self-loathing that you didn’t hear
me say your name.”
Ducking her head,
Emma replied, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I was just checking to
make sure everything looked all right before everyone gets here.”
Casey
rolled her eyes. “Em, what were you thinking agreeing to this? It’s slow
emotional suicide.”
"How
could I not? Therese is the one who got me the job here. She taught me everything
I know. She’s gone through three
rounds of In-Vitro Fertilization. If anyone deserves a baby shower, it’s her.”
“Yeah,
but you didn’t have to be the one to throw it. I mean, she would have totally
understood—especially with everything that’s happened lately with Connor.”
Emma’s
phone buzzed on the table. She glanced at the ID and grimaced. “Speak of the
devil.”
“Is
he still calling and texting nonstop?” Casey asked.
“Yep.
Lucky me.”
“Let
me answer. I’ll tell that asshat you’re going to get a restraining order or
something.”
“He’s
harmless, Case.”
“You
just need to tell him to man-up, grow a pair and give you some sperm.”
A
giggle escaped Emma’s lips. “As tempting as that would be, I’d better pass. The
whole sperm/baby thing is what started this whole mess to begin with.”
Casey
gave a frustrated grunt. “The very fact you’re considering having someone
donate sperm is ridiculous.” She placed her hands on Emma’s shoulders. “You are
way too beautiful and sweet and amazing to give up on the dating world to have
a kid.”
“Nice
pitch there with the compliments. Have you ever thought of working in
advertising?” Emma mused.
“Ha, ha, smartass.
I wasn’t trying to sell you anything. It’s the damn truth. I don’t know when
you’re finally going to believe it. Most of all, I want to know when the men
around this city are going to get their heads out of their asses and see it
too!”
Emma threw her
hands up in exasperation. “Case, considering my biological clock is clanging,
rather than ticking, I think it’s a little late for all that.”
“But you’re not
even thirty,” Casey protested.
“I know that, but
I’ve wanted a baby since I was twenty. I want—no I need—to have a family again. Losing my parents and not having
brothers or sisters—” Her voice choked off with emotion.
Casey rubbed
Emma’s arm sympathetically. “You’ve still got lots of time for babies. And the
husband could still come along. ”
Rolling her eyes,
Emma said, “Might I remind you of the idiot parade I have had the misfortune to
go out with in the last six months?”
“Oh, come on, they
weren’t that bad.”
“Are
we grading on an extreme curve or something? First, there was Andy the,” she
made air quotes with her fingers, “practically
separated accountant whose wife tracked us down on our date and proceeded
to go mental on him in the middle of the Cheescake factory.”
“Shit, I remember him
now. Didn’t the cops get called?”
“Oh yes. I had to
call Connor to come get me because they were both arrested for disrupting the
peace!”
“So there was one
bad seed in the mix,” Casey argued.
“Then there was the mortician who regaled me
all during dinner about the ins and outs of embalming, not to mention I think
he had a pretty unhealthy attachment to some of his dearly departed clients.”
Casey
made a gagging noise. “Okay, I’ll admit that necrophilia could turn anyone off
from dating for awhile.”
“Awhile? How about a freaking lifetime,
Case?” Emma shuddered. “Thank God, it was one date, and he never touched me.”
“So two bad eggs.
There’s a whole city of men out there, Em.”
Emma swept her
hands to her hips. “And I guess you’re having selective amnesia about Barry,
the dentist?”
Casey
scrunched her face up as in pain. “Is he still in jail on those voyeurism
charges?”
Emma
bobbed her head. “Thankfully, the state is pretty tough on asshats who set up
hidden cameras in the men’s locker-room
at the gym!”
“Well,
those are the extreme cases.”
“Frankly, some of
the other girls in our department think I need to write a book on bad dating
experiences!”
“Now wait a
minute. You’ve gone out with some decent guys, too.”
Emma sighed. “And
the instant they realized I wasn’t going to bed with them before the appetizer
arrived, they bolted for the door. If we actually made it through dinner, then
the stench of my marriage and baby desperation drove them away.”
Casey grinned. “See
you’re going about this the wrong way. You need to give in to the idea of throwing
caution to the wind and having mindless sex to conceive.”
“I don’t think
so.” Emma shook her head. “Just because Connor bailed on the idea of sperm
donation, doesn’t mean I’m giving up. Somehow, someway, I’m going to have a
child to love.”
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Teaser Tuesday #2
Here's a longer tidbit than a usual teaser, but since next week is the big release, I wanted to give you a wee bit more!! Hope you enjoy!!
Setting the stage: Emma and Aidan are having dinner before their first baby-making session...Emma's nerves are working in overdrive.
Setting the stage: Emma and Aidan are having dinner before their first baby-making session...Emma's nerves are working in overdrive.
Emma was never
more grateful when the waiter returned with her margarita. She tipped it up and
took a long, fiery gulp, sucking half of the glass down. She shuddered when the
alcohol hit her stomach.
By
the time the waiter took their food order, she had guzzled the scorching tequila
heavy drink and ordered another one.
“I
guess they make a pretty mean margarita here, huh?” Aidan asked with a tight
smile.
She
bobbed her head enthusiastically. “Totally.”
While
Aidan launched into a conversation detailing his promotion to Vice President of
marketing and how he was looking forward to all the traveling, Emma worked at
draining her second margarita. She barely processed his ramblings about working
overseas and within the country for business. Instead, she focused on slurping
the liquid courage through the tiny straw. Without missing a beat, she waved
the waiter over for another. Aidan cut himself off mid-sentence and quirked his
blonde eyebrows. “Are you trying to get drunk off your ass so you can endure having
sex with me?”
“No,
no, that’s not it at all!” she cried.
He
leaned in across the table. “You barely drank half of your margarita last week.
Now you’re downing them like a lush fresh out of rehab.”
Emma
drew in a deep breath, deciding it was best to be honest with him. “It’s just…I’m
nervous that’s all.”
“About
us sleeping together?”
Emma
nodded.
Aidan’s
brows creased. “Are you afraid I’m going to hurt you or make you do something
you don’t want to?”
“No,
it’s nothing like that.”
“Then
what is it?” he demanded.
“I’m
afraid of being a disappointment.”
His
mouth fell open in disbelief. “How could possibly think that?”
She
shrugged. “Because you’ve been with a lot of women…I don’t have the experience.
I’ve only been with one man, and outside of him, I don’t know what men want.”
“First
of all, despite what the rumor mill says my number is relatively low, Emma.
It’s not like I’ve fucked half of the city, or I’m Gene Simmons from Kiss. And
second, sex is basically the same premise no matter who you’re with. Different
people bring different likes and desires to the table.”
She
toyed with the straw in her drink. “I guess I’m afraid once you’ve been with
me, you won’t want to follow through with our bargain.”
“Like
I’d be so turned off by the experience I’d never want to sleep with you again?”
“Yes,”
she murmured. When Aidan threw his head back and roared with laughter, her lip
trembled slightly. “It’s not funny.”
His amusement quickly
faded. “Oh Em, I’m sorry if I hurt you’re feelings. It’s just I couldn’t
imagine you would actually believe something like that.”
Monday, October 22, 2012
Man Candy Monday Post #2
Okay, so I'm a huge animal lover--dogs especially. It goes without saying that there is nothing like a sexy man with a dog. In The Proposition, Aidan has a trusty black Lab named, Beau.
So here's a few sexy men with dogs for your viewing pleasure!!! Happy Monday!!
So here's a few sexy men with dogs for your viewing pleasure!!! Happy Monday!!
Friday, October 19, 2012
Smexy Saturday Snip Part Deux
Okay, cue JT's Sexy Back(OMG, can you believe he is now a MARRIED man!) It's time for another Smexy Saturday Snip!! So, there was a hungry, passionate smooch last Saturday, but for this week, I thought I'd go a little more daring. Especially considering the release date for The Proposition is moving UP a few weeks!!! Yep, that's right. Prepare to get propositioned, heh, heh, a little earlier in November--probably around the 16th!!
So enough rambling. In this scene, Emma has been taking ovulation tests, so she has just propositioned(yep, I did it again!) Aidan at work to help do some baby-making. It might be the most opportune time for her body, but it's not exactly the most opportune time for them.
Rolling his chair back, he
swiveled around to where his knees knocked into hers. Desire burned in his eyes
as he brought his hands up and wrapped them around the back of his head. “Okay
then. I’m all yours, babe. All you have to do is take me.”
Emma’s
eyes widened. “But aren’t you…” she trailed off, her gaze flickering over to
the leather couch.
He
slowly shook his head back and forth. “You’re the one who needs me. The ball’s
in your court.”
Mortification
and anger rocketed through her. He would make this harder on her than it had to
be. “Fine,” she huffed. Without taking her eyes off of his, she jerked her
straight skirt up to her hips.
Aidan
sucked in a breath when she flashed him a view of her lacy thigh highs. “Damn,
those are sexy,” he murmured.
After she slipped
off her panties, Emma eased her skirt back down a little and stepped over to
him. She would have loved to smack the smirk right off of his handsome face.
The amused glint in his blue eyes told her he was enjoying her embarrassment
way too much. With more force than she needed, she knocked his legs apart with
one of her knees. She then bent over him, bringing her fingers to his belt. His
erection already tented his dress pants. After quickly unzipping him, she started to
ease down onto his lap.
“What
no foreplay?” Aidan asked, his voice vibrating with humor.
She
scowled at him. “This isn’t about getting off. It’s about getting what I want,”
she countered, her hand slipping into his underwear to grip him around her
fingers.
“Sorry
babe. But if I don’t get off, you don’t get what you want.”
Monday, October 15, 2012
MAN CANDY MONDAY!!!
So, I've seen other blogs with similar posts like Hump Day Hotties, etc, and I thought, "Hey, Monday is such a depressing day that you need a little Man Candy to get you through.
My #1 Man Candy will always be Robert Pattinson. I don't know what it is about him--the accent? the self-deprecating humor? the scruffiness? I dunno...it just does it for me. Who would you pick for your Man Candy Monday? *pics are welcome for sure!!*
Aaaaaand....
My #1 Man Candy will always be Robert Pattinson. I don't know what it is about him--the accent? the self-deprecating humor? the scruffiness? I dunno...it just does it for me. Who would you pick for your Man Candy Monday? *pics are welcome for sure!!*
Aaaaaand....
Sunday, October 14, 2012
COVER REVEAL FOR ROCK THE HEART BY MICHELLE VALENTINE
So one of my bestest writer buds in the entire world, Michelle Valentine, has a book coming out in November, and I'm honored to host her cover reveal for her novel Rock the Heart.
Here's a summary of the book:
And here it is!!!
ISN'T IT AMAZING?!! !
Here's a summary of the book:
For the last four years, good girl Lane has regretted
breaking up with Noel Falcon. She thought she was sensible when she told him
his dreams of being a rock star would get him nowhere, but now that he's a rock
god and her career is stagnant, she realizes just how wrong she was. When Noel
hires the marketing company where Lane is an intern, she’s forced to see him
again. If she wants to land her dream job as executive within the company, she
has to win him over and secure his account. Too bad Noel is still pissed at her
for breaking his heart.
When Lane’s company flies her to a Black Falcon concert to
gain Noel’s attention, emotions run high the moment she sees him and realizes
she’s far from over him. But Noel’s countless trysts with groupies and his
cocky attitude make Lane believe he isn’t the same guy she once loved—now he
seems to only want her body. Then after Lane discloses she needs him to procure
a job, Noel proves he’s a changed man by forcing her to go on the road with him
in order to get it.
After Lane reluctantly takes Noel up on his offer, she
becomes willing to do whatever it takes to keep him satisfied, even if it means
succumbing to his seductive ways. Lane soon finds deception is a dangerous game
and she’s not the only one playing.
And here it is!!!
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Smexy Saturday Snip
So, in true revisions avoidance, *coughs*, I thought I'd share with you a Smexy Snippet today. It's probably a little more smoochy than smexy, but hey, we'll go for it!!
While Emma pressed the unlock button
on her key fob, Aidan started walking away, but then he stopped. He turned back
and shook his head at her. “Oh fuck it.” Taking Emma totally off guard, he shoved her
against the car. He wrapped his arms around her waist, jerking her flush against
him. Electricity tingled through every fiber in her body at his touch while his scent invaded her
nostrils, making her feel lightheaded.
She
squirmed in his arms. “What are you—”
He
silenced her by crushing his lips against hers. She protested
by pushing her hands against his chest and trying to shove him away, but the warmth of his tongue sliding open
her lips caused her to feel even weaker. Her arms fell limply at her sides.
Aidan’s hands
swept from her waist and up her back. He tangled his fingers through her long hair
as his tongue plunged in her mouth, caressing and teasing hers. Emma's hands
left her side to wrap around his neck, drawing him even closer. God, it
had been so very long since someone had kissed her, and it had taken Travis a
week to get up the nerve to kiss her like this. Aidan was hot and heavy right
out of the gate.
Using
his hips, Aidan pinned her against the car as he kept up his assault on
her mouth. Just when she thought she couldn’t breathe and might pass out, he
released her lips. Staring down at her with eyes hooded and drunk with desire,
Aidan gave a lazy grin. “Maybe that will help you with your decision.”
And
then he pulled away and started off back down the aisle, leaving her hot,
bothered, and alone against the car.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
DEVOURED IS OUT IN THE WILD!!
Sienna Jensen had no plans to return home when she graduated
college last spring—after all, her dreams lie in California .
But when she discovers her grandmother’s posh Nashville
home has been foreclosed, and the new owner has started the eviction process, Sienna
has no other choice but go back to Music
City
When millionaire rock star Lucas Wolfe finds the outspoken
redhead glaring at him from across a courtroom, he’s both infuriated and
intrigued. He still can't get the night Sienna almost spent with him out of his
mind, and the chemistry between them is as undeniable as it was two years ago.
He craves Sienna more than ever. And just like everything Lucas hungers for,
he’s determined to have her.
Now, Lucas will do whatever it takes to lure Sienna into his
bed, even if that means making a deal with her: ten days with him, playing by
his rules, and he’ll hand over the deed to her grandmother’s home. Though she
agrees to the arrangement, Sienna is conflicted. Because of her duty to her
family. Because of promises she’s made to herself and a past that still haunts
her. And as Lucas’s game of seduction continues, and Sienna is introduced to
his dark, erotic world and even darker background, she realizes that at any
moment, she could be devoured.
You MUST read it and DEVOUR it just like I did!!
Cheers Emily!!
And some Dean love too!!
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