Another Cover Reveal--When the Starrs Align

Coming in October, a story about twin warlocks and the shapeshifter who got away... 

Part of the Wanton Witches collection from Total E-Bound

When the Starrs Align

Cover Reveal: TIED AND TRUE

My contemporary erotic romance coming out next month, Tied and True. Love the cover!!! Thank you Tibbs Design.

Attack of the Car(r)i(e)s! (and Giveaway)

Attack of the Car(r)i(e)s!

From Carrie Ann: Thank you for stopping by to watch Cari Quinn and I go crazy. Well, maybe not crazy, but a little quirky never hurt anyone. When we realized we both had a release on the same day, it was only natural that we showed you guys what it meant to be a Car(r)i(e). I do hope you get a chance to check out our newest releases.

From Cari: Thanks so much for hosting me and the fabulous Carrie Ann Ryan. I love that girl and I'm so excited to read her Redwood Pack series! If only I could read as fast as she typed! *grin*

For a chance to win a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card, visit Carrie Ann's blog here. Good luck! And now for the fun stuff... The excerpts!

Shattered Emotions Blurb:

Maddox Jamenson is the Omega of the Redwood Pack, the one burdened by emotions stronger than his own. He's spent his entire life shrouded in the secrets of his "gift" and the price he has to pay to keep it, yet the cost just escalated. He's known a mate could be in the cards for him, but he can't have what he wants. Not when the battles he has yet to fight could destroy her.

Ellie Reyes was the Central's princess, the daughter of the most hated Alpha of all time, yet not prized. No, she's spent her life as the toy of her brother's sadistic torture and has endured a pain that no one else should have to even contemplate. Though when she's rescued, the one person who could help her, her mate, turns his back on her for reasons unknown to her. As each day passes, the strength that everyone sees in her dwindles to a point that there may be no coming back from.

When the Centrals find a new way to attack, leaving Ellie's only protection a mate that she doesn’t think wants her, they’ll both have to overcome their fears and fight for something stronger than their pain.  The war isn't over and new players are coming that will decide the outcome. Maddox and Ellie's connection will be tested even as their fragile bond is only newly forming.

Buy Links:
Amazon
Barnes and Noble: coming soon
ARe
Kobo
iTunes: coming soon

Author Bio
Carrie Ann Ryan is a bestselling paranormal and contemporary romance author. After spending too much time behind a lab bench, she decided to dive into the romance world and find her werewolf mate--even if it's just in her books. Happy endings are always near--even if you have to get over the challenges of falling in love first. 

Carrie Ann's Redwood Pack series is a bestselling series that has made the shifter world even more real to her and has allowed the Dante's Circle and Holiday, Montana series to be born. She's also an avid reader and lover of romance and fictions novels. She loves meeting new authors and new worlds. Any recommendations you have are appreciated. Carrie Ann lives in New England with her husband and two kittens.

Excerpt

Ellie Reyes gripped Maddox’s hand as tight as she could. Yes, it was the first time he’d voluntary touched her since he’d picked her up out of the back of the Jeep when they’d first met, but, honestly, that wasn’t important now.

She’d think about the calloused hands of a hard worker—one who helped his Pack and brothers, not necessarily in his job—and how they would feel against her skin. She’d think about what it all meant later.

Maybe later she could even relish his touch and imagine the scents of wolf and forest washing over her.

Later.

Right now, all she wanted to do was hide in a corner so the others would stop staring at her. Or, she could raise her chin at them all and show them they couldn’t hurt her. Her wolf whimpered at the thought, not knowing if that were possible. She didn’t know if she was broken or strong anymore.

She’d been hurt far more than they could ever imagine. They had no idea what she could endure. Oh, they’d all guessed and given her their pitying looks, but they didn’t know.

They couldn’t know.

Dirty Distractions Blurb:
She wants a fling, and he wants forever…
Zoologist Sara Carmichael’s active social life is the envy of all her friends, but she has a secret. She’s bored senseless. If she has to go to one more bird sanctuary fundraiser with some guy who thinks his little sports car makes him “hip”, she'll scream.
 
Enter Brad O’Halloran, her best friend Kim’s much younger brother. A guy who’s picking up the pieces after a quickie marriage and even quicker divorce. A guy so hot he makes her body scream with frustration.
 
Until Sara’s apartment is renovated, they’re all living at Kim’s place. Despite her determination not to salivate at glimpses of Brad’s finer-than-fine body in nothing but a low-slung towel, flirtation escalates to the brink of something more.
 
Now one of them has to back down…or ante up for some good, dirty fun with the unspoken understanding that when the time comes, they’ll make a clean break. Neither anticipated they’d make the most complicated connection of all—love.
 
Warning: This book contains a hero who knows how to make engines— and women—purr, seduction while on cold meds, and a heroine who might be a little older but still enjoys learning a few naughty new tricks.

Buy Links:
Samhain Publishing
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
iTunes
Kobo

Author Bio:
USA Today bestselling author Cari Quinn saves the world one Photoshop file at a time in her job as a graphic designer. At night, she writes sexy romance, drinks a lot of coffee, and plays her music way too loud. When she's not scribbling furiously, she's watching men's basketball, reading excellent books, and causing trouble. Sometimes simultaneously. 
www.cariquinn.com

Smexy Excerpt:

Lips curving, Sara reached for her body wash and squirted a huge dollop into her palm. She set aside the bottle and rubbed the soap over her torso, her smile turning impish.

“Uh-oh. That smile scares me.”
 
She laughed and trailed bubbles over Brad’s chest, leaning forward to nip the corded muscles in his shoulders. He tensed, his pecs flexing under her meandering fingers.

“I want to watch you touch yourself.” She looked up at him under her lashes. “That’s not scary, is it?”

“No.” His throat rippled as he swallowed. “And I do aim to please."

He didn’t hesitate to load up his hands with the body wash she even now worked into his ropey upper arms. This was a man for whom life itself was a workout. She would bet he didn’t even have a gym membership. He just worked and played hard.

And she had a feeling he had sex the same way. God, she couldn’t wait to find out.

They soaped each other for a couple minutes, the only sounds the rushing water and their increasingly heavy breathing. Without a word, he reached down and gripped his cock.

When he began to move up and down in short strokes, her breath caught. So hot. She’d seen men do that in adult movies but never in reality. Never right in front of her. 

His arm muscles flexed as the first fat drop of precome seeped down his shaft before being washed away. He sped up, working himself hard. Noting his firm hold, she bit her lip. Maybe she’d been too careful when touching prior lovers. Not that she’d gotten any complaints, but the harsh pumps of his hand gave her pause. They also provoked a low moan.

The sexiest part of this? His low-lidded, burning blue eyes were focused on her. Right now she was the fuel for his fantasies. Knowing that brought a fresh rush of moisture between her thighs. 

Riveted, she cupped her own breasts, hardly aware of what she was doing. But then she sneezed again, and he choked out a laugh. “I’m going to get an erection every time I hear you sneeze from now on. You know that, right?”

Instead of responding in kind, she stared at his hand, now moving slower than before, and unwittingly pinched her nipples. The pinch twanged in her lower belly, swift and sharp.

“Damn, baby, that’s beautiful.” Reverence filled his tone.

She splashed a little water on them to wash off the last of the body wash. After she turned off the tap, she stepped closer and gazed deep into his eyes. What she saw there made her heart flutter and her core clench. “Tell me what you imagine when you’re doing this alone.”

“I usually pretend you’re riding me. Your hair loose, your breasts bouncing. I knew they’d be like this.” He molded her flesh, his tanned fingertips against her pale skin an incredible turn-on. “Not too big. Not too small. And your nipples…they’re the same cinnamon brown I always pictured. Almost as pretty as those light brown eyes of yours.”

That his attention returned to her face as he spoke inflamed every dormant nerve inside her body. He captured her lips, tormenting her with light, teasing kisses that made her want to grab his arms and drag him against her. But she reached for his cock instead, desperate to learn how he would feel in her hand.

In her mouth. Inside her. Everywhere. 

She shuddered, and he palmed her cheek. “Let’s go in the bedroom.” Each subtle throb of his thick, velvety flesh told her how much his own monologue had affected him. “It’s too cold in here, and you’re all wet.” 

“That won’t improve if we go in the bedroom.”

His rich, appreciative laughter wound around her while he nudged her out of the shower and bundled her into one of her thick, Egyptian cotton towels. He folded another around her hair and led her into her room, then tugged her onto the bed. When he started to pull her on top of him, she put up a fight, enjoying the fierce flare of arousal on his face as he finally pinned her beneath him.

“Like it rough, hmm?”

“Maybe.” She blew an escaped strand of damp hair out of her eyes. “But it was more that. I had an ulterior motive. I wanted you just like this.”

He arched a brow. “That so?” 

“Oh yeah.” Watching his face, Sara stroked the delicious erection flush against her belly. Then she licked her palm and slickened his length, repeating the move until his cock glistened. “Because you’re not finished.”

My Travels

I've been a bit quiet (not that you probably noticed) due to some summer travel. My boys get to spend time with their dad, and I get to do some research for future books! Hurray! I'm gallivanting around the country. So far, I've visited Augusta, GA and King of Prussia, PA. Today I hit Cape May, NJ. Here are some pictures to prove I'm actually moving around and gathering ideas to write, not really sitting on my ass wolfing down popcorn and Cokes like it's cool. 

Clarks Hill Lake (Savannah River Basin)

 

Gorgeous weather and a great view from the boat.

King of Prussia, PA. The palace where my grandfather now resides

They have their own library. I tried to move in but was rejected.

 

That's all for today. But I'll have more pictures of the shore to share tomorrow. And note, my Circ series was inspired by my many years spent enjoying the beach at Cape May.

Guest Author: JoAnne Kenrick

JoAnne Kenrick has a new collection of stories out you won't want to miss. Check out these romances and and enjoy!

~IRISH KISSES~

A collection of five romances set in Bell's Irish Pub, each with its own special tasty treat served by the staff of Bell's. The 1Night Stand dating service shakes and stirs things up for Bell's. When Madame Eve puts two people together for just one night, anything is possible.... Throw in sexy cocktails and to-die-for Irish hotties, and it's a recipe for sweet Irish kisses and perhaps even wedding Bell's.

~SWEET IRISH KISS~

Can he win her over with his secret weapon, a Sweet Irish Kiss, or is Rachel still too scared to love?~SHAMROCKED~Will his Irish charm and toys be enough to hold onto his leading lady, or will his heart be Shamrocked into next week?

~THREESOME SWEETNESS~

Is a dash of Threesome Sweetness the remedy each is looking for, or will the date leave a bitter aftertaste each will regret for the rest of their lives?

~HOT WINTER KISS~

Can she hack it in the real world of romance, or are life's complications and treacherous snowstorms best left to the pages of a book?

~MARRY ME, I'M IRISH~

Does she love him enough to leave the comforts of England? And is there something behind his sudden proposal?
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Irish Kisses, the complete collection, is now available in PRINT.

http://www.amazon.com/Irish-Kisses-JoAnne-Kenrick/dp/1613335148/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Irish-Kisses-JoAnne-Kenrick/dp/1613335148

More buy links to follow - and you can order it direct from your book store

ISBN NUMBER: 1613335148

Or buy the ebooks separately

http://www.joannekenrick.com/p/books.html

New Cover: BY THE TAIL

Finally. I'm so excited to share By the Tail, my next Cougar Falls story, coming out in September. Check out this gorgeous cover!  And if you want an excerpt, click here to see it on the Samhain site.

An Update

Summer is almost officially here... or rather, the end of school is almost here. Tomorrow is the last day for my kids, and then we're all flying back East for some family visiting. In the middle of that, I have two stories to write and edits to do.

But good things are coming!  

• In July, Tied and True will re-release with a brand new cover. And in August, I'll be releasing Reaper's Reward as well. 
• I'm working on a brand new website (or rather, my designer is). I can't wait until it's finished. It's going to be much better than the one I have now. And spoiler: it's still purple. 
• I'm involved with a few other authors in a cool, secret project you'll be hearing about soon. Another cover I can't wait to share. And no, this is not about my participation in the Ever After anthology coming out later this year. This is something else. 

And that's all for now...

Friday Contest Winner

Congrats to LL for winning Friday's contest. Thanks to everyone who entered, and happy reading!!

Last Chance to Win!!

Last chance to enter to win some tea. Click here for more info. Winner is drawn in 4 more hours!!!

Contest Week: FRIDAY

It's the last day of the contest week. Love In Electric Blue has finally released, and the third Westlake story joined the series. To wrap up this contest week, I'm giving away a tea gift set--JUST FOR YOU.**

To enter to win, simply email me (marie_harte@yahoo.com) the names of the three books in the Westlake Enterprises series. (Follow the link below for the answer) Contest ends Sunday night 6/9, 8PST.  **U.S. Winners only. International winner gets a GC from Amazon in the amount of the prize.**

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