Friday Quickie

25 quickie facts about Angela Britnell: Birthday? 13 August Favorite color? Peach Favorite animal? Horses - from a distance they're beautiful although I've no desire to get too close! Siblings? None Favorite drink? Hot tea or chardonnay depending on the time and place! If you were a jelly bean flavor, what flavor would you be? Apricot Favorite author? Joanna Trollope Favorite dish? A Cornish pasty Ice cream flavor? Coffee and almond Favorite...

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Mid Week PIC Me Up

This week I thought I would share my love of reading with you. I don't know about you, but I'm suddenly craving a good book. ...

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Cover Reveal ~ HARD AS IT GETS by Laura Kaye

Tall, dark, and lethal... Trouble just walked into Nicholas Rixey's tattoo parlor. Becca Merritt is warm, sexy, wholesome-pure catnip to a very jaded Nick. He's left his military life behind to become co-owner of Hard Ink Tattoo, but Becca is his ex-commander's daughter. Loyalty won't let him turn her away. Lust has plenty to do with it too. With her brother presumed kidnapped, Becca needs Nick. She just wasn't expecting to want him so much....

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Weekend Writing Warriors 3/24/13

Thanks for stopping by! Today I bring you eight sentences from my award winning contemporary romance, After Midnight. His mouth curved into an irresistibly devastating grin, and everything female in her stood at attention. He strode the rest of the way to the bar, his every movement fluid and easy. Confident. Naturally sexy. His lean, rangy body was clad in snug jeans and a black tee. Jeans so worn and faded that only their seams gave hint...

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What Do You Want to Do?

Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about David Morrell and one of his Five Concepts (http://davidmorrell.net/on-writing/five-further-concepts/ ) specifically his concept on Flow. One of David’s suggestions on keeping the flow of our story from our brains to the page is to “develop a relationship with the story, as if it were a person”. David goes on to suggest that the author ‘literally ask the story, “What do you want to do? Where do you want me...

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Friday Quickie

25 quickie facts about Regan Walker:  Birthday? December 1st Favorite color? Red (you can tell this from my novels!) Favorite animal? Ooo, that’s a hard one. I suppose for personal relationships, I’d pick a large dog (I have a Golden Retriever), but I love to watch Friesian stallions race across a green lawn and the Canadian geese on the wing and their “mate for life” characteristic is most romantic. Siblings? Sadly, no. Favorite drink? Green...

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Mid Week PIC Me Up

This piece of yumminess was my original inspiration for Dominic Price.   Oh. My. Is it hot in here? Time to dive back into this WIP. I feel a bit of SEXiness is about to happen... ...

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I have a confession to make...

I have a confession to make…I am a car junkie. It’s true. I can talk horsepower, 0 to 60 times and torque with the best of them. Well, perhaps not the best of them, but I can actively participate in a conversations about cars that make most women’s, and a lot of men's actually, eyes glaze over. I credit my uber-talented, mechanic husband with this. However, my love of driving too fast and want of something sexy and classic to do it in is why I’ve...

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New Book Video

I have two new trailers that the amazing Amie Louellen created for me. The long book trailer for NOT WITHOUT RISK can be found under the 'Book Trailers' tab above. I also have a shortie or teaser trailer that I think is fun. Check it out! What do you think? ...

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Friday Quickie

25 quickie facts about Rue Allyn:  Birthday? All Saint’s Day ~ Go Figure? Favorite color? Almost any Blue but mostly teals. Favorite animal? Too many for a favorite. Siblings? Yes (and the least said the better). Favorite drink? Liquid. If you were a jelly bean flavor, what flavor would you be? Raspberry all the way. Favorite author? Too many for a favorite. Favorite dish? Delft. Ice cream flavor? Cherry Garcia. Favorite Season? Spring/Summer...

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Mid Week PIC Me Up

I was going to share this piece of heaven on my Pinterest board titled 'My Shoe Fetish' but it seems that even though I've seen full monty pics on there, Pinterest has decided this photo is not allowed. So, my friends, I've decided to put it here. You. Are. Welcome. I love his boots! What, you didn't notice his boots?...

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Lucky's Leprechaun by Elysa Hendricks

Lucky no longer believes in wishes, hope or dreams. Cheated by his bookkeeper and his ex-girlfriend, he's resigned himself to losing everything. Twenty-five years ago curiosity about a small human trapped Diamond, a leprechaun, inside a crystal paperweight. Now she has one day left to grant Lucky his final wish or perish. Can a chance meeting between a little boy and a leprechaun result in love? On his way back to the kitchen, out of habit...

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Authors by Moonlight

Blogging is difficult for me.  It's not just making the time for it, but coming up with what to say. I'm usually at a loss. So someone please explain what possessed me the day I joined another group blog? Anyone? Bueller? Okay, so it's not that bad. At least, that's what I keep telling myself - "Hey self, it's not that bad, just wait until summer!" *Forehead slap* Starting today, and every 2nd Monday of the month, I'm blogging at a wonderful...

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Not Without Risk

I've shared with you a picture of Sergeant Justin Harrison, right?  From my relaunched romantic suspense, NOT WITHOUT RISK... He's pretty darn yummy, isn't he? What you think he looks a bit frustrated?  That's because he is... Justin crossed to the door, held it for her as she stepped out onto the sidewalk. He smiled at the sight of her Cadillac sitting at the curb, its top down in deference to the humid night air, before shifting...

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Friday Quickie

25 quickie facts about Rachel Brimble: Birthday? April 10th Favorite color? Red Favorite animal? Dog Siblings? Older brother Favorite drink? Chilled dry white wine If you were a jelly bean flavor, what flavor would you be? Blackcurrant Favorite author? Nora Roberts/Philippa Gregory Favorite dish? Chicken Satay Ice cream flavor? Coconut Favorite Season? Summer Plotter or pantser? Bit of both! Hobbies? Reading/Knitting/Walking Dream vacation? Caribbean Favorite...

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Spotlight On: Niecey Roy

I'm thrilled to welcome fellow Wild Rose Press author Niecey Roy to my blog today. Welcome, Niecey, can you tell us a little about yourself?  I’m a romantic comedy flick junkie. I prefer to be barefoot, but if I have to wear shoes, I will almost always choose a pair of cute heels. I prefer summer over winter (I hate being cold). If I had the metabolism of my before-kids-days, I’d eat pizza three times a week. If I’m not craving pizza, I’m...

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Mid Week PIC Me Up

OK, I know it's not Wednesday yet, but I have a guest tomorrow and didn't want to cheat you lovelies out of this piece of heaven... What can I say, I'm a giver. :-)   I believe I just found the hero of LOVER UNDERCOVER. What do you guys think? Does he look like a dark, brooding, undercover cop who gives the heroine the ride of her lif...

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Promotion- Part 1

Whether you’re published with one of the NY houses, a small press, or self-published, promotion is a necessary evil in the writer’s life. There’s no avoiding it. Writing a great book is only the beginning. Now the real work begins. Bring up the subject of promotion in a room full of writers and you will get mixed reactions. Some love promotion, and some, well, they’d rather have a root canal. But one thing they’ll all agree on, promotion is...

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Friday Quickie

25 quickie facts about M. S. Spencer  Birthday? June Favorite color? Coral Favorite animal? Snake. I know, I know, but they’re so beautiful and sinuous—and they’re very affectionate. Siblings? Brother and a sister, neither well-adjusted. Favorite drink? Champagne If you were a jelly bean flavor, what flavor would you be? If I were a Bertie Botts Any Flavor bean, I’d be Black Pepper; if a plain old jelly bean—Cinnamon. Favorite author? Jeepers,...

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