Holiday Gifts of Love BlogHop December 14-17 “Traditions”

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Holiday traditions are big at our house. They always have been, from the time I was young.

When I was a little girl, we always had a live Christmas tree, put multi-colored candles in the window, sent Christmas cards, and listened to special Christmas music: A Firestone Christmas album of Julie Andrews singing Christmas carols and Elvis Presley’s Christmas Album. (Christmas still isn’t Christmas without listening to The King sing White Christmas and Santa Bring My Baby Back. 🙂

16272368_s My mother and I always made Christmas cookies (my cousin’s recipe) and a cake in the shape of a Christmas tree–with green icing of course. And I always loved wrapping the presents. I wrapped all of our gifts and then went to my aunt’s house and wrapped hers!

On Christmas morning I always got up early, so my dad could watch me open my presents before going off to work (he got double time on Christmas Day). We had ham biscuits under the tree as we opened presents, then after all the ooohing and ahhhing was done, my mother and I would dress up in our new outfits and make the rounds of the family. It simply wasn’t Christmas if we didn’t visit cousins and aunts and uncles all over the area. And always in the same order. Like I said, tradition is a strong part of the holiday for me.

Now, with my own family, the traditions have changed some. I still send Christmas cards–I address them on Black Friday! We still have a live tree (always will if I have anything to 16397387_s say about it), but now our girls decorate it all by themselves, a tradition we started when they were about 5 & 6. We don’t bake special cookies, but Christmas is still about special foods. We have oyster stew and ham biscuits for breakfast. For lunch Cornish game hens. And for desert, sherry trifle and pumpkin pie. We stay home all day and play with our “toys,” though sometimes we go to a movie in the afternoon. (This year we go to see Les Miserables!)

Each of the tales in my collection of Christmas stories, All Wrapped Up, began with a tradition: giving presents, mistletoe, caroling, and Christmas dinner. These romances are short and sweet–or as one reviewer put it “like eating romance M&Ms.”

Blurb for All Wrapped Up:

Four short stories filled with romance at Christmas time.
The Present
A girl has to break the news to her sister’s boyfriend that he’s being dumped–on Christmas Robin-final Eve– and finds herself a pawn for the boyfriend’s revenge.
Sing A Christmas Carol
A singing group’s decision to drop one member before the big carolling competition leads to an awkward situation.
The Kissing Tree
Two children discover a secret place on Christmas Day–with far-reaching effects.
‘Tis the Season
A Christmas dinner announcement shatters a young girl’s dream of a magical social season until a knight in shining armor proposes an alternate plan.

Now to the real fun stuff! We want to hear about what you do for the holidays, what you read, and who you’ll spend it with. We hope to see you here and happy hopping!

And while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. Yep. There will be over 200 giveaways on each blog hosted by that Author or Blogger.

But that’s not all….

We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times!

Now what are those prizes?

1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet

2nd Grand Prize: A $200 Amazon or B&N Gift Card

3rd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!

In addition, I’m giving away a copy of one of my back listed book–and that’s ANY one of my books! From newest releases (Only Scandal Will Do and 7 Days of Seduction) to old favorites. To be entered into the giveaway, leave me a comment WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (If you don’t leave an email, you won’t be eligible to win.) and tell me about your holiday traditions.

After commenting, please click the icon below to take you to the linky list and the next blog with Christmas cheer. Happy Holidays!

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Almost Perfect is FREE!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

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That’s right! My erotic contemporary 1Night Stand novella, Almost Perfect is FREE this weekend on ARe.

Please go by, download, tweet, and share on Facebook! Oh, and enjoy!

Blurb for Almost Perfect:

Pamela Kimball’s birthday present, a 1Night Stand adventure, promises to jump-start her life, put a new man in her bed, and help her forget her past. Unfortunately, movie-buff Pam’s Pirates of the Caribbean fantasy takes an alarming wrong turn when she’s abandoned on a not quite deserted island—with ex-husband Roger Ware.

Forced by hunger to accept Roger’s offer of dinner, Pam realizes the geek she married has transformed into one of the most charming, sexiest men she’s ever met. His newfound confidence—and hot body—re-kindle old fires. A simple kiss leads Roger to challenge her to discover how much his lovemaking skills have improved, leaving Pam torn between self-preservation and burning desire.

With time running out before they’re rescued, Pam must decide if her heart can survive the consequences of becoming Roger’s “almost” perfect 1Night Stand.

Excerpt for Almost Perfect:

She inched into the lapping surf, searching for movement. Reflection off the water made this task harder than expected. Wasn’t the Caribbean supposed to be teeming with fish? Now that’s something she’d had a lot of instruction in. Almost every marooned-on-an-island movie had a scene where the heroine learned to catch fish. Six Days, Father Goose, Blue Lagoon. All you needed was your hands and patience. She could do this.

Pam waded out further then stopped just before the water hit her now dry shorts. “Not gonna to have a damp crotch all night.” The words reminded her of exactly what she had hoped for tonight. “But not from wet shorts!” She headed back to shore to remove and drape them next to her shirt. The bandeau was a different story. Still damp, even after several hours, and uncomfortable. Might dry better if not next to her skin anyway. “Screw it! Live dangerously.”

Standing as good as naked on the deserted beach, Pam smiled as the warm breeze caressed

her bare body. The sense of being slightly naughty added to her delight in the sensual feel of the air as it dried her breasts. Her nipples peaked as the wind cooled them. She strutted down to the water’s edge to sink her toes in the sand, the salty tang in the air adding to the perfect moment.

“If you’re skinny dipping, you forgot to remove one very important piece of clothing.”

Pam whirled around. Roger stood on the beach behind her, a green bottle of Perrier in one hand. His gaze played up and down her naked torso and his salacious grin widened. “Mind if I join you?”

Go to All Romance E-Books to download for free this weekend!

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12 Books of Christmas 2012

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

December 12, 2012 (12/12/12) is such a special date, I wanted to bring you a special post for it. This is my second annual 12 Books of Christmas and I’ve got some fantastic Christmas books for you to consider! So pour yourself a cup of
eggnog, grab some Christmas cookies, and settle down for some Christmas Cheer.

And here’s a Christmas present for you: comment at the end of the post and leave your email address and one lucky commenter will win ALL TWELVE BOOKS! Some of the authors are also offering additional giveaways, so more than one person’s Christmas wish may come true!

1. A Lady’s Lesson in Seduction by Barbara Monajem

A Lady's Lesson in Seduction by Barbara Monajem - OCT 2012 undone (2) Once a notorious rake, Camden Folk, Marquis of Warbury, is now consumed by desire for only one woman: beautiful young widow Frances Burdett. The Yuletide festivities at his country estate present the perfect opportunity for seduction…

After her brief, unsatisfying marriage, Frances swore never to become tied to another man. Then a passionate kiss under the mistletoe reawakens longings she thought buried forever. Can she give in to the pleasures of the body with a rogue like Cam—without losing her heart?

Available at Harlequin, Amazon, B&N, and Books A Million. And Barbara is giving away an additional copy to one lucky commenter. So be sure to comment and leave your email address.

2. A Christmas Surprise by Lindsay Downs

If I hear one more debutante declare that they will never marry unless it is for love, well. I shall break my quill! And we all know what happens when I break my quill. Things become very upsetting and it isn’t long before I— Well, that is quite another story. Let this author, this matriarch, this paragon of society guide you with her infinite wisdom. It is apparent AChristmasSurprise 200x300 that many of you have gotten this silly notion of love in your head, most likely from American influence, and please do not get me started on those savages. The point, young dears, is that love, is silly. Take for example Lady Aleece, poor young dear never stood a chance! Can you imagine being mauled in public? By a commoner no less? Although, rumors have been running rampant that this very delicious commoner is in fact the Marquess of Somerset, I have my doubts. For one thing, a Marquess should be more unfortunate looking which is clearly not the case with Somerset. Let this be a lesson dear readers. If you marry for love, there is a very big chance that you will end up with your heart broken, or in that wretched commoners case—kidnapped (though many believe he should have been killed for even breathing the same air as our fair lady). Dear readers, have I taught you nothing this holiday season?—Mrs. Peabody’s Society Papers.

A Christmas Surprise is available at Astraea Press, B&N, and Amazon.

3. A Mouse in His Pocket by Patricia Green

Portrait of beautiful sexy girl wearing santa claus clothes on r Art student, Jenny Cooper, thinks of herself as mousy and drab, uninteresting to men. Although Christmas cheers her, it looks like she’s going to spend another one alone.

Professor Buck Stillwater, eldest of the Stillwater siblings, is crazy about Jenny right from the beginning. If she’s mousy, it is in the most cute and lovable way. When she stumbles over his wheelchair, it feels like a little bit of heaven has fallen in his lap.

Unfortunately, Jenny has this tendency to get herself in trouble. Her insecurity is one problem, and it isn’t helped by her foolishly putting herself in dangerous situations. Buck isn’t likely to let her get away with these misbehaviors, and spanks her when she needs it. But, she makes the ultimate mistake of thoughtlessly disrespecting him. It looks like the relationship is over. He’s hurt and she is sick with guilt. She asks for punishment, knowing that she deserves it. But will Buck take her back after he takes that awful crop to her rear?

A Mouse in His Pocket is full of romance and sweet, loving discipline in a Christmas setting, but is not erotic. It is a prequel to Strong, Silent Type. SST is available at Amazon.

And even better, Mouse is now available at Patricia Green Books for FREE!

4. A Heart is A Home: Christmas in Texas by K.E. Saxon

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How does a smart, easygoing serial monogamist tame a closet Bohemian?

Adam Taylor believes selling his childhood home is the only way to put the past…and the memories behind him. Then he meets Joy Pettigrew. The uptight real estate broker isn’t what she seems.

Freaky and Joy Pettigrew no longer mix. She’s a corporate girl now. She plans to make the sale, get the commission, and never look back. So how does she keep the truth from Adam Taylor long enough to get him to sign on the dotted line? He swears he wants to sell his grandfather’s house and move on. She knows he’s lying to himself. He insists she throw off the façade she’s hiding behind. She knows she’s lying to herself. She also knows he’s going back to Houston. Nothing she does will change his mind…and even their shared passion won’t convince her to go with him.

She’s already home. After all, Christmas is just around the corner and everyone knows you spend Christmas at home.

K. E. is giving away two additional copies of A Heart is A Home, so be sure to comment and leave your email address. And if you visit her blog, you can enter to win a $10 gift card! Just click here.

A Heart is A Home: Christmas in Texas is available at Amazon / B&N / ARe / iTunes / Kobo / Sony / Smashwords / Diesel

**5. Partridge and the Peartree by Patricia Kiyono**

Phillip Peartree, Duke of Bartlett, dreamed of a peaceful life with a suitable mate until a hunting accident left him scarred and nearly deaf. Resigned to spending the rest of his days alone, Phillip has devoted himself to rebuilding his family estate. But a chance encounter with a lovely young woman in a dusty bookstore rekindles his almost-forgotten hopes and dreams.

Lady Amelia Partridge has no time for the frivolity of the London social scene. She is much too busy. In addition to her work with the Ladies Literary Society, she has a mission – educating poor children in the city. She also has a secret life, one she fears might drive away the young duke who has become increasingly important to her.

Partridge and the Peartree is available at Astraea, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

6. The Secret Santa Wishing Well by Nikki Lynn Barrett

The magic of Christmas has been lost to Jacob Winston. At the suggestion of his ill sister, Jacob takes a job as a Secret Santa at the mall, hoping to restore his Christmas spirit. Even that doesn’t seem to work, until a special little boy ambles up to make a very special wish…

Cheyenne Jensen is struggling to raise her two kids without the help of her ex-husband who Nikkibarrett(4) refuses to acknowledge his daughter’s existence and doesn’t provide for the son he does. This Christmas is shaping up to be as heartbreaking as the last, until her son Ben’s kind actions lead a stranger to them.

Ah, but it’s Christmas time and the magic has begun.

When Jacob and Cheyenne meet, neither can deny their immediate attraction to one another. As situations arise that require they spend more time together, their feelings grow stronger and stronger.

With Christmas fast approaching, the pair learn what matters most in life. Now, if only they could ditch the ghost of Christmases past.

Maybe this holiday will bring some wishes come true- for everyone after all.

The Secret Santa Wishing Well is available at Amazon Kindle, Amazon Print, and B & N.

7. Winter Fairy by Lola Karns

Winterfairycover Recuperating ballerina Penelope Glazier can enchant the young girls in her Fairy Dreams class, but will her magic work on Carson Langley, the sexy but straight-laced single father of her most talented student?

Widowed doctor Carson Langley didn’t know what surprises him more at his six-year-old’s dance recital, that his reticent daughter is the star of the show or that the attractive teacher, Penelope Glazier, seems to have gotten through to his girl. Too bad she considers teaching a temporary job before she returns to her professional touring company. Even if he were willing to take a risk with his heart, he has to protect his daughter, Eloise.

Free-spirited Penelope Glazier doesn’t believe the stories she heard about Eloise. All she sees is a creative girl who needs some direction and she’s the perfect person to provide it while she recovers from a near catastrophic injury. After spending time with Eloise and her by-the-book father, she recognizes that despite their differences, they have a connection.

When Penelope lands a plum part will she dance out of Carson and Eloise’s life forever? Or will she take on her riskiest part ever?

Sensuality Level: Sensual

Winter Fairy is available at Amazon Kindle, Amazon Print, and Barnes & Noble.

8. Rekindling Christmas by Yvette Hines

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Ryanne McCall couldn’t take another season of ‘why aren’t you married, when are you going to have kids’ kind of Christmas. When she sees an ad for a single’s retreat in her inbox she doesn’t need any more of an excuse to ditch the family affair. However, she is in for a shock when she arrives at Village Resort and discovers that “home” has followed her to Colorado, in the form of Carson Rodman. Ryanne remembered Carson as the sweet, kind, skinny boy next door with the hot older brother. She never would have imagined he’d turned out to be a successful and confident man who could halt her breath with one dark, smoldering glance.

Carson and his family had never been ‘tight-knit’ and spending holidays together never formed in their plans. After a year of nursing a bad break-up he allows his best friend to convince him they should spend the holiday on the slopes picking up single snow bunnies. When he literally bumps into a woman from his past that he has never been able to get out of his wet dreams, he knows that this wonderland vacation has turned into paradise. Years ago, he missed his chance with Ryanne, but he refuses to allow her to get away again.

Rekindling Christmas is available at Amazon and All Romance Ebooks.

**9. A Snowy Xmas in Wyoming by E. Ayers**

A Sweet Western Romance

A Native American cowboy and a national TV news anchorwoman have nothing in common except for their pasts. Is love preordained? An old diary from when Jessie and Clare Coleman settled on the land in the 1840’s provides a history of their life. But tucked between the pages is an unrequited love between Clare Coleman and a tall Native American. Does love and land come full circle? In this season of giving, will fate reach through time to give a gift of love?

Andy Coyote settled into the job as foreman on the Coleman ranch. He’s got custody of his thirteen month old daughter and the situation is perfect for both of them until Caroline A SNOWY XMAS Coleman returns home for Christmas and one of the worst blizzards in years hits the area. He’s forced to accept Caroline’s help to move a herd of cattle and mixed in it are several head from another ranch in the community. Cattle rustling still happens.

Caroline Coleman has her dream job as a Washington, D.C., news anchor for a national broadcast, but home is in Wyoming on her family’s ranch. She has everything that money can buy, but the things that she really wants can’t be purchased. Raised with solid, hard working, family values, she knows her life in the spotlight isn’t real. She wants a man who appreciates the ranch, loves her for who she is and not what she is, and she wants a family of her own. And she doesn’t like the idea of Andy Coyote taking advantage of her grandmother.

A Snowy Xmas in Wyoming is available at Amazon, B & N, and Smashwords.

**10. Disenchanted Christmas by Sandra Sookoo**

SS_DisenchantedChristmas--small Christmas in 1899 starts as a joyless affair. Bethany Cundiff has hit a rough patch of life. While caring for her young niece and nephew, she’s evicted from her residence and fired from her job ten days before Christmas. To make matters worse, a gentleman who desires her company for the holiday, and has the money to back up the promise, propositions her for sex.

Blake Wenchal is a disenchanted elf that’s been banished from the Northern Realm and Santa’s court because he’s lost the spirit of compassion and charity. Lonely from years spent by himself, he’s thrown off balance when Bethany accepts his ill-advised offer of paid bed mate—except she arrives on his doorstep with children in tow.

Neither one counted on the power of love, acceptance and the miracle of family to make the holiday unforgettable.

Sandra has an additional giveaway: a random winner can win any of my backlisted holiday books (Perfect Homecoming not included in the giveaway.) Winner can pick from Not Just Make Believe, Disenchanted Christmas, The Eighth Night or Off the List. Info for each can be found on my website www.sandrasookoo.com.

Disenchanted Christmas is available at Amazon, ARe, Barnes & Noble, and LSB Books.

**11. On Angel’s Wings by Nikki Prince**

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Alexa Gray has had more than one tragedy strike at Christmas. The thought of moving on makes her feel she’s staining the memory of the love she shared with her dead husband and child. Can guardian angel Angelo show her she has more love inside her to give?

On Angel’s Wings releases on Monday, December 17.

**12. All Wrapped Up by Jenna Jaxon**

“Like eating romance M&Ms.”

In addition, I’m giving away three more copies of All Wrapped Up to commenters who leave their email address and a short comment telling me what your favorite Christmas ornament is.

All Wrapped Up is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

Merry Christmas from all the 12 Books of Christmas authors. May your holidays grant you your own Happy Ever After!

Please don’t forget to leave a comment with your email address if you want to participate in the giveaways. It would be helpful also if you indicate which giveaways you would like to enter or if all, simply say all. Thank you again for visiting today. I hope you enjoyed our little stroll through the 12 Books of Christmas.

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Almost Perfect for Horny Hump Day 12/12/12: “A Delicious Tension”

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

WARNING: MATERIAL NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18!

NOT SAFE FOR WORK!

Participating authors in Horny Hump Day post three sentences from their published works or WIP, hot like a firecracker! LOL

Today I’ve got three HOT sentences from my erotic contemporary Almost Perfect. And exciting news about my 1Night Stand novella at the end of the post.

Pam’s fantasy 1Night Stand has gone very awry. Instead of her pirate lover, she’s left with her ex-husband. However, Roger’s been busy during the two years of their divorce–and he’s decided to show Pam what he’s learned. Vigorously.

In no time, he’d built a delicious tension that excited her in a whole new way. Then he shifted to faster, deeper thrusts, squeezing her ass as he pumped in and out. He brought her body to the sharp pinnacle of release just as he groaned and dipped them into the water.

Please check out the Horny Hump Day blog site for the other sites on the hop and go visit the other hot authors. The site also gives the details of how to sign up for next week if you’d like to play with us. 🙂

Almost Perfect is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and ARe. BUT–here’s the great news: Almost Perfect will be .99 on Amazon and FREE on ARe from Friday, December 14 until Sunday, December 16! How perfect is that?

Thanks so much for visiting the Journal once more for Horny Hump Day!

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Blood’s Voice and Blood Bound Scavenger Hunt and Book Tour

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Geas Publishing is proud to present the House Millar series Scavenger
Hunt & Book Tour. Some of my favourite blogs have come together to hunt
to all the items on the scavenger hunt list. At the end of the hunt you will
have 25 items to enter into the Rafflecopter.

How to Play:

This is how it works… all the blogs below will post a bit about one of the
books along with a guest post, interview, character interview, spotlight,
etc. along with their token on their scheduled date. You are looking for the
special image included somewhere within the post that you will need to
then enter into the Rafflecopter at the end. Make sure to enter your answer
into the right slot on the Rafflecopter 😉

We are giving away a nice set of prizes – including free eBooks from the
series; gift cards to Amazon, B&N, or ARe; swag; and more…

So, enjoy, hunt along with the various posts, and have fun. Best wishes to
all!

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BB-on-book How many ways can a hearts true love be shared? After poisoning, near death attacks, consummated passions, and possible insanity visit Anya, Nicholas, and Declán
they embark on their future. Or at least they try to. Jealousy can be a pain, in more ways than one.

Can Anya protect her lovers, find peace within herself, and lead the House Millar? With her loves and guards, Nicholas and Declán, she sets out to do just that. If only life, eternal
life, were that easy.

Come take a walk with our loving family and witness the strange turns and twists as life, love,
and passions collide with greed, politics, and evil..

Buy Links

Purchase eBook: Geas Publishing | Amazon | ARe | Barnes & Noble | iStore token-m

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Hello everyone! I thought I’d let you meet the core triad of the House. You can
even leave questions, if you’d like, and the characters will graciously stop by later
today to respond. Just remember, never piss off a vampire. Human loving or not,
their tempers are not for mere mortals.

Áine: I would like you all to meet Mistress Anya and her two mates, Nicholas and
Declán.

Anya: Blessings everyone. It’s a bit unusual that our author introduces us to so
many RW mortals but I’m glad you’ve all stopped in to visit.

BV-lit Declán: Hey guys. *waves* Now, at least, I don’t have to be the only mortal in the
room. And before you say it, no Áine, you don’t count. You’re our author so that
kinda sets you on a different level. *wink*

Nicholas: *Giving a deep bow* Greetings and welcome. In case you don’t know
already thanks to our beloved one Dec, he’s the human and I’m the other here with
fangs. *gives a wicked, fully fanged grin*

Áine: Yes, that you are Nicholas. I was hoping to get you each to share a little
about yourselves for our new friends. They don’t know you all yet so . . . Normally
we would start with Anya but let’s do something a little different. Declán, could
you share what it’s like to live at the House Millar with your two mates?

*Declán shrugs his shoulders* Sure. I’m not sure what exactly to tell them though.
I mean, if it weren’t for how fast they move and that I’m the only one that usually
eats at the house, you’d not really know what they are. Well, most wouldn’t.

You see, I live with Anya and Nicholas who are both what they call aberrant
vampires. It just means that they don’t kill humans to live like the void-eyed ones
do. It’s not that they aren’t still bad-assed vampires, they are, but those they
hunt and destroy are the same as what I do – other vampires.

I’m a Guardian. A natural-born vampire hunter. And yes *sigh* I can already hear
the arguments but I know all those. The heart wants and loves what it choose,not what others or logic dictates. They are my life and Nic here even serves as a guard right along with me. Notice the nifty themed attire? Cool huh? *Both guys are decked out in leather and seem to have an inordinately large amount of silver weapons on their persons.*

But I’m probably boring your nice readers so I’ll let someone else take over. 🙂

Anya: A ghrá, you could never bore anyone. But you forgot to explain why you are so
special. For those that don’t know, Declán is the last Guardian. He’s also blood and Aine-businesscard
soul bound to Nicholas and myself, making him unique and endangered. Somehow,
no one but me seems to think it reasonable that he shouldn’t be hunting vampires,
but . . . even as the Mistress of the House, I get overruled. *She giggles gaily*

Nicholas: In this case you do, love. He’s nearly as good as you are at destroying
those that endanger and kill humans, so you needn’t worry for him. We still need to
work on his logic though.

Declán: What? Bad vampire – dead. Good vampire – not dead. I don’t see the
problem.

*Nicholas just shakes his head*

Áine: I think we all see the problem. Your one mate is stubborn and young. But, you
all have another great issue. Could one of you share a little about that?

Nicholas: I think I would be best to answer this as the other two will become upset
speaking of it. You see, Anya was tortured until her mind snapped in on itself,
wiping out her memory. Those that committed the evil against her don’t seem to
have the sense to stay away from her now.

*pausing to collect himself a moment* My apologies. It’s a difficult thing for me
as well, to think about much less discuss. Anya has been hunted, poisoned, and
attacked by others that wish to use her voice as a weapon. Thankfully, she has a
good heart or no one, vampire or human, would be safe.

In the books that our beloved author, Áine, has scribed for us, you travel with
us through many of the challenges, discoveries, and pains that we all face; but
especially Anya’s as she’s the one telling the story really.

sun-HM-trans1-e1320185364334 Áine: Very true Nicholas. But, yours and Declán’s stories get told as well. One last
things before we return the nice lady’s site to her: Is there anything you would like
them to know about your or the books?

Declán: Just that I love how much Áine shows each of our relationships, good and
bad, while still protecting Nic’s need for *smirks* privacy on some things.

Anya: Behave, a ghrá. I can spank you, of course, that’s not really going to make
you behave, is it? *Declán grins* Nope, didn’t think so. I’d just like each of our
readers to go in with an open mind. We aren’t like the others in our world but we
each have our own body counts. 😉

Nicholas: Yes, yours being the highest, love. I would simply like to invite you each
to indulge in a little fang and fun with us. And remember, we never sleep so we’re
always up for fun.

Áine: Er, yeah. I hope you all have enjoyed your peak into their little triad family.

Fang on . . .

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Click here to enter the Tour Wide Giveaway. And below is the schedule of the other posts to follow throughout the tour.

1.	Dec 1st – Books Over Boys	2.	Dec 2nd – Erotic Notions
3.	Dec 3rd – CEWTNK	4.	Dec 4th Books Amour
5.	Dec 4th – Queentutt’s World of Escapism	6.	Dec 5th – Storm Goddess Reviews
7.	Dec 5th – Queen of the Night Reviews	8.	Dec 6th – Paranormal Urban Fantasy Reviews
9.	Dec 7th – Queen of the Night Reviews	10.	Dec 8th – Harlie Williams
11.	Dec 9th – Harlie Williams	12.	Dec 10th – Jennifer Lowery
13.	Dec 11th – Jenna Jaxon	14.	Dec 12th – Harlie’s Books
15.	Dec 13th – Laurie’s Paranormal Thoughts and Reviews	16.	Dec 14th – Read Between The Lines
17.	Dec 15th – The Writers Voice	18.	Dec 16th – A Diary Of A Book Addict
19.	Dec 17th – Harlie’s Books	20.	Dec 18th – Coffee Beans & Love Scenes
21.	Dec 19th – My Secret Romance	22.	Dec 20th – Tempeste O’Riley
23.	Dec 21st – Read Between The Lines	24.	Dec 21st – 24th – House Millar

Enjoy the rest of your Scavenger Hunt for these wonderful books!

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Six Sentence Sunday–12/09/12 All Wrapped Up: “‘Tis the Season”

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Happy Sunday! And happy holidays! Hope everyone is getting ready for the season!

For my Six Sentence Sunday post today, I’m continuing from yesterday’s post with six sentences from ‘Tis the Season, from my Christmas collection, All Wrapped Up.

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These six immediately follow after my post from yesterday. If you’d like to catch up on what’s going on, click here.

At this point, Jenny has been informed that she is betrothed to Thomas Isley, her next door neighbor who will inherit a title.

“I won’t do it.” She looked up, first at her mother, then her father, and finally at Aunt Maude. “You cannot make me do it. I am to have my come out season in London, Aunt. There are many eligible men with titles there who I might fall in love with and marry.”

“That’s what your mother said to me twenty years ago and instead of raising our family’s status, she chose to marry for love rather than position.”

Thanks so much for visiting me today. All Wrapped Up is available now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

Now pop over to the Six Sentence Sunday list and check out the rest of the snippets. See you there!

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Almost Perfect Anniversary

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

AP-JJ-200x300 I realized that exactly one year ago today, Decadent Publishing released my erotic contemporary 1Night Stand novella, Almost Perfect! This book has always been my favorite of my contemporary works. It’s sweet and sexy and funny and it makes me smile whenever I think about it. Kind of sounds like a spouse, now, doesn’t it? LOL

So to celebrate “our” one year anniversary, I’m going to post the book’s blurb and an excerpt and give everyone a chance to leave a comment. At the end of the day, I’ll randomly choose five commenters to receive a copy of Almost Perfect. So please leave your email address when you comment!

Blurb for Almost Perfect:

With time running out before they’re rescued, Pam must decide if her heart can survive the consequences of becoming Roger’s “almost” perfect 1Night Stand.

Excerpt for Almost Perfect:

Standing as good as naked on the deserted beach, she smiled as the warm breeze caressed her bare body. The sense of being slightly naughty added to her delight in the sensual feel of the air as it dried her breasts. Her nipples peaked as the wind cooled them. She strutted down to the water’s edge to sink her toes in the sand, the salty tang in the air adding to the perfect moment.

“If you’re skinny dipping, you forgot to remove one very important piece of clothing.”

She whirled around. Roger stood on the beach behind her, a green bottle of Perrier in one hand. His gaze played up and down her naked torso and his salacious grin widened. “Mind if I join you?”

She gasped, wrapping her arms across her chest to shield her breasts from his hot gaze. “What the hell are you doing back here?”

“I came to make peace.” He waved the bottle at her. “Thought you might be thirsty by now.”

Her eyes fastened on the green glass, her mouth suddenly dry as though she’d eaten sand. She took a step toward him then froze, unwilling to take anything from Roger, not there anyway. That would make her feel weak, dependent. At this moment, though, she had to acknowledge, she was weak, dependent and thirsty.

“Come on, Pam. It’s only water.” He still held the tempting thing out to her. Damn. She tromped up to him, her steps thumping as loud as she could make them on the packed sand. Stopping an arm’s length from him, she peeled one hand away from her breasts and shifted her other to cover as much as possible. For once, she thanked God for a B cup. She snared the bottle, shot him a look of triumph, only to realize it remained capped. To open it she’d have to use her other hand.

Furious, she shifted her gaze from the tantalizing object to his gleeful eyes. “Would you open this for me, please?”

“Suddenly lost all your strength, have you, hon?” His eyes took on a hunger she remembered. “It’s not as if I’ve never seen your breasts before.”

“Then you don’t need to see them again, do you?” Heat rose in her cheeks. “Come on, open it. You said it was a peace offering.”

“And these are part of the peace negotiations.” He stood, arms crossed over his muscled chest, better looking than she remembered. Not fair.

“I’m bored. My date still hasn’t turned up, so I thought I’d come harass you a while. I’ll tell you what.” He reached for the Perrier and unscrewed the cap, but didn’t offer it to her. “You show me yours, I’ll show you mine.”

“And why would I want to see yours again?” Her eyes remained on the bottle resting at his hips and watched the carbonated bubbles rising to the top.

“For old time’s sake?” His eyes flashed with mischief as he tipped the sparkling water up and started to drink. She stared, her parched lips opened in outrage. Glug, glug. He made that sound on purpose. Was he going to drink the whole damned thing?

After swallowing at least a third of the contents, he came up for air. “Ah! Hits the spot every time.” He grinned. “Still can’t take a joke? Too bad. Here.” He thrust it toward her. Grabbing with both hands, she shoved the end into her mouth so quick the glass clicked against her teeth. Greedily, she sucked in and almost choked. The exquisite, light lime-flavored water rushed into her body to hydrate the parched cells. Three more guzzles and she breathed deeply, satisfied for the moment.

She pulled the lip away and wiped her hand across her chin where she had dribbled some. Holding it out to him, she noticed his slack-jawed attention riveted straight on her chest. Which meant….

“You still look fine, Pam. Mighty fine.” Her ex-husband licked his lips, his grin reaching almost ear to ear. If there weren’t still some water left in the bottle, she’d brain him with it.

He reached down and slipped off his sandals, then untied his drawstring, all the while gawking at her breasts. With one swift movement, he shucked his pants to reveal a hard, tanned body, complete with a serious erection.

She hadn’t seen that coming. Her mouth dropped open as the Perrier hit the sand. She stared at his fully aroused cock, a shiver of pure desire sparking through her before she dragged her gaze back up to his face. A low chuckle rumbled deep in his chest. “A promise is a promise. You showed me yours.” He threw her one more impish grin before taking off for the water. “You coming?”

I hope you enjoyed that as much as Roger did! LOL

Almost Perfect is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Decadent Publishing, ARe and other popular e-tailers.

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All Wrapped Up for Christmas ~ “‘Tis the Season”

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

With sweet Saturday Sample on hiatus until the new year, I’m left with a free Saturday to fill. So I thought I’d go ahead with my planned post–an excerpt from one of the stories in my Christmas Collection, All Wrapped Up.

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This is from the beginning of “‘Tis the Season,” an historical tale that takes place at the traditional Christmas dinner. All is merry and bright–until Jenny, the family’s eighteen-year old daughter, gets some devastating news.

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“I believe we are all here, my dear. Will you carve the goose?”

Jenny watched Mamma smile expectantly at Papa, who looked very splendid in his new white silk cravat. She had picked it out herself last week and presented it to him this morning along with all the other Christmas gifts. It was a very special gift, perhaps the last Christmas gift she would give her father as an unmarried woman.

The same thought occurred over and over. This time next year I may be presiding over my own Christmas table. Jenny’s eighteenth birthday had been on the first day of December, which meant this spring she would make her come out with all the other young girls and be unleashed on London to find and secure a husband. And Jenny was confident she would do just that amidst the social whirl that was The Season: balls, musicals, masquerades, excursions to the theatre and Vauxhall Gardens. She looked forward to her season for so many reasons.

She smiled as she gazed around the table. The whole Crowley family had gathered for Christmas luncheon, which of course included their dear neighbors, Sir John and Lady Ellen Isley and their son, Thomas. The Crowleys and the Isleys had been friends since before she was born, Papa and Sir John having gone to university together. Their daughter Margaret had been Jenny’s bosom friend until she made her debut two years ago. Now she was married to a viscount and had just presented her husband with a son and heir not two weeks ago. Jenny could only hope she would be as fortunate two years hence.

Papa carved busily as plates were passed back and forth and vegetable dishes, bread, and Yorkshire pudding made their rounds of the table. But when her father at last sat and picked up his napkin to say grace, it was Great-Aunt Maude, sitting at the mid-point of the table, who spoke. “So, Charles, when is the wedding to take place?”

“Wedding, Aunt Maude?” Papa’s voice rose in a question, but he cut his eyes toward Mamma, who sent a frightened look at Jenny. The look puzzled her, but no more than her great-aunt’s question. To whose wedding was she referring?

“Yes, Charles. Jenny’s wedding to young Thomas here.” Maude nodded across the table to Thomas Isley, whose eyes shifted from side to side, as though he thought the old lady quite mad. Jenny thought so herself. “She’s eighteen now, and you promised me when she was of age I’d see her married into the Isley family. I have lived for the day I could see one of my family move into the titled class.” She glared at Mamma, who blushed and turned to Jenny.

“It’s not as bad as it sounds, Jenny darling.” But Mamma’s wide eyes said yes, it was that bad.

“Is this true, Mamma?” Jenny’s voice didn’t sound like her own, stilted with shock at the revelation.

“Yes, my dear, it most certainly is.” Aunt Maude nodded with such vehemence the flowers on her hat bobbed back and forth. “When your mother refused to marry up, I swore none of your family would ever see a penny of my money. Then when you were born, she came to me and promised you had already been betrothed to young Thomas here. She showed me the betrothal papers.”

The rest of the table sat in stunned silence. Jenny looked down at her hands, clasped together so tight her knuckles showed white. All her dreams of excitement and romance during her Season had just exploded with her great-aunt’s words.

And in the spirit of the holiday season, I’m giving away three copies of All Wrapped Up to three random commentors today. So be sure to leave me your email address!

If you’re still feeling lucky, and want to help me celebrate my 1st anniversary, scroll to the latest post on the blog for a chance to win a copy of my contemporary erotic 1Night Stand novella, Almost Perfect.

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Fall in Love with Melissa Kendall~ Book Spotlight

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

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Michael Dunbar runs his family’s cattle station in the far north of Western Australia. Station life is lonely and he wishes there was away he could find a companion that wouldn’t mind living the outback life with him. In hopes of finding a woman, Michael heads to Broome for a few weeks holiday. What he finds is something he never expected.

Mia Mason is a Perth girl who longs to leave the city behind for a life in the country.

Can two like minds fall in love? Only destiny knows.

Meet the Author

Melissa is a 37 year-old stay at home mum and part-time Software Support Consultant. She lives in Perth Western Australia the most isolated capital city in the world.

She’s always loved to read and write and spent most of her teens scribbling poetry and short stories on any scrap of paper she could get her hands on. Over the years as daily life pressures got in the way she lost the passion for it. After her son was born, she discovered online books and her interest in writing was rekindled. It has been a large part of her life ever since.

Find her at her blog: http://mkendallauthor.blogspot.com.au

Fall in Love is now available at Amazon, AllRomance, and Barnes & Noble.

Excerpt from Fall In Love:

The white sands and the deep-blue sea of Cable Beach never ceased to amaze me. As a child we’d visited Broome a couple of times for family holidays, though we had a pond at home, it was nothing compared to the ocean.

As I admired the scenery around me, I saw a camel train headed my way. Of all the things I’d experienced on previous visits to Broome, a camel ride wasn’t one of them. I decided I’d correct that. Just as the camels passed by, the wind whipped something at my face. It scared the crap out of me. At once I grabbed the item and held it out in front of me—a straw hat. I searched around for an owner.

When I glanced up, I saw a stunning, petite brunette looking down at me from her seat on one of the camels. She appeared very apologetic as the camel train continued to move forward. I ran to catch up with the sluggish animals and I handed the hat back to the beautiful woman, feeling lucky I was tall enough to reach.

“Thank you,” she said as she tried to shake my hand.

It worried me she might fall off the camel as she reached for my hand, so, I just waved her away and said, “You’re welcome.”

I watched the camels continue up the beach for a little ways before I resumed my walk.

As I walked along the beach, every now and then, the waves lapped on to my feet. My mind wandered to the brown-haired beauty perched on the camel’s back. I could tell from her thank you she had an Aussie accent. I wondered where she was from, or if I would ever see her again. If ever there were a woman whose beauty optimized what I viewed as perfection, she would be it. Her beauty was natural and understated, not marred by tonnes of make-up. And, although she was by no means fat, she wasn’t one of those stick thin girls you see with absolutely no curves. I wasn’t one to shy away from the fact I liked my women with curves.

I walked for about an hour then sat down on the beach and watched the red and yellow colours dance across the sky as the sun sank below the horizon.

After a while, I became hungry so I headed back to the hotel to grab some dinner at the

One of the main things I looked forward to during my holiday was the chance to eat something other than meat and vegetables for dinner. Don’t get me wrong, my mum was a great cook and no one did a better steak and mash than her. However, they say variety is the spice of life and I planned to spice up my life with many different dishes.

I headed back to my room to change before dinner. After a quick shower to rid myself of the salt from the beach, I pulled on a pair of well-worn jeans and a button-down shirt. I rolled the sleeves up to my elbows and on my way out the door, I grabbed the book I brought to read while I ate.

Though dining alone wasn’t one of my favourite things, I’d done it quite a few times. After the first couple of times I sat bored and twiddled my thumbs as I waited for my food, I now found time passed quicker if I had a book to read. This time around, I’d brought with me the latest John Grisham novel.

After ordering deep-fried Camembert and cranberries for entrée and garlic butter lobster for the main course, I opened my book and began to read. I’d only read a few lines when I heard a very quiet, “Excuse me.”

When I looked up from my book, I expected to see a waitress with my entrée but instead, I saw the gorgeous woman from earlier. “Hi?” I said.

“It looks like you’re eating alone. Would you mind if I joined you?”

Stunned that she asked to sit with me, it took a few seconds for my thoughts to catch up. All I managed to say was, “Of course.”

“I’m Mia Mason,” she said as she took the seat opposite me and held her hand out to me.

“Michael Dunbar,” I replied as I shook her hand.

The moment we touched, I felt a strange, yet pleasurable sensation move up my arm and quickly spread throughout my body.

“Nice to meet you.” A cheeky grin lit up her face—as if she knew a secret nobody else did.

If you like what you read, go take a closer look! Sounds like a sweet read!

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Crash Into Me: Interview with Jessica E. Subject and Crash Landing

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

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Today I’m welcoming once more my great friend and fellow Decadent Publishing author, Jessica Subject. She’s just released a new short story for Decadent’s Edge Line and I’m so happy she’s here to tell us about Crash Landing.

Hello, Jessica. So wonderful to have you back with another fabulous new book! Can you tell us a little about it?

Crash Landing is a sci-fi erotica short story about Cael, an alien on a solo peace mission to Earth. Unfortunately, his ship crashes. Here’s the blurb:

As his ship plummets toward Earth, Cael believes his life to be over. His last-ditch effort to save himself ends in a fiery crash. When he wakes up, he believes he’s entered the afterlife, but his surroundings indicate otherwise. He made it to Earth. But who saved him, and what do they want with him?

Ooh, excellent question! Do you only write in this genre? If not, what other genres/sub-genres do you write in?

I write a lot of science fiction romance, and also write contemporary romance. I have a paranormal story out too, called The Power of Three. They can be New Adult, Erotic Romance, and Erotica.

What was your inspiration for this story?

My editor, Kate Richards, and I were discussing blue aliens, and this idea popped into my head. Though the story isn’t exactly as it first started out. The story originally was going to take place in the water, and be strictly M/M, but Tara forced her way into the story, and brought the guys to dry land.

Don’t you love pushy characters like that? LOL

Titles are one of the most important things to an author. How did you come up with your title? Was this the only title, or did you have a working title as well?

This story was always going to be called Crash Landing. It starts out with Cael crash landing on Earth. Sometimes, the title comes first, and other times I struggle in finding the right one.

I do understand that. And the title has to be just right or it throws the whole book off.

I am also a fanatic about my character names. Are the character names in Crash Landing special in any way?

Yes, I’m glad you asked. I wanted the names of the characters to have meaning since they all originate from a different place. I used Google Translate to find the Latin words for space, water, and land. Thus, the characters are named Cael, Mare, and Tara.

How cool is that! Love the idea of Latin names!

What was your process for writing this book? Is this different or the same as other books you’ve written?

With every story, I let the idea turn in my head for a couple of days. Then I write, edit, send to my critique partners, edit some more, and submit. This story skipped my CPs and was submitted after a few rounds of edits.

Do you have plans to turn Crash Landing into a series? Why or why not?

No, I don’t have any plans to turn this story into a series. It was written simply as a short story. Though it does belong to The Edge erotica line at Decadent Publishing. I have two other books in that line, The Power of Three, and Alien Lover which releases tomorrow. And I do have other stories with blue aliens, such as Celestial Seduction and Satin Sheets in Space.

Now for some non-book related questions.

Who is your favorite hero or heroine and why? What qualities do they possess that make them memorable?

Oh my gosh, I love all of them. In the books I’ve read, and the ones I’ve written. If the hero is a sexy alien or a clone, even better. But it’s so hard to choose.

Yeah, that’s loaded question all right. 🙂 It is so hard to choose, isn’t it?

Who was the first author and book you read in this genre?

There is quite a bit of science fiction romance, and science fiction erotica. The problem with the erotica is that most of sex with aliens involves tentacle (octopus-like) aliens. I’ve read a couple, but the stories just didn’t do it for me. I prefer my aliens to be more Human-like and sexy as hell. And sometime they have blue skin. LOL In the SFR genre, the first book I remember reading was Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch. I’ve read so many other awesome ones as well, and have plenty more waiting on my e-reader.

Tentacle sex does NOT appeal to me in the slightest! Although I loved the scene from Galaxy Quest where Fred got it on with a tentacled alien! LOL

Who has been the greatest influence on your writing?

I’ve met some fabulous author online and in person over the last three years, and many of them have greatly influenced my writing, helping me to improve my style all the time. I’m very grateful for all of their help and guidance.

If you could have one wish granted just for you (not world peace, LOL), what would you wish for?

Just for me? Wow! I don’t usually think in that mode, especially since becoming a mother. I guess it would be to move into a big house in the middle of a forest. Perfect!

Ooooh the peace and quiet you’d have! Heaven!

What is the most exciting/daredevil thing you’ve ever done?

When I was a kid, I used to carry snakes around my neck and went zip-lining at camp, but haven’t done much of that as an adult. I went topless once at a conservation area, but there was no one around. Just my husband and I, and nature. It was so hot, and since he could take his shirt off, I decided to take mine off, too. Oh, and I got my first tattoo almost two months ago now.

Jeez, Jessica! Snakes, tattoos and public nudity! Daredevil should be your middle name! LOL You go, girl! And thanks so much for guesting on my blog today.

Thanks so much for hosting me on your blog, Jenna!

Jessica’s also made a trailer for her Sci-Fi books. Please tak a look here: http://youtu.be/p1Wr59y9F5I