Sweet Saturday Sample–1/21 Only Scandal Will Do

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Welcome back to Sweet Saturday Sample!  All excerpts here are rated PG-13 or milder.  Mine today, from my soon to be released historical romance, is rated PG-13.

In this section Lady Katarina has been kidnapped and is being taken to an unknown location for unknown nefarious purposes.

The nightmare ride bumped to a halt at last. Katarina had a moment to be grateful for the stillness before the door crashed open and a kidnapper seized her ankles. She struggled to wrench them away but her abductor resolutely dragged her from the carriage and slung her over the other kidnapper’s shoulder. From this precarious position, she twisted about, gaining a brief glimpse of a short, dark-haired woman, who opened the door of a gray clapboard building.

A curt nod, then the woman lit their way with a single yellow candle down a shadowy corridor. Opening a door at the far end, she lifted the brass candlestick high to examine Katarina’s outfit, then cocked her head. The woman’s features were stark in the harsh light: ghostly white skin, delicate dark brows puckering over a petite nose, and a dark red mouth pursed. Uncommon beauty coupled with cruel detachment. Turning away she called, “Marco! Change into the Roman costume now!”

A snarled reply from the dim hallway caused the woman to step toward the surly voice. “You’ll do it or I’ll turn your pretty face over to Nigel.” The discordant sound of the soft, menacing voice sent a chill racing down Katarina’s spine. The dark-haired woman thrust the candlestick at the other kidnapper and rushed off, her full skirts swishing.

Hope you enjoyed my sample of Only Scandal Will Do!  I’ve got more sentences for you tomorrow and I’ll be back next week as well.

Be sure to click here for more Sweet Samples.  You’ll be glad you did!

I’m also being interviewed today over at Cheryl Yeko’s Blog–Where Love Always Wins  on my current release Almost Perfect.

Stop by and find out some of the things that make me tick!  Thanks for visiting again.  See you next week!

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Shameless Giveaway Blog Hop

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Candy, little girl?  Man candy, that is.

Yes, I can be shameless.  And I’m going to show you how much.  

This week I’m part of the Shameless Giveaway Blog Hop hosted by Brie at Romance Around the Corner, Jen at Red Hot Books, and Michelle at Michelle’s Book Blog.  The Hop runs from January 20th thru January 27th.

My Shameless Giveaway:  A $10 Amazon GC and a copy of my erotic contemporary Almost Perfect.

Blurb for Almost Perfect:

Pamela Kimball’s birthday present, a 1Night Stand adventure, promises 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-kindles old fires.  A simple kiss leads Roger to challenges 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.

How to win: (No, not him!)  To be entered in my Shameless Giveaway just leave a comment with your email address and follow my blog.  Simple as that.  Winners will be chosen at random on January 28th.

How much more shameless can I get?  Hmmmm.

Take a look at my previous post for a fantastic review of Almost Perfect!

(Don’t these guys fit the title too!)

To continue your Shameless Hop, click the button on my side bar to the right and have a shamelessly good time!  And thanks for coming by. 🙂

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(Almost) Perfect Review!

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

I opened an email today and was stunned to find a 5 star review for Almost Perfect from Ronda Tutt at Queen Tutt’s World of Escapism.

I’m going to share some highlights here, then give you the link if you wish to read the whole review.  She begins with the title “Breathtaking and Hot!”

“What a beautiful story!  The story captivated me immediately as the story came alive on the page; it was as if I was watching a movie with the visually enhanced descriptions.  The author’s smooth writing captured the characters emotions and feeling beautifully and had me feeling them as if I was one of the characters myself.”

High praise for any writer.  She makes me feel like I really did my job right in this book, with the help of my wonderful editor, Valerie Mann at Decadent Publishing.

“As I write this review I am still wiping the tears from my eyes thinking about the sadness and then crying even more for the happiness I felt in the end as I hug the book (my e-reader).  The story will take you on an emotional roller-coaster…”

Again, I feel I accomplished my goal–this is exactly how I wanted the reader to experience the twists and turns of Almost Perfect.  (Well, I didn’t expect tears, but hey, I’ll take them!)

And she ends with “This is one book you have to read.  Excellent Read!”

Please click on the link to Queen Tutt’s World of Escapism to read the rest of the review.  But I do have a warning:  Ms. Tutt’s blog site graphics are definitely R-rated.  Don’t open this at work, in front of children, or the elderly. LOL

Thank you again, Ronda.  You made my day! 🙂

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Horny Hump Day 1/18/12: Only Scandal Will Do

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Horny Hump Day Wednesday!

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

I’m back once more, with another set of steamy sentences to wake you up!  Each Wednesday, participating authors will post three sentences from their published works or WIP, or from a work of classic literature hot enough to make you spontaneously combust!  Links to other participating authors can be found below.

This week I’m putting up three sentences from my soon to be released historical romance, Only Scandal Will Do.  

Lady Katarina Fitzwilliam has just been purchased at auction by a masked man.  She explains her circumstances and the man offers to protect her.  But to her astonishment,  he kisses her instead.

All she wanted was his hands on her, his tongue in her. Of its own accord, her tongue thrust into him, bringing a growl of approval that encouraged her to frenzied explorations of his warm, wet mouth. His hand slid down to rest on the swell of her breast, an impudent finger nudging inside the gown’s low décolletage to brush against her aching nipple.

Have a Horny Happy Hump Day!

Now, hop on over to  Patricia Green Books

Kathryn Blake’s Naughty Blog 

And Cheryl Yeko’s blog Where Love Always Wins, to round off your Hump Day experience.

You can also check out the Horny Hump Day blog site.  It gives the details of how to sign up for next week if you’d like to play with us. 🙂

Thanks so much for visiting the Journal for Horny Hump Day.  I’d love for you to leave a comment, or even a few sexy sentences from your own work.  I do appreciate comments!

Be sure to come back next Wednesday–we’ll keep Hump Day humming! 🙂

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Reader Rally Blog Hop 1/17-1/31/12

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

What better way to fight off the mid-winter blues (here in the US anyway) than a super great Reader Rally Blog Hop!  Books are what makes the world go ’round for us and for the next two weeks, my blog and lots more like it, are offering fantastic book giveaways!

My most recent release Almost Perfect, part of Decadent Publishing’s 1Night Stand series, fits perfectly with the beach theme depicted in the Hop Logo.  Almost Perfect takes place
on a deserted–well, almost deserted–island.  What better place to kick back, read, or fall in love.

Blurb for Almost Perfect:

Pamela Kimball’s birthday present, a 1Night Stand adventure, promises 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-kindles old fires.  A simple kiss leads Roger to challenges 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.

If you like erotic contemporary, you might just like my Fractured Fairytale re-telling of the Three Little Pigs called Hog Wild.

Blurb for Hog Wild:

When Lula Wolfendale’s motorcycle breaks down on her way to a Harley rally, she makes a detour into tiny Shoshone, CA to find a replacement.  Seducing biker Beau Hogue and commandeering his Harley is easy; finding sexual satisfaction is a “hog” of a different color.  A Blue Phantom, to be exact, owned by Beau’s older brother Jesse.  After brief, unsatisfying encounters with Jesse’s younger brothers, Lula approaches Jesse with a proposition:  a sexual battle for his Phantom, where Lula will emerge with either a bike to die for or the climax of her dreams.  Or is there a way for her to obtain both?

Or if you like something very different, you might want to check out my historical romance Heart of Deception, from Books To Go Now.

Blurb for Heart of Deception:

Celinda Graham—young, naïve, passionate—is head-over-heels in love with Andrew Finley, Viscount Hurston and insists on marrying him. Unfortunately, Andrew’s family has been feuding with Celinda’s for generations.  When her father refuses to allow the marriage, Andrew proposes a scandalous way to get his approval.  But Andrew has a secret that may spell disaster to his plans if Celinda finds out he is not what he seems.

For the Reader’s Rally Blog Hop Giveaway I’m offering one (1) copy of each of my published titles listed above.  So three lucky winners will come away with some romance reading for the month of February.

To be entered in the Jenna’s Journal Giveaway please leave me a comment on this post telling me your all-time favorite romance read.  (Be sure to include your email address so I can contact you if you win.)  Then go to Facebook and “like” my author page and Follow me on Twitter.  Easy as that!

Once you’ve done that, simply click the Reader Rally button to your right and it will take you to the Linky List for the rest of the Blog Hop stops.

All my published works are available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and All Romance E-book as well as the publisher websites.  To purchase via publisher, please click book cover to the right.

Note:  My full length historical romance, Only Scandal Will Do, won’t be released until May 21, 2012.  But I loved the cover, so I put it on the right as well. LOL

Hope you have a great rest of your Hop!

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Six Sentence Sunday–1/15/12 Only Scandal Will Do

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Welcome back to Six Sentence Sunday!  I want to thank everyone for their great support each week.  I do appreciate it and look forward to your comments with anticipation.

Once again I’m following up my six from last week with the next sentences  from Only Scandal Will Do.

In this scene from Scandal, Duncan has just purchased a woman in a brothel auction and has come to claim his prize.  His “slave” however, continues to insist there has been a mistake.

She jerked her head away. “You may have paid for a slave, sir, but what you find in this room is a lady in distress. Will you prove a gentleman or a cad?”

“A lady in distress?” He laughed and straightened. “How did a lady come to find herself on display at an auction, scandalously clad in a transparent Greek costume, in Madame Vestry’s House of Pleasure?”

Of course, he thinks he has a valid point. LOL

Thanks for visiting on Six Sentence Sunday.  Click the SSS to try out more author snippets.  You’ll be glad you did!

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Sweet Saturday Sample–1/14 Almost Perfect

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Happy New Year to all the Sweet Saturday Samplers if I haven’t seen you since before Christmas.  Welcome back!

I’m continuing the new year with more Almost Perfect, released just before Christmas.

It’s an erotic contemporary, but this sample is, of course, PG-13 at most.  Pam and Roger have just spent the afternoon skinny dipping and are now headed to Roger’s end of the island where he’s invited her to dinner.  The only catch–his date may have already shown up.  Hope you enjoy!

She stared ahead and kept walking. “How interesting if they’ve dropped off your date while you were skinny dipping with me. That will make for charming dinner conversation.”

“Then we’ll just have to make it a ménage à trois—” He held up a hand to stem her protest. “Á la The Emcee in Cabaret.” Amazingly he broke into the song, Two Ladies.

She laughed until tears dripped down her cheeks, not just at the comical expressions on his face, but at the absurdity of the whole situation. After she’d calmed down, she nodded. “If that’s the case, then yes, a ménage would work. You do know, of course, the Emcee in Cabaret was gay?”

He rolled his eyes. “Details, details.”

“At least you know what a ménage à trois is. I’d have bet against that two years ago.”

She caught her breath at the way his eyes smoldered in the waning light, pierced and held hers. “A lot has changed in those two years, Pam.” The deep baritone acquired a dangerous undertone. The hairs on her arms sprang to attention. She rubbed them, trying to dispel the shivers rippling through her.

He had changed, no doubt about that. Roger never made her feel on edge, uncertain of what he would do next. The man beside her suddenly seemed a stranger. What had he done since the divorce? She’d tried not to think about him that whole time, but she couldn’t help it now.

They rounded the curve at the end of the beach and her stomach lurched. What if there was another woman at his campsite? A tall, cool blonde with big blue eyes and a size 36 D bra. Every man’s fantasy. Not an average woman with mousy brown hair—even when it was cut short and chic—and ordinary brown eyes with an ordinary figure to match. She slowed her steps, lagging behind him. If the other woman was there, Pam would get the hell out before she embarrassed herself.

A tropical green canopy, strung with twinkling lights and set above the high tide line on the narrowed end of the beach, gave the site a festive air. Underneath, she saw a table covered by swaths of brightly colored cloth, set with china and crystal winking in the last rays of sunlight. Two chairs were pulled up side-by-side, much cozier than staring across a table all night. What she didn’t see was another woman. Looked like Roger’s fantasy would be as big a bust as hers.

Hope you enjoyed my sample!  I’ll be back next week as well.

Click here for more Sweet Samples.

I’m also blogging over at Daily Dose of Decadence today on island paradises, the setting for Almost Perfect.

Now that’s a fantasy come true for those of us enduring a cold January!  Thanks for stopping by.

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Horny Hump Day 1/11/12: Almost Perfect

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Horny Hump Day Is Back!

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

I’m back!  With more steamy  sentences to titillate you!  Remember each Wednesday, participating authors will post three sentences from their published works or WIP, or from a work of classic literature hot enough to make you fan yourself and grab the ice water!  Links to other participating authors can be found below.

This week I’m putting up three sentences from my latest erotic release Almost Perfect, part of Decadent Publishing’s 1Night Stand series.  Pam Kimball’s been marooned on a not so deserted island–with her ex-husband.  They divorced over her demeaning his lovemaking skills, but now Roger boasts he’s learned  lot in two years.  Pam’s about to find out just how much.

Her shirt fell away and his tongue stroked from one breast to the other, flicking each peak, sending sparks down to her fingertips. She ground her bottom into the chair, needing more, needing it now. He smiled against her skin and one hand slid to the button on her shorts, the other down her backside to cup her butt. 

Have a Horny Happy Hump Day!

Now, hop on over to  Patricia Green Books

And Kathryn Blake’s Naughty Blog to read some more Horny Hump Day delights.

You can also check out the Horny Hump Day blog site.  It gives the details of how to sign up for next week if you’d like to play with us. 🙂

Thanks so much for visiting the Journal for Horny Hump Day.  I’d love for you to leave a comment, or even a few sexy sentences from your own work.  I do appreciate comments!

Be sure to come back next Wednesday–we’ll keep Hump Day humming! 🙂

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Ten Tales for a Deserted Island

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Having just written Almost Perfect–about two people stranded on a deserted island–I started wondering about the question that inevitably comes up:  What one book would you want if you were stranded on a deserted island?

I’m sure Pam would choose Survive on a Desert Island, though Roger’s choice of The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra would definitely be more fun!

But if I only chose one book this would be an extraordinarily short post! LOL  So I’ll give you my Top Ten Deserted Island must haves (in no particular order).

10.  Gone with the Wind–I have loved this book since reading it in the seventh grade.  Scarlett and Rhett are such a hot couple.

9.  It by Stephen King–I was going to say The Complete Works of Stephen King but who needs to be scared out of their mind on a deserted island?  It is my favorite so I’ll go with that.

8.  The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R.Tolkein–The quintessential fantasy read.  And I can play the Peter Jackson films in my mind as I read.  (Viggo Mortensen would be my choice of stranded partner. LOL) 

7.  Devilish by Jo Beverley–My favorite if I can only have one of Beverley’s books.  Dye Viggo’s hair black and he can play Rothgar!

6.  Complete Works of William Shakespeare–I’ve never read them all and this would be my chance.

5.  The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen Woodiwiss–My first and one of my Favorite romances.  Love the Medieval period and Wolfgar is one hunky hero.

4.  The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas–Another fave in a series.  And for much the same reasons, though the pairing of the sexy rake with the shy but stubborn heroine makes the chemistry of this one stand out.

3.  Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry–Not quite a romance, but a most realistic portrait of the old West with awesome characters and plot twists.  The mini-series should have won hands down over Winds of War!

2.  Watership Down by Richard Adams–Action adventure with rabbits.  Need I say more?  Hazel is quite the hero.

1.  The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory–Loved this tale of the sisters who dazzled Henry VIII.  Renaissance England is one of my favorite periods and Gregory’s treatment of Mary won my heart the first time I read it.

(One thing you may notice about almost all of these books:  they are long.  I admit that was a consideration in my choice, but not a primary one.)

Oops!  What about The Thorn Birds? And Centennial? And To Kill A Mockingbird?  And… I guess a list of 25 or say 100 would get them all in. LOL

What about your deserted island book?  What work or works would you want to wash ashore with you?

Just in case it’s Almost Perfect, you can purchase it from Decadent Publishing, All Romance E-Books and the other popular e-book sellers. 🙂

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Six Sentence Sunday–1/8/12 Only Scandal Will Do

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Jenna Jaxon

Welcome back to Six Sentence Sunday!  I want to thank everyone for their great support each week.  I do appreciate it and look forward to your comments with anticipation.

I’m following up my six from last week with the next sentences  from Only Scandal Will Do.  Here’s that gorgeous cover again.

In this scene from Scandal, Duncan has just purchased a woman in a brothel auction and has come to claim his prize.  His “slave” however, insists there has been a mistake and Duncan attempts to set her straight.

 

“I think not, my lovely. I paid a small fortune for your ownership this evening. Make no mistake about that.” He continued to stroke her hair, and his mouth below the half mask twitched into an insolent smile. “I am pleased, however, that you possess courage as well as beauty.” His fingers touched her cheek as he murmured, “The mask hid the slave’s wealth well.”

Sounds like he’s just as determined as she is. 🙂

Thanks for visiting on Six Sentence Sunday.  Click the SSS to try out more author snippets.  You’ll be glad you did!

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