Thursday, December 27, 2012

*Giveaway* Losing Control by Tina Donahue *LitConnect*

 
Losing Control
by Tina Donahue

Genre: Erotic contemporary
Tone: Hot, sexy, and deeply romantic
Heat level: Sizzling
Elements/tags: voyeurism, dominance, submission, bondage, erotic adventures
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Publishing Date: December 28, 2012
Series: Appointment with Pleasure, Book 2
Format: ebook
Words: 56,412


Back Cover Blurb:

When it comes to passion, there are no rules.

She wasn’t supposed to hunger for him. Tim was off limits to Catherine, a high-priced call girl with an uneasy past. Indulging in his raw desire shouldn’t have happened, especially at a party attended by the nation’s elite. Tim doesn’t know she works for the agency. If he did… That’s not something Catherine wants to confess. Drowning in his strength and heat, aching to see him again, she keeps her secret.

Tim has never met anyone quite like Catherine. Exotic, elegant, earthy, she’s the best of all worlds. Their evenings are sensual delights where voyeurism, bondage and a growing bond satisfy carnal needs and stir something deep within—until he stumbles upon the truth.
Shaken by her lies, Tim needs to prove the depth of Catherine’s lust and yearning once and for all. For him, their erotic adventure has only begun.

A Romantica® erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

Purchase Links:
Ellora’s Cave: http://www.ellorascave.com/losing-control.html#

Let's see a sneak peel of what the book has to offer....

EXCERPT

Pocketing her phone, Catherine stared at the bobbing flames, angry with Alexa for ruining her fantasy, furious with herself for having gotten into this mess, and so effortlessly too. Even as a kid, she’d had a steel will, resisting the boys she’d grown up with for obvious reasons. She hadn’t wanted to get pregnant at fourteen, living out her days on welfare. She wasn’t about to let any man brutalize her because he felt berated, rendered powerless by the world.

At Georgetown, she’d never allowed herself to get close to the guys in her classes. Even if any of them had appealed to her—which they never did—revealing that she’d paid for her education by being a high-priced call girl wouldn’t have gone over very well.

So she remained apart, alone…lonely.

Meeting Tim, being within his arms, had provided such contentment Catherine realized for the first time how empty her life had been. Although powerful men coveted her, the momentary pleasure they gave never reached her soul. It hungered for something substantial and lasting.

Which wouldn’t be Tim. The moment she told him about her past, he’d take off. Tolerant guys like Hunt didn’t come around every day, and even with him accepting Alexa’s past, he wouldn’t have put up with her continuing to sleep with clients. If the impossible happened and Tim didn’t mind that guys had paid Catherine to be with them, he surely wouldn’t be thrilled that she couldn’t quit. Even after she settled into her real career, it wouldn’t pay enough for her to afford Opal’s continuing care, and no damn way was that woman going to be put out of this place.

As much as Catherine had clung to foolish hope while speaking with Alexa, reality and defeat weighed on her now. She had no other choice than to tell Tim everything and accept the inevitable.

It’s the only way.

She pressed her fingers into the mantel’s stone, repeating the awful truth. You have to do this. There’s no other possible out—

“Hey.”

Tim. Oh god. He must have come in while she was beating herself up for being such an idiot.

He snaked his arm around her waist as though it had always belonged there. It felt heavy, protective, required.

On a whimper, Catherine forgot everything she’d decided and turned into him, filling herself with his clean scent, fresh from his shower, woodsy from his cologne.

“I’m a bit early,” he murmured. “Hope you don’t mind.”

She curled her fingers into his beige cashmere sweater, wanting to feel the man beneath. He’d dressed stylishly casual tonight in a camel’s hair jacket, overcoat and brown pants. Chastely, he kissed her temple and forehead. A passing nurse, this one male and dressed like Santa, threw them a smile.

“Your aunt all right?” Tim asked.

Catherine pressed into him, needing to be close, sheltered, desired. She nodded.

“You sure? Look, if you want, we could stay here and order in a pizza—if they allow that. I could meet
Opal. Help you keep her company.”

A lump rose in Catherine’s throat at his willingness to do that, telling her more about him as a man than all the dossiers the agency could have compiled. They were still relative strangers, supposed to have a wild night out, and Tim was offering to forgo it because he knew how important Opal was to her. They’d behaved outrageously at that holiday party and yet he hadn’t bragged about it to Hunt…he’d mentioned how much he liked her. That didn’t begin to address how quickly Catherine was falling for him when she shouldn’t.

You have to tell him. Here. Now. Before you hurt him as Alexa said.

Wanting to die, Catherine lifted her face to his.

“What?” Tim asked, his smile fading. He ran his knuckles down her cheek.

Oh god. His touch defeated her best intentions for the truth. He was so beautiful, his expression so open and trusting, Catherine couldn’t find the words to destroy that. Always, she wanted to remember him like this, eager to be with her, liking who he thought she was.


Meet Author Tina Donahue:

Tina Donahue is an award-winning, bestselling novelist in erotic, paranormal, contemporary and historical romance for Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, and Kensington. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites have praised her work. Three of her erotic romances (Adored, Lush Velvet Nights, and Deep, Dark, Delicious) were named finalists in the 2011 EPIC competition. The French review site, Blue Moon reviews, chose her erotic romance Sensual Stranger as their Book of the Year 2010 (erotic category). The Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books was created specifically for Lush Velvet Nights, and two of her titles (The Yearning and Deep, Dark, Delicious) received an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition (2011 and 2012). Take Me Away and Adored both won second place in the NEC RWA contest (different years). Tina is featured in the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. She was the editor of an award–winning Midwestern newspaper and worked in Story Direction for a Hollywood production company.

Email: tina@tinadonahue.com
Website/blog: www.tinadonahue.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/tinadonahue
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000458023097
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/authortina/my-books/


Giveaway Details:

One randomly drawn commenter from each tour stop will win one digital copy of a book from Tina’s backlist*; Winners’ choice. The winner can only win ONCE during the entire tour. The giveaway is open internationally and the winner will be notified via email after the close of the tour. Please follow the Rafflecopter instructions.

Backlist Titles to choose from:
1. Adored – RWA award-winning; EPIC 2011 Finalist; 4 Stars RT
2. Deep, Dark, Delicious – EPIC 2011 Finalist; Holt Medallion Award of Merit
3. Lush Velvet Nights – EPIC 2011 Finalist; Golden Nib Award
4. In His Arms – SIX 5 Star Reviews; 4 Stars RT
5. Sensual Stranger – 2010 Book of the Year (erotic); 4 Stars RT
6. The Yearning – Top Ten Bestseller
7. Take Me Away - #1 Pick, Miz Love Loves Books
8. Unending Desire – Best Book Rating LASR
9. SiNN – Nominated for Book of the Week LASR
10. Sinfully Wicked – Magnificent – Romancing the Book

Tour Stops:

Additional tour stops can be found at: http://litconnect.com/virtual-book-tour-losing-control-by-tina-donahue


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23 comments:

  1. I already have this one on the TBR list. Thanks for sharing the excerpt and for the giveaway.
    elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net

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    1. Hey, elaing8 - thanks for dropping by - hope you enjoy Losing Control as much as I did writing it! :)

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  2. I have this book on my to buy list. Thanks for the giveaway and the excerpt.
    lauratroxel at yahoo dot com

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Laura, and for your interest in Losing Control. I really appreciate it! :)

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  3. I would love to have some more of Losing Control!

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  4. Eva, hi! There will be more excerpts at my other stops! Thanks so much for dropping by. :)

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  5. I would love to enter the contest, but rafflecopter (?) isn't loading on my touchpad. Just my luck today. Hopefully I will get home in time to enter today.
    Good luck with your 'tour,' Loosing Control sounds exciting. I can tell you that the cover gets attention, garonteed. We were watching TV last night (or night before), when I stopped by your site/blog, and my hubby was all "Wow, what book is THAT? & What mood will it put you in??" (I wasn't sure if I should laugh or hit him for being such a guy right then.) But the cover even got my guy's notice ;-).
    Vicky
    vickykerr@sbcglobal.net

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    1. Hey, Vicky - I love your comment about your hubby - made me smile! :)

      Sorry about the rafflecopter thing. Did you try a different browser? Sometimes IE (Internet Explorer) freezes up for me, so I try Firefox or Chrome and I can get the net to work better.

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  6. Thanks for the giveaway. I would love to read this book. It sounds very good. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com

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    1. Hi, Tore - thanks for dropping by - you're entered in the contest! :)

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  7. Love the excerpts....definitely another winning must read! Happy day!
    ivegotmail8889(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. Hey, pc - glad you enjoyed the excerpt - thanks for stopping by! :)

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  8. That was a nice excerpt.

    bn100candg(at)hotmail(Dot)com

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  9. I am Vicky from above who had trouble interring with the rafflecopter, but I am on a different computer now. I left a comment above, but the rafflecopter says I have to leave my email addy with breaks in it, so I am adding it here. I hope my comment above counts as my "meaningful" input :).

    vickykerr (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

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    1. It surely does! Thanks for coming back, Vicky - you're definitely entered in the drawing. :)

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  10. Hooray, I tried the Raffle again & it worked for me, hopefully I'm not to late to enter this days Giveaway. Yes it's me again Tina lol.your friendly Fan Stalker lol again I can't say enough about all your Books & " Losing Control sounds fantastic!!!!! If anyone hasn't read one of Tina's Books yet, you don't know what your missing!.
    Take Care & Stay Naughty,
    PaParanormalFan (Renee)
    paranormalromancefan at yahoo dot com

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  11. Hey, Renee! So glad it worked for you. You're not too late. There are still days left to go on the drawing!

    Thanks so much for your wonderful comments - they always make my day. :)

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  12. Yay! Thanks for featuring this book tour on your blog. I have it on my TBR list and can't wait to read more than the excerpt.
    bas1chsemail at gmail dot com

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    1. Hi, bas1chs - so glad you enjoyed the excerpt - thanks for stopping by!

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  13. Love the excerpt, =) can´t wait to read more!

    Happy New Year!
    //Linda
    fr_larsson at hotmail dot com

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    1. Thanks, Linda! Your comment made me smile. Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

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