*Giveaway & Guest Post* Santuario by G.B. Gordon *Riptide*

Ladies and Gent of the Lair, I am happy to announce that I am part of Riptides One Year Anniversary!!!!!

And I am happy to announce this great author today.....

G.B. Gordon.....

Thank you for coming out to celebrate my first book launch, and to meet the guys. And a deep grateful bow to Cecile for letting me lounge on that luscious purple silk of hers. This tour is about peeking behind the curtain on all things Santuario, which is now available for purchase via the Riptide Publishing website. If you followed me here from yesterdays tour stop, you know this already, but for those who just joined:  

Don't forget to comment for a chance to win a $10 credit to Riptide Publishing. All comments with email address included that are left by 11:59 pm on Sunday, Oct 14th will enter into the draw.

So, you want to meet the guys? So did I. In that respect Santuario was an out of the ordinary book for me, because it started with an idea. More often than not my stories start with a character, a voice in my head that won't shut up until they've told me everything I never wanted to know about them, and then some. This one was different. I had background (one near perfect, one scary society), I had setting (the planet they both settled on), but I didn't hear any voices. Now, for most people this might be a good thing. For me it's a disaster.

In a rare show of agreement the muse and I decided on one character from each of the two cultures (because she wanted kaboom), and that they would both be cops (because I like me a good mystery). After that? Crickets. I put the story idea aside and wrote a whole other book, completely different genre, then tried again. Nothing happened. The truth is, I can build worlds, I can build plots, but I can't, for the life of me, 'build' characters. I tried different character sheets, and filled them all in with eye color, and favorite foods, and all that sugar. And when I poked what I'd made, it wasn’t moving. I'd made a puppet. Dead, Jim.

Characters form somewhere in my subconscious, so deep down that I can't see anything. They need amorphous influences to form, mood, style, atmosphere. So I got busy thinking about plot and what the muse's darn island looked like. It was somewhere hot, and she'd wanted palm trees and beaches. I wanted hills and dusty roads, and hovels in villages, and cities like ancient Granada. Just as we'd discovered skeletons in the closet of my perfect society, I now discovered beauty in her cruel one. When I started collecting songs for my playlist (I always write with music) I realized I was picking mostly Son Cubano. And I noticed someone dancing to it. Just a shadow at first, long legs, a wide brimmed hat, definitely male, definitely a man with rhythm in every bone of his body.

I had to clear my throat.
"Shhhhh," said the muse. "Don’t scare him away."

He briefly looked over at that, his face completely deadpan; then he looked away again. Over the next few days I noticed more details about him, but he wasn't talking to me. I got emotions, very suppressed for the most part, except for a strong sense of longing, but no voice. Still, I knew who he was. I knew what made him tick. And I started writing. That was Alex.

Bengt was a lot harder. He talked all the time. I knew everything about his family, his boss, his house. I knew he was this huge, blond guy with a taste for good food and quality clothes. But all the while his talking kept me at arm's length. I realized he had a secret, and that I wouldn't know the real Bengt, until I figured out what it was. But *that* wasn’t what he wanted to talk about. That was 'ancient history' and 'none of my business'. He needed a bit more … persuasion. And, let me tell you, Bengt is not an easy guy to wrestle into compliance. But the muse? She kicks ass, even Skanian ones. So we finally got there.

I’d written two full chapters of Alex before I typed one word of Bengt. But once that started, it just kept going. They don’t ever shut up. They’re in my head 24/7. Santuario? Is just the beginning.

Full tour schedule available here.

Blurb:
Police teniente Alex Rukow has spent his life trapped on Santuario, his people’s isolated home-slash-prison-island. They’ve been living in poverty under the tyrannical regime of their own elite familias for the last two-hundred years, ever since their generation ship landed on the planet and found it already populated by earlier Earth settlers, the Skanians, who banished them to the inhospitable south.

Increasingly shamed by the decisions of their ancestors, the Skanians seek to open their borders. But dissent exists on both sides, and in the midst of this explosive political situation, a dead body appears on the island.

Bengt, a Skanian investigator, is shipped to Santuario to lead the murder investigation—which, he quickly realizes, the local teniente wants nothing to do with. As far as Bengt is concerned, things can’t get worse than the brutal climate, his own memories, and a growing attraction to a partner who will barely say two words to him. But then he and Alex run afoul of the local familias, and the problems with their investigation and their budding relationship seem like nothing compared to just getting out of this whole mess alive.

Read an excerpt and purchase Santuario here.

G.B.Gordon worked as a packer, landscaper, waiter, and coach before going back to school to major in linguistics and, at 35, switch to less backbreaking monetary pursuits like translating, editing, and writing. Having lived in various parts of the world, Gordon is now happily ensconced in suburban Ontario with the best of all husbands. Santuario is G.B. Gordon’s first published work, but many more stories are just waiting to hit the keyboard.
Find Gordon blogging at http://gordon.kontext.ca, tweeting as @gb_gordon and wreaking general havoc on Goodreads: or send an email to gordon[at]kontext.ca.

***Giveaway Time!!!!***

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All comments with email address included that are left by 11:59 pm on Sunday, Oct 14th will enter into the draw.

Okay, you heard G.B... Comment away WITH your email address to enter!!!

That's all... No hoops to jump through... No list of things to do...
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*Giveaway & Author Interview* Hear Me by Skye Warren

Title: HEAR ME
Author: Skye Warren
Length: 32,000-word novella
Genre/Heat Level: Dark erotica
ISBN: 9780988363205

Blurb:
She doesn’t remember her past, only her training. She can’t talk, not that a good slave should speak out of turn. None of that matters when she wakes up in the warm, rustic room. Her new master is distant but kind. There’s only one problem: he doesn’t want her.
Longing for the shackles of safety, she pulls from the last dregs of her will to prove her worth as a slave. It seems to be working. He responds first to her body and next to her submission. The secrets of his past haunt the cabin, fraying the tightening bond between Master and slave, but it is her own memories that may finally unravel it.

This book contains a bonus short story Escape, set in the same dark erotica world.

WARNING:
This book contains explicit scenes of sex, including dubious consent and captivity situations. The BDSM does not conform to literary conventions, making it sometimes more realistic, and other times not. This is a work of fiction not appropriate for anyone uncomfortable with these situations or anyone under the age of eighteen.

Book Trailer:
http://youtu.be/HsAdyjitG3E

Ladies and Gents, I am very tickled to have this very talented author in the Lair today!!!!
Please stick around because there is a giveaway at the end...
And a very sweet giveaway for following her tour!

Please put together a warm welcome to the lovely... 

Skye Warren!!!

Why don't you tell us a little about yourself.... Something that we cannot Google about you, lol!
I am one of the quietest people you’ll ever meet, so it’s ironic that I’m a writer. Or maybe not, since I express myself through the written word. I’ve always been busy with the stories in my head, even before I started writing them down. I’m also extremely conflict avoidant, despite the fact that I write very dark and highly controversial books. But I can’t really help what moves me or what turns me on… and I’m so grateful when readers respond to what I write.
Since you are a new to me author, I am hoping to bring you to the light of others! So share away!

Tell us a little about your book?
Hear Me is a dark, psychological and erotic tale of a woman who escapes from slavery and finds refuge in a stranger. Here’s the blurb:
She doesn’t remember her past, only her training. She can’t talk, not that a good slave should speak out of turn. None of that matters when she wakes up in the warm, rustic room. Her new master is distant but kind. There’s only one problem: he doesn’t want her.

Longing for the shackles of safety, she pulls from the last dregs of her will to prove her worth as a slave. It seems to be working. He responds first to her body and next to her submission. The secrets of his past haunt the cabin, fraying the tightening bond between Master and slave, but it is her own memories that may finally unravel it.

How much emotion does it take from you to write?
Quite a bit. To write a character’s fears and hopes in an authentic voice, you have to be able to feel them. I walk away from a good writing session very drained.

What is your favorite part of the book?
I think endings are always really special. I try to include a twist in my dark erotica books, and Hear Me is no exception. But maybe my favorite part is earlier… they’re sitting at the kitchen table about to eat. The heroine, all she knows is slavery. The hero is a natural Dom, but he knows she needs time to heal. So he’s pushing her away, but she feels very awkward, uncertain. Finally he says okay, come here, and he begins to feed her. They fall into the quintessential picture of a caring master and his devoted slave… he can’t help himself J

You can only pick 3 words for your main characters..what would they be?
Heroine: Loyal, Pure, Hopeful
Hero: Wounded, Commanding, Kind

Which was the easiest character to write and the hardest ~ and why??
Hear Me is written entirely from the heroine’s POV, which makes her the hardest and easiest to write because I have to nail every not only her actions and words, but every motivation and thought and insecurity behind them. But that is one of the most gratifying things about writing, especially dark erotica—the psychological aspect.

How many books are you shooting for in this series??
This is the third book in the series, but they all stand alone. What links them thus far has mostly been the “world” they live in, the types of things that happen and a few shared events.
The next book I have planned is a culmination, though, of a character who has been the villain in the first two books. He has garnered a lot of hate (deservedly) through his actions and I’m really excited to write his story. I’m not going to say that’s the end of the series for certain, but he would be a hard hero to top.

What are you currently working on?
Early next year I am going to come out with a couple of sequels to my short erotic romance story, Beauty Touched the Beast. I’ve been getting requests for that since I first put it out. It’s actually my most requested story, and I finally got the inspiration to continue their story.

Do you have anything due to release soon?
I have an M/M novelette that is coming out in a couple of weeks, called Leashed. The next thing after that will be the Beauty sequels.

What's one thing that you enjoy about writing?
Getting to work on different projects. Every story is new and fresh.

What was your first impression of your cover?
As soon as I saw the photograph of the woman, I knew I would use it in a cover. This was before I even had the concept for Hear Me, but when I thought of it, it fit perfectly. She is so pretty, so lost.

What do you prefer ebooks or paperbacks?
Ebooks, definitely. I am a Kindle junkie. It’s really convenient for me to take it anywhere and to download new books on a whim, both of which I do frequently. Plus, for the type of dark and erotic stories I like to read, it’s nice to keep it private. I’m not ashamed of what I read, but it’s not anyone else’s business.

Is there a genre you would like to write but are a little apprehensive to try?
One of the stories I have planned is basically steampunk. This is not a genre I’ve written before or even consider myself exceptionally well read in. However, it’s the only genre that can accomplish what this story requires… it’s not just the freedom to make up technologies, but there are psychological restrictions we place on contemporary characters that don’t always hold true in paranormal.

Okay.... personal time!!!! Oh yeah, I go there... Hahah...

If you thought you were safe... Nah... Forgot it... Not a chance! We will start off slow and easy, I promise!

What is on your night stand/dresser? A glass of water and a picture my son drew me (he makes lots so they end up all over)

What are you listening to you right now? I’ve been on a little bit of a retro kick. Boyz II Men, anyone?

What are you reading right now? I just finished Annabel Joseph’s Molly’s Lips. The whole Mephisto series is great.

What is your favorite season? Holiday? Summer. Christmas. Oh, irony.

And what has been your best b-day present ever?? Hmm, I think my husband got me my first iPhone for a birthday. I’m not huge on talking to people (see quietness, above) but it allowed me to spend more time reading, and thank goodness for that!

Hard and Quick Time! Don't think... Just answer! Okay, before we go this route, I will get us a refill on our drinks... I will be right back...

You know you do... Quickie time... Think fast....

Are you a quickie kind girl? Yes. (Ouch, haha.)
Dark or Milk Chocolate? (Dark)
Whipped or Melted? (Whipped)
Straight up or with a twist - sex? Straight up.
What's ur fave drink - in a glass or on him? In a glass.
Spank or Flogger? Spanking (Nothing beats a bare hand.)
Junk or Health Food? Junk.
Ties or Chains? Ties.
Leather or Lace? Leather.
Soft or Hard... Bed, where was your mind? Ooh, now I’m confused. Okay, soft bed.
Control or Be Controlled? Be Controlled ;-)
Hot Wax or Whip Cream? Hot wax.
Vampire or Werewolf? Vampire.
Twitter and/or Facebook? Twitter.
Pinterest or not? Not yet.


Author Bio:

Skye Warren writes unapologetic erotica, where pain and sex and love collide. She has been called "a true mistress of dark and twisted erotica" and her dark erotica series has reached the bestseller lists at Amazon and been a Night Owl Reviews Top Pick.

Author Links:
Website: http://skyewarren.com/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/skye_warren
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/skyewarren

Buy Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Hear-Me-Dark-Erotica-ebook/dp/B009BUR5QM
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hear-me-skye-warren/1112922458?ean=2940015690354
All Romance: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-hearme-943870-144.html

Excerpt (strong sexual content)

Her training wasn’t about how to stand or to suck, not really. She had become an expert at reading expressions, at decoding body language. He was a formidable cipher, but she only needed time.

Meanwhile, she knew well enough what those heavy lids and flattened lips meant. She saw the tinge of red on his cheeks. All of that would have told her, even if she hadn’t seen the bulge in his wet jeans. He wanted to take her and this time, it wasn’t in his sleep. It wasn’t in some awkward moment, born of pity—no. He had initiated this. He had brought her to this magical place. No dream.

He seemed to like her forwardness, like a release valve to the curious guilt he had about her status, so she tentatively reached up to sweep a wet lock of hair from his forehead. He remained still for her touch, his expression one of approving forbearance. But when she went to stroke down his neck, he caught her wrist.

“I’m going to ask you something, and I want you to say no if you don’t want it too. I’m afraid you can’t. If I were better—stronger—I wouldn’t even make you choose, but I…” He sighed. The moisture in the air beaded on his eyelashes. “It’s been so long. I’ve waited so long.”

He pulled her in deeper, until the water climbed her thighs and lapped at her cunt. They followed the wall of the cave until it opened up onto a small beach that was completely enclosed by cool stone and reflective water. Barely enough place for both of them, but she knew that was the point. Here even the white noise of the water was reduced, and all she could hear was her breath and his.

“I never imagined a submissive as perfect as you,” he said lowly, but the words were as commanding as she’d ever heard him. “I keep thinking you’re not real, that I’ll wake up and find myself alone again. But this isn’t real, is it? You aren’t really like this. They made you this way.”

Don’t make me think about it. Just want me.

“Jesus Christ,” he said. “When you look at me, so damn trusting. It’s not right. I know that, but I can’t stop. Will you let me, subby? Can I hurt you?”

****Giveaway****

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*Giveaway & Author Interview* The Russian Seduction by Nikki Navarre *LitConnect*

The Russian Seduction
by Nikki Navarre

Genre: Romantic Suspense
Series: Foreign Affairs, #1
Tone: Dramatic, action
Heat Level: Hot
Publisher: Affluent Press
Publishing Date: October 1, 2012
Word Count: 258 pages
Format: Digital and Print


Back Cover Blurb:

State secrets have never been this sexy.

Victor Kostenko was the golden boy of the Russian Navy, a submarine captain with a maverick image, until he lost his command for an act of treason he didn’t commit. Arrogant, aggressive, and super-smart, the
captain pairs his daunting reputation with an appetite for adventure. And he’s never met a rule he won’t break. Now it’s rumored he’ll do anything to get back in his government’s good graces.

Political Counselor Alexis Castle is one of the highest-ranked diplomats at the U.S. Embassy, a rising star who yearns to live up to her father’s legacy as a legendary ambassador. Brilliant and driven, she’s always
played by the rules. She’ll torpedo her career for sure if she falls for one of the world’s most dangerous men – a bad-boy Russian sub captain who breaks every rule in the book.

When a hard-line Russian leader invades a country the U.S. promised to protect, war can only be avoided
by a risky undercover liaison between one man who has everything to gain…and a woman who has everything to lose.

Purchase Links:
Amazon.com Print: http://amzn.to/Pt9ldP
All Romance eBooks Digital: http://bit.ly/S0vP3Y







Ladies and gents, please put a warm welcome to Ms. Navarre!!!!


Since you are a new to me author, I am hoping to bring you to the light of others! So let’s share!

Why don't you tell us a little about yourself.... Something that we cannot Google about you, lol!

I’m a former diplomat who lived in Russia for five years, where I specialized in weapons of mass destruction issues.  For a while, I traveled with an armed bodyguard who was a Russian ex-military officer—one of the many adventures that inspired The Russian Seduction.  I’m one of very few Americans ever to visit the “hermit kingdom” of North Korea.  And I was once alone in a hotel room with the then-President of the United States for exactly one minute—in a purely platonic capacity.  These days, I consult for government clients on arms control issues.

Tell us a little about your book?

Set in the edgy cosmopolitan world of modern-day Moscow, The Russian Seduction is smart, sexy romantic suspense with lots of glamour and international intrigue.  State secrets have never been this sexy!

Victor Kostenko was the golden boy of the Russian Navy, a submarine captain with a maverick image—until he lost his command for an act of treason he didn’t commit.  Now it’s rumored he’ll do anything to get back in his government’s good graces.

Rising-star American diplomat Alexis Castle always plays by the rules.  She’ll torpedo her career for sure if she falls for a bad-boy Russian who breaks every rule in the book.  

When a hard-line Russian leader invades a country the U.S. has promised to protect, war can only be avoided by one man who has everything to gain…and a woman who has everything to lose.

How much emotion does it take from you to write?

I wrote The Russian Seduction on a pure adrenaline rush.  Since I normally write Tudor and medieval romance under another name for a major press, this Foreign Affairs series has been a bracing departure for me—and tons of fun to write!

What is your favorite part of the book?

To discover the dangerous truth behind the submarine accident that cost Victor his command, he and Alexis end up hurtling through the night on an express train bound for St. Petersburg…in a ritzy first-class cabin.  Each of them suspects the other of being an intelligence agent with a hidden agenda.  Given the risk that Victor is under orders to compromise her—not to mention the virtual certainty that they’re under surveillance—the sizzling chemistry between them is an itch Alexis can’t afford to scratch.  But Victor is an alpha male who’s very accustomed to getting his way.  Writing that sex scene steamed up the windows, both in the train and my library! 

When hired killers board the train, Alexis and Victor are forced to flee on foot through the Siberian tundra, with the killers in hot pursuit.  Those were some of the most exciting scenes for me to write.

You can only pick 3 words for your main characters..what would they be? *to describe your main characters*

Renegade captain Victor Kostenko is aggressive, sexy and super-smart.  Does that count as four words?

Political Counselor Alexis Castle is brilliant, driven and sophisticated.

Which was the easiest character to write and the hardest ~ and why??

Victor was like a gift from God.  I woke up one morning with the clearest visual of this guy standing over my bed. Golden hair like melted butter, glacial blue eyes, a hard jaw glittering with gold-dust stubble, and broad shoulders encased in the black jacket and epaulets of a Russian submarine captain.  I just knew him, inside and out, and felt like I always had.  I didn’t even do a character sketch for him, which is the only time I’ve written a book without one.

The hardest character to write was Geoffrey Chase, Alexis’s ex-husband and her new boss at the American Embassy in Moscow.  He’s obsessed with Alexis sexually and threatened by her professionally, and he just wasn’t fun to write!

How many books are you shooting for in this series??

I’m under contract to River Valley Publishing for the first two books in the Foreign Affairs series.  The sequel is The Russian Temptation, which features an American chemical weapons expert and the elegant Russian hit man who’s hired to kill her.  As long as I’m having fun with the series and readers are enjoying the books, I’ll probably keep going. J

What are you currently working on?

My “innocent twin,” historical romance author Laura Navarre, has a historical paranormal romance trilogy under contract to Harlequin/Carina.  We’re deeply enmeshed in writing those at the moment!

Do you have anything due to release soon?

My next release is a Laura book. Magick by Moonrise is a dark Tudor romance with elements of Arthurian legend and a fallen angel hero.  It’s the first book in the Magick trilogy, scheduled for quick release starting in March 2013.

What's one thing that you enjoy about writing?

I love escaping into an exotic, exciting world where true love leads to happily-ever-after.

What do you prefer ebooks or paperbacks?

I’m a completely omnivorous reader!  I’m a globetrotter and love the portability of my Kindle.  But there’s nothing like the sensual pleasure of a crisp new paperback, gleaming jewel-bright on my bookshelf.

Is there a genre you would like to write but are a little apprehensive to try?

One of my former editors has been urging me to try my hand at straight historical fiction, a la Philippa Gregory.  I wonder if I’m good enough to do it.  Possibly after the Magick trilogy and the Foreign Affairs books, I’ll give that a try.  I do have a fascinating, famous historical woman in mind I’d love to write about. 


Okay.... personal time!!!! Oh yeah, I go there... Hahah...

If you thought you were safe... Nah... Forgot it... Not a chance! We will start off slow and easy, I promise!

What is on your night stand/dresser?

Um, have I mentioned that whole nomadic wanderer thing?  Right now we’re in the middle of moving onto an island in Puget Sound.  My hubby is residing in a sleeping bag on the floor in an empty house, and I’m in a guest house at one of the nuclear sites, doing work for one of my government clients.  The book on my nightstand is The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Spies and Espionage, which is research for my Twitter party on Famous Spies in History (with prizes! Oct. 3, noon Eastern, #NikkiNavarre)

What are you listening to right now?
The diligent hum of the guest house refrigerator.  I can’t write in anything except profound silence.

What are you reading right now?
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon—research for one of my historicals featuring a Scottish heroine.

What is your favorite season? Holiday?
Summer.  And Halloween. J

And what has been your best b-day present ever??
I’m happy if I’m in the U.S. with my hubby instead of alone in Azerbaijan (as I was last year) on the big day.

Dark or Milk Chocolate?
Milk chocolate.  No contest.

What's ur fave drink?
Vodka martini made with a Russian vodka called Russkiy Standard, straight up and filthy.

Junk or Health Food?
Healthy please.

Vampire or Werewolf?
Neither.  Fallen angel girl here.

Twitter and/or Facebook?
Both!  I’m at www.Facebook.com/NikkiNavarreAuthor and @Nikki_Navarre on Twitter.

Pinterest or not?
Not a photo kind of person, so not.




Author Bio:
DOSSIER FOR NIKKI NAVARRE
DECLASSIFIED
Subject: Nikki Navarre
Assignment: Double Agent
Cover: Diplomat. Playgirl. Author of The Russian Seduction.
Nikki Navarre is the sinister twin of unsuspecting historical romance author Laura Navarre. In her other life, Nikki is a diplomat who’s lived in Russia and works on weapons of mass destruction issues. In the line of duty, she’s been trapped in an elevator in a nuclear power plant and has stalked the corridors of facilities churning out nerve agent and other apocalyptic weapons. In this capacity, she meets many of the world’s most dangerous men. Inspired by the perilous realities of her real life, Nikki writes romantic suspense set in glamorous international locales and laced with political intrigue. Her literary credentials are suspiciously similar to those of her innocent twin. A member of Romance Writers of America’s Published Author Network (PAN), winner of the 2012 Pacific Northwest Writers Association award for romance and a 2009 Golden Heart finalist, she has won the Emily Award for Excellence, the First Coast Romance Writers Beacon Award, the Georgia Romance Writers Maggie Award, the Golden Pen, Hearts through History’s
Romance through the Ages, and other awards. Nikki holds an M.F.A. in Writing Popular Fiction from the University of Southern Maine, an M.A. in National Security Policy from The George Washington University, and other alarming credentials. Based in Seattle with her screenwriter accomplice and two Siberian cats, she divides her time between her writing career and other adventures for U.S. government clients. Her notorious adventures in the world of diplomacy will get her in trouble one of these days. The Russian Seduction (October 2012) may be the last mistake she ever makes.

Nikki’s Coordinates:
http://www.lauranavarre.com/book/nikki-navarre-books
http://www.facebook.com/NikkiNavarreAuthor
http://www.twitter.com/Nikki_Navarre

                   ***Giveaway Details***

One randomly drawn commenter from each tour stop will win one digital copy of THE RUSSIAN SEDUCTION. (The winner will need to have an All Romance ebooks account to have the book ‘gifted’ to them in an epub format.) The giveaway is open internationally as long as the winner can accept a digital format via All Romance eBooks.

Rules::::
You have to leave a comment and your email address. No email - No entry!!!

That's it... No hoops, nothing hard...

But those two things are a must!!!!

Contest ends on October 13th and the winner will be announced in this post on the 14th. I will send the winner information to LitConnect for them to contact you!! Good luck to all!!!!


Tour Stops:
Additional tour stops can be found at:
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The more stops readers comment on, the greater their chance of winning.
Virtual

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*Giveaway* Claiming Magiquie by Tina Donahue *Goddess*

 Claiming Magique
by Tina Donahue

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BLURB:

A man at the center of power. A woman who won’t be ruled. They call her Magique.

Sought out by the District’s elite, she’s no ordinary call girl, deciding who will pleasure her for the evening. Her preference is for several men at once. Games of bondage and submission heighten her arousal and desire to have a strong male take her.

Hunter is only looking for a good time, not a woman who unleashes a hunger so deep it changes his world. He won’t stop until Magique is his alone, a prisoner of his lust, powerless against his growing need for her body and heart.

With this man, resistance isn’t allowed. For this woman, he’ll create a world of sensual delight and yearning like none she’s ever known.

Reader Advisory: Magique’s sensual journey includes some brief ménage and BDSM elements.

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Chapter One Excerpt

On the other end of the room was a wet bar. And Magique.

Hunt stepped closer, unable to help himself.

Her back was to them. She made no move to turn around despite David’s nervous throat clearing.

Her hair was glossy and black with blue highlights, worn so long the ends dangled over her ass. From his vantage point, Hunt could see her right leg. She wore strappy gold heels, three inches high. He estimated her to be about five-seven or eight without them. Her dress, a simple sheath, was of an amazing gold material, slightly shiny and so snug she might as well have sprayed the damn thing on.

It wasn’t gauzy lingerie, but it did reveal her every curve.

Adrenaline pumped through Hunt, making it difficult for him to stand still. His mouth went dry.

Her figure leaned more toward a Victoria’s Secret model than the waiflike look of high couture. The dress’s left strap had fallen down, making her seem more accessible, oddly vulnerable. Light glanced off her bare shoulder and arm as she moved, lifting a glass, tipping a bottle. Her skin was an ivory shade, looking delicate and seductive as hell.

He pulled at his tie’s knot, needing to loosen it so he could breathe more easily. The air, so fresh a moment before, seemed suffocating now. His fingers ached. He’d been making fists. To control himself? Damn right.

He longed to cross the room and turn her around so she’d notice him, her expression saying she not only approved, she wanted him more than the others, her actions affirming her reckless desire.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

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.

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*Blog Tour & Blurz Blitz* Private Pirouette by Lila Munro *Goddness*

Private Pirouette
by Lila Munro

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BLURB:

Piper McGee can smell a set up a mile away. She can smell a Marine even further. Born to a dual-enlisted couple who divorced before she was old enough to remember a single family holiday together and proceeded to redefine the very definition of family through several marriages and even more step-siblings, Piper has made it her life’s promise to herself to never become involved with one of the few and the proud. They’re among the most irresponsible people she knows, leaving destruction in their wake and broken hearts paving the way to their next duty station. And in her opinion, Alec Douglas is just another example, until he pries her heart open along with other parts of her, making her question everything she's ever let herself believe about honor, courage, and commitment.

What does a man do with six month’s down time and no warm body to share his bed? For Sergeant Alec Douglas, contemplating that question led him to fall prey to his two best friend’s plan to find him that very thing. They know Alec has yet to stay with any one person for more than a few dates. They also know a tragedy from his past created the problem and while that haunts him, making it nearly impossible for Alec to trust his heart to anyone, they also know he’s a sucker for a challenge. Will the enticement of a few thousand dollars riding on him breaking his own rule be just the thing to disrupt his cycle? Taking their bet might be profitable, but is winning the money they’ve dangled under Alec’s nose worth losing himself to the girl they’ve picked out for him?

In his quest to get her to say yes to his crazy proposal, he tracks her all over town only to discover the beautiful, long-legged blond isn’t the studious book worm he mistook her for. In fact, she's one of Jacksonville’s finest in the form of Orchid, exotic dancer. Her rejection only spurs him to make sure her dancing days are over and she only performs her private pirouette for him, and only him, for the rest of their lives if he has his way.

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Excerpt

Marines!  Piper couldn’t wait to graduate and get the hell out of Jacksonville on the first train to anywhere.  Anywhere where men had more on their minds than a quick roll before hopping on the bird for the next trip to the sandbox, or where ever the action currently was.  Anywhere there were men that weren’t careless with what they’d been entrusted with, people’s affections and lives.  Why couldn’t she just for once get hit on by someone worthwhile?  Someone who knew the difference between an adjective and an adverb?  Someone who wanted more out of life than to fight other people’s wars?  Someone who wasn’t the type to start a family then abandon it? 

The one good thing she could say about the latest government robot to try to drag her off to bed was he was extremely good looking.  He was taller than she was, which wasn’t common, by at least four inches.  He was tanned to golden perfection, which made his brown hair look darker than it probably was, and he had the most unusual eyes she’d ever seen. They were some strange light brown straying to a golden color.  When he’d reached around her, she could plainly see he was ripped.  His forearm was a corded mesh of muscle and taut skin. The smell of sunshine, fall leaves and the whiskey he’d been drinking drifted off him. Her heart had raced and her palms got clammy.  Damn it.  If she hadn’t been reminded of his status in life by his cropped hair and the big eagle, globe, and anchor etched on his bulging bicep, she might have been tempted to actually go out with him.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Lila Munro currently resides on the coast of North Carolina with her husband and their two four-legged kids. She’s a military wife with an empty nest and takes much of her inspiration for her heroes from the marines she’s lived around for the past fifteen years. Coining the term realmantica, she strives to produce quality romance in a realistic setting. Her genre of choice is contemporary romance that spans everything from the sensual to BDSM and ménage.

When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading everything she can get her hands on, trips to the museum and aquarium, taking field research trips, and soaking up the sun on the nearby beaches. Her works include The Executive Officer’s Wife, Bound By Trust, Destiny’s Fire, Salvation, Three for Keeps, the Force Recon series, the Slower Lower series, the Identity series, and most recently the Toy Box Tales in conjunction with BethAnn Buehler. She’s a member in good standing of RWA and Passionate Ink. Currently she’s working on sequels to several series to be released throughout 2012-2013. And has a brand new line scheduled for winter 2012-13.

Ms. Munro loves to hear from her readers and can be found at Realmantic Moments  Facebook, Pinterest, Goodreads, &  Twitter... You can also contact her via email at lilasromance@gmail.com and you can find all her works at: Amazon, Nook, ARe, Bookstrand

***Blog Tour Giveaway***

Lila will be awarding a $25 Amazon or BN GC to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.

I encourage you to follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour dates can be found here:  http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2012/08/virtual-blurb-blitz-tour-private.html

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