Firefighter Under The Mistletoe

Hi! I'm Melissa McClone. I'm excited to be at the Goddess Fish Party Pavilion with all the authors who are celebrating their new releases! Be sure to comment on everyone's posts because the lovely staff at Goddess Fish are giving away a $10 gift certificate to one lucky commenter!

I have a Harlequin Romance out this month. It's a contemporary "sweet" category romance called
Firefighter Under the Mistletoe. Based on the title, you can probably guess it's set at Christmastime. I love Christmas, and I love writing Christmas romances!

I had fun with this one. Even though I write "sweet" romances, there were lots of sparks, heat and flames in this one! The hero, Christian Welton, is a firefighter. The heroine, Leanne Thomas, is a paramedic and volunteer mountain rescuer.

Here's the back cover blurb:

Christmas magic in Hood Hamlet...

For Leanne, infuriatingly charming firefighter Christian Welton is out of bounds. Not only is he too young for her, but his trail of broken hearts is legendary. Leanne's fought hard to be one of the boys, and won't let anyone see that Christian's smile makes her want to melt into his arms!

Christian wanted to discover the softer side of the tough-talking paramedic, but hasn't counted on how much the real Leanne affects him. He's vowed never to settle down, but under the mistletoe it's certainly the season to be tempted.…

RT Book Reviews gave the story a 4:

FIREFIGHTER UNDER THE MISTLETOE (4) by Melissa McClone: Great chemistry between primary and secondary characters and a detailed rescue narrative bring this story to life. McClone revisits characters from previous novels without slowing the pace. When rescue paramedic and firefighter Leanne Thomas saves her colleague Christian Welton and his cousin after a skiing accident, unexpected sparks fly. The slow admission of their feelings fits well for a romance set in a male-dominated workplace. The revelation of past trauma in Leanne’s life makes her a character that readers will care about.

Reviewed By: Roseann Marlett

I'll be posting more about my book, including an excerpt, so I hope you'll keep checking back!

Meet the men of Sin... and win!

Hey guys, my name is Charity Parkerson and I am the author of the Sinners Series.

The Society of Sinners book 1

Part 1- Brandon O’Donnell is a vampire that is able to control minds and bend them to his will.  Working as a stripper, Brandon possesses more than his fair share of ego, but when his neighbor Stacy spots him biting the pizza deliveryman, he is shocked to learn there is one mind that he cannot control.

Part 2- Jazz Anderson is God’s most favored Warrior sent to earth in order to protect mortals from evil.  He has never felt a single human emotion.  That is until he meets Cherish Tyrone.  Cherish is living in Jackson Station and working one of the few jobs that will accommodate her nocturnal state since being turned against her will.  Their attraction is undeniable, but the secrets they both keep threaten to tear them apart.

Part 3- Werewolf Gabe Woodsman moves to Jackson Station hoping to find a life of peace after years of working for the society.  Taylor Powell is a lifelong resident of Jackson Station whose biggest dream is marrying a man with good health insurance.  A chance encounter in the woods leaves them both with more than they ever bargained for.

Part 4- Dominic Nikitin is a tracker, The Society version of a police detective.  Dominic’s ability to hear the thoughts and feel the emotions of others is invaluable in his profession, but is a curse that keeps him apart from the world.  There has only been one person to bring silence to his life with her ability of glamour, Dominic’s wife Mika.  Years earlier, The Society tore Dominic and Mika apart, but now they will have to come together once more in an attempt to save her life.   

Part 5- Dimitri Ninotchka has spent the past twenty-five years working for Safe Haven, a group committed to keeping America safe against terrorist and now the time has come for his retirement.  As a changeling, Dimitri possesses the ability to transform into anything he chooses, but for once, he wants only to be himself.  Jackson Station is home to only a few hundred residents and offers sanctuary to all creatures, but that is not why Dimitri has chosen it.  The town has one thing he cannot resist, Annabelle Woodsman.   Annabelle is Gabe’s daughter making her off limits to Dimitri, since Gabe once saved his life, but their love is too powerful to resist.  With Annabelle’s life on the line, his debt repaid, and a meddling mother that will stop at nothing to assure her daughters happiness it is only a matter of time before the pair finds their happily ever after.   

Wicked Sinners book 2

Adriana Claymore moved to Martinique to start a new life, but when she stumbles upon an ancient book, she finds herself drawn into a centuries old battle between brothers.

”Sorcier” Julien Dubois has been on the hunt for his twin, Jacques, ever since the day that Jacques stole a book of spells from him and allowed their younger brother to die.

Adriana is about to change the game, but when she gives her heart and soul to one of the brothers, she must face a difficult question.  Did she lose herself to evil?

If you would like to read more about the Sinners Series you can visit me here:

http://charity-thesinners.blogspot.com

http://www.charityparkerson.com

As an extra incentive for anyone who

1.)  Follows my Sinners blog

2.)  Leaves a comment on one of my posts there

3.)   Must leave e-mail address so that I may contact you about your winnings.

I will be randomly choosing one commenter to win an e-copy of Wicked Sinners along with a $5 Amazon gift card.  I will also be randomly giving out  smashwords coupons for free copies of my books. 

Nice to meet you, I'm Shoshanna Evers :)

Hi guys - just a quick post to introduce myself in case we aren't already buddies :)

I write erotica and erotic romance, and recently I've been dipping my toes into mainstream romance (but still steamy! Always steamy, LOL).

Comment on the blog posts for a chance to win a $10 gift card to either Amazon or B&N from Goddess Fish, and I'm giving away a copy of my ebook Snowed in With The Tycoon, a contemporary romance.

And let's stay in touch! Friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter (I follow back and respond to @ replies!). You can also email me at shoshanna.evers @ yahoo.com (no spaces).

About Shoshanna Evers:

Bestselling multi-published romance author Shoshanna Evers writes for Ellora’s Cave, The Wild Rose Press, Cleis Press, and Berkley/Jove, as well as becoming an Amazon bestseller with her self-published books. When she’s not writing hot romance, she’s a stay-at-home mom, a syndicated newspaper advice columnist, and a registered nurse. Her favorite thing to do is cuddle up with a good book…and her husband.
Shoshanna lives with her family and three big dogs in a lakefront cottage in upstate New York. She welcomes emails from readers and writers.

Author Shoshanna Evers and the sexy Caveman who graces the cover of her Ellora's Cave trade paperback
BOUND TO BE NAUGHTY, which contains three of her Taboo line (BDSM) ebooks:
Punishing the Art Thief, Hollywood Spank, and Chastity Belt.

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Sexily *Evers* After... ShoshannaEvers.com

Titles on Amazon
Titles on Nook
Titles on Ellora's Cave
How to Write Hot Sex
Agony/Ecstasy, Dec 2011, Berkley Heat
Best Bondage Erotica 2012 , Dec 2011 Cleis Press

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"Fast paced, intense, and sexual...every naughty fantasy come to life for the reader." -Whipped Cream Reviews
"Shoshanna Evers definitely wields kink well." - Joyfully Reviewed
"Kink and spice, beautifully written with characters you invest in." - Happily Ever After Reviews
"Ms. Evers wrote a beautiful love story..." - The Romance Studio

Good Morning Goddess Fish! Intro Triad Author Sharita Lira

Ah, it's great to be back at Goddess Fish again. Weren't I and the muses just here last week? *shakes head* Such is the life of an author who tries to make it in the world of writing. Millions of authors exist and you hope that maybe, just maybe you stand out among the rest.

I'm sure a load of people think I write under 3 penames for marketing. WTF? No! *holds up hands* 

No way have I done this to get more attention. The three penames came one by one because of the different personalities that each one has. Whether its my snarky muse, BL or my gay male muse who is long winded, Michael, or the sweeter sensual Rawiya, they all have a certain type of story and voice they like to use in their tales. I don't even do it to separate genres. *sighs* Only because there are 3 distinct muses that all want their say so in very different ways.

Do I keep up? Honestly I try. *laughs* But it's still hard to do this and really it will continue to be as the plot bunnies come up in my brain.

What I'd like to achieve is to be able to write a fabulous story, one people will enjoy, maybe find humorous, emotional, and sexy. I like romance, tension, heartfelt tales that pull at your strings and teach you soemthing along the way. As my fellow author Xakara says, I write about people. Gay, straight, lesbian, eventually, doesn't matter. I love stories about people getting over struggles to find the ultimate partner. All 3 muses take a different road to get there, but that's usually the end result.

Now, all that being said, today I'm happy to feature 2 of the 3 muses since they both have releases. BL, my wicked snarky muse with My Lieutenant and gay male muse Michael Mandrake with The Power of Muse and Inspiration. 

I'll let them tell you more. 

Thanks for being here with me and the muses. *raises eyebrow* I hope you'll enjoy the posts throughout the day. 

Here's where you can find us. 

The Literary Triad - http://www.thelitriad.com/#!

The Literary Triad on FB - https://www.facebook.com/TheLiteraryTriad
Michael Mandrake - http://tabooindeed.blogspot.com

BlMorticia/Rawiya – http://blrawiyaerotica.blogspot.com

Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/rawiyamikembl

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSharitaLira
Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3542690

Its Raining Men Blog - http://rainingmenamen.blogspot.com

GLBT Bookshelf - http://bookworld.editme.com/The-Triad-Miachael-Mandrake-Rawiya-BLMorticia

Good Morning I'm Mahalia Levey

Hello Goddess Fish Party Pavilion. I've never been here before and am excited to meet everyone. If you haven't read my work, it ranges from inter racial romance, demonic dark romance, parnaormal and contemporary novellas. I'm Here celebrating my new release 'The Price of Defiance,' a contemporary bdsm novella. You'll find more about me right after the excerpt, including all my social links! Please do follow me on twitter and Facebook and don't forget to surf my website. Along with a ten dollar GC f rom Goddess fish I'll be giving away a pdf copy of my new book. Make sure you follow the instructions down below!

What's a man supposed to do when the one woman he's loved for years he can't have? He leaves town to pursue his career only to come home to bail her out of trouble. The fire still rages between them, but a bigger threat looms to destroy any chance of happiness he may have. Addiction, not his but hers. He must find a way to save her from self-destructing.


The Price of Defiance began as little more than a short story involving the illegal hobby of street racing. I thought I'd find the reason behind her obession in the beginning of the story but in actuality didn't find out the 'why's' until later on in the book. It did make the process a bit difficult because I don't plot I'm a panster, I had to go back and layer key aspects of this story.

In a way, I love how my heriones and heroes pull a whopper on me. At times, I find it a bit unnerving.

Through this story I was able to research a hobby that many communites struggle to prevent senseless deaths and injury to a wide selection of youth. In movies racing is glamorized. I remember the first movie I saw with drag racing was Grease. Street Racing is by no means new. The gamble has been going on for decades.


One of the key factors in this story is addiction and how it enslaves the person and alters their perspective on reality. With addiction there is no bigger picture, there's now and now affecting everyone in the junkies life.

America Patterson loves living on the edge. Car model by day, illegal street racer by night, she’s known as the best. Except underneath her flawless façade lies a young woman filled with turmoil. When her hobby lands her in hot water, she finds herself handcuffed and bailed out by the one person who’d abandoned her….

MMA Fighter Alejandro Escovedo is summoned home after a tournament that had left him sore and questioning his career. Expecting a nice welcome home, he instead finds himself rescuing his best friend’s sister out of jail. This time he’s had enough.

Their explosive past gives him all the rights where America is concerned, and he is more than ready to take her on. By ending her daredevil ways and finding the trigger to her self-destructive behavior, will he convince her he’s back to stay or drive her further away?

Excerpt
“America, where are you?”



“Saint, I’m in big trouble.” Amy gripped the cell tightly to her ear. “I’m at Truman Memorial Hospital, about to be taken to jail.” She started to sob when reality dawned on her.



“Thank God, you’re alive. I’ve been going out of my mind since the link to the wreck was sent to my cell phone. Sit tight. We’ve been fielding police and the media, trying to protect your professional name. Sis, Alejandro demanded to be the one to handle the situation.”



“I’m sorry for scaring you.” Her brother and his team of misfits were all she had while growing up. Being named after their country of conception and proved just how zany her family was. Saint Vincent got his name chopped in half to Saint. “Is this going to hurt your business?”



“No. Alejandro will make sure you have a smooth transaction. I’m forwarding him your info now. Sit still and relax. Can’t have the baby of the family locked up and forgotten.”



She winced at the thought of seeing Alejandro again after so long. Her voice dropped an octave. “Can’t you come? I haven’t seen him since—”



“Miss, we’re ready to transport you to the police department,” Officer Blake interrupted.



“I gotta go.” Amy snapped the phone shut and handed it back to the officer. He was kind enough to leave, allowing her to change into the scrubs they’d sent for. She rapped and opened the door after toeing into the slip-on canvas shoes. “I’m ready.” Head dropped low, she allowed them to escort her to the jailhouse that was a ten-minute ride away.



Being booked took longer than she’d expected, and it mortified her. A nifty machine imprinted her fingerprints electronically after they took her mug shot. The issue with her identification became clear once she had a chance to speak and separate her professional identity from her personal one. When they finished processing her fingerprints and mug shot, she followed them through general population and looked at all the criminals on the way to her holding cell. The door buzzed and opened, and she was ushered in. She cast a glance at the officer, who shook his head, locked the door, and turned his back.



I’m not a criminal.

I hope you enjoyed the only PG13 execrpt I could find in the entire story! To be entered to win a copy of The Price of Defiance please leave your email address in a comment and your take on street racing. I'd love to hear if you've had issues in your community. I'll pick a winner within 24 hours of this post. Thanks.


Being smart and sassy with a great sense of humor comes easily for Mahalia Levey. An avid reader of books, she found herself enchanted with disappearing completely into the worlds authors created. One day she vowed to herself she'd be one of them. Then family life came, and college right after. Swayed from her childhood course of action, it took many years for her to get back to that place she held dear as a child. Now she is running full steam ahead to keep up with the many ideas flowing freely. She plans on taking her work to higher levels and expanding her genres. Her main focus is giving her readers variety. Her works in progress include paranormal, fantasy and mainstream romance. Taking characters and watching them grow past what she’s imagined is her true passion.

www.mahalialevey.com
www.mahalia2010.wordpress.com
www.twitter.com/hales3000
www.irmcbooks.com
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A Decade Of Longing

Good morning everyone! Are historical romances your favorite genre? They are mine, that's one of the reasons I wrote my recently released novel "A Decade of Longing".

Angelica and Alexander fell in love at a young age. Unfortunately, their love is doomed since the beginning. Forcibly separated, Angelica is obligated to marry another man at her father’s convenience while Alexander is prohibited from ever seeking her out again.

Ten years later, however, Alexander is no longer the callow boy he used to be. Now an influential gentleman, he is bent on recovering the only woman he has ever loved. No matter the cost. But has their love withstood the ravages of time?

Want to read more? "A Decade of Longing" is available at:

• Evernight Publishing
• Amazon.com
• Amazon.co.uk
• All Romance Ebooks

But, if you leave a comment on any of my blog posts today (with your email address) you'll be entered to win a copy of the novel!
I'll be back in a while with an excerpt, but meanwhile answer me this: What is your favorite romance genre?

Elyzabeth M. VaLey

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His hunger for one woman will make him a traitor to his world...

Love erotic paranormals? So do I. Unending Desire, Book 1 in my Outlawed Realm series, is available now.



His hunger for one woman will make him a traitor to his world…

Outlawed Realm, Book 1

From a portal in his lab on E2, one of the five dimensions of Earth, quantum physicist Nikoli Zorr gazes on everything forbidden to him. Passion. Desire. The exquisite pleasure of running his hands over the lush curves of a young woman he should have stopped watching weeks ago.

His duty is to close the portals that keep the monsters out of E2—and never interfere with the inevitable fate of those on the other side. Yet he can’t bring himself to abandon the woman who has captured his soul.

Psychologist Regina Page is trying to keep her mind on her client, and off the mysterious, unbearable sexual cravings that consume her when she’s alone in her bedroom. The next moment she’s attacked by vampires, then swept into another realm by a stranger whose touch awakens that same raw desire. Whose eyes are already filled with farewell.

Yet beneath their undeniable carnal lust, something else stirs. The beginnings of illicit love. The unexpected need to protect him. Even if it means risking body, blood and soul to defeat the merciless horde…for a future that was never meant to be. 

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Product Warnings

Contains a repressed scientist who likes to look, and the woman who delights in unleashing his inner caveman. And sex hot enough to burn a hole in all three dimensions…and maybe create a whole new one. 

Tina

Tina Donahue

“Heat with Heart”

SiNN (Menage - Available NOW)

UNENDING DESIRE (Erotic Paranormal - Available NOW)

THE YEARNING (BESTSELLER)

SENSUAL STRANGER (BOOK OF THE YEAR 2010)

DEEP, DARK, DELICIOUS (HOLT MEDALLION AWARD OF MERIT)

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