Six Sentence Sunday: Skinny Dipping!

Welcome to Six Sentence Sunday. Today's six come from The Welcome Inn.  In this scene, my hero and heroine have gone skinny dipping.  The book is available at http://www.wings-press.com and at most other retail outlets.

Buck growled deep in his throat and jerked Julianna against him, kissing her roughly. Caught in the spell of the evening, Julianna didn’t protest. She had wanted men before, but not like this. She almost felt as if he’d gotten into her blood, and she couldn’t live without him any more than she could live without air to breathe. Frantically she kissed his shoulders and chest. Anything to be closer to him.

Sweet Saturday Sample: His Territory!

Take two strong, forceful personalities each of which likes its own way and you have a recipe for the most interesting kind of fireworks.  Here's an excerpt from The Welcome Inn.

 

A short silence fell across the table. "I saw your boyfriend this morning," Buck suddenly informed her.

"You mean Harry?"

"Yeah."

"He just got back from a trip to Scotland. His mother lives there."

"Would I be poaching on his territory if I asked you to go to a movie with me?"

"His territory?" Julianna gasped. "Harry doesn’t own me, and I’m not a piece of real estate to be bought and sold. Only a total Neanderthal would phrase an invitation that way."

"I’m sorry. I just meant that..."

"I know what you meant," Julianna cuttingly replied, her eyes beginning to snap.

"You have a bad temper."

"I most certainly do not! Any woman would feel angry at being considered some man’s territory."

"A man does feel possessive about his woman. You women may not like it, but it’s just nature."

"I hate it when a man talks about ‘his woman.’"


The Welcome Inn is available at http://www.wings-press.com and at most other retail outlets.
 

Fashionista Friday: Anna Karenina

Looking for a bit of 19th century Russian romance in the 21st century? Keira Knightley-one of my favorite actresses- and Jude Law will bring Anna Karenina back to the silver screen on November 16th. For those wanting their Russian-inspired fix sooner, Banana Republic has collaborated with the film's costume designer, Jacqueline Durran to create an Anna Karenina capsule collection. Fur caps, lace-embellished dresses, capes and military jackets round out the collection that feels modern with a vintage flair.  Here are some of my favorite pieces from the collection.

Don't you love this faux fur scarf?

 

 

 

 



I also like this faux fur collar cardigan. Notice the belt.

I like this black lace dress too.  The collection has accessories as well as dresses, skirts, blouses, and cardigans.  You can look at it all at http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=84929&mlink=87784,5717074,1&clink=5717074

 

Dangerous Affairs

Welcome to Diana Miller's blog tour.  Diana is the author of Dangerous Affairs.  Please follow her tour and comment  often for a chance to win a $25 Amazon GC. Find her schedule here http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2012/09/super-book-blast-dangerous-affairs-by.html

Blurb:

When soap opera star Abby Langford leaves Los Angeles for her Minnesota hometown, she’s hoping to give her nine-year-old daughter the peaceful childhood she never knew. But instead of tranquility, Abby finds an old knife hidden between the walls of her new house. Then the nightmares start: a blood-soaked victim and a killer’s arm slicing through the air, again and again.

 

Abby wonders if she’s having the nervous breakdown the tabloids claim she already had, especially when sexy, skeptical police chief Josh Kincaid questions her story. When menacing hate mail arrives, Josh’s professional concern for Abby soon evolves into an intense attraction, and the feeling is mutual. And now Josh wonders if her psychic visions are of crimes past—or a premonition of terrors to come.

 

To survive, Abby and Josh must uncover the truth and stop a killer . . . before Abby’s worst nightmares come true.

 

 



Excerpt:

 

Abby rolled back the carpet, exposing the stain. “What do you think? Is this blood or just paint?”

 

Josh squatted beside the stain and studied it for several seconds, scratching it with his fingernail. Then he rolled the carpet back over the stain and stood. “Have you ripped up the carpet in the rest of the bedrooms?”

 

“I started here. This carpet’s the ugliest,” Abby said. “I also spend a lot of time writing in here.” None of that was a lie.

           

He nodded slowly. “So yesterday you pulled out a door, vacuumed behind it, and found a knife flecked with what could be blood. Then this morning you decide to rip up the carpet in one bedroom and coincidentally find more blood?”

           

It did sound a little fantastic, but Abby certainly wasn’t telling him about the dream. “You think I dumped it there myself?”

           

“Makes it seem more like you’ve got a mystery in your own house, doesn’t it? It looks like paint to me, but I guess it could be real blood. I’m sure it’s easy to buy the stuff in LA.”

           

She threw up her hands. “Do you honestly think I brought blood out here with me? Just stuck it in a carton with my dishes and had the movers load it up?”

           

“Or you could have ordered it on the Internet.”

 

“Or stolen it from the Red Cross. Look, I didn’t pretend to find the knife for publicity, and I didn’t plant this stain for publicity. I told you, I don’t want any more publicity.”

           

When Josh didn’t respond, Abby massaged her temples and concentrated on taking calming breaths. If she’d been able to hold her tongue the entire six weeks Vanessa Mason had guest starred on Private Affairs, she could do it now. “I was simply trying to do my civic duty by reporting it.”

           

“Next time don’t bother.”

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

When she was eight, Diana Miller decided she wanted to be Nancy Drew. But no matter how many garbage cans she dug through, conversations she “accidentally” overheard, and attics she searched, she never found a single cryptic letter, hidden staircase, or anything else even remotely mysterious. She worked as a lawyer, a soda jerk, a stay-at-home mom, a hospital admitting clerk, and a conference host before deciding that the best way to inject suspense into her otherwise satisfying life was by writing about it.

 

Diana is a five-time nominee for the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award and winner of a Golden Heart for Dangerous Affairs—a romantic suspense novel that shows not everyone in her home state is Minnesota Nice. She lives in the Twin Cities with her family.

 

My website link is dianamillerwriter.com. I have buy buttons for both Amazon and Kindle on my website, but have no idea what you have to do to insert them since my web designer did it.

 

The URL for my Amazon page  is: http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Affairs-Diana-Miller/dp/1612186017/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339532353&sr=8-1

Healing Notes

Welcome to Maggie Jaimeson's book tour.  Maggie is the author of Healing Notes.  Please follow her tour and comment often.  Maggie is giving away an autographed cover flat at each stop, and will award one $25 GC from either Amazon or Barnes and Noble to one lucky commenter.  Don't forget to leave your email address.  You'll have to leave it to win. You can find her schedule at http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2012/09/super-book-blast-healing-notes-by.html

BLURB:

 

Forgiving yourself is the first step, but helping others forgive may be just too hard.

 

Rachel Cullen grew up in Scotland with a fiddle in her hand from the age of four. She couldn't imagine life as anything but a musician. When her husband brought her to America she was immediately embraced by the Celtic and Bluegrass communities. But after her divorce, Rachel's life is a mess.

 

A year of trying to prove to herself that she's woman enough for any man, and then a vicious rape while on tour with the band, leaves Rachel reeling. When she meets Noel Kershaw, an English teacher who is poetry in motion, she is definitely attracted. But he has a young child and he's suffering from his own divorce. The last thing Rachel needs in life is more baggage.

 

First, Rachel must reconcile who she is, what she wants, and how to get there. Maybe then she'll know how to be a part of the family she's always wanted.

 

 

Excerpt:

 

Claire crawled onto a stool on the other side of the island and smiled.  Neither of them talked for several minutes as they listened to the water in the pot heat.

 

“When I grow up, I’m going to play with Sweetwater Canyon all the time.”

 

“Are you sure you want to hang out with all us old folks?”

 

“You’re not all old. Well maybe a little old. But Kat isn’t old.”

 

Rachel smiled. “That’s true. She’s only seventeen.” And going on twenty-five it seemed sometimes.

 

“Oh, seventeen? That is old.” Claire put a finger to her lips and furrowed her brow. “How old do I have to be to play in the band all the time?”

 

“Probably at least eighteen.”

 

“But, you just said Kat—”

 

“Kat is different, because her mother plays in the band and can watch her all the time.”

 

“Well, you can watch me all the time. You can be my mother.”

 

Rachel gulped.

 

“Well, can’t you?”

 

“Can’t she what?” Noel walked in the room and lifted Claire off the chair in a big hug, swinging her around the room. “Can’t she what? She can do anything she wants.”

 

“See,” Claire leaned forward and looked at Rachel over Noel’s shoulder. “See, even Daddy thinks you can be my mother.”

 

“Whoa.” Noel set Claire back on the stool. “I’m not sure what I walked in on here.” He sent an accusing glance to Rachel. “You already have a mother, Claire.”

 

“I know. Not my real mother. My second mother. You know, like my friend, Megan. Her mommy and daddy got divorced and her daddy married a new mommy. So, Megan has two mommies now.  See?  Rachel can be my second mommy. Okay?”

 

 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Maggie Jaimeson writes romantic women’s fiction and romantic suspense with a near future twist. She describes herself as a wife, a step-mother, a sister, a daughter, a teacher and an IT administrator. By day she is “geek girl” – helping colleges to keep up with 21st century technology and provide distance learning options for students in rural areas. By night Maggie turns her thoughts to worlds she can control – worlds where bad guys get their comeuppance, women triumph over tragedy, and love can conquer all.

 

HEALING NOTES is the second book in the Sweetwater Canyon Series of four books.  The final two books will be available in 2013.

 

Website: http://maggiejaimeson.com

Blog: http://maggiemeandering.blogspot.com

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maggie-Jaimeson/118916694787820

Twitter: @maggiejaimeson

Six Sentence Sunday: Yikes, She Goofed

Welcome to Six Sentence Sunday. In this excerpt my heroine Kara makes a huge mistake.

Blurb:

Is it possible she’s finally found Her Kind of Man?

Ross Williams has been in love with Kara Cochrane since they were kids so when Kara's fiancé Brandon Miles cheats on her and calls off their wedding—Ross steps in to rescue the damsel in distress.

A heartbroken Kara just wants to get on with her life and hunky Ross provides her with a definite distraction—that is until she starts falling for him. Big time.

But a devastating family secret threatens to destroy everything that Kara holds dear—including her relationship with Ross.

 

SENTENCES:

Good golly the man felt good! He teased her lips with his, and Kara abandoned herself to his kiss. When he lifted his head she murmured, “Kiss me, Brandon.”

Ross stiffened. He dropped his arms and moved away from her.

“Don’t confuse me with Brandon Miles, Kara.”

Her Kind of Man is available at http://www.lachesispublishing.com/proddetail.asp?prod=HerKindofMan as an ebook or trade paperback.

Sweet Saturday Sample: Fortuna

My sample today comes from my current WIP where we see my hero having some difficulty explaining the name of his farm to a new acquaintance. Rocky is a former professional wrestler.

At the conclusion of the service, a woman seated nearby made her way to them and held out her hand. “Welcome to Holy Cross. I’m Wanda Meadows.”

They shook hands with her. “I’m Rocky Brooks, and this is my fiancée, Aimee Sherwood.”

“Oh, you’re the people who bought Four Tuna. I read about finding the cemetery and the discovery of the property’s name. It made the front page of the local paper.”

Rocky shook his head. “It’s Fortuna, not Four Tuna.”

“Oh, I get it. It’s one word. Fourtuna.”

“No, Fortuna. For not four.”

Wanda beamed at Rocky. “That’s right. Fourtuna.”

Rocky gave up.

 

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wrestler_Eddie_Edwards_in_August_2008.jpg

at http://flickr.com/photos/10542402@N06/2768591865