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Winter’s Favorite Giveaway Day~~8

Welcome to day 8 of Winter’s Favorites.
Today I have my good pal Marissa Dobson on the blog talking about her favorite thing about winter. 

Hello everyone. Thank you for allowing me to stop by Books-n-Kisses. I am thrilled to be here. Last Christmas I had The Twelve Seductive Days of Christmas published in the Believe anthology from Turquoise Morning Press. Christmas is my favorite time of the year so it seemed fitting I would have my first work published in a Christmas anthology.
My favorite thing about winter is snow. Yes I hate going out in it like most people but when I am sitting in my office writing and the snow is coming down the words just flow onto the page. For some strange reason the snow makes me more creative. My muse and I are more turned into each other then. Thankfully I have a large office window that I can open and get a great view of the snow.
When I’m not writing and it is snowing I love to curl up in front of the fire with a good book. Oh and you can’t forget my writing companions, Max (a cocker spaniel) and Dawne (a beagle mix) who believe if I’m not working I should be giving them attention. I guess that is the pay for having writing companions.
I am giving away an e-book copy of Believe to one lucky commenter. To be entered please tell me your favorite thing about winter.
Believe
by Marissa Dobson

Blurb:
Jasmine Pierce has been burned by love and family before, and now she has a daughter to worry about. She isn’t looking for anything, just a quiet place that she can raise her daughter.
Logan Clarke fell in love with the mysterious Jasmine long ago, hearing stories from her grandmother. And now that Jasmine is finally here, he knows he’s in love for sure.
 Snowbound in a cottage, twelve days before Christmas, does Logan have enough time to convince Jasmine of love at first sight? And can Jasmine let go of her past, and let Logan into her heart?
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Born and raised in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, I now reside about an hour from Washington, D.C. I am a lady who likes to keep busy, and am always busy doing something. With two different college degrees, I believe you are never done learning.
Being the first daughter to an avid reader, this gave me the advantage of learning to read at a young age. Since learning to read I have always had my nose in a book. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I started writing down the stories I came up with.  
I am blessed with a wonderful supportive husband, Thomas. He is my other half and allows me to stay home and pursue my writing. My writing buddies Max (a cocker spaniel) and Dawne (a beagle mix) are always around to listen to me bounce ideas off them. They might not be able to answer, but they are helpful in their own ways. 
I am the owner of Sizzling Hot Book’s and Sizzling PR.
 I love to hear from readers, you can email me atmarissa@marissadobson.com Or visit me athttp://www.marissadobson.com/
Marissa is offering an e-copy of Believe.
To enter please leave a comment, questions or tell Marissa your favorite or least favorite thing about winter.  Then head over to the MAIN Winter’sFavorite page and enter for a chance to win. 

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Winter’s Favorite Giveaway~~Day 7

Welcome to Day 7 of Winter’s Favorites.
Today Virna DePaul is sharing her uummm…. Favorite thing about Winter?  
I will let her explain. 


Winter-Shminter
I’ll be honest—winter isn’t a season I truly look forward to.  I’m a wimp when it comes to extreme weather (hot or cold), and I tend to gain weight and suffer from depression.  Given all the holiday sales, my compulsive online shopping also tends to rev up and I become even more of a homebody than I already am.  Since none of this makes me feel better about myself, you might say winter is one big annual guilt-trip just waiting to pounce.
My favorite thing about winter is when it ends and spring comes around.  J 
That said, winter does have it good points.  Getting to wear cute boots and layers.  Getting to build fires and spend more time snuggled under the covers.  Holiday festivities, traveling, and vacations from school and work.  And, of course, I read and write and generally lose myself in fictional worlds where heroines are adored by their heroes no matter how much they weigh, characters face their fears and  become better people, and far more exciting things than Internet shopping take place. 
Yeah, I’m more of a spring/autumn kind of girl, but love, good friends, and good books get me through each day no matter what season it is.  Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and fabulous new year!

A little about Virna: 
Virna DePaul is a former criminal prosecutor whose debut paranormal romantic suspense novel, Chosen by Blood (Book 1 in the Para-Ops series), came out May 3, 2011 by Berkley Books. Chosen by Fate (Book 2 in the Para-Ops series) launches October 4, 2011.

In addition, Virna writes contemporary romantic suspense for Harlequin Romantic Suspense (Dangerous to Her, September 2011) and HQN (Shades of Desire, April 2012).
Visit her at www.virndepaul.com| FACEBOOK | Twitter

Chosen By Sin 
Coming January 2012
The longest life isn’t always the happiest one…
Five years after the Second Civil War ends, humans and Otherborn— humanlike creatures with superhuman DNA—still struggle for peace. To ensure the continued rights of both, the FBI forms a Para-Ops team with a unique set of skills.
For now, werebeast Dex Hunt serves on the Para-Ops team, but his true purpose is to kill the werewolf leader he blames for his mother’s death. Biding his time, Dex keeps his emotional distance from his team members and anyone else he might care for, including a mysterious vampire he met in LA.
As a doctor, vampire Jesmina Martin has dedicated her immortal life to healing others.  As a scientific researcher, she’s trying to prolong life spans, in particular those of her adoptive dragon-shifter family and the werewolf who saved her as a child.  Her greatest hope lies with Dex, a werebeast she believes can gift immortality to others.
Only Dex knows nothing about his gift or the fact Jesmina wants to harness it.  After a passionate night together neither expects to see the other again.  Weeks later, they are reunited in France and forced to acknowledge a fragile miracle—a new life struggling to survive.  At the same time, they must stop a group of rebel shape-shifters hoping to unleash every demon in hell.  But before Dex and Jesmina can save their child or the world, they must relinquish their secrets, face their fears, and open themselves to love.

.Virna is offering a copy of Chosen by Fate.  
To Enter please leave a comment, questions or tell Virna your favorite or least favorite thing about winter.  Then head over to the MAIN Winter’s Favorite page and enter for a chance to win. 


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Chosen by Fate

Book 2 in the Para-Ops Series

Although he keeps company with a vampire and a were, human Shaman Caleb O’Flare can definitely hold his own. But neither his psychic ability nor his healing powers can help his sexy-as-hell teammate, Wraith-a ghost with no memory of her human existence, who cannot experience touch without pain. No wraith has managed to exist past its tenth year, so her time is about to run out. She wants only two things before accepting her fate: to learn her human identity, and experience one night with Caleb..
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Guest Blog with Marlene Sanchez

Books-n-Kisses is please to welcome Marlene Sanchez to the blog today. 

Marlene, The floor is yours…………….

Why Cuban-Americans from Miami?!
Believe it or not, people have actually asked me why the main characters in my stories are Cuban-Americans from Miami and Miami Beach. They don’t mean it in a negative way, I take it as curiosity, especially since I live in a state where Hispanics are few and far between. I usually give them the quick answer, but since we have a little time, I’ll give you all the full version. I know, I know, how generous of me. LOL.
My mother is the youngest of four children, all born in Havana, Cuba. The two oldest, a sister and her only brother, married and left to America, New York to be exact. My mother was very young, and this was all when people could come and go from Cuba as they pleased. When Castro was about to take over, my mother was 12. Her father told her they were going to go to New York to meet her new nephew and off they went. One sister stayed behind because she was married and had children, she didn’t want to move them. Needless to say they never left New York. So, my sisters and I, and our cousins, are first generation American on my mother’s side. So, why are my main characters Cuban-American? Because I am proud of who I am and where my family is from. We are rich in culture and strong in our values. I am proud of what the Cuban people have become and accomplished in a country that was not their own. They came with nothing but their families and flourished into a group of people that give back to their communities. We are raised knowing the suffering of our families that stayed behind, and that family is the most important thing there is. With all this pride flowing through our veins, how could I not honor my family by creating characters as strong as we are.
As for the part about Miami and Miami Beach… When we were young my parents were going through a divorce and since my mother’s oldest sister had moved to Miami some years before, she decided we should move there too. Well we had to have family close by, who better than your sister?! I was raised in Miami so I know enough about it to have my characters all live and work there. Plus, like Will Smith says, “Miami Is the city that we know don’t sleep…” There is so much to do there. It is also literally a melting pot of culture and ethnicity. What’s better is, and you may not believe this right away, everyone gets along and we all embrace each other’s cultural differences. What a concept, huh?! Besides Cuban friends I have friends that are Colombian, Venezuelan, Italian, Peruvian, etc. With that all said, Miami is also a beautiful place with amazing beaches.
What more can I say to explain why my characters are who they are?! I certainly hope I didn’t bore you all to death. I just wanted to be sure everyone knew the method to my madness.
Waves of Deceit
by Marlene Sanchez
The Pascual crime family is getting bigger and stronger and taking over more and more of Miami every day. The FBI has been trying to take them down for years, but they can’t seem to make anything stick. Enter former Marine sniper, Agent Michael Walker.
Until age 17 Michael was best friends with Manny Pascual, the heir and current head of the Pascual family. Now the FBI wants him to infiltrate the family he was once a part of in order to collect enough evidence to bring them down for good.
Although it has been more than ten years since Michael has been back to Miami, Manny is more than happy to have his best friend back where he belongs. Not everyone is as happy to see Michael, but one person is secretly thrilled to see him. Bianca Martinez, the family lawyer, can’t keep him out of her head
The FBI is closing in, but Michael is becoming more conflicted between his job, his friendship with Manny and the life he missed in Miami. The hot relationship sparking with Bianca complicates things further when he learns Manny wants to claim her as his own.
Will the years of friendship between these three endure as they find themselves between the tightening vice of rivaling families and the hard fist of the law? Or will they all drown in their Waves of Deceit?
Born in Manhattan, Raised in Miami, Living in Alabama. 
Marlene Sanchez is a Daughter, a Sister, a Niece, a Cousin, a Friend, a Wife, a Mother, a Step-Mother, and an Aunt… She thrives off her Family and Friends, and tries to live her life to the fullest… Her children are her life, but her passion is writing.
Her novels reflect her Hometown of Miami, her Cuban upbringing and her love for gangster movies (legal and police dramas too).
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Interview & Giveaway with Camryn Rhys


Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome back Camryn Rhys to the blog today.  We are looking forward to learning a little more about Camryn and her book Off the Record. 

Camryn: So happy to be here today. There’s nothing I like better than books and kisses. J

Q1) Please tell us a little about yourself
Camryn: Well, I’m from the West, so writing about the Southeast was new for me, but this was just where my characters ended up. But in general, I like to write about the West. There’s something really unique and fun about the culture out here. It’s intense, in a very laid-back way. J

Q2)  Tell us a typical writing day for you
Camryn: Depends on the day. I have a full-time job, so on a work day, I usually come home and try to write a bit at night. Although in all honesty, most of the time I end up doing business and editing/plotting on my work days. But on my off-days, I write all day long. I try for at least 1K on my work days, and on my writing days, I try for 6-10K. Of course, that’s schedule-willing.

Q3) Have you always wanted to be an author or what made you become an author?
Camryn: I think I’ve wanted to be an author since I was born. I was a great… storyteller… yeah, that’s what I’ll call it. Yes. I’ve been telling stories for such a long time.

Q4) Tell us a little about your book Off the Record:
Camryn: It’s a foodie romance, which are my favorite to write. My main character is a chef, and her soon-to-be-love-interest is a food critic who’s about to publish a bad review about her restaurant. Lots of conflict. J

Q5) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Camryn: A friend of mine opened a restaurant recently and she had a bad experience with a food critic, and it just made me realize that in certain communities, one bad review can absolutely kill a restaurant. From there, Kit was born and I was in love.

Q6)  What is your current work in progress?
Camryn: I’m working on a very secret (and soon to be not-so-secret) project with Decadent Press with a couple of other Western authors. I’m very excited about it and there will be more information on my website very soon.

Q7) Who are some of your favorite authors?
Camryn: I love Kristen Painter. She has this ability to write in any genre that I really covet. My good friend Cassandra Carr writes a sex scene like nobody’s business. And I just adore Beth Kery. I met her at RWA my first year, sitting at the hotel bar, drinking a very rich red wine. She was the exact embodiment of her characters. Sophisticated and very cool. I hadn’t read a single one of her books, but once I did, I put her on my “must-buy” list. She and Joey Hill are my absolute favorite erotic romance writers of all time. They are the people I aspire to be.

Q8) Have to ask because I am nosey.  That is in your to be read pile that you are dying to read next?
Camryn: I’m a member of Celtic Hearts Romance Writers, and I adore myself a good Celtic romance. So I’ve got a bunch of my fellow CHRW writers on my TBR list. Vonda Sinclair has a couple of really amazing Highlander books out from Carina Press that I am dying to get to read. And Margaret Mallory’s The Sinner and The Guardian are right up there. I’m also trying to read through the Black Dagger Brotherhood this year. We’ll see if I can make it. There are about a hundred of those things. J

Q9) Is there anything else you would to add?
Camryn: Just that I can be found on Twitter and one of my two blogs (either my website, or the Dirty Birdies blog) on a pretty regular basis. Stop by and say hi. I love to meet new people!

Books-n-Kisses: Camryn, thank you for taking the time to stop by the blog today to chat about yourself and your books. I am looking forward to reading Off the Record.  To learn more about Camryn or her books check her out here: Website / Blog / Facebook / Twitter

 
Camryn: Thank you so much for having me on Books-n-Kisses. What a fantastic blog name. I will definitely be back!

Giveaway Time: 
I have 1 E-copy of Off the Record up for grabs.. 
To enter for a chance to win please fill out the Rafflecopter form below. 
 



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Winter’s Favorite Giveaway~~Day 6

Welcome to Day 6 of Winter’s Favorites. 
Today we have 2 WONDERFUL ladies sharing on the blog.  First up is Ava Riley sharing her favorite thing about winter.  Then we have the Uber Fun Shiloh Walker sharing along with a free short Christmas story. So I will stop talking now and let the ladies take over…
Ava Riley’s Favorite thing about winter is:

Winter Makes Me Smile

I’m a four seasons girl and usually by the time the ending of one is close at hand, I’m more than ready to move on to the next one.  I’d have to say that winter is my favorite season of them all, though.  Not because of the bitter cold, or the whipping winds.  No, it’s not because of the layers upon layers I must endure.  The time of the year that it represents is what I like best about winter.  You see Christmas is my most favorite time of the year, it always has been.  Even when I was single and would wake on Christmas morning alone it still was my favorite.  Now that I am married with two children, Christmas is even more exciting for me.  I love decorating the Christmas tree w/the family, baking cookies for “Santa” (although this is the first year my kids know that Santa is Mommy/Daddy), and being woken up on Christmas morning to smiling, eager faces.  And although the opening of gifts is fun and the time it takes to get to the end is quick, the spirit of Christmas and what it represents is what I’m so glad I am able to share with my family.  So yes, winter is my favorite season and Christmas is the reason.

About Ava: 

I was born in Mississippi and lived there until I was 11 years old, at which point I moved to Missouri.  I am a military brat and very proud of it.

I have always had a love for the written word and spent a lot of time writing short stories and poetry in high school.  It has always been an outlet for the voices that speak to me to come out (lol).  Writing has always been a source of serenity that allows me to find balance.

I now reside in New Mexico with my incredibly supportive husband, two beautiful children, two cats and one fish. I am also proud to say I am a true soccer mom who enjoys cheering my son and his team on.
I am currently a non-traditional student (another way of saying OLD student) at The University of New Mexico where I am working on a double Major in Creative Writing and Philosophy.  I should be enjoying the fruits of my labor come Spring of 2013.
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Shiloh Walkers’ Favorite thing about winter is:  

My favorite thing about winter…well, it would have to be Christmas.  I love Christmas.  I will freely admit, I’m terribly materialistic and I love to get presents.  But I also love shopping for them, love to buy stuff for my kids, for my guy, for friends. I love taking my kids out to look at the lights, to go do some of the special Christmas events, all of that jazz.  I’m also not at all bothered by the cold…it gives me a good reason to curl up by the fireplace with a hot drink and a good book.  If you’re in the mood for a quick read, you can check out the free short story I’ve got listed up on my website, A PRESENT FOR CHRISTMAS…just look in the sidebar! (here is the link to Smashwords)


A little about Shiloh: 
Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid. She fell in love with vampires with the book Bunnicula and has worked her way up to the more…ah…serious works of fiction. She loves reading and writing anything paranormal, anything fantasy, and nearly every kind of romance. Once upon a time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest.  She writes paranormal and contemporary romance, as well as romantic suspense.
WEBSITE|FACEBOOK|TWITTER 



Ava Riley has donated 2 ebooks (pdf form) A Lifetime to Find Love and Sacred Surrender to one lucky person.  Shiloh Walker has offered a signed book from her back list.  
So again to enter please leave a comment or question or tell the ladies your favorite thing about winter.  Then head over to the MAIN Winter’s Favorite page to enter.   

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Interview & Giveaway with Lindsay Anne Kendal


Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome Lindsay Anne Kendal to the blog today. We are going to be talking about her books Bloodlines & Torment.

Lindsay: Thank you so much for having me here today, I’m so excited.

Q1) Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Lindsay: I have lived in Droylsden, Manchester, all my life. I live with my parents and my younger sister, Cheryl. I’m a very dark person, sometimes called gothic, I love anything spooky, supernatural, or unexplainable, and so that’s the genre I want to write in for the rest of my life.
Q2) Have you always wanted to be an author?
Lindsay: No. I changed my mind several time growing up. I wanted to be a vet, then a computer technician, then an interior designer. I never imagined becoming an author, but now, I couldn’t imagine being anything else.

Q3) Who are some of your favorite writers? Who do you feel has influenced your writing?
Lindsay: I’m not a big reader to be completely honest. When I was in school I used to read a lot of the ‘Point Horror’ books, and I loved the author Richie Tankersley Cusick. Her books were the best by far ‘Trick or Treat’.  
I can’t say a writer has influenced me really, because it’s only been the last year or so that I’ve started to read again.
Q4) Can you tell us what a typical writing day for you is like. 
Lindsay:  Hard sometimes lol. I live at home with my parents, sister and my four month old niece. So sometimes it’s really hard to concentrate on writing when everyone else is around, chatting, messing about. I also work other jobs, so that takes up a lot of my time.
When I’m left alone, I put my music on, turn my lights off, make sure there is a full bottle of Pepsi Max near me and then go into another world whilst I write.
Let’s talk about your books:

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Q5) Can you tell us a little about Bloodlines?
Lindsay: Bloodlines is the first in my trilogy, and is classed as YA/Urban Fantasy.
Keira Jameson is the lead character, who at the age of 10, learned she was heir to an awesome power. After the death of her father, she didn’t want to know about that side of her family and just wanted to lead a normal life. However, twelve years later, she starts to have bad dreams, hears voices of others calling out her, and the message her grandfather left her whilst on his deathbed, haunting her. So her, and her friend Lily, decide it is time to try and find the other families who were connected to hers in the past.
A chance meeting puts her on the right path. However, Keira than becomes involved with things she never could have imagined existed. She learns things about herself that she never knew were possible. Now, must fight for survival, and also for her new friends.
This book easies you into the story, shows all the characters personalities, and sets the scenes for what’s to come. It gives you a taster; if you like, of what the characters can do, the bonds they form etc. It’s a mix of horror, gentle romance, magic, demonology, friendship and trust, with a little bit of humour added in.
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Q6) Can you tell us a little about Torment?

Lindsay: Torment is where things really start to heat up. They learn more about what is happening around them, and how they must fight not only for themselves, but for the fate of all things still breathing.
A few more characters are introduced, and more demons come to aid them. Keira discovers exactly what she is and why. The book is full of surprises, awesome battles, a stronger-than-death passion and magic.
Also, Lilith and Lucifer play a vital role, and you find out that things that people normally think are bad… actually aren’t.
There is really good cliff-hanger in this book too lol.

Q7) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Lindsay: Do you know, I don’t really have a clue. I was poorly for a long time and spent a lot of time on my own. I was bored, restless and suffering for extreme panic attacks. After watching every film I owned, and getting bored to tears I started writing silly little stories, all of which were deleted. I found it relaxed me and took my mind of everything that had happened to me.
One night out of the blue, I started writing Bloodlines. The characters came from nowhere, the story seemed to just be implanted in my brain. I had a lot of support and was told to stick with it. Now it’s a trilogy lol.
Q8) What is up next for you?
Lindsay: I’m currently working on Revelations; the last book. I’ve also just signed a contract with my publisher for the first in a new two part series, entitled ‘Leticia’. So as soon as Revelations is done. I need to get working on the second book. I also have a secret project, but I can’t discuss that at the moment.
Q9) What is the next book on your To Read Pile that you are dying to jump into?
Lindsay: I’m actually really looking forward to reading City of Ashes. I read City of Bones months ago and really enjoyed it. I own the second and third, but I just haven’t had time to read them.
Q10) Is there anything else you would like to add?
Lindsay: I’d just like to say that I hope anyone who reads these books enjoys them as much as I enjoyed writing them. I’d love to hear people opinions. I respect peoples honesty too, so if you don’t like the book, that’s fine, let me know what you didn’t like. I think negative reviews should be listened to, so the author can use them to better themselves. Of course if you love the book, I’d like to know what your favourite parts were. I love speaking to people and getting their feedback.
Books-n-Kisses: Lindsay, again thank you so very much for making Books-n-Kisses a stop on your book tour.  I have enjoyed learning more about you and your book.  I look forward to reading and see what you come up with next.
Lindsay: Thanks so much for having me, it’s been a blast. Happy reading everyone!

You can find out more about Lindsay here: 
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I have one E-copy of Bloodline to giveaway.  
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Winter’s Favorites Giveaway Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of Winter’s Favorites.
Today the Wonderful Sharon Buchbinder is sharing her favorite thing about winter along with a recipe that is sure to keep you warm on those cold winter days.   Without further ado, I present Sharon…

Oh, the Weather Outside is Snowing…

As you can see from the photo, one of my favorite things to do in the winter is to wear a tiara, wrap a vintage fox stole (yes, they are biting their own tails in perpetuity), mug for the camera and toast the New Year with my family and friends.

The other thing I love to do is going to sound a little crazy. When the weathermen start hopping around in excitement and predict a blizzard, I run to the grocery store for the Baltimore Casserole: eggs, milk, bread and toilet paper. Then I make sure there’s enough propane in the tanks for our whole house generator and fireplaces, check the movie listings, start baking corn muffins and pull out the crock pot. You guessed it: chili time! Here is my favorite recipe for Turkey Chili without beans:

Turkey Chili, Hold the Beans!
Serves 4-6 hungry snow showmen builders, snow angel makers or snow shovelers 
3 pounds ground turkey (NOT just breast–you want dark meat, too)
2, 16 ounce jars Tomato Basil Sauce
1 medium onion diced
2 tsp minced garlic (jar or tube)
Chili powder & sugar or other sweetener to taste
1 stick butter
Melt butter in large skillet, put diced onions & garlic into butter and cook til tender.
Put onions in crock pot on heat.
Brown turkey in pan with butter drippings, and pour in chili powder.
Remove turkey from fat and put in crock pot on top of onions & garlic.
Pour in 2 jars of tomato sauce.
Add sugar or other sweetener to taste.
Cook in Crockpot on medium (not boiling) for 4-6 hours.

You can eat this chili the same day. It’s even better the second day when all the seasonings have rested. Serve with piping hot corn muffins slathered in butter, shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, all the goodies!

Thank you, Kelly, for having me here today. I want readers to curl up with a hot read to keep them warm this winter, so to celebrate winter and the RT Book Awards nomination, I am giving away two (2) e-copies of my RT Book Reviews Nominee for Best Erotic Fiction Book of 2011, DESIRE AND DECEPTION.
Stay warm, everyone!
Sharon

www.sharonbuchbinder.com/blog
Fireworks for the Mind–Surprising and Sizzling
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To enter for a chance to win one of 2 ebooks of Desire & Deception please leave a comment or question for Sharon then head over to the MAIN Winter’s Favorite page to enter.
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Interview with Sara Trimble

Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome Sara Trimble to the blog today. We are going to be talking about her new book Heart Over Mind.

Sara: Thanks so much for letting me visit with you today. I hope everyone enjoys learning about me and my new paranormal romance.

Q1) Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Sara: Sure. I’m twenty six and a mom of five. I’ve been writing since I was little and it took me years to work up the courage to decide to publish. I chose self publishing because I liked to have full control of what happens with my novel.

Q2) Have you always wanted to be an author?
Sara: I can’t remember a time I didn’t want to write. When I was in high school, I considered working for a newspaper or magazine. I was always good at writing stories but I feared the publishing world. It wasn’t until I was pregnant with my first child that I began working on a novel with the hopes of publishing.

Q3) Who are some of your favorite writers? Who do you feel has influenced your writing?
Sara:  Susan Wiggs, Nora Roberts, Patricia Cornwell and Debbie Macomber are some of my all time favorites. Since I started working for Night Owl Reviews magazine, I’ve discovered new authors I may not have otherwise known about. Allison Brennan, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Paige Tyler, Desiree Holt, and Wendy Corsi Staub are just a few. Each of these women have an incredible talent and I strive to one day have as vast a book collection as them.

Q4) Can you tell us what a typical writing day for you is like. 
Sara: Errands, screaming kids, house work, babysitting. This is my day. I don’t have a set routine as most authors do. I stay at home with my eighteen month old so I have to work around his schedule. Once I am able to get him occupied, I anchor myself to the computer and write in brief stents. My muse seems to be nocturnal. I do my best writing late at night, laying in bed with my kids, dog, and husband asleep.

Q5) Can you tell us a little about you book
Sara:  sure. Its a paranormal romance which follows the life altering path of psychiatrist Nala Arpaia. Destined to being a recluse due to the overwhelming ability to read minds, Nala lives a boring routine life. Until one day, when her knight in tight blue jeans comes to whisk her off to a castle in a foreign land, where her long lost uncle awaits.
Nala arrives after multiple attacks from a man determined to kill her and steal her powers. While at Willowbank, Nala learns to overcome her insecurities, how to act on her desires, and makes friends for the first time. She also falls in love.
Convincing Gabriel to give their romance a chance proves to be more challenging than surviving the grasp of the most powerful, and evil, man in the world.

Q6) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
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Sara:  I wanted to write a story about the paranormal, but I couldn’t zero in on the one topic I wanted to use, so I delevoped a secret organization of fabled creatures, with mystical beings that protect the magical people of the world.

Q7) What is up next for you?
Sara:  I’m venturing from romance to try my hand at a suspense/thriller novel about an FBI agent who gets called to the end of the Earth Louisiana when a severed arm is found, which belongs to a local teenage girl. There’s over fifteen missing within five years and its up to Gemma Davis to figure out who’s responsible before any more girls go missing.

Q8) What is the next book on your To Read Pile that you are dying to jump into?
Sara: I am currently reading the 1nightstand series. I’ve read three of these books and can’t wait to read the rest of them. They are seriously hot erotica books.

Books-n-Kisses: Sara, Thank you so much for taking time out of your very busy schedule to sit down and talk with me.  To learn more about Sara or her books please visit her on her website, http://www.saratrimble.com/
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Winter’s Favorites Giveaway~~Day 4

Winter’s Favorites~~Day 4
I would like to introduce everyone to Kacey Hammell.  
Kasey is sharing her favorite thing about winter.  Take it away Kacey. 


One of my favorite winter things is simply watching my kids, and others playing in the snow! As they build snowmen, forts, slide down hills on their toboggans and/or sleds, it always brings a smile to my face. Plus their laughter is always contagious.

Afterward, coming inside to warm up, putting on thick socks and wrapping them up in fleece blankets is priceless. Hot chocolate in hand, warm cookies, and watching the Frosty the Snowman movie are always the perfect remedies after a day of playing outside in the snow.

Here is a little more about Kacey: 
Kacey Hammell is a self-proclaimed book-a-holic, who began reading romances at a young age and became easily addicted.  A decade ago, while working for multiple review sites, Kacey quickly discovered that she was developing the writing bug. Thanks to the encouragement of her own beloved hero husband, she decided to try her hand at writing.
With the love of contemporary settings, modern day romances and make believe happily ever after, as well as the excitement of suspense, Kacey creates her stories writing what she’s familiar with and what she loves most. Of course those aren’t the only books she reads. Blood-sucking vampires who nibble the necks of the heroines are another addiction she especially loves, shape-shifters are sexier than hell and she’d loves the thought of her very own werewolf or were-cat to tame!
Locked in her office, at her computer, she lets her lusty and exciting characters lead her through their trials and tribulations, their love and their adventures. Detectives, P.I.’s, sassy and headstrong women all come to life in her heart and on paper.
Readers can contact Kacey at kaceyhammell@gmail.com
Readers can follow me via… 
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Giveaway information:
One winner will receive ebook copies (their choice) of Last Man Standing and Sinful.  Simply leave a comment for Kacey.  Then please head over to the MAIN Winter’sFavorites Giveaway page to enter for a chance to win Kasey’s books. 

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My Review of Siren’s Desire by Devyn Quinn

Siren’s Desire
Dark Tides #3
by Devyn Quinn
Release date Feb 2012
Pre-order HERE
While fighting for their lives, three mermaid sisters must battle dark and forbidden desires hidden in the ocean’s depths…
After defeating the covert agency that threatened to destroy her and her sisters, Addison Lonike grudgingly resumes her life as an EMT in Maine. She would love nothing more than to take on the dangerous Mer queen, Magaera, who is hell-bent on destroying them. But with two baby nieces on the way, she can’t take the risk. That is, until Mason McKenzie arrives…
Captain of the naval task force on the hunt for Queen Magaera in the Mediterranean, Mason sees the perfect recruit in Addison. But while at sea, the pair is pulled under a wave of passion that threatens their independent natures—and their mission. An encounter with a new race of male sea-shifters further complicates Addison’s desires. Now, she must choose between a life of the sea, or fulfilling the deepest longings of her heart…


My thoughts:
Sirens Desire is the last book in the Dark Tides Trilogy.  In Siren’s Desire we get a closer look at the youngest of the Lonike sisters Addison.  Addison finds herself being recruited by the Navy to try to help with a comment enemy Queen Magaera.  While the Navy wants to try to make peace between Queen Magaera and the humans, the Queen has other ideas.
This was a pretty good way to end the series.  Each sister has learned who they are, what they are capable of and finding an undying love for each other, their species and the men in their lives.  I would love for Devyn to write one more book just so I can know where each sister is, how the babies are and that the future looks bright.
I have to say a huge thank you to Devyn for allowing me to read this story early.  I really and truly enjoyed it.
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Need your help…..

Who do you want to see on the SINsational Saturday Series?   

I am looking for my follower’s help for more SINsational series to share with everyone. 
And to up the odds for every series you leave in a comment I will enter you in to a draw for a $10 Amazon e-gift card.
So think of your favorites… Check to see if they have been a SINsational Saturday Series before, then leave me a comment below. 
Good luck and thank you in advance for your suggestions. 
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Alluring Tales Night Moves Series

Alluring  Tales
Night Moves
What is your most wicked fantasy?
November 8th
Myla Jackson
THAT VOODO YOU DO
Using Voodoo and passionate persuasion, panther shape-shifting brothers woo an abducted heiress over to their side of the bayou.
Read Excerpt: HERE
Order Here: Amazon’s Kindle | Barnes & Noble Nook | Smashwords | ARe 
Myla Jackson Website: HERE

November 15th
Cathryn Fox
WAVES OF SEDUCTION
When a mermaid saves a drowning man she unleashes a tidal wave of passion that could destroy her very world.
Read an Excerpt: HERE
Cathryn Fox Website: HERE





November 22nd
Vivi Anna
ENTANGLED IN DARKNESS
Returning home after a tragedy, a woman finds herself entangled in a century’s old murder mystery, and caught between two physically and emotionally different men who may have been involved.
Read an Excerpt: HERE 
Order Here: Amazon | Smashwords 
Vivi Anna Website: HERE



November 29th
Sylvia Day
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN
Can a darkly sensual warlock make the switch when his beloved familiar finds her dominant nature awakened by the lure of black magic…?
Read an Excerpt: HERE
Order Here: ARe
Sylvia Day Website: HERE


December 6th
Sasha White
HIGHLAND HEAT
A Highlander who was trapped for centuries enjoys the carnal freedoms of the modern world when he finds the reincarnation of his soul-mate…and her husband.
Order Here:  ARe
Sasha White Website: HERE





December 13th
Lisa Renee Jones
WICKED WEREWOLF NIGHT
A witch after his secrets. A werewolf after her pleasure.
Order Here:  ARe
Lisa Renee Jones Website: HERE







December 20th
Delilah Devlin
DRAGON’S DESIRE
An ancient dragon sends a loyal knight on a quest to find a virgin to ease his curse. Who knew a virgin would be so hard to find?

Order link coming soon


Delilah Devlin Website: HERE





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