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AUTUMN HARVEST: FALL BETWEEN THE PAGES BLOG HOP TOUR (Sept 19-26)

Fall… My love hate relationship with fall…


Fall means the end of Summer which to me is the end of boating season

and camping

while the end of summer makes me sad Fall brings

FOOTBALL

the change of the leaves

taking that road untraveled


getting a good book and a hot cup of joe 

and enjoying the crisp cool weather. 
Giveaway time
Got some fun stuff to giveaway. 

Cari Quinn has offered one winner any two of her e-book. If you don’t know Cari, she is fun, witty and very sweet.  To check out Cari swing by her website HERE

The Super Sweet Larissa Ione has offered up a Swag package to one lucky person (photo is not a  guarantee of what will be be in swag pack)


and I have a set of signed Laurie London Sweetblood books


To Enter: 
Please leave me a comment.. 
Tell me what you love or hate about fall. 
Please leave email address 
Be a follower of my blog. 

Extra point if you share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or your own blog, but please leave link. 

Want more chances to win?  
Check out the other 53 blog hosting contests 
HERE

Giveaway will end on Sept 26th
Winner will be announced on Sept 28th
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Pamela Palmer’s Feral Warrior Series

Desire Untamed 
Book 1 in the Feral Warriors Series

Kara MacAllister’s quiet small-town life is transformed forever the night a powerful stranger rips her from her home, claiming she is the chosen one – the key to his survival. Spiriting her away into the rain-soaked night, Lyon reveals a truth Kara can barely credit. She’s immortal, and the only one who can save his race. And deep within her, he arouses a fierce, primal hunger beyond anything she’s ever imagined. But only when their lives are threatened by an ancient evil will Kara and Lyon realize they have found a love they would risk their immortal souls to claim…and a powerful desire that could never, ever be tamed.

Obsession Untamed
Book 2 in the Feral Warrior Series

Every time she closes her eyes, Delaney Randall suffers another nightmare. A brutal serial killer has found his way inside the tough, take-no-prisoners FBI agent’s head. Now she lives the murders through his eyes, from his deadly approach, to his victims’ screams. Until the night he breaks into her apartment and she fears she’s going to be the next to die. But the man who snatches Delaney from her home isn’t the murderer. He’s Tighe, a dangerous Feral Warrior who needs her and her visions to stop the rampages of a creature as inhuman as he is evil. Tighe has little use for humans, but as he and Delaney join forces to track the dark fiend, he falls for the intense beauty and becomes wild with an obsession as untamed as his heart.

Passion Untamed
Book 3 of the Feral Warriors Series
Though the Mage witch Skye has a gentle heart, demonic forces have enslaved her, forcing her to kidnap Paenther, a powerful and dangerous Feral Warrior. Even chained and naked, Paenther is a cunning prisoner who seduces her, body and soul, turning captive into captor. Paenther’s pride demands revenge against the enchantress who emerged from the deep woods like a sensual vision and enthralled him, even as she makes his body burn with passion. Despite his fury over her treachery, Skye’s gentle beauty calls to his soul, calming the wild chaos within him, and stealing his heart. But when evil threatens, Paenther and Skye’s only chance at survival is to trust in one another…and the power of love.
Rapture Untamed 
Book 4 in the Feral Warriors Series
The most combative – and tormented – of all the Ferals, Jag is a predator who hunts alone – until daemons terrorize the human population. To stop them, he partners with Olivia, a flame-haired Therian temptress as strong as she is beautiful. But Olivia is no ordinary immortal. The survivor of a vicious supernatural attack, she possesses a deadly and forbidden skill – one that must remain hidden, especially from the powerful Feral Warriors.
As Jag and Olivia’s sensual dance of dominance and seduction gets wilder and hotter, a dark force sets its sights on Olivia, threatening to destroy everything she has vowed to protect. And the only one who can save her soul is the arrogant jaguar shifter she lusts for but dares not love.
Hunger Untamed
Book 5 in the Feral Warrior Series
For a thousand years she has haunted him—Ariana, queen of the Ilinas, a beauty of mist and light. His love, his life mate… Kougar believed her lost to him forever until the truth of her stunning betrayal left him bitter and hungry for revenge. Now she alone holds the power to save two trapped and desperate Feral Warriors.
Ariana, caught in a deadly battle of her own, is neither the soulless creature Kougar believes her to be, nor the savior he seeks. And when darkness threatens to annihilate both races, the greatest danger of all becomes the glorious love Kougar and Ariana once shared. A love that must never rise again. A love that has never died.

Ecstasy Untamed
Book 6 in the Feral Warrior Series
(release date Oct 25)

Shattered by recent nightmarish events, Hawke feels his bond with his animal spirit weakening—and once it breaks, he’s finished. The arrival of Faith sends his life spinning even further out of control, for although she delights him and enflames his deepest primal passions, she’s promised to Maxim, the newest Feral Warrior.
Faith is drawn to Hawke from the start, but Maxim holds her in his thrall and has secretly bent her to his malevolent will. Though gravely damaged, Hawke is the only one who can end Faith’s slavery and protect the Feral Warriors from Maxim’s evil designs. But first they both must embrace the wild…and surrender body and soul to a forbidden, all-consuming ecstasy.

#7 & #8 still to come…. ☺

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Interview & Giveaway with Leslie Dicken

Books-n-Kisses is pleased to have Leslie Dicken to the blog today.
Welcome Leslie, I am so excited to finally have you here.

Leslie: Hi, Kelly. Thanks so much for having me. I really appreciate your interest in my books! 🙂

Q1) Leslie, Can you tell us a little about you?

Leslie: I’m a mother of three and work full time. I also enjoy making jewelry when I can manage to find time!

Q2) How did you get into writing?

Leslie: Like many authors, I read a lot as a child and a teen and decided one day (while still in high school) that I wanted to write my own book. And so I did – a whole book, long hand. I’m sure it’s dreadful but I’m still proud of it.
Also, there are other authors in my family, so I believe that like “athleticism,” the desire to write can be inherited.

Q3) What do you find the most rewarding part of being an author?

Leslie: When a reader tells you how much they enjoyed your story. NOTHING tops that! I wish more readers would feel comfortable sending an email or somehow letting me know their thoughts.

Let’s talk about your books

Q4) Tell us where you came up with the idea for Taboo?


Leslie: Believe it or not, the core of TABOO started with a dream. I dreamt of a large building, which was impassible in the central floors. So there were people who lived on land and the sea and others who were stranded at the top. From there, I developed a background, plot and characters.  The theme is like Romeo & Juliet, with lovers from opposite cultures.

Q5) Will we see more of these characters?

Leslie: Honestly, I had intended to write more of this world, but life and job and kids took over and by the time I could get back to it, my muse had switched to a different story idea.  One day when I have more time…

Q6) The Price of Discovery, is a little more sci-fi-ish (is that a word).  Tell us about this book.  


Leslie: This book also started out from a dream. A pretty Victorian house in the middle of no where, but it had no bathroom! LOL! My mind couldn’t stop thinking about it, so I created a reason for this house and developed my humanoid aliens. The hero, Drakor, does not like Earth but is responsible for his family and a disease that is ravaging the people on his planet. My heroine is a reporter, just the right character to expose these aliens.

Q7) A Tarnished Heart.  This is a great story of an accidently in love.  Can you tell us a little about this story?


Leslie:  This story idea came from the first RWA conference I attended in 2000. Jo Beverly said in a workshop that a bastard son could not inherit a title from his father. What a conflict! So my hero in this story thought he was the true earl until his father’s death, when he learns that the local vicar changed the birth records to conceal his bastard birth.  This vicar has a daughter he wants to marry off to the aristocracy and so he blackmails the hero to court the heroine and have her fall in love with him. But nothing is ever that easy!

Q8) Beauty Tempts the Beast.  I have not read this one yet but it is on my kindle to read.  Tell us a little more about this story.


Leslie:  This story finalled in RWA’s Golden Heart contest as MARK OF THE MONSTER.  It was a blast to write. I have always had a mad love for Gothics and finally had the perfect plot to write one. My scarred (literally and figuratively) hero keeps himself isolated in his manor with only a handful of servants, his son and his son’s tutor. But then the heroine arrives and she refuses to believe in monsters or the rumors. Her presence changes all of their lives in ways none ever expected.

Q9) Do you have a favorite book that you have written? If so which one and why.

Leslie: Gosh, that’s like saying which of my kids I like best! LOL! I think BEAUTY might edge out the others because it seems to be the most popular one.

Q10) What is the one piece of advice you would give to anyone just starting out as a writer?

Leslie: It sounds cheesy, but it’s really the basics: believe in yourself, keep writing, learn all you can, and never stop reading

Q11) What is a typical writing day like for you?

Leslie: Unfortunately, I don’t often have “typical writing” days anymore. Now that my kids are older, they stay up later and need more help with homework, etc.  My goal is grab moments when I can throughout the day: on breaks at work, when kids are watching TV, after they go to bed.  Eventually, the pages pile up and a book is written.

Q12) What is the one book you think everyone should read?

Leslie: I’m assuming you mean a book that is not my own? If so, I’m a HUGE Harry Potter fan. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but as an author, I am beyond impressed by the world JK Rowling created. She has probably a hundred characters to keep straight, plus charms, spells, creatures, and more. And in all that she’s created character arcs and conflicts and resolutions. I’m completely amazed by the scope of it all.

Q13) can you tell us what your Current Work in Progress is?

Leslie: I’ve just started a new Gothic, A TOUCH OF MADNESS. My heroine has spent time in an asylum and still questions her sanity. The hero is a doctor who has come to care for her schizophrenic father. Of course, they both have many, many secrets to hide. 😉

Q14) I always like to ask what are you currently reading or what new release are you most excited for?

Leslie: I’ve just picked up my friend, Terri Garey’s DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE. I can’t wait to start it!

Q15) Anything else you would like to add?

Leslie: I have a new release, THE IRON HEART, coming out Valentines Day, 2012. It’s my first foray into Steampunk and includes murder, deception and automatons. 🙂
Books-n-Kisses:  Leslie, Thank you so very, very much for sitting down and talking with me a for a little while.  I look forward to reading more of your work.

Leslie: Thanks again for having me. These were great questions. I’m happy to come by anytime.

GIVEAWAY TIME..
Leslie is going to giveaway one e-book of the winners choice. 

If you would like to have a chance to win:
Please leave a comment or questions for Leslie

Please leave your email 

Giveaway will end  Sept 21st. 
Winner announced Sept 23rd


Want to learn more about Leslie? 
Check her out here: 

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"Awaken Your Inner Witch Costume Contest" Hosted by Regan Hastings

Halloween is right around the corner – and what a fun way to live out our fantasies for a night! To help you celebrate, Regan is holding the “Awaken Your Inner Witch Costume Contest” for the Best and Most Pathetic Halloween Costumes. Email your picture with “Best Costume” or “Pathetic Costume” in the subject line to guesswho(at)reganhastings(dot)com  before September 30. The picture must be of you, but it can be of you at any age.

On September 30, Regan will post the pictures in two separate albums at www.facebook.com/reganhastings for everyone to enjoy. Be sure to tell your friends to come click like! The winner in each category will receive a copy of VISIONS OF MAGIC, Book 1 of The Awakening, and delicious brownies from Fat Witch Bakery in New York.

(The contest is open to international fans, who, if they win, will receive a $25 e gift card to Amazon.com in place of the other prizes.)

The witches are Awakening…
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What to read an excerpt of Visions of Skyfire? Click HERE  
Order links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Visions-Skyfire-Awakening-Regan-Hastings/dp/0451234979/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315431407&sr=8-1
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Visions-Skyfire-Awakening-Novel-ebook/dp/B005636ZKA/ref=kinw_dp_ke?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2
BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/visions-of-skyfire-regan-hastings/1101573714?ean=9780451234971
BN Nook: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Visions-of-Skyfire/Regan-Hastings/e/9781101544877

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Interview & Giveaway with Jaye Raymee

Hi Jaye, Welcome to Books-n-Kisses.  Thank you for taking time to sit down and talk with me about your new story Get Away Weekend
Jaye: It’s a pleasure to be here!  I really like your site and I’m happy to share my love of books and writing with you and your visitors.
Q1) Tell us a little about yourself.
Jaye: I’m a bit of a world traveller, and have just recently settled back in the US after living  in Dublin, Ireland.  I’m a regular at coffee shops and cafes in the small town I live in near the California coast, and your readers in that area have probably crossed paths with me and never realized it.  I’m the one sitting in the corner scribbling away in my notebook, as I imagine all the things that brought the people I can see to that particular point in their day.

Q2) Describe Get Away Weekend in 140 characters or less.

Jaye: Cara invites herself on a trip with the older Jack, who tries to keep his feelings at arm’s length. She has three steamy nights to convince him that love has no age limit.
Q3) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Jaye: I was asking a young woman to tell me about some of the music and trends that were popular with her peers, and her response was “I have no idea what my ‘peers’ listen to.  I don’t really connect with anybody my own age, all my older friends are much, much more interesting.” 

So I started wondering what kind of man she would find attractive, and what would happen.
Q4) What did you find most challenging about writing this story?
Jaye: Jack and Cara take a path together that is both physical and emotional.  It was tricky to make sure that the reader got to experience both aspects of that journey, and not get lost in either the intense heat of the love scenes or the more internal emotional voyage.
Q5) Have you always wanted to be an author?
Jaye: I absolutely have.  I recently uncovered some school essays from my early teens where I talk about wanting to be a writer, and the first time I filled a notebook with a story was in 5th grade.  It was about a knight, a lion, and a damsel in distress.
Q6) What do you like to do when you are not writing?
Jaye: I do a lot of hiking, I love wine tasting, and I drink a lot of coffee.  I’m fortunate to have a job I love that pays the bills and I can follow my writing passion wherever it takes me, whether or not a story is “marketable”.
I also try to challenge myself to learn new things and stretch my personal experiences.  I recently completed a sprint-distance triathlon.  My goal was not to win, it was to finish without drowning.
Q7) Favorite book and why?
Jaye:  It depends on my mood, but my two top books are Paolo Coelho’s The Alchemist, and Lynn Eisenberg’s My Life, Uncovered.
The Alchemist is such a beautiful fable of self-discovery, listening to the universe, and being true to one’s nature that I re-read it at least once a year and always find something new in it.  I always buy it for friends who are starting to question their lives and their choices.

My Life, Uncovered was the book that reminded me that I needed to write what I was inspired to write, even if that was something that somebody else might think was too explicit or not “the right kind” of writing.  It taught me that there is one, fundamental thing to being a writer.  Just. Write.
Q8) Favorite inspirational quote and why?
Jaye: “Better to write for yourself and have no public than to write for the public and have no self” (Cyril Connolly).

The quote keeps me honest.  When I write something and I start thinking “Gosh, what if nobody likes it?” I remember that what’s important is that I like it, and then I’m happy even if the story never gets read. 

The secret, of course, is that the more the writer loves what they have written, the greater the odds are that readers will love it, too.
Q9) What is your current work in progress?
Jaye: I’m working on an urban paranormal romance about the Dubh Sidhe, or the Fey Folk of Dublin.  A prince is about to lose his throne to his evil brother, and only the action of one human woman can save it and the power of his clan.  If she chooses to.
Q10) Anything else you would like to share with us?
Jaye: I love reader feedback, and I welcome everybody to follow me on Twitter @JayErotica and get some free peeks at my writing on Jaye’s Erotic Notebook www.jayeraymee.blogspot.com.
Books-n-Kisses: Jaye, Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to sit down with me and share your story.  I look forward to reading more of your books in the future.

Giveaway Time: 
Breathless Press is offering an e-copy of Get Away Weekend. 
To enter: 
Please leave a comment
Please leave your email
Giveaway will end on Sept 19th
Winner will be announced Sept 21st
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Keri Ford Guest Blog & Giveaway

Keri has taken over the blog and we are talking about kissing… Great topic. Please make Keri feel welcome. 
Take it away Keri…. 
Kissing. And Smooching.
Thanks Kelly for having me out today! I can’t wait to talk to your readers about something most all romance readers love.
Since this is Books-N-Kisses what better topic is there than the act of smooching? Frenching. Locking lips. Tonsil Hockey. Dancing tongues…okay, I’ll stop. In my latest release, Satisfying Her Tastes Rebecca Gabel is after one kiss.
To start with. But to get more, she knows she needs to get that one first kiss. She creates a plan that doesn’t really work out, BUT with some courage to take action, she does get that kiss. That quick moment becomes everything she’d hoped it would be and surprisingly, a little bit more.
Writing Rebecca’s nerves and anxiousness to feel wrapped up in Grant’s arms took me back a little. Back to a kiss I’ll never forget. It was a fall night. Warm perhaps. Maybe cool. I couldn’t say because he was there. Eight inches taller than me. Chest broad. Strong shoulders. Much like Rebecca, I knew what I wanted. I was 17 and had no idea how to get it.
Let’s be honest here. Good little southern girls don’t go around asking boys for kisses on their first date. J I may wear those devil horns on twitter, but I was a good girl in high school.
While Rebecca is rumored to be that bad girl, images are not always as they appear. Rebecca may come across as confident and flirty, but inside, she’s insecure and is trying to navigate what she wants with how to get it. She’s no teenager either, but she’s had some complications in her life that’s left her struggling with taking action. You’ll have to read the book to see how this first kiss works out for her.
Lucky for me, I didn’t have to take much action to get my first kiss. The guy was 18. And well, you know how 18 year old boys are. He was so shy, but not much comes between a teenage boy getting his hands on girl when opportunity is there. J
 
Giveaway Time
 
Tell me about a kiss. Doesn’t have to be your first, but one with someone you’ll never forget. Or for reasons, a kiss you’ll never forget. That boy I kissed when I was 17? I married him. For the last 11years I’ve been kissing that same boy. I’m anxious to do it again.
 
Leave me a comment & email address and you’ll be entered for a chance to win an electronic copy of Satisfying Her Tastes! 
 
We will leave giveaway open until Sept 17th 
Winner will be announced on Sept 19th. 
 

Thanks for having me today!

I’ll check back in through the day for comments—if you have any questions about the series, ask away!
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For more, check out Keri’s website http://keriford.com
Excerpt and Video reading http://keriford.com/2011/08/28/satisfying-her-tastes-now-available/
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To Celebrate Teresa D’Amario’s newest release Blood Moon Betrayed. I have let Teresa take over the blog…

Hi Kelly! It’s wonderful to be back at your blog! I noticed you’ve redesigned, and it looks great!! Thanks so much for being the host of my release party for Blood Moon Betrayed! Hip hip hooray! I thought I’d never get this book finished. It had enough twists and turns to keep me on my toes. My editor was afraid to send it back to me for fear I’d keep adding more. But Sean and Caden just didn’t want this book to end! And when it did, well, let’s say some things are better read than shared. So for today’s party I invited Sean for an interview. I was going to ask Caden to interview him for us, but that girl can’t keep a secret, and if she gives you all the juicy parts, then nobody’s gonna want to read the book!

So I stepped up to the plate to interview Sean Hunt myself. When I entered the room, Sean was already seated, one ankle cocked over the other knee in a casual, relaxed pose. He was tall, and where Kieran was wide, he was slim and well muscled. He gave a curt nod and I sat down.

TD: So Sean, What did you think of a book being written about you?

SH: *looks uncomfortable, and glances toward the door then back at me* I’m not so much into the idea myself. Caden might like it, but not me. I like my personal space.

TD: I can understand that. Having your entire life out in the open must be difficult. But you have to admit, things get pretty exciting in that wolven world of yours. So tell me, Why did Laura, your last wife,leave you?

SH: None of your damned business. *Fist on his thigh tightens*

TD: Uhm, okay. Don’t worry, I’m not trying to be rude or anything. I just wanted our readers to understand where you are in this book when it starts. You had a pretty tough time earlier and stepped down as the Alpha of your pack. Isn’t that unusual?

SH: It is.

Those piercing green eyes hold mine for long seconds. At last I’m able to look away.

TD: Right. Uhm. Maybe I should have had Caden do this after all.

SH: *shifts in his seat, dropping his foot to the floor and facing me straight on.* Look, Caden told me to cooperate with you so I will.

TD: Or she’ll do what?

SH: *A small grin curves on those luscious lips*. More of what she’ll do after I answer your questions.

TD: Ahhh. I get it. I can’t help the smile creeping across my face. Ok, so let’s try this again, shall we? Why did Laura leave you?

SH: Laura was a pure bitch. When she realized she couldn’t control the pack through me, after I stepped down, she left.

TD: And why did you step down?

SH: *frowning* Some things went down and my daughters were hurt. I didn’t protect them as I should.

TD: But weren’t you taken captive at that time too? How were you supposed to protect them?

SH: I just was. Can we drop it?

TD: Oh, all right. So tell me about Caden.

An odd look passes over Sean’s face. Almost peaceful. Not something I’d expect to see in a shifter. At least, not this shifter.

SH: She’s beautiful. She accepts me for what I am. And a fighter. Damn, that woman can fight when she has to.

TD: So she has to fight for you, does she?

SH: For that you’ll have to read the book. Wait, you wrote the book.

TD: Ha ha, very funny Sean. And how are your daughters? I know they have kept you very busy.

Sean bolted from his seat, and paced about the room.

SH: I promised Caden I’d answer your questions, but that’s too much. If you want those answers, read the book. I’m out of here.

The room reverberated with the violence of the door slammed behind him as Sean departed.

TD: Well folks, I guess to find the answer to that last question, you’ll have to read Blood Moon Betrayed, but it’s all there for you – bringing full circle back to the unanswered questions in SheWolf! And of course it’s not one of my books without a book trailer created by none other than myself:

Of Course I have to have party favors too! So one person will get a free e-copy of whichever of the three books they haven’t read: SheWolf, Dark Succession, or Blood Moon Betrayed – but only one, folks. No fair saying you haven’t read any of them and want all three. LOL It would be definitely flattering, but not quite fair.

To Enter Giveaway:
Please leave a comment
Please your email (no email, NO ENTRY)
Tell me which book you want to read.
Giveaway will be open until Sept 17th
Winner will be announced Sept 19th
Want to learn more about Teresa?
Find her here
Website: http://teresadamario.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Teresa-DAmario/56021380226?ref=sgm
& Twitter: @teresadamario
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Interview & Giveaway with Holden Granger

Hi Holden, Welcome back to Books-n-Kisses.  Thank you for doing a guest blog back in June.  Thank you for taking time to sit down and talk about your newest release Amateur Night.
Holden: Thanks, it really is a pleasure to be able to share my story with your readers.
Q1) Tell us about Amateur Night
Holden: I look at every erotic romance as the story of a seduction. The characters not only seduce each other, but also themselves by taking a chance that they may find something wonderful and exciting in the process. My heroine is a medical student who takes herself a little too seriously. She takes a cross-country road trip with the class party-boy that she secretly admires for his looks and his care-free style. When their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, she has the opportunity to be someone else for a night and embrace a care-free style of her own. The adventure has risks, but also comes with the chance of a red-hot reward!
Q2) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Holden: It was one of those rare inspirations that come almost fully-formed and put me into a fever-pitch of excitement to get it down on paper before it slips away!
Q3) Have you always wanted to be an author?
Holden: I started writing after I realized I was missing creative energy in my life. I’ve always enjoyed great writing, and I wanted to experience the process myself.
Q4) What is your most interesting writing quirk?
Holden: I can only write late at night. There’s something about the dark stillness of the night that brings out my inner storyteller.
Q5) Tell us 10 fun facts about yourself
Holden: I have traveled extensively in Europe and India, I am a certified SCUBA diver, I once worked as a private investigator, My favorite city is Miami (New Orleans a close second), I study the history of religions for fun, I had to sell my motorcycle because I drove it too fast, I am an ordained minister (bought online), My favorite writers include Patrick O’Brian and John Norwich, I’ve lived in seven states, and I am a man writing in a genre almost entirely written by women.
Q6) What is your favorite part of writing?
Holden: The best part of writing is finishing! When I write that last line it is like completing a marathon, I have to race to get it done while the inspiration is still with me.
Q7) Worst piece of advice you ever received about becoming an author?
Holden: Early on I was told to write for myself and it didn’t matter if anyone else ever read it. I want other people to read and be entertained by what I write, that’s my purpose.
Q8) If you had a super power what would it be and why?
Holden: As a writer, I would want the power to read minds. Understanding the motivations of people is what I find writing to really be about.
Q9) What is your current work in progress?
Holden: I have taken the plunge into the world of the paranormal. I felt the attraction of being able to create a world all my own.
Q10) Anything else you would like to add?

Holden: I really enjoy the feedback of my readers. I welcome comments at holdengranger@yahoo.com. Read Amateur Night and tell me how you like it!


Holden, again Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to sit down with me and share your story.  I look forward to reading more of your books in the future.

GIVEAWAY TIME:
Giving away an e-copy of Amateur Night

To Enter Please: 
Leave a comment or questions for Holden
Leave your email (no email, no entry)
be a follower of my blog is good. 

Giveaway will end on Sept 17th 
Winner announced on Sept 19th

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Winners

Winners 
Winner’s choice of Lila DiPasqua’s book is
Christine A
Please send me your snail mail address along with with book you would like to books.n.kisses(at)gmail(dot)com
Winner of Second Grave on the Right’s Audio book is: 
JoAnna 
Please send me your snail mail address along with with book you would like to books.n.kisses(at)gmail(dot)com
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Ava Riley Guest Post & Giveaway

Books-n-Kisses is very happy to let Ava Riley take over the blog today.   Please read Ava’s post and don’t forget to leave a comment to enter her giveaway…. Take it away Ava.
First let me start out by saying a big Thank You to Kelly for inviting me to spend some time with her and her wonderful followers.  It is truly an honor!
            As I contemplated what exactly I could talk about with you all a million (and then one) things ran through my feeble little mind.  I’ve been on blogs that have asked why I got into writing, how I got into writing, am I like any of my characters, etc. etc.  Those are nice little tidbits to have about Lil’ ‘ole me, but not really all that interesting or fun. 
            So, here is the one millionth and one thing I thought of (ok, I didn’t really think of that many *grins*).  When we pick up a book to read, before we even open the cover or turn on the e-reader, we want to like/fall in love with the characters.  As an author, it’s my job to make you fall in love with them.  For me, as a woman, I want to read about the independent, yet love hungry woman who can take care of herself, but really wants the gentle touch of a man.  The mental badass (or physical) woman who isn’t afraid to tell the man she loves what she wants, when she wants it.  She isn’t domineering when it comes to her man, but she takes what she wants, especially in the bedroom.  In A Lifetime to Find Love, Tessa is just this type of person.  Independent, hardworking, not afraid to take charge of a situation.  In Sacred Surrender, Madison comes into her own and owns the power that lies within her.  These are women that I want to surround myself with.  And let’s not forget what we want out of our men: Strong in body and mind, gentle when it comes to their women and definitely takes charge in the bedroom (and even in the kitchen).  I love a man who wakes with me in the morning and cooks me breakfast.  Both Cade and Rowan not only know how to treat their women, but are man enough to allow their women to see the softer side of the manliness. 
Characters don’t always have to have flaws (honestly we see that every day in our lives).  We want to get away from reality and that’s why we escape into the wonderful world of reading.  Sure we want the drama, but more than anything we want the “clear the table with the swipe of a hand and push me down on top of it, spreading my legs and burying yourself deep within me,” kind of escape.  And honestly, if I don’t absolutely LOVE the characters, I’d rather kick them in the balls and move on. 
            So, when I set out to write a book/story, I’m more concerned with the personality, wants, desires, and strengths of my characters than I am with the location or the weather.  All the rest falls into place after I’m totally convinced that I want to hang with the women or want to screw the hell of the guys. 
            Again, thank you to Kelly for allowing me to visit today.  It is also a privilege to giveaway a copy of A Lifetime to Find Love and Sacred Surrender (in pdf format) to one reader.  It’s simple, just leave a comment about what makes you fall in love with a character and Kelly will choose a winner.  Good luck all and thanks again! 
Happy Reading!
Ava Riley

Giveaway Rules: 
Please answer Ava’s Question: What makes you fall in love with a character ?
Please leave your email!!!  No Email, No Entry 
Giveaway will end on Sept 16th
Winner will be announced Sept 19th.

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Virna DePaul’s Para-Ops Series

Wraiths Awakening
Ebook Short Description:
This is a FREE prequel novella to Chosen By Blood and Chosen By Fate (Books 1 and 2 in the Para-Ops Novels, Berkley) Click on the HERE 
Note: This novella is written in the first person, from Wraith’s point of view. The Para-Ops novels are written in the third person from multiple points of view. I hope you enjoy this visit into Wraith’s past!
The Para-Ops Novels:
United by fate. Bound by desire.
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


Chosen by Blood
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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.
Leader of an Otherborn clan, half-breed vampire Knox Devereaux would do anything to find a cure for the anti-vamp vaccine slowly starving his people into extinction. When the FBI contacts him about leading a team of hand-selected Others on a mission to reclaim the stolen antidote, Knox accepts. His new assignment places him in direct contact with Special Agent Felicia Locke, the beautiful human he’s craved since their very first meeting


Chosen by Fate (release day Oct 4)
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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…





Chosen by Sin: More to come soon
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The winner of Kathleen Gallagher’s Echoes at Dawn is 
Amanda W… 
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