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Interview & Giveaway with Leslie Lee Sanders

 Hi Leslie, Welcome to Books-n-Kisses.  I am pleased to have you here today to learn a little more about you and your books. 
Leslie : I’m excited to be here! Thanks for having me.
Books-n-Kisses: Tell me a 10 fun facts about yourself.
Leslie: Well, I write erotica and erotic romance in the MM and MMF categories. I read everything from metaphysical books to horror and everything in between. Dark chocolate is too bitter for my taste buds. Most of my story ideas come to me in dreams. Some of my story ideas are inspired by music. Driving scares me. So, I stopped driving in 2001. Art (in every form) moves me. I’m a mother of three girls. I’m also a wife. And where are we? Ah, one more. Hmm, I enjoy watching hot, sweaty men sing and dance on stage.  
BK: Tell us about your book Benefits of Sharing. 
Leslie: Have you ever had a regret that held you back? In my story, Benefits of Sharing, Cara has a regret that goes back ten years and it’s keeping her from enjoying turning thirty. Her regret? Not enjoying wild and exciting experiences in college with her then crush Ryan. To cheer her up, her husband arranges a sexual tryst between his young coworker Isaac and Cara. As her birthday approaches, she’s quick to learn the Benefits of “Sharing.”
BK: In your story you have a M/M/F relationship.  What are the challenges of writing this type of relationship?
Leslie: Well, we have three main characters instead of the popular hero and heroine, or hero and hero. *wink* This is a challenge only because there are more personalities, backstories, dialogue and motives to incorporate into the story. That, and the fact that you have to equally give everyone their time in the spotlight because readers want to know and like each member of the threesome. You have to make sure all participants get equal attention or at least enjoy it as much as the others. In an m/m/f threesome, the men have to enjoy each other as well (maybe not at first but eventually). Oh, and another challenge…making sure you clearly know where everyone’s hands are during the love/sex scenes. Getting it all right should make for a satisfying and successful M/M/F relationship.
BK: Does your family/friends read your books? If yes, what are their reactions?
Leslie: A few has read my erotic romances. Their reactions don’t come as a surprise to me, some are uncomfortable with the diverse sex scenes, and others have a great reading experience. Instead of dwelling on their uncomfortable reading experience, I just look at it this way. You will never fully enjoy a great romantic flick if you keep covering your eyes when the hot lovemaking pops onto the screen.
BK: Do you ever get writers block? If yes, what do you do to get unblocked?
Leslie: The dreaded writers block. When my brain freezes up on me, I use a special trick to defrost it. I jump ahead. I start writing the next pivotal scene, or chapter. Or I jump ahead to the climax or even the end. If that doesn’t work, I type without looking at the screen to prevent self-editing which is sometimes what’s keeping me from making progress.
BK: What are your writing rituals?  Anything you have to have while writing?
Leslie: Music. Some writers need peace and quiet. All I need is music to match the mood of the story and I can write for hours. And if a particular song keeps the ideas flowing, I put it on repeat.
BK: Favorite all-time author and why
Leslie: I absolutely love V.C. Andrews’s novels, the first ones especially. My favorite is Flowers in the Attic. While reading that story I was completely immersed in the lives of the children and the wickedness of their grandmother. The family secrets and plot twists in her novels always keep me reading. That’s why I love to incorporate twists in my own stories.
BK: Favorite line or scene in Benefits of Sharing?
Leslie: Cara had once heard, “you only regret the things you don’t do.” Eventually time and fate had led her to a wonderful marriage with James. And being married to James was like falling in love over and over again as the years went by.
BK:  How long does it take you to write a story?
Leslie: To write the first draft of a novel will usually take me several months, maybe even a year or so. A novella could take a couple months for me to finish. And a short story a few weeks. It takes me a while to complete a project because I’m so busy with the day job (I work nights as a home health aide) and raising my family.
BK:  What is your next work in progress?
Leslie: I have several works in progress but I’m focusing more on Before the Darkness, a post-apocalyptic m/m erotic romance. Yeah, romance. It focuses on the budding relationship between two survivors of an asteroid impact and it will have a happy ending. I’m even playing around with the idea of making it the first book of a three book series.
Books-n-Kisses: Is there anything else you would like to add?
Leslie: Benefits of Sharing is now available at Breathless Press: http://www.breathlesspress.org/Book/361
To find more about me and my books visit my website: www.leslieleesanders.com

Once again, thank you for having me and thanks to you readers for reading!
BK: Leslie, Thank you 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. 

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Guest Blog & Giveaway with Berengaira Brown

Books-n-Kisses is pleased to let Berengaira Brown take over the blog today…..

Take it away Berengaira:



When I was very small, before I started kindergarten, my mom was quite ill. My dad had to work and there was no one to watch me, so I had to stay in the hospital room with my mom, and be quiet so she could rest, all day while Dad was at work.

The first day he arrived from work with a box of blocks for me to build with. They were awesome blocks, with bridges, and arches as well as straight ones for walls. But not sufficiently awesome to entertain me all day while he was at work. So the second night he started to teach me to read. Within a few days I was reading and thereafter he dropped me off at the hospital each day with an armload of library books as well as the blocks. When mom came home again he would still visit the library every few days returning with a pile of books for me to read.
Time passed. Mom got better. I began school. I read, and read, and read. By the time I was around ten I’d read every book in the children’s section of the library. Dad just smiled and gave me his adult borrowing card. I started methodically at “A” and read my way around that library. When people gasped at what I was reading, he refused to let anyone put boundaries on my reading. He let me read and borrow anything I wanted to.
Consequently I read anything, and all heat levels from the sweetest most innocent of romance to the very kinky. And all other genres as well.
And that’s the way I write. I have published one sweet romance (just a kiss), and erotic MF, MM, FF, MMM, MFM, MMF, FFM, MFMM and more.
Here’s a taste of “Dinner Delights” my MF story at Breathless Pres.
Blurb-
Two workmates. A boring dinner function. An explosion of lust. Will it lead to love?
Krystal is thrilled when Troy asks her to be his seatmate at a boring work dinner. He is a totally yummy hunk, whom she has loved forever.
When they dance, their passions combust and they rush back to her apartment to take their relationship to the next level: from friends to lovers.
Their night together is better than anything Krystal had ever imagined. But can it last? What will happen tomorrow?
Excerpt-
This time, the band played a slow song, and Troy pulled her into his arms. Drawing her closer, he said, “I’m glad we came together tonight. It’s been good to have someone to laugh with.”
Speechless with joy at his words, Krystal tightened her arms around him.
He ran his hands up and down her back and discreetly palmed her butt. Then added, “And that dress looks very good on you. I like a woman who actually eats real food and has something I can hold onto.”
He liked her being overweight? Wow!
Krystal leaned into his chest, inhaling his fresh, clean smell and loving the hard warmth of his body. “I hate going to the gym, and I’m afraid my body demonstrates that all too clearly. But thank you for being so polite about it. Besides, the food was too delicious not to eat. Guess I lack discipline.”
“Mmmm, I like your lack of discipline,” Troy murmured, pulling her even closer to him. She couldn’t help but notice his hard, hot cock pressing into her belly.
Tingles spread up and down her spine as she pushed into him with her hips, and rubbed her breasts against him.
“God, you’re hot, Troy. You’re the nicest man I know, and the sexiest.”
Troy bent his head and nibbled her earlobe, sending waves of heat through her body and a rush of cream to her pussy.



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Cherry Adair’s Cutter Cay Series & Giveaway

UnderTow

Cutter Cay #1

Cherry Adair sets a dangerous course into uncharted waters, where the hottest treasures—and steamiest pleasures—lie waiting for any man or woman bold and brave enough to claim them…
She Takes the Plunge: Teal Williams is content with her career as a ship’s master mechanic—until Zane Cutter, the “Casanova of the Caribbean,” makes her an offer she can’t refuse: climb on board with him for a real-life treasure hunt.  Teal simply has to help him dredge up a shipwrecked vessel containing an abundance of gold, silver and emeralds—and she’ll claim part of the prize.
  He’s Blown Off Course: Zane needs a mechanic who can also dive—not a lover—and Teal is perfect for the job.  So it suits him just fine that Teal is completely immune to his charms…or so he tells himself.  But with a deadly enemy in their midst—an enemy who’s silently edging closer—Zane and Teal sink into treacherous  troubled waters.  They have no one to turn to but each other as they face down a danger that runs unfathomably deep—and a passion that runs even deeper…

 Rip Tide


Cutter Cay #2

Cherry Adair plunges into the dangerous world of high-sea treasure hunting, where one man’s greatest passion unlocks one woman’s wildest fantasies…
SHE’S SWEPT INTO TREACHEROUS WATERS
Princess Bria Visconti demands the return of the money her brother rashly invested in  Cutter Salvage.  Treasure hunter Nick Cutter is too reckless, too arrogant—and far too handsome—for his own good. But he can’t charm his way out of this one. Bria plans to make Nick pay up even if she has to board his boat, don a wet suit, and dive for the treasure herself…
HE FIGHTS THE RELENTLESS PULL
Nick sees Bria  as a beautiful but spoiled princess who’s never done a day’s work in her pampered life. But once they set sail for the dive site, and the legendary fortune in gold the wreck carries, Nick begins to see Bria in a new light. This princess may be out of her depth, but she’s ready to take on the hidden danger and excitement a treasure hunt stirs to the surface. Together they must fight unexpected enemies—and reveal their darkest secrets—before they’re pulled into a rip current of danger.

Vortex
Cutter Cay #3
Cherry Adair plunges into a world of high-sea adventure and romance, where a long-lost treasure is a deadly lure—and love is the most dangerous current of all…
SWEPT AWAY
Searching for a sunken ship off the coast of Peru, treasure hunter Logan Cutter manages to pull a very different kind of prize from the sea—beautiful gallery owner Daniela Rosada. Dani claims she was thrown overboard by ruthless pirates and begs for his protection. But Logan is no strnager to a woman’s lies, and something about her story doesn’t add up.
IN TOO DEEP
With her knowledge of Peruvian artifacts, Dani offers to help Logan translate an ancient map that will lead them to a shipwrecked treasure—and into a carefully laid trap. But the closer they get, the deeper she falls for him, not realizing that Logan is hiding a secret of his own. By the time she learns the truth about his boat, his brothers—and his blood feud with pirates—it’s too late. By falling in love, they’ve set a course for disaster…
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Interview & Giveaway with JD Tyler

Books-n-Kisses to super excited to welcome JD Tyler to the blog today.



J.D. Tyler is an award-winning, multi-published author who writes for New American Library under three pseudonyms. Whether this is due to an overdose of ambition or a multiple personality affliction, she’ll never tell.

J.D. writes dark, sexy paranormal romance and has a huge thing for shifters, vampires, the Fae, and just about everything else that goes bump and grind in the night. She can’t get enough of those dangerous supernatural heroes, and the fun of creating her own was just too much temptation to resist… so she didn’t. J.D. doesn’t do self-denial.
When she isn’t writing, J.D.’s idea of a good time certainly isn’t cleaning house (sniff), bungee jumping (not in this lifetime, or the next), or camping (her idea of “roughing it” is a slow bellboy). She enjoys reading, being pampered like the diva she is, and spending time with her awesome family. She lives in Texas with her husband and two teenagers.


JD, Welcome to Books-n-Kisses. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to sit down and talk with me about your new book series.  

JD: Hi, Kelly! Thanks for inviting me here for a visit today!

Kelly: Do you need anything before we begin? Coffee, tea, soda?

JD: Coffee I suppose, since it’s too early for a margarita. J

Kelly: It might be a little to early, yes… *wink, wink* Shall we begin?

JD: Mmm, good coffee. Sure! Fire away.

Q1) Can you share 5 fun facts about yourself?

JD: Ooh, a fun one! Let’s see…

1) My friends know that I’m a huge Bon Jovi fan!! (I go to their concert every time they come to Dallas!!)
2) I, along with my family, was once country star Mickey Gilley’s special guest at his show 
in Branson, MO. My family knows Mickey’s steel guitar/fiddle player/comedian, so we got in free and met Mickey after the show. Very cool.
3) I once met country star Charley Pride in a restaurant in Dallas. I saw him walk through the door, and he was SO tall, broad, and handsome I thought he was a Dallas Cowboy at first. Then he spoke to me and I saw the RCA recording logo on his jacket, the HUGE Rolex on his wrist, and realized who I was speaking with. I almost had heart failure. J
4) My house is haunted. My husband, the snarkiest “ghost non-believer” in the history of the world, recently saw his very first ghost, a lady in a robe, walking down our stairs in broad daylight and almost choked on his lunch. He no longer laughs when the kids or I tell our ghost stories or watch TAPS Ghost Hunters on TV.
5) Thanks to the English teacher I had as a senior in high school, I can still recite the ENTIRE prologue to the Canterbury Tales in Old English, from memory. We had to say it for a grade, and she taught it to her class by playing the old 33 on her record player (early DVD, baby readers) over and OVER. For weeks. Thanks loads, Mrs. Dale. Twenty-seven years after high school, that nifty little talent makes for great fun when my friends and I get drunk.

Q2) Tell me a little about your 3 pseudonyms? I mean 3 really… WOW!!! How do you keep them all straight?

JD: In addition to writing paranormal as JD Tyler, I write romantic suspense as Jo Davis, and paranormal erotica as Jo Carlisle. Honestly, it’s not as hard as it sounds writing-wise. I work on one book at a time, and all of my focus is on that story and those characters at the moment. The most difficult thing for me is being organized enough to keep up three websites! Sometimes I get behind and am late sending in updates to my web folks.

Let’s talk books…

Q3) Please Describe Primal Law in 140 characters or less. (oh and I will count them….. just kidding.. I won’t, well maybe I should!)

JD: Here’s a short blurb (sorry, I didn’t count the characters!):After a massacre leaves Jaxon Law crippled, he must relearn how to fight-and battle the anger and guilt threatening to overwhelm him. But when Jax rescues a beautiful woman who awakens his primal instincts, he is unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead. Soon he must decide if the deep connection he feels with Kira is worth defying the ultimate shifter law…


Q4) How did you come up with the idea for the Alpha Pack series?


JD: My publisher asked me to write a shifter series, and I was thrilled. I wanted it to be suspenseful and fast-paced, and very sexy. I thought, why not combine Navy SEALs/military-type heroes with shifters and Psy abilities? I hit on a whole new concept I thought could work well, and it does. I love these Alpha heroes!

Q5) Primal Law is Jaxon Law’s story.  Tell us a little more about Jax. *wiggles eyebrows*

JD: Jax is a tattooed, goateed, motorcycle-riding bad boy with issues. His biggest source of guilt is that he trusted the wrong woman, and she literally turned out to be a witch who’d helped set up the ambush of his team. Now, there’s no way he’d ever trust another female, or so he thinks…

Q6) It looks like Black Magic is up next.  Black Magic is a novella in your Alpha Pack series. Would you like to share a little with us. (sorry no cover art just yet)

JD: BLACK MAGIC is a stand-alone novella involving our Sorcerer/black panther/Necromancer Kalen Black and Dr. Mackenzie Grant, the lady who’ll eventually be his Bondmate. This will be the story of how the spark between them becomes a blaze, and how a sacrifice on Kalen’s part will alter his destiny. This sets up their full-length book, which will be the 3rd of the series. Kalen’s story will be explosive!

Q7) The next book in the Alpha Pack series is going to be Savage Awakening.  This is Aric Savage’s book.  Can you share a little about Aric and his book?  

JD: Aric’s story was fun to write because he’s such a snarky bastard, which of course hides a big heart. His journey is one of self-forgiveness and learning he’s worthy of love. He’s met his match in his lady love, Rowan Chase, who’s a tough LAPD police officer and doesn’t take crap off anybody. Hands down, she’s the best heroine I’ve ever written, and they make an explosive couple!

Here’s a blurb:
After a mission goes wrong, Aric Savage is taken prisoner. Half-dead and despairing, he makes a stunning discovery: his Pack mate Micah Chase, who was reported dead, is a fellow captive. When the Alpha team goes into full-rescue mode, accompanying them is an absolute stunner with sable hair—and a spine of solid steel.
LAPD officer and Psy Dreamwalker Rowan Chase has one priority: her brother Micah’s recovery. Still, she can’t help but be drawn to Aric, the ruggedly handsome wolf shifter who pleasures her as no man ever has—however fleeting their affair is destined to be. But when Aric’s life is endangered, Rowan must ask herself what she’s willing to sacrifice in the name of love, for the man fated to be her Bondmate.
Q8) I noticed that there are quite a few pack members.  Will everyone be getting a story?

JD: It’s my fondest hope that everyone will get a story in the future! I’m not sure who will come after Kalen (book 3), but I have an idea or two…

Q9) Do you have any idea who will be after Aric?

JD: Kalen Black’s full-length story is book 3.

Q10) Do you have a favorite pack member?  If so, who & why?

JD: It’s so hard to pick a favorite among these guys! They’re all sexy and loveable in their own way, and they’re all different, appealing to a woman’s various tastes in men. Right now, Kalen is getting a lot of my attention, since his novella and full-length book are up next. He’s a fascinating hero, very different and dynamic. Hammer is also shaping up nicely, and in Aric’s story (SAVAGE AWAKENING, April 2012), the reader learns his real first name and why he’s so secretive. He’s the team’s gentle giant, one of my favorite types of hero.

Q11) Tell us about your typical writing day.

JD: I get up by 7:30 or 8, get coffee, check email. Then I reread what I’ve written the day before to get me into the groove. Then I write, write, write! I’m usually done by 4 in the afternoon because my brain is tired.

Q12) So reading over your bio I see that you are not into bungee jumping. But what is something off your bucket list that you can share with us.

JD: I’ve never been to Europe, and I’d love to visit Italy, Greece, and England! I’ll see all the sights. And of course I’ll fly there and back first class! Someday…

Q13) Going back to your 3 different pseudonyms.  Do you prefer writing in one genre over another? 

JD: All of the genres I write fulfill the need to tell a story, and each genre is different. I have to say, though, that paranormal is my favorite.

Q14) How many books on average do you write in a year?

JD: 3-4. My publisher keeps me busy, and that’s a very good thing. J

Q15) Do you prefer writing series or stand-alone books?

JD: I’m a series kind of gal. I enjoy creating a “family” of heroes and then telling each one’s story.

Q16) Where do you find inspiration?  (places, music, pictures, dreams, people)

JD: I get inspiration literally from everywhere. The news, music, photos, people-watching. I’m a incurable daydreamer, which drove my teachers nuts, and yet I managed to turn that into a career!

Q17) What is the best piece of advice you got about becoming an author that you would like to share?

JD: If you want to be a published author, it’s like any other highly selective career—lose the excuses, plant your ass in the chair and write! Join a professional writers group such as Romance Writers of America, learn the business, and hone your craft. And like any other career, prepare to hear the word “no” a lot, then forge ahead again and again until you get the “yes!” you’ve been working for.

Q18) What are your thoughts on ebooks vs paperbacks?

JD: I enjoy both formats, and I buy both. I think ebooks will continue to rise in popularity, but I think there will always be a place for paperbacks.  

Q19) Can you tell us what you are currently working on?

JD: Right now I’m working on BLACK MAGIC, Kalen’s novella, which will be out in March 2012. Then up next will be Aric Savage’s story that I just finished, SAVAGE AWAKENING, out on April 3, 2012.

Books-n-Kisses: Again a HUGE thank you to JD for stopping by my blog and share with us her newest book.

JD :Thank you again for inviting me here!

Kelly:JD, What do you say we give the readers a chance to win Primal Law?

JD: Sounds great! I’m giving a signed copy, so good luck, readers!

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Interview & Giveaway with Darynda Jones

*Squeeeekkk* Welcome, Welcome, Welcome!!!!  Welcome Darynda to Books-n-Kisses.  I am so beyond excited to have you here.  Thank you for taking time out of your very busy schedule to stop by and answer a few questions.  *Squeeekkk*
 
Winner of the 2009 Golden Heart® for Best Paranormal Romance for her manuscript FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT, Darynda was born spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, annoying man and beast alike. After the Golden Heart final, she pimped herself as best she could, landed an amazing agent and sold to St. Martin’s Press in a three-book deal. Darynda lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband of more than 25 years and two beautiful sons, aka the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys. She can be found at www.daryndajones.com.
 
Okay, I am fine now really
 
Darynda Jones: HAHAHA!!! I was just commenting the other day how much I sound like a dolphin when I get excited. Thank you so much for such a wonderful welcome!
 

 

*GASP* YYyyyyoooooouuuuuuu have the same shoes on as me!!!!  We are shoe TWINS!!!!
 
Okay, really I think I am okay to start now…….. 
 
BK:Where to start, hhmmm…… Let’s start with how did you come up with the idea for Charley and her story.
 
DJ: Charley was born in a dark alley with a group of magical elves watching over her.
Just kidding. She was born out of desperation. Simple truth is, I wanted to get noticed. So I thought, what would happen if I took Buffy, threw in a little bit of Stephanie Plum and tossed in a hefty dose of Lorelei Gilmore from the Gilmore Girls? And voila! Charley was born.
And let’s face it, with a combination like that, she’s bound to get into any number of disastrous situations. Being a magnet for trouble, both eliciting it and causing it, she often has to use her smarts and sarcastic wit to get out of the plethora of binds in which she finds herself.
 
BK:Have you ever sat down with Charley and asked her how she feels about you telling her story?
 
DJ: Oh, my gosh, I have! It turns out, she had NO IDEA.
I was like, really? And she was like, yeah, really, I had no idea. It was weird.
But she seems to be coping with it well. The death threats have stopped and she hardly ever calls and pants into the receiver anymore. That part’s kind of sad actually. I was getting used to it. Even looked forward to it after a long day of writing. But it’s all good.
 
*GASP* Why can I see Charley doing that….. 
 

BK: Would Charley say you are telling the true story or leaving parts out?

 
DJ: Well, she did get upset that I left out her romp with the chess club when she was in high school. Apparently, “it was a night that will live in infamy.” (Her words.) But I told her I’m not writing erotica. I can only keep so much of her story. Sheesh.
There are some other parts of her life that I really want to bring in someday. Can you imagine what it would be like to grow up the grim reaper? She got herself into many a bind, let me tell ya. Some of the stories are hilarious and some are heart-wrenching. I hope she lets me tell them someday.
 
Art work by Picky Me
BK: So the Uber-Talented Tricia “Picky Me” has created a picture of the Super-hot Reyes. Do you think that she did him justice?  Was this how you pictured Reyes?
 
DJ: Hold on while I wipe off the drool. (That was embarrassing.) I think Tricia did an AMAZING job. I picture him very much like her rendition, so much so it’s a little eerie. The build. The lines. So, so hot.
 
BK: Speaking of Reyes –Are there any deep dark secrets you want us to know about him that he doesn’t want us to know?  Like does he have fuzzy slippers or love bunnies?
 
DJ: Reyes has so many secrets, it’s unreal, and I am hoping to bring more and more of them in as his story progresses. Most of them are about his tragic past, both on and off this plane. But he does have a favorite pair of sneakers he refuses to part with. I’m dying to find out why. And of course, he loves silk (the feel of Charley’s hair), he loves gold (the color of Charley’s eyes) and he loves chocolate (the taste on Charley’s tongue…for obvious reasons).
 
BK: So for those who may have been living under a rock.  Tell us a little about your series.
 
DJ: Well, as you’ve probably guessed, the series is about a female PI who was born the grim reaper. She solves mysteries for both the living and the dead. She has a best friend-slash-receptionist who is the coolest sidekick a grim reaper could ever hope for, a dark and mysterious lover who gives her more trouble than he’s probably worth, and an associate in the form of a skip tracer who once tried to have her committed. Along with the rest of her circle—some alive, some not so much—she attracts trouble like a wet floor attracts a lawsuit. But she does it with style.
            
BK: You also have a short story on your website titled ‘For I Have Sinned’ (add cover pix at posting) Tell us a little about this short story and where people can find it.
 
DJ: I love For I Have Sinned because it is from another person’s POV, a woman who recently passed away. We get to see Charley (and several other characters, namely Reyes) through someone else’s eyes. The idea was actually my agent’s. She’s somewhat of a genius. And I think it turned out really well, especially since short stories are not my forte.
You can either get it for your ereader at pretty much any online store or you can read it on your computer absolutely free at the Heroes and Heartbreakers website.
 
BK: What is up next for Charley & Reyes after Third Grave Dead Ahead?  More books?  Please say there will be more books….. *Big Grin*
 
DJ: There will be more books! Woohoo! My amazing editor wants the series to continue, as do I, so I am working on the outlines for the next three in the series as we speak. So excited!
 
BK: I read that you will have a Young Adult book titled Grimsight.  Can you tell us a little about this book and when it will be released?
 
DJ: Yes! The first YA in the trilogy will be out in April of 2012. It is about a girl whose life is irrevocably changed when Death starts high school in her small town. Sadly, it will not be called Grimsight. *insert sad face* I rewrote so much of the story that Grimsight really doesn’t fit anymore, so my editor and I are currently brainstorming titles. And, yes, I am open to suggestions! J
 
BK: Darynda, Thank you so much for stopping by Books-n-Kisses
 
DJ: Thank YOU!!! I am thrilled and honored to be here.
 
BK: Oh Wait!!!
 
DJ: Okay.
 
BK: I forgot I have this lonely little book thong created by the super crafty Mandy over as Shiny Stupid Designs. 
 
DJ: KEWL!!! Isn’t it beautiful???
 
 
 
 
BK: Darynda, what do you say we do a giveaway of Second Grave on the Right to go with this book thong?
 
DJ: Absolutely! I would love to give away a signed hardcover of Second Grave to go with Mandy’s gorgeous creation!
 
 
 
BK: Again Darynda, THANK YOU so much for stopping by.  I had a great time sitting down and talking with you.  Let’s do it again for Third Grave Dead Ahead.
 
DJ: I would love to! Thank you again!
 
BK: It’s a date!!!
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Review of Primal Law by JD Tyler

Primal Law
by JD Tyler
Book 1 in the Alpha Pack Series


Meet the Alpha Pack, a top-secret military team of wolf-shifters fighting the most dangerous predators in the world, human and nonhuman. After a massacre leaves Jaxon Law crippled, he must relearn how to fight-and battle the anger and guilt threatening to overwhelm him. But when Jax rescues a beautiful woman who awakens his primal instincts, he is unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead. Soon he must decide if the deep connection he feels with Kira is worth defying the ultimate shifter law…




My thoughts:

OH MY!!!! JD Tyler is a very talented author. I am so thankful that she wrote this story and I am chomping at the bit for Black Magic (a novella 2012) & book 2 Savage Awakening (4/12) .
Primal Law introduces us to a band of brother who were attacked by unknown creatures and left for dead in the mountains of Afghanistan.  But some did survive, and they were forever changed by the attack. Fast forward to another attack, but this one is caused by betrayal of someone that was close to one of the Alpha team members.  Someone close to Jaxon Law.  He trusted the wrong person and his team members paid the ultimate price with their lives.  Jax has vowed to never trust a woman again.
Kira is a girl on the run.  She has broken the number one rule as an employee.  Never steal from your employer and Kira’s time has just run out.  The goons from her now former-employer have finally caught up with her in a dark empty parking lot.  Just when Kira thinks this is the end, her Knight in shiny armor, no wait, it is Silver Fur (?) shows up and saves the day.
Jaxon & Kira are drawn to each other like moths to a flame. Even if they try their best to fight it, Jax even tries turning to another woman to scratch the itch he has when he is around Kira (which I was not very happy about Jax!!!!).  But when Jax sees his fellow team member put the moves on Kira all bets are off.
Primal Law is a great 1st book in the series. Jax & Kira are a great team.  I am looking forward to seeing them in future books.  I will say that JD killed me with the ending.  I had so many emotions when I finished this book; I had a hard time falling asleep.  So many questions where running thought my head…. I can’t wait to see what happens in Aric’s book Savage Awakening (April 2012)
Watch for my interview with JD on the 19th.  We will be giving away a copy of Primal Law to one lucky follower… 


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Review of Her Slave part 1 by Lisandra Lantigua



“Her Slave” by Lisandra Lantigua

Nelly & Ryan have been dating for a year now, Nelly wants to finally explore who she truly is… with Ryan, but he will have to give himself entirely. Is that something he’s willing to risk, or will he 
leave her hot, wet and single?


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Guest Reviewer Natasha’s Thoughts:

This was a really fun short read. It’s obvious from the start that Nelly is nervous about this other side of herself that’s she’s never really explored; and she wants to share with the man she loves. Her own insecurities and fears about how he will react or if he’ll still love her surface and you see that uncertainty that makes it so real. The love between the two is evident and Ryan is such an awesome guy. I like how Lisandra didn’t just throw Nelly into this new lifestyle and expect everything to come to her; she incorporated friends to help and it played out wonderfully. I certainly recommend this story for a nice fun read that will make the wheels in your head start turning with the question…hmmm what if?


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Interview & Giveaway with Lisandra Lantigua

Hi Lisandra, Welcome to Books-n-Kisses.  I am happy to have you here.  Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to sit down and talk to me about you’re two short stories…. 
Lisandra: Hi Kelly. I’m very glad to be here! *waves*
Books-n-Kisses:  Shall we get started?
Lisandra: Yes!  *sips coffee*
BK: How did you come up with the idea for your stories?
Lisandra: Well, I’ve always been an avid reader, once I discovered Erotica it was like something opened inside my head. I started picturing my own scenarios, my own characters. And one day I decided to sit and write them down.
BK: Tell us 10 fun facts about yourself
Lisandra: Wow.. 10 things huh?! Hmm… 1. I love tinkerbell, 2. I’m a Harry Potter fan, 3. I snort when I laugh to hard, 4. I dance when I’m excited, 5.I love Smarties, 6.Im addicted to coffee *sips more coffee*, 7.I can’t live without candles.
I think that’s it. 7 facts, not too shabby eh?

BK: Share with us your favorite line out of Her Slave.

Lisandra: It’s not so much a line but here it is:
“Yes. Saturday “He said, almost breathless.
“Ok, my house. 7 pm” She leaned over the table, wanting to push him, she leaned closer to him
“Say, yes Mistress”
“Fuck….. Yess. Yes Mistress”
BK: Share with us your favorite line out of Her Master





Lisandra: This is from Manny to Lucy:”Beg for it baby, beg your Master to let you come”

BK: Who do you think has been your biggest writing influence?
Lisandra: Jasmine Haynes. I have read several within the Erotica genre and they are all incredibly great but, she has a way of making you feel what the characters feel. It always amazes me.
BK:  What do you do when you get writers block?
Lisandra: I do anything else but write, I try to forget the story I’m stuck on. After a while it comes back, I try not to stress it. I know that even my muse needs a vacay from time to time… who can blame her. *shrugs*
BK: What is the most challenging & Rewarding part about being a writer?
Lisandra: The challenge for me is actually making time to write. I’m a stay at home mom and by the time everyone’s in bed and I have time to write I’m tired to, but if I don’t write I feel weird, it’s like therapy.
BK: Do you feel you have learned anything from any of your characters
Lisandra: Oh yes! Especially Jade (part 3, not published yet J ) When her book comes out you will understand why.
BK:: Can you share what you are currently working on?

Lisandra: *sips more coffee* Sure. I’m almost done with Part 3 in the LIR series, which is called “Her Submission” and I’m also working on another story (not part of LIR) that I hope to release by October.


BK:: What do you do when you are not writing?
Lisandra: I read J I think that reading makes you a better writer, so I read about writing and I read just for fun.
BK: Favorite all-time author? And why?
Lisandra: I love JR Ward, Jaci Burton, Maya Banks, Shayla Black, Zane, Gena Showalter, Jasmine Haynes, Brynn Paulin, Edgar Allen Poe, Lori Foster, Kimberly Zant to name a few. And I like them because with everyone of their books that I’ve read I’ve learned something, like their story (fiction or not) has changed me in some way.
BK: One book everyone should read
Lisandra: Wow, that’s a tough Q. Hmm, Lover Unbound by JR Ward.
BK: Your most interesting writing quirk
Lisandra: I need music to get into a scene.
BK: Lisandra, Thank you so much for stopping by and letting us learn a little more about you and your books.  What do you say we give a copy of Her Slave & Her Master away to one lucky follower?
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Review of Sex-O-Matic by Vee Michaels

Sex-O-Matic
By Vee Michaels


Holly is a struggling writer who does random product testing and reviews to make ends meet. When she faints in front of her sexy UPS guy, Marv, he comes to her rescue. He’s curious about her product testing, and together they open the nondescript brown box containing her latest assignment: the Sex-O-Matic, a machine that guarantees its user multiple orgasms. Being the gentleman he is, Marv naturally offers to help Holly test it. How can she resist?






My thoughts:
Who hasn’t had the delivery man fantasy at least once in their life? Come on you know you have……. See now don’t you feel better admitting it?
Okay, back to the story. 
Holly has been down on her luck since losing her job, but the bright part of her day is when her Uber hot UPS man Marv (whom she has a HUGE crush on) delivers her daily packages.  Holly has never worked up enough courage to ask him in, but today fate as other plans for her. 
This was a great fun short story that I read while eating my morning cereal.  I really enjoyed Holly and Marv’s reaction to what is in the box.  And what a great night they have with it.
If you are looking for a great quickie give Sex-O-Matic a spin……. 

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Winner(s) of Masters at Arms

Winner(s) of Masters at Arms by Kallypso Masters is 

Elaing8 

And because I said if I hit 100 likes on my new FB page I would pick a winner too.  So my winner is: 

sstidham25


Winners chosen with the help of Random.org
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY Darynda!!!!!!!! My review of Second Grave on the Left

Second Grave on the Left 
by Darynda Jones

Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper Extraordinaire, is back in this sexy, suspenseful novel of supernatural shenanigans
When Charley is rudely awakened in the middle of the night by her best friend who tells her to get dressed quickly and tosses clothes out of the closet at her, she can’t help but wonder what Cookie’s up to. Leather scrunch boots with a floral miniskirt? Together? Seriously? Cookie explains that a friend of hers named Mimi disappeared five days earlier and that she just got a text from her setting up a meet at a coffee shop downtown. They show up at the coffee shop, but no Mimi. But Charley finds a message on the bathroom wall. Mimi left a clue, a woman’s name. Mimi’s husband explains that his wife had been acting strange since she found out an old friend of hers from high school had been found murdered a couple weeks prior. The same woman Mimi had named in her message.
Meanwhile, Reyes Alexander Farrow (otherwise known as the Son of Satan. Yes. Literally) has left his corporeal body and is haunting Charley. He’s left his body because he’s being tortured by demons who want to lure Charley closer. But Reyes can’t let that happen. Because if the demons get to Charley, they’ll have a portal to heaven. And if they have a portal to heaven…well, let’s just say it wouldn’t be pretty. Can Charley handle hot nights with Reyes and even hotter days tracking down a missing woman? Will Cookie ever get a true fashion sense? And is there enough coffee and chocolate in the world to fuel them as they do?


My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this second installment of Charley Davidson’s adventure. I struggled writing this review because I didn’t want to give too much away so I will keep this spoiler free while teasing you. 

Charley finds herself trying to solve multiple cases at one time… Trying not to get killed by multiple people… and trying to hold on to everything dear to her.   But in the end Charley loses. Loses in a very big way…which Charley many never recover from. *sniff, sniff*

I love Charley.  I can’t wait for Third Grave Dead Ahead.  Let’s just say that the dear sweet Darynda has made me so antsy by the time I finished Second Grave I am not sure I will be able to wait for Third Grave Dead Ahead…… 

D, I am not sure I love you more or hate you after reading this book… Okay, fine you got me… I love you more….  *wink, wink*


If you have not started this series you must.. Charley is kick@$$ girl.. Reyes is a Super-Hot bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks and Darynda is a FREAKIN FABULOUS author. 


You will laugh, cry, curse and wonder in the famous words of Cee Lo Green… *WHY, WWWHHHYYY, WWWWHHHHHHYYYYY DARYNDA?*


Watch on August 18th with my interview with Darynda and we have a little something special planned…… 
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Winners of Help a Pal out!!!!!

So because you all show so much love for my girl over at Fiction Vixen… I have picked 3 winners…..

Sheree……
Brittney (hernameisavril)
& 
Kallypso Masters…. 

Ladies, 
Please send me an email and let me know if you have a kindle.  

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