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Showing posts with label Silver Publishing. Show all posts

Saturday, December 7, 2013

#8Sunday #SexySnippets #WeekendWritingWarriors: Teaching Alisse

Greetings and happy December!

First of all, apologies for not signing up last week. I lost track of the days and when I came to, I realized it was already too late to sign up. This week, I've done it all in good time and since Christmas is around the corner (have you heard about the TNT Confidential 12 Days of Christmas Special?) I'm including some sentences from my first published novella, the Christmas story: Teaching Alisse. Enjoy!

#SexySnippets and #8Sunday Sentences  
  


Alisse removed her woolen cap as she entered the mall. Her red curls bounced freely away. She shook off the snow that had gathered on her coat and grimaced at her surroundings. God, to imagine they had to endure this racket from the beginning of November. Every year it began earlier. She walked past a store, which held on display several kinds of Santa Clause puppets. All of them sang and shook their fat bellies to different versions of Jingle Bell Rock. She frowned as she hurried across the packed mall floor, trying to reach the escalators at the end of the hall.

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Alisse hates Christmas. For her, it is nothing more than a major publicity stunt. However her best friend and her handsome brother, Matt, convince Alisse to spend a few days with them celebrating the holidays at a ski resort.

Matt loves Christmas. When he discovers that Alisse hates the popular holiday, he throws a bet at her which she can't refuse: he has to make her like Christmas in one week or he misses out on all the fun.

As love flourishes between them, a little Christmas magic and a whole lot of desire will make learning the meaning of Christmas a true spiral of hot and spicy delight.

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday

Merry Christmas!

Well, I know it's still a day away but... *shrug* *grin* Thank you for coming to visit my chosen Six for today! I was going to go with another Six Sentences from my recent Silver Publishing release Punishing Santa, but I don't know why something called to me and instead I've chosen last year's Christmas story, also from Silver Publishing, The Uncertain List.


 Tristan's job is to investigate those people on Santa's Uncertain List and determine whether they're truly Naughty or Nice. His last mission of the year is Amy, a sweet girl with a kinky streak that will make his job harder than expected.

In the following Six, Tristan is looking for a place to stay for the night as well as determining what list Amy belongs to. He wants her, she wants him and he decides to take the risk...

Little Miss Doe-Eyes wasn't as innocent as she appeared, but there was only one way to tell for sure. "Well, I guess it's back to the car for me," he said with a casual shrug. "Thanks for the coffee, Amy." 
Tristan turned around to leave. He had barely put on his coat and
reached for the door when Amy rushed to him.


"Sir, don't stay in your car.



Where does not-so-innocent-Amy want him to stay? *Wink* If you're interested in getting a copy, Silver Publishing has a special discount on 2010-2011 Christmas stories until the end of December! The Uncertain List only costs $1.00!

 More Six? Just Click Here for the full list


Sunday, December 16, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday

If you're here for the Holiday Gift's of Love Blog Hop CLICK HERE

If you're here for Six Sentence Sunday: Welcome! Today's Six belong to my ARE Bestseller Christmas short Punishing Santa.

When Santa fails to please his wife, Helena takes matters into her own hands. This Christmas, Santa will be on her naughty list and he'll get more than he bargained for when she decides to teach him an unforgettable lesson.


And now those Six Sentences...

"Give me your hand," she ordered Nicolas. He did so without hesitation. Helena handcuffed him to the chair's armrest. "The other, please." Like an accomplished student, Nicolas offered her his other hand and let himself be cuffed to the other armrest. Helena observed her husband's trapped hands.

Want to read more Six Sentences? Click Here for the full list :-)

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Holiday Gifts of Love Blog Hop

*If you're looking for the Evernigh Christmas Blog Hop: Click Here

It's a Happy Holiday from your favorite Authors and Bloggers. While we know everyone celebrates a different way, we wanted to make sure that you guys knew how much we treasure you all. So from Dec 14th to Dec 17th, all 200 or so of us will be blogging about the holidays and what they mean to us. We may talk about our favorite holiday traditions, recipes, gifts, reads, heroes, and so much more. We want to hear about what you do for the holidays, what you read, and who you'll spend it with. We hope to see you here and happy hopping!

And while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. Yep. There will be over 200 giveaways on each blog hosted by that Author or Blogger.

But that's not all....

We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times!

Now what are those prizes?

1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet
2nd Grand Prize: A $200 Amazon or B&N Gift Card
3rd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!

Greetings everyone! Christmas is around the corner! Barely a week left! Yay! Aren't you all excited? I am. I'm not sure why but I love this time of year. Maybe it's the good food, the Christmas carols, the magic lingering in the air or too much eggnog (LOL just joking). Truth is, I think my passion for Christmas might come from my childhood. Family was too far away but my mom always made sure that I believed in Santa, The Three Kings and their magic.

She did a good job for I was utterly convinced Santa existed until I turned 11 and got told the awful truth. (Okay, by the time I was 11 I was already suspecting that maybe parents had something to do with it, but I liked to hang on to the dream!). Needless to say, when my mom sat me on her knee and told me the truth about Christmas I cried. At that moment, I felt like my childhood was coming to an end and I was losing a part of me!

But, as my mom gently reminded me, I had a younger sister who still believed in that special magic that surrounds the Christmas holidays, so instead of becoming a scrooge I took up the role of Santa's (Mom's) little helper. Now that my sister is all grown up and my mom doesn't really care for the holidays anymore I still can't shake off the feeling that Christmas is supposed to be special. I still decorate the house and have just made my first batch of Christmas cookies, I eat Candy Canes and listen/sing Christmas carols all day long. It doesn't matter if our tree is tiny and the dog has a habit of playing with the ornaments, that we no longer get any gifts, or that it isn't going to snow on Christmas day, there is still some magic lingering in the air. *Wink*

To celebrate this holiday and this great Blog Hop I'm giving away a copy of my recent Silver Publishing Christmas release Punishing Santa. Just leave a comment below with your email telling me what you like best about the holidays! (Get extra points for liking me on Facebook or following me on Twitter *wink*)




When Santa fails to please his wife, Helena takes matters into her own hands. This Christmas, Santa will be on her naughty list and he'll get more than he bargained for when she decides to teach him an unforgettable lesson.

Punishing Santa is available at:

Silver Publishing  (* My other two holiday books The Uncertain List and Teaching Alisse are available with a 50% discount at the Silver Publishing site!*) 

Amazon.com
Amazon.uk

Barnes & Nobles

All Romance Ebooks 


*Everything but the swag prize is international





 


Saturday, December 8, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday

 Hi everyone!

First of all, allow me to apologize for not posting last week. I had signed up for Six Sentence Sunday but something came up and I was unable to access a computer during the day (and I had failed to schedule the post before-hand). Second of all, I don't think I say this enough, but thank you for stopping by my blog, reading and leaving a comment. I really, really appreciate your words. *hugs*

Today's Six Sentences are from my recent Christmas release Punishing Santa, published by Silver Publishing. 

When Santa fails to please his wife, Helena takes matters into her own hands. This Christmas, Santa will be on her naughty list and he'll get more than he bargained for when she decides to teach him an unforgettable lesson.


 And now, the chosen Six Sentences so you can glimpse at this particular Santa...



The door to her bedroom slammed open and the source of the ruckus appeared. A man more than six feet tall paused in the doorway and beamed at her. He entered the room and slammed the door shut behind him. Whistling a merry tune, he began to take off the red and white suit that was three times too big for him. His hair was back to its usual golden hue and there was no trace of a long white beard. In its stead was the blond shadow of a three-day beard.

Want to read more awesome authors? Then click here for the full Six Sentence participants! 

And don't forget to come for a visit tomorrow, when Evernight's Christmas Blog Hop will be kicking off! 

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Release day for Punishing Santa!

Who punishes Santa when he's been naughty?



 

When Santa fails to please his wife, Helena takes matters into her own hands. This Christmas, Santa will be on her naughty list and he'll get more than he bargained for when she decides to teach him an unforgettable lesson.

Available now at SilverPublishing! 

Also, remember that my Christmas stories Teaching Alisse and The Uncertain List have a 50% discount on Silver Publishing until the 31st of December! 

Thursday, November 22, 2012

December Scavenger Hunt

December Promo Scavenger Hunt With Free Holiday Story Book Give Away and Site Wide Discount Code Scramble

Happy holidays! Silver Publishing wants to give our fans more than 60 chances to win either a free Holiday Story from our 25 Days of Christmas Releases or for a lucky random five 20% off codes! And if you are really dedicated there is a Word Scramble included that will provide a discount for titles purchased during the last week of December!

To make it even more exciting, the authors participating may offer new and interesting content or contests of their own to help distract from the frantic pace of the holidays.

So, how does it work?

In a nutshell: Find all the snowflakes every day, email us at
promotions@spsilverpublishing.com with the author name/date for each snowflake you find, check our blog daily to see if you won and then use the pertinent snowflakes to spell out an additional discount code to use at the end of the month.

Not in a nutshell: Participants go to the following blogs every day in December and find the hidden snowflakes. There will be at least two, sometimes three snowflakes to be found among the list of facebook/blogs/websites below for our authors. The snowflake will look like a variation of this: 








Find them all for the maximum amount of chances to win.

Once you find the snowflake, note the letter, number or character as well as the numerical indicator (if present) on the snowflake for the scramble. The numbered snowflakes will line up to spell out your discount code.

Email us at
promotions@silverpublishing.com with the name of the blog/website where the snowflakes were hidden on that date.

Important email format: Please put only the name of one author and the date in your subject line - for maximum chances to win, each snowflake/author found should be its own email for an increased daily chance to win.

If your email subject line includes the correct answer you will be entered into a random drawing to win the Christmas Release for the day you found the snowflake. There will be at least 2 winners per day; five days there will be 3 winners.

Winners will be notified in our new BLOG here:
http://bit.ly/Wi7uyq = (bookmark this link so that you can check back each day.) If you are the winner for that day, email us with your email address and format desired to promotions@silverpublishing.com so that we can get your prize to you quickly.

Helpful hints: Some authors will have more than one snowflake during the event. But authors will only post one snowflake per day so search them all every day. Don’t leave any out for maximum chances to win.

Once you have found all the snowflakes, line up the letters, characters and numbers based on the numerical indicator (when present) to spell out our Holiday message and receive a discount code that will be active from Dec 25 – 31st.

Not every participating author has a Holiday release but you’ll want to collect the snowflake on their site for another chance to win the story being released that day. And…they might have one of the five valuable discount snowflakes we’ve hidden with your chance to win that day.

If the authors are running additional contests, take advantage for additional ways to win throughout the month.

Here is your list and GOOD LUCK!

Elyzabeth M. VaLey - author of Punishing Santa
Link:
http://bit.ly/T8ECGK

Freddy MacKay - author of Snowed
Link:
http://bit.ly/UMqEfI

Annabelle Jacobs - author of Snowflakes and Strangers
Link:
http://bit.ly/S23OxE/

Pelaam - author of Christmas Magic
Link:
http://on.fb.me/Wjy5Lw

Rebecca Leigh - author of The Angel's Fall
Link:
http://bit.ly/ZP8wBK

N Phillips - author of The Christmas Mix Up
Link:
http://on.fb.me/108x33S

Grace Roselyn - author of The Treasure of Christmas
Link:
http://bit.ly/QlEWCG

Ellen Heights - author of Three Men and a Christmas Goddess
Link:
http://bit.ly/XokyDJ

Mathilde Watson:
Link:
http://bit.ly/U73dvb

Andi Anderson
Link:
http://bit.ly/QQzKGO

Lillian Frances - author of When Love Flue In
Link:
http://bit.ly/T8EYNw

Azura Ice - author of Wrapped Around Your Handlebars
Link:
http://bit.ly/TQx5tz

Ashlynn Monroe - author of A Most Unexpected Gift
Link:
http://bit.ly/UMrwRz

SJD Peterson
Link:
http://bit.ly/TKh8mv

EM Lynley
Link:
http://bit.ly/QlFDMi

Gregg A. Endless
Link:
http://bit.ly/SUVXPH

Elinor Gray
Link:
http://bit.ly/Xmt06v

Emma Paul
Link:
http://bit.ly/Jt6lLH

Caitlin Ricci
Link:
http://bit.ly/T8FWt6

Vona Logan
Link:
http://bit.ly/U737nB

M.A. Stacie
Link:
http://bit.ly/S25gA1

Dawn H. Hawkes
Link:
http://bit.ly/SUWfpG

Meredith Russell
Link:
http://bit.ly/QPvCae

R.J. Scott
Link:
http://bit.ly/UMshK8

Lisa Worrall
Link:
http://bit.ly/RKzzKe

Trillium
Link:
http://bit.ly/Uyvhnv

Jessica E. Subject
Link:
http://bit.ly/XQIgaW

RC Bonitz
Link:
http://bit.ly/T3dRjD

Lexi Ander
Link:
http://bit.ly/TQylNf

Sarah Bella
Link:
http://bit.ly/Q2OBwD

William Cooper
Link:
http://bit.ly/Q1QWb8

D. McEntire
Link:
http://bit.ly/U0T8Ow

T. C. Archer
Link:
http://bit.ly/ZPeanw

Tarah Scott
Link:
http://bit.ly/S5NQ3S

The Mischief Corner
Link:
http://bit.ly/WjBZnv

Lily Harlem
Link:
http://bit.ly/T8sdSe

Maria MoonStar
Link:
http://bit.ly/U0QJDC

S.A. Garcia
Link:
http://bit.ly/Q1RgXj

Marie Ashley
Link:
http://bit.ly/QlHvVl

Eve Tesoro
Link:
http://bit.ly/RKyiCQ

Silver Blog
Link:
http://bit.ly/Wi7uyq

Scarlet Blackwell - author of Homeless at Christmas
Link:
http://bit.ly/105J6z4

NJ Neilsen - author of A Moon-Runner Christmas
Link:
http://bit.ly/T8ETth

TN Tarrant - author of A Not So Straight Christmas
Link:
http://on.fb.me/U72w5h

Karly Maddison - author of A Puppy for Christmas
Link:
http://bit.ly/T8rHDE

Toni Griffin - author of A Very Holland Christmas
Link:
http://bit.ly/QPwBXG

Cheyenne Meadows - author of Christmas with Mesa
Link:
http://bit.ly/ZPfDKx

Heidi Lynn Anderson - author of Christmas Longing
Link:
http://bit.ly/U0Rnkq

LM Brown - author of Someone Like You
Link:
http://bit.ly/UMtXnb

Vicktor Alexander - author of Chocolate Vanilla Swirl
Link:
http://bit.ly/RKyO3J

Jannie Lund - author of Clear as Glass
Link:
http://bit.ly/SCpA7T

Piper Whitney - author of Fractured Heart
Link:
http://bit.ly/T4jzlg

Nicole Dennis - author of 7 Days of Christmas
Link:
http://bit.ly/SW7Rc6

Kim Fielding - author of Joys R Us
Link:
http://bit.ly/105Kz8z

Silvia Violet - author of Needing a Little Christmas
Link:
http://bit.ly/XmrQIb

Monday, October 15, 2012

Look at what made my Monday brighter...

Monday started out as any other dreary day. I overslept, walked the dog with a too thin coat, coughing my lungs out at every bump (damn cold!). My boss called me to ask if I could go to the office earlier and of course, with the economy how it is, I couldn't refuse. I threw some lunch together, didn't linger in the shower and managed to make it on time to the bus. Just when I was thinking it was going to be a looooong day, I got a message from Silver Publishing: "New Cover Files Uploaded for your upcoming release: Punishing Santa".

*Grin*

45 minute drive dragged on. The subway was way too slow, and I couldn't get to the office fast enough. Finally, I sat in front of my computer, checked over my shoulder that no one was watching what I was doing and downloaded the lovely cover for my upcoming Christmas story.


*Dreamy sigh* What do you guys think? I wouldn't mind having him in my bed...mmmmm... Oh, and as to what the story is about...well, I haven't gotten the okay to publish the blurb yet but I can tell you that someone's been naughty... *wink*

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year! Candyce’s Sweet Surprise finale.

Greetings friends! Today is the last day of the year 2011! Wohoo! A lot of things have happened to me this past year. For instance:




- In February I decided to end a 6 year relationship


- My 13 year old dog, Lucky, passed away


- I studied, studied, studied and studied some more (and I'm still studying)


- I continued to develop the amazing friendship I have with author, Scarlett Knight


- In April I went on a road trip to the beach with my close friends and had an awesome time


- In August I got a new puppy because my other dog Ginger became very sad when her daddy passed away. Brego, the adorable black labrador became part of my small family.


- I released four different novels:






  • Dreams of Fate (Etopia Press);




  • A Decade of Longing (Evernight Publishing-- this was very special to me because it was my 2008 Nanowrimo project);




  • The Mercenary Knight (Evernight Publishing) and




  • The Uncertain List (Silver Publishing)


- I released my first audio book: Teaching Alisse (Silver Publishing)


- One of my novels, The Mercenary Knight, is an ARE bestseller- something which I never even dreamed possible and which still thrills me to no end :-)


- But, one of the most important things that has happened to me this year is that I've met some fantastic people along the way: readers, editors and authors like: Rie Langdon, Freddy MacKay, Alison Todd, Georgia Fox, Lorraine Nelson, Adonis Devereux, London Saint James, Annie Melton, Melissa Bell, Jennifer Fitzpatrick...




To all those I've met, to all those I know and have struggled with me throughout this year:




Thank you!




Thank you for your time and your company. I wish you all the best for this new year that is about to begin.




I hope everyone has a good time tonight :-) and As promised, here is the ending for Candyce's Sweet Surprise (read the beginning here!) which I started last Wednesday for Silver Flash day.




Hope you enjoy this little flash. :-) Have a great last day of the year and a fantastic beginning! Wishing you all the best!




Elyzabeth M. VaLey






Beware: this one is HOT




Candyce's Sweet Surprise






“We’ve been looking everywhere for you.”

Candyce swallowed hard. “Who, me?” She now had no doubts this was a dream. Men like those two stationed at the door to the bedroom did not go around looking for girls like her. Men like those either did not exist or were already hitched. She stared at them unbelieving. Both of them were tall, at least a good six feet something, wearing nothing more than short red robes. One of them was fair with green eyes, the other dark with matching eyes. While one was thin and lithe, with barely defined muscles, the other was thick and brawny, with bulging biceps. Both of them so appealing her body responded without preamble. Her nipples hardened under the thin material she was wearing and she tried to cross her arms before her chest, but the garment was so short that if she lifted her arms the men would get a good glimpse of her pubis. Finally, she decided to press her hands to her sides, in an effort to control her body’s excitement to the masculine beauties before her.

“Yes, of course, who else?” The first one spoke up. Her body churned. His voice was like honey or melted chocolate; white chocolate. Candyce smiled. She must have gotten drunk with the cherry liquor and hit her head.

“So, why were you looking for me?” she ventured.

Both men smiled at the same time. Their eyes glittered dangerously as they walked towards her.

“You know… the usual.” The fair-haired man spoke. His voice was husky, raspy, it reminded her of the feeling the liquor left on her throat. His pale eyes roamed over her body, hungrily. Her cheeks warmed.

“I—“

“Don’t mind him, cherie,” the dark haired one said. “He’s hungry.”

“And you’re not?”

“Yes, but I have manners, nonetheless.” Candyce stared from one to the other. “My name is Jasper and he’s Melker.”

“I’m Candyce.”

“We know,” Melker said. Candyce took in a sharp breath as one of his long fingers caressed her jaw. The pad of his thumb grazed her lips. Without knowing why, she opened up to him, taking the tip of his finger into her mouth. Her tongue shyly darted out, tasting the appendage. Cherry liquor. Strong hands wrapped themselves on her waist. She gasped audibly when she felt the thick hard member rest against her ass. She opened her mouth to speak but Melker pressed his lips to hers and she plunged with gusto into the ardent kiss. Hands, she didn’t know if Melker’s or Jaspers, slid over her breasts, stumbling over the erect nipple but not pausing to touch. Her breasts ached. She wanted to be touched. Again, the large hands travelled over her heavy breasts. She arched her back. Fingers pulled at her nipple and she moaned into Melker’s mouth.

“We’d thought you’d need more convincing. I’m glad we were wrong.” Jasper’s voice in her ear coupled with his warm breath, made her legs shake and her arousal soar.

Melker released her from his embrace. Taking a step back he shrugged off his robe. Candyce stared. Never in her life had she seen something so long and big and… her juices streamed down her thighs, her body clearly as keyed up at Melker’s male organ as her mind. Rough hands turned her over. Her jaw dropped. Melker was long but Jasper was thick. She looked up at him and he chuckled.
“Don’t worry, cherie, it will fit.” He bent over her and in one tug pulled off her negligee. Drawing her against him, his hands dipping to cup her ass, he whispered in her ear, “it always fits.” Candyce’s eyes widened but she barely had a moment to register his words before his mouth clamped on hers. Melker’s kiss had been arduous, passionate, hot; Jasper’s was soft, tender, branding.
Candyce jerked when Melker’s tongue swept across her folds. Jasper’s grip on her tightened. His hands on her ass massaged the round globes. In perfect timing, one of his fingers probed the entrance to her anus as Melker’s tongue delved into her cunt. She wanted to cry out in pleasure, but her pitiful moan of delight was swallowed by Jasper’s kiss.

The men created a rhythm that tormented her body. When one entered, the other pulled out. She rocked against them, the ache in her body so sharp she thought she’d cry. They’d never stay inside her enough, never fill her to completion, and never let her find satisfaction. She knew there were more than two fingers inside her at once; maybe three, maybe four, maybe even five. They probed, explored and opened her up for them. They made her body weep and sweat for them. They made her whimper, moan and beg and she enjoyed every minute of it, but enough was enough. She couldn’t take it anymore. She needed them inside her, pumping into her, giving her those delicious cocks to which fingers were no substitute.

“Please, Melker, please Jasper.” She begged for the hundredth time. Jasper looked up at her. He was suckling on her breasts, teasing the pink nubs, biting, licking, blowing on them until they ached.

She met his lidded stare. “Please.”

He nodded once and relief flowed through her.

“She’s more than ready, Melker.”

Melker stepped away from her and observed her with a cheeky smile. “She most certainly is.” He stroked his cock, spreading the glistening drops of precome that coated it. “But maybe, we could…” Placing a hand on her shoulder he pushed down. Candyce willingly fell to her knees. Without waiting, she eagerly took Melker’s cock into her mouth. Their moans reverberated loudly in the room. She lapped hungrily at the long member. A nudge made her glance upwards. The sight of Jasper’s fat cock met her. Hungrily, she took him into her mouth, opening wide to fit as much as him inside as possible. Greedily she sucked both men, palming their balls, licking from base to top and back again. She wanted to bring them to the edge of insanity as they had brought her. Her body rocked on it’s own volition searching for release as it brought both men to the brink.

“Enough, Candyce.” Jasper grabbed her under the arms, lifted her and threw her onto the four-poster bed. Lying back against the pillows he brought her to him, obliging her to straddle him. His cock was inches away from her hot pussy and she wanted nothing more than to sink into it, but he held her at bay.

“You will not come until we allow you, do you hear?” he threatened.

Candyce nodded. With a small smile, Jasper pulled her down, impaling her onto his cock. Both of them groaned loudly. She longed to move against him, to have him move inside of her, but the dark haired man was stock-still. A gasp escaped her lips as she felt Melker’s long, thin cock fill her anus. She trembled, trying to hold back the orgasm which fought so hard to explode as both men crammed themselves inside her body.

“Don’t,” Jasper warned.

She was barely able to nod, in fear that the slightest movement would trigger her. They were only seconds, but it was torture until Melker was fully inside her.

Jasper smiled. “Now, we fuck.”

Candyce gasped, and then screamed as both men moved at once, one entering, the other pushing further inside. She didn’t need much more. Her body reacted to the celestial feeling and as the men pushed and shoved, her climax hit her hard, milking the cocks nestled deep inside her. Barely a few seconds later the men grunted their release, their sperm shooting hard inside her.

Candyce opened her eyes. She trembled from head to toe. She looked around her. How? She was back at the storage room, the lights were on, but the old lady was nowhere to be seen.

“Sweety, sorry I had to leave you here. There was a customer upstairs. Are you alright?”

The old lady appeared from behind her, the red box of chocolate still in her hands, her warm smile in place.

Candyce shook her head. She felt clammy, feverish, unstable. Maybe the chocolate was bad?

She cleared her throat. “I, I think it’s the heat from the storage room. I better be going.”

Had it all been a dream? It couldn’t have been…but then again… She had barely reached for the door knob when the old lady called after her.

“Here, I think you dropped this downstairs.”

Candyce took the card. She stared hard at the white and red slip of paper.




Jasper and Melker
Double your pleasure, double your fun
Professional Candy makers.



With a shaking hand, she turned the card around. Scribbled in neat handwriting were the words: “Looking forward to seeing you at the New Year’s party, Candyce.” and underneath in a sloppy stance, “In the end, it always fits.”

Candyce looked up at the elderly woman who regarded her with a mischievous smile. “Thank you.”

Noelia winked. Candyce stored the card in her purse and walked out. She grinned as she started her way back home. Guess she would be going to that party, after all.

Friday, December 30, 2011

RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH THESE AMAZING EBOOKS!

2012 is right around the corner, just a few hours away! I saw this initiative in Shannan Albright's blog and I loved it!


It's an open promotional opportunity for all authors who wish to participate. It's really easy to chip in, just leave a blurb and buy link to your book in the comment section of the blog.


Also, if you want to, you can put up a blog post like this under the title "RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH THESE AMAZING EBOOKS!


If you wish to participate please leave your blog link with your blurb and buy links in the comment areas of the various blogs you go to. If you have Twitter don't forget to twit the post with the #hashtag newyearsbookpromo


And here's my post...


Tristan's job is to investigate those people on Santa's Uncertain List and determine whether they're truly Naughty or Nice. His last mission of the year is Amy, a sweet girl with a kinky streak that will make his job harder than expected.

Available at:

Silver Publishing
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
All Romance Ebooks
Barnes & Noble

And a little excerpt...

Tristan slammed the car door shut and paused to look at the small town around him. An assortment of shops and apartment buildings lined the street. Through almost every window he could see Christmas decorations. Trees adorned in all manner of styles, from the most simple with plastic stars to the most embellished with gold and silver balls, matching tinsel, and fake snow, graced halls, living rooms, and shop fronts.

He took in a deep breath. A mixture of pine trees, burning wood, and delicious coffee assaulted his senses. His stomach growled, reminding him he hadn't had anything to eat for quite a while. He glanced at the paper in his hand. At the bottom of a row of crossed-out words, a name scribbled in fancy red ink stood out. Amy Donaldson. She was the last mission on his list. Hopefully, he'd be done quickly and be able to get back home for Christmas dinner. A couple strode by him and the smell of warm muffins reached his nostrils. His stomach growled again. Folding the list with Amy's name, he placed it on the inside of his thick winter coat and made up his mind. After all, there was nothing worse than starting a job on an empty stomach.

A bell chimed over his head as he entered the coffee house named Sugar, Ginger, and Spice. A delicious waft of ginger cookies and sugary sweets reached him, corroborating the shop's apt name. The only thing missing, from his point of view, was the touch of spice.

However, the remedy to that appeared in the form of a stunning coffee-serving clerk. He took in her looks as he strolled over to the counter. Compared to him, she wasn't very tall; her head would barely reach over his chin. Her short brown hair was fashioned in a cute pixie haircut with long, side-swept bangs, which highlighted her high cheekbones and large brown eyes. She wasn't too thin, but more on the plump side, just like he liked his women. There was nothing like holding on to a woman's ample hips in the throes of passion.

"What can I get you, sir?"

He was pleased to discover she had a sweet voice, too. Most likely, she participated in a choir or had done so when she was a child. He raised his eyes from her pretty face to stare at the billboard above. The little place certainly had a large assortment of cakes, muffins, cookies, coffees, and hot chocolates.

"What do you recommend, ummm..." He lowered his gaze to read the square tag placed over her heart. "Amy."

He looked up at her face again and was shocked to see the sign hovering on her forehead. How could he have missed it before? The black question mark with a sparkling white snowflake acting as a dot danced over her forehead like a luminous beacon. He must have been too distracted with her appearance to notice she was the last person on his list.

"If I may advise?"

Amy's sweet voice broke his thoughts. He realized he must have been foolishly staring at her for a few seconds and his cheeks warmed in embarrassment. Perhaps sensing his discomfort, Amy plowed on.

"The coffee with white chocolate tastes particularly good if you pair it with the vanilla cupcake."

She smiled at him, a pearly white smile full of innocence. How could this little fairy be on the Uncertain List? She clearly belonged to the Nice List. There must have been some sort of mistake.

"I'll give that a try, then."