Saturday, May 4, 2013

Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday A Decade of Longing

I missed signing up for #SexySnippets but made it just in time for Weekend Writer Warriors #8Sunday. After I signed up I stared at the computer for a few minutes wondering what to show you guys since i had promised last week that I'd change stories. Finally, I remembered that one of my publishers, Evernight, is donating 25% of all proceeds to Breast Cancer Awareness (you can see the poster on the top left), so, I've gone back and picked a few lines from my first novel published with them: A Decade of Longing 

#8Sunday Sentences for...


However, even as she went about her duties, her eyes constantly scanned the room as if searching
for something––or someone.He knew what she was seeking. She stopped to chat to someone, turning her back on him. It was time. He stepped away from the column and made his way towards her. As if sensing his presence, she turned around, her eyes locking with his, her acquaintance
forgotten. Neither of them moved. He noticed as her smile faded, her lips parted slightly, and her chest rose as she drew a deep breath.



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A Decade of Longing

Picture Angelica and Alexander fell in love at a young age. Unfortunately, their love is doomed since the beginning. Forcibly separated, Angelica is obligated to marry another man at her father’s convenience while Alexander is prohibited from ever seeking her out again.

Ten years later, however, Alexander is no longer the callow boy he used to be. Now an influential gentleman, he is bent on recovering the only woman he has ever loved. No matter the cost. But has their love withstood the ravages of time?

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Goddess Fish Book Blast: Nameless by Claire Kent


Hey lovelies, today Goddess Fish Promotions is taking over to showcase this interesting romance novel: Nameless by Claire Kent. Claire is giving away a nifty prize too! 

She will be awarding a $50 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour. 

To win you must simply leave a comment below. Remember that the more you comment, the better your chances of winning! And imagine all the things you could do with those $50 Amazon GF...  

The rest of the tour dates can be found here:


NAMELESS
by Claire Kent

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They named it anything but love.

After a failed marriage to a domineering man, Erin refuses to be controlled by anything or anyone. That includes Seth, the father of her baby—a man who was supposed to be only a one-night-stand, a man who’s used to always getting his way.

There’s a reason that Seth Thomas, a successful defense attorney, is often referred to as the Bulldozer. If something needs to happen, he makes it happen. That includes being part of his baby’s life—even if he never expected to be a father, even if Erin doesn’t really trust him.

They’ll work out an arrangement in the best interest of their baby—and if they occasionally have sex, well, that’s just an added perk—but they both agree on one thing.

What they have will never be love.


Excerpt:

She wandered back to the table to find Seth staring broodingly at his empty glass.

She watched him for a minute.  Then, “Are you all right?”

He jerked his head toward her, as if he hadn’t realized she’d returned.  “Yeah.”

Studying him closely, she decided she didn’t believe him.  He was flushed from warmth and the Scotch, adorably rumpled in his wrinkled suit and loosened tie, and sprawled out on the booth seat.  But he looked vulnerable somehow.

Wounded.

She sat down beside him, instead of in her chair.  “I’m switching to water. If I drink any more, I might throw up.”  This she said by way of explanation, so he wouldn’t think she was giving up on their evening.

“Very sensible of you.”

“Throwing up in front of you would be embarrassing.”

Seth nodded.  “It wouldn’t be very pleasant for me either.”

Then he licked his lips the way he had before.

Erin watched his tongue slide across the supple line of each lip, moistening each as it went.

She moved toward him.  Slid her hands up his chest until they settled on his shoulders.  “I asked you to stop licking your lips.”

His mouth parted slightly, perhaps in surprise, but he didn’t have time to say anything.

Leaning her face toward his, she pressed her lips into his.  He was warm and solid beneath her, and he made a little grunt in his throat.

He tasted and smelled like Scotch, and also something fainter, more masculine.

When she relaxed her mouth on his, he murmured against her lips, “What was that?”

“That,” she pronounced, pleased she was thinking so clearly, “was a kiss.”

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Bio:
Claire has been writing romance novels since she was twelve years old. She has a PhD in British literature and, when she's not writing, she teaches English at the university level.

She also writes contemporary romance under the penname Noelle Adams.

Links:
Facebook (under my other penname Noelle Adams): https://www.facebook.com/NoelleAdamsAuthor
Twitter (under my other penname Noelle Adams):  https://twitter.com/NoelleAdams3




Wednesday, May 1, 2013

TnT Confidential: Iyanna Jenna (YA author) *Giveaway*



Hi Lovelies! I'm inaugurating the month of may with a special visitor: YA author Iyanna Jenna! Let's give her a warm welcome! *claps* She's holding a giveaway so read on to find out how to win one of her interesting titles.

 
A Granted Wish and Glowing Dim as an Ember by Iyana Jenna





This is a part of my blogging in ‘A Granted Wish’ Blog Tour (that now will also feature another story with the title of ‘Glowing Dim as an Ember’) and I’d like to extend my gratitude to Elyzabeth for the opportunity to guest blog on her site. Now here are my stories.

A Granted Wish

Genre: M/M Young Adult
Word count: 1,600
Summary: Being told over and over that he is too young to have a girlfriend, or a boyfriend as the case may be, 15-year-old Cody sends a wish to whoever up there willing to grant it.

This story was inspired by the movie Blue Lagoon and I playfully dubbed it Blue Lagoon 2. It has silliness of a boy that is entangled in a case of ‘be careful what you wish for.’




Excerpt

Kyle inches slowly, creeps in, and, stealing a quick glance towards the boy sitting next to him, he smiles. He looks down; can feel their fingers entwined together underneath their school bags. He loves seeing the blush on the other boy's face, feel the slight tremor running through his hand–though from excitement or fear he knows not. They are inside the school bus after all.

He swallows his disappointment when Aiden pulls his hand back. Right. He tries not to show his feeling, looks up and sees the boy’s shy smile toward him, making him feel warm all over.

That's exactly what he feels every time Aiden is around. In the classroom, at PE sessions, during breaks. He can’t wait. Can’t wait to see him again once he loses sight of him.

“Kyle? What are you doing out there? Get inside and change. Dinner’s ready.”

Startled, Kyle whirls around to find his dad standing at the doorway. He doesn’t realize he’s been standing at the gate, watching the bus that carries Aiden vanish round the corner at the end of the street.


Glowing Dim as an Ember

Genre: Young Adult
Word count: 2,700
Summary: 14 year-old Etienne keeps getting flashes of someone else's memories. Dancing bears and painted wings are not exactly the things he meets every day especially since he is just a homeless boy living on the cold streets of Paris.
 
This story was inspired by a song Once Upon a December and the story of Anastasia, the lost princess from Russia. But it’s by no means a story of her as this one is a tale of the boy Etienne and another named Eric in the year of 1840 and before.
 
 
Excerpt
 
At first he thought he heard it from afar, the roar of a gun blaring, a voice screaming. Or perhaps it was a dream.

But someone was pounding at the door, and he leaped out of bed. Feet entangled in the blankets, he nearly toppled face first onto the floor when a pair of hands caught him and he gasped, panicked.

“You have to go. You have to go!”

“Mama?”

His mother grabbed his boots and pulled them onto his feet, then snatched up his coat and put it on him; she pushed him urgently toward the window.

“Mama!”

His room was on the second story and though the snow outside was thick and soft to cushion his fall, it was pitch black and he really didn't want to stumble around, cold and with probably a sprained ankle as well.

"Go!" His mother was getting hysterical. “Anna is waiting outside. You will be safe.”
 
 
 
A Granted Wish will be out on April 28, 2013 and Glowing Dim as an Ember on May 5, 2013.
 
Buy Link: http://alfiedog.com/products-page/iyana-jenna/
 
To find out more about me, please go to:
 
http://iyana-jenna.livejournal.com/
http://www.amazon.com/author/iyanajenna
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6996391.Iyana_Jenna
https://www.facebook.com/iyanajenna

Or email me at: iyanajenna@yahoo.com
 
And a giveaway! Please comment and you’ll enter a draw for one of the stories. ^___^