Adriana Kraft
When it's time to heat things up...
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Our giveaway of an autographed print copy of Willow Smoke lasts all month – of course, you can always read it free at Kindle Unlimited!
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Riders Up
Book Three:
Willow Smoke
This May/September romantic suspense follows the teenage waif from the group home where Cassie worked in Book One. No longer a teenager, Daisy is carving a life for herself in spite of threats from her past.
EXCERPT
The sputtering sounds of the apartment buzzer penetrated Daisy’s sleep. She rolled over and pulled a pillow over her head. The buzzer continued ringing sporadically. “Go away,” she grumbled. “It’s Monday. It’s my day off.”
Scrambling off the futon, she grabbed her robe and poked her arms through the armholes as she strode angrily toward the entry. She’d have to remember to get the landlord to fix that damn buzzer. Maybe she should just snip the wires.
Daisy peered through the peephole and grew deathly still. Why had he come? She didn’t want him to know this part of her world. With fingers trembling slightly, she turned the knob and opened the door.
a Rafflecopter giveawayOur giveaway of an autographed print copy of Heat Wave lasts all month – of course, you can always read it free at Kindle Unlimited!
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Last week we watched as Ed Harrington arrived on Maggie’s front porch. That wasn’t the first time they’d met – as the book opens, she’s chased him down in Des Moines on a trusted friend’s recommendation and offered him a job. Here’s the reader’s first glance at his reaction:
Harrington glanced away from Maggie Anderson’s penetrating blue eyes. They reminded him of robin’s eggs. He grimaced. He hadn’t seen a robin’s egg since he was a kid. But that wasn’t the reason he’d looked away. The woman was carrying too much pain; he already had more than enough pain for any one human being. He sure didn’t need to borrow any of hers.
Hang onto the land – but at what cost? Feisty widow hires ace racehorse trainer to salvage her family’s heritage. Can they survive escalating threats to life and limb?
As winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, my inner bookaholic rejoices because that means there’s more time to read. There’s nothing better than curling up with a good book. N. N. Light has gathered both new releases and backlist in this giveaway that’s sure to please any booklover. Free e-copy, print and audio books are just waiting for readers to indulge in. You can even enter one of mine. Enter below and good luck! The list is long and personally, I’d love to win myself but alas, I can’t. So, I’ll just live vicariously through the lucky winners. If there’s a particular book or prize you’d like to win, be sure to say which prize you want when you enter via Rafflecopter. Enter below and good luck!
– N. N. Light
N. N. Light’s Book Heaven runs this contest every month! Here is the list of December prizes, including our entry, an autographed copy of Detour Ahead (Riders Up, Book Four).
autographed print copy of A Phoenix Rising by Vivienne Brereton
autographed print copy of Pushing the Limits (Holiday-themed contemporary romance) plus swag generously donated by Nancy Fraser (US/Canada only)
autographed print copy of Detour Ahead by Adriana Kraft (US/Canada only)
e-copy or print copy of winner’s choice of one of C. C. Bolick’s books
print copy of Six Months by Mona Sedrak
e-copy of Debriefing the Dead by Kerry Blaisdell
5 e-copy of Road to Armageddon by Clabe Polk
e-copy of Lie to Me by Christine Kirchoff
e-copy of The Cauldron Stirred by Judith Sterling
e-copy of The Queen of Paradise Valley by Cat Dubie
e-copy of Fortune’s Folly by Cat Dubie
autographed print copy of Harnessing Light by S.B. Goncarova (US/Canada only)
e-copy of Once Broken by D. M. Hamblin
e-copy of A Debt to the Devil by D. M. Hamblin
e-copy of Kiss of the Virgin Queen by Sharon Buchbinder
e-copy of Tied Up With Strings by Madeline McEwan
e-copy of Dickensen Academy by Christine Grabowski
e-copy of Lyrical Embrace by Amber Daulton
autographed print copy of Dante’s Gift by Aubrey Wynne (US only)
e-copy of Pearlman by David Russell
e-copy of Palace of the Stars by Karina McRoberts
e-copy of The Colony and The Last City by RM Gilmour
a Rafflecopter giveawayFriday the thirteenth is a good luck day—our latest installment of Meg Keenan’s ménage adventures releases today at Extasy Books! To celebrate, we’re giving away a free copy of Book One, Seducing Cat – scroll down for how to enter.
Booked as cruise ship entertainers, Meg Keenan and her latest squeeze, Clark Hendricks, spice up the Caribbean action with April and Derek Day.
Published By: Extasy Books
ISBN: 978-1-4874-1327-9
Word Count: 27441
Series:
Meghan’s Playhouse #3
Heat Level: Four Flames: Explicit sex: M/F, F/F; Ménage: F/F/M, F/M/F, FMFM; anal sex; sex toys
Categories: Contemporary, Erotic Romance, GLBT, Ménage
April Day deeply loves her husband, Derek, but something’s missing. To heat things up, she books them on a Caribbean cruise for their seventh anniversary. She’s not sure what she’s looking for, but she knows she’s found it as soon as she spots the delectable sprite of an actress who stars in the ship’s daily shows.
Meghan Keenan’s having a blast with her latest squeeze, Clark Hendricks, who writes and directs the shipboard main shows. Should she turn down April’s request to heat up her marriage? And if she accepts, where will Clark fit in?
Derek is stunned by his wife’s brash pursuit of the hot young actress. Must he match her boldness to keep her from leaving him?
Derek reached for his coffee cup and hesitated. “And I’m supposed to believe this seven-year itch thing will be worked through on this cruise. No roving eyes when we get back to Chicago?”
April shook her head. “Hopefully I’ll have a re-energized husband by then.”
“I’m not the energizer bunny,” Derek said, looking glum and resigned.
“I’ve noticed. Come on, this is about both of us. Let’s enjoy our cruise. There was a time when you couldn’t get enough of me. Wouldn’t you like to have those days back?”
Looking trapped, Derek nodded. “Yeah, you’re right. I would, but this doesn’t seem like the way to do that.”
“I think it is.” April swallowed. “This isn’t just about you, Derek. I have to find my spark again. We’ve both allowed the sex part of our marriage to fizzle. I no longer believe you and I can find it on our own. I think another woman can help us both—at least, the right woman.”
“And you think Meg the actress is that woman?”
“She’s worth a shot. You know I’m not threatening divorce. But I’m not willing to give up on our sex lives just because I’m about to turn thirty, either. I don’t expect to ever have to give up on sex, but that means we have to do some things to give it some new life.”
“You read too many romance novels.”
“Maybe.” She dragged a fingernail along his wrist. “But I’m not ready to give up on us. Now I’m going over there and introducing myself.”
His eyebrows shot up.
“You can watch, if that suits you better.”
To enter for a free download of Meghan’s Playhouse: Book One, click HERE to head over to the Extasy Books Facebook Reader Group, The Book Carousel, and leave a comment on my contest post.
I’ll check comments noon Pacific time on Monday, October 16, and choose a winner!
Seducing Cat received 5 stars from Amy at The TBR Pile: “Hot in all the right places…A must read!”
Welcome to MidWeek Tease, where authors share tempting snippets to tide you over till the weekend. A huge shout out to author Angelica Dawson for hosting our blog hop every week!
Seducing Cat is on tour through June 19 with a contest for an Amazon gift card – scroll to the raflecopter graphic at the end of this post to enter!
What could college English Professor Caitlin Shanahan ever have in common with the brash carpenter Kurt Davis? The sexy sprite Meghan Keenan, that’s what.
Meghan’s Playhouse
Book One
May, 2017
Extasy Books
Novella, 28,000 words
Cover by Syneca Featherstone
Heat Rating
Four Flames:
Explicit sex: M/F, F/F;
Ménage: F/F/M, F/M/F;
anal sex; sex toys
Last week’s tease gave us a peek at our trio’s first ménage scene (and you can read it HERE 🙂 ). This week we’re backing up a bit – do you remember your first kiss with the person who turned out to be the love of your life? I sure do, but my personal history contains nothing resembling the sniping that’s been going on between English professor Cat Shanahan and carpenter Kurt Davis for the first two thirds of our newest release, Seducing Cat. They’ve been spitting bullets at each other.
They’re an unlikely pair: She’s 34, newly tenured at the college in the small town of Burntside Wisconsin, and author and director of plays at the community theater in town. Kurt’s 24, a high school graduate who teamed up with a buddy to create a construction company and is doing very well. He volunteers as a set designer at the theater, and Cat’s hired him to restore the century-old foursquare home she recently purchased.
That age difference quite possibly qualifies the novella as a Cougar Story, but it’s so much more than that. To seize the love affair of their life, both Cat and Kurt have some deep-seated prejudice to overcome: upper class disdain for people who work with their hands, and working-class mistrust of the highly educated. Since our own extended families are filled with both academics and blue-collar workers, we’re familiar with this scenario—and we know that the deep divide can sometimes be overcome in real life, as well as on the pages of fiction.
This five book series was originally released in 2009 by a different e-publisher. It’s been unavailable for over four years, and we’re thrilled Extasy Books has contracted to re-release it, completely revised and re-edited. In the meantime, Meg insisted we write one more adventure. The six books will release approximately every ten weeks. Watch for Book Two: A Woman for Zachary in early August!
Set-Up: By the time of this excerpt, Meg and Cat are already lovers. Kurt knows this, but he’s made clear he wants no part of whatever crazy scheme Meg is up to.
Wringing clammy hands, Cat stood in the small production booth behind the opening night audience. Openings inevitably made her anxious. There seemed no way to prevent it. This was her favorite place to watch the show, because from here it looked as if the cast performed only for her. Besides, no one bothered her when she was in the booth.
The first act had been superb. Meg had the crowd in the palm of her hand, hanging on every word and responding to every gesture, and yet she had a way of not stealing the show. The cast performed well together.
During intermission, Cat had visited briefly with cast members, giving them words of support before returning to the safety of her booth. Successful opening nights were so exhilarating, and this was one of those.
She startled when the door to the booth opened and closed quickly.
“Thought I’d find you here,” Kurt said softly, squeezing into the tight space to stand behind her. “She’s good, isn’t she?”
Cat could barely make out his outline in the dark and quickly returned her gaze toward the stage. His physical presence took up so much of the tiny booth she feared suffocating. “She’s superb. Meg should be in New York. Look at her work the crowd, and they don’t even know it.”
“She has a way about her, all right.”
“She’s a blend of mystery, innocence and eroticism.” She wanted to take back her words as soon as she heard them.
“Ah.” Kurt’s breath heated her bare neck. “She’s all of that, all right.”
“Do you suppose she’ll ever take the next step?”
“Maybe. If she’s supported enough. She’s more insecure about her acting than she lets on.”
“I know. I’ve been trying to help her with those insecurities.”
“I’ve heard. And I gather she’s helping you with some of yours.”
Cat’s heart skipped a beat. She should bite his head off for that comment. But she was suddenly in a joyous mood as the crowd gave the cast a standing ovation. She squealed, “Yes! They loved it.”
“Did you think they wouldn’t?”
“I never know what to think until it’s over. I better get out there.” She turned around quickly and slammed against Kurt’s solid chest. She caught herself on his shoulders, then suddenly felt his arms holding her steady.
In the dark, she couldn’t tell if he was smiling or scowling. And then he brushed his lips across hers. Her breathing stopped.
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