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Prize Winner for ONE BOOK IN THE GRAVE Launch PartyPosted by Kate Carlisle Feb 9 2012, 11:45 pm in Bandit Booty, Bandita Booty, Kate Carlisle, Launch Party, prize winner, prizes
ONE BOOK IN THE GRAVE Launch Party and Giveaway!Posted by Kate Carlisle Feb 7 2012, 12:05 am in Bandita Booty, bibliophile mystery, Kate Carlisle, Launch Party
So I’m pleased to welcome you today to the ONE BOOK IN THE GRAVE launch party, being held in the great hall of the uber-exotic Library of Alexandria . Not the new-fangled one they built in 2002. I’m taking you back through time to the original Library of Alexandria, the one that was pillaged and plundered and burned for hundreds of years. The envy of the Western World. Awesome! Everything is so beautiful, including the cabana boys, who look like Greek statues guarding the perimeter of the room.
I don’t think we could have found a more appropriate venue, given that the heroine of the Bibliophile Mystery series is a professional bookbinder. By the way, Brooklyn Wainwright is here at the party this evening, but you might not catch a glimpse of her. She is so passionate about antique books, that I suspect she’ll disappear into the stacks, perhaps joined by her sexy British boyfriend, Derek Stone. (And if the stacks are a-rockin’… )
Now, you all keep on partying while I give everyone a quick hint of ONE BOOK IN THE GRAVE. In it, Brooklyn is called upon to restore a damaged copy of a rare copy of Beauty and the Beast. When she realizes that the book once belonged to a friend who died under mysterious circumstances, Brooklyn visits a rare book dealer for help… only to find him lying in a pool of his own blood. Is someone after the precious first edition, and could Brooklyn be next on the killer’s list? Do you visit your library frequently? When you go to the library, do you use the card catalog to look for specific books, or do you prefer to wander the stacks? Can you think of a book or author you love, whom you discovered at the library? I’m giving away one book in my Bibliophile Mystery backlist (your choice!) to one random commenter today! By the way, I’m holding a contest right now on my website. Two lucky members of my mailing list will win this 513-piece jigsaw puzzle featuring the beautiful cover of ONE BOOK IN THE GRAVE! Visit www.katecarlisle.com and join the mailing list for your chance to win!
For the Love of TexasPosted by Trish Milburn Jan 15 2012, 12:02 am in Bandita Booty, Launch Party, The Cowboy's Secret Son, Trish Milburn I have a new book out this month, so you know what that means. LAUNCH PARTY!!! The Cowboy’s Secret Son is the first in my Teagues of Texas trilogy about three brothers whose family own and operate a guest ranch in the Texas Hill Country. I love the Hill Country and have used several real towns to create my fictional town of Blue Falls. If you’re familiar with the central part of Texas, you might recognize touches of Fredericksburg, Marble Falls, and Gruene in Blue Falls. I love the wide-open country, the touches of wild west and German heritage, the landscape that is so different from the verdant South where I’ve lived my entire life. There’s a beauty in the starkness of western landscapes. I’ve also incorporated my lifelong love of cowboy stories. I know much of what I’ve seen in movies and TV shows is romanticized, but that’s okay. I like the romanticized cowboy way of life. For my stories, I’ve tried to create a mixture of the romanticized vision and real-life issues people face every day. And Harlequin has been doing a great job of putting a picture with my words by giving me beautiful covers. I’ve seen the covers for the first two books in the series, and they’ve been great. Hey, what’s not to love about hot cowboys, right? So to celebrate my love for Texas, today I’m going to list some of my favorite places to visit when I hit the Lone Star State. 1. The Hill Country — I like driving through the entire area and stopping to poke around the shops, particularly in Fredericksburg and Gruene. The latter is also home to the oldest dance hall in Texas as well as The Gristmill, a popular restaurant overlooking the Guadalupe River. My timing has never been good to see the fields of bluebonnets in bloom, but I plan to get there at the right time at some point. Also, by driving down Highway 281 to San Antonio, I can avoid the horrendous traffic in Austin. 2. Guenther House — Every time I visit my bestie, author MJ Fredrick, in San Antonio, we have breakfast at Guenther House. This restored 1860 home of the founders of Pioneer Flour Mills serves up the best biscuits I have had in my life. Even when I’m not eating white flour and watching carbs, I take a time out to eat biscuits and gravy here. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. 3. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park — I love mission-style architecture and American history. This park is the perfect combination of the two. There are four missions along the San Antonio river that are a part of this park: Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Jose, and Mission Espada. They were constructed in the 1700s as part of the Catholic church’s efforts to spread Christianity to the natives of the area. I could literally spend an entire day just walking around these missions and enjoying their beauty and rich history. 4. The Alamo — The Alamo is San Antonio’s most famous landmark. It’s also the fifth of the five missions in San Antonio, though it is not part of the national park. Instead, it is owned by the state and operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. As you might expect, it is the most crowded of the missions. But it’s one of those places where you step inside and get a surreal feeling that you are literally walking in the steps of history. That’s MJ and me at The Alamo. 5. San Antonio Riverwalk — This five-mile series of pathways winds through San Antonio along the San Antonio River and is lined with lots of restaurants, shops and attractions. Have you ever been to Texas? What’s your favorite place to visit there? Do you like stories set in Texas? Cowboy stories? What are your favorites? I’ll be giving away a copy of The Cowboy’s Secret Son to two commenters today. If you tweet or post a Facebook status update about this post, I’ll enter your name a second time in the drawing. Be sure to let me know you’ve done one or both of these. MAD ABOUT THE EARL LAUNCH PARTY!!Posted by Christina Brooke Jan 11 2012, 12:20 am in Beauty and the Beast, Christina Brooke, Daniel Craig, Gerard Butler, Hugh Jackman, Launch Party, Mad About the Earl, Male makeover, Sven
In the United States, MAD ABOUT THE EARL is already on the shelves. In Australia and New Zealand it will be published on 25 January by Penguin Books Australia. Check out the cover and Australian release details here. For excerpts and more info you can go to my website. So with a double release coming up, we need to party doubly hard in at least three different time zones, don’t we? Luckily, the lair is especially designed to hold raucous goings-on from its many inhabitants–just as long as Ermingarde doesn’t get *too* excited, I think our establishment will take the punishment! And of course, what party would be complete without darling Sven? The man with the magical hands is here to see to your every need! Make mine a mango daiquiri please, Sven! Because one of the themes of MAD ABOUT THE EARL is that appearances can be deceiving, I thought I’d chat a little bit today about the male makeover in romance. How polished do we really want our men to be? I’ve heard women say often enough that they don’t want a man who spends more time on his hair than she does on hers. Has that changed with the advent of role models like he of the glittery epidermis and countless manly men who clearly style their hair to look like they’ve just rolled out of bed… or stuck their finger in a power socket? To me there is always a certain attraction to the suave style of gentleman who can really rock a suit. But many women like a little bit of the rough along with the smooth in their man. That’s certainly the case with Lady Rosamund Westruther, the beauty of the Westruther family who finds herself irresistibly drawn to Griffin, Earl of Tregarth, a hulking, angry bear of a man. The good news is they are already betrothed. The bad news? Griffin, having taken shocking (and quite delicious!) liberties with his betrothed upon their first meeting, leaves her dangling on the shelf for years. Griffin had reasons for that, of course, not least the contrast between what he sees as his ugliness and Rosamund’s extraordinary beauty. But now he has to marry her and Rosamund finally has Griffin, Earl of Tregarth exactly where she wants him. Humiliated by his failure to claim her, Rosamund demands that Griffin court her in public to show the world he doesn’t disdain his future bride. And what does a diamond of the first water do when her man is more than a leetle rough around the edges? Why, give him a makeover, of course!
He looked even more ferocious when he gritted his teeth. “Yes, I do. Damn it.” She ignored his shocking language. “Well, then. You will simply have to play by my rules. You must do as I requested at the outset and court me in form.” He made as if to interrupt but she overrode him. “Ah, but let us be more specific, shall we?” She counted off on her fingers. “A drive in the park, two routs, a musicale, a picnic and one ball. I shall see that you get the requisite invitations. You will squire me about and make it clear to the Ton that although you neglected me shamefully for three years, you are now ecstatic to take me as a bride. I shall display similar devotion—” The words burst from him. “Damn it! No!” “Oh, I assure you,” she said sweetly, “I am very good at acting a part.” But our hero won’t go down without a fight… In a hoarse voice, he said, “No balls.” “What?” she said faintly. Hope dawned in her face.
He eyed her belligerently. “Don’t try to gammon me that the rest isn’t enough for your purpose. If I take you about London a bit and we announce our engagement, and I appear suitably. . .” He waved a hand as words failed him. “. .pleased with the arrangement, the news will be all over town in the blink of an eye. There’s no need for me to caper about at some damned ball.” Stupid bloody idiot! This was going to be pure purgatory for them both. But how could he resist her when she’d looked at him with that roguish, calculating gaze? “But I do so love to dance,” she said, staring up at him with those china-blue eyes. “Wouldn’t you like to dance with me?” Even the mighty pull of attraction between them couldn’t overcome his horror at the mere She must have accepted his word on this was final, for her shoulders dropped and she emitted a little, “Humph!” Then her pretty mouth firmed with resolve. “Two rout parties, one musicale, one picnic and one drive in the park,” she said. “And a new wardrobe. For you, I mean.” She dared to bargain with him over this? He stared at her, struck dumb by the way the mulish determination on her face sat so oddly with her dazzling beauty. The combination completely undid him. “Done,” he heard himself say. Oh, hell.
He managed to resist the promptings of his baser self by thinking about all the gallivanting she had in store for him. With a groan, he said, “It’s going to be hell on a man, all this gadding about.” Clearly delighted with her victory, she made a teasing and quite voluptuous little pout. “Ohh, the poor bear will have to come out of his cave and dance.” “Ha! And you’re the bear-leader, I suppose.” She laughed. “Yes, something like that. How unromantic. But you will do this for me, Griffin?” “I’ll do it. I won’t like it.” She tilted her head. “Oh, you never know what you might like until you try.” Of course, while Griffin is lacking in social graces, he makes up for that in other areas… *G* But for that, my dear friends, you will have to read the story! So tell me–rough or smooth? Do you like your men with stubble, t-shirt and jeans or clean-cut in a suit from Saville Row? Is it that handsome model from the Armani Code ad for you or Gerard Butler in 300? Or maybe something in between? A Daniel Craig as James Bond sort of guy, who can kill a man with his bare hands, shoot the cuffs of his dinner shirt and return to the high rollers table at a Monte Carlo casino?
Today I’m giving away signed copies of both HEIRESS IN LOVE and MAD ABOUT THE EARL. In your comment you can tell me which one you would prefer. Time to party!! Don’t forget to place your drink order, will you? Launching Some Midnight FunPosted by Tawny Weber Jan 7 2012, 12:17 am in Goals and Wishes, Launch Party, New Years, Sex Lies and Midnight, Tawny Weber Woot! It’s that time again here in the lair. Party Time, that is. Time to celebrate the release of my latest book, SEX, But as wonderful as Midnight Kisses are, I thought we’d talk instead about another New Year’s tradition my family enjoys. Midnight Want to give it a try? Thanks to the wonder of Lair Magic, we can set the clocks back here in the Lair, making all day Midnight. So wish away. What wonderful thing do you want to do this year? Contrary to some rumors, I really am a mature adult. But I do believe, with all my heart, in wishes. And in wishes come true. I think that’s one of the hardest things about growing up – losing that belief in magic. For some, that growing up happens much later (me). For others (Maya and Simon) it happens much much too soon. Here’s a tiny excerpt from SEX, LIES AND MIDNIGHT, my current release and the second book in the Undercover Operatives series. It’s not a hot juicy excerpt, although there is definitely hot juice in the book *g* I thought I’d share this bit about wishes that gives such a vivid insight into both Maya and Simon’s hearts.
So there you have it… Wishes are wonderful. But maybe we should hedge our wishing bets and figure on doing a little work to help make them come true Share your wishing wonders with me today and I’ll draw one name to win an autographed copy of SEX, LIES AND MIDNIGHT of their very own (or if they have it, any book from my backlist). Feels Like Home Launch PartyPosted by Beth Andrews Aug 20 2011, 8:59 am in Beth Andrews, Feels Like Home, Launch Party
Break out the bubbly and hose down the Cabana Boys! It’s launch day in the lair! I’m so excited to be celebrating my latest release for Superromance, FEELS LIKE HOME. Here’s the back cover blurb:
She’s planning a wedding…not a romance!
Keeping up appearances is Yvonne Delisle’s forte. But this job is going to test even her Southern belle mettle! It’s not challenging enough she only has six weeks to turn a ramshackle carriage house into the hottest society wedding venue in Virginia. It’s also located on her ex-husband Aidan’s family vineyard. The home—and the man—she yearned for. But Yvonne’s up for the challenge. In the time since things went south with Aidan, she’s become the most sought-after wedding planner in the state—popular enough to arrange her former mother-in-law’s second wedding. Except…it’s becoming suspiciously clear she wasn’t hired for her professional expertise. Someone is plotting a reconciliation…and Yvonne is more tempted by the day. Let’s see who actually walks down that aisle…
And here’s a quick excerpt:
  “Lily,” Aidan said in his deep voice. “Come here.”
Which was a reasonable request. Except for the fact that Aidan, with his watchful eyes and quick mind, never missed anything. He snapped his fingers. “Lily. Now.” After one more sniff, Lily padded over to Aidan. He patted her head. As a reward for obeying him or because the dog hadn’t ripped Yvonne’s hand off at the wrist, she didn’t know. Maybe a bit of both. “I…” She swallowed and tried again. “I didn’t know you had a…a dog.” Unrolling the sleeves of his denim shirt, he raised his eyebrows. “I hadn’t realized I was to keep you abreast of any pets I may or may not have. Or did I miss something in our divorce agreement?” She blushed furiously. “No. No, of course not. I just…I had no idea you liked…” She glanced at the dog who seemed to be watching her with more interest than was warranted. “Animals.” “Now you do.” “Right.” But…but what else didn’t she know about him? After all, it’d been almost seven years since she saw him last. As she was well aware, a lot could happen in that amount of time. A lump formed in her throat. Oh, dear Lord. “Did you…have you remarried?” she asked, looking around the room as if his second wife was going to leap out from behind the leather sofa and yell Boo! She cringed. But it was too late to take her question back—much as she would like to.He paused briefly in the act of buttoning his sleeve. “No.”
She exhaled heavily, just now realizing she’d been holding her breath while waiting for his answer. “Oh. That’s…” What? A relief? A disappointment? She wasn’t sure which one would be the bigger lie. “I was engaged,” she heard herself blurt out, the nails of her free hand digging into her palm. “It didn’t work out.”
He went completely still. For a moment she wondered if he was even breathing. But then he lifted his head and when his eyes met hers they were so cold, gooseflesh rose on her arms. “I don’t remember asking.”
No. Of course he hadn’t. Good thing, too. She hardly enjoyed discussing her broken engagement or her ex-fiancé—the man her parents had chosen for her once her divorce from Aidan had been final. A man who’d wanted her because of her name, her looks and her family’s social standing.
FEELS LIKE HOME is the final book in my Diamond Dust trilogy about three brothers who must work together to save their family’s vineyard. When I wrote the first book, A MARINE FOR CHRISTMAS, I had no plans on making it a part of a series. But then I wrote a scene with all three brothers and I fell head-over-heels for Matt and Aidan and HAD to write their stories *g*
Who are some of your favorite brothers in books, movies, on TV or even in real life? (One of my picks is pictured above *g*) I’m giving away a copy of FEELS LIKE HOME today! A New Day, A New Launch Party!Posted by Beth Andrews May 20 2011, 8:59 am in Beth Andrews, dancing, Launch Party, The Prodigal Son
by Beth It’s launch party time again in the lair! THE PRODIGAL SON is out now and I’m thrilled to celebrate its release with my fellow Bandits, our Bandit Buddies and, of course, Sven, the Gladiators and the Hockey Hunks
 THE PRODIGAL SON is the second book in my Diamond Dust trilogy for Harlequin Superromance and tells the story of Matt Sheppard, the youngest of three brothers, and Connie Henkel, who works as the vineyard manager for the Sheppard’s winery. Here’s what the back cover says:
He always gets what he wants–and that’s made Matt Sheppard an international success as a vintner. So he never saw his mother’s blackmail coming. She says she’ll sell the family’s vineyard if he doesn’t stay put for exactly one year. But running the Diamond Dust with his brothers was his father’s dream, not his. Now he’s shackled to the place by familial ties as strong as vines and tight enough to strangle him.
Worse, he’s forced to work with a resentful manager, Connie Henkel. Her mile-long legs can’t distract him from his goal: to improve the business and get out as soon as he can. Because if the single mom entwines herself around Matt’s heart, he’ll never be able to leave.
Here’s a quick excerpt from when Connie approaches Matt after his brother’s bachelor party:
“So,” Connie said, turning slightly in her seat to face him. “How’d the party go? Anything wild happen? Any Hangover moments?” He grinned, appreciating her reference to the movie. “No tigers or babies have been spotted and as far as I know, everyone still has all of their teeth.” “As long as the groom does, that’s all that matters.” The bartender set a glass of ice water in front of her and Connie smiled her thanks to him. Took a sip before clearing her throat. “Look, about last night–” “Are you going to apologize?” Her pretty mouth thinned. “For putting an arrogant man in his place? Can’t say I’ve ever regretted that,” she told him, reminding him of his words when he’d asked if he should apologize for kissing her. “So you’re obviously not here to beg my forgiveness. Did you come over expecting me to apologize?” Brushing her short bangs to the side, she stared down at her water. His own fingers twitched with the need to touch her hair. To see if it was a soft as he imagined. “I came over because…” She stirred the ice in her glass with her straw then abruptly let go and met his eyes. “I came over because you looked…alone.” “Hard to be alone when I’m surrounded by people.” “Okay,” she said slowly. “Maybe alone wasn’t the right word. More like…lonely.” The muscles in his shoulders tensed but he didn’t move. Couldn’t. Not when his breath was locked in his chest. Not when he was afraid she was right. Still, he forced a grin. “Not lonely,” he assured her as he deliberately slid his gaze down her figure lazily before holding her gaze. “But glad for the company anyway.” Enough chit chat…let’s get this party started!! Crank up the margarita machine! Dim the lights! Buff the Cabana Boys! And, most importantly, turn up the music! This is a party after all, and what better way to celebrate then by hitting the dance floor?
 What song gets you out on the dance floor? What song gets your groove thang shaking when you hear it, no matter if you’re at home, in your car or at the store? I’ll give away copies of THE PRODIGAL SON to two commenters today!
Kate Carlisle: LAUNCH PARTY!!!!!Posted by Kate Carlisle May 2 2011, 4:05 am in bibliophile mysteries, Kate Carlisle, Launch, Launch Party, Murder Under Cover
MURDER UNDER COVER, the fourth book of my Bibliophile Mysteries series, is out tomorrow, and you know what that means: sudden, overwhelming panic about my hair. I’m going on book tour, and I must have fabulous hair. I haven’t had great luck communicating my needs to hair stylists in the past. I go in early, thinking that I can flip through their books to find the style I want. The problem is, many of their books are either outdated or way too avant garde. I just don’t think I’d look good in a blue Mohawk. Although… it would make my blue eyes pop. This year, I decided to do my searching in advance, and I want your help deciding which is the right look for me. Since I’m releasing a mystery novel, I’m going to limit my search to hairstyles found on my favorite mystery shows on TV. I am convinced that having mystery show hair will send a subliminal message to book buyers that they will love my book as much as they love the show. I’ll do anything to sell my book. Extensions, color, cut, even – gasp! – a perm (as a last resort). So here goes… whose hair looks best on me? Kyra Sedgwick from The Closer:  Either of the blondes on Psych:  Maybe I should go dark. I love Mariska Hargitay… but should I do Season 1?  Or the shorter years?  I have to say, Elliot does not look impressed with the dark hair/blonde bangs look in either picture. And honestly, I want to impress him even more than I want to sell copies of MURDER UNDER COVER. Finally, from another favorite show, NCIS, I could totally rock Pauley’s hair, don’t you think?  What do you think? Which ‘do should I do? Or do you have a better suggestion for whose hair I should try? What’s your favorite mystery show hairstyle? Thank you for celebrating the release of MURDER UNDER COVER with me! I hope you’ll rush out tomorrow to get your copy! You can get a sneak peek at Chapter 1 on my website: http://katecarlisle.com/murder-under-cover.php Trish is having a Launch Party!!Posted by Trish Milburn Apr 14 2011, 4:01 am in book launch party, Launch Party, Trish Milburn
It’s a different type of experience being in charge of every aspect of the writing, editing, marketing and distribution of one’s book. So far the only thing I’ve not done myself is design the cover. I knew I had no talent in that arena, so I enlisted the talented Kimberly Killion at Hot Damn Designs, and I think she did a lovely job. I firmly believe covers are important because they’re the face of your book, the first impression. I have no doubt that there are really good books out there that don’t get read as many times as they should because they’ve had the misfortune of having bad covers, though I’ve been very fortunate with all of my covers to date (thank you, Harlequin and Penguin!). I also believe that the book beyond the cover has to live up to good packaging. I hope readers believe Living in Color does that. Living in Color is a mother-daughter road trip story, one that leads to healing and some unexpected discoveries. Here’s the blurb: After the death of her father, Sabrina Bishop feels a sense of relief that he’s gone. No longer will he be able to abuse her mother mentally or physically, and just maybe her mother might grow to see what he’d done to her was wrong. But with the death of Jim Bishop, Sabrina is now responsible for her mother’s well being since Ruby can’t read or write and has lived a sheltered life. But Ruby has a very small comfort zone in rural West Tennessee, and that means she can’t come live with Sabrina in Atlanta. Besides, Sabrina’s job as an award-winning news photographer keeps her traveling around the globe most of the time. As she tries to make suitable plans for her mother’s future, Sabrina offers to take Ruby on a road trip to expose her to a world she’s never seen. As they travel to sites such as Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone National Park and the Gulf Coast of Florida, the trip becomes a journey of unexpected healing and self-discovery not only for Ruby, but for Sabrina as well.
2. San Antonio and the Hill Country of Texas — My good friend Mary lives in San Antonio, so I’ve driven there several times. Last month, we also took a trip up to Fredericksburg in the Hill Country so I could do some research for the trilogy I’m writing for Harlequin American. Some of my favorite stops on this trip are the missions along the Mission Trail in San Antonio — the Alamo and four others (San Jose, Espada, San Juan and Concepcion).
4. Outer Banks, N.C. — Home to Cape Hatteras and several other lighthouses, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (wonderful because it’s undeveloped like so many stretches of beach), and Kitty Hawk, site of the Wright Brothers’ famous flight. 5. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN and N.C. — The roads that crisscross this park pass by waterfalls, beautiful mountain streams, lush green mountains, stunning wildflowers, historic structures of past mountain communities, and even the occasional black bear. It is one of the most richly bio-diverse places it the world and is thus designated an International Biosphere Reserve. And it has the benefit of only being about four hours from my house. What I’d like to know from you all is: a. Do you like road trips? b. What are some of your favorite road trips and destinations? c. Any fun (or horrible) road trip stories to share?
If you’d like to read Living in Color (it’s a great Mother’s Day gift — hint, hint), you can download it at: Amazon.com for Kindle Barnesandnoble.com for Nook Smashwords.com for Sony e-reader, iPad and various other formats, including for your desktop computer Okay, break out the freshly made cookies (I hope Joanie made them, and I’d like to request they be just like the ones she made for one of our Bandita get-togethers — yum!), your favorite non-alcoholic beverage (we are driving, after all), and road map and hit the road! Breaking the Rules Launch and Delicious DessertsPosted by Tawny Weber Jan 30 2011, 6:12 am in dessert, Launch Party, Tawny Weber by Tawny We’re coming up on Valentine’s Day and I’m celebrating the launch of my 10th (OMGOMGOMG – TEN!!!) book release. So I do think it’s party time!
What do you get when you mix a military hero on a mission with an independent artist hell-bent on proving something? A battle that can only be won between the sheets. Sophia Castillo is finally calling the shots in her life, and she’s determined to stay in charge. The last thing she needs is a babysitter. Not even a babysitter as sexy as US Army Sergeant First Class and EOD Squad Leader, Maximillian St. James. But when someone is sabotaging her art gallery, she turns to Max for help. When he proves to be a challenge to her independence, she lays down their relationship rules. Hot sex, good times and a lot of laughs are all good. Anything involving their hearts is strictly off limits. Before they catch the vandal, Max and Sophia both have to decide just which rules they are willing to break, and how high a price they are willing to pay. So it’s time to party here in the Lair. And what better way to party than to have Sven man the bar, offering champagne, margaritas and chocolatinis. The cabana boys will be coming around with some special, romantic Valentines inspired desserts – because what better way to celebrate a February release than to tie it into the most romantic holiday of the year.
Tawny’s Top Ten Sexy Valentines Desserts 1. Four Layer chocolate mousse cake with ganache 2. Whipped cream. Just, you know, all fluffy and inviting there in a 3. Strawberries dipped in chocolate. They can visit the whipped cream bowl if you’d like. 4. Éclairs. I imagine eating an éclair like Lady and the Tramp ate spaghetti *g* Nibbling toward the middle together! 5. Tiramisu. Rich, decadent, delicious! 6. Brownie ala mode. Hot chocolate and cold ice cream. Oh my! 7. Flambe Cherries Jubilee. Ohhh, talk about inspiring flaming passion! 8. Caramel Rum Fondue. Dippable, lickable, pourable. So many possibilities. 9. Crème Brulee. Simply delicious, with its crispy sugary crust. 10. Gourmet Chocolate Truffles. Bite sized bits of sexy deliciousness. Is your mouth watering yet? Mine is! I love dessert anytime, but sexy romantic desserts just have an extra layer of irresistibility. Which dessert will you be indulging in (remember, all desserts served in the Lair are calorie free!) Is there a dessert you consider romantic, or think of for Valentine’s Day, that isn’t included here? Just mention it and one of our sexy servers will make it happen for you!!! To celebrate the release of BREAKING THE RULES, I’m giving away some Valentine’s treats to one lucky commenter today! A hand-crafted (by me) heart-shaped tin filled with candy, and a book of the winner’s choice from my backlist! Be sure and check out my upcoming party! Valentines Party! I’m so excited that my tenth release, BREAKING To celebrate, I’m having an invitation-only Valentine’s Day Party! Including: * A downloadable short story written just for this party as a door prize for everyone who attends * A sexy Top Ten to wind up my Top Ten tour: Ten Tips for a Hot Valentine’s Night * One lucky person will win a Valentine’s Basket! All you have to do to join the fun is go to the Breaking the Rules Valentines Party page on my website, and let me know you’d like an invitation!
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