06 August 2009

New Releases 06 August

Red Rose™ Publishing

~ August 06, 2009 ~

New Releases (eBook)

TIA'S RED DRESS
Marina Cross

Erotic Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-377-8
Price: $1.99

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They were from different worlds, different cultures. However, when they met overwhelming sexual heat and passion followed.

Tia Jenning, successful African-American executive led a well-ordered life, a life that included no time for love. Yet, in a bid to become, a sexually liberated woman Tia hatched a plan to find a man for simple sex then dump him.

Scott Jackson, a Caucasian aircraft mechanic did not have a lot of money. Nevertheless, what he did have was a love for Tia that transcended all boundaries. Yet, when he discovered he'd been used as sex toy, he leaves Tia vowing never to return.

Yet, a strange matchmaker acts as cupid leading to a confrontation with ghosts of the past that will determine if Tia can win back the one she loves. Is she destined to lose her lover for the sin of a silly mistake?






THE PRINCE AND THE ROGUE
Skyler Grey

Mainstream Romance: Regency, Historical/Period
ISBN: 978-1-60435-364-8
Price: $3.99

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Due to the sudden death of Lady Christine and the deep depression of her father soon after, Catherine Townsend is carted off to live with her mother's family and learns quickly that her arrival is not one of welcome. After years of being the brunt of cruel jokes, Catherine's aunt demands she attend a soiree. During the course of the evening's events, Catherine finds herself stumbling upon a private romp and flees in a hasty retreat for fear of being discovered.

Eric Rycroft, is a prince, and London's most eligible bachelor. Only recently returned after being abroad for the past eight years, the last thing he wants to do is attend a boring party with mothers shoving their daughters in his face. As Eric contemplates an early escape, he bumps into Albert Ashbury, who in turn begs for help to search out a noisy busy-body that interrupted his private tryst, which if revealed, could mean the ruin of his marriage.

Eric decides that a game of cat and mouse might actually be a fun way to past the time but it's not until Eric spots his prey across the ballroom floor, that he finds himself intrigued by the golden minx and a rogue's plans are set into motion.





SO WRONG, SO RIGHT
Starla Kaye

Erotic Romance: Contemporary, Western
ISBN: 978-1-60435-379-2
Price: $1.99

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Yee haa! Watch out Cowboy as Callie has come to play!

Callie recently moved to Carsonville, Kansas as the small town’s new librarian. All her life she has followed her Mid-Western upbringing and is the quintessential librarian: conservative, reserved, maybe a little too prim and proper.

Until she meets and briefly dates the area’s bad boy rancher. When he stops calling on her, she decides to make a change in her life. She decides to shift some to the wild side, free her inner wanton, and shake up the cowboy right down to his sexy toes.

Will the bad boy Rancher be up to what Callie has in store for him? Or will he ride off into the night alone?





DAEMON
M. King

Mainstream Romance: Paranormal, Suspense/Mystery
ISBN: 978-1-60435-384-6
Price: $5.99

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August 28th 1976: glam rock star Damon Brent lies dead on his bathroom floor, his head caved in and his reputation wrecked.

Three decades on, practical grad student Ellis Ross lives alone in her Brighton flat. She doesn't expect a past that isn't even her own to catch up with her, but she soon finds that—when you're being haunted by a man wearing more eyeliner than you are—it's hard to say no.

Damon's back. And he was murdered, or so he says. Reluctantly, Ellis agrees to help him and begins an investigation littered with old grudges, bitter rivalries and broken dreams. But will she risk losing more than just her mind?





DAGON'S OCTANGLE
Diane Charles Linford

Mainstream Romance: Paranormal, Gothic/Horror, Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-378-5
Price: $5.99

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Thirty-something divorcee Sophia Behrens feels cut adrift in her life until she meets a young black man with more confident attitude than she's ever seen before. Stephen Dryor is fascinated by every aspect of the woman with the eastern European background and needs to know everything about her.

In the meantime, together they slowly get sucked into a puzzle which overlaps both their dreams and their waking lives. Circumstances culminate with a dangerous dive in waters which house a mysterious ancient artifact.





THREE CHEERS
Marie Rochelle

Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-390-7
Price: $3.99

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Brock Garret has been lusting after the sexy mocha-skinned beauty Jamina Madison ever since he called her to become his daughter’s cheerleading coach. He knew that he should keep his distance, but its hard when she looks so damn good in those tight, white ass-hugging shorts….there is only so much a man can take.

Out of all of the coaching jobs in the world, why did she end up working for Brock Garrett? It wasn’t fair for one man to be that damn fine without even trying. Just one look from his dark blue eyes could make her forget everything going on around her, but Jamina Madison was trying her best to keep her distance.

Because if he could get her hot just from a look, what would happen once she gave in and let his hands touch her body?





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03 August 2009

A Vacation with the Fam? What Was I Thinking??

A couple of weeks ago a large part of my extended family met in the Outer Banks, North Carolina for a week of blessed togetherness (sarcasm). Twenty people of all ages and sizes squashed into a beautiful house on the beach. I’d like to say it went off without a hitch. But I’d be lying. All in all, though, a good time was had by…well…most. #:0)

Being with family is always an experience, no matter what your age. When any family gets together for an extended period of time, certain things will happen. Old rivalries will resurface, competitive instincts will revive, and entrenched insecurities will rise to the surface.

It is, of course, no different in my family. But we perhaps cope with it a bit differently than other families.

In my family we don’t go at it face to face. We abhor direct, frontal attacks. They make our palms sweat. We prefer a sneakier program, rich with whispered sniping and private smoldering when somebody doesn’t quite come up to snuff. We embrace passive aggressive techniques and have grown expert at dishing out playful but revenge-tinged activities that both entertain and satisfy.

We put firecracker caps on toilet seats, play tackle kickball on the beach, and put spider “ice cubes” into people’s drinks.

Of course ye old water balloon made a soggy appearance. And a few of us found ourselves chewing an air sandwich on our way into the pool fully dressed. But these are mundane revenge tactics…almost not worth mentioning.

I prefer to talk about the fake cat poop that kept showing up everywhere. Now that’s a truly classy form of revenge!

Seriously though, we all love each other. And we have a lot of fun when we get together. But between the heartfelt hugs and the I love yous, we’re all thinking whether adding shaving cream to the water balloons or short-sheeting the twelve-year-old’s bed would give us more pleasure.

What can I say…we’re a playful bunch.

The tackle kickball? It didn’t start out that way. But we’re very competitive and, well, it was too boring doing it the normal way. So I threw the first tackle. I admit it. And it was a sight to behold. My older sister, a beautiful and kind woman who’d do anything in the world for any of us, was rounding second on her way to third after an impressive kick to the outfield (which my team-mates were stumbling and bumbling to retrieve). A consistent and infuriating size 4, my lovely sister didn’t have a chance when I set my sights on her. I lift 50 lb bags of grain in my barn on a daily basis, so the added 60 pounds of her diminutive frame were almost nothing to me. I picked her up and slammed her (gently of course) to the warm sand, giggling in delight) I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that my delight had nothing at all to do with the fact that the woman couldn’t gain a pound of fat if her life depended on it. While I, alas, have many scars from a lifelong battle with the pudge monster. No, it was all in good fun (lie). And it gave the family many hours of hilarity discussing how her head bounced off the sand as I landed on her.
And we were off.

Bodies flew everywhere. Hilarity abounded (word?) Other people on the beach stopped what they were doing and pulled up chairs to enjoy the show. A gorgeous storm slid in over the water and sent high winds into the game, blowing us around like one of the team.

At one point, my niece (a very confident woman) and I advanced growling on my daughter’s six foot five inch boyfriend as he rounded third. He screamed like a girl. Unfortunately, he also danced like a butterfly and got around us, making it home for a point.

Dang it.

I’ll get him next time.

Yes, we are competitive. But I’m proud to say we drew the line at tackling my 77 year old mother (yes, she was playing too!) or my 8 year old niece to the ground. And great fun was had by all. Well, except for my brother, who’d been tackled by a girl and wasn’t too happy about it. Yay for me!

I love my family. They’ve given me a wonderful place in this world. They’ve provided me with love. They’ve offered undying, unconditional support, and they’re always there when I need them. They ground me and give me a sense that I belong in this world. I wouldn’t trade them for anything and I cherish every last one of them (damn lie).

But that doesn’t mean I won’t tackle their butts next time we play kickball!
What can I say, as that great philosopher Popeye once said, “I yam what I yam.”
And mostly I’m okay with that.

~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~

Award winning author Sam Cheever mixes in a little fun, a little adventure, and a little real-life spice to create her sexy fantasy and romantic suspense stories. Sam’s fictional peeps fight their way through a dizzying array of dangerous challenges without letting little things like mean tempered ex girlfriends, dangerous villains, or angry, manipulative gods dampen their zest for life and hot love!

To find out more about Sam and her work, please pay her a visit at any one of the following online hot spots: her website; her author page on Facebook; her MySpace page; or her blog. She always loves to chat with readers.

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01 August 2009

Vampires and Vixens

My first in my new series.........."Vampires and Vixens" will be out September 03 2009. It's an exciting story with a Vampire Detective in the main role. Then watch for my other stories each with a Vamp or a Vixen in the driver's seat.

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23 July 2009

New Releases 23 July

Red Rose™ Publishing

~ July 23, 2009 ~

DRAGON WEIR
Dragonish Series: Book 2
Stephanie Burke

Erotic Romance: Fantasy, GLBT (m/m/m), Menage (m/m/m/f), Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-384-6
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In her Dragon's Arms, she's safe from all harm...Or is she?

Star knew all of her problems had been solved. She had a mate, a Quad, a family. Now she only had to immerse herself in the mysterious and sometimes dangerous world of her found people, the Dragonish.

Only, life is never as simple as it seems.

A Destiny controlled by ancient legends, plagued by rumors, attacked by an unknown nemesis, Star realizes that she will play a larger part in her Quad. It is up to her to protect...

The Dragon Weir






DOGSPELL
Lizzie T. Leaf

Mainstream Romance: Paranormal, Comedy
ISBN: 978-1-60435-389-1
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Has Randall McAllister gone to the dogs?

Once again, his witchy teenage sisters screwed up a spell at his expense, leaving him a black Scottie. Doing what comes naturally to dogs, he collides with the car of the town veterinarian. Living with the compassionate Amanda Livingston, he discovers the love of his dreams.

Will he spend his life as a lap dog to the woman he knows is his soul mate, or will he be able to break the dog spell?





EGYPTIAN NIGHTS
Jennifer Mueller

Mainstream Romance: Fantasy, Time Travel, Historical/Period, Suspense/Mystery, Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-386-0
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A horrible death, an even bigger mistake by the gods of Ancient Egypt, a modern day woman is trapped in a life not her own, but even in death beginnings can happen.





CARL'S STORY
Kissa Starling

Erotic Romance: Contemporary, BDSM
ISBN: 978-1-60435-367-9
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A poor body image and public play at the Dungeon don't mix so what's a submissive to do?

Sylvie and Carl used to be prominent play partners at the dungeon. Fast forward to three kids later and Sylvie is ashamed of her once perfect body. Carl understands that restoring her self confidence is his responsibility but he's not sure how to do it. When her body issues affect their marriage he knows that it's time for drastic action. An upcoming birthday provides him not only with the perfect time but the perfect solution to their problems as well...




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TEMPTING NEAL
Marilyn Lee

Erotic Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural, Rubenesque/BBW
ISBN: 978-1-60435-382-2

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When Tasha arrives home from work one night to find Neal has sent her a beautiful, apple-green chemise, she suspects he's ready to become her lover.

After his return from an extended business trip, he finds the full-figured Tasha ready to tempt him in a way he finds impossible to resist.

Details

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17 July 2009

DOUBLE OUT AND BACK COMING AUGUST 13


Double Out and Back by Lisa Lipkind Leibow will be available as an e-book from Red Rose Publishing on August 13, 2009.
Be among the first to read it!

Not every woman who rides the fertility treatment roller coaster winds up like Octomom.

Who will find friends, family, and fertility?
Three women’s lives are intricately intertwined, as Amelia Schwartz and Summer Curtis struggle with the complex dynamics of intrafamily embryo adoption, and Chandy Markum strives to make her patients’ dreams a reality.

After more than a decade, of mourning her parents’ deaths, anal-retentive Amelia Schwartz decides to take control of her life, pursuing single motherhood via embryo adoption. While her fertility doctor, Chandy, is preoccupied with the destruction of the cosmopolitan Cape Town of her youth and her first love in apartheid-torn South Africa, believing all is lost, her niece, a young, married, overachieving attorney Summer Curtis, juggles zealous career ambitions, demanding bosses, and friction with her husband over family and fertility issues. They must confront the painful reality that, no matter what technology humans devise to manipulate reproduction, prolong life, and construct family units, they have not yet mastered control over their beginnings and endings.

Thrown all into this is one story that can make or break. Are you up to it?

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16 July 2009

New Releases 16 July

Red Rose™ Publishing

~ July 16, 2009 ~

New Releases (eBook)

PURE HEAVEN
The Legends of Loving, Texas Anthology
Jenette DuPris

Erotic Romance: Western, Paranormal (Shifter)
ISBN: 978-1-60435-373-0
Price: $2.99

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When her uncle left her in the dust of Loving, Texas, Honey Carrington survived by keeping house at the Moonlight Hotel, all the while dreaming of marrying a respectable rancher. But dangerous is the only word for tall, dark and handsomeTexas Ranger, Brett Masters. She's drawn by the velvet caress of his voice, but becomes suspicious of his admiring appraisal of her when he warns his friends she belongs to him.

With a risky job like Brett's, and still on the hunt for rogue werewolves who killed his parents, he figures love can only leave a widow. Leader of the wolf pack, he never expected to find his mate, until he met Honey.

Now he must prove in front of witnesses, according to the pack law love ritual, that she belongs to him. When her life is threatened, he must protect her at all cost from the last of the rogue werewolves. But can he?






MISTRESS OF THE WILD
The Daughters of the Dagda Collection: Book 4
Rorrey Lynch

Mainstream Romance: Fantasy, Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-361-7
Price: $2.99

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Phoebe, the Mistress of the Wild, protector of untamed beasts, orphans and society's cast-offs, quickly falls under the enchantments of Africa's magical Okavango Delta and a black wilderness guide named Peter. But the timeless magic is quickly overshadowed by her tormented visions . . . visions of betrayal and danger.

Peter is sure that the prophecies of the Wise Ones are coming true. Suddenly confronted with rogue elephants, problem leopards, venomous snakes and bush fires, Peter, who knows the Delta like the back of his hand, believes that the darkest threats are those that invade his dreams. Though irresistibly beautiful, Phoebe, the white huntress, might be the very demon of the prophecies of the Wise Ones . . . the woman who will end his life.

Into the darkness, Phoebe and Peter will be drawn into the clutches of her father's treacherous enemy.

Cornered by supernatural soldiers of evil and the echoes of betrayal that enslaved her people thousands of years ago, can they defy the prophecies and forge a powerful union that will change the world?





LE SAINT
Sarah Masters

Erotic Romance: Paranormal, BDSM
ISBN: 978-1-60435-362-4
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Brought to Madam V's remote dominatrix castle by a calling and yen to start a new life, Thlya Straus falls in love with Will and discovers that destiny had more in store for her than she could have ever imagined—by turning her into a wolf.

Thyla learns a well-kept secret and is forced to make a decision. Can Thyla fully join the pack at the castle and fulfill prophesized events? Or will she turn her back on what, in her former life, she would have deemed insanity—and ultimately turn her back on Will, the love of her life?

Fate deems Thyla Le Saint, but only Thyla can agree to own such a title and lead the pack—by becoming a wolf herself. However, Thyla's transformation means that Madam V's life will be expunged.





MAXWELL'S MANSION
Donna McClaire

Erotic Romance: Contemporary
ISBN: 978-1-60435-370-9
Price: $5.99

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Brenda Maxwell's new interior design client tells her to "paint, wallpaper, whatever" his hundred-year-old landmark mansion, "but for God's sake, don't go overboard." When she figures her grandiose plans will fit handily into his edict's "whatever" section, she launches them into a constant head-bumping mode.

Brenda's poor money management skills (that's his view, but what does he know?) and lawyer David Hasbrough's ridiculous need to control her life (that's her well-reasoned evaluation of the situation) combine to keep the battle going. Add a dollop of "the other woman's" interference, throw in secrets about the house and both their pasts, fold in a dab of parental abuse and a pinch of good old-fashioned mistrust, and you have a recipe for disaster. Is this couple's romantic goose cooked?

Well, he is a great guy. Headstrong, maybe, but she can't be near him without sparks flying and goose bumps popping out everywhere. Yet—well, that mansion has to be done right!





VEGAS STRIP
Lisa Perry

Erotic Romance: Contemporary, Comedy
ISBN: 978-1-60435-387-7
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"Face Your Fears… Vegas Style!"

Small-town girl, Samantha Monroe heads to Las Vegas for a new and exciting life. But her ethical career path falls short in Sin City, and a proposition for "one night, one dance" at the Pole Position could give her the financial boost she needs to survive. If only she overcomes her sudden fear of big-city stage-fright.

Brady Buchanan, young, impressionable pro-footballer is in town and dragged to the Pole Position by his teammates. But watching the attractive woman onstage make a complete fool of herself is too much for even QB Buchanan to handle.

Brady may be the man to steer Samantha towards a fulfilling career, all the while facing her fears… and his fantasies.





FIJI ON FIRE, FIJI ON ICE
Eve Summers

Erotic Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-368-6
Price: $2.99

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Why would a massage session in a Fiji holiday resort make Tanya the Ice Queen so sex-starved that she would actually consider paying for sex?

It can't be her project of researching Internet dating sites! Those losers wouldn't be able to turn on a woman even if she came complete with an ON switch.

It can't be the delicious island cocktails of tropical fruit, cream and vodka... even if their names (like Sex On The Beach and Hot Screaming Orgasm) make you blush when you order them.

What is making Tanya lose her focus? Could it be the tight black jeans on the tight black arse of Randy Andy, the alleged con artist?





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PROMISES
LaVerne Thompson

Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-925-1
Price: $6.49

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Can the promise of love withstand the test of time?

Childhood friends, David and Mia know there is something special, something different about their friendship. But then David moves away and whatever that something is they never have the chance to explore.

Mia waits twelve years for David to come back to her, knowing deep in her heart that one day he would. She made him a promise the day he left, she would wait for him, and she kept it.

Unbeknownst to her, he has also. He never forgets her. Not where it counts, in his heart. Now he has to prove it to her.

Unforgettable or is it a game he is playing?




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TEMPTING NEAL
Marilyn Lee

Erotic Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural, Rubenesque/BBW
ISBN: 978-1-60435-382-2

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When Tasha arrives home from work one night to find Neal has sent her a beautiful, apple-green chemise, she suspects he's ready to become her lover.

After his return from an extended business trip, he finds the full-figured Tasha ready to tempt him in a way he finds impossible to resist.

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09 July 2009

New Releases 09 July

Red Rose™ Publishing

~ July 09, 2009 ~

New Releases (eBook)

RAQUEL'S ABEL
Leigh Barbour

Mainstream Romance: Paranormal, Rubenesque/BBW, Comedy
ISBN: 978-1-60435-355-6
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Between her grandmother, who insists she's Anastasia Romanov, the thirty-bedroom mansion she can't afford, and the one hundred-fifty pounds she needs to lose, Raquel thinks she's going crazy.

Abel Rollins, the ghost only Raquel's grandmother can see, has a different opinion. He loves Raquel the way she is and he sets out to make sure she doesn't have that surgery. According to Abel, hospitals are bad news. After all, he died in one from mustard gas in World War I.






THE DARKHORSE CONSPIRACY
The Special Agent Series: Book 3
Betty Ann Harris

Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
ISBN: 978-1-60435-353-2
Price: $2.99

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Sexy FBI Special Agent James Kelly is assigned to the Stephanie Alexander case. Stephanie is an international journalist who is missing, and under very suspicious circumstances. In a story that takes you from NYC to Costa Rica to Washington, DC, James must not only find her, but defray a terroristic threat against our nation. It's packed full with thrills, suspense, and romance.





JEN'S TALE
Christopher Newman

Erotic Romance: Science Fiction/Futuristic
ISBN: 978-1-60435-358-7
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Is love enough to save us?

Jennifer Allen is not who she seems to be. Her friends, family, and neighbors all think they know the twenty-six year old automobile engineer, but they couldn’t be more wrong.

Jen isn’t even human. Sent by her government to explore the Earth and it’s global warming crisis she is to report back if conditions are right for her aquatic species to colonize the world.

She is dedicated to her mission, until she meets Brent Ashcroft, a handsome and sexy biology graduate student. Jen can’t deny her attraction to him. Will she endanger herself by loving Brent or will she help usher in an alien invasion?





NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Three Sisters Series: Book 2
Stephanie Williams

Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-375-4
Price: $2.99

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For the first time, Brittany Reese is going to take an actual non-working vacation. Being the owner and publisher of Colorful Travels Magazine, her job allows her to travel all over the globe. However it's always work. Well, this time it's all about her. Her destination—Finland.

Yeah, of all places. It wasn't planned, it just happened thanks to a certain ex. Oh well, she wasn't going to shop anyway, this was more like a Sabbatical. Although she loved her career, there was still something missing. She didn't know if it was work or her lack luster love life. But she was going to find out and Finland was perfect. Drama free.

Sebastian Jalo never believed in fate. But seeing the dark beauty on his favorite clothing optional beach was making him a believer. This was the fourth time in as many years that he's seen her, but he never got a chance to approach her, she was always busy. Well this time was as better time as any.

Besides, he could use a little excitement in his life. Being a graphic artist for the Government of Finland didn't actually scream party!








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TEMPTING NEAL
Marilyn Lee

Erotic Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural, Rubenesque/BBW
ISBN: 978-1-60435-382-2

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When Tasha arrives home from work one night to find Neal has sent her a beautiful, apple-green chemise, she suspects he's ready to become her lover.

After his return from an extended business trip, he finds the full-figured Tasha ready to tempt him in a way he finds impossible to resist.

Details

  • A special bogo (buy one, get one) offer to celebrate Red Rose™ Publishing's 2nd Anniversary!
  • Buy any RRP ebook and you get the PDF format of Tempting Neal FREE.
  • THIS IS NOT AUTOMATIC. Customer MUST add Tempting Neal to their shopping cart BEFORE checking out.
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  • Paypal will error out if you attempt to purchase Tempting Neal alone.
  • Offer expires 01 August 2009 EST.
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  • Once you've confirmed everyone's orders, get the drink list to the bartender.
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06 July 2009

NEW Contest! Win a fantasy for your home spa

DRAGON BERRY WINE SOAP


Well I am very excited about my new hobby. Making custom bath and beauty products that can make a simple bath time into a luxurious spa experience. My husband thinks I should combine my two hobbies and share my soap with my readers. I agreed and made up these fabulous handmade soaps to celebrate my book Dragon Heat.

I can't tell you how addictive this scent is, which I nicknamed Dragon Berry Wine Soap. This soap is filled with extra goodies and rich oils that leave your skin feeling soft, and is a pleasure to use as well as look at.

So how do you win these little beauties? It's easy.

1 Entry for commenting on this blog

10 Entries for blogging, twittering or just bragging on your social network about my ebook Dragon Heat with instructions on how to enter this contest(myspace or facebook)--just email the link

10 Entries for reviewing the book on a site like Amazon.

25 Entries for buying the book and emailing me the receipt at lyons_missy (at) yahoo (dot) com


Your chances of winning are higher because I plan to give away ten of these special soap bars this month, not just one. So what are you waiting for? Enter now!

Lots of love to you all,
Missy Lyons
www.missylyons.com


Here's a little something about Dragon Heat

DRAGON HEAT
Dragon Series: Book 1
Missy Lyons




Erotic Romance: Paranormal (Shifter)
ISBN: 978-1-60435-061-6
Cover Artist: Red Rose™ Publishing
Editor: Red Rose™ Publishing
Word Count: 62,800
Release Date: February 28, 2008


Can destiny be fulfilled or will she deny what is her heritage?

Alyssa lost everything, first her mother, then her father, her money, and even her title. She came back from Europe for her father’s funeral only to find herself thrown in jail on trumped up charges. She escaped prison and found herself embraced by the Elisaid, a group of women who were the last of the cursed Druid descendants.

They believe she is prophesied to break their curse. They teach her the ways of a warrior and Alyssa discovers she has a secret heritage and a gift for magic. It was the perfect way to get her revenge on the man who marked her and stole everything from her. She had no interest in love or anything to do with men, only revenge.

Prince Xanther has a responsibility to his people, or he would never have sought out the Elisaid. His father’s life is at stake, and someone is trying to overthrow the throne. Xanther recognizes Alyssa at first sight as one of his people, and decided then and there to claim her as his own. She is marked as a dragon, by the house of Sinclair.

He is compelled to show her what true pleasure she can feel in his arms, until destiny rips them apart.

Can she deny him or her secret heritage?



Book Reviews
"I found this a read full of wit, humor, and an amazing insight into the human psyche. I was drawn completely into the world Ms. Lyons created... while the sex was great, it was the way it meshed as a whole that made it work. I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment."
~ WitchGiggles from Alternative-Read.com

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02 July 2009

New Releases 02 July

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~ July 02, 2009 ~

New Releases (eBook)

SEEKING SIR GWAIN
Shari Dare

Erotic Romance: Fantasy, Time Travel, Historical/Period
ISBN: 978-1-60435-354-9
Price: $4.99

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When Gwain rode away from Fletcher Manor, Keith knew he'd lost more than the nephew he'd fostered since he'd been a child. He'd lost the only man he'd ever called son as well as his best friend. Keith's decision to find Gwain led him to the 21st century, only to be followed by the cousin of Gwain's son, William, who offered to find William's father. Although Ian time traveled many years after Keith, they have arrived in the 21st century weeks within each other.

Emily and Julie are both alone and living together. Although Emily is interested in a sexual relationship, Julie just wants male companionship. It seems that Ian and Keith are the answer to each of their prayers.

When the two men's quest becomes evident, will the women be able to help them find Gwain without losing the men who have become special to them?




FINN
Angel Martinez

Erotic Romance: Urban Fantasy, GLBT (m/m)
ISBN: 978-1-60435-369-3
Price: $4.99

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Sanity is relative and the world has room for more than one truth.

When Diego rescues a naked man from the rail of the Brooklyn Bridge, he just wants to get the poor man out of traffic and over to social services. He gets more than he bargained for when Finn turns out to be an ailing pooka, poisoned by the pollution of the city. To help him recover, Diego takes him north to New Brunswick where Finn inadvertently wakes an ancient, evil spirit, the wendigo.

While Diego and Finn struggle to find a way to destroy the wendigo before it can possess Diego or kill nearby innocents, Diego wrestles with his growing passion for Finn. Can they succeed in destroying the monster and in navigating a relationship between a modern man and a centuries-old fairy?





GIVING IN TO CHARITY
Sweetbrier Academy Series: Book 3
Nancy O'Berry

Mainstream Romance: Historical/Period, Western
ISBN: 978-1-60435-360-0
Price: $5.99

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Across the plains of 1870’s Wyoming an extraordinary house exists called Sweetbrier Academy. The young ladies are educated in the social graces of any wealthy debutante. They can play the spinet, embroider, discuss politics and issues of importance. But, when the lights go down they know how to make use of their hidden talents and bring the utmost pleasure. Come and meet Charity.

When Opal Benedict offers Charity Wilson a chance to further her horizons, she travels to Virginia City and accepts the job of personal secretary for the wealthy J.T. Meriwether unaware of the tension between the business man and his partner. Here she plans to sort out her personal life and better herself. Charity becomes entangled in a souring love affair that may exact the highest price of all when she falls for the soft spoken Silver Baron. Can Tobias Meriwether over come his dark past and fulfill their destiny?






SPANKING THE PSYCHIC
Nicole L. Pierce

Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-363-1
Price: $5.99

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Famous Psychic Miracle Swanson can read everyone’s aura but her own.

When Blake walks into Miracle Swanson's office she is shocked and aroused, but saddened. Blake’s son had died in a car accident and he blames himself. When he walks out on their session, Miracle chases him and begs him for a sexual encounter. He turns her down at first, not wanting to indulge in pleasures since his son’s death. When he gets into a mysterious accident, Miracle goes to his house, against his will, to nurse him back to health. He gives in to his strange and wild attraction to her, teaching her all about sex…including kink.

But somebody wants him dead and Miracle needs to use her powers to solve the mystery. Blake thinks it could be his ex-wife who blames him for Riley’s death as much as he blames himself. But Miracle doesn’t think so. She is feeling a dark and dangerous stranger. As Blake slowly comes to believe in the afterlife and sees and hears his son, he is ready to move on with his love. But will a force beyond their control stop them from ever being together?





RAFFERTY'S WOMAN
Sisters Series: Book 1
Josie St. Marie

Erotic Romance: Contemporary, BDSM
ISBN: 978-1-60435-357-0
Price: $2.99

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When she discovers her sister missing from a Las Vegas hotel suite, Layla Horn ventures into the barren wilderness of Death Valley to seek out the man into whose protection her sister was running. Rafferty Carwill knows nothing about his friend Chayla's current troubles and subsequent disappearance, but when her sister Layla arrives, weary and sunburned, at his door his Dominant desires clamor for fulfillment. Thrown together because of tragedy, these two strong people must battle their fears in order to embrace a rare love they both crave.





TENDER RETURN
Ginger Simpson

Mainstream Romance: Historical/Period
ISBN: 978-1-60435-371-6
Price: $2.99

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For reasons unknown to Meagan Murphy, her father won’t allow her to date anyone in uniform. Through her volunteer efforts at the USO, she meets Ryan Cullen and throws caution to the wind.

Ryan only has a short time before his unit is shipped overseas, and they have to make the most of the time they have left together. Ryan deploys, but not before he puts a ring on her finger and asks her to wait.

Will he return and win her hand from her father, or are all those newscasts on the nightly radio about casualties in Ryan’s unit warning her to prepare herself for the worst?





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TEMPTING NEAL
Marilyn Lee

Erotic Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural, Rubenesque/BBW
ISBN: 978-1-60435-382-2

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When Tasha arrives home from work one night to find Neal has sent her a beautiful, apple-green chemise, she suspects he's ready to become her lover.

After his return from an extended business trip, he finds the full-figured Tasha ready to tempt him in a way he finds impossible to resist.

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Goldi by Kissa Starling

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In Blood And Worth Loving by Marilyn Lee
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18 June 2009

New Releases 18 June

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~ June 18, 2009 ~

New Releases (eBook)

SPUR OF THE MOMENT
Legends of Loving, Texas Anthology
Kaitey Benoit

Erotic Romance: Historical/Period, Time Travel, Western
ISBN: 978-1-60435-351-8
Price: $1.99

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Selecting a mail order bride is best for the community, but Todd Blake is uncomfortable selecting a bride on a whim. Katie Bronson's erotic daydream distracts her during her daily run, and she slips, rolls down a hill and lands back in time.





UNTIL THE END OF TIME
J.M. Dunnigan

Mainstream Romance: Historical/Period
ISBN: 978-1-60435-149-1
Price: $5.99

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Will love stand the test of time?

Julie, a five-year-old peasant girl in Scotland, unknowingly meets young Prince Draco of her kingdom. During this brief moment and at this young age, each knows they are destined. Not until years later, when they are reacquainted, does their unique love truly begin. Their love grows stronger through all the tribulations they endure until the ultimate sacrifice has to be made.





SOMETHING SWEET
Piper Evyns

Erotic Romance: GLBT (m/m)
ISBN: 978-1-60435-343-3
Price: $1.99

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Greg Howe used to be such a sweet boy, but a bad experience over seas has left him scarred and skittish. Forced to return home to help out at the family Sugar Shack, Greg is confronted with his old friend Alex, who he hasn't spoken to in ten years. The bitterness of their lost friendship fades away as Alex helps Greg struggle to cope with his pain, while rebuilding their old closeness...and something more.






TO A FOREIGN SHORE
N.A.L. Gauthier

Mainstream Romance: Historical/Period
ISBN: 978-1-60435-349-5
Release Date: $2.99

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Prim Hannah departs from the stifling afternoon teas that symbolize her tame life, and sets on a path to adventure. Australia - and a dashing, debonair new husband will assuredly change her life.

And it all does change, adventures are about the unexpected. Young Hannah never expected the like of a Hugh Nelson, First Mate… nor the darkness of one soul she'd come to trust.

From the Themes to the Bass Strait and beyond, her life is never again tame…





REUNION: TIES OF BLOOD
Fianna Leighton

Mainstream Romance: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy
ISBN: 978-1-60435-348-8
Price: $5.99

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With her land torn apart by shuddering earthquakes and unseasonable storms, Iya Neveah finds she is more than just 'one of the guards' as her brother Aryis, King of Arudor, barters her for an alliance with the Silvermane brothers.

More than just the ruling family of Londeshardeen, they are also elves, creatures long thought to be extinct. Not only do the elves still exist, but darker minions of the earth as well, suddenly free to terrorize the world amidst the chaos already wreaking havoc in their lives.

Iya, her brothers Aryis and Tan, and, to her discomfort, the elves as well, must defeat the nemesis that will rise to meet them; a terror they thought defeated long ago.

But will they be able to?





RINGSIDE
Three Sisters Series: Book 1
Stephanie Williams and LaVerne Thompson

Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural
ISBN: 978-1-60435-352-5
Release Date: $2.99

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Has she found answers or just more lies?

Atlanta's life was spiraling out of control, until she read a self-help book by an older woman whose words could have been her own life story. But she needed to talk to the woman for herself and tracked her down.

Hank Gaines former middle-weight boxing champion had seen it all and done most of it. Finally walking away from his fame, he thought he could help others, but no one wanted to read about life choices from a man's point of view. Certainly not the women who could benefit most. Hank had no choice but to use a pseudonym, a female one. He never regretted it more than when the brown eyed beauty walked into his bar one night, one look in those soulful eyes, and he was knocked out for the count.

Will Hank's deception cost him the love of his life?





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