Thursday, May 22, 2008

Guest Blogger: Barbara Huffert





Hello and thanks, Night Owl Romance for giving me the opportunity to visit here.

I’m Barbara Huffert, erotic romance author. Earlier this week, my fourth book, Beyond Meddling released from Total-E-Bound. This story is very special to me. If you have a chance, read it and find out why.

Blurb:

Evan Wilton is lost and confused. So much so he’s about to let Belynda Himmel, the woman of his dreams, slip away. He has every intention of doing just that, for Be’s own good of course, when his grandfather shows up to knock some sense into him.

Now if only he can get past the fact that the man died months ago and actually manage to listen to him, he might end up where he’s always wanted to be - in spite of himself.


I have two other books available from Total-E-Bound. All Roads Lead to Ripon which, along with five fantastic stories from a tremendous group of authors, rounds out the Bound Brits Anthology. As a reviewer recently said, Bound Brits is wonderfully diverse and has something for everyone.

My Last Dark Day was my first TEB book and is a bit different because none of the characters have names. I didn’t plan it that way and I did ask them as I was writing but I was told that it was not essential that I know and to just proceed with the story. Yes, I get thoroughly immersed in whatever I’m working on.

Additionally I have a book with Ellora’s Cave, Deal of a Lifetime. The hero, Rich, is someone I know you’ll love to hate! It’s okay, I hated him too while I was writing.

Though I’ve always had stories running around in my head, I didn’t start writing until a few yearsago when a friend dared me to. We had just finished reading the same book, I won’t say which one only that it was awful, and I commented that I could do better. She challenged me to prove it and the rest, as they say, is history.

To find out more about me and my books, visit my website and my blog, Random Thoughts.

Friday, May 16, 2008

GUEST BLOGGER: Marianne LaCroix

Thank you to Night Owl Romance for letting me pop by today as part of my Virtual Book Tour through blogland.

I am out and about promoting my two new paperbacks, PIRATE'S MISTRESS (Ellora's Cave) and ROYAL BONDAGE (Pocket Books/Ellora's Cave series).

PIRATE'S MISTRESS is a combination of my books Sea Hawk's Mistress and Crossed Swords. Both have sexy pirate Captains...adventure...action...hot sex...sexy pirate Captain (Oh, I said that twice? *shrug*)...and more hot sex. If you enjoyed Pirate's of the Caribbean but wanted a bit more hot sex, I highly suggest PIRATE'S MISTRESS. LOL!

I came up with the idea of Sea Hawk's Mistress from a combination of pirate movies. The main hero, Captain Jason Flint, is a combination of Errol Flynn's Captain Peter Blood from the 1930s classic, Captain Blood, and Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of te Caribbean. I have always loved pirate stories, so it seemed to make sense to write one (or more!). I actually started the book with the intent to see it as part of the EC "Fun in the Sun" Quickie series, but it ran longer than a Quickie. I am happy it did. It is one of my favorite books to date.

Crossed Swords was inspired by the Tarot card, the Five of Swords. It was the LAST DAY to turn in proposals for the Tarot Card series at EC, and this was the last card available. The idea was on a whim...off the top of my head. And it was accepted. I wrote the book as quickly as I could, being the first book over 45K for me. I loved it. I still love it. Captain Fredrick Thorne is the sexies heroes I ever wrote. I fell a little in love with him. The book went on to do pretty well and got a 4.5 Star review in Romantic Times along with a Top Pick nod.

Scorpion King came about very similar to Crossed Swords--an EC series,but this time it was astrology signs. I chose Scorpio. I am not a Scorpio, but I liked the idea of a scorpion, namely a scorpion tattoo. I looked up the sign and found it was a water sign. The concept of a futuristic with a man marked by a scorpion tattoo was born. The book is a BEACON Honorable Mention and was chosen by Pocket to be in their latest anthologies featuring Ellora's Cave authors. I couldn't be more happy. Yes, there was some discussion to the title of the novella, but I figured if the concept was far from the movie of the same name, there would be no problem. It is as far from the movie as you can get...although I do have a soft spot for The Rock. Grrr. Yeah, I did model Captain Drake Scopillo after him and his massive body of solid muscle. Anyway, Scorpion King is in the latest Pocket antho, ROYAL BONDAGE.

For more of my books, check out my website/blog at http://www.mariannelacroix.com/ or at MySpace at www.myspace.com/marilacroix

Also come and join me along with pal, Annmarie Ortega, at our social network on Ning, http://onthesamepage.ning.com/ Authors are welcome to join and post about their books. It is all good...

And be sure to check out my next stop on the tour at Charlene Leatherman's blog at http://charleneleatherman.blogspot.com/

Thanks again, NOR!!

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Kresley Cole Spotlight

***Author Spotlight*** Kresley Cole

Dark Needs at Night's Edge (Immortals after Dark Series #4)
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Dark Desires After Dusk (Immortals after Dark Series #5)
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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Total-E-Bound Chat


Total-E-Bound authors will be chatting with readers tomorrow - 5/12/2008.

Please join us all at: http://www.nightowlromance.com/nightowlromance/chat/chat.asp

5pm PST / 8 EST

Authors Attending & Some of their Titles-

Carol Lynne
Rough Ride
Physical Therapy
A Biker’s Vow

Ann Cory
Lust Detector
Vows of a Vampire

Desiree Holt
Crude Oil
Beg Me
Brit Party Anthology

Jamie Hill
Second Time Around
Carnal Collision
Worth the Risk

Alexis Fleming
Hit and Miss
Pandemonium

Brynn Paulin
Tempting Tamera
Brit Party Anthology

Bronwyn Green
Camouflaged Hearts

Contests

30-day trial to Essence of Romance (1)

1 - Starbucks Cards - USA Shipping Only

Author Promo Items packet - from NOR and a variety of authors - USA Shipping Only

And More

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Shaking Off the Dust by Rhianna Samuels

"a story full of suspense, pathos, adventure, and plenty of deep, hot romance...If you like paranormal elements, riveting suspense, or just a good heart-felt romance, give this one a try. It’s going on my keeper shelf—I’m just not sure in which category!"



Night Owl Romance Review, Julia



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Chasing Shadows by Erin Richards


Past and present collide when Juliana Westwood dreams of a girl’s abduction. While helping the police, Juliana’s telepathy escalates dangerously as she risks her life delving into the kidnapper’s mind. Complicating matters, the detective—Alex MacKenzie—is the child’s uncle, the man Juliana’s psychic curse forced her to abandon years ago. Juliana and Alex confront the past as they hunt the psychopath who could destroy Alex’s niece…and the woman he’s never stopped loving.

The Winds of Asharra by R. Leigh



After Victor and Zoe, suddenly find themselves transported to the highly sensual world of Asharra, they must grapple with their inner visions of who they really are and where they belong. It's sizzling romance in a land where evolved felines, intelligent telepathic trees, musical dragons and hidden wisdom flourishes. Join us on a romantic journey in a world where love, home, sex and adventure have new meanings.

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Cherished Invader by Samantha Gail

Cherished Invader by Samantha Gail

She is an elite agent for an interplanetary trading conglomerate, part of a dwindling corps of beings possessing invaluable psychic abilities. She lives in shrouded secrecy, shuttled from one star system to the next in order to safeguard the interests of the organization.

He is one of his planet’s toughest soldiers. Preternaturally suspicious, possessing his own powerful talents, he has inadvertently witnessed something never meant to be seen. Now, a new quest has begun.