Showing posts with label virtual tours. Show all posts
Showing posts with label virtual tours. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Hump Day Hottie from Kendall Grace!


Hey folks, Kendall is visiting with us on her virtual tour for her sexy new book, "Come Undone"... and if you leave a comment, you just might win her giveaway of a $10 Amazon GC!! You can get more entries by visiting her other stops, so click on the banner to find out where she is and then leave a comment here and tell us what you think of her illustrated post.

And -- holy COW, how HOT is this blurb for "Come Undone"?

My sister became dependent on painkillers after a skiing accident left her leg broken in three places. I didn’t understand and, yes, I judged her. After all, we were talking about her will. No one was forcing those pills down her throat. It seemed very cut-and-dried to me back then. But I know differently now.

The first time Chase touched her, Jane finally understood addiction…understood the aching need, the keen want for more…more of his hands…his mouth…his tongue. His complete mastery over her body. She knew the suffocation of crushing anxiety as she waited for her next hit, the flash of terrific pain when it didn’t come.

Chase seems unwilling to give Jane what she needs; what she ultimately craves above all else. But addicts can’t think beyond the fix. They’ll resort to desperate measures to feed their need…even if they lose themselves in the process. Even if they come undone…

I figured someone who could write THAT hot would have a hottie to share... and she did. Take it away, Kendall!

Choosing my favorite hottie was an easy task. I have been a huge fan (lusted after) of Ian Somerhalder since the first time I laid eyes on him in “Lost”. Of course back then he was much more gentle and let that crazy Shannon walk all over him. To me he was cuddly and adorable. Flash forward a few years and cue teenage vampire angst gooey yumminess (aka “The Vampire Diaries”) and yowza! Kick that innocent Boone to the curb and make room for Damon. That evil edge only served to make him hotter, which if you had asked me when he was on “Lost”, I would have said was impossible. He couldn’t get any hotter. Somehow he managed to. Maybe it’s the thrill of knowing he could rip your throat out at any moment that adds the appeal, I’m not sure, but as an actor he effortlessly morphed into the sexiest damn thing I believe I’ve ever seen.



As a matter of fact, I recall watching the show and it was one of those great episodes where Ian takes his shirt off (can we get more of those, please?). I believe my words were something along the line of, “Oh good God Almighty.” I didn’t care that my husband was sitting right there. I cared even less when he complained about my blatant admiration. I merely shushed him and told him if he didn’t like it he could leave the room. Desperate times call for desperate measures…



And speaking of desperate, that leads me to the tone of my book, “Come Undone”. While this was written prior to The Damon Days, I really couldn’t conjure in my mind a more perfect image of my hero, both physically and emotionally, than Ian and the vampire he plays. While my hero, Chase, won’t feed on the heroine’s blood, he will feed on her insecurity—wrapping her up in desire so strong she can’t walk away from it, even though she knows she should. And like Ian’s vampire, Chase has deep-seated reasons for his behavior. And at the end of the day, it’s he who is truly vulnerable. A tortured hero… Is there really anything better?



OH YUM ... Kendall, thanks so much for sharing. He is definitely the kind of guy I could really take a bite out of.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

News!!!!

Okay, I've been about ready to climb right out of my skin, wanting to announce this, but I had to wait until it was official. My latest Wilder Roses submission, currently titled "Blue Light Special" HAS BEEN CONTRACTED!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!

Not that I'm excited or anything.

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In other news, I'm in the middle of a virtual for my release of "Shut Up and Kiss Me". If you've missed the first stops, you should swing by and catch up. I talked about dares, including a list I once made of public places I wanted to get naked with someone in, and why writing sex is harder than having sex as well as several clever interviews.

Even better -- I'm giving away a Wilder Roses gift certificate you can use to buy my story (or someone else's in case you already have mine *G*) to one person who leaves a comment during my tour. All my stops are listed below:

May 24: Whipped Cream Reviews Guest Blog
May 25: Wendi Zwaduk
May 26: Simply Sexy Stories
May 27: Amber Scott Project
May 28: Amber Skyze
May 31: Romance With an Attitude
June 1: Chris Redding Author
June 2: Jacqueline Paige
June 3: You Gotta Read Guest
June 4: Book Junkie
June 16: Happily Ever After

So come on by and visit. I hate to be lonely...

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Next Step: Promo

So... although I still don't have my contract yet (haven't been able to think of a suitable new title -- the one I thought up already exists at the publisher....almost... so I can't have it :::pouts:::), I'm trying to think ahead to the dreaded: PROMOTION.

What works?

What doesn't?

I've been stalking author Sandy Lender on her virtual book tour for her novel "Choices Meant for Gods" this past week... and will most likely continue to stalk her through the tour. Check out her cool banner:



The place putting her tour together, Goddess Fish Promotions, also has other tours and various "things" they do: trailers, banners, etc.

And this got me to thinking... do they work? I think the biggest thing to do is get your name out there. Get people to see you and network, etc. Banners are awesome and cover ads, too. Will you get a zillion sales off of them? Maybe not -- but people will SEE you and your cover and eventually (or at least I work this way) will be curious enough to check it and you out.

Yes?

I love book trailers. Love watching them and they've, more than once, at least encouraged me to check out a book or short story further. Do I always buy? Nope... but sometimes I do.

I admit to being a pretty visual person, and bad covers really turn me off, so I'm praying to the cover gods for an awesome one. I admit that it's really, really hard for me to overcome an icky cover in order to buy a book -- even if it's come highly recommended from someone I trust.

Still...gotta focus...

Promo.

What do YOU think works? Why do you buy a book (especially from a new-to-you author)?

I really, really want to know.