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Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Cover Reveal... A Most Improper Proposal by Molly Ann Wishlade

Please welcome Molly Ann Wishlade back onto my blog, to share with us the fabulously sumptuous cover for her hot new full-length erotic Regency romance, A Most Improper Proposal, coming soon from Carina UK.


And here's a little teaser to pique your interest ;-)


Friday, 27 June 2014

Introducing... The Wild, Wild West by Molly Ann Wishlade

This week has seen the cover reveal of the new mini-series by Molly Ann Wishlade and it is my pleasure to bring them to you all in one place...


The inspiration...


Take it away Molly:
I’m fascinated by the Wild West, in particular the town of Deadwood, and I love writing about cowboys and their lives and loves. I get my ideas for my writing from all sorts of places - sometimes the title comes to me first, sometimes I envisage a character and sometimes a line or two will pop into my head and I’ll just have to flesh it out. My inspiration for the series came to me with the lines…It wasn’t easy for any of them. She knew that. She’d been where they were now. These poor daughters of Deadwood had little to make their lives bearable…which left me eager to write the stories of three women living in and around Deadwood in the 1800s. The three heroines in the Wild Wild West series are very different, yet they’ve all been affected by their time in Deadwood in some way. 

The stories...




Runaway mail-order bride Layla Powell is terrified when she is captured by two powerful cowboys purporting to work for her fiancé – the mysterious Mr Jackman. At first Layla fights tooth and nail for her freedom, but Charlie and his lover Etu have their own erotic methods to subdue their feisty captive...

In fact Charlie is really Layla’s fiancé, she was supposed to be his wife in name only, but he and Etu like what they see. They are sure that just one night of being pleasured by them both will be exciting enough to convince Layla to abandon her plans to run and keep her in their bed forever!






Feisty ex-harlot Ellen Finch is finally free to escape her troubled past and make a fresh start, far away from the dusty town of Deadwood. But Ellen’s plans are interrupted when a dark and brooding stranger bursts through the doors of The Gem Theatre and Saloon begging for her help as a midwife. 

Ellen can’t refuse his pleas, or allow another woman to suffer when she can help. Nor can she ignore the pang of regret she feels upon discovering this stranger is about to become a father; if only she’d had a man like Clayton Kile to care for her! Relief floods Ellen when she discovers the labouring woman is Clayton’s sister. Clayton can’t afford to pay Ellen for her help; instead he expertly demonstrates his gratitude!

It’s been years since a man’s passion has moved Ellen, but there is something about this cowboy that tugs at Ellen’s emotions and fires her own long latent desires. Ellen faces a difficult choice, surrender to the demands of her body and risk losing her heart to love, or follow her head and leave Deadwood and her past behind forever...


Vulnerable widow Grace Holbein faces an uncertain future. Spurned by the town of Deadwood because of her violent late husband’s troubles she’s all alone in the world. With winter approaching the future looks bleak until two rugged cowboys ride up to her ranch looking for work in return for room and board.

Grace is wary of these handsome strangers; in her experience men are not to be trusted. However, Matt, fair and athletic, and Blake, dark and ruggedly handsome, are keen to prove to Grace that not all men are alike. The attention she receives from them both thaws her frozen heart and melts her inhibitions; she would welcome either one to warm her bed, but it’s a choice she finds impossible to make. In her dreams she’s allowed them both, but can her brazen desires ever be fulfilled in reality?

The author...


Molly Ann Wishlade has always been an avid reader and writer of stories. She regularly indulges her love of romance and passion by getting lost in the delicious worlds created by romantic novelists. When not reading, she’s busy with her current WIP, usually her next highly erotic tale about sexy and saucy heroes and their lady loves – and sometimes their gorgeous male lovers too. 

You can find Molly at:

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>> #20Twenty with... Molly Ann Wishlade

Thursday, 20 February 2014

#20Twenty with... Molly Ann Wishlade

I am delighted to welcome Molly Ann Wishlade, author of Trying Too Hard released last month by Carina (Harlequin UK), onto my blog for today's round of #20Twenty...


ACT ONE – all about you…


Molly Ann Wishlade has always been an avid reader and writer of stories. She regularly indulges her love of romance and passion by getting lost in the delicious worlds created by romantic novelists. When not reading, she’s busy with her current WIP, usually her next highly erotic tale about sexy and saucy heroes and their lady loves – and sometimes their gorgeous male lovers too. 

1) Have you always been a writer or is it something you fell into?

I’ve always written stories and longed to be published but I didn’t think I had what it takes. I fell into teaching instead of following a career in journalism as I’d planned. Motherhood and a very busy time followed and I tried to forget about my dream. 

In 2007, I submitted a medical romance to HM&B but it was rejected and I’m not surprised! Then I wasted time procrastinating. A few years ago, after confessing my burning desire to write to my husband, he encouraged me to try again and after a few bumps and bruises (i.e. rejections and revise and resubmits) I finally made it and Totally Bound contracted my debut novella Desire in Deadwood.

2) Do you have a particular writing style or ritual?

Whenever and wherever! ;) As I work fulltime, have two young children and a gorgeous and supportive husband, writing doesn’t get the time I would like to give it. So I seize every opportunity!

3) Is there a book or an author that has influenced you in your writing?

Growing up, I loved the passionate intensity of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. I adore a good romance but I also read every Stephen King novel I could get my hands on. I like all genres and I admire good writers. It’s a craft and one that I hope to improve with every book I write. 

4) Is there one piece of writing (or life?) advice that has stuck with you, or that you would like to share?

Be true to yourself and your author voice. Don’t try to write what doesn’t come naturally because it will show.

5) Can you tell us three things about yourself that we probably don’t already know?

I have a bulldog and a greyhound and when we take them out, people often comment on them being an odd pair.

I make a tasty curry using my own special blend of spices.

I’m an Olympic snowboarder. (I wish! I have enjoyed the Winter Olympics enormously and I’m addicted to the snowboarding and skiing events. I can ski but not at Olympic level. YET!!!)

6) What five luxury items or gadgets would you hate to be without?

My laptop. I NEED it!!!

My husband. He is a luxury and a necessity and a gadget in a way because he drives me around. (I hate driving.) I’m kind of an emotional scatterbrain and he grounds me.

My kids. They ground me too but they’re also a luxury because they keep me smiling and give me lots of hugs.

Wine. YUM! (Not necessity but luxury. Well…kind of necessary luxury.)

Net Flix – since we discovered this, it’s been amazing. I love House of Cards and Louis Theroux’s weird weekends. 


ACT TWO – all about your new release…


What’s the French word for lust…?
Hired as an intern at a coveted talent agency, blonde bubbly Catrin Owens knew she could be brilliant at the job. The code of conduct is crystal clear – business is business, pleasure is pleasure…and the two should never, ever meet! No problem for Catrin - she’s hardworking, and determined to excel. Until, that is, she meets the 6 ft-something wall of lean muscle that is her boss’ top client…
Scarred, and brimming with forbidden sex appeal, the French rugby star Henri Chevallier crashes through the walls of Catrin’s neatly-ordered life – and throws her polished professionalism aside like a scrap of sheer French lingerie!
The sex is fierce, exhilarating…life-changing – and almost all the more exciting as she knows she’s risking the career she dreamed of. Catrin knows she should step away. The problem? Henri is a temptation she can’t seem to resist…

7) Congratulations on your recent release of Trying Too Hard, what was your inspiration for writing Catrin and Henri’s story?

I wanted to write a romance featuring a rugby player set in Wales. The story idea came to me and I sketched an outline then when I started writing, it just flowed.

8) Did the story flow from your finger tips or did some scenes take a bit of cajoling?

This one pretty much flowed. It’s a novella about an intense and passionate affair between a Welsh celebrity agent and her firm’s handsome client, a French rugby player. 

9) How long did it take for the initial spark of the story to make it onto the page and then onto the publisher’s desk?

Taking into account the day job and my busy life, a couple of months.

10) Do you have a favourite paragraph or sentence from your story that you would like to tantalise us with?
The voice was like silk against Catrin’s skin and a flicker of lust darted like a hot tongue between her legs. 
;)

11) Over to you, what can you tell us about Trying Too Hard, to make us rush out and buy it?

If you like your romance hot, fast, emotional and with a dash of humour, this is the read for you!

12) What can we expect from you next? Is there something you are working on right now? 

I have a mini-series of three Western novellas (currently in edits with Carina UK) centred around three young women living in Deadwood in 1890 as well as a release due in March with Totally Bound called Harlot at the Homestead. It’s the first in a series of historical Westerns called The Duggans of Montana.


QUICK FIRE ROUND – it’s pop quiz time…


13) Plotter or pantser?

Plotter. 

14) Digital books or print books?

Both! I love my Kindle because it can hold so many books and I can download them immediately. But I also love a print book – the feel, the smell, the cover! Yummy! 

15) Tea or coffee?

Earl Grey

16) Extrovert or introvert?

Introvert. I hate being the centre of attention.

17) Facebook or Twitter?

Both have their good points.

18) Christmas or birthday? 

Christmas

19) Morning person or night owl?

Morning person if I have a day of writing planned.

20) Sweet or savoury?

Savoury.

And that’s a wrap!

Thank you so much for taking part, Molly, I wish you every success with your new release.

To discover even more about Molly Ann Wishlade and to keep up with her latest projects, you can visit her at:

Blog     Twitter     Facebook     Goodreads     Pinterest 


You can also catch up with Molly on the Total-E-Bound Blogspot on the twelfth of every month.


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ISBN: 9781472090478
Released: 29 January 2014

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Excerpt…


“There you are!”

The voice was like silk against Catrin’s skin and a flicker of lust darted like a hot tongue between her legs. The poky, clinical office kitchen suddenly seemed too warm, its aroma of burnt toast overpowering. The air conditioning hummed in vain as Catrin’s body was flooded with heat.

The new arrival took hold of her shoulders in large, powerful hands and pushed her towards the counter so that her stomach pressed against the hard melamine edge. Her heart picked up its pace. The fine hairs on the back of her neck pricked up.

“Catrin,” he whispered into her right ear, causing a blonde tendril of hair that had freed itself from her chignon to flutter.

“Yes?” she whispered, her nipples tightening in anticipation.

“I missed you this morning.” He nibbled her earlobe. She shivered as he ran his fingers slowly down her sides.

“Henri.” She leaned into his warmth, felt the strength of his stomach muscles against her back, his heat searing through her thin blouse. “I had to get back to my apartment. You know...feed the cat.”

“What cat?” he said, trickling slow kisses down her neck then sliding his hands under her arms to cup her breasts.

She sighed as his exquisite touch fired her passion and her breathing quickened. She slid around in his arms then pressed a trembling hand upon his broad chest.

“Please, Henri…”

“What is it, chérie?” He tipped her chin upwards with a fingertip and his cologne washed over her. She savoured the fresh green woody tones. At their edge she could make out something else, something even more delicious: his musky masculine scent. It made her want to open his shirt and press her face against his belly to breathe him in.

“I can’t keep going like this,” she smiled, trying to regain her composure but desire pulsed through her core like a lusty demon possession.

“Like what, Catrin?”

He reached out and stroked the back of his free hand over her black satin skirt and she groaned, moving towards him even though a voice at the back of her mind reprimanded her. He laughed softly at her body’s betrayal and turned his hand around, pressing it against the apex of her thighs and cupping the ready flesh beneath.

She slumped against the counter, her eyes half-closed. Her legs turned to jelly as he lifted her skirt to her thighs.

Here I go again!

Her common sense drifted away like cobwebs on the wind and her body revealed her true emotions with every breath she took.

Oh, t’es la plus belle femme du monde!” he gasped.

“Sorry?”

Pardon, chérie!” he laughed. “I said that you are the most beautiful woman in the world.”

“Oh,” she smiled, “Thank you.” She loved it when Henri spoke his own language but wished that she could understand him better. A GCSE in French hadn’t equipped her for communicating with a French lover.

She relaxed and closed her eyes again as he ran his hands over her thighs.

“And this is what I love about you!”

Her eyes shot open.

Love?

He pushed her skirt right up to her hips then fingered the tops of her hold-ups and she realised what he meant. This Frenchman loved a woman’s body with all the trimmings, which was lucky as she liked pretty underwear. It was just more fun to have someone to appreciate it.

Mere moments ago she’d been spooning two sugars into her coffee cup, desperately in need of a caffeine fix after yet another long night of French loving with the handsome rugby player.

She was exhausted. Exhilarated. Still horny.

It was hard to believe that it was only two nights ago, on a rather cold, drizzly July evening that she’d accompanied her boss – the renowned celebrity agent Liam H. Clarkson – to an annual dinner. It had been the sixth anniversary of the establishment of Clarkson and Gwillam Celebrity Agency. It now had five branches across Europe, with the possibility of further growth, so spirits were at an all-time high.

And it had been there, deep in the cavernous candlelit corridors and ante-chambers of Cardiff Castle, polished, manicured and poured into her best lbd, that Catrin had met Henri.

And since then, her feet hadn’t touched the ground!


Thursday, 19 September 2013

Release Day Blitz and Giveaway with... Popping the Cherry by Aurelia B. Rowl

So I er...have a new book out today! 

It's from my other pseudonym and is both my first Young Adult story and my first full novel. As you can probably imagine, I am very excited but just as equally nervous; it's a scary time when you put a little piece of yourself out there for the world to read, comment on, criticise, and potentially rip to shreds o_O

On the up-side, the advance reviews are AMAZING and I am floating high on cloud nine, so now I just hope that the majority of readers are as enamoured with Lena's story too. To celebrate the launch, I've organised a Release Day Blitz and have mustered over twenty prizes - nearly thirty YA or NA ebooks - so there will be a lot of happy readers this time next week.

Anyway, enough of my rambling and let's get stuck in :-)



About the book...


Popping the Cherry

If you missed any of the exclusive teasers from the ten-day countdown, you can find them all here or by going to: www.aureliabrowl.com/countdown-teasers.html.

Trailer...



Buy it now...


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Mature Young Adult/New Adult fiction
Release date: 19 September 2013
Publisher: Carina (Harlequin UK)
ISBN: 978-1-472-01805-2

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Giveaway...

To get the party started with a BANG, I have teamed up with several other Young Adult and New Adult authors to come up an awesome giveaway, with over twenty books in the Release Day Blitz prize kitty just waiting to be won.

For full details of the prizes, click here or go to: www.aureliabrowl.com/release-day-blitz.html

Good luck!


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Tuesday, 20 August 2013

#20Twenty with... Kierney Scott

I am delighted to welcome Kierney Scott onto my blog today, author of Twice in a Lifetime, soon to be released from Carina UK.

Don't let the cheeky smile fool you, this fabulous lady has a wicked sense of humour so I couldn't wait to get her in the twenty questions hotseat.

ACT ONE – all about you…


Kierney Scott
Originally from California, Kierney Scott moved to Scotland to enrol in the Ph D programme in Educational Research at the University of Edinburgh.

Four days after she arrived, she met her husband, who persuaded her it would be more fun to get married than write a thesis. After the birth of her daughter she decided it was time to go back to school, but soon discovered all she wanted to write was romance novels. She admitted her literary proclivities to her husband, who promptly bought her a laptop and told her to start writing her book.

When she is not writing, you will probably find her at a spinning class or baking (read eating) cupcakes. Her butter cream icing is legendary, if only in her mind. If you want her recipe, or just want to chat, you can contact her at KierneyScott@gmail.com or follow her on twitter @Kierney_S

1) Have you always been a writer or is it something you fell into?

I think it was inevitable I became a romance writer. My mother has always been completely addicted to romance novels, so much so that she would read them to us as bed time stories so she did not have to put her book down. She always left out the sex scenes but when I was eleven or so I started reading them for myself. Totally inappropriate, I know, but it explains so much…

2) Do you have a particular writing style or ritual?

Every book I write has a theme song(s) I listen to on a loop. For Twice in a Lifetime, I listened mostly to Pink’s Give Me a Reason and Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. For the dark moment I listed to Stay by Rihanna. For the sex scenes I listened to S&M by Rihanna. It is impossible to feel uptight when you listen to that song!

3) Is there a book or an author that has influenced you in your writing?

I have read A LOT of old school romance so it stands to reason some of it has permeated my subconscious. Sometimes you can see it in my heroes. At the start of a book, before the heroine shows them the light, they can cross the line from alpha to jackass. Luckily I have an editor who calls me on it.

4) Is there one piece of writing (or life?) advice that has stuck with you, or that you would like to share?

My writing advice is to avoid info dumps. I like to feel drop kicked into a scene. Readers are smart, they can figure out what is going on, so wait until they care about your characters before you give them their back story.

My advice for life is: be kind, be positive, and always seek out the joy in life.

5) Can you tell us three things about yourself that we probably don’t already know?

I have the world’s smallest tattoo: a forget-me-not flower on my second toe. My sisters have matching ones.

I am freakishly strong as a result of my enormous quadriceps. I can leg press 900 lbs. My husband likes to refer to my legs as my Chris Hoys.

I am teetotal but people often assume I am drunk because I am always the first to hit the dance floor and my dancing is not great...

6) What five luxury items or gadgets would you hate to be without?

My electric toothbrush, my kindle, my laptop, my ipod, and my vitamix. I love that blender. I feed my daughter spinach smoothies and call them ice cream.

ACT TWO – all about your new release…



A second chance at redemption...
A lifetime ago, Sarah and Liam were childhood sweethearts in a dingy Edinburgh block, dreaming of making it in the big wide world. But reality called. Sarah stayed to make a difference in her community, while Liam forged a career in international finance and never looked back.
Ten years on, a friend in crisis brings Sarah and Liam together in Dubai. There’s no trace of the boy she once loved – the man Liam has become is hard, mercenary, infuriating… and arousing. In an opulent desert city far away from everything she knows, can Sarah take the heat?

7) Congratulations on your recent release of Twice in a Lifetime, what was your inspiration for writing Sarah and Liam’s story?

The jobs from my pre writing life were the inspiration for this book. I taught emotionally and behaviourally disturbed children. In theory the school was for children from all over Edinburgh, but there was a disproportionate number from certain areas, like the council estate that was home to Liam and Sarah. I often thought about what it would look like if one of my pupils really succeeded in life. I wondered what scars they would carry from their start in life.

I also worked in harm reduction doing near enough the same job as my heroine Sarah: giving condoms and clean needles to sex workers.

8) Did the story flow from your finger tips or did some scenes take a bit of cajoling?

This was by far the easiest thing I have ever written. I am not sure why but I am very grateful for how smoothly the writing process was.

9) I see Twice in a Lifetime is your debut, how long did it take for the initial spark of the story to make it onto the page and then onto the publisher’s desk?

It took me less than two months to write.

10) Do you have a favourite paragraph or sentence from your story that you would like to tantalise us with?

She shrugged her shoulders. “You hide behind your penis. It is not a bad thing, it is just your crazy. You flirt with me to deflect your feelings. You aren’t good at dealing with emotion so you fall back on what you are good at.”

“No Dr. Campbell, I flirt with you for the reason men flirt with women-I fancy you.”

She shook her head. “Nope, it has nothing to with fancying. You do it when I bring up something you don’t want to talk about, anything related to the past.”

He turned and looked at her directly in the eyes. “I do it because I want to screw you in every position ever tried, and some they haven’t thought up yet. Simple as that, Sarah. I want to fuck you.”

*Confession time* This is my favourite bit of dialogue because I was certain my editor was going to cut it. I automatically love anything I think is going to get the chop.

11) Over to you, what can you tell us about Twice in a Lifetime, to make us rush out and buy it?

Twice in a Lifetime is a fast sexy read set in Dubai . What is not to like?!

12) What can we expect from you next? Is there something you are working on right now?

I am almost done with my second book. The working title is My Gay Husband. I have no idea what my publisher will call it in the end. I love the surprise.

QUICK FIRE ROUND – it’s pop quiz time…


13) Plotter or pantser?

Plotters for the win! I write a very detailed outline, chapter by chapter. The book may change as I write and flesh out the characters. If this happens I go back and change the outline because nothing goes in the book unless it is in the outline.

14) Secret Seven or Famous Five?(please tell me you know them!?)

I was raised in California so I did not discover Enid Blyton until I moved to Scotland. I prefer Robert Munsch and Shel Silverstein. They are gods of children’s literature. Trust me I was a teacher, I know kid’s books ;-)

15) Digital books or print books?

Digital all the way. I love the instant gratification. I am not great with impulse control.

16) Tea or coffee?

Can I be awkward and say toffee nut Signature hot chocolate from Starbucks? I am addicted. I am never away from that shop. They even have a copy of my cover on their community notice board because I am that friendly with the baristas. One of them is called Liam and I tease him and say I named my hero after him.

17) Cats or dogs?

My husband is very allergic so we are pet free. But growing up I had enough pets to last a lifetime: cats, dogs, chickens, fish, rabbits, hamsters and goats. I think the goats were my favourite. They were thick as mince and ate everything in sight. I could get on board with that.

18) Extrovert or introvert?

Total extrovert. If I know you more than five minutes, we are friends and I will invite you to my house for dinner. I love being around people. You know the missionaries that come knocking? I have them over for dinner. We all look past the fact I write naughty books and am unconvertible (is that even a word?!)

19) Save or spend?

Save

20) Facebook or Twitter?

Facebook but everyone else seems to love Twitter.

And that’s a wrap!

Thank you so much for taking part, Kierney, I wish you every success with your new release.

To discover even more about Kierney Scott, and to keep up with her latest projects and shenanigans, you can connect with her at:

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ISBN: 978-1-4720-1819-9
Release date: 29th August 2013
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