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Getting the Shaft Fairy Tale Style
Author Guest / February 16, 2017

I love fairy tales. As you might have guessed since the books in my Bachelor Auction series are all loosely based on them. 🙂 But really, some of my best memories including my mother, sister and I sitting on the couch while she read The Boy Who Cried Wolf and Billy Goat Gruff to us. *sigh* Those were great times. Great stories. While I’ve had some “I want a Prince Charming” moments, I also had some serious WTF moments, too. Listen, I know the great thing about fairy tales is the happily-ever-after but, man, some characters were stuck with really raw deals! I mean they were shafted! I know what you’re thinking. That’s crazy talk! But follow me here for a moment… The Six Swans. In this story, obviously the people most wronged are the six brothers that were turned into swans by their evil stepmother. But the sister, who not only has to sew six shirts for them is also struck mute and unable to laugh for six years—the number of years she has to complete these shirts before the enchantment is permanent. Raw deal #1. Then a king sees her, is mesmerized by her beauty and marries her….

On Sale – 75% off HIS FANTASY BRIDE! One Week Only!
Author Guest / February 16, 2017

HIS FANTASY BRIDE, by Nina Croft is on sale! Only 99 cents (usual price $3.99) for one week only. I can’t marry you. You don’t love me. Two sentences, that’s all Gabrielle Harper left Vito D’Ascensio when she vanished the night before their wedding. If he wants his bride back, he’s going to have to hunt her down and prove his love. But when he searches for Gabrielle, he finds Gabby instead; it seems his perfect bride is nothing but a fantasy. Buy HIS FANTASY BRIDE only 99¢: Kindle | BN.com | iTunes/iBooks | Kobo | Google Play | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon FR HIS FANTASY BRIDE by Nina Croft Things To Do Before You Die #3 She’s his everything… I can’t marry you. You don’t love me. Two sentences, that’s all Gabrielle Harper left Vito D’Ascensio when she vanished the night before their wedding. If he wants his bride back, he’s going to have to hunt her down and prove his love. But when he searches for Gabrielle, he finds Gabby instead; it seems his perfect bride is nothing but a fantasy. After six months, Gabby presumes it’s over, an episode in her…

Sex and Activism: How writing erotic novels pushes the sex-positive movement forward
Author Guest / February 16, 2017

Ever since I was younger, I wanted to be a writer. Never in a million years did I think that sex was what I’d be writing about and that in doing so I’d become a better person. Now, incidentally, my debut novel, an erotic romance by the name of UNDER HER AUTHORITY, will be coming out on Feb. 14th with Totally Bound. The first erotic novel I read was something like a twist fate. It was a spin-off of a popular YA paranormal romance. On an adventurous day, I purchased the book without reading the blurb. Why not? I was loyal to the author, loving her style and her ability to create fantastical worlds. I’ll never forget reading that sex scene. I was somewhere between astounded and intrigued. Born in the middle of the bible belt, I’d never had access to these types of books. So, how did I end up writing romance and what does that have to do with activism? In the middle of a job and full-time course load, I didn’t have the time or energy to complete the YA manuscript I’d been working on, but I didn’t want to push aside writing. I decided to challenge…

Kari Lynn Dell | Tangled in Texas
Author Guest / February 16, 2017

Tangled in Texas in 6 words. The rodeo cowboy version of Rocky. Favorite thing to munch on while you write? I try not to snack while I’m writing (which isn’t so hard when you live too far out in the boonies for emergency chocolate runs), but I nearly always have something to sip on. I’ve recently kicked my Pepsi habit and replaced it with hot tea. Sadly, they’ve stopped selling my addiction of choice—blueberry, acai, pomegranate green tea—so I have to make do with Red Rose brew from Canada, conveniently located only a mile north of my house. When I’m in the mood for a real treat, I crack open the can of Tim Horton’s French Vanilla cappuccino mix that I keep hidden from my husband in the cleaning supply cupboard. Tell us something interesting about Delon and Tori that we won’t find out in the book. Neither of them can sing a lick. They’re so bad that when they were in their respective elementary school Christmas programs they would just mouth the words—at the teachers’ requests. That’s part of the reason Delon likes ear-splitting, head-banging rock music. When he feels like howling a few lyrics to AC/DC’s Thunderstruck while…

Men at Work – 10 Romances that will Satisfy your Need for a Hot Man with Callused Hands
Author Guest / February 16, 2017

I’ve never been much for a billionaire hero. Partly because I don’t brush shoulders with many men from the top 1% and I’ve never seen the point of fairy tales. Besides, a workshop is sexy in a way a boardroom will never be. And isn’t there something super sexy about capable hands and strong shoulders? Not to mention the skill it takes to make and fix things. I’m not interested in manicured hands laid atop the conference table, but rather scarred ones that put might have that table together. I’ve compiled my top ten books featuring blue-collar heroes. Watch out because they’re hot enough to change your mind: BEAUTY AND THE BLACKSMITH by Tessa Dare is a fabulously steamy historical that breaks the class barrier. (Lord knows I’m a fool for a blacksmith.) Strength and heat and the way they bend metal. CATCH OF THE DAY by Kristen Higgins features a grumpy lobster fisherman, which is doubly delicious for those who enjoy a strong, moody hero. In CRAZY FOR YOU by Jennifer Crusie, the hero is a mechanic who’s good with his hands—and with animals. My favorite combination. Cara McKenna has perfected the gruff, working class hero. In the very…