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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Falling Into Us has PREMIERED and is LIVE!



Exciting news, ladies and gentlemen! Falling Into Us is live and can be purchased now! Just be aware the price on Amazon is for a Limited Time so get it while it's hot and before it returns to its normal price!

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Remember, Falling Into Lust is 99 cents until Sunday, June 2nd.

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Happy reading everyone and have a wonderful Tuesday!

Friday, May 24, 2013

Cover Reveal for Falling Into Us (One More Night Trilogy)!






Blurb

“Kaz asked me a simple question and offered a way out. He said I could stay here and visit him on tour when ever I wanted but I am tired of feeling vacuous and useless so I said yes. I could use my photography skills and I’d been to plenty of concerts but never have I gone on tour with a band. The concerts are amazing but Scarlet Fever and Winter’s Regret are a formidable combination and just as in life as in art, nothing is ever what it appears to be. Even the most perfect paintings have slight imperfections and I have to discover them one by one…about Kaz, my lover, and the man I have come to adore…”

Part two of Syd and Kaz’s exploration takes place in dual points of view and covers the North American leg of the Gods of Rock World Tour with Scarlet Fever and Winter’s Regret. Kaz thought he knew what he was doing when he decided to enter into a relationship with Sydney but his underestimation of her might cost him everything including the self-control he has held on to so tight for many years.

Can he mold her into the woman he needs her to be or will she break him in the end?

Falling Into Us premieres on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 so don't forget to pick up a copy! 


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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Last Teaser Before Falling Into Us premieres on Tuesday, May 28th!


Okay, last one before the premiere and I am mercilessly teasing you on purpose with this teaser...

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Excerpt


“Are you all right?” a feminine voice inquired.
I looked up to see Talia and realized my cheeks were wet. I was crying like some little bitch teeny-bopper out of a goddamn Taylor Swift video. Jesus Christ, when had I been reduced to this?
I carefully wiped my cheeks, careful not to smudge my waterproof mascara but one could never be too sure. “I’m fine.”
Talia continued to stare at me as if she actually felt sorry for me and I would rather have been hated than pitied. What a useless fucking emotion pity was and she didn’t know me. She couldn’t possibly understand what I was going through.
She finally sat beside me and sipped from her mojito. “You don’t look it. Is Kaz putting you through an emotional hurricane? It looks like it from where I’m sitting.”
I sat up and glared at her with cold eyes. “Kaz and I are fine. I can assure you he’s not doing anything to me.”
“Hey, I’m from south Boston so don’t you ever try to bullshit a bullshitter. Your heart is a pulp beating in your chest and you don’t know whether you’re coming or going. One minute, you’re flying high and the next, you feel like the lowest piece of dog shit on earth. I know what you’re going through because I’ve been going through it with Seth since my sophomore year at Vassar. The man drives me absolutely crazy and I love and hate him at the same time.”
Her candid honesty was too close to home but would I admit it to myself let alone her?
“Yeah, that pretty much sums up my feelings for him,” I whispered as I picked invisible lint from my black cocktail dress.
“Want some advice? Whether you want it or not, I’m gonna give it to you anyway. Kaz and Seth are kindred spirits except he hides his through endless sexual escapades and my lover’s favorite escape is a combination of cocaine and Oxy. They are damaged goods and sometimes…you have to know when to let go and do what is best for you.”
She paused and set her right hand on my own folded in my lap. “I know you can’t leave the tour because you’re the official photographer. Concentrate on that and make him come to you. Don’t you dare fucking beg him for anything. He’s just going to get meaner and uglier to you as the tour goes on and you’ll be packing your bags the moment you’ve set foot back in his L.A. pad. Don’t ever make a man the center of your universe because the moment you do, they take that pulp of a heart you have and squeeze until they have used up the best of you. Do you want to take that bitter, evil bitch you will become after the fact into your future relationships?”

That's it for now folks but enjoy all the tension and buy the book on May 28th when it premieres! By the way, add it to your Goodreads TBR list NOW! ;-)


Happy Wednesday!

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Saturday Night Teaser

An exciting new tease from the couple that are tailor made for one another...


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Excerpt


Kaz laughed out loud. “Babe, you’re young. That ex-wife of mine is doing a documentary…are you any good with cameras?”
“You mean taking photos? I suppose so since I went to all the best schools and took a photography class. I can do the old-school photos where you have to soak them in solution but I prefer a digital camera to be honest. All you need is a laptop and you’re good to go.”
“Then stop being so hard on yourself because you do have skill. We usually hire a professional photographer because we like to document our concerts but you take the photos. Nothing that could get us into trouble but just candid shots. We usually then bundle them and make a book out of them. They’re a swag gift for hard-core fans…we don’t do it for the money. And of course it’s great to see how much we have changed over the years.”
His mouth had moved closer to mine the longer he’d spoken and when he was within reach, he kissed my lips and I immediately responded with an open mouth and accepted his tongue in my mouth. I tasted Macallan 30 but it was pleasant and sensual.
Kaz ended the kiss reluctantly. “What’s wrong with you sitting on your ass all day waiting for me to fuck you if I may ask?”
“Don’t be crude. I’d feel like a kept woman and I want to contribute…is that so bad? I suppose that is why I am jealous of your ex-wife. She’s got all this stuff going on and she must think I am some stupid, rich bimbo.”
“Those were her words more or less but why would you care what she thinks of you?”
I smiled slightly. “Because she still holds your heart and she’s the mother of your child. That means she can directly influence how he would feel about me…it’s a little scary because understand all this is new to me. I have never been in a relationship before and I don’t know what’s kosher and what isn’t? When do we move past the fucking stage into something more? What if you get tired of me and just want to offload me? That would devastate me because I am feeling so full of angst and indecision. I’m not good when I don’t know what to expect.”
Kaz’s hands slipped lower and caressed my collar bone before he slid my tube top down to reveal my breasts. “First of all, Damira doesn’t hold my heart anymore…I think I used her as a crutch. I didn’t want to hate her so I told myself I was still in love with her to lessen the pain. She’s Xander’s mother and I don’t want him growing up as fucked up as I did. It broke my heart and I somehow felt it was my fault my dad despised my mother with a passion.”
“What happened?” I wondered out loud.
“No more fucking small talk. I just want to fuck you right here, Syd.”

Mmm, hopefully that makes you interested in what's going to happen between these two...lots of sexy good times ahead!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Teaser Wednesday & A HUGE Announcement!


Okay, now that I have definite dates I can tell you all about, here it is! Falling Into Us will be out and available for purchase on Tuesday, May 28th, so mark your calendars. As I said before, it will be a full length novel but the tour is taking a lot of time to formulate so there have been tweaks.

One More Night will still be a trilogy but the last two books of the series will concentrate on the tour between Scarlet Fever and Winter's Regret.

So, Falling Into Us concentrates on the North American leg of the tour and Falling Into Love will concentrate on the European and Asian leg of the tour.

There will be a fourth book about Kaz and Syd but it will be the first novel in the off-shoot series, Scarlet Fever.

So, to recap before I begin this excerpt:

One More Night (Rock & Roll Trilogy)

  • Falling Into Lust
  • Falling Into Us
  • Falling Into Love
Scarlet Fever Series (Rock & Roll Quartet)
  • Rock My Heart (Kaz & Syd's story)
  • The Will to Love (Will & Laurel's story)
  • Lust & Faith (Jaden & Faith's story)
  • Grant's Muse (Grant and Sasha's story)
Got it? Good. Now here is a little teaser from Falling Into Us!

Excerpt

Kaz walked toward the stage and heard the roar of the crowd as he approached. The announcer didn’t have to do much to turn on the twenty thousand people in the audience because as he entered the stage with sparks raining down on him and the music to “Misery Queen” kicking into high gear, he knew what he had to do.
They always started off their concerts with the song because it had been their first number one hit off their self-titled first album and he loved to get the crowd going by the fast, edgy song. The lyrics were pretty morbid since the song was about a woman who cuts herself and goes too far one day. He’d written the song after he met Loire, the tattoo artist and discovered she was a cutter at one time although she wasn't the only inspiration for the song.
Kaz made his way to the microphone and grabbed it from the stand before he moaned softly into it, his melodic yet deep and sexy voice coming through loud and clear. He tried to ignore the numerous screams from the female fans, some who were taking off their skimpy clothing to show their latest purchases of Victoria’s Secret lingerie.
He’d always wanted to make music and singing was his passion. The women had been fun in the beginning but now he was getting older, it wasn’t the same, and he no longer felt like a kid in a candy store. He wanted to spend his time with one woman only and he knew she was out there watching as he performed the song.
His voice built up and became stronger and deeper as he continued to sing; the fear and anxiety of being a failure slowly left his body. This was what he was supposed to do and now he realized why he loved every minute of it as the adrenaline pumped through his bloodstream and he became one with the crowd.
This was his life and he wouldn’t trade places with anyone else. Why would he when he was living the dream? How many people could honestly say they loved their job?
Feelings of inadequacy left him as the song ended.
“Are we rockin’ the Staples Center tonight or what?” he shouted into the microphone.
The audience went crazy and the elation fed his ego, which in turn fed his confidence.
Kaz was determined to rock the house and no one could do that better than Scarlet Fever. 

To be Continued...

I hope you enjoyed today's teaser and have a great day, everyone!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Happy Mother's Day! A new teaser! ;-)



Here is another delicious teaser from Falling into Us! ;-)


Excerpt


Kaz turned away from me but it had more to do with what he was thinking about rather than avoiding my gaze. “We have two well-known druggies on tour. They have relapsed after very expensive rehab stays and this could pose as an issue.”
“Don’t drugs and rock stars usually go together?” I tried to make a joke out of it but the way he looked at me when our eyes met told me loud and clear he wasn’t buying what I was selling.
“It’s a little 80s and 90s of a concept, yes, but at one time, most rockers and hip hop stars used drugs and didn’t even hide their addictions. Just so you know I am not some health freak, I have no problem with drugs—I’d rather not use them because I have a fairly straight forward personality. I loved getting high when we first made it but it got old and it was no longer fun. I stopped using cold turkey.
“I might have the odd hit off a joint every now and then because I have a weakness for well-grown marijuana but I don’t do anything harder than that. It’s my policy—not Introspect Records. They couldn’t give a crap what we did as long as we performed our jobs to the best of our abilities and didn’t go on stage noticeably high where people would make comments and the rumor mills would start.”
I played with several strands of my hair. “I take it these members you are talking about aren’t recreational users, then?”
“No. I mean, they pretty much have addiction issues. They do coke to function and then they take hillbilly heroin to come down. The worst part is the OxyContin is prescribed by our tour physician so if they are caught with it, they won’t get busted. They aren’t stupid enough to carry coke on them, especially when the physician gives them Adderall or Ritalin. It’s not as good as cocaine but it will do in a pinch and it’s legal. Plus Jaden has a lifetime prescription since he was diagnosed with ADHD when he was ten.”
I suddenly stood and began to pace. “Damn. Does Faith know?”

To be Continued...

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Falling Into Us News!

Hello to all my wicked beautiful people! I just wanted to announce the good news I have already shared on my Facebook page here! Falling Into Us will be novel length and although I have said in the past these books would always remain $2.99, I will debut the book at this price for the first week. This is for all the readers who have been into the series since it premiered! The price will then be raised to $3.99, the usual price I charge for novel length work.

And now, here is the gorgeous cover for the next book in the series!


Kudos to my cover artist, Stephanie Nelson, who managed to take photos I fell in love with well over a year ago and transform them since this couple has been used more than the Greyhound Bus! 

I will keep you updated and this book will still premiere this month but probably at the end of the month instead of the third week!

Thanks again to all my fans who fell in love with this series and recognized potential in an author who is not well known except by my handful of fans for who I have been relatively and overwhelming grateful to have. You women (and men) are amazing and I love you all for sticking with me. Just know this series is truly for you and I hope I do this particular genre justice.

Have a great Mother's Day weekend everyone! ;-)

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Teaser Tuesday...


It's just not fair to keep you waiting for what's going on between Syd and Kaz so here is a little (unedited) snippet from Falling Into Us!



I could feel the warmth of his fingers through my thin silk robe and despite the hot, sticky Miami air, I only breathed in Kaz. His scent, his words, his very essence were starting to consume my soul.
I liked what he did for me and I loved the way he made me feel. My skin tingled in a good way and as I leaned into him and rested my face in the crux of his neck, I could smell Ed Hardy's Love & Luck as I inhaled and my breath felt hot against his neck as I exhaled.
“Listen, I don’t know what is going to happen when we get on tour. There are quite a few issues that probably won’t be ironed out by the time we have to start and we’ll all just have to roll with the punches, if you know what I mean.”
“I’m a bit confused. What are you talking about? What issues? Is this about me and you?” 

The million dollar question???

Enjoy and have a wonderful day!