Archive for June, 2010

Yup, you read that right. International Heat has a brand new member, the fabulous Anne Rainey!

One of my favorite stories of Anne’s is Touching Lace.

Taking friendship to a whole new level…

Lacey Vaughn is tired of being dumped on by men. It’s clear she needs help in the ways of seduction. Over cappuccinos, Lacey shares her worries with pal Nick Stone. Being the good friend that he is, Nick offers to give Lacey a few pointers in the ways of sexual pleasure. From his first touch, Lacey forgets all about lessons. Now all she wants is more of his luscious body and skillful touches.

Nick’s craved Lacey for months. He’s done watching her waste herself on losers. It’s time she saw him as more than the dreaded good friend. He’ll do nearly anything to have the little spitfire all for himself.

But in order to get Lacey past her insecurities, Nick will have to put it all on the line—including his heart—and pray he doesn’t lose her forever.

You can read Chapter One over on Anne’s website. Check out what fun she has in store this week at the International Heat blog. There might be a contest going on. I heard she’s picking more than one winner

If I had to describe Lexxie in one word, well, uh…I couldn’t. So I’ll pick two!

Dangerously erotic.

You want that I should explain (said in the worse Italian accent ever)? Nope, I’ll do better. I’ll give you the perfect example:

Spaceport: Hidden Phase

Secrets Are Dangerous. And So Is Desire.

“Target acquired. Registered name, Sabian Talano.”
“Record?”
“None.”
“Military service?”
“None.”
“What have you got on him?”
“Registered name, Sabian Talano.”
“That’s it? No history of any kind?”
“No other information is available at this time.”

No one on Spaceport Adana knows who Sabian Talano really is. Everything about Talano, the head bouncer at the spaceport’s most popular bar, Haze, is shrouded in absolute mystery. All that’s known is this: Don’t piss him off if you want to stay in one piece. Don’t mess with Emylie, his equally mysterious companion, if you want to stay alive. No one knows who Sabian Talano is, and that’s exactly the way he wants it to stay.

So who is the woman in skin-tight red leather called Falynn Mavek who suddenly appears on the spaceport? Who is the massive man with her, she calls Forty-Two? What is she doing on ’Port Adana asking questions about the secretive head bouncer? And why do her eyes burn with hunger when she finally finds him?

Sabian Talano’s dark chilling past is about to catch up with him. And it couldn’t be more dangerous. Or erotic.

See! It even says it in the last line of the blurb. And now, for a never before seen teaser from Hidden Phase, unless you’ve already read it, of course.

He flicked his wrist, spinning her around until her back faced him. Whipping his free arm around her torso, he flattened his hand against the firm plane of her stomach and yanked her backward, smashing her back against his torso. His throbbing cock nestled perfectly in the crevice of her ass cheeks, the second-skin suit she wore leaving little barrier. Even through the leather of his trousers he could feel the toned curve of each cheek hug the form of his growing erection. A wave of hot, hungry desire rolled through him and he smoothed the hand on her belly upward, closing his fingers around her left breast, taking possession of its swollen weight, her nipple a rock-hard point under his palm.

Sabian pulled in a breath, the distinct scent of her arousal filling his nostrils, his being. His head swam for a split second. Fuck, he could never forget the perfume of her desire. He’d taken it into his body every training session in the holo-dojo, a soft, subtle intoxicating muskiness he’d grown addicted to. She’d lusted after him from the very first moment, just as he had her. It had taken all his control to not throw her onto the nearest surface and bury himself up to the balls in her tight wetness every time he was near her.

Falynn arched into his hold, thrusting her breasts forward and her ass backward, grinding into his cock as she placed her free hand on top of his. She guided his caress on her breast, making him cup and squeeze the heavy swell. Making him massage its soft, full form in slow, deliberate circles that sent ribbons of delicious heat through his body down into his groin. “You always were an arrogant SOP,” she stated, her fingers threading through his, her ass sliding up and down the length of his clothes-trapped shaft in a rhythm mimicking the one she set with her hand on her breast.

He dragged in another deep breath, heat flooding his balls… and almost lost his grip on Falynn’s wrist when she hooked her nails into the pressure point in his palm and twisted in his hold.

She spun about, the arm he’d held pinned behind her back now skewed out to the side, her other arm locked straight as she gripped his wrist in a fierce hold and stared straight at him. “But I’ve come a long way since you disappeared.”

With a blurring speed he couldn’t help but admire, she lifted her right leg and smashed her heel against his chest, launching herself back and upward, flipping head over heels. The fluid motion tore both their grips free of the other, and Sabian leapt forward, driving his shoulder into Falynn’s gut as she landed, feet perfectly steady, on the floor.

He drove her across the room, smashing her against the wall with brutal force. Her teeth clicked together and he captured the sound with his mouth, crushing her lips under his with a savage kiss. Her hands knotted in his hair, forcing his head still as she drove her tongue into his mouth, meeting the kiss with her own, demanding more. Lashing his teeth with her tongue before biting down on his bottom lip. He hissed in a breath and jerked his head free, the coppery tang of blood filling his mouth. Lifting his fingers to his lip, he gave Falynn a quick grin. “I should have remembered you bite.”

“Of course you should have,” she replied, breasts heaving, cheeks pink. “You taught me to.”

Get it here. You know you wanna.

Check out Lexxie’s other books on her website. And you can find her at the International Heat blog all week. She has a contest going where you can win a signed copy of any one of her print books – winner’s choice. There’s an Aussie treat up for grabs too! Enter here.

Welcome, Rhian!

I’ve already pissed off met Quinn and Rowan from Coyote’s Home and it’s a pleasure to have you here. Just in time for the release of Coyote Wild too! Uh…Brogan and Eloise declined to speak with me—I’m sure they were very busy and it wasn’t because Quinn and Rowan warned them off—so it’s up to you to spill the Coyote beans.

First up, when you started Coyote Home, was a series the plan?

Ah, now that’s an interesting question because I did start the series with Rowan and Quinn in the scene but alas it was Brogan and El who spoke to me the clearest. So I wrote Coyote Wild first. *grin* I entered CW in a call for a different publisher and the head editor asked if I’d write the first book first. Strange concept that. lol So I went back and wrote Coyote Home. I think I kind of always knew there’d be two books in the series.

How many Coyote Hunger books will there be?

Well that’s kind of growing as each book gets written. There are now four with a freebie short and a possible fifth book in the works. The freebie is Quinn and Rowan the night Rowan is forced to leave the pack all those years ago and the fifth book is possible about Dale Turner. You’ll meet him in Coyote Wild.

Is there a character in this series that you don’t have a story planned for but is quietly nagging you? I’m thinking Coyote Whispers for a title. Hehe

Lol Coyote Whispers is the title of the third book and it’s Gordie and Steve’s story. The fifth book is the quietly nagging character. Dale is proving interesting and he’s had very little page time so far so we’ll see. He’ll be on the page more in Coyote Whispers.

Whadaya know, I’m psychic! Or…my memory sucks and you told me about Coyote Whispers before. So much for my being clever. lol

Back to Brogan and Elise. Could you leave us with a Coyote Wild teaser?

How about a clean scene? *grin*

The rattle of old pipes in the wall behind him broke the silence. El must have gotten into the shower. Images of her naked, slick with water and soap filled his mind, stirred his blood and turned his dick rock hard. He squeezed his eyes shut but couldn’t stop his mind from picturing the woman on the other side of the wall.

Growling, he stalked to his room. It looked like he’d be showering too—in cold water. Quinn’s laughter followed him down the hall, grating on his already agitated nerves.

He strode into the bedroom, ripping his shirt over his head and tossing it on the floor as he headed toward the bathroom. By the time he hit the cold tap, his pants were undone and halfway down his legs. In less than a minute he had his shoes off and his jeans following.

The pounding of water hitting tile drowned out the groan of frustration he couldn’t suppress at the sight of his cock. He’d never had so little control. The beast had remained suspiciously quiet and Brogan had to wonder what that was all about. He hadn’t felt it pulling to be free since he’d kissed El, since she’d come apart in his arms.

Damn!

He’d marked her. No wonder the beast had gone back to snoozing, it knew she was his. Stepping under the stinging spray, Brogan closed his eyes and raised his face, let the water stab his skin with its needle-like drops. His mind played over what he’d done, how she’d kissed him back with such demand.

Her need had been as great as his and when she’d shattered at his touch he’d been breathless with awe. She looked so beautiful flushed with arousal. Her eyes all dreamy, her lips plump from their kisses and her nipples hard as diamonds against his chest.

His cock twitched and oozed pre-cum. The cold shower did nothing to cool the blood boiling in his veins or the lust trampling on every nerve. He gave in, leaned back against the wall and grabbed his unruly cock in a tight fist.

I LOVE your version of clean

Rhian will be over at the International Heat blog all week.  Go on over and check her out. She’s running a contest. Winner gets one of her backlist books (including Coyote Wild–it’s out June 18. Woot!) as well as a sekrit, super dooper, bonus Aussie prize. Enter to win here

It’s summer again and that means a contest from International Heat! Last year it was the Sizzling Summer contest. This year we’re Meeting the Heat! Check back here every Sunday, starting tomorrow, to meet the ladies of International Heat. Lots of prizes, lots of fun, all summer long!

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