Holiday Contest! Win a Kindle Touch!

Not everyone has an e-reader. There - I said it. Everyone likes to make the assumption that everyone is up on new technology but I know from experience that some people need a little push.

So, while doing my Black Friday shopping from the comfort of my couch, I noticed that the Kindle Touch was on sale for only $69. I couldn't resist buying one. 

Don't you want a Kindle? You can use it for yourself or give it as a gift. You know you want it :)

There are several ways you can win.  Mainly, follow me on Twitter and Facebook because all my followers are automatically entered to win. Also, you can share this post through Google +1, link/share this post on Twitter and Facebook, or join the Naughty Girls mailing list.

All of these methods are super easy and take nothing more than the click of a button. 

The contest ends 12/15 so I have time to mail the prize to the winner. Happy Holidays!

Minx

One More Day - The Alexanders, Book 1

I'm happy to announce that the sequel to Teasing Trent is finally here!!  For everyone who wrote me such lovely emails about the characters - this one is for you.

Find out how Matt's adjusting to civilian life (hint - he ends up punching a wall), whether or not Trent and Mara are still together and become a part of the Alexander family's special magic.

ONE MORE DAY

When the P.I. she hired to find her father is murdered, Ridley Wells runs to the only person she trusts, her twin sister, supermodel Raina Winters. But Raina’s out of the country and she needs a place to hide. So when a handsome man mistakes her for her sister, she gets an idea. 

Where better to hide than in plain sight?

Millionaire hit-maker Jackson Alexander is happy to take in his neighbor. Warm, funny and a little shy, she’s different from his initial impression. The fact that Raina’s beautiful has nothing to do with it. His heart was buried with his late wife and no woman has ever tempted him to break his no-strings rule and none have roused the instinct to comfort and protect. 

Until now.

And if anyone figures out who the supermodel-next-door really is, she'll need someone to protect her...

WARNING: This book contains cloak and dagger intrigue, family drama, brothers fighting, supermodels with attitude and hot sex between people who can't keep their hands off each other. Just saying...

I would like to extend a huge thank you to the AMAZING readers who signed up for my street team and read the book before launch. You guys are the reason I do what I do.

And, as always, just because I can - I'M GIVING AWAY FREE STUFF!!

10 readers on my mailing list will receive a free copy of the book. ALSO - sign up for my mailing list now and you'll be eligible to win a $25 Amazon e-giftcard when I select a winner on 11/15/12.

So - hurry up and join the mailing list HERE



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The Vampire Diaries, #TVD Season 5 Premiere Recap

I've been a pretty vocal fan of The Vampire Diaries. It's got action, romance, hot vampire brothers who like to take baths and then walk around half-naked. What's not to like? Most of my twitter followers get a front row seat to the show (whether they like it or not) but for everyone who isn't on Twitter, I've decided to post little recaps so you can join in the fun.

Naked & Unleashed now available - Ellora's Cave

Do you remember that hot, mysterious "handler" from the fetish club Bondage in TIED & TWISTED?

Yeah. This is his book.

Sink into dark and a little dangerous with my latest release from Ellora's Cave.

Aesthetician Callista has major lust for one of her house-call clients and her attraction only has a little to do with his highly impressive package. Respectable businessman by day, dangerous Dom by night, Mikal possesses an underlying darkness that sets fire to her most taboo fantasies. If only he’d force her to have sex with him, he’d be her perfect lover.

Something about Callista calls to Mikal’s darkest instincts, but he works hard to suppress his predatory urges and aggressive desires. He doesn’t want the kind of trouble that comes from indulging them. Callista endangers herself in a bid to satisfy her own forbidden needs, his resolve fractures. Her surrender belongs to him, her body is his to command, trouble be damned.


Reader Advisory: Callista’s highly-charged sexual journey takes her to some dark places. Thank goodness she has Mikal to fulfill her every need!




Now available at Ellora's Cave. Coming soon to other retailers.


Watch for Sam Fletcher's story this fall!

Paint for Blood - Gothic Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance - Now Available!

There’s only one substance on earth that can create a new vampire--the blood of a Chalice, a rare individual with magic in her veins. Atlanta’s human-vampire Civility Laws demand that if a Chalice is found, she must be destroyed. Vampire Teijon Reyes allowed the mortal girl Dessa Collier to live despite the threat she posed to society. If he ever finds her again, he will kill her, personal desires be damned.

Heiress to a family tradition of ward-working, house painter Dessa Collier has spent the past twelve years pretending vampires don't exist. When a friend-enemy walks back into Dessa’s life after a decade-long absence, everything Dessa has been hiding from comes crashing down on top of her.

Thrown together on a mission to protect a city under seige, Dessa and Teijon can no longer hide from the powerful attraction that binds them...or the monsters out to destroy them.



Now available for your e-reader at Amazon, Smashwords and AllRomanceEbooks.

**Barnes & Noble availability coming soon - Experiencing BN.com technical difficulties. My apologies to Nook owners like me!**

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MATING CALL available FREE at various e-tailers

MATING CALL, the first installment of my paranormal romance collection DRAGON'S WOMAN, is available free for your digital device. Find it free at Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, and All Romance E-books...

but if you'd like to see it free at Amazon, you'll have to help me out with a price match campaign by clicking the Amazon link and reporting a lower price of $0.00 at those other sites.

Cora Phillips, a daughter of the Lune tradition of witches, spent her adult life avoiding anything remotely paranormal until a persistent nightmare of dying in a fire drives her back to the bosom of her family in New York City. When she unwittingly draws the attention of two dragon spirits and the men who command them, her days of avoidance come to an abrupt end.

Caught up in the sexual energy projected by both dragon spirits and the possessive claims of their dragon lords, Cora struggles to understand and cope with the realities of life for a Lune who has issued a MATING CALL.

Dragon's Woman Book #1
Previously published as part of the Dragon Queen trilogy

Sexy in surround sound!

I've discovered something unexpectedly sexy lately. Something that I've been doing in my bed late at night when I have insomnia. It keeps me entertained while my hubby snores unaware right next to me.

Audiobooks!

Wait, what did you think I was going to say?

I've never listened to an audiobook before this summer but I started listening as research. I've been contemplating producing one of my own books into audio and figured I'd better at least know what an audiobook was supposed to sound like before I started. Well, an interesting thing happened.

I got hooked.

There's something really soothing about the sound of the human voice and being told a story is one of the oldest human traditions there is. After devouring multiple audiobooks I was convinced. Audio deserves way more attention than it receives and I'm super excited to present my first contribution to the audio world.

Audible

iTunes

Amazon



The narrator I chose has a pretty.. Ahem.. Sexy voice so take a listen and let me know what you think!


**CONTEST** Leave me a comment about whether you've ever tried an audiobook and you can win a copy of the audio edition of Teasing Trent!! Contest ends on 7/7.

Hopefully this will make your nights as interesting as mine have been.

Happy Listening!

Minx

Please, Sir

I love a good beg. Don't you?

This weekend I'm reading EL James' hit novel FIFTY SHADES OF GREY and Christian Grey has me totally revved up. In honor of the occasion, and because my FSoG copy is a free read courtesy of my local library, I've decided to share the BDSM love by discounting my novella DOMINATING AMY by 100% for a limited time.

Yes. That does equal free. Totally, no strings attached zero dollars. If you like your friends, you'll let them in on the deal so they can spice things up too.

Ready? Ok - here's the Amazon link. Quick, get it while it's free. Don't wait!

Girls!

Thanks so much Minx for inviting me here today. And for dealing with my *duh* moment when I thought I couldn't load my post. :-)

Gretchen, Flora and Tonya are my leading ladies in The Roughnecks. When Minx offered me a chance to guest on The Naughty Girls, I knew my topic had to be about them.

I think every girl needs at least one best friend in her backpocket and Gretchen lucked out with two of them. When she was ready to go after her man, it was these two who pushed her out of the nest. When her man turned into a bit of a jerk, it was these two saying to hell with him.

Best friends. They drink. They chat. They talk about men. They eat a heck of a lot of pie together. Gretchen is the sweet one. Flora definitely my little sexy kitten of the group! Tonya is a bit more levelheaded and sensible. While I didn’t aim to write them that way, they just took on their personality.

When Gretchen wanted to go after her man, it was Flora telling her to buy the biggest box of condoms she could and have fun. Tonya was the one seeing that she got the condoms.

Drop me a comment to win a book! Do you have a tight group of friends? Where do you fit in? The sweet one? Funny? Sexy? Informed? I think I’m the sweet one of the group, but anytime I tell my husband that he says I have all my friends snowballed. Or just tell me hi and that you'd like to have the legs off that girl on this blog's header (*dreams for a moment*)

I’ll randomly pick a winner from all those who comment for Long-Distance Lovers by The Karens – Karen Booth and Karen Stivali! Ebook, open internationally. Thanks ladies for donating your book to my tour! See more about the The Karens at their website or check out their book on Amazon , B&N  or Ellora’s Cave!

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Keri Ford writes Sexy Country Contemporary Romances. See her website for more information about her books and The Roughnecks Blog Tour with all the giveaway, sneak peeks and blog stops:   


Blurb
You do for family, no matter what. Lane Iverson knows that better than anyone. Harboring a secret about his mother’s death, Lane is counting the days until he finishes helping his brothers with some work and can head back to his hiding hole hours away. As long as he doesn’t have to face his three brothers every day, the guilt is easier to carry.

There is only one thing that can risk his plan. All of five foot tall with these deep eyes and a voice that shudders through him. The completely addicting, Gretchen Jones. She’s been watching him the entire time he’s been in town. With courage from her friends behind her, she confronts what she wants. To her surprise, that’s the easy part. Keeping her heart protected when she knows he’ll be leaving? Not so easy, but her only choice.

Read Chapter One

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The War on Indies

The Huffington Post has a great article today about the changing industry and the current "war" between indie authors and traditional authors. Not that I subscribe to the belief that there is a war brewing between indies and traditional authors.  I mean, what is this, X-Men?  This isn't a case of mutants vs. normals or whatever. However, ridiculous assumptions aside, I think the article brings up an interesting question.

Mainly, do readers care where the books come from?

In my experience, the answer to this question is no.  Readers want a great story wrapped up in a professional package.  As long as I provide:

(1) high quality, eye-catching cover art
(2) a fast-paced, well-edited story AND
(3) a properly formatted file with a working table of contents

then I've never had readers complain about my indie-published book.  As a matter of fact, most readers don't know which of my books are indie-published and which ones aren't.

Which, in my opinion, is exactly as it should be.

I'm curious what other people think about this issue.  Do you care if your favorite authors publish on their own or with a publishing company?

Stay Naughty!

Minx

The Winner Is...

I loved hearing about everyone's Valentine plans. Sometimes the simple things we do are the most romantic. I also got some great pimpage from you guys on Twitter and FB.

As promised, I pulled a random name from all the tweets, posts and comments.

The winner of the "Oh sh!t - It's V-day?" CONTEST is @PinkyPollock !! DM me the email address to send your $25 Amazon giftcard!!

Stay Naughty,

Minx

Valentine's To-Do List

You know, it seems like the days are moving in a time warp lately so I shouldn't be surprised that 2 seconds after New Years = Valentine's Day.

Nonetheless, my friends, I am ready.  I already have my to-do list in place.

Valentine's To-Do List

1) Cook one of the goodies on my Pinterest "Totally Lickable" board.  My Pinterest page is here.

2) Stop being obsessed with Pinterest so I can pay attention to my hubby.

3) New outfit, perhaps something a little sexay... like THIS

4) Reprogram my hubby's iphone so Siri will address him as "Big Poppa".  Why?  Um, why not?

So, what are your plans for the day of love?  I'm feeling lovey so I've decided to make things a little more interesting.  Leave me a comment by 2/14 about what you plan to do for V-day (even if it's stay in bed with the pillow over your head) and you can win a $25 Amazon giftcard!  If you tweet about it or post on FB about it, you get another contest entry.  Easy!


Even if you're not big on over-commercialized, secular holidays, you should still give your honey SOMETHING for Valentine's Day.


Even if it's just a kiss.



Stay Naughty!

Minx