Hey lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Tina Donahue
and her new book, “First Comes Desire: Pirate's Prize #1” and Heather Hiestand
and her new book, “I Wanna Be Loved by You”!
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these featured books – a digital copy of “First Comes Desire: Pirate's Prize #1”
by Tina Donahue AND a digital copy of “I Wanna Be Loved by You” by
Heather Heyford – ALL to ONE lucky winner! Also, come back daily to interact with Tina
and Heather and to increase your chances of winning!
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First Comes Desire:
Pirate's Prize #1
Pirate's Prize #1
by Tina Donahue
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GENRE:
Historical Erotic Romance
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BLURB:
On a lush, secluded
island, one passionate adventure leads to another….
Diana Fletcher
means business. The beautiful, innocent, reverend’s daughter has traveled all
the way to a tropical island off Madagascar on a mission: To find her
brother—and to punish the man who drove him to a life of piracy. But when she
comes face to face with the enemy in question, the handsome, powerfully
seductive man is not at all what Diana expected…
Tristan Kent never
intended to harm Diana’s brother. A man of humble origins, Tristan claims he
tried to save him from another ruthless captain. Diana is desperate to believe
he is telling the truth…and that the intoxicating desire that escalates between
them is true as well. But can she trust him? Or is Tristan’s story—and his
heart—nothing more than fool’s gold? Amid the haze of sensual delights and soaring
ecstasy Tristan has in store for her, all will be revealed…
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EXCERPT ONE:
Tristan’s
composure rattled Diana, his demeanor at odds with what she’d heard about him
being a ruthless pirate. For nearly a year, she’d pursued him. Upon capture,
she’d expected him to curse her and struggle fruitlessly against her men while
she watched with great satisfaction. Instead, he’d smiled. He also seemed to
care about Peter.
Impossible.
No matter Tristan’s dignified manner or him claiming innocence, he was still a
pirate, Welsh in the bargain, and strangely enough, liked to read. His book lay
forgotten on the sand, its title embossed in gold on the cover. Homer’s Iliad,
a classic far above what common folks would enjoy.
Her
confusion grew. He was more than he should be, as tall and athletic as a young
noble, clean too, hair and face washed, his crimson waistcoat, dark breeches,
and white shirt well cared for. Moist wind separated the linen to bare his
muscular chest. Perspiration glistened within those crisp curls. They begged
for a woman’s touch, and later him pleasuring and protecting her in his strong
embrace.
Something
stirred within Diana. She pushed her foolish reaction away and met him eye-to-eye,
wanting to see the devil.
He
waited patiently for her next move, searching her gaze, puzzling her further.
He
was an undeniably handsome man. Blond hair fell in thick waves over his
forehead, and curled around his ears and on his neck. Firelight turned his
bronze skin a deeper gold. Only his eyebrows were dark, same as the stubble on
his upper lip, chin, and cheeks.
He
smiled softly.
Her
belly clenched. She needed him to be afraid, not playful or aroused, to know
the suffering he’d caused. When he’d taken the merchant ship Peter served on,
he’d nearly ruined her brother’s life and surely destroyed hers. It was
heartache enough to have Peter foolishly run away to sea as if it were a game.
Tristan’s actions had forced Peter into piracy and put the child at even
greater risk. Boys younger than him had gone to the gallows for crimes that
were serious or not.
Helpless
with outrage, she lifted her hand to strike Tristan.
He
didn’t curse or try to defend himself from her coming blow.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Tina
Donahue is
an award-winning, bestselling novelist in erotic, paranormal, contemporary and
historical romance for Kensington, Ellora’s Cave, Samhain Publishing, Siren
Publishing, Booktrope, and indie. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times
and numerous online sites have praised her work. Three of her erotic novels
(Adored; Deep, Dark, Delicious; Lush Velvet Nights) were named finalists in the
2011 EPIC competition. Sensual Stranger, her erotic romance, was chosen Book of
the Year 2010 (erotic category) at the French review site, Blue Moon reviews.
The Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books was created specifically for her
erotic romance Lush Velvet Nights. Deep, Dark, Delicious (erotic romance)
received an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition. Take Me Away
(erotic romance) captured second place in the NEC-RWA contest. And The Yearning
(erotic paranormal) was honored with an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt
Medallion competition. She’s featured in the 2012 Novel and Writer’s Market.
Before penning romances, she worked in Story Direction for a Hollywood
production company.
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I Wanna Be Loved by You
by Heather Hiestand
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GENRE:
Historical Romance
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BLURB:
For a young woman
swept into international adventure, romance can’t be far behind…
The 1920s are in
full swing when Sadie Loudon leaves her grandfather’s stodgy vicarage, and she
dreams of the glamour and excitement she’s seen on the silver screen. But
before she even begins work at the storied Grand Russe Hotel, she is ushered
into London’s glittering nightlife by a handsome young businessman intent on
introducing her to the pleasures available to a Bright Young Thing. Is it a
fleeting romance…or something even more intriguing?
Les Drake is on the
lookout for Bolsheviks when he encounters sweet, sexy Sadie. A British Secret
Intelligence agent, Les has more experience with the seedy underside of the
city than with innocent chambermaids, but he can’t deny that Sadie tempts him.
Using her as part of his cover seems like a brilliant plan until the danger of
his assignment threatens what has suddenly become a love he can’t bear to lose…
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EXCERPT ONE:
Les
glanced between the two women. His gut told him that they were not compatible.
Sadie was too fresh and uneducated to appeal to this cosmopolitan refugee. Not
like the young wife from Acton who was desperate for a friend. When Glass had
given him orders he hadn’t accounted for Sadie’s youth. She was only a
chambermaid, after all.
“What
time is the rally?” he asked Semyon in Russian.
He
responded in kind. “In an hour. Will I see you there?”
Les
nodded. “I need to pay a couple of sales calls on bookshops here and then we
will go to the docks. Will your wife come along?”
Semyon
nodded and took his own bowl of soup off the tray. “She is very political.”
“Mrs.
Rake is not educated in these matters.” Les spooned up the last couple bites of
his borsht. There likely wouldn’t be time for food later.
“She’ll
learn,” Semyon said. “What is her background?”
“Orphan,”
Les said, not wanting to reveal more.
“English
through and through, right?”
Les
nodded and put his and Sadie’s bowls on Semyon’s tray, then poured overbrewed
tea from the pot into his empty cup.
“Why
did you marry her? Money?”
Les
was glad they were still speaking in Russian. He let his gaze peruse the length
of the skinny brown bow detail on Sadie’s cream dress. The ribbon slid down her
chest between her breasts, revealing
their
buoyant shape underneath the thin fabric. He glanced back at Semyon, who
smirked.
“A
young man must have his pleasures,” Semyon said.
“Your
wife is very beautiful,” Les told him. Sadie’s eyes went to him. The color
matched the stormy sea now. He realized he had missed an exchange between her
and Irina Kozyrev. When he glanced next to him he saw Irina was putting the
nesting doll together, then, when at last the matryoshka was back together, she
put the doll into the gift box and placed the lid on top, then slid it into her
handbag.
Shocked,
he let his hurt show as he moved his gaze back to Sadie.
She
shook her head slightly, as if warning him of danger. Next to her, Semyon was
devouring his soup. Sadie pushed a plate of brown bread to him and he took a
piece without looking up.
Les
stared at his erstwhile wife. Had she given Irina the dolls because she was
afraid of her, or was there some deeper game? What had the girl sensed about
her role here? Irina set her handbag on her lap, her lips curving with genuine
satisfaction. With a last look at Les, Sadie deliberately moved her attention
to the other woman, smiling.
Irina
laughed.
Sadie
had done the unexpected and turned the assassin’s daughter into an ally, it
seemed.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Heather
Hiestand was
born in Illinois but her family migrated west before she started school. Since
then she has claimed Washington State as home, except for a few years in
California. She wrote her first story at age seven and went on to major in
creative writing at the University of Washington. Her first published fiction
was a mystery short story, but since then it has been all about the many
flavors of romance. Heather’s first published romance short story was set in the
Victorian period and she continues to return, fascinated by the rapid changes
of the nineteenth century. The author of many novels, novellas and short
stories, she makes her home in a small town with her husband and son and
supposedly works out of her tiny office, though she mostly writes in her easy
chair in the living room.
For more
information, visit Heather’s website. Heather loves to hear from readers!
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