#FreebieFriday Just One Night #Giveaway

I’m so excited about the release of Just One Night and am already working on the next novella in the Take a Chance series!

To celebrate the release, I’m having a giveaway over on Facebook. Yes, I know many of you don’t do Facebook and that’s okay. Just leave a comment on this blog post for a chance to win a box filled with swag from the RT Convention & BEA as well as an autographed copy of SINS OF THE FLESH #Paranormal #RomanticSuspense, #Vampire Reborn (http://bit.ly/vampirereborn) T-shirt & necklace, and a convention tote bag!
swagJON

#ThrowbackThursday Daddy’s Little Girl

With Father’s Day almost here, I thought I’d share with you Daddy and his little girl. This was taken shortly after she was born. She was all head with a tiny little body. So cute! We have been blessed to have her in our lives and she truly is Daddy’s Little Girl.
Sam&Bob

#TeaserTuesday JUST ONE NIGHT #NALit #Erotic #Romance & #Giveaway Winner

JUST ONE NIGHT New Adult Erotic RomanceI love the challenge of writing a short story that is sexy, but romantic. For me, the romance always has to be there so that I get emotionally involved with the characters.

I loved writing Jase and Nickie’s story and as I finished, I knew I wanted to give you a little more about what happens to them and also, what happens to Tommy, Jase’s best friend and Nickie’s younger brother. So look for ONE SPECIAL NIGHT very soon!

But now back to JUST ONE NIGHT. This is a sexy bit from the beginning of the book. Mature audiences only for this excerpt!

Also, we had that giveaway the other day and I chose a winner on Facebook, but I know many of you don’t do Facebook and I get it. So, I’ve picked a winner from the blog as well – Emily S. You’ve won a copy of THE LOST so please take a moment to send me your postal address so I can send it to you!

Please click here if you can’t see the JUST ONE NIGHT excerpt below.

JUST ONE NIGHT, #NALit #Erotic #Romance novella

#ManCandyMonday Rafael Amaya

I’ve been getting People en Espanol lately. Don’t know why since I didn’t subscribe to it, but it’s been interesting to see all the different actors and actresses for shows that are new to me. Rafael was one of my discoveries from the magazine.

Rafael is a model, athlete and telenovela star who has been in various telenovelas and movies. I definitely think he rates being one of our #ManCandyMonday choices. What do you think?

Many thanks to Rafael for sharing this tweet! You can follow him at https://twitter.com/RafaAmayaNunez

#FreebieFriday Just One Night release & #Giveaway

We’re having a #giveaway today since it’s #FreebieFriday and since I’ve just released my JUST ONE NIGHT #erotic #Romance. I want to thank all of you who took the time to read and offer up a review of this novella when it was part of the ONE NIGHT ONLY anthology and it would be awesome if you could take the time and also leave a review for it now that it’s standalone.

So what’s the #giveaway today? Since my new release JUST ONE NIGHT features a #Marine, this #Giveaway is for a print copy of THE LOST, my 2012 RITA nominated book which also features a Marine hero!

To enter, leave a comment here and/or tag a friend and leave a comment on this Facebook post!

JUST ONE NIGHT New Adult Erotic Romance

He has just one night to prove to her that anything is possible…

Jason Hart, Jase to his friends, has just graduated college and earned his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. It’s the night of the graduation party and she’ll be there. His best friend’s slightly older sister, Nickie. Nickie is the only woman he’s really wanted for a long time. He has just one night to make it happen.

She has just one night before the man of her dreams leaves, maybe forever, but can she find the courage to take a chance…

Nicole de Salvo has been in love – and lust – for her little brother’s best friend for years. For years she’s watched from afar and done nothing about her attraction for Jason Hart only now their time together is almost at an end. On their last night together will she find the courage to do something about her feelings, or will she live with regret for the rest of her life?

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Just One Night

#WriteWed Just One Night and the Boys of Summer

ONE NIGHT ONLYA lot of writers will tell you they have a playlist of songs in their head as they are creating their story.

Not me. I’m totally into the stories and characters on their own and it isn’t until after that I can match up songs with them.

For sure that’s the story with JUST ONE NIGHT, my contribution to the ONE NIGHT ONLY #Erotic #Romance anthology.

The initial inspiration for Jase, the hero in the story, came from my days at Villanova and awareness of the ROTC program there. It was always lovely to see the men and women in dress uniforms on campus and at other events.

The Jersey Shore location is thanks to my love of that area, but also because I grew up close to the water and spent a lot of time at the beach. I remember driving to Jones Beach, listening to the Beach Boys and later as a teen, to songs like this one by Don Henley. Actually, this is probably my anthem for my days on the shore and Jase is definitely a “Boy of Summer” for the heroine, Nicole.

I hope you enjoy this rendition by Don Henley from a Farm Aid concert. Thanks to Farm Aid for posting it on Youtube! If you can’t see the Boys of Summer video below, please click here.

#TeaserTuesday FIGHT FOR LOVE Coming This Summer

Vampire Reborn, a novella in The Calling is Reborn Vampire novel seriesThese are the last days of the special .99 pricing for VAMPIRE REBORN. Many thanks to My Book Addiction and More who gave it 5 Stars and said it was “Packed full of passion and romance.”

I want to also thank everyone who has left a review for the novella! It is truly appreciated as it really does help authors. If you’ve read the novella and haven’t had a chance to leave a review, please help me out by doing so.

You can buy VAMPIRE REBORN at these online e-tailers and in print at Amazon.

Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Itunes    Kobo

But now for something I’ve never ever done before: A teaser from the next book in the series – FIGHT FOR LOVE – which will be out this summer.

In FIGHT FOR LOVE you’ll see the continuation of Diana and Ryder’s relationship, a new love story with slayer-turned vampire Benjamin and a delicious suspense with a villain who both kills and steals energies from his victims! Look for FIGHT FOR LOVE in August.

Teaser

Chapter 1

The first kill had been a spur of the moment decision and had brought too much scrutiny.

A mistake that would not be repeated.

It had taken a month of careful scouting to get to this point. A month of identifying the individuals who possessed sacred life forces and learning their habits, including this little meeting at the local santero’s shop in Spanish Harlem. A real santero gifted with enormous powers unlike some of the fakes who dotted the landscape of the barrio.

But the santero wasn’t going to the be first one taken.

The weakest link was always the easiest and this time, the evidence of what had been done would not be as obvious as with the slain Slayer Council member.

She strolled out of the santero’s shop with the other gifted ones, smiling almost beatifically. She really was very beautiful, with flawless coffee-colored skin and a body meant for sin. But her beauty would not save her. If anything, it would increase the enjoyment of what was to follow and the pain she would suffer.

Following behind at a discreet distance, hunting her, stimulated the growing core of blackness inside.

The thrill of the chase brought intense excitement, especially as she waved her friends goodbye and moved off on her own.

She never bothered to look around, even in the neighborhood that was so-so at best.

Youth never understood their own mortality.

Another block and there was a little more distance from friends and the santero’s shop. They were also a little closer to the small storefront just off the FDR drive where everything was waiting for her arrival and in a way, her departure.

Speeding up, the distance between them shortened and as if finally sensing a presence, she nervously looked over her shoulder. She offered an uneasy smile for a brief moment and increased her pace, but it was too late.

With a surge of speed, she was imprisoned.

A sharp blast of power made her knees buckle and she fell to the ground.

Lifting her, she was slight and her weight seemed almost non-existent, but power radiated from every cell in her body.

Delicious.

After tonight, there would be no turning back. No escaping the path to soul-eating darkness. It would be worth it for the incredible mind-blowing power to be possessed.

It would be as it should have been all along.

Nothing could stop it now.