#ManCandyMonday Rafe from STAY THE NIGHT

I have to confess that I really love Rafe from STAY THE NIGHT and since many of you don’t do Facebook, you’ll have missed him during last week’s #ManWars so I’m sharing him with you today.

What I love about Rafe is that he’s a big strong Navy Seal and seemingly invincible and yet inside, he’s so vulnerable and so in love, but battling it out of fear of being rejected. He feels as if he’s been left behind in the five years that he’s been at war while his wife has become someone whom he barely recognizes.

I also loved tackling a story where the romance is about two people who are already married. Let’s face it. Marriages have ups and downs and you can fall in love all over again sometimes.

You’ll see more of Rafe and his wife Elena in ONE NIGHT OF PLEASURE that I hope to have out for you in mid-February. That is if I can get past post-holiday blues and work issues. I’ve been outlining the story and hashing out some language with my daughter. She liked what she heard, so I hope that’s a good thing.

In the meantime, I hope you like sexy Navy Seal Rafe.

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#TeaserTuesday STAY THE NIGHT and the BE MINE Erotic Romance Box Set

Stay the Night Erotic RomanceIt’s wicked cold out there today! What better for such a chilly day than something to warm you up, namely an excerpt from my erotic military romance STAY THE NIGHT.

STAY THE NIGHT is specially priced at 99 cents, but it’s also part of the BE MINE Erotic Romance Box Set which is also specially priced at 99 cents for a limited time.

Blurb for Be Mine

Be Mine Erotic Romance

    Be Mine — Ten Erotic Romances for Valentine’s Day features contemporary romance, paranormal romance, military romance, and BDSM romance from today’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors. This box set is ONLY available for a LIMITED TIME so get your copy before it’s gone.

    So…Won’t you be mine?

    ~Ten Complete Stories, Professionally Formatted, Limited Release~

    Snowed in With the Tycoon by Shoshanna Evers
    When they get snowed in together on the same piece of land they’re each fighting for, unexpected desire sparks.

    Wrong Bride by Geri Foster
    Short, sexy, fun…

    Crashing Down by Cathryn Fox
    Will the fire they created turn to ash when truths come spilling out?

    Eternal Ever After by A.C. James
    BDSM and HOT alpha Vampires… Oh, my!

    The Erotic Dark (A BDSM Erotica Novel) by Nina Lane
    A downright dirty book!

    Stay the Night: A Navy Seal Erotic Romance by Caridad Pineiro
    He was the kind of man that every woman would want . . .

    Marley’s Ménage by Jan Springer
    Single, soon-to-be mom, Marley Madison’s latest cravings are downright…naughty, she wants a menage and she needs it bad.

    Heat Wave by Denise A. Agnew
    He’s one hot man she can’t resist

    Romance Quickies (Encounter 2) by Monique DuBois
    Brooke is determined to have a one-night stand, but will the sexy stranger let her ride him on the subway?

    Morgan’s Match by Krystal Shannan
    The biggest catch to being a matchmaker…you can’t work a spell on yourself.

If you can’t see the excerpt below, you can click here to read the STAY THE NIGHT teaser.

You can get the BE MINE Box Set at the following retailers! More are coming soon!

Amazon: http://bit.ly/AMZBeMine
B&N: http://bit.ly/BNBeMine

#ManCandyMonday Holiday Santa & Christmas Photos

I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year! This is a busy time of the year so I hope you’ll excuse me a slightly erratic blog schedule until January 5 when things will calm down and be back to normal. I’m still wrapping and decorating and tomorrow is our big day to go get the Cuban specialities for the Christmas Eve dinner. Tomorrow is also the day I start cooking for all the guests that we are going to have for the holiday. I can’t wait, but for now, I want to leave you with this tasty Man Candy Santa and some photos from our annual trip to New York City to see the decorations.

Good looking shirtless young man in Santa Claus hat and briefs in bed

Click on the #NYC #Christmas 2014 link to see all the photos in the album. It is a public album so even if you are not on Facebook, you can see all the photos!

#WickedWednesday Sexy Excerpt from Stay the Night

Stay the Night Erotic Military RomanceSTAY THE NIGHT is available for pre-order at various retailers and will be available on December 15. It’s the next book – #4 – in the Take a Chance series.

I have so loved writing these stories about military heroes risking it all for a night that may lead to a lifetime of love and passion. I hope you’ve been enjoying the series as well. If you haven’t checked it out yet, your best bet is the Take a Chance Box Set which is only 2.99. That’s 99 cents per novella.

STAY THE NIGHT is a story about Rafe Castillo, a Navy Seal who has been away at war for five years and finds himself coming home to a woman who has changed drastically since the day he married her. Rafe still loves Elena, but he’s not sure if she’s still in love with him and whether there is a place in her life any more. She’s accomplished so much and he feels as if she’s passed him by.

In this scene, Rafe is on his way home and remembering the very first time that he and Elena made love. Warning – this scene is for mature audiences. If you can’t read the excerpt below, click here to read this teaser from Stay the Night.

#ManCandyMonday It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

December 1. I’m already in panic mode about the upcoming Christmas holiday. I don’t have a list. Forget about checking it twice. I really need to start prepping the house for the big Christmas Eve bash and think about all the gifts for my friends and family.

Luckily, I have a helper for all this! He’s even decked out in part of his Santa suit so it’s helping me get in the holiday spirit. What do you think? Is he a good choice for Man Candy Monday?
Santa Claus is Coming to Help Caridad!

#TeaserTuesday STAY THE NIGHT Erotic Military Romance

Stay the Night Erotic Military RomanceI’m so excited that I’ve almost finished the final editing on the next book in the Take a Chance series!

STAY THE NIGHT is the story of Navy Seal Rafe Castillo and his wife Elena. They are two people who have been in love with each other forever, but when they are forced into marriage by an unexpected pregnancy, it changes the course of their lives.

Blurb

He was the kind of man that every woman would want . . .

Sexy and handsome Rafael Castillo was a star athlete and honor student. Everyone knew Rafe was going places and would make his hometown proud. Elena Martinez dreams of the day that the friendship she shares with Rafe will turn into something more. When that moment comes she doesn’t hesitate to grab it, and Rafe, with both hands.

She was the woman he’d dreamed of and whose life he’d ruined . . .

Rafe has been in love with Elena since the fifth grade when she stood up for him and stopped bullies from teasing him for being different. In the years since then, Rafe has watched Elena grow into a smart, beautiful, and desirable woman. He had hoped Elena would be a part of his future and was determined to show her how special she is to him.

Can they forget the past in order to build their future?

A fateful night of passion will change the future both Elena and Rafe had envisioned. Forced into marriage by an unexpected pregnancy, they find themselves separated by the demands of impending parenthood. Rafe enlists in the Navy Seals to support his new wife and the child who is on the way, but Fate is determined to throw them another curve. After Elena’s miscarriage and years of separation during Rafe’s tours of duty, have they grown too far apart or is love still possible between them?

Teaser

If you can’t see the excerpt below, you can click here to read the Stay the Night excerpt.

STAY THE NIGHT will be released on December 15th, but you can pre-order STAY THE NIGHT at the following retailers:

Amazon: http://bit.ly/AMZStay
Nook: http://bit.ly/BNStay
Kobo: http://bit.ly/KoboStay
iBooks: http://bit.ly/iBooksStay

#ManCandyMonday Howie Long

Even now, Howie Long is still sexy. Love that militarily neat hair and sharp jaw. keen blue eyes and big body. Of course, it helps that he’s a fellow Villanova alumni and Hall of Famer.

Hope you enjoy today’s Man Candy. Also, a shout out to all my buddies in Buffalo. Thinking of you and hoping you get through this horrible weather safely.

By Airman Apprentice Raynel Emmons, U.S. Navy (RELEASED) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By Airman Apprentice Raynel Emmons, U.S. Navy (RELEASED) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons