Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author
NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Romance Author
It’s Freebie Friday and/or Friday Read depending on which hashtag you follow! Regardless, I’ve put together a sampler of free reads from my 2013 and some of my 2014 releases for your reading pleasure.
This sampler includes free reads and bonus content from the following novels:
I hope you enjoy them and have a great weekend!
Happy Friday! I hope you’re all ready for a fabulous Friday and an even better weekend.
Today’s read is from DIE FOR LOVE and I’m warning you, it’s for mature audiences only, so only 17+ please!
If you can’t see the excerpt below, please click here to read this sexy scene from DIE FOR LOVE!
I’m still a little behind, so today I’m offering up a recipe from my friends Lois Winston and Caroline Mickelson. So click here to visit the fabulous Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers blog for a very tasty recipe for Chicken Cacciatore!
Did you know “cacciatore’ is Italian for hunter? This style of meal was prepared hunter-style with whatever vegetables and meats were at hand.
Also, please take a moment to visit with me at Paranormal Dimensions! I’m sharing some behind the scenes details on my latest release in THE REBORN vampire novel series.
For those of you who have been waiting since book 1, DARKNESS CALLS, for Maggie and David’s story: HERE IT IS! Finally, yes, I know, but like Diana and Ryder’s story, I really felt that Maggie and David needed an intensely deep and powerful story line for their romance.
BORN TO LOVE is Maggie and David’s story, but it also continues the emotional story arc between Diana and Ryder. No spoilers on that one, but there will be a big event right here on November 25th and you’re all invited.
So here is the teaser for BORN TO LOVE:
Fated to survive…
Meant to love…
Destined to die…
OMG, I’m so excited about this one. You’re also going to meet some new shifter characters in this book whose stories you will see in future novels. Yes, I do plan quite a few more books in the series.
And for now . . . .Drum roll . . .
My latest release, NOW AND ALWAYS, is set in Miami. As a kid, we always went to Miami in August to visit family and friends. It used to be a fun road trip as we made our way from New York, down the East Coast and eventually to Miami. We used to stay in South Beach back then, not because it was trendy, but because it was inexpensive. At one point we stopped staying there as the area had gotten too bad.
It’s nice to see South Beach revived to its Art Deco splendor. I was lucky enough to revisit South Beach a few years back and here are some of the photos from Ocean Drive and the South Beach area. In NOW AND ALWAYS, Connie gets an apartment in this area while she goes undercover and fights her attraction to sexy physician Victor.
This is a view of the beach from Lummus Park. The brightly colored lifeguard stands are a staple of the Miami Beaches.
There are quite a number of glamorous hotels in South Beach. This is the pool area at the Loew’s Hotel. Lovely place right near Lincoln Drive. For those who read KISSED BY A VAMPIRE, lots of action in that book happens along Lincoln Drive, a pedestrian mall lined by restaurants, clubs, and stores.
The smaller and older hotels are famous for their Art Deco style and neon. The neon throws its color into the tropical night, making it come alive.
Hope you liked this behind the scenes glimpse into the inspiration for NOW AND ALWAYS.
It’s a busy Monday today! First up, some guest blogs at Parajunkee and at the USA TODAY Happily-Ever-After Blog. Please visit with me as I discuss the destruction along the Jersey Shore and my latest romantic suspense release, THE PRINCE’S GAMBLE.
Also, if you get a chance, please vote for KISSED BY A VAMPIRE over at the Paranormal Romance Guild! I’m nominated for Best Paranormal Romance! Thank you so much!
Today’s Man Candy Monday is a shout out to all my Wisconsin friends! Meet Aaron Rodgers, quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. He is such a cutie! Here he is talking about his ‘stache and having some fun. If you can’t see the video below, you can click here.
Today’s Man Candy is the awesome Tim Tebow. I guess he is on my mind today as the Jets prepare for their Monday night game and I’m left wondering when Coach Ryan is ever going to use him in some meaningful way. So far Tim has been wasted on the sidelines.
There are so many critics of his football abilities and I always ask myself why? Here is a young man who is a leader to his teammates, led both his high school and college teams to championships and was the only underclassmen ever to win the Heismann Trophy. Let’s not also forget how he lead the Broncos to an AFC West title and first playoff game since 2005.
Hmm. Gotta wonder about the detractors. Maybe his style isn’t pretty, but Tim has got heart. Lots of it.
That heart doesn’t stop on the football field. When he’s not playing, Tim does all different kinds of volunteer work and is known for his generosity of his personal time and money with those in need. He has founded the Tebow Foundation to help others and participates in several other charitable organizations.
Heart. Do you hear that Coach Ryan? It reminds me of my Alma Mater, Villanova, playing the much more dominant Georgetown team in 1985. Villanova was an immense underdog, but it had heart. It never gave up and went from the lowest-seeded team in the tournament to a national championship.
Speaking of heart, it’s exciting for me to have the upcoming release of KISSED BY A VAMPIRE. Â It’s not just the new release, but rather the very intriguing heroine of the book, Stacia. Â Stacia is a 2000 year old vampire who doesn’t believe she is capable of loving anymore, but she couldn’t be more wrong and I loved proving that to her. This story is sexy, emotional and touching. Plus it has the glitter and glamour of a South Beach backdrop.
Please take a moment to visit these various blogs for guest posts, interviews and an assortment of giveaways! As always, thank you for your support of me and my books.
10/08/12 – All Things Books
10/07/12 – Book Monster & Literal Addiction
10/08/12 – Books-n-Kisses
10/09/12 – United by Books
10/10/12 – Close Encounters with the Night Kind
10/11/12 – The Hispanic Reader
10/12/12 – Sizzling Hot Books
10/13/12 – Grave Tells
10/14/12 – The Jeep Diva
10/15/12 – The Reading Cafe
10/16/12 – Book Lovin’ Mamas
10/17/12 – Riverina Romantics
10/18/12 – Romancing The Book
10/19/12 – All The Fun Starts After Dark
10/20/12 – Ramblings from this Chick
Photo Credit: Craig O’Neal http://www.flickr.com/photos/36703550@N00/2133330966