Tour: Rogue's Pawn by Jeffe Kennedy (Promo)

Today I'd like to welcome you to a stop on Jeffe Kennedy's tour for her book, Rogue's Pawn. Don't you just love the cover? Here's some more about the book...

Rogue’s Pawn 

by Jeffe Kennedy

Covenant of Thorns Series 

978-14268-9406-0

Carina Press

July 16, 2012This is no fairy tale… Haunted by nightmares of a black dog, sick to death of my mind-numbing career and heart-numbing fiancé, I impulsively walked out of my life—and fell into Faerie. Terrified, fascinated, I discover I possess a power I can’t control: my wishes come true. After an all-too-real attack by the animal from my dreams, I wake to find myself the captive of the seductive and ruthless fae lord Rogue. In return for my rescue, he demands an extravagant price—my firstborn child, which he intends to sire himself…With no hope of escaping this world, I must learn to harness my magic and build a new life despite the perils—including my own inexplicable and debilitating desire for Rogue. I swear I will never submit to his demands, no matter what erotic torment he subjects me to…

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Guest Review: Secret of the Wolf (Warriors of the Rift #2) By Cynthia Garner

Secret of the Wolf 
(Warriors of the Rift #2)
By Cynthia Garner
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
Published June 26th 2012 by Forever
ISBN 0446585122 
Courtesy of NetGalley

Secret of the Wolf - Warriors of the Rift Series
Once a generation, the rift between the paranormal world and the human world opens, allowing supernatural entities to cross. Vampire, demon, or shapeshifter, they can save the world-or send it spiraling into chaos.
As a werewolf liaison to the Council of Preternaturals, Tori Joseph is used to straddling the world between humans and immortals. She plays by the rules and always delivers justice, no matter the cost. But after a string of increasingly brutal attacks results in humans turning into werewolves, Tori doesn't reveal her horrifying suspicion: Someone very close to her might be responsible.
Investigating the paranormal violence, no-nonsense detective Dante MacMillan believes Tori is hiding something. His search for the truth draws him into greater danger as he gets closer to the dark realm of the immortals-and to the sexy werewolf who stirs his primal lust. Now with evil closing in around them, Dante must convince Tori to trust him . . . before her deadly secret destroys them both.

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Viviana’s Thoughts: 

The Concubine's Gift by K. Ford K. (Guest Post)

Please give a warm welcome to author K. Ford K. who is joining us with a special peek into her book, The Concubine's Gift. 

Poor, sexually inhibited Babbitt Babbitt has a serious problem when she develops the psychic ability to see what everyone needs for sexual fulfillment.  She also  can’t stop herself from blurting out sex tips.  As inn keeper of a motel in the resort town of Valentine, Nevada she sees plenty of people come and go including the newlyweds, Sam and Melinda.  


-Excerpt from The Concubine’s Gift (with the spicy parts left out, Sorry) -


“As the newlyweds walked towards the café, they held hands, not so much as lovers, but in defeat.  Their shoulders slumped.  Their heads hung together like heavy-headed roses.  


Bernice watched them sympathetically when suddenly she saw a vivid image of Sam and Melinda making love and she knew why they were disappointed in their wedding night.  Bernice understood that Melinda had insisted they wait until their wedding night to have sex, not for moral reasons but because she thought it would make the sex hotter if they waited.    Once in bed they attempted to copy the sex they had seen in a porno movie at a college party.  They tried so hard to act older and more experienced than they were that the enjoyment of the act was completely lost. 
“Oh dear. Oh dear!” Bernice ran for the lobby and once inside she shouted out, “I don’t want to see any more of these images.  What's wrong with me?” She  clutched her head as if she wanted to pull it off.
But she couldn’t do anything about it as more images of Sam and Melinda filled her mind and this time she knew that she wasn’t seeing their past, but their future.         

Guest Review: Improper Relations by Juliana Ross

Improper Relations
by Juliana Ross
ebook, EPUB eBook DRM free
Published April 2012 by Carina Press
ISBN 1426893655
Courtesy of NetGalley

When Hannah's caught watching her late husband's cousin debauch the maid in the library, she's mortified--but also intrigued. An unpaid companion to his aunt, she's used to being ignored.
The black sheep of the family, Leo has nothing but his good looks and noble birth to recommend him. Hannah ought to be appalled at what she's witnessed, but there's something about Leo that draws her to him.
When Leo claims he can prove that women can feel desire as passionately as men, Hannah is incredulous. Her own experiences have been uninspiring. Yet she can't bring herself to refuse his audacious proposal when he offers to tutor her in the art of lovemaking. As the tantalizing, wicked lessons continue, she begins to fear she's losing not just her inhibitions, but her heart as well. The poorest of relations, she has nothing to offer Leo but herself. Will it be enough when their erotic education ends?

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Viviana's Thoughts:
Okay, so the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” doesn’t apply here! In this case, Hot Cover = Hot Book! A historical erotica novella that doesn’t leave you wanting for anything! The characters grow/develop as the story progresses. The author does a fantastic job of taking you back in time but doesn’t saturate the story with language or behavior that makes you lose sight of what is important, the characters and the story itself.  

WEST OF WANT SCAVENGER HUNT - Enter Now to Win a Nook or Kindle!

All six excerpts have been posted for the WEST OF WANT Scavenger Hunt, now all you have to do is collect the 6 hidden words that are highlighted in bold & red (one per excerpt) and then unscramble them for the secret WEST OF WANT phrase! After you've unscrambled the phrase enter it into the Rafflecopter below (or at any of the participating blogs) and earn extra entries by following our participating bloggers! Easy peasy! Giveaway closes at midnight tomorrow, July 14th. Winners will be drawn on Monday, good luck! 

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Melting Jane by Lissa Matthews (Guest Post/Giveaway)

Today I would like to give a warm welcome to Lissa Matthews who is joining us with a yummy post and her book, Melting Jane! 

Marshmallow Truffles


Do you like marshmallows? If you say no, then you can skip this part and move on to the book blurb and pretty cover. If you say yes, you're either going to love me or hate me for this post. I love marshmallows. Melted in hot chocolate. S'mores. Dipped in chocolate and sprinkles. As frosting.


There's a fun cookbook out now called Marshmallow Madness. It's on my Wish List. Amazon should have a Needs List, but... okay well that's another blog post. There's evidently a lot of things you can do with marshmallows, many things you can make, and now there are marshmallow truffles.